While most general aviation pilots, such as those flying Mooneys, Cessnas, TBMs and Embraers, have as much need for a helmet as drivers of Fords and Lexuses, there are many pilots for which a helmet is a critical piece of equipment. Pilots pushing the limits flying aerobatic routines, formation aerobatics or battling it out in air races would be foolish to strap themselv...
The collaboration aims to use real-time connectivity to reinvent CVRs and FDRs in order to strengthen airline accident investigations. The new black boxes will be designed for the commercial airline, cargo transport and business jet markets, as well as provide real-time critical aircraft data to owners, operators and manufacturers. This offers the potential to impr...
Aerospace industry analysts say aircraft production will continue to grow for two decades or more; the worldwide civil aviation fleet alone is expected to double. To meet the continual ramp-up in aircraft output, OEMs and subcontractors alike are employing leading-edge machine tools, tooling and CAM software in the Internet of Things (IoT)/Industry 4.0 environment. A ...
TS towers feature four vertical faces for holding 4, 8 or 16 parts, while TS TriStar versions have three faces for securing 3, 6 or 12 parts. The latter models have the advantage of allowing improved spindle access for machining components from the sides. All employ a patented guidance and sealing system without the need for sheet metal covers or plastic wipers and th...
DTM.CX09 arbour milling cutters are designed as roughing tools for use in machining applications that involve high cutting depths and place fewer demands on surface quality. The DTM.CX09.AL.F face milling cutter for finishing adds an adjustable body to the existing product range. Axial run-out can be adjusted easily to the exact micron using a pre-setter. The aluminiu...
In terms of accuracy, productivity and flexibilities, the new double column machining centre opens new possibilities for manufacturers. Combining several high-end features, the machine tool is perfectly suitable for machining press dies to the highest standards. The machine also unites subtractive and additive manufacturing methods allowing for process-intensive producti...
Available in flexible, semi-rigid and rigid grades, ZOTEK F foam is manufactured from specialist PVDF engineering polymers to meet the exacting standards of aviation manufacturers. It is suitable for a whole host of aircraft interior applications, thanks to its flexibility of manufacturing and compatibility with thermoforming processes. This allows the production of comp...
The machine is the first of its kind and brings together a coalition of leading organisations that have kept Europe’s advanced manufacturing industry at the forefront of the global market. Reducing costs, improving efficiency and production flexibility are core pillars to improve Europe’s industrial competitiveness. As part of a major initiative to address this, the E...
And as a Beta tester for WorkNC, it found that a new item of functionality, subsequently introduced into the latest release – 2019 R1 – slashed the company’s finishing machining times by more than half on certain parts. Operating from three sites in France and one each in Turkey and Slovakia, Julien SA manufactures moulds for interior linings, boot compartment trim, a...
Radiant Technology, a unit of Belite Enterprises, has introduced what the company calls the Universal Airspeed Indicator. Suited for Experimental, light-sport and ultralight aircraft, the instrument provides a number of useful cues to pilots and presents speed in three ways: a bar graph, historical trend and large, easy-to-read numerical digits. All speed ranges are u...
Under the plans announced Wednesday, United Airlines regional affiliate GoJet will fly the airplanes for 10 years and launch services out of Newark and Chicago in the second half of the year. United said it plans to place 25 airplanes reconfigured from its existing fleet of CRJ700s into service by the end of the year and another 25 by the summer of 2020. The new a...
” This apparently replaces Lockheed Martin as Aerion’s aircraft manufacturing partner—a development that, when announced in December 2017, displaced Airbus from this central position. Under the new agreement, Boeing will provide engineering, manufacturing, and flight-test resources, as well as strategic vertical content, for Aerion’s AS2 SSBJ. The move also resulted i...
Cardiac arrest is the leading cause of natural death in America, with more than 350,000 out-of-hospital cases each year, according to the American Heart Association. For every minute that a victim of cardiac arrest waits to receive defibrillation, their odds of survival decrease by about 10 percent. By using drones to deliver AEDs, Flirtey’s technology will increase the ...
12 October 2017, Munich, Germany – A new Hybrid Electric Push-Back Tractor is on show for the first time at Inter Airport Europe, the world’s leading airport exhibition in Munich, Germany. The HElP-BT has a downsized diesel engine and an electric driveline with a state of the art control system and energy storage device. It is an alternative to heavy-duty diesel tractor...
Neva Aerospace has announced its SpaceBridge concept – SpaceBridge networks for “Charging and re-provisioning station for electric and hybrid unmanned aerial vehicles” (patent protected), would provide the power platform for wide area operations of aerial electric vehicles, manned (flying cars) or unmanned (drones). Neva Aerospace has developed underlying propulsion t...
The company say the K-Light has the same handling and user-friendliness as the Knight, but is easier to launch, easier to carry and travel with, and has slightly better handling. It’s for, Performance-oriented weight watchers looking for a versatile, fast and LIGHT wing for their skyborne adventures. It is well-suited for air travel, and great for any hike&fly XC adve...
While Gulfstream's G650 private jet streaks along at north of 600 mph, conventional choppers like the police or your local traffic reporter might use maxes out around 160 mph. Quick, but not that quick when talking about flight. Airbus thinks it found a way of closing the speed gap without sacrificing a helicopter's inherent advantages: add wings and props to create an a...
Dubai officials say they want theirs to become the world’s smartest city. A project certain to help reach that goal is developing a fleet of autonomous vehicles to handle a quarter of all passenger transport by 2030. Ignoring critics who scoffed at the claim earlier this year that the German-designed Volocopter, recently renamed the autonomous aerial taxi, would begin t...
Based in Périgny, south-east of Paris, Elixir is aiming for EASA-LSA certification for the all-composite airplane, and the price is set at €150,000 ($168,000), excluding VAT. Performance projections promise a Vne of 172 knots, a maximum takeoff weight of 454 kg (1,200 pounds) and useful load of 280 kg (617 pounds). Baggage capacity is 25 kg (55 pounds). With a 29-gal...
Utilizing the new GAD 29B adapter, the G5 directional gyro (DG)/horizontal situation indicator (HSI) can interface with a variety of autopilots to provide heading and course error to drive the autopilot. With a compatible navigation source, the G5 can also interface with select autopilots for coupled flight in heading and navigation modes. Additionally, when interfaced w...
NASA announced this week that it is one step closer to testing successful sonic-boom-mitigation technology on a demonstration aircraft, a move viewed as critical to repeal of the current prohibition of supersonic flight over land. That prohibition is viewed by many as a limiter on the supersonic business jet market. The agency has completed the preliminary design revi...
Teijin will supply Tenax TPUD as an intermediate advanced composite material for primary structural parts for Boeing. Since Teijin and Boeing signed a Qualification Agreement in June 2016, the two companies have been working on material qualification testing and application study of carbon fibre reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP) for primary structure parts. Tenax TPUD...
Automatic identification of 3D printing components The web interface of the Partfinder Manager allows flexible use in corporate networks and the native scripting language an easy integration into PLM systems. The multiprocessor calculation or cluster calculation allows an unrivaled fast analysis and/or conversion of large amounts of data. 3D_Evolution Partfinder comes ...
Ivo Boscarol, founder and president of Pipistrel announced the beginning of a long-term relationship with Honeywell to collectively explore and develop solutions for the urban air mobility market. As part of their collective effort outlined in a recent memorandum of understanding, the companies will work together to integrate Honeywell avionics, navigation, flight contro...
What a difference a letter can make. Just take the “E” model of Embraer’s successful Phenom 300. The 300 has been a popular airplane from the start. The company says that at this moment, the factory at São José dos Campos Airport in Brazil just began building the 500th copy, although the E models only joined the family in March 2018. Embraer says 19 Phenom 300Es have joi...
hyperMILL CAM software from Open Mind enables 5-axis strategies for fast, easy-to-use programming, resulting in reduced cycle times and high-quality surface finishes. The integrated hyperMILL MAXX Machining finishing module, a performance package of the hyperMILL CAM software suite, is the CAM programming source enabling the use of conical barrel cutter technology to red...
The military base in Woensdrecht is the primary maintenance location of the Air Force, and staff perform regular maintenance and repairs on aircrafts such as Chinooks, Apaches, NH90s, F16s, and many more. The base is also home of the Koninklijke Militaire School Luchtmacht (KMSL) which is the Air Force’s academy. The fleet contains a wide range of helicopters, fighter...
EDWs are an electrochromic-based sunlight and heat control solution that eliminates the need for traditional window shades and lessens dependence on AC systems. EDWs allow passengers to selectively darken the aircraft windows as desired while still enabling them to view the scenery outside. The 777X program will be the first to utilise Gentex’s latest EDW technology, ...
Fuelled by electric engines and autonomous navigation, new air mobility concepts, such as light aircraft and flying-car hybrids – air taxis – will forever change the way we travel around in dense metropolitan areas. The democratic approach, catering to the masses through platform and sharing models, results in exponentially increasing demand for new vehicles. The key ...
Project RACHEL, supported by Innovate UK, is led by venture engineering company Productiv on behalf of the UK’s leading UAV filming specialists BATCAM. The UAV is powered by fuel cells from Intelligent Energy, whose team have significant expertise and a proven track record in producing some of the world’s lightest and most power-dense fuel cell stacks for commercial UAVs...
3D_Evolution Simplifier workshop New simplify body option : "Check auto-intersection" New Shrink Wrap type : Selection like a balloon Analysis tools Added new check profile: Statistic Check (count bodies, faces, triangles, etc.) Added ability to compare captures in PMI comparison tool Added new mode in thickness checker: Distance map Interfaces improvements A...
Turning its focus to the experimental market, Garmin has launched a stand-alone Bluetooth comm radio, the GTR 200B, an upgraded version of the company’s GTR 200. In addition to Bluetooth, which allows the pilot to connect a smartphone or tablet to the comm radio, allowing the pilot to stream music or make phone calls through the headset, the unit features auto-squelch, s...
The constellation represents the eighth and final units of Iridium NEXT satellite in a series of 75 next-generation communications satellites owned and operated by Iridium. Around one hour and 12 minutes after the launch, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket deployed all the satellites into a low-Earth orbit (LEO). After the deployment, the first stage of the rocket landed bac...
Cirrus Aircraft wasted little time in giving its engineers the task of enhancing the Collier Trophy-winning single-engine Vision Jet, and the result of that company-wide effort is the Generation 2 version of the SF50 officially unveiled today. The biggest changes to the 2019 G2 iteration of the Vision Jet are the addition of autothrottle to a new Garmin Perspective To...
"As space at the ground level becomes limited, we must solve transportation challenges in the vertical dimension," said Bell president and CEO Mitch Synder. "We believe the design, taken with our strategic approach to build this infrastructure, will lead to the successful deployment of the Bell Nexus to the world." The full-scale Nexus display builds upon the fuselage...
As a Bluetooth system compatible with Iridium Next satellite communications, Chiimp Next can deliver unlimited in-flight email, SMS, and WhatsApp messaging for an installed hardware price of $9,900 and a $299 per month subscription, according to the Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company. “BizjetMobile’s goal is to provide the most versatile and affordable connectivi...
