The U.S. Navy is being forced to delay certain work on two upcoming multibillion-dollar aircraft carriers to focus on ensuring the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) can accommodate the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter when the warship is delivered.
European Team Investigates Noise Of Distributed Electric Propulsion
Credit: A wind-tunnel campaign tested different configurations of a wing with distributed electric propulsion. Credit: Pipistrel Vertical Solutions
A team led by Slovenia’s Pipistrel Vertical Solutions has completed wind-tunnel tests to investigate and mitigate noise from distributed electric propulsion (DEP) systems. The tests were conducted under a European-funded project to develop noise-reduction technologies for 2035 and 2050 aircraft configurations.
Credit: USAF
E8-C
China’s EHang Plans First Dedicated E-Port For EVTOL
Credit: Two-seat EHang 216 autonomous eVTOL air taxis are to be used for tourism flights in Hezhou, China. Credit: EHang
China’s EHang has partnered with the city of Hezhou in Guangxi province to build the first dedicated vertiport for its autonomous air vehicles (AAV). Two-seat EHang 216 air taxis will operate aerial tourism flights from the so-called E-port.
Credit: Boeing
F/A-18
Credit: Boeing
CH-47F
Aerospace Composites Provider Gurit Announces CEO Transition
Credit: Gurit CEO Rudolf Hadorn. Credit: Gurit
Gurit, a Swiss-based provider of prepreg composite materials for aerospace, announced April 23 that its longtime CEO Rudolf Hadorn will step down at the end of March 2021 but could eventually become chairman of the board of directors. The company has begun a search process and a nomination “will be announced in due course.”
Credit: U.S. Army
UH-60
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AGP
Sun, 04/26/2020 - 01:04
The aircraft shown on picture #3 is an E-8C (not an E8-C)!
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