viernes, 30 de junio de 2023

Five years an Airbus: How the ‘little’ A220 transitioned to the big league

Skyryse Ramps Up Automated Flight Tests with R66 Helo

The California-based startup has been testing its FlightOS system in a Robinson R44 light helicopter since 2018 and on an R66 testbed since last year. Now the company has launched a full flight-test campaign using the R66, the first aircraft for which it plans to obtain a supplemental type certificate (STC) for FlightOS from the FAA. 



https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-06-29/skyryse-ramps-automated-flight-tests-r66-helo 

RTX STEP-Tech demonstrator completes first engine run and electrical system integration test

RTX's STEP-Tech demonstrator is intended for rapid prototyping of distributed propulsion concepts applicable to a wide range of next generation applications, including advanced air mobility vehicles, high-speed eVTOL and blended wing body aircraft.


https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2023/06/29/rtx-step-tech-demonstrator-completes-first-engine-run-and-electrical-system-integration-test/ 

France, Germany, and Japan join forces for Martian moon rover mission

At the Paris Air Show, the space agencies of France, Germany and Japan signed an agreement that will allow a robotic Franco-German rover aboard Japan's Martian Moon eXploration (MMX) mission and land it on the surface of the Martian moon Phobos.

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https://newatlas.com/space/france-germany-japan-phobos-martian-moon-rover-mission/ 

New Study: USAF Needs Big Cash Infusion to Overcome Aging Fighter Fleet

Tecnam Adds A New Engine-Choice Option For P2012 Buyers - AVweb

Three FPV drones worth $350 each destroy a $300,000 Russian BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle

Three unnamed NATO countries will receive Israeli Rotem kamikaze drones with a range of up to 10km | gagadget.com

Re-WATCH LIVE: Galactic 01 Spaceflight

Virgin Galactic Completes Inaugural Commercial Spaceflight | Virgin Galactic

Second successful spaceflight in two
months

'Galactic 01' spaceflight carried 13 research
payloads and three crew members from the
Italian Air Force and the National Research
Council of Italy

'Galactic 02,' a commercial spaceflight for
private astronauts, is scheduled for August
with monthly flights to space planned
thereafter


https://www.virgingalactic.com/news/virgin-galactic-completes-inaugural-commercial-spaceflight 

MRJ Museum Closure Announcement | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]"


The MRJ Museum, which is currently under temporary closure, will close permanently on June 30, 2023. This decision was taken in light of termination of the SpaceJet development program. We wish to thank everyone for their interest and support over the years.

https://www.mhi.com/notice/notice_230619.html 

FAA International Flight Test Demonstration Takes Off | Federal Aviation Administration

Using Trajectory Based Operations (TBO), countries shared the aircraft's trajectory, and air traffic experts from each country sequenced the flights' routes to achieve the optimal flight path across multiple regions. Controllers factored in conditions such as weather, air traffic and airspace closures. 
 
TBO uses precise aircraft trajectory data (latitude, longitude, altitude and time) to show where the aircraft expects to be on its route from takeoff to touchdown. Aircraft fly precise flight paths with seamless information exchange between air and ground systems. 


https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-international-flight-test-demonstration-takes 

jueves, 29 de junio de 2023

Euclid, the space telescope aiming to unlock the secrets of the Universe



ESA's Euclid mission will explore the dark matter and dark energy of the Universe. The Airbus-built telescope will capture light of galaxies that are ten billion years old.


The Tour de France adopts SAF for helicopter operations

A400M in Sudan: Playing a crucial role in the evacuation of foreign citizens | Airbus

The four founding nations of Airbus -France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom- relied on the A400M for evacuating their nationals and other foreign citizens from Sudan, in a complex and very critical situation


https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/stories/2023-06-a400m-in-sudan-playing-a-crucial-role-in-the-evacuation-of-foreign?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 

Joby’s flying taxi is closer to reality with production, expanding testing

Virgin Galactic’s First Commercial Spaceflight Ready To Launch With Italian Research Crew

Boeing Completes T-7A First Flight With U.S. Air Force

Milestone marks the start of the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the program


https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131294 

MTU sees fuel cells as ‘right technology’ for zero-emission flights

Joby unveils first production prototype aircraft

FAA insists controller shortage is no longer holding up flights, as meltdown continues

Northrop Grumman’s New Airborne Navigation System Achieves Successful Flight Test

California’s Yurok Tribe acquires Textron Aviation Special Missions Grand Caravan EX for aerial survey and mapping missions

FAA Approves Schweizer's Crash-resistant Fuel System

EASA warns of door malfunction risk on Boeing 757-200 freighter conversion

One of the 14 remaining P-40s in the US has crashed, pilot fatally injured

Boeing T-7 Red Hawk completes first flight with a US Air Force pilot - The Aviation Geek Club

"There are programs that we can’t share…yet:" Lockheed Martin celebrates 80 Years of Skunk Works Division - The Aviation Geek Club

Fighting For Survival, Taiwan To Modify Its Recon UAVs With Lasers, Bomb Bays To 'Blow Up' Invading PLA Troops

China Unveils 'Bomb Truck' Wing Loong-X UAV At Paris Air Show; Looks To Target The African Market

China Claims 'Revolutionary' Flight Of Its Twin-Tailed Scorpion Drones; Taiwan Vows To Shoot Down All Intruders

The Airbus A221 begins to come into focus - The Air Current

Air Force Risks Sub-Optimizing Fighter Engines—Again

Exclusive Look At The Boeing SST Mockup - Airline Ratings

Aurora Swiss Aerospace Celebrates 10 Years of Revolutionizing Autonomous and Sustainable Flight - Aurora Flight Sciences

Throughout its history, the office has developed deep expertise in areas such as autonomy, lightweight structures, urban air mobility, and electric propulsion. Aurora originally opened the facility to support the company's Centaur optionally piloted aircraft (OPA) and its services contract with armasuisse, Switzerland's Federal Office for Defense Procurement. Centaur integrates piloted, remotely piloted, and hybrid flight capabilities into a twin engine aircraft.


https://www.aurora.aero/2023/06/26/aurora-swiss-aerospace-celebrates-10-years-of-revolutionizing-autonomous-and-sustainable-flight/ 

miércoles, 28 de junio de 2023

Destroyed By Germany & Seized By Russia, Europe's Last Airworthy Boeing B-17 'Flying Fortress' Set To Fly Again!

Lockheed Endorses New Engines For F-35 Over Air Force’s Choice

Airbus e Hidrógeno en el Paris Air Show (Le Bourget)

 

Airbus e Hidrógeno en el Paris Air Show (Le Bourget)
 https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/airbus-e-hidrogeno-en-el-paris-air-show-le-bourget/

Joby's First Production Prototype Receives Special Airworthiness Certificate - Avionics International

Weird gimballed-cabin eVTOL receives limited FAA approval

Wagner’s Prigozhin Planned to Capture Russian Military Leaders - WSJ

Lockheed Martin :"What Defines the Next Generation?"

That time a Modified Iraqi Falcon 50 Business Jet nicknamed Suzanna almost Sank US Navy guided missile Frigate USS Stark - The Aviation Geek Club

Smaller, Lighter Cessna 327 'Mini Skymaster' - FLYING Magazine

ON TARGET: Why is the RCAF not Equipped to Fight Wildfires? — espritdecorps

martes, 27 de junio de 2023

Autogiro MEDEVAC presentado en el Paris Air Show (Le Bourget)

 https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/autogiro-medevac-presentado-en-el-paris-air-show-le-bourget/

Flying Legends 2023 - 30 Years of Warbirds

 https://www.aerosociety.com/news/flying-legends-2023-30-years-of-warbirds/

Up, up and away — flying taxis look to France’s city of revolution to unleash change on the skies

Can Boeing make pilotless air taxi magic work on big jets? It aims to

Morocco opens doors to businesses from both sides of the new Cold War

NASA to end all-electric X-57 programme without flying prototype


NASA is to end its experimental X-57 all-electric aircraft project without flying the prototype airframe, citing a shortage of time to address technical issues


https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/nasa-to-end-all-electric-x-57-programme-without-flying-prototype/153921.article 

Airbus and AURA AERO partner to decarbonise pilot training

Airbus teams-up with LanzaJet to boost sustainable aviation fuel production

Request For Long Range Missiles For Ukraine | DoS Approves Projectile FMS To Spain | DoS Approves MQ-9 Sale To Netherlands

Boeing Tapped For Growler | IAI Mission Radar Passed Trials In Czech Army | France Deploys Warplanes To PEGASE 2023

Safran and Volocopter Explore to Drive eVTOL Future Forward

Dovetail signs deal for hydrogen fuel cell trials

GKN Works On Hydrogen Propulsion With Embraer

Safran Turbogenerator To Power Electra's HeSTOL

Initial augmented reality integration work for T-50 platform begins

GA-ASI selects ScioTeq to support detect, avoid program

X-57 Maxwell creates paths toward electric aviation

AMC celebrates 100th year of air refueling with community flyovers across the US

USAF to Retire A-10 Fleet

FAA Issues G-1 for Lilium Jet, making Lilium only eVTOL manufacturer with EASA and FAA certification basis for a powered lift eVTOL aircraft - Lilium



 -   G-1 award confirms Lilium's strategy of pursuing dual certification of the Lilium Jet to enable entry into service in key markets globally
-    FAA G-1 is a critical milestone in the FAA cross-validation process, establishing airworthiness and environmental requirements necessary to achieve FAA Type Certificate Validation
-    Lilium remains on track towards achieving Type Certification with EASA in late 2025




https://lilium.com/newsroom-detail/faa-issues-g-1-for-lilium-jet 

Brisbane and Melbourne picked for Qantas engineering academy

Texas medical examiner says a man who was pulled into a jet engine died by suicide

Russian civil aviation regulator grants life extension to An-148

What's The Latest With IAG's Bid For TAP Portugal?

Why former collective farm is at the heart of Rolls-Royce’s future

"Bimetallic" 3D printing tech produces better, stronger metal items

GAC China says it's building "world first" ammonia engine for cars

Hermes 900 - the first ever drone certified for civilian and military operations | gagadget.com

A Small Ohio Startup Is Testing Something Big: A Small Hypersonic Engine

miércoles, 21 de junio de 2023

Airbus y su ala biomimética en el Paris Air Show (Le Bourget)

 https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/airbus-y-su-ala-biomimetica-en-el-paris-air-show-le-bourget/

Turkish arms makers' export ambition on display at Paris Air Show

Iridium proposes simplified BVLOS waiver process for UAS

A greenwashing lawsuit against Delta aims to set a precedent

On last 737 MAX model, pilots and flight engineers work to boost safety

Video Shows B-1B’s Catastrophic Engine Failure, Explosion And Fire At Dyess AFB Last Year

French Airline Finistair Plans Hydrogen Electric Solution To Circumvent Short Haul Flight Ban

FAA Launches Controller 'Stand Up for Safety' Campaign

First metal cut for new D328eco with supply chain now 90% ‘locked down’

Flying Whales on ‘huge’ mission to access remote regions with conceptual airships

Airbus unveils first immersive remote collaboration concept to ease aircraft cabin definition

Airbus progresses on target to recruit over 13,000 employees in 2023

Airbus and Leonardo sign MoU to jointly approach future integrated training systems market

KLM to invest $7.6bn in new aircraft to meet noise targets

Belgian aerospace company Sabca signs framework agreement with Lockheed Martin to supply parts for F-35 fighter jet

Europe Next-Gen Air Combat System Far from Settled

Piaggio Claims 18 Potential Buyers

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-06-20/piaggio-claims-18-potential-buyers 


Piaggio's extraordinary commissioners received 18 expressions of interest for the purchase of Piaggio Aerospace and hope to sell the company by year end.

First eVTOL Passenger Flights Set For Paris In 2024

FCAS Expendable Remote Carrier On Course For 2029 Demo

Paris Air Show 2023 - Day Two