General Atomics AeroTec Systems

☀️🌈📸 Good morning from #EDMO Oberpfaffenhofen Airport - the service location for the #Do228. Yesterday we had a beautiful sunrise with a rainbow. Have a good start into the day! ✈️

✈️📸 New #Do228 photos! Eric Coeckelberghs and Aviation PhotoCrew have taken some great new photos for us during the landing approach in Belgium. Great photos - thank you very much! 📸🆕 🔎 Click here to learn more about the Do228: https://lnkd.in/dsMp-r9y 📸 If you like the photos, visit the Aviation PhotoCrew website: https://lnkd.in/evHyCpNS

GA-ATS had the great opportunity to participate in the German Unity Day celebrations on October 3rd on the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" in the port of #Singapore. 🇩🇪 🇸🇬 We were thrilled to be part of this special experience on this impressive German warship during the Indo Pacific Deployment of the German Navy.  The event provided a wonderful opportunity to strengthen the close ties between Germany and Singapore, have inspiring conversations with key partners in the region and recognize and promote joint progress in the field of technology and defense. Special thanks go to the crews of the frigate and the supply ship for their hospitality and warm welcome, as well as to the German Embassy in Singapore for the perfect organization of this unique evening.  We look forward to further expanding our cooperation in the region! #Singapore #partnership #Do228 #Security #GermanUnitDay #GeneralAtomicsAeroTecSystems #Innovation #Defense #do228nxt #gaats #indopacificdeployment

✈️ A great weekend at the Sanicole Airshow! ✈️ This weekend we were exhibitors at the #SanicoleAirshow in Belgium. The event was very well attended with over 55,000 visitors. At our booth there was also great interest in the new development of the #Do228NXT and our #Do228 in the Aircraft Display Area was a very popular photo motive. 📸 The weather was perfect and the atmosphere was great. ☀️ General Atomics Aeronautical Systems also presented the #MQ9 program at the joint booth of the General Atomics Group. Thank you for your visit! 👋

Largest aircraft on static display at the Sanicole Airshow: The Dornier Do228, a 19 passenger twin engine turboprop aircraft has landed on the 600m short runway of Sanicole airfield. The aircraft demonstrated its outstanding STOL performance by only using half of Sanicole runway. Visit us this weekend at the Sanicole Airshow in Belgium.

✈️ Final assembly of first wing for #Do228NXT aircraft at General Atomics AeroTec Systems starts: a major milestone in production strategy ✈️ We can proudly announce the successful commencement of the final assembly of the first wing for the new Do228 NXT series #aircraft. This marks a significant milestone in the production process. ✈️ Strategic decision to strengthen quality and the supply chain ⚙ One of the most notable changes in the production of the Do228 NXT series is the relocation of the final assembly of control surfaces and wing structures back to the companies’ facilities in #Oberpfaffenhofen. This strategic decision ensures that the highest level of expertise is applied, with stringent quality control measures in place to guarantee a stable supply of the Do228 NXT aircraft and its components. ✈️ Prototype phase of the wings successful - series production begins 🔜 Earlier this year, GA-ATS announced the successful production and precise measurement of a prototype panel, paving the way for the manufacturing of the original panels. These original material panels have now arrived in the facility in Oberpfaffenhofen, where they will be meticulously shaped and assembled into a wing at the newly upgraded final assembly line. The enhanced in-house assembly process is set to deliver wings of unparalleled precision and quality. ✈️ Proven design enables impressive performance ↗️ The wing design, which has evolved over nearly 50 years, with its supercritical profile, is renowned for its unparalleled aerodynamic efficiency, exceptional performance and low fuel consumption. It enables a broad speed envelope from 240KTAS down to 80KTS approach speed. At the core of the wing’s structure are spar boxes, which are constructed from precisely machined aluminum panels. During the manufacturing process, a substantial amount of material is meticulously removed to achieve the desired lightweight structure without compromising strength. These aluminum panels are then hydraulically formed to acquire their final aerodynamic shape, followed by heat treatments and surface protection for the subsequent assembly steps. The resulting surface is nearly rivet-free, ensuring optimal, undisturbed airflow. Combined with the triangular shape, which reduces induced drag, optimizes overall performance, particularly for Short Takeoff and Landing (#STOL) operations. For General Atomics AeroTec Systems, this achievement represents another major step forward in the production of the Do228 NXT series. ✈️ General Atomics AeroTec Systems at Sanicole Airshow 2024 🇧🇪 On September 21 and 22, 2024, the International Sanicole Airshow will take place in Belgium. General Atomics AeroTec Systems will be on site with an exhibition stand and a Do228 in the Aircraft Display. Visit us in Belgium at the Sanicole Airbase in Hechtel-Eksel! 🔎 Click for more info: https://lnkd.in/eypxxqTE

Tolle Gespräche und spannende Impulse beim 18. Tag der Deutschen Luft- und Raumfahrtregionen in München! ✈️ Heute haben wir interessierten Besuchern Einblicke in unseren Unternehmensstandort in #Oberpfaffenhofen sowie die aktuelle Entwicklung der #Do228NXT gegeben. 🔎 Als bayerischer #Flugzeughersteller und globaler Akteur in der Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie bot die Veranstaltung für uns eine ideale Plattform für gelebte Zusammenarbeit und offenen Austausch, um Herausforderungen gemeinsam zu meistern. Der abendliche Staatsempfang der Bayerischen Staatsregierung, bot eine einzigartige Gelegenheit, Einblicke von führenden Experten zu erhalten und sich mit wichtigen Stakeholdern aus der gesamten Branche zu vernetzen. 💬 Wir freuen uns besonders, am Panel zu #Future.#Aviation mitwirken zu können, was den Technologietransfer #Defence vs. #Commercial unter anderem bei #unbemannten Technologien besonders betont. Ein weiteres Thema ist auch das unverzichtbare transatlantische Verhältnis in Zeiten globaler Unsicherheiten. #Zivile und #militärische Luftfahrt in #Bayern verfügt über Jahrzehnte gewachsene Zulieferketten und ist oftmals selbst in globale, etablierte Wertschöpfungsketten von erprobten Plattformen eingebunden. Die Hauptthemen "#Future.#Aviation, Future.#Space, Future.SME: #Zeitenwende", die sich auf #Nachhaltigkeit, #Digitalisierung und #Transformation konzentrieren, spiegeln die zentralen Herausforderungen der Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie wider und betonen die Bedeutung der Luftfahrt als #Spitzentechnologie in der heutigen Zeit. In der zivilen wie militärischen Luftfahrt haben #Forschung und #Entwicklung die gleichen Wurzeln, und im Sinne der Zeitenwende gilt es, Zukunftsprogramme voranzutreiben und Technologieentwicklung zu fördern. ✈️ Wir freuen uns sehr den Stellvertretenden Ministerpräsidenten und Bayerischen Wirtschaftsminister, Hubert Aiwanger, sowie die Koordinatorin der Bundesregierung für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Frau Dr. Anna Christmann, MdB, an unserem Stand begrüßen zu dürfen. Vielen Dank an alle Beteiligten für die Organisation! BDLI - Bundesverband der Deutschen Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie e.V., bavAIRia e.V.   #aerospace #defense #munich #bavaria #security #innovation #do228 #generalatomicsaerotec  

Win two one-day-tickets* for the International Sanicole Airshow! 🇧🇪 ✈️ Visit us at one of the biggest airshows in Europe on September 21 and 22 at the Sanicole Airbase in Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium and see a Do228 live. ▶️ How can you take part? Write an e-mail to events@ga-ats.com ▶️ How long can you participate? The closing date for entries is Wednesday, 18.09.2024, 12 a.m. CET (Central European Time) #do228nxt #sanicoleairshow #generalatomicsaerotec #generalatomicseurope *Parking tickets, travel and accommodation costs, catering costs and other costs are not included and are to be covered by the participants themselves. Conditions of participation The winners will be selected at random from all participants. Entitlement to the prize or legal recourse is excluded. The competition ends on September 18 at 12 am. The winners will be notified by e-mail. Should individual provisions of these conditions of participation be or become invalid, this shall not affect the validity of the remaining conditions of participation.

✈️ Meet us in Belgium! We will be at the International Sanicole Airshow on September 21 & 22. 🇧🇪 Visit our stand and see a #Do228 live - at the #Sanicole Airbase in Hechtel-Eksel in Belgium. We are looking forward to your visit! ✈️ #sanicoleairshow #generalatomicsaerotec #do228nxt #belgium

The General Atomics Group is at Airpower 24 this weekend - Europe's largest airshow. Visit us on September 6th and 7th at our exhibition booth at the Hinterstoisser Air Base in Zeltweg, Austria. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and General Atomics AeroTec Systems will be on site to present their modern solutions for the aviation industry. And there is a #Do228 in the aircraft Exhibition Area 📸✈ We present our Medium-Altitude, Long-Endurance (MALE) RPAS MQ-9B SkyGuardian. MQ-9B can feature a key role for the future of the Austrian Air Force for both strike and ISR capabilities in one proven unmanned platform - interoperable in NATO and the EU! MQ-9B represents the next generation of UAS, having demonstrated airborne endurance of more than 40 hours in certain configurations, automatic takeoffs and landings under SATCOM-only control, as well as a GA-ASI-developed Detect and Avoid System, among other upgrades. Our Do228NXT is the next generation of the Do228. It combines proven operational capabilities and well-proven structural design elements with state-of-the-art technology and equipment. The Do228 NXT has a wide range of applications as a special mission aircraft for border patrol, coast guard and environmental monitoring, as well as a transport aircraft (19 PAX, cargo or MedEvac). Together, the companies of the General Atomics Group offer versatile, modern and proven solutions for the aerospace and defence sector. We look forward to welcoming you to our booth!