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https://www.yourdictionary.com/launcher | 2020-08-04T22:50:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439735885.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20200804220455-20200805010455-00452.warc.gz | 0.914144 | 147 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__74714642 | en | - a catapult
- in full grenade launcher
- a device, attached to a rifle, for shooting grenades
- a weapon, as an RPG, for shooting grenades
- a device or structure that provides initial guidance to a self-propelled missile, spacecraft, etc. or that catapults an airplane from a flight deck
- One who or that which launches. A device that throws something or the person who initiates a launch.
- The catapult made a good launcher for the small projectile.
- They shot down the helicopter with a rocket launcher.
- (computing) An application that launches another or others, often holding icons or menus for frequently used programs.
launch +"Ž -er | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.visitmilitarybases.com/air-force/readers-ask-what-do-i-put-for-address-of-air-force.html | 2022-01-27T21:17:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320305288.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220127193303-20220127223303-00396.warc.gz | 0.94874 | 764 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__130790417 | en | How do you write an Air Force base address?
How do I format a military address?
- The full name of the addressee. Mail sent without a full name will not be delivered.
- The unit or Post Office box number.
- A three letter code associated with the type of location. APO is used for Army and Air Force installations.
- The “state” of the addressee.
How do you address someone in the Air Force?
In the Army and Air Force, non-commissioned officers are also addressed officially by their titles, although they may also use “Mr.” or “Ms.” socially. Warrant officers are called “Mr.” or “Ms.” both officially and socially.
What is the Air Force email format?
United States Air Force uses 3 email formats, with first ‘. ‘ last (ex. [email protected]) being used 66.3% of the time.
How much sleep do you get in Air Force basic training?
Although the Air Force for years has allowed its basic training recruits between eight and nine hours of sleep, the Army and the Marines seem less willing.
How long is Air Force basic training?
Basic Military Training ( BMT ) is approximately 8.5 weeks in length and is held at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX.
Can you write letters in Air Force basic training?
Send a Letter to BMT Families should use good judgement on what to send to a trainee in Air Force Basic Training. A simple hand-written letter sent in a white envelope is sufficient. Families writing to a trainee should attempt to write positive and encouraging letters.
Do civilians outrank military?
The short answer is no. Civilians cannot outrank military personnel. The long answer is sort of. Government employees fall under what is called the GS system.
Do civilians have to address military by their rank?
It is quite common among Army civilians to use first names, regardless of position, but senior personnel should always initiate this practice. For military personnel, terms of address are more formal. Unless told otherwise, and always in public, military personnel should be addressed by their rank and last name.
What does the Air Force do in war?
Its mission simply put is to defend the nation through the control and exploitation of air and space. Although obviously tasked with flying missions, most personnel work on the ground in various construction, support, and technical capacities.
How did the Air Force start?
The Air Force was established through the National Security Act on Sept. 18, 1947. Conceived in World War I and born out of the Army Signal Corps two years after the end of World War II, the Air Force was established through the National Security Act on Sept. 18, 1947.
What email does the military use?
The group currently uses AKO webmail for their primary Army email, and they are one of the last large Army groups to migrate to DOD Enterprise Email, or DEE. The AKO Webmail migration is part of the overall Army migration from legacy email systems to DEE.
What do military emails look like?
Many military personnel are given unique e-mail addresses according to their specific job or unit, but this format is the most common in the military. For the Army: [email protected] army.mil. For the Marines: [email protected] For the Air Force: [email protected]
What does bluf in an email mean?
BLUF is a military communications acronym—it stands for “bottom line up front”—that’s designed to enforce speed and clarity in reports and emails. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.greencarcongress.com/2014/07/20140702-oco2.html | 2020-08-09T21:18:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738573.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20200809192123-20200809222123-00317.warc.gz | 0.92137 | 1,253 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__110931590 | en | by Jack Rosebro
At 2:56 AM PST today, NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 (OCO-2) was successfully launched into orbit from Space Complex 2 West at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base, riding on a two-stage Delta II 7320-10 launch vehicle. Consisting of a single observing instrument, the Observatory is designed to provide precise measurements of atmospheric CO2, and is NASA’s first satellite mission dedicated to studying concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
OCO-2 will not be measuring CO2 directly; but rather the intensity of the sunlight reflected from the presence of CO2 in a column of air. This measurement is unique like a fingerprint, and can be used for identification. The OCO-2 instrument will use a diffraction grating to separate the incoming sunlight into a spectrum of multiple component colors.
|Launch in the fog. Click to enlarge.|
At early morning press time, NASA reported that the Observatory had passed its initial health check, established communication with both ground-based and spaceborne links, deployed its solar panels, and was “power positive”—i.e. generating its own power. OCO-2 has a planned operational life of two years.
Science Instrument. OCO-2’s science instrument, comprising three parallel high-resolution, near-infrared spectrometers in a common structure, will collect 24 measurements per second across a field of view of approximately three square kilometers, or one square mile. The narrow field of view allows OCO-2 to take more measurements that are not obscured by clouds, which can compromise accuracy, and to better identify carbon sources and sinks on a regional scale.
The spectrometers will view Earth through an f/1.8 Cassegrain telescope, and are designed to measure the absorption of sunlight reflected off of Earth’s surface by carbon dioxide and molecular oxygen, as viewed in the near-infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
The sunlight rays entering the spectrometers will pass through the atmosphere twice—once as they travel from the Sun to the Earth, and then again as they bounce off from the Earth’s surface to the OCO-2 instrument. Carbon dioxide and molecular oxygen molecules in the atmosphere absorb light energy at very specific colors or wavelengths.
The OCO-2 instrument uses diffraction grating to separate the inbound light energy into a spectrum of multiple component colors. Each spectrometer will focus on a different range of colors, and will detect the specific colors that are absorbed by carbon dioxide and molecular oxygen. Measurements from all three spectrometers will be analyzed and integrated to precisely estimate the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide across the globe.
The instrument, which was designed by Hamilton Sunstrand and built by the California Institute of Technology’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), is almost identical to the original Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) Earth Science mission instrument, (earlier post), which launched on 24 February 2009 aboard a Taurus launch vehicle. OCO failed to reach orbit after a fairing did not separate, and was presumed to have plunged into the Pacific ocean somewhere near Antarctica. (Earlier post.)
Spacecraft. The OCO-2 spacecraft was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation on an elongated variant of Orbital’s LEOStar-2 science satellite platform. The 454-kilogram (999 lb) spacecraft is about the size of a telephone booth, with two solar panels each extending roughly two meters, or seven feet, from the spacecraft body. A 35 Ah nickel-hydrogen battery will provide power when the sun is eclipsed from the spacecraft. Launch services for the Delta II rocket were provided by United Launch Services, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
Mission. The launch was conducted within a thirty-second launch window, which was necessary to enable OCO-2 to join the Afternoon Constellation, nicknamed the “A-Train”. The Afternoon Constellation, so named because it crosses the equator at approximately 1:30 PM local time every day, consists of five existing satellites in tight formation, collecting simultaneous data on aerosols, clouds, cloud ice, carbon sinks, carbon sources, ozone, particulates, and atmospheric water vapor.
OCO-2 will refine its polar orbit in following weeks as it moves into formation with the rest of the Afternoon Constellation, and will begin collecting data after instrument calibration and checkout. Scientists expect to be able to make preliminary data available beginning about 45 days after launch. Data will be acquired in three measurement modes:
Nadir Mode: the instrument tracks and collects data directly beneath its orbit.
Glint Mode: the instrument tracks and collects data where sunlight reflects off of the Earth, particularly the oceans.
Target Mode: the instrument tracks and collects data on a specific surface target.
OCO-2’s primary data product will be estimates of atmospheric columns of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere. In all, four data products will be generated:
Level 1B - a unique recording of all soundings (approximately 74,000) made during a single spacecraft orbit.
Level 2 - as previously mentioned, estimates of atmospheric columns of carbon dioxide, with geographic locations, as well as profiles of surface pressure, surface albedo, aerosol content, water vapor, temperature, and solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence, all in cloud-free conditions.
Level 3 - Monthly gridded global maps of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.
Level 4 - Monthly maps of global carbon dioxide sources and sinks.
The first spacecraft to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide is the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT), also referred to as Ibuki. GOSAT was successfully launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on 23 January 2009, and has been operating since then. NASA researchers were able to use GOSAT data to refine their own algorithms for OCO-2, which collects data at almost 100 times GOSAT’s rate of data collection. | aerospace | 1 |
https://dronegeek.ca/2019/09/04/medicine-delivery-by-drone/ | 2022-08-07T22:19:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570730.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807211157-20220808001157-00712.warc.gz | 0.965303 | 343 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__149471821 | en | In mid August 2019, a drone delivered medicine to an island off Vancouver Island in Canada. This was billed as a historic flight, and it was.
The drone – apparently one of InDro Robotics’ M210C drones – flew an EpiPen and naloxone from London Drugs in Duncan, Vancouver Island to a patient on Salt Spring Island. The flight was about six kilometres long and involved a flight over the Pacific Ocean.
This was the first delivery of pharmaceuticals by a beyond-line-of-sight drone flight in Canada. The flight path was programmed into the drone and it flew mostly autonomously. It was monitored by a pilot as a precaution but the drone “flew itself”.
The flight was conducted by InDro Robotics, a company that specializes in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and especially beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations. It was done under the supervision of Transport Canada.
Delivery by drone is a hot topic these days. Amazon has been testing this, and there are a lot of obvious applications for using drones to deliver things.
The challenge is how to do this safely. How do you manage airspace with multiple drones operating in it, unaware of each others’ presence until the last minute? How do you deal with flyaways or other loss-of-control situations? What about bad actors flying their own drones attempting to take down your drones? There are a lot of issues that need to be worked out.
That being said, I applaud this test and I look forward to more tests of BVLOS drone operation and eventual modification of regulations to permit its general use. | aerospace | 1 |
https://spacelaunchnow.me/astronaut/alan-bean/ | 2023-09-22T21:03:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506423.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20230922202444-20230922232444-00198.warc.gz | 0.977773 | 451 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__108688396 | en | Alan LaVern Bean was an American naval officer and naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut; he was the fourth person to walk on the Moon. He was selected to become an astronaut by NASA in 1963 as part of Astronaut Group 3. He made his first flight into space aboard Apollo 12, the second manned mission to land on the Moon, at age 37 in November 1969. He made his second and final flight into space on the Skylab 3 mission in 1973, the second manned mission to the Skylab space station. After retiring from the United States Navy in 1975 and NASA in 1981, he pursued his interest in painting, depicting various space-related scenes and documenting his own experiences in space as well as that of his fellow Apollo program astronauts. He was the last living crew member of Apollo 12.
Apollo 12 was the second manned mission to the surface of the moon. The commander of the mission was Charles Conrad, Jr. , the Command Module Pilot was Richard Gordon, Jr. , and the Lunar Module Pilot was Alan Bean. The mission was launched on November 14th 1969 and the Capsule safely splashed down in the ocean on November 24th 1969Lunar Orbit
Skylab 3 (also known as SL-3 or SLM-2) was the second crewed mission to the first US orbital space station Skylab. The mission began on July 28, 1973, 11:10:50 UTC with the launch of a three-person crew. Crew members were the Commander Alan L. Bean, Science Pilot Owen K. Garriott and Pilot Jack R. Lousma. During their 59-day stay on the station, crew continued station repairs and conducted various scientific and medical experiments. The mission ended successfully with the splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on September 25, 1973, 22:19:51 UTC.Low Earth Orbit
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. | aerospace | 1 |
https://gama.aero/news-and-events/press-releases/gama-remembers-and-honors-aviation-legends/ | 2023-12-07T15:54:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100677.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207153748-20231207183748-00056.warc.gz | 0.97269 | 296 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__64183909 | en | The following statement was released by Pete Bunce, President and CEO of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) on the recent deaths of Monte Mitchell and Albert Lee Ueltschi:
“It is with deep sorrow, that we remember Monte Mitchell and his contributions to our industry. Monte devoted over forty years of his life to aviation, and was a true pioneer in advancing and revitalizing the general aviation industry. Monte’s work was crucial to establishing the General Aviation Revitalization Act (GARA) and having the milestone legislation signed into law by President Clinton. GARA was revolutionary and without Monte Mitchell’s hard work and perseverance, it would not have been possible. His daughter Paula and his entire family are in our thoughts and prayers."
“Al Ueltschi’s unwavering commitment and unparalleled expertise made him a true pioneer in aviation safety and training. As the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Flight Safety International, Inc. he was incredibly respected and trusted by aviation safety and training professionals all over the world. Al’s charitable contributions to ensure safety for our global aviation system were both numerous and extraordinary. Al’s philanthropy and commitment to teaching safety to aviation enthusiasts was truly unparalleled. Through his work, countless lives have been saved and Al’s lifetime dedication to aviation safety and training will never be forgotten. I send my condolences to Al’s family during this difficult time.” | aerospace | 1 |
https://community.infiniteflight.com/t/vor-nav-question/387761 | 2021-01-25T11:41:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703565541.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20210125092143-20210125122143-00653.warc.gz | 0.987203 | 133 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__51485 | en | So I had a little question.
Yesterday I was flying a 172 from Thessaloniki to an AF base in Athens. I was using a VOR to navigate, yet had a small problem. So, as the flight was about 2 hours, I needed to use AP. I tuned into NAV1 for the VOR, and made sure that my source and everything else aligned. Then, I engaged NAV after hand flying for a few minutes (I had double tapped the CRS.) Instead of flying to the VOR, the plane turned in the direction of the light blue thing (forgot the name)
How do I stop this from happening? | aerospace | 1 |
http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/malaysia-airlines-mh370-plane-most-likely-found-in-deepest-remotest-indian-ocean/1234554/3 | 2016-05-25T15:02:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-22/segments/1464049274994.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160524002114-00130-ip-10-185-217-139.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.966699 | 586 | CC-MAIN-2016-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-22__0__55062561 | en | - 'China wants to invest in India to produce computers, TV sets'Chiki Sarkar named Publisher of Penguin Random House IndiaTourist flow from India to remain unaffected despite Malaysia airline crisisMalaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Ship reaches remotest area of earth where plane debris spotted
for MH370," he told parliament.
The dimensions of the objects given are consistent with at least one of them possibly being the major part of a 777-200ER wing, which is around 27 metres (89 feet) long, though Australian officials cautioned the first images were indistinct.
The relatively large size of the objects would suggest that, if they do come from the missing aircraft, it was largely intact when it went into the water.
If the plane had run out of fuel, it would not necessarily have plummeted but its behaviour would have depended on whether there was someone in control and their intentions, pilots said.
Modern aircraft are designed to use the rush of wind to drive a small emergency turbine that keeps hydraulics and some electrical power running if the engines run out of fuel.
If the debris is from the plane, investigators would face a daunting task to retrieve the "black box" data and voice recorders needed to help understand what caused the disaster.
University of Western Australia Professor of Oceanography Charitha Pattiaratchi said that, based on currents in the area, if the debris is from the plane it probably would have entered the water around 300-400 km (180-250 miles) to the west.
The search area covered an ocean ridge known as Naturalist Plateau, a large sea shelf about 3,500 metres (9,800 feet) deep, Pattiaratchi said. The plateau is about 250 km (150 miles) wide by 400 km (250 miles) long, and the area around it is close to 5,000 metres (16,400 feet) deep.
"Whichever way you go, it's deep," Pattiaratchi said.
Investigators piecing together patchy data from military radar and satellites believe that, minutes after its identifying transponder was switched off as it crossed the Gulf of Thailand, the plane turned sharply west, re-crossing the Malay Peninsula and following an established route towards India.
What happened next is unclear, but faint electronic "pings" picked up by one commercial satellite suggest the aircraft flew on for at least six hours. That would be consistent with the plane ending up in the southern Indian Ocean.
The methodical shutdown of the communications systems, together with the fact that the plane appeared to be following a planned course after turning back, has focused particular attention on the pilot and co-pilot.
The FBI is helping Malaysian authorities analyse data from a flight simulator belonging to the captain of the missing plane, after initial examination showed some data logs had been deleted early last month. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.onenewspage.co.uk/topic/flights.htm | 2018-07-17T09:36:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676589634.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20180717090227-20180717110227-00594.warc.gz | 0.932481 | 1,050 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__75609415 | en | Reviving supersonic passenger flights will 'harm the environment and create too much noise' A study by the US-based International Council on Clean Transportation said new supersonic jets would be unlikely to meet environmental standards unless new engines are designed. MailOnline 30 minutes ago Also reported by • Reuters
Ryanair to cancel 24 flights on Friday due to strike Ryanair is to announce the cancellation of 24 flights today, affecting thousands of passengers, after a pilot union refused to postpone its planned strike action for Friday. Belfast Telegraph 4 hours ago
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City council spends £15k on flights over three years The trips have included trade missions to America and China Leek Post and Times 3 days ago Also reported by • Staffordshire Newsletter • The Sentinel Stoke Britain's skies are becoming gridlocked as flights from UK airports soar by 40% in five years Analysis by the Mail reveals a rise in passenger and cargo flights of more than 40 per cent at Luton, 34 per cent at Birmingham and 30 per cent at Stansted. MailOnline 3 days ago Birmingham Airport blasted over treatment of disabled passengers Some passengers on incoming flights at Manchester were left waiting on planes for more than an hour before assistance arrived Tamworth Herald 4 days ago | aerospace | 1 |
https://spaceref.com/status-report/nasa-mars-picture-of-the-day-big-dust-devils/ | 2022-12-09T10:08:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711394.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20221209080025-20221209110025-00159.warc.gz | 0.835277 | 312 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__210809665 | en | - Press Release
- Dec 8, 2022
NASA Mars Picture of the Day: Big Dust Devils
Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera
MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-985, 28 January 2005
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Northern Amazonis Planitia is famous for its frequent,
large (> 1 km high) dust devils. They occur throughout the
spring and summer seasons, and can be detected from orbit,
even at the ~240 meters (~278 yards) per pixel resolution of
the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
wide angle instruments. This red wide angle
image shows a plethora of large dust devils. The arrow
points to an example. Shadows cast by the towering
columns of swirling dust point away from the direction
of sunlight illumination (sun is coming from the left/lower
left). This December 2004 scene covers an area more than 125 km
(> 78 mi) across and is located near 37°N, 154°W.
Malin Space Science Systems and the California Institute of Technology
built the MOC using spare hardware from the Mars Observer mission.
MSSS operates the camera from its facilities in San Diego, California.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Mars Surveyor Operations Project
operates the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft with its industrial
partner, Lockheed Martin Astronautics, from facilities in Pasadena,
California and Denver, Colorado. | aerospace | 1 |
https://smarkos.blogspot.com/2012/12/greek-air-force-design-of-uav-ii-to.html | 2021-09-28T02:35:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780058589.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20210928002254-20210928032254-00697.warc.gz | 0.935721 | 286 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__77689299 | en | GREEK AIR FORCE DESIGN OF UAV
"Pegasus II": To unmanned aircraft of the Greek Air Force
Business is fully redesigned and larger capacities drone (MEA) 'Pegasus II' of Greek Air Force, according to a report in the journal "Greek Defense & Technology", which noted that the result of the admittedly long history vindicates the team of design and development, but and the options of the PA. The first complete system "Pegasus I" was delivered in 131 Combat Group of Aktion Preveza in 2002, where the January 2003 decision by the Supreme Council founded in Aviation Squadron Unmanned Aircraft (SMEA / F).
In August 2005 eas completed the upgrade of the first "Pegasus I" to "Pegasus II" with excellent results in flight testing for certification. In July 2006, the works to amend all existing ACE and the corresponding ground station (CCA) and since 2007 the SMEA / F-Industry takes part in Exercises "Charioteer" and "Trojan Horse." In December 2008 the Squadron was upgraded to Squadron Force Unmanned Aircraft (MMEA / F), with callsign "Acheron", subject to the Administrative Governor SB 131 and operational at ATA. Since 2009 is an ongoing production of 12 additional aircraft with involvement of Defence because of interdisciplinary use of the system. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.bookingpoint.net/en/airline-tickets/victoria-falls-milan-22624LK4.html | 2016-10-28T02:58:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721555.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00378-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.919226 | 120 | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-44__0__117396843 | en | Did you know?
- 9606 seats are available per day to fly out of Victoria Falls connecting to Milan.
- The largest aircraft operated by British Airways flying between Victoria Falls and Milan is a 737 with 130 seats.
- The shortest connecting flight from Victoria Falls to Milan is 23 hours, 25 minutes on Flybe.
- 2 airlines operate between Victoria Falls and Milan.
- South African has 3 two stops or more flights between Victoria Falls and Milan.
Hotels in Milan
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https://www.airmedandrescue.com/latest/news/cae-usa-proceed-us-army-contract | 2022-05-28T00:43:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663011588.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528000300-20220528030300-00689.warc.gz | 0.929191 | 464 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__104228631 | en | Under the terms of the contract, CAE USA will provide classroom, simulator, and live flying instructor support services for Army aviators training to fly the CH-47 Chinook, UH-60 Black Hawk, and AH-64 Apache helicopters. The flight training support services will be provided at the US Army’s Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE) at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
The total value of the contract, including the one-year base contract and six one-year options through 2027, is expected to be approximately US$90 million. The initial base contract was included as part of CAE’s first quarter fiscal year 2021 order intake.
CAE to provide the instructor pilots for flight training
“We are honored the US Army selected CAE to provide flight training services for aviators transitioning to fly the Army’s frontline combat helicopters,” said Ray Duquette, President and General Manager at CAE USA.
Once Army aviators graduate from the Initial-Entry Rotary-Wing training program, they are assigned to continue training on one of the Army’s frontline combat helicopters or transition to fixed-wing training on the C-12 Huron. CAE USA will now provide the instructor pilots required to deliver the flight training to approximately 900 Army aviators annually transitioning to the CH-47 Chinook, UH-60 Black Hawk, or AH-64 Apache. CAE USA will also deliver additional flight training support services by providing maintenance examiners and non-rated crewmember flight engineers.
Supporting the training of all Army aviators
“When combined with the fixed-wing flight training program we already support at our Dothan Training Center, CAE will now play a pivotal role supporting the training of all Army aviators progressing to their assigned operational aircraft,” said Dan Gelston, Group President, Defense & Security at CAE.
Several industry partners will support CAE USA on delivering the Army’s Advanced Helicopter Flight Training Services, including Navigator Development Group, Pinnacle Solutions and MAG Aerospace.
Recently, CAE officially handed over a CAE 700MR Series NH90 flight training device to the New Zealand Defence Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force. | aerospace | 1 |
https://ca.reuters.com/article/companyNews/idCAWEB00RXD20150409 | 2018-07-18T02:03:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676589980.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20180718002426-20180718022426-00274.warc.gz | 0.95769 | 148 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__272531989 | en | PARIS, April 9 (Reuters) - Canadian planemaker Bombardier expects its long-delayed CSeries passenger jet to receive certification in 2015, enabling the aircraft to start operating soon afterwards, a company executive said on Thursday.
“The CSeries will be certified this year and enter service shortly thereafter,” Ross Mitchell, vice-president business acquisition at Bombardier Commercial Aircraft, said at an aerospace conference hosted by the Economist magazine in Paris.
The aircraft has completed 1,300 hours of flight testing including most performance tests, with the focus now turning towards avionics, Mitchell said.
It has just completed an icing test, he added. (Reporting by Tim Hepher; Editing by James Regan) | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.standard.net/topics/hafb/2010/01/27/letter-support-f-35-approved | 2013-12-05T15:47:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386163046799/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204131726-00010-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.949802 | 324 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__212095705 | en | FARMINGTON -- A letter of support drafted by the Davis County Commission to bring the F-35 squadron to Hill Air Force Base was approved Tuesday.
The letter will now be sent on to the Utah Defense Alliance, which is compiling information it can send to those U.S. Air Force representatives who are involved in making the decision.
"As the Davis County Commission we acknowledge the vital nature of the mission of Hill Air Force Base and the critical component of the fighter squadron in both protecting our freedoms as well as being a major piece in our local economy," Commissioner John Petroff Jr. said, reading the letter at the commission meeting prior to its adoption.
"As such, we support the efforts to bring F-35 squadrons to our community, to utilize our unmatched Utah Test and Training Range, to employ our stellar workforce, and to thrive in our 'best in the nation' economy," Petroff read.
The county supports the existing base and its functions, and strongly supports the basing of multiple F-35 squadrons at the base, the letter states.
"There is no better place than Davis County and the state of Utah, geographically and economically, to support and house the F-35," Petroff said.
"We strongly urge the USAF to select Hill Air Force Base as a receiving location for basing squadrons of the F-35," the letter reads.
The letter, addressed to Ms. Sheryl Parker at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia, is signed "respectfully" by Petroff and Commissioners P. Bret Millburn and Louenda Downs. | aerospace | 1 |
https://admiral24jvbw.web.app/beneker30245wy/difference-between-leading-edge-flaps-slots-and-slats-tana.html | 2021-07-24T04:00:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046150129.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20210724032221-20210724062221-00082.warc.gz | 0.880531 | 982 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__38226527 | en | What is the structural and functional difference between slats ... Slats and flaps are collectively used to increase the lift (or coefficient of lift). These are most commonly ... SLATS (AND SLOTS):. Slats are extensions at ... Slat :- High lift devices used at leading edge of wings. Flap :- High lift ... Leading-edge slat - Wikipedia Slats are aerodynamic surfaces on the leading edge of the wings of fixed-wing aircraft which, ... Slats are one of several high-lift devices used on airliners, such as flap systems running along the trailing edge of the wing. ... The original designs were in the form of a fixed slot near the leading edge of the wing, a design that ... Leading-edge slot - Wikipedia
What is the difference between a leading edge flap and a slat?
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https://clearflight.co.uk/index.php/lessons/force-vectors-images/ | 2021-07-28T14:46:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046153729.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20210728123318-20210728153318-00681.warc.gz | 0.972755 | 181 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__12358116 | en | All forces are vectors, which means they have both a strength and a direction. For example, lift is the force created by the wings and its direction is perpendicular to the relative airflow. In straight and level flight, this direction is convenient as it is directly opposite the downwards force of weight. However, as soon as the aircraft is banked the lift vector is tilted and it is no longer opposite in direction to weight.
For convenience, we can break this vector down into two components. One vector that is directly opposite weight and one that is perpendicular. We now have a vertical component of lift and a horizontal component of lift. To keep this aircraft level, the total lift force needs to be increased until the vertical component is again equal to weight.
Any force can be resolved into two components in this manner.
We can also reverse this procedure to combine two seperate forces into one resultant force. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.airserbia.com/en/information/ancillary-services/wi-fly/in-flight-internet?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI27759MOg5wIV0xitBh1fNgFSEAAYASABEgLZ-fD_BwE | 2020-09-20T20:53:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400198652.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20200920192131-20200920222131-00208.warc.gz | 0.749993 | 394 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__155260926 | en | Turn on Wi-Fi on your laptop, tablet, or smart phone, and choose the Air Serbia Wi-Fly hotspot.
Open your browser and you will automatically be directed to the Wi-Fly portal. Alterantively, you can access* the Wi-Fly portal at: www.airserbiawi-fly.com (browsing the Wi-Fly portal is free of charge).
Buy a Wi-Fly package on the Wi-Fly portal. Payment is online by credit card (MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover, Diners) and also via PayPal and iPass account.
|Wi-Fly package Price List:|
|for social media only, available on Airbus fleet||Data limit 10 MB||2.90 EUR|
|available on Airbus fleet||Data limit 20 MB||4.90 EUR|
|available on Airbus fleet||Data limit 50 MB||8.90 EUR|
|available on A319/ A320 fleet||Data limit 90 MB||13.90 EUR|
|available on A330 aircraft||Data limit 120 MB||18.90 EUR|
- With average Internet use during the flight, the surfing experience will be similar to using a public hotspot on the ground. The speed of data flow depends on the satellite connection with the aircraft and the number of passengers connected to the satellite.
- If you are accessing the Internet on your mobile phone, please turn off the automatic data update option.
- Оur entire Airbus fleet provides onboard Wi-Fly service.
- Where Wi-Fly is available, whilst we do our best to ensure the best connectivity possible inflight, technical and regulatory restrictions in the aerospace of certain countries may result in the interruption of your connection.
- List of devices and operating systems supporting the Wi-Fly service (pdf).
- *The portal can only be accessed in an aircraft that supports the Wi-Fly service | aerospace | 1 |
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1443518 | 2020-07-11T01:24:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655919952.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20200711001811-20200711031811-00126.warc.gz | 0.703322 | 96 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__217475739 | en | Antonov An-32B, 355 / 33-05, Afghanistan Air Force
This picture is © Miklos Szabo and may not be used or published without permission.
Construction Number: 33-05
Model Antonov An-32B
Operator: Afghanistan Air Force
Photographer: Miklos Szabo
Date Taken: 14/06/2008
There is no reliable information about the Afghan military registrations, if so, most of them are controversial. | aerospace | 1 |
https://sputnikglobe.com/20191115/us-paid-russia-nearly-4bln-to-transport-astronauts-to-iss-since-july---nasa-1077316506.html | 2023-06-09T12:36:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224656675.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20230609100535-20230609130535-00543.warc.gz | 0.958766 | 287 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__38872447 | en | The US government has paid Russia nearly $4 billion to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS) via its Soyuz rockets since July, a report, compiled by the NASA Inspector General Paul Martin, said.
"As of July 2019, NASA had purchased 70 Soyuz seats worth $3.9 billion to ferry 70 U.S. and partner astronauts to and from the [International Space] Station", the report said.
The report also stipulates that the United States will likely be forced to reduce the number of its ISS crew, since new space flight systems are not ready yet.
"While awaiting the start of commercial crew flights, NASA will likely experience a reduction in the number of USOS [US Orbital Segment] crew aboard the ISS from three to one beginning in spring 2020 given schedule delays in the development of Boeing and SpaceX space flight systems coupled with a reduction in the frequency of Soyuz flights", the report read on.
As a result, US astronauts will focus on ISS maintenance instead of experiments and research, NASA suggested.
As the Space Shuttle program was terminated in 2011, the US lost its ability to arrange manned ISS flights on its own. Since 2014, private companies SpaceX and Boeing have been constructing manned spacecraft under a contract with NASA, but the deadline for their commissioning has not been set yet. NASA is currently mulling over buying seats aboard Russia's Soyuz in 2020. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.themuse.com/jobs/northropgrumman/principal-engineer-electrical-e750d6 | 2019-12-12T13:59:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-51/segments/1575540543850.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20191212130009-20191212154009-00396.warc.gz | 0.896236 | 622 | CC-MAIN-2019-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-51__0__185191939 | en | Principal Engineer Electrical
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems designs, builds and delivers space, defense and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. Our main products include launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; missile products, subsystems and defense electronics; precision weapons, armament systems and ammunition; satellites and associated space components and services; and advanced aerospace structures.
Under moderate supervision, the Principal Engineer position is responsible for the design of software for component test equipment (CTE), automated test equipment (ATE), and Hardware In The Loop (HITL) systems. Support of the test and debug for flight and non-flight spacecraft electronic circuit card assemblies (CCA) and boxes. Will on occasion be responsible for ensuring that the technical requirements, cost, and schedule for the CTE/ATE system development is achieved. As part of a design team, be responsible for the end-to-end design, debug, test and certification of CTE/ATE system. Will work closely with the spacecraft avionics Design Engineer to ensure the CTE/ATE system will validate the circuit cards and/or electronics box under all test environments. Has responsibility for the documentation development and release of the CTE/ATE system.
Education and Experience
- Requires BS in Engineering with 5 years of experience or Masters in Engineering with 3 years
- Strong programming skills using LabView C/C++
- Experience developing test application SW to interface with Test Equipment along with instrument driver suites
- Experience in the test and debug of hardware and software systems
- Experience designing hardware components for use in ATE/CTE
- A fundamental understanding of general and specialized test equipment to include: Data Bus Analyzers, Signal Generators, Logic Analyzers, and Power equipment.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.
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https://www.licensing.biz/entertainment/stephen-gould-honoured-by-raf | 2019-01-23T18:54:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547584336901.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20190123172047-20190123194047-00288.warc.gz | 0.960893 | 379 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__33150366 | en | Industry favourite Stephen Gould has been awarded the Memorial Trophy by the RAF, following his work on the brand's merchandising and licensing programme during his time at 4Kids Entertainment.
The Memorial Trophy is named after the former director of Air Ministry PR and is awarded for the best interpretation of the Royal Air Force to the public, either during the previous 12 months or through constant effort over a number of years.
Previous recipients include James May in 2007 after he flew in an RAF Typhoon on Top Gear.
Air Commodore Mark Roberts said: "The Royal Air Force has gained an immense public relations boost from Stephen's insight and vision and is now positioned to take full advantage of licensing opportunities through the Royal Air Force Museum at Hendon and the Ministry of Defence at Whitehall.
"In all, Stephen has displayed in abundance the characteristics that the RAF looks for in its own people. His dedication and tenacity has translated history and tradition into a modern and desirable premier brand and in so doing has clearly delivered the best interpretation of the RAF to the wider public over recent years."
Gould - now senior consultant at RDF Rights - added: "This recognition is a huge honour for which I am truly grateful, however, it would be remiss not to share this wonderful accolade with the fantastic team who worked with me from the outset, namely Jennifer Lawlor, Rob Corney, Victoria Charles, Helena Mansell, Evelyne Brink and Nicola Elliott.
"And, of course, Wing Commander Jez Parkinson who latterly oversaw the programme on behalf of the RAF and the Ministry of Defence. An outstanding combination of talent with a team dynamic and skill set that was, and still is, both unequivocal and delightfully enviable."
Gould is pictured with Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy at the Cabinet War Rooms in Whitehall. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russian_Proton_M_Carrier_Rocket_With_Express_AMU1_Satellite_Launched_999.html | 2024-04-15T02:09:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816939.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20240415014252-20240415044252-00895.warc.gz | 0.923727 | 576 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__3249399 | en | Russian Proton-M Carrier Rocket With Express-AMU1 Satellite Launched
by Staff Writers
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (Sputnik) Dec 30, 2015
The Russian Proton-M carrier rocket with the Express-AMU1 communications satellite was launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, a representative of Russia's space agency Roscosmos told RIA Novosti.
The launch was originally scheduled for December 24 but was postponed for Friday because of unfavorable weather conditions.
"The Proton-M carrier rocket was launched at the designated time - 00:31 [December 25] Moscow time [21:31 GMT December 24]," the Roscosmos representative said in the early hours of Friday.
The Express-AMU1 communications satellite is to provide coverage of the European part of Russia and also ensure service continuity and growth for broadcast markets in Africa. It is equipped with 70 transponders.
The Proton-M, produced by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, is the largest carrier rocket in Russia's space launch vehicle fleet. The rocket has lifted dozens of Russian-made and foreign satellites since it was first launched in 2001.
Source: Sputnik News
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https://turkishlifeforums.com/qa/quick-answer-can-we-stop-an-asteroid.html | 2021-06-14T21:08:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487613453.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20210614201339-20210614231339-00209.warc.gz | 0.942198 | 1,406 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__163857462 | en | - How did dinosaurs become extinct but not humans?
- What would we do to stop an asteroid?
- How big is the asteroid that’s coming in 2020?
- How big of an asteroid would destroy the earth?
- What asteroid will most likely hit Earth in 2020?
- What do we do if an asteroid is going to hit Earth?
- How would NASA stop an asteroid?
- Where did the last asteroid hit Earth?
- How large was the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs?
- How long did it take for the dinosaurs to die after the asteroid?
- Are asteroids dangerous?
- Will an asteroid hit in 2029?
- Will the asteroid hit Earth?
- How many asteroids hit Earth daily?
- Why do asteroids hit Earth?
- How big is the asteroid April 2020?
- Can you survive an asteroid?
- What asteroid will hit Earth in 2029?
How did dinosaurs become extinct but not humans?
It was a life-altering event.
Around 66 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous period, an asteroid struck the Earth, triggering a mass extinction that killed off the dinosaurs and some 75% of all species.
Somehow mammals survived, thrived, and became dominant across the planet..
What would we do to stop an asteroid?
One way to deflect an asteroid is to change its speed. If an asteroid is travelling 10 km/second, reducing its speed by 2 mm/second would be enough to deflect it. Since asteroids can be very large, changing its speed even a little can make it change course.
How big is the asteroid that’s coming in 2020?
around 400 feetAt around 400 feet (122 meters) in diameter, 2020 LD is the largest asteroid to have come within one lunar-distance this year … or last year … in fact, since 2011. And it also ranks as one of the biggest asteroids ever to fly this close to Earth without being previously detected.
How big of an asteroid would destroy the earth?
Ultimately, scientists estimate that an asteroid would have to be about 96 km (60 miles) wide to completely and utterly wipe out life on our planet.
What asteroid will most likely hit Earth in 2020?
2020 BX12 is a sub-kilometer binary asteroid, classified as a near-Earth asteroid and potentially hazardous object of the Apollo group. It was discovered on 27 January 2020, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System survey at the Mauna Loa Observatory….2020 BX. 12.DiscoveryAbsolute magnitude (H)20.631±0.39631 more rows
What do we do if an asteroid is going to hit Earth?
If a giant object looks like it’s going to slam into Earth, humanity has a few options: Hammer it with a spacecraft hard enough to knock it off course, blast it with nuclear weapons, tug on it with a gravity tractor, or even slow it down using concentrated sunlight.
How would NASA stop an asteroid?
An object with a high mass close to the Earth could be sent out into a collision course with the asteroid, knocking it off course. When the asteroid is still far from the Earth, a means of deflecting the asteroid is to directly alter its momentum by colliding a spacecraft with the asteroid.
Where did the last asteroid hit Earth?
It was formed when a large asteroid or comet about 11 to 81 kilometers (6.8 to 50.3 miles) in diameter, known as the Chicxulub impactor, struck the Earth….Chicxulub crater.Impact crater/structureStateYucatánChicxulub crater Location of Chicxulub crater Show map of North America Show map of Mexico Show all13 more rows
How large was the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs?
What Happened in Brief. According to abundant geological evidence, an asteroid roughly 10 km (6 miles) across hit Earth about 65 million years ago. This impact made a huge explosion and a crater about 180 km (roughly 110 miles) across.
How long did it take for the dinosaurs to die after the asteroid?
Scientists have also found very few continuous beds of fossil-bearing rock that cover a time range from several million years before the K–Pg extinction to a few million years after it. The sedimentation rate and thickness of K–Pg clay from three sites suggest rapid extinction, perhaps less than 10,000 years.
Are asteroids dangerous?
Most potentially hazardous asteroids are ruled out as hazardous to at least several hundreds of years when their competing best orbit models become sufficiently divergent, but recent discoveries whose orbital constraints are little-known have divergent or incomplete mechanical models until observation yields further …
Will an asteroid hit in 2029?
The closest known approach of Apophis comes on April 13, 2029, when the asteroid comes to within a distance of around 31,000 kilometres from Earth’s surface.
Will the asteroid hit Earth?
Currently none are predicted (the single highest probability impact currently listed is ~7 m asteroid 2010 RF12, which is due to pass earth in September 2095 with only a 5% predicted chance of impacting). Currently prediction is mainly based on cataloging asteroids years before they are due to impact.
How many asteroids hit Earth daily?
25 million meteoroidsAn estimated 25 million meteoroids, micrometeoroids and other space debris enter Earth’s atmosphere each day, which results in an estimated 15,000 tonnes of that material entering the atmosphere each year.
Why do asteroids hit Earth?
100 tons of space stuff hits the Earth’s atmosphere every day but most of it is dust-sized particles that burn up as they cause meteors. About 30 small asteroids a few meters in size hit Earth every year.
How big is the asteroid April 2020?
Scientists first spotted it on April 11. A newly discovered asteroid about the size of a house will zip safely by Earth on Wednesday (April 15), passing just inside the orbit of the moon. The asteroid 2020 GH2 will pass Earth at a range of about 223,000 miles (359,000 kilometers).
Can you survive an asteroid?
Yes, We Can Survive A Deadly Asteroid Impact Just As Our Early Ancestors Did. This article is more than 3 years old. There is new evidence that our early ancestors survived a kilometer-sized asteroid impact in Southeast Asia.
What asteroid will hit Earth in 2029?
Asteroid ApophisAsteroid Apophis will have an extremely close encounter with Earth on April 13, 2029. At its closest in 2029, Apophis will sweep just 23,441 miles (37,725 km) from our planet, or about 10% of the Earth-moon distance. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/530882.htm | 2015-05-26T08:14:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207928817.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113208-00260-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.920566 | 659 | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-22__0__114521280 | en | NASA (Jan. 24, 2014) "Here's some of the stories trending This Week at NASA!"
NASA's TDRS-L satellite launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas rocket January 23, from Cape Canaveral Air Force ... watch video
NASA (Jan. 11, 2013) Officials from NASA and the Commercial Crew Program partners discuss the program's progress; Feb. 11 is the scheduled launch date for the Landsat mission from California; and more news from the week ... watch video
NASA (Dec. 20, 2013) In 2013, NASA helped transform access to low Earth orbit even as one of our venerable spacecraft reached the boundaries of the solar system and we moved ahead on technologies that will help us ... watch video
NASA (May 29, 2014) The This Week At NASA crew is on a short mid-year hiatus, – but we thought we’d leave you with a quick look back at some of the big and exciting news featured so far in 2014 on This ... watch video
NASA (May 29, 2014) NASA is constantly looking into ways to make flying safer and more efficient. On this episode of NASA X follow testing on new vertical tail design, engines, and see why NASA is ... watch video
NASA (Aug. 8, 2014) NASA EDGE interviews NASA Kennedy Space Center Directer Bob Cabana during their coveage of SpaceX-3. Find out about commercial space, future NASA launches and lounge singers!
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May 25, 2015 NGC 6240 lies 400 million light-years away in the constellation of Ophiuchus (The Serpent Holder). This galaxy has an elongated shape with branching wisps, loops and tails. ... read more
May 20, 2015 Researchers who have modeled planetary systems far beyond our own solar system have found that massive moons larger than Mars might be the best bet in the search for life beyond ... read more
May 20, 2015 Astronomical research on asteroids, i.e. minor planets, is also benefiting from the large-scale Gaia mission of the European Space Agency (ESA). Even though the astrometry satellite's main purpose is ... read more
May 20, 2015 Astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile have captured the most detailed image ever taken of the Medusa Nebula. As the star at the heart of this nebula made its ... read more
May 19, 2015 Run far or run fast? That is one of the questions NASA is trying to answer with one of its latest studies -- and the answers may help keep us in shape on Earth, as well as in ... read more
Dec. 28, 2012 The team designing America's new flagship rocket has completed successfully a major technical review of the vehicle's core stage. NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) will take the ... read more
July 25, 2012 The rocket that will launch humans farther into space than ever before passed a major NASA review July 25. The Space Launch System (SLS) Program completed a combined System Requirements Review and ... read more
June 25, 2012 The United States' space exploration program is taking a critical step forward with a successful major technical review of the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS), the rocket that will ... read more | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.hookedgamers.com/blogs/murraylewis/2014/04/02/kerbal_space_program_asteroid_redirect_update_hits.html | 2021-07-27T09:44:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046153223.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20210727072531-20210727102531-00629.warc.gz | 0.936638 | 181 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__238885705 | en | by Murray Lewis
Kerbal Space Program 'Asteroid Redirect' update hits
In what must be one of the greatest gaming collaborations in history, Squad and NASA (yes, the real NASA) have worked together to bring us the 'Asteroid Redirect Mission' patch for madcap launch-em-up Kerbal Space Program.
The update adds a veritable sea of space rocks to be found in orbit, along with new parts to try and capture them with. The new equipment is influenced by real-life NASA gear, but won't cost anywhere near as much - fortunate, since you'll probably spend most of your time accidentally flying it into asteroids.
Other additions include a much-requested quicksave feature, and a new joint system for sturdier building. Theoretically.
The update is live now for all owners of Kerbal Space Program. | aerospace | 1 |
https://gamrm.com/About-us/ | 2024-02-24T18:54:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474544.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224180245-20240224210245-00507.warc.gz | 0.908642 | 176 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__160474451 | en | Global Aviation & Marine Risk Management Limited has an extensive network of global inventory pools servicing the majority of Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer and ATR aircraft. Our decades of combined experience and proven service to the aircraft industry have demonstrated our capability to meet today's and tomorrows aerospace requirements.
Our ability to provide technical consultation and value-added services has been an integral part of many of our clients’ day-to-day operations. From interfacing with OEM technicians on installation problems to researching alternate solutions for obsolete parts, we will save you valuable time and while eliminating the hassle of the language and time barriers inherent in this international industry.
In addition to our own assets, we work within our partner network to facilitate inventory and distribution on a comprehensive scale. Providing our customers with unparalleled aftermarket aviation solutions. We welcome the opportunity to serve you. | aerospace | 1 |
https://blogs.esa.int/promisse/2012/06/22/expose-e-experiment-results/ | 2020-08-09T00:24:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738366.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20200808224308-20200809014308-00579.warc.gz | 0.960649 | 137 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__116608958 | en | In 2008 scientists sent the suitcase-sized Expose-E experiment package to the Space Station filled with organic compounds and living organisms to test their reaction to outer space. The experiment was installed on the outside of the ISS where the space samples endured the full power of the Sun’s rays. The samples were insulated somewhat by the Space Station but still had to cope with temperatures changing from –12ºC to +40ºC over 200 times as they orbited Earth.
The samples returned to Earth in 2009 and the results have now been published in a special issue of the Astrobiology journal.
Read more on the ESA Portal: ‘The toughest life on Earth’ | aerospace | 1 |
https://moneytrainingclub.com/why-use-rockets-when-you-can-use-kinetic-energy-this-is-the-spectacular-spinlaunch-space-launch-system/ | 2021-12-08T10:31:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964363465.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20211208083545-20211208113545-00201.warc.gz | 0.975519 | 654 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__129468620 | en | It’s hard to think of a better name for SpinLaunch, a startup in the aerospace industry that was created in 2014 and that until now had given little or no news. They preferred to keep a low profile and work on a singular idea: that of launching space rockets thanks to kinetic energy and without (almost) the need for fuel.
The system created by SpinLaunch almost looks like a cartoon, but it has already proven that it works. Its gigantic ‘washing machine’, the so-called Suborbital Accelerator, is capable of making a rocket end up flying off at speeds of up to 8,000 km / h to place their payload in orbit without the need for traditional rockets.
Long live kinetic energy
The company has created a chamber whose interior is vacuum. In that chamber exists a shovel – which they call hypersonic anchor – that is rotating faster and faster and that the spacecraft or rocket is precisely positioned at one of its ends, but without practically using fuel in the launch phase.
In SpinLaunch they already tested their suborbital accelerator in October, but they are also preparing the creation of the orbital accelerator that will be able to put objects into orbit with four times less fuel to achieve it and with a cost that according to those responsible will be 10 times lower than that of space missions with conventional rockets.
The launch system is really amazing, and as you can see in this video consists of that kind of “washing machine” in which the rocket to be launched is placed at the end of a blade that rotates faster and faster in that vacuum chamber.
When it reaches launch speed that rocket is ejected and actually “breaks” a launch tunnel cover that allows the vacuum to be maintained during the launch preparation phase.
The prototype created for the tests that took place in October was a scale version of what will be the final installation, which will measure about 100 meters high. The suborbital rocket in those tests measured 3 meters and was launched at “many thousands of miles per hour” according to SpinLaunch officials, who in fact indicated that they had only used 20% of actual capacity of this “suborbital accelerator”.
The launched rocket or projectile was recovered after launch, although it is unclear how they did so. In this other video you can see in more detail how this launch system works, which in fact is also designed to put rockets into orbit that if they have as much payload as a first and second stage of propulsion They are activated at an altitude of about 60 km (200,000 ft) to complete launch and launch into orbit.
The company is expected complete about 30 test flights on your suborbital accelerator in the next eight months, but they also want to advance their orbital launch pad.
This system avoids using much of the fuel from conventional launches, which also improves payload to fuel ratio. According to SpinLaunch, its orbital vehicles will be capable of launching payloads of about 180 kg into space. It is not possible to compete here with the big space rockets, but at SpinLaunch they aim to “launch dozens a day” of these rockets.
Via | CNBC | aerospace | 1 |
https://freeessayhelp.com/essay/russian-space-exploration-897277 | 2019-09-19T08:14:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514573465.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20190919081032-20190919103032-00131.warc.gz | 0.958795 | 491 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__100417038 | en | It was the R-7 rocket, which was destined to carry the first artificial satellite into orbit (RussianSpaceWeb. com, “ The 20th Century” ). The Sputnik-1 launched on October 4, 1957, was a Soviet-made star in the sky was to capture the world’ s imagination. Successful launch of the Sputnik was a step in the effort made by the Soviets to overcome United States supremacy. Sputnik-2 followed the successful deployment of Sputnik-1 in November 1957 carrying a dog by the name of Laika into space. The success of the Sputnik missions at a when US efforts were suffering from failures paved the way for manned missions into space and the quest for the exploration of the moon.
Later, two dogs, Belka and Strelka became the first animals to return to earth from space after a journey aboard the Vostok spacecraft and Uri Gagarin was to become the first man to spend 108 minutes in space on board the same type of Spacecraft. The Soviet Union was to achieve all the firsts in cosmonautics, except for the first man on the moon, a accomplished by the United States of America (Harvey, “ The Rebirth of the Russian Space Program” , pp.
ix – x). The firsts consisted of the first satellite in orbit, the first animal in orbit, the first laboratory in orbit, the first probe to the moon, the first photographs of the far side of the moon, the first soft-landing on the moon, the first man in space, the first women in space and the first spacewalk. Thus, space exploration was a serious undertaking in the former Soviet Union and the motivation such efforts may well have been political, but a desire existed to develop new technology that could provide the Soviet Union with a competitive edge.
Efforts made by Soviet scientists had captured the imagination of its political elite and the masses. A desire had existed to ensure that Russia left its mark on the human civilization (Harvey, “ The Rebirth of the Russian Space Program” , pp. 7). During The Cold War era, a spirit of competition with the United States and its allies also contributed to the efforts directed towards exploration of space (Zimmerman, pp.
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https://www.scienceworldreport.com/tags/european-space-agency/page2.htm | 2019-07-16T13:03:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195524548.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20190716115717-20190716141717-00222.warc.gz | 0.934192 | 257 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__162726536 | en | Thomas Pesquet will be the 11th astronaut to perform a spacewalk; a mission should be completed.
Galileo Navigation System is launched by the European Space Agency and is a veritable shot in the arm for Navigation System in Europe.
ESA again plans to land a probe on Mars with a huge budget.
The European Space Agency has been granted with an additional $490 million to complete its ExoMars mission, despite encountering a lander crash last month.
The European Space Agency is yet to finalize its Mars rover plans.
China could be leading in space exploration projects, but what is in it for India?
ESA is asking for financial support for the millions of dollars worth of study on the Red Planet.
ESA needs a bit over $400 to complete its technical work for its ExoMars rover. This will make sure the rover will be completed by 2020, as expected.
The Millennium Tower skyscraper has been dubbed the "leaning tower of San Francisco" because it is sinking as detected by satellites.
After being lost for a couple of months, experts found that the Schiaparelli EDM Lander crashed into Mars.
The European astronomers spotted a group of stars rotating faster than most other stars in the Milky Way. | aerospace | 1 |
https://newsbeezer.com/nasa-releases-the-first-8k-video-from-the-space-station/ | 2019-03-26T02:07:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912204768.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20190326014605-20190326040605-00007.warc.gz | 0.889743 | 317 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__180902294 | en | In collaboration with the European Space Agency (NASA), NASA shot the first of its kind, 8K Ultra High Definition Video (UHD) from the International Space Station.
These views from space begin much more spectacularly.
NASA released the first 8K video from space and captured astronauts aboard the International Space Station as they live, work and conduct research.
The 8K camera can record at resolutions up to a conventional high-definition resolution TV with up to 8K, which is a four times better video quality over 4K.
The RED camera camera used on the ISS is similar to that used in Hollywood movies, including "The Hobbit" trilogy and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2". "
" We are excited about new technologies that allow us to better engage our audiences in space station research, "said David Brady, scientific assistant to the International Space Station Program Science Office.
More: Spacecraft of the Dawn Exploring the Asteroid Belt Completing the Mission, NASA says
To get the full experience, users need to watch the video on a computer screen or screen that supports 8K video, but NASA says, even if you do not 8K screen, the video will still support higher quality playback compared to lower resolution videos.
Follow Brett Molina on Twitter: @ brettmolina23 .
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https://www.airbus.com/careers/our-locations/asia.html | 2019-07-20T19:52:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526670.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20190720194009-20190720220009-00084.warc.gz | 0.937024 | 335 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__49510632 | en | With the fast development of its aerospace and aviation industry, China is on track to become the world’s largest aviation market, and it is already a major customer of Airbus products, with Chinese deliveries representing nearly a quarter of the company’s global commercial aircraft production.
Airbus values not only its relationship with airlines and helicopter operators in China – it also appreciates the enormous value offered by Chinese industry. With headquarters half a world away, Airbus recognises the value that strong partnerships with local Chinese companies provide. A sampling of these partnerships includes: a composite manufacturing centre in Harbin; an engineering centre in Beijing; a customer support centre that can dispatch some 25,000 spare parts to airlines in the Asia-Pacific region; and a training centre with five full-flight simulators for the A320 and A330/A340 jetliner families and the H225 helicopter.
Airbus’ Japan office is located in central Tokyo. We operate a state-of-the-art helicopter support facility in Kobe City, providing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, customisation, technical support and training using the only full-flight helicopter simulator in Japan. Our logistics centre in Tokyo can deliver spare parts for the helicopter range with the shortest possible lead time. More than 20 major Japanese companies are working with Airbus across an extensive range of programmes.
Research and technology (R&T) is another area for co-operation between Japan and Airbus. Cooperative research activities have been carried out on the evaluation of composite materials and structural health monitoring technology. The use of humanoid robots in aircraft assembly is also being studied, as is high-speed land transport. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.readytoflyquads.com/rtf-5volt-to-33-inline-converter | 2019-03-27T00:22:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912207146.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20190327000624-20190327022624-00419.warc.gz | 0.812261 | 72 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__89902626 | en | super clean way to install a satellite to a flight controller.
converts 5 volts to 3.3 volts.
this is board only . no wires.
super clean way to install a satlight to a flight controller.
Great for a mega 3ez port.
this is board only . no wire.
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https://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1293757771 | 2018-01-18T12:30:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084887253.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20180118111417-20180118131417-00554.warc.gz | 0.966109 | 83 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__127755106 | en | posted by maurice .
A spy tracks a rocket through a telescope to determine its velocity. The rocket is traveling vertically from a launching pad located 10 km away. At a certain moment, the spy's instruments show that the angle between the telescope and the ground is equal to 60 degrees and is changing at a rate of 0.5 radians/min. What is the rocket's velocity at that moment? | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.net-film.ru/en/film-22517/ | 2018-06-24T14:46:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267866965.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20180624141349-20180624161349-00336.warc.gz | 0.767113 | 146 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__103394643 | en | Satellites TSSKB "Progress". (1990 - 1999)
Availability of videosources
Needs clarification of possibility of digitizing in HD.
Scene №1 Satellites TSSKB "Progress"
Samara shop space rocket complex TSSKB "Progress."
Job design bureau.
Posters of satellites, manufactured by Samara Space "Progress."
The press conference for foreign journalists.
Production processes in the assembly shop of the satellites.
Assembling the satellite "Foton" - different plans.
Installation of cameras and the satellite "Foton".
Satellite imagery, made by satellite: the town in the mountains, Washington, Pentagon, White House, etc. | aerospace | 1 |
https://utahfamily.com/blog/space-exploration-is-shaping-your-world-at-clark-planetarium/ | 2023-12-10T23:32:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679102697.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210221943-20231211011943-00822.warc.gz | 0.885977 | 277 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__134305646 | en | Space exploration, and the science behind it, shape our everyday lives.
The Clark Planetarium invites the public to see these marvels up close and personal in the newest addition to the Hansen Dome Theatre, To Space and Back.
Co-written and produced by Philadelphia’s The Franklin Institute’s Chief Astronomer and Planetarium Director Derrick Pitts, To Space and Back explores how our everyday lives are directly affected by the technologies developed for use in space exploration. Innovations such as alternative water purification systems and energy sources, turbine blades, home insulation, improvements in car safety and better fuel efficiency are all a result of space research and exploration, and all have directly impacted modern life on Earth.
To Space and Back opens to the public in the Hansen Dome Theatre on Friday, January 13th, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at http://www.clarkplanetarium.org.
The film is not the only way the public can explore the modern marvels developed as a result of space exploration and space science engineering. The Clark Planetarium’s original, live presentation series, Night Vision, tackles topics ranging from “what’s up on Pluto” to space telescopes, robotic explorers, and even space science technology spin-offs. More information about upcoming presentations of Night Vision can be found on the Clark Planetarium web site. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/350778/view | 2019-01-21T16:49:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583795042.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20190121152218-20190121174218-00056.warc.gz | 0.765122 | 118 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__136784684 | en | RAMON SANTOS / LATIN STOCK / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY RAMON SANTOS / LATIN STOCK / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
Wire-frame computer graphic image of the HL-20 spacecraft, superimposed on perspective lines. The HL-20 is a NASA design, and is intended to provide ferry missions for astronauts visiting the Freedom space station. The HL-20 may also meet the requirements of the Assured Crew Return Vehicle (ACRV), the space station's 'lifeboat'.
Model release not required. Property release not required. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.simcoders.com/2024/02/16/update-reality-expansion-pack-4-8-3/ | 2024-04-12T17:22:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816045.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20240412163227-20240412193227-00433.warc.gz | 0.896573 | 440 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__38779331 | en | The latest update for the Reality Expansion Pack (REP) version 4.8.3 for the X-Plane 12 Thranda Beaver is here, and it’s packed with enhancements and fixes that take the flight simulation experience to new heights.
Let’s dive straight into the exciting changes:
Advanced Steering Disabling
One significant improvement in this update is the addition of the option to disable advanced steering, aligning it with other Reality Expansion Packs. This gives pilots more control over their aircraft’s handling, allowing for a more customizable and realistic flying experience.
Enhanced Rudder Trim Authority
The update brings a boost to rudder trim authority, making it more realistic and responsive. This improvement enhances the overall handling of the aircraft, providing pilots with better control over yaw adjustments during flight.
One of the fixes addresses an issue where the booster coil switch failed to produce any sound. With this rectification, pilots can now enjoy a more immersive auditory experience, adding to the authenticity of their virtual flight.
Alternator Circuit Breaker Fix
Another fix resolves a problem where the alternator circuit breaker would trip when the alternator switch was turned off. This correction ensures that electrical systems operate smoothly and accurately, reflecting real-world aircraft behavior.
Wobble Pump Functionality
Lastly, the update addresses an issue where the wobble pump continued to pump fuel even when the pump handle was stationary. With this fix, pilots can rely on the wobble pump to function realistically.
With these enhancements and fixes, the Reality Expansion Pack for the X-Plane 12 Thranda Beaver delivers an even more immersive and true-to-life flying experience. Whether you’re a seasoned virtual aviator or new to flight simulation, these updates bring added realism and functionality to your virtual cockpit.
So, what are you waiting for? Strap in, fire up your engines, and experience the thrill of flying with the latest Reality Expansion Pack update. Get ready to embark on unforgettable virtual adventures as you soar through the skies in the X-Plane 12 Thranda Beaver, now with enhanced realism and functionality at your fingertips. Happy flying! | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1243409/asteroid-watch-nasa-atlas-asteroids-binary-asteroids-space-potentially-hazardous-asteroid | 2020-04-01T07:24:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370505550.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20200401065031-20200401095031-00167.warc.gz | 0.945406 | 661 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__41257890 | en | NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) detected a passing space rock on January 27 which has continued to amaze. ATLAS, located in Hawaii, detected the asteroid which flew by Earth at a distance of 302,000 km (188,000 miles).
This distance makes it a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA), which means scientists have a duty to study the space rock as it could one day pose a threat to Earth.
This is where the Arecibo Observatory stepped in to analyse the passing asteroid, which has now become known as 2020 BX12.
Astronomers quickly noticed how the asteroid was part of a binary asteroid system, where one large space rock is orbited by another.
The main asteroid in this system is approximately 165 metres in diameter, while its smaller companion has a diameter of just 70 metres.
Asteroid watch: NASA alert system triggered by space rock which has STUNNED scientists
Observations from the Arecibo Observatory, located in Puerto Rico, found the asteroids have a mutual orbit time of 45 to 50 hours.
The Planetary Science Radar Group, which runs the Arecibo Observatory, said: “The primary asteroid was discovered on the 27th of January by the ATLAS survey on Mauna Loa in Hawaii and fits the definition of a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) due to its size and minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID) of 302,000 km (188,000 miles) from the Earth.
“While this means it could conceivably come closer to the Earth than the Moon, 2020 BX12 poses no danger at this time and is currently receding from Earth.
“The movement of the satellite between the two observations, which were made 23 hours apart, suggests a mutual orbital period of 45 to 50 hours and would be consistent with a tidally locked satellite.
“Due to projection effects, uncertainties remain on the rotation periods, and a shorter mutual orbital period of 15 to 16 hours has not yet been ruled out.”
The ESA has confirmed it will launch the Human Exploration Research Analog (Hera) mission in 2024 where it will head to the Didymos binary asteroid system.
The European space exploration arm will work alongside NASA, which has developed an asteroid deflecting satellite.
NASA has already begun its design phase on a spacecraft known as the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) which will be used to redirect an asteroids path, when the massive space rock inevitably heads towards our planet.
NASA asteroid WARNING: DART mission ‘Earth's last line of defence’
Asteroid warning: A 1KM rock will 'send us back to Middle Ages'
Asteroid shock: 'City-sized' space rock NOT volcano killed dinosaurs
NASA said on its website: “DART is a planetary defence-driven test of one of the technologies for preventing the Earth impact of a hazardous asteroid: the kinetic impactor.
“DART’s primary objective is to demonstrate a kinetic impact on a small asteroid.
“The binary near-Earth asteroid (65803) Didymos is the target for DART.” | aerospace | 1 |
https://omyplane.com/aircrafts/piper/29-03-2018-my-10th-solo-circuit-training-ph-drt-piper-archer-ii-vliegclub-flevo-part-2-of-2/ | 2020-08-05T21:50:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439735989.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20200805212258-20200806002258-00511.warc.gz | 0.944897 | 401 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__59315704 | en | There is always a delay in uploading movies of course depending how busy I am. But I have great news to tell; The 11th of May I had my big final exam!
5 hours theory and flying and 3 examinators tortured me….. ??⚔️? ??✈️??✈️??✈️. Of course several emergencies, failures, go arounds, diverting, rejected take off etc…..
I even had to fly a heavier aircraft to carry the load of as full house.
I even did extra training with an aircraft at max take off weight.
I APPROVED THE TEST AND HAVE OFFICIAL MY PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE!!
Although now begins the bureaucratical crap organizing the correct filled out paper work and pay €611, about $710 for just a A4 side filled out green coloured piece of paper.
But I’m really happy and it’s a big relief. I cannot believe that I can go flying whenever I want to where I want….. but I will practise first alone and with a buddypilot to gain experience.
I’m checked out to fly Piper Cadet, Warrior II and Archer II ?
So here it is the initial flight I wanted to show you. My 10th solo.
It bothered me as it had been 7 months without flying solo. For some reason it makes one insecure and it’s not good for your selfconfidence.
So after another exam training flight I had some time left and decided all of a sudden to fly solo! It became an interesting flight with a lot of extra stuff; headset failure, rain and several landings while raining. And I proved to myself I still can do it without my instuctor :).
1646 touch & go 4 (glide in 1000ft)
1651 Full stop landing (glide in 1000ft)
1653 Agnes calling me…..
1656 on blocks | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.gr.kayak.com/%CF%80%CF%84%CE%AE%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%82/%CE%95%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B1-GR0/Manchester-MHT | 2022-07-01T03:56:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103920118.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220701034437-20220701064437-00517.warc.gz | 0.933078 | 5,741 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__267047510 | en | Μειονεκτήματα: "Smooth flight left on time and arrived on time."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Very old cramped plane. I actually overheard the airplane say that it was tired and wanted to be replaced with one made in this millenium..."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Crew was great & flight was quiet."
Μειονεκτήματα: "No delays."
Μειονεκτήματα: "flight delayed, gate busy when we got there, took train to next terminal and gate, plane was there for another 20 minutes but...door was closed and couldn't board...rebooked to different airport"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "They got me home eventually"
Μειονεκτήματα: "Timeliness was awful. Late crew delayed the flight 50 min. Then ripped cargo net resulted in cargo shift."
Μειονεκτήματα: "The LegRoom and Width. Very uncomfortable. The Delay, on my return, was not the best of Communication."
Μειονεκτήματα: "The airport experience was horrible. American Airlines did not have enough personnel on duty to process all the waiting passengers."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "The crew: very helpful, did their best to correct errors regarding special meals"
Μειονεκτήματα: "Seat assignment. Others, besides myself and my husband, were not seated together, and in our case at opposite side of the plane, but, even though the flight was full, there was no reason for that that I could see (some solo passengers were seated next to a member of a split couple/family)."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Delayed the flight because they sold 1/3 of the seats, not a priority for American operating at a loss."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Nice Asian stewardess made up for the rude tall bald African-American male Stuart who was snapping his fingers and literally yelling at me for no reason! I turned around and walked away to avoid conflict. He was being overly dramatic and completely rude and several people clapped when I responded"
Μειονεκτήματα: "One particular steward mentioned above could adjust his attitude and be polite to his guests. He had no reason to be overly dramatic and excited nevertheless yell at clients!"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "The flight and crew were very nice"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "The flight was mainly smooth, it was a bit delayed, but made the time up in the air so we got in on time."
Μειονεκτήματα: "I still don't know how to connect to the Wi-Fi on board. It's odd, I'm a web developer and that's my job."
Μειονεκτήματα: "American Airlines flights are always delayed. Using them for business travel is not advisable for anyone."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Be on time. We missed connection flight due to departure delay"
Μειονεκτήματα: "Stewardess very rude"
Μειονεκτήματα: "The entertainment / announcement system has issues. The safety video was interrupted and segments repeated randomly."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Comfortable seats, nice crew, decent entertainment."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "The crew was actually amazing, and all were very nice and helpful."
Μειονεκτήματα: "The entertainment on the 8 hour flight was horrible, and there was no way to recharge my phone battery. There was no TV that I could watch, and the "free entertainment" did not work for me."
Μειονεκτήματα: "British Airways is impossible to get in touch with! We had a 2 hour delays so I missed the connection from London to Edinburgh and now I can’t get ahold of an agent to inquire for standby. So instead I get to wait 9 hours for the next flight out."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "High level service"
Μειονεκτήματα: "Commuter jet boarding at DCA is going to stink until the new terminal is completed. Just is."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Flight attendants were helpful"
Μειονεκτήματα: "My seatbelt was installed incorrectly."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Even if we departed with 1h and 30 min delay, the pilot made it up and we arrived with only 15 min delay on the initial arrival time. Great. I could get my initial connecting flight to."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Just the stress of getting one message after the other mentioning that the flight was delayed over 1 and then 1 and a 1/2h."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Because the flight was delayed the captain and crew did everything in their power to get us to Charlotte without any more delay than there already was."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Only issue we had is that the flight was delayed, other than it was an okay flight."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Service was inattentive. Worst I have experienced in a long time. I’m traveling in first class — I believe economy had much better service."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Inattentive service."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "staff was nice, but check-in is clumsy and inefficient"
Μειονεκτήματα: "plane from Prague to Philly is ancient, still has the drop-down screens from 1981 and the radio station dial for listening in, but that didn't even matter as the video system was down for half the flight. No electrical charging capability unless you carry a car adapter with you. Overhead space was tiny. At least they had headrests, which is weird since the seats are obviously 30+ years old. Business class and first have been upgraded with new features."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Worst experience. Crew members did not show up on time which pushed everything 2 hours behind and lost connecting flight. Crew said there was customer service available but no one at airport to help. Will never fly AA again"
Μειονεκτήματα: "ΜΕ χρεωσαν 300 δολάρια για 2η υπερβαρη βαλίτσα που ειχα πληρώσει online δεύτερη βαλίτσα αλλα δεν την βρήκαν πουθενα και Μαλιστα μου είπαν στα checkin οτι δεν γίνετε να πληρώσω online.πραγμα που εκανα και χρεώθηκα. Μέσα σε ολα αυτα το κουτί του desktop υπολογιστή μου ήταν σπασμένο απο το TSA με λόγο οτι δεν μπορούσαν να το "ξεκλειδώσουν"."
Μειονεκτήματα: "I was in such pain by the time I left this flight, the seats were horrible."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "USB port at seat. Smooth ride and landing. Complimentary wine."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Some of the typical unfriendly flight attendants. No way to get comfortable on the 10-hour flight. Horrible movie and other "entertainment" selections. Had to wait about 45 minutes on the tarmac after landing because they couldn't get an available gate for our scheduled flight. Beats the 5 HOUR delay on the flight out to Athens though. I have to say that's all the usual American Airlines incompetence. The cockpit crew always seem great though. I don't fly American unless I have to."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Meal, comfort, crew"
Μειονεκτήματα: "They lost my luggage and have not been helpful in trying to locate it!!"
Μειονεκτήματα: "My bags were sent on an earlier flight so they were sitting on a different terminal and I was on a different one. At 9:30 pm in -12 degree Celsius I was waiting for a shuttle to take me to that terminal which was very unnecessary because it’s their responsibility to give me my bag at the right terminal."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "I got to Boston safely and the pilot and attendants did their best jobs. Also my luggage arrived in a timely manner."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Your seats are too small even for a relatively small person. You should hire more flight attendants so that they are more available to help customers. We should be fed on flights of 6 hours long. American treats us like chattel and make flying unappealing."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Wanted more food. Haha!!"
Μειονεκτήματα: "Delayed flight, multiple gate changes"
Μειονεκτήματα: "Boarding chaos at Miami airport."
Μειονεκτήματα: "delayed 2 hrs in perfect weather"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "The flight was calm and clean. Not much turbulence. The flight staff was polite and there was plenty of room."
Μειονεκτήματα: "The food was horrible and the seats were a little uncomfortable but everything else was pretty good"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "I actually got to sit by my sweetie. Perfection."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Completely ignored for beverage service"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Boarding went well / flight crew was friendly"
Μειονεκτήματα: "Food - meh even for airline food Entertainment - shared tv with no sound and no ear phones and it was an international flight?! We went back in time 20 +yrs"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Super service from a great crew!"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "The accommodations. Loved the high tech tv and choices on the entertainment, as well as the more advanced reading lights. LOVED LOVED LOVED the charging ports available."
Μειονεκτήματα: "The headrests/seats weren't very comfortable."
Μειονεκτήματα: "We have American Credit Card we thought we were told we would be in Group 1 NOT Group 5!"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "I did not actually get to take this flight. My father was placed into hospice right before this trip and passed away about a week later. The airline was kind and sympathetic and refunded the total airfare. They made the whole thing much easier than anticipated."
Μειονεκτήματα: "The airline had trouble with the plane. After we waited 3 hrs in the plane they cancel the flight. They offer a hotel but it was very dirty"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Early arrival."
Μειονεκτήματα: "No real food."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Just another 4 hour delay featuring United. By the time we took off the storm in Toronto had started and it completely ruined my plans."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Be on time"
Μειονεκτήματα: "Not enough room"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Comfortable seats, no delays, smooth flight"
Μειονεκτήματα: "Food choices were terrible - breakfast time and no breakfast food, no sandwiches just overpriced snacks."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Every thing fine"
Μειονεκτήματα: "No complaints"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Crew was good. Food was ok."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Athens check and security processes caused huge delays resulting in our missing our connection in Toronto and having to spend the night. NONE of the entertainment systems worked on the flight. We were rebooked without an opportunity to make our original flight which was possible. Agent also unkind"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "The plane was not too crowded"
Μειονεκτήματα: "We could have been on time"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Didn’t make this flight."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Didn’t make this flight."
Μειονεκτήματα: "The only TV/movie option was to pay almost $10 (this was a long flight, Newark to Portland, OR). Seats seem smaller and more cramped than some other airlines. Cost to check first bag is $30 (compared to $25 with some). Overall I will try to avoid this airline in the future."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Smooth ride, snack box, friendly staff"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Lots of leg room!"
Μειονεκτήματα: "No complaints"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Crew was nice"
Μειονεκτήματα: "Plane was delayed for 4 hours, should have given us miles or a voucher"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "I'm so glad I got to sit next to my wife."
Μειονεκτήματα: "I had to check in my carry-on when I got to the gate. I had my snacks and entertainment packed in my bag so I had to unpack my stuff for the flight. Once on the plane there was plenty of room for my bag to go in the overhead compartment. Not only did I deal with the discomfort of having to carry my stuff in my hand on to my next flight but I had to deal with a flight attendant that had no self awareness of his surrounding. The flight attendant ran into my shoulder more times than I can count. Such an irritating flight."
Μειονεκτήματα: "My only real issue was that, upon checking in online, I was informed that my boarding pass would be emailed to me. I don't believe it ever was. I checked all of my various email folders, including spam, and saw nothing."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Glad to have lots of rice options for food!"
Μειονεκτήματα: "We booked with ANA but got put on a United flight on the way back. ANA was so much nicer. We were really let down flying United, having booked an ANA flight. When they swapped our flight, they didn't seat us all together either. United crew should take lessons from ANA!"
Μειονεκτήματα: "One hour on tarmac."
Μειονεκτήματα: "They cancelled my flight and made it seem like it was my fault. Took forever to speak to someone! I had to drive to San Francisco last minute because they cancelled the flight two hours before my flight!"
Μειονεκτήματα: "The seats were really uncomfortable and the pull down table was really dirty. I didn't use it because it was dirty with miscellaneous substances."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Continuously moving departure time back."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Good crew"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Good flight...no complaints."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Cancelled flight, then delayed."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "The safe did a great job"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Everything. Specially, the United entertainment thing."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "The crew was great under very difficult circumstances. Team players for United."
Μειονεκτήματα: "1. Flight delayed 7 hours due to mechanical issue(s). 2. The in-flight entertainment system was down/inoperable for most of the flight. 3. The menu item I wanted to purchase was not available. I was told that it was not even loaded on board and it was implied that maybe it had been discontinued????"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Plenty of room in the seats"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Our Flight Attendant was Hilarious. Made the trip very Relaxing"
Μειονεκτήματα: "Plane was small and cramped. So small you could not get a carry - on in the overhead bin. Also I did not receive an electronic scan to get on the plane. Wasn't I supposed to get one ?"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Their waffle cookie is the best 'freebie' in the air. I also liked the access to the wifi for entertainment on my own device."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "On time, comfortable but crowded"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Attendants were cordial and efficient."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Because I was seated in the rear near the engines, the announcement from crew were incomprehensible."
Μειονεκτήματα: "The food was mediocre and drinks served a long time after the meal. I had a log (daylight) flight and attendants insisted that all blinds be down and then the lights were turned off in plane. No one was sleeping and most watching TV. I as a reader of books was inconvenienced by low light."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Return Flight delayed almost 4 hours. Seating cramped and uncomfortable. Sound on video system very poor. Could not watch any movies because of the quality of the sound, even though the stewardess was kind enough to let me try several pairs of earbuds."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Not any vegetarian food choice"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "It got me to where I was going."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Had to pay extra for entertainment."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Flight was delayed almost missed connection."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Polite flight attendants"
Μειονεκτήματα: "Less organized boarding of carryon items. Other legs of my travel had gate checked cartons in advance for the last boarding groups instead of just having us try to load it all first when their clearly was not enough rokkmin the overhead bins for everyone."
Μειονεκτήματα: "I never feel you stay alert to make sure the earlier people don't take up all the overhead bins . It is not right the way you allow them to overload have too many big carryons"
Μειονεκτήματα: "Absolutely no legroom on aisle seat. Very uncomfortable"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Virtually empty flight"
Μειονεκτήματα: "Flight was delayed by handled quite well"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Good and frequent updates on delays and changes."
Μειονεκτήματα: "No reasons for delays."
Μειονεκτήματα: "my light does not focus on my area, but on neighbor's area."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "The flight was cheapest one available"
Μειονεκτήματα: "Flight arrived to destination 25 minutes late, which caused 30% of flight to miss their United connecting flight. United books too short of layover times (30-40 minutes) and is notoriously late on their flights."
Μειονεκτήματα: "Old plane; concerned about safety"
Μειονεκτήματα: "Your crew and service atrocious"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Crew were friendly and helpful."
Μειονεκτήματα: "I don't think it's possible to construct a plane more cramped than that, but I'm sure someone will rise to the challenge."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "the flight was fine, not too turbulent,"
Μειονεκτήματα: "the amount of space was limiting on the return flight, I'm 5'11" and its just not enough room."
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Crew was great!"
Πλεονεκτήματα: "Service was great."
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http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/4798/no-sleeping-if-pjs-about | 2018-05-20T09:40:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794863277.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20180520092830-20180520112830-00508.warc.gz | 0.981761 | 210 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__84086374 | en | TOPtravel writer PJ O’Rourke – who fronts British Airways’ latest TV ads – has come up with a three great examples of world aviation experiences.
While in Beirut he was waiting to take off but was told the flight had been delayed – due to mortar shells on the runway.
Secondly, a trip in the Gulf almost ended in disaster as the pilots started to ‘buzz’ goats and thirdly, while in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, the pilot had to take evasive action when a man tried to steal his watch as the aircraft taxied to take-off.
These tales, told to a group of BA executives and aviation hacks, were finished off with the words “I like BA, nothing interesting has ever happened to me on them.”
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Foreword: For several months during 2007, I collected data for a series of graphics-focused posts on space exploration. I wondered how far we humans have penetrated into space, in the years since our first vehicles rose above the layers of our world’s atmosphere.
Next Saturday, May 5, 2012, we will reach the fifty-first anniversary of the first U.S. launch of an astronaut into space. This is a revisit to a series of posts I put up then. I’ve updated the dates, but all of my analytical data is five years old.
Mercury Redstone 3
On May 5, 1961, 37-year-old Alan Shepard climbed into a tiny capsule atop a liquid-fueled rocket. He rode it up from Cape Canaveral, Florida to an altitude of 116 miles: about forty miles above the upper reaches of the atmosphere. He experienced six gees (six times Earth’s gravitational pull) during liftoff, stayed aloft about 15 and a half minutes, and then splashed down in the waters of the Gulf Stream.
I was very young then, a preschooler, but even so I remember my excitement, and also fear, as I watched the news footage. I recall watching the wind from the helicopter’s blades stirring up the waves that splashed against the capsule as it righted itself.
I can only imagine what it must have felt like, soaring up so high. Not to mention how it felt, coming down.
I remember seeking a glimpse of his face through the little portal, and the thrill I felt when the divers helped him emerge and climb into the sling.
President Kennedy was there, for that first launch.
Since that time, the US has launched over 170 piloted missions, and many, many robotic missions. Our astronauts have spent months at a time in the International Space Station, working in cooperation with people from a variety of other nations to do scientific and engineering research.
We have fifty-one years of human-piloted space exploration under our belt*. Alan Shepard and Mercury-Redstone 3 set the stage for everything that came after that.
Human Space Density, in Hours
What does that really mean, though? How far have we travelled in space, to date? How long have we lived there?
Here is a graph showing how many hours humans (only US astronauts, so far; see note below) have spent above the level of the atmosphere.
I’m counting the upper edge of the atmosphere as about 76 miles up, though you will find many different estimates–and in fact, it changes over time, with fluctuations in the solar wind and other factors, including global warming impacts. But 76 miles is a good average number for our purposes.
So how much time are we talking about, really? For comparison, the average American work-year is about 2,000 hours. A year has about 8,900 hours, all told.
As you can see in the chart above, after a promising start with Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo, the US manned space program languished, when SkyLab drew to a close. It wasn’t until 1981 that the space shuttle program re-energized space exploration. The hours really started racking up once the International Space Station was completed. You can also see the effect of the Challenger (1986) disaster. The Columbia re-entry breakup (2003) is not as easy to see, but it is the cause of the dip in 2003-2004. In fact, it slowed the pace of NASA shuttle missions through the remainder of its run.
If you were to add up all the hours every NASA astronaut has spent in space since our first manned mission, that’s almost 31 years. As of 2007, humans had spent nearly half a lifetime’s worth of time outside Earth’s atmosphere (A good deal more than that, in fact, if you include other nations’ efforts. I couldn’t find the data for them).
Granted, that’s a pittance, compared to how many people live beneath the atmosphere. (In fact, it surprised me. I thought it would be more.) But it’s a start.
As you can see from the chart above, the US has had seven major piloted space programs since we launched Alan Shepard into space.
Human Space Density, in Miles
You can think in terms of how many miles we have traveled overall, or in terms of how far away we have gotten away from the Earth, before we turned around and came back. At first glance, they might seem to be the same thing, but this is definitely not the case. An astronaut might travel many millions of miles in low Earth orbit, but never get any farther away than a handful of miles above the upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere. Or an astronaut might take a trip to the moon and back, with very little in the way of orbiting either body—in which case their distance travel and maximum “altitude,” or distance they get from the Earth, would be very nearly the same.
Here is a chart that provides information on both kinds of travel.
The maroon tells you how many miles our astronauts traveled in all, by year, as if they had been traveling in a straight line away from Earth. The blue tells you how many miles away from the Earth’s surface they actually reached during their missions. In both cases, I used the annual miles traveled by US astronauts.
As you can see, the moon missions (that blue bump in the ’60s and early ’70s) stand out from the rest. The Apollo craft went much farther away from the Earth than any other space flights, before or since. For non-lunar missions, the average altitude was 179 miles, less than the distance from Houston to Dallas.
The maroon shows that 2001 was a banner year for space travel, when US space missions traveled a total of 233 million miles. That’s all the way to the sun and back, with enough left over to go to Mars. But our astronauts racked up all of those miles in low Earth orbit, never getting any farther from the Earth than about 250 miles.
The average distance missions travel, from the days of Mercury to the present day, is almost 10 million miles. For comparison, if you drive 10,000 miles per year on average, it would take you a thousand years to travel that far.
As you might guess, the International Space Station dragged the curve up all by itself, because astronauts spend months at a time on the ISS. The typical ISS mission lasts six months. An international team usually consists of three astronauts, who spend that half a year up there conducting experiments and maintaining the station. They’ve just added a new module to the ISS. The ISS has 15,000 cubic feet of living space. That’s about equivalent to a 2,100 square-foot home, down here.
By the way, some of my readers will note something odd about the above graph. The distances seem off. The 100-mile marker on the chart is the same distance from the 10-mile marker is the same length as the 10-mile marker is from zero. The thousand-mile marker is no farther from the 100-mile marker than the 100- is from the 10-. What gives?
It’s a logarithmic scale. A log scale scrunches the data together, to allow you to compare data that spans a very large range. In this case, I wanted to get the low-Earth-orbit data onto the same graph as the millions-of-miles traveled data. It’s useful to be able to look at them together, but it can be misleading. Here is a chart showing the actual distances, without the log scale.
The image above shows you about 250,000 miles’ distance, to scale (I couldn’t even begin to fit Mars and the sun on there, and still show you anything meaningful with regard to the NASA missions. The old space-is-really-big effect). Notice how most space missions barely leave the atmosphere, and notice how far it is, even just to our own moon.
The End of the US Space Era? Or a Pause?
Right now, our space exploration efforts seem becalmed. The fifty years between Shepard’s launch and the final voyage of the space shuttle Atlantis may have been our high-water mark, with regard to space travel. I’d be very sad if that were the case. I prefer to be optimistic, however. NASA’s rover, Curiosity, is nearing Mars. A variety of visionaries and entrepreneurs are seeking ways to commercialize space travel—everything from asteroid mining to space tourism, telecommunications, and spaceports in the New Mexican desert. New exoplanets are being discovered by the day now. Perhaps our robotic probes and astronomic surveys will reveal clues of life beyond our world, which might inspire us once again to reach upward again, and seek to escape the confines of Earth’s gravity. I hope so.
We have barely passed beyond the membrane of our atmosphere. Is there life on other worlds? What wonders lie in store out there? I hope that we will continue to find in us the spirit of our ancestors, and to continue to reach beyond our atmosphere, to explore and even someday perhaps settle on other worlds.
Notes: Let me haul out the usual caveats. I pulled the graphical data together primarily from NASA’s mission data pages, with Wikipedia as a secondary source (in particular for the International Space Station). About five percent of the data (in particular, maximum altitude and distance traveled) was not readily available online, in which case I SWAG’d^ it, based on data from other missions. In other words, there is slop in the data. Don’t use it for your doctoral thesis, or to calculate whether you have enough oxygen to survive till the rescue team arrives. Also, I only have information on US astronauts.
* Van Allen belt, that is.
^ Scientific Wild Assed Guess. It’s tethered to real numbers to some degree, but it definitely floats around in the ether to some degree, too. | aerospace | 1 |
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https://viptest.dronedj.com/2020/11/19/man-charged-after-drone-hits-lapd-helicopter/ | 2023-03-28T09:52:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296948817.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20230328073515-20230328103515-00237.warc.gz | 0.976896 | 647 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__150342195 | en | If you’re going to hit something with your drone, you don’t want it to be a police helicopter. But that’s what allegedly happened in Los Angeles two months ago — and charges were laid today. That’s the word from the U.S. attorney’s office, which has now charged a Hollywood man with one count of unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft. 😱
Ask any pilot, and they’ll tell you: Many of the rules that govern airspace and the safe operation of a manned aircraft came about because of accidents. From intricate checklists to Air Traffic Control to various designations of airspace, these rules exist to keep people safe. And the same goes for the rules put in place for drones by the Federal Aviation Administration. There are very good reasons why you shouldn’t fly your drone in controlled airspace without the right certification and permissions. All of that seems to have been allegedly ignored in this case in Los Angeles.
So what happened?
Here’s what we know, based on a story by the Associated Press and posted to the KTLA website.
On September 18, police were called to a burglary call at a pharmacy in Hollywood. The police on the ground requested a helicopter to come to assist. It was doing precisely that when the pilot saw a drone at the last second. The pilot tried to avoid the UAV but was unsuccessful. The drone collided and caused damage.
According to the AP story, the chopper’s noise, bottom cowlings, and antenna were damaged. Had the drone struck the main rotor, states the complaint, it could have brought the helicopter down. Debris from the drone struck and damaged a car when it came to earth.
A 22-year-old man named Andrew Rene Hernandez has been charged. He was found by authorities based on information contained on the memory card that was in the wrecked drone. The photo below was later released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California; it appears possible that Hernandez took this image with a drone; his fingers are on the button for taking an image.
He appeared in court today, but it’s unclear what plea was entered. It’s also unknown what type of drone was involved in the incident – though based on this photo it appears to be a remote for a Mavic Pro. But the brand of the drone is irrelevant; irresponsible actions by pilots are not the fault of manufacturers unless there was a flyaway. That’s something exceedingly rare with a DJI product these days.
Flying a drone, as you know, comes with certain responsibilities. It’s on pilots to fully understand airspace regulations, as well as any local regulations, that govern the use of drones. It’s also important that pilots realize these machines are capable of causing a serious incident.
If you have any doubts, keep your drone grounded until you’ve had a good read through some of the information provided by the FAA.
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https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2018-04-airbus-and-altran-win-crystal-cabin-award-with-printed-electrics | 2022-08-17T16:48:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573029.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817153027-20220817183027-00500.warc.gz | 0.926604 | 527 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__41507513 | en | AIX Expo 2018, Hamburg, 11 April 2018 – Airbus, in cooperation with Altran, has won the 2018 Crystal Cabin Award with printed electrics in the Material & Components category. Printed electrics is a new digital technology using conductive inks to print routes for data and power transmission to replace current harnesses.
Massively reducing the part count leads to a reduction of weight and manufacturing cost as well as a simplified architecture, while allowing for last-minute customisation. To make this future technology fly, a joint Airbus and Altran project team has developed a demonstrator for a first use-case on an A320 – the printed Info Panel. This cabin interior panel displays passenger-related safety and comfort information. The new concept could replace the current electrical harness with printed circuits on a flexible foil, making the first step to a harness-free aircraft.
Geoff Pinner, Head of Cabin & Cargo Programme Airbus, said: “Winning one of the aviation’s ‘Oscars’ together with Altran for printed electrics shows that we are continuously pushing the latest in innovative cabin design solutions and innovate for our customers and passengers worldwide. I congratulate the team on their fantastic job and on their well-deserved success.”
Sébastien Renouard, Group VP AeroSpace Defense & Railway Altran, said: "We are thrilled and delighted to have won the Crystal Cabin Award for the first time as it underlines our constant drive for innovation and cooperation spirit with our customers to develop the next generation technologies. Printed electrics is an outstanding example of applying disruptive technologies to revolutionise cabin design."
In the future, printed electrics technology could be introduced to the areas of cabling for air conditioning, data transmission and lighting.
The Crystal Cabin Award is the leading international award for excellence in aircraft interior innovation, sponsored by the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. More than 90 concepts from 18 nations were entered in the competition across eight categories.
Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2017 it generated reported revenues of € 67 billion - or € 59 billion restated for IFRS 15 - and employed a workforce of around 129,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as one of the world’s leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide. | aerospace | 1 |
https://aerossurance.com/safety-management/a320-decent-below-msa/ | 2024-04-17T03:36:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817128.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417013540-20240417043540-00155.warc.gz | 0.926172 | 3,155 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__66163065 | en | A320 Unstabilised Approaches: A Descent Below Minimum Safe Altitude (MSA) and a Runway Excursion at Lyon
An airline introducing a new type suffers a serious incident while training a new captain, highlighting the importance of Management of Change, Risk Assessment and good Training. UPDATE: Then within a year they have a runway excursion after an unstabilised approach at the same airfield.
Descent Below MSA 2012
The French accident investigation agency, the Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA), has recently issued an English translation of a report into a Serious Incident involving a Greek Airbus A320 SX-BHV of Hermes Airlines, operated on behalf of charter carrier Air Mediterranee, on a night approach into Lyon on 11 April 2012.
The flight had departed from Ajaccio, with the Captain as Pilot Non Flying (PNF) and instructor in the right-hand-side seat and a pilot-in-command under supervision as Pilot Flying (PF) in the left seat.
The BEA comment:
The failure to carry out checks of the RADIO NAV page on the FMGS [Flight Management Guidance System], which are normally carried out when passing FL100 in a climb and during approach preparation, did not allow the crew to detect that the FMGS had not automatically selected the ILS for runway 36L at Lyons Saint-Exupéry and that the Ajaccio AC ILS was still active on arrival.
The crew had been expecting an ILS approach to runway 18L, however as they neared Lyon the approach controller reported low winds and suggested an ILS approach to runway 36L instead, which was accepted by the crew.
The BEA go on:
About one minute after the beginning of radar vectoring, the controller, who realized that the aeroplane was high on the glide, asked “…forty nautical […] is that OK for you, four zero?”. The crew, while programming the FMGS for an ILS approach to runway 36L, answered “Actually we… we’ll need to make a thirty six”. The controller, who interpreted the response of the crew as a confirmation of a landing on runway 36, did not understand that the crew wanted to make a late turn onto heading 360. He provided a heading of 315° to the localiser axis for runway 36L. As the Ajaccio AC ILS had not been deselected, the FMGS did not automatically select the ILS for runway 36L at Lyons.
About three minutes later (at the point marked 1 on the graphic below), the controller gave a heading of 270° to extend the flight path conscious the aircraft was high. The crew tuned 30 seconds later. They were distracted by solving the inconsistency in the ILS frequency display (actually a symptom that the FMGS was set to the wrong frequency and was picking up a DME at Marseille, which shared the same frequency as Ajaccio) and by another crew’s read back error.
The aircraft crossed the ILS axis twice (between points 2 and 4) with the ILS frequency being correctly set at point 3 on the graphic.
Then at point 4:
While the Capture mode engaged for a selected altitude of 3,000 ft at a speed of 240 kt, the crew decided to select an altitude of 400 ft on the control panel (FCU), which caused a mode reversion of the autopilot from ALT* to VS 1200 ft/min, the current vertical speed of the aeroplane at that time. They set the approach mode and engaged the AP 2 autopilot. The crew turned left to intercept the localiser axis, and then the aeroplane descended below the radar minimum safe altitude of 3,000 ft.
While the aeroplane was in clean configuration at a speed of 230 kt and an altitude of 2,460 ft (height of 950 ft), the GPWS “TERRAIN TERRAIN PULL UP PULL UP” alarm sounded (point 5). The instructor took over sole control of the inputs, pushed the thrust levers to the TOGA detent and selected a maximum pitch attitude of 9.5°, without calling out that he was taking over control. Autopilots AP 1 and 2 disengaged. The airplane being in clean configuration, the SRS mode did not engage and did not give the crew the expected nose-up instructions corresponding to the avoidance manoeuvre in progress. The vertical and horizontal guidance modes VS -1200 and HDG were still activated. When the pitch attitude of the aeroplane reached 9°, the instructor applied nose-down inputs.
The air traffic controller’s Minimum Safe Altitude Warning (MSAW) had meanwhile sounded (it was set for 2,500 ft) so:
…the controller called out: “you maintain 2,500 ft, you are too low, you are below the glide” and requested to be called back once the aeroplane was established on the glide path.
The BEA believe instructor now tried to stabilise the aeroplane at an altitude of 2,500 ft, however note:
The nose-down inputs were maintained for about twenty seconds. The thrust lever was positioned in the CLIMB detent. At this moment the crew was waiting for the controller’s instruction to climb. The calibrated airspeed increased sharply and the aeroplane started to descend again to an altitude of 2,150 ft. At 320 kt and a height of 900 ft (Point 6), the thrust levers were positioned in the IDLE detent. At this time, a second MSAW alert was triggered. The controller intervened again: “…check your altitude immediately, you are too low”.
At this point the student in the left seat applied nose-up inputs for about ten seconds while the instructor was applying nose-down inputs. Consequently the aural and visual DUAL INPUT warnings were triggered. Simultaneously the PNF was communicating with ATC and requested radar vectoring to abort the approach. BEA comment that:
Communications, probably referring to taking over control, were confused “PF: “[leave it, leave it]”, PNF “[you take it]”, PF “[I have the controls, 5,000 ft, leave it, 5,000…. ;]”. The controller asked the crew to climb to 5,000 ft (Point 7). As the instructor applied nose-up inputs the student applied nose-down inputs. During this period the aeroplane climbed. The crew placed the thrust levers in the CLIMB detent.
The DUAL INPUT warning stopped. The instructor in the right seat then took over the controls. The AP2 autopilot was connected.
The aeroplane parameters stabilised. A second approach was performed and the crew landed on runway 36L.
The BEA note that when a Terrain Avoidance and Warning System (TAWS) “TERRAIN TERRAIN PULL UP PULL UP” warning is triggered, the Flight Crew Operations Manual (FCOM) stares:
..”at night or in IMC, the emergency procedures must be applied immediately: the PF must disconnect the autopilot and simultaneously apply and maintain a full nose-up input on the sidestick, set the thrust levers to TOGA, check that the speedbrakes are retracted and keep the wings level until a safe flight path is recovered”.
They also comment that:
When the first MSAW warning occurred, the controller should have asked the crew to climb immediately to an altitude greater than or equal to 3,000 ft QNH (radar safety altitude). The phraseology used “you maintain 2,500 ft you are too low you are below the glide” probably prompted the crew, who had initiated a climb following the GPWS PULL UP warning, to stop this manoeuvre to maintain an altitude of 2,500 ft.
In relation to the dual inputs:
During the flight, when applying the PULL UP emergency procedure after the GPWS warning, the Captain, PNF, made inputs on the sidestick without making any callout or pressing the sidestick priority button.
On an Airbus A 320, when both sidesticks are used simultaneously, the orders are algebraically added. When dual input is detected, the two lights “SIDE STICK PRIORITY” light up green on the glare shield and the “DUAL INPUT” voice message is generated and repeated during the dual input situation. Each pilot can take priority by pressing the autopilot disconnection pushbutton on the sidestick. Priority will be retained as long as the pushbutton is being pressed. Pressing the pushbutton for more than 40 seconds deactivates the other sidestick.
No activation of the sidestick priority button was recorded during the flight. During the dual input phase, the inputs made by the two pilots were often in opposite directions. The altitude of the aeroplane evolved from 2,200 ft to 4,460 ft and then 4,130 ft, and the aeroplane attitude varied between -1° and 15°.
Significantly, an organisational change was underway at Hermes. At that time the airline had received 4 A320 to supplement a fleet of Boeing 737 already in service. The BEA noted that:
Given the urgent need for flight crew and regulatory documentation, the operations manual was drafted hastily and contained inconsistencies in the criteria for appointments to various positions.
The BEA determined this Serious Incident was due to:
- Initially, continuing the descent during the ILS approach to runway 36L while the airplane was not configured or stabilised on the localiser axis, resulting in dangerous ground proximity;
- After the first GPWS warning, the inadequate application of the GPWS emergency procedure, in particular in terms of setting the attitude.
The following factors contributed:
- Inadequate application of normal procedures, task-sharing and emergency procedures, resulting in highly degraded crew situational awareness (position in space, configuration);
- The limited experience on type of both crew members;
- The operator’s desire to quickly train a pilot with low experience on type as a Captain;
- Variable criteria to serve as a Captain;
- The use of inappropriate MSAW phraseology by the controller.
Aerossurance observes that properly applied Management of Change and Risk Assessment processes within an operator’s Safety Management System should help identify critical actions to mitigate the risks associated with introducing aircraft with different design philosophies. However, this incident involved other basic short comings in training and performance.
UPDATE 19 August 2015: Runway Excursion 2013
The BEA state the causes of this accident were:
Continuing an approach below the stabilisation height with a speed significantly higher than the approach speed shows that the crew were not adequately aware of the situation, even though they mentioned several times their doubts on the marginal meteorological conditions and on the difficulties in reducing the aeroplane’s speed.
Continuing this unstabilised approach at an excessive approach speed triggered, below 150 ft, an uncommanded increase in engine thrust. The crew’s delayed A/THR reduction below 20 ft made it impossible for the aeroplane to slow down sufficiently for about 15 seconds after passing the threshold.
After descending through 20 ft, the copilot’s inappropriate flare technique and the dual input phenomenon caused by the Captain significantly lengthened the flare phase. The remaining runway distance after the touchdown made it impossible for the aeroplane to stop before the end of the runway.
The BEA say following factors contributed to continuing the unstabilised approach and the long flare:
- A flight duty period of nearly 15 hours which likely led to crew fatigue;
Incomplete preparation of the approach which meant the crew was not aware of the risks on the day (tailwind, wet runway);
- The non-application of ATC procedures that require controllers to ensure aircraft are provided with localiser interception at the latest 10 NM from the runway threshold, with a maximum convergence of 30° and a maximum speed of 160 kt;
- Partial application of standard procedures (SOP), impaired task sharing and degraded CRM, which meant the crew was unable to manage optimally the aeroplane’s deceleration. These factors contributed to a progressive deterioration in situational awareness that meant that they could not envisage rejecting the approach and landing;
- The A/THR anomaly which maintained the aeroplane at a high energy level during the landing phase;
- An inadequate procedure for taking over the controls that led to the dual input phenomenon.
The BEA say the following organisational factors contributed to the crew’s poor performance:
- The choice of flight crew recruitment profiles by the operator, motivated by economic considerations, and inadequate airline conversion, led to operating aeroplanes with crews that were relatively inexperienced on type and in their roles as captain or copilot;
- Improper and inappropriate application of the regulatory provisions that allow an extension of flight duty time in case of “unexpected circumstances” without taking into account the predictable risk of excessive fatigue for the crew;
- The absence of suitable initial oversight which made it impossible for the HCAA to focus on the predictable potential operational weaknesses of Hermes Airlines.
Aerossurance has recently written about other fixed wing serious incidents and accidents that you might find of interest:
- Operator & FAA Shortcomings in Alaskan B1900 Accident
- Multiple TAWS Warnings Reveal Safety Reporting Issue (ATR72 in Australia)
- Dash 8 Tail Strike: Weakness in Stabilised Approach Procedures (Canada)
- Dash 8 Runway Excursion after Unstable Crosswind Approach – Danish AIB Report (Greenland)
- Global 6000 Crosswind Landing Accidents – UK AAIB Report
- Go Around Flap Overspeed and Altitude Exceedance – ATSB Report (A321 in Australia)
- Boeing 737 Automation Related Descent Below Cleared Altitude – ATSB Report (Australia)
- Embraer ERJ 170 FMS Error & Fatigue (Australia)
- Alaska B1900C Accident – Contributory ATC Errors
- Extreme Latitudes – Extra CFIT Risk (C-130 in Sweden and Twin Otter in Antarctic)
- 737 descent below instrument approach minima – HF lessons (New Zealand)
- UPDATE 10 March 2017: Unstable Approach Dash 8 Touches Down 450ft Before Threshold
- UPDATE 24 April 2017: Unstabilised CL-600 Approach Accident at Aspen
- UPDATE 8 July 2018: Distracted B1900C Wheels Up Landing in the Bahamas
Plus these relevant general articles:
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https://dubai.platinumlist.net/event-tickets/72897/gyrocopter-flight | 2021-05-16T03:08:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243991659.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20210516013713-20210516043713-00369.warc.gz | 0.912616 | 285 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__217624132 | en | Take a private flight over Dubai’s iconic sites!
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https://www.saft.com/about-us/who-saft/saft-worldwide | 2023-06-06T16:00:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224652959.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20230606150510-20230606180510-00224.warc.gz | 0.935904 | 147 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__141266483 | en | Saft's batteries and battery systems can be found in all four corners of the world – and even in space. From the Arctic Circle to the Sahara Desert, or within NASA and European Space Agency vessels, we provide state-of-the-art batteries and battery systems. Our offering also includes end-to-end expert service for these extremely diverse markets.
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https://phys.org/news/2004-12-cassini-huygens-misson-phase.html | 2018-02-22T17:15:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891814140.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20180222160706-20180222180706-00293.warc.gz | 0.91975 | 288 | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-09__0__269135981 | en | The NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini Huygens mission to Saturn, which has already delivered stunning images and data of the ringed planet following insertion into the Saturnian system on 1st July this year, is poised to enter a crucial stage in its voyage of scientific discovery. In the early hours of Christmas morning [25t December] the Huygens probe will separate from the orbiter, its home for the last seven years, and coast towards Titan where it will parachute down through the nitrogen-rich atmosphere of Saturns largest moon.
On the 14th of January 2005, Huygens will arrive on Titan's surface some 2.5 hours after entering the atmosphere - although the exact nature of its final resting place remains a mystery. Scientists speculate that Huygens may find lakes or even oceans of a mixture of liquid ethane, methane and nitrogen.
On Christmas Day 2004, Cassini is scheduled to release its passenger Huygens with a gentle push to start its unpowered coast to Titan.
The surface of Titan is still a mystery and scientists don't know what sort of surface Huygens will encounter. It could splash down on a sea of liquid methane, crash on frozen ice and rocks or gently squelch down in extraterrestrial slime.
Explore further: NASA reveals finalists for next New Frontiers robotic mission: Saturn's moon Titan or Rosetta spacecraft's comet | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/First_press_conference_for_ESA_astronaut_Alexander_Gerst | 2018-12-13T09:44:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376824601.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20181213080138-20181213101638-00619.warc.gz | 0.796971 | 592 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__41410771 | en | First press conference for ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst will meet the press for the first time on Thursday 9 July at 11:00 CEST at the European Astronaut Centre, Cologne.
Alexander Gerst has been accepted into the European Astronaut Corps after completing a selection procedure that started last year. He is making his first visit to the European Astronaut Centre, which will be his new home base from Tuesday 1 September.
The new ESA astronaut from Germany will be introduced by the Parliamentary Secretary of State and Federal Government coordinator for aviation and spaceflight, Peter Hintze, the ESA Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain, the Chairman of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Prof. Johann-Dietrich Wörner, and the ESA Director of Human Spaceflight, Simonetta Di Pippo.
“A turning point for human spaceflight in Europe”
“We are at a turning point for human spaceflight in Europe. After the successful missions of the European Columbus laboratory and ATV Jules Verne, a new phase for the utilisation of the International Space Station is beginning,” explained Jean-Jacques Dordain in Paris when the selection of the six new astronauts was made. Simonetta Di Pippo added “The careers of these new astronauts will bring them to one of the ultimate challenges of our time: to go back to the Moon and to investigate even more destinations as part of a global exploration programme.”
Media representatives who wish to attend the event at the European Astronaut Centre are asked to complete the registration form and fax it by Wednesday 8 July to Jules Grandsire, ESA/EAC, Fax: +49 (0)2203 6001 112.
Welcome, Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General
Statement, Peter Hintze, Parliamentary Secretary of State and Federal Government coordinator for aviation and spaceflight
Spaceflight in Germany, Johann Dietrich Wörner, Chairman of the German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Statement, Simonetta Di Pippo, ESA Director of Human Spaceflight
Introduction of Alexander Gerst
Tour of the European Astronaut Centre
Opportunity for interviews
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst will meet the German press for the first time on Thursday 9 July 11:00 CEST at the European Astronaut Centre
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9 July 2009
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https://www.skymetweather.com/content/earth-and-nature/solar-storm-may-strike-earth-today-expect-stunning-northern-lights-views/ | 2019-08-25T06:23:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027323067.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825042326-20190825064326-00302.warc.gz | 0.962621 | 307 | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-35__0__201296010 | en | Two solar flares erupting from the sun have been spotted by NASA, which may cause a solar storm which is likely to strike the Earth today.
The sun’s atmosphere has been witnessing massive explosions which are also known as solar flares which would further send higher than normal radiation levels towards the Earth. The storm is triggered by the collision of the magnetic field of the earth.
These flares are expected to coincide with the earth’s magnetic field’s equinox cracks formation. Thus, some damage in the earth’s natural anti-charge particle shield.
Today, i.e. March 14 could see a minor solar storm reaching the Earth which would further amplify the planet's auroras. Thus, as per space officials, the Northern Lights would be visible from North U.S.
As per an alert from the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), which is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in Boulder, Colorado. States of Michigan and Maine, could see northern lights. The storm could also result in fluctuations in a few weak power grids, but these fluctuations will only have very little impact on satellites in space.
However, GPS systems and commercial flights could be disrupted, and some power outages could also be witnessed.
As per the scientists, the upcoming geomagnetic storm is expected to be a G1 class, which happens to be a minor event. The event will run from March 14 to 15.
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https://morepremium.com/swiss-takes-delivery-of-its-first-airbus-a320neo/ | 2023-02-07T02:06:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500368.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20230207004322-20230207034322-00268.warc.gz | 0.955556 | 322 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__171988727 | en | SWISS yesterday took delivery of its first Airbus A320NEO. The first was handed over from Airbus during a small delivery ceremony at the Airbus plant in Hamburg and was welcomed with another ceremony upon landing at Zürich Kloten airport.
In total SWISS has ordered 25 Airbus A320NEO aircrafts of which 17 Airbus A320NEO and 8 Airbus A321NEO. The aircrafts will replace some older Airbus A320 aircrafts in the SWISS fleet.
NEO stands for New Engine Option and the the A320NEO has a lower fuel consumption of around 20 percent compared to similar older-generation aircrafts thanks to its aerodynamic sharklet wingtip extensions.
New seats in both business class and economy class
Inside the aircraft the cabin has been fitted with new seats in both business class and economy class which have been newly-developed by the Italian seat manufacturer Geven. They offer an ergonomic pressure distribution over the backrest and seat cushion and also an innovative horizontal placement of the seat pocket above the seat table to provide more personal space.
The new seat also has a better recline, 20 degrees instead of the previous 12. In business class the seat can be reclined even further to 26 degrees. There are 180 seats in total on the Airbus A320NEO in the SWISS configuration.
During the ceremony in Zürich the first aircraft was named Engelbert. The naming was jointly performed by Alex Höchli, the mayor of the Central Swiss mountain resort, and Brother Meinrad Haberl of Engelberg Monastery. | aerospace | 1 |
https://5newsonline.com/2017/07/06/passengers-deplaned-at-fort-smith-airport-after-pilot-said-he-was-accused-of-drinking/ | 2019-02-23T17:10:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550249508792.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20190223162938-20190223184938-00563.warc.gz | 0.990466 | 468 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__58672435 | en | FORT SMITH (KFSM) -- Passengers at the Fort Smith Regional Airport were deplaned from their flight after the pilot said he had been accused of drinking.
Flight 5859 to Dallas-Fort Worth was scheduled to take off from Fort Smith at 6:26 p.m. The sheriff's office was called out to the airport at 8:49 p.m.
One passenger told 5NEWS the plane had already been delayed due to weather issues in Dallas, but the passengers were seated and ready to go when the plane lurched forward and hit a bump. Passengers said they gasped and were confused, but the plane backed up onto the runway for about five minutes before it circled back around pulling back into the gate.
"The pilot came on the speaker and said a passenger had accused him of drinking and the flight was canceled," passenger Michael Norman said.
"[Gate agents] said they have never heard anything like this in their entire career where a pilot is accused," passenger Daniel Mwanza said. "But, once it happens protocol is that they have to bring in law enforcement to test the pilot."
The Sebastian County Sheriff's Office was called to the airport at about 8:49 p.m. to give the pilot a field sobriety test.
"There really wasn't a whole lot to it," patrol sergeant Richard Rivera said. "I respect the gravity of somebody saying 'maybe the pilot has been drinking, maybe he is drunk.' I respect that, but we all know how that goes on a plane you get one guy saying one thing it's going to spread throughout the plane so I think they did a good job disembarking and getting someone out to do a field sobriety test."
Rivera said the pilot passed both a field sobriety and breathalyzer test with flying colors. The identity of the pilot is not being released at this time.
He also said this was the first time in his 14 year career he has ever heard of a call like this, but applauds the airline for making that call and making sure the passengers are safe when there is an accusation like this.
The plane eventually took off from Fort Smith at 9:59 p.m., but most passengers re-booked their flight for Friday morning (July 7). | aerospace | 1 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaz%C3%B4nia-1 | 2020-04-03T02:30:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370509103.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20200402235814-20200403025814-00555.warc.gz | 0.802162 | 1,078 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__191111693 | en | Amazônia-1 coupled with Payload Module.
|Mission type||Earth Observation|
|Mission duration||3 years|
|Launch mass||700 kilograms (1,500 lb)|
|Start of mission|
|Launch date||September 2020|
|Launch site||SDSC SHAR|
|Perigee altitude||752 kilometres (467 mi)|
|Apogee altitude||752 kilometres (467 mi)|
|Name||Advanced Wide Field Image|
|Resolution||40 metres (130 ft)|
In the early 1990s, the design of SSR satellites, Amazônia-1 precursor, was revised and INPE technicians proposed replacing the polar orbit by an equatorial orbit, and this proposal was accepted. That made sense at that time as Brazil already had coverage by polar orbit with the CBERS satellites.
The SSR-1 of the project suffered several delays start, either by lack of resources, whether by barriers in the disputes of the bids. The effective start, only occurred in 2001 when a contract was signed for the development of multi-mission platform specifically (at the time) for this purpose.
In 2001, a joint study between the INPE and DLR was published, found that most of the SSR-1 requirements can be met by two sensors: the Camera VIS / NIR and other MIR However, with the publication PNAE review in 2005, the SSR-1 ceased to be a priority.
Between September and October 2012, a structural model of the Amazônia-1 satellite was subjected to a series of vibration test.
In the latest review of the PNAE, published in January 2013, the Amazônia-1 resurfaced with this name, and even successors planned (Amazon-1B in 2017 and Amazon-2 in 2018), however, remains the intention of use in orbit polar and the release dates of these satellites can not be maintained. A delay of two years, at least, already exists in the Amazônia-1 schedule.
The satellite was originally supposed to launch on a Brazilian VLS-1 rocket, but the program was cancelled. The satellite is tentatively scheduled to launch in September 2020 via an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
The current design features are as follows:
- Orbit: Sun-synchronous orbit
- Period of Earth imaging: 4 days
- Optical sighting wide imaging (camera with 3 bands in the VIS and NIR 1 band)
- Observation range: 760 km with 40 meter resolution.
- Platform: Multimission Platform (PMM)
- Weight: 700 kilograms (1,500 lb)
- Advanced Wide Field Imager (AWFI), 40m resolution camera
Amazônia - 2
The Amazônia - 2 satellite was planned for launch in 2018 to replace its predecessor.
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https://gadgets.ndtv.com/science/news/iss-window-cracks-after-being-hit-with-tiny-space-debris-837479 | 2021-07-25T16:44:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046151699.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20210725143345-20210725173345-00583.warc.gz | 0.973024 | 176 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__251300586 | en | Although the window was damaged by a tiny piece of space debris, which the European Space Agency says was "possibly a paint fleck or small metal fragment no bigger than a few thousandths of a millimetre across", a 7mm crack was left.
Considering that the ISS travels at around 27,000km per hour, it's easy for debris to leave its mark, but the windows have been designed to withstand collisions.
The windows on board each have four panes of glass ranging from 1.2cm to 3.1cm thick, according to Nasa.
There is also an exterior aluminium shutter that can be used for extra protection.
Although this was classed as a "minor" crack, larger debris could "pose a serious threat" with debris up to 1cm in size capable of disabling an instrument or a critical flight system on a satellite. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.infowars.com/nasa-curiosity-rover-captures-mysterious-bright-light-on-mars/ | 2020-07-07T05:31:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655891654.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20200707044954-20200707074954-00076.warc.gz | 0.925969 | 190 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__211733770 | en | April 9, 2014
A NASA picture of a mysterious bright light on Mars has sparked the interest of UFO believers. But before we cry extraterrestrial, the bright light may be nothing more than a “glinty rock.”
“One possibility is that the light is the glint from a rock surface reflecting the sun,” NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) lead for the engineering cameras on Curiosity Justin Maki told FoxNews.com.
Maki explained that the bright spots appear in single images taken by the Navigation Camera on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover’s right-eye but not its left. In the right-eye images, the spot is in different locations and is seen at the ground surface level in front of a crater rim on the horizon.
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http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/13/business/la-fi-mo-exploding-coffee-pouches-20130111 | 2014-07-29T17:11:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-23/segments/1406510267745.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20140728011747-00215-ip-10-146-231-18.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.927172 | 315 | CC-MAIN-2014-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-23__0__38332476 | en | FAA officials say coffee-pouch accidents can be avoided if flight attendants… (Southwest Airlines )
Flight attendants, required to work long hours with little rest and to battle unruly passengers with oversize carry-on bags, must now deal with another midair hazard: exploding coffee filters.
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a safety alert to all airlines warning that packages of coffee grounds enclosed in filters have burst while coffee was being brewed in commercial planes.
The FAA has recorded about a dozen coffee explosions in the last 10 years, causing first- and second-degree burns to flight attendants and passengers.
Just before the coffee pouch bursts, flight attendants might see water overflowing from the brewer and hear a hissing sound, the FAA warned. It said that when flight attendants lift the coffeepot handle, the hot grounds can splatter on the face, neck, hands and arms of anyone nearby.
FAA officials say accidents can be avoided if flight attendants keep the coffeemaker clean and refrain from doubling or folding the coffee pouches.
The Assn. of Flight Attendants is collecting information to warn its 60,000 members to take precautions, association spokeswoman Corey Caldwell said.
“We are reaching out to our safety committees at each carrier to assess the situation,” she said.
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http://www.opb.org/news/article/plane-lands-on-highway-11/ | 2014-09-21T23:47:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-41/segments/1410657136181.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20140914011216-00018-ip-10-234-18-248.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.968599 | 221 | CC-MAIN-2014-41 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-41__0__166884316 | en | A Canadian pilot was forced to land his single-engine plane on Highway 11 early Thursday afternoon.
The pilot made the emergency landing about 1 p.m. near Athena. Tom Strandberg, public information officer for the Oregon Department of Transportation, said a fuel line problem in the plane made a quick landing necessary.
Strandberg said the incident didn’t cause any motorists to veer off the highway. People on scene were able to move the plane off the road and get traffic moving.
After the pilot fixed the fuel line, ODOT workers closed a stretch of highway again so he could take off.
“Every few years, we have a pilot land on one of our highways,” Strandberg said.
He said the pilot flew to the Walla Walla airport to get his plane checked out.
The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin reported that the plane had a frozen fuel line which the pilot thawed. The Federal Aviation Administration considers the emergency landing a non-incident.
This story originally appeared in East Oregonian. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/en/service-maintenance/small-tail-wheel/632 | 2020-04-07T20:18:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585371805747.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20200407183818-20200407214318-00374.warc.gz | 0.883377 | 128 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__83139151 | en | DG Flugzeugbau has developed the installation of a small tail wheel for LS7 and LS8 sailplanes.
The new tailwheel from Tost (150×30) is significantly smaller than the tail wheel installed usually (210×65). This helps to reduce drag and improves glide performance.
Older aircraft featuring a tail skid can be modified as well. TN7017 and TN8021 are EASA approved since the beginning of March.
Installation kits are available via our DG stock department. Please contact Samantha Klessig via [email protected] | aerospace | 1 |
https://burmese.voanews.com/a/a-27-2005-05-12-voa3-93505924/1231527.html | 2024-02-27T19:07:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474686.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240227184934-20240227214934-00090.warc.gz | 0.980057 | 153 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__83806240 | en | U.S. authorities have released two men who flew a small plane into restricted airspace over Washington and caused a brief evacuation of the White House, U.S. Capitol and other government buildings.
The government says it did not file charges against the men after determining Wednesday's incident was a mistake.
The men were questioned for several hours after their plane was turned away from Washington and escorted to a landing strip in nearby Frederick, Maryland.
A White House spokesman Scott McClellan said the plane came about five kilometers from the White House before veering away.
He said the pilot did not respond to aviation officials, and fighter jets fired warning flares to get the pilot's attention. President Bush was not at the White House at the time of the incident. | aerospace | 1 |
http://mailto:[email protected]/subscribe.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=da5ed471-252f-457b-853d-d9868926f779 | 2014-04-21T12:45:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609539776.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005219-00554-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.871919 | 538 | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-15__0__24072666 | en | Fri, Sep 09, 2011
Company Says Worldwide Market Is 33,500 Planes Through
Boeing predicts growth in the Chinese airline industry will
create a market for 5,000 new airplanes worth $600 billion in the
next 20 years.
In announcing the forecast on Wednesday, Randy Tinseth, Boeing
Commercial Airplanes VP of Marketing, explained the numbers through
the year 2030. "Sustained strong economic growth, growing trade
activities, increasing personal wealth and income, as well as
continued market liberalization will be the driving forces...We
expect China will be the second largest country taking new
commercial airplane deliveries due to its air travel demand growing
at an annual rate of 7.6 percent on average."
Boeing forecasts that small and intermediate twin-aisles, such
as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777, will account for 1,040 of
those deliveries. Tinseth says major Chinese airlines will take
advantage of their membership in major airline alliances to
gradually shift their focus from domestic to international markets,
and become competitive global players.
As a result of the boost for China's inbound tourism, the
single-aisle market will also remain strong, with total deliveries
expected to reach 3,550. Tinseth said Boeing's new 737 MAX family
will be the most fuel-efficient, most capable airplane with the
lowest operating costs in the single-aisle segment.
Worldwide, Boeing projects investments of $4 trillion for 33,500
new commercial airplanes to be delivered during the next 20
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http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Jovian_Run | 2016-10-22T01:58:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988718423.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183838-00170-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.974014 | 79 | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-44__0__91043387 | en | The Jovian Run was a regular Starfleet shuttlecraft route between Jupiter and Saturn, the two major gas giant planets in the Sol system. The shuttle flew once a day, every day.
Geordi La Forge and Edward Jellico were both pilots on the Jovian Run during their early careers. (TNG: "Chain of Command, Part II")
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https://www.theaviationmirror.com/iaf-chief-inducts-dornier-aircraft-into-41-squadron/ | 2023-09-27T15:57:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510300.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927135227-20230927165227-00494.warc.gz | 0.972265 | 165 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__216952463 | en | NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief RKS Bhadauria has formally inducted the light utility aircraft Dornier into the No. 41 ‘Otters’ Squadron, a statement issued by the Central Government said on Tuesday
The aircraft was inducted on Monday during a ceremony at the Palam Air Force Station.
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) December 31, 2019
The IAF in 2015 had signed a contract to purchase 14 Dornier aircraft, which are flight inspection system planes, for Rs 1,090 crore from State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
“While the first aircraft was delivered on November 19, the second is expected to be delivered in early 2020,” the statement said. | aerospace | 1 |
https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/space/germanys-polaris-flight-test-scaled-aurora-spaceplane | 2023-06-07T05:11:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224653608.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20230607042751-20230607072751-00714.warc.gz | 0.931443 | 187 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__256104740 | en | Germany’s Polaris To Flight Test Scaled Aurora Spaceplane
Germany-based space startup Polaris has been awarded a contract by the country’s defense ministry to build and flight-test a scaled demonstrator of its proposed Aurora reusable space plane. The contract, announced by Polaris on March 17, builds on a €250,000 ($275,000) study contract awarded in 2021...
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https://channify.com/c/Funny_Pranks/v/Yutzg2NLwcU | 2021-09-23T14:08:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057424.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20210923135058-20210923165058-00714.warc.gz | 0.901617 | 534 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__219512725 | en | Mega Manufacturing: Airbus A350 | 4K Engineering Documentary Assembled in France using millions of components made throughout Europe: The A350 is the most modern commercial aircraft in the world. The Airbus A 350: the most modern commercial aircraft in the world. It takes 1800 highly-skilled specialists in Toulouse, France, and 2.5 million individual parts, delivered from all over the world, to assemble this masterpiece of aeronautic engineering. The goal: An aircraft with minimal consumption and maximum range. 53 percent of the Aircraft consist of a modern ultra-light composite material. But the innovative material also requires entirely new manufacturing processes. A challenge for the aircraft manufacturers in Toulouse. And the final assembly is preceded by a logistical masterpiece: The individual parts of the aircraft travel from various Airbus plants in Europe to Toulouse: the front and centre sections from Saint-Nazaire in France, the tail section from Hamburg, the wings from Broughton in Wales and Bremen, and the tail fin from Getafe in Spain. The factory in Toulouse is supplied with these parts by a specially developed transport aircraft, the Beluga. Several times a day, five of these machines commute between the various plants and bring supplies for production seven days a week from early in the morning until midnight. And the journey of the components is not over in Toulouse. By the time the A350 is fully assembled it will have passed through seven hangars or "stations." Given the extremely high number of components that have to be assembled and the large number of different suppliers, there are a lot of risk factors involved in the production of the A350. And the pressure is high: The modern aircraft is extremely popular with airlines, with 890 pending orders to date. Ten aircraft of the A350 have to leave the factory every month no matter what. __________________________________________________________ Subscribe Free Documentary Channel for free: https://bit.ly/2YJ4XzQ Facebook: https://bit.ly/2QfRxbG Twitter: https://bit.ly/2QlwRiI __________________________________________________________ #FreeDocumentary #Documentary #MegaManufacturing __________________________________________________________ Free Documentary is dedicated to bring high-class documentaries to you on youtube for free. With the latest camera equipment used by well-known filmmakers working for famous production studios. You will see fascinating shots from the deep seas and up in the air, capturing great stories and pictures from everything our beautiful and interesting planet has to offer. Enjoy stories about nature, wildlife, culture, people, history and more to come. | aerospace | 1 |
https://simpleflying.com/is-air-belgium-about-to-go-bankrupt/ | 2021-08-03T07:36:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046154432.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20210803061431-20210803091431-00212.warc.gz | 0.98332 | 644 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__283572791 | en | We’ve been closely following developments with Air Belgium over the past few months. First, they suspended all of their scheduled flights only operating wet leases. Now it looks as though the airline will be wound up altogether after an emergency general meeting was called. It’s been a challenging month for airlines and this news follows the bankruptcy of Primera Air at the start of the month, and Cobalt Air yesterday. The news doesn’t necessarily come as a surprise given the bizarre business model that the company was being run under, however, it is always sad when the aviation industry suffers a loss.
Air Belgium was launched back in 2016, however, the airline didn’t make its first flight until earlier this year. It is currently based out of Brussels’ secondary airport, Charleroi. The airline is maintaining a fleet of four A340 aircraft. However, as it was only serving one destination, Hong Kong, the airline had two of its aircraft sitting on the ground. Air Belgium then suspended flights to Hong Kong around a month ago, focusing its efforts on wet leasing. Now three of its A340 aircraft are sitting on the tarmac while one is out making money operating BA’s London to Abu Dhabi route. Given the current shortage of long-haul aircraft due to the ongoing B787 engine issue, it is a surprise that the other three aircraft aren’t out making money.
Air Belgium is running an incredibly inefficient fleet. The A340s operated by the airline are all leased and were constructed between 2007 and 2008. All 4 of the aircraft were previously operated by Finnair. The A340 was designed with 4 engines at a time when ETOPS regulations weren’t around. This meant that two engine aircraft had to stay within 60 minutes of a diversion airport. As such the A340 was created. However, having four engines means that the A340 is using a lot more fuel than it needs to. This puts the aircraft at a significant disadvantage to its competitor the B777 which only uses 2 engines. As such, Air Belgium is having to pay significantly more to operate than if it had chosen two engine aircraft.
How Long Does Air Belgium Have?
There are three possible outcomes for Air Belgium as it currently stands. The first is that following the general meeting held by the board of executives today, the airline is wound up. This would almost certainly mean that all of the aircraft are grounded immediately and British Airways would need to find a new aircraft to lease. The second outcome is that the airline keeps operating the way it is. Currently, Air Belgium is solely reliant on its wet-lease agreement with British Airways, take that away and the airline will almost certainly crumble if it doesn’t beforehand. If, however, Air Belgium were able to lease out its remaining 3 A340 aircraft, it may place the airline in a better financial position. One reason that this may not have happened yet is crew shortages, as, by all accounts, the demand for wet leased long-haul aircraft is out there.
As always only time will tell the fate of Air Belgium. Do you think they can survive? Let us know in the comments below! | aerospace | 1 |
https://spacem17.imascientist.org.uk/question/why-did-you-make-a-mars-buggy/ | 2019-05-20T09:15:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232255837.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20190520081942-20190520103942-00291.warc.gz | 0.947825 | 126 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__601080 | en | The decision to build a Mars Rover was taken government / national level by all of the European countries getting together and deciding that they want to show that they have the capability to do impressive, difficult, complex engineering challenges and to provide new scientific data supporting the hunt to find life outside of Earth . . . a bit like the old question . . . “Why climb a mountain? Because it is there” . . . we are doing it for the art of it. A rover the only way we have at the moment of getting up-close-and-personal with Mars to do specific, complex measurements of the soil. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.tumpik.com/tag/artemis | 2022-12-08T07:06:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711278.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20221208050236-20221208080236-00209.warc.gz | 0.959541 | 2,024 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__5023649 | en | 50 Years Ago: Apollo 17
Not long after midnight on Dec. 7, 1972, the last crewed mission to the Moon, Apollo 17, lifted off with three astronauts: Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt, and Ronald Evans.
Experience the Apollo 17 launch and follow the mission in real time.
Meet the Crew
Let’s meet the astronauts who made the final Apollo trip to the Moon, including the first scientist-astronaut.
Gene Cernan: In 1972, Apollo 17 Mission Commander Eugene A. Cernan had two space flights under his belt, Gemini 9 in June 1966, and Apollo 10 in May 1969. He was a naval aviator, electrical and aeronautical engineer and fighter pilot.
Ron Evans: Apollo 17 Command Module Pilot Ronald E. Evans was selected as a member of the 4th group of NASA astronauts in 1966. Like Cernan, he was an electrical and aeronautical engineer, and naval aviator before his assignment to the Apollo 17 crew.
Harrison (Jack) Schmitt: Lunar Module Pilot Dr. Harrison (Jack) Schmitt joined NASA as a member of the first group of scientist-astronauts in 1965. Before working for NASA, Schmitt was a geologist at the USGS Astrogeology Center. He was on the backup crew for Apollo 15 before being selected for the prime crew of Apollo 17. He became the first of the scientist-astronauts to go to space and the 12th human to walk on the Moon.
The Blue Marble
“The Blue Marble,” one of the most reproduced images in history, was taken 50 years ago on Dec. 7, 1972 by the Apollo 17 crew as they made their way to the Moon.
Bag of Soup, Anyone?
NASA astronauts have an array of menu items to stay well fed and hydrated on missions. For Apollo 17, the menus allocated around 2,500 calories per day for each astronaut. They included:
Peanut Butter Sandwiches
Like anything going to space, weight and containment matter. That's why the Apollo 17 menu included plenty of soups and puddings.
On Dec. 11, 2022, the Artemis I mission will be splashing down on Earth after its 25.5-day mission. At 2:55 p.m. 50 years prior, the Apollo 17 lunar module (LM) landed on the Moon, with Commander Gene Cernan and LM Pilot Harrison Schmitt on board. Ron Evans remained in the Command and Service Module (CSM) orbiting the Moon.
Experience the landing.
Planting the Flag
One of the first tasks the Apollo 17 crew did on their first moonwalk was to plant the American flag. There’s no wind on the Moon, but that doesn’t mean the flag has to droop. Did you know that a horizontal rod with a latch makes the flag appear to be flying in the wind? Gene Cernan carefully composed this photo to get Schmitt, the flag, and the Earth in a single shot.
So, is the flag still there? Images of the Apollo 17 landing site from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera show that in 2011 the flag was still standing and casting a shadow!
During Apollo 17, the Lunar Rover Vehicle (LRV), nicknamed the Moon buggy, logged the farthest distance from the Lunar Module of any Apollo mission, about 4.7 miles (7.5 km).
As a precaution, the LRV had a walk-back limit in the event of an issue; astronauts had to have enough resources to walk back to the lunar module if need be.
Grab the Duct Tape!
The right rear fender extension of the LRV (Moon buggy) was torn off, kicking up dust as the crew drove, reducing visibility. The crew made a resourceful repair using duct tape and maps.
For LRV fans, visiting an LRV driven on the Moon is a bit difficult since all three LRVs used on the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 missions were left on the Moon. But you can find an LRV used for training at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
Read more about the LRV.
The Perils of Lunar Dust
After the first lunar EVA, Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt reported that he suffered from “lunar hay fever” in reaction to the lunar dust. Unlike Earth’s dust particles which are rounded, Moon dust particles are sharp and abrasive, irritating astronaut eyes, nasal passages, and lungs.
Curious about how Moon dust feels and smells? Find out!
So What’s it Like?
After his return to Earth, Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt (on the right) described his time on the Moon:
“Working on the Moon is a lot of fun. It’s like walking around on a giant trampoline all the time and you’re just as strong as you were here on Earth, but you don’t weigh as much.”
After 12 days and 14 hours in space, the Apollo 17 astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 2:25 p.m. EST on Dec. 19, 1972. It was the longest of all the Apollo missions, with the most photos taken. A recovery team was waiting on the USS Ticonderoga just 4 miles (6.4 km) away to pick up the astronauts, the lunar samples, and the Crew Module.
When Are We Going Back?
NASA’s Artemis Program has taken its first steps to sending humans back to the Moon with Artemis I, currently on its way back to Earth. The program plans to land humans, including the first women and person of color, on the Moon’s south polar region with its Artemis III mission, currently slated to launch in 2025.
Is aerospace history your cup of tea? Be sure to check out more from NASA’s past missions at www.nasa.gov/history.
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We had a wind storm this weekend and these two took offense to the wind making Sounds and injured themselves. Artemis (bottom) bruised one side of her face up, but she's acting fine otherwise so she'll probably be back to normal in a few days.
Stan, on the other hand, bruised his left eye socket and was acting Off with a capital O. He's normally not very active, his legs don't work all that great and he can't catch a deep breath because of his messed up ribs and stuff, but he was lethargic and not eating/drinking normally, so I swapped him into Joslin's appt slot today and took him in.
It wasn't my normal vet again, and I told her that Stan is a hot mess, and she felt him up and told me well his abdominal cavity sounds weird, I said yeah he's got messed up air sacs. She goes well, one of his legs is atrophied more than his other, and I said was it his right one because that's the one that was worse as a baby and doesn't work right, and she goes yeah it was the right one. She goes, it feels like his kidneys are too big, this could be a case of gout, we can xray to look for it. Now, I know it's not gout, but an xray will either enlighten her on the fact that I'm not joking about how messed up this bird is, or it will show her what's actually injured, or both.
So she does the xray and she calls me into the back room and she goes well. it's not gout. his kidneys are actually small and I was feeling his messed up air sac. there's a lot wrong here, but I'm looking at his last xray and there's a lot wrong there, and most of it is the same. he got a little better in some ways and a little worse in other ways, but the issue is that it looks like he jammed his hip joint and injured it a little, possibly from landing wrong.
you know. an injury. like from the ultimate panic of the Wind Making Sounds.
Anyway he got some antibiotics against infection and some pain meds and we'll give him a couple of tube feedings until he's not feeling crappy. For now he's asleep in my room on a roost.
We are going to the Moon!
At 1:47 a.m. EST on Nov. 16, 2022, our Orion spacecraft launched aboard the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from historic Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a path to the Moon, officially beginning the Artemis I mission.
This mission is the first integrated test of NASA’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, the SLS rocket, and Kennedy ground systems. This is the very first time this rocket and spacecraft have flown together, and it’s the first of many Artemis missions to the Moon. Artemis I is uncrewed, but it lays the groundwork for increasingly complex missions that will land humans on the lunar surface, including the first woman and the first person of color to do so.
With Artemis, we will build a long-term human presence on the Moon and prepare humanity for future exploration plans to Mars and beyond.
See more photos of Artemis I on our Flickr.
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https://www.helis.com/database/news/h145-demo-tour-mexico/ | 2023-02-01T19:36:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499949.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20230201180036-20230201210036-00558.warc.gz | 0.952518 | 565 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__271816222 | en | Aircraft mentioned in this article :
Airbus Helicopters, June 03, 2019 - Mexico City - The Airbus Helicopters H145 concluded three weeks of a successful demo tour where it demonstrated its capabilities to 150 participants through various geographical conditions in Mexico.
The H145 toured different areas of the country starting with Mexico City, passing through El Bajío and ending in Monterrey.
The H145 carried out 30 flights in front of 35 operators from Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America that cover a wide variety of sectors such as oil and gas, private aviation as well as public security and military entities.
During these flights, customers, pilots and aeronautical experts experienced the outstanding features of the H145, including takeoff performance, hover flight, off-shore effect, OEI situations, automation through Helionix with vortex protection, automatic recovery function, among others. The guests praised the exceptional design of the H145 as well as its high level of safety and a minimal acoustic footprint, which made the flight a peaceful and exciting experience.
"We are very pleased to have brought the H145 for a demonstration tour in Mexico and we want to thank our customers for being part of this three week trip. During his stay in the country, this twin-engine helicopter proved to be extremely stable regardless of the geographic conditions such as the 8,000 feet of Mexico City ", said Pierre-Marie Gout, Commercial Director of Airbus Helicopters Mexico. "We are optimistic about the success of the H145. So far this year, we have three H145 on order and we hope that this figure will increase significantly."
Powered by two Safran Arriel 2E engines, the H145 is equipped with full authority digital engine control (FADEC) and Helionix digital avionics as well as, an Airbus trademark, the Fenestron. The aircraft includes four-axis automatic pilot, thus reinforcing the safety and reducing the workload of the pilot. Thanks to the spacious cabin and the flat floor design, the H145 offers the possibility of quickly reconfiguring from 6 executive seats to 10 seats of troop transport, as well as a medical configuration that adapts to two stretchers.
The new five-blade H145 will provide a significant increase in performance while simplifying the main rotor system and introducing levels of on-board connectivity for customers and operators as well as integrating the Wireless Air Communication System (WACS).
With a presence of nearly four decades, Airbus is proud to have Mexico as a strategic partner and to improve the country's manufacturing and aerospace industry through the continuous development and support of local talent. With nearly 700 direct employees in its three divisions, Airbus has also generated more than 5,000 indirect jobs through its supply chain. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.aviationsuppliers.org/REVISITED-MILITARY-8130-3-S | 2022-06-28T05:47:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103355949.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20220628050721-20220628080721-00050.warc.gz | 0.917454 | 2,950 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__16616930 | en | For those of you who read my blog below, this is a major
update, and indeed a reversal of the position I posited in the blog. It is
based on information that was forwarded to me from an FAA Employee of AFS-340.
Before I share that, you need to know who AFS-340 is. They are an FAA
Headquarters branch of the Aircraft Maintenance Division; The Repair Station
Branch. According to their web site:
“The Repair Station Branch is the principal element in the
division for all repair station maintenance related to technical training,
regulations, policies, and procedures, including development of certification,
inspection, and surveillance policy.”
With those power credentials established, I’ll share the
‘I researched our
historical files and found a similar question asked in October 2013. The
answered provided by AFS-300 is below:
“Title 14 CFR section
43.1, does not prohibit an FAA Certificated Repair Station, if it elects to
issue FAA Form 8130-3 and Form 337, Return to Service paperwork, for parts and
articles intended for military use. It would be acceptable if an FAA
Certificated Repair Station selects to issue the respective forms. In view of
that, no Certificated Repair Station should be considered in violation of 14
CFR section 43.1 when it elects to issue the above documents for products
intended for military use.”
There is nothing
prohibiting the use of Form 8130-3 for product or articles being maintained
outside the applicability in Part 43.’
With that, it is now clear that a 145 repair station
working on military articles may if they choose, issue an 8130-3 (with their
repair station number as is required) for those parts.
Frankly, my head still spins from the questions posed by the
original blog, but in numerous conversations I have had with FSDO employees,
the answer I consistently get is that the military maintenance being performed
by repair stations is outside their purview or jurisdiction, so the activities
you perform on military parts won’t get surveilled even if you do exercise your repair station certificate number on
On the other hand:
At the end of the maintenance process we are, after all,
talking about an airworthy part, so why not, in the pursuit of standardization,
use a single document to attest to the part’s airworthiness, military or
civilian? That does appeal to me.
Finally, I’m not aware of anyone who is 100% comfortable
with the practice, but at the end of the day the customer will enjoy the
simplicity of a single airworthiness document for both military and civilian
Your comments are welcomed.
Over ‘n out.
Roy “Royboy” Resto
The original blog follows:
By Roy Resto
A distributor recently asked my opinion about an 8130-3
which appeared odd. The more I got into it, the more I saw evidence of activity
which gives its misinformed practitioners an apparently unfair competitive advantage over those who do the right
thing. What’s the practice? Repair Stations issuing 8130-3’s for military
parts. I recently saw examples from four different Repair Stations, in
different parts of the country, with different FAA FSDO’s. Leaving names out,
I’ll summarize the details of these tags:
1) A properly filled out 8130-3 using the current form with
the Repair Station exercising their certificate number as required…except the
part goes on an F-16 and is not a ‘dual use’ part.
2) An 8130-3 recently issued, but it was the superceded
form. They used a CAGE code where the certificate number belongs and…yes, it
too was not a dual use part.
3) A form identical in every way and block to an 8130-3, but
it did not say FAA FORM 8130-3 in block 2, it did say ‘8130-3’ at the bottom
left, just no reference to FAA.
4) Another form identical in every way to an 8130-3, but in
block 2 it said “Military 8130-3”. Again no reference to ‘FAA’
What’s going on here?
In speaking with the repair stations involved, I was
surprised at the lack of uniformity in their beliefs supporting their
practices, prompting me to champion this prose.
In this blog I need to address the following:
“Dual Use” parts
The intent of the 8130-3
Repair Station Capability Lists
The unfair competitive advantage and possible
DUAL USE PARTS:
From FAA Order 8900.1:
Products/Articles. A dual-use product/article is one that a PAH manufactures
for civil application, the FAA authorizes, and is procured under a U.S.
military contract. A dual-use product/article has the identical Part Number
(P/N) and configuration as its civil counterpart and is manufactured using the
same FAA-approved design and
There are many dual use aircraft parts. In avionics for
example, you’ll find many. For instance, a common VHF (shark fin) antenna; most
are TSO products, and the same part number/TSOA combination part might be found
on a military or commercial aircraft. An 8130-3 issued for such parts is quite
With that said, perhaps we should establish the intended use
of the 8130-3.
THE INTENT OF THE
From paragraph 2-1 of FAA Order 8130.21H:
FAA Form 8130-3 is the preferred method for documenting the approval of
products and articles considered approved by the FAA.
Except as provided in paragraphs 2-2 (Conformity Inspections) and 2-6 (Prepositioned Products and
Articles) of this order, products and
articles not produced under an FAA production approval are not eligible to
receive an FAA Form 8130-3.
It should be clear then, that military parts, unless they
are produced under an FAA production approval (i.e. PC/TC, TSOA, or PMA), ‘…are not eligible to receive an FAA Form
Many Repair Stations that work on both commercial and
military parts keep dual capabilities lists. One that is required by 145.215
for the civilian/commercial/dual-use parts, and another used for detailing the
Military part numbers it works on; the latter used mostly as an administrative
and marketing tool. Now let’s review this important FAR regarding exercising of
a Repair Station’s FAA certificate:
From FAR 145.201 titled ‘Privileges and Limitations of
A certificated repair station may not approve for return to service'
(1) Any article unless the maintenance, preventive maintenance, or
alteration was performed in accordance with the applicable approved technical
data or data acceptable to the FAA.
Here’s where we wrap
together all the aforementioned definitions and FAR’s. Military parts (except
dual-use) are not produced under an FAA Production Approval, and therefor any
manual used to repair those parts is not approved technical data or data acceptable
to the FAA. Because of this it is highly unlikely the FAA would let you place a
military part on the Capability List required by FAR 145.215, and further, that
you can’t exercise your repair station certificate as shown by FAR 145.201 when
returning those military parts to service. It should also be clear that
according to FAA Order 8130.21, you cannot issue an FAA Form 8130-3.
Hmmm, for military parts, repair stations issuing FAA Form
8130-3’s with their certificate number on them, for parts not on their FAR
145.215 capabilities list, should
reconsider their practices.
In the civilian world, FAA Accepted manuals used to repair
and overhaul parts are generally called CMM’s, Component Maintenance Manuals,
and many are formatted according to ATA chapters. In the military world,
maintenance manuals may have varying names depending on which service owns the
aircraft. For example, Air Force manuals are called TO’s: Technical Orders. Generally, if you see an FAA 8130-3 and
the Remarks block cites a TO (instead of a CMM) as the data used to perform the
maintenance, that’s the first clue that the repair station may have crossed the
lines previously expressed. For a very popular military aircraft flown by many
nations of the world however, there may be a mitigating factor for the Lockheed
C-130. This aircraft was later Type Certificated by the FAA as the L100 series,
and flown by many civilian cargo operators. Lockheed maintains a controlled
document called the Component Overhaul Manual SMP-850. SMP-850 lists the
manuals used to repair and overhaul the type certificated L100 series, and yes,
it lists TO’s as FAA Accepted data. In this regard:
Repair Stations citing a TO in the Remarks
section of 8130-3’s, and whom claim it is a dual use, should also cite the
SMP-850 as the controlling document to establish the fact.
Since the repair station is claiming dual use,
FAA FSDO’s should ask to see the controlled copy of the Lockheed SMP-850.
Beware that there seems to be some uncontrolled
copies of SMP-850 floating around. I’m sure Lockheed Martin considers their
document to be IP (Intellectual Property).
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AND POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
Most repair stations that perform maintenance on both
military and civilian parts are aware of the aforementioned FAR’s, Orders, and
definitions and are careful not to cross the line (by not issuing FAA
8130-3’s). They feel however, that competing repair stations which appear to
cross the line by issuing 8130-3’s places them at an unfair competitive
advantage. Let’s examine the environment which may be contributing to this
state of affairs.
Many contracts for the maintenance of military
parts require as a condition for the award, that the service provider be an FAA
repair station. This, not because the service provider is working on civilian
parts, but due to the reasonable expectation that the service provider has a verifiable
quality system with oversight, which will extend to the service contracted for.
Unfortunately, among quite a few of the firms writing the contracts, there is
the belief that since the service provider is an FAA repair station, that the
parts will be tagged with FAA 8130-3’s (again for non, dual use parts) and the
subsequent contract requires it. What do you do?
One repair station correctly responds they can
perform as contracted except not provide the FAA 8130-3. The airworthiness
release will be on some variation of a Military C of C
Another repair station responds they can perform
as contracted including the 8130-3.
Who gets the contract?
There seems to be the belief among some repair
stations that if they only omit their repair station certificate number from
the 8130-3, that it’s OK to use it. If so, please re-read the Order 8130.21
The world over, people refer the FAA Form
8130-3, generically just as 8130-3. If you take an FAA Form 8130-3 and remove
the “FAA” from it, and call it an 8130-3 in the header or footer, or “Military
8130-3”, is that a deliberate attempt to
mislead possibly uninformed customers who otherwise rely on the expertise of
the certificated repair station for proper documentation? I would hope it’s
not a deliberate attempt to mislead.
- If you desire to have an airworthiness release form
that functionally mirrors the 8130-3 block for block, that’s OK. Just remove
all references to 8130-3 or FAA. I’d also recommend removing the CFR language
from block 14a.
- Don’t use your repair station certificate on the
form. Your CAGE code is OK and a common practice.
Finally, since we are talking about military
parts, this is technically out of the ‘jurisdiction’ of the FAA, so it is
likely they don’t surveil the activities of their repair stations regarding
those military practices, but…when you start using 8130-3 on your forms, maybe
that jurisdiction line has been crossed.
Your comments are welcomed.
Over ‘n out.
Roy “Royboy” Resto | aerospace | 1 |
https://spacesymposium365.org/speaker/thomas-engler/ | 2023-12-02T02:34:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100309.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202010506-20231202040506-00884.warc.gz | 0.952185 | 418 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__33173398 | en | Director, KSC Center Planning and Development Directorate
Thomas O. (Tom) Engler is the Director of the Center Planning and Development Directorate at the NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC). He provides strategic leadership and management integration of Center planning activities and partnership development initiatives to further develop KSC as a multi-user spaceport supporting both government and commercial launch providers and their customers. He leads the identification and development of strategic and business partnerships that advance NASA and KSC goals, and provides the KSC ‘front door’ interface to industry and other governmental organizations. He also ensures the effective use and development of the Center’s land, facilities and technical capabilities in support of NASA missions through Center land use planning, development of spaceport infrastructure and business strategies, and the preparation and coordination of the Center Master Plan with NASA organizations and external stakeholders. He is responsible for the development, negotiation and coordination of proposed real estate agreements with public and private entities for use of KSC land and facilities.
Prior to this assignment, Tom was manager of the organization’s Partnership Development Office. His efforts were focused around identifying new opportunities to bring commercial launch, spacecraft manufacturing, technology and related business to Florida, as well as leading efforts to increase University partnerships with KSC.
Prior to this assignment, Tom was the Team Lead of the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) Reusable Solid Rocket Booster (RSRB) Assembly and Refurbishment Facility (ARF). His responsibilities included managing all of the operations that occurred at the SRB facilities at the KSC, which included 4 complexes of facilities located across the KSC. These operations encompassed over 800 employees that manufactured flight critical components for the RSRM. In addition, he was responsible for managing the facilities infrastructure for the SRB facilities, which included managing day-to-day maintenance of the facilities to preparing Agency Construction of Facilities requests.
Tom holds a B.S in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and a M.S. in Computer Science from the Florida Institute of Technology. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.aopa.org/go-fly/flight-tools/2016/august/05/the-best-of-both-worlds | 2018-01-20T19:39:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084889681.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20180120182041-20180120202041-00381.warc.gz | 0.964735 | 654 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__106806055 | en | Integration with my EFB app and included with my AOPA Membership? That was the number one question from members at this year’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI. With new, innovative features, the AOPA Flight Planning Tools are more popular than ever and members have access to all the tools with their AOPA membership! Eric Rush of AOPA’s Flight Planning Products team talks about this valuable membership benefit and some of the new features only available in the AOPA Flight Planner.
We talked to more members and pilots about flight planning tools this year at AirVenture than any other year! By far, the number one question we were asked was: How much is the subscription? Many members did not know that all of the AOPA Flight Planning tools are included with their membership! The family of products includes the AOPA Flight Planner, AOPA Airports Directory, AOPA Weather and the AOPA GO mobile app. All these tools work together to provide a comprehensive flight planning experience and provide unique and innovative features not found in other products.
Integration with my EFB app too? Yep! Members were also very pleased to learn that the AOPA Flight Planner is capable of sending saved flight plans to six popular EFB apps. These EFB apps include FltPlan Go, ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot, Naviator, Seattle Avionics FlyQ EFB and WingX Pro7. This provides the “best of both worlds” by allowing pilots to plan their flights on their home/office desktop or laptop computers that typically have larger displays and a familiar keyboard and mouse interface. The recent features introduced in the AOPA Flight Planner provide powerful planning tools that are not available in other products. Being able to utilize these tools and then send the planned route to their EFB is very popular with AOPA members.
Predictive Weather Along Route – the latest innovation provided in the AOPA Flight Planner. We released this new and unique feature a few days before AirVenture kicked off this year. This tool allows pilots to look at TAF (terminal area forecasts) along their route in a unique, visual way. Starting with a set departure time and calculating the position of the aircraft along the route, this new tool displays a color-coded icon representing the conditions that are forecast when the aircraft is passing by each station. This allows pilots to “look into the future” and see what weather they can expect along their route and find the optimal departure time “sweet spot” based on the predicted weather conditions.
Throughout the show, we had members visit with us at the flight planning booth just to thank us and let us know that they used the new tool when planning their flights to Oshkosh. One said that he changed his original departure time by a few hours based on the predicted weather conditions that the new tool displayed. He had an enjoyable and uneventful flight to AirVenture and wanted to thank us for the timely release of the new tool!
Give it a try yourself by going to: www.aopa.org/flightplanner. A comprehensive library of tutorial videos is available on the AOPA Flight Planning Products YouTube Channel here. | aerospace | 1 |
https://littlesis.org/person/11842-William_M_Fairl | 2020-05-26T13:23:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347390758.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20200526112939-20200526142939-00435.warc.gz | 0.96063 | 490 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__132584448 | en | Mr. Fairl has primary responsibility for all of CACI's domestic, federal and state and local markets. Mr. Fairl's leadership focuses the company's support for the critical missions of the U.S. government to provide homeland security, win the war on terrorism and modernize government services. His ability to effectively manage CACI's delivery of its core capabilities in systems integration, managed network services, intelligence solutions and engineering and logistics provides the foundation for CACI's government service.
Mr. Fairl previously served as CACI's COO of U.S. Operations, directly overseeing the company's main business groups. Before that, he led CACI's Integrated Engineering Business Group, which provided engineering and logistics support to clients throughout the DoD. His accomplishments include leading and helping to develop CACI solutions that support DoD logistics and supply chains, helping to provide American troops with sufficient and up-to-date supplies and materials to ensure they are prepared, ready and protected at all times. Mr. Fairl has also helped expand CACI's capabilities to support U.S. Navy command and control systems that enable the American fleet to carry out its missions safely and successfully.
Mr. Fairl has more than 35 years of experience and success in the development, management and growth of technology-based engineering organizations in support of DoD, the Intelligence Community and commercial clients. He joined CACI (as a member of the former QuesTech) in 1987 as Program Manager for Independent Verification and Validation of the U.S. Navy's Advanced Combat Direction System. In June 1988 he was named Operations Manager for the company's San Diego, CA office. He was promoted to VP in 1993, Senior VP in 1996 and Executive VP in 2001.
Before joining CACI Mr. Fairl held key positions at Ball Systems Engineering and Comptek Research, Inc. At Ball, he was Department Manager for Software and System Test and Evaluation. He also served as program manager for the development of flight test management systems for advanced U.S. Air Force flight test programs at Edwards Air Force Base and for development of test range information management systems at Naval Air Warfare Center-Weapons Division at China Lake, CA. While at Comptek, Bill established and managed the company's San Diego operations, providing engineering support for U.S. Navy command and control systems.more » « less | aerospace | 1 |
http://generalaviationnews.com/tag/general-aviation-2/page/8/ | 2015-08-04T05:24:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-32/segments/1438042990445.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20150728002310-00236-ip-10-236-191-2.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.943831 | 368 | CC-MAIN-2015-32 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-32__0__5329238 | en | The pilot reported that the Cessna 140 bounced on landing at the airport in Jonesboro, Ark., and encountered a wind gust after it ascended above the corn crop that bordered the runway. [Read more…]
By ALBERT DYER
As aircraft began their annual migratory flights toward EAA AirVenture, weather Saturday afternoon, July 18, became threatening between DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport (KDKB) in Illinois and KOSH, resulted in many aircraft having a three-hour layover at KDKB instead of just a fuel stop.
This Stinson Reliant, which left from Georgia earlier in the morning, was the largest, roomiest, slowest and had the largest GPH fuel burn of all the planes that made a fuel stop at KDKB. Addressing the questions of speed vs. fuel burn, the pilot said, “economy fuel settings is about 14 gph@105-110 mph.” [Read more…]
Yes, I know that headline is a tad cliche, but it’s true. We need each other… more than ever.
In order to survive we need pilots, aircraft, fuel and airports. To thrive, we must add pilots, produce state-of-the-art aircraft, have a steady supply of fuel, and a healthy network of airports of all sizes. [Read more…]
OSHKOSH, Wis. — BendixKing, a division of Honeywell Aerospace, has tapped Western Aircraft in Boise, Idaho, to install the new BendixKing AeroVue integrated flight deck for a Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft.
This installation will then serve as the certification basis aircraft for the Supplemental Type Certificate of the AeroVue product on the King Air B200 model. [Read more…] | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.metafilter.com/29483/If-we-didnt-have-such-a-thing-as-an-airplane-today-we-would-probably-create-something-the-size-of-NASA-to-make-one-H-Ross-Perot | 2022-05-25T20:04:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662593428.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525182604-20220525212604-00032.warc.gz | 0.968101 | 110 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__40868903 | en | If we didn't have such a thing as an airplane today, we would probably create something the size of NASA to make one. --H. Ross Perot
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https://cuberg.net/news/cuberg-to-exhibit-for-the-first-time-at-the-dubai-air-show/ | 2023-12-05T22:46:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100568.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205204654-20231205234654-00111.warc.gz | 0.888547 | 638 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__294472257 | en | Cuberg to exhibit for the first time at the Dubai Air Show
Cuberg’s Head of Business Development, Anne Torricelli, will lead a cross-departmental team of experts at the company’s Dubai exhibit.
San Leandro, California, USA – Cuberg will exhibit at the Dubai Air Show, November 13th - 17th, 2023 in Booth 1485E in the USA Pavilion. Experts from Cuberg’s Business Development, Strategy, and Operations departments will answer questions from attendees and delegations about the company’s aviation-specific battery systems program.
Anne Torricelli, Cuberg’s Head of Business Development, comments: “High-performance batteries extend the range and support the business case for all-electric and hybrid aircraft. We look forward to publicly exhibiting our innovative aviation module, designed around lithium-metal battery cells, for the first time at the USA Partnership Pavilion at Dubai.”
Cuberg battery systems are built on the configurable Cuberg module, which has been internally validated to achieve a specific energy of 280 Wh/kg and an energy density of 320 Wh/L. Cuberg modules are purpose-built to manage the mechanical, thermal, and electrical integration of next-generation battery cells.
The Cuberg module incorporates Cuberg’s 20 Ampere-hour lithium metal cell technology with a specific energy of 405 Wh/kg. This technology uses a lithium metal anode and proprietary liquid electrolyte to simultaneously solve the interlocking challenges of high-performance cell design and manufacturability.
“Our certifiable battery system offering has the high specific energy, light weight, and other performance metrics that electric aircraft need to safely deliver passengers and cargo,” Torricelli continues. “Cuberg is growing quickly to meet customer demand and is currently delivering programs for electric aviation and high-performance vehicles.”
Cuberg, part of the Northvolt group, builds high-performance energy solutions for the world’s most demanding battery applications. Cuberg was founded in 2015 in order to commercialize its next-generation lithium metal cell technology and was acquired by Northvolt in 2021 in order to bring this innovation to scale. Cuberg is located in San Leandro, California, United States.
Press contact: Wes Andrews: [email protected]
Read more from the Cuberg blog:
- Safran and Cuberg announce collaboration agreement on battery systems for advanced electric aviation.
- Cuberg aviation battery system program could double effective flight range compared to all-electric lithium-ion.
- Cuberg presents to the second NASA-DOE Joint Workshop on Batteries for Electric Aviation.
Read press coverage about Cuberg and Northvolt:
- Bloomberg: Sweden’s Northvolt to Make Batteries for Electric Planes by Rafaela Lindeberg.
- CBC: EV battery giant Northvolt to build multibillion-dollar plant in Quebec by Sabrina Jones.
- FlightGlobal: Cuberg CEO outlines battery developer’s plan to enable short-haul electric flights by Howard Hardee. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=219801 | 2016-10-25T00:44:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719815.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00232-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.976952 | 126 | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-44__0__24207556 | en | **The occasional and rare MD
-11 flight into DTW
was always my favorite**
It wasnt that rare- from 1995-96, KLM was flying the MD
-11 to DTW
in addition to the 747.
Then for the most part in 2002, KLM was flying the MD
-11 with an occassional 743. I was lucky enough to see the KLM Asia 744 come to DTW
as a sub one day last year when there was a technical problem with the MD
-11 so we saw two KLMs parked at the Midfield that day. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2016/12/22/trump-tweets-just-lower-cost-air-force-one | 2019-11-14T05:05:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496667945.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20191114030315-20191114054315-00520.warc.gz | 0.958126 | 791 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__71610609 | en | Did President-elect Donald Trump's tweetstorm criticizing the projected costs of the future Air Force One planes just lower the price tag of the program?
A member of his transition team seems to think so.
"Boeing CEO tells President-elect @realDonaldTrump it will build new Air Force One for less than originally-quoted $4b," Anthony Scaramucci, a member of Trump's transition team's executive committee tweeted on Wednesday. "Big win for taxpayers."
The message came after Trump met with Boeing Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg at the president-elect's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Indeed, that apparently was the gist of the conversation.
Here's what Muilenburg told reporters as he was leaving the estate: "We’re going to get it done for less than that, and we’re committed to working together to make sure that happens," he said," referring to the Air Force One program, according to Bloomberg News. "I was able to give the president-elect my personal commitment on behalf of the Boeing Company."
This obviously raises a number of questions.
First off, exactly how fungible are these estimated acquisition costs? Is there that much padding built in to the initial price tag that, at the snap of a finger -- or a tweet -- the expenses can just fall to levels considered more reasonable to an incoming president?
In a tweet earlier this month and seemingly out of the blue, Trump bashed the Air Force One program, saying, “Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!”
Boeing rushed out a response, saying it has only received $170 million so far in development funding to study the technical requirements of the future Air Force One aircraft, specially designed versions of the 747 airliner designed to withstand missile attacks and electromagnetic pulses.
But Trump's figure was more or less accurate.
Todd Harrison, director of the aerospace security project and defense budget analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank in Washington, D.C., at the time said the proposed cost for the program includes $2.9 billion in funding for research, development, test and evaluation through fiscal 2021, as well as about $1 billion in funding for procurement.
Air Force leaders also have vowed support for the program, which calls for developing two or possibly three new Air Force One planes. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James on Tuesday said of the aircraft, "It's a flying White House, with ultra-high levels of security and communications and defensive protection measures built-in," she said.
Trump has since also targeted the Lockheed Martin Corp.-made F-35 Joint Strike Fighter -- the Pentagon's most expensive acquisition program estimated to cost nearly $400 billion to procure 2,457 of the single-engine fighters.
Also Monday, the president-elect met with a number of high-ranking Pentagon officials, according to Bloomberg's Tony Capaccio.
Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, who manages the F-35 program, on Monday directly responded to Trump's criticism when he told reporters, "This program is not out of control."
Trump also met with Lockheed Chief Executive Officer Marillyn Hewson and, according to Time magazine's Zeke Miller, said of the planned get-together, "We're just beginning, it's a dance."
In a statement, Hewson said, "I had a productive meeting with President-elect Trump this afternoon. I appreciated the opportunity to discuss the importance of the F-35 program and the progress we've made in bringing the costs down. The F-35 is a critical program to our national security, and I conveyed our continued commitment to delivering an affordable aircraft to our U.S. military and our allies." | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.historyforsale.com/james-a-van-allen-document-signed/dc291571/31/2 | 2022-06-29T19:36:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103642979.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220629180939-20220629210939-00016.warc.gz | 0.932707 | 384 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__19387474 | en | JAMES A. VAN ALLEN - DOCUMENT SIGNED - HFSID 291571
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JAMES VAN ALLEN
Signed data sheet describing the first US space satellite and its launch vehicle. Explorer discovered the radiation belts named for Van Allen.
Document signed: "J. A. Van Allen", 1 page, 6¼x9¼. Document titled "Explorer-I and Jupiter-C: the First United States Satellite and Space Launch Vehicle", issued by the Department of Astrophysics, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. James Van Allen (1914-2006) isbest known for his work in magnetospheric physics. He developed proposals for the launch of a scientific satellite as part of the research program conducted during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-1958. The idea for the IGY, in fact, emerged from a discussion in his living room in 1950. His Explorer spacecraft, launched in 1958, returned important scientific data about the radiation belts circling the Earth, named the Van Allen Belts in his honor. Van Allen chaired the group of space scientists who recommended in 1958 that the US commit itself to a manned landing on the moon within ten years. Later, however, he came to feel that unmanned spacecraft could acquire more scientific information at a lower cost. Fine condition.
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https://www.examguruji.in/chandrayaan-2/ | 2020-04-05T13:01:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585371604800.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20200405115129-20200405145629-00438.warc.gz | 0.916551 | 1,125 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__94693234 | en | Chandrayaan-2: Moon is the only Satellite of the Earth. The whole world is trying to capture the Moon and use the Moon for their future utilization and requirements.
In the year 1979 USA landed the first two people on the Moon surface and created a History in the world. Neil Armstrong was the first Person who put first footprints on the surface of the Moon. After 1969 many attempts have been made by different countries. Some countries like Russia, India, China, Japan, European Space Agency (ESA) have got successfully completed the Moon Mission.
In the year 2008, India launched its first Moon mission Project named as Chandrayaan-1. India reached the orbit of the Moon within a few days. India was the first country who discovered the Presence of water in the Moon with the help of Chandrayaan-1.
Chandrayaan-1 also has gathered some more information about the Moon.Now the whole world is trying to study the surface of the moon and to make the moon suitable for human living.
Chandrayaan-2 (Mission to Moon)
After the success of Chandrayaan-1, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) is planning to launch the second edition of the Moon mission named as Chandrayaan-2.
Chandrayaan-2 is one of the finest and well developed Moon mission, which will inform the hidden mystery of the Moon.
Modules of Chandrayaan-2
The Chandrayaan-2 is developed and fully designed in India by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). We can say that Chandrayaan-2 is fully made in India. Chandrayaan-2 is designed with the latest technology and modern innovation of India. It has four modules:
Let us discuss each and every modules in details:
Chandrayaan-2 is launched with the help of India’s most powerful launcher GSLV mk-3 (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle mark-3).
It has mainly 3 Components:
- S200 Solid Rocket Booster
- L110 Liquid Stage
- C25 Upper
You can also look at another Topic, Revolution of the Earth
The Orbitor of Chandrayaan-2 is one of the main parts of Chandrayaan-2.
The Orbitor is just like the earth’s artificial satellite. It will be placed in 100Km away from the surface of the moon. The Orbitor will fetch data from the lander Vikram and will re-transmit the data to IDSN (Indian Deep Space Network), which is located at Byalalu, Bangalore. It’s life time of work is about 1 year.
In Chandrayaan-2 lander is the security and driver of the mission. The lander is named with “Vikram”. Vikram is named as per the name of the father of Indian space Dr. Vikram A Sarabhai. The lander Vikram is fully made in India and developed in India. The lander Vikram will make a soft landing on the surface of earth. Its algorithm is also developed in India.
Its weight is about 1471 Kg and it has a power rating of 650w. It will function for one lunar days (1 lunar Day= 14 Earth days). Lander Vikram will receive data from the Rover Pragyan and will emit the data to Orbitor of Moon and IDSN Centre.
In Chandrayaan-2 ISRO has attached India’s most advanced developed Robotics vehicle named as Pragyan. Pragyan refers to ‘Wisdom’ in Sanskrit language. Its all parts, software and algorithm is fully designed and developed in India. After a smooth landing of Lander Vikram on the surface of the Moon, Rover Pragyan will start its work by absorbing Solar Light.
It will collect data by moving 500m (½ Km) and will transmit the collected data to the Lander near it.
Working and Steps of Chandrayaan-2
Chandrayaan-2 is going to create a record in Indian Space Research History. Firstly, it was scheduled that Chandrayaan-2 will be launched on 15th July, 2019 at 2.51 hrs from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh). Due to technical snag, it was called off before one hour of launch. After resolving the technical snacks it was scheduled to launch Chandrayaan-2 on 22nd July, 2019 at 14:43 hours (02:43 PM) IST.
- First of all, Chandrayaan-2 was launched through the powerful GSLV Mk-3 rocket launcher.
- After travelling some distance GSLV-3 and other parts were separated and orbiter was injected into the Earth’s Parking Object (EPO: 170 x 39120 km).
- It will make five revolutions around the earth as per the above figure.
- Then it will be forced to enter into the Lunar orbit.
- Now it will make some revolutions around the moon’s orbit.
- After some days Lander will be separated from the orbiter.
- Now Lander will scan the surface of the moon and will select the suitable place for landing.
- Now lander will make a smooth landing on the selected place.
- Within some hours Rover Pragyan will come out from the Lander and will start its work for next 7 earth days. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.nilu.no/pub/1908404/ | 2021-10-27T17:01:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323588216.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20211027150823-20211027180823-00180.warc.gz | 0.7349 | 161 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__220600422 | en | Effects of rocket launches in Ny-Ålesund, 2018 - 2019. Observations of snow and air samples.
Publikasjon: Effects of rocket launches in Ny-Ålesund, 2018 - 2019. Observations of snow and air samples.
Serie: NILU rapport, 7/2021
Utgiver: NILU, Kjeller
The report summarizes the results from additional snow sampling and regular monitoring activities in connection to the rocket launch in Ny-Ålesund 7 Dec 2018, 26 Nov 2019 and 10 Dec 2019 to document possible impacts on environment and on the monitoring activities in Ny-Ålesund. An enhanced deposition of aluminium (Al) and iron (Fe) on the local environment due to the rocket launch is observed. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.space.com/references/9 | 2021-04-13T18:56:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038074941.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20210413183055-20210413213055-00559.warc.gz | 0.919503 | 246 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__171722141 | en | This dim constellation wasn't defined until 1930.
Over the course of 11 years, Stardust visited an asteroid and two comets and sent pieces of space matter back to Earth.
Although one of the twin spacecraft is no longer in contact with Earth, NASA's STEREO mission continues to provide insights about the sun.
Scientists have calculated that Earth is 4.54 billion years old, with an error range of 50 million years.
Learn about planet Mars’ atmosphere, water supply and the possibility to support life, plus, findings from the Mars exploration rover mission.
The space shuttle Columbia broke up on Feb. 1, 2003, killing its seven-member crew. An investigation led to changes in NASA procedures.
Before their fiery demise, NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft mapped the moon in a quest to learn more about our closest neighbor.
If the rays of the setting or rising sun hit the moon just right, the moon appears to turn red or ruddy-brown. This is called a blood moon.
The primary mission for NASA's Deep Space 1 was to test out a dozen new advanced technologies. During the spacecraft's ride through space, it also swung by an asteroid and a comet. | aerospace | 1 |
https://flying-school.com/flight-testing/ | 2021-08-03T03:20:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046154420.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20210803030201-20210803060201-00450.warc.gz | 0.94898 | 1,060 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__44162865 | en | Have you ever thought about what is involved with flight testing new aircraft?
Many years of exhaustive testing and work goes into every element of each new aircraft type before you will ever get to become a passenger in one.
To give you an idea of the process, we have taken the following details form Airbus in regards to the certification process for the A380
Before reaching series production, Airbus aircraft programs undergo a rigorous flight test & certification campaign.
Once approved and certified, the aircraft is cleared for take-off for its lifetime.
FOCUS ON A380: STRUCTURAL STATIC TESTS
The A380’s structural static tests on began in November 2004, in preparation for the first flight clearance.
The tests included: Flight Test Installation (FTI) calibration test, maximum wing bending at limit load, ailerons and spoilers functioning test during max wing bend, fuselage pressure test, and fatigue tests and flight cycles simulation.
Fatigue testing examines how the aircraft structure responds to stress over a long period of time and during different stages of its operations, such as taxiing on the runway, take-off, cruising and landing.
To re-create these conditions, a combination of loads is placed on the airframe and activated by 184 computer-operated hydraulic jacks. The A380’s fatigue testing lasted 26 months up and was conducted to 2.5 times the design service goal.
Testing accumulated a total of 47,500 flight cycles: 2.5 times the number of flights that an A380 would make in 25 years of operations. A 16-hour flight was simulated in just 11 minutes. The tests pushed the aircraft structure to its limits to identify any necessary design improvements.
Final test and preparation for flight is a phase that includes calibration of the gauges, cabin pressurisation testing, and testing of navigation systems.
The A380’s first flight on 27 April 2005 marked the beginning of the aircraft’s flight test campaign. The campaign called for approximately 2,500 hours of test flights on a total of five development aircraft to achieve certification by European and US airworthiness authorities with both engine types offered on the aircraft:
the Rolls Royce Trent 900 and The Engine Alliance’s GP7200.
The flight test campaign was designed to assess the A380’s general handling qualities, operational performance, airfield noise emission and systems operation in normal mode, failure scenarios and extreme conditions. For extreme weather trials, Airbus flew test aircraft from Northern Canada to the desert heat of the Gulf and hot and high altitudes of Ethiopia and Colombia. During the entire test phase, the A380 yielded excellent results and in many cases surpassed its design targets.
Further certification flight testing was dedicated to water ingestion trials, low speed take-off tests, flutter and rejected take off and landing. In addition to the wake vortex trials – air turbulence created behind the aircraft at take off – required for certification, Airbus performed and continues to perform an extensive series of tests and measurements in this area. These additional tests were designed to gather data in support of recommendations by the A380 Wake Vortex Steering Group made to the International Civil Aviation Organization with regards to safe wake vortex runway separation criteria for aircraft following an A380 in various flight conditions.
Airbus’ test A380 (MSN001, the first A380 built) is equipped with heavy instrumentation to test the flight envelope, handling qualities, systems and performances.
The A380’s certification flight test programme was one of the most extensive in Airbus’ history. The campaign began with the aircraft’s first flight on 27 April 2005 and ended on 30 November the following year with the successful around-the-world technical route-proving trip, which took the aircraft over both poles, testing its performance under normal airline operations.
Certification by the two major international governing bodies – the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – was granted upon successful completion of a stringent trial programme which pushed the airframe and aircraft systems well beyond design limits to ensure the A380 meets – or even exceeds – all airworthiness criteria. The A380 was the first aircraft to which 21st century certification standards were applied.
Five aircraft were involved in the intensive flight test programme, four of which have Rolls Royce Trent 900 engines and one is powered by Engine Alliance GP7200 engines. By certification, the test fleet had accumulated over 2,600 flight hours in 800 flights, with over 80 airline and certification pilots having flown the aircraft. During the campaign, the A380 was also welcomed at 38 airports around the world, proving its easy airport acceptance and compatibility.
Overall, the initial A380s accumulated some 5,000 hours aloft in all aspects of the flight test and development programme.
The cabin also underwent a series of tests for certification, including the successful evacuation test, performed at Airbus’ Hamburg site on 26 March 2006. During what was the largest ever aircraft evacuation trial, 853 passengers and 20 crew members left the aircraft within 78 seconds – 12 seconds less than required, validating 853 as the maximum passenger seating capacity for the A380-800. | aerospace | 1 |
http://newsfinder.tk/2018/04/17/neo-engine-row-hc-tells-dgca-to-apply-mind-before-giving-clearance/ | 2018-04-26T20:35:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125948549.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20180426203132-20180426223132-00114.warc.gz | 0.978169 | 502 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__64616380 | en | Neo engine row: HC tells DGCA to apply mind before giving clearance
“DGCA should apply its mind irrespective of foreign certification to check if the aircraft are airworthy. That is our concern,” said a division bench of justices Naresh Patil and Girish Kulkarni. “The certification should be given only after a thorough check up. You are not bound by any international certification. You should decide the airworthiness depending on the Indian conditions including the climate,” the bench told the DGCA.
The court was hearing a public interest litigation filed by businessman Harish Agarwal that had sought the grounding of all engines powering Airbus A320 Neo aircraft. In February, the European Air Safety Authority (EASA) had raised red flags about the A320 neo engines. Since March 12, the DGCA had ordered the grounding of around 14 A320 Neo planes fitted with faulty Pratt & Whitney 1100 engines with serial numbers above 450.
The court was informed that all aircraft that were grounded were back in operation after the engines were replaced.
“All safety measures are in place and necessary precautions have been taken. The Union government and the DGCA are fully satisfied with the steps taken,” additional solicitor general Anil Singh told the bench. “The DGCA conditions are more stringent than other organisations including the EASA. While the EASA allowed aircraft with one post 450 engine, DGCA went a step further and disallowed it. Not a single post 450 engine has been allowed to be in the air. We are allowing the aircraft to operate only after the engine has been replaced and certified. The malfunction in the pre-450 series has also been addressed,” Singh said. To a query from the judge, the advocate said that all the modified engines had been certified for airworthiness. The bench was also informed that it takes about eight hours to replace the engines on the aircraft. There was, however, some confusion with regard to the exact serial numbers of the replaced engines.
Advocate Aniruddha Deo, counsel for the petitioner, said there were inconsistencies in the DGCA’s affidavit and it had not addressed all the concerns raised in the PIL.
The advocate referred to a letter from Union government to DGCA in 2017 that A320 Neo engines were not operating properly due to harsh climatic conditions in India. The court has scheduled the PIL for further hearing on June 11. | aerospace | 1 |
https://space4peace.org/small-launchers-big-market/ | 2023-05-29T15:39:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224644867.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20230529141542-20230529171542-00573.warc.gz | 0.95522 | 933 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__119699394 | en | By Staff Writers,
Published by Space Daily, 1 May 2021
Berlin, Germany (SPX) – Many new satellites are smaller and lighter than ever before. They are usually launched as ‘co-passengers’ together with other, larger satellites whose operators define the launch conditions. But a distinct class of launcher systems have now established themselves as a means to deliver small satellites into their target orbits as a primary payload – the microlauncher. In the USA and China, the market for these small launch vehicles is growing very rapidly.
To ensure that German start-ups also benefit from this global ‘New Space’ development, the German Space Agency at DLR launched its microlauncher competition on 15 May 2020. The first winner in the main round of the competition has now been selected by a jury of experts and was announced on 30 April 2021.
“On behalf of the German Federal Government, I congratulate Isar Aerospace Technologies GmbH on their win in this commercial launcher competition,” said microlauncher competition patron and jury chairman Thomas Jarzombek, a member of the German Federal Parliament and the Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy.
“Today marks the beginning of a new era of spaceflight in Europe. We are looking forward to being part of the first flight of their Spectrum rocket. ESA’s commercial launcher strategy is a clear role model for the transformation of European spaceflight.”
German space start-up scene is globally competitive
“With Spectrum, the young company has more than just a promising small launcher system in its portfolio,” said Walther Pelzer, Member of the DLR Executive Board and Head of the German Space Agency at DLR.
“Isar Aerospace Technologies GmbH has also presented us with a convincing outline for a viable business model that the jury believes will be able to establish itself on the microlauncher market for the long term. The German start-up scene has thus shown that it is competitive in the international market segment for small launch systems.”
The microlauncher competition is supporting three German start-ups in the development and commercial operation of small launch systems, with a total of 25 million euro from the German contribution to ESA’s launcher programme. The competition criteria include not only the technical design of a launcher service, but also business and financial factors – the goal is the development and implementation of viable business models.
The teams from HyImpulse Technologies GmbH based in Neuenstadt am Kocher, Isar Aerospace Technologies from Munich and Rocket Factory Augsburg qualified for the main round of the competition in July 2020. On 3 November 2020, ESA awarded the first three contracts for 500,000 euros each to the three SMEs from Germany.
The ESA contracts were made possible by funding provided by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) that Germany pledged at ESA’s Space19+ Council at Ministerial Level in Seville in November 2019. HyImpulse, Isar Aerospace and Rocket Factory Augsburg all formed in 2018.
“In the current round of the microlauncher competition, Isar Aerospace Technologies GmbH has come out on top, but HyImpulse Technologies GmbH and Rocket Factory Augsburg AG have also made significant progress,” emphasised Pelzer. “In this close race, both companies and their promising concepts have another chance to receive funding of 11 million euros in April 2022.”
Spaceflight is currently undergoing a major transformation. Until around 10 years ago, satellite were designed to be large and heavy in order to carry as many different payloads as possible. The orders for such satellites mostly came from government clients.
Today, more and more private space companies are launching satellites. These companies are more focused on the applications and services generated using satellite data – and the cost of acquiring it. “Today, we have taken a decisive step to establish ourselves at the forefront of change in spaceflight,” said Jarzombek.
“Today there are actually three winners because all three companies have demonstrated that they can develop exciting space technology without burdening the taxpayer and will go to market with highly competitive launchers. Another contract will be awarded next year as part of the competition. It is now important that we open up the procurement of launchers in Europe – at ESA, the EU and in the Member States – so that these three providers can compete fairly with the established ones for contracts and develop a real market.”
See: Original Article | aerospace | 1 |
http://archive.financialexpress.com/news/disabled-iaf-cadet-to-work-for-ground-crew/1049015 | 2016-05-30T18:26:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-22/segments/1464051054181.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20160524005054-00081-ip-10-185-217-139.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.990012 | 409 | CC-MAIN-2016-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-22__0__89257878 | en | In a rare exception, Defence Minister A K Antony has granted permission to a flight cadet, who was disabled in a flying accident, to join the Air Force as a ground duty officer. R K Herojit Singh was an exceptional cadet at the Air Force Academy but got disabled from the waist down during his service training in Hakimpet.
While the norm in the past has been that disabled cadets are boarded out on service, in Herojit’s case an exception was made after the Air Force moved a proposal to recommend his case for commissioning into the Accounts branch after an additional training of six months. The case was mooted as the Air Force felt that while his injury had made the cadet unfit for any flying duty, his intellectual and motor capabilities were fully intact and would allow him to work as a ground duty officer without hindrance.
“A budding flying trainee, full of promise and commitment to the IAF, Herojit not only had a meritorious record, with exceptional performance in all fields during service training of four years (three at the NDA and one at the Air Force Academy), he was also adjudged as ‘The Most Accomplished Flight Cadet’ of his course,” an IAF officer said.
With Herojit, who hails from Manipur, determined that he still wanted to serve the IAF despite the accident that occurred in August last year, the case was strongly moved by the Air Force. With Antony finally giving his approval, it has been decided that Herojit will now undergo a training of six months in the accounts branch at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal from January, paving the way for his commissioning.
While there have been several disabled and even wheelchair-bound officers in the armed forces, this is probably the first time that a waist down paralysed cadet would be formally commissioned into the armed forces.
In the Army, a wheelchair-bound officer is currently in service as a Brigadier. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2013/may/09/bill-would-set-timeline-for-aircraft-certification-reform | 2018-12-19T10:08:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376831933.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20181219090209-20181219112139-00037.warc.gz | 0.952361 | 763 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__38600034 | en | Five members of the U.S. House, citing regulations that they say have been overtaken by technology, are seeking to set a year-end 2015 deadline for the FAA to act on recommendations being developed for less costly—and safer—aircraft certification procedures.
Their bill, the Small Aircraft Revitalization Act of 2013 (SARA), was brought forward by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) and a bipartisan group of co-sponsors including Reps. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.), Rick Nolan (D-Minn.), and Todd Rokita (R-Ind.).
“Over the last 18 months, the FAA Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC), composed of aviation authorities and industry representatives from around the world, has worked to create a regulatory environment that will contribute significantly to revitalizing the health and safety of new and existing small airplanes. SARA requires the implementation of the Part 23 ARC recommendations by the end of 2015,” Pompeo said in a May 7 news release. AOPA participated in the aviation rulemaking committee.
The bill’s introduction was welcomed by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, which backs the measure as an initiative “that spurs the FAA to adopt regulatory change to double the safety and cut certification costs in half for light general aviation airplanes,” said GAMA President Pete Bunce in a news release. GAMA co-chaired the 150-member rulemaking committee.
Supporters see the reorganization providing a regulatory environment that benefits both new and existing aircraft by removing barriers to investment in new designs by manufacturers, and by making vital safety equipment available to existing aircraft without the prohibitive costs that are now involved.
Pompeo criticized the “existing outdated certification process” as responsible for an increase in safety and technology upgrade costs “by up to 10 times.” The legislation would cut through red tape and revitalize the industry, he said, adding, “With this bill, we can ensure that the general aviation industry has what it needs to thrive.”
The aviation rulemaking committee, chartered Aug. 15, 2011, was given 18 months to provide recommendations to the FAA’s Small Airplane Directorate for reorganizing the Part 23 certification regulations. The charter urged a focus on aircraft performance and complexity as the basis for certification requirements “written on a broad, general and progressive level.”
In an AOPA Live interview last November, Earl Lawrence, manager of the Small Airplane Directorate, said a goal of the reorganization was to create regulations to specify certification standards, with solutions permitted as appropriate for the size and performance capabilities of aircraft. Part 23 regulations pertain to aircraft ranging from piston singles to multiengine jets.
AOPA supports the concept, holding that existing “prescriptive regulations” cannot keep up with technological change, said Rob Hackman, AOPA vice president of regulatory affairs, who served on the aviation rulemaking committee.
The aviation industry seeks to develop the new standards through the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), which developed the standards for light sport aircraft. The FAA also could accept standards from other bodies. Because aviation authorities from around the world have worked together, it is expected that they would accept the certification standards, giving Part 23-certificated aircraft easier access to worldwide markets.
Consensus standards such as those developed by ASTM also require consumer involvement. Throughout the process, AOPA has urged type clubs and other industry organizations to provide their valuable insight into what pilots need from aircraft certification. Those interested in participating in the process are encouraged to join the ASTM F44 committee, which will create the new standards. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/william-f-hallstead-2/ev-kris-aviation-detective/ | 2018-12-17T17:45:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376828697.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20181217161704-20181217183704-00446.warc.gz | 0.940568 | 114 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__389169 | en | The thrills of flying and sleuthing are combined in the stimulating occupation of Ev Kris, aviation detective. Sought by public and private organizations alike, each of Ev's assignments forms a separate story with danger and adventure the common ingredients. In one case, his investigations of a field dusting operation reveal a criminal saboteur, in another, his position in the sky points the finger at an elusive criminal. More serious missions include work for the F.B.I. and Air Force and surround the hero with those qualities and situations that always appeal to boys. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.rusc.com/old-time-radio/Mystery-Of-The-Wailing-Witches-The-019-.aspx?id=61600 | 2022-12-05T18:45:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711042.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20221205164659-20221205194659-00777.warc.gz | 0.964158 | 118 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__34691166 | en | Mystery Of The Wailing Witches, The (019)
Broadcast: December 10, 1947
Added: Aug 10 2019
A long, restless night has finally dawned into a clear, sunlit day, perfect for the coming test of Simon Gore's jet propelled flying wing. Hop has persuaded Major McColl to allow him to fly the experimental plane, although he is hiding the fact that he has been injured in the crash of their Piper the night before. Right now, Hop and Tank are on their way to the Major's office, walking slowly through the long winding tunnels... | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.pxlrealm.com/post/gkn-gtc-announcement | 2024-02-29T19:14:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474852.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20240229170737-20240229200737-00354.warc.gz | 0.938963 | 181 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__117075301 | en | GKN Aerospace announce PXL Realm as a collaboration partner in their new £32M Global Technology Centre in Bristol.
PXL Realm are very proud to be part of GKN Aerospace's brand new Global Technology Centre (GTC).
The new centre - funded by a £17m commitment from GKN Aerospace and a £15m commitment from the UK Government, through the Aerospace Technology Institute - is expected to open in 2020. Once open the 10,000 square metre facility will host 300 highly skilled engineers, and will include collaborative space for research and development with universities, the UK’s CATAPULT network and GKN Aerospace’s UK supply chain.
Here at PXL Realm, we're very excited and are looking forward to collaborating with GKN as they set out their vision for Industry 4.0.
Click here to view the official press release from GKN Aerospace. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.hilacewig.com/easyjet-tests-hybrid-planes/ | 2018-02-22T16:35:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891814140.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20180222160706-20180222180706-00720.warc.gz | 0.947187 | 142 | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-09__0__184841417 | en | Airlines have been working on solutions for years to reduce their operating costs, and this is especially true for low cost carriers who must keep ticket prices low. EasyJet, one of Europe’s largest inexpensive lines, is committed to testing hybrid machines.
New EasyJet flying aircraft will not rely solely on standard aviation fuel engines as they will be equipped with a special hybrid system using hydrogen fuel cells to power the electronics while the engine is stationary on the airport plate. Interestingly, these links will not produce waste. In this case, the water produced by the hydrogen reaction process is used to be used for drinking and toilet flushing. Plans are also to recover energy while braking the plane on the waist. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.firstpost.com/tag/gujarat-aerial-view | 2019-07-21T00:19:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526799.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20190720235054-20190721021054-00343.warc.gz | 0.859582 | 107 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__118255361 | en | ENGW Vs AUSW | One-off Test Jul 18, 2019
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ISRO's HySIS earth observation satellite sends back first aerial pictures of Gujarat380-kg HySIS was placed by a PSLV-CA rocket a successful PSLV-C43 launch mission by ISRO on 29 Nov. | aerospace | 1 |
http://24newstodays.com/2022/09/07/nasa-reveals-there-is-alien-life-on-mars-but-people-arent-ready-to-meet-it/ | 2023-06-07T01:45:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224653501.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20230607010703-20230607040703-00224.warc.gz | 0.972785 | 264 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__253602469 | en | NASA Reveals There Is Alien Life On Mars But People Aren’t Ready To Meet It
Jim Green, NASA’s acting chief of science recently stated that it won’t be long before the European Space Agency discovers alien life on Mars. He even gave us a date letting us know that this will take place in the coming months.
He stated that this will be officially proven in late 2021 or even before that as his new Rover will soon be heading to Mars with new technological tools in his possession that will help us discover more than what we were already capable of with his Curiosity Rover.
During an interview with the Daily Telegraph he stated that this will change everything life on Earth will never be the same after the fateful announcement is made public.
He even claimed that the world as we know it is not yet ready to discover the truth as we are still children when it comes to space travel and discoveries as important as that would leave us completely unhinged to say the least.
As a major contributor to NASA and one of the few who have been involved in the Mars drilling experiments starting this year it’s safe to say that the ExoMars Rover he’s been building lately will definitely come back with some amazing new samples that will rock the world as we know it. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.planemapper.com/flights/KFE332 | 2023-11-30T17:12:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100229.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130161920-20231130191920-00478.warc.gz | 0.864993 | 128 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__217782582 | en | Flight KFE332 from Trapani to Mulhouse is operated by Skyfree. Scheduled time of departure from Trapani Birgi is 13:50 CEST and scheduled time of arrival in Bale Mulhouse is 15:36 CEST. The duration of the flight is 1 hour 46 minutes.
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https://canadianaviator.com/legendary-northern-pilot-was-crash-victim/ | 2023-09-30T16:37:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510697.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20230930145921-20230930175921-00458.warc.gz | 0.975597 | 209 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__1278918 | en | A legendary pilot with deep roots in northern aviation has been identified as the instructor who was aboard a Murphy Moose that crashed near Edmonton last week. Keith Krueger, who spent most of his 50 year career flying in the North, was checking out the owner of the Moose on floats when the aircraft crashed about 20 km east of Edmonton. He and Kruger and a third person on the big homebuilt were all killed. The aircraft was registered to a Sherwood Park man and was equipped with amphibious floats.
Krueger flew for major northern airlines, including civilian C-130s all over the North before heading to Antarctica to fly for research teams there. Tributes poured in for Krueger from the North. Buffalo Joe MacBryan highlighted his contributions to northern aviation and communities throughout the North while others shared personal anecdotes. He was remembered in a service in Leduc on July 10.
An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Krueger flew C-130s for the RCAF. We regret the error. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/04/11/Bomb-threat-diverts-Korea-Air-flight/UPI-38591334118535/?rel=82521334178770 | 2017-11-19T16:54:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934805687.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20171119153219-20171119173219-00071.warc.gz | 0.975976 | 257 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__97724885 | en | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 11 (UPI) -- A Korean Air jetliner made an emergency landing at a military base on Vancouver Island Tuesday after the airline received a bomb threat, authorities said.
It was Korea Air's second such threat in two days, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
Flight 72, a Boeing 777, had taken off from Vancouver International Airport about 2:30 p.m., bound for Seoul with 149 people on board, the CBC said.
A Korean Air spokesman told the network the aircraft was off the coast of British Columbia was diverted to the military base after a threat was called in to the airline's Los Angeles office.
Two U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter jets were scrambled from a base in Portland, Ore., to escort the jetliner, Victoria's Search and Rescue Co-ordination Center said. The plane landed without incident about 5:50 p.m.
It was not clear when the passengers would resume their travels.
On Monday Korean Air Flight 72 was the target of a phoned-in threat, forcing a 2-hour delay in take-off, James Koh of Korean Air's Vancouver office said. Koh said the caller spoke English and voice recordings were made of both calls. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/news/STS-118-07.html | 2023-06-03T01:49:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224648911.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20230603000901-20230603030901-00421.warc.gz | 0.942748 | 656 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__224906879 | en | 7 p.m. CDT, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007
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First-time spacewalkers Rick Mastracchio and Dave Williams added a two-ton, 11-foot-long spacer to the International Space Station’s backbone today during the mission’s inaugural spacewalk.
With the addition of the new spacer, nicknamed “Stubby” by the STS-118 crew, the station’s truss is now 246 feet long.
The two Endeavour mission specialists ventured outside the station to attach the Starboard 5 (S5) segment of the station’s truss and to retract the forward heat-rejecting radiator from the station’s Port 6 (P6) truss. The retraction was the final step needed before the P6 truss can be relocated to its permanent place at the end of the port truss during the STS-120 mission in October.
The spacewalk began at 11:28 a.m. CDT, and Mastracchio and Williams were back inside by 5:45 p.m. The truss was officially installed by 1:26 p.m. Total duration of the spacewalk was 6 hours, 17 minutes. The spacewalkers stayed ahead of schedule, and after finishing the planned tasks completed some extra jobs that advanced the station’s assembly.
Mission Specialist Tracy Caldwell guided the spacewalkers as they eyed clearances for station arm operators Charlie Hobaugh and Clay Anderson. The shuttle pilot and station flight engineer moved the truss segment into place and engaged automatic latches, and then the spacewalkers fastened the primary structural bolts that will hold it in place.
With the new starboard truss section in place, the crew is ready to move on to the next spacewalk. On Monday, Mastracchio and Williams will venture outside again to replace a faulty control moment gyroscope. At least two more spacewalks are scheduled, and a fourth may be added if mission managers decide to extend the mission to 14 days.
While the spacewalk was under way, the station’s primary U.S. Command and Control computer shut down unexpectedly at 2:52 p.m. The redundant system reacted as designed and the primary backup computer took over, and the third computer moved into the backup slot. The shutdown did not affect the spacewalk. With two computers working normally, station flight controllers are troubleshooting the cause of the third’s shutdown.
Meanwhile, mission managers continued to evaluate imagery gathered on the first three days of the flight as they awaited additional information from a focused inspection of the shuttle’s underbelly that is planned for Sunday.
The crew is scheduled to go to sleep at 10:06 p.m. tonight and awaken Sunday for flight day five at 6:06 a.m.
The next STS-118 status report will be issued Sunday morning or earlier if events warrant. | aerospace | 1 |
https://kslnewsradio.com/1909250/drone-pilots-handcuffed-near-springville-fire/ | 2022-07-06T10:25:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104669950.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220706090857-20220706120857-00183.warc.gz | 0.957073 | 524 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__250425862 | en | Drone pilots handcuffed near Springville fire
SPRINGVILLE, UT –Drones forced the U.S. Forest Service to shut down firefighting operations Thursday morning in the area of the Alaska fire near Springville.
The drone pilots were handcuffed for a time, in part because flying drones over the airspace of a fire can be dangerous.
“There’s nothing like having a large aircraft at mid-level elevation. You add into that somebody flying a drone, and that increases the stress,” says Jason Curry with the U.S. Forest Service.
Curry says some people assume that if they don’t see a firefighting plane that it’s ok to fly their drones. “Even firefighters on the ground are surprised when these aircraft do arrive, because they’re flying low, a lot of time they’re flying pretty fast.”
And you can hear them. Drones make a very specific noise that can be compared to a scream. And once they’re seen, all air support for fires has to be immediately shut down.
Curry says some drone operators have no idea how dangerous their hobby is. “They say, ‘We felt like there was no aviation over the fire, so we thought that it was safe to go ahead and do so,’ and it’s really not up to them to make that decision.”
Drone operators caught flying their aircraft over an active fire can be jailed and fined up to $250,000. The website Know Before You Fly can help you figure out if it’s safe to fly drones in your area.
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