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the government's independence day crackdown that's left hundreds dead and detained . and it's time to check in on russia's aviation innovation up next its technology uptick. hello and welcome to technology update this month marks the fourth annual assembly of the international helicopter industry here in moscow it's a chance for companies to show off innovative concepts big business men to buy their own birds and for us to find out what's changing in the world of russia and china. this year's show was the biggest bash yet raising the high standards set in years past the capital cities crocus expo center over one hundred sixty companies

that manufacture and design fly sell in supply helicopters again their parts from sixteen countries not to be outdone by some of the most popular european american models flown out of the show virtually every russian company involved in chopper construction was on hand for industry insiders as a place to exchange ideas business cards and maybe even bank account numbers to nail down the kinds of sales in contracts everyone came looking for the russia is a playground where the machines we mostly sure overhead come down to earth from cheaper english point models to trying out flight simulators to investigating new avionics outputs to high flying technology was all within reach i took a check on a ride in the one seat chiron counter from but only as opting instead for an x. box connect tour of the latest russian v.i.p.'s. i even got to play pilot for a few new friends only to find out the actual keys to the sleek swiss business

class air taxi are just a bit out of my price range no amount of wheeling and dealing would get my editors to shell out the rubles to fly home in a new technology of the chopper. hello rush is full of new models new joint ventures and newcomers to both domestic and international markets they could even be said for the massive conglomerate russian helicopters on the scene for less than half a decade but among its many daughter companies because on a helicopter factory is one place where innovative ideas have long been taking flight. this new image because on. complex has long been the main production site of the most prolific helicopter in history the m.i. eight we get sometimes along for a scenic flight during our visit where test pilots showed off not just that picturesque a sodger russian monasteries with the agility is made the m.i.a.'s and it's in my seventeen export version the workhorse of helicopter fleets new world over. the way it's supposed full scale modernization program is underway for the m.i.a.'s

seventeen v five the latest generation of best selling helicopters. it will see the addition of a number of functions upgraded flight deck equipment improved technical specs and performance we played an important role in this program. budget and we just. knew in my seventeen modifications and defeatist flexibility of their predecessors over eleven thousand of which had been produced over close to half a century and even before this family took flight because unplanned helped launch the first ever serial production of soviet helicopters the first flock of flying machines was dubbed the mit one after designer me frail meal winning the approval of joseph stalin and with a great fanfare at the nine hundred fifty one to sion air show the much heralded helicopters were assigned because on the production like the helicopters themselves the assembly lines are undergoing a modern make over increase quality and efficiency a swashplate frame is

a crucial part of the mechanics of helicopter maneuverability and the old line support like this meant three months up labor to new equipment that's now in place fresh frames take roughly a week. the entire swashplate assembly totals over a dozen parts screws disks ball bearings and linkages the quality of which cannot be compromised without damaging overall aerodynamics that same rule applies to each of the hundreds of moving parts that make up the modern helicopter so overhauling equipment is more than cosmetic not every component is for a new aircraft you're pumping out the inevitable. replacements as well as new and improved parts to service the hundreds of customers still operating their earlier models in some eighty countries well that's certainly good business the factory has recently braintree out in the even bigger endeavors. when you're more new we reached a point where we realized the need to expand our product range of nepad to our line of helicopters the choice of the new helicopters size was no accident. market

analysis showed the demand was most intense in the medium class helicopter segment those with a maximum takeoff weight in the three to three and a half hours in kenya range. there was an element of risk involved since the cousin helicopter plant had practically no prior experience of designing its own helicopters at that time. but in one nine hundred ninety seven you would because then helicopter factory joined a club of russian designers of europe just like any more project there were a string of opticals to overcome their turning the design into reality nonetheless those difficulties were resolved one after the other and in late two thousand and four when you and sat received its transport helicopter certificate. not only was the ansett the first ground of design experience for the design helicopter flying it was also the first start to finish russian aviation project after the

break up of the soviet union in a period where numerous quality concepts in the field were shoulder delayed the unsettled through prototype in test production in an impressive pace the basic layout of the new bird is exactly its genius because on design bureau had a history of russian helicopters it could be adapted for a broad spectrum of potential uses at their back they simply pushed a new young charted waters and a highly desirable lighter load meet each end hit the jackpot. back on seven a mountainside comes from a touch of word that describes the design concept it means. convenient these days it's common to talk about the price quality ratio. the set of options for our customers and we wanted to make this indicator as close as possible to the ideal dnssec can be converted into a multitude of modifications intended for the most common or usage in twenty control trainer models for those just learning to fly by medics are offered

a life support systems of both flying in. their basic transport model can hold nine passengers or. loads and the v.i.p.'s makes puddle jumping for the select few. twenty first century integrated flight control technology makes the inset marketable on the international stage it's the first civilian helicopter with the digital channels to control pitch roll heading an attitude back to michael drupal redundant sensors and actuators to ensure ideal maneuverability under virtually all conditions. with their first from scratch series under their belt the factories spread out over a broader than ever model range and as part of the new russian helicopters group since two thousand and seven they've been included in the forging of a flagship. helicopter factory is a collaborative project with the top players in russian and international avionics it's a new and improved family of choppers just starting to take flight the m.r.i.

thirty eight despite years of uncertainty and controversy involving the project partners the improved second test model of the mit thirty eight made this first flight last december because on factories joined on the project by the legendary design. thirty eight is a multi-purpose medium transport helicopter designed to updated my eight and my seventeen ancestors it can hold up to five thousand kilograms of cargo in the spacious interior cabin an increase of fully a ton over early in my seventeen miles capable of carrying exterior card. go up to seven thousand philos and my thirty eight can cover an extended range of the thirteen hundred kilometers if it's weak with extra fuel tanks for mules headquarters just outside the russian capital it was a short flight over to the helo pad crocus center had ready for hello russia participants and also gas with their own traffic getting transportation understandably to meet thirty eight had place of honor and all the media attention

that entails with the manufacturers of the helicopters components all gathered here at the exhibition it's a great chance to climb inside and find out what makes me thirty their way to the future class cockpit is the somewhat deceptive term used to describe the modern make over increasingly applied to the pilot's control panel in new aircraft in place of the old in a long palace engages a board of digital displays present all the bio aviation instrumentation. we've integrated multiple positioning another geishas systems it also has some advanced features such as ultimately dependence or valence broadcast and satellite guidance for both precision and precision final landing approaches. to the enhanced ground proximity warning system which has already been tested on a range of early m.r.i. models and bureau. the feedback from the crews has been very positive and they say it really helps prevent controlled flight into terrain accidents standout aspect of this is them is that it runs a database of all flight hazards in russia that's

a unique feature for this class of equipment. the emory thirty eight will also stand apart for being available with two different engines the first two prototypes have pratt and whitney canada p.w. one hundred motors while others will feature clear most t.v. seven one seventeen. one new capacities does the second version of the cream of engine have. the technical features of the two engines i'm very similar with which i see a great advantage in that the new engine has been developed in russia. it also puts out more power takeoff while generally consuming less fuel. has a nasty system which allows an exhilarating power units being still don't board the helicopter which riseth states all feel landing in takeoff but the biggest bonus of having two engine times is the increased ability to meet the needs of the customer . which no aircraft is going anywhere without lift and

a helicopter that's all about the rotor blades the emily thirty eight can tip the scales with takeoff weight over fifteen thousand kilograms so it's equipped with six rotor blades to give it adequate lift power on early helicopters materials like the laminated wood and even fabric or use later giving way to steel and aluminum structures as in many other components modern burger blades all for him to performance after a shift to composite materials like fiberglass the blade core is still formed by a lightweight aluminum honeycomb structure that expanded course affixed to a frame with a special he said to create panels these panels are being covered with an outer layer of the composite materials in a sandwich construction further the panels serve ranged along the backbone of the future helicopter blades what's called a spar or launcher on every step of the process new materials are being tested to increase the blades performance providing more lift for equivalent power or

extending the working life of the blade and the special blue. it's the m.i. thirty eight uses are the best the industry has to offer. what's unique in our blade production is the degree of automation but that the main load bearing element that strengthens the blade and on depends in general dynamics what we call a longer and is produced automatically by means of winding. or the only ones with this technology nobody else in the world produces composite constructions by means of this technology and it's well known that composite material is not vulnerable to rotting or corroding but that means our blades can work for many years saving the customer's money also in producing these blades we've implemented the latest achievements of aviation science in the field of aerodynamics. prior to putting these new blades on the m i thirty eight we tested them on r.m.i. eight with the meaningful breakthrough we discovered with these blades used on a regular m.i.a. helicopter was a full extra ton of lift. so if your typical and i ate conveyor

a load of three thousand kilos then you install these plates and without any change in engine power you can add on an additional one thousand kilos and still take off it's a great example of how innovations are having a qualitative practical impact on performance you know. that isn't that young a hell of russia like those innovations were on display this month with the mule factory hosted the first open press quite to show off the new test model to scale production make take until twenty fifteen but then my thirty eight has come a long way and the first attempts at launching a rotary wing aircraft started in earnest in the first half of the last century the dayton footage me look a bit goofy in hindsight but there was a decades long debate among designers before the ideal layout was settled on among the very first to get it right was alex it should be all new kit with his saudi one be a helicopter. but it stands out as. the first russian helicopter

that was able to take off successfully. plus it's basically become the prototype for ninety five percent of the helicopters that have been designed in the world ever since. i think the rotor model with the tail rotor. and also it shattered the world out that you record in one hundred thirty two reaching six hundred five meters. one more than thirty times higher than the previous mark or with. the italian machine before it could barely reach the roof of a five story building your movements helicopter flew as high as today's tallest skyscrapers but with the secrecy that surrounded his work at the central aero hydrodynamic institute sunday the soviet record went long unrecognized despite increasing agreement on the rotor and fuselage design not all the test flights were soaring success the meteoric rise of airplanes and the interruption of world war two delayed the wider application of pioneering ideas but the foundation of an

industry and didn't really. today's modern aircraft are under careful control a far cry from the primitive machines that made the first big aviation breakthrough we traded in the limited manual systems for gyroscope orientation technology that. produced a modern gadgets and maybe hard to imagine a world with gyroscopes they found their way into everything from space ships to smartphones and they're also behind the balance and control systems of these toy helicopters pushing company into lots is at the forefront of the industry that's making this both possible kinda canonical what. we we took the most interesting technology which is a vibrating periscope in made it extremely inexpensive. were made it's through. changing the type of material that we used and the shape going to fly. all

this material role in the labs is far from the only company that seized on the opportunity to produce cheaply what was once almost pretty beautifully expensive technology they're making breakthroughs in simplifying the structure of their coriolis vibrating gyros. c.g.s. require just a fraction of the components needed for mechanical gyroscopes of equivalent precision. in the labs uses inexpensive metals in place of pricey cords and is perfect in a cylindrical rather than a hemisphere shape. these device which stands extremely high level of truck. which stands very high level of vibrations and gamma doesn't afraid of radiation doesn't afraid you know it doesn't care about a lot of different electromagnetic waves as long as it introduces protecting ones

quality gyroscopes it in produced a range of potential uses is ever expanding in a lab c.g.s. can be used to orient all kinds of the aircraft in space remotely operated or autonomous lee operating vehicles like drones of robots navigation systems on a range of moving objects and even rotating in tennis drilling platforms. in all the systems gyroscope so the king sensors allow for the calculation of a moving objects angular velocity and then we integrate these signals and determine the rotation angle. i can demonstrate it with acid student heading reference system . as i rotate this device what it it determines. integrates well and determines the attitude angle for your home market analysis has shown that maximally accurate compact and energy efficient attitude systems are in the highest amount and so that's the market segment and our labs has ended up with you know

that. you were particularly as. they strive for new products in the labs understands how important the slightest changes can be potentially new applications and with him new markets that's why so much energy and resources are expended on careful analysis of each new tax system the constituent parts microelectronics ceramics sensors and resonators are all tiny and sensitive in the labs is looking for a breakthrough particularly for the field of aviation. vibrating or vibrating structure gyroscopes have generally been limited to lower navigation devices so in order to break into the demanding sector of inertial navigation systems for aircraft to attain unprecedented precision. can be used. three times stabilization. in the heading next generation system which should be coming out in about one year.

one hundred seventy three and at that point it can be used. when you don't have any. these extremely important. especially when you do not see the ground. they already have. and if they continue. to get smaller. space is increasingly crowded with flying machines and all shapes and sizes and. the exhibition without any problems. needed. to keep the skies safe. that's a top priority task for. this state. institute for aviation systems

thankfully communication and data transmission technology is developed as the demands on air space have intensified and the team has an advanced set up for testing out ways to apply these expanding capabilities to the growing problem today's standard practices of air traffic control rely on technology long available in virtually every corner of the globe mostly ground to air radio contact and radar tracking systems and what we have in place is affected far more often than not the occasional accident or a close call in the skies or on the runways points out the ever present potential for human error new systems hope to further reduce the danger. we're talking about is called automatic dependent surveillance broadcast. this is quite a promising developing field supported by the international civil aviation organization. does that the u.s.

is planning to make such a sister mandatory twenty twenty. europe projects implementation in the same span the same time frame has also been proposed for russia this means in the future aircraft with the system will simply not be granted permission. so what's the take knology that will allow us to move away from the familiar braid or radio combo satellite navigation tracking systems like g.p.s. or belong to us now offer comprehensive coverage they can provide far more accurate information about aircraft locations motion and trajectory the biggest players in civil aircraft production boeing and airbus are already building their technology into new models but like many airlines resisting the call to upgrade planes they may be undercutting the future system's effectiveness by watching their bottom line since the protocol requires only a.t.'s be one way data transmission equipment as it is this is not a full fledged to be system it's effectively just

a replacement for radars it is a much needed useful. fission step in the right direction and expensive radars will be replaced with relatively complicated base stations. for system paints a totally different picture it has the ability not just to receive information on the ground and also simultaneously send aircraft information on board directly without input from air traffic control systems this technology has already been developed the hardware exists in the r.c. malone has completed thousands hundreds of flights using this equipment and it's proven very effective here in this. this month so perhaps the most in vicious public presentation of the design eighty s b solution today eight to five aircraft involved included not just traditional man vessels but also unmanned drones an important new contender for space in the crowded clouds. in the future an air traffic controller will monitor both manned and unmanned aircraft in a fully standardized. it won't see any difference between the two. pilots of manned

aircraft will see each other's planes you lend any drones on their screens. the same goes for operators of on monday aircraft. carrying out their work just like regular pilots on your own with the only difference being there on the ground. and to choose an airfield outside of st petersburg pilots to carefully study the flight plan for a vehicle to air my choppers a lightweight motor glider and found saucers midsized are to hate east with his smaller. russian companies going south around shortly thereafter as in normal civil aviation the three man craft each fly in a different designated altitude eastbound disorder in the southbound solid however on the same plane the plane calls for a point of intersection on the southern side of a space drone flying eastwards head on it the other. system should help the drone operators alter their course also avoiding

a catastrophic collision with the main. aircraft occupying higher altitude layers with their missions laid out in plain russian the pilots were left to suit up and strategize additional intrigue was added to the mix by an uninvited guest a stiff wind blowing north to south. of that was going to begin to feel so close to the mystical thinking book. the other shows up at. once the last of the germans had overcome the minor meteorological obstacle we had five birds not just in the sky but on everybody's flight monitors the test pilots quickly flew out of visual contact but their movement and relative positioning was all constantly communicated to the airfields e.s.p. base station the ground based drone operators fortunately had more than enough information to effectively avoid any collision. as everything went exactly

according to plan c. of all of the aircraft were able to track each other if the dispatcher was able to monitor all the aircraft perfectly so they did it just as well as the whole soyuz show they're going to the polls this confirms that the technology is absolutely functional not totally legitimate is plenty international civil aviation standards now the task is to lobby for its full scale implementation is that he draws near us and must go the process of perfecting the system for all possible flying objects pushes on the capital is perhaps the clearest example of how a heavy load on current air traffic control systems can be most of the chopper said hello russia had been flown it so we'd seen how hard it is to get the green light for a chopper mission over europe's biggest city the good news we're already embracing ideas to conquer the traffic jam in the sky as. the high tech helicopter industry is just starting to take off we're already at

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