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The Airframer Bulletin

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Edition of 24 March Published every Thursday
Lead story

Textron eAviation bows in with Pipistrel purchase

The European electric aircraft experts will form the basis of a whole new segment under the Textron eAviation name, focused on urban air mobility, general aviation, cargo and special mission roles.

24 March 2022
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Pipistrel's Velis Electro aircraft.
Pipistrel's Velis Electro aircraft.
The AeroSync wireless Airborne Communication System.

Airbus helicopters gain AeroSync wireless comms

Airbus' H125 and H130 with AeroSync WACS are scheduled to enter service by the end of 2022 and in early 2023. The Astronautics system is also the line-fit connectivity solution for Airbus' new H145 platforms.

24 March 2022
The GKN Aerospace V-tail is a standard component of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian.

GA-ASI installs first V-tail from GKN onto SkyGuardian

The first of the advanced composite V-tails was shipped from the GKN in Cowes, UK, to GA-ASI in Poway, California and fitted onto an MQ-9B RPA, which will ultimately be delivered to the RAF as a Protector RPA.

24 March 2022
JINPAO Precision Industry has installed a high pressure fluid cell press from Quintus Technologies.

Thailand's JINPAO courts aerospace with high pressure press

JINPAO Precision Industry's new high pressure fluid cell press will lower production costs when manufacturing the aerostructure, aerosystems and interiors parts for various types of aircraft.

24 March 2022
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Eve's eVTOL will benefit from the new technical partnerships.

Technical partners join Embraer's autonomous research

The US-based Near Earth Autonomy, Iris Automation, and Ansys, as well as Switzerland's Daedalean and Brazilian's Motora.ai, are working with Embraer to accelerate the creation of innovative technologies.

24 March 2022
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Gulfstream has designed a new database tool to improve access to documents while preserving valuable archives.

Gulfstream's AIR will digitise decades of design documentation

The goal of the project is to not only improve data quality by digitising and preserving the valuable documents, but also to improve usability and consistency. Archived paperwork stretches back to 1958.

24 March 2022
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Edition of 17 March 2022

Cargo UAV makes progress towards 2023 flight target

The Natilus 3.8T has undergone initial wind tunnel testing, and the vertical tail has entered production. Collins have climbed aboard to develop the cargo UAV's payload handling systems.

17 March 2022
Edition of 10 March 2022

Gambit kicks off a third product line for GA-ASI

GA-ASI has launched more than 25 UAS variants, beginning with the Gnat in 1992 and has now introduced a third aircraft class - alongside the established Predator line and recently announced Mojave - dubbed Evolution.

9 March 2022