Airframer
Log in

The Airframer Bulletin

All news ✕ Clear ‹ Current edition

Every Bulletin story and press release, newest first.

23,466 items · page 177 of 470

2020
16 September

ReleaseSH09 back 'home' after successfully completing flight testing in Pozzallo

16 September

ReleaseIAI makes history with its Heron UAV landing at Ben Gurion Airport via remote control

16 September

ReleaseGogo AVANCE L3 factory option for Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet

16 September

ReleaseGreene Tweed announces TechnaLoc Bonded Seals for critical applications in the aerospace market

16 September

ReleaseJOLED partners with Rosen Aviation to enhance the passenger experience with high performance OLEDs

16 September

ReleaseBarnes Group Inc. enters long-term agreement with GE Aviation for manufacture of Leap engine program components

15 September

ReleaseRUAG Australia delivers real-time global supply chain improvements for the F-35 program thanks to Industry 4.0 improvements

15 September

ReleaseWorld's fastest fan-driven HIP from Quintus Technologies supports AM post-production for PRES-X

15 September

ReleasemagniX selected as electric propulsion provider for Universal Hydrogen's carbon-free aircraft

15 September

ReleaseBoeing Australia 'fires up' engine on first Loyal Wingman aircraft

15 September

ReleaseZircotec increase capacity ten-fold following £2.5M investment

15 September

ReleaseTT Electronics launches expanded custom power supply portfolio in North America, UK and Europe

15 September

ReleaseRecaro Aircraft Seating earns Focus Open Silver Award for CL3710 seat

14 September

ReleaseTrue Blue Power provides mission-critical equipment for MQ-4C Triton

14 September

ReleaseSAERTEX and Safran Nacelles sign a long term agreement on carbon fibre fabrics for aircraft equipment

14 September

ReleaseGA-ASI SeaGuardian takes flight

14 September

ReleaseAerion and Honeywell collaborate on revolutionary flight deck for new AS2 supersonic jet

14 September

ReleaseAmpaire flies second hybrid-electric prototype in preparation for flight trials with Hawai'i's Mokulele Airlines

14 September

ReleaseBAE Systems continues mission-critical F-35 EW system production

10 September

ReleaseAerion AS2 Supersonic Jet readies for high speed testing

10 September

ReleaseAerion Supersonic partners with Shift5 to provide cyber security

10 September

ReleaseLG Chem has succeeded in flying at the highest altitude with a lithium-sulfur battery for the first time in Korea

9 September

ReleaseAdvanced Assembly earns AS9100D certification

9 September

ReleaseSpirit AeroSystems welcomes Belcan to Aerospace Innovation Center, enters strategic engineering partnership

9 September

ReleaseKaman Measuring highlights DIT-5200L noncontact differential measuring system

9 September

Releasethyssenkrupp Aerospace and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Canada Aerospace Inc. (MHICA) extend cooperation

9 September

ReleaseStarrag's quality and precision components take F-35 fighting jets to incredible heights

9 September

ReleaseDiamond Aircraft DA50 RG receives EASA certification

9 September An artist's impression of Exosonic’s low boom supersonic airliner converted into an executive transport aircraft - although the design has since further evolved.

USAF calls on Exosonic to develop supersonic transport

Boom softening techniques developed by Exosonic should enable a future business jet to travel over land or water at around twice the speed of current aircraft. All the president's men could be onboard.

9 September Final assembly of the KF-X prototype has begun.

South Korea's KF-X prototype arrives at final assembly

The KF-X's mission computer and flight control computer are scheduled to be mounted on the prototype after performance tests this year, in time to perform ground tests. First flight is slated for 2022.

9 September EconCore, Toray Advanced Composites and Bostik have developed a thermoplastic honeycomb core sandwich panel for use in aircraft interiors.

Thermoplastic honeycomb for interiors passes muster

The parts are less time-consuming to make, and more sustainable than the traditional thermoset materials used which are not recyclable. EconCore, Toray and Bostik combined to create the new material.

9 September Skydrive has successfully completed a manned flight of its eVTOL, model SD-03.

SkyDrive's SD-03 makes first public manned flight

A four minute hop with a computer-aided pilot onboard has taken the SkyDrive program past a major development milestone. The company says it has created a flying coupe with dreams and charisma.

9 September The F414-GE-100 engine, which will power NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology X-plane (QueSST), is unboxed at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. (Photo: NASA Photo / Ken Ulbrich)

NASA takes delivery of GE jet engine for X-59

It may be based on the design of the Gripen's engine, but the F414-GE-39E is a whole brand-new engine birthed from raw metal. It will have longer duration missions at high altitude with high power.

9 September

Curtiss-Wright selected for eVTOL avionics and networking

An unnamed fully electric fixed-wing aircraft, designed to function as a piloted urban air taxi, is to use Curtiss-Wright flight control computer and vehicle Ethernet switch solutions during the flight testing.

9 September

ReleaseGA-ASI integrates SAGE 750 ESM onto SeaGuardian

8 September

ReleaseCompass Precision acquires Gray Manufacturing Technologies

8 September

ReleaseUltra Communications, Inc. achieves AS9100 certification

8 September

ReleaseLiebherr air management system selected for Aerion AS2 supersonic business jet

8 September

ReleaseNew low voltage LED tube bulbs are the perfect fit for transportation illumination

8 September

ReleaseADDAPT calls on Manta Aircraft to build their new personal mobility aircraft on Long Island

8 September

ReleaseMerlin Lite: 'Magic' ultralight

8 September

ReleaseAirspeeder: World's first flying electric car racing series partners with cyber protection leader, Acronis

8 September

ReleaseAMETEK Specialty Metal Products sees rise in demand for high purity nickel strip for battery applications across multiple sectors

8 September

ReleaseMajor European aerospace company chooses GNAT Pro Ada targeted to Wind River's VxWorks 6.x Cert RTOS on PowerPC

8 September

ReleaseUS Air Force teams with Boom Supersonic for government executive flight program exploration

8 September

ReleaseSintavia and Siemens agree to collaborate on accelerating digital automation for industrial additive manufacturing

7 September

ReleaseSakor Technologies provides new dynamometer system to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

3 September

ReleaseGA-ASI successfully demonstrates high-powered computing at the edge with AFRl's Agile Condor Pod

3 September

Magnet technology is central to 'ultra-efficient' electric engine

Advanced Magnet Lab has secured government funding for the first phase of development of an electric aircraft engine based on a dual permanent magnet rotor. It says the potential is "transformational".

3 September An artist's impression of the Nuuva V300 being loaded up.

Pipistrel unveils long-range autonomous eVTOL model

Eight independent battery-powered Pipistrel E-811 electric engines will power the new Nuuva V300 as far as 2,500km. For shorter trips the tandem-wing design could have a payload of 460kg.