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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, July 17, 2017

VOL. 179 NO. 28 July 17, 2017

General Aviation

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Flight Testing New Upset Recovery Guidance System

Jul 10, 2017
New flight-display cues will give pilots a fighting chance in an aircraft upset.
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Autothrottle Feature Provides Hands-Free Turboprop Power

Jul 12, 2017
From takeoff to touchdown, IS&S’s new aftermarket autothrottle manages power and observes limits for non-Fadec turboprops.
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GAMA: Electrics Chart Route To General Aviation Rebirth

Jul 13, 2017
Propellers where there once were winglets, blown-wings instead of flaps. Welcome to the paradigm shift for aircraft design.
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Sikorsky Seeks Sales For Fixed-Wing PZL M28

Jul 11, 2017
A helicopter manufacturer is keen to find out if its fixed-wing acquisition—a rugged twin-engine turboprop that can transport heavy loads on short, unimproved runways—is the right recipe for international markets.
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Airbus Urban Mobility Plans Could Debut Before 2025

Jul 11, 2017
Airbus has set itself a goal of having a serialized production Urban Air Mobility (UAM) system ready for testing in a major city as early as 2023.

Interview

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Rockwell Collins’s Big Bet On Smart Airplanes

Jul 11, 2017
CEO says acquisition of B/E Aerospace will make Rockwell Collins a leader in smart airplanes and says company already is benefiting from a rebound in defense.

Propulsion

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AquaMAV Borrows From Nature’s Design

Jul 13, 2017
Aquatic UAV technology could find uses beyond environmental sampling.

Technology

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NASA Plots Course To Even Quieter HWB Airliner

Jul 13, 2017
NASA develops an airliner concept that could reduce by more than 90% the area around an airport that is exposed to elevated noise, unlocking potential for continued capacity growth.
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The Week In Technology, July 10-14, 2017

Jul 10, 2017
Volvo's owner buys into flying cars; Paris airport installs drone detector; UTAS to codevelop laser air data system; Hybird + tiltotor = long-endurance VTOL; Europe takes next hybrid-electric steps.

Space

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ESA Drives To Move Past Galileo Clock Issue

Jul 13, 2017
The European Space Agency says its well on the way to a full constellation of 24 operational satellites, the continuing renewal of which would probably require an average two satellites to be launched every year.
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Business Voices On New National Space Council To Be Determined

Jul 12, 2017
President Trump has chartered a new National Space Council, and its chairman, the vice president, says America will go to the Moon, Mars and will lead in space.
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Risks And Opportunities In The Small Satellite Market

Jul 13, 2017
Industry analysts caution that investment does not equal ultimate success.

Defense

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Japanese Fighter Engine Program Advances To Core Testing

Jul 10, 2017
IHI Corp. has delivered a core demonstrator for a fighter engine that will be more than three times as powerful as any Japan has previously developed.
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The New Crop Of Low-Cost ISR Or Attack Aircraft

Jul 12, 2017
Companies are transforming Air Tractor and Thrush agricultural aircraft into low-cost but bomb-heavy strike aircraft.
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Austria Plans Phase-Out Of Costly Eurofighters

Jul 11, 2017
Vienna looks to remove controversial Eurofighters from service by 2020.
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The Week In Defense, July 13-20, 2017

Jul 13, 2017
Thailand buys South Korean T-50 trainers, Pakistan tests short-range missile, Kratos wins a satcom study contract and BAE to upgrade electronic warfare systems for U.S. Special Operations aircraft.

Commercial Aviation

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FAA Bills Spark Debates On Training, ATC, Drones And Sonic Booms

Jul 14, 2017
ATC privatization is not the only hot-button issue brewing in congressional FAA reauthorization measures.

Up Front

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Opinion: How Will Pentagon Acquisition Change Under Trump?

Jul 12, 2017
Textron’s Ellen Lord will likely be confirmed as undersecretary for acquisition, but the role is in flux.

Inside Business Aviation

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Oshkosh 2017: 500,000 People,10,000 Airplanes, Uber Elevation

Jul 14, 2017
EEA AirVenture will mark the anniversaries of aviation and aerospace events including the Doolittle Raid, formation of the U.S. Air Force and Apollo 1 disaster.

Washington Outlook

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Trump Administration Fights Creation Of Space Corps

Jul 14, 2017
In this week’s Washington Outlook: Defense Secretary Mattis says a Space Corps would create a narrower approach to space operations, Senator wants to set up X-Prize to solve hypoxia problem, and AIA’s Melcher will leave his job in December.

Editorial

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Opinion: Where Is Trump Headed On Space?

Jul 14, 2017
Two cheers for restarting the space council. Now who for NASA administrator?