by Chris Pocock – February 15, 2016 Since its first edition in 2008, the Singapore Airshow has “cemented its position as Asia’s largest airshow,” reports Leck Chet Lam, managing director of show organizer Experia Events. This year’s show features more than 1,000 companies from 50 countries, including the top 65 global aerospace players. Twenty national […]
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Singapore Airshow News: Airshow Ups Game in Face of Competition
Posted on February 15, 2016
Singapore Airshow 2016
Posted on February 11, 2016
Singapore Airshow February 16 to 21- 2016 Changi Exhibition Center meet – discuss – explore – exchange …see you there !
Hypersonic rocket engine could revolutionize space flight
Posted on February 8, 2016
November 30, 2015 – Reuters – Innovations Video Online / Powered by NewsLook.com Summary: British company Reaction Engines are developing an air-breathing rocket engine that utilizes both jet turbine and rocket technology. Matthew Stock reports. Video provided by Reuters Video: http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/a7beba810ba44d59af0bd40d62d3820c.htm
The Hidden Dangers Of Mountain Wave
Posted on January 21, 2016
Mountain wave forms when strong winds blow across a mountain range, causing a wave-like pattern and extending for up to hundreds of miles downwind of the mountain range. And while mountain wave can be beneficial for gliders as a form of lift, breaking waves and rotors can create severe to extreme turbulence, which can make […]
G1000 Approved in Piper Archer by China
Posted on January 12, 2016
Source: Piper Aircraft, Vero Beach, Fla. – January 12, 2016 VERO BEACH, Fla. – Jan. 12, 2016 –Piper Aircraft, Inc. has received an amendment to the Validation of its Type Certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for the addition of Garmin G1000 avionics in the Archer training TX/LX aircraft. The approval […]
Best Glide Speed and Distance
Posted on January 10, 2016
The General Aviation Joint Steering Committee (GAJSC) has determined that a significant number of general aviation fatalities could be avoided if pilots were better informed and trained in determining and flying their aircraft at the best glide speed while maneuvering to complete a forced landing. Read More SE_Topic_16-01
What Is A Graveyard Spiral, And How Do You Avoid It?
Posted on January 9, 2016
It doesn’t sound good, and it isn’t. A graveyard spiral is a spiraling dive that can happen when you become disoriented, and when you have little or no visual reference to the horizon. Unfortunately, lots of graveyard spirals end with the airplane impacting the ground in a high rate-of-descent, banked turn.
Laser from a plane discovers Roman goldmines in Spain
Posted on January 3, 2016
Hidden under the vegetation and crops of the Eria Valley, in León (Spain), there is a gold mining network created by the Romans two thousand years ago, as well as complex hydraulic works, such as river diversions, to divert water to the mines of the precious metal. Researchers made the discovery from the air with […]
Press Release: Piaggio Aerospace signs Retrofitting Agreement with the State Air Traffic Management Corporation of Russia
Posted on December 30, 2015
Villanova d’Albenga, 28th December 2015 – Piaggio Aerospace today announces the signature of a new retrofitting agreement with the State Air Traffic Management Corporation (ATM) of Russia, one of the leading member of the global air navigation community. RUSSIA-ATM-ENG-1
Press Release: Piaggio Aerospace delivers two new AVANTI EVO to European Customers
Posted on December 27, 2015
Villanova d’Albenga, 23rd December 2015 – Piaggio Aerospace today announces that it has completed the delivery of its new Avanti EVO business aviation turboprop aircraft to two European customers. WinAir of Germany and another undisclosed European customer have now both received a third generation P.180 Avanti EVO, which combines Italian style and ground-breaking aviation technology. […]