August 8, 2022

August 8, 2022

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FUEL

GETTING THE LEAD OUT

By Bill Carey10 min

AVIONICS

FMS IN THE CLOUD

By David Hughes9 min

DEFENSE

RUSSIAN ADVANCE

By Piotr Butowski8 min

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FUEL

GETTING THE LEAD OUT

> THE FAA’S EAGLE INITIATIVE FOCUSES BROADLY ON INFRASTRUCTURE > UNLEADED AVGAS CANDIDATES ADVANCED THROUGH STCs > EPA EXPECTS TO ISSUE DRAFT “ENDANGERMENT FINDING”

By Bill Carey10 min

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AVIONICS

FMS IN THE CLOUD

> NASA STUDY SEEKS TO IMPROVE AIR-TO-GROUND CONNECTIVITY FOR AIRLINERS > THE PROJECT COULD FURTHER THE FAA’S NEXTGEN VISION > ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY SECTOR MIGHT BE FIRST TO TAP CLOUDBASED FLIGHT MANAGEMENT

By David Hughes9 min

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DEFENSE

RUSSIAN ADVANCE

> TUPOLEV PAK DA IS RUSSIA’S ANSWER TO THE B-21 RAIDER > LEAKED DOCUMENT INDICATES DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES > FULL-SCALE PRODUCTION LIKELY TO FACE DIFFICULTIES

By Piotr Butowski8 min

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SUPPLY CHAIN

Supplier Strain

> SUPPLY CHAIN BOTTLENECKS ARE SLOWING AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION > ENGINE PARTS ARE THE BIGGEST ISSUE > PRODUCTION RATE PLANS ARE CHANGING AS A RESULT

By Michael Bruno,Sean Broderick7 min

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TECH TAKE

Nanotube Anti-Icing Tests Well Embraer and Collins Aerospace have flight-tested carbon-nanotube electrothermal ice-protection technology. The system was installed on the vertical stabilizer of an Embraer Phenom 300E business jet.

By Graham Warwick7 min

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MISSILE DEFENSE

HYPERSONIC SHIELD UNFOLDS

> PENTAGON PREPARES FOR FIRST HYPERSONIC SHOOT-DOWN TEST > UPGRADED SM-6 WILL ATTEMPT HGV INTERCEPT > INDUSTRY AND MILITARY OFFICIALS LOOK BEYOND GLIDE-PHASE INTERCEPTOR

By Steve Trimble7 min

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FEATURES

AVIATION WEEK'S 65TH ANNUAL LAUREATE AWARDS

Continuing a 65-year tradition of honoring innovators, extraordinary achievements and exemplary leadership in the aerospace, defense and aviation industries, Aviation Week’s editors announce the winners of the 2022 Laureate Awards.
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MILITARY SPACE

POWER FROM ORBIT

> AFRL SOLAR POWER PROJECT COULD GUIDE MOVING-TARGETINDICATOR PLANS > FIRST ON-ORBIT TESTS TO START ON ISS NEXT YEAR > FULL DEMONSTRATION TO LAUNCH IN 2025

By Brian Everstine7 min

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MISSILE DEFENSE

Tracking Target

> SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY AWARDS INFRARED MISSILE-TRACKING SATELLITE CONTRACTS > CAPABILITY IS A DECADES-OLD PENTAGON GOAL

By Garrett Reim6 min

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GENERAL AVIATION

All In at Oshkosh

> PILOT TRAINING TOPS PRIORITIES AT AIRVENTURE > RECORD ATTENDANCE; MORE THAN 10,000 AIRCRAFT FLEW IN

By Molly McMillin,Michael Lavitt,Matthew Orloff5 min

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