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AEROSPACE Magazines AEROSPACE September 2020 FATIGUE IN MRO HIGH-FLYING GROBS NHS SPITFIRE www.aerosociety.com September 2020 Volume 47 Number 9 Volume CREATIVE DESTRUCTION 2.0 WILL THE PANDEMIC SMASH THE AIRLINER DUOPOLY OPEN FOR DISRUPTORS? Royal Aeronautical Society Royal Aeronautical Looking for comprehensive engine & aircraft solutions? JUST CONNECT THE DOTS. 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Royce to study propulsion for its 55-seat Mach 2.2 Overture airliner, Virgin 58 The Last Word Galactic revealing a 9 to 19-seat Mach 3 SST, as well as its own MoU with 11 Pushing the Envelope Keith Hayward asks whether Rolls-Royce and US start-up Hermeus getting USAF backing to explore Rob Coppinger considers the UK’s acquisition of the the potential of hydrogen as bankrupt OneWeb satellite a Mach 5 vehicle for VIP transport. Some may question whether a global a sustainable zero-carbon network could provide a pandemic, economic downturn and the gravest-ever crisis for air travel, is fuel for aircraft. viable alternative to Europe’s really the best time to be launching new SST/HST projects. There may, Galileo GPS. however, be method in this madness. It could be argued that, in fact, now is Features the perfect time to launch a disruptive mode of air travel. There is plenty of American Airlines time to conduct R&D, gather engineers and develop the technology, ready for when aviation returns and booms again. Moreover, this crisis may (as Professor Keith Hayward explores on p14) give new entrants an opportunity 14 28 to muscle in on the Airbus and Boeing duopoly, leapfrogging them with new Embraer technology. Oddly, Covid-19 itself may itself be a stimulus to high-speed passenger flight, with passengers willing to pay more to spend less time in a large airliner cabin with hundreds of other humans. The business aviation Creative destruction 2.0 Dying for a break industry has already seen this effect of travellers migrating to smaller, more How Covid-19 will reshape Human factors and fatigue the future of the civil management in the MRO private aircraft. Yet, despite the immense technical challenges of supersonic aerospace industry. sector. and hypersonic flight, the biggest challenge may well be that the world has moved on since Concorde and the SR-71 were conceived. Environmental and 20 Born to spy 31 Managing risk – back to basics? social factors take centre stage and optics matter. Even in the hedonistic 70s The past, present and future of the unique Grob 520 The importance of effective and money-crazy 80s no country, however rich, decided to buy Concorde as a surveillance aircraft. risk management in the pure ‘head of state’ VIP transport. For supersonics to succeed a second time recovery from Covid-19. around, they will need to be sustainable. ARCo Tim Robinson FRAeS, Editor-in-Chief 24 [email protected] 34 Correspondence on all aerospace matters is welcome at: [email protected] A virtual Farnborough A summary of the many Editor-in-Chief Editorial Office 2020 AEROSPACE subscription topics discussed at the FIA Tim Robinson, FRAeS Royal Aeronautical Society rates: Non-members, £180 Connect virtual Farnborough +44 (0)20 7670 4353 No.4 Hamilton Place Please send your order to: Signed Spitfire scrambles Air Show online webinars. [email protected] London W1J 7BQ, UK Wayne J Davis, RAeS, No.4 Hamilton +44 (0)20 7670 4300 to lift nation’s spirits Deputy Editor Place, London W1J 7BQ, UK. [email protected] How a restored 38 In for the longest haul Bill Read, FRAeS +44 (0)20 7670 4354 www.aerosociety.com [email protected] reconnaissance Spitfire has The potential of ultra-long- +44 (0)20 7670 4351 haul airbridges to connect [email protected] AEROSPACE is published by the Royal Any member not requiring a print become a symbol for hope Aeronautical Society (RAeS). version of this magazine should for the UK during Covid-19. low-infection areas of the Production Manager contact: [email protected] world. Wayne J Davis Chief Executive +44 (0)20 7670 4354 Sir Brian Burridge CBE FRAeS USA: Periodical postage paid at [email protected] Advertising Champlain New York and additional +44 (0)20 7670 4346 offices. Publications Executive Afterburner [email protected] Chris Male, MRAeS Postmaster: Send address changes to IMS of New York, PO Box 1518, 42 Message from our President +44 (0)20 7670 4352 Unless specifically attributed, no Champlain NY 12919-1518, USA. [email protected] material in AEROSPACE shall be taken 43 Message from our Chief Executive Production Executive to represent the opinion of the RAeS. ISSN 2052-451X 44 Book Reviews Annabel Hallam Reproduction of material used in this 48 New Member spotlight +44 (0)20 7670 4361 publication is not permitted without the [email protected] written consent of the Editor-in-Chief. 50 NAL e-journals Book Review Editor Printed by Buxton Press Limited, 52 RAeS virtual events platform Brian Riddle Palace Road, Buxton, Derbyshire [email protected] SK17 6AE, UK 54 Evolution of naval aviation in Japan Distributed by Royal Mail 56 Elections/New Corporate Partner Additional content is available to view online at: www.aerosociety.com/aerospaceinsight 57 Obituary Including: Thank you NHS Spitfire, UAV mine hunters, Tips for aerospace career changes, RAF ‘Combat Cloud’ video, In the August issue of AEROSPACE, New Member Spotlight, Report on Online FIA Connect, Tempest future combat aircraft programme, PIA PK8303 A320 crash analysed. Front cover: HERA is a 70-seat hybrid-electric airliner concept from Electric Aviation Group.. (EAG) @aerosociety i Find us on LinkedIn f Find us on Facebook www.aerosociety.com SEPTEMBER 2020 13 Blueprint INTELLIGENCE / ANALYSIS / COMMENT The path to zero-carbon While the current configuration shows four propulsors or engines of an unknown type, EAG says that the HERA has been future- proofed to be converted to all-electric or alternative zero-carbon propulsion systems before 2030 as the technology matures. Range will initially be 800nm but expand to 1,200nm as battery density improves. AIR TRANSPORT English electric excites On 20 July a previously unknown Bristol-based start-up, English Aviation Group (EAG), revealed a concept for a 70-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner (HERA) – the largest hybrid aircraft yet. The group, which includes ex-Airbus veterans, says that the airliner could be ready by 2028. The aircraft would feature STOL capability and a ‘whisper-quiet’ acoustic profile to enable utilisation at more airfields than can be used by existing regional airliners. EAG also say that the design could be adapted to take advantage of alternative propulsion technology as it matures to enable zero-carbon flight. The company is aiming to test its technology on a Dash 7/8 size demonstrator in the next four years. EAG believes development of HERA will cost $5bn, with the potential of being a first mover in a $4.4tn market and delivering 50% higher revenues for operators. Electric Aviation Group Electric Aviation 4 AEROSPACE Specifications Passengers 70 MTOW 55,000lb Cruise speed 275kt Range 800nm initially Sized for growth EAG believes that current 19-seat concepts for hybrid-electric/electric regional aircraft are too small to meet the demands of green mass transportation – and has thus picked a 70-seat airliner. It also forsees the aircraft being offered in a quick-change passenger/ freight version, to allow passenger flights during the day and cargo operations during the night. Ultra-quiet operations will enable it to be operated around the clock. GATOR-aid EAG says the HERA would Green machine use Gear Assisted Take- Off Run (GATOR) to give EAG estimates that HERA will be able to rapid acceleration for a achieve: quick lift-off, reducing the 90% reduction in NOx emissions overall energy 70% reduction in CO2 emissions requirements. Meanwhile, 65% reduction in noise pollution the aircraft would also be able to regenerate power for its 3.5ton lithium-ion batteries while in flight, reducing turn-around time. EAG has already filed 25 patents for the technology used in HERA. SEPTEMBER 2020 5 Radome COVID-19 AIR TRANSPORT GENERAL AVIATION One-fifth of US airline workforce Business aviation reports at risk of job cuts surge of interest Business aviation at charter and fractional operators around the operators 80% of pre- world have reported pandemic figures, with increased activity with some of these from new wealthier passengers customers. In Europe, switching to private fractional ownership aircraft to avoid larger specialist NetJets has airports, queues offered to reinstate all and sharing airliners the NetJets Europe pilots United Airlines with more people, as and cabin crew who US-based airlines have sent out another 10,500 notices to staff, warning of possible worries about Covid-19 were furloughed in April. redundancies as the potential job cuts to American carriers hits 75,000. transmission continue. The company also plans The airlines, including Alaska Air, Frontier and Hawaii Airlines, are required by the In the US, the sector has to add over 60 aircraft US Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, to inform staff of seen a rebound in activity across its worldwide fleet possible cuts, ahead of the 1 October deadline when Federal aid is cut off.
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