Archive For June, 2014

B’lore boys bag top spots in aero competition

Bangalore, the aviation capital of India, has often had its young opting for careers in aerospace, many displaying their skills at various forums. Two teams from Bangalore only reaffirmed this fact by bagging the first two places at the recently concluded (April 12) Boeing India-IIT national-level aeromodelling competition. The four Bangalore boys — three from […]

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Air India to sell three remaining Boeing B777 planes

National carrier Air India has put its three remaining Boeing B777-200 LR airplanes for sale, about four months after selling five of these planes to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways. According to senior Air India officials, the airline has floated tender on the sale of these planes and expects to hear from prospective bidders by the […]

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‘Airbus’s e-aircraft production by 2017′

Global aerospace and defence firm Airbus Group has completed a successful first public flight of E-Fan, its electrically-powered aircraft on April 25 in Bordeaux, France, and, is all geared to get into production by 2017. TOI, which had reported in October last that the aircraft is ready for its public flight, has an exclusive interview […]

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Advanced Weapon Trials of Tejas Fighter Completed

BANGALORE: Three aircraft from Tejas flight-line have successfully completed advanced weapon trials in Jamnagar as part of the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) campaign, which began in December last year. Sources associated with the project confirmed that the integration process of all new weapons on the aircraft has been completed. “We have fired all the new […]

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DRDO successfully test-fires Akash air defence missiles

DRDO successfully test-fires Akash air defence missiles DRDO successfully test-fired the Akash air defence missiles off the coast of Balasore in Odisha. “Three Akash missiles were launched from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore, on tow body target of Lakshya pilotless target aircraft moving at low altitude far boundary, and ripple mode missions. The missiles intercepted […]

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INS Vikramaditya awaits induction

Country’s biggest warship, INS Vikramaditya, is still awaiting its formal induction into the Indian Navy after five months of its arrival into Indian waters. According to top government officials, impressed with its maritime capabilities, the outgoing Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, had expressed his desire to spend a day on board the 44,500-tonne aircraft carrier […]

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Malaysia to produce light sports aircraft

Malaysia is expected to produce its first light sports aircraft in less than two years when the final assembly centre opens in Kota Belud, Sabah. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Dosh Rain Consult International Sdn Bhd, KB Star Flying Club of Sabah and Delta Aerospace Sdn Bhd to seal a tripartite venture […]

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First electric aircraft takes flight

The world’s first airplane completely powered by electricity has successfully taken to the skies for its maiden flight, and could bring down air travel cost by more than a third, its developer Airbus said. The small experimental aircraft called ‘E-Fan’ carried its first flight at an airport near Bordeaux in southwestern France, and could prove […]

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India to track commercial aircraft in real time

India will be tracking all commercial aircraft’s in real time. The step is being taken in light of the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines MH 370 a few weeks ago which was flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and went missing with 239 passengers and crew .There is still no trace of the aircraft. Airlines have […]

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CSIR, IMD join hands to deploy ‘very low visibility’ aircraft landing system ‘Drishti’

CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bangalore and India Meteorological Department (IMD) have signed a partnership agreement for joint production of ‘Drishti’ system – a sophisticated instrument for assessment of runway visual range, which is a critical parameter for safe landing and takeoff of aircraft in poor visibility. This collaboration between two government sector entities leading to […]

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