aerospace

New Tu-214 aircraft built March 1st, 23:00 On December 27, 2024, another Tu-214 aircraft built at this enterprise made its maiden flight at the airfield of the Kazan Aviation Plant named after S.P. Gorbunov, a branch of PJSC Tupolev (part of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation of the Rostec State...

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-2050-kendall-forecast/...

During the development of the Apollo Spacecraft, one key aspect of the mission was how to ensure the LEM and CSM met up at the end of the period of lunar exploration. Two systems started developing, Radar Rendezvous, which was the system picked. The other system was known as the Optical...

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/worlds-first-propeller-with-11-blades

Well-known French journalist, author, pilot, THE voice of aerial meetings in France (La Ferté-Alais air show, Salon du Bourget air show, Paris Villaroche Air Legend and so on). He was 78 y.o.

I've just heard that Harrier and P1216 designer Ralph Hooper passed away yesterday. He was 96, and in my view, Britain's greatest ever aircraft designer. Ralph explained his achievements modestly but clearly to the many who asked. Glad we asked him to do so for a video a few years back...

On December 8, 2022, at the age of 68, Soviet / Russian aviation historian Mikhail Alexandrovich Maslov passed away.

https://www.aerosociety.com/media/19750/2022-medals-and-awards-brochure_final.pdf Congratulations, Tony, and very well deserved indeed. Your books were the catalyst for me to create this forum, which has given me a lot of satisfaction and enjoyment for the last 17 years, and meeting you in...

Not sure this is the right place for this, but: I've just been informed that aerospace historian/author Robert Bradley ("Convair Advanced Designs") passed away Friday. :(

Good Day All - From the collection of the late Mike Burke "The Artist", this is a engineer opportunities brochure with artwork that may be of interest. Guessing mid-'60s as the OH-6A first flew in 1963. Enjoy the Day! Mark

The Council and the European Parliament today reached a provisional agreement on a regulation establishing the EU's secure connectivity programme for the period 2023-2027. Martin Kupka, Czech minister for transport Safe and reliable communication is a cornerstone of the EU's strategic autonomy...

RIP Frank https://robinsonheli.com/press-releases/helicopter-pioneer-frank-robinson-passes/?fbclid=IwAR1gXT23VVaZLR6XC3yQtWiI81tx8VaQFeU5S6iPIvUdbItPQI_dEpP0W1I As it is i fly R44 and 66 …was in Cologne for European Rotors this week so here my pics below All the best

Here we go again, folks. Aerospace company chasing VC money with promise of a miracle -- SSTO from a runway to space and back. This time, for sure, Rocky. https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/radian-announces-plans-to-build-one-of-the-holy-grails-of-spaceflight/

Hi folks, I have the pleasure to introduce you my next book, always done with my friend and co-author Michael H. Gorn, dedicated to the NASA X-Planes (and we all know they aren't definitely all planes...) from X-1 to the X-60. It will released by Springer-Praxis next 8th of January 2022...

Mike Machat shows some of R G Smith's incredible artwork on his Youtube channel. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S4R4B3GxD4

A video series covering the effort to restore a surviving Apollo LEM AGC (Believed to be the one used in the LTA-8 prototype LEM) in time for it to be used to simulate the Apollo 11 landing on the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing. Episode 15 is of especial note as it features a piece...

Posted in J-Aircraft.com yesterday: Dear Members of J-Aircraft.com, Once again, I am afraid it is my sad duty to inform you of the saddest news of all in this dark year of devastating loss for the aviation history fraternity. After a 22 year battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, our dear friend...

From the American Helicopter Website. Glidden (Glid) Sweet Doman, a pioneer in the helicopter industry, died Monday, June 6, 2016. He was an Emeritus Member of AHS International, having joined the then-American Helicopter Society in 1945. Doman was born in Syracuse, NY in 1921. In his teens...

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-last-boeing-c-17-takes-flight-as-california-aerospace-era-ends-20151129-story.html

As per this item today (10-Nov-2014), Gizmodo is starting a series of posts "showcasing the work of some of the most noted aerospace artists." They start today with Attila Héjja (Hejja): The Hungarian-Born Painter Who Immortalized America's Space Program by Atilla Nagy, Gizmodo - 10-Nov-2014 **...