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Icarus Aerospace Tactical Air Vehicle

Tactical Air Vehicle (TAV) is a light strike aircraft being designed and manufactured by Icarus Aerospace, a Canadian manufacturer of clean-sheet, mission-specific aeronautical products. The company unveiled the optionally piloted multirole TAV in August 2020. It will become a force multiplier for security and armed forces globally.

Icarus Aerospace Tactical Air Vehicle

4 mins

ROSOBORONEXPORT Presents the Orlan-10E versatile unmanned aircraft system

The Orlan-10E has become one of the first Russian modern tactical unmanned aircraft systems to successfully undergo all tests with the Russian Ministry of Defence and enter service with the Russian Land Forces and airborne troops. The system has proven its reliability and effectiveness during numerous operations in various weather conditions.

ROSOBORONEXPORT Presents the Orlan-10E versatile unmanned aircraft system

2 mins

300th Advanced Light Helicopter Rolls Out Of Indian Manufacturer HAL's Hangar

29 September, 2020 was a special day for Indian aerospace manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The 300th advanced Light Helicopter (ALH-Dhruv) rolled out from its production hangar.

300th Advanced Light Helicopter Rolls Out Of Indian Manufacturer HAL's Hangar

2 mins

Boom Supersonic Rolls Out Demonstrator Aircraft In Bid To Break Sound Barrier

Boom Supersonic unveiled its first demonstrator aircraft X-B1, which is scheduled to begin flight testing next year, in a milestone for the U.S. startup planning a commercial airliner that can conquer the sound barrier

Boom Supersonic Rolls Out Demonstrator Aircraft In Bid To Break Sound Barrier

2 mins

Aerial Fire Fighters On Pay As You Go

UK start-up Arcus Fire, has joined forces with New Zealand companies Flight Structures Ltd and Pacific Aerospace to develop the F-45, a clean-sheet single engined turboprop focused on the fire fighting, cargo and commuter airline markets.

Aerial Fire Fighters On Pay As You Go

3 mins

Exit The ‘Queen Of The Skies'

So much damage to human lives, countries, economies, businesses ad nauseum. Aviation and travel have been hit particularly hard but Covid-19 has claimed another victim.

Exit The ‘Queen Of The Skies'

2 mins

Seychelles Buried Treasure, Pirates, And James Bond

Seychelles is a cluster of 115 charming islands found in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, off East Africa. The archipelago serves as a tropical, luxury honeymoon hotspot but this island nation is much more than that with its gorgeous landscapes, abundant nature, and rich culture. The waters here show off a sensational spectrum of blues, greens and everything in between.

Seychelles Buried Treasure, Pirates, And James Bond

10 mins

Bell Helicopters Protect Agriculture Against Locusts

Desert locusts, which live in land areas between west Africa and India, cause the most devastation and like to breed in moist conditions. Eggs hatch two weeks after they have been laid, and hoppers become adults after about six weeks. They live for about three months and during that time adult locusts can eat their body weight every day, and fly up to 150km a day in search of new supplies.

Bell Helicopters Protect Agriculture Against Locusts

3 mins

CAUTION WIRE STRIKE!

One of the numerous risks posed to helicopters that operate in a medium stretching from ground to a few thousand feet is the abundance of wires. Starting from the local cable guy who runs cables across the street to the farmer who wants to zipline his produce across valleys, to the high-voltage power lines that criss-cross the countryside, wires are an omnipresent hazard to low-flying choppers. Often invisible to the naked eye till it is too late, wire strikes claim a few helicopters and their crews every year. Here’s an example from my personal recollection.

CAUTION WIRE STRIKE!

6 mins

Air Rescue With Piloted Multicopters Is Possible, Makes Sense, And Improves Emergency Care

The results of the world's first feasibility study on the use of piloted multicopters in rescue services has concluded that air rescue with piloted multicopters is possible, makes sense, and improves the emergency medical care of the population.

Air Rescue With Piloted Multicopters Is Possible, Makes Sense, And Improves Emergency Care

5 mins

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Global Aviator Magazine Description:

PublisherMan Wees (pty) Ltd t/a Global Aviator

CategoryFlying & Aviation

LanguageEnglish

FrequencyMonthly

• 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!!

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