The newest Apache modification known as AH-64E Block 2 Compound includes fixed wing of big size, deployment directed backward, lower vertical stabilizer and pusher screw. Machine will keep tail rotor for protecting against the torque effect. At present moment novelty is going through tests in Boeing air tunnel in Philadelphia in 30% scale. It is expected that tests will be finished to January. Addition of…
Rolls-Royce recognized that it falls far behind the schedule of engine deliveries for new airplane Airbus A330neo. Britain manufacturer of aviation engines has faced “technical and operational” difficulties informs Bloomberg with reference to the letter sent by company employees. To the end of October will be delivered 10 of 30 the promised engines Trent 7000. In such a way to the end of the year…
Problems of aviation companies appeared, in particular due to delays in delivery of the Boeing engines. To September Aviation Companies Boeing and Airbus have managed to overcome production slump and increase delivery volumes of narrow-body airplanes. Both manufacturers faced problems in deliveries of the airplanes of the families Boeing 737 and A320 because of the problems with suppliers – in particular, delays in delivery of…
Hackers could also steal full data of bank cards of many passengers. So, hackers could steal data not of 380 thousands customers of British Airways Airline Company as it was previously informed but about 565 thousands. International Airlines Group that owns the company informs about this. British Airways has informed about theft in September. It was also information about bank cards. Attacks have been made…
Engineers from Pisa University (Italy) make tests over the local lake. They are checking fine tuning of the flight management system. Collected data specialists will pass to aviation workers. But is the industry ready to such radical innovations? Scientists are sure that their elaboration has convincing advantages. Engineer Vittorrio Chippola says that it is airplane of the same category as Boeing 737 or Airbus A…
Modern aviation faces various problems from economical to ecological. Which solutions will help the branch? One of the variants is optimization of the airplanes’ design thanks to changing the wing’s form. Futuris program invites to Italy where engineers test models of the airplanes of the future. Quite futuristic design of the new airplane is based on the aerodynamic model offered back in 1924. Researchers are…
Aviation group of companies Airbus will launch light version of their airplane for oversize cargo. Modification will allow company avoiding excessively high airport fees for reception and maintenance of the airplane writes Flightglobal. In new version Beluga XL maximum take-off of the airplane will reduce from 227 to 205 tones. Besides, Airbus intends to reduce the length of the airplane to 63.1 meters, the height…
American Company General Electric conducts final tests of the perspective turbofan jets GE9X that is considered the biggest in the world writes Aviation Week. During the engineering process aviation engines go through series of various tests that first are made on special stands on the ground and after on flying laboratories in the air. Such tests allow evaluating real characteristics of the engine units and…
The longest flight in the world was resumed by Singapore Airline Company. From September 11 their airplanes began to fly between Singapore and New York. Traveling time during which airplane will overcome more than 15 thousand kilometers will make 18 hours 45 minutes. For these flights Airline Company bought seven new airplanes of extra-power that in comparison with old airplanes consume by 20-30 % less…
Researchers from Dayton University (Ohio, USA) common quadcopter DJI Phantom 4 was collided with airplane’s wing. They made this crush-test to understand how dangerous drones may be for passenger airplane. Research results issue Aviation International News presented in video. Collision was “staged” in laboratory setting. Drones stroke the airplane’s wing at a speed of 383 kilometers per hour (the speed of Boeing 737 during take-off…