EnviroTrec News
The Future of Aviation Propulsion
Plane icon created by Freepik - Flaticon EnviroTREC, was formed to support the development and growth of the Glacier engine testing facility in Thompson, Manitoba. Providing more than ten years of successful icing certification testing for new engine models,...
A Great Light Show Along the 49th Parallel
The week of Oct 10th, 2021, provided many Canadians and US residents with an extraordinarily light show. People in many Canadian cities such as Vancouver, Calgary and Winnipeg, as well as US residents of Seattle, New York, and parts in between, were able to see...
EnviroTREC has a new Executive Director
After over 10 years as the Executive Director of EnviroTREC, David Simpson is retiring effective July 8th, 2021. David wishes to thank all those in the Manitoba aerospace community that have been instrumental in the progress achieved by EnviroTREC. Kim Olson...
Smart Factory and Industry 4.0
The term Smart Factory describes an environment where machinery and equipment are able to improve processes through automation and self-optimization. The benefits extend beyond just the physical production of goods to functions like planning, supply chain logistics,...
Interoperability and Industry 4.0
Digitalization continues to drive massive levels of change in factories, where automation and computerized control systems abound. Integrating the multitude of legacy - and often proprietary - systems that were not designed to communicate across production lines is a...
Cyber Physical Systems and Industry 4.0
Cyber Physical Systems are integrations of computation, networking, and physical processes. Embedded computers and networks monitor and control the physical processes, with feedback loops where physical processes affect computations and vice versa. The economic...
Big Data and Industry 4.0
Big Data is a term that describes the large volume of data – both structured and unstructured – that inundates a business on a day-to-day basis. What is relevant to understanding Big Data is that what is done with the data is what matters. Big Data can be analyzed for...
How Manitoba is preparing for Industry 4.0
In the coming days, a series of presentations will be posted on our website which will identify the key elements of Industry 4.0, Manitoba’s need to proceed in this direction, and participants who are already working with these technologies. What is Industry 4.0?...
Congratulations to Wendell Wiebe, CEO of Manitoba Aerospace Inc., for being appointed Honorary Colonel of Barker College, 17 Wing, in Winnipeg, MB, on August 13, 2020
Wendell C. Wiebe has been the Chief Executive Officer of Manitoba Aerospace Inc. since April 2016, when the Manitoba Aerospace Human Resources Council (MAHRC) merged with the Manitoba Aerospace Association (MAA). Wendell Wiebe appointed Honorary Colonel of Barker...
Giant Phoenix Captured in Stunning Aurora Borealis Iceland Show
This dramatic image of the aurora borealis have captured what appears to be a huge PHOENIX rising from the ground and flying over Iceland. This picture shows a striking resemblance to that mythical bird, the Pheonix. Here the Phoenix presents with outstretched wings...
Partner News
Ammonia as a fuel for jet aircraft
Source: www.interestingengineering.com Figure 1 (above) – A concept aircraft using ammonia as a fuel In our pursuit of exciting stories about Green Aviation, we found two interesting stories that pointed in the same direction – that of using ammonia to fuel jet...
ATI’s concept piece for a hydrogen-powered aircraft
The FlyZero project, which is led by the Aerospace Technology Institute and is funded by the UK government, has come up with a concept for a liquid hydrogen-powered midsize aircraft. The aircraft is based on the Boeing 767 class design, which has a 54-meter wingspan...
Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Test-bed (HEAT) – at the National Research Council
The NRC announced in early 2021 that their Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Test-bed (HEAT) had successfully taken to the air! The following picture is a presentation of their HEAT project. Figure 1: HEAT being prepared for a test flight! Source: NRC Canada A critical...
Future Technologies – Retrofits and Upgrades to support the Aircraft Technology Road Map
This web story is a continuation of our series on the IATA Technology Road Map. Here we will cover how the aerospace industry proposes to improve efficiencies using retrofits and upgrades. Aircraft entering service from now to 2030 will have the same overall...
Pratt & Whitney Awarded Department of Energy Project to Develop Hydrogen Propulsion Technology
This story is copied from Pratt & Witney's Pressroom EAST HARTFORD, Conn., February 21, 2022 – Pratt & Whitney has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) to develop novel, high-efficiency hydrogen-fueled propulsion technology for commercial...
Airbus and CFM International to Pioneer Hydrogen Combustion Technology
This story copied from Airbus press, Feb 22, 2022 Photo Source: Airbus S.A.S. 2022, www.airbus.com Toulouse/Washington, 22 February 2022 – Airbus has signed a partnership agreement with CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines,...
An Aircraft Technology Roadmap to 2050
Source: NASA Langley Research Center (NASA-LaRC), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=494937 Aerodynamics - Part 1 In 2009, all stakeholders of the aviation industry committed to a set of ambitious climate action goals, namely: improving fuel efficiency by...
Canadian Researchers Looking to Make Aviation More Environmentally Sustainable
BY ELIZABETH HOWELL | FEB 03 2022 This news story has been copied from University Affairs (www.universityaffairs.ca) Photo by Daniel Eledut on Unsplash A small but growing number of Canadian researchers is exploring ways to reduce the aviation industry’s large carbon...
Spirit of Innovation Officially Breaks All-Electric Speed Record
The following story and content was taken from a Rolls-Royce Press Release of Jan 20, 2022 We are pleased to announce that our all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft is officially the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft, having set two new world records which...
The Future of Aviation Propulsion
Plane icon created by Freepik - Flaticon EnviroTREC, was formed to support the development and growth of the Glacier engine testing facility in Thompson, Manitoba. Providing more than ten years of successful icing certification testing for new engine models,...