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https://coldlakeairshow.com/aerial-performers/ | 2022-11-26T09:19:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446706285.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20221126080725-20221126110725-00379.warc.gz | 0.945189 | 2,387 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__236088187 | en | Cold Lake Air Show 2022
F-22 Raptor Demo Team
The F-22 Raptor Demo Team is an American flight demonstration team stationed at the home of Air Combat Command (ACC) at Langley AFB in Hampton, VA. The team flies the USAF’s Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor at air shows around the globe, performing air maneuvers that demonstrate the super maneuverability of the F-22. These demonstrations include the power loop, split, and tail slide, as well as a high speed pass and dedication pass. These maneuvers are based on those designed for combat operations, but are performed at much lower altitudes than most pilots are certified to fly at.
The F-22 Raptor is the United States Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft. Its combination of stealth, supercruise, maneuverability, and integrated avionics, coupled with improved supportability, represents an exponential leap in warfighting capabilities. The Raptor performs both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions allowing full realization of operational concepts vital to the 21st century Air Force. The F-22 cannot be matched by any known or projected fighter aircraft.
The F-22 engines produce more thrust than any current fighter engine. The combination of sleek aerodynamic design and increased thrust allows the F-22 to cruise at supersonic airspeeds (greater than 1.5 Mach) without using afterburner — a characteristic known as supercruise. Supercruise greatly expands the F-22 ‘s operating envelope in both speed and range over current fighters, which must use fuel-consuming afterburner to operate at supersonic speeds.
The sophisticated F-22 aerodesign, advanced flight controls, thrust vectoring, and high thrust-to-weight ratio provide the capability to outmaneuver all current and projected aircraft. The F-22 design has been extensively tested and refined aerodynamically during the development process.
See more on their website.
CF-18 Demo Team
The CF-18 Demonstration team represents the aviators of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) who conduct and support operations at home and around the world every day. Showcasing the abilities of Canada’s multi-role fighter through an impressive aerobatic routine, the team attends air shows and conducts flypasts across Canada and the United States.
Every year, a new theme is chosen to highlight important milestones or ideas related to the military, Canada or aviation. This theme is then translated into an impressive paint scheme on the team’s CF-18 Demonstration jet and featured throughout the season, raising awareness and building interest amongst audiences in Canada’s Air Force.
Demonstration pilots and support teams are chosen every year from operational squadrons and positions across the RCAF to fulfill the team’s mission of inspiring and connecting with Canadians and fans around the world. The pilot for the 2022 CF-18 Demonstration Team is Captain Jesse Haggart-Smith.
See more here.
The Snowbirds Demonstration Team (431 Squadron) is a Canadian icon comprised of serving members of the Canadian Forces. Their pilots and technicians work as a team to bring thrilling performances to the North American public.
Serving as Canadian ambassadors, the Snowbirds demonstrate the high level of professionalism, teamwork, excellence, discipline and dedication inherent in the women and men of the Air Force and the Canadian Forces.
See more here.
The Canadian Armed Forces Parachute Team, the SkyHawks, is Canada’s only military parachute demonstration team. For over 40 years, we have represented Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces to over 75 million spectators worldwide under our signature Canadian flag parachutes.
Bringing our parachutes in close proximity to build formations in the sky, the team puts on a spectacular show. Performing these aerobatic parachute formations requires a high level of skill and courage; and is known as Canopy Relative Work.
Supported by the Canadian Army, the SkyHawks are based out of Trenton, Ontario, at the Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre. There, they train alongside soldiers who help defend our territory and sovereignty through a wide variety of domestic and overseas missions. From both Regular and Reserve Forces, the team members are from various occupations of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and bring a wide range of experience to their performances.
It is with great pride that we continue to showcase the professionalism, dedication and teamwork it takes to be part of Canada’s military.
See their website for more information.
For 64 years, Gord Price’s life has been in the clouds.
The 80-year-old has spent the better part of that time in the air, whether it’s with the Royal Canadian Air Force, as a commercial pilot with Air Canada, or on the air show circuit, which he started doing in 1976.
Price spent six years with the RCAF at the height of the Cold War, flying a variety of aircraft including the F-86 and C-104 Starfighter. Between 1964 and 1967, he served as a nuclear strike pilot with 422 Fighter Squadron in Baden-Baden Germany.
After a 36-year career as a Captain with Air Canada, Price turned to air shows, where he could showcase his passion for flying agile, smaller aircraft, some of which he designed and built himself. He has represented Canada at 3 Fédération Aéronautique Internationale World Aerobatic Championships and has been named a Canadian National and/or Open Unlimited Aerobatic Champion 7 times, among other accolades.
Since 2012, Price has performed his air shows in the prototype Yakovlev YAK -50, of which he estimates there are about 66 left in the world.
The 2022 Cold Lake Air Show is a stop on what Price is calling “The Last Tour”, as he has announced his retirement from performing after the season.
See more on his website.
For Kyle Fowler, it didn’t take long to see that the old adage “Like father, like son” can be true.
The son of Team Rocket Aerobatics pilot Ken Fowler, Kyle began announcing his father’s performances at the age of 12. By the time he had turned 21, with the help of Team Rocket member Eric Hansen, he had secured a pilot’s license of his own.
Kyle currently holds a Commercial Pilot’s License with Multi IFR Rating and performs with the GO EZ aerobatics team in his 1986 Long EZ. The small tandem seat aircraft features a delta wing design and weighs only 920 pounds empty.
When he isn’t in the skies, Kyle works as a Red Seal Journeyman Automotive Mechanic and spends time with his family.
See more on his website.
The CH-148 Cyclone is one of the most capable maritime helicopters in the world. It is Canada’s main ship-borne maritime helicopter, and it provides air support to the Royal Canadian Navy.
The Cyclone can be used for surface and sub-surface surveillance, search and rescue missions, tactical transport and more. It can operate during the day or night and in most weather conditions to support missions in Canada and around the world.
Air Force Heritage Flight
The Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation returns to Cold Lake to showcase a P-51 Mustang alongside the United States Air Force F-22 Raptor as a living memorial to the men and women who have served – or are currently serving.
410 Squadron Demo
410 Squadron and 437 Squadron will do an air-to-air refueling demonstration.
See the CC-130J Hercules in all its glory in the air!
Ken Hildebrant – Professional Announcer
Ken grew up around the Abbotsford Airport and the world-famous Abbotsford International Airshow. While working at his family’s farm, he would often be caught looking up to the sky to catch a Cessna landing or the Air Cadets towing yet another glider up to altitude. As a little boy, he would sit on a wooden-rail fence each August, and watch in awe as amazing pilots, heroes to a young boy enraptured by the magic of flight, flew their airplanes into incredible loops and hammerheads at the annual airshow.
While he was certainly enthralled by the many amazing flying machines that screamed over his head each summer, he was particularly interested in the people who announced the action over the loud speakers, thinking they had a pretty awesome gig. Thus began a 30+ year interest in airshow announcing.
Ken’s announcing career took off under the expert tutelage of announcing mentors, Bob Singleton and Roy Hafeli eight years ago. Since then, he has had the privilege of announcing airshows both as one-half of H2A2 Airshow Announcers or as a solo announcer across Canada and the United States including Abbotsford, BC, Airdrie, AB, Dawson Creek, BC, Fort St. John, BC, Greenwood, NS, Lethbridge, AB, London, ON, Madras, OR, Moose Jaw, SA, Paine Field, WA, Peace River, AB, Rocky Mountain House, AB, Salinas, CA, Tacoma, WA, Vancouver, BC (Celebration of Light) and Historic Flight Foundation – Vintage Aircraft Weekend, WA. Ken also has the great honour of being one of the only civilian announcers to have narrated an official performance of the CAF Snowbirds.
A theatre producer, director and actor by profession, Ken is the Executive/Artistic Director of Gallery 7 Theatre in his hometown of Abbotsford, BC. He holds a private pilot’s license with a night endorsement and is a member of the Abbotsford Flying Club, International Council of Airshows (ICAS) and Northwest Council of Airshows (NWCAS).
Ken’s love for airplanes & airshows, coupled with his experience as a private pilot and as an actor, director & producer, make him an ideal member of any airshow announcing team, providing airshow fans with informative and entertaining commentary that puts people right into the cockpit. His motto for announcing is “Entertain – Inform – Inspire”.
Enjoy the show!
Schedule of Events* Schedule Subject to Change
- Kyle Fowler
- 12:00-12:10 pm
- The SkyHawks
- 12:10-12:35 pm
- CC-130J Hercules
- 12:35-12:45 pm
- CF-18 Demo Team
- 12:45-1:05 pm
- Gord Price
- 1:05-1:18 pm
- 410 Squadron and 437 Squadron Take Off
- 1:18-1:23 pm
- CH-148 Cyclone
- 1:23-1:43 pm
- 410 Squadron Demo
- 1:43-2:13 pm
- Kyle Fowler
- 2:13-2:26 pm
- F-22 Raptor Demo Team
- 2:26-2:46 pm
- Air Force Heritage Flight
- 2:46-2:56 pm
- RCAF Snowbirds
- 2:56-3:51 pm | aerospace |
https://www.travelcodex.com/united-787-schedule-for-november-december-will-change/ | 2019-04-20T13:22:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578529813.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20190420120902-20190420142902-00364.warc.gz | 0.963501 | 326 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__203863479 | en | The good new is that United is finally using Twitter a bit more regularly than they used to. The bad news is that it appears that if you booked a flight in November or December that was originally scheduled to be on a dreamliner, you might be out of luck. Here is the full text of their update:
Update (October 26, 2012)Our first 787 is continuing with pre-certification proving runs and we expect it to enter commercial service on November 4 as scheduled. However, due to unexpected 787 delivery delays from Boeing, during November and December some of the flights originally scheduled with our new 787 Dreamliner will now operate with a different aircraft type.We’re in the process of updating our systems to reflect the different aircraft types that will be flying in place of previously published 787s.We’ll begin the process of notifying customers on the initial affected flights that they will be traveling on a different aircraft type. We’re offering to refund or rebook customers who specifically intended to fly on one of the early Dreamliner flights.
While it sounds like they aren’t announcing which flights are changed, if you booked a trip on one, they are contacting you individually and will not charge fees to change… Or give you a complete refund. Definitely a bummer for anyone who tried to get a ticket on one of the first flights, but at least United is doing the right thing by being understanding that some people booked just for the dreamliner.
Update: Commenter @FriendlySkies provides this helpful link with a list of all the flight changes. | aerospace |
https://windows2universe.org/headline_universe/image_mag.html&edu=elem | 2021-08-01T16:48:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046154214.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20210801154943-20210801184943-00014.warc.gz | 0.949659 | 606 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__149266512 | en | This image was taken by IMAGE's EUV imager instrument on August 11, 2000. IMAGE was looking down on the Earth from above the north pole. In this false-color image, you can see a circle in the middle where the Earth is. You can see the Earth's own shadow cast to the bottom left. You can see glowing near the center of the circle - that's the auroral lights. And finally, you can see the tail of the magnetosphere (upper left) being swept back by the solar wind.
Click on image for full size
Courtesy of NASA and the IMAGE science team
IMAGE Shows off its Best Stuff!
News story originally written on February 5, 2001
There has been a lot of exciting space news in the last week! Astronauts are going to visit the space station
, NEAR will land on an asteroid soon
and the IMAGE spacecraft
has been showing off its best stuff!
The IMAGE (Imager for Magnetopause -to- Aurora Global Exploration) spacecraft was launched on March 25, 2000. IMAGE has been
studying the Earth's magnetic field. It is the first spacecraft to take whole pictures of the area that surrounds the magnetic field, the magnetosphere. One of those pictures is to the left! The magnetosphere isn't really that color blue, scientists added that color themselves!
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https://www.36.eaachapter.org/membersprojects.htm | 2019-04-20T06:50:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578528702.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20190420060931-20190420082931-00441.warc.gz | 0.95386 | 816 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__49576225 | en | Many members of Chapter 36 are avid builders and restorers. There talents and expertise is the hallmark or our chapter.
The photos to the right and below, show the various stages in the building of an "L1.9 Aardvark" .
Joe Boyle is the owner and master builder of this single place aircraft, constructed of wood, foam and fiberglass.
The Aardvark look is due to the planetary gear reduction unit on the front of the engine to slow crankshaft RPM down to Prop RPM, a reduction of about 3:1.
It is17'9" long and has a 30' wingspan.
The wing has a 55" cord.
Empty weight should be about 400 lbs.
Gross weight about 600 lbs.
Cruise should be about 65 mph, stall about 25 mph and vne about 90 mph.
It is powered by a 430cc twin carb Cuyuna 2 cylinder, 2 cycle engine producing approximately 45 HP.
Red letter day......right.
Wings attached for the first time for alignment and match drilling of the attach brackets, measurement of the lift struts and drag struts, etc.
Joe is re-designing the ailerons from full span to tip and designing the torque tube actuators and mounting hardware, and still has 1 aileron to build and then all the big parts will be completed.
Joe says "It's hard to believe the first pieces were built in 1988. It just might fly yet".
Knowing Joe, it will fly, and very well.
Sept. 25, 2009
The Aardvark is all in one piece in Don Myers' hangar.
He and I completed assembly yesterday and I did some engine and Taxi tests.
It actually moved under it's own power.
It may even fly some day.
April 7, 2010
The Aardvark, N68902, got her airworthiness certificate and on April 7th, her first 2 test flights were completed at W35
The re-engine project from the 430 Cuyuna to a Rotax 582, C gearbox and GSC 66" prop is complete.
I have 10 hours on it now and have most of the bugs out.
I flew 1 short cross country to Green landings and back to W35.
On the leg down, I flew as wingman to a Bald Eagle over the Potomac river near Big Pool.
I'm considering adding to the ailerons for more low speed roll control.
Stalls straight ahead at about 35mph, 75% cruise, (4800 rpm) is about 65mph indicated, climbs at about 800fpm at 60mph, full power straight and level, (6500 rpm) is about 84mph indicated with 15 degrees of pitch on the prop.
It will go faster but I don't want to. I prefer to keep the wings on it.
Since those pictures were published, the fuselage and tail feathers have been completed, the windows and window trim have been completed and installed.
The cabin roof and greenhouse, also, have been completed, and the fuselage and tail feather surfaces sanded and filled.
The fuselage and tail feathers are now ready for paint.
The interior has been completed and painted, the carpet is installed and the seat upholstered and installed.
The seatbelts and shoulder harness are also installed.
Joe is now working on the wings as weather permits.
July 12, 2009
I have the tail feathers ready to prime.........
I should spray them tomorrow morning and install them Tuesday evening....
The white is primer.
I'm leaving it all in primer to get it inspected and make the test flights in case I have to change something.
I'll paint it after I get it licensed and the test hours flown off.
I didn't quite make my goal of flying it before my 65th birthday but it should fly this summer. | aerospace |
http://www.mining.com/asteroid-mining-animations-depict-space-prospects-50357/ | 2019-01-23T13:29:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547584332824.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20190123130602-20190123152602-00501.warc.gz | 0.94661 | 222 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__107740976 | en | Asteroid mining rendered as future of space prospectors
CBC's The National features a two-minute news clip focused on space mining and two companies venturing into the potential trillion-dollar industry. (Video embed below.)
Deep Space Industries plans to harvest raw materials for spacecraft building and fuel production.
Seattle-based Planetary Resources, mentioned in the clip, also presented at the 2013 Vancouver Resource Investment Conference. Chris Lewicki, president and chief engineer, said their company sees an opportunity to make a lot of money — especially with water and the platinum group metals. The latter are more rare than rare earth elements and exist in asteroids in amounts many times greater than Earth's most productive mines.
Referring to water as "the oil of space," Lewicki said water sourced beyond the Earth's gravity could well be the main source of fuel for space.
The National also reported on its Jan. 22 broadcast that Canada's NORCAT, based in Ontario, is developing a Canadrill to harvest water from the moon, similar to the Canadarm used on the US Space Shuttles. | aerospace |
https://integra-aviation.com/en/education/drone-pilot-training/ | 2023-06-07T03:39:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224653501.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20230607010703-20230607040703-00188.warc.gz | 0.912515 | 622 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__90262233 | en | Drone pilot courses
Integra Aviation specialises in tailormade drone pilot courses to organisations having a special need for flying tactical drones.
We train drone pilots in accordance with Danish law and the client’s specific operational needs. Our customers include the Danish Police, Danish Municipalities, Pilots (for Maritime traffic), the Danish Home Guard, Surveyors, the Wind Power Industry in general, Media and Event agencies, Photographers and many others.
6 reasons why our customers choose us for their drone pilot training:
- We have 30 years’ experience in the global aviation industry.
- We never compromise on safety – safety is part of our DNA.
- We are one of the few drone pilot training centres in Denmark authorised to offer fixed-wing drone courses.
- Our highly trained instructors have many years’ experience and in-depth knowledge of the topics they teach. They have different backgrounds, such as pilots, air traffic controllers, engineers, etc.
- We teach students in an airport environment. Our courses are conducted in a refurbished hangar in HCA Airport in Odense, Denmark with daily airport activity.
- We have vast experience in mission planning. Apart from drone pilot training, we use our drone fleet for commercial drone operations and specialize in complete drone solutions for the private and public sector. We maintain our know-how in drone technology development through this business.
Integra Aviation Academy is authorised by the Danish Transport, Construction and Housing Authority (Danish: Trafik-, Bygge-, og Boligstyrelsen) to train drone pilots in accordance with Order no. 1256 of 24 November 2017 ‘Order on flights with drones in built-up areas’ (Danish BEK no. 1119 om flyvning med droner i bymæssigt område).
The authorisation gives Integra Aviation Academy the right to conduct drone pilot training in Category 1 (drones up to 1.5 kg), Category 1B (drones up to 7 kg) and Category 2 (drones up to 25 kg), type I (fixed-wing drones) and type II (Helicopter and multirotor drones) and night flights operated in the space of time between sunset and sunrise.
We normally train drone pilots in our training centre in Odense, Denmark, but we also conduct training courses at other venues. However, we recommend our customers to place the training in Odense as the location in an airport gives the students the opportunity to experience a true airport environment with aircrafts taking off and landing, skydivers, AFIS tower and, of course, our AFIS training facilities with a 270° tower simulator.
Provider of consultancy and services as well as training and education for the aviation industry. Provider of advanced drone solutions to private and public organizations.
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https://popehoward.com/florida-plane-crash-results-in-two-tragic-deaths/ | 2024-03-04T13:57:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476452.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304133241-20240304163241-00295.warc.gz | 0.971557 | 602 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__127890992 | en | Florida Plane Crash Results in Two Tragic Deaths
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A single engine plane made an emergency landing on a beach in Venice, Florida, in late July 2014, crashing into a man and his daughter who were walking along the sand. The father, Ommy Irizarry, died at the scene, and his nine year old daughter, Oceana, was in critical condition as she was airlifted to All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg. She has since passed away from her injuries.
The plane was piloted by Karl Kokomoor, who radioed in to the Venice Airport at 2:45 p.m. when the Piper aircraft he was flying began having engine problems, and would not be able to make it to the airport. With a stalling engine, Kokomoor and his passenger had to make a crash-landing on the Venice beach.
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The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office investigated the scene to determine if there would be any criminal charges, and the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration were also sent to investigate the scene.
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https://bocaviation.com/en/Press-Releases/2022/2/BOC-Aviation-Orders-Eight-CFM-LEAP-1A-Engine-Shipsets | 2023-09-24T11:43:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506632.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924091344-20230924121344-00250.warc.gz | 0.953472 | 533 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__255621718 | en | BOC Aviation Orders Eight CFM LEAP-1A Engine Shipsets
15 Feb 2022
BOC Aviation Limited (“BOC Aviation” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce orders for eight shipsets of CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power new Airbus A320NEO family aircraft on order from Airbus and scheduled for delivery in 2023.
CFM International is a 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines and produces engines for both the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737 series.
“CFM engines have powered our fleet since 1998, and we are pleased to build on this long-standing relationship. This contract signifies our continued confidence in the CFM LEAP engine and reflects our customers’ satisfaction in CFM LEAP-powered A320NEO aircraft as an efficient and reliable airframe and engine combination,” said Robert Martin, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of BOC Aviation, at a signing ceremony today.
“With this order, CFM engines will power 486 aircraft in our portfolio, and we look forward to continue providing our airline customers with fuel-efficient and technologically advanced aircraft solutions,” said David Walton, Deputy Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, BOC Aviation.
“We are pleased that BOC Aviation has again chosen the LEAP-1A engine to power its new A320neo family aircraft,” said Gaël Méheust, president and CEO of CFM International “And we are both honoured by the continued faith that BOC Aviation has shown in our people and our products and proud to bring sustainability benefits in terms of better fuel efficiency and lower CO2 emissions, as well as the industry’s highest asset utilisation, to BOC Aviation and its airline customers.”
About BOC Aviation
BOC Aviation is a leading global aircraft operating leasing company with a fleet of 521 aircraft owned, managed and on order. Its owned and managed fleet was leased to 86 airlines in 38 countries and regions worldwide as at 31 December 2021. BOC Aviation is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx code: 2588) and has its headquarters in Singapore with offices in Dublin, London, New York and Tianjin. For more information, visit www.bocaviation.com.
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http://www.dorniertechnology.com/capabilities/general-aviation-aircraft-maintenance-services/ | 2024-04-16T17:24:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817103.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416155952-20240416185952-00391.warc.gz | 0.913319 | 249 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__95124852 | en | General Aviation Aircraft Maintenance Services
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https://www.mygoodtimes.in/lifestyle/trending-now/nasa-christina-koch-dog/ | 2022-12-06T13:41:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711108.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20221206124909-20221206154909-00722.warc.gz | 0.947423 | 278 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__63914712 | en | Christina Koch recently broke the record set by retired astronaut Peggy Whitson for the longest spaceflight by a woman with 289 days in space, according to NASA. Now, as she heads home someone eagerly awaits her return.
After spending a record breaking 328 days in space, Christina Koch officially returned to earth on February 6. And on February 20, Thursday, the astronaut took to Twitter to share a video of her joyous reunion with her pet.
Not sure who was more excited. Glad she remembers me after a year! pic.twitter.com/sScVXHMHJn
— Christina H Koch (@Astro_Christina) February 13, 2020
The 40-year-old Expedition 61 flight engineer, Christina Koch, exceeded Peggy Whitson’s record of 289 days, 5 hours and 1 minute on Saturday (Dec. 28) at 6:16 p.m. CST (0016 GMT on Dec. 29).
The world record for the single longest mission by any space explorer, man or woman, is held by cosmonaut Valery Polyakov, who spent 438 consecutive days on board Russia’s former space station Mir from January 1994 to March 1995. Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka holds the world record for the most cumulative time in space at 878 days over the course of five missions. | aerospace |
http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/EMT668/EMAT6680.2002.Fall/Imler/EMAT%206690%20C.L.T./EMAT_6690_FILES/BalInstruments.html | 2018-10-16T18:54:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583510866.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20181016180631-20181016202131-00364.warc.gz | 0.911246 | 197 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__238925421 | en | The following is a closeup of an altimeter. This instrument mearsures the vertical elevation of an object above a given reference point. The reference may be the surface of the earth, mean sea level (MSL), or some other point. There are several different types of altitude, depending on the reference point used! The pilot needs to know what reference point is used so that he/she will know what altitude applies.
The variometer provides the balloon pilot with information as to how fast/slow the balloon is changing altitude. Where the altimeter provides the pilot his actual altitude reading, the variometer will let him know if he's dropping like a rock or gently bringing the balloon down. This is also important in navigation, since the balloon will drift with winds at a given elevation, and as such, one way to control the direction of the craft, is by staying at a given altitude for a length of time before proceeding to another altitude.
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http://companies.bizjournals.com/profile/southwest-airlines/135171/ | 2017-06-25T15:29:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320539.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20170625152316-20170625172316-00245.warc.gz | 0.814505 | 228 | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-26__0__5555522 | en | Southwest Airlines is a passenger and freight airline.
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http://i.seokeks.com/academics/schools-departments/school-professional-studies/department-technology-justice-studies/esports-unmanned-aircraft-systems/ | 2024-02-24T22:43:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474569.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224212113-20240225002113-00045.warc.gz | 0.948124 | 346 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__168234108 | en | Level Up at RSU
If you’re considering a future in gaming or commercial drone work, Rogers State University has the right college experience for you. RSU now offers degrees in Esports and Unmanned Aircraft Systems. These degree options join established extracurricular programs and include a Bachelor of Science in Esports and a Bachelor of Technology and Associates of Applied Science in Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Esports is predicted to reach revenues of a half billion dollars by 2022, making it the fastest growing gaming industry.
The Federal Aviation Administration projects sustained and continued growth in nearly every category through 2037. They further project the small model unmanned aircraft systems fleet to more than triple in size from an estimated 1.1 million vehicles at the end of 2016 to more than 3.5 million units by 2021.
In 2018, RSU became the first university in Oklahoma to offer Esports as an official university activity. RSU hosts local and regional tournaments that are broadcast live on the big screens. RSU esports is open to all students enrolled and offers competitive and casual gaming, student scholarships, 24/7 Esports Arena Access, 18 gaming stations and 4 competitive teams. Learn more about RSU Esports.
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The Unmanned Aircraft Systems degree option comes alongside the annual AeroGames Competition. The drone building and piloting competition for junior high and high school students throughout northeast Oklahoma is hosted by RSU, sponsored by MidAmerica Industrial Park and powered by Google. For the past seven years RSU capstone students in Applied Technology program, known as the AeroCats, have mentored the junior high and high school students as they build and pilot their aircraft. Learn more about AeroGames. | aerospace |
https://www.a47.in/products/black-night-launch-gslv-mkii-unisex-hoodie-without-zip | 2024-04-19T00:21:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817249.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418222029-20240419012029-00041.warc.gz | 0.95336 | 184 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__187372518 | en | Black ‘Night launch GSLV MKII’ Unisex Hoodie (Without Zip)
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Captured here in extreme detail is an illustration of a GSLV MKII during a launch at night. With the sheer power of this fourth generation launch vehicle illuminating the scene. This launch vehicle has been responsible for putting several of the GSAT and INSAT series of satellites in orbit which are responsible for India's vast telecommunication network.
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This one took a while to make! But in the end it's all worth it. The entire point of making this one was to capture the might of this three stage rocket. | aerospace |
https://www.worldtek.com/blog/the-10-longest-non-stop-flights | 2023-10-02T22:16:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511021.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20231002200740-20231002230740-00201.warc.gz | 0.905042 | 914 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__224189526 | en | 10/ Manila - New York JFK, Philippine Airlines
The flight from Manila, Philippines, to New York, the U.S., takes approximately 17 hours and 15 minutes, covering a distance of nearly 13,712 kilometers. The inaugural flight was on October 29, 2018. Philippine Airlines operates an Airbus A350-900 or Boeing 777-300ER for ultra-long-haul routes.
9/ Sydney-Dallas, Qantas
The Australian airline Qantas has operated the route between Sydney and Dallas since September 29, 2014. The service is used by a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with a scheduled flight time of 17 hours and 20 minutes. The aircraft travels over 13,800 kilometers between Australia and the USA.
One of the top ten longest flights in the world is operated by United Airlines. Since January 18, 2018, United has offered a route between Houston and Sydney, covering nearly 13,900 kilometers. The aircraft used for this route is a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, which takes 17 hours and 35 minutes to complete.
7/ Bangalore - San Francisco, Air India
Air India has been ranked 7th among airlines offering flights between Bangalore and San Francisco. The 777-200LR covers over 14,000 kilometers during its almost 18-hour journey connecting the Indian I.T. hub to the U.S. West Coast metropolis. The inaugural flight on this route was on December 2, 2022.
6/ Singapore - Los Angeles, Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines operates a flight route between Singapore and Los Angeles that started on November 2, 2018. The route spans 14,114 kilometers, and the flight lasts 17 hours and 50 minutes. Singapore Airlines, awarded the best airline in the world this year, uses an Airbus A350-900 for this ultra-long-haul flight.
5/ Dubai - Auckland, Emirates
Surprisingly, an airline from the Gulf region still needs to be added to the record books for the longest flight. However, Emirates has reached the fifth spot with its long-haul route from Dubai to Auckland in New Zealand. Their Airbus A380-800 covers a distance of 14,200 kilometers, while the flight time is 17 hours and 25 minutes. This route was first flown on March 2, 2016.
4/ Auckland-New York JFK, Qantas/Air New Zealand
Two airlines operate flights between Auckland, New Zealand, and New York - Qantas and Air New Zealand. Air New Zealand started offering the flight on September 17, 2022, and Qantas began operating on the same route on June 14, 2023. This route covers 14,207 kilometers. Both airlines use Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners for this route. The total flying time is 17 hours and 30 minutes.
3/ Melbourne-Dallas, Qantas
2/ Perth - London Heathrow, Qantas
Qantas, the Australian carrier, is second for the longest flight route. Its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner covers almost 14,500 kilometers between Perth and London Heathrow. The flight takes 17 hours and 25 minutes, with the flight inaugurated on March 24, 2018.
1/ Singapore - New York, Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines operates the longest flights in the world using the Airbus A350-900ULR. It operates flights of nearly identical distance between Singapore and New York JFK (15,348 kilometers) and between Singapore and Newark (15,343 kilometers). The scheduled flight time for both routes is 18 hours and 50 minutes. Singapore Airlines has been flying to JFK Airport from Singapore since November 9, 2020, and serving Newark since March 27, 2022.
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http://traveltext.id/2019/03/13/budi-transportation-ministry-grounds-boeing-737-max-8/ | 2020-05-30T10:03:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347407667.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20200530071741-20200530101741-00598.warc.gz | 0.968306 | 265 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__21709570 | en | MINISTER of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi said the Transportation Ministry has temporarily grounded all Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in Indonesia pending airworthiness inspections, following the crash of one of the planes in Ethiopia recently .
“The decision was made to ensure the safety of Indonesia’s aviation industry. One of the steps that the Air Transportation Directorate General will take is to conduct inspections and temporarily ground the planes to ensure they are airworthy. This step has been approved by the Transportation Ministry. The inspections would start on Tuesday and that planes that were found to have problems would be grounded until they were cleared by flight inspectors,” he said.
Budi Karya Sumadi also mentioned on Sunday, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed in Addis Ababa killing all 157 people on board. The accident took place about five months after a Boeing 737 MAX 8 belonging to Indonesian carrier Lion Air crashed into the Java Sea, killing all passengers and crew.
“Currently 11 Boeing 737 MAX 8 are operated by Indonesian carriers: one by Garuda Indonesia and 10 by Lion Air, the ministry said in the release. Lion Air has bought 14 aircraft of the Boeing 737 MAX series in total, including the one that crashed in late October,” Budi added. [antaranews/photo special] | aerospace |
https://www.bokitushin.info/624paper-airplanes-that-fly-for-a-long-time.pdf | 2019-05-23T03:31:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232257002.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20190523023545-20190523045545-00519.warc.gz | 0.956669 | 633 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__74236934 | en | none other than the French Navy. They are the best paper airplanes to fly them inside, they do not require much space. These Phoenician guys attached to it anemperor-size bed sheet called a "sail which hung on a pole called a "mast". For more information see George Bush and Terrorism. He then attempted to invent the afterburner with the use of a lighted candle and was never seen again. The industry prevents dents, when you see so many on stronger steel car skins, because many car owners just don't care about appearances, and are super lazy and ignorant too. The airplane's only known natural predator is the. Some people think that the black box is used for useful stuff, but it isn't. Using a single sheet of letter-sized paper and some clear tape, you can create this origami-inspired design. While dihedral makes the spiral mode more stable, it reduces the damping of the Dutch roll. Since most paper airplanes are flying wings, only small amounts of camber are practical, as large amounts of camber create nose down pitching moments which need tails to balance. This force is countered by the forces of drag and gravity The force of gravity can be reduced by harnessing the energy produced by the reaction of highly toxic "peanuts" within the stomachs of passengers. Stability means the plane, if disturbed, will return to its original state. Sometimes they fly well, many times they don't, and they always have poor stability. It was not until. By attaching one of these to an airplane, the Wright brothers (Orville and Wilbur Wright) made tqm research paper the first powered flight recorded in history. The first airplane specially bred for battle was the Fukker DR1. The results of which can be quite bizarre, such as triplanes and 'flying boats'. This design was neglected for centuries until 1857, when Swiss Capitaine Jean-Jacques Péteur Lebrun was recorded with the first successful flight, traveling a distance of 3,189 meters on one can of beans.
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Vikings were thought to have had various airplanes success in time building flying machines that flung victims to their deaths. The Death Star, what to Do, lightning. To ignore their lofting, known to the Greeks as" Was later improved by some skyfaring merchant creeps called" And this design is no exception. | aerospace |
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/news/story/2011/may/31/small-plane-has-hard-landing-chattanooga-airport/50912/ | 2018-06-23T08:40:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267864953.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20180623074142-20180623094142-00025.warc.gz | 0.974846 | 96 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__8768426 | en | A small airplane made a hard landing at the Chattanooga Metro Airport.
According to a spokesperson from the airport, the landing gear on a private two-seater plane did not engage and it had to make a hard landing.
The landing caused a 15-minute delay at Tac Air, but did not affect operations at the Chattanooga Metro Airport, the spokesman said.
No injuries were reported, but the plane received some damage.
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http://www.v8.co.nz/tag/eaa-airventure | 2013-06-19T14:19:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00091-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.886207 | 246 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__160180713 | en | In what’s become an annual tradition, Ford in the States has unveiled it’s one-of-a-kind Mustang GT for the world’s biggest aviation event, the EAA AirVenture show in Wisconsin, USA. Every year dating back to 2006, Ford has revealed a new tribute car for the event and this year’s vehicle pays homage to the Blue Angels naval aviation demonstration team.
Inspired by the Blue Angels F-18 Hornet aircraft, the Mustang GT features a liquid blue exterior paint finish with “screaming yellow” stripes along with the Blue Angels script and crest. There’s a unique rear wing and special wheels.
Inside the car receives leather Recaro racing seats displaying stitched Blue Angels crests and offset stripes inspired by pilot flight suits. There’s also unique graphics on the gauges, navigation screen, seat belts and instrument panel. The rear seat has been ejected in favour of a cross-brace to stiffen the chassis for performance driving. But the ultimate ‘Pimp-my-Ride’ touch is Blue Angels sill plates and puddle lamps that project jet images when the doors open. (more…) | aerospace |
http://cananetball.org/kremlin-allocates-funding-restore-russian-made-jetliners.html | 2023-02-06T13:37:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500339.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20230206113934-20230206143934-00857.warc.gz | 0.949233 | 626 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__171613374 | en | Russia’s Ministry for Trade and Industry plans to allocate 15 billion roubles ($250 million) to an effort to restore 11 indigenous airplanes assembled at the turn of the century to airworthy condition, namely eight Tupolev Tu-204/214 narrowbodies, two Ilyushin Il-96 widebody passenger jets, and an Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan cargo airlifter.
Plans call for the funds to pay for the replacement of the original onboard systems and equipment in the Tupolev twinjets with more modern avionics and complimentary certification of the aircraft.
The allocation for restoration work on the 11 previously grounded aircraft comes as the Russian air transportation system suffers from a shortage of commercial jets that can fly to foreign destinations without fear of repossession.
After the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine on February 24, the U.S. and the EU imposed economic sanctions on Russia and demanded the return of hired airplanes to their lessors. Moscow responded with orders to local airlines to keep possession of airplanes owned by foreign lessors in Russia and place them into the national register. The move effectively restricted the operation of the airplanes to within Russia and a few friendly countries, after authorities seized some 50 Russian-operated Airbus and Boeing jets at foreign airports at the request of their owners.
The plans for the 11 aforementioned jets come as part of a broader effort to bring back into service locally designed and built airliners placed in storage for various reasons. In most cases, the aircraft proved simply more expensive to operate than Airbus and Boeing equipment. Today, extra expenses of keeping imported airplanes intact caused by the newly imposed economic sanction have made indigenous designs more attractive commercially. Deprived access to cheaper Western capital, their owners cannot afford to restore them, leading to their application for government funds.
One of the most prominent owners—Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC)—at one time arranged for the majority of deals on Ilyushin and Tupolev jetliners, as well as Antonov An-148/158 regional jets. IFC now seeks to sell some used airplanes it still owns, including two An-124-100s, two Il-96-300s, two Il-96-400Ts, five An-148s, eight Tu-204s, and three Tu-214s. The Russian government has signaled an intention to purchase most of them for subsequent transfer to the state-owned Rostec corporation, which controls United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and smaller aircraft manufacturers.
Purchasing redundant Ilyushin quads from commercial entities is not a new practice for the Kremlin. In 2012 it acquired two ex-KrasAir Il-96-300s and, after restoring them to airworthy condition, handed them over to the government-run airline Rossiya. Later, the carrier added a restored and reworked Il-96-400 to its fleet. This time, however, the second-hand airplanes will not go for subsequent use for transportation of state officials and public servants, but for revenue passenger operations with one of the top Russian airlines. | aerospace |
https://www.thoughtworks.com/en-de/clients/aerialoop | 2024-04-12T14:10:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816024.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20240412132154-20240412162154-00205.warc.gz | 0.944822 | 490 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__102136993 | en | Aerialoop is an Ecuadorian start-up that offers delivery services through drones in the city of Quito, creating an aerial bridge to the outskirts of the city and transforming a traditional delivery route from 35-40 minutes to approximately 5-8 minutes.
Although drone delivery is significantly faster, it does come with some novel challenges to ensure the drones navigate the city autonomously without malfunctioning, due to adverse weather conditions, user errors or mechanical failure.
With the assumption that drone components could fail during flight and the projected increase in drones and routes, it would no longer be manageable for their technical expert to manually search the logs for possible sensor anomalies.
The company uses the WingQuad3 drone on the delivery routes, which generates several measurements per second of approximately 800 entries each. A 10-minute flight produces 10,000 or more data points for analysis. With this background, we sought to automate the data processing in a machine learning model to learn healthy and unhealthy flight patterns.
The work with Thoughtworks was carried out to increase flight safety through the use of machine learning. With the help of Google Cloud Platform, we were able to execute the automation of log processing, train the machine learning model for anomaly detection, and create a dashboard in the drone Health Management System to visualize if a flight presented problems. With this, a technician can make the decision whether a drone can fly or not in the next flight.
This project was completed through the prototype.lab(), an internal program from Thoughtworks Ecuador, created to help entrepreneurs and artists develop a prototype of their product or validated idea that requires an innovative technological solution. A leading group in the technological field, these services helped Aerialoop to size their conceptual project - to develop much more concise and structured ideas - and guide them on issues in software innovation.
Working with Thoughtworks was a good experience, as I felt understood by the group when talking about software.
The Thoughtworks team managed to concretize the project in terms of advances, challenges and information - reaching the idea that maintenance based on machine learning predictive modeling, is a fundamental piece for the safe travel of the drone. However, to continue growing, it must continue to innovate and develop new algorithms.
I would highly recommend the prototype.lab() project, since technology is going to dominate or is already dominating the world, so all companies must have a technological component to help them move forward. | aerospace |
https://www.morgan.edu/research_and_economic_development/external_research_advisory_panel/members/j_walt_fauconer.html | 2018-08-15T00:59:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221209755.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20180815004637-20180815024637-00053.warc.gz | 0.947389 | 476 | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-34__0__50165605 | en | J. Walt Faulconer
J. Walt Faulconer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Space Sciences from the Florida Institute of Technology and a Master's degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California. Walt was born in Warren, Ohio. He and his wife, Cindy, have two children, Logan and Kyle.
Walt was elected the Executive Vice President of the American Astronautical Society and is currently a member of the NOAA Science Advisory Board as well as the NASA JPL Science Advisory Board. He has served on the National Academy Steering Committee for the prioritization of NASA's Technology Roadmaps, NASA Commercial External Review Team, and NASA Constellation Program Standing Review Board.
Previously Walt was the Business Area Executive for Civilian Space at the Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory, which has built over 60 spacecraft and over 150 scientific instruments. His responsibilities included managing all aspects of the Civilian Space Business Area: execution of all programs; development of new business which accounted for 20% of APL's overall revenues; and managed over 500 scientists and engineers. Programs included the development, launching and operations of the NASA New Horizons mission to Pluto, the MESSENGER mission to Mercury and the twin STEREO spacecraft to study the sun.
Mr. Faulconer served in various capacities for 26 years at Lockheed Martin. He was the Director for Space Exploration Business Development for Space Systems Company responsible for the business development and marketing campaign for Space Exploration including: Shuttle Return to Flight, International Space Station, and Project Constellation-Crew Exploration Vehicle - Orion. Walt's roles at Lockheed Martin included Director for Business Development for the Space Transportation line of business, including Atlas and Titan launch vehicles, and Advanced Space Transportation. From 1978 he held progressively more responsible positions within Lockheed Martin (formerly Martin Marietta), including systems engineering and mission operations positions on the space shuttle integration program, advanced launch programs, manned maneuvering unit program, and classified satellite programs. He was the systems engineering and test manager for several classified programs, and program manager for the Automated Highway System demonstration program with the Department of Transportation. He also served as director of Strategic Planning and Development for Space Systems Company, responsible for leading the strategic planning and development team. Before that, he served as the program manager for the 2nd Generation Reusable Launch Vehicle program as part of the Space Launch Initiative. | aerospace |
http://www.usmessageboard.com/threads/phoenix-lifts-off-tonight-to-look-for-signs-of-life-on-mars.50049/ | 2018-05-26T02:42:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794867277.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20180526014543-20180526034543-00256.warc.gz | 0.884401 | 121 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__104097465 | en | While the Russians are off on a legally meaningless flag planting mission via submarine to the North Pole, America will plant its flag via interplanetary spacecraft on the north pole of Mars. The Phoenix Lander will look for water and signs of life. Liftoff is scheduled for 2:26am PDT, 08.04.07. Phoenix will land on Mars 05.25.08, nine months after launch; a good gestation period for a robot looking for signs of life. Good luck to JPL Los Angeles, NASA, and the University of Arizona Tucson: the organizations involved in managing the mission. | aerospace |
http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/2495566/the-helicopter-it-was-with-vfw-memorial-tank | 2015-03-02T03:46:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-11/segments/1424936462700.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20150226074102-00040-ip-10-28-5-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.972329 | 443 | CC-MAIN-2015-11 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-11__0__160560232 | en | Perhaps someone(Kt...Hippy?) would have any info?
Thank you for looking!
Good pics! Always wanted to go up in one.
Good capture. One of those flew over my house this morning. Looks a lot different than that one. Much bigger. My luck!!! Had my batteries on the charger so couldn't get a picture. Missed opportunity.
I would have to say that the snake on the helicopter gives it away. It appears to be one of the Cobra Attack Helicopters. Probably the AH-1 Cobra, but I could be wrong about that part.
I have never flown in an airplane, but have been in many many helicopters. They are the coolest! You can stop and hover, then take off like a rocket, stop, then go straight up and, well, of course, straight down, hopefully with everything fully functional and not 'falling' down.
I love helicopters and had the chance to go to Flight School while in the Military but turned it down. For they were just switching over from the Bell UH series to the Black Hawks and a lot of them were crashing during the transitional period.
Yes it is an AH-1 Cobra helicopter. Not sure what configuration tho. When they first came into service the Tail Rotor (small blade at rear of the choper) was located on the left side of the airframe. When they switched to composite rotors they relocated the tail rotor to the right side to make the helicopter much more stable during flight.
They were and still are today. Fast, agile, deadly accurate fire power and can sustain a lot of damage while still protecting the crew before being shot down. They are one of the most feared helicopters (by the bad guys) the military has.
The Pilot sits in the rear seat above the gunner (guys that does the shooting).
They now have two engines that give them greater speed. One engine can be completely destroyed yet the helicopter can continue flying.
Great shots juanita!! I have jet to take a ride in one!
Wow awesome info, KT and Hippy...Love it! Thanks Bigack and Konrad! | aerospace |
https://www.recordstar.com/news/20170403/2017-wings-over-south-texas-air-show | 2020-08-03T14:57:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439735812.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20200803140840-20200803170840-00025.warc.gz | 0.892668 | 202 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__64902583 | en | The United States Navy Blue Angel pilots flew through the Corpus Christi sky on April 1 and 2 for the 2017 Wings Over South Texas Air Show as spectators from across South Texas gathered for the military performance.
The Blue Angels and other military performers include the U.S. Army’s Golden Knights, U. S. Air Force’s F-16 Falcon, U.S. Marine Corps’ MV-22 Osprey, the U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin and HC-144 Ocean Sentry conducting a Search and Rescue demonstration, and the U.S. Navy’s P-8 Poseidon.
Spectators enjoyed viewing and climbing a broad military planes and helicopters. Many of the attendees also experienced a virtual reality with in the Navy and Air Force simulators as a way for people to experience a small portion of what soldiers experience.
This year’s Wings Over South Texas air show honored the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway. | aerospace |
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/429263 | 2017-08-23T10:16:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886118195.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20170823094122-20170823114122-00179.warc.gz | 0.94542 | 110 | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-34__0__45879206 | en | This is the second game I've developed, first game I've gotten sponsored. I've implemented a cool gravity engine that simulates how asteroids would react to the mass of the Earth. Only difference... time is about 1000 times faster and there's a lot more asteroids than you'ld ever hope to see coming at Earth. It's a little tough to get the hang of moving asteroids into orbit but the game starts off easy. If you want to see a video of someone reaching the moon level (lvl 50) check out the youtube link below. | aerospace |
https://thecaptainsvintage.com/products/80s-phase-one-aviation-flight-school-t-shirt-large | 2021-01-22T03:42:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703529080.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20210122020254-20210122050254-00179.warc.gz | 0.880934 | 142 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__7678955 | en | 80s Phase One Aviation Flight School t-shirt Large
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This soft heather blue ringer t-shirt is from the Phase One Aviation Flight School in Tucson, Arizona. The shirt says "Solo Shirt" with a propeller airplane on the front. Tuscon is also home to the Double Eagle Aviation Flight School, Arizona Aero-Tech, and ATP Flight School. Pilots in training must complete a minimum of 40 hours of solo flight time to get their licenses.
The tag says extra large but this shirt fits like a modern unisex adult large | aerospace |
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World UFO day
Broken rocket. The explosion of the spacecraft. Symbol of site error, Unsuccessful start, business failure, negative scenario. Vector illustration
Space rocket flying
Flying cartoon rocket in flat style isolated on blue background. Vector illustration.
Vector illustration on the topic of outer space, interstellar travels, universe and distant galaxies
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Rainbow UFO Light Beam | aerospace |
https://mncadets.cap.gov/programs/stem | 2022-07-01T19:01:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103945490.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220701185955-20220701215955-00141.warc.gz | 0.906607 | 299 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__38233039 | en | STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) is part of the Aerospace Education mission in the Civil Air Patrol.
The Minnesota Wing is developing programs and activities to advance STEM exploration for its cadet corps.
STEM Badge Program
Cadets can earn the right to wear the STEM Badge on the Blues uniform by completing STEM activities and tasks as they explore STEM topics.
Once you earn the Basic STEM Badge, you can continue on the Intermediate and Advanced badges.
More details about the STEM Badge Program can be found in CAPP 60-41.
Next STEM Badge Day - September 17, 2022
STEM Badge Day
September 17, 2022
The MNWG Cadet Advisory Council together with Wing Cadet Programs is offering a STEM Badge Day for Minnesota Wing cadets.
This event is limited to 24 cadets.
Why you'll want to be here:
- STEM related activities in a "stations" format
- You'll work in teams of 4 cadets on STEM challenges and activities
- Lunch is included
- Earn 6 hours toward your STEM Badge in this single activity -- halfway there!
- Planned activities to be announced
Cost: To be announced
Application and registration is required.
Applications projected to open in August. We'll take registrations through the deadline or when all slots are filled -- whichever comes first.
Watch for the wing announcement opening applications and updates on this page. | aerospace |
http://www.tssflyingclub.org/club/instructors/ | 2023-10-01T01:05:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510734.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20231001005750-20231001035750-00830.warc.gz | 0.932254 | 229 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__120376407 | en | Many club members are also FAA certified flight instructors (CFIs). Member instructors must be used for required club checkouts (New Member Orientation, Initial Aircraft Checkouts, Club Annual Checkouts). For advanced training, either a member instructor or an outside instructor of your choosing may be used. Note that only member instructors are covered under the club’s insurance policy.
Click here to access current member instructor availability and contact information.
Instructors set own rates, but current average is $50/hr.
In addition to contacting instructors individually, you can email all instructors at once by sending your email to firstname.lastname@example.org.
Bravo Flight Training Partnership
TSS has a partnership with Bravo Flight Training at KGAI, allowing one of their full time instructors to instruct in our planes. Instructors are booked and paid through the school.
You may also rent Bravo Flight Training C172 (KGAI) and Rv12 aircraft (KFDK) at their normal hourly prices with no checkout required (30 day currency required).
At this time, primary students will not be considered for membership. | aerospace |
https://go.gale.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T002&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&hitCount=5&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm¤tPosition=2&docId=GALE%7CA450506837&docType=Article&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZEAI-MOD1&prodId=EAIM&pageNum=1&contentSet=GALE%7CA450506837&searchId=R1&userGroupName=anon~questia&inPS=true | 2022-01-18T10:46:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300810.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20220118092443-20220118122443-00227.warc.gz | 0.953811 | 640 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__11132700 | en | A man is arrested for flying his drone (unmanned aerial vehicle) above a park near the White House. A woman in Miami, Florida, calls the police after seeing a drone outside the window of her downtown highrise apartment. Angry neighbors in one New Jersey community shoot down a drone they say was hovering too close to their property. These are just a few of the many incidents involving drones that have made headlines in the past year. In comparison with planes and helicopters, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) can pose unique threats to society's expectation of privacy. Pervasive unmanned aerial surveillance enables users to track the movements of large numbers of people simultaneously, zeroing in on people and places on the streets, in people's backyards, and even through open blinds in homes. The visual imagery gathered can be stored indefinitely, just like other digital data. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are readily portable and able to hover and fly at altitudes and in spaces manned aircraft simply cannot. Meanwhile, UAVs can be small enough that people on the ground are unaware they are being watched.
Moreover, the breadth and scope of the data a UAV can capture is far greater than traditional surveillance tools, setting these devices apart from planes and helicopters or even closed circuit television and satellite surveillance. The aerospace and robotics industries are developing the technology faster than lawmakers and courts can regulate them. Without legislative action limiting unmanned aircraft, the privacy Americans have enjoyed is threatened.
Proliferation of UAS
In 2012, Congress passed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Modernization and Reform Act, Pub. L. No. 112-95,126 Stat. 11, which required the FAA to promulgate regulations for the integration of UAVs into the national airspace. In addition, the law directs the agency to create a five-year road map. In 2013, it was estimated that by 2020 there could be as many as 30,000 UAS occupying national airspace, a significant portion owned and operated by law enforcement. The Future of Drones in America: Law Enforcement and Privacy Considerations: Hearing Before the S. Comm. on the Judiciary, 113th Cong. 2 (2013) (statement of Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Chairman, S. Comm. on the Judiciary).
Because of the enhanced aerial perspective an unmanned system provides, law enforcement can amass large amounts of data about a target, as well as information on people and places about which the police have no particularized suspicion. Moreover, the expense of operating and maintaining UAVs is estimated at one-fifth that of operating and maintaining manned aircraft.
Interest in using unmanned aircraft in the civil and commercial arenas is growing exponentially. Amazon, one of the largest retail companies in the United States, has revealed its intention to use unmanned aircraft to deliver packages as soon as the regulations permit. Film production companies, real estate agencies, farmers, and videographers are keenly interested in conducting aerial photography with unmanned systems. The
Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has estimated that integrating UAVs into U.S. airspace would have an economic effect... | aerospace |
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NASA/Aubrey Gemignani The Moon, left, Saturn, upper right, and Jupiter, lower right, are seen after sunset from Washington, DC, on Dec. 17, 2020. The two planets drew closer to each other in the sky as they headed towards a “great conjunction” on Dec. 21, where the two giant planets appeared a tenth of a degree apart. View and download the full image here.
See skywatching highlights, including meteor, asteroid, and planet sightings in What’s Up for Dec. 2023.
Image Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
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The two provisional Integrated Mission Deltas in October, organizing service activities around mission areas instead of functional specialties to strengthen unity of command for readiness and energizing unity of effort for capability development, are reporting emerging successes
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7 Min Read Digging Deeper to Find Life on Ocean Worlds
Conceptual image of a cryobot breaching into the ocean of Europa and searching for signs of life. Credits:
In February 2023, researchers from around the country gathered at a NASA-sponsored workshop to discuss the latest developments and a roadmap for a cryobot mission concept to drill through the icy crusts of Europa and Enceladus and search for life.
“Follow the water” has been the mantra of the astrobiology community in search of alien life in the universe. Water is a fundamental building block of all terrestrial life as we know it and—as discovered by various space missions—water is abundant throughout the solar system, and perhaps, the universe. Ancient eroded features on Mars show clear evidence of a wet history, and the ongoing quest of the Perseverance rover aims to uncover clues as to whether or not Mars once hosted a population of microbes. However, there is only so much we can learn from the fossil record. To truly understand the nature of possible alien life, we must directly investigate the source—the liquid water.
Enter “Ocean Worlds.” Over the past two decades, scientists have discovered that a vast number of icy moons orbit the outer giant planets in our solar system. Many of these moons show strong evidence for harboring global oceans beneath their icy crusts. In fact, these moons likely have far more liquid water than all of Earth’s oceans combined, and some may even have the right conditions to foster life. Two moons, in particular, have captured the imaginations of astrobiologists due to their amenable conditions for life and their relative ease of interrogation: Jupiter’s moon, Europa and Saturn’s moon, Enceladus. Both show strong evidence of a global subsurface ocean beneath a kilometers-thick water-ice crust—but how can we access this liquid water?
Various concepts for ocean access have been investigated over the past decades, ranging from robots that descend through crevasses to drills of varying types. One concept that has emerged as a leading candidate is the cryobot. A cryobot is a self-contained cylindrical probe that uses heat to melt the ice beneath it. The melted water then flows around the probe before refreezing behind it. Thermal ice drilling is so simple and effective that it has become a common tool for studying terrestrial glaciers and ice sheets. But how can we translate this technology to a system that can penetrate planetary icy crusts, which are colder, thicker, and more uncertain?
This dilemma has been a core focus of researchers—many of whom are supported by NASA’s Scientific Exploration Subsurface Access Mechanism for Europa (SESAME) and Concepts for Ocean worlds Life Detection Technology (COLDTech) programs—for the past several years. In February 2023, NASA’s Planetary Exploration Science Technology Office (PESTO) convened a workshop at the California Institute of Technology, which brought together nearly 40 top researchers from diverse fields and institutions around the country to discuss progress in maturing this technology and to assess the challenges that remain. Recent studies have made significant progress in refining our understanding of the ice shell environment, detailing a mission architecture, and maturing critical subsystems and technologies. In particular, workshop participants identified four key subsystems that drive the roadmap for developing a flight-ready architecture: the power, thermal, mobility, and communication subsystems.
Conceptual image of the Cryobot mission profile. A lander deploys a nuclear-powered probe, which melts through the ice shell to access the ocean below. A tether and wireless transceivers are deployed behind the probe during its descent for communication. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech First, the heart of a cryobot is a nuclear power system that generates the sustained heat required to melt through kilometers of ice. Various nuclear power systems that could suit a cryobot system have been identified, including the familiar Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS) that have powered many deep-space missions, and fission reactors that may be developed in the coming years. Two key constraints that drive the power system design are: (1) sufficient total power and density to facilitate efficient melting (about 10 kW), and (2) integration within a structural vessel to protect the power system from the high pressures of the deep ocean. These challenges are both solvable and have some historical precedent: NASA’s Cassini mission had a 14 kW thermal power system, and several Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators (RTGs) were deployed to the bottom of the ocean in the 1960s and 1970s as power sources for navigation beacons, which operated in comparable pressures to the Europan ocean. However, a cryobot power system will require a concerted effort and close collaboration with the Department of Energy throughout the maturation of the mission concept.
Second, a thermal management system is required to manage the heat produced by the onboard nuclear power system, maintain safe internal temperatures, and distribute heat to the environment for efficient performance. This system requires two independent pumped fluid circuits: one that circulates an internal working fluid through channels embedded in the skin and another that circulates melted ice water with the surounding environment. Some of these technologies have been demonstrated at reduced and full scale, but more work is needed to validate performance at the range of ice conditions expected in the outer solar system.
In addition, the icy shells of Europa and Enceladus will contain impurities such as dust and salt, which, when sufficiently concentrated, may require auxilliary systems to penetrate. A combination of “water jetting” and mechanical cutting has been demonstrated to be effective at clearing debris ranging from fine particulate to solid blocks of salt from beneath the probe. Some impurities such as larger rocks, voids, or water bodies may remain impenetrable, requiring the cryobot to incorporate a downward-looking mapping sensor and steering mechanism—both of which have been demonstrated in terrestrial prototypes, though not yet in an integrated system. High-priority future work includes a more rigorous and probabilistic definition of the icy environments to quantify the likelihood of potential mobility hazards, and an integrated demonstration of hazard mitigation systems on a flight-like cryobot system. Europa Clipper will also provide key observations to constrain the prevalence and characteristics of hazards for a cryobot.
Finally, a cryobot mission requires a robust and redundant communication link through the ice shell to enable the lander to relay data to an orbiting relay asset or directly to Earth. Fiber optic cables are the industry standard for communicating with terrestrial melt probes and deep-sea vehicles, but require careful validation for deployment through ice shells, which are active. The movement of ice in these shells could break the cable. A team led by Dr. Kate Craft at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has been investigating the propensity of tethers embedded in ice to break during ice-shear events, as well as methods to mitigate such breakage. While preliminary results from this study are highly encouraging, other teams are exploring wireless techniques for communicating through the ice, including radio frequency, acoustic, and magnetic transceivers. These communication systems must be integrated onto the aft end of the probe and depoyed during its descent. Current projects funded under the NASA COLDTech program are taking the first steps toward addressing key risks for the communications system. Future work must validate performance across a broader range of conditions and demonstrate integration on a cryobot.
While the power, thermal, mobility, and communication subsystems took center stage, workshop participants also discussed other key systems and technologies that will require maturation to enable a cryobot mission. These topics include an integrated instrument suite with accommodations for liquid sampling and outward-facing apertures, planetary protection and sterilization strategies, materials selection for corrosion mitigation, ice-anchoring mechanisms, and autonomy. However, none of these technologies were identified as major risks or challenges in the cryobot mission concept roadmap.
Overall, the consensus finding of workshop participants was that this mission concept remains feasible, scientifically compelling, and the most plausible near-term way to directly search for life in situ on an ocean world. Continued support would allow scientists and engineers to make even further progress toward readying cryobots for future mission opportunities. The potential for the direct detection of life on another world seems more possible than ever.
This research was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (80NM0018D0004).
Dr. Benjamin Hockman, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
NASA’s Planetary Exploration Science Technology Office (PESTO)
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Dec. 4, 2023
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Four astronauts, including the current record-holder for the longest single stay in space aboard the International Space Station, will make their first public appearance in Houston since returning to Earth. The crew will be available for interviews at 5 p.m. CST Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Space Center Houston.
NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, and Frank Rubio, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, will be at NASA Johnson Space Center’s visitor center to share highlights from their missions during a free, public event at 6:15 p.m. At 7:40 p.m., the crew will help recognize key contributors to its mission success in an awards ceremony.
Reporters may request an in-person interview no later than 12 p.m. Dec. 6 by emailing Dana Davis at firstname.lastname@example.org.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew mission launched in October 2022 with Mann, Cassada, and Wakata, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, on the fifth commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station. The crew spent 157 days aboard the space station, traveled 66,577,531 miles, and completed 2,512 Earth orbits, splashing down off the coast of Tampa, Florida, on March 11. This was the first spaceflight for Mann, Cassada, and Kikina. It was the fifth flight for Wakata who has now logged a total of 505 days in space.
The international crew that flew on the Soyuz spacecraft served on Expeditions 68 and 69 aboard the space station. The flight launched on the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft in September 2022 with Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin. The crew spent 371 days aboard the space station, traveled 157,412,306 statute miles, and completed 5,963 Earth orbits, landing in Kazakhstan aboard the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft on Sept. 27, 2023. This was the second spaceflight for Prokepyev and Petelin. This was Rubio’s first spaceflight mission and it broke the U.S. record for a single spaceflight by an American.
While on the station, the crew members conducted important scientific investigations and helped maintain the orbiting laboratory. While aboard they tested hydroponic and aeroponic techniques to grow plants without using soil, studied how liquids move in a container in simulated lunar gravity to generate data to improve Moon rover designs, and tested an on-demand system to produce specific quantities of key nutrients from yogurt, kefir, and a yeast-based beverage. The crew also released Uganda and Zimbabwe’s first satellites.
Stay current on space station activities by following @space_station and @ISS_Research on Twitter, as well as the station Facebook and Instagram accounts and the space station blog.
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NASA/Sam Lott Engineers and technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, recently installed a key component called the frangible joint assembly onto the adapter that connects the core stage to the upper part of the NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The cone-shaped stage adapter, called the launch vehicle stage adapter, will be part of the SLS mega rocket that will power NASA’s Artemis III mission to the Moon. The frangible joint sits atop the adapter and operates as a separation mechanism. The frangible joint is designed to break apart upon command, allowing the upper part of the rocket, NASA’s Orion spacecraft, and the crew inside Orion to quickly separate from the SLS core stage and adapter. Frangible joint assemblies are widely used across the space industry in a variety of crewed and uncrewed spacecraft to efficiently separate fairings or stages during launch, during ascent, in orbit and during payload deployment. The stage adapter used for Artemis III is set to be the last of its kind as SLS evolves into a larger and more powerful configuration for future Artemis missions, beginning with Artemis IV. The adapter is fully assembled at Marshall by NASA and lead contractor Teledyne Brown, which is also based in Huntsville.
The cone-shaped launch vehicle stage adapter, seen in yellow, is in a production area.NASA/Sam Lott SLS is part of NASA’s backbone for deep space exploration, along with Orion and the Gateway in orbit around the Moon, and commercial human landing systems. SLS is the only rocket that can send Orion, astronauts, and supplies to the Moon in a single launch.
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https://salinasairshow.com/2018-performers/vicky-benzing/ | 2023-12-03T21:14:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100508.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20231203193127-20231203223127-00843.warc.gz | 0.917877 | 122 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__168040223 | en | Airshow fans will be thrilled again this year by local favorite Vicky Benzing flying her vintage Boeing Stearman. The plane from the 1940’s was used as a trainer in World War II. Except for the engine and smoke system, Vicky’s Stearman remains as originally built 75 years ago.
Vicky is an internationally renowned pilot, skydiver, aerobatic performer and air racer. In 2015, Vicky made history as the fastest woman air racer ever in the history of the National Championship Air Races when she flew the L-39 at 469 mph. | aerospace |
http://www.littlewars.org.uk/Seaslug/glossary.html | 2023-12-11T19:37:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679516047.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20231211174901-20231211204901-00132.warc.gz | 0.956003 | 2,334 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__9572076 | en | Seaslug had two accelerometers, one forward and one at the rear. They were used by the Guidance Receiver to prevent the missile turning too quickly.
The shell of the rear of the missile which contained the electronics etc., it is attached to the rear of the sustainer motor.
A substantial aluminium casting which held the four boost motors to the front of the missile.
BOOST ARMING HEAD
Fitted to the top of each boost motor, the BAH contained an electrical switch which (in the safe position) prevented any electrical pulse from reaching the motor's igniter. This switch was operated by the Boost Arming Lever engaging on a lug on the launcher.
BOOST ARMING LEVER
This lever made the final electrical connection to the boost igniter, and rotated a baulking cylinder which locked the BAH in place. In the unlocked position the BAH would be blown out if the boost motor was ignited thus rendering it non-propulsive.
Four boost motors were mounted in a cruciform arrangement around the front half of the missile, and were identified as Top, Bottom, Left and Right. Their nozzles were canted outwards by 22·5° to keep the efflux away from the missile body, and 22·5° to the left to impart rotation. The motors on the Mk1 missile were GOSLING and on the Mk2 RETRIEVER.
The Beacon Radio transmitted a signal at the start of the gathering phase back to the 901M radar. In the Mk2 missile its output was modulated by the Time and Range Unit (TRU)
which gave the fire control system an accurate range for the missile.
BREAK UP UNIT
This item was fitted to the telemetry missiles to ensure their destruction at the end of a test firing.
CANDLE FLAME EXTINGUISHER
The Candle Flame Extinguisher (CFE) contained about half a litre of tetrachloromethane(CCL4
) which was injected into the sustainer motor when it had burnt out. This was to prevent the formation of a 'candle flame'
-a small flame creating a large quantity of ionised particles- which would have severely masked the reception of the guidance beam.
CLAMP SET CONTROL SURFACE
This assembly locked the control surfaces (at the rear of the missile) at a slight angle to match the effect of the bosst motor's canted nozzles. It was blown away by the efflux of the sustainer motor.
The control ring fitted to the rear of the Aft Body; it contained the hydraulic actuators for the control surfaces and the control surfaces themselves.
Seaslug had four control surfaces which were in line with the wings.
Painted bright red, the display missile was totally inert but visually representative of an operational missile.
This switch was on the surface of the Guidance Receiver, and had two positions -Dive and Glide. It controlled the missile's response to the Dive/Glide command. In the Dive position it caused the missile to enter a 45° dive, in the Glide position for 'up and over' shoots it made the missile ignore any furtherchages in the vertical plane and follow a fixed steep dive angle.
The drill missile was used for handling practice etc. It was inert but weighed the same as an operational missile and was painted Oxford Blue.
ELECTRONIC PACK CONTROL
This unit received the Guidance Receiver's electrical output commands and operated the control valves in the Valve Transfer Auto-Pilot, which in turn operated the Control Surfaces.
The Telemetry missile had a tracking flare fitted to each wingtip to assist camera tracking. They ignited automatically on launch.
The section of the missile in front of the sustainer motor; it comprises the warhead, fuze and nosecone.
FUZE, INFRA RED.
This was a passive device, identified as the Type 178, and had a peak sensitivity at 430nm. It was only fitted to the Mk2 missile.
The pranger fuze was an advanced radio fuze fitted to the Mk1 Seaslug, its name came from Pulse RANge GAte as it had a short receiver gate to detect pulses reflected by the target.
This was an X-band radar fuze; it had eight recessed-slot antennae spaced around the nose of the missile. Four produced a 5° beam tilted forward at 10-20° and the remaining four were receivers.
FUZE SEGMENT SELECTOR UNIT
Under some circumstances the Infra red Fuze fitted to the Mk2 missile could be triggered by the sun or by the target's exhaust plume during violent manouvering. The Fuze Segment Selector Unit (FSSU) monitored the output of the fuze for triggering responses during the missile's flight, and switched off those segments to prevent the warhead from being detonated as soon as the final arm command was received.
In the Mk2 missile the Gas Generator burnt iso-propyl nitrate (IPN) in a combustion chamber and then added water to the exhaust, which both reduced the temperature and increased the mass flow. This was used to drive the turbine alternator and the hydraulic pump, to provide electrical and hydraulic power.
In the Mk1 missile the gas generator burnt a cordite charge to drive the generator and pump.
This was the Guidance Receiver's aerial which was in the form of a recessed cylinder, similar to a waveguide. It incorporated a rotating polarimeter to compensate for the continually changing polarity of the guidance beam.
This unit received the signal from the Type 901 radar, and by referring to its internal time base (synchronised with the radar before launch) steered the missile to the centre of the beam.
GYROSCOPE, ROLL DISPLACEMENT
The gyroscope provided roll stabilisation for the missile in flight; it should be noted that the missile flew with its control surfaces in a vertical and horizontal position, and not the diagonal configuration of launch.
This unit provided a small stored reserve of hydraulic power to even out demands caused by control surface movements.
The Inertia-Release Gas-Operated valve was the device which released the Boost Motors once they had burned out. It was fixed to the bottom Boost Motor and was primed by the gas pressure of the burning propellant. When the acceleration dropped to 1g the valve opened and the stored gas pressure operated the release gear and cable cutters, and the Boost Motors swung clear of the missile.
MISSILE ELECTRIC AND AIR SOCKET
The Missile Electric and Air Socket (MEAS) was engaged by the Launcher Electric and Air Plug (LEAP), and ensured a constant supply of electricty and cooling air whilst the missile was on the launcher. As soon as the missile's internal power supply came up to the correct voltage the LEAP disengaged and swung behind a protective cover.
NOZZLE TRANSFER PIPE
This carried the efflux from the sustainer motor (which was in the middle of the missile) to the nozzle at the rear.
Seaslug missiles had a Pitot Tube in the nose cone, not to measure speed but to provide an assessment of the air pressure acting on the missile frame. This was used by the Guidance Receiver to limit Control Surface movements to prevent damage to the air frame in flight.
SAFETY AND ARMING MECHANISM
The Safety and Arming Mechanism comprised two elements: the Electrical Sub Assembly and the Mechanical Sub-Assembly. These were known as the SAMESA and the SAMMSA respectively.
The SAMESA was an electrical switch which was closed by the 'Arm' command, and made the final connection between the fuze and the warhead; it also opened a short-circuit across the warhead's detonator.
The SAMMSA consisted of a switch which closed when the bottom boost motor separated which allowed the sustainer motor to ignite. It also had an inertia switch which required a 13g acceleration for 3 seconds to open the shutters in the detonator train to the warhead.
The Servicing Missile was used to test both the shipborne and Armament Depot test equipment. It contained no explosive or propellant but was otherwise fully functional. It had a telemetry bay in place of the warhead and the telemetry transmitter aerial was replaced by a cable. The Turbine Alternator was powered by the ship's (or Depot's) high pressure air supply. The whole missile was painted the same salmon pink colour as the Telemetry Bay, which led to its nickname of 'Pink Panther'.
These were fitted to the Boost Motors on the Mk2 missile. They provided drag to enable the motors to sparate cleanly on release and fall clear of the missile. They were required in place of the drag struts of the Mk1 because of the higher speed of the missile. They performed the same function as the large fins fitted to Bloodhound and Thunderbird but took up less space, an important factor given the limited space onboard ship.
This gave a thrust of 1820Kg for 38 seconds in the Mk2 missile and was known as DEERHOUND. The sustainer for the Mk1 (called FOXHOUND) had a lower thrust. A modified Sustainer Motor was used as the third stage of the BLACK ARROW, Britain's space vehicle. So faultlessly did it perform the satellite (PROSPERO) and the motor are still in orbit over 40 years later and both are expected to continue in orbit for another 50 years.
This replaced the warhead in a telemetry missile, and was painted a fetching shade of pink. It transmitted a radio signal which contained data about the missile's performance. It also contained a Break Up Unit to ensure the missile's destruction at the end of a test firing. The Telemetry Bay was also used in the Servicing Missile.
TIME AND RANGE UNIT
Once the missile switched over from gather mode to guidance mode, the Guidance Receiver
switched the TRU on. This modulated the output of the Beacon Radio
which allowed the shipborne system to accurately measure the missile's range.
The Turbine Alternator was driven by the efflux from the Gas Generator
and produced 115v at 400 Hz.
The warhead of the Mk2 missile contained 22Kg of an RDX/TNT mixture which was surrounded by a series of 10mm steel rods welded at the top and bottom in such a way as to form a folded hoop. When the warhead detonated it forced the hoop to unfold into a 70 foot (21 metre) diameter circle. This would cut its way through any section of airframe unlucky enough to be in its path. The hoop would would then fracture into random lengths; this type of warhead is known as Continuous Rod. The Mk1 warhead had a plain blast warhead containg 73kg of explosive.
Seaslug had four wings, they provided stabilisation in flight but not lift.
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http://concord-ca.patch.com/groups/editors-picks/p/plane-misses-buchanan-field-runway-lands-near-golf-course | 2014-04-23T10:47:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1398223202457.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20140423032002-00275-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.962918 | 138 | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-15__0__58257202 | en | A pilot attempting to land a plane at Buchanan Field Airport in Concord Saturday morning overshot the runaway but touched down safely on a grassy patch adjacent to the runway, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office.
At about 9:35 a.m., a citizen reported the plane next to the on a grassy section that is part of airport property, the sheriff's office said.
All landing gear was down when the pilot was descending to the airport, and the sheriff's office said the aircraft glided in and no one was injured.
The National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation of the incident, according to the sheriff's office.
- Bay City News Service | aerospace |
https://oxfordre.com/physics/search?btog=chap&f_0=keyword&q_0=solar%20wind | 2024-04-23T14:26:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818711.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423130552-20240423160552-00241.warc.gz | 0.934855 | 1,435 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__127205666 | en | The Sun continuously expels a fraction of its own mass in the form of a steadily accelerating outflow of ionized gas called the “solar wind.” The solar wind is the extension of the Sun’s hot (million-degree Kelvin) outer atmosphere that is visible during solar eclipses as the bright and wispy corona. In 1958, Eugene Parker theorized that a hot corona could not exist for very long without beginning to accelerate some of its gas into interplanetary space. After more than half a century, Parker’s idea of a gas-pressure-driven solar wind still is largely accepted, although many questions remain unanswered. Specifically, the physical processes that heat the corona have not yet been identified conclusively, and the importance of additional wind-acceleration mechanisms continue to be investigated. Variability in the solar wind also gives rise to a number of practical “space weather” effects on human life and technology, and there is still a need for more accurate forecasting. Fortunately, recent improvements in both observations (with telescopes and via direct sampling by space probes) and theory (with the help of ever more sophisticated computers) are leading to new generations of predictive and self-consistent simulations. Attempts to model the origin of the solar wind are also leading to new insights into long-standing mysteries about turbulent flows, magnetic reconnection, and kinetic wave-particle resonances.
Steven R. Cranmer
Lidia van Driel-Gesztelyi and Mathew J. Owens
The Sun’s magnetic field drives the solar wind and produces space weather. It also acts as the prototype for an understanding of other stars and their planetary environments. Plasma motions in the solar interior provide the dynamo action that generates the solar magnetic field. At the solar surface, this is evident as an approximately 11-year cycle in the number and position of visible sunspots. This solar cycle is manifest in virtually all observable solar parameters, from the occurrence of the smallest detected magnetic features on the Sun to the size of the bubble in interstellar space that is carved out by the solar wind. Moderate to severe space-weather effects show a strong solar cycle variation. However, it is a matter of debate whether extreme space-weather follows from the 11-year cycle. Each 11-year solar cycle is actually only half of a solar magnetic “Hale” cycle, with the configuration of the Sun’s large-scale magnetic field taking approximately 22 years to repeat. At the start of a new solar cycle, sunspots emerge at mid-latitude regions with an orientation that opposes the dominant large-scale field, leading to an erosion of the polar fields. As the cycle progresses, sunspots emerge at lower latitudes. Around solar maximum, the polar field polarity reverses, but the sunspot orientation remains the same, leading to a build-up of polar field strength that peaks at the start of the next cycle. Similar magnetic cyclicity has recently been inferred at other stars.
Solar Wind: Interaction With Planets
The interaction between the solar wind and planetary bodies in our solar system has been investigated since well before the space age. The study of the aurora borealis and australis was a feature of the Enlightenment and many of the biggest names in science during that period had studied the aurora. Many of the early scientific discoveries that emerged from the burgeoning space program in the 1950s and 1960s were related to the solar wind and its interaction with planets, starting with the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts in 1958. With the advent of deep space missions, such as Venera 4, Pioneer 10, and the twin Voyager spacecraft, the interaction of the solar wind other planets was investigated and has evolved into a sub-field closely allied to planetary science. The variety in solar system objects, from rocky planets with thick atmospheres, to airless bodies, to comets, to giant planets, is reflected in the richness in the physics found in planetary magnetospheres and the solar wind interaction. Studies of the solar wind-planet interaction has become a consistent feature of more recent space missions such as Cassini-Huygens (Saturn), Juno (Jupiter), New Horizons (Pluto) and Rosetta (67/P Churyumov–Gerasimenko), as well more dedicated missions in near-Earth space, such as Cluster and Magnetosphere Multiscale. The field is now known by various terms, including space (plasma) physics and solar-terrestrial physics, but it is an interdisciplinary science involving plasma physics, electromagnetism, radiation physics, and fluid mechanics and has important links with other fields of space science, including solar physics, planetary aeronomy, and planetary geophysics. Increasingly, the field is relying on high-performance computing and methods from data science to answer important questions and to develop predictive capabilities. The article explores the origins of the field, examines discoveries made during the heyday of the space program to the late 1970s and 1980s, and other hot topics in the field.
Mathew J. Owens
The hot solar atmosphere continually expands out into space to form the solar wind, which drags with it the Sun’s magnetic field. This creates a cavity in the interstellar medium, extending far past the outer planets, within which the solar magnetic-field dominates. While the physical mechanisms by which the solar atmosphere is heated are still debated, the resulting solar wind can be readily understood in terms of the pressure difference between the hot, dense solar atmosphere and the cold, tenuous interstellar medium. This results in an accelerating solar-wind profile which becomes supersonic long before it reaches Earth orbit. The large-scale structure of the magnetic field carried by the solar wind is that of an Archimedean spiral, owing to the radial solar-wind flow away from the Sun and the rotation of the magnetic footpoints with the solar surface. Within this relatively simple picture, however, is a range of substructure, on all observable time and spatial scales. Solar-wind flows are largely bimodal in character. “Fast” wind comes from open magnetic-field regions, which have a single connection to the solar surface. “Slow” wind, on the other hand, appears to come from the vicinity of closed magnetic field regions, which have both ends connected to the Sun. Interaction of fast and slow wind leads to patterns of solar-wind compression and expansion which sweep past Earth. Within this relatively stable structure of flows, huge episodic eruptions of solar material further perturb conditions. At the smaller scales, turbulent eddies create unpredictable variations in solar-wind conditions. These solar-wind structures are of great interest as they give rise to space weather that can adversely affect space- and ground-based technologies, as well as pose a threat to humans in space. | aerospace |
http://www.scicombinator.com/concepts/fixed-wing-aircraft/articles?page=2 | 2020-08-09T17:32:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738562.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20200809162458-20200809192458-00585.warc.gz | 0.946812 | 2,571 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__105646551 | en | Concept: Fixed-wing aircraft
Airplane Headache (AH) occurs during flights and often appears as an intense, short lasting headache during take-off or landing. Reports are limited on pathological mechanisms underlying the occurrence of this headache. Proper diagnosis and treatments would benefit from identification of potential pathways involved in AH pathogenesis. This study aimed at providing a simulated airplane headache condition as a proxy towards identification of its underlying mechanisms.
- Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis
- Published over 3 years ago
This article concerns the assignment of buffer time between two connected flights and the number of reserve crews in crew pairing to mitigate flight disruption due to flight arrival delay. Insufficient crew members for a flight will lead to flight disruptions such as delays or cancellations. In reality, most of these disruption cases are due to arrival delays of the previous flights. To tackle this problem, many research studies have examined the assignment method based on the historical flight arrival delay data of the concerned flights. However, flight arrival delays can be triggered by numerous factors. Accordingly, this article proposes a new forecasting approach using a cascade neural network, which considers a massive amount of historical flight arrival and departure data. The approach also incorporates learning ability so that unknown relationships behind the data can be revealed. Based on the expected flight arrival delay, the buffer time can be determined and a new dynamic reserve crew strategy can then be used to determine the required number of reserve crews. Numerical experiments are carried out based on one year of flight data obtained from 112 airports around the world. The results demonstrate that by predicting the flight departure delay as the input for the prediction of the flight arrival delay, the prediction accuracy can be increased. Moreover, by using the new dynamic reserve crew strategy, the total crew cost can be reduced. This significantly benefits airlines in flight schedule stability and cost saving in the current big data era.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) could potentially be used to transport microbiological specimens. To examine UAV impact on microbiological specimens, blood and sputum culture specimens were seeded with usual pathogens and flown in an UAV for 30±2 minutes. Time-to-recovery, colony counts, morphology and MALDI-TOF MS identification of the flown and stationary specimens were similar for all microbes studied.
Aerial surveys are a recognised technique to identify the presence and abundance of marine animals. However, the capability of aerial observers to reliably sight coastal sharks has not been previously assessed, nor have differences in sighting rates between aircraft types been examined. In this study we investigated the ability of observers in fixed-wing and helicopter aircraft to sight 2.5 m artificial shark analogues placed at known depths and positions. Initial tests revealed that the shark analogues could only be detected at shallow depths, averaging only 2.5 m and 2.7 m below the water surface for observers in fixed-wing and helicopter aircraft, respectively. We then deployed analogues at shallower depths along a 5 km-long grid, and assessed their sightability to aircraft observers through a series of transects flown within 500 m. Analogues were seen infrequently from all distances, with overall sighting rates of only 12.5% and 17.1% for fixed-wing and helicopter observers, respectively. Although helicopter observers had consistently higher success rates of sighting analogues within 250 m of their flight path, neither aircraft observers sighted more than 9% of analogues deployed over 300 m from their flight paths. Modelling of sighting rates against environmental and experimental variables indicated that observations were affected by distance, aircraft type, sun glare and sea conditions, while the range of water turbidities observed had no effect. We conclude that aerial observers have limited ability to detect the presence of submerged animals such as sharks, particularly when the sharks are deeper than ∼2.6 m, or over 300 m distant from the aircraft’s flight path, especially during sunny or windy days. The low rates of detections found in this study cast serious doubts on the use of aerial beach patrols as an effective early-warning system to prevent shark attacks.
In the design of industrial products ranging from hearing aids to automobiles and aeroplanes, material is distributed so as to maximize the performance and minimize the cost. Historically, human intuition and insight have driven the evolution of mechanical design, recently assisted by computer-aided design approaches. The computer-aided approach known as topology optimization enables unrestricted design freedom and shows great promise with regard to weight savings, but its applicability has so far been limited to the design of single components or simple structures, owing to the resolution limits of current optimization methods. Here we report a computational morphogenesis tool, implemented on a supercomputer, that produces designs with giga-voxel resolution-more than two orders of magnitude higher than previously reported. Such resolution provides insights into the optimal distribution of material within a structure that were hitherto unachievable owing to the challenges of scaling up existing modelling and optimization frameworks. As an example, we apply the tool to the design of the internal structure of a full-scale aeroplane wing. The optimized full-wing design has unprecedented structural detail at length scales ranging from tens of metres to millimetres and, intriguingly, shows remarkable similarity to naturally occurring bone structures in, for example, bird beaks. We estimate that our optimized design corresponds to a reduction in mass of 2-5 per cent compared to currently used aeroplane wing designs, which translates into a reduction in fuel consumption of about 40-200 tonnes per year per aeroplane. Our morphogenesis process is generally applicable, not only to mechanical design, but also to flow systems, antennas, nano-optics and micro-systems.
The alula is a small structure located at the joint between the hand-wing and arm-wing of birds and is known to be used in slow flight with high angles of attack such as landing. It is assumed to function similarly to a leading-edge slat that increases lift and delays stall. However, in spite of its universal presence in flying birds and the wide acceptance of stall delay as its main function, how the alula delays the stall and aids the flight of birds remains unclear. Here, we investigated the function of alula on the aerodynamic performance of avian wings based on data from flight tasks and wind-tunnel experiments. With the alula, the birds performed steeper descending flights with greater changes in body orientation. Force measurements revealed that the alula increases the lift and often delays the stall. Digital particle image velocimetry showed that these effects are caused by the streamwise vortex, formed at the tip of the alula, that induces strong downwash and suppresses the flow separation over the wing surface. This is the first experimental evidence that the alula functions as a vortex generator that increases the lift force and enhances manoeuvrability in flights at high angles of attack.
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for ecological research has grown rapidly in recent years, but few studies have assessed the disturbance impacts of these tools on focal subjects, particularly when observing easily disturbed species such as waterfowl. In this study we assessed the level of disturbance that a range of UAV shapes and sizes had on free-living, non-breeding waterfowl surveyed in two sites in eastern Australia between March and May 2015, as well as the capability of airborne digital imaging systems to provide adequate resolution for unambiguous species identification of these taxa. We found little or no obvious disturbance effects on wild, mixed-species flocks of waterfowl when UAVs were flown at least 60m above the water level (fixed wing models) or 40m above individuals (multirotor models). Disturbance in the form of swimming away from the UAV through to leaving the water surface and flying away from the UAV was visible at lower altitudes and when fixed-wing UAVs either approached subjects directly or rapidly changed altitude and/or direction near animals. Using tangential approach flight paths that did not cause disturbance, commercially available onboard optical equipment was able to capture images of sufficient quality to identify waterfowl and even much smaller taxa such as swallows. Our results show that with proper planning of take-off and landing sites, flight paths and careful UAV model selection, UAVs can provide an excellent tool for accurately surveying wild waterfowl populations and provide archival data with fewer logistical issues than traditional methods such as manned aerial surveys.
During high-speed pursuit of prey, the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) has been observed to swing its tail while manoeuvring (e.g. turning or braking) but the effect of these complex motions is not well understood. This study demonstrates the potential of the cheetah’s long, furry tail to impart torques and forces on the body as a result of aerodynamic effects, in addition to the well-known inertial effects. The first-order aerodynamic forces on the tail are quantified through wind tunnel testing and it is observed that the fur nearly doubles the effective frontal area of the tail without much mass penalty. Simple dynamic models provide insight into manoeuvrability via simulation of pitch, roll and yaw tail motion primitives. The inertial and quasi-steady state aerodynamic effects of tail actuation are quantified and compared by calculating the angular impulse imparted onto the cheetah’s body and its shown aerodynamic effects contribute to the tail’s angular impulse, especially at the highest forward velocities.
- Journal of the Royal Society, Interface / the Royal Society
- Published about 6 years ago
Hummingbirds are the only birds that can sustain hovering. This unique flight behaviour comes, however, at high energetic cost. Based on helicopter and aeroplane design theory, we expect that hummingbird wing aspect ratio (AR), which ranges from about 3.0 to 4.5, determines aerodynamic efficacy. Previous quasi-steady experiments with a wing spinner set-up provide no support for this prediction. To test this more carefully, we compare the quasi-steady hover performance of 26 wings, from 12 hummingbird taxa. We spun the wings at angular velocities and angles of attack that are representative for every species and measured lift and torque more precisely. The power (aerodynamic torque × angular velocity) required to lift weight depends on aerodynamic efficacy, which is measured by the power factor. Our comparative analysis shows that AR has a modest influence on lift and drag forces, as reported earlier, but interspecific differences in power factor are large. During the downstroke, the power required to hover decreases for larger AR wings at the angles of attack at which hummingbirds flap their wings (p < 0.05). Quantitative flow visualization demonstrates that variation in hover power among hummingbird wings is driven by similar stable leading edge vortices that delay stall during the down- and upstroke. A side-by-side aerodynamic performance comparison of hummingbird wings and an advanced micro helicopter rotor shows that they are remarkably similar.
- Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society
- Published almost 5 years ago
Avian wing shape has been related to flight performance, migration, foraging behaviour and display. Historically, linear measurements of the feathered aerofoil and skeletal proportions have been used to describe this shape. While the distribution of covert feathers, layered over the anterior wing, has long been assumed to contribute to aerofoil properties, to our knowledge no previous studies of trends in avian wing shape assessed their variation. Here, these trends are explored using a geometric-morphometric approach with landmarks describing the wing outline as well as the extent of dorsal and ventral covert feathers for 105 avian species. We find that most of the observed variation is explained by phylogeny and ecology but shows only a weak relationship with previously described flight style categories, wing loading and an investigated set of aerodynamic variables. Most of the recovered variation is in greater primary covert feather extent, followed by secondary feather length and the shape of the wing tip. Although often considered a plastic character strongly linked to flight style, the estimated ancestral wing morphology is found to be generally conservative among basal parts of most major avian lineages. The radiation of birds is characterized by successive diversification into largely distinct areas of morphospace. However, aquatic taxa show convergence in feathering despite differences in flight style, and songbirds move into a region of morphospace also occupied by basal taxa but at markedly different body sizes. These results have implications for the proposed inference of flight style in extinct taxa. | aerospace |
https://www.teledirecto.es/tv/country-4/live/nasa-television.htm | 2024-02-23T22:50:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474470.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223221041-20240224011041-00245.warc.gz | 0.89166 | 419 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__181404515 | en | NASA TV is broadcast by the US Government and brings you the latest developments in science and space technology via its live streaming website. Watch coverage direct from the NASA HQ including satellite launches, space missions and live footage direct from the International Space station.
NASA TV also provides a selection of educational science programmes as well as features on the history of space travel and topics of special scientific interest.
NASA TV was created in the 1980s as a way to document space missions and provide footage for the various media outlets. Today the station broadcasts live streaming video and video on demand direct from website. It is available to watch free online worldwide direct from the live streaming website.
NASA TV broadcasts 24 hours a day. Programmes include:
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You can also watch live broadcasts of space walks and affairs direct from the ISS.
NASA TV is free to watch live online and there is a choice of educational videos to watch on demand. Catch up with the latest in space technology with NASA TV via watchtvnow.co.uk
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https://www.atec-amt.org/news/congress-heads-into-faa-reauthorization-year-atec-chimes-in | 2023-10-04T23:12:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511424.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004220037-20231005010037-00457.warc.gz | 0.949453 | 232 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__26044686 | en | Reauthorization is the process by which Congress provides funding and operating authority for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and typically serves as a vehicle to address a range of aviation issues. The last reauthorization bill was approved in 2018 and authorized the FAA for five years (it was the first five-year authorization since 1982). That authorization is set to expire September 30, 2023.
Ahead of the October deadline, Congress is actively soliciting industry input. These deliberations provide a relatively rare opportunity for the council to propose and move legislative priorities that further aviation technical workforce initiatives.
The council’s legislative committee has identified and communicated the following priorities for consideration in the next FAA reauthorization bill:
For more detail on the above priorities, click here.
Plan to join us to push these important initiatives at the Fly-In, taking place September 19-22 in Washington DC.
Stay tuned for updates on everything ATEC members need to know as well as ways that you can help the council and the AMTS community. | aerospace |
http://62mileclub.com/62mileblog/?p=2127 | 2015-01-28T18:10:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-06/segments/1422122276676.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20150124175756-00229-ip-10-180-212-252.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.863599 | 111 | CC-MAIN-2015-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-06__0__153134795 | en | Wed 31 Mar 2010
Expedition 23 Soyuz Rollout
The Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft arrived by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, March, 31, 2010. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 23 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov, Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko and NASA Flight Engineer Tracy Caldwell Dyson is scheduled for Friday, April 2, 2010 at 12:04 a.m. Eastern.
Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls | aerospace |
http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/10021152471 | 2017-02-22T13:43:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-09/segments/1487501170992.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20170219104610-00035-ip-10-171-10-108.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.90067 | 250 | CC-MAIN-2017-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-09__0__222654465 | en | The Space Scale : An Instrument for Astronaut Mass Measurement
A practical, high-precision method for measuring the mass of an astronaut under microgravity conditions is proposed. Using an instrument called the "Space Scale", the velocities of a target object and a reference mass are measured with high accuracy by optical interferometry. The two are connected by a linear ball bearing and have separate linear-motion states, with some acceleration due to friction in the linear ball bearing. For this paper, a ground instrument was developed in which linear motion of the whole mechanical system is achieved with negligible external force by means of a pneumatic linear bearing. The effect of linear ball bearing friction that involves the target object and the reference mass is theoretically negligible, as we proved experimentally in this study. We conclude that an operational model for in-orbit use, which takes advantage of an optical interferometer, would be extremely compact and accurate.
- Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences 50(170), 251-257, 2008-02-04
THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES | aerospace |
http://strategycenter.net/research/pubID.179/pub_detail.asp | 2017-03-24T23:55:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218188717.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212948-00070-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.960054 | 4,279 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__149640482 | en | Chinese Dimensions of the 2007 Dubai Airshow
Although located in a region of tension and conflict the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has successfully deterred foreign predation by building modern and professional armed forces and by maintaining a broad aviation talent by hosting some of the world’s most competitive airlines. The UAE has also made itself a center of the region’s civil and military aerospace trade by hosting two of the most popular arms shows, IDEX in Abu Dhabi and then the Dubai Airshow. The 2007 Dubai Airshow from November 11 to 15 proved a boon for the airline and military aircraft industry, with over $100 billion in orders registered for over 500 aircraft.
This year’s show featured a modest presence by China’s CATIC aviation marketing company, with little to no effort by the sales team to speak to, much less display any of its modern offerings, such as the Chengdu J-10 fighter reportedly on offer to Iran and Syria. However, several of the international companies attending the Dubai show that are aiding China’s aerospace modernization would speak to their business and concerns with China.
Thrust Vector Engines for the J-10 and Carrier News
Russian sources stated that China and the Russian Salyut engine concern were in the process of negotiating a future sale of the AL-31FN engine, but with a axisymmetric thrust vectoring nozzle. These sources would not state the number of engines in this package, but did confirm previous statements that the thrust vectored engines were intended to support a Chinese Navy version of the Chengdu J-10 fighter--presumably for aircraft carrier use. In 2005 a Russian source had noted China’s interest in the thrust vectored modified version of the AL-31FN, but in 2007 it is now apparent that such a sale is under negotiation. With its forward stabilizer “canard” configuration, thrust vectoring for the J-10 could conceivably allow a lower landing speed, or enable a faster recovery take-off from a “Bolter,” or a failed arrested carrier deck landing. Both capabilities would be of interest to the PLA Navy to increase operational safety. In addition, other sources indicate the PLA will use the thrust-vectored J-10 version to better enable useful payloads to be lifted from the high-altitude bases of the Tibetan Plateau just north of India. Otherwise, thrust vectoring would add more to the already inherit high maneuverability of the J-10’s canard configuration. Russian sources claim that the thrust vectoring nozzle will not add additional weight to the engine, which might then require airframe or ballast modifications for aircraft.
Possible Russian Engine Upgrades
Russian sources are also “confident” that China will purchase new advanced higher thrust versions of the AL-31 to modernize existing PLA Sukhoi fighters, and potentially, to comprise future engine orders for the J-10. For example, the AL-31M-3 is intended to produce a 15,000 kg thrust engine, a bit less than that for the Pratt Whitney PW119 that powers the Lockheed Martin F-22A fifth generation fighter. These sources were also confident that Russia would produce a new generation engine to support Russia’s 5th generation fighter program. This engine would also be in the 15 ton thrust range and be able to support a “supercruise” mission, or supersonic flight for an operational distance without recourse to fuel guzzling afterburners.
Russian sources also confirmed that China continues to make steady progress in her decade long drive toward the completion of its first modern high power fighter turbofan, sometimes called the WS-10A Taihang. These sources expected that the J-10 would transition from primary reliance on Russian engines to the Chinese engine in less than five years. In late 2006 the “Taihang” emerged with some publicity after a long period of Chinese development. Since then, Chinese sources have suggested that China may soon develop its own advanced 15,000kg thrust capable version of the Taihang. China’s engine sector has long been viewed as the “Achilles Heel” of its aircraft sector, but this is changing fast, the Russian sources concede.
Russian 5th Generation Tidbits
Commenting on Russia’s 5th generation fighter plans, one Russian source affirmed that a first flight for their new generation fighter would take place in 2009. Other Russian sources were less optimistic, noting the 5th generation fighter might fly by 2012. Russian Premier Ivanov recently noted the first flight would occur in 2010. This fighter would combine 5th generation levels of advance in terms of stealth, supercruise and advanced electronic systems, to include a new active phased array radar system. While responding to unique Russian requirements, this source asserted the new 5th Generation fighter would be “better than the F-35” and close to competitive with the F-22. Such a distinction flows more from Russia’s unique requirements for its 5th generation fighter which does not include a requirement to match or exceed the F-22 in all aspects. This source also suggested that there would be a naval carrier version of this new aircraft. Fully aware of the Russian government’s gathering commitment to build a new fleet of up to six nuclear powered aircraft carriers, this source noted, “if there is a new ship there should be a new aircraft.” This source noted that existing Russian naval aircraft designs like the Su-27KUB would not be the design to meet future Russian naval combat aircraft requirements.
Four To Six Chinese Aircraft Carriers?
Interestingly, a U.S. source that recently spoke with high PLA Navy officers relayed to the IASC that these officers stated that China would eventually build four to six aircraft carriers. In 2007 Chinese officials have been more willing to acknowledge their ambitions to build large aircraft carriers, an ambition that had previously been consistently denied. China is known to have had extensive contact with Russian aircraft carrier design and component manufacturing companies, and is now refurbishing the former Russian/Ukrainian carrier Varyag in Dalian harbor. In addition, PLA Navy officers have visited the French nuclear carrier Charles de Gaulle, which may also influence China’s eventual choice of carrier size and configuration.
Since 2005 this analyst has tracked China’s aggressive pursuit of its carrier air wing. This has included negotiations to purchase modified Sukhoi Su-33 carrier fighters, which have yet to reach any conclusion, as well as the Shenyang Aircraft Co.’s efforts to copy the Su-33, which have included the purchase of Su-33 prototypes from Ukraine. But an additional PLA Navy carrier air wing candidate might be the naval version of Russia’s 5th generation fighter. Or, perhaps a naval version of China’s 5th generation fighter. In November a Chinese commentator asserted that China’s 5th generation fighter could fly as early as 2014 to 2015. Chinese sources indicate that China is developing a 15-ton maximum thrust version of the Taihang engine, which conceivably could support a Chinese “5th generation” supercruise mission. Chinese sources have also recently suggested that China is actively developing unmanned combat aircraft for carrier operations.
Twin Seat JF-17 Back On
A Pakistani official stated that the Pakistan side has elected to proceed with the development of a twin-seat version of the Chengdu FC-1 or JF-17 in Pakistan service. A CATIC official refused to comment on this development. The Pakistan Air Force’s requirement for a twin seat version of this fighter was first noted to the author by Pakistan Air Force officials in 2004. However, subsequent reports have noted that China was not interested in such a twin-seat version of the FC-1. The Pakistani official at the Dubai show stated, however, that Pakistan has elected to pay for the development of the twin seat version, and that is now proceeding. This official explained that as Pakistan is sharing in the full spectrum of production, usage and sales of the JF-17, that it therefore requires the twin seat version to fully exploit this aircraft. The twin seat version will be used to support training missions and will also be developed into a dedicated attack model. This same official noted that Pakistan will only purchase the Chengdu J-10 fighter, which is therefore of less industrial interest to Pakistan. Other sources have noted that Pakistan intends to purchase an initial force of 40 J-10 fighters.
Since the Dubai show Russia’s Kommersant has reported that Russia has approved the Klimov RD93 engine in the FC-1/JF-17 for re-export to six countries: Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Nigeria, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Re-export to Pakistan had been an issue of serious contention between Russia and India, which uses the RD33, the basis for the RD93, in its MiG-29 fighters. Russia’s decision is a blow for Delhi, which will now face the JF-17 in significant numbers not only in Pakistan but also potentially in Bangladesh. China will also soon be able to arm the FC-1/JF-17 with 5th generation air-to-air missiles, such as the PL-10 derived from the South African Denel A-DARTER, and another radar-guided missile derived from the Denel R-DARTER. These weapons will greatly increase the combat potential of this low-cost but modern platform. At the same time, it is a major boost for Pakistan’s and China’s effort to promote the FC-1/JF-17 as the pre-eminent low-cost 4th generation multirole fighter. Until South Korea can market a single-seat combat version of its T/A-50 trainer, the FC-1/JF-17 will face no competition in its price range. The willingness of China and Pakistan to transfer full co-production capability will enhance the attractiveness of this fighter to many countries also looking to bolster their developing aerospace industries.
Interest in a Beriev Megalift Concept
A Russian source also noted that based on several conversations at the 2007 Moscow Airshow that Chinese officials were rather interested in the Beriev Be-2500 very large cargo carrying amphibious aircraft. First seen at the 2003 Moscow Airshow, the eight-engine Be-2500 is one of the more recent concepts to emerge from a Russia’s longstanding fascination with very large aircraft. The Be-2500 is derived from designs dating back to the 1960s, when Beriev and others developed large “Ekranoplanes,” which fly at low altitude exploiting ground effect, and “Ekranolyots,” which can fly at medium altitudes. Earlier Beriev water-borne large Ekranolyots were designed to actually launch small fighters off a ramp on top of the fuselage. The Be-2500 would be a massive amphibian that could carry up to 1,000 tons of cargo and still fly at an altitude of 8,000m. While it can utilize runways, very few would be wide enough to accommodate its undercarriage. By comparison the latest versions of the Antonov An-124 are designed to carry up to 150 tons.
The Russian source indicated that Beriev could not build a Be-2500 prototype without substantial foreign investment. While confident that it could follow through with the work and build the aircraft, it lacks the financial and physical plant to do the job currently. Putting an aircraft the size of the Be-2500 into series production would require a multi-national investment and production effort comparable to that which produced the Airbus A-380.
For these reasons it is questionable whether Chinese interest would be realized beyond the level of consulting or information gathering. However, China’s interest in the Be-2400 becomes understandable from the perspective of its immediate military and looming economic requirements. The ability to airlift 1,000 tons of military equipment to a secured beach on Taiwan would prove very attractive to China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA). With a force of Be-2500s the PLA could better exploit options to invade Taiwan from many more directions, from the South or on the East Coast. The Be-2500 could also rapidly reinforce forces on secured beaches, to more rapidly assemble assault forces needed to occupy a major Taiwanese city and more rapidly terminate the war. For China the Be-2500 could also support rapid high value cargo delivery at a far more economical scale. Chinese products could be shipped to distant markets more rapidly and critical resources could then be taken back to China at far greater speed.
An official with Eurocopter noted that as previously reported, Eurocopter and China are on track to jointly developed and produce the EC-175 or Z-15 6-ton utility helicopter, which could be tested as early as 2009. While it is to be powered by Pratt Whitney Canada PT6 engines, Eurocopter is not ready to release definitive performance parameters until next year. However, the EC-175 is expected to be very close in performance to the Agusta A-139, which can carry 15 passengers in its civil version. The official stressed that this program is intended to be truly joint. Both sides have shared in the full development, with the European side designing the rotor and the Chinese side designing the blades. Component production is also to be shared, with no duplication between the sides.
This official dismissed the notion that China would develop military versions of the Z-15, despite the fact that every version of a Eurocopter helicopter either co-produced or copied by China has been produced in military versions. This official insisted that Eurocopter would uphold “international responsibilities” and that a recent co-production agreement for the EC-120 light helicopter had not led to a Chinese copied version. However, the EC-120 does equip Chinese Army Aviation training units.
Chances for Mi-17 Co-production Dim
A Russian source familiar with PLA orders for the Russian M-17 medium weight utility helicopter downplayed reports earlier this year that there might be a co-production agreement to build this popular helicopter in China. Recent reports indicate that a Chinese-Russian joint venture in Chengdu to repair Mi-17 helicopters may be trying to co-produced this helicopter as well. So far the PLA has ordered about 200 of this 10-ton capacity helicopter. The Russian source indicated that while a co-production arrangement had indeed been explored, the Russian side had doubts that a “civil” co-production agreement could be implemented that would sufficiently protect Russian intellectual property. This is a major concern for Russians given China’s great progress in “stealing” the Sukhoi Su-27 design to support its “indigenized” J-11B fighter program. But the Russians are also reluctant to lose the chance to secure a stronger foothold against its European competitor Eurocopter, which is pressing ahead with a full co-development program.
Progress Engines for L-15
A Ukrainian source indicated that the Motor Sich Company was completing an order for 100 Al-222 turbofan engines to support the Chinese twin-engine Hongdu L-15 supersonic trainer. In 2005 there were reports that China would order over 200 of these engines, so this update indicates the PLA has settled on a smaller initial number for this new supersonic trainer. The L-15 was developed with design consulting from Russia’s Yakovlev, and the L-15 is basically a cleaned up Yak-130 with after-burning engines to support supersonic training. An order of 100 engines might support a small number of test aircraft and then about two regiments of training aircraft. The L-15 program deserves watching as it is the most modern trainer now in production in China. Reports indicate China may be considering a navy carrier version for pilot training. And as has been the case with the Yak-130, the L-15 basic design could also support potential dedicated close air-support or even unmanned combat aircraft versions.
Russian Moon Ideas
An official from the Energia Company, which has manufactured most of Russia’s manned space structures, plus major components for the International Space Station, offered some ideas on how Russia might consider sending its personnel to the Moon, provided that Russian officialdom follows through with the enormous funding required to fulfill recent positive statements in that direction. One intriguing notion is that Russia eventually would want all of its manned space equipment to be as reusable as possible, to save on costs. A second interesting idea is that Russia is considering a permanent reusable lunar orbit space station to serve as a waypoint to support manned missions to the Moon. But such ideas are tentative and very preliminary, as the Russian government has yet to commit to real Moon programs.
The peak and decline in Chinese purchases of Russian arms, plus Russia’s renewed economic vigor, due largely to rising oil prices, have given Moscow cause for reducing its dependence on Chinese money to sustain its arms sector. While there has been steady commentary for about two years about rising Russian frustration with their military-technical relationship with Russia, their respective political leaders have been eager to sustain their “United Front” of “Multilateralism” against the United States. One Russian source at the show noted that the Russian military has consistently opposed Russian high technology sales to China, but has been overruled by the political class and the previously desperate arms sector. But Russian military concerns as well a rising military-corporate concerns with China’s aggressive copying of Russian systems, may lead to a real change in heart in Moscow. One Russian source in Dubai noted, “in time, this time of open doors to China will come to an end.” The problem is that Russia has already sold so much of its most advanced weaponry to a China, arming a potential rival for Central Asian dominance that also poses a growing threat to U.S., Japanese and Taiwanese security interests.
(Japanese sources recently suggested to my colleague Arthur Waldron that under Putin Russia has substantially modified its approach to China arms sales, substituting a degree of caution and suspicion for previous willingness to provide whatever China could buy. The same source confirmed Russia’s desire to maintain China as part of an anti-US coalition. China and Russia have plenty of issues between them and Putin has given highest priority to securing the Far East, the Russian territory closest to China. So Russian China policy appears to be in flux).
Nevertheless, even though outright weapon purchases are down, Russia today remains a critical source for China of all manner of military technology. For example, recent Chinese data suggests Russia has sold China the means to make very long-range ramjet powered air-to-air missiles that might out-range all current models of the U.S. AIM-120 AMRAAM. Though China may be attempting to develop a carrier compatible version of the Shenyang J-11B, an “indigenized” version of the Su-27, a lack of success may force Beijing to swallow its pride and purchase an upgraded Russian Su-33 or Su-27KUB. But another potential option may be the carrier version of Russia’s 5th generation fighter, which would offer clear superiority over a 4++ generation version of the Su-33. It would also offer potentially decisive superiority over the Boeing F/A-18E/F, to which the U.S. Navy remains committed as its dominant carrier fighter for decades to come. The chance also exists that China has already included a carrier variant in its 5th generation fighter requirements, which both Shenyang and Chengdu are striving to meet.
Therefore, one conclusion from Dubai is that neither the United States nor its allies can rely for much longer on significant numbers of upgraded 4th generation fighters to provide adequate deterrence in the air. There will be added pressure on the U.S. Air Force to fund adequate numbers of the Lockheed-Martin F-22A and to sustain production plans for the F-35. Furthermore, the U.S. Navy must either modify its future attack-mission oriented Lockheed-Martin F-35C 5th generation fighter to better conduct air-superiority missions, or develop a new 5th or 6th generation fighter to sustain air superiority at sea. In addition, Japan will have to commit to a plan to meet its 5th generation fighter requirements. So far, these include purchase of the F-22, purchase or co-production of the F-35, or an accelerated development of the new 5th generation design based on the ATD-X or “Shinshin” technology demonstrator now under development by the Ministry of Defense Technology Research and Development Institute (TRDI). Other countries like Australia and South Korea are already facing increased pressure to upgrade their air forces to 5th generation fighters. | aerospace |
https://voiceofvienna.org/?p=5712 | 2023-09-30T11:48:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510676.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20230930113949-20230930143949-00094.warc.gz | 0.945384 | 532 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__318554048 | en | India’s airline regulatory body has shared the latest statistics on strength of pilots in India. As per the latest data, 15% of the pilots in the country are women. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), this is three times the global average of 5%. However, there is no special programme to encourage pilot training for women, SC, and ST communities.
A total of 244 pilots have been recruited in 2021 as per the data received from various Indian scheduled airlines. And, estimates suggest that India may require 1,000 pilots per annum over the next five years.
Further, the data mentioned that there are approximately 10,000 pilots including 67 foreign nationals working with various domestic airlines in India, DGCA added.
Last year, the International Society of Women Airline Pilots also released gender equality in the airline industry in 2021. The report noted that at 12.4% (in 2021) India ranked top in gender equality at the flight deck, followed by Ireland (9.9%), South Africa (9.8%), Australia (7.5%), Canada (7%), Germany (6.9%), USA (5.5%), UK (4.7%), New Zealand (4.5%), Scandinavia (3.8%), Qatar (2.4%), Japan (1.3%) and Singapore (1%), respectively.
In 1989, Nivedita Bhasin became the youngest commercial airline captain in the world. The Indian Air Force began recruiting women pilots for helicopters and transport aircraft back in the 1990s.
A study called Gender Differences In General Aviation Crashes, which assessed airplane and helicopter crash data between 1983 and 1997 found that crash rates for male pilots exceeded that of women. Another study by Women in Combat Arms: A Study of the Global War on Terror, compared the accident rates of men and female pilots from 2002 to 2013. The study also pointed that women operate aircraft “more safely” accounting for only 3% of accidents even as they constituted 10% of all US army helicopter pilots.
Several airlines in India have devised policies to retain female talent. For instance, IndiGo offers flexibility to women pilots and crew to continue working safely, excluding flying duties, during pregnancy. It gives 26 weeks of paid maternity leave that is required under law and also offers creches for childcare. Women pilots can opt for a flexible contract with two weeks leave in a calendar month, until a child is 5 years old.
Vistara offers pregnant pilots and cabin crew the option of temporary jobs on the ground or administrative roles until they are ready to fly.__livemint.com | aerospace |
https://www.certifiedaviation.com/bos-airport-line-maintenance-and-cyclean-services/ | 2024-02-29T12:57:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474808.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20240229103115-20240229133115-00186.warc.gz | 0.932716 | 447 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__210351125 | en | BOSTON, July 20, 2023 (Newswire.com) – CAS, as the premier provider of Line Maintenance in North America, has once again expanded its operations. In its desire to provide world-class service to its customers, CAS has opened a new station in Boston, MA (BOS). CAS will begin providing its industry-leading Cyclean® compressor washes starting on the A220 fleet for one of its top customers, JetBlue.
“Our LHT Cyclean® compressor washes provide our customers with a superior product over the competition, lowering EGT temps and reducing fuel burn. LHT’s proprietary design offers our customers increased performance and fuel savings,” said Mr. Caban, President of Technical Operations for CAS. “While our launch customer for BOS Cyclean® is on the A220 fleet, we are in discussions to provide this service to other operators and other fleets as we do in all of our other stations across the US.”
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https://defensemirror.com/news/34357/Pentagon_to_not_Accept_Upgraded_F_35s | 2023-12-02T02:13:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100309.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202010506-20231202040506-00701.warc.gz | 0.952142 | 500 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__253267213 | en | Pentagon will not be accepting F-35 Joint Strike Fighters outfitted with Tech Refresh 3 (TR-3) hardware starting next month.
The Technology Refresh 3 effort aims to give the fighter better displays, computer memory and processing power. It was originally due this past April. TR-3 is necessary before the F-35 can receive a more expansive modernization known as Block 4, which will allow it to carry more long-range precision weapons, improve its electronic warfare capability and provide better target recognition.
“As we reported to Congress in March, we still see risk of TR-3 delivery slipping until the December 2023-April 2024 timeframe,” F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) spokesman Russ Goemaere said in a statement to Breaking Defense.
Lockheed Martin may have to store dozens of upgraded F-35s at its main factory in Fort Worth, Texas, for much of the rest of the year, and perhaps into spring 2024.
“Starting later this summer, F-35 aircraft coming off the production line with TR-3 hardware will not be accepted (DD250) until relevant combat capability is validated in accordance with our users’ expectations. The JPO and Lockheed Martin will ensure these aircraft are safely and securely stored until acceptance occurs,” he added.
The first TR-3 flight test took place in January. According to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the F-35 program started integrating the new hardware into production in February and set the first delivery of a jet equipped with TR-3 for July.
Goemaere said the challenge lies in the TR-3 software and getting the programming to work with the new hardware.
Lockheed Martin said it remains committed to delivering the first TR-3-enabled fighter this year. “Our team is fully dedicated to delivering Tech Refresh 3 (TR-3) F-35 aircraft and will continue to work with the JPO on software development while maintaining the highest levels of safety and quality. We continue to deliver aircraft in the TR-2 configuration as planned,” the company said in a statement.
Lockheed said in an email to Defense News that it is too early to say how many fighters might be affected, and the company did not say how many F-35s with TR-3 hardware it expects to build this year. The company originally planned to deliver between 147 and 153 total fighters in 2023. | aerospace |
https://analyticsindiamag.com/elon-musks-starlink-poised-for-indian-government-approval/ | 2023-12-02T06:23:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100327.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202042052-20231202072052-00499.warc.gz | 0.923511 | 443 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__88595547 | en | In a significant development that could transform the internet landscape in India, Elon Musk’s Starlink project is on the verge of receiving regulatory approval from the Indian government.
Once granted, this approval would make Starlink the third company in India, following Bharti’s OneWeb and Jio Satellite, to become eligible for spectrum allocation, paving the way for satellite broadband services in the country.
Starlink, currently offering internet services, including in rural areas, has even grander ambitions. The project plans to launch global mobile phone services as early as next year, positioning itself as a formidable competitor to Jio, one of India’s leading telecommunications giants.
Seeking Regulatory Nod
Starlink has reached out to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, seeking approvals to employ satellite technology for internet access in remote and underserved regions of the country.
While specific dates and pricing structures are not yet available, this development marks a significant step toward expanding internet connectivity to the farthest corners of India.
Starlink is a project initiated by SpaceX and its goal is nothing short of providing high-speed internet access to any location on the planet through a vast constellation of thousands of satellites. These satellites are launched in groups of 60 and orbit the Earth at a relatively low altitude of about 550 km.
Starlink’s overarching objective is to deliver broadband service that is faster, more affordable, and more reliable than existing options. This is especially crucial in rural and remote areas where conventional connectivity remains limited or non-existent.
What sets Starlink apart from traditional satellite internet is its unique operational model. Unlike conventional satellite internet, which relies on a single geostationary satellite positioned at approximately 35,000 km above the Earth’s surface, Starlink’s satellites operate much closer, around 550 km. This proximity significantly reduces latency and enhances the bandwidth of the connection.
As India anticipates the potential approval of Starlink, the country’s internet landscape stands on the brink of transformation. Many in the ecosystem have also hinted that this could be a bundle deal along with Tesla, which has been on the fence for a while now. | aerospace |
http://www.sypt.co.kr/abbey-mordue-jszthb/aviation-security-degree-d2484f | 2022-07-06T06:46:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104668059.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220706060502-20220706090502-00577.warc.gz | 0.923369 | 1,167 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__176805652 | en | You will learn about the causes of crime and society’s response to it, whilst developing IT technical knowledge related to Information Systems and Network Security. If you’ve taken an Aviation Security Managers course and are due to refresh in this subject, this course from Redline will help you to update and enhance your knowledge. Aviation Management/Security Degree - Distance Learning. An Aviation Meteorologist’s salary ranges between $58,850 – $93,575 annually. We welcome applications for research degrees aligned to Business, Management, Aviation and Security in each of the areas listed below. 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https://www.heritage-images.com/preview/2860721?page-source=search | 2023-03-24T18:46:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296945288.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20230324180032-20230324210032-00601.warc.gz | 0.828953 | 116 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__178005586 | en | STS-53 lands at Edwards Air Force Base, USA, December 9, 1992. The drag chute on the space shuttle Discovery is partially deployed during landing on Runway 22. The landing ended an eight-day space mission for the STS-53 crew. On board were astronauts David M. Walker, Robert D. Cabana, Guion S. Bluford Jr., James S. Voss and Michael R.U. (Rich) Clifford.
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http://www.astroarn.com/Nightscapes/i-zkRzXpm/ | 2019-04-25T21:44:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578742415.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20190425213812-20190425235812-00535.warc.gz | 0.951196 | 199 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__162555231 | en | Featured on NASA's APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) March 14th, 2011.
This image marks a time of change for space exploration. We see the Space Shuttle Discovery crossing the night sky (bottom trail) hours after it undocked from the International Space Station (top trail). Less than a day after this image was taken, Discovery landed on Earth and was put into retirement.
Special care has been taken in processing this photo. The field of view is nearly 180 x 90 degrees, or half of the sky which is above the horizon. To give a better perspective, the far left of the image corresponds to the direction NW and the far right of the image is ESE. Discovery and the ISS were only separated (width) by less than 2 degrees. At their highest point, they were 71 and 72 degrees above the horizon. A careful combination of automatic and manually alignment and transformations was needed to project the 3-dimensional environment onto this 2-dimensional image. | aerospace |
https://octocamvision.com/en/alquiler-drone-360-en-barcelona/ | 2019-12-16T02:13:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-51/segments/1575541315293.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20191216013805-20191216041805-00231.warc.gz | 0.854831 | 164 | CC-MAIN-2019-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-51__0__131876091 | en | Unique immersive experiences
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https://gnarloc.com/top-5-best-drones-in-2019-which-drone-is-the-best/ | 2019-05-24T10:06:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232257601.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20190524084432-20190524110432-00365.warc.gz | 0.875889 | 2,664 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__132959254 | en | Top 5 Best Drones Drones In 2019 | Which Drone Is The Best?
Thinking about getting a drone this summer? You should. We finally bought one and it has been a lot of fun going out on the weekends and taking it up in the air! In this product review you’re going to find the top 5 best drones on the market in 2019.
We spent a full day in Best Buy figuring out which drones were the absolute best. With most of them, the number one statistic we were concerned about was battery life. Come to our surprise, these drones actually have quite the respectable battery life for being in the air and using as much power as they do.
We also wanted to know the overall top speeds. It seems a lot of people these days are using drones for action sports such as skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, cliff diving, all kinds of action sports to get that perfect shot. Realtors have even started using them to capture beautiful aerial shots of the properties they are selling. There’s just so much you can do with these drones.
If you’re a photographer, video producer, or just a normal drone fan, you can choose one of these 5 drones and let drone flying become your new hobby. Out of all the drones we got to see and test, these are the top 5 that we decided to list in our review.
DJI Mavic 2 Pro (Most Popular)
1. DJI Mavic 2 Pro Drone Quadcopter
The DJI Mavic 2 Pro embodies all of DJI’s advanced and signature technologies, including: Hasselblad Camera (Mavic 2 Pro), 8 km 1080p Video Transmission, Omnidirectional Obstacle Sensing, & Hyperlapse. The Mavic 2 Pro is all about dynamic perspectives. Capture everything from wide angle to mid-range shots for even more creative options.
- Latest Flagship Drone: Powered by Hasselblad L1D-20C Camera provided Ultra-Image Quality; 20 MP 1 inch CMOS Sensor and Adjustable Aperture, 10 bit HRD Video.
- Better Flying Experience: Up to 31 minutes flight time, 44 mph max speed, low noise propellers, 3-axis gimbal for steady shots, 8GB internal storage, Omnidirectional Obstacle Sensing, SD card support up to 128GB.
- More Functionality: ActiveTrack 2.0, Dolly Zoom, Hyperlapse, Low-Noise Design, HDR Photos.
- Package includes: Mavic 2 Pro Aircraft Body, 1X Intelligent Flight Battery, Gimbal Protector, Remote Controller, 3x Propellers (Pair), Battery Charger, Power Cable, Communication Cable (USB3.0 Type-C), USB Adapter, Spare Control Sticks (Pair), RC Cable (Lightning connector), RC Cable (Standard Micro USB connector), RC Cable (USB Type-C connector).
- Extra Dealer’s Choice Accessories: Polares Filter Set (CPL, ND8, ND16, ND32), 64GB MicroSD card, Landing Gear, Landing Pad and 10L lightweight backpack. Authorized Dealer, Full Manufacturer warranty.
Overall Consumer Rating (based on 7 reviews) = 4.5 out of 5 stars
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DJI Mavic Air
2. DJI Mavic Air Quadcopter
A marvel of engineering and design, the Mavic Air was built to go wherever adventure takes you. Inheriting the best of the Mavic series, this ultraportable and foldable drone features high-end flight performance and functionality for limitless exploration. 3-Axis Gimbal Camera. The Mavic Air is the most portable DJI drone to house a 3-axis mechanical gimbal, with its angular vibration range reduced to 0.005 degrees. Set in a triangular formation, gimbal dampeners help create even steadier shots. 32 MP Sphere Panoramas. In addition to Horizontal, Vertical, and 180 degrees panoramas, the Mavic Air stitches 25 photos together in just eight seconds to create crystal-clear 32 MP Sphere panoramas.
- DJI AUTHORIZED DEALER – Includes Full DJI USA WARRANTY.
- DJI Mavic Air Quadcopter Drone – Flame Red.
- The ultraportable Mavic Air features high-end flight performance and functionality for limitless exploration, 32 MP Sphere Panoramas.
- INCLUDED IN THE BOX: Drone – Remote Control – Intelligent Flight Battery – Charger – Power Cable – Propellers (Pair) x4 – Propeller Guards (set) – RC-to-Lightning Cable – RC-to-Micro USB Cable – RC-to-USB Type C cable – Gimbal Protector – Communication Cable – USB Adapter – RC Cable Sliders (Large & Small) – Carrying Case – Replacement Control Stick Pair – 1-Year Limited Warranty.
- BUNDLE INCLUDES: DJI Mavic Air Quadcopter Drone (Flame Red) – DJI MAVIC AIR Intelligent Flight Battery Mavic Air accessories – Deco Gear DJI Mavic Air Hardshell Backpack.
Overall Consumer Rating (based on 14 reviews) = 4.5 out of 5 stars
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DJI Spark (Best Budget)
3. DJI Spark With Remote
Though agile in the air, drones can be bulky and cumbersome when on land. Not so with the DJI Spark which won’t hold you back no matter what the adventure. This compact quadcopter features an integrated camera with motorized stabilization to capture 12MP photos, 1080p Full HD videos, and even aerial selfies. The drone’s compact size, 31 mph top speed, and up to 16 minutes of flight time will appeal to a variety of users, from FPV enthusiasts to racers to those just looking for more dynamic shots than are possible with simply a smartphone or camcorder.
The drone features GPS- and vision-based navigation for outdoor or indoor use, a variety of flight modes, and a 3D obstacle-detection system.Package Includes DJI Spark Quadcopter 3 pairs of 4730S Quick Release Folding Propellers for Spark Drone DJI Remote Controller for Spark Quadcopter one Intelligent Flight Battery for Spark Quadcopter one Charger one Micro-USB Cable Hard Foam Storage Box.
- DJI Spark Remote Control Combo Includes Remote controller and standard Spark accessory kit (See Details Below).
- 2-Axis Stabilized Gimbal Camera 12MP Still Photos / 1080p/30 Video Gesture and TapFly Control.
- FlightAutonomy with Obstacle Detection Subject Tracking from Various Angles GPS- & Vision Position-Based Navigation.
- Top Speed of 31 mph in Sport Mode Up to 16 Minutes Flying Time.
- Up to 1.2 Mile Control Range Control, Edit, Share with DJI GO App.
Overall Consumer Rating (based on 134 reviews) = 4.5 out of 5 stars
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4. Parrot Anafi Drone
- This drone with a camera equipped with f/2.4 wide angle ASPH lens, HDR, and up to 2.8 times digital zoom captures spectacular 4K videos, Full HD or 2.7K videos (2704×1520), and 21 MP photos without loss of quality. Additionally, you have a timer, a Burst mode that captures 10 photos per second, and wizards to take over professional settings.
- The ANAFI Parrot Drone can have up to 25 minutes of filmed flight time thanks to an intelligent Li-Po battery that optimizes its life and charges 60% faster using the Power Delivery USB Type C charger.
- With its ultra-compact and lightweight carbon frame (320 g), this quadcopter drone unfolds in less than 3 seconds, reaches a speed of 55 km/h in sport mode and withstands bullets up to 50 km/h.
- Equipped with a Parrot Skycontroller 3 folding remote control, the ANAFI Parrot Drone can be located at any time thanks to the activation of your smartphone’s vibrator when attention or immediate action is needed, as well as the Geofence, SmartRth, and Find My Drone functions.
Overall Consumer Rating (based on 89 reviews) = 4.5 out of 5 stars
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5. Yuneec Q500 4K Typhoon Quadcopter
The Yuneec Q500 Typhoon Quadcopter with 4k CGO3 3-Axis Gimbal RTF Camera is a complete air and ground imaging solution that captures unparalleled 4K video and 12mp still images while maintaining the Typhoon family tradition of being easy and safe to fly. The Q500 4K Typhoon arrives factory-assembled, test-flown, ready to fly and film out of the box. The Typhoon Q500 4K includes the aircraft, CGO3 Camera and 3-Axis Precision Gimbal, ST10+ Personal Ground Station, Battery, Charger, SteadyGrip and 16GB micro SD card.
- Personal Ground Station with built-in touchscreen, Integrated 3-axis precision gimbal camera.
- 4K/30fps ultra high definition video, 1080p/120fps slow motion video.
- User controlled video resolution, white balance and light exposure.
- 12 megapixel photos with No-Distortion Lens.
- Does not include Aluminum case, includes one battery.
Overall Consumer Rating (based on 75 reviews) = 4 out of 5 stars
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Tips For Owning A Drone
Remember The Law
The law doesn’t really apply to the cheaper drones that are less than $100. The cheaper drones are classified as more of a toy. However, there are laws for the more expensive drones that have autonomous flying capabilities and shoot high quality video and photo. You’ll need to register your drone with The Federal Aviation Administration or (FAA). It’s easy to do and you can register on the FAA website.
Learn About Your Drone
Do as much research as you possibly can before you start using your drone in public. Here’s the thing, you don’t want to go receive your drone in the mail and just go start flying right away. You need to learn the controls and how they work first. We’ve seen this first-hand, a new drone owner didn’t bother learning about their drone first. They took it up in the air and the drone fell to the ground and broke one of the rotors. Learn about your drone before flying.
Check Your Drone Before Flying
This one is important, it’s the same reasons why single-engine airplane pilots check their planes before flying as well. You want to make sure all your components are in working order as well as your your rotors. The last thing you want is to take it up in the air and have a component malfunction.
Respect Others If Flying In Town
Let’s be real here, drones can be quite noisy and some people don’t like this. The noise they make can be annoying at times as well. If someone asks you to stop, just do it. It’s not worth the hassle of someone calling the police on you for something as little as a noise complaint.
So you see, there are so many awesome drones to choose from in 2019. It’s a tough decision, but I’m sure you already know which ones stand out the most. We know that the GoPro Quad-copter should be on this list as well, but we didn’t include it for a specific reason. We didn’t want to include the GoPro drone because those drones only work with a GoPro. Which we realize that not everyone owns a GoPro so it wouldn’t have made much sense to include it in this article. Overall, these are the top 5 best drones you can buy in 2019. Get out there and explore the world from a birds eye view!
Your first flight will be a lot of fun and something you will never forget. If you have any questions regarding any of these drones, or if you think a different one should be on our list, let us know in the comments below. We’d love to hear your opinion on these drones.
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https://divenewzealand.co.nz/news-2033/ | 2021-06-16T06:58:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487622234.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20210616063154-20210616093154-00417.warc.gz | 0.963456 | 117 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__72355630 | en | An aeroplane linked to an iconic event in British history has been found off the Kent coast. Known as ‘the flying pencil,’ the Dornier 17 was designed as a passenger plane in 1934 and later converted for military use as a fast bomber. High-resolution images appear to show that the Goodwin Sands plane suffered only minor damage to its forward cockpit and observation windows. The plane is still vulnerable to the areas notorious shifting sands and is the target of recreational divers hoping to salvage souvenirs. The RAF museum has launched an appeal to raise funds for the lifting operation. | aerospace |
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http://www.visualastronomy.com/2008/05/phoenix-probe-nearing-mars.html | 2017-04-24T07:20:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917119120.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031159-00430-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.947553 | 517 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__55181974 | en | NASA's Phoenix spacecraft is nearing its destination at Mars, with a scheduled landing date of May 25, 2008. The Phoenix probe will land in Mars' far northern polar region, where it will conduct scientific experiments on the planet's polar ice cap. According to previous investigation, the landing site chosen for the Phoenix spacecraft possesses water ice near or at the surface. Phoenix is equipped to dig, if necessary, to reach such water deposits. After Phoenix has acquired the samples, it will analyze the samples using several on board instruments. By analyzing this data, scientists can learn a great deal about Mars' climatic history.
According to a NASA press release, Phoenix has three main goals to accomplish: to study the history of water on Mars, to determine if the Martian arctic soil could support life (including future human life), and to study Martian polar weather. Accomplishing these three goals will give scientists and astronomers a better understanding of the role water plays on both modern and historic Mars. It is possible, that on timescales of 50,000 years, that the climate of Mars changes, and water ice could become liquid water. Phoenix will provide useful insights into this process.
To help Phoenix accomplish these goals, it carries with it several important appendages and scientific instruments. The most important of these instruments is its aluminum and titanium robotic arm. Since Phoenix will be a stationary platform, it will not have the capability to rove around for samples. This stationary platform approach is also vulnerable to rocks on the surface, so the landing must go perfectly the first time. Phoenix will use its robotic arm to sample from its surrounding environment. This 7.7 foot long robotic arm will also have a camera attached to it, near its scoop. The camera will assist in collecting soil and ice samples, and provide close-up images of the Martian soil.
To analyze the samples retrieved by the robotic arm, Phoenix will use a full array of scientific equipment, including its surface stereo imager, several types of spectrometers, as well as microscopy, electrochemistry, and conductivity analysis equipment. The stereo imager is composed of two cameras, spaced similarly to a human pair of eyes. When the images are combined, a three-dimensional image is created. Think of it as 3-D glasses on Mars. The other instruments will determine the chemical and physical properties of the soil and ice.
We'll see in about a week how the landing went. Results should be in around 8 PM EST on May 25, 2008.
Image courtesy of NASA/JPL. | aerospace |
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Submitted to: International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/16/2017
Publication Date: 5/30/2017
Citation: Lan, Y., Chen, S., Fritz, B.K. 2017. Current status and future trends of precision agricultural aviation technologies. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. 10(3):1-17.
Interpretive Summary: The development and use of technologies to support modern precision agricultural aviation technology is a well developed, and a continually advancing industry. Technologies such as real-time imaging and processing, variable rate spray systems, multiple sensor data fusion couple with global positioning data and unmanned systems continue to advance in capability, scope, and usage. A review of past and current technological advances is paired with a forecasting of likely future advances and trends that will continue to move the application industry forward. This review and discussion of future trends will encourage further development of precision agricultural aviation technologies.
Technical Abstract: Modern technologies and information tools can be used to maximize agricultural aviation productivity allowing for precision application of agrochemical products. This paper reviews and summarizes the state-of-the-art in precision agricultural aviation technology highlighting remote sensing, aerial spraying and ground verification technologies. Further, the authors forecast the future of precision agricultural aviation technology with key development directions in precision agricultural aviation technologies, such as real-time image processing, variable-rate spraying, multi-sensor data fusion and RTK differential positioning, and other supporting technologies for UAV-based aerial spraying. This review is expected to provide references for peers by summarizing the history and achievements, and encourage further development of precision agricultural aviation technologies. | aerospace |
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When talking about reusable assets, a tug to take payloads from Earth orbit to Mars orbit and a reusable Mars lander/launcher come to mind. For Mars, these assets have to be very sophisticated to include transferring of fuel and other consumables. They would have to be able to be controlled remotely with some automation and manually by any crew.
I've talked about a reusable tug before. For Mars, having a large tug that can travel many times between the planets could provide the means to take multiple missions on each trip. Distributing the cost of the trip among several customers could make the trip financially possible. I like to imagine such a tug as being based on the concept of the Saturn S-IVB. It would have to be much larger. I could have duo-propulsion: traditional chemical booster; electric propulsion such as ion drive or plasma drive. Space.com has a great article on electric propulsion called How Electric Spacecraft Could Fly NASA To Mars. A robitic arm such as the Canadarm 2 could provide a means of capturing and docking many different types of space modules. Also it should be able to carry many modules to include unmanned and manned modules simultaneously. Our module technology has become quite sophisticated so I don't think that would be a problem. One of the biggest issues of such a craft would be electric power. Solar panels are nice, but large ones would be needed to power the electric propulsion. They also should be able to retract and deploy on command and often. I expect that aerobraking maneuver would help reduce the amount of fuel needed for each mission. Solar panels would need to retract for that maneuver lest they are damaged. These panels would have to last a long time. Another option, though less popular, would be giving the craft its own nuclear power reactor. Of course, responsible handling of the nuclear material is a must; including a disposal plan for the depleted nuclear material.
A reusable lander/launcher is necessary. The idea of landing on an atmospheric planet is enticing and yet hard. If you going to reuse the lander, it has to launch from the planet as well. We've never created a craft like that before. It would need a heat shield that can pop off and be replaced easily (by robotic means), a reliable engine, and large tanks for fuel. After every launch back into orbit, it would need to be serviced and refueled for the next landing. This craft is important because for one manned mission, NASA would use 3 landers and 1 launcher. That's 4 vehicles. Consolidating hardware complexity and weight into one vehicle should save on cost. Using this vehicle for many missions should be a savings multiplier.
What do we really want to do on Mars? Do we want to just plant a flag and walk around a go home? No, many folks want to do many things. From geology to colonization to terraforming, Mars has inspired many possible missions. If we go with throw away assets, we won't be able to afford getting there but once in a generation if at all. Mars should also only be the first step to exploring and exploiting the inner solar system. Therefore, reusable assets are a must. We must build an infrastructure.
Imagine multiple unmanned mission accompanied by one manned mission packed on the reusable tug that is about to depart Earth orbit. These mission could be from all types: orbital, landers, rovers and sample returns. The landers, rovers, and sample return missions can get loaded up on the reusable lander/launcher to get down to the surface along with the assests of the manned mission. It seems they would all land in one spot. Well, that could create the opportunity to have some planetary transportation services such as fast rovers and aircraft. You can quickly imagine a multitude of missions and activity around and on Mars.
Spreading the cost for each trip and back from Mars among many customers seems reasonable. Using reusable assets such as a reusable transportation tug and a reusable lander/launcher goes hand in hand with multiple manifests. Such an effort could easily be a commercial venture. Such an infrastructure could have the effect of researching the red planet in a much faster fashion than what we do now. If regular trips to Mars every 3 years is sustainable then we would have established a permanent link worthy of colonization. | aerospace |
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The NASW Code of Ethics contains 19 new. Clementine was launched less than 2 years after it was approved by the Department of Defense. The month (or month, using the criterion assumed in Table ) development schedule imposed on this mission is acknowledged by the project management to have been significantly too ambitious, resulting in inadequate readiness for flight operations.
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http://blog.jdlh.com/en/2012/03/31/class-3-medical-exemption/ | 2017-04-30T05:11:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917124299.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031204-00592-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.954807 | 913 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__168182240 | en | You pilots have probably heard about a proposal to exempt certain pilots, who fly recreationally, from having to hold a Class 3 Medical Certificate. Instead they would take training on how to better make their own decisions about whether they are fit for flight. Their drivers license would be the document which shows they meet basic medical requirements.
This proposal is open for comments from the public now. I made a comment, which I’ve included below. If you are interested in the subject, I encourage you to chime in also. You don’t need to be a pilot, or a US citizen, to comment. Just go to Regulations.gov and look for Document ID FAA-2012-0350-0001. I encourage you to read about the proposal, and consult EAA’s guides for commenting (PDF).
For those who haven’t heard, here is some background. Pilots who fly for fun with US licenses, for example me, need to be medically fit enough to make the flight safely. For most general aviation pilots, that means getting a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) medical certificate. Those who fly for pay need a stricter Class 1 medical, those who fly for fun can get a Class 3 medical. I agree with those who make the case that the money the FAA spends on the Class 3 medical, and the restrictions it places on pilots exercising their freedom to fly, is out of proportion to the small safety benefit all that hassle provides. Not that many accidents result from unfit pilots. A medical exam once every two (for me) or five (for you whippersnappers) years doesn’t really catch all that much. And both anecdotes and my own experience say that the FAA medical office imposes creeping burdens on pilots by a) demanding more and more doctors statements, each costing someone money, and b) delaying the issuance of certificates, grounding pilots. I would be happy if the Class 3 medical were abolished altogether.
The aviation groups who know these things say that the FAA is not willing to contemplate abolishing the Class 3 medical. (Someone has tried, and just got turned down.) They think, however, that they might succeed in persuading the FAA to exempt certain pilots doing certain low-stakes recreational flights from having to hold the Class 3 Medical Certificate. Two of the groups, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), just submitted a request for this exemption. They think they have carefully crafted it to maximise its chances of getting approved by the FAA. For instance, it requests an exemption from a rule, instead of a change to a rule.
Here’s what I wrote.
I am a US citizen and private pilot, resident in Canada and flying recreationally in Canada and the USA. I hold a Private Pilots License and 3rd Class Medical certificate from each of Transport Canada, and the FAA. I have about 220 total hours of total pilot time.
I am exactly the kind of safety-oriented, recreational pilot who would benefit from this exemption. And I am suffering from the cost and burden of jumping through the hoops for an FAA 3rd Class medical certificate, costs and burdens which I argue do not greatly increase safety.
I am in my late 40s, and have had two chronic medical conditions for decades. I disclosed both when I applied for my FAA medical certificate six years ago. The FAA decided that one condition required annual physician reports, and the other didn’t. Then, last year, the FAA started to require annual reports on the other condition. Complying with these reports costs hundreds of dollars, and considerable hassle, each year.
However, these are chronic conditions which don’t prevent me from flying safely. When flareups happen, I detect them and ground myself until they pass. It is that personal discipline which provides medical safety.
I am on the verge of abandoning the FAA 3rd Class Medical, and with it any flight of US-registered aircraft, due to this burden. My contribution to the US economy will drop accordingly.
The exemption requested here would relieve me of the annual burden of the 3rd Class Medical, a mechanism which doesn’t provide much safety. And it would reinforce my training and personal decision-making, which is the mechanism which does ensure my safety.
I request the FAA fully count the status quo burden of a creeping rise in special reporting requirements for 3rd Class Medical applicants, in evaluating this proposal. | aerospace |
https://thenewztime.com/worlds-initially-commuter-electric-powered-airplane-prepares-for-maiden-flight/ | 2022-01-23T17:33:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304309.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220123172206-20220123202206-00076.warc.gz | 0.958037 | 654 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__164533775 | en | The world’s initially all-electrical “commuter” aircraft, Alice, manufactured by Israeli business Eviation, is preparing for its to start with take a look at flight at an airport in close proximity to Seattle.
A prototype of Alice was noticed on Monday at Arlington Municipal Airport north of Seattle, Washington, wherever it done motor exams in planning for a superior-speed taxi test.
Alice manufactured its to start with community overall look at the Paris Air Demonstrate in 2019. Eviation claimed the electrical plane could lessen upkeep and operating charges by up to 70 per cent as opposed with professional jets. The most current iteration of Alice capabilities a fly-by-wire process created by Honeywell and boasts a vary of 440 nautical miles and a utmost cruise speed of 250 knots.
Alice’s “commuter” configuration can accommodate 9 passengers and a crew of two. The aircraft can also be remodeled into an “executive” configuration, built for much less persons in business class-like seating, and a “cargo” configuration that provides a 450-cubic-foot, temperature-managed cargo bay.
Eviation CEO Omer Bar-Yohay told Flying magazine on Monday that Alice was only “five to 6 [nice weather] screening days absent from beginning the flight campaign.”
Eviation took Alice for a low-velocity taxi check on December 17, the very same day 118 yrs back when the Wright Brothers exam flew their to start with plane. Bar-Yohay posted a online video of the check on Twitter the up coming day and wrote, “December 17th, 1903 was a historic day as the Wright Brothers changed the entire world endlessly with the first run flight. We just taxied Alice yesterday…no massive offer.”
“We won’t do it a 2nd in advance of we really feel harmless and prepared, but as soon as we do, the Alice will fly and take a look at typically,” the CEO informed Traveling magazine.
Eviation at first needed to complete a high-pace taxi exam with Alice in advance of the finish of 2021. But poor climate problems in the Pacific Northwest compelled the corporation to push back its schedule.
The aviation news web-site World wide Aviation Useful resource claimed that Alice’s engine assessments ran into some concerns on Monday. “There were being concerns with the crisis brake that they were being having difficulties to comprehend, with conflicting facts coming from the telemetry,” the web site claimed. “They did get just one of the engines working but, when they tried using to start the second motor, they had been unable to do so and it activated a shutdown of the to start with engine.”
Eviation isn’t the only firm functioning on electric powered commercial planes. Airbus, Boeing and JetBlue are doing work on electric prototypes. On the other hand, battery technology continues to be nascent for the aviation sector, and the Federal Aviation Administration has nonetheless to certify any electrical propulsion techniques, which means electric powered planes could even now be a long time absent, at least in the U.S. | aerospace |
https://allisps.com/europes-ers-2-satellite-concludes-its-earth-observation-mission/ | 2024-02-22T17:02:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473824.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20240222161802-20240222191802-00307.warc.gz | 0.898887 | 866 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__112672714 | en | Summary: After a venerable mission that significantly impacted our understanding of Earth’s environment, the ERS-2 satellite is nearing its final point of descent back to Earth. Initially launched by the European Space Agency in 1995, ERS-2 has spent over a decade witnessing and measuring vital climatic changes. The conclusion of ERS-2’s journey not only marks the end of a scientific chapter but also paves the way for future advancements in Earth observation technology.
Following a successful 16-year mission that considerably enhanced our understanding of global environmental changes and contributed to climate change research, the European Remote Sensing Satellite, ERS-2, is set to return to Earth’s atmosphere. The satellite’s wealth of data has been instrumental in analyzing phenomena such as ice cap melting, sea-level variations, ocean warming, and has provided essential insights into atmospheric conditions, influencing the scientific perspective on human impact on the planet.
Designed for environmental monitoring, the ERS-2 played a crucial role in refining the technology that is now fundamental to advanced Earth observation missions. Its significant contributions are evident in the evolution of subsequent European Space Agency (ESA) initiatives, including Envisat and the Copernicus Sentinels, which continue to monitor Earth’s changing environment with even greater precision.
ESA’s monitoring of the satellite’s natural re-entry is crucial for ensuring safety and understanding the dynamics of satellite deorbiting processes. The knowledge gained from ERS-2’s mission and its re-entry dynamics will not only inform the design and deployment of future satellites but also the management of space debris, an increasing concern for space agencies worldwide.
FAQ Section Based on ERS-2 Satellite Article
What was the purpose of the ERS-2 satellite mission?
The ERS-2 satellite was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) for environmental monitoring and has contributed significantly to our understanding of global environmental changes, including ice cap melting, sea-level variations, ocean warming, and atmospheric conditions.
How long did the ERS-2 satellite operate, and what did it achieve?
The ERS-2 satellite had a successful mission spanning over 16 years. It provided valuable data that enhanced climate change research and informed scientific views on the human impact on Earth.
What is the current status of the ERS-2 satellite?
As of the latest update, the ERS-2 satellite is nearing its final descent back to Earth’s atmosphere, marking the end of its mission.
Why is ESA monitoring the re-entry of the ERS-2 satellite?
ESA is monitoring the natural re-entry of the ERS-2 to ensure safety and understand the dynamics of satellite deorbiting processes, which is key to managing space debris and designing future satellites.
What impact did ERS-2 have on future European Space Agency missions?
ERS-2 played a significant role in refining Earth observation technology, influencing subsequent missions like Envisat and the Copernicus Sentinels, which now monitor Earth with even greater precision.
What is the significance of the data collected by ERS-2?
The data collected by ERS-2 have been instrumental in analyzing environmental changes and have provided essential insights into Earth’s climatic system and human influence on the planet.
Definitions of Key Terms and Jargon:
– Earth observation: The collection, analysis, and presentation of information about Earth’s physical, chemical, and biological systems via remote-sensing technologies, often involving satellite imagery.
– Satellite deorbiting: The process of a satellite leaving its operational orbit, typically to return to Earth’s atmosphere where it will burn up upon re-entry.
– Environmental monitoring: The systematic collection of data regarding environmental conditions, often used for detecting changes or trends in the environment.
– Space debris: Non-operational, human-made objects in space, including old satellites and fragments from disintegration, erosion, and collisions, which pose a risk to operational space missions.
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https://news.aviation-safety.net/2008/09/04/ciaiac-final-report-on-md-83-contained-engine-failure/ | 2017-04-27T01:26:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121778.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00368-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.963323 | 96 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__302710786 | en | The Spanish CIAIAC released the final report of their investigation into the contained engine failure on an MD-83 in July 2004.
The left engine failed at 5400 feet after takeoff. The pilot returned to Alicante where the airplane was evacuated, resulting in 19 passengers sustaining minor injuries.
The probable cause was the simultaneous or near simultaneous breakage of two stator vanes in the 8th stage of the HPC resulting in general engine failure. (CIAIAC) | aerospace |
https://gkovd.ru/en/press-centre/publications/2017/nais-2017-has-opened-in-crocus-expo-innovative-developments-and-solutions-for-civil-aviation-infrast/ | 2021-11-29T09:31:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964358702.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20211129074202-20211129104202-00569.warc.gz | 0.929699 | 904 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__149949822 | en | NAIS 2017 has opened in Crocus Expo. Innovative developments and solutions for civil aviation infrastructure, the dialogue of government and business are in the one platform.
IV National Aviation Infrastructure Show NAIS 2017 opened on 8 February in Crocus Expo. NAIS is a landmark event for professionals of the aviation industry and a key platform for dialogue between representatives of aviation business and authorities.
During the two show days NAIS unites more than 3,000 professionals on its platform, presenting the latest trends and developments in the field of civil aviation infrastructure.
The event was attended by the first representatives of the state authorities: I. Levitin, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation, M. Sokolov, the Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, V. Okulov, Deputy Minister of transport of the Russian Federation; A. Neradko, The Head of the Federal Air Transport Agency; O. Safonov, Head of the Federal Tourism Agency, S. Cremer, Director of Air navigation Bureau of International civil aviation organization (ICAO),V. Vantsev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of OJSC "international airport "Vnukovo"; E. Chudnovsky, the General Director of CJSC management company "Airports of Regions" and many others.
The exhibition presents companies from China, USA, Italy, Russia, France, Turkey and Germany with the achievements in the following sectors:
• Travel Routes-Russia: airports and airlines
• Government bodies / authorities
• Building and construction
• Equipment for airports and passenger terminals
• Ground support equipment
• Transport (aviation) security
• Air traffic management and navigation equipment
• IT solutions and software
• Fleet aircraft maintenance and services for airlines
• Non-aviation incomes and airport business environment
• Education & training
The participants in the GSE sector: MAZ, GAZ, Yutong, KOLUMAN and others.
An integral part of the exhibition is a two-day business program, in which participants are discussing key issues relating to the development of civil aviation infrastructure and also establish business connections and relationships with partners.
The ceremony of rewarding the best airports and airlines - the winners of the awards "Air Gateway of Russia" and "Skyway Service Award", took place today!
III national Award "Air Gates of Russia" is aimed at identifying and promoting the most efficient and steadily developing Russian airports.
"Skyway Service Award" is an industry award for Russian and foreign airlines for the best service and client program, awarded by vote of the passengers.
The official representatives of the International civil aviation organization (ICAO) will came to the show to meet with Russian industrial enterprises of aeronautical branch and greeted the participants of NAIS 2017 at the opening ceremony.
Plenary session “Ensuring of sustainable development of Russian civil aviation infrastructure at the current stage”, Conference on “Legal framework and practical aspects of the use of drones”, Conference “Innovative Airport: efficiency technologies” are not less actual and interesting events at NAIS 2017.
This year's Forum “Travel Routes-Russia” takes a special place in the program. Forum is the premier and dedicated to the development of route networks and domestic tourism in Russia. It was held in the first day of the exhibition. The main objective of the Forum "Travel Routes-Russia" was the development and positioning of the attractive internal tourist routes, attraction of airlines and tourists to new tourist destinations in Russia.
Exhibitors also have an opportunity to conduct negotiations with their final consumers (decision-makers from airports and airlines) within the framework of the Business Networking Center. More than 100 aviation enterprises already have confirmed their participation (which is the majority of the market players).
"During the 4 years the project has received well-deserved recognition of the aviation community. It is considered to be one of the most important events of the industry. Cooperation of aviation authorities and representatives of the business community creates prerequisites for the development of industry and business " - says Anna Dycheva-Smirnova, General Director of Reed Exhibitions Russia, the company-organizer of the project NAIS.
Exhibition and Forum NAIS are opened for visitors on 8 and 9 February from 10:00 to 18:00.Source: Nais-Russia | aerospace |
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http://quadcopterforum.com/threads/careful-flying-under-a-surface.19106/ | 2019-06-17T13:37:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627998475.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20190617123027-20190617145027-00009.warc.gz | 0.952361 | 329 | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-26__0__193168712 | en | Careful when flying under a surface. When you get close, your quadcopter will get sucked up to it. I'm not an aeronautical engineer, but I think what happens is the rotors get much more efficient when the surface blocks the vortex doughnut around the rotor.
Then, Phoebe got a propeller tip stuck in a crack and dangled helplessly blinking her lights, "help! help! help!" while I went to find a ladder to retrieve her.
And, of course, I forgot to stop the video so now I have a big video file that won't play because I turned off the drone before stopping it.
The opposite of Ground Effect? Must be Negative Ground Effect! The closer you get the a ceiling, the less air that's available and so it has an effect of a vacuum on the ceiling. Sounds good, but probably isn't right too. I looked up what the opposite of ground effect was, there was no answer, so I made one up.
If I want a drone (quadcopter) to be flying always under a surface and close to this surface (i.e: under a table 5cm away from the surface), which are the disadvantages this would have in the lift
^^ they don't really point to a term but definitely seen the same thing and makes sense it creates negative air pressure or a partial vacuum above the quad and sucks it up to the ceiling to fill the lower pressure region it makes above itself (only air flowing in from the sides to fill in vs open air have all the air above filling in any vacuum/negative pressure). | aerospace |
https://in.reuters.com/article/britain-airshow-airbus-nl/airbus-says-farnborough-orders-reach-431-aircraft-idINFWN1UF0IP | 2019-04-19T05:39:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578527135.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20190419041415-20190419063415-00246.warc.gz | 0.968579 | 127 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__71009906 | en | FARNBOROUGH, England, July 19 (Reuters) - Airbus said it has won orders and commitments for 431 aircraft at the Farnborough Airshow, finishing with a new wide-body order from AirAsia.
The total comprises 93 firm orders and 338 tentative deals, Airbus said on Thursday.
It also includes 60 A220 jets, formerly known as the CSeries and which competes with Embraer. Boeing plans to acquire Embraer’s commercial aircraft arm but that has not completed yet.
Reporting by Tim Hepher and Eric M. Johnson Writing by Victoria Bryan Editing by Caroline Copley | aerospace |
https://compareprivateplanes.com/listing/large/bombardier-global-5500-2 | 2023-03-28T23:52:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296948900.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20230328232645-20230329022645-00253.warc.gz | 0.896637 | 1,848 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__39189747 | en | Bombardier Global 5500
2019 – Present
- The Bombardier Global 5500 is based on Bombardier’s tried and tested Global family of aircraft platform.
- Capable of cruising at Mach 0.88 at 51,000 feet, and a maximum range of 5,900 nautical miles (cruising at Mach 0.85).
- Equipped with the patented Nuage seats for maximum comfort.
- Can be configured with up to 3 living areas with space for up to 16 passengers.
- The Bombardier Global 5500 is estimated to cost $8,000 per charter hour and costs $46 million from new.
Overview & History
The Bombardier Global 5500 is a derivative of the Bombardier Global Express family of aircraft. Within this family there is the Global Express, Global Express XRS, Global 5500, Global 6000, Global 6500, Global 7500, and soon the new Global 8000.
These aircraft are all based on the same platform, however, how different performance and comfort capabilities. While the number in the name does not reflect the exact nautical mile range of each aircraft, the greater the number, the better the range and the larger the aircraft.
For example, the Global 5500 has a range of 5,900 nautical miles. In comparison, the Global 6500 has a range of 6,600 nautical miles, and the Global 7500 has a maximum range of 7,700 nautical miles.
The Bombardier Global 5500 was first announced in May 2018, alongside the Global 6500. Bombardier predicted that both aircraft would enter service by the end of the next year. These aircraft would take new developments and benefits from the then flagship Bombardier aircraft, the Global 7500. Moreover, the updated Rolls-Royce pearl engines would provide better fuel efficiency than the previous iteration.
Flight testing and certification were completed by the end of 2019, with the first Global 5500 being delivered to Unicorp National Developments in mid-2020.
Bombardier Global 5500 Performance
The Global 5500 is powered by two rear-mounted Rolls-Royce BR710 Pearl engines. Each engine is capable of outputting up to 15,125 lbf of thrust. This, therefore, results in a total thrust output of 30,250 lbf of thrust.
As a result, the Global 5500 has a maximum cruise speed of 0.88 mach, alongside a typical cruise speed of 0.85 mach, and an absolute top speed of 0.90 mach. In optimum conditions, the Global 5500 is able to fly non-stop for up to 5,900 nautical miles. Of course, this figure is a theoretical range, taking into account NBAA IFR reservce, International Standard Atmosphere conditions, with a cruise speed of 0.85 mach, 8 passengers and 3 crew onboard. As is to be expected, this figure will be impacted by cruise speed, weather, optional extras, along with a myriad of other factors.
The initial cruise altitude of the Global 5500 is 41,000 feet, with a maximum operating altitude of 51,000 feet. In optimum conditions, the Global 5500 boasts a respectable minimum take-off distance of 5,340 feet. When it comes to returning home, the aircraft has a minimum landing distance of 2,207 feet.
Bombardier Global 5500 Interior
The Global 5500 interior takes inspiration from the flagship Global 7500 aircraft. Therefore, the 5500 boasts a number of advanced interior options.
For example, the classic Bombardier Nuage seats provide revelationary seating for passengers, a feature that is especially crucial when frequently cruising for long distances. The Nuage seat is a patented Bombardier design with a deep recline feature, unique to the seat. According to Bombardier, the Nuage seat provides “the first meaningful change in the operation and design of a business aircraft seat in 30 years”. The floating base of the seat helps to allow for fluid movement, additionally, the tilting headrest assists with improving overall comfort.
The interior of the Global 5500 is ideal for both working and relaxing. The versatility of the cabin provides space for conferences, along with dining above the clouds. The Conference Suite is capable of providing seating for up to 6 people. In addition to this, the aircraft has three distinct living spaces in order to maximize comfort and efficiency. This results in plenty of space to work, eat, and rest in total luxury and privacy.
The typical configuration for the aircraft features a Private Suite at the rear of the aircraft, resulting in a space to relax in public. Furthermore, the Private Suite is located at the quietest point of the cabin. In addition to having a space for a good night’s sleep, there is an adjoining En Suite with a large wardrobe. The result of this is feeling more refreshed and better rested when you arrive at your destination.
A useful feature that can often be overlooked, however, results in extreme convenience is inflight access to the baggage compartment. The Global 5500 is within the group of aircraft that is able to boast this feature.
The Global 5500 features some of the latest cockpit technology in business aviation. The aim of the latest cockpit technology is not only to make the aircraft safer, but it is also to make the flight smoother and more comfortable for the passengers.
Bombardier has equipped the 5500 with the Bombardier Vision flight deck, described by Bombardier as “the industry’s leading cockpit”. The cockpit is designed to be clean, intuitive, and efficient for pilots, all in the pursuit to minimize the workload for the pilots.
Pilots are able to make use of the head-up display equipped in the cockpit. This provides additional visibility and spatial awareness even in the most challenging of conditions. According to Bombardier, the Global 5500 is the first aircraft in the industry to offer a true combined vision system. This, therefore, results in seamlessly merging enhanced and synthetic vision images in a single view. This, therefore, helps to reduce crew workload, resulting in a safer and more efficient mission.
Bombardier Global 5500 Charter Cost
The estimated hourly cost to charter a Bombardier Global 5500 is $8,000. Of course, this figure will vary depending on the location, origin, destination, availability, and more. However, $8,000 is an estimated value from typical availability and mission criteria from around the globe.
Moreover, there are dozens of factors that will influence the charter price of any private jet rental. Read this article here to learn about all the different factors that will influence the charter price.
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|Range: 5,900 nm||Number of Passengers: 16||Baggage Capacity: 195 Cubic Feet|
|Cruise Speed: 516 knots||Cabin Pressure: 10.3 PSI||Max Take-Off Weight: 92,500 lbs|
|Ceiling: 51,000 feet||Cabin Altitude: 5,680 feet||Max Landing Weight: 78,600 lbs|
|Take-Off Distance: 5,490 feet||Production Start: 2019|
|Landing Distance: 2,207 feet||Production End: Present|
|Exterior Length: 96.8 feet||Engine Manufacturer: Rolls-Royce|
|Exterior Height: 25.6 feet||Engine Model: Pearl 15|
|Wingspan: 94.2 feet||Fuel Burn: 395 Gallons per Hour|
|Interior Length: 40.7 feet|
|Interior Width: 7.9 feet|
|Interior Height: 6.2 feet|
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The following year, he flew more operational hours than any other RAF pilot during the Battle of Britain. | aerospace |
https://golden-airlines.com/china-has-made-significant-progress-in-building-an-aircraft-carrier-fleet-over-the-past-decade/ | 2022-12-04T06:27:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710962.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20221204040114-20221204070114-00323.warc.gz | 0.966356 | 541 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__287065674 | en | China has made significant progress in building an aircraft carrier fleet over the past decade
China has made significant progress in building its aircraft carrier fleet over the past decade since the first, Liaoning, was commissioned on September 25, 2012.
China refurbished the old Soviet model after buying it used in 1999, making it the country’s top carrier. In recent years, the country has independently built its own aircraft carrier, the Shandong, which uses ski jump ramps to launch fighter jets. It was commissioned in 2019.
Last June, with the launch of its new aircraft carrier, the Fujian, the Chinese navy now has three. The ship is the first in the fleet to be equipped with an electromagnetic catapult and can send aircraft aboard in quick succession. These days, Fujian has conducted a series of equipment installation and debugging, while continuing the relevant test missions.
“Today’s progress in building China’s aircraft carrier fleet would not be possible without the efforts of the whole country. In just 10 years, we have achieved the goal of the carrier fleet. Liaoning aircraft sailing at sea with greatly improved combat capability and explored an aircraft carrier development path with Chinese characteristics,” said Ma Chao, head of the Fujian aircraft carrier’s air support department.
Carrier-based aircraft also played a vital role in the Chinese Navy.
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“The breakthrough in night techniques and proficiency in night landing means that we are capable of performing tasks in all weathers, especially at night and in complicated weather conditions. With combat advantages in all times, we will have greater initiative in future wars,” said Xu Ying, deputy captain of the aircraft carrier Shandong.
Batch after batch of carrier-based aircraft took risks in training such as night aerial refueling, very low altitude defense penetration at sea, and carrier-based air-sea combat. aircraft carriers over the past decade, in order to improve the combat capability of the aircraft carrier fleet.
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I'm not a rocket scientist - and since this really is rocket science - I figured I should start reading up on the topic.
I found on Archive.org a book from 1964 titled "Radio Control of Rockets". The book was written by two Russian scientists and contributed to by NASA. It discusses the theory behind remote control of a rocket.
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On 19th of June 2014 the two Russian astronauts, Alekszandr Szkvorcov and Oleg Artyemjev successfully installed the S-band phased array communications antenna system outside of the Zvezda Module of the International Space Station (ISS) during a 7h 23' space walk. The purpose of this antenna system is to provide stable digital TM/TC and data communication through the recently launched LUCS-5V data relay GEO satellite. The heart of the antenna system, the BPBS28 S-band SSPA has been developed and manufactured by BHE. With this, BHE has got another valuable space heritage.
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We’ve heard of solar powered planes like the Sun Seeker II and the Solar Impulse doing the test runs before. Well, here’s a new way to take to the skies, on a solar powered air trip, the Nephelios. This blimp will be the world’s first to be propelled completely by solar power, on a trip across the English Channel. Built by Project Sol’r, collaboration between students at engineering and technical schools in France, this blimp first popped up about a year ago. The helium filled balloon will float across the skies on its debut run next week.
Measuring 72 feet long and 18 feet wide, the Nephelios has nylon and polyethylene aluminum frame with semi-flexible solar cells capable of generating up to 2.4 kilowatts. That could keep the blimp floating around at a sweet 25mph. a motor powered by the cells using energy from the sun turns two propellers. The blimp hopes to complete its journey in an hour’s time. Here’s wishing good luck to the Nephelios on this epic quest! | aerospace |
https://www.infomance.com/nasas-largest-and-most-powerful-space-science-telescope-the-james-webb-telescope-is-set-to-be-sent-into-space-on-22nd-december-2021/ | 2022-01-16T22:06:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300244.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220116210734-20220117000734-00624.warc.gz | 0.924529 | 1,004 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__142412766 | en | - The James Webb space telescope will be launched by NASA into space on 22nd December 2021
- The telescope will succeed the former Hubble Space Telescope but will not orbit the Earth, like its predecessor but rather the Sun
- The telescope will find the first galaxies ever formed and will also visualize stars forming planets, providing crucial details to astronomers.
The logistics and specifications
Scientists and astronomers have described The Webb telescope essentially as a giant heat telescope. It detects mainly infrared radiation. Hence, to visualize stars or galaxies in infrared light, the telescope needs to be exceptionally cold, or else it can’t detect anything other than its radiation. This is where the heat shield equipment comes into action. The shield is made of thin plastic-coated aluminum. It is five layers thick and will fulfill the task of maintaining the telescope at minus 390 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 234 Celsius).
The Webb telescope has a mirror measuring almost 20 feet to capture the essence of space with absolute accuracy. It is also equipped with a sunshade to block out solar radiation. This shade measures around the size of a whole tennis court. The telescope has state-of-the-art cameras and sensor systems to collect and process the data obtained. It works almost as similar to a satellite dish.
Light from various galaxies is bound to enter the mouth of the telescope and reflect off the primary mirror toward the four sensors. These sensors are responsible for different aspects:
A. The NIRCam takes photographs in the near-infrared region
B. The Near-Infrared Spectrograph can split the light from several sources like galaxies into their constituent wavelengths and measures the strength of each color
C. The Mid-Infrared Instrument takes images and measures wavelengths in the middle infrared region
D. The Near Infrared Imaging Slitless Spectrograph splits and measures the light of any object the scientists direct the satellite at.
The team behind the innovation of the James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb space telescope, often abbreviated as JWST is a joint venture between NASA, the European Space Agency(ESA), and the Canadian Space Agency(CSA). It was manufactured by the Northrop Grumman Corporation and Ball Aerospace & Technologies. It is currently considered to be one of the greatest astrophysics missions to be ever witnessed by the human race.
The mission in place for the Webb Telescope
Astronomers are hoping with the launch of the JWST, they will be able to study the very first galaxies of the universe to be formed. Hence, the Webb Telescope has been given the name “The first light machine” in this regard. Also, scientists are hoping to study other newer, distant galaxies close to the edge of the observable universe. Since space is always expanding, these newer galaxies might also house planets worth exploring. With the Webb telescope, scientists will be able to determine the atmospheric composition of these planets to deem them fit for human habitation as well. Researchers also aim to study the pattern of birth of various stars in different galaxies, particularly the Milky Way, our home. They also wish to study certain “protogalaxies” formed recently about 300 million years post the Big Bang. The Webb telescope will also help in the visualization of stars giving birth to new planetary systems.
The course of action after reaching its orbit
Once it reaches orbit after launch, it will take another 35 days before the parts get cooled optimally to start the very crucial next step known as alignment. The telescope will unfold and align itself over another 6 months. Since the telescope is making its journey to one of the farthest points of the known universe, it can’t be serviced by astronauts. Instead, the Webb telescope will be controlled remotely by radio signals monitored by an efficient team at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore.
In the alignment process, the first to unfold will be the mirrors. The NIRCam equipped on board will take high-resolution images of these mirrors to ensure accuracy. To ensure this flawless process of alignment a set of two NIRCams are present on board in case one fails. The telescope team on the ground will analyze the images and adjust motors accordingly to make any necessary changes. Once the motors move the mirrors into position, the Webb telescope will begin collecting data.
Testing and the final launch date
Over the past 12 years, the team behind the Webb telescope has tested its constituents and instruments, in a simulated environment to mimic the actual rocket launch. They also rehearsed the extremely cooled operating conditions of the telescope.
The launch date for the telescope has been set to 22nd December 2021. The launch will take place at the Guiana Space Center at the ELA-3 launch pad in French Guiana. An Ariane 5 rocket will be used to take the telescope to its destination orbit around the Sun, 1.5 million kilometers away. Astronomers identify this specific point as the second Lagrange point or L2. | aerospace |
http://monaero.com/products/loudspeakers/tcas-speakers/ | 2022-07-05T08:48:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104542759.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220705083545-20220705113545-00173.warc.gz | 0.806353 | 409 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__124451934 | en | All speakers are TSO'd and approved by the FAA.
Four different models of TCAS speakers are available, three of which are approved by Boeing, and are installed on MD-11s, MD-717s, B-777s and B-767s.
P/N E4NA3F-1 (Boeing P/N BBN 7019-1)
- 4-inch, 4 Ohm voice coil, with enclosure, seprately-wired volume control.
- Installed in flight compartment overhead.
- Reproduces all communications, navigation and warning (TCAS, CAWS, and EGPWS) systems audio.
- Separate connector pins are provided to bypass volume control for TCAS and other warnings.
- Approved for use on B-717, MD-90, and MD-11.
- Essentially similar to P/N E4NA3F-1, except no volume control.
- Designed for warning system audio (TCAS, CAWS, and EGPWS).
- 4-inch, two 14 Ohm voice coils, with enclosure, no volume control.
- Installed in flight compartment side console.
- Reproduces all communications, navigation and warnings (TCAS, CAWS, and EGPWS) systems audio. Second coil is used for predicted wind shear (PWS) warning.
- Approved for use on MD-90.
P/N 4A3E-2 (Boeing P/N S222W220-201)
- Dual channel with amplifier currently used on Boeing 777 and 767s.
- 600 Ohm input impedance.
- Channel one muting function.
- Channel one and channel two input isolation.
- Interfaces to flight interphone system, reproduces audio communication, and interfaces to warning systems audio. | aerospace |
http://fenixflitneymedia.com/about/ | 2019-07-20T00:52:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526401.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20190720004131-20190720030131-00174.warc.gz | 0.92098 | 191 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__203119943 | en | We get your shot safely. Safety is always our first priority. Our drones are operated by professional photographers & camera operators with FAA Remote Pilot Certificates (14 CFR Part 107) with years of experience. All of our unmanned aerial systems include GPS flight systems with live video feedback, and fail-safe safety features.
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https://www.lazagaleta.com/magazine/aviation/ebace-2018-all-you-need-to-know-about-private-jets-geneva-switzerland/ | 2018-09-25T21:23:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267162385.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20180925202648-20180925223048-00088.warc.gz | 0.926174 | 302 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__190735097 | en | Please fill the form and we will contact you.
More than an exhibition, it brings the aviation industry to the next level. EBACE 2018 is the premier event and the annual meeting place for the European business aviation community.
Every year key players flock to Geneva for the most anticipated business aviation event of the year, the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE). This year is no different as more than 13,000 business aviation professionals are set to attend while hundreds of exhibitors, over 400, will be showcasing their products and services. 55 business aircraft will be in a special 18,000 square meter static display.
Novelties of major brands such as Boeing Business Jets, Airbus Business Aviation, Embraer, Dassault, Honda Aircraft Company, Lufthansa Technik, Bombardier, Gulfstream will be unveiled in front of thousands of business leaders, government officials, manufacturers involved in every aspect of business aviation the commercial aviation industry, with the clear objective of satisfying the most demanding demands of the luxury industry, providing the best service with the highest excellence.
As we approach the 18th annual EBACE, held from May 29th to 31st, 2018 at Geneva’s magnificent Palexpo, we see that the event has grown with each year and continues to play a major role in bringing together aviation players from the far reaches of the globe.
September 18th, 20182018 Monaco Yacht Show, what to expect at this year’s event | aerospace |
https://www.nata.aero/pressrelease/default.aspx?catid=0 | 2020-10-21T13:13:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107876500.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021122208-20201021152208-00528.warc.gz | 0.93872 | 270 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__208408125 | en | Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Today, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announced it has partnered with Peak Benefit Administrators for the launch of the NATA Healthcare Initiative Program.
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
After a first-of-its-kind sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) summit that concluded today, business aviation leaders committed to redouble their focus on fostering the large-scale production and widespread adoption of SAF.
Today, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Department of the Treasury released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application and instructions for the application.
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) would like to express our sincere appreciation for the years of partnership with Carol Giles and all the hard work and dedication she has given to the Association.
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Last evening, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) urged its members to contact their Members of Congress in opposition to a provision in the Manager’s Amendment of H.R. 4 – The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, that would have created an Aerospace Management Advisory Council to control the nation’s air traffic control system. You responded, and thanks to your efforts, the general aviation community was successful in turning the tide on the inclusion of this controversial language. | aerospace |
https://ugearsaustralia.com.au/ugears-shop/ugears-nasa-space-shuttle-discovery/ | 2024-04-21T15:35:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817780.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421132819-20240421162819-00008.warc.gz | 0.904634 | 974 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__48194386 | en | Ugears NASA Space Shuttle Discovery
Assemble me. Take a journey to space with me
Between 1984 and 2011 the Space Shuttle Discovery was three of five reusable Nasa orbiters has the most space flights of any in history with a lodging of 39 launches and landings. Designed with the characteristics of a rocket and glider aircraft to accomplish vertical launches and clean landings, the space shuttle is the backbone of Americas space program and ISS (International Space Station). It most noticeable accomplishment was the deployment of Hubble Space Telescope in 1990, revolutionising the world’s understanding of age and the expansion of the universe through astronomy and astrophysics.
Model size: 33.5*22.5*29 cm
Number of components: 315
Estimated time for assembly: 6 hours
The Space Shuttle Discovery was the third of five reusable NASA orbiters, logging 39 launches and landings between 1984 and 2011—the most flights of any spacecraft in history. Perhaps its greatest accomplishment was the April 25, 1990 deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope ("HST") which revolutionized astronomy and astrophysics, particularly our understanding of the age and expansion of the universe. With characteristics of a rocket (for vertical launch) and a glider aircraft (for landings), space shuttles were the workhorses of America's space program at the turn of the 21st Century, and were critical to the construction and maintenance of the ISS (International Space Station).
Now you can build this iconic orbiter and imagine yourself a participant in its signature mission to further the work of exploration and scientific discovery in launching the Hubble telescope. Ugears' NASA Space Shuttle Discovery model is actually a remarkable three-in-one: orbiter, stand and satellite. The Shuttle is a 1:96 scale model of Discovery, with two cargo bays that open to reveal the HST model, which features movable solar panels and aperture door. The Shuttle's front and rear bays open independently, for storing or launching the telescope. To open the front cargo bay, turn the wheel near the cabin in the direction of the arrow marked "Open." A similar wheel on the tail section opens and closes the rear cargo bay. Place the telescope on the Shuttle's robotic arm for deployment, and spin the arm using a dial located on the belly of the orbiter.
The Shuttle's stand employs tensegrity (tensional integrity or floating compression), an elegant structural engineering design that allows the model to hover above the stand on thin fishing lines, as if floating free in space. A ratchet mechanism on the stand allows you to adjust the tension of the lines. You can change the pitch of the spacecraft up and down by hand, simply by pulling on the tension lines, or adjust the roll of the spacecraft left and right either by moving the stand by hand or using the stand's ratchet dial. Other functional elements of the Shuttle model include movable ailerons on the orbiter's wings, movable tail rudder, and retractable landing gear.
Your Discovery Shuttle comes with an informational plaque giving important facts about Discovery, and with permission from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the kit includes stickers with the orbiter's name, NASA "worm" logo and USA flag to place on the wings and side of the orbiter, to complete the authentic look.
The NASA Space Shuttle Discovery three-in-one DIY model is rated "Advanced" level, for experienced builders, and is sure to take pride of place on a shelf or table in your living room, bedroom or office. Like all Ugears wooden models and 3D puzzles, Discovery and all its components assemble without glue, and can be built without special tools, following the step-by-step, illustrated instructions in 11 languages (English, Ukrainian, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean). Don't worry if you break a piece while building your 3D puzzle. Just let our customer service team know and we'll be glad to provide replacement parts free of charge.
This smart, sophisticated model of a NASA Space Shuttle will delight anyone who dreams of distant voyages, space exploration, or advancing scientific knowledge. The three-in-one NASA Space Shuttle Discovery with Hubble telescope and tensegrity stand will make a perfect gift for any friends and family who love aviation and spacecraft history, or for modeling hobbyists who want to add a real showpiece to their collection. Take a voyage to the stars with Ugears!
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https://www.groteck.com/blog/sputnix-and-mitsui-will-cooperate-in-the-sphere-of-production-and-export-of-spacecraft-components-and-small-satellite | 2022-12-05T15:05:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711017.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20221205132617-20221205162617-00515.warc.gz | 0.956583 | 222 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__17689717 | en | Sputnix and Mitsui & Co. Moscow signed a joint memorandum of mutual understanding and the partners will cooperate in the sphere of creation and export of small spacecraft systems and services based on them.
The partners also agreed to cooperate in the sphere of joint development of a project to organize the production of high-tech components and technologies for small spacecraft, satellite platforms of the small spacecraft, small satellites themselves, services based on them as well as other related projects of the Sputnix company.
Within the cooperation Sputnix will carry out development and manufacturing of high-tech components and technologies for small spacecraft, satellite platforms and small devices as well as ensure the improvement and development of the technologies used.
As part of this cooperation Mitsui is considering to buy Sputnix products and services and will also represent the company's interests in Asia and the Middle East cooperating with Japanese companies to organize sales of Sputnix products and services. In addition, Mitsui will provide cooperation in the field of services of launching Cubesat nanosatellites into orbit from the International space station. | aerospace |
https://www.channel4.com/news/reaper-drone-uk-waddington-ministry-of-defence-afghanistan | 2022-01-24T13:35:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304570.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20220124124654-20220124154654-00377.warc.gz | 0.954586 | 374 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__172131968 | en | British drone flights over Afghanistan have nearly trebled since 2008, while the use of missiles has increased sixfold, according to new figures released by the Ministry of Defence.
British forces flew 892 drone sorties over Afghanistan last year compared to 296 in 2008, while the number of flights when missiles were deployed jumped from 14 to 92.
Last year 10 per cent of drone flights over Afghanistan involved missile usage compared to 5 per cent five years earlier, said Defence Minister Andrew Robathan in a written parliamentary answer.
The increase in drone usage follows increased UK concern at military accountability for unmanned missions over Afghanistan and in other operations. Until the end of July this year, British drones had been used on 466 sorties and deployed missiles on 8 per cent of these.
In April about 400 campaigners marched from Lincoln to RAF Waddington after the military base began remotely piloting drones in Afghanistan. British drones had previously only been piloted from bases abroad.
Until April, British soldiers embedded with the US Air Force had flown US drones in support of operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya on approximately 2,150 missions since 2006, the government revealed.
Drones have become hugely controversial on both sides of the Atlantic because of their widespread use by the US in countries like Pakistan and Yemen, where hundreds of civilians have been killed in strikes.
In response to public pressure, in May President Barack Obama pledged to be more open about his counter-terrorism policy and to apply stricter limits on the use of drones.
In October last year the British government announced it was doubling the number of armed Reaper drones to 10.
British forces operate five types of drone – the Reaper, Hermes 450, Desert Hawk III, T-Hawk and Black Hornet – but only the Reaper is armed, with the remainder used for intelligence, surveillance, targey acquisition and reconnaissance. | aerospace |
https://terraceeyecentre.com.au/designated-aviation-ophthalmologists/ | 2021-05-15T05:10:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243989812.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20210515035645-20210515065645-00113.warc.gz | 0.931868 | 187 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__225030690 | en | Terrace Eye Centre has long participated in the ophthalmological clearance for military aviation
and is now able to also provide the clearance for the private sector, as Dr Michael Hogden and Dr Sonia Ahn Yuen have become the Designated Aviation Ophthalmologists (DAO) certified by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Ophthalmological clearance for the purpose of aviation follows a strict protocol in order to ensure safety for both the military and the public, and we will continue to assist in this process by providing a complete and clinically responsible assessment and care. Please ensure that any CASA related ophthalmological assessment need is clearly indicated in the referral (or by the patient seeking an assessment without the referral) in order that the assessment provided includes all the parameters stipulated by CASA. Terrace Eye Centre looks forward to being a part of the global CASA community and aviation medicine in general. | aerospace |
http://thedailyorbit.com/across-america-in-105-hours/ | 2015-10-09T13:57:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-40/segments/1443737931434.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20151001221851-00021-ip-10-137-6-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.956587 | 715 | CC-MAIN-2015-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-40__0__68215398 | en | July 20, 2013
Across America In 105 Hours
redOrbit recently reported on the cross-country flight of an all solar-powered plane. The plane is an invention of Solar Impulse and is a zero-fuel plane. The pilots were Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borshberg. “Borschberg, co-founder and CEO of Solar Impulse, landed the HB-SIA prototype at JFK on Saturday, July 6 at 11:09 p.m. EDT, three hours earlier than scheduled. Scheduled for a 2:00 a.m. landing, Borschberg decided to come in early after noticing a tear in the fabric on the lower side of the left wing.”
Across America 2013 began in early May and consisted of five stages:
- San Francisco, California, to Phoenix, Arizona
- Phoenix, Arizona, to Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (which broke the record for longest flight in a zero-fuel plane at 832 miles)
- Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, to St. Louis, Missouri (Here they had to utilize “a revolutionary inflatable hangar, designed and developed by Solar Impulse” because of storm damage to a St. Louis International Airport hangar.)
- St. Louis, Missouri, to Washington DC with a brief break at Cincinnati, Ohio, because as the article explains, “the Solar Impulse team decided the flight needed to be broken into two stages due to strong headwinds and crosswinds that would make it difficult to complete the leg in less than 24 hours.”
- Finally, Washington DC to JFK International Airport in New York.
The last leg, DC to JFK was supposed to be the easiest, but as the Huffington Post reports, “It was supposed to be the shortest and easiest leg,” Piccard said. “It was the most difficult one.” This is because one of the wings had a tear in the fabric and the lack of air brakes meant more turbulence, which meant more damage to the fabric.
The plane itself has 11,000 solar cells on its extra-long wings, which is what powers it day and night. That’s right; the plane flew at night as well because it was able to store up energy from those 11,000 cells. On average it flew about 28.8 knots, which is about 33 miles per hour, flying at about 30,000 feet. The team covered 3511 miles in 105 hours and 41 minutes.
Across America 2013 was not just a successful feat. It also taught the Solar Impulse team some great lessons about their plans. As Piccard said, ““Flying coast-to-coast has always been a mythical milestone full of challenges for aviation pioneers. During this journey, we had to find solutions for a lot of unforeseen situations, which obliged us to develop new skills and strategies. In doing so, we also pushed the boundaries of clean technologies and renewable energies to unprecedented levels.”
What a wonderful moment for the Solar Impulse team and for the future of zero-fuel planes. Solar Impulse plans a 2015 World Tour where the zero-fuel, solar-powered plane will travel around the world and back. With the success of the Across America 2013, I can’t wait for the World Tour!
This is really exciting for the future of zero-fuel air travel!
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http://popturf.com/locations/technology/space-travel-spaceport-new-space | 2017-04-30T01:10:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917123635.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031203-00043-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.944634 | 236 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__74176417 | en | space travel, spaceport, new space
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Opened as a small airfield serving the gold and silver mining industry in 1935, the Mojave Air and Spaceport (also known as the Civilian Aerospace Test Center) is one of the leading test facilities for the new commercial space flight industry (or "New Space" movement).
Mojave was the first facility to be licensed in the US for horizontal launches of reusable spacecraft, being certified as a spaceport by the FAA on June 17, 2004.
Scaled Composites has their headquarters here. Their spacecraft, SpaceShipOne, won the Ansari X Prize (a $10 million prize) by conducting the first privately funded human sub-orbital flight on June 21, 2004.
Not all companies at Mojave are subsidiaries of massive aerospace companies. Masten Space Systems is startup company with 12 employees that specializes in vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL) spacecraft.
Other private spaceflight companies based at Mojave include XCOR Aerospace, Firestar Technologies, and Orbital Sciences Corporation. | aerospace |
http://bpatsassessmenttool.nibs.org/ | 2024-04-13T02:29:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816535.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413021024-20240413051024-00710.warc.gz | 0.915879 | 348 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__51605844 | en | The Air Force Corporate Facilities Standards (AFCFS), is an enterprise-wide program of facility standards establishing an acceptable level of quality and performance for facility design, facility operations and ongoing building maintenance. AFCFS provides an exciting direction forward; intended to create sustainable installations and cohesive, efficient, High Performance and Sustainable Buildings throughout the Air Force.
Our primary goal is optimizing mission success while reducing initial costs, life-cycle costs, energy use, and water use. Mission success is optimizing productivity and well-being of all Airmen and civilian personnel. AFCFS’ goal is to support mission success while balancing available resources with an appropriate level of quality. Balancing cost, functionality and character in facility design will help us meet the diverse and stringent demands of our missions.
Three major objectives of AFCFS are as follows:
First is to define Air Force standardized acceptable facility quality standards with narrative and sample images.
Second is to reinforce AF criteria and policy requiring lower initial costs, life-cycle costs, energy use, and water use. …and
Third is to provide a hierarchy of acceptable material quality performance standards consistent with DoD and AF criteria (links), including acceptable ranges of facility visual quality, durability, and use of resources.
AFCFS consists of five main sections in a web-based publication. A principal theme is the designation of facilities into Facility Groups for which an applicable level of quality is assigned. Standards are provided to define an acceptable range of quality for each group number. Meeting (without exceeding) quality standards ensure optimal application of resources and investments. Overall, buildings must balance minimal use of resources while maintaining longevity, flexibility, and visual appropriateness for their specific group – a philosophy which emphasizes resource efficiency. | aerospace |
https://www.listal.com/movie/airport-1975-1974 | 2020-03-29T06:59:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370493818.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20200329045008-20200329075008-00079.warc.gz | 0.779453 | 146 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__200168659 | en | Airport '75 (1974)
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A mid-air collision involving a a small plane and a commercial jetliner leads to potential disaster, as a plane loaded with passengers and no pilot becomes the worst nightmare for a flight attendant tasked with flying the craft.
Release date: 18 October 1974
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http://www.fac-assoc.org/War%20Stories/JAKE%2044/TheAirStrike_1.htm | 2019-05-23T15:09:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232257259.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20190523143923-20190523165923-00197.warc.gz | 0.967599 | 240 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__44360632 | en | The Air Strike : April 07, 1967
Larry Ray was in the back seat of my 0-1 taking all of the pictures you will see during the actual air strike. Now, come along with us on an actual air strike just as I flew it on the 7th of April 1967. My mission log shows that this will be a 3+30 hr mission. The fighter support today will be A-4s and F-4s. Today's takeoff from Quang Nagi will be shortly after daybreak giving us enough time to check in with the troops at Ha Than special forces camp as we fly by their location and checkout one of the other bridges that has been turned in as a potential future target. Our target today is identified on the map below as "The Bridge".
As is the local procedure, when any Jake has a mission that goes back into the "boonies" there will be a backup FAC airborne in the area. Today, Don McFarland, my roommate has pulled that duty. As we return from the mission, "Smitty" one of the other Quang Nagi Air Force FACs will be on station to meet us as we return. | aerospace |
https://ngrgurdiannews.com/artemis-program-colliding-black-holes-and-more/ | 2023-03-28T08:59:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296948817.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20230328073515-20230328103515-00333.warc.gz | 0.927589 | 886 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__259865522 | en | Last week, NASA revealed some of the science and technology payloads that will hitch the ride to deep space with the agency’s Artemis I moon mission. That same week, a Russian cosmonaut had to cut short his spacewalk due to a space suit battery failure. Here’s a brief rundown of an exciting week for space news.
Artemis I: Sending yeast into space with the BioSentinel
NASA’s Artemis I mission may remain unsolved, but that doesn’t mean there’s no life on board. A shoebox-sized satellite called BioSentinel will carry microscopic, in the form of yeast, into deep space, helping scientists fill critical gaps in knowledge about the health risks of radiation in deep space.
The primary purpose of BioSentinel is to monitor yeast’s vital signs to see how microorganisms respond to radiation in deep space. Examining yeast in space will help us better understand the risks of space radiation to humans because yeast has many of the same biological mechanisms as human cells, including those for DNA damage and repair. This will help us better prepare for crewed missions to the Moon and beyond.
Artemis I: NASA Launches Launchpad
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft arrive at the launch pad on Wednesday (Aug. 17). It took about 10 hours to complete the rocket’s six-kilometre journey from the rocket’s assembly building to Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. When the rocket will launch, there will be no crew inside the rocket. Instead, there will be three mannequins on board, along with a variety of sensors to measure radiation and vibration.
After launch, the capsule will fly around the Moon in distant orbit before heading back for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. NASA’s first mission as part of the Artemis program will last about six weeks. After Artemis I, NASA is targeting a lunar-orbiting flight with astronauts within two years and a lunar landing with a human crew in early 2025.
Using colliding black holes to learn about the universe
Researchers have developed a method to use pairs of colliding black holes to measure the age of the universe and how rapidly it is expanding. The study, published in Physical Review Letters, will help scientists better understand how the universe evolved and where it is headed.
Scientists can use the cosmic background radiation to see the early moments of the universe, and the galaxies around them to study their recent history. But it is the intervening period, known as the “teenage years” of the universe, that is difficult to study. Scientists are hoping that the newly developed “spectral siren” method can help them do just that.
NASA researches “planetary photobombers”
While photobombing is annoying enough in our daily lives, NASA research has found that the same phenomenon occurs on a cosmic scale: “planetary photobombing.” According to a study by space agency scientists, when a telescope is pointed at an exoplanet, the light reflected by the planet “may be corrupted: by light from other planets in the same system.”
The research article, published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, describes how this photobombing effect would affect a space telescope’s ability to observe habitable exoplanets. This photobombing could complicate or even prevent the identification and confirmation of potential Earth-like planets outside our solar system, or exo-Earths.
Closest discovered pair of black holes
The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope has captured an image of NGC 7727, a giant galaxy that was formed by the merger of two galaxies. And at the center of NGC 7727 is the closest pair of supermassive black holes ever found. These two massive objects are destined to merge into a single, even more massive black hole.
The two bright points in the center of the Milky Way are indicative of a dramatic galactic merger with the Milky Way that contains the original cores from the two galaxies. Galactic mergers are very violent and spectacular events but generally, individual stars do not collide with each other because the distance between them is very large compared to their size. | aerospace |
https://www.philsairlinefleetnews.com/post/airline-fleet-news-19th-january-2021 | 2023-06-08T21:27:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224655143.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20230608204017-20230608234017-00428.warc.gz | 0.848922 | 897 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__158133591 | en | Airline Fleet News – 19th January 2021 (Updated 20th Jan)
Updated: Jan 20, 2021
Delta Air Lines (DAL) A321-2 N111DC (10018) BFM to MSP
Aeroflot – Russian Airlines (AFL) A320N VP-BRG (10180) has made its first flight at Hamburg (XFW) as D-AVVR and have ferried A320 VP-BZO (3574) to Ostrava (OSR) prior to transfer to Volotea Airlines (VOE) as EC-NNM.
Airbus (AIB) have ferried A320N F-WWIP (10286) to Francazal (LFBF) for storage for Sichuan Airlines (CSC) and returned A320N F-WWIU (10200) to Toulouse (TLS) after storage, prior to delivery to Vietnam Airlines (HVN) as VN-A514.
A350-900 F-WZNZ (285) has been ferried to Chateauroux (CHR) for further storage. This airframe was due to be delivered to Hainan Airlines (CHH), but was not taken up.
Air Canada (ACA) have ferried A321-2 C-GITU (1602) to Kansas City (MCI) for further storage.
American Airlines (AAL) A321NX F-WZMC (10329) made its first flight at Mobile (BFM).
Avolon have reregistered B767-3 N255ER (25584 / 595) ex C-FMWQ while stored at Marana (MZJ).
BA CityFlyer (CFE) have ferried ERJ-190 G-LCYW (19000163) to London City (LCY) prior to a return to service.
British Airways (BAW) have ferried A319’s G-EUPS (1338), G-DBCK (3049) and A320’s G-EUUM (1907), G-EUUR (2040), G-EUYC (3721), G-EUYJ (4464), G-EUYP (5784), G-EUYS (5948), G-EUYW (6129), G-EUYX (6155) to Palma (PMI) for storage.
China Eastern Airlines (CES) A320N B-30FD (9464) made its first flight at Tianjin (TSN) as B-000W.
Etihad Airways (ETD) have ferried A330-2 A6-EYP (854) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) after storage.
Finnair (FIN) have ferried A330-3 OH-LTR (1067) to Tarbes (LDE) for further storage.
Iberia (IBE) A350-900 EC-NMZ (459) has made its first flight at Toulouse (TLS) as F-WWIW.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) B777-300 PH-BVW (66889 / 1686) made its first flight at Everett (PAE).
Lily Jet have taken delivery of A318CJ M-LILY (3100) ex Global Jet Luxembourg (SVW) LX-GJC.
RVL Aviation (REV) have taken delivery of Saab 340F G-RVGB (192) ex Loganair (LOG) G-LGNF.
Southwest Airlines (SWA) B737 MAX 8’s N8818Q (36722 / 7943) and N8749Q (62543 / 7957) have made their first flights at Renton (RNT).
Starlux Airlines (SJX) A330-9 F-WWYY (1981) has made its first flight at Toulouse (TLS).
West Atlantic UK (NPT) B737-4F G-JMCY (25114 / 2666) has sustained serious damage in a hard landing at Exeter Airport (EXT). | aerospace |
https://fsxinsider.com/freeware-friday-6-robert-james-richardsons-cessna-310q/ | 2020-10-01T12:36:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600402131412.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20201001112433-20201001142433-00671.warc.gz | 0.942098 | 301 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__293214873 | en | In the sixth edition of Freeware Friday, flight simulation guru and Youtuber Novawing24 continues his countdown of top 10 freeware add-ons for FSX: Steam Edition:
The Cessna 310 was a long-serving low-wing monoplane that was a feature of skies all around the world during the 1960s through the 1990’s. A sleek zippy little commuter aircraft that found its niche as an executive and commuter transport. It holds a small piece of aviation history as the first twin-engine Cessna built after WWII. Slightly unusual in its appearance with the tip tanks, this aircraft is small, light and a bucket ton of fun to fly. This is also a great showcase of one the quiet and less well known, yet I feel one of the best, freeware developers out there. Like Piglet Robert James Richardson produces some of the more unusual aircraft for FSX and his whole collection is fantastic!
You can find this quirky aircraft here: http://robertjamesrichardson.co.uk/page4.html (It’s about half way down the page)
Please note Dovetail Games does not provide customer support for freeware add-ons.
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http://bihada-josei.info/23/7476886-mars-rover-transportation.html | 2018-06-19T14:06:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267863043.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20180619134548-20180619154548-00265.warc.gz | 0.685687 | 51 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__117110885 | en | Mars rover transportation
This site contains all information about Mars rover transportation.
Planet earth distilled drinking water
Curiosity rover at bay
International space station orbit distance
Will we see the asteroid
Dj from mars logo
Planets moving around the sun | aerospace |
http://rap.ucar.edu/projects/hiwc/ | 2013-05-20T13:45:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699036375/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101036-00015-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.938458 | 316 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__106113114 | en | High Ice Water Content (HIWC) Research
The aviation sector has compiled information on over one hundred engine weather–related powerloss events, and concluded that these events are due to flight through areas of high Ice Water Content (IWC) associated with deep convective clouds. Recent powerloss events have included multiple engine temporary failures, including a recent successful no–power landing in Florida. In addition to the obvious safety concerns, these events can also lead to costly engine repairs. As a result, an industry working group has recommended the collection of data sets to characterize the microphysical properties of these clouds, which will be used to provide guidance to manufacturers, and to develop a new certification rule for engine performance in high IWC environments. Major funding contributors include NASA, the FAA, Transport Canada, the Boeing Company, Environment Canada, and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. A NASA S–3 aircraft will be instrumented for cloud microphysics and will also record engine parameters. This will lead to a better understanding of the characteristics of high IWC regions, processes creating them, and details of their effects on jet engines. Two field studies are planned: in Puerto Rico in summer–fall 2010, to test new instrumentation; and in Darwin, Australia in early 2011 time frame to collect a comprehensive characterization data set. S3 flights will be coordinated with the existing ground–based research radar and other instruments in the area. RAL's role is the development of a warning tool for avoidance of these potentially hazardous environments, as well as forcast and scientific support during the field efforts. | aerospace |
https://blog.navin.info.np/2019/03/01/daunting-air-travel/ | 2021-10-25T16:55:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323587719.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20211025154225-20211025184225-00693.warc.gz | 0.950544 | 173 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__164620425 | en | The Tumlingtar Airport is so gloomy for the entire morning, our hope for a flight today is fading away – but we are so desperate to get out of Sankhuwasabha district as we were there for 3 weeks for the most physically demanding site visit for a hydropower project. Magically, at 11 am, all the clouds over the airport get cleared and the plane arrives after 4 hours of delay.
Yesterday, upon arriving Tumlingtar, we heard sad news of helicopter crash that claimed the life of our tourism minister. In the air, this Beechcraft 1900D aircraft of Buddha Air jerked like a hell due to bad weather on the way. With yesterday’s news in the mind and unusual movement of plane in the thick cloud, this has been the scariest air travel so far in my life. | aerospace |
https://ntnuopen.ntnu.no/ntnu-xmlui/handle/11250/2370895 | 2020-08-12T07:28:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738878.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20200812053726-20200812083726-00585.warc.gz | 0.953809 | 487 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__20304416 | en | Internal Wireless Bus for a CubeSat
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NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) hosts NUTS (NTNU Test Satellite), which is mainly envisioned as an educational satellite where most tasks are performed by students while supported by university staff. As a peculiarity this CubeSat, unlike many others, is not based on the PC104 Standard. It is, instead, developed around a backplane approach, similar to a motherboard on a desktop computer. This novel approach left us without the possibility to use readily available commercial modules for CubeSats and also with the responsibility to design an ad-hoc solution for power distribution and on-Board communication. CubeSat Space Protocol on an I2C-bus was decided as the solution for the main communication bus.Although for this given satellite the payload will be an IR Camera, the main idea is to develop a reusable platform for a variety of payloads. Thus the exploration of new and novel technologies to be used in such platforms is also a goal. Specifically studying the viability of using an intra-satellite RF link is a specific area that NUTS is keen on exploring. Therefore a communication bus on radio is being developed. There are some advantages to the use of a wireless intra-satellite bus including: lower costs (both economic and in weight) and the possibility to have several transmissions in parallel. The latter could be attained by the use of virtual channels(or similar solutions) that most vendors provide on their radio kits. A proper exploitation of such features would significantly increase throughput while not requiring additional hardware.The RF link would only be the physical layer, as it is intended to still use CSP on top of it. By keeping CSP an easier portability insured to those CubeSats that already rely on CSP.COTS radio modules are being used on the proof-of-concept implementation. This should also help for an easier deployment of this communications approach on future satellites, since components are readily available. Those satellites that are equipped with both wired and wireless busses for communication, such as NUTS, could use one as a fallback solution should the other fail. Since most of the communication stack would remain untouched the transitions between wired and wireless busses should be seamless. The implementation is kept as hardware independent as possible, thus deploying it on other satellites should be relatively effortless. | aerospace |
https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/ABCM/browse/?sort=date_d&fq=untl_institution:WASP&fq=str_title_serial:Air+Force+Reserve+Element+Training&fq=dc_type:text_pamphlet&fq=str_location_country:South%20Korea&fq=str_month:02_feb | 2019-08-18T13:07:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027313889.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20190818124516-20190818150516-00267.warc.gz | 0.908079 | 88 | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-35__0__120008998 | en | Description: This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about commands within the United States Air Force. This chapter discusses the mission, organizational structure, and functions of the Military Air Transport Service. It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: February 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum | aerospace |
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