WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) — An Ohio non-profit has been tapped by NASA to manage a competition for UAS technologies, particularly those for sensing and avoiding other aircraft. The competition is called the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Airspace Operations Challenge and carries a prize of $500,000 Continue reading
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International Space Station to get 787-style batteries
NASA is pressing ahead with a plan to install lithium-ion batteries on the International Space Station (ISS), New Scientist has learned. Continue reading
NASA Now Minute: Engineering Design: Tilt Rotors, Aircraft of the Future – Video
NASA Now Minute: Engineering Design: Tilt Rotors, Aircraft of the Future Meet Carl Russell, a research aerospace engineer who is working on developing new innovations for air travel. Continue reading
UTC Aerospace Systems to Provide Nacelle Maintenance for Avianca Brazil A320 Fleet
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –UTC Aerospace Systems’ Aerostructures business has been selected by Ocean Air Linhas Aereas Avianca Brazil to provide complete nacelle maintenance for the airline’s fleet of 12 A320 family aircraft powered by CFM56-5B engines. The flight hour agreement specifies that Aerostructures will provide initial provisioning of spare parts, dedicated nacelle components to enhance Avianca Brazil’s operational reliability, as well as providing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) coverage, including parts and labor. The MRO work will be performed at the UTC Aerospace Systems’ MRO facility located in Atibaia, Brazil (Goodrich do Brasil) Continue reading
Sikorsky Aerospace Services Launches State-of-the-Art BLACK HAWK Training Center in Colombia
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) today announced the opening of a new UH-60 BLACK HAWK Helicopter Flight Simulator Training Center at the Colombian Air Force Base in Melgar. The first of its kind in South America, the center provides pilot and flight crew training for the Colombian Armed Services and Sikorsky military customers throughout the region. Sikorsky Aerospace Services, Sikorsky’s aftermarket business, is overseeing training and support efforts in Colombia Continue reading
B/E Aerospace Announces First Lavatory Retrofit Award
WELLINGTON, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– B/E Aerospace, Inc. (BEAV), the world’s leading manufacturer of aircraft cabin interior products and the world’s leading distributor of aerospace fasteners and consumables, today announced that one of its airline customers plans to retrofit its fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft with B/E Aerospace modular lavatories. The airline also plans to retrofit its entire fleet of 737 aircraft, with B/E Aerospace Aircraft Ecosystems vacuum toilets, and eventually to upgrade the cabins of its 737 fleet with B/E Aerospace LED lighting systems Continue reading
Research and Markets: The Top 710 Aerospace Companies in the UK
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/zr8d7r/aerospace_uk) has announced the addition of the “Aerospace (UK)” report to their offering. Plimsoll Publishing’s UK Aerospace Analysis provides a detailed overview of the UK Aerospace market and delivers a comprehensive individual analysis on the top 710 companies, including Rolls-Royce Plc, GE Aircraft Engine Services Ltd and GE Aviation Systems Ltd. This report covers activities such as aerospace, aircraft, engineering, aviation, design and includes a wealth of information on the financial trends over the past four years Continue reading
Wyle Names Aerospace Veteran as Corporate Vice President of Contracts
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — An aerospace industry veteran who is an attorney and an aircraft structural engineer has been named as Wyle’s new corporate vice president of contracts. Andy Zirkelbach will support the corporation and its business groups in the areas of contracts, subcontracts and other business agreements, as well as in related compliance matters Continue reading
Aerospace Technologies Group Launches Panacea Shade System Using SPD-Smart Technology
WOODBURY, N.Y., April 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aerospace Technologies Group, Inc. (ATG) and Research Frontiers (REFR) licensee InspecTech Aero Service (IAS) announced today a new product combining ATG’s pleated shade technology with IAS’s SPD-Smart dimmable window. Continue reading
Eclipse Aerospace moves ahead with production of very light jet
Eclipse Aerospace, based in Albuquerque, N.M., continues to move forward with the Eclipse 550 twin-engine very light jet. The company last week received Federal Aviation Administration approval for an amended production certificate that authorizes the final assembly, test and certification of the plane. Continue reading
KZ4 rescuing people on Danish islands 1946-47 – Video
KZ4 rescuing people on Danish islands 1946-47 Scandinavian Aircraft Industri. Continue reading
Embraer Selects UTC Aerospace Systems Wheels & Brakes for Second Generation E-Jets
CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (UTX) has been selected by Embraer to be the sole source supplier of wheels and carbon brakes for Embraer’s second generation E-Jet aircraft family. UTC Aerospace Systems will provide the equipment through its Wheels & Brakes business unit headquartered in Troy, Ohio. Continue reading
UTC Aerospace Systems to provide the nacelle systems for the Second Generation Embraer E-Jets
CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –UTC Aerospace Systems has been chosen by Pratt & Whitney as the exclusive nacelle provider for both engine models for Embraer’s new Second Generation E-Jet aircraft. The nacelle systems will be provided by the Aerostructures business unit headquartered in Chula Vista, Calif. The Embraer Second Generation E-Jets will be equipped with Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower Geared Turbofan PW1700G and PW1900G engines Continue reading
Marana Aerospace Solutions Delivers More Convenience & Reliability to Growing List of Worldwide Customers
MARANA, Ariz., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Marana Aerospace Solutions, the award-winning Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility located just north of Tucson, Arizona, has reported significant expansion of its list of global customers. Continue reading
Esterline's CMC Integrated Glass Cockpit Selected for Korea Aerospace Industries' Peruvian Air Force Trainer
BELLEVUE, WA–(Marketwire – Feb 28, 2013) – Esterline Corporation ( NYSE : ESL ) (www.esterline.com), a leading specialty manufacturer serving global aerospace/defense markets, today reported that its Montreal-based CMC Electronics subsidiary has been awarded a contract by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to supply the integrated glass cockpit for 20 Peruvian Air Force turboprop trainer aircraft designated as KT-1P. Esterline CEO Brad Lawrence said, “Esterline’s Cockpit 4000 avionics solution allows KAI’s trainer to emulate the advanced avionics of today’s cutting-edge fighter aircraft. We provide a system that employs the latest in cockpit management technology, resulting in better and more rapidly trained pilots, at a far lower cost than conventional training.” Lawrence added, “Our avionics suite features proven operational flight programs that integrate the aircraft sensors, radios and weapons systems to provide a wide range of navigation and mission requirements. Continue reading
Brush Research Manufacturing (BRM) Announces Flexible Hones And Abrasive Brushes For Aircraft And Aerospace Industry
Aerospace manufacturers are turning to flexible hones and abrasive brushes to improve surface condition of components made of stainless steel, Hasteloy, Monel, and Inconel, along with titanium and aluminum alloys. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) Aerospace manufacturers are turning to Brush Research Manufacturing (BRM) forflexible honesthat improve the surface condition of aircraft and aerospace components made of metals such as aerospace stainless steels; Hasteloy, Monel, and Inconel, and titanium and aluminum alloys. Jet engine builders and aviation MROs also use Brush Research Manufacturings unique Flex-Hone tool for applications such as through-hole edge rounding, chamfer blending, automated cutting, deburring, edge breaking, and rust removal Continue reading
Artificial intelligence techniques for optimizing processes in the aeronautics industry
Jan. 11, 2013 The computer engineer Susana Ferreiro has produced a thesis entitled ‘Contributions towards the diagnosis and prognosis of industrial problems by means of Supervised Classification Techniques’ (‘Aportacionespara el diagnstico y pronstico en problemasindustrialesmediantetcnicas de ClasificacinSupervisada’).This work has been developed at the IK4-TEKNIKER R+D centre under the supervision of the EHU/UPV lecturer Basilio Sierra-Araujo (Head of the Department of Robotics and Autonomous Systems of the Computing Faculty in Donostia-San Sebastian).The aim of the research in this thesis has been to apply artificial intelligence techniques, data mining and machine learning to problems linked to the aeronautics industry.”These are algorithms and classifying models that extract information from large volumes of data and infer knowledge on the basis of these data,” explains Ferreiro. Specifically, three problems have been studied through these techniques:aircraft brake wear prognosis for predictive maintenance, the prediction of the appearance of burrs during the drilling process in the manufacture of components, and the prediction of the basicity number (BN) of oil on the basis of spectroscopic data. Continue reading
Aerospace museum gets new airport home
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Niagara Aerospace Museum will take flight and land at a new home. The museum has finalized a lease with the NFTA to use the former passenger terminal at Niagara Falls International Airport. Continue reading
Aerospace 2013: Unmanned Combat Aircraft – Video
Aerospace 2013: Unmanned Combat Aircraft The era of purpose-designed unmanned combat aircraft systems is about to come several steps closer. Continue reading
Saab JAS 39 Gripen – Video
Saab JAS 39 Gripen The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (English: Griffin) is a lightweight single-engine multirole fighter manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab. It was designed to replace the Saab 35 Draken and 37 Viggen in the Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet) Continue reading