martes, 15 de noviembre de 2022
Press release: CT makes the leap into space.
CT has decided to take a new step in its innovation and diversification strategy. The company has become the engineering service provider of the Spanish space tourism company HALO Space.
lunes, 14 de noviembre de 2022
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.
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.
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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domingo, 13 de noviembre de 2022
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.
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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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/
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.
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.
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.
jueves, 10 de noviembre de 2022
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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miércoles, 9 de noviembre de 2022
[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
martes, 8 de noviembre de 2022
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
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.
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.
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.
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