Airframe Structural

The Pentagon will need to put off moving the F-35 program to full-rate production due to another delay in starting critical simulations tests. Top weapons buyer for the Defense Department, Ellen Lord, cannot clear the F-35 for full-rate production, also called Milestone C, until the jet goes through a series of tests in the Joint Simulation Environment (JSE). An F-35A flies over Utah (Photo Courtesy U.S. Air Force) The testing and $398 billion production program have been postponed from December 2020 to sometime in 2021 due to difficulties finishing technical preparations, according Lord's spokesperson, Jessica Maxwell. Tests at JSE simulate a range of high-threat scenarios that can't be replicated in live flight tests. Had testing begun in December, it would have taken an addition two to three months to analyze the data and draft a final report to the Pentagon by March 2021. Now, with both testing and production delayed, the team is "preparing an updated project schedule

Jamco Corporation, a Japan-based aircraft interiors manufacturer, is focusing its attention on incremental, cost-effective passenger-experience improvements amid the COVID-19 crisis, in a new initiative called Project Blue Sky.  The global leader in building aircraft galleys and lavatories revealed a new door handle and locking knob that enable passengers to open the lavatory door with their elbows and forearms, as part of its global, collaborative effort between Jamco and its affiliates to develop and produce touchless, hygienic cabin interior products for the aerospace industry. Jamco Corporation's new hands-free lavatory technology. The initiative, announced Aug. 8, hopes to increase cabin cleanliness and to alleviate passenger stress during air travel. The pandemic will change travel habits, and Jamco has already started looking into how that will affect aircraft cabins.  Hands-free, low-touch concepts for the toilet seat lid and waste flap are close to follow the new door han

Lufthansa announced it will have to make more staff cuts and pull more jumbo jets than originally planned because the outlook for air travel is worse than the company anticipated. Lufthansa disclosed Sept 21 it would retire 50 more aircraft than previously announced  in a decision to retire 150 aircraft by the middle of the decade. It will also pull its remaining eight Airbus A380 jets from service, and they will only be reactivated in the event of an “unexpectedly rapid market recovery”. A Lufthansa A380 takes off from Frankfurt. (Image Credit Mr. Worker on Pixabay) Lufthansa had previously put all its 14 A380s fleet in storage in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and accelerated a retirement plan by withdrawing six of them immediately. The company said the modest rebound in airline travel dropped after the end of the summer vacation season and this has led it to make these difficult decisions. It expects to offer only 20-30 percent of its normal capacity in the last three months of

Crews of two California Army National Guard helicopters were awarded the nation’s highest flying honors personally by president Donald Trump on Sept. 14, for rescuing more 200 people from the path of raging wildfires in California. Each of the seven crew members was presented a Distinguished Flying Cross, which is awarded for "heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight". President Trump delivers an address at the award ceremony Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at the Cal Fire Hangar in McClelland Park, California. (Photo Courtesy Shealah Craighead/White House) The soldiers honored include the crew of the UH-60M Black Hawk; Chief Warrant Officer Five Kipp Goding, Chief Warrant Officer Two Irvin Hernandez and Warrant Officer One Ge Xiong; and the crew of the CH-47 Chinook, Chief Warrant Officer Five Joseph Rosamond, Chief Warrant Officer Two Brady Hlebain, Sgt. George Esquivel and Sgt. Cameron Powell. These seven soldiers flew a dangerous mission to res

What are the 5 branches of military? Different Military Branches - In simple terms, the U.S. Armed Forces are made up of the five armed service branches: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy. There are three general categories of military people: active duty (full-time soldiers and sailors), reserve & guard forces (usually work a civilian job, but can be called to full-time military duty), and veterans and retirees (past members of the military). The President of the United States is the Commander in Chief, who is responsible for all final military decisions. The Secretary of the Department of Defense has control over the military and each branch - except the Coast Guard, which is under the Dept. of Homeland Security. With over 2 million civilian and military employees, the Department of defense (DOD) is the world's largest "company." What are the differences between military branches? Each Service has a corresponding Reserve, and mos

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Airframe Structural Components -  FSC 1560 More part information  https://buyaircraftparts.com/catalog/aerospace-craft-and-structural-components/airframe-structural-components/ Airbus and Boeing are the dominant assemblers of large jet airliners while ATR, Bombardier and Embraer lead the regional airliner market; many manufacturers produce airframe structural components. airframe structural design  The airframe of a fixed-wing aircraft consists of five principal  units: the fuselage, wings, stabilizers, flight control surfaces,  and landing gear. Helicopter airframes consist  of the fuselage, main rotor and related gearbox, tail rotor (on  helicopters with a single main rotor), and the landing gear.  Airframe structural components are constructed from a wide  variety of materials. The earliest aircraft were constructed  primarily of wood. Steel tubing and the most common  material, aluminum, followed. Many newly certified aircraft  are built from molded composite materials,