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Argentina`s designed radars
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Río de Janeiro— Embraer, the airplanes assembler, closed a deal with the French Group Zodiac Aerospace to create a joint-venture in Mexico that will manufacture components for Embraer 170/190 cabins, the Brazilian company informed yesterday.
The companies would not disclose the amount of the investment or the location of the new facilities, but Embraer confirmed that this will be their first plant in Mexico.
Artur Coutinho, Chief Operations Officer for Embraer, said that the plant in Mexico will manufacture interiors for their family of E-jets and for the airplanes of tomorrow.
“I am very pleased with this new step in the successful long-term cooperation between Zodiac Aerospace and Embraer”, Maurice Pinault, Deputy Executive Director for Zodiac Aerospace, said


Chihuahua, Chihuahua— Executive officers from Fokker Aerostructures and Chihuahua authorities inaugurated yesterday their first production plant in Mexico, where they will manufacture wings for corporate jets. During the event, Governor Cesar Duarte spoke about the growth in jobs generation and forecasted March should close with 14,000 new jobs.
Fokker’s plant in Chihuahua has a 6,660 square meters (71,687 sq. ft.) production surface, where tails for Gulfstream G550, Gulfstream G650 and Dassault SMS jets will be manufactured, as well as tails for NH90 corporate helicopters.
In his speech, Governor Duarte said he was very pleased with the Company’s initial US$15 million investment, to employ 90 people in the first stage, with growth plans to reach US$35 million in investment and 400 new jobs by the end of 2015


Brazilian jet engine TR3500
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OURCE: Journal of Bauru
(Site Engineering Institute)
Turbine to produce a 100% local to equip unmanned aircraft in monitoring actions. This is the goal of a group of aviation experts, physics and aeronautical engineering in 2008, developed the TR 3500 - first turbine fully developed in Brazil. The equipment has been tested successfully including alternative fuels. In addition to the kerosene used in aviation turbine national work with alcohol. The lieutenant-colonel in the Air Force Domingues Francisco Antonio Correa, Bauru and son of Professor Muricy Domingues, was responsible for the operation of the turbine.
The prototype took nine months to produce. It was developed by the Aeronautics Technological Institute (ITA) in partnership with Polaris engineering technology. Included in the group, the general coordinator and professor of ITA, Santiago Maciel and Homer, by the company, the aeronautical engineer Carlos Alberto Pereira Filho, the aeronautical engineer infrastructure Milton Sanchez, the Medici Mairun mechatronics engineer, electrical engineer Antonio Neto Hadad , and Dominguez, who gives technical advice to the company.

"It all started when Alberto was doing his doctorate at the ITA. He went to the area of ​​plasma and a teacher asked if he was interested in the area of ​​small turbines, "says Lieutenant Colonel. At the time he was working at the Air Force in the maintenance sector of jet engines and was approached by the group as needed to balance the turbine. It was then that baurense, who now lives in Sao Jose dos Campos, was involved in the project.

After getting investment of $ 1.8 million from the federal government, through the Financier of Studies and Projects (FINEP), linked to the Ministry of Science and Technology, the group launched the challenge to build a national jet engine, from from scratch. Nine months later, after a real pregnancy, the first equipment was ready.

The proposal was to make a 100% national turbine. For this, the necessary parts were designed and machined by Polaris by Brazilian companies or by the ITA. Only one component was not done in a rolling country imported was used in the prototype. However, the expectation is that it will soon be developed in Brazil. According to Dominguez, the company has developed a turbine similar to the Vale do Rio Doce use in electricity generation. The engineer explained that the mining industry will request that the supplier is required to manufacture the bearing.

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The turbine uses kerosene as aviation fuel, but was also driven with alcohol and natural gas and generates 3,500 Newtons (N) of thrust. It has centrifugal compressor, combustion chamber of the annular flow type direct and axial turbine.

The TR 3500 is 1.30 meters long by 54 cm in diameter. The initial purpose is to serve the aviation turbine unmanned high performance, focused on specific military and civilian missions such as reconnaissance and surveillance. The engine is capable of moving an aircraft with up to 1.2 ton range from 1,000 to 1,500 miles. PRIMEIRO MOTOR TURBOJATO BRASILEIRO É APRESENTADO NA LAAD PELA POLARIS, UMA PEQUENA EMPRESA BRASILEIRA
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Segundo reportagem da Flightglobal publicada na quarta-feira, 10 de abril, a Polaris apresentou na LAAD 2013 o primeiro motor turbojato projetado e fabricado no Brasil, e que deverá começar a preencher uma lacuna crítica na base industrial aeroespacial brasileira. O motor TJ1000 é da classe de 1.000 libras de empuxo (4.45kN) e tem peso de 70 quilos (154 libras).

Nos próximos três a quatro meses, a Polaris espera iniciar os testes de voo do motor no míssil de cruzeiro Avibras AVMT-300 Matador, segundo seu diretor Malrum Medici. A Polaris foi fundada em São José dos Campos em 1999, por engenheiros que trabalhavam na Embraer.
FIRST BRAZILIAN turbojet engine IS PRESENTED BY AT LAAD POLARIS, A SMALL BRAZILIAN COMPANY
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According to a report published in the Flightglobal Wednesday, April 10, Polaris presented at LAAD 2013 the first turbojet engine designed and manufactured in Brazil, and it should begin to fill a critical gap in the Brazilian aerospace industrial base. The engine is TJ1000 class 1,000 pounds of thrust (4.45kN) and has a weight of 70 kilos (154 pounds) ..
In the next three to four months, Polaris expects to begin flight testing the engine in cruise missile Avibras AVMT-300 Matador, according to its director Malrum Medici. The Polaris was founded in São José dos Campos in 1999 by engineers working at Embraer.

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Araguari, the third of three Ocean Patrol Vessels built by BAE Systems, was handed over to the Brazilian Navy in a ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base today.

Employees joined guests from the Brazilian Navy and UK Royal Navy, to watch as members of the ship’s company raised the ensign for the first time, formally marking the handover of the Brazilian Navy’s newest vessel.

Mick Ord, Managing Director of BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships business, said:

“We are extremely proud to deliver Araguari. She is a highly capable ship, and with her sister ships, will be a great asset to the Brazilian Navy.

“We have written a new chapter in BAE Systems’ relationship with Brazil with the completion of the Amazonas class of ships. We look forward to continued partnership with the Brazilian Navy for many years to come.”

Vice Admiral Francisco Deiana, the Brazilian Navy’s Director of Naval Engineering, said:

“The three Amazonas class units make up an important contribution to both our ability to provide security, safety and protection to the Brazil’s Jurisdictional Waters and to deliver our commitments to the Brazilian Maritime Authority.

“Araguari, the third and last vessel, together with her sisters are no doubt a very important asset to the Brazilian Navy’s inventory and is a clear indication of a very good relationship that has been developed between the Brazilian Navy and BAE Systems.”

First of the class, Amazonas, was handed over to the Brazilian Navy in June 2012. The second ship, APA, was completed in November of last year.

During the preparation of the three ships, Portsmouth has hosted 250 Brazilian crew members as they underwent extensive training and preparation to take ownership of the new ships.

The Ocean Patrol Vessels will provide Brazil with enhanced maritime capability. With a 30mm cannon and two 25mm guns, as well as two rigid inflatable boats and a helicopter flight deck capable of landing a medium-sized helicopter, the ships are ideal for performing maritime security in Brazil’s territorial waters, including the protection of the country’s offshore oil and gas reserves. The vessels accommodate a crew of 80, with additional accommodation for 40 embarked troops or passengers and ample deck space for container storage.

The three ship contract, announced in January 2012, also includes a manufacturing licence to enable further vessels of the same class to be constructed in Brazil, helping to support the country’s naval re-equipment programme and strengthen its maritime industrial capability.

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FIRST BRAZILIAN turbojet engine IS PRESENTED BY AT LAAD POLARIS, A SMALL BRAZILIAN COMPANY



TURBOJET TJ1000
Military engine capable of providing up to 1000 lbf of thrust power. A very good choice for high performance UAVs, Cruise Missiles and air target drones. The large number of possible applications for this engine makes it very attractive and a potential exponent within brazilian aeronautical industries.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Thrust: 1000lbf
Specific Consumption: 1.18 kg/kgf/h
Weight: 67Kg
Lenght: 1080mm
Diameter: 350mm



Cicaré Helicopters: The Ultra-Light Helicopters From Argentina
Exclusive Interview with Fernando Cicaré, President
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Did Augusto Cicaré (Cicaré’s Designer) have any background or experience when he decided to build helicopters?

Augusto had no background at all. He was born in a very small village called Polvaredas. He was 4 or 5 years old when he saw on the cover of “Popular Mechanics” magazine a picture of a flying machine in the sky which was neither a plane nor a bird, so he asked his mother what that was.

She told him that it was called “helicopter” and that a man called Sikorsky was building it. At that moment he just knew that helicopters were what he wanted to build when he would grow up.

He went to school only for 6 years and he didn’t like it at all. So he started to learn how to work on the lathe. He learned how to use it always thinking about the helicopter he was going to build some day in the future. He was an autodidact; all he learned was by trial and error.

He has developed helicopters from 115 kg empty weight (the CH-4) to helicopters turbine powered as the CH-14 of 1400 KG MTOW. He built himself his first helicopter, even the engine

You have over 14 models of helicopters, in addition to the Helicopter Flight Simulator Cicaré SVH-3. How many of those helicopters have been sold worldwide last year?

We have developed 14 models of helicopters but we are currently producing two of them: the CH-7 and CH-12 along with a new version of the Flight Simulator called SVH-4 which has a rotax 912 engines and automatic rpm control.

Last year we sold 15 models of the CH-7 and 4 Flight Simulators. We started producing the CH-12 this year.


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As primeiras peças do novo avião militar KC-390 da construtora aeronáutica Embraer já começaram a ser produzidas nas fábricas de Évora da empresa brasileira, revelou à agência Lusa o administrador Paulo Marchioto.

Segundo o responsável, nas duas unidades alentejanas, estão a ser produzidos, desde finais de outubro, os revestimentos de asa e os estabilizadores horizontais e, mais tarde, também vão ser construídas as empenagens verticais do avião.

«O KC-390 ainda está em desenvolvimento», mas a Embraer já está a «fabricar as primeiras peças» nas unidades fabris de Évora, disse o administrador da Embraer Portugal, em entrevista à Lusa.

O administrador da Embraer Portugal, Paulo Marchioto, faz um balanço positivo do primeiro «ano e meio» de funcionamento das duas fábricas de Évora da construtora aeronáutica brasileira, que já empregam cerca de 200 trabalhadores.

«É sempre um desafio fazer o arranque de uma fábrica», mas «podemos dizer que estamos bastante felizes neste ano e meio que estamos em Évora», afirmou o responsável, em entrevista à agência Lusa.

As duas fábricas da Embraer, a terceira maior construtora aeronáutica do mundo, começaram a laborar em julho de 2012 e foram inauguradas a 21 de setembro do mesmo ano pelo Presidente da República, Cavaco Silva.


The first pieces of the new KC -390 military aircraft from the aircraft manufacturer Embraer has already started to be produced in factories in Évora Brazilian company , revealed Lusa administrator Paul Marchioto .

According to him, the two units Alentejo , are being produced since late October , coatings wing and horizontal stabilizers , and later , will also be built empennages the vertical plane.

"The KC -390 is still in development ", but Embraer is already " making the first pieces ' in factories in Évora , the administrator said Embraer Portugal , told Lusa .

The administrator of Embraer Portugal , Paulo Marchioto , makes a positive assessment of the first "year and a half » operating from two factories in Évora 's Brazilian aircraft manufacturer , which already employs about 200 workers .

" It's always a challenge to start a factory ," but " we can say that we are very happy this year and we are in the middle Evora ," said the official, a news agency Lusa .

The two factories of Embraer , the third largest aircraft manufacturer in the world , began operation in July 2012 and was inaugurated on 21 September of the same year by the President of the Republic , Cavaco Silva .

Embraer SA , a pioneer in the construction of regional jets in Latin America , is emerging as a global leader in a market that is shrinking as airlines opt for larger aircraft .

Bombardier Inc. , a competitor of Embraer which began selling the planes two decades ago, is focusing on developing a larger model for the main jet carrier and did not reach a regional agreement in the U.S. this year. The new release of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp . faces a second delay and not be ready until 2017.

The result is a clearer picture for Embraer amid a slowdown in orders for regional jets in the industry for less than half the peak of 408 in 2007 .

Embraer , based in São José dos Campos , should begin to embark E2 models updated in 2018 with newer technology that Bombardier and a heritage that Mitsubishi can not match.

" With the proposed E2 , Embraer is closer to being the main - or rather the dominant - producer of regional jets , because Mitsubishi is late , late , late," said Cai Von Rumohr , an analyst at Cowen Securities LLC Boston , by phone .

He classifies American depositary receipts of Embraer as " neutral " and does not cover Mitsubishi or Bombardier .

Embraer is positioning itself to survive the shock to update the E2 , announced this year that adds improved engines and a new wing design for your E-jets .

" The business plan was based on the E2 expectations very solid , even conservative ," the order said CEO of Embraer , Frederico Curado , in a conference call with analysts last week . " The aircraft will be extremely , extremely competitive ."

Bombardier said it is not abandoning the regional jet market and is working on its CSeries , a future rival of the smaller models of the Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS . Mitsubishi said the MRJ will benefit from using 20 percent reduced fuel with their new engines for aircraft regionals .

A fivefold increase in the price of jet fuel since 1994 , to $ 2.80 a gallon, is helping to push airlines towards larger aircraft with which they can split the cost with more passengers , and away regional models before adopted by his combination of speed and ability to use smaller airports in a way that best models from Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS , the largest aircraft manufacturers in the world .

The consolidated operating margin of Embraer in the third quarter fell to 5.9 percent from 7.2 percent a year earlier, according to data compiled by Bloomberg .

The pressure is to have a basket of requests steeper for models E- 175 , lower margins and lower than for the E- 190 , and slow growth of sales , said Darryl Genovesi , an analyst at UBS AG in New York . Operating margin fell to Bombardier 4.58 percent in the third quarter, up from 5.15 percent a year earlier.

At the same time , the Company benefits from being able to finance upgrades to the E2 line with cash flow from its defense unit and its commercial aircraft division , said Genovesi . George Ferguson , senior air Bloomberg Industries in Skillman , New Jersey, said that the difficulties of Bombardier to find buyers for a new model as the CSeries , which can carry up to 160 passengers , show the advantages of Embraer jets to launch E2 updated .

" Bombardier is learning that just because you are offering something in a space that has 8000 applications does not mean that people want it," said Ferguson . " This gives an advantage to Embraer , because she has a lot of operators ."

Brazil military news

Well, since Brazil is by far the major economic and military nation in South America, and since her military operates a carrier group and she has a well equipped Army and Air Force, and is what other nations in south America are looking to in terms of bolstering their own economies and to help be military free from non-South Amwerican influence if possible...here's two related stories about the Brazilain Mirage 2000s and the new upgraded F-5E aircraft:

Defense Update said:

Brazil plans to withdraw from service 12 Mirage 2000C/B fighters operating with the 1st Air Defense Group, currently providing the mainstay of the country’s air-defense force. The jet fighters also known as ‘Jaguars’ are operating from Annapolis, about 140 km from the capital Brasilia. These fighters were acquired from French Air Force surplus in 2005 for $74 millions to replace older Mirage IIIBR fighter jets. France delivered three batches of the fighters in 2006, 2007 and 2008. At the time, the life expectancy of these refurbished fighters should last for 16-18 years (till 2025), however, after merely six years most of the small fleet exhausted its remaining operational life and required a temporary life extension plan to keep them flying until the next generation F-X2 was due.

The two years passed, but the decision on F-X2 is still pending and now, even the extra life of these Mirages has been depleted, with the jets reaching the absolute end of their operational life, and no further investment is in sight for further modernization. Since Brazil acquired the old variant (B/C) of Mirage 2000 it was not well equipped, and carried relatively obsolete weapons – Matra 530D and Magic II missiles. The radar did not provide Beyond Visual Range capability while navigation equipment was far from state of the art. The political changes in Brasilia, with the new president and defense minister at the helm means that the jets, bought by the former regime, will not be missed.

To fill the gap the Brazilian Air Force is planning to replace those jets with 6-12 modernized F-5Es obtained from the Royal Jordanian Air Force. Embraer is upgrading these fighters under a comprehensive modernization plan that initially included older Brazilian Air Force F-5E/Fs. Sofar 46 planes have gone through the upgrade and 11 more are planned to enter the process. While the F-5E has been upgraded with modern avionics and weaponry, its radar falls short of the radar carried by the Mirage 2000.

The Brazilian Air Force has examined several options for acquiring modernized second-hand fighters, but rejected those proposals, as it is about to decide on the $4.5–6 billion F-X2 acquisition (which has been dragged over more than a decade). For the F-X2 Brazil is considering three Generation 4.5 fighters – The US made Boeing Super-Hornet, Swedish developed SAAB Gripen NG and Dassault Rafale from France.

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Jane's said:

Embraer has begun upgrading the second and final batch of Northrop F-5E/F Tiger II fighter aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileira - FAB) at its Gavião Peixoto facility near Sao Paolo, officials told IHS Jane's on 14 March.

Speaking during a tour of the facility, the officials (who requested not to be directly attributed) said work to bring the 11 ex-Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) aircraft (eight single-seat F-5E and three twin-seat F-5F) up to F-5EM/FM Brazilian standard had begun in October 2012.

Three aircraft are currently being refurbished at Gavião Peixoto, with the remaining eight set to follow through to 2016. According to the officials, it takes approximately 11 months for each aircraft to go through the modernisation process.

Once upgraded, these 11 former RJAF aircraft will join the first batch of 46 F-5E/F platforms, which have already gone through the process and been delivered back to the FAB.

The F-5M (Modernised) upgrade, formerly referred to as the F-5BR (Brazil) standard, began in 2001 with the aim of providing the ageing F-5s an additional service life of around 15 to 20 years.

As well as refurbishing the airframe, the upgrade comprises equipping the F-5 with enhanced avionics and weaponry.

Upgraded systems comprise a new 'glass' cockpit that features colour multifunctional display units (MFDs) with a hands-on throttle and stick (HOTAS) configuration, and a fully night vision goggle (NVG) compatible helmet mounted display (HMD) system all driven by an Elbit Systems avionics suite. In addition, two new flight computers, an integrated INS/GPS navigation system, radar warning receivers, an on-board oxygen generation system, an improved fuel management system, and encrypted radio communications are included.

A fixed in-flight refuelling probe is to be fitted, along with an upgraded Fiar Grifo-F multi-mode air-to-air search and tracking radar (at the expense of one of the two nose-mounted cannons), and the FAB's full arsenal of weaponry will also be integrated for greater commonality and interoperability.

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Gentlemen, DO NOT Open any new threads for Latin American nations. Otherwise we will have a thread for Belize..etc...etc... This is not mp.net. we do not have the active membership to support so many threads.

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LAAD: South American countries partner to develop new trainer
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By: STEPHEN TRIMBLE RIO DE JANEIRO 10:28 10 Apr 2013 Source:

Seven South American countries have pledged to develop and fly a new basic trainer by 2015 to replace ageing fleets of aircraft such as the Brazilian Neiva T-25 Universal.

The agreement was announced on 9 April by the defence ministers of Argentina and Brazil, and also includes participation from Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay and Venezuela.

The project, named Unasur 1 - an adaptation of the acronym for the Union of South American Nations - was unveiled with a long list of specifications, but few details about who will be responsible for designing and building the aircraft.




June 18, 2013
Argentina’s state-owned aircraft manufacturer Fabrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) is giving its Pampa jet trainer a new lease on life in a bid to export it internationally.

The first IA-63 Pampa III will be rolled out in October and fly in December and is due to join the ranks of the Argentine air force in 2014. The new aircraft follows on from the 2008 Pampa II, which was re-engined with Honeywell’s TFE731-40 turbofan. The Pampa III features a new glass cockpit developed by Elbit; three large displays allow the aircraft to simulate the radar and data-link systems of modern combat aircraft. The avionics are linked to a lightweight helmet and integrated sighting system.

In a briefing at the Paris Air Show on June 17, FAdeA president Raúl Argañaraz said that the program was giving new life to the company’s factory in Cordoba.

“We had stopped work for 14 years,” says Argañaraz, “Now, we are resuscitating the plant that was the pride of our country for many years.”

The first batch of 18 Pampa IIIs will be used as training aircraft; in 2014–17, work will begin on the production of a new light attack version of the aircraft involving the building of 22 aircraft.

Argañaraz told journalists that he believed there was potential for international sales of up to 100 aircraft in the coming years. The company is already working in conjunction with German general aviation manufacturer Grob to provide both the Pampa and the Grob G 120TP turboprop trainer with an integrated training system for small air arms. The scheme was launched at the FIDAE aerospace and defense show in Santiago, Chile, last year.

Other companies involved in the program include UTC Aerospace Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, Liebherr, Rockwell Collins and Safran.

The company is also the lead on a new joint South American turboprop trainer program called Unasur I. The aircraft is named after the Union of South American Nations, within which the aircraft will be developed and produced. Argañaraz says that while the joint approach is not like “Airbus or Eurofighter,” he is hopeful it will lead to further aerospace developments in the future. The aircraft, which is based on FAdeA’s planned IA-73 turboprop trainer, apparently meets 90% of the joint requirements set out by the 12-nation consortium. The aircraft will be used for basic and primary training and will be built and certified in Argentina because, according to FAdeA officials, the country has some of the strictest military certification rules in Latin America. A prototype is due to fly in 2014.


Argentina bans British made ejection seats from local jet trainer IA-63 Pampa III
Argentine jet trainer manufacturer FAdeA has been banned from installing a British made ejection seat in a new version of the Pampa by the government of President Cristina Fernandez, according to company boss Raul Arganaraz.
The FAdeA president told reporters during a briefing at the Paris Air show Monday that the ban on the Martin-Baker ejection seat had been imposed by the government to “guarantee autonomy” of the new IA-63 Pampa III trainer/light attack aircraft.
Instead, the Argentine aircraft maker will turn to a Russian ejection-seat to supply the Pampa IIIs for the Argentine Air Force.
Argentina fought a war with the British in the early 1980s over sovereignty of the Falkland Islands and recently the two nations have been at diplomatic loggerheads over the issue with the Argentine president again raising the temperature over the South Atlantic islands.

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" BRAZILIAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND SPACE CARRIES WITH TURBINE TEST FOR UAV"



Dando o início a nova fase de desenvolvimento do projeto TAPP (Turbina Aeronáutica de Pequena Potência) foi realizado (4/7) o ensaio funcional com querosene de aviação no Banco de Provas de Turbinas do Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço (IAE). Durante o ensaio, a turbina atingiu a rotação de 9.000 RPM, permanecendo nesta condição por cerca de quatro minutos até o corte da combustão.

As próximas etapas da campanha de testes são a determinação de parâmetros de operação do motor desde o seu acendimento, estabilização da rotação em idle e posterior aceleração à condição de máximo empuxo.

Kick starts the next phase of project development TAPP ( Aviation Turbine Small Power ) was performed ( 4/7 ) with the functional testing of aviation kerosene in the Bank of Evidence Turbine Institute of Aeronautics and Space ( IAE ) . During the test , the turbine has reached a rotation of 9,000 rpm , remaining in this condition for about four minutes until the cutting of combustion.

The next steps of the campaign tests are the determination of operating parameters of the engine since his firing , stabilization of rotation at idle and then speeding to the condition of maximum thrust.

The project is a development totally TAPP national gas turbine driven by DCTA , IAE , ITA and the company TGM Turbines Indústria e Comércio Ltda . The project , which is funded by FINEP and company TGM turbines , it is a turbojet engine , the class of 5000 N of thrust for use in unmanned aerial vehicles with a maximum takeoff weight from 900 kg to 1200 kg .

The test was attended by the Lieutenant General of the Air Ailton dos Santos Pohlmann , Director - General of the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology ( DCTA ) and DCTA officials , who were received by Brigadier Engineer Antônio Carlos Magalhães of Kasemodel , Director of IAE .

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El jueves 10 de octubre, con la presencia del Ministro de Defensa argentino Agustín Rossi y del Jefe de la Fuerza Aérea Argentina (FAA) Brigadier Mayor Mario Miguel Callejo, se realizó el acto conmemorativo del 86° aniversario de la Fábrica Argentina de Aviones “Brigadier San Martín” S.A. (FAdeA S.A.), ocasión en la que se llevó a cabo la presentación oficial del prototipo del IA63 Pampa Serie III.

Junto a la remotorización previa (turbofan RR TFE 231-40-2N), posee dos nuevas pantallas digitales provistas por la israelí Elbit Systems en cada puesto de pilotaje, totalizando tres; un nuevo asiento eyectable de origen ruso (Zvezda K-36) así como el casco TARGO (también de Elbit), que entrega datos esenciales de vuelo en el visor, además de poder realizar simulaciones de amenazas en modo de presentación radar.

On Thursday, October 10, with the presence of Argentine Defense Minister Agustín Rossi and the Chief of the Air Force Argentina (FAA) Brigadier Mayor Mario Miguel Callejo, performed the ceremony commemorating the 86 th anniversary of Argentina Aircraft Factory "Brigadier San Martín "SA (FAdeA SA), time that took place the official presentation of the prototype IA63 Pampa Series III.

Together with previous repowering (RR turbofan TFE 231-40-2N), has two new digital screens provided by the Israeli Elbit Systems in each pilot, totaling three, a new ejection seat Russian origin (Zvezda K-36) and as the hull TARGO (also of Elbit), which provides essential flight data in the display, in addition to threats simulations of radar display mode.
The other novelty was the display of a 1:1 scale model of the future I Unasur turboprop trainer, which would be designed and agreed with the countries participating in the project. On the other hand, it follows the certification process Pampero (CATIC Z-11 produced under license by FAdeA) production continues Puelche LAVIASA with lending by the Argentine government to potential buyers with advantageous rates interest.

Finally, we outlined the intention to make a new fighter plane, which would be called Pulqui III.



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shen said:

Thank you for sharing the information. 180 and 200 hours per year is actually not a lot by international standard. But it was obviously enough for them to inflict such damage. The courage of those Argentine pilots undoubtedly also played a big role. Don't be sad my friend, things will get better.

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Not to get off topic but in addition to the 200+/- hours there in an additional 50 hours done in combat trainers (IA-63 Pampa). Thats why 40+ where ordered by the FAA to continoue providing filght hours to pilots that no longer have aircraft.