All articles by John Croft – Page 29
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FARNBOROUGH: Bell, CMC build better velocity sensor
Bell Helicopter from next year will offer an enhanced automated approach-to-hover and hover-hold capability for the Bell 412EP and other models as part of a development project with CMC Electronics.
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FARNBOROUGH: Pratt & Whitney commits to Firth Rixson rings
Firth Rixson on Monday signed a 10-year agreement with Pratt & Whitney to deliver seamless ring forging requirements for P&W's entire line of commercial...
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FARNBOROUGH: ITT signs first ADS-B surveillance data customer
ITT has signed the first customer to receive air traffic surveillance data from its nascent automatic dependent surveillance
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FARNBOROUGH: Sikorsky develops all-electric Firefly
Sikorsky has revealed that it has developed an all-electric 200hp (150kW) helicopter, the Firefly, that will be unveiled later this month and fly later this...
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FARNBOROUGH: Sargent signals a united front
Tucson-based Sargent Aerospace & Defence has come to Farnborough with a message for all the integrators and manufacturers keen to consolidate the traditional tangled web of supplier arrangements accompanying a major aerospace project: we are here to help.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: AgustaWestland unveils 'game-changing' AW169
AgustaWestland has officially launched the AW169, a new 4.5t class twin helicopter meant to challenge Eurocopter's Dauphin and EC145 lines.
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FARNBOROUGH: Bell's John Garrison: Buzz before Business
Global travel is not generally a flight plan option for a light-twin helicopter, but the Bell 429 is not a typical rotorcraft. Bell president and chief executive...
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NewsOSHKOSH: Show of spirit
Miserable sales, plummeting new pilot starts, airports on the brink - elements that would dampen any other party become minor distractions when the GA faithful descend on Oshkosh, Wisconsin in late July. That unstoppable spirit will once again shine next week when the world's largest general aviation gathering comes to ...
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OSHKOSH: Optimism prevails against all odds
US general aviation's community spirit is helping it through some tough times - as exemplified by a small airfield in Maryland
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FLIGHT TEST: Gobosh 700 - What's in a name?
The Gobosh 700 light sport aircraft caused a stir when it appeared at Lee airport. What is it like to fly?
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FARNBOROUGH: CFM to certify step decrease in 737 fuel burn by end July
CFM International says it will certificate its upgraded CFM56-7BE engine for the Next Generation Boeing 737 with the US Federal Aviation Administration and European Aviation Safety Agency by the end of July, replacing the existing -7B engine on the Boeing production line by mid-2011.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Sikorsky X2 cleared for sprint to 250kt
Sikorsky president Jeff Pino says the company has cleared the X2 technology demonstrator flight team to proceed with flight tests that are likely to see...
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FARNBOROUGH: P&WC starts work on advanced turboprop for regional airliners
Pratt & Whitney Canada has begun developing an advanced turboprop engine for the regional airline sector, aiming for double-digit reductions in fuel burn...
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FARNBOROUGH: GE Aviation’s Joyce: continuing the course of innovation
David Joyce, president and chief executive of GE Aviation, sees a silver lining to the economic overcast that has settled in over the commercial aviation...
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Sensis to receive NASA “Airportal” research contract
NASA's Langley Research Centre plans to issue a task order to Sensis to perform a cost-benefit analysis, integration study and human-in-the-loop simulation...
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NewsNTSB faults Continental captain in 2008 Denver excursion
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today determined that the captain of a Continental Airlines Boeing 737-500 that ran off the left side...
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FAA revisits private corporate travel rules
The US Federal Aviation Administration is taking a fresh look at rules that prohibit corporate operators from being reimbursed for the full cost of a private...
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FAA promotes upset recovery aid
The US Federal Aviation Administration is asking airline, cargo, air taxi and fractional flight departments to incorporate upset recovery aids developed...
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FARNBOROUGH: NextGen flight management system: masterminding the cockpit
Little did Honeywell know in the late 1970s when it introduced the idea of a performance management system for the Boeing 757 and 767 that slightly more...
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FARNBOROUGH: Narrowbody engines: divergent paths to a common destination
Rivalry is alive and well when it comes to the "best" architecture for a new jet engine that will deliver the mandates of the next-generation narrowbody...