lunes, 14 de noviembre de 2022

AST SpaceMobile Deploys Largest-Ever Commercial Communications Array in Low Earth Orbit | Business Wire

Super Petrel Announces New XP Series

Artemisa I: The road to the Moon



With Orion's first flight to the Moon as part of NASA's Artemis I mission just around the corner, throwback to how it all came together.

Multiple Nations Investigating China’s Efforts To Recruit Western Pilots

Emirates Replaces All Hamburg Airbus A380 Flights With The Boeing 777

Tata Group Preparing To Announce Airline Mergers Under Air India Brand

Russian airlines’ October traffic down 25%

Meet The X-37B: NASA's Most Extreme Aircraft

IAI Brings High-Performance Electronic Intelligence to the Tactical Arena:

Northrop Grumman to Build Additional Battlefield Airborne Communications Node Gateways to Enable Communications for Joint and Coalition Forces | Northrop Grumman


The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) a contract for the purchase and integration of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) payload on two additional E-11A modified Bombardier business jets. BACN enhances tactical and situational awareness communications and coordination for joint and coalition forces.

https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/northrop-grumman-to-build-additional-battlefield-airborne-communications-node-gateways-to-enable-communications-for-joint-and-coalition-forces 

Two-piece con rods claimed to boost low-end engine torque by 30%

Utah's Transcend Energy Group claims it has a relatively simple and cheap way to dramatically increase the torque output of combustion engines, simply by replacing the standard connecting rods with new two-piece designs with a secondary joint.

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https://newatlas.com/automotive/two-piece-con-rod-thunder/ 

UK Loses Crown of Biggest European Stock Market to France - Bloomberg

Calhoun’s New Jet Delay Threatens Boeing’s Future In Airliner Business

domingo, 13 de noviembre de 2022

Iranian Exile Who Inspired 'The Terminal' Dies At Paris Charles De Gaulle

The Story Of 'Miss Macao': The World’s First Commercial Airline Hijacking

Seventy-four years ago, in 1948, four armed Chinese men hijacked a Catalina flying boat operated by the Macau Air Transport Company. The incident resulted in the aircraft crashing into the Zhujiang River estuary, killing all but one of the 27 people onboard. This was the first recorded hijacking of a commercial aircraft in civil aviation history.


https://simpleflying.com/miss-macao-first-commercial-airline-hijacking/ 

Link Saab 340 cabin penetrated by propeller strap on departure

Embraer promotes its Defense & Security at NIDV Exhibition Defence & Security (NEDS) in The Netherlands

Boeing-built autonomous orbital test vehicle X-37B completes sixth mission, sets new endurance record

First Texan II Trainers Delivered to Tunisia and Thailand

Updated: Tragic MidAir At Wings over Dallas Airshow... B-17, P-63 Down

viernes, 11 de noviembre de 2022

Private jets at COP27 spark conflicting claims

 Climate Action Against Disinformation, a group that analyses trends in false information on social media, said in a report on Thursday that narratives of supposed "hypocrisy and elitism" were one of the main focusses of climate-sceptic messages during COP27.

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The last flight of a warrior: Airbus A400M MSN4 retires in Bremen

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/stories/2022-11-the-last-flight-of-a-warrior-airbus-a400m-msn4-retires-in-bremen?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

Sustainable Air Transport. Part 45. eVTOL, how green?

Bjorn’s Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 45. eVTOL, how green? https://leehamnews.com/2022/11/11/bjorns-corner-sustainable-air-transport-part-45-evtol-how-green/ 

Remembrance Day: Aviation's Role In The World Wars

Air Astana Expecting Its 1st Leased Boeing 787 13 Years After Ordering The Dreamliner

Air Astana looks set to finally take delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner some 13 years after placing an order for three 787-8s directly from Boeing. However, these Dreamliners are not from the pending Boeing order. Instead, three of the larger Boeing 787-9 will be leased from Air Lease Corporation, with deliveries starting in 2025.


https://simpleflying.com/air-astana-expecting-1st-boeing-787-2025-alc-lease/ 

Archer and United Airlines announce first commercial electric air taxi route in the US: downtown Manhattan to Newark Airport

Russian aviation agency extends restrictions on flights to some airports until November 21

Dynamic duo Eve and United work to define UAM ecosystemRunway Girl

Southeast Asia’s Commercial Fleet to Nearly Triple by 2041

Sriwijaya crash: Complacency and bias contributed to pilots’ failing to see throttle split

XQ-58A arrives to test squadron. Autonomous aircraft testing arrives > Eglin Air Force Base > Article Display

Drone taxi take first spin in air traffic near Paris | Volocopter

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/drone-taxi-take-first-spin-air-traffic-near-paris-2022-11-10/ 

An electric helicopter with multiple rotors took its first flight in conventional air traffic near Paris on Thursday as it prepares for commercial flights from 2024.

Embraer E190-E2 granted type certification in China

Spanish airports in Aena network recovered more than 97% of pre-pandemic passenger levels in October

A stray bullet hits a Middle East Airlines Airbus A320 during approach Beirut Airport

Two dead as glider collides mid-air with recreational aircraft

Amazon says its new delivery drone will fly through light rain

Antonov ha anunciado que construirá otro An-225

New British light two seater trainer: Swift progress

Setting aside the myriad new hot air balloon variants that are approved by the CAA each year, when was the last time a new civilian aircraft was certified in the UK?

The Swift will be a two-seat aerobatic aircraft developed and built in the UK. 




https://www.aerosociety.com/news/exclusive-swift-progress/ 

jueves, 10 de noviembre de 2022

British Airways Confirms The Airbus A380 Will Return To Los Angeles Next Winter

Italian Government To Inject €400 Million Into ITA Airways

Eurowings Discover Airbus A330 Becomes A Flying Climate Laboratory

Foreign customers eye Russian combat helicopters at Airshow China

Boeing and PTDI Sign Strategic Agreement Strengthening Defense, Aerospace Capabilities for Indonesia

Emirates Expands its Cargo Fleet With Five Boeing 777 Freighters

Skymark Airlines Announces Intent to Acquire Boeing 737 MAX Airplanes

Boeing, Silk Way West Airlines Announce Order for 777-8 Freighters

H2FLY begins cryogenic fuel tank integration under EU-backed scheme

Boeing in October logged its 1st month in +3 years without a single cancellation

Hard hitting UAVs star at Airshow China in Zhuhai

Chinese companies have revealed several ambitious unmanned aircraft programmes at this year's instalment of Airshow China.

https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/hard-hitting-uavs-star-at-airshow-china-in-zhuhai/150896.article 

Pakistan debuts JF-17 fighters at Bahrain air show

Vertical spins up VX4 tethered test programme

Bahraini AH-1Z makes show debut, as deliveries gather pace

Airbus Final Assembly Line Asia assembles its first A321 aircraft

Airbus has announced the commissioning of the first A321 aircraft to be assembled at its Final Assembly Line Asia (FAL Tianjin) in Tianjin, China. The breakthrough expands and deepens the collaboration with China's aviation industry, and demonstrates Airbus' commitment to enhance its long-term strategic partnership with China.

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-11-airbus-final-assembly-line-asia-assembles-its-first-a321-aircraft?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

UK, Estonia finalise roadmap for closer defence and security ties

By the end of this year, Air Belgium needs at least €10million to recapitalise

Antonov to rebuild world’s biggest cargo plane, the An-225 “Mriya” at a cost of $500 million

‘Enough evidence’ found to review laws on RAAF training Chinese

World-first as Google Wing drones deliver for DoorDash

26-year-old Qantas Dash 8 catches fire at Sydney airport

Chinese Regulator Approves ATR 42-600 Regional Airliner

HondaJet Elite II Gets FAA OK, Deliveries To Start Soon

Just weeks after its reveal, the HondaJet Elite II light jet has received approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.


https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-11-08/hondajet-elite-ii-gets-faa-ok-deliveries-start-soon 

Section of destroyed shuttle Challenger found on ocean floor

Indonesian plane crash report out | Gloucester Advocate | Gloucester, NSW

A faulty automatic engine throttle system that was not properly monitored by pilots led to a d a eadly January 2021 crash of a Sriwijaya Co 737-500 jet, Indonesia's air accident investigator KNKT says.



https://www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au/story/7977589/indonesian-plane-crash-report-out/ 

Turkey's ascension as a global aviation giant has in modern history been unrivalled in the scale, scope and speed of its achievements

Turkey's ascension as a global aviation giant has in modern history been unrivalled in the scale, scope and speed of its achievements. This accomplishment is in no small part due to the country's determined endeavours towards attaining near self-sufficiency in the defence sector, in turn becoming less dependent on foreign suppliers and countries that have sanctioned Turkey on more than one occasion.

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https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/05/from-nud40-to-bayraktar-akinci-demirags.html?m=1 

miércoles, 9 de noviembre de 2022

"Tallboy bomb from WWII goes off in defusing attempt (Poland) - BBC News - 14th October 2020"

[España] "Finaliza el Sirio 22"

Boeing urges air taxi safety standards be as strict as for commercial jets | Reuters

[Podcast] Ver y comentar Top Gun Maverick con el aerotrastornado y cinéfilo Alejandro Irausquin

Creemos que casi todas las escenas memorables de la película podrían estar basadas u homenajear a otras escenas de cine clásico: 633 Squadron, Águilas de Acero, La gran evasión… así que tocaba analizar todas con un gran apasionado de la aviación a la par que cinéfilo


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martes, 8 de noviembre de 2022

The race to reinvent the space station | Financial Times

EXCLUSIVE - Team Tempest Roundtable highlights

F-16 349 Sqn Belgian Air Force 80th Years 1942-2022 . Presentation of special Painted F-16

Russian September airline traffic down 20% under effect of sanctions

Emirates expands cargo fleet with five Boeing 777F

Study: eVTOL Industry Needs 10,000 Engineers


Some 10,000 additional engineers will be needed over the next decade to meet the demand for advanced vertical flight aircraft development in the U.S., according to a just-published study by the Vertical Flight Society (VFS) and Hysky Society


https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2022-11-07/study-evtol-industry-needs-10000-engineers 

Boeing no lanzará un avión nuevo hasta la próxima década

Lockheed Martin’s Layered Laser Defense in action – Defense Here

Chinese planemaker COMAC received new orders for 330 planes

All The Air Combat Developments Out Of China's Massive Air Show

China Southern Retiring Airbus A380 Fleet

lunes, 7 de noviembre de 2022

LMS-901 "Baikal" for aviation protection of forests



Representatives of the Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz) and FBU "Avialesookhrana" visited the production site "Aramil" of JSC "Ural Civil Aviation Plant" (JSC "UZGA") in order to get acquainted with the design and flight performance of the light multi-purpose aircraft LMS-901 "Baikal »and determining the appearance of the modification for performing forest aviation work. 

 

https://uwca-ru.translate.goog/news/2022/lms-901-baykal-dlya-aviatsionnoy-okhrany-lesov/index.php?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=es&_x_tr_hl=es&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Ver "Why Do We Use Distributed Multi-Rotor Configuration for the Flying Car?" en YouTube

Pontifications: Boeing is fighting the last war instead of the present one - Leeham News and Analysis

Greek, Turkish, Italian And U.S. Combat Aircraft Take Part In NATO Exercise PODA 22

Airbus partners with Space Compass to serve the Japanese market with mobile connectivity and earth observation solutions

Airshow China 2022 attracts American aerospace industry leaders

First non-stop Kigali to London Heathrow service takes flight with RwandAir

How Boeing can pursue new airplane sooner than 2030 decade - Leeham News and Analysis

Black Hawk(R) autónomo realiza misiones de logística y rescate sin pilotos a bordo

COMAC C919 To Make 1st Public Appearance At China's Largest Airshow

2 Weeks On: Korean Air Airbus A330 Remains At The End Of Runway

Two weeks after an Airbus A330-300 overshot the runway during a landing attempt, the remains of the severely damaged aircraft still remain at Cebu International Airport in the Philippines. However, the name and logo of Korean Air - the aircraft's operator, have been erased from the fuselage, leaving only the blue paint livery.


https://simpleflying.com/korean-air-airbus-a330-remains-end-runway/ 

AFSOC receives final AC-130J > Air Force > Article Display

Air Force Special Operations Command received its 31st and final AC-130J Ghostrider, completing the command's transition from the legacy AC-130W, AC-130U and AC-130H fleets.


https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3209455/afsoc-receives-final-ac-130j/ 

Precision AT42 at Bukoba on Nov 6th 2022, overran runway on landing and ended up in Lake Victoria

Republic E175 at Milwaukee on Nov 4th 2022, all instruments lost

Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, 19 dead | Reuters

Admiral Richard says “the big one” with with China is coming and the “ship is slowly sinking” in terms of U.S. deterrence.

USA: How Army helicopter pilots learn the dangerous art of mountain flying