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Aviation Week & Space Technology, March 30, 2015

VOL. 177 NO. 12 March 30, 2015

Civil Aircraft Advances

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NASA’s Sustainable Airliner Project Goals In Sight

Mar 26, 2015
The seventh and final year of NASA’s Environmentally Responsible Aviation project is on target for a grand finale: the goal of simultaneous cuts in drag, weight, fuel burn, noise and emissions seems eminently doable moving forward.
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A Reversed, Tilted Future For Pratt’s Geared Turbofan?

Mar 26, 2015
As bypass ratios increase and engine cores get smaller, Pratt & Whitney comes up with a unique solution to the challenges of small scales inside future turbofans.
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Clean Sky 2 Further Focuses European Aeronautics Research

Mar 27, 2015
How well the Clean Sky 2 research program balances near- and long-term technologies could prove crucial to Europe’s civil-aircraft industry
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EcoDemonstrator Testing Steps Up

Mar 27, 2015
Boeing assesses 787 ecoDemonstrator results as 757 debuts to focus on aerodynamic tests

First Take

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First Take (March 30, 2015)

Mar 27, 2015
​DEFENSE Korea Aerospace Industries has selected Airbus Helicopters’ H155 as the basis for the Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) to enter service in 2020 and derivative Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) to become operational with the South Korean army in 2022. The army needs at least 200 LAHs.

Technology

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Convertiplane Developer Aims For Mid-Year Flight Tests

Mar 23, 2015
Elytron Aircraft plans to begin flight tests this summer of a two-seat, proof-of-concept tiltwing aircraft designed to take off and land like a helicopter but operate from point to point at fixed-wing speeds.
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OneWeb Taps Rockwell Collins For Low-Cost Satcom Phased Array

Mar 23, 2015
Driving down the costs of electronically steered phased arrays opens up new commercial and military opportunities.
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757 EcoDemo Focuses On Laminar And Active Flow

Mar 25, 2015
Test flights are getting underway of a Boeing 757 with an actively blown vertical tail and new wing-leading-edge sections, which could pave the way for the wider use of natural laminar and active flow control technology in future airliner designs.
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The Week In Technology, March 23-27, 2015

Mar 25, 2015
Moth inspires agile thinking; aerospike rocket looks for liftoff; tethered UAVs for safer cities; Amazon a step closer to delivery drones and other unmanned news
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ADS-B Retrofit Market Heats Up

Mar 30, 2015
Competition is driving ADS-B prices down, but installation complexities continue to dominate costs.

Commercial Aviation

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Germanwings Crash Spurs Debate About Cockpit Procedures

Mar 27, 2015
Investigators of downed Germanwings find that the first officer “deliberately crashed” the Airbus A320 into the side of a mountain; debates about psychological oversight of pilots and cockpit access are already beginning.
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Pilot-Proofing Cockpits Takes Center Stage

Mar 27, 2015
Germanwings crash could spur a revival of technology solutions to scuttle deliberate pilot, passenger actions to down an aircraft.
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Finmeccanica Reassesses ATR And SuperJet Investments

Mar 27, 2015
CEO Mauro Moretti is grappling with the Italian group’s debt in a bid to restore Finmeccanica to profitability by the end of this decade.
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Joint Project On Controllers Moves Europe Toward SES

Mar 24, 2015
European ANSPs highlight progress on SES through common controller definition being developed jointly across four countries.
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FAA Data Illuminates U.S. Airline Industry Transition

Mar 24, 2015
FAA’s deep dive into historical airline figures reveals how radically the industry has restructured over the past 20 years.
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All-Business-Class La Compagnie To Expand To London

Mar 27, 2015
The new French carrier has 55-65% load factors between Newark and Paris—so why will it soon fly to London?

Space

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Long March 7 Is Delayed Again, Due To Fly In 2016

Mar 25, 2015
A new problem may have emerged to push the Long March 7 first flight into 2016.
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Private-Sector Players Eye LEO Space Tug

Mar 25, 2015
Commercial fleet operator SES is talking to Lockheed Martin and other suppliers about the potential to service spacecraft in geostationary orbit.

Close Air Support

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USAF Eyes New Era Of Close Air Support

Mar 30, 2015
Despite failed attempts to retire the A-10, the U.S. Air Force looks to a new generation of technologies and tactics for close air support mission.

Defense

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Planned Cuts In Defense Concern Britain’s Allies

Mar 26, 2015
Further cuts to Britain’s defense spending next year could mean the U.K. falls below NATO’s requirement of 2% of GDP, prompting concerns about the country’s defense aspirations.
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Tight Malaysian Finances Raise Saab Gripen Chances

Mar 27, 2015
Malaysia will probably order fighters in 2016-20 to replace a MiG-29 fleet that is already declining. The timing may be too late for the Super Hornet.
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Carrier Schedule Depends On Fastener Fix

Mar 27, 2015
Whether the U.S. Navy keeps to the new schedule and cost estimates for the CVN 78 Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier may come down to just how well a set of redesigned fasteners for the ship's Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) survives a new round of extremely important tests.

Up Front

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Opinion: Bold Moves Reposition The Once-Staid Alcoa

Mar 26, 2015
The last nine months were earth-shattering for Alcoa.

Going Concerns

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With Consolidation, Midtier A&D Providers Bulk Up

Mar 26, 2015
What could spur Alcoa to pony up maybe $5 billion in less than a year? Aerospace and defense market share

Airline Intel

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Opinion: Air Transport Needs Better Dispute Settlement Process

Mar 27, 2015
The world of air transport has experienced two major disputes that have led to fierce discussions bordering on open hostility, serious threats and tensions that have not been easy to overcome. First the European Commission (EC) tried to impose its view of how aviation should tackle the increase of CO2 emissions on the rest of the industry and was stopped only at the last minute when it became clear a trade war would be unavoidable. Then European and U.S. airlines launched a massive anti-Gulf carrier campaign.

Commander’s Intent

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Opinion: T-X Points To Unhealthy Defense Partnership

Mar 26, 2015
The U.S. likes to talk about international defense partnerships, but the reality is that the home industry’s interests always come first.

In Orbit

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Investors Bullish On Pending LEO Economy

Apr 01, 2015
Smallsats in low Earth orbit have captured the interest of deep-pocket investors who see new technologies and applications offering substantial returns.

Washington Outlook

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Moving ATC From FAA, Catching A Space Rock, More Than ISR

Mar 27, 2015
The airlines back the idea of privatizing the FAA’s ATC roles; NASA picks its asteroid direction; McCain sets defense priorities; and Chuck Norris defends the A-10.

Editorial

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Editorial: As Government and Industry Talk, Look to the Labs

Mar 27, 2015
USAF leaders have launched their so-called Bending the Cost Curve program aimed at driving drive down the cost of weapons and other systems.

Who's Where

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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (March 30, 2015)

Mar 26, 2015
John Harrison has been appointed general counsel for the Airbus Group. He has been group general counsel of Technip in Paris and succeeds Peter M. Kleinschmidt, who will remain senior legal adviser to the CEO and the group general counsel. Pierre de Bausset has been named president of Airbus Group India, succeeding Yves Guillaume, who will remain until the end of 2015. De Bausset has been the group’s corporate secretary

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