Archive For August, 2012
A group of students are claiming to be able to assemble a plane in less than that time. Hold on, we are talking about pint-sized drones. The students set a record in this year’s SAE Aero Design Competition, held at Atlanta in the US, by assembling a plane in one minute and 24 seconds. Not […]
NASA’s aeronautical innovators are one step closer to confidently crafting a viable commercial airliner that can fly faster than the speed of sound, yet produce a sonic boom that is quiet enough not to bother anyone on the ground below. The key to this recent advance came when wind tunnel tests of scale model airplanes […]
New Delhi: With bird strikes costing the aviation industry millions of dollars, plane manufacturers are now working on a system that will be installed in the aircraft to scare off the avians. Aircraft manufacturer Airbus is developing a system under its Bird Impact Repellent and Deterrent system (BIRDY) programme that will scare away almost every […]
Astronomers claimed to have discovered a planet that is twice the size of earth and may be capable of supporting human life. The planet is 22 light years away, previously thought to be 20 light years, and is formally known as Gliese 581g, an Australian daily reported. The study by astronomers at the University of […]
India, which is using navigation satellites of other countries now, will soon have its own navigation satellite system, said Dr K. Radhakrishnan, chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation and the Space Commission. Addressing the second convocation of The National Degree College, he said that the first of the seven satellites of the Indian Regional Navigation […]
Another milestone is around the corner for the indigenous attack helicopter currently under development. The Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL),is currently undergoing sea trials off Chennai. They commenced last week and will last for about 10 days. They will evaluate the effects of flying the chopper at sea. The Indian […]
Aerospace and defence companies are increasingly choosing India for their overseas research and development investment – leaving China far behind. And, according to research by consultancy PwC published for presentation later this week at a Farnborough air show industry leaders gathering, India is also closing the gap on China to become the second-leading country for […]
For a long time, Indian aviation was regarded as a rich man’s mode of travel. A host of low-cost airlines changed that perception in the last decade. But more recently, with most airlines in deep financial trouble and airfares rising sharply, it is once again turning into a rich man’s preserve. But the civil aviation […]
Hinting at a revamp of the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Civil Aviation Minister Mr Ajit Singh has stated that the government would soon move a Bill in Parliament to establish a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). A proposal has also been moved to restructure the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). Mr. Singh informed the […]
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is gearing up to induct the first batch of Swiss Pilatus (PC-7 Mk II) basic trainer aircraft (BTA) in the city. Scheduled to arrive in January 2013, the Pilatus turbo-prop aircraft will be used for Stage-1 training of rookie pilots. In the first lot, the IAF will receive six aircraft […]