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Yahsat Selects Airbus To Build Next-Gen Thuraya 4-NGS

Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) has selected Airbus to build Thuraya 4-NGS, the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) nextgeneration L-band telecommunications satellite. This milestone order will come with an overhaul of Yahsat’s space and ground platforms. The satellite is scheduled for operation in 2024

3 mins

Rostec Launches Serial Production Of Upgraded Mi-35P

Russian Helicopters holding company has launched serial production of the upgraded Mi-35P attack helicopter at the Rostvertol plant. The first serial model completed its type-specific flight tests, receiving confirmation of the declared performance characteristics and implemented changes in its design.

3 mins

Aerion Supersonic

The world’s first environmentally responsible supersonic aircraft and companies involved in its construction

4 mins

TESTBEDS

In my corner of aviation research lately, flying testbeds have become a thing to talk about again. Back in the heady post WW2 days of the expansion of modern aviation, these were a very important thing to have in aviation, the Americans even had a special name for some of theirs: “X-planes”, although in reality that was a narrow niche of a much bigger whole.

5 mins

Alameda County Sheriff's Office Air Support Unit begins operating first public safety configured Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Following strong interest from global municipalities that are expanding their capabilities by adding aerial operations to their mission portfolio, Bell introduced its public safety configuration of the Bell 505, which includes the following onboard equipment:

2 mins

Madagascar - A Land Of Contrasts, Beauty And Lemurs

There are many dichotomies in Madagascar - an oligarch in terms of natural riches, but still one of the poorest countries in the world. It has a culture which is profoundly informed by ‘ancestry’, yet finds great difficulty in protecting resources for the living and future generations. The island has an impressive system of protected landscapes, but the inhabitants follow a policy of ‘slash and burn’ to gain land for growing rice.

9 mins

Dynali H3 Sport Ultra Light Helicopter

Ultralight helicopters have opened up the market to make helicopter flying accessible to many more people than the general aviation class for which both the purchase price and the operating costs, are prohibitive to the general public.

3 mins

Training Through Simulation - Flying With Hatsoff

There are some critical emergencies that cannot be practiced on actual aircraft or helicopter; either because it cannot be simulated or because it is far too dangerous to do so. Take for example, a catastrophic failure of the tail drive; or a dual engine failure. No amount of reading manuals or discussion in briefing rooms can impart a realistic ‘feel’ for aircraft behavior or expected pilot action. This left a big void in training systems of the past, often leading to fatal outcomes.

5 mins

From Autoplane to SkyDrive

One hundred and three years ago what looked like a modified Ford Model T became the first flying car. Equipped with wings and a rear propeller, the Curtiss Autoplane was introduced in 1917 and could lift slightly off the ground but could never actually achieve full flight.

3 mins

Covid And Flying

So just when does the ludicrous sideshow to a flu season end? Some say when it vacates the media, some say when the tax season comes about around the world and there’s nothing to garner. Either way its causing a nause, a great deal of frustration and general idiocy.

2 mins

Read all stories from Global Aviator

Global Aviator Magazine Description:

• SAA accidents from 1937 - 1987
• Changes in Store for Pilots during 2013
• Batteries can fly - dreamliners cannot
• The value of a good CRM
• Final data from Red Bull Stratos freefall.
• USS Harry S Truman - Multifunctional taskforce in the Arabian sea
• Handover of Botswana Defence Force PC-7 MkII
• Nigel Hopkins - Aerobatics and Airliners do go
• Denel Pilots spread their wings into Africa
• The growing potential of Russian Helicopters in Latin America
• Snake on a plane!
• The anmanned problem
• Airborne Insurance and Aircraft Finance Coporation Student of the year award
• Rolls Royce Trent 1000 visited
• Gulfstream G280 sets 15 new city-pair speed records as part of the reliability demonstration program

And lots more!!