Abstract: An aircraft with a motor bay is described; a motor system with a discharge duct; a heat exchanger arranged outside said motor system; a first air intake; a first duct along which the heat exchanger is arranged; a first converging nozzle having a downstream section fluidically connected with the discharge duct and with the first duct so as to create a first flow rate of air adapted to cool the heat exchanger; and a second air intake that is open in the motor bay and distinct from the first air intake; a second converging nozzle having a second downstream section fluidically connected with the discharge duct and with the motor bay, so as to create a second flow rate of cooling air of the motor bay directed from the second air intake towards the discharge duct and by-passing the motor system.

Abstract: There is described an aircraft configured to be able to hover, comprising a fuselage; and a support element adapted to support a load, made of elastically deformable material and constrained to said fuselage; the support element being movable in an operating position in which it is arranged at least partially outside said fuselage and supports said load; the aircraft comprises a sock surrounding the support element arranged in said operating position; the sock is configured to contain the elastic return of the support element, in case the support element arranged in said operating position is sheared off.

Abstract: Transmission assembly for an aircraft capable of hovering, comprising: a first and a second member and support means of the first member with respect to the second member; a primary lubrication circuit comprising a primary tank of a lubricating fluid and primary fluidic supply means for supplying fluid to the support means; and an emergency lubrication circuit comprising an emergency tank of lubricating fluid fluidically connected to the primary tank; and auxiliary fluidic supply means of the lubricating fluid to the support means, comprising a nozzle; the auxiliary fluidic supply means comprise a dosing device and a fluidic line, which fluidically connects the emergency tank with the dosing device; the dosing device comprising a passage for the lubricating fluid from the fluidic line to the nozzle, which comprises a plurality of concentrated pressure drop sections, which are distinct and spaced apart from each other.

Abstract: A method for the integration of continuous J shaped spars in extended panels of composite material in which J shaped spars are each arranged on a rectilinear support having at least one right triangle shaped portion, and the spars carried by the respective rectilinear supports are subsequently arranged on a stratified structure carried by a mould. A vacuum bag is created which covers the stratified structure, the rectilinear supports, and the J shaped spars. Holes are created in the vacuum bag at respective connection points made along each rectilinear support. A supporting structure provided with hooking and adjusting elements with the connection points adjusts the position of each hooking and adjusting element with respect to the supporting structure in order to position the rectilinear support in a direction parallel to the vertical so that the position of the end portion of the J shaped spar, with respect to the mould, corresponds to that foreseen by the design.

Abstract: Device for controlling a cursor of a graphical user interface of a flight unit, comprising a base structure; a graspable body shaped to be grasped by a hand of an operator and movable with respect to the base structure by the manual force provided by the operator by means of his/her hand; a force sensor coupled to the graspable body and designed to sense the movements of the graspable body with respect to the base structure along at least a first axis and a second axis; an interface circuit for converting the signals provided by the force sensor into control signal of the graphical user interface of the flight unit in order to move the cursor along a first axis and a second axis of the graphical user interface based on the force provided to the graspable body by the operator.

Abstract: Multi-target tracking software loadable in and executable by electronic processing resources comprising at least one quantum computer. The multi-target tracking software is designed to cause, when executed, the electronic processing resources to become configured to receive unlabelled data indicative of positions of targets, in particular vehicles, to be tracked; the unlabelled data failing to be indicative of the identities of the targets. In addition, the multi-target tracking software is designed to cause, when executed, the electronic processing resources to become configured to compute candidate tracks, that may possibly be followed by the targets, based on the received unlabelled data; and to compute an initial quantum state representative of said candidate tracks.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a structural component is disclosed. The structural component comprises a skin formed by layers of composite material, stringers made of a composite material fixed to the skin and ribs made of a composite material fixed to the skin, the structural component has sub-panels joined to one another and each comprising a sub-skin defined by first layers of composite material, at least one stringer and at least one rib fixed to an internal surface of the sub-skin, wherein the structural component comprises a continuous sub-wall defined by the union of the external surfaces of the sub-skins of the sub-panels joined to one another, second layers of composite material are laminated on the first layers so as to define a continuous external over-skin layered on said sub-wall, wherein the skin is defined by the set of said sub-skins and over-skins and consists of the first and second layers.

Abstract: The installation includes a traversing portion configured to be rotatably mounted and supported on a stationary support structure, to rotate about a traversing axis. An elevating portion is rotatably supported by the traversing portion about an elevating axis perpendicular to the traversing axis. A firearm assembly supported by the elevating portion has a barrel configured to fire linkless ammunitions through firearm assembly. A magazine is configured to contain a plurality of linkless ammunitions to be fed to the barrel. A feeding assembly is configured to transfer the linkless ammunitions from the magazine to the barrel. The magazine is carried by the traversing portion and is operatively integral therewith. The feeding assembly is carried by the elevating portion and is operatively integral therewith. A transfer device mounted on the traversing portion is configured to transfer the linkless ammunitions (A) from the magazine to the feeding assembly.

Abstract: A composite material, in particular for aeronautical applications, comprising: a first pre-impregnated layer having a resin-based matrix reinforced with fibres to give the first layer predefined mechanical properties; and a second layer of magnetic field intensifier material, superimposed on a face of the first layer and joined to the first layer along that face; the second layer comprises electrically conductive fibres, preferably of carbon, dispersed in the second layer in at least two directions with different orientations and having equivalent electrical resistivity, parallel to the aforementioned face, of less than 600 ??m, preferably less than 200 ??m and even more preferably less than 100 ??m, so as to facilitate localized heating by electromagnetic induction; the first and second layers joined together define a lamina of super-weldable composite material.

Abstract: A series of convertible aircrafts with a core with an airframe defining a first axis is described; a first, a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth and a sixth rotor which are rotatable about respective first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth axis, and operable independently of each other so as to generate respectively a first, a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth and a sixth thrust value independent of each other; the core comprises an electric power source and electric motors which are connected to said first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth rotor; each aircraft of the series comprises a module associated with a respective architecture and interfaced with said core.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a structural component made of composite material comprising a skin and at least one stiffening stringer applied rigidly and integrally to one face of the skin. The process comprises a) arranging, on a tool, a plurality of first layers of uncured or pre-cured composite material, forming the stringer and having a raised portion protruding from at least one flange; b) arranging, on the tool, a plurality of second layers of uncured or pre-cured composite material forming the skin; c) making a face of the skin and the flange of the stringer adhere to each other; d) applying a predetermined temperature and pressure on the assembly to compact the layers together, possibly curing the uncured material and rigidly joining the skin to the stringer; and e) performing a cutting operation on the free end side edge/s of the flange in a slanted direction.

Abstract: A method for estimating rotor torques of an aircraft capable of hovering and comprising a plurality of rotors, which are rotatable under the action of respective rotor torques; and an engine, which is operatively connected to the rotors to provide them with an engine torque. Each rotor comprises a hub and a plurality of blades articulated on the respective hub in such a way that respective collective pitch angles are adjustable. The method comprises the steps of i) calculating a symmetric component on the basis of the engine torque; ii) receiving a signal associated with collective pitch angles; iii) calculating an asymmetric component on the basis of a pitch angle difference between the collective pitch angles; and iv) calculating each rotor torque as the algebraic sum of the symmetric component and the respective asymmetric component.

Abstract: Test device for an aeronautical component (2) wherein M low-energy impacts are performed on the component to be subjected to testing (2) by calculating the relative uncertainty Ui of the non-destructive tests. A destructive test (block 120) is performed on the aeronautical component (2) by measuring and storing the value of a quantity VI representative of the elastic stress applied to the component during the destructive test and based on this the uncertainty of the destructive test is calculated (block 130).

Abstract: A control unit for an aircraft capable of hovering or for a flight simulation system of the aircraft is described; the control unit is programmed to: receive in input a plurality of data associated with equipment and/or kits actually installed or simulated on the aircraft and/or with the operating configuration of the equipment and/or kits; the equipment and/or kits causing a reduction of the actual or simulated forward velocity of the aircraft; store a table defining a correspondence between each datum and a respective value of a first signal associated with a value of maximum forward velocity of the aircraft; and display the lowest of the first signals.

Abstract: A Multi-Beam on Receive Electronically Steerable Antenna comprising a Tx array comprising a phased array of Tx antenna elements and having a geometric aperture with one or more pairs of parallel opposite sides; and an Rx array comprising a phased array of Rx antenna elements and having a geometric aperture with one or more pairs of parallel opposite sides. One or more pairs of parallel opposite sides of the geometric aperture of the Tx array are inclined relative to one or more pairs of parallel opposite sides of the geometric aperture of the Rx array.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for classifying manoeuvres performed by an aircraft, including: acquiring a data structure including at least one unknown data matrix including a plurality of time series of samples of quantities related to the flight of the aircraft, the samples being relative to a succession of instants of time; applying to the unknown data matrix a neural network generating a corresponding probability matrix including, for each instant of time of the succession of instants of time, a corresponding probability vector including, for each class of a plurality of classes of manoeuvres, a corresponding estimate of the probability that, in the instant of time, the aircraft has performed a manoeuvre belonging to the class; and selecting, for each instant of time of the succession of instants of time, a corresponding class of manoeuvres, based on the probability estimates of the corresponding probability vector.

Abstract: A control unit for an aircraft capable of hovering or for a flight simulation system of the aircraft is described, the control unit is programmed to receive at input at least a first signal associated with real or simulated flight parameters of the aircraft and to provide at output a second signal associated with a forward velocity to never exceed of the aircraft; the control unit is programmed to process a third signal associated with an actual or simulated weight of the aircraft; to associate plurality of tables to respective intervals of values of the third signal; each table associating a plurality of values of the second signal with a respective first signal; and to process the second signal, based on the table associated with the relative interval of the third signal and the respective first signals.

Abstract: The invention concerns a suborbital space traffic control system that comprises: a radar system configured to monitor a predetermined suborbital region and detect and track objects in the predetermined suborbital region. The objects include vehicles and space debris; and a suborbital space traffic monitoring system configured to: receive, from the radar system, tracking data related to the objects detected and tracked by the radar system; monitor, on the basis of the tracking data, trajectories of the objects in the predetermined suborbital region using one or more predetermined machine-learning techniques to detect potentially hazardous situations for the vehicles in the predetermined suborbital region; and, if it detects a potentially hazardous situation for one or more given vehicles, transmit corresponding alarm messages to the given vehicle(s).

Abstract: An aircraft capable of hovering is described, comprising a motor member; a rotor connected to the motor member; a transmission shaft rotatable around a first axis and adapted to drive the rotor; and a transmission interposed between the motor member and the rotor and comprising a planetary gear formed by a sun rotatable around a second axis; a crown that is angularly fixed; and two satellites meshing, each, with the crown and the sun, and rotatable around respective third axes, which are, in turn, rotatable around the second axis; and a satellite carrier rotatable around the second axis and comprising two first pins with respect to which the satellites are rotatable around the respective third axes; the transmission comprises an interface, angularly integral with the satellite carrier around the second axis and said transmission shaft around the first axis; the interface being coupled to said satellite carriers and the transmission shaft so as to allow an angular misalignment between the second axis and a por

Abstract: Method implemented by computer for detecting flight regimes of an aircraft equipped with a monitoring system that acquires samples of quantities relative to the flight including: acquiring an unknown matrix including, for each quantity, a corresponding series of samples; performing smoothing operations of each series of samples, so as to generate a corresponding series of smoothed samples and determining a corresponding approximating function defined by a respective series of coefficients and by a plurality of base functions, the smoothed series of samples forming a smoothed unknown matrix; on the basis of the base functions, applying to the smoothed unknown matrix and to the corresponding sets of coefficients a classifier trained to generate, for each flight regime among a plurality of flight regimes, a corresponding estimate of the probability that the smoothed unknown matrix and the corresponding sets of coefficients belong to a cluster relative to the flight regime; identifying a flight regime in which th