Aerospace Industry in Latin America

03/22/2017 AERONAUTICAL INDUSTRY
Fadea bets on Pampa III and IA-74 to re-manufacture aircraft
The Argentine Aircraft Factory (Fadea) planned for this year the delivery of the first three units of advanced trainer Pampa III and the construction of the first elementary trainer IA-74 for the Argentine Air Force.
By Julio Mosle


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Fadea's president, Ercole Felippa, told Télam that "the core of Fadea's business should be the manufacture of the advanced Pampa 'training aircraft but because of the capabilities we have and the importance they represent we can not leave out the capabilities that Has the company in the area of aircraft maintenance, and the latter we have to continue to increase because we have capabilities and certifications that give us a future business potential that should not be ignored.

The official added: "Today the limitations we face in the production of the 'Pampa' are mainly budgetary and logistics, this year we have allocated the budget for the manufacture of three 'Pampa' but even if we had given more funds would not be possible to complete more Units this year because the cadence of component delivery in 2017 would not give us more than that.But if we managed to deliver three units this year, the safe production would be energized for 2018. "

Regarding the development of the elementary trainer known up to now as IA-74, Felippa said that "the IA-100 is a project that comes from previous management and that we believe that as a technological demonstrator is the basis for an elementary training aircraft in the That the military and civilian pilots can develop their first hours of flight, and we aspire to give a concrete answer to the concrete demand of the air clubs of the country. "

In this regard, Fadea Manufacturing Manager Carlos Espinedo told Télam that "the IA-100 is advancing with its test flight plan as planned and we have already consolidated the technical requirement for the IA-74 which will be the version Of this elementary training plane. "

"The IA-74 is identical in form to the IA-100, but as we aspire to be a product that can compete in the market with an affordable price will have a more basic navigation system and although in the military version goes To keep the engine at 180 hp, in the civilian version is going to have a 125, "he said.

The official said that "in IA-74 the structure will not be built from the laminating technique with which we work on the IA-100 but the material will be injected to achieve uniformity in the thickness and get close Of a 30 percent reduction in the weight of the fuselage, which will allow the aircraft to meet all its requirements.

"The prototype of the IA-74 is likely to have important advances this year and we hope to show it soon in flight to show the project to the Air Force, which waits for this aircraft to solve a specific need," he said.

In reference to the maintenance area of Fadea, Felippa stressed that "the project to modernize the Hercules C-130 of the Argentine Air Force is not only important for us for this objective in itself, but will leave Fadea certified and With enough experience to offer this same service to all C-130 users in the region who until now if they thought of an update like that had to go to the United States. "

"The TC-61 Hercules is going to be delivered to the Air Force in the next few days and we are already working on the TC-70 with a capacity development based on experience that allows us to estimate that we could deliver it in the month of September" , Added.

The president of Fadea said that "last week we received the Minister of Environment, Sergio Bergman, and analyzed the possibility of his portfolio to buy airplanes 'Puelche' for observation and control of forest fires as today are rented to a Company, and also the possibility of purchasing a hydrant system for Hercules aircraft that are simple to assemble and dismantle since in our country these units fulfill multiple tasks.

Consulted for Fadea's participation in the KC-390 transport plane project being developed by Brazilian state-owned aeronautics company Embraer, the manager said: "According to schedule we are with component deliveries and last days authorities of our factory were Embraer To analyze how to expand the Argentine participation in the project through the manufacture of more pieces for the KC-390 or other aircraft produced by Brazil. "

Felippa recalled that "the management report we presented last week has to do with an open factory concept that we want to radiate outwards, beyond the management achievements we aspire to the citizens to know what each resource is used by the state Invests in the plant ".

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Two first KC-390 will be received in 2018
Brazil to have new transport jet next year


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Photo: Agencia Força Aérea / FAB
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Lieutenant Humberto Leite

The new backbone of Brazilian Air Force Transport Aviation (FAB) will begin to take shape next year. Ala 11, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), will receive the first two units of KC-390, the largest military aircraft ever developed and manufactured in Brazil.

As two prototypes advance in the testing campaign, the first series aircraft is already in production at the Embraer unit in Gavião Peixoto (SP).

"It is a very important project and is in the final stages of development. We must already have the aircraft operating in our organizations from the middle of next year," says the Air Force Commander, Lieutenant-Air Brigadeiro Nivaldo Luiz Rossato.



The 28 units ordered will replace the C-130 Hercules fleet operated by the FAB since 1964. The new aircraft will perform missions such as operating on small runways in the Amazon, launching parachutists, refueling other aircraft in flight, landing in Antarctica and launching cargo in full Flight, among others.

The cargo compartment of the KC-390 is 18.54 meters long, 3.45 wide and 2.95 high. Larger than a volleyball court (18.00 meters in length), the space is sufficient to accommodate large equipment, as well as armored, artillery pieces, armaments and even semi-attached aircraft. The Guarani armor, for example, fits inside the cargo compartment of the KC-390.

Also, 80 equipped soldiers or 64 parachutists can be taken in a troop transport configuration or 74 stretchers plus a medical staff in an aero-medical evacuation configuration. The maximum weight for loads is 23 tonnes and there is also the possibility of carrying 26 tonnes if the weight is concentrated in the center of gravity of the aircraft.

With 23 tonnes of cargo on board, the KC-390 can fly up to 2,730 km away. If the load is 14 tons, the range rises to 4,914 km, enough to leave Manaus (AM) and go to Mexico City or Santiago, Chile. Without cargo, in a transfer flight, it is possible to travel up to 5,958 km away.

These numbers are achieved because the aircraft tanks can carry 23.2 tons of fuel, and the plane can also be refueled in flight. The KC-390 also has the necessary equipment to transfer part of the fuel to other airplanes and helicopters, and can perform two in-flight refueling operations at the same time. A KC-390 can also refuel another KC-390, extending the range of the second. Other "customers" should be the F-39 Gripen NG, F-5EM and A-1M fighters.



Autonomy can also be used for search missions, with flight hours dedicated to the location of a shipwreck, for example. For this mission, in addition to counting observation stations, the KC-390 is equipped with the Gabbiano T20 radar. In target tracking mode, the device can track more than 200 vessels simultaneously and can also be used to combat illegal activities such as predatory fishing and piracy. Radar can also be used to identify oil spots or map land areas.

"The KC-390 will be the backbone of the Brazilian Air Force's transport aviation. From the Amazon to the Antarctic, the fleet of 28 aircraft will have a fundamental role for the most diverse projects of the Brazilian State, from scientific research to the maintenance of sovereignty," Explains the Commander of the Air Force. "The importance of the KC-390 is explained not only by the ability to export and generate wealth, but the creation of 8,500 jobs," adds Lieutenant-Gen. Rossato.

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Embraer releases regional jet market forecast
The 2017 edition of Embraer’s Market Outlook Report reviews market prospects in the regional jet segment over the period 2017-2036.



Embraer has published the 2017 edition of its Market Outlook Report, reviewing market prospects in the regional jet segment for the next 20 years.

The company expects world passenger traffic to maintain 4.5% annual growth over the next two decades, pursuing the long-term historical trend.

According to the Embraer forecast, by 2036, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific will be the fastest growing markets, with an annual RPK growth rate of around 6.0%, followed by Latin America with 5.2%, Africa with 4.9%, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) with 3.6%, Europe also with 3.6% and North America with 2.7%.

Asia-Pacific will be the largest market, accounting for 37% of world RPKs. Combined, Europe and North America will generate 36% of total air transport demand.

Embraer foresees world demand for 6,400 new jets in the 70 to 130-seat segment over the next 20 years — 2,280 units in the 70 to 90-seat segment and 4,120 units in the 90 to 130-seat segment — representing a total market value of $300bn.

The 70 to 130-seat jet world fleet-in-service is expected to increase from 2,700 aircraft in 2016 to 6,710 by 2036, the fastest growing segment among all aircraft categories. Replacement of ageing aircraft will represent 37% of new deliveries and 63% will represent market growth.

Looking at the regional market breakdown in the 70/130-seat jet segment, North America is seen leading demand, with a need for 2,020 aircraft (32% of demand), followed by Asia-Pacific (1,710, 27%) and Europe (1,150, 18%).

Asia-Pacific will be the largest market for the 90/130-seat segment (1,200, 30%), followed by Europe (880, 21%).

Demand in the 70/90-seat segment is expected to be dominated by North America (1,220, 54%), followed by Asia-Pacific (510, 22%).

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GE creates aircraft turbines with 3D technology from Querétaro
In a kind of technological corridor Cincinatti-Querétaro, the firm already conducts pilot tests of what will be the future of aviation in two years.

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The distance between the city of Cincinnati and Querétaro is not measured in kilometers but in innovation for the company General Electric (GE). In these two regions, the firm is working on one of the most promising projects for manufacturing industrial parts such as aircraft turbines with 3D printing technology.

In the US city GE develops the technology and in the Bajio region, about 1,800 Mexican engineers refines it and assembles it in its laboratories for testing and prototyping.

Vladimiro De la Mora, CEO of GE, tells Forbes Mexico about its two 3D printers that the company has in Querétaro with which it manufactures the future turbines of the airplanes.

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He says that with the help of nearly 2,000 engineers in their Engineering Center they will be able to place these innovations in the aircrafts in approximately two years and thus sell them to the main companies of the aerospace sector like Airbus or Bombardier.

"In Querétaro we have two 3D printers to make prototypes. A part of the business that we are now developing as GE is the 3D digital printing of production parts. Already right now our aviation turbines have parts printed in 3D ", says the manager.

General Electric elaborates these prototypes internally, but the idea is that these machines and these materials put them on the market in a couple of years for any company.

"We have 1,800 Mexican engineers, developing components and assemblies for our aviation industry. Within these, 350 develop software applications, analytical and part of the models that can predict and connect them to the machines, "details.

Predix, the crown jewel of GE

The company's plans to drive these innovations land technically on Predix, the real jewel in the crown of General Electric.

It is the mother platform, the technological core where it has emptied all its knowledge of the Internet of Things and with the help of its engineers, it feeds and updates.

Predix is a global cloud platform designed for developers to create and deploy applications of the Internet of Things (IoT). GE uses Amazon Web Services and can use Microsoft Azure in the future to host the core platform of Predix.

"It is driving digital industrial businesses. By connecting industrial equipment, analyzing data and providing real-time information, Predix-based applications are releasing new levels of performance from both GE and non-GE assets, "the company said.

In 2016 the aerospace industry made exports for 7,164 million dollars. In 10 years, Mexico moved from tenth to sixth among the exporting countries for the aerospace industry of the United States. According to the Mexican Federation of the Aerospace Industry A.C (FEMIA), by 2017 exports are expected for approximately 8,000 million dollars.

Before this, Vladimiro De la Mora sees a complicated year nevertheless has hopes in the sector.

"If you see, throughout Central America there is some uncertainty but we see opportunities for growth and we are working to materialize all these opportunities in our markets in Latin America and we expect to grow double digit growth for this 2017," he says.

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The director of Microelectronic Systems of Cidesi, Sadot Arciniega Montiel, reported that this link was established after the detection of areas of opportunity focused on maintenance in the Mexican Air Force, such as the identification of aircraft failures, repair of test areas and Valuation on land.

He pointed out that in the FAM there are aircraft in which the warranty period has expired. As a result, steps were taken to establish platforms, infrastructure, test benches and evaluation systems for the operation of electronic cards.

"One of the main requirements to meet these demands is the strengthening of human resources in important topics in avionics, such as mathematics, electronics, control theory and aspects related to connectivity, as well as implementing a laboratory For the technological development that responds to those needs of the Air Force, "he said.

Arciniega Montiel said that more than talk about products, Cidesi works on a transfer of knowledge for the Mexican Air Force, with the aim of making the replicas in their different areas of training, while highlighting the importance of linking public centers Of investigation with instances like the armed forces, so that they know their offer of services and avoid the dependence of the foreigner.

"We are about to formalize a meeting with decision-makers within the Air Force, in terms of request for components or development of technology, in order to know the developments that Cidesi and other centers of the network have carried out abroad "He said.


In that sense, the general director of Cidesi, Jesús González Hernández, highlighted the technological work in the aerospace area that is consolidated through the National Center of Aeronautical Technologies (Centa), which will work through a consortium together with the Center for Innovation Applied in Competitive Technologies (Ciatec), the Center for Advanced Technology (Ciateq), Center for Research and Technological Development in Electrochemistry (Cideteq), the Center for Advanced Materials Research, SC (Cimav), the Mexican Corporation of Materials Research S. A. de C.V. (Comimsa), the Applied Chemistry Research Center (CIQA), as well as the National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE).

González Hernández underlined that the Centa is a set of efforts between Conacyt centers, the Secretariat of Economy (SE) and the Secretariat of Sustainable Development (Sedesu) of the state of Querétaro, with an investment of approximately 150 million pesos, in the Which will carry out research and technological development in electronics, aerodynamics, turbomachinery and materials, among others.

"One of the important projects that has to do with the Air Force is Azteca 1, the first Mexican-made aircraft. We are presenting the Centa as an important option for it to be carried out and there is a company that has important advances for that project that is incubated in it. What we intend is the manufacture of this first Mexican aircraft that, although several of its parts would be brought from abroad, we will seek to scale the level for the incorporation of Mexican technology, "he concluded.

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Exports of Aerospace Industry to Grow This Year 10% Regarding 2016
By Editorial Staff - July 17, 2017031
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MEXICO CITY, July 17 (AlmomentoMX) .- Mexico's aerospace industry exports could grow by 10% this year by 2016, according to Luis Lizcano, director general of the Mexican Federation of Industry Aerospace (FEMIA) in an interview for the organizing committee of the seventh edition of Mexico's Aerospace Summit 2017 - the country's leading business forum specialized in the aerospace manufacturing industry - to be held on the 30th and 31st Of next August in the Center of Congresses of the city of Querétaro.

It is estimated that exports will reach around 8 billion dollars by the end of this year. This indicator registered 716164 million dollars in 2016, according to data provided by the Mexican Federation of the Aerospace Industry (FEMIA).

"Today, about 33 billion dollars of investment in this industry has been landed in Mexico. Among the entities that have attracted the most investment in the aerospace sector are Baja California, Chihuahua, Nuevo León, Querétaro and Sonora, "said Luis Lizcano.

As each year, the Mexican Federation of Aerospace Industries (FEMIA) is a support organization for the Mexico Aerospace Summit 2017 that will bring together the manufacturers and suppliers of parts and services of the global aerospace industry, which will find In this summit a suitable space to analyze the previous points that are relevant for the global aerospace sector.

"This year Mexico's Aerospace Summit (Mexico's Aerospace Summit 2017) is strengthened. We expect a 10% growth in the flow of visitors and participating companies. This year also includes conferences, individual business meetings (B2B), visits to manufacturing plants and exhibition of aeronautics products currently manufactured in Mexico, "said Sergio Ornelas Ramírez, organizer of the summit.

During the Mexico's Aerospace Summit 2017, Mexico's Aerospace Summit will identify why Mexico's Aerospace Industry has grown from 100 US and European manufacturers in 2004 to more than 330 in 2017. In addition, attendees will be able to listen to industry experts And original equipment manufacturer OEMs about opportunities to participate in Mexico's aerospace value chain will gain insight into the competitive advantages aerospace manufacturers enjoy in the country, will be able to participate in B2B meetings Of the aerospace industry, visit the production plants (factories) of the aerospace industry in Querétaro, interact with aerospace products and plant managers of the industry in the country.

Mexico's Aerospace Summit 2017 is aimed at investors interested in the sector, specialists, general managers, manufacturing managers, production, logistics, supply chain, purchasing and supply, finance, supplier development, new business development , Transport, traffic, etc., representatives of companies of the aerospace industry and of components and airports, as well as companies providing services for the sector, consultants, public officials, representatives of sector organizations, chambers, confederations, associations, institutes Of higher education.

As in its previous five editions in Querétaro, Mexico's Aerospace Summit 2017 is sponsored by the State Government (Secretariat for Sustainable Development) and supported by organizations such as the Mexican Federation of Aerospace Industries (FEMIA), ProMéxico, Index and Boeing, Aernnova, Airbus Helicopters, Aerocluster de Querétaro, Querétaro Aeronautics University, Chihuahua's Aerospace Cluster, Safran, Hyrsa Aerospace, Franco-Mexican Chamber of Commerce, among others

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FIRST EMBRAER LEGACY 500 ASSEMBLED IN FLORIDA FLIES

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“We are very pleased with yet another milestone for the Legacy 500 and we look forward to delivering this aircraft in the third quarter,” said Embraer Executive Jets president and CEO Michael Amalfitano. “This flight also marks a key milestone for our Melbourne operations, where we expanded our production facility and doubled our footprint.”

The Legacy 500 is the fourth business jet model to be assembled at Embraer’s Melbourne facility, after the Legacy 450 and Phenom 100 and 300. The Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 are also manufactured at Embraer’s production facilities in São José dos Campos, Brazil, though it said earlier this year that it

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of the Legacy 450/500s in Melbourne. All Phenom production was shifted to Melbourne a year ago.

Embraer began assembling aircraft at its Melbourne facility in early 2011 with the entry-level Phenom 100, followed by the Phenom 300 in August 2012, the Legacy 450 in June 2016, and the Legacy 500 this past January. Over the last seven years, the company has delivered close to 250 Phenoms and Legacys, valued at about $2 billion, from its Melbourne facility to customers across the U.S. and to countries around the world.

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The Government of Portugal today authorized, by diploma¹, negotiations with Embraer to buy five KC-390 military aircraft, also used to combat forest fires, and called for an evaluation of the suspension of the modernization of the current C-130H aircraft.

The resolution of the Council of Ministers, now published in Diário da República, with immediate effect, refers "up to five aircraft KC-390, with option of one more", and also the respective logistics support and a flight simulator (fullflight simulator CAT D ), For installation and operation in national territory.

"Thus, the current capabilities of air transportation, search and rescue, sanitary evacuations and support to national citizens, namely between the Continent and the Archipelagos, are strengthened," the resolution reads.

The executive, in that document, also explains that this acquisition will bring additional in-flight refueling and forest fire capabilities, enabling "Portugal to have dual-use aircraft (civil and military), which respond to the permanent needs of the country. parents".

Safeguarding the "essential security interests" of the Portuguese State is another reason for the purchase of military aircraft, the Government argues, stressing that the "strategic and tactical" air transport capacity of the Portuguese Armed Forces and " Mission support "in the public interest.

The Cabinet resolution also calls for the elaboration, by the end of October, or within a maximum of three months, of a detailed report that "identifies all the relevant and necessary aspects of the introduction of the new KC-390 weapon system in the Air Force , With possible options for final decision, including those resulting from the negotiation with Embraer, respective schedules, associated costs and with the objective of achieving Initial Operational Capability (IOC) by the end of 2021. "

The Minister of Defense is, according to the diploma, who directs negotiations with Embraer and negotiations with other entities and who constitutes a team - with representatives appointed by the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education and the Minister of Economy - responsible for the report.

The Council of Ministers also decided in that document to "determine that the Minister of National Defense evaluate the suspension of the modernization of the current C-130H aircraft." Portugal was involved in the development and production project of the KC-390, a commitment reinforced in 2011 by the Defense Minister and Embraer in an agreement aimed at a potential acquisition by Portugal of KC-390 aircraft, namely through the Air Force's monitoring of the development Aircraft configuration.

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¹Diploma in Portuguese from Portugal: Document by which a privilege, title, dignity, power, law or decree is officially recognized or conferred.

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Professors and students of the Faculty of Engineering of the Autonomous Popular University of the State of Puebla (UPAEM), supported by the Mexican Space Agency (AEM) and the Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States , Work on the design and construction of AzTechSat-1, the first nanosatellite made in this country and which they plan to put into orbit in 2019.

Called thus in reference to our pre-Hispanic roots, the AzTechSat-1 is a Cube Sat satellite, that is, cube-shaped. It measures 10 centimeters and will have a life in orbit of three months.

For its part, NASA will be responsible for launching the device from the International Space Station (ISS) to its final location in the Earth's low orbit. At 400 meters high, the nanosatellite will be incorporated into the artificial constellation Globalstar.
Mexico's participation in the miniaturized satellite sector began last year with the agreement between NASA and the AEM to increase the stay of Mexican students in the aerodynamic study center of the US agency.

The UPAEM project was initially independent and self-funded. Now it has the support of the federal government through the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT).

This launch was accompanied by the signing of a Commitment Letter through which the AEM will provide permanent accompaniment to the UPAEP as the direct link with NASA and will assist with the management and coordination with other instances of the Mexican government for everything Concerning the proper development and operation of this project.

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