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http://corporate-gray.com/employers/26745/public_profile | 2020-04-03T16:01:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370515113.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20200403154746-20200403184746-00501.warc.gz | 0.960143 | 237 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__34406442 | en | Building on 60 years of innovation and trust. DynCorp International is a multifaceted, global enterprise that provides innovative solutions to the diverse technology and professional services needs of government and commercial industry worldwide. While we are a highly successful provider of critical support to military and civilian government institutions, we also have important commercial business in aviation, infrastructure development, security, and logistics, including international projects to build and manage regional air facilities.
Our roots are in aviation. In 1951, our predecessor, Land-Air Inc., implemented the first Contract Field Teams, by which we deployed teams of technicians to the field to maintain military aircraft. We have held the Contract Field Teams contract continuously since then, and currently maintain rotary and fixed-wing aircraft for all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces throughout the world, for foreign governments flying American aircraft, and for commercial aviation.
In recent years, DynCorp International has broadened its reach in program management and security. To date, we have recruited, trained, and deployed more than 5,000 highly-qualified civilian peacekeepers and police trainers to 11 countries, including Haiti, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, for the Department of State. | aerospace |
https://al-projects.info/it/spacex-starship/qpaUo5uFxnmPjoI | 2020-03-29T20:20:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370496227.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20200329201741-20200329231741-00342.warc.gz | 0.68407 | 210 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__195861737 | en | SpaceX Starship Updates - Starlink v1-1 Launch Preparations
Welcome to Episode 49 of What about it!?
In this Episode, we will take a look at the progress done on the SpaceX Starship Prototype in Boca Chica Texas. The canard fins are almost done and the Launch Facility is progressing at a crazy pace. Last but not least, we will have a look at the launch preparations going on right now for the Starlink v1-1 launch!
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https://news.sercap.us/view_printer.asp?ID=3094 | 2019-01-16T12:28:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583657470.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20190116113941-20190116135941-00427.warc.gz | 0.944128 | 237 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__29395018 | en | The cadets of the Florida Wing are being given a first-hand experience in supporting MacDill Air Force Base during the air festival. Throughout the weekend, the courageous cadets, and senior memberís primary goal is to work in protecting the static displays around the airfield. As well as assisting in first aid activities, and promoting safety. Additionally, senior members and cadets are utilizing the airshow as a significant recruitment tool, explaining Civil Air Patrolís missions. Today, while on duty, all 104 of the cadets are working diligently to protect the aircraft, and civilians from hazards.They place signs that describe the types of aircraft on the flight line, and their functions. While at the airshow, Civil Air Patrolís goals are to provide air show security, promote safety, provide a positive environment for the attendees, and have fun. The cadets on the field are looking sharp, persevering, and representing Civil Air Patrolís Core Values.
This article was produced from the Southeast Region Online News system. Electronic distribution is made possible through syndicated services. For more information, contact the Chief Editor Lt Col Judy Steele at JSteele@sercap.us. | aerospace |
https://www.madeinalabama.com/2013/12/boeing-technology-research-center/ | 2024-04-13T04:35:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816535.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413021024-20240413051024-00397.warc.gz | 0.942835 | 935 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__21350598 | en | The decision means between 300 and 400 high-paying jobs for Huntsville, where the aerospace giant has a robust and long-term presence.
“I am excited by Boeing’s decision to locate a new research center to Huntsville that will create a significant number of jobs for the people in Madison County,” Governor Bentley said. “Innovation and research are key components of our Accelerate Alabama plan for job creation, and Huntsville is the perfect location for this new Boeing research center. Boeing has been in Alabama for over 50 years, and today’s news is a continuation of the great partnership between Boeing and the State of Alabama. I appreciate Boeing’s investment in Huntsville and its confidence in the Alabama workforce.”
Besides Huntsville, Boeing announced today that it will establish technology research centers in Seattle, St. Louis and North Charleston, S.C., as part of the restructuring, which is meant to lay a foundation for increased competitiveness and future growth.
Boeing said the research centers will consolidate technology development of long-term strategic importance to the company, with each one dedicated to advancing technical capability in a specific field. The Huntsville center will specialize in simulation and decision analytics, and metals and chemical technology.
“This represents another new area of technological depth in Huntsville and is further validation of Boeing’s continued investment in our city,” said Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle. “The program reaffirms our dedication to the STEM disciplines we teach in our schools that will prepare students for the future workforce.”
Boeing expects to invest between $5 million and $6 million in Huntsville in the project, Huntsville officials said.
“This is great news for our county and our entire region,” added Madison County Commission Chairman Dale Strong. “Boeing has a rich history in our community solving some of the most difficult technical challenges our nation has ever faced. From the space program to protecting our nation from missile attacks their engineers have led the way. This new center will help Boeing continue to support these programs and help design a new future for commercial aviation.”
BOEING’s ALABAMA HUB
Boeing employs 2,600 people in Huntsville, including nearly 600 engineers and other professionals who performed design and development work on the company’s 787 Dreamliner. From its base in Huntsville, Chicago-based Boeing also manages strategic missile defense programs for the government.
Huntsville, home to the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, is where the Saturn V rocket was designed and where Boeing and the space agency are currently developing the Space Launch System, a powerful rocket that could one day send man to Mars. Boeing and NASA also have worked in Huntsville on key components of the International Space Station.
“We pursued this project aggressively as a team because it is a great fit for our community and could lead to more good news down the road.” Strong said. “This announcement shows that Boeing understands this is a great place to do business and that we stand ready to support any new program or mission that they choose to locate in our community.”
The technology research center announced today is separate from the company’s 777X passenger jet fabrication and assembly project, which also is being sought for Huntsville, Alabama officials said.
Alabama’s growing aerospace sector is home to more than 400 aerospace companies that employ 83,000 people. The state has attracted the biggest names in global aerospace and aviation, including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Airbus, GE Aviation and Raytheon. The state’s aerospace sector has an annual payroll of $3 billion.
Alabama officials have set a goal of growing the state’s aerospace and defense industry segment, which has been designated a target sector in Accelerate Alabama, the state’s strategic economic development growth plan. (Read a story on how Alabama’s aerospace sector is poised for growth.)
“We are working hard to create high-skilled, high-paying jobs in Alabama like those announced today by Boeing,” Alabama Secretary of Commerce Greg Canfield said. “This project is perfectly aligned with the goals of the Accelerate Alabama plan, which aims to expand the technology and research sectors that support advanced manufacturing.”
Photo caption: A Boeing employee stands in front of an inert ground-based interceptor used for training in Huntsville, Ala. Interceptors, deployed in Alaska and California, defend the United States against long-range ballistic missiles. | aerospace |
https://www.tvinsider.com/55808/astronaut-mike-mullane-on-making-his-own-rockets-in-secret-space-escapes-video/ | 2021-05-05T21:16:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243988696.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20210505203909-20210505233909-00361.warc.gz | 0.971877 | 153 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__223388649 | en | Astronaut Mike Mullane on Making His Own Rockets in ‘Secret Space Escapes’ (VIDEO)
Astronaut Mike Mullane logged 356 hours in space during three Space Shuttle missions for NASA in his lifetime.
The 70-year-old stopped by Science Channel’s new series Secret Space Escapes to talk about his humble beginnings. From having an early Space Race obsession in the 1960s to building his own rockets in the deserts by his hometown, located near Albuquerque, it was clear Mullane had a passion for the world beyond our skies.
Hear his story in the exclusive video above, and tune into tomorrow night’s episode.
Secret Space Escapes airs Tuesdays at 10/9c on Science Channel. | aerospace |
https://windsorite.ca/listings/windsor-flying-club/ | 2018-07-15T21:21:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676588972.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20180715203335-20180715223319-00027.warc.gz | 0.972465 | 821 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__158258462 | en | The first thing you notice as you pull onto the street that leads into the club is this Windsor Flying Club Motto. A motto that stands for quality instructing, a friendly club atmosphere and less cost. I always have a feeling of coming home when I walk into the club, a fellow student myself, flying for me has been one of the more inspiring adventures I have had. The atmosphere is that of a family. Everyone knows everyone and the new ones quickly become acquainted. Saturdays are especially warm as many generations of pilots congregate in the lounge for coffee. I know this because I’m typically one of them stretched out on the couch going over a manuscript of mine. Very old stories are often passed around, as the glory years are re-lived for a new generation.
The roots of this particular club are planted firmly in Border Cities Aero Club that was founded in 1920. Pilots from the Great War (World War I) wanted to keep interest in aviation alive and so they formed one of the first flying clubs in Canada. It started off as a social club with no airport or aircraft.
It wasn’t until 1928 that the Canadian Government saw a need for aviation in Canada. At that point Walker Airport was establish and managed by Border Cities Aero Club and Canadian Aviation League. Around the same time the first hangar was built, and a flight instructor and airport engineer were hired. Opening day was celebrated September 18,1928 with an Essex County Air Derby.
The Windsor Flying Club, a non-profit organization owned by its members was incorporated after the Great Depression on Sept 26, 1944. The purpose of the club was to “own, operate and maintain all manner of heavier than air craft, to promote flying and aviation, to teach persons in the art and science of flying and navigating.”
Today the club owns and operates a simulator and five aircraft, which are used for flight training, charter flights and recreational flying. It offers the opportunity to obtain a Recreational Pilot Permit, Private and Commercial Pilot’s License as well as various Ratings. For those students who finish their Commercial license they also have the choice of adding on a Class IV Instructor Rating, which allows a pilot to become an Instructor. The club is the home of 4-seater Cessna 172R and 172N models as well as the more “bad-boy” PA-38 Piper Tomahawks.
After talking shop I asked the President of WFC, Perry Burford about the passion pilots have about flying. “When student’s start their flying training at WFC, we invariably ask him or her, why they want to fly. We get the same answer from almost every student, in almost the exact same words, ‘It’s just something I’ve always wanted to do!’ So I think most pilots are pilots because they have no choice, they have the desire to fly when they are born, they are wired such that they just have to fly.” I couldn’t have said it better myself. A lover of flight, I know the sense of feeling absolutely alive when in the air. Walking outside onto the Apron and looking across the runway I still get butterflies. The smell of AV Gas (fuel) is still one of my favorite smells and it instantly makes me nostalgic. The freedom you find amongst the clouds is indescribable. When people get involved in aviation I don’t believe they do it for “fun,” I think they do it because they can’t imagine themselves not doing it.
If you’re considering flying lessons and haven’t got around to doing it, don’t hesitate, you only live once and it’s an experience like no other. Leonardo Da Vinci said it best when he said, “Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards for it is there you have been and there you long to return.” | aerospace |
http://avia.education/PilotTraining/air-force-uav-pilots-training | 2023-12-05T23:05:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100568.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205204654-20231205234654-00128.warc.gz | 0.947997 | 351 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__73490999 | en | Air Force UAV pilots training
Although at face value flying a UAV seems remarkably similar to playing a video game, the consequences of every pilot's actions are deadly serious. Unmanned planes are at the forefront of gathering aerial intelligence around the globe, so in addition to being a skilled operator, the pilot must be able to analyze intelligence imagery in order to make snap decisions about when to pursue a lead or get out of dodge. (And let's not forget that when you're technically breaking international air space rights, even to spy on terrorists, some sovereign nations might get a bit sensitive. No pressure.)
Of course, UAVs like the Predator can also be equipped with Hellfire missiles - meaning each UAV pilot must have the mettle to decide if and when to pull the trigger on someone half a globe away.
Unlike its sister services, who have all decided the best way to deal with demands for UAV pilots is to make it an enlisted career field, the Air Force currently insists on holding out for commissioned officers only.
That means to fly a UAV in the Air Force, you'll need a college degree, though not necessarily a pilot's license. According to Brigadier General Lyn D. Sherlock, in this 2008 interview with Air Force Times, enlisted careers in UAVs are off the table for the moment "because battlefields are complex, joint environments that involve other aircraft and communicating with soldiers and airmen on the ground."
Because Air Force UAV flyers must be commissioned officers, a trip through one of the officer training pipelines – such as four years in the Air Force Academy, or a few months at the Officer Training School (OTS) for those who already have a degree - is the first step. | aerospace |
https://sdquebec.ca/en/news/mda-all-domain-c2-key-to-countering-hypersonic-missiles | 2023-09-26T11:17:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510208.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926111439-20230926141439-00758.warc.gz | 0.953746 | 794 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__126738854 | en | "We'll take anybody's sensors," MDA's John Bier said, "as long as it contributes to the missile warning, missile defense and space domain environment."
By THERESA HITCHENSon May 14, 2020 at 2:44 PM
WASHINGTON: Senior Missile Defense Agency officials say Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) will be fundamental to rapidly and seamlessly integrating future capability to track and intercept hypersonic and cruise missiles into its current architecture focused on ballistic missiles.
“We need the ability to globally see, track and engage the threats in a multispectral environment in real time with persistent capabilities, so that we can provide the right data to the right targets,” MDA's chief architect Stan Stafira said.
MDA has been able to develop its C2 network to link various layers in the overarching US missile defense architecture, but that integration has been achieved largely through “brute force,” John Bier, MDA program director for C2BMC, told a webinar sponsored by the Missile Defense Advocacy Association (MDAA) yesterday. “Where JADC2 is trying to drive the C2 community is: how do you make that easier?”
MDA is working on first assessing how to tie in its current Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) architecture with JADC2 as it develops, then look at how to integrate its future planned capabilities “when applicable,” a MDA spokesperson clarified in an email.
Toward that end, MDA is planning on participating in the Air Force's second “On Ramp” exercise of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) family of systems initiative aimed at developing a number of critical technologies to underpin JADC2, Bier said.
The exercise, which would have involved a space-oriented scenario, was planned for last month, but has been postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis. After first being slipped to June, it now is slated for Aug. 31-Sept. 4 moved back to A MDA fully expects to be involved in the exercise, although Bier did not elaborate on exactly what role the agency would play or what systems might be involved.
He said that MDA is working on spiral development of new technologies on an every two- to three-year cycle, but hopes to move even faster to integrate new capabilities. Part of that effort will involve moving to open standards, just as the ABMS program is doing now.
“We'll take anybody's sensors,” Bier said, “as long as it contributes to the missile warning, missile defense, and space domain environment.” The ABMS On Ramp exercises are “great integration environments” to test out the new standards, he added.
Bier said that up to now MDA has been successfully able to develop and manage a C2BMC system across the missile defense enterprise — one that links strategic systems such as the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GBMD) interceptors in silos in California and Alaska with regionally deployed, tactical systems such as Patriot batteries — in large part because of its special governance structure and flexible contractual authorities.
Although Bier didn't say it, the obvious inference is that DoD and the Joint Chiefs of Staff may want to consider how to centralize authority over various service C2 and battle management programs and projects that will need to connect to make JADC2 a reality.
“The JADC2 environment allows us to bring in multiple services along with MDA and the Intelligence Community and discuss these issues,” he said. | aerospace |
https://global.kawasaki.com/en/corp/newsroom/news/detail/ba0504-01.html | 2022-08-14T00:40:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00514.warc.gz | 0.922584 | 253 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__186991879 | en | Firefighting Helicopter Delivered in South Korea
Apr. 19, 2005
Tokyo, April 19, 2005 – Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. today announced that it has delivered a BK117 C-2 firefighting helicopter to Chung Cheong Buk-Do, South Korea. Kawasaki flew the helicopter from its Gifu Works to Chung Cheong Buk-Do via Fukuoka, Japan and Busan, South Korea.
This marked Kawasaki's first overseas delivery of a BK117 C-2 helicopter. The order was received from Hyundai Motor Company last year.
The Kawasaki BK117 helicopter was developed jointly by Kawasaki and European helicopter maker Eurocopter Deutschland, GmbH. The helicopter boasts superior safety and operability, a compact body and large clamshell doors in the back of the craft. To date, Kawasaki has delivered about 500 units of this highly popular helicopter around the globe.
The C-2, the latest BK117 model, is 30 percent roomier in the cabin and has a 30 percent longer range than its predecessors. Along with the improved transport capacity and flying capabilities, the helicopter features low noise and less vibration with the employment of new main rotor blades. | aerospace |
https://kidseclipse.com/insight-comes-to-mars-after-seven-minutes-of-terror/ | 2023-10-03T18:05:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511170.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20231003160453-20231003190453-00063.warc.gz | 0.944799 | 700 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__144704655 | en | When your entire landing sequence is shorter than the time the radio signal travels from Mars to the Earth, InSight’s handlers suffered through “seven minutes of terror” until they could celebrate the success of landing on Mars.
A single ping was all it took to send mission control into a engineering party celebration that welcomed the newest explorer to the surface of Mars.
“Today, we successfully landed on Mars for the eighth time in human history,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “InSight will study the interior of Mars, and will teach us valuable science as we prepare to send astronauts to the Moon and later to Mars. This accomplishment represents the ingenuity of America and our international partners and it serves as a testament to the dedication and perseverance of our team. The best of NASA is yet to come, and it is coming soon.”
The lander touched down Monday, Nov. 26, near Mars’ equator on the western side of a flat, smooth expanse of lava called Elysium Planitia, with a signal affirming a completed landing sequence at approximately noon PST (3 p.m. EST).
InSight’s two-year mission will be to study the deep interior of Mars to learn how all celestial bodies with rocky surfaces, including Earth and the Moon, formed. The $850 million InSight Mars lander mission — whose name is short for “Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport” — launched on May 5 atop an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, which was a first. All previous NASA interplanetary missions started from Florida’s Space Coast.
“We hit the Martian atmosphere at 12,300 mph (19,800 kilometers per hour), and the whole sequence to touching down on the surface took only six-and-a-half minutes,” said InSight project manager Tom Hoffman at JPL. “During that short span of time, InSight had to autonomously perform dozens of operations and do them flawlessly — and by all indications that is exactly what our spacecraft did.”
Confirmation of a successful touchdown is not the end of the challenges of landing on the Red Planet. InSight’s surface-operations phase began a minute after touchdown. One of its first tasks is to deploy its two decagonal solar arrays, which will provide power. That process begins 16 minutes after landing and takes another 16 minutes to complete.
Late Monday night, InSight sent signals to Earth indicating that its solar panels are open and collecting sunlight on the Martian surface. NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter relayed the signals, which were received on Earth. Solar array deployment ensures the spacecraft can recharge its batteries each day.
Odyssey also relayed a pair of images showing InSight’s landing site.
In the coming days, the mission team will unstow InSight’s robotic arm and use the attached camera to snap photos of the ground so that engineers can decide where to place the spacecraft’s scientific instruments. It will take two to three months before those instruments are fully deployed and sending back data.
In the meantime, InSight will use its weather sensors and magnetometer to take readings from its landing site at Elysium Planitia — its new home on Mars. | aerospace |
https://lukesepworth.com/why-didnt-the-plane-sink-in-the-hudson/ | 2024-04-22T22:55:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818374.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20240422211055-20240423001055-00499.warc.gz | 0.937204 | 1,096 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__6147968 | en | As a frequent traveler, I have always been fascinated by the incredible safety measures and engineering marvels that go into making air travel possible. One event that particularly captured my attention was the miraculous landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in 2009. It left me in awe and prompted me to delve deeper into the science behind why the plane didn’t sink. Let’s explore this remarkable incident and uncover the factors that prevented a potential tragedy.
The Miracle on the Hudson
On January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles faced a harrowing situation when their Airbus A320 struck a flock of geese shortly after takeoff from New York City’s LaGuardia Airport. The impact resulted in the loss of both engines, leaving the aircraft gliding without power over one of the most densely populated areas in the world.
The Role of Quick-Thinking and Skillful Pilots
One key factor in the plane’s survival was the exceptional skill and composure displayed by Captain Sullenberger and First Officer Skiles. Their swift decision-making and precise execution of the emergency landing on the Hudson River played a crucial role in ensuring the safety of all 155 passengers and crew on board.
Buoyancy and Flotation Devices
One of the main reasons the plane didn’t sink immediately upon impact with the water was its inherent buoyancy. The aircraft’s structure, combined with air trapped in various compartments, contributed to keeping it afloat. Additionally, the deployment of the plane’s flotation devices further aided in preventing it from rapidly submerging.
Impact of Water Landings
Contrary to what many may believe, water landings, when executed properly, can significantly increase the survivability of an airplane crash. While the forces involved in hitting the water can be immense, the relative cushioning effect of the water’s surface compared to solid ground can mitigate the severity of impact forces, thus increasing the likelihood of survival for passengers and crew.
The Structural Integrity of the Aircraft
The remarkable structural design and engineering of modern commercial aircraft also played a pivotal role in preventing the immediate sinking of Flight 1549. The fuselage and wings of the Airbus A320 are engineered to withstand immense forces and stresses, making them resilient even under extreme conditions, such as a water landing.
Sealed Systems and Water Ingress Prevention
Another critical aspect that contributed to the plane’s buoyancy and prevented rapid sinking was the integrity of its sealed systems. Advanced engineering measures are in place to prevent water from quickly infiltrating the aircraft’s interior, thereby maintaining its buoyant properties and allowing precious time for evacuation procedures to take place.
The Role of Bailing and Evacuation
Following the successful landing, the swift evacuation of passengers and crew by the highly trained flight attendants and emergency response teams was crucial in ensuring their safety. Effective water evacuation protocols and the use of life rafts and personal flotation devices further underscored the importance of comprehensive safety measures in such emergencies.
The Aftermath and Lessons Learned
As a result of the “Miracle on the Hudson,” numerous advancements and improvements have been made in aviation safety and emergency procedures. The incident served as a catalyst for enhanced bird strike awareness, improved engine design and testing, and the implementation of more effective water evacuation techniques to further increase the chances of survival in similar scenarios.
In conclusion, the successful water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River can be attributed to a combination of exceptional piloting skills, the inherent buoyancy of the aircraft, robust engineering, and the swift execution of evacuation procedures. This extraordinary event serves as a testament to the resilience and capabilities of modern commercial aircraft and the dedicated professionals who ensure the safety of air travel.
1. How did the pilots manage to land the plane on the Hudson River?
The pilots made a split-second decision to glide the aircraft onto the surface of the Hudson River after losing both engines due to bird strikes. Their skillful handling of the emergency situation and quick thinking played a pivotal role in the successful outcome.
2. What prevented the plane from sinking immediately upon hitting the water?
The plane’s buoyancy, aided by air trapped in various compartments and the deployment of flotation devices, prevented it from rapidly submerging. Additionally, the structural integrity of the aircraft and sealed systems played a crucial role in maintaining its buoyant properties.
3. Are water landings safer than land-based ones?
When executed properly, water landings can increase the survivability of an airplane crash. The relative cushioning effect of the water’s surface can mitigate the severity of impact forces, potentially increasing the likelihood of survival for passengers and crew.
4. What changes have been implemented in aviation safety following this incident?
The “Miracle on the Hudson” prompted advancements in bird strike awareness, improved engine design and testing, and the enhancement of water evacuation techniques to further enhance the safety of air travel.
5. How quickly were passengers and crew evacuated from the aircraft after landing on the Hudson?
Thanks to the rapid and effective response by the flight attendants and emergency response teams, passengers and crew were swiftly evacuated from the aircraft, highlighting the importance of comprehensive water evacuation protocols and equipment. | aerospace |
https://ahsl.engr.tamu.edu/people/patrick-chapates/ | 2023-10-02T21:30:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511021.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20231002200740-20231002230740-00441.warc.gz | 0.916506 | 287 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__280782495 | en | Patrick Chapates graduated from Texas A&M University in 2019, with a Masters of Science in Aerospace Engineering. He is from Allen, Texas, and is interested in human systems integration, structural design, high-performance computing, and ECLSS design. Patrick’s work in the lab included glovebox design and development as well as digital scanning and 3D printing. Additionally, he developed a Finite Element Model to study the interaction between the human hand and extravehicular activity (EVA) glove. After graduation, entered the Aerospace industry as an environmental control and life support systems (ECLSS) and structural design engineer. Outside of work, Patrick enjoys being outdoors, including mountain biking and sailing.
2017: B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University
2019: M.S. Texas A&M University
Research Assistant, Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, February 2016 – May 2017
AGGIE Challenge Member, Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, January 2015 – May 2015
Software Developer, Physmodo, May 2014 – August 2014
Flight Software Developer, CACI, July 2019 – Present
- Chapates, Patrick. Finite Element Analysis of Human Index Finger-EVA Glove Pressure Bladder Interaction. Poster presented at: International Conference on Environmental Systems; 2018 Jul 8 – 12; Albuquerque, New Mexico. | aerospace |
https://cpecnews.com/pakistani-media-chinese-fighter-jets-open-up-new-sales-channels-for-nato/ | 2023-12-11T19:52:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679516047.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20231211174901-20231211204901-00888.warc.gz | 0.958002 | 1,202 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__290910196 | en | Turkey would work with Pakistan to jointly build the Xiaolong 4 fighter, according to PSF, a well-known think group in Pakistan. A new Xiaolong fighter will be developed by Turkey with the help of the Pakistani research group, which has caused considerable alarm among online users.
The Pakistani research group advised against becoming overly enthused by the announcement of the creation of the new Xiaolong fighter in this respect. The Turkish Air Force is now discussing with Pakistan the prospect of creating the Xiaolong 4 fighter, and Turkey is also undertaking a preliminary examination into the research and development of the incoming Xiaolong fighter. Ordering a batch of Xiaolong 3 fighters demonstrates that Turkey continues to have a strong interest in Xiaolong fighters.
The announcement sparked contentious debates among Pakistani internet users. Considering that the Xiaolong series of fighters is reputed to be well-known around the world, I was surprised to learn that Turkey is also quite interested in Xiaolong. This is the first NATO nation, after all. It is obvious how skilled the Xiaolong warriors are. It is a sought-after “hot item” wherever it travels because of the technology. Hu Niu thinks the rumors that Turkey has acquired or plans to participate in the development of the Xiaolong fighter are legitimate.
Even though Turkey is a part of NATO, everyone is aware of the country’s conflict with the United States. Due to the acquisition of Russian-made weaponry and American meddling in domestic issues, Turkey and the United States formerly had a highly tense relationship. The United States even broke the terms of the agreement to prohibit the export of F-35 jets to Turkey, forcing the Turkish Air Force to switch to F-16s.
The Turkish Air Force is the third largest in NATO, behind only the United States and the United Kingdom. It is entirely a westernized air force. four jet fighters.
Turkey has grand aspirations for expanding its air force. Prior to that, it had intended to buy F-35 stealth aircraft to assure the ongoing development of its air force. Turkey has consistently stated its desire to acquire Russia’s Su 57 and Su 35, but “the thunder is heavy and the rain is tiny,” and there have been no recent developments that are pertinent.
According to some experts, Western nations are collectively punishing Russia as a result of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Turkey will be “the object of public criticism” and might further worsen its relations with Western nations or face sanctions if it carelessly purchases fighter planes built in Russia at this time. Turkey, therefore, suggested its own TFX stealth fighter proposal, wanting to construct its own stealth aircraft without relying on outside assistance, in order to avoid being controlled by outsiders.
In this instance, Turkey started to compromise and restricted its purchases to F-16 fighter planes and F-16 maintenance supplies from the United States. Why then did Turkey purchase the Fierce Dragon 3 and take part in the creation of the brand-new Fierce Dragon 4 fighter
According to Hu Niu, there are two causes. One is that the Turkish Air Force is particularly interested in the Xiaolong fighter due to its exceptional performance. After all, relations between Pakistan and Turkey are cordial, and communication between the two air services is close. One of them, was the Pakistani Air Force’s Xiaolong, once The Turkish military gained further experience with the Xiaolong series of fighters after taking part in cooperative military drills in Turkey.
The Xiaolong Block3 is the most recent iteration of the Xiaolong at the moment. The most sophisticated Xiaolong fighter is this one. The F- 16C/D is one of the most powerful fourth-generation semi-light fighters, but its price is quite costly. It uses various sophisticated technologies, such as active phased array radar and helmet aiming system, so that its air combat capacity is completely better than that of the F- 16C/D. The cost of a single aircraft is equal to half of the cost of a US F-16. For Turkey, which is presently experiencing tremendous inflation and an economic hit, it is sufficient.
The United States violating the pact has taught Turkey a valuable lesson, which is the second justification. No longer are eggs served on a single platter; instead, betting on both ends is preferred. While simultaneously requesting that the US purchase F-16 fighter planes, China is also looking into the potential of buying Xiaolong 3 fighter jets and creating Xiaolong 4 fighter jets. In this circumstance, Turkey might directly profit from the situation if the United States violates the agreement to transfer fighter planes to Turkey once more. The purchase of the Xiaolong 3 aircraft as its new primary fighter will prevent the Turkish Air Force from becoming easily “stuck” in terms of technology.
Acquiring the Xiaolong 3 fighter from China is simply a short-term solution. To avoid cutting off the supply in the United States, Turkey is planning to deploy the Xiaolong 3 fighter as a temporary stand-in before installing the domestically manufactured TFX stealth aircraft. The Turkish Air Force will encounter a scenario of inorganic availability after the channel of new jets.
Additionally, Turkey’s fighter research and development capabilities may be strengthened if Pakistan and Turkey work together to create cutting-edge Xiaolong 4 aircraft. Turkey, after all, has not yet constructed a large-scale modern conventional fighter.
Whatever the motivation, if Turkey actually participates in the Xiaolong 4 R&D project or buys the Xiaolong 3 fighters in batches, it would open up a new market for Chinese weaponry for the first time among NATO nations, which unquestionably boosts China’s position in the world. The competitiveness of Chinese and Western weaponry on the market will be further boosted by the global influence of armaments. | aerospace |
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The Joint Helicopter Command is a Tri-Service “Joint” organisation comprising units of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force and was was formed in 1999 to bring together under one command the battlefield helicopters of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force . The Joint Helicopter Command operates over 250 aircraft including from the Royal Navy’s Commando Helicopter Force; Royal Air Force helicopters and helicopters and the fixed wing aircraft of the Army Air Corps. The principle Army formation under command is 16 Air Assault Brigade, the newest and largest brigade in the British Army. Formed in 1999 and based in Colchester, the brigade has already served in Macedonia, Iraq and Afghanistan. 16 Brigade is the Army’s primary rapid reaction formation, equipped and manned so that it can be used throughout the spectrum of conflict from humanitarian tasks, such as disaster relief at one extreme, through to high intensity warfighting at the other.
The Commando Helicopter Force based at the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton is equipped with Lynx and Sea King helicopters. The Commando Helicopter Force is primarily a maritime force that is trained, equipped and organised for expeditionary joint operations.
The JHC includes all front-line elements of the Army Air Corps. 1 and 5 Regiments AAC are based in Germany and Northern Ireland respectively. 3, 4 and 9 Regiments AAC are part of 16 Air Assault Brigade. 6 Regiment AAC is a TA regiment; 6 Regiment AAC (V) is based at Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. In addition to the regiments, the Army Air Corps have a number of independent flights under the command of JHC; these are based in Canada and Brunei.
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Overall the JHC employs over 15,000 personnel, some 8,000 of whom are in 16 Air Assault Brigade. This figure includes over 900 volunteer reserves from the Territorial Army and Royal Auxiliary Air Force, and 380 MOD civilian staff. The Joint Helicopter Command currently has aircraft and troops deployed in Afghanistan, the Joint Helicopter Force(Afghanistan) provides the tactical mobility and firepower that is an essential feature of any modern operation. Crews are specially selected and trained to operate in the most demanding high threat environment.
The Headquarters of the Joint Helicopter Command is co-located with the Army Headquarters at Marlborough Lines near Andover. | aerospace |
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This workshop will provide an overview of UAS technology, regulations and image analysis in support of drone applications. Participants with little to no experience in UAS technology will gain practice conducting flight operations, as well as hands-on experience on practical post processing. An optional Mentored Research Project takes place April 12-13, and will allow participants to practice what they’ve learned through a project designed by David Bird, renowned ornithologist and Editor of The Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems.
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https://klaing.wordpress.com/2012/07/18/gop-wants-more-private-air-traffic-control-towers/ | 2018-07-21T15:10:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676592636.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20180721145209-20180721165209-00352.warc.gz | 0.961795 | 787 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__79138864 | en | by Keith Laing, The Hill Newspaper
The Federal Aviation Administration could save money by contracting out more of its air traffic control towers, Republicans argued Wednesday.
The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s subcommittee on Aviation, Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.), pointed to a study from the Department of Transportation that flight towers staffed under the FAA’s Contract Tower Program were cost-effective.
“The [DOT inspector general] determined that contract towers had a lower number and rate of reported safety incidents than similar FAA towers,” Petri said in a statement after conducting a hearing Wednesday.
“The IG also found that the contract towers provided air traffic services to low-activity airports at lower costs than the FAA could otherwise provide,” he continued. “The IG determined that the average contract tower costs roughly $1.5 million less to operate than a comparable FAA tower — due largely to lower staffing and salary levels.”
The FAA was sharply criticized last year for multiple reports of its air traffic controllers sleeping on the job. Petri said Wednesday that private controllers handle about 28 percent of the aviation traffic in the United States.
Panelists at the Aviation subpanel hearing he chaired on Wednesday agreed with his assessment.
“Between 1998 and 2003, we completed four reviews of the Contract Tower Program,” the author of the study, DOT Inspector General Calvin Scovel said in a written testimony. “Overall, we found little difference in the safety or quality of services provided by similar FAA and contract towers. Contract towers continue to provide safe air traffic services and are strongly supported by users.”
FAA Air Traffic Organization Chief Operating Officer David Grizzle said the agency was supportive because the agency is “always investigating ways to operate more cost-effectively by reviewing and adjusting, as necessary, staffing levels, operating hours, and deployment of system enhancements.
“We agree with Congress about the importance of the cost share program and are committed to working in an effective fashion with stakeholders to optimize how this program can contribute to our optimal management of the [national aerospace system],” Grizzle said.
The Washington, D.C.-based National Air Traffic Controllers Association said, however, that the comparison between contract flight towers and FAA towers was not apples-to-apples.
“There is a fundamental difference between an FAA tower and a contract tower,” NACTA Vice President Trish Gilbert told the committee. “The FAA model was built on the premise of redundancy to prioritize safety above all, whereas a contract tower has incentive to prioritize the bottom line.”
Gilbert said the air traffic controllers association supported the Contract Tower Program, but she said it was important to keep in mind the distinctions.
“NATCA is not criticizing the fact that profit margins are a factor, but we must keep this reality in mind,” she said of contracted flight towers. “In addition to the different motivations, there exists a stark difference between a contract tower and a FAA tower’s support systems, including equipment and facility maintenance and staffing.”
Petri said there was enough room in the national aviation system for both types of flight towers.
“We are talking about towers at low activity airports, but they are also airports with mixed use and other operational conditions that make it essential they have a tower to ensure safety,” he said.
Contract Tower Association Policy Board Chairman Walter Strong added that all contract controllers are “FAA-certified air traffic controllers who meet the [same] identical training and operation standards as FAA controllers.
“FAA controls and oversees all aspects of the contract tower program, including operating procedures, staffing plans, certification and medical tests of contract controllers, security and facility evaluations,” Strong said. | aerospace |
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Two balloonists are most of the way across the Pacific Ocean and headed for landfall over southern British Columbia according their latest tracking prediction.
Leonid Tiukhtyaev, of Russia and Troy Bradley, of the U.S., left Japan last Saturday in Two Eagles, a helium-filled balloon. They’re trying to be the first balloonists to cross the Pacific since 1981. They’re also hoping to set a flight duration record of more than five days and 17 hours set in 1978.
The duo had hoped to hit the California coast and drift across the deserts of the southwestern U.S. but the prevailing winds are sending them toward Canada.
“The current trajectories suggest the balloon may cross the North American coast in southern Canada, possibly around Vancouver Island, sometime on Thursday or Friday,” said the expedition’s Web site. The duration record will be exceeded at 8:45 a.m. Friday.
“The pilots and support team are assessing all of the factors involved, including weather, landing conditions, and remaining resources (gas and sand ballast for maneuvering), to determine how far inland they might choose to fly.”
Depending where exactly on the West Coast they hit land, the landing options might be quite limited because of the mountainous terrain.
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A Winnipeg man who wants to start a “national” pilot school for unmanned aerial systems operators is asking Transport Canada to licence UAS pilots. Dale George, CEO of Buoyant Aircraft Systems, a company trying to develop commercial airships for use in the North, told the Winnipeg Free Press he plans to approach Transport Canada’s UAV
First Air earned some world media attention this week after the Toronto Star reported that its fleet of aircraft are equipped with a flight tracking system made by FLYHT, of Calgary. In the three days after AirAsia Flight 5801 went down before the first wreckage and bodies were found, the disappearance evoked memories of Malaysian
Canada has bought another C-17 and increasing the fleet by 25 percent will add exponentially more capability to the RCAF’s transport command. Defense Minister Rob Nicholson made the announcement early Friday at CFB Trenton after news was leaked the day before in Ottawa. Ever since the RCAF acquired the aircraft a few years ago,
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Departure Airport in Las Vegas
Las Vegas International Airport
Official Name: McCarran International Airport
Airport Code: LAS
Quick Facts About LAS: The airport serves as the focus city for Allegiant Air, Frontier Airlines, JSX, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and Sun Country Airlines.
Arrival Airport in Tampa
Tampa International Airport
Official Name: Tampa International Airport
Airport Code: TPA
Location: Six miles (9.7 km) west of Downtown Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States
Quick Facts: The airport handles flights to 93 non-stop destinations throughout North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Europe.
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|United (UA)||1-Stop||LAS||TPA||Houston (IAH)|
|American (AA)||1-Stop||LAS||TPA||Dallas Fort Worth (DFW)|
|Alaska (AS)||1-Stop||LAS||TPA||Seattle (SEA)|
|JetBlue (B6)||1-Stop||LAS||TPA||Boston (BOS)|
|Sun Country||1-Stop||LAS||TPA||Minneapolis (MSP)|
|United (UA)||2-Stop||LAS||TPA||Los Angeles (LAX), Denver (DEN)|
|American (AA)||2-Stop||LAS||TPA||Phoenix (PHX), Charlotte (CLT)|
Flight distance: 1,989 miles (3201 km)
Flight time: 03 hours 55 minutes
Time Difference: Tampa is 3 hours ahead of Las Vegas
The flight time is calculated by assuming the aircraft speed as 804.67 km or 500 miles per hour. The flight distance is straight aerial distance between the two points. Also, the flight time is only the time spent in the air, i.e., it doesn’t include the take-off and landing times. If there is a technical stop-over or layover, the overall travel time increases further.
What percentage of departure flights take off on time at Las Vegas Airport?
79 percent of the total departures, i.e., 22,655k were on time at Las Vegas Airport in 2019. The delayed departure minutes stood at 59.95 minutes.
What percentage of arrival flights gets delayed at Tampa International Airport?
Twenty percent of the total arrival flights (10,361k) were delayed at the airport last year. The average delay minutes equaled 63.03 minutes.
Which is the best airline to fly from Las Vegas to Tampa?
Alaska Airlines (AS) tops the list of carriers operating on this route by on-time performance. The data is sourced from OAG OTP Report (June ’18 – May ’19)
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https://drones.popularchristmas.com/reciprocity-between-us-and-eu-drone-pilots-is-it-possible/ | 2024-03-05T03:54:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707948217723.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20240305024700-20240305054700-00725.warc.gz | 0.935096 | 1,487 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__124026116 | en | Next up in our “Ask Drone Girl” series is about U.S.-EU reciprocity around drone licenses. If you have a question for Drone Girl, contact her here.
What’s up with the European Union and regional Civil Aviation Authorities, vs the FAA not being able to talk to each other to develop some kind of reciprocity with drone permitting — particularly if we have a Part 107 license?
As the drone industry evolves, so too do the regulations governing their operation. Yet across two of the biggest governing bodies — the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) — their regulatory approaches have evolved in pretty different directions.
For drone operators, especially those with Part 107 licenses issued by the FAA in the US, who are seeking to fly their drones in the EU, that’s made things more difficult than perhaps they had hoped.
The drone regulatory landscape in the EU
The EU’s approach to drone regulation is — by most metrics — a more restrictive approach than the US.
As of Dec. 31, 2020, civil drone operators in the EU are subject to Regulation (EU) 2019/947, which classifies drones into three categories based on their weight and intended use:
- Open Category: This covers the majority of leisure drone activities and low-risk commercial activities (e.g. the drone weighs less than 25 kg, doesn’t fly over people and stays within the pilot’s line of sight). Within the open category are three subcategories that have increasingly fewer requirements (with A1 having the most, and A3 having the least):
- A1: Flights over some people, but not over assemblies of people.
- A2: Flights close to people.
- A3: Flights far from people.
For the most part, drones weighing less than 250 grams are considered to be in the Open Category and can be flown without a permit in most areas.
- Specific Category: This category means that drones don’t meet ‘open’ requirements and will require a permit to operate. These permits are typically issued by national aviation authorities.
- Certified Category: This is the highest-risk category, and it applies to drones that execute complicated operations such as flying over large crowds, delivering items, etc. To fly in the Certified category, the drone needs to be certified, and it can only be flown by a licensed remote pilot and must meet stringent safety requirements before they can be flown.
The Part 107 license in the US
Relative to EASA, the FAA has a more streamlined regulatory approach for drones, largely splitting drone operations into recreational (e.g. flying for fun) and commercial (flying for business).
Under the FAA’s Part 107, commercial drone operators can obtain a Remote Pilot Certificate (RPC) after passing an online knowledge test. With an RPC, drone operators receive what’s effectively a drone pilot’s license, allowing them to fly drones weighing less than 55 pounds in most uncontrolled airspace without obtaining additional permits (though it is more complicated for drones weighing 55 pounds or more).
Meanwhile, recreational pilots generally just need to take and pass the Recreational UAS Safety Test (called TRUST) online test, have a current FAA registration and broadcast Remote ID information for most types of flights.
The challenge of reciprocity between the US and EU
Given the differences in regulatory approaches, there is not currently any sort of reciprocity with drone permitting. But what about future plans? I reached out to the FAA to see if there were any developments — and alas there are not.
“We are not aware of any current discussions between EASA and the FAA to develop any reciprocity with drone permitting,” said Rick Breitenfeldt, a Public Affairs Specialist at the FAA in an email to The Drone Girl.
The EU’s Specific Category regulations are largely more stringent than the FAA’s Part 107 requirements. As a result, drone operators with Part 107 licenses wouldn’t necessarily be able to meet the requirements to obtain a permit to fly their drones in the EU.
Recommendations for American drone pilots who want to fly in Europe
If you are a drone operator with a Part 107 license from the FAA, but you want to fly your drone in the EU (let’s say, you’re an American on vacation in Europe and want aerial footage of your trip), here’s what you must do to ensure compliance with local regulations:
- Register as a drone operator with the National Aviation Authority of the first EASA state you intend to operate from (so if your first stop is Germany and you’re heading to Italy on the second stop of your European vacation, you’d register your drone with Germany’s Federal Aviation Office).
Registration can sometimes be expensive though. In the Germany example, The fee per registration is €50 for visitors. Luckily though, once you are registered in one EASA Member State, your registration is valid across all other EASA Member States, so you wouldn’t need to register (and pay yet another fee) for your next stop in Italy.
- Once registered, you’ll receive a ‘drone operator registration number, which must be displayed (typically via a sticker) on all the drones you’ll be flying in Europe.
- You need to train and pass the drone pilot’s certificate online exam and get the European certificate in any EASA Member State. Some National Aviation Authorities offer the training and exam in English.
- Comply with the European Drone regulations, which can add on additional requirements (for example, someEASA Member States mandate you hold third party insurance).
What’s the best European country to register your drone?
Many folks recommend registering in Ireland. For starters, the site is in English, which removes any translation barriers. But Ireland’s process is also among the most straightforward and cheap.
When registering with the Irish Aviation Authority, registration as an operator costs €30 and is valid for two years. Their “training” requirement (as mentioned above in step 3) is super simple; it’s a free online course that only takes about 15 minutes, and entails you watching a short video and then answering 40 simple questions. Once you pass, you’ll receive a “Proof of Online Training” certificate which you should print out and keep with your drone as you travel throughout Europe. Though, note that certification is still required for drones over 250g and costs €30.
Learn more about registering as a drone pilot in Ireland here.
What about drones under 250 grams?
Check with the country, exact type of flight and type of drone you’re flying (learn more here). But generally speaking, very simple drone flights such as toy drones weighing less than 250 grams that aren’t flying over people don’t require registration.
Do you think there should be some sort of reciprocity between drone pilots in the EU and US? Why or why not? Leave your thoughts on reciprocity around drones below! | aerospace |
https://www.vintagevixen.com/blogs/news/39076547-vintage-vixen-astronaut-wives-club | 2023-03-29T23:27:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949035.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20230329213541-20230330003541-00288.warc.gz | 0.908314 | 78 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__20961731 | en | Vintage Vixen & Astronaut Wives Club! June 17 2015
Astronaut Wives Club premieres tomorrow, June 18, on NBC, and Vintage Vixen's a part of it! We provided hundreds of the costumes for this much-anticipated series about 1960s space program spouses and their social circles. Can't wait to see "us" on the screen! | aerospace |
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/5035 | 2024-04-22T22:37:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818374.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20240422211055-20240423001055-00266.warc.gz | 0.969898 | 252 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__102251903 | en | In Russia’s Irkutsk, a Su-30SM fighter jet crashed in a residential area, destroying a household during a flight test involving a pair of such planes.
This was reported by a local news site, according to Ukrinform.
During the tests, the crew of one of the planes was silent on radio for 20 minutes. As another plane approached the rogue aircraft, its pilots saw that the crew were sat with their heads visibly down – presumably, the pilots had suffocated in the cockpit. After the fuel ran out, the plane crashed in Novo-Lenino district of Irkutsk. The crew died in the crash. Eyewitnesses claim that the plane hit a five-storey residential building.
Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev confirmed the report in general, while noting that the plane fell on a two-storey house,
As reported earlier, on Monday, a Su-34 military plane crashed into a nine-storey residential building in the Russian city of Yeisk, Krasnodar Territory. The pilots ejected. Fuel caught fire at the crash site. Fifteen civilians were killed on the ground.
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https://www.certsnews.com/the-stuff-to-repair-aircraft-instruments/ | 2021-10-24T05:44:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585911.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20211024050128-20211024080128-00070.warc.gz | 0.935694 | 646 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__250447071 | en | Keeping up with and fixing airplane can be an entirely pleasant and fulfilling profession for individuals that wouldn’t fret liability and difficult work and for those that understand the significance of the usefulness of each part, large and little.
Being an airplane specialist or technician is a difficult work and requires a firm instructive foundation. An individual must:
1. Become guaranteed at a flight school
2. Complete a two or long term program and get a degree
3. Work as a student
4. Gain hands on experience
Concerning the electrical viewpoint, finish of an electronic specialist program and a couple of long periods of at work preparing can prompt your recruiting as an electrical repairman or expert.
These experts are entrusted with guaranteeing that all instruments and all hardware are working before the plane takes off. Specialists and mechanics guarantee that the existences of pilots, group and travelers aren’t imperiled. To do that, they should go over everything with the highest level of consideration. Electrical issues can be interesting as ordinarily instruments don’t totally fizzle, the issue is discontinuous. Before an issue can be adjusted or supplanted it can here and there take a few attempts and some great analyst work.
Experts can be expected to take responsibility for the airplane’s security on the off chance that they cut corners in at any rate. No easy routes are permitted, the security of the airplane consistently takes need over troubled travelers because of a flight delay. It might require for an airplane to be removed from administration through and through in case there is a requirement for any substitution or fix to an instrument.
The obligations of airplane instrument specialists and mechanics incorporate introducing, redesiging, testing and estimating instruments that screen the strain and temperature of the airplane. Their errand additionally incorporates the checking of correspondences, route gear and the electronic parts of the airplane. This is to affirm that everything is working appropriately.
It is crucial for check the airplane for any fixes that should be completed, before departure. This is typically done at a maintenance or gathering base. A few mechanics and specialists work outside. It is subject to what work should be finished. It is more helpful for specialists and mechanics to work in the nights. This is on the grounds that there is a lot of air traffic during daytime hours.
They need to comprehend the risks that power presents. To diminish the shot at a genuine physical issue happening, wearing wellbeing gear is required. There are some tiny spots where they need to press their direction in to actually take a look at the airplane for support and fixes.
An at speculative individual would be appropriate to the work of checking and fixing aeronautics on an airplane. With regards to planes, nothing can be neglected. To disregard the maintenance of airplane instruments isn’t a choice. The existences of the travelers and the group are in your grasp.
James Bunter is an enthusiastic pilot and repairman yet for airplane flying he goes to the specialists at TGH Aviation supply for handsets, velocities, altimeters and other airplane instrument needs. They have all the airplane instrument supplies you will require and are the go to folks for flying fix or reconditioned flying. | aerospace |
https://flypix.ai/blog/from-balloons-to-satellites-a-journey-through-the-evolution-of-remote-sensing-and-satellite-imagery-resolution/ | 2024-03-01T21:01:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475701.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20240301193300-20240301223300-00485.warc.gz | 0.931852 | 908 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__202546010 | en | From Balloons to Satellites: A Journey Through the Evolution of Remote Sensing and Satellite Imagery Resolution
Remote sensing is the science of gathering information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with it. This technology has revolutionised the way we view and understand our planet by allowing us to access vast amounts of information about the earth’s surface and atmosphere. Remote sensing has come a long way since its inception, and in this blog post, we will take a closer look at its history, and how resolution in satellite imagery has evolved over time.
The history of remote sensing can be traced back to the mid-19th century when the first aerial photographs were taken from hot air balloons. However, it wasn’t until the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, by the Soviet Union in 1957, that remote sensing began to take on a more significant role in scientific research. The launch of Sputnik 1, followed closely by Sputnik 2, marked the beginning of decades of rapid developments in satellite based remote sensing.
The launch of Landsat 1 in 1972 by the United States was a turning point in the evolution of satellite remote sensing. Landsat 1 was the first earth-observing satellite explicitly designed to study planet Earth. It carried the Return Beam Vidicon (RBV) and a Multispectral Scanner System (MSS), and provided a 80 meter-ground resolution and a swath width of 185 km.
Over the following years, the resolution of satellite imagery continued to improve significantly. In 1984, Landsat 5 was launched, equipped with a Multispectral Scanner System (MSS) and a Thematic Mapper (TM). Landsat 5 provided a spatial resolution of 30 metres and delivered Earth imaging data for almost 29 years, setting a Guinness World Record for ‘Longest Operating Earth Observation Satellite.
More than a decade later, in 1999, Landsat 7 was launched, featuring a panchromatic band with 15 metre spatial resolution. The same year, the IKONOS satellite sensor was launched by MAXAR Technologies Inc. IKONOS was the first commercial satellite to offer high-resolution imagery (0.80-meter panchromatic resolution at nadir) and was mostly used for urban and rural mapping, environmental monitoring, and national security. In 2013, Landsat 8 was launched, featuring 15-metre panchromatic and 30-metre multi-spectral spatial resolutions.
Another significant contributor to remote sensing was the Sentinel programme. The programme was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) in partnership with the European Commission and consisted of a constellation of satellites called Sentinels, which provided high-resolution imagery of the earth’s surface and atmosphere.
The Sentinel satellites carried a range of sensors, including radar, optical, and thermal sensors, which provided high-resolution images of the Earth’s surface. One of the key Sentinel missions was Sentinel-2, which provided multispectral imagery with a spatial resolution of up to 10 metres.
Since then, other satellites that provide even higher resolution imagery have been launched. For instance, the GeoEye-1 satellite was launched in 2008 and provided a 0.41metres panchromatic resolution, while the WorldView-4 satellite, a third generation commercial earth observation satellite that was launched in 2016 offered high-resolution imagery at 31 cm resolution in panchromatic mode. More recently, Pléiades Neo, launched in 2020, reached a panchromatic resolution of 0.30 metres, making it one of the highest resolution commercial satellites currently in operation. In the near future, Albedo will be launching its constellation of 24 satellites with plans to complete it by 2027. The first of these satellites is expected to launch in 2024 and will provide a resolution of up to 0.10 metres.
In summary, the history of remote sensing has been shaped by a series of technological advancements that have revolutionised our ability to understand and manage the earth’s resources. From the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 to the latest Pléiades Neo, remote sensing has come a long way, providing increasingly accurate and high-resolution data that has enabled us to study the earth’s surface in much greater detail. As we look to the future, the potential applications of remote sensing continue to expand, offering exciting opportunities to address some of the most pressing environmental challenges facing our planet. | aerospace |
https://mydronehome.com/pentagon-to-test-swarming-drones-concept-by-2019/ | 2019-11-14T02:23:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496667767.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20191114002636-20191114030636-00140.warc.gz | 0.93709 | 291 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__5773253 | en | Pentagon to Test Swarming Drones Concept by 2019
The Pentagon’s secretive Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) is planning a demonstration for 2019 of their ability to shoot out swarms of drones from larger transport aircraft and recover them mid-flight, according to a new report.
The drones are part of the Gremlin program, which seeks to deploy and retrieve small unmanned aerial vehicles launched from US Air Force C-130 aircraft that are capable of flying 300 nautical miles and carrying 60 pounds of electronic equipment. Current state-of-the-art manned-unmanned aerial capabilities allow pilots to launch swarms of mini-drones, but they are not able to recover them, according to a December 17 Scout Warrior report.
In the future, defense contractors think the Gremlins will even launch out of the larger weaponized MQ-Reaper drone. “We see the potential for using this technology on our own Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper to offer our customers new mission capabilities,” David Alexander, an executive at General Atomics, told the defense publication.
When the Pentagon announced the Gremlin program in 2016, the question of the type of missions the small drones would fly was left vague and open-ended. DARPA said they would “be deployed with a mixture of mission payloads capable of generating a variety of effects in a distributed and coordinated manner.” | aerospace |
https://sm4.global-aero.com/articles/slow-onset-hypoxia-represents-the-highest-risk-of-fatality/ | 2023-09-30T11:59:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510676.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20230930113949-20230930143949-00684.warc.gz | 0.951882 | 856 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__163738327 | en | Slow Onset Hypoxia Represents the Highest Risk of Fatality
The current training standards for rapid or explosive cabin depressurization have served the commercial aviation industry well. Over the last 15 years there have been numerous high altitude rapid decompression events that have all resulted in safe landings without associated fatalities. This success is attributed to the extensive training resources available to the commercial pilot during initial and recurrent training. The fundamental premise of this hypoxia training is the study of the classic time of useful consciousness table (TUC) where at certain altitudes it is taught that there is a limited time in which the pilot can perform. Examples include that at 25,000 feet the TUC is 3-5 minutes; 30,000 feet is 1-2 minutes; and 40,000 feet is 15-20 seconds. This humbling message emphasizes the need for immediate donning of the mask and, again, has served the industry well.
The Danger of Slow Onset Hypoxia
However, there is a weak link when it comes to slow onset hypoxia associated with the failure of pressurization on ascent or a slow depressurization at cruise altitude while addressing a primary inflight threat. Since 1999, there have been over 140 fatalities related to this scenario involving commercial, corporate and pressurized technically advanced aircraft. When looking at these fatal cases more closely it can be determined that the cabin ascent rate was not rapid or explosive in nature, and actually were slower occurring over 10-15 minutes while the pilots were task oriented or possibly task saturated. This emphasizes the danger of slow onset hypoxia which is defined as a cabin ascent rate of 1500ft/min over a 10-15-minute period of time. In this slow onset model the signs and symptoms of hypoxia are subtle, and if the crew is attentive to ascent related procedures it is very easy to become fixated, resulting in loss of consciousness.
Recognizing the Subtle Signs and Symptoms
It is often assumed by most pilots that hypoxia will always be easily identified as the signs and symptoms will be quite strong. However, this is not the case with slow onset hypoxia as it is very insidious. This is further complicated by the fact that the crews are task oriented on the flight deck, especially during the ascent phase of the flight. Of special note is the increased level of fixation that occurs as pilots remain focused on their instruments, often missing the fact that they are having mild symptoms of hypoxia, which can be easily ignored. Recent studies have shown that neurocognitive impairment occurs even before the symptoms of hypoxia are recognized. Examples include: diminished scanning, memory read-back with ATC, heading and altitude mistakes, and difficulty with waypoint and frequency changes, to mention a few. Therefore it is imperative that flight crews be able to identify these changes of impairment and early subtle symptoms to avoid incapacitation.
Safety initiatives driven by SMS departments of flight operations will benefit significantly by reviewing this dangerous phenomenon and determine the appropriate steps to better educate the flight crew to this most dangerous scenario.
SAMI is the prime research institute regarding the phenomena of Slow Onset Hypoxia. SAMI’s decades of research have improved the way aviators around the world prepare themselves for oxygen contingencies. The patented DeSat Training program is the closest possible re-creation of the dynamic and task saturated environment a pilot will face during a pressurization event. This includes a medical understanding of hypoxia, FAA standard mask donning procedures, ATC communication, crew coordination, and post event training—all while operating at true altitudes and utilizing oxygen reserves.
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Emergency Response Plans (ERPs), however, are much more infrequently used in most organizations. When an abnormal situation disrupts your operation, is your team versed in their roles? Are they prepared to handle the emergency? Do they know what their responsibilities are?
As the Global Director of Aviation Health at MedAire, I have witnessed firsthand the incredible strides our industry has made in addressing mental health issues among pilots. | aerospace |
https://www.planetaryresources.com/2014/06/fuelspace/ | 2020-11-24T00:53:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141169606.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20201124000351-20201124030351-00186.warc.gz | 0.897909 | 277 | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-50__0__63834848 | en | Have you ever wondered why the space economy hasn’t grown with Moore’s Law like high-tech industries on Earth?
Well in space one resource above all others is extraordinarily expensive and without cheap access to it, growth is limited…FUEL. The catalyst for rapid expansion into every frontier in history has been access to cheap, local resources. And in space, access to rocket fuel is currently neither cheap, nor local.
But on asteroids, abundant quantities of hydrogen and oxygen can be used to create rocket fuel, the same stuff used by the Space Shuttle. This allows companies like Vivisat fuel spacetugs that will be used to keep satellites in their Geostationary slots, or fuel up your spacecraft before zooming off to Mars. The possibilities are endless!
Learn about the possibilities of this booming new space economy in our new video about the Market for Fuel in Space…
Use the hashtag #FuelSpace to join the conversation with us, or leave a comment below!
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http://www.nicap.org/CATEGORIES/10-Nuclear_Connection_Cases/840505orbit_dir.htm | 2023-12-02T16:22:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100427.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202140407-20231202170407-00870.warc.gz | 0.943617 | 187 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__304634967 | en | May 5, 1984: ORBIT
At 1400 hours zulu time, an object was spotted by a US, the ultra-sensitive orbiting USDSP satellites our county uses for detailed surveillance and air defense. It was reportedly tracked as it sped first directly toward the Earth at 22,000 mph and passed if front and within 15 miles of the satellite. It suddenly and without impact or contact with other devices or obstructions curved outward, away from the Earth. It was tracked for another 9 minutes until it then disappeared. an alert was triggered at the North America Air Defense Command. It had been determined to NOT be incoming ballistic missiles, or any other type of conventionally explainable object. These satellites have the infra-red capability to spot small heat sources on the surface of the earth and are time-proven as effective monitoring devices.
Detailed reports and documents
reports/840505orbit_report.htm (Dave Kauble) | aerospace |
https://www.flyaerosport.com/demo-flight | 2020-04-10T00:30:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585371880945.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20200409220932-20200410011432-00005.warc.gz | 0.879143 | 66 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__225841739 | en | Step 1:TAKE A DEMO FLIGHT
A familiarization flight allows you to get a feeling for flying. It will be an opportunity for you to try the controls, sightsee and experience a bird's eye view.
"There truly is no feeling quite like it!"
Henry will make your first flight special. | aerospace |
https://www.southessexartsandculture.com/neil-armstrongs-personal-collection-of-moon-landing-artefacts-up-for-sale/ | 2020-09-25T11:59:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400226381.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20200925115553-20200925145553-00421.warc.gz | 0.969842 | 166 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__187507028 | en | The vast personal collection of Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the Moon, is to go under the hammer later this year.
Armstrong, whose proclamation that he had taken “one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” became one of the of the most iconic phrases of the 20th century, died in Ohio in 2012, aged 82.
The auction will include an astonishing array of artefacts from the lunar landing which took place on July 20 1969.
Lots include correspondence relating to the Apollo 11 mission, laying out the planning and even discussions with the Nasa press office as to what astronauts should say when they set foot on the moon.
Featured in the auction are items which were taken to…
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http://www.slideshare.net/fluffy22/they-also-served-36905301 | 2016-07-31T00:10:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469258943369.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723072903-00212-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.964445 | 370 | CC-MAIN-2016-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-30__0__8988364 | en | With the advent of World War II, many Hollywood Stars
went to fight for this country we all love.
They gave up their wealth, position and fame to become
service men & women, many as simple "enlisted men."
Captain, US Army Air Corps. Although beyond draft age, Clark Gable enlisted as
a private in the Air Corps on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los Angeles. He was assigned to
the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook and although neither ordered nor expected
to do so, flew operational missions over Europe in B-17s. Gable returned to the
U.S. in Oct. 1943 and was relieved from active duty as a major on Jun. 12, 1944
at his own request, since he was over age for combat.
Lt. Colonel of the British Commandos in Normandy.
Initially rejected from the Air Force for being underweight, Stewart
beefed up and became the first major Hollywood star to enlist during
World War II. Stewart eventually flew in 25 bombing missions over
occupied Europe as well as starting a pilot training school which
educated 200,000 pilots during the course of the conflict.
Humphrey Bogart served in the US Navy in the First World War. The
ship that he served on was the Leviathan. He saw active service aboard
her in 1918. Bogart received an injury to his face and more notably his
mouth which left him with a slight lisp this was said to have happened
when shrapnel had hit him from an exploding bomb.
Served in the U.S. Navy and was
awarded the Bronze Star for Valor
As a child she was a courier for World
War II resistance fighters in Holland.
Operated a British Royal Navy landing craft on D-Day. | aerospace |
https://lipicanaer.eu/trainings/modular-course-atpla/ | 2023-09-26T22:52:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510225.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926211344-20230927001344-00069.warc.gz | 0.933035 | 209 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__67808459 | en | Get the theoretical basics for a traffic pilot.
Traffic pilot license is one level higher than CPL (A). Compared to CPL (A), ATPL (A) allows you to be promoted to air traffic leader on planes that require a multi-pilot crew.
At our aviation school, we provide you with the theoretical knowledge to obtain this license. Practical training or exam flight is in most cases carried out at the airline for which you are flying, in which you also gain experiences that you need to achieve.
For your information only, we give you the main minimum requirements: min 1500 hours of flying on planes (of which max 100 hours on FSTD or max 25 hours on FNPT II); min 500 hours of flight in multi-pilot operations; …
At the Portorož Airport or by the agreement at the Ljubljana Airport
* In case the candidate does not suffice the above requirements, the aviation school reserves the right to test the knowledge from subjects in the above. | aerospace |
https://getmelivenews.com/approximately-200-aircraft-maintenance-engineers-during-a-sympathy-strike-to-assist-sas-pilots/27521/ | 2023-02-03T04:41:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500042.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20230203024018-20230203054018-00491.warc.gz | 0.955432 | 167 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__150446942 | en | Approximately 200 aircraft maintenance engineers have launched a solidarity action to assist SAS pilots. The strike was organized by the Dansk Metal organization.
According to Sveriges Radio, the 200 aircraft engineers on strike are responsible for multiple aircraft at the SAS subsidiary.
To be able to operate the plane with normal transportation, it needs to be serviced every three days. In the long run, aircraft maintenance engineer strikes can affect multiple SAS flights.
As part of that, SAS states that it has found a solution so that sympathy strikes do not affect more SAS aircraft than aircraft already affected by pilot strikes.
Source: © NTB Scanpix / #Norway Today / #NorwayTodayNews
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https://bizjetadvisor.com/8604.html | 2024-02-25T22:04:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474643.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20240225203035-20240225233035-00345.warc.gz | 0.940267 | 541 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__209217165 | en | Euroairport, March 18, 2020 – AMAC Aerospace is proud to announce that a Boeing BBJ 747-8 will undergo a re-configuration of the cabin and an update of the whole interior to the latest level. AMAC has also been awarded several new maintenance projects in Basel.
AMAC Aerospace signed a new contract on a Boeing BBJ 747-8. The cabin of the BBJ 747-8 will be re-configured and the aircraft will undergo a 72-month-check in parallel. To equip the aircraft with the latest technology, AMAC Aerospace will install a Ka-Band system with an already existing STC and will upgrade the In-Flight Entertainment (“IFE”). This will ensure that AMAC’s client will have the very latest technology updates on their Boeing BBJ 747-8 and enjoy an incomparable connectivity on board of the aircraft.
“We are very proud to have been awarded with this big project on the Boeing BBJ 747-8. We appreciate the trust of our customers for our expertise in wide-body aircraft. Our engineering skills empower us to install and upgrade the latest technology to customers’ fullest satisfaction,” said Eric Hoegen, Director Completion Sales & Key Account Management, at AMAC Aerospace.
Several new maintenance contracts signed
AMAC Aerospace was also awarded new maintenance projects on several Boeing BBJ 737 aircraft. A privately-owned Boeing BBJ 737 will arrive at AMAC in Basel at beginning of April. AMAC’s team will carry out an annual check. Another Boeing BBJ 737 has already arrived in Basel. AMAC is going to perform a 6-month-check on the privately-owned aircraft. A privately-owned Boeing BBJ 737 recently needed AOG support. Within 24 hours AMAC sent a team to Geneva providing the needed support so that the aircraft went back on service immediately.
A privately-owned Bombardier Global 6000 has entered AMAC’s hangar at the end of February. AMAC will carry out a 30-month-check on the aircraft.
“AMAC Aerospace’s maintenance projects will remain constant and challenging in 2020. We are continuously expanding our client portfolio and we are looking forward to new ambitious projects,” said Alexis Ott, Director Maintenance Sales & Key Account Management.
ISO certification for quality management
Furthermore, AMAC Aerospace has been received the ISO 9001:2015 certificate for having implemented and maintaining its quality management systems. Having been awarded with this certificate, AMAC Aerospace demonstrates its ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer, applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. | aerospace |
https://linen.miraheze.org/wiki/Nieuport_10 | 2023-12-06T04:22:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100583.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206031946-20231206061946-00233.warc.gz | 0.809567 | 1,078 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__214405193 | en | |First flight||early 1915 |
|Introduction||April 1915 |
|Primary users|| France|
|Number built||?, 700 in Russia|
|Wingspan||7.87 m (25 ft 10 in) - 7.90 m (25 ft 11 in) - 8.65 m (28 ft 4.5 in)|
|Engine||80hp Le Rhône 9J rotary or other|
|Armament||front top-wing Lewis or|
rear flexible Lewis
|Max Speed||109 km/h (68 mph) - 115 km/h (71 mph) - 140 km/h (87 mph)[note 1]|
|Climb||1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 6:00|
2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 6:00 or 13:00 or 16:00 or 17:00
3,000 m (9,840 ft) in 28:00
|Ceiling||3,800 m (12,500 ft)|
|Range||250 km (160 mi)|
The Nieuport 10 set design trends that would influence the next several years of Nieuport design as well as enemy planes, chiefly by the use of the 1-½ "sesquiplane" layout with a reduced-profile lower wing and vee-struts, which gave it excellent downward sight lines. One design decision that was not retained on later planes was a variable-incidence lower wing that could be modified depending on the plane's engine and load. Crew position varied -- on the type AV the pilot was forward, on the Type AR, in the rear, and the Nieuport 10 was also sometimes flown as a single-seater. As its career progressed the Nieuport 10 saw less use as a two-seat reconnaissance plane role (for which it was underpowered) and more as a single-seat fighter. Gradually over the course of 1915 the were replaced with the Nieuport 11 in the fighter role and Nieuport 12 for reconnaissance.
Nieuport 10s served briefly with Belgium in mid 1915. Italy used it as a fighter from mid 1915 through the end of 1916, when they began to be phased out for Nieuport 11s and 17s, though a few continued service through 1917. 240 were built by Nieuport-Macchi and probably 500 were acquired by Italy in total.
Russia acquired a few from France before building their own in the Dux and Lebedev plants with various engines, where they were mostly used as single-seat fighters until 1917, when they transitioned to reconnaissance. They used the designation Nieuport 9 for the single-seat version with the front cockpit decked over, an upper-wing non-synchronized gun, and a pilot's headrest. About seven hundred 9's and 10's were built in Russia.
The RNAS used thirty-six Nieuport 10s with Nos. 1, 3, and 4 Wings.
For more information, see Wikipedia:Nieuport 10.
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- Argus Books, Airplane Archive: Aircraft of World War One, Volume 3. Great Britain: Argus Books, 1989. ISBN 0-85242-998-3
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https://www.truthorfiction.com/k7bomber/ | 2024-04-18T20:55:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817239.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418191007-20240418221007-00701.warc.gz | 0.96617 | 438 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__110010797 | en | Bomber Designed in 1933 by Russia had a wingspan greater than a US B-52-Truth!
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A forwarded email with photos of a massive Bomber built by Russians in the 1930’s.
The Kalinin K-7 was a real Russian Bomber designed in 1933 by WW-I aviator Konstatin Kalinin.
According to The World’s Worst Aircraft – From Pioneering Failures to Multimillion Dollar Disasters by Jim Winchester, the plane had a wingspan greater than the American B-52.
The bomber was 91 feet long and had seven 750HP engines, 6 on the leading edge of the wing and one at the rear of the fuselage. The K-7 had a wingspan of nearly 174 feet and could fly at a maximum speed of 145 miles per hour. The aircraft was also designed for other functions such as transporting VIP, paratrooper and heavy cargo such as tanks.
According to the Kharkov State Aircraft Manufacturing Company (KSAMC) in the Ukraine, the K-7 actually first took to the skies on August 19, 1933 and her final flight was on November 23rd of that year.
Kalinin designed and built several aircraft as director of the first Ukrainian air company called “Ukrvozdoukhput” which means “Ukrainian Air Way.” Click for KSAMC web site
Winchester’s book noted that the prototype was plagued by vibrations and instability problems caused by the massive propeller engines.
Kalinin and his team of engineers tried to overcome flaws by reducing the size of the tail boom. The eleventh test flight proved to be fatal when he plane’s elevator jammed causing it plough into the ground below. The entire crew of 15 perished.
The Soviet government under the command of Joseph Stalin terminated the project and in 1938 arrested and executed Kalinin for espionage and sabotage.
Few photos exist of this plane and the ones included in the email appear to be computer created or enhanced. | aerospace |
https://aerobotika.com/2019/08/whiteout/ | 2020-02-21T14:41:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875145533.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20200221142006-20200221172006-00345.warc.gz | 0.919153 | 176 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__72998290 | en | Whiteout is a weather condition that causes disorientation and low visibility by snow, overcast cloud and fog. Basically, the whiteout in aviation occurs when the pilots cannot see the visible horizon because of the terrain covered with snow in the white sky. Also, blowing snow may lead to the whiteout due to reduced visibility.
Imagine, if you can, landing a helicopter in a place where the sky and ground are the same colour and there are no shadows to show the contours of the surface that you are landing on or to even show you how far away the ground is!
Distances, depth, contours and focus can be heavily impaired in whiteout conditions. As piloting can be very challenging in these types of situations, it is best practice to avoid flying in whiteout conditions.
Check out the Transport Canada AIM section 2.12.7 | aerospace |
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/article/bodies-pilot-copilot-pulled-wreckage-northeast-dillingham/2013/03/09/ | 2018-11-20T22:31:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039746800.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20181120211528-20181120233528-00451.warc.gz | 0.983197 | 1,075 | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-47__0__45490590 | en | Searchers found a crashed commercial cargo plane northeast of Dillingham early Saturday and pulled the bodies of an Anchorage pilot and copilot from the wreckage.
The Ace Air Cargo Beechcraft 1900 went down Friday morning about 20 miles from Dillingham, in Southwest Alaska. Alaska Air National Guard rescuers in a helicopter and plane searched that afternoon but were unable to find the crash site in thick clouds and, later that night, snowfall. Early Saturday, a crew spotted the plane broken into three parts, a spokeswoman for the Alaska State Troopers said. The HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter landed about 6 a.m., and its crew recovered two bodies, the Guard said.
Troopers identified the pilot as Jeff Day, 38, and the copilot as Neil Jensen, 21. Both were Anchorage residents. The bodies were flown to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and taken to the state medical examiner's office in Anchorage, troopers said.
The twin-engine plane was making the flight from King Salmon to Dillingham, about 70 miles to the northwest, Friday morning, according to Ace Air Cargo.
The Beechcraft failed to land after its crew announced their approach to the airport in Dillingham. The Federal Aviation Administration issued an alert that it was overdue at about 8:30 a.m. Friday. At about 9:15 a.m., an emergency locator beacon started transmitting from the Muklung Hills, 20 miles northeast of Dillingham, according to a troopers spokeswoman, who described the area as mountainous.
A plane crash in the Muklung Hills in August 2010 claimed five lives, including that of former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens.
A Dillingham-based trooper tried to reach the downed plane Friday by snowmachine but turned back due to poor weather. Rescue crews in a Pave Hawk and an HC-130 refueling plane arrived about 2 p.m. and started searching in the general vicinity of the beacon's signal, picked up by satellite, according to Kalei Rupp, spokeswoman for the Alaska Air National Guard. The searchers were unable to close in on the specific location of the plane without a more direct signal from the beacon -- possibly due to terrain blocking it or damage to the transmitter -- and because of the clouds obscuring their view, Rupp said. Snow started to fall that night, increasing the risk of icing on the aircraft, she said.
The first crews returned to base to rest, and fresh pararescuemen and combat rescue officers took their place in the helicopter and plane, Rupp said. The searchers were equipped with night-vision goggles and forward-looking infrared sensors and continued through the night, she said. They spotted the wreckage at 6:05 a.m. and were soon pulling the two men from the plane, she said.
"They were able to land nearby. At the request of Alaska State Troopers, because there was concern of possible incoming inclement weather, we recovered the bodies and brought them back to JBER," Rupp said.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators flew to the crash site in a helicopter Saturday to examine the debris, which they found on the south side of the Muklung Hills at about 2,000 feet, another NTSB investigator, Clint Johnson, said.
"It's badly fragmented and in three sections. It's strewn over a considerable distance there," Johnson said. "They were able to complete the on-scene portion of the investigation. What comes next is recovering the wreckage."
A helicopter was on standby in Dillingham, and Ace Air Cargo managers hoped the chopper could get to the plane sometime in the coming days, depending on the weather, Johnson said.
"There was a fair amount of cargo on board, so they wanted to get that cargo and mail recovered as soon as possible," he said.
Peter Jensen, the 21-year-old copilot's father, described his son Neil as a hardworking, honest and compassionate man in his dream job and intent on flying jets someday. Neil graduated from Service High School and earned a degree in aeronautical science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Arizona, Peter Jensen said. He got the job as a copilot working for Ace in late November or early December, his father said.
"He liked it. He liked the pilots. He liked the flying. I've never seen him as happy as he was in the last month," Peter said. "It just seemed like everything was coming together for him."
Peter said he and his wife, as well as Neil's older sister and younger brother, were heartbroken. Still, Peter said, he did not blame his son's chosen profession.
"It's a tragic accident. I don't think it was any more dangerous than driving on an icy road," Peter said. "I'm glad he was doing what he wanted to do, and he seemed to be really enjoying it. I'm sad that he's dead, and I'll miss him a lot, but it could have just as easily been a car wreck."
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https://spaceaboveandbeyond.fandom.com/wiki/Colony_Ship | 2019-02-23T09:50:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550249495888.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20190223082039-20190223104039-00128.warc.gz | 0.909196 | 174 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__236872990 | en | Colony Ships are used to support the colonization of planets in order to expand human settlements.
Built by AeroTech Industries, the Giant Star Class colony ship is a heavy lift space vehicle capable of interstellar flight via wormholes. Colony missions are launched from the Frances R. Scobee Colonial Launch Center, Corpus Christi, Texas.
The ship is 501 feet long (152.73 meters) and has the capacity to carry 250 colonists and all the supplies, building materials and support equipment necessary to successfully establish a colony on a distant planet.
Colony Ships tranistthe vast distances of instellar space through the use of mapped wormholes, beginning in the Sol system and ending at their destination system. Once at their destination, the ship is designed to land on a planet and form the basis of the colony structure until additional buildings and infrastructure can be established. | aerospace |
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https://www.findinggeniuspodcast.com/podcasts/houston-we-have-a-skin-problem-tommaso-ghidini-phd-head-of-the-structures-mechanisms-and-materials-division-european-space-agency-the-amazing-3d-printing-of-skin-that/ | 2024-02-24T12:45:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474533.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224112548-20240224142548-00272.warc.gz | 0.95887 | 527 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__182324703 | en | Tommaso Ghidini, Ph.D., Head of the Structures, Mechanisms and Materials Division at the European Space Agency (ESA), delivers a rousing overview of the medical advances that are improving options for astronauts on long-term missions.
Ghidini holds a Ph.D. in experimental and numerical Fracture Mechanics from the Institute of Materials Research of the German Aerospace Centre. Ghidini has been involved with many important civil and military aircraft developments through the years, including the A380, the A350, and the A400M developed at AIRBUS Industries. In 2007, Ghidini joined the European Space Agency (ESA) and is the Head of the Materials Technology Section.
Ghidini explains his work, detailing the 3D printing of human tissue for long-term missions in space, such as going to Mars. As he explains, on long-term missions you cannot stop and come back, you must continue, so if there is a medical emergency you need to be prepared to handle it in space. Even the healthiest astronauts can have accidents, burns, etc. that must be dealt with when they happen. As accidents on Mars, such as falls, could be more severe than on the moon, advanced surgery capabilities are going to be necessary.
Ghidini talks about the various medical options for these missions. He outlines what will be necessary, such as appropriately trained staff on board, and suitable surgery rooms, etc. And while telemedicine would seem like a good option, it is not possible because of the delays in transmission. However, if there was a space station on Mars, there could be telemedicine from the space station, but that is not yet a consideration.
Ghidini discusses their extensive testing of the 3D printers, in reduced gravity, etc. Ghidini explains the process and gives details about the 3D printed skin that comes from stem cells. With 3D printed skin there is no need to retrieve skin from another part of the body for a burn, etc., thus, a second wound is not created—better for recovery, and better for efficiency. Ghidini states that ‘rejection’ is low because the skin comes from stem cells from the astronaut’s own body.
The ESA expert continues by discussing the many challenges of taking 3D printing into space. He explains that radiation is a factor to consider, as is sterility. Ghidini’s work at ESA is on the cutting edge of technology and his contributions to space travel will be seen for many years to come. | aerospace |
http://www.omaha.com/article/20130613/NEWS/706139909/1707 | 2014-03-09T19:28:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-10/segments/1394010216492/warc/CC-MAIN-20140305090336-00090-ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.962422 | 924 | CC-MAIN-2014-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-10__0__186786208 | en | ABOARD THE NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER — Welcome to the Pentagon in the sky.
The E4-B is officially the National Airborne Operations Center, but the highly modified version of a Boeing 747-200 series is more popularly known as the “doomsday plane.”
That's because it is designed to survive an apocalyptic event, such as full-scale nuclear war.
It enables the president, defense secretary or Joint Chiefs of Staff to coordinate U.S. military responses even if there is devastation on the ground 30,000 feet below.
It's also the plane Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel uses for overseas travel.
Col. Joseph Douez of Papillion, NAOC commander, describes the plane as “the most capable communications platform in the world.”
Indeed, there are phones throughout the plane and a room where the secretary can participate in secure video teleconferences.
A thin, five-mile-long antenna can be deployed from the rear to allow communication with ballistic submarines thousands of miles away.
Hagel feels particularly at home on the aircraft because it and its crew are stationed at Offutt Air Force Base south of Omaha.
While briefing reporters on the plane during his first trip to Afghanistan, Hagel pointed out that the crew was from his home state.
“So I just wanted to restate the fact that you should have absolute confidence in the Nebraska leadership and the quality and the capability that is displayed every minute of every day,” Hagel told the press corps. “So I want to thank the guys who are out of Omaha and Bellevue and Papillion. I found one of our communications guys is from Fremont, Neb., and he wanted me to know that his parents had voted for me twice.”
That communications guy, Tech Sgt. Jake Herre, joined the military after graduating from high school in Fremont.
He was assigned to Offutt just before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and recalled how President George W. Bush came to Offutt that day. Base security officers were running around, rifles at the ready, he said.
“It was a real tense moment,” Herre said.
He helped fly two previous defense secretaries around — Donald Rumsfeld and Leon Panetta — but it is special to serve a Nebraskan, he said.
Herre said he always followed politics and was excited when Hagel, a former GOP senator from Nebraska, was named defense secretary.
“I'm a Husker fan as well,” Herre said.
The 45 crew members on board a recent flight included maintenance staff, communications specialists, pilots, flight attendants and security personnel who keep watch over the plane while it's on the ground.
The mission: get the secretary where he's going and ensure that he can talk to the rest of the world on his way.
Douez quotes a previous senior military adviser who said of the E4-B: “This is no Gucci airplane. This is a working-man airplane.”
A crack maintenance team keeps the plane running.
“If we have the part, they can fix it,” Douez said.
That can be a big “if.” The plane is pushing 40 years old, and extra parts aren't always easy to find. That's why the belly of the aircraft is stuffed with spare equipment.
The plane can be refueled in the air, saving time. On a recent trip, the plane refueled halfway to Hawaii with the help of two KC-135 tankers.
Flying high over the Pacific Ocean, the first tanker pulled into position just above and ahead of the E4-B, the refueling boom dangling out the back.
“Contact” came over the radio as the line hooked the two planes together and 50,000 pounds of fuel started flowing.
The bright blue sky was dotted with fluffy white clouds. It's a lot tougher when the weather's poor.
“These are ideal conditions,” said the pilot, Maj. Lance Hofer.
How do they like flying a Husker around?
The co-pilot, Maj. Jon Grossrhode, notes that Hagel actually went to the same school as he did, the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
“He's a Maverick,” Grossrhode said.
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https://www.mlwa7news.com/post/space-x-falcon-9-rocket-debris-falls-to-earth-over-the-skies-of-the-pnw-displaying-streak-of-lights | 2023-09-25T12:45:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233508977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20230925115505-20230925145505-00714.warc.gz | 0.922264 | 185 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__38792539 | en | Space X Falcon 9 rocket debris falls to earth over the skies of the PNW displaying streak of lights
The Falcon 9 second stage from the March 4th Starlink launch failed to make a deorbit burn. The rocket debris is now reentering earth after 22 days in orbit, Astronomer Jonathan McDowell at the Center for Astrophysics said. The light sky show over the skies of the Pacific Northwest.
Video above shows meteor like showers falling to the surface of the earth however according to experts from the University of Washington says its rocket debris from Space X and shouldn’t cause damage or harm to the region.
Neither NASA nor Space X have made any statements on the rocket debris. The Seattle office of the National Weather Service (NWS) tweeted: "The widely reported bright objects in the sky were the debris from a Falcon 9 rocket 2nd stage that did not successfully have a deorbit burn." | aerospace |
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/ntsb-report-reveals-the-three-minutes-leading-up-to-lake-erie-crash-that-left-six-dead | 2021-06-14T11:30:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487612154.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20210614105241-20210614135241-00450.warc.gz | 0.978755 | 603 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__151528917 | en | The three minutes of events leading up to a small plane crash in Lake Erie that left the pilot and five passengers dead has been released by the National Transportation Safety Board. The report also said the pilot had been awake for nearly 17 hours before the time of the accident.
The personal flight was intended to go to the Ohio State University Airport (OSU), according to NTSB. The plane had flown from OSU to Burke at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 29, 2016, and the pilot and passengers attended a sporting event before returning to the airport. John T. Fleming, the CEO of Columbus-based Superior Beverage Group, was piloting the plane. His wife, Suzanne, and their two sons, Jack and Andrew, and neighbors Megan and Brian Casey, were also aboard the aircraft.
NTSB shared what can be heard in the communications between air traffic control and the pilot of the Cessna 525C aircraft in the few minutes between takeoff from the Burke Lakefront Airport and when the plane crashed in the lake.
According to the NTSB report, at 10:55 p.m., the pilot was cleared for takeoff and he acknowledged. A minute and a half later, the engine power increased for takeoff and 15 seconds later the plane became airborne.
Then things went south.
A few seconds later, an automated voice said, "altitude," and 14 seconds later, "altitude" was heard again, according to the report. Then a sound similar to a decrease in engine power can be heard, followed by the enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS), which provided a bank angle warning, NTSB said.
Shortly after, the tower controller instructed the pilot to contact departure control. The pilot tried to communicate with the tower controller, but communication was not received, suggesting the pilot did not have the microphone push-to-talk button depressed, according to NTSB.
The report said after tower control tried to contact the pilot again, the EGPWS gave a "sink rate" warning. The pilot tried contact the tower again without success. Then the EGPWS gave seven "pull up" warnings
A sound similar to the overspeed warning can be heard, which continues until the end of the recording, NTSB said.
The recording ends almost three minutes after the pilot was cleared for takeoff.
The tower controller continued to try and contact the pilot, but was unsuccessful, causing him to begin search and rescue procedures, according to NTSB.
According to the NTSB report, the pilot had accumulated a total of 56.5 hours in Cessna 525 airplanes. Of that time, 8.7 hours were as pilot-in-command, which included his practical test. He had 372.9 hours logged in a Cessna 510 airplane, which he owned for about two years before purchasing the plane in the accident.
The report notes that the plane passed its most recent inspection without any issues. | aerospace |
https://helinet.com/helinet-news/continuing-the-helinet-legacy/ | 2018-02-20T17:09:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891813059.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20180220165417-20180220185417-00096.warc.gz | 0.780125 | 155 | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-09__0__233354295 | en | Kathryn Purwin continues to find new growth opportunities for Helinet. Taking the company from an uncertain future after the passing of husband Alan Purwin, to a position of strength with her determination to continue her husband’s vision.
- Elemental Good Deeds – 805 Living Magazine Nov. 2017
- Don’t Miss Helinet at the Public Safety Drone Expo 2017
- Helinet Aviation and Patriots Jet Team Debut Groundbreaking CineJet™, High-Speed L-39 & SHOTOVER F1 UHD Platform for Motion Picture, Television, and OEM Aircraft Promotion
- Helinet Remembers Alan Purwin on His 56th Birthday
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https://www.pilotcareercenter.com/Aviation-Pilot-Recruitment-News-Item/8287/Shaheen-Air-down-to-one-Airbus-A320-aircraft | 2019-04-19T16:56:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578527865.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20190419161226-20190419183226-00258.warc.gz | 0.9648 | 433 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__87463043 | en | SINCE its inception almost two decades ago, Shaheen Air had been doing well. Until about a year and a half ago it had a fleet of aircraft rivalling that of Pakistan International Airlines and had expanded its operations to Europe and the Far East with modern Airbus airliners,
In the last 10 months, the airline’s operations started slowing down until it finally came to a halt — an entire fleet was reduced to a single aircraft.
The airline’s infrastructure, technical and non-technical staff have not been paid for three months. The airline owes millions to the support staff and services.
Unless there’s a miracle, the airline will have to file for bankruptcy or shut down. Once the airline goes under water almost 5,000 employees will be jobless. This includes about 60 ground engineers and technicians, around 200 pilots and 600 trained members of the cabin crew.
How did they get here?
First of all, the airline industry is currently not doing well in Pakistan. Government taxes and excise duty on airline revenues are exorbitant in Pakistan when you compare it with other countries in Asia and Gulf.
This leaves the airline with little room to bear losses or expand and as a result all airlines operating in Pakistan are running in a loss. If the government closes PIA tomorrow, it will save around Rs100 million daily.
The external factors are the advent of the Gulf carriers. It is unfair competition. These carriers have several of the latest aircraft and plenty of cash backup. To compete with them with fewer and older aircraft is an uphill task.
In the end I would like to point out that the collapse of Shaheen Air will be the biggest aviation disaster in the country’s history. Not only will 5,000 families lose their bread and butter, confidence in airline business will be shattered and cause irreparable damage to the development of aviation sector.
With regard to the airline business, the government should play its role and offer some relief which will benefit the country later. After all the US government came to the rescue of companies like Boeing and General Motors when they were in trouble. | aerospace |
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(via The Telegraph)
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Soviet postcard celebrating Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (6 March 1937-), the first woman to travel in space.
“Valentina Tereshkova was chosen [by Yuri Gagarin and others in the Soviet Space Programme] to fly aboard Vostok 6, scheduled for a June 16, 1963 launch date. It is believed that her backup was Irina Solovyova. Tereshkova’s training included at least two long simulations on the ground, of 6 days and 12 days duration. On June 14, 1963 cosmonaut Valeriy Bykovsky launched on Vostok 5. Tereshkova and Vostok 6 launched two days later, flying with the call sign Chaika (Seagull). Flying two different orbits, Vostok 5 and 6 came briefly within roughly 5 km (3 mi) of each other, and the cosmonauts exchanged brief communications. Tereshkova followed the Vostok procedure of ejecting from the capsule some 6000 m (20,000 ft) above the ground and descending under a parachute. She landed near Karaganda, Kazakhstan, on June 19, 1963. Her flight lasted 48 orbits totaling 70 hours 50 minutes in space. She spent more time in orbit than all the U.S. Mercury astronauts combined.” *
On 3 November 1963 Tereshkova married cosmonaut Andriian Nikolayev, with whom she had a daughter, Elena, in 1964. Elena Andrianovna Nikolaeva-Tereshkova was the first person to have both a mother and father who had travelled in space.
At the celebrations for her 70th birthday Tereshkova declared that she dreamt of flying to Mars, even if it meant that she might not be coming back.
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The twenty-four month predictability of the Air Expeditionary Force system was essentially scrapped and three month deployments grew first to six months, and in many cases twelve months. Ground forces began twelve month rotations and entered the now all too familiar one year on, one year off rotation in and out of the two theaters. At the Pentagon, the budgetary stresses of fighting two wars led to tough decisions between operations and procurement programs. With funding increasingly focused on equipping ground forces, the Air Force was forced to make difficult decisions between current operations and force modernization. After much deliberation, policy was developed that reduced the overall size of the force in favor of a more robust unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fleet, F-22 fighters and further development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. In 2006 and 2007, the Air Force cut 40,000 personnel from its rosters.
For those of us left, this meant a scramble to fill the gaps and “do more with less”. Realizing that the overall force would need to be more efficient, Air Force leadership launched the AFSO 21 (Air Force Smart Operations in the 21st Century) program. Based largely on Lean methodology, we studied James Womack and Daniel Jones’ Lean Thinkingand set about incorporating Lean practices into our organization. At Columbus Air Force Base, we were fortunate to have a great advocate for Lean thinking in our Wing Commander, Col Dave Gerber. Col Gerber tirelessly championed implementation of Lean methodology and helped us plan and hold a week long Value Stream Mapping exercise. In preparation for the event, Lt Col Jeffrey Snell, 14th Operations Group Deputy Operations Group Commander, and I attended a seminar held by the Lean Enterprise Institute. On the flight home, Lt Col Snell – a fellow T-38 instructor pilot and prior A-10 “Hawg Driver”- and I reflected on how we were already familiar with and practiced many of the basic principles of Lean Thinking in our day to day operations as professional military pilots.
The culture of military aviation is, by necessity, a culture of continuous improvement. Each mission begins with planning which identifies goals, objectives, threats and opportunities. Pre-mission briefings describe a plan of action and discussion contingencies in detail. During the flight, the pilot must constantly adjust to the situation as it unfolds and make split second decisions – always with the goals and objectives in mind. Following the flight, the pilots gather for an extensive debrief to discuss the mission from planning through execution expressly to identify lessons learned for future improvement.
What does all of this have to do with architecture, right? I would argue that it has everything to do with architecture. As a profession, we have certainly faced our own “reduction in force” during the last few years. We are faced with a similar situation, doing more with less, and also looking for any opportunity to add value to our processes, and mainly to our clients. Over the next several weeks, I will discuss the parallels between the habit of the fighter pilot and the habit of the architect, and suggest a few “tactics” to establish a culture of continuous improvement in your practice and add value to your clients. Check back next week for the second installment – Planning for Effective Action.We would love to hear from you! Leave us a comment, or email the author, and let us know what you like about our blog, and what you would like to see on here. Our website has undergone some major changes in the past few months; have you noticed? | aerospace |
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The first flight of the New Year. What an experience to fly on such a clear day where the flying, guided tour of Northamptonshire and commentary provided by Steve were absolutely fantastic. Once again many thanks.
'What an amazing flight!, my daughters were especially nervous, but with Steve's reassurance and superb flying skills they were totally at ease and want to go again. Wonderful views of the Norfolk coastline and Steve kept us amused chatting away to himself! What a fabulous 30th Birthday present, definitely recommend it to anyone to give it a go - Thank you so much xx'
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The boys, who have been studying ‘Earth and Space’ in science this term, visited the Space Centre’s 42-metre high rocket tower to see first-hand the Blue Streak and Thor Able rockets, as well as the Gagarin Experience, Apollo Lunar Lander and real Moon Rock.
The boys came face to face with astronauts and spacesuits, and experienced what it is like on the International Space Station when they walked through a mock-up of the Columbus Module. Important questions were also answered, such as ‘how do you go to the toilet in space?’
They took in an immersive full-dome show in the UK’s largest Planetarium: The Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium. There they discovered how satellites in space make a real difference to our lives – from satellite navigation, weather forecasting, emergency disaster warnings, and understanding the changes to our fragile planet.
In the solar system gallery, the boys stopped off at Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. They discovered the science behind the search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI), took a trip through a wormhole, watched the Big Bang and much, much more. It truly was an inspiring, educational, fun-filled and action-packed day. | aerospace |
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So what happens when you put a former Origin Systems veteran who just happens to be making a massive space combat flight sim/online universe next to another former Origin Systems veteran who just happens to have significant personal experience with zero gravity environments and space?
That’s because the pair engaged in a lively discussion of zero gravity physics while the video crew was testing its camera setup, and the resulting chat was more interesting than most of the footage obtained, according to an off-camera commenter.
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The benefits of space exploration type of paper: essays subject: environment words: 208 since the wright brothers took off from the ground during the dawn of the last century, mankind's gaze has turned towards the skies and beyond. View essay - informative speech (space exploration) from spch 102 at university of mississippi 1 space exploration i introduction a (agd) i want everyone to do something with me. To a great extent, the benefits from space exploration are rooted in the generation of isecg - benefits stemming from space exploration international space station (iss. The benefits of space exploration are vital to our rapidly advancing world one can say that the benefits resulted from space exploration can better ensure the safety and wellness of individuals. | aerospace |
https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/08/space-tow-truck-is-no-tractor-beam-but-may-do-the-same-job/ | 2022-05-25T03:30:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662578939.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525023952-20220525053952-00265.warc.gz | 0.950095 | 406 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__308857978 | en | It’s not as cool as a tractor beam and is probably too small to pull the SS Botany Bay but a start-up firm in Israel claims its robotic space tow truck can do the same job by hooking onto satellites in an orbital ditch and put them back on the right path or on the road to a space junk heap.
Effective Space Solutions Ltd. has designed the “DeOrbiter,” a microsatellite it says will be able to approach a malfunctioning or out-of-orbit satellite, push or pull it into the correct orbit or deliver it to an orbit 300km over the equator that is used as a decommissioned satellite graveyard sometimes referred to as the “graveyard orbit.” If the DeOrbiter were in operation today, it could possibly help the European Union's two Galileo Global Positioning System satellites that were launched this month into the wrong orbit and are currently useless.
The DeOrbiter is classified as a microsatellite because its planned weight is 250 kg which is as much as 1/20th the size of some communications satellites. It will be powered by ion thrusters rather than a chemical thruster system for better control and longer life. To dock with spacecraft that may be oddly shaped, traveling at a high speed or spinning out of control, the DeOrbiter will use Effective Space Solutions’ specially designed grappling system. Control and monitoring would be done at a yet-to-be-built operations center.
To pay back the $25 million it needs to build the DeOrbiter and control center, the company will charge customers a fixed towing fee or take a share of the revenues generated by putting the satellite back in operation.
With the world’s dependency on satellites of all types and functions growing dramatically, the DeOrbiter sounds like a spacecraft that can’t arrive soon enough. Let’s hope Effective Space Solutions can hide it from Khan. | aerospace |
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At 92,000 feet in space, the temperature stands at a freezing -60°F. The earth still exerts gravitational pull. It’s a near vacuum. In fact, scientists call that region of the atmosphere “near space” because conditions so closely resemble those in outer space.
A high altitude balloon filled with hydrogen was released Monday afternoon from the front lawn of the school. It rose to 92,000 feet before bursting, sending its payload falling back to earth.
The experiment drew a large crowd of people to witness the launch. It also kicked off an evening of public activities as part of the Imperial SCORE (Science Camps Offer Rewarding Experiences) camp being held this week.
From launch to the descent, all of it was captured on a video camera tethered to the balloon. After the balloon burst, a parachute eventually brought the camera down to earth.
A rescue crew tracked the flight of the balloon with global positioning signals, allowing them to recover the balloon after it landed.
The experiment was coordinated by staff members from the Strategic Air and Space Museum (SASM) in Ashland. The Museum brought a number of displays and equipment to this year’s camp.
Mike Sibberson, the museum’s science and technology coordinator, said the balloon was recovered in a pasture north of Wauneta, after traveling around 21 miles.
Sibberson said the balloon floated west from the school but a storm system changed wind directions, taking it in an easterly direction. He noted it was an unusual flight path compared to other launches.
He noted the pastures in that area can be particularly rough, with deep canyons. They walked in about 3/10ths of a mile to recover the payload.
He said it was fortunate the payload and tracking transmitter landed near the top of the canyon. Had it gone down in one of the canyons, the signal would have been harder to track.
He said the video captured the storm from above the cloud formations, providing some great learning experiences. The video will be posted to YouTube later this week, he said.
SCORE Camp in 15th year
This year’s science camp marks the 15th year the camp has been held in Imperial.
It was first started in 1989 by Marla Smith and Sue Renken. Smith remains as the coordinator of the camp that is now held every other year.
This year’s camp drew a total of 313 campers in grades 1-6. Activities are being held at the school, Champion Lake, the Swinging Bridge Ranch and Open Country Adventures.
Ken Schroeder, deputy director of SASM, said Imperial is to be complimented for efforts to expand learning opportunities for kids.
SCORE reminds kids, parents and grandparents alike that learning can be fun.
Participating in a summer learning camp keeps kids’ minds active and engaged, he said. It’s an environment where there are no tests or no pressure, which helps build confidence in the camper.
Confidence breeds success and success breeds confidence, Schroeder said.
SASM brought all of its learning experiments, displays and equipment to Imperial for the camp. He said this is the first time his staff has brought everything to one location.
Their exhibits included a space shuttle slide, space shuttle bounce house, a 19-foot earth balloon, a mobile planetarium, a mobile observatory and a multi-axis trainer.
The Imperial Community Foundation underwrote bringing the SASM display to the camp.
The camp continues through the week, wrapping up Friday. | aerospace |
https://ustimespost.com/asteroid-2023-bu-passed-close-to-earth-what-to-know/ | 2023-04-02T11:18:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296950528.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230402105054-20230402135054-00510.warc.gz | 0.933717 | 1,494 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__280437843 | en | Asteroid 2023 BU passed close to Earth: What to know
Our solar system is teeming with space rocks.
Fortunately, NASA and other agencies are closely tracking asteroids traversing Earth’s cosmic neighborhood, discovering hundreds more each year, and have found none that could potentially threaten our planet for the next 100 years or so.
On Jan. 26, a small asteroid (“about the size of a panel van,” NASA said) passed just 2,200 miles from Earth. Because it’s so small, the rock, dubbed “2023 BU,” was not found until January 21 by an amateur astronomer while traveling nearby. It was never a threat. Even if it did hit Earth, it would “decay largely harmlessly in the atmosphere,” NASA explained(Opens in a new window).
The megacomet hurtling through our solar system is 85, yes 85 miles across
Here’s what you need to know about asteroid 2023 BU (which passed through the southern tip of South America) and other near-Earth asteroids:
1. NASA has not issued an Asteroid 2023 BU warning
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which operates the agency’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies(Opens in a new window)track the passing asteroids relatively close to Earth, although many of these rocks are millions of miles away because space is vast. Technically, a near-Earth object (NEO) is one that moves within about 30 million miles(Opens in a new window) the orbit of our planet around the sun.
So 2023 BU easily qualifies as a near-Earth object. But because it was never a threat — it had no chance of hitting Earth and was too small to pose a threat — NASA and other US agencies never issued a warning about it. You may have read sensational headlines “NASA warns that asteroid flies close to Earth” but that’s just wrong. A warning would be a serious escalation implying a threat.
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“We’ve never really issued a warning,” NASA Planetary Defense Officer Lindley Johnson told Mashable in 2021. If a rock larger than 30 feet wide turns out to have a greater than one percent chance to hit Earth, NASA will issue an official warning to the White House and other government leaders, who will then assess the situation and inform the public of a possible strike.
In this case, NASA released some brief information(Opens in a new window) on 2023 BE and how it was detected. Indeed it is an interesting little event. “In fact, this is one of the closest approaches of a known near-Earth object ever recorded,” NASA engineer Davide Farnocchia said in a statement.
2. Asteroids are not often a threat to Earth
In general, the larger the asteroid, the greater the threat it poses to Earth.
The rock that likely wiped out the dinosaurs is in the largest class of asteroids, meaning it’s over 0.6 miles wide. The Dino Rock was a behemoth about six miles wide(Opens in a new window). But these are extremely rare visitors. As Mashable reported last year:
No known asteroid over 460 feet in diameter will threaten Earth in the next century or so (a rock about 460 feet in diameter is an asteroid large enough to cause significant devastation).
Impacts from objects about 460 feet in diameter occur every 10,000 to 20,000 years.
“Dinosaur-killing” impacts of rocks perhaps half a mile or more in diameter occur on timescales of 100 million years.
Importantly, asteroids smaller than 460 feet can still pose a major threat. Even an asteroid about 100 to 170 feet in diameter could destroy a place like Kansas City,(Opens in a new window) Home to half a million people. Therefore, the elevations for large and “small” rocks are crucial.
A graphic from NASA showing known asteroids (blue dots) in our solar system.
Photo credit: NASA
3. Astronomers are on the lookout for potentially dangerous asteroids
Large, specialized telescopes are dedicated to the search for new near-Earth asteroids. There’s taxpayer money involved: NASA has a congressional mandate to find 90 percent of all space rocks 460 feet wide or wider.
Pan STARRS: Maui’s Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System consists of two telescopes that look up at the sky, looking for unusual movements. Using its keen vision, Pan-STARRS found 253 of the 456 near-Earth asteroids larger than 460 feet across discovered in 2021(Opens in a new window)and has been a leader in these detections for the past decade.
Catalina Sky Survey: The three telescopes in this survey are located in the Santa Catalina Mountains in Arizona. While Pan-STARRS tends to find more NEOs taller than 460 feet (or 140 meters), Catalina finds slightly more NEOs overall(Opens in a new window). That’s a good thing, because something under 140 meters is still quite capable of devastation.
ATLAS: The Last Alert System for asteroid impacts on Earth acts like a giant floodlight, scrutinizing the Earth closely. It consists of three telescopes: one in Hawaii, one in Chile and one in South Africa, which can scan the entire sky each night. You may spot something about 65 feet away in a few days.
So far, astronomers have found about 40 percent of rocks 460 feet in diameter or larger, with hundreds more being found each year. They have now identified an estimated 95 percent of the largest “planet killer” asteroids.
A graph showing how many near-Earth asteroids have been discovered so far.
Photo credit: NASA
Importantly, some smaller asteroids will inevitably slip through the survey cracks. This is why other astronomical sleuths are so valuable. Amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov found 2023 BU, informed other astronomers, and it was reported to an international organization called Minor Planet Center, which tracks such objects(Opens in a new window). A few days later, NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies confirmed the asteroid and its trajectory.
So when you hear about an asteroid “heading for Earth,” remember that this is unlikely to pose a threat (asteroids regularly approach Earth by millions of miles), experts are closely watching the sky, and if something big, Earth should actually threaten, space agencies like NASA will be around to provide coherent information on where to go (probably the vast ocean) and what to do (usually nothing).
Enjoy the sky. Yes, have a healthy respect for the great space rocks orbiting the sun. But when you see an asteroid warning on the internet, you should have a strong dose of skepticism.
This story has been updated with additional information about Asteroid 2023 BU.
https://mashable.com/article/asteroid-passed-earth-closely Asteroid 2023 BU passed close to Earth: What to know | aerospace |
https://www.thedailystar.net/space/news/indias-chandrayaan-2-land-moon-tomorrow-1796416 | 2023-09-25T14:09:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233508977.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20230925115505-20230925145505-00735.warc.gz | 0.926109 | 737 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__146963952 | en | India's Chandrayaan-2 to land on moon tomorrow
A month and half after its launch, India's second unmanned moon mission Chandrayaan-2 stands just hours away from its destination of landing where no country has gone before—the south pole of the lunar surface.
The lander, named Vikram after Vikram Sarabhai, considered the father of India's space programme, is expected to land early on Saturday morning, reports our New Delhi correspondent.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the ISRO Headquarters at Bengaluru to witness the final descent, it was officially announced today.
Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft consisted of an orbiter, a lander and a rover. The lander separated from the orbiter, which continues to circle over the moon, on September 2 for the soft-landing on the moon which, if successful, will make India the fourth country after Russia, the US and China, to achieve the feat.
Landing softly on the moon is a complex task. Only 37% of such attempts have been successful.
No wonder Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman Dr K Sivan described the landing as "the most terrifying" final 15 minutes part of the mission that took Chandrayaan 2 across a journey of 384,000 km since it was launched from India's space port in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on July 22.
Dr Sivan's use of the "most terrifying" description of the lander's final descent on the moon is primarily because it is the first time India is attempting soft-landing on the lunar surface.
With the exception of the crash-landing of the Israeli moon mission Beresheet just five months ago, all the failures of moon landing were before 1976. But technology has progressed since then and Indian ISRO has incorporated additional safety measures to deal with risks associated with landing on the moon.
ISRO scientists are confident because they have done extensive simulations of each event and ironed out all the wrinkles that could crop up during the lander's final touch-down.
Following is a timeline of the final descent of the lander:
A. Landing begins at 1:40 am Indian time at a velocity of 21, 600 km per hour.
B. A second later, the lander's engines are switched on to reduce its velocity.
C. Within 15 minutes, the lander's speed has to be brought down to seven km per hour to facilitate a soft landing
D. As the lander slows and moves nearer to the moon, it turns to align itself with the lunar surface.
E. The lander transmits the first pictures as it turns towards the moon. The orbiter, hovering 100 km above the moon's surface,will shift to take pictures of the landing.
F. The computer on board the lander scans the moon for a flat surface and makes adjustments in trajectory.
G. The lander's thrusters are shut off to prevent dust rising from surface of the moon.
H. The lander then chooses one of the two landing sites between two craters on the moon named Manzinus C and Simpelius N.
I.At 3:55 am Indian time, a ramp pops out of the lander.
J. At 5:05 am the rover's solar panels are deployed.
K. At 5:45 am the rover starts to exit the lander.
L. At 5:55 am the rover touches down on moon's surface to take pictures and start examining the lunar soil looking for presence of water and minerals. | aerospace |
http://www.terrapub.co.jp/onlineproceedings/ste/aisi/abstract/aisi_091.html | 2018-01-16T19:33:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084886639.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20180116184540-20180116204540-00456.warc.gz | 0.906925 | 283 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__152519261 | en | An Introduction to Space Instrumentation,
Edited by K. Oyama and C. Z. Cheng, pp. 91-105.
© TERRAPUB, 2013.
K.-I. Oyama and C. Z. Cheng
Plasma and Space Science Center, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1 Tah-Hsueh Rd., Tainan 70101, Taiwan
The electron temperature probe (ETP) was invented in Japan in 1970's. The probe measures the electron temperature accurately and the measurement is not influenced by the electrode contamination. The instrument has low weight, low data transmission bit rate and low power consumption. The probe has been deployed in many sounding rockets, Earth orbiting scientific satellites, and Mars exploration spacecraft in Japan. The probe has also been deployed in sounding rockets in West Germany, India, Canada, USA, and Brazil. The probe has also been deployed in Brazilian satellites, Korean satellites, and recently as a Taiwan satellite payload. The manuscript describes the principle of the ETP instrument, the system configuration, the mechanical interface with respect to the sensor location, the control timing between data processing units; some useful information, the interference with other instruments, and future improvements and tasks. Some useful information for conducting performance check after the instrument fabrication and before the flight deployment is also presented in Appendix A.
Key words: Ionosphere, electron temperature, sounding rocket, satellite. | aerospace |
https://humanfactorsblog.org/2012/01/22/what-values-are-pilots-allowed-to-enter-for-the-weight-of-the-plane/ | 2022-08-07T23:12:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570730.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807211157-20220808001157-00700.warc.gz | 0.963798 | 250 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__23086329 | en | I’d assume when pilots enter a weight estimate for the plane prior to takeoff that there would be a decision aid to prevents gross miscalculation. It certainly seems like an undue load (no pun intended) on the pilot to require entering multiple components for weight correctly. From the article linked below I am no longer sure how much automation is involved. Apparently, the pilot forgot to account for the weight of the fuel. Doesn’t it seem as though that would be the easiest weight to automatically enter?
From the article:
“The weight of the plane dictates the speed required to take off and too little speed could have caused pilots to lose control of the aircraft. Luckily, the captain realized something was wrong and compensated before the plane ran off the runway.
According to the report there have been “a significant number of reported incidents and several accidents resulting from errors in take-off performance calculations around the world in recent years.”
On a side note, I’ve been on small planes where we all had to be weighed as well as our luggage prior to boarding. If the margins are that thin, I sure hope no one made any data entry mistakes!
Photo credit martinhartland @ Flickr | aerospace |
http://disneybrit.com/characters-once-again-in-flight/ | 2022-10-01T04:06:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030335530.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20221001035148-20221001065148-00329.warc.gz | 0.972604 | 136 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__34398935 | en | It was a very strange occurrence. Without any warning at all the Characters in Flight balloon vanished from its Downtown Disney location. No real reason was given but it coincidentally seemed to close at the same time as a similar balloon caused an accident in Asia. Well, all is not lost, as the balloon made its return to Walt Disney World this week and guests can once again enjoy a flight 400ft into the air.
Rides will cost $18 for adults and $12 for ages 3-9 unless you take part in their early bird deal. Any flight taken before 10am each day will cost $10. There is no word on how long this offer is available for. | aerospace |
https://www.vaarwinkel.nl/shop/proddetail.asp?prod=iamsarvolume2 | 2024-03-02T17:28:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475833.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20240302152131-20240302182131-00073.warc.gz | 0.908976 | 128 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__158651044 | en | Jointly published by IMO and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the three-volume International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR) Manual provides guidelines for a common aviation and maritime approach to organizing and providing search and rescue (SAR) services. Each volume can be used as a stand-alone for conjunction with other volumes. Mission Co-ordination (volume II) assists personnel who plan and co-ordinate SAR operations and exercises.
The 2022 edition incorporates amendments adopted by ICAO and approved by the IMO Maritime Safety Committee. The 2021 amendments enter into force on 1 June 2022. | aerospace |
http://www.rc-airplane-advisor.com/landing-procedure.html | 2019-02-17T15:00:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247481994.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20190217132048-20190217154048-00063.warc.gz | 0.928116 | 457 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__79676872 | en | Landing ProcedureThe numbered landing sequence in the above diagram is as follows:
1) Turn onto the "base" leg, then onto the final approach to the runway. Reduce throttle some more, but keep your speed above the stall speed of the aircraft. Ideally, you will approaching the runway at a vertical angle of 10 to 20 degrees. The pitch "attitude" of the aircraft should be flat or slightly angled downwards.
2) If you feel that you are descending too fast or uncontrollably, add throttle and a little bit of elevator, very smoothly. Resist the temptation to simply pull hard back on the elevator: at stall at low altitude will probably result in more damage than a slightly hard controlled landing. If you must abort the landing, keep adding power and fly over the runway, then turn and setup for landing again.
3) Be advised that there is no shame in aborting a poor landing approach.
4) When the aircraft is 6-18 inches above the runway, start adding a small amount of back stick (up elevator). This can be as little as a couple millimeters of stick movement, depending on your plane and radio setup.
This will do two things:
a) slow the aircraft even more, and
b) bring the airplane parallel to the runway. If the timing of this "flare" is correct, the airplane touches the runway just as it levels out or noses up a tiny bit.
Whatever you do, do NOT pull back hard on the elevator. This can cause the airplane to "zoom" upwards for a few feet, then run out of speed and come crashing down (i.e. stall). It's better to flare too little than to stall the aircraft so close to the ground.
5) Here you can see the aircraft angled up just a tiny bit before the moment of touchdown.
6) Now that the aircraft is down, reduce the throttle some more so that it's moving at a comfortable speed on the ground. Don't forget to steer it more or less straight ahead.
For a 4 channel plane, this will mean using your left thumb. When the speed has slowed enough, steer the aircraft back to your position, being carefully to not accidentally bump the throttle forward. | aerospace |
https://nigellamb.com/the-team | 2021-07-31T08:22:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046154085.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20210731074335-20210731104335-00440.warc.gz | 0.866653 | 85 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__246672897 | en | Every great Red Bull Air Race pilot, needs a machine to match. For more information about the aircraft, click the link below.
Teamwork is the key. For more information about the crew behind Nigel's latest assault on the Red Bull Air Race Championship, click the link below.
Without the support of companies such a Breitling, we would not be able to compete. Click the link below for more information. | aerospace |
https://www.gamesloon.com/free-action-1/space-games-48/absolute-zero-32388.html | 2020-11-27T01:57:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141189038.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20201127015426-20201127045426-00440.warc.gz | 0.763349 | 386 | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-50__0__135697378 | en | Absolute Zero game
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Absolute Zero Game Description
Fly through space shooting down enemy craft with your lasers and use the tractor beam to rescue stranded astronauts. Destroy alien ships and rescue stranded astronauts in this multi missioned space shooter.
Absolute Zero Game Instructions
Arrow up- Thrust.
Arrow down- Reverse.
Arrow right- move right.
Arrow left- move left.
Z- Tractor Beam.
Space bar- To fire.
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Depending on the mission you are on white dots can represent health packs or astronauts. Red dots are enemies.
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http://www.lockheed-martin.com/us/products/HellfireII.html | 2014-08-01T11:50:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-23/segments/1406510274979.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20140728011754-00071-ip-10-146-231-18.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.90197 | 463 | CC-MAIN-2014-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-23__0__17492192 | en | The HELLFIRE II missile is a combat–proven tactical missile system that can be launched from multiple air, sea, and ground platforms. Offering multi–mission, multi-target capability and precision–strike lethality, the HELLFIRE II missile is the primary 100 lb class air–to–ground precision weapon for the armed forces of the United States and many other nations.
The latest HELLFIRE II model is the AGM-114R multi–purpose HELLFIRE II missile, also known as the HELLFIRE Romeo. The HELLFIRE Romeo consolidates the capabilities of all previous HELLFIRE II variants equipped with semi–active laser (SAL) seekers into a single missile that defeats a broad range of targets. From before launch to detonation, the HELLFIRE Romeo features a variety of technological improvements that boost its effectiveness and utility.
As in previous HELLFIRE II models, the HELLFIRE Romeo can lock onto targets before or after launch for increased platform survivability. But its new three–axis inertial measurement unit also enables properly equipped launch platforms to engage targets to the side and behind them without maneuvering into position. It can be launched from higher altitudes due to its enhanced guidance system and improved navigation capabilities, which increases the missile’s impact angle and enhancing lethality. A new multi–purpose warhead enables the HELLFIRE Romeo to defeat hard, soft and enclosed targets, thus allowing pilots to meet many contingencies with a single HELLFIRE loadout—it’s one missile for many missions.
The HELLFIRE Romeo integrates with all HELLFIRE II–compatible platforms and can be launched autonomously or with remote designation. Rotary–wing platforms include the Apache, Kiowa Warrior, Cobra and Seahawk, as well as the Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) for Australia and the Tiger Hélicoptère d’Appui Destruction (HAD) for France. Fixed–wing platforms include the KC-130J Harvest Hawk, and the Cessna Combat Caravan aircraft. The HELLFIRE has also been demonstrated on ground-based tripods, ground vehicles and boats.
HELLFIRE is a registered trademark of the HELLFIRE Systems, Limited Liability Company. | aerospace |
https://dohanews.co/qatar-airways-ceo-boeing-787s-to-to-return-to-the-sky/ | 2024-03-05T00:43:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476592.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304232829-20240305022829-00507.warc.gz | 0.971169 | 263 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__197641151 | en | At least four of Qatar Airways’ five Boeing 787 Dreamliners are expected to fly by the end of April, CEO Akbar Al Baker has said.
The aircraft was grounded worldwide in January following concerns about the safety of the plane’s batteries. But a team of Boeing mechanics are heading to Doha “shortly” to modify them, Al Baker said.
Despite the executive’s promise, a Boeing spokesman told the Wall Street Journal that the company has “not discussed any specific timeline for returning the 787 to service.”
Al Baker made his remarks to reporters as Qatar’s national carrier launched its new direct Doha-Chicago route. That flight was supposed to be carried out daily, but has been pared down to three times a week until mid-June due to a plane shortage related to the 787’s problems.
According to Reuters, the airline is set to receive another five 787s this year and has a total order for 30 of the jets, which are at least $207 million each. Al Baker said his company is also seeking compensation from Boeing for the setbacks.
The CEO added that Qatar Airways plans to add service to Atlanta, Detroit and Boston by early 2014.
Credit: Photo by Richard Deakin | aerospace |
https://www.plenglish.com/news/2023/05/17/kim-jong-un-oversees-dprk-satellite-launching-process/ | 2023-09-27T05:03:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510259.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927035329-20230927065329-00576.warc.gz | 0.937727 | 244 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__283781680 | en | According to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim, who is also the general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), supervised the committee’s work and checked the military reconnaissance satellite No.1, which finally passed the general assembly check and test in the cosmic environment, and completed loading preparations.
Kim highly appraised the fact that the agency responsibly fulfilled its mission, which is of great significance in greatly enhancing the country’s military technical capability.
He stressed that the successful launch of the reconnaissance satellite is a national security priority and pursues the policy of the DPRK’s party and government to strengthen the country’s defense potential.
Kim stressed that this milestone represents a remarkable breakthrough in the development of the country’s space sciences and technologies, including those for military use, and set forth in detail the strategic goals to be achieved in the field of cosmic research.
Kim was accompanied by senior officials from the Arms Industry and Science and Education Departments of the Central Committee of the WPK, as well as members of the National Aerospace Development Administration and the preparatory committee. | aerospace |
https://webinfobuzz.com/nasas-insight-lander-detects-a-monster-quake-on-mars/ | 2022-06-25T16:17:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103036077.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20220625160220-20220625190220-00780.warc.gz | 0.926945 | 716 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__162145339 | en | NASA’s InSight Mars lander has just registered the strongest tremor ever recorded on any other planet.
The Marsquake, which took place on May 4, was registered at a magnitude of 5, slightly beating the previous record of magnitude 4.2 for a quake detected by InSight in August last year. Further study of the natural phenomenon that NASA dubbed a “monster quake” will help scientists pinpoint its exact location and the nature of its source. The hope is that it could also provide more information about the interior of the red planet.
NASA reported the powerful Marsquake on Monday, May 10th on the InSight Twitter account.
“I felt that!” said the tweet. “After more than three years of listening to the soft rumble of Mars, I’ve just felt my biggest ‘Marsquake’ yet: it looks like it’s around magnitude 5. My team is examining the data to learn more . Science rewards patience!”
Felt that a‼️
After more than three years of listening to the soft rumble of Mars, I’ve just felt what is by far my biggest “Marsquake” yet: it looks like it’s about magnitude 5. My team is examining the data to learn more. Science rewards patience!
— NASA InSight (@NASAInSight) May 9, 2022
Mars doesn’t have the kind of tectonic plates whose sudden movements cause tremors on Earth. Instead, marquakes are caused by volcanic activity. Scientists are keen to study Mars’ seismic activity as the data may help better understand the red planet’s mantle and core.
In more than three years of monitoring Mars, InSight has detected more than 1,313 tremors. Its highly sensitive seismometer works under a dome designed to block the noise of the wind and protect it from the cold nights.
Bruce Banerdt, InSight’s lead investigator at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, commented on last week’s significant Marsquake: called: “Since we set down our seismometer in December 2018, we have been waiting for ‘the big one’. This quake is sure to provide an unparalleled glimpse of the planet. Scientists will analyze this data to learn new things about Mars in the years to come.”
NASA also reported that InSight is currently having issues with Martian dust covering its solar panels, resulting in reduced efficiency. InSight can attempt to remove dust by using its robotic arm to drizzle sand over the slabs. Windy conditions can also drive it away, but the lander must be lucky to experience such a weather event. Dust is also causing problems for NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, which last year became the first plane to perform powered, controlled flight on another planet.
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https://cbhf.ca/robert-j-deluce/ | 2023-01-31T02:44:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499842.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20230131023947-20230131053947-00629.warc.gz | 0.955181 | 410 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__20542175 | en | Robert J. Deluce believes, “whatever you take on, you need to be pretty passionate about it,” and he certainly inherited his parents’ love, passion, and drive for aviation. He is part of a decades-long Canadian aviation legacy that began when his parents started White River Air Services Limited in 1951. He trained at the Toronto Island Airport, obtaining his commercial pilots license in 1968 at the age 18.
In 2006, Mr. Deluce became the founder, president and CEO of Porter Airlines. With its signature “Flying Refined” branding, he helped to re-define the customer experience of air travel, earning Porter the Condé Nast Traveler Top Small Airline in the World designation in 2013.
He is a member of Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame, and is recognized as one of Canada’s most knowledgeable and respected airline owners and operators. His involvement in the aviation industry includes leadership positions at White River Air Services, norOntair, Austin Airways, Air Creebec, Air Ontario, Air Manitoba, Air Alliance, and Canada 3000.
Mr. Deluce has been involved over many years with Toronto’s Covenant House, Mount Sinai Hospital, and the Junior Economic Club of Canada.
“On our part, particularly with Porter, we try to support the communities that we’re providing service to. There’s always a multitude of different ways in which you can do that, but generally, we try to pick causes and endeavors that are fairly aligned with our own values, and our brand.”
His leadership has been recognized through a number of awards, including the E&Y Ontario Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year, the Canadian Marketing Association Marketer of the Year, and the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Entrepreneur of the Year). He is also a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his significant contribution to Canadians. | aerospace |
https://british-airways.flight-status.info/ba-1318 | 2023-06-02T19:16:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224648850.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20230602172755-20230602202755-00175.warc.gz | 0.796844 | 456 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__167807290 | en | Check your Flight status British Airways
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BA1318 flight from London to Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Domestic flight British Airways BA1318 from London (LHR) United Kingdom to Aberdeen (ABZ) United Kingdom operated by British Airways. Scheduled time of departure from London Heathrow Airport is 21:05 02 June 2023 Europe/London and scheduled time of arrival in Aberdeen International Airport is 22:35 02 June 2023 Europe/London. The duration of the flight is 1 hours 30 minutes.
- Type: Domestic Flight
- Code Shares: AA 6703, IB 7535, LA 5566, MH 9686, QR 6005
- Flight Duration: 1 hours 30 minutes
- Flight Distance: 648 kms / 403 miles
- British Airways
- IATA: BA
- ICAO: BAW
- Operating Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Service type: Normal passenger
- Seats: 113
- Freight capacity: 6.7 tons
- Passenger classes: Economy, Business Class
- Aircraft: Airbus A321neo
- Callsign: F-EGLL2
- Departure Timezone: Europe/London
- Arrival Timezone: Europe/London
- Current Time in London: Friday 2023-06-02 20:16 PM
- Current Time in Aberdeen: Friday 2023-06-02 20:16 PM
British Airways BA1318 on other days
Frequently asked questions, answered
How long is the flight from London to Aberdeen?
On average, nonstop flight takes 1 hour(s) 30 minutes, with the flight distance of 648 km (403 miles).
What type of aircraft is used for the BA1318 flight?
All BA1318 flights are operated using Airbus A321neo aircraft.
Which terminal the flight BA1318 is arriving at?
Flight BA1318 arrives in Aberdeen International Airport at Terminal -.
How many BA1318 flights are operated a week?
7 flights per week. The Flight BA1318 is operated on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday . | aerospace |
http://www.techhound.org/future-tech/first-live-stream-broadcast-nasa-26th-april-2017/ | 2019-06-16T23:25:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627998325.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20190616222856-20190617004856-00452.warc.gz | 0.954706 | 321 | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-26__0__84865074 | en | It is for those people who need to see Earth orbit in amazingly real high difference, here is a chance for them. You will be able to watch the first 4K live-stream from the ISS (International Space Station) 250 miles above the Earth on Wednesday, 26th April 2017. The Space Commander Peggy Whitson will talk and it would be a part of a panel named “Reaching for the Stars” as connecting to the Future with Hollywood and NASA. Point to be noted that we have already experienced 4K video from the space, but now it will be available live for the first time. So, you just need a 4k capable monitor or television to experience the full resolution, but there might be considerably low-resolution streams on NASA Television, Facebook page of the agency and on its website.
The panel headed by the Hollywood Reporter, Carolyn Giadina and it will be focused on advanced imaging & cloud technologies in order to discover how they are enhancing scientific research & filmmaking. There are additional speakers including astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson from NASA, imagery expert of NASA Rodney Grubbs and Dave McQueeny from Watson Group of IBM. The 4K UHD encoder and similar capability video camera (the RED Epic Dragon) was delivered for this specific purpose by a Japanese cargo craft in the month of December 2016. The Space Commander Whitson will talk with the CEO of AWS Elemental, Sam Blackman as this company certified the encoder. It is expected that live-stream will take place on Wednesday, 26th April 2017 at 1:30 PM, EDT. | aerospace |
https://aviationlifemagazine.com/2019/10/09/first-test-for-embraer-autonomous-aircraft-completed/ | 2023-12-07T23:48:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100705.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207221604-20231208011604-00055.warc.gz | 0.919923 | 334 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__91027419 | en | Embraer and Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (Ufes) collaboration in the areas of autonomous robotics and artificial intelligence has resulted in the first test of an autonomous aircraft in Brazil.
A prototype was created to perform the taxiing operation on its own, moving along a previously established path without human interference.
Using sensor and image navigation technology led the aircraft through the runway, taxi area and patio independently, without outside assistance. A pilot followed the cockpit operation in case of any interference.
For the past six months, researchers from Embraer and Ufes have worked together on mathematical and computational models of automation, software development, hardware, laser sensor kit, GPS and cameras, as well as systems integration into the aeronautical platform.
The autonomous land navigation system was tested in a simulator during preliminary assessments prior to actual operation.
Daniel Moczydlower, Embraer’s executive vice president of engineering and technology, said: “Our strategy for technology development in autonomous systems seeks to position the country at the forefront of artificial intelligence processes in a variety of applications.
“Achieving this technological milestone in Embraer’s 50th anniversary month demonstrated not only the importance of bringing industry closer to the university, but also how prepared and engaged our people are for the journey of excellence needed for the coming decades.”
The integrated artificial intelligence system monitored the aircraft’s external and internal conditions, acting independently on the acceleration, steering and braking commands.
The partnership with Ufes seeks to accelerate the knowledge of autonomous systems technologies through the implementation of more agile experimentation processes. | aerospace |
https://masterjitips.com/walmarts-lego-city-space-deals-are-blasting-off-with-20-off-this-black-friday/ | 2021-12-05T19:28:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964363216.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20211205191620-20211205221620-00191.warc.gz | 0.942594 | 452 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__98510125 | en | Right now, you can get the Lego City Rocket and Launch Control set for just $80 at Walmart, down from the usual price of $100. That’s a $20 saving on this excellent rocket building kit that comes with 6 minifigures and a multistage, NASA-inspired rocket. There is even a little rover and space telescope for your kids to recreate their own NASA missions with.If you want something even cheaper, you can also pick up the Lego City Space Mars Research Shuttle for $31.99 at Walmart, down from it’s usual price of $40. That’s a 20% discount on it’s usual price, and this Space Shuttle inspired kit is already fantastic value.
The Lego City space kits are ideal for younger space fans who want to build and play with spaceships, but aren’t ready to take on the more complicated (and expensive) NASA builds that Lego sells.
We’re huge fans of the LEGO City Rocket and Launch Control set, as it just has so much play and detail in it. The rocket itself has multiple stages that all detach, just like a real rocket does during takeoff. It also has a whopping 6 minifigures – 2 astronauts, 2 scientists, the Launch Director and a ground crew technician. Then there is the mission control tower itself, which even has a working countdown to launch function. Combine that with the little satellite and lunar rover, and you can run an entire space mission from launch to landing.
The LEGO City Space Mars Research Shuttle is stylized and has its own unique flair, but it’s unmistakably based on the actual space shuttle that we know and love. It has the white upper body and black lower section to represent the heat resistant tiles that keep the shuttle safe during re-entry, only this time it’s landing on Mars, not Earth.
It also has those iconic cargo bay doors on the top, which open up to release satellites and other cargo during spaceflight. The addition of the two astronaut minifigs and rover mean that your kids can act out Mars missions – one of them can even be a little Matt Damon if they are fans of The Martian. | aerospace |
https://www.spokanejournal.com/local-news/small-plane-maker-on-inspirational-ride/print/ | 2023-05-29T15:45:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224644867.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20230529141542-20230529171542-00336.warc.gz | 0.945941 | 660 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__270521183 | en | Small-plane maker on inspirational ride
Staff ReportNovember 6th, 2014
Quest Aircraft Co.’s foray into the Asian market, which Journal reporter Mike McLean wrote about in our last edition, is a soaring inspiration for other Inland Northwest businesses that hope to find a market niche they can pursue internationally. More generally, it also is a big plus for the Inland Northwest business community on several fronts.
The Sandpoint-based small-airplane maker stands to raise, at least modestly, the profile of the region’s aerospace industry, which is steadily becoming stronger. And perhaps most importantly, it’s providing jobs in a community hit hard by the downfall of one of its biggest employers, former women’s apparel retailer Coldwater Creek.
As the Inland Northwest Aerospace Consortium reports, the Spokane area is home to more than 60 aerospace companies, and good news in that sector appears to be rolling in on a regular basis. Exotic Metals Forming Company LLC, the Kent, Wash.-based aerospace supplier, is expected to open its new facility on the West Plains next summer and to employ 150 people there. Spokane-based Associated Painters Inc., which paints jetliners, began expanding into a second hangar at Spokane International Airport last spring. And SIA has put out an invitation for what it refers to as an “important aerospace business recruitment announcement” on Nov. 20 that Gov. Jay Inslee is expected to attend.
Quest Aircraft inked an agreement with SkyView Aircraft Industry Co. to sell and service its rugged Kodiak light airplane in parts of Asia. In coming years, it will help SkyView ramp up its manufacturing capabilities, and by 2019, the Chinese company is expected to make the Kodiak planes it sells. To be clear, Quest isn’t outsourcing manufacturing to China; the Sandpoint company will continue to make the planes it sells domestically and in other markets.
As SkyView ramps up, Quest will send new planes from Sandpoint to Asia. The company expects to deliver ten aircraft, which have a base price of just under $2 million, to Asia through that relationship between now and the end of 2015.
The company’s expanding presence brings some welcome diversity to the aerospace industry, since most of the Inland Northwest’s aerospace manufacturers are tied closely to Boeing Co. Its growth also adds diversity to the region’s exports.
Greater Spokane Incorporated estimates the Spokane area’s annual exports total about $662 million, and its top exports mostly involve agricultural products, including wheat, apples, and cattle. That shouldn’t change any time soon, gratefully, but it’s good to see companies in other industries pursuing broader markets.
Quest isn’t expecting to add many more employees at its Sandpoint facility as a result of its international expansion, but since its inception in 2001, the company has grown to employ about 175 workers, making it one of Bonner County’s larger employers.
The Sandpoint company’s story should serve as inspiration to those in aerospace and those looking to do business internationally. Let’s hope there are more stories like theirs to be told in the future. | aerospace |
https://pilotin.org/pilot-lands-safely-in-antigua-after-engine-explodes-mid-flight/ | 2022-12-02T03:37:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710890.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20221202014312-20221202044312-00834.warc.gz | 0.949554 | 410 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__9822807 | en | Passengers aboard a Fly Montserrat jet have praised their pilot wife for landing the plane safely after developing a mechanical issue mid-flight en route to VC Bird International Airport on the Caribbean island of North of Antigua.
According to the Antigua Observer, the plane’s engine “exploded” while en route from Montserrat.
During the flight, passengers noticed an oil leak from one of the engines of the Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander aircraft and Captain Jamilla Jeffrey.
According to information from the Antigua and Barbuda Fire Department, at approximately 9:30 a.m. this morning an in-flight emergency was declared and Antigua Emergency Services responded in advance. Doctors at Sir Lester Bird Medical Center were also put on alert.
“Maybe five to ten minutes after takeoff, we could see the oil coming out of the right side of the engine. After the oil was out, you could see flames. Then all of a sudden you heard the aircraft idling,” said a woman on board. Radio ZJB in Montserrat.
In an interview with ZJB Radio, Captain Nigel Harris, General Manager of FlyMontserrat, praised Trinidad and Tobago native Jeffrey for responding effectively to the emergency in accordance with his training, Caribbean Loop reported.
No injuries were reported.
It is not the first time that planes belonging to Fly Montserrat have had accidents.
On April 16, 2011, the right brake of a Fly Montserrat aircraft malfunctioned after landing at Osborne Airport, and the pilot was forced to apply the left brake and veer into the grass to avoid the end of the track. There are no casualties.
On October 7, 2012, a Fly Montserrat flight from Antigua to Montserrat crashed shortly after VC Bird International took off. Three of the four passengers were killed, including the pilot. An investigation revealed the presence of water in the fuel line. | aerospace |
http://www.maximumentropy.org/posts/small-spacecraft-working-group/ | 2017-04-27T22:39:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917122629.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031202-00591-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.931586 | 356 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__128018287 | en | Small Spacecraft Working Group
In 2006, the Intelligent Systems Division at Ames (with a few partners at JPL and elsewhere) convened a Small Spacecraft Working Group to do end-to-end integration testing of various spacecraft technologies we’d been developing. The concept involved a small lunar lander with the ability to use its thrusters to relocate a small number of times after landing. The team designed the lander hardware in just enough detail to flesh out the scenario, and then we integrated mission planning and execution software, machine vision software, system health monitoring software, propultion control, and a number of other modules in an end-to-end simulation. (The image above shows a frame from the core physics-based spacecraft dynamics simulation software.) I was brought in as a robot vision consultant.
It was a fun project. I got to learn VxWorks (the OS we chose to run on the virtual lander) and port key pieces of the Vision Workbench to it. I got to spec out spacecraft cameras and write simulation modules for the cameras themselves, creating a virtual lunar terrain for the robot to fly around in. Finally, I got to flesh out the core stereo reconstruction and hazard detection system that the software used to select a safe landing spot. The image at left shows some of the diagnostic output from the hazard detector.
Although the only major output of the working group was a big final report, the integration testing did give each of the teams a good opportunity to iron out some of the kinks in their code. A number of people from the working group later went on to help develop the real Ames prototype lunar lander, as well as the spacecraft for the LADEE mission to analyze the Moon’s thin dusty atmosphere. | aerospace |
https://www.editions-ava.com/en/aircraft | 2023-12-04T16:55:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100531.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204151108-20231204181108-00571.warc.gz | 0.934716 | 150 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__251832953 | en | In May 1914, it was created the Military Aeronautics in Portugal. About 100 years after the first aeronautical experiments, Aircraft for Trompa Solo, dedicated to Bernardo Silva, is a memorial to the first aircrafts piloted by the pioneers of military aviation in Portugal, whose replicas are displayed in the Air Museum. They are the Caudron G.3, the Demoiselle XX or the Blériot XI.
This work can be performed in two ways, a short version and a larger one, adapting to the level of the musician and the performance context.
Thus, the first memorial part, calm and free, is followed by a fugue that guides the audience to the adrenaline of the flight. | aerospace |
https://www.panaynews.net/boeing-wants-it-to-fly-but-travelers-fear-737-max/ | 2019-11-18T15:18:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496669795.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20191118131311-20191118155311-00421.warc.gz | 0.943715 | 368 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__48800661 | en | NEW YORK – On Sept. 12, Boeing started putting out 30-second videos in which employees tout its planes’ safety, hoping to reassure travelers about the 737 MAX that’s been grounded worldwide since two crashes that killed 346 people.
“Safety is at the core of our business. We have put hundreds of engineers to work to ensure that this airplane is 100 percent ready,” says Jennifer Henderson, chief test pilot for the 737, in one of the clips.
“When the 737 MAX returns to service I will absolutely put my family on this airplane,” she stressed.
But on a Facebook page for Boeing enthusiasts where the clip was posted, the response is negative.
“Well, I think she could not say it would be unsafe,” one member quipped, as Boeing faces the Herculean task of trying to regain the confidence of civil aviation authorities and the public, seven months after the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines MAX that killed 157 people.
That came after the downing of a Lion Air MAX in Indonesia in October 2018, killing 189, with the plane’s MCAS anti-stall system being blamed in both accidents.
It’s not known when the MAX will return to service. Boeing, which still has not submitted a modified version of the MCAS system to regulators, hopes it will be before the end of the year.
“The 737 Max is, for now, an ‘airplane non grata’ – plane passengers do not want to fly,” said Henry Harteveldt, president of Atmosphere Research Group in San Francisco.
“Travelers aren’t merely scared of the 737 MAX, they’re terrified of it,” he added. (AFP) | aerospace |
https://www.heliguy.com/blogs/posts/are-drones-the-future-of-delivery | 2023-12-05T01:12:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100540.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205010358-20231205040358-00085.warc.gz | 0.957971 | 2,463 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__213364837 | en | BackgroundIt’s possible to argue that drones have been used for delivery since their invention, as a means to transport images, footage and a wide range of data. Already replacing the pricier option of manned helicopters on film sets, farms and offshore rigs – the range of compatible sensors have turned drones into valuable tools for both commercial and industrial enterprise.
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However, the public’s first inclination that drones were a viable method for conveying physical goods came when, in 2013, Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos announced plans to push for half-hour delivery slots via a cargo network of drones by 2017. While there were undoubtedly others looking into this possibility, Bezos’ announcement kick-started the race to roll-out commercial drone delivery services. The most recent announcement has come from Google (or more specifically their parent company ‘Alphabet’) who are beginning tests of ‘Project Wing’ in the US as of this month. With ‘Prime Air’ getting the green light for tests in Cambridgeshire and numerous start-ups clamouring to enter this revolution on the ground floor you can expect swift progress towards a viable unmanned delivery fleet. Of course, the success of these schemes depends on individual countries’ airspace regulations and rigorous safety testing but we’ll delve deeper into this after a closer look at the companies spearheading these advances.
The Main PlayersRead on to learn more about the current frontrunners of drone delivery innovation and some insider insights from the companies themselves.
Amazon - 'Prime Air'The most logical choice to dominate the drone delivery sector, Amazon have established themselves as bullish proponents of consumer convenience. Although they’ve currently had to settle for a fleet of rented cargo planes adorned with their ‘Air’ branding, Amazon show no signs of giving up on Bezos’ 30-minute pledge. Their trusted position will give them a lot of leverage in their attempts to get their deliveries airborne and a slew of recent patents including ‘drone nests’ for recharging on the fly and LED safety warnings to keep customers safe shows just how serious they about their ‘Prime Air’ project. Here’s what Amazon said to heliguy™ on the subject of ‘Prime Air’:
“At Amazon, we start with the customer and work backwards. We began thinking about ways in which we could get items to customers in 30 minutes or less; the idea of Prime Air was born from there.
Our recent announcement with the UK Government brings us one step closer to realising this amazing innovation for our customers.
We won’t launch Prime Air until we are able to demonstrate safe operations it’s a commitment we’ve made to our customers.
We are excited about Prime Air. Drones and robots are increasingly capable of taking on tasks and creating efficiencies, in turn increasing human potential.”
Christina Hill, Spokesperson – Amazon Prime Air
Google / Alphabet - 'Project Wing'Announced in 2014 as a direct response to ‘Prime Air’ by a pre-Alphabet Google, they have gone on to put $35m of investment into the research of unmanned flights and the potential of drones as a means of delivery. They have been cleared by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct testing with a view to rolling out these services by next year, in direct competition with Bezos’ online retail giant. These tests carried out by Google, will not only focus on deliveries but will reportedly look into improving the use of drones for industrial inspections and emergency services. However, the cornerstone of Alphabet’s ‘Project Wing’ are the delivery drones which they claim will provide vendors with an advantage through swift delivery times, attracting increasingly convenience driven customers.
Zipline - 'Zip Fleet'A widely publicised start-up that has seen success using drones to distribute medical supplies across Rwanda in partnership with their government, Zipline illustrates that drone delivery is not all about consumerism. Using a fleet of fixed wing drones known as ‘Zips’, the company is able to distribute aid across an entire country from a single home base. The ability to rapidly convey medicine and lifesaving blood for transfusions to remote areas, especially underprivileged communities such as those in Rwanda truly shows the good that drones can do. Having seen huge success since their launch in 2014, the California-based drone delivery company are now setting their sights closer to home. They’re looking to expand their scope to include rural communities in Maryland, Nevada, and Washington, including some Native American reservations. The end goal is to successfully deliver life-saving materials to remote areas across the US, as it has in Rwanda. We reached out to Zipline who had this to say about their success so far:
“Zipline is building an instant medical delivery service for the world. We're excited to be underway in Rwanda and look forward to bringing our lifesaving technology to the United States very soon.”
Justin Hamilton, Spokesperson - Zipline
OthersWhile the majority of the headlines are being grabbed by the aforementioned companies, this isn’t to say that there aren’t others jostling to get in on the drone delivery market. Large retailers such as Walmart have announced plans to use drones within their service model and, unsurprisingly, so have large logistics companies such as UPS.
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As drone usage becomes commonplace in industries such as agriculture and surveying, it’s not surprising that retailers and couriers are beginning to look at the potential benefits offered by unmanned aircraft whether it’s in their warehouses or as part of a delivery fleet. It will be interesting to see where this nascent market goes over the next few years and who will emerge as the dominant force. Now it’s time to look at the plethora of use cases available to those interested in pursuing drone delivery.
How is Drone Delivery Being Utilised?Over the past few months, use cases have sprung up across the ecosystem ranging from healthcare to retail and even takeaway delivery, so much variety that it’s hard to keep track. Whether it’s a DJI Inspire 1 serving ice cream on a beach in Lincolnshire or a fixed wing aircraft delivering blood for transfusions and essential medical supplies to rural communities in Africa, drones have proven to be up to the task. See below for our take on the most widely discussed use cases for drone delivery.
RetailThe most talked about sector when it comes to drone delivery, Amazon peaked public imagination with their announcement of ‘Prime Air’ and the promise of 30-minute delivery times. With consumers becoming increasingly driven by convenience and the push for shorter wait times, it’s not unthinkable that we’ll see courier drones making deliveries of everything from the weekly shop to newly released electricals in the next few years.
HealthcareAs has been demonstrated by start-ups such as Zipline, drones can be a true force for good. Connecting remote communities with essential medical supplies and blood for transfusions would ensure that people receive the same level of care no matter their geographic location. We could see the healthcare sector change to become much more inclusive with the addition of drones and this is certainly no bad thing.
Industrial MaintenanceHard-to-reach work sites such as offshore rigs would greatly benefit from drones’ ability to carry parts to and from the mainland with greater ease than manned aircraft. Drones also improve levels of safety on board these structures, allowing engineers to survey and maintain the rig without having to put themselves in harm’s way. Also, with drone sensors becoming increasingly advanced, it’s not only the oil and gas industry that will benefit from their use as both a surveying and conveyance tool.
Disaster ReliefWhen emergency services are unable to reach those affected by natural disasters or other destructive incidents, drones offer the ability to map out the area and scan for survivors allowing for more effective rescue and aid efforts. These tactics are already being employed by search and rescue teams, and various emergency services departments, ensuring that enough data is gathered to optimise the safety of those caught up in disaster situations and that life-saving supplies reach them without endangering any more lives in the process.
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Pros & ConsAs is always the case when disruptive technology enters a new market there will be a debate focusing on its relative merits and shortcomings. In the interest of objectivity, here are the most frequently cited pros & cons with regards to drone delivery. Convenience Of course, the most immediate benefit of having a fleet of drones capable of delivering to your door in as little as 30-minutes is how convenient it would be. As the convenience culture demands more and more from retailers, the ability to provide them with goods within the hour while reducing the margin for human error is a big plus for many. Strengthening Connections with Rural Communities A more philanthropic benefit of drone delivery is its ability to connect with areas that would have previously been considered remote and hard-to-reach. This could be lifesaving in terms of conveying medicine or blood for transplants or simply allowing greater access to a more rapid version of existing retail delivery. Reducing Downtime With the reality of self-charging, autonomous delivery drones turning rapidly from science fiction to highly probably, their usage alongside current delivery methods allows for less downtime between each delivery. This benefits both the companies employing drone services and their customers in the form of both increased profits and consumer satisfaction. Regulations In many countries, governments and aviation authorities are still in the process of deciding how best to regulate drones. The UK is often cited as one of the best examples of progress in this area and, as such, is where Amazon are looking to test their ‘Prime Air’ scheme. However, tests are one thing, but receiving permission to fill the skies with fleets of autonomous aircraft is entirely different. Long story short, you can bet that there’ll be some very heated discussions before delivery drones are signed off.
Learn more about drone regulations around the world
Safety Many people, upon hearing plans for delivery drones passing overhead (especially when densely populated areas are mentioned) cite safety as their biggest concern. This is understandable, there are always risks when it comes to innovation. It’s worth bearing in mind, however, that there’s no chance of an objectively unsafe solution being unleashed in a city near you. The companies involved in developing drone delivery fleets have prioritised safety and security, the issue-free operation of their drones being crucial to their success.
The FutureDespite some reservations, it does seem highly likely that drone delivery will become more prevalent in the near future. Here's Heliguy's take on what the future may hold. As companies continue to prove the benefits through innovative use cases and championing safety measures, we may not see urban skylines filled with drones delivering jeans to impatient online shoppers in the next few years, but there are sure to have been big steps made in that direction. With governments and such big names as Amazon and Google discussing the logistics of so-called ‘aerial corridors’ designated specifically for commercial drone use (reportedly between 200ft-400ft), it’s only a matter of time before the tests currently setting the media abuzz become an operational reality. At heliguy™ we’re excited to see what advances this will bring to the UAV market and what part industry leaders such as DJI will play in the development of delivery drone fleets. For now, we can only wait and see who wins the race from the test field to our front door.
...Keep checking back to Heliguy’s Insider blog for more information about the rapid advances in commercial drone usage and, of course, the latest news from the industry. | aerospace |
https://ticotimes.net/tags/sandra-cauffman | 2021-11-30T12:56:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964358973.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20211130110936-20211130140936-00402.warc.gz | 0.966311 | 189 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__169470864 | en | You've heard of Franklin Chang and Sandra Cauffman, but Costa Rica has sent other talents to NASA as well. Listen in on our chat with three Tico rockstar scientists.
Six high-schoolers and their students thought the grand prize of the contest they had won was attending a prestigious San José conference, but NASA deputy project director, Costa Rican Sandra Cauffman, had a surprise up her sleeve.
Young Costa Ricans looking for a role model in scientific achievement need look no further than Sandra Cauffman. After what she has described as a difficult childhood in the Hatillo neighborhood of San José as the child of a single mother, Cauffman went on to become one of NASA’s most renowned engineers.
The Tico Times chats with Sandra Cauffman, the deputy project manager for NASA's MAVEN satellite mission to Mars. | aerospace |
https://aileenapolo.blogspot.com/2009/04/flight-pr-5087.html | 2023-05-30T07:24:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224645417.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20230530063958-20230530093958-00763.warc.gz | 0.993833 | 814 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__94198892 | en | If you are a frequent traveller you'd probably wonder why the flight number has 4 numbers instead of just 3. The flight I was in last Sunday (PR 508) got cancelled after 3 hours of being stuck on the tarmac of Changi Airport.
I normally doze off even before the plane takes off, so when the plane backed up and stopped a few meters from the gate I just ignored it and settled down for a nap. I heard the pilot say before I fell asleep that he wanted to have something checked before we took off and that we shouldn't worry. After awhile the pilot announced that something was wrong with the hydraulic system and that were trying to source for a part in Singapore. After my head-banging Cebu Pacific experience back in 2007 I knew this issue was going to take some time so I went back to sleep.
I woke up an hour and a half later and was surprised that we were still at the tarmac. The pilot made an update and said that they were still sourcing for a part and apologized for the delay. Some of the passengers got off the flight and probably took another flight since they had connecting flights in Manila they had to catch.
After two and a half hours in the plane we were served "lunch" and eventually we were asked to disembark. I had the sinking feeling that I wasn't going home that day. We were then told at the gate that the spare part was going to arrive by 11 in the evening and that the flight was re-scheduled for 8 in the morning the next day.
Some of the passengers were angry and demanded for compensation, others were excited about the prospect of staying another night in Singapore and planned their evening. I just resigned to the fact that I was stuck in Singapore for another night. Besides it's better to be stranded that to be on a flight that might be headed for disaster.
I think though that the situation could've been handled by PAL better. The flight crew were quite gracious answering all the questions and tried to make everyone comfortable, but the transit to and from the hotel was just crazy and stressful. I did not even see a PAL representative at the hotel. Drew's suitcase almost got left behind because there wasn't really anyone in charge. We decided to take a taxi instead of the bus because of this.
The 8 a.m. flight was again delayed by an hour and half because they had to do further tests on the repair and it was quite scary since we could hear the testing and it seemed like it wasn't working properly. I barely slept on the flight home, but I felt quite safe since PAL pilots are known to be the best ones.
Such a scary experience, I also prefer to ride in PAL even if it cost more and have a reputation of being always "delayed" at least I know I am is safe hands while travellingReplyDelete
Its better to be on the ground wondering where to sleep or eat than up in the skies looking for a place to land - that's if the plane can still land.ReplyDelete
For me its ok to have these types of incidents as long as they (the airline) takes care of my needs - food, shelter, and wifi! :D
@joan_pinon scary talaga! but the crew was great and I wasn't as scared as when I was on that 5J flight.ReplyDelete
@buddymigs true! hassle lang kasi uwing uwi na ako.
True. They could've done a much better job handling the situation. Especially at the hotel where we competed with the taxi drivers for the staff's attention and the rooms they gave us were kinda bad. I didn't mind the technical difficulties because I know PAL is concerned about our safety. I was pretty stressed out already that time, but the food we ate and the shopping I did that night made up for it hehe. Other than that I had a really great time in Singapore :PReplyDelete | aerospace |
http://lsaflightschool.co.za/ | 2019-04-26T16:10:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578841544.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20190426153423-20190426175423-00311.warc.gz | 0.957097 | 208 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__210891549 | en | Our flight school has been in operation since 1988
The chief flight instructor, John Huddlestone, has been flying for nearly 43 years (flew military WW2 Harvard and Impala Jets) and started the flight school after flying in different countries and owning a flight school in Johannesburg.
Port Elizabeth is most certainly South Africa’s best kept secret.
With the amazing weather, beautiful beaches and friendly people it is without a doubt the best place to fly! Because we love flying so much, we endeavour to keep prices below R1000 an hour to enable more people to fly!
You’ll build the confidence and skills needed to earn your wings!
We are located within controlled airspace which gives students the experience necessary to build the confidence needed to fly anywhere in the world. Our general flying area is located about 15 minutes away which enables us to make the most of the training at Uitenhage Airfield. With 4 different grass runways, tar thresholds, slopes and confined areas with which to train. | aerospace |
https://kirkhopeaviation.com.au/experiences/melbourne-scenic-flight/ | 2021-03-04T09:30:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178368687.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20210304082345-20210304112345-00455.warc.gz | 0.906661 | 228 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__177444685 | en | Melbourne City Scenic Flight
Melbourne is a beautiful city and the best way to see it is from above! Take to the skies onboard one of our luxury twin engine aircraft, flying high above the Melbourne CBD. Departing from Moorabbin Airport, you'll fly up over the south-eastern suburbs before completing two wide orbits of the Melbourne CBD. Look down on the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Ethiad Stadium, Southbank and Docklands from 1,500ft. Following orbits, follow the coastline back around the Rickett's Point near Mentone before landing back at Moorabbin Airport.
Flight duration: 21 minutes.
Cost: $159 per adult. $139 child under 16. 6 - 8 passengers
For less than 6 passengers, please contact the office for a price.
Available on demand subject to aircraft and pilot availability.
Please contact the office for bookings.
This is my Second Trip with Kirkhope Aviation which has allowed me to experience what Dorothea Mackellar recited in her poem MY COUNTRY 5 September 1908.
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https://flypfc.com/ | 2020-05-30T11:38:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347409171.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20200530102741-20200530132741-00146.warc.gz | 0.97226 | 226 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__76469826 | en | For the past year, we have researched general aviation flight simulator manufacturers. Due to the expense of purchasing an AATD, we were looking for the best pricing available that would provide as much realism as possible. We found that Precision Flight Controls provided the best options. Our Precision Flight Controls’ DCX MAX is the closest general aviation simulator compared to the other manufacturers that meet AATD requirements that we considered. As a retired airline pilot, I found that the fidelity and realism were as good as, and in many cases better than, the level D simulators I had used at the airlines.
The entire Precision Flight Controls team consists of true professionals, which made my experience seamless from start to finish. Their technical support has been nothing less than outstanding.
For our operations, one of the most impressive aspects of Precision Flight Controls is that they continue to upgrade and improve their systems. This means over time we will be able to keep our simulator up to date. As our company continues to grow, and with our DCX MAX AATD usage expanding, we are planning to purchase a second simulator when the time comes. | aerospace |
http://myprogressiverailroading.com/myprogressiverailroading_blogs/b/anmccaff/archive/2012/01/30/well-at-least-it-s-intermodal.aspx | 2013-05-22T06:40:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701445114/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105045-00006-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.957406 | 97 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__94043600 | en | "Bridge collapses in Kentucky after being rammed by hulking freighter
carrying space rocket parts"
Absolutely. Land, air, and water. Rail bridge, rocket components, hulking barge.
Better still: highway bridge. No trains were involved, even as victims, in this sordid debacle.
(In other news, NASA seems to be selling off a bunch of rolling stock, just as both parties are making various noises about the agency.) | aerospace |
https://www.innovationtoronto.com/2013/02/robot-space-plane-settles-into-mystery-mission/ | 2020-07-05T10:12:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655887319.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20200705090648-20200705120648-00217.warc.gz | 0.896552 | 515 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__150726414 | en | The X-37B, a prototype space drone operated by the U.S. Air Force, is entering the third month of a classified space mission
The U.S. Air Force’s mysterious X-37B space plane is quietly chalking up mileage in space more than two months after its latest launch into orbit.
The robotic X-37B space plane soared into orbit atop an Atlas 5 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Dec. 11. The mini-shuttle’s mission is known as Orbital Test Vehicle-3 (OTV-3), since it is the third classified mission under the Air Force’s X-37B program.
How long OTV-3 will remain in Earth orbit is unknown. The hush-hush space plane mission is officially on Air Force space tracking books as USA-240.
“The mission is ongoing,” Air Force Maj. Eric Badger, a spokesman for the X-37B program, told SPACE.com. “As with previous missions, the actual duration will depend on test objectives, on-orbit vehicle performance and conditions at the landing facility.” [Photos: U.S. Military’s X-37B Space Plane]
A new reusable space plane
The current flight underway has attained one known major milestone — that of reusability.
This same vehicle was flown on the maiden voyage in the X-37B program back in 2010. That OTV-1 mission lasted nearly 225 days in orbit and then zoomed back to Earth on autopilot over the Pacific Ocean, gliding down onto a specially prepared runway at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
The OTV-2 mission, which used a different X-37B vehicle, also made a Vandenberg touchdown on June 16 of last year after remaining in orbit for 469 days, more than doubling its sister ship’s stay.
There’s a possibility that OTV-3 may not land in Vandenberg. There have been discussions about bringing the space plane down at the space shuttle landing strip at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, next door to Cape Canaveral, as a possible cost-cutting measure.
“The possibility of using the former shuttle infrastructure for future X-37B landing operations is still being investigated,” Badger said.
Space test platform
The Latest Streaming News: Robot Space Plane updated minute-by-minute
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https://imtsedu.com/online-bba-aviation/ | 2023-12-02T15:58:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100427.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202140407-20231202170407-00229.warc.gz | 0.896397 | 1,703 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__155565682 | en | Online BBA Aviation Admission 2023: This undergraduate course focuses on aviation industry management, covering topics such as economics, leadership, and statistics. As well as a 10+2 from a recognized board with a minimum of 50%, good language skills, and the desired skill set, the program offers jobs in airport operations, credit control, and programme management.
In six semesters spanning six months each, students will gain an in-depth understanding of the aviation industry. There are several highlights of this Course, including high-paying employment prospects, strong industry demand, skill development during graduation, suitability for working individuals, and approval by UGC-DEB. In order to apply, applicants need to register on the university’s website, provide details, upload documents, pay fees, submit the application, and receive a confirmation email.
Admission Latest Updates
- 30 Sep 2023: IMTS Institute Registrations are ongoing for Online BBA courses, the deadline to apply is 15 October 2023. Source
- 30 Sep 2023: Mangalayatan University started its Online Bachelor of Business Administration Programs for the session 2023-24, Students can apply till 20 October 2023.
People with a degree in Online BBA Aviation Admission are well-prepared to oversee airlines and airport departments. This course provides students with a thorough understanding of aviation economics, finance, and regulatory issues.
In these jobs, there are several that are necessary to keep the air travel industry running smoothly. Airlines and airports require individuals with an aviation management degree to possess both technical and managerial skills. To maintain a smooth air travel industry, several additional jobs are necessary. The aviation industry demands both technical and managerial skills from individuals with an aviation management degree.
Note: Throughout this article, we have provided the crucial details of the Online BBA in Aviation course, such as Fees, Duration, Syllabus, eligibility, and many more. So, those who are planning to get admission for this course through IMTS Institute can read this completely.
Online BBA Aviation Highlights
|Course Name||Online BBA AVIATION|
|Eligibility||10+2 from a recognized board|
|Admission Process||Merit/Entrance based|
INR 19.500 Per year to INR 1,15.500 Per year
|Salary||3.2 LPA to 6.2 LPA|
|Top Job Profiles||airport, aviation trainer, etc.|
Online BBA Aviation Admission in India 2023
- For students interested in aviation field study and seeking to enroll, BBA Aviation is available online.
- Admission Procedures are through simple terms and for admissions, there is a variety of universities that are offered to the students. The BBA Aviation students will be getting all the important material through the mail from the university and the online lectures are conducted for the student’s admission.
- During admission, previous examination marks are evaluated and, accordingly, admission occurs. In general, the process is simple, but it can be different from university to university for applying to Online BBA Aviation programs.
- Online BBA Aviation is now promoting a flexible learning process in India. Students adopt technology use for Online learning. They easily can schedule and record their classes as per their requirement.
- The low fee structure is also a plus for those students who belong to middle-class families or not afford the high fee for some reason. So, students can apply for this along with a long fee structure.
Quick Facts For Online BBA Aviation Admission
- This BBA Aviation course combines industry-relevant content with IATA (Orient Flights Aviation Academy) standards, thereby improving the graduate’s employability.
- A strong problem-solving and analytical background will be beneficial for candidates who are interested in Aviation Management.
- Online BBA Aviation eligibility criteria are students should have completed the 12th grade with good marks from the authorized Board.
In the BBA Aviation Management program, students are taught how to handle cargo, manage the fleet, dispatch fuel, and transport goods from one region to another.
Online BBA Aviation Admission Eligibility Criteria
- A minimum of 10+2 from an accredited board with over 50% is required for eligibility.
- Applicants must obtain at least 50 percent marks in 10+2.
- Online mode admissions are based on merit marks since no entrance exams are conducted by any university.
- Marking criteria can differ from one university to another.
- Excellent command of the language is required for better career opportunities and the for academic selection.
Other Online BBA Specializations
If you want to enlist in the online BBA Aviation course, you should compare the fees and costs first because they are constantly changing and differ from university to university. To enroll in the course, you should compare the fees and costs. While the tuition and expenses of some universities are calculated on a semester-by-semester basis, others do so on a yearly basis. The estimated cost of the fees falls somewhere in the region of INR 19,500 to INR 1,15,500 per year.
Online BBA Aviation Syllabus
A BBA in Aviation degree online covers a variety of topics over six semesters, providing a comprehensive understanding of the field.
- Language skills and communication in English.
- Organisational management: Principles of managing an organization.
- An overview of airport and aviation operations.
- Flight Safety, Comfort, and Security: Ensuring Passenger Safety and Comfort
- Applying mathematical methods to business: Quantitative Techniques for Management.
- Promotional strategies for aviation services are part of marketing management.
- HRM and Organisational Behaviour: Understanding Employee Dynamics.
- Handling passenger services and baggage.
- Business Analytics: The Basics of Making Decisions Based on Data
- Enhancing communication skills through communicative English.
- Managerial economics applies economic principles to managerial decisions.
- Maintaining aviation facilities through housekeeping management.
- Inflight catering management 1: Managing food and beverages on board.
- Passengers are provided with quality customer service.
- Aviation and the Environment: Understanding the Impact of Aviation on the Environment
- Macroeconomic analysis analyses economic factors at a broader level.
- Markets and Instruments: Understanding the Financial System
- Handling logistics for cargo and transportation.
- Advanced Catering Management in Food and Beverage Management 2.
- Nurturing business innovation is the essence of entrepreneurship.
- Management of flight crews.
- Promoting aviation businesses through aviation marketing.
- Building a positive image of aviation through public relations.
- Methodologies used in aviation research.
- Enhancing leadership skills and personal effectiveness.
- Aviation operations are managed efficiently.
- Developing long-term aviation strategies is part of strategic management.
- Aviation services management includes diverse aviation services.
- Aviation Applied Information Systems For Business.
- Aviation Management Ethics and Values: Ethical considerations.
Online BBA Aviation Jobs
After completing the BBA Aviation program from IMTS, candidates will have a bright future scope. Candidates will have the option to go in both Govt and private sectors. Many reputed companies offer several jobs with a handsome salary package. Below is given the name of some top job posts that will offer after the online BBA Aviation program.
- Cabin Crew
- Housekeeping Manager
- Airport Operations Manager
- Airport Manager
- Assistant Airport Manager
- Store & Purchase Manager
- Cargo Manager
- Aerodrome Officer
- Airline Analyst
- Aerodrome Assistant
Note: Syllabus of online BBA (Bachelor’s of Business Administration) in Aviation may vary from university to university.
Currently, the academic process for the Online BBA Aviation 2023 program is ongoing.
Q: Can I do MBA aviation course online?
Ans: Yes, There are multiple universities that provide admission in the MBA Aviation online course; one of them is IMTS.
Q: What is online BBA Aviation’s salary?
Ans: After completing the online BBA Aviation program, candidates can earn 3.2 LPA to 6.2 LPA in India,
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http://911research.wtc7.net/resources/web/flight93.html | 2018-01-23T19:31:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084892238.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20180123191341-20180123211341-00198.warc.gz | 0.889224 | 140 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__212516848 | en | The crash of Flight 93 at 10:06 AM on 9/11/01 was the final installment in the series of horrors that unfolded over the course of the morning. Evidence that Flight 93 was shot down, probably after the success of a passenger revolt, is one avenue into larger questions about the attack.
Sites Examinging Flight 93
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Detailed analysis of the crash of Flight 93. Debunks the theory that the crash was faked.
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https://magpie.travel/things-to-do/jabiru-60-minute-scenic-flight/a73b8cb3-ddfc-4551-baa5-e807902ad4a7 | 2022-09-27T23:05:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030335059.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220927225413-20220928015413-00065.warc.gz | 0.915684 | 330 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__224972402 | en | Jabiru 60 minute Scenic Flight
Why take this tour?
Best seen from the air, enjoy aerial views over the World Heritage Listed Kakadu National park on a 60 minute scenic flight departing from Jabiru. Kakadu is a region of changing landscapes, impressive land forms, dynamic ecosystems and rugged wilderness. To gain a real appreciation and see untouched lands, a scenic flight is a must. You will enjoy unique views as you explore Australia's largest National Park. This flight includes recorded and live commentary from your pilot as you fly through these spectacular ancient lands.
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GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Headsets to hear the guide clearly
Live commentary on board
Food and drinks
Frequently asked questions
Things to know
Before you book
Mobile tickets accepted
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Kakadu is spectacular to look at, but immensely more interesting when on a Kakadu Air flight you receive a running commentary about the things you see, and many that you can't. On fixed wing aircraft flights the commentary is researched, recorded and delivered by long term Kakadu experts, via headsets.
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https://cimsec.org/when-the-balloon-goes-up-naval-mesh-networking-with-stratospheric-balloons/ | 2023-09-27T15:17:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510300.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927135227-20230927165227-00659.warc.gz | 0.94207 | 2,114 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__219331504 | en | By Mark Howard
Coordinating distributed maritime operations, particularly in a peer-on-peer conflict, will likely prove to be a challenging problem. The environment will be heavily contested and command systems will be stressed. In particular, the communication and ISR network must be functionally reliable and resilient. Maintaining a high level of situational awareness will be critical in all aspects of operations, from the initial deployment of forces to the concentration of firepower onto targets. The C4ISR of both sides will include everything from over-the-horizon radar to subsurface listening and space based orbital assets, all of which will combine to make the surveillance grid more transparent. But sustaining the bandwidth required for communications over wide areas, especially in light of adversary jammers and the long distances between theater commanders, will be a serious operational challenge.1
The U.S. Navy efforts at electromagnetic maneuver warfare is working towards a future where there may only be a few transmitters in a battlespace while the remaining forces are all on receive.2 These efforts are beginning to leave the laboratory and work their way into the fleet, but much work remains to be done. To overcome these challenges, significant resources are being spent on improving low earth orbit (LEO) capabilities and UAV relays that are resistant to jamming. These efforts amount to building a mesh network, a network where each node connects directly and non-hierarchically to one another.3 These nodes are capable of self-forming, self-healing, and self-organizing.4 Mesh networks offer a more resilient and risk-worthy type of network that can better fulfill the needs of warfighters in a contested environment.
These emerging mesh networks, which feature a heavy reliance on space-based assets and UAVs, should be augmented by stratospheric balloons. These near-space platforms operate well above typical aircraft, but well below LEO satellites, challenging the conventional counters for high-altitude and space-based sensors. By offering a strong combination of high endurance, low cost, small footprints, and modular payloads, stratospheric balloons are poised to make major contributions to mesh networking in the battlespace.
Balloon Capabilities and Considerations
Balloon coverage is especially broad given the platform’s ability to reach high altitudes, such as covering a space over 600 miles in diameter for a balloon at 65,000 feet. The ability to operate lower than satellites enables these platforms to resolve features at lower power and at longer ranges. Considering a point at nadir, near-space balloon platforms are 10-20 times closer to their targets than a typical 400 kilometer-high LEO satellite.5 This distance differential implies that optics on near-space platforms can be much smaller to achieve similar performance, and clearly the cost of launching the capability is far less than rocket-assisted orbital deployments.
Notwithstanding recent balloon shootdowns that made the news, near-space platforms are quite survivable, and their low-cost, unmanned nature makes them relatively risk-worthy. Lockheed-Martin reviewed balloons in a briefing called “Preliminary Study: High Altitude Airship Survivability and Vulnerability,”6 and concluded they have extremely small radar and thermal signatures that make them especially challenging to most traditional tracking and targeting methods. Estimates of their radar cross section were on the order of hundredths of a square meter. Considering how expansive their operating areas could be in terms of area and altitude, just finding balloons would be a challenge, let alone prosecuting a high-altitude engagement to conclusion.
Space-based assets are so heavily demanded that they have historically been difficult for tactical commanders to task. Whatever mission a local commander may need performed, there always seems to be a long line of higher-priority, strategic missions required by other commands and higher-echelon authorities. Near-space balloons would not necessarily fall under these same authorities, and could be more available battlefield assets that fall under the direct control of tactical and local-level commanders. These commanders will have many requirements of their own, but the two highest needs are likely to be persistent over-the-horizon communications and ISR capabilities. By operating many of these lost-cost platforms across wide areas, tactical commanders can have many of their information needs met.
Likely the best-known commercial balloon effort is Google’s Project Loon. This project started in 2011 with the goal of providing internet service to areas without reliable internet via a mesh network of internet balloons. When the project ended in 2021, virtually all of the technical challenges the team faced had been solved and the project successfully connected hundreds of thousands of users with networks of floating cell phone towers operating in the stratosphere. The project’s end was mainly due to financial concerns, for as the team lead wrote, “the road to commercial viability has proven much longer and riskier than hoped.” Regardless of business feasibility, technical feasibility was no longer a major concern.7 From a technical standpoint, the team accomplished many things that were previously thought impossible, such as precisely navigating balloons in the stratosphere, creating an operable mesh network in the sky, and developing balloons that can withstand the harsh conditions of the stratosphere for close to a year.
One of the strongest capabilities offered to the local commander will be a persistent platform that can maintain an operational station for months at a time, and perhaps even longer. By the time Project Loon concluded, they had achieved an average flight duration of 161 days. Additionally, near-space assets are payload agnostic and are highly modular. They can be used as either communication relays or ISR platforms featuring a wide variety of sensors and transmitters. While the balloons used by Project Loon were limited to about 260 kilograms of payload, the follow-on airships Project Loon was planning on using would have been capable of lifting upwards of 1,875 kilograms. Propulsion capabilities of the balloons used were around one meter per second, but the plan was to increase that to around 7.8 meters per second, enabling the platform to better maintain station or more quickly reposition to a new area of interest.
The more platforms, or nodes, in the air, the more robust and far-reaching the mesh network. Project Loon demonstrated the ability to maintain a point-to-point mesh network in 2020 of 3,500 kilometers in length. This long reach required 33 balloons, but with a greater payload, such as the airship Loon was developing, the hope was to reduce the number of nodes required by more than half. Airborne tests demonstrated an ability to maintain a 1,000-kilometer backhaul link with only seven balloon nodes. Further testing demonstrated an ability to link two assets over 600 kilometers. Primary communication links were by radio, but Loon had started to experiment with optics that transmit large data loads via light beams. This Loon sub-project was not canceled by Google and lives on today as Project Taara.8 By combining light beam data transmission with a wide presence of connected balloons, warfighters can move large amounts of data throughout the battlespace using jam-resistant, low-signature methods.
The DOD is already deploying the SkySat radio repeater, and expanding the balloon platform to include ISR capabilities, but these applications appear limited to ground operations.9 This system extends the standard two-way radio link from 10 miles to 500 miles and has been used by the Marine Corps in forward areas. As a starting point, the Navy can leverage these existing systems to explore the possibilities for future navalized balloon capability.
When discussing near-space assets, some have mentioned the “giggle factor” whenever anyone brings up the idea of using balloons for military objectives. Any objective review of stratospheric balloon capabilities would quickly see how robust these platforms are and their great potential for military applications. Traditional conceptions of what military capability “ought” to look like must give way to more nuanced visions of what is possible amidst the evolving technological landscape. In the case of stratospheric balloons, the capability is already quite mature and ripe for exploitation.
Mark Howard is a retired Navy Commander who spent his time as an electronic countermeasures officer and is a graduate of the Naval War College.
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4. Bordetsky, Alexander; Benson,Stephen; and Hughes, Wayne, Mesh Networks in Littoral Operations, Published by US Naval Institute Blog, May 12, 2016.
5. Tomme, Edward, The Paradigm Shift to Effects-Based Space: Near-Space as a Combat Space Effects Enabler, Research Paper No. 2005-01 (Maxwell AFB, AL: Air University, 2005), available at <https://apps. dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA434352.pdf>.
7. Project Loon records published by Google, accessed Jun 2, 2023, <https://x.company/projects/loon/the-loon-collection/>.
8. Project Taara overview published by Google, accessed Jun 2, 2023, <https://x.company/projects/taara/>.
9. Von Ehrenfried, Manfred; Stratosheric Balloons – Science and Commerce at the Edge of Space, Published by Springer Praxis Publishing, Chichester, UK 1st ed. 2021.
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