Pilatus Aircraft Ltd is pleased to announce that a contract has been signed with BAE Systems to supply the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) with a fleet of 55 Pilatus PC-21 turboprop aircraft, together with an integrated ground based training system and a comprehensive logistics support package. This makes it by far the biggest [...]
Indian Air Force Selects Pilatus PC-7 MkII Training System Pilatus Aircraft Ltd is proud to announce that the Indian Air Force has entered today into a contract in excess of 500 Million Swiss Francs to procure a fleet of 75 PC-7 MkII turboprop aircraft, together with an integrated ground based training system and a [...]
ATK Announces Complete Liberty System to Provide Commercial Crew Access LIBERTY SYSTEM INCLUDES SPACECRAFT, LAUNCH VEHICLE, GROUND AND MISSION OPS May 9, 2012 LOS ANGELES and ARLINGTON, Va., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — ATK (NYSE: ATK) announced today it has developed Liberty into a complete commercial crew transportation system, including the spacecraft, abort system, launch [...]
By KENNETH CHANG Take a canceled, over-budget NASA rocket, stack a workhorse European satellite launcher on top of it, and the result could be a powerful, low-cost alternative for taking people to space. Enlarge This Image ATK An artist’s conception of the proposed Liberty rocket, which would combine components of the Ares I and Ariane 5 rockets. That [...]
Antares (rocket) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Antares An artist’s rendering of the Antares rocket at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Function Medium expendable launch system Manufacturer Orbital Sciences Country of origin United States Size Height 40.5 m (133 ft)[1] Diameter 3.9 m[2] (12.8 ft) Mass ~240,000 kg[1] (530,000 lb) Stages 2 to 3[2] Capacity Payload to LEO 5,000 kg (11,000 lb)[2] Associated rockets Comparable Athena III Delta II Launch [...]
SpaceX rockets ahead, but several companies jockeying behind it in commercial space race By Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer | Associated Press – Wed, May 23, 2012 5:50 PM EDT Orbital Sciences Corp. The Boeing Company View PhotoFILE – In this Tuesday, May 22, 2012 file photo, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from space launch complex 40 at [...]
Thu May 24, 2012 4:48pm EDT * Smooth maneuvers and flashing strobe lights signal success * Astronauts will use crane to capture Dragon capsule Friday * SpaceX is one of two firms with NASA cargo contracts By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 24 (Reuters) – Space Exploration Technologies’ unmanned Dragon spaceship flew smoothly in [...]
Stuart Isett for The New York Times Technology that has been adopted by Alaska Airlines could be used at big, busy airports to cut 30 miles from a plane’s approach to the runway. By JAD MOUAWAD Starting in June, that’s exactly what actual Alaska Airlines flights will be doing when the airline begins testing the use [...]
By Graham Warwick Source: Aviation Week & Space Technology May 14 , 2012 Graham Warwick/Cedar Rapids, Iowa Having gained a foothold in the flightdecks of high-end business jets, synthetic-vision displays are moving down-range to light jets and turboprops, and preparing to step across to the military arena. Eventually the commercial airline market will follow. Meanwhile, the [...]
L-3 Continues Pushing The Envelope For Standby Instrumentation During ANN’s amazing sweep through all the news that came about as a result of the extraordinary week that was AEA’s 2012 Convention and trade Show, we saw some truly amazing gear. One of the more intriguing introductions came with L-3 Avionics Systems announcement their updated and [...]
