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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 11, 2022

VOL. 282 NO. 30 November 11, 2022
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Technology

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NASA, ULA Test Inflatable Heat Shield

Nov 10, 2022
In a joint technology demonstration, United Launch Alliance and NASA tested a 20-ft.-dia. inflatable heat shield that is intended to pave the way for a future rocket engine recovery system for ULA and a system for NASA to land heavy, human-class missions on Mars, among other uses.
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Pratt To Study Small Core Combustor SAF Work Under NASA HyTEC

Nov 10, 2022
Pratt & Whitney is expanding research work with NASA under the agency’s Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core project to demonstrate the compatibility of sustainable aviation fuels with advanced combustors for small core engines.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Dronamics To Develop Hydrogen Cargo Drone With Cranfield

Nov 09, 2022
European drone cargo airline Dronamics has partnered with the UK’s Cranfield Aerospace Solutions to integrate hydrogen fuel cell propulsion into its Black Swan long-range uncrewed cargo aircraft.

Business

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Archer, United To Launch eVTOL Air Taxis In New York

Nov 10, 2022
Archer Aviation and United Airlines have announced that their first electric air taxi route will be between Newark Liberty International Airport and New York’s Downtown Manhattan Heliport.
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Surf Air Counting On Exclusive Relationships To Carry SPAC Merger

Nov 04, 2022
Agreements in place with AeroTEC, MagniX and Textron Aviation to develop and supply electric and hybrid-electric powertrains for the Cessna Caravan are critical to Surf Air Mobility’s complex plan to go public through a merger with a blank-check company, a regulatory filing reveals.

Operations

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NASA Assessing SLS-Orion After Hurricane

Nov 10, 2022
Inspections are underway of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, which rode out a Category I hurricane at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B, with launch on the Artemis I flight test still targeted for Nov. 16.

Programs

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Kamov Ka-62 To Be Ready For Service In 2025

Nov 10, 2022
Russian Helicopters will have to recertify its new Kamov Ka-62 medium twin aircraft after replacing Western-made components.
Leonardo
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Leonardo Advances AW169 Options

Nov 09, 2022
Leonardo has secured the certifications for the latest upgrade of its AW169 twin-engine, intermediate-light helicopter.
Airbus Helicopters H120
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Community Funded H120 Upgrade Secures First Commercial Customer

Nov 09, 2022
A community funded program to upgrade the avionics suite of Airbus’ out-of-production H120 turbine light helicopter has secured its first commercial customer.
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Iran Builds New Hypersonic Ballistic Missile: Report

Nov 10, 2022
Iran has built a hypersonic ballistic missile designed to evade and defeat air defense systems, the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force said on Nov. 10.
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Boeing Starts Installed High-Power Engine Tests On T-7A

Nov 10, 2022
The test of the reheat module in the T-7A’s GE Aviation F414 turbofan kicked off a series of high-power engine tests.

Funding & Policy

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U.S. Sending Avenger Air Defense Systems To Ukraine

Nov 10, 2022
The U.S. will send four Boeing AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense systems to Ukraine as part of the latest batch of $400 million in aid, along with additional Stinger missiles and munitions for Hawk air defenses.
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Volocopter Selected For Tokyo Sustainable City Project

Nov 10, 2022
Germany’s Volocopter has been selected to participate in a project to develop a sustainable city on reclaimed land in Tokyo Bay.

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