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Aviation Week & Space Technology, October 10, 2022

VOL. 184 NO. 39 October 10, 2022
Wisk's self-flyer

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Wisk’s self-flying Generation 6 aircraft
article

Wisk Unveils ‘Generation 6’ Production eVTOL

Oct 03, 2022
Startup believes it can automate air taxis but will face FAA certification challenges.
Volocopter’s remotely piloted 2X prototype
article

Demonstrations Highlight Operational Challenges For AAM

Oct 05, 2022
Volocopter is looking ahead not only to where its urban air taxis will fly but to the airspace and vertiports they will need to operate.
Lilium’s demonstrator
article

Lilium Achieves Wingborne Flight On Phoenix 2 Demonstrator

Oct 07, 2022
Lilium’s new CEO Klaus Roewe is confident the eVTOL manufacturer can freeze the production design next year and fly the Pegasus in 2024.
Doppler lidar
article

NASA To Study Urban Weather For Air Taxi And Cargo Drone Operations

Oct 07, 2022
TruWeather sees a need to build microweather sensor networks to support urban air mobility operations.

FIRST TAKE

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket
article

First Take, Oct. 10, 2022

Oct 07, 2022
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

FLYING THE VRM HELICOPTER SIMULATOR

virtual reality headset
article

Flying VRM Switzerland’s Virtual Reality Helicopter Trainer

Oct 07, 2022
Why incorporating virtual reality in helicopter pilot training can make it safer.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Airbus A321
article

Airbus Prepares Market For Launch Of More Freighter Variants

Oct 06, 2022
Boeing has long owned the freighter market, but Airbus has launched the A350F and is looking at additional cargo versions.

PROPULSION

Water-Enhanced Turbofan
article

MTU Sees ‘Historic’ Chance For Pratt Engine On Next Boeing Narrowbody

Oct 07, 2022
Incoming MTU CEO Lars Wagner hopes to break CFM International’s Boeing 737 monopoly to power possible narrowbody successor.

BUSINESS

aerospace technician using endoscopy camera
article

Hopes Fade For Quick Recovery In Aerospace Profits

Oct 04, 2022
A web of challenges is holding back aerospace and defense from exceeding expectations, especially labor and supply chain issues.

SPACE

SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft
article

Three More Countries Eye ISS Flights Via Axiom Space

Oct 05, 2022
Axiom aims to include two Saudis during next private mission to the ISS.
NASA concept of Mars
article

NASA Updates Strategy To Get From Moon To Mars

Oct 05, 2022
A Mars architecture concept review is expected to be completed in January.
Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center
article

NASA Looks Toward November For Artemis I Launch

Oct 05, 2022
SLS debut launch is scuttled by an approaching hurricane.
reusable launchers
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Europe’s Space Launcher Reusability Effort Hits Demo Program Delays

Oct 05, 2022
As the European Commission and ESA rally to support reusability concepts, research and technology projects slip to the right.
Wright Flyer

What To See At The Smithsonian’s Air And Space Museum Reopening

Oct 06, 2022
The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum reopens on Oct. 14 with eight new galleries full of interactive exhibits, new artifacts and old ones…

DEFENSE

V-280 Valor
article

A Decade In The Making, U.S. Army Nears Final FLRAA Decision

Oct 06, 2022
The U.S. Army and defense industry is eagerly awaiting the outcome of an extended bidding war for a long-range, high-speed rotorcraft.
Global 6000 aircraft
article

High-Altitude Sensing Quest Nears U.S. Army Launch

Oct 07, 2022
The transformation of the Army’s fixed-wing intelligence fleet is about to transition from the experimental to the acquisition phase.
F-119 jet engine
article

Digital Twin Helps Pratt Expand F119 Performance For F-22

Oct 03, 2022
A program aimed at identifying cost savings inadvertently led to a major performance improvement for the Lockheed Martin stealth fighter.
MQ-25 with a Boeing F/A-18F
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Quality, Design Issues Slowed MQ-25 Development

Oct 06, 2022
The U.S. Navy’s first carrier-based, autonomous refueling aircraft has had “growing pains,” a Boeing executive says, as the production phase begins.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Chinese airliner
article

Opinion: Farewell To Fast Air Travel Growth

Oct 03, 2022
Slowing long-term projections are due to multiple factors well beyond COVID and supply chain woes, such as China’s shrinking population
spacecraft
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Opinion: U.S. Space Leadership Is Far from Assured

Oct 07, 2022
Ready or not, the next era of space exploration is upon us. The Moon and Mars are calling, and through advancements in key technology the means exist…

DEPARTMENTS

Archer Aviation aircraft
article

Letters From Our Readers, Oct. 10, 2022

Oct 07, 2022
Readers write about eVTOLs, titanium in aerospace, NTSB's role in space-travel-related accidents and AW&ST's influence on one subscriber.
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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, Oct. 10, 2022

Oct 07, 2022
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
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Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events, Oct. 10, 2022

Oct 07, 2022
A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.