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Aviation Week & Space Technology, March 28, 2016

VOL. 178 NO. 13 March 28, 2016

Aeronautical Engineering

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Truss-Braced Wings May Find Place On Transonic Aircraft

Mar 25, 2016
Phase 1, completed in 2010, indicated a TTBW design could reduce fuel consumption by 5-10% over a conventional cantilevered wing. Now Phase 3 tackles transonic capabilities.
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Challenges In Testing Transonic Truss-Braced Wing

Mar 25, 2016
The extremely thin wing of the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing 4.5%-scale model meant the test team had to use pressure-sensitive paint, which can acquire data in areas inaccessible to conventional pressure measurements.

First Take

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First Take (March 28, 2016)

Mar 25, 2016
The first Airbus assembled in the U.S., an A321 for JetBlue Airways, made its first flight from the Mobile, Alabama, plant on March 21. The aircraft is scheduled for delivery after a few more weeks in final production.

Aircraft Interiors

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New Seat Concepts Emerge For Denser Cabin Layouts

Mar 22, 2016
Airlines explore ways to fit in more seats without squeezing passengers too much.
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Cabin Suppliers Face Challenges To Meet Airline Demand

Mar 22, 2016
Engineering trumps throughput as seat-makers’ biggest obstacle in the years ahead.

Commercial Aviation

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Landside Airport Security Scrutinized After Brussels Attack

Mar 25, 2016
Fully securing public spaces through additional security checks would be unrealistic, inefficient and costly, argues ACI Europe.
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Startup Plans to Develop Supersonic Airliner

Mar 25, 2016
Boom Technology intends to develop 40-seat, Mach 2.2 airliner that will be competitive on ticket prices with international business-class airfares.
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FlyDubai Crash Points Up Go-Around Issues

Mar 25, 2016
The FlyDubai Flight 981 crash on March 19 will no doubt renew concerns about how pilots handle the rare instances when they abort an approach.
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The Return Of Ultra-Long-Haul Flights

Mar 22, 2016
Airlines have attempted ultra-long-haul flying in the past, but more capable aircraft coupled with a reduction in fuel prices make this go-round seem more achievable.

Space

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Moscow’s 10-Year Federal Space Plan Feels Economic Pinch

Mar 23, 2016
The new space plan provides 1.4 trillion rubles ($20.5 billion) through 2025—but largely guts earlier proposals to send humans to the Moon in the next decade and leaves in doubt timing of a joint mission to Mars with the European Space Agency.
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Magellan Parlays Radarsat Experience Into Satcom Bid

Mar 23, 2016
As it completes assembly of three Radarsats for Canada, Winnipeg-based Magellan looks to enter the commercial satellite market.

Defense

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U.S. Navy Investigates 12-Fold Increase In F-18 Hypoxia Issues

Mar 24, 2016
U.S. Navy, Marine Corps engineers are focusing on oxygen and environmental systems in their search for solutions to ongoing F-18 hypoxia problems.
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Britain's MBDA Sees Export Future For Brimstone

Mar 24, 2016
After several false starts, exports look more realistic for Britain’s Brimstone.
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Russian Aerospace Procurement Falls As Currency Weakens

Mar 24, 2016
Russia received 96 new fixed-wing aircraft and 81 helicopters in 2015, a drop from 2014, the apparent peak in orders placed over the last decade.
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The Week In Defense, March 24-31, 2016

Mar 24, 2016
The U.S. Defense and State Departments scrap over speed of foreign weapons sales; tests of the PAC-3 MSE and Trident II D5; a new joint venture in India.

100 Years of Aviation Week

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Thumbnail Look At History of Aircraft Construction

Mar 25, 2016
The methods, modes and materials that go into creating an airframe have evolved throughout the years through trial and error and technological advances. Highlights of this evolution are featured.
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Manufacturing Technology Leaps Benefit Aircraft Evolution

Sep 04, 2018
The history of aviation has largely been about improving performance, and a thread running through that narrative has been industry efforts to reduce the cost of its expensive products.

Technology

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Manufacturing Tech Key To Driving Down F-35 Costs

Mar 21, 2016
Production technology has advanced over the 15 years the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has been in development. Now those advances are helping reduce the fighter’s cost.
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Retractable Floats Proposed For Lockheed C-130 Amphibian

Mar 21, 2016
Would Lockheed’s C-130J equipped with retracting floats provide the U.S. military with an amphibian answer to China’s Avic TA600 long-range flying boat?
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The Week In Technology, March 21-25, 2016

Mar 21, 2016
Icephobic rubber; nanopowder lasers; sonic-boom data probe; Congress advances delivery UAS; industry wants FVL insight.

Up Front

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Opinion: Is Commercial Aerospace Ripe For Disruption?

Mar 28, 2016
The money, talent and business model could be found to break the Airbus and Boeing duopoly, but the vision may prove more elusive.

Going Concerns

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Presidential Politics Aside, Technology Cutting A&D Headcount

Mar 25, 2016
Aerospace and Defense is confronting human-replacing advances such as digitization, 3-D printing, automation, artificial intelligence, cloud computing and connectivity, all of which are likely to reduce jobs in the industry.

Airline Intel

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BEA Report Has The Right Perspective About Germanwings

Mar 25, 2016
Report on 2015 Germanwings crash from French safety investigator BEA makes important points and avoids overreaction.

In Orbit

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Wright Brothers Offshoot Heads For Deep Space

Mar 25, 2016
Curtiss-Wright’s commercial off-the-shelf hardware has made today’s bounty of space missions and research affordable.

Washington Outlook

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Will the Protectionists Win?

Mar 25, 2016
Aerospace titan puts “faith” in political process | Voters reject the F-35 | Inspector General investigates government contracts to ULA.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: Future Of Green Aviation Is Still Gas Turbines

Mar 25, 2016
Barring a breakthrough worthy of a Nobel Prize, it is extremely unlikely electric and solar will play a significant role in reducing aviation’s environmental footprint anytime soon.

Feedback

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Letters From Our Readers (March 28, 2016)

Mar 25, 2016
Pilot warns of dangers from drones | Need for artificial gravity on long space missions noted | Proponent of U.S. opposition to expansion of Gulf carriers’ U.S. routes

Who's Where

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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (March 28, 2016)

Mar 25, 2016
Frontier Airlines has promoted Barry Biffle to chief executive officer; he will remain president, a position he has held since 2014. Before joining Frontier, Biffle was CEO of VivaColombia, the first ultra-low-cost carrier in South America, and prior to that had been executive vice president of Spirit Airlines.

Aerospace Calendar

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Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events (March 28, 2016)

Mar 25, 2016
April 1-2—Pilots Review of Proficiency (PROP) 2016. Dallas/Addison Marriott. Dallas. See turbineair.com/prop-2016 April 4-8—Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference. European Space Agency. Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands. See congrexprojects.com/2016-events/14sctc/introduction