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For anyone interested, here is a glimpse into the future of aviation and GA-ASI being the trendsetter. Have a wonderful weekend LinkedIn family and let me know if I can ever answer any questions you have towards GA. #GeneralAtomics #GAProud #FreedomtoExplore

Day 3 of the Farnborough International Airshow 2024. What makes these events great? Well, meeting up with clients, colleagues and new people - but also the opportunity to meet up again with friends from years gone by who have now moved back into the circle I operate in. One example here is Kevin Greenhill, who I know from my time at University of Bristol both from my degree course and the mighty BUAS (Bristol University Air Squadron). Since he left the military he is now applying the leadership skills gained in that career to the outside world, with a particular focus on sustainability through his role at the Connected Places Catapult . Others I caught up with today from that same batch of fine people include Nev Kingdon - now at BAE Systems and Tom Grundy - CEO of Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd who today hosted a great panel about how the #Airlander aircraft will play a part in the #decarbonisation of the regional aircraft sector (more on that later). What is clear is that all involved in the industry know that #sustainability is key to the future of the industry and want to make a real difference and that is something that should be celebrated. We can all make a difference, each in our own way. What is clear is that this industry is both challenging and exciting. CEN Group #esg #sustainability #aviation #aerospace

" Flight Friday - Jetting into the Weekend" this week, features Jet Engines! Here's 2 of the eight Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3 engines that power the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress, here pictured at The Royal International Air Tattoo 2023 based at the The 2nd Bomb Wing from Barksdale AFB in Louisiana U.S. The USAF is re-engining its B-52 fleet under the Commercial Engine Re-engining Program (CERP) with the Rolls-Royce F130 powerplant. The re-engined B-52 fleet is expected to achieve initial operational capability by 2025, offering increased economy / extended range along with heavily reduced emissions Due to an extensive system and structural upgrades, its service life is expected to continue beyond 2040 with re-engined upgraded aircraft designated as B-52Js. In service since 1955, this will equate to 85 years in operation which proves just how effective this iconic platform has performed and continues to do so. Broder Aerospace are a UK based RTX QDL approved supplier of raw materials to Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace - Cage Code U1NL5 Image Credit: Our Director, William Chisholm ADS Group Ltd North West Aerospace Alliance WEAF Team Hellios Information JOSCAR Member #defenceindustry #aerospaceengineering #aerospacemanufacturing #steelandalloys

The Finnish Air Force retires HN-401, which a fleet leader of the F/A-18 Hornet fleet, today. The aircraft has been flown more than other F/A-18s during its 27+ years of service. The Finnish Air Force's aircraft HN-401 flew its final flight on 26.4.2024 at the Finnish Air Force Commander's media event at the Satakunta Air Wing in Pirkkala. In December 2021, the FAF took a decision to spend $9.4 billion on a deal to procure 64 F-35s from Lockheed Martin to replace the aging F/A-18 Hornets. The first jets are set to arrive in 2025 with all 64 fifth-generation jets expected to land in Finland by 2030. 🎥 Source : Finnish Air Force #aircraft #fighterjet

I have finished the job, to build up: Grumman F6F Hellcat model (partly inadequate setting) and Chance Vought F4U Corsair (mostly completed with "looking right"). I had feeling much proud, to finish and set them up. Both models are not in colors and still not in USAF markings. The air force markings will be set, but not straightly. The model original one-colors, as in the model sets primarily will be maintained. Going to be as a 2-motored multipurpose planes modeller. Some parts seems to be missing. Thereafter, met some problem early. So they never are the beautiful perfect one modelling works. I regret that very deeply. ='((

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Village of airplanes? Cameron Airpark is a town in California where everyone has airplanes. The residential airpark or fly-in communities like Cameron Airpark are privately owned, not allowed for outsiders to use the property without permission, and allowed only if owners invite them. There are airplanes in every house in this village; whether to go to an office or a restaurant, people fly on the plane! According to an estimate, there are 610 such air parks in America, where there is a plane in every house. The airfields that were built during World War II were not converted and became residential air parks. Retired military pilots live here. During 1946, there were a total of 400,000 pilots in the US who started living in these air parks. Cameron Park was built in 1963 and has a total of 124 houses. Here, the streets are also named after aircraft, and the street signs have also been made aircraft-friendly. #aviationindustry #airplanelovers #aerospaceindustry #airplanes #aviation #aircraft

What You Need to Know About the B-21 Raider Benefitting from more than three decades of strike and stealth technology innovation, the B-21 is the next evolution of the U.S. Air Force strategic bomber fleet and the world’s first sixth-generation aircraft to reach the skies. When it comes to delivering America’s resolve, the Raider will provide the Air Force with long range, high survivability and mission payload flexibility. The B-21 will penetrate the toughest defenses for precision strikes anywhere in the world. Here is what you need to know about Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Raider as it continues flight test. https://lnkd.in/ekqZnFVc

✈ Australia begins testing OneSKY, one of the biggest Air Traffic Management modernisation projects in the world. It will cover 11% of our planet's airspace! Including a unified civil-military air traffic management system (CMATS), this is a complex System of Systems (SoS) integrating over 10 distinct systems. 👇 In the article below, Dave Webb, Head of Transformation at Airservices Australia, explains the objectives of this airspace revolution. 💡 To handle the intricacies and maintain the consistency of such a system, a collaborative Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approach has been adopted. Utilizing Capella MBSE Tool in conjunction with 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮, the collaborative solution developped by Obeo, this innovative way of working offers: ✅ A solid ground for design decisions and for the descriptions of the system and subsystems. ✅ A definition of how the solution will be delivered along its lifecycle. ✅ A definition of how the deployment of subsystems varies between sites.  ✅ A support to engineering change requests. 🎙 In 2021, during Capella Days, Laura Mallon and Peter Havenga from Thales provided an in-depth presentation on this approach. Watch their presentation here: https://lnkd.in/e8jVC4cj #AirTrafficManagement #OneSKY #MBSE #Capella #TeamForCapella #SystemsEngineering