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| Opinion: Can Comac’s C919 Ever Reach Full-Rate Production? | Alex Krutz
Ever since Comac launched development of the C919 a decade ago, there has been much focus on whether it will be sold outside China. But two other key questions should also be asked: Can Comac build the C919 in large quantities, and how long will it take to reach full-rate production? |
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| Unable To Stop, Part 1: Falcon 50 Brake Malfunction | Roger Cox
The pilot-in-command of a Dassault Falcon 50 that landed at Greenville, South Carolina, in September 2018 was caught completely by surprise when he applied the wheel brakes and nothing happened. |
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| | | FROM THE ARCHIVES | | | 80 YEARS AGO IN AVIATION WEEK
Aviation Week celebrated its 25th birthday in August 1941 with a 288-page anniversary edition. The issue led off with a history written by Lester D. Gardner, who founded the magazine and served as its first editor. Subsequent features highlighted industry pioneers – Bill Boeing, Jimmie Doolittle, Roy Grumman, Glenn L. Martin, Jack Northrop, Juan Trippe and Eddie Rickenbacher made the cut – military aviation, airports, aircraft development, manufacturing, materials, engines, instruments, sales and “the confidential, inside facts on why the West Coast became the Promised Land for airplane manufacturers.” But while the features looked back over the last 25 years, advertising in the issue was very much geared to the future, and not in a good way. The edition was packed with ads for new military airplanes and engines, highlighting the sustained buildup underway in case the U.S. was dragged into World War II – which it would be, four months later, with Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.
See the full August 1941 edition at: archive.aviationweek.com |
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| | The Defense supply chain is under new pressure. Not only is COVID-19 contributing to ongoing logistical issues and program delays, it is severely stressing the commercial aerospace supply chain, a source of strength for the whole industry since the end of the Cold War. Meanwhile, new cybersecurity and supply chain integrity requirements are taking hold while the industry faces incremental political and defense budget risk. While defense spending is expected to remain at current levels, the industry is facing changing Pentagon acquisition and strategic priorities.
A panel of industry leaders at the upcoming Aviation Week DefenseChain Conference will review the state of change and how these challenges are affecting the supply chain and their investment outlook.
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