jueves, 16 de febrero de 2023
NATO debates raising defence spending target
HOTR: China’s desire for aerospace self-sufficiency threatens Airbus, Boeing
China sanctions Lockheed Martin and Raytheon over Taiwan arms sales
First run of Tech TP ACHIEVE hybrid electric turboprop demonstrator | Safran
Air India places record order for more than 800 LEAP engines | Safran
HAL and Safran move forward in the partnership for the IMRH helicopter engine | Safran
Airbus boosted defence and space revenues in 2022
Airbus decarbonisation targets validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)
Norwegian reports an operating profit (EBIT) of NOK 1,502 million for 2022
[Australia] Classic Hornets still to be sold to private air combat company
miércoles, 15 de febrero de 2023
Babcock Australasia and IAI partner on drone solutions
martes, 14 de febrero de 2023
EC-036. Sillas Voladoras con Elisabeth Heilmeyer - Hablando de Aviones - Podcast en iVoox
Hawk joins the military metaverse
What do you get if you cross the West’s most successful advanced jet trainer, with a bleeding-edge augmented reality (AR) helmet system? A revolution in flight training
https://www.aerosociety.com/news/hawk-joins-the-military-metaverse/
Video of Red 6's ground-breaking augmented reality (AR) helmet display, which superimposes virtual wingman, enemy aircraft, tankers for pilots to fly with in real airspace
Multi-platform demonstration showcased interoperability among F-35, MQ-4C Triton, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and naval ships
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully demonstrated its gateway technology in a flight test that proved the ability to connect airborne platforms with naval assets. The first-of-its-kind demonstration was conducted with Naval Air Systems Command, Office of Naval Research, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific and BAE Systems.
“Our gateways provide an open, secure and resilient solution needed to enable information advantage for our customers,” said Ben Davies, vice president and general manager, network information solutions, Northrop Grumman. “This powerful combination expands the mission sets of maritime platforms to deliver a seamlessly connected fleet – a critical step as the U.S. Navy achieves its naval operational architecture to enable distributed maritime operations.”
Equipped on Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4C Triton Flying Test Bed, the airborne gateway shared fifth-generation sensor data to ground-based simulators that represented an F-35, an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, U.S. Navy Aegis class destroyers and carrier strike groups. The gateway integrated with Triton’s radar and artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities to significantly enhance situational awareness across previously disconnected platforms. The addition of the gateway on Triton expands data sharing and will improve the warfighter’s ability to stay ahead of the adversary and make decisions faster across a vast and diverse environment.
“Triton’s altitude, persistence, and robust communication links make it an ideal candidate to host the Gateway system,” said Jane Bishop, vice president and general manager, global surveillance, Northrop Grumman. “This demonstration highlighted gateway technology enhancements to Triton that would enable information dominance across distributed maritime assets; including access to the F-35’s robust sensor suite and the E-2D’s battle management capabilities.”
Northrop Grumman recently demonstrated another gateway solution and also unveiled Australia’s first Triton. Northrop Grumman’s family of systems brings enhanced interoperability between joint and coalition forces across air and sea.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company. Our pioneering solutions equip our customers with the capabilities they need to connect and protect the world, and push the boundaries of human exploration across the universe. Driven by a shared purpose to solve our customers’ toughest problems, our 95,000 employees define possible every day.
Aero India 2023: HAL Unveils New Fighter Trainer
Aimed at bridging the gap between existing trainers and basic fighters with supersonic capability, India’s government-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has unveiled a scale model of a next-generation jet trainer called the Hindustan Lead-in Fighter Trainer (HLFT-42) at Aero India 2023, which runs from 13-17 February in Yelahanka, Bangalore.
https://euro-sd.com/2023/02/news/29634/aero-india-2023-hal-unveils-new-fighter-trainer/
AIMEN lidera un proyecto internacional para la fabricación de piezas de aviones mediante fabricación aditiva láser-hilo
ADDIFLAP desarrollará un nuevo concepto de flap track aplicando la fabricación aditiva basada en deposición de energía directa con hilo mediante procesado láser (W-DED-LB).
La nueva estrategia de fabricación afectará a toda la cadena de valor, mejorando el impacto medioambiental y la competitividad industrial mediante el ahorro de materias primas, la eficiencia energética y la optimización global.
El proyecto, en el que también participan AC2T-Austria y ASCO Industries, se desarrolla en el marco del programa H2020 y cuenta con presupuesto de 500 mil euros financiados por CleanSky 2 Joint Undertaking, con el apoyo de la Unión Europea.
O Porriño, 1 de febrero de 2023.- AIMEN Centro Tecnológico lidera el proyecto europeo ADDIFLAP que tiene como finalidad demostrar la viabilidad técnica de la fabricación de piezas de titanio para aeronaves a través de la deposición de energía directa con hilo mediante procesado láser (W-DED-LB). En concreto, se centrarán en el desarrollo de flap tracks, que son las estructuras sobre las que se colocan los sistemas hidráulicos que mueven los flaps de un avión en las maniobras de despegue, aproximación y aterrizaje.
Para alcanzar este objetivo, se desarrollarán modelos de simulación y sistemas de monitorización de proceso que optimizarán la estrategia de fabricación y permitirán reducir la distorsión final de las piezas y lograr la integridad estructural adecuada.
Además, se diseñará y fabricará un sistema de movimiento para los flaps basado en un concepto de superficies deslizantes usando materiales autolubricantes y sustituyendo el sistema actual de rodillos. Estas innovaciones contribuirán a disminuir las tareas de mantenimiento y la utilización de lubricantes.
De este modo, ADDIFLAP alcanzará su fase final demostrando el rendimiento del proceso W-DED-LB en un entorno de fabricación real, obteniendo la validación final de la estructura del flap track en condiciones dinámicas. Asimismo, se realizará la validación de un material autolubricante que permita el rediseño del sistema de carril-guía a través de un concepto de superficies deslizantes, bajo carga normal y varios ciclos de deslizamiento.
Esta nueva estrategia de fabricación afectará a toda la cadena de valor, mejorando el impacto medioambiental y la competitividad industrial: ahorro de materias primas, eficiencia energética y optimización global.
Las emisiones de CO2 del proceso W-DED se verán reducidas al 26% en comparación con el proceso de mecanizado por CNC (Control Numérico por Ordenador); y se espera un ahorro aproximado de un 60% en el titanio de deshecho que se produce mediante el proceso de mecanizado.
VISTA X-62 Advancing Autonomy and Changing the Face of Air Power - Feb 13, 2023
lunes, 13 de febrero de 2023
[Australia] Elderly pilot died at night flying to find missing family
[USA] Rulemaking Begins for UAS Wireless Communications
Green Fares: Lufthansa Group is the world’s first airline group to offer an own fare for more sustainable travel
The Lufthansa Group is further expanding its portfolio of sustainable travel offers and will be the world’s first airline group to offer a new product for more climate-friendly flying from February 15, 2023: The Green Fares.
The Green Fares will make it possible to fly more sustainably in the future with just one click, as the new fares already include offsetting of flight-related CO2 emissions.
Steep Dive: United Airlines Boeing 777 Descends To 775 Feet Above Pacific Ocean
https://simpleflying.com/united-airlines-boeing-777-descends-775-ft/
As part of its reporting on the steep dive by United Airlines flight UA1722 after departure from Kahului last December, @theaircurrent analyzed data from Flightradar24. Review and download the data at https://t.co/Ao9YDwt5AL pic.twitter.com/a09oqteYEL
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) February 12, 2023
domingo, 12 de febrero de 2023
NASA celebrates Black history and space at Smithsonian event | Space
Japan to replace attack, observation helicopters with drone fleet
Japan has indicated it will give up its "obsolete" attack and observation helicopters in favor of unmanned systems, according to its defense buildup plans.
They will be replaced by "attack/utility," "miniature attack" and "surveillance" unmanned aircraft systems, according to the English-language version of Japan's defense buildup strategy released by the Defense Ministry in January.
Five injured after American Airlines plane crashes into shuttle bus at Los Angeles airport
US Air Force looks into flying robotic multi-engine jet transports
sábado, 11 de febrero de 2023
Continental identifies engine safety issue, recommends groundings and inspections
viernes, 10 de febrero de 2023
Germany to give Slovakia Mantis air defence systems
Airbus joins forces with New Zealand’s hydrogen ecosystem partners
Viajar en avión como sardinas el lata
jueves, 9 de febrero de 2023
Cirrus grounds its own SR22 and SR22T aircraft due to engine ‘issue’ | News | Flight Global
Universal Hydrogen Announces Strategic Agreement with Air New Zealand to Deliver True Zero Emission Solution for Regional Aviation
"As the second-largest turboprop operator in the world, Air New Zealand is a trendsetter for the industry"
Air New Zealand's Chief Sustainability Officer Kiri Hannifin says the airline has bold sustainability goals that won't be met by a 'business as usual' approach. "Mission Next Gen Aircraft aims to accelerate the technology and infrastructure needed to decarbonize our domestic flights, by joining forces with the world's leading aircraft developers, innovators, and infrastructure providers. We want to be a leader in the roll out of zero emissions aircraft in New Zealand. Having Universal Hydrogen as one of our long-term partners will grow our collective understanding of zero emissions aircraft technology as it develops and will give them the confidence they are developing a product that's well-suited for our fleet."
Universal Hydrogen is developing a solution to convert existing regional airplanes to fly on hydrogen and to supply hydrogen to the fleet using a modular fueling approach, which eliminates the need for new airport infrastructure, speeds up the fueling operation, and reduces transfer losses throughout the hydrogen delivery chain. On completion of testing and certification, Universal Hydrogen's conversion kits could be installed in Air New Zealand's regional fleet.
"As the second-largest turboprop operator in the world, Air New Zealand is a trendsetter for the industry," said Paul Eremenko, co-founder and CEO of Universal Hydrogen. "We fully expect other airlines to follow in Air New Zealand's footsteps toward a true zero emissions solution for their fleets. We're thrilled to be selected alongside Air New Zealand's other long-term partners—Airbus, ATR, Embraer, and Heart Aerospace—to quickly address aviation's contributions to the climate crisis."
Universal Hydrogen Completes First Taxi Tests and Is Granted Experimental Airworthiness Certificate by the Federal Aviation Administration
"Today's milestones are essential, important steps to putting the industry on a trajectory to meet Paris Agreement obligations. The only alternative is curtailing aviation traffic growth to curb emissions."
The Dash 8-300 flying testbed has a megawatt-class hydrogen fuel cell powertrain installed in one of its nacelles. The powertrain is in a configuration that closely resembles the company's first product—a conversion kit for ATR 72-600 regional airliners—which is expected to be certified and in commercial passenger service starting in 2025. Notably, Universal Hydrogen's powertrain does not utilize a hybrid battery architecture—a major innovation—with all of the power transmitted directly from the fuel cells to the electric motor, significantly decreasing weight and lifecycle cost.
The FAA approval clears the way for the first flight of the Dash 8-300 flying testbed which will take place at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington. The aircraft will be by far the largest hydrogen fuel cell-powered airplane to take to the skies, and second as a hydrogen-powered aircraft only to the Soviet flight test in 1988 of a Tupolev Tu-155 airliner with one of its jet engines converted to burn hydrogen.
Universal Hydrogen unveiled in December 2022 first operational tests of its modular hydrogen delivery system at its engineering center in Toulouse, France. Those tests demonstrated a pragmatic, near-term, and highly scalable approach to hydrogen delivery to airports and into the aircraft using a modular capsule technology. This eliminates the need for costly new infrastructure, with any airport capable of handling cargo being hydrogen-ready. It also eliminates transfer losses and significantly speeds up hydrogen fueling operations—both significant pain points for the zero-emissions fuel.
"We are simultaneously providing a pragmatic, near-term solution for hydrogen infrastructure and delivery, as well as for converting existing passenger aircraft to use this lightweight, safe, and true-zero-emissions fuel," said Paul Eremenko, co-founder and CEO of Universal Hydrogen. "Today's milestones are essential, important steps to putting the industry on a trajectory to meet Paris Agreement obligations. The only alternative is curtailing aviation traffic growth to curb emissions."
[Podcast]¿Es el aeropuerto de Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suarez el peor del Mundo?
Ya sabemos que para hoy os habíamos prometido algo que se salía totalmente de lo habitual, una charla con el autor del que posiblemente sea el único poema que gira entorno a un autogiro, y que además tiene forma de autogiro, porque es un caligrama. Pero la actualidad manda… así que el episodio más literario del programa tendrá que esperar a la próxima entrega, dentro de dos semanas.
¿Cuál es esa actualidad que manda? Pues que ni más ni menos una periodista del Financial Times dice, en un artículo que hemos conocido por The Local, que el aeropuerto madrileño es el peor del Mundo. Y después de haber viajado, y haber tenido penosas experiencias en otros aeropuertos, esta aseveración nos parecía como poco cuestionable. Y más sabiendo que en diciembre se listaba este aeropuerto como el 12º mejor del mundo. Así que hemos tirado de contactos y hemos invitado a Miguel Sánchez, consultor especializado en aeropuertos y con amplia experiencia, nacional e internacional, a analizar los hechos que expone la periodista del Financial Times. ¿Es el aeropuerto Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez el peor del Mundo?
pd: Si la intro y la despedida os son familiares, que no os sorprenda. En un ejercicio de nostalgia podcasteril he hablado con Javier Lago para pedirle permiso y utlizar la introducción que hizo para el que, si no recuerdo mal, fue el primer podcast español sobre aviación: Remove Before Flight RBF podcast