Valkyrie Vision
18
Aug
Adios, cigar and popsicle stick?
2028. Leaders of the airline and commercial airplane industry gather at an environmental conference, in the new high-tech city of Neom in Saudi Arabia. As a waterside reception flows on, eyes turn to an unfamiliar shape in the sky, growing larger by the second, something like a great...
31
Jul
A Life On The Ocean Wave
Are sea-based aircraft ready for a comeback? The latest in a series of new seaplane ventures made a splash at the Oshkosh air show, where Catalina Aircraft of Florida announced plans to restart production of the classic Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat, with new turbine engines (likely the...
16
Jul
Et tu, Cobber?
The latest air force to start looking at "beyond the F-35" options is... Australia?
Steve Trimble reports in Aviation Week:
A missing piece in Australia’s fighter inventory will be filled in the short term by extending the life of the Boeing...
09
Jul
Where’s my flying car? Nowhere, and that’s a good thing
Recent events surrounding the Bird Platform have reminded us that Tech Bros, billionaires or otherwise, have limits to their expertise. It's Tech Bros who have been pushing the urban air mobility idea, and have persuaded many that it's the future. But then in a quick exchange on said...
26
Jun
What did you do in the Great Engine War, Daddy?
Even with everything else going on this weekend, I've been trying to make sense of last week's LockMart vs. P&W spat over the future F-35 propulsion solution. Summary: SecAF Frank Kendall has made it clear that the US Air Force prefers to address the F-35's thermal...
16
Jun
Interesting Times
We are in an extraordinary era in aerospace and defense, full of threats, risks and challenges but also an era of opportunity. Industry events are playing out against a backdrop of international and national politics that would have been close to unthinkable ten or fifteen years ago. A...