SA strengthens position in aeronautics space
Simulation-based training system for the SA Navy
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Work under way to validate numerical simulation of aircraft fuel behaviour
The University of Pretoria is well advanced in a programme to experimentally validate numerical simulation software developed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to accurately model the sloshing of fuel in an aircraft’s fuel tank. This was...
Punching Above Its Weight
Small SA defence company successfully carving a niche for itself Small South African defence company Twiga Services recently started sea trials with its latest product, an 8.5-m-long military patrol boat. Manufactured out of high-density polyethylene (better known as...
Flying in Formation
Airbus continues to develop cooperation with South Africa Major European aerospace and defence group Airbus has been consolidating its technology cooperation with South African companies and institutions. “For the past few years, we’ve been running a pretty scattergun...
Support initiative gaining ground, boosting supplier development
In its aim to identify a business growth opportunity in the local aerospace industry, the Aerospace Industry Support Initiative (AISI), at the end of last year, assisted Cape Town-based machining and assembly company Daliff Precision Engineering in developing a...