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Aviation Week & Space Technology, May 30, 2016

VOL. 178 NO. 22 May 30, 2016

Commercial Aviation

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Early Start For E190-E2 Flight-Test Program

May 27, 2016
Results of Embraer’s E190-E2 first flight portend smooth entry into service.
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MS804 Mystery Endures

May 26, 2016
Despite some automated messages indicating smoke in a lavatory and electronics bay sent just before the crash, investigators are no closer to understanding what brought down EgyptAir Flight 804.
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Alitalia Bouncing Back Toward Profitability

May 23, 2016
Alitalia is on track to finally be in the black, largely with help from its biggest stakeholder, Etihad Airways.
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The Next Big Thing In Performance-Based Navigation

Jun 14, 2016
With minimal effort, airlines will be able to take advantage of the most advantageous, curvaceous new NextGen procedures with their older-generation jets.
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Asia’s Aircraft Finance Industry Growing As Global Market Force

May 26, 2016
With Asian airlines experiencing rapid growth, aviation has attracted a diversified group of financiers in the region. Now that group is looking beyond its home market.
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Asian LCCs Keep Aircraft Orders Coming, Launch Alliance

May 25, 2016
To handle explosive growth and the potential for more, Asian LCCs are continuing major aircraft orders and the smaller carriers are creating alliances.

Military Sensors

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UTAS Evolves U-2’s SYERS Into A Family Of Sensors

May 27, 2016
Once classified, the U-2’s Senior Year Electro-optical Reconnaissance System—UTC Aerospace Systems’ SYERS—has added capabilities while spawning derivatives that equip a range of platforms.
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Raytheon Adds Bands for Multispectral Targeting

May 27, 2016
Raytheon’s MTS is the sensor ball on a wide range of platforms. Now the company is leveraging that real estate to bring onboard new targeting capabilities.
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Machine Learning Key To Automatic Target Recognition

May 26, 2016
DARPA uses machine learning advances to improve automatic target recognition, helping pilots make decisions in high-speed combat against enemy air defenses.

Technology

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Quasi-FBW Maximizes Special-Ops Chinook Capabilities

May 25, 2016
Boeing moves into development of the Active Parallel Actuator Subsystem to enable Chinook helicopters to be flown to their performance limits while improving safety and reducing wear and tear on components.
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Blue Abyss—World’s Deepest Indoor Space Training Pool

May 26, 2016
When completed in 2018, the Blue Abyss space-environment simulation pool will be the largest in the world.
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Australia, U.S. Complete Mach 7.5 Hypersonic Test

May 25, 2016
The HIFiRE program is designed to explore the fundamental science of hypersonic flight and pave the way for future generations of high-speed propulsion systems, vehicles and weapons.
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The Week In Technology, May 23-27, 2016

May 23, 2016
Vertical flight in the news: Boeing’s Phantom Swift looks ahead; Lilium unveils electric VTOL; AVX and Karem advance FVL designs; AHS and Sikorsky announce new prize; Closer look at Leonardo’s AW169.

Business Aviation

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Aerion To Submit Supersonic Bizjet Type Application By 2017

May 27, 2016
The timing coincides with the 2017 imposition of new Stage 5 noise restrictions. Aerion will have five years to present an actual aircraft for final approval.

Space

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Orbital ATK Looks To Moon As It Prepares For LEO

May 24, 2016
Technicians at Virginia’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport erected an Antares first stage outfitted with two Russian RD-181 rocket engines.
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India’s Low-Cost Ride To Space

May 26, 2016
The head of India’s space research agency predicts a reusable rocket could lead to a 10-fold drop in launch prices.

Defense

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Engineers Reveal Challenges Behind Testing Britain’s Taranis

May 25, 2016
UCAV technologies pose new challenges for flight testing, including safety and security.
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Link Likely Between Australian, U.S. Special Mission Aircraft Programs

May 27, 2016
In too much of a coincidence, Washington and Canberra both want Gulfstream G550s for hush-hush operations.
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The Lasting Effects Of India’s AW101 Scandal

May 23, 2016
Senior India air force officers stress that a permanent solution is needed for the country’s out-of-date VVIP helicopter transport situation.
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Egypt, Sri Lanka Express Interest In India’s Tejas

May 24, 2016
The first squadron of Tejas light fighters is expected to begin operations later this year.
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Six-Month Setback For KC-46A Tanker Program

May 27, 2016
Technology and supply-chain issues are causing another delay of at least six months for Boeing’s KC-46A aerial refueling tanker program.
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The Week In Defense, May 26-June 2, 2016

May 26, 2016
Sandia lab management contract is up for grabs; F-35 arrives in Netherlands for noise tests; U.S., Germany train against electronic threats.

Up Front

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Opinion: For Defense Investors, Growth Matters

May 26, 2016
The defense industry has seen some very impressive stock price moves due to investor willingness to fund growth.

Inside Business Aviation

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Boeing’s 787 BBJ Lords Over Bizjets At EBACE 2016

May 27, 2016
The third 787 converted for private haulage is simply the latest opulently outfitted Boeing Business Jet.

Leading Edge

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Industry: FVL Needs To Move Faster To Survive

May 27, 2016
Bitter experience led the U.S. Army to plan a 20-year program to field an advanced high-speed rotorcraft. Industry insists it can move faster—and needs to, to protect the program from budget changes.

In Orbit

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What Happens When Someone Builds A ‘Hitler Robot?’

May 25, 2016
Future times are upon us, with everything from advanced data analysis to robots gone rogue discussed at the opening of The Washington Post’s new conference center.

Washington Outlook

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KC-46A Could Face Funding Cuts, Restructuring

May 27, 2016
Tanker woes continue; Boeing 737 deal follows end of Vietnam arms embargo; lawmakers order F-35 to break out modernization effort.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: Help Commercial Space And Go To Mars—How NASA Can Do Both

May 27, 2016
We are ready to commercialize low Earth orbit. NASA should help but focus long-term on getting humans to Mars.