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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, April 10, 2017

VOL. 179 NO. 14 April 10, 2017

Archangel Pilot Report

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COIN Machine: Flying The Iomax Archangel

Apr 05, 2017
"Robust," "effective" and "versatile" are three words that come to our test pilot’s mind after two sorties in this new-generation counterinsurgency aircraft.

Propulsion

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Rolls-Royce Might Pitch UltraFan For Boeing New Midsize Airplane

Apr 03, 2017
An UltraFan bid for Boeing’s NMA would guarantee an intense three-horse race among Rolls, Pratt & Whitney and CFM International.
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Rolls-Royce Accelerates Its UltraFan Gearbox Testing

Apr 03, 2017
The heart of Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan engine—the power gearbox—is nearing full-scale power trials, the most critical phase to date in Rolls’s push toward future civil powerplants.
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Boeing, JetBlue Back Hybrid-Electric Regional Startup

Apr 05, 2017
Startup Zunum Aero’s plans for a hybrid-electric 10-50-seat regional aircraft family attract venture-capital investment from Boeing’s new HorizonX innovation arm and JetBlue Technology Ventures.

Cybersecurity

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Do Pilots Need Cyberwarnings?

Apr 04, 2017
Flight-critical systems are purposefully protected from hackers, but if someone does get through the many layers of security, pilots may want to know about it in their tactical response to an anomaly.
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As Airlines Become Fully Digitized, Security Risks Grow

Apr 05, 2017
To best stymie security threats to the transportation sector, regulatory bodies, airlines and manufacturers are increasingly sharing key digital information.
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Air Traffic Management Faces Growing Cyberthreat

Apr 05, 2017
Though it operates in more closed networks not as susceptible to cyberattacks, ATM is going to be more of a target, with more protection required.
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Can Artificial Intelligence Protect U.S. Weapons From Cyberattacks?

Apr 03, 2017
The U.S. Air Force is researching “cyberimmune system” technology enabled by artificial intelligence.

Technology

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Subscale Flights Show Potential Of DARPA VTOL X-Plane

Apr 04, 2017
Aurora Flight Sciences builds confidence in its XV-24A LightningStrike high-speed VTOL design with subscale flights showing the configuration can convert between vertical and forward flight.
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The Week In Technology, April 3-7, 2017

Apr 03, 2017
Airbus E-Fan goes bigger; GE CEO backs electric engines; NLR trains on model aircraft; Onera tests canard bizjet; delivery drone drives to doorsteps.

Defense

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Can USAF Afford To Retire F-15 C/D Eagle?

Apr 04, 2017
The service must weigh risks posed by a short-term capability gap against moving more rapidly to a modern combat air fleet.
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Japanese Defense Ministry Declares KHI C-2 Fit For Service

Apr 05, 2017
Introduction of Japan’s new airlifter into service is greatly boosting capacity, because the type is replacing the much smaller C-1. A proposed civil version has been dropped, however.
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The Week In Defense, April 6-13, 2017

Apr 06, 2017
Germany’s battle of the heavy-lift helicopters, India to buy 100 Barak-1 missiles while it looks to replace the type, Malaysia not ready to commit to Dassault Rafale fighters, and Aero Vodochody gets back into the light fighter game.

Space

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Elon Musk Plans Rapid Shift To ‘Flight-proven’ Falcon 9s

Apr 04, 2017
For SpaceX, 100-flight reuse Falcon 9s, providing a hundredfold in savings, is on the company’s active agenda.

Avionics

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What Is The Certification Tipping Point?

Apr 07, 2017
The complexity of integrated systems and cross-border involvement have made certification costs higher than development costs for aerospace equipment.

Commercial Aviation

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Alaska Air Foresees Stronger Payoff From Virgin Merger

Apr 06, 2017
Early signs are promising as Alaska Air Group plots course for Virgin America integration, although some key decisions are still pending.
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New Russian Narrowbody Will Need Stronger Wing

Apr 06, 2017
Static tests showed that the MC-21, the first Russian airliner with a composite wing, will need that wing reinforced.
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Connected Aircraft: Real, Proven and Flying

Apr 05, 2017
A talk with Inmarsat executive Frederik Van Essen on how his company is expanding aviation connectivity.

Awards

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Aviation Week Scores Big In Trade Press Pulitzers

Apr 04, 2017
Aviation Week has won top honors in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.

Up Front

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Opinion: A Map Of Aerospace Mergers And Acquisitions

Apr 06, 2017
The story line behind the aerospace industry’s grand consolidation.

Inside Business Aviation

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The Chandelle Winery, An Aviation Icon, Is Closing

Apr 07, 2017
A panoply of distinctive aircraft grace the labels of various wines from Sonoma, California, family-owned vineyard now poised to shutter its decades-old business.

In Orbit

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Reagan Staffer Highlights Space Station’s Geopolitical Value

Apr 05, 2017
A California Republican congressman and former Reagan speechwriter recalls the close vote that saved the ISS.

Washington Outlook

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GE CEO Prioritizes Tax Reform, Deregulation

Apr 07, 2017
In this week's Washington Outlook: Jeff Immelt urges business leaders not to count on government help, ATC reform may not tax GA operators, the NRO seeks more willingness to accept risk and the Air Force and FAA to start space traffic management pilot program.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: Why America Needs A Space Corps

Apr 05, 2017
No matter how vital space power becomes to the U.S., if it is relegated to a supporting role inside the Air Force, or any other service or agency, it will always receive short shrift.