Military fastjets flying in the public displays this weekend at ILA are working under tighter control than at other shows across Europe.
“The requirements imposed on air shows are stricter in Germany than they are anywhere else, and now they are serving as the model for the planned, pan-European directive”, according to event manager Wolfram Cornelius. […]
Europe remains a centre of activity for the MiG-29, with “almost 400 aircraft in service” according to Anatoly Belov, the Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG’s designer general.
These aircraft serve with the air forces of Belarus, the Ukraine, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia and the Slovakian Republic. A number of these operators are upgrading their aircraft […]
Piper Generalvertretung Deutschland has the first example of Piper’s Matrix in Europe. The aircraft touched down in Germany just a few weeks ago and is here at Berlin making its air show debut.
The Matrix is a variant of Piper’s longstanding PA46 series of aircraft, which also offers the piston-powered Malibu and the turboprop Meridian.
The Matrix […]
Mechanically scanned and AESA solutions are now being offered for Tranche 3 Typhoons, Euroradar said at the show yesterday.
These include an innovative design with a physical gimbal (improving azimuth and elevation coverage) to meet RAF requirements for a wider field of regard.
Euroradar has already demonstrated an AESA version of Captor in the so-called CAESAR […]
ESA has put back the launch date for its Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite to 10 September after a malfunction of the upper-stage section of a Russian Proton launcher in March.
Tests have now shown that the problem doesn’t affect the Rockot launcher, which will be used to launch the GOCE mission.
The […]
Pratt Whitney’s Geared Turbofan (GTF) demonstrator engine has now completed its phase two ground tests and has been cleared for flight testing on PW’s 747SP flying test-bed, the American engine maker said at the show yesterday.
The second testing phase, which began in April at PW’s advanced test facility in West Palm Beach, focused […]
One company at ILA with the light touch is Luratec which has been developing and manufacturing synthetic components made of fibre-reinforced composite materials.
Chief executive Hans-Jürgen Henneke, has developed the company from his background in space technology. He previously worked with satellites as well as the Titan and the Ariane 5 projects and is co-owner of […]
Russia’s Oboronprom subsidiary, Russia’s Helicopters, said at ILA yesterday that its production rate has grown from 120 helicopters last year to 165 in 2008 and will increase to more than 200 in 2009.
Oboronprom director Dmitry Petrov said the integration process that began in 2004 has led to creation of a more effective structure of […]
Speaking at the show, Sikorsky’s vice president Europe, Bruce McKinney, said that the S-92 remained under consideration to meet the USAF’s CSAR-X combat search and rescue requirement, where it was being re-bid after objections de-railed the selection of the HH-47 Chinook.
He said that the aircraft was also being offered to meet a Luftwaffe CSAR requirement, […]
A new piece of equipment that could enhance on board catering, reduce health risks and save space has been unveiled at ILA.
BW is launching the A-LogEqu an eco-friendly galley insert designed to store hot or cold water in a food-safe plastic bag with a tab and a hose inside a firm corrugated box with a […]