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https://thechallengercenter.net/programs/program-tours/ | 2023-03-28T08:23:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296948817.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20230328073515-20230328103515-00322.warc.gz | 0.856447 | 108 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__232677617 | en | The group tour includes:
- exploring Mission Control andSpace Station,
- experiencing Earth’s Wild Ride in our e-Planetarium show, and
- either a flight simulator demonstration in the Aerospace Education Lab (for 3rd grade and up) OR
viewing Space School Musical, an edu-tainment musical produced by NASA (for preK to 2nd grade).
The tour can be modified to accommodate different ages (appropriate for grades preK through adults). Visit Astrotots and AstroAdventure for more information. | aerospace |
https://www.asianmilitaryreview.com/2017/09/heliopolis/ | 2024-03-04T11:36:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476442.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304101406-20240304131406-00124.warc.gz | 0.95864 | 2,940 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__80386546 | en | Try landing vertically, rescuing a downed pilot from the ocean, delivering troops to the top of a building, or carrying an underslung howitzer without a helicopter. Little wonder that medium-lift rotorcraft remain in strong demand in the Asia-Pacific and beyond.
On 8 April, the Singaporean Ministry of Defence released a speech by the minister for defence Dr. Ng Eng Hen which he made during the Committee of Supply debate in the Singaporean parliament. The Committee of Supply supervises personnel levels in the Singaporean work force. During the speech, Dr. Ng highlighted the two types of helicopter that the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is looking to replace. “For the RSAF, our Super Pumas and some of our older Chinooks are ageing and will need to be replaced. We are finalising our evaluations and expect the new RSAF helicopters soon. We will announce it when we finish the evaluations.”
Dr. Ng, who controls an annual defence budget that in 2015 amounted to $9.4 billion, which is around 3.2 percent of Singapore’s gross domestic product, noted increasing defence budgets throughout the Asia-Pacific region. “Many Asian countries spend larger and larger sums to modernise their militaries … So as you look around at our security challenges, this troubled peace around us reaffirms our policy on steady and prudent defence spending.” Upward defence spending trends have been observed in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) which is rapidly expanding its military facilities on disputed islands in the South and East China Seas. For example, in April 2015, it was reported that the PRC had commenced construction on its first runway in the Spratly Islands archipelago in the South China Sea. The sovereignty of the Spratly Islands is disputed by Brunei-Darussalam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.
Such strategic challenges are being met by the Singaporean government via new defence procurement and upgrade programmes. In late 2015, the Singaporean government announced a $900 million upgrade to its Lockheed Martin F-16C/D fighters. It is also set to receive new conventional hunter-killer submarines from German manufacturer ThyssenKrupp, expected to be delivered from 2020, and Airbus A330-300 tankers, the latter of which were purchased in May 2014. Elsewhere in the naval domain, on 26 May 2016, the RSN took delivery of ST Marine’s RSS Independence, the first of eight eponymous littoral mission vessels that will be capable of helicopter operations.
While the replacement for the RSAF’s Boeing CH-47SD heavy-lift helicopters is more than likely to be the new CH-47F version, the RSAF has now narrowed its options to two contenders in the competition to replace its ageing fleet of Airbus Helicopters/Eurocopter AS-332M Super Puma utility helicopters. The companies that remain in the fight are Airbus Helicopters and Leonardo/AgustaWestland according to a 3 May report from the Reuters news agency.
The RSAF’s AS-332M Super Puma is a medium weight helicopter (8.6 tons) and their aircraft date back to the late 1980s when 34 were acquired. The final aircraft was delivered in 1991 and a subsequent upgrade to the aircraft’s avionics was carried out in the late 2000s. The RSAF’s 125 Squadron currently operate around 22 of the aircraft in a military utility role supporting the army and as a search and rescue aircraft. The Super Pumas usually operated with a crew of three and can take up to 24 personnel.
Although no public declarations have been made Airbus Helicopter would likely offer the nine ton H-215M or 11 ton H-225M Super Puma/Cougar/Caracal medium-lift utility helicopters, the latter being the latest version of the RSAF’s AS-332M, or potentially the NH-90 as the new helicopters will also be required to operate from warships. The NH-90 can be acquired in either the Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) version for land forces or in the form of the NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH) version. The order to replace the Super Pumas is reportedly worth around $1 billion.
The Singaporean authorities are likely to be closely watching the outcome of the ongoing investigation into the fatal crash of an Airbus Helicopters H-225 operated by CHC Helicopter, a civilian helicopter airline, near Bergan in Norway on Friday 29 April. In total 13 passengers and crew were killed when it appeared that the aircraft’s main rotor had become detached, a fact witnessed by video taken at the time. On Thursday 2 June, in consultation with the Accident Investigation Board Norway (AIBN), the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued a prohibition of “all flights by the Airbus Helicopters H-225LP and AS-332L2 helicopters as a precautionary measure and until further information is available.”
The civil safety record for offshore AS-332 supporting the oil and gas industry has suffered in recent years from a number of fatal and non-fatal crashes and ditchings. In April 2009, the rotor blades also separated from a Bond Offshore Helicopters AS-332L2 and 16 passengers and crew died after the aircraft crashed in the North Sea. However, military units such the French Army’s Escadron d’Hélicoptères 1/67 Pyrénées (1/67 Pyrenees Helicopter Squadron) have operated their H-225M Caracals in extreme conditions in both Afghanistan and northern Africa without incident.
Airbus Helicopters released a statement on 3 May stating, “At this stage and based on the latest information (regarding the accident in Bergen), preliminary inspection of the main gearbox vertical shaft shows no link with the 2012 ditching events.” The 2012 events were eventually linked to the vertical bevel gear shaft and a redesign by the company was accepted by EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency), which supervises aviation safety throughout the European Union, in April 2014.
Leonardo’s most suitable helicopter would likely be the AW-149M, a new eight-ton twin-engine helicopter which is billed by the company as suitable for military land, maritime and search and rescue roles. It would be unlikely that the RSAF would consider the company’s bigger AW-101 as the CH-47SDs serve larger lifting requirements and the AW-101 would probably be too large for the RSN naval requirement. The company’s AW-159 Wildcat would be more suitable as a naval platform but cannot lift large numbers of troops.
Poland Thinks Again
An opportunity for Leonardo to sell its AW-149s has also opened up in Poland. The announcement by Poland’s Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz, a member of Poland’s new government, overturned a decision made in April 2015 by the previous government to buy 50 H-225M Caracals for its multi-purpose medium-lift helicopter requirement. This decision has not only left the door open for Leonardo, but also for Sikorsky to supply its Polish-built S-70I Black Hawk medium-lift utility helicopters. As with so many former Warsaw Pact nations in Eastern Europe, there is an eagerness to replace old Soviet-era Mil Mi-8, Mi-14 and Mi-17 medium-lift helicopters with more modern aircraft equipped with digital avionics.
In fact Mr. Macierewicz hinted that the government could buy three different types of helicopter stating that the order should provide work for Leonardo’s Polish subsidiary PZL-Swidnik SA as well as PZL-Mielec Sp, owned by Lockheed Martin (which is also the parent of Sikorsky). The inference was that while a certain number of H-225M Caracals may remain on order, the AW-149 and S-70i or S-70B would also be bought. The move appears to be a compromise to encourage the three competitors to continue or increase investment in their respective industrial bases within Poland. The government’s focus is on retaining engineering skills and production within the country, although the long-term cost would commit the Polish MoD to financially maintain three small and separate types of helicopter, the very action that most modern militaries have been trying to reverse. Poland’s defence budget is in the region of $9 billion annually.
Lockheed Martin has also hinted that it will table a new bid that would include weapons, training and a new pricing structure for the helicopters it would supply. According to Steve O’Bryan, head of business development for Lockheed Martin’s mission systems and training business, the fact that Sikorsky is now a Lockheed Martin business has meant that the bid to the Polish government has fundamentally changed. According to Mr. O’Bryan, this means that, as a single bidder, the firm could incorporate the platform and mission systems into one offer.
Earlier this year, the Chilean government announced at the country’s International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) that it needed a new helicopter predominantly for military utility and disaster relief operations. Speaking at FIDAE, Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile/FACH) General Alvaro Aguirre Warden stated that he expected a contract to be awarded during the coming year, although price was an important issue in ongoing discussions with helicopter manufacturers. During the event, FACH air operations manager, Lieutenant Colonel Guillermo Pinoaid said that Sikorsky’s UH-60 Black Hawk family of medium-lift utility helicopters was an excellent aircraft and that whatever choice was made, the winner would have to be capable of multi-role operations serving both military tasks and civilian disaster relief operations where loads would have to be taken to remote locations. The government has a reported $180 million to spend on between six and eight medium-lift utility helicopters. Beyond the UH-60, the list of possible options includes Airbus Helicopters’ H-215M, Rosvertol’s Mil Mi-17, the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KUH-1 Surion and the Leonardo AW-139 (see above). The FACH mainly operates older fleets of Bell 412EP and UH-1H light utility helicopters, and one S-70A that was bought in the late 1990s.
Whichever aircraft is chosen will need impressive hot and high performance as it is likely to be operated in the Chilean Andes by the military. In order to fulfil an expected Combat Search and Rescue Role (CSAR), the eventually winner will have to come with specialist equipment for low level navigation, day/night operations and probably also a probe for air-to-air refuelling. While the Sikorsky MH-60M flown by the US Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment would fit this requirement, it would be likely to come at a high price. An alternative may be a version of Sikorsky’s UH-60L which it is supplying to the US Army as a cost-effective platform to quickly increase the numbers of medium-lift utility helicopters in the army’s fleet equipped with digital avionics. As previously stated, the French Air Force and army have already gained extensive experience of flying the H-225M Caracal in such conditions in Afghanistan. In terms of fleet commonality, Airbus already has two military customers in Chile. The Chilean Army operates the AS-532AL Cougar while the Navy uses the AS-332F1/L1 Super Puma. This would leave Leonardo trying to persuade the FACH that its popular AW-139 was the most modern, even though its heavy duty operational experience may be more limited in the military context, as regards the aircraft’s experience operating in so-called ‘hot and high’ environments.
KAI has finished the development of the KUH-1 Surion utility helicopter for the Republic of Korea’s Korean Marine Corps, a project it began in July 2013. It is one of several versions planned for KAI’s Surion that will serve the country in both military and civilian roles. This Surion amphibious variant has been designed for the transportation of troops and equipment although it is not a specialist naval support helicopter. An anti-submarine/anti-surface warfare version was being considered although in January 2013 the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) ordered eight Leonardo AW159 Wildcat helicopters for its ASW requirement. The first four have been delivered with the remaining four helicopters due for delivery by the end of the year.
To give the aircraft a littoral performance capability it features extra enlarged fuel tanks bringing the total on the helicopter to six. The amphibious warfare KUH-1 features blade folding for ship storage and emergency buoyancy floats for emergencies at sea. KAI has been determined to sell its home-grown helicopter in the international marketplace since the helicopters conception and has openly talked of international sales of 600 on top of the national requirement for 400 Surions. Airbus Helicopters has been an industrial partner in the design since its inception and the Surion shows this; the infrared suppressor exhausts of the KUH-1 are adapted from those of the H-225M. In early January a medical evacuation version of the KUH-1 took its maiden flight. There is also a police version available known as the KUH-1P.
Finally, evidence that the cost of new aircraft can be prohibitive for some nations has surfaced with a story circulating among Thailand’s national newspapers that the Army intends to buy Russian Helicopters Mi-17V5 helicopters. It has been reported that the cost to replace its four CH-47A Chinooks would be prohibitive and that up to 12 of the Russian Mi-17V5s could be acquired. Despite the pressing need for new utility helicopters in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, alongside capability, performance, and industrial cooperation issues, it is clear that cost remains a serious consideration in national procurement processes. | aerospace |
https://pro-merch.com/2022/08/05/fg-in-search-of-urgent-solution-to-resolve-aviation-crisis-thisdaylive/ | 2022-08-18T05:31:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00666.warc.gz | 0.97379 | 1,049 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__23324841 | en | The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu has said the federal government is doing everything possible to resolve the current crisis in aviation.
For the past six months airlines have been battling with high cost of aviation fuel, which spiraled the cost of air tickets.
Also, due to the scarcity of forex, operators have been finding it very difficult to take their aircraft overseas for maintenance.
The reduction in the number of aircraft has also thrown up a challenge of limited supply of seats to meet the demand of air travellers, a situation that further increased the cost of flight tickets.
The Director General on Wednesday said the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika had been meeting with the Minister of Finance, the Senate, and House Committees Chairmen on Aviation and other stakeholders to see how they could urgently resolve the crisis.
The crux of discussion, THISDAY learnt, was how to make dollars available for airlines to ferry their aircraft overseas for maintenance to ensure that airlines continue to operate safely.
Nigeria is also struggling to pay foreign airlines their revenues, which have been blocked in Nigeria due to paucity of forex, as Nigeria has been identified by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as holding back the highest amount of the revenues, put at over $500 million.
Nuhu lamented that aviation fuel has become the highest cost component in the operation of airlines and said that unless something is done urgently, air transport may be threatened in Nigeria.
“The Minister of Aviation has stepped in to resolve this problem. Efforts are being made to see how some form of alleviation can come to the airlines. We do not refine Jet A1 (aviation fuel) in Nigeria. They are all imported. Ukraine war and the depreciation of the naira have affected the supply and the cost of the product. Dollar is not readily available for the airlines. So the Minister and the Committees in the National Assembly with all relevant organisations are working together to resolve the matter. Efforts are being made meetings are taking place so that we will get a kind of solution that will bring respite to the industry,” Nuhu said.
He however noted that the crisis in the aviation sector cannot be isolated from all the other sectors of the economy, remarking that resolving the issues in the industry has become paramount because air travel has become the choice for many Nigerians, especially now that travel by other means is being threatened by insecurity.
He also said that despite all the efforts being made to improve air travel, safety remains very critical and NCAA would do everything possible to ensure that airlines continue to operate safely.
On flight delays, which has become worse since the scarcity and high cost of aviation fuel, he said that aviation fuel is not evenly distributed in every part of the country, disclosing that while it is available in Lagos, it is scarce in many other parts of the country, so waiting for the product could delay airlines from operating their flights as scheduled.
“Initial report is that Jet A1 is available in Lagos but scarce in other parts of the country. This problem is coupled with the fact that marketers demand cash before they sell the product to airlines, as some of them have outstanding debts with the marketers. I am not trying to excuse the airlines. There is no excuses; passengers should not be delayed and if passengers are delayed they must be compensated in accordance to the directives in our passenger bill of rights,” he said.
Acknowledging the efforts of the airlines, the Director General said airlines were set up as businesses, and as businesses the objective is to make profits, but regretted that the airlines have found themselves in the situation where they are struggling to survive.
“It is unfortunate that ticket prices are high, but this is business and the airlines expect some profits but this is the way it is now. But I would rather shut down an airline than to compromise safety. We in NCAA cannot provide forex but we are working together with the Ministers of Aviation and Finance to see how the situation could be improved, but as I said earlier, the situation in the aviation industry should not be isolated from the other sectors of the economy,” he said.
Nuhu regretted that almost all the aircraft have to be flown out of the country to conduct major aircraft maintenance and now that some aircraft are due for maintenance there would be less number of seats so it is envisaged that there should be increase in fares.
Out of 10 existing airlines on schedule services, Aero suspended its operations recently, while NCAA grounded that of Dana Air, thus bringing the number of airlines in operation to eight.
The NCAA Director General said the authority is currently carrying out financial and economic audit on the airlines to ensure that despite the challenges besetting the industry, the airlines operate safely.
“We are not policemen so we don’t police the airlines. We work together as partners, but our objective is to ensure that airlines operate safely. We work with them and give them the assistance they require. Failure is not an option,” he said. | aerospace |
https://www.goldsborodailynews.com/2020/06/28/saluting-seymour-7/ | 2023-11-30T00:22:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100164.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130000127-20231130030127-00490.warc.gz | 0.978576 | 211 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__12276620 | en | Every week, Saluting Seymour and SoundScope highlight an airman serving at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro.
Airman First Class Abimanuel Valle with the 4th Civil Engineer Squadron
Valle has been in the Air Force about a year and a half. He was born in Puerto Rico but he moved to Pennsylvania, and that’s where he joined the Air Force. Valle is in the Emergency Management Flight and he says training for the mission was difficult. He says the Emergency Management Flight primarily responds to incidents on-base but can also work with local authorities. Valle says Goldsboro is an interesting town. During his free time, he like to eat out around town or go out fishing. Valle says there are many benefits to an Air Force career including the honor of being part of something that is a legacy.
SoundScope can be heard on Fridays at 5:44 AM and 6:44 AM on Goldsboro’s Greatest Hits 1150 AM and 98.3 FM. | aerospace |
http://489th-bomb-group-museum.org/Veterans-Stories/john-rainey-armorer-gunner-847th-846th | 2017-04-23T13:50:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917118707.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031158-00426-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.988697 | 2,056 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__229160091 | en | John Rainey was nineteen years old and on a replacement crew (Shroyer’s) when he was assigned to the 489th Bomb Group. In 1998, despite his fear of flying, he returned to Halesworth for a 489th Reunion. He found his picture on the wall of the 489th Bomb Group Museum, among pictures, taken from the booklet he completed with the help of his crew entitled, “Our Tour in Europe – 1944. Shroyer’s Crew”. John said his book was not written for historians, but documented events for the children and grandchildren of those he served with to help them understand what they went through.
The preface of his book reads: “It is about a group of men brought together by the chances of war. We were chosen to serve together by the Army. We trained together, laughed and played together, and went forward into combat together. Somehow we not only became a team but a part of each other. We live in one another. As long as one of us remembers our time together, we all shall live.”
On his return from the UK John was interviewed by his local paper about his experiences during WWII.
The ten recruits that made up Shroyer’s crew, were brought together in the spring of 1944 at Westover Army Air Base in Chicopee Falls, Mass. John Rainey was the last to join the crew and just twenty-eight days later the crew began their journey overseas. John told the The Reporter, his crew were designated as a replacement crew which meant that instead of being assigned to one airplane, the entire group filled in for B-24 crews that were on leave or which had been sent home.
“Our Tour in Europe – 1944. Shroyer’s Crew”
The Shroyer’s Crew book shows that their first mission was on Thursday 29th June in the B-24 named ‘Ace of Spades’. John was able to draw information from a secret mission diary kept by their bombardier and the first entry showed: “All well until near enemy coast. #3prop was running away when manifold pressure was increased. Couldn’t keep up. Turned after passing Zuider Zee about 10 miles North of Zwolle, Holland and lost control twice. Met few flak bursts on way out – No fighters. Jettisoned Bombs live in the North Sea to give crew some idea what it looked like. Received sortie credit after coming back on 3 engines. Feathered #3.”
John Rainey says, “I was consumed by self-doubt on our first mission. Would I measure up? Did I have enough training? After all, this was only my tenth flight in a plane. It was my first experience with engine trouble. Although the threat of losing an engine would become fairly routine later, losing an engine was always worrisome.”
Bombardier John Strauss reports that he dropped the bombs because he saw a plane blow up on landing and vowed to himself that he would never bring any back. As the bombs dropped he saw a ship below but, “thank God” it was a near miss.
Navigator Neal Sorensen recalled: “When we encountered prop wash turbulence plus a runaway propeller, the violence threw me face down on the side blister. Looking straight down four miles at the Zuider Zee! It was a great relief when Ed and Tommy got everything calmed down.
Another crew (Lt Robert Coles crew), also on their first mission, lost an engine and crash landed near Ursem, Holland. First listed as MIA, it was later learned they were prisoners of the Germans. Most had succeeded in bailing out. Shroyer’s crew were sorry it had happened to the Coles crew on this first mission, but were also glad it had not happened to them. “Each of us got a shot of whiskey and we were debriefed. We were combat veterans. Now we could paint one bomb on the A-2 jacket, and another on the aircraft. We were definitely BTO’s, Big Time Operators, in the ETO, European Theater of Operations.”
The mission diary of John Strauss shows that the crew flew in a number of different B-24s from the Ace of Spades, The Sharon D, Agony Wagon, Lonesome Polecat, Malfunction Junction, Heavenly Body, Black Magic, Little Iodine, The Betty Jim to Ripper’s Clipper (The Ripper).
John Rainey said he didn’t get credit for Mission 22 with the 489th Bomb Group, “…..paperwork fouled up. I was forced to fly an additional mission for a total of 36. 14 were flown with the 445th Bomb Group.”
Mission 22 was the final mission for Shroyer’s crew, their tour had ended and John was transferred to the 445th at Tibbenham, Norfolk, along with crew members Frank Judt, John Bignoli and Jim Marshall. John Rainey was later to write:
“My Last and Very Last Mission”…….
“I gave a sigh of relief as the wheels touched the runway. I had flown thirty five missions. I had completed my tour of duty as a gunner on a B-24 Liberator Bomber and the touchdown signaled to me the beginning of my trip home. When we started our tour, twenty five missions were required but the United States Army Air Force decided to increase the number, a few missions at a time, until it reached thirty five. They needed to increase the number of aircraft over the target and this was the most practical way to accomplish the goal.
“I was still on Cloud 9 the following day when I went to see the corporal in charge of keeping track of missions flown and arranging for the return home. The world seemed to crash around me when he told me that I had flown 34 missions instead of the required 35. I looked at the record and discovered that when I transferred from the 489th Heavy Bomb Group to the 445th somehow one mission was not recorded. Since the 489th had returned to the States, there was no way to correct the record in a reasonable time. I elected to fly another mission.
“It would mean that I would have to fly another “last” mission. The last mission is normally the one that gives a flyer the most concern. There is an inherent fear that the last mission will be the fatal one. One would be so close to success, and then, failure. I had felt this fear on the mission just flown and it now loomed larger because I was to tempt fate for a second time.
“The Charge of Quarters awake me in the morning. I went to the ‘drying room’ where I put on flight gear necessary to sustain life at 40 degrees below centigrade. It’s cold up there and the planes are not pressurized. Then to the mess hall where I ate breakfast. Next I went to the briefing room where I learned the target was a Communications Center in Germany. Next I got a ride in a truck out to the parked aircraft to meet the crew for the first time. I was flying from the pool. It was a group that flew when replacements for regular crew members were needed on short notice.
“As I approached an assembled group near the wing, I could tell they were having a serious discussion. The tone and volume were elevated. The engineer had the position assignments. I was scheduled to fly as a left waist gunner. Another waist gunner was assigned to the right waist. A third gunner who normally flew at the waist position had been assigned to the nose turret. He didn’t want to do it and expressly stated that he would not fly that position. I wanted no unrest among crew members. Harmony would help my chances of returning safely. I told the engineer that I would fly the nose turret if he cleared it with the pilot. It was soon cleared and I took my place in the nose. My flight in the nose was not recorded. The official record shows that I flew in the waist.
“Flying forward of the engines with a clear view ahead was new to me. I had flown as a waist gunner and a tail gunner. Here in the nose it was different. I could see the shells bursting directly ahead of me. The killing fields in the sky were readily identifiable. We flew at the same altitude and at the same speed during the bomb run. We did not try to avoid the flak, we charged straight through it. We had excellent results with the bomb drop.
“Immediately after the bomb run, I saw specks moving on the horizon in front of us. They appeared to me to be Mosquito bombers that the British use for various purposes and it was not unusual to see them at a great distance from our bomber stream. Suddenly I knew they were enemy fighters because they turned in our direction. The closing speed was beyond anything I had experienced. They came straight at us. The cannon on their wings lit up. I knew they were firing at us. I didn’t have enough time to return fire. Then I noticed they had no propellers. They were Jets. We had been briefed about them but it still was an unbelievable sight. We lost two planes that day from flak, none from encountering the jets.
“It was the first time I had seen a jet airplane. No one today could understand the excitement I felt. When our plane landed on our runway, the jets were uppermost in my mind. Going home followed shortly thereafter.
“That is the story of how I came to have a last and very last mission. Since the war I’ve had my mission record corrected. | aerospace |
https://stjohnsbairnsdale.org.au/ | 2023-02-07T14:39:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500619.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230207134453-20230207164453-00237.warc.gz | 0.965269 | 214 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__83450490 | en | During February and March we will be supporting Mission Aviation Fellowship.
During World War II, light aircraft were used to unleash precedented death and destruction. As the war drew to a close, Christian air force pilots from Australia, New Zealand, England, America and South Africa all began to have the same thought. Why can’t these aircraft now be used to bring life and hope during peace time?
From here, Mission Aviation Fellowship was born. The vision was simple and wonderfully ambitious:to see isolated people changed by the love of Christ and today that’s exactly what happens.What started off as the dream of a couple of Christian air force pilots is now a global movement with around 120 aircraft serving in over 27 countries worldwide. Tens of thousands of remote communities now have access to healthcare, education, community development, disaster relief and the Good News of Jesus Christ.
MAF turned 75 years old in 2020 what an achievement. Please give generously so that they can keep flying. Fuel costs are going up, so let’s keep them up. | aerospace |
http://www.ardmore.co.nz/facilities/our-aircraft/ | 2013-12-10T12:36:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386164018912/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204133338-00065-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.923527 | 128 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__15368868 | en | Measured by its longevity and popularity, the Cessna 172 is the most successful mass-produced light aircraft in history. At Ardmore Flying School we have 17 Cessna aircraft in our fleet. Our 172R are equipped with the latest Garman 1000 avionics or with analog fixtures giving students the opportunity to build their knowledge and skill flying various aircraft.
Beechcraft Model 76 Duchess
One of the most outstanding twin trainers ever built, this model has excellent handling characteristics, good performance and economy. With top class conventional instruments, industry standard GPS and Beechcraft quality make this high performance twin the preferred IFR training platform. | aerospace |
http://discoveraviationcenter.org/?page_id=69 | 2018-05-27T13:38:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794868316.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20180527131037-20180527151037-00267.warc.gz | 0.926481 | 69 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__53024248 | en | This is an annual May event hosted by Discover Aviation Center.
Click here to view video of our 2016 Discover Aviation Day.
It’s a fun educational day for family and friends at our local airport.
Despite a little rain our 2016 event was a great success. Our local EAA Chapter 1252 flew over 100 Young Eagles. | aerospace |
https://amr-rc.com/en_ca/2-2m-predator-turbine-jet-turbine-ready-color-green-white-black-09.html | 2018-09-23T22:28:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267159820.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20180923212605-20180923233005-00082.warc.gz | 0.713064 | 418 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__25449329 | en | 2.2m Predator Turbine Jet TR, Green/White/Black(09) & Thrust Vector
• Full composite construction
• Aluminum tube for wings/stabilizer spar.
• Two pieces wing/stabilizer
• External painted scheme
• Removable wing/stabilizer/vertical fin
• 3000ml fuel tank and fuel tube included.
- Option to add extra 3000ml fuel tank.
• Preinstall tube for servo extension wire
• Hardware include
• Dual wall tail pipe(Diameter:105mm) for 8-30kg turbine included.
• Normal flight turbine size: 8-16kg(80-160N) thrust, 3D flight turbine size: 18-26kg(180-260N) thrust
• High quality Aluminium Air Trap(UAT for 8-22kg turbine) included.
• Fuel dot and fuel tank vent with startup overflow fitting included
• One servo for each flap , one servo for each aileron,one servos for rudder. one servo for each elevator, one servo for nose wheel. all use standard size servo.click here for servo detail
• Already installed vector thrust pipe for 3D flight.
• Strong electric retract landing gear with ABS electric brake.
• Option for Navigation LED lights with programmer and Wiring
• Servo extension wire included.
TR(TURBINE READY) VERSION :
Airframe with tail pipe, air trap(UAT), electric retract landing gear with brake, 8pcs Pilot-RC PY-20AL or PW-20AH servos. preinstall the above items in factory. and with a free wing bag. Option to install the vector thrust with two servos. setting: Aileron: 17mm, Rudder: 25mm, Elevator: 13mm. Flap: 46mm for take off and 78mm for landing. The CG is 283mm from the front leading edge on the root of the wing. | aerospace |
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/27/3064892_p2/fantasy-of-flight-offers-cockpit.html | 2013-12-10T20:40:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386164025146/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204133345-00081-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.961359 | 565 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__40397124 | en | We weren’t in the air for long when he told me “Oh by the way, I haven’t been handling the controls for a the last couple of minutes.” As we went through all the maneuvers, he talked calmly, repeating over and over what we first learned on the ground, telling me when I had to pull the nose up or should look over my left shoulder at the magnificent view.
Then came the “S” word.
I wondered fleetingly if I could opt out of bringing the plane to a stall. The pitch and turns of the lazy eights had been frightening enough that I had turned down his offer to try one more.
But during the stall, when the plane, as promised, “knew” when to bring its tip down as we climbed too quickly and lost speed, my fears dissolved into the bright blue morning sky. Thrill replaced chill.
This I was ready to try again: true “seat of the pants” flying, where you could hear and feel the plane responding with whistles and shutters. Before I knew it, we were landing amid a dramatic cloud of smoke — to give my husband a start, Rob joked, before it was his turn to climb in.
Besides flying, Fantasy of Flight offers other adventure opportunities including hot-air balloon rides and a new four-story Wing WalkAir ropes course and zip line with 33 separate challenges.
Don’t miss self-touring the core attraction, a mammoth facility that recreates wartime flight environments with a bit of Disney drama and lets you into vintage cockpits and simulators. Stroll around two hangars where some 40 aircraft are parked (self-guiding audio tours are available), and ride along on a heavily informative tram tour of restricted, behind-the-scenes hangars and storage areas. Newest is a large storage area that holds the wings, engines, fuselages, and other disjointed parts of aircraft awaiting reassembly.
First opened in 1995, Fantasy of Flight continues to grow with new acquisitions and exhibits such as The Tuskegee Airmen — They Dared to Fly. It also hosts special flight-related symposiums throughout the year.
The core attraction’s Fun with Flight sends children’s sense of adventure soaring with virtual flying experiences in a hot-air balloon and hang glider, along with other relevant hands-on activities. Specialty tours address interests such as wood shop and restoration, plus there’s a daily aerial demonstration in a vintage craft.
At the Compass Rose Diner, architecturally a cross between an art-deco airport terminal and a 1930s soda fountain, you can catch a snack between all the activities. | aerospace |
https://easybirds.be/mavic-pro | 2023-09-27T13:59:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510300.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927135227-20230927165227-00538.warc.gz | 0.868884 | 157 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__154977916 | en | What fits in the case:
- 1x DJI MAVIC 2 PRO / ZOOM
- 3x Payload (Speaker, spot, light)
- 4x DJI 8330/8331 propeller
- 1x DJI Mavic remote OR DJI Smart Controller
- 2 minutes !!
With the EasyBirds Drone Case, the preparation can be done in advance and NOT during the assignment, so the drone is ready to fly. Insert the charged batteries into the drone, choose your payload(s), configure the remote and you are all set.
This means that you will arrive at the customer and take off immediately!
- Strong case
- Easy case locks | aerospace |
https://www.freewellgear.com/amz/705-freewell-variable-vnd-2-5-stop-6-9-stop-filter-compatible-with-mavic-air-2-drone.html | 2021-03-04T07:00:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178368608.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20210304051942-20210304081942-00046.warc.gz | 0.808151 | 212 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__142016674 | en | HOW IT HELPS The Inspire 2 X4S Filter 4-Pack from Freewell is best-suited for all your bright daytime drone flying needs. This filter pack contains 3 (three) ND filters that are useful for...
Freewell Variable VND 2-5 Stop, 6-9 Stop Filter Compatible with Mavic Air 2 Drone
Unmatched Optics: Each of Freewell 4K Series optics are handcrafted precisely compatible to be used with Mavic Air 2 Drone.
GimbalSafe: Freewell GimbalSafe technology ensures each filter frame goes through a rigorous lightweight test putting no negative effect on your drone gimbal.
Coating: Waterproof, Dustproof, Scratch-resistant, Oilproof, Color Neutral coating makes sure you get the best possible image while shooting outdoor.
What is included: Freewell Variable ND Camera Lens Filters Kit consist of 2-5 stop & 6-9 stop
Storage Protection: Each filter kits comes with a robust magnetic filter case | aerospace |
https://www.computeruser.com/the-ni-hil-simulator-now-available/ | 2021-06-25T01:58:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623488560777.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20210624233218-20210625023218-00239.warc.gz | 0.887479 | 780 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__185055744 | en | Bloomy is now accepting orders and integrating systems using this transformative new aerospace test platform for hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing of avionic embedded control systems.
Windsor, CT (PRWEB) December 14, 2016
After much anticipation, Bloomy Controls, Inc. (Bloomy) is now accepting orders for National Instruments (NI) Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Simulators based on the new NI SLSC architecture. This transformative new system incorporates NI platforms and architectures along with Bloomy transducer simulation modules and interconnects to provide more cost-effective real-time test systems with faster lead times than traditional VME or other HIL systems.
The system’s functionality is achieved using the latest NI PXI components combined with a new NI extension for switching, loads and signal conditioning (SLSC). The system includes a wide variety of sensor and communication simulation modules which are specifically designed for aerospace and defense applications, including VDT, resolver, synchro and thermocouple simulations, as well as ARINC 429 and MIL-STD-1553B avionic buses. By utilizing NI’s VeriStand real-time test software, aerospace companies are able to integrate their own models from Simulink and other modeling software. This combination of off-the-shelf technologies and a powerful real-time environment addresses testing a wide variety of aerospace electronics assemblies, such as electronic engine controls, flight control computers, and subsystem controllers.
Bloomy contributed its vast aerospace test experience to the specifications development and is providing several of the SLSC modules as well as integration of turnkey HIL systems. Moreover, Bloomy provides the application domain expertise to integrate these systems for aerospace and defense customers.
“Bloomy is honored to partner with NI and begin deliveries of this NI HIL Simulator with its unparalleled level of flexibility and off-the-shelf lead times, backed by NI’s unwavering commitment to long-term availability and customer support,” says Roy Walker, Bloomy’s Aerospace Real-Time Test Business Manager. “Our initial launch customers anticipate saving thousands of hours of labor on cabling alone which translates to shaving 3-6 months from the lead times for bringing new validation test facilities and systems integration labs (SILs) online.”
To learn more about the potential savings using the NI HIL Simulator approach at your facility, please contact Bloomy or NI using the links below.
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Bloomy Controls, Inc., (Bloomy) provides products and services for avionics real-time test, manufacturing functional test, battery test and simulation, as well as world-class NI LabVIEW, TestStand, and VeriStand application development. Typical applications include PCBA functional test; aerospace systems integration lab (SIL) data systems; avionics and battery hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test; and rapid development of OEM software. These products and services exemplify the world’s best professional practices. Bloomy’s quality management system conforms to the ISO 9001:2008 standard. A National Instruments (NI) Platinum Alliance Partner, Bloomy set the industry standard in LabVIEW development best practices by publishing its internal development standards in The LabVIEW Style Book (copyright © 2007, Prentice Hall). For more information on Bloomy, visit http://www.bloomy.com.
For the original version on PRWeb visit: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/12/prweb13914333.htm | aerospace |
https://ascent.aero/project/aedt-evaluation-and-development-support/ | 2024-02-21T07:57:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473401.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20240221070402-20240221100402-00228.warc.gz | 0.901676 | 601 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__40023735 | en | Project Number: 054
Project 54 builds on the prior research by the Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) on project 45 and project 36. Project 45’s focus was improving the modeling assumptions within the FAA’s Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT) Aircraft Performance Module (APM) as compared to real world flight data. Whereas project 36’s focus was conducting verification and validation of AEDT’s future service pack releases of new features. Project 54 continues these two research thrusts.
First, accurate modeling of aircraft performance is a key factor in estimating aircraft noise, emissions, and fuel burn. Within the Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT), many assumptions are made for aircraft performance modeling with respect to aircraft weight and departure procedure, coupled with aircraft departure typically being modeled by assuming that full rated takeoff power/thrust is used. As operations around airports continue to evolve, there is a need to examine those assumptions and to improve the modeling accuracy with flight data. In recent years, flight data are increasingly being used to enhance models and bring model estimation even closer to reality. Research is needed to build on prior work with a view to develop a robust set of recommendations for improved estimation processes for takeoff weight, reduced thrust takeoffs, and departure profiles within AEDT.
Second, the verification and validation applied in this project comprehensively assesses the accuracy, functionality, and capabilities of AEDT during the development process. The major purposes of this effort are as follows:
- Contribute to the external understanding of AEDT
- Demonstrate and evaluate AEDT’s capability and fidelity (ability to represent reality)
- Help AEDT users to understand the sensitivities of output responses to variations in input parameters/assumptions
- Identify gaps in functionality
- Identify high-priority areas for further research and development
The outcomes of the initial research identified gaps in the assumptions of the terminal area procedures within the APM, specifically departure profiles that are outdated and arrival procedures that do not reflect current airport operations. The proposed research will address these gaps and provide recommendations for enhancements to the AEDT APM and implementation support for the AEDT development team. The enhanced modeling assumptions will improve the accuracy of AEDT to better reflect the environmental assessment of aircraft operations.
Last Updated 4/12/2023
- Takeoff Ground Roll Analysis of Real-World Operations for Improved Noise Modeling
- A Reduced Order Modeling Methodology for the Parametric Estimation and Optimization of Aviation Noise
- Data-Driven Analysis of Departure Procedures for Aviation Noise Mitigation
- Reduced Order Modeling Methods for Aviation Noise Estimation
- Data-driven Approach to Environmental Impact Assessment of Real-World Operations
- Uncertainty Quantification Analysis of the Aviation Environmental Design Tool in Emission Inventory and Air Quality Modeling
- Parametric Uncertainty Quantification of Aviation Environmental Design Tool | aerospace |
https://gulker.wordpress.com/2008/05/25/mars-in-the-news/ | 2018-07-16T04:46:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676589179.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20180716041348-20180716061348-00588.warc.gz | 0.895038 | 149 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__256417000 | en | Planet Mars is back in the news this weekend: NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft will attempt one of the most dangerous landings ever tried. The lander will attempt to set down in Mars north polar region after negotiating a perilous 15-minute entry into the Martian atmosphere.
If Phoenix survives the first seven minutes of fierce buffeting and heating (to thousands of degrees), it will then rely on a parachute and pulsing retrorockets to touch down.
Phoenix is equipped with a miniature backhoe and a set of sophisticated, automated laboratories that will analyze the soil and permafrost that Phoenix hopes to scoop up. Landing signals are expected around 4:53 PDT today…
[Update] Phoenix landed successfully at 4:53 PM PDT. | aerospace |
https://www.brandpowerng.com/nigerias-drones-obsolete-israeli-aeronautics-expert/ | 2021-02-26T22:40:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178357984.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20210226205107-20210226235107-00427.warc.gz | 0.970668 | 203 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__98775877 | en | Nigeria’s Drones are Obsolete” – Israeli Aeronautics Expert
Nigeria’s multibillion naira surveillance drones that could have been used to hunt for the over 200 abducted school girls are reportedly obsolete.
According to reports, the drones, which were purchased from Israel years ago, are currently non-operational due to poor maintenance.
Tsur Dvir, Marketing Officer for Aeronautics Defense Systems, a firm based south of Tel Aviv that supplied Nigeria with Aerostar unmanned aerial vehicles, made this revelation yesterday.
Dvir also stated that ever that since the drones were purchased several years ago, the Nigerian government had not commissioned Aeronautics to perform any routine maintenance. He added that with their extensive flying range and thermal cameras capable of detecting body heat at night, the drones could have helped scour Northern Nigeria for the abducted girls.
“The drones are probably parked in a yard somewhere,” he said. | aerospace |
https://www.britishrotorcraftassociation.org/thebraclub/help-with-repairs/weight-and-balance | 2024-04-13T07:22:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816586.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413051941-20240413081941-00796.warc.gz | 0.970986 | 422 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__22649459 | en | Of late a few of us have gone through changes on our aircraft that have affected our aircrafts Weight and Balance and required a change of permit. Most recently we have had an MTO Sport that was upgraded from a 912 to a 914 and we have a Calidus that has also had an upgrade from a 912 to a 914. To cut a long story short, the MTO Sport paperwork was submitted by an LAA engineer and the weight and balance was carried out by professionals. https://www.loadmasters.co.uk/physical-weighing-services/
The Calidus was upgraded by a very well respected engineer in our community who took another route and had problems getting the weight and balance sorted. This has held up the permit update and of course meant that the pilot or pilots have been unable to use their aircraft for quite a long period.
I am posting this as it should not have happened and with the loadmasters link above being a tried and tested way forward, hopefully this will prevent delays like this in the future.
AIRCRAFT WEIGHING & ANALYSIS / WEIGHING YOUR AIRCRAFTLOADMASTERS is the leading supplier of specialist weighing services across the UK and Europe enabling aircraft operators to comply with the airworthiness requirements.Having proven dependability with a 24 hr 7 days a week operation our highly trained weights engineers will assist with guidance for a safe, smooth an efficient weighing operation.LOADMASTERS are able to support the weighing of any aircraft type whether fixed wing aircraft or helicopter our national approval is recognised across the world and will satisfy the quality requirements of your maintenance approval or your subcontractors and airworthiness authority.
COMPONENT WEIGHINGLOADMASTERS is able to carry out the weighing of any item that requires a certified weight and or centre of gravity, the weighing is to a tolerance of +/- 0.1% and traceable to national standards.Our technical staff will be able to identify a weighing solution and appropriate certification to meet your requirements and carried out on site with our engineers. | aerospace |
https://otmservo.com/our-quality-approach/ | 2023-12-01T14:29:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100287.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201120231-20231201150231-00341.warc.gz | 0.953435 | 254 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__280283701 | en | Quality is central to all we do at OTM. It starts with how we approach the initial problem identification and lasts through design to manufacture.
Our Quality process has been recognised by customers including Thales and BAE Systems. In addition we are proud to have achieved ISO 9001 / AS9100D certification in March 2017.
OTM has a long history of working with BAE Systems including successfully developing of a flight safe throttle actuator for the Herti UAV drone. As a result of and in response to this work, BAE Systems has included OTM on the BAE Systems Aircraft Business Units Register of Evaluated Suppliers for Military Programme Activities.
In March 2017 following an extensive audit in accordance with the requirements of EN 9104-001:2013 by Bureau Veritas Certification, OTM was certified to conform to Quality Management Systems Standard BS EN ISO 9001:2015 / EN 9100:2018 which is technically equivalent to AS9100D.
The scope of certification was the design, manufacture and repair of precision electro-mechanical systems, assemblies and components.
OTM’s quality management system was evaluated by Thales Air Defence. They confirmed that OTMSs complied with the Thales quality requirements VP01. | aerospace |
http://www.teachmefinance.com/Military%20Terms/instrument%20approach%20procedure.html | 2013-05-25T04:30:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705502703/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115822-00032-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.87651 | 151 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__84053306 | en | TeachMeFinance.com - explain instrument approach procedure
instrument approach procedure 'instrument approach procedure' is an military term. It means '(DOD) A series of predetermined maneuvers for the orderly transfer of an aircraft under instrument flight conditions from the beginning of the initial approach to a landing or to a point from which a landing may be made visually or the missed approach procedure is initiated'.
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https://www.ndsu.edu/nd_geology/nd_space/radar1.htm | 2017-11-20T05:57:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934805914.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20171120052322-20171120072322-00742.warc.gz | 0.925134 | 296 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__132520528 | en | NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY - FARGO, N D
NORTH DAKOTA, MINNESOTA,
SIR-C/X-SAR (Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar) is a joint project of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the German Space Agency, and the Italian Space Agency. An imaging radar works very like a flash camera in that it provides its own light to illuminate an area on the ground and take a snapshot picture, but at radio wavelengths. A flash camera sends out a pulse of light (the flash) and records on film the light that is reflected back at it through the camera lens. Instead of a camera lens and film, a radar uses an antenna and digital computer tapes to record its images. In a radar image, one can see only the light that was reflected back toward the radar antenna (NASA-JPL).
An imaging radar system was launched aboard the NASA Space Shuttle twice in 1994. This particular image was taken on the second of those flights. "North" is to the upper left. At the center-right portion of the image, the two forks of the Two Rivers join, directing their waters westward then into the northward-flowing Red River of the North. Further north on this image, the Red River joins with the eastward-flowing Pembina River at Pembina, N.D. | aerospace |
https://mespoliziotti.com/docs/1p03hv993cbo.0/basics/setup/ | 2022-07-06T10:32:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104669950.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220706090857-20220706120857-00420.warc.gz | 0.884318 | 5,197 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__266410531 | en | Line Schematic Diagram of the Apollo IRIG.. Operating in a Single The Command Module (CM) is designed for atmospheric re-entry and is to be the home for the Both the Saturn and Apollo Command Module guidance systems continuously measure vehicle motion and compute position and velocity, In addition, the Apollo . Schematics scanned by Paul Fjeld for Ron Burkey's Virtual AGC and AGS Our LATEST youtube film is ready to run. Just need a glimpse, leave your valuable advice let us know , and subscribe us! Deeply thanks! We are pleased to provide you with the picture named Apollo Comman Module Diagram.We hope this picture Apollo Comman Module Diagram can help you study and research. for more anatomy content please follow us and visit our website: www.anatomynote.com This Apollo 17 T&D cue card was an important tool during the outbound journey from the earth to the moon. It was used to ensure the correct sequence of maneuvers to execute the transposition and docking of the Command /Service Module (CSM) with the Lunar Module (LM) which for liftoff had been located in the Apollo Saturn V third stage (S-IVB)
apollo_command_module n_led 4.7u 4.7u z new_command_strobe<3> new_command_strobe<2> new_command_strobe<1> w<9> w<4> w<3> w<2> w<1> s2 s1 f16 f8 f4 f2 f1 timer_chip_data_out<13> a4 a2 a1 width_data<3> width_data<2> width_data<1> width_data<0> r<16> r<15> r<14> r<13> r<12> r<11> r<10> r<9> r<8> r<7> r<6> r<5> r<4> r<3> r<2> r<1> io_out<5> io_out. Apollo Command Module heat shield at lunar reentry velocities. The AS-501 mission is an unmanned, elliptical earth orbital flight. 2. Mission Objectives: a. Demonstrate structure and thermal integrity, and cmpati- biliry of the launch vehicle and spacecraft, and determine structura Description. Apollo 11 was the first mission in which humans walked on the lunar surface and returned to Earth. On 20 July 1969 two astronauts (Apollo 11 Commander Neil A. Armstrong and LM pilot Edwin E. Buzz Aldrin Jr.) landed in Mare Tranquilitatis (the Sea of Tranquility) on the Moon in the Lunar Module (LM) while the Command and Service Module (CSM) (with CM pilot Michael Collins. Apollo Command Module Diagram. Diagram of the Apollo Command Module interior, showing controls on the left and right sides of the module
Sell Your Apollo Flown Command Module Data Systems Schematic. Below is a recent realized price for an Apollo Flown Command Module Data Systems Schematic item. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you: Apollo Flown Command Module Data Systems Schematic. Sold for Over $5,000 Since there wasn't much automation on Apollo, the astronauts did have to flip a lot of switches during the course of the mission. If you are interested in more of the details on this, the Apollo Operations Handbook is available here. It lists all the lights and switches. Also, the Apollo 11 Flight Manual is also available here. It is a good.
At the time this paper is written the Apollo program stands on the threshold of completing its stated goal: a manned landing on the moon. As the exciting conclusion of this program approaches, we examine here the status of theonboard navigation, guidance, and control systems of the Apollo Command Module (CM) and Lunar Module (LM). A detaile The AGC also saved Apollo 13: the decision to use the exact same computer in the LM as the Command Module meant that the LM could handle navigation when the Command Module had to be shut down.
The Apollo Unified S-Band System used the 2025-2110 MHz band for uplinks (earth to space transmissions) and the 2200-2290 MHz band for downlinks (space to earth transmissions). The S-IVB upper stage had its own transponder so it could be tracked independently after separation from the Command Service Module until the stage passed or struck the. Dec 27, 2018 - Apollo 11 Environmental Control System Schematic. See more at the Apollo Spacecraft Interactive Poster here This Project The purpose of this project is to provide computer simulations of the onboard guidance computers used in the Apollo Program's lunar missions — but primarily the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) used in the Command Module and the Lunar Module —, and to generally allow you to learn about these guidance computers. Since the resources available in this project have ballooned so much. The picture above shows the Apollo 13 Service Module after it was released from the Command Module and set adrift in space about 4 hours before re-entry of the CM into the Earth's atmosphere. There's one whole side of that spacecraft missing, Jim Lovell said as the Apollo 13 astronauts got their first view of the damage that had been caused. schematic revisions, and (as on the 9/18/68 entry) ink smudges and the fingerprints of engineer Dowse. The pages include sign-ins at the top by the Apollo engineers who wrote them. A true museum piece. Very fine condition. This is one of the Logs consulted by Charles Pellegrino during the writing of . Chariots for Apollo. It is the one from.
Description. Flown Entry Monitor System (EMS) schematic carried into lunar orbit aboard the Command Module Odyssey during the Apollo 13 mission, 24 x 10.5, signed and flight-certified in black ballpoint, Flown to the moon on board Apollo 13, Fred Haise, LMP and James Lovell, CDR Apollo 13 This schematic measuring 24 x 10.5 inches flew on one of the key missions in Space history, the infamous Apollo 13. It was carried in the Command Module, Odyssey and details the electrical workings of the SCS (Stabilization and Control System) Entry Monitor System - A piece of hardware used to visually monitor an automatic reentry, consisting of a mylar scroll backed with an emulsion that.
Apollo 1 Lessons and Legacies. 2 2/6/2017 Title: Apollo 1 Lessons and Legacies National Aeronautics and Space Administration Astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee lost their lives January 27, 1967, during ground testing of the Apollo Command Module. This year marks the first of many momentous events associated with the 50t Schematics now available to help everyone who wants to build a DSKY without our PCB or Kit. The first schematic (NeoPixels) shows how we connected the 18 Neopixels to the Arduino Nano Pin 6. The second schematic shows how we wired (all the 18) Neopixels and the 5Volt Buck, Reed Relay, Line Leveler and SKM53 GPSr along with the 19 buttons Apollo Command Module Poster - Night Mode & Earthrise. Sale. Regular price. $21.50 USD. Shipping calculated at checkout. Newly redone in night configuration, Earthrise is now seen from the CM windows! Get a poster sized version of a Block II Command Module Main Panel (panels 1, 2, 3). Based on schematics and scans of Apollo 11 CM COLUMBIA, we.
Apollo Command Module TV Camera 1976347-501 TV-studio RCA RCA Victor Co. Inc.; New York NY, build 1968, 2 pictures, United States of America , schematics The Apollo command module was a pressurized three-man conical capsule with 5.9 m3 of habitable space for the astronauts (2). The CM ECLSS occupied 0.25 m3 of the cabin, and was capable of operating for 14 days (1 ). Figure 3 is a schematic of the Apollo CM ECLSS. Potable water from fuel cells and oxygen were supplied from the Apollo servic General Dynamics communications systems connected astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins with Mission Control during NASA's historic Apollo 11 mission. Fifty years later, we're celebrating the historic engineering accomplishments of the Apollo missions as we develop technology for man's next trip to the Moon and future journey to Mars
Schematics. Limitations . Apollo 11 Guide . Command Module. Kindle Edition. This e-book takes all the original documents the astronauts used to learn about the Apollo 11 Command Module and upgrades the user interface with hyperlinked text with diagrams and schematics that can use Pinch and Zoom functionality We support ng-add command now. To start using Apollo Angular simply run: Copy. ng add apollo-angular. One thing you need to set is the URL of your GraphQL Server, so open src/app/graphql.module.ts and set uri variables: Copy. const uri = 'https://48p1r2roz4.sse.codesandbox.io'; Done Apollo 11 Command and Service Module Shirt. Apollo 11 Command and Service Module Schematic Graphic Shirt Sweatshirt. $31.00 $ 31. 00. FREE Shipping by Amazon. Rain Apparel Co. 50th Anniversary Apollo 11 1969 Moon Landing Sweatshirt. 5.0 out of 5 stars 1. $25.99 $ 25. 99. FREE Shipping by Amazon
Aug 24, 2020 - Explore Bill Weaver's board Apollo on Pinterest. See more ideas about apollo, apollo space program, space nasa The Apollo Lunar Module (LM) was the lander portion of the Apollo spacecraft built for the US Apollo program by Grumman to carry a crew of two from lunar orbit to the surface and back. Six such craft successfully landed on the Moon between 1969-1972. The LM, consisting of an Ascent stage and Descent stage, was ferried to lunar orbit by its companion Command/Service Module (CSM), a separate.
Apollo Lunar Module. The Apollo Lunar Module (or LM) was a two person landing craft that was attached to the Command/Service Module, and when detached, was used to transport the crew to and from the surface of the moon.Lunar modules were first used with Apollo 9.The assignment patches for Apollo 9 and Apollo 10 included the lunar module in their designs The Apollo Command/Service Module was used for the Apollo program which landed astronauts on the Moon between 1969 and 1972. This schematic drawing shows the stages in the return from a lunar. Cornell files for 6089-103 PCB, including schematics, layout, documentation Verilog 1 0 0 0 Updated May 19, 2021. CM_FPGA_FW APOLLO Command Module Kintex FPGA FW VHDL 4 1 2 2 Updated May 11, 2021. CM_Production_FW Production firmware for Apollo CM (FPGA heater, links). VHDL 0 0 0 0 Updated Apr 8, 2021 Four days later, Paine named seven members to the board, including former Apollo 11 astronaut Neil A. Armstrong. Left: Schematic showing the location of the Service Module tanks and fuel cells. Middle: Prelaunch photograph of Apollo 13 Service Module, showing the hydrogen tanks in the center and oxygen tank number 2 at top left
The third Moon landing mission began on Jan. 31, 1971, with the launch of Apollo 14. A giant Saturn V rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) with the crew of Commander Alan B. Shepard, Command Module Pilot Stuart A. Roosa, and Lunar Module Pilot Edgar D. Mitchell strapped inside their capsule. Engineers had modified the spacecraft to prevent a recurrence. Lunar Module Schematic Classic T-Shirt. nasa, nasa space program, apollo program, command module, lunar module, service module. Apollo 13 50th Anniversary - Houston we've had a problem Classic T-Shirt. By eyeronic-ts. $21.72. Tags: grumman engineering, lunar module, apollo 11 flight, spaceflight, lem grumman. Shop for lunar module wall art from the world's greatest living artists. All lunar module artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30-day money-back guarantee. Choose your favorite lunar module designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more Apollo Command Module interior schematic. Apollo Lunar Module schematic. Apollo mission profile (left portion) Apollo mission profile (lower right portion) Saturn V launch. Buzz Aldrin. Apollo Lunar Module sketch. space shuttle orbiter sketch. Soyuz sketch. International Space Station. Earthrise over the moon High quality Moon Module gifts and merchandise. Inspired designs on t-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours
ALEXANDRIA, Va. In the course of explaining how he helped save the crew of Apollo 13, Ken Mattingly mentions, as an aside, that in the process of going through all this [power-up procedures for the command module], somebody noticed that we could take any residual power we had in the [lunar module] batteries and run it backwards to the Apollo command module Apollo Investigation, Was the Apollo Computer flawed by Aerospace Engineer Xavier Pascal. was underpowered because it was the mainframe computers back on Earth that were calculating the trajectory of the Command and Service Module (CSM). This schematic shows how the impulse generated by the cores was read LEGO Ideas 21309 NASA Apollo Saturn V - you are go for launch! 2017, it will retail for $119.99. Included is the Saturn V rocket in three stages, the command and service module, lunar lander.
With three weeks remaining before the July 26, 1971 launch of the Apollo 15 Moon-landing mission, the prime crew consisting of Commander David R. Scott, Command Module Pilot Alfred M. Worden, and Lunar Module (LM) Pilot James B. Irwin, along with backups Richard F. Gordon, Vance D. Brand, and Harrison H. Jack Schmitt, began their preflight medical isolation to minimize the chance of. Getting started with Apollo? Check out Odyssey, Apollo's learning platform!Our introductory course, Lift-off, introduces many of the same concepts as this tutorial with helpful videos and interactive code challenges. Time to accomplish: 15 minutes. Every data graph uses a schema to define the types of data it includes. For example, the schema for an online bookstore might include the following. 33 Apollo 11 Diagram. Command module hatch this is the hatch from the apollo 11 command module. The science showing that flight to the moon was possible was worked out in the 17th century but it took until the mid 20th century for engineering and technology to advance enough to make it happen Each Apollo mission featured two AGC computers - one in the Apollo Command Module (CM, that's the spacecraft orbiting the moon) and one in the Apollo Lunar Module (LM, that's the spacecraft that landed on the moon). The command module (CM) had two DSKYs; one located on the main instrument panel and another located in the.
Apollo command module couch redesign - . Nation: USA. Program: Apollo. Spacecraft: Apollo CSM, CSM Parachute. The command module crew couch was repositioned and redesigned because of numerous problems. In the new design, an adjustable hand controller, similar to that used on the X-15, would be attached to an adjustable arm rest database are a few experiments performed in the command module during translunar and trans-Earth coasts that were precursors to some Skylab experiments. While we have come a long way since then, some of the problems we still have in microgravity today were first seen in the Apollo command module APOLLO EXPERIENCE REPORT GUIDANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEMS: COMMAND AND SERVICE MODULE STABILIZATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM 7. Author(s) Orval P. Littleton 9 Performing Organization Name and Address Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas 77058 12 Sponsoring Agency Name and Address National Aeronautics mtd Space Administration Washington, D.C. 2054 The 1,000 page documentation includes detailed descriptions and all schematics of the computer. one in the Apollo Command Module and one in the Apollo Lunar Module Apollo 8 Command Module (CM-103) Launched on December 21, 1968, Apollo 8 was the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon. The crew included Frank Borman (Mission Commander), James Lovell (Command Module Pilot), and William Anders (Lunar Module Pilot). These photos were taken at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry
For sale, from RR Auction's April 2020 auction: Apollo 13 Flown Command Module Entry Monitor System Schematic, signed as flown by Fred Haise, also signed by James Lovell. 24 x 10.5 inches. Has never been removed from the shipping sleeve, include RR Auction Certificate. $4499. Can ship to lower 48 USA only Apollo 11 command service module (CSM 107) is moved from Chamber L to the work stand in preparation for the first manned lunar landing. (Also shown in the background, is Apollo 12 CSM 108.) Credit: NASA. Photo: NASA/KSC Photo Archive. April 4, 1969. Lunar Module 5 (LM-5) move from landing gear fixture and mate to Saturn launch adapter
In order to select the sense line which was to generate an impulse on the output coil (circled in blue), they were using line selection and module selection commands; for instance, in this schematic, the only sense line of the four which can generate its impulse into the coil is the one framed in light green, because it is the only one. On August 25th, 1966, an Apollo Command Module was launched aboard a Saturn IB rocket in mission AS-202. This mission was intended to immediately precede the ill-fated Apollo 1 mission, the AS-202 Note the compartment for storing the rover on the lower front. Command module hatch this is the hatch from the apollo 11 command module. Apollo 11 Lunar Module Diagram Cashewapp Co Our unit becomes the new brain for your hot tub. Apollo 11 diagram. This single hatch could be opened outward in five seconds by pumping the handle to activate a.
Are there any diagrams or blueprints which show the Apollo command module console circuit breakers and reference their serial numbers, use, etc.? I have an Apollo 11 flown breaker and I really want to track down where it was used. CIRCUIT BREAKER SINGLE POLE A/C L/N N52 1500-069-3 S/N 101608 306347 ME 454-0010-000 Take a 3D Tour Inside the Apollo 11 Command Module. Take a look inside the tiny capsule that carried three astronauts hundreds of thousands of miles to the moon and back. Yesterday, we celebrated. An interior view of the Apollo 13 Lunar Module and the mailbox. The mailbox was a jerry-rigged arrangement which the Apollo 13 astronauts built to use the Command Module lithium hydroxide canisters to purge carbon dioxide from the Lunar Module. Lithium hydroxide is used to scrub CO2 from the spacecraft atmosphere
The Apollo command Module carried astronauts to the moon six times between 1969 and 1972 and is easily one of the most famous spacecraft of all time. This is a 1 to 1 Scale replica. The Lunar Lander is 12 blocks long, 11 blocks wide and 10 blocks high Authentic MCC Console used Apollo 15 Lunar Module Falcon Schematic from the personal mission archives of Eugene F. Kranz . This Schematic (4-AC) describes the Electircal AC Power System for the Apollo 15 Lunar Module Falcon. Houston upon the successful splashdown of the Apollo 16 Command Module on April 27th 1972. This flag comes from the. Apollo Block1 CM.PNG 839 × 655; 60 KB. Apollo Command Module Interior.png. Artist concept illustrating of Skylab Rescue Command Module.jpg. Artist concept of docked Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (S75-27290).jpg. GPN-2003-00113.jpg. GAMBIT 1 KH-7 schematic (120120-F-DW547-014).jpg. GAMBIT PhotographicPayloadSection.png 990 × 399; 244 KB. module and an unmanned service module. As seen in Figure 1, the CEV command module will be a scaled version of the Apollo Command Module (CM), maintaining the same outer mold line with a larger radius for more cargo and crew capacity. In addition, the CEV will be required to return safely to land locations during normal operations, as opposed.
The Apollo spacecraft used for lunar missions in the late 1960's and early 1970's was really two different spacecraft, the Command Module (CM) and the Lunar Module (LM).The CM was used to get the three astronauts to the moon, and back again. The LM was used to land two of the astronauts on the moon while the third astronaut remained in the CM, in orbit around the moon Project APOLLO. ¶. This is a project to develop a common ATCA blade which can be used for readout and triggering applications in LHC experiments. It is named after the Apollo program CSM spacecraft which separated into Command and Service modules. Photos To start using Apollo Angular simply run: Copy. ng add apollo-angular. One thing you need to set is the URL of your GraphQL Server, so open src/app/graphql.module.ts and set uri variables: Copy. const uri = 'https://o5x5jzoo7z.sse.codesandbox.io/graphql'; //our test Graphql Server which returns rates. Done Aug 15, 2018 - This Pin was discovered by maria. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinteres
apollo black command cutaway design diagram english horizontal image interior label language mission module schematic space exploration space travel technology white show all hide all 238,656,867 stock photos, vectors and video Next up was the first B Mission called Apollo 5. Saturn IB SA-204R successfully launched the unmanned LM-1 (Lunar Module number 1) into low Earth orbit on January 22, 1968 (see Apollo 5: The First Flight of the Lunar Module). Although problems were encountered during the nearly eight-hour long flight, all of the mission's major test objectives were successfully met opening the way for. Right: View of the Apollo 13 Service Module showing the damage from the explosion. On April 13, 1970, while traveling 205,000 miles from Earth toward the Moon, an explosion rocked the Apollo 13 spacecraft, putting the lives of astronauts James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert and Fred W. Haise in jeopardy During NASA's Apollo space program a fuel cell created by United Aircraft Corporation's Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division was utilized to generate power on board the Command and Service Module (CSM). The fuel cell utilizes hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen to create a chemical reaction that yields electricity, and drinkable water
This DSKY does ALL of the commands a DSKY and AGC does whether the AGC was in the Command Module or the Lunar Excursion Module (They were quite different). AGC software is loaded into the on board dual core 64 bit CPU to enable you to operate the DSKY in all documented hardware configurations from Apollo 1 to Skylab Apollo Program A7L Suit. English: Developed for Project Apollo the A7L Apollo spacesuit was the primary pressure suit worn by NASA astronauts on all space flights until the termination of the Apollo program in 1975 This is a complete scan of aperture card box 459 at NARA SW. It contains MIT/IL drawing range 2003121 through 2005061 for the Project Apollo Command Module and Lunar Module guidance & navigation systems. Topics: nasa, apollo, guidance, compute Schematic view of Woodcock's 1966 Apollo-shaped Mars Excursion Module (MEM). The de-orbit retrorocket pack and retracted landing legs are not shown. Image: NAS Sam Avati helped oversee construction of a critical piece of that program-the most ungainly but reliable manned spacecraft ever, the Apollo Moon lander, aka the Lunar Module (LM). Avati, 76, worked for 35 years at Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. of Bethpage, N.Y. (now a unit of Northrop Grumman Corp.), prime contractor for the LM Grumman Lunar Module slideshow. July 20, 1969 was a historic day for America and the world. While the world watched on TV, astronaut Neil Armstrong took mankind's first steps on the moon. At its Bethpage, N.Y. facility, Grumman Corporation, now part of the Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems sector, designed, assembled, integrated and tested. | aerospace |
http://www.copanational.org/ChocktoChockDec09.cfm | 2017-01-23T04:28:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282110.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00502-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.947133 | 1,328 | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-04__0__126905438 | en | How proficient are you in slow flight? Knowing where the slow flight range is for your aircraft, and how it feels, is more important than many pilots realize.
Slow flight is the speed range between the airspeed for flight for endurance and the stall. The recognition features of slow flight are the recognition features for an approaching stall. The aircraft nose attitude is nose high in comparison to the relative airflow, the airspeed is low, the flight controls feel “mushy”, and the stall warning light or horn will be on as we approach the stall. By the time the stall warning comes on, it is time to leave slow flight to avoid a stall.
Every time we go flying, we are likely to fly in slow flight for at least a little while. Let’s take one model of the C-172 as an example. The endurance speed for the C-172 is about 60 knots and the stall is 51 knots with the flaps up and 46 knots with the flaps down. The POH states that the nose wheel should be lifted for take-off at 55 knots. The aircraft will get airborne at about 60 knots, right at the edge of slow flight.
If we complete a soft field take-off, we will get airborne in ground effect at 48 to 50 knots and we will have to transition through the slow flight range. The best angle of climb speed is 60 knots. This is right on the edge of slow flight. A very slightly too high nose attitude will put us into slow flight.
The final approach speed with flaps down for a C-172 is 65 to 70 knots (61 knots for a short field approach). So with full flaps, most of our final approach will be close to slow flight. As we flare for landing and the airspeed decreases, and we hold the aircraft off for that nice slow soft landing, we will be approaching the low end of the slow flight range.
There are times when we have to perform an overshoot when in the final stages of a landing. An overshoot may be because of problems with a gusty wind or a cross wind, or because of something on the runway. We are now required to make power, pitch and bank changes while in slow flight and very near to the ground.
Add gusty winds, cross winds or a little turbulence to slow flight and we can see why so many of our accidents occur in the take-off and landing phases of flight.
How many of us actually practice slow flight? Likely very few of us.
When we do practice slow flight we usually pick an airspeed like 55 knots and we practice straight and level flight, maybe a few gentle turns, and then the recovery to normal flight. This is good practice, but we should be practicing exercises that simulate real life.
Exercise 1: Slow the aircraft (C-172) to 50 knots with 10 degrees of flaps (the flap setting for a soft field take-off) while maintaining altitude. Then initiate the recovery while maintaining heading and altitude (simulating flying over the runway and remaining in ground effect). Force yourself to maintain altitude within 35 feet above the simulated ground until you have attained at least the best rate of climb and then climb away.
Exercise 2: Configure the aircraft (C-172) for a full flap final approach and set the aircraft at a short field final approach speed of 61 knots. Set an altitude as the simulated ground. When 50 feet above the simulated ground, flare and hold the altitude at just above the simulated ground until the airspeed has decreased to 50 knots and then overshoot. Maintain heading and altitude to simulate flying over the runway in ground effect. Force yourself to maintain altitude within 35 feet above the simulated ground until you have attained at least the best rate of climb and then climb away.
Before we practice any slow flight exercise, we should perform a “HALT or HASEL check. We will be near the stall with a nose high pitch attitude. We must make sure the area around us is clear of other traffic and that we are at a safe altitude, at least 2,000 feet above ground.
These are difficult exercises at altitude, but when mastered, will make slow flight at ground level much safer.
These exercises require large power increases which will cause the aircraft to want to pitch up, or pitch down in the case of above the fuselage mounted pusher props. A pitch up may result in a stall. A pitch down may result in sudden contact with the ground.
While performing these exercises, we must be very conscious of our use of the rudder. Most of us have become lax in rudder use and in normal flight in most modern aircraft we can get away with it. In slow flight, lack of rudder input or improper rudder input can result in a spin.
Remember adverse yaw. In a turn to the left, the left aileron goes up decreasing the angle of attack on that wing and the right aileron goes down increasing the angle of attack on the right wing. The increased angle of attack results in increased drag, which causes yaw away from the turn.
The slower we fly, the more aileron deflection is required to initiate the turn. This results in more adverse yaw and the need for more rudder in the direction of roll to correct for it. Adverse yaw must be corrected for. The differential or Frise that is designed into some flight control systems will partially correct for adverse yaw. The rest is up to us. We are very close to a stall while in slow flight. If we do stall with adverse yaw uncorrected for, we will spin.
The practice of slow flight exercises in realistic scenarios will improve our pitch and yaw control in slow flight. This will make soft field take-offs, obstacle clearance take-offs and all full flap landings safer. A safe flight is an enjoyable one.
Dale Nielsen is an ex-Armed Forces pilot and aerial photography pilot. He lives in Abbotsford, B.C., and currently flies medevacs from Victoria in a Lear 25. Nielsen is also the author of seven flight training manuals published by Canuck West Holdings.
Got an aviation safety story to tell? Dale Nielsen would like to hear from pilots who have educational aviation experiences to relate. Excerpts from these stories will be used in upcoming safety articles. Dale can be contacted via e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.org | aerospace |
http://nyconvergence.com/2012/05/nasa-cubesat-built-by-ny-students-soon-to-be-launched-in-space.html | 2017-03-28T04:15:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218189667.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212949-00570-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.951179 | 167 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__76587659 | en | For three years, students and professors at CUNY’s Medger Evers College, Cornell University, Queensborough College, The College of Staten Island, Cooper Union, Brooklyn College, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology have worked on the 4×4 inch CubeSat, which NASA will launch into space (as part of a communications satellite) on a day that has yet to be determined.
According to the New York Daily News, over 60 students contributed to programming the mechanical, electrical, communication, date handling, and command systems for the cube. Additionally, it had to be designed to withstand a powerful rocket launch as well as the volatile temperatures of space.
CubeSat will be manned by Medger students upon launch. According to Project Director, Shermane Austin, the cube will spend about 120 days in space. | aerospace |
https://dronesmiddleeastmag.com/aerial-target-drone-powered-by-veronte-autopilot/ | 2024-04-21T15:34:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817780.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421132819-20240421162819-00569.warc.gz | 0.940739 | 254 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__35821370 | en | Embention’s Veronte Autopilot for UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) has been selected for integration into an aerial target drone manufactured by Kadet Defence Systems. The JX2 NG aerial target is designed for weapon training, development and evaluation, as well as an aerial test platform.
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https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/LunarDay | 2022-01-29T08:26:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300573.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220129062503-20220129092503-00249.warc.gz | 0.859114 | 554 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__99361295 | en | The countdown begins!
Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first humans landing on the moon with a jam-packed day of programming taking place throughout the Museum. Participate in hands-on activities, enjoy demos and lightning talks, watch moon “movies” on our big screen, and have the rare chance to see a moon rock on loan from NASA. On view, will be a special display of Apollo related artifacts. (See schedule below.)
We are especially thrilled to welcome the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) Restoration Team to the Museum, and see the results of their multi-year effort to restore the AGC #14 used for ground testing and man-rating of the Lunar Module in Houston. Unless you are an Apollo astronaut or part of the team that worked on the AGC and its software, this is the first time ever, to see this computer in action! A display will be open all day, and presentations at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. will allow for a deeper dive into how the computer works, and the challenges of restoring it.
From 1-3:00 p.m. the Museum will offer special displays and short talks that highlight current research in space with guests from the MIT Haystack Observatory, the MIT Media Lab’s Space Group, and MIT AeroAstro.
That evening, join us for Moon Shots, a 21+ over-the-moon event with special guests, special spirits, and special activities.
We look forward to seeing you for lift-off.
10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Moon rock display
10:45 a.m. Intro to the Apollo Guidance Computer
11 a.m. Apollo Guidance Computer Presentation (limited seating)
12 - 4 p.m. Idea Hub: Exoplanet Explorers
1 - 3 p.m. One Giant Leap: Hands-on activities
Activities include: Apollo Navigation System, Binary Beads, Rover Drop Engineering Challenge, Martian Rovers, Haystack Observatory, and Apollo Software
1:15 - 2:30 p.m. Lightning Talks
Talks by Anthea Coster, Assistant Director, Haystack Observatory, Satellite Observations on Earth Atmosphere; Hugh Blair-Smith, former Software Engineer for the Apollo Guidance Computer, MIT Instrumentation Laboratory; Debbie Douglas, Director of Collections, MIT Museum; Colin Lonsdale, Director, Haystack Observatory, Blackholes
2 p.m. Apollo Guidance Computer Presentation (limited seating)
5 p.m. Museum closing early
View schedule for Moon Shots, our evening program, beginning at 6:30 p.m. | aerospace |
https://thefilipinotravelersblog.blogspot.com/2017/11/review-latam-b787-9-business-class.html | 2019-09-15T17:22:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514571651.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20190915155225-20190915181225-00423.warc.gz | 0.967747 | 542 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__41130836 | en | Flight: LA 705
Departure time in Frankfurt (FRA): 19:25
Arrival time in Madrid (MAD): 21:45
Aircraft: Boeing 787
Duration: 2h 20min
Date of flight: November 8, 2017
*Revenue Ticket, Business Class flight #137
Check-in, Desk 766 Hall C, Terminal 1
my last flight with LATAM two years ago, they were still using Terminal 2 for check-in and Terminal 1 for departure gates so it's nice to know everything is all in one place now.
B Departures, Frankfurt Airport Terminal 1
Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge for about half an hour or so before heading to the departure gates.
Boarding, gate B48
Business Class Cabin
At the back of the business class cabin is the Space + with a seat pitch of 34 inches followed by the Economy cabin with 32 inches seat pitch.
As for the business class seat, here are the features:
Around 7:05pm, the captain came on the PA to welcome us on board, and gave us flight information among others, that this flight is continuing to Santiago and our flight time to Madrid which is 2 hours. Moments later, the Flight Service Manager also came on the PA.
In-flight Safety Video
Minutes later, we had a smooth take off.
A few minutes after the seat belt sign was turned off, the flight attendants started offering hot towels. There was no menu card although I was told that they were serving smoked salmon.
Around 8:55pm, the captain was back on the PA and informed us that we start our descent among others, and that we would be landing around 9:30pm which is earlier than scheduled.
Landing at Madrid Barajas Airport
We landed at Madrid Barajas Airport around 9:37pm and afterwards, an announcement was made that those flying to Santiago would need to disembark as well.
Taking this same flight after two years was sort of nostalgic for me since during my first flight with LATAM (then LAN), I was on a birthday trip traveling to Japan and then back to Europe. The Boeing 787-9 which LATAM uses now is definitely a step up since the seats are wider, the personal screens are bigger and the cabin feels more spacious. The food and drinks selection was also very good and the flight attendants especially the guy serving my side of the cabin was very attentive and jolly. For the price I paid and for the service I received, LATAM is definitely one of the best airlines to fly with between Frankfurt and Madrid 😍 | aerospace |
http://www.wcsg.org/category/news-holland/ | 2015-07-31T09:21:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-32/segments/1438042988065.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20150728002308-00323-ip-10-236-191-2.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.956416 | 204 | CC-MAIN-2015-32 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-32__0__120186811 | en | 7-20-15 Plane Crash near Holland State Park
PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a 66-year-old man walked away with only minor injuries after crash landing a small plane on a Lake Michigan beach.
WGHN-AM reports Steven Stam told officers he was flying Sunday evening along the lakeshore in western Michigan when the plane’s engine began having trouble. He brought the plane down in dune grass in Ottawa County’s Park Township, near Holland State Park.
No one else was in the plane and no one on the ground was injured. The plane’s nose ended up in the sand with its tail in the air.
Jackee Thompson told MLive.com “something didn’t sound right” before the plane went down. She says “the next thing you know, everyone is running to the crash site.”
The Detroit News reports the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating. | aerospace |
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http://www.bladehelis.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=BLH3535 | 2018-12-12T11:02:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376823817.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20181212091014-20181212112514-00119.warc.gz | 0.902857 | 137 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__236351300 | en | The Blade® mCP X helicopter has been a staple in helicopter performance since its debut and continues to be a “go-to” machine when it comes to performing micro aerobatics. Blade introduces the mCP X FAI fuselage, designed with a high-visibility scheme, sleek aerodynamic lines and a lowered landing gear, giving you an FAI-style machine in a micro package.
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https://www.nitorinfotech.com/case-study/business-intelligence-and-analytics-solution-for-a-leading-provider-of-accommodations-solutions-to-the-aviation-industry/ | 2023-12-11T00:16:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679102697.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210221943-20231211011943-00247.warc.gz | 0.867883 | 194 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__301754817 | en | BI and analytics solution for a leading provider of accommodations solutions to the aviation industry
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https://www.spaceintel101.com/post/isro-launched-maiden-sslv-suffers-with-upper-stage-and-dataloss-issues | 2023-06-09T20:42:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224656833.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20230609201549-20230609231549-00029.warc.gz | 0.945282 | 422 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__43052117 | en | ISRO Launched Maiden SSLV, suffers with upper stage and dataloss issues
The SSLV-D1 rocket launched with 2 satellites and could not place in desired orbits.
Chennai, August 07, 2022 The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle or SSLV carrying EOS-2 and Azaadisat satellites lifted off from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 9.18am IST (03:48 UTC), after the countdown for the mission began at 2:26am. However, The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday said its SSLV-D1/EOS-02 mission suffered a data loss in its terminal phase.
"We are processing the data to conclude on the final outcome of the mission with respect to whether a stable orbit is achieved or not," said ISRO chairman S Somanath in post-flight announcement.
All the stages performed normal. Both the satellites were injected. But, the orbit achieved was less than expected, which makes it unstable. - ISRO
During the Broadcast, It is noted that the Telemetry was lost about 9 minutes into the mission. The rocket got close to orbit but may have fallen a bit short, the third and VTM stage underperformed, compared to its preliminary timeline published by ISRO.
Astronomer Dr Jonathan McDowell observed the orbital elements of the 3rd and VTM stages, did not reach the desired orbit and the stages and payload would have impacted the Pacific around 0431 UTC.
Update from ISRO: SSLV-D1 placed the satellites into 356 km x 76 km elliptical orbit instead of 356 km circular orbit. Satellites are no longer usable. The issue is reasonably identified. Failure of a logic to identify a sensor failure and go for a salvage action caused the deviation.
A committee would analyze and recommend. With the implementation of the recommendations, ISRO will come back soon with SSLV-D2.
A detailed statement by Chairman, ISRO will be uploaded soon. | aerospace |
http://mysticaluniverse.com/2011/11/04/ufo-sighting-china/ | 2022-06-30T04:52:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103661137.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20220630031950-20220630061950-00568.warc.gz | 0.960189 | 223 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__244436273 | en | Reported By: Shung Pan
A flying object which look like the exhaustion by a jet engine combat flight, made a quick turn in the height of 100 metres above ground and disappeared.
However, this is a residential area which is packed with tall buildings of at least 30 story, making it impossible for a aeroplane flying in that speed. The sighting last foronly a second, but it was very clear and there is still sun light. Also, there is a plane flying over the area at that time but in a much higher altitude.
I had one can of beer but I am sure I am not alcohol affected and I wear no glasses.
Reported By: Shung Pan Subject: UFO Sighting Date: November 11, 2002 Time: 7:05 PM Event Location: Hong Kong Country: China Weather: Sunset, Cloudy, 24ºC Additional Information: 100M above ground, Lai King, Kwai Chung Area Witnesses: 1 Objects Shape: Fireball Number of objects: 1 Object emitted beams of light Object became transparent There were aircraft in the area | aerospace |
http://www.3m.com/Product/information/Flatback-Paper-Tape.html | 2015-03-27T11:57:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-14/segments/1427131296383.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20150323172136-00110-ip-10-168-14-71.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.816248 | 94 | CC-MAIN-2015-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-14__0__652598 | en | 3M™ Flatback Paper Tape
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http://www.herald-mail.com/topic/hm-hagerstown-aviation-museum-to-host-open-airplane-afternoon-20120711,0,1282515.story | 2013-05-20T22:42:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00085-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.838993 | 224 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__105068979 | en | The Hagerstown Aviation Museum will hold its Open Airplane Afternoon on Sunday, July 15, from 1 to 4 p.m.
On display will be the Fairchild C-82 and C-119 Flying Boxcar and other museum aircraft such as the 1943 Fairchild PT-19 WWII Trainer and the 1928 Kreider Reisner KR-31 biplane. All of the planes were built in Hagerstown.
Admission is free, and donations are accepted.
Museum merchandise, books, DVDs and hats will be for sale. Free museum magazines and aircraft collection 14-by-28-inch color posters will be available while supplies last.
The next Open Airplane Afternoon date will be Aug. 19.
The airplanes and displays will be at Hagerstown Aircraft Services, 14235 Oaks Springs Road, Hagerstown. From U.S. 11 at the airport, turn onto Basore Drive at Tony’s Pizza and follow the signs.
For information, call 301-733-8717 or go to www.hagerstownaviationmuseum.org. | aerospace |
https://www.nar.org/high-power-rocketry-info/level-2-hpr-certification/ | 2023-09-28T12:02:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510387.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20230928095004-20230928125004-00345.warc.gz | 0.933629 | 2,627 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__254542572 | en | The procedures for Level 2 certification are documented below.
Level 2 certification requires that you hold a valid HPR Level 1 certification before applying. You can examine the HPR Level 2 Certification Procedures covered in this page for more information, as well as review the HPR Level 2 Study Guide. Please note that the NAR high power certification is only one consideration when purchasing and using high power rocket motors. Compliance with local and state laws as well as federal regulations (e.g., FAA FAR Part 101, NFPA 1127, etc.) is also required.
High Power certification is intended to provide a measure of the modeler’s competence to avoid gross violations of good modeling practice and safe model operation. The program is not foolproof. A single demonstration of a modeler’s skills does not guarantee consistent safe performance. The certification program does not replace competent range personnel (note that high power range safety officers will require high power certification per NFPA 1127) to provide assurance of safe models and operating practices.
Questions about any of the below content should be directed to the HPR Services Chairman.
- The individual seeking Level 2 High Power certification must be a minimum of 18 years old at the time of certification. A copy of a government-issued identification can be used for proof of age.
- A flier seeking HP Certification must be a member in good standing of the National Association of Rocketry (NAR). Proof of NAR membership in the form of the flier’s NAR-issued membership card shall be provided prior to the certification attempt. The individual must currently hold a HPR Level 1 certification, as identified on their NAR Membership Card.
- Motors used for certification attempts must be currently certified by the NAR, or by another organization (e.g., Tripoli) with a recognized certification program.
- Although not required, the general expectation is that a member will gain experience with additional Level 1 flights prior to attempting Level 2 certification, as noted under “How Do I Get Started in High Power Rocketry” on the main HPR page. This could include building several L1-capable rockets and multiple flights on H and I motors. A HPR flight log will help certification teams in evaluating a member’s experience level prior to attempting a Level 2 certification flight.
- NOTE: This document does not supersede any requirements imposed by the authorities having jurisdiction. Other requirements may be imposed by state, or non-USA authorities.
- The certification team consists of two individuals who are a minimum of 18 years old and are members in good standing of the NAR. The certification team members must be unrelated to the applicant. Members of Tripoli, unless they are also members of the NAR, cannot participate on a certification team.
- At least one of the team members must be already certified to a level equal to the certification level being attempted, e.g., a team member must be certified at Level 2 to judge another individual’s Level 2 certification attempt.
- Level 2 certifications may be administered by a single NAR Level 3 certified individual; the two certified individuals requirement is waived in this case.
- Certification attempts must be witnessed in person by the certification team. Video recordings of a certification flight are not acceptable.
Certification Process and Documentation
- Certification may be accomplished at any launch where sufficient individuals meeting the requirements of section 2 are available.
- FAA regulations requiring notification or waivers must be complied with and the launch site must have a FAA waiver for high power models (greater than 3.3 pounds launch weight and/or 4.4 ounces of propellant) in effect at the time of launch. All conditions and restrictions imposed by the FAA must be satisfied and followed.
- The individual must provide proof of previous Level 1 certification. Proof of previous certification includes the NAR membership card showing the Level 1 certification level or a signed temporary NAR HPR Certification Verification card with a valid Level 1 Certification.
- The flyer is required to take and pass a HPR Level 2 Written Exam prior to their Level 2 certification flight attempt. The individual must demonstrate their knowledge of regulations and laws pertaining to high power rocketry. Questions concerning basic rocket technical knowledge, e.g., center of pressure and center of gravity relationships, will also be included.
- The examination will contain 40 questions in the multiple choice format.
- The exam questions will come from a 100 question pool found in the NAR HPR Level 2 Written Exam Study Guide.
- HPR Level 2 Online Practice Exams:
- The passing grade is ~87% ; this means you must have at least 35 or more correct answers out of the 40 questions in the exam.
- In the event of an initial exam failure, the member may immediately re-take a different exam version. If the member fails a second exam, the member must wait a minimum of seven (7) days to attempt the exam again (changed per Board of Trustees decision on 10/13/2020).
- The exam must be completed prior to the flight attempt. The flight attempt should be made as soon as reasonably and safely possible after successful exam completion. The written exam will not have to be repeated if the initial flight attempt(s) fail, or if a successful flight is completed within one year of taking the written exam. Graded and signed Exam Answer Sheets should be retained by the individual until the completion of their certification flight. The signed, completed Exam Answer Sheet should be attached to the back of the HPR Certification Application either by staple or paperclip. Loss of the signed answer sheet will require the HPR L2 Candidate to retake the exam before making the certification flight attempt. Once the flight is completed, the signed exam sheet will be returned with the HPR Certification Application form to NAR Headquarters for processing.
- Certification Teams may request NAR HPR Level 2 Written Exam hard copy packets from NAR Headquarters at the following: (Note: you must be at least HPR Level 1 Certified to request and administer the exam per Board of Trustees decision on 9/2/2020):
- NAR HQ
PO Box 407
Marion, IA 52302
- NAR HQ
- NAR Sections or those Certification Teams requiring multiple copies for ongoing testing or the testing of large groups may request soft copy (electronic) versions of the exam packets by contacting either the Section Activities Chairman or the High Power Services Chairman. This allows printing the exams materials on an as-needed basis (Note: you must be at least HPR Level 1 Certified to request and administer the exam per Board of Trustees decision on 9/2/2020).
- The member attempting certification must build the rocket that they wish to use for their certification attempt. The model may be either scratch built or a kit and the rocket must be constructed in such a manner that it will perform safely under the additional stress of an HPR motor. Teams attempting to certify cannot use the same rocket, but rather are required to each build their own model. In addition, the member must use an active recovery system for their certification attempt, which usually includes parachute recovery; details of these recovery methods are described in the Definition of Active Recovery.
- The modeler must demonstrate his ability to build and fly a rocket containing at least one J, K or L impulse class motor. Cluster or staged models used for certification may not contain over 5120.00 Newton seconds total impulse. In the case of a cluster or staged model, at least one of the individual motors must be an J, K or L impulse motor. Combinations of smaller impulse motors that add up to meet the impulse requirements do not qualify as the model does not contain at least one J, K or L impulse motor. Single use, reloadable, or hybrid technology motors are permitted. The modeler must assemble the reloadable motor, if used, in the presence of a certification team member.
- The individual attempting certification must also complete a NAR High Power Certification Application prior to his certification attempt.
- The model will be subjected to a safety inspection prior to flight. The safety inspection form is on the back of the NAR High Power Certification Application. During the safety inspection the modeler will be expected to provide oral answers to technical questions related to the safety and construction of his model. The questions may include (but not limited to) identification of the model’s center of gravity and center of pressure, methods used to determine model stability, and interpretation of the rocket motor’s designation. The certification team will initial (or check) the blocks indicating that model safety, motor certification, and the existence of a FAA waiver (if required) in effect were verified prior to flight.
- The individual will fly his model. The flight must be witnessed by the certification team members. Stability, deployment of the recovery system, and safe recovery should be considered when evaluating safety of the flight. Models experiencing a catastrophic failure of the airframe, rocket motor, and/or recovery system (e.g., shock cord separation) will not be considered as having a safe flight.
- The model must be returned to the certification team after flight. and be inspected to verify engine retention and for evidence of flight-induced damage. The certification team will initial the blocks indicating that a safe flight was made and that the post-flight inspection was satisfactory. In general, the guideline for acceptable flight damage is that the model could be flown again without repair. It is left to the judgement of the certification team to differentiate between flight damage and “normal” maintenance to assure reliability (e.g., shock cord replacement to prevent future flight problems). “Zippering” of the body tube is another area of flight damage left to certification team judgement for acceptability.
- The certification team will sign the certification application to indicate that the certification attempt was successfully completed. Both the certification application and the temporary NAR HPR Certification Verification card must be signed. The temporary Certification Verification card and the certification application, as well as the successfully passed written exam answer sheet are normally returned to the certifying individual after the flight. At club launches or NAR sponsored activities (e.g., NARAM, NSL) the certification application and exam answer sheet may be retained by the event sponsors to be sent to NAR Headquarters. In that event, only the temporary NAR HPR Certification Verification card is returned to the certifying individual.
- The certification application and written exam answer sheet are returned to NAR Headquarters by either USPS or Email. No fees are required. The certification application must be returned by the certified individual or the event sponsors to NAR Headquarters to allow updating the NAR database. The release of a new NAR membership card will be initiated showing the new certification level upon receipt of the certification paperwork (please allow 4-5 weeks for delivery before contacting NAR Headquarters about missing cards).
- NOTE: Certification Candidates and Certification Team Members – When submitting completed high power certification documents to NAR HQ via email, please send the documents for only one (1) candidate per email. Multiple certification packets should be submitted using separate emails. Also, when scanning the documents, try to keep the file size as small as possible without sacrificing the quality/legibility (i.e. make sure that they are readable as well as fully completed before submitting).
- The temporary NAR HPR Certification Verification card is valid for 60 days after the certification date or until the end of the NAR member’s membership, whichever comes first. The temporary card is recognized as proof of the certification level. The Certification Verification card should be destroyed upon receipt of a new NAR membership card which shows the HPR certification level.
- Falsification of data or statements by the certifying individual will result in revocation of the high power certification. Falsification of data or statements by the certification team, e.g., failure to secure a FAA waiver, can result in revocation of the team members’ NAR memberships.
- NAR members who are currently Tripoli Level 2 certified may grandfather at the NAR Level 2 by completing the identification portion of a NAR high power application and attaching proof of current Tripoli certification (e.g., photocopy of Tripoli consumer confirmation card) to NAR headquarters with a request that their certification level be updated.
- Tripoli certifications will be honored at NAR launches. A current Tripoli Membership Card is required as evidence of Tripoli high power certification level at launches.
- NAR HPR certifications, once earned, are valid whenever NAR membership is current, and are reinstated upon request after membership lapses.
Revision of May 12, 2021 | aerospace |
https://www.gehonda.com/news-media/archive/GHAE.html | 2023-12-05T08:52:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100550.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205073336-20231205103336-00415.warc.gz | 0.918152 | 663 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__189628290 | en | LAS VEGAS, NV- October 17, 2023- GE Honda Aero Engines (GHAE) HF120 turbofan engine has successfully completed a second 100 percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) test. Testing was performed using ATJ-SPK*1, which is converted from alcohol sourced feedstock. This test was led by Honda at the Research and Development center for aero engines located in Saitama, Japan.
Test results were favorable, supporting the study to compare engine performance when using 100% SAF, conventional jet fuel, and a mixture of both fuels. Effects of Lean Blow-out*2 characteristics on the engine during testing were evaluated to gain further insight. In October 2022, the first SAF test on the HF120 was successfully conducted using HEFA-SPK*3 at Peebles Test Operations center in Ohio, USA.
“There is significant expectation put into sustainable aviation fuel to solve the challenge of decarbonizing aviation,” said Mel Solomon, president of GE Honda Aero Engines. “Recognizing the imperative to include SAF as part of aviation’s commitment to a 2050 carbon neutral industry, GE Honda continues to utilize our parent companies’ R&D work to advance the development of a more diverse supply of SAF to the industry.”
GHAE’s parent companies, GE Aerospace and Honda, are both part of an international OEM Review Panel which evaluates the safety of SAF and supports the development of new fuels and fuel additives, playing a pivotal role in the transition to a more sustainable aviation industry. Insight gathered from the latest SAF test will be used for R&D of aero engines to support activities related to the international standardization of SAF by the OEM Review Panel.
“Our active involvement in the OEM Review Panel and the successful completion of a second 100% SAF engine test within 12 months with a different blend is a testament of GE Honda’s commitment to accelerate the right solutions for the industry,” added Solomon.
The HF120 engine currently demonstrates best-in-class fuel efficiency and can operate today in-service on approved SAF blends up to 50 percent. GE Honda Aero Engines remains dedicated to the critical effort to create a more sustainable future for aviation.
About GE Honda Aero Engines
GE and Honda formed a 50/50 joint venture in 2004, called GE Honda Aero Engines, based in Burlington, North Carolina. The joint company integrates the resources of GE Aviation and Honda Aero, Inc., a Honda subsidiary established to manage its aviation engine business.
More about GE Honda’s Sustainability Efforts:
October 2022 - GE Honda Aero Engines Completes Testing of HF120 Engine Using 100% Low Carbon Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
To learn more about GE Honda Aero Engines and the HF120 engine, visit us at Booth N2818 during the National Business Aviation Association Convention & Exhibition, held October 17-19 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
For additional information about GE Honda, please visit our website at http://www.gehonda.com. For questions on GE Honda Aero Engines’ business, please contact Hirohito Mori at +1-336-221-2595. | aerospace |
http://aviation.eku.edu/aviation-international-student-application-process | 2017-12-17T23:36:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948599156.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20171217230057-20171218012057-00553.warc.gz | 0.760012 | 141 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__11182825 | en | Aviation International Student Application Process
International students applying to EKU's Aviation Professional Flight program are required to complete additional steps prior to acceptance.
The attached presentation (in PDF format) will guide you through the application process.
If you have any specific admissions questions, contact EKU Admissions at (800) 465-9191.
For I-20/immigration questions, contact the Center for International Education at (859) 622-1478.
For Aviation program questions and/or TSA requirements/questions, contact the EKU Aviation office at (859) 622-1014 or Carole.Moores@eku.edu for assistance. | aerospace |
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https://freetechsforum.com/nasa-continues-to-unlock-secrets-of-our-solar-system/ | 2024-02-29T04:48:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474784.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20240229035411-20240229065411-00663.warc.gz | 0.905599 | 643 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__124935021 | en | As we wait for Juno’s first close-up images of Jupiter, NASA continues to explore our solar system to help answer fundamental questions about whether we are alone in the universe.
“There are many uncharted, promising worlds and objects we are eager to explore with our current and future missions,” said NASA Planetary Division Director Jim Green.
The James Webb Space Telescope, set to launch in 2018, can observe not only faint objects across the universe, but also all of our neighboring planets and their moons within our solar system.neighboring planets and their moons within our solar system.
With Juno exploring Jupiter, NASA is also intrigued by its largest moons. Io’s intense geological activity makes it the most volcanically active world in the solar system.
NASA has selected nine science instruments for a future mission to study whether Europa – a mysterious moon that scientists believe to have a liquid ocean beneath its icy surface – hosts habitable environments.
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured Jupiter’s auroras and found evidence of saltwater on Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede.
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft continues exploring Saturn, its rings and moons, since 2004. In 2017, during the final phase of its long mission, Cassini will complete 22 dives through the narrow gap between Saturn’s outer atmosphere and its rings. This exciting set of orbits is called the Grand Finale.
Titan is one of the major satellites of Saturn, with a rich atmosphere and surface chemistry that has been observed extensively by Cassini.
On July 14, NASA celebrated the one-year anniversary of New Horizons’ flyby of Pluto, which brought the world unprecedented views of the dwarf planet and its moon, Charon.
The mission has been extended to study an object in the Kuiper belt, an icy field of early building blocks of the solar system packed with primordial organics.
NASA’s Dawn mission set out to investigate the solar system’s two largest asteroids remaining intact since their formation – Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres.
NASA will launch OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer) in September, the first US mission to a near-Earth asteroid to collect a sample for return to Earth in 2023.
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On our journey to Mars, we are closer than ever before to sending astronauts to the red planet, NASA said.
The Opportunity and Curiosity rovers are traversing Martian soil, while MAVEN, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and Mars Odyssey are cruising the Martian skies above.
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The next Mars rover scheduled for launch in 2020 is under construction, and NASA s InSight Mission to study the interior of the Red Planet is scheduled to launch in 2018. | aerospace |
http://armynow.blogspot.com/2012/03/hitching-ride-with-georgia-national.html | 2018-07-22T10:53:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676593208.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20180722100513-20180722120513-00017.warc.gz | 0.98516 | 448 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__92430170 | en | In 1973, I hitched a ride on a C-130 Hercules transport from Denver to Atlanta. This prop plane cruises at 240mph. The Georgia Air National Guard flight was scheduled for almost eight hours. There were 60 high school ROTC cadets aboard in addition to cargo. The crew gave me a headset so I could help with the high school kids—some of whom got sick, scared or both.
It was a long, dull ride until about 70 miles outside Atlanta when the plane started to pivot right and then left, like it was rotating on a stick in the middle of the fuselage. On the intercom I heard the pilots feather one right-wing prop then the next. The fuel pumps for the right wing died and the plane was swerving like a crab in the sky.
I took the party line and told the kids there was turbulence. As we descended the co-pilot said we would be going straight in because the remaining engines were overheating. The pilot then said in a very calm voice. “I landed one of these bitches in the Nam with just one engine. We’re fine.”
I went up front and saw crash foam on the airstrip and fire engines on both sides of the runway. We came in hard, took one big bounce and came to a fairly smooth stop just short of the foam.
As we led the kids out of the plane they knew the crew and I had lied big time about the turbulence. They could see nothing but emergency vehicles.
In the terminal the crew chief told me that they would have the fuel line repaired in a few hours and I could fly with them to DC. I declined, saying I was in a hurry to get home. I went back outside out of view of the crew and kissed the airstrip, then flew home commercial.
In my admittedly odd life, I have always wanted people around me who could be chased by a raging grizzly bear and think ‘This is a chance to practice sprinting.’
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https://jodyvictor-go-buckeyes.blogcreek.com/tag/rogue/ | 2020-09-26T19:23:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400244353.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20200926165308-20200926195308-00244.warc.gz | 0.95296 | 234 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__212377099 | en | OSU researchers and study authors think during a new NASA mission they may find there are as many starts in the Milky Way as there are “rogue planets” which float in space without orbiting a sun.
The mission will provide a whole new viewpoint of what is out there in space. The researchers stated: imagine our rocky world floating freely in space, this is the kind of thing we hope to find.
Researchers hoped that NASA’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope would find hundreds of these free-floating rogue planets in the Milky Way. By identifying and counting those rogue planets scientists think they can then extrapolate an estimate of how many there maybe in the galaxy.
Rogue, free-floating, planets are isolated objects Their masses are similar to a planet and the origin of objects is unknown. Some believe they used to have a host start that no longer exists.
Researchers said that the universe could be swarming with such objects and we don’t know it and that without the new NASA mission involving the microlensing survey the Roman Space Telescope is going to do they wouldn’t be able to complete their research. | aerospace |
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were ordered in February, but 506 single-aisle engines were ordered.
(The latest figures we have are to the end of February 2016.)
It has been a slow start to the year; fewer aircraft orders
than in the first two months of each of the last three years. There have also been fewer aircraft deliveries. However, for
the engine manufacturers it has been a pretty good start with more engines ordered in the first two months of the year than
in the same period in each of the last three years.
This industry has had slow starts before and has then gone on to have record years,
certainly in terms of production. There have also been slow starts in terms of the aircraft order intake. Only three single-aisles
were ordered in February, taking the total gross order intake in the first two months to 86 aircraft. The net figure is 79.
That is a slow start. Gross orders in the first two months of the year have been slowly diminishing, from 362 in Jan-Feb 2013
to 249 the following year and then 114 last year. But what might be a surprise for the industry is the fact that this is the
lowest monthly order intake since May 2003. One could be forgiven for thinking that perhaps a new downturn has started, or
started last year. The order intake in 2015 was the lowest since 2010. In 2009 a total of 623 large commercial jets were ordered
and that was considered to be a pretty bad year. If just 86 aircraft are ordered every two months for the rest of this year,
2016 will be worse.
One consequence of the low
February aircraft order intake was that the backlog went down, not just down a little bit but down 99 aircraft. This, as it
turns out, is the largest backlog drop in a single month for five years. To be fair though this is not the sort of backlog
drop that will set alarm bells ringing. There was a new backlog record at the end of January and the February figure is the
third largest ever, behind the January and the December 2015 figures. But Airbus and Boeing both finished the month with a
smaller single-aisle and a smaller widebody backlog. That does not happen very often.
Airbus currently has 57 fewer aircraft
on backlog than at the start of this year. Boeing has 37 fewer. There is not a single major aircraft program that had a larger
backlog at the end of February than at the start of the year. In fact, with the exception of the A318 which has no backlog
anyway, ever single major aircraft program had a smaller backlog at the end of February than at the start of this year. A
few minor aircraft programs however do have slightly larger backlogs; the 737 MAX backlog is up one; the 787-9 is up four,
the A321neo is up 13 though the A320neo is down 14; the A330-900 and the 737-700 backlogs are both up 14 and the 737-800A
backlog is up 17 aircraft.
February saw a very low aircraft order intake and the backlog dropped accordingly. To make matters worse, aircraft deliveries
in both January and February were lower than in the same months last year. By the end of February there had been 131 single-aisle
aircraft deliveries, 14 less than in the same period last year and six less than in Jan-Feb 2014.
There were also 42 widebody
aircraft deliveries, eight fewer than in the same period last year. Airbus has so far delivered 14 fewer aircraft than by
the end of February last year and Boeing has delivered eight fewer. But both companies have delivered fewer single-aisles
and fewer widebodies than at the same time last year.
February was not all bad news for the industry though. It was an interesting month
for the engine companies with orders for 506 engines. The fact that only single-aisle aircraft engines were ordered in February
and no widebody engines is neither here nor there. Six engines were ordered for the three single-aisle aircraft ordered during
the month, and another 500 single-aisle aircraft engines were ordered for previously ordered aircraft. As a direct result,
there are currently 422 more single-aisle engines on firm order than at the start of this year and the current firm order
book of 22,110 engines is a new record for the industry. The number of widebody aircraft engines on firm order dropped in
February but there were gains in January and the current widebody aircraft engine order book of 5,048 engines is 22 more than
at the start of this year.
advantage that the engine manufacturers have is that there are over 2,350 single-aisle and widebody aircraft on firm order
without engine selections. The 500 engines ordered in February for some of these aircraft is probably one of the largest conversions
of To Be Decided engines to firm order that there has ever been.
The engine manufacturers, in particular CFM International and Pratt & Whitney,
have been slowly taking engine orders for previously ordered aircraft. CFM and P&W will share the engine orders for the
2,127 single-aisle aircraft on firm backlog order but without an engine selection at the end of February. These, of course,
are all A320ceo and A320neo Family aircraft. The other engine companies will share the engine orders for the 225 widebody
aircraft which still do not have an engine selection. There is a broad mix here; 155 787s, 40 A330s and 30 A380s.
There is now some urgency to
place engine orders. In January there was the first A320neo delivery with PW1100G engines. First deliveries of the LEAP-1A
for the A320neo Family are not far off and the first 737 MAX will be delivered next year. The urgency mostly involves engines
for single-aisle aircraft.
is quite possible that this year we will see fewer aircraft orders than last year, but perhaps a similar number of engine
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Keep up with the latest scitech news via email or social media. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz of Texas were among the speakers at the event. Learn everything about Tom Clancy's The Division 2, including story walkthrough, items, weapons, news, tips & more! Since 2011, SpaceX Crew Dragon Is on Its Way Home – Planned Splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, An Astronaut’s Guide to Applying to Be an Astronaut – NASA Accepting Applications, Watch Live Coverage of NASA Astronauts’ Return from Space Station on SpaceX Commercial Crew Test Flight, More Than 12,000 Potential Astronauts Apply to Join NASA’s Artemis Generation, Cardiac Ultrasounds Show Damaging Impact of COVID-19 on the Heart, NASA’s Airborne Observatory Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon, NASA Picturing Earth: Astronaut Photography In Focus [Video], Sensors on NASA’s Mars 2020 Spacecraft Answer Long-Distance Call From Earth, Quantum Physics Milestone: Controlled Transport of Stored Light, Aspirin Use Significantly Reduces Risk of Death in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, First Habitable-Zone, Earth-Sized Exoplanet Discovered With Planet-Hunter TESS, Highly Unusual “Hot Neptune” Exoplanet 260 Light Years Away That “Shouldn’t Exist”, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution In an interview from Houston on Tuesday, Kutryk pointed out that Canada is committed to the space station until 2024 along with its international partners. I would just be so excited to fly in space,” she says. “Certainly, I’m definitely in for the idea of deep space (and) longer space flights, kind of pushing what we can do,” she said. This was the first public graduation ceremony for astronauts the agency has ever hosted, and Sens. “I think that we’re living in a lifetime now when we see humans, including Canadian humans, potentially going back to the moon and that’s just a super exciting thing for me to think about.”, Read more: Canada’s newest astronauts want to pass on passion for space. Jennifer Sidey-Gibbons hails from Calgary, Alberta.
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As astronauts, they will help develop spacecraft, support the teams currently in space and ultimately join the ranks of only about 500 people who have had the honor of going into space.
During Friday’s ceremony, each new astronaut received a silver pin, a tradition dating back to the Mercury 7 astronauts, who were selected in 1959. NASA welcomed 11 new astronauts to its ranks Friday, January 10, 2020, increasing the number of those eligible for spaceflight assignments that will expand humanity’s horizons in space for generations to come. Astronaut candidate training for the new graduates included instruction, practice, and testing in spacewalking, robotics, International Space Station systems, T-38 jet proficiency, and Russian language.
Jennifer Anne MacKinnon "Jenni" Sidey-Gibbons (born August 3, 1988) is a Canadian astronaut, engineer, and lecturer. “These individuals represent the best of America, and what an incredible time for them to join our astronaut corps,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston where the graduation ceremony took place. But this time, under a new international accord, such a mission may come with global rules and cooperation. “I have no doubt the newly minted astronauts will add to that history and accomplish incredible things.”. Here you will find everything to know about Tom Clancy's The Division 2, including story walkthrough, items & weapons, latest news, play tips & more. Sidey, who will be training alongside Kutryk, said travelling around the moon, in so-called cislunar orbit, is on her agenda. The Division 2 takes place several months after the events the first game, with the pandemic spreading all the way to Washington D.C. Sleeper agents called Division Agents have been activated to respond to crisis events, such as Green Poison pandemic, and its subsequent spread to Washington D.C. After the release of the Green Poison in New York, the Pandemic has spread to the capital city of Washington D.C. Lawlessness has struck, and it is up to Division Agents to save the city from grave threats. Meet Canadian astronaut Jennifer "Jenni" Sidey-Gibbons.
That is the goal of the so-called Artemis Accords, formally agreed to Tuesday by the U.S. and seven other countries: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the U.K., and the United Arab Emirates. Scripps Company Brand.
Selected for training in 2017, the NASA astronaut candidates were chosen from a record-setting pool of more than 18,000 applicants. All Rights Reserved.All trademarks, character and/or image used in this article are the copyrighted property of their respective owners.▶Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Official Website. | aerospace |
http://jetlib.com/news/2010/01/29/reported-obama-plan-would-privatize-manned-launches/ | 2017-03-26T05:15:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218189127.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212949-00060-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.877028 | 284 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__239681925 | en | Reported Obama Plan Would Privatize Manned Launches
couchslug writes with this excerpt from the not-yet-paywalled New York Times: “President Obama will end NASA’s return mission to the moon and turn to private companies to launch astronauts into space when he unveils his budget request to Congress next week, an administration official said Thursday.The shift would ‘put NASA on a more sustainable and ambitious path to the future’ said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. But the changes have angered some members of Congress, particularly from Texas, the location of the Johnson Space Center, and Florida, the location of the Kennedy Space Center. ‘My biggest fear is that this amounts to a slow death of our nation’s human space flight program,’ Representative Bill Posey, Republican of Florida, said in a statement.” If true, this won’t please the federal panel that recommended against just such privatization.
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- Neil Armstrong Slams Obama’s Space Plan; President Will Defend It Tomorrow | aerospace |
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003864868 | 2017-08-20T11:41:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886106465.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20170820112115-20170820132115-00023.warc.gz | 0.956883 | 217 | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-34__0__289265159 | en | Jiji Press SYDNEY (Jiji Press) — A U.S. Marines MV-22 Osprey aircraft based in Okinawa Prefecture crashed off the east coast of Australia on Saturday, Australian media reported.
Three Marines remain missing after the crash. Twenty-three other service members aboard the tilt-rotor aircraft were rescued.
The aircraft, based at the U.S. Marines’ Futenma Air Station in the Okinawa city of Ginowan, crashed in a military training area off the coast of Rockhampton, Queensland, at about 4 p.m. local time.
The Osprey is believed to have crashed when it was trying to land on the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier.
The aircraft was in Australia to be part of the Talisman Saber U.S.-Australian joint military exercise that ended in late July.
In December, an Osprey crash-landed off the coast of the Okinawa city of Nago. In May 2015, an Osprey crashed during a training exercise in Hawaii, killing two Marines. | aerospace |
https://princetonsummerjournal.com/2021/08/14/blast-off-bezos/ | 2023-06-05T01:06:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224650409.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20230604225057-20230605015057-00688.warc.gz | 0.960169 | 626 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__194869011 | en | By Leslie Nevarez
ON APRIL 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to ever travel into space. Eight years later, during the Richard Nixon presidency, Apollo 11 allowed Neil Armstrong to become the first person to land on the moon. In July 2021, two renowned billionaires—Richard Branson and Jeffrey Bezos—rode into the mere surface of space for a total of about 12 minutes combined. While an alarming number of Americans are losing their jobs and barely making ends meet, Branson and Bezos got the spot-light they needed to get richer.
On July 11, 2021—just eight days before Bezos’ trip—Branson, the founder of Virgin Galactic, became the first-ever to fly into space using a rocket he helped fund. Branson lifted off from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico along with two pilots and three crewmates and experienced around eight minutes of weightlessness.
During the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Bezos also went into space and experienced weightlessness for roughly 4 minutes. Bezos, along with three crew members, lifted off from West Texas on the Blue Origin flight, according to CBS News.
In the ten days that have passed since the billionaires took field trips to space, I could not help but think that there was an even bigger message that rich people (like Branson and Bezos) wanted to send to the rest of the country and even the world. Is flying into space what power looks like to them? Is this a way for the rich to gloat? Or is this the continuation of the infamous Space Wars: Billionaire Edition?
In 2020, the United States lost 20.6 million jobs in March alone, when COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Yet in the midst of it all, Bezos, former CEO of Amazon, had a revenue of $386 billion according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, with a total net worth increase of $73 billion. Similarly, Branson had a net worth in-crease of $1.3 billion since July of 2020.
While millions of individuals had to adapt to survive a global pandemic without a stable income, the rich kept getting richer. While Branson’s trip to space cost him $841 million, Bezos spent around $5.5 billion to get the astronaut experience for 4 minutes. This kind of money could have been put to better use back on Earth, such as helping the world get vaccinated against COVID-19, giving financial assistance to those who lost a job during the peak of the pan-demic, or even helping fund education. But such generosity wasn’t shown by the people who could afford to give it.
The takeaway is simple. The once-metaphorical phrase of “sky-rocketing” income has become literal for billionaires. Sadly, showcasing their wealth while millions of others struggle is the most integral aspect of this “mission.” | aerospace |
https://spacetech-i.com/products/optical-instruments | 2022-10-04T07:00:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337480.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20221004054641-20221004084641-00128.warc.gz | 0.826125 | 278 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__195243069 | en | SpaceTech's optical instruments
SpaceTech develops laser optical instruments for earth observation missions, specifically instruments requirering highly stable laser sources e.g. for heterodyne interferometers and trace-gas measurements. For this, SpaceTech has built up a team of laser specialists covering the required areas of competency optical, optomechanical to optoelectronical design.
STI's activities on laser optical instruments
- Laser ranging interferometer for GRACE Follow-On
- High stability laser for a potential NGGM mission
- Frequency reference unit for MERLIN
Full development cycle of STI's optical instruments
- Instrument concept design
- Detailed optical, mechanical and electrical design
- Manufacturing and test of carbon fibre-glas and metal-glas optomechanical components, including qualification of flight hardware.
SpaceTech maintains an active network to institutes and companies in the field of laser optics providing access to state of the art knowledge and technology.
Optical intruments project examples
Frequency comb based absolute frequency reference design for future spaceborne multi species differential absorption Lidar systems for green-house gases monitoring
Lasers for LISA
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission aims for detection and characterization of gravitational waves in the frequency range between 30 μHz and 1 Hz. | aerospace |
https://mae.ucf.edu/person/kawai-kwok/ | 2023-05-30T05:40:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224645089.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20230530032334-20230530062334-00101.warc.gz | 0.777827 | 922 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__262210942 | en | Office: ENG I, Room 341
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Kawai Kwok is an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Central Florida. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University, and earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in aerospace engineering from the California Institute of Technology. Prior to joining UCF, he was a research scientist in the Department of Energy Conversion and Storage at the Technical University of Denmark. His research interest lies in the mechanics of flexible and multifunctional structures and materials, focusing on shape reconfiguration, actuation and sensing, structural instability, and microstructural mechanisms.
- Deployable spacecraft structures
- Flexible and reconfigurable structures
- Smart composites
- Material architectures and microstructures
- Bioinspired deployable shells
- Haugen, L. Aguilera, K. Kwok, T.T. Molla, K. Andersen, S. Pirou, A. Kaiser, P.V. Hendriksen, R. Kiebach (2018), Exploring the processing of tubular chromite-and zirconia-based oxygen transport membranes, Ceramics 1: 229-245
- T.T. Molla, F. Greco, K. Kwok, P. Zielke, H.L. Frandsen (2018), Development of high temperature mechanical rig for characterizing the viscoplastic properties of alloys used in solid oxide fuel cells, Journal of Testing and Evaluation 46: 5.
- Kiebach, P. Zielke, S. Veltzé, Y. Xu, S. Ovtar, S.B. Simonsen, K. Kwok, H.L. Frandsen, R. Kungas (2017), On the properties and long-term stability of infiltrated solid oxide fuel cell cathodes, Journal of the Electrochemical Society 164: F748-F758.
- T.T. Molla, K. Kwok, H.L. Frandsen (2017), Transient deformational properties of high temperature alloys used in solid oxide fuel cell stacks, Journal of Power Sources 351: 8-16.
- Kwok, S. Pellegrino (2017), Micromechanics models for viscoelastic plain-weave composite tape springs, AIAA Journal 55: 309-321.
- T.T. Molla, K. Kwok, H.L. Frandsen (2016), Efficient modeling of metallic interconnects for thermo-mechanical simulation of SOFC stacks: homogenized behaviors and effect of contact, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 41: 6433-6444.
- Ni, B. Charlas, K. Kwok, T.T. Molla, H.L. Frandsen (2016), Influence of temperature and atmosphere on the strength and elastic modulus of solid oxide fuel cell anode supports, Journal of Power Sources 311: 1-12.
- Li, K. Kwok, S. Pellegrino (2016), Thermoviscoelastic models for polyethylene thin films, Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials 20: 13-43.
- Robert H. Goddard Exceptional Achievement for Engineering, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2016
- Tech Brief Award, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2011
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Millions in Grant Money Headed to UCF for Space Research
- Another Record Year for UCF — 8 NSF CAREER Award Winners
- UCF Student Team Named Finalists in NASA Aerospace Competition
- Kwok Selected for NSF CAREER Award
- MAE Researchers Awarded University SEED Funding
- Graduate Student Profile: Andrew Allen
- UCF Researchers Awarded NASA Small Business Technology Planning Grants
- 10 UCF Graduate Students Awarded Florida Space Grant Consortium Fellowships
- UCF Joins Project to Develop Composites for Spacecraft, NASA Missions
- UCF Engineer Looks to Shape Next Generation of NASA’s Deployable Structures | aerospace |
https://www.archytele.com/delay-doomsday-scientists-prefer-to-do-it-this-way/ | 2023-02-01T06:39:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499911.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20230201045500-20230201075500-00291.warc.gz | 0.960824 | 140 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__94510784 | en | CALIFORNIA – In the near future NASA will fly a spacecraft that will intercept asteroid that threatens the earth. This method turned out to be very effective in delaying the destruction of the earth from an asteroid attack.
Physicist from Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, Patrick King says this method is like creating a line of defense from outside attacks. Once the asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, this ‘weapon’ will blow the space rock to smithereens.
“This latest calculation shows that such defenses are very effective in protecting the earth from asteroid strikes when the time of impact is less than one year,” he was quoted as saying. Science Alert. | aerospace |
https://www.virtualsim.com/portfolio_item/ads-b-use-in-atc-simulation | 2019-07-20T12:04:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526508.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20190720111631-20190720133631-00226.warc.gz | 0.827076 | 246 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__187416402 | en | ADS-B use in ATC simulation
For ATC training and studies, vsTASKER provides a convenient environment to build traffic using flight plans based on ARINC 424 RNAV database. As a simulator builder, bespoke control panels can be defined inside vsTASKER to give the end user all the resources to monitor and interact with the air traffic situation. These control panels can either be build using the HMI builder of vsTASKER (in OpenGL-Glut) or using Qt, or wxWidgets libraries or any other commercial HMI builders like VAPS (Presagis) or GL-Studio (DSTI), as long as they are C++ compatible.
To make the simulation even more realistic, ADS-B traffic can also be inserted into the simulation. Doing so, the controller can interact with local A/C according to the general traffic.
In this demo:
- ARINC 424 database import
- Flight plan definition using standard procedures
- ADS-B compatible import component (optional)
- Deployable free control panel
The below video shows a little flight plan creation to immerse a local A/V into a recorded ADS-B traffic. | aerospace |
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/11453928_apollo-16-unflown-silver-robbins-medallion-origi | 2013-06-20T03:13:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710196013/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131636-00076-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.989416 | 160 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__35887010 | en | 40198: Apollo 16 Unflown Silver Robbins Medallion Origi
Included with this lot is a letter of authenticity signed "Charles M. Duke, Jr" on his letterhead, stating: "On the Apollo missions to the moon each crew designed and had minted sterling silver medallions to commemorate the flight. These medallions became known as the Robbins medallions as the Robbins Company was the manufacturer. Some of these medallions were flown to the moon but most were not flown as each mission had a weight restriction. After the mission, these medallions were distributed to the Apollo Astronauts and their families. This medallion was not flown, but is an original Robbins Medallion made to commemorate the mission. It was presented to the Bean family after the mission." | aerospace |
http://asiacargobuzz.com/2017/12/29/joseph-weiss-israel-aerospace-industries/ | 2018-04-19T23:54:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125937074.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20180419223925-20180420003925-00241.warc.gz | 0.93303 | 237 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__226217625 | en | After nearly six years as president and CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and following a long series of managerial positions held at IAI during more than 20 years, Joseph Weiss has informed the company’s board of directors of his decision to step down from his position after a new CEO is identified and an orderly succession process has taken place.
The Bedek Aviation Group of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a partnership agreement with Haite Group, through its subsidiary Tianjin Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd., to co-develop a conversion programme for B737NG passenger to freighter… Read More
A team led by Singapore Technologies Dynamics (ST Dynamics), in partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), won the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore’s (CAAS) second Aviation Challenge, for its prototype to help boost productivity in… Read More
The Bedek Aviation Group of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will open an aircraft conversion site in Mexico City for conversion of B767-300’s into freighters, to be run by Mexicana MRO Services as Bedek’s sub-contractor. The… Read More | aerospace |
https://www.world-today-news.com/from-london-to-new-york-with-less-kerosene/ | 2021-04-20T17:01:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618039476006.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20210420152755-20210420182755-00374.warc.gz | 0.94533 | 722 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__200795704 | en | Anyone who sits on a transatlantic flight from London to New York is responsible for emitting an average of 670 kilograms of carbon dioxide. However, this amount of greenhouse gas emissions could be lower if the aircraft takes a route that makes better use of the wind. This is the conclusion of a group of researchers led by the British mathematician Cathie Wells in a new study.
Motorway without radar
The researchers show that on flights from Europe to the USA you use up to 8 percent less fuel, and on flights in the opposite direction even up to 16 percent less if you follow a wind-optimized route. Such a route guidance is not yet possible with the current means of airspace management, but the necessary technology is in the starting blocks.
“At the moment there is a so-called ‘Organized Track System’ for transatlantic flights,” explains Christian Kern, head of air traffic control at Austro Control. “Once a day, the route for a kind of freeway is determined, on which the majority of the flights move.” Usually, flights to the USA are carried out in the morning, flights to Europe from the afternoon. This increases the capacity, because increased safety distances must be observed above the sea. If the distances from airplane to airplane are 5 nautical miles (9.26 kilometers) over land, it is sometimes 40 miles (74 kilometers) or more over the sea.
What is missing over the ocean is the continuous radar monitoring of air traffic. Kern: “It is entirely the responsibility of the pilots to follow the given route.” If air traffic control had a precise and reliable overview of what is happening in the sky, the safety distances could be reduced and weather conditions could be more flexible. This should be made possible in the future by improving satellite navigation. Aircraft should send their position signal (ADS-B) transmitted by satellite to air traffic control. The signal is sent by radio over land. The necessary satellites for the future system (Iridium Next) are already in orbit.
“At the moment the track system is relatively rigid. More individual routes could save time and fuel, ”says Kern. What the researchers propose in their study makes sense and corresponds to a long-standing wish of the airlines. By adapting to current wind conditions, you can blow from west to east at great heights Jetstream– Make better use of the wind over the Atlantic and avoid strong headwinds.
The airspace over Austria shows which increases in efficiency are possible through individual routes. There has been a “Free Route Airspace“. Aircraft can choose the direct route without having to stick to predetermined routes. Kern: “Something like that would also be a great thing over the Atlantic.”
Cathie Wells and her colleagues verified their concept by doing calculations for 35,000 flights that took place from December 2019 to February 2020. In this period alone, wind-optimized routes could have saved 6.7 million kilograms of CO2 emissions.
Aircraft engines are currently still completely dependent on liquid fuels. Kerosene can, however, be replaced by so-called “Sustainable Aviation Fuels” (SAF), e.g. B. Biofuels or synthetically produced “eFuels” from solar and wind power
Die Austrian Airlines have recently started offering to customersto offset their flight emissions by purchasing SAF. The partner company Compensaid promises to use the money to buy SAF, which is currently much more expensive than kerosene | aerospace |
https://fightingtoystories.wordpress.com/2021/08/28/matchbox-aircraft-kits-uniqueness/ | 2023-06-04T23:56:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224650409.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20230604225057-20230605015057-00225.warc.gz | 0.97708 | 2,123 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__180999938 | en | Unique Selling Point
When it came to choosing subjects for their aircraft kits, Matchbox seems to have followed a policy of backing two horses. On the one hand, they followed the other major manufacturers in creating kits of the most well-known and popular aircraft but on the other, they also modelled some very unusual subjects.
A Spitfire kit was a safe bet. Everyone loves a Spitfire and sales are more or less guaranteed. In fact, it’s hard to imagine a major kit manufacturer being taken seriously without having at least one in their catalogue. The downside is, competition is strong. If you can get a Spitfire from many sources, why choose Matchbox?
Obscure aircraft, however, are more risky subjects because customer interest is likely to be less. So why bother with them? There are several answers to this. There may not be another kit of the subject on the market, so anyone who wants a model of it will perforce have to choose Matchbox. Despite its relative obscurity, the aircraft may nevertheless be a fascinating subject, one that perhaps can attract attention simply by the visual appeal of the box art. And of course, there will always be those ‘serious’ modellers who have already built every version of Spitfire they will ever want, and are desperately seeking a new challenge.
Let’s take a look at a kit of a less familiar subject, and see where it takes us.
A Forgotten Bomber
We’ll discover more about the aircraft later in this story, but for now let’s just note that the Handley Page Heyford was an extremely odd-looking biplane bomber produced in fairly small peacetime numbers, with modest performance and which (thankfully) saw virtually no active service before the events of the Second World War unfolded. Who would have thought of producing a kit of such an unpromising subject?
Matchbox Aircraft Kits PK-605 H.P.Heyford
Year first produced: 1980
L330 x W260 x D58 (box), Plastic 413g, Scale 1:72, Parts 146, Features 4
The Heyford was one of the largest aircraft modelled by Matchbox in 1:72 scale, being one of six kits in the ‘brown’ series created 1979-1981. The box is a two-part lift-off type, with illustrated lid and undecorated base.
The parts of these kits occupied four sprues plus the usual transparent sprue (although, as we shall see, the Heyford had relatively little glass compared to later bombers). As with all Matchbox kits, the sprues were produced in different colours. Thankfully, Matchbox decided to cap the number of different colours per kit at three, so we have two sprues in green containing the fuselage and upper wing surfaces, a sprue in brown for the lower wing surfaces, and a black sprue with the wheels, bombload and other details.
In addition, there was the transparent sprue, a sheet of decals, an instruction sheet for the build, and a separate leaflet for the painting guide (necessary as the box base which would normally carry the colour schemes was plain).
Three decal options were provided in these bigger kits. In this instance, you could build one of each mark of Heyford:
- Mk I – 99 Squadron RAF, 1934
- Mk II – 7(B) Squadron RAF, 1935
- Mk III – 102(B) Squadron RAF, 1938
Handley Page Heyford
The Heyford was designed in response to an Air Ministry specification of 1927, and first flew in 1930. It was soon introduced into RAF service and served as a night bomber until just before the outbreak of World War Two (though continuing in use until 1940 as a trainer). At its height in 1936 it was in use by 9 squadrons, and formed the backbone of the bomber force at that time; but by that time – 10 years after it was specified – it was becoming obsolete. Overall, 125 were built.
The Heyford was the last RAF biplane bomber, being replaced in service by the monoplane Armstrong Whitworth Whitley and Vickers Wellington. It was unusual in that the fuselage was attached to the upper, not lower, wing. It was powered by two engines, carried a crew of four, and a bombload held in the strengthened middle section of the lower wing between the wheels.
Despite its ungainly look, the Heyford was strongly constructed and with the lift provided by the biplane configuration, was a very placid and manoeuvrable aircraft, even capable of being looped. However, the enormous drag of the design and the limited power of the engines kept the top speed low at only 142 mph, with a modest ceiling of 21,000ft and a range of 800-900 miles depending on bombload, just sufficient to reach potential targets in central Europe.
The Heyford could carry a respectable bombload for the early 1930s of c2,500lbs (more could be carried but if so, the range was dramatically reduced). Moreover, Handley Page claimed that the Heyford could be readied for a new bombing mission within 30 minutes of landing, an extremely fast turn round for the time. The physical distance between the propellers (carried high up on the top wing) and the bombload (held near the ground below the lower wing) meant that ground crew could work on replacing the bombs even while the engines were running, and furthermore the bombs themselves were held in a swappable module which could be prepared in advance and swiftly installed.
Minor improvements were made to the Heyford during its lifetime, the main being the installation of more powerful engines (operating at partial power in the Mark II, and full power in the Mark III) and the replacement of the two-bladed propellers with four-bladed ones. The kit provides parts for all three marks.
The Heyford carried a 4-man crew. The sole pilot was in command of the aircraft. They had a good field of view in flight, but poor downwards vision, which was a handicap when landing such a high aircraft. In fact, both the pilot’s position and those of the air gunners were open to the elements, so cold was another problem for the aircrew.
The remaining crew of three were each expected to man one of the defensive machine-gun positions if attacked by enemy fighters. These were at the front and upper-middle of the fuselage, plus a novel retracting ‘dustbin’ ventral turret was installed which could be lowered from the fuselage to protect against attack from below. The gunners had good fields of fire, though the firepower of the single machine guns installed would certainly have proven insufficient in combat.
For most of the time, however, the upper gunners would be employed on other duties inside the fuselage. The front gunner was also the navigator and bomb aimer, while the mid upper gunner was the wireless operator. Such multi-tasking was a feature of most aircraft of the period and was never entirely done away with, despite the problems it could pose in terms of readiness and efficiency. In the diagram above, the bomb aimer and wireless operator are seen at their normal stations, while the ventral gunner mans his cramped turret.
Most interwar aircraft designs can be seen as transitional between the rudimentary biplanes of the Great War and the monoplane powerhouses of the Second World War. Once rearmament began in earnest in the 1930s, the aircraft deemed satisfactory by the sleepier requirements of the 1920s were soon eclipsed and replaced, to fade into oblivion.
Imagined in the context of an RAF airshow of the 1930s, however, the Heyford must have been an impressive sight. Even today it retains a charm derived I think from its very individual oddness and obscurity. I’m thankful that Matchbox decided to model it. After all, even today, if you want to build a model of this glorious beast, you have only once choice of kit – PK-605.
In the 1990s, the Matchbox moulds were passed to Revell Germany, Several other unusual RAF subjects which served during the 1930s have been modelled by Matchbox including the diminutive PK-25 Armstrong Whitworth Siskin biplane fighter; the ‘big-wing’ PK-123 Vickers Wellesley Mk.I; and the magnificent PK-601 Supermarine Stranraer, a biplane flying boat also, like the Heyford, from the brown series of large kits.
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I think it’s a great selling point. I Know many people, myself included, who look for kits because they have some family tie to them, such as past family members having flew or worked on them. They also offer something different from the usual run of the mill and are are a great inclusion to a collection.
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All very true. The thing that immediately struck me about the Heyford was the sheer ungainly awkward weirdness of the real aircraft! It just looks so exotic – like quite a few of the ‘transitional’ 1930s aircraft – that you would really want a kit of it.
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Yeah, a lot of aircraft from that period are amazing to see. One wonders how some of them made it into the air. Imagine, though, someone seeing these for the first time, they would have been amazed and in awe!
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You can see vague similarities with the Soviet Tb-1 that flew two years earlier in 1925, and I wonder if the RAF was influenced by the Tupolev design at all?
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Well, none of the books I have read have mentioned it. Mind you, the TB-1 looks more modern than the Heyford, if anything, being a monoplane. I see from Wikipedia that the 4-engined TB-3 that succeeded it was actually used for night bombing during WW2 – I didn’t know the Soviets did that.
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https://ustimetoday.com/staying-in-space-can-harm-the-human-body/ | 2023-12-10T14:53:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679102469.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210123756-20231210153756-00594.warc.gz | 0.929519 | 1,063 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__312435388 | en | When 17 people all orbiting the Earth at the same time on May 30, 2023, set a record. As NASA and other federal space agencies plan more human missions and commercial companies launch people into space, the possibilities for human spaceflight are expanding rapidly.
However, traveling into space involves risks for the human body. NASA wants to send a manned aircraft there Mission to Mars In the 2030s, scientists will need to find solutions to these threats sooner rather than later.
As a kinesiologist working with astronauts, I’ve spent years doing this investigate the effects Space that the body and brain can have. I’m also involved in a NASA project that aims to do this reduce the health risks that participants on a future mission to Mars might face.
The earth has a protective shield called a magnetospherei.e. the area of space around a planet controlled by its magnetic field. This shield filters out cosmic rays. However, astronauts who travel further than the International Space Station will be constantly exposed to this radiation – this corresponds to a radiation duration of between 10 and 15 years 150 and 6,000 chest x-rays.
This radiation can harm it Nervous and cardiovascular systems including Heart and arteries, which leads to cardiovascular disease. Furthermore, it can make the blood-brain barrier permeable. This can expose the brain to chemicals and proteins that are harmful to the brain – compounds that are safe in the blood but toxic to the brain.
NASA is developing technology that can protect travelers on a Mars mission from radiation by incorporating distracting materials like Kevlar and polyethylene Spacecraft and spacesuits. Certain diets and supplements like Enterade can also minimize the effects of radiation. Such supplements, which are also used in cancer patients on Earth during radiation therapy, can alleviate gastrointestinal side effects of radiation exposure.
Astronauts need to train in space to minimize the muscle loss they suffer after a long mission. Missions that reach all the way to Mars must ensure this Astronauts have nutritional supplements like for example bisphosphonate, which is used to prevent bone loss in osteoporosis. These supplements should keep your muscles and bones in good condition even over long periods of time Effects of Earth’s Gravity.
Microgravity also affects the nervous and circulatory systems. On Earth, your heart pumps blood upward, and special valves in your circulatory system prevent body fluids from pooling at your feet. In the absence of gravity, Fluids shift Towards the head.
My work and that of others have shown that this leads to an expansion of the fluid-filled spaces in the center of the brain. Extra fluid in the skull and no gravity “holding down” the brain causes this The brain sits higher in the skullThe top of the brain is pressed against the inside of the skull.
These fluid shifts can contribute to this Space-associated neuro-ocular syndromea condition that many astronauts suffer from and which affects their health Structure and function of the eyes. The back of the eye may become flattened and the nerves that carry visual information from the eye to the brain swell and bend. Astronauts can still see, although vision function may worsen for some. Although it has not yet been well studied, Case studies suggest this This condition may persist for several years after returning to Earth.
Scientists may be able to shift the fluids back into the lower body with help special “pants”.“that draw fluids back toward the lower body like a vacuum. These pants could be used to redistribute the body’s fluids in a way more similar to what happens on Earth.
Mental health and isolation
While space travel can cause harm to the body, the isolating nature of space travel can also cause this profound effects on the mind.
Imagine having to live and work with the same small group of people without being able to see your family or friends for months. To learn to deal with extreme environments and maintain communication and leadership dynamics, astronauts first undergo team training on Earth.
They spend weeks in both NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations At the Aquarius Research Station, found underwater off the Florida Keys or mapping and exploring caves with the European Space Agency CAVES program. These programs help astronauts build camaraderie with their teammates and learn how to cope with stress and loneliness in hostile, remote environments.
Researchers are studying how best to monitor and support them Behavioral Psychological Health under these extreme and isolating conditions.
While space travel is associated with stress and the potential for loneliness, astronauts describe experiencing one Overview effect: a feeling of awe and connection with all of humanity. This often happens when viewing Earth from the International Space Station.
Learning how to support human health and physiology in space also has numerous benefits Benefits for life on earth. For example, products that protect astronauts from space radiation and counteract its harmful effects on our bodies can also treat cancer patients receiving radiation treatments.
Understanding how we can protect our bones and muscles in microgravity could improve the way doctors treat the frailty that often comes with age. And space exploration has led to many technological achievements Water purification And Satellite systems.
Researchers like me who study ways to maintain the health of astronauts believe our work will benefit people both in space and here at home. | aerospace |
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Boeing makes THAI Airlines pitch
Boeing is in Bangkok competing against Airbus in supplying an initial new fleet of 37 jetliners worth a combined US$14 billion to Thai Airways International (THAI).
The US plane maker is offering three types of aircraft - the 800 and 900 series of the B787 Dreamliner, the long-haul B777-300ER and the single-aisle B737-800.
Its main selling point is early availability for THAI's first block of its dual-phase fleet renewal programme.
"The advantage we have: our aircraft are available sooner," Randy Tinseth, the vice-president for marketing at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said yesterday.
The company is offering to make available 11 B737-800s, 13 B787-800s or B787-900s and 13 B777-300ERs from 2012-17.
Christopher Flint, Boeing's senior sales director for the Asia-Pacific, said the 787-800 will be available for leasing from 2014-15, a full 4-5 years ahead of the first rollout of the A350 XWB, a comparable-sized plane under development by the European producer Airbus.
The new Boeing B777-300ER is also available for purchase by THAI as a replacement for the flag carrier's ageing 747-400 jumbo jets. Airbus has no aircraft of similar size and capability. Mr. Flint said the bulk of the Boeing aircraft can be leased, a strategy that THAI management finds acceptable.
"It makes senses if THAI can lease the aircraft to meet their more immediate needs and wait for the new-generation planes, which they can acquire later," the American executive told the Bangkok Post.
THAI president Piyasvasti Amranand is reportedly eager for final government approval for at least the initial phase of its long-delayed defleeting programme before the present administration leaves office.
Also looming large on Boeing's radar screen is the possibility of supplying aircraft to THAI during second phase of the plan from 2018-22 - 38 wide-body jetliners worth a combined $8.03 billion.
It is especially pushing the B747-8 Intercontinental, its next-generation jumbo jet. Boeing hopes to account for the lion's share of THAI's fleet renewal, as Mr. Flint said it is only sensible to assume the airline will split the orders between it and the European plane maker.
Mr. Tinseth also forecast Southeast Asian carriers will require 2,500 new planes worth a combined $370 billion over the next 20 years. Three-quarters of these will be needed to meet traffic growth, and the rest will replace ageing fleets. Globally, airlines will need 30,900 new airplanes worth $3.6 trillion through 2029, 44% of them replacing older planes.
The world fleet is projected almost to double in size from 18,890 planes to 36,300 during this period.
"The doubling of the world fleet size is an indicator that airlines will not only plan for growth, but also take the economically rational step of modernizing their fleets as a hedge against high and unpredictable oil prices," said Mr Tinseth.
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https://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-geoghegan/goblins-from-the-sky_b_2160630.html | 2018-08-20T20:59:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217006.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20180820195652-20180820215652-00127.warc.gz | 0.984005 | 469 | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-34__0__138028181 | en | Why does it seem like the largest investments in white elephant technology are made by the military? Is it because they have the biggest budgets? The most exotic needs? Or an inability to learn from past mistakes?
Take the XF-85 Goblin (see photo below). Designed by McDonnell as a parasitic fighter, the Goblin was carried inside the belly of a nuclear bomber as part of its defense system. When the bomber came under attack, the Goblin was lowered on a trapeze and launched in mid air. When the attack had been repelled the Goblin returned to the mothership, hooked onto the trapeze (note the hook near the canopy in the photo below) and was cranked back inside.
The U.S. Navy had some success with this concept when its giant airships, USS Akron (ZRS-4) and USS Macon (ZRS-5), routinely launched and retrieved their own aircraft during the 1930s (click here for details). Things got a bit tricky, however, with the advent of the jet engine.
Two Goblin prototypes were developed, both sans landing gear. After all, why would a fighter need landing gear if it planned on returning to the mothership? There was even discussion of three Goblins being carried by a single bomber, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.
The XF-85's maiden flight took place from a modified B-29 on Aug. 23, 1948 (see photo below). Though the aircraft handled satisfactorily, she was skittish in the bomber's slipstream, making recovery difficult. The XF-85 made several attempts to hook onto the trapeze, all of them unsuccessful. When the pilot veered too close to the bomber's belly, shattering the Goblin's canopy and knocking his helmet off, the test was cut short. Needless to say, wheels would have come in handy on that one.
Things went more smoothly after that and the concept was proven technically feasible. But recovery operations were judged so difficult that the program was cancelled in October 1949. The XF-85 may have been a pretty cool idea, but it ended up little more than a test pilot's dream. It's too bad, in a way, because success would have meant that we'd have seen Goblins on more than just Halloween. | aerospace |
http://wwibookclub.blogspot.com/2015/12/ | 2018-07-21T05:44:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676592387.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20180721051500-20180721071500-00578.warc.gz | 0.974285 | 161 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__153262133 | en | Atlas Obscura has an overview (pun intended) on aerial Reconnaissance Photos of WWI Battlefields:
Aerial photography was a relatively new technique at the outset of World War I. Over the next four years, it became an invaluable reconnaissance tool. Cameras were developed for aerial use, but the process was still not easy. To note enemy positions accurately, clues in the resulting images, like shadows and soil displacement, had to be interpreted as well.
As the book The Great War Seen From the Air recounts: “They took photographs from an open cockpit. The exposure had to be set manually and after every shot the glass negative had to be replaced and stored away. Meanwhile, the observer photographer combed the skies for enemy planes looking for observation planes to shoot down.” | aerospace |
http://insideaviation.com/index.php/news/company-news?start=10 | 2020-05-25T03:36:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347387219.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20200525032636-20200525062636-00091.warc.gz | 0.927058 | 250 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__136821370 | en | - Boeing names STS Aviation Services in Birmingham as key Wedgetail supplier
- Emirates resumes passenger flights to 9 destinations, including connections between UK and Australia
- Etihad Airways announces move to Beijing’s spectacular Daxing International Airport
- Etihad Airways to launch new service to Vienna
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Airbus has successfully performed the first fully automatic vision-based take-off using an Airbus Family test aircraft at Toulouse-Blagnac airport.
American Airlines, Miami’s hometown airline and the largest carrier serving Miami International Airport, is adding special flights from Kansas City, Missouri, and San Francisco and San Jose, California, for NFL fans to cheer on their favourite teams at the Super Bowl.
British Airways has announced it is refreshing its First and Club lounges at Chicago O’Hare Airport, as well as revealing more details on its lounge improvements at Edinburgh and Berlin, all part of the airline’s £6.5 billion investment plan for customers.
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https://www.aerium.info/post/qatar-vs-airbus | 2023-01-28T10:21:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499541.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20230128090359-20230128120359-00860.warc.gz | 0.970584 | 1,503 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__89684473 | en | Qatar vs Airbus
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In this article, I talk about a fierce battle between two heavyweights in the aviation industry, Qatar and Airbus.
Over the past year, two heavyweights in the aviation industry, Qatar Airways and Airbus have been battling each other over an issue with the A350s. Two former friends have now turned enemies in a battle that has escalated to the legal stage. It has led to Airbus cancelling orders and Qatar waging a social media war on the manufacturer. Qatar and Airbus have always shared a special relationship with the airline taking the first delivery of the flagship models, the A350-900 and 1000. This fight can be divided into two separate parts, the factual evidence and what this means for the relationship between the two giants. Let us start with the facts.
In 2015, Qatar Airways was the launch customer of the A350-900, and a year later the A350-1000. Like other airlines, this aircraft was a massive step in the aviation industry in terms of fuel efficiency. It proves to be very successful and cost efficient in long to medium haul flights. Middle Eastern and Asian based airlines typically used these for their flights to western Europe and the Americas. However, one year into operation, Qatar Airways started to complain about the finish of the pains. Five other airlines also shared this problem. Airbus looked at it and decided it was a cosmetic issue. Since the airplanes were still new, Airbus worked with the companies under their warranty clause to solve this since a repaint is all that was needed. For a few years, this cycle repeated a few more types but was no big issue.
Fast forward five years, in 2021, this situation escalated. A Qatar Airways aircraft was sent to Shannon to strip off paint and rebrand it to the FIFA 2022 world cup livery. When they stripped the paint off, they discovered something concerning. The damage was more than superficial, it extended to the underneath metal mesh that was connected to the carbon fiber structure. This was no longer just about looks, it could have been a serious safety concern. Airbus decided to investigate this with the EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency), the governing authority of Airbus, and other aviation authorities to which the aircraft was connected with. Every one of these agencies came to the same conclusion, that the alleged damage had nothing to do with safety. However, the Qatar Aviation Authority was of a different opinion and wanted to do a thorough investigation.
In this process, the grounded almost half their A350 fleet, 23 out of 50 aircrafts till Airbus came up with a concrete solution. To understand the situation further, we need to look at specific details of the construction of the A350. It Is the first aircraft to be built largely out of carbon fiber and carbon composites. This is stronger than aluminum and lighter, saving loads of weight, increasing efficiency and reducing fuel costs. As common-sense dictates, Aluminum and carbon composites react to paint in different ways. Metal expands and contracts with differences in temperature whereas carbon composites don’t. However, the paint on these composites behaves like metals. This is why it is harder for the paints to stick to the body of the aircraft and a coat of a special primer is required. Additionally, carbon composites have a much lesser capacity for electrical conductivity than aluminum. If a traditional aircraft made of aluminum is struck by lightning, it conducts the energy through the surface and dissipate it through the wings or tail. The passengers don’t notice anything and the damage is nothing but a few small holes. There may be some problems with minor systems but it does not pose a safety risk at all. However, if this happens with carbon composites, the high resistance to conductance will build up a significant amount of heat, resulting in severe damage to the structure. This is solved by putting a thin metal mesh over carbon composites, designed to behave like the aluminum. Its job is to receive lightning and conduct it throughout the aircraft. The Qataris claimed that the mesh surface was lifting off the chassis. Other authorities said that there was enough redundancy in the mesh system to continue to serve properly even if some of the paint had chipped off. As a result, Airbus unveiled plans to make reforms to the mesh system, to ensure it sticks better to the carbon fiber body.
In December, Qatar brought Airbus to court in London and sued them for $600 million for damages caused to the A350’s and the lost revenue as a result of the planes being grounded. This harsh course of action stems from the leadership of Qatar Airways and their way of operation. The CEO, Akbar al Bakir took the helm of the airline in 1997, and under his guidance, the company has evolved into one of the most prestigious airlines in the world. They have done so because of the attention to detail and obsession with perfection. Sometimes, this has led to friction with suppliers. Qatar Airways has retuned orders that have the slightest problems like one seat cover torn or dirt on the carpet. Understandably, they demand flawlessness for the $300 million they pay per aircraft. Airbus, being a premium manufacturer, has to learn to deal with these complaints and Qatar is not the first airline to do so. However, the line is drawn when they are accused of endangering people despite what most authorities have reported. Airbus claims that the grounding of the aircrafts happened at a pretty convenient time, at the height of the pandemic. They say that this lawsuit is a cheeky way for to get Airbus to pay for the losses Qatar Airways suffered during Covid-19.
A few months later, Qatar provoked Airbus even further by releasing a 97-second-long video on twitter of various aircraft with chipped paint. In response to this, Airbus cancelled 50 A321Neo orders meant for 2023. This could have potentially crippled the airline who had a serious expansion planned. Qatar did not take this lying down, and in within a week in what was probably the fastest aviation deal in history, Qatar secured an order with Boeing for the new 737 variant. When the Emir was visiting USA, he announced that Qatar Airways will buy 50 aircrafts from Boeing. The initial deal would be of 25 aircraft, with an option for 25 more, completely replacing the 50 A350s.
In February, Qatar further cancelled 2 more A350s that had already been manufactured since Qatar Airways failed to pick them up from Toulouse. There are still many aircraft left in Qatar’s original order with Airbus, but in the near future, they too are likely to be cancelled.
Boeing, a few months, had a similar paint problem as the A350. However, they were quick to clarify that even though the 787 is made of similar carbon composite fibers, this problem is unrelated. In Boeings case, the paint is chipping off the upper side of the wings as a result of increased UV radiation. They plan to fix this problem by applying a UV resistant layer.
In conclusion, At some point, Airbus and Qatar Airways will have to deescalate. Their fight serves no purpose. Airbus needs one of its most loyal customers in the long term, and Qatar Airways needs the A321s’ for their expansion into short haul routes. Mixing up their fleet by adding Boeing aircrafts will only prove to be expensive since it comes with high training costs. | aerospace |
http://www.macnn.com/articles/11/06/10/first.iphone.in.space.will.test.guidance.software/ | 2015-11-29T17:54:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-48/segments/1448398459214.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20151124205419-00280-ip-10-71-132-137.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.892844 | 368 | CC-MAIN-2015-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-48__0__175336429 | en | updated 01:25 pm EDT, Fri June 10, 2011
First iPhone in space will test guidance software
The final shuttle mission will be a first for the iPhone. When Atlantis flies to the International Space Station this summer it will carry two iPhones to test an app, SpaceLab for iOS from Odyssey Space Research. The Houston company makes spacecraft guidance software. When the iPhone 4 came out, the company's programmers realized it could be used for a space-based experiment to test a vehicle's positioning and orientation with the smartphone's new internal gyroscope, camera, and other sensors.
Odyssey CEO Brian Rishikof is fairly certain that these will be the first iPhones in space.
Astronauts will use the two iPhones in four experiments. The "limb tracker" makes an altitude estimate using a picture of the curved edge of the Earth. A sensor calibration test uses the iPhone's camera and other sensors to adjust the gyroscope and accelerometers. A spatial recognition test will attempt to match pictures of the earth with a database of wireframe images of national borders. Finally, the iPhone will be used to test for the effects of radiation on computers by checking for changes to single bits in the phones' memory.
The company emphasized that all of their experiments were being conducted and paid for as private research. The iPhones will not be used for navigation or any other NASA mission.
The public version of the app sells for $1. Rishikof noted that most iPhone users do not have access to space travel, so some of the features will be simulated.
The phones and the shuttle Atlantis are scheduled for launch on STS-135, tentatively set for July 8. This will be the last flight into space for Atlantis and the last mission for the space shuttle program. [via Venture Beat] | aerospace |
https://hitstimes.com/maharashtra/mumbai/worlds-largest-plane-lands-at-mumbai-airport-passengers-are-also-speechless-by-the-size/ | 2022-12-09T07:08:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711390.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20221209043931-20221209073931-00473.warc.gz | 0.984226 | 301 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__239075534 | en | The world’s largest civil aircraft landed at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Tuesday. Passengers present at the airport were also stunned to see this aircraft named ‘Airbus Beluga’.
The Airbus A300-600 ST, also known as the Beluga, is the largest aircraft in the world with a cargo capacity of 51 tonnes. It is a very different shaped aircraft with the pilot below and the main body of the aircraft above his head, as well as a back that is twice as large as the lower section. He landed at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Tuesday. At that time all the passengers present were speechless.
The passengers present could see this famous aircraft for the first time. Apart from this, ‘Embraer E195-E2’ (Profit Hunter), the world’s most advanced passenger transport aircraft, also arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday. This aircraft is known for its attractive color scheme and sheer luxury.
Meanwhile, the Antonov Company’s ‘AN 124’ and ‘AN 225’ were the two largest aircraft in civilian use. The carrying capacity of both of them is 171 and 250 tons respectively. No other aircraft of this type existed until now. Coaches for Delhi Metro were brought by ‘AN 225’ aircraft. Both these planes have arrived at various airports in India. | aerospace |
https://business-aviation-blog.com/2014/01/07/aircraft-communications-launched-by-rockwell-collins/ | 2023-06-09T11:18:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224656675.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20230609100535-20230609130535-00022.warc.gz | 0.931888 | 309 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__297388640 | en | New Technology Division for Aircraft Communications Launched by Rockwell Collins
Rockwell Collins Inc. has opened a new technology division to further extend its reputation as a manufacturer of aircraft electronics after its $1.4 billion acquisition of ARINC Inc., its largest to date.
It is expected that ARINC’s long-standing, industry-leading aircraft communications experience will bring a strong foundation to the table.
Heading the division will be Jeff Standerski, bringing his 25-years of experience with Rockwell to bear on the development of an Information Management Services unit that, according to Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg, will offer “a network in the sky.”
The emergence of smart aircraft, such as Boeing Co. (BA)’s 787 Dreamliner and Airbus SAS’s A380 and A350 jets, has led to an increasing reliance on powerful on-board computers. Ortberg anticipates that Arinc Inc., founded in 1929 and with a long history of providing air-to-ground communications is ripe for further development.
ARINC’s current subscription services, covering everything from in-flight e-mail services to the provision of real-time weather and flight data to pilots via its Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System are reported to assist in over 100,000 flights each day. In combination with Rockwell’s computer architecture Ortberg envisions the creation of new air-to-ground links and other applications that will, ultimately, transform the aviation industry. | aerospace |
https://tundratabloids.com/2018/12/22/uk-expert-insists-its-astonishing-gatwick-airport-lacked-better-security-defense-against-drones/ | 2022-05-22T05:36:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662543797.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522032543-20220522062543-00137.warc.gz | 0.950482 | 210 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__71863051 | en | Much easier for terrorists to thwart airport security than thought…
Why is it SO hard to bring down a drone? Simply blocking radio waves and creating interference just won’t work – but the fact that Gatwick didn’t have better defences is astonishing, writes expert PETER LEE
In 2015, I was a member of a Department of Transport committee examining the use of drones in conjunction with the Civil Aviation Authority, Ministry of Defence and the police.
We discussed what was needed to combat the rogue use of these devices and the technical challenges involved. We knew that security measures needed to be implemented right away.
Perhaps if we had been listened to, more than 1,000 flights would not have been cancelled at Gatwick this week.
The technology to stop rogue drones exists. A number of prisons now employ ‘geo-fence’ systems to stop drones illegally delivering drugs and other contraband items to inmates. It cuts their radio transmission and the device either falls to the ground or returns to its launch point. | aerospace |
http://flight800.org/nitrogen_inerting.htm | 2023-06-03T14:42:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224649293.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20230603133129-20230603163129-00310.warc.gz | 0.929828 | 396 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__17689123 | en | Fuel Tank Inerting and TWA Flight 800
The FAA issued requirements for adding to commercial jets, fuel tank inerting systems. These systems replace potentially explosive fumes in fuel tanks with "nitrogen enriched air." Aircrafts of most concern to the FAA are those that sometimes fly with heated and near-empty tanks, where the potential for explosive vapors exists. Federal investigators determined fuel vapors exploded aboard TWA Flight 800 before it crashed in 1996.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigated the Flight 800 crash. Though never isolating the explosion's ignition source, the NTSB closed the case naming an electrical spark the most likely catalyst and dismissing eyewitness accounts of a missile.
During the Flight 800 investigation, the NTSB requested the FAA to consider “design modifications, such as nitrogen inerting systems” for aircraft fuel tanks. The FAA’s plan to add these systems to commercial jets addresses one of the NTSB’s “Most Wanted” Safety Recommendations.
Fuel tank inerting is widely used in military aircraft, such as the F-16, that rely on these systems during combat to help prevent fuel vapors from igniting after sustaining damage from a missile or anti-aircraft shell.
The terrorist missile attacks on an Israeli charter flight in Kenya has brought fears normally reserved for military pilots to the flying public. Without inerting systems, many commercial aircraft remain dangerously vulnerable to terrorist missile attacks. Although the shoulder-launched missiles used in Kenya were relatively small, they could have caused catastrophic structural failure had either hit a fuel tank containing explosive vapors.
The official investigation into the crash of TWA Flight 800, though controversial, resulted in a recommendation to preclude an unnecessary vulnerability within aircraft fuel tanks. The FAA's rollout of fuel tank inerting system requirements for certain aircraft will add a level of safety that is in step with world events. | aerospace |
https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/informationfor/media/2023-unis-os-586.html | 2023-09-30T03:06:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510575.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20230930014147-20230930044147-00766.warc.gz | 0.886981 | 468 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__178445165 | en | For information only - not an official document
7 June 2023
VIENNA, 7 June 2023 (United Nations Information Service) - The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have launched a new database listing current and past projects from space agencies in support of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Space Solutions Compendium (SSC) is the result of cooperation between UNOOSA and ESA and aims to provide information about space projects which can support the achievement of the SDGs. Since 2019 ESA has been providing information about such space projects and the means to measure progress in this context.
Currently, the SSC contains data from ESA and the United Kingdom Space Agency. With today's launch, UNOOSA welcomes all space agencies and governmental actors to submit their space solutions and provide constructive feedback for improving the catalogue. The SSC will help the international community to track progress of the implementation of the SDGs using space assets.
The SSC is one of many tools that are part of the "Space2030" Agenda. The Agenda was put forward by the COPUOS and adopted by the General Assembly with the aim of supporting Member States in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Acting Director of UNOOSA Niklas Hedman said: "The Space Solutions Compendium provides an integral view of those space projects that are linked to the Sustainable Development Goals and targets, raising awareness about the importance of space for socio-economic benefits and inspiring cooperation among nations for the use of space solutions. We are excited to work with ESA on promoting the transformative power of space."
Head of European and External Relations at ESA Frederic Nordlund said: "The ESA SDG Catalogue and the Space Solutions Compendium on space supporting SDGs go hand in hand. ESA is pleased to join forces with UNOOSA in this important field of space applications to the benefit of all."
More information at spacesolutions.unoosa.org.
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https://2021.smallsatshow.com/sponsor/virgin-orbit/ | 2023-09-26T02:38:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510130.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926011608-20230926041608-00481.warc.gz | 0.915419 | 139 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__199190975 | en | Virgin Orbit builds and operates the most flexible and responsive satellite launcher ever invented: LauncherOne, a dedicated launch service for commercial and government-built small satellites. LauncherOne rockets are designed and manufactured in Long Beach, California, and will be air-launched from our modified 747-400 carrier aircraft – allowing us to operate from locations all over the world in order to best serve each customer’s needs. Virgin Orbit’s systems are currently in an advanced stage of testing, with initial orbital launches expected soon. To learn more or to apply to join Virgin Orbit’s talented and growing team, visit virginorbit.com.
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https://www.camtronicsllc.com/capabilities/specialized-component-solutions | 2021-07-27T05:09:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046152236.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20210727041254-20210727071254-00586.warc.gz | 0.915772 | 88 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__284868999 | en | We are an Accessory Class 1, 2 and 3, and limited radio, instrument and emergency equipment rated Part 145 repair station. Camtronics offers a wide variety
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https://www.peaktopeakparagliding.com/product/cumeo-paraglider-skywalk | 2022-12-05T21:22:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711045.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20221205200634-20221205230634-00524.warc.gz | 0.920509 | 1,656 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__6278365 | en | Performance. Made light.
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The CUMEO is our lightweight interpretation of the CHILI concept. Our glider for performance-driven XC pilots, who prefer to set their turning points off the beaten path, is so light that you won’t need a cable car when your big day comes. The lightweight materials of Porcher Marine are applied to reduce weight only in areas not felt by the XC pilot. That is why the CUMEO is just as solid in the air as its “heavy” brother and has the same balanced characteristics. You’ll feel the difference – in the backpack on the way to launch or in the baggage net of the train on the long way back from your epic flight.
“First I carry it, then it carries me. The perfect solution for an XC flight after the hike up”
HOW DOES THE CUMEO FLY?
The CUMEO gives its pilots a precise feedback and can be steered intuitively throughout the whole spectrum of its brake line travel. Control line movement lies in ergonomically perfect space and the brake lines kick in promptly after a carefully selected delay. Brake travel and pressure are optimized to meet the requirements of thermal and XC pilots who love to spend hours exploring their favorite line. The result is a direct, precise and effortless handling.
Thanks to its lower canopy weight, the CUMEO is even easier to launch compared to the CHILI, canopy disturbances are a bit more good-natured.
The canopy concept ensures constant internal pressure along the entire angle of attack area. The result is a glider that flies like on rails, even in turbulence conditions. This ensures not only a good glide ratio along the entire polar curve – from off-bar cruising mode to near comp wing highspeed gliding – but also its stability in hands-off flying. The CUMEO converts every updraft into altitude gain without rearing up in turbulence. That makes it easy to core thermals and the bank angle can be dosed easyily in every position.
Our JET FLAPS extend the green arc as you approach the stall point, which substantially increases safety and also improves climb performance.
C-wires are nylon wires sewn into the glider over the anchor points of the C-level lines. Advantages: better load distribution, reduced drag, more performance.
Doubling the number of cells at the trailing edge increases its shape stability substantially. Advantage: fewer vortices improve the aerodynamics and with it the performance.
The Rigid Foil nylon wires on the leading edge help maintain its shape and ensure constant ram air pressure. Advantages: better takeoff behavior, more performance and lower canopy weight.
A precise calculation of the leading edge geometry and the installation of an additional strip of fabric reduce wrinkling in this sensitive part of the glider. Advantages: exact wing shape, more performance.
3 LINE LEVELS
The 3-line-level concept reduces the number of lines and the resulting drag. Advantages: more performance and a better overview at launch.
Together with a corresponding wing design, the shark nose technology improves pressure distribution in the canopy substantially. Advantages: much more solid flying feeling and substantial performance gain, especially when gliding on bar.
Is the deterioration on light-cloths higher than on a regular glider cloth?
Light-cloths are thinner than conventional glider-cloths and therefore less resistant against mechanical strain. That means you need to pay more attention on small rocks and bushes. Please avoid any unnecessary contact to the ground. With this strict observance you will have the same durability as with a conventional glider-cloth.
What are the glide ratio (L/D), trim and maximum speeds?
We know that these data are interesting for you as a pilot, but for us to publish them would be a bad idea for the following reasons:
1) Performance data are highly dependent on the drag of the pilot and are therefore related to sitting position and harness. The difference between aerodynamically favorable and unfavorable harnesses and sitting positions can be as much as a whole L/D number.
2) Performance increases with the size of the glider. A large glider will always outperform the same glider in a smaller size. So a question about the performance of a glider is always also a question about the size.
3) There is no normed method of testing the performance of paragliders. For example, speed varies with altitude and the associated different air pressure, but also with the total weight of the system.
That means that there simply isn’t THE speed or THE L/D that would allow a serious comparison with another glider. Performance data are dependent on the harness, the size of the glider, on the air mass and the total weight.
How do I calculate my takeoff weight?
Takeoff weight is calculated by adding the weight of the pilot including clothes to the weight of the equipment. The equipment consists of the harness, the reserve chute, the paraglider itself, and any flight instruments and other baggage you may carry (e.g. rucksack, etc.).
Is it OK for me to shorten the brake lines on my skywalk paraglider?
Changing the length of the brake lines can have a negative effect on the flying characteristics and extreme flight behavior. The paraglider needs a little more lead when flying on speed bar, otherwise the glider could be braked unintentionally, leading to a loss of performance. When performig extreme flying maneuvers, shortening the brake lines too much can cause complications during recovery from collapses, parachutal stall, etc.mmen.
Am I allowed to make modifciations to my skywalk paraglider?
No, because the glider is certified the way it is delivered to you. Even the brake line length is part of the trim and must not be changed.
Why shall I not navigate my glider through the C-level
As opposed to gliders with two line levels with which you can change the angle of attack by pulling the rear risers, doing the same on a glider with three line levels causes the profile to deform. This results in a crease forming between levels, which makes the glider more susceptible to collapses. In an emergency, control deflections of several centimeters are possible.
Do the nylon wires in the glider near any special attention or packing method?
Our nylon wires are flexible and kink resistant, so they won’t break under normal circumstances. But due to the packing volume it is a good idea to lay the Rigid Foils in the leading on top of each other on both sides.
What are JetFlaps and how do they work?
Jet Flaps are a so-called split flap like those seen on a large airplane. When the glider is braked, the airflow is routed through the glider, restoring smooth airflow. This extends brake line travel and softens the stall behavior.
What advantage do the JetFlaps on my skywalk paraglider offer?
Lower flyable minimum airspeed. The speed range is wider and easier to control. The pilot has more time to react when flying near the stall point.
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- 1x Glider backpack (HIKE or ALPINE)
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40 years after his first walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong was honored, along with fellow Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, by President Barack Obama at the White House. (Video courtesy of the White House)
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http://www.spacesciencefacts.com/2016/09/isro-pslv-c35-scatsat-1-mission-details.html | 2018-03-22T10:12:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257647838.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20180322092712-20180322112712-00341.warc.gz | 0.865866 | 363 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__183919185 | en | Normal ISRO Satellite Launch Mission take place for ~20 - 40 minutes
ISRO PSLV-C35/SCATSAT-1 Mission duration will be around 1.30 - 2 hours
Live Update :
- First Satellite which is SCATSAT-1 successfully launched into its orbit .
- 7 Other satellites are said to be separated between 11.25 and 11.28 AM IST
- ISRO Chairman will address after the completion of the Mission from SDSC - SHAR
SCATSAT-1 Mission Video :
ISRO started 48 and half hr countdown of PSLV-C35/SCATSAT-1 Mission authorised by MRR ( Mission Readiness Review ) and Launch Authorisation Board ( LAB ) .
ISRO made a record by successfully launching 20 satellites in a single mission this year on June 22, 2016 .
Now with September 26th launch, ISRO will make another record by launching satellites into two different orbits on a single mission which has never been tried by any Space Research Organisations like NASA, ESA .
Mission Details :
Date : September 26, 2016, Monday
Launch Time : 09.12 AM
Launch Location : Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh ( Satish Dhawan Space Centre )
Number of Satellites : 08
Number of Foreign Satellite : 05
Number of Domestic : 03
Launch Vehicle : PSLV ( Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle ) Rocket
On the mission, SCATSAT-1 with its weight of 377 Kgs will be launched for the study of ocean and weather .
PSLV-C35 will place the SCATSAT-1 satellite at Polar Sun Synchronous Orbit ( SSO ) of 720 Km while all other 7 satellites will be launched into the 670 Km polar orbit . | aerospace |
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Dusseldorf in the evening-Captain Joe Moser takes off the D-ALPC southbound. While the 11:30 hours flight we see sunset and sunrise. The First Officer Stefan Kater is the pilot in command and describes the Primary Flight displays for us. | aerospace |
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iran-unveils-its-first-hypersonic-ballistic-missile | 2023-10-02T21:53:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511021.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20231002200740-20231002230740-00380.warc.gz | 0.922712 | 484 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__225127298 | en | Iran unveils its first hypersonic ballistic missile
Iran's first hypersonic ballistic missile, named Fattah, is capable of bypassing advanced air defense systems.
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled on Tuesday its first hypersonic ballistic missile, named Fattah, which is capable of bypassing advanced air defense systems.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the Chief Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami, and General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the Commander of the IRGC's Aerospace Force, attended the revealing ceremony.
Fattah, whose name was chosen by Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, has a 1,400 km range and is characterized by a very high speed and the ability to maneuver against air defenses.
🔴🇮🇷 More pictures of the Iranian-made #Fatah Hypersonic missile, which was revealed by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps #IRGC this morning.#Iran #IRGC #موشک_هایپرسونیک_فتاح https://t.co/FfgVAL3TZl pic.twitter.com/xbX6HzuspK— Haidar Akarar (@HaidarAkarar) June 6, 2023
This comes a week after the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it will launch a new hypersonic missile after meeting all the necessary testing requirements.
According to previous statements, the missile can fly at speeds ranging between 12-15 Mach, and can target enemy air defense batteries.
At the time, he described the production of the projectile as a “huge leap” in Iran’s missile industry.
Earlier on May 25, Iran unveiled its latest ballistic missile, named "Khorramshahr-4 long-range strategic missile."
The self-guided missile is one of the most sophisticated weapons developed by scientists at the Defense Ministry's Aerospace Organization, with a range of 2,000 km and a 1,500 kg high-explosive payload.
Khorramshahr-4 is fitted with a complex liquid fuel engine, which is integrated into the missile's fuel tank reducing its height to nearly 13 meters. | aerospace |
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https://kimberlykeating.com/elon-musk-criticized-on-chinese-social-networks-for-the-risk-of-collision-between-the-starlink-satellites-and-the-space-station-world-news/ | 2022-01-23T03:24:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320303956.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20220123015212-20220123045212-00624.warc.gz | 0.965646 | 525 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__116587257 | en | Elon Musk faced a backlash from Chinese social media users after China complained that its space station was forced to take evasive action to avoid a collision with the tech billionaire’s Starlink satellites.
China submitted a document earlier this month to the UN space agency saying that the satellites of the Star link Mr. Musk’s division aerospace company SpaceX had two “close encounters” with the Chinese space station on July 1 and October 21.
As word of the repository spread, users of the Chinese microblogging platform Weibo piled up, with one user claiming the Starlink satellites were “just a bunch of space junk” and another describing them as “American space warfare weapons”.
China’s submission to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs states: “For security reasons, the Chinese Space Station has implemented preventive collision avoidance control.
China’s Tianhe module, the first in a series of modules that will make up its Tiangong space station, was launched on April 29, 2021 and has been in orbit ever since. Its launch was also surrounded by controversy.
Tianhe is expected to be joined later this year by two more modules. China’s complaints to the UN have not been independently verified.
“The human race will pay for the commercial activities of SpaceX”
SpaceX has sent nearly 1,900 satellites into orbit to create its Starlink broadband network, and the company is planning more.
SpaceX has yet to respond to a request for comment from Reuters.
Another Weibo user posted: “The risks of Starlink are gradually exposed, the whole human race will pay for its business activities.”
It is believed that there are nearly 30,000 satellites and other objects orbiting Earth and scientists have urged governments to share information to reduce the risk of collisions.
NASA said in November that astronauts on the International Space Station were obliged to take emergency measures after debris from a former Russian satellite destroyed by a Russian missile floated dangerously nearby.
At the time, Musk tweeted that the orbits of some Starlink satellites had been adjusted to reduce the likelihood of collisions.
Musk is well known in China, but his other company, electric vehicle maker Tesla, has come under increasing scrutiny by regulators across the country after some customers complained about poor service.
It occurs at the end of a year in which Musk was named Time Magazine’s 2021 Personality of the Year, in part because the market value of his business has soared to over $ 1,000 billion. | aerospace |
http://www.blackholenews.net/tag/moon/page/106/ | 2017-12-15T10:10:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948568283.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20171215095015-20171215115015-00629.warc.gz | 0.900275 | 418 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__23210967 | en | NASA Orion cev video includes ares 1 and ares 5 ( IV ) along with the crew exploration vehicle and the NASA Orion launch facility water on moon
It has been 40 years since Apollo 11’s Eagle lander touched down on the surface of the Moon. For decades after Neil Armstrong took his ‘one small step for man’ it seemed Earth’s closest space neighbour had lost some of its shine for exploration. But in recent years, mankind has started taking a ‘giant leap’ […]
Above Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the full moon hovers over space shuttle Endeavour waiting for liftoff on the STS-126 mission. Image taken November 14, 2008. Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Original image link: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts126… Learn more about the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) : www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/main/index.html Learn more about the Lunar Reconnaissance […]
3-Hours – Digitally Restored – Ancient Alien ruins on the Moon? Is it possible? The Moon/Mars Connection uses NASA’s own data to make a compelling scientific case for the existence of ancient alien artifacts on the earth’s nearest neighbor in the Solar System. As no one has done before, Hoagland uses state-of-the-art computer image processing […]
oh for a camera that could have come close to capturing the image of this HUGE orange moon just over the horizon/water; this is my paltry attempt. Oh yeah, there’s a UFO in there. 😉 By: nuanc
A movie about NASA’s next generation of human spacecraft. It’s currently known as Orion and is designed to take astronauts back to the moon and eventually on to Mars and beyond. More information is available at www.nasa.gov/orion! | aerospace |
https://editorialge.com/send-humans-to-asteroid/ | 2023-12-05T12:36:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100551.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205105136-20231205135136-00627.warc.gz | 0.936603 | 786 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__183243540 | en | NASA and SpaceX Partner to Send Humans to Asteroid
NASA has unveiled its latest plan to send astronauts to a near-Earth asteroid, named “Prospects for Future Human Space Flight Missions to Near-Earth Asteroids.” This ambitious project can trace its roots back to a 2010 speech by President Obama at the Kennedy Space Center.
The announcement by Obama came as a way to address concerns after he discontinued the Constellation Program, which was the prior initiative to revisit the moon. Instead of going back to the moon, Obama suggested we set our sights on an asteroid as a stepping stone before a manned mission to Mars. This fresh proposal isn’t funded yet, but it notably suggests using SpaceX’s Starship, rather than the originally intended Orion spacecraft.
However, Obama’s asteroid mission was met with skepticism. It eventually morphed into the Asteroid Redirect Mission, aiming to move a small asteroid or boulder into lunar orbit for a crew to visit. The scientific community wasn’t entirely on board, with experts like Dr. Richard Binzel from MIT voicing strong reservations. Dr. Binzel championed an extensive survey of near-Earth asteroids to identify potential threats to our planet.
The Asteroid Redirect Mission was short-lived, coming to an end with Donald Trump‘s tenure, who then launched the Artemis program. This new initiative shifted NASA’s focus back to the moon, setting the stage for future Mars missions. And unlike its predecessors, the Artemis program has been quite successful, with its maiden uncrewed mission around the moon proving triumphant.
But Earth-approaching asteroids haven’t been overlooked during Trump’s and now Biden’s tenures. The DART Mission successfully demonstrated how to shift an asteroid’s trajectory if it’s on a collision course with Earth. Plus, there are plans in the pipeline for the Near-Earth Object Surveyor telescope, set to launch by September 2027, to spot and study these close-flying asteroids.
Sending a SpaceX Starship to a near-Earth asteroid sounds a lot more exciting than the initial idea floated by President Obama. The Starship’s capabilities are pretty incredible — it can haul up to 100 metric tons within the inner solar system. In fact, Elon Musk has his eyes on the prize with visions of using Starships to establish a Mars settlement.
In NASA’s blueprint for 2039, a Starship would first be launched into low Earth orbit. After refueling it, a crew of three aboard a Dragon would then meet and dock with the Starship. This spaceship would then journey out of Earth’s orbit to an asteroid named 2001 FR85, which is believed to be between 29 to 65 meters in size. After tagging alongside the asteroid, collecting samples and deploying robots, the Starship would then head back to Earth’s orbit. Here, the astronauts would switch to another Dragon to make their way home.
So, why bother with this mission? Well, for one, asteroids coming too close to Earth could pose a collision risk. Remember that massive asteroid that put an end to the dinosaurs about 63 million years ago? By studying these near-Earth asteroids, we can better understand their behavior, which could be vital if one heads our way.
But there’s another angle to this: asteroids (and the moon) are like a gold mine in space, bursting with valuable resources. Imagine being able to extract minerals for space industries, creating products that might be tricky or even impossible to manufacture on Earth.
If we’re keen on tackling climate change and uplifting living standards globally, looking to space for mining and industry could be the game changer. Broadening Earth’s economic reach into space isn’t just an ambitious dream; it could be essential for humanity’s future. | aerospace |
https://www.wkyc.com/article/tech/science/aerospace/mars-northeast-ohio-perseverance-rover/95-3a3dbb90-2cb8-44e7-86b8-7ddf19ff0f1e | 2021-06-12T23:05:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487586465.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20210612222407-20210613012407-00341.warc.gz | 0.948862 | 545 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__100654679 | en | CLEVELAND — NASA's latest road trip to Mars is almost complete.
The most elaborate rover ever sent to the Red Planet will attempt to land Thursday. Named "Perseverance," the spacecraft is aiming for an ancient river delta.
The spot is filled with cliffs, pits and fields of rocks, any of which could doom the $3 billion mission. But the once submerged terrain could also hold evidence of past life. Perseverance will drill into the most promising rocks and set the samples aside for return to Earth in a decade.
The mission wouldn't have happened without scientists and engineers at Cleveland's NASA Glenn Research Center like aerospace engineer Lancert Foster, who is confident in the successful landing of Perseverance.
"This is an affirmation," he exclaimed. "I am claiming victory."
Watch Perseverance's takeoff from back in July:
Foster oversaw the testing of the rover's parachute in NASA Glenn's Supersonic Wind Tunnel in 2008 to validate the parachute decelerator system used on the Perseverance and its predecessor, the Curiosity.
"It takes the capsule down from supersonic speed -- supersonic speed, meaning faster than the speed of sound," he explained. "This parachute slows the capsule down."
NASA Glenn scientists also developed the rover's nuclear power source, using radioactive plutonium which should power Perseverance for 14 years. Northeast Ohio engineers are also "reinventing the wheel" with new shape memory alloy tires that shape-shift to wrap around Martian rocks that would certainly puncture ordinary tires.
"But before we can get that surface mission going, we have to land safely on Mars, and that is always a challenging feat for us," Matt Wallace, NASA Deputy Project Manager for Perseverance, said. He added almost 50% of spacecraft sent to the surface of Mars have failed.
So on Thursday, as Perseverance enters the Red Planet's atmosphere at 3:48 p.m., thus begins the so-called "seven minutes of terror." It will take seven minutes from atmospheric entry to touchdown, a nail-biting period in which NASA engineers won't even be able to monitor in real-time, since it takes 11 minutes for signals to reach Earth.
But if Foster's affirmation is correct, NASA will be one step closer to humans on Mars, thanks to contributions from Northeast Ohio. The reality of his contributions sometimes hits him.
"'Yeah, that parachute that you tested? They're going to use that to land a rover on Mars,'" he remembers being told. "It's just kind of, [mind-blowing]," Foster said with a laugh and a sound of a mock explosion. | aerospace |
http://21space.info/mission-possible-redirecting-an-asteroid/ | 2018-07-18T04:38:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676590051.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20180718041450-20180718061450-00301.warc.gz | 0.879408 | 842 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__265402365 | en | Mission Possible: Redirecting an Asteroid
As part of our Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM), we plan to send a robotic spacecraft to an asteroid tens of millions of miles away from Earth, capture a multi-ton boulder and bring it to an orbit near the moon for future crew exploration.
This mission to visit a large near-Earth asteroid is part of our plan to advance the new technologies and spaceflight experience needed for a human mission to the Martian system in the 2030s.
How exactly will it work?
The robotic spacecraft, powered by the most advanced solar electric propulsion system, will travel for about 18 months to the target asteroid.
After the spacecraft arrives and the multi-ton boulder is collected from the surface, the spacecraft will hover near the asteroid to create a gravitational attraction that will slightly change the asteroid’s trajectory.
After the deflection is verified, the robotic vehicle will deliver the boulder into a stable orbit near the moon. During the transit, the boulder will be further imaged and studied by the spacecraft.
Astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft will launch on the Space Launch System rocket to explore the returned boulder.
Orion will dock with the robotic vehicle that still has the boulder in its grasp.
While docked, two crew members on spacewalks will explore the boulder and collect samples to bring back to Earth for further study.
The astronauts and collected samples will return to Earth in the Orion spacecraft.
How will ARM help us send humans to Mars in the 2030s?
This mission will demonstrate future Mars-level exploration missions closer to home and will fly a mission with technologies and real life operational constraints that we’ll encounter on the way to the Red Planet. A few of the capabilities it will help us test include:
- Solar Electric Propulsion – Using advanced Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) technologies is an important part of future missions to send larger payloads into deep space and to the Mars system. Unlike chemical propulsion, which uses combustion and a nozzle to generate thrust, SEP uses electricity from solar arrays to create electromagnetic fields to accelerate and expel charged atoms (ions) to create a very low thrust with a very efficient use of propellant.
- Trajectory and Navigation – When we move the massive asteroid boulder using low-thrust propulsion and leveraging the gravity fields of Earth and the moon, we’ll validate critical technologies for the future Mars missions.
- Advances in Spacesuits – Spacesuits designed to operate in deep space and for the Mars surface will require upgrades to the portable life support system (PLSS). We are working on advanced PLSS that will protect astronauts on Mars or in deep space by improving carbon dioxide removal, humidity control and oxygen regulation. We are also improving mobility by evaluating advances in gloves to improve thermal capacity and dexterity.
- Sample Collection and Containment Techniques – This experience will help us prepare to return samples from Mars through the development of new techniques for safe sample collection and containment. These techniques will ensure that humans do not contaminate the samples with microbes from Earth, while protecting our planet from any potential hazards in the samples that are returned.
- Rendezvous and Docking Capabilities – Future human missions to Mars will require new capabilities to rendezvous and dock spacecraft in deep space. We will advance the current system we’ve developed with the international partners aboard the International Space Station.
Moving from spaceflight a couple hundred miles off Earth to the proving ground environment (40,000 miles beyond the moon) will allow us to start accumulating experience farther than humans have ever traveled in space.
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14 Sep, 2016
Mission Possible: Redirecting an Asteroid
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http://www.stratpost.com/tag/eurofighter-typhoon | 2016-05-29T03:51:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-22/segments/1464049278385.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20160524002118-00018-ip-10-185-217-139.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.956255 | 415 | CC-MAIN-2016-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-22__0__150044134 | en | Boeing, Saab and Lockheed Martin are offering to build fighters in India and each is bringing something different to the table.
Check out the latest capabilities of the Eurofighter Typhoon as pilot Paul Smith takes us around the aircraft at the Dubai Airshow 2015.
This piece contains long sentences & might offend those without a sense of humor, Colonel Blimps on TV news, children, patent applicants and other cartoons. Reader discretion is advised.
Dassault can wait to have their way in the MMRCA negotiations knowing the aversion of the IAF and defense ministry to a re-tender, unless the defense ministry walks away from the table itself, first.
Air Marshal M Matheshwaran analyzes exactly why the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft will never fully meet the ASR and cannot become the IAF ‘s frontline fighter in the Lo segment.
Air Marshal M Matheswaran (retired) goes back in history to examine the reasons why the Light Combat Aircraft project has failed to meet expectations.
Saab’s Lars-Olof Lindgren says his company has been quietly working on a plan to build the Gripen in India and has already done a lot of the homework for it.
RAF Eurofighter Typhoons and Airbus A-330 MRTT refueling and transport aircraft will be in the capital on their way to Malaysia.
Although the case for the acquisition of the two single-engine trainers is still at a preliminary stage, the IAF is ‘desirous’ of getting their ‘numbers up from 49 to 51’ again and is planning to make a pitch for the aircraft to the Ministry of Defense.
The IAF evaluation of the six competing aircraft for the MMRCA contest took into account the issue of life-cycle cost, which could be loosely understood to mean cost of ownership over the period of operation of the aircraft. This was because it was felt that the true cost of owning a fleet of aircraft was not reflected in the purchase price alone. | aerospace |
http://www.freedomintheair.org/freedom-wings-2018-manchester-barton/ | 2024-03-01T20:38:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475701.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20240301193300-20240301223300-00161.warc.gz | 0.947493 | 203 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__136806631 | en | A few days ago Phab and FITA Facebook page put on our first Phab Wings on Tour fly gig, at Manchester Barton Airfield. During summer 2018, we’ll tour the UK giving over 100 people with and without disabilities the chance to fly a light aircraft.
With funding coming from The Florian Trust, the tour will stop at Tatenhill (9th June), Redhill (23rd June) and Elstree (7th July) aerodromes in the UK.
At each airfield, we’ll be supported by a local flying school. At Barton, our flight crew were from LAC Flying School
“Flying a plane is better than going to the supermarket”, said Chloe, a young Phab Club member. Also attending the day was Jamie Lowbridge, who is visually impaired and hasn’t ever been on an aeroplane, let alone fly one. She takes control of the C172 under instruction from Andrew. | aerospace |
https://flying-turtle.eu/aviation-news/ita-will-fly-the-pope-to-bahrain-on-an-airbus-a330-tomorrow/ | 2023-03-27T10:15:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296948620.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20230327092225-20230327122225-00409.warc.gz | 0.910395 | 736 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__72560635 | en | ITA Airways will operate its latest papal flight tomorrow by flying Pope Francis from Rome Fiumicino to Sakhir Air Base in Bahrain. His Holiness makes his latest journey with ITA following high-profile trips to Kazakhstan, Canada and Malta this year.
Pope to fly with ITA to Bahrain
On November 3rd, Pope Francis will travel on a special ITA Airways flight onboard an Airbus A330. The flight will depart from Terminal 5, Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) at 09:40 local time and is scheduled to land at Sakhir Air Base, Bahrain at around 16:45.
A papal delegation will accompany the Holy Father, along with representatives from Italian and international media and members of the ITA Airways team. Fabio Maria Lazzerini, ITA Airways CEO, and Emiliana Limosani, ITA Airways Chief Commercial Officer and CEO of Volare, will see off the Pope at Rome Fiumicino Airport.
Photo: Vincenzo Pace I Simple Flying
Pope Francis’ visit to Bahrain will be the first time a pontiff has visited the small Middle East nation. His Holiness will arrive at Sakhir Air Base, a small, single-runway airport in Bahrain used for VIP visitors.
A net-zero journey
In line with ITA’s sustainability commitments, the Pope’s flight to Bahrain will have zero CO2 impact in terms of fuel consumption. The Italian carrier said that its sustainability initiatives include “the streamlining of operational procedures, a program to support the use of SAF, and the abatement of the share of residual CO2 with a Gold Standard-certified emissions offset initiative.”
Photo: Getty Images
ITA Airways added,
“It is an honor and a source of great pride for ITA Airways to accompany the Holy Father’s Apostolic Journey under the banner of Sustainability, a major commitment for the Company, as constantly reiterated by Pope Francis in his speeches. Sustainability is among the Company’s primary commitments.”
The Airbus A330, sporting ITA’s new Azure livery, will be piloted by a crew of four pilots and served by ten flight attendants. As with previous papal flights, Commander Massimiliano Marselli, boasting 18,000 hours of flight experience, will be the supervisor of onboard activities.
The Papal airline
As Simple Flying reported last year, ITA replaced Alitalia as the Pope’s airline after launching its inaugural commercial flight in October 2021. Pope Francis traveled with Italy’s new flag carrier for the first time on December 2nd, 2021, flying from Rome to Cyprus onboard an Airbus A320.
His Holiness has flown with ITA on multiple occasions since then, including journeys to Canada and Malta along with a recent trip to Kazakhstan this September. Simple Flying took a closer look at how the Pope flies, noting that the Holy Father usually travels with an entourage of around 30 people.
Have you ever spotted the Pope’s plane? Let us know your stories in the comments.
- IATA/ICAO Code:
- Airline Type:
- Full Service Carrier
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- Fabio Lazzerini | aerospace |
http://en.sanyatour.com/news-media/news-media-travel-news/sanya-taichung-direct-flight-launched-closer-to-taiwan/ | 2019-10-18T19:51:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986684425.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20191018181458-20191018204958-00154.warc.gz | 0.915442 | 284 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__71742584 | en | Sanya-Taichung direct flight launched, closer to Taiwan
The inaugural flight of the Sanya-to-Taichung direct air route was officially launched on April 18th, 2018, marking Sanya’s second newly added regional air route to Taiwan recently.
Operated by Sichuan Airlines, the Sanya – Taichung route runs twice a week on Wednesdays and Sundays.
Sanya to Taichung, flight number 3U8279
Departure time: 2:40 p.m. (Wednesday, Sunday)
Arrival time: 5:20 p.m. (Wednesday, Sunday)
Taichung to Sanya, flight number 3U8280
Departure time: 6:25 p.m. (Wednesday, Sunday)
Arrival time: 9:05 p.m. the next day (Wednesday, Sunday)
In recent years, the Sanya airport has been making efforts to expand the international and regional routes. The Sanya airport now has 24 international and regional air routes.
According to the airport’s statistics, in 2017, the number of tourists travelled between two cities totaled 30,405 following the launch of Sanya-Taipei flights.
The new flight is part of an ongoing effort by Sanya tourism authorities to further promote business, culture and tourism exchanges between the two regions. | aerospace |
https://www.compadre.org/informal/index.cfm?Issue=120 | 2024-02-23T19:46:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474445.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223185223-20240223215223-00472.warc.gz | 0.913649 | 199 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__88207428 | en | image credit: Odile Labbe, ONERA; image source; larger image
This image from ONERA, the French aerospace lab, shows a simulation of the wake of an aircraft, looking along the direction the aircraft is moving. The spirals of moving air are called wingtip vortices. To learn more, visit this animation from the Smithsonian Institution's How Things Fly.
Also, compare the image above with this photo (from PTG Issue 33, in the Archives) showing the pattern of smoke released behind the wingtip of a crop-duster. How well did the simulation model the crop-duster wake?
(This feature was updated on September 21, 2013.)
How Airplanes Fly: A Physical Description of Lift
Visit the Florida International University site How Airplanes Fly: A Physical Description of Lift to understand how the wing of an airplane produces lift. You'll see that the frequently-given explanation based on the Bernoulli principle is not correct. | aerospace |
https://www.texomafamily.com/blog/2021/01/05/send-your-kids-into-space/ | 2021-06-19T11:28:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487648194.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20210619111846-20210619141846-00513.warc.gz | 0.960649 | 434 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__32958213 | en | Send Your Kids Into Space
Okay, so your kids won’t physically end up in outer space (or maybe they will), but you can send their name into space.
NASA has a great educational program for kids of all ages, and sending names into space has such a cool factor.
Before my son could read, his name went into space on the Kepler Mission Back then it was simply submitting your name to be added on the list of names that were put onto a CD and launched in the Kepler Mission.
But since then, NASA’s efforts to engage kids’ interest in space exploration has developed into a complete STEM program. NASA has educational activities for kids of all ages…plus adult children!
And now, you get an actual “ticket” with your name printed on it…something concrete and tangible that the kids can hold and read to know they’re connected to outerspace and an exploration mission.
It has been a decade since my son’s name accompanied the Kepler Mission. and over this past pandemic Summer, all my kiddos got passports. So the whole ticket into space program helps kids feel connected to the program.
It helps prompt them to pay attention to NASA discoveries, to space missions. It helps them get better grades in school when it comes to learning about the planets.
Because when kids have a personal experience or connection to something, they naturally gravitate towards being interested in it.
Right now, NASA is planning a mission to Mars and they’re still accepting names to go on that mission.
That mission is going to make history in a big way. So, let your kiddos be part of it. They’ll forever have a connection to MARS.
And then when they have kids, they’ll help their kids get better grades in school.
My son has decided he wants to be part of the Space Force. Years ago when I thought I was sending his name into space, I didn’t realize that there was a risk he might actually end up there for real.
Happy Space Exploration! | aerospace |
https://services.boeing.com/maintenance-engineering/modifications/avionics/boeing-flight-management-system | 2023-10-02T08:23:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510983.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20231002064957-20231002094957-00270.warc.gz | 0.901335 | 824 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__5912943 | en | Increased speed and capacity
The all-new modern architecture and computing hardware of the BFMC translates to increased processing speed up to 10x faster than previous flight management systems. A larger capacity can easily accommodate worldwide navigation databases and allow space for the future growth of new features and system updates.
Proven reliabilityThe BFMS is designed to meet the high-reliability expectations our customers depend on and built to the highest quality standards. Tested and validated with customer input and real-world data, the BFMS assures that day-to-day operations are predictable and reliable. In addition to more reliable performance, the BFMS has increased mean time between failure (MTBF) statistics compared to other competitive solutions.
Comprehensive basic featuresThe BFMS delivers value with decreased fuel consumption, improved situational awareness, and reduced pilot workload and maintenance costs. In addition to the legacy Flight Management Computer functionality, Boeing has also incorporated 16 new features and 30 improved features included as basic functionality.
Fuel-saving optional features
Get the most out of your BFMS with six new cost-saving features that improve flight planning, navigation, and performance. Reduce fuel consumption and carbon emission with the Optimized Flight Efficiency, and Fuel Flow Factor and Drag Factor Uplink features that provides more accurate fuel predictions.
Support and Services
Full-flight simulator and training device upgrade
Two BFMC Line Replaceable Units (LRU)
Simulated Boeing Flight Management Computer (simBFMC)
A simulated hardware version using real Boeing Flight Management System (BFMS) software. Communicates with the BFMS SW via an Ethernet connection to a customer’s training device. One simBFMC simulates two BFMC LRUs. Available for purchase on Simulator Marketplace.
Navigation Data Test and Validation
BFMS Simulator - A desktop simulator that runs the exact BFMS software as on the airplane. A cost-effective solution that can be used by pilots, flight operations, and avionics engineers to performing RNP AR flyability checks as well as navigation procedure test & validation. Available for purchase on Boeing Parts Page and Simulator Marketplace.
As manufacturer of the Boeing Flight Management Computer, Boeing offers a new Navigation Data Service that includes generating and delivering Navigation Databases and offering new web-based tools available on MyBoeingFleet.com to compare and manage your Navigation Databases adding efficiency to your monthly operations.
The BFMS supports Navigation Data from all three major data suppliers (Jeppesen, Lufthansa Systems, and NAVBLUE), giving customers the ability to choose which provider best fits their needs. To learn more about Jeppesen NavData offerings, click here.
BFMS Data Tools
Customers can access the BFMS Data Tools via MyBoeingFleet. With a modern, intuitive interface, the BFMS Data Tools allow for quick and comprehensive data analysis. Customers are able to easily identify differences between cycles, review RNP AR tolerance variations, access coverage maps, and perform advanced queries that drill into data further than ever before.
Designed, built, and supported by Boeing, we have you covered.
Training updates to describe the new and improved features are underway. Upon regulatory approval, training will be released through the MyBoeingFleet common download service.
Minor updates to graphics and nomenclature will be released for Maintenance Training services subscribers.
Repair service is available for worldwide support of warranty and non-warranty repairs
Option Configuration and User Modifiable Databases
Boeing will assist customers in transitioning their legacy options and in the selection of new BFMC options to provide full BFMS benefits. Boeing will also assist in set-up of customized user-modifiable software (UMS) for the Loadable Defaults Database and Airline Operational Communications (AOC) Database to establish performance settings and Datalink settings before Entry into Service for forward fit and retrofit. | aerospace |
https://good-planes.com/civil-aircraft/boeing-787-dreamliner/vietnam-airlines-dreamliner-business-class-boeing-787-9-london-to-hanoi-part-1/4313/ | 2018-02-17T23:11:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891808539.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20180217224905-20180218004905-00608.warc.gz | 0.936288 | 405 | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-09__0__61556817 | en | Vietnam Airlines Business Class in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, London to Hanoi Part 1. After a good break in the UK, it was time to head home. We fly Vietnam Airlines, back to Singapore, on the Dreamliner Boeing 787 via Hanoi. (When we flew to UK, it was via Ho Chi Minh, and the flight was very good!).
I have split this review into 2 parts. In this first part, I show you the boarding, settling into seat and takeoff. I got into some detail with the menu. This is a day flight (taking off at 1100hrs local time), so they served a more leisurely lunch, and followed by breakfast before landing. We were scheduled to land in Hanoi around 5am local time.
One interesting feature of the menu was the Signature Drinks. On the way to London, I tried both Hello Vietnam and Red River, On this flight, I would try the Saigon Sunlight. I noticed their wines on board were all French, perhaps not surprising in light of their French colonial past. Here is the link to Part 2, showing you the meals –
Blessed Christmas one and all!
Lời chào hỏi.
Tôi bay về Việt Nam Airlines.
Các chuyến bay là rất tốt.
Hãy xem video của tôi.
Cảm ơn bạn Việt Nam Airlines cho các dịch vụ tốt.
Đây là về Việt Nam Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner
London đến thủ đô Hà Nội. | aerospace |
http://dict.cn/a%20flying%20machine%0D | 2017-08-21T12:04:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886108268.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821114342-20170821134342-00663.warc.gz | 0.895698 | 116 | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-34__0__86393601 | en | a flying machine的用法和样例：
- He continued with his plan to build a flying machine, in spite of the mockery of his friends.
- This morning Mr Zhang was riding his hobby of a flying machine to death.
- Some of these included drawings for a flying machine and a machine gun.
- Leonardo da Vinci was the first to think about how a flying machine would actually be built.
- When the Wright brothers said they could build a flying machine, people thought they were all wet. | aerospace |
https://celestialcitizen.medium.com/celestial-citizen-podcast-ep-102-united-africa-for-space-innovation-7579f0705bba?source=post_internal_links---------0---------------------------- | 2022-08-18T02:02:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573145.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818003501-20220818033501-00627.warc.gz | 0.920611 | 348 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__91463887 | en | Celestial Citizen Podcast Ep. #102: United Africa for Space Innovation
Celestial Citizen: United Africa for Space Innovation on Apple Podcasts
On this episode of Celestial Citizen Podcast, I am joined by Ruvimbo Samanga, space law and policy analyst. We'll…
On this episode of Celestial Citizen Podcast, I am joined by Ruvimbo Samanga, space law and policy analyst. We’ll discuss lunar governance, the African Space Sector, and Ruvimbo’s involvement with the Space Generation Advisory Council’s 4th African Space Generation Workshop.
My guest on the show, Ruvimbo Samanga, is a space law & policy analyst, with particular specialization in the traditional and New Space sectors in Africa. She serves as a Research Fellow at the Open Lunar Foundation, focusing her research on lunar settlement and development policy. Ruvimbo holds a master’s degree in International Trade & Investment Law from the University of Pretoria and currently represents Zimbabwe in the Space Generation Advisory Council and the Women in Aerospace Africa Chapter. She is also the founder of AgriSpace, an early stage agri-tech startup developed in collaboration with the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, as a current scholar in residence. Ruvimbo has also been recognized by Space in Africa as one of the top 10 Under 30 in the African space industry.
If you are interested in donating to the upcoming 4th African Space Generation Workshop in Accra, Ghana on Feb 25–26, 2021, you can do so here: https://ca.gofundme.com/f/support-4th-african-space-generation-workshop | aerospace |
https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/flying-corps-gold-sh-pc/1452705 | 2022-07-05T18:15:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104597905.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220705174927-20220705204927-00011.warc.gz | 0.95336 | 282 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__248543961 | en | In some games the flight models and control systems for each plane have been smoothed out to make it easier for the novice to jump straight in. This approach, however, does have a cost, as many of the planes idiosyncrasies and special features are lost. Flying Corps Gold has dual flight models for each plane. The more forgiving model is retained for novices, while realistic options will provide a real challenge for the seasoned flight enthusiast. In the case of the Sopwith Camel, for example, the "Realistic" flight model accurately recreates the plane's notorious instability and tendency to turn to the right. If the flight sim pilot can learn to master this, however, he will reap the benefits of the incredible manoeuvrability that made the Camel the most successful fighter aircraft of the period.
Whatever your level of experience and skill, the philosophy behind Flying Corps is simple: games should be fun. We want you to truly feel what it was like to fly an aircraft in those pioneering days, to experience the agony and the ecstacy of aerial combat, to find yourself slipping back in time. You won't be disappointed.
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https://defense-technologynews.blogspot.com/2008_10_07_archive.html | 2021-10-17T12:38:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585177.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20211017113503-20211017143503-00050.warc.gz | 0.918499 | 169 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__111887454 | en | The delivery is personally signed by Dirgantara President, Budi Santoso and General Director of Indonesian Defence Facility, Mayor General Eris Herryanto and Indonesian Airforce Logistics Assistant, Mayor General Imam Wahyudi. Budi Santoso says the special missioned aircraft is completed with modern equipment that is for coast patrol on Indonesian territorial waters. For tracking and monitoring tasks, on the aircraft are installed a maritime tracking radar and a multi function radar type Ocean Master 100 MK II, while a storm scope guided with ESM type Vigile 200 is installed for detecting electromagnetic content during the maritime detection. The equipment for those military configuration for coast patrol are France Thales Airborne System products. Such aircraft are required by Asian countries with border coasts, such as Malaysian, Brunei Darussalam, South Korean and some Middle East countries. | aerospace |
http://letsgoair1.com/lets-go-air/travel-solutions | 2023-12-05T21:03:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100568.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205204654-20231205234654-00328.warc.gz | 0.913344 | 295 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__272083148 | en | Did you know you do not have to be a pilot or have any aviation knowledge to own a plane?
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Did you know you do not need to be a pilot or have any aviation experience to lease a plane? With some education, you can lease a plane which will provide you the opportunities of owning a plane without the capital investment. Let's Go Air has the ability and resources to staff your flight and handle every detail of your air travel schedule.
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Are you ready for the ultimate in private air travel? Learn more about this amazing compliment to your life style by visiting our "Lease A Plane" page. | aerospace |
http://b24project.info/project_P39.htm | 2019-11-21T00:48:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496670643.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20191121000300-20191121024300-00538.warc.gz | 0.983954 | 1,125 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__79714476 | en | As I sit here contemplating the past 3 years of working on this project from buying the plans to getting in the 10th flight, I am very glad that the seed was planted by my Uncle Paul to start this project and very glad that I stuck with it even when I thought about abandoning the project a few times. When I look back I think "that wasn't so bad" but only because of experienced hindsight can I say that. For a person who didn't really know what he was getting into, building a complicated aircraft from scratch, it was a struggle to keep it going. At first it was a lot of fun building, solving problems and seeing it come together. Then it became like a job, having to keep going while fighting burnout. Finally I saw light at the end of the tunnel and when it was painted up in all her glory I got renewed energy to finish it and go flying. Then came the nervousness of the first flight. It's always hard to send off the aircraft you spent a good 50-100 hours building but for this one, where I have maybe 1000 hours into it, it's crazy to risk it in flight but it would be crazier to do all that work and not see it flying.
The Palmer design for the B-24 creates a very good flying aircraft. He apparently used the scale drawings and did not change to scale airfoils which I believe is why this aircraft flies so well.
- Looks great on the ground or in the air
- The scale wing and stab incidences are right on.
- Although the aircraft flies fine at 20lbs., the aircraft could be built lighter.
- The outer nacelles could have simply been glued on to the sheeting.
- Since I fiberglassed I could have removed much more of the inside structure and used lighter wood.
- The tail end could have been built lighter which would reduce the dead weight in the nose.
- I made the empennage removable but don't really need to remove it, so that structure could be eliminated.
- The Stab and fin could have been made much simpler by using sheeted foam.
- Using foam cores for the wings worked very well and I would do that again.
- I would spray a clear coat over the silver to make it tougher although it may not age as nicely that way.
- Electric for multi-engines is the only way to go. Worth every dollar I spent.
- Power must be kept on until touchdown. Four 10" props barely rotating are a very effective speed brake!
- Everyone loves to see it fly!
6/30/2007 - Today was a day I feared, that human error would be the the factor in a crash. I did not crash because I did not take off but human error could have caused a crash. At a show for girl scouts I was not prepared. I checked everything so I thought. Five weeks ago a battery failure could have brought down Old Iron sides. Not just one but all four batteries somehow went bad at the same time. I lost power on a flight when one cell on each pack dropped to 2.5v making around 8v total, but was able to get back to the runway mostly because the ESC was set to soft cutoff. (Hobby Lobby very graciously sent me four new packs) After that I pulled motor #4 and ESC #4 out for battery testing and had updated the firmware in #4 but not the others so one ESC was set to "auto Calibration" and the other three where set to "end point adjust" . That was giving me full thrust on #4 only which sent the aircraft to the left pretty hard and I was not able to get it to taxy straight so I did not take off. A take off would have resulted in a roll to left and destuction. That's where my error could have caused a crash. I did not update the other ESC's at the same time as #4 and did not remember that I had updated #4.
9/27/07 - I flew for the 90th BG national reunion at Vandenberg AFB just outside of Santa Maria, California. I haven't flown since May 29th because of a couple technical glitches. I tried to fly but something went wrong each time so as the reunion got closer I decided to preserve the aircraft for the reunion since I was running out of repair time if something happened. I made the decision to just make sure that all would go well for the reunion and if something happened there then oh well, at least they got to see it.
I got in one good flight and they loved seeing the B-24 fly, especially the high speed low passes. I flew at the AFB's model airfield and they have only a 300' runway that is on a hill. On landing, the aircraft dipped below the hill at the end of the runway. I pulled back on the stick to soften the crash and then it popped up over the hill in a right bank. I leveled off and throttled up to go around for another landing attempt. The second landing was better but the nose wheel failed to come down so the nose got ground down a bit but not bad really. The good thing is that I found out that the aircraft flies very well at low speeds. Even though it was flying pretty slow when it popped up over the hill I still had enough control to level out and go around again.
See the photo's from the reunion at the 90th BG reunion photo page | aerospace |
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