Archive For July, 2014

Air Chief Marshal visits HAL

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha and Gokul Chandra Pati, Secretary, Defence Production visited Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.’s (HAL) Bangalore facilities and reviewed the on-going project activities here. Facilities reviewed The high-profile visit covered Hawk manufacturing and overhaul facilities, Mirage, Jaguar overhaul/upgrade facilities and new LCA Tejas Division. Later, Mr. Pati inaugurated the Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) […]

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New UAVs to rescue climbers

Researchers have devised aunique ‘swarm’ system using smart unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that could make mountain search and rescue a lot quicker and cheaper than using helicopters. PTI reports from London. A group of Loughborough University students were challenged to design and develop a UAV capable of finding a person in a search and rescue […]

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‘Godzilla of Earths’: Planet 17 times heavier than our planet found

Astronomers have announced that they have discovered a new type of planet–a rocky world weighing 17 times as much as the Earth. Kepler-10c, as it has been scientifically named, circles a sun like star once every 45 days. It is located about 560 light-years from earth in the constellation Draco. The system also hosts a […]

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Aircraft carrier Vikramaditya fully operational: Navy Chief

Signalling that INS Vikramaditya is battle ready months after its arrival from Russia, Navy Chief Admiral Robin Dhowan has said that the aircraft carrier is fully operational with an adequate number of pilots now qualified to operate from the floating airfield. Speaking with The Indian Express, Mr Dhowan shared that the Indian crew has now […]

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India can soar as an MRO hub, feel aviation experts

The new Government should develop India as a hub for aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul due to the growing aircraft fleet, location advantage and availability of talent, feel aviation experts. The Indian MRO market is projected to nearly double to $2 billion by 2020 when India’s scheduled airlines are expected to operate over 1,000 aircraft […]

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First superjumbo Airbus A-380 lands in Delhi

The first superjumbo Airbus A-380 plane landed in New Delhi from Singapore with Singapore Airlines becoming the only global carrier to launch commercial flights of the ‘big birds’ to India. The landing of the long-haul, wide-body and fully double -decker aircraft that can carry a total of 471 passengers, at the Indira Gandhi International Airport […]

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Tata-SIA to acquire 20 Airbus aircraft from Singapore

Start-up carrier Tata-SIA Airlines, which is yet to get a flying permit, will acquire at least 20 Airbus aircraft on lease from a Singapore-based firm to launch their operations in India by this winter. “Tata-SIA has placed orders for leasing of 20 Airbus A-320s from us,” Mr Claire Leow, Head of Investor Relations of BOC […]

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Solar plane makes its maiden flight

A sun-powered plane made a successful test flight, clearing a vital hurdle towards its goal of a round-the world trip next year, its pilot and mission chiefs said. Solar Impulse 2 carried out a flight lasting two hours and 15 minutes, half an hour longer than scheduled, German test pilot Mr Markus Scherdel said. “Everything […]

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PSLV launches 5 foreign satellites

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C23) commercial mission carrying five foreign satellites, including the 714-kg French earth observation satellite SPOT-7. The 44.4-metre-tall PSLV rocket, Isro’s workhorse, took off precisely at 9:52 am from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), in this island in […]

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