Global Aviator - December 2021

Global Aviator - December 2021

DECEMBER 2021 -Vol 13/No 12

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INDUSTRY NEWS

CONTENTS GENERAL NEWS 6 From the desk of Rostec 16 Around and about 24 Airline news BOOK OF THE MONTH 80 When giants ruled the skies FEATURES 8  What does the future hold for the electric supersonic jet? 18 Russian training aircraft 20  The world's first EW system to detect and disrupt multiple threats simultaneously 30  Hi Fly lands first ever Airbus A340 in Antarctica

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34  Dubai Air Show 2021 48 The World’s Best Smart Basic trainer is here - The PC-7 MKX! 50 Switzerland 62  When I try and identify what sparked my love of the Arab world – amazingly it was a war 64  The children's flight 2021 62  The underhanded side 64  The Great Escape 70  Dave Daniel is a man who never sits still and the trend continues with this latest venture of an AMO and flying facility in Jamaica

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Rostec has started flight tests on the upgraded Ka-32A11M fire-fighting helicopter

The upgraded Ka-32A11M fire- fighting helicopter produced by Russian Helicopters took off for the first time and began flight tests. The rotorcraft fitted with new engines, radio- electronic equipment and fire extinguishing system is to undergo preliminary and certification tests during 2022-2023, after which it will be available for Russian and foreign customers. The first flight of the Ka-32A11M took place in hover mode at the flight-testing complex of the Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise (KAPE) in Bashkortostan. "Modernisation is significantly expanding the capabilities of one of the world's best fire-fighting

helicopters, Ka-32, and we are planning to complete certification of the Ka- 32A11M in 2023. After that, the rotocraft with the latest electronics and firefighting systemwill be available for Russian and foreign customers," said Andrey Boginsky, Director General of the Russian Helicopters. Ka-32A11Mwas first presented at the MAKS- 2021 Aviation and Space Salon. The modernisation programme of Ka-32 includes equipping it with a "glass cockpit" with an onboard avionics system, more powerful VK-2500PS-02 engines, and a new fire extinguishing system. VK-2500PS-02 engines will significantly improve flight performance of the helicopter in hot and mountainous environments. According to calculations of engineers, helicopter load-carrying

capacity in such conditions can be increased by about 1 600kg. Technical solutions used in the "glass cockpit" of Ka-32A11M have already been tested on the Ansat and Mi-38 civil multipurpose helicopters; they will greatly facilitate the operation of additional navigation, optoelectronic and search equipment, which can be installed on the helicopter. The wearing of night vision goggles will now be possibility. A new SP-32 fire extinguishing system developed by specialists fromNational Helicopter Center Mil&Kamov and KAPE has a number of significant advantages. A new tank holds four tons of water and is divided into four compartments. The patented flap systemwith digital control allows the flaps to be opened in pairs or alternately, as well as the opening angles of the flaps to be adjusted,

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thereby increasing the water discharge time. The fire extinguishing system can automatically draw four tons of water in 60 seconds and add up to 400 liters of foam agent and is adapted for the use of a water cannon. In addition, all SP-32 systems are electrically heated, making it the first SP-32 system in the world that can be used in winter conditions at temperatures of -20˚C. Coaxial design of the Ka-32 helicopter provides stable hover mode and excellent crosswind stability. In addition, the absence of a tail rotor reduces the size of the helicopter, making it more manoeuvrable. These features provide special advantages for operating in mountain and forest areas, as well as in dense urban environments. The Ka-32 is capable not only of extinguishing fires, but also of performing high-precision construction and installation operations, medical, search and rescue missions and transporting of cargo. It is well suited for high-humidity conditions and is particularly The Ka-32 characteristics allow it to fly in high turbulence and stormwinds. Mass production of the Ka-32 helicopters has been launched at KAPE. To date more than 240 helicopters have been built there. They operate in more than 30 countries, including Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Indonesia, Spain, Canada, Kazakhstan, China, Portugal, Russia, Turkey, Switzerland, South Korea and Japan. • resistant to aggressive marine environments.

Russian Helicopters" supplies two Mi-171s with altitude engines to China Ulan-Ude

The Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant of the "Russian Helicopters" Holding Company has delivered the first batch of two Mi-171 helicopters equipped with altitude engines VK-2500-03 to China under the contract with QINGDAO civil airline. "The increase in global use of helicopters is now one of the key trends. In China they are to be used for fire-fighting operations," noted Alexey Kozlov, managing director of the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant. – The national type certificate for Mi-171 rotorcraft with VK-2500-03 engines, issued in 2019 by the Civil Aviation Administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC), presented an opportunity to supply this type of rotorcraft to this country." The contract with QINGDAO civil airline for delivery of six Mi-171 helicopters powered by VK-2500-03 engines was signed in December 2019.

Under the contract, the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant has supplied the first batch of two helicopters. According to the document, four more rotorcraft are to be delivered in 2022. In 2019, the Civil Aviation Administration of the PRC issued a national type certificate for Mi-171 rotorcraft equipped with VK-2500-03 engines based on demonstration flight results in Chinese city of Lijiang. The Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Civil Aviation Administration of China highly rated helicopters' transport capabilities for carrying cargo and extinguishing fires in the highlands. The VK-2500-03 provides helicopter with fundamentally new capabilities when operating in high altitude and hot climate areas. Rotorcraft engines VK-2500-03 for Mi-171 ensure more power in emergency flight mode, which, in turn, increases flights safety on a single working engine. •

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ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT

Polymath billionaire Elon Musk has said that he is "dying' to expand beyond cars and trucks with Tesla and build an electric supersonic jet – however at the moment his workload is to heavy!" Such an aircraft would use vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) technology to rise to a high altitude, before using battery- powered propulsion to reach speeds in excess of 1 236km/h. Until then aviators can look forward to smaller electric aircraft such as the Alice, a nine-passenger, two-crew member aircraft that produces no carbon emissions and is quieter than normal planes. Alice unveiled Eviation has unveiled the production version of its

What does the future hold for the electric supersonic jet? By Charmaine de Villiers

Alice aircraft. The company unveiled its prototype in 2017, attracting a lot of attention and comparison with Tesla as it was the first electric aircraft that was actually viable for commercial use. Initially a range of approximately 965km was predicted but with the production version this has dropped to around 700km. Alice is powered by two Magni650 electric propulsion units fromMagniX, the only flight proven electric propulsion systems at this scale. Honeywell produced the advanced fly-by-wire

system and the single- volume, high-energy density battery system is made from available battery cells and does therefore not rely on future technology. not reliant on future advancements. An inaugural flight is set to take place later this year, but certification is going to take a while, and Alice is not expected to go into service until 2024. A major problem is to get the battery energy density to reach over 400 Wh/kg, and while many prototype battery cells have claimed to reach this, the problem

Eviation’s Alice all-electric prototype aircraft seen at the Paris air show in 2019, Source - Eviation

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An interior view of the Eviation's nine passenger interior.

The cockpit is not loaded with instruments.

still remains of how to bring these cells to volume production. The battery used in the Eviation Alice stores 820 kWh and weights 3 720kg, meaning specific energy of eb = 220 Wh/kg could be possible. That’s for the whole battery pack and system, including temperature management. eFlyer 800 The Bye eFlyer may be the first commercial electric aircraft to go into production. The aircraft will have an estimated 320 knot cruise speed, 350 00 feet ceiling and 500 nm range with 45-minute IFR reserves at normal cruise speed of 280 knots. It has safety features that include two wing-mounted electric motors, each with dual redundant motor windings, quad-redundant battery packs and a full airplane parachute. Features such as emergency auto-landing system, terrain avoidance and routing for emergency auto-land with options like supplemental power solar cells and in-wheel electric taxi possibly available. Up to seven passengers can be

an alternative airfield with 45 minutes margin when flying solely on instruments. Taking into account the 80% state-of-health needed on the batteries, the actual flight time can be rather drastically reduced. With the current batteries available, electric aircraft would need to install more batteries, which will mean more weight yet the aircraft have to remain below a certain weight for their class. Empty weight needs to be reduced as much as possible. Eviation is claiming an empty weight of 1 530kg, by using composites. The only small jet currently flying using composites is the 6-passenger Hondajet aluminium wings, and has an empty weight of 3 379kg. Eviation is aiming for less than half that weight. Is a viable electric aircraft possible? Batteries that are in production at this stage deliver a range that is usable but not quite of the type that will make an electric aircraft which was built with a composite fuselage,

accommodated together with one or two pilots. Bye Aerospace is already in the process of obtaining FAA Part-23 certification for the eFlyer 2 developed to be used as a training aircraft, and eFlyer 4 for air taxi, cargo and advanced training uses. Benefits include five-fold lower operating costs, no CO 2 emissions, and decreased noise. Target date 2024 Eviation’s Alice and Lilium’s Lilium Jet, both targeting commercial operations in 2024, and Heart Aerospace’s ES-19, targeting 2026. These are all start-ups, with completely clean- sheet designs, and all with substantial funding and order books. As promising as the designs may be, the most difficult part is the battery system especially as the range equation for battery electric aircraft plays an immense Eviation estimates a range of 700km but not all of that is available for scheduled flight as most regulators require 30 minutes safety margin and part on the operational capability of the planes

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ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT

Bye Aerospace has received a number of orders for the sFlyer 800. Production is scheduled for 2024.

viable for the companies. As technology advances better batteries will become available resulting in the range that companies such as Eviation are visualising. There are engineering problems that have to be overcome, including minimising weight and ensuring the reliability of the battery cooling system. Aviation authorities are likely to view electric aircraft with a very careful eye and any battery problems encountered during testing will be scrutinised to ensure that aviation safety standards are adhered to. Rolls-Royce’s first all- electric aircraft completed its maiden flight during October. According to the company the aircraft flew for about 15 minutes and the trip marked “the beginning of an intense flight-testing phase” that would involve

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