G
ulfstream announced that it has
delivered the final Gulfstream G450 as
it prepares to usher in the next generation
of business aviation with the all-new
Gulfstream G500.
“For the past 12 years, the G450 has been
one of the best-selling business jets in the
industry, beloved by pilots and passengers
alike for its technological advances, smooth
handling, impressive range and unsurpassed
passenger comfort,” said Mark Burns,
president, Gulfstream. “During its 30-year
history, the GIV series transformed business
aviation, and the G500 is already well on its
way to doing the same, with the industry’s
first active control side sticks and the most
integrated application of touch-screen
controls in the flight deck.”
A performer from the start, the G
entered service in 2005 after demonstrating
even more range than originally anticipated- 4,350 nautical miles/8,056 kilometers at
Mach 0.80. The aircraft can sprint 3,
nm/6,482 km at Mach 0.85. The G450 fleet,
comprising more than 360 aircraft, has
amassed more than 964,000 hours and more
than 461,000 flights.
“The G450 made its mark in aviation
history and remains an important member
of the Gulfstream family. We will continue to
provide industry-leading product support
and sustaining engineering for our G
customers,” Burns said.
Like the G450, the G500 will deliver more
range than originally announced. The aircraft
will fly 5,200 nm/9,630 km at Mach 0.85 and
4,400 nm/8,149 km at Mach 0.90. Five G
aircraft are undergoing flight testing, with
type certification anticipated in early 2018.
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demonstration
tour in the
middle east and
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he A350-1000, the newest member of
Airbus’ leading wide body family, has
embarked on a three-week demonstration
tour to the Middle East and Asia-Pacific
region.The demonstration tour follows
the completion of a successful flight test
campaign, which lasted less than one year
and culminated in joint EASA and FAA type
certifications, demonstrating the aircraft’s
excellent design, performance and maturity.
The A350-1000 tour comes ahead of the first
customer delivery to Qatar Airways in the
coming weeks.
During the tour, the A350-1000 flight test
aircraft (MSN065) will visit 12 destinations to
demonstrate the aircraft’s exclusive features
to airlines. The itinerary will see it travel over
30,000 nautical miles / 55,500 kilometres,
with stops in Doha, Muscat, Hong Kong,
Seoul, Taipei, Hanoi, Singapore, Bangkok,
Sydney, Auckland, Tokyo and Manila.
The aircraft will stop for several days in
Singapore, where it will be on static display
from 6 to 8 February at the Singapore
Airshow 2018.
MSN065 is one of three Airbus A350-
1000 test aircraft and is equipped with a
fully functional cabin (40 business class,
36 economy plus class and 219 comfort
economy class seats). The demonstration
flights will be operated by Airbus flight test
crews.
The A350-1000 is the latest member of
the A350 XWB Family, showing high level
of commonality with the A350-900 with 95
percent common systems part numbers and
the same Type Rating. As well as having a
longer fuselage to accommodate 40 more
passengers than the A350-900 (in a typical
three-class configuration), the A350-
also features a modified wing trailing-edge,
new six-wheel main landing gears and more
powerful Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines.
Along with the A350-900, the A350-1000 is
shaping the future of air travel by offering
unprecedented levels of efficiency and
unrivalled comfort in its ‘Airspace’ cabin.
With its additional capacity, the A350-
is perfectly tailored for some of the busiest
long-haul routes. To date, 11 customers from
five continents have placed orders for a total
of 169 A350-1000s.p3 aCademY
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new Center of
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for aerospaCe
desiGn traininGP
3 Engineering and Consulting launched a
Center of Excellence (CoE) for Aerospace
Design Training in association with NSDC
and AASSC (Aerospace & Aviation Sector
Skill Council) at Whitefield, Bengaluru.
The center was inaugurated by Shri
AnantkumarHegde, Hon’bleUnionMinister
of State for Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship, Government of India. P
along with NSDC will be investing more than
$ 5 million to train and skill over 10,000 fresh
& experienced engineers over 7 years. The
courses coveringtopics like Aerostructures,
Systems Integration, Avionics, Aerodynamics
and Technical Publication will be aligned
with the knowledge and performance
criteria defined as per the NOS (National
Occupational Standards) developed by
AASSC.
This CoE will provide an end to end
solution for aerospace companies, from
the mobilization of students, training, and
evaluation to the induction/placement.
This will facilitate availability of industry
ready workforce for aerospace design and
manufacturing sector. In addition, the CoE
will be used for up skilling and reskilling of
existing employees. Equipped with latest
training aids, design software, specific labs
for practical exposure and best practices;
it will be a world class skill development
center. The trainers will include experts from
universities, subject matter experts and
professionals from large aerospace OEM’s
and suppliers.
Speaking on Foundation ceremony of
Centre of Excellence for Aerospace Design
at Whitefield, Bangalore, Shri Anantkumar
Hegde – Minister of State for SkillQUICK UPDATE
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