SP's Aviation - ISSUE No 09-11
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Issue Features
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Set to Take Off
By Joseph Noronha, GoaAccording to the US consultancy Firestone Management Group, there were 136 business jets registered in India as on March 15 this year, 95 of which were less than ten years old.
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Fastest Flying Vehicle
DARPA’s Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2 aims at reaching anywhere in the world in less than an hour
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Industry - A New Era in Making
By Prakash ChandraSpeaking at the curtainraiser of the Sixth International Conference on Energising Indian Aerospace, Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne cautioned the Indian aerospace industry against over dependence on foreign inputs
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Green Aviation - Military Blends with Civil
By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. BhatiaSo sensitive has the civil aviation sector been to accusations as the environment polluter that it is increasingly launching research programmes and taking all possible steps to bring about reduction in the rate of fuel burn to ensure greener aviation
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F-35 - Fast Tracking
By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. BhatiaIt is almost certain that irrespective of which aircraft is finally selected in the MMRCA deal, India will have to fork out close to or even more than the recurring per flyaway unit price being quoted for the F-35.
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Helicopters - The Race
By Joseph Noronha, GoaHover or forward speed—helicopter designers have long been plagued by this dilemma. Practically every aerodynamic feature that helps hover hurts forward flight, and vice versa.
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Looking Ahead
By John Rosanvalon, President and CEO of Dassault FalconPrivate aviation prepares for long-term growth in India. Dassault Falcon expresses confidence as conditions for the industry develop.
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Immense long-term potential
By Jason Akovenko, Regional Vice President, Asia/Pacific, Gulfstream Aerospace CorporationThe Indian aviation industry is strong and vibrant, and we are excited about the future
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Fit for India
By Daniel Keady, Vice President-Sales, South Asia-Pacific/India, Hawker BeechcraftHawker and King Air have been operating in India for decades so the operators can draw from an experienced pilot and engineer pool along with generally good availability of spares
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Regional Aviation - Unsafe & Insecure
By A.K. SachdevWhile security arrangements at the metros are visibly and oppressively stringent, smaller airports have comparatively lax structures and setups for security.
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Airlines - Humogous Ascnent
By R. ChandrakanthAll in all, the civil aviation sector is the ‘sunrise sector’ as the Secretary of Civil Aviation has stated, with a potential of $150 billion investments in the next decade.
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Human Spaceflight - Space Odyssey
By Joseph Noronha, GoaHuman spaceflight missions have now been performed by USSR/Russia, USA, China, and by Scaled Composites.
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Charles Taylor (1868-1956)
By Group Captain (Retd) Joseph Noronha, Goa‘I always wanted to learn to fly, but I never did. The Wrights refused to teach me and tried to discourage the idea. They said they needed me in the shop and to service their machines, and if I learned to fly, I’d be gadding about the country and may be become an exhibition pilot and they’d never see me again.’
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