Composites World Editor-in-Chief Scott Frances reports, “Manufacturing in general offers a multitude of trade shows — and the composites sector in particular has its fair share. For many of us, there are always those few events that we know well having attended them often.”
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Joby Aviation to Begin Manufacturing Air Taxis in Ohio
The AP reports that the same Ohio river valley “where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight will soon be manufacturing cutting-edge electric planes that take off and land vertically, under an agreement announced Monday between the state and Joby Aviation Inc.” Gov. Mike DeWine (R) said, “When you’re talking about air taxis, that’s the future. We find this very, very exciting – not only for the direct jobs and indirect jobs it’s going to create, but like Intel, it’s a signal to people that Ohio is looking to the future. This is a big deal for us.” Joby’s decision to “locate its first scaled manufacturing facility at a 140-acre (57-hectare) site at Dayton International Airport delivers on two decades of groundwork laid by the state’s leaders, Republican Lt. Gov. Jon Husted said.” Joby’s production aircraft “is designed to transport a pilot and four passengers at speeds of up to 200 miles (321.87 kilometers) per hour, with a maximum range of 100 miles (160.93 kilometers).”
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Airbus Predicts Demand for 39,000 New Airliners by 2040
Aviation Week reported that Airbus forecasted that some “39,000 new airliners will be needed worldwide over the next 20 years.” Airbus “believes there will be demand by 2040 for around 29,700 small aircraft like the Airbus A220, A320 family or Boeing 737 MAX, and for about 5,300 medium-sized aircraft like the Airbus A321XLR, A330neo or Boeing 787-8,” in addition to demand for about 4,000 large aircraft “like the Airbus A350 or Boeing 787-10 and 777X.” Airbus also expects “to see demand for 880 new freighters.”
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US Air Force Aims for Decision on F-35 Engine by Year’s End
FlightGlobal reports that the Air Force is expected to make a decision on whether to re-engine the F-35 through the Adaptive Engine Transition Program by the end of 2022.
US Air Force Concerned Rejection of F-35 Engine Replacement Could “Collapse” US Advanced Propulsion Industrial Base
Air Force Times reports that US Air Force officials are concerned that opting against a F-35 engine full replacement “could lead to the ‘collapse’ of the advanced propulsion industrial base in the U.S.”
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