Hexcel is facing a composites material production pinch as its rise in demand for the product is projected to continue at its current pace. Read more below for more information. Composites material supplier Hexcel is looking for ways to overcome what it sees as a production-capacity challenge from around 2025 if the trend toward more composite…
StandardAero announced it has been named a preferred maintenance provider for PT6A turboprop engines in Textron Aviation’s PowerAdvantage program for the Beechcraft King Air and Cessna Caravan. Part of Textron’s suite of support programs, PowerAdvantage offers PT6A engine coverage with predictable costs for routine and most unscheduled engine maintenance events. It includes models -41/-42, -60A,…
Gulfstream Aerospace has handed over a G650ER to MSFL, marking the first factory-direct delivery of the ultra-long-range jet in mainland China. MSFL’s aircraft is U.S. registered, since Chinese CAAC type approval of the G650/G650ER is still pending. According to Gulfstream president Mark Burns, “This delivery highlights the continued need for long-range business jet travel in…
HRL Laboratories recently released an electrical, low-current brain stimulation system that is able to measure brain activity patterns of expert aircraft pilots and transmit them into heads of complete novices, allegedly helping rookies to acquire piloting skills faster. Have the plots from sci-fi movies such as The Matrix, DxM, Self/Less and Ex Machina become the…
Satcom Direct’s FlightDeck Freedom datalink and Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc.’s online flight planning and weather services are now available in an integrated and bundled offering, pairing one of the industry’s leading business aviation connectivity providers with the global resources and expertise of Universal. Joining forces to offer seamless datalink and online flight planning, Satcom…
Gulfstream has confirmed that its fourth G500 test aircraft, T4, has completed its first flight and officially joined the G500 flight-test program. The G500 took off from the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport at 9:47 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20, with Flight Test pilots Eric Holmberg and Brian Dickerson at the controls. Flight Test engineers Dominic…
Gulfstream Aerospace’s G600 iron bird recently completed its “first flight,” marking growing maturity of the new aircraft program. The iron bird is a dimensionally accurate structure that includes a flight deck, allowing engineers to test the flight control and mechanical systems—including landing gear, brakes and hydraulics—in a ground-based lab. During the 30-minute session, the iron…
The new B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber was recently released by the U.S. Air Force! The U.S. Air Force unveiled the first rough designs Friday of the new $80 billion Northrop Grumman Long Range Strike Bomber, giving it the designation of B-21. While unveiling the future military aircraft at the Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando,…
Earlier this week, Gulfstream announced that the G600 Iron Bird took its debut flight. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has announced that the Gulfstream G600 iron bird recently completed its “first flight,” demonstrating the company’s continued commitment to research and development and the growing maturity of the G600 aircraft program. A spatially correct, dimensionally accurate structure that…