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http://arsa.org/part-145-proposal-focus-at-sba-roundtable/
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In his 2004 message to membership, then-President Gary H. Garvens reviewed the association’s recent accomplishments and looked ahead to its challenges for 2005. Garvens spoke of new developments that in…Read More
Part 145 Proposal Focus at SBA Roundtable
With reduced resources and capacity, the FAA should not be proposing rules that create bureaucracy without benefit, ARSA Executive Director Sarah MacLeod told attendees at a Small Business Administration (SBA) roundtable discussion.
During the Nov. 6 presentation on the FAA’s rewrite of 14 CFR part 145, MacLeod cautioned that the agency has included several non-essential policies and procedures in its proposal that needlessly complicate the revision.
MacLeod noted that the separation of operations specifications from the air agency certificate could be problematic. Another objectionable provision is the attempt to prevent “bad actors” from controlling the quality of a repair station’s operations. The ability for the agency to enforce such a provision is problematic and instead of enhancing safety, it adds unnecessary consternation to the application and surrender process.
The roundtable brought together representatives from the FAA and the aviation industry to discuss the impact of the proposed rule change on small businesses, which dominate the repair station industry. While the FAA believes the rule will modify the regulations to reflect modern standards, ARSA and others worry about unintended consequences of the proposal.
Repair stations have until Nov. 19 to file comments. ARSA encourages a strong industry response to ensure the rulemaking has limited unintended consequences. Click here to submit a comment.
To view the FAA’s presentation at the SBA roundtable click here.
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The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) is working to develop a detailed, 30-year plan to outline the future of the nation’s transportation network – a “system of systems.” Over…Read More
ARSA’s 2014 Strategic Leadership Conference (SLC), the Association’s annual invitation-only gathering of aerospace executives, industry allies and policymakers, featured strategic discussions about the future of the maintenance industry and the…Read More
On Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) submitted comments to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requesting the withdrawal of Draft Policy PS-AIR-20(xxx)xx-xx: Bonded Repair Size Limits.…Read More
Continual learning is a key component to aviation safety, regulatory compliance and professional development. A beautiful setting is an added bonus.
The Honolulu Aviation Mega Conference attracts maintenance professionals from throughout the…
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Delay to certification of aviation jet biofuels may damage investor confidence, claims Lufthansa
Lufthansa Airbus A321 - the airline plans to use a 50/50 biofuel blend in one engine on flights between Hamburg and Frankfurt
Mon 14 Feb 2011 – The approval of Bio-SPK jet fuels for use in commercial aircraft operations is not now expected until the middle of the year at earliest and could possibly be delayed until the end of 2011, says the FAA representative on the ASTM International committee responsible for certifying the fuels. Approval had been expected by now but concerns were raised during an ASTM meeting in December, said to be made by an engine manufacturer, which will require further testing to be carried out. The delay has angered Lufthansa, Europe’s biggest airline, which planned this spring to become the first airline to introduce biofuel blended jet fuel on regular commercial passenger flights. A first shipment of jatropha jet biofuel was ready for delivery to Hamburg from Neste Oil’s Porvoo facility in Finland, said the airline.
Speaking at last week’s SWAFEA Synthesis Conference in Toulouse, France, Lufthansa’s VP Aviation Biofuel, Joachim Buse, said the airline was unhappy with the “idling” at ASTM. He said ASTM committee members should understand that there would be “collateral damage” as a result of the delay, with airlines wanting to move fast to reduce their CO2 emissions. Buse explained that Lufthansa was in discussions with financial institutions to encourage investment in aviation biofuels but he believed the hold-up could put doubts in their minds and choose instead to make green investments elsewhere.
Lufthansa is aiming for biofuels to make up 10% of its overall fuel consumption by 2020. “I recommend that ASTM have a look at their procedures,” said Buse. “We have to move fast – it’s not just Lufthansa, it’s the entire industry that is affected, and ASTM has a responsibility in this respect.”
Buse told GreenAir Online that Lufthansa was taking an initial 200 tonnes of jatropha-based jet fuel from Neste Oil that had been sourced from Indonesia, having been assured the biomass met vigorous sustainability criteria. The fuel was in the process of being shipped to the port of Hamburg where it was to be blended 50/50 with jet kerosene and stored at Hamburg Airport ready for single-engine use on passenger flights between Hamburg and Frankfurt. Lufthansa has extensive maintenance and test facilities in Hamburg and will be able to evaluate the fuel performance in everyday operations.
The airline is talking with Neste Oil over further supplies – around 600 tonnes in total – of jatropha as well as tallow and rapeseed based jet fuels, and is looking to run around 1,400 flights using an Airbus A321 in the trials programme, which is expected to save up to 1,500 tonnes of CO2. Lufthansa has no plans to use Neste’s controversial palm oil (see story).
After collection of the data, the trials will be followed by a two-year research project to analyse and assess possible production methods for various fuels with the aim of selecting the most promising fuel varieties. Feedstock availability will be another crucial issue, said Buse.
Also involved in the Lufthansa Pure Sky programme are the technical universities of Hamburg and Munich, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ).
Earlier in the conference, Mark Rumizen of the FAA explained the ASTM process was collaborative with all stakeholders participating equally and sharing the responsibility that fuels were safe and met the performance specifications.
“That can get frustrating sometimes. With alternative fuels we are now working backwards – trying to design fuels that fit the existing legacy aircraft engines. Many of us would like one boss who says we’re going to get this done and marshal all the resources necessary. But it really can’t work like that. Everyone has to contribute and at the same time everyone’s opinion is welcomed and must be considered.”
Added Rolls-Royce fuels specialist Chris Lewis: “Fuel is at the high-performance heart of the engine and, of course, the engine manufacturer has the ultimate responsibility to certify new fuel and say it’s fit for purpose.
“Fuel affects safety, operability, engine reliability, cost of ownership and actual performance of the engine in terms of fuel consumption and emissions. As hardware manufacturers, we are being asked to improve the performance of each generation of engine to meet quite difficult targets. Therefore, while we might appear awkward and fussy we have to ensure future fuels don’t compromise the performance of the engine.
“Quality assurance is an important issue. We are fundamentally changing the supply chain, from the raw material to the aircraft, and we have to be aware of the risks that entails so you need the right sort of structure in place to maintain the standards we have today.”
Rolls-Royce is currently engaged in a joint engine test programme with British Airways, with funding from the FAA’s CLEEN (Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise) initiative, to understand the performance characteristics of different biofuel products.
The airline said at the SWAFEA conference that from an original 20 companies interested in supplying biofuel for testing, nine had been chosen to supply around 10 litres of fuel – which had to pass RSB sustainability criteria – for lab testing. Depending on results, around five suppliers would be required to supply 9,000 litres for rig testing, before the number of fuel products was narrowed down to around two for full testing in a year’s time in which 50,000 litres would have to be supplied.
BA’s Head of Environment, Jonathon Counsell, said the programme was intended to advance industry knowledge and the results would be made available to other interested parties.
Counsell called for a more practical mechanism in the upcoming EU Emissions Trading Scheme for crediting airlines using biofuels, which, he said, should be based on purchase rather than physical tracking. His suggestion is likely to find support in the SWAFEA study to be submitted to the European Commission. Also relevant to the EU ETS, it appears the zero rating all aviation biofuels attract under the scheme is currently under review by the Commission in order to bring them into line with sustainability criteria outlined in the Renewable Energy Directive.
In other airline-related news from the SWAFEA conference, Air France’s VP Environment, Pierre Albano, said approval was expected by May for a biomass-to-liquid demonstration plant in eastern France that would supply jet fuel to the airline from 2014. Air France is partnering with the country’s Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) in the Bure-Saudron project and has entered into an offtake agreement involving 2,000 tonnes of fuel per year. Albano said it would likely be used in flights between Strasbourg and Paris.
A report by GreenAir Online on the SWAFEA (Sustainable Way for Alternative Fuels and Energy for Aviation) conference will follow shortly.
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- 1 x Nanohawk
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- 1 x Screwdriver
- 1 x Spare screws
- 1 x RC damper
- 1 x Rubber bands
- Diagonal wheelbase: (without paddles) 65mm
- Maximum size of the aircraft (without antenna, cable tie) : 87×87×30(mm)
- Aircraft weight (without battery): 19g
- Motor: TH0802II 19000KV
- Propeller: Avia Nanohawk 1201-4 Propeller
- Main Flight Controller: F4(MATEKF411RX firmware)
- 4 in one 5A ESC SPI RX receiver（Compatible with Frsky remote control D8/D16 mode）
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- VTX: 25mW Adjustable frequency 37CH. Support SmartAudio.
- Ham radio license required for use in North America.
- Battery: 1 Cell 300mAh HV lipo battery
EMAX Nanohawk 1S Micro Brushless FPV Drone (FrSky - BNF)
Please charge the Lipo batteries before use. The operation without a full charge can permanently damage the batteries.
Be aware of your surroundings as collisions may lead to damage and personally injury.
This unit is not designed to fly outdoors.
Failure to comply with the information above will void the return policy.
The product MUST be not opened and returned in an unopen condition within 15 days of purchase.
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https://speranzaonline.com/products/3d-metal-model-kit-p-51d-mastung-sweet-arlene
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3D Metal Model Kit P-51D Mastung Sweet Arlene
Is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War. This P-51D model was flown by Lt. Bowers of the 4th Fighter Group, 334th Squadron. It was named "Sweet Arlene" and was credited with six enemy aircraft destroyed.
Unassembled model with easy to follow instructions. Parts can be easily clipped from the metal sheets. Pop out the pieces and connect using tabs and holes. Includes illustrated instructions. Tweezers are the recommended tool for bending and twisting the connection tabs.
- From Steel Sheets to Museum Quality 3D Model
- Assembled Size 4.5"L x 5.5"W x 2.5"H
- No Glue or Solder Needed
- Ages 14+
- Difficulty: Challenging
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NTSB Identification: MIA97LA195.
The docket is stored in the Docket Management System (DMS). Please contact Records Management Division
Accident occurred Tuesday, June 24, 1997 in TUNICA, MS
Probable Cause Approval Date: 01/07/1998
Aircraft: Air Tractor AT-502, registration: N45461
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The pilot was attempting to takeoff with the airconditioner on and with a 5 knot tailwind on a 93 degree F., day. He applied takeoff power and reported normal power and acceleration for the temperature and wind conditions. At rotation, the airplane became airborne momentarily then touched down in a bean field. The airplane then bounced and he initiated dumping of the load of chemical but the airplane descended into the field. He stated to an FAA inspector that the airplane was probably over loaded for the existing wind and temperature conditions and there was no engine failure or malfunction.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The pilots poor preflight planning preparation for attempting to takeoff with a tailwind and with the hopper loaded 3/4 full during a 93degree F., day at a density altitude of 2,400 feet. Full narrative available
Index for Jun1997 | Index of months
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https://downtowndayton.org/drone-express-lands-headquarters-in-downtown/
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A drone logistics firm has chosen downtown Dayton for its headquarters. Drone Express has announced its new home is in the Firefly Building at 123 Webster Street. “I specifically moved my family to Dayton from New York so that our corporate headquarters would be in the birthplace of aviation,” Drone Express CEO, Beth Flippo, said in a release. “We are carrying out the legacy the Wright Brothers began here in 1903.” Drone Express is expected to deliver the ceremonial first pitch ball to the neighboring Dayton Dragons’ stadium at multiple games this season, and is currently running a delivery pilot program with Papa Johns from its headquarters. The company has installed a mobile launch pad at a Papa Johns location in Georgia as part of the delivery collaboration. The pilot program is expected to continue for several weeks while Drone Express assesses market research, delivery data, and overall customer interest. Earlier this year, Flippo told the Dayton Business Journal that Papa Johns will allow the drone service to select future delivery locations once the pilot program is complete.
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https://airlive.net/emergency/2018/01/25/norwegian-flight-dy7042-to-copenhagen-diverted-to-shannon-airport-after-pilot-suffers-seizures/
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A Norwegian flight from Fort Lauderdale to Copenhagen was diverted to Shannon Airport on Wednesday after the pilot became incapacitated following a number of seizures.
Norwegian flight #DY7042 was west of Ireland when the co-pilot of the aircraft issued a pan-pan call, advising the ATC that a “crew member” had fallen ill.
According to The Sun, the 51-year-old pilot had suffered a number of seizures during the flight.
The co-pilot confirmed, with the controllers, that there was a third pilot on board at the time. The third pilot assisted with the diversion and emergency landing.
The Boeing 787-8 (reg. LN-LNE) with 266 passengers and crew, landed safely in Shannon at 09:54 UTC.
The plane was greeted on the runway by an ambulance. The pilot was assessed while on board the aircraft and was removed to University Hospital Limerick for treatment.
A Norwegian Air spokesperson said “Flight DY7042 from Fort Lauderdale to Copenhagen was diverted to Shannon Airport this morning where it landed safely. The captain was replaced and the flight resumed to Copenhagen this afternoon. We would like to thank passengers for their patience and apologize for any inconvenience caused.”
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https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/05/24/682627/Yemeni-forces-intercept,-shoot-down-Saudi-reconnaissance-drone-over-Sana%EF%BF%BD%EF%BF%BD%EF%BF%BDa
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Despite a UN-sponsored nationwide truce that took effect at the start of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the Saudi-led military coalition has flown an unmanned aerial vehicle over the Yemeni capital, triggering army forces and fighters from allied Popular Committees to intercept and shoot down the aircraft.
The spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said in a post published on his Twitter page that Yemeni air defense forces targeted the armed Chinese-made CH-4 reconnaissance drone with a surface-to-air missile as it was carrying out hostilities over Sana’a in the late hours of Monday.
دفاعاتنا الجوية تتمكن -بفضل الله- قبل قليل من إسقاط طائرة تجسسية مسلحة صينية الصنع نوع CH4 تابعة لسلاح الجو السعودي بصاروخ أرض جو محلي الصنع، وذلك أثناء خرقها للهدنة وقيامها بأعمال عدائية في أجواء العاصمة صنعاء.— العميد يحيى سريع (@army21ye) May 23, 2022
The CH-4 drone has a 3,500- to 5,000-kilometer range and a 30- to 40-hour endurance. It is also capable of carrying six missiles and a payload of up to 250 to 345 kilograms.
The unmanned aerial vehicle can fire air-to-ground missile from an altitude of 5,000 meters, enabling it to stay outside the effective range of most anti-aircraft systems.
The development came only two days after Yemeni troops and allied Popular Committees fighters shot down a Turkish-built spy drone belonging to the Saudi-led military coalition over the country's northwestern province of Hajjah.
Yemeni defense forces managed to “shoot down a Turkish-made Karayel reconnaissance drone” owned and operated by the Saudi-led coalition “while it was carrying out hostile missions in the airspace of the Hayran district,” Saree said on his Twitter account at the time.
He noted that the spy drone had been downed with a “homegrown surface-to-air missile,” which has not been unveiled yet, Yemen's Arabic-language al-Masirah television network reported then.
Ansarullah: Aggressors responsible for hostile drone overflights
Muhammed Abdul-Salam, spokesman for Yemen's popular Ansarullah resistance movement, held the Riyadh regime and its allies responsible for the flight of hostile drones over Sana’a.
“The flight of reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles in the airspace of Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, is an act of aggression, and validates the aggressors’ disrespect for the UN-sponsored truce,” Abdul-Salam tweeted.
He said the United Nations and world agencies would have adopted a different stance in case Yemeni army forces and fighters from Popular Committees had flown their drones in the skies of the Saudi-led coalition member states.
“We hold aggressors responsible for the consequences of such provocative and aggressive actions,” Abdul-Salam pointed out.
Arabic-language al-Masirah television network, citing a spokesman for Yemen’s Ministry of Public Health and Population, reported that three people lost their lives and as many sustained injuries at the site where the Saudi-led aircraft had gone down.
Saudi Arabia launched the devastating war on Yemen in March 2015 in collaboration with its Arab allies and with arms and logistics support from the US and other Western states.
The objective was to reinstall the Riyadh-friendly regime of Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and crush the Ansarullah resistance movement, which has been running state affairs in the absence of a functional government in Yemen.
While the Saudi-led coalition has failed to meet any of its objectives, the war has killed hundreds of thousands of Yemenis and spawned the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
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With the Dreamliner typically stuck on international duty, it’s been hard to fulfill my Dreamliner Quest. In January, on a trip to Montreal, I finally succeeded! – Photo: John Jamieson
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by commercial aircraft. When I was a kid, I tried my best to learn everything about my two favorite jets: the Fokker F28 and the Boeing 747. Supposedly, when I was in grade one, my teacher found me on Cathay Pacific’s website trying to book a flight to Hong Kong. As I remember it, I was looking up facts about the airline’s new triple-7 fleet.
When Boeing announced plans to build the 7E7, I remember receiving a newspaper clipping from my grandmother. The article, plucked from the pages of the Vancouver Sun, described the aircraft as a “Long-Haul Gamechanger.” With its largely composite design, this aircraft was reportedly going to revolutionize fuel consumption.
Bonus: Dreamliners Going the Distance: New Ultra-Long-Haul Routes For Boeing’s 787
Despite having only flown on a few commercial aircraft (at the time), Boeing’s new jet captured my attention more than any other plane I had yet to encounter. Maybe it was the fancy name or all the marketing hype at the time… it didn’t matter! When the 787 took to the skies in 2011, I needed to fly on it. Little did I know that my Dreamliner Quest would last almost 10 years. On a recent cross-Canada trip to Montreal, I finally succeeded!
It was time to find out what I’d been missing and see if it lived up to all the hype…
C-GROV, the first A220-300 operated by Air Canada – Photo: John Jamieson
On January 15th, North America’s fifth-largest airline became the newest operator of the Airbus A220. At Air Canada’s headquarters in Montreal, Fin 101 (C-GROV) was unveiled to employees, honored guests, and members of the media. Over the course of the event, we were able to go onboard the aircraft and take in the A220’s unique features. We also managed to interview Mark Galardo, Air Canada’s VP Network Planning.
With the focus of the event firmly on the aircraft (as opposed to a new destination), we’ve focused our analysis on the physical benefits. That said, we’ll have a thorough examination of the aircraft’s operational benefits, and our interview, in a future post. For now, follow along as we cover Fin 101 from nose to tail and explore every inch of Canada’s newest clean-sheet aircraft.
Our TAM Airbus A320 at Congonhas-São Paulo Airport
In Part 1 of my trip I talked about the process of getting to Brazil and went over the first day of the media trip. I had just spent my one and only night in Brazil, and was in the hotel lobby at 4:30am local time to start day two. Bring it!
At this point, I was definitely feeling the lack of sleep. I had used all the coffee packets in my hotel room. The first thing of the day was for us to head to Sao Paulo’s secondary airport, Congonhas-São Paulo Airport (CGH), which was only 15 minutes away from the hotel. Our destination? Leite Lopes Airport (RAO), then about an hour’s drive to TAM’s Museum and Maintenance facility (MRO).
This was exciting for me for a number of reasons. First off, just being able to see the Museum and MRO, of course. But also, this was going to be the first time that I had ever flown on a non-US domestic flight. It seemed weird to me and thinking about it at 5am, I thought that I might had missed a memory, but nope, this was the first time and something to check off the ol’ AvGeek to-do list.
CGH is a small airport. This made it easy to get checked in and to our gate. Originally the flight was to depart from a remote gate, meaning boarding from the tarmac (yay), but at the last minute, it was changed to a real gate (boo). TAM originally had us three journalists (me, Jason Rabinowitz and Cynthia Drescher) seated together. No good. Not that we don’t like each other (we actually get along quite lovely), however we each wanted out own window seats. Luckily the flight was not that booked and we made it happen.
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The new autumn /winter timetable of Nizhny Novgorod International Airport ("Airports of Regions" holding company), effective from October 28, is planning scheduled flights to 18 destinations, including nine federal, three international and six flights to the CIS countries. Charter flights will be operated on nine international routes. Winter navigation of 2012/2013 introduces new services from Nizhniy Novgorod to Mineral’nye Vody (October 5), Rostov-on-Don and Sochi (November 17) among international novelties - Larnaca (Cyprus), Phuket (Thailand), Aqaba ( Jordan) and Sharjah (UAE).
Let’s note, that under the new timetable flight frequency on many existing routes increased. Thus, positive changes experienced, in the first place, the main "business" destinations. On October 1, AK BARS AERO opened daily evening service to St. Petersburg. With this flight the number of everyday departures to St. Petersburg increased to two. Starting from October 28, Aeroflot launches extra frequency to Moscow, so the number of its daily flights rises to 4 per day, and the total number of flights to Moscow from Nizhny Novgorod will be 7 per day. Moreover, from October 28 the number of departures to Prague will increase from two weekly flights to three by adding one service, so in the autumn/winter period flights to the capital of the Czech Republic will be operated three times a week - on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays giving the passengers more opportunities for flying.
Tourist destinations are not an exception: charter flights to Sharm el-Sheikh will be, in addition to Orenair, conducted by Ural Airlines. In the autumn/winter period Ural Airlines will continue scheduled flight to Dubai, opened for the citizens of Nizhny Novgorod last year, Rusline and Taimyr will also operate the line. Three carriers at a time - Ural Airlines, Transaero and Orenair are coming on route Nizhny Novgorod – Hurghada. Additionally, the new timetable will also offer traditional for Nizhny Novgorod "winter" flights to Goa and Bangkok.
- Expansion of the route network and increasing of the flight frequency, indisputably, impacts the growth of passenger traffic: since the beginning of this year, we have served more than 600,000 passengers, almost 70% greater than in the same period of 2011 - commented MANN General Director Alexander Sinelnikov. - This also increases the average passenger load and confirms that the citizens of Nizhny Novgorod choose the direct flights rather than Moscow hub services. In case of maintaining the outlined tendency, passenger traffic in 2013 will break the psychological mark of one million passengers.
In addition, as part of preparation for the autumn/winter navigation Nizhny Novgorod Airport carried out a complex of preventive measures aimed at ensuring safety and regularity of flights in adverse weather conditions. In particular, ground support equipment, special vehicles (including aircraft anti-icing vehicles) are ready for use in the autumn/winter period, all transport units passed scheduled seasonal maintenance and repairs. Ice-melting chemicals (liquid and granular) for the apron and runway maintenance and anti-icing fluids for processing different types of aircraft were procured in sufficient quantities. Maintenance of water and heating facilities networks was accomplished, taking into account operation in winter conditions. Personnel passed training for handling alternate aircraft landing, massive flight delays and congestions in the passenger terminal building. Airport operational readiness for the autumn/winter period is confirmed by the flight safety inspection of the Volga Interregional Territorial Department of Air Transport of the Federal Air Transport Agency.
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Chinese amphibious aircraft AG600 “Keelung” made the first takeoff from the sea surface. Test aircraft took place on 26 July and found to be successful, according to the CGTN.
The testing took place in the Yellow sea off the coast of Qingdao in Shandong province. The aircraft first flew from the sea surface, but landed on a ground airfield. A total of AG600 was held in the air for 31 minutes.
Note that AG600 was already tested on the water, but all the past tests were conducted in Hubei province in the reservoir on the river Zhuanghe, i.e. fresh water. Initial tests at sea should give developers data on the impact of the aggressive marine environment on the airframe, its components and assemblies. It will also test the controllability of the aircraft under various sea conditions.
Chinese amphibian “Keelung” (AG600) has been developed since 2009. Flight testing began in 2017, the tests on the water – 2018.
The plane is designed for fighting fires and conducting rescue operations on the water. It is equipped with four turboprop engines, able to stay aloft for up to 12 hours. Maximum takeoff weight AG600 53.5 tons, hull length of 39.3 meters, wingspan — 38.8 per meter and a maximum range of 4.5 thousand kilometers. Today is the biggest plane-an amphibian, not only in China but throughout the world.
© 2007-2020, All Rights Reserved Nigeria|Somalia|Sudan|Tunisia|News|WarChinese amphibious aircraft AG600 first flew from the sea surface
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https://materion.com/products/beryllium-products/beryllium-metal/instrument-applications
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INSTRUMENT GRADE BERYLLIUM FOR AEROSPACE & SPACE
Our hot isostatically pressed beryllium metals, I-220-H and I-70-H, are lightweight and infrared reflective. Combined with their high stiffness and stability over a range of temperatures, these metals are ideal for decreasing the weight of instrumentation in aircraft and satellites.
INSTRUMENT GRADE BERYLLIUM APPLICATIONS & ATTRIBUTES
I-70-H grade beryllium consists of 99% beryllium with a maximum of 0.7% beryllium oxide. Low oxide grades allow for bare beryllium mirrors to yield a lower level scatter and to polish easier than higher oxide grades. I-70-H grade beryllium metal is stable over a wide range of temperatures from -196°C to 226°C (-321°F to 440°F) and offers superior reflectivity in the far infrared region (98.5% at 8-12 micron wavelengths) without optical coatings. This IR reflectivity enables designers to create defense applications that are more difficult to detect.
I-70-H is available in several forms, including rod, bar cut from block and specialty sizes or shapes.
For more technical information, download the I-70-H beryllium metal spec. sheet.
I-220-H beryllium is an instrument grade beryllium metal used in applications requiring high resistance to plastic deformation at low stress levels. The high resistance to plastic deformation at low stress levels is crucial for applications that require high micro-yield strength. Typical uses include telescope supports on space exploration satellites and optical satellites.
I-220-H is available in several forms: rod, bar cut from a block and specialty sizes or shapes.
For additional technical details, download the I-220-H beryllium metal spec. sheet.
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https://www.thestate.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article23665987.html
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In his May 26 article, “For many, Vietnam’s wounds still sting,” Sammy Fretwell wrote, “Caught in the middle were soldiers, sailors, Marines and pilots.”
This does the U.S. Air Force a disservice. The Air Force is comprised of many more airmen than pilots alone.
Enlisted airmen maintain, fuel and load those airplanes; pilots kick the tires and fly. Not all of those airplanes are fighters. Some have enlisted airmen as crew to man such things as guns. Enlisted airmen rode penetrators down through jungle foliage to rescue pilots whose airplanes could not return to base. Some bases had towers around the perimeter for security — manned by enlisted airmen with starlight scopes and guns.
And not all officers are pilots. Some have those mundane jobs of making sure that pilots have facilities and equipment to prepare for and perform their duties.
James H Wilson
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https://www.alldocumentaries.net/documentary/destiny-in-space/
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Destiny in Space
Destiny in Space is a tribute to the spirit of our continuing exploration of the solar system. Board a satellite in space to look back upon the shuttle orbiting Earth.
Join astronauts to deploy and repair the Hubble Telescope. Travel millions of miles to soar above the remarkable contours of Venus and Mars. Finally, find astonishing proof of new planets, and with them the possibility of other life forming around distant stars.
Destiny in Space gives viewers an exciting glimpse into the future of space exploration. Featuring giant-screen images of the space shuttle in orbit around the Earth and thrilling fly-overs of Mars and Venus, the film focuses on the dramatic partnership of humans and robots working in space.
An IMAX(R) camera deployed via satellite provides rare views of the shuttle, in its entirety, orbiting 200 miles above Earth. Audiences are with the astronauts as they work in Spacelab and outside the shuttle in the hazardous vacuum of space, performing a spectacularly successful servicing mission of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Watch the full documentary now
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A CNBC representative received a tour of the United Airlines Training Facility and filed this report – CNBC Video Player – 6 minute video
An update from EAA on FAA’s MOSAIC program, the progress being made and some of the potential changes that we may see in the future.
The National Weather Service(NWS), Reno Science Officer, Brian Brong, conducted a 30-minute webinar to brief anyone interested in the new features of the recently launched GEOS-17 weather satellites.
Effective October 12, 2018 the FAA has reinstated the ADS-B out equipage rebate program for those who have not yet installed ADS-B Out equipment in their aircraft. As with the original program there are several steps which must be completed in order to qualify for the rebate.
AOPA’s Rusty Pilot Program for pilots who have been inactive in aviation for a while is now available to AOPA members as an interactive online course making it even easier for pilots to obtain the knowledge necessary to get back into the cockpit.
Great Oregon Home Built Fly-in September 1-3, 2018, Cottage Grove Airport (O61)
Those individuals who received their Remote Pilot (Part 107) certificates shortly after they became available are about to have their certificates expire unless they complete the required recurrent training.
The FAA will discontinue the Direct User Access Terminal Service (DUATS II) Program, effective May 16, 2018. Internet services, including access to weather and aeronautical information, flight plan filing and automated services will remain available at no charge to pilots at www.1800wxbrief.com.
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| 2023-02-07T04:57:17 |
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New Delhi: Two passengers have been arrested for allegedly abusing a female crew member in an Indian airline SpiceJet.
According to Indian media reports, for the past few months Indian Airlines Companies The headlines are sometimes due to technical problems in the flight, sometimes due to the emergency landing issue.
However, this time a case of mistreatment of female staff has come to light and the incident was reported in a SpiceJet plane.
According to the report, the flight of Spicejet was going from Delhi to Hyderabad that during the boarding, a passenger misbehaved with the female crew, not only that, the passenger also disturbed the cabin crew.
Also read: Information of a bomb in an Indian plane, the security forces started running
The incident was immediately reported to the security personnel who took the two passengers off the plane and took them into custody and handed them over to the airport authorities.
It should be noted that there are frequent incidents of alleged misbehavior in the Spice Jet flight from New Delhi to Goa on the 5th of this month. Two foreign passengers allegedly misbehaved with a female flight attendant on the first flight.
Another similar incident took place in an Air India flight last year which has been making headlines till now, where a male passenger urinated on a female passenger in the flight.
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https://futuretransport-news.com/download/daedalean-the-vision-of-the-future-ai-enhanced-cockpit/
| 2022-12-06T15:12:52 |
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Daedalean’s newest white paper outlines how the AI-based flight control instruments will develop from basic pilot assistance to advanced pilot assistance (human/machine collaboration) and then to monitored autonomy.
Amid a cockpit full of instruments that demand attention, pilots today risk an information overload. Daedalean thinks that next-generation instruments should de-clutter the cockpit, not add to the problem. The AI will have to take over situational awareness and risk management tasks, like a trustworthy electronic copilot.
After that stage, the ultimate goal is monitored autonomy. Once the output of the system is fed directly to the flight control systems, the role of the crew changes to the one of oversight.
Daedalean hires Dr. Yemaya Bordain to lead its new office in Phoenix, AZ, as the company officially opens for business in the United States.
Daedalean has concluded a joint research project with the FAA on Neural Network-Based Runway Landing Guidance for General Aviation.
Use the form opposite to get in touch with Daedalean directly to discuss any requirements you might have.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4103142/Obama-1-flight-Air-Force-One-ex-president.html
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Obamas' final ride: Family will get last trip on 'Air Force One' after leaving White House (even though their new home is just two miles away)
- The Obamas will take advantage of traditional perk on offer to former First Families as soon as they leave office: A flight on a presidential plane
- The adapted Boeing 747 is not technically Air Force One unless the president is aboard
- Obamas are moving to new rented home in Kalorama, just two miles from the White House but still have home in Chicago
- The destination of flight from Andrews Air Force Base is not yet disclosed
He won't be president anymore, but Barack Obama will take one last flight on the presidential plane next week before handing it over to Donald Trump.
Outgoing presidents traditionally are allowed one final flight on the famed blue-and-white aircraft. President George W. Bush used it to fly to Midland, Texas, with his wife and family just after Obama was inaugurated.
The Obamas plan to continue living in Washington in a rented home after leaving the White House. But White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the Obamas will still leave Washington by plane shortly after Trump's inaugural ceremony.
No word yet on where they're heading.
Although the plane will be the same, technically it won't be Air Force One. That designation is used only when the sitting president is on board.
One more flight: The Obamas had been thought to have to taken their last family trip on Air Force one on January 2, when they returned from Hawaii, but will ride on the presidential plane again on January 20
Bushes say goodbye: George W. Bush used his final flight after leaving office to take his wife Laura, mother Barbara and father, former president George H.W. Bush, to Midland, Texas
Start of a new journey: The Clintons were not leaving public life completely when they landed at JFK, New York, on board a VC-25 as Hillary Clinton was starting her life as junior senator from the state
The plane will be one of the AIr Force's two - identical - modified Boeing 747s, which are known as VC-25s.
It is a perk which every president has spoken of their love for flying on the plane. a symbol of both presidential office and American technological power.
Obama said of it in one of his weekly radio addresses shortly before the election: 'I’m going to be honest with you – one of the best parts of being President is having your own plane.
'And I’m going to miss it. A lot.'
Until the Monday announcement it had seemed likely that the final flight of the Obamas would be their return from the family's Hawaiian Christmas and New Year vacation.
Their younger daughter, Sasha, is a student at Sidwell Friends School in the capital and is likely to have school as normal on the Monday after the Obamas leave the White House.
Their new rented home is in Kalorama, just two miles from their current one in the White House residence.
The right to a final flight had, of course, been used by other departing presidents.
In 2009, George W Bush took a Marine helicopter flight to Andrews Air Force base with his wife Laura, and his parents - former president George H.W. Bush and former first lady, Barbara.
Farewell to all this too: Unusually Donald Trump is giving up a plane by becoming president - in his case his personalized Boeing 757
Lap of luxury: Air Force One might be a step down for the president-elect - his own plane has personalized gold seat belts
HOW DO THEY MEASURE UP?
Air Force One
A customized Boeing 747-200B, bearing the words 'United States of America' and the President's seal
Top speed of 563mph and room for an entire West Wing of presidential advisers
A mobile command center, 4,000 square feet of floor space on three levels, a medical suite/operating room, two food preparation galleys which can feed 100 people
A Boeing 757-200, which was bought in 2011 and kitted out at a cost of $100m, it is embossed with the legend 'Trump'
Top speed of 500mph and space for 43 passengers
Marble and gold bathroom, 24-carat gold-plated seatblets, a video lounge with 57-inch screen and sound system similar to a 'top Hollywood screening room'
In 2001, Bill Clinton, his wife Hillary and daughter Chelsea flew to New York's JFK airport to start a new life in Chappaqua, New York.
Hillary Clinton had just won her first election to become the junior senator for New York. Her re-election in 2006 was her second and final election victory.
And in 1989, Ronald Reagan flew from Andrews to Point Mugu Naval Air Station near the Simi Valley home to where he and Nancy retired.
Unusually for inauguration day, the incoming First Family are also losing the use of their plane, in this case Donald Trump's personalized Boeing 757.
Although the narrow-bodied jet is significantly smaller than a 747, it is likely to prove a step down in terms of luxury.
Trump will have to give up his personalized decor in favor of that of Air Force One - leaving behind his gold-plated seatbelt with the Trump crest.
However he will gain access to an in-flight hospital staffed with military medical personnel, and anti-missile technology, in-flight refueling and a senior Air Force officer at the controls at all times.
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https://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/pennines/gloster-meteor-vz418-burn-moor/
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Gloster Meteor F. Mk.4 VZ418 of No.205 Advanced Flying School, RAF, crashed on Burn Moor in the Forest of Bowland on the 10th July 1951
|John Valentine||Pilot Officer||Pilot||Killed|
On Tuesday 10th July 1951 Pilot Officer Valentine, a 25 year old trainee pilot with just under 200 hours of flying experience, took off from RAF Middleton St George near to Darlington for a training flight where he would practice making high speed turns at a moderate to high altitude. Around 70 minutes into the flight at 11:53 the aircraft was seen to dive into the ground on Burn Moor, a hill in the North East of the Forest of Bowland, a few miles west of the town of Settle and explode.
At the time the weather was reasonable with scattered cloud and some light showers about, but the cloud base was above the hills according to the weather report from Squires Gate. A fairly deep area of low pressure had travelled across the UK in the preceding 12 hours with its associated weather fronts having moved out into the North Sea.
The cause of the crash was not positively determined, only that a loss of control had occurred, even the timing of it being before or after the dive began was not known. At the time P/O Valentine would have been using the aircraft’s onboard oxygen supply and the cause was speculated as possible anoxia due to insufficient oxygen. His remains were recovered from the crash site and he was buried at Methilhill Cemetery in Fife.
This crash came just three weeks after another Meteor from the same unit had dived into the ground less than 10 miles away between Ribblehead and Ingleton in almost identical circumstances. At the time the Meteor fleet being used by flying training units was suffering almost weekly fatal losses, many from loss of control.
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Misunderstandings on aircraft radios can have profound implications, and so can miscommunication about health issues.
2014, 04 10
The FAA announced in 2013 that aviation medical examiners would soon be able to issue a medical certificate for certain conditions that had required a special issuance. The program hasn’t been implemented yet one year after the pronouncement of “coming soon.”
2014, 04 07
Dr. Jonathan M. Sackier, Dr. Warren Silberman, and Gary Crump, RN, answer your medical aviation questions.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethhowell1/2019/03/05/canada-makes-a-risky-bet-on-a-giant-robot-arm/
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Canada is planning on a $1.5 billion USD investment in the coming two decades based a risky bet -- that NASA will continue with its planned Lunar Gateway space station in the 2020s. Late last week, the country announced it would contribute a robotic arm called "Canadarm3" to Gateway.
That's in spite of the fact that Congress hasn't yet appropriated the money for a "serious start" on Gateway, said space policy analyst John Logsdon, former director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University.
In an interview, he said he found the announcement "fascinating" because "it's way out ahead of the actual situation of how real the Gateway is and certainly, saying 'We want to be part of it' helps make it real."
NASA is moving forward in small measure, as it has already opened a request for proposals for a Gateway power package. Also, big integrators such as Lockheed Martin are working on preliminary design studies for when the agency sends out requests for the station design, Logsdon said.
But taking these issues into account, including Canada in the Gateway plan makes it a little more likely to go forward since international agreements are harder to break, said Roger Launius, a former chief historian for NASA and former curator at the National Air and Space Museum.
"From the American perspective, this is a plus and obviously from a commercial perspective, as well as a space activity perspective, a plus for Canada as well. But maybe even beyond that, this signals a larger sort of consortia of activities among various nations," he said.
"I think all the big things we do in space are going to be done in an international setting. They have to be, and Canada has been involved in that at least from the space shuttle era, and especially during the station era, and they are part of this consortium. If they were not involved, that would be the real news story."
If Gateway does go forward as planned, the space announcement opens new horizons for Canada's aerospace industry, which lately expressed frustration at what they perceived as lessening opportunities in the Canadian space sector. They also said have said Canada needs a space strategy plan so that industry knows which sectors to focus on.
Gateway appears to relieve the pressure somewhat. "We are pleased the Government of Canada has acted on the industry's and [our] urgings to continue investing in Canada’s space program in a manner which both strengthens the global leadership of the Canadian aerospace industries," said Jim Quick, president of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC), in a statement. AIAC did not respond to interview requests before this story's deadline.
Navdeep Bains, the minister whose purview includes the Canadian Space Agency, said in an interview that his government has already made investments in space, and that building a space strategy takes time -- which is why it will be released before elections in October this year (at the end of their four-year mandate). Media rumors say the space strategy will come out on Wednesday, but Bains did not confirm or deny that when asked by Forbes.
He also pointed to a new five-year initiative called Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program (LEAP) -- "There's just so many opportunities of the LEAP program," he said -- that would allow Canadian companies to participate in lunar exploration through means such as robotics, artificial intelligence and any other useful technologies for lunar exploration. The goal here is to stimulate Earth applications, such as better high-speed Internet or connecting rural patients with their doctors through monitoring technology. (A current example of that is the Bio-Monitor shirt now flying on the ISS, developed by Montreal's Carré Technologies.)
The CSA annual budget has hovered in the $300 million CDN ($227 million USD) range for many years, except for bursts of stimulus and extra programmatic funding. While CSA is adept and efficient at running its programs on this budget, that's a teeny-tiny amount compared to other space powers.
NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and object MU69, for example, cost $700 million USD -- nearly triple the CSA's annual budget -- before its mission extension. NASA's overall budget for fiscal year 2019 is $21.5 billion, roughly 0.5% of overall United States spending. Canada's space spending isn't nearly as high, even as a percentage of its smaller budget. Overall budgetary revenues in Canada in 2018-19 were projected at $323.4 billion CDN ($244.6 billion USD), with updated numbers coming on March 19 when Canada releases a new budget.
Canadarm3 builds on a proud moment of Canadian history, as the original Canadarm served as a "gateway" to human space exploration at a relatively low cost. Canada developed and built the first Canadarm prototype in the late 1970s and early 1980s for $100 million CDN (roughly $220 million CDN or $151 million USD in today's dollars). Happily, the first space shuttle test of Canadarm in 1981 went smoothly. That was during a mission that had its initial five-day duration cut in half due to unrelated technical problems with the space shuttle.
Canadarm shone during that short time in space and soon afterwards, the United States extended an invitation to Canada to send astronauts on the space shuttle -- while ordering enough extra robot arms to supply the entire shuttle fleet. Marc Garneau (who coincidentally, is today a minister in the Trudeau government) became the first Canadian in space in 1984. Canadarm continued its work through the entire shuttle program (1981 to 2011) on spacewalks, to catch and release satellites, and to help construct the International Space Station.
Canada later contributed the next-generation Canadarm2, along with a robotic "handyman" called Dextre, to the ISS to continue securing astronaut seats on flights.
The Gateway announcement comes while Canada's governing Liberal Party is facing a crisis relating to a Quebec company called SNC-Lavalin -- a situation that is dominating Canadian news coverage in an election year -- although Garneau, the Canadian minister of transport, said the timing of the space announcement is coincidental.
Last week, Canada's former attorney general, Jody Wilson-Raybould, testified several senior government officials pressured her to interfere with criminal prosecution of the firm, a charge that Trudeau has denied. Then on Monday (March 4), Canadian Cabinet minister Jane Philpott resigned; her letter said in part, "Sadly, I have lost confidence in how the government has dealt with this matter and in how it has responded to the issues raised."
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Many years, on one of my first trips to Thailand, I was surprised to learn that an American I met in some shithole bar at Khao San Road had flown nonstop—from New York. “About 18 hours,” he said, reflecting on the time it had taken to fly from JFK to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. “Yes—in coach.”
I’d known about Thai Airways’ nonstop from LAX, but at the time, it seemed impossible—not to mention, logically dubious—that Thailand’s flag carrier would also fly to New York City. (As it turns out, New York is only ~400 miles farther than Los Angeles from Bangkok according to the “great circle” distances airplanes fly.) But I digress.
As of January 2017, no nonstop flights between the U.S. and Thailand exist, on Thai Airways or on any other airline. Thai, for its part, has suggested it might one day resume stateside service, but for now, let’s examine why service ceased in the first place.
When Did U.S.-Thailand flights end?
Thai Airways ended service on the BKK-JFK route on July 1, 2008. Thai’s BKK-LAX flight was nonstop until May 1, 2012, at which point is become a one-stop service via Seoul’s Incheon Airport. As of October 25, 2015, Thai Airways has canceled the BKK-ICN-LAX route and no longer serves the United States, except as a codeshare with other Star Alliance airlines.
Why did U.S.-Thailand flight end?
Nonstop Thailand-U.S. flights are extremely long, which present two problems: 1) They push the limits of aircraft range capabilities; and 2) They are difficult to operate profitably, and were particularly so when Thai operated them due to fuel costs at the time. In Thai Airways’ case, both of these problems converged when losses on U.S. routes forced the carrier to eliminate the ultra-long range Airbus A340-500 from its fleet. Additionally, Thailand is a “low-yield” destination in general.
What is Thailand’s FAA safety rating?
On December 1, 2015, less than two months after Thailand canceled its BKK-ICN-LAX service, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) downgraded Thailand from “Category 1” to “Category 2,” indicating a decline it its assessment of the safety of air travel in Thailand.
Future U.S.-Thailand flights?
Unless and until the FAA upgrades Thailand back to Category 1 status, no carrier, Thai or U.S., can launch new air service to Thailand. So, while Thai Airways has discussed using its new long-range Airbus A350 or Boeing 787 aircraft to resume service to the U.S. (likely via LAX or SFO), Thailand’s FAA safety rating precludes this. Likewise, while some speculate that United Airlines would like to launch SFO-BKK nonstop, this is also impossible given the FAA’s most recent assessment of Thailand’s air travel safety.
Thai Airways once served both Los Angeles and New York nonstop from Bangkok, but not even one-stop service from the U.S. to Thailand exists any longer. Although it’s possible, given the development of longer-range and more fuel-efficient aircraft, that Thai and other carriers could one day launch nonstop U.S.-Thailand flights again, a December 2015 ruling from the FAA creates a legal barrier that is insurmountable unless and until Thailand’s air safety standards improve.
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Capt. Jorge Guzman, 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron critical care nurse, administers a dose of the influenza vaccine to Staff Sgt. Emilbek Dzhumakeev, 920th ASTS biomedical equipment technician, Oct. 14, 2023, at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. The 920th ASTS is responsible for administering influenza vaccinations annually to all 920th Rescue Wing Airmen during drill weekends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released The Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST), which is a free online training programme that recreational drone users are required to take and pass before being allowed to fly their drone. Interestingly, even if you have your Part 107 certification for commercial use, you still need to do this, too.
And don’t think you can easily get away without it (not for long, anyway), as you’re legally obligated to present proof of having taken it if asked by the FAA or law enforcement when flying recreationally. And it appears to apply to all drones, even those under the 250g minimum limit.
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4-H Announces “Drone Discovery Challenge” as 2016’s 4-H National Youth Science Day Experiment. Sponsored in part by HughesNet.
Drones are revolutionizing the way we work and play; whether you are a filmmaker looking for the perfect aerial shot, a rescue worker mapping damage from natural disaster or a farmer determining how to increase crop yield. As drones play an increasingly important role in the world around us, 4-H National Youth Science Day (4-H NYSD) 2016 introduces youth to the growing field of drones in a hands-on, interactive day of exploration. 4-H NYSD is the world’s largest youth-led day of scientific exploration.
Taking place on October 5th, this year’s challenge is called Drone Discovery. It will teach youth everything from flight dynamics and aircraft types, to safety and regulations, to remote sensing and flight control. Designed by Cornell University Cooperative Extension, the hands-on, three part engineering based challenge will allow youth to experiment with fixed and rotary wing designs, explore the concept of remote sensing and dive into the world of coding for real-world drone applications. Youth will conduct the experiment at hundreds of local events taking place in all 50 states. Sponsored in part by HughesNet, National 4-H Council will host the flagship national event, with hundreds of youth participating in the challenge on October 5th in Washington, D.C.
Learn more at http://www.4-h.org/4-h-national-youth-science-day/about/ today!
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Bell carries out flight of APT 70 UAV
Bell has conducted the first flight of its Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) 70 vehicle at its testing site near Fort Worth, Texas.
APT 70 is part of the eVTOL family of vehicles Bell is developing, and the company plans to continue testing the unmanned aerial vehicle under an experimental type certificate over the remainder of the year.
It is capable of reaching speeds of in excess of 100mph with a minimum payload capacity of 70lbs, and Bell says that APT allows for flexible missions while keeping operations simple, efficient and fast.
It is capable of flying at twice the speed and range of a conventional multi-rotor aircraft, and is designed for quick deployment, reconfiguration and battery swap and recharge.
‘We are excited to reach this milestone, and look forward to continuing to advance this technology for our customers,’ Scott Drennan, vice president of innovation at Bell, said.
‘The APT is designed to be capable of various mission sets, from package delivery to critical medical transport to disaster relief. We believe this capability will change the way unmanned aerial systems are used commercially in the future.’
Through the NASA Systems Integration and Operationalization demonstration programme, Bell will use the APT 70 to demonstrate a simulated commercial mission in the national airspace and conduct beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights, and this demonstration is expected to take place in mid-2020.
Bell is also collaborating with Yamato, a Japanese third-party logistics provider, to integrate the latter’s package handling system into the APT 70.
Bell and Yamato conducted a test in August demonstrating how their respective systems work together, in preparation for entry to service that is anticipated for the early 2020s.
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With a payload capacity of 135kg, the Stork STM can fly up to 400km using a parafoil wing to generate lift.
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BILLINGS, Mont. - A single-engine airplane has crashed in the northern part of Yellowstone National Park, seriously injuring the 54-year-old pilot.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer says the Aero Commander airplane went down at 8:30 a.m. Monday, less than two miles east of Gardiner.
Park spokesman Al Nash says the pilot was the only person on board. He was flown to Bozeman Deaconess Hospital for treatment. The man's name hasn't been released.
According to the FAA registry, the airplane was registered to a company in Pray, Montana.
Kenitzer says the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
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- Domestic violence suspect flees after high speed chase
- Two men charged with burglarizing home
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Commercial Drone Operation FAQ
Q: Are there rules for operating a drone (sUAS or Small Unmanned Aircraft System)?
A: Yes. The FAA regulates drone operations in the United States.
Q: Are there specific rules for operating a drone for commercial purposes?
A: Yes. These regulations are contained in 14 CFR Part 107 (known as "Part 107" for short).
Q: What constitutes "commercial" drone operations?
A: Any furtherance of a business would be considered a commercial operation. It's easier to answer in the context of non-commercial operation, known as "hobbyist" operation. If you're just flying a drone for fun (a.k.a. "hobby"), then Part 107 does not apply.
Q: Is a license required to operate a drone commercially?
A: Yes. As of September 30, 2016, a drone pilot can obtain a remote pilot certificate from the FAA, after completing a knowledge test and background check.
Q: Why is it important to hire a drone pilot with a Part 107 certificate?
A: A drone pilot with a Part 107 certificate has shown that they are aware of FAA regulations and restrictions for operating a drone in the national air space.
Q: Are there penalties for operating a drone commercially without a Part 107 certificate, or for hiring a pilot without a Part 107 certificate?
A: Yes. According to the FAA both the operator AND the person who hired the pilot could be liable. The pilot would face a fine of $1,100 per violation (as an individual acting as an airman), while the person who causes the operation could be liable for a fine of $11,000 (as an individual not acting as an airman).
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A Pilatus PC-24 jet that was part of the ruling Federal Council’s official fleet of aircraft has been sold. Check the news A buyer has been found for the Swiss government plane on Switzerland based Lifestyle Magazine- Kenleaks Magazine.
According to army procurement agency armasuisse on Monday, the relatively new jet was sold to a private apparel firm JoyVida International located in Interlaken that made the best bid. The price paid for the plane was not disclosed, although it sold for more than it cost to purchase.
The government has three VIP aircraft: a Cessna Citation Excel 560XL, a Dassault Falcon 900EX, and a Pilatus PC-24. Because the Citation Excel 560XL and PC-24 are only partially appropriate for long-haul flights, a fleet evaluation was conducted in February. The PC-24 (bought in 2019) was sold since it was hardly used.
The PC-24 jet will be brought up to civilian standards before delivery, and the military registration (T-786) will be removed from the Swiss Air Force’s record.
The defense ministry is presently looking for ways to extend the Federal Council’s aircraft fleet.
Check the news A buyer has been found for the Swiss government plane on Switzerland based Lifestyle Magazine- Kenleaks Magazine.
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Jeffrey Richards, at left, a project science coordinator with URS Federal Services, secures Arabidopsis seeds, commonly known as thale cress, in the science carrier, or base, of the Advanced Plant Habitat (APH) inside a laboratory in the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, May 9. The APH base will be delivered to the International Space Station aboard Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft on the company's ninth Commercial Resupply Services mission for NASA. The APH is the largest plant chamber built for the agency. It is a fully automated plant growth facility that is being used to conduct bioscience research on the space station. Cygnus will launch on Orbital ATK's Antares rocket from Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia. Launch is targeted for May 20, 2018.
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While we are about to start a new year, 2018 has been a great year for science, especially for astronomy and space engineering. Experts and scientists have made many space discoveries and advances, some of which have attracted worldwide attention. However, many other discoveries have gone largely unnoticed by the public, although they are no less spectacular.
1. Water Ice Found On The Moon.
For a long time, there has been evidence pointing to the existence of ice on the Moon, but the proof has never been conclusive. There were signs of ice at the lunar south pole, for example, but these observations could be explained with phenomena other than the presence of water.
2. We Have Learned To Remove Space Junk.
With the help of rockets, space stations, and satellites, humans have made great advances that have improved the lives of many people. But when these inventions stop working, their parts just keep floating in space as useless waste. We call this “space junk,” and there is a lot of it. Since there are millions of pieces of space debris around the Earth and a collision with these would be catastrophic, space exploration is becoming more difficult.
3. The Strongest Material In The Universe.
Graphene is 200 times stronger than steel. Meanwhile, a substance called carbyne is twice as strong as graphene and is considered the most resistant material on Earth. But what is the strongest material in the universe? Nuclear pasta is the substance that makes up the core of a neutron star. When a star explodes in a supernova and becomes a neutron star, its core collapses inward and stores the mass of several suns in a few kilometers in diameter.
4. One Step Closer To Space Tourism.
With the companies SpaceX and Blue Origin as its main competitors, Virgin Galactic was founded with the mission of making outer space accessible to tourists. However, since its creation in 2004, the private company has had many problems to overcome to reach space.It has been about 10 years since the firm promised tourist space flights. There have been numerous delays and a fatal accident in 2014.
5. The First Planets Found In Another Galaxy.
To date, we have found almost 4,000 planets outside our solar system. Even so, all these exoplanets have been located within the confines of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Until now. Early in 2018, astronomers at the University of Oklahoma detected for the first time in history a group of exoplanets in a galaxy far, far away.
6. A Lake Of Water On Mars.
For decades, scientists have debated about the possibility of large reservoirs of water existing somewhere on Mars. Due to the extreme conditions of the Red Planet, the scientific community is focusing on searching for underground water deposits because they could be the only places capable of sustaining life on that planet.
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Electrical Bonding of Aircraft Fuel Systems
- Aerospace Standard
Published October 04, 2022 by SAE International in United States
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This SAE Aerospace Information Report (AIR) is limited to the subject of aircraft fuel systems and the questions concerning the requirements for electrical bonding of the various components of the system as related to Static Electric Charges, Fault Current, Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) and Lightning Strikes (Direct and Indirect Effects).
This AIR contains engineering guidelines for the design, installation, testing (measurement) and inspection of electrical bonds.
An industry committee has reviewed documents relative to description of proper electrical bonding of aircraft fuel systems. While there are many references that include partial discussion, there has been no single document dedicated to just this subject. This AIR has addressed the subject but the previous version lacked useful detail. The intent of the current version of this AIR is to add more detail relevant to this subject. This includes expanding the outline (table of contents) and adding a higher level of detail in the way of numerical values to guide the designers with electrical bonding of aircraft fuel systems.
AIR5128A has been reaffirmed to comply with the SAE Five-Year Review policy.
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An amendment to the current Copernicus Agreement has been signed by the EU and ESA, adding €96 million to ESA’s space component budget for the world’s largest environmental monitoring programme: Copernicus.
The 3rd Amendment of the EU–ESA Copernicus Agreement was signed at the 11th European Policy Conference in Brussels, Belgium.
This additional contribution of €96 million is related to ESA being entrusted with additional tasks such as the development of the Copernicus Sentinel-6 mission and the new European Copernicus Data Access and Information Services.
Building on the original Agreement, which was signed in 2014, today’s signature brings the total budget for the Copernicus space component to €3.24 billion for the 2014–21 period.
The new amendment highlights the importance of this remarkable programme, which is based on satellite data that feed into a range of services to improve daily lives and to monitor environmental change.
The satellite data are generated by the suite of Copernicus Sentinel missions and other missions contributing to the Copernicus programme.
Each Copernicus Sentinel satellite carries state-of-the-art technology to deliver a stream of complementary imagery tailored to the needs of Copernicus users.
While the European Union leads the Copernicus programme, ESA develops and builds the dedicated Copernicus Sentinel satellites. It also operates some of the missions and ensures the availability of data from other partners.
ESA’s Director General, Jan Wörner, said, “Thanks to the cooperation between the EU and ESA, we already have seven Sentinel satellites in orbit delivering terabytes of data every day making Copernicus the biggest provider of Earth observation data in the world.
“This agreement also helps us evolve the space component for new missions to monitor our planet’s health.”
Director General of the EC Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Lowri Evans, said, “Copernicus is making a step change in the way we care for the planet by providing reliable, timely and accurate services to manage the environment, understand and mitigate the effects of climate change and help respond to crises.
“Copernicus is an excellent example of innovation and cooperation in Europe and the signatures today are another milestone in the long-term cooperation with ESA.
“We have also signed another amendment that increases the budget for Eumetsat, which is tasked with operating and processing the data of a number of the Copernicus Sentinel missions.”
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Recalling a hero in '89 air ordeal
Denny Fitch, credited with saving Flight 232, died this week.
CHICAGO - Airline pilot Denny Fitch was hitching a ride home on a DC-10 in 1989 when heard an explosion somewhere in the back of the jet. He soon made his way to the cockpit to see if the crew needed help.
Inside, he found three men desperately trying to keep the giant plane in the air after losing all hydraulic power needed to control direction and altitude. Fitch took a seat in the only space available - the floor - and helped operate some of the only equipment still working - the wing engines - to try to land the aircraft carrying nearly 300 people.
Fitch, who died Monday at 69, used everything he knew about flying to confront an emergency that engineers never imagined could happen to a modern jetliner.
When the crippled plane crash-landed in Sioux City, Iowa, more than half of the passengers survived - one of the most admired lifesaving efforts in aviation history.
After the accident, aviation experts conducted simulations in which test pilots and trainer pilots tried to land similarly stricken aircraft.
"I'm not aware of any that replicated the success these guys had," said Mike Hamilton, a United pilot who flew with Fitch. None of the simulator pilots were able to make a survivable landing.
"Most of the simulations never even made it close to the ground," Hamilton said.
And the teamwork of Fitch and the others on the flight deck is still a model for the industry.
"To be one of those pilots, they are all heroes, and he played in instrumental role in saving all those lives," said Susan Callander, a flight attendant on United Flight 232. "What they all did, all working together as a team, now for the rest of history will be part of the training" of flight crews.
Fitch, who had suffered from brain cancer, died at his home in the Chicago suburb of St. Charles. His role began with a small, seemingly meaningless decision he never understood: to get on Flight 232 instead of another flight scheduled to depart five minutes earlier.
Sitting in a window seat in the last row of first class, Fitch had just finished his lunch and asked the flight attendant for coffee.
Suddenly, the explosion spilled his coffee. As an instructional pilot, he had just spent days training fellow airmen for every conceivable kind of problem - hydraulic failure, immovable flaps, fires and more.
The engine in the plane's tail had exploded, sending chunks of metal into the jet's three hydraulic systems. What the crew knew was this: The only thing they could do was turn right by using the engines to vary the amount of thrust on each side.
So for more than 40 minutes, the aircraft flew in circles as it aimed for the Sioux City airport. Al Haynes, the captain who understood as well as anyone the danger of the situation, asked air traffic controllers to keep the jet away from the city.
Circling above the cornfields, the pilots knew the difficulty of their task. Without the flight-control systems, their landing would be about twice the normal speed.
As the plane made its final descent, Fitch recalled hearing and smelling everything.
"I've never been so alive in my life," he said for a newspaper story marking the 15th anniversary of the crash.
Just above the runway, the right wing plowed into the ground, sending the jet into a terrifying cartwheel and tearing the fuselage into three chunks as it skidded across the pavement into a cornfield - a scene that was captured on video.
Among the passengers that day was Michael Matz, the Chester County-based trainer of 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro and this year's Derby entry Union Rags. Matz was honored for his heroism in rescuing four children from the plane wreckage.
Fitch suffered several broken bones, a punctured lung, and other injuries that required nine operations.
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Four O3b Medium Earth Orbit satellites will be lofted on Arianespace’s next Soyuz mission
Arianespace’s fourth mission to loft O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites is set for March, with its four spacecraft and the Soyuz launch vehicle undergoing preparations at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
Once orbited by Arianespace, the satellites will be operated by SES Networks to deliver the world’s only low latency, fibre-like connectivity in the growing mobility, fixed data and government markets.
The trapezoidal-shaped Ka-band relay platforms have a liftoff mass of 700 kg. each, and were produced by Thales Alenia Space.
The current constellation of 12 O3b MEO satellites was orbited by Arianespace, utilizing its medium-lift Soyuz workhorse to carry four spacecraft each on launches that began in June 2013, and was followed by missions in July and December 2014.
Arianespace’s upcoming Soyuz mission is designated VS18 in the company’s launcher family numbering system, denoting the 18th flight of the Russian-built launch vehicle since its introduction at the Spaceport in October 2011.
A larger version of the photo above is available for downloading in the Gallery.
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One of the more unusual aircraft to emerge from Germany’s aviation industry during the Nazi era was the Blohm und Voss BV 141. Malcolm V Lowe describes this unconventional type’s protracted development and eventual fate
A massive programme of rearmament took place in Germany following the Nazi accession to power during early 1933. It led to many companies turning their hands to providing equipment for the nascent Luftwaffe. This created extensive work for existing aviation manufacturers and their suppliers, both large and small, but it also came to involve numerous organisations that were specialists in other fields of industry.
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https://www.metal-am.com/ge-aviation-plans-50-million-additive-manufacturing-expansion-at-auburn-plant/
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GE Aviation is reported to be planning a $50 million expansion to the Additive Manufacturing capabilities of its facility in Auburn, Alabama, USA. The increased AM capacity will allow the facility to launch high-volume production of a new jet engine component; the metal additively manufactured bracket for GE Aviation’s GEnx-2B engine programme.
“We’re very excited for this new investment in our Additive Manufacturing operation here in Auburn,” stated Ricardo Acevedo, GE Aviation’s Auburn Plant Leader. “Our success thus far is a testament to all the hard-working folks at this facility who are leading the way in advanced manufacturing. The future here is bright, and we’re glad to have such great support from the Auburn community and the state of Alabama.”
Alabama Governer Kay Ivey stated, “GE Aviation is at the leading edge of advanced aerospace Additive Manufacturing, and the company’s expansion plans at the Auburn facility will strengthen its technology leadership position.”
GE has to-date invested more than $100 million in its Auburn operation, which began producing the metal additively manufactured fuel nozzle tip for the LEAP jet engine in 2015. As of October 2018, some 30,000 of these parts had been produced.
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http://www.iasa.com.au/folders/Safety_Issues/others/emerydc8.html
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First-Ever Air Cargo Accident Public Hearing to be Held
April 13, 2002 - Pilots Warned
FAA Prior to Fatal Crash, Said Crews Living on 'Borrowed Time'
WASHINGTON (USA) --
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced today it will hold a public hearing on the crash of an Emery Worldwide Airlines (EWA) DC-8 cargo-jet that occurred in Sacramento. The hearing, set for May 9, 2002, will be the first such public hearing into the crash of a cargo plane.
On February 16, 2000, Emery flight 17 departed Mather Airport en route to Dayton. Two minutes later, the enormous fuel-filled jet plowed into an outdoor auto auction yard, creating a dramatic series of explosions as the airplane and approximately 200 cars burst into what eyewitnesses described as a "runway of fire." No crewmembers survived. But a catastrophe of much greater magnitude nearly resulted: merely two hours before the crash, the auction yard was open for business and reportedly contained as many as 300 people.
According to an NTSB Investigation Update, an exam of the wreckage of Emery flight 17 found indications that part of the DC-8's mechanical flight control components may not have been connected prior to the flight (a push rod connecting to an elevator control tab). A contract maintenance repair station just three months before the crash had overhauled key components of that airplane. According to earlier media reports, the NTSB subsequently asked the airline to inspect its remaining fleet of DC-8s for similar problems. They reportedly found 11 planes with their push rod bolts installed backwards, 5 planes had problems in both elevators, and one plane had the push rod itself installed backwards.
In a letter sent to top FAA officials just 5 months before the crash, Emery's pilots group wrote: "EWA is out of the regulator's eye ... Why are the authorities continuing to turn a blind eye? If we have an accident in the near future, the subsequent investigation will show sainthood on the part of ValuJet when compared to Emery ... Emery crews are living on borrowed time."
Safety advocates contend the need for the Emery hearing over time has only intensified, given the disturbing and now well-documented, extensive notice provided to FAA leadership and airline management prior to the crash. Issues at the hearing are expected to center on aircraft maintenance and oversight by airline and FAA personnel.
Oversight of contract maintenance repair stations affects both passenger and cargo airlines. Following ValuJet's 1996 crash, GAO published a report regarding FAA oversight. Nearly half of all work performed on U.S. passenger and cargo airlines is now done by about 2,800 repair stations rather than by the air carriers themselves, according to the report. The stations do everything from routine maintenance to rebuilding entire airframes and their use has grown substantially in recent years: "Carriers have found it more economical to contract out ... maintenance work rather than hiring their own staffs and building extensive facilities." FAA repair station oversight has become a matter of concern in recent years, "in part because work performed by repair stations has been identified as a factor in several aircraft accidents."
The Captain of Emery 17 was Kevin Stables of Rensselaer County, NY; the 1st Officer was George Land of Placerville, CA; the Flight Engineer was Russell Hicks of Sparks, NV.
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https://www.miragenews.com/co2-every-kilogram-counts-527681/
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Researchers at the ETH Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering have explored how flying can become more climate friendly. They have developed a method to calculate the CO2 emissions of air travel. Their current focus lies on estimating the future cost of renewable jet fuel.
Aviation causes 2% of global anthropogenic CO2 emissions. However, aircraft emissions at high altitude also induce other climate-warming effects, such as the formation of cirrus clouds. A recent study therefore found that “aviation represents around 3.5% of the warming impact caused by humans in the present day.“
So far, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has only established weak measures to bring the aviation industry on a pathway compatible with the goal of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 or 2.0°C. Its Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme in International Aviation (CORSIA) foresees a carbon-neutral growth of the industry from 2020 on – however, starting voluntarily and being subject to many uncertainties.
How to sustainably reduce the climate impact of global air traffic is a highly topical issue that is also receiving attention at ETH Zurich, e.g. as part of the Initiative on the Decarbonisation of Aviation or the ETH Mobility Platform.
Researchers at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering led by Prof. Konstantinos Boulouchos have compared the CO2 reduction effect of different technical solutions to determine which ones contribute how much to a more sustainable aviation. The climate impact of aviation can be reduced by:
- operational improvements, e.g. air traffic management or route optimization (e.g. to avoid trajectories with a high risk of climate-impacting cloud formation)
- technological improvements, e.g. engine efficiency or alternative airframe designs
- new energy carrier, e.g. sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), or battery-electric propulsion (for short-haul flights probably being viable towards 2050)
- demand-side measures, e.g. demand reduction
As part of the research work, ETH researchers developed a model that can be used to efficiently and precisely calculate CO2 emissions from global aviation. Research assistant Kyle Seymour, PhD student Maximilian Held and group leader Dr Gil Georges were involved in the development of this Fuel Estimation in Air Transportation (FEAT) model.
With the FEAT-Modell flight profiles are modelled and the corresponding fuel consumption is calculated on the basis of aircraft characteristics. This makes it possible, for example, to analyse the influence of an improvement in engine efficiency, aerodynamics or lightweight construction. Subsequently, a “reduced order” model is derived from this “high fidelity” model. From this, various emission scenarios can be calculated in a very time-efficient manner. One finding is that current (business as usual) measures are far from sufficient to limit global warming to 1.5°C or 2.0°C. Several emission scenarios have been developed and will be published in the course of the year in Maximilian Held’s doctoral thesis. Even in the most ambitious scenario, future fuel consumption will not decrease.
To meet a 1.5/2.0°C target, other measures are needed. That is why a new focus of their research is the production of alternative, sustainable aviation fuels, as they believe these have the greatest potential. Sustainably produced kerosene can be added to fossil kerosene and can already be used by aircraft today without conversion. Whether such fuels can possibly even solve the problem of cirrus cloud formation is currently still a subject of research.
The researchers are currently determining the future production costs of sustainable fuels in Europe. For aviation, they are analysing kerosene synthesised with renewable electricity and CO2 captured from the air. Fuels produced with this process are also called e-fuels. How CO2 can be captured from the air is the core business of the ETH spin-off Climeworks. Another ETH spin-off, on the other hand, is working on a different production process: Synhelion uses thermochemical processes to produce kerosene directly from concentrated solar irradiation. In the long term, they hope to achieve higher efficiencies and thus lower production costs for their solar jet fuel compared to e-jet fuel.
Preliminary results show that sustainable e-jet fuel will be about five to eight times more expensive than today’s fossil jet fuel. However, the researchers expect costs to drop significantly in the long run, while fossil jet fuel will become more expensive due to progressive CO2 taxation.
A cooperation with Google has also developed out of the research project. In 2020, the company introduced a new function in its flight search portal Google Flights, with which the flight options for a route within several European countries can now also be sorted according to CO2 emissions. The ETH researchers worked closely with Elke Michlmayr and Patrik Reali from Google Flights. Recently, the project was presented by Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google.
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|Publication number||US6882288 B2|
|Application number||US 10/358,016|
|Publication date||Apr 19, 2005|
|Filing date||Feb 3, 2003|
|Priority date||Sep 19, 2001|
|Also published as||US20040021581|
|Publication number||10358016, 358016, US 6882288 B2, US 6882288B2, US-B2-6882288, US6882288 B2, US6882288B2|
|Original Assignee||Adolf Weigl|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (13), Referenced by (25), Classifications (10), Legal Events (4)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This application claims priority of European Patent Application No. 02020587.8EP, filed Sep. 17, 2002 and is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/972,018, (abandoned) filed Oct. 4, 2001 which claims priority to German Patent Application No. 101 46 170.4, filed Sep. 19, 2001, the contents of all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention is generally related to a security system for the control of an aircraft, and more particularly related to a security system to prevent unauthorized flight operation of a civil passenger or freight aircraft.
The terror strikes carried out recently with civil commercial airliners in the USA have triggered an intense discussion about how such strikes can be prevented in the future by technical means. It is necessary to prevent aircraft hijackers who are capable of controlling the aircraft from gaining control of the aircraft in order to fly it to a target selected by them and to cause disastrous destruction by intentional impact.
Improved security of the cockpit of the aircraft is being discussed as a possibility for improving security. In particular, a lockable cockpit door that can be unlocked only by special measures and/or only at specific times is being considered. This approach is, however, considered unsatisfactory in practice for various reasons. For one thing, the possibilities for evacuation of the aircraft essential in an emergency are reduced since, for the passengers or the crew, the way through the cockpit into the open is no longer readily available. For another, a locked cockpit door is of only limited use if aircraft hijackers located in the passenger compartment force the pilot to unlock the cockpit door by the threat of force against the passengers and the crew.
Consequently, it would be advantageous to provide a technical device to reliably prevent the control and steering of an aircraft by unauthorized individuals.
A security system for the control of an aircraft switchable between automatic and manual flight operation includes detection means to detect physical characteristics of individuals and prevention means to prevent the activation of manual flight operation or to switch from manual to automatic flight operation or to deactivate manual flight operation, if the physical characteristics detected by the detection means do not match predefined physical characteristics.
A control system for an aircraft switchable between automatic and manual flight operation includes a processing device for entering the coordinates of a destination, a security system having detection means to detect physical characteristics of individuals is coupled to the processing device and prevention means coupled to the processing device prevents the activation of manual flight operation or a switch from manual to automatic flight operation or the deactivation of manual flight operation, if the physical characteristics detected by the detection means do not match predefined physical characteristics.
A process to prevent manual control of aircraft by unauthorized individuals, includes detecting specific physical characteristics of an operator and preventing manual flight operation, if the physical characteristics detected do not match pre-determined physical characteristics.
In the following, an exemplary embodiment of the security system according to the invention is explained in detail with reference to the drawings. They depict:
In many of today's passenger and freight aircraft, primary flight control systems that are supplied with electrical signals and usually referred to as “fly-by-wire” flight controls are used. Such electrical/electronic systems have converter elements that convert the mechanical movement generated with the control devices located in the cockpit (wheel, stick, and pedals) into electrical pulses. These are merged via electrical connecting lines in a central flight computer and are fed from there in turn via electrical connecting lines to the control surfaces of the aircraft (ailerons, elevators, rudders). The electrical connecting lines leading to the control surfaces are connected to electrical-mechanical converters in which the electrical pulses are transformed into mechanical movements to drive the control surfaces.
In addition, in one embodiment destination coordinates and the like may be entered into an autopilot-primary flight computer. When the autopilot is activated, by means thereof, either the control devices themselves, which are located in the cockpit are moved, positioned, and stopped or downstream mechanical elements decoupled from the control devices are moved, positioned, and stopped or. In any case, upon activation of the autopilot, manual control of the aircraft by operation of the control devices located in the cockpit is no longer possible.
The above described “fly-by-wire” control system with additional autopilot is described, for example, in the European patent EP 0 885 411 B1, which is incorporated herein by reference.
An example aircraft takeoff-landing sequence may for example include the following process steps—presented in a simplified matter (without consideration of the aircraft's power package).
There are usually three possibilities for switching the autopilot on or off (not for its programming). For one, the autopilot apparatus itself, which is typically located between the pilot and copilot at roughly head level, has a main switch which can be activated by the pilot with his right arm, or by the copilot with his left arm. There is also one button switch each on two yokes, the so-called “emergency-button”. This button is actually only needed, if the pilot fears, for instance, a mid-air collision with another aircraft and an extremely quick change of the existing course is required. Pushing this button disengages the autopilot within fractions of seconds.
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention enables manual flight operation only under compliance with specific predefined and electrically/electronically verifiable conditions. These conditions are such that in a given situation virtually only the pilot is capable of switching the control system into manual flight operation and maintaining this state.
The security system according to the invention ensures that in the event of noncompliance with the conditions, activation of manual flight operation is prevented; or in the event of manual operation already activated, switching from manual to automatic operation or deactivation of the manual flight operation is carried out.
In one embodiment, the conditions for initiating manual flight operation are defined by specific physical characteristics, which can be represented in practice and in a given situation only by the pilot and which are continuously monitored. Specific physical characteristics of the pilot must, consequently, be stored in some form and compared in a given situation with physical characteristics of an operator, whereupon the flight computer may decide whether or not manual flight operation can be enabled for the operator.
It is assumed that in a hijack situation, that is, in a situation in which the pilot is physically removed from his seat, specific physical characteristics are significantly altered at least briefly from the stored physical characteristics. For example, after the pilot has been removed from the pilot seat, no appreciable weight is applied to the seat in question until the hijacker sits in the pilot seat with the intention of guiding the plane by manual control to a target of his own selection. Thus, in the simplest case, the means for detection of physical characteristics may be provided by a weight sensor that is capable of recognizing the presence of a minimal weight, such as, for example, 50 kg.
In an exemplary embodiment, it is sufficient for the weight to drop below the predetermined weight (i.e. 50 kg) for only fractions of a second to activate the security system. The weight sensor is by way of example, a mechanical or hydraulic pressure switch. In one embodiment the means of preventing activation of manual control is provided by one or a plurality of relays or other electrical, electronic or electromagnetic switching devices that are in each case directly connected in the control current of each of the switches (see above) provided for the switching from automatic control to manual control. In practice, one relay each is connected on the two yokes as well as one relay in the main apparatus of the autopilot connected directly into the control current downstream from the switch. The relays are each connected to the two weight sensors of the pilot seat and the copilot seat and are all activated when they receive a corresponding activating signal from a weight sensor, thus making it no longer possible to use any switch to change from autopilot to manual control.
In an exemplary embodiment, the relays are not powered by the existing electrical system on board, but by an independent power supply, such as a 12-volt battery which can, in turn, be supplied or recharged by the on-board electrical system. The displays for the personal code input by the pilots that will be further explained below are also connected to this independent (battery) circuit.
In one embodiment, the weight or pressure sensor referred to above is also designed such that it detects an upper weight limit, for example, 150 kg which if exceeded likewise triggers a function to prevent the switching from autopilot to manual flight operation. This prevents a situation, where, for example, the hijacker, with knowledge of the security system, first also places himself onto the pilot seat and only thereafter attempts to remove the pilot from the seat, such that the weight does not drop below the minimum encoded in the weight sensor, but a certain weight maximum is exceeded. In an exemplary embodiment, the weight thresholds with the weight sensors of the type described (single or double function) are by way of example selectable and adjustable such that dropping below or exceeding the selected weight thresholds always triggers the function of the switch and thus actuates the relay to close or open the autopilot switch circuit.
Typically before flight operations, the pilot and the copilot each enter, via an input device (which is by way of example provided with its own display), their respective personal code with which they can identify themselves for the switching from autopilot to manual flight operation later during flight operations. Before voluntarily leaving the pilot seat, the pilot can again enter his or her personal code into the input device in order to confirm the normalcy of the flight process. It may also happen that the pilot from time to time makes movements that result in the drop in weight to below the lower weight limit causing the weight sensor to trigger the security system. In one embodiment the system communicates this to the pilot—visually or acoustically—to require the pilot to re-identify him or herself by entering his or her personal code. The input devices are by way of example designed such that they deactivate the security system again, when the correct code is entered by the pilot or the copilot, possibly by resetting the relays into their original position. The two input devices for the pilot and the copilot are also supplied by the circuit of the independent battery.
In one embodiment, the means for the prevention of activating manual flight operations is provided with three relays, each of which is connected to both the weight sensors of the pilot seat and the copilot seat. In this even if, for any reason whatsoever, two of them fail to function, one of them will still be able to prevent the switchover from autopilot to manual flight operations.
In general, depending on the design of the security system, the apparatus used to prevent switchover from autopilot to manual flight operations is, by way of example, provided by the detection apparatus itself. For instance, weight sensors, or the above mentioned input device or components contained therein such as a processor or comparator, or a plurality of the previously mentioned devices in cooperation with circuits can interrupt a switchover from autopilot to manual flight operation.
In principle, with weight sensors, only the maintenance of a weight range is monitored. The conditions for activation of the manual flight operations, as provided in accordance with the invention are also provided by specific physical characteristics, which, in practice and in a given situation can be presented only by a specific pilot. Since, in this variant, it is a matter of specific physical characteristics of the pilot, they are stored in some form and compared in a given situation with physical characteristics of an operator, whereupon a computer or processor decides whether or not manual flight operation can be enabled for the operator.
In one embodiment the flight computer decides whether or not manual flight operation can be enabled for the operator. In this embodiment the flight computer or processor is connected to an autonomous power supply such as a battery to ensure uninterrupted performance. In addition, like the weight sensors, the unit performing the comparison is connected to the relays of the autopilot-manual flight switchover circuitry of the above exemplary embodiment, in order to activate it and thus prevent switching if the comparison reveals that the physical characteristics of the operator do not match the stored characteristics.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention the physical characteristics of the pilot may be stored before takeoff of the aircraft in a memory unit of the autonomous security system or if desired in the flight computer. In one embodiment these characteristics are stored in digital form on a diskette and entered into the flight computer before the take-off of the aircraft. However, in an alternate embodiment the physical characteristics of the pilot are, by way of example, detected during a so-called initialization phase before take-off of the aircraft using appropriate sensor devices. The physical characteristics determined by the sensor devices are then transmitted to the memory unit of the autonomous security system or the flight computer.
In an exemplary embodiment, the physical characteristics are determined by the weight of the pilot on the pilot seat. In one embodiment, a lower weight limit or a weight range between a lower and upper weight limit is established prior to take-off. The described exemplary system then detects, by way of example, a deviation from these tolerances by means of a weight sensor. In another embodiment the physical characteristics are determined by the actual weight of the pilot. Since the weight of an individual is variable over the course of time, it is advantageous in this case to determine the weight of the pilot during the initialization phase before the take-off of the aircraft. In this embodiment a scale is coupled to the pilot's seat to determine the weight of the operator sitting in the pilot's seat.
In an exemplary embodiment, the detected weight is then electronically communicated to the flight computer for storage therein. Thus, before the take-off of the aircraft, the weight of the pilot is measured and stored in the flight computer. If, subsequently, manual flight operation is to be activated, the weight on the seat scale is again detected and compared with the previously measured and stored weight of the pilot.
If the values to be compared differ by only a predefined tolerance range, the manual flight operation is enabled. However, in an exemplary embodiment, if the weight values to be compared differ by more than the tolerance range, switchover to manual flight operation is blocked.
Thus, provision is, by way of example, made in the security system that not only a blocking of the switchover from automatic to manual flight operation is enabled, but also that during manual flight operation, the current weight of the operator on the seat scale is measured at specific time intervals, possibly averaged over several measured values, and compared with the stored value. If the deviation thus determined is significantly greater than the aforementioned tolerance range, the preset manual flight operation is deactivated and the system is, by way of example, returned to automatic flight operation (autopilot).
An embodiment of the present invention thus makes it possible to prevent hijacker(s) from taking over control of the aircraft after removal of the pilot and the copilot and thereafter attacking a target of their own choice under manual control. The hijackers will, as a rule, have no one among them who has approximately the same weight as the pilot. Consequently, when one of the hijackers sits in the pilot's seat after removal of the pilot, the security system according to the invention determines that his or her weight deviates significantly from the stored value of the weight of the pilot and then rejects the transition to manual flight operation. In addition, if manual flight operation has already been set and the hijacker sits down in place of the pilot in the pilot's seat to control the aircraft periodic measurements of the weight of the highjacker determine after a short time that the highjackers weight does not match the stored weight value for the pilot and, as a result, a command is triggered whereby manual flight operation is terminated and the system returns to automatic flight operation, i.e., to the autopilot state.
Obviously, it must under all circumstances be prevented for a manual operating state set by the pilot to be left because of the system and for a change to the automatic operating state to be made. Due to posture related shifts in the weight of the pilot in the pilot's seat, it may, for example, occur that from time to time an incorrect weight is measured and communicated by the seat scale. This can be countered in that the weight is measured repeatedly at regular time intervals and is averaged over a plurality of measured values. In addition, or alternatively, it is also possible to wait a specific amount time before a decision concerning the switchover, until it is determined with certainty that the weight has significantly changed.
Virtually all existing aircraft can be controlled manually only from the sitting position in the pilot's seat. If the pilot remains in the pilot's seat, a switchover into the manual operating state based on a correct weight determination is, to be sure, possible; however, for manual control by an unauthorized individual, the pilot need be removed from the pilot's seat and the unauthorized individual must assume a sitting position therein. For the reasons already described, the described exemplary security system then returns automatically from the manual operating state to the autopilot state.
The security system according to the invention leverages existing autopilot systems that are widely available in commercial aircraft. However, it is not necessary that a “fly-by-wire” control be present. In principle, the described exemplary security system is appropriate for use in aircraft without such electrical/electronic control.
An exemplary system also provides for the possibility that one of the two pilots may be unable for natural reasons (nausea, heart attack) to perform his or her duties during the flight and possibly may even have to leave the pilot's seat. In such an emergency situation, the remaining pilot then needs to execute the flight and/or landing process alone. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention the secret code of the two pilots originally entered at the beginning of flight preparation enables the activation of the autopilot even without permanent occupation of the seat. It is assumed that in the event of a hijacking, a pilot who is still possibly alive and in the cockpit would not voluntarily betray the code to the hijackers and thus yield control of the aircraft completely to the hijackers.
In addition, during the take-off and landing phase of an exemplary security system, i.e., during phases in which the aircraft is in the manual operating state, the separating doors between the cockpit and passenger compartment are automatically locked from the inside, to thus permit no access to the cockpit during these periods.
One of skill in the art will appreciate that the described exemplary security system can utilize any of a number of the physical characteristics of the pilots and is not therefore limited to just the body weight of the pilot. For example, other identifying physical characteristics include the iris of the eye, the voice of the pilot, or even his fingerprint and/or handprint.
For example, in one embodiment the pilot's iris can be recorded by an appropriately positioned video recording device (camera) and stored in an image file of the storage device of the flight computer. Then, if, subsequently, a switchover from automatic flight operation into manual flight operation is to be carried out, the iris of the operator who gave the order for the switchover to manual flight operation by actuation of the autopilot/manual toggle can be detected by one and the same camera. Then, an image file accordingly generated can be compared with the previously stored image file and the manual operation of the aircraft is permitted or prevented in accordance with the result of the comparison.
In addition, in an exemplary embodiment, if the manual operating state has already been set, the iris of the operator can be subsequently detected at regular time intervals and likewise compared with the stored data. Here again, a switchover into the manual mode of operation either does not occur or the system switches back from the already set manual mode of operation into the autopilot mode as soon as there are significant differences in the data to be compared.
In another embodiment the physical characteristics are provided by the voice of the pilot. However, in this case continuous monitoring during a preset manual operating state is somewhat problematic since the pilot would theoretically have to continually give voice samples to prove his authorization to the system.
In another embodiment, the physical characteristics comprise a fingerprint and/or a handprint of the pilot. However, the problem also exists here that the pilot would have to continually position a finger or hand at specific time intervals to prove his authorization.
In addition, a plurality of the previously mentioned physical characteristics could be combined, whereby corresponding different detection means are provided to detect the corresponding physical characteristics.
One of skill in the art will thus appreciate that the present invention is not limited to a particular physical characteristic of the pilot. Rather, the present invention detects one or a combination of multiple characteristics of the pilot to prevent the activation of manual flight operation or switchover from manual to automatic flight operation or to deactivate manual flight operation in the event the characteristics sensed by the detection apparatus do not match the predefined physical characteristics.
Depending on the type of physical characteristics to be detected and compared, the detection apparatus comprises, by way of example, a weight sensor, i.e. a scale integrated into the pilot's seat, an image recording device such as a camera, a microphone, or a fingerprint and/or handprint sensor for a combination of a plurality of the aforementioned devices. A mechanical or hydraulic pressure switch need not necessarily be arranged in or under the pilot seat. In particular, if the weight on the pilot seat puts pressure on a liquid in a small tube, the actual switch is, by way of example, located outside of the pilot seat.
In one embodiment the means to prevent activation of the manual flight operation are electronically coupled to the detection apparatus and are provided in a simple manner by simple relay circuitry or in a more complicated manner by a computer or processor unit with storage and comparison devices. In one embodiment this includes a storage device to store data of physical characteristics as well as a comparison device to compare stored data of physical characteristics with current measurements of the physical characteristics. An exemplary embodiment may link an additional device for activation/deactivation of the autopilot operating state with these devices.
Typically, there are three control devices with which the aircraft can be moved around the three orthogonal axes. By rotating the wheel, the aileron attached to the wings is actuated. By tilting the stick on which the wheel is attached, the elevator is actuated. And finally, the rudder is moved by means of the pedals.
In “fly-by-wire” control systems, the mechanical movement of the control devices is converted by mechanical-electrical converters (not shown) into electrical pulses, which converge in a flight computer 10 and are forwarded from there to the various control surfaces. There they are converted by electrical-mechanical converters (not shown) into mechanical movements to drive the control surfaces.
In most aircraft, an autopilot-master computer 1 is also provided, which is either part of the flight computer 10 or is connected to the flight computer 10 as an independent data processing module. The destination coordinates of a destination to be flown to, as well as other data such as air route, flight corridor, and altitude, can be entered into the autopilot-master computer 1. When the autopilot master computer 1 is activated by the flight computer 10, it ensures, on the basis of these input data, that the control devices 20 are guided such that the aircraft maintains a desired air route. The actual geographic position of the aircraft is, by way of example, determined at specific time intervals by a compass system or by the global positioning system (GPS) and fed to the autopilot-master computer 1, whereupon it issues appropriate commands to change the position of the control devices 20. In the event of activation of the autopilot-master computer 1, the control devices 20 can no longer be operated manually by the pilot.
In addition, additional operator functions, switch elements, and visual displays that are schematically depicted in the form of the control console 4 that is connected with the flight computer 10 are available to the pilot.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention a detection apparatus 3 is coupled to the flight computer 10. In the already described preferred embodiment of the invention, the detection apparatus 3 comprises, by way of example, an electronic scale incorporated into the pilot's seat, by which the weight of the operator sitting in the pilot's seat can be determined and forwarded to the flight computer 10. Provision is made that by means of suitable software control of the flight computer 10, the weight is continuously determined at specific time intervals and is transmitted to the flight computer 10. This state of a continuous weight measurement is, by way of example, activated in particular when the autopilot-master computer 1 is deactivated, i.e., manual flight operation is set. In this case, it is significant to continually monitor whether the operator performing the manual flight operation has the necessary authorization for this, whether, consequently, the operator has a body weight determined by the detection apparatus 3 that corresponds to the body weight of the pilot.
In an alternate embodiment, provision is also made that data concerning physical characteristics of the pilot are not detected and read in during an initial initialization phase, but rather taken from an external storage medium or communicated via a radio connection from the outside and are written into the storage device 12.
The CPU 11 is further linked with a comparison device 13, in which data and values concerning physical characteristics sensed by the detection apparatus 3 are compared with such values stored in the storage device 12. In particular when a switch command for the switchover from automatic to manual flight operation is triggered on a switch of the control console provided for this, the CPU 11 prompts a current measurement of physical characteristics such as weight by the detection apparatus 3. In addition, the comparison device 13 compares the currently measured value with the values stored in the storage device 12. Only when the comparison device 13 determines that the values to be compared are identical to each other within a specified tolerance range does it send a corresponding signal to the CPU 11, which thereupon causes an activation/deactivation unit 14 to deactivate the autopilot-master computer 1 such that manual flight operation is activated and the control devices 20 can be operated by the pilot.
When the autopilot-master computer 1 is deactivated, provision is made that measured values of the detection apparatus 3 are requested at specific time intervals and the measured values communicated are compared with the values stored in the storage device 12. As soon as a deviation in the values to be compared is detected, the CPU 11 prompts the activation/deactivation unit 14 to activate the autopilot-master computer 1 to prevent manual flight operation. This can occur, for example, when the measured values delivered by the detection apparatus 3 which in one embodiment are determined over relatively long intervals, such as a few seconds to a minute, are compared with the values stored in the computer.
In an exemplary embodiment, only when there is a specific deviation of the measured values delivered after a specific period of time, is manual flight operation prevented by the CPU 11 and the activation/deactivation unit 14 by activation of the autopilot-master computer 1. This should prevent, in the case of weight measurement, short-term fluctuations of the measured weight as a result of posture-related weight shifts of the pilot from making it impossible for him to be able to continue to perform manual flight operation.
An exemplary flow chart for a takeoff-landing sequence using a security system according to the invention is depicted in FIG. 3. In the case of weight measurements 210, the aforementioned tolerance range can be about ±1.5 or ±2 kg 212. In addition, another capability can be present to deactivate the autopilot even without permanent occupation of the seat and to carry out manual flight operation. For example, in one embodiment the secret codes of the two pilots 200 and 202 that are input originally at the beginning of the flight can enable deactivation of the autopilot-master computer. These codes, by way of example are entered via a keypad of the control console 4 or display and verified for correctness by the CPU 11, whereupon it permits the activation/deactivation unit 14 to deactivate the autopilot-master computer 1 (see FIG. 2). This capability is provided for those cases in which one of the two pilots is unable for various reasons to perform his duties in the pilot's seat.
In a normal take-off sequence the destination coordinates are input to the auto-pilot 250 and the auto-pilot set to the off condition 260 and manual control set to the on condition 270 for take-off 280 wherein an exemplary embodiment the cockpit door is automatically locked 290. In an exemplary embodiment, manual control is set to off 300 and auto-pilot set to on 310 during flight if the pilot's seat is empty or if the pilot's seat is occupied and a weight confirmation has been performed 320.
In addition, deactivation of the auto-pilot 322 with manual controls set to on 324 is also possible if the pilot's code is correctly entered into the input device or the pilot remains in the pilot's seat and a weight determination is within the specified tolerance of the stored value 330. In addition, the pilot may land the plane 340 and the flight control computer is, by way of example, switched off 350 and the personal code information deleted 360.
The present invention is not restricted to application in “fly-by-wire” control systems. It can also be used in commercial aircraft in which the control devices in the cockpit are mechanically coupled, i.e., as a rule by cables, directly with the control surfaces of the aircraft. In these control systems, a flight computer is also usually present. However, in the non fly-by-wire control systems it no longer has the task of merging electronic signals from the control devices and forwarding them to the control surfaces. However, even in control systems that are not based on “fly-by-wire” technology, an autopilot that acts on the mechanical devices on the basis of destination data entered and adjusts the control surfaces in a specific manner may be present. Even this autopilot can then be activated and deactivated to switch between automatic and manual flight operation.
The exemplary embodiment of the security system according to
The input device mainly serves to input a code by means of a keyboard or by speech input, whereby the pilot can identify him or herself with regard to the security system. Prior to the flight, the pilot inputs the personal code known only to him or her and later on, after inputting this code again, may, for example, leave the pilot's seat without activating the security system and thus blocking the switchover to manual flight operation. In one embodiment, the input device is equipped with a display 204 for display of incoming data and possibly other information.
In one embodiment, the pilot and the copilot each have such an input device in the form of a hand unit in order to identify themselves with regard to the security system by their own personal codes. Depending on the design of the security system, the input unit is, by way of example, provided with additional functions. For example, in one embodiment, the input device is provided with a storage unit to store individual physical characteristics of the pilot, a comparator and a processor unit. In an exemplary embodiment provisions are made that by means of suitable control by the input device and its components the weight is continuously detected at specific time intervals and evaluated in the input device 5. This condition of continuous weight measurement is, by way of example, activated when the main autopilot computer 1 is deactivated, i.e., a manual flight operation is set. In this case continuous monitoring establishes whether the operator carrying out manual flight operation has the necessary authority to do so, i.e. whether the operator has the body weight detected by a detection means 3 that matches the body weight of the pilot.
In an alternate embodiment of the present invention depicted in the simplified block diagram of
In a security system according to the invention configured in such a manner the following process is, by way of example, realized during normal flight conditions. In a normal flight operation from A to B, the autopilot is set to “ON”. The pilot would, for whatever reason, like to leave the pilot's seat. Before the pilot moves the seat back, the pilot punches in his or her personal code set on the ground prior to the flight into the input device 5, gets up and leaves the pilot's seat, whereupon, although the weight has changed, the security system does not trigger any measures. In this embodiment the autopilot remains “ON” while the copilot is still seated in the right seat. The security system also does not issue an acoustic warning signal. After the pilot has returned to the pilot's seat, nothing happens initially. Only after a specific presetable time interval, such as a few minutes, an acoustical signal is sounded by the security system to remind the pilot that the pilot's seat was empty for a while and needs to be “re-coded” to confirm the legitimacy of his presence. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment if the pilot then punches his personal code into the input device, the pilot may again leave the position “Autopilot ON” at any time.
In a hijacking, the following events would likely take place. The pilot or the pilots would probably first be asked to leave their seats. Meanwhile, the autopilot is still set on “ON”. It is improbable to assume that the pilot or the copilot would input his personal secret code prior to leaving his or her seat. If one of the hijackers, using force or not, takes a seat in one of the pilot seats in order to pilot the aircraft by his or herself, the highjacker is forced to switch off the autopilot. This, however, is no longer possible, as the security system prevents this, because of the brief weight measuring interruption.
An exemplary security system simultaneously sounds an acoustic signal demanding the input of the pilot's code. This is, however, impossible for the hijackers to do; therefore, they cannot effect a switchover to manual flight operation. If no code input takes place immediately after the first acoustic demand signal, the acoustic signal is sounded again after a short time interval and then a third time after an even shorter time interval. If, after this third acoustic demand, no input by at least one of the pilots is carried out, an exemplary security system communicates to the outside world that something is wrong with this aircraft. For example, in one embodiment a small but powerful radio emits a silent emergency signal to the nearest receiver/airport providing data specific to this aircraft alone. To determine the precise position of this aircraft from the ground is no longer a problem and countermeasures can be initiated.
In this embodiment the input device 5 and the detection apparatus 3 are, by way of example, coupled to their own power source such as a 12V battery, thereby providing a security system that is independent from the onboard circuits. As also already disclosed above, the detection apparatus 3, in an exemplary embodiment, comprises relatively simple weight sensors that monitor the maintenance of a lower and possibly an upper weight limit in the pilot's seat. In this case, the weight sensors are coupled directly to the relay circuits of the autopilot master computer 1 and do not need to be connected directly to the input device 5. The latter are, by way of example coupled either to the relay circuits or the connecting line between the relay circuits and the weight sensors to facilitate the already disclosed demanded switching off of the security function by code input by the pilots.
In an exemplary embodiment the relay circuits are, by way of example, designed and coupled to the detection apparatus 3 such that, with manual flight operation already set, an activation of the relays' triggered by the detection apparatus 3 or the input device 5 due to weight irregularities results in a switchover from manual flight operation to autopilot and identification by means of the personal code input is demanded. In this manner, a scenario is prevented where the hijacker or highjackers first force a switching off of the autopilot and subsequently render the pilot defenseless and remove the pilot from the pilot's seat.
However, it is necessary to prevent this switchover from manual flight operation to autopilot-mode from being triggered during normal flight operations, that is, during the manual takeoff or landing by the pilot through unintentional weight shifts. In that regard, the security system is configured in such a way, that the pilot inputs his personal code simultaneously with the switchover from autopilot mode to manual flight operation thus keeps the security system from triggering a reverse switchover with weight irregularities at a later time. In case the hijackers force the pilot or the copilot to surrender the personal code and then switch off the autopilot by entering that code, provision is made that after a specific short time interval, a new code input is demanded by the security system and that the code has a time related changeable part whose properties are not known to the hijackers.
For example, in one embodiment, every personal code has, by way of example, an unchangeable sequence of numbers followed by a changeable sequence of numbers. In one embodiment, the changeable sequence of numbers is, by way of example, the minute interval on a clock with numeral display in the cockpit that is synchronized with a clock integrated in the security system. The hijackers are unaware of this, so that after the time interval, they enter a code that is incorrect and identification fails.
Within the power supply area of the security system, possibly within the input device 5, a storage device is provided in which personally related data regarding the pilot or the copilot are stored. In particular, data and values regarding the physical characteristics of the pilot and the copilot are stored there. In one embodiment, such data is, by way of example, acquired by the detection apparatus 3 and stored in the memory device during the initialization phase before take-off. In the aforementioned exemplary embodiment in which the physical characteristics are provided by the body weight of the pilot, initially the weight of the pilot seated in the pilot seat is detected by the scale integrated in the pilot seat and stored in the memory of the storage device.
Alternatively, the detection apparatus 3 can comprise an image acquisition device, a finger/hand print sensor or a microphone by which the corresponding characteristics of the pilot, such as the iris of one of his eyes, his finger/hand print or his voice are detected and the corresponding data stored in the memory of the storage device 12.
In one embodiment, the physical characteristics of the pilot are taken from an external storage medium or externally transmitted by a radio connection and stored in the memory of the input device 5 rather than being detected by the detection apparatus 3 during an initial initialization phase.
Furthermore, the comparison device may be provided with the power supply area of an exemplary security system, possibly within the input device 5, where the data and values detected by the detection apparatus 3 regarding physical characteristics such as weight can be compared with the data and values that have been stored in the storage device. In particular, in the case when an actual measurement, such as the weight, is detected by the detection apparatus 3 and a comparison by the comparison device with the data stored in the storage device shows that the data to be compared deviates beyond a specific tolerance band width from each other, the comparison device, for instance, provides a corresponding signal to the processor contained in the input device 5 which then addresses the relay circuits of the autopilot master computer 1.
To those skilled in the various arts, the invention itself herein will suggest solutions to other tasks and adaptations for other applications. It is the applicants intention to cover by claims all such uses of the invention and those changes and modifications which could be made to the embodiments of the invention herein chosen for the purpose of disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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"Mission Control, this is Romulus ADV: The thrusters are cold, we did it. We're on Mars."
The message that, 9 minutes after it was sent, was met with fantastic celebrations worldwide. The Fledgling I spacecraft was in orbit of Mars, the Romulus lander had reached the surface at Marineris Base, and for the first time humans were about to walk out on the red planet.
Well maybe that's not quite how the Mars landings of the future will unfold, but here is my interpretation of a base for humans for future missions to Mars, in Lego form. I present to you my fifth product idea on Lego Ideas, 'Future Mars Base'! Before people asked if humans getting to Mars could ever happen, now the question is when will it happen? The answer is very soon if you support this idea and it is made as an official Lego set!
I originally built this base as an extra model for my entry to the 'Moon to Mars' contest and now I have submitted it as its own separate product idea. The model features:
- The central module of the living area with a domed roof and four connecting passages with green or red lights above.
- The four smaller section of the base with transparent red windows, connected magnetically to the central habitation dome. They have thrusters on the base to land on the ground.
- Two ADVs (Ascent/Descent Vehicles), the Romulus and the Remus, with thrusters, landing pads and stabiliser rockets.
- Two six-wheeled Mars rovers which can have parachutes attached to them to land on the surface.
- Two sets of four solar panel arrays which can be angled.
- Two sets of transmission antennae and receiver dishes.
The Fledgling I rocket (called this because as humans travel to another planet, we are making our flight from the nest of Earth) can be seen in the background of the images. This would be the spacecraft that would 'ferry' astronauts and equipment from Earth to Mars. I do not propose for this to be included if this were to be made a set.
I think this would make a fantastic Lego set for anyone who is interested in space and what the future holds for space exploration. I think it has an intriguing design so would look cool on display. It also would be fun to play with as you can gradually establish the base by landing things on the surface, attaching the various sections of the base and setting up the other equipment. I think this set also strikes a good balance between the real-life collectors space sets, and the space-themed play sets, more aimed at children. I think there are many Lego fans that aren't complete space fanatics (so wouldn't buy, for example, the Saturn V rocket) but would be interested in more realistic space sets. Although I would definitely class myself as one of these space fanatics!
Thank you for reading about my product idea: Future Mars Base. I would really appreciate it if you supported my idea or left a comment about what you like or think could be better about the model. 10,000 is a huge challenge (almost as hard as landing on Mars) but I know with your support it is possible! I would be delighted if this can make it past 100 supporters! If you're a big space fan like me, then why not check out my other space-themed submissions on my profile?
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How a Hot air balloon works
Hot air balloons work on a very scientific principle, warm air rises in cooler air.
Going where the wind brings you. .A hot air balloon can be as fast or as slow as the wind.
Since it is not equipped with any means of propulsion, its speed is entirely determined by wind speed. It goes where the wind goes.
However, winds blow in directions and speeds that vary according to altitude. By changing altitude, a pilot can somewhat maneuver a balloon.
A hot air balloon mainly flies in the morning and evenings. Usually, during those times the winds and temperatures are more stable. The best time to fly is just after sunrise and about two hours before sunset.
Balloon pilots are certified by the Federal Aviation Administration, in the same manner as airplane pilots. They must take instruction, pass written tests and be re-examined periodically.
A hot air balloon flight requires the coordination of a crew. The team helps with setting up and inflation the balloon. Once the balloon has taken off, crew members maintain visual and/or radio contact with the pilot, following the balloon to the landing site.
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It is in front of a Chicago public school, and on it are four principles: knowledge, achievement, malleability and perseverance.
We found 47 records for Barbara Lawrence in West Chicago, Berwyn and 44 other cities in Illinois. ", At least 106 people shot, 14 fatally, in Chicago weekend violence, Watch live: Gov. Each year, during student orientation, students at the school are taught about Lawrence, according to Principal William Harris. In accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of the Treasury policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the bases of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. "Robert Lawrence logged more than 2,500 flight hours during his career.
So it wasn't much of a surprise when Lawrence entered Bradley University in Peoria in 1952 and joined the Air Force ROTC program there. ", "I feel that any honor that has been bestowed upon any astronaut in the space program should be bestowed upon Bob," his mother said as she thumbed through an old photo album in Cress Lawrence's South Side home. The project aims to capture the oral history of everyday African-Americans. "Because it was a military program, they had told us not to say anything, so when the reporter called me after getting to California I kept saying `no comment,' " Cress Lawrence said, smiling, before getting to the punch line.
Oberg, a 22-year NASA employee who essentially led the fight to have Lawrence's name added to the memorial, said he got involved because of his interest in "historical and public accuracy." "He demonstrated his qualifications, his life was lost doing that. The space agency cited Lawrence for accomplishments and flight maneuver data that "contributed greatly to the development of the space shuttle. Lawrence was killed; the student survived, but with numerous injuries.
However, in a letter dated April 29, 1969, and sent to Cress Lawrence, the Air Force apologized for the misinformation, saying they had never released such a statement and that all historical reports would reflect that Lawrence was not the pilot. © Copyright 2020, The Astronauts Memorial Foundation, All Rights Reserved.
And even the age-old question of whether there is life on other planets doesn't seem so out of this world.
The day that the Defender story ran, a reporter from the Chicago American was sent out to California to interview the couple. In the meantime, at Lawrence Elementary School, a display case holding a 2-foot-tall photo of a smiling, uniformed Lawrence, as well as two old flight suits and other memorabilia, stand as his monument. Dec. 8, 1997. Major Lawrence perished in an F-104 Starfighter crash at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Oberg also has never met Lawrence's widow or the rest of his family. "But it has been a long, hard struggle." He wasn't selected because he was African-American, but because he was qualified.". His wife, Barbara Cress Lawrence, recently shared his story with her sister Lorne Cress Love as part of the StoryCorps Griot Initiative.
Oberg first heard about Lawrence as a graduate student at Northwestern University, which he was attending as an Air Force officer on a NASA grant. I think his selection to the space program kind of put that lie to rest. The day after the crash, on Dec. 9, according to Air Force documents and advisories sent to Cress Lawrence, Robert Lawrence was reported to have been flying the plane. The surprise came some 15 years, three college degrees--including a doctorate in physical chemistry from Ohio State--and an Air Force commission later. In the nearly 30 years that have passed since Lawrence died during training for the Air Force's long-defunct Manned Orbital Laboratory program, on Dec. 8, 1967, he has gone relatively unrecognized save for his family, friends, at least one space historian and the South Side school that is the Chicago native's namesake.
It's a fitting epilogue to a man who upon his graduation from Englewood High School at age 16, the youngest member of his class, had told his family that his goal was "to be useful to mankind. Chicago Defender reporter Betty Washington actually broke the story after hearing word that the Air Force was going to have a news conference to announce that a "Negro" was going into space. J.B. Pritzker gives a coronavirus update, After Twitter outcry, 5 women detail Chris D’Elia’s alleged sexual improprieties.
"Children see his picture and hear his story and know they, too, can reach for the stars. "That had been a real sticking point at the time," Cress Lawrence said.
In June 1967, Major Lawrence was selected along with three other officers to become astronauts in the Air Force's Manned Orbital Laboratory program. "I got to know him through the people who knew him best, his family and people who served with him.
If he had not been training to become an astronaut, he would still be alive today. One incident she witnessed came with the initial reaction to his appointment, and the local media’s first phone calls.Music Button: Beef Wellington “Tacet” from the CD Feel Fantabulous (8th Dimension records), Trump Declares ‘A Big WIN,’ But Results Remain Too Close To Call In Key Battleground States, Calm Polling Places, A Huge Youth Turnout And The Wait For Results, Progressive State’s Attorney Kim Foxx Fends Off Law-And-Order Candidate Pat O’Brien. Perhaps ironically in hindsight, Lawrence was instantly heralded by the Air Force and newspapers across the country as "America's First Negro Astronaut.". "I'm happy," Barbara Cress Lawrence said of the memorial honor as she flipped through some old files and Duncan looked through the photos. After all, man already has walked on the moon.
It seems that a technicality and bureaucratic red tape had prevented Lawrence from receiving the honor. In May 1991, when the national Space Mirror Memorial was dedicated at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., to America's 16 astronauts who have died in the line of duty, Lawrence's name was not included. THIS INSTITUTION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER.
The Astronauts Memorial Foundation "could have done the right thing years ago," Oberg said. There were three criteria the Air Force required to be given astronaut status: to be a test pilot or command pilot, which Lawrence was; to be qualified to fly 50 miles above the earth's surface; and to have actually flown 50 miles above the earth's surface.
Only six months after being selected, in December 1967, Lawrence was training another pilot--practicing the same type of nose-up, high-speed landings that are used today by space shuttle pilots--when the student accidentally crash-landed the Lockheed F-104 jet on Runway 04 at Edwards Air Force Base.
The Department of the Treasury is an equal opportunity provider and employer. "That's a term you don't hear a lot about anymore, but this was a man who had character and his character shines through all this history.". They will be joined by members of the Astronauts Memorial Foundation. But Lawrence, by all accounts, was the first African-American astronaut. In fact, a family member once remarked "if Bob had not been so interested in science, he probably would be a musician.". James De Santis, president and chief executive officer of The Astronauts Memorial Foundation, said the fact that Lawrence's name had been lost in the pages of history was a shame and he is glad that the situation has been resolved. The MOL Program was a predecessor of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program and the two programs eventually merged. Lawrence and his wife, Barbara Cress Lawrence, have one son, Tracey. A rededication ceremony for the Space Mirror Memorial is scheduled for Dec. 8 at the Kennedy Space Center, where President Clinton is expected to be in attendance and watch as the memorial foundation unveils the 17th name on the 42-by-50-foot, mirror-polished granite memorial: Robert H. Lawrence Jr.
She says Robert Lawrence faced many prejudices in his position. You may still contact us via email, telephone and other correspondence.
Guion Bluford, who now lives in Ohio and called Lawrence a role model, became the first African-American astronaut in space in 1983 as a member of the space shuttle Challenger crew. He used to build model airplanes as a child, Duncan said. Space shuttles are launched all the time. Lawrence was the only trainee killed in the Air Force program. His family and NASA space shuttle engineer/historian James Oberg, who served in the Air Force and knew of Lawrence and his accomplishments and death, saw this as an insult to someone with Lawrence's distinguished military career. Congressman Bobby L. Rush speaks during the ceremony honoring Air Force Maj. Robert H. Lawrence Jr. Lawrence.
That's why it was so important for Lawrence's family to set the record straight. Robert H. Lawrence, Jr. made the ultimate sacrifice and lost his life in service to the nation and the space program on December 8, 1967. So, he said, he is looking forward to attending the rededication ceremony in Florida. The official announcement will be made during a news conference scheduled by U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) for 10 a.m. Monday, appropriately at the Adler Planetarium. Robert H. Lawrence, Jr. was the first African-American astronaut. Because Lawrence was in the Air Force space program, not NASA's--the two would eventually become one under NASA in 1969--and Lawrence had not completed his training and received his "astronaut wings," he technically wasn't considered an astronaut by Air Force standards. "I'm happy," Barbara Cress Lawrence said of the memorial honor as she flipped through some old files and Duncan looked through the photos. "Finally he asked, `Well can you tell me this, is he a Negro?'. "Being a part of the space program was tremendously significant for Bob, particularly because he was African-American and we were living in the '60s, and there was this assumption that African-Americans were just not qualified to be pilots, astronauts or anything else of note. The MOL Program was a predecessor of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program and the two programs eventually merged. And I'm happy they finally see that.".
At the time, Robert and Betty Lawrence were living at Edwards Air Force Base in California, after spending three years in Germany.
A Minnesota woman who died at the age of 80 last week will not be missed by her family, who let the public know in a biting obituary.
COVID-19: AMF is dedicated to the health and safety of its employees as well as the thousands of visitors and students whom enjoy the tangible and living memorials of our fallen astronauts.
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- Has anyone been lost in space before?
- Has anyone ever floated away in space?
- What would kill you first in space?
- Can you fart in space?
- What happens if someone dies on the ISS?
- Who is currently on ISS?
- Do female astronauts wear bras in space?
- Is it possible to get pregnant in space?
- Will the ISS fall to earth?
- How many dead bodies are in space?
- Do you die instantly in space?
- Has anyone died on the International Space Station?
Has anyone been lost in space before?
Soyuz 1 dooms cosmonaut: The first fatal accident in a space mission befell Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov, whose problem-plagued Soyuz 1 capsule crashed onto Russian soil in 1967.
The resulting drop in pressure also exposed the crew to the vacuum of space — the only human beings to ever experience such a fate..
Has anyone ever floated away in space?
It’s never happened, and NASA feels confident that it never will. For one thing, astronauts generally don’t float free. … “A rescue effort could and would be undertaken by the second spacewalker and/or other members of the spacestation crew,” says Michael Curie, a spokesman for NASA’s space operations.
What would kill you first in space?
The most immediate threat in the cosmic vacuum is oxygen deprivation. Assuming that you don’t hold your breath during decompression, it will take about 15 seconds for your O2 deprived blood to get to your brain. … Simple loss of oxygen will likely kill you faster than anything else in the vacuum of space.
Can you fart in space?
But if you’re an astronaut, every fart is a ticking time bomb. The gases in farts are flammable, which can quickly become a problem in a tiny pressurized capsule in the middle of space where your fart gases have no where to go.
What happens if someone dies on the ISS?
Your body would not decompose in the normal way, since there is no oxygen. If you were near a source of heat, your body would mummify; if you were not, it would freeze. If your body was sealed in a space suit, it would decompose, but only for as long as the oxygen lasted.
Who is currently on ISS?
Cassidy, Ivanishin and Vagner will join the current ISS crew of NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka. Those three will return to Earth on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft April 17.
Do female astronauts wear bras in space?
But we can strike one unknown from our lists, as an intrepid Quora user boldly went where no Quora user had gone before — and asked if female astronauts wear bras. The answer (according to one astronaut, at least) is “Yes”: … That’s a lot of stress, so sports bras are commonly used during exercise.
Is it possible to get pregnant in space?
As a result NASA’s official policy forbids pregnancy in space. Female astronauts are tested regularly in the 10 days prior to launch. And sex in space is very much frowned upon. So far the have been no confirmed instances of coitus, though lots of speculation.
Will the ISS fall to earth?
The ISS doesn’t fall to Earth because it is moving forward at exactly the right speed that when combined with the rate it is falling, due to gravity, produces a curved path that matches the curvature of the Earth.
How many dead bodies are in space?
three astronautsOnly three astronauts have died in space: Georgy Dobrovolsky , Vladislav Volkov , and Viktor Patsayev . They were the crew of the Soyuz 11 mission in June of 1971. The spacecraft depressurized during preparations for re-entry, while it was 168 km above Earth’s surface, and they died within a minute.
Do you die instantly in space?
Water and dissolved gas in the blood forms bubbles in the major veins, which travel throughout the circulatory system and block blood flow. After about one minute circulation effectively stops. The lack of oxygen to the brain renders you unconscious in less than 15 seconds, eventually killing you.
Has anyone died on the International Space Station?
Cosmonauts Georgi Dobrovolski (left), Vladislav Volkov (middle), and Viktor Patsayev (right), the only three people to die in space, are featured on three USSR stamps. On June 29, the cosmonauts loaded back into the Soyuz 11 spacecraft and began their descent to Earth.
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Over the life of an aircraft it will experience damage from a variety of reasons such as accidental impact, lightening strikes or bird strikes, corrosion or exposure to elements, and many other examples.
The damage will be found and evaluated by maintenance persons and recorded accordingly. Note that not all damage will require a physical repair, it is possible that the “repair” is an approved evaluation, and the damage is permitted to remain.
It is also not always possible to see damage on an aircraft, it might be hidden from sight (for example floor beam repairs) or it could be a composite fuselage repair (for example the Boeing 787) and you can walk past it without externally noting it.
Often a physical inspection can take place during a paint input as this is when the paint is removed, and the bare metal is exposed or composite as applicable. This is referred to as a BMI – Bare Metal Inspection and you can see multiple repairs and damages you cannot normally see.
For most repairs, we will refer to a structural manual, such as the structural repair manual (SRM) which covers multiple smaller or common repairs on an aircraft.
When damage exceeds the limits noted in a structural manual then repair and evaluation
instructions may come from various sources such as a Part 21 authorised organisation or the OEM (original equipment manufacturer).
The next consideration would be the records for the repairs; on board, the aircraft will be a document noting damage and detailing a summary of the damage. To accompany this there shall also be a “repair file” which is all the supporting paperwork and documents to accompany each repair where the repair is certified and documented.
The damage we see and the recorded details for the repair should be accurate, and dimensions / location recorded along with damage in the near vicinity are very important considerations during a
review as these can determine repairs being appropriate or not.
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Tail Rotor Blade/New HQ0733A (H50084)
SKU code: 200000303
or 4 payments of $1.50 with InfoSold Out
●Tail rotor blade x 2
●Shape: Symmetrical wing
●Use for T-REX 500.
●This longer tail blade features very reactive, precision center of gravity and efficient wing design, this blade ensures the lock of the tail when reversing in high speed, better resistance to the wind! The tail reverse torque makes the rotation more smooth, the angle and action of the 4 point tic tock are more pricise.
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Pasadena PD Air Operations, UK SAR photo feature, 2019 SAR Training Directory, part 3 of lessons learned in risk management, and more!
Peterborough-based aircraft parts distributor, KADEX Aero Supply (KADEX), announced it is the Canadian distributor for Donaldson Inlet Barrier Filter Systems.
The biggest names in aerospace rely on Donaldson’s ever-evolving portfolio of filtration solutions. A deep understanding of the aerospace industry, coupled with the most innovative products, has resulted in a robust product line that meets the needs of those who operate in challenging conditions. KADEX will offer the Canadian rotorcraft industry with the Donaldson Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) system and spare parts, helping operators extend engine life and reduce program operating costs.
Donaldson offers Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transport Canada (TC) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified filters for Airbus, Bell, Leonardo, Robinson, and MD helicopters. Helicopters routinely contend with dust, sand and debris that attack turbine engines and impact engine reliability, hampering efficient engine operation. Installing an IBF system is the most effective way to protect engines from damage ranging from lost efficiency to catastrophic failure, while adding significant advantages.
KADEX will be stocking full kits and spare parts for wide variety of IBF Systems from Donaldson at both its Calgary and Peterborough location.
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Nokia OVNI Drones: Shaping Connected Cities
Nokia has trial-launched drones for search and rescue operations. Drones known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were deployed to locate a missing person at sea. Once found, the UAV informed the victim via a loudspeaker that help is on the way and another UAV delivered a first aid kit to the victim. Drones equipped with LIDAR technology and thermal imaging technology can conduct aerial surveillance and capture accurate images on emergency and natural disaster scenes, enabling first responders to have a better understanding of the situation, and provide faster response time to dispatch emergency relief services and resources. Additionally, the technology promotes better coordination across government agencies (e.g., police agencies, fire departments, paramedics, etc.), via data sharing of situational awareness data provided by drones. Additionally, Nokia recently announced the registration of its drone named OVNI with the European Union Intellectual Property Office as a telecommunication device for civilian and military use.
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COLUMBUS, Mississippi--The clouds rolled in but that didn't stop the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds for entertaining a large crowd at the "Wings Over Columbus" Open House and Air Show at Columbus Air Force Base.
The pilots flew six F-16C "Fighting Falcon" jets through a series of precise maneuvers often with their wingtips nearly overlapping. The solo pilots flew several head-on passes at a closing speed of nearly 1,200 mph. They also managed to sneak up on the crowd a couple of times with the noise of their jet engines causing people to gasp and car alarms to go off.
Earlier, civilian pilots flew various vintage aircraft including a rare P-38 "Lightning." Others flew aerobatic routines leaving smoky trails across the sky. Greg Koontz and the Alabama Boys from Ashville made the crowd laugh with a comedy flight routine that ended with Koontz landing a Piper J3C "Cub" on the back of a moving truck.
The entire show will be repeated Sunday if the weather cooperates.
See this early story U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform near Alabama this weekend for more details on the event.
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is stuck in the past. NASA halted the planned first launch of its Space Launch System (SLS) moon rocket last week, owing to a failure of one of its four first-stage rocket engines. Those RS-25 engines, which NASA decided to refurbish and use as a cost-saving measure, are left over from the space-shuttle program. Building a new launch vehicle with obsolete technology is emblematic of NASA’s approach to this late, overbudget program.
The Space Launch System was developed to replace Constellation, the President George W. Bush-era plan to repeat the Apollo moon-landing program. The giant booster NASA proposed was faulted as far too costly by an expert committee chaired by former aerospace executive Norman Augustine, and the Obama administration planned to terminate it. Senate heavyweights, contractors already working on the Constellation and longtime NASA employees came up with SLS as a supposedly lower-cost replacement by using the same aerospace technology already under contract for Constellation.
By the time this decision was made in 2010, NASA had begun seeking bids from SpaceX and other companies to haul cargo to the International Space Station using privately developed technology, including SpaceX’s Falcon 9 with its first-stage rockets, which can be reused more than 10 times each. An internal NASA study found that if NASA had developed an equivalent launch vehicle using its normal procurement system, it would have cost three times as much as what SpaceX spent.
SLS and its Orion capsule have been developed using old technology and NASA’s traditional cost-plus procurement process, in which contractors get reimbursed for design changes and cost overruns. Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver writes in her new book, “Escaping Gravity,” that the agency is paying the manufacturing company Aerojet Rocketdyne $150 million apiece to refurbish the outdated RS-25 outdated engines—$600 million a flight. It is no wonder that taxpayers so far have put nearly $30 billion into the Artemis moon-launch program before its first launch: $12 billion for the first SLS, $14 billion for two Orion crew capsules, and $3.6 billion for new SLS launch facilities at Cape Canaveral.
Assuming the first unmanned SLS launch is successful, NASA would have to spend at least $4 billion more to produce a second SLS for the first crewed test flight, since not one bit of the launch vehicle is reusable. And to attempt a moon landing, a third SLS would have to be built, as well as a third Orion capsule. This would be a win for NASA’s traditional aerospace contractors, but it would be a loss for taxpayers.
The new space paradigm means NASA should buy services from the rapidly developing competitive marketplace, not through its traditional procurement process.
As with commercial cargo and passenger flights to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA develops performance requirements and invites companies to propose how they would accomplish them. Under the Commercial Crew Program, SpaceX has completed four successful NASA missions and one mission launching space tourists to the ISS. SpaceX owns and operates its rockets and the crew and cargo capsules.
So does its competitor, Boeing. But even though Boeing has a larger contract—$4.2 billion vs. SpaceX’s $2.6 billion—its Starliner has yet to deliver any crews to the ISS (though it recently flew a successful test flight there and back). Last month, NASA announced it is expanding SpaceX’s missions to 14 and cutting Boeing’s to six.
When the International Space Station is deorbited in or before 2031, NASA doesn’t plan to replace it. Instead, it has offered to be a tenant on privately developed and operated space habitats. The best-known of these is the plan by Blue Origin and Sierra Space called Orbital Reef.
NASA’s moon-landing plans, though still reliant on SLS to get astronauts to lunar orbit, now include having SpaceX use its new reusable SuperHeavy booster to transport its new reusable Starship to lunar orbit, and Starship will land the astronauts on the moon. In the near future, new lunar mobility vehicles will be owned by developers and hired by NASA to transport people and cargo on the lunar service. The next generation of space suits will also be developed this way.
The Space Launch System is Congress and NASA traditionalists’ last attempt to preserve the old ways. If SLS fails to meet its mission objectives on its first test flight, Congress shouldn’t continue pouring billions of taxpayer dollars into this 20th-century approach.
This column originally appeared in The Wall Street Journal.
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Efforts are still ongoing in order to pinpoint the exact location of the missing jet owned by the Nigerian government.
This is the may-day statement issued by Nigerian Defence Headquarters made available to NUJEurope Chapter in relation to one of the fleets of airforce jet that disappeared mid-air on Friday.
"An Alpha Jet (NAF 466) belonging to the Nigerian Air Force is missing around Adamawa State. The aircraft, with two pilots onboard, left Yola at about 10:45am on 12 September 2014 on a routine operational mission and was expected back by 12:00 noon. Since then all efforts to establish contact with the aircraft have not yielded any positive result.
"Meanwhile, search and rescue effort is ongoing to establish contact with the crew. In view of the foregoing, you are please requested to disseminate this information through your news medium for the awareness of the general public. Thank you for your usual cooperation".
Has Anyone found The Missing Jet Belonging To Nigerian Airforce that Gone Missing On Air Since Friday ?
Please inform the Nigerian authorities.
Send your newsreport to [email protected]
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Failure Analysis of Turbine Disc of an Aero Engine
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 (2008) 3066–3081 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijhmt Numerical study of film cooled rotor leading edge with tip clearance in 1-1/2 turbine stage
Huitao Yang a, Hamn-Ching Chen a, Je-Chin Han a,*, Hee-Koo Moon b b a
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States
Solar Turbines Incorporated, 2200 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92101, United States
Received 28 September 2006
Available online 14 November 2007
Numerical simulations were performed to predict the film cooling effectiveness and the associated heat transfer coefficient in a 1-1/2 turbine stage. The leading edge of the rotor blade is film cooled with three rows of film cooling holes. The rotor tip leakage has been investigated for a clearance of 0.8% of blade span. Sliding grid is used for the rotor domain, and interface technique is employed to exchange information between stator and rotor domains. Simulations were carried out for both design and off-design conditions to investigate the effects of the stator–rotor interaction on the film cooling characteristics. The commercial code FLUENT with Reynolds stress model is used in the prediction. It is found that the tilted stagnation line on the rotor leading edge moves from the pressure side to the suction side, and the instantaneous coolant streamlines shift from the suction side to the pressure side with the increasing rotating speed.
For the fixed inlet/outlet pressure ratio of turbine stage, the high rpm reduces the heat transfer coefficient on the rotor due to the low rotor relative velocity, and increases the ‘‘sweet spot” on the rotor tip. These trends are well supported by the experimental results.
Ó 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Gas turbine; Film cooling; Rotating blade; Leading edge; CFD
The inlet temperature of a modern turbine has continually increased to achieve high thrust power
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Your search for Airbus found the following documents (of 49861 documents searched):
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- 89. Airbus Delivers its 8,000th Aircraft to AirAsia
Airbus has delivered its 8,000th aircraft Ė an A320 for the Indonesian wing of AirAsia. The Airbus product line comprises the best-selling A320 Family in the single aisle market, the popular A330 and all-new A350 XWB in the mid-size widebody category and the flagship A380 in the very large aircraft segment. In the freight market Airbus currently offers the new-build A330-200F and t
- 90. Airbusí CFO to Leave in 2019
Airbus has confirmed that its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Harald Wilhelm (52), will leave the company in 2019. Harald Wilhelm has served Airbus and its predecessor companies for 27 years in various finance roles and he has been CFO of Airbus Commercial Aircraft for the last 10 years and on top group CFO for the last six years.
- 91. Airbus lays first corner stone for the Airbus Single-Aisle Maintenance Training Centre in Hambur
Airbus lays first corner stone for the Airbus Single-Aisle Maintenance Training Centre in Hamburg. Latest Travel News from ASIA Travel Tips.com - updated daily, and available free through email. September 2002.
- 92. Germania Orders 5 Airbus A319s
Germania Orders 5 Airbus A319s. Germania will thus become a new Airbus operator and will start a complete fleet rollover to eco-efficient Airbus A319s. Deliveries of the aircraft will start in 2011. Germania will fly the A319s to their 30 destinations in Germany, Europe, around the Mediterranean region and the Middle East.
- 93. China Airlines Takes Delivery of Special Airbus A350-900
China Airlines has taken delivery of a very special Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The new aircraft is the first in Taiwan to feature a joint Airbus livery and the only Airbus joint liveried aircraft to feature corporate colors.
- 94. Airbus Helicopters Appoints Thomas Hundt as Executive Vice President - Finance
Airbus Helicopters has appointed Thomas Hundt as Executive Vice President Finance, and as a member of the Executive Committee, effective 1 March 2020. Thomas previously worked as Senior Vice President of Performance Management and Costing for Airbus Helicopters and Managing Director for Airbus Helicopters Germany.
- 95. China Aviation Supplies Import and Export Group signs agreement for 150 Airbus Aircraft
China Aviation Supplies Import and Export Group signs agreement for 150 Airbus Aircraft. On Monday, Airbus signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) to formalise the commitment of allocating 5% of the A350XWB airframe to the Chinese aviation industry. Airbus also signed a Heads of Agreement with China Aviation Industry Corporati
- 96. Rockwell Collins Becomes Lead Supplier of HBC for Airbus Aircraft
Airbus has selected Rockwell Collins as a lead supplier of High-Bandwidth Connectivity (HBC) for the Airbus A320 single-aisle family of aircraft, as well as long-range A330 and A380 aircraft. Under the terms of the agreement, airlines purchasing Airbus aircraft can select HBC from Rockwell Collins to meet the growing demand for high-speed connectivity.
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http://m.timesjobs.com/job-detail/Engg-project-Mgmt-site-Engg-Civil-Engg-job-in-Tristar-Group-Sudan-jobid-1mgS14MKfcBzpSvf%20uAgZw==-bc-INT
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Aviation Fuel - Site / Terminal Manager
28 Nov, 2011
4 - 9 Yrs
School & Graduation -BE/ B.Tech (Engineering), Pilot Licenses, Other School/ Graduation -Diploma (Aviation/ Aeronautical, Mechanical, Petroleum )
Graduate Engineer / Dipl. holder with 3-5 years of relevant experience in aviation operations. Should manage a team on-site in fuel installations, handling aviation fuel operations and maintaining the site. Terminal operations Quality checks Jet A1 handling Team management Please send your cv to: [email protected]
A leading multinational petroleum logistics company with HQ in Dubai and operations in Africa, Asia and middle east. We are into fuel farm, aviation, road transportation & shipping of petroleum products.
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https://www.protom.com/portfolio/itemb/
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ITEMB (InTEgrated Main landing gear Box) Project is part of the Large Passenger Aircraft (LPA) Program area of Clean Sky 2 and it’s linked with “Next Generation Lower Center Fuselage” LPA activities, whose Topic Manager is Airbus.
The Next Generation Lower Center activities aim to develop a new generation of Lower Center Fuselage with an innovative concept of Landing Gear fully integrated into the fuselage body.
This concept is considered the next frontier in the development of the Landing Gear System for Medium Range Aircraft family like Airbus A320.
In order to contribute to achieve this goal, the ITEMB Consortium is going to provide a suitable structural configuration of the landing gear bay.
- Funding ProgrammeClean Sky 2
- DateJen 9, 2016 - Aug 31, 2018
- Topic LeaderAirbus
Currently, the typical medium range aircraft configuration, like A320, sees the Main Landing Gear integrated under the wing of the aircraft, while the LG bay is made up of several different parts.
ITEMB intends to explore a different scenario, based on an integrated landing system in the aircraft fuselage, concieving a new configuration of the carriage trolley bay where the cart is to be integrated.
The new approach is based on the use of composite materials.
This kind of materials allow a reduction of weight and cost of the structural component. There is only one way to achieve this goal: not following anymore the traditional design paradigms for metals and begin to “think in composite”.
ITEMB’s ambition is, therefore, to create a single composite structure of the carriage bay that reduces assembly costs by optimizing and integrating the entire design, construction and maintenance of the aircraft.
Freezing of the Composite Main Landing Gear Bay
After an initial phase of conceptual studies of different configurations for the upper and vertical bulkhead of the Main Landing Gear Bay, a trade-off between the different parts has been taken, in oder to finalize a suitable configuration to be considered for the next preliminary and detailed design phase of ITEMB.
Different configurations have been compared, in order to achievce the most suitable manufacturing process and loads path, in addiction to weight saving.
The best options has been chosen after some tests, performed on very simple structural components.
Definition of Details & Testing
The concept of the Upper and Vertical Bulkheads of the Landing Gear Bay has been refined, reaching an advanced level of definition.
The chosen detailed concept performed very well during tests, which has been carried on samples of scale models of the composite structural parts, produced specifically to analysis and possible corrective actions, before the realization of the final demonstrator.
During tests it has been possible to find good performances of some of the areas considered most critical, with a consequent reduction in the level of risk, which in perspective provides good guarantees in terms of reliability. The results that emerged in terms of weight reduction are also significant; the cost analysis also highlighted a reduction in assembly costs beyond expectations.
The ITEMB Consortium
ITEMB consortium parties are well balanced and complete each other of competences and expertise.
Project Coordinator for ITEMB, Protom has developed an extensive experience in design & project management. It has developed an extensive know-how in aerospace strictures & system, being able to carry on the entire process from the overall design of a product or sub-assembly to the specific design of detail parts.
Operating in the aeronautical field since 1989, the Company is able to manage all phases of project, industialization, product and assembly of complex aeronautical structures. The core business is mainly represented by large assemblies, as well as metal laminated or machined parts and fible composites manufacturing.
The Department of industrial Engineering – Aerospace Section is an important player in the European Scientific Community. More than eighty years of continuing research and developments have built a solid tradition of excellence based upon a strong relationship between the academic community, the aerospace industry and the research centres.
The ITEMB project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 717190
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http://indias-defence.blogspot.com/2012/09/live-snake-discovered-on-iafs-mig-21.html
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A live snake was discovered on a MiG-21 fighter after it returned from a training sortie. The reptile, which was subsequently established to be a harmless rat snake, could be removed only after partially dismantling sections of the fighter. Neither the pilot nor the aircraft was harmed.
But the discovery, which occurred at an undisclosed airbase in the Northeast, has prompted the Air Force to urge its personnel to be more watchful while inspecting aircraft, specially in the Northeastern states, Punjab and Haryana, where snakes and rats have been known to reside in aircraft that have been on the ground for long.
The IAF’s air safety report was released last month.
In the incident in the Northeast, Air Force personnel saw a snake “slithering up the landing gear” of the MiG-21 as it approached the parking bay after landing. Following the “emergency”, the aircraft was parked at an isolated place.
It was not clear if the snake was on board in the air or had got in as the fighter was taxiing to the hangar. It was suspected that it had entered through the undercarriage, an occurrence with alarming safety implications. MiG-21s are notorious for their poor flight safety record.
An expert called in to extricate the reptile found it after a thorough search, but could reach it only after dismantling several panels of a wing.
“If it (the snake) had bitten or punctured any of the linings such as oxygen or fuel systems or pulled out any electrical connections, it could have resulted in a serious emergency,” the report says.
The IAF has now asked technicians to be careful while opening panels in aircraft that have not flown for long, and air stations have been told to have a “hot-line connection” with a snake catcher in the area.
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https://gfntv.com/2019/11/06/born-to-fly-this-flight-program-is-giving-black-children-access-to-the-sky/
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‘Fly for the Culture’ is showing black children that the sky is the limit. Only 9% of all commercial pilots in the U.S. are women and less than 3% are black. This organization hopes to change the racial disparity in aviation by offering free flight lessons and mentorship for future pilots.
Born to Fly: This Flight Program Is Giving Black Children Access to the Sky
Stacey Abrams Won’t Give Up Fight for Fair Elections and Accurate Census
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SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has inked a contract to purchase 90 more Taurus long-range air-to-ground missiles in line with its weapon system introduction program despite eased tensions on the peninsula, an official said Tuesday.
"The contract was signed in late February," Kang Hwan-seok, spokesman for the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), told reporters in response to a related news report earlier in the day.
The state arms agency did not issue a separate press release about the deal.
South Korea ordered 170 Taurus precision-guided missiles, known as bunker-buster missiles, in 2013.
Most of those are fitted on F-15K fighter jets.
Last year, the government's defense industry program committee decided to buy 90 additional Taurus missiles amid the urgent beefing up of the nation's Kill Chain pre-emptive strike system against North Korea's fast-developing nuclear and missile programs.
Produced by German-Swedish defense producer Taurus Systems GmbH, the missile has a range of 500 kilometers. It can be used to destroy the North's key facilities, including hideouts of its leaders and radar stations.
Original post: yonhapnews.co.kr
South Korea tests ‘stealthy’ cruise missile in show of firepower to nuclear North
Seoul to deploy Asia’s first Taurus missiles
Taurus KEPD 350 missile system: Details
F-15K Slam Eagle: Details
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We are a combat flight simulation squadron flying propeller driven aircraft from WW1 and WW2. We do this using computer programs and networks across the internet.
Our RAF74 squadron has a long history of battle honours, taking part in and leading multiple campaigns over the last 14 years over the world wide web. We come together on a weekly basis to fly planes that we could never afford on computer screens across the world.
We specialise in flying the SE5a and Sopwith Camel though we are also successful flying the other entente aircraft including two-seaters such as the Bristol Fighter and RE-8.
We welcome all pilots, whether they wish to fly Scouts (Fighters), two-seaters or heavy bombers, and excel at teaching new and aspiring pilots the fundamental techniques required to become high-scoring and competetive members of the RAF74 Squadron.
Current flying times are: Friday 9:00pm EST and Sunday 2:00pm EST (GMT 7:00pm)
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By Prarthana Mitra
After breaking new grounds on the moon and Mars, Scientists at NASA have been working on a spacecraft to understand how the sun’s atmosphere works. With Parker Solar Probe, we will be one step closer to discovering the mysteries beyond the sun’s corona for the first time.
The $1.5 billion spacecraft is scheduled for a launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida on August 11.
First ever mission to touch the sun
Using Venus’ gravity to bring it closer to the sun, Parker Solar Probe, named after 91-year-old pioneering solar astrophysicist Eugene Parker, will skim the sun’s surface 3.83 million miles above it. This is closer than the numbers look, given the sweltering temperature at this distance from the core.
According to project scientist Nicky Fox of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Parker Solar Probe is also “the fastest human-made object,” speeding at a pace of 430,000 miles per hour.
An “incredibly daring journey”
During its seven-year mission, the spacecraft will invade the corona a couple dozen times, with its sun-facing side exposed to an average temperature of about 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit (1,370 Celsius). This is about 500 times the radiation that the earth receives.
The spacecraft comes with a 4.5-inch-thick carbon-composite heat shield that maintains the spacecraft operational at room temperature. The instrument aboard the console will measure the sun’s magnetic and electric fields, plasma waves and high energy particles. It will also transmit visuals via a white light imager.
Solving the coronal problem
Fox said, “As we go from the surface of the Sun, which is 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and move up into the corona, we find ourselves quickly at millions of degrees.” The Parker Solar Probe is expected to solve the mystery behind this coronal heating problem.
The corona is a “very strange, unfamiliar environment for us,” explained Alex Young, a solar scientist at the US space agency. Scientists at NASA want to primarily solve the gigantic mismatch between the temperature in outer corona, and that in the centre.
Comprehensive knowledge about how the corona works will help scientists anticipate dangerous space weather storms which frequently disrupt the power grid on Earth. “It’s of fundamental importance for us to be able to predict space weather much the way we predict weather on Earth,” Young added.
Prarthana Mitra is a staff writer at Qrius
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Russian Jet flies within 5 feet of US Navy plane over the Black Sea
January 30 , 2018
The United States has lodged a complaint against Russia after a Russian fighter jet came within 5 feet of US Navy plane over the Black Sea on Monday. The US has asked Russia to stop this kind of unsafe actions and behave within the international standards which are set to ensure safety. Russia has dismissed all allegations and has claimed that all safety measures were observed while intercepting.
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This post was authored by Stephanie Marcus, Science Reference Librarian in the Science, Technology, and Business Division.
50 years ago on July 20, 1969, around 530 million of us watched in amazement as first Neil Armstrong and then Buzz Aldrin left the lunar module Eagle and stepped out on the surface of the moon. Michael Collins stayed behind in the orbiting command module, waiting to reunite with them. Armstrong died in 2012, but Collins, 88, and Aldrin, 89, are still with us. Buzz Aldrin will be hosting celebratory events this July and many other events are planned across the country. NASA has a list of many of the special events at https://www.nasa.gov/specials/apollo50th/events.html. Others are listed by Aerospace America at: https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/apollo-11s-50th-anniversary/. Neil Armstrong’s newly conserved Apollo 11 spacesuit will go back on display at the National Air and Space Museum for the first time in 13 years and the Space Museum will also host a celebration on the National Mall July 16-20.
There have been many movies about the mission, but there is a new documentary, Apollo 11, which premiered at Sundance in January to rave reviews. Filmmaker Todd Miller worked with Daniel Rooney from the National Archives, who had discovered 177 reels of unprocessed footage from the mission, and with Canadian researcher Ben Feist, who provided 11,000 hours of digitized audio whose quality he had improved. Feist will release the audio to the public before the anniversary on the website apolloinrealtime.org.
The Science, Technology and Business Division is excited to have Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) project scientist Noah Petro return to talk about Apollo 11 and new interpretations of lunar samples from the Apollo missions made with data from the LRO. Petro has Apollo in his DNA, as his father was one of the engineers who created the backpacks worn by the Apollo astronauts. In 2016 he presented “Walking with the Last Men on the Moon: Revisiting the Apollo 17 Landing Site with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.” The LRO is a multipurpose NASA spacecraft launched in 2009 to make a comprehensive atlas of the Moon’s features and resources. Since launch, LRO has measured the coldest temperatures in the solar system inside the Moon’s permanently shadowed craters, detected evidence of water ice at the Moon’s south pole, seen hints of recent geologic activity on the Moon, found newly-formed craters from present-day meteorite impacts, tested space-borne laser communication technology, and much more.
Date: Tuesday, April 30
Time: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
For inquiries about this program, contact Stephanie Marcus in the Science, Technology & Business Division at [email protected] or the division office at: (202) 707-1212. Individuals requiring accommodations for this event are requested to submit a request at least five business days in advance by contacting (202) 707-6362 or [email protected].
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Just after midnight last November, Gordon and Barbara Taylor climbed into a privately-chartered, two-propeller airplane at Key West International Airport. Gordon, age 51, had a bad kidney and was on his way to surgery in Gainesville. So the small plane took off northbound in the darkness.
As they approached the Gainesville Regional Airport, their pilot hit a thick layer of fog. One mile away, the plane struck a patch of trees, crashed to the ground, and killed them.
Their college-aged daughters have now filed a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration for negligence. Their contention: Air traffic controllers should have communicated the poor weather conditions.
The lawsuit -- which was filed in Miami on November 17 -- asserts, "[They]]failed to properly monitor this flight and provide information and instruction." Julia and Kyle, the daughters, now seek over $75,000 in damages.
They live in Key West and did not want to be interviewed, but their Miami-based lawyer Ira Leesfield told the Key West Keynoter: "They're strong, intelligent and talented young ladies, but their whole heritage, their whole family was wiped out in a single moment."
Shortly after takeoff, the pilot Andrew Riciutti, contacted air traffic controllers at Miami International Airport, who then transferred the flight info to Tampa.
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At 2:16 a.m. a Jacksonville-based air traffic controller explained "there was no weather information available for Gainesville." He then directed the pilot to descend 3,000 feet and land at on runway number 29 at Gainesville Regional Airport.
But there was a problem: It was so foggy, you couldn't see more than a few feet ahead. Nevertheless, at 2:43 a.m. the controller "made the decision to terminate air traffic control services." Two minutes later the couple was killed.
The FAA doesn't comment on pending litigation.
The daughters, Leesfield says, are "devastated."
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|Title||AI discontinues Bangkok flight|
|Description||AI discontinues Bangkok flight Especially, the Chandigarh-Bangkok flight was suspended in mid-This summer time as well as the aircraft (A320neo) had been employed for Haj flights.Earlier, the air travel decided to resume the flight operations (Chandigarh-Bangkok) on October 1. Sources stated the nation's carrier produced the choice to discontinue the worldwide flight following discovering it commercially unviable. “The flight wasn't creating cash towards the expectations,” claimed the sources, adding the air travel also wanted an additional timeslot together with a parking bay, which they did not get. ShaChe to Urumqi flight When contacted, the spokesperson in the Chandigarh worldwide airport terminal claimed they (the airport terminal government bodies) did not have official information around the occasion. “We do not have any official word in connection with this,” stated the spokesperson. The flight had been operated 4 occasions per week before becoming suspended. The Atmosphere India had started the flight on December 12 this previous year.Utilizing the Bangkok flight becoming stopped, Chandigarh has direct air-connectivity with Sharjah and Dubai.About nine a number of weeks following starting its direct flight to Bangkok, the atmosphere India has stopped its operations within the Chandigarh worldwide airport terminal right here.MR Jindal, station manager of Air India right here, told Chandigarh Tribune the flight to Bangkok happen to be permanently stopped. “I have obtained a communiqué in connection with this within the higher government bodies,” stated Jindal.|
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As Cassini began its Aug. 2008 flyby of Enceladus, the spacecraft approached over the moon's cratered north pole. Cassini acquired this view as the icy moon grew ever larger in its field of view.
In addition to the sunlit crescent at upper right, the faint glow at bottom indicates a secondary source of illumination: reflected sunlight from Saturn.
The view looks toward high northern latitudes on Enceladus (504 kilometers, 313 miles across) from a perspective 71 degrees north of the moon's equator. The north pole is in shadow at center.
The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on Aug. 11, 2008. The view was obtained at a distance of approximately 448,000 kilometers (278,000 miles) from Enceladus and at a Sun-Enceladus-spacecraft, or phase, angle of 113 degrees. Image scale is 3 kilometers (2 miles) per pixel.
The Cassini Equinox Mission is a joint United States and European endeavor. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter was designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The imaging team consists of scientists from the US, England, France, and Germany. The imaging operations center and team lead (Dr. C. Porco) are based at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo.
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New 82UL specification is an attempt to make piston aircraft fuel environmentally friendly, more affordable
BY John Boyce, Contributing Editor
January / February 1999
After 10 years of repeated testing, arguing, and voting, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has produced a specification for an unleaded aviation gasoline. On November 10 the dispute was settled by a ballot of an ASTM aviation fuel subcommittee (officially, Sub-Committee J), comprising members from all aspects of the aviation and fuel industries. The following day, ASTM D6227 standard specification for grade 82 unleaded aviation (82UL) gasoline was published and became an official aviation fuel.
"It's done, it's an official specification," explains Dr. Cyrus Henry, a research fellow at Octel America in Newark, DE, and ballot secretary for the ASTM subcommittee.
In an earlier interview, Henry said, "This has been a real contentious process. It's an effort to make an aviation gasoline more available for low performance, piston-powered aircraft. You need 100 (octane) for larger aircraft; this is for low compression engines....
"This was an effort to develop a fuel specification that would result in something that was more readily producible from motor gasoline stocks. In its origin, the idea was practically rebranding motor gasoline as aviation gasoline. But by the time this evolved fully, that's no longer the case. This is now pretty much a stand-alone aviation fuel."
Although in practical terms, 82UL will, indeed, come from basic unleaded automotive gasoline stock, there are requirements and specifications that distinguish it from unleaded auto gasoline. For instance, the addition of alcohol is prohibited as are deposit control additives (an EPA requirement in autogas); stability test requirements are more stringent; and, the vapor pressure limits are different.
OEMs lead the way
The Environmental Protection Agency has not put any deadline on eliminating lead from aviation fuel, but it is clear it was looking for aviation to make progress in that direction. In addition, the sources of tetra ethyl lead (TEL) are drying up worldwide and the rules for handling it in this country are increasingly stringent. Recognizing these facts and wanting to create more sources of aviation fuel for its piston aircraft now and in the future, Cessna became the prime and vigorous mover in the development of an unleaded aviation gasoline standard. (Cessna and other OEMs don't approve the use of motor gasoline in their aircraft engines.)
In fact, Cessna and Lycoming have developed an engine that is designed specifically to operate with 82UL. They have been unable to apply for certification because until now they didn't have a standard specification for the fuel to show to FAA.
A similar situation exists for those aircraft with Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) to operate on automotive gasoline. It's the position of the Experimental Aircraft Association that the aircraft already holding STCs for autogas can operate safely on 82UL. However, without a published, therefore official, fuel specification, they could not ask FAA to issue a clarifying notice to that effect.
"It is our understanding," says Earl Lawrence, director of government programs at EAA, "that those aircraft that currently hold STCs for autogas can operate on 82UL because the requirement for the STC said that the aircraft must use fuel that meets the autogas specification ... If you use the 82UL, that specification will guarantee that you do meet the autogas requirements. We're going to be asking the FAA to issue a letter clarifying that that is indeed true."
For its part, FAA is fully aware of the new specification (it had three people intimately involved in its development) but cannot rule on any certification issues until it is asked.
Autogas vs. avgas By John Szymanski More and more pilots are obtaining STCs for their aircraft to use autogas. Why? Because autogas is less expensive and the FAA has found no...
LOS ANGELES, CA — Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to Michael Huerta, Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), to encourage expanded use of unleaded fuels to...
Opposition to Autogas The autogas debate is nearly 20 years old and there is still plenty of fuel for the fire. With over 50,000 STCs on the market autogas is definitely in for the long haul...
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July 14, 2015, marks the first day where humanity completed the first reconnaissance of every “planet” in our solar system, when NASA’s $728 million, piano-sized 1,000 pound New Horizons spacecraft made its closest approach to Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, cruising less than 8,000 miles over the surface of Pluto and putting its seven high-tech science instruments into overdrive as it cruised by at 31,000 mph, fulfilling its destiny after a 9.5 year journey across 3 billion miles – some 32 times further from the sun than the Earth is.
It wasn’t long after, that NASA aimed the spacecraft for its next target, which lies 1 billion miles beyond Pluto; over 4 billion miles from home.
The object is called 2014 MU69, and New Horizons has already crossed the halfway point between both worlds for a New Years Day flyby at 2:00 a.m. EDT on January 1, 2019. It was first spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2014, and was selected from a group of candidates as being the best target for New Horizons after Pluto, since it will take less fuel to get there.
It’s a tiny world, only maybe 20 miles across, and New Horizons will fly past it at a much closer distance than it did Pluto – only about 1,900 miles (3,000 kilometers) from the surface. But a lot is not known about 2014 MU69 because it is so small and faint, such as whether or not there are any unseen satellites, rings or other debris orbiting the world that could pose a danger to the spacecraft.
So to make more detailed observations of the mysterious tiny world, the New Horizons team just pulled off something incredible. They used data from both Hubble and the European Space Agency’ Gaia satellite to calculate where MU69 would cast a shadow on Earth’s surface as it passed in front of a star, and intercepted it over the Pacific Ocean onboard NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) so its flying telescope could observe the occultation to see how the light from the star changed in the process.
Such advance observation are critical in flyby planning, and have served New Horizons well in the past. In late June 2015, SOFIA made similar observations of Pluto during another occultation event and intercepted its shadow, giving the mission team a valuable atmospheric dataset and confidence for the “all clear” on final approach to Pluto.
“There are differences that make SOFIA’s observations for the MU69 flyby more difficult than those done in support of the Pluto flyby,” says NASA.
“Because of its small size and large distance from Earth, the shadow cast by MU69 is about 100 times smaller than that of Pluto. This small size, relative to the positional accuracy of the aircraft, makes the planned observation very challenging for SOFIA. The small size of the shadow and the uncertainty in its position means that SOFIA might not succeed in flying through the shadow. Still, SOFIA may be able to provide important data given the plane’s vantage point from above the clouds, which removes bad weather as an observation obstacle, and given that the shadow falls in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, where it is inaccessible to smaller, ground-based telescopes.”
At the same time SOFIA was attempting to image MU69 over the Pacific, on land in Chile, the Gemini Observatory South was also attempting to do the same.
.Missions » New Horizons »
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This Week @ NASA, September 23, 2011
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SALINE SOLUTION – JPL
NASA's new Aquarius instrument has produced its first global map of the salinity, or saltiness, of Earth's ocean surface. Variations in surface salinity are linked to the cycling of freshwater around the planet, affecting ocean circulation and the Earth's climate.
Gary Lagerloef: "Close to 25 or 30% of the surface of the ocean has never even been observed, in other words, we have no salinity samples, at all, from parts the world, particularly in the southern hemisphere – the South Pacific and the South Atlantic and southern Indian Oceans, so there’s a big data gap."
The new map is a composite of the first two-and-a-half weeks of data gathered since Aquarius became operational on Aug. 25. It demonstrates Aquarius' ability to detect and clearly display large-scale salinity distribution features.
EXPEDITION 30/31 – JSC
Don Petit: "This is one of the neat things about venturing off into space is that we have another knob that we can experiment with; it’s called the gravity knob."
Three future residents of the International Space Station discussed their upcoming Expedition 30 and 31 missions with media at the Johnson Space Center. NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers are set to launch to the station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft in December.
Don Petit: "Space station is so complicated. We need all these folks on the ground that can tell you what this screw did, and what that terminal does, and what kind of fluid is flowing in that pipe that happens to be leaking out. Between our crew on station, and working with the ground, we’ll be able to tackle almost any kind of repair function that needs to be done."
Pettit, Kononenko and Kuipers will join NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoli Ivanishin; they’ll have journeyed to the orbiting laboratory in mid-November.
SOFIA STOPOVER - HQ
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, visited Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington. The rare East Coast appearance of the Dryden-based observatory provided DC-area students from military families an opportunity to tour SOFIA aircraft and hear from NASA Headquarters officials about the unique airborne observatory.
Lori Garver: "Let me say how pleased I am that NASA’s giving the students, the military families and teachers the opportunity to experience and learn from this amazing technology first hand."
SOFIA’s stopover supported the “Joining Forces” initiative designed to inspire youth from military families about careers science, technology, engineering and math.
Paul Hertz: "Normally it’s at the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, California, but we’ve just finished deployment to Germany and on our way back to California we stopped off here at Andrews Air force Base."
SOFIA is a highly modified Boeing 747SP aircraft fitted with a 100 inch-diameter telescope. Flying above 99% of the atmosphere’s water vapor allows SOFIA to collect world-class astronomical data unavailable from anywhere else on Earth that helps scientists unlock clues about the history of our universe.
“NEW HORIZONS” – LaRC (CP)
Over the last hundred years the skies have seen enormous changes --from bi-planes, to Space planes, what will the future look like? NASA engineers, scientists and technicians are working on that … as they have almost since the beginning of powered flight. NASA researchers are developing technologies to make aircraft safer, faster, quieter, more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly. And they're designing tools to help the air transportation system accommodate more traffic.
Charlie Bolden: "NASA's space missions may sometimes be more high profile, but our aeronautics work is possibly the place where our work is most seen and felt by the general public on a daily basis. You'll find NASA DNA in nearly every civilian and military aircraft flying today."
NASA Administrator and former astronaut and test pilot Charles Bolden spoke at the New Horizons in Aviation Forum in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The two-day conference was designed to help promote aviation's opportunities and potential. After Bolden's speech - a university student asked how NASA and the aerospace industry can compete with higher paying software jobs.
Charlie Bolden: "In NASA I can compete with anyone because we do the coolest stuff."
STEM KIT – LaRC (CP)
Finding innovative ways to teach students about engineering led a Virginia teacher to NASA Langley Research Center’s Rapid Prototyping Lab where an idea to give students a more hands-on experience with simple and compound machines became a reality. Her idea was to build an engineering kit that would make learning about simple and compound machines fun for students and affordable for teachers. Using digital manufacturing, NASA Langley technicians built a prototype kit that could eventually be used in classrooms.
Chris Savage, NASA Langley Co-op student: "What we were tasked to do is to create a kit that was able to be highly modular and inexpensive as a prototype to be able to compactly put all six simple machines together and be able to interchange them as the age group for the elementary schoolers that we were designing this for would be able to experiment with."
The polycarbonate kit is compact and offers students a variety of learning opportunities.
Cindy Jones, Teacher, Chesterfield County Schools, Va: "So you have a lever, you have the gears, you have the rack and pinion and kids just love seeing things move and then they can do different things and if you turn it you have an elevator with the block and tackle, there’s plenty of wheel and axels, you can put weight, you can change the gear ratio, you can gear up and gear down. "
As Jones continues work on the engineering kit, it is her ultimate goal to get the kits into the classrooms.
Cindy Jones: "This would be tremendous for teachers because it makes learning exciting and fun and it gives them the hands-on experience that children need."
JSC TURNS 50 - JSC
NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston marked 50 years of expanding the frontier of human exploration.
The center celebrated the occasion with a special cake cutting for employees by JSC Director Mike Coats.
Mike Coats: "So, the next 50 years are going to be even more exciting than the first 50 years, and we’re looking forward to that."
A variety of activities planned throughout the coming year will continue the center's golden celebration.
It was on Sept. 19, 1961 that NASA announced its new Manned Spacecraft Center would be located in Houston, Texas. In the middle of the Mercury Program, Houston welcomed the original seven astronauts to town in 1962. By 1963, construction of the new 1,000-acre space center was well under way on land donated by Rice University.
The first space flight to be partially controlled from Mission Control, Houston, was Gemini 4 in 1965. History has been made at Johnson ever since.
The center has planned, trained crews and controlled all NASA human space flights, highlighted by man's first landing on the moon during Apollo 11 in 1969; the launch of the first U.S. space station, Skylab, in 1973; the first joint space flight between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1975; and the Space Shuttle's three decades of flight from 1981 to 2011.
Today, the global operations of the International Space Station are led from Houston, supporting an unprecedented research laboratory in orbit.
Johnson also leads development of NASA's next human spacecraft, the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle that will enable humans to go farther into space than ever before. Johnson also is home to cutting edge humanoid robotics development, astromaterials science investigations, space life sciences research, and spacecraft engineering expertise.
50 years and counting at the top of human achievement... and the next 50 will go even farther and faster into the unknown. Happy Birthday, JSC!
ROBOTICS MERIT BADGES - LARC
Hundreds of Hampton Roads-area Boy Scouts turned out for a special event kicking off a new robotics merit badge. Sponsored by the Langley Research Center and the Virginia Air & Space Center, the day’s activities included youngsters talking with engineers about the challenges of earning the new badge. To do so, scouts have to design and demonstrate a robot that can sense and respond to its environment. NASA and the BSA developed the badge, now part of Boy Scouts of America’s curriculum.
NOVEL PICS AND DR. GOODALL – JSC
Finally, from aboard the International Space Station, these unique images of natural phenomena were captured by the new Super Sensitive High Definition Television Camera. With the help of Commander Mike Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa of the Japan Aerospace Agency demonstrated the camera during interactive broadcasts with the Japanese network NHK.
Also, from the complex, Fossum and Furakawa spoke with famed anthropologist and environmentalist, Dr. Jane Goodall. Goodall has been celebrated around the world for the ground-breaking research she gathered living among chimpanzees.
Jane Goodall: "Ooo-ooo, ah-ah-ah (ape sounds) “And this could be Good Morning or "Konnichiwa."
Mike Fossum: "(laughter) Oh, very good, very good. Thank you very much!"
And that's This Week@NASA!
For more on these and other stories, log on to: www.nasa.gov
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Flaps are hypersustentators on the edge of wings. There are various types:
This is the most simple flap that exists. Its mechanism is based on a part of the wing which in some cases can reach 30% of the string and deflects downwards.
These flaps increase sustentation increasing the curvature of the wings’ edge and can deflect up to 40 or 50 degrees.
As well as increasing sustentation, they also increase generated resistance, forming a great area of vortexes or turbulence wakes.
These have a design which is similar to plain flaps but once extended, have a hole or slot between wing and leading edge.
This hole sends a small air current upwards, which circulates alongside the lower part of the wing, energising the boundary layer.
As with plain flaps, split flaps have a wing trailing edge that deflects downwards, but only on the underside or intrados whereas the extrados or upper part of the wing keeps its shape.
Split flaps generate the same increase in lift as plain flaps, the difference being that generated resistance is much lower here.
These are the most complex flaps that exist. They not only increase sustentation but also the effective surface wing area.
In the same way as slotted flaps, it creates a hole between the wing and the leading edge of the flap to energise the boundary layer.
The fowler flap produces an increase of the maximum sustentation coefficient with a light increase of generated resistance.
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Rockets for Rookies
The general trend in the development of missiles is the desire for their universalization. The trend is most evident in the development of ATGMs. The latest modifications of the well-known AGM-114 Hellfire missile are equipped with thermobaric, high-explosive fragmentation and armor-piercing / high-explosive fragmentation fuzes designed to target a variety of targets, not just armored vehicles. It is significant that in the open press Hellfire is now very rarely called ATGM (anti-tank guided missile), more often the term "guided missile" is used. However, the desire for universalization to the target and equipping missiles with multi-range guidance leads to a rise in the cost of products. Already, the cost of such missiles as the AGM-114R is comparable or even exceeds the cost of objects for the destruction of which they are intended. Against this background, the interest in equipping the missiles with homing heads of various types around the world has intensified - it is a logical step after the conventional aerial bombs are modified into guided ones.
Popular terminology makes a distinction between jets and rockets: a jet takes in air from the atmosphere; a rocket needs no air supply, as it carries its own supply of oxygen. Both types of engines operate by expelling a stream of gas at high speed from a nozzle at the after end of the vehicle. Rockets are distinguished by the means used to produce exhaust material. The most common type of rocket engine obtains its high-pressure gases by burning a propellant. This propellant consists of both fuel and oxidizer and may be solid or liquid.
The fuels and oxidizers used to power a jet/rocket engine are called propellants. The chemical reaction between fuel and oxidizer in the combustion chamber of the jet engine produces high-pressure, high-temperature gases. These gases, when channeled through an exhaust nozzle, are converted into kinetic energy creating a force acting in a direction opposite to the flow of the exhaust gases from the nozzle. This propulsive force, termed thrust, is a function primarily of the velocity at which the gases leave the exhaust nozzle and the mass flow rate of the gases.
In order to develop a high thrust with a solid propellant, grains or charges of propellant are employed with large burning surfaces so that a high rate of mass flow is developed. The duration of burning of a propellant charge is determined by the web of the grain and the burning rate. Since the combustion chamber has fixed dimensions and capacity for propellant, the thrust may be either great, but of short duration, or low, but of long duration.
Propellants are classified as either solid propellants or liquid propellants. Nearly all of the rocket-powered weapons in use by the United States use solid propellants. Liquid propellants are still used in some of the older ICBMS and will be used in future cruise missiles. Liquid fuels are more powerful than solid fuels; but other than this advantage, a liquid-fuel rocket is not ideally suited as a weapon-propulsion system. Because of their high volatility and corrosive nature, liquid fuels cannot be stored for long periods of time, which usually means the system must be fueled just prior to launch. This negates its ability to be a quick-reaction weapon, which is usually required in combat situations.
The size and type of a missile selected for a particular function are based on the target, the launch vehicle or platform, range and maneuverability requirements, altitude envelope, and storage requirements. Minimum size and weight may not be the most efficient architecture, and it is often best to employ various types of structures for different sections of the missile to obtain certain design or maintenance advantages.
The components of a missile are located in five major sections: the guidance section, warhead section, autopilot section, and control and propulsion sections. The functional systems of the missile are:
- The guidance system
- The warhead section
- The autopilot
- The propulsion system
- The control system
The Guidance System. The guidance system for a homing missile consists of an antenna assembly or electro-optical device protected by an optically transparent cover or a radome in the case of the radio frequency system, and electronic components that analyze signals from the target and compute orders for use by the autopilot. The sensor employed is usually a gimbal-mounted automatic tracking sensor (except the interferometer method) that tracks the target line-of-sight (LOS) and sends signals about the target's movement to the guidance electronics.
The Warhead. The warhead consists of the fuze assembly, warhead, safety and arming device, and fuze booster. The fuze assembly usually contains a contact and proximity fuze. The contact fuze is enabled at all times, and the proximity fuze is actuated electronically. Its circuitry works in conjunction with the guidance section to ensure that the target detection device (TDD) remains unarmed until just prior to intercept, minimizing vulnerability to jamming. The safety and arming device prevents arming of the warhead until the missile is a safe distance from the firing platform.
The Autopilot. The autopilot is a set of electronic instruments and electrical devices that control the electric actuators (motors) of aerodynamic control surfaces (fins). In the absence of signals from the guidance computer, the autopilot maintains the correct missile attitude and maintains the missile flight in a straight line. Called-for-acceleration signals from the guidance computer will cause the autopilot to command corresponding changes in flight path, while continuing to stabilize the missile.
The Propulsion System. Any of the methods of propulsion previously described may be used as long as the missile has sufficient speed advantage over the target to intercept it. The propulsion system must accelerate the missile to flying speed rapidly to allow a short minimum range and achieve sufficient velocity to counter target maneuvers. Powered flight may occur for most of the operational range of the weapon or only at the beginning (boost-glide). Boost-glide weapons are limited in their ability to engage at long range targets that have significant altitude difference or perform rapid maneuvers.
The Control System. The steering or control unit may be located forward, in the midsection, or aft on the missile, depending on where the control surfaces are located. Movement of control surfaces may be electrical or hydraulic, with electrical actuation becoming the dominant method. Some weapons are limited in allowable locations for the control actuators because of size limitations or difficulty in passing signals from the autopilot to remote points on the airframe.
Sources and Resources
- Rockets for Rookies @ FAS's Military Analysis Network
- Rocket Basics from Thiokol Propulsion
- Warheads Primer Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center
- Ordnance Technology Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center
- Energetic Links (CPIA/JHU/APL)
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Mar 15, 2017
His Excellency Mr. Somkid Jatusripitak, Deputy Prime Minister, presided over the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Thai Airways
International Public Company Limited and Airbus
to study the development of a major new maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility or TG MRO Complex Development at U-Tapao International Airport as the aircraft maintenance center for the Asia-Pacific region. The MOU was signed at THAI’s Head Office by Mrs. Usanee Sangsingkeo, THAI Acting President, and Mr. Fabrice Bregier, President, Airbus Commercial Aircraft, which was witnessed by Mr. Akhom Tempittayapaisit, Minister of Transport, Royal Thai Navy Admiral Thaweechai Boon-anan, and Mr. Areepong Bhoocha-Oom, THAI Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Mrs. Usanee Sangsingkeo, THAI Acting President, said “THAI has reached initial agreement with Airbus to exchange necessary information and jointly evaluate the potential development of a TG MRO Complex Development at U-Tapao International Airport, which is part of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) development plan 2017-2021. This will drive Thailand to become the most modern Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) Center in the Asia-Pacific, equipped with the best innovation and technology that adheres to international standards, and furthermore support other aviation business industries that comply with the Government’s policies. The new aircraft maintenance center will serve airlines across the region and worldwide as well as create sustainable revenue for THAI and Thailand, bringing the country closer towards Thailand 4.0 as the future Gateway to Asia.”
Mr. Fabrice Bregier, President, Airbus Commercial Aircraft, said “this exciting new project will help to meet strong demand for maintenance services in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region. With the fleet in the region set to almost triple to over 15,000 aircraft over the next 20 years, this project represents a sound opportunity for Thailand to develop its footprint in the aerospace sector.”
Upon its completion, the new aircraft maintenance center will be one of the most modern facilities to provide aircraft maintenance in the Asia-Pacific region with the capability to provide light and heavy maintenance for multiple aircraft types utilizing the latest digital technology to assess and conduct aircraft maintenance with high performance evaluation technologies. Furthermore, it will include an intelligent maintenance center that can reduce investment costs, is environmentally friendly, complete with an aircraft maintenance training center to train the best aviation technicians and engineers based on international standards, which will support the future expansion of aircraft maintenance business in the years to come.
Source: Thai Airways
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https://wichitaonthecheap.com/kansas-aviation-museum-discount/
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The Kansas Aviation Museum will be a fun place to visit over the holiday break!
From Thursday, December 26 to Sunday, December 29, 2019, and then again from Thursday, January 2 to Sunday, January 5, admission to the Kansas Aviation Museum will be just $5 for everyone ages 3 and up.
The Aviation Museum is absolutely a treasure for Wichita. Housed in the historic Wichita Municipal Airport building, the museum showcases the history of aviation in our city with unique displays and airplanes both indoors and out. Be sure to seek out a docent – everything comes alive when you’re listening to the docent tell their stories!
The Kansas Aviation Museum is at 3350 S. George Washington Blvd. in Wichita.
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https://sensuouscurmudgeon.wordpress.com/2018/11/26/mars-landing-today-creationists-are-worried/
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As most of you know, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is scheduled to land their latest probe on Mars today. Their last post about it was a day ago: NASA’s InSight Is One Day Away from Mars. Here’s one excerpt:
Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, which leads the mission, are preparing for the spacecraft to enter the Martian atmosphere, descend with a parachute and retrorockets, and touch down tomorrow [i.e., today] at around noon PST (3 p.m. EST). InSight — which stands for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport — will be the first mission to study the deep interior of Mars.
Lots of TV stations should be covering the landing, but you can also watch NASA’s broadcast here.
Creationists have been silent so far, but they’re probably hoping the mission will be a failure. Why? A few weeks ago, PhysOrg posted: Five things to know about InSight’s Mars landing, which says, with our bold font for emphasis:
InSight will teach us about the interior of planets like our own. The mission team hopes that by studying the deep interior of Mars, we can learn how other rocky worlds, including Earth and the Moon, formed. Our home planet and Mars were molded from the same primordial stuff more than 4.5 billion years ago but then became quite different. Why didn’t they share the same fate?
When it comes to rocky planets, we’ve only studied one in detail: Earth. By comparing Earth’s interior to that of Mars, InSight’s team members hope to better understand our solar system. What they learn might even aid the search for Earth-like exoplanets, narrowing down which ones might be able to support life. So while InSight is a Mars mission, it’s also much more than a Mars mission.
So now we wait — and so do the creationists — albeit with different expectations. The more we learn, the unhappier they are, and we always find that amusing.
Copyright © 2018. The Sensuous Curmudgeon. All rights reserved.
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https://uavfl.com/how-fcc-licensed-aviation-spectrum-enables-bvlos-drone-flight-aura-networks/
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Higher, Farther and Safer: AURA Network Systems Enables Autonomous Aviation in Controlled Airspace By: Dawn Zoldi (Colonel, USAF Ret.) They say communication is key. This adage applies not only to life in general, but also to integrating uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) into the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS). Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · […]
The post How FCC-Licensed Aviation Spectrum Enables BVLOS Drone Flight: AURA Networks appeared first on DRONELIFE.
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https://globalnewsconnect.com/smartphones-to-save-time-in-space/
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Working inside a International Space Station is infrequently like convention formidable seat nonetheless with a collection and paper instructions ceaselessly floating out of reach. Astronauts also face situations variable by a instructions. Communication delays with belligerent control to troubleshoot these occasions meant even some-more profitable time is lost. Now, ‘mobiPV’ is looking to help.
Developed by ESA, this ‘mobile procession viewer’ uses program on an android smartphone that allows astronauts to perform primer tasks hands-free while joining them in genuine time to goal control around video, voice and text.
In further to a smartphone strapped to their wrist, astronauts are versed with a head-mounted camera, an audio headset, and a inscription as an swap arrangement option.
When problems arise, a wanderer can switch on a camera to constraint a conditions and immediately accept consultant feedback from Earth.
ESA wanderer Andreas Mogensen initial attempted out mobiPV during NASA’s underwater space make-believe in Sep 2014, and during his goal to a Space Station in Sep 2015.
Those trials led to fewer cables and a vital program redesign to concede mixed belligerent stations to couple to a astronauts. The program was softened again following a Jul 2016 exam by ESA wanderer Matthias Maurer during NASA’s latest nautical venture.
With a awaiting of saving a poignant volume of time, mobiPV will turn a customary partial of a Space Station. ESA wanderer Paolo Nespoli will be subsequent to try it out during his goal after this year, after that ESA can offer it to all Station partners.
As with all technology, it will be ceaselessly updated formed on feedback. Its developers are already looking to supplement protracted existence headsets for a richer and some-more fit experience.
Space is by no means mobiPV’s final frontier. It needs usually an Internet tie and is variable to opposite procedures and environments, creation it a lower-cost and easy approach of joining belligerent controllers to remote teams. Subsea, troops and other industries can advantage from a time and cost saved by mobiPV – nonetheless there is no word nonetheless on a domicile chronicle assisting with those sets of flatpack furniture.
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http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/space-images/mars/20130311_vikingtwilightmeteorology.html
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http://lufthansaflyer.boardingarea.com/category/a350/
| 2017-10-23T15:17:38 |
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Lufthansa has announced that it will deploy their A350 fleet to fly between Munich and Beijing.
Beginning on October 30, the A350 will replace the A346 that currently flies the route. This change will be in place through at least the Winter timetable that stretches between late October and Early March.
The flight numbers (LH722 ex-MUC and LH723 ex-PEK) and departure times remain the same.
H/T: Oliver 2002 / FlyerTalk
Lufthansa has updated their timetable for the Fall/Winter to reflect a new A350 destination.
Beginning on September 12, 2017 the A350 will replace the A346 on daily flights between Munich and Hong Kong.
The flight details remain the same except for a minor time adjustment:
LH730 will depart Munich at 10:30p, arriving in Hong Kong at 15:35p the following day.
LH731 will depart Hong Kong at 11:15p, arriving in Munich at 5:20a the following day.
Lufthansa has begun to tweak their operations for Spring/Summer 2018. Typically the changes in aircraft that fly certain routes are as a result of seasonal demand on a route, scheduled maintenance, or aircraft retirement.
Thus far, Lufthansa has made changes on 10 of their routes that will see different aircraft fly he routes for at least the Spring and Summer next year.
Frankfurt – Beijing: Beginning on March 25, an Airbus A346 will take over for the 747-8i / A380 that currently fly the route.
Frankfurt – Hong Kong: Beginning on March 25, an Airbus A346 will take over from the A380 that currently flies the route. Specifically, the last A380 flight to Hong Kong will take place on October 27, and between October 27 and March 25 the 747-8i will be deployed on the route until March 25.
Frankfurt – Los Angeles: Beginning on March 25, an Airbus A346 will replace the A380 on flights LH456 and LH457. The 747-8i will continue to fly flights LH450 and LH451.
Frankfurt – San Diego: Beginning on March 25 an A343 will be deployed on the new route that begins on that day.
Frankfurt – Seoul: Beginning on March 25 the A346 will take over for the 744 and A380 that currently are scheduled on the route.
Munich – Beijing: Beginning on March 25 the A380 will take over for the Airbus A346.
Munich – Hong Kong: Beginning on March 25 the Airbus A380 will take over for the Airbus A346.
Munich – Los Angeles: Beginning on March 25 the A380 will replace the A346 on the route.
Munich – Singapore: Beginning March 27, the new (resumption of service) route will be served by an Airbus A350.
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/more-checks-for-a380-engines-2131771.html
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Europe's air safety authority has ordered airlines to conduct more tests on the type of Rolls-Royce engine that failed in an Airbus A380.
The European Aviation Safety Authority said in a new "emergency airworthiness directive" posted on its website that airlines using the Trent 900 engines should conduct "repetitive inspections" on the engines. If any "abnormal" oil leaks are found, the airlines are banned from using the engines.
It follows the midair disintegration of a Trent 900 engine on a Qantas A380 superjumbo as it took off from Singapore last week. The plane made and emergency landing.
Airworthiness directives advising airlines of potential problems are relatively common. The latest directive was the third this year on the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines.
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Report Indexes : by Event Date by Location by Shape by Posting Date
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|Occurred : 6/16/2011 23:34 (Entered as : 06/16/11 23:34)
Reported: 6/17/2011 8:27:51 AM 08:27
Location: St. Charles, MO
Duration: 8 seconds
Characteristics: There were lights on the object, The object made a sound, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object
|Small disk, 5 bright blue lights on side, moved fast and smooth.
Small disk,5 blue/green lights,moved faster than normal airliners that fly by.Strange noise 3 to 4 seconds after sighting.
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Submitted Our Abstract posted in rascal
January 17, 2016
We submitted our abstract to the RASC-AL competition today. Our abstract proposed a mission that would deliver a crew of four humans to Deimos, the smaller and outer of Mars’ moons, as a stepping stone to reaching Mars. We will hear back from NASA on February 5th as to whether our abstract’s been chosen to proceed to the next round of the competition, and will update you then about our results. Stay tuned!
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https://www.eurasiantimes.com/how-turkish-f-16-vipers-crippled-russian-origin-su-30-fighters-without-even-firing-a-single-shot/?amp
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At a time when Armenia’s opposition and the media blamed the “expensive” Russian SU-30SM fighters for their troops’ defeat in the Nagorno-Karabakh war, a media report now claims, these aircraft were never involved in the military conflict, which killed over a thousand people since the fighting erupted on September 27.
According to Russian aviation website AviaPro, “Despite the statements of the Armenian defense department about the use of Su-30SM fighters to perform various kinds of combat missions in the airspace of Armenia and NKR, in fact, these fighters never even took off because of the fear of Armenia lose them in a battle against Turkish F-16s or when attacking Azerbaijani air defense systems.”
On Monday, Armenia’s Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan submitted his resignation amid the political turmoil within the country, days after Moscow brokered a truce between the two warring nations.
Turkey, which possesses a massive fleet of around 245 F-16s, had sent a contingent of around six fighters to Azerbaijan during a joint exercise earlier this year. Satellite imagery later suggested that a few of those fighters never returned to Turkey and were deployed within Azerbaijan to foil a potential Armenian attack.
While both the Russian-built Sukhoi Su-30 fighter and the US-made F-16 Falcon fall under the fourth-generation bracket of fighter jets, there is a reason why Armenia was cautious in coming up against their American counterparts.
While the Su-30M operated by the Armenians is a modernized 4+ generation version of the original Russian Su-30 fighter aircraft and is considered one of the finest dogfighters in the world, the F-16s operated by Turkey are different aircraft altogether.
The Turkish F-16s have been upgraded to the latest Viper variants, with the fighter integrating the advanced capabilities that help it to interoperate with fifth-generation F-35s, a deal that never came to fruition for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The Viper possesses the ability to be deployed in the suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD) missions, air-to-air combat, while also being capable of carrying out maritime interdiction missions.
In addition, while the first F-16 flew half a century ago, the upgraded variants are considered a good platform for countries looking to replace the aging fleet of planes such as the Su-30s, according to defense writer Caleb Larson.
On Sep29,F-16 multifunctional fighter of the #Turkish Air Forces downed within the airspace of #Armenia in Vardenis region the SU-25 Fighter of Armenian Armed Forces which was carrying out combat tasks to repel attacks on military and civilian objects. #ArtsakhStrong #NKpeace pic.twitter.com/YHyIZO5Eb3
— Government of Armenia (@armgov) September 30, 2020
“Lockheed touts their F-16 as an ideal stepping stone for countries who want to retire their older Soviet-era MiGs and Sukhois, but can’t go straight into the F-35 stealth fighter program. Even some NATO member countries who aren’t currently F-35 operators may find it beneficial to upgrade to the older — but nonetheless nimble F-16 beforehand,” Larson said.
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Artist's impression of ICESat in orbit
|Mission type||Remote sensing|
|Mission duration||Finaw: 7 years, 1 monf|
|Launch mass||970 kg (2,140 wb)|
|Dimensions||2 × 2 × 3.1 m (6.6 × 6.6 × 10.2 ft)|
|Start of mission|
|Launch date||13 January 2003, 00:45UTC|
|Rocket||Dewta II 7320-10 D294|
|Launch site||Vandenberg SLC-2W|
|End of mission|
|Deactivated||14 August 2010, 17:37 UTC|
|Decay date||30 August 2010, 08:49 UTC |
|Perigee awtitude||586 kiwometers (364 mi)|
|Apogee awtitude||594 kiwometers (369 mi)|
ICESat (Ice, Cwoud, and wand Ewevation Satewwite) was a satewwite mission for measuring ice sheet mass bawance, cwoud and aerosow heights, as weww as wand topography and vegetation characteristics. It operated as part of NASA's Earf Observing System. ICESat was waunched 13 January 2003 on a Dewta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Cawifornia into a near-circuwar, near-powar orbit wif an awtitude of approximatewy 600 km. It operated for seven years before being retired in February 2010, after its scientific paywoad shut down and scientists were unabwe to restart it.
The ICESat mission was designed to provide ewevation data needed to determine ice sheet mass bawance as weww as cwoud property information, especiawwy for stratospheric cwouds common over powar areas. It provides topography and vegetation data around de gwobe, in addition to de powar-specific coverage over de Greenwand and Antarctic ice sheets. The satewwite was found usefuw in assessing important forest characteristics, incwuding tree density.
The sowe instrument on ICESat was de Geoscience Laser Awtimeter System (GLAS), a space-based widar. GLAS combined a precision surface widar wif a sensitive duaw-wavewengf cwoud and aerosow widar. The GLAS wasers emit infrared and visibwe waser puwses at 1064 and 532 nm wavewengds. As ICESat orbited, GLAS produced a series of approximatewy 70 m diameter waser spots dat were separated by nearwy 170 m awong de spacecraft's ground track. During de commissioning phase of de mission, de ICESat was pwaced into an orbit which awwowed de ground track to repeat every 8 days. During August and September 2004, de satewwite was maneuvered into a 91-day repeating ground track for de main portion of de mission, uh-hah-hah-hah.
ICESat was designed to operate for dree to five years. Testing indicated dat each GLAS waser shouwd wast for two years, reqwiring GLAS to carry dree wasers in order to fuwfiw de nominaw mission wengf. During de initiaw on orbit test operation, a pump diode moduwe on de first GLAS waser faiwed prematurewy on 29 March 2003. A subseqwent investigation indicated dat a corrosive degradation of de pump diodes, due to an unexpected but known reaction between indium sowder and gowd bonding wires, had possibwy reduced de rewiabiwity of de wasers. Conseqwentiawwy, de totaw operationaw wife for de GLAS instrument was expected to be as wittwe as wess dan a year as a resuwt. After de two monds of fuww operation in de faww of 2003, de operationaw pwan for GLAS was changed, and it was operated for one-monf periods out of every dree to six monds in order to extend de time series of measurements, particuwarwy for de ice sheets. The wast waser faiwed on 11 October 2009, and fowwowing attempts to restart it, de satewwite was retired in February 2010. Between 23 June and 14 Juwy, de spacecraft was maneuvered into a wower orbit in order to speed up orbitaw decay. On 14 August 2010 it was decommissioned, and at 08:49 UTC on 30 August 2010 it reentered de atmosphere.
A fowwow-on mission, ICESat-2, was devewoped by NASA to continue studying powar ice changes, and de biomass and carbon in vegetation, uh-hah-hah-hah. The satewwite was waunched on 15 September 2018 aboard a Dewta II rocket. For de period of time in between de two satewwites, NASA's Operation IceBridge used a Dougwas DC-8 aircraft as a stopgap to measure ice dickness and cowwect oder data.
- Krebs, Gunter. "ICESAT (EOS-LAM)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- McDoweww, Jonadan, uh-hah-hah-hah. "Launch Log". Jonadan's Space Report. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- "ICESat Mission Status Report". NASA/Goddard Space Fwight Center. 17 August 2010. Archived from de originaw on 16 September 2018.
- "Decay Data: IceSat". Space-Track. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- Cwark, Stephen (25 February 2010). "ICESat mission compwete after seven years in orbit". Spacefwight Now. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- "Space waser spies for woodpeckers". BBC News. 17 December 2010.
- "Laser Diode Pump Assembwy". NASA. Archived from de originaw on 14 March 2004.
- Schutz, B. E.; Zwawwy, H. J.; Shuman, C. A.; Hancock, D.; DiMarzio, J. P. (2005). "Overview of de ICESat Mission" (PDF). Geophys. Res. Lett. 32: L21S01. Bibcode:2005GeoRL..3221S01S. doi:10.1029/2005GL024009.
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World Space Week, 4 - 10 October 2011
"50 Years of Human Spaceflight" is the theme for World Space Week 2011, which is the largest public space event on earth. Dedicated this year to the first human spaceflight that took place on April 12, 1961, when Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made one orbit around the Earth aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft, the World Space Week is celebrated in over 55 nations every October 4-10.
" Outer space is one of the most exciting and challenging topics, and perhaps of all the important topics on the agenda of the United Nations, none quite captures our imagination like outer space. Ever since the United Nations General Assembly in 1999 declared World Space Week , this Week has become a world-wide celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition. The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), together with its partners, has been working to bring the benefits of space to Earth, to make the seemingly remote and abstract world of outer space of concrete use to people worldwide. The World Space Week, which is under the guidance of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and UNOOSA, is a perfect opportunity. The Week inspires young people all over the world by making them aware of the importance of space science, technology and applications in every day life, in helping us address some of today's most urgent problems. Coupled with advances made in other fields of science and technology, they offer a wide range of specific tools and solutions that are transforming weather forecasting, environmental protection, humanitarian assistance, disaster management and more. I invite you all to continue to explore the benefits of space science and technologies and to join the World Space Week 2011 celebrations." Mazlan Othman, UNOOSA Director
Capacity-building workshop on Astronomy, 3-5 October, Enayetpur, Bangladesh
In the framework of the UN-declared World Space Week, UNOOSA, together with UNESCO, is organizing a capacity-building workshop on astronomy for secondary teachers in Bangladesh, in cooperation with the Bangladesh Astronomical Society (BAS). The aim of this workshop is to enhance capacity of secondary teachers in their teaching of basic and modern astronomy and introducing it to the school curricula. The 3- day workshop will cover basic and modern astronomy, including hands-on sessions with access to the Faulks telescope as well as issues on how to teach astronomy in the classroom and to integrate it in the school curricula.
World Space Week 2011 at the United Nations in Vienna
On 7 October 2011 at 12.30, a sculpture of Yuri Gagarin will be given to UNOOSA by the Government of the Russian Federation. The ceremony will take place at the Permanent Exhibit of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, D-Building, Vienna International Centre (VIC), from 12:30 to 13:00. Speakers include the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV), Yury Fedotov and the Head of the Russian Permanent Mission, Vladimir Voronkov. The event will be moderated by the Director of the UN Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) Mazlan Othman.
World Space Week 2007 - 50 Years in Space
Children and SpaceAs part of the activities for World Space Week 2007, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA) and the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna in cooperation with the Austrian Space Forum have invited school classes aged 6-16 to participate in a "space tour" that includes Multimedia Presentation on Mars exploration and the AustroMars Expedition, an experiment with the Dignity Rover and demonstration of the Spacesuit Glove.
Civil Society and SpaceA Forum "Civil Society and Outer Space: Where do we stand on using outer space for peaceful purposes" will take place on 8 and 9 October in the Vienna International Centre, organized by the Vienna CONGO office ( Conference of Non-governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations), in cooperation with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, the European Space Policy Institute, the Space Generation Advisory Council and the Austrian Research Promotion Agency.
The Forum aims to provide an overview of the current situation pertaining to the use of outer space, in particular those space applications responding to a large variety of societal needs as well as to explore further possibilities of the use of space technology and its applications in the non-governmental sector.
Space ExhibitionA special exhibition on the 50 years of space age will take place in the month of October in the Vienna International Centre, consisting of satellite and rocket models, special photo exhibition on the United Nations and Outer Space, including a historic overview of the meetings of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and the poster artwork, produced by the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA).
United Nations Stamps on "Space for Humanity - 50th Anniversary of the Space Age"
The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) will issue a series of special "space stamp" on 25 October 2007 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of launch of the first artifical satellite into Earth orbit.
World Space Week Press Release: " 50 Years of Space Age: United Nations to Celebrate World Space Week 2007" (UNIS/OS/359)
History of World Space WeekWorld Space Week was officially declared by the General Assembly in 1999 ( resolution 54/68), based on a recommendation of the Third United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE III).
Organized as an international celebration, the World Space Week aims to communicate the benefits of space science and technology to humankind and to increase awareness among the public and the decision makers of the benefits of the peaceful uses of space.
Since 2000 World Space Week was celebrated from October 4-10. Every year a central topic is chosen, with an emphasis on the daily benefits of space applications. In 2000, the central topic was The Space Millennium Begins, followed by Inspiration from Space (2001), Space and Daily Life (2002), Space: Horizon Beyond Earth (2003), Space for Sustainable Development (2004), Discovery and Imagination (2005) and last year's Space for Saving Lives.
Young people from all over the world participate in the programmes offered during World Space, exploring the possibilities of space science and technology applications in our daily lives.
More information on the World Space Week activities 2007 can be found on the website of the World Spaceweek Association, a non-government organization, at www.spaceweek.org.
|World Space Week 2006 - Space for Saving Lives|
|The World Space Week 2006 theme was "Space for Saving Lives." Participants were encouraged to focus their World Space Week activities on how space technology is used to save lives on Earth and how it is used to combat disasters.
|World Space Week 2005 - Discovery and Imagination|
Report of World Space Week 2005
OOSA invited school students from grades 5 - 8 in Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia and around the world to participate in designing a base on Mars. Each participating class was asked to build a model of a Mars base that is suited to the conditions on Mars and that includes everything the researchers would need to survive and work on Mars. After building the base, participating groups submitted photos and descriptions of their Mars base.
For more information on the activity please click on the links below.
Click on the below images to see models that were created by children from around the world!
|World Space Week 2004 - Space and Sustainable Development|
|The theme for World Space Week 2004, "
Space and Sustainable Development," encouraged participants to consider how space technology can be used to ensure a balance between development and conservation of the Earth's resources.
Report of World Space Week 2004
|World Space Week 2003 - Space: Horizon Beyond Earth|
|The theme of World Space Week 2003, "
Space: Horizon Beyond Earth," encouraged people to discuss the two main activities in space - exploration and utilization.
Report of World Space Week 2003
|World Space Week 2002 - Space and Daily Life|
|Report of World Space Week 2002|
|World Space Week 2001 - Inspiration from Space|
Message of the Secretary General for the second World Space Week, October 4-10, 2001
Report of World Space Week 2001
|World Space Week 2000 - Launching the Space Millennium|
|Message of the Secretary General for the first World Space Week, October 4-10, 2000
Hailing World Space Week, Secretary-General Says "Final Frontier" Means Bridging Divide between Technology's Haves, Have-nots" (click here for full text).
The following United Nations events were held for World Space Week in 2000.
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The FAA is the largest membership organization because a $5 fee is mandatory for drone registration.
FAA Drone Registration
On January 10, 2018 U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced the total number of drones now registered with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has eclipsed one million. The figure includes 878,000 hobbyists, who receive one identification number for all the drones they own, and 122,000 commercial, public and other drones, which are individually registered.
Other drone pilot memberships are voluntary. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is a Frederick, Maryland-based American non-profit political organization that advocates for general aviation. AOPA charges $69 basic membership annually with legal help for higher membership. Includes regular pilots with a total of 100,000 plus members.
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) is the world's largest model aviation association and boasts a membership of more than 195,000 people. In recent years quadcopters have entered the scene and the AMA has shifted to take them in along with the interests of drone pilots and the aerial photography community. The AMA has been very vocal about the recent FAA Reauthorization and repeal of Section 336. Section 336 effectively prevented the FAA from bringing in new rules for recreational flyers - a rule that's allowed model aircraft communities to operate unregulated by the FAA.
Drone Pilots Association
The Drone Pilots Association represents the interests of non-hobbyist small drone pilots. Free to join for anyone who is interested and is an online forum of 99,887 members.
The International Drone Racing Association (IDRA) offers liability insurance for drone pilots that has no drone limit, no deductibles, and worldwide coverage.
The IDRA, the world's largest association for recreational and commercial drone pilots according to them. As the premier provider for primary drone insurance, all IDRA members are covered worldwide. Standard membership is $22 month with 8000+ members sharing $1 million Insurance including an individual insurance certificate for each member. Many other drone racing associations function as events or leagues or within this drone interest group.
Another organization dedicated to bringing together professionals in the drone industry is AUVSI. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International has a broader focus than the AMA - covering unmanned systems and robotics of all kinds, not just the flying types. As a member of the Remote Pilots Council, you show your clear commitment to professional operation and will gain confidence among your customers. Increase your visibility in the UAS community. Remote pilots increasingly look to AUVSI for guidance and connections, and our members gain visibility throughout the community of their peers. $150 a year membership cost and claim to be largest drone pilot association.
Drone Pilots Federation
Drone Pilots Federation is a non-profit educational organization with 501(c)3 tax-exempt status incorporated in the United States. As of January 1, 2017, they have approximately 400 members located in over 35 countries. Membership is free.
Women in Aviation International (WAI) has reached out to the drone community, via the Women and Drones organization, to encourage women involved with drone operations to be part of WAI. From now until December 31 2017, Women and Drones members are eligible for a discounted membership in WAI of $40 per year. Women who fly drones or operate UAS for business entities can claim this discount by using the promo code WID17 when signing up at wai.org.
Other drone pilot cooperatives function more like Uber and attempt to accumulate a database of drone pilots are refer them work for a fee. Dronebase is an example of this type of group.
Drone Pilot Ground School
Commercial drone pilots must pass a FAA part 107 test and several education organizations offer classes and test preparation assistance for a fee as part of their membership. Drone Pilot Ground School is one of the larger examples of a company that assists with initial FAA commercial drone registration.
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McDonnell Douglas F-4C-23-MC (S/N 64-770) "Jeannie" over South Vietnam in December 1968. This aircraft was assigned to the 12th Tactical Fighter Wing flying from Cam Ranh Bay Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo)
McDonnell Douglas F-4C-19-MC (S/N 63-7541) of the New York Air National Guard. Note that the victory star was scored on Nov. 5, 1966, by Maj. R.E. Tuck (pilot) and 1Lt. J.J. Rabeni Jr. (WSO) flying for the 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 366th Tactical Fighter Wing using an AIM-7 Sparrow against a MiG-21. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Side view of McDonnell Douglas F-4C-21-MC (S/N 64-660) of the New York Air National Guard. Note that the three victory stars were scored on May 12, 1966, by Maj. W.R. Dudley (pilot) and 1Lt. I. Kreingelis (WSO) flying for the 390th TFS, 35th TFW using an AIM-9 Sidewinder against a MiG-17; May 14, 1967, by Maj. J.A. Hargrove (pilot) and 1Lt. S.H. Demuth (WSO) flying for the 480th TFS, 366th TFW using the 20mm cannon against a MiG-17; and June 5, 1967, by Maj. D.K Preister (pilot) and Capt. J.E. Pankhurst (WSO) flying for the 480th TFS, 366th TFW using the 20mm cannon against a MiG-17. (U.S. Air Force photo)
McDonnell Douglas F-4C-17-MC (S/N 63-7466) at Itazuke Air Force Base, Japan. Note that the actual "Itazuke Tower" sign, as seen in the background, is on display in the Korean War Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
McDonnell Douglas F-4C with armament layout. Note that this is the second aircraft loaned to the USAF as F-110A and is a U.S. Navy F-4B-9i-MC BuNo 149406 later reserialed as USAF 62-12169 and called F-4C even though it wasn't (tail number is 49406). (U.S. Air Force photo)
First flown in May 1958, the Phantom II originally was developed for U.S. Navy fleet defense and entered service in 1961. The USAF evaluated it (as the F-110A Spectre) for close air support, interdiction and counter-air operations, and in 1962, approved a USAF version. The USAF's Phantom II, designated F-4C, made its first flight on May 27, 1963. Production deliveries began in November 1963. In its air-to-ground role, the F-4 can carry twice the normal bomb load of a World War II B-17. USAF F-4s also fly reconnaissance and "Wild Weasel" anti-aircraft missile suppression missions. Phantom II production ended in 1979 after over 5,000 had been built -- more than 2,800 for the USAF, about 1,200 for the Navy and Marine Corps, and the rest for friendly foreign nations.
In 1965 the first USAF Phantom IIs were sent to Southeast Asia. The first USAF pilot to score four combat victories with F-4s in SEA was then-Col. Robin Olds, a WWII ace. The aircraft on actual display at the museum is the one in which Col. Olds, the aircraft commander, and Lt. Stephan B. Croker, the backseat pilot, scored two of those victories in a single day (May 20, 1967).
The National Museum of the United States Air Force has several F-4 variants in its collection, including the F-4C, the RF-4C, the YF-4E, the F-4G and an F-4 cockpit mockup.
USN/USMC; 29 loaned to USAF
Export F-4E for Germany
Royal Navy; FG.1
Royal Air Force; FGR.2
USN/USMC; from F-4B
USN/USMC; from F-4J
- F-4A was originally designated F4H-1F (and XF4H-1) by the U.S. Navy.
- Dual-control F-4As were redesignated TF-4A.
- F-4B was originally designated F4H-1 by the U.S. Navy.
- RF-4B was originally designated F4H-1P by the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Seven F-4Bs were converted to QF-4B drone aircraft.
- F-4C was originally designated F-110A by the USAF.
- The U.S. Navy loaned the USAF 29 F-4Bs for service evaluation (see F-110A).
- Twelve F-4Gs (Navy designation) were out of service before the USAF F-4G "Wild Weasel" aircraft were converted from F-4Es.
- 138 of 140 F-4EJs were built in Japan.
- 32 F-4Ds were built for the Iranian Air Force.
- The USAF F-4G was initially designated EF-4E.
USAF F-4 numbers: - F-4C -- 583 [does not include 29 F-4Bs (F-110A) on loan from U.S. Navy]
- RF-4C -- 505
- F-4D -- 793
- F-4E -- 993 (116 later converted to F-4G) (as ordered, some E models - diverted/direct delivered to other nations)
- TOTAL: 2,874
TECHNICAL NOTES: Armament: Up to 16,000 lbs. of externally carried nuclear or conventional bombs, rockets, missiles, or 20mm cannon pods in various combinations Engines: Two General Electric J-79-GE-15s of 17,000 lbs. thrust each with afterburner Maximum speed: 1,400 mph/1210 knots at 40,000 ft. maximum power (ferry mission) Cruising speed: 590 mph/546 knots at 35,000 ft. Range: 1,750 miles/1528 nautical miles ferry mission with one 600 gal. and two 370 gal. external tanks Service ceiling: 59,600 ft. Span: 38 ft. 5 in. (27 ft. 7 in. folded) Length: 58 ft. 3 in. Height: 16 ft. 6 in. Weight: 58,000 lbs. maximum design takeoff weight Crew: Two
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When time is of the essence and the distance is great, reliable medical evacuation is crucial.
Totem understands the value of exceptional and reliable medical evacuation. Our partnerships with experienced air ambulance providers, combined with our understanding of transport medicine allows Totem to provide a variety of transport options across ground, rotor and fixed wing platforms.
With the latest advances in medical equipment and specialty clinicians certified in flight nursing and paramedicine aboard each aircraft, Totem provides superior medical evacuation support.
Contact our professionals for custom needs assessment and further information: [email protected]
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SpaceX said today that they intend to keep the Falcon 9 rocket grounded longer than originally planned.
This news comes in the wake of the June 28 Falcon 9 rocket accident, which destroyed a cargo ship headed to the International Space Station — the cargo was worth $110 million.
According to SpaceX’s president, Gwynne Shotwell, the company is still “a couple months away from the next flight.”
“We’re taking more time than we originally envisioned to get back to flight,” Shotwell said. “But I don’t think any of our customers want us to race to the cliff and fail again.”
In July, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said that the Falcon 9 rocket explosion occurred due to a failed strut in the rocket’s upper stage liquid oxygen tank. The strut was designed to handle up to 10,000 pounds of force but, in the June 28 scenario, it failed at around just 2,000 pounds of force.
Musk also reiterated that SpaceX will stress test each individual rocket strut to prevent a similar error from occurring again.
According to a Reuters report, Shotwell explained that SpaceX is reviewing the entire rocket, not just the struts, for any weaknesses.
“Every engineer in the company is having a buddy check their work,” Shotwell said. “We’re doing deep dives in the supply chain.”
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coop0030 writes: President Barack Obama will ask Congress next year to fund a new heavy-lift launcher to take humans to the Moon, asteroids, and the moons of Mars, ScienceInsider has learned. The president chose the new direction for the U.S. human space flight program Wednesday at a White House meeting with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, according to officials familiar with the discussion. NASA would receive an additional $1 billion in 2011 both to get the new launcher on track and to bolster the agency’s fleet of robotic Earth-monitoring spacecraft.
COMPASS [for the CDC-6000 series] is the sort of assembler one expects from
a corporation whose president codes in octal.
-- J.N. Gray
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North Flight Data Systems (Booth No. 7841) has announced it will integrate and certify its lightweight aircraft recording system (Lars) in the Bell 407. In cooperation with helicopter services giant PHI and Rolls-Royce, North Flight will be integrating its voice, video and flight-data recording systems into a Bell 407 airframe.
Rotorcraft » Rotorcraft Engines
News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft powerplants.
Air Technology Engines (ATE) of Naples, Fla., signed a T53 service center agreement with Honeywell, authorizing ATE to repair and overhaul Honeywell’s T53 series engine, which powers the Bell UH-1H Huey and other helicopters.
Sikorsky has selected GE Aviation (Booth No. 1217) to provide the GE YT706-GE-700R engines and engineering support for Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider program. The Raider is the military version of the experimental X2, a single-engine rotorcraft with coaxial counter-rotating main rotors and a pusher propeller. The Fadec-controlled GE engine offers 2,500 to 3,000 shp and is based on the GE700/CT7 family. GE said it developed the GE3000 for medium-lift applications and this engine could be incorporated into the Raider in the future.
Pratt & Whitney Canada (Booth No. 3317) is busy with developments on the PT6C-67E, which powers the Eurocopter EC175 medium twin, and the PW210 family, the powerplant for the Sikorsky S-76D and the AgustaWestland AW169 medium twins.
The PW210S (Sikorsky S-76D) and the PW210A (AgustaWestland AW169) have different certification schedules. The FAA certified the 1,077-shp PW210S last December after a postponement due to delays in the S-76D program.
Olivier Andriès, who has been the CEO of Turbomeca since June, predicts that helicopter engines will become fuel-electric hybrids around 2030. He also predicted that, in about 20 years, conventional turbine engine performance will be close to an asymptote. By that, he meant further improvement of turbine technology will be enormously difficult and expensive, if not impossible. So the next step will be hybridization, he said. “We will see integrated propulsion systems using thermodynamic and electric solutions,” he told AIN.
Oliver Andriès, From Ministries To Industry
Sikorsky Aircraft named 35 suppliers participating in an industry-funded effort to build two prototype S-97 Raider helicopters for evaluation by the U.S. military. The Raider is a follow-on to the company’s X2 technology demonstrator with coaxial contra-rotating main rotors and a pusher propeller.
Turbomeca plans to reduce the specific fuel consumption (SFC) of its turboshaft engines by 37 percent by 2030, and at the Helitech 2011 show discussed the strategies it is implementing to accomplish that change. While the company plans to make changes to the engine machinery, it expects much of the reduction to come from engine-airframe integration and new practices that make more efficient use of the engine.
As the Eurocopter EC145 T2 light twin helicopter has completed “hot and high” testing, the manufacturer has released “promising” performance estimates.
The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210S, which will power the Sikorsky S-76D helicopter, received Canadian certification on October 14, P&WC announced yesterday. Test engines logged more than 8,700 hours in test cells and flight tests as part of the approval process.
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We've been working on the annual maintenance for 23. You can find some pics of this work here: https://www.lonestarwing.org/photo-gallery?album_id=40
Col. Drew Thomas is our maintenance officer and he and our other maintainers have been working tirelessly to check off items on the squawk list. We look forward to getting back in the air and sharing our amazing aircraft and her inspiring history with you!
We also had the pleasure of hosting a volunteer service crew from LeTourneau University. These folks are members of the LeTourneau Aviation Society (LAS) and they spent a Saturday cleaning and disinfecting our ready room, sweeping the hangar, and helping us replace some bookshelves. Their work is greatly appreciated! You can check out photos of their work here: http://https://www.lonestarwing.org/photo-gallery?album_id=41
Thanks so much for your continued support of our mission to Educate, Inspire, and Honor!
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(Total newbie here. This question may very well be previously discussed and have a very obvious answer, I just couldn’t find it in the discussion forum.)
In late December I was on a long-haul international flight that was delayed by 20+ hours due to mechanical issues. (Eva Air, BR35, YYZ>TPE, Dec 28 2017, scheduled to depart at 0045, actually departed after 2200) The flight was NOT cancelled, just delayed by almost a day (thus depart around the same time as the same flight next day)
When I check its flight history, that flight/day is conveniently missing. Is it standard protocol to not post a flight that is significantly delayed? Or did the airline withheld the data to protect its delay average?
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Organisers of Europe’s biggest aviation trade show, the Aero Friedrichshafen, have hailed the event as a success.
The trade show held in the German city of Friedrichshafen was attended by some 30,000 visitors.
More than 600 companies from 35 different countries displayed their latest products and innovations, ranging from ultralights and gliders to business jets, helicopters and electric aircraft.
Whole aircraft parachute recovery systems, that is, parachutes that don’t protect just a single passenger but the entire plane, are a growing trend.
Vision SF50, a brand new single-engine business jet from Cirrus Aircraft which has the whole aircraft parachute recovery system was on display at the Friedrichshafen show.
Once it receives operating approval later this year, it will be the world’s first business jet to be delivered with a standard parachute rescue system.
“The parachute that is on this airplane is call CAPS – the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System. We’ve had a parachute on every airplane we’ve ever made, 6.300 planes. If the pilot is in an emergency, when all other things have failed, anyone in the airplane can pull a handle and the entire airplane will come down under a parachute,” explained Todd Simmons, President of Customer Experience at Cirrus Aircraft.
But it was not just the huge aircraft that were on display. Drones were also very popular at the Friedrichshafen show.
The exhibition’s indoor flight hall was used for drone racing, a feature organisers used to attract the younger Playstation generation and electronics enthusiasts.
Users wore glasses that provided them with a video image taken from the drone, giving them a pilot’s perspective.
But with an estimated three million drones circulating in Europe today, calls are growing for better “aviation awareness”.
Managing Director of UAV Dach, Uwe Nortmann said the absence of legal restrictions on devices which weigh less than 5kg means “whoever buys an aircraft like this (drone) on the internet or in a shop can just switch it on and operate it without knowing what they’re doing”.
“The pilots of these drones have to learn what they are doing and be aware of the responsibility and the risks. And this is only possible with specific training which doesn’t exist yet” he said.
A paragliding school from northern Germany proved that having a disability doesn’t mean you can’t fly.
It presented a specially adapted wheelchair which allows paragliders to take off and land safely.
“Paragliders with disabilities, like myself, require a special wheelchair with a suspension system and large wheels, to be able to take off and land on bumpy ground” said Michael Amtmann, Chairman of “Die Rolli Flieger”.
The Aero Friedrichshafen show also provided a platform for organisers to promote careers as well as motivate the next generation of pilots as well as other entrepreneurs in the aircraft ground support equipment sector like aircraft tugs for sale.
Under the slogan ‘Be a pilot’, advisors were at hand to provide guidance about future careers in aviation and answer questions young people had about schooling, qualifications and career funding.
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A French court has cleared Air France and Airbus of corporate involuntary manslaughter for the 2009 crash off the coast of Brazil that killed all 228 people on board, including three Irish passengers.
Irish doctors Aisling Butler from Co Tipperary, Jane Deasy from Dublin, and Eithne Walls from Co Down were among the people killed when flight AF447 crashed during an equatorial storm on June 1, 2009, while en route to Paris from Rio de Janeiro.
The three Irish women were close friends who had studied medicine together at Trinity College, The Belfast Telegraph reports. They were returning from a holiday when the plane came down.
Families of the 228 people who died in the crash campaigned for a trial for years, leading to France's first-ever trial for corporate involuntary manslaughter. Both Air France and Airbus pleaded not guilty to the charges.
"A probable causal link isn't sufficient to characterize an offense," Judge Sylvie Daunis said during her judgment in Paris on Monday, marking the end of France's first-ever corporate manslaughter trial.
In the wake of the verdict, a spokesperson for Air France said: "Deeply saddened by this terrible accident, Air France will always remember the victims and wishes to express its heartfelt sympathy to their loved ones.
"The company also wishes to reaffirm its continued trust in all of its pilots and flight crews and reiterates that the safety of its customers and crews is its absolute priority."
An Airbus spokesperson further said: "We would like to express our sympathy to those who lost a family member, a loved one, a colleague and everyone touched by this tragedy.
"Airbus reaffirms the full commitment of the company and all its employees to keep prioritizing a safety-first culture across the company and the aviation sector."
The Airbus A330-200 aircraft was en-route to Paris on an overnight flight from Rio de Janeiro on June 1, 2009, when it disappeared off the radar in the middle of a high-altitude thunderstorm over the Atlantic Ocean. It took just four minutes and 24 seconds for the plane to fall 11,500 meters.
Although debris was spotted floating on the ocean days after the crash, it took two years to find the plane and the black box recordings more than 13,000 feet beneath the surface.
The crash is believed to have been caused by the plane's speed sensors, known as the pitot tubes, which iced up in the storm and turned off the autopilot.
Investigators found that the flight's pilots responded clumsily to the malfunctioning pitot tubes, lurching into a freefall without responding to stall alerts.
However, the trial also heard that Air France and Airbus had both acknowledged problems with the pitot tubes before the flight took place.
The remains of Aisling Butler and Eithne Walls were never recovered.
Earlier this year, Butler's father John told RTE Primetime that he was led to believe his daughter's body had been recovered after the tragedy.
"We were led to believe that we should get a coffin," John said in January. "That was desperate."
Monday's ruling follows a historic two-month trial, which took place at the end of 2022.
During the trial, public prosecutors admitted that it was impossible to prove that either Air France or Airbus was to blame for the crash and suggested that both companies should be cleared.
Air France was accused of not implementing the correct training in the event of the pitot tubes freezing, while Airbus was accused of knowing that the model of pitot tubes used on flight AF447 was faulty.
Both companies contended that pilot error was responsible for the crash.
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NASA will delay the launch of its next space shuttle mission until July in order to replace potentially faulty fuel sensors inside the orbiter’s massive external tank, the agency’s shuttle program chief said March 14.
Wayne Hale, NASA’s shuttle program manager, told reporters that the shuttle Discovery and its STS-121 return-to-flight mission now will launch no earlier than July 1, weeks later than its earlier May 10-22 flight window.
The extra time will allow for an invasive, three-week swap of four engine cut-off (ECO) sensors inside the liquid-hydrogen portion of the orbiter’s 15-story fuel tank, he said.
“This is not a decision about schedule,” Hale said during a press conference at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston . “This is a question of safety.”
Discovery’s STS-121 mission, commanded by veteran astronaut Steven Lindsey, is the second shuttle flight set to fly since the 2003 Columbia disaster that killed seven astronauts. It is also the second test flight before NASA returns to its international space station construction launch schedule.
Hale said he remained optimistic that after Discovery NASA can still launch two more shuttles — STS-115 aboard Atlantis in late August and STS-116 in the fall — by the end of 2006.
ECO sensors are designed to monitor shuttle fuel tank levels and shut down an orbiter’s three main engines before its fuel tank runs dry.
But recent studies found that wiring defects in the manufacturing of some sensors could lead them to falsely report a dry tank, which could force an early engine shut down before a shuttle reaches its proper orbit, Hale said, adding that one such sensor on Discovery’s external tank also has been returning some errant readings.
“If a number of these sensors fail to the ‘dry’ state they would shut the engines down early, prematurely, which is not a good thing in spaceflight,” Hale said, adding that the chances of that occurring is admittedly remote. “This is what we call a criticality one, life or death, kind of situation in that you want those sensors to work properly either way. … We need to have a good set.”
Errant ECO sensor readings scrubbed the attempted July 13 launch of NASA’s first post-Columbia mission — STS-114 also aboard Discovery — though the orbiter launched 13 days later without incident. Problems with the sensors also cropped up on a separate tank during an April 2005 fueling test.
Hale said that unrelated problems have led shuttle engines to shut down early in a previous orbiter launch during NASA’s STS-51F mission in 1985. A hydrogen leak impaired engine performance during 1999’s STS-93 mission launch, he added. Tank engineers will replace all four liquid-hydrogen fuel ECO sensors on Discovery’s External Tank-119 (ET-119), which now sits inside NASA’s 52-story Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fl a.
The tank will be hoisted into the vertical position, where engineers will remove its foam-covered surface and pry open a manhole at its bottom to gain access to the liquid hydrogen tank, Hale said. After swapping out the old ECO sensors — which were built in 1996 — with new ones, engineers will then close out the tank and set it back in a horizontal cradle to reapply the foam insulation, he added.
“There are certain risks that you might damage the tank,” Hale said of the sensor swap operation.
Discovery’s launch window, which runs from July 1 to July 19, also allows shuttle workers about six additional weeks to close out several issues that have cropped up in the last few weeks.
Engineers now will now be able to repair Discovery’s damaged robotic arm, — which was dinged inside the shuttle’s hangar-like Orbiter Processing Facility on March 4 while workers tried to clean up broken glass from a light bulb that fell into the orbiter’s payload bay. The arm is instrumented to evaluate its performance in the upcoming flight, and would have had to be replaced with an un-instrumented arm without the extra work time, Hale said .
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INSTALLATION NOTES: The ATR-72 is a stretched development of the popular ATR-42 and was launched in January 1986.
The first of three ATR-72 development aircraft flew for the first time on October 27 1988, followed by the awarding of French and then US certification in late 1989. Entry into service was on October 27 1989 with Kar Air of Finland. Some other early operators are Foshing Airlines, NFD (later Eurowings), CSA, American Eagle, TAT, Air Littoral, LOT, and Olympic Aviation.
Significant differences between the ATR-72 and the smaller and older ATR-42 include a 4.50m (14ft 9in) fuselage stretch and reworked wings. The ATR-72's wings are new outboard of the engine nacelles and with 30% of it made up of composite materials, comprising composite spars and skin panels and a carbon fiber wing box.
Aside from the baseline ATR-72-200, two developments have been offered, the ATR-72-210, and the ATR-72-500 (previously ATR-72-210A). The ATR-72-210 is optimized for operations in hot and high conditions. It has more powerful PW-127 engines for better takeoff performance.
The ATR-72-500 (renamed from ATR-72-210A on May 18, 1998) further improved hot and high model was certificated in early 1997. It features PW-127Fs driving six blade composite Hamilton Sundstrand propellers.
The ATR-52C is an as yet un-launched derivative with a redesigned tail to incorporate a rear loading ramp, intended for military and commercial operators. As with the ATR-42, a military maritime patrol version, known as the Petrel 72, has also been offered.
The ATR-72 would have formed the basis for the ATR-82, a 78 seat stretched development. The ATR-82 would have been powered by two Allison AE-2100 turboprops (ATR studied turbofans for a time) and would have a cruising speed as high as 610km/h (330kt). The ATR-82 was suspended when AI(R) was formed in early 1996.
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