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Volume 4 - Número 1 – 2012 ISSN - 2177-5907 Volume 4 - Número 1 – 2012 ISSN - 2177-5907 1 Revista Eletrônica AeroDesign Magazine A Revista Eletrônica AeroDesign Magazine é um veículo de divulgação do site EngBrasil e do Núcleo de Estudos Aeronáuticos, com publicação anual. Além dos trabalhos de produção científica de autoria do Prof. Luiz Eduardo Miranda José Rodrigues, de estudantes sob sua orientação e de professores e estudantes de diversas instituições de ensino, faz divulgação de artigos técnicos, cursos, documentos, eventos e entrevistas de interesse acadêmico sobre aspectos relacionados diretamente com o desenvolvimento da engenharia aeronáutica. Revista Eletrônica AeroDesign Magazine - Volume 4 - nº 1 - 2012 - ISSN - 2177-5907 Seção – Artigos Técnicos 2 ISSN - 2177-5907 Vol. 4, nº 1 (2012) Sumário Editorial Artigos Técnicos Força Aérea Brasileira, Divisão: Esquadrão de Demonstrações Esquadrilha da Fumaça Murilo Padovani - IFSP Campus Salto Frecce Tricolore – Grupo de Demonstração e Acrobacia da Força Aérea Italiana Guilherme Siltori Acosta - IFSP Campus Salto Russian Knights – Esquadrão Acrobático da Força Aérea Russa Bruno Tocaceli Fabbri - IFSP Campus Salto Esquadrão Militar de Acrobacia Aérea Canadense Snowbirds Luiz Eduardo Miranda José Rodrigues - IFSP Campus Salto The Red Arrows - Grupo Acrobático da Real Força Aérea Rafael Uzilin Francisco - IFSP Campus Salto Halcones – Grupo de Demonstração e Acrobacia da Força Aérea Chilena Guilherme Siltori Acosta - IFSP Campus Salto Cruz del Sur – Esquadrão Militar de Acrobacia da Força Aérea Argentina Luiz Eduardo Miranda José Rodrigues - IFSP Campus Salto Patrulla Aguila - Grupo de Demonstração e Acrobacia da Força Aérea Espanhola Murilo Padovani - IFSP Campus Salto Zeus – Esquadrão Acrobático da Força Aérea Helênica (Grécia) Luiz Eduardo Miranda José Rodrigues - IFSP Campus Salto Blue Impulse – Grupo de Demonstração e Acrobacia da Força Aérea Japonesa Bruno Tocaceli Fabbri - IFSP Campus Salto Roulettes – Esquadrão Acrobático da Real Força Aérea Australiana Luiz Eduardo Miranda José Rodrigues - IFSP Campus Salto Midnight Hawks – Grupo de Demonstração e Acrobacia da Força Aérea Finlandesa Guilherme Siltori Acosta - IFSP Campus Salto Royal Jordanian Falcons – Esquadrão Acrobático da Real Força Aérea Jordaniana Luiz Eduardo Miranda José Rodrigues - IFSP Campus Salto Revista Eletrônica AeroDesign Magazine - Volume 4 - nº 1 - 2012 - ISSN - 2177-5907 Seção – Artigos Técnicos 3 Esquadrão de Demonstração Acrobático da Força Aérea Israelense Alvin Hely Gonçalves Coelho - Universidade Federal Fluminense - Campus Volta Redonda Força Aérea dos Estados Unidos da América, Divisão: Esquadrão de Demonstrações Thunderbirds Murilo Padovani - IFSP Campus Salto Patruille de France – Esquadrão Acrobático da Força Aérea Francesa Thaís Vieira Nunhes - IFSP Campus Salto Apresentações McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Luiz Eduardo Miranda José Rodrigues - IFSP Campus Salto Ônibus Espacial Luiz Eduardo Miranda José Rodrigues - IFSP Campus Salto Embraer Phenom 100 Marcos Galvão Leite das Chagas - IFSP Campus Salto Embraer Phenom 300 Pedro Henrique Shei Y Cham - Universidade Nove de Julho Campus Vergueiro Revista Eletrônica AeroDesign Magazine - Volume 4 - nº 1 - 2012 - ISSN - 2177-5907 Seção – Artigos Técnicos 4 EDITORIAL O volume quarto, número um do ano de 2012 da Revista Eletrônica AeroDesign Magazine, pretende compartilhar com a comunidade acadêmica, uma coletânea de textos que apresenta uma análise científica de variados temas atuais da engenharia aeronáutica. Esta edição da revista é dedicada ao estudo dos esquadrões de acrobacia aérea existentes em diversos países ao redor do mundo. Nesse volume são apresentados artigos técnicos de autoria do Prof. Luiz Eduardo Miranda José Rodrigues e dos estudantes do curso de Tecnologia em Gestão da Produção Industrial do Instituto federal de Educação, Ciência e tecnologia de São Paulo – Campus Salto, todos integrantes da Equipe Taperá de AeroDesign, além de um artigo do estudante Alvin Hely Gonçalves Coelho, da Universidade Federal Fluminense - Campus Volta Redonda. Dentre os artigos apresentados estão: Força Aérea Brasileira, Divisão: Esquadrão de Demonstrações Esquadrilha da Fumaça, Frecce Tricolore – Grupo de Demonstração e Acrobacia da Força Aérea Italiana, Russian Knights – Esquadrão Acrobático da Força Aérea Russa, Esquadrão Militar de Acrobacia Aérea Canadense Snowbirds, The Red Arrows - Grupo Acrobático da Real Força Aérea, Halcones – Grupo de Demonstração e Acrobacia da Força Aérea Chilena, Cruz del Sur – Esquadrão Militar de Acrobacia da Força Aérea Argentina, Patrulla Aguila - Grupo de Demonstração e Acrobacia da Força Aérea Espanhola, Zeus – Esquadrão Acrobático da Força Aérea Helênica (Grécia), Blue Impulse – Grupo de Demonstração e Acrobacia da Força Aérea Japonesa, Roulettes – Esquadrão Acrobático da Real Força Aérea Australiana, Midnight Hawks – Grupo de Demonstração e Acrobacia da Força Aérea Finlandesa, Royal Jordanian Falcons – Esquadrão Acrobático da Real Força Aérea Jordaniana, Esquadrão de Demonstração Acrobático da Força Aérea Israelense, Força Aérea dos Estados Unidos da América, Divisão: Esquadrão de Demonstrações Thunderbirds e Patruille de France – Esquadrão Acrobático da Força Aérea Francesa. Além dos artigos técnicos a seção apresentações mostra trabalhos que contemplam as seguintes aeronaves: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Ônibus Espacial, Embraer Phenom 100 e Embraer Phenom 300. A coletânea apresenta os resultados das pesquisas científicas realizadas pelo Prof. Luiz Eduardo Miranda José Rodrigues, juntamente com colegas e alunos integrantes da Equipe Taperá de AeroDesign que, nesta parceria, legitimam a relevância dos movimentos de integração acadêmica para o desenvolvimento científico. Prof° Luiz Eduardo Miranda José Rodrigues Revista Eletrônica AeroDesign Magazine - Volume 4 - nº 1 - 2012 - ISSN - 2177-5907 Seção – Artigos Técnicos 5 Artigos Revista Eletrônica AeroDesign Magazine - Volume 4 - nº 1 - 2012 - ISSN - 2177-5907 Seção – Artigos Técnicos 6 Força Aérea Brasileira, Divisão: Esquadrão de Demonstrações Esquadrilha da Fumaça Murilo Padovani Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo [email protected] Resumo Criada oficialmente em 1952, a Esquadrilha da Fumaça é o Esquadrão de Demonstração Aérea da Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB), responsável pela divulgação da FAB em território nacional e internacional. Composta por 13 pilotos altamente treinados e capacitados, a Esquadrilha da Fumaça opera com a aeronave T-27 Tucano, projetada e fabricada pela Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica (Embraer), e realiza, em média, 100 demonstrações ao ano. Em cada uma delas, o público pode acompanhar uma série de 55 acrobacias de alto desempenho que incluem o voo de dorso, especialidade da equipe fumaceira. Em 2006, a Fumaça alcançou o recorde voando com 12 aeronaves em formação de voo de dorso. Figura 1 – Formação com 6 Aeronaves. Apelidados pelos aviadores de Anjos da Guarda, a Esquadrilha conta com uma equipe de graduados especialistas, responsáveis pela manutenção dos Tucanos. Esses profissionais garantem a segurança, a eficiência e a disponibilidade das aeronaves. Com mais de 3500 demonstrações realizadas no Brasil e no exterior, a Fumaça representa a oportunidade para milhares de pessoas travarem contato, de maneira emocionante e inesquecível, Revista Eletrônica AeroDesign Magazine - Volume 4 - nº 1 - 2012 - ISSN - 2177-5907 Seção – Artigos Técnicos 7 com a Força Aérea Brasileira, passando a respeitá-la e admirá-la pela capacidade dos profissionais que a representam. Reconhecida mundialmente, a equipe representa o Brasil nos principais eventos aeronáuticos, tendo realizado demonstrações em diversos países: Alemanha, Argentina, Bolívia, Canadá, Chile, Colômbia, Egito, Equador, Estados Unidos, França, Guatemala, Guiana, Honduras, Inglaterra, Panamá, Paraguai, Peru, Portugal, República Dominicana, Suriname, Uruguai e Venezuela. Atualmente, a Esquadrilha da Fumaça está sediada na Academia da Força Aérea (AFA), na cidade de Pirassununga-SP. Palavras-chave Fumaça; esquadrilha da fumaça; força aérea brasileira – divisão de demonstrações. 1 – Introdução A Esquadrilha da Fumaça originou-se pela iniciativa de jovens instrutores de voo da antiga Escola de Aeronáutica, sediada na cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Em suas horas de folga, os pilotos treinavam acrobacias em grupo, com o intuito de incentivar os cadetes a confiarem em suas aptidões e na segurança das aeronaves utilizadas na instrução, motivando-os para a pilotagem militar. Com as aeronaves NA T-6, eram executadas manobras de precisão como "Loopings" e "Tounneaux" com duas aeronaves. Posteriormente, após os comentários em terra, onde discutiam todos os detalhes, os aviadores passaram a voar com três aeronaves e, finalmente, com quatro. 2 – Aspectos Históricos Em 14 de maio de 1952, foi realizada a primeira demonstração oficial do grupo. Após algumas apresentações, percebeu-se a necessidade de proporcionar ao público uma melhor visualização das manobras executadas. Com isso, em 1953, acrescentou-se aos NA T-6, um tanque de óleo exclusivo para a produção de fumaça. Foi assim que os cadetes e o público, carinhosamente, batizaram a equipe de Esquadrilha da Fumaça. A primeira escrita foi a sigla FAB, nos céus da praia de Copacabana. Em 1955, a Esquadrilha passou a ter cinco aviões de uso exclusivo, com distintivo e pintura próprios. Revista Eletrônica AeroDesign Magazine - Volume 4 - nº 1 - 2012 - ISSN - 2177-5907 Seção – Artigos Técnicos 8 Diante do elevado número de pedidos de demonstração, dava-se, então, o início da
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