NBAA 62ND ANNUAL MEETING & CONVENTION

Un autre Learjet dont il est question au NBAA 2009

le Lear 85


[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]

Modélisations :

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Cabine, en fait pas très large

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Et toujours le P&W 307

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Dassault Falcon Jet

30 Falcon 7X livrés en 2009, pour un objectif de +/- 80 bizjets



[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]


Le Falcon 900 est toujours là, en version LX, avec les Winglets depuis 2008

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Un très long communiqué de Honda Aircraft qui nous donne une vue globale sur l'état du programme Hondajet

De PRnewswire 1ère partie:


ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Honda Aircraft Company, Inc., today announced at the annual National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention significant milestone achievements for its HondaJet advanced light jet program, including the completion of major structural assemblies for the first conforming aircraft.

Also announced were the selection of a significantly upgraded avionics suite for the production aircraft featuring Garmin's new, cutting-edge G3000 avionics system, the successful first flight of Honda's industry-leading Advanced Systems Integration Test Facility, Honda's comprehensive Flight Ready(TM) Maintenance Service Program, and the company's FedEx logistics partnership.

Program Update

In preparation for first flight of conforming aircraft in early 2010, Honda has completed major structural assemblies including the fuselage, wing, empennage, landing gear, and other components for the first conforming aircraft.
These components were completed or delivered in September 2009.
Fabrication of conforming aircraft has commenced under the strict supervision of Honda and FAA quality control
representatives, while Honda's manufacturing engineering team focuses on the optimization of assembly processes.

Honda also has completed successfully a number of important qualification tests, such as rejected take-off (RTO) brake tests and crew- and cabin-seat crash tests, as well as critical structural parts tests.

Honda continues to work very closely with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding certification of the HondaJet and completed an Interim Type Certification Board Meeting (ITCBM) in August 2009.

A formal agreement has been reached and implemented with the FAA regarding the manufacturing conformity process for the type-certification test aircraft. This process currently is being used for the build of the first conforming aircraft.
In addition, Honda and the FAA areengaged in detailed discussions to finalize the requirements for the first Type
Inspection Authorization (TIA), which allows the start of FAA flight testing.

To expedite the build of conforming aircraft and establish precise, high quality fabrication processes, Honda has chosen to manufacture conforming aircraft wing assemblies at its R&D complex on its world headquarters campus in Greensboro, North Carolina.
In addition, in-house cutting-edge 5-axis milling capabilities provide Honda with maximum efficiency and the highest quality in the creation of detail parts for conforming aircraft fabrication.


[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Honda also has completed preparations for on-site static and fatigue structural testing. Honda's advanced MTS FlexTest structural test system incorporates 61 hydraulic actuators and a 2,600-channel data acquisition system within a structural test fixture designed exclusively for HondaJet testing. The system is capable of
testing the entire aircraft to prove static and fatigue strength under various flight and ground load conditions. Honda's test facility includes an environmental chamber to simulate hot-wet conditions, which is required testing for the validation of composite structures.

"We are pleased to have achieved such positive results in the completion of major structural assemblies for conforming aircraft, and we are now fully focused on final assembly of the first conforming aircraft. We are now ready for FAA structural testing. Although we face many challenges ahead, every Honda associate is diligently working towards first flight early next year," said Michimasa Fujino, Honda Aircraft Company President & CEO.

New, Advanced HondaJet Avionics Suite

The production HondaJet flight deck will feature a Honda-customized Garmin G3000 next-generation all-glass avionics system incorporating a class-leading layout with three 14-inch landscape-format displays and dual touch-screen controllers for overall avionics control and flight plan entries.
The HondaJet Avionics Suite provides a significantly enhanced pilot interface compared to flight decks incorporating
the previous generation Garmin G1000 Suite.

The HondaJet Avionics Suite is the most advanced glass flight deck available in any light business jet and provides state-of-the-art integrated avionics functionality featuring split screen MFD capability, satellite weather, graphical synoptics, digital audio, and optional Synthetic Vision.

"The HondaJet Avionics Suite, integrated into our human-centric cockpit design, represents a significant enhancement in both capability and user experience. The large-format displays, advanced features, and intuitive touch-screen
multi-function controllers provide a low-workload user interface that is ideally suited to our high-performance light jet aircraft," said Fujino.

Advanced Systems Integration Test Facility (ASITF)

On October 7, 2009, Honda Aircraft Company accomplished the successful first flight of the HondaJet Advanced Systems Integration Test Facility (ASITF) located within the company's R&D complex on its Greensboro,
North Carolina, campus. This event represents a critical milestone for the HondaJet program and is another significant step toward the first flight of conforming aircraft. The HondaJet ASITF was developed internally by Honda Aircraft Company engineers.

The HondaJet ASITF is an aircraft systems integration test facility, primarily consisting of two major elements:
the aircraft test facility, and the Real-time Test and Simulation System (RTSS).
The HondaJet ASITF incorporates actual aircraft systems hardware and software, installed in a spatially-representative manner, and interconnected with actual aircraft electrical harnesses.
The RTSS provides the systems, environmental and aerodynamic simulation, supported by dSPACE real-time
hardware and I/O hosting Honda-developed high fidelity 6-DOF aerodynamic and real-time engine models. Additional simulation capabilities have been integrated to provide real-time simulation of navigation RF data, including GPS.

The HondaJet ASITF also includes a fully representative primary flight control system with a high-fidelity control-loading system. The avionics configuration during the HondaJet ASITF first flight included the new HondaJet Avionics Suite.

"The HondaJet ASITF has successfully integrated the best attributes of a systems test lab, engineering simulator, and 'Iron Bird' in one facility," said Fujino. "This facility allows thorough evaluation of all systems integration for enhanced
aircraft safety and will significantly support accelerated development of both systems and conforming aircraft."

HondaJet Cabin Management and In-flight Entertainment System

Honda Aircraft Company has confirmed that the production HondaJet will optionally offer EMTEQ's SkyPro integrated cabin management and in-flight entertainment system featuring all-digital high-definition touch-screen interface technology.
The HondaJet cabin management and in-flight entertainment system will include audio/video on demand (AVOD), interactive 3-D high-definition moving map, and extensive cabin control capabilities such as cabin/cockpit communications, climate control and interior lighting, among others.

AVOD is available through the system's removable media storage unit, which is capable of storing virtually an entire media collection. Passengers can interface through the onboard system's multiple media inputs with audio, video, or gaming systems brought onto the aircraft and play content on cabin speakers and HD monitors.
HondaJet also will offer an XM Satellite Radio option, where the system will interface with XM and allow passengers to select their desired station presets at their seats.

"The concept HondaJet cabin management and in-flight entertainment system was exceptionally well-received by customers. In order to meet strong customer demand, we will offer on the HondaJet a class-leading system with a unique Honda-designed interface providing maximum functionality and ease of use," commented Fujino.

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]


PR Newswire

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]

Hondajet, PRnews, 2ème partie :


Flight Ready(TM) Maintenance Service Program

Honda has unveiled its HondaJet Flight Ready(TM) maintenance service program, which is designed to maximize flying time and minimize variations in maintenance costs.
Flight Ready(TM) makes HondaJet authorized materials and maintenance services available when and where customers need them.
Program participation allows aircraft owners to plan on one hourly maintenance rate based on selected coverage
and tailored to expected aircraft utilization. The program offers three levels of coverage to meet the diverse needs of HondaJet customers.

Flight Ready(TM) Protection - P1(TM) ("P-One") is included in the purchase price of all new HondaJet aircraft. In addition to other OEM support services, it provides a comprehensive warranty program including airframe, avionics and engine warranties.

Flight Ready (TM) Performance - P2(TM) ("P-Two") is designed for customers who have access to facilities with qualified and trained technicians. It provides various services, including airframe and avionics exchange component coverage that extends to both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance events.

Flight Ready(TM) Precision - P3(TM) ("P-Three") was created for customers who want the convenience of one-stop servicing. In addition to coverage in the P2(TM) plan, it also includes labor expenses for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance performed at authorized HondaJet maintenance facilities. This plan is Honda's "Nose-to-Tail" service option.

All HondaJet Flight Ready(TM) plans are fully transferrable. Extended engine coverage - provided through GE Honda Aero Engines - is available up to full engine overhaul, including all major components and systems.

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

HondaJet Production Facility

Construction of the HondaJet production facility on Honda Aircraft Company's world headquarters campus in Greensboro, North Carolina, has begun with the completion of ground preparations and the commencement of piling installations.
The 250,000 square ft facility is scheduled to be completed in February 2011 and will house all HondaJet production activities, as well as test flight operations and pilot training facilities.
Honda has partnered with Flight Safety International to provide pilot training utilizing industry-leading full-motion Level-D flight simulators that will be installed in the HondaJet production facility.

While construction of the production facility continues, Honda's world headquarters building and R&D complex on campus are in full operation. Assembly of conforming aircraft currently is taking place in Honda's 187,000 square ft R&D complex that also incorporates ongoing research and development activities. The R&D complex has full production capabilities, including all necessary quality control and testing resources, paint booths, and maintenance support
facilities. The HondaJet world delivery center also is located within Honda's R&D complex.

FedEx Partnership

At the 2009 NBAA convention, Honda Aircraft Company and Federal Express formalized a business partnership to provide worldwide logistics support for HondaJet production activities and customer support of the HondaJet aircraft.
This partnership results from the successful, long-standing relationship between FedEx and Honda globally and from FedEx's ability to provide a multi-faceted logistics support network that will enable the most efficient and expedient delivery of support materials for customers, thereby further enhancing the overall HondaJet ownership experience.

By choosing FedEx, Honda has the ability to move all HondaJet support parts through an array of services, depending on customer needs. These services encompass all aspects of the logistics supply chain and include Express, Ground, Less-than-Truck-Load (LTL), Custom-Critical, Trucking, Ocean, and FedEx Trade Networks' Customs Brokerage and Clearance services.

The new FedEx Worldwide Service Center, located near Honda Aircraft Company's campus at the Piedmont-Triad
International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, provides Honda with enhanced flexibility to fulfill critical shipment deadlines and offers direct East Coast shipping to regional U.S. HondaJet sales and service facilities. In addition,
the ability to communicate between each spoke of the FedEx worldwide network enables Honda to ensure uninterrupted service to its global customers.

About HondaJet

Honda Aircraft Company, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Honda Motor Company, Ltd., began sales of the advanced and innovative HondaJet in October 2006 in the U.S. and has amassed orders for well over 100 aircraft. The $3.9 million HondaJet is Honda's first-ever commercial aircraft and lives up to the company's reputation for dynamic performance together with superior efficiency. The HondaJet proof-of-concept aircraft has accumulated more than 500 flight test hours and attained a top speed of 420 knots (483 mph) and a maximum altitude of 43,000 ft. in flight
testing.

The HondaJet incorporates many innovative technological advances in aviation design, including a unique over-the-wing engine-mount configuration that dramatically improves aircraft performance and fuel efficiency by significantly reducing aerodynamic drag in flight. This innovative approach to airframe design also lowers ground-detected noise when overhead and allows for a more spacious cabin and greater cargo capacity. The HondaJet is powered by two highly fuel-efficient GE Honda HF120 turbofan jet engines.

Learn more about HondaJet at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].

SOURCE Honda Aircraft Company, Inc.


PR Newswire

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]

AeroFirst a écrit:Embraer annonce le Legacy 650, version à autonomie accrue du 600, basés sur la cellule de l'ERJ 135


[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]

Merci. Plus précisément :

Fuselage ERJ 135 et voilure ERJ 145; plus moteurs RR AE 3007 A2.

7 à 10% de gain, soit en autonomie soit en consommation.

Video du 787 en version VIP telle que exposée à la NBAA

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]

Les exemplaires en surpoids feraient de bon candidats pour les versions "Corporate".

Plus facile d'insérer quelques milliers de livres en trop dans un appareil volant beaucoup moins qu'un liner; avec peu de passagers.

BBJ 787 : un débouché pour les x exemplaires "IGW" ( malgré eux... [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image] )

Airbus A340 VIP. Sympa ! Non ?

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]

Voir aussi le lien : [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]

Ça me laisse rêveur. Superbe. Ici un 340-300

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Et le modèle -600, ici au Roi de Jordanie

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Je trouve le 340 vraiment très élégant

Chez Pilatus, est présents le PC-12 NG

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Embraer bien présent avec le Phenom 100, déjà en cour de livraison

Ici une vue d'après Catia V5

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Flightdeck commun aux -100 et -300

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Cabine du VLJ

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Et moteurs P&W C 617 F

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Dornier Seastar, la renaissance au Canada ?


Dornier Seaplane announced at NBAA that it would launch production of its Seastar amphibian, having exceeded the requisite order tally needed to give the 10-seat aircraft a second lease of life.

The Seastar - which marked at the show the end of a six-month demonstration tour of North America - first flew in 1984, and three were built in Germany before production was halted in 1991 due to a lack of funding.

Speaking at the show, Dornier Seaplane chief executive Joe Walker said the privately owned company had clinched more than 25 letters of intent for the twin-engined turboprop, from which it is currently converting into firm orders.

The first Seastar is scheduled to roll-off the production line in two years. The first 10 aircraft will be delivered in the Seastar's original configuration and subsequent aircraft will be upgraded design with a glass cockpit, known icing, autopilot and air conditioning.

Final assembly site for the Seastar has been narrowed to two sites in Canada - St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec,
or North Bay, Ontario. A final decision is expected within 90 days. "Momentum is building rapidly," said Walker. "In addition to finalising the site selection, the company is in detailed discussions with our major suppliers. The supplier selection process will be completed over the next 12 months."

The Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-135A-powered Seastar is the first new purpose-built amphibian aircraft developed in the past 50 years, said the Punta Gorda, Florida-based start-up, and has already been certificated by the US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency.

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]

L'original :

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

c'est quoi ??

Bonsoir

Hydravion Dornier " Seastar" , deux PT-6 en tandem


[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]

-------------------------------------------------

MONTREAL - Le constructeur aérien américain Dornier Seaplane Company a décidé d'assembler son nouvel avion amphibie au Québec ou en Ontario, ce qui entraînera la création d'au moins 250 emplois sur une période de cinq ans.

L'entreprise de Floride a réduit sa liste de lieux possibles à Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, à l'est de Montréal, et à North Bay, en Ontario, après avoir éliminé la ville de Trois-Rivières de même que les Etats américains de la Floride et de l'Alabama.

Les opérations aériennes d'hiver seront menées à Punta Gorda, en Floride.

Les deux finalistes canadiens ont été sélectionnés en fonction de la disponibilité d'une main-d'oeuvre qualifiée, des coûts peu élevés des biens immobiliers et des infrastructures, de la chaîne d'approvisionnement locale ainsi que de la proximité de plans d'eau à des fins de vols d'essai, a indiqué l'avionneur par voie de communiqué.

La décision finale quant à l'endroit où sera assemblé l'avion amphibie Seastar sera prise dans 90 jours, a précisé Conrado Dornier, président du conseil d'administration de la compagnie et petit-fils du fondateur, Claude Dornier.

M. Dornier s'est dit ravi de la venue au Canada de l'entreprise familiale, forte d'une tradition de 100 ans dans le secteur de la construction aérienne.

"Ces lieux constituent un marché naturel pour notre avion amphibie", a-t-il noté.

M. Dornier est par ailleurs en train de négocier avec d'éventuels fournisseurs d'importance, a indiqué le chef de la direction du constructeur, Joe Walker. Les fournisseurs retenus seront désignés au cours de l'année à venir, les livraisons devant débuter dans 24 mois.

"Nous sommes heureux de l'importance de l'intérêt démontré par le marché à l'endroit du Seastar", a affirmé M. Walker.

M. Dornier a indiqué avoir reçu des demandes de renseignements en provenance de plus de 130 pays. La société tente de transformer en commandes fermes les 25 lettres d'intention déjà obtenues au sujet de l'appareil de six millions $ US.

M. Dornier avance que le Seastar sera le tout premier hydravion tout composite au monde.

Depuis sa fondation au début des années 1900, Dornier a construit plus de 10 000 appareils, incluant quelque 1000 hydravions.

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]

Présent également le Piper PA31-350 ou Navajo, toujours jeune

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]