by JVanDomelen | Jul 11, 2016 | Air, Featured, Fixed Wing
House of Representatives approves measures to halt sale of planes that could be adapted to military use. Source: US aircraft sales to Iran blocked by House, jeopardising $25bn Boeing deal | World news | The Guardian
by JVanDomelen | Jul 8, 2016 | Air, Featured, Fixed Wing
RAF FAIRFORD, UK, July 8, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, a $1.5 billion low rate initial production (LRIP) contract for the tenth lot of F135 propulsion systems to power all three variants...
by JVanDomelen | Jul 7, 2016 | Air, Featured, Fixed Wing, Rotary Wing, Satellite, Space
E-FAN 2.0 (Static display, AG Pavilion): Fully-electric, battery-powered, two-seater industrialized version of the technology demonstrator. Aimed at flight schools for initial pilot training aircraft, EIS is expected to be 2018. Germany’s GreenTec Awards gave...
by JVanDomelen | Jul 7, 2016 | Air, Featured, Rotary Wing
PROVIDENCE, RI, July 5, 2016 — Textron Aviation Inc., Textron AirLand, Textron Systems, Bell Helicopter , TRU Simulation + Training and Textron Airborne Solutions, all businesses of Textron Inc., have announced their plans for the Farnborough International...
by JVanDomelen | Jul 7, 2016 | Featured, Manned, Space
We are extremely excited to announce that Major Tim Peake will be making his first public appearance in the UK since completing his 136 day mission on the International Space Station (ISS) at the Farnborough International Airshow, both in the Space Zone and Airshow...