Unveiled at the Oshkosh Airventure event this summer, Pipistrel’s new, twin-fuselage, 75-foot wingspan plane is powered by only a 145-kilowatt brushless electric motor mounted, very non-traditionally, between two passenger pods.
Monthly Archives: August 2011
US Navy Completes Successful Test Flight of Bio Fuel
The US Navy has completed a successful test flight of an MH-60 Seahawk flown with a 50/50 blend of algae-based and petroleum-based jet fuels.
Northrop Grumman Cutting 500 Jobs
Northrop Grumman Corp. will cut 500 workers in its Aerospace Systems sector through a combination of voluntary and involuntary layoffs, it was announced last week.
American Unmanned Surveillance Aircraft Crashes inside Pakistan/Afghanistan Border
An American unmanned surveillance aircraft crashed in south-western Pakistan on Thursday evening, near a paramilitary base close to the Afghan border.
US Navy Considers Fire-X from Northrop Grumman and Bell Helicopter
US Navy acquisition officials are in discussions with Northrop about acquiring an unmanned helicopter based on the Bell 407 civil helicopter for special operations use.
Global Hawk Provided Infrared Images of Damaged Fukushima Nuclear Plant
An RQ-4 Global Hawk takes off in October 2010 from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam - Photo: US Air Force
When the Japanese government began to fear a nuclear disaster after the March earthquake and tsunami, the US Air Force sent a Global Hawk based in Guam to help. Continue reading
INSYS Avionics Division Gets a New Look
The INSYS group has developed a new corporate image for its avionics division. All products and services for the aerospace industry are now marketed under the name INSYS aero. The division gets a new logo and a new website.
US Marine Corps Buys Two Insitu Integrators
The US Marine Corps has purchased two Insitu Integrator unmanned aircraft systems to provide pre-deployment training at 29 Palms, California.