SP's Aviation - ISSUE No 09-11
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According 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.
DARPA’s Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2 aims at reaching anywhere in the world in less than an hour
Speaking 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
So 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
It 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.
Hover 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.
Private aviation prepares for long-term growth in India. Dassault Falcon expresses confidence as conditions for the industry develop.
The Indian aviation industry is strong and vibrant, and we are excited about the future
Hawker 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
While security arrangements at the metros are visibly and oppressively stringent, smaller airports have comparatively lax structures and setups for security.
All 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.
Human spaceflight missions have now been performed by USSR/Russia, USA, China, and by Scaled Composites.
‘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.’