It'll be interesting to see what happens next with 6th generation fighters. It'll be interesting to see if European (and other) countries take up other options (other than F35) for near term 5th generation fighters ... but probably too much sunk into the F35 to change now. Maybe some countries...
From Flight (a couple days ago) ...
German researchers claim aerodynamic and fuel-burn benefits from predictive load-alleviation
This was tried some time ago, in like the 90s. Yes, it may save fuel costs (back then I think it was intended to smooth out gust loads for passenger comfort) ...
From Flight today ...
USAF pauses KC-46 deliveries over structural cracks
3 Mar 2025
The US Air Force, which operates 89 of the 767-derived tankers, has paused delivery of new aircraft after the discovery of structural cracks in two recently assembled jets that Boeing was preparing to turn...
From Flight ...
Gulfstream produces final G650
12 Feb 2025
The Savannah-based manufacturing on 12 February said it has produced the last of the type, closing a chapter on an aircraft that helped create the ultra-long-range, large-cabin business jet segment.
Can anyone closer to the source...
from flight (on Friday) ...
Airbus pushes back ZEROe timeline and ditches A380 fuel cell flight-test plan
8 Feb 2025
Airbus has delayed the service-entry target for a hydrogen-powered aircraft developed under its ZEROe project by up to 10 years and axed plans to flight-test hydrogen propulsion...
Ok, probably a question for Will ...
We've got "beaded Hi-lites" HSTB-409 to install. We're looking at one and they look just like a standard Hi-Lite ??
We're working on a GIV and these are in the wing skin (ie wet tank boundary) and actually need an oversize. Any ideas anyone ?
Please not...
From flight today ...
IATA urges government action as it forecasts $128bn annual net-zero spend
24 Sep 2024
Airline association IATA forecasts an average of $128 billion in annual capital expenditure will be needed for the airline industry to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
so the airline...
from Flight today ...
"Certification of Eviation’s all-electric Alice pushes toward end of decade
4 Sep 2024
Certification of Eviation’s Alice commuter appears more distant than the company had previously hoped."
truer words rarely spoken ...
"Wir hoffen, dass dieses Mal alles gut gehen...
"Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to purchase five more Airbus A380s from an investment company once their lease period expires later this year. Emirates is to pay $40 million for each aircraft,"
A "slightly used" (off lease) A380 is worth $40M ??!!
"Hoffen wir mal, dass alles gut geht !"...
"Air NZ drops 2030 climate targets, raising questions about Dash 8-300 replacement
29 Jul 2024
Air New Zealand has axed its interim climate targets, stating that measures needed to meet the target were unaffordable and not readily available."
The first of many ?
"Hoffen wir mal, dass alles...
from Flight today ...
"Secretary of the US Air Force Frank Kendall flew in the lead seat of the service’s X-62A Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft (VISTA), a specially modified Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter being used to test and develop artificial intelligence and autonomy...
From Flight ...
"Harbour Air plans to buy 50 Magnix propulsion systems for envisioned all-electric fleet".
Harbour Air, out of Vancouver, have been trailing an electric powered Beaver for some time. Seems there's enough of a commercial case that they want to expand their operation. I don't...
Reported in Flight, from a prestigious establishment as Cranfield, the latest in fuel cell engine design ...
At first I thought those "enormous" red things were just a picture, highlighting some internal "gubbings" ... but no ...
Surely, people can see the insanity of this design ? The...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6i1Kdfz-9E
at 1minute mark, the commentator says "jump system removed" (as part of progress made). Is this some temporary support used during building (and now things have advanced enough that it can support it's own weight it is no longer needed) ?
"Hoffen...
A question from a pretty much non-user based on a discussion in another forum ...
want to solve Ra = (k*a)*(L-a) where L and k are scalar and "a" is an array ... and so Ra is an array
presumably Ra needs to be defined as an array ?
presumably MathCad can understand b = k*a where k is scalar...
ok, dumba$$ I know, but ...
I've created a bunch of links to other workbooks within the same folder, and pasted into a s/sht (did this maybe a year ago).
Now I'm looking at the s/sht (with the links pasted in it). I can see the pasted link (in the cell contents).
But how do I open that link...
is there any (other) field where the science is "settled" ?
Is there any field of scientific investigation where new results don't answer some questions, but raise new ones ? where we learn something new ?
The answer is of course not. We live in a world where science is expected to answer...
from Flight today ...
P&W geared turbofan issue will ground hundreds of A320neos through 2026
What is going on in our industry that we're seeing such actions against delivered aircraft ? And not just P&W, several engines, OEMs have been suffering "recalls" of late ?
"Hoffen wir mal, dass...
