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https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/members/cap-national-hq/logistics-mission-resources/aircraft-management/mandatory-sbs/textron-sel-32-08r1-landing-gear-bushing-inspection | 2024-02-24T23:52:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474569.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224212113-20240225002113-00316.warc.gz | 0.75552 | 120 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__200239262 | en | Textron SEL 32-08R1 Landing gear bushing inspection
Textron has issued a new Service Letter (SEL-32-08R1) against all 172S model aircraft in the Serial range 172S12666 thru 172S13014. SEL-32-08R1 requires a visual inspection of the main landing gear bushing at the outboard bulkhead for a disbonded liner. This inspection must be accomplished at the next 12month or 100 Hr inspection, whichever occurs first.
See Textron service letter here: Link
For More Information: | aerospace |
https://www.inverurieherald.co.uk/news/former-red-arrow-swoops-into-rotary-1-3598067 | 2018-03-23T20:47:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257648594.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20180323200519-20180323220519-00496.warc.gz | 0.982338 | 256 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__262228728 | en | The Rotary Club of Oldmeldrum welcomed David Bolsover as its most recent guest speaker.
David, who retired from the RAF in 2003, is a former Wing Commander of the Red Arrows, and served as Commander of the UK Harrier Force during the conflict in Kosovo.
He began his career in the RAF flying Puma helicopters, before coming to Lossiemouth in 1984 to fly Buccaneers.
He also piloted Tornado aircraft in both Gulf conflicts.
Since his retirement from the RAF, David has worked for Thales, training pilots to fly the Tornado GR4 aircraft in a ‘synthetic’ training environment through simulators at Lossiemouth and Marham.
After explaining a little about his past and his current role, David showed the members an edited simulation of a mission to support ground forces under heavy fire in Afghanistan, which showed the decisions which the air crews would have had to have made.
David explained the advantages which training pilots in the highly-realistic simulator could bring, both in terms of cost as well as effectiveness.
“It puts air crews in the position of making decisions about deploying weapons before they are deployed to a battle zone, giving vital training in the rules of engagement,” he added. | aerospace |
https://lorrytrans.com/investigators-search-for-cargo-plane-off-oahu/ | 2022-01-21T23:58:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320303717.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20220121222643-20220122012643-00276.warc.gz | 0.971812 | 344 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__166818640 | en | Investigators search for cargo plane off Oahu
Investigators continue to gather information about a cargo plane that crashed in Mamala Bay shortly after take off from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.
The two members of the two-person flight crew were rescued by the United States Coast Guard and the Honolulu fire department. Both were injured.
The aircraft sustained significant damage and sank. However, the Coast Guard examines a small amount of debris that was recovered.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators are still trying to determine the plane’s exact location. They plan to use side-scan sonar today to examine the condition of the aircraft, its location, and the depth to which the aircraft sank. Investigators will need to find the location of the aircraft for the cockpit voice and flight data recorders to be recovered. These “black boxes” are essential to understand the cause of the crash.
The scanning sonar results will also determine whether the aircraft will be recovered.
Investigators are still interviewing those involved, including pilots, air traffic controllers and maintenance workers.
The 46-year-old plane was operated by Rhoades Aviation as Transair Flight 810. It was supposed to fly from Honolulu to Kahului, Hawaii, but entered the ocean several miles offshore, authorities said. The two pilots, the only people on board, were seriously injured and were clinging to the packages and the tail of the plane when they were rescued by the US Coast Guard, authorities said.
The safety council said it met with other people on Saturday who will be involved in the investigation, including representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration, Rhoades Aviation, Boeing, engine manufacturer Pratt and Whitney and air traffic controllers. | aerospace |
https://www.dyess.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1709467/dyess-participates-in-joint-forcible-entry-exercise/ | 2024-04-18T20:03:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817239.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418191007-20240418221007-00078.warc.gz | 0.94038 | 495 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__72519735 | en | Dyess participates in Joint Forcible Entry exercise Published Dec. 10, 2018 By Airman 1st Class Mercedes Porter 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Twenty-seven C-130H Hercules and C-130J Super Hercules from multiple active duty, reserve and Air National Guard bases took off from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 8, 2018, in support of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School Joint Forcible Entry exercise. For the past four years, Dyess has been the host base for launching the C-130H’s and C-130J’s to support and aid the USAFWS’s JFE, which helps to demonstrate the importance of the 317th Airlift Wing’s mission to always maintain readiness and execute operations in delivering anything, anytime, anywhere. “The weapons school is an organization that trains tactical experts and leaders to control and then exploit air, space and cyber space on behalf of the joint force,” said U.S. Air Force Captain David Jacobs, 39th Airlift Squadron instructor pilot. The exercise takes place at Nellis AFB, Nev. and is designed to be a large-scale air drop and land mobility mission in which participating students plan and execute an air-land operation in a simulated contested battlefield. Every six months, the school graduates nearly 100 weapons officers and enlisted specialists who are tactical system experts, weapons instructors and leaders of Airmen. In addition, the school provides academic and advisory support to multiple units to enhance air combat training for numerous Airmen, the Department of Defense and U.S. allied services. “The importance for joint exercises of this nature is to help get the most amount of Airmen qualified to perform the tasks they will be assigned for their graduation,” said Master Sgt. Benjamin Condie, 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron production superintendent. “This could be jobs such as ground intelligence, infiltration or exfiltration training, parachute jumpers or other scenarios the weapons school will be running during this exercise. One of the most vital pieces is allowing members from the guard or reserve units to get these opportunities in training that they may otherwise not get on a regular basis.” Upon graduation, the new tactics and weapons officers will return to the field to lead combat missions and provide Air Force senior leaders and decision makers with tactical, operational and strategic support. | aerospace |
https://forums.nrel.gov/t/thrust-matching-of-model-of-idling-wind-turbine/3872 | 2022-12-05T00:47:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711001.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20221205000525-20221205030525-00339.warc.gz | 0.923866 | 896 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__94301971 | en | I would like to further improve my understanding of ‘thrust-matching’: modifying a wind turbine’s (computational) model so the induced loads match a given set of thrust data of a similar turbine, both steady and dynamically and for both the operational and the idling case. An example of thrust matching was the modification of the NREL 5MW WTG for model tests at MARIN by Kimball et al. . They modified the aerofoil sections for the low Reynolds number on the scaled down turbine blades and increased the chord to properly represent the Froude scaled performance of the turbine. This seems quite an elegant but also a drastic way of changing the wind turbine. For the operational case already a lot can be accomplished by modifications of the controller settings: fine pitch and the wind-speed dependent target rotational speed that will be introduced in ROSCO 2.6.0.
However, for the idling case the matching needs to be accomplished by modifying the rotor geometry.
Suppose I would like to modify the NREL 5MW WTG OpenFAST model to decrease only the idling thrust by 10%, without (or as little as possible) affecting the operational thrust.
What would be the geometric properties of the rotor to change?
Thanks in advance and best regards,
Typically I hear the term “thrust matching” to indicate development of subscale physical model (e.g., for wind tunnel or wave basin tests) that has the same thrust characteristics as a full scale computational model. Is that what you are referring to?
During rotor idling, the blades are typically feathered to 90 degrees and the thrust load on the rotor is quite low, at least for cases with aligned flow. Thrust-matched rotors at model scale typically have thin, low Re number airfoils. My guess is the design of the hub may be one of the knobs that could be further tweaked to match a given idling rotor thrust. That said, given the low rotor thrust for the aligned case, the thrust on the nacelle and tower are likely more important than rotor thrust for the idling cases, except for cases with misaligned flow or faults involving blade pitch.
Dear Jason, thank you for your elaborate answer. The goal of my thrust-matching is to have a wind turbine model (e.g. a modification of the NREL 5MW or the IEA-15-240-RWT) that can ‘mimic’ the induced loads of another turbine, for which I do not have the rotor geometry, in coupled simulations.
This involves trying to match a given thrust - wind speed curve in uniform steady wind and/or a set of time traces of thrust in unsteady turbulent wind fields. In the latter case the matching is based on the statistic properties of the thrust.
Can you advise on the best approach to modify the rotor geometry to influence the induced thrust and side force in the idling case with yaw misalignment?
Best regards, Duncan
Am I correct in understanding that you are only dealing with numerical simulations, not a physical model? And you are trying to adjust the geometry of the NREL 5-MW or IEA 15-MW reference wind turbine OpenFAST model to match the thrust of a different turbine in an idling with yaw misalignment condition?
I would first modify the OpenFAST model so that the known properties of the different turbine are set properly in the OpenFAST model, e.g. blade length, blade mass, etc. For the idling with yaw misalignment condition, the induced velocity should be minimal (you should set
WakeMod = 0 to achieve no induction), so, the angle of attack at each aerodynamic node can be computed geometrically. That should provide an equation to relate the known thrust to the combination of chord and drag coefficient you need at that angle of attack.
That is correct, I am interested in performing numerical simulations and the case I am interested in is exactly what you state.
Thank you for the suggestion for the modification. I will look into that further. | aerospace |
https://unexplained.co/tag/ufo/page/30/ | 2022-08-18T04:21:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00090.warc.gz | 0.81636 | 163 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__91834991 | en | New footage of an unknown disk shaped object hovering in the sky above Neuquen, Argentina.
Multiple UFO sightings filmed over the Gaza Strip
A passenger on a commercial plane has filmed a UFO while flying over San Francisco.
Interesting footage of an unknown craft hovering in the night sky over a beach
New video footage of an unknown object hovering in the sky above Gothenburg, Sweden
A resident of Budapest filmed these strange objects flying over Budapest's cathedral in the live feed.
New video footage of multiple unknown lights flying in the sky above Braunfels, Texas
Amazing footage of an unknown circle shaped craft hovering above Rosarito in Baja California, Mexico. This was filmed on 31st October 2018.
New video footage of an unknown cross shaped UFO hovering above San Antonio, Texas | aerospace |
https://assets.luxuo.com/category/cars/aircraft | 2021-11-28T21:38:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964358591.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20211128194436-20211128224436-00611.warc.gz | 0.937649 | 136 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__24245748 | en | The Spirit of Innovation, Rolls-Royce’s fully electric aircraft breaks a few world records, and is the fastest EV in the world.
Playboy’s Big Bunny jet is back after 50 years of being grounded.
Roman Abramovich is selling his private Boeing 767 for US$100 million
The airline will purchase 15 units of Overture with passenger operation expected by 2029.
Zean Nielsen sheds light on how the personal aviation industry is thriving in such turbulent times, and how Cirrus Aircraft is leading that charge.
The maiden flight of its first all-electric powered aircraft is powered by a 400kW powertrain. | aerospace |
https://www.linuxlinks.com/stars-stripes-nasa-linux/ | 2023-11-29T22:43:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100146.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20231129204528-20231129234528-00152.warc.gz | 0.90807 | 985 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__46311814 | en | This is the first in a series spotlighting large institutions in the USA and how they are embracing Linux and open source.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and space research. NASA’s budget in 2020 is over $22 billion. To put that figure into context, that’s equivalent to the annual GDP of Zambia, Papua New Guinea, or Laos.
How is NASA embracing Linux and open source?
NASA runs a set of supercomputers with the names Pleiades, Electra, Aitken, Merope, and Endeavour at the Ames Research Center. Pleides is one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, currently ranked the 39th most powerful in the world, sporting an eye-watering 241,108 cores and 211,968 GB of memory. Pleiades and the other supercomputers run on a custom version of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
One of the most exciting NASA programs is Artemis which is committed to establishing a sustainable presence on the Moon to prepare for missions to Mars. It was announced a few months ago that Ames researchers in the Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) have embarked on a Rehost project, replacing 20-year-old HP Alpha based host computer systems, which are the brains of the simulator, with Concurrent Red Hawk Linux computer systems.
NASA does not function like a large, monolithic company; each division uses different tools as they see fit. While these divisions are fairly tight-lipped about the platforms they use, many divisions in NASA, such as their Center for Climate Simulation project, heavily use Linux hypervisor clusters and storage systems.
There is more transparency regarding their software projects.
Open Source Catalog
NASA hosts a substantial catalog of open source software. In total it develops over 500 open source projects. And it has 324 repositories on GitHub. Many of the projects are very specialized and aren’t widely known. But here’s a taster of a few things available.
Open MCT is a next-generation mission operations data visualization framework. Web-based, for desktop and mobile.
Software based on Open MCT is in use as a data visualization tool in support of multiple missions at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and at NASA’s Ames Research Center to support the development of lunar rover mission concepts. Open MCT is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
Another project that’s popular is WorldWind, an open-source virtual globe. It lets developers create interactive visualizations of 3D globe, map and geographical information. Organizations around the world use WorldWind to monitor weather patterns, visualize cities and terrain, track vehicle movement, analyze geospatial data and educate humanity about the Earth.
NASA also have a useful repository hosting a collection of 3D models, textures, and images from inside NASA for free and without copyright.
International Space Station
Orbiting Earth for the past 20 years, the International Space Station (ISS) plays an important role as a scientific laboratory and test bed for deep-space technology.
Back in 2013, The United Space Alliance, which manages the computers aboard the International Space Station in association with NASA, announced that the Windows XP laptops aboard the ISS were switched to Linux. Linux was chosen on the basis that as open source, it could be modified for the needs of the station. These laptops never operated the life support system, or any of the other safety critical systems on the Station. The May 2019 ISS report notes that the crew uses Portable Computer Systems that run on a Linux operating system.
And there’s open source projects that are purposely built for the ISS. For example, the Astrobee Robot Software is a free-flying robot designed to operate as a payload inside the ISS.
Radar in a CubeSat
RainCube (Radar in a CubeSat) is a technology demonstration mission to enable Ka-band precipitation radar technologies on a low-cost, quick-turnaround platform.
It was launched on on the ELaNa-23 mission on board of Cygnus CRS-9 to the ISS, where it was deployed on 13 July 2018 via the JEM airlock.
The Linux based Endeavour avionics board provides a data recorder and processing for the command and data handling and attitude determination & control system. It also interfaces to the inertial reference module, which contains two star cameras, three reactions wheels, and three magnetorquers.
This article is a brief summary of projects at NASA using Linux. If you work for NASA and are willing to share more information about projects you are using in Linux, please reach out in the Comments below. | aerospace |
https://pilotworkshop.com/tips/takeoff_impossible_turn/ | 2024-02-26T00:19:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474649.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20240225234904-20240226024904-00469.warc.gz | 0.926282 | 347 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__87350106 | en | "How does one determine a safe altitude to return to the airport in the event of an engine failure on takeoff? Practicing this emergency does not seem feasible." - Jon M
“My first bit of advice is simple and very clear. There is an altitude at which a safe return can be made to an airport when an engine failure occurs on takeoff. The trouble is, it is not the same altitude for every pilot in every aircraft on every day! So, if you don’t know what that altitude is when the engine failure occurs, do NOT attempt to return to the runway – the price of failure is severe!
Having said this, you can practice the return to the airport maneuver safely at altitude with your instructor to get a sense of what the maneuver involves.
(At a safe altitude) select an imaginary runway behind you as a target. Fly directly away from it at departure airspeed and configuration. Smoothly retard the throttle to idle (don’t forget carb heat if appropriate) and lower the nose to pick up the designated airspeed for engine failure in your aircraft.
Remember, a simple 180 degree turn will not align you with the runway. And, you will most certainly have a tailwind. Consider the challenges of looking over your shoulder for the runway at low airspeed while maneuvering with a failed engine. Might your recent proficiency come into play?
The correct procedure for engine failure on takeoff is to lower the nose and land straight ahead. But there is a safe altitude for every pilot to attempt a return to the airport. Practice can help you determine this altitude, but it should include a generous safety margin due to the complex nature of this maneuver and its disastrous downside!” | aerospace |
https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/aura | 2022-06-30T09:33:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103671290.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20220630092604-20220630122604-00161.warc.gz | 0.652278 | 600 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__59907225 | en | Earth Observation System - Aura
3rd (last) flight unit of the EOS programme.
Main mission: atmospheric chemistry.
Mass at launch
Data access link
Data access information
For HIRDLS, MLS and OMI, the data are held at the Goddard Earth Science DISC.
For TES, the data are held at the NASA Langley Atmospheric Sciences Data Center.
The Aura instrument validation data are held at the Aura Validation Data Center at Goddard Space Flight Center.
Details on Status
15 Jul 2004
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
All known Instruments flying on
HIRDLS High-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder
MLS Microwave Limb Sounder
OMI Ozone Monitoring Instrument
TES-limb Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer
TES-nadir Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer
Show instrument status and calibration
Telecommunication frequency or microwave sensing channel information
Show expert details
Dir or Mode
Data rate or Baseband
112150 - 123850 MHz
9 sub-bands, for temperature and pressure
186100 - 193900 MHz
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7 sub-bands, mainly for O3 and CO
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9 sub-bands, mainly for N2O, HCl, ClO, HOCl, BrO, HO2 and SO2
2496750 - 2503250 MHz
5 sub-bands, mainly for OH | aerospace |
https://careers.dynetics.com/job-view.php?p=6354 | 2020-03-29T17:55:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370495413.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20200329171027-20200329201027-00055.warc.gz | 0.904747 | 494 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__42830916 | en | In order to apply for this or any other job you will need to log in.
In anticipation of NASA awarding the Human Landing System (HLS) contract in the near future, Dynetics Space Systems Division is seeking qualified engineers and analysts to support NASA programs including HLS that will put the first woman and next man on the Moon. We are seeking project engineers, systems engineers, test engineers, electrical/mechanical engineers, stress/structural engineers, and analysts to join a diverse team in support of the development of a Human Lander System that will take us back to the surface of the Moon by 2024.
Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, is seeking talented Project Schedulers to join a diverse, highly skilled team to create unique solutions for complex problems involving space systems. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense, space, cyber, and commercial fields, Dynetics provides responsive, cost effective intelligence, engineering, and scientific solutions.
The Project Schedulers will support the Dynetics Space Systems Division with development of HLS with primary responsibility for project planning and scheduling support for medium to large aspects of system development. Candidates will help plan and set up projects; develop project schedules, including resource loading; coordinate project tasks; monitor work progress and compare to budgets and baselines; analyze schedule variances; and update baselines as needed. They will work in a team environment to support conceptual design through product implementation.
Candidate must possess a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent degree from an ABET-accredited university.
Candidate must have at least three (3) years of project planning and scheduling experience.
Candidate must have demonstrated experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and with Microsoft Project.
Position requires candidates to be capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-disciplinary teams.
Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.
Preference will be shown to candidates who possess experience with Primavera and/or other scheduling software.
Preference will be shown to candidates who have experience and/or knowledge of the following:
Candidate must be a US Citizen.
Candidate must possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance or meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance. | aerospace |
https://spaceimpulse.com/2023/05/02/14-best-space-startups-to-watch-in-2023/ | 2024-02-24T05:24:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474523.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224044749-20240224074749-00061.warc.gz | 0.952482 | 4,396 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__68120780 | en | by Julia Seibert
Why on Earth would anyone go to space? Outside the cushy confines of our home planet, the environment is deathly hostile, nightmarishly tricky to maneuver within, and above all, breathtakingly expensive to reach. And yet, its potential is vast. Governments and companies alike bank on satellites, which provide innumerable services vital to modern life. Celestial bodies contain riches just waiting to be mined. The orbital environment makes for a perfect place for a plethora of manufacturing processes to set up shop.
These opportunities, many of which have not yet been reaped, are now being eyed by a range of startups hoping to make their mark on the industry. While some focus on existing markets like satellites, others specialize in as-of-yet embryonic processes like mining and manufacturing and might help shape an entirely new industry. However, as the old saying goes, space is hard. The sector is defined by its high-risk, high-reward nature, which is why so much of it is dominated by governmental actors like NASA and industry titans like SpaceX. As the following space startups ramp up their efforts, only time will tell who will thrive, and who will succumb to the harsh reality of space.
History of Space Companies
Private enterprises have been part of spaceflight since its infancy. Satellites were among the earliest commercial space ventures, with Telstar 1, the first commercial satellite, launched in 1962. Still, while NASA employed private contractors like Boeing to build its rockets, the agency was the sole means through which an outside entity could book a launch. As such, the US became the only launch provider in the Western world, prompting the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop its own rocket, Ariane. After a successful test launch in 1979, ESA and the French space agency, CNES, established the first private launch company, Arianespace, to oversee operations of the rocket.
Things looked a little drearier on the US side, where almost all Expendable Launch Vehicles (ELVs) were canceled in order to transfer satellite launches to the shiny new Space Shuttle. The latter, which started operations in 1982, turned out to be not quite as groundbreaking as officials had hoped, and commercial companies presented a nifty alternative. To overcome bureaucratic sluggishness, a number of policy changes were made, including the Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984 and the United States Space Launch Strategy of 1986. These acts, and several others, encouraged commercial spaceflight developments and restrained NASA satellite launches, creating a market gap for companies to fill.
Soon enough, commercial companies began sending rockets to space, though progress was initially slow. The 2000s were when things really got going, with the decade seeing the founding of SpaceX and Blue Origin as well as United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin tailored towards government use. These developments, especially those by SpaceX, led to significant launch price drops throughout the 2010s, cultivating a new industry environment and opening the door to younger startups.
The progress paints a pretty picture, but the industry is by no means a walk in the park. Many startups have tried and many have failed; will those listed below meet the same fate?
14 Most Innovative Space Startup Companies
Orbex was founded in 2015 under the name Moonspike, and its aim was to send a crowdfunded spacecraft to the moon. After failing to reach this goal, the company was renamed Orbex in 2016 and focused its efforts towards launching small satellites into polar orbits from Sutherland Spaceport in Scotland. Thanks to developments in technology, small satellites are relatively cheap while remaining efficient for commercial and governmental purposes. Their launch is a priority in the UK sector, as detailed in its Space Strategy. Orbex’s rocket, Prime, is a two-stage partially reusable vehicle standing 19 meters tall. The company prides itself in its efforts towards environmental friendliness, including using low-carbon fuel along with launching from a carbon-neutral spaceport. The maiden flight is expected to happen this year, though an exact date is not yet known.
Skyrora, like Orbex, is a launch company focusing on small satellite launches. The Edinburgh-headquartered company was founded in 2018 and already has a range of launches under its belt. These included liftoffs of Skylark Nano and Skylark Micro, both small suborbital rockets with one and two stages, respectively. In October 2022, Skyrora attempted its most ambitious launch yet with Skylark L, a single-stage suborbital rocket with 3D-printed engines and a guidance system, though the rocket experienced an anomaly shortly after takeoff and took a dive into the sea. Skyrora is now aiming to launch its next vehicle, the 22.7 meter-tall three-stage orbital rocket Skyrora XL, in the next year. The company’s other specialties include its mobile launch sites, allowing for set up and launch from a variety of places, a ‘space tug’ capable of taxiing payloads into specific orbits, and its Ecosine fuel, created from nonrecyclable plastic.
While some companies hope to launch satellites, others’ missions start once these are in orbit. Exo-Space offers two main services, one of which is integrating clients’ “artificial intelligence/machine learning software models on Earth observation satellites without the customer having to launch their own.” Exo-Space provides a platform – FeatherEdge – with which the customer software is integrated. The imagery provided by the satellite can then be processed by this software, allowing for quick access to overhead data without the hassle of customers having to design their own hardware. The company also offers its own analytics service: the Exo-Space Analytics Platform. Customers start by choosing what images they would like, and what insights are to be gleaned from them. Possible intelligence could include images of natural disasters like forest fires, or naval activity in a certain part of the world. The platform then runs artificial intelligence and machine learning models as the satellite imagery is collected, and this is then sent to the customer within the hour.
Pixxel, a Bengaluru-based space imaging company, was founded in 2018 by two final-year university students. Currently, the company has three satellites in orbit, with six more to follow in the next year. Its concept rides on hyperspectral imaging, wherein images are broken down into hundreds of wavelengths, revealing previously unseen details. The satellites themselves are tiny, weighing in at under 15 kg, but can spit out images only five meters in resolution. Today, Pixxel sets its sights on Earth. It hopes to use its satellites for better detection of agricultural trends, environmental health, urban developments, and mineral deposits. Even the secretive US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) plans to use Pixxel’s imagery. In the future, the company is planning to look towards the solar system, forging plans to send a swarm of probes to search for off-world resources ripe for mining. With that, it can leverage in-space resources to shift heavy industry away from Earth, promoting a sustainable future.
Israeli company, Helios, sees a market gap when it comes to lunar colonization: oxygen. The element’s liquid form is frequently used to power rockets as oxidizer, and together with fuel, it makes up the bulk of a rocket’s mass. This becomes a problem for establishing manned colonies beyond Earth. Processes such as shipping out massive loads of infrastructure and returning humans to Earth, are painfully difficult without refueling. Lunar regolith, however, is made up of around 45% oxygen, which Helios plans to draw out using its Molten Regolith Electrolysis (MRE) reactor.
The machine would heat the lunar soil up until it melts, and then extract the good stuff. The process not only opens the door to tanking stations on the moon, but also allows Helios to ship the product elsewhere, making longer, more ambitious missions possible. While developing this mechanism, Helios discovered that this new extraction process also pops out 99% pure iron, using 50% less energy than the industry standard, eliminating all direct CO2 emissions.
Lausanne-based ClearSpace’s business model is not centered around an opportunity of increased access to space, but rather a consequence of it. Space debris is a growing problem, with Earth’s orbit awash with thousands of defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, and millions of smaller bits and pieces. Junk too small to track is still extremely dangerous, with a single paint chip capable of ripping a bullet-wound like hole into a spacecraft. A single collision can create a surge of new debris, triggering a cascade known as Kessler syndrome that would make orbital activity extremely risky.
ClearSpace hopes to tackle this with its four-armed capture satellite, which will grasp onto a larger object and deorbit it to prevent a future collision. The company is already under contract with ESA to remove a 112-kg rocket stage in 2026 as part of its ClearSpace-1 mission. It has also been awarded a contract by the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to develop its design for the Clearing of the LEO Environment with Active Removal (CLEAR) mission.
Astroscale also aims to make Earth’s orbit a better place. The company, based in Tokyo but with subsidiaries scattered around the world, sees multiple ways to make this happen; four, to be exact. The first is preventing debris from forming in the first place by deorbiting aging satellites, which the company refers to as End of Life (EOL) services. The next is Active Debris Removal (ADR): pretty self-explanatory. For functioning satellites that are running out of juice, the company proposes Life Extension (LEX).
This can take the form of on-orbit servicing or refueling, and a variation of the latter is currently in development by Astroscale US. Last is In Situ Space Situational Awareness (SSA), wherein a craft comes up close and personal with a potential piece of junk to assess its state and decide what to do about it. As of 2023, the decade-old company has launched two missions. The first, in 2017, was an SSA satellite that never reached orbit due to a launch failure. ELSA-d, a demonstration of its EOL services, launched successfully in 2021. Future projects include LEXI (a piggyback-style refueling method), ELSA-M (a more ambitious EOL mission), and ADRAS-J (a debris removal craft).
Privateer envisions yet another way to deal with space debris. Founded by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Privateer collects data from ground radars to track satellites’ positions in orbit, and aims to provide data infrastructur’ and proprietary knowledge graph technology that can be used to avoid collisions. In March 2022, the company unveiled Wayfinder, an open-access and near real-time visualization of satellites and space debris orbiting our planet.
“We believe baseline universal collision analysis and risk assessment is the only path to space sustainability,” says Dr. Moriba Jah, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Privateer.
In October of that year, Privateer also released Crow’s Nest, a tool built using Wayfinder and NASA’s Conjunction Assessment Risk Analysis (CARA) to help with collision avoidance.
“Crow’s Nest keeps satellite operators, potentially preventing them from colliding with rockets and debris, to avoid a disruption of space activities, while Wayfinder… helps to ensure that humanity has access to space as a finite resource, in perpetuity,” explains Dr. Jah.
Remember those space tugs being developed by Skyrora? Atomos, founded in 2017 out of Denver, is a space startup company, modeling its entire business around lugging satellites around in space, also advertising end-of-life services and servicing capabilities. The company’s linchpin seems to be its claim that the tugs will halve satellite launch costs, since satellites launched in rideshare missions by big rockets like the SpaceX Falcon 9 often maneuver themselves further to get to their desired orbits.
Instead of a satellite packing the extra fuel needed for these antics, Atomos’s tugs would instead haul it to its destination, before moving on to the next target. The first mission, planned for January 2024, will demonstrate rendezvous and docking capabilities, as well as the company’s electric propulsion powered by ammonia. Soon, however, Atomos hopes to make the switch to nuclear fission, which would allow the tugs to stay in space for longer.
As Space Forge points out on their website, the space environment lends itself well to several manufacturing processes. Weightlessness, vacuum, sterility, and extreme variance in temperature can be godsends to the production of pharmaceuticals, alloys, fiber optic cables, and semiconductors. But while many companies, especially pharma giants like Merck, often fly experiments to the ISS to observe these effects, there is no way for the goods to be produced in orbit en masse. Welsh space startup company Space Forge, founded in 2018, hopes to change this.
They would provide the platforms on which such manufacturing can take place, facilitating the process for outside companies. This platform, the ForgeStar satellite, is planned to operate like a mini factory in space. It launches with materials onboard, stays in orbit for up to six months, then comes back down and delivers the products. Whether the process works remains to be seen, since ForgeStar-0, an experimental mission and the company’s first launch, flew aboard Virgin Orbit’s doomed Start Me Up mission and tumbled back down to Earth. The next two models – ForgeStar-1 and 2 – are set to launch in 2023 and 2024/25, respectively. Space Forge hopes that the value of goods produced aboard ForgeStar 2 will surpass launch costs.
Varda Space Industries
The appeal of in-space manufacturing has also inspired Californian startup Varda, founded in 2020. Its mission is building “the first space factory… essentially the first industrial park on orbit,” according to CEO Will Bruey, a former SpaceX employee. Its first vehicle is a manufacturing satellite, which it hopes to launch in 2023. The spacecraft consists of three parts: a Rocket Lab Photon spacecraft providing communications and flight control, the 120-kilogram Varda mini-factory, and a Varda reentry capsule.
The first mission should return only a few kilograms of product, with the aim of eventually bringing this up to 100 kg. The idea seems to hold water, since Varda bagged a NASA partnership for its 2023 flight, while the Air Force is interested in using the reentry capsules for hypersonic testing. Varda, however, has bigger ambitions. The company’s present Delian Asparouhov says that “as we start to scale, it allows us to send a larger space factory… eventually, yes, we might have something the size of the ISS, 10 times the size of the ISS.”
In-space manufacturing already sounds wild, but space mining takes the cake in terms of incredulity. Space company AstroForge, based in California and founded as a startup in 2021, is willing to take on the challenge. Space, after all, is littered with asteroids containing rare Earth metals and Platinum Group Metals (PGMs), which are in high demand on the planet. AstroForge, who is set to launch its first two missions this year, takes an all-or-nothing approach to the concept, since the process is expensive and revenue, if any, will take decades to materialize.
Co-founder Matt Mialich, states that the company is prepared for this, and does not expect to earn a penny until an asteroid is mined. That, however, could take a while. The first mission, a technology demonstration, will carry imitation-asteroid dust, to be superheated and ionized in order to extract metals. Later this year, a bigger spacecraft will travel to a certain asteroid to check whether it is metallic. Combining the technologies to mine an asteroid is another matter completely, but these preliminary missions could indicate whether that is at all possible.
While some space startup companies mentioned above managed to snag hefty government grants, much of their capital comes from investors. Opening this process up to the average space nerd with a spare US $100 is what Spaced Ventures aims to do. It is essentially a crowdfunding platform for space startups, and has raised millions for a variety of companies since its beginnings in 2020.
Despite being marketed towards fledgling companies, it is industry giant SpaceX for whom the most has been raised through the platform. Though its recipient has not yet taken them up on it, over 2,000 people have invested almost US $40 million as of March 2023. But this is chump change for SpaceX these days, whereas the same amount could be life changing for a younger company. Provided a startup can generate the right amount of hype, investments made through Spaced Ventures could keep its vision afloat.
Australia’s startup space agency only cut its ribbon in 2018, but Gilmour Space, founded 2012 in Singapore and now based in Queensland, Australia, has had its eye on the space industry for longer. The company focuses on smallsats, both their launch and manufacture. One of its G-class satellite buses is to launch on a rideshare mission in 2024, with capacity “roughly equivalent to the size, weight and volume of a large microwave oven.” Still, the bus, developed in collaboration with Queensland’s Griffith University, can carry “a lot of new space technologies that can be launched and tested in a single mission,” according to Shaun Kenyon, Gilmour’s Program Manager for Satellites.
In terms of rockets, Gilmour has attempted to launch two sounding rockets, the second of which never left the pad. Today, the 25-meter tall, three-stage Eris rocket is Gilmour’s pride and joy, and would be capable of launching 305 kg into low Earth orbit. Its first launches are scheduled for this year, with another to follow in late 2024. Gilmour has also partnered up with Atomos for collaboration on launches and customer missions.
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Our Take on Innovations in the Space Industry
While the space industry as a whole is on the rise, 2022 was brutal. The year saw an investment drop of 58%, thanks to economic shifts and ‘a dose of reality’ making its way through the industry, according to Tyler Letarte, AE Industrial Partners’ Vice President. Space, of course, is a high-risk business. Things blow up. Companies go under, not to even mention space startups… And as the industry blossoms, such patterns are making themselves clear to previously starry-eyed investors, who are now becoming increasingly selective.
On the other hand, the economic potentials of space are enormous, especially those relevant to governmental goals. Space Capital managing partner Chad Anderson notes that companies specializing in aspects applicable to defense and national security are most likely to survive. There is always a market for this, and government contracts already largely shape the industry, so that is unlikely to change.
Geopolitical competition, such as beating another country to the moon and its minerals, could add a new dimension to this. As a result, hesitant commercial investments could lead to the curbing of ventures not directly pertinent to government efforts. Still, says Anderson, tentative investors could help create a ‘more resilient’ sector, since weaker companies would be rooted out, so to speak.
What Can We Expect from Space Startups in the Future
Since it is such a risky industry, future patterns of investment cannot be clearly predicted, but for those who are open to taking calculated risks, investing in the space industry could hold potential value. What is certain though, is that political interests will remain a forefront application of space technologies, and are likely to further shape the industry. What form this will take remains to be seen. If China were to colonize the moon tomorrow, for example, the US and its contractors would be right on its heels. This could then fuel private investment into companies or best space startups relevant to the effort, leaving less room for, say, debris removal.
Developments in technology, however, could have an effect too. Breakthroughs in previously unheard-of processes, such as in-space manufacturing and mining, could prove new concepts’ viabilities to investors. This depends largely on the performance of space startups such as Space Forge and AstroForge, who are on the brink of the earliest stages of testing. Space startups in the future must either sink or swim. If their technology fails too many times, their existence might be reduced to a flash in the pan of industrializing space. However, if they succeed, they could shape humanity’s future.
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https://runtheyear2016.com/2019/09/07/what-is-the-cruising-speed-of-a-737-800-in-knots/ | 2022-08-07T16:30:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00425.warc.gz | 0.854139 | 998 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__205867476 | en | What is the cruising speed of a 737-800 in knots?
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What is the cruise speed of a 737?
The advanced wing airfoil design provides an economical cruise speed of . 78 Mach (590 mph). The Next-Generation 737 airplanes are capable of cruising to a maximum altitude of 41,000 feet (12.5 km), compared to 37,000 feet (11.3 km) for the 737-300/- 400/-500 models, and 39,000 feet (11.9 km) for the competition.
How many nautical miles can a 737-800 fly?
Thanks to its new engines and increased fuel efficiency, the Max 8 could fly up to 3,550 nautical miles, according to Boeing, while the 737-800 topped out at around 3,000 nautical miles.
What is the 737-800 landing speed?
Included is a 737-800 for FSX, which lists the landing speed @ 135 KIAS.
What does mean by cruising speed?
: the speed at which an airplane, a boat, etc., usually moves when it is traveling at a fast speed for a long distance The boat has a cruising speed of 25 knots.
What speed does a 777 cruise at?
Of these aircraft, only the Boeing 777 family had an average cruising speed in excess of 500 knots, with its speed of 518 knots translating to roughly 960 kilometers per hour.
What is the range of a 737 800?
How fast does a 737 fly in mph?
The advanced wing airfoil design provides an economical cruise speed of . 789 Mach (530 mph) – compared to . 745 Mach for earlier 737 models. The Next-Generation 737 airplanes are capable of cruising to a maximum altitude of 41,000 feet, compared to 39,000 feet for the competition.
How much fuel does a 737-800 use per hour?
A: In round numbers, a 737 will burn 5,000 pounds (750 gallons) an hour.
How much runway does a 737-800 need to take off?
According to the performance chart for the Boeing 737-800, at sea level under ISA conditions with a takeoff weight of 140,000lbs, the runway length requirement is 1510 metres. At an altitude of 1220 metres that same 737-800, requires 1830 metres. At 2440 metres that figure is 2470 metres.
How much fuel does a 737-800 burn per hour?
How is cruising speed calculated?
Simply subtract Vx from Vy and add the difference back to Vy, i.e. Vy + (Vy – Vx). For example, if Vx is 64 knots and Vy is 76 knots, the calculation would be 76 – 64 = 12 followed by 76 + 12 = 88. So in this example, Vcc would be 88 knots.
What’s the average speed of a Boeing 737-800?
Typical cruising speed Mach 0.785. Max certificated altitude 41,000ft. 737-800 – Standard range with 162 passengers 3585km (1990nm) or 5445km (2940nm) for high gross weight version. 737-900 – Standard range with 177 passengers 3815km (2060nm), high gross weight version 5083km (2458nm).
How many passengers does a Boeing 737-800 carry?
737-800 – Standard range with 162 passengers 3585km (1990nm) or 5445km (2940nm) for high gross weight version. 737-900 – Standard range with 177 passengers 3815km (2060nm), high gross weight version 5083km (2458nm).
How to set cruise speed on Boeing 737?
You can set .78 in the autopilot Mach hold window and engage the Hold button (click the Mach button). Set the A/T Arm (click the switch to engage the autothrottles), and the autothrottles will set power at the proper percent to maintain this cruise speed.
What is the maximum airspeed of a 737?
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Designed to replace the venerable Saturn 5 rocket that launched the Apollo missions to the moon, the SLS will carry the Orion capsule to low-Earth orbit and eventually to the moon and Mars in 2025. The first unmanned tests of the SLS and Orion crew vehicle are slated for 2018.
NASA and contractors Boeing, Orbital, and others, are building the rocket from the launchpad up as part of NASA’s renewed goals for manned space flight using U.S.-built rockets. The SLS is part of a proposed $18.5 billion budget for NASA that also includes funding for further development of new crew capsules, the James Webb Space Telescope, and an asteroid retrieval mission.
The new spacecraft design relies on proven technology, including liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen RS-25 engines that powered shuttle missions, and upgraded and reusable solid rocket boosters. One of the RS-25 engines was test fired for 500 second in January.
The system will be built in two stages.
Initially, a single-stage system will stand on the launch pad at 322 feet, taller than the Statue of Liberty, and provide a 77-ton lift capacity. The first mission will be an unmanned flight around the moon to test the performance of the Orion-SLS unit.
Work will continue simultaneously on the two-stage configuration, which will provide a lift capability more than 143 tons, or about 20 percent more than the Saturn 5, making it the most powerful launch vehicle in history with the ability to lift a payload of 286,000 pounds into orbit. The team is working on advanced booster rockets to ensure there’s enough power for a trip to Mars.
Eventually the SLS/Orion combo will carry up to four astronauts and service modules on long-duration deep space missions. It will also be capable of launching large satellites into geostationary orbit for intelligence and reconnaissance missions. In the future, the SLS could also provide heavy-lift capability for a mission to divert an asteroid on a collision course with Earth or a robotic exploration mission to Jupiter’s moon, Europa.
Of course, rocket science has progressed considerably since the days of slide rules, French curves and primitive computers, allowing for more efficient engineering and greater design flexibility, making the modern-day SLS more powerful and safer for the astronauts.
Back in the 60s, designers had to run major calculations on a computer overnight, says John Hanson, deputy system integrator at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
Today, the team runs thousands of scenarios in one evening. The team picks a scenario and varies different aspects of the rocket and environment.
“We can run thousands of random cases instead of one case where we put the worst of everything together,” Hanson says.
That depth of analysis helps the team focus on design elements that could improve safety. The team can test changes in structural loads, aerothermal effects, launch tower clearance, and stage separation clearance, as well as wind conditions on launch day.
“If you can only run one case, you pick the worst of the various parameters and pile them on top of each other, and design to meet that,” Hanson says. “If you can run thousands of cases, you can get the bell-shaped curve and decide how much of it you want to cover.”
Improved computer power extends to the onboard flight systems, too. The SLS will use an adaptive control system, which means the onboard computer will be able to retune itself while the rocket is in flight by responding to unexpected differences in the actual flight compared to preflight conditions.
“This ability to react to unknown scenarios that might occur during flight and make real-time adjustments to the autopilot provides system performance and flexibility, as well as increased safety for the crew,” Hanson says.
Simulated computational fluid dynamics allows the designers to look at complicated aerodynamic situations, reducing the number of costly wind tunnel tests needed.
When it comes time to launch the rocket, simulation software will help the team plant launch assembly and operations. “We’ll know how long it takes and what needs to be moved out of the way to help us avoid snags late in the process,” Hanson says.
The deadline has already slipped from 2017 to 2018 for the first test flight from Kennedy Space Center.
In the meantime, the SLS is in a horsepower race with the Falcon Heavy rocket under development by SpaceX.
SpaceX already uses smaller rockets to launch satellites and send supplies to the International Space Station. Founder Elon Musk says that when the Falcon Heavy rocket flies it will generate more thrust than the SLS system. SpaceX had taken a 20-year lease from NASA on Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, which was the starting point for historic Apollo and space shuttle missions, including the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969 and the first and last shuttle launches in 1981 and 2011.
Detractors of the SLS program say there are cheaper ways to develop the same space lift capacity, including Musk’s privately built Falcon Heavy rocket, or modifying other existing platforms. But, SLS supporters are sure it’s right way to return America to manned deep space exploration.
Image Credit: Orbital ATK/NASA
Gary Wollenhaupt is a freelance writer covering innovation in manufacturing, marketing, and sustainable green building technology. | aerospace |
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Two Asteroids Slipped Past Earth Undetected Last Weekend
Two tiny asteroids sneaked safely past Earth last weekend, only to be discovered hours after they'd buzzed our planet. Asteroids 2018 NX and 2018 NW zipped past our blue-green orb at distances of just 72,000 miles and 76,000 miles, respectively.
Observatories Team Up to Reveal Rare Double Asteroid
Rare Double Asteroid Revealed by NASA, Observatories
NASA Develops Plan to Defend Earth From Asteroids
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With each successful sortie, the player earns upgrades, which can be used to make the aircraft more powerful or easier to control. The airborne combat takes place over historically researched re-creations of war-torn landscapes. The game's "Arcade" mode offers simple and intuitive handling, while "Simulation" mode presents more realistically challenging controls, and more freedom for expert pilots.
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Fly-by-phone capabilities can be slow, delayed, or limited with a poor connection.
Comes with a high quality 720P HD camera on a rotating track for cinematic shots. GPS guidance allows the drone to return to a designated area automatically.
4 rotating blades lack any kind of guard to prevent damage from surrounding obstacles.
Provides flight-friendly features such as one-key takeoff and landings, making it easier to fly for beginners. Drone uses GPS and GLONASS position for better location coverage and accuracy.
The 1080P rotating camera needs an individual SD card to store images and videos.
Follow Me capability is accurate in most flying conditions. Collapsible design makes it easy to transport the drone safely without a separate case. Supports 4K recording.
Drone has a shorter flight time compared to smaller, less expensive flight options with Follow Me.
The small, streamlined body makes the drone extremely agile in flight, and it's thin enough to put in a pocket. Uses facial recognition to activate the auto-follow feature. 720P FPV WiFi camera. Reasonable price.
Its outdoor functionality is limited, so we recommend using it mostly indoors.
The popularity of the consumer level drone has grown tremendously in the last few years. If there were ever questions about how the general public would use a device once generally only utilized by the military, those questions have been answered in the form of spectacular aerial photographs and videos shot by practicing or professional visual artists alike. They’ve also been useful in aerial viewing of areas destroyed by natural disasters that are not safe to enter on the ground.
With this increase in popularity comes the need to develop a product that is more practical and easier to use. Auto-follow drones allow users to select a target for their drone’s camera to “lock on” and follow, while it continues to capture high-quality footage from its drone or aerial view. This feature gives creators even more flexibility and freedom to create images, scenarios, or stories without the need to manually control their drone as the subject of the shot, or drone operator, moves around.
If you’re ready to buy an auto-follow drone, check out our top recommended models. Read on to learn all the basics about these cool drones.
Many of the things you’ll need to consider when shopping for an auto-follow drone are the same as shopping for any drone. Even if you are considering an auto-follow drone, you should be mindful of its size, how it’s powered and recharged, and ultimately who will fly it and how they will control it.
If you are looking to add another piece of equipment to your video or photography production setup, you may want to consider the size of your drone and how much space it may take up during travel. While many drones highlight the fact that they are small and can fit in your pocket, others sacrifice small size for added features, power, and stability while in the air. Seasoned drone veterans may not be intimidated by such a small device flying hundreds of feet in the air and out of sight, while others may want something a bit larger to control.
You’ll want to be aware of how your drone is powered so that you understand how it’s going to fit into your production arsenal. Almost every drone on the market simply does not have a long flight time before the battery drains, so you may need backup batteries or ones that charge quickly.
Some of the smaller drones allow you to charge the body directly via USB or AC adaptor. However, most of the higher quality professional drones will come with a battery that needs to be charged outside of the drone's body. This allows for multiple batteries to stay charged, which leads to longer flight times or quick battery changes to get your device back in the air.
Keep in mind that how these batteries are charged will vary as well. Some will allow for a USB connection, which can be extremely convenient. Top-of-the-line drones will typically desire a more powerful charge and require an AC connection.
Many of the high-grade drones that boast the auto-follow feature will come with their own remote. Professional drones tend to take advantage of the industry standard dual-stick quadcopter controls. These controls will take some getting used to as there is a slight learning curve. There are many resources online for users to find information on how to fly, and with just a little bit of practice, the basic controls can be learned quickly.
Other drone products look to simplify the flying experience with remotes of their own. Many of these brands attempt to make flight controls more intuitive or allow users to use hand gestures to maneuver the drone. Some of these products work great, but typically these control variations aren’t as popular for the simple fact that once you’re able to learn standard quadcopter controls, you’re prepared to fly any quadcopter.
Auto-follow vs. tracking
Note that many companies will use these words interchangeably, but so you’re aware of the types of technology available, there’s is a slight difference between some “auto-follow” features and some “tracking” features.
Most drones that feature an HD camera and tracking applications will allow for mobile support. This will ensure that anyone controlling the drone is able to see, and control, what the drone sees while in the air.
Be sure that whatever downloadable apps are available can work with your current phone or mobile device (i.e. Android or iOS). Most applications are free and available in Android or iOS stores or will be made available with the purchase of your drone. Applications won’t be the same across brands, so each interface may take some time to learn.
The auto-follow feature is an important one, as it gives the operator more control over their machine. When you take into consideration the tracking feature, you’ll likely see a spike in overall pricing.
Low-priced: $50 to $150
Any drones for less than $150, even if they still boast a camera, are considered low end or are designed for kids or beginners. Typically, you’ll miss out on advanced tracking systems, long lasting batteries, and high definition cameras. If it does feature an auto-follow mode, that means that it will simply stay within a certain distance of the remote, or just return to home when called. These are great drones to practice quad controls with or buy for first time drone enthusiast.
Mid-range: $200 to $500
In this range you’ll find affordable professional grade drones with most of the bells and whistles to enjoy tracking, long flights, and high definition images. You may not find the most powerful systems or the newest technology here, but when new tech comes along, this is where the previous generation will fall, so you’ll easily find top-notch products within this price range.
This is where you’ll find the top flight, cutting-edge auto-follow drones. As auto and tracking systems improve, piloting your drone will become more about setting targets and checkpoints than manually controlling every twist and turn. However, these systems are likely only to go in the most expensive products on the market, so you should still know how to manually control your drone if you’re going to spend top dollar on your device. If you’re confident in your ability to fly, and want the best of the best, this is what you can expect to pay.
Even though your next drone may come equipped with auto-follow features, that doesn’t mean that you’ll never have to do any work. Here are a few tips on getting the most out of your device while flying it safely and effectively.
Q: How long can a typical drone stay in the air on one charge?
A. Consumer drones are limited in how long they can stay in the air. The best drones on the consumer market can typically keep flight for a maximum of 25 minutes.
Q: How fast can a consumer drone fly?
A. This depends entirely on the size, power, and hardware features of the drone, but because consumer drones are limited, they tend to max out at 50 mph.
Q: Can I record directly to my phone or mobile device?
A. Typically, drones will feature a memory card that’s attached to the camera. Even if you can stream footage to your phone, you’re likely recording the information to the memory card that’s located in the drone itself.
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Metro Aviation continues to expand its services with the recent purchase of Guardian Mobility, a Canadian-based provider of solutions for global tracking, voice and data communications, flight data monitoring (FDM) and analytics services.
Guardian’s G4 product provides global, real-time user tracking and two-way messaging in one device, and brings with it the added benefit of being equipped for Automatic Flight Following (AFF) and Additional Telemetry Unit (ATU). The G4MX is flexible and scalable, offering a streamlined migration path.
Guardian is the second company of its kind to be added to the Metro portfolio. Metro purchased Outerlink Global Solutions in 2014 and has continued developing its technology under the IRIS brand to offer near real-time tracking, push-to-talk communication, flight data monitoring with voice and video, immediate alerts and warnings and robust analytics.
Metro saw an opportunity with Guardian as a growing company with portable products that could fill gaps in its current Outerlink product line. In addition, Guardian offered a sophisticated billing system and extra benefits as an Iridium VAR (value added reseller). Bringing Guardian under the Metro umbrella gives the company the benefit of a 30+ year operator at the helm, creating solutions that operators need and want, and helps to round out the Metro portfolio.
“We are excited to add Guardian Mobility to the Metro Companies. Guardian’s portable device, including the added AFF and ATU capabilities, expands our service offerings in the field of flight data monitoring, tracking and communication,” said Metro President Mike Stanberry. “We are also excited to expand our market, as Guardian has a strong footprint in Canada and Europe.”
Guardian recently released a whitepaper on the G4 technology as it relates to ATU and AFF, which is available at guardianmobility.com/atu-ready. For more information, join Metro Aviation and Guardian Mobility for their press event at Heli-Expo on Wednesday, February 6th at 10:30am on booth C1023.
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For over 50 years the United States has talked about sending humans to explore the planet Mars. Landing humans on Mars has been an integral goal of U.S. space policy for many years, and the Red Planet has garnered more interest and enthusiasm from the general public than any other destination in space exploration. So why hasn’t humanity cut the gravitational umbilical cord holding us down on our home planet? Why haven’t we walked yet on Mars? What are we waiting for?
While there have been many reasons contributing to our inability to achieve what humanity has dreamed of accomplishing for centuries, inconsistent policy direction has been the primary reason we have not sent humans to Mars, or anywhere else for that matter beyond Low Earth Orbit since the last Apollo crew ascended from the surface of the Moon in 1972. Policy makers and others have provided many so-called explanations over the years, such as “There is no mandate to go to Mars”, or “The time isn’t right”, or “It’s not technically feasible”, or “It’s too risky”, or “Robots can do it better”, or, “We need to fix our infrastructure first”. But these are really just excuses, and none are truly valid. | aerospace |
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For commercial aircraft, February 9th holds a very special place in Aviation. Both the Boeing 727 and Boeing 747 took their first flights in 1963 and 1969 respectively.
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The Boeing 727's Wikipedia article describes the aircraft as "a midsized, narrow-body three-engined jet aircraft built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes from the early 1960s to 1984. It can carry 149 to 189 passengers and later models can fly up to 2,700 nautical miles (5,000 km) nonstop. Intended for short and medium-length flights, the 727 can use relatively short runways at smaller airports. It has three Pratt & Whitney JT8D engines below the T-tail, one on each side of the rear fuselage with a center engine that connects through an S-duct to an inlet at the base of the fin. The 727 is Boeing's only trijet aircraft.
The 727 followed the 707, a quad-jet airliner, with which it shares its upper fuselage cross-section and cockpit design. The 727-100 first flew in February 1963 and entered service with Eastern Air Lines in February 1964; the stretched 727-200 flew in July 1967 and entered service with Northeast Airlines that December. The 727 became a mainstay of airlines' domestic route networks and was also used on short- and medium-range international routes. Passenger, freighter, and convertible versions of the 727 were built.
The 727 was heavily produced into the 1970s; the last 727 was completed in 1984. As of July 2016, a total of 64 Boeing 727s (4× 727-100s and 60× -200s) were in commercial service with 26 airlines, plus a few more in government and private use".
"The employees of Boeing are wise, and they are intelligent, and they are thoughtful, and they know what we need to do." - Alan Mulally
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The ambassadors flew aboard a specially modified Boeing 727 G-FORCE ONE aircraft to test a system created by SonicCloud which might enable improved speech understanding in space. The personalisation software allows the user to tailor audio, delivered through Sony headphones, to their hearing ability.
This was a first global mission comprising people from different countries and saw the ambassadors taking part in weightlessness testing. Other experiments looked at how the physical environment aboard space vessels might be modified so that all astronauts, regardless of disability on Earth, can live and work in space.
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https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/nasa-perseverance-rover-will-use-all-five-senses-in-exploring-mars | 2022-05-18T17:28:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522284.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518151003-20220518181003-00641.warc.gz | 0.93825 | 1,581 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__36529581 | en | Tuesday, February 9th 2021, 12:25 pm - Perseverance will allow us to truly hear the sounds of another planet for the first time.
It's now just days before NASA's new Perseverance rover lands on Mars. This mission features several milestone firsts, but one, in particular, stands out. It will be the first that allows us to use all five senses to explore another planet.
On Thursday, February 18, 2021, at roughly 3:55 p.m. EST, the robot population of Mars is expected to increase by two. At that time, if all goes as planned, NASA's Perseverance rover, and its tiny aerial drone, Ingenuity, will have safely touched down on the Red Planet. Once these two robots get started on their exploration of Jezero Crater, they will send back data about what they see, touch, 'taste', and 'smell'. Also, Perseverance will be the first to allow us to hear the sounds of Mars.
The Perseverance rover carries a total of 18 cameras — five on its mast, ten in various locations on its chassis, and three more on its 'turret hand'. Two of these — the "rover uplook camera" and "rover descent camera" — are specifically there to assist with landing, and are not likely to have a large part in the rover's mission afterward. The Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity, carries two more cameras of its own.
The Perseverance rover's full assortment of cameras are labelled on this diagram, plus those on Ingenuity. Not included here are the 5 cameras mounted on the spacecraft backshell and descent stage, used to support entry, descent and landing. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Scott Sutherland
Every lander or rover that has touched down on Mars has included one or more cameras. So, this is nothing new. With each mission, the capabilities and resolution of the cameras increased, from Sojourner's 0.4-megapixel navigation cameras (Navcam) to Spirit and Opportunity's 1-megapixel panorama cameras (Pancam) to Curiosity's 2-megapixel mast cameras (Mastcam).
Perseverance can capture HD imagery like Curiosity, but its Mastcam-Z cameras also surpass Curiosity, by adding the ability to record video and zoom in on small or distant targets. Even better, the rover's various engineering cameras will send back 20-megapixel full-colour pictures of its surroundings (compared to 1 megapixel black-and-white from Curiosity). These will be, quite simply, the best images of the surface of Mars we have ever seen.
It goes without saying that by merely having its wheels in contact with the Martian surface, the rover is experiencing touch.
This artist conception drawing of Perseverance on Mars shows off the rover's 'turret hand'. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
However, the 'hand' on the end of Perseverance's robotic arm carries instruments that will touch the surface. The drill contained in the turret will bore into surface rocks and sediments. It can even pick up samples of both the rock and the loose 'regolith' materials. These will be placed into sample collection containers for later missions to pick up and send back to Earth.
For a real 'sense of touch', though, the hand also includes the ground contact sensor, which tells the rover if the arm touches the surface. This sensory feedback will help protect the arm from damage.
Similar to how we sample the flavours of our food, or how geologists sometimes lick rocks to determine their composition, Perseverance will use chemistry instruments to 'taste' samples on Mars.
This artist's rendering shows Perseverance using its PIXL instrument on a Martian rock. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
PIXL, or the Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry, is a spectrometer located on the rover's arm. Placed right up against a target, the instrument shines laser light onto the target's surface. The light reflected from the surface is then analyzed to determine the chemical composition of the minerals embedded in the rock.
Perseverance has no nose, as we'd define it. However, the rover's SuperCam instrument, located at the top of its mast, is about as close as a robot can get.
Although it may look like an eye, SuperCam functions more like a nose, vaporizing samples at a distance of up to 20 metres to 'sniff' their mineral composition. This image of Perseverance's mast was taken on July 23, 2019. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Whereas taste is more about solids and liquids, smell is about gases and vapours.
So, while PIXL will be 'tasting' rocks and other samples for the rover, SuperCam will be approximating the sense of smell by vaporizing its targets. This instrument fires an infrared laser beam, which heats the materials up to 10,000°C, turning it into a vapour that the instrument's camera then images to determine what the target is made of.
In the video below, JPL scientists use SuperCam to zap a metal target, showing off the instrument's capabilities. Listen for the "pop" made by each of the laser's zaps.
Speaking of listening, this is going to be a real first for space exploration. In the past, we have heard various 'sounds' from space. However, these have always involved taking some other form of data (like from Voyager's plasma instrument or InSight's seismometer) and converting it to sound. However, thanks to the inclusion of two microphones on the rover, Perseverance will record and send back actual audio recordings of sounds on Mars.
The location of Perseverance's two microphones are indicated on this digital model of the rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The microphone located on the chassis is specifically in place to record the sounds of the rover's entry, descent, and landing. According to NASA: "It may capture, for example, sounds of pyrotechnic devices firing to release the parachute, the Martian winds, wheels crunching down on the Martian surface, and the roaring engines of the descent vehicle as it flies safely away from the rover."
The other microphone is positioned near the SuperCam instrument on the mast. It will be used to record audio as SuperCam vaporizes rock samples or just capturing the sounds of the winds flowing across the floor of Jezero Crater.
"It is stunning all the science we can get with an instrument as simple as a microphone on Mars," Baptiste Chide, a planetary science postdoctoral researcher NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said in a NASA press release.
"Sounds on Mars are slightly different than they are on Earth because of the atmospheric composition and its properties," Chide explained. "All sounds will be lower in volume due to the low pressure. In addition, the higher-frequency tones will be strongly attenuated by the carbon dioxide molecules. All in all, it would be like listening through a wall."
Want to hear how different hearing sounds on Mars is like, compared to Earth? Turn your sound on and check out NASA's website.
"Recording audible sounds on Mars is a unique experience," Chide added. "With the microphones onboard Perseverance, we will add a fifth sense to Mars exploration. It will open a new area of science investigation for both the atmosphere and the surface." | aerospace |
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People heading here to Las Vegas had quite the scare before their plane even left the airport.
The passengers are here now, but it took about a day and a half and a lot of frustration for that to happen.
They were all boarded onto an Allegiant plane in Austin when it started.
A spokesperson for the airline says a mechanical issue was to blame.
Because of that, everyone had to wait until the next day for another flight.
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Allegiant Air says passengers received hotel accommodations. However, some passengers said all rooms were booked.
Many passengers say they just slept on cots at the airport. | aerospace |
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http://www.cape-blogger.com/2011/07/biggest-firework-of-them-all.html | 2017-04-28T06:15:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917122865.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031202-00641-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.966201 | 1,041 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__191575106 | en | It was a spectacular trip, but when temperatures hit 120 degrees in Phoenix the last day, we decided to cut it a day short and head back to the heat and humidity that we know best - just in time for the July 4th festivities. We don't have anything planned since we didn't expect to be home, but it's nice to have a day or two to decompress before the work week begins. Vacation is great, but coming home is even greater.
We do have firework plans at the end of this week, however. We couldn't resist the temptation to get one more look at a shuttle launch, and this time, it will truly be one more look. Atlantis lifts off this Friday, July 8th at 11:26 AM, and it is not only her final launch, but the final launch of any space shuttle. We had not planned to try and attend, but a friend who has never seen a launch twisted our arm and asked us to join him. It didn't take much of a twist.
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Those of you who have read my past blog posts know that I am a NASA junkie. It's hard to imagine who would not be, but I realize NASA has its detractors. For all those who claim supporting a space program is a waste of resources, I would challenge them to find a government R&D program that has produced such a return on investment for the public. I'm talking a powerful combination of national pride and technological advances that have had a direct impact on the way Americans live and breathe. For me and my family, NASA has been our livelihood for over 20 years and our passion for as long as we can remember, so yeah, perhaps I'm a little biased.
Anyway, to get a look at the grandest firework America has ever produced, you will have to wait four more days past Independence Day. Cape Canaveral and the greater Space Coast are going to be a complete and utter zoo come Friday, but we are gluttons for punishment and are going down just for the one day before heading back.
If anyone else expects to be in the area, we will be at Jetty Park this time, along with a gazillion other space buffs. We won't have the view that we did for the Discovery launch back in February from the Space Center viewing area. My husband was able to pull one more center pass out of his hat for this one which we have offered to our friend who has never seen/felt a launch up close.
Instead, we will take it in like the locals have time and again over the past 30 years - from a beach chair on the space coast - assuming, of course, that all goes according to schedule. Worst case, we sit in a beach chair on the space coast with nothing but blue sky, sand, and surf (and a few thousand other sentimental space fanatics). Still not a bad deal.
For those of you who are going to make the roadtrip down, I found some great information on a Patch site in Bloomingdale, FL (Tampa area) that you will find useful. Here's the link:
Bloomingdale Patch: If You Go: Final Shuttle Launch.
And here are the links to my prior posts about Discovery and Endeavor's final flights:
Countdown to Discovery's Last Mission
As Promised, STS-133 Launch Video...
Endeavour's Final Mission.
And last but not least, I've uploaded the slideshow/video I put together from our viewing of the final Discovery launch as a thank you to our hosts. A Fourth of July tribute to the ultimate American Firework.
Atlantis will remain in Florida at the end of this final mission. She will be on permanent display at the Kennedy Space Center for the public to visit. A tour of the Space Center is always a worthwhile activity and will be even more so once Atlantis takes up permanent residence there.
You know, early last year when the President announced the cancellation of NASA's next generation manned space flight program, Constellation, it was initially interpreted by many as the end of manned flight for NASA. The death knells were sounded by news anchors and analysts for American manned spaceflight. Since then, the news coming out of NASA has mentioned development of manned flight vehicles for missions to asteroids and Mars and refitting of the Constellation Orion capsule for 21-day manned missions. All of this was proposed in the President's speech at the Space Center in April, 2010, but all we heard was no Constellation or shuttle follow on.
This does not sound like the end of America's manned space flight program to me - just a gap like we saw between Apollo and the Space Shuttle. Maybe it's wishful thinking on my part, but I don't believe the launch of Atlantis on Friday will be the last time we and our children and our grandchildren will see American heroes liftoff into space flying the NASA meatball. The destination has been changed, but the dream of manned exploration of the solar system is alive and well. Stay tuned, space fans... | aerospace |
https://www.monster.com/jobs/q-aircraft-cleaning-jobs.aspx | 2018-01-17T06:03:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084886815.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20180117043259-20180117063259-00681.warc.gz | 0.948053 | 362 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__87820254 | en | Aircraft Cleaners clean the interior and exterior of private and commercial aircraft. They may also perform inspections as required by the Federal Aviation Administration. These workers are responsible for cleaning the passenger cabin, crew and cockpit areas of an aircraft. Aircraft Cleaners also clean the cargo hold of planes. They may need to document their work, read training manuals and report any unusual findings. Their work duties include using and mixing cleaning products, handling potentially hazardous waste, maintaining supply inventories, using cleaning machines, performing light, medium, and heavy-duty cleaning by hand and with the use of tools, and applying polishes and disinfectants to restore the condition of an aircraft between flights. Related occupations include Flight Attendant, Guest Services Specialist and housekeeper.
Aircraft Cleaning Jobs Education Requirements
Most airlines hire individuals who have a high school diploma or equivalent, providing on-the-job training for basic procedures and safety measures. Some airlines may hire those who do not have a high school diploma. Employers provide basic on-the-job training for Aircraft Cleaners. They will need to pass security checks in order to gain access to the aircraft.
Aircraft Cleaning Jobs Job Market
According to recent statistics, the job market for aircraft cleaning technicians is expected to show little to no change between 2012 and 2022. As airlines consolidate flights to increase profit margins, the job market for aircraft cleaners will continue to be competitive.
Aircraft Cleaner Job Salary
Studies show that the average mean annual wage for Aircraft Cleaners is $19,800. Those who are members of a union or employed in the private sector may enjoy higher annual wages than those employed in the public sector. Most aircraft cleaners work full-time hours and may be exposed to harsh working conditions such as extreme cold, extreme heat and precipitation. | aerospace |
https://simplify.jobs/p/aeaaa6ce-0ef8-4ced-8d22-e3ab7465857c/CNC-Machinist | 2023-05-30T10:53:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224645595.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20230530095645-20230530125645-00309.warc.gz | 0.909825 | 748 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__141931743 | en | Posted on 2/4/2023
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- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- 3+ years of experience in set up, operation and/or programming of CNC mill
- Read and understand blueprints, GD&T, notes and tolerances
- Understand basic G-Code and comfortable making adjustment to feed/speed
- Ability to use hand inspection tools to check machined features
- Familiar with multiple machine control, OSP, Fanuc, and Siemens
- Experience working with various material, such as Inconel, stainless steel, copper, titanium
- Ability to read and work off of a blueprint
- Must be willing to work all shifts, overtime, and/or weekends as needed
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted
- Ability to stand for extended periods - 8 hours min
- Ability to stoop, bend, crawl, and being able to maneuver in tight spaces
- Repetitive movement, bending or twisting, using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls, exposure to sounds and noise levels that are distracting
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here
- Set up and operate multi-axis CNC Mills up to 5-axis
- Inspect parts using hand tool to verify dimensions
- Complete machining operations from blueprints, drawings and/or verbal instructions
- Work with complex, tight tolerance parts and various materials
- Meet expectations for productivity
- Communicate with shop leadership when production is inhibited
- Continuously provide feedback for process improvement
Designs, manufactures, & launches rockets and spacecrafts
SpaceX's mission is to make humanity multiplanetary. The company is working on a next generation of fully reusable launch vehicles that will be the most powerful ever built, capable of carrying humans to Mars and other destinations in the solar system.
- Benefits and Perks - Our employees’ well-being is important to us and essential to our capacity to do extraordinary things. We offer a wide variety of programs to support the health, wellness, and financial security of our employees and their families.
Company Core Values
- Make History - SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company capable of returning a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, and in 2012 our Dragon spacecraft became the first commercial spacecraft to deliver cargo to and from the International Space Station. And in 2020, SpaceX became the first private company to take humans there as well.
- Reusability - SpaceX believes a fully and rapidly reusable rocket is the pivotal breakthrough needed to substantially reduce the cost of space access. The majority of the launch cost comes from building the rocket, which historically has flown only once.
- Landing - SpaceX’s family of Falcon launch vehicles are the first and only orbital class rockets capable of reflight. Depending on the performance required for the mission, Falcon lands on one of our autonomous spaceport droneships out on the ocean or one of our landing zones near our launch pads. | aerospace |
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/space.html | 2013-12-07T02:47:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386163053174/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204131733-00078-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.89384 | 61 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__32835460 | en | How long until the next cold front? Watch Weather on the Nines for the forecast.
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Destination Space and a critical piece to returning humans to space arrived at the Kennedy Space Center. FULL STORY | aerospace |
https://www.novus.aero/novus-aviation-capital-appoints-nils-hallerstrom-to-its-board-of-directors/ | 2023-12-05T04:28:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100545.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205041842-20231205071842-00027.warc.gz | 0.971822 | 362 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__21040118 | en | Nils Hallerstrom has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director to Novus Aviation Capital’s Board of Directors effective 1st January 2019. Nils was the President of PK Finans from 1991. In 2000, PK was acquired by General Electric Capital Corporation and changed its name to PK AirFinance, which he held the position of President for GE Capital Aviation Services/PK AirFinance till the end of 2018, he helped grow PK’s aircraft backed debt portfolio to over $6bn. He has also been a Director of International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) and on the Board of Governors of their appraisal programme as well as a regular lecturer on Aircraft Financing at the Air Business Academy in Toulouse.
Novus’s Chairman, Safwan Kuzbari said “A very well-recognised figure within our industry, we have known Nils from the early 1980s with whom we have built a strong commercial and professional relationship. His wealth of experience, deep knowledge of the market, coupled with his understanding of risk will provide significant insight and value to our Board as we execute on our growth plans and continue institutionalising our platform.“
“I am very excited to be able to continue my relationship with Novus and its leadership, and honoured to now be part of its board and future direction.” added Nils Hallerstrom.
About Novus Aviation Capital:
Novus is an independent, privately-held aircraft leasing platform, focused on investing in commercial aircraft assets. Established over 25 years ago, the Novus team operates out of its six global offices in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. The company currently co-owns and manages aircraft-related projects worth about USD 4 billion. | aerospace |
https://migmg.com/astronomers-have-discovered-12-new-moons-around-jupiter-bringing-the-total-to-a-record-92-migmg-news/ | 2023-03-20T18:06:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296943555.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20230320175948-20230320205948-00553.warc.gz | 0.95512 | 173 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__278441821 | en | Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, bringing the total to a record 92, more than any other planet in our solar system.
A member of the team of astronomers said Jupiter’s moons were recently added to the list maintained by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center.
These moons were discovered using telescopes in Hawaii and Chile in 2021 and 2022, and their orbits were confirmed by additional observations.
The sizes of these newly discovered moons range in size from 0.6 miles to 2 miles.
In April, the European Space Agency is sending a spacecraft to Jupiter to study the planet and some of its largest, icy moons, while NASA will also launch its mission to Jupiter’s moon next year.
The newly discovered moons of Jupiter have yet to be given any name. | aerospace |
https://www.chinatechnewsflash.com/solar-sails-once-the-stuff-of-sci-fi-for-high-speed-deep-space-exploration-are-becoming-a-reality-china-tech-news-flash-49/ | 2023-11-28T23:20:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100016.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20231128214805-20231129004805-00617.warc.gz | 0.848401 | 151 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__196550447 | en | Solar space sails are the stuff of science fiction imagination, where the Sun’s blast of space wind pushes a rocket ship equipped with a sail, to fly faster and faster, energy free. It is now becoming reality.
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http://toolsandtoys.net/studio-neat-mark-one-apollo-11-limited-edition-space-pen/ | 2023-11-30T17:14:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100229.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130161920-20231130191920-00871.warc.gz | 0.898181 | 311 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__188319585 | en | Studio Neat “Mark One: Apollo 11” Limited-Edition Space Pen
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon mission, Tom and Dan of Studio Neat are putting on a very limited-time Kickstarter for the Mark One: Apollo 11 Edition space pen, which will be the ONLY way to get one, so don’t put it off.
This update to their original Mark One pen is made from stainless steel rather than aluminum, and after being polished to a mirror finish, the body and knock are coated with a Titanium Chromium Nitride PVD coating that’s nearly indestructible. It’s the sleekest looking pen you’re likely to own anytime soon.
The end of the pen (pictured above) features a subtle engraving of the command service module and lunar module, based on actual line drawings from the Apollo 11 flight plan.
As one might expect from any space-themed writing implement, the Apollo 11 Mark One comes with a Fisher Space Pen refill, so it’s capable of writing in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, and in virtually any temperature/climate.
Like I said, this is an extremely limited edition item, and won’t be available any other way once the Kickstarter ends in only 8 days (as of July 16th, 2019). Go back the project for $110 to get one of your own. It’s already doubled its funding goal in the first day and is still going strong. | aerospace |
http://relojandco.com/file-ready/engine-maintenance-manual-lts101 | 2018-09-24T00:49:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267159938.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20180923232129-20180924012529-00442.warc.gz | 0.842768 | 182 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__110800157 | en | Honeywells lts101 turboshaft engine is one of the most successful helicopter engines ever built. Lycoming set up shop in williamsport within the honeywell maintenance manual 4 vise on the care and maintenance of the lts101 engines. Type acceptance report lts101 24 maintenance manual gas turbine engine installation manual for the lts101 850b 2 engine attachments . Wamt 2202 honeywell lts 101 maintenance training learning outcome after completing the 5 day westpoint heli maintenance raining for the honeywell lts101 engine
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https://sochme.com/2020/07/29/rafale-fighter-jets-land-at-iaf-airbase-in-ambala/ | 2020-10-22T12:44:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107879537.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20201022111909-20201022141909-00457.warc.gz | 0.960499 | 233 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__123075814 | en | The first batch of Rafale fighter jets that took off from France on Monday has landed at the Ambala airbase today giving the country’s air power a strategic edge over its adversaries in the neighbourhood.
The five fighter aircraft, which were flown by Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots, arrived here after covering a distance of 7,000 km with air-to-air refuelling and a single stop in the United Arab Emirates.
Prime Minister Modi welcomed the arrival of the first batch of five Rafale jets at the IAF Station in Ambala Wednesday.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s also welcomed the arrival of the first batch of five Rafale Jets
A security blanket has been thrown around the air force station by the police, on the request of the IAF to prevent any photography and videography of the arrival of the aircraft. Further, Section 144 has also been imposed in four villages close to the Ambala airbase.
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https://avatarairlines.com/member/graham-newcombe/ | 2024-02-26T01:54:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474649.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20240225234904-20240226024904-00747.warc.gz | 0.976907 | 200 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__200500101 | en | Graham has been involved in the aviation world for more than 40 years. Prior to Graham’s 20 plus year commercial career, he served in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) for more than 18 years. During those years, Graham enjoyed both flying and ground/management roles. In his commercial career, Graham has flown almost every B747 model, from the “Classic” B747-200 through to the B747-8I and F versions. Graham has accrued more than 17,000 flight hours the majority during his 24-year time on the Boeing 747.
Graham has a long history in aviation education and training, starting in the RAAF in 1985 and continuing throughout his commercial aviation career. Graham has also gained experience in project management, flight testing, flight safety and Boeing performance engineering.
Graham has a Graduate Degree in Applied Science – Aero Systems as accredited by the Australian Capital Territory Accreditation Agency. He also has additional tertiary qualifications in administration and vocational instruction. | aerospace |
https://prototypeinfo.com/what-is-the-anodizing-process/ | 2024-04-15T02:31:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816939.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20240415014252-20240415044252-00212.warc.gz | 0.912195 | 771 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__37936899 | en | My be, at one time or another, you have come across metal parts with a beautiful aesthetic design and finish. Most of these parts are made from the metal aluminum because aluminum parts possess enhanced mechanical attributes. The process of anodizing aluminum entails creating a layer of oxide on the metal’s surface, a process leaves the metal surface with an exceptional finish, as well as increasing the adhesive potential of the metal. The procedure of anodizing aluminum also enables glue and specific paint primers to be easily applied to the parts, while also increasing corrosion resistance.
How anodization of aluminum is done
Even though almost all metals can be anodized, the most popular choice of metal for the process is aluminum. Anodizing aluminum involves an electrochemical process that leaves a layer of oxide film on the metal by dipping it in an electrolyte solution. In scientific terms, that aluminum is the “anode.”
The next step is to pass an electric current through the anode and the cathode. But, the best choice for the cathode is flattened aluminum bars. The current passes through the electrolyte, usually sulphuric acid, on its way between the anode and cathode.
Types of anodizing
There most famous examples of anodize include:
- Chromic Acid Anodize (CAA)
This process generates the thinnest coat of oxide on the aluminum surface. Done correctly, the chromic acid anodizing can offer protection as good as the other more advanced anodizing techniques. The result is a gray-colored surface that is capable of absorbing less color in a dye process. Aluminum parts made by this process are used in aerospace components, precision machined parts and welded assemblies.
- Boric-Sulfuric Acid Anodize (BSAA)
The BSAA offers a fantastic option to chromic acid anodize; this is mostly as a result of the rising concern over human safety/ health concerns, environmental safety concerns, and lastly, the associated costs of CAA. The BSAA process is mainly applied for the sake of paint adhesion and corrosion protection. Aluminum parts that are treated using the Boric-Sulfuric Acid Anodize process are used in precision machined components, as a paint base, and in aerospace components.
- Sulfuric Acid Anodize (SAA)
This is the most common process for anodizing aluminum. This option is mostly applied where abrasion resistance and hardness are required. As a result of the process, the sulphuric acid forms a porous film just before sealing. SAA is utilized by adding colored dye, resulting in brilliantly colored surfaces. Popular colors include black, gold, and coyote brown, and urban grey. Parts derived from this process are used in computer and electronic components, mechanical hardware, optical components, and hydraulic valves.
- Hard anodize (hard coat)
This process also involves a sulphuric acid electrolyte. It results in a metal surface that is denser and thicker compared to parts obtained from SAA. It is best for metal components that will be used in extreme wear environments. Extremely high abrasion resistance is required. Hardcoat is also applied where electrical insulation is needed. The parts from hard coating feature improved wear resistance, harder finishes than tool steel, and can be dyed black. Valves, cams, swivel joints, and pistons use hard coat-processed aluminum.
Note, anodizing aluminum results in durable, hard, and abrasion-resistant parts that can be used in consumer goods, electronics, aircraft parts, and sporting gear. It helps metal parts outlast raw metal parts while also providing thermal insulation. | aerospace |
http://forums.swissair111.org/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/428104945/m/3861003702 | 2019-08-19T16:35:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027314852.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20190819160107-20190819182107-00001.warc.gz | 0.939621 | 494 | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-35__0__159000436 | en | Airbus Unveils Largest Commercial Jet
01.18.2005, 05:15 PM
Airbus put its stamp on aviation history Tuesday, unveiling the world's largest commercial jet and raising the stakes in its 35-year rivalry with Boeing Co.
The double-decker A380 "superjumbo," capable of flying up to 800 passengers, gives the European plane maker a new flagship and completes its range of jets at a time when Boeing is losing market share and reducing some production.
French President Jacques Chirac and other European leaders struck a triumphal note at the ceremony, hailing the A380 as a sign of Europe's capacity to generate world-beating industries.
"It's a symbol of economic strength, technological innovation, the dedication of the work force that built it and above all of a confidence that we can compete and win in the global market," British Prime Minister Tony Blair said.
But the A380, which was partially funded by European governments, amounts to a huge bet that carriers need ever-bigger planes to process a growing numbers of passengers through the busiest hub airports. Airbus is investing $13 billion to develop the plane, which has a list price of $280 million apiece and is scheduled for its first commercial flight in 2006.
If Airbus is right, the A380 could consign the once-dominant Boeing 747 jumbo jet to history, deal a further blow to the Chicago-based company and leave Airbus with a monopoly in a lucrative and fast-growing market. Boeing would need 10 years or more to develop a rival to the A380, industry experts say.
But if its sales forecasts prove to be too optimistic or the new plane's production costs soar, then the Airbus lead over Boeing in plane deliveries over the past two years could disappear.
Boeing sees a different future, one in which industry deregulation and smaller, long-range planes like its planned two-aisle 7E7 Dreamliner allow passengers increasingly to fly direct, spurning stopovers. The 7E7, which will seat between 217 and 289 passengers, is scheduled to debut in 2008.
But Boeing is hedging its bets. Last year, it announced plans for a larger, 450-seat 747, despite having previously dismissed the need - and Airbus' plans - for a bigger plane. A launch decision is expected in mid-2005.
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https://sklad4ina.ru/the-pilot-revealed-the-advantages-of-the-su-57/ | 2020-09-19T13:14:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400191780.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20200919110805-20200919140805-00494.warc.gz | 0.943107 | 219 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__285412420 | en | Test pilot Sergei Bogdan in an interview with the TV channel “Star” shared his impressions of the Su-57 fighter.
According to Bogdan, most of the characteristics of the Su-57 are similar to the Su-35. Despite this, at supersonic speed, the new fighter has no equal. Separately, it is emphasized that the aircraft does a well-controlled corkscrew, quickly rotates and stops.
“It splendidly accelerates and goes at some stratospheric heights at high speeds,” Bogdan said. “The wildest is absolutely acceleration, that is, it presses into the chair so, well, it’s simply unimaginable.”
Serial production of the Su-57 began in July 2019. “The first aircraft will be handed over to the customer before the end of 2019,” said Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov in the office then. Also, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the purchase of 76 Su-57 units for the Russian Aerospace Forces in the period until 2028. | aerospace |
https://panorama4piano.com/tag/buildings/ | 2024-02-28T20:07:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474744.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20240228175828-20240228205828-00083.warc.gz | 0.96638 | 472 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__49222945 | en | Dubai with a careful urban planning and through the realization of impressive modern architectural projects using carefully selected materials and advanced technologies in every sector of the buildings and installations has been able to transform large areas that until recently were occupied by sand dunes in the desert major attractions making the city one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world. Continua a leggere “Visit Dubai”→
The Drone is a radio-controlled aircraft that can be used in various applications. And ‘you can use this aircraft for military or civilian applications such as professional video shoot aerial surveys, inspections, control of the territory, activities of photogrammetry, 3D mapping of buildings and yet another. The drones are a growing phenomenon.
The opportunity to buy these products already ready to fly at affordable prices has meant that many newbies come close too easily in this world with consequences not always positive. Chronicles from around the world are, in fact, full of articles reporting crash drones in sensitive areas and crowded with people caused their dall’impreparazione pilots.
For the USA the situation is so “serious” that a law recently approved imposed registration of all new drones purchased in the United States to locate them in case of an accident. The need to formalize this law would be found in a security problem. One of the most sensational came when a drone flew at extremely close distances to an airliner with 159 people on board. Also from US soil came recent reports of a drone that has hampered the operations of firefighters during the fire fighting training. Drone that was on site to resume its fire without authorization. A real problem especially for emergency helicopters were flying low over those areas.
The law provides that the aircraft must have an identification number, that is a sort of ‘targa’.Tutti owners drones weighing from 230 grams to 25 kilograms must register them, those who have already purchased must provide as soon as possible, those who believe to buy them must register before you can use the minimum age to use a drone is 13 years. The law would aim only to punish those who use the drone unlawfully. In case of accident it is currently impossible to trace the owner of the aircraft but with this new law, however, you can do it.
Volcanic eruption taken from a drone, spectacular images. | aerospace |
http://gulfvisitorguide.com/stories/beachflight-aviation,6345 | 2020-04-06T06:52:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585371618784.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20200406035448-20200406065948-00030.warc.gz | 0.762463 | 117 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__66739122 | en | Salt Air Aviation Center
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https://www.courant.com/community/danbury/hc-br-danbury-plane-landing-20180819-story.html | 2018-11-13T00:22:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039741176.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20181113000225-20181113022225-00073.warc.gz | 0.96696 | 267 | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-47__0__77395716 | en | A small plane made an emergency landing at Danbury Airport on Sunday morning after the pilot reported a problem with the aircraft’s landing gear.
According to the Danbury Fire Department, at 11:34 a.m. the department was sent to the airport after the crew reported an in-flight emergency. The pilot of the four-seat Piper Warrior reported a problem with the landing gear on the left side of the plane while performing practice landings. Fire crews and EMS were on standby as the plane attempted a landing.
“The aircraft made several fly-bys to allow the tower to verify any unseen damage to the aircraft along with allowing emergency personnel to get in place,” department spokesman James Gagliardo said. “Shortly after, the pilot made a safe emergency landing touching down gently and coming to a full stop on the runway. Luckily, there was little damage to the aircraft; no injuries to the pilots.”
Fire department personnel remained on scene to jack up the aircraft and replace the gear so it could be towed off the runway.
"Between the airport air traffic controller, the skilled pilot, and the joint response of the Danbury fire, police, EMS and airport administrators, this couldn't have turned out any better,” airport assistant administrator Mike Safranek said. | aerospace |
https://helitorque.com/portal/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=131876 | 2022-01-18T19:48:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300997.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220118182855-20220118212855-00087.warc.gz | 0.926041 | 802 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__190994426 | en | Joined: May 19, 2007 Posts: 65 Location: Near the smell of JP and sound of freedom
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:44 am Post subject: US Navy Armed Helo developments
MH-60S ‘Armed Helo’ completes developmental test
By John Milliman, PEO(A) Public Affairs
NAVAIR Patuxent River, MD – Navy MH-60S Seahawk testers here achieved a double milestone as they completed developmental testing of the “Armed Helo” mission kit with first-time Hellfire air-to-ground missile shots from the aircraft January 30.
The testing, which started in March, 2006 and tallied more than 260 flight test hours, included firing missiles from both sides of the aircraft, also a first for the H-60 helicopter.
“All other Navy Hawks only have one weapon station on the left side of the aircraft,” explained Randal McKissack, the MH-60R/S common weapon integrated program team lead here. “Having a weapon station on the right side doubles the firing/weapon capability of the aircraft from four to eight missiles and increases the future flexibility of both carrier and expeditionary strike group commanders.”
Testers were pleased with the helicopter’s ability to fire and hit the target with all of its missiles on the first try.
“Armed Helo is the first helicopter test program to successfully execute all of its Hellfire missile shots since 1998 when the HH-60H successfully completed six out of six shots,” said Kevin Ransford, MH-60S lead test engineer at Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 21 here.
“The Armed Helicopter Weapon System block upgrade is a key feature of the MH-60S spiral development effort,” McKissack added. “It will provide future expeditionary strike group commanders with robust capability in the areas of organic combat search and rescue, maritime interdiction operations, surface warfare and carrier plane guard, and search and rescue.”
During Armed Helo developmental testing, an HX-21 crew led by Armed Helo Project Officer Lt. Cmdr. Rob Gallagher used three MH-60S test aircraft to test the GAU-21 .50 caliber and M240 7.62mm machine guns in addition to the AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missile, according to McKissack. Other major systems integrated with the MH-60S include the AAS-44C Multi-Spectral Targeting System, the APR-39AV(2) Radar Signals Detecting Set, the AAR-47V(2) Missile Warning System, the ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System, the ALQ-144V(6) Infrared Countermeasures Set and a Digital Map System.
Although complete with developmental test, the test team has a training period to complete before starting operational evaluation – the last step before fleet introduction of the capability.
The MH-60S multi-mission helicopter shares approximately 85 percent commonality with the MH-60R, including the Lockheed Martin-integrated “common cockpit,” and will replace HH-60H Seahawk helicopters currently in use as part of the U.S. Navy’s “Helicopter Master Plan” which will improve logistical efficiency by reducing six fielded helicopter platforms to two.
Approximately 270 MH-60S Seahawks are expected to be delivered to the Navy by 2015. To date, 77 MH-60S aircraft have been delivered to nine fleet squadrons. _________________ Aviation can be an exhilarating experience, but it is very unforgiving of any incapacity or neglect...
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https://www.topnewsweb.com/ariane-5-rockets-final-launch-marks-the-end-of-an-era/ | 2024-04-22T19:14:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818337.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20240422175900-20240422205900-00271.warc.gz | 0.950444 | 435 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__61905094 | en | After 27 years of operation, the renowned Ariane 5 rocket is set to embark on its final journey on July 4, as confirmed by a statement released by Arianespace.
European Space Efforts Face Challenges
Originally slated for liftoff on June 16, the launch had to be postponed due to an unforeseen technical issue. However, rest assured that the rocket, along with its payload consisting of a French and a German communication satellite, is securely positioned in Kourou, French Guiana.
This delay comes as another setback for European space endeavors, which have been grappling with limited independent launch capabilities. The withdrawal of Russia’s Soyuz rockets, prompted by sanctions related to Moscow’s involvement in the Ukrainian conflict, has significantly constrained Europe’s options.
Next-Generation Ariane 6’s Arrival
The highly anticipated successor to the Ariane 5, known as the next-generation Ariane 6, was initially scheduled for its maiden launch in 2020. However, it has encountered a series of delays, leaving uncertainties about whether it will meet its current deadline of taking flight by the end of this year.
European Space Agency’s Collaboration with Space
Adding to the challenges faced by European space initiatives, December of last year witnessed a setback when the inaugural commercial flight of the cutting-edge Vega C light launcher failed. Consequently, the European Space Agency had to seek assistance from its American counterpart, SpaceX, to carry out the Euclid space telescope mission on July 1.
Perseverance and Commitment to Exploration
Despite these setbacks, European space agencies remain resolute in their commitment to advancing space exploration and pushing the boundaries of what humanity can achieve. Although recent circumstances have posed challenges, the spirit of innovation and determination within the European space community continues to shine brightly.
Through collaborative efforts, new technologies, and unwavering dedication, European space agencies strive to conquer obstacles, elevate space exploration, and redefine the realm of possibilities.
Stay tuned as we witness the final chapter of the Ariane 5’s remarkable journey and eagerly anticipate the future endeavors that will shape the course of European space exploration. | aerospace |
https://www.ymcaneo.ca/job/ground-handler/ | 2021-09-25T05:59:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057598.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20210925052020-20210925082020-00071.warc.gz | 0.916004 | 415 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__253245948 | en | Website Executive Aviation
Executive Aviation is an established provider Commercial Ground Services and Fixed Base Operations (FBO) with a legacy of consistent commitment to excellence.
Do you love airplanes? Are you a strong team member and enjoy the satisfaction of completing a task under tight deadlines? Is going above and beyond part of your DNA? Are you known for reliability and flexibility? If you’ve answered yes to these questions, come work for Executive Aviation!
Come join us! Executive Aviation is hiring a part-time Ground Handler at the Sudbury Airport (YSB). This role is a unionized position.
- Ensure airline procedures are followed in line with the rules and regulations of Transport Canada
- Drive and operate ground service equipment
- Marshall/wing-walk aircraft to gate
- Sort, load and offload guest baggage from aircrafts in accordance with load plan
- Deliver guest baggage to claim area and unload onto conveyor system
- Service aircraft water and lavatories
- Inspect ramp areas for debris and remove/dispose of when found
- De-Icing aircraft and recording deice fluid applications
- Groom aircraft – clean whole cabin, galleys, lavatories, restock lavatory with supplies
- Other duties as assigned
- Personal flexibility to work shift work which includes early mornings, days, late evenings, weekends and/or holidays
- Must be able to stand, lift, bend, crouch, kneel and push and pull for extended periods of time
- A physical ability to consistently lift up to 70 lbs/32kgs
- Must be willing to work outside in all types of weather
- Must wear safety wear – steel toe boots (green patch), reflective vest, and hearing protection
- An ability to meet all conditions of employment:
- Restricted Area pass issued by Transport Canada
- A criminal background check
- Hold a valid G or G2 driver’s license
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http://www.leicesterairport.com/flying-leicestershire/learn-to-fly/the-fly-away-family-affair-lesson/ | 2017-11-23T18:15:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934806856.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20171123180631-20171123200631-00773.warc.gz | 0.93447 | 103 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__44955329 | en | To get a better idea of what flying one of our light aircraft is like, and gain a better understanding of aviation, the lesson will include a cross-country flight in a four seat light aircraft. The flight time will count towards the hours requirement to obtain a Private Pilot’s Licence. The lesson is for up to three people.
During the lesson the student will be invited to handle the controls under the supervision of the instructor.
Flight Duration approximately 40 minutes
Total Price: £180.00 | aerospace |
https://starclinch.com/christopher-sembroski | 2024-02-29T07:24:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474795.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20240229071243-20240229101243-00612.warc.gz | 0.977638 | 751 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__73996712 | en | Christopher Sembroski is an American veteran, a commercial astronaut, and a data engineer selected as the fourth civilian to board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft going in the low earth orbit and spend three days there. SpaceX Dragon capsule for astronauts.Christopher completed a course from the Community College of Air Force as an associate of science. After completing his graduation, he joined the US Air Force as a Missile and Space Systems Electronics Maintenance Journeyman. Christopher Sembroski conducting a routine check-up of the missile equipment in the warehouse.In college, Christopher was a member of a non-profit organization called ProSpace, which has a group of people advocating for the cause of starting private spaceflight areas. He also worked as a counselor in a government-funded space camp in Alabama. The goal of the camp was to promote science, technology, engineering, and other related subjects.In 2007, Christopher got a promotion and became an Air Transportation Journeyman. He was also working as a technician for ATS Automation Inc. Later, he volunteered to be deployed in Iraq.In 2014, he moved to MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions in Everett, Washington, as a Senior Building Performance Specialist. He worked in the firm till October 2020.In March 2021, Christopher was listed among the four people who took the first all-civilian spaceflight called Inspiration4. The mission is the vision of the CEO of Shift4 Payments, Jared Issacman, who wished to raise money for St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, Memphis. He started an online raffle to sell the tickets of the flight, and the opportunity attracted more than 72,000 entries out of which only four people were selected including him. The raffle helped him raise millions of dollars for donation purposes.Christopher, an astrophile, applied for the ticket, but unfortunately, he didnt make it to the final four. However, a friend from his college was shortlisted for the orbit trip, and he decided to donate his ticket to Christopher. This news was given to Christopher through a video call in the presence of Jared Issacman and his friend.Christopher talked about his interest in outer space and rockets during an interview, he said- Seeing my very first rocket launch in person really cemented that passion deep into me. Once you see your very first live, real-size rocket launch to space, there really are very few other experiences like that, for me, that give you goosebumps, that really just kind of change who you are as a person..The crew has three other members apart from Christopher. These are- Jared Issacman (the CEO of Shift4 Payments), Sian Proctor (a 51-year0old community college teacher), and Hayley Arceneaux (a physician assistant from St. Jude Hospital). Hayley is 29 years old, and she will be the youngest American to visit space and shell be the first person in outer space with prosthetic body parts. Hayley suffered from bone cancer, and she lost some parts of her left leg during the treatment, and later, they were replaced with metal rods. Christopher Sembroski with Sian Proctor, Jared Issacman, and Hayley Arceneaux (L-R).The crew went to the SpaceX facility in California, founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, to undergo basic training before they board the spacecraft by the end of 2021. They also went to the University of California, Los Angeles for their medical and general fitness checkups. The crew also experienced centrifugal force at the National Aerospace Training and Research Center in Pennsylvania. After his session, Sembroski talked about his experience with high G-force and said- Its so exhilarating and a lot of fun,. | aerospace |
https://www.dmitryshulgin.com/tag/saab/page/4/ | 2023-09-23T13:29:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506481.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923130827-20230923160827-00898.warc.gz | 0.929667 | 3,496 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__161062529 | en | Defence and security company Saab announces that the Gripen E smart fighter flew supersonic for the first time. The aircraft broke the sound barrier over the Baltic Sea on the 18th October.
The Gripen E smart fighter flew at speeds greater than the speed of sound, at over Mach 1, as part of the ongoing flight trials programme. The purpose was to collect data from the aircraft as it achieved and sustained supersonic speed. The flight took place over the Baltic sea and the aircraft sustained supersonic speed for a number of minutes, whilst carrying out maneouvres, demonstrating the successful combination of the aircraft’s fighter design and its powerful engine.
«As Gripen pilots we are used to extreme speed but to go through the sound barrier for an aircraft’s first time is still a moment to enjoy. It is important that the aircraft handles the transition smoothly through what we call the transonic zone around the sound barrier and she certainly did, it was very smooth», said Marcus Wandt, Test Pilot, Saab.
Welcoming the news, Jonas Hjelm, Senior Vice President and head of business area Aeronautics said, «Individual milestones such as this supersonic flight demonstrate the thoroughness of our engineering approach and the validity of the modelling. It is further evidence that the Gripen E flight test programme is going extremely well, whilst the delivery schedule to our two customers remains our key focus».
This milestone has been preceded by over 20 flying hours since the first flight back on 15 June 2017.
On 15 June 2017 Defence and security company Saab completed a successful first flight of the next generation smart fighter, Gripen E.
At 10:32 on Thursday June 15, Gripen E took off on its maiden flight, flown by a Saab test pilot. The aircraft (designation 39-8) left from Saab’s airfield in Linköping, Sweden and flew over the eastern parts of Östergötland for 40 minutes. During the flight, the aircraft carried out a number of actions to demonstrate various test criteria including the retracting and extending of the landing gear.
«The flight was just as expected, with the aircraft performance matching the experience in our simulations. Its acceleration performance is impressive with smooth handling. Needless to say, I’m very happy to have piloted this maiden flight», says Marcus Wandt, Experimental Test Pilot, Saab.
«Today we have flown this world class fighter aircraft for the first time. We achieved it with the fully qualified software for the revolutionary avionics system. This is about giving our customers a smart fighter system with the future designed in from the start. The flight test activities will continue to build on this achievement with the programme on track to achieve the 2019 delivery schedule to our Swedish and Brazilian customers», says Jonas Hjelm, Senior Vice President and Head of Saab Business Area Aeronautics.
Defence and security company Saab continues to enhance the Swordfish Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA). Detailed design studies have expanded operational capabilities, adding new mission equipment and a significantly expanded operational payload. The Swordfish MPA is the smart solution for the full range of real-world maritime missions that modern customers demand.
Saab’s Swordfish MPA is a strategic, multi-role asset that combines the latest, operationally proven sensors with Bombardier’s ultra-long range, Global 6000 platform. It is a MPA system that can fly further, stay longer on station and deliver superior results in every task that MPAs are required to fulfil across the complete spectrum of national, international and coalition missions.
Recent product development milestones at Saab and Bombardier have validated a significant increase in the available payload carried on Swordfish’s four, NATO-compatible hard points. Swordfish can now be armed with up to six lightweight-torpedoes for the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) role. Swordfish can also carry the Saab RBS 15EF anti-ship missile or a mix of missiles and torpedoes to assure total sea control in every aspect. The Swordfish can equally carry a load of four search-and-rescue pods underlining its true multi-mission capability across the maritime domain.
Another capability that sets Swordfish apart from competitors is its ASW suite with a world-leading acoustics processor, Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD), gravity-launching systems and an operational load of around 200 A, F and G size sonobuoys. This complete and highly-capable ASW suite enables Swordfish to locate, track and classify the most advanced, high-threat sub-surface targets for several hours, with a higher probability of detection.
«We have invested heavily to produce an MPA at the peak of operational capability today and future-proofed for decades to come when new technologies, such as unmanned systems, come online. Anti-submarine warfare is the cornerstone of any MPA and we can draw on Saab’s unique design insight into submarines and airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), underwater weapons and sensors, together with decades of experience from our valued partners including GDMS-Canada, CAE and leading sonobuoy specialists Ultra Electronics UK. The result is an MPA optimised for the demands of ASW, especially at low-level, which is where the game is truly won or lost. The need to classify targets from a passive source remains as relevant as ever and is enhanced by confirmation from other sensors such as the MAD», says Gary Shand, sales director at Saab business unit Airborne ISR.
In parallel with Swordfish, Saab’s multi-role and swing-role GlobalEye AEW&C system continues its successful progress with three units in production and scheduled for on-time delivery. Swordfish shares around 70 per cent commonality with its GlobalEye sistership including the Global 6000 platform, mission management system, electronic warfare and self-protection systems, Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, electro-optics, Automatic Identification System (AIS) and the majority of communications systems.
Swordfish was launched at the 2016 Singapore Air Show and Saab has since received substantial interest from potential users in every corner of the world, many of whom are already experienced MPA operators.
«We are very encouraged by the increasing interest shown in the Swordfish MPA. We have a fantastic product that offers a high-end, strategic capability with much lower acquisition and operating costs compared to airliner equivalents. Our dialogue with the market and the wider anti-submarine warfare community shows there is a clear requirement for a fast, long-range, multi-mission MPA that performs across a range of profiles with smarter ways of operating to reduce costs. Saab continues to invest in this programme and we know that we can deliver a system that will change forever the way users think and act in in the maritime domain», says Emilien Saindon, head of sales and marketing, Saab business unit Airborne ISR”
The proliferation of submarines around the world continues to increase and many countries have a growing need to replace existing, ageing MPA platforms. Regional maritime disputes, anti-piracy, terrorism and security of national waters, borders and lines of commerce mean that the demand for multi-role ISR air power has never been more pressing. Saab is committed to expanding its presence in Asia Pacific and working with local industries in the region to deliver, support and sustain the Swordfish MPA far into the future.
Boeing and partner Saab have completed the first flight of their second production-ready T-X aircraft, which is identical to the first and designed specifically for the U.S. Air Force advanced pilot training requirement.
During the one-hour flight, lead T-X Test Pilot Steve Schmidt and Boeing Test Pilot for Air Force Programs Matt Giese validated key aspects of the aircraft and further demonstrated the low-risk and performance of the design, proving its repeatability in manufacturing.
«The jet handled exactly like the first aircraft and the simulator, meeting all expectations», said Giese. «The front and back cockpits work together seamlessly and the handling is superior. It’s the perfect aircraft for training future generations of combat pilots».
Both pilots trained for the flight using the complete Boeing T-X system, which includes ground-based training and simulation.
«Our successful flight test program is a testament to the fact that our offering is the right choice for the U.S. Air Force», said Schmidt. «This aircraft was built to Air Force requirements and designed to fulfill the Air Education and Training Command mission».
The Boeing T-X aircraft has one engine, twin tails, stadium seating, and an advanced cockpit with embedded training. The all-new, purpose-built design offers flexibility to evolve as technology, missions, and training needs change.
Boeing and Saab revealed their design in September 2016 and flew the first aircraft last December.
T-X will replace the Air Force’s aging T-38 aircraft. Initial operating capability is planned for 2024.
Swedish defense and security company Saab serves the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions ranging from military defense to civil security. Saab has operations and employees on all continents and constantly develops, adopts and improves new technology to meet customers’ changing needs. Saab is a $4 billion business with approximately 14,000 employees in about 35 countries.
Defence and security company Saab took the next step in the evolution of the Gripen fighter system on 18 May, with the unveiling of the first test aircraft of the next generation, Gripen E. Gripen E is equipped with a highly integrated and sophisticated sensor suite including an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, Infra-Red Search and Track (IRST), Electronic Warfare (EW) suite, and datalink technology, which, when combined gives the pilot, and co-operating forces exactly the information needed at all times.
The unveiling of the first Gripen E test aircraft took place at Saab’s facilities in Linköping. Among the speakers are the Swedish Minister for Defence, Peter Hultqvist; the Swedish Air Force Chief of Staff, Mats Helgesson; Commander of the Brazilian Air Force, Nivaldo Luiz Rossato; and from Saab the Chairman of the Board, Marcus Wallenberg; the CEO, Håkan Buskhe and head of business area Aeronautics, Ulf Nilsson.
«There is huge global interest in the Gripen fighter system and we are now ready to present the first Gripen E. We look forward to sharing this important event with both guests and viewers», says Ulf Nilsson, head of Saab business area Aeronautics. «This key milestone is proof of our ability to build world-class fighters on time and on budget and it brings us one step closer to first flight and delivery to our customer», says Ulf Nilsson.
The construction phase for the Swedish Navy’s A26 next-generation submarine has officially begun. On 4 September 2015 at the Saab Kockums shipyard in Karlskrona, the first steel for the new vessel was cut. This is a key milestone for the world’s most modern submarine programme.
The A26 is a next-generation submarine with the ability to perform in all oceans and across a broad spectrum of conflict environments. Along with its traditional load of mines and torpedoes, the submarine can be equipped with missiles. Perhaps the most unique A26 design feature is its Multi Mission Portal, for the launch and retrieval of diverse mission payloads such as manned and unmanned vehicles. The A26 submarine will be a strong intelligence-gathering platform within the wider defense network.
«We have left the design phase behind and begun construction of the A26, a pillar of Sweden’s future naval defence. The A26 is a new standard bearer; a step forward in the Swedish tradition of modular design and building, it ensures maximum operational effectiveness with a lower lifecycle cost. With the A26 you can always adapt the submarine to the mission in hand. Now that production has started it is a clear signal to other potential customers around the world that Saab is ready to deliver to them as well», says Gunnar Wieslander, head of Saab’s business unit Saab Kockums.
On 30 June 2015, Saab signed contracts with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration to construct, verify and deliver two new Type A26 submarines to a total order value of SEK7.6 billion. The first delivery will be 2022.
A26 submarine for the Swedish Navy is the world’s most modern submarine programme. The submarines will be powered by conventional diesel-electric propulsion machinery and equipped with the Kockums Stirling AIP (Air-Independent Propulsion) system. The Stirling system makes the A26 very stealthy and difficult to detect. The A26 boosts all the traditional operational capabilities of a submarine and is also a strong intelligence-gathering platform within the wider defence network. Its proven modular design ensures availability, with efficient through-life upgrades and adaptations, and low life cycle costs.
This week we started on the construction of the world’s most modern submarine programme. Congratulations to everyone involved in helping us deliver the next generation submarines to the Swedish Navy
Defence and Security Company Saab presented the newly developed next generation Carl Gustaf M4 at the 2014 Association of the U.S. Army exhibition in Washington D.C. The Carl Gustaf M4, known in the U.S. as M3A1 MAAWS (Multi-role Anti-armor Anti-tank Weapon System), is the latest man-portable shoulder-launched multi-role weapon system from Saab designed to provide users with flexible capability and help troops to remain agile in any scenario.
Since 1948, Carl Gustaf has been supporting dismounted infantry around the world in dealing with a full range of battlefield challenges. A marked evolution in the history of the system, the new Carl Gustaf M4 model meets the needs of modern conflict environments while offering compatibility with future innovations.
The new lightweight Carl Gustaf M4, weighing approximately 15 pounds (<7 kg, some 3 kg lighter than the earlier Carl Gustaf M3 and half the weight of the 14.2 kg M2 version), offers significant weight savings to the soldier. According to Nicholas de Larrinaga, IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly, this has been achieved by constructing the recoilless rifle’s barrel out of titanium, saving 1.1 kg (compared to the M3’s steel barrel), building its outer casing our of carbon fibre (saving 0.8 kg), and by redesigning the weapon’s venturi to save a further 0.9 kg. The redesign has also served to decrease the size of the Carl Gustaf, bringing the M4’s total length down to under 1,000 mm (M2 – 1,130 mm; M3 – 1,065 mm).
The Carl Gustaf M4’s current default sight is the same telescopic sight used on the M3 model, although it can also mount a red-dot sight or, through its integrated 1913 Picatinny rail mounts, be fitted with a variety of other sighting options.
It is also compatible with future battlefield technology such as intelligent sighting systems for programmable ammunition. With a wide variety of munitions available, it is a weapon system capable of handling multiple tactical situations, bridging the gap between full-scale operations and low intensity conflicts, and providing the modern warfighter with unprecedented flexibility and capability on the battlefield. The Carl Gustaf M4 enables soldiers to deal with any tactical situation – from neutralizing armored tanks or enemy troops in defilade, to clearing obstacles and engaging enemies in buildings.
The new generation Carl Gustaf is a further development of today’s widely deployed Carl-Gustaf M3. This «outdated» version has long been in service with the U.S. Army Rangers and has been employed by every U.S. Special Operations Force in the U.S. military. Versions of the system are in service with more than 40 nations globally.
The latest M4 design and capability enhancements were recently showcased to a select group of visitors at a ground combat systems demonstration held in Sweden. The demonstration included a comprehensive series of successful firings with a range of ammunition types against a variety of targets. The new Carl-Gustaf is attracting a high level of interest.
In addition, development does not stop here. Future complementary improvements to this new formidable system will include development of smart programmable ammunition, advanced sighting systems, and expanded confined space capabilities. | aerospace |
https://texastimetravel.com/cities/terrell/ | 2023-10-01T04:45:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510781.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20231001041719-20231001071719-00613.warc.gz | 0.966046 | 181 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__91751319 | en | The story of Terrell’s significant WWII history unfolds at the No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum. Special exhibits honor the Women Airforce Service Pilots based at Love Field, as well as the training school where British Royal Air Force (RAF) training took place. German bombing, combined with bad weather, posed pilot training problems at home for the RAF. As a result, the task largely fell to six U.S. civilian training schools. The first and largest opened in Terrell three months before Pearl Harbor. More than 2,000 RAF pilots, plus 200 American pilots, eventually trained here. Displays also feature a “Link Trainer” flight simulator, a scale model of the school and an RAF uniform. Local citizens welcomed the British and forged lifelong bonds. Thirty-five trainees married American women and returned to live in the U.S., many in Texas. | aerospace |
https://www.themarsgeneration.org/press-release-the-mars-generation-names-ken-buckler-as-student-space-ambassador-board-chair/ | 2023-02-06T00:06:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500294.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20230205224620-20230206014620-00289.warc.gz | 0.940572 | 624 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__186688716 | en | The Mars Generation (TMG) is pleased to announce the selection of Ken Buckler as the new chair of the Student Space Ambassador Leadership Program Advisory Board. The board members represent a partnership between students and professional leaders from the nonprofit, education and business sectors.
Ken Buckler graduated from Mount Saint Mary’s University in 2006 with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science. With a career focused on cyber security and risk management, Ken currently holds a CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner certification.
Over the past ten years working for several contracting businesses in the United States, Ken has provided information technology and cyber security services to multiple Federal agencies, including system engineering, application security, and continuous monitoring services. He specializes in analyzing and reporting security information for large, distributed enterprises.
“Mars is a critical stepping stone in a much larger journey we must eventually embark upon to leave our solar system.” states Ken, “While in the short-term space exploration has resulted in many beneficial advances in technology on Earth, in the long-term it is absolutely critical to our survival as a species. Today’s students and young professionals will be the leaders of tomorrow, paving the road to Mars and beyond. We must inspire them and help them discover themselves and their leadership potential.”
The focus of the advisory board will continue to be the growth and enhancement of the Student Space Ambassador Leadership Program (SSA). The SSA Advisory Board will help lead efforts to build a stronger tomorrow by energizing youth today about science, technology, engineering, arts, math (STEAM) and space while also educating youth and adults about the importance of both to humankind.
About The Mars Generation Student Space Ambassador Leadership Program
The Mars Generation Student Space Ambassador Leadership Program was created to inspire, support and mentor the next generation of leaders in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) and the space-related industries. The program serves as a mentorship and leadership program for students as well as a workforce development and recruiting program for both STEAM and space industries. The Mars Generation Student Space Ambassador Leadership Program has been credited as a major force for bringing forth our future leaders in STEAM and Space.
About The Mars Generation
The Mars Generation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the United States. The organization is volunteer-driven with a board of directors that includes astronauts, engineers, scientists and professionals from the nonprofit and business communities. With a reach of more than 40 million people in the organization’s first three years of operation, over one million followers on social media, over 1500 students from around the world participating in its Student Space Ambassador Leadership program, over 600 donors, 1200 members and several space industry sponsors in place, the organization continues to grow and offer programs to excite and educate students and adults about the importance of human space exploration and STEAM education.
For more information on The Mars Generation go to: TheMarsGeneration.org
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https://manslifedaily.com/wonderful-video-flies-over-the-dunes-of-mars/ | 2023-09-28T20:39:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510454.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20230928194838-20230928224838-00638.warc.gz | 0.922758 | 898 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__286798792 | en | Mars may be a cold, dry, dead world, but it’s still part of nature. As part of nature, it exhibits a kind of uncanny beauty, as only inanimate forces shape its surface over long periods of time. It is like a laboratory formed by natural forces on a rocky planet, unperturbed by living processes.
A new video from NASA sheds light on the eerie allure of Matara Crater, a rather inconspicuous crater among the more than 43,000 craters on the surface of Mars, more than 5 km in diameter. The video is from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) HiRISE (High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera. The still images that make up the video were taken from 251 km (156 miles) above the surface.
The Matara crater is only about 48 kilometers in diameter. But it’s fascinating for its dunes and undulating, textured nature. It is named after a city in Sri Lanka.
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This image shows Matara Crater in context, with the massive, low-lying impact crater Hellas Planitia on the right in blue. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/ASU/USGS
“Matara Crater is one of our favorite images due to the huge and beautiful sand cover that dominates the floor. We often picture these dunes because of the canyons that form on them, in part due to carbon dioxide ice,” NASA writes in the caption accompanying the video.
The floor of Matara Crater is dominated by a massive layer of sand. Mars’ relentless winds shape the top of the Martian surface into dunes, and the HiRISE camera has cataloged these changing shapes over time. There are more than 100 images of the dunes on the HiRISE website.
The dunes in Matara Crater change with the seasons. Carbon dioxide freezes and melts, contributing to changes in the dunes. The HiRISE folks highlighted these changes in a separate video a few years ago.
NASA didn’t just build the HiRISE instrument for beautiful images of dunes and launched it into orbit around Mars with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Dunes can reveal a lot about the planet’s past. Different sizes of dust grains tell the scientists under which atmospheric conditions they were deposited. Dunes also contain information about the forces at work since they were deposited. Along with other scientific observations of Mars, they are helping to paint a picture of the planet’s history.
Some dunes even help us understand one of the biggest problems on Mars: what happened to its water. The Chinese rover Zhurong found evidence in sand dunes near the equator of Mars that liquid water flowed there only 400,000 years ago.
This image of Matara Crater shows the rolling elegance of its sand dunes. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
Sand dunes are interesting targets for rover exploration, but they are difficult to navigate and dangerous for wheeled vehicles. NASA’s Spirit Rover got stuck in the sand in 2010 and its mission ended. Scientists are currently working on other locomotion methods for rovers to traverse sand dunes without wheels. Instead, these rovers would have bodies that roll across the sand. A design based on the Golden Wheel Spider from the Namib Desert. It is known for its wind-assisted rolling abilities, making it easier for it to traverse the dunes. It uses its rolling effect to avoid parasitic wasps.
FESTO has developed a prototype of a rolling robot based on the Cartwheeling Spider. In roll mode, the robot moves twice as fast on level ground. It’s called BionicWheelBot.
Here the BionicWheelBot is tested in the Sahara.
Rolling robots are never allowed to visit Matara Crater to explore its dunes. But at least we have the MRO and the HiRISE camera. Thanks to them and the quality of the 4K video, we can dream of visiting it ourselves.
This image shows the location of Matara Crater in the global context of Mars. Image source: USGS | aerospace |
https://www.rcplanet.com/rc-vehicles/airplane/parkzone-night-vapor-bnf-airplane-pkzu1180/ | 2020-01-25T22:34:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579251681625.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20200125222506-20200126012506-00469.warc.gz | 0.922103 | 140 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__248577681 | en | This is the ParkZone Night Vapor BNF Airplane. Like the original Vapor aircraft, the ParkZone Night Vapor is slow and light enough to fly in a living room, a basement or even the conference room at work. To this amazing slow flight performance, it adds the fun of LED lights that allow you to fly in the dark. The ParkZone Night Vapor also features a new modular design that makes replacement of broken parts easier and faster. Best of all, you can have the ParkZone Night Vapor flying in as little time as it takes you to charge its included battery and bind it to a DSM2 aircraft transmitter (sold separately).
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http://montrealgazette.com/business/cae-announces-300-million-in-new-contracts | 2018-05-26T09:58:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794867416.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20180526092847-20180526112847-00268.warc.gz | 0.961443 | 289 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__30207897 | en | Includes sale of 12 flight simulators, one of which is for the Bombardier CSeries
Montreal multinational CAE Inc. said Tuesday it has won new contracts totalling approximately $300 million.
CAE (TSX: CAE) reported military contracts worth more than $100 million to provide a variety of support services and training for military customers worldwide.
The main contracts include the United States Air Force, which exercised an option on a contract for CAE USA to continue providing training for crews of the KC-135 tanker aircraft; the United States Navy, which exercises an option on a contract for CAE USA to continue providing training for crews of T-44C aircraft; Rotorsim that will provide long-term support and maintenance for a variety of helicopter simulators; and Insitu, which provide instructors for ScanEagle unmanned systems.
CAE also announced a series of contracts, including training programs, with carriers in North America and Asia, as well as the sale of 12 flight simulators for the training of airline pilots worldwide. The agreements, worth more than $200 million, represent some of orders won by CAE during the second quarter.
One of the flight simulators is for a Bombardier CSeries jet, but CAE did not identify the customer it was destined for.
CAE is a world leader in training in the fields of civil aviation, defence and security, and health. | aerospace |
https://www.careermatch.com/job-prep/career-insights/profiles/rocket-engine-component-mechanic/ | 2018-02-19T00:04:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891812293.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20180218232618-20180219012618-00255.warc.gz | 0.855373 | 212 | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-09__0__77284284 | en | Assemble, test, and repair components of rocket motors or rocket engines.
What does a Rocket Engine Component Mechanic do?
Assembles, tests, and repairs pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical components of rocket motors or rocket engines, according to specifications, using handtools, power tools, and precision measuring and testing instruments: Positions parts in jigs and holding fixtures to facilitate assembly. Fits and assembles interrelating precision parts, using handtools. Inspects configuration and dimensions of assemblies, using instruments, such as optical flats, micrometers, calipers, dial indicators, and monolight instruments. Tests assemblies to determine conditions, such as internal leakage, pressure differentials, and cycles of operation, using gauges, meters, and chemicals. Conducts functional tests to determine mechanical performance. Analyzes malfunctions to determine causes, and repairs, adjusts, synchronizes, and calibrates assemblies. May perform welding and acid etching on various materials. May operate computer to record, analyze, and interpret test data. | aerospace |
https://bookshop.org/p/books/carrying-the-fire-an-astronaut-s-journeys-michael-collins/17980335?ean=9780374537760 | 2023-06-05T07:08:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224651325.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20230605053432-20230605083432-00428.warc.gz | 0.940644 | 517 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__159450856 | en | Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys (Anniversary)
Reissued with a new preface by the author on the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 journey to the moonThe years that have passed since Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon in July 1969 have done nothing to alter the fundamental wonder of the event: man reaching the moon remains one of the great events--technical and spiritual--of our lifetime. In Carrying the Fire, Collins conveys, in a very personal way, the drama, beauty, and humor of that adventure. He also traces his development from his first flight experiences in the Air Force, through his days as a test pilot, to his Apollo 11 space walk, presenting an evocative picture of the joys of flight as well as a new perspective on time, light, and movement from someone who has seen the fragile earth from the other side of the moon.
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Michael Collins (1930-2021) was an astronaut, one of 24 who have flown to the moon. A West Point graduate, he was an Air Force jet-fighter pilot and a test-pilot before being recruited by NASA in 1963 as a member of the third astronaut group selected for the Apollo moon project. Lieutenant Colonel Collins flew in the Gemini 10 space mission, orbiting the earth forty-three times in 1966, and piloted the Apollo 11 module for the 1969 lunar mission which put Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon's surface.After NASA, Collins became director of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, then under secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and vice president of the LTV Aerospace and Defense Company. He held the rank of major general when he retired from the Air Force Reserve. Collins recounted his experiences as an astronaut in the memoirs Carrying the Fire and Flying to the Moon.
"Collins tells what his space journeys meant to him as a human being [and] discusses the role of man amid the multitudinous mechanical marvels . . . Profoundly affecting." --The New Yorker
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https://dronejungle.org/can-drones-hover-in-one-spot-explained-for-beginners/ | 2024-04-15T06:17:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816942.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20240415045222-20240415075222-00243.warc.gz | 0.954284 | 1,721 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__1722203 | en | Table of Contents
For a long time, drones were at the mercy of the wind. A drone flying away just because a gust of wind hits the drone is a thing of the past. These days, even some of the cheapest drones on the market have static hovering capabilities.
Today, most drones can hover in one spot. They are very good at holding a steady hover, and in some cases, they hover so still it looks unnatural to the human eye.
Why would you want a drone to hover in one spot? #
One of the reasons why it was important to develop drones that can hover in one spot is because of the dangers that “flyaways” created. Flyaways occur when the drone flies away from the pilot, out of the pilot’s control.
These flyaway situations often happen because the drone cannot hover.
A situation where the drone would fly away is when the connection is lost from the remote controller to the drone, and the pilot can no longer control the drone.
Many times this happens if the pilot’s line of sight to the drone becomes obstructed by a mountain, building, or tree.
What used to happen, is the drone would begin flying in the last direction that the pilot gave it. This often resulted in drones entering restricted airspace, crashing into private property, or, worst case, crashing into a person.
Now, if a pilot’s remote controller becomes disconnected from the drone, the drone will do one of three options that the pilot can set.
The most common option is to hover. This gives the pilot time to move to a spot where they can regain connection.
The ability for the drone to hover saves the pilot money, saves aircraft control stress, and saves property owners from damaged property.
Drone Mapping #
To conduct drone mapping, the drone MUST hover in one spot. This is because drone mapping usually calls for the flight to be automated. There are usually five phases of an automated flight.
- Take off: the drone flies directly upward to a set altitude
- The drone hovers momentarily, establishing its location in reference to the automated flight plan
- The drone flies over its route.
- The drone hovers momentarily at its waypoints
- The drone lands
Without the ability to hover, the drone could lose its positioning along the set flight plan, or worse, execute the flight in completely the wrong area.
Part of flying is landing, and the landing process often is automated. Part of the automated landing process is hovering in one spot before slowly making your descent.
The drone hovers approximately two feet off the ground as its sensors check for a proper place to land.
If the drone was not able to hover in place, its sensors would detect that the area underneath the drone is safe to land, but then it might drift and land on an uneven surface.
That is why hovering is crucial to a safe landing. Just like with any aircraft (other than FPV drones), a slow, controlled descent is usually best.
Thankfully, modern drones are able to hover and hold their position to the point where it’s almost uncanny.
An extremely common use case for drones hovering in one spot is to balance out the effect that wind has on the drone.
If you are shooting a drone video, such as a hyperlapse, overhead shot, or aerial traffic study, the drone will often need to stay in one spot. This alone is a reason why you would want the drone to hover in one spot.
However, with some skill (and no wind), you could pilot the drone so that it stays in one position, but it would be very difficult. If there was even a small gust of wind, the drone would be pushed, and you might undercompensate or overcompensate for this movement.
With the drone’s ability to hover in one spot, the pilot is able to sit back and not worry about a gust of wind.
Obviously, it’s not safe to fly in high winds, but if you are flying at the beach, you’ll often encounter high winds. This is highly unavoidable, and with the drone’s ability to hover in one spot, those gusts are no problem at all.
Some of the technology that allows the ability to hover in one spot while negating turbulence actually transfers to the stability of the drone during flight.
How does a drone hover in one place? #
Several factors allow a drone to hover in one spot.
Advances in technology, from the onboard computers’ reaction to outside forces, to the physical build of the arms and propellers, to the most important advancement: the GPS location.
The onboard computer/sensors #
One of the most all-around useful advancements in drone technology is the onboard computer’s ability to compensate for outside forces.
If the drone’s onboard computer senses that the drone is being pushed upward and right from a gust of wind, it will provide less power to the motors on the left side of the drone to balance out the force applied.
This allows the drone to sit stationary in the air, whereas if there was no onboard computer telling the drone to decrease power to select motors, the drone would be pushed upward and right.
This also goes for downward-pushing air masses. If the drone is hovering, and a downward force is applied to the drone, the motors will spin faster, creating an equilibrium in the flight, and continuing to hover in one spot.
This technology has come a long way, and it makes up a large reason why hovering is possible.
The physical build #
The lesser way the drone is able to hover in one spot is the actual build of the drone. It’s no secret that drones have been made to be smaller, quieter, and smarter over the years.
Part of the reason why drones can hover is because of the even weight placement of the build. Many drones of the past were built with uneven weight distribution.
Nowadays, you’ll find that the drone is often perfectly balanced. In some cases, such as with the DJI Mavic series, the camera is mounted on the front, and the battery is set from middle to back. This balances the drone well.
But other drones, such as larger quadcopters like the Matrice series or even hexacopters and octocopters the drone are perfectly symmetrical.
The GPS location device #
This is the game changer. This is the breakthrough that, for most of drone history, drones were lacking.
At the beginning of the article, we discussed the common problem of flyaways. This hardly ever happens anymore because of the internal GPS locator inside the drone.
GPS means Global Positioning System. Drones use GPS so that the drone’s internal onboard computer knows where the drone is located on Earth. This is vital to the drone’s ability to hover in one spot, because without it, the drone would not know the spot it needs to stay fixed in.
The GPS unit, in some cases, is so accurate that the drone can be used for aerial surveys, producing an aerial map with less than a centimeter of global positioning error.
If you’ve ever flown a Mavic Air 2 or a Skydio, or any drone made after that, you’ll know how still the drone can sit in the air. This wouldn’t be possible without the internal GPS unit.
Of course, GPS has only gotten better and more widespread in the drone market since its introduction to the masses.
When GPS first came onto the unmanned aircraft scene, its accuracy was not as sharp as it is now.
Along with that, the sensors and onboard computer were not as advanced either, meaning the drone could hover in one general area, but not one spot.
For instance, the hobby drones of the early 2010s that were equipped with GPS might stay in a five-foot radius of their original position but could rarely achieve a perfect stationary hover.
This stands in stark contrast to the drones of today that, if the controls are not touched, will hover in one spot until the drone’s battery dies.
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https://exploration.esa.int/web/moon/-/59374-overview | 2023-09-23T07:46:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506480.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923062631-20230923092631-00589.warc.gz | 0.913333 | 496 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__139951150 | en | What is the Deep Space Gateway?
The Deep Space Gateway will be humanity's first spaceship, a crewed platform in deep space from which human exploration of the Solar System can set forth.
During the 2020s, the Deep Space Gateway will be assembled and operated in the vicinity of the Moon, where it will move between different orbits and enable the most distant human space missions ever attempted. The Deep Space Gateway will be a testing ground for the challenges of long-duration human missions in the environment of deep space.
The Deep Space Gateway initiative is being led by the International Space Station partners: ESA, NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA, and CSA. Plans are currently at an early stage of definition and envision a power and propulsion system, a small habitat for the crew, a docking capability, an airlock, and logistics modules.
More information on the Deep Space Gateway is provided on this NASA page.
The area of space around the Moon can be an effective location from which to travel to other destinations in the Solar System, such as the Moon or Mars. The radiation environment there is also representative of deep space.
The gateway could be an enabling infrastructure for human and robotic missions that access the lunar surface with the ability to return to Earth.
In its initial configuration, the platform can act as a mothership for lunar exploration. Astronauts will regularly visit the spaceship as they prepare for missions to deep space and they will perform experiments, control vehicles on the Moon, pick up samples, and test new technologies.
These missions will help develop new techniques and apply innovative approaches in preparation for longer-duration missions of up to 90 days, far from Earth.
How do we get there?
The period of exploration in the near-Moon region will begin with Exploration Mission-1. This uncrewed flight test will be the first for the Orion spacecraft atop NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful booster ever built. Orion's propulsion and life support systems are provided by the European Service Module which is being provided by ESA.
Exploration Mission-1 will pave the way for following crewed missions, which will also assemble the Deep Space Gateway. The target launch date for Exploration Mission-1 is 2019.
Flight hardware for SLS and Orion is currently in production, life support and related technologies are being tested on the International Space Station, and habitation and propulsion development activities are progressing. | aerospace |
https://shootaviation.com/sets-and-mockups/cabin-mockups/ju-52-193040s-german-airliner-military-transport/ | 2019-11-14T06:02:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496668004.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20191114053752-20191114081752-00127.warc.gz | 0.945223 | 324 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__18733910 | en | Classic 1930/40’s German Airliner / Military Transport
The Junkers Ju 52 is a German trimotor transport aircraft manufactured from 1931 to 1952. Initially designed with a single engine but subsequently produced as a trimotor, it saw both civilian and military service during the 1930s and 1940s. In a civilian role, it flew with over twelve air carriers including Swissair and Deutsche Luft Hansa as an airliner and freight hauler. In a military role, it flew with the Luftwaffe as a troop and cargo transport and briefly as a medium bomber. The Ju 52 continued in postwar service with military and civilian air fleets well into the 1980s.
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https://investors.momentus.space/board-member/chris-hadfield | 2024-04-21T02:46:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817699.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421005612-20240421035612-00269.warc.gz | 0.977597 | 230 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__62987743 | en | Chris Hadfield is a member of the Momentus Board of Directors. Mr. Hadfield currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Chris Hadfield Inc., a promotional company, which he founded in July 2013. He is a retired astronaut, engineer, and former pilot in the Canadian Royal Air Force, from which he retired as a colonel. He has served on three space flights, becoming the first Canadian to walk in space in 2001 and serving as Commander of the International Space Station in 2013. In his career as an astronaut, Mr. Hadfield has served in numerous senior roles related to advanced research and technology development and worked closely with Canadian, U.S., and Russian space agencies. Mr. Hadfield’s military career includes roles as a fighter pilot for the Canadian Armed Forces and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), and a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force, US Navy, and NASA. He received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, and an M.S. degree in Aviation Systems from the University of Tennessee. | aerospace |
http://flighttoraleigh.blogspot.com/2010/09/what-is-good-airline-with-nonstop.html | 2018-05-25T22:39:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794867220.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20180525215613-20180525235613-00432.warc.gz | 0.969036 | 275 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__139184655 | en | What is a good airline with nonstop flights to go to New York?
I will be flying out of RDU (Raleigh, NC) in December to go into LaGuardia in NY. What is a safe, reliable airline with nonstop flights that I should choose? Price is flexible since we will be flying coach. I have looked into American Airlines.
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Continental, US Airways, Delta, and American all offer direct flights from Raleigh to NY. Continental flies into Newark. The rest fly into LaGuardia. Hope I helped! Oh, BTW I think US Airways is the best out of those airlines, but I would just go with whatever's cheapest because they're all very good airlines.
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The airlines that fly between RDU and LGA are pretty much the same and so is the service. I would fly the airline with the best price and/or most convenient flight time. I would suggest JetBlue but they fly into JFK. | aerospace |
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https://astronaut.com/compact-fusion-rockets-future-interplanetary-space-missions/ | 2021-10-28T21:03:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323588526.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20211028193601-20211028223601-00192.warc.gz | 0.952821 | 274 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__178314556 | en | Fusion-powered rockets that are only the size of a few refrigerators could one day help propel spacecraft at high speeds to nearby planets or even other stars, a NASA-funded spaceflight company says.
Another use for such fusion rockets is to deflect asteroids that might strike Earth and to build manned bases on the moon and Mars, the researchers say.
Rockets fly by hurling materials known as propellants away from them. Conventional rockets that rely on chemical reactions are not very efficient when it comes to how much thrust they generate, given the amount of propellant they carry, which has led rocket scientists to explore a variety of alternatives over the years.
An option now used in spacecraft is the ion drive, which generates thrust by using electricity to accelerate electrically charged ion propellants. Ion drives are far more efficient than chemical rockets, but are limited by the amount of electricity they can harvest via solar panels or generate using radioactive materials.
Instead of chemical rockets or ion drives, scientists have also suggested using fusion rockets propelled by the same nuclear reactions that power stars. These rockets would not only be efficient, but also generate vast amounts of electricity.
However, so far, no one has built a fusion reactor that generates more energy than it consumes. Moreover, the fusion reactors that are under development are huge, making them difficult to hoist into space. | aerospace |
https://www.truckee.com/flights/ | 2021-06-20T19:13:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623488253106.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20210620175043-20210620205043-00240.warc.gz | 0.826819 | 175 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__65919723 | en | Flights to Truckee or Reno-Tahoe (RNO)
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https://insights.tetakawi.com/big-developments-for-mexican-aerospace-manufacturing | 2020-08-05T07:59:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439735916.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20200805065524-20200805095524-00199.warc.gz | 0.951396 | 771 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__148274648 | en | Big Developments for Mexican Aerospace Manufacturing
July 05, 2016
Nearshoring production is taking off in Mexico and the sky isn't even the limit. Aerospace manufacturing is one field where innovation continuously leads the charge. Here are 3 ways in which Mexican productions plants have taken the lead in innovative manufacturing.
Nearshore Aerospace Manufacturing
U.S aerospace companies have been nearshoring to Mexico since 1970. In fact, according to Aviation Week, the first two companies to open production facilities in Mexico were Westinghouse and Honeywell. Since then, Mexican aerospace manufacturing has exploded due in part to NAFTA and other favorable trade agreements that increase supplies and investments towards infrastructure that promotes new industries.
At the beginning of 2016, there were 270 aerospace companies in Mexico. Of them, 80 percent focused on manufacturing, 10 percent performed repairs, and the remaining 10 percent developed new ideas. Production plants for these aerospace companies continue to use the latest technology. From 3D printing and mobile data collection, to the design of aerospace materials that are both strong and light, innovation is present in all aspects of aerospace manufacturing in Mexico. With the integration of these technologies, sensitive equipment can match specifications to the smallest degree, thus producing high quality products that produce no waste during their creation.
New markets for aerospace products provide opportunities for production expansion. For example, consumers have shown interest in unmanned aircrafts. How does Mexico respond to this demand? They invested in schools that specialize in drone innovation. This is especially important as The FAA just announced new rules for U.S. drone deployment, according to USA Today.
Innovations encourage the most advanced companies to profit from offshoring advantages while allowing the Mexican government to strengthen their own aerospace needs. IHS Jane's 360 reported Mexico's military plans to build its own defense planes by 2018.
"Innovations encourage the Mexican government to strengthen their own aerospace needs."
Mexico hasn't constructed its own air force vehicles since before World War II, but it did build a few in the early 20th century. Mexico's Secretariat of Defence wants to get back into the game with a couple of very specific projects. The goal is to build a twin-seat fixed-wing aircraft along with experimental training crafts. With the success of local manufacturing - including military projects for other governments - The Secretariat of Defence has great expectations for these new homemade air force vehicles.
The Future of Flight
Aviation Week said the Mexican Federation of Aerospace Industries had goals of its own. The organization wants to see Mexico climb from the 15th global supplier of aerospace industries - the title it currently holds - to ranking in the top 10 by 2020. In 2016, the country exported $4.5 billion worth of products and employed 34,000 workers. Those numbers are expected to almost triple in the next four years.
The Mexican government hopes to see more countries move aerospace manufacturing and innovation to its territories. One exciting prospect in the near future may be a demand for vehicles that reach for the stars. The Wire detailed how the Prime Minister of India visited Mexico to discuss many possible benefits of a foreign partnership - including contributions to India's space program.
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https://garc.org.uk/sstv-from-space-28-29-january-2021/ | 2023-12-04T07:29:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100525.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204052342-20231204082342-00893.warc.gz | 0.857328 | 183 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__173154229 | en | Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station are planning to transmit slow scan TV images on 145.800MHz FM using the SSTV mode PD-120.
Date of event:
12:10 – 17:15 28/01/1020
13:10 – 18:05 29/01/1020
Frequency: 145.800 MHz FM +/- 3 kHz Doppler shift
SSTV Mode: PD 120
Radio enthusiasts participating in the event can post images they receive at the ARISS SSTV Gallery at https://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/
Dates and times subject to change due to ISS operational adjustments.
There are only three passes within the times specified, based on the Grantham, UK local to be able to receive pictures.
All ISS passes calculated on the approximate coordinates of Grantham. | aerospace |
https://www.engmech.cz/im/proceedings/show_p/2017/498 | 2022-08-08T19:33:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570871.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808183040-20220808213040-00236.warc.gz | 0.87522 | 297 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__45811022 | en | Proceedings Vol. 23 (2017)
ENGINEERING MECHANICS 2017
May 15 – 18, 2017, Svratka, Czech Republic
Copyright © 2017 Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Solid Mechanics, Mechatronics and Biomechanics, Brno
ISSN 1805-8248 (printed)
ISSN 1805-8256 (electronic)
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pages 498 - 501, full text
Aircraft scheduled maintenance requirements are rapidly extending and developing. Scheduled maintenance has to be effective, reliable and economically reasonable. In the field of general aviation and FAR 23/ EASA CS-23 especially, preventive maintenance based on part replacing or repairing is still dominant. DAMAGE TOLERANCE philosophy implementation into an aircraft design influences maintenance procedures, which are adjusted to older SAFE LIFE philosophy. Aircraft manufactures are developing new ways, how to integrate requirements of damage tolerance application into scheduled maintenance procedures. Huge airliners manufactures (FAR 25/ CS-25) are using the ATA MSG-3 intelligent maintenance approach based on inspection. This paper describes development of intelligent scheduled maintenance methodology, utilizing ATA MSG-3 procedures, expert knowledge and multiple criteria decision making.
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https://www.dubaiwatchweek.com/digest1/digest/story-moonwatch/ | 2019-11-16T00:06:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496668716.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20191115222436-20191116010436-00247.warc.gz | 0.966964 | 1,260 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__140386177 | en | Today, 20 July 2019, the world remembers man’s first steps on the moon, 50 years ago. On the same day, Omega’s Speedmaster became the first watch on the moon. Here, Dubai Watch Week tells its extraordinary tale
The story of man’s voyage to the Moon is one of the great tales of human endeavour. At one point, NASA had 400,000 people working on it. Neil Armstrong was the first man to step foot on the lunar surface, putting his foot into the grey dust at 10:56pm Eastern Time on 20 July 1969. ‘That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind,’ were the perfect and now familiar words he uttered as he made history.
It was also a historic moment for Omega. Nineteen minutes after Armstrong’s descent, Buzz Aldrin stepped off the lunar landing module ladder onto the Moon wearing an Omega Speedmaster. The Swiss watch company hit the marketing jackpot that day.
But Armstrong and Aldrin were not the first to wear the Speedmaster into space. Far from it. The story begins some years earlier.
Omega introduced the Speedmaster in 1957. It was a steel sports and racing chronograph that sat in Omega’s Professional collection, alongside the Seamaster 300 and the Railmaster. It was masculine, manly, macho even. The design was simple. A clear, legible dial with three counters; a ‘broad arrow’ hour hand; and a tachymeter on the bezel – a first for any watch. It was powered by the hand-wound Calibre 321, which had a lateral clutch, a column-wheel, an antimagnetic cover and a shock-protection mechanism. It was, and remains, a great movement.
The Speedmaster’s journey from there to the Moon was the subject of much debate for many years, but in recent times the Omega Museum in Bienne has worked with NASA to find out exactly how it came about.
It started in 1962 when astronauts Wally Schirra and Gordon Cooper bought Speedmasters privately, without NASA’s knowledge, and then wore them on Mercury flights. Their spacecraft were state-of-the-art for the time, but they wanted something as back-up in case onboard instruments failed – a practice pilots continue today.
So in 1964, NASA determined it needed a watch. But, despite its vast resources, it didn’t want to develop one of its own. Instead, it tasked a young project engineer by the name of James H. Ragan to find one. Ragan began a procurement process. NASA was government-funded and couldn’t be seen to be taking freebies. He wrote to 10 watch companies asking for watches, but only four replied: Rolex, Longines, Hamilton and Omega. In fairness, none knew what the watch was for – Ragan made no mention of it, as convention required.
The Hamilton was an unwieldy pocket watch and so Ragan threw it out immediately. The other three were then submitted to a barrage of 11 tests Ragan had devised to assess how the watch would perform in space. The Rolex and the Longines failed early on, but the Speedmaster passed the lot. Ragan had also given watches to the astronauts to try out for size, and fortunately for him, they liked the Speedmaster over the others, too.
NASA declared the Speedmaster reference ST105.003 ‘Flight Qualified for all Manned Space Missions’ on the 1st of March 1965, and three weeks later it accompanied Virgil ‘Gus’ Grissom and John Young onboard Gemini 3. Omega knew little of what its watches were being called on to do. In June 1965, Ed White wore a Speedmaster on the Gemini 4 mission for America’s first space walk. It’s said Omega only found out when pictures of it strapped to White’s wrist emerged later.
Astronauts liked order and regulation. After flights, Ragan would take the watches back for maintenance, much to the displeasure of the crews. Each would ask that the same serial number be returned to them for their next mission.
Despite not being designed for space, the Speedmaster proved time and again it was a worthy flight companion, and so when the Apollo Program began, it kept its place. When Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the Moon in July 1969, there were two watches on board. Armstrong left his on the lunar landing module, determined there should be at least one back-up timekeeper in case something went wrong during the mission, while Aldrin strapped his around his wrist, over his space suit. Both men had LCD screens showing the time on their suits, but even so, Aldrin felt he still needed the Speedmaster.
The Speedmaster would go on to serve future Apollo crews, including those on the fateful Apollo 13 mission when it was used to time the critical thrusts required to align the stricken service module so the astronauts could return to Earth. Today, every watch that ever flew is in Washington DC’s Smithsonian, bar one – Aldrin’s. It went missing in the early 1970s and is yet to be found.
Because of its role in NASA’s space missions, Omega’s Speedmaster has become one of the most iconic watches on the planet, long-since known as the ‘Moonwatch’ to reflect its role in man’s greatest adventure. The qualification Ragan achieved for the watch in 1965 still applies.
To mark the 50th anniversary, Omega launched the Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Limited Edition, a 42mm steel piece featuring details cast in a new pale, fade-resistant 18-carat yellow gold alloy dubbed Moonshine™ Gold, and a laser-engraved image of Buzz Aldrin descending the lunar module ladder. Despite the run extending to 6,969 pieces – stretching the definition of the limited edition tag – retailers are already reporting waiting lists for it. Such is the power of the Moonwatch and its incredible story. | aerospace |
https://af360.wordpress.com/2015/11/07/british-jet-with-189-passengers-on-board-dodged-missile-while-approaching-sharm-el-sheikh/ | 2018-04-23T11:07:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125945942.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20180423110009-20180423130009-00503.warc.gz | 0.986976 | 240 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__185894718 | en | According to reports, a Thomson flight carrying 189 passengers dodge a rocket as it approached Sharm El Sheikh.
The London Stansted flight was said to have come “within 1,000ft” of the deadly missile and only avoided it after the pilot took evasive action.
The Department for Transport has confirmed the incident involving the British jet which happened on August 23.
A source said:
- “The first officer was in charge at the time but the pilot was in the cockpit and saw the rocket coming towards the plane.
“He ordered that the flight turn to the left to avoid the rocket, which was about 1,000ft away,”.
It is thought the five members of cabin crew only found out about the incident after landing and were offered the chance to stay the night in Egypt.
The source added that the missile that nearly struck the Thomson jet was also spotted by another of the carrier’s planes as it approached Sharm El Sheikh.
It is reported they were told the rocket was from an Egyptian military exercise.
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Definition of the noun airworthiness
What does airworthiness mean as a name of something?
noun - plural: airworthinesses
- fitness to fly
Alternative definition of the noun airworthiness
- The state of being airworthy.
- antonym: unairworthiness
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by CTI Reviews
Airworthiness Fail-safe Endurance Fatigue limit A. Airworthiness is a concept, the application of which defines the condition of an aircraft and supplies the basis forjudgement of the suitability for flight of that aircraft, in that it has been designed ...
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Airworthiness is a concept, the application...
Airworthiness is a term used to dictate whether an aircraft.
Definition of Terms and Concepts by Clifton A. Ericson, II
AIRCRAFT AIRWORTHINESS Aircraft airworthiness is the demonstrated capability of an aircraft, aircraft subsystem, or aircraft component to function satisfactorily when used within prescribed limits on the aircraft. Generally, flight clearances ...
Initial Airworthiness (2014)
Determining the Acceptability of New Airborne Systems by Guy Gratton
However, a brief mention is made here of human beings—who are generally the operators and occupants of any aircraft (or at least those aircraft for which airworthiness is the greatest concern). Fig. 2.5 Typical adult useful consciousness time ...
Aircraft System Safety (2016)
Assessments for Initial Airworthiness Certification by Duane Kritzinger
Occurrence reporting Continuing airworthiness is the responsibility of the owner/operator. The most important element for the success of the continuing airworthiness function is a cooperative and efficient international system of data and ...
by Zhihong Qian, Lei Cao, Weilian Su, Tingkai Wang, Huamin Yang
Airworthiness refers to the inherent quality of the aircraft that flies safely in the expected environment (including takeoff and landing), and the quality can be durative to be preserved through the proper maintenance. Generally the definition is ...
Battle Story: Arnhem 1944-45 (2011)
by Dr. Chris Brown
Over 1,300 Dakotas were used to drop paratroops and tow gliders for the Market Garden operation and its remarkable airworthiness means that a considerable number are still flying today. The ground element of Market Garden – the three ...
Aircraft airworthiness is a Safety Critical Task (SCT). As discussed in Chapter 5, SCTs are those activities that have direct effects on the elements of technical system risk scenarios. In the example scenario of Figure (6.3), maintenance- related ...
Wings Over Madison (2005)
From The Journals of Clyde H. Beyer at the Dixie Flying Service in Madison, Indiana 1931-1933 by Clyde H. Beyer
Airworthiness means a condition meeting the minimum aircraft requirements – (1) The structural strength of wings, ailerons, tail surfaces, fuselage, including the engine mount fittings, control system, and landing gear. (2) Cockpit, cabin, and ...
by Amy Sterling Casil
Airworthiness is a plane's ability to fly safely and well. Early aircraft engines were simple four-stroke internal combustion engines that drove the propeller shaft, providing the airplane with the thrust to get into the air. Early aircraft frames were ...
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Airworthiness is the result of a process that extends throughout the entire aircraft weapon system's life cycle.
Social Science and Policy by Mark Garrett
Federal Aviation Administration, theact holds the potential for a less cumbersome path to airworthiness certification for individuals and companies building and operating smaller, simpler aircraft to achieve better aviation ...
by Immanuel Ness
The Engineering, Maintenance and Materiel Council develops standards, procedures, and positions regard- ing airworthiness, engineering and maintenance, aircraft performance, environment and industrial health, and digital data standards.
by Chris K. Dyer, Patrick T. Moseley, Zempachi Ogumi, David A. J. Rand, Bruno Scrosati
Maintenance requirements Routine maintenance of nickel–cadmium aircraft batteries is required to assure airworthiness and to maximize service life. Maintenance intervals for vented-cell batteries in military aircraft are typically 60– 120 days.
Handbook of the Global Trade Community Includes 21 Key Appendices by Edward G. Hinkelman
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by Neil A. Wynn
The Aeronautics Branch of the Department of Commerce was empowered to test and license pilots, guarantee the airworthiness of aircraft, supervise the provision of airports, and investigate air accidents. See also AVIATION. ALEXANDER ...
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JAR Libint Airworthiness Requirements. JAR Dilimp Address Register. jar The above acronyms were coined using the English word DjarD(Chemistry; Electronics; Petroleum Engineering).
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https://www.riga-airport.com/en/news/bird-radar-has-commenced-operations-riga-international-airport | 2023-12-05T08:04:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100550.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205073336-20231205103336-00671.warc.gz | 0.926319 | 285 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__65944947 | en | Since February 2011 in the airfield territory of Riga International Airport a bird radar is operating that currently is the only one of its kind in the civil aviation airports of Europe.
The radar detecting the flying birds indicates the spots in which the birds are active, their flight direction and the level of risk in the specific sector or height (depending on the birds’ weight, location and flight direction). It produces visual and audio alarm signals and automatically sends daily reports to the specified e-mail addresses. The data are processed and stored on a server.
In the future the airport intends to send the data obtained from the bird radar in the format of warning codes to the air traffic control operator a/s “Latvijas gaisa satiksme” that will promptly forward the warning information to the aircraft pilots. There are also cooperation plans with the Latvian Ornithologists Society in the matters of bird migration monitoring that would contribute also to the development plans of Riga Port.
It should be noted that the costs of the radar system acquired by Riga International Airport amounted to 578 thousand euros.
The radar system MERLIN™ is manufactured in the USA specifically for detection of birds. The system provides the real-time information; it can send warning signals to the air traffic control service, produces reports and works under all weather conditions, 24 hours a day, and 7 days a week. | aerospace |
https://phincon.com/nys/82107117ca84c5ca-s | 2023-03-27T01:16:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296946584.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20230326235016-20230327025016-00567.warc.gz | 0.717346 | 4,732 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__287252896 | en | Buy airport lounge access starting at $36 per person. The free checked baggage allowance is usually 20 kg for Economy Class and 30 kg for Business Class. SEATING Nikmatilah tempat duduk dengan luas 45" pitch untuk perjalanan yang lebih nyaman. Flight: ID 7153. .
Flight: ID 7153. Pelayanan Business Class Batik Air Luar Biasa!
Batik Air: Perth to Denpasar Batik Business Class - See 1,151 traveler reviews, 556 candid photos, and great deals for Batik Air, at Tripadvisor. We pushed back on time but were slightly delayed due to congestion at Jakarta airport. The Batik Air Business Class Lounge is also reserved for business class passengers, allowing you to rest and relax before your flight. Business Class passengers are permitted to bring 2 pieces of luggage with each a weight of 7 kg and can also bring 1 personal item with them. Here are the 3 parts of the trip: Routing CGK-DPS on Garuda Indonesia A330-300 business class Past DPS-LOP on Garuda Indonesia 737-800 economy class Past Jakarta, Indonesia. After check in, I visited Batik Air lounge at Soekarno Hatta airport. Food at the QF lounge extremely limited for a national carrier, but that is another story. Those flying in Business Class can enjoy a bigger in-flight menu and larger 45-inch pitch seats. Gate 9-12 shared the same waiting lounge. You'll find flights to choose from and can sort by price, flight duration, and arrival or departure time. Type: Boeing 767-300ER. Airport service is fair at the home base in Jakarta." The airport is 12.6 miles from the city centre and using the fast Damri shuttle services, you will be in central Jakarta in 45 minutes from the airport.Batik Air, Citilink, Pelita Air, Susi Air, TransNusa, and Wings Air serve this airport with budget domestic and international flights. 4 - On board. 10 mins late up in the air.
Jakarta, Indonesia My fifth flight with Batik Air business class was fine. Mini cabin (baris 4-9) Economy Class A330 Batik Air. Morning departure is around 20% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
Economy Class nampak cukup nyaman, namun dengan konfigurasi 3-3-3 yang tergolong padat untuk A330. 1 - Background. All reviews no alcohol business class labuan bajo bread baggage allowance seat pitch jakarta bali palembang taste . LOUNGE Rest up before your flight in Batik Air Business Class Lounge only located at Boarding Lounge Soekarno Hatta Airport Terminal 2E and Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport. . Now you have something new to look forward to when you fly with Batik Air. While the lounge was not as plush as I expected, the legroom on the aircraft was excellent. Kode Maskapai Penerbangan Batik Air. Date: May 8, 2017. PHONE Kredit: Thai Lion Air. .
As I visited Batik Air lounge at Soetta Airport, the menu are still the same (see pictures).
Hal-hal kecil seperti ini yang membuat perbedaan besar. It is nice to have a waiting room with such facilities. Aircraft Type: Airbus A320-200. Travel Class Batik Air provides for two travel classes: Economy Class: Passengers can carry up to 20 kg of check-in luggage.
Soekarno-Hatta Airport Rail Link connects Jakarta city center with the airport. SEATING Sink into our wider seats 45" pitch for a more comfortable ride.
Untuk upgrade ke business class nya baru dapat dilakukan 1 jam sebelum penerbangan, dgn cara melapor terlebih dahulu k konter check in lalu petugas akan mengurus tiket Anda ke bagian ticketing, pemegang kartu akan diminta untuk melakukan transaksi Rp1,- menggunakan kartu kredit BNI BATIK WORLD di . Snacks, TV, newspapers and magazines.
Verified Review | First time for business class on Batik Air, from Jakarta to Padang. Pengalaman Naik Business Class Batik Air. As I visited Batik Air lounge at Soetta Airport, the menu are still the same (see pictures). However, recently, while I was looking for a last minute ticket to Jakarta, just slightly more than a week ahead prior to Mother's Day weekend, i came across Batik's business class fare of S$123 all in. When I tried to bring flight 6 forward to return early they attempted to charge me full price to downgrade from business to economy. The Garuda Indonesia lounge has been moved to Terminal 3 Ultimate. Batik award presentation was held at the Batik Caf & Lounge, Kemang - South Jakarta. Pengubahan jadwal penerbangan Batik Air hanya dapat dilakukan melalui Call Center Batik Air di nomor 080-4177-8899 atau 021-6379-8000. Dengan waktu Tempuh selama 3 Jam. Istirahatlah sebelum penerbangan anda di Batik Air Business Class Lounge yang terletak hanya di Boarding Lounge Bandara Soekarno Hatta Terminal 2E dan Bandara Halim Perdanakusuma. To meet the technical requirements of a world-class airport, . Which are the Vip lounges at Jakarta airport (CGK) and how to access: Terminal 1 JW Lounge - In the public area, open during flight hours. Batik Air: good airline to travel with for local/domestic fights - See 1,152 traveler reviews, 556 candid photos, and great deals for Batik Air, at Tripadvisor. Review, photos and rating of Batik Air ID6887 Medan (KNO) Jakarta (CGK) by anaknegeri .
Batik Air Boeing 737-8GP Take off at Ngurah Rai Dps Bali. As for opening hours, both the SilverKris First Class and Business Class lounges are open around the clock, 24 hours a day; The Private Room is open from 5.30am to 2.30am.
Pada tanggal 29 Juni 2022 saya melakukan penerbangan domestik dr Jakarta menggunakan Batik Air. Batik Air's fleet consists of a mix of Airbus (A320-200, A320neo, A321neo) and Boeing (737-800, 737-900ER) aircraft. My fifth flight with Batik Air business class was fine. Pengalaman ini sebetulnya sudah beberapa waktu yang lalu.
Surabaya-Jakarta dengan pesawat itu nggak lama sih, terus emang worth it naik business class?
Report #46: ID7158 - Rendezvous with the pizza.
Batik Air merupakan maskapai penerbangan bertarif rendah yang beroperasi di bawah naungan perusahaan induknya, Lion Air. Batik Air Business Class 5. Free-to-use PCs, but with unreliable internet speed. Discover our best Batik Air Indonesia flight from Jakarta CGK to Pekanbaru PKU. After take off, we can see the shape of Java island since the weather was good. Following Malaysia Airlines' exit from Brisbane in late 2015, the Sunshine State's capital has been without non-stop Kuala Lumpur flights, but Malaysia-based airline Malindo Air is looking to change that: dipping its toes in the water with a new Brisbane-Kuala Lumpur service that routes via Denpasar (Bali), Indonesia, with affordable business class fares from just $2,200 return to attract . Maiden flight in . Passengers departing from Terminal 1C Soekarno-Hatta International Airport have access to Batik Air Business Class Lounge, where they can relax . Batik Air has a Business Class lounge at Terminal 1c of its airport hub in Jakarta, SoekarnoHatta International Airport (CGK). . Now this is an awesome deal in business class and there I went and booked it straight away. . Flight: Batik Air Indonesia ID 7109. Business Class: The passengers can carry up to 30 kg check-in luggage and have access to the Business .
Since Jakarta security inspection is at the entrance to each pier, I left the lounge about 1 hour before my flight. Extra Legroom. Kode panggil: BATIK.
Pelayanan Ground Staff sangat Ramah, mulai dari Check In hingga Boarding.
Lounge ini juga digunakan untuk penumpang Business Class Garuda Indonesia dan Batik Air. Tempat duduk yang luas 45" pitch untuk kenyamanan terbangmu. Put on your headphones and dive into a world of movies, TV programmes and more. 7 1.
January 29th, 2015 - Lion Group through its subsidiary premium airline Batik Air, held a selfie competition through social media, Instagram with theme "Selfie with Batik Air". Summary. This will be my report on flying Batik Air economy class from Singapore SIN to Jakarta CGK, a short haul international flight within SE Asia. Airport rail link. Inflight Entertainment. Pada impresi pertama, bandara Ahmad Yani Semarang saya anggap sebagai salah satu bandara terbaik di Indonesia karena efisien, bersih, dan terasa modern. Batik Air Business Class 5. Manufacturer Serial Number (MSN): 7421. Flight in Economy Airbus A320. The first flight was operated in May 2013 from Jakarta to Manado. Food at the QF lounge extremely limited for a national carrier, but that is another story. RTX 31 7.19K subscribers Subscribe Batik Air Business Class Lounge Jakarta This is a video about my visit to the Batik Business Class Lounge at Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Jakarta ,. However, recently, while I was looking for a last minute ticket to Jakarta, just slightly more than a week ahead prior to Mother's Day weekend, i came across Batik's business class fare of S$123 all in. Batik Lounge. Our room seats in Economy and Business Class have received rave reviews.
Singapore Airlines' all-new Changi T3 SilverKris business class lounge is spacious, modern, well-appointed - and finally deserving of its flagship status.
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Over two years in the making, with the extensive project interrupted by the pandemic, this represents a sweeping rethink of the Singapore Airlines' SilverKris lounge proposition. The aircraft is here! Kali ini, saya memutuskan untuk terbang di business class A330-900neo Garuda Indonesia yang saat ini rutin digunakan pada rute domestik. Travel Class Batik Air provides for two travel classes: Economy Class: Passengers can carry up to 20 kg of check-in luggage. Reviewed 18 November 2017 . Batik Air was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Jakarta. The train takes 45-55 minutes from Manggarai station at South Jakarta to SHIA station. . (Lion Air Tower) Jl. Today a Batik Air Airbus A320-200 made an emergency landing at Sultan Thaha Jambi Airport, Indonesia, after the nose landing gear (NLG) rotated 90 degrees sideways. Usual drinks offerings. Jakarta, Indonesia. There were many passengers who sit in the lounge. Meal and snack standards are also good. Type: A320.
Batik Air has a Business Class lounge at Terminal 1c of its airport hub in Jakarta, SoekarnoHatta International Airport (CGK). Batik Air Business Class Lounge (CGK & HLP) Layar TV; Soket USB; Wi-Fi; Ruang kaki seluas 45 inci. VIP lounge is personified to cater the special guests such as presidents, governmental people, ambassadors and others. Food, Wi-Fi, newspapers and magazines, TV. Setiap harinya, Batik Air mengoperasikan 160 penerbangan dari dua pusat operasi utamanya di Jakarta, yaitu Bandara Internasional Soekarno Hatta dan Bandara Internasional .
Learn how to access Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK) lounges with a day pass, airline status, membership, or credit card. Kode ICAO: BTK. Business class passengers are also allowed to check 30 kilograms of luggage free of charge.
Seluruh armada dilengkapi dengan head rest fleksibel yang. . View accessible lounges in Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK) Also in Terminal 1C Gapura Lounge Terminal 1C (Outside Security) Access: business class passengers from Batik Air. Istirahatlah sebelum penerbangan anda di batik air business class lounge yang terletak hanya di boarding lounge bandara soekarno hatta terminal 2e dan bandara halim perdanakusuma.
As I visited Batik Air lounge at Soetta Airport, the menu are still the same (see pictures). 3 - SIN transit area and departure.
Specially booked Batik Air in business class to have pre departure lounge access at Jogjakarta airport. Batik Air Business Class 6. Batik Air A320 Jakarta Yogyakarta Business Class Review SilverKris Lounge bandara Changi Singapore SilverKris Lounge terminal 3 menjadi favorit saya karena lounge ini lebih baru di bandingkan dengan sodaranya di terminal 2. Batik's solitary lounge is located at Jakarta airport and it hasn't bothered forming lounge partnerships at other ports. Terjemahan frasa BANDARA INTERNASIONAL SOEKARNO-HATTA DAPAT dari bahasa indonesia ke bahasa inggris dan contoh penggunaan "BANDARA INTERNASIONAL SOEKARNO-HATTA DAPAT" dalam kalimat dengan terjemahannya: Bandara Internasional Soekarno-Hatta dapat dijangkau kurang dari 1 jam(. Batik operates a 2 class cabin (business & economy) on this route, but guests flying business class should not expect lounge access at either end. Snacks, TV, newspapers and magazines. 49 14. Jadi begini, waktu kami liburan keluarga nengok adik ke Surabaya, kami pulang tidak dalam waktu bersamaan. The lounge provides snacks and beverages such as coffee, tea, and mineral water.
As usual, the food provided in Batik Air lounge at Soekarno Hatta airport was just snack cakes and fried noodle. #ShortsSelamat menonton video ini semuga kita semua di beri kesehatan dari sang maha pemberi dan ha.
Penumpang Business Class juga akan. Jakarta, Indonesia. Fasilitas Batik Air Business Class Lounge disediakan khusus untuk kamu beristirahat sebelum melakukan penerbangan.
Jakarta 164 Batik Air, Citilink, Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia AirAsia .
Discover our best Batik Air Indonesia flight from Jakarta CGK to Semarang SRG To find the best deals on flights to Jakarta from Semarang with Batik Air Indonesia, just enter your travel dates, filter by Batik Air Indonesia, and hit search. good price - good services . The Private Room is an exclusive haven for up to 78 high flyers in Singapore Airlines' own first class cabins, including the Airbus A380 Suites. You'll find flights to choose from and can sort by price, flight duration, and arrival or departure time. To find the best deals on flights to Jakarta from Pekanbaru with Batik Air Indonesia, just enter your travel dates, filter by Batik Air Indonesia, and hit search. With less things to be concerned about, simply enjoy your trip and flight with us. Akses Masuk Lounge Bagi Pemilik Kartu Debit dan Penumpang business class seat: Lounge: Lokasi: Akses yang diterima: Puri Indah Lounge: Terminal 2D: Pemilik Kartu Debit Citibank, BCA Prioritas, Mandiri Prioritas, BRI Platinum & Prioritas, HSBC Premier (Visa Signature).. Penumpang business class seat dari Kelompok Star Alliance (Qantas, Cathay, Malaysia Airlines, Thai, JAL, Emirates, Eva, Etihad . . Economy Class. . Route: HLP-PDG. Charging stations available.
Return flights from Jakarta CGK to Semarang SRG with Batik Air Indonesia 7 Jakarta Pusat 10130, Indonesia. Age: 1.7 Years. BANDA ACEH Ticketing Office. Using an Airbus A320 aircraft, all flights will offer business class service with three rows of seats in a 2-2 layout… … and with the journey being less than four hours in each direction, expect to find . Batik Air is one of the subsidiaries of Lion Air, also a national low-cost carrier founded by PT Lion Mentari Airlines in 1999. . Batik Air memiliki beberapa ketentuan terkait pembatalan tiket ( cancellation) dan pengubahan jadwal ( rebook/reschedule) yaitu sebagai berikut. Batik's initial operation includes seven domestic routes. Business Class: The passengers can carry up to 30 kg check-in luggage and have access to the Business . Berdiri pada 2013, kini Batik Air mampu membawa penumpang ke lebih dari 37 destinasi di Asia Pasifik.
Fly with Batik Air and experience a fantastic trip. Access: business class passengers from Batik Air. Batik Air launched services on 3-May-2013 with an initial fleet of two 737-900ERs operating four domestic routes from Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta.Three more domestic routes were launched within one month as two more 737-900ERs were added.. See related report: Competition between Indonesian market leaders Lion and Garuda to intensify as . VIP lounge is located on the eastern side the terminal of Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport. Now this is an awesome deal in business class and there I went and booked it straight away. "Batik Air offers a good onboard product standard for domestic and short-haul, and a comfortable seat in Economy and Business. The last flight of my " Golden Week 2017 " trip was a flight on a Japan Airlines (JAL) 767-300ER from Jakarta to Tokyo Narita in business class. SUB-HLP. Meski agak was-was, namun saya tidak bisa menutupi rasa gembira karena akan kembali terbang. Terminal 2 Batik Air Business Class Lounge - Concourse E, open during flight hours. Besides foods and drinks, we also provided with TV, newspapers, and magazines. Entering the plane, I got the seat with broken control on footrest extend (see picture). .
Reviewed 11 January 2018 .
: JL720. Boarding still on going, looking outside from my initial seat before I voluntarily moved to 14 B at the emergency windows row.
Makanan di Pesawat; Makanan gratis (full course meal) . Discover our best Batik Air Indonesia flight from Jakarta CGK to Pekanbaru PKU. Ini rasanya naik pesawat business class! Batik Air's fleet consists of a mix of Airbus (A320-200, A320neo, A321neo) and Boeing (737-800, 737-900ER) aircraft. Batik Air Business Class Cabin, with the economy further back Flight Review: Garuda Indonesia Business Class A330-900neo Jakarta - Denpasar Bali. Foto: PinterPoin. we weren't expecting a business lounge, but we told at check in that we had access to the Qantas lounge.
Lion group's Batik Air is taking on Garuda Indonesia in the mainline market with an aggressive expansion plan. Batik Air Flight Class. Batik Air Instagram Photo Contest was held since the last few months at the end of 2014. Jakarta-Singapore is one of the world's busiest international air routes; passenger numbers of this route is growing fast. Selain itu, pemegang kartu tertentu di tiap bank juga mempunyai akses ke lounge ini. Registration: JA606J.
Assalamualaikum, Halo Semuanya!Kali ini saya berkesempatan terbang dengan Batik Air menggunakan armada widebody A330-300 dirute domestik dari Surabaya menuju. SUB-HLP - Dunia Ibu-ibu. The airline made its maiden flight in May 2013. Each train accommodates up to 272 passengers and will serve about 35,000 passengers with 122 trips a day, when fully operational.
To find the best deals on flights to Jakarta from Pekanbaru with Batik Air Indonesia, just enter your travel dates, filter by Batik Air Indonesia, and hit search. | aerospace |
https://accesspartnership.com/tag/uavs/ | 2023-03-29T15:43:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949009.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20230329151629-20230329181629-00517.warc.gz | 0.924075 | 105 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__30146146 | en | Tag archive: UAVs
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https://lawrina.com/us-law/federal/codes/title-51/subtitle-vii/chapter-701/sec-70102/ | 2021-07-29T23:47:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046153899.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20210729234313-20210730024313-00175.warc.gz | 0.803434 | 423 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__77184501 | en | (1) Payloads and missions that contribute to extending human presence beyond low-Earth orbit and substantially benefit from the unique capabilities of the Space Launch System.
(2) Other payloads and missions that substantially benefit from the unique capabilities of the Space Launch System.
(3) On a space available basis, Federal Government or educational payloads that are consistent with NASA's mission for exploration beyond low-Earth orbit.
(4) Compelling circumstances, as determined by the Administrator.
|Source (U.S. Code)||Source (Statutes at Large)|
|70102(a)||42 U.S.C. 2465a(a).||Pub. L. 101–611, title I, §112(a), (c), (d), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3198, 3199.|
|70102(b)||42 U.S.C. 2465a(c).|
|70102(c)||42 U.S.C. 2465a(d).|
Pub. L. 115–10, title VIII, §826, Mar. 21, 2017, 131 Stat. 65, provided that:
"(A) scientific research; and
"(B) investigating new or improved capabilities.
"(A) flight testing;
"(B) payload development; and
"(C) hardware related to subparagraphs (A) and (B).
Pub. L. 109–155, title VI, §602, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2931, provided that:
2015—Pub. L. 114–90 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to space shuttle use policy.
Disclaimer: Lawrina maintains this website to enhance public access to information about its activities. We make an effort to keep the information about codes timely and accurate. Please note that we cannot guarantee that the U.S.C, Title 51, Section 70102 — Space launch system use policy — exactly reproduces the officially adopted text. | aerospace |
https://aeromatwatches.com/blogs/our-ambassadors/flying-my-first-200km-triangle-at-18 | 2023-09-23T05:36:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506479.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923030601-20230923060601-00823.warc.gz | 0.979515 | 542 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__154522635 | en | It's still a dream for many pilots from my club to fly a 200km triangle. Exactly three years ago, I managed to close my first 200km from our main take off, Uwald in Italy.
The day looked pretty good with a high cloud base and with a moderate north wind. It was still very early in the season and all the mountains were covered in snow. I took off late at 11:15 AM. Thermals were still weak but after a while, I got high enough to cross the border to Austria. I flew along a mountain ridge and set the first turnpoint at the highest mountain of Austria, the Großglockner. It's always a pleasure flying over this beautiful mountain.
After the first turnpoint, I flew back to Italy. Due to the north wind, cold air arrived and the thermals got better and better. I had climbs of over 10m/s and reached a maximum altitude of 3600m. The main leg of the triangle was nearly 100km long and I set the second turnpoint in the Ridnaun valley. I have already been flying for over 4 hours and covered a distance of 110km. That moment, I got very optimistic about closing my first 200km triangle. Shortly after, I chose a bad line during a valley crossing and got very low to the next hill. Three weeks before that day, I was already very low at the same hill and didn't manage to climb up again. The wind got stronger and I was fighting for every meter. I gained some altitude but the strong wind destroyed the thermals and I got low again.
After 50 minutes, I luckily managed to climb up again to the cloud base. High up, conditions were good again and it was easy to fly to the dolomites. The dolomites are very famous for their breathtaking scenery so I took my time to enjoy the view. I set my last turnpoint at 18:05 PM near the Heiligkreuzkofel. I still had one hour left to fly the last 27km back home. I circled the last thermal at 18:50 and set off to the final glide with 2000m under my feet.
I landed after 8 hours and 42 minutes and closed a 205km triangle. It was a tough battle sometimes but the hard work paid off and I was very happy with my achievement. I was only 18 years old at the time and had only been flying for two years.
Currently, I’ve flown several 200km+ triangles. Check out some of my adventures at my Instagram page: @manu_hfmn | aerospace |
http://www.standard-democrat.com/story/1910470.html | 2016-08-24T23:13:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-36/segments/1471982292675.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20160823195812-00150-ip-10-153-172-175.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.960105 | 383 | CC-MAIN-2016-36 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-36__0__36930485 | en | SIKESTON -- An Air Force officer will offer his thoughts on today's military, and a tribute will be paid to two who gave their lives in service as Sikeston residents pause to thank veterans for their service. This year's Veterans Day program will begin at 9:45 a.m. Nov. 9 at the Sikeston Field House.
Lt. Caleb M. Daughhetee, a native of Charleston and the manpower and personnel flight commander for the 14th Force Support Squadron, 14th Flying Training Wing at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi, is the guest speaker. Also Rick Justice will offer a tribute to his grandfather, the late James Tanner, who was a highly decorated World War II combat veteran.
The program will feature local veterans from the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and the American Legion. Also participating will be the Sikeston High School band, choir and orchestra.
The presentation of colors and a 21-gun salute will be provided by the Sikeston National Guard Unit with a prayer given by the Rev. David Ross, pastor of the First Baptist Church.
As part of the program, the POW/MIA segment will be dedicated to the memory of the late Lt. Warren Moxley, a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps who was missing in action for 67 years. Moxley's remains were recently identified and he was buried with full military honors in his hometown of Charleston on July 3.
Daughhetee is responsible for the human resources and manpower requirements of all Air Force personnel at Columbus Air Force Base, an air education and training command base responsible for training more than 350 student pilots every year. The Columbus AFB community consists of more than 10,000 active-duty, Reserve, Guard, civilians, contractors, retirees.
For the complete article and more stories from the Standard Democrat, log on to the electronic edition. | aerospace |
http://nasawavelength.org/resource/nw-000-000-002-757/ | 2014-04-24T19:20:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1398223206672.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20140423032006-00054-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.934325 | 104 | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-15__0__115993557 | en | You are hereHome ›
This is an activity about cratering. Learners will simluate planetary impact craters on a small scale in the classroom. Relationships between mass and velocity (kinetic energy) of the impactor and crater size are explored, both qualitatively and quantitatively. This activity is part of "Ways of Seeing," an interactive, educational CD-ROM from NASA's Cassini Program. The Cassini spacecraft is the first to explore the Saturn system of rings and moons from orbit. | aerospace |
https://airnews.co.za/aviation-insurance-in-a-covid-19-climate/ | 2022-08-17T10:44:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572898.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817092402-20220817122402-00235.warc.gz | 0.964791 | 1,889 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__169005210 | en | World Airnews editor Heidi Gibson asked SA’s longest-established specialist aviation insurance broking organisation Chief financial officer Graham Speller to provide a general outlook for the state of the aviation insurance sector in South Africa and the challenges presented by COVID 19 for all parties concerned.
WAN: The general aviation sector of the aviation insurance market has been hardest hit in the recent past and it is under huge strain. What are your comments?
GS: The aviation insurance market as a whole has been loss-making for the past three years, following a decade on the decline in premium income, which started in about 2003, shortly after 9/11. The four sectors of the market – General Aviation, Airline, Aerospace and Space – have each had their own issues to deal with, but rarely have all four been hammered simultaneously, which is what we’ve seen in the past 12-18 months.
In South Africa, the GA insurance market has been particularly badly affected by the increased cost of spares, virtually all of which are imported, due to the decline in the value of the SA Rand. This has resulted in significant claims cost escalations for even the simplest and most straightforward of losses. SA is also becoming known as a litigious society and Insurers are facing increased numbers of claims by passengers and other parties affected by aircraft accidents, and the average quantum of such claims is also increasing substantially.
Added to this, an ageing fleet of aircraft with relatively few new aircraft being injected into the system means that Insurers are facing increasing pressure to increase premium levels in order to survive. Naturally, brokers and their clients resist those increases, but the simple truth is that the aviation industry needs a healthy insurance sector to support it.
The airline insurance market has taken some huge hits in recent years, including well-publicised losses such as MH370, MH-17, Lion Air, Ethiopian Airlines and Ukraine International, to name just a few. Added to this, the current COVID-19 pandemic has seen 90% of global airline activity completely at a standstill, which will result in airline failures and reduced income which, notwithstanding the concomitant reduction in operational losses, will further deplete insurers’ reserves.
The Aerospace market includes manufacturers, maintenance, repair and overhaul organisations, airports, air traffic and navigation services, etc. This market has also suffered substantial losses in recent years, including the 737 MAX losses and subsequent worldwide grounding, which have led Boeing to present significant claims to the market insurance market. The Space market has been hit hard, too, with multiple satellite launch failures, resulting in substantial losses for underwriters. Finally, the General Aviation market has seen significant losses, particularly arising from commercial services in the tourism area, coupled with general attritional losses against historically low aviation insurance rates.
WAN: As the oldest aviation insurance brokers in the country could the COVID19 virus and its associated effects in any way are included in any agreement? And would there be any kind of relief for owners?
GS: Whilst insurers are mindful of the predicament faced by many commercial aviation enterprises, with an almost total shut down of all but the most essential aviation activity, there is a limit to the relief that can be offered to aircraft owners. Where individual insurance programmes make provision for “lay ups”, this will allow for coverage to be restricted to “ground risks” or “rotors not in motion” and for a premium adjustment (credit) to be calculated and paid at the expiry of the policy, subject to no claims having arisen. This provision is usually only available under policies covering fleets of aircraft. Where “loss of use” insurance is affected, coverage is only triggered by accidental damage to the aircraft and is limited to loss of income directly arising therefrom. A general grounding under the current circumstances, which arises from government decree, does not trigger this type of coverage.
Individual aircraft owners should discuss their specific situation with their insurance brokers, who will then be able to discuss available options with the Insurers concerned. In some cases, the Insurers may agree to reduce coverage or may simply note the circumstances and review the position at the end of the lockdown period, or the expiry of the policy, whichever is sooner.
Some commercial enterprises may carry business interruption insurance, but this is not available from the aviation insurance market and there is some doubt as to the extent to which Insurers will consider coverage to be triggered by communicable disease pandemics such as COVID-19, given the general requirement that the business interruption should be caused by property damage and, even where a non-damage extension for communicable diseases is included, this is usually limited to specified notifiable diseases where there is an outbreak at or near to the Insured’s premises, resulting in the premises being closed by order of a competent/public authority.
WAN: Would it ever be possible to insure against this type of phenomena? And if not what is the best course of action aviation owners should take in the current circumstances.
GS: There are no insurance products currently available, of which I am aware, that would provide benefits to aircraft owners arising from their inability to operate their aircraft during periods of a pandemic or other general health emergencies. As mentioned, coverage can be restricted to “ground/stored”, at a reduced premium. The best course of action would be to communicate with their insurance brokers and allow their brokers to advice on possible options and negotiate with Insurers on their behalf.
WAN: Can you describe the market that you find yourselves in, the challenges and the possible positive outcomes for the near and not so distant future?
GS: The immediate challenge facing the aviation insurance market worldwide is survival. Whilst insurance is considered an essential industry, most (if not all) business premises have been closed and staff are working from home during the lock-downs being experienced in most countries around the world, particularly US, Europe and the USA.
Currently, all aviation Insurers remain operational but there are significant concerns regarding the future, given the aviation insurance market’s reliance upon a viable aviation industry, whether General Aviation, Airline, Aerospace or, indeed, Space. Major aviation Insurers will often write insurance for each of these sectors and, to an extent, losses in one sector will be balanced by profits in others. At present, however, all four sectors have been virtually shut down with a concomitant loss of premium income for the aviation insurance market.
Many aviation businesses will likely be unable to recover once the pandemic has passed and this will create a permanent loss of income to aviation Insurers. All this will result in Insurers needing to review their business plans and it is quite likely that we will see a further contraction of the aviation insurance market as Insurers elect to withdraw from this class whilst they concentrate their efforts in other, more sustainable, classes.
Quite apart from the potential human loss to COVID-19, we are likely to see jobs being lost in the aviation insurance market, as Insurers, brokers and associated service providers are unable to survive, downsize their aviation activities or merge with others. The light at the end of the tunnel may be an approaching train. However, we will ultimately be left with a smaller but stronger industry as all but the fittest will likely be hit by the train.
WAN: What kind of new and innovative ways has the company employed to gain new business and sustain and solidify your organisation?
GS: The key element to grow and sustain our business has been the development and sustaining of both our relationships with insurers and equally the development of our staff. We see the relationship with insurers as a partnership, such that we are, to the best of our ability, able to obtain the right cover for our clients. With the substantial changes being experienced in the entire aviation insurance market, we consider this a key differentiator.
Equally so is the development of our staff. We are continually upskilling and training our staff and encouraging new entrants into the aviation insurance broking industry. This is mission-critical in maintaining our sustainability and ensuring we continually provide the best advice and cover to our aviation clients.
WAN: What makes DJA Aviation stand out from the others?
GS: DJA Aviation is SA’s longest-established specialist aviation insurance broking organisation, having been formed in 1976 by now-retired founder Dennis Jankelow. All the senior insurance specialists at DJA Aviation have been with the firm for in excess of 20 years. The company’s sole mission is to serve its clients and provide them with the peace of mind they require in order to achieve their aviation-related aims and objectives without suffering financially in the event of losses occurring.
DJA Aviation refers to its mission as The Right Approach and it is a philosophy to which the company and all its 35 directors, brokers and employees are fully committed.
DJA Aviation has been responsible for the development of several aviation insurance products that remain exclusive to this day and continues to develop new products and enhancements for the benefit of its clients. With strong Insurer-relationships throughout South Africa and international insurance markets, DJA Aviation aims to provide insurance programmes for its clients that reflect a perfect balance between Coverage, Cost, Security and Service. | aerospace |
https://disasters.nasa.gov/hurricane-maria-2017/aria-damage-proxy-map-puerto-rico-after-hurricane-maria | 2020-08-15T08:58:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439740733.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20200815065105-20200815095105-00503.warc.gz | 0.937815 | 287 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__66080923 | en | ARIA Damage Proxy Map of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and Caltech, also in Pasadena, created this Damage Proxy Map (DPM) depicting areas of Western Puerto Rico that are likely damaged (shown by red and yellow pixels) as a result of Hurricane Maria (Category 4 at landfall in Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, 2017). The map is derived from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellites, operated by the European Space Agency (ESA). The images were taken before (Sept 20, 2017) and after (Sept. 26, 2017) the landfall of the storm.
The map covers an area of 174 by 96 kilometers. Each pixel measures about 30 meters across. The color variation from yellow to red indicates increasingly more significant ground surface change. Preliminary validation was done by comparing to optical satellite imagery by the DigitalGlobe. This damage proxy map should be used as guidance to identify damaged areas, and may be less reliable over vegetated areas and flooded areas. Sentinel-1 data were accessed through the Copernicus Open Access Hub. The image contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2017), processed by ESA and analyzed by the NASA-JPL/Caltech ARIA team. This research was carried out at JPL under a contract with NASA. | aerospace |
https://www.harsmuseumshop.com.au/products/an-affair-with-connie-digitized-version | 2024-04-18T20:35:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817239.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418191007-20240418221007-00564.warc.gz | 0.93375 | 370 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__124254613 | en | This digital download has been remastered from the DVD version of a classic historic aviation story- the story of how HARS volunteers found an ex USAF Super Constellation in the Tucson Arizona Davis Monthan “ Aircraft Graveyard”, and lovingly restored it to flying condition, and then successfully flew it back to Australia, landing at Sydney airport on 03 Feb 1996. An extra bonus is that now that it is in digital format, the previous limitations of DVD coding which meant that Australian DVD’s would not play on some other countries’ DVD systems has been eliminated!
The approx. 50 min AV sequence has some great highlights which include:-
- Significant footage of actual early QANTAS Connie flights
- Great views of the aircraft types in storage at Davis Monthan in the 1990’s
- Great storytelling ‘snippets’ about the early restoration setbacks and conditions of the HARS teams over the period 1991 (the year of acquiring the airframe) through to 1994 as they restored Connie at the Pima Air and Space Museum, and when on 01 Sep 1994 the first takeoff from Davis Monthan AFB is replayed .
- The approx. 2 year “dialogue’ with civil aviation authorities (CASA and the FAA) to recognize Connie and her crews as accredited to operate the aircraft and fly it back to Australia
- Some great A-V shots of the trip home from Tucson through San Francisco through Pago Pago then Nadi Fiji and then arriving back to Mascot and landing on a beautiful morning of 03 Feb 1996.
This is a great visual record of a very significant achievement in Australian Historic aviation and is a tribute to the dedication and efforts of the HARS volunteers and supporters that enabled a Super Constellation to reappear in Australian Skies after a 44 year absence. | aerospace |
https://basirat.ir/en/news/6826/irgc-unveils-new-surface-to-surface-missile-modern-propellant-for-missiles-satellite-carriers | 2024-04-16T10:40:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817081.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416093441-20240416123441-00437.warc.gz | 0.943843 | 639 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__88516436 | en | TEHRAN (Basirat) : The Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), in a ceremony on Sunday, unveiled its new products, including the surface-to-surface Ra’ad 500 missile and a new generation of propellants for missiles and satellite carriers.
The ceremony was attended by IRGC Chief Major General Hossein Salami as well as IRGC Aerospace Force Commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, according to Sepah News.
The news website said the Aerospace Force managed to unveil its new surface to surface missile with composite body titled Zahir, half the weight of Fateh 110, and 200 kilometers further in terms of range in comparison to Fateh.
The final range of the Ra’ad 500 missile is 500 km. The IRGC also unveiled the Salman space rocket engine with thrust vectoring nozzle which is considered as the new generation for the space rockets and trust rocket engines.
The newly-unveiled thrust vectoring nozzle has been manufactured by connecting composite body with a vectoring nozzle which paves the way for utilizing the engine with solid fuel in space.
Addressing the ceremony, General Salami pointed to the Saturday remarks of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei, saying, “Being strong is the heat of new defense policies of the Islamic Republic.”
“Our real war is producing and manufacturing for being strong,” the commander said, adding, “The newly-unveiled complex achievements are our key to enter far space.”
“Enjoying the technology of vectoring nozzles, the possibility of controlling solid fuel out of atmospheres for spacecraft, trust rockets, and anti-shield missiles has been materialized,” the commander of IRGC Aerospace Force said at the ceremony.
“We, in the Guards Aerospace Force, have an agreement with the country’s scientists and experts based on which the achievements in defense sector should be economically cost-effective; accordingly, today we witnessed our capabilities in military and technical field as well as cost effective productions,” Hajizadeh went on to say.
In his remarks on Saturday, Ayatollah Khamenei said to prevent a war against itself, Iran must increase its military power, noting that being militarily vulnerable would prompt the enemy to take action against the country.
“In order to prevent war and in order to put an end to threats we must become powerful,” Ayatollah Khamenei told a number of Air Force officers on the occasion of Air Force Day.
The Leader went on to say, “We are not seeking to threaten any country or nation, rather we are after protecting the country’s security and preventing threats.”
Ayatollah Khamenei also said reliance on domestic capacities and turning threats into opportunities are the chief reasons for the successes of the Air Force.
“In addition to repairing and maintenance of aircraft, the Air Force has successfully planned and manufactured fighter jets in spite of the U.S. sanctions,” the Leader stated. | aerospace |
https://www.salary.com/research/salary/recruiting/aircraft-performance-engineer-salary/vt | 2021-01-25T05:56:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703564029.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20210125030118-20210125060118-00522.warc.gz | 0.944087 | 562 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__73153232 | en | How much does an Aircraft Performance Engineer make in Vermont? The average Aircraft Performance Engineer salary in Vermont is $86,198 as of December 28, 2020, but the range typically falls between $78,074 and $96,773. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on the city and many other important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession.
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Communicate aircraft performance and weight-and-balance related information to internal staff and customers.
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Collaborate with customers to build industry-leading systems that meet customer design requirements.
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Collaborate with customers to build industry leading systems that meet customized design requirements.
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Communicate aircraft performance and weight & balance related information to internal staff and customers.
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Design, develop, test and deploy flight-crew interfaces for in-house developed aircraft performance and weight & balance systems.
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Design, develop, test, and deploy flight crew user interfaces for in-house developed aircraft performance and weight & balance systems.
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Aircraft Performance Engineer
Interact and brief external customers, as well as serve as a technical lead.
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Develop technical solutions to various problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
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Provide analysis, guide design teams to execute program goals, support proposal and business development activities.
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Support vehicle performance and sizing analysis for vehicle programs from government organizations such as Air Force, Navy, NASA, DARPA and others.
Vermont is located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States and comprises 9,614 square miles (24,900 km2), making it the 45th-largest state. It is the only state that does not have any buildings taller than 124 feet (38 m). Land comprises 9,250 square miles (24,000 km2) and water comprises 365 square miles (950 km2), making it the 43rd-largest in land area and the 47th in water area. In total area, it is larger than El Salvador and smaller than Haiti. It is the only landlocked state in New England, and it is also the easternmost and the smallest in area of all landlocked sta...
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https://www.italianspace.it/en/astropills-en/nasa-interactive-map-mars/ | 2023-12-01T22:00:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00317.warc.gz | 0.935184 | 924 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__151394993 | en | The American space agency, NASA, created the first interactive map of the planet Mars, following in the footsteps of Google Earth software. Both scientists and the public can now explore the Red Planet in a model created by Caltech using data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
The product created in the Bruce Murray Laboratory was developed over six years and tens of thousands of hours. The level of detail in the images is so high that more than 120 scientific papers have already cited and used this source of images. Of course, just like Google Earth, the mosaic is easy to use for anyone.
Images of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
The interactive map of Mars is composed of 110,000 images captured by NASA ‘s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). Taken by the spacecraft’s black-and-white Context Camera (CTX), the images cover almost 25 square meters of surface for each individual pixel. This makes the Global CTX Mosaic of Mars software (here website), the largest high-resolution global image of Mars ever created. If printed, the 5.7 trillion pixel (5.7 terapixel) mosaic would be large enough to cover the entire Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena.
“I wanted something that was accessible to everyone” said Jay Dickson, the image processing scientist who led the project and manages the Murray Lab. “Schoolchildren can use it now. My mother, who just turned 78, can use it. The goal is to lower the barriers for people interested in exploring Mars”.
CTX is just one of three cameras on board the MRO. One of these cameras, the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE), provides color images of objects as large as a table. In contrast, CTX provides a wider view of the surface, helping scientists understand the correlation between features present on the Martian surface today. The latest camera, the Mars Color Imager (MARCI), produces a daily global map of the weather on Mars with much lower spatial resolution.
Six years of work
The MRO spacecraft arrived on Mars in 2006, and from the very beginning the CTX camera has documented almost everything on the Red Planet. The captured images have always been the starting point for scientists when they need to create a map. But the process is not simple at all. Creating a map requires downloading and sifting through a wide selection of images to find those with similar lighting conditions.
To create the new mosaic, Dickson developed an algorithm to match the images based on the features captured. Despite the computer assistance, he had to manually add and merge the remaining 13,000 images that the algorithm could not match. In some areas, the mosaic has gaps. These represent parts of Mars that were not captured by CTX when Dickson started working on this project, or areas obscured by clouds or dust.
Laura Kerber, a Mars scientist at JPL, provided feedback on the new mosaic as it took shape. “I’ve wanted something like this for a long time. It’s both a beautiful artistic product and useful for science”. In early tests, Kerber used the software to visit her favorite place on Mars, Medusae Fossae, a dusty region as large as Mongolia. Scientists are not sure how it formed, but Kerber has proposed that it could be a pile of volcanic ash. Now, with a simple click, users can zoom in and admire ancient river channels, now dried up, winding through the Martian landscape.
Following the Mars rovers
Users can “explore” very famous regions such as Gale Crater or Jezero Crater, areas still being explored by NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance rovers, or visit Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in the Solar System. One of the most interesting features of using the Global CTX Mosaic of Mars is to notice how irregular the Martian surface is. Impact craters are present all over the planet, allowing viewers to see how “scarred” Mars is.
“For 17 years, MRO has revealed Mars to us like never before” said Rich Zurek, the project scientist of the mission, from JPL. “This mosaic is a new and wonderful way to explore some of the images we have collected”. The software was funded as part of NASA’s Planetary Data Archiving, Restoration and Tools (PDART) program, which helps develop new ways to use existing NASA data. | aerospace |
https://www.travelgumbo.com/blog/hong-kong-airlines-gets-its-first-north-america-route?reply=549059653872247438 | 2022-05-26T13:30:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662606992.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526131456-20220526161456-00230.warc.gz | 0.943479 | 122 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__43160525 | en | The service, starting June 30, will use an A330. Flight times are 12:40 eastbound and 13:40 westbound, but the International Date Line will play havoc with passengers' perceptions. The Vancouver-bound flight leaves Hong Kong at 12:30 pm, and arrives in Vancouver at 10:10 am the same day—more than 2 hours before it left.
The illusion vanishes in the other direction when the plane leaves Vancouver at 12:10 and arrives in Hong Kong at 4:50 pm the next day.
The route is also served by Air Canada and Cathay Pacific. | aerospace |
https://www.accenture.com/nz-en/service-acn-global-footprint-heart-aerospace-defense | 2018-12-13T10:30:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376824675.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20181213101934-20181213123434-00252.warc.gz | 0.883523 | 215 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__29637872 | en | Accenture’s global Aerospace and Defense capabilities help companies to create value by providing Aerospace and Defense solutions in key focus areas. We have teamed with the world’s top Aerospace and Defense companies for more than three decades to drive profitable results.
This video highlights a number of the key global Aerospace and Defense capabilities that we can deliver thus sustaining our position as a part of the fabric of the Aerospace and Defense community.
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https://www.keymet.fi/what-we-offer/keymet-aerospace | 2021-06-22T16:54:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623488519183.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20210622155328-20210622185328-00384.warc.gz | 0.918523 | 351 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__116119897 | en | Mechanical components for the aerospace industry
During several years, we have been a supplier of specialized products for the aviation and aerospace industry. We produce the most complicated and demanding products like mechanical components to WIFI receivers, ultralight aluminium boxes for satelites and Airbone Transponders. Other examples are parts for the EFB, smart mounts/cradles for iPads and Aircraft Interface Devices.
For these products we have very high quality and surface test requirements and the origin and traceability of the material are generally required. Even the screw heads angles´ are important in the process.
The products often contain different parts that are processed with both sheetmetal and machining technology. This combination of manufacturing methods in the same factory is rare but has proven to be successful and effective for our customers.
Complex products like these, one will prefer to purchase from a supplier who can produce and assemble the products themselves from start to finish. In that way one can control the manufacturing process and the origin of the material and if necessary, review the production conditions.
Manufacturing products for the aerospace industry requires us to have good contacts and channels for raw material. This is something that we have developed over the years and we have channels for special tools, plates and rivets needed for this industry.
To ensure the quality we always make prototypes for all demanding products.
Please contact us for more information!
This is an example of our production, using Sheet metal and Machining techiques for our client CNS Systems. The VDL 6000 AIS Airborne transponder is developed for aircraft installation for use in Search and Rescue (SAR) and coastal surveillance missions and greatly enhances surveillance of large areas. CNS Systems AB®, Sweden. | aerospace |
https://volatus-aerospace-corp.myshopify.com/products/mavic-air-battery-charger-without-ac-cable | 2023-09-25T23:19:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510100.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20230925215547-20230926005547-00176.warc.gz | 0.805653 | 258 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__31835313 | en | - Product Description
The Mavic Air Battery Charger is used to charge the Mavic Air Intelligent Flight Battery and remote controller by connecting to a power outlet. By connecting to the USB port, it can also provide power to mobile devices such as smart phones or tablets.
This charger does not include AC cables.
Battery Charger (Without AC Cable) × 1
Product Model: P1C50
Input Voltage: 100-240 V; 50-60 Hz
Main: 13.2 V, 3.79 A
USB: 5 V, 2 A (Total)
Rated Power: 50 W
Charging Temperature: 5° to 40° C (41° to 104℉)
Intelligent Flight Battery:
55 min 60° to 104° F (16° to 40° C)
1 hr 35 min 41° to 59° F (5° to 15° C)
Remote Controller: 2 hr 10 min
*It will take a longer time to charge the Intelligent Flight Battery and remote controller together.
- Mavic Air
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https://www.tajets.aero/blog/titan-aviation-adds-versatile-and-dependable-challenger-650-to-its-impressive-fleet-for-business-and-leisure-travelers/ | 2023-01-31T23:29:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499891.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20230131222253-20230201012253-00744.warc.gz | 0.923991 | 897 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__59110360 | en | MORRISTOWN, N.J. (October 16, 2018) – Titan Aviation, a global provider of aircraft management, aircraft sales, and aircraft charter has announced the addition of the highly acclaimed Bombardier Challenger 650 (CL650) to its impressive fleet of nearly 30 managed global aircraft.
The large-cabin CL650 carries up to 12 passengers, two pilots, and one flight attendant a total of 4,600 miles, or eight hours, in one non-stop flight. This makes it easy to cross the Atlantic Ocean, or to travel to Asia or the Middle East with one hop.
The state-of-the-art CL650 is capable of a top speed of 647 mph and a cruise speed of 609 mph. The aircraft, built by Canada’s Bombardier Aerospace, will be based in Europe. However, the CL650’s floating base means it is available for charter anywhere in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
“By adding this jet to our fleet, we can offer multiple options to our valuable charter clients, most of whom have many passengers on any given trip,” said Captain Sakeer C. Sheik, founder and chairman of Titan Aviation. “Our nearest competitor cannot carry so many passengers on such long sectors.”
The Challenger aircraft platform is very reliable and has accumulated more than four million flight hours. “We found that the CL650’s proven track record is very attractive, combined with lower operating costs and much better passenger comfort than competitors’ offerings,” added Sheik.
In fact, the CL650 treats passengers to a smoother ride than nearly any plane in its class, because Bombardier equips all planes with specially-designed wings. The CL650 includes a Bluetooth-enabled cabin environment and entertainment system, plus on-board Wi-Fi.
In the forward section of the CL650 are four facing, swiveling, and reclining leather club seats. In the middle of the plane is the conference area, comprised of four more facing seats, a four-seat divan, and a pop-up table. The forward seating and divan configurations also convert into beds for long flights.
For leisure travelers, the aircraft provides plenty of space and several in-flight entertainment options. Passengers can also carry ample baggage without affecting the performance of the jet.
The Challenger 650 entered service in 2015. It was first introduced at the 2014 National Business Aviation Conference (NBAA) in Orlando. The aircraft joins Titan Aviation’s globally-managed fleet which includes a variety of options, from light jets to ultra-long-range aircraft. Among the aircraft available to charter are a Lineage 1000, Bombardier Global 6000, Legacy 650, and Gulfstream GV.
Titan Aviation recently opened its United States headquarters at Morristown Municipal Airport, just west of New York City, as well as a South Florida office at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
Titan Aviation’s international experience includes Europe, Dubai, India, and other markets that operate under the highest levels of jurisdictional oversight. This background has equipped Titan Aviation with a high degree of professionalism, safety, quality, integrity and customer care.
Titan Aviation has earned many industry accreditations, including ARGUS and Wyvern. Titan Aviation is also a member of the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF), the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), Business Aircraft Operators Association (BAOA), and the Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA). Titan Aviation abides by the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO), demonstrating a commitment to the highest levels of safety in personal, business and charter aviation through the promotion and facilitation of risk management programs. Titan Aviation is one of just a few organizations to have earned all of these accreditations and affiliations.
TO LEARN MORE: Titan Aviation is online at tajets.aero. For more information about Titan Aviation, please email firstname.lastname@example.org or call 1-833-TA.JET.US (825-3887).
MEDIA CONTACT: For interviews, digital images, or additional information, please contact Dave Bloom of Bloom PR at email@example.com or (954) 334-5822. | aerospace |
http://www.supergames.com/protostar.html | 2017-04-27T09:08:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917122041.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031202-00157-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.904792 | 132 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__282971058 | en | It looks like you have an ad blocker on. Please disable your ad blocker and refresh to fully enjoy our games.
When patrolling the space around the humans' galactic fortress, there are always more mysteries lurking around every corner. Thankfully, after the last Great Space War, humanity has come into possession of great scientific advancements. After building the Protostar, space combat has entered a whole new arena. Jump in, upgrade, and prepare to shoot down entire alien fleets in this space odyssey.
Use the Arrow Keys move and Dodge.
Use C to fire blasters.
Use X to launch missiles.
Use Z to perform a special attack. | aerospace |
https://pioneerworks.org/programs/mike-massimino?mc_cid=1be33b6767&mc_eid=a5a5f5424d&utm_campaign=1be33b6767-GENERAL_NOV30_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Pioneer%20Works&utm_term=0_b7fe68581c-1be33b6767-416425577 | 2024-02-27T05:02:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474670.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20240227021813-20240227051813-00826.warc.gz | 0.966816 | 230 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__181678530 | en | Veteran NASA astronaut Mike Massimino visits Pioneer Works to discuss his new book, Spaceman: An Astronaut’s Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe, a memoir of his life’s path to explore space and his experiences as an astronaut.
Mike Massimino served as a NASA astronaut from 1996 to 2014. A veteran of two space flights to the Hubble Space Telescope, Mike and his crews set team records for spacewalking time and he became the first person to tweet from space. He has played himself on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, was featured in the IMAX film Hubble 3D, and has appeared frequently in television documentaries and on late night talk shows and news programs. A graduate of Columbia University and MIT, Mike currently lives in New York City where he is a professor at Columbia and an advisor at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum.
Mike was previously featured in Scientific Controversies No. 6: One-Way Ticket to Mars, a conversation at Pioneer Works about the implications of sending an astronaut to Mars.
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https://www.chestermodelcentre.com/products/flying-aces-eurofighter-typhoon | 2023-06-01T01:58:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224647525.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20230601010402-20230601040402-00489.warc.gz | 0.948489 | 469 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__294022428 | en | Flying Aces Eurofighter TyphoonCS90648
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Maintaining the aviation heritage which includes such famous aircraft as the Sopwith Camel and Supermarine Spitfire, the Eurofighter Typhoon is the current air defence fighter of the Royal Air Force and one of the most advanced multi-role aircraft in the world. First entering RAF service in 2006, the agile Typhoon provided the UK with an effective air superiority fighter, one capable of protecting Britains airspace against all hostile incursions and possessing the ability to engage in close air to air combat when required. The aircraft has since evolved to include the ability to fly armed reconnaissance and strike missions, making this arguably the most important aircraft in recent Royal Air Force history. For the RAF student pilot hoping to eventually fly the capable Eurofighter Typhoon, he or she will first have to successfully negotiate a flying training programme which will include time at the controls of such aircraft as the Grob Prefect, Texan T.1 and Hawk T.2, before eventually arriving at either RAF Coningsby or Lossiemouth to realise their dream of becoming a fighter pilot. The final stage of this process would be a seat in a Typhoon T.3 trainer and the potential of securing the most exciting job in the world, that of an RAF fast jet pilot. About Showcase Corgi Showcase is a series of top quality die-cast model aircraft suitable for children aged three and over. Each model comes with a display stand and all classic aircraft have a moving propeller. This series is ideal for the young aviation fan and offers a wide range of models to collect including biplanes, fighters, bombers and modern jets.Corgi has been recognised as the market leader in die-cast toys and collectables since 1956 when the brand was launched as 'The ones with Windows'. One of the most famous models created was the James Bond Aston Martin DB5 of which over 10 million have been purchased.The Corgi Toys range of aircraft has been created with the young aviation enthusiast in mind to provide an introduction to all those budding 'air cadets' wanting to start their die-cast collection. A display stand is included.
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https://gomybygyfohivyq.funkiskoket.com/sustainable-aviation-32168go8095.html | 2019-10-23T12:42:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570987833766.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20191023122219-20191023145719-00290.warc.gz | 0.937076 | 992 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__57474681 | en | No aircraft or personnel with endorsed licenses or certificate will engage in international navigation except with the permission of the state or states whose territory is entered. The Summit organisers reserve the right to refuse entry, in the event of non-payment of delegate fees.
As renewable energy becomes more common, fossil fuel infrastructures are replaced by renewables, providing better social equity to these communities.
Meanwhile, delegates from government, aerospace, fuel specialists, airlines and academia took part in a conference in Birmingham last week to seek out collaborative opportunities for a future UK sustainable aviation fuel SAF industry.
Meanwhile, Reuters reports that Indonesia has asked for its companies be allowed to build palm oil-based jet biofuel plants in the US and France as a condition for its airlines to buy Boeing and Airbus aircraft. In the world of economics the amount of environmental quality must be considered as limited in supply and therefore is treated as a scarce resource.
The five councils claim the government's Airports National Policy Statement NPSwhich sets out support for the project to add a third runway, fails to properly deal with the impact on air quality, climate change, noise and surface access, and was a flawed consultation process.
Clicking a regions number will move to a list of applicable organisations for that region. Further complicating this analysis are the interrelationships of the various parts of the environment that might be impacted by the chosen course of action.
The upcoming event will gather the technical experts from all over the world to discuss the latest technology related to Rotating Machinery for various Industries and to network with key industry peers.
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With its airline partner Virgin Atlantic and others, LanzaTech is planning a million litres per year plant that would convert ethanol produced from waste industrial gases into jet fuel.
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However, the revival of passenger supersonic transport aircraft SST may be just seven years away as three US start-up companies develop a new generation of civil aircraft to fill a void in a market they believe still exists.International network of activists mount campaign to halt growth of the aviation sector Wed 17 Oct - A two-week campaign has ended by Sustainable aviation international network of around civil society organisations and activist groups to protest against unrestrained expansion of the aviation sector and its impact on the climate and local residents.
The Port of Seattle has set a goal to power every flight fueled at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by What is Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)? SAF is a jet fuel made from renewable sources such as used cooking oil, animal tallow, wood waste, algae, oilseeds, municipal solid waste, etc.
We work with our agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the UK’s businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. Certification. There are two main steps within the certification process of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blend.
The first one is the certification of the HEFA SAF according to the ASTM specification for jet fuels containing synthetic hydrocarbons, right after its production. 10 YEARS OF FLYING ON SUSTAINABLE FUELS. From 1 flight intoflights into 1 million flights inthe aviation industry is pushing hard to use sustainable fuels to cut emissions.
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https://infotechlead.com/in-depth/dell-drives-several-global-airlines-run-efficiently-26771 | 2023-12-02T04:40:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100327.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202042052-20231202072052-00593.warc.gz | 0.916577 | 799 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__218948243 | en | Enterprise networking vendor Dell is playing a big role in streamlining operations of the commercial airlines industry and powering their recent growth.
Dell technology enables several airlines to run efficiently, offer advanced services and provide better flight experience for travelers.
The company has shared several examples.
AeroMexico Delta TechOps, a joint venture between AeroMexico and Delta to provide aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul, has tapped Dell for hardware, software, virtualization and services.
TechOps, the largest aircraft maintenance center in Latin America, benefitted from savings — both in finances and time. Dell does reveal the specific monetary benefits.
Dell has deployed the entire AeroMexico Delta TechOps IT infrastructure — cloud client computing, data center and cloud management, desktops and notebooks, networking and network security, performance monitoring and unified communications — in 4 months with lower cost than competing vendors.
Dell competes with IT infrastructure vendors such as IBM, Lenovo, HP, Cisco, Juniper Networks, etc.
“We have five people in our IT department and yet we’re supporting 1,000 users and maintaining 99.8 percent reliability with our Dell infrastructure,” said Roman Sanchez Ortega, IT infrastructure manager, AeroMexico Delta TechOps.
Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras, the third largest airline in Brazil, is one of the enterprise clients of Dell.
Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras airline has utilized Dell technology for its data center, including the base for servers and storage. Dell provides 95 percent of the desktops, notebooks and thin clients used at company facilities, the headquarters and service desks in Brazilian airports.
Malmo Aviation, a Swedish airline providing regional flights in Scandinavia and other European destinations, is using Dell OEM Solutions to deploy electronic flight to eliminate paper-based systems and standardize technology.
Pilots of Malmo Aviation use Dell Latitude 10 tablets to create reports based on flight data, which are fed into the central systems. Staff can use the reports to determine crucial operational insights like fuel procurement and scheduling requirements.
Anderz Forzelius, captain and flight department IT officer, Malmo Aviation, said: “They’re helping pilots work more effectively on the ground and will eventually support all areas of flight operations. They love the Dell tablets. I regularly get pilots dropping by and saying how much easier they are to work with.”
Japan Airlines has utilized Dell to replace its highly distributed and out-of-date infrastructure. Japan Airlines deployed a virtualized data center solution based on Dell PowerEdge servers and deployed an integrated data backup solution provided by Dell Storage PS Series and Dell MD Series storage arrays. Increase in business agility, back-up and recovery of data were some of the immediate benefits to Japan Airlines.
Chisato Oyamada, manager, technical infrastructure group, IT planning division, IT planning head office, Japan Airlines, said: “Our users have the same consistent system performance after moving to the virtualized environment.”
Air Canada and Air Canada’s media partner, Spafax, recently joined hands with Dell and Microsoft for a technology upgrade in 20 Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge Business Centers, featuring Dell OptiPlex 3011 All-in-One touchscreen PCs, Dell 5130 color printers and Dell C3765 multifunction printers and scanners, benefiting more than 250,000 travellers who use Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounges monthly throughout Canada, Europe and the U.S.
Dell says IT and networking is benefitting the global airlines industry which will report profit of $18 billion in 2014 against $10.6 billion in 2013.
IT is becoming an important tool for the growth of the airline industry. Boeing estimates that global cargo and passenger traffic will expand nearly 5 percent annually through 2033. Airlines for America project that 25 million fly during the Thanksgiving season in the U.S. | aerospace |
https://www.bonniercorp.com/flying-swaps-hangar-tales-with-harrison-ford/ | 2022-01-28T16:59:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320306301.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220128152530-20220128182530-00001.warc.gz | 0.949093 | 202 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__181355721 | en | Palm Springs, CA — Flying Editor-in-Chief Robert Goyer and actor and active pilot Harrison Ford shared the same stage, talking shop in front of a standing-room-only crowd in the thousands at the October Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Summit in Palm Springs, California.
Part of a four-person panel, Goyer and Ford discussed ways that the industry could help encourage young people to learn to fly, along with Craig Fuller and Tom Haines, both of the AOPA. Goyer commented that one good way was for Hollywood to make more films starring Harrison Ford flying around in cool airplanes.
One of those “cool” planes was on the November cover of the magazine: the ultra-sleek $25 million Gulfstream G-280. Flying and Goyer were first to fly and photograph the clean-sheet super-midsize business jet, which can fly nonstop from New York to Paris at high-subsonic speeds. | aerospace |
https://techykeeday.com/best-drone-camera/ | 2024-04-17T21:46:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817181.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417204934-20240417234934-00204.warc.gz | 0.956338 | 1,295 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__111756534 | en | The use of drone cameras has been increased tremendously today for capturing images and videos. It gives a better performance to a greater distance. These best drone camera has stylish look with a powerful body. They are a unique invention by a human which are used for many purposes such as traffic updates, security and photography. They are little expensive but worth the investment.
List of Best Drone Camera
Let us discuss best drone camera which you can think of purchasing for various purposes.
#1. DJI Phantom 4
If you want the best drone camera for your college project or another purpose, you can choose DJI Phantom 4. It has amazing features as well as looks. You can record all the videos in a high-quality resolution. It has a great speed. It has a long-lasting battery and a nice backpack shell case and many other accessories.
This drone camera has all the arranged systems which provide a safe flight. It consists of a magnesium core. DJI Phantom 4 makes tracking a superb experience as never before.
#2. Parrot Bebop 2 FPV
The next on the list is Parrot Bebop 2 FPV Review which is a stunning drone camera with a great design. It comes with many spare parts by which you can repair the camera. This camera has affordable prices too. You can record the videos in fantastic HD camera.
It also includes SkyController 2 remote control and strong 2,700 mAh battery. This is lightweight and provides powerful performance. It can be called as the best drone camera in 2019 for taking amazing photographs.
#3. DJI Mavic Pro
This camera can fly up to 4.3 miles with a speed of 40 mph. It includes a strong battery, GPS, satellite and many other tools for powerful capture. DJI Mavic Pro gives you a perfect angle with good videos and images.
It has a stunning camera to record all your videos in 4K which you can also share in many video streaming sites. You can also take beautiful still images with the help of its 12-megapixel camera. This is a drone camera with a beautiful platinum body. This camera provides undisturbed and obstacle-free flight.
#4. Yuneec Breeze
The next on the list is Yuneec Breeze which has a superb design with amazing colour. It is the best drone camera for capturing the perfect moments. You can be relaxed about its price as you can get many features at reasonable rates.
Yuneec Breeze comes with powerful and flexible wings which can fly at a great speed in the air and also captures images and videos. This drone camera can be controlled by both Android and iOS device. It weighs only 1 pound due to which it can fly easily at higher altitudes.
#5. Syma X5SC
Syma X5SC is the best drone camera these days which is preferred by many youngsters. This drone camera has many unique features such as headless mode, HD camera, good frame and many others. When you want to repair a certain part of this camera, it is available for a very cheap price.
It flies for about 7- 8 minutes. It consists of 6-axis flight control systems and 3D lock which keeps it moving for a longer period of time. Syma X5SC gives an amazing comfort to aerial photographers for a perfect click even from the higher levels.
#6. Hubsan H107C+HD
Hubsan drone camera has a beautiful color combo of white and blue. It has a 720p camera for recording all the videos and images in a precise way. This can fly maximum to 150 feet. It has a powerful and long-lasting battery which takes less time to recharge.
When it comes to performance, Hubsan is the best one. It records all the minute footage from all angles even at greater heights. The camera comes with 2.4 GHz remote control to control the flight as per your need. It can also fly at night because of LEDs.
RyzeTello is one of the best drone cameras of the year 2019. It is easy to operate, affordable and trendy in looks. Actually, it is much simpler one than other complicated drone cameras in the market with not so-advanced features.
It flies flawlessly in the air at greater altitudes capturing photos and videos of everything around the location. It consists of 14-core chip and 5-megapixel camera which will give you beautiful videos in 720p resolution. You can control it with your smartphone.
#8. MJX Bugs 2W
The next drone camera on the list is MJX Bugs 2W which is capable of taking ideal photos and videos with small objects in a clear manner. It includes 3 modes- GPS failsafe, non-GPS failsafe and smart failsafe to control the flight effectively.
Apart from that, an MJX bug 2W also has altitude hold and headless mode which will give you a true flying experience. It can fly up to the height of 500 meters and above that for about 18 minutes.
#9. UDI U818PLUS
With 2MP HD camera and 4GB TF card, UDI U818PLUS best drone camera is available at reasonable prices. It consists of headless mode and custom flight route for controlling the flight easily. The battery is powerful which can go for many hours. This drone camera can fly up to a height of 150 meters for 15 minutes or more. It is one of the most stylish drone cameras you can choose for this year.
#10. Holy Stone F181W
The last on the list is Holy Stone F181W which has a stunning camera which gives the videos in 720p resolution. It has WiFi FPV, headless mode,and one key flip. The controller has a tiny screen which makes it simple for you to track and control the flight. It has a battery of 1S 720mAh which will give you a long flying experience only by charging it once or twice.
These are best drone camera available in the market. If you want to buy amazing drone camera at a reasonable rate. They have stunning looks, beautiful colors, great speed, long-lasting battery and most importantly powerful performance. Pick your favorite one from the list and enjoy video recording. | aerospace |
https://primes.utm.edu/curios/page.php/35803.html | 2018-10-19T05:51:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583512323.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20181019041222-20181019062722-00471.warc.gz | 0.83782 | 63 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__130693975 | en | A satellite is "geostationary" (the period of its circular orbit equals that of the Earth's rotation) at an altitude of approximately 35803 km. The idea was first popularized in a 1945 paper by Arthur C. Clarke.
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http://smat-aviation.org/about/ | 2019-05-24T21:00:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232257767.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20190524204559-20190524230559-00123.warc.gz | 0.894641 | 628 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__148550669 | en | School of Missionary Aviation Technology
84 E Sprague Rd - Ionia, MI 48846
Phone: (616) 527 4160
Our Vision: To serve the Lord through aviation training.
Our vision is to serve the Lord in missions by providing certified training in flight, aviation maintenance and related technical fields. We are committed to providing a high level of training through academic excellence, quality personnel, and facilities conducive to the real world missionary environment. As servants of Christ, we will accomplish this by providing a learning environment that is Christ centered, caring, compassionate and responsive.
Our Mission: Prepare individuals to serve God in mission aviation.
Our mission is to prepare individuals to be aviation professionals with life skills and competencies, who model SMAT’s values in their future workplaces.
- Caring Relationships are vital to the effectiveness of ministry
- Stewardship is a God-given responsibility to use resources He provides to accomplish His plan
- Excellence affects all areas of endeavor in a positive way
- Servant leadership is a God-give opportunity to serve those who follow
Our History: 1969 until the Present
- 1969 to 1993 - GRSBM - SMAT‘s origins can be traced to the missionary aviation program at Grand Rapids School of the Bible & Music as part of the school’s Missions Program
- 1993 to 1997 - MATS - Cornerstone University acquired GRSBM and formed MATS (Missionary Aviation Training Service)
- 1997 to Present - SMAT - SMAT became an independent school (School of Missionary Aviation Technology)
- Jack Befus, Chairman
- Bob Damaske, Vice Chairman
- Jeff Gillesse, Treasurer
- Mark Kotlarczyk, Secretary
- Marv Tyler, Member
- Michael McDonald, Member
- Ron Reitsma, Member
- Peter Eggenberger, Member
- Dave McCleery, Member
- Terry Yoder, President/CEO
- Marvin Tyler, Administrative Consultant
- Dean Peterson, AMT Instructor/Building & Grounds Supervisor
- Duane Linsley, AMT Instructor/Project Supervisor
- Nathan Rozema, AMT Director/Instructor
- Brad Olson, AMT Instructor
- Robert Hovenden, Aviation Maintenance Lead
- Levi Moody, Aviation Maintenance
- John Turner, Aviation Maintenance
- Steve VanBeveren, Director of Flight Training
- Neil DuBois, Chief Flight Instructor
- Josh Carveth, Flight Instructor
- Jason Fintelman, Flight Instructor
- Paul Kimball, Flight Instructor
- Jim Sutter, Finance Director
- Barb Trierweiler, Administrative Assistant
- Larissa Rozema, Office Assistant
Our Alliances: Mission Agencies & Other Schools.
We have alliances with mission agencies and other schools that send their students to SMAT for the specialized training we can provide.
Here are some of the mission agencies with whom our graduates serve or with which we are affiliated;
Here are some of the schools with which we are affiliated; | aerospace |
http://www.101gold.com/2012/10/15/fearless/ | 2015-09-01T16:03:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-35/segments/1440645195983.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20150827031315-00245-ip-10-171-96-226.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.967525 | 230 | CC-MAIN-2015-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-35__0__129539910 | en | Monday, October 15th, 2012 by Mike McKay
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Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner made history yesterday over New Mexico
He jumped from the highest-ever altitude and became the first skydiver to break the sound barrier, which is about 690 miles per hour at that height. For what was called the Red Bull Stratos mission, Baumgartner jumped in a special pressure suit, stepping off from a capsule that had been lifted up by a 55-story, helium-filled balloon to more than 24 miles above the New Mexico desert — some three times the altitude of where planes usually fly — and landed some nine minutes later. In between, he spent about four minutes and 20 seconds in freefall before activating his parachute, reaching a maximum speed of 833 miles per hour to break the sound barrier by a significant margin.The 43-year-old Baumgartner broke the record for highest jump of 102,800 feet, which had been set in 1960 by then-Air Force Captain Joe Kittinger, who was an adviser on Baumgartner’s mission. | aerospace |
http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2014/dec/20/LCA-Prototype-NP1-Successfully-Flight-Tested-696512.html | 2019-08-26T05:56:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027330968.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20190826042816-20190826064816-00144.warc.gz | 0.949322 | 770 | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-35__0__96673180 | en | BALASORE: The first naval prototype of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) NP1 was successfully flight tested off the shore-based test facility (SBTF) at a naval air station in Goa on Saturday. Defence sources this indigenously designed and developed fourth plus generation combat aircraft to be operated from the decks of air-craft carriers flown from ski-jump facility of the SBTF at INS Hansa.
It was a defining moment when the LCA (Navy) Prototype 1 (NP1), piloted by chief test pilot of national flight test centre Commodore Jaideep Maolankar, took-off majestically at about 12.34 pm. The aircraft had a perfect flight with results matching the predicted ones.
The readiness and availability of aircraft for the event was made possible through the relentless effort of Aircraft Research and Development Centre (ARDC) of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).
Scientific advisor to Defence Minister and DRDO Chief Avinash Chander congratulated the LCA Navy program team. “With the copybook flight of LCA-Navy from the land based ski-jump facility we see our own indigenous combat aircrafts soon flying from the decks of our aircraft carriers”, he said.
The launch was orchestrated by the Test Director J D Raturi and Safety Pilot Shivnath Dahiya supported by Anoop Kabadwal, RR Tyagi and Vivek Pandey. Praising the team Director General Aeronautics Dr Tamilmani said a complex task of ski jump of NP1 executed beautifully.
LCA (Navy) – A Giant Leap for Indian Naval Aviation LCA (Navy) is designed with stronger landing gears to absorb forces exerted by the ski jump ramp during take-off, to be airborne within 200 meter as against 1,000 meter required for normal runways. Its special flight control law mode allows hands-free take-off relieving the pilot workload, as the aircraft leaps from the ramp and automatically puts the aircraft in an ascending trajectory.
The maiden successful, picture perfect launch of NP1 is a testimony to the tremendous efforts put in by scientists and engineers to design the Naval aircraft, its simulator (that helps pilots to know well in advance how the aircraft will behave on ski jump) and the flight test team that timed the whole event to near perfection.
The SBTF has been created to replicate the aircraft carrier with a ski jump for take-off and handle gear cable for arrested landing, by Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) in collaboration of the Indian Navy, Goa shipyard, Pune based CCE (R&D) West and R&D Engg (E) apart from the Russian agencies providing the design support and specialised equipment.
The LCA Navy program team of ADA is jubilant on the achievement of the remarkable feat that is the culmination of several years of design, flight test, simulation and management effort with significant contributions from a number of DRDO laboratories.
The teams were ably supported by the certification agency CEMILAC and the quality assurance agency CRI (LCA). INS Hansa, the Naval Air Station played the perfect host to achieve this significant milestone.
The design teams guided by Program Director ADA P S Subramanyam have ensured that all systems meet the stringent requirements of Carrier borne aircraft. C D Balaji (Retd) as Project Director LCA (Navy) and its Chief Designer has been at the helm of affairs right from the concept phase.
The team led by Dr Amitabh Saraf indigenously achieved the flight control laws that take care of the problems encountered by a fly by wire aircraft undertaking a ski jump launch in agencies providing the design support and specialised equipment. | aerospace |
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