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Aviation Week & Space Technology, July 18, 2016

VOL. 178 NO. 29 July 18, 2016

Defense

Next Challenges For F-35: Logistics And Data-Sharing

Jul 15, 2016

As the global F-35 enterprise transitions from concept to reality, leaders must tackle new logistics and policy challenges.

Despite Brexit, U.K. Not Holding Back On New Aircraft

Jul 15, 2016

British governments come and go, but it appears to be business as usual for Britain’s defense post-Brexit.

USAF Reserve Eyes Future B-21 Stealth Bomber Mission

Jul 14, 2016

Air Force Reserve gains B-1 and B-52 experience as it looks for a place within the future B-21 bomber enterprise.

Fighter Makers Cast Wary, Or Optimistic, Eye On Canada

Jul 15, 2016

Canada reengages fighter jet makers and foreign governments as it searches for answers on how to replace the CF-18 Hornet.

Arrival Of U.K.’s F-35s Buoys Post-Brexit Defense Outlook

Jul 12, 2016

F-35s take center stage at the Royal International Air Tattoo—two years later than planned—and seem to have bolstered the country’s mood about its defense outlook.

Y-20 Deliveries Begin, China Reportedly Plans Larger Aircraft

Jul 12, 2016

Extensive predevelopment, beginning in the early 1990s, must have helped shorten the Y-20 program.

The Week In Defense, July 14-21

Jul 14, 2016

Boeing’s KC-46 fix; Pentagon seeks industry’s help for satcom; gathering data on pilot air quality; North Korean missile launch follows THAAD deal.

First Take

First Take (July 18, 2016)

Jul 15, 2016

Boeing’s KC-46A tanker has successfully refueled a Boeing C-17 after installation of hydraulic pressure-relief valves in the telescoping boom to alleviate higher-than-expected axial loads that previously prevented refueling of the heavy airlifter.

Commercial Aviation

Airbus A380 Production Cut ‘Inevitable’

Jul 15, 2016

Market forces point to the A380's demise, sooner rather than later, although Airbus executives say they remain optimistic production will ramp up eventually.

777X, MOM And New MAX Variants Under Study

Jul 15, 2016

Boeing releases more details on future plans, including some hints of how its Middle-of-the-Market aircraft will play out.

GE Reveals ‘Next-Gen’ GEnx-1B Upgrade Study For 787

Jul 15, 2016

Technology for the next-gen GEnx engine is focused on an array of hot-section parts made from lightweight ceramic matrix composites.

Russia, China Agree On Long-Range, Widebody Airliner Partnership

Jul 12, 2016

Beijing, Moscow plan a joint company to develop their proposed airliner.

Qatar Airways Expands With Latin American, Italian Airline Deals

Jul 15, 2016

Gulf carrier Qatar Airways continues its expansion strategy: It owns 15% of IAG and now wants 10% of LATAM and 49% of Meridiana.

Space Propulsion

Mars Orbiter Draws Interest As SEP Testbed

Jul 13, 2016

NASA looks for flexibility in its uses for solar-electric propulsion, in part to avoid political pitfalls.

LauncherOne Rocket Test Runs To Half Mission Cycle

Jul 12, 2016

Virgin Galactic’s LauncherOne project has kick-started the creation of new, vertically integrated, rocket development and manufacturing capabilities in California.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Applies ‘New Space’ Techniques To Traditional Work

Jul 11, 2016

Design initiatives and lower manufacturing concepts devised for new space are being used for the latest mainstream space projects.

General Aviation

FAA, Industry Aim To Mitigate GA Crashes With Tech, Human Factors

Jul 13, 2016

FAA and industry are searching high and low for interventions and technologies to help keep recreational pilots and their passengers flying another day.

Europeans Make Inroads On Electric Aircraft Prototypes

Jul 14, 2016

At AirVenture 2008, electrics were all the rage. Eight years and numerous prototypes later, very few have made it to production and delivery, but at least three European manufacturers—Pipistrel, Airbus and Siemens—are working hard toward that goal.

Face to Face

Taxpayers Will Profit From C Series, Says Quebec Premier

Jul 13, 2016

In an interview with Aviation Week, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard expressed confidence that his government’s C Series investment would pan out for taxpayers.

Business

Triumph Follows Spirit’s Lead In Tier 1 Turnaround

Jul 15, 2016

New CEOs at top Tier 1 aerospace suppliers Spirit AeroSystems and Triumph Group tackle the competing pressures of meeting high production-rate demands while reducing supply-chain costs.

Propulsion

Rolls Readies New Power For Boeing 787, Airbus A350-1000

Jul 11, 2016

Rolls-Royce has a lot riding on key first flights of its XWB-87 engine on the A350-1000 and its Trent 1000 TEN on the 787.

GE Details Three-Stream Fighter Engine Test Plan

Jul 11, 2016

GE and the U.S. Air Force are conducting advanced compressor and fan rig testing that could lead to a follow-on development and test regime of full three-stream, adaptive combat engines.

Technology

U.K. Backs Aerospace R&D Projects, But Not Replacing EU Funds Yet

Jul 15, 2016

U.K. releases more government and industry money for commercial aerospace R&D projects. The post-Brexit future is unclear for EU-funded efforts.

Quality Of Crowd-Designed UAVs Surprises Airbus

Jul 14, 2016

Airbus announces winners of the cargo-drone crowdsourcing design challenge run with Local Motors, calling the quality of entries “enormous and astounding” and the cocreation process “a breath of fresh air.”

Airbus: Hybrid-Power Helicopters Not Practical Yet

Jul 12, 2016

Airbus Helicopters has flight tested hybrid-electric propulsion but says batteries and motors must improve dramatically before it becomes practical and valuable to the customer.

The Week in Technology, July 11-15, 2016

Jul 11, 2016

Airbus flies electric ECS; Safran’s high power-density diesel; can digital chemistry grow UAVs?; IAI’s Bigger Role in Clean Sky 2; ultracapacitor energy storage for cargo airship.

Manufacturing

Suppliers Unveil Major Additive Manufacturing Investments

Jul 12, 2016

Suppliers increasingly distinguish themselves with investments in additive manufacturing.

Going Concerns

From Tailwinds To Headwinds, Business Is Slowing

Jul 13, 2016

While the environment is not quite recessionary, industry can expect a business slowdown this year.

Airline Intel

Analysis: What Airlines Want In Middle-Market Aircraft

Jul 11, 2016

An Aviation Week/Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey of airlines reveals how technologically challenging it would be for a manufacturer to launch a middle-market aircraft.

In Orbit

Japan’s ISS Lab Proves Its Worth

Jul 13, 2016

JAXA has achieved long-term success for its JEM space lab on the ISS by sticking to its original plan as much as possible, regardless of short-term priorities.

Washington Outlook

Republicans Push Boeing-Iran Ban

Jul 15, 2016

GOP-controlled House passes language that could block Treasury Department from issuing license necessary to allow sale of U.S. commercial aircraft to Iran.

Viewpoint

Opinion: Can Aircraft And Space Traffic Coexist?

Jul 14, 2016

Currently, the FAA must clear large blocks of airspace around launch and recovery sites.

Feedback

Letters From Our Readers (July 18, 2016)

Jul 14, 2016

Pros, cons and misunderstanding of multilateration (MLAT) coverage; subsidy debate reemerges with advent of new single-aisle competitors; CG in Raptor aircraft; F-35 skeptics and defenders

Who's Where

New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (July 18, 2016)

Jul 15, 2016

Peter van der Horst has been appointed managing director of KLM UK Engineering Ltd., based in Norwich, England. The company specializes in maintenance for regional and narrowbody aircraft.

Aerospace Calendar

Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events (July 18, 2016)

Jul 15, 2016

Aerospace Calendar July 9-Dec. 3 —AOPA Flight Instructor Refresher Course. Various Locations. See aopa.org/forms/event-calendar/FIRC_ONSITE

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Defense

First Take

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Face to Face

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Technology

Manufacturing

Going Concerns

Airline Intel

In Orbit

Washington Outlook

Viewpoint

Feedback

Who's Where

Aerospace Calendar