Archive for October, 2010
Fly the L39 Albatros in Switzerland
Friday, October 22nd, 2010
Fly the L39 Albatros in Switzerland. With winter coming fast, we are very pleased to announce that we will add more jet fighter flights in Switzerland this winter. Flying on a bright day, with clear blue sky, crisp air, cold temperatures and the snow capped mountains is more than extraordinary. The beauty of flying in Switzerland is that as soon as you take off, it’s already magical. Our L39 Albatros jet fighter is based in Sion, which is a valley in the middle of a triangle made of Montreux,Read More....
Engine of the new SU-35 delivers
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
Article 117S is NPO Saturn manufactured vectored thrust engine for he ne SU-35, themselves a major upgrade of the AL-31F, with greater thrust, longer service life and better economy. The 117S engine was able to raise maximum thrust from 12.5 to 14.5 tonnes A new fan propeller with the diameter increased from 905 millimeters to 932 millimeters, new high and low pressure turbines and a new digital control system were used on the engine. With this engine, the new SU-35 is the most maneuverable fighRead More....
Virgin Galatic first manned commercial space vehicle
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
VIRGIN GALACTIC’S SPACESHIPTWO ACHIEVES MAJOR MILESTONE IN ITS PROGRAM TO BECOME WORLD’S FIRST MANNED COMMERCIAL SPACE VEHICLE. VSS Enterprise achieves manned free flight from over 45,000 ft (13,700 metres) and successfully glides to land at Mojave Air and Spaceport. 10th October 2010, Mojave, CA. Virgin Galactic, the US company developing the world’s first commercial manned space flight system and tourism business, is delighted to announce the successful completion today of the first piloRead More....
Sukhoi begins flight trials of modernized Su-33 fighters
Friday, October 8th, 2010
Sukhoi aircraft holding has begun ground and flight trials of the modernized fourth generation Su-33 naval fighter.
Modernization works and trials are being carried out at the KnAAPO aircraft plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur under a state defense order in 2010. Su-33 (Su-27K) is a multi-role carrier-based fighter with horizontal takeoff and landing, and aerial refuelling capability. The fighter features folding wings and horizontal tail for hanger storage. It was designed to defend naval ships from Read More....
Israel goes for the F-35
Friday, October 8th, 2010“We’re very pleased with the Government of Israel’s decision to move forward with the U.S. government’s Letter of Offer and Acceptance for the F-35,” said Tom Burbage, Lockheed Martin executive vice president and general manager of F-35 Program Integration. “This is another step in the longstanding relationship between Lockheed Martin and the nation of Israel. The Lightning II will strengthen Israel’s national security posture both militarily and industrially.Read More....
India picks GE’s F414 for Tejas MkII fighter
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
General Electric has defeated the Eurojet consortium in a contest to provide the engine for a new version of India's long-delayed Tejas light combat aircraft.
The US manufacturer has won a deal to supply 99 F414-INS6 turbofans for the Tejas MkII, following a selection decision by India's Aeronautical Development Agency.
"GE Aviation will supply the initial batch of engines and the rest will be manufactured in India under a transfer of technology arrangement," says GE India chief executive Read More....
A plane that lands like a bird
Friday, October 1st, 2010
Everyone knows what it’s like for an airplane to land: The slow maneuvering into an approach pattern, the long descent, and the brakes slamming on as soon as the plane touches down, which seems to just barely bring it to a rest a mile later. Birds, however, can switch from barreling forward at full speed to lightly touching down on a target as narrow as a telephone wire. Why can’t an airplane be more like a bird, asked MIT researchers, who have demonstrated a new control system that allows aRead More....
