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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, December 6, 2021

VOL. 183 NO. 48 December 06, 2021

2021 PHOTO CONTEST

Swiss Air Force F/A-18 Hornet

2021 Aviation Week Photo Contest Winning Photos

Dec 03, 2021
The world’s aviation photographers leapt at the chance to emerge from pandemic isolation and engage their passion to take great photos.
2021 Winning Photographers
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2021 Aviation Week Photo Contest: The Winning Photographers

Dec 03, 2021
You don’t have to work in aerospace to be a winner of Aviation Week’s Photo Contest, but it helps.
Mil Mi-28n aircraft

2021 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editors’ Picks: Defense

Dec 03, 2021
Brazil’s first F-39E Gripen, Israeli Apaches, U.S. Air Force A-10s and dueling rockets over Gaza and Israel are among our editors’ favorites.
Boeing 777X N779XW performing a low-pass maneuver

2021 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editors’ Picks: Commercial

Dec 03, 2021
A Boeing 777X honoring the fight against COVID-19, a 737-700 taking off in Colorado and night landings are among our editors’ favorites.
SpaceX Falcon 9 first and second stages

2021 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editors’ Picks: Space

Dec 03, 2021
The unfortunate end of Firefly Alpha’s launch 2.5 min. into its flight and Falcon 9 and Atlas V soaring to orbit top our editors’ picks.
Harmon Rocket

2021 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editors' Picks: General Aviation

Dec 03, 2021
General Aviation casts a wide net, with aircraft ranging from kit-built experimental aircraft to vintage fighters.
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Aviation Week’s 2021 Photo Contest Judges

Dec 03, 2021
With backgrounds in photography, journalism, art and design, our judges bring an appreciation for aesthetics and love of aviation.
military helicopter over coast of San Diego

2021 Photo Contest Finalists: U.S. Military Rotorcraft

Nov 29, 2021
Photographs submitted to this year’s Photo Contest captured some of the varied missions undertaken by U.S. armed services.

FIRST TAKE

Russia’s Prichal module docking with the International Space Station
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First Take, Dec. 6, 2021

Dec 03, 2021
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

787 Teflon
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787 Production Slows As Boeing Struggles To Satisfy FAA

Dec 02, 2021
Program is likely to total 14 deliveries in 2021 with no sign of when handovers will resume.
airport security line
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Will Omicron Put Brakes On Air Transport’s Recovery?

Dec 03, 2021
Little is known about the new COVID-19 variant, but short-term flight bans and border closures are a concern for airlines.

PROPULSION

geared turbofan advantage
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Pratt & Whitney Unveils GTF Advantage Upgrade

Dec 03, 2021
Quietly under test since 2020, upgraded GTF is on track to meet higher thrust, lower fuel-burn performance targets, says Pratt & Whitney.

INTERVIEW

Airbus' Michael Schoellhorn
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Airbus Gears Up To Digitalize Europe’s Defense

Nov 24, 2021
Airbus Defense and Space CEO Michael Schoellhorn discusses the company’s upcoming major European programs.
DRDO chairman G. Satheesh Reddy
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India Building Defense Technologies To Increase Exports

Nov 30, 2021
DRDO Chairman G. Satheesh Reddy says the nation has a road map to boost weapon sales dramatically in five years.

FAST FIVE

Stephen Timm, Collins Aerospace President
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Fast Five With Collins Aerospace's Stephen Timm

Nov 25, 2021
Timm discusses Collins' strategic investments and its role as a middleman between the Pentagon and Silicon Valley.

SPACE

Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft
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NASA’s DART To Test Planetary Defenses

Dec 02, 2021
Spacecraft will collide with asteroid in hopes of learning how to deflect threats to Earth.

DEFENSE

Royal Norwegian Air Force Boeing P-8 aircraft
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Norway Outlines Defense Plans Amid Military Overhaul

Nov 29, 2021
New government’s platform calls for continued air, maritime surveillance investments.
Airbus Eurodrone
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Industry Optimistic About Trendsetting Eurodrone

Dec 02, 2021
The four-nation Eurodrone has been designed to allow capability growth as nations eye new missions for the MALE UAS.
Chinese Y-20 tanker aircraft
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The Week In Defense, Dec. 1-8, 2021

Dec 01, 2021
Chinese show of force near Taiwan; LaPlante to lead Pentagon acquisitions; SOCOM orders 6 Chinooks; and the U.S. finishes posture review.

SUSTAINABILITY

contrail clouds
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Methods Of Curbing Contrails Taking Shape

Dec 01, 2021
As Etihad adopts Satavia’s tool to explore mitigation techniques, ways to prevent contrail formation appear achievable.

TECHNOLOGY

Heart’s ES-19 electric aircraft
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The Week In Technology, Nov. 30-Dec.3, 2021

Nov 30, 2021
Heart picks Aernnova; DLR’s hybrid SynergIE; Smooth-flying Celera; Skydweller and Telefonica; Renault’s flying 4.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

worker
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Opinion: Why Supply Chain Bottlenecks Will Quell The Ramp-Up

Nov 24, 2021
Jetliner manufacturing is bedeviled by shortages of skilled labor and microchips as well as reduced parts-manufacturing capacity.
eMagic Aircraft and Volocopter
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A Decade Between eVTOL First Flights Shows Advances Beyond Technology

Dec 01, 2021
Volocopter co-founder Thomas Senkel links two eVTOLs a decade apart.
L3Harris Technologies Satelite
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Opinion: How The U.S. Should Respond To Looming Space Race

Dec 02, 2021
With China and Russia demonstrating dangerous new technologies, the U.S. must invest only in solutions that can outpace the threat.

DEPARTMENTS

airbus a380 at dubai airport
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Letters From Our Readers, Dec. 6, 2021

Dec 03, 2021
Readers write about the A380, burning hydrogen, the James Webb Space Telescope, inspiring aviation students and space stations.
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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, Dec. 6, 2021

Dec 03, 2021
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
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Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events, Dec. 6, 2021

Dec 03, 2021
A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.