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Aero News : A Weekly Newsletter एयरो यूसü : सााहक समाचारü Vol. 15 No. 20 / जद 15 स.ं 20 Oct / अू बर 19 - 31, 2013 Coverage: Aerospace, Aeronautical Engineering, Aviation, Atmospheric and Space Sciences, S&T, NAL, CSIR आवृ वषय ेऽ : वांतर, वैमािनक, इंजिनयरंग, वमानन, वायुमंडलीय तथा अंतर वान, व व ूौ, एनएएल, सीएसआईआर Sources: Newspapers, Journals, Internet, Institutional Newsletters, etc. ॐोत: समाचार-पऽ, पऽकाएंÓ, इंटरनेट, संःथागत समाचार-पऽ आद Daily News: 2000 onwards, Web-based, Searchable using words in title, any word in text, keywords, etc. Archive by date retrospectively from 1995 (www.icast.org.in/news/newsclips.php) दैिनक समाचार : 2000 से आगे वेब-आधारत, शीष म ूयोग हो रहे खोजयोय शद, पाठ म कसी शद, मुय शद आद 1995 से पूव ूभावी तारख तक आरकाईव (www.icast.org.in/news/newsclips.php) Weekly Newsletter: 2005 onwards, both in print form and online, News briefs with hyperlinks to full stories (www.icast.org.in/news/newsclips.php) सााहक समाचार ü ü: 2005 से आगे, मुित प तथा ऑनलाईन दोन म, पणू जानकार हेतु हाइपिलक के साथ समाचार संेप (www.icast.org.in/news/newsclips.php) Feedback, Information Technology Applications Group/: सूचना ूौोिगक अनुूयोग मूप Suggestion, Contact: (ITAG) at 080-25086080/6082, email: [email protected] फडबकै , सुझाव, संपक ú Information Centre for Aerospace Science and Technology वांतर वान एवंü ूौोिगक सूचना क ि National Aerospace Laboratories राीय वांतर ूयोगशालाएं NAL, INDIA HAL Airport Road, Kodihalli ISO 9001-2008 एचएएल एयरपोट रोड, कोडहली Bangalore/ बगलूर - 560 017 - Contents / वषय वःत ु ¾ NAL / एनएएल 1 ¾ Defence Technology / रा ूौोिगक 5 ¾ Aerospace / वांतर 1 ¾ HAL / एचएएल 6 ¾ Aircraft / वायुयान 3 ¾ Helicopters / हेिलकाटर 7 - Unmanned / मानवरहत 4 ¾ ISRO / इसरो 7 Airlines / ¾ एयरलाइंस 4 ¾ Planetary Exploration / महय पूवण 9 ¾ Airshows / वायु ूदशनी 5 ¾ Aviation / वमानन 5 - NAL • CMTI, NAL ink pacts The Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI) signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) in order to strengthen existing Research and Development (R&D) work at the government‐ funded centre. The pact with CSIR‐National Aerospace Laboratories will focus on development and manufacturing of wind tunnel models for National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), which are essential in aero‐modelling or evolving designs of aeroplane launch vehicles. This MoU aims at developing indigenous product development capabilities for aerospace applications, and lowering cost and time taken for improving product design, a CMTI official said. Hindu(20/10/13) http://www.icast.org.in/news/2013/oct13/oct20ha.pdf Aerospace • Aerospace facility of Mahindras goes on stream near Bangalore Mahindra Aerospace, a venture of the Mahindra Group, inaugurated its aerostructures facility at Narsapura, about 50 km from Bangalore. "The facility is aimed at positioning the Indian footprint in the global aero‐structures supply chain," said Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group. Mr. Mahindra also announced that Mahindra Aerospace had entered into a "strategic" technology partnership with the Spanish Tier‐I aero‐structures supplier, the Aernnova Group. Mr. Mahindra said the company had invested about Rs.150 crore in the facility, which could generate an initial turnover of Rs.200 crore per annum. The facility, spread over 25,000 sq. metres, will employ about 400 personnel. Gippsland is now developing a 10‐seater turboprop, targeting a launch in 2014. Also under development was a five‐ seater, in association with the National Aerospace Laboratories, Mr. Luthra said. It is also developing an 18‐seater turboprop at its Australian facility. Hindu(22/10/13) http://www.icast.org.in/news/2013/oct13/oct22ha.pdf • PPG Aerospace designs glass windshields, side cockpit windows for Dassault Falcon 5X business jet PPG Aerospace, a division of PPG Industries, has designed glass windshields and side cockpit windows for France's Dassault Falcon 5X business jet, which will cost $45 million and take its first flight in the first quarter of 2015. PPG Aerospace has a contract with Dassault Aviation to provide both production and spare windshields and cockpit windows for the company, said Mark Hood, PPG global market director for general aviation transparencies. "Dassault Aviation wanted curved glass transparencies having the 1 lightest weight possible, and our unique bending and materials expertise enabled us to propose designs exceeding their expectations," he said. All Alabama(25/10/13) http://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/ppg_aerospace_designs_innovati.html http://www.icast.org.in/news/2013/oct13/oct25aa.pdf • Solid Concepts 3-D Printed Components Take Flight Solid Concepts has produced multiple 3‐D printed components for aerospace applications that it is highlighting at NBAA 2013 (Booth No. N2011). The company, based in Valencia, Calif., provides rapid prototyping, digital manufacturing, tooling and injection molding to the aerospace, automotive, industrial design and medical industries. It has more than two decades of experience in 3‐D printing, or additive manufacturing technologies, producing parts from prototypes to production components by accurately "printing" layers of material until a 3 ‐D form is created. AINonline(20/10/13) http://www.ainonline.com/aviation‐news/nbaa‐convention‐news/2013‐10‐20/solid‐concepts‐3‐d‐ printed‐components‐take‐flight http://www.icast.org.in/news/2013/oct13/oct20ain.pdf • Soundcoat Introduces New, Lightweight ML HY Soundfoam® for Aviation and Aerospace Industries Soundcoat is pleased to announce the launch of its newest product, Soundfoam ML HY, a light‐weight, flexible, open‐cell, Basotect G and UL based foam with excellent acoustic and thermal qualities. This new foam has been specifically developed for the aviation industry and is on the Boeing Qualified Product List (QPL), meeting the stringent BMS8‐385c (Grade 1 and 2, Type 1 and 6) standards. The primary use of Soundfoam ML HY is aviation acoustic and thermal insulation and soft interior padding. Current designs utilize glass‐fiber based acoustic and thermal products. These materials tend to settle over time from vibration and absorb moisture causing weight increases over the life of the aircraft. Soundfoam ML HY has hydrophobic/water repellent properties. The combination of low density and water resistance make it ideal for installation in aircraft reducing overall weight helping manufacturers deliver fuel efficiencies. PRWeb(19/10/13) http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11243085.htm http://www.icast.org.in/news/2013/oct13/oct19pr.pdf • Weight Reduction and Space Savings in Wire and Cable Design and Their Contribution to Aerospace Like every other military and aerospace component, wire and cable is under increased scrutiny as engineers look for weight and space savings in their designs. This is particularly true given the increasing 2 amounts of data and coaxial cable needed to support advanced electronic systems. This white paper discusses how material and design innovations are resulting in smaller, lighter‐weight cables that meet exacting military and aerospace standards for electrical, mechanical and environmental performance, while also providing appreciable size and weight advantages over conventional cable designs. avionics Intelligence(19/10/13) http://www.avionics‐intelligence.com/whitepapers/2013/07/weight‐reduction‐and‐space‐savings‐in‐ wire‐and‐cable‐design‐and‐their‐contribution‐to‐aerospace‐design‐and‐operational‐ efficiency.html?adid=email http://www.icast.org.in/news/2013/oct13/oct19ai.pdf Aircraft • Solar plane on a clean energy mission The Solar Impulse ‐ a revolutionary solar‐powered airplane that had completed its first cross‐country journey in the US in July ‐ will make New Delhi and Varanasi its landing and departing destinations in 2015 as part of its round‐the‐world mission. The Swiss‐made airplane, which had completed its US mission without using a drop of fossil fuel on board, aims to demonstrate the capabilities of clean technology and renewable energy. The move comes at a time when governments across the world are looking for alternatives to fossil fuel to not only fight the climate change menace by drastically cutting greenhouse gas emissions but also to pull themselves out of the vicious trap of oil economy. Times of India(29/10/13) http://www.icast.org.in/news/2013/oct13/oct29ta.pdf • No safety issues with Dreamliner, says Boeing Putting on a brave face amid a series of technical faults marring its showpiece product, Dreamliner, Boeing insisted that the aircraft has not created any safety issue for passengers. Even as the two aircraft bought by Air India faced technical glitches in the past fortnight, Boeing said it will deliver the 10th of the 27 Dreamliners ‐ Boeing 787‐8 ‐ to the national carrier in the first week of November. Air India Express is also among the three targeted customers in India for its 737 MAX aircraft, Boeing's answer to rival Airbus' A‐320 New Engine Option. The B 737 MAX is expected to enter the service in 2017. Deccan Herald(31/10/13) http://www.icast.org.in/news/2013/oct13/oct31db.pdf 3 Aircraft-Unmanned • Business Photography Takes the Aerial Route A project that began on a lark on a college campus has turned into a commercial venture for a team of three 22‐year‐old engineers. Intrigued by the idea of a small flying machine that could buzz around snapping photos, Aniket Tatipamula began tooling around in his college lab in an attempt to build a prototype. "But his drones wouldn't fly for the first two years," says Rajesh Mane, a junior who would often work in the same laboratory at the Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute in Mumbai.