New York – Sydney direct, 16 200 km
https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2019/10/20/plus-de-dix-neuf-heures-sans-escale-le-plus-long-vol-direct-de-l-histoire-parti-de-new-york-a-atterri-a-sydney_6016206_3234.html La compagnie australienne Qantas va aussi tester un direct Londres-Sydney, avec l’objectif de créer des lignes commerciales régulières. Le Boeing 787-9, parti vendredi soir de l’aéroport John Fitzgerald Kennedy de New York, transportait seulement 49 personnes, essentiellement des employés de Qantas. Le poids en cabine était ainsi…
Le Cessna 140
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_140 The Cessna 120, 140, and 140A, are single-engine, two-seat, conventional landing gear (tailwheel), light general aviation aircraft that were first produced in 1946, immediately following the end of World War II. Production ended in 1951, and was succeeded in 1959 by the Cessna 150, a similar two-seat trainer which introduced tricycle gear. Combined production of the 120, 140,…
NASA : le X-57 Maxwell alias Tecnam P-2006T
https://air-cosmos.com/article/la-nasa-reoit-son-premier-x-57-21816 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_X-57_Maxwell https://www.nasa.gov/specials/X57/index.html…
Mach Loop et Star Wars Canyon : deux « hotspots » de la photo d’avions
Voir aussi Dafydd Phillips sur https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMitE3qxy_fQhkiIUZmRyxQ As I’d been requested so many times on previous uploads it was time to put together a video showing my camera settings for the still shots. The photos have been shot over the last three years so a number of cameras have…
Un Sinus sans pilote à bord : 5 400 km de rayon d’action
Voir https://www.uavos.com/products/fixed-wing-uavs/albatross-2-2…
Santos-Dumont : une réplique en construction du « Demoiselle n° 21 »
Un ULM de 60 kg ! Voir la demande de financement participatif sur https://clubaerodesgarrigues.fr/ Sur le Demoiselle : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demoiselle_(avion) Sur les Demoiselle (en EN) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santos-Dumont_Demoiselle…
Le retard du 777X et le maintien du A380 chez Emirates
For Emirates, a delay to the 777X program simply means that it may need to hang on to its existing widebody fleet longer than expected. The carrier’s fleet consists of 777-200 and -300 jets as well as 112 Airbus A380 super-jumbos. Emirates is by far the largest user…
Rolls-Royce-Siemens : un deal
https://www.flyer.co.uk/rolls-royce-completes-electric-aircraft-deal-with-siemens/ Rolls-Royce has completed the deal to buy the electric and hybrid-electric aero propulsion unit of Siemens. The former Siemens e-aircraft business, based in Germany and Hungary, employs around 180 specialist electrical designers and engineers. They have been developing a range of all-electric and hybrid electric propulsion solutions…
Porsche et Boeing dans l’aviation électrique
https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/11/20909771/porsche-boeing-partnership-flying-cars-rich-people https://www.lesnumeriques.com/concept/porsche-s-allie-a-boeing-pour-fabriquer-un-avion-electrique-n141973.html http://www.boeing.com/NeXt/index.html…