Finalement je fais Paris Hong-Kong Sydney avec Qantas Airways ! Le feuilleton continue…
Hong-Kong Enfin ! Je viens de me faire débiter 103 euros pour avoir mon nouveau billet d’avion qui s’élève donc à 911 euros l’aller (superrrr) Je pars…
Sat, 19 May 2007 15:39:33 GMT
Snaps together… | Ocala.com | Star-Banner | Ocala Fla.
Published May. 19 2007 7:30 am EVERETT Wash. - When machinists start the final stages of assembling the first 787 Dreamliner the din of pounding rivet guns won’t echo through the factory as it does on production lines for Boeing Co.’s other jets.
Sat, 19 May 2007 00:00:00 EST
Former Westland owner GKN is in advanced talks on investing in Filton along with Spirit of the US
Engineering group GKN and US aircraft parts maker Spirit Aerosystems have emerged as front runners to partner Airbus in a new pioneering West factory.The two are engaged in talks with the European planemaker to fund the 100 million centre at its giant Filton site to the north of Bristol which will produce next-generation composite wings for future Airbus aircraft. Other companies have also expressed interest in adopting this risk-sharing role the exact terms of which …
Sat, 19 May 2007 00:00:00 EST
New French president vows to rescue Airbus (Miami Herald)
France’s new president Nicolas Sarkozy made struggling European plane maker Airbus the center of his desire for an ‘’ambitious industrial policy,'’ promising Friday that his government will seek investors and is prepared to inject new cash into Airbus’ parent, European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co.
Sat, 19 May 2007 07:18:54 GMT
Boeing F/A-18 Hornet
Boeing F/A-18 Hornetzeoul0014 min 5 sec - Feb 27, 2007The Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) F/A-18 Hornet is a modern all-weather carrier-capable strike fighter jet, designed to attack both ground and aerial targets. Designed in the 1970s for service with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, the Hornet is also used by the air forces of several other nations. It has been the aerial demonstration aircraft for the Blue Angels since 1986. Its primary missions are fighter escort, fleet air defense, suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD), interdiction, close air support and reconnaissance. Its versatility and reliability have proven it to be a valuable carrier asset, though it has been criticized for its lack of range and payload compared to its contemporaries. A version exported to Finland and Switzerland without ground attack capabilities is called the F-18 Hornet.
The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a distinct, evolutionary upgrade to the F/A-18 designed to serve a complementary role with Hornets in the U.S. Navy.Development of the F/A-18 came as a result of the U.S. Navy’s Naval Fighter-Attack, Experimental (VFAX) program to procure a multirole aircraft to replace the F-4 Phantom II, A-4 Skyhawk, and A-7 Corsair II, and to complement the F-14 Tomcat. Vice Admiral Kent Lee, then head of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), was the lead advocate for the VFAX against strong opposition from many Navy officers, including Vice Admiral William D. Houser, deputy chief of naval operations for air warfare - the highest ranking naval aviator.In August 1973, congress mandated that the Navy pursue a lower-cost alternative to the F-14. Grumman proposed a stripped F-14 designated the F-14X, while McDonnell Douglas proposed a navalized F-15, but both were nearly as expensive as the F-14. That summer, Secretary of Defense Schlesinger ordered the Navy to evaluate the competitors in the Air Force’s Light Weight Fighter (LWF) program, the General Dynamics YF-16 and Northrop YF-17.[4] Though the competition specified a day fighter with no strike capability. In May 1974, the House Armed Services Committee redirected $34 million from the VFAX to a new program, the Navy Air Combat Fighter (NACF), intended to make maximum use of the technology developed for the LWF program.Though the YF-16 won the LWF competition, the Navy was skeptical that an aircraft with one engine and narrow landing gear could be easily or economically adapted to carrier service, and refused to adopt an F-16 derivative. The Navy fought for and won permission to develop an aircraft based on the YF-17. Since the LWF did not share the design requirements of the VFAX, the Navy asked McDonnell Douglas and Northrop to design a new aircraft around the configuration and design principles of the YF-17. The new aircraft, designated the F-18, shared not a single essential dimension or primary structure with the YF-17. Secretary of the Navy W. Graham Claytor announced on March 1, 1977 that the name of the aircraft would be “Hornet”.In the 1990s the US Navy faced the retirement of its aging F-14 Tomcat, A-6 Intruder, EA-6 Prowler airframes without proper replacements even in development. To answer this deficiency, the Navy had the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet developed. Despite its designation, it is not an upgrade of the F/A-18 Hornet, but rather, a new, larger airframe utilizing the design concepts of the Hornet. Until the deployment of the F-35C Lightning II, Hornets and Super Hornets will serve complementary roles in the US Navy carrier arsenal.The F/A-18 is a twin engine, mid-wing, multi-mission tactical aircraft. It is superbly maneuverable, owing to its good thrust to weight ratio, digital fly-by-wire control system, and leading edge extensions (LEX). The LEX allow the Hornet to remain controllable at high angles of attack. This is because the LEX produce powerful vortices over the wings, creating turbulent airflow over the wings and thus delaying or eliminating the aerodynamic separation responsible for stall, allowing the Hornet’s wings to generate lift several times the aircraft’s weight, despite high angles of attack. The Hornet is therefore capable of extremely tight turns over a large range of speeds.
Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:49:06 PST
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