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New propulsion system test site under construction for larger Hermeus hypersonic turbine-based combined-cycle engine. |
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Air travel is surging back in the U.S., but the opposite is happening in other regions. Aviation Week’s editors and forecasters explain why—and what it means for airlines and aircraft manufacturers. |
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| | | | Aerospace is an industry where failure is not an option. In light of the recent engine failure of the Boeing 777 plane, this white paper provides guidance on all things failure analysis and failure prevention. |
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| | | | Japan suspends spending on F-15J upgrade, Rocket Lab schedules next flight test of Electron reuse, Russia prepares for long-distance space missions, U.S. Space Force to establish new acquisition command and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news. |
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 | Two short-haul European commercial transports rolled out in April 1971 “underscore the new challenge to U.S. domination of the world civil aircraft market,” Aviation Week reported. Neither of the heavily subsidized projects involved Airbus. The Avions Marcel Dassault Mercure, a 134-155- seat jet powered by two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 engines, “is viewed by the French as the replacement aircraft for the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 and Boeing 737.” And the 40-passenger VFW-Fokker 614, Germany’s first new commercial aircraft since 1938, was rolled out in Bremen before a crowd of thousands.
Powered by two Rolls-Royce/Snecma M45H-01-15 engines, it appeared on our May 3 cover (above). But both aircraft proved to be colossal market flops. The Mercure’s range was too short for the critical U.S. market, and less than a dozen were sold. Demand for the 614 proved nearly as dismal. Airbus was much more successful when it finally arrived on the single-aisle market in 1988. Its A320 family has won more than 15,000 orders and today leads the market.
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Airbus launches superconducting electric research as it provides more detail on hydrogen plans. |
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Production issues prevent affected aircraft from getting FAA approval for delivery. |
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Israel’s new surveillance aircraft bucks trend of distributed operations, defines new standard for multifunction intelligence collection. |
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After losing Australia to Boeing’s Apache, could a refreshed Airbus Tiger make inroads in the attack helicopter market? |
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A newly validated interceptor fills a void between the Barak 8 and Arrow 2 in Israel’s air-and-missile defense portfolio. |
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