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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 minute by the old bird 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 in their cars from sixteen countries not to be outdone by some of the most popular european american models flown out for 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 russia is a playground where the machines we mostly sure overhead come down to earth from teetering with twenty models to trying out flight simulators to investigating new

avionics outputs to high flying technology was all within reach i took a rain check on a ride in the farcical one seat shyre o'connor from but only as opting instead for an x. box connect tour of the latest russian v. i teach and. 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. these new images on. complex has long been the main production site of the

most prolific helicopter in history the m.i. eight we get to tag along for a scenic flight during our visit where test pilots showed up not just that picturesque a sodger russian monasteries with the agility it's made to m.i.a. and it's in my seventeen export version the workhorse of helicopter fleets the world over. the way it's a full scale modernization program is underway for the 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. much internet which i just . knew in my seventeen modifications and to phase flexibility of their predecessors over eleven thousand of which have been produced over close to half a century and even before this family took flight because on client helped launch the first ever serial production of soviet helicopters the first one flying

machines was dubbed the m i 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 universe ability and the old lines apart like us made three months of labor in 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 they'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 branched out in the even bigger endeavors. open your mind of we reached a point where we realized the need to expand our product range of new line of helicopters the choice of the new helicopters size was no accident on the market analysis showed the demand was most intense in the medium class helicopter segment those were the maximum takeoff weight in the three to three and a half hours and killer range. there was an element of risk involved since the khazan helicopter plant had practically no prior experience of designing its own helicopters at that time. but in one thousand nine hundred seven europe because then helicopter factory joined a club of russian designers are just like any new project i bet were a string of obstacles to overcome turning the design into reality nonetheless those

difficulties were resolved one after the other and in late two thousand and four the new and sachs received its transport helicopter certificate. not only was the ansett the first round of design experience for the khazan helicopter plant it was also the first start to finish russian aviation project after the breakup of the soviet union in a period where numerous quality concepts in the field were shielding delayed the end sound cloud from prototype and 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 the highly desirable lighter load meet in hit the jackpot. the comfort of the name around santa comes from a touch of word that describes the design concept it means. convenient these days

it's common to talk about. 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 modification intended for the most common shopper usage in twenty control trainer models for those just learning to fly by medics are offered the life support systems of a flying into their basic transport model can hold nine passengers or up to a thousand kilos and a v.i.p. addition makes puddle jumping for the select few. twenty first century integrated flight control technology makes the insect marketable on the international stage it's the first civilian helicopter with the digital channels to control pitch roll heading in attitude backed up by quadruple redundant sensors and actuators to ensure ideal maneuverability under virtually all conditions. with their first from scratch series 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 that's just starting to take flight the m i thirty eight despite years of uncertainty and controversy involving project partners the improved second test model of the in my thirty you made this first flight last december because on factory is joined on the project by the legendary design. thirty eight is a multi-purpose medium transport helicopter designed to update its my eight and my seventeen ancestors it can hold up to five thousand kilograms of cargo in the spacious interior cabin and increase of fully a ton over early in my seventeen models capable of carrying exteriors. go up to

seven thousand philos bam i thirty eight can cover an extended range of up to 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 the help that crocus center had ready for hello russian participants and also gas with their own traffic beating france for taishan understandably to meet thirty eight high place of honor and all the media attention it 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 and waited a future class cockpit is the somewhat deceptive term used to describe the modern make over increasingly applied to the pilot's control thing only new aircraft in place of the old analog galson gauges abortive digital displays present all the vital aviation instrumentation. we've integrated multiple positioning another geishas systems used because it also has some advanced features such as automatic dependence or valence broadcast and satellite guidance for both precision and

rescission final landing approaches. it's akin to the enhanced ground proximity warning system which is already been tested on a range of early m.r.i. models and bureau. the feedback from the cruise has been very positive they say it really helps prevent controlled flies into terrain accidents and one standout aspect of this is to is not a drones 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 the. new capacities does the second version of the cream of engine have. the technical features of the two engines very similar but even with see a great advantage in that the new engine has been developed in russia. it also puts

out more power to a cold while generally consuming less fuel. as a nasty system which allows an exuberant power units being spilled on board the helicopter which precipitates all field landing and takeoff but the biggest bonus of having to engine time 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 then my thirty eight can tip the scales with takeoff weight over fifteen thousand kilograms so it's equipped with six rotor blades to give it adequately 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 offer and cooper formants 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 ed piece of to create panels these panels are being covered with an outer

layer of the composite materials in a sandwich construction further the panels are ranged along the backbone of the future helicopter blade what's called a spar or laws around at every step in 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 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 the main load bearing element that strengthens the blade and underpins its aerodynamics what we call a longer and is produced automatically by means of winding which means. we're 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 well noble to rotting or corroding but that means our blades can

work for many years saving the customs money also in producing these blades we've implemented the latest achievements of aviation science in the field of aerodynamics with garrett you know prior to putting these new blades on the m i thirty eight we tested them on r.m.i. eight 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 m.i.a. eight can bear 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 is a great example of how innovations are having a qualitative practical impact on performance you know what's. right is that beyond a hell of russia like those innovations were on display this month when the new factory hosted the first open press quite to show off a new test model for skilled production may 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 data good for 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 your new kit with his sunny one eat a helicopter. well this 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 rover model with the tail rotor. and also it shattered the world altitude record in one hundred thirty two reaching six hundred five meters that will go well more than thirty times higher than the previous mark or was that. the italian machine before it could barely reach the

roof of a five story building. helicopter flew as high as today's tallest skyscrapers boot to secrecy that surrounded his work at the central aero hydrodynamic institute sunday the soviet record went long unrecognized despite increasing agreement on the road or in 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 orientations technology. for those used to 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 the 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 thing which is a vibrating chair a school in made it extremely inexpensive. were made it's through. changing the type of material that they used in the shape and if the. all this material. in a labs is far from the only company that seized on the opportunity to produce cheaply what was once almost pretty hip 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 devices were stance extreme with 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 they're trying to protect one's quality gyroscopes and been produced the range of potential uses is ever expanding in a lab c.v. g.'s can be used to orient all kinds of the aircraft in space and remotely operated or autonomous lee operating vehicles like drones or robots navigation systems on a range of moving objects and even rotating in tennis drilling platforms. in all these systems gyroscope so the key sensors allow for the calculation of a moving objects angular velocity and then we integrate the signals and determine the rotation angle. i can demonstrated with off as

a child and heading reference system but as i rotate this device it determines. integrates well and determines the attitude angle. market analysis has shown that maximally accurate compact and energy efficient as achieved 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. they strive for new products in the labs understands how important this latest changes can be so bad enough potentially new applications in 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 alliances looking for a breakthrough particularly for the field of aviation coriolis vibrating or vibrating structure gyroscopes have generally been limited to lower end navigation

devices so in order to break into the demanding sector of inertial navigation systems for aircraft to attain unprecedented it. can be used. three systems stabilization. in the heading next generation system which should be coming out in about one year from. here high precision one hundred degree and point it can be used. when you don't have any. reference. specially when you do not see the ground. they already have. and if the train continues.

systems get smaller. our shared space is increasingly crowded with flying machines all shapes and sizes. the exhibition without any problems. to keep the skies safe. that's a top priority task. this state. in situ 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 and not be occasional accident or a close call in the skies or on the runways points out the ever present potential

for human error new systems hoping for the 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. that the u.s. is not going to make such as is the mandatory twenty twenty. europe projects implementation in the same. the same time frame has also been proposed for russia this means in the future aircraft without an a.d.f. the system will simply not be granted permission. so what's the technology that will allow us to move away from the familiar radar radio combo satellite navigation tracking systems like g.p.s. are now offered comprehensive coverage they can provide far more accurate information about aircraft location and motion and trajectory the biggest players

in civil aircraft production boeing and airbus are already building the 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 american protocol requires only eighty s v one way data transmission equipment this is not a full fledged a d.s.p. system it's effectively just a replacement for radars it is a much needed and useful. efficient step in the right direction the expensive radar will be replaced with relatively complicated base stations our video for system paints a totally different picture this has the ability not just to receive information on the ground also simultaneously send the aircraft the information on board directly without input from air traffic control systems this technology has already been developed the hardware exists our team alone has completed dozens hundreds of flights using this equipment and it's proven very effective you've missed. this month so perhaps the most ambitious public presentation of the designed a.t.'s be

solution to date the 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 unmanned aircraft in a fully standardized. controller won't see any difference between the two. pilots of monday aircraft will see each other's planes you lend any drones on their screens. the same goes for operators of. bilby carrying out their work just like regular pilots i knew that 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 mit choppers a lightweight motor glider and time sauces midsized are to hate east with a smaller drone developed by russian companies going southbound shortly thereafter

as in normal civil aviation traffic each flight in different designated altitude. however on the same plane the plane calls for a point of intersection on the southern side of a rectangular space with a drone flying eastwards head on it the other for the a.t.'s speech system should help the drone operators alter their course while also avoiding a catastrophic collision with a main. aircraft occupying higher altitude layers and 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 through sort of a gift of the old page of google earth or so it was with the mystical thinking what 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 it was so they did it just as well as the whole soile each other going to the polls this confirms that the technology is absolutely functional totally legitimate plenty international civil aviation standards now the task is to lobby for its full scale implementation is that he goes neots in moscow the process of perfecting the system for all possible flying objects pushes on the capital is perhaps the clearest example of how heavy the load on current air

traffic control systems can be but most of the choppers it hello russia have been flown it so we've seen how hard it is to get a 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 skies. the high tech helicopter industry is just starting to take off we're already at a time this month join us for more on the next technology update until then enjoy the raw. data.

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