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    CAN USED COOKING OIL SAVE AV, A D INTERNATION ] NDO-PAG FIGHTER SURGE a4 An LITC ON TOP CPN ANIME ANIL ih? Management Established for over 25 years, is the world’s leading independent magazine covering all aspects of the ATM and Communications, Navigation and Surveillance industry worldwide. Register now for your complimentary* subscription. B¥etoprer tg in the oie Europe canara af he poco 19ers? aa Available four times per year, is the only dedicated publication to serve the information needs of the ATM and CNS community. Registering is quick and easy. In just five minutes you could be registered to receive the industry’s most respected and trusted magazine in either printed or digital format. *The publisher reserves the right to refuse an application for a complementary copy if the completed registration does not comply with the publisher's terms of control. Non-qualifying readers visit airinternational.com/atm or call to subscribe +44(0) 1780 480 404. oss/21 © one could accuse me of being a sports fan, but | usually make a bit of an effort to watch the Olympics. Increasingly, however, | find myself ‘more drawn to the Paralympics. I's not just the sheer range of events or the extraordinary skils on show, but the storis that have had me transfixed, ve even found myseif reading interviews with competitors without having seen them compete. Such was the case with ‘Team GB's David Smith, winner of the gold medal in the boccia. Smith - known to some as the Lionel Messi of Boccia ~ has a degree in aerospace engineering. He recently recalled, however, how he was “never ‘warmly received” by the sector when job-hunting after . Ina September 1 pees release, Michael the pein December 2005 US-owned Cobham seeks UK’s Ultra Electronics eo eee eee rt fol oie finns by bet eC cr er Se ae eect: more cr aie ee eee! Seen eee eet oer aed Peete rn te) er Pee eer rere eee ee eet eet ety eet ee ore ety poe aren ere cyt bam, eee en tei Pon eenreeeay td eee ene Ce ete oes ee cs pcre 7 ents een cr iene eee te ee) Cee aus en erry errr ee esi nc E Seg ee) roe ty orien ec et en Coerr! aks Cen Reed etre Peraree et Eomarecrencrn ty pert pecen ree et od err] eee Pees ee een ere eae sb, which is as eed Lockheed Martin to support Indian Air Force’s C-130J fleet E-YEAR contrac wort $328 hasbeen awarded to Locked Marin ty the nin ir Force (AF) oro support forthe service's feet of 12 6204-30 Super Heres art Lockheed Narin satan an August 24 annaurcement that he Follow On Suppert (FOS) convact wa a conthuatin of 2 revs ard to maintain the IAs G fee and included tons on te sustainment of aiames, egies, pope, ground hang and suport equipment Aten, trough the FOS canac, oe 1205 Hercules arf ill undergo a 12year Serving (pat maorance) pegrarime at Lockheed Marin-agprovedheary maintenance centre begining in 2022. Ina announced its purchase os C-190) Super Hercles artes via fregnmltary sal wh the US A Fore in 2008 wit al sia delvred between 2010 ana 201, 3a abo reosved anal C-13048 2017 and 2019, ‘Accading to Lockheed Martin, the AFs 180) Super Hercules naw a “ih Integrate and sophie configuration imariy designed to support the county's operations requrement. The nan alta also equipped with an aio ‘i rca etuaing cpa o alow for ‘edended rang operatns. Fst aoquring te €-130, platform in 2008, aia fas gone onto procure dana atrames in Support fs tactia iit requirements sis arn LEONARDO AND Nortrop Gru for tha supply of up 0 1,200 pont intarea ‘lvered fo the Northrop Grumman Cl an have signed a fve year agreement rackers for tho US Army's Camron (F) Countermeasures (CIRCM) programme asi enters furate rocucton, This amount wil acd tothe 500 that the company has aready ogame, PLANS TO retire the RAF's British Aerospace Hawk T1 fleet have been accelerated, with the Ministry of Defence stating the out-of-servce date, which had been set at 2025 in March's Defence Command Paper, will ‘now be March 31, 2022. The Hawk T! was replaced by the upgraded T2 {8 the RAF's fas ot traning platform, October021 " _ ‘The BAT vertical take- off and landing provides ith a smal operational footprint that's ideal or ‘peony wate NORTHROP GRUMMAN and Shield ‘A-onned Martin UAV have completed fight testing ofa V-BAT unmanned arratt system (UAS) with ne features including (GPS denied navigation and target designation capable. Enhanced V-BAT completes flight testing ‘The US Amys loking o procure a new, rapidly deployable, GPS-denied navigaton- capable UAS for its Brigade Combat Teams, Special Forces and Ranger battalions under its Future Tactical Unmanned Aeratt System (FTUAS) programme, withthe \V-BAT on ofthe haly contenders. enhanced V-BAT oes a near eo footprint, lexble vertical take-off ‘and landing capably that is based on platform deployed operationally today, to adress the US mys Future Tactical ‘Unmanned Aircraft System missin,” said Kenn Todorov, sector vce president and ‘general manage, global sustainment and ‘modernisation, Northrop Grumman, Te offering is based on Martin UAVs VAT US, which canbe operated by a team of two ‘personnel andi designed to carry arange of interchangeable payloads, ncuing eectro- optiaintarod (EO, thet aperture radar and electronic warfare capabities. Additional, Shiela A's recent acquisition of Martin UAV wil enable ‘evelopment of GPS-denie and autonomy ‘apables forthe V-BAT through the future porting onto the syst of Shield A's autonomy stack, Hemi Industry invited to negotiate for UK Tiquila programme rere ee eect Se of upto 20kg, Bah systems ae tended to be ee eee eer Sener eer nn Se one, een Sete eet een as ea eee a or arenas) ee 7 ore ean cere Pere ey ee ee Perea 120 mais, wth pos tet rer: crs Se Sent oe en eee) ett ete ete ees eee erty ee eee al formations with an immediate IT ee Cee eras ee re) Serena r ay an) ee eid See ee al te een reat ee ea ie nce deeope he lager kg Desert Hank Extended err urance of pt en hu es ent) entre er eT ere Ce Ra {KEN EUROPE has announced plans to close ts U basod Hocoptar ‘Academy at 12] Octobercea1 ine end ofthis year cng the ‘98a key factor the decision, as travel imitations reduced is ably to secure re orders. Operations atthe acacemy, which proves mix of land miltary rang for atcrens, wil wind down over the caming me ths act ofthe COMID-19pancen THE US Navy's Unmanned Carrier Aviation programme completed its frst aerial refueling fight with an E-20 Advanced Hawkeye on August 18, The Bosing-owned MQ-25A Stingray test asset, Anown as T?, transferred fuel to an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the newest variant of the E-2 platform, which was upgraded for aerial refueling in 2018. Russia orders first batch of modernised Ka-52Ms RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS has been antrected to supply te fest consignment of upgraded serial production Kamov Ka-52M ‘Alia attack hecopters to the Russian Ministry of Defence (400), with devres ‘exected to begin in 2022, The company ~ which isa subsidy of the Rostoc State Corporation ~ announced that a contact between the two partis had been signed at ussia's ARMY-2021 International military technica forum on ‘August 24. Dalvries ofthe modernised Ka-52Ms tothe ussian MOD wil begin atter the uparadod type passes state joint test, which began erie this month The umber of alerattivave in ths nia caniract was not elclosed ‘Andre Bogs, general deta of Aussion Heeger, sat: The Ka-62 ana of the best lack rtf nthe wer, but ren he best tecnalagy neo tly roernsaon lt wil expand te cabat apabiies ofthe hacopt. Wen devsonng the updated version, ow designers ld on [te experence ft operating] the ‘gator, Inlaing in areal combat stuaton, Taree, the improved stack heat, everyting is aot at increasing the Combat effet in ary wetter cantons. In ageere with he Rusia [000] reparations forthe production of seit vehicles have aoa started a the AK Progress enterprise in Primary” ussan Helicopters states ta, a part ofthis upgrate, te Ka-52M recoved a rmogerncad avons sto, compete with compat faites hat have an ineased periomance ove previous variants of the type “With hal, the posses of sng weapons are expanded, rcluing at right. The range of detctan and recogitn of tages at right has dob claimed ina statment ‘Atonaly, the company has installed and tested advancad missles wih te Ka-52N, whic has also been adapted to workin conjunction wih unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS), suagesting the ype wit boast a mamed-unmanned teaming (MULT) capabity. “The data received rom te rons wil el to increase the situational amareness of he ere on the buted and wil nlp to qualtatvely Improve the cletion a inteligonce at neater dstance thet sad ‘The comany is 0 working to improve the attack cost’ etcienc though the intatation of radar statin, equiped with an tect pase ater aay radar system, The Ka-52M wl alo feature an increased combat ‘ange andl be fted wth an upgraded site nad conta ston Divers of the rst ‘moderised Kamar Ka- ‘2M Aligator atack hooper tothe Russian MOO ae expected to bein in 2022 sn Helens Orders down but revenues up in Leonardo’s half-year results LEONARDO'S DEFENCE electronics segment registred strong performance in 2 this ear, while te helicopter business saw anincreaseinrevenes, as the company cutie its 2021 halt-year ests, "New orders stood at €67en, representing & 195% yearon-year increase, while revenues registred €8 bn, 279% year-on-year rise. Song industial perfomance saw earings betoc ncome, tax and amortisation (EBITA) at E40, a of which was noted by Leonardo as being Ht 2021 “hey performance indicators.” Leonardo stated that the hecopers business suffered a downturn, while in aeronauts the decne inthe ci component continued. New odes for heleapers forthe frst ha ofthe year were Valued at ust over €2bn, compared with €250n forthe same reporting period in 2020, However, the hocapter segmented ‘8a small increase in order backlog value 16, with revenues up 197, THE US Air Force Research Laboratory’ (AFRL) Dcted Energy Ovectoate {5 s2ckng partners to develop and buld a new counter electronics weapon system, dubbed ‘Mair, to defend against haste drone acy. The system mil be a high-powered microwave weapon, bulting onthe AFRL'S Tactical igh Power Operational Responder (THOR) tectnobgy demonstrator. New helicopter orders over te fst si ‘months ofthe year included the second cnract forthe supply of 96 TH-73A AWTS) sireraf forthe US Nary, alongwith contracts Invlving the supply of A139 licopters for ‘the Saud Roya Cour. ‘The segments 2021 EDIT showed an Increase of 6.5% to €148m mainly asa result of improved manufacturing effeieny, wich ws bean impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic during the fist haf of 2020 ‘Ara perfomance verte halt-year saw an 84.6% increase inorder to just ver €12bn, with a corresponding increase in revenues (14.9% io €1.2bn) and EBA 23% to €190m), Production sa the delivery of 22-35 wings to Lockheed Marin this ear, compared with 18 wings delivered in the same reporting peo in 2020, New oder for acraft were higher in 2021 ‘than te previous year de tothe fnalisation of contract forte export of M346 vanced tine tan vnaamad custome. ‘Among notable acquisitions this year, Loonardo entered into an agreement in ‘Api to purchase a 25.1 stake in German sensor solutions and defence company ensola. Completion ofthe transaction is subject to approvals by relevant authorities and, given the go-ahead, is expected in the second hal of 202 wil ental an ‘ula of about €606m or €28 pe share. ‘The total requirement for the TH-73A programme {sfc 120 aircraft with ‘ele t continue ‘trough into 2026 eorata Helos ‘A FURTHER three Royal Norwegian Air Force Lockheed Marin F-35A Lightning I fith-generation multi-ole stealth fighters arrived in Norway ‘on August 11, increasing the air arm's fleet size to 31. This latest batch of airerat departed Fort Worth, Texas, on August 11 and arrived at ‘rland Hovedtystasjon in Norway's Trendelag region later that day. Octobera02} | 13 SkyGuardian back in the UK fee Pet ‘BELOW Basing’ 0-25 TY refuls 9 US New VX-20 E-20 Advonced Hawheye at Lowney Cec eee ee Derr eee) Royal Ar Fore continues to prepare ene See eee eee ee) Se ao Cec Port eras ern ‘An lspace change propsal submited Peer tates cree toc ese eet ers 7 US Nay ve cone second carrer tase asa unmann ruling mission wth he Beg: ced WMO-25T1 test asset is tre with an Ar Test and Evaluation Squatron Twenty (V2) Nchop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hak ‘amma ancora rat. ‘On Aupist 18, 2021, uel was transtored lng ste tte nd fo ns ome eee cg See orn eet ee ery See tet ens aa Sees Seedy pee een ad Ce ee urface-sarch rar with Inverse SE a ee ee meets Ching a sorte fom MidAmerca St Lous ‘rar Mssou, which flowed te Hawkeye rom hing a wake Suey bei Tt check perlamance and tity before making entat wth he hse. US Navy Unmanned Car Aiton poganme manager Captain Chad aod sat This fight eens Us on a fast wacko geting the Stingray out tote et wheres retueing Sy Ce ey tothe fim, the system's patito eee emt ee eet eee) ny ee aoa! Pd eee ence ty een as Ce ee fist transatlantic ight by an unmanned Perera! Ce es ee ea aie? awkeye capaity il reat cess the renge and operational feb fhe cate ai wing and ste arup” This was the second arial etuling missin witha manned acct the 40-25 team nas ‘canducted cet, afer 71 refeled a Fas Super Hornet on June 4, 2021. Oa uot, Boog’ MO-25 programme det mented “Our MO-25 desig is peroming topan. Bong sat: “Btn hts were conducted at operational relevant speeds ad ales, vith he E-20 and FA-1 pertain ‘manaeues in lose proximity oT yd aed nat the fas “roan increible amount of data we fed back into the ma The MO-25 wil abate warning squacion whi te carr a wig hich eure operates the Hawkeye. TT Isa predecessor toe sven MO-25 test craft ad wo ground test artes Boeing is acted to produce TURKISH AEROSPACE will work with Pakistan's National Engineering NORTHROP GRUMMAN has won a five-year the NAT Ground iva «and Science Commission to jointy produce the Anka medium-altitude Jong-endurance UAV in an agreement signed at the recent Intemational Defense Industry Fairin Istanbul. The partis wil also co-operate on further developing the Anka and finding new markets. 14 Octoberzo ‘Support anal Procurement Agency o support the NATO Aly ‘Surveitance Force (AGSF) at Sigonela ak base, Sic Covers fist readiness, ‘operations, maintenance and ifecyce sustarment ofthe AGSF's fve AQ-4 {Global Hawks, ar vehicle mission command and conta talon, and trae Skyborg Vanguard boost KRATOS AND Gener! loris-Asronatcal Stems nc (6A-AS have rece contracts from the US A Force Life Cele Manageront Cero furter the deepen of the Shborg Vanguard project ‘Contat ops rated up to USS13.2m to Kats, or wark an he X0-58A Valkyrie and up to USS7m to GAAS forthe MO-20 Avenger, cove the deepen of the Autonomous Car stem ofthe Skyborp manned aera conta item, The contracts are intended to make Shyorg programme of cord in 2023, ‘Skybar is oe of th US Ar Fores Vangurdpatincng techy proramees, ‘okog an aria sigece enabled system fo contol unmanned cat na Avenger flies Legion Pod ‘A LOCKHEED Martin Legion Po, sad to aunomnusty ack and flow ages of iret, was een flown aboard a Gonaal ‘mics Aeronautica Systems, ne GA-AS) ‘Avenger verte dese of saute Clo, Inthe indus: funded demonstration, tbe Legion Pa’ nr sarc and tack system Cargo CUCM ena to establish unmann een ito cargo delivery UAV, which i eee eae er future manodivnmaned aircraft tearing ane AUS Ar Fore sateen sald the carats cover ACS deveooment and “conte operational experimentation through fiscal yar 2022" sid the vehi “wl domenstat ture weighing capitis tough the teaming of manned and ureraned platforms at lage fe tst events” tha wil prove rial information and te necessary inst needed to shape 2 future programme’. The nat operational ‘erie wlloccur in aut 202 Brigadior Genera al Wht, PED fo Fafers and Advanced Aircraft, sai the contacts are ‘sateialy important 25 ve Canoe o ico an Ham we wl tral tis acance teetnoogy in he fot” = ABOVE: The Kratos X0-53A, Vatican GAAS! N- 20 Avenger US 8 Foe Oye Marana Cot etc mule ast aig aera and ft target racking data ta the Avengers syste, Inforning te cat of he manoeuvres requted to enage te target Bling on ht ests that stared in December 2020 to demonstrate next- ‘geteatonaeo-ae UAV urtonaly, the Logon Pod sftare was tga to ‘he Avenger’ Mission Management Sst ‘tough the Opan Msn Syste (MS) message standards, This proes ook as than tre months wc, GAAS! si, proves ising peraonasystoms can te reply Integrated across platforms with minal cos BELOW: Sports and Swoop Aero jain forces Shots collaboration Se See ee een fication program in the Scot en astra ‘AIR METHODS has agreed a strategic partnership with Wingcopter to tse the Wingcopter 198 delivery drone to transport urgently needed ‘medical supplies for healthcare providers and communities in the US. Operations ina pilot project will begin in Hutchinson, Kansas later this ‘year. The Wingcopter 198 has a 60 miles range and 7akts top speed. [RHEINMETALL IS to supply an unmanned aorostat to provide wide-area reconnaissance for the German Bundeswahr for use n Niger, Afca, The ‘Company said the tethered system wil give the Bundesweli a new means of protecting frces by identiving potently hostile forces fram several mies away. A delvery date was uncisclsed. ctober202) | 15 uss wil receive upgraded Kamo Kass Asin slopes Alligator’s new bite RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS soda contract ith the Fussan Helicopters CEO Andey Booinsky sad: “Win range have been increased, although spe owes Fussan defence misty dung the recat Army 2021 updated version development, ou dese crew on werent provided ert a Kabnka a base forte suply of mogerised the exgeronceo Alla’ operat, incudng in real Now, unspeciod “advanced missle weapons” can amoy Ka-52M Alga atack holeptr ‘cot stuatons. Everything inthe modemised attack alse cae, andthe Agate raw has te capably ‘The apreerent covers serial production of Ka-52Ms _helcoies aimed at improving comtatefecivenessin tn share data rom umanned stems to nease at ha Azsenyev Avion Company's Progress factory all water contons* teil sinational awareness and impr ntaigence ‘at Arseny in Russia's Priory region, No detas The K-S2M upgrade nudes improved avons with _gaering ata reat dtance, usin Helcapers were provided abou the number a eloptrs mre power computes for beter pertormance to has ls yporaded the Ka-52M's onboard oad col involved, but delivery of he fist upgraded acraftis expand he necope's weapons capaiies, ncn in sysemand ts coninng work tonsa an active planned for 2022, right condtions. Combat rads and weapon iargetng phased array rade. Future flight deck focus ‘Te mock-up wil test new concepts and tetnoloies usin eats RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS presenta @ mock-up oan ata new ass capt during the recent Amy 2021 event at Kubik ar bose, New concepts and ecologies wl be testod nthe cack, incing ication and cotel etues on single ens dashboard Among cher tachnaogis featured wl be tient ‘raw suppor system apicatns, incuding Intact forecasting aborts, optima cao problem song, suport system ecisn making and what Russian Helpers cals “ght path canstuctonoptensatn* Optima concepts fo automation ae spying augmented realty elements incuting ‘telson also be vested ‘An ofc statment sat: "Te ifoaton fd convo old of the fue lear cpt is fred in sucha vay as to reduce the crews psyhunhysical and inet workload whl in ht, aswel so manta ful stuatonal arenas Antey Bogs, Russian Helcopters CEO, mente “Onboard vn equip ovlopment il sry change te fae of ‘mode elcaters and am cafe that theresa i allow usw tke tho fa in these changes” The cack was commissioned by avones emupmentdeveopes such as Navigator JS, pati Systems ard FGUP GsNIAS, andthe Fuss i Force's Research Test Ceter’s ‘Niaton and Space Meine and Miltary Ergonomics dso. The VP Chiov Site Fight Raserch Carta ead the poet [HILL HELICOPTERS is now offering a fixed skid landing option tots HXBOIHC50 ight hlcopter as an alternative tothe standard retractable _gear. The developer says the option might suit those operators planning to explore cifferent terran (such as sand or snow), who are anticipating ‘adverse weather or want “maximum flebilty and robustness offal”. 16| October UNITED ROTORORAFT Isto provi an 8-70 Frehank to the Colorado Division of Fire Protect ‘and Contr. The compan hefcopter with a bet}-mounted 1,000 US gal waterretarant tank, a retractable snorkel that can rel he fakin under a minut, a rescue holst and extended gear. Dalvery is cue late 2022. vl conver the Leonard continues to train Norway's AIO, crews Loads alps ‘he ltest M-I71Sh variant usin leo min ra shaped tal ot, an rteated fight end navgatn sytem, and weapons and thle systems ‘The onboard dence ste (00S can tact antral isso urs anajam pate antares using intr and terra Jammets an decoys Rusan Helos sad “ovate ote ODS te aiy 0 “insay depay eos lesen to cover pte ing ard nla of tops” “he cbin tures cai tsnium ans rai pag, ihe cain a ard he por and starboard sls sins covered by Fema inte Kear up tthe eel of te wows. Tae ae energy ats seat fr a nds, wo sng dus and ada hatches to more top ang cpa, Dufour Aerospace's Aeros TOL Dur uscn lng design combines the best elements of aloe an hed vng desig, pov an efit nd eae type forte emerang aaoed a mobityuran ar mobity arena Pama si thatthe Aer wi S replace a silat rumterof aay Ig and medium lingers, ast moat the requements of todays operations at ‘much loner costs, while beng quieter ard integrating ro essing inastruct ‘Aecodng to Duar Aerospace cofounder and CTO Jasmine Ker, he proven twig sign has “fever risk than wt other \VTOL concep. Now tee yar i ow evelopment rorarme, wear confident that his arat canbe bul successful to ‘moat catileaton requires.” nd operation ning wth aLeveD tut Norway's AWIO's ar operated by $30, fig srt and ajsem operon console Satan, wh the future detachment at Bans ote 17h “arent prot In Uar- te Aiton Pat's Ine rosin ts twig Aro “wil combine ‘excep space, la and range fx various simu, erablng te tring fo bath lets set jin thse already operational wth tha lov sai crwmanbrs,mahtarance transportation mesons, nung must of Lied alah Mines) Leonardo’s AW101 training EMBRAER EVE, the urban air moby offshoot of the Brazilan company, THE EAST Angian Air Ambusanoe had is busiest month for more than four has agreed with Singapore-based Ascent Fights Global to provide 100,000 eVTOL flying hours per year in cities such as Bangkok, Manila, ‘Melbourne, Singapore, and Tokyo. It has also signed a memorandum of Understanding with Kenya Airways to develop operational UAM models. “yeas this surnmer, beng tasked 268 tmas ny 2021, representing @ 16% Figen risions manth-on-manth. The sence sa that he Increase reflected ‘mere people staying nthe UK over the haay season, as well ass provision of @ 24/7 service rom fs Norwich Aiport base (October202) 17 eae SI erent shipments Forty-four ot Textron CONFRNATION OF te med sat of ie ‘viaton’s Citation pyres ry came on Satan, ven fenty—repeentd Gene vison Menderes Asan re bythe Latitude rele is Set part tare hy he Ltd 34a esos Spent ep fh chotavere z's 0d utr of 20%, Te repr deta as Trend quarter 0 ler ean Arn and “earoniain cl uneinal gow aon cass, reatng bss. ost nna laos ets puto an erase inte utero af deers dug ‘equate We eile sere stoning ‘te east roth, Howe, sme poss Inte tse canard i pects San he sae peta a cr fe in202n, th Dasa ton and usrean espace repre ceases ders eg can bse; sc ~ atch ach anno ‘autre ag tepid ny ie Fas wre dered it second uae, hile Glsteam tended or 18 of ge cab models (650016550/G60013650 ana BSOER, oun fran 25 sane pod 2020 ls tee smaler 20s (oun rami, Tis tee was buck ty Bot, ich savvdeberesirese sito 29 ata (hee Lear 75 one Caen 3606058 and 17 eG iy to 26 fist uate (than ase of wo eae 75 ard sre Gta, Te numbers reeset astons rear i, epectiy, oe 2020 eer sorte sare quarts aoe ater he carpany contd seta, Do you hold a passionate opinion about ‘a civil or military aviation issue or a view on AIR International's content? ‘We are listening. Particularly in such ‘extraordinary times, we enjoy a lively dialogue with you through our news, features and analysis. Got touch at aintemational@keypubising.com ‘and Sat the subject in wth Checking 18 | Octoberzca1 quarter ich sa ites af nn ass aon ase, ‘ne sre tases buses aot set, ts Corpor Jets ered singe earnest ‘he AC20ne ar 390200 tsar (grt Bong Buses Js sipped maa Chg te thre mart. Bath cpa’ 2021 seoond quai deer a mie thse nthe same pid ist er -Aetus tango an C3508 aber thn an ACIGGD 2020, ‘Ser rane otter buses att repre dese in deers inthe pros (ny oe Hoa W420 Hoda was ented werner quar, a oii fist of is year —oe over tan cb he sae peed n 2020, rus ceed 23 SF50 er Jt nt it two cures of se, is hipmens ving me thn cabled to 16 betes Ap ard te ent Jane Incoparsn, hr te ist ha of 2020, Crs shone 31 F805 Plas of Stand oe 15 PC-24 ‘supe vests y teen Jue fae fever than ite rt of 2020, al butte inte seonnd quae “etn ven nb: bo aero an icressedrunter ol deheresin th per. st dar ons (148 ote 2 at deer ty Tron netstat of 2021 were hand ern e end quart: Durga pt, (essa ton anya 4 atcat fine 2s, stn ea 63, C4 Gen 25, MLS sand Latte, two Somes sande Larotutes) up ro 28 in te fst tee ets The weakest link think the UAW (urban air mobity) industry wil experience major growth. These revolonary air vehicles must be cost competitive with helicopters but they wil aay be a ich man’s toy. Paces like Las Angeles and London that sur grok trac ‘onthe motorways wil be prime markets My biggst concer is safety. None ofthese UAMs can autortate lke helicopters. 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