All aerospace news – Page 268
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VIDEO: AFRL’s robotic pilot flies Cessna for 2 hours
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Dzyne Technologies developed a robotic system that successfully flew a 1968 Cessna 206 for two hours during a demonstration at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah on 9 August.
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Bell delivers 200th 505 Jet Ranger X
Bell has delivered the 200th 505 Jet Ranger X, with the milestone helicopter handed to Austrian corporate transport specialist Hubi-fly Helikopter.
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NewsBlade lock checks follow A380 fan hub failure
Operators of Airbus A380s with Engine Alliance powerplants are being instructed to conduct independent inspections for damage during disassembly of the engine fan hub blade lock.
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Boeing Australia steps up autonomous aircraft work
Boeing Australia continues work on developing technology for autonomous aircraft, as it aims for the first flight of the Air Teaming System (ATS) prototype in 2020.
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Lion Air and Garuda ink MRO joint venture agreement
Lion Air’s technical arm Batam Aero Technic (BAT) and Garuda Indonesia’s MRO unit GMF AeroAsia have inked a cooperation agreement that will see them jointly build and operate hangars on the Indonesian island of Batam.
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HAWK30 pseudo-satellite approved for test flights above Hawaii
HAPSMobile received a Certificate of Authorization from the US Federal Aviation Administration to fly its solar-powered HAWK30 in the stratosphere above the Hawaiian island of Lanai in FY2019.
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Bell wins IFR approval for 407GXi ahead of US Navy deadline
Bell has narrowly met a US Navy deadline to secure instrument flight rules (IFR) certification on its 407GXi light-single helicopter.
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ST Engineering Aerospace sees 26% Q2 profit increase
ST Engineering Aerospace posted an operating profit of S$79.9 million ($57.7 milion) during the second quarter of the uear, an increase of 26% compared to last year.
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Sikorsky S-92 gets search-and-rescue approval from Brazil
Sikorsky’s S-92 heavy-twin helicopter was certificated for search and rescue (SAR) use in Brazil by the National Civil Aviation Agency-Brazil.
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Germany rolls out fix for grounded Tiger fleet
Germany is working to progressively bring its Airbus Helicopters Tigers back into service after a safety issue forced their grounding on 2 August.
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Probe reveals other Khabarovsk L-410 beta-range incidents
Investigators probing the fatal crash of a Let Aircraft Industries L-410 in Russia have revealed several other incidents involving beta-range propeller pitch on the type.
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NewsGuangzhou to pilot EHang urban air mobility city concept
Chinese autonomous unmanned air vehicle (UAV) manufacturer EHang has picked its home base of Guangzhou to be the global testbed for an urban air mobility city concept.
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NewsPICTURE: New Zealand Emergency Medical Services takes two H145s
New Zealand Helicopter Emergency Services has taken delivery of its first Airbus H145 helicopters.
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NewsFraundorfer prepares clean-sheet gyrocopter for first flight
Germany's Fraundorfer Aeronautics intends to start test flights of a prototype two-seat gyrocopter this year, with a plan to introduce a six-seat version by 2025.
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UK police may buy more helicopters
The UK's National Police Air Service (NPAS) has begun a process that could see the operator acquire a batch of new helicopters.
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Video: DARPA drones swarm building
Teams of small autonomous quadcopters, in coordination with groups of small wheeled ground vehicles, swarmed around a building in a tactics test in at Fort Benning, Georgia in June.
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Recaro discloses exclusive seat deal for China Southern A350s
China Southern Airlines is equipping its Airbus A350s with Recaro seats.
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NewsGulfstream delivers first G600
Business jet maker Gulfstream has delivered the first 19-passenger G600, a milestone marking completion of a development programme the company launched in 2014.
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Video: Russia’s Sukhoi S-70 flying wing UAV makes first flight
Russia’s Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik flying wing unmanned air vehicle (UAV) made its first test flight.
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Embraer and Mongolia's Hunnu sign parts agreement
Embraer and Hunnu Air have signed a parts pooling agreement, the Brazilian airframer announced on 8 August.