Paris Air Show 2011
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Paris 2011: Battery-powered eGenius Explores Electric Flight
Looking more like a glider than an airplane, the two-seat, battery-powered eGenius made its first flight on May 25, from Mindelheim airfield in Bavaria, G
Paris 2011: EADS looking for 8,000 employees and interns
European aerospace giant EADS and its four divisions–Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter–will hold more than 20 workshops here at the Paris Air Show
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Alcoa ups the ante against composites
Aluminum giant Alcoa (H5 F220) is here exhibiting a fuselage section manufactured with
Paris 2011: BAE and Dassault team up for Telemos
Here at the Paris Air Show, Dassault and BAE Systems have joined forces to display a mockup of the UK company’s
Paris 2011: L-3 Beefs Up Mobius To Challenge Firebird
L-3 Communications has confirmed plans to more than double the size of its Mobius optionally manned aircraft.
Paris 2011: Ton-up for Warton Line
In late May the final assembly line at BAE Systems’ Military Air & Information plant at Warton delivered its 100th Typhoon (BS074), becoming the first of t
Paris 2011: Typhoon helmet nears front line
Typhoon pilots with Britain’s Royal Air Force will soon be flying with a helmet-mounted system that will significantly increase their situational awareness
Engines
Paris 2011: Trent XWB turbofan put to the test
Eight Trent XWB engines–serial numbers 20990 and 20001 through 20007–are being used in Rolls-Royce’s test program.
