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https://helihub.com/2018/07/20/safran-renews-pattonair-contract/ | 2020-02-26T06:19:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875146187.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20200226054316-20200226084316-00231.warc.gz | 0.897801 | 649 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__185474618 | en | World leading rotorcraft turbine manufacturer, Safran Helicopter Engines (SHE), has awarded a global OEM and MRO parts support contract to Pattonair until 2025, the leading aerospace and defence supply chain service provider.
The contract was signed today, Tuesday 17th July at the Farnborough Airshow by Franck Saudo, President – Safran helicopter engines, and Wayne Hollinshead, CEO of Pattonair.
Incumbent supplier, Pattonair, won the competitively bid contract to support 16 Safran sites globally and deliver over 6,000 C class parts to 180 locations worldwide through to 2025. The contract also encompasses a combination of product cost improvement projects to be driven forward by Pattonair and jointly with SHE.
Pattonair is a SHE Gold Supplier, which recognises those suppliers who can guarantee the best performance and provide a real return on long-term investment.
Pattonair has consistently delivered a high-level service to exacting quality standards and consistently improved its service offering since first supporting SHE in 2007, supplying 1,200 parts. In 2010, Pattonair achieved EASA Form 1 delegation, demonstrating SHE’s confidence in Pattonair.
In 2015, SHE renewed Pattonair’s contract during which it innovated with the introduction of value added services such as kitting solutions to increase efficiency on SHE production lines.
Pattonair supports Safran Group Companies including Safran Aircraft Engines, Safran Transmissions, Safran Landing Systems and others.
Pattonair serves a 2,000 plus blue chip customer base spanning engine, airframe and systems customers, including Rolls-Royce, GE, Pratt & Whitney, Airbus, MROs and the Aftermarket, from its global network of dedicated facilities.
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- Gama Aviation releases Flight Data Monitoring mod for Airbus H135 and H145 | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/space-images/earth/earthset-glare-viewed-by.html | 2017-11-17T23:10:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934804019.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20171117223659-20171118003659-00106.warc.gz | 0.781118 | 199 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__35081370 | en | The Bruce Murray Space Image Library
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https://www.lumispot-tech.com/inertialnavigation/ | 2023-12-04T04:18:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100523.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204020432-20231204050432-00706.warc.gz | 0.86863 | 1,832 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__22644756 | en | Laser Application Field
What is Inertial Navigation?
Fundamentals of Inertial Navigation
The fundamental principles of inertial navigation are akin to those of other navigation methods. It relies on acquiring key information, including the initial position, initial orientation, the direction and orientation of motion at each moment, and progressively integrating these data (analogous to mathematical integration operations) to precisely determine navigation parameters, such as orientation and position.
The Role of Sensors in Inertial Navigation
To obtain the current orientation (attitude) and position information of a moving object, inertial navigation systems employ a set of critical sensors, primarily consisting of accelerometers and gyroscopes. These sensors measure angular velocity and acceleration of the carrier in an inertial reference frame. The data is then integrated and processed over time to derive velocity and relative position information. Subsequently, this information is transformed into the navigation coordinate system, in conjunction with the initial position data, culminating in the determination of the current location of the carrier.
Operation Principles of Inertial Navigation Systems
Inertial navigation systems operate as self-contained, internal closed-loop navigation systems. They do not rely on real-time external data updates to correct errors during the carrier's motion. As such, a single inertial navigation system is suitable for short-duration navigation tasks. For long-duration operations, it must be combined with other navigation methods, such as satellite-based navigation systems, to periodically correct the accumulated internal errors.
The Concealability of Inertial Navigation
In modern navigation technologies, including celestial navigation, satellite navigation, and radio navigation, inertial navigation stands out as autonomous. It neither emits signals to the external environment nor depends on celestial objects or external signals. Consequently, inertial navigation systems offer the highest level of concealability, making them ideal for applications requiring the utmost confidentiality.
Official Definition of Inertial Navigation
Inertial Navigation System (INS) is a navigation parameter estimation system that employs gyroscopes and accelerometers as sensors. The system, based on the output of gyroscopes, establishes a navigation coordinate system while utilizing the output of accelerometers to compute the velocity and position of the carrier in the navigation coordinate system.
Applications of Inertial Navigation
Inertial technology has found wide-ranging applications in diverse domains, including aerospace, aviation, maritime, petroleum exploration, geodesy, oceanographic surveys, geological drilling, robotics, and railway systems. With the advent of advanced inertial sensors, inertial technology has extended its utility to the automotive industry and medical electronic devices, among other fields. This expanding scope of applications underscores the increasingly pivotal role of inertial navigation in providing high-precision navigation and positioning capabilities for a multitude of applications.
** An inertial navigation system employs sensors to measure position and orientation. A fiber optic gyroscope, which is a precise rotation sensor, includes a fiber optic ring（Fiber Optic Coil） as a core component. Fiber optic gyroscopes are utilized to enhance the accuracy of inertial navigation systems, providing more precise navigational data.
Advantages of inertial navigation
1. Autonomous system that does not depend on external information.
2. Not affected by external electromagnetic influence.
3. It can provide position, velocity, attitude angle and other data.
4. Good continuity of navigation information and low noise.
5. High accuracy of updated data and good stability.
The Core Component of Inertial Guidance:
Fiber Optic Gyroscope
Introduction to Fiber Optic Gyroscopes
Inertial navigation systems heavily rely on the accuracy and precision of their core components. One such component that has significantly enhanced the capabilities of these systems is the Fiber Optic Gyroscope (FOG). FOG is a critical sensor that plays a pivotal role in measuring the carrier's angular velocity with remarkable accuracy.
Fiber Optic Gyroscope Operation
FOGs operate on the principle of Sagnac effect, which involves splitting a laser beam into two separate paths, allowing it to travel in opposite directions along a coiled fiber optic loop. When the carrier, embedded with the FOG, rotates, the difference in travel time between the two beams is proportional to the angular velocity of the carrier's rotation. This time delay, known as the Sagnac phase shift, is then precisely measured, enabling the FOG to provide accurate data regarding the carrier's rotation.
The principle of a fiber optic gyroscope involves emitting a beam of light from a photodetector. This light beam passes through a coupler, entering from one end and exiting from another. It then travels through an optical loop. Two beams of light, coming from different directions, enter the loop and complete a coherent superposition after circling around. The returning light re-enters a light-emitting diode (LED), which is used to detect its intensity. While the principle of a fiber optic gyroscope may seem straightforward, the most significant challenge lies in eliminating factors that affect the optical path length of the two light beams. This is one of the most critical issues faced in the development of fiber optic gyroscopes.
1：superluminescent diode 2：photodetector diode
3.light source coupler 4.fiber ring coupler 5.optical fiber ring
Advantages of Fiber Optic Gyroscopes
FOGs offer several advantages that make them invaluable in inertial navigation systems. They are renowned for their exceptional accuracy, reliability, and durability. Unlike mechanical gyros, FOGs have no moving parts, reducing the risk of wear and tear. Additionally, they are resistant to shock and vibration, making them ideal for demanding environments such as aerospace and defense applications.
Integration of Fiber Optic Gyroscopes in Inertial Navigation
Inertial navigation systems are increasingly incorporating FOGs due to their high precision and reliability. These gyroscopes provide the crucial angular velocity measurements required for the accurate determination of orientation and position. By integrating FOGs into the existing inertial navigation systems, operators can benefit from improved navigation accuracy, especially in situations where extreme precision is necessary.
Applications of Fiber Optic Gyroscopes in Inertial Navigation
The inclusion of FOGs has expanded the applications of inertial navigation systems across various domains. In aerospace and aviation, FOG-equipped systems offer precise navigation solutions for aircraft, drones, and spacecraft. They are also extensively used in maritime navigation, geological surveys, and advanced robotics, enabling these systems to operate with enhanced performance and reliability.
Different Structural Variants of Fiber Optic Gyroscopes
Fiber optic gyroscopes come in various structural configurations, with the predominant one currently entering the realm of engineering is the closed-loop polarization-maintaining fiber optic gyroscope. At the core of this gyroscope is the polarization-maintaining fiber loop, comprising polarization-maintaining fibers and a precisely designed framework. The construction of this loop involves a fourfold symmetric winding method, supplemented by a unique sealing gel to form a solid-state fiber loop coil.
Key Features of
▶Unique Framework Design: The gyroscope loops feature a distinctive framework design that accommodates various types of polarization-maintaining fibers with ease.
▶Fourfold Symmetric Winding Technique: The fourfold symmetric winding technique minimizes the Shupe effect, ensuring precise and reliable measurements.
▶Advanced Sealing Gel Material: The employment of advanced sealing gel materials, combined with a unique curing technique, enhances the resistance to vibrations, making these gyroscope loops ideal for applications in demanding environments.
▶High Temperature Coherence Stability: The gyroscope loops exhibit high temperature coherence stability, ensuring accuracy even in varying thermal conditions.
▶Simplified Lightweight Framework: The gyroscope loops are engineered with a straightforward yet lightweight framework, guaranteeing high processing precision.
▶Consistent Winding Process: The winding process remains stable, adapting to the requirements of various precision fiber optic gyroscopes.
Groves, P. D. (2008). Introduction to Inertial Navigation. The Journal of Navigation, 61(1), 13-28.
El-Sheimy, N., Hou, H., & Niu, X. (2019). Inertial sensors technologies for navigation applications: state of the art. Satellite Navigation, 1(1), 1-15.
Woodman, O. J. (2007). An introduction to inertial navigation. University of Cambridge, Computer Laboratory, UCAM-CL-TR-696.
Chatila, R., & Laumond, J. P. (1985). Position referencing and consistent world modeling for mobile robots. In Proceedings of the 1985 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (Vol. 2, pp. 138-145). IEEE. | aerospace | 1 |
http://wikien4.appspot.com/wiki/Channel_wing | 2019-07-24T08:35:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195532251.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20190724082321-20190724104321-00457.warc.gz | 0.880798 | 1,777 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__127498467 | en | The channew wing is an aircraft wing principwe devewoped by Wiwward Ray Custer in de 1920s. The most important part of de wing consists of a hawf-tube wif an engine pwaced in de middwe, driving a propewwer pwaced at de rear end of de channew formed by de hawf-tube.
In 1925, Wiwward Custer had himsewf observed how very strong winds had managed to wift de roof of a barn, uh-hah-hah-hah. Custer reawized dat de high vewocity of de wind created a wower pressure above de roof whiwe de pressure remained high inside, witerawwy bwowing de roof off. This wow pressure above/high pressure bewow is de same phenomenon dat awwows an airpwane wing to provide wift even dough in dis case de barn itsewf was obviouswy not moving.
Custer studied de phenomenon, and by 1928 he had made de first modews of a wing wif a hawf-tube-formed section instead of de usuaw wing profiwe. This was patented in 1929. Devewopment of de hawf-tube channew wing was den refined furder, and on November 12, 1942, de CCW-1 (Custer Channew Wing 1) airpwane was fwying for de first time. Custer buiwt additionaw experimentaw aircraft; de wast one was CCW-5, of which a few were manufactured in 1964.
Custer's summary of his invention was dat de key to de wift created by a wing is de vewocity of de stream of air passing over de wing, not de vewocity of de airpwane itsewf: It's de speed of air, not de airspeed!
A wing functions because de air over de wing has a wower pressure dan de air under it. The conventionaw aircraft must reach a significant minimum speed before dis pressure differentiaw become warge enough dat it generates sufficient wift to become airborne.
In Custer's channew wing de rotating propewwer wiww direct a stabwe stream of air backwards drough de channew. A propewwer wiww at de wow pressure side normawwy be suppwied by air from aww directions. Since de hawf-tube prevents air from being drawn from bewow, de air wiww be sucked drough de channew instead. This creates a strong wow pressure area in de channew, which again generates a wift.
Appwications and wimitations
The wayout was not successfuwwy proven in an aircraft for a wong time, dough Custer showed deoreticawwy and experimentawwy dat de principwe was capabwe of verticaw fwight. Since dey were buiwt wif conventionaw rudders needing some minimum airspeed to be functionaw, none of de aircraft designed by Custer were capabwe of fuww verticaw takeoff, but instead were characterized as STOL (short takeoff and wanding). The reqwired runway for takeoff was very short, however, 200 feet (61 m) for de CCW-1, 66 feet (20 m) for de CCW-2, wif a take off speed of as wow as 20 miwes per hour (32 km/h). Fuww verticaw takeoff is deoreticawwy feasibwe, but wouwd reqwire additionaw modifications and means of controw.
Custer investigated bof aircraft wif pure channew wings as weww as aircraft wif additionaw conventionaw wings wocated outside de channews. The construction functions very weww at rewativewy wow speeds. At higher speeds, at high propewwer RPM, osciwwations wouwd occur in de areas around de propewwer, causing increased noise as weww as creating wong term destructive vibrations in de structure.
The twin engine wayout featuring two channew wing features was de most tested configuration, uh-hah-hah-hah. The twin wayout had a higher risk of woss of controw during a singwe engine faiwure situation, and reqwired very high nose up attitude for STOL fwight compared to conventionaw twin engine aircraft.
Two of Custer's CCW aircraft survive. The CCW-1 is wocated at de Smidsonian's Nationaw Air & Space Museum in Suitwand, Marywand. The CCW-5, which was based on de Baumann Brigadier executive aircraft, is exhibited at de Mid-Atwantic Air Museum in Pennsywvania.
Later, research performed by NASA concwuded dat de advantage in wift and fiewd wengf performance achieved did not offset de wayout's many deficiencies in cwimb and high speed abiwity, and probwems meeting certification reqwirements for generaw aviation. The main issue is dat de semi-circuwar beam wing configuration incurs increased profiwe drag and weight penawties over a conventionaw wing of de same wifting pwanform, and a common straight wing couwd provide awmost de eqwivawent wift enhancement when exposed to de same swipstream-induced increased dynamic pressure.
Hybrid Channew Wing
From 1999–2004 A joint research project wed by Georgia Institute of de Technowogy Research Institute in Atwanta was funded by Langwey Research Center. Aircraft were tested using channew wing principwe wayouts wif circuwation controw devices dat weveraged de Coandă effect. Performance of de wing was increased, and angwe of attack was wowered, reducing some of de drawbacks of de design, uh-hah-hah-hah. The resuwtant design has been patented.
Channew wing principwe aircraft exampwes
|CCW-1||Wiwward Ray Custer||Custer Channew Wing Corporation||1942|
|CCW-2||Wiwward Ray Custer||Custer Channew Wing Corporation||1948|
|CCW-5||Wiwward Ray Custer||Custer Channew Wing Corporation||1953–64|
|RFV-1||Hanno Fischer||Rhein-Fwugzeugbau, Mönchengwadbach||1960|
|Izdewie 181||Oweg K. Antonov||Antonov||1990|
- "That wittwe extra wift". Air and Space. Apriw 2007.
- The Channewwing Revisited, Harry Cwements, SAE Document Number: 2006-01-2387
- "That wittwe extra wift". Air and Space. Apriw 2007.
- Donawd Liska – Channewwing aircraft, The Wisconsin engineer Vow. 57, Nr. 6, pp 16 –19, October 1957,
- Kevin Brown – Cockpit-Testing de Legendary Channew-Wing, Popuwar Mechanics, September 1964
- Robert Engwar, Brian Campbeww – Devewopment of Pneumatic Channew Wing Powered-Lift Advanced Super-STOL Aircraft, 1st Fwow Controw Conference 24–26 June 2002, AIAA 2002-3275, St. Luis, Missouri, 2002
- Wawt Boyne – The Custer Channew Wing Story, Airpower Magazine, Vowume 7 No.3 May 1977
- Unknown audor – Custer's Production Modew Takes Bow, Air Progress Magazine, October/November, 1964
- Unknown audor – Channew Wing Fwown in Demonstration, Aviation Week, September 28, 1959
- Custer-Channewwing Website Archive
- Anoder Custer Channew Wing Website
- Video of Custer expwaining his deories and actuaw fwight footage
- Pictures of de Custer CCW-1 Nationaw Air and Space Museum
- Pictures of de Custer CCW-5 Mid-Atwantic Air Museum, Reading, Pennsywvania
- Modern channewwing aircraft design Stavatti designed channewwing transport for de 2000s | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.ibtimes.co.in/air-war-thickens-after-s-400-deal-pakistan-orders-48-multi-role-strike-drones-china-782641 | 2020-07-07T09:42:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655891884.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20200707080206-20200707110206-00342.warc.gz | 0.958584 | 384 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__181124267 | en | Close on the heels of India announcing the purchase of the S-400 missile system from Russia, Pakistan has gone arms shipping too, ordering as many as 48 high-end military drones.
China's Global Times reported on Tuesday that Pakistan will get Wing Loong II drones from China under a deal whose financial s haven't been disclosed as yet. The Chinese government mouthpiece said in its report that the Wing Loong II drone is manufactured by Chengdu Aircraft Industrial (Group) Company and that it's a "high-end reconnaissance and strike multi-role endurance unmanned aircraft system."
The deal for 48 Wing Loong IIs will be China's largest drone deal with any country, the report added. The drone had made its maiden flight in February 2017, and an unnamed country had already placed a huge order for it before Pakistan came on board.
A military expert quoted by the Global Times said Wing Loong IIs will bolster Pakistan's air force given the fact that the US has put limits on the exports of its highly advanced drones like the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper. These are technologically more advanced than the Wing Loong IIs, the report said.
The Chinese daily said Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra and China's Chengdu Aircraft company will jointly manufacture the drones.
Changing air power balance
With Russia starting deliveries of the S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile system to India in 2020, the air power balance in the region will decisively tilt in favour of India.
Military experts believe that India's Rs 39,000 crore deal with Russia was enough to ring alarm bells in Pakistan's military establishment as S-400 is perhaps the most advanced SAM system in the world right now.
With a range of 400km, the radars of the S-400 system covers almost the whole of Pakistani airspace and can track 300 aerial targets simultaneously. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.pressreader.com/india/sps-mai/20140315/281814281808090 | 2017-11-23T11:59:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934806771.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20171123104442-20171123124442-00098.warc.gz | 0.927464 | 302 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__198853876 | en | Airbus Defence and Space: ESA contract for next-generation telecom satellite platform
Airbus Defence and Space, No. 2 worldwide in space technologies, has been awarded the phase B contract for initial design work on the European Space Agency (ESA) next-generation satellite platforms. The contract, in conjunction with Thales Alenia Space (TAS), is worth 18.2 million euros.
The new platform of Airbus Defence and Space will be designed for telecommunications satellites of between three and six tonnes. Lighter and smaller than the current platforms, it will feature an all-electric version and, in response to customer requirements, will also be available with a chemical propulsion system. This next generation Airbus Defence and Space platform is expected to enter into service in 2019 as the subsequent Phase-C/D will start in 2015 for the development and manufacture of the first two prototype flight platforms.
“Our aim is to provide telecommunications satellites that deliver even more in the way of performance and are 30 per cent more competitive,” explained François Auque, Head of Space Systems. “The increased competitiveness of our next-generation satellite, which will be designed predominantly at our design offices in Toulouse and Stevenage, will be made possible thanks to substantial technical innovation as well as innovative industrial organisation.”
The contract comes 10 years after the launch of the first Eurostar E3000; since then, 31 satellites have been launched, all of them achieving 100 per cent operational service in orbit. SP | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.wings2fly.it/en/ | 2019-05-27T08:27:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232262029.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20190527065651-20190527091651-00318.warc.gz | 0.927395 | 234 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__170900270 | en | Paragliding is one of the most beautiful emotions that you can try.
Accessible to all people aged 9 years and older, with a normal physical condition and weighing between 30 and 100 kg who have the desire to fly, everything else to enable the pilot to fly in tandem, patented plane club Italy.
It does not require any type of preparation or experience.
The flight area office is located in Pinzolo Trentino, climb by cable car (20 minutes) to Doss Sabion at 2100 m and then planar (approx 15-20 min) to 1300 m in altitude landing in Carisolo . E ‘can also fly to other areas and do paralpinismo.
By registering Wings2fly amateur sports association you will be entitled to participate in sports and recreation association flying in tandem paragliding as a passenger with a qualified pilot Aero Club of Italy.
The flight areas are mainly Pinzolo and Madonna di Campiglio, Val di Sole, Lake Garda, Lake Molveno
The activity is done during the day from morning to evening, times vary depending on the season and weather conditions. | aerospace | 1 |
https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/21038/could-a-spacecraft-be-made-out-of-wood | 2020-09-24T12:03:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400217623.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20200924100829-20200924130829-00383.warc.gz | 0.963405 | 539 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__261207472 | en | Could a spacecraft use organic materials, like wood or bone or shell or other tissues, as an interface to the vacuum and radiation of space? Would wood outgas and crack up in space? I wonder if life on Earth has evolved materials, without human technology such as metallurgy, that could work for spaceflight. Something which might have evolved somewhere out there.
Yes, and it has been used in the past (See: NASA - balsawood). It was not a significant portion of the spacecraft but it has occurred. You can, in theory, use any material to build a space vehicle, however, mechanical constraints will arise. A mechanical designer would have to evaluate the cost-benefit of utilizing wood and determine the risks of using a non-traditional material.
Space is a brutal environment with extreme temperatures, significant radiation exposure, and vacuum environment. All of these are factors analyzed in FEA simulations by engineers prior to making such a design decision. Since you mentioned 'spacecraft' I'm assuming you're referring to some kind of orbiter, satellite etc. Aside from the space environments, there are significant stress loads (i.e. vibrations, g-forces) that are experienced by the vehicle during launch. Lastly, there may be cases where manufacturing wooden parts prove to be more difficult than more widely used metals such as aluminum.
Like you mentioned, outgassing can be in issue in porous materials because a vacuum environment can cause the expansion of gas pockets. This can lead to material failure where the structural integrity of entire spacecraft is destroyed. As far as evolved materials are concerned, I'd find it difficult for it to naturally occur because the space environment is not immediately present during the evolution process of plants and mammals due to our atmosphere and gravitational pull.
Wood could not be used alone. You need a very good glue for making plywood with crossed fibers and for the assembling of several parts. Wood and glue would outgas any remaining water and would get brittle. A protection against the very intensive UV radiation as well as against micro meteorites would be necessary.
But every kind of wood, glue and varnish used should be space rated. The whole production process from drying of wood to cutting, preheating, pressing, resting should be controlled. Even the humidity of air during production has its influence.
The wooden parts should be tested just like other parts, a vibration test, a sun simulation in a vacuum chamber. You could not rely on experiences made with metal parts. If a different material is used, all tests should be repeated.
Many decades ago, military aircraft were built from wood, but nowadays metals and composite materials are used. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.newcastleonhunter.org/heritage-2/nancy-bird-walton/ | 2020-09-20T19:38:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400198652.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20200920192131-20200920222131-00616.warc.gz | 0.957128 | 894 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__245856565 | en | A flying farewell Nancy Bird-Walton [Picture credit: Renee Geelen]
At 10am on Saturday 18 April 2009, at Luskintyre Airfield, a gathering of friends of the Luskintyre Aviation Flying Museum will celebrate the establishment of the Nancy Bird-Walton Memorial Aviation Tower.
The friends include people who have supported the airfield since its beginning in 1978 including families and friends who have visited on many occasions picnicking whilst enjoying the spectacular flight of yesteryear. Sitting on the manicured lawns, listening to the putt putt of these little bi-planes that our world war 2 pilots trained with, and remembering or learning a very important part of Australia’s heritage.
Many of our friends come from organizations such as antique car, antique motorcycle and antique aircraft clubs and organizations and will join us this Saturday.
Luskintyre Aviation Flying Museum boasts the largest collection of De Havilland Tiger Moths (DH82) in the world.
Currently over 20 Tiger moths are in restoration in one of the few restoration hangers left in Australia. These aircraft are handcrafted from wood and fabric by men in age groups 20 to 80 years.
Nancy Bird Walton has enjoyed and supported this flying environment over the many years as a friend of the museum and special friend of Kevin Weldon AM, Australia’s most notable publisher, an avid aviator, member of the Luskintyre Aviation museum and owner of bi-planes including a French Stampe, De Havilland Tiger Moth and Eurocopter helicopter.
Because Nancy Bird Walton had such a strong connection with this unique airfield and its members and bi-planes, the friends felt it fitting to erect a 1930’s style control tower at the Luskintyre Airfield as a memorial to her great aviation achievements.
Nancy was a cautious pilot and in all her years of flying, never had an accident. Nancy will be there in sprit looking over our Tiger Moths and their passionate aviators.
The Hunter Valley, Maitland and Newcastle area can be proud of this part of Australian heritage.
It is anticipated after the funding has been completed construction of this tower will begin towards the end of June with a special unveiling later in the year.
A significant friend and supporter of the Luskintigers is five times world motorcycling champion, and aviator, Mick Doohan who will be flying in for the week-end to launch the memorial, which will be a treat especially for the antique motorcycle enthusiasts. Mick, who flies state of the art helicopters of his own, is involved in the aviation industry and has always enjoyed his visits to Luskintyre flying over the horse studs, vineyards and valleys into a unique airfield, with special historical attachment.
Nancy Bird-Walton Oct 16 1915 – Jan 13 2009
On Sunday 19 April, at the request of Nancy Bird Walton’s family, three of the Luskintyre Aviation Museum’s tiger moths will fly in formation from Luskintyre Airfield, in the Maitland area, north to Nancy’s home town of Kew, originally a sawmilling town where Nancy was born and grew up as the daughter of the owner of the general store just south of Port Macquarie.
Nancy Bird Walton’s daughter and granddaughter and immediate family will join us on Saturday at the airfield before proceeding to Kew, on the north coast of NSW.
Nancy as a 5ft tall bubbly pretty redhead learned to fly at the age of 17.
When jobs were difficult to obtain as a pilot, Nancy Bird at 19 became the youngest woman in the Empire to obtain a commercial license. Nancy became known as “The angel of the outback” for her flying ambulance service in the 1930’s. Nancy was a commandant of the woman’s air training which supported RAAF pilots during the Second World War. Nancy learnt on a DeHavilland Gypsy Moth DH60 and owned her first plane which was a De Havilland DH85 bought by her fatherand aunt.
The always beautiful and elegant aviator, Nancy Bird-Walton at Luskintyre Airfield after a flight in a De Havilland Tiger Moth (DH82) | aerospace | 1 |
https://opoyi.com/science/dart-mission-when-and-where-to-watch-nasas-asteroid-collision-project-759056/ | 2023-02-03T16:36:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500058.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20230203154140-20230203184140-00522.warc.gz | 0.951389 | 416 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__243207710 | en | The United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) had launched its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission on November 24, 2021. The mission is set to collide with an asteroid called Dimorphos on Monday, September 26, 2022. The project is being carried out by NASA to test whether it is possible to deviate an asteroid off its course and prevent it from coming close to the Earth.
Dimorphos, which is currently orbiting around a bigger asteroid called Didymos, however, has no chance of colliding with the Earth, according to CNN. The double-asteroid system will be 6.8 million miles (11 million kilometres) away from the Earth when the collision takes place.
When and where to watch:
The DART mission is set to collide with Dimorphos at 7:14 PM ET on September 26, 2022 (September 27, 3:00 AM, IST). The event will be live-streamed by NASA, and can be watched in real-time on the space agency’s official NASA TV and also on its YouTube channel. The live coverage will commence from 6:00 PM ET.
A question that arises in this regard is how will the video footage be available in the first place? This will be made possible by the Didymos Reconnaissance and Asteroid Camera for Optical navigation (DRACO) camera that will be attached to the spacecraft. It will be streaming one image back to the Earth every second in real-time. The video stream will naturally stop after the collision takes place.
Besides the DRACO camera, DART had also been carrying the Light Italian CubeSat for Imaging of Asteroids or LICIACube, a satellite of the Italian Space Agency. The LICIACube detached itself from DART on September 11 and will fly behind it. Three minutes after the impact, the satellite will pass by DART to record the collision. However, images captured by the LICIACube will not be made available immediately. | aerospace | 1 |
https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2023/06/10/british-airways-venice-to-london-flight-declares-emergency-exclusive/ | 2023-11-28T09:02:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679099281.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20231128083443-20231128113443-00059.warc.gz | 0.942461 | 642 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__230030562 | en | BA Euroflyer operates the flight BA2589/EFW2589. Few minutes after taking off from VCE, the BA flight started squawking 7700, meaning some sort of emergency.
British Airways Venice to London Emergency
According to Flight Radar 24, British Airways flight BA2589 lift off from Venice Marco Polo Int’l Airport (VCE) at 9:15 AM UTC. Further, after 15 minutes, at 9:30 AM, the flight declared an emergency.
However, instead of turning back to Venice Airport, the aircraft continues towards its destination LGW. The emergency can probably be related to inflight issues or can be related to small technical snags. Otherwise, the flight crew would have diverted the flight back to VCE or to a nearby airport.
The aircraft is now heading towards the Gatwick Int’l Airport (LGW) in London. Further, it is expected to arrive at LGW at 11:00 AM UTC.
Further, the aircraft involved in the incident is Airbus A321-200, registered G-EUXM. The aircraft is 15.6 years old, and BA took delivery of it back in Nov 2007.
This is the developing story. Keep checking back for the latest updates.
#UPDATE 1: The BA flight has started its descent towards the LGW, and at 10:36 AM UTC, the aircraft is at 20,000ft.
#UPDATE 2: The flight has now aligned with the runway and will land shortly.
#FINAL UPDATE: The aircraft finally landed safely, and after taxing, it is aligning with Terminal and passenger will disembark shortly.
Two A330 Jets Collided at Haneda Airport
According to Japan’s transport ministry, on Saturday, the Thai Airways and Eva Air passenger A330 jets collided near a taxiway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.
Video captured by an NHK camera reveals the presence of the EVA Air and Thai Airways aircraft on the runway.
The Thai Airways (TG) Airbus A330-300, having the registration HS-TEO, and Eva Air (BR) A330-300 having the registration B-16340, sustained wing damage during a taxiing incident at Tokyo-Haneda Airport (RJTT), Japan.
Thai flight TG683, bound for Bangkok, was taxiing alongside stationary BR flight BR189, bound for Taipei, before lining up on runway 16R. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported among passengers or crew on both aircraft.
A section of the wing on the Thai Airways plane appears to be damaged. Further, there are visible fragments near the runway.
Authorities from the Tokyo airport office have been dispatched to the scene to conduct an investigation. Subsequently, as a precautionary measure, the runway in the vicinity of the incident has been closed.
Japan Airlines (JL) and All Nippon Airways (NH) have reported delays in some of their domestic and international flights. Further, they are currently verifying the specific details of the situation.
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https://planetfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Belt | 2019-03-19T17:28:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912202003.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20190319163636-20190319185636-00331.warc.gz | 0.957798 | 79 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__205804965 | en | The Main Belt is an asteroid belt between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars. It also seperates the gas giants from the smaller terrestial planets. Ceres, a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt, is a candidate for colonization by humans. Many space stations in the area are home to the hangers of mining cooperations including Black Asteroid Mining. Several military space stations also exist here. | aerospace | 1 |
https://bilyonaryo.com/2023/09/26/keeping-flight-costs-in-check-cab-maintains-level-6-surcharge/travel/ | 2023-12-06T21:03:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100603.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206194439-20231206224439-00720.warc.gz | 0.945878 | 318 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__130317012 | en | The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) has announced that the fuel surcharge for both passenger and cargo flights will remain at level 6 for October.
“In light of the perceived increase in average fares, vis a vis the increase in operational costs, please be advised that the applicable fuel surcharge rate for the period from October 1 to October 31, 2023, will remain at level 6, until further notice,” CAB said in an advisory.
Under Level 6 of the passenger fuel surcharge matrix, airlines are permitted to collect a fuel surcharge ranging from P185 to P665 for domestic flights and P610.37 to P4,538.40 for international flights.
Regarding cargo fuel surcharges, airlines are authorized to charge P0.95 to P2.78 per kilogram for domestic flights under Level 6 and P3.14 to P23.33 per kilogram for international flights.
CAB emphasized that airlines wishing to impose or collect a fuel surcharge must submit their applications to CAB on or before the specified effective period, with fuel surcharge rates not exceeding the levels mentioned above.
The CAB clarified that the airline fuel surcharge is an optional fee imposed and collected by airlines to offset fuel costs and mitigate losses incurred due to fluctuations in fuel prices. This surcharge is distinct from the basic airfare and may be adjusted or eliminated based on market jet fuel prices.
CAB suspended the imposition of fuel surcharges on all domestic and international flights due to the lower prices of jet fuel at that time. | aerospace | 1 |
https://financial-news.co.uk/sarcos-robotics-air-force-research-laboratory-demonstra/ | 2021-06-20T18:22:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623488253106.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20210620175043-20210620205043-00115.warc.gz | 0.922912 | 230 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__132033242 | en | Sarcos Robotics, a robots production company, has announced the successful demonstration of Guardian XO, its autonomously powered robotic exoskeleton as part of the US Air Force Air Mobility Command´s Mobility Guardian 2019 exercise, the company said.
The demonstration at the Fairchild Air Force Based in Spokane, Washington, is a milestone in Sarcos´ path to delivering the world´s first energetically autonomous full-body exoskeleton that gives the operator superhuman strength, increases endurance and dramatically improves safety.
Sarcos began developing powered exoskeletons in the early 2000´s. Since then, it has partnered with both the Department of Defense as well as leading industrial companies to jointly develop the Guardian XO, leveraging both public and private funding to field a first-of-its-kind machine that meets the needs of defense and industrial customers alike.
Sarcos Robotics is a producer of of robots that augment humans to enhance productivity and safety. Sarcos produces mobile, dexterous, tele-operated robots that combine human intelligence, instinct and judgment with robotic strength, endurance and precision to augment worker performance. | aerospace | 1 |
https://ironbladeonline.com/nasa-takes-emergency-action-to-save-dying-mars/ | 2021-05-09T13:45:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243988986.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20210509122756-20210509152756-00133.warc.gz | 0.918102 | 471 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__101524252 | en | Another dust storm could kill the fighting lander for good.
NASA’s Insight lander is in trouble.
Insight, which has been doing important research since landing on the surface of Mars in 2018, is stuck in it. Very dusty Its solar panels cannot use enough power to operate, Inside Reports. NASA is gradually downgrading Insight’s tools and launching the lander in hibernation mode to save energy, and the company looks confident that it will pull it off. But the weather on Mars is unpredictable, and another dust storm could be enough to kill the rover for good.
Zombies vs Planets
NASA typically relies on the powerful gases of the wind to remove solar panels from its Mars landers and rovers. But there is no air in Elysium Planetia, the landing place of Insight, so a dangerous amount of dust has accumulated.
Next month, Inside According to reports, NASA scientists will bring Insight to a state of complete inactivity so that it can conserve its batteries and remain fully operational until the start of Tuesday summer. Insight’s batteries are also dying, and Insight’s chief investigator Bruce Bonnett expects the planet to return like a “zombie spacecraft” as it travels closer to the sun.
“We hope it can be revived, especially if it hasn’t slept or died in a long time,” Bonard said. Inside. “But it’s going to be a bad situation.”
But without power or heat, many of Insight’s tools and components, Bonard said Inside The “pretty soft” can be irreparably damaged or destroyed by the extreme cold of the Martian winter.
Bonert said NASA thinks winter will escape in some form or another Inside. But if a dust storm hits Insight in the next few months before summer starts, it will all be over. Unfortunately, there is still nothing left to do, but wait and see what happens.
More on Insight: Mars lander discovers mysterious “Marscakes”
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https://www.connect.media/rocket-lab-relocates-to-115k-sf-in-huntington-beach/ | 2018-07-17T19:23:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676589892.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20180717183929-20180717203929-00576.warc.gz | 0.919523 | 170 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__81301764 | en | March 22, 2017
Rocket Lab is relocating its headquarters to Huntington Beach, CA from Los Angeles. The small satellite launch company is expanding into 115,870 square feet of sublease space at 14520 Delta Ln.
Foremost Commercial’s Jeremy Trotter represented the tenant. CBRE’s Brad Bierbaum and J.B. Green represented the sublessor, Cytec Aerospace Materials Inc.
The site will be used for engine and electronics manufacturing, with plans to produce seven rockets this year. Rocket Lab which recently secured $75 million in new funding, with plans to accelerate manufacturing capabilities.
The rich tradition of aerospace and deep talent pool were main draws fueling Rocket Lab’s move to the facility owned by JP Morgan in Orange County.
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https://www.euspa.europa.eu/european-space/egnos/programme/evolution | 2023-12-11T03:13:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679103464.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20231211013452-20231211043452-00146.warc.gz | 0.868865 | 608 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__287942191 | en | EUTELSAT 5 West B successfully launched with EGNOS payload.
695 EGNOS based approach procedures are operational in 360 airports in 24 countries.
Contract for EGNOS V3 is signed to ensure the provision of V3.0 and V3.1
First EGNOS LPV-200 approach implemented at Charles de Gaulle Airport.
LPV200 approved for use in aviation.
EGNOS exploitation fully delegated from EC to GSA.
Multi-annual EC budget approved for 2014-2020, including funding for EGNOS V3 development. New GNSS regulation, defining EGNOS should augment GPS and Galileo. GSA signs a €450 million contract for the provision of EGNOS services.
GSA moves its headquarters to Prague.
EGNOS Safety of Life signal certified for use in Aviation.
Launch of GSA web portal for user communities and developers of applications
Conclusion of assessment phase for EDAS and the start of the service’s market phase
Safety-of-Life service launched after the Certification of the ESSP as Air Navigation Service Provider and the System Declaration of Verification.
EGNOS Data Access Server (EDAS) service available as a beta test.
Assets transferred from ESA to the European Commission on behalf of the European Community. EGNOS operations, services provision and maintenance entrusted to ESSP SaS.
EGNOS OS declared operationally ready. Entry into operations of Open Service.
Qualification of EGNOS v2.2, which allows the implementation of the Regional Extension Module concept for further extending EGNOS coverage, including to Africa.
EGNOS v2.2 deployed.
EGNOS v2.1 is deployed, implementing the EGNOS Data Server which gives real time access to EGNOS Ranging and Integrity Monitoring Station (RIMS) measurements and message data to service providers. V2.1 also extends EGNOS coverage to the north of Africa.
EGNOS version 1 (v1) starts initial operations phase by broadcasting a continuous signal
Council of the European Union confirms that EGNOS is an integral part of Europe’s satellite navigation policy; EGNOS will be adapted as needed be to follow the SBAS International Civil Aviation Organisation international standard upgrades; and that services should be extended determinedly to other parts of the world in the long term.
First master control centre (MCC) was inaugurated at Langen, Germany.
First EGNOS test signals from space broadcast
Launch of Inmarsat-3 F5 IOR-W (PRN 126), a telecommunications satellite carrying an EGNOS transponder.
EGNOS mission requirements are set.
Launch of Inmarsat-3 F2 AOR-E (PRN 120), a telecommunications satellite carrying an EGNOS transponder.
European Council approves the launch of the EGNOS programme. | aerospace | 1 |
https://terpconnect.umd.edu/~mitchels/ | 2023-09-29T03:14:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510481.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20230929022639-20230929052639-00224.warc.gz | 0.850517 | 156 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__315526147 | en | Integration & testing of wind lidar onboard NASA Global Hawk (Edwards Air Force Base, Mojave CA)
Project OneShell focuses on providing students with opportunities to explore the fields of remote sensing. For example, students at UMD are working with lidar and computer vision technologies. To get a student's view of the program, checkout the OneShell YouTube channel
The following Google Map serves as a collection of student projects for ENME489Y: Remote Sensing. Zoom in/out and pan around to get an idea of campus coverage. Click on the green placemarks to view student videos.
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http://news.discovery.com/tags/solar.htm | 2015-09-04T14:37:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-35/segments/1440645353863.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20150827031553-00283-ip-10-171-96-226.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.90847 | 190 | CC-MAIN-2015-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-35__0__157299107 | en | A delicate sunshield unfolded on a test unit of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
Even a mild shock wave in the solar wind can suddenly amp up the equatorial electrojet and create localized magnetic storms.
The aircraft over the course of the journey set records for longest solo flight and most time in a solar-powered flight.
The U.S., Brazil and China all released major commitments to reduce or at least slow their greenhouse gas emissions. Continue reading →
These mysterious electric blue wisps, which form on the edge of space, could be a sign of climate change.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires, as it turns out, created that deeper solar hue.
The first day of Spring began with some dazzle in Europe and the Arctic with a solar eclipse.
This image isn't a close-up from the garden, but an active area of strong magnetic fields on the sun's chromosphere.
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https://hangar.flights/aircraft/atr-42-500/ | 2022-11-26T09:38:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446706285.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20221126080725-20221126110725-00009.warc.gz | 0.940525 | 208 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__280998086 | en | Scroll down to read the full description!
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The ATR 42-500 is a further upgraded version of the ATR-42 series, a twin-turboprop regional airliner produced by ATR, with final assembly in Toulouse, France.
The first delivery of the ATR-42-500 occurred during October 1995. It has many improvements for performance and passenger comfort, including new engines, new propellers, a newly designed cabin, and increased weight. It has six-bladed propellers powered by PW127E engines rated at 2,400 shp (1,800 kW) for improved hot and high performance and increased cruise speed. | aerospace | 1 |
https://img1-cdn.newser.com/story/259281/airline-pilot-sucked-halfway-out-of-cockpit-window.html | 2024-04-19T22:56:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817455.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20240419203449-20240419233449-00465.warc.gz | 0.982055 | 349 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__183998885 | en | The plane reached its cruising altitude of 32,000 feet some 30 minutes into the flight, and then the trouble began, says the captain of a Sichuan Airlines flight en route from China to Tibet on Monday morning. Reuters quotes Liu Chuanjian as explaining that a booming sound was heard and the right cockpit windshield was suddenly gone—along with, nearly, the co-pilot. "Suddenly, the windshield just cracked and made a loud bang. The next thing I know, my co-pilot had been sucked halfway out of the window," Liu said. The co-pilot was wearing a seatbelt and was able to re-enter the Airbus A319, but the drama wasn't yet over. The cockpit's temperature and air pressure had plummeted, and the flight, which departed from Chongqing and was headed for Lhasa, needed to make an emergency landing in Chengdu.
But "everything in the cockpit was floating in the air. Most of the equipment malfunctioned ... and I couldn't hear the radio. The plane was shaking so hard I could not read the gauges," says Liu. But he managed to land the plane, to much praise. The co-pilot suffered facial scratches and a sprained wrist, and a cabin crew member suffered a minor waist injury. As for the 119 passengers, they were unharmed but describe a few seconds of free-fall as breakfast was being served, with the plane dropping to 24,000 feet, reports the BBC. The Wall Street Journal reports an Airbus team will help investigate the incident. Reuters notes that in 1990 a pilot on a British Airways flight was also pulled partially out of the cockpit window but survived. (More emergency landing stories.) | aerospace | 1 |
https://video.kidibot.ro/historic-nasa-mission-hits-the-big-screen/ | 2024-03-01T05:37:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474948.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20240301030138-20240301060138-00397.warc.gz | 0.846695 | 180 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__33441504 | en | The cast and crew of Universal’s feature film First Man reflect on the story of Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 moon landing, one of NASA’s most notable figures and one of the agency’s crowning achievements. They also note their visits to NASA and working with the agency’s staff in the production of the film. NASA provided our historical expertise, footage and imagery, plus allowed for filming access at our facilities.
Film footage provided courtesy of Universal Pictures.
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https://zeenews.india.com/india/gslv-mk-iii-nicknamed-baahubali-injects-chandrayaan-2-spacecraft-into-earths-orbit-2221075.html | 2022-05-25T04:28:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662578939.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525023952-20220525053952-00727.warc.gz | 0.943627 | 346 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__289917384 | en | Years of unwavering dedication to go where no one has before got off to a successful start on Monday when the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its second moon mission Chandrayaan 2. The mission will explore the unexplored Lunar south pole by landing a rover called Vikram (after the founder of ISRO). Shortly after the launch from the Sriharikota, the GSLV Mk III injected the Chandrayaan 2 into Earth's orbit.
GSLV Mk III, the landing vehicle, is also nicknamed Baahubali which signifies strength and might. It was India's strength and ISRO's might that was on ample display as the Chandrayaan 2 was successfully launched at 2.43 PM on Monday afternoon. Shortly after the launch, GSLV Mk III successfully injected the Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft into Earth's orbit. "I am extremely happy to announce that GSLV Mark 3 successfully injected the Chandrayaan 2 into orbit... It is the beginning of a historical journey for India," said ISRO chairman K Sivan.
ISRO scientists will use Earth's gravity to slingshot the spacecraft forward. The landing on Moon's surface is expected to take place after 48 days.
What makes Chandrayaan 2 a bold statement of India's space might is that it seeks to have a soft landing on the South Pole of the Lunar Surface - a feat no other country has achieved thus far. Only three countries - the United States, Russia and China - have made soft landings but these have been on the North Pole of the Lunar Surface. If all goes to plan, India will be able to explore the far side of the Moon and get valuable data that has so far been unknown. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.reflexions.uliege.be/cms/c_9517/l-aventure-spatiale-liegeoise | 2021-04-14T10:34:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038077810.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20210414095300-20210414125300-00627.warc.gz | 0.953625 | 2,251 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__183023685 | en | The Liège space adventure
By Théo Pirard
The University of Liège has always been renowned for its astronomy and astrophysics research, particularly since the construction of the Cointe observatory in 1883. The conquest of space symbolised by the launch of the first artificial satellite gave its activities a new dimension. On the one hand the research carried out by astronomers and astrophysicians benefited from data collected from beyond the Earth’s atmosphere, and on the other hand a large aerospace sector would now develop at the technological and industrial levels.
Three witnesses at the university have recounted this double characteristic of the Liège space odyssey: the astrophysicist Jean-Pierre Swings (the AGO (Astrophysics/Geophysics/Oceanography) department, the engineer-physicist André Monfils (founder and first director of the Space Work Group, which became IAL Space and then the Liège Space Centre), and the engineer-physicist and astrophysicist Claude Jamar (director of the Liège Space Centre, and a driving force behind WSL/Wallonia Space Logistics).
Fifty years ago universities and scientific institutions carried out research in astronomy, astrophysics and geophysics. As for the engineers in their design offices, they dreamed of astronautics and produced plans for space stations and lunar expeditions. Going into space was above all an idea that figured in the imaginations of novelists, cartoonists and science fiction scriptwriters. Nonetheless, this was achieved. Researchers the world over had decided to organise an International Geophysical Year, from 1st July 1957 to 31st December 1958. Both the United States and the Soviet Union (of which present day Russia and Ukraine were a part of) had announced their intention to launch satellites to make observations and collect data from beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. Europe for its part remained attentive to what plots were being cooked up for the conquest of the dimension of space in the West and the East.
Beyond the atmosphere
At the University of Liège the Astrophysics Institute, which then had its rooms, workshops and telescopes at the Cointe Observatory, was very interested in experiments carried out through rocket probes and on board satellites. It was headed by the astrophysicist Polydore ‘Pol’ Swings (1906-1983), known internationally for his spectroscopic and optical research. His son Jean-Pierre, then aged 14 and who was to become a Doctor of Astrophysics, remembers this morning of 5th October when the radio announced that Sputnik had been placed in orbit. News of this ‘first’ sparked off enthusiasm. The launch of a satellite constituted a great event for the scientific community of the International Geophysical Year. For Pol Swings access to space opened a new window onto the celestial vault because it enabled spectroscopy in the ultraviolet and infrared ranges. It was imperative to go beyond the atmosphere to carry out, in excellent conditions, observations of spectral lines which do not penetrate the layers of the atmosphere.
At the end of the 1950s, at a time when the Soviet Union and the United States were launching their first satellites, the University astrophysicists made clear their interest and stamped their feet with impatience to carry out research in space. As the director of the Astrophysics Institute, Professor Swings took some audacious initiatives. He made himself heard attentively within the European scientific environment. Through the art of subtle lobbying he made co-operation between teams and researchers successful. His priority, in the 1950s, was to bring together national skills in astronomy and astrophysics within international organisms. He thus contributed to the creation of COSPAR (Committee on Space Research) in 1958, to organising ESO (European Southern Observatory) in 1962 and the setting up in 1964 of ESRO (European Space Research Organisation), which in 1975 gave birth to ESA (the European Space Agency). He made sure that the University of Liège, through its participation in a European space science programme, had a key role in Europe’s space odyssey.
A fighter’s tricky journey
In 1962, Professor Monfils, set up, at the heart of the Astrophysics Institute, a Space working group (Optics and space physics section) which took the name IAL Space. This team, where Claude Jamar was to be found as project chief, conceived, designed and built the instrument – the S2/S68 ultraviolet telescope – of the first European astronomy satellite in space (ESRO Programme) which used three axis stabilisation. The TD-1 observatory, placed around the Earth on 12th March 1972 by an American Thor-Delta rocket, worked for two years in establishing the first ultraviolet sky map which included the characteristic features of around 30,000 hot stars.
Heading for the Sart Tilman
The integration of 1AL Space within a European network with the means to carry out space tests saved Professor Monfils team and preserved the technological skills the university can be proud of. IAL Space has gained recognition as a centre of excellence in Europe for the qualification and calibration of opto-electronic instruments which must operate in the extreme conditions found in space. The quality of its performances for the ESA and the European space industry was confirmed for the series of tests for the Metoesat programme and the Grotto space mission. The ESA satellites nevertheless became more ambitious and took up more room, and the FOCAL 2 simulator became too cramped and its performances too limited. IAL Space, in order to test the optics of the Hippocras astometrics satellite, designed FOCAL 5 with a diameter of 5m and a length of 6.6m. To receive this new ESA financed simulation tool IAL Space had to grow and in 1984 it was obliged to relocate to the Sart Tilman Science Park.
A building with an area of some 4,000m² was built with the support of the Wallonia Region, around a clean room which shelters three simulation tanks. The Liège AMOS company (Advanced Mechanical and Optical Systems), a subsidiary of the Meuse Workshops (Ateliers de la Meuse), was given the responsibility of supplying FOCAL 5 and building the new infrastructure. The first equipment to be tested there – under the supervision of Claude Jamar and Antonio Cucchiaro – was without doubt the most prestigious in European space programmes: the camera for the Giotto probe which took the historical pictures of the core of Halley’s Comet in March 1986!
An international benchmark
There then came a whole series of tests in the FOCAL simulators of more and more complex and delicate opto-electronic equipment designed for space missions. The Sart Tilman site became a high technology laboratory for testing – in severe conditions and at extremely low temperatures – and calibrating infrared observations. Calibration tests on a multitude of telescopes which functioned extremely well in the environment of space have been carried out there. IAL Space has contributed to the successful European Hipparcos astrometrics satellite and the ISO infrared astronomy satellite. It developed the detection system on the European instrument of the famous NASA Hubble Space Telescope.
‘Spatiopôle’ makes the headlines
In 1991, the founder and director of IAL space took his retirement: Professor Monfils was replaced by Claude Jamar, one of his students and researchers, who was at his side for the launch of the Space Department of the Astrophysics Institute. From April 1992 onwards IAL Space took the name of the Liège Space Centre (CSL): it stated its intention to grow as a centre of excellence of new technologies in the European context and at the service of the region. Professor Jamar’s objective was to constitute, within the CSL orbit, a Walloon ‘space centre of excellence (‘Spatiopôle’) which would unite and integrate on the same site university skills in astrophysics and geophysics, in aerospace engineering, and in optics and computing, so that it could provide the university with an influential role within the perspective of the Bologna Reforms. It means furthermore making good use of scientific potential and technological expertise to stimulate and facilitate the hatching of spin-offs or high technology shoots in Wallonia. In 2001 Wallonia Space Logistics (WSL) took shape with the support of the Walloon government to become the first European incubator of products and services with high value added which have derived from research and development in space technologies and engineering sciences.
Observations of the Sun’s ‘weather’
Since the beginning of the space era in 1957, IAL Space/CSL has been involved in around twenty satellites – European, American and French – through opto-electronic equipment it has designed and/or calibrated. It is not at all surprising that half of the observatories that the ESA has in service or in preparation have included Liège participation. Today, thanks to the CSL the scientific community has an unparalleled daily view of the choppy surface of the Sun. Liège know-how is found on board the American-European SOHO satellite (Solar & Heliospheric Observatory) in the form of a telescope which works in extreme ultraviolet ranges (EIT, Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope): launched in December 1995, it has been placed 1.5 million kilometres from us and is permanently pointed towards ours star. The EIT images reveal, practically in real time, the capricious activity of the Sun. The spectacular images can be found at http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/.
On the hunt for black holes and exoplanets…
In 1995 the Liège Space Centre doubled its infrastructure in order to equip itself with the giant FOCAL X simulator that the ESA needed to test the delicate mirrors of its XMM-Newton satellite. This astrophysical observatory, which has been circulating the Earth since December 1999, uses its mirrors to collect X-rays from the universe which betray the presence of very violent phenomena such as black holes, neutron stars and processes at work at the heart and at the origin of galaxies. The data gained is used by the Liège Astrophysics and Geophysics Institute (IAGL). The ESA has also given the Liège University centre the responsibility of testing the Herschel and Planck telescopes, its next observatories of the universe, and to calibrate their performances. The FOCAL X simulator was adapted, between July 2002 and September 2003, and became FOCAL XXL in order to test its infrared instruments at temperatures close to absolute zero (that is to say at minus 273.15° Celsius, or 0 Kelvin). A new wing had to be constructed at the Liège Space Centre in order to accommodate the teams responsible for the tests.
The Liège space adventure : useful readings
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https://www.rotorandwing.com/2017/10/30/finnish-training-school-offers-certificated-h145-simulator-services/ | 2019-09-22T07:59:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514575402.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20190922073800-20190922095800-00199.warc.gz | 0.943705 | 152 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__131099921 | en | Coptersafety Airbus Helicopters H145 simulator. Photo courtesy of Airbus Helicopters
Flight training services provider Coptersafety has introduced an Airbus Helicopters H145 level D full-flight helicopter simulator. The simulator has received EASA level D certification from the Finnish Civil Aviation Authority.
The simulator was delivered to the Finland-based company by Tru Simulation + Training. Installation began in July 2017 and was completed in three months, according to a company press release. It is available at the company's training center near Helsinki International Airport.
Among the training provider's first clients on the similar is Babcock Scandinavian AirAmbulance.
The H145 is widely used in emergency medical services, passenger and corporate transport, and search and rescue. | aerospace | 1 |
http://jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?offset=30&where=%7C%7C%7CAustralia%7C%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7CAustralia%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 | 2014-11-28T06:55:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-49/segments/1416931009825.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20141125155649-00215-ip-10-235-23-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.937689 | 346 | CC-MAIN-2014-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-49__0__19525895 | en | Such a "QANTASTIC" looking jet. Seen here arriving on runway 16R on delivery from Boeing via Honolulu and Nadi. The aircraft was named James Strong after its former CEO and was fitted out with a b... (more)
Being towed away from ther terminal area to its layover bay where it would spend the next 24 hours
UA98 on finals for runway 34 from LAX on its Inaugural flight to Melbourne and Australia. Great to see the 787-9 at YMML. The LAX-MEL route is the longest Dreamliner route in the World.
N38950 United Airlines 787-9 arriving into YMML/MEL on its inaugural flight into this city. It's the first 787-9 aircraft to ever fly into YMML. Welcome to Melbourne United 787-9.
Qantas' brand new Retro Roo arriving in home base from BFI via HNL and NAN on an overcast but warm morning. [1400px]
1400px James Strong rolling out on RWY16R on it's delivery flight to Qantas as QF6024 from BFI, HNL and NAN. Its about time Qantas did a retro jet! [Canon 7D]
VH-ZXS under tow from the Rex parking area.
VH-VGF, aka Jaffa Jet seen on pushback for Brisbane.
1400px "Jetstar 404 shortly after vacating RWY32 and taking T'way charlie to the bay with Blake Riley onboard who can be seen 9 windows back from the 2nd Emergency Exit row over the ... (more) | aerospace | 1 |
https://events.intrepidmuseum.org/shuttle-pavilion/ | 2019-05-25T10:23:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232257939.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20190525084658-20190525110658-00034.warc.gz | 0.886542 | 97 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__23112821 | en | Space Shuttle Pavilion
Host your event beneath the space shuttle Enterprise. The Museum is the only venue in the Northeast where you can host your cocktail reception or concert beneath a space shuttle. The pavilion also features 17 dynamic exhibit zones that display artifacts, photographs, audio and film about space exploration. You can also add a tour of the Space Shuttle Pavilion as part of your event.
Ideal Use: Cocktail Receptions. Capacity: 400 for a reception, 150 for theater seating. | aerospace | 1 |
https://karagozvehacivat.com/and/255-to-the-moon-and-beyond-68-364.php | 2020-08-13T08:47:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738964.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20200813073451-20200813103451-00377.warc.gz | 0.952917 | 754 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__81228185 | en | SSERVI: Serving NASA’s Mission to the Moon and Beyond
To The Moon and Beyond is the title of a special motion picture produced for and shown at the / New York World's Fair. It depicted traveling from Earth.and does
Like any trip to anywhere, we need to know certain things before we go. We need to know about the climate and about the resources we can expect to find when we get there. Who is working on finding these answers so that we can go back to the Moon, and travel beyond to NEAs and to Mars? Its main mission is to advance scientific and human exploration of the Solar System. That is, to probe into the origin, evolution, composition and conditions of destinations to which humans may travel in the near future.
What will space exploration look like in , a century after the first moon landing? In the fifth and final episode of podcast series, To the moon and beyond, we speak to space scientists about the missions they are dreaming about and planning for the future. In episode four we heard about plans to establish a base on the moon, potentially mining the lunar surface for minerals and even water that…. It's been 47 years since the last time a man stepped on the moon, and yet now a host of countries -- from the US, to Russia and China -- are racing to send astronauts back there, and set up base. In the fourth episode of The Conversation's To the moon and beyond podcast, we delve into why there's a renewed drive to put humans back on the surface of the moon.
It depicted traveling from Earth out to an overall view of the universe and back again, zooming down to the atomic scale. It was filmed in a Cinerama process using a camera with a single fisheye lens and projected onto a dome screen. The film was narrated by Rod Serling. All through the magic of Cinerama! Stanley Kubrick saw the film at the Fair and was so impressed by its special effects and accurate depiction of scientifically based material he hired Graphic Films as a design consultant on a film he already had in pre-production, A Space Odyssey. They would go on to create storyboards for a portion of the space flight sequences seen in the film. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Space Center Houston hosted its second biennial fall luncheon To the Moon and Beyond on Tuesday, Oct. 23, , at the Marriott Marquis in downtown.
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A wheeled vehicle kicks up a haze of gunpowder-grey dust as it makes tracks across undulating terrain. As the rover rounds the imposing sides of a large crater, the astronauts catch the glint of mirrors mounted on its rim. The mirrors beam sunlight into the crater, powering a mining operation to extract water-ice within. On the left, the truck passes a landing pad - flattened out by microwaving the lunar soil - where an ascent vehicle sits waiting to blast into orbit. The astronauts enter their habitat through an airlock and remove their dusty spacesuits.
During the half year the trio were in space, they captured and berthed the first Japanese cargo vessel HTV-2 as well as oversaw the arrival of the Russian Mini Research Module 2 airlock and docking compartment. Exploration for ESA continues its focus as a sustainable and international endeavour to visit new places and discover new things — travelling further and coming back with new experiences and knowledge to help us on Earth. The event marks the start of Space Talks. From 21 June until 31 October , space professionals and enthusiasts will present their research, applications and passions during a Space Talk. You have already rated this page, you can only rate it once!
To the Moon and Beyond Poster | aerospace | 1 |
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091104000051KK01381 | 2019-10-23T00:59:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570987826436.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20191022232751-20191023020251-00338.warc.gz | 0.924754 | 529 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__41071636 | en | Hong Kong International Airport is located on north of Lantau New Territories, Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok. On July 6, 1998 was officially opened.
Hong Kong International Airport is Cathay Pacific Airways, Dragonair, Air Hong Kong Express Airways, Air Hong Kong Airlines and will be held in October 2006 that left the base of Oasis. In 2003, the Hong Kong International Airport passenger throughput is Asia's first three busiest airports; to cargo is the world's No. 2. International traffic terms, the Hong Kong International Airport since 1998, will become the world's three busiest passenger airport, is the world's No. 1 cargo.
Hong Kong International Airport has received several international awards, from 2001 to 2005 a row between the Hong Kong International Airport named world's best airport by Skytrax, the AETRA 2004 survey observation, the ceremony, awarded the world's best airport awards. In the Skytrax 2006 survey of global visitors, the Hong Kong International Airport, only the difference of thousands of votes in the election, lost to the world's best airports, Singapore Changi Airport
Hong Kong International Airport, North and South two runways, both 3,800 meters long, 60 meters wide, can accommodate a new generation of large aircraft movements. As for the Instrument Landing System precision approach category, the South runway (07R/25L) is the first Class II, the North Runway (07L/25R) is the first Class IIIA available for pilots in poor visibility (RVR) is only 200 meters from the landing case.
Essentially, the Hong Kong International Airport's north runway (07L/25R), is for aircraft to land; south runway (07R/25L) is a cargo aircraft to take off and landing aircraft.
Currently the airport concourse building with 49 parking spaces located in parking bays on the apron, 28 cargo apron parking bays there are 25. Northwest Concourse of the five parking spaces now available for the next generation of large aircraft parking.
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Hong Kong International Airport passenger terminal building by the British architect Norman • Fu Shite design, an area of 550,000 square meters, is the passenger terminal areas of the world record holder.
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Building a 3 km-long pedestrian walkway from the 55,000 square meters of glass curtain screen, and 117,000 square meters of carpet. | aerospace | 1 |
https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/No._4_Squadron_SLAF.html | 2022-05-25T20:07:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662593428.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525182604-20220525212604-00014.warc.gz | 0.940249 | 833 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__64689561 | en | No. 4 Squadron SLAF
|No. 4 (VVIP/VIP) Helicopter Squadron|
|Active||January 15, 1971 - to present day|
|Branch||Sri Lanka Air Force|
|Role||VIP Air transport|
1971 Insurrection, |
Sri Lankan Civil War
|Decorations||3 Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya|
|Air Chief Marshal Oliver Ranasinghe|
Established on January 15, 1971 as No. 4 Helicopter Squadron with Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopters. With role of VIP transport, reconnaissance, cargo transport, air/sea and jungle rescue. In 1983 the squadron permanently positioned several Bell 212 and Bell Jet Ranger helicopters at SLAF Palaly, in support of the Army in Jaffna. These were used both for troop transport and ground attack. In 1987 the Squadron was upgraded to an Air Wing as the No. 4 Helicopter Wing. They played a major role during the Vadamarachchi Operation in 1987, deploying Commandos behind enemy lines. In 1990 a helicopter of the squadron took part in the daring Operation Eagle, in which it flew into the besieged Jaffna Fort re-supply and casualty evacuation. The following year the squadron provided air cover for the besieged Silawaturai camp for 72 hours continuously and were able to save the camp from being overrun by the LTTE, who had surrounded the camp in large numbers. During the siege of Elephant Pass aircraft of the squadron provided extensive air cover and airlifted the casualties. In 1993 during the Battle of Pooneryn the squadron flew in reinforcement and later evacuated Army and Navy personal under heavy enemy fire.
In 1994, No. 4 Helicopter Wing was split into two Squadrons namely 401 and 402. No. 401 Squadron took charge of operational flying requirements and pilot training, and was located at SLAF Hingurakgoda with Bell 212 and Bell Jet Ranger helicopters in its fleet. It was later renamed as the No. 7 Squadron. No. 402 Squadron remained at SLAF Katunayake and flew Bell 412 and Bell Jet Rangers, largely catering to VIP movement.
The squadron has also careered out many relief operation during natural disasters such as the tank bund breach at Kantalai in 1986, floods and earth slips in Kegalle in 1989, flood relief in Welioya in 1993, search and rescue missions during the southern floods in 2003 and, the rescue and relief operations during the 2004 tsunami.
In March 2009, the squadron was presented with the President’s Colours.
Year of introduction
- Bell 412 - 1985
- Bell 212 - 1983
- Aerospatiale SA 365 Dauphin -1979
- Bell 206 Jet Ranger - 1968
- Bell 412EP - 2000
- Air Marshal Kapila Jayampathy WWV, RWP, RSP MSc (international relations), MSc (Def & Strat) - Commander of Sri Lanka Air Force
- Air Chief Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala RWP, RSP, USP, M Phil (Def & Start Stu), MSc (Def Stu) in Mgt, ndc, psc - former Commander of Sri Lanka Air Force
- Air Chief Marshal Oliver Ranasinghe, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, SLAF - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Air Force (1994–1998)
- Air Chief Marshal J Weerakkody RWP, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, SLAF - former Commander of the Air Force (Sri Lanka)
- Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonatilake, RWP & BAR, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, SLAF - former Commander of the Sri Lankan Air Force | aerospace | 1 |
https://airportsinternational.keypublishing.com/2014/09/01/first-boeing-787-dreamliner-for-xiamen/ | 2020-10-01T05:01:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600402130615.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20201001030529-20201001060529-00060.warc.gz | 0.932541 | 311 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__34276316 | en | Boeing and Xiamen Airlines have celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first 787 Dreamliner.
“We are excited to receive our first 787 Dreamliner which is also the first widebody airplane of our all-Boeing fleet,” said Che Shanglun, President and Chairman of Xiamen Airlines. “With the innovative technology and exceptional efficiency, the 787 Dreamliner will be key to our further growth and international expansion.”
With the delivery of its first 787-8, Xiamen Airlines becomes the third Chinese airline to operate the type. The airline says it will use the 787 on long-haul routes from its Fujian province base to Europe, North America and Australia.
Formed in 1984 as China’s first joint venture between the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and a municipal government, Xiamen Airlines started services in 1985 with two 737-200s serving three cities. The carrier has grown into China’s sixth largest airline serving 218 domestic routes and 26 international and regional routes.
As part of Xiamen Airlines’ 12th five-year plan ending 2015, the carrier plans to grow its fleet to 150 airliners, including six 787s.
To support Xiamen Airlines’ 787, Boeing will provide a comprehensive suite of support and services that includes flight training, Airplane Health Management, electronic charts and navigation data, and Maintenance Performance Toolbox through its Commercial Aviation Services business. | aerospace | 1 |
https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/23859/what-is-the-largest-number-of-engines-ever-used-on-an-orbital-class-rocket?noredirect=1 | 2023-09-26T15:17:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510214.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926143354-20230926173354-00864.warc.gz | 0.89767 | 161 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__159271945 | en | Specifically the number of engines simultaneously ignited. So not summing up over different stages. I am interested in the max for both number of engines and number of combustion chambers.
What I have found so far:
- Soyuz: 20 chambers (+12 vernier chambers) / 5 engines
- Energia: 20 chambers / 8 engines
- Falcon 9: 9 chambers / 9 engines
- N1: 30 chambers / 30 engines / No successful launches
- This: 44 engines / Sounding rocket; majority of engines were part of scientific payload; this is an upper bound though
Will the Falcon Heavy have more chambers / engines then any successful rocket to date? Does any other successful rocket have 9 or more engines? or has SpaceX already claimed that record? | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/delta-air-lines-to-resume-50-international-routes | 2024-04-20T10:50:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817576.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420091126-20240420121126-00089.warc.gz | 0.966544 | 208 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__99192411 | en | Airline travel is slowly returning to normal.
Delta Air Lines announced Friday it will resume 50 international flight routes this winter and into 2021.
Among the restored flights will be from Seattle to Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing and Shanghai.
"While significant hurdles remain in the global fight against the pandemic, we are ready to connect customers to the people, places, opportunities and experiences they're longing for," said Joe Esposito, senior vice president for network planning, Reuters reported.
Previously, Delta was forced to ground many of its routes due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In February, Delta suspended all flights to mainland China. The airline also issued a temporary ban on all flights to Europe, excluding London and the United Kingdom, for 30 days in March.
In late June, Delta became the first U.S. airline to resume flights to China with its route from Seattle to Shanghai.
Currently, the airline is in talks with the union representing its pilots to reach an agreement to avoid furloughs. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.388fw.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2276481/388th-fw-air-force-bid-farewell-to-two-retiring-leaders/ | 2021-10-26T01:51:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323587794.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20211026011138-20211026041138-00509.warc.gz | 0.965605 | 156 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__121596682 | en | 388th FW, Air Force, bid farewell to two retiring leaders
388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
/ Published July 14, 2020
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The 388th Fighter Wing recently bid farewell to vice commander, Col. Michael Ebner, and maintenance group commander, Col. Michael Miles, as both completed their Air Force careers and retired. The ceremonies, with reduced capacity crowds, were held in Hangar 37 with social distancing and hygiene protocols in place. Ebner had been the vice commander since 2018, and Miles had been the maintenance group commander since 2016. Both were near-decade-long veterans of the Air Force's F-35A Lightning II program and integral in the wing's stand-up milestones and first combat deployments. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/forum/speakers-corner-16/pahwho-needs-nose-wheel-4478940/ | 2019-10-19T17:46:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986697439.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20191019164943-20191019192443-00188.warc.gz | 0.977257 | 110 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__110174112 | en | A very interesting idea which I had never heard of. Obviously the aircraft must have a vertical landing capability but airframe damage should be minimal and removal time reduced to allow continued operation of the flight deck. I suppose the main risk is aligning the aircraft accurately given that both vessel and aircraft are moving independently of each other. Could be fun in rougher seas and/or blustery wind over the deck and would not be practical with the aircraft weight at higher levels or armed.
This thread is now locked and can not be replied to. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.russianspaceweb.com/luna-glob-2010s.html | 2023-12-03T10:48:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100499.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20231203094028-20231203124028-00369.warc.gz | 0.93239 | 1,846 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__196848951 | en | Luna-Glob becomes a lander mission
The architecture of the Luna-Glob lander as of the end of 2010. The soil-sampling robotic arm can be seen on left. An additional surface-drilling hardware could be included, with the total mass of science payloads onboard the lander reaching 30 kilograms. Credit: IKI / NPO Lavochkin
New lander concept, PsM
Since around 2007, Russian and Indian space agencies had discussed a joint lunar mission, which became known in Russia as Luna-Resurs. Until 2009, Luna-Resurs was expected to follow Luna-Glob and, possibly, use its predecessor as a relay station for communications with ground control. However by 2010, Luna-Glob and Luna-Resurs became essentially parallel missions and both included standard landers developed by NPO Lavochkin. At the time, Luna-Glob was expected to feature surface-drilling equipment, while Luna-Resurs was expected to deploy an Indian-built rover. The Luna-Glob lander, dubbed Landing Module or PsM, was to function on the surface for around one year. (440)
On April 15, 2010, the Space council of the Russian Academy of Sciences signed Decision No. 10310-09 to reconfigure the Luna-Glob mission and coordinate the development of its lander with that of the Luna-Resurs project. (444)
At the beginning of 2010, public information about a launch date for the mission was blurry. According to some reports at the time, Luna-Glob had the same or lower priority than Luna-Resurs, pushing its launch date to 2013 or later. However as late as October 2010, other sources quoted 2012, as the launch date for Luna-Glob. In this case, the mission would still precede Luna-Resurs, which was scheduled to fly in 2013, according to all public sources. The Luna-Glob could land in the same polar area as Luna-Resurs or on the opposite pole of the Moon. By the end of 2010, sources at the Space Research Institute had confirmed that Luna-Glob had moved behind Luna-Resurs with the launch date of the Russian mission set for the Fall of 2014. (444) By the beginning of 2011, the mass of the lander was reported as 1,260 kilograms. (489)
The 2010 orbiter concept
Despite the new priority given to the lander, the Luna-Glob mission still retained its orbiter. The vehicle's payload was re-configured and a special adapter interfacing the orbiter with the lander was added. The architecture of the orbiter was to be based on the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft as much as possible, but the lunar spacecraft was to be built light enough to launch on the Soyuz-Fregat rocket. As of 2010, the Luna-Glob orbiter was expected to carry scientific payloads with a total mass of 120 kilograms and function in lunar orbit for up to three years. They would include remote-sensing instruments for mapping minerals and water ice distribution on the surface of the Moon to a depth of several meters, as well as temperature measurements on the lunar surface. Another scientific package would be dedicated to the studies of electric and magnetic fields, lunar dust and plasma in the vicinity of the Moon. The LORD radio detector would be used for astrophysics research, including space rays and high-energy physics. Finally, the orbiter would carry an instrument for registering micrometeorites and dust particles. (440) By the beginning of 2011, the mass of the orbiter was reported as 1,630 kilograms. (489)
Following the launch of the Luna-Glob mission onboard a Soyuz-2-1b rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome, the Fregat upper stage would use its own engine to reach an initial circular orbit around the Earth. Two additional firings of the Fregat upper stage would stretch the orbit into a long ellipse, rising its apogee (highest point) above the Earth surface. The Fregat upper stage would then separate and the Luna-Glob orbiter would fire its own engine to propel the spacecraft toward the Moon. The lander would then separate from the orbiter, followed by the jettisoning of the interface truss connecting two vehicles. On approaching the Moon, both orbiter and lander would use their own engines to brake into initial elliptical lunar orbits. Additional maneuvers would then place the orbiter into an operational circular orbit with an altitude of around 700 kilometers above the lunar surface. In the meantime, the lander would conduct several maneuvers into lunar orbit before committing to a powered descent and touchdown onto the lunar surface (440) near the North Pole.The lander was expected to function on the surface for at least one year, while the orbiter was to last for three years. (489)
By November 2011, unofficial reports said that Luna-Glob had been switched from a Soyuz rocket to Zenit.
Landing gear assembly of the Luna-Glob lander as seen in 2022.
Speaking at a press-conference dedicated to the 40th anniversary of Lunokhod-1 landing in 2010, Aleksandr Bazilevsky, the Head of the Laboratory of Comparative Planetology at Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry Institute, said that sites for landing of Luna-Resurs and Luna-Glob spacecraft had already been selected.
Key dates in the Luna-Glob project:
2010 Dec. 28: Roskosmos issues State Contract No. 361-5420/10 for the Luna-Glob research and development project, OKR, to NPO Lavochkin.
2011 Sept. 14: Roskosmos issues State Contract No. 361-9870/11 for the Luna-Resurs research and development project, OKR, to NPO Lavochkin.
2012 Dec. 21: Roskosmos issues State Contract No. 361-5420/12 for the Luna-Glob research and development project, OKR, to NPO Lavochkin.
2013 March 14: Roskosmos and the European Space Agency, ESA, sign an agreement on cooperation in exploration of Mars and other bodies of the solar system with robotic spacecraft.
2013 Dec. 24: Roskosmos issues State Contract No. 361-9009/13/445 for the Luna-Resurs-1 research and development project, OKR, to NPO Lavochkin.
2014 May 8: Section 8 of the Scientific and Technical Council at Roskosmos reviews the results of the Addendum No. 2 to the experimental project, DEP No. 2, of the Luna-Glob research and development project, OKR.
2014 Oct. 9: Roskosmos issues Decision No. ON-300-r on the organization of the flight control of the spacecraft for fundamental scientific rsearch.
2015 Aug. 26: Roskosmos and ESA exchange letters on the initial phase in the exploration of the Moon.
2015 Aug. 28: Roskosmos issues Decision No. MKh-316-r on revision of the implementation of the Luna-Glob research and development project.
Russian payloads for Luna-Glob and Luna-Resurs mission, as identified during 2010 (423):
Luna-Glob spacecraft in cruise configuration as of 2010. From top to bottom can be seen a lander, an orbiter and a Fregat propulsion stage. Credit: NPO Lavochkin
The architecture of the Luna-Glob lander as of August 2010. The soil-sampling robotic arm can be seen on left. An additional surface-drilling hardware could be included, with the total mass of science payloads onboard the lander reaching 30 kilograms. Credit: IKI / NPO Lavochkin
A depiction of the Luna-Glob orbiter circa 2010. Credit: IKI
The mission scenario for the Luna-Glob orbiter. Credit: IKI
The launch configuration of the Luna-Glob spacecraft as of 2011. Credit: IKI
Luna-Glob orbiter and lander in cruise configuration, as depicted around 2011. Credit: IKI
Key components of the Luna-Glob lander circa 2011. Credit: IKI
Demo version of the Luna-Glob lander and a Fregat-SB space tug shown around 2015. In reality, Luna-Glob will fly on a basic Fregat stage without an additional propellant tank seen at the bottom of the structure. Click to enlarge. Credit: Roskosmos
In June 2019, Roskosmos demonstrated a 1-to-5 scale model of Luna-Glob lander, again with the Fregat-SB combination. However, the accompanying description listed the Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat as the launch vehicle. Click to enlarge. Credit: Michael Jerdev | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.wizbangblog.com/2010/11/09/missile-launched-off-southern-californian-coast/ | 2023-12-07T06:40:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100650.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207054219-20231207084219-00383.warc.gz | 0.964493 | 133 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__21327413 | en | Someone launched a missile near Los Angeles Monday night and as of Tuesday morning, the Pentagon still doesn’t know who.
A local television station showed video of the launch spotted around 5 p.m. captured by a traffic helicopter around sunset. The location was reported to be west of Los Angeles, north of Catalina Island and approximately 35 miles out to sea, KFMB reported.
It does appear a substantial missile was launched into the skies over Southern California Monday evening but no one in the military is owning up to it yet, according to NBC Pentagon correspondent Jim Miklaszewski.
Hey… maybe it was a Ted Rall warning shot… | aerospace | 1 |
https://affairscloud.com/india-conducted-twin-trail-prithvi-ii-missile-odisha/ | 2024-04-15T02:12:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816939.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20240415014252-20240415044252-00549.warc.gz | 0.946629 | 644 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__128966826 | en | A successful test firing of two nuclear capable Prithvi-II medium-range ballistic missiles, was conducted by the Indian Armed Forces on November 21, 2016, back-to-back in quick succession, as part of training exercise, from a defence test center Chandipur in Odisha.
- The two surface-to-surface missiles were mounted on two Mobile Tatra Transporter-erector Launchers (MTL) and launched from the launching complex-III (LC-III) of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur.
- The first missile was fired at about 9.37 AM and the second one at 9.38 AM.Both the medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs) have a strike range of around 350 km and a tendency to carry about 500 kg to 1,000 kg of weapons.
- The missiles have been randomly chosen from the production stock and the launch activities were carried out by the specially formed strategic force command (SFC) and monitored by the scientists of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as part of training exercise.
- The missile flights were tracked by the DRDO radars, electro-optical tracking systems and remote stations located along the coast of Odisha.
- A similar twin trial was conducted on October 12, 2009 from the same centre where both tests were successful but the test was not in quick succession.
- This was the first test fire in a range of three nuclear missile tests that have been lined up in a row. Along with Prithvi-II, the other two missiles include the most sophisticated Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor which is capable of destroying incoming enemy missiles of more than 2,000 km range and the Agni-I with a 700 km range.
Agni-I and AAD interceptor will be launched from LC-IV in the Abdul Kalam Island in full operational configuration on November 22 and November 23 respectively.
- Prithvi is a tactical surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) developed by DRDO of India under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP). It is deployed by India’s Strategic Forces Command.
The Prithvi missile project have three variants for use by the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy.
- Prithvi I: Indian Army
- Prithvi II: Indian Air Force
- Prithvi III: Indian Navy
About Prithvi II :
Prithvi II is the first missile to be made under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). The first test fire of this missile was carried out in 1996 and and inducted in the Armed forces in 2002.
Features of Prithvi-II Missile
- Type : Surface-to-Surface
- Length : Nine meters
- Diameter : One meter
- Strike range : 350 km
- Launch weight : 4.6 tonne
- Propellant Used : Liquid
- Warhead : Both conventional and nuclear weapon | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/aircraft/59/cl-13b-sabre-mk-6-museum | 2013-05-24T15:06:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704666482/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114426-00064-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.979752 | 544 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__113064044 | en | THE AIRFORCE - AIRCRAFT - CL.13B SABRE MK 6 (MUSEUM)
CL.13B Sabre Mk 6 (Museum)
The SAAF Museum's Sabre is a Canadair CL-13B Sabre Mk 6, one of a batch of 34 acquired by
the SAAF. The specific aircraft in question, serial 367, was delivered to the SAAF on 11 October 1956. The construction number is 1476 and it was allocated the temporary RCAF serial of 23686.
Initially serving with 2 Squadron, it transferred to 1 Squadron in 1964 when they were replaced by Mirage IIICZ's. In 1976, 1 Squadron re-equipped with the Mirage F1AZ and 361 was transferred to the Advanced Flying School at AFB Pietersburg. Sabre 367 undertook its last flight on 3 March 1978 before
being retired from service.
Sabre 376 was placed in storage until 1996 when, under the inspiration of Col Rod Penhall, OC of AFB Bloemspruit and an ex-Sabre pilot at 1 Squadron, the decision was made to resurrect the Sabre for the SAAF Museum. The aircraft was transported by road from the SAAF Museum to AFB Bloemspruit on
15 January 1997. The team worked for slightly more than three years to restore the aircraft to full flying condition.
Three of the major problems facing the restoration team were the unavailability of pyrotechnic cartridges for the ejection seat, an unserviceable centre wing fuel tank and the requirement to manufacture a new
trunion for the engine. By March 2000, the restoration had been completed.
Since the aircraft had been in storage for an excessive period, the test flying programme conducted by the Test Flight and Development Centre was treated as a new aircraft being readied for its first flight. All electrical looming and connections, hydraulic and fuel pipes, and flight and engine control systems, were inspected by independent authorities, and safety and technical review boards were convened.
After numerous engine ground runs, compass swings and engine relights, approval was granted to advance to the high speed taxi test. In this specific case, the aircraft was accelerated to 100 knots and the aircraft lifted-off approximately 2ft above the runway for about 4 seconds during which time the test pilot evaluated the aerodynamic responses.
The 'first flight' of the restored Sabre, still in its natural metal finish, was conducted on 30 March 2000 at 17h15B and lasted for 30 minutes during which no snags were reported.
Despite appearing in numerous airshows during 2000, Sabre 367 was only repainted in full 2 Squadron colours during October 2000. | aerospace | 1 |
https://affairscloud.com/pm-modi-inaugurates-indias-biggest-drone-festival-bharat-drone-mahotsav-2022-in-new-delhi/ | 2024-02-23T19:43:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474445.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223185223-20240223215223-00236.warc.gz | 0.900174 | 1,274 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__116083738 | en | On May 27, 2022, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s biggest Drone Festival, Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022, at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, Delhi.
During the Mahotsav, the PM met with Kisan drone pilots, watched open-air drone demonstrations, and also interacted with start-ups at the drone exhibition centre.
The inauguration ceremony was also attended by Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (Jyotiraditya M. Scindia), Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, and Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh.
Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022
i.The two-day Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 took place on May 27–28, 2022.
ii.Over 1600 participants attended the Mahotsav, including government officials, foreign diplomats, armed forces, central armed police forces, Public Sector Units (PSUs), private companies, drone start-ups, and others.
iii. At the exhibition, more than 70 exhibitors showcased various drone use cases. It has also witnessed a virtual award of drone pilot certificates, product launches, panel discussions, flying demonstrations, and the showcasing of a Made in India Drone Taxi prototype, among other things.
Use Of Drone Technology in Various Fields:
i.Under the PM Svamitva (Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) Yojana, drones were employed for the first time in digital land mapping of every property in villages.
- It is a central sector scheme of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj that was launched on National Panchayati Raj Day, by the Prime Minister.
ii.In August 2021, the Ministry of Civil Aviation relaxed drone rules by lowering the number of required forms and charges for drone operations.
iii. Drone technology assisted in the rapid distribution of the COVID-19 vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For the First Time, India Post Delivered Mail Using a Drone in Gujarat
For the first time in India’s postal history, the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communication, has successfully conducted a pilot project to carry mail using drone technology in Gujarat’s Kutch district.
- The drone covered a distance of 46 km in 25 minutes from Habay village in Bhuj taluka to Ner village in Bhachau taluka of Kutch district in Gujarat.
India’s First Flying Taxi ‘e200’ Showcased at Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022
At the Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 in New Delhi, ePlane Company, an aviation and aerospace component manufacturing company, displayed a static prototype of the ‘e200’ — a two-seater — one seat for the pilot and one passenger — electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL). The e200 is regarded as India’s first flying taxi.
- The ePlane company is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Features Of e200 – India’s First Flying Taxi
i.It is a fully electric, human-piloted, 2-seater vehicle with a footprint of 5×5 metres and a weight of roughly 200 kilograms (kg).
- It will have a range of 200 kilometres (km), a maximum speed of 160 kilometres per hour, and the ability to fly at a maximum altitude of 3,000 feet.
ii.The first human flight trial on e200 is expected by 2023.
iii. Shreya Rastogi is part of the team developing India’s first flying taxi, having previously worked with NASA to create a new spacesuit material.
- She is a US-licensed private pilot from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, and completed Aerospace Engineering from the University of California in 2018.
Note: Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has recently invited North American eVTOL technology companies to India for urban mobility and to establish production facilities.
L&T Partners with NewSpace Research & Technologies to Develop Submarine Launched UAVs
At the Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 in New Delhi, Larsen & Toubro (L & T) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NewSpace Research & Technologies (NRT), a Bengaluru (Karnataka) based start-up.
- Under the MoU, L&T will work with NewSpace Research & Technologies to develop a new range of Submarine-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to meet Indian Navy requirements.
Submarine launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
i.Submarine-launched UAVs are a relatively new concept, with just a few countries around the world capable of operating them.
- The United States has deployed Submarine-launched UAVs on its submarines.
ii.As the drone must navigate through water before taking to the air for flight, they are classified as a complex design and development project.
- It will have an underwater and an airborne component, making it one of India’s most forward-thinking product development initiatives.
iii. The Indian Navy recently issued a proposal for Submarine launched UAVs through the Defence Research and Development Organization’s (DRDO) Technology Development Fund.
L & T has the credibility of having worked extensively on Indian Arihant Class nuclear-armed submarines.
NewSpace Research & Technologies is working on a High-Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) UAV and an air-launched swarm drone system with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
About Ministry of Civil Aviation:
Union Minister – Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (Rajya Sabha – Madhya Pradesh)
Minister of State (MoS) – General (Retd.) Vijay Kumar Singh (Ghaziabad constituency, Uttar Pradesh) | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.istockphoto.com/photo/cathay-pacific-airways-airbus-a340-300-gm458963273-20934914 | 2017-07-25T19:02:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-30/segments/1500549425352.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20170725182354-20170725202354-00544.warc.gz | 0.818978 | 87 | CC-MAIN-2017-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-30__0__221770319 | en | Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A340-300 - Stock image
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'Hong Kong, China - July 9, 2012: Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A340-300 passenger plane parked at the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China. Many workers are working at airport area. Cathay Pacific is a member of the Oneworld alliance.' | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.sco.wisc.edu/tag/satellite-imagery/page/2/ | 2023-12-05T08:25:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100550.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205073336-20231205103336-00582.warc.gz | 0.886849 | 147 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__65103443 | en | Landsat 5 imaging operations were suspended in November of 2005 as a result of difficulties with power delivered by the solar array drive. These technical difficulties have been resolved and imaging has resumed. While USGS …
Select orthorectified Landsat data are available for free download from the Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis) and EarthExplorer websites.
Smoke drifts over Milwaukee
Operational now beyond 20 years
Over the past decade digital aerial images have become the basemap de rigueur for a geographic information system (GIS).
wants data collection despite equipment problems
remote sensing data in jeopardy
More reliance on U.S. firms
UW-Madison project first of its kind | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.liberty.edu/online/courses/avia331/ | 2023-12-06T13:38:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100599.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206130723-20231206160723-00679.warc.gz | 0.937526 | 979 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__26406060 | en | This course will provide the student a study in the commercial operation of single-engine aircraft. The student will apply the knowledge and skills previously attained during the commercial multi-engine course to the operation of a single-engine aircraft. This will include theoretical and practical training in the flight maneuvers required by the FAA Commercial Pilot Practical Test Standards such that the student will be able to smoothly and precisely perform each single-engine commercial flight maneuver to the high standards required of a professional aviator. To satisfactorily complete this course, the student will be required to successfully complete an FAA Practical Test, which includes an oral exam and a flight test in a single-engine aircraft.
The purpose of this course is to prepare the student in part to successfully pass the FAA Part 141 Commercial Pilot, Single Engine Additional Class checkride.
After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.
FTA Student Handbook Acknowledgment Quiz
The FTA Student Handbook provides essential information and requirements for the successful completion of your flight training program. This quiz will ask you to acknowledge that you have read the FTA Student Handbook provided to you in the SOA Flight Student Community (see Explore item in Module 1 for link) as well as any and all information provided to you within the Liberty University ATLAS website.
The student must submit a 2–3 minute video introduction. The student may use a multi-media platform of choice to record his/her video. However, Kaltura is recommended. Specific elements stated within the discussion prompt must be included. This will be a graded assignment. The student must also reply to at least 2 classmates' introductions. Each reply must contain at least 150 words, including a question or a relevant follow-up response to guide the discussion.
The student must complete various Discussions in this course. Each student will post a thread of 400–500 words of the assigned Module: Week for each Discussion. In addition, the student must then post 2 replies of 250 words. These are intended to be scholarly dialogues and for each thread, the student must support his/her assertions with proper scholarly support in APA format with sources listed as References at the end of the post. (CLO: A, B)
As the student progresses through their Flight Training Syllabus at their Flight Training Affiliate, it is very important that the student stays on pace to complete the “Percent of TCO” requirement before the end of the course. To help the student stay fully aware of their own progress and to keep the professor informed, the student will upload the “Percent of TCO Form” verifying “percent of TCO” progress at the midterm and final week of the course. This form will provide crucial information exchanged between all stakeholders (professor, student, and flight instructor/ FTA).
As the student progresses through Flight Training Syllabus at their Flight Training Affiliate, it is very important that the student stays on pace to complete the course requirements before the end of the term. To help the student stay fully aware of their own progress and to keep the professor informed, the student will submit a Flight Course Log Quiz. This is the student’s opportunity to keep a journal of their flight training experience and it will serve as a means for the professor to understand how things are going in flight training.
The purpose of this assignment is to prepare a visual and audio briefing/presentation regarding a personally created flight scenario to include applicable references from this Course. The visual briefing/presentation must include a 4-6 minute recorded Narrated PowerPoint presentation thoroughly covering all necessary key elements. Within the presentation, the student must include and cite from appropriate aviation resources. A minimum of 2 sources, APA formatted, is required. (CLO: A, B, C)
In order to pass this class, the student must complete their Commercial Pilot, Single-engine Add-on training at an approved Flight Training Affiliate (FTA). Once complete, the student must submit a Part 141 Graduation Certificate and a copy of either the FAA Commercial Pilot, Single-engine Add-on (front and back) or a temporary FAA Commercial Pilot Single-Engine Add-On. (CLO: A, B, C)
Personal Reflection Assignment
The student will write a 2-3 page paper (not including title and references) reflecting on their flight training experience. This experience includes both the academic work completed as well as the % of TCO completed during flight training at the FTA.
Each quiz will cover the Learn material for the assigned Modules: Weeks. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain various questions, and have a an assigned time limit. (CLO: A, B) | aerospace | 1 |
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https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/news/in-the-news/2016/mfc-meads-amd-blog-partial-protection-for-poland.html | 2018-11-20T17:57:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039746528.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20181120171153-20181120193153-00473.warc.gz | 0.960891 | 1,060 | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-47__0__162889211 | en | Partial Protection for Poland
By Howard B. Bromberg - Vice President and Deputy for Strategy and Business Development, Air and Missile Defense, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
July 11, 2016
Last year, the Patriot program celebrated its 50th anniversary, and today Poland is being offered the PDB-8 upgrade version of the Patriot missile system. Offering the newest configuration could lead to the mistaken conclusion that Patriot is good enough to meet Poland’s future air and missile defense needs.
Unfortunately, it is not. Patriot is only a partial solution – and it will require more than Poland’s designated air and missile defense acquisition and sustainment budget. Here’s why.
Patriot was designed during a different time for a different threat. During the Cold War, Patriot’s primary mission was to defend fixed sites against Soviet bomber aircraft. It was not expected to move often, so Patriot is heavy and cumbersome, making it challenging to relocate. Since the threat was always expected to come from the east, Patriot was designed only to look in one direction, so it lacks the ability to see and engage targets over a full 360 degrees. As with other military systems designed in the 1960s, Patriot has a closed architecture and uses proprietary software, which limits operational flexibility and requires that software changes must be made by prime contractor Raytheon. Additionally today, due to age, reliability and obsolescence, challenges exist.
Germany understands these limitations and Patriot’s high operating costs. It conducted a detailed analysis before deciding on a solution for its TLVS air and missile defense system. It has sold many of its Patriot systems to other countries and last year selected the mobile, 360-degree, plug-and-fight MEADS system as a better choice rather than finance a risky Patriot modernization.
Poland is now assessing the same problem. It could buy the existing PDB-8 Patriot system and accept its limitations, but then Poland would not be able to afford a fully modernized 360-degree air and missile defense to defeat the future threats. The high cost to maintain the old system design will drive the Polish defense budget for decades to come. Most importantly, it will not provide the full air and missile defense protection Polish leaders seek to acquire.
There have been numerous situations in which Patriot units lacked full situational awareness because of its proprietary architecture and inability to fully integrate with other sensors. Conducting operations in the current and future airspace is complex and challenging. Today, all sensors must be able to join the network seamlessly and share data. Sectored and proprietary closed systems like Patriot do not allow integration of all other available sensors, so it cannot take full advantage of all available threat data..
The continued proliferation of affordable cruise missiles and other air and missile threats presents new dilemmas and complex attack strategies. There are several examples where cruise missile-like targets have been effective by circumventing Patriot’s sectored field of view. Had Patriot seen them, they would have been relatively easy targets to destroy. Today, 360-degree surveillance and engagement capabilities are essential to defeat these complex threats. Data sharing among sensors is of great value and importance in increasing the effectiveness of NATO forces to defeat complex threats.
Since 2004, Patriot has received billions in additional US funding to address reliability issues and improve its performance. Despite this expenditure, it still remains heavy, sectored and limited by its closed architecture.
At the same time, more than $4B and 10 years of development have been invested in MEADS to address Patriot’s operational limitations and lower the costs of operation and sustainment. MEADS is the first air and missile defense system capable of protecting a maneuvering force. It sees and defeats current and future threats over a full 360 degrees. MEADS end items are half the weight of Patriot’s, giving them mobility and air transportability. MEADS also employs an open, network-centric architecture that gives it plug-and-fight capability and unlimited options for employment with joint and allied partners.
For its medium-range air defense system requirement, Poland could choose a 50-year old partial coverage system it cannot afford to replace, and which will be challenged to defeat complex threats both today and the future. Or it could choose a networked 360-degree system designed to cost less, with advanced capabilities that have already been developed and proven.
We believe that Poland will benefit from a fair and open competition that includes the 360-degree MEADS system. By allowing military and technical experts to compare the MEADS system and its proven capability, we know that Poland will make an informed decision that both meets its stated military requirements and fully protects its future.
Mr. Bromberg is Vice President and Deputy for Strategy and Business Development, Air and Missile Defense at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. After 37 years, Lieutenant General Bromberg completed his service as Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, G-1, for the United States Army. He commanded The Army’s Air Defense School and Fort Bliss, Texas, and the 32d Army Air Missile Defense Command during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Additionally, he commanded or served with Air Defense Units in Europe, the Pacific and Southwest Asia. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.documentarytube.com/videos/hightech-in-the-air-exceptional-engineering-free-documentary/ | 2023-12-08T19:15:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100769.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20231208180539-20231208210539-00187.warc.gz | 0.927118 | 112 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__205342190 | en | The A350 aircraft is a new-generation aircraft from Airbus. The aircraft has a number of different configurations, A350-900, A350-1000, and more. The new ultra-range configuration allows the aircraft to perform flights of up to 19 hours.
The first modern long-haul aircraft of this type took flight from the Munich airport. Some say the aircraft is the Rolls-Royce of flying.
What makes the engine and the aircraft so powerful and pleasant? This video takes a look at the engineering section of the A350 aircraft. | aerospace | 1 |
https://halids.com/canada/nasa-clears-spacex-test-flight-to-space-station/ | 2022-08-11T20:06:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571502.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811194507-20220811224507-00268.warc.gz | 0.912352 | 252 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__22837103 | en | FILE PHOTO: SpaceX headquarters are shown in Hawthorne, California, USA, September 19, 2018. REUTERS / Mike Blake
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – NASA gave his final tour on Friday to SpaceX Elon Musk, a billionaire entrepreneur, to run his first unmanned test flight from a new crew capsule to the International Space Station on March 2.
The key obstacle approval for SpaceX in its attempt to help NASA regenerate the American Spaceflight program has been removed as space shuttle sheets expire in 2011.
NASA has awarded $ 2.6 billion SpaceX, and an innovative £ 4.2 billion Boeing Co. is $ 11.2 billion to create separate rocket and capsule launch systems to carry US astronauts to space station , an orbital research laboratory that flies 250 miles (402 km) above Earth.
"Following a full day of briefing and discussion sessions, NASA and SpaceX are taking forward plans to run the Dragon Crew's first test flight on a mission to the International Space Station," said NASA in a statement announcing its decision.
Report by Joey Roulette in Cape Canaveral, Florida; Additional writing and reporting by Eric M. Johnson in Seattle; Edited by Bill Tarrant and Tom Brown | aerospace | 1 |
http://spacepac.org/wp/page/2/ | 2017-04-27T22:33:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917122629.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031202-00022-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.93838 | 6,407 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__34922893 | en | The YF-100 liquid rocket engine was a Chinese copy of the Russian RD-120, intended to power the new-generation CZ-5, CZ-6 and CZ-7 launch vehicles. The YF-100 development began in 2000 at the Academy of Aerospace Propulsion Technology (AAPT, or the Sixth Academy) in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. The engine was certified by the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND) in May 2012. Credit: Dragoninspace.com
Chinese YF-100 LOX/Kerosene Rocket Engine Test
Credit: sina.com.cn. This took place on 11 November, 2010, somewhere in Shaanxi Province. It was a test of two YF-100 LOX/Kerosene rocket engines fired together.
BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhuanet) — China will launch its third spacecraft to land on the moon next year as part of its ongoing Lunar Exploration Program. According to the government, the development of the moon craft is on target for next year’s launch.
The Chang’e-3, named after the Chinese goddess of the moon, includes a lander and rover. The lunar program’s chief scientist says Chang’e-3 will make a soft landing on the moon and explore its surface. It is expected to take off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan province in the second half of 2013.
Two lunar orbiters, Chang’e 1 and Chang’e 2 were launched in 2007 and 2010 and successfully completed their missions.
New engine passes test and revs up space hopes
By Xin Dingding
A next-generation engine, that will pave the way for lunar exploration, was successfully tested on Sunday.
The engine, with a 120-ton-thrust using liquid oxygen (LOX) and kerosene, will enable the Long March 5 carrier rocket – which is expected to make its maiden voyage in 2014 – to place a 25-ton payload into near-Earth orbit, or place a 14-ton payload into geostationary orbit, experts said.
The tests, which included seeing how the engine would respond to rotational speeds of nearly 20,000 revolutions per minute and temperatures of 3,000 C for 200 seconds, were held in Xi’an, capital of Shaanxi province.
“The successful tests confirm the reliability of China’s LOX/kerosene engine,” said Lai Daichu, test commander.
Tan Yonghua, head of Xi’an Aerospace Propulsion Institute under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, which developed the engine, said that the single engine currently used by Long March carrier rockets only has a 75-ton thrust, much less than the 120-ton thrust of the new engine.
Luan Xiting, deputy head of the institute, said that the new engine’s extra thrust will enable China to assemble a space station and also help with the third stage of the lunar exploration program.
The three stages involve orbit, landing and return.
Earlier reports said that the Chang’e-5 lunar explorer will bring about 2 kg of lunar samples to Earth.
Ouyang Ziyuan, a senior consultant in the lunar exploration program and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that Chang’e-5 will be launched atop the Long March 5 carrier rocket from the new space launch center in Wenchang, Hainan province, which is under construction.
The space program is in the second stage, with three lunar exploration spacecraft, Chang’e 2, Chang’e 3 and Chang’e 4.
Ouyang said in a recent e-mail reply to China Daily that China will launch its third lunar explorer, Chang’e 3, next year to land on the moon.
A rover will explore its surroundings.
The landing is expected to be the most challenging part of the mission, he said.
Chang’e 3 will hover about 4 meters above the lunar surface.
Then the engine will cut out, and the Chang’e 3 will drop onto the surface.
As for the rover, the leading scientist in lunar exploration said it is “China’s most advanced robot”.
The rover carries a lunar “radar” and while it is operating on the surface it can scan several hundred meters under the surface.
The rover also carries instruments that can detect minerals.
To combat nighttime temperatures, -180 C, scientists have developed nuclear-powered batteries that can help the lander and rover function.
They will conserve energy by “hibernating” and when the sun rises the solar energy will “wake” the lander and the rover, he said.
Ouyang said the second lunar orbiter, Chang’e 2, has traveled to explore an asteroid.
The asteroid, 4179 Toutatis, is listed as a potentially hazardous object by scientists because it makes frequent Earth fly pasts.
Prior to traveling into deep space, Chang’e 2, launched in October 2010, completed its six-month mission and spent 235 days some 1.5 million km from Earth, where it gathered a large amount of scientific data about solar activity, he said.
It started its quest for the asteroid on April 15, and is expected to observe the asteroid close up, he said.
(Source: China Daily)
Editor: Wang Yuanyuan
Curiosity’s Daily Update: MSL Configured for Final Approach; Flight Team Takes a Breath
July 26: MSL Configured for Final Approach; Flight Team Takes a Breath
July 25: MSL’s Terminal Descent Radar System Gets a Checkout
July 24: Curiosity’s Batteries Get a Charge
July 23: Prepping MSL’s Descent Stage Navigation System for Landing
July 22: Trajectory Tracking Continues
July 21: Getting a Better Bead on Trajectory
July 20: Curiosity Completes Week of Onboard Computer Preps
July 19: More Computer Preps for Curiosity
July 18: Curiosity Continues Computer Preps, Gets ‘Attitude Adjustment’
July 17: Curiosity Swaps Computers, Gets Updated Arrival Data
July 16: Curiosity Computer Preps for Arrival
July 13: Radiation Instrument Finishes Inflight Measurements
July 12: MSL Team Has Final Test of Landing Procedures
July 11: MSL Complete Turn
Start a space rocket “Soyuz-FG” with a cluster of spacecraft (SC) – Russian “Kanopus-In” and MCA-FCI (“Zond-PP”), Belarus BKA, «TET-1″ (Germany) and «ADS- 1B »(Canada).
Russia’s Soyuz successfully launched from Baikonur
Russia’s Soyuz rocket carrying five satellites on board was launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on July 22nd, 2012.
The rocket is expected to deliver the Russian satellites Canopus-B and MKA-PN1, a Belarusian BKA satellite, the Canadian ADS-1B and German TET-1 into orbit.
The Russian-made Canopus-B satellite is designed for remote sensing of the Earth.
The MKA-PN1 satellite is designed to help meteorologists collect data on ocean circulation and climate dynamics.
The launch was postponed several times due to lack of agreement between Russia and Kazakhstan on where the rocket`s tugs would land after separating.
The two countries’ space agencies have, however, agreed three rocket launches above Kazakhstan’s northern territories this year.
Sally Ride, the first U.S. women to enter space, died in Calif. at the age of 61 after a 17-month-long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Sally Ride Dead; First American Woman in Space Was 61
By NED POTTER
The first American woman astronaut remembers her shuttle flights, and reflects on significant changes affecting Earth’s climate since then.
NASA Confirms Death From Pancreatic Cancer
Sally Ride, the NASA astronaut who became the first American woman in space in 1983, has died after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her office said today. She was 61 years old and had lived in California.
In 1983 and again in 1984, she flew as a mission specialist on the space shuttle Challenger, conducting experiments, operating the shuttle’s robot arm — and breaking through a very high-altitude glass ceiling.
“Sally was a national hero and a powerful role model,” said President Obama in a statement from the White House. “Sally’s life showed us that there are no limits to what we can achieve and I have no doubt that her legacy will endure for years to come.”
Click for Pictures: Sally Ride and Her Fellow Women Pioneers
Members of Congress, fellow astronauts and close friends offered tributes too.
“Sally lived her life to the fullest, with boundless energy, curiosity, intelligence, passion, commitment, and love,” said her colleagues at Sally Ride Science, an organization she set up after her NASA career to inspire young girls to pursue careers in science and engineering. “Her integrity was absolute; her spirit was immeasurable; her approach to life was fearless.”
Born on May 26, 1951, in Los Angeles, Sally Kristen Ride studied physics at Stanford University, earning a Ph.D. in 1978. By then she had already been selected as one of NASA’s first six woman astronaut candidates. The agency was gearing up for its new shuttle program, and said it wanted to expand its astronaut corps, which in its early years had been mostly limited to test pilots.
“Sally Ride broke barriers with grace and professionalism — and literally changed the face of America’s space program,” NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a statement. “The nation has lost one of its finest leaders, teachers and explorers. Our thoughts and prayers are with Sally’s family and the many she inspired. She will be missed, but her star will always shine brightly.”
Smart and assertive, Ride won assignment to the crew of STS-7, the seventh shuttle flight. It launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 18, 1983. It attracted some of the largest crowds to watch a shuttle launch, including many who made banners and chanted, “Ride, Sally, ride!”
“On launch day, there was so much excitement and so much happening around us in crew quarters, even on the way to the launch pad,” Ride recalled in a 2008 interview. “I didn’t really think about it that much at the time — but I came to appreciate what an honor it was to be selected to be the first to get a chance to go into space.”
The flight ran six days. She and four male crewmates orbited Earth 97 times, landing safely at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
“The thing that I’ll remember most about that flight is that it was fun, and in fact I’m sure it will be the most fun I’ll ever have in my life,” she said after her return from space.
She flew again the next year on another mission, designated STS-41G. On that flight a crewmate, Kathleen Sullivan, became the first American woman to go outside the ship on a spacewalk. Ride, operating the shuttle’s robotic arm, provided logistical support.
Ride would have flown again, possibly in 1986, but the Challenger was destroyed on its 10th mission, exploding 73 seconds after liftoff. Seven astronauts were killed, including the teacher Christa McAuliffe. The nation was stunned. The shuttle program was halted for two years.
Ride was appointed by President Reagan to serve on the panel investigating the tragedy, a job she would repeat in 2003 after the loss of the shuttle Columbia.
Ride left NASA after the Challenger disaster, turning her life to writing, teaching, speaking, and entrepreneurship. She said she had been an outlier when she turned to science in school; she wanted more young women to feel welcome in the mostly male world of technology.
She was not the first woman ever in orbit. Back in 1963, the Soviet Union launched Valentina Tereshkova on a three-day flight in its Vostok 6 capsule.
But American political leaders, locked in a space race with the Russians, derided the flight as a publicity stunt on which Tereshkova was mostly a passenger. No more women would fly in space for nearly 20 years.
Ride married a fellow astronaut, Steven Hawley, in 1982; the marriage ended in divorce in 1987. Her company said that for the last 27 years, she had a partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy, and they lived in the San Diego area. She is also survived by her mother, Joyce, and a sister, a niece and a nephew.
“Sally was a very private person who found herself a very public persona,” said Hawley, now a professor at the University of Kansas. “While she never enjoyed being a celebrity, she recognized that it gave her the opportunity to encourage children, particularly young girls, to reach their full potential.”
Ride’s effect on younger women was electric. Astronaut Dottie Metcalfe-Lindenburger, who flew on one of the very last shuttle flights, said she was inspired in her childhood by Ride’s example.
“I grew up during the shuttle age, so I was really excited in the second grade when we started flying the shuttle and I remember watching that in our class,” Metcalfe-Lindenburger said in a 2009 interview with ABC News. “Somehow I realized that women could become astronauts.”.
Credit: NASA, ABC News, CBS News
Canoga Park-based Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne sold to GenCorp for $550M
By Gregory J. Wilcox, Staff Writer
ited Technologies Corp. said Monday it is selling Canoga Park-based Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, which helped pioneer the nation’s exploration of space, to Sacramento-based GenCorp Inc. for $550 million.
UTC has owned Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne for seven years.
Rocketdyne’s engines powered astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s as part of the famed Apollo program and later boosted the Space Shuttle fleet to lengthy orbits of Earth and to the International Space Station. Rocketdyne was combined with Pratt & Whitney under UTC in 2005.
GenCorp spokesman Glenn Mahone said there won’t be any immediate changes at the newly acquired unit but would not discuss developments like staffing levels until after the deal closes.
“Because of regulation and other requirements, I’m not at liberty to discuss specific things like that,” he said.
GenCorp’s biggest component is Aerojet, which also makes rocket engines. The combined company will not have much overlap, Mahone said.
It is also too soon to say what will happen to the Rocketdyne name, which dates to the post-World War II era. But it has survived numerous ownership changes.
“We are in the regulatory stage and that would be a bit premature,” Mahone said of a name change. “I’m sure no discussions have been made relative to that.”
Both companies expect the deal to close in the first half of 2013.
“GenCorp and PWR have complementary products and technology services making for a combined company that will be a critical contributor to our nation’s strategic access to space,” Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne spokeswoman Erin Dick said in an email.
PWR has about 1,400 employees in Los Angeles County, most of them at facilities on Canoga Avenue in Canoga Park and DeSoto Avenue in Northridge.
Dick did not offer specifics about any staffing changes while the deal goes through the federal review process.
“We will evaluate our workforce to ensure we are staffed to continue delivering on our customer commitments while ensuring we are as lean and efficient as possible,” she wrote.
GenCorp, which also has a real estate component, is not getting all of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne. UTC is retaining ownership of the 47-acre Canoga campus and has ambitious plans for the land.
A year ago the company filed plans with the city of Los Angeles for a 6 million-square-foot residential, retail and office complex anchored by a 16-story hotel at Victory Boulevard and Canoga Avenue.
PWR will lease the property back from UTC while it consolidates operations into the DeSoto campus, which is expected to be completed next year, Dick said.
“All other decisions related to operations, facilities and corporate structure will be determined by GenCorp once the sale is complete,” Dick said.
Hartford, Conn.-based UTC has been shopping Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne since March to help pay for its acquisition of Goodrich Corp. in Charlotte, N.C.
“We are pleased to announce GenCorp’s agreement to purchase Rocketdyne. It is a significant step in our ongoing portfolio transformation,” UTC Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Louis Ch nevert said in the statement. “While it is not core to UTC’s commercial building systems and aerospace businesses, Rocketdyne is a solid company and a national asset with many talented employees.”
UTC is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries.
GenCorp Chief Executive Officer Scott Seymour said the acquisition of Rocketdyne will help enhance its competitive edge.
“We see great strategic value in this transaction for the country, our customers, partner supply base and our shareholders,” Seymour said in a written statement. “The combined enterprise will be better positioned to compete in a dynamic, highly competitive marketplace, and provide more affordable products for our customers.”
The Rocketdyne purchase almost doubles the size of GenCorp and provides additional growth opportunities, he said.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — GenCorp Inc. GY +12.30% , headquartered in Sacramento, California, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) from United Technologies Corporation UTX -1.28% for $550 million.
“We see great strategic value in this transaction for the country, our customers, partner supply base and our shareholders,” GenCorp Chief Executive Officer Scott Seymour said. “The combined enterprise will be better positioned to compete in a dynamic, highly competitive marketplace, and provide more affordable products for our customers.”
“In addition, this transaction almost doubles the size of our company and provides additional growth opportunities as we build upon the complementary capabilities of each legacy company that has enabled a generation of human space travel and national security launch services. We have the opportunity to build upon the proud heritage of our companies, the ability to create increased value for our customers and, best of all, to secure the future of both organizations,” Seymour continued.
PWR, headquartered in Canoga Park, California, is a provider of high-value propulsion, power, energy and innovative system solutions used in a wide variety of government and commercial applications, including the main engines for the Atlas and Delta launch vehicles, missile defense systems and advanced hypersonic engines.
The purchase price of $550 million, which is subject to adjustment for working capital and other specified items, is expected to be financed with a combination of cash on hand and issuance of debt. The acquisition of PWR is conditioned upon, among other things, the receipt of required regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Subject to the satisfaction of these conditions, the acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2013. The transaction is expected to be accretive to earnings in the first year.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. is acting as exclusive financial advisor to GenCorp for this transaction. In addition, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. are providing fully committed financing to support this transaction.
Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially from those projected depending on a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors such as business climate, economic and competitive uncertainties, adverse legal and regulatory developments, and adverse changes in economic and political climates around the world. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among other things: the possibility that the expected efficiencies and cost savings from the proposed transaction will not be realized, or will not be realized within the expected time period; the ability to obtain governmental approvals of the transaction on the proposed terms and schedule contemplated by the parties; and the possibility that the proposed transaction does not close, including, but not limited to, due to the failure to satisfy the closing conditions. Forward-looking statements in this document should be evaluated together with the many factors that affect GenCorp’s business as described in more detail in GenCorp’s Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2011, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
About GenCorpGenCorp is a leading technology-based manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems with a real estate segment that includes activities related to the entitlement, sale, and leasing of the company’s excess real estate assets. Aerojet is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader providing propulsion and energetics to its space, missile defense, strategic, tactical missile and armaments customers throughout domestic and international markets. Additional information about GenCorp and Aerojet can be obtained by visiting the companies’ websites at http://www.GenCorp.com and at www.Aerojet.com .
Contact information:Investors: Kathy Redd, chief financial officer 916.355.2361Media: Glenn Mahone, vice president, communications 202.302.9941
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ULA Completes Reviews which Establishes Atlas V Design and Certification Baseline for Human Spaceflight
CENTENNIAL, Colo., July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — United Launch Alliance (ULA) today announced the completion of a crucial milestone in its on-going development and certification of the Atlas V launch vehicle for human spaceflight. ULA successfully completed the fifth milestone of its Commercial Crew Development (CCDev2) Unfunded Space Act Agreement (SAA) with NASA. ULA’s Engineering Review Board confirmed that Atlas V can readily comply with NASA’s stringent safety and performance requirements for human spaceflight, leading the way to develop a safe, reliable and cost effective Crew Transportation System (CTS).
ULA conducted the System Requirements Review (SRR) and Systems Design Review (SDR) that reflected the culmination of on-going efforts involving ULA design and development engineers, NASA technical experts and representatives from ULA’s commercial spacecraft customers. The SRR/SDR was a multi-disciplined technical review that ensured the Atlas V system can proceed into the detailed design and development phase to provide launch services for NASA’s commercial human spaceflight needs.
“The SRR/SDR were the result of an extensive effort with NASA and our commercial spacecraft partners during which we cooperatively established the baseline from which we will proceed into the detailed design and development phase of NASA’s Crew Transportation System,” said Dr. George Sowers, ULA’s vice president for Human Launch Services. “We continue to receive valuable insight from NASA’s human spaceflight experts as we move forward towards the certification of Atlas V for human spaceflight.”
With 31 successful missions spanning 10 years of operational service, the Atlas V is uniquely qualified to provide launch services for the CTS. Because Atlas V is already certified by NASA to fly the nation’s most complex exploration missions, as well as critical Air Force and National Reconnaissance Office national security missions, ULA was able to provide a wealth of design implementation, detailed system and sub-system analysis, qualification, certification, and flight data leading up to and during the reviews.
“Our partnership with ULA during this round of development has really been focused on understanding the core design of the launch vehicle,” said NASA’s Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango said. “In these reviews we were able to see how ULA plans to modify the vehicle for human spaceflight.”
The SRR confirmed that the NASA CTS requirements applicable to the Atlas V are defined and testable, and are consistent with cost, schedule, risk, technology readiness and other system constraints. The SRR assessed the unique impacts of human spaceflight requirements as captured in the system specification, and ensured that the system requirements are consistent with NASA’s needs and concept of operations. The ULA, NASA and commercial spacecraft customer teams reviewed the detailed evidence that demonstrates how the existing, flight-proven Atlas V will meet NASA’s Human Spaceflight Certification requirements. The team paid particular attention to the comprehensive certification approach that will lead to CTS flight readiness.
As NASA moves forward with the Commercial Crew Development Program, ULA will extend its best in the world record of mission success to offer the safest possible launch services to meet the needs for the crew transportation system providers.
“The SRR/SDR was a key milestone in our support of the NASA Commercial Crew Development Program,” said Mike Holguin, ULA’s Commercial Crew Program manager. “The relationships we’ve forged will provide a solid foundation as we move forward into the next phase of the program.”
ULA program management, engineering, test and mission support functions are headquartered in Denver, Colo. Manufacturing, assembly and integration operations are located at Decatur, Ala., and Harlingen, Texas. Launch operations are located at Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., and Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
For more information on ULA, visit the ULA Web site at www.ulalaunch.com, or call the ULA Launch Hotline at 1-877-ULA-4321 (852-4321). For more information on ULA, visit the ULA Web site at www.ulalaunch.com, or call the ULA Launch Hotline at 1-877-ULA-4321 (852-4321). Join the conversation at www.facebook.com/ulalaunch and twitter.com/ulalaunch.
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CENTENNIAL, Colo., July 16, 2012 — In the news release, NASA Selects United Launch Alliance’s Workhouse Delta II Rocket for Three Future Missions, issued 16-Jul-2012 by United Launch Alliance over PR Newswire, the headline should read “NASA Selects United Launch Alliance’s Workhorse Delta II Rocket for Three Future Missions” rather than “NASA Selects United Launch Alliance’s Workhouse Delta II Rocket for Three Future Missions” as originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows:
NASA Selects United Launch Alliance’s Workhorse Delta II Rocket for Three Future Missions
CENTENNIAL, Colo., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — NASA’s Launch Services Program announced today that it selected United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) proven Delta II launch vehicle for three future missions.
The newly contracted missions include Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) scheduled to launch in July 2014, Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) scheduled to launch in October 2014, and the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS) scheduled to launch in 2016.
All three missions will launch from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California.
“ULA is honored NASA has selected the Delta II launch vehicle to launch these critical science payloads,” said Michael Gass, ULA president and CEO. “While we count success one mission at a time, we have been able to count on the Delta II’s success 97 times in a row over the last decade. This is a tribute to our dedicated ULA employees, our supplier teammates and our NASA Launch Services Program customer who ensure mission success is the focus of each and every launch.”
ULA’s Delta II has launched the majority of NASA’s critical science missions over the last decade including the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity, Genesis, Phoenix Mars Lander, Stardust, the twin GRAIL spacecraft and most recently the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California October 2011.
“The Delta II vehicle continues to offer excellent reliability and best value to our customers,” said Gass. “We look forward to working with NASA for these future Delta II launch campaigns.”
ULA’s next launch is the Atlas V NROL-36 mission for the NRO scheduled Aug. 2 from Space Launch Complex-3 at VAFB, followed by the Atlas V Radiation Belt Storm Probes mission for NASA on Aug. 23 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
ULA program management, engineering, test, and mission support functions are headquartered in Denver, Colo. Manufacturing, assembly and integration operations are located at Decatur, Ala., and Harlingen, Texas. Launch operations are located at Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., and Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
For more information on ULA, visit the ULA Web site at www.ulalaunch.com, or call the ULA Launch Hotline at 1-877-ULA-4321 (852-4321). Join the conversation at www.facebook.com/ulalaunch and twitter.com/ulalaunch.
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http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/439858/20130227/canada-s-neossat-scours-galaxy-space-junk.htm | 2013-05-20T08:21:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698646863/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100406-00024-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.945497 | 376 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__7242287 | en | In response to concerns over the growing number of asteroids that fly near Earth, Canada has deployed its Near-Earth Object Surveillance satellite with the main task of scouring the galaxy for space junk and strayed asteroids.
The focus of NEOSsat's asteroid mission is a group called Aten which have orbits that intersect with Earth's. It can't be found using ground-based telescopes because they become invisible to the viewer due to light scattered in the atmosphere.
Most of these asteroids have a semi-major axis of less than one astronomical unit which means that most of them orbit between Earth and the Sun.
NEOSSat will also take images of these asteroids and send them to the University of Calgary for analysis.
On Tuesday, India launched its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) as part of the South Asian nation's ambitious space programme that includes a mission to Mars in the later part of 2013. The launch was held at Sriharikota in Andra Pradesh.
"The launch of this PSLV adds yet another golden milestone in the success story of Indian space history. The credit for this achievement, undoubtedly, goes to our scientific community, particularly those working with ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)," The Hindu Business Line quoted Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari.
The PSLV has two BRITE-class microsatellites designed in Canada and funded by Austria. The microsatellite weighs 7 kilogrammes packed in a 20-cm cube design with the task of measuring photometrically low-level oscillations and temperature variations in stars brighter than visual magnitude. Its measurement is more accurate compared to those made by terrestrial telescopes.
Included in the Indian launch is Sapphire, a Canadian space junk observer that will collect data which it will send to the Space Surveillance Network, and the Indo-French oceanographic satellite named SARAL. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.firstpost.com/world/25-year-old-man-killed-on-moscow-airport-runway-after-being-hit-by-boeing-737-during-takeoff-5592851.html | 2020-10-20T00:16:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107867463.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20201019232613-20201020022613-00406.warc.gz | 0.981906 | 568 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__215161650 | en | 25-year-old man killed on Moscow airport runway after being hit by Boeing 737 during takeoff
The incident occurred in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport at around 8pm on Tuesday as the plane was taking off on a flight to Athens.
Moscow: A man was killed on the runway at Moscow's largest airport when he was hit by a plane that was taking off, Russian investigators said Wednesday.
Russian news agencies quoted sources as saying the man was on a stopover in Moscow and had earlier picked a fight on board his flight from Spain.
The 25-year-old somehow ended up on the runway where "a Boeing 737 plane inflicted deadly injuries on him during takeoff," the Russian Investigative Committee said on Twitter.
The incident occurred in Sheremetyevo airport at around 8pm on Tuesday as the plane was taking off on a flight to Athens.
The head of Russia's aviation watchdog Alexander Neradko told Russian agencies that the plane was operated by Russian flagship carrier Aeroflot.
Investigators said in a video posted on Twitter that they found from the man's coat and a shoelace among the fragments scattered on the runway. No official criminal probe has been launched yet.
Sheremetyevo Airport did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Russian news agencies said the man had been escorted by police in Sheremetyevo to the boarding gate for his connecting flight, but then walked away instead of boarding a bus to the plane.
Sources quoted by Russian agencies said the man had been due to fly on to Armenia.
Interfax news agencies also quoted a source as saying that airport services and police inspected the plane when it landed in Athens and found "holes" in the fuselage.
Aeroflot, which flies from Sheremetyevo, said on its website Wednesday that a number of flights have been rescheduled as one of the three runways was closed.
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Hikmet Hajiyev, aide to Azerbaijani president Ilkham Aliyev, said that Yerevan targeted large cities Ganja and Mingachevir with missile strikes
Reserve right to attack military facility in Azerbaijan, warns Armenia as clash over Nagorno-Karabakh widens
Azerbaijan's defence ministry in a statement said that it had destroyed ballistic missile launchers deployed in Armenia in two separate attacks overnight
Officials in Russia, which has the world's fourth-highest caseload after the United States, India, and Brazil, have so far dismissed the idea there is a second wave of infections or any need for a new lockdown | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.planetary.org/profiles/bernard-foing | 2023-12-02T01:43:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100309.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202010506-20231202040506-00071.warc.gz | 0.868447 | 183 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__291281449 | en | Bernard Foing is the Chief Scientist at the European Space Agency (ESA), Executive Director of the International Lunar Exploration Working Group (ILEWG), and was Principal Project Scientist for SMART-1, the first European mission to the Moon. Foing is also an organic chemist for Mars Express, and a co-investigator of the Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) for the Mars Express orbiter.
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https://www.helicopterinvestor.com/news/94864/rostec-wants-to-invest-600-million-in-russian-civil-aviation-projects-493/ | 2024-02-25T06:02:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474581.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20240225035809-20240225065809-00713.warc.gz | 0.948826 | 456 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__195190163 | en | Rostec wants to invest $600 million in Russian civil aviation projects
Last week, the biggest players in Russian commerce met for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2019 (SPIEF 2019) to discuss the key economic issues facing Russia – and to make deals.
Moscow’s state-owned defence and tech conglomerate Rostec announced at the show that its joint-stock commercial bank subsidiary Novikombank will be investing more than 40 billion rubles ($600 million) into Rostec’s civil aviation companies, including Russian Helicopters.
Among the key projects in which Novikombank will be investing are the modern PD-14 and VK-2500 aircraft engines and several civil-helicopter projects, specifying the Ansat and Ka-226.
The deal between the bank and Russian Helicopters will cover the delivery, repair and support of several of its civil models. The parties also signed a loan agreement for more than $75 million.
Anatoly Serdyukov aviation cluster industrial director of Rostec said: “The development of civil aviation, helicopter engineering, engine building is one of the key priorities of Rostec. Products such as the PD-14 and VK-2500 engines, Ka-226 and Ansat helicopters, are not only strategically important for our country, but have high potential and interest in foreign markets.
Despite labouring under EU and US economic sanctions in place since 2014 that followed from the Ukrainian crisis, the company has seen growing interest for its helicopters from other parts of the world. It has signed a number of deals across Asia over the past couple of years and has started a promotional tour for its Mi-171A2 and Ansat helicopters across the region.
“This is confirmed by numerous concluded agreements with China, countries of Southeast Asia, Middle East and others. Naturally, successful implementation of our projects requires loans and investments. Today’s agreements will contribute to the continuous development of our aviation enterprises. ”
In January, The Chinese Emergency and Disaster Relief Association signed a contract for 20 new Ansat Helicopters at the China Air Show. Russian Helicopters is now looking to type certify the Ansat in China and to deliver the aircraft between 2019-2020. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.alexmacphail.co.za/post/design-a-stunning-blog | 2023-12-01T18:41:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100304.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201183432-20231201213432-00367.warc.gz | 0.941692 | 284 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__108986754 | en | Night approach into Germany.
Sometimes its all night time.
Night flight into Germany.
High performance teams start with thorough preparation. For Airline Crew, this includes a briefing, which sets the tone for the flight. Captain Frank Delpierre is briefing the crew as we gather on board, shortly before the flight. This is South African Airways SA260, Johannesburg to Frankfurt. This Airbus A330-200 is loaded with 68000kgs of fuel and will take us 10:30 to fly through the night.
After the briefing, the cabin crew will check their emergency equipment, their doors, the lavatories and catering.
Frank will head to the flight deck to brief us and get ready for departure. I’ve completed the walk around. The technician is refueling the aircraft. The ramp agent is making sure all passengers are through the boarding gate. Load control is finalizing our paperwork, cargo loading is taking place underneath, potable water is being loaded and the tug driver has connnected his tug for the push-back start. This symphony of mini-teams work together to get this flight airborne, on time.
How can we improve this collaboration? After the flight there is a debriefing. This is an opportunity for feedback to the respective teams and make improvements for tomorrow.
High performance teams prepare. High performance teams deliver. High performance teams review. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/65000-to-apply-for-1000-delta-jobs-125334.html | 2020-01-28T01:11:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579251737572.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20200127235617-20200128025617-00510.warc.gz | 0.968744 | 141 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__228811299 | en | Atlanta: Delta Air Lines Inc, the world’s largest carrier, said it anticipates getting about 65,000 applications for its 1,000 airport job openings, as millions of Americans continue to look for work.
The airline is hiring workers at its 25 biggest US airports to help with planes that are flying with near-record percentages of seats filled, and to cope with weather disruptions, chief executive Richard Anderson said in a weekly recorded message to employees. The company often gets “many multiples” of applications when it has job openings, he said. Delta has about 81,000 employees and previously said it plans to hire about 240 pilots.
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https://www.aviationschoolsonline.com/g/Fixed-Wing-Pilot-Jobs/Johnson-City-Tennessee-TN/ | 2021-09-21T02:37:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057131.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20210921011047-20210921041047-00549.warc.gz | 0.947498 | 174 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__206565148 | en | Find Top-Paying Fixed Wing Pilot Jobs in Johnson City, TN
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There are many interesting jobs out there in the industry, out of which most are mainly related to the hobby of the professional. One such career is that of a helicopter pilot. If you love flying and are interested in aeronautics, you can consider a career as a helicopter pilot. | aerospace | 1 |
https://io9.gizmodo.com/5898112/pulsar-stars-could-be-the-perfect-interstellar-gps-system | 2018-02-21T01:39:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891813187.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20180221004620-20180221024620-00039.warc.gz | 0.93693 | 483 | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-09__0__26360838 | en | When humanity sends spacecraft beyond our solar system, those starships will have to know exactly where they are at all times. A newly proposed cosmic GPS system can track a spacecraft's location to within five kilometers anywhere in the galaxy.
The secrets to this system are pulsars, a special type of neutron star that rotate at short, extremely regular intervals. That last bit is crucial - because we can count on pulsars to always rotate at the exact same speed, which makes them useful timekeepers across even the vast reaches of space. Indeed, some pulsars that rotate every few milliseconds are actually comparable to atomic clocks in terms of precision and dependability.
According to Professor Werner Becker of the Max Planck Institute of Extraterrestrial Physics, we can use pulsars to track probes anywhere in the Milky Way. The complete predictability of these stars' rotations can be used by a spacecraft to determine its position in space to within about five kilometers. This would be accomplished by comparing its observations of various pulsars' emissions beams with what would be predicted for that given location in space.
Considering we can only track our most distant probes like Voyager and Pioneer - none of which have come even close to leaving the solar system - to within a hundred kilometers, this system wold be a massive improvement. While this level of accuracy would be most useful for exploration beyond our solar system - whether takes the form of interstellar probes, generation ships, or some as yet impossible faster-than-light craft - but it could also be of great use closer to home.
Probes that go no further from Earth than Mars can still only be tracked to within ten kilometers, and even getting that close requires painstaking, error-prone measurements from Earth. The pulsar system would allow probes to locate themselves with far greater precision and no reliance on Earth as a reference point. For future Mars missions, particularly crewed missions, that level of exactitude could well be essential for safety and success.
The only slight hiccup in all this is that the current equipment needed to detect pulsars is about 100 times too heavy to actually be usable. Since pulsars are primarily visible in X-ray wavelengths, we will need to develop lightweight X-ray mirrors, and those are still likely about 15 to 20 years away. According to Professor Becker, once those materials are available, constructing the first interstellar GPS will be a breeze. | aerospace | 1 |
https://pioneerpublishers.com/contra-costa-pilots-form-disaster-response-team/ | 2024-04-14T13:16:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816879.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414130604-20240414160604-00049.warc.gz | 0.959594 | 970 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__16635098 | en | CONTRA COSTA COUNTY—When talking to local pilots DeWitt Hodge and Stephen Tucker, it’s hard to say which shines through the most: their love of flying or their enthusiasm for helping people.
In September, the pair gathered with a small group of comrades at Concord’s Buchanan Field Airport to complete the last step in becoming California Disaster Airlift Response Team (DART) operators.
For the mission, a plane traveled 60 miles from Byron Airport to San Martin Airport near Gilroy early that morning, then took on several boxes of face shields to fly to Buchanan. The Concord group met the two pilots on the tarmac and then delivered the personal protective equipment (PPE) by car to two local aid groups.
Once the trip was certified, Contra Costa DART became operational.
“Everyone in the group performed flawlessly,” said Tucker, the new group’s executive director.
Helping out after Loma Prieta
Various pilot associations and individuals have moved forward the idea of a volunteer airlift assistance program over the years. But Tucker points to the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake as when the idea likely was born. Landslides cut off roads to Watsonville for weeks, and volunteer pilots delivered urgently needed supplies and medical help to the heavily damaged area.
After many years trying to solidify standards for a volunteer air assistance program, one finally coalesced in 2014. Some of the pilots involved in the Watsonville operation worked on forming what is now the California DART network (CalDART).
A volunteer board of directors leads a statewide group of volunteer DART operators and supporters at seven California airports. Pilots and administrative staff organize and provide free air transportation during emergencies, following strict guidelines. They can fly people and material to and from any of California’s approximately 250 public airports as well as neighboring states.
Hodge, a pilot for 15 years, is in charge of operations for CC DART. He calls the Concord location “critical to the S.F. Bay Area and in a unique position to help our neighbors in need.”
He says the airport could easily become a central base of operations for helicopters from Travis Air Force Base and local airplane pilots if needed to route supplies throughout the area. And the private pilots of CC DART are now ready to be part of that chain.
“Say you need some supplies moved from this location to that quickly. CalDART would decide which operators are needed and coordinate the effort. One might fly it partway to another airport. Then those goods get loaded onto another airplane to fly the rest of the way,” explains Hodge, who retired from a 37-year career in IT and started his own aviation company in Concord five years ago.
Fostering a love of flying
While active in Concord’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) in recent years, Tucker heard about the effort to create CC DART. He jumped at the chance to be part of it. At CERT, he met others like Peg Gardner. Gardner is well known in the community as a tireless organizer for CERT, the Community Animal Response Team, the ham radio community and the Red Cross. She connected Tucker with Hodge, and the fledgling group had its first meeting on Sept. 11, 2018.
Tucker radiates pride when describing the potential this group has to help the community.
“If you look at what’s happening right now with COVID and the wildfires, things can happen really fast. DART is like the Minutemen – ready to go any time,” he says. “We are training. We have a plan. And we will be prepared.”
Now the core group of about 20 needs more volunteers as pilots, ground crew and board members. Tucker wants to find experienced individuals to fill their ranks. But he also aims to foster a younger group who might help out in the future.
Tucker has been flying for 40 years. He discovered his love of flying when he joined an aircraft club in high school and a pilot gave him the chance to experience the excitement of airplane flight. Later, he joined the military and became a pilot.
He now coordinates the Young Eagles program in Concord, which has given kids age 8 to 17 the chance to experience flying for free since 1992.
“Fifty-two years ago, a pilot gave me a flight and it changed my life,” he says. “Being a pilot and flying is a gift. What could be better than to have a love of something like this and share it with others who might one day use it to help their community?” | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.atlanticshrinkwrap.com/case-study/shrink-wrapping-us-navy-f35-lightning/ | 2023-09-27T07:51:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510284.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927071345-20230927101345-00132.warc.gz | 0.97746 | 589 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__164871520 | en | When the US Navy needed to store and transport three F35 aircraft at NAS Pax River Maryland, they thought of shrink wrap. When they thought of shrink wrap, they went searching the web and found Atlantic Shrinkwrapping Inc. (ASI) and a portfolio that showed the knowledge they were looking for.
When Dustin Hoover, ASI President got the call during the investigative stages of the inquiry, he was excited at the possibility of helping to protect these aircraft.
The charge of this project had seen shrink wrap in the area but had no personal knowledge of how the process worked when it came to aircraft. He asked about the process and asked for Dustin’s expertise. He had talked to other shrink wrap contractors but wasn’t getting the same questions that Dustin was asking. That’s because ASI has been working with aircraft and aerospace equipment for many years and knows what to ask and what to do to properly protect aircraft.
Shrink wrapping a fighter jet is not like shrink wrapping a boat or even a piece of cargo. There are many elements that need to be considered when talking on the task of shrink wrapping aircraft. Size, shape, transport logistics, storage logistics, moving the aircraft, working with hot tools, windows, doors, moving wing and tail parts, fuel, aircraft paint and the list goes on and on.
There is a very delicate balance of what you can do to, on an aircraft or even around an aircraft and many absolute things that you cannot do to, on or around an aircraft. ASI is familiar with these processes and procedures.
Just shrink wrapping at NAS Pax River, Maryland when it comes to the weather was something that ASI had to take into careful consideration. Not to mention working next to an active runway when it came to FOD. There was no room for mistakes.
Over the years, ASI has worked on helicopters, fixed wing aircraft, flight simulators, brand new aircraft, space craft, and many more aircraft and aerospace projects. Having done these projects on military bases, private airfields, near launch facilities or in manufacturing facilities, our safety training and understanding of procedures is burned into our crews daily routines.
Once this project went out to bid, ASI was called by several other contractors asking us to bid on this project as sub-contractors for them. ASI respectfully declined these offers as we are a registered contractor for the US Government and would be able to offer the government the best price by being a direct vendor.
The wrapping of the three aircraft took our team of professionals five full days to complete. The NAVY was more than happy with the work that we did and the professionalism we portrayed.
We are very honored to have had the chance to work with these aircraft and protect them for storage and transport to their next duty station.
We look forward to helping you with your aircraft or aerospace shrink wrapping needs. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.koreascience.or.kr/article/JAKO201503340570620.page | 2019-04-24T04:06:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578626296.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20190424034609-20190424060609-00538.warc.gz | 0.784759 | 1,042 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__99550661 | en | - Volume 23 Issue 4
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Dynamic Model Identification of Quadrotor UAV based on Frequency-Domain Approach
주파수 영역 기반 쿼드로터 무인기 운동 모델 식별
Jung, Sunggoo;Kim, Sung-Yug;Jung, Yeundeuk;Kim, Eung-Tai
- Received : 2015.10.01
- Accepted : 2015.12.10
- Published : 2015.12.31
Quadrotor is widely used in variable application nowadays. Due to its inherent unstable characteristics, control system to augment the stability is essential for quadrotor operation. To design control system and verify its performance through simulation, accurate dynamic model is required. Quadrotor dynamic model is simply compared with conventional rotorcraft such as helicopter. However, the accurate dynamic model of quadrotor is not easy to develop because of the highly correlated aerodynamic effect of each rotor. In this paper, quadrotor dynamic model is identified from the flight data using frequency domain approach. Flight test of quadrotor is performed in closed loop configuration with stability augmentation system included. Frequency sweep input is applied in each of lateral, longitudinal, yaw and heave axis separately. The bare dynamic model is identified from the flight data of quadrotor responses and thrust measurement through Pulse Width Modulation(PWM) data. The frequency responses of identified model match well with those of flight data, and time responses of identified model for doublet input in each axis are also shown to agree with flight data.
Quadrotor;Dynamic Model;Parameter Estimation;System Identification;Frequency Sweep
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https://aviationscoop.com/goair-nagpur-ahmedabad-route/7527/ | 2021-10-20T15:54:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585322.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20211020152307-20211020182307-00390.warc.gz | 0.952342 | 419 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__5228708 | en | GoAir has commenced the operation of two daily flights to and fro between Nagpur and Ahmedabad from today.
The first flight G8 730 Nagpur to Ahmedabad will depart from Nagpur’s Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International airport at 8.20 am every day, and will arrive at Ahmedabad airport at 9.50 am. The return flight G8 731 Ahmedabad to Nagpur will leave the airport at 10.20 am and arrive in Nagpur at 11.55 am.
Another service is scheduled for the evenings. The flight G8 732 Nagpur to Ahmedabad will depart from Nagpur airport at 4.45 pm and land at Ahmedabad airport at 6.20 pm. The return service G8 733 Ahmedabad to Nagpur will depart from 6.50 pm and arrive at Nagpur at 8.15 pm.
Both flights will be operational until September 30, 2019.
Some reports claim GoAir may start a new flight from Nagpur to Delhi on alternate Sundays. Flight G8-2520 Nagpur to Delhi will depart from Nagpur airport at 9.25 pm and will arrive at Delhi airport at 11.20 pm.
The budget carrier GoAir has been doing a series of expansions in July. Last week, the airline announced the launch of flight services on seven new international routes as part of its overseas expansion plans. It announced three new destinations Bangkok, Dubai and Kuwait, which are new markets for GoAir.
GoAir already flies to Abu Dhabi and Muscat from Kannur, and it flies to Phuket and Maldives from Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai. The services to the Maldives are, however, currently on hold.
“These planned launches will strengthen GoAir’s presence in the Middle East and South-East Asian countries. The network expansion is in sync with our vision to expand our footprint in strategic markets and to grow our business profitably,” said Jeh Wadia, managing director and acting chief executive officer, GoAir. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.aviationbusinessnews.com/cargo/boeing-partners-with-coopesa-to-open-two-737-800bcf-conversion-lines-in-costa-rica/ | 2023-03-28T11:16:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296948858.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20230328104523-20230328134523-00093.warc.gz | 0.918525 | 415 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__223373653 | en | Boeing is creating additional conversion capacity for the 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter.
The manufacturer has partnered with Costa Rica-based MRO Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Aeroindustriales (COOPESA) to open two 737-800BCF conversion lines in Alajuela.
The first of the new conversion lines is expected to open in early 2022, with the second anticipated later that year.
Boeing said the move came as “express and e-commerce markets continue to drive strong demand for production and converted freighters”.
The company forecasts that 1,500 freighter conversions will be needed over the next 20 years to meet growing demand. Of those, 1,080 will be standard-body conversions, with nearly 30 per cent of that demand coming from North America and Latin America.
“COOPESA has demonstrated the technical expertise and commitment to quality and execution necessary to help us meet the growing customer demand for the 737-800BCF, including in the Americas,” said Boeing’s director of freighter conversions Jens Steinhagen. “Boeing is pleased to have COOPESA join our team of MRO partners as we deliver our market-leading converted freighters to customers around the world.”
COOPESA’s CEO Kenneth Waugh commented: “We are honoured that Boeing has chosen COOPESA as a strategic partner to provide conversion services for the 737-800BCF. We look forward to helping Boeing meet market demand with the technical quality and skilled workforce that has characterised COOPESA in its 58 years of operation.”
Boeing currently converts 737-800 passenger aircraft to freighters at three locations: Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services (BSAS) in Shanghai, China; Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO) in Guangzhou, China; and Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Co (STAECO) in Jinan, China. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.mynspr.org/show/blue-dot/2019-03-01/blue-dot-135-apollo-9 | 2021-05-18T02:25:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243991650.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20210518002309-20210518032309-00103.warc.gz | 0.920518 | 199 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__84030799 | en | Blue Dot 135: Apollo 9
In our third installment of Blue Dot's look back at Project Apollo for the 50th anniversaries of the missions, we examine perhaps the most overlooked of all, Apollo 9. Astronaut Rusty Schweickart, Apollo 9 Lunar Module Pilot, joins Dave to talk about the ambitious test flight that paved the way for Neil Armstrong's one small step, just over four months later.
Along with Commander Jim McDivitt and Command Module Pilot Dave Scott, Schweickart helped the crew test the lunar module in its maiden voyage into space, the first rendezvous and docking of the two Apollo spacecraft and the first test of the spacesuits that would be worn by the moonwalkers.
Schweickart suffered from an intense bout of space sickness that nearly curtailed much of the mission's objectives but recovered to have an amazing few minutes alone outside the spacecraft orbiting the Earth with nothing to do but contemplate his place in the vastness of space and time. | aerospace | 1 |
http://ats.convio.net/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=6455 | 2023-03-22T19:01:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296944452.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20230322180852-20230322210852-00656.warc.gz | 0.958248 | 515 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__279687021 | en | Stealth UAV, Lunar Elevator Among Student-Developed Projects
A "Stealth UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)," a theoretical lunar space elevator, and a dragonfly-inspired reconnaissance plane with a 9-inch wingspan were among the projects designed by Technion-Israel Institute of Technology students and presented at the 50th Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences, which took place February 17-18 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
The student projects from the Technion included:
A “Stealth UAV” designed to fly up to 1,850 miles without refueling. It can carry two 1,100 lb “smart bombs,” and be equipped with various sensors (electro-optic, infrared and radar) to enable operation in the dark and under all weather conditions. Seven students worked on the project under the direction of Dror Artzi, an adjunct lecturer at the Technion.
A theoretical Lunar Space Elevator, dubbed "Jacob's Ladder," which could bring the extremely rare helium-3 isotope (for use as nuclear fuel) from the moon to earth. Under the direction of Dr. Alexander Kogan, five students designed the system composed of cable cars weighing 1 ½ tons each, which would travel along a 201,946 mile cable from the moon’s surface to a path around the earth and back. One-way travel time for a solar-powered car would be approximately 200 hours. The team says it could be built using existing technology, and that it would pay for itself within five years.
A plane with a 9-inch wingspan and a 7.9-inch body. A prototype of the “Dragonfly,” powered by an electric battery that supports four flapping wings, has already been demonstrated within the confines of the Technion Aerospace Engineering Building. The plane’s relatively low speed enables it to easily enter rooms through small windows and to send back photos from a miniature camera. Eight students, under the direction of Prof. Benjamin Landkof, built the Dragonfly.
Now in its 50th year, the Technion Faculty of Aerospace Engineering is the sole source of aerospace engineers in Israel. More than 2500 graduates have been educated in the Faculty, with many having actively participated in inter-departmental programs. The contributions of the Faculty are acknowledged in Israel and abroad, and their impact is reflected by their election to Israeli, USA, French, British and international academies and scientific societies. | aerospace | 1 |
https://justthenews.com/nation/technology/teenager-first-paying-customer-bezos-backed-space-ship | 2022-12-02T03:42:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710890.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20221202014312-20221202044312-00206.warc.gz | 0.929882 | 378 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__220144353 | en | A teenager is the first paying customer on Bezos-backed space ship
The July 20 spaceflight will have both the youngest and oldest astronauts to travel to space.
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A teenager is set to become the first paying customer to fly on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' spaceship.
Blue Origin, the commercial spaceflight and space tourism company founded by Amazon creator Jeff Bezos, announced Wednesday that 18-year-old Oliver Daemen would fly aboard the company’s New Shepard Mission.
Daemon will fly alongside Bezos, Mark Bezos, and passenger Wally Funk for the first flight on July 20. Daemon was picked after the original winner of Blue Origin’s charity auction backed out. The winner, who remains anonymous, pledged $28 million in order to get the spot.
"We thank the auction winner for their generous support of Club for the Future and are honored to welcome Oliver to fly with us on New Shepard," Bob Smith, CEO of Blue Origin. said in the statement Wednesday. "This marks the beginning of commercial operations for New Shepard, and Oliver represents a new generation of people who will help us build a road to space."
Daemon and Funk represent the youngest and oldest astronauts to travel to space, with Daemon being 18 and Funk being 82.
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- Wisconsin lawmaker questions why military ballot voting dropped over 80% in 2022 | aerospace | 1 |
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Following the crash of an Airbus A400M
transport aircraft in Seville, Spain on Saturday
, the Royal Air Force
and Turkish Air Force
have grounded their fleets. The aircraft was on an Airbus test flight, with the crash killing four crew members. The destroyed aircraft was due for delivery to Turkey in June, which would have made it the third Turkish A400M, following a 2003 contract for ten of the aircraft.
A400M rollout, Seville
Airbus’ A400M is a EUR 20+ billion program that aims to repeat Airbus’ civilian successes in the full size military transport market. A series of smart design decisions were made around capacity (35-37 tonnes/ 38-40 US tons, large enough for survivable armored vehicles), extensive use of modern materials, multi-role capability as a refueling tanker, and a multinational industrial program; all of which leave the aircraft well positioned to take overall market share from Lockheed Martin’s C-130 Hercules. If the USA’s C-17 is allowed to go out of production, the A400M would also have a strong position in the strategic transport market, with only Russian AN-70, IL-76 and AN-124 aircraft as competition.
Airbus’ biggest program issue, by far, has been funding for a project that is more than EUR 7 billion over budget. The next biggest issue is timing, as a combination of A400M delays and Lockheed’s strong push for its C-130J Super Hercules narrow the field for future exports. This DID Spotlight article covers the latest developments, as the A400M Atlas moves into the delivery phase. Will Airbus’ 3rd big issue become its own customers?
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May 10, 2015 00:33 UTC
The US has reportedly deployed the AIM-120D
AMRAAM missile to the Pacific, with recent photographs
appearing to show the Raytheon-manufactured missile equipping a F/A-18E Super Hornet
. Previous statements
indicated that the missile wouldn't be deployed until later this year, with the missile achieving Initial Operating Capability only last month.
AIM-120C from F-22A
(click for test missile zoom)
Raytheon’s AIM-120 Advanced, Medium-Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) has become the world market leader for medium range air-to-air missiles, and is also beginning to make inroads within land-based defense systems. It was designed with the lessons of Vietnam in mind, and of local air combat exercises like ACEVAL and Red Flag. This DID FOCUS article covers successive generations of AMRAAM missiles, international contracts and key events from 2006 onward, and even some of its emerging competitors.
One of the key lessons learned from Vietnam was that a fighter would be likely to encounter multiple enemies, and would need to launch and guide several missiles at once in order to ensure its survival. This had not been possible with the AIM-7 Sparrow, a “semi-active radar homing” missile that required a constant radar lock on one target. To make matters worse, enemy fighters were capable of launching missiles of their own. Pilots who weren’t free to maneuver after launch would often be forced to “break lock,” or be killed – sometimes even by a short-range missile fired during the last phases of their enemy’s approach. Since fighters that could carry radar-guided missiles like the AIM-7 tended to be larger and more expensive, and the Soviets were known to have far more fighters overall, this was not a good trade.
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May 05, 2015 08:01 UTC
Latest updates[?]: May 6/15:
The first pair of F-model CH-47 helicopters have entered service
with the Australian Army, with five more scheduled for delivery by August. The seven helicopters were ordered in 2010
contract along with training simulators and spares for $470 million. The Aussie F models are US-configured, in comparison to other international customers such as the UK
which ordered modified versions.
CH-47Fs take off
DII FOCUS articles offer in-depth, updated looks at significant military programs of record; this FOCUS Article covers the CH-47F/MH-47G Chinook helicopter programs, in the USA and abroad. These helicopters’ distinctive “flying banana” twin-rotor design stems from the brilliant work of aviation pioneer Frank Piasecki. It gives Chinooks the ability to adjust their positioning very precisely, while carrying a large airframe whose load capacity has made it the world’s most popular heavy-lift helicopter. The USA expects to be operating Chinooks in their heavy-lift role past 2030.
The CH-47F looks similar to earlier models, but offers a wide range of improvements in almost every aspect of design and performance. While the related HH-47’s $10-15 billion CSAR-X program win was terminated, delivery orders continue for CH-47Fs and for MH-47G Special Forces configuration helicopters. International orders or formal requests have also come in from Australia, Britain, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Turkey, and the UAE, with India and other countries expected to follow.
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Oct 22, 2014 15:56 UTC
Latest updates[?]: 1st of 2 testing prototypes rolled out.
KC-390 refuels AMXs
Global competition in the 20-ton air transport segment continues to intensify, with Brazil’s launch of its KC-390 program. Embraer figures reportedly place the global C-130 replacement market at around 700 aircraft. In response, it will develop a jet-powered rival to compete with Lockheed Martin’s C-130J, the larger Airbus A400M, Russia’s AN-12 and its Chinese copy the Yun-8/9, and the bi-national Irkut/HAL MRTA project. Smaller aircraft like the EADS-CASA C-295M, and Alenia’s C-27J, represent indirect competition.
Embraer is extending its efforts and markets by crafting a jet-powered medium transport with a cargo capacity of around 23 tons, that can be refueled in the air, and can provide refueling services to other aircraft by adding dedicated pods. The KC-390 has now become a multinational program, and may be shaping up as the C-130’s most formidable future competitor. A tie-up with Boeing underscores the seriousness of Embraer’s effort, which is now a production program…
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https://dronelife.com/2016/03/18/is-drone-risk-extreme-or-minimal/ | 2023-01-31T21:11:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499890.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20230131190543-20230131220543-00097.warc.gz | 0.957971 | 1,560 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__170191398 | en | Commentary. The Mercatus Center’s report released earlier this week stated that the real drone risk posed to aircraft was “minimal.” In a paper that was partly research and partly a pointed critique of the FAA’s overblown rhetoric on drone risk, researchers took bird strike data and made assumptions about the number of times (very, very few) that drones were actually likely to strike airplanes accidentally; and how dangerous it would be if they did. Their conclusion – that drones pose so little risk to aircraft passengers that the level is negligible – is in direct contrast to an earlier study performed by AeroKinetics, a defense firm based in Texas. That study, titled “The Real Consequence of Flying Toy Drones in the National Airspace,” also used bird strike data, and made broad estimates based on assumption of increased force. That study concluded that drones posed a “catastrophic threat” to aircraft passengers, and found a “huge risk” of collisions.
This argument might be amusing if it were not for the fact that a third study, produced in 2012 by the MITRE corporation, titled “A New Paradigm for Small UAS” was specifically cited by the FAA Registration Task Force as its reason for requiring registration for any drone over 2 kg. In the Task Force recommendations, the task force took one equation from the paper and reasoned out a mathematical risk scenario:
Referencing information from a 2012 MITRE report (which further references a United Kingdom Ministry of Defense 2010 study), an object with a kinetic energy level of 80 Joules (or approximately 59 foot-pounds) has a 30% probability of being lethal when striking a person in the head.
Solving for mass and velocity, this equates to an object weighing 250 grams traveling at a terminal velocity of 25 meters/second or approximately 57 miles per hour.
Using these results, it is reasonable to estimate the probability of such a lethal event occurring per sUAS flight hour…(For these purposes, we have used population density numbers reflecting a relatively densely packed urban environment. We have done so despite the fact that sUAS operations are prohibited over unprotected persons not connected to the operation).
You can find the math formulas by reading the original recommendations, linked above – but the task force, made up of a wide variety of attorneys, business people, and other industry “stakeholders,” started with a set of broad and questionable assumptions and ended by concluding that registration of toy drones weighing more than 2 kg was necessary to the safety of the National Airspace (NAS.) They handily ignored the rest of the MITRE study, which had this interpretation of the risk small drones pose:
In the event of a collision, the small size and frangibility of the small UAS may not result in a catastrophic loss.
In August of 2011, a US C130 collided with a RQ-7, Shadow, in Afghanistan. 12, 13 While there was some damage to the C130 and the RQ-7 was a total loss, the C130 was able to land safely with no injuries. The RQ-7 struck the wing of the larger aircraft. Perhaps if the impact occurred on the windscreen the collision may have had significantly greater consequences. However, the RQ-7, at maximum gross weight 460 pounds14, weighs significantly more than the small (20 pound or lighter) UASs which are envisioned to be operated under the new paradigm.
…A collision with a small UAS is likely to be less severe than a mid-air collision with even the smallest aircraft capable of carrying a human pilot (e.g., a 254 lbs ultralight). There are a number of documented incidents where remote control model aircraft have had mid-air collisions with a manned aircraft without a catastrophic result‡.
The “extreme risk” theory is one that the FAA has used over and over again as justification for heavy regulation and slow movement. They are supported in this by the powerful Airline Pilots Association union, who clamor for more heavy drone regulation. The” increasing number of near misses with airplanes” scenario was cited in FAA testimony about the missed September deadline for issuing Small UAS Rules, and has been cited in almost every discussion of drone regulation that the FAA has participated in since.
Last Wednesday, the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation acknowledged that the FAA has no real data or system of tracking to quantify accurately the number of truly dangerous interactions between aircraft and drones. In a prepared statement for his testimony about upcoming budget challenges, the Inspector General told lawmakers:
…FAA also has not established standard procedures for safely managing UAS in the same airspace as manned aircraft or an adequate UAS training program for controllers…. According to FAA, reported UAS sightings by pilots have increased significantly, with more than 1,100 reports in 2015, compared to just 238 reported in all of 2014. Some reports indicated safety risks, such as pilots altering the course of their aircraft to avoid UAS. Despite these risks, FAA does not have a formal system to track and classify the severity of UAS incidents. In addition, FAA inspectors still lack clear guidance on how to conduct UAS oversight.
A “lack of clear guidance” and no “formal system” would seem to be an inadequate data set to inform regulation that affects an entire industry, estimated to impact the US economy by billions of dollars in the next decade. While it may be convenient for both sides to manipulate data to provide “proof” to back up their policies, it serves neither government nor industry to produce laws on such scanty evidence.
The reason that bird strike data is used as a basis for assumption is because so much is known about the real impacts that birds have on airplanes. This is because manufacturers actually perform bird strike tests on airplane engines regularly to test for damage; these tests inform aircraft certification policies to ensure safety. An article in Wired Magazine described the testing of an aircraft engine:
The testing that goes into certifying the engines that power these aircraft—the engineering marvels that can send a 600,000-pound Boeing 777 over 500 mph—are no less extreme…manufacturers run tests that are as straightforward as they are awesome: They turn on the jets and start throwing things in there.
It’s time to throw some drones in there. As the US steadily falls behind other countries in the drone race due to overregulation or endless delays on the issuance of clear commercial guidelines, it is past time to stop guessing about how dangerous drones are to passenger aircraft. Missing in any FAA Reauthorization package so far is explicit direction to find out, but it is a gap that should be remedied. Instead of making comparisons between birds and drones, the FAA – or the drone industry – needs to fund research that can answer the question definitively: Do drones pose a “catastrophic threat” or “minimal risk”?
Miriam McNabb is the Editor-in-Chief of DRONELIFE and CEO of JobForDrones, a professional drone services marketplace, and a fascinated observer of the emerging drone industry and the regulatory environment for drones. Miriam has penned over 3,000 articles focused on the commercial drone space and is an international speaker and recognized figure in the industry. Miriam has a degree from the University of Chicago and over 20 years of experience in high tech sales and marketing for new technologies.
For drone industry consulting or writing, Email Miriam.
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https://tangentlink.com/bell-sikorsky-boeing-selected-for-next-phase-of-us-army-jmr-td-programme/ | 2022-08-13T08:31:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571911.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813081639-20220813111639-00525.warc.gz | 0.961828 | 328 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__52706961 | en | BELL HELICOPTER and a Sikorsky-Boeing team have been selected by the US Army Aviation Technology to build prototypes for Phase 1 of the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) programme. Bell is offering its new V-280 Valor tiltrotor design, while Sikorsky-Boeing has proposed the SB-1 Defiant, which is based on Sikorsky’s X2 co-axial design.
Boeing- Sikorsky confirmed that they had been selected in an announcement on August 12, but Bell Helicopter has made no comment on its selection. AVX Aircraft and Karem Aircraft were also competing for the contract. AVX was offering a co-axial rotor compound helicopter, while Karem’s proposal was a variable-speed tiltrotor. Although both have now been side-lined, some of the technology they have developed may still be used for the programme.
It is planned that both of the JMR-TD demonstrators will fly in late Fiscal Year 2017, following which they will carry out three-year test programme. JMR TD is intended to develop technology and configurations for the US Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programme. FVL is intended to provide the next generation of vertical lift aircraft, with greater performance, reliability and affordability. The new helicopter is intended to replace the UH-60 Black Hawk. It is expected that a contract for FVL will be awarded in 2019 to enable an operational capability to be achieved from the mid-2030s. Alan Warnes | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/physics-astronomy/report-8775.html | 2018-05-23T19:19:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794865702.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20180523180641-20180523200641-00607.warc.gz | 0.921726 | 1,041 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__213492074 | en | Europes satellite navigation system, called Galileo, is planned to become operational in 2008
The European Space Agency warmly welcomes the decision taken today by the European Union Transport Ministers, meeting in Brussels.
Galileo has now been given the official go-ahead but for ESA that simply means that work on Galileo can continue! ESA teams have already been working for a number of years on satellite navigation systems, including the development of critical technologies such as atomic clocks and signal generators.
Developed by ESA in collaboration with the European Union and co-funded by the two organisations on a 50-50 basis, Galileo is a complete civil system, designed to be operational from 2008 and to provide the world in general and Europeans in particular with an accurate, secure and certified satellite positioning system.
Once, we needed to know the time. Now, we need to know the time and also where we are.
So Galileo will be of vital importance to ordinary men and women both in Europe and throughout the world because at present everything depends on the GPS set up and controlled by the US military. Galileo will be in commercial competition with the GPS but will also complement it and provide redundancy. The result will be a continuity of service that could not be achieved by a single system.
The go-ahead for Galileo is particularly important for European industry, which will now be able to develop the advanced technologies required not only for the purposes of the satellite network and its ground support system but also for the numerous applications associated with it.
ESA was able to start work on applications several years ago, thanks to the European Global Navigation Overlay Service EGNOS, which refines current GPS data and foreshadows the services Galileo will provide.
"Galileo marks an important step for Space Europe", said ESA Director General Antonio Rodotá, "because it is the first time a project has been conducted jointly by the European Space Agency and the European Union". It is also the first time the European Union has set up a joint undertaking. The partnership, comprising the European Commission and ESA, will have overall responsibility for the development and validation phase and the preparations for deployment and operations.
It is thus a great step forward for space activities and for Europe, a step that will bring benefits to people all over the world.
The Galileo system will consist of 30 satellites (27 in operation and 3 in reserve), deployed in three circular Medium Earth Orbits at an altitude of 23 616 km and an inclination of 56° to the equator. This will provide excellent coverage of the planet. Two Galileo Control Centres will be set up in Europe to monitor the operation of the satellites and manage the navigation system.
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https://techport.nasa.gov/view/93844 | 2019-02-22T21:47:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247526282.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20190222200334-20190222222334-00603.warc.gz | 0.898051 | 1,324 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__139918846 | en | The atmosphere of Mars is predominantly carbon dioxide (95.5 percent), with nitrogen, argon, and trace gases comprising the remaining portion. KSC and GRC are developing a cryofreezer and a temperature swing absorption pump, respectively, for CO2 collection. The cryofreezer freezes CO2 selectively out of the Mars atmosphere onto a cold head which is then heated to vaporize the CO2 resulting in a chamber of high pressure CO2 that can be provided to downstream oxygen or fuel processing. In the temperature swing adsorption pump, Mars atmosphere is pushed through a sorbent material that preferentially adsorbs carbon dioxide at low temperatures. Once the adsorbent material is saturated, the material is heated to release the carbon dioxide at higher pressure. Thermal and fluid analyses are being applied to investigate the best combination of cycle time, number of stages, adsorption/desorption temperatures, sorption material, and stage size.
To prevent dust ingested from the Mars atmosphere from degrading the performance of the CO2 collection system, a scroll media filter and an electrostatic precipitator are also being developed. A scroll filter system is based on a design of a filter system developed for life support systems to clean particulates out of spacecraft cabin air. This filter will be tested and characterized in the Mars Flow Loop facility at Glenn Research Center (GRC). Electrostatic precipitators use a high voltage corona discharge to charge aerosolized particles which are deposited on collector electrodes as a result of electrostatic forces. Tests are being conducted at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to determine the effects of length, diameter, inlet velocity, and applied voltage on dust removal efficiency.
Carbon Dioxide Collection, Separation, and Pressurization is part of the AES In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Technology Project which is developing the component, subsystem, and system technology to enable production of mission consumables from regolith and atmospheric resources at a variety of destinations for future human exploration missions.
The overall goals of the ISRU Technology project are to achieve system-level TRL 6 to support future flight demonstration missions and provide exploration architecture teams with validated, high-fidelity answers for mass, power, and volume of ISRU systems.
The project's initial focus is on critical technology gap closure and component development in a relevant environment (TRL 5) for Resource Acquisition (excavation, drilling, atmosphere collection, and preparation/beneficiation before processing) and Resource Processing & Consumable Production (extraction and processing of resources into products with immediate use as propellants, life support gases, fuel cell reactants, and feedstock for construction and manufacturing). The interim project goal is to complete ISRU subsystem tests in a relevant environment to advance the subsystem to TRL 6. The project end goals are to perform end-to-end ISRU system tests in a relevant environment (system TRL 6) and integrated ISRU-exploration elements demonstrations in a relevant environment.
ISRU is a disruptive capability that enables more affordable exploration than today’s paradigm where all supplies are brought from Earth, and allows more sustainable architectures to be developed. The availability of ISRU technologies can radically change the mission architecture and be the sizing design driver for other complex systems already in development. For example, the current Mars architecture assumes ISRU production of up to 30 metric tons of propellant on the Mars surface in order to reduce the ascent vehicle landed mass by 75 percent and reduce Earth launch needs by at least 300 metric tons. If a decision was made to use storable propellants for the Mars ascent vehicle instead of ISRU-producible oxygen and methane, many other drastic changes to the architecture could be required, such as lander and ascent vehicle size, number of landers needed, surface operations for ascent vehicle fueling, and Mars rendezvous orbit. Other surface systems might become more complex or heavier if they are not designed to take full advantage of ISRU technologies. Examples include a more complex closed-loop life support system if resupply with ISRU water cannot be assumed, or a heavy, built-in habitat radiation shield if a water- or regolith-based shield cannot be added after habitat delivery to the surface.
Other system designers may also make decisions that reduce the benefit of incorporating ISRU into the mission, resulting in a larger or more inefficient ISRU system. For example, a non-continuous power source such as solar power would increase the required production rate and peak power of an ISRU plant, thus increasing its size and complexity due to hundreds of start-stop cycles. However, a continuous power source, such as nuclear or solar power with storage, would allow an ISRU plant to operate continuously, thus minimizing its size, complexity, and power draw. These are only a few examples of how the inclusion of ISRU has ripple effects across many other exploration elements.
ISRU is also a new capability that has never before been demonstrated in space or on another extraterrestrial body. Every other exploration system or element, such as power, propulsion, habitats, landers, life support, rovers, etc., have some form of flight heritage, although almost all still need technology development to achieve the objectives of future missions. This is another critical reason why ISRU technology development, leading to a flight demonstration mission, needs to be started now, so that flight demonstration results can be obtained early enough to ensure that lessons learned can be incorporated into the final design.More »
This technology is categorized as a prototype hardware system for manned spaceflight.
The ISRU Carbon Dioxide Collection, Separation, and Pressurization technology captures carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere and prepares it for use by downstream ISRU processes that can produce resources for life support, propellant, and construction applications. This capability can significantly reduce mission launch mass, lander size and/or number needed, reduce ascent vehicle size and/or increase rendezvous orbit, and enable or enhance mission capabilities.More »
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|Glenn Research Center (GRC)||Lead Organization||NASA Center||Cleveland, OH|
|Johnson Space Center (JSC)||Supporting Organization||NASA Center||Houston, TX|
|Kennedy Space Center (KSC)||Supporting Organization||NASA Center||Kennedy Space Center, FL| | aerospace | 1 |
https://info.lynden.com/blog/lynden-air-cargo-begins-middle-east-project | 2023-11-29T21:41:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100146.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20231129204528-20231129234528-00438.warc.gz | 0.973175 | 430 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__256166605 | en | Lynden Air Cargo has added another global mission to its project list. In late March, a Lynden crew began flying between Bahrain and Kuwait for the U.S. military. These flights were previously handled by the U.S. Air Force, making Lynden the first commercial operator to be awarded a mission of this type in the Persian Gulf.
"I received a call from U.S. Transportation Command last year regarding operations out of Kuwait," says Samantha Davis, Director of Compliance and Government Contracts. "Originally, we were to be based there with operations beginning in January 2021, but pandemic restrictions and shutdowns in Kuwait prevented that. The start date was then pushed to February, but still the Kuwaiti borders were closed."
The Lynden team decided to come up with an alternative plan to base operations out of Bahrain. "We proposed a schedule with operations from March 26 to Sept. 30. In anticipation of the award, we sent our Project Manager Steven Drier over to Bahrain so we could have boots on the ground to get things set up such as ground handling, aircraft parts storage, lodging and other details," Samantha says.
When Lynden was awarded the work, an initial crew was positioned in Bahrain. It includes Captain Chris Nichols, First Officer Aaron Brammeier, Flight Engineer Bill Kenney, Loadmaster Matt Hise and Mechanic James Love. A second crew of Captain Daryl "Ducky" Smith, First Officer Guillaume Saget, Flight Engineer Jeff Brown, Mechanic Greg Pitts and Maintenance Station Manager Gregg Thompson is also in rotation. "Steven Drier started this contract and did a fantastic job. Kudos to our dispatch department for dealing with difficult airspace restrictions," Samantha says.
"Samantha expertly managed the bid process for this project, tracked down the right people and gathered every bit of information needed," says Lynden Air Cargo President Rick Zerkel. "She deserves credit for her role as compliance officer as well. We ship things all over the world, and we have never been fined or questioned on any imports or exports."
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https://www.sbir.gov/sbirsearch/detail/287296 | 2016-12-04T06:40:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-50/segments/1480698541214.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20161202170901-00509-ip-10-31-129-80.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.862638 | 367 | CC-MAIN-2016-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-50__0__165707293 | en | - Award Details
Oil Free Rotor Support for Small Turbine Engines
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AbstractAdvanced high-speed gas turbine engines are continually subjected to extreme operating environments making bearings a life limiting component in the engine. Oil-free foil bearings will improve weapon system range, reduce weight and costs, and increase overall system reliability. Foil bearings are successfully used in aircraft environmental control systems. However, there is need for further research and development, because gas turbine engines operate at higher temperatures and are subjected to higher radial and axial loads. Several unique innovations are being proposed which will make foil air bearings suitable for high temperature gas turbine engines. Critical technology barriers have been outlined along with a reasonable work plan and timeline. In Phase I feasibility of foil bearings for gas turbine engines was shown by analysis, modeling and limited testing. In Phase II the process for scaling to larger size bearings, i.e. 2 inch to 4 inch and 6 inch diameter journal bearings will be proven. The larger size bearings, i.e. 4 inch and 6 inch diameter journal bearings will be designed, developed and tested. The bearings will also be tested in a high temperature test rig simulating operating environments of a gas turbine engine including speeds, temperatures, and thrust loads. The technology readiness of larger size bearings required for VAATE XTL 18 and UCAV gas turbine engines will be proven. Simulator testing simulating the rotor dynamics of VAATE XTL 18 and UCAV engines will be accomplished in Phase III.
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https://worldscholarshipvault.com/how-to-become-an-air-traffic-controller/ | 2023-12-05T12:16:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100551.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205105136-20231205135136-00763.warc.gz | 0.953994 | 1,882 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__212070153 | en | How To Become an Air Traffic Controller. Consider becoming an air traffic controller if you’re looking to start a job that pays well without needing a four-year degree. Finding out how much an air traffic controller makes will help you determine if the position will support your needs financially. Finding out what these people do and how to become one can also help you decide if this is the correct job for you.
In this post, we go over the main responsibilities of air traffic controllers, reveal their typical national pay, and outline the application process.
What does an air traffic controller do?
Planes are guided by air traffic controllers both in the air and on the ground. They use technology to track all air traffic in a specific area, and it is their job to organize it so that every flight can take off, land, or pass by without incident. When advising pilots when to take off and land and warning them of problems with the weather and on the ground at the airport, air traffic controllers interact with them. They also oversee ground-based airport staff members’ operations.
Different types of air traffic controllers work in various environments and have different sets of responsibilities. People who work at airport control towers may be in charge of overseeing runway activities or ensuring that aircraft in the sky maintain a safe separation from one another. Others oversee and direct the traffic passing through their airspace in air traffic control centers located between airports.
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What sort of education is necessary to work as an air traffic controller?
Training for air traffic controllers consists of two stages. Typically, the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) curriculum is used to complete the first phase. For those interested in becoming air traffic controllers, 36 institutions across the US have received approval from AT-CTI to offer associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degree programs.
Make sure you can meet the FAA requirements for hiring air traffic controllers if you’re interested in enrolling in an AT-CTI program. When they are first hired, air traffic controllers must be citizens of the United States, be under the age of 31, and successfully complete a medical examination that includes tests for eyesight, color vision, hearing, psychological health, substance misuse, cardiovascular health, and neurological health.
However, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs broaden their concentration to include aeronautics, aviation management, or aviation technology. Associate degree-level AT-CTI programs normally have a strong emphasis on air traffic control. Aviation weather, aviation legislation, fundamental navigation and flight operations, air traffic control technology, radar, and human factors are just a few of the subjects covered in associate degree programs. In addition to taking these courses, students in bachelor’s and master’s degree programs also delve more thoroughly into aviation science and take courses in computer science, management, or research.
To proceed to the next stage of the training procedure, AT-CTI program graduates must gain approval from their university, pass the FAA’s bio-data evaluation, and the Air Traffic Selection and Training Test. The FAA selects a group of graduates to continue their education at the FAA Academy based on the results of these assessments. Air traffic controllers undertake extensive training at the FAA Academy, which consists of both classroom instruction and practice using air traffic control simulators. After completing this training program, students are placed at a job site where they continue their education while working.
Air traffic controller types
- Controller teams in towers keep an eye on all planes in the area around the terminal. In addition to ensuring safe separations between aircraft and informing pilots of critical weather information, they assist in maintaining the flow of traffic into and out of the airport.
- En route controllers: En route controllers keep a safe distance between planes by using surveillance equipment. As the pilots fly through the airspace between airports, they also give traffic updates and weather warnings to the aircraft under their command.
Average salary of an air traffic controller
Air traffic controller wages can range from $14,000 to $130,000 year, depending on the facility’s location, the complexity of the flight path, and other considerations. The average yearly pay for an air traffic controller in the United States is $57,197. Typically, earnings rise as an air traffic controller advances through the training levels.
How to become an air traffic controller
1. Continue your education
A bachelor’s or associate’s degree from an Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) school is often advantageous for aspiring air traffic controllers, however it is not a necessity. Candidates who have a bachelor’s degree, three years of steadily increasing responsibility, or a mix of the two may also be taken into consideration. However, a two- or four-year degree from an AT-CTI institution will qualify you for a future in air traffic control and give you priority consideration because these jobs frequently have fierce competition.
Candidates for these programs study classes that are centered on aviation-related fundamentals. Students learn about subjects including airspace, aviation, weather, reading maps, clearances, and other related subjects. For those interested in becoming air traffic controllers, 36 institutions across the US have received approval from AT-CTI to offer associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degree programs.
2. Fulfill the demands of the Federal Aviation Administration
You must fulfill the following qualifications in order to become an air traffic controller:
- Be a citizen of the United States.
- Pass a drug test and medical evaluation.
- Pass a background investigation.
- Before turning 31 complete a training program at the FAA Academy.
- Pass the FAA air traffic pre-employment test.
- Have a clear command of English
- Possess the ability to move to an FAA facility
3. Succeed in the requirements tests for an FAA training course
Students who have received a letter of recommendation from their institution and have successfully completed the AT-CTI program are qualified to sit for the Air Traffic Selection and Training exam. Prior to graduation, students typically take this exam, but in order to earn the recommendation, they must have satisfied the standards of their school. In addition, they must succeed on the FAA pre-employment fitness and personality test. They are qualified to apply for positions as air traffic controllers after passing the exams. Graduates can enroll in the FAA Academy training program once they’ve accepted a job offer.
However, hiring committees frequently give preference to AT-CTI program graduates and veterans with aviation experience. Candidates who have not completed the AT-CTI program may also apply during one of the FAA’s enrollment periods. To be eligible for FAA Academy training, entry-level civilian candidates must also pass the pre-employment test.
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4. Finish an FAA training course
The training course must be finished at the FAA Academy after being accepted. The FAA Academy is a training facility near Oklahoma City. Depending on your past and the role for which you’ve been hired, it often lasts between two and five months.
5. Acquire expertise
Trainees are placed in an air traffic control facility as developmental controllers after graduating from the FAA Academy. They serve as a basic source of airport and flight information for pilots in this capacity. As they have more work experience, they move up to control roles with more responsibility.
6. Acquire a certificate
FAA certification is required for air traffic controllers. By passing a knowledge test, a practical exam, and obtaining the necessary experience through on-the-job training, you can become certified. The training leading to final certification usually takes two to four years to complete.
FAQs on How To Become an Air Traffic Controller
How can I find a job as an air traffic controller?
All air traffic controllers are employed by the FAA and all openings are posted on the USAJOBS website. Prospective controllers are expected to complete their education, pre-training, and testing, and then wait for an opening to apply.
How long does it take to become an air traffic controller?
FAA academy generally takes two to five months to complete, depending on your experience. It then takes another two to four years of on-the-job training to become fully certified. Air traffic controllers may become fully certified in as little as five years, or as many as eight.
What does an air traffic controller earn?
The median yearly pay for air traffic controllers in the United States was $122,530 in 2012. Air traffic controllers are paid $17,803 while training, and $37,070 when they are first placed in a job, so it can take years of additional training and experience to reach the median salary.
What are the long term career prospects for air traffic controllers?
Air traffic controllers who gain experience and additional training can earn ratings that allow them to work in more complex roles and in busier control towers and traffic control centers. Those with significant experience can train the next generation of air traffic controllers.
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https://drone.dancechanneltv.com/about-us/tips-laws/ | 2023-03-28T06:26:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296948765.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20230328042424-20230328072424-00310.warc.gz | 0.945644 | 649 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__98756809 | en | As a starting point, we have set out some tips below for you to keep in mind when choosing and working with a drone operator. Please note that we are entirely independent and are not related parties with any of the drone operators. We are also not involved in or a party to the actual agreement you may enter into with them. Accordingly, please re-familiarise yourself with our Terms and Conditions before entering into any transaction with a drone operator.
Here are the five important tips to bear in mind when choosing your drone operator:
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or “drone,” operations cover a broad spectrum of commercial and government uses for drones weighing less than 55 pounds. Highlights of the rule, 14 CFR Part 107, follow.
Just as there are rules of the road when driving a car, there are rules of the sky when operating a drone.
You can fly during daylight (30 minutes before official sunrise to 30 minutes after official sunset, local time) or in twilight if your drone has anti-collision lighting. Minimum weather visibility is three miles from your control station. The maximum allowable altitude is 400 feet above the ground, higher if your drone remains within 400 feet of a structure. Maximum speed is 100 mph (87 knots).
Your drone can carry an external load if it is securely attached and does not adversely affect the flight characteristics or controllability of the aircraft. You also may transport property for compensation or hire within state boundaries provided the drone (including its attached systems), payload, and cargo, weighs less than 55 pounds total and you obey the other flight rules. (Some exceptions apply to Hawaii and the District of Columbia.)
We strongly recommend you satisfy yourself that your chosen drone operator holds a current public liability insurance policy that specifically covers the operation of a drone (RPA) for your project. The public liability insurance policy should also cite the names of the persons who will be controlling the actual drone/s during your project.
As an example, for an operator to perform Film or Television work, the operator is likely to require a high-end 4K camera such as an Alexa, be able to work effectively with a Director of Photography, and be skilled pilot who can fly very smoothly and get the drone into the right position for an optimal shot.
As another example, to carry out a more technical survey or mapping work, the operator would need to understand how to capture and manage data sets to ensure that the final result is accurate.
Ask your drone operator to demonstrate that they have experience doing specifically what you are asking for. Operators should be able to demonstrate this by showing you their sample images and videos and data sets/ 3d models.
Drone operators that do not have an office near the area that your job is located in sometimes add travel expenses to their quote. Please discuss this with them directly.
Depending on the nature of the job, the job location, and various other factors, drone operators may need to request approval from ATC/FAA Services before commencing your work.
You should ask your chosen operator about this directly before the commencement of any work. | aerospace | 1 |
https://discuss.howtogeek.com/t/how-to-melt-cars-and-bbq-pigeons/8372 | 2016-10-24T20:05:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719754.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00084-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.973172 | 173 | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-44__0__13152253 | en | I don't know about BBQing pigeons but I am familiar with the idea of BBQing geese in flight. Many, many years ago I was working on a USAF project using the high powered 1,000,000 watt radar at Hanscome Field near Boston. That was the first one that bounced radar signals off the moon The technician in charge of the radar had the fantasy of catching a flight of wild geese in the radar beam and cooking them before they hit the ground. One day he managed to catch a goose in the beam about a quarter of a mile away walking across the runway. He flipped the switch and blasted the goose. Te goose shrugged and walked away. Apparently no one ever told the technician about the inverse square law. The goose just got a mild hotfoot. It would have to be sitting on top of the antenna before it cooked. | aerospace | 1 |
https://dunyo.info/en/site/inner/additional_tasks_for_space_industry_development_defined_at_the_meeting_chaired_by_the_president_of_uzbekistan-G4j | 2022-12-02T07:06:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710898.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20221202050510-20221202080510-00556.warc.gz | 0.943713 | 477 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__138587323 | en | TASHKENT, November 24. /“Dunyo” IA/. Yesterday, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev became familiar with the presentation of additional measures aimed at developing space activities, reports “Dunyo” IA correspondent.
According to the press service of the President of Uzbekistan, as is known, according to the Presidential Decree of August 30, 2019, the Uzbekspace Agency was established under the Cabinet of Ministers. Over the past period, several measures to form a regulatory legal framework and create the necessary infrastructure in the industry have been undertaken. However, the progress does not meet the scale and trends in the development of the world space economy.
For instance, the world's total market for space services was worth close to $400 billion in 2020. A large share is occupied by remote Earth sensing, satellite communications, and navigation services. The need for space services will only grow in the future.
In this regard, a five-year concept and a roadmap for the development of the space industry were developed under the instructions of the President. It defines the goals for remote Earth sensing, the creation of a national telecommunications satellite constellation, establishing a research and production center, training specialists, and providing support for aerospace startups.
It is also planned to assign additional tasks to the Uzbekspace Agency. This is, for instance, the identification of violations in the spheres of the economy by analyzing satellite images, implementing state space monitoring, and preparing proposals for the use of advanced technologies.
The President became interested in the final results of the proposed measures.
It was noted that the development of the industry shall support a wide range of areas, including agriculture and water management, land relations, ecology, and geology. Thus, the level of accuracy in the analysis of types and areas of crops, illegal land occupation, and unauthorized organization of landfills will reach 95%. The protection of hydraulic facilities, subsoil, and minerals resources will be strengthened as well.
The President approved these proposals and instructed to adopt relevant documents.
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https://knowtechie.com/parrot-jumping-drone-deal/ | 2023-06-05T00:41:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224650409.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20230604225057-20230605015057-00589.warc.gz | 0.936229 | 255 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__163820647 | en | This Parrot jumping drone is insanely fun and it’s only $67 right now
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Designed to image high-energy X-ray radiation, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) is tasked with surveying regions surrounding the center of own Milky Way Galaxy and performing deep observations of the extragalactic sky, studying black holes and supernovas.
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After graduating from Kyoto University with B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, he joined the aerospace division of Kawasaki Heavy Industries in April 1990. In the development programs of approximately 10 models of aircraft and spacecraft, he worked as a structure and composite material engineer in the project management department coordinating engineering works and gained experience in almost every field of engineering work involved in the development of aircraft and spacecraft. In October 2017, he was transferred to the head office and was involved in launching new businesses through open innovation. He then moved to ElevationSpace in September 2022 and worked on satellite development as a project manager. He joined SkyDrive in August 2023 and is currently primarily responsible for type certification work for the structures and composite materials of our eVTOL.
While working, he earned his M.S.E. degree in the master’s program at the Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2002, and Ph.D. degree in the doctoral program at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science of Kyoto University in 2018. He also obtained the Japanese Professional Engineer qualification in 2009. In 2023, He became a fellow of the Japan Society for Composite Materials, and currently serves as its first vice president. He now also serves as the vice chairman of the Ships, Marine and Aerospace Subcommittee of the Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan (IPEJ).
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S.A., a seasoned engineer with over three decades of experience in aircraft and space launch vehicle development, joins SkyDrive as a specialist for structures and composite materials focusing on type certification. With a wealth of knowledge gained from his time at Kawasaki Heavy Industries, he brings his expertise to the table as he takes on the challenge of developing the perfect electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for the company.
He began his illustrious career after graduating from Kyoto University with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. He spent the next 27-plus years at the Aerospace Division in Kawasaki Heavy Industries, where he worked on various high-profile development projects such as the Japanese H-II launch vehicle and HOPE (Japanese mini-shuttle) programs and the Boeing 787 program. During his tenure, he also earned his Master’s and Doctoral degrees from Purdue University and Kyoto University, respectively. His extensive experience in aerospace engineering makes him uniquely qualified to tackle the challenges of developing sustainable air mobility solutions and certification.
Role at SkyDrive:
As a specialist for structures and composite materials focusing on type certification at SkyDrive, he plays a vital role in ensuring the successful development and certification of the company’s eVTOL aircraft. He relishes the opportunity to work directly with the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) and contribute to the evolution of the company’s SD-05 electric aircraft technology. He appreciates the diverse and open-minded team at SkyDrive, which allows for meaningful discussions and collaboration. His experiences working on many programs including the Boeing 787 have prepared him for the challenges of certification, testing, and problem-solving.
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https://bangladeshmonitor.net/news_update/2373/SIA-investigates-pilot-flying-into-BD-airspace-without-clearance-number | 2020-11-28T20:18:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141195745.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20201128184858-20201128214858-00593.warc.gz | 0.961293 | 348 | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-50__0__64219865 | en | SIA investigates pilot flying into BD airspace without clearance number
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Dhaka: Singapore Airlines is investigating an incident that involves a pilot flying into Bangladesh airspace and not being able to provide a clearance number requested by air traffic controllers in charge of the area.
The flight SQ326 departed from Singapore for Frankfurt and transited Bangladesh airspace at 3:15 pm (Singapore time) on May 19, the airline said on May 25.
The flight was routed via airspace under control of Dhaka Air Traffic Control (ATC) to avoid Cyclone Amphan, which has killed at least 84 people in India and Bangladesh.
SIA said this routing was indicated on the official international flight plan, and that it had overflight permission from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.
An additional Air Defence Clearance (ADC) number is issued by Bangladesh for each flight, added SIA, but the pilot did not have this number to hand.
"When Dhaka ATC requested for confirmation of the ADC number, the pilot did not have it immediately available as it had not been retrieved through the flight planning process before the flight departed Singapore," the airline said in a statement.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh said in a notice published on December 17 last year that its Air Defence Identification Zone is a "first line of defence against aerial intrusions into Bangladesh airspace as this is vital to the national security".
But SIA said Bangladeshi authorities have not been in contact regarding the incident.
"SIA will, however, proactively launch an investigation into this oversight and tighten its procedures to ensure that there is no repetition," concluded the airline. | aerospace | 1 |
https://alien-ufo-sightings.com/2019/03/3-triangle-ufos-fly-by-the-international-space-station-video/ | 2023-03-27T06:28:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296948609.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20230327060940-20230327090940-00424.warc.gz | 0.938284 | 118 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__180200219 | en | This footage was recently filmed from the International Space Station viewport, on 21 February 2019.
An astronaut on board of the ISS recorded 3 triangle UFOs flying in straight line.
What’s very interesting is that these triangle UFOs flew by the ISS in matter of seconds, which mathematical show us that it can’t be space debris.
We start to see these object recorded by ISS and not only more often, could it be part of UFO disclosure?
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https://system.logistics-and-transport.eu/index.php/main/article/view/622 | 2023-05-28T15:38:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224644309.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20230528150639-20230528180639-00781.warc.gz | 0.773051 | 648 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__110553239 | en | Challenges of international science and education in the field of aviation transport safety
The aviation safety issue is one of the most urgent challenges from the first day of flight operations. Aircrafts, avionics, engines, and navigation, communication and surveillance aids changed and developed, but the problem did not spend its own relevance. The main purpose of ICAO is to ensure the safe and orderly development of all aspects of international civil aviation. ICAO develops Standards and Recommended Practices. They are set out in 19 Annexes to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. The new ICAO strategies are the basis for the further sustainable development of global civil aviation. The paper paid special attention to the civil aviation hazards monitoring and risks management in the context of global aviation development trends. The paper deals with challenges of international education and introduces practical experience of the National Aviation University according to the new technologies in transport & aviation education and trends of international cooperation with International University of Logistics and Transport in Wroclaw in this sphere.
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems /Сirc. ІСАО 328 - AN/190. – Canada, Montreal: ICAO, 2011.
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Kharchenko V., Bugayko D., Bo W., Fundamentals of Safety and Efficiency of the Next Generation Unmanned Aircraft Systems, [in:] Proceedings the six World Congress «Aviation in the XXI-st century», «Safety in Aviation and Space Technologies», 23–25 sept. 2014, Kyiv / NAU, Kyiv 2014, vol. 2, pp. 229–235.
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https://uk.news.yahoo.com/doorbell-camera-captures-small-plane-203245822.html | 2023-03-22T21:00:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296944452.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20230322180852-20230322210852-00187.warc.gz | 0.952432 | 132 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__171144258 | en | Doorbell camera captures small plane bursting into flames after crashing in Long Island neighbourhood
A small plane crashed and burst into flames in a Long Island neighbourhood on the afternoon of Sunday, 5 March.
One person has died and two people are injured and in hospital after the incident.
Doorbell footage shared by Ken DeFreitas shows the aircraft crashing into trees in North Lindenhurst, approximately 20 miles east of New York City.
The Piper PA 28 plane was travelling to Republic Airport in Farmingdale.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the crash.
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http://digital.library.unlv.edu/objects/hughes/713 | 2017-02-26T21:40:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-09/segments/1487501172077.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20170219104612-00315-ip-10-171-10-108.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.892166 | 189 | CC-MAIN-2017-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-09__0__118363411 | en | The black and white, aerial view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft preparing for its final landing on its Round the World flight in Floyd Bennett Field, New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Aerial New of landing, 7-14-38. (Daily News.)" Typed onto a second piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes plane from a welcoming plane as the Round the World flight ended at Floyd Bennett Field."
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https://beachsideapartments.com/aviation-and-aerospace-job-trends-in-brevard-county/ | 2023-02-05T21:41:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500288.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20230205193202-20230205223202-00528.warc.gz | 0.947425 | 507 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__112999526 | en | It’s no secret that the aviation and aerospace fields are expanding in Brevard County. More than a third of all aerospace employees now reside in Brevard. Statewide, there has been a 6 to 7% increase in jobs in these sectors. Because of the increased competition, salaries are also on the rise. Safe to say, there has never been a better time to work in aviation and aerospace in Brevard county. Below, these trends will be explored in-depth.
Since 2010, employment in the Brevard aviation industry has risen by 23,555 jobs, a 44.8% rate increase from 2010. For comparison’s sake, other industries in the Brevard area saw 22.4% growth during the same time frame. The three largest aviation industries in Brevard include scheduled passenger air transportation, airport operations, and support activities in air transportation. In total, these industries made up 85.9% of aviation employment in the area.
Since 2014, employment in the Brevard aerospace industry has risen by 28,335 jobs, a 21% rate increase from the 2014 baseline. Search, detection, and navigation instrument manufacturing; manufacturing of guided missiles and space vehicles; and aircraft manufacturing were the three largest industries in the Brevard aerospace field in 2018. Aerospace products and parts manufacturing employment rose the most during the 2014 to 2018 timeframe, rising 7.5% (1,621 jobs). Aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing was the only industry to lose jobs, seeing a 2.3% decrease.
Salaries in Aviation and Aerospace
In 2018, aerospace industry salaries ranged between $67,983 to $117,294. All eight industries in aerospace averaged yearly salaries higher than $60,000, and seven averaged more than $80,000. In 2018, yearly salaries for workers in the aviation industry averaged $68,343. This salary base showed an increase of $1,856, which was a 2.8% growth from 2016. These salary numbers for both industries were in line with the overall growth of the Brevard and Florida economic upturn.
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https://www.rediff.com/news/2006/jan/10mig.htm | 2020-09-23T07:30:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400209999.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20200923050545-20200923080545-00763.warc.gz | 0.973984 | 542 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__134139770 | en | |Rediff India Abroad Home | All the sections|
MiG-21 sheds 'flying coffin' tag
January 10, 2006 19:55 IST
MiG21 - the workhorse of the Indian Air Force is no longer an unsafe flying machine, with the accident rate of the 1960s aircraft being brought down to a level comparable to other fighters in the force's inventory.
"The accident rate of the MiG-21 has been brought down from a high of 2.89 (per 10,000 flying hours) to 0.6 or even lower presently - its lowest accident rate ever," Flight Inspection & Safety DG Air Marshal P S Ahluwalia said at a press conference in New Delhi on Tuesday.
The accident rate of the Soviet-made multi-role fighter has been reduced by 56 per cent in the last decade, he added.
He pointed out that while in the last financial year, there had been three accidents involving the MiG-21 aircraft, the figures for this year, until now, were just two - out of which the one at Bangalore was caused by a bird hit.
"Despite our best efforts to reduce their presence or avoid them, birds are still found flying around... it is natural. They have a better claim to air," he said.
On the reasons for the controversy arising in the first place, Air Marshal Ahluwalia said one of the reasons was that MiG-21s comprise almost 50 per cent of IAF fighter aircraft, and correspondingly 50 per cent of the total flying hours of the force are accomplished on this aircraft only.
Stressing that the better record of the MiG-21 was part of the improved flight safety record of the IAF, he said that it was due to a concerted strategy, professionalism and perseverance, 'with luck playing no role'.
"Accident rates have reduced considerably by almost 50 per cent of our best average in the last ten years. We have had our constraints but nevertheless developed a strategy, based on a careful analysis of existing trends and technology. We identified the problems in the critical areas and addressed them," he added.
On problems being faced by the indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter 'Dhruv,' he said there were no problems as such, but some things in the process required some time to be 'fine tuned.'
"I will not say the fleet has been grounded, but there are some aspects of the rotors that have to be addressed. A team comprising representatives of the three services and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited - the original equipment manufacturers - are on the job. Certain modifications have to be undertaken," he said. | aerospace | 1 |
https://aircraftdealer.com/aircraft-flight-training.php?s=MA | 2023-12-03T21:11:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100508.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20231203193127-20231203223127-00750.warc.gz | 0.932736 | 194 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__267104909 | en | Fly Lugu Flight School - Westfield, MA
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https://www.bonniercorp.com/flying-aviation-expo-in-partnership-with-lift-event-management-returns-to-palm-springs-convention-center-for-second-annual-show-oct-15-17-2015/ | 2021-11-30T02:03:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964358903.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20211130015517-20211130045517-00393.warc.gz | 0.933031 | 696 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__26183400 | en | Palm Springs, Calif. — The FLYING Aviation Expo, in partnership with Lift Event Management, will return to the beautiful Palm Springs Convention Center from Oct. 15-17, 2015, it was announced by Robert Goyer, editor-in-chief of Flying magazine. Combining pleasure and family fun, this one-of-a-kind fly-in event features aircraft, exhibit booths and conference panels serving pilots, aviation professionals and enthusiasts who want to learn more about flying.
“Our inaugural FLYING Aviation Expo was a great success, and we are excited to be partnering with Flying again as our Title Sponsor,” said Marco Parrotto, president and CEO of Lift Event Management. “We are looking forward to putting on a world class fly-in event at the Palm Springs Convention Center this year, and many more to come.”
The infamous Parade of Planes will return to delight spectators, as planes of all sizes taxi from the airport to the convention center. The experience extends the reach of the event into a community gathering for both tourists and local residents of the area. From the latest in aviation technology, over 40 panel discussions and seminars, exotic cars, and more, the show floor is home to aviation and lifestyle companies that couple together to make the expo an intimate weekend affair for everyone. At nighttime, attendees can enjoy an evening event at the Palm Springs Air Museum with vintage World War ll aircraft, live music, food and drink.
“The first FLYING Aviation Expo was a big hit, and we are delighted to be partnering with Lift Event Management again in bringing it back,” said Goyer. “With its great mix of aviation education and entertainment and its focus on technology and proficiency, the Expo is a one-of-a-kind event. Beautiful backdrops and a great event space make Palm Springs the perfect venue for the expo.”
Leaders in the aviation industry will host seminars on a variety of issues and Flying’s editorial staff will lead and moderate educational events and panel discussions throughout the day. In addition, the latest products and gear have been unveiled at the event.
For more information and continued updates about the FLYING Aviation Expo, visit aviation-xpo.com.
For more information on sponsorship or exhibitor opportunities, contact: Marco Parrotto, president, Lift Event Management, at 702-589-4811 or email [email protected].
About Lift Event Management
Lift Event Management (Lift) is a Las Vegas based company, headed by president and CEO Marco Parrotto. Lift Event Management builds events that creatively spotlight corporate sponsor brands and bring exhibitors face-to-face with qualified buyers. Lift delivers compelling speakers and educators from an extensive network of industry professionals to attract enthusiastic, engaged attendees.
The Lift team actively develops and integrates innovative event features that create and engage new markets and stimulate economic activity. Lift Event Management understands the symbiotic relationship between sponsors, exhibitors and attendees.
About Flying Magazine
Flying — the world’s most widely read aviation magazine — is the premier resource for pilots and aviation enthusiasts who have a passion for flying. Published continuously since 1927, Flying provides aircraft reviews, flying tales, safety counseling and expert opinion all written by and for active, engaged pilots. Flying is focused on personal and business aviation but also gives readers a glimpse into airline cockpits and military and vintage aircraft. | aerospace | 1 |
https://astrologie-horoscope.net/cases-of-satellite-destruction-in-orbit-increased-significantly/ | 2019-06-17T20:54:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627998580.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20190617203228-20190617225228-00040.warc.gz | 0.966573 | 318 | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-26__0__164115410 | en | Over the past year, the Russian Space Control System (SSCE) recorded as many as eight episodes of spacecraft destruction in Earth orbit, and in comparison with previous years this is a very serious problem. If this turns into a trend over the next ten years, the Russian satellites will be in great danger. The current state of affairs is concerned at the Main Space Intelligence Center of the Space Forces of the Space Forces, the staff of which prepared an entire report on this topic and spoke with him at the conference entitled “Space Junk: Fundamental and Practical Aspects of Threat”
The report says that if we compare even with 2015, the number of space launches has doubled, the same can be said about the cases of satellite destruction, which until 2018 were quite rare.
It is also noted that by the end of last year more than 8 thousand orbiters were under the supervision of the SSS, and only 2.5 thousand of them were workers.
Based on the foregoing, the experts of the control center made a disappointing forecast: in the next decade, the safety of flights of the spacecraft of the Russian Federation will be under threat, and it will be very difficult to fight this.
As for the objects in orbit, NASA provided its statistics. So, 2.2 thousand devices are recognized as valid, more than 5 thousand are already served, about 14 thousand pieces of space debris are also present. In total, almost 20 thousand objects are now in orbit.
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https://www.theladders.com/job/senior-electrical-design-engineer-moog-tempe-az_37448799 | 2018-10-16T23:57:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583510893.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20181016221847-20181017003347-00488.warc.gz | 0.926081 | 274 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__104466111 | en | We’re looking for an innovative Senior Electrical Design Engineer to play a critical role in taking our Space & Defense Group’s actuation systems to the next level of performance. Moog is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of high performance motion control products and systems, and the electronic systems that we develop must operate in the most demanding launch and space environments. These systems are absolutely imperative to mission success, and this is where you have an opportunity to make a critical impact. If you thrive on creating leading edge solutions for state-of-the-art power, control, and data acquisition systems, you really should consider joining our team.
This position has the following requirements:
- BS Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering
- 10 years minimum experience with space based high reliability electronic systems with emphasis on motor control electronics
- Experience with simulation tools such as Pspice and Microcap
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- Experience with FPGA implementation
- Ability to provide direct supervision of up to four subordinate engineers and/or project or product engineering technicians.
- The ability to communicate fluently to audiences representing a wide variety of skills, background, and disciplines and be open to feedback.
- Experience working with customers to understand and define system constraints and subsequently contributing to winning proposals. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.indiastrategic.in/2016/12/26/india-successfully-test-fires-long-range-missile-agni-5/ | 2017-12-15T17:56:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948577018.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20171215172833-20171215194833-00053.warc.gz | 0.956697 | 245 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__65034388 | en | Dr Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. Agni-5, the Long Range Surface-to-Surface Ballistic Missile was successfully flight tested by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation from Dr Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island, Odisha at 1100 hours December 26.
The full range test-flight of the missile has further boosted the indigenous missile capabilities and deterrence level of the country. All the Radars, tracking systems and Range Stations tracked and monitored the flight performance and all the Mission objectives were successfully met.
This was the fourth test of Agni-5 missile and the second one from a Canister on a Road Mobile Launcher. All the four missions have been successful.
President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have congratulated DRDO for the successful test firing of Agni-5.
The Prime Minister in his congratulatory message said that it is the result of hard work of DRDO and its scientists which makes every Indian proud and adds tremendous strength to our strategic defence. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar also congratulated the DRDO for the successful test firing of Agni-5 saying it will further strengthen India’s defence capabilities. | aerospace | 1 |
https://ihavenotv.com/failure-at-reentry-space-disasters | 2023-12-01T16:26:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100290.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201151933-20231201181933-00218.warc.gz | 0.938524 | 591 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__137880513 | en | Discover what makes re-entry into our atmosphere so challenging and relive some of the most perilous returns to Earth
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Flying through bad weather can be a harrowing experience, and for NASA, it can be doubly unnerving, as violent storms can strike from below the atmosphere or above it. Witness the true power of nature in space and on Earth as astronauts and ground crews battle to overcome the elements, including a severe lightning strike that crippled Apollo 12's computer system, the freezing temps that compromised the Space Shuttle Challenger, and the tempest of space debris that sent a dead satellite on a collision course with the International Space Station.
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Volcanoes have long helped shape the Earth. But what is less well known is that there are volcanoes on other planets and moons that are even more extraordinary than those on our own home planet. Horizon follows an international team of volcanologists in Iceland as they draw fascinating parallels between the volcanoes on Earth and those elsewhere in the solar system. Through the team's research, we discover that the largest volcano in the solar system - Olympus Mons on Mars - has been formed in a similar way to those of Iceland, how a small moon of Jupiter - Io - has the most violent eruptions anywhere, and that a moon of Saturn called Enceladus erupts icy geysers from a hidden ocean. Computer graphics combined with original NASA material reveal the spectacular sights of these amazing volcanoes. Along the way, we learn that volcanoes are not just a destructive force, but have been essential to the formation of atmospheres and even life. And through these volcanoes of the solar system, scientists have discovered far more about our own planet, Earth - what it was like when Earth first formed, and even what will happen to our planet in the future.
3,000- years-old, the Nebra Sky Disk is the oldest sky map in the world, predating Babylonian and Egyptian sky maps. Found in Germany, the Nebra Sky Disk is an archaeological mystery. Who were the people who designed this beautiful and functional ancient artifact with exact proportions?
Einstein predicted strange cosmic phenomena known as white holes, but scientists have yet to prove they exist; as experts investigate the tiny black holes that hide in the most ancient parts of the universe, they might finally find the smoking gun. | aerospace | 1 |
https://costanzoair.com/ | 2023-03-22T15:47:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296943845.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20230322145537-20230322175537-00465.warc.gz | 0.906195 | 230 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__341299 | en | Costanzo Air Flight School offers flexible flight training to help you accomplish your dream of becoming a pilot. Our instructors are lifelong aviators who are passionate about mentoring you at your pace and schedule. We pride ourselves on being the only community-based flight school in the area with monthly events and plenty unique learning opportunities you won't find anywhere else!
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http://www.ctia.com.cn/en/product/12108.html | 2019-02-22T08:42:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247514804.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20190222074154-20190222100154-00557.warc.gz | 0.902597 | 142 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__182625206 | en | φ50mm tungsten alloy ball has the physical properties of heavy metal. It is often used as both a weight, such as weights and counterbalances for aircraft control surfaces and rotor blades, balancing of flywheels and crankshafts, vibration damping governors, and fuse masses and weights for self-winding watches are typical applications.
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https://www.apkonline.net/iphone/apple-robbarltrop-hold-calculator | 2023-09-30T00:09:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510529.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20230929222230-20230930012230-00239.warc.gz | 0.745848 | 161 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__168728888 | en | Hold Calculator Pro
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Master the dark art of flying that timed holding pattern. Written by experienced instrument pilots and instructors Hold Calculator Pro will take the hard work out of the calculations.
For the instrument student the hold can be extremely daunting - our visual output allows quick and simple understanding of the joining processes, calculation of Wind Correction Angle and recommended headings to fly in and outbound.
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http://www.themotorpool.net/USAAF-C-47A-Skytrain-Transport-Burma-1944-p/b11f048.htm | 2015-10-07T04:15:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-40/segments/1443736682102.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20151001215802-00035-ip-10-137-6-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.957674 | 767 | CC-MAIN-2015-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-40__0__14694935 | en | Armour Collection B11F048 USAAF Douglas C-47A "Skytrain" Troop Transport - 1st Air Commando Group, Burma, 1944 (1:48 Scale)
"The Air Commando concept was to have a self sufficient, self-contained force that could deploy anywhere in the world and conduct operations."
- Retired Brig. Gen. Harry C. "Heinie" Aderholt, a commander of Air Commandos in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War
The C-47 was one of the most successful aircraft ever, praised by General Eisenhower as one of the most important instruments of victory in WWII. Largely a military version of the highly successful Douglas DC-3 passenger aircraft, the C-47 Dakota carried supplies, airborne troops, and other personnel in all of the theaters of conflict in WWII. It was used as a troop transport and glider tug during the invasion of Europe and it kept the Allied forces in China supplied by carrying supplies "Over the Hump" of the Himalaya Mountains lying astride the India to China route. More than 13,300 of the DC-3s in all its forms were built, including Japanese and Soviet licensed aircraft. Although it first flew in 1941, many are still being used today. It last saw action in the Vietnam War as a gunship called "Puff the Magic Dragon", firing machine guns and cannons from it's windows for enemy troop suppression.
Pictured here is a 1:48 scale replica of a USAAF Douglas C-47A "Skytrain" Troop Transport that was attached to the 1st Air Commando Group, then deployed to Burma during 1944. Sold Out!
Wingspan: 23-3/4 inches
Length: 16-3/4 inches
Release Date: February 2009
Historical Account: "Burmese Pythons" - The 1st Air Commando Group was a U.S. Army Air Force group of fighters, bombers, transports, military gliders and small planes operating in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II. They were part of the U.S. Tenth Air Force providing air support for the British Fourteenth Army in the Burma Campaign.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, amidst the Quebec Conference in August 1943, was impressed by Brigadier Orde Wingate's account of what could be accomplished in Burma with proper air support. To comply with Roosevelt's proposed air support for British long range penetration operations in Burma, the United States Army Air Forces created the 5318th Air Unit to support the Chindits. In March 1944, they were designated the 1st Air Commando Group by USAF Commander General Hap Arnold. Arnold chose Colonel John R. Alison and Colonel Philip Cochran as co-commanders of the unit.
Alison was a veteran flight instructor of P-40 aircraft, and gained renown as a pilot with Major David Lee "Tex" Hill's 75th Fighter Squadron, part of Col Robert Lee Scott, Jr.'s 23rd Fighter Group, the USAF successor of the AVG's famed Flying Tigers in the China-Burma-India Theatre. General Claire Lee Chennault lobbied to Arnold, who knew Alison from service at Langley Field, suggesting Alison be given the new command. Cochran was a decorated P-40 veteran pilot from the North Africa Campaign, noted for his unconventional aeriel tactics.
The group consisted of 13 C-47 air transports, 225 Waco CG-4A military gliders, a squadron of 30 P-51 Mustangs, a squadron of 12 B-25H bombers and 100 L-1 and L-5 Sentinel liaison aircraft. The group tested the United States' first use of a helicopter in combat, six Sikorsky R-4s, in May 1944. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.meteosys.com/aerometweb.php | 2017-11-19T01:43:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934805242.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20171119004302-20171119024302-00464.warc.gz | 0.820188 | 670 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__175116904 | en | AeroMetWeb insuring pilot brifing system developd in collabation with meteo france is a powewful tool
A powerfull pre-flight meteorological online briefing system
Online meteorological brifing system to pilots Prepares and delivers to pilots more sophisticated pre-flight meteorological information.
- All user under civil aviation authorities and
- Airports' briefing offices, airline companies
- International Meterological Service
- One single system for distribution and display of all met information
- Functions fitting precisely aviation requirements
- Increasing productivity through automated processing of pre-flight documentation
- Easy to use system interface with customization according to specific needs
- Easy access to weather data (OPMET data, SIGWX charts, WINTEM charts, images)
- Program flight files for automatic printout or on-the-fly printout
- Display upon request any meteorological imagery from satellite or radar for live briefing session
- TAF, METAR, SIGMET reports
- Automatic Pre-flight documentation printing / dispatching
- Real-time weather information in the vicinity of airport
- Weather forecast along the route
- Vertical cross-section along the route
Due to the recent breakthroughs in information technology, meteorological services are receiving more and more weather and aeronautical data from all over the world. Today’s main problem is how to use this huge flow of data in an easy and efficient way.
Integrated flight report visualization and production system:
- Programming of flight files (meteorological data re quired for each flight)
- Visualization and printout of pre-programmed flight files
- Data visualization without pre-programming (visualization of OPMET data, visualization of WINTEM and SIGWX aeronautical meteorological charts and other parameters, visualization of satellite, radar, lightening images, etc., visualization of urgent messages)
Compliant with ICAO recommendations, AeroMetWeb is a multilangual open system based on a modern technology (webservices, ...) allowing an easy data access for the third-party system.
AeroMetWeb is a web-based system for Met information including imagery display and weather briefings with flight-plan route information. This provides real-time, route-specific information to airline operations, staff and any civil or military aviation user. ATC briefing service:
- increased efficiency due to reduced delays from hold and runway changes;
- earlier responses to forecast weather conditions in the terminal control area;
- increased airfield capacity through better mitigation of weather effects;
- reduced reliance on information from pilots about the location and severity of convective cells in the terminal control area.
Flexible Web-based system from airport/airbase configuration up to nationwide service
The AeroMetWeb system is web-based and is available for local configuration(intranet) or region/nationwide configuration to serve remote airports from Met Service HQ.
Weather data ingestion
AeroMetWeb can receive data from various sources (GTS, SADIS, ISCS, RETIM...) Main data ingested are :
|Image data||OPMET data|
|Chart data (BUFR or GRIB)||NWP Data| | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.tanews.us/gefenc/aircraft_doors_market_-_growth_size_share_forecast_industry_analysis_2019_-_2027 | 2020-01-23T12:25:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579250610004.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20200123101110-20200123130110-00258.warc.gz | 0.936415 | 502 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__166675207 | en | Aircraft Doors Market Expected To Reach US$ 5.55 Bn By 2027, Growing At 4.49 % CAGR Between 2019 And 2027
According to a new market report published by Credence Research, Inc., “Global Aircraft Doors Market (By Door Type - Passenger Door, Emergency Door, Service Door, Cargo Door and others; By Aircraft Type - Commercial Aircraft and Military Aircraft; By Revenue Source – Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Aftermarket) - Growth, Future Prospects and Competitive Landscape, 2019 – 2027”, the global aircraft doors market is projected to generate a revenue of US$ 5.55 Bn by 2027, expanding at 4.49% CAGR during the forecast period from 2019 to 2027.
Browse the full report at https://www.credenceresearch.com/report/aircraft-doors-market
Further, on the basis of geography, North America led the aircraft doors market in 2018. The dominance of North America in the global market is primarily accredited to the presence of major airlines as well as major aircraft manufacturing companies across the region. According to IATA, in 2018, air traffic in North America was increased by 5% as compared to 2017 along with the capacity increase of 3.7% and load factor growth of 1%. Similarly, heavy capital investment in military modernization programs is projected to significantly boost the aircraft doors market during the forecast period.
For instance, the U.S military, in a few decades, plans to buy 3 new fighter jets along with around 3700 aircrafts costing approximately US$ 340 billion. Air-to-air combat, better ground attack, more powerful engine, larger wings and long fuselage are the advantages of new aircrafts over currently working models. Asia Pacific, on the other hand, is projected to be the fastest-growing region owing to robust economic expansion and growing aircraft manufacturing in the region.
Global aircraft doors market is characterized by the presence of some notable players and increasing competition among them inconsistently changing market dynamics. Key players profiled in the report include Airbus Group, Triumph Group, Inc., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Honeycomb Company of America, Inc., Saab AB Aerospace Company, DAHER-SOCATA Aircraft Manufacturers, Elbit Systems, Ltd., Group Latecoere, TransDigm Group, Inc., Collins Aerospace, Goodrich Corporation and GKN Aerospace Services, Ltd. among others. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.dronedeploy.com/blog/how-to-perform-inspections/ | 2022-01-19T11:40:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320301309.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220119094810-20220119124810-00360.warc.gz | 0.947607 | 119 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__110981270 | en | First, complete a flight plan within DroneDeploy. This ensures everything is captured correctly, leaving no stone unturned. Once the flight plan is intact – and with Enhanced 3D turned on – the drone can now capture an entire job site completely autonomously.
If you notice an issue during flight, DroneDeploy enables you to switch over to Manual Flight and perform low-altitude inspections of your job site, giving an up-close-and-personal look at whatever issues were detected. This allows you to decipher between what needs attention immediately, and what is merely an aberration. | aerospace | 1 |
https://space.nss.org/nss-releases-position-paper-on-outer-space-private-investment-corporation-ospic/ | 2023-06-08T21:12:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224655143.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20230608204017-20230608234017-00797.warc.gz | 0.930547 | 240 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__91591421 | en | The National Space Society has published a position paper on establishing an Outer Space Private Investment Corporation. The objective for this paper is to inform key leaders in government, the space industry and the finance community as to the potential benefits of a new federally-chartered agency focused on supporting the financing of important new space infrastructure and related businesses. This would be an important new means of strengthening U.S. presence in space and commercial space enterprises and one focused largely on reducing financing risks on capital intensive initiatives.
Excellent! Is this something that could be included in March Storm 2019?
This legislation will be a nice accelerator to space settlement.
I hope it will include the proviso that capital funds NOT be used to purchase real estate on space bodies. There are too many fences and private areas on earth and we do not want that restriction happening on Luna or Mars. We want the feeling of frontier freedom to follow us up there on our exploratory jaunts.
Private ownership of space makes for class wars. Let’s be sure to leave them at home. ;=] | aerospace | 1 |
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