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Aviation Week & Space Technology, October 5, 2020

VOL. 182 NO. 40 October 05, 2020
Credit: Loon

Air Traffic Management

SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink-11 mission launch
article

Newer Actors Driving Evolution Of Air Traffic Management

Sep 28, 2020
With air traffic activity suppressed by the coronavirus pandemic, the ATM community is forward-focused on future scenarios.

Hydrogen and Aviation

NACA Project Bee B-57B
article

Hydrogen Combustion Challenges Face Engine-Makers

Sep 30, 2020
Advanced combustors and new thermodynamic cycles are under study to exploit the energy potential of liquid hydrogen fuel.
NASA’s 1984 Crash Impact Demonstration
article

Aviation Must Address Public’s Image Of Hydrogen As Unsafe

Oct 02, 2020
Despite much evidence to the opposite, the public’s image of hydrogen in aviation was set by the 1937 Hindenburg fire.
contrails
article

Will Contrails Be Hydrogen Fuel’s Achilles' Heel?

Oct 01, 2020
Water vapor from hydrogen-fueled aircraft will generate more contrails, but research is needed to understand persistence and mitigation.

Electric Propulsion

battery-powered Robinson R44
article

Electric R44 Offers An Alternative Path To Urban Air Mobility

Oct 01, 2020
Eco Helicopters sees a quicker route to urban air mobility via Tier 1 Engineering’s electric-powered Robinson R44.
Heart’s ES-19
article

Swedish Startup Targets Zero-emissions Regional Flying

Sep 30, 2020
Nordic countries committed to electrifying aviation are initial targets for Swedish startup.

Defense

Boeing KC-46
article

KC-46 Progress Revives Next-Generation Tanker Talks

Sep 29, 2020
The U.S. Air Force is taking a holistic view to defining the tanker fleet that will follow the KC-46 into production.
Swiss McDonnell Douglas F/A 18C Hornet
article

Swiss Fighter Procurement Passes In Slim Referendum Win

Oct 02, 2020
Despite a wafer-thin majority in Sept. 27’s fighter referendum, the Swiss government can begin its $6.5 billion fighter procurement.
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 C/D model Hornet

Switzerland Decides

Sep 28, 2020
On Sept. 27, Switzerland went to to the polls for the second time in six years in a referendum to decide the future of the country’s fighter fleet. In 2014, the Swiss populace voted down plans for Saab’s JAS 39 Gripen to replace the Northrop Grumman F-5 Tiger.
MiG-21
article

Year-End Decision For Croatia’s New Fighter

Sep 29, 2020
Is there an arms race in the Balkans or just much-needed modernization?
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
article

The Week In Defense, Oct. 2-9, 2020

Oct 02, 2020
Doubling Reaper’s firepower; Rats undermine Triton comms; Will Kazakhstan buy A400Ms?; and Russia receives new Mi-28s.

Commercial Aviation

Lufthansa Cargo aircraft
article

COVID-19 To Help Air Cargo’s Digital Drive

Oct 01, 2020
One unexpected bonus of the coronavirus crisis will be a boost for air cargo’s previously slow digital transformation.
Flir Systems A400/700 camera
article

COVID-19 Prompts Idea For Boarding Door Temperature Screening

Sep 30, 2020
System would automatically scan anyone who enters the cabin, adding a layer of defense against virus transmission.
Air India aircraft on tarmac
article

COVID-19 Threatens Air India Privatization Efforts

Oct 02, 2020
The pandemic is causing new complications for the Indian government’s plans to sell flag-carrier Air India.

Technology

ZeroAvia’s Piper M350 testbed
article

The Week In Technology, Sept. 28-Oct. 2

Sep 28, 2020
ZeroAvia flies fuel cells; Boeing pauses NeXt; Rolls tests ACCEL; Safran’s quiet gear; Vertical’s smart charger.

Columns and Opinion

satellites concept art
article

Opinion: Rules For Space Warfare

Sep 29, 2020
Eight items that governments must have in place to secure the ultimate high ground.
Rolls-Royce aircraft engine
article

Opinion: Rolls-Royce—Tragic Hero Of The Aviation Crisis

Oct 01, 2020
Misfortune and its own missteps in culture, leadership and technology have sapped the British engine maker of its value.
data center
article

From Airliners To Outer Space, The Cloud Has Never Looked Better

Oct 02, 2020
Never have clouds, i.e., internet-based computing, been more welcome in the aerospace and defense industry.