Lan, Chile Utilities to Slump, Construction to Gain After Quake BusinessWeek Lan, also based in the nation's capital Santiago, may fall as canceled flights hurt revenue, Conrads said. Lan, whose shares rose 6.8 percent this year, ... |
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 CBC.ca | Security concerns spread as Chile quake death toll rises CNN International The airline LAN Chile said that three flights left from Peru to Chile on Sunday, one of them landing in Santiago. These flights were not commercial, ... Chile Steps Up Survivor Search; Death Toll Tops 700 Chile toll hits 700; aid sought Chile Shock 500x Energy of Haiti Quake |
 The Guardian | Security concerns spread as Chile quake death toll rises CNN International The airline LAN Chile said that three flights left from Peru to Chile on Sunday, one of them landing in Santiago. These flights were not commercial, ... Chile Shock 500x Energy of Haiti Quake Chile Searches for Survivors as Death Toll Passes 700 (Correct) Deaths, desperation rise in Chile |
NASA Gets Flak on New Course Wall Street Journal ... criticism of his leadership, as the space agency pursues the Obama administration's plan to outsource manned exploration flights to private industry. ... |
The Sikorsky X2’s attempt to break the world speed record for rotorcraft later this year could determine the future path of helicopter development at the Connecticut-based company.
The X2 intends to achieve 250 knots by the end of the year, far ahead of the world speed record held by a Westland Lynx at 216.45 knots and the best cruising speed achieved by production helicopters of around 150 kts. They are limited to that envelope by current rotor technology.
The X2 features closely separated coaxial rotors with very rigid blades, active vibration damping, fly-by-wire and a pusher propeller.
It is, says Mark Miller, vice president of research and engineering at Sikorsky, an enabler. If it achieves 250 knots then Sikorsky will pursue that path in future developments. If the technology fails to deliver then the X2 will, after all, have proved its value as a technology demonstrator.
“Once we do that [hit 250 knots] we will be open to teaming or investors. That’s the enabler,” said Miller.
The X2 has recently been grounded by metal flaking in its transmission gearbox but will fly again soon. The first target when it does so: 150 knots.
The aircraft has now been fitted with streamlined cuffs and fairings on the top fuselage and enclosing the rotor mast. These will cut drag by 50%, said Miller, which is very significant and will help the X2 hit that 250 knots target.
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Diesel fuel is finally ready to take over the world. Sort of. Well, at least the friendly skies. Eurocopter, the largest producer of helicopters in the world, has announced plans to introduce a diesel-powered helicopter in a smaller-sized package within the next five years.
Unlike the turbine engines that currently dominate helicopter use, Eurocopter is actually considering using piston engines that run on diesel fuel. To make that a reality, though, the company needs to shave some weight off of current diesel engines, as light weight is of paramount concern for helicopter use. The benefits, though, could be huge: "Specific fuel consumption is cut by 40 percent," Oliver Jouis, head of environmental affairs at Eurocopter told Wired.
In addition to the obvious benefits of guzzling less fuel, Eurocopter says that diesels – buoyed by the addition of a turbocharger, as is usually the case with road-going diesels – would perform better at high altitudes that traditional turbines. One possibility is the innovative two-stroke, opposed-piston diesel from EcoMotors International.
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