Airbus has launched the OPTIMA project, which will deliver a proof of concept demonstrator for the use of photonic payloads in telecommunications satellites. The OPTIMA project, which is led by Airbus Defense and Space in Stevenage and part of Horizon 2020 funded by the European Commission, comprises specialist partners from across Europe.
Bent Wing Flight Services Will Take Over As Airport's Only FBO April 1
Avfuel welcomes Bent Wing Flight Services, Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport’s new FBO, to its branded Network of Independents. Bent Wing Flight Services will take over as KFHB’s only FBO beginning April 1, and move into a new terminal in June. The FBO will provide its full array of services out of a temporary terminal until that time.
Netherlands Aerospace Center Helped Design Rotor Blades And Propeller
At the recent Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland the PAL-V Liberty was unveiled to the public as the first Dutch-made flying car. The PAL-V is a ‘gyrocopter’, a flight-capable vehicle with retractable blades that doubles as a car. The Netherlands Aerospace Center (NLR) was jointly responsible for designing the composite rotor blades and propeller, for developing the required manufacturing methods and for making the first products for flight tests.
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