Paris Air Show 2005

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Fuel costs finally ringing alarm bells

Airliners now entering revenue service will be around for the next few decades, over which time forecasters expect the cost of kerosene to rise significant
Aircraft

Smiths, Eaton picked for F-35 PBL testing

Last month Lockheed Martin chose Smiths Aerospace and Eaton Aerospace to participate in testing the F-35 JSF program’s approach to performance-based logist

Aircraft-weapons interface more complex than ever

In the era of “smart weapons” a lot can still go wrong, not the least at the interface between the combat aircraft and the missile or bomb.

Winglets help refine flow and increase efficiency

Conventional winglets have come to be widely used on airliners, whether in the form of the Airbus A320’s wingtip fence or the up-swept devices characterist

Russian JSC aims to get new missiles airborne

International air show regulars have become accustomed to seeing Russian arms house Vympel’s line of air-to-air missiles (AAM) alongside Sukhoi’s fighter a

Dark days for French genav

For several years large dark clouds have swept across the skies of light aviation in France.

New Bell presages MAPL technologies

Bell’s 429 IFR light twin caused quite a stir at its February 2005 launch during the Helicopter Association International show in Anaheim, Californ
Engines

Honeywell moves to electronic systems

In an effort to save weight and improve reliability, Honeywell has asked its engineers to develop systems that will replace traditional aircraft hydraulic

CAE makeover has touched up all areas

Like a country doctor on a series of house calls, CAE president and CEO Bob Brown has seen his share of ill health in the Canadian aerospace industry over

OEMs taking different routes to standard satcom for airliners

The three new communications media that have become indispensable in recent years– cellular telephony, electronic mail and the worldwide Web–are now becomi