AIRBUS innovation and implementation scorecard
Six weird and wonderful ideas Airbus have patented – and what happened to them Innovation is the life of Aerospace Airbus has filed a lot of Patents Scorecard of these new ideas The Aerospace Industry…
Innovation
San Diego’s Innovation Lab is doing interesting things; there may be some safety benefits, too
San Diego International Airport’s Innovation Lab is a testing ground for new products, services and technologies, which may improve customer experience, safety and security.
Awesome Aviation Innovation continues to climb
Electronic parachutes, automatic landing, supersonic business travel, elliptical fuselages… We’re thrusting into the future!
Innovative aircraft—past (Concorde), present (Aerion) & future (Perlan II)—All Inspire
Three fascinating examples, all signifying that this sector is moving crisply towards the future.
Inhofe/Graves 2nd Pilot’s Bill of Rights: Revolutionary; should there be more?
Sen. Inhofe now has written one more Bill of Rights than the Founding Fathers (Madison, Mason, Jefferson) now that he has co-introduced S. 571 with Rep. Graves (H.R. 1062), a fellow GA pilot. [The text…
Green planes need a systematic approach and NextGen authorization has a role in a net CO2 neutral goal
The debate surrounding the aviation’s industry’s contribution to global warming is rancorous, to say the least. The below headline suggests that flying is responsible for 2.5% of the carbon emissions, but the text of the…
Three Exciting Aviation Innovations with potential to improve the Environment, Operational Efficiency and/or Safety
Exciting advancements to an industry are critical to its long term existence. Infusion of new ideas, like the UASs, attracts new entrepreneurs, capital and professionals. These three articles, linked below, are examples of new dimensions…
House Hearing UAS – safety first but pick up the pace, FAA
Great expectations preceded a House hearing on UAS this week, but no clear statement of change to Congressional intent from the FAA Modernization and Reform Act’s parameters was articulated there. Those who have been asserting…