A Sukhoi Su-35 fighter demonstrator crashed on 19 December during flight testing. Test pilot Yuri Vashuk reported malfunctions before ejecting safely at Shatura, near Moscow. Test aircraft 711 has been deployed by Sukhoi on various test programmes, including the Su-37 multirole fighter, a thrust-vector derivative of the Su-35.
Source: Flight International
L3Harris is anticipating the launch of a flight-test campaign involving its Viper Shield electronic warfare (EW) system – technology that will play a key role in protecting new Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters operated by nations including Bahrain.
UK investigators have determined that a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 was being pushed back without assistance from dedicated wing-walkers when it collided with a British Airway Airbus A350-1000 at London Heathrow. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch points out that the airport’s operator “does not mandate” wing-walkers at the parking bay ...
ATR has ended its effort to develop a short take-off and landing (STOL) variant of the ATR 42-600 after failing to secure as many orders as it had hoped.
