Aerospace / Defense News
Boeing’s deal with Embraer gives it an edge over Airbus
The president of Boeing Jim Allbaugh signed an agreement with Frederico Curado of Embraer after the annual meeting of a public-private partnership group that ties the two countries together. This deal clearly would increase the competitive pressure on Airbus.
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner in Trouble, Finds Another Manufacturing Error
US aircraft manufacturer Boeing found Signs of a manufacturing error causing de-lamination in the plastic-composite on the fuselage of the first passenger jetliner built chiefly of carbon-fiber composites. After Boeing discovered the problem of its 787 Dreamliner, the company ordered to inspect its Dreamliner.
Would Boeing’s Plant Closure Affect Kansas’ Aerospace Industry?
Boeing, the aerospace industry leader, announced Wednesday, that it would move out of Wichita and completely shut its plant in Kansas by the end of 2013 as military assignments dry up in the midst of U.S. spending constraints. This would surely affect the aerospace industry in Wichita. Back in February the city and state leaders held a grand celebration.
Economies Soar with Flying Colors with the Aviation Industry
For those that already have a robust aviation industry, another way to take the aviation industry further is with green aviation. Boeing is taking this idea further by partnering with Hawai’i BioEnergy for the development of a green aviation fuel based on renewable energy sources. The two companies will look at various crops, including sorghum and eucalyptus as potential sources that can be grown locally and converted to green aviation fuel. The collaboration will also look to assess new supporting technologies for additional green aviation production.
New NASA Earth Watching Satellite Launched
NASA launched an Earth-watching satellite on 28th October 2011, a year after its planned launch. The primary purpose of the satellite is to monitor climatic and weather changes and provide enhanced weather forecasts. The NASA satellite was launched in a Delta 2 rocket a little earlier than 3:00 a.m. on Friday, from the [...]
How the 3D Printed Aircraft Will Revolutionize Aircraft Design Economics..
The 3D printing world has, in recent times, often focused specifically on 3D food printing, while 3D printing involving larger complex mechanical assemblies has been a much less talked about subject. However, the world’s first 3D printed aircraft, designed and flown by engineers at the University of Southampton, promises to be a landmark development with [...]
BiPod : The Hybrid Raodable Aircraft by Scaled Composites
Realizing the decade-long dream of the company’s founder and former CTO, Burt Rutan, Scaled Composites, the Californian aerospace and specialty composites development company, unveiled the BiPod, a two-seat, hybrid-electric roadable aircraft. Scaled Composites, founded in 1982, is well-known for air vehicle design, tooling and manufacturing, specialty composite structure design, analysis and fabrication, and developmental flights [...]
EU Funded Project MyCopter set to Decongest Cities with Flying Cars
European Cities like Copenhagen have, in the past, been pioneers of green transportation initiatives like wide-scale pedestrianisation and “bike-to-work”. The world has now begun recognizing and implementing these as sustainable means of transport towards helping cut carbon emissions. Now, the European Union is looking at more technologically advanced ways of decongesting European cities, with a [...]
Private Jets: The New “Blackberry” for Top Execs
If you’re thinking these are just style statements flaunted by super-rich corporate world leaders who don’t know what to do with their money, think again. With the need for top executives to travel faster and keep their businesses ahead of the race fast becoming a reality, much like the need to email-on-the-go a decade ago, [...]
The Future of Flying: Transparent, 100% Recyclable Plane by Airbus.
After unveiling the revolutionary Concept Plane design last year, Airbus, the global leader in aircraft manufacturing, has come out with the Airbus Concept Cabin – a plane that demonstrates what the experience of flying will be like for passengers in 2050. The Airbus Concept Cabin will offer personalized zones instead of the traditional cabin classes [...]
