The company announced yesterday that, during the first week of December, the bomber will be unveiled at the company’s Palmdale, California facility during an invitation-only event. “The B-21 is the most advanced military aircraft ever built and is a product of pioneering innovation and technological excellence,” said Doug Young, sector vice president and general manager...
The facility, serving as a centre of excellence for technology advancement, will help to accelerate the development and deployment of technology insertion projects across Pratt & Whitney’s four Singapore-based MRO facilities over the next five years. The projects, expected to be worth at least S$31 million (or US$22 million), will focus on automation, advanced inspectio...
According to Honeywell, 9,400 of the engines remain in service today and in total have accumulated 108 million flight hours. The engine was designed to meet the specific needs of business jets while other engines from the era were adapted from existing military jet engines. Honeywell predecessor Garrett (AlliedSignal) developed the TFE731 in the late 1960s to provide the...
The facility at London Oxford Airport—situated around 100 km (62 miles) northwest of the UK capital—will also house a simulator of the two-seat gyrocopter to enable prospective customers to “familiarize [themselves] with the vehicle’s unique characteristics.” Described by PAL-V as “a disruptive game-changer in the general and light aviation sector,” the Liberty can tran...
The startup aircraft manufacturer teased new photos of the Alice on Twitter this week, showing the nine-passenger aircraft on the tarmac at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington, where the first test flight is expected to occur sometime in the next five weeks. Originally scheduled to take place before the end of 2019, the debut test flight of the...
Other Gran Lusso features include a new parking brake that is easier to manipulate, two mobile phone holders, improved USB ports, new wingtips with integrated LED lights, metallic paint options, and new "super premium" interiors. Avionics are a Garmin G1000 NXi avionics suite that includes the GFC 707 autopilot with Garmin electronic stability and protection and GCU 475 ...
Flown over three days in July, the trials were undertaken over open land near the town of Guadalajara, to the northeast of Madrid. In the daylight tests the A400M demonstrated the ability to release up to 20 tonnes of water in less than 10 seconds. The aircraft’s low-speed maneuverability and low-flying characteristics allowed the final drop on July 21 to be conducted at...
Twenty-ton molds for lightweight carbon fiber components can easily be conveyed to huge ovens where their contents are hardened at temperatures of up to 400°C. This is made possible by an innovative heavy-duty AGV from Stäubli, which impresses with high maneuverability and other outstanding technical features. TASK: ZLP uses heavy-duty AGVs from Stäubli WFT for moving m...
HSD provides complete solutions for 5 Axis Machines. Discover our range of Rotary Tables ROTARY TABLES MAIN FEATURES - Direct drive technology. - Direct Encoder for a better machining quality. - Wide range of plates from 400mm to 1.200mm. - Hydraulic & pneumatic 4-ways rotary joint. - Pressure sensor for brakes monitoring. - Different models: Single or Doubl...
The Royal family paid a visit to Fedex LGG Liège Airport. Proud to see them admiring our ULD Handling equipment installed at this Fedex LGG Air Hub.
Lift table as a simplified lift Dynalserg has recently supplied a lift table as it load lifter for the airport area with a load capacity of 20,000 daN and a lifting stroke of 5,000 mm , including the control of the same and all the necessary elements to comply with the safety requirements according to the current DIN EN 81-31. The illustration shows the robustness, qua...
Today, HUD, AR, and virtual reality (VR) systems are commonplace in the aerospace and defense industries, with applications ranging from manufacturing quality control, to engineer and pilot training, to intelligence and information communication in combat operations. In particular, AR is being used inside the cockpit to integrate digital information with reality to enhan...
Creaform, a leading global provider of portable and automated 3D measuring solutions, has installed a second robot-controlled measuring system at Walter Automobiltechnik GmbH (WAT) in Berlin, Germany. WAT is a system supplier of metal assemblies for the automotive industry. It focuses on complex welded assemblies such as motorcycle frames and engine mounts, with a great ...
The new and modern Border Kiosks is designed to comply with the EES regulation requirements. It combines expertise in document verification, passenger biometric capture and verification to ensure the best user experience and traveler enrollment quality for immigration. Border kiosks allow travelers to perform the necessary controls in a faster self-service manner and pro...
The project marks the first use of a tote-based baggage handling system in the US. In a tote-based BHS, every checked bag is placed in an individual-controlled tray or ‘tote’ equipped with a RFID chip to track and monitor each bag throughout the baggage handling process. Tote-based BHS offers more reliable bag handling, helping airports to reduce mis-tracked baggage w...
Sometimes it is necessary to have quick access to jet blast deflectors, for only a limited time and without the need of purchasing a complete set. Especially, when maintenance on the apron is due, and workers and equipment at temporary work sites need to be protected from jet blast. Our solution to accommodate this scenario: the Blast-Ex® Jet Blast Deflector for rent!...
Gradara, 21 July 2020 – A press conference was held today to present the Research and Development project “ELECTROSPINDLE 4.0 – Developing a family of innovative electrospindles on the basis of Zero Defect Manufacturing” – through which HSD is preparing to become the Lighthouse Plant for the Cluster Fabbrica Intelligente (Smart factory cluster - CFI) and create a factory...
From now on 3D printing components can be marked automatically with a new labeling tool. The traceability of the manufacturing position as well as an automated generation of unique and reliable identification numbers are important features to be used in a productive additive manufacturing environment. Automated identification The texture module of the latest 4D_Add...
Saco is pleased to announce its involvement in this project in Denmark. SACO'S SCOPE OF DELIVERY - 10ft Rollerdecks WEP, 258mm Height - Castor Decks, 258mm Height - Integrated Weighing Systems for Castor Decks - 10ft Truck Dock fitted with a Castor Deck, Rising Roller Barrier with Powered Lead Roller, Protection Curtains - Forklift Crash Barriers - Installati...
Although the Covid-19 health emergency tests the entire sector, the international aviation industry, direct and indirect EOM and certified subcontractors, continues the important technological developments with innovations for all components and manufacturing processes used for the construction of increasingly efficient aircraft. For machine tool suppliers, in particular...
Project in the picture! Year: 2020 At Malmö Airport (MMX) - Sweden, we recently installed: ULD Handling Equipment for the new sorting facility of DHL Express Sweden. The equipment includes two Trucks Dock 10ft installed in a pit, Castor Decks, Roller Decks, and Weighing equipment!
Southern hospitality begins in Pensacola International Airport with free Wanzl passenger luggage carts for every traveler. Whether you’re in town for the sun-and-surf, business or a visit to the home of the Navy’s Blue Angels, PNS provides the perfect combination of location, flight frequency and convenience. Located at curbside, Wanzl passenger luggage carts deliver a f...
Jeremy Howitt Immediately before lockdown, a team from Snowdonia Aerospace, with partners SwiftFlight Avionics, University of Manchester and the Welsh Ambulance Service, completed a successful flight demo that showed proof-of-concept for beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) delivery of a defibrillator by drone to a remote, rural location that would be difficult to reac...
Penguin C fixed wing UAV equipped with Epsilon 175 EO/MWIR gyro stabilized ISR camera system captured a resupply mission performed by Schiebel Camcopter S-100 UAV during US Army exercise. Video footage is available here. During the mission, Boeing demonstrated Camcopter S-100 was resupplying US Army soldiers with battlefield cargo. This was the first time when autonom...
Octopus ISR Systems, a division of UAV Factory Ltd., announced that it has released a new feature for precision geo-pointing for its miniature Epsilon series of gyro-stabilized gimbals. This feature, Precision Geo-Lock, combines a state-of-the-art GPS-aided inertial navigation system (GPS/INS) with dedicated software algorithms and payload operator software. Precision Ge...
National Armed Forces will acquire unmanned aerial vehicles based on the agreement signed between the Ministry of Defense and the high technology company UAV FACTORY. “Cooperation with local manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles is crucial for national defense capability development. The key criteria in the selection of unmanned aerial vehicle suppliers was supply...
Lufthansa Technik AG (LHT) is a provider of MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) services for aircraft and has 50 locations worldwide. LHT is wholly owned by Deutsche Lufthansa AG and comprises 32 technical maintenance companies and subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and America, along with more than 26,000 employees (as of 2019). LHT is based at Hamburg Airport. Other im...
Our Japanese partners, teTra Aviation Team, dedicated more than two years to working on their VTOL teTra 3 for The GoFly Event. GoFly is a unique competition never seen before: backed by their main sponsor Boeing and prize money over $2 million, GoFly encourages engineers, designers and innovators from around the globe to come up with the best VTOL solutions ever made. T...
Now for some good news: We've just delivered a brand new fleet of luggage trolleys to Shannon Airport! That's improving passenger safety and enhancing the passenger experience. Made by Wanzl
In order to enhance the family experience, Amman International Airport acquired end of 2019 a brand new fleet of Wanzl strollers model Kiddo. The new generation of Kiddo strollers are certified according to the following international norms: ASTM in the United States, AS / NZS 2088 in Australia and TÜV GS DIN EN 1888 in Europe. Quality made by Wanzl
Located in the heart of Northern California’s Wine Country, Sonoma County Airport was renamed Charles M Schulz – Sonoma County Airport (STS) to honor the famous “Peanuts” comic strip cartoonist who lived close by for many years. Currently served by Alaska, American, Sun Country and United, STS boasts non-stop flights to several west coast hubs. Always sensitive to en...
It may come as a surprise to see just how much today is made with additive manufacturing. The advantages are non-negligible: quickly generated, perfectly tailored pieces allow designers to conceptualize new products for a low price. The trend goes beyond the early adopters and into industry leaders. It even has health applications – you can, for instance, get a cast p...
FedEx has unmatched air route authorities and infrastructure which make it one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, providing fast, reliable and time-definite transportation of approximately 5.5 million packages to more than 220 countries and territories each working day. Saco was awarded to supply the ULD Handling System to the FedEx Hub at London ...
The recent match between our M24 Orion and the new Rotax 915 iS engine has been a real success! We are proud to announce that we are the first company who successfully assembled and flew three engines of latest generation! Another dream has come true! The 915 Is is a new concept, turbocharged and fuel injected to produce 141 HP. The result is increased performance, re...
Smiths Detection Inc. (SDI) received a $96.8m award from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for HI-SCAN 6040 CTiXs, Computed Tomography (CT) 3-D Scanners. This multi-year contract was awarded under the TSA Advanced Technology X-ray program which aims to improve aviation efficiencies, passenger experiences and security.
James Ketchell: Gyro Around the World 2019 in a Magni M16C! I will set off from Popham Airfield in Hampshire on a trip that will take me through France, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and into Russia. I will then cross the Bering Straits to Alaska, and travel across Canada, the USA, Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands before heading back to the UK. I will giv...
