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https://ruavia.su/aeroflot-finalised-a-dispute-with-foreign-lessors-over-seven-more-aircrafts/ | 2024-04-15T22:16:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817033.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20240415205332-20240415235332-00282.warc.gz | 0.974302 | 320 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__98331582 | en | Between 16 January and 15 February 2024, Aeroflot Group completed the settlement process for seven more aircraft with two groups of lessors. The agreements were initiated and concluded at the end of 2023, now the technical stages of realisation of the agreements reached have been completed. This was reported by Aeroflot’s press service.
According to the agreements, the lessors have completely ceased their claims against the Russian parties regarding the disputed seven aircraft. This applies both to insurance policies issued by domestic insurance companies and to leasing agreements with Aeroflot. Following the settlement, ownership of the aircraft was transferred to the insurance company NSC Insurance Company LLC, which paid the settlement amounts.
“To better understand the essence of this event, it is necessary to recall the previous agreements. Aeroflot Group started negotiations with lessors back in 2022. It is a long and complex process. We had to agree on many different aspects of transactions and legal relations. I would like to remind you that at the end of December last year the settlement for 28 aircraft of the group was also successfully completed,” a source close to Rossiya Airlines, a member of Aeroflot Group, commented to the Russian Aviation website.
He added that the conclusion of the agreements and the completion of technical processes to settle its obligations to lessors will allow Aeroflot Group to plan more freely the use of foreign aircraft fleets on international airlines without exposing its foreign partners to the risks of secondary sanctions.
Earlier, S7 Airlines and Ural Airlines reported on the settlement of disputes with foreign lessors. | aerospace | 1 |
https://handofmoscow.com/2019/11/09/china-revealed-plans-for-the-exploration-of-the-moon-and-mars/ | 2020-05-31T07:36:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347411862.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20200531053947-20200531083947-00414.warc.gz | 0.913246 | 126 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__176105885 | en | Photo: Grigory Sysoev / RIA Novosti
The lunar expedition China will lay scientific and technical groundwork for manned flights to Mars. This was reported in the Chinese aerospace Corporation, reports China Daily.
“We will create a base on the moon to conduct scientific operations, expanding the habitat of man, as well as gaining experience and knowledge for expeditions into deep space outside of Earth’s satellite,” — said in a statement.
The space industry of China for the first time publicly unveiled a plan manned missions to Mars, the newspaper notes.
Video, photo All from Russia. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.bestinflight.net/interesting/what-is-the-longest-distance-boeing-737-top-5-tips.html | 2022-12-02T03:47:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710890.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20221202014312-20221202044312-00372.warc.gz | 0.935924 | 1,472 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__112095623 | en | Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) reported today that a newly delivered Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) has successfully completed the longest nonstop trip ever accomplished by a Boeing 737. The airplane flew for 13 hours 51 minutes 42 seconds and covered 6,252.5 nautical miles (7,200.4 statute miles) throughout the flight (11,580 kilometers).
- 1 What is the longest 737 flight?
- 2 How far can a Boeing 737 fly?
- 3 How many hours can the 737 fly?
- 4 How far can a 737 fly without refueling?
- 5 What airplane has the longest range?
- 6 What is the longest a plane has ever flown?
- 7 Is Boeing 737 800 the same as 737 MAX?
- 8 What is the longest A320 flight?
- 9 How many passengers can a 777 carry?
- 10 Why do planes do not fly over the Pacific?
- 11 How many flights does a 737 make a day?
- 12 Can a Boeing 737 fly across the Atlantic?
- 13 Do pilots turn off engines?
- 14 Can a plane fly for 24 hours?
What is the longest 737 flight?
Routes on the Boeing 737 that are the longest in the world
- Flying with SkyUp: Kyiv Boryspil to Zanzibar, a distance of 3,926 miles (see photo below), on a Boeing 737-900ER. Icelandair: Keflavik-Seattle
- 3,622 miles
- MAX 8.
- Icelandair: Keflavik-Orlando
- 3,534 miles
- Icelandair: Keflavik-Seattle
- MAX 8. Copa Airlines flies from Panama City to Montevideo, a distance of 3,385 miles on a MAX 9.
How far can a Boeing 737 fly?
Boeing 737 MAX, sometimes known as the MAX 200, is a high-density model of the Boeing 737 family that is operated by United Airlines. There are four primary variations, each having 138 to 230 seats and a range of 3,215 to 3,825 nmi. The range of seats is 138 to 230. (5,954 to 7,084 km).
How many hours can the 737 fly?
The Boeing 737-700 ER has a range of more than 12 hours; the range of other versions varies depending on the type of fuel tanks that are put on the plane. Tanks with a normal capacity can store enough water for up to seven hours.
How far can a 737 fly without refueling?
What is the maximum amount of time a Boeing 737 can travel without refueling? A Boeing 737-700 ER can fly for more than 12 hours; other variants may travel for longer or shorter periods of time depending on the fuel tanks that are added. Standard tanks have a capacity of around seven hours.
What airplane has the longest range?
Airliners. The Airbus A350 XWB Ultra Long Range is the longest-range airliner currently in operation, with a range of up to 18,000 kilometers (9,700 nmi). The A380 has a range of 14,800 kilometers (8,000 nautical miles) and can carry 544 people.
What is the longest a plane has ever flown?
The Cessna 172, the smallest and most basic of all aircraft, completed the longest flight of them all by a long shot. From December 1958 to February 1959, Bob Timm and John Cook set out to make history. The couple managed to stay aloft for a total of 64 days, 22 hours, and 19 minutes, setting a world record that has stood since then.
Is Boeing 737 800 the same as 737 MAX?
The 737 Max is capable of flying longer distances and transporting more passengers than earlier generations of 737s, such as the 737-800 and 737-900. It also features enhanced aerodynamics and a revamped cabin interior, and it is powered by CFM LEAP engines that are larger, more powerful, and more fuel efficient.
What is the longest A320 flight?
Between now and the end of May, 11 A320neo trips totaling more than 3,000 kilometers will be operated. The longest flight is from Moscow Domodedovo to Blagoveschensk, on the Chinese border, which is about 3,500 miles away and can take up to 8.5 hours to complete. For comparison, the distance between Heathrow and JFK is 41 miles.
How many passengers can a 777 carry?
Depending on the configuration, the 777 can accommodate 312 to 388 passengers in three classes and has a range capability of 5,120 nautical miles (9,480 km) to 9,290 nautical miles (17,205 km). The 777-200 has a seating capacity of 312 people and a range of up to 5,120 nautical miles (9,480 km).
Why do planes do not fly over the Pacific?
Why aren’t planes taking off over the Pacific? Plane routes that cross the Pacific Ocean are quite limited in number. The majority of people do not do so in order to save time, fuel, and distance, as well as for safety considerations. Because the planet is curved, these flight paths are not adequately portrayed on a flat map because the earth is curved in the first place.
How many flights does a 737 make a day?
“Since the 737 Max returned to service, airlines have flown approximately 240,000 flights throughout the world, with more than 1,300 flights taking place every day,” the company said in a statement. According to the manufacturer, “the in-service reliability is better than 99 percent, which is comparable to other commercial aviation types.”
Can a Boeing 737 fly across the Atlantic?
Despite the fact that the newer models of the 737 and A320 families have more than enough range to cross the North Atlantic (and also most of the older models, if they refuel at Gander and/or Shannon along the way; the only one for which this isn’t the case is the 737-100, which would require an additional fuel stop in Keflavik), and despite the fact that the 737-100 would require an additional fuel stop in Iceland, and despite the fact that the
Do pilots turn off engines?
No, the engine has not been turned off. In order to conserve energy, the power is dropped to idle or a lower setting (if doing power on touch downs). This power decrease should only be used when you are attempting to flare for the landing, which means drawing back on the stick in order to make contact with the main landing wheels.
Can a plane fly for 24 hours?
But that’s only a theoretical possibility. The Earth’s circumference at the equator is approximately 40,000 kilometers, and it rotates once every twenty-four hours. In principle, a supersonic jet might achieve the required speed, but even then, in-flight refueling and speed limits over land would lower the effective speed to much below what is required for the mission. | aerospace | 1 |
https://usmilitary.com/flight-deck-enlisted-aviation-specialist/ | 2023-06-05T06:46:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224651325.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20230605053432-20230605083432-00433.warc.gz | 0.95998 | 486 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__75398484 | en | Working on the flight deck of a Vessel, or Aircraft Carrier is one of the most exciting and dangerous jobs that there is in the military. It has been compared to a case of organized chaos, with a ballet being performed in the middle. If you are into adrenaline, and speed, and have an interest in aviation, helicopters, airplanes and jets, then this may be the job for you.
You could be assigned to work on the tarmac at a small island in the Pacific Ocean, helping direct F/A 18 fighter aircraft into the air. Or you could be stationed on board a Super Carrier, dealing with some of the highest technology and aircraft in the known world. The Flight Deck Enlisted Navy Aviation Specialist is involved in helping provide defense, attack, and logistics support to the U.S. Fleet. They do so with the help of the most technologically advanced, modern electronics, aircraft and equipment in the known world.
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Each and every aircraft that comes off of the flight deck is supported by a bevy crew of trained professionals. These well trained ground and aircrews provide support and enable pilots and aircraft to perform their assigned missions and maintain fleet readiness. Some of the duties performed by flight aviation specialists include:
-Operate and maintain landing gear systems, brakes and related systems.
-Work as aircrew on board Aircraft, assisting fellow crewmembers with flight missions
-Maintain and inspect aircraft safety systems.
-Maintain, inspect and repair navigation, electrical, weapons and flight aircraft systems.
-Perform Airframe and aircraft inspections of wings, landing gear, fuselage, and other parts of the aircraft.
-Assist in electronic detection of submarines, aircraft and missiles.
-Assist in launching and retrieval of aircraft from the ground or from an aircraft carrier.
Working on board an aircraft carrier you will eventually be responsible for supervising other sailors and airman in the launching and recovery of aircraft. As you rise in rank you will have increasing responsibility in dealing with all aspects of Naval Carrier based aviation, and much of the ongoing success of the current mission at hand is based on the performance of the ground and flight deck crews.
You will assist in preparing aircraft for flight, and in catapult and launch equipment use and maintenance. You will cross train in fire safety and other emergency response fields to allow the best and most efficient response. | aerospace | 1 |
https://militaryedge.org/articles/iran-stages-daylong-air-defense-drills-sea-oman/ | 2022-08-19T02:15:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00106.warc.gz | 0.942624 | 292 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__47631077 | en | The Iranian Armed Forces staged daylong massive air defense drills in the Southern port of Chabahar on its coasts along the Sea of Oman, to elevate their preparedness against any possible hostile drone flights over the country’s territorial waters and islands, an Iranian air defense commander said.
Lieutenant Commander of Iran’s Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Air Defense Base Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard said, the drill, codenamed ‘Mesbah al-Hoda’ (Lantern of Guidance), primarily involved the Chabahar air defense units.
“This maneuver was managed in an integrated manner employing the available human resources and equipment and was carried out with a focus on countering the psychological operations of the enemy by using the tactics of power, speed and accuracy in conducting operations,” the commander said.
He further went on to say that Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base holds periodic exercises in all air defense units across the country to keep its forces ready for critical conditions.
Sabahifard also assessed as “favorable” the readiness of various components of Iran’s air defense force, adding that the units’ preparedness is subjected to regular testing.
The Iranian officials have always stressed that the country’s military and arms programs serve defensive purposes and should not be perceived as a threat to any other country. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.diamond-models.gr/category-749/hydroplanes-rc/float-set-for-graupner-husky/ | 2020-10-01T21:25:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600402132335.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20201001210429-20201002000429-00775.warc.gz | 0.90388 | 263 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__69808584 | en | Water Setup for Husky 1800 - pre-order at your retailer
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The Graupner Husky 1800S Floaters SET has been specifically designed for the Graupner Husky 1800S. The components made of SOLIDPOR® hard foam, plastic parts and aluminum pipes are stable and at the same timevery light. Due to the low weight, the higher air resistance in flight is hardly noticeable.
After the Graupner Husky 1800S float set has been screwed together, the assembly on the airplane model is only the dismantling of the main gear, the screwing of the floats on the fuselage, the tensioning of the tensioning cords and the mounting of the rudder linkage on the rudder.
The tightening and tensioning of the floats takes approx. 15 min. This, however, has to be done only once. Afterwards, the complete set can be mounted and disassembled on the fuselage. The conversion takes about 5 min
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There is the possibility to install separate servos in the floats, to direct the rudders individually for each float. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2603445/project-strike-rodeo-f-15e-loaded-with-five-jassms/ | 2023-03-30T04:46:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949097.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20230330035241-20230330065241-00166.warc.gz | 0.95257 | 617 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__30917796 | en | EGLIN AIR FORCE, Fla. --
The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron completed a munitions proof-of-concept called Project Strike Rodeo, May 11, 2021, that validated loading five AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) on an F-15E Strike Eagle. This lays the foundation for follow-on flight testing that would more than double the F-15E’s current JASSM-carrying capacity.
According to Lt. Col. Mike Benitez, 53rd Wing director of staff, the grass-roots initiative started in January 2021 during a WEPTAC working group. A team of expert tacticians were working through a specific scenario that relied on the ability to escort a bomber loaded with stand-off munitions to a release point in a highly-contested environment.
Some warfighters hypothesized that using a formation of fighters instead of a single bomber to employ the JASSM salvo could not only reduce the size and complexity of the strike package required to execute the mission, it would also distribute mission risk across the force. Unfortunately, the maximum number of JASSMs any fighter can currently carry is two, meaning though the idea is feasible it wasn’t viable based on the number of fighters required, unless… a fighter could carry more JASSMs.
With this idea in mind, the F-15E Strike Eagle was the platform considered for taking on the task of carrying more JASSMs, and Project Strike Rodeo was born. Unfortunately, the munitions would not fit on the conformal fuel tank weapons stations of the F-15E, as JASSM was designed to be loaded directly from the base of their shipping containers, which is too large to fit under the F-15E without hitting the main landing gear.
A small Eglin-based team was formed comprising multiple units within the 53rd Wing, 96th Test Wing, and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to find a solution. Using Squadron Innovation Funds, the team designed and manufactured a special loading tool and wrote new weapons loading procedures. Project Strike Rodeo then drew the interest of the F-15 System Program Office, which provided the funding to execute this load test.
“No one told us to do this,” said Benitez. “We saw the need and the opportunity, so we executed. This infectious attitude drove every unit or office we coordinated with. Everyone wanted to see if we could do it, and no one ever pushed back and asked for a requirement or a formal higher headquarters tasking.”
With the successful execution of this load test, Project Strike Rodeo went from idea to execution in five months.
“This is a squadron innovation effort with operational and strategic implications,” said Benitez. “Project Strike Rodeo is all about creating options for combatant commanders, which ultimately can be used to create multiple dilemmas for the adversary.” | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.aerotechnews.com/marcharb/2013/10/11/mission-challenges-integration-great-mix-for-air-refuelers/?feedsort=related | 2015-09-01T04:15:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-35/segments/1440645151768.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20150827031231-00155-ip-10-171-96-226.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.97194 | 1,316 | CC-MAIN-2015-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-35__0__169133297 | en | Members of the 336th and 912th Air Refueling Squadrons fly air refueling missions that vary in distance, location, amount of fuel being dispensed and many other factors but the aircrews will tell you their missions are never routine and each presents its own challenges.
Recently, an aircrew flew a mission over the Pacific Ocean to provide fuel for the F-35, Joint Strike Fighter, the next generation advanced weapon system being procured for the Department of Defense and our nation’s allies. The March ARB KC-135 flew up to Edwards AFB for staging in support of the mission.
This was the first time this aircrew had the opportunity to support this mission so they didn’t know what to expect. They didn’t know if there would be delays on the ground or other mission related problems. As it happened, communications with the JSF, the chase aircraft and instructions from various controlling agencies on where to be at certain times during the mission, presented some challenges to the crew but in the end the mission was a success.
This mission was unique in that it was flown to support advancements in technology and because of its location, was considered a local mission. As the aircraft commander for this mission reflects its part of the fun and excitement that comes with flying such unique and varied missions. It’s like putting your hand in a bowl and seeing what you choose. There’s something new and different every day, however.
“When someone has to go out there and fight the war, it’s us first,” said Maj. Steve Greenspan, Instructor Pilot with 336th ARS and Aircraft Commander for this mission. “We have to get out there and pre-position, either to drag the heavies over the water, bring the supplies, bring the personnel, med-o-vac out the wounded or conduct Coronet Missions.
“The KC-135 is probably one of the most flexible mission platforms we have out there.” Greenspan continued “Other than dropping bombs and shooting missiles, we can pretty much support any part of the mission, any point in time and in any place in the world.”
Since beginning to fly the KC-135 and becoming an instructor pilot, Greenspan has seen many different upgrades to the aircraft, through many different versions. He feels all of this has led to better situational awareness and a better platform in the sky that helps to keep everyone involved in the mission connected.
Former aircraft maintenance technician but now pilot, 1st Lt. Ronald Lee, graduated from pilot training and immediately began flying the KC-135. He hasn’t flown any other aircraft but reflected on what it’s like to fly the KC.
“It’s great because you get a lot more hand flying,” said Lee. “We joke in fun about the other guys (C-17 pilots), saying — you’re not a computer operator, you’re actually flying the airplane.” he attributes his skill set to all of the hands-on experience a KC-135 provides.
Greenspan is not the only pilot that has seen and experienced many of the changes. Lt. Col. Charles Assumma, commander of the 336th ARS says he was born and raised in the squadron. He began his career as a pilot volunteering for every sortie and flying with his “hair on fire” as he calls it.
Assumma has been commander for about two and a half years and admits that his perspective has changed a lot in his 25 years with the unit.
“Now I occupy the top leadership position in the squadron. I have moved through many levels of responsibility along the way”, says Assumma. “I can tell you that what it means to be a member of the best organization in the Air Force is a little different today than it was 25 years ago. I am so much more grateful today to have been given such a fantastic opportunity. I still can’t believe I get to wear this uniform.”
In December, 2010 the active duty 912th Air Refueling Squadron became an associate unit but in essence became an extension of the 336th ARS family.
“We fly what we call “purple crews,” said Assumma. “That means we have active duty and Reserve crew members on everything from local missions to missions down range. We don’t separate the missions into active or Reserve, we make total force integration work at the squadron level, and the 912th and 336th work so well together.”
The integration of active duty squadrons into a reserve environment has occurred Air Force wide and because the units at March have worked so well together the combination has been seen as a model for other units and that’s something to be proud of, adds Greenspan.
Boom operator Master Sgt. Mike Allen echoed comments made by Lt. Col. Assumma about how the two squadrons work so well together.
“We get along really good. If you look at associate squadrons, that may be the way of the future for survivability of the units,” said Allen. “And I think we’re making great headway on that point.”
The ratio between air refueling missions and those that are considered cargo or personnel transfer is approximately 70/30 according to Greenspan. But he adds that most missions are organic, where the crew takes with them their own equipment and crew chiefs.
“Military operations cannot be conducted without tanking support,” says Assumma. “Because we are a tanker unit, we get involved in every operation the Air Force supports. Since the Air Reserve Component has a majority of the tanker aircraft, we get involved in everything.”
Over the years the squadron has met all sorts of challenges and like other Air Force units, budgets have to be dealt with while in the midst of a high operations tempos.
“Though the environment we work in is difficult at times, nobody is complaining,” adds Assumma. “They understand that the mission comes first. This is the most mission oriented bunch I have ever seen. I think this squadron honestly has the right balance of service before self. They really do.” | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.joykids.com.au/products/flynova-hand-operated-drones-with-360-rotating-indoor-outdoor-toys | 2021-01-17T16:02:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703513062.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20210117143625-20210117173625-00238.warc.gz | 0.885518 | 234 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__15407124 | en | - 【 FlyNova Manual drone 】- This FlyNova drone uses high-tech infrared motion sensors to detect obstacles and manually manipulate them. It only requires your gestures to fly and push in any direction.
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https://akaerospace.com/news/alaska-aerospace-highlights-spaceport-capabilities-faa-conference/ | 2024-03-05T08:28:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707948223038.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20240305060427-20240305090427-00750.warc.gz | 0.933953 | 379 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__39947149 | en | WASHINGTON DC: Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC) participated in the 20th Annual Commercial Space Transportation Conference, co-hosted this year by the Federal Administration Office of Commercial Space Transportation and the Commercial Spaceflight Federation. The annual conference brings industry leaders together with government officials to discuss the developing commercial space market, including streamlining space launch and commercial operations, and changes in the global commercial space market.
This year, Craig E. Campbell, AAC President and Chief Executive Officer, participated on the Spaceports Panel – A Roadway Upwards. With the rapid expansion in the commercial space market, Campbell offered insights into the development and operation of commercial spaceports, as has been experienced at the Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska (PSCA). PSCA is the nation’s only high latitude full service spaceport. It features all indoor, all weather, processing, designed specifically to provide optimal support for space launches to low earth, sun synchronous, polar, and highly elliptical orbits.
“Those interested in owning and operating a commercial spaceport should carefully evaluate the space launch market before jumping into the launch site business,” Campbell cautioned the audience. “The annual sustainment costs of a launch facility, which includes personnel, infrastructure, business development, and environmental and liability issues must not be underestimated if the owner expects the facility to be profitable,” he continued. “In Alaska we have a twenty year history of successful launches. Today we have streamlined our sustainment costs through lean operations and competitive rates, allowing PSCA to provide cost competitive launch services to both government and commercial customers.” Campbell concluded.
Alaska Aerospace Corporation is a state owned company, headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, with offices in Kodiak, Alaska and Huntsville, Alabama The Company owns and operates PSCA located at Narrow Cape on Kodiak Island. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/nasafact/talistres.htm | 2017-01-22T03:46:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281332.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00194-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.947404 | 530 | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-04__0__106141067 | en | Istres AB (known to the French as Base Aerienne 125 or BA-125) was activated during return-to-flight preparations to provide another high inclination site. It is located just outside of the town of Istres in the south of France, approximately 30 miles west of Marseille. The town of Istres, with about 40,000 inhabitants, is situated on the edge of Berre Lake. It is bordered on the south and east by major petrochemical and other heavy industry plants, and on the north and west by small and medium-sized towns, including Aix-en-Porvence, Arles, Avignon, Martigues, Salon-de-Provence, Fos-sur-Mer and Marignane.
The Istres area is heavily influenced by its proximity to the major port city of Marseille, the second-largest city in France with a population of around 800,000 inhabitants. Istres AB is a major employer in the local area, with both active French Air Force (FAF) units and French civilian aviation companies located there. The current base population consists of approximately 5,500 military and civilian personnel. The FAF presence includes an air-refueling squadron and a strategic bomber squadron. Istres AB is essentially the equivalent of Edwards AFB, Calif., as the FAF Flight Test Center. The base infrastructure includes those units and activities found on any major air force base..
There is a U.S. Air Force detachment providing NATO with KC-135 tanker support presently at Istres, with approximately 105 personnel at any given time. The 774th Expeditionary Air Base Group is part of the 401st Air Expeditionary Wing located at Aviano AB, Italy. The TAL deployment team shares a large Dassault hangar and office space with the 774th.
Istres AB has a single runway oriented in a northwest to southeast direction. It is 197 feet wide with 25-foot shoulders, and is equipped with space shuttle-unique landing aids allowing for landings in the northwest direction only. Runway 33 is the primary runway and is 11,303 feet long with a 1,377-foot overrun and a 3,963-foot load-bearing overrun, for a total usable runway of 15,266 feet. The shuttle-unique landing aids consist of visual landing aids, an MLS, a TACAN system and a remote weather tower. Communications include three INMARSAT satellite circuits and French Commercial telephone lines. Internet capability is availalbe through a local Internet service provider. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/training?qt-latest_trending=0 | 2017-09-26T20:05:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-39/segments/1505818696681.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20170926193955-20170926213955-00256.warc.gz | 0.928563 | 211 | CC-MAIN-2017-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-39__0__117892162 | en | News about simulators and training procedures.
The research is designed to improve pilot training and passenger safety.
Grob G120TPs, Beechcraft T-6Cs and Embraer Phenoms are being supplied for the UK MFTS by the joint venture named Affinity.
New 787-9 machine to soon follow
The FAA's approach to pilot training has some serious holes when it comes to complex aircraft.
Deal follows agreement signed at HeliExpo in Dallas, Texas in March.
Airlines are facing a "tsunami of retirements" that could mean many opportunities for new pilots learning to fly at Phoenix East Aviation.
Simulator will be used by Haite to provide initial, recurrent and mission-specific pilot training for EMS and commercial operators.
The facility can train up to 3,000 pilots and 280 maintenance technicians per year.
20-year demand for cabin crew exceeds 800,000
The full motion Advanced Aviation Training Device can now be used to credit flight time towards certificate requirements. | aerospace | 1 |
https://aircraftcommerceevents.com/article/airline-aircraft-operations/long-range-fuel-burn-performance-of-285-to-375-seat-widebodies-issue-145-dec-2022-jan-2023/ | 2023-12-04T16:11:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100531.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204151108-20231204181108-00112.warc.gz | 0.895834 | 234 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__24722179 | en | Long-range fuel burn performance of 285- to 375-seat widebodies, Issue 145 Dec 2022/Jan 2023
Issue 145 Dec 2022/Jan 2023
Widebodies of the A350, 787 & 777 families now dominate the long-haul market and fleet. These have trig-class seat capacities of 285-375 seats and ultra long-range capability. The fuel burn and operating performance of seven aircraft performance are compared on long- and ultra long-distance routes, with flight plans and data provided by the CAE Flight Plan Manager system.
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Assessing A321F on-ramp build costs, Issue 145 Dec 2022/Jan 2023
Using M&E system to acquire MH & part consumption data & information, Issue 145 Dec 2022/Jan 2023
LEAP-1A in-service performance update, Issue 145 Dec 2022/Jan 2023
How market distortions are affecting the retirement age of narrowbodies, Issue 145 Dec 2022/Jan 2023
Narrowbody engine market activity, Issue 145 Dec 2022/Jan 2023 | aerospace | 1 |
https://deepbluehorizon.blogspot.com/2010_11_10_archive.html | 2022-10-06T14:28:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337836.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20221006124156-20221006154156-00427.warc.gz | 0.975458 | 666 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__201810764 | en | Washington (CNN) -- The streaks in the southern California sky on Monday appear to have been an aircraft condensation trail, a Pentagon official said Wednesday.
Col. Dave Lapan said the contrails -- which glowed orange in the sunset-streaked sky Monday evening -- looked like a rocket launch to some people, but "there was no threat to the U.S. homeland."
Lapan said no evidence exists to suggest that the streaks were "anything else other than a condensation trail from an aircraft."
The Pentagon initially was unable to explain the images of what witnesses took to be a high-altitude rocket launch off the coast of southern California at sunset Monday.
This corresponds with the conclusion of John Pike, a defense expert and the director of GlobalSecurity.org.
"It's clearly an airplane contrail," Pike said Tuesday.
"It's an optical illusion that looks like it's going up, whereas in reality it's going towards the camera. The tip of the contrail is moving far too slowly to be a rocket. When it's illuminated by the sunset, you can see hundreds of miles of it ... all the way to the horizon.
"Why the government is so badly organized that they can't get somebody out there to explain it and make this story go away ... I think that's the real story," Pike added. "I mean, it's insane that with all the money we are spending, all these technically competent people, that they can't get somebody out there to explain what is incredibly obvious."
A U.S. Northern Command official who didn't want to be identified had said the contrail could very well be from an airplane.
An "illusion" effect made the contrail appear as if it was rising straight up, but it was actually level, the official said. The event is similar to another sighting around New Year's Eve in which observers believed they witnessed a missile, he said.
No Defense Department units reported launches at the time. The North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U.S. Northern Command did not report any foreign missile launches off the California coast, Lapan added. Regardless, there was no threat to the United States, he said.
Tuesday morning, the Pentagon and the North American Aerospace Defense Command were investigating video shot by a news helicopter operated by CNN affiliate KCBS/KCAL showing an ascending orange-colored contrail high into the atmosphere, officials said. A contrail is the visible vapor trail behind airplanes or rockets traveling at high altitudes.
The Federal Aviation Administration, the Coast Guard, Navy, Air Force, and California Reps. Dana Rohrabacher and Jane Harman -- whose coastal districts are closest to the offshore contrails -- were at a loss to explain the images.
"The FAA ran radar replays of a large area west of Los Angeles based on media reports of the possible missile launch at approximately 5 p.m. (PT) on Monday. The radar replays did not reveal any fast moving, unidentified targets in that area," said FAA spokesman Ian Gregor. "The FAA did not receive reports ... of unusual sightings from pilots who were flying in the area on Monday afternoon.
"The FAA did not approve any commercial space launches around the area Monday," he added. | aerospace | 1 |
https://evtolinsights.com/2022/04/canadian-business-leaders-calin-rovinescu-and-mitch-garber-named-as-advisors-and-investors-of-jaunt-air-mobility/ | 2023-11-28T15:37:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679099892.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20231128151412-20231128181412-00499.warc.gz | 0.949828 | 613 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__212520118 | en | Jaunt Air Mobility has announced that Calin Rovinescu, Air Canada’s recently retired President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mitch Garber, a global technology and growth capital investor, have added their names as investors and advisors.
“We are extremely pleased to have someone of Calin’s extraordinary business and aviation experience support Jaunt Air Mobility,” said Martin Peryea, CEO at Jaunt.
“His vision and global understanding of aerospace, aviation, and capital markets should help to accelerate our evolution as a leading eVTOL company.”
Eric Cote, president of Jaunt Canada, added: “To have a highly successful technology and growth capital investor such as Mitch Garber also join us will add enormous value to Jaunt’s future success.”
Calin Rovinescu served as President & CEO of Air Canada from 2009 to 2021, and also served as Chairman of the Star Alliance Chief Executive Board, the world’s largest global airline alliance, as well as Chairman of the Board of Governors of IATA.
“I have been impressed both by Jaunt’s innovative but practical aircraft design, combining helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft flight capabilities, and the team’s entrepreneurship and understanding of what is required for certification, commercialisation and market penetration in this new and emerging eVTOL industry,” said Calin Rovinescu.
“I am especially pleased with the company’s plan to include Quebec and Canada in the design and manufacture of these aircraft involving new battery technology, digital capability and advanced engineering.
“Jaunt will be a catalyst for quality jobs within the green economy and will continue to advance Canada as an innovative and transformative global aerospace player.”
Mitch Garber has led public companies on the Toronto, London, and Nasdaq stock Exchanges. He is a frequent co-investor and board member in large private equity transactions alongside Apollo Global Management and TPG.
Garber commented: “Cloud computing and mobile games are examples of high growth areas where we have been fortunate enough to back the right players.
“EVTOL air taxis is an obvious growth area, and Jaunt Canada caught our attention with its new form of green, clean aviation technology.
“It is an opportunity to build a transportation system that facilitates a greener and more efficient global economy, by leveraging the unique assets of Canadians and our aerospace heritage, and the experienced team at Jaunt demonstrates an in-depth understanding of the business and the future.”
In February, Avports signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Jaunt Air Mobility to join its Access Skyways infrastructure alliance and support the integration of eVTOL aircraft with airports and the aviation ecosystem.
In January, Jaunt Air Mobility signed a Letter of Intent with on-demand aviation company Flapper to provide up to 25 Jaunt Journey eVTOL aircraft for use in Latin American markets. | aerospace | 1 |
https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=3224763 | 2023-09-21T13:37:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506027.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20230921105806-20230921135806-00594.warc.gz | 0.747131 | 205 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__309130577 | en | Unidentified member of the U.S.A.A.F. in front of line of Boeing B-17 aircraft en route to Britain
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Unidentified member of the U.S.A.A.F. in front of line of Boeing B-17 aircraft en route to BritainHierarchical level:ItemDate:May 1943Reference:RG53, Box number: N-335Item no. (creator):WRF-1518Type of material:PhotographsFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:3224763
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Negative Film B/W - safety filmAdditional name(s):Source:Government
Ordering and Viewing Options
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https://excellant.fi/services/prototyping-measurement/ | 2023-10-02T01:51:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510942.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20231002001302-20231002031302-00066.warc.gz | 0.796615 | 121 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__163309049 | en | Antenna prototype manufacturing
- Demonstration of first antenna concepts in the PoC stage
- Pre-production prototypes
- Limited series assembly and tests
- Impedance matching up to 65 GHz using 2-port VNA.
- Radiation pattern
- MmW measurement system for directive antenna measurements for communication and radar applications
- Passive radiation pattern measurement up to 65 GHz including 5G FR2 mmW system.
- Active radar antenna 2-way radiation pattern measurement up to 140 GHz.
- Passive antenna radiation measurement 700 MHz – 18 GHz through our partner. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.askbob.aero/node/4057 | 2018-07-22T10:11:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676593208.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20180722100513-20180722120513-00008.warc.gz | 0.922007 | 84 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__230790838 | en | Aviation Maintenance Professionals
Performing in the Hidden Backyard of Aviation
The general public is well familiar with the cockpit crew, flight attendants and passenger service personnel. Little attention is given to the professionals who work in the maintenance of the aircrafts. Two recent stories merit consideration because of the forecasted shortfall of AMTs, and due to the critical safety function, which is performed in the hidden backyard of aviation. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.aviationschoolsonline.com/g/Online-Aviation-Schools/Vermont-VT/ | 2024-04-13T06:04:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816586.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413051941-20240413081941-00459.warc.gz | 0.952338 | 895 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__185375092 | en | For local resources,
choose a city page in Vermont:
Getting Your Aviation Degree Online Vermont
In addition to pilot certificates, most airlines want to hire pilots with a four-year degree. A popular path for many pilots is to combine flight training and studying for their degree by attending a school that offers online aviation degrees in Vermont. Until recently, aviation degrees typically involved attending a school in another part of the country.
Now, thanks to the growing trend of schools in Vermont offering online aviation degrees, there is an increasing number of schools allowing you to get your aviation degree online. While attending a traditional school is still an option, getting an aviation degree online in Vermont offers several perks you may want to consider.
Getting our aviation degree online in Vermont allows you to train anywhere. One of the greatest perks of getting your aviation degree online is that it allows you to train anywhere. Many people bundle flight training at their local airport with an online aviation degree to avoid having to move away for school.
Similarly, maybe you know of a school offering $50 plane rentals that will drastically cut your flight training expenses, but there are no colleges nearby offering aviation degrees. Either of these situations is perfect for getting an online aviation degree in Vermont.
Getting your aviation degree online can save money. As briefly touched on previously, saving money is definitely a perk of an online aviation degree. Depending on the tuition of a local college in Vermont, you may be able to find a much better deal from a school offering an aviation degree online.
If you choose to study from home in Vermont, you also save on moving expenses compared to moving away for school, if none of your local schools offer an aviation degree. Something else to consider, aside from tuition and housing costs, is flight training costs. Flight training costs can really creep up at some schools that use aircraft as a recruitment tool. You may be learning in the hottest new planes, but this can really take a toll on your wallet. If you can locate more economical flight training, you can potentially save thousands of dollars.
The Benefits of an Online Aviation Degree in Vermont
Getting your aviation degree online in Vermont allows you to study on your own time. Online degrees have rapidly become the standard for stay-at-home moms and busy people all over the country thanks to the convenience of being able to log on in spare time. Whether your free time falls on late nights and weekends or early mornings during the week, school waits for you and comes at your pace. Thankfully, online aviation degrees aren't any different from online accounting degrees.
The bottom line, getting your aviation degree online is more flexible, cost-effective, and convenient than getting an aviation degree at a traditional school. Furthermore, it opens up aviation degrees to everyone in the country, not just those who happen to live near a school that offers an aviation degree.
The Online Aviation Degree program in Vermont is offered through "one-on-one" personalized instruction by top-notch instructors. Their first priority is to train student pilots to operate aircraft safely and competently. The second focus is to equip student pilots to become sought after by employers. It is for this reason that we only list programs whose students are held to the highest of standards in the flight training industry. Moreover, it is the reason why our students seek college degrees.
It is a given fact that pilots seeking pilot jobs have a distinct advantage when they have an online aviation degree. Not only does an online college offer more funding options, but those who complete the degree have a better shot at the top jobs. For immediate help with enrollment call us today!
Fixed-Wing Aircraft Facts Elevator
The elevator is the primary flight control surface that moves the aircraft around the horizontal or lateral axis. This causes the nose of the aircraft to pitch up or down. The elevator is hinged to the trailing edge of the horizontal stabilizer and typically spans most or all of its width. It is controlled in the cockpit by pushing or pulling the control stick or yoke forward or aft.
Semi-Useless Aviation Trivia You Should Learn
One of the most deadly airplane accidents actually happened on the ground. In 1977, two fully loaded planes carrying a total of over 600 passengers collided head-on in the middle of the runway in what is now known as the Tenerife Accident, named after Tenerife Island where the accident occurred. Over 500 people died. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.planetary.org/connect/infinite-visions/2012/A-Catastrophic-blow-to-Innovation.html | 2017-03-29T19:10:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218191353.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212951-00418-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.902463 | 148 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__175866742 | en | A Catastrophic blow to Innovation
May 9, 2016The space program has not only advanced our understanding of the cosmos beyond our planet but it has given us so much innovation back here at home. Areas such as safety, communication, casual comfort/etertainment, medicine, terrestrial exploration have all benefited from man's exploration of space. Every day items we take for granted can have their origins tracked directly to the space program. I believe A future without space exploration would be a bleak future indeed, one lacking in innovation and most importantly inspiration.
An asteroid or comet headed for Earth is the only large-scale natural disaster we can prevent. Working together to fund our Shoemaker NEO Grants for astronomers, we can help save the world. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2021/03/08/321-launch-space-news-you-may-have-missed-over-past-week/4629383001/ | 2022-08-18T12:54:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00044.warc.gz | 0.936402 | 834 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__194333234 | en | 321 Launch: Space news you may have missed over the past week
Welcome to 321 Launch, our wrap-up of the biggest space news you might have missed over the last week.
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Perseverance rover takes its first test drive
NASA’s Martian rover Perseverance fired up its six wheel drive system to take the first test drive on the red planet Thursday.
Perseverance’s mobility test bed engineer Anais Zarifian reported that the first drive went incredibly well.
“You can see the wheel tracks we left on Mars. I don’t think I’ve ever been happier to see wheel tracks and I’ve seen a lot of them,” she said.
Perseverance drove forward about 13 feet, turned 150 degrees to the left and backed up for a total drive of about 21 feet traveling at a blazing top speed of .01 miles per hour.
SpaceX sticks landing with Starship, which then blows up
SpaceX's latest Starship prototype launched from its Texas home base on the company's third high-altitude flight Wednesday, successfully completing all objectives and executing its first landing to date.
"Third time's the charm, as the saying goes," John Insprucker, an engineer at SpaceX, said during the company's webcast. "The key point of today's test flight was to gather data on controlling the vehicle while re-entering, and we were successful in doing so."
SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites ...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off into low-lying clouds above Kennedy Space Center early Thursday, taking with it the company's latest batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites and completing its eighth mission to date.
Just 15 seconds after Falcon 9 lifted off from pad 39A at 3:24 a.m., clouds obscured views of its northeastern trajectory and subsequent landing – SpaceX's 75th to date – on the Of Course I Still Love You drone ship. The layer of clouds was thin enough to not trigger a violation of weather rules specifically designed for Falcon 9.
Sixty-five minutes after liftoff, all 60 Starlink satellites were deployed to low-Earth orbit, where each spacecraft will use onboard thrusters to raise their orbits to about 350 miles. The successful deployment means SpaceX has launched more than 1,200 of the internet-beaming satellites to date.
... With more coming up
Launch fans are wondering if the strong wind gusts that have whipped across the Space Coast will subside in time for tonight's launch of the next batch of Starlink satellites.
It looks like they will.
The 45th Space Wing's weather squadron is forecasting 90% go for SpaceX's 21st launch of a Falcon 9 carrying 60 more Starlink satellites no earlier than 8:58 p.m. Tuesday. The primary weather concerns for a launch attempt Tuesday evening are liftoff winds and the "cumulus cloud rule associated with the onshore flow.
Posey, Crist team up for space commerce bill
With the rocket business booming, Congressmen Bill Posey and Charlie Crist want to make sure launches are “made in America.”
On Thursday, they re-introduced the American Commercial Space Act to promote the domestic space launch industry giving tax incentives to launch operators for 10 years if they launch from U.S. soil.
“It levels the playing fielding field against countries such as Russia and China who heavily subsidize launches to attract more customers,” Posey told FLORIDA TODAY last year.
A 25+ year veteran of FLORIDA TODAY, John McCarthy currently oversees the space team and special projects. Support quality local journalism by subscribing to FLORIDA TODAY. You can contact McCarthy at 321-752-5018 or [email protected]. | aerospace | 1 |
https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/TCAS | 2020-10-30T03:56:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107907213.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030033658-20201030063658-00568.warc.gz | 0.943995 | 434 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__98445835 | en | As a result, TCAs
and SSRIs may be able to change visceral sensitivity and motor activity, or both.
After the accident, the International Civil Aviation Organization made a rule that calls on pilots to give priority to TCAS
instructions when they contradict those by air controllers.
Patients were excluded if they had a history of substance abuse, an allergy to opioids or TCAs
, a recent myocardial infarction, glaucoma, pregnancy, dementia or <6 month expected life span in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient.
on the Boeing would not have been able to establish a fix on the Russian aircraft if the transmitter wasn't working.
In operation the TCAS
system performs very much like the ATC radars.
As in question 4, above, you have TCAS
II, but you've now received a resolution advisory (RA).
was activated and alerted authorities of a possible collision.
Pharmacologic advancements have led to the development of other antidepressant classes, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), and the use of these agents has come to eclipse that of TCAs
. In the realm of pain management, such developments have raised the hope of possible alternative co-analgesic agents that could avoid the adverse effects associated with TCAs
By active we mean that the system is actively interrogating other transponder-equipped aircraft, like TAS and TCAS
Many patients with psychiatric illnesses are prescribed with long-term drug therapy, and anesthesiologists should be aware of the interactions of psychotropic medications and anesthetic agents. Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs
) are used in the treatment of depression.
It was, however, told to maintain 8,300 feet flight level, which triggered TCAS
and forced the two pilots to steer their planes to a safer distance," the sources said.
A new system known as the Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS
) was maturing and ready for testing. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001207X04616&key=1 | 2014-11-26T18:49:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-49/segments/1416931007324.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20141125155647-00017-ip-10-235-23-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.947058 | 337 | CC-MAIN-2014-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-49__0__32395343 | en | NTSB Identification: SEA95LA229.
The docket is stored in the Docket Management System (DMS). Please contact Records Management Division
Accident occurred Saturday, September 30, 1995 in ROBERTS, ID
Probable Cause Approval Date: 04/29/1996
Aircraft: PIPER PA-18A, registration: N1953P
Injuries: 3 Minor,1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The pilot reported that while landing on his private airstrip the left main wheel separated from the aircraft and the aircraft nosed over. According to a county sheriff report, the left main wheel retaining nut and cotter pin were missing from the axle, and there was no cotter pin securing the right main wheel retaining nut. The airplane had undergone a major rebuild and annual inspection about 5 months (12 flight hours) before the accident. The pilot stated that he performed a preflight inspection on the day of the accident but did not check the cotter pins, which are visible if installed. A statement in the sheriff report indicated that shortly before landing, the adult passenger in the rear seat unfastened his seat belt because two children in his lap were interfering with control stick travel.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: an improperly performed major rebuild and inadequate inspection of the aircraft by maintenance personnel. Inadequate preflight inspection by the pilot contributed to the accident. Full narrative available
Index for Sep1995 | Index of months | aerospace | 1 |
https://blog.executivebiz.com/2013/12/howie-chandler-boeing-pratt-whitney-deliver-first-engines-for-kc-46-tankers/ | 2022-10-02T22:24:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337360.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20221002212623-20221003002623-00533.warc.gz | 0.916363 | 240 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__51431667 | en | Boeing and Pratt & Whitney have delivered the first two engines that will power the KC-46A aircraft of the U.S. Air Force.
The engines, each with a 94-inch fan blade diameter, for the aircrafts are part of the KC-46 Tanker Program, Pratt & Whitney announced Dec. 20.
Howie Chandler, Pratt & Whitney Military Engines vice president of business development, and Maureen Dougherty, Boeing KC-46 Tanker Program vice president and program manager, attended the event last week at Boeing’s facility in Everett, Wash.
The over 200 employees at the facility are converting 767 commercial freighters and passenger aircrafts into the first KC046 flight test aircraft.
“The PW4000 engine family that will power these aircraft has an exceptional track record of performance and dependability with numerous commercial customers operating the engine globally,” said Chandler.
The Air Force has awarded Boeing and Pratt & Whitney for the delivery of 368 PW4062 engines between 2013 and 2027.
Pratt & Whitney and Boeing deliver the engines for test aircraft of U.S. Air Force’s new KC-46 aircraft. | aerospace | 1 |
https://community.infiniteflight.com/t/infinite-flight-replay/358415/2 | 2020-11-30T21:09:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141486017.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20201130192020-20201130222020-00667.warc.gz | 0.956183 | 180 | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-50__0__14853632 | en | Good day, all! I just finished a 17.5 hour flight from Newark (KEWR) to Singapore (WSSS) in a United 787-9 (Callsign United 21), in replacement of the soon-to-come Singapore A350-900.
Here is the replay, since I was to lazy to post screenshots. (lmao)
Replay Code: GAQNYTUXLG
I used SimBrief to get the plan the flight and Flight Plan. Since I had to step climb, my first altitude was FL330. Then, after about 2 hours in the air, I went 100 f/m to FL370. After another hour, right before I went to sleep, I went 100 f/m to FL410 for the remainder of the flight. If you have any other questions about the flight, feel free to ask! | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?offset=180&where=%7CAirbus%20A318-1%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7CAirbus%20A318-1%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C | 2016-08-29T14:22:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-36/segments/1471982957972.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20160823200917-00060-ip-10-153-172-175.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.931828 | 202 | CC-MAIN-2016-36 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-36__0__64357228 | en | [1600px] Henri Coandă taxing to runway 18 for takeoff as Tarom 302 to OTP at 12:26 hrs.
Babybus landing under wet conditions on the runway 09R in GRU and at 1/60 handheld panning. This aircraft is becoming rare all over the world, Avianca used to have 15 A318 but now it has only 10. ... (more)
Flight departing from Milano Linate airport at 17:22 [1.600px]
Hard to believe this little thing can fly nonstop from JFK to London City....at Terminal 7, gate 1 (1600x1067 pixels).
Departing CLJ for a short hop to OTP.
Photo has been taken shortly before landing on Runway 09L as flight RO391 from Bucharest (OTP) to London Heathrow (LHR).
Photo has been taken shortly after landing as flight RO341 from Bucharest (OTP) to Vienna (VIE). | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112939475/nasa-mars-lander-insight-landing-target-spots-090413/ | 2018-04-21T02:59:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125944851.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20180421012725-20180421032725-00235.warc.gz | 0.942417 | 586 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__138455072 | en | September 4, 2013
Mars Lander InSight Has Four Potential Targets
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online
NASA has dwindled down its list for potential landing sites for its next Mars lander mission down to four possibilities.The space agency's stationary Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander mission will be launching in March 2016 and landing on the Red Planet six months later. NASA said it has narrowed its list of 22 possible landing spots down to four sites. All four of the spots lie near each other on an equatorial plain in an area of Mars known as Elysium Planitia.
"We picked four sites that look safest," said geologist Matt Golombek of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "They have mostly smooth terrain, few rocks and very little slope."
NASA will be using its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter cameras on the four potential landing spots in order to gather some more data about which of the sites best suits the InSight mission.
InSight will be investigating processes that formed and shaped Mars and will help scientists understand the evolution of our inner solar system's rocky planet.
"This mission's science goals are not related to any specific location on Mars because we're studying the planet as a whole, down to its core," said Bruce Banerdt, InSight principal investigator at JPL. "Mission safety and survival are what drive our criteria for a landing site."
Each of the potential sites is an ellipse measuring 81 miles from east to west and 17 miles from north to south. Engineers believe the spacecraft will have a 99-percent chance of landing within that ellipse, if targeted for the center.
Elysium Planitia is one of three areas on Mars that meets two basic engineering constraints for the InSight mission, one of which is being close enough to the equator for the lander's solar array to have power throughout the year. Another requirement is for elevation to be low enough to have sufficient atmosphere above the site for a safe landing.
Upon landing, InSight will be deploying a heat-flow probe that will hammer itself three to five yards into the surface of Mars in order to monitor heat coming from the planet's interior. This tool will be able to penetrate through broken-up surface material, but could be foiled by solid bedrock or large rocks.
"For this mission, we needed to look below the surface to evaluate candidate landing sites," Golombek said.
NASA is also planning a 2020 Mars rover mission, which will be looking for signs of past life on the Red Planet. According to a 154-page document released in July, this rover will be collecting samples to potentially return to Earth, as well as demonstrate technology for future human exploration missions to Mars. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pan-am-worldwide-reunion-to-visit-only-surviving-division---pan-am-international-flight-academy-130393683.html | 2018-08-16T12:54:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210735.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20180816113217-20180816133217-00468.warc.gz | 0.932597 | 754 | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-34__0__154008211 | en | MIAMI, Sept. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pan Am International Flight Academy is a scheduled stop for the much anticipated "Worldwide Family Reunion" of former Pan Am Employees being held October 20 - 23, 2011 in Miami, Florida.
Former employees, friends and family of Pan Am International Flight Academy's founding airline, Pan American Airways, affectionately known as Pan Am, together with aviation aficionados from all over the globe and every division of the company, are expected to attend the reunion being held in the Dinner Key/Coconut Grove area of Miami. Attendees will be celebrating the Centennial of Aviation in Miami as they honor the enormous part the airline played in shaping aviation history while also marking 20 years since the close of one of the country's most iconic pioneering companies.
Interest in "Pan Am" is at an all-time high. Along with the noteworthy rise and continued success of the former airline's only remaining division, Pan Am International Flight Academy - providing training solutions worldwide, there is the much-anticipated ABC network television series "Pan Am," and the musical "Catch Me If You Can" is now running on Broadway.
Pan Am International Flight Academy president Vito Cutrone enthusiastically welcomes former fellow employees: "...In many ways we are all part of a very special family with an aviation legacy second to none..." Speaking of his own personal experience as a former Pan Am Airways pilot, managing director and head of its training division, Mr. Cutrone said: "...Working for Pan Am was an amazing experience! It wasn't unusual to be treated as if you were the U. S. Ambassador to the country you happened to be in.... such was the respect the airline had throughout the world." PAIFA intends to receive this special group with open arms and provide tours of its facilities and operations, which include over 19 different types of full-flight jet simulators.
The Pan Am Airways Memorabilia Store located within Pan Am International Flight Academy campus at the Miami International Airport, features a combination of original items, reproductions and new products adorned with the Pan Am logo that are difficult to find anywhere else. The staff of the Pan Am Store are all original Pan Am employees and have a wealth of knowledge about the airline.
Other reunion events include a "Hangar Party," to be held in the historic Coast Guard Hangar on the shores of Biscayne Bay in Dinner Key which the original Pan Am Clippers once called home during the pioneering days of aviation, as well as tours of the special exhibit "Aviation in Miami: The First 100 Years" at HistoryMiami in downtown Miami.
For complete reunion schedule and registration details visit: http://www.panamreunion2011.com
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https://armscontrolcenter.org/fact-sheet-introduction-ballistic-missile-defense/ | 2024-02-24T20:15:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474544.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224180245-20240224210245-00772.warc.gz | 0.960652 | 1,498 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__81383859 | en | The U.S. has developed and deployed a number of systems in an attempt to defend the U.S. homeland, troops and facilities abroad, and allies against ballistic missile attacks.
The Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) System, originally referred to as “National Missile Defense”, is intended for defense of the U.S. homeland against limited intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) attacks from a rogue state with a small number of nuclear weapons, such as North Korea. This system currently includes 33 interceptors deployed in Fort Greely, Alaska and 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. It is scheduled to have 44 interceptors by the end of 2017.
Theater defense systems, such as Patriot, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and Aegis, are intended to defend against short-, medium- and intermediate-range missiles. They have been deployed in the Middle East, Europe, and East Asia to protect U.S. troops and allies in regional conflicts.
How Does It Work?
Ballistic missile defense systems seek to defend against an attack by launching interceptors that would hit incoming missiles and destroy them on impact. Intercepting ballistic missiles involves four steps:
- Detection of the incoming missile (using radar and/or satellites)
- Discrimination (distinguishing the missile or warhead from accompanying debris, decoys and other countermeasures)
- Fire control (predicting the target location and guiding the interceptor)
- Killing (hitting the missile or warhead with the interceptor)
The GMD system seeks to intercept incoming ICBMs during their midcourse phase. ICBMs can remain in the midcourse phase of their trajectory for around 20 minutes, giving defense systems more time to intercept the target. However, targeting is difficult, because nations that have perfected ICBM technology are also capable of adding decoys or countermeasures to their missiles that detach during the midcourse phase and travel at the same speed as the missile until atmospheric re-entry. That means GMD interceptors have to correctly identify a warhead amongst debris and decoys.
Other BMD systems, such as Patriot and THAAD, attempt to intercept incoming missiles during the terminal phase. The terminal phase is very short, and although the warheads are slowed down by air resistance, they still travel extremely fast. Atmospheric re-entry strips debris and decoys deployed in space from the warhead, but adversaries can use other countermeasures, such as chaff, to confuse defense systems.
Finally, the Aegis system is intended to intercept incoming missiles in the midcourse or terminal phase.
What Are the Challenges?
In theory, limited missile defense systems might improve a country’s security. However, U.S. missile defense systems have encountered a number of challenges that throw their effectiveness into question. Countries can use countermeasures, such as decoys, to overwhelm ballistic missile defense systems. In flight test, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has not yet satisfactorily demonstrated the ability to distinguish between warheads and decoys. Furthermore, ballistic missile defense testing to date has been highly scripted for success and has not accurately reflected the operational environment.
In particular, the GMD system has long been plagued with technical challenges. The program was launched in the 1980s, but remained in the research and development phase until the early 2000s. In 2002, President George W. Bush ordered the withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and announced that the United States should have an operational ballistic missile defense system by 2004. In order to accommodate this tight timeline, GMD was developed using a “spiral” approach. Instead of designing a new system to meet the project’s goals, developers used technology that already existed or that could be quickly acquired with the intention of improving it in the future. Furthermore, GMD was exempt from the “fly-before-you-buy” policy, meaning that the system was deployed without a demonstration of effectiveness. Over a decade later, the GMD system continues to be developed and deployed concurrently. In a 2016 report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) noted that concurrency is “a high-risk strategy that often results in performance shortfalls, unexpected cost increases, schedule delays, and test problems,” and may have contributed to GMD’s $40 billion and counting price tag.
The GMD system has performed poorly in flight tests despite their scripted nature. The interceptor has fully succeeded in only eight out of seventeen tests since 1999 (one test hit the target, but did not destroy it). The record has not improved over time. Since its deployment in 2004, the system has only succeeded in three out of nine tests, and since early 2010, only once in four attempts. Despite GMD’s high cost and poor test record, the U.S. government has taken steps to expand the program. In 2016, Congress voted to remove the word “limited” from legislation defining the role of U.S. national missile defense, opening the door for the development of a system that would defend not only against limited attacks by rogue states, but also against attacks from countries with larger arsenals, like China and Russia. This type of defense would be far beyond the scope of limited missile defense and would require 100s or even 1000s more interceptors with much better capabilities than have thus far been demonstrated. Even if such a system were achievable from a technical standpoint, it would also be extremely expensive.
Beyond the technical challenges, there are questions about how adversaries could amend their own strategies to account for ballistic missile defenses. Ballistic missile defenses are not designed to defend against cruise missiles, which in turn could make cruise missile development seem more attractive. In addition, it is much cheaper to develop offensive missiles than defensive systems. Countries can simply decide to build more offensive missiles to counter an increase in defensive systems. That could lead to an arms race, which would threaten the very security that ballistic missiles were designed to protect.
Finally, countries could also decide to prioritize delivery methods other than ballistic missiles. For example, a nuclear weapon could be placed inside a shipping container and detonated in a port.
What Should We Do About Ballistic Missile Defense?
In an era of budget limitations, decisions about defense present tradeoffs. With every new GMD silo, there is less money for other defense programs and priorities.
Many experts recommend terminating the program, which costs too much for the little potential protection it could give us. Experts also argue that, because of the program’s unreliability, it is unlikely that we – or our adversaries – would make strategic decisions based on its effectiveness. Others believe it should not be deployed until or unless testing in realistic environments under realistic operational conditions proves reliability and effectiveness. Until then, only research and testing should be funded. Going forward, at the very least, Congress should be more aggressive in exercising oversight over missile defense programs, demanding adherence to transparency and accountability standards observed by other weapons programs. Members of Congress should also press Administration officials on how and why GMD expansion could lead to a new arms race, and encourage the debate on the program’s efficacy.
Sources: Union of Concerned Scientists, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Department of State. | aerospace | 1 |
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https://aerospace.honeywell.com/us/en/products-and-services/product/hardware-and-systems/sensors/precision-pressure-transducer-next-generation | 2023-12-01T18:46:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100304.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201183432-20231201213432-00360.warc.gz | 0.873325 | 221 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__31204396 | en | Precision Pressure Transducer - Next Generation (PPT2)
Honeywell’s next generation precision pressure transducer is the successor to Honeywell’s popular precision pressure transducer.
Honeywell’s next generation precision pressure transducer (PPT2) is the successor to Honeywell’s popular precision pressure transducer. The PPT2 was designed to meet the high quality standards of the Aerospace market.
We’ve expanded its features to increase functionality and performance for a variety of applications, including altimeters, engine testing, flight testing, flow and pressure calibrators, instrumentation and analytical equipment, meteorology, process control, research and development, and secondary air data.
The PPT2 has a typical accuracy of ±0.0375% full scale, a maximum reading rate of 1000 readings per second, improved electromagnetic interference performance and an extended operating temperature option of -55 to 110°C.
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http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/150259/Same_UFO_Appears_In_Two_NASA_Mars_Curiosity_Photos/ | 2015-11-27T09:19:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-48/segments/1448398448389.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20151124205408-00353-ip-10-71-132-137.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.910222 | 134 | CC-MAIN-2015-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-48__0__10450811 | en | Same UFO Appears In Two NASA Mars Curiosity Photos!
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Here is a UFO that appears in two NASA Mars Curiosity Photos! This UFO was photographing flying above the planet Mars. At first I thought it may have been a probe but when I zoomed in you can see the flying saucer shape. You can see the images bellow. Link to the Images: 2: UFO hunting! Be sure to check out the UFO sightings blog like the facebook fan page at Clouds Story by UFO CloudsBe sure to follow UFO Clouds on Twitter at Look Up UFO's Could be flying above you! | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.sootoday.com/sault-michigan/chippewa-county-airport-chosen-as-rocket-launch-command-centre-3304355 | 2021-06-19T16:07:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487648373.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20210619142022-20210619172022-00321.warc.gz | 0.938648 | 901 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__69291629 | en | Chippewa County International Airport, located just south of the Michigan Sault, has been chosen as the command and control centre for a satellite-launching enterprise that officials hope will create 40,000 jobs in the state.
Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association (MAMA) announced yesterday that the former Kincheloe Air Force Base was selected from four short-listed Michigan locations.
Factors considered included community support, constructability, existing communication infrastructure, established workforce and aerospace industry, the association said.
“We are extremely pleased with and excited about the selection of Chippewa County for the command and control centre location,” Chris Olson, president of Chippewa County Economic Development Corp., said in a written statement.
“Chippewa’s proposal provides an ideal balance of industry expertise, local know-how and national security space proficiency necessary for the successful implementation of a premier command and control centre," Olson added.
As SooToday's James Hopkin reported this past summer, MAMA wants to build a vertical launch site in Marquette County and a horizontal site at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport south of Alpena.
Traditional vertical launch vehicles use rocket power to take off from a fixed launch pad.
Horizontal reusable launch vehicles take off and land on conventional airport runways, using jet power or a controlled glide.
"The command and control centre will support both launch sites and provide classified and unclassified capabilities for the Department of Defense and commercial space organizations," MAMA said in a news release.
"It will manage satellite operations once rockets carrying small- and mid-sized satellites are launched from the horizontal and vertical launch sites into low Earth orbit, which about 1,200 miles above the Earth. It also will manage research and development for high-speed suborbital flights."
Gavin Brown, MAMA's executive director, added: “This large and contiguous site in Chippewa has existing facilities that can easily be converted to support the command and control centres' mission."
“It also has early radar line-of-sight tracking for the horizontal and vertical launch sites to support our Michigan launch initiative. The Chippewa community’s strong partnerships within the aerospace industry and its established aerospace labour market will allow for immediate support for the centre."
“Upon future determination, a military aspect will be key in the Michigan launch initiative, enabling us to interface with the Department of Defense on projects that utilize satellites and other space assets. Michigan’s new launch sites and our evolving space ecosystem will help position our state to be a true leader. We are thrilled to welcome Chippewa to the team.”
MAMA will now work with state and Chippewa County officials on issues including environmental permitting, site design and construction.
The initiative is being launched as a public/private nonprofit entity, to allow academics, industry, and governments to provide low-earth orbit and hypersonic launch technology for commercial and defense applications.
The association wants to eventually conduct 12 launches a year from each of the Marquette and Oscoda facilities.
"The actual launch rate will likely begin much lower and slowly increase over several years," it says in a briefing document.
"Aerospace companies bring with them high-paying jobs," the group says.
"The median salary for a research and development senior systems engineer is approximately US$103,900 per year. A senior mechanical system engineer makes approximately US$97,800 per year. Other construction, manufacturing, and trade jobs are also anticipated to be created."
The association sees tourist potential for its Upper Peninsula launches, with hotels and dining establishments reaping benefits.
The Chippewa County facility is the initiative's final proposed site.Operations are expected to start at the Oscoda horizontal launch site in late 2023 or early 2024, and at the Marquette vertical launch site by early 2025.
Northern Michigan is considered well-positioned for polar orbit launches, as well as offering infrastructure for logistics and technical support.
“These are exciting times in the space industry,” MAMA's Gavin Brown said. “The space domain is critical to both our national security and economic viability. Space is a significant growth area for both the Department of Defense and commercial sectors for the foreseeable future. We are honoured to be leading this effort.” | aerospace | 1 |
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This panorama is a mosaic of images taken by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on the NASA Mars rover Curiosity during the 106th Martian day, or sol, of the mission (Nov. 22, 2012). The rover was near a location called "Point Lake" for an overlook of a shallow depression called "Yellowknife Bay" which is in the left third of this scene, in the middle distance.
The image spans 360 degrees, with south at the center. It has been white-balanced to show what the rocks and soils in it would look like if they were on Earth.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systems | aerospace | 1 |
https://msbusiness.com/2010/12/stennis-successfully-test-fires-rocket-engine/ | 2020-07-04T22:40:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655886706.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20200704201650-20200704231650-00538.warc.gz | 0.924387 | 521 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__225035730 | en | HANCOCK COUNTY — NASA conducted a test fire Dec. 17 of the liquid-fuel AJ26 engine that will power the first stage of Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Taurus II space launch vehicle. The test at the agency’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi supports NASA’s Commercial Transportation Services partnerships to enable commercial cargo flights to the International Space Station.
The test on the Stennis’ E-1 test stand involved a team of Orbital, Aerojet, and Stennis engineers, with Stennis employees serving as test conductors.
“Once again, the Orbital and Aerojet team have achieved a major milestone with the AJ26 engine,” said Doug Cooke, associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “This success moves Orbital closer to its goal of providing NASA with commercial space transportation services to the space station.”
The 55-second firing was the second in a series of verification tests being conducted at the south Mississippi facility. A third hot-fire test also is planned to verify tuning of engine control valves.
“This second test of the AJ26 engine not only moves Orbital’s commercial space transport plans a step ahead, but also demonstrates again the quality and versatility of Stennis facilities and the expertise of our test and support team,” Stennis director Patrick Scheuermann said.
The AJ26 engine is designed to power the Taurus II space vehicle on flights to low Earth orbit. NASA’s partnership with Orbital was formed under the agency’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services joint research and development project. The company is under contract with NASA to provide eight cargo missions to the space station through 2015.
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https://aviasg.com/en/media/our-news/fl-technics/fl-technics-jets-to-provide-maintenance-services-f | 2020-03-30T00:34:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370496330.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20200329232328-20200330022328-00173.warc.gz | 0.951127 | 363 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__180229324 | en | The Federal Air Transportation Agency of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation has granted the business jets line and base maintenance company FL Technics Jets the certificate allowing to serve aircraft registered in the Russian Federation. According to the certificate, FL Technics Jets can now provide line and base maintenance services for business jets in the region.
“Our exceptionally convenient geographical location makes us attractive to companies based in both the East and the West. Hence the newly received certificate that allows us to serve aircraft registered in Russia is an expedient and significant step not only towards expanding our activities in the Russian Federation but also strengthening our market position in the emerging markets where the demand for aviation services is on a steep increase,” commented the CEO of FL Technics Jets Darius Saluga.
According to D.Saluga, the need for expanding the spectrum of aircraft technical maintenance services is based on the rapidly growing and developing aircraft fleet in Russia. It is believed that the general economic growth in the region had a major impact on a rising number of commercial aircraft in Russia (from 100 in 2004 to 380 such aircraft in 2010). Aviation experts expect that by 2030 the region will boast 1535 new business class aircraft. Such increase can be explained not only by one of the lowest costs of running business class aircraft in the region but also by the growing need for saving time and ensuring flexible schedules that are crucial for arranging business meetings on board.
Last year the Hawker Beechcraft 700/750/800/800XP/850XP/900XP were incorporated in the EASA Part-145 certificate allowing FL Technics Jets to perform line and base maintenance on these particular types of aircraft. This year the company has become the first Hawker Beechcraft Authorized Service Centre for serving warranted Hawker 125 series aircraft in Eastern Europe. | aerospace | 1 |
https://glblgeopolitics.wordpress.com/2015/09/22/usaf-begins-removing-nuclear-role-from-some-b-52-bombers/ | 2023-03-27T14:39:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296948632.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20230327123514-20230327153514-00709.warc.gz | 0.934658 | 283 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__161749043 | en | America’s continued suicidal disarmament while its enemies continue to arm and modernize:
The US Air Force (USAF) has begun converting nearly half of its Boeing B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers to the conventional role only, in line with the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) signed with Russia in April 2010, the service announced on 17 September.
Conversion of the first (serial number 61-1021) of 30 operational aircraft into non-nuclear-capable platforms was completed at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB) in Louisiana over the previous weeks.
The USAF’s B-52 fleet currently comprises 76 operational platforms, which are controlled by the Air Force Global Strike command (AFGSC) headquartered at Barksdale AFB. A further 12 non-operational B-52H bombers are stored at the ‘boneyard’ at Davis-Monthan AFB in Arizona, and these will also be converted (94 B-52G platforms in the boneyard are slated for disposal).
Work to convert the 30 operational and 12 mothballed bombers is scheduled to be complete by early 2017.
Full article: USAF begins removing nuclear role from some B-52 bombers (IHS Jane’s 360)
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https://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/news/2006/space-060315-orbital01.htm | 2023-10-05T03:02:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511717.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20231005012006-20231005042006-00251.warc.gz | 0.905374 | 322 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__180878013 | en | Orbital's Launch Of Pegasus Rocket Rescheduled
(Dulles, VA 15 March 2006) - Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced that the planned launch of its Pegasus® rocket carrying the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Space Technology 5 (ST5) satellites was called off earlier today at approximately 9:35 a.m. (EST) when a locking pin in the rocket's control surface mechanism did not retract. Orbital engineers will diagnose and correct the problem and establish a new launch date at the earliest opportunity pending resolution of the issue, the availability of the range and acceptable weather conditions at the Vandenberg Air Force Base, California launch site. The company estimates that the launch delay will be no less than 48 hours.
Orbital develops and manufactures small space systems for commercial, civil government and military customers. The company's primary products are satellites and launch vehicles, including low-orbit, geostationary-orbit and planetary spacecraft for communications, remote sensing and scientific missions; ground- and air-launched rockets that deliver satellites into orbit; and missile defense boosters that are used as interceptor and target vehicles. Orbital also offers space-related technical services to government agencies and develops and builds satellite-based transportation management systems for public transit agencies and private vehicle fleet operators.
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http://lists.friends-partners.org/pipermail/fpspace/2004-October/014163.html | 2017-10-24T04:04:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187828134.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20171024033919-20171024053919-00579.warc.gz | 0.915832 | 419 | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-43__0__64134997 | en | [FPSPACE] Buran TPS
cwkauff at umich.edu
Thu Oct 28 16:11:54 EDT 2004
> Here is an absolutely unique book in Russian which i picked up at the Moscow
> airshow last summer. It should be translated into English.
> M.Y. Gofin <molgof at dol.ru>
> "Thermal protection and hot structures of reusable space vehicles"
> Basic principles of design, manufacturing and experimental development of
> thermal protection and hot structures of reusable space vehicles like BURAN
> and Space Shuttle are described.
> All parts of the book are illustrated by real results and data obtained in
> Russia and some other countries during creation of space vehicles of the
> mentioned type.
> The book is intended for students studied under specialist "Flight vehicles,"
> Technology of manufacturing of flight vehicles," "Testing of flight vehicles"
> as well as for engineers engaged in design and development of flight vehicles
> operating at high heat loads.
> UDK 629.782
Much work on the TPS was done at the Mechanical Engineering Research
Institute, RAS, K. V. Frolov. Director. An American who has kept up his
contacts with this institute is Leslie Cohen, 310 749 7409, lescohen at aol.com
I think that the Russians have done much innovative work on hot structures,
BOR-4, BOR-5, MAKS, etc. NASA has not kept up. Someone needs to do a survey of
So many books to read, and so little time!
1320 Beal Ave. Room 3017
Ann Arbor, MI. 48109
v. (734) 936-0104
f. (734) 763-0578
cwkauff at engin.umich.edu
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http://www.wtoc.com/story/1782383/insite-the-real-apollo-13/ | 2018-11-18T13:04:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039744368.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20181118114534-20181118140400-00063.warc.gz | 0.980709 | 170 | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-47__0__89437725 | en | , NASA's third scheduled moon landing, lifted off on April 11, 1970, at 13:13 hours. Two days later, on April 13, came the famous "
," message. A cryogenic oxygen tank exploded, heavily
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and power were in short supply.
The astronauts, James Lovell, Fred Haise, and Thomas Mattingly, were forced to abort their mission to touch down at the Fra Mauro landing site and instead use what have been called very primitive celestial navigation techniques to determine where they were and how to get back to Earth.
Though Apollo 13 would never leave its mark on the moon, in what mission commander
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http://www.itwire.com/science-news/space/52439-nasa-snaps-super-hd-pix-of-home-base-earth | 2013-05-25T04:43:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705502703/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115822-00055-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.9187 | 184 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__13908203 | en | This 2012 picture was taken from the VIIRS instrument onboard the NASA Suomi NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.
The composite picture was taken in several orbits of the satellite as it circled Earth on January 4, 2012.
The Suomi NPP satellite was formerly called the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project.
However, it has since been renamed to honor the University of Wisconsin (Madison) meteorologist Verner E. Suomi (1915-1995), who many regard as the 'father of satellite meteorology.'
To see the Blue Marble 2012 photograph, and to compare it to the 1972 one, please read the 1/25/2012 Huffington Post article 'Blue Marble 2012: NASA Releases High Definition Image Of Earth (PHOTO).'
You can also see Blue MArble 2012 on the NASA website "Image of the Day Gallery". | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.rdworldonline.com/swri-awarded-contract-to-develop-solar-wind-plasma-sensor/ | 2024-02-28T23:50:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474746.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20240228211701-20240229001701-00513.warc.gz | 0.887353 | 615 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__90428039 | en | A joint NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) team has awarded Southwest Research Institute a contract to develop the Solar Wind Plasma Sensor (SWiPS) for a satellite mission dedicated to tracking space weather. SWiPS will measure the properties of solar wind ions originating from the Sun, including the very fast ions associated with coronal mass ejections that interact with the Earth’s magnetic environment.
“The satellite will collect solar wind data and coronal imagery to support NOAA’s mission to monitor and forecast space weather events,” said Dr. Robert Ebert, a principal scientist in SwRI’s Space Science and Engineering Division and SWiPS principal investigator. “Space weather refers to the variable conditions on the Sun and in space that can influence the performance of technology we use on Earth, such as electrical power grids, and disrupt satellite-based communication and navigation systems.”
The Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) satellite will orbit the Sun at approximately 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, a point known as L1. The satellite will make in-situ measurements of the solar wind, high-energy particles and the interplanetary magnetic field. SwRI will develop the solar wind instrument and maintain its ground system and support operations.
“The SWiPS sensor design is based on the Ion and Electron Sensor flown on ESA’s comet mission, Rosetta,” said Prachet Mokashi, a program manager in SwRI’s Space Science and Engineering Division and the project manager for SWiPS. “The compact design, low resource requirements and ideal data production make this a well-suited instrument for the SWFO-L1 mission.”
A traditional strength of SwRI’s Space Science and Engineering Division is the design and fabrication of instruments for the in-situ measurement of space plasmas. These dilute ionized gases populate the immediate space environments of the Earth and other solar system bodies as well as interplanetary space.
“SwRI will play a key role in this new and exciting mission,” said Dr. Jim Burch, vice president of SwRI’s Space Science and Engineering Division. “We are building both the solar wind sensor and the magnetometer for this project to collect data for the Space Weather Prediction Center.”
NASA is planning to launch SWFO-L1 in 2024 as a rideshare with the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission. SwRI also plays a key role in that mission, managing the payload and providing scientific instruments to help analyze and map particles streaming from the edge of interstellar space and to help understand particle acceleration near Earth.
NOAA is responsible for the Space Weather Follow-On program. NASA is the program’s flight system procurement agent, and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is the lead for acquisition. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.idiployer.com/diab-surveys | 2023-12-09T12:04:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100909.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20231209103523-20231209133523-00016.warc.gz | 0.862433 | 269 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__3300104 | en | Improve Operational Efficiency with autonomous operations.
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https://www.dronekenner.nl/en/drone-accessories/ | 2021-06-13T02:08:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487598213.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20210613012009-20210613042009-00159.warc.gz | 0.948405 | 61 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__154611725 | en | Dronekenner offers a wide range of (DJI) drones with-camera and accessories. Below you will find our full range of camera drones and camera drone accessories. Can't find something? Let us know ! Then we will search and find for you as soon as possible.
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https://en.unionpedia.org/1st_Weather_Group | 2019-03-23T22:31:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912203093.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20190323221914-20190324003914-00395.warc.gz | 0.922169 | 895 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__96784405 | en | 21 relations: Air Combat Command, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Barksdale Air Force Base, Contiguous United States, Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Fort McPherson, Gallantry Cross (Vietnam), List of United States Air Force weather squadrons, Military Air Transport Service, Nebraska, Offutt Air Force Base, Scott Air Force Base, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, United States Air Force, Vietnam, World War II, 15th Operational Weather Squadron, 25th Operational Weather Squadron, 26th Operational Weather Squadron, 557th Weather Wing, 9th Operational Weather Squadron.
Air Combat Command (ACC) is one of ten Major Commands (MAJCOMs) in the United States Air Force, reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HAF) at the Pentagon.
The Air Force Outstanding Unit Award is one of the unit awards of the United States Air Force.
Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force base in northwest Louisiana, USA, in Bossier Parish, and is contiguous to Bossier City, Louisiana along the base's western and northwestern edge.
The contiguous United States or officially the conterminous United States consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states plus Washington, D.C. on the continent of North America.
Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (DM AFB) is a United States Air Force base located within the city limits approximately south-southeast of downtown Tucson, Arizona.
Fort McPherson was a U.S. Army military base located in Atlanta, Georgia, bordering the northern edge of the city of East Point, Georgia.
The Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross also known as the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross or Vietnam Cross of Gallantry (Anh Dũng Bội Tinh) is a military decoration of the former Government of South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam).
The United States Air Force has several types of weather squadrons.
The Military Air Transport Service (MATS) is an inactive Department of Defense Unified Command.
Nebraska is a state that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States.
Offutt Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force installation near Omaha, and lies adjacent to Bellevue in Sarpy County, Nebraska.
Scott Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in St. Clair County, Illinois, near Belleville and O'Fallon, 25 miles East of downtown St. Louis.
Tan Son Nhut Air Base (Căn cứ không quân Tân Sơn Nhứt) (1955–1975) was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) facility.
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
The 15th Operational Weather Squadron (15 OWS), based out of Scott Air Force Base, IL, is the largest Operational Weather Squadron in the Continental United States that does not have an overseas mission.
The 25th Operational Weather Squadron (25 OWS), based out of Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, is the Squadron responsible for the Western United States; the current states in the Area of Responsibility (AoR) are Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
The 26th Operational Weather Squadron (26OWS), based out of Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, is the US Air Force meteorological squadron responsible for the Southeastern United States.
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The 9th Operational Weather Squadron (9 OWS), based out of Shaw AFB, SC, was the Squadron responsible for weather prediction in the Southeastern United States. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.popsci.com/amazon-to-test-delivery-drones-in-united-kingdom/ | 2020-08-11T19:45:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738819.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20200811180239-20200811210239-00188.warc.gz | 0.956251 | 115 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__136201779 | en | Amazon, the massive online retailer likely responsible for half of the things you accidentally ordered at 2 in the morning, wants to test delivery drones. They want to test delivery drones so badly, they made a concept video in December 2013, and rather than just doing a one-off stunt, they followed through, going through multiple versions of the drone and even patenting streetlamp drone recharging posts. The biggest obstacle to these drone tests? For Amazon, it might be the legal limits imposed by the FAA. So Amazon's going abroad instead, partnering with the British government. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/the-original-3804427/ | 2021-09-20T14:48:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057039.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20210920131052-20210920161052-00352.warc.gz | 0.971589 | 1,215 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__258156674 | en | The National Air and Space Museum is fortunate to have the artifact that inaugurated the aerial age—the 1903 Wright Flyer. The craft that hangs in the central place of honor in the Museum’s Milestones of Flight gallery is the actual airplane that clattered over the wind-swept beach at Kitty Hawk on that historic December morning one hundred years ago.
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The Wrights’ first airplane is an icon of ingenuity and technical creativity. It is not only the centerpiece of the Museum; it is also one of the signature artifacts of the Smithsonian Institution. But, of course, when Wilbur and Orville built and flew the Flyer in 1903, it was not a national treasure. To the Wrights, it was essentially a research tool; they built it merely as one step in the process of creating a practical airplane. Its transformation into a priceless piece of American heritage, displayed in the nation’s capital, would take some interesting twists and turns.
The Flyer was the culmination of experiments that began in 1899 with a five-foot-wingspan kite the Wrights built to test their breakthrough concept for lateral control, which they called wing-warping. The brothers realized that the key to successful flight was controlling the airplane’s movement in three axes, vertical, lateral, and longitudinal, and that achieving this control aerodynamically was essential to building an airplane large enough to carry the weight of an engine, a pilot, and, ultimately, a payload. Previous experimenters had attempted to control their gliders by having the pilot shift his body weight, the same technique used to maneuver a modern hang glider, but that approach severely limited the size of the craft. With the Wrights’ wing-warping method, the wing tips on one side were angled upward while the wing tips on the other side were angled downward. This created a higher angle of attack on one side, which in turn produced greater lift on that side. Controlling the change in lift on one side or the other enabled the pilot to balance the wings aerodynamically and to bank into a turn. Today, this maneuvering is accomplished with ailerons, control surfaces on the trailing edges of the wings, but the concept is the same, and it originated with the Wrights. The brothers’ 1899 kite also featured a trussed-biplane design. Altogether, these elements formed the nucleus of the powered airplane that would carry the Wrights into the air in 1903. The 1899 kite, Wilbur and Orville’s first critical step toward flight, does not survive.
After experimenting with that kite, the brothers produced three full-size, piloted gliders between 1900 and 1902. Each aircraft incorporated the lessons learned from the last, with the result being a single, evolving design. Continuity of design was one of the keys to the Wrights’ success. They did not jump from one radically different idea to another. Equally important was the research they conducted in late 1901 with model airfoils in a wind tunnel; these studies enabled them to gather the aerodynamic data needed to perfect their wing design. The instruments they used and the manner in which they performed the experiments laid the foundation of modern aeronautical engineering. This contribution by the Wrights was as valuable to the future of aviation as the creation of the airplane itself.
By late 1902, Wilbur and Orville had solved the basic control and aerodynamic problems and developed a design for a powered heavier-than-air craft. Orville confidently wrote to a friend in June 1903, “Isn’t it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so we could discover them!!”
After some highly original and imaginative research to create the world’s first aerial propellers, and the construction of a small lightweight gasoline-powered engine, the Wrights spent the spring of 1903 building an airframe for their first powered craft. Nothing was left to chance. Every aspect of the airplane was carefully engineered.
In what had become an annual late-summer/early-fall ritual, the Wrights then set off on their fourth trip to Kitty Hawk, a fishing village on the Outer Banks of North Carolina that had been the site of all their flight testing. They had months of bad weather, but they used the time assembling the Flyer and resolving problems with its engine and transmission system. Finally, in mid-December, they were ready to begin flight tests. The harsh Kitty Hawk winter was descending quickly, but the brothers were optimistic. “We will not be ready for a trial for several days yet on account of having decided on some changes to the machine,” Orville wrote their mechanic, Charles Taylor. “Unless something breaks in the meantime we feel confident of success.”
On December 14, they were finally ready for a trial. A toss of a coin determined that Wilbur would make the first attempt. Surprised by the sensitivity of the elevator, Wilbur over-controlled the Flyer on takeoff. It nosed up sharply, stalled, and smashed into the sand. The mishap did not deter them. Later that day Wilbur wrote home: “There is now no question of final success.” Orville affirmed their certainty with a succinct telegram to his father the next day:
Misjudgment at start reduced flight to hundred and twelve [feet]. Power and control ample. Rudder only injured. Success assured. Keep quiet.
Repairs were completed in three days. By 10:30 a.m. on December 17, everything was ready and the engine was started. It was now Orville’s turn in the pilot’s position. Rising slowly into a 27-mph wind, the younger Wright sailed forward 120 feet in 12 seconds. For the first time in history, a human being had flown a powered, controllable craft. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2012/10/23/second-body-found-in-crash-of-small-plane-near-discovery-bay/ | 2019-03-24T23:48:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912203529.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20190324230359-20190325012359-00105.warc.gz | 0.977449 | 386 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__163834677 | en | BYRON — The bodies of two men were recovered from the wreckage of a small plane that crashed in East Contra Costa County on Tuesday afternoon, a Sheriff’s Office spokesman said.
The two victims died in the crash, which occurred about 2 p.m. in a field near Marsh Creek Road and Byron Highway, near Discovery Bay, spokesman Jimmy Lee said.
Officials initially said that only the pilot had died but confirmed that a second body was found around 7:05 p.m. The identities of the two men were not expected to be released Tuesday night, pending notification of their relatives.
The plane went down in a field in an area roughly 4½ miles northeast of Byron Airport. It is not yet known if the plane was landing or taking off when it crashed.
Lee said fire crews found the aircraft engulfed in flames upon arrival.
Steve Pease, co-owner of Pease Ranch, said he heard the airplane sputter and then later a big explosion.
He looked out and saw the plane fully engulfed and large plumes of black smoke. All he saw was “a little piece of the tail section.”
The plane was a home built, experimental Glasair III, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said. Based on a tail number reported in radio traffic, the plane is a two-seat, fixed-wing single-engine plane registered out of Fernley, Nev.
The owner of the plane, who also is believed to be the pilot, also has a landing strip registered in his name in Brentwood.
The crash is under investigation by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board, Gregor said.
Paul Burgarino, Kristin J. Bender and Rick Hurd contributed to this report. Contact Matthias Gafni at 925-952-5026. Contact Erin Ivie at 925-847-2122. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.allmovie.com/movie/girara-v92998 | 2017-10-19T11:08:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187823282.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20171019103222-20171019123222-00613.warc.gz | 0.859758 | 75 | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-43__0__302303941 | en | Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
In this sci-fi horror movie, a parasitic space monster attaches itself to a spaceship and begins absorbing the energy of the weapons attempting to destroy it. Every time a weapon fires, the creature gets larger. Eventually the crew aboard the ship figure it out and the monster begins to shrink.
parasite, alien [not human], outer-space | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.thestatesman.com/india/rajnath-receives-report-iaf-chopper-crash-1503036504.html | 2022-05-21T21:36:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662541747.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521205757-20220521235757-00516.warc.gz | 0.980663 | 324 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__101963268 | en | Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Marshal V N Chaudhari is learnt to have presented a detailed report to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the findings of the probe into the 8 December chopper crash in which Chief of the Defence Staff, Gen Bipin Rawat and 13 others were killed.
The tri-service court of inquiry was headed by Air Marshal Manvendra Singh and included personnel from the IAF, Army and the Navy.
The inquiry team is understood to have suggested that pilots were following a railway line while flying towards the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington when a thick cloud cover emerged. The pilot may have got disoriented due to low visibility, leading to a collision and the subsequent crash. A technical fault in the helicopter or sabotage has been ruled out.
The probe team has suggested a relook at the standard operating procedures for flying VVIPs. The team examined all likely scenarios for the crash, including possible human error.
The IAF chief had earlier said that VVIP protocols for flying will be reviewed once the probe has been completed.
Gen Rawat, his wife and twelve other armed forces personnel were on board the Mi-series chopper when it crashed between Coimbatore and Sulur in Tamil Nadu on 8 December. Gen Rawat was on his way to the Defence Services Staff College to participate in an event at which he was scheduled to deliver a lecture.
Air Marshal Singh, currently heading the Bengaluru-headquartered Training Command of the IAF, is known to be one of the best air crash investigators in the country. | aerospace | 1 |
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https://www.planetary.org/articles/0219-10-times-sample-collection | 2023-12-07T19:53:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100686.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207185656-20231207215656-00725.warc.gz | 0.956959 | 2,383 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__260481746 | en | Some of the biggest discoveries we make in planetary science rely on the seemingly simple act of picking up and analyzing pieces of other worlds. Mars rovers like Curiosity are small-scale rolling laboratories that do their work on site, while missions like OSIRIS-REx are optimized to bring samples all the way home.
No matter the end goal, sample collection is hard! That's why The Planetary Society partnered with Honeybee Robotics on PlanetVac, a simple, reliable, low-cost sampling system designed to work in almost any planetary environment. In 2013, we helped fund a successful PlanetVac lab test, and this spring, we're helping Honeybee take the technology a step further. We’ll be announcing the details soon.
In the meantime, we're revisiting the general concept of planetary sampling, and some of the times it didn't quite go as planned. When things go awry, scientists and engineers can sometimes squeeze amazing science out of a tough situation. Here are ten times the solar system reminded us sample collection is hard, and why The Planetary Society is interested in projects like PlanetVac.
1. WHEN YOUR SAMPLE RETURN SPACECRAFT NEVER EVEN LEAVES EARTH
Russia’s Phobos-Grunt mission launched in 2011 to carry out a sample return from Mars’ moon Phobos. Although the launch was initially successful, the upper stage never fired its rockets, and the spacecraft’s orbit around Earth decayed in a matter of weeks until it finally plunged into the ocean, carrying with it China’s first attempt at a Mars orbiter as well as a Planetary Society experiment called Phobos LIFE. The failure report, released a year later, revealed that the spacecraft had been built with electronic components that were neither qualified for the space environment nor adequately tested before launch. “The Phobos-Grunt failure emphasizes the unforgiving nature of space exploration, where cutting corners in the spacecraft development, especially in testing, can be fatal,” wrote Society executive director Lou Friedman.
2. WHEN YOU DIDN'T USE THE RIGHT BLUEPRINTS FOR YOUR SAMPLE CHAMBER
NASA’s Phoenix lander went to a site on Mars where there was water ice close to the surface, and its goal was to scoop soil and rasp ice and deliver the material to laboratory instruments on board. One of those was TEGA, the Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer. During its development, the instrument team noticed a design problem with a bracket for its doors. They updated the blueprints but failed to flag the change in design to the manufacturer, and the manufacturer made it to the original design. As a result, the doors over the sample chambers only barely opened. It also turned out that the material that Phoenix was trying to deliver was very clumpy and sticky, refusing to fall from the scoop or fall through the sieves protecting the sample chambers. Despite all this, the team was able to get soil into most of the sample chambers before the mission ended, producing good science on modern Martian soil chemistry.
3. WHEN A KILLER SOLAR FLARE SWATS YOUR SAMPLING SPACECRAFT
JAXA’s Hayabusa launched on May 9, 2003 to rendezvous with a tiny near-Earth asteroid and bring back a sample. The cutting-edge mission used four solar-powered ion engines as its main propulsion source. The mission was running smoothly -- until the largest solar flare in recorded history erupted on November 4. The solar flare damaged Hayabusa’s solar panels, which directly affected the power of its ion engines. The flare also damaged one of the four engines. Hayabusa kept going, and though its arrival was delayed by the reduction in power, it reached asteroid Itokawa in September 2004.
4. WHEN YOU GET A LITTLE TOO MUCH SAMPLE
Apollo 17 was the last human mission to the moon and perhaps the most ambitious. For the first time, one of the astronauts, Jack Schmitt, was a bona fide geologist. As with previous Apollo missions, Schmitt and fellow moonwalker Gene Cernan brought along an electric-powered rover to drive long distances across the lunar surface in search of rock and soil samples selected with Schmitt’s expertise. Unfortunately, on the very first extravehicular activity, a rock hammer in a pocket on Cernan’s suit caught one rear fender of the rover, tearing it off. Cernan was able to repair the fender with duct tape, but the repair didn’t last and the rover was showered with soil that had numerous negative effects, not the least of which was the cost in precious time to dust it off. While the astronauts slept, creative minds in mission control came up with a solution. They instructed the astronauts to craft a replacement fender out of duct tape and maps. The fix held for 29 kilometers of driving. When their last extravehicular activity ended, Cernan removed the replacement fender, bringing it back to Earth.
5. WHEN YOUR ASTEROID GRAVEL KNOCKER-OFFER DOESN'T WORK
The solar flare wasn’t the last problem that Hayabusa faced. It was designed to obtain samples by descending to the surface, pressing a sampler horn against the asteroid, and then firing a “bullet” at the surface that would kick gravel into its sample catcher. Hayabusa landed twice, but engineers later concluded that the bullet probably never fired. They didn’t know whether they had collected sample or not. But they had hope that some sample might have floated into the canister during the unexpectedly long period it spent close to the asteroid during the first landing. They fought to bring the spacecraft back home through a series of troubles, eventually returning the capsule to Earth on June 13, 2010. The heavily damaged spacecraft could not be steered away from Earth and burned up in the atmosphere, but the capsule landed safely.
6. WHEN YOU DISCOVER TONS OF METHANE ON MARS BUT IT TURNS OUT YOU BROUGHT IT WITH YOU
Curiosity’s most complex instrument is the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) suite, which can ingest both solid (powdered) rock and gas from the atmosphere to measure its chemical and isotopic composition. One component of SAM, the Tunable Laser Spectrometer (TLS), specifically focuses on abundance of, and isotopes in, methane, carbon dioxide, and water. The methane abundance measurement was hotly anticipated. When TLS first measured Mars’ atmosphere, it immediately found a lot of methane. Too much, in fact. To their dismay, the SAM team discovered that one chamber of the TLS had had a leak on Earth, allowing some air in. The “Florida air” (as they call it) contained Earth methane, so much of it that it swamped the Mars signal. Fortunately, the team was able to develop a workaround to subtract out the effects of the leaked air on the Mars results, and have been measuring low background levels of methane on Mars with occasional fascinating spikes.
7. WHEN YOUR SAMPLE-RETURN SPACECRAFT DOESN'T STICK ITS LANDING
The Soviet Union ran a highly successful robotic lunar sample return program, but in the midst of a string of successes, there was one notable failure. On November 6, 1974, Luna 23 descended to the lunar surface, but suffered damage during landing. It returned data for three days, but its sampling drill -- which was designed to penetrate 2.5 meters into the surface -- didn’t work. When Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter imaged the landing site nearly forty years later, it revealed the cause: Luna 23 had actually fallen over upon landing, dooming the mission. The Soviet Union built and launched Luna 24 two years after Luna 23, retrying sampling of Mare Crisium, and finally succeeded, bringing 170 grams of material back to Earth on August 22, 1976.
8. WHEN YOUR SAMPLE-RETURN SPACECRAFT DOESN'T STICK ITS LANDING, PART 2
ESA’s Rosetta mission, the first orbital mission to a comet, was a triumph. Only one aspect of it didn’t quite work as planned. As one of its many scientific experiments, Rosetta carried a tiny lander named Philae, which was designed to land on the comet nucleus, measure its properties in situ, drill into it, and deliver samples to an oven. The oven would bake the samples, releasing the gas to a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer for analysis. Unfortunately for the experiment, none of the three mechanisms intended to attach Philae to the comet’s surface upon landing worked. As a result, the spacecraft bounced, floated far across the comet under its very low gravity, and when it finally came to rest, was stuck in a crack with little access to solar power, but not firmly attached. The mission operated the drill on the last day of Philae’s operational life, but it probably did not work. Later images of the lander from Rosetta show Philae on its side; the drill would’ve sampled empty space. Despite the challenges, Philae was able to return some significant science results, and the Rosetta mission as a whole was a huge success.
9. WHEN YOUR SAMPLE-RETURN SPACECRAFT STICKS ITS LANDING A LITTLE TOO HARD
Genesis was a space mission that collected samples of the solar wind and returned them to Earth. It was to enter Earth's atmosphere and, after deceleration behind a heat shield, open a parachute; then, in a stunt worthy of an action movie, a helicopter pilot was supposed to snag the parachute in midair, reeling in the return capsule and gently carrying it to ground. Infamously, the parachute failed to open because a sensor had been installed improperly, and the return capsule slammed into muddy soil. Many of its precious pristine collectors were shattered upon impact, and dirty desert air leaked inside the capsule. Still, scientists expressed hope that the samples were recoverable, and indeed they proved to be mostly intact -- though their recovery would take much more effort than had originally been planned. The landing disaster definitely slowed the pace of science results from the mission, but science happened.
10. WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR SAMPLE-RETURN CAPSULE AND FIND OUT IT'S EMPTY
Yes, it’s the third time we’re returning to poor Hayabusa. The spacecraft had returned to Earth, burning up on reentry but safely delivering its sample capsule to the Australian desert. JAXA returned the capsule to Japan, opened it, and found the interior to look as pristine as when the spacecraft had launched. The “bullet” definitely had not worked. Was all the effort to keep the damaged spacecraft going and return its samples to earth in vain? Fortunately, Hayabusa’s story has a happy ending. Microscopic examination revealed a few tiny dust particles. The mission invented a special Teflon spatula that they used to gently swab the interior. They collected 1500 dust grains, most of them less than 10 microns across. Laboratories around the world were already prepared to deal with such tiny, precious specimens, thanks to the success of NASA’s Stardust comet-sampling mission. JAXA generously shared samples with those worldwide labs for scientific analysis, and, in the end, the mission has been a great scientific success. | aerospace | 1 |
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KC-10 tanker on static display at the 2009 Airpower over the Midwest airshow held annually at Scott AFB in Iliinois. Close up inspection and a tour inside. see the flight deck, the cavernous cargo hold, and climb down the ladder to the air refueling station while you enjoy the first flight suite performed by the U. S. Air Force Band. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/date/2017/07/21/ | 2022-05-23T00:39:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662550298.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522220714-20220523010714-00716.warc.gz | 0.94529 | 1,160 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__89346479 | en | - Lockheed Martin has been granted a $37.7 million contract for the continued development of a new wing design for the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range (JASSM-ER). The new wing design will provide greater range for the missile, which currently can strike targets more than 550 miles away. Speaking on the award, Jason Denney, program director for Lockheed’s Long Range Strike Systems said the company has “developed a novel design that provides additional standoff range to further increase pilot survivability in an Anti-Access-Area Denial threat environment.” This further increase in the range of the missile will be incorporated into production lot 17.
- A report on the investigation into the detachment of a boom on a KC-100 tanker aircraft on November 1, 2016, has blamed a sheared Dual Rotary Voltage Transducer (DRVT) rotary crank as one of the primary cause of the incident. The issues started during a routine training flight over Idaho when the tanker was about to refuel F-15s and a C-17. During the exercise, the boom immediately began to move erratically and well outside of its operational and structural limits after the operator lowered it. Unable to control the boom, the aircraft declared an emergency and proceed to land at Mountain Home Air Force Base. The boom detached while en route to the base.
- Additional long lead time construction materials have been ordered by the US Navy for the construction of the Ford-class CVN 80 Enterprise. Work will be carried out in Newport News, Va., and is expected to be completed by January 2024. Navy 2017 shipbuilding funds of $148.7 million will be obligated to the project. Long lead parts involve the lengthy planning, development and work of certain components and subsystems needed for the vessel. These include examples like shipboard nuclear power plants to the thousands of tons of steel needed to construct an aircraft carrier hull. The Enterprise is powered by A1B nuclear reactors and can generate two-and-a-half times the electrical power of its Nimitz-class predecessor, giving it the capacity to mount future weapons and electronics like laser weapons. It also has an electro-magnetic aircraft launch system rather than standard steam-powered catapults.
Middle East & North Africa
- The US Air Force has awarded Textron Aviation Defense a $8.8 million contract to refurbish 15 T-6A Texan II training aircraft for the Iraqi Air Force. Work on the foreign military sale will be conducted at Inman Ali Air Base in Iraq, with a completion date scheduled for the second quarter of 2018 in order to meet Iraq’s demand for F-16 pilots in 2019. The light turboprop training aircraft serves as the main training platform for Iraqi pilots operating its main fleet of F-16IQ Block 52 fighters.
- Saab’s JAS-39 Gripen has been pulled out of Belgium’s fighter competition, leaving Brussels with the choice of either the Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon, or Lockheed Martin F-35. While Sweden’s FMV defence materiel administration had initially touted the Gripen as a cost-effective solution that can easily fill the operational requirements required by Belgium, the request included the requirement that the delivering nation also provides extensive operational support—something that would require a change in both Swedish foreign policy and political mandate. As a result, Sweden and the FMV choose not to submit an answer to the Belgian request.
- The British Royal Air Force (RAF) is to drive funds into Eurofighter Typhoon fleet enhancement from savings made through a new in-service support model. Known as the Typhoon total availability enterprise (Tytan), the 10-year arrangement between the RAF and industry partners BAE Systems and Leonardo is expected to reduce the Typhoon’s per-hour operating cost by 30-40%, generating savings of at least $712 million over the agreement’s lifetime. These funds will then be generated back into upgrading the aircraft. UK-specific initiatives already introduced via the Tytan contract include increasing the intervals between scheduled major maintenance activities, which will increase aircraft availability and reduce repair bills. Deep maintenance initially scheduled after every 400 flight hours has previously been extended to a 500h interval, and is expected to be stretched further to 750h.
- Slovakia has become the first recipient of the latest variant of Saab’s Carl-Gustaf M4 multi-role weapon. Deliveries of the 84mm man-portable reusable anti-tank weapon system took place last month and will go towards replacing the older M3 variants currently in use by Slovakia. Weighing less than 15.5 pounds, the new lightweight design offers soldiers significant mobility improvements, and is compatible with future battlefield technology developments, such as intelligent sighting systems and programmable ammunition.
- The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has announced that its CH-5 UAV is available for serial production and export to overseas. The drone has been described as on-par in terms of endurance and payload to the US-made General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, but at much cheaper cost. Current CH-series operators include Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), while another Chinese UAV vendor, the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG), is believed to have sold its Wing Loong to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt. Potential markets to be targeted by CASC include Latin America, North Africa, Southeast Asia, Central Asia and potentially even Eastern Europe.
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https://techxplore.com/news/2019-09-iceland-wow-air-resume-flights.html | 2023-06-06T06:11:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224652235.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20230606045924-20230606075924-00605.warc.gz | 0.972903 | 350 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__159891289 | en | Iceland's WOW Air to resume flights with new owners
An American aviation firm said on Friday it had taken over Iceland's bankrupt airline WOW Air together with local investors and said flights would resume in October.
USAerospace Associates CEO Michele Ballarin told a news conference that the company would relaunch carrying the same name, and that its first flight would be between Dulles airport in Washington DC and Keflavik in Iceland next month.
She gave no financial details of the buyout, but USAerospace said that it had earmarked $85 million to help with WOW's cash flow.
The bankruptcy of the low-cost carrier March caused a big stir in Iceland where it was expected to have a negative impact on tourism numbers, as well as on the wider economy which is headed for recession.
Until its insolvency, WOW Air carried more than a third of all visitors to Iceland.
Some 51 percent of the airline's capital will be held by Icelandic investors, allowing it to operate in Europe, with the rest taken up by USAerospace.
WOW's headquarters will be at Dulles airport.
WOW Air will resume operations with two aircraft, Ballarin said, but plans to operate 10 to 12 planes by the summer of 2020.
Until the US company stepped in, the airline had run out of potential investors after its local competitor, Icelandair, pulled the plug on takeover talks.
The relaunch of WOW Air comes at a difficult time for Icelandic tourism.
Visitor numbers to the island fell by 20 percent in the second quarter of 2019 compared to the same period last year as tourists balked at the high cost of holidaying there.
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https://www.petersburgpilot.com/story/2019/01/10/news/fight-64-reroutes-to-wrangell/8112.html | 2021-04-14T16:35:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038077843.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20210414155517-20210414185517-00165.warc.gz | 0.977648 | 144 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__156350283 | en | Fight 64 reroutes to Wrangell
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Flight 64 was expected to land in Petersburg on Saturday at 2:43 P.M., but was rerouted to Wrangell, because the 737-700 jet was experiencing problems with its auxiliary power unit, according to Alaska Airlines spokesperson Ray Lane.
Additionally, the air cart at the Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport was not operating correctly. The flight was rerouted to Wrangell where the air cart was operational and the jet could connect to a power source. There was not a safety issue, according to Lane.
The aircraft was taken out of service for maintenance and did not return to Petersburg. A differen... | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2019/03/27/jet-airways-expected-to-reduce-mumbai-london-heathrow/ | 2022-07-04T14:36:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104432674.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220704141714-20220704171714-00164.warc.gz | 0.955047 | 311 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__153493907 | en | As readers will know, India’s Jet Airways faces financial problems and is having to drop a number of routes and flights.
Last week we reported that Jet Airways was dropping its Mumbai-Manchester route with little notice.
And now we can report that the cash-strapped Indian airline is poised to reduce its Mumbai to London Heathrow service from a thrice- to a twice-daily service.
Airlineroute reports that the changes take effect from March 31.
The affected flights are 9W115 and 9W116.
Current schedules are:
9W115 London Heathrow-Mumbai 1555-0615 (following day)
9W116 Mumbai-London Heathrow 0930-1355
When Business Traveller checked jetairways.com we found that both above flights (for travel after March 31) had been removed from the flight display.
Although Airlineroute notes these two flights will be suspended for the summer season, there is no guarantee they will be reinstated.
Some people believe that Jet Airways owns all its valuable slots at London Heathrow.
But in reality some are owned by other carriers. It is the latter who provide Jet Airways with some of its Heathrow slots.
It is believed that the slots for flights 9W115/9W116 were owned by Delta/Virgin Atlantic.
Jet Airways has a JV with several airlines, including the two carriers noted above, plus Air France and KLM.
The airline has yet to issue an official statement. | aerospace | 1 |
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https://www.bzlibrary.com/articles/Experimental-Aircraft/ | 2019-07-18T02:35:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525483.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20190718022001-20190718044001-00230.warc.gz | 0.965707 | 656 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__85421564 | en | There’s little reassurance when the first thing one notices in a vehicle designed to travel at 3,500 feet, and at speeds of 200 miles per hour, is a prominently displayed warning:
This aircraft is amateur built and does not comply with the federal safety regulations for “standard aircraft.”
But for Bob Veit, and others like him, the thrill of building and flying experimental aircraft outweighs the risk.
Veit, a retired ConocoPhillips occupational health specialist, is one of a handful of Green Country residents who have taken to the skies in homemade planes.
“I spent 2,200 man hours building this plane,” Veit said, grinning. “And that doesn’t include all the hours my wife spent operating my pneumatic rivet gun.”
Veit’s plane, an RV-6A, was made by Van’s Aircraft in Aurora, Ore., and assembled by Veit from a kit at his home in Bartlesville. The plane now calls a hangar at the Bartlesville Municipal Airport home.
The plane has a wingspan of 23 ft. and is just over 20 ft. in length. It sits empty at nearly 1,600 lbs. and has 110 SF of total wing space. The plane is powered by a 200 HP engine and gets 20 to 22 miles per gallon of high-octane fuel commonly called “avgas.”
The Federal Aviation Administration considers Veit’s homebuilt RV-6A and other, similar aircraft “experimental.” The designation was originally intended for designers who wanted to do research or for home inventors who wanted to learn about aerodynamics as they built their own piece of equipment.
Because these aircraft were barred from commercial use, the FAA never considered it necessary to put them through its exhaustive process for certifying a new type of plane.
This doesn’t mean the aircraft isn’t fun to take on a Sunday drive, Veit said.
“This plane, as compared to a Cessna, is like hopping out of the family station wagon and getting into a Corvette,” adding that “the plane is recreational aerobatics capable, but the pilot is not.”
According to the Experimental Aircraft Association, there are more than 25,000 planes similar to Veit’s cruising the American skies. While the aviation industry, in general, has had its ups and downs over the past 25 years, the homebuilt aircraft segment of the industry has shown continuous growth and comprises more than 15 percent of the single-engine piston-powered general aviation fleet.
The EAA also states about 1,000 experimental aircraft are registered each year and that in some years the number of newly registered homemade aircraft surpasses that of preassembled aircraft of a similar size.
The cost of experimental aircraft is the reason people like Veit are drawn to the homebuilt, rather than a factory built, models.
“The Grumman Tiger is the nearest thing to what I fly, and those can cost $200,000 new. Mine was built for around $45,000.” ? | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.worldwariiaviation.org/ | 2021-05-08T20:16:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243988923.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20210508181551-20210508211551-00475.warc.gz | 0.910476 | 266 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__203664461 | en | Welcome to the National Museum of World War II Aviation
Opened to the public in 2012, the National Museum of World War II Aviation documents the role that military aviation played in the emergence of our nation as a world power. The museum tells the story of the tremendous technological advancements in aviation during the War and the contributions and sacrifices of the men and who won the air war.
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The National Museum of World War II Aviation houses an extensive collection that includes more than 4,000 artifacts and historical documents from one of the most crucial periods in America’s history.
In addition to its aircraft collection, the National Museum of World War II Aviation has several fully restored and operational vehicles that were used by US forces and their allies during the war. | aerospace | 1 |
https://india.yocahu.com/10/26/nasa-to-reveal-exciting-new-discovery-about-moon-shortly-know-when-where-to/ | 2021-01-17T22:51:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703513194.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20210117205246-20210117235246-00018.warc.gz | 0.851791 | 537 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__163306681 | en | Washington: The time is almost here when the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will reveal an exciting new discovery about the Moon from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) on Monday (October 26, 2020).
The space nerds and science geeks who have been waiting for this media teleconference will have to tune into NASA’s official website at 12 PM EDT (09:30 PM IST).
“This new discovery contributes to NASA’s efforts to learn about the Moon in support of deep space exploration,” read American space agency’s official statement.
Mark your calendars: We will be revealing a new discovery about the surface of the Moon from our airborne @SOFIATelescope observatory, and YOU are invited.
Pencil us in for 12pm ET on Monday, Oct. 26! To participate: https://t.co/gzfTK43snB pic.twitter.com/HHNXOAYfMh
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The briefing participants will be:
1. Paul Hertz, Astrophysics division director at NASA Headquarters, Washington.
2. Jacob Bleacher, chief exploration scientist for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters.
3. Casey Honniball, a postdoctoral fellow at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland.
4. Naseem Rangwala, project scientist for the SOFIA mission, NASA’s Ames Research Center, Silicon Valley, California.
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The NASA will be revealing a new discovery about the surface of the Moon from their airborne SOFIA Telescope observatory which is the world’s largest airborne observatory and is a modified 747 that flies high in the atmosphere to provide its nearly 9-foot telescope with a clear view of the universe and objects in the solar system. It flies above 99% of the atmosphere’s obscuring water vapor and observes in infrared wavelengths and can also detect phenomena impossible to see with visible light.
This is to be noted that under NASA’s Artemis program, the agency will send the first woman and next man to the lunar surface in 2024 to prepare for their next giant leap – human exploration of Mars as early as the 2030s.
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The companies are hoping to get a federal subsidy to provide air service through the Essential Air Service program, administered through the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Originally, the final competition was scheduled to take place in Las Vegas at AFWERX featuring Air Force Weapons School pilots located at Nellis Air Force Base, however, the event is now being held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“We are still excited to see how the AI algorithms perform against each other as well as a Weapons School-trained human and hope that fighter pilots from across the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, as well as military leaders and members of the AI tech community will register and watch online. It’s been amazing to see how far the teams have advanced AI for autonomous dogfighting in less than a year,” said Col. Dan “Animal” Javorsek, program manager in DARPA’s Strategic Technology Office in a press release.
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Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory will stream the virtual event via a multi-channel ZoomGov webinar Aug. 18-20. On the first day of the event, teams will deploy their flying algorithms against “five APL-developed adversary AI algorithms.” Day two features a round-robin style tournament where teams will compete against one another. On the final day of the event, the four top-ranked teams will compete for the AlphaDogfight Trials Championship in a single-elimination bracket. The eventual champion will then face off against a human pilot in an F-16 simulator to analyze “to test the AI’s abilities against a human.”
“Prime time” viewing is scheduled from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. EDT on Aug. 20. This block will include commentary from DARPA officials (including Javorsek) as well as recaps of the first two days of the event and the culminating human vs. AI fighter pilot dogfight.
“Regardless of whether the human or machine wins the final dogfight, the AlphaDogfight Trials is all about increasing trust in AI,” Javorsek said. “If the champion AI earns the respect of an F-16 pilot, we’ll have come one step closer to achieving effective human-machine teaming in air combat, which is the goal of the ACE program.”
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The first two trials were held at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., in November 2019 and January 2020. Originally, eight teams were selected to compete in the AlphaDogfight Trials with the objective being “to demonstrate advanced AI algorithms capable of performing simulated within-visual-range air combat maneuvering.”
These trials were created to expand DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program AI developer base. The ACE program is focused on automating aerial combat as well as building “human trust in AI as a step toward improved human-machine teaming.” | aerospace | 1 |
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Even better for travelers in the future, less fuel consumption may lead to lower ticket prices. We can dream about it, anyway. | aerospace | 1 |
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DICOM’s ACC solutions enhance information sharing and bring a predictable and reliable workspace for the controllers, built with a close combination of voice communication control systems, navigation systems, surveillance systems, and aviation support services systems, such as: meteorology and search and rescue, aviation news. ACC ensures high performance, efficiency and safety in air traffic control.
In order to expand control over the entire FIR coverage area, DICOM provides frequencies to offset and delay compensation solution that helps ACC controllers manage remote areas that traditional solutions could not reach. This solution saves frequency resources, enhances reliability and safety in air traffic control | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.euforbih.org/index.php/latest-news/2706-medical-repatriation-flight-from-camp-butmir | 2023-06-01T08:12:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224647639.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20230601074606-20230601104606-00711.warc.gz | 0.959635 | 190 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__176466061 | en | On 31 March 2020, a Hungarian Air Force helicopter flew to Camp Butmir to repatriate two members of EUFOR personnel back to Hungary for medical reasons. One soldier had a confirmed case of COVID-19 and one soldier was suspected to be infected with the virus.
COMEUFOR, Major General Reinhard Trischak, was in attendance to wish the soldiers well and a speedy recovery, ensuring to maintain a suitable distance.
Both soldiers have displayed only mild symptoms and left the base in good condition. They have not required intensive care treatment at any time. The soldiers, accompanying medical personnel and aircrew were all dressed in protective equipment as a preventative measure to avoid infection of the helicopter crew and spreading of the virus.
The helicopter, an Mi-17 type aircraft, arrived at Camp Butmir at 11.27am. On landing, the aircraft shut down its engines before leaving at 15.27pm for the return journey. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.thecricketcontrast.com/city-of-glendale-municipal-airport/ | 2018-02-17T19:43:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891807660.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20180217185905-20180217205905-00482.warc.gz | 0.788594 | 77 | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-09__0__256754929 | en | To create a refreshed and consistent look of all collateral as a navigation tool for pilots and the Flight Training School.
We designed all materials to reflect the global changes in the General Aviation Department of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Scope of Work:
- General Aviation History Brochure
- Jeppesen Inserts
City of Glendale Municipal Airport – Glendale, Arizona | aerospace | 1 |
http://dormroomonline.com/plane-crash-in-the-french-alps-carrying-no-survivors/ | 2018-06-22T16:39:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267864740.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20180622162604-20180622182604-00410.warc.gz | 0.958896 | 310 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__236563543 | en | Plane Crash in the French Alps Carrying No Survivors
This past Tuesday a German airliner crashed into the French Alps resulting in 150 passengers and crewmembers dead. The passengers presumed dead included two infants, an opera singer, vacationers, as well as, a group of German 10 graders returning from a school trip to Spain.
The airliner was reported traveling on a normal flight path before suddenly going into a steep descent. The aircraft didn’t signal air traffic control before or after their descent. The plane was at a cruising altitude of 38,000 feet before it completely crashed into the rugged mountain terrain near the French ski resort of Prads-Haute-Bleone.
However, this isn’t the first time this aircraft, A320, has been the center of attention of fatal accidents. Investigators state that the plane might have failed due to technical failure.
This is really sad that these young children lost their lives in an unfortunate plane crash. It’s always devastating to hear about young children, like infants and high school students to lose their lives in a tragic event. I can’t begin to imagine war the family and friends of those individuals are feeling at the moment.
The French airlines should remove the aircraft or figure what’s the problem with the plane, since it’s the center of attention for fatal crashes. This would help relieve the problems within that particular type of aircraft. The plane crash in the French Alps is absoutely devastating and France should definitely look into this. | aerospace | 1 |
https://helihub.com/2020/02/06/meridian-helicopters-llc-to-displayed-southern-utah-university-bell-206l4/ | 2021-02-27T18:45:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178359082.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20210227174711-20210227204711-00189.warc.gz | 0.926821 | 758 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__190545093 | en | Located within the trade show floor of Heli-Expo 2020, Meridian Helicopters will display a Bell 206L4 owned by Southern Utah University. The aircraft can be viewed at static display booth #15.
The Meridian Helicopters completion of the aircraft consisted of many freshly overhauled components and engine. A complete Garmin avionics package was installed with compliance to the FAA ADS-B out requirements. The avionics package was finished with night vision (NVG) capabilities and Bose headsets. Cosmetically, the aircraft was treated to all new interior and SUU custom exterior paint. Additionally, a new interior including seating, complete interior trim and windows were installed. The aircraft was equipped with full external cargo equipment from Onboard including cargo hook with load cell, an external torque meter and long line. Finishing the SUU requirements was a particle separator and dual aircraft controls.
“Our relationship with SUU began with the lease of two Bell 206L4’s a few years ago”, states Michael Bashlor – Managing Partner, Meridian Helicopters. “When the opportunity to deliver a mission equipped aircraft for them presented itself, we did not hesitate. A complete aircraft refurbishment is a large responsibility and we approached this extension of trust from SUU with pride.”
Southern Utah University’s Aviation Department is the nation’s premier helicopter flight school and will be utilizing the refurbished aircraft for the advanced training of its students. All SUU helicopter students will receive 20 hours of flight training in this and their other Bell 206L4 aircraft. In addition to standard flight training, this aircraft will be the primary ship for the Iron County Sheriff’s Department’s Air Operations Unit which utilizes SUU instructor pilots and aircraft for search and locate, and law enforcement missions
Meridian Helicopter LLC is based in Lafayette, LA USA and specializes in the refurbishment, leasing, brokerage, purchase and sale of Bell helicopters.
Meridian Helicopters LLC is a majority owned subsidiary of Cadorath. Cadorath is a family owned and operated company that provides superior solutions and products to a global client base through its Canadian office in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and its U.S. offices in Lafayette, Louisiana, and Orion, Illinois.
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https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1432067&p=21793113 | 2020-09-26T07:47:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400238038.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20200926071311-20200926101311-00633.warc.gz | 0.94552 | 277 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__273733344 | en | PixelFlight wrote:Chemist wrote:Contrary to the hyperbole we've read in these threads, there's never been any documented evidence that the MAX pitches up, or is unstable or uncontrollable.
The evidence is that MCAS commands nose down stabilizer to enhance pitch characteristics with flaps up during elevated angles of attack. (according to Boeing presentation to FAA).
Why do you think a nose down command is required, if this is not to fix a nose up pitch characteristics ?
I think the confusion is the difference between a "nose up pitching moment" (i.e., a torque applied about the CG in the direction that would raise the nose) and the aircraft actually pitching up. During normal trimmed flight, the nacelles and the horizontal stabilizer usually have a nose up pitching moment to balance the nose down pitching moments from the wing and the CG being forward of the neutral point, i.e, trimmed flight is a net zero pitching moment. Because the MAX nacelles contribute disproportionately to the nose up pitching moment at high AoA, the horizontal stabilizer compensates by reducing its AoA, which causes the pilots to have to deflect the elevator further to maintain a net zero pitching moment, thus generating the requisite stick force gradient . This is the key misconception. The stab doesn't move because it needs to point the nose down. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=34976 | 2018-11-21T00:21:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039746847.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20181120231755-20181121012755-00037.warc.gz | 0.939993 | 321 | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-47__0__90749587 | en | Madrid University Develops Emergency E-Motor for Light Planes
Between the United States and Europe there are an average of 600 airplane accidents annually, costing some 70 human lives and an estimated $27USD million in economic losses. Some of those tragedies could be averterd if the aircraft had an emergency motor that could help the pilot land safely under power.
That's what researchers at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed: a small 30kW (40 hp) electric motor that fits into the nose of a general aviation light aircraft, as illustrated from the video screen capture below. The system is designed for light planes weighing less than 1,650 lbs (750kg). The unspecified battery system that powers the motor is said to be able to provide an additional 20 km (12 miles) of range in the event of a loss of main engine power.
According to Daniel Cristobal from AXTER Aerospace, which is collaborating on the program, "We maximize the capacity of the battery in generating movement with the electric engine, and we have found that we can also use the system as a hybrid for light aircraft: the pilot can activate it when she wants, adding up to 40 horsepower for take-offs or whatever is needed." In hybrid mode, it can also improve overall fuel economy.
The UC3M and AXTER Aerospace team believe their system can be retrofit to similar light aircraft including UAVs and gyrocopters, reports Gizmag.com.
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https://www.ohgizmo.com/full-motion-helicopter-airplane-simulator-now-on-ebay/ | 2020-02-25T03:42:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875146004.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20200225014941-20200225044941-00316.warc.gz | 0.932683 | 246 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__92533668 | en | By Andrew Liszewski
I’m still surprised that people actually turn to eBay for selling big-ticket items like this. I can understand there’s the opportunity to make a tidy profit from a rare or in-demand item, but I just don’t see a frantic bidding war happening on something like this full motion flight simulator.
This simulator can simulate either airplane or helicopter flight. The controls are set up for helicopters, but are easily used as airplane controls. The screen is situated 3 to 4 feet in front of the occupants and gives a great sense of being in the action. The simulator uses microsoft flight sim and combat flight software. There are two other units that are also for sale and can be hooked together for simulated aerial dogfights. The airplanes are WWII aircraft and the helicopters are the Apache, Comanche, Little Bird and Huey in the combat program and the flight sim program offers a variety of airplanes or helicopters.
While there’s nothing stopping you from picking one up for your den or rec-room, I think with a starting bid of $100,000 these units are better suited for an arcade where you can actually make some of that money back over time. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.foundersspace.com/a/project-spartan-spear/ | 2022-08-18T01:39:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573145.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818003501-20220818033501-00499.warc.gz | 0.942745 | 483 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__177394579 | en | SJSU students strive to design and test a 3D printed liquid fuel rocket engine to push the boundaries of the aerospace industry
Help support their Kickstarter Campaign:
Our goal is to create a launch vehicle to provide a faster and cheaper delivery service for CubeSats (Nano-satellites).
Who are we?
We are a group of Aerospace Engineering students at San Jose State University. We are creating this project as our senior design project.
Why are we doing this?
San Jose State University is well known for their involvement with CubeSat development. The difficult part about developing CubeSats isn’t the actual construction of the Nano-satellite, but rather the transportation of getting them into space. The application and petition process alone could take years before satellites can be launched in space. We want to aid our fellow students as well as anyone who is constructing a Nano-satellite by reducing the costs and time required to get their projects in space.
What are the costs to complete the project?
To build a full scale rocket, we would need roughly $150k-$200k. Considering the costs and the time required to build this project, we as a team will first be attempting to create the engine for the rocket. The engine costs include:
3D Print Cost for injector: $3,000
Fuel (Kerosene): $500
Oxidizer (98% Hydrogen Peroxide): $1,000
Propellant Tanks: $8,000
Inconel Metal for Combustion Chamber and Nozzle: $1,000
Stainless Steel for Coolant Tubes: $500
Machine Shop Use: $1,000
Static Test Price: $3,000Total Cost: $19,000
We are asking for $25,000 to overcome the Kickstarter fees so we don’t fall financially short of our goal.
Risks and challenges
The biggest challenge that may hinder us from completing our project is money. We have full confidence in our capability to design and build a liquid fuel rocket. Without the financial resources required to pay for the components of our project, we won’t be able to complete both our goal to provide a faster transportation service for satellites, as well as our senior design project required to graduate. | aerospace | 1 |
https://nypost.com/2016/12/28/russian-pilot-yelled-about-mechanical-problem-before-crash/ | 2022-06-24T21:52:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103033816.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20220624213908-20220625003908-00663.warc.gz | 0.974299 | 474 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__63378927 | en | A pilot of a Russian military plane that crashed with 92 people aboard — including 64 members of the Red Army Choir — was heard in a cockpit conversation yelling about a problem with the flaps as the plane plummeted, according to reports.
The Komsomolskaya Pravda daily and online publication Life.ru published what they described as a script of the conversation, with the pilot describing the problem with the movable panels on the edge of the wings that are used to increase lift at slow speeds. He then shouted: “Commander, we are falling!”
It was not immediately possible to verify the reports, but both publications are known to have good connections with Russian security agencies.
The Kommersant daily also said investigators believed the crash was caused by a combination of malfunctioning flaps and pilot error, which caused the plane to lose speed and stall.
Meanwhile, the second black box from the plane was located Wednesday.
“The second onboard recorder from the Tu-154 plane has been found and raised from the seabed,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement, Agence France-Presse reported.
The black boxes should help provide vital clues about what caused the crash of the plane, which was carrying the ensemble to a Russian military airbase in Syria to perform a New Year’s show. It went down off the coast of the resort city of Sochi shortly after takeoff Sunday.
Russia’s FSB security service has said it is looking into four main suspected causes: pilot error, technical failure, faulty fuel and a foreign object in the engine.
Officials said that so far there were no indications to suggest terrorism was behind the crash, but did not rule it out entirely.
Some aviation experts have said the crew’s failure to report any technical problem and the large area over which fragments of the plane were scattered could point to a possible explosion on board.
Meanwhile, searchers continue to recover bodies and remaining debris from the aircraft in a major operation involving divers, deepwater machines, helicopters and drones.
The recovery effort has involved 3,600 people, including about 200 navy divers flown to the site from all over Russia.
So far, 15 bodies and 239 body parts have been found, with some of the remains transported to Moscow for DNA identification. | aerospace | 1 |
https://bakersfieldjetcenter.com/aircraftparts/ | 2024-02-24T15:59:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474541.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224144416-20240224174416-00531.warc.gz | 0.914326 | 142 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__130726821 | en | AIRCRAFT PARTS SALES
Our parts department provides friendly, professional service to aircraft owners and operators, other maintenance centers, FBO operators, charter operators, and governmental agencies.
We are a factory authorized parts distributor for Cessna and carry thousands of individual parts that range from “MS” hardware to Starter/Generators. All in-stock parts are shipped the same day if ordered by 3pm PST and in the rare instance your part is not on our shelves we will quickly find the right part at the right price.
Our combination of twenty years of experience, in addition to a large network of vendor contacts give us an edge in locating those hard-to-find parts. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/fbos?page=169 | 2016-09-26T17:59:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-40/segments/1474738660871.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20160924173740-00296-ip-10-143-35-109.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.942163 | 242 | CC-MAIN-2016-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-40__0__17578462 | en | New developments at FBOs including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.
Cessna Aircraft chairman and CEO Russ Meyer (right) and Avfuel Corp.
Schaumburg (Ill.) Airport (06C) is sandwiched beneath the Class B airspace just west of Chicago O’Hare and sports a single 3,800-foot runway with 100-foot
Mercury Air Group announced today that it has started flight operations at the Royal Terminal in Kuwait, the largest private aviation terminal in the Middl
Million Air Cleveland has installed a new security system at its Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) facility that it hopes will become the prototype for other F
Signature Flight Support acquisition personnel have had a busy first half of the year.
New York is a demanding business environment, especially in aviation.
Earlier this year, Thunder Aviation at Spirit of St.
This summer, Cutter Aviation opened its fifth FBO, this time serving Big D at Dallas Executive Airpark.
Sovereign Air recently opened at Henson Field in Hagerstown, Md., occupying the facilities of the former Aero-Smith FBO. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.idgtechnetwork.de/tag/enlarge-this-imagea-boeing-737-max-8-airliner-lands-at-boeing-discipline-to-finish-its-to-start-with-flight-on-jan-29/ | 2020-02-18T00:13:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875143455.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20200217235417-20200218025417-00540.warc.gz | 0.895769 | 795 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__106648898 | en | Enlarge this imageA Boeing 737 Max 8 airliner lands at Boeing Discipline to finish its to start with flight on Jan. 29, 2016, in Seattle. The Boeing 737 Max is definitely the fastest-selling plane during the firm’s historical past.Stephen Brashear/Getty Imageshide captiontoggle captionStephen Brashear/Getty ImagesA Boeing 737 Max eight airliner lands at Boeing Subject to complete its to start with flight on Jan. 29, 2016, in Seattle. The Boeing 737 Max may be the fastest-selling plane from the firm’s historical past.Stephen Brashear/Getty ImagesUpdated at five:seventeen p.m. ET The Boeing 737 Max may be the fastest-selling aircraft from the firm’s history. And now it really is beneath enormous worldwide scrutiny following the airplane continues to be involved with two fatal crashes before long soon after takeoff in under five months. Boeing has pinned higher hopes within the 737 Max. „We count on 737 Max to account for roughly 90 % of total 737 deliveries in 2019,“ the company’s chief economical officer, Gregory Smith, said in January. „In all, [Boeing] is expected to provide amongst 895 and 905 airplanes for the Joakim Soria Jersey complete calendar year.“ To date, the company suggests it’s got acquired far more than five,000 orders for your fuel-efficient airplane from extra than 100 buyers worldwide. The 737 Max has become e sential to its competitors with major rival Airbus, which has discovered good results that has a equivalent design.Loading… Really don’t see the graphic over? Just click here.Certainly one of the biggest sights for your airlines that have been lining nearly order the 737 Max is the fact it is going to save them income, analysts say. „It’s all with regard to the gasoline [economy], actually,“ said aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia in the Teal Team. „You’re speaking about double-digit price savings relative for the preceding technology.“ China and Indonesia are among the many greatest buyers of such new Boeing jets, according to a number of studies. Africa China Grounds Boeing Plane Just after Ethiopian Flight Crashes, Killing All On BoardAfrica ‚Black Box‘ Recorders Found in Ethiopian Airlines Crash Of Boeing 737 Max Michael Saunders Jersey 8 Jet Officials in China, Indonesia and Ethiopia have grounded 737 Max aircraft inside their countries following Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed Sunday. The plane crashed soon soon after takeoff from Addis Ababa, killing all 157 persons on board. Sunday’s catastrophe followed the crash of a 737 Max flown by Lion Air off the coast of Indonesia in October, killing 189 people today. The planes in equally crashes had been recently shipped Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft. Three U.S. airlines fly the 737 Max, and all of them claimed they have no ideas to floor https://www.royalsside.com/kansas-city-royals/bo-jackson-jersey the plane. Southwest has 34 of them in its fleet, American has 24 and United has fourteen.Asia Cockpit Voice Recorder Recovered From Lion Air Crash Airline Pilots Increase Coaching Concerns About Boeing’s 737 Max Boeing inventory shut down about 5.three percent Monday. Aboulafia, the analyst, claimed the crashes aren’t po sible to lead to a sudden adjust in Boeing’s gro s sales since the planes are requested years ahead of time. „It’s an exceedingly extensive income cycle, and no one’s likely to cancel their orders and no one’s heading to help make snap judgments on the basis of just this incident,“ he stated.NPR’s Camila Domonoske contributed to this report. Read through more tales from NPR Company. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.winknews.com/2018/09/14/investigation-finds-air-traffic-control-at-fault-for-punta-gorda-airport-mishap/ | 2019-06-17T00:10:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627998325.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20190616222856-20190617004856-00469.warc.gz | 0.966391 | 158 | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-26__0__95462919 | en | Investigation finds air-traffic control at fault for Punta Gorda airport mishap
2-years ago a small air-plane was blown off the runway during an attempt to land at the Punta Gorda airport.
A report just released by the National Transportation Safety Board says the air traffic controller was at fault for the mishap.
According to reports, the Allegiant Plane was performing engine tests on the runway as the small plane landed.
A sudden gust of air from the Allegiant plane’s test blew the smaller plane off the runway into the grass, causing damages to the plane.
No one was injured, but the airport agreed to update their traffic control policy, which bans planes from doing any testing that would cause thrusting toward an active runway. | aerospace | 1 |
http://lionair.co.id/lion-experience/newsroom/2015/07/06/wings-air-opens-new-flight-route-linking-lombok-and-sumbawa-besar | 2017-04-24T22:47:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917119995.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031159-00243-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.911576 | 279 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__222403619 | en | Jul 6, 2015, 08:50 AM
August 15, 2014 - Lion Group through its subsidiary airline company, Wings Air opens new flight route linking Lombok and Sumbawa Besar.
To serve this route, Wings Air will fly once a day and will use ATR 72-500/600 which has a seating capacity of 72 seats.
Wings Air with this route is scheduled to depart from Lombok International Airport, Lombok at 16:40 and arrive at Sultan Muhammad Kaharuddin Airport, Sumbawa Besar at 17.10. Departures from Sultan Muhammad Kaharuddin Airport, Sumbawa Besar will be at 06.20 and arrive at Lombok International Airport, Lombok at 06.50.
Wings Air Passengers can easily connect flights from Lombok to various destinations in Indonesia by using Lion Group Airlines such as Lion Air and Batik Air.
Wings Air currently has a total of 27 of ATR 72-500 and ATR 72-600 and will continue to open new flight route.
“We already operate this route before but for technical reason we have to closed the route. Now we decided to operate this route again due to the high demand of the people that live in Lombok and Sumbawa Besar”, said Director of Operations for Wings Air Capt. Redi Irawan. | aerospace | 1 |
https://ideahub.trb.org/a/ideas/popular_tags/campaign-filter/byids/campaigns/27333/stage/stage-ideacollection/tags/Construction?sortBy=smart.score&direction=up | 2020-10-25T22:50:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107890028.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20201025212948-20201026002948-00039.warc.gz | 0.900879 | 414 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__82503785 | en | To provide a non-proprietary, open source software solution that can be combined with the Volume 2 spreadsheets of ACRP Report 25 to generate building information models.
Updated requirements for runway vertical curves for longitudinal grade changes, mainly for ICAO Code F aircraft and New Large Aircraft (NLA)
Practical Guidance for Designing and Constructing Airport Service Road Pavements for Non-Conventional Load Configurations
To support the air transport industry's holistic effort to reduce maintenance costs and safety risks, research is needed to identify airport best practices that could reduce the influence of airfield pavement deicing on accelerated structural deterioration of aircraft carbon brakes and provide guidance to airports on selection and application of these best practices.
Develop model airfield lighting maintenance training tools (e.g. videos, guides) for small airports where such maintenance is performed by multi-tasked staff who are not electricians. Develop a model airfield lighting maintenance program for small airports including guidance for contracting out airfield lighting repairs when needed.
Develop practical guidance to airports on how to map existing utilities, preferably without excavations, to avoid damage during airside construction, based on best practices by the industry and latest tools and technology available.
using passive sensors that detect surface phenomena only, or using
devices that require slow or stationary equipment which affect capacity
& delay and may even require NOTAM closures for in-depth
evaluations. A need exists to streamline the evaluation process to
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To create a comprehensive resource for architects, interior designers, engineers and airport operators to help them in selection of these materials for new construction or renovation of existing facilities. The guidebook should also provide guidance to airport operators and designers on how to evaluate life cycle cost implications of selecting different building materials.
FAA design guidance regarding grade issues for intersecting runways leaves a fair amount of discretion to the design engineer. This topic will seek to provide additional guidance regarding gradient requirements and best practices. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.rocketreviews.com/estes-skydart-launch-1.html | 2021-05-15T09:12:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243991378.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20210515070344-20210515100344-00320.warc.gz | 0.952385 | 110 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__166630330 | en | This is the first recorded launch of my Estes SkyDart. I used an A10-3T rocket engine, and all other necessary components. There was little wind, so we found the rocket only about 20 feet away from the launch site. The rockets recovery system, a neon orange streamer, was missing when I found the landed rocket. I am guessing the streamer was not stuck enough to the shock cord. I will upload more rocket launches, but please tell me in the comments section what Estes Rocket I should launch next. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.theppu.co.uk/blog/drones | 2020-02-28T20:22:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875147647.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20200228200903-20200228230903-00078.warc.gz | 0.968024 | 373 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__191768969 | en | The sight of a drone in our skies has become quite common in recent years. And, while they offer great commercial and recreational benefit, they can also pose very serious dangers to aircraft.
In 2017, The UK Airprox Board, whose prime objective is to enhance and maintain air safety in the UK, reported 92 near misses with drones. In 2012 there was just the one report of a drone coming into close contact with a manned aircraft, and in 2011, no incidents were reported at all.
In 2017, there were 111 reported incidents of airborne objects coming within close proximity of an aircraft, including balloons, model aircraft and “unknown”. Drones accounted for a staggering 83%.
This rise in recent years is exponential, to say the least.
Our stance is quite simple. We want to work with the authorities to ensure that drones continue to offer commercial and recreational gains, but they must in no way pose a danger to aircraft, our pilot members and UK passengers.
It is in the recreational arena where we can make a start, as this is where control can be gained. Including, perhaps, pilots and ATC having immediate access to where and when a danger may be looming, by installing some form of traceability into the drones themselves.
And, we’d fully support any moves to make the owning of drones a regulated, licensed and registered practice so again, any dangers discovered, through malice or by coincidence, can be tracked to find the culprits.
Unfortunately, there is also a more vicious threat, where a drone could be weaponised and used to target an aircraft. We are fully aware this is on the right agendas in the corridors of power and we will continue to instil vigilance within our members, make them aware of guidance and best practice, educate and continue to support them should the need arise. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.dyn-intl.com/media-center/press-releases/dyncorp-international-awarded-another-afcap-iv-task-order/ | 2021-04-14T13:27:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038077818.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20210414125133-20210414155133-00249.warc.gz | 0.921895 | 326 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__95842030 | en | MCLEAN, Va. – (January 31, 2018) – On November 2, 2017, the U.S. Air Force awarded DynCorp International (DI) a task order under the Air Force Contract Augmentation Program IV (AFCAP IV) for Warm Base Operations Support (BOS) at Thumrait Air Base and Al Mussanah Air Base in Oman. It is for one base year and one option year and is valued at $3.5 million if all options are exercised. Performance began December 23. Under this task order, DI will provide for maintaining all facilities as well as all equipment and infrastructure at operational readiness levels.
“The AFCAP program supports the global contingency missions of the Air Force and other U.S. government agencies,” said Denise DeFilippo, capture manager. “This win falls into our core and solidifies DI’s presence in the Middle East as we continue to support the warfighter worldwide. The team’s excellent performance and dedication helped win us the recompete. We are looking forward to continuing our relationship with the Air Force.”
About DynCorp International
DynCorp International is a leading global services provider offering unique, tailored solutions for an ever-changing world. Built on over seven decades of experience as a trusted partner to commercial, government and military customers, DI provides sophisticated aviation, logistics, training, intelligence and operational solutions wherever we are needed. DynCorp International is headquartered in McLean, Va. For more information, visit our blogs Inside DI or DI at Work or follow DynCorp International on Twitter. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.freesolarpro.com/weblog/74 | 2019-04-25T06:51:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578689448.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20190425054210-20190425080210-00432.warc.gz | 0.961437 | 240 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__80108312 | en | Free Solar Pro - Solar Airplane
Flying around the world powered only by the sun - no need to refuel
An unmanned "sunship", or solar powered air ship, ushered in the age of solar powered flying machines in 1974. By 1980, a plane called the Gossamer Penguin, made the first piloted flights powered only by the sun using photovoltaic panels. In July 1981, a plane called the Solar Challenger, which seemed even more airworthy, made a voyage across the English Channel.
Since then, the focus has turned more to the unmanned plane and has been aimed more at speed and dependability. The Helios set an altitude record for a non-rocket propelled plane at 29,524 meters (96,860 ft.) in 2001. There is a plane called the Zephyr, which is the latest in record-breaking technology. It made a 54-hour nonstop flight in 2007 and is expected to make a month long flight by the year 2010.Tags: Flying, Photovoltaic, Technology
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https://tvd.im/aviation/287-bell-p-39-airacobra.html | 2021-03-03T11:08:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178366959.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20210303104028-20210303134028-00262.warc.gz | 0.957282 | 3,227 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__117849067 | en | The Bell P-39 Airacobra is yet another in the long line aircraft studies stemming from World War 2 in the "what-might-have been" category. The system had all the looks of a top performer, armament that could go head-to-head with any contemporary and a design philosophy that could have brought about a whole new era is aircraft engineering. Unfortunately for the aircraft, several key requirements effectively doomed the Airacobra as a subjective failure - never quite living up to expectations. Still, the system served well enough, save for its intended role of high performance fighter, and went on to become a steady performer in the low-level attack role (excelling in combat under 10,000 feet). She was sent en masse to the Soviets via Lend-Lease and shunned by the British altogether - the latter finding that the aircraft (as advertised) possessed none of the capabilities being marketed by the Bell prototype.
Generally a very pleasing aircraft to look at, the P-39 design came about at a time when streamlining aircraft shapes were just coming into their own. The P-39 was a vast departure from most aircraft being conceived of at the time and featured several design elements that distinguished the type from her contemporaries. Chief among these was in the internal layout, the Allison series engine mounted in the middle of the fuselage just aft of the cockpit. Engineers ran an extended shaft from the engine through a center bearing underneath the pilots feet to the front fuselage section where the three-blade propeller and reduction gear were mounted. As a result of this engine placement, the engine had to be fed through intakes mounted along the fuselage as opposed to a conventional placement in the nose. In early P-39 forms, this meant intakes were added to the sides of the fuselage just aft of the cockpit. Other forms mounted these intakes along the wing roots and the most identifiable form saw the intake affixed to the top of the fuselage. Wings were low-mounted monoplane assemblies and the empennage featured a traditional "T-style" arrangement with a single vertical fin. The P-39 also featured a powered tricycle landing gear system, a relatively new concept in the art of aircraft design for the time.
In what turned out to be effectively an early form of the "bubble" canopy, the Airacobra featured a complex canopy design which offered up unparalleled vision over the entire design. The pilot sat in a very ergonomically-minded cockpit that featured two automotive-style "swing" doors to either side of his seat. The windows in these doors were fully retractable and done so through a car-like crank handle. Upon having to exit his aircraft in the event of damage or power loss, the pilot simply jettisoned the doors via lever and rolled out one side or the other, eventually slipping off the edges of the respective wing. If enough time was allotted, he could even make his way to the wings edge and make a controlled jump.
France initially ordered the P-39 early in the war but was forced to delay delivery of these units due to the country's capitulation to the German invasion. However, they would be one of the last operators of the machine by war's end and for a time afterwards. The P-39 would also be fielded in limited quantities by Allied Italian forces for a time but did little to show for their Airacobra use. Portugal interned some eighteen wayward P-39s that landed on their soil, ultimately applying payment to the United States for these captured systems at the end of the war. Regardless, the nation was glad to add some modern fighters to its stable. The Royal Australian Air Force received a mix of D- and F-models pending the Japanese invasion of the Australian mainland. These were returned to the United States when the threat officially subsided.
Not to say that the P-39 was a completely useless dogfighting platform - it should be noted that the aircraft could provide a fair fight in the hands of a skilled pilot knowing the limitations of his system. If the Airacobra could drag an opponent down below 10,000 feet, it stood a definitive chance to overtake an enemy through ingenuity and firepower (controlled friendly war games with even the fabled Vought F4U Corsairs showed this to be true). Performance-wise, however, the P-39 was devoid of any truly exceptional qualities when compared to the fighter types that were purpose-built for the role including the heavy Republic P-47 Thunderbolts.
However, the P-39 made many-an ace for the Soviet Air Force where air-to-air battles along the East Front typically unfolded under the optimal 10,000 feet ceiling limit of the Airacobra. Aleksandr Ivanovich Pokryshkin, the third highest scoring Allied ace, earned 60 Luftwaffe victims flying in his P-39. Similarly, Grigori Rechkalov - the second top scoring Soviet ace - earned 44 such victories piloting a P-39. Initial P-39 deliveries to the Soviet Union arrived with the British-selected 20mm Hispano-Suiza nose cannon while later models came with the more potent American-endorsed M4 37mm cannon - the latter adjustment making quite a difference. It is of note here that the United States did not deliver the M80 AP round for these autocannons through Lend-Lease. In their place came 1.2 million rounds of M54 HE rounds, proving useful for air and soft ground targets. As such, the Soviet P-39s were not used in the dedicated "tank-busting" role.
The USAAF fielded the P-39s in limited force across European operations. The 31st Fighter Group was set up and comprised of the 307th, 308th and 309th Fighter Squadrons. These men and their mounts arrived in England in July of 1942. Seeing prompt action, the Airacobra proved no match for the Luftwaffe. In one such fighter sweep, six of the twelve P-39s were lost to enemy action. It was not long after that the USAAF pulled the Airacobra form the theater, replacing the 31st Fighter Group P-39s with tried-and-true Supermarine Spitfires. Still, P-39s saw combat actions in support of the Operation Torch landings over North Africa and then over Italy. These primarily flew under the 10,000-foot ceiling limit, used in the close-support role and escorted by fighters. No German column, troop concentration or supply depots were safe.
The P-39 was set into service in the Panama Canal zone under fear that the area was ripe for an attack from either ocean from Japanese or German submarine groups.
After the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7th, 1941) the P-39 was pushed into the Pacific Theater of War and saw its first recorded combat with the 8th Pursuit Group. This occurred with the crews being short of spare parts and even shorter mechanical know-how. Following the initial P-39C and P-39D models were the P-39F and P-39G model series sporting an Aeroproducts-brand propeller system. Several more variations ensued for the type but most revolved around differing engines. P-39s (and her crews for that matter) were subjected to the harsh tropical environment that was the Pacific region
The Airacobra aircrews and ground crews surely showed their mettle in multiple combat actions basically doing much with a relatively limited set. It became evermore apparent that the P-39 in the Pacific Theater would soon need to be addressed and was - for the most part - properly done so with the addition of the Lockheed P-38 Lightnings delivered en masse to the region. Over the vast open spaces of the Pacific, the little P-39 was soon found to lack the needed range of a protracted island-hopping conflict so its replacement was warranted. The environment proved a nightmare for maintenance and reliability of the mechanical components as well. The Airacobra crews fought on, however, with their beautiful little ugly machines and played a key role in the protection of Australia from Japanese invasion, defending Port Moresby with a certain level of ferocity.
Japan mounted an invasion across the Aleutian island chain off of Alaska in an effort to setup submarine replenishment points for actions in the Northeast Pacific. P-39s were thrown into the fray and mounted a valiant and pivotal defense against imposing odds. The weather in the region played poorly on the hapless American pilots, forced to wear layers of clothing and contend with the P-39s ill-suited cabin heaters. Mechanical issues were plenty and poor weather resulted in many accidents. When opportunity presented itself, however, these airmen and their P-39 mounts rained hell on the Japanese that were attempting to establish a foothold on the island chain. Targets of opportunity became flying boats, shipping vessels, airfields and depots. In all, 20 enemy aircraft were destroyed for the loss of just one P-39.
In the end, the P-39 was very much of what was not intended for the design. It lacked true fighter performance thanks to the US Army decision to take out the turbosupercharger and fit in a lower-rated Allison. The aircraft was specifically and primarily constructed for the role of a high-performance fighter but much of this was lost when the system was relegated to the close-air support role. The primary 37mm armament was the systems true saving grace as the down-graded wing machine guns did not match well against contemporary aircraft mounting multiple heavy caliber systems with a combination of cannon.
And a fighter design intended to be the American answer, she essentially became nothing more than a temporary solution for air forces around the globe. The landing gear issues and general mechanical reliability did not endear the system to most though the aircraft was still well-regarded for those pilots that saw beyond her deficiencies. In the end, the Airacobra was a snake that truly lacked a poisonous bite in her intended role but seemed to make for it in other ways - internally and externally. In any case, the P-39 is regarded as a modest success in most circles but only her pilots know her true value.
Some 9,584 P-39 examples were produced during her tenure at the cost of $50,666 dollars per unit in 1944 money. Production ran from 1940 to May of 1944. Formal introduction of the series began in 1941.
- Ground Attack
- Close-Air Support (CAS)
30.15 ft (9.19 m)
33.99 ft (10.36 m)
11.84 ft (3.61 m)
5,611 lb (2,545 kg)
8,400 lb (3,810 kg)
386 mph (621 kph; 335 kts)
35,991 feet (10,970 m; 6.82 miles)
650 miles (1,046 km; 565 nm)
3,333 ft/min (1,016 m/min)
1 x 37mm Oldsmobile cannon firing through the propeller hub with 34 rounds OR 1 x 20mm Hispano-Suiza cannon.
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in the upper forward fuselage with 200 rounds each.
4 x 7.62mm machine guns in wings (2 to a wing) with 1,000 rounds each.
1 x 500 lb bomb externally mounted at fuselage centerline.
P-39 - Base Series Designation
XP-39 - Prototype Model Designation sans armament.
YP-39 - Prototype Preproduction Models of which 13 were produced; improved XP-39 model.
YP-39A - Preproduction XP-39 Model fitted with an Allison V-1710 engine sans turbocharger; single high-altitude test frame conversion model.
YP-39B - Based on the XP-39; fitted with new engine sans turbocharger; single unit produced.
P-45 - Initial Production Designation offered by the US Army to signify major changes to model P-39C; later dropped in favor of P-39 designation.
P-39C - Initial Production Models; 80 examples produced; 60 P-39C models became P-39D types.
P-39D - Production Model fitted with self-sealing fuel tanks and increased heavier armament (addition of 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in upper forward fuselage); Allison V-1710-35 water-cooled engine generating 1,150hp; conversion models from P-39C series.
P-39D-1 - Lend-Lease Model with Hispano-brand 20mm cannon; improved P-39D models with self-sealing fuel tanks; 863 examples produced.
P-39D-2 - Lend-Lease Model with Allison V-1710-63 (E6) powerplant; improved P-39D-1 model series; 158 on order; 1 conversion model from P-139D-1.
XP-39E - 3 examples produced with new powerplant of Continental I-1430-1 at 2,100hp; becoming the XP-63 "Kingcobra" prototype.
P-39E - Improved P-39D-1 model; though 4,000 were on order none of this type were produced.
P-39F-1 - Based on the P-39D model but fitted with Aeroproducts-produced constant-speed propeller system.
P-39F-2 - P-39F models modified for photo reconnaissance duties; 2 converted as such.
P-39G - 1,800 were ordered though eventually becoming the K, L, M and N models in the series.
P-39H - Designation Not Used
P-39J - Modified P-39D-1 model series with new engine and auto boost feature; 25 examples produced.
P-39K - Fitted with V-1710-63 powerplant and Curtiss-produced propeller system; based on P-39F model series; 210 examples produced.
P-39L - Modified P-39K series with Curtiss brand propellerand rocket rails installation; 250 examples produced.
P-39M - Fitted with V-1710-83 powerplant capable of 1,200hp and a larger propeller system; gearing changed; 240 examples produced.
P-39N - Improved P-39M series; fitted with V-1710-85 powerplant; decreased armor protection and fuel for increased weight and performance.
P-39P - Designation Not Used
P-39Q - Improved P-39N series; 1 x 37mm cannon and 4 x 12.7mm machine guns - two held in underwing gunpods and synchronized to fire through the propeller.
Bell Model 14 - French Order Model Designation; never delivered.
Airacobra Mk I - British Delivery Models
P-400 Airacobra I - Royal Air Force Designation
TP-39F - Dual-Seat Trainer Model
RP-39Q - Limit Production Dual-Seat Trainer Model
F2L - US Navy Target Drone Designation
XFL-1 "Airabonita" - Single Example Prototype Model for evaluation by US Navy; traditional landing gear array instead of tricycle type.
A-7 - Proposed Radio-Controlled Drone
TDL - US Navy Radio-Controlled Target Drone | aerospace | 1 |
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/video-captures-plane-crash-at-carlsbad-beach-12-year-old-boy-suffers-head-wound/ | 2022-08-08T01:04:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570741.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808001418-20220808031418-00009.warc.gz | 0.972157 | 134 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__106592518 | en | A small plane crash landed Saturday afternoon on a crowded beach in Carlsbad, and one person was injured, officials said.
The pilot was the only person aboard the single-engine Piper, officials said. The plane, from the Air Ads firm in El Cajon, was towing a commercial banner when it apparently lost power shortly after 3 p.m.
Beach-goers scattered when the plane began descending, but at least two people caught the dramatic crash on video.
The pilot was not injured in the incident, which occurred on the beach near the Encina power plant.
Click here to read the full story on LATimes.com. | aerospace | 1 |
http://qwip.com/Technical/technical.html | 2019-12-11T05:53:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-51/segments/1575540529955.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20191211045724-20191211073724-00348.warc.gz | 0.801011 | 92 | CC-MAIN-2019-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-51__0__45142697 | en | QWIP Technologies holds a worldwide exclusive license for QWIP technology developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. QWIP Technologies manufactures QWIPChipTM Focal Plane Arrays sensitive to light at wavelengths from 3 to 28 microns. For technical information on QWIPs please follow the links below:
We will be more than willing to help answer any other technical questions you might have. Please see the contacts page for all our details. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.dronepilottrainingcenter.com/drone-flight-planning/ | 2021-04-21T19:27:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618039550330.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20210421191857-20210421221857-00272.warc.gz | 0.911433 | 269 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__48142789 | en | There are many aspects to be considered in drone flight planning and it is one of the most important elements for a safe drone flight. It can be done hours to days or even weeks in advance of your sUAS mission.
Flight planning examines the overall elements of the operation such as:
Airspace: know what class of airspace you will be flying in, is the airspace controlled, are there any active Military Operations Areas (MOAs) or Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs).
Weather: know its effects on your mission including wind and density altitude.
The Environment including:
- Choosing takeoff and landing areas,
- Planning for potential obstacles,
- Maintaining a proper distance from people in the area,
- Determining an emergency landing area.
Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA) to determine the likelihood and severity of potential hazards.
Human Factors: Identify and prepare for weather and distractions that can affect you and your crew.
The Preflight Inspection
Preflight inspections occur right before the aircraft actually launches. It’s focused on being the last line of defense to find a problem before takeoff and something bad happening down range.
Thorough flight planning will lead to a successful, safe mission and provide the best possible results for your client.
Remember – fly safe! | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.aerospacetestinginternational.com/news/engine-testing/delta-air-lines-builds-massive-48ft-tall-engine-test-cell.html | 2023-12-06T15:06:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100599.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206130723-20231206160723-00505.warc.gz | 0.93258 | 322 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__93214368 | en | Delta Air Lines has finished building what it claims is the world’s largest jet engine test cell in Atlanta, USA.
The 48ft (15m) tall cell has inlet and exhaust sections which measure 66ft (20m) and 78ft (24m) respectively. The test cell is capable of safely running a mounted, stationary engine at full power with 150,000 lbs of thrust.
The US airline’s current test cell has a 68,000 lb thrust capacity. The test cell will provide capabilities to test a new assortment of engines that will advance Delta into the future, including the Trent 1000, 7000 and XWB and the PW1100 and PW1500 variants of the Geared Turbofan.
Construction of the test cell started 18 months ago. It is the first cell built by a USA-based airline for more than 20 years.
The official opening of the test cell will be held next month, after which engineers will run a number of tests to prove and validate the cell. The cell will then be commissioned with tests on the Trent XWB engine, Trent 1000 Electric Start System installation, followed by the Trent 1000 commissioning, correlation and production test, with the first production test scheduled to take place before the end of this year.
The test cell will also be used by Delta’s maintenance subsidiary, Delta TechOps, to provide support for the latest generation Trent XWB, Trent 1000 and Trent 7000, in addition to the BR715, which had already been added to engine capabilities.
More photos of the facility are available here. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.waa.ca/en/corporate/noise-management/ | 2023-09-27T20:38:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510326.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927203115-20230927233115-00748.warc.gz | 0.906552 | 1,364 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__309428290 | en | The Aeronautical Noise Management Program at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport was developed in conjunction with our partners in the aviation sector and various levels of government. The program aims to manage the impact of noise on surrounding residential areas while protecting the 24-hour operation of the airport.
Measuring the success of our Noise Management Program
The percentage of noise reports to aircraft movements since 1994 trends below 0.25% for the last 20 years and continues to improve.
Understanding airport noise
Winnipeg Richardson International Airport isn't responsible for setting flight paths or flying planes, but we are responsible for communicating with the public about noise from aircraft that take off and land at the airport. We're also responsible for minimizing noise impacts from airport development activities. Here are some factors that affect aircraft noise at YWG:
- Construction may influence the frequency of aircraft movements on runways. Like city streets, our runways require preventative maintenance and improvement. Runway maintenance is temporary and could require one runway to be used more often or differently than normal.
- Atmospheric conditions such as temperature, wind, humidity, rain, and cloud cover impact the way you experience aircraft noise. In certain atmospheric conditions, you may notice more sound than normal.
- For safety reasons, aircraft usually need to land and depart in the same direction as the wind. That means an 'into-the-wind' runway direction is almost always adopted for landings and takeoffs.
- Modern aircrafts are generally quieter than older aircrafts. Many airlines are updating their fleets to phase out older aircraft over time.
Noise Monitoring Program
As part of Winnipeg Airports Authority's Aeronautical Noise Management Program, we monitor the effectiveness of existing noise abatement procedures and identify aircraft operations that are not in compliance.
Reporting airport noise
Contact our 24-Hour Noise Line at 204-987-9403 for questions, comments, or information regarding noise levels at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport.
Our flight tracking system
By tracking arriving and departing aircraft, we can identify aircraft associated with noise disturbances or those that may not be operating in compliance with established procedures. WAA forwards any identified deviations from the procedures to Transport Canada for investigation.
Regulations governing aircraft noise
The Federal Minister of Transport is responsible for setting aircraft noise regulations in Canada.
Noise abatement procedures
Noise abatement procedures are in-flight operations designed to minimize noise disturbances to residential areas along flight paths as well as areas close to the airport. The NAPs are a result of consultation between the airport, Nav Canada, Transport Canada, the airlines, and the local community.
The NAPs in place at YWG are consistent with those for other international airports across the country but are specific to the pattern of land use around the airport, the runway layout, and the wind conditions, which influence safe aircraft arrivals and departures.
Night-time operating restrictions include:
- Preferential runway use is in affect from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Air traffic controllers attempt to divert night-time departures and arrivals away from residential areas, unless conditions such as wind and weather systems are a factor.
- Jet aircraft can't depart south or southwest from a mid-way point on the runway. This means aircraft achieve a higher altitude by the time they are flying over residential areas.
- Prior approval is required for local flight training from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. to ensure only activities requiring darkness are permitted. These flights must also comply with arrival, departure, and noise abatement procedures set out in the Canada Air Pilot.
Maintenance engine run-ups
- Run-ups test aircraft functionality after maintenance or repairs. WAA manages a run-up procedure to minimize the impact they may have on the surrounding community.
- Reverse thrust is not permitted unless required for the safety of the aircraft.
- Aircraft are not permitted to powerback.
An attenuation wall was constructed to reduce the impact of noise from Apron 4 operations on the southeast side of the airfield.
We aim to reduce or minimize noise disturbances through management efforts such as land use planning, municipal bylaws, and other cooperative efforts with local bodies.
Airport Vicinity Protection Area
The Province of Manitoba established The Airport Vicinity Protection Area Regulation 66/2021 under The City of Winnipeg Charter. The AVPA defines land uses and development restrictions in areas surrounding the airport and along designated flight paths in an effort to reduce residential exposure to aircraft noise.
Winnipeg was one of the first Canadian cities to adopt a land use plan of this nature.
Aircraft movement reports
Total noise reports
Total aircraft movements
Reports per 1,000 movements | aerospace | 1 |
http://ukarmedforcescommentary.blogspot.com/2012/04/first-uk-f35-has-flown-catobar-training.html | 2019-02-18T00:45:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247483873.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20190217233327-20190218015327-00343.warc.gz | 0.954501 | 739 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__161257374 | en | Friday the 13, the F35B named BK-1, first of the three F35s that the UK has ordered (3 B variants, but the third is to be swapped for a USMC F35C, probably to be known as CK-1) has enjoyed its first flight piloted by Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti, staying airborne for some 45 minutes and undergoing the first in a series of functional flight tests before the jet is handed over to the Ministry of Defence.
The MoD will then begin training and further testing at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida later this year, possibly standing up a squadron as F35 OCU and fleet replacement squadron. Previous plans envisaged a 6-jets strong UK presence in the Eglin F35 Integrated Training Centre. Now, of course, there's uncertainty.
Meanwhile, today the Treasury-led review into the costing of CATOBAR and F35 switch is expected to report, and tomorrow the National Security Council should look into the matter. According to the press, the wind is blowing the F35B's way, but prudence is a must in this case.
Regarding the infamous "training penalty" of CATOBAR ops, an immensely helpful document, to which i was linked by Grand Logistics (god bless you my friend!) is the US Navy Landing Signal Officer's manual.
The "tremendous" training penalty is here broken down in good detail. For the US pilots, Initial Carrier Qualification comes with 12 Day landings (10 of which arrested) and 8 Night landings (6 arrested). The first night flight should last a minimum of 20 minutes. Carrier Qualification is to be achieved during a period of no longer than 30 days.
After achieving currency, the pilot is ready for service, and needs to keep current by refreshing his qualification by, of course, operating from a carrier.
Depending on the time that passes since he's last been qualified, he has to carry on some training to renew his currency.
If 12 months or more pass from he's last been current, he has to face once more the whole 20 landings ICQ, while if he's last been current 60 days to 6 months earlier, the pilot needs facing a Field Landing Carrier Practice (in this video you can see French naval pilots doing their FLCP - needs a runway, one carrier landing lights aid system, the Landing Signal Officer and, for night FLCP with more than two airplanes in the air, one LSO assistant ), followed by 4 day landings (2 to 3 of them arrested) and 2 night landings. No longer than 5 days should pass between FLCP and the first landing on the aircraft carrier.
A whole table of the time periods and associated training needs is available in the manual in chapter 6.2.
The manual also contain an interesting "harmony guideline" figure for the aircrew day: the pilot can't be asked to exceed
a. Ten arrested landings
b. Four night arrested landings
c. Six and one-half hours in the cockpit
For the Hawkeye and Greyhound crew, the limit is for 3 sorties per day, but there is no maximum hours value. Each Hawkeye sortie is, of course, longer than that of a fast jet.
In the meanwhile, as we wait for the Army restructuring announcements as well, the Mail on Sunday reports that, as long anticipated by many, we will have to kiss goodbye to both 4th SCOTS battalion "The Highlanders" and 5th SCOTS "Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders". | aerospace | 1 |
https://jbrnd.com/companynews/jbrnd-awarded-comac-headliner-shades/ | 2024-04-13T23:12:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816853.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413211215-20240414001215-00283.warc.gz | 0.914261 | 488 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__170038422 | en | May 10th, 2016, San Antonio, Texas –
JBRND Awarded Headliner & Window Shades for VIP COMAC ARJ21-700
Jeff Bonner Research & Development, Inc. (JBRND), of San Antonio, Texas, has been awarded a contract with Fokker Technologies, a GKN Aerospace division to design & manufacture the interior headliner system and electric window shade assembly for COMAC’s ARJ21-700 aircraft. The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has been working with Fokker to develop the first Chinese VIP/business jet produced in China.
This collaboration spotlights JBRND’s unique “side ledge to side ledge” solution which includes electric window shades, lightweight composite headliner panels, and an all aluminum support structure with a complete certification and engineering package.
The interior headliner system will be comprised of flat panels, contour panels and valance panels. These include provisions for components and installation hardware. Secondary structures including clips, brackets, tie rods and machined fittings which will interface with the existing aircraft structure are also provided.
For the electric window shade assembly, JBRND is providing their custom SyncDrive window shade system in a dual shade configuration with an emergency manual override. The assembly will also be painted and plated by JBRND in San Antonio.
“This is an exciting project for JBRND. We’re able to do so much for this aircraft in-house,” said Chico Ellis, VP of Sales & Marketing at JBRND. “The delivery timeframe looks much better when you can do things in an integrated facility such as ours. Keeping design, engineering and composite fabrication at the same facility really makes a difference. We’re looking forward to delivering near the end of the year.”
JBRND is currently celebrating their 25th year in the aviation industry. Fokker has been operating for over a century. Both companies bring decades of experience into this state-of-the-art VIP project for COMAC.
Chico Ellis, VP Sales & Marketing – Tel 210.590.3133 Ext 255 – [email protected]
Les Heifner, Director of Marketing – Tel 210.590.3133 Ext 256 – [email protected] | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.advancedspace.com/reflections-on-the-first-us-space-force-association-spacepower-conference/ | 2024-02-27T13:21:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474676.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20240227121318-20240227151318-00062.warc.gz | 0.953135 | 1,169 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__198833224 | en | Taking the Space Force Seriously
In December, Bradley Cheetham, CEO, Dave Jungkind, Chief Revenue Officer & Special Program Lead, and Bart Leahy, Senior Technical Writer, attended Spacepower. Dave Jungkind shares his perspective on Space Force in the industry. The United States Space Force (USSF) came into being December 20, 2019. Happy belated birthday to our newest service and Semper supra! This past month, The US Space Force Association (SFA), the industry and volunteer community of the Space Force, put together their first conference in Orlando: Spacepower. It was an engaging gathering and Advanced Space was honored to sponsor and attend the conference.
Four years into its existence, the Space Force is still defining itself, having released a new mission statement this past September: “Secure our nation’s interests in, from, and to space.” They are also working out the necessary training, pay scales, and promotion standards for its personnel, called “guardians.” They even have their own song!
However, while these internal matters are being worked out, the Space Force leadership made clear that they consider themselves a fighting force with a vital, public role to play in U.S. military operations today. Most Space Force activity is Earth-facing to support the other services in land, sea, and air operations. They recognize space superiority as a key enabler and force multiplier of United States military superiority, and the primary theme one heard from the General Officers speaking at the event was that the Space Force was positioning itself to deter China and Russia from aggressive actions in space.
Changing the Nature of Space Assets
As we do with any industry conference, Advanced Space was there to learn about the mission and how we could best contribute to the Space Force’s success. In the current environment, where technology and tensions are increasing, small businesses with nimble execution like ours might have an advantage. To paraphrase Space Force leadership comments, “slow and steady might win the race in children’s books, but that is not how we are going to operate. We will be fast and first.”
The Space Force is trying to overcome some institutional inertia from its parent service, the Air Force—what one speaker called “five decades of bureaucratic plaque.” Given its Cold War birth and focus, the USAF focused on large, exquisite, monolithic satellites designed to do one thing, at a high cost ($500M-$1B per spacecraft), with operating cycles lasting 10-20 years. With this structure in mind, satellites often were outdated as soon as their requirements were finalized.
The new model the Space Force is striving for is a three-year development cycle that integrates the latest technologies. The service is seeking technological capabilities that provide overwhelming advantages over rival powers with the ultimate goal to deter anyone from starting a direct conflict with the U.S. or its allies. As a result, they are trying to speed up the service’s adoption of new technologies. This includes acquiring existing commercial capabilities, procuring new capabilities, or (less often) developing them in-house.
How Businesses Can Help the Space Force Mission
The Space Force has been seeking a variety of new capabilities through multiple channels, including the Space Systems Command (SSC), the U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM), and the Space Development Agency (SDA), as well as in partnership with elements from their parent service like the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Together, these organizations are releasing solicitations and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) opportunities in a wide range of fields to leverage the creativity, rapid development, and lower cost of smaller space assets. This is another change from the Cold War: rather than dictating requirements or technologies that could obsolesce quickly, the Space Force is stating the problems they need to solve and letting private industry apply the latest tools to solve them.
Advanced Space already operates in several of the fields the Space Force needs, such as improving command and control (C2) tools; applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to existing problems, such as navigation and on-orbit autonomous mission operations; and developing more flexible and capable spacecraft.
Large businesses benefit from the new approach, too. In an effort to improve support to ground, sea, and air forces, Space Force contractors such as Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are being awarded, developing, or launching whole new layers of communication, data transport, and missile warning satellites for the SDA. These layers, coming out in three-year funding intervals (tranches), are set up to take advantage of new technologies as they become available, shrinking the typical Department of Defense acquisition cycle in a way never attempted before.
Beyond the specific opportunities, the Space Force is relying on private industry to develop new technologies rapidly (and on time, when they’re on contract) and to share their best and brightest people and ideas when the opportunities arise. One general called our current environment “an age of aggressive advancement.” And with more small businesses creating new technologies to respond to specific problems, it’s becoming clear that one organization can no longer expect to develop and maintain single, monolithic systems to meet overall Space Force mission needs. Businesses large and small are going to have to learn how to play nicely with others, including our “competimates,” to meet the Space Force’s challenging objectives. Everything will have to move faster; produce, protect, and interpret more actionable data; and be robust and adaptable enough to respond to the warfighters’ needs when they need them.
Advanced Space is ready to play in this arena. Are you? | aerospace | 1 |
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