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Aviation Week & Space Technology, August 8, 2022

VOL. 184 NO. 31 August 08, 2022

GENERAL AVIATION

Fifty Van’s Aircraft RF homebuilts
article

EAA AirVenture Draws Record-Setting 650,000 Attendees

Aug 04, 2022
New aircraft announcements, avgas changes and the U.S. Air Force’s 75th anniversary draw attention.

FIRST TAKE

C919
article

First Take, Aug. 8, 2022

Aug 05, 2022
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

SPACE

European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti
article

Roscosmos’ ISS Announcement May Be Tactic To Gain New Station Funding

Aug 01, 2022
New chief of Roscosmos says decision made to leave ISS after 2024.

MILITARY SPACE

Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research Project graphic
article

AFRL Solar Power Project Could Guide Moving-Target-Indicator Plans

Aug 03, 2022
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s upcoming demonstration includes new solar panels, deployable structures, cooling systems.
the Tactically Responsive Space-2 mission
article

Secretive U.S. Space Acquisition Office Ready For First Deliveries

Aug 03, 2022
The Space Rapid Capabilities Office uses independence and contracting leeway to deliver classified projects quickly.

MISSILE DEFENSE

SM-3 Block 1B
article

Pentagon Prepares For First Hypersonic Shoot-Down Test

Aug 01, 2022
How soon can the U.S. Defense Department pivot from offensive to defensive hypersonic weapons—and can it afford to?
boeing commercial aircraft fuselages at spirit aerosystems facility
article

U.S. Supplier Proposes Mass Production System For Hypersonic Vehicles

Aug 04, 2022
Spirit AeroSystems says it has solved one of the problems limiting the Pentagon’s ability to scale-up hypersonic weapon production.

DEFENSE

U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
article

U.S. Navy Plans Avionics Makeover For Long-Lived E-2D

Aug 05, 2022
Nearly 70 years after the former Grumman began designing the E-2D, it is being upgraded for a central role in future naval air combat.
South Korea’s Black Eagles aerobatic team
article

South Korea’s FA-50 To Succeed Poland’s Soviet-Era Combat Aircraft

Aug 02, 2022
South Korea is becoming Poland’s new defense partner, as the NATO nation rearms in the face of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Turkish fighter
article

Milestones Set For Turkish Indigenous Fighter Progress

Aug 05, 2022
Turkish Aerospace wants to achieve TF-X fighter and Hurjet milestones on March 18, 2023.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Boeing 737-7
article

New Certification Process Prolonging 737-7 Certification

Aug 04, 2022
Southwest says it does not expect any 737-7 deliveries until next year, raising questions about the model’s certification progress.
JetBlue A321
article

JetBlue-Spirit Merger Would Alter U.S. Competitive Landscape

Aug 03, 2022
Frontier’s position looks enviable despite losing bidding war.

SUPPLY CHAIN

Pratt & Whitney engine work
article

Supply Chain Bottlenecks Slowing Aircraft Production

Aug 02, 2022
As industry eyes growth, suppliers are struggling to staff up so they can keep up.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Chaparral hybrid-electric cargo uncrewed aircraft systems
article

Bristow Eyes Early Adoption of AAM Aircraft

Jul 29, 2022
Partnered with six of biggest names in advanced air mobility, helicopter operator Bristow Group wants to be an early AAM adopter.

CARGO

Boeing 777-8F cargo aircraft in flight
article

Global Air Cargo Industry Looks To Post-COVID Future

Aug 01, 2022
Manufacturers’ revised fleet outlooks reflect changing air freight market.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

UK Royal Air Force F-35
article

Opinion: Who’s Winning the European Fighter Market?

Aug 03, 2022
The F-35 and Typhoon are soaring, while development of Franco-German FCAS and sales of the Swedish Gripen lag.
joint Mars Sample Return Mission rendering
article

NASA To Add Two Small Helicopters to Mars Sample Return Armada

Aug 03, 2022
As a backup plan, rotorcraft will retrieve sample tubes for the return trip to Earth.

DEPARTMENTS

aircraft wreckage
article

Letters From Our Readers, Aug. 8, 2022

Aug 05, 2022
Readers write about the cost of flight training, lessons from the war in Ukraine, Growlers for Germany, SAF and the Boom Overture.
article

New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, Aug. 8, 2022

Aug 05, 2022
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
article

Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events, Aug. 8, 2022

Aug 05, 2022
A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.