Content Archive: December 2006
F-16 keeps on going and going....
During a presentation at Le Bourget on Tuesday, Lockheed Martin officials and a panel of both present and former customers extolled the virtues of the ligh
Sikorsky to test coaxial helicopter rotors
United Technologies subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft announced at the American Helicopter Society annual forum earlier this month that it plans to build an exp
Second-tier suppliers will have more say in new OEM designs
IBM predicts a sea change in the aerospace industry over the next five to 10 years, one that will transform the prevailing business model from one dominate
Iridium adds more satcom initiatives
The Iridium satellite network is the medium for TextLink, a new portable satellite data communications package developed by Paradigm Services that will ena
Hypoxia Awareness Training
FlightSafety International and the Mayo Clinic have teamed to develop a new training program for hypoxia awareness.
UAV tiltrotor to fly by fall
Bell Helicopter has a contract to supply 45 Eagle Eye unmanned tiltrotors to the U.S.
India will boost itsjet training fleet
India’s lack of air force training capacity has taken its toll in high accident rates over the years but the recent selection of the BAE Systems’ Hawk adva
Diesel-driven Vulcanaire ameliorates avgas shortage could be filled by JP-4begats gives Headline here Headline here Headline here
Vulcanair’s display of its P68C Jet could confuse visitors until they realize that the installation of 227-hp SMA diesel engines enables the popular twin t
Aircraft
Aerion SSBJ on track for launch next year
A market research study commissioned by Aerion Corp.
Qinetiq sunscreens aircraft
Qinetiq is here at the Paris Air Show with a new sunscreen for heat-sensitive aircraft.
