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Aviation Week & Space Technology, October 24, 2016

VOL. 178 NO. 43 October 24, 2016

Business Aviation

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Bizjet Makers Adapt To Stagnant Market

Oct 21, 2016
From Bombardier to Piaggio, business aircraft manufacturers are making changes forced by sustained lower sales in a market besieged by negative pressures.
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New Products Give Bizjet Makers Hope For Market Bounce

Oct 21, 2016
Backlogs for new business jets now in development should help shore up deliveries over the next three years

First Take

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First Take (Oct. 24, 2016)

Oct 21, 2016
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

G500 Pilot Report

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Gulfstream G500 Pilot Report

Oct 21, 2016
Aviation Week Aircraft Evaluation Editor Fred George flies Gulfstream’s in-development G500 and finds the all-new large-cabin business jet offers impressive levels of fuel efficiency, flight-deck sophistication, pilot situational awareness and low noise coupled with natural flying characteristics

Space

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Latest Chinese Manned Space Mission Marks Step Toward Station

Oct 21, 2016
The rendezvous and docking of Shenzhou-11, a manned mission launched on Oct. 17, with the Tiangong-2 orbiting laboratory relied on improved technology.
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How ESA, Roscosmos Are Furthering Mars Exploration Technologies

Oct 21, 2016
Although ExoMars mission's landing demonstration may have failed, the orbiter’s mission to search for life will continue.
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Orbital ATK’s Antares Returns To Flight

Oct 19, 2016
NASA’s faltering commercial-spaceflight endeavor enjoys a spectacular return to flight of the Orbital ATK Antares launcher laden with supplies for the International Space Station (ISS).
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ExoMars’s Schiaparelli Demonstrator Set To Land On Mars

Oct 18, 2016
The ExoMars—for “exobiology on Mars”—mission begins with a landing demonstration.

Aerospace In China

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Big Avic Civil Programs: Turboprop, Chopper, Flying Boat

Oct 19, 2016
The MA700 is progressing too slowly to make its scheduled first flight in June 2017.
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Comac C919 Likely To Fly In Second-Quarter 2017

Oct 21, 2016
An unannounced slippage in C919 flight testing implies a delay in the undisclosed target for first delivery, which had previously been set for 2019.

Technology

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NASA, United Technologies Research Center Set Boundary Layer Fan Test

Oct 20, 2016
Engineers from Glenn Research Center and UTRC will begin wind-tunnel tests of first fan set designed specifically for boundary layer ingestion early next month.
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Boeing Using 3-D Printing To Improve Flight-Test Precision

Oct 18, 2016
Boeing’s use of additive manufacturing is one for the record books, Guinness World Records, but more recently it's also helping with flight-testing capabilities.
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The Week In Technology, Oct. 17-21, 2016

Oct 17, 2016
Unmanned in the news: AeroVironment’s Snipe nano; UAS expert heads Airbus A3; VTOL Aerosonde ready; Rwanda leads drone delivery.

Commercial Aviation

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Singapore LCCs Target Fleet Expansion

Oct 18, 2016
Improving cooperation between Singapore Airlines’ two low-cost carrier subsidiaries is one part of its plans for fleet expansion.
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Will Europe’s Regional Airlines Keep Growing Through 2017?

Oct 17, 2016
European regional airlines are cautiously optimistic about continued growth, and regional aircraft OEMs worldwide are also reaping the benefits.
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FAA Eyes 'Free' Surveillance Network Overhaul

Oct 21, 2016
By vacating 50 MHz of L-band spectrum, the FAA and three other federal agencies could land billions in cash for needed infrastructure upgrades—if they can agree on how to do it.

Defense

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Lockheed Details Hybrid Wing-Body Future Tanker

Oct 24, 2016
The new battlefield necessitates a short-takeoff, lower-signature—if not fully stealthy—refueling aircraft that moves away from the commercial-derivative tankers of years past, Lockheed Martin says.
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Royal Navy Builds Autonomous Experience In Unmanned Warrior

Oct 18, 2016
Autonomous aerial, surface and underwater vehicles gathered in Scotland for a technological showcase.
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Report Raises Chance Of More Australian F/A-18 Super Hornets

Oct 21, 2016
An Australian parliamentary panel calls for “a hedging strategy to address the risk of a capability gap resulting from further delays to the acquisition of the F-35A.”
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India Reassessing Global Tanker Tender

Oct 17, 2016
Now that India has reset the clock on replacing its Ilyushin Il-78MKIs, look to Boeing to enter its 767-based KC-46 tanker and Airbus to try to revive A330 MRTT deal.
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U.S. Air Force Not Releasing UH-1N Replacement Performance Specs

Oct 21, 2016
After ditching its Common Vertical Lift Support Platform program in 2013 and shying away from two Black Hawk plans, the Air Force is about to try again to replace the vintage UH-1N Huey.
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The Week In Defense, Oct. 20-27, 2016

Oct 20, 2016
In this week’s roundup: India buys Russian SAMs; Taiwan begins production of a Patriot-like air defense system; U.S. Air Force prepares to send a powerful telescope to Australia; and Malaysia gets an up-close look at Typhoon fighters.

Up Front

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Opinion: How To Colonize Mars

Oct 19, 2016
Musk’s approach is flawed. If he truly believes that what is at stake is the long-term survival of humanity, then he should not expect to charge people $200,000 for the trip, opines Antoine Gelain.

Going Concerns

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Opinion: Aerospace And Defense Markets Getting Tougher

Oct 20, 2016
While boosters and skeptics disagree on where the commercial and defense budget cycles are, most say the current business environment is no place for amateurs.

Airline Intel

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Opinion: Why ICAO’s Emissions Deal Will Not Make A Difference

Oct 20, 2016
ICAO’s Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation will let airlines grow without being penalized for the environmental damage they cause.

Inside Business Aviation

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Enstrom Helicopter Expects Trainer Certification Next Year

Oct 20, 2016
Can a new trainer lift Enstrom’s fortunes?

Leading Edge

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Raytheon Funded to Field Long-Delayed Naval F-35 GPS Landing System

Oct 21, 2016
After almost two decades of development, the GPS-based Joint Precision Approach and Landing System is on the final stretch to deployment on U.S. Navy ships that will operate the F-35 JSF and unmanned MQ-25 Carrier-Based Aerial Refueling System

In Orbit

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Real Work Underway To Keep Mars Travelers Alive

Oct 19, 2016
First on the international space station, then in cislunar habitats, NASA is set to begin researching human survivability for travel to Mars.

Washington Outlook

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Congressmen Urge Tougher Response To Russia’s Mystery Missile

Oct 21, 2016
Pentagon should apply sanctions and prepare a military plan to halt deployment of ground-launched cruise missile, they argue.

Feedback

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Letters From Our Readers (Oct. 24, 2016)

Oct 28, 2016
Readers comment on demise of FastJet; empowering young female talent; carry-on woes; airport adequacy and abandoned routes.

Who's Where

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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (October 24, 2016)

Oct 21, 2016
Christian Scherer named CEO of ATR Aircraft. Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance appoints executives.

Aerospace Calendar

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Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events (Oct. 24, 2016)

Oct 21, 2016
Upcoming aviation and aerospace industry events and Aviation Week Network events