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http://gjh.wentflying.com/flights/116/ | 2020-10-21T23:56:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107878662.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20201021235030-20201022025030-00004.warc.gz | 0.796592 | 126 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__216221424 | en | Type of FlightThermal Flight
|Aircraft||PH-1035 Duo Discus Glider View Aircraft|
|Date||Wed 13th May 2015|
Second cross country introduction. To Terlet and back. Felt a bit sick towards the end, probably because coordinated flight is more difficult for me with these longer wings ;-)
Enjoyed it though!
|Launch||Salland Winch 1500 feet AGL|
|Duration Total||1h 50m = 1.83 hours = 110 minutes|
|Instruction Received||1h 50m = 1.83 hours = 110 minutes| | aerospace |
https://aviation-training-guide.com/news-details/airways-formation-is-now-called-airways-college/169/ | 2021-08-01T20:46:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046154219.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20210801190212-20210801220212-00675.warc.gz | 0.951583 | 293 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__158219707 | en | With almost 30 years of experience and 2,500 pilots trained at its schools, as part of its continuing evolution, the French flight school Airways Formation has changed its name to AIRWAYS COLLEGE with a new logo.
AIRWAYS COLLEGE also wants to demystify the path and accessibility to flight training schools and notes that, in its centres, training can be incorporated within a Baccalaureate degree.
The new slogan “Take off with us” also echoes the dynamic and new international spirit of AIRWAYS COLLEGE. The school's new brochure continues this theme with lot's of information to be found there on the great resources offered by the school throughout its three French Centres (Agen, Nimes and Cholet) and across its fleet of 6 simulators and 14 aircraft (including 4 twin-engined).
With this evolution, AIRWAYS COLLEGE moves forward with a new approach and differentiates itself from the competition. This multi-location international flight training school is positively heading towards wide new horizons.
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In 2021, Houston, TX, is now the home of Coast Flight Training's fourth flight training facility! This July, Coast Flight Training's fourth site will be open at...Read more | aerospace |
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Jet noise in Coupeville stirs complaints
Some Coupeville homeowners are noticing more low-flying Navy jets flying overhead and they aren’t happy about it.
The town of Coupeville and the Navy have both received complaints from residents as the Navy conducts training exercises at Outlying Field located southeast of town.
Coupeville resident Peggy Burton attended a recent Town Council meeting. She said she wanted to know what solution the town has for the screaming jets flying overhead.
Mayor Nancy Conard said she heard a similar complaint and questions have been raised about whether the flight path Navy planes use has changed. She is talking with Navy officials to better understand the parameters the Navy uses in conducting training at Outlying Field.
Navy spokesperson Kim Martin said flight operations at OLF are at the same level they have been in previous years. Pilots generally fly over the Coupeville area from the Oak Harbor base to Outlying Field, which they use for fleet carrier landing practice.
She noted that the Fleet Replacement Squadron and two other squadrons are training at Outlying Field. Also, the times pilots train varies. Because of the heavy use, the Navy receives a higher number of noise complaints during the summer. Long daylight hours also play a factor into the number of planes flying over Coupeville. Pilots often fly late into the evening before switching to a different flight pattern after dark.
Pilots generally fly above 3,000 feet over Coupeville. Martin added that personnel always check to see if pilots are flying in normal patterns.
“We recognize some people are annoyed by the noise and we attempt to minimize our noise impacts as much as possible on all the communities and citizens that surround the air station,” Martin said in an email. | aerospace |
http://www.lottiekateminick.com/lottie-logic-blog---click-here/archives/05-2020 | 2023-03-29T10:51:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296948965.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20230329085436-20230329115436-00323.warc.gz | 0.974493 | 447 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__181382425 | en | Last night Randall called with Mr. Mischief in his lap. I told him, "I'm looking forward to the scheduled spaceflight tomorrow. The event reminds me of your Dad's and my flight on the Concord. That was the closest I'll ever get to seeing a spaceship cockpit." Randall said, "You need to start writing these stories down, Mom".
I can't remember the date, sometime in the early 80's. I was reading Bob's frequent flyer airline miles statement. All the way down at the bottom was a minuscule footnote - the number of miles needed for a round trip flight on the Concord. I checked Bob's miles, he had more than enough. Showed him the statement, he read it and looked at me, eyes twinkling. Book the trip!
The bonus miles included round trip on a regular AA jet Dallas/NYC, Concord to London and return. I've researched a bit and it seems all the flights would have been $40K to $50K for both of us. Back in the day we dressed for flights, but for the Concord we DRESSED. My Mom loaned me her mink coat, I wore my highest heels and Bob wore a suit and even a tie, oh my.
The Concord had it's own lounge at JFK with butlers, incredible food and drink. If only I'd had a bigger purse, I could have snuck an extra lobster tail on board. No worries, the food on the Concord was incredible.
Bob and I visited the cockpit on the outbound and inbound flights before the plane reached Mach 2. Bob tried to take in every detail to tell his Dad, a pilot who trained WWII fighter pilots. Bob's Dad would have loved to take a seat with the pilots.
We met dear friends Pam and Ronnie in London. We arrived a little early, our flight taking 3 hours and 30 minutes, theirs 7 and a half hours. I'm sure our time in London was wonderful, but it's only the flight on the Concord I remember in detail.
Just another adventure in the wonderful magic world of J.R. "Bob" Minick, the Love of My Life.. | aerospace |
https://www.asicentral.com/news/web-exclusive/august-2017/enduring-appeal-of-the-space-pen/ | 2018-06-25T00:40:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267867304.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20180624234721-20180625014721-00612.warc.gz | 0.956614 | 2,698 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__200085783 | en | The Fisher Space Pen (asi/54423) has written the story of American space exploration.
Next year will mark the 50th anniversary that astronauts used the pen for the first time in outer space. Ever since, the pen – invented by visionary Paul C. Fisher – has been NASA’s go-to writing instrument. That’s no exaggeration. NASA used the Fisher Space Pen continuously during the space shuttle missions, and continues to deploy the pens on manned space flights today. Further, cosmonauts wrote with the pen on the Russian-run Mir Space Station. And, the Fisher Space Pen has reliably provided the ink onboard the International Space Station.
“The Space Pen was unique 50 years ago and it’s still unique today,” says retired astronaut Walter Cunningham, who wrote with the pen extensively on its first space mission in 1968.
An icon of American ingenuity, a product that weds practical function and attractive aesthetics, the Space Pen has widespread appeal beneath the clouds as well. Consumers love the pens, and promo distributors sell them liberally to clients across a spectrum of industries. Part of the permanent design collection in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Space Pen is displayed at the Smithsonian and Space Center, too.
It’s also a feature of the American pop culture landscape. The hit TV series Seinfeld created an episode around the Space Pen – called, you guessed it, “The Pen.” Plus, the unique writing instrument has appeared on television shows like Mad Men, The Newsroom, Gilmore Girls, Mysteries at the Museum and more. Among many other highlights, President Ronald Reagan used the Fisher Space Pen to sign the proclamation inaugurating the Air and Space Bicentennial Year to celebrate man’s first flight in a hot air balloon.
“The Space Pen represents, in many ways, who we are as a nation – what we are capable of in terms of innovation,” says Donna Jay, owner of Accolades Advertising (asi/102912), a Santa Fe, NM-based distributorship that has sold Space Pens.
What makes the Space Pen so special? What’s the story behind the invention and the enduring appeal? To find out, Counselor talked to Cunningham, Fisher Space Pen Co., NASA, and fans like Jay. What emerges is the tale of one of the most unique writing instruments ever invented.
In Pursuit of a Better Pen
Like all true innovators, the late Paul C. Fisher possessed patience, persistence and an unwavering belief that, eventually, he’d crack a conundrum.
Good thing for NASA that he did.
Back when manned space missions began, astronauts wrote with pencils onboard their spacecrafts. Unfortunately, the lead could break. That was more than irksome; it was dangerous. Floating in the capsule’s zero-gravity atmosphere, the lead could cause a short in an exposed electrical connection, sparking a fire.
As Cary Fisher, Paul’s son tells it, NASA sought help from certain pen companies, asking them to create a writing instrument that would function flawlessly in space. “None of them could do it,” says Cary, current president and co-owner of Fisher Space Pen Co. “But then they talked to a wholesaler in Dallas who told them, ‘No one experiments more than Fisher. Give them a try.’ They contacted my dad. His reaction was, ‘Where have you been?’”
Indeed, Paul Fisher had been trying to connect with the right people at the federal level about delivering a pen that would be perfect for outer space, but had been unable to break through the bureaucracy. Now, he was thrilled to have the chance. More importantly, he had the skills and know-how to deliver.
From the time Fisher founded Fisher Pen Company in 1948, he was on a quest to make a better pen – a commitment that drove him to develop a number of innovations. In 1953, for example, his efforts led to the invention of the “universal refill cartridge” for most brand-name pens. Drawing on the same steadfast, no-quit experimentation that enabled such a groundbreaking achievement, Fisher worked to develop a pressurized pen that could work without fail. “They must have gone through over 1,000 experiments without success,” says Cary, noting that his father was working on making a functional, ooze-free, pressurized pen well before NASA called. The connection to space exploration came only after Fisher realized the pen he was striving to develop could be perfect for astronauts. Says Cary: “He just wanted to make the best possible pen.”
Pushing on through every setback, Fisher succeeded in 1966 by creating a retractable, pressurized, sealed cartridge for the original AG7 Anti-Gravity Space Pen. “It was the outgrowth of years of work,” says Cary.
Now finally in with NASA, Fisher sent samples of the AG7 to Dr. Robert Gilruth, then director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, subsequently named the NASA Johnson Space Center, in Houston. NASA subjected the pen to rigorous rounds of testing. The AG7 – the Space Pen – passed them all. “The pen was certified for flight in the early space program so that astronauts would have a way to write indelibly,” says Kelly O. Humphries, news chief at the NASA Johnson Space Center.
For sure, the astronauts got a high-performance pen. The impressive original model was infused with the characteristics that continue to set Fisher’s line of Space Pens apart today. It could write deftly at zero gravity, underwater, over grease, at any angle, upside down, and in harsh temperatures ranging from -30 degrees Fahrenheit to more than 250 degrees Fahrenheit. “It worked perfectly for us on our mission,” says Cunningham.
Into the Stars
A retired astronaut and USMCR fighter pilot (rank: Colonel), Cunningham occupied the lunar module pilot seat during the 11-day space journey of Apollo 7 – the first manned flight test of the third generation of U.S. spacecraft. It was a landmark mission in many regards, including the fact that it featured the first effective television broadcast of onboard crew activities. It also, of course, marked the debut of the Fisher Space Pen.
Throughout the 263-hour flight, Cunningham and fellow astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr. and Donn F. Eisele used AG7s when they needed to write something down. Their notes were extensive, covering aspects of a complicated mission that included measuring the performance accuracy of all spacecraft systems, testing and maneuvering ignitions of the service module propulsion engine, and much more. “The Space Pen was essential to our record keeping,” Cunningham says. “If there was a particular experiment, we would write down the results using it. We could float around in zero gravity, upside down, and write from any angle.”
In addition to documenting technical elements of the mission, the astronauts also used their AG7s to note some of the more human realities of travel beyond earth’s atmosphere. “We filled a couple pages with notes on how to go to the bathroom in space,” says Cunningham, laughing good-naturedly.
In a testament to the Space Pen’s prowess, Cunningham’s mission notes continue to be easily legible 49 years later. “They still read nice and clear,” he says.
Naturally, memories of the Apollo 7 mission have remained vivid in the 85-year-old Cunningham’s mind throughout his life. Another thing that has stayed with him over the decades is an affinity for the Fisher Space Pen. “I still use them. I have one in my pocket right now,” says Cunningham. “They were excellent for us on the mission, and they continue to work great.”
Jay shares Cunningham’s enthusiasm.
“The feel, the balance, the quality, the way they can write under almost any circumstance – I just love them and so do my clients,” says the owner of Accolades Advertising.
When it comes to the Fisher Space Pen, Jay’s end-buyers run the gamut from military, law enforcement and national parks, to schools, retailers, manufacturers, media, and even a federal legislator. “I work with a congressman who typically orders about 1,000 per go,” says Jay. “This last time he did a little under 2,000. He absolutely must have them. Not only are the pens great, they come packaged attractively. The Space Pens have the congressional seal hot-stamped in gold and the congressman’s name on them. He gives them out to donors.”
End-buyer Gabriel Reyes is also passionate about the Fisher Space Pen. The president of Reyes Entertainment, a PR and marketing firm, routinely gives the pens to clients and uses them himself. “They are special because they’re beautiful to look at and carry the space mystique,” says Reyes. “But mainly I love them because they’re highly functional, always dependable and never fail me no matter the climate or conditions.”
Apparently, Jay and Reyes aren’t alone in their appreciation of the Fisher Space Pen as a premier branded merchandise item. Last year, the promo products division of Fisher Space Pen Co. increased sales by 8%, according to division sales director Cory West. This year, Fisher’s promo products business is on track to accelerate about 15%. Giving out a lot of samples has helped propel the sales increase, according to West. “There’s a real value to having your potential clients use the pen,” he says. “That’s when they get a feel for the quality and functionality.”
As it happened, Fisher Space Pen Co. only entered the promotional products business full tilt this century. In the company’s early days, Paul C. Fisher was involved in promo products, but frustrations over issues like imprint quality and getting paid led him to exit the market. Decades on, Cary Fisher helped lead a charge back into promo – a movement that has proved a triumphant return. “I have clients who are as excited to buy the Space Pen as I am to sell them,” says Jay. “They really make quite a statement.”
A Legacy in Red, White & Blue
The excitement Jay describes is part of the lasting legacy of Paul C. Fisher. He passed away in 2006, but not surprisingly, was working on pen improvements until declining health prevented him. “He was still tinkering up until the time he was hospitalized,” says Cary.
That old-school American work ethic – the commitment to always getting better – continues to fuel operations at Fisher Space Pen Co. today. The business produces a wide range of Space Pen styles that are powered by the gravity-defying, element-defeating properties synonymous with the original. Pens with styluses, pens shaped like bullet cartridges, patriotic pens, religious-themed pens, and even the classic AG7 – all figure into Fisher’s broad product mix.
A proud American who involved himself in politics (he ran briefly for president against John F. Kennedy in 1960), Paul C. Fisher would be happy to know that the company he started continues to produce its pens in the United States. Employing about 65 people in Boulder City, NV, Fisher Space Pen. Co. remains a locally run family operation, co-owned by Cary and Donald “Dock” Wong, who has been at the company for more than 50 years. Cary asserts that stateside production offers numerous advantages. “It solves a lot of problems, from logistics to language,” he says. “Plus, we’re a bit patriotic around here.”
The red-white-and-blue ethos hasn’t gone unnoticed. AOL, in partnership with Ford, featured Fisher Space Pen Co. as the Nevada representative in This Built America, a multi-platform series that showcased the rejuvenation of manufacturing in America. Each segment told the story of one company from every state committed to U.S. manufacturing. The Fisher Space Pen also happens to be the official pen of the U.S. ski and snowboarding teams. “The Space Pen is a symbol of American innovation with global appeal,” says Reyes.
The team at Fisher Space Pen Co. is committed to building on that reputation, which Paul C. Fisher pioneered with his trailblazing pen. “My grandfather’s legacy is incredible to me,” says Cary’s son Matt Fisher, vice president of sales at Fisher Space Pen Co. “We do our best here every day to live up to that legacy and make him proud.”
– Email:firstname.lastname@example.org; Twitter: @ChrisR_ASI | aerospace |
http://jknewspoint.com/whiskey-bottles-milk-cartons-cashew-nuts-more-air-india-crew-member-caught-stealing-sarkari-maal/ | 2019-02-23T07:44:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550249490870.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20190223061816-20190223083816-00323.warc.gz | 0.962437 | 246 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__189461085 | en | If the escapades of an Air India cabin crew member are any indication of the state of affairs in the national carrier, then turning the ‘Maharaja’ profitable may end up being just wishful thinking.
The customs and vigilance officials in Chennai were shocked recently when they checked the baggage of a lady cabin crew member who had flown in on an international flight from Colombo.
Acting on a tip-off her baggage was screened only to reveal that the air hostess had carried off all that she could lay her hands on during the flight.
The seized items included in-flight meals, coffee boxes, milk cartons, whiskey bottles, cashew nuts, juice packets and much more, the Hindustan Times reported.
The cabin crew in question had operated the Chennai-Colombo-Delhi sector with a night halt in Delhi and then the Delhi-Colombo-Chennai sector.
The cabin crew carried out the shameful act despite Air India’s new chairman and managing director Ashwani Lohani warning of strict action against those caught pilfering.
The newspaper quoted an airline spokesperson as saying that she has been taken off the roster, pending an inquiry. | aerospace |
https://theaccuratenews.com/indias-jet-airways-a-step-closer-to-flying-again/ | 2022-10-05T21:23:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337668.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20221005203530-20221005233530-00201.warc.gz | 0.958704 | 878 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__212887451 | en | Defunct Indian airline Jet Airways is a step nearer to getting its air operator certificates to begin industrial flights. India’s house ministry has granted a safety clearance to Jet Airways and the airline is planning to restart flights within the subsequent few months, the Press Trust of India reported.
The civil aviation ministry just lately despatched a letter to the airline stating it has been granted safety clearance by the house ministry. The letter stated it was “directed to refer to your application … to convey security clearance for change in shareholding pattern of the company/firm, for scheduled operator permit, on the basis of security clearance received from the Ministry of Home Affairs,” the information company added.
Last week the airline carried out a check flight at Hyderabad to show to aviation regulator the Directorate General of Civil Aviation that the plane and its elements have been working usually.
After the check flight, airline chief govt officer Sanjeev Kapoor stated the airline had been re-born on its birthday – May 5. “This is the first time ever an airline has been revived and flown under its original call sign and name after suspending operations for an extended period. It is truly a historic moment,” he stated.
Kapoor urged the workers to “maintain laser-like focus” on getting the air operator certificates. “No room for complacency, we still have a job to do – to get the AOC and then get Jet flying commercially again, operating the safest, classiest, most people-focused and most loved airline in India,” he added.
This improvement has been keenly watched in aviation circles. Leading airline IndiGo congratulated Jet Airways on its first check flight. IndiGo’s official Twitter deal with remarked: “Congratulations Jet Airways! Wishing you all the best as you prepare for this new start.”
Jet Airways now has to conduct proving flights after which the regulator will grant the air operator certificates. Proving flights are just like industrial flights with directorate officers and airline officers as passengers and cabin crew members on board.
Once a premier full-service airline below Naresh Goyal, Jet Airways operated its final flight on April 17, 2019, after which it was grounded. The airline was crippled by mounting losses and ballooning debt. Shortly earlier than the grounding, Goyal resigned as chairman and later 1000’s of workers misplaced their jobs.
After a long-drawn insolvency course of, the airline’s Committee of Creditors in October 2020 permitted the decision plan submitted by the Jalan-Kalrock Consortium. Later, in June 2021, the identical plan was permitted by the National Company Law Tribunal.
The consortium is a three way partnership between Murari Lal Jalan, a United Arab Emirates-based entrepreneur, and Kalrock Capital, a UK-based non-public fairness fund.
The airline trade in India confronted a serious disruption attributable to the Covid-19 pandemic. After the federal government lifted restrictions following a drop in coronavirus instances, folks began touring once more and the airways elevated their home operations.
The resumption of scheduled worldwide flights from March 27, after a niche of two years, additional boosted the airline trade. Numerous worldwide airways are within the strategy of resuming flights from India.
However, gas costs stay a priority. Since January, jet gas costs have been consecutively hiked 9 occasions. In India, jet gas costs are revised on the first and sixteenth of each month primarily based on the typical worldwide value of benchmark gas within the previous fortnight. Global crude costs have remained excessive ever because the Russia-Ukraine battle began in February.
On May 1, the jet gas value in India was hiked by 3.22%, and in contrast with January 1 it has gone up by about 50%. In the final 4 months, gas costs have elevated by 42,830 rupees per kiloliter and it now stands at 116,852 rupees per kiloliter. Jet gas accounts for greater than 40% of the operational prices.
Market analysts concern this might undermine the restoration of the civil aviation sector. A chronic Russia-Ukraine battle and excessive international crude costs might halt the restoration of India’s aviation restoration, some analysts counsel. | aerospace |
https://tjhs.dpsk12.org/perseverance-makes-an-appearance-on-mars/ | 2023-03-29T23:16:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949035.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20230329213541-20230330003541-00752.warc.gz | 0.94496 | 951 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__45865929 | en | The Perseverance rover has reached the surface of Mars in search of ancient life.
On July 30th, 2020, the Mars rover Perseverance was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It took seven months for mankind’s most sophisticated rover to make its journey to the Red Planet. It entered Mars’s thin atmosphere and underwent “seven minutes of terror” as it made a difficult landing on the planet’s surface, thus marking February 18th, 2021 a crucial date in Mars exploration. The rover landed on the Jezero Crater in the Isidis Planitia region, which was home to an ancient river delta that could now contain the remains of microbial life that could have lived in Jezero. The rover’s mission is to search for signs of ancient life, explore the Jezero Crater, collect samples of rock and regolith with hopes of returning to Earth, and demonstrate technology that would aid future missions. The Mars 2020 mission would allow humans to understand more about the surface of Mars and the evolution of the planet with hopes of one day answering the fundamental question of whether life exists or has previously existed beyond Earth.
To be able to determine whether or not humans are truly alone in the universe, scientists first look to the past for insight. The Perseverance rover has four goals all meant to help mankind take the next step in Mars exploration. The first goal is to try to answer a question that has been asked by millions across time, including Kenneth Williford, a deputy project scientist on the mission who wondered, “Was Mars ever a living planet?” The Perseverance rover can help answer this question, as it helps scientists study the surface of the red planet by collecting rock samples. These rock samples contain a record of how the environment was when it formed, thus allowing scientists to discover the geological processes and history of the planet. The second goal of the rover is to characterize the climate of Mars. By looking at the past climates of the planet, scientists can search for areas that could have once sustained life. The third goal is to understand the origin and evolution of Mars with the help of the rover, as it is equipped with the technology to search for rocks that formed in water. Dr. Williford elaborated on this search, stating in a New York Times article that scientists are also looking for “the elements, the minerals, the molecules, the organic molecules that are associated with life — all those things occurring together.” By being able to collect these materials, scientists are one step closer to the truth about Mars. The last goal is to prepare for human exploration, as the rover is testing technology that extracts oxygen from the planet’s atmosphere. By sending the rover with scientific equipment, scientists would be able to identify how the natural resources present on Mars can help sustain human life, and knowing the weather patterns would help future explorers predict the weather on Mars. All these goals are meant to bring mankind closer to answering fundamental questions about the universe. George Tahu, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Perseverance program executive, stated, “[This new technology will] gather science data in ways that weren’t possible before.”
Along with the Perseverance rover came Ingenuity, the first-ever helicopter to fly on another planet. The Ingenuity helicopter is a demonstration of new and advanced technology; therefore, it has no mission and does not carry any scientific equipment. Harvard Grip, Ingenuity’s chief pilot at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) expanded on this by stating, “The Wright Brothers showed that powered flight in Earth’s atmosphere was possible, using an experimental aircraft; with Ingenuity, we’re trying to do the same for Mars.” This is a huge achievement for NASA and the world, for it is incredibly difficult to fly a helicopter on Mars due to its thin atmosphere, power requirements, and limited communications with scientists on Earth. Furthermore, the obstacles that Ingenuity faces are still not over; the helicopter must safely deploy to the surface from the Perseverance rover, keep warm throughout the extremely cold nights, keep itself charged by utilizing the solar panels on its roof, and maintain communications. Despite the many obstacles to come, Ingenuity’s engineering is ground-breaking and will take Mars exploration in a new direction.
The Mars 2020 mission will prove to be a crucial turning point in Mars exploration, with the hopes of one day humans inhabiting the red planet and learning about the origins of not only Mars but the origins of mankind. | aerospace |
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/rolling-stones-mars-rock/ | 2024-04-12T17:54:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816045.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20240412163227-20240412193227-00603.warc.gz | 0.931285 | 352 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__197067564 | en | Rolling Stones Given Mars Rock Honor
The Rolling Stones were given a beyond-this-world honor when NASA named a rock on Mars after the band.
They decided to bestow the title "Rolling Stones Rock" on a golf ball-sized boulder that was seen moving around in the disruption caused by the space agency’s InSight lander as it touched down on the red planet last November.
“In images taken by InSight the next day, several divots in the orange-red soil can be seen trailing Rolling Stone Rock,” NASA said in a statement. “It’s the farthest NASA has seen a rock roll while landing a spacecraft on another planet.”
Actor Robert Downey Jr. announced the naming last night at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena – near InSight mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory – just before Mick Jagger and band began their performance. “Cross-pollinating science and a legendary rock band is always a good thing,” Downey observed.
Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division, agreed. “The name Rolling Stones Rock is a perfect fit," she said. "Part of NASA’s charter is to share our work with different audiences. When we found out the Stones would be in Pasadena, honoring them seemed like a fun way to reach fans all over the world.”
“This is definitely a milestone in our long and eventful history,” the Stones said in their own statement. “A huge thank you to everyone at NASA for making it happen.”
You can watch Downey’s announcement below. | aerospace |
https://www.yourroadabroad.com/how-can-you-determine-if-another-aircraft-is-on-a-collision-course-with-your-aircraft/ | 2023-09-21T19:47:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506029.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20230921174008-20230921204008-00298.warc.gz | 0.925276 | 1,252 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__154250848 | en | How Can You Determine if Another Aircraft is on a Collision Course With Your Aircraft?
To elaborate, the TCAS is a piece of equipment that uses radar to detect other aircraft in proximity to your own. It can determine other aircraft’s altitude, distance, and direction and warn pilots of potential collisions. This system is mandatory on all commercial aircraft and is often installed on private planes.
Additionally, pilots should always maintain a visual scan of the airspace around their aircraft. This involves looking out the cockpit windows and scanning for any other nearby aircraft. Pilots should pay particular attention to any aircraft that appear on a converging path or are flying at the same altitude.
Another helpful tool for pilots is air traffic control (ATC). ATC guides pilots on the location of other aircraft in the area and can help pilots avoid potential collisions.
Overall, the key to avoiding mid-air collisions is always to remain vigilant. Pilots should use technology, visual scanning, and communication with ATC to ensure their aircraft’s and passengers’ safety.
There are a few ways to determine if another aircraft is on a collision course with your aircraft:
- Visually sighting the other aircraft and noticing that it is getting progressively larger and closer, indicating it is heading directly towards you. This is the most basic and obvious method but requires good visibility and seeing the other aircraft early enough.
- Using an Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS) like TCAS. These systems can detect transponder signals from nearby aircraft and calculate if they are on a collision course. The system will then issue an alert and resolution advisory, telling the pilots to climb, descend, or turn to avoid a collision.
- Monitoring ATC communications. Suppose Air Traffic Control issues a Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) Resolution Advisory to another aircraft, indicating it directs the other aircraft to maneuver to avoid your aircraft. In that case, this is a sign you may be on a collision course.
- Noticing that the relative distance to the other aircraft is decreasing while the relative bearing is constant. This would indicate the other aircraft is closing in on a direct path, though a visual sighting of the other aircraft would still be recommended to confirm.
- Having ATC inform you that they are working traffic that may conflict with your flight path. Air Traffic Control monitors all aircraft under their control and can warn of potential collisions. They usually instruct one or both aircraft to alter course to maintain safe separation.
What is the most effective scanning method for other aircraft for collision avoidance?
There are a few effective methods of scanning for other aircraft for collision avoidance:
- Visual scanning – Scan the airspace by looking out the aircraft’s windows. This is the most basic and important method. When flying, pilots should constantly be visually scanning for other traffic.
- Traffic Advisory (TA) and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) – An onboard computer system that detects nearby transponder-equipped aircraft and issues visual and audio alerts to help pilots resolve potential collisions. TCAS provides resolutions such as climbing, descending, or maneuvering the aircraft.
- Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) – An aircraft surveillance technology that relies on broadcasting aircraft’s position, speed, and intent information. Receiving aircraft can detect and display nearby ADS-B-equipped aircraft.
- Airport traffic control (ATC) – Controllers can issue traffic advisories and instructions to aircraft in their control area to help them avoid other aircraft. Pilots should always listen carefully to directions from ATC.
What should you do if you are on a collision course with another aircraft?
If you notice that you are on a head-on collision course with another aircraft, you should immediately take evasive action to avoid an accident. Here are the steps you should take:
- Alert the other pilot by making a standard radio call. Say “Traffic alert, FBI” (from before impact) to indicate that you see the other aircraft and believe you are on a collision course.
- Continue to monitor the other aircraft’s position visually. Make sure you have eye contact with the other pilot, if possible.
- Bank left or right to turn away from the other aircraft. This is the standard evasive manoeuvre for aircraft. Turning to the right takes you to the right side of the other aircraft if you were facing each other head-on.
- Climb or descend rapidly to change your altitude and vector away from the other aircraft’s path. This is especially important if the other aircraft does not appear to be taking evasive action.
- If the other aircraft appears to be taking evasive action and you are sure you will not collide, monitor their movements visually until you are safely past their position.
The key is to avoid waiting and assume the other pilot will take action. If needed, you must take aggressive and immediate evasive action to avoid a collision. Always fly defensively and be prepared for the other aircraft to make mistakes. Your actions may have to compensate for their errors. Aviation safety depends on seeing and avoiding.
How does TCAS work?
TCAS uses radar to detect other aircraft in proximity to your own. It can determine other aircraft’s altitude, distance, and direction and warn pilots of potential collisions.
What should pilots do if TCAS warns of a potential collision?
If TCAS warns of a potential collision, pilots should take immediate action to avoid the other aircraft. This may involve changing altitude or direction to avoid a collision.
Is TCAS mandatory on all aircraft?
TCAS is mandatory on all commercial aircraft and often installed on private planes.
What is the role of air traffic control in avoiding mid-air collisions?
ATC guides pilots on the location of other aircraft in the area and can help pilots avoid potential collisions.
What can pilots do to ensure the safety of their aircraft and passengers?
Pilots should always remain vigilant, using a combination of technology, visual scanning, and communication with ATC to avoid mid-air collisions. | aerospace |
https://nairametrics.com/2017/01/11/corporate-action-med-view-airlines-to-list-shares-january-31st/ | 2021-09-19T15:33:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780056890.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20210919125659-20210919155659-00083.warc.gz | 0.968779 | 156 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__83478590 | en | Med-View airlines is to its shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on the 31st of January. The aviation firm will be listing 9. 75 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo at N 1.50 Naira per share. The airline also intends having an inital public offering (IPO) later in the year. Previous airlines listed on the exchange have had a chequered performance. Aviation Development Company (ADC) listed in 1994, but has since been in the doldrums. Albarka Air was listed in 2002 and delisted in 2011. Aviation logistics stocks Air Service Limited year to date is up 9.6% and Nahco Plc year to date has declined by 12.03% as at todays closing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. | aerospace |
https://chsmstmagnet.com/2019/10/western-aerospace-scholars-summer-experience/ | 2020-08-08T02:40:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439737238.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20200808021257-20200808051257-00227.warc.gz | 0.938955 | 177 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__53355682 | en | Check it out, sophomores and juniors! CHS/MST jr. Tyler Stanley is currently involved in phase 1 of this. We’ve had several others over the course of the program participate in this and report back positive experiences.
“Western Aerospace Scholars (WAS) is an online distance learning course and summer experience specifically designed for high school sophomores and juniors interested in pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) pathways through the exploration of space and space travel. The online curriculum is a University of Washington college course focused on NASA’s space exploration program as well as topics in Earth and Space Science. If scholars successfully complete the online curriculum, they are invited to participate in multi-day summer experiences that provide them the opportunity to work with STEM professionals, NASA scientists, university students, and STEM educators.” | aerospace |
https://www.curtsbasement.com/2009/02/satellites-collide-over-siberia/ | 2021-10-20T10:36:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585305.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20211020090145-20211020120145-00381.warc.gz | 0.937162 | 223 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__111185914 | en | Two big communications satellites collided in the first-ever crash of two intact spacecraft in orbit, shooting out a pair of massive debris clouds and posing a slight risk to the international space station.
NASA said it will take weeks to determine the full magnitude of the crash, which occurred nearly 500 miles over Siberia on Tuesday.
“We knew this was going to happen eventually,” said Mark Matney, an orbital debris scientist at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
NASA believes any risk to the space station and its three astronauts is low. It orbits about 270 miles below the collision course. There also should be no danger to the space shuttle set to launch with seven astronauts on Feb. 22, officials said, but that will be re-evaluated in the coming days.
The collision involved an Iridium commercial satellite, which was launched in 1997, and a Russian satellite launched in 1993 and believed to be nonfunctioning. The Russian satellite was out of control, Matney said.
The Iridium craft weighed 1,235 pounds, and the Russian craft nearly a ton.
via Yahoo! News | aerospace |
https://www.thedroneproshop.com/blogs/product-info/dji-matrice-600-pro-f-a-q | 2024-04-22T08:37:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818105.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20240422082202-20240422112202-00411.warc.gz | 0.911618 | 385 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__5383287 | en | Below are some questions and answers that you may find helpful as you consider purchasing the DJI Matrice 600 Pro. Please feel free to contact us if you have additional questions.
No. When connecting to DJI Assistant 2, the aircraft will recognize the correct firmware and update it accordingly.
They can be used on the M600 but not the S1000+. If redundant IMUs on the M600 use vibration damping balls, then vibration damping balls should also be added to the A3 Flight Controller, ensuring performance is not compromised.
The M600 Pro is equipped with a new 2170R propeller that increases overall efficiency and stability during flight. It is also equipped with the A3 Pro flight controller, enhancing precision control while improving overall safety. Vibration damping balls have been added to the A3 flight controller’s redundant IMUs, absorbing more shake and reducing more noise.
No. When folded, the M600 Pro is smaller in size than the M600.
Yes. You will need to attach the M600 Pro’s arms and quick-release landing gear to the M600 and install two A3 Upgrade Kits.
DJI GO will state ‘IMU data error’ when barometers are normal but are at risk of being disturbed by airflow (likely when the aircraft is maneuvering or braking at speed). The ‘IMU data error’ warning will stop when the risk of airflow disturbance lowers.
Yes, they both use the same controllers and batteries.
Please connect the M600 Pro to DJI GO and choose ‘unlock landing gear’ to resolve the issue.
No. However, the M600 Pro’s battery is compatible with the Inspire 1’s battery heater and insulation sticker, which is designed to keep the battery within the temperature range. | aerospace |
https://wion.news/euroconsults-flagship-research-shows-that-government-budgets-for-space-programs-have-maintained-growth-trajectories.html | 2021-12-07T12:33:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964363376.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20211207105847-20211207135847-00604.warc.gz | 0.942372 | 947 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__195935852 | en | Amid a tumultuous year for the global economy, government space budgets have maintained their growth trajectory for the fifth year in a row, revealing Euroconsult’s latest “government space programs: benchmarks, profiles and forecasts to 2029”. After a period of strong budgetary tensions between 2010 and 2015, government spending in the space sector reached its highest point in 2020. Given that Covid-19 had no visible impact on government space budgets, the pandemic appeared with budgets in largely already decided, it remains to be seen whether governments can sustain these historic levels of the budget in the future.
For the tenth consecutive year, the expansion of civilian budgets has exceeded military budgets, totaling $ 50.2 billion in 2020, accounting for 61% of total global spending, 10% higher than in 2007. Growing civilian space budgets are fueled by the proliferation of new entrants, ambitious space exploration and manned space flight programs, and the call for a booming commercial market that encourages governments to invest to help domestic industries capture a share of this market. .
Defense budgets are cyclical in nature, with the US continuing to dominate spending at 75% of the world, although other countries are increasing their investments, especially in China, Russia and France, although with increasing contributions from civilian powers such as India. Government defense space budgets are driven by the current phase of global cycling, the strong emphasis on space security in all leading space nations – with a strong interest in SSA by leading and emerging space countries – and a widespread trend toward militarization of space. space.
“Contrary to cyclical defense budgets, civilian spending is more prone to external shocks, such as economic crises, falling oil prices and changing government priorities. Although we have witnessed record space budgets in 2020, their sustainability remains an open question in the current global economic context. Whether emerging space nations will continue their commitment to national space policies and strategies or redirect investment elsewhere is something we will continue to monitor closely. And now we can provide our customers with faster, faster data thanks to our new digital platform, which is updated quarterly, ”said Simon Seminari, Euroconsult Senior Advisor and Editor-in-Chief of the Euroconsult Space Government Research Program.
While the US continues to be the world’s largest investor in space, with 58% of the world’s total, followed by China, France, Russia and Japan in this order, the share of the top 5 space counties investing in space has fallen to only 81% of the world total, down from the first 5, representing 93% of total spending 20 years ago. The US space budget in 2020 totaled $ 48 billion, while China continued to hold second place, with an estimated budget of $ 8.9 billion, an increase of about three times since the beginning of the years. 2000. France also continued to increase its space budget, surpassing European national spending to surpass Russia as the third largest investor, with a $ 4 billion budget package dedicated to space in 2020.
The socio-economic benefits of space assets, as well as the rapid development of commercial space markets, have led to an increase in the number of countries investing in space. However, despite this trend, the gap between emerging and mature space powers has widened significantly in the last decade and threatens to widen further in the next decade, especially as the economic consequences of Covid could force emerging countries to re-evaluate, cancel or to postpone their space investments in an effort to strengthen their public finances.
In terms of space applications, governments are investing $ 13.2 billion, manned spaceflight has exceeded $ 11.7 billion of Earth observation as the largest funding of 2020, stimulated by ambitious US missions (Artemis), China (Greater China Modular Space Station) and India (Gaganyaan), as well as large investments by ESA, Russia and Japan, among others. According to the research report, Science and Space Exploration is now the third largest government-funded application, with state-of-the-art orbital infrastructure and high-cost space exploration missions, including three that were launched for Mars in 2020, largely measure to increase the budget of the civil space. .
A number of competing forces make the forecasts challenging. The Covid economic failure related to the pandemic will put pressure on government budgets. If retail markets fail to live up to expectations, governments risk being disappointed by the return on investment and may try to divert money to other, more profitable sectors. However, most mature powers have engaged in the exploration of ambitious, multi-annual space and pilot spaceflight programs, which makes it difficult to attract investment, and the growing militarization of space should also support investment. | aerospace |
https://jobs.lever.co/kittyhawk.aero/e48eb886-3f14-4d09-b840-b815e315fe74 | 2019-04-24T10:55:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578640839.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20190424094510-20190424120510-00490.warc.gz | 0.933332 | 840 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__209069620 | en | Mountain View, CA
Flyer – Manufacturing
Here at Kitty Hawk, where a century of aviation practices meets technology breakthroughs and a world-class engineering team, things are looking up. In 1903, the Wright brothers took flight for the first time from the beaches of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Our journey started by designing, testing and building all-electric vertical take-off and landing products for work and play. Today, in California, we are building on the Wright Brothers’ legacy to create the next generation of vehicles for everyday flight.
The flyer team has spent countless hours meticulously designing, building and testing Kitty Hawk’s first personal flying vehicle. Flyer is currently embarking on a journey from the breathtaking freedom of flight, to a world free from traffic.
We are currently seeking motivated aircraft technicians to join our production and service team. You will support aircraft integration, maintenance, operation, modifications, and repairs of electric aircraft. You will work with other technicians and engineers to install, remove or modify systems and perform all maintenance and inspections. You take initiative, creatively solve problems, and are good with the fine details. You love being challenged with unique issues, and want to be an integral part of the next great thing in aviation.
Within 3 months you will:
- Become familiar with the entire aircraft and its systems
- Troubleshoot and repair fleet and flight test aircraft
- Learn about day-to-day operations of our team and build relationships with other core team members
- Support service, production and flight test operations
Within 6 months you will:
- Assist in retrofit and installation of engineering systems changes
- Travel to locations to assist in testing (approx. 40% travel)
- Have sign-off authority for an aircraft to be deemed flight-worthy
- Acquire more in-depth knowledge of aircraft subsystems
Within 12 months you will:
- Become subject matter expert on the aircraft and the individual systems to be able to operate independently.
- Provide feedback on new products with helpful suggestions for changes to aircraft architecture based on service experience
- Assist with training new technicians on the aircraft and its systems
- A self starter that can fill his/her time with productive tasks to help the entire test team
- Willing to travel to support company needs as needed: up to 75%
- Willing to work a flexible schedule
- Great mechanical aptitude
- Ability to understand and comprehend assigned tasks
- Ability to work with engineers and understand technical and mechanical drawings
- Flight line handling and comfortable with computer operation
- Excellent mechanical systems troubleshooting skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Experience repairing and inspecting composites
- R&D background
- FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Certification
- Military experience
- Wire harness routing/repair experience
- Knowledge of Google Docs and Sheets
We are located in Mountain View just a couple of hundred feet from Shoreline Lake and its surrounding walking/jogging trails. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance (company pays 100% of employee premium), unlimited PTO days, 10 company holidays, a 401(k) plan with 50% company matching (no vesting period), commuter assistance, and education assistance. And on top of all that, we also offer a variety of perks such as free catered lunches, flight lessons, snacks, drinks, fruits, employee referral bonus, IP bonus program, charitable giving match, happy hours and many more.
Kitty Hawk provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Kitty Hawk abides by applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Kitty Hawk is an E-Verify employer. | aerospace |
https://weightofstuff.com/the-heaviest-to-lightest-planets-in-the-solar-system/ | 2024-03-04T01:20:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476409.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304002142-20240304032142-00756.warc.gz | 0.950649 | 923 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__84220243 | en | The Solar system includes all the planets and everything else bound to the sun by gravity. Did you know that we have sent spacecraft to every planet in the solar system? There are currently eight recognized planets that orbit the sun. Scientists have devised a way to estimate the weight of these planets by observing their gravitational pull on nearby objects.
This massive planet is the heaviest of all planets in the solar system. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and weighs a staggering 1.90×1027 kilograms which is 318 times the mass of our home planet, Earth. Jupiter also has 79 confirmed moons and more than 200 satellite bodies orbiting it. Jupiter’s magnetic field is also 14 times that of Earth, and it’s also the fastest spinning planet in the solar system. Jupiter is described as the largest “gas giant.”
Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and is most memorable for being surrounded by beautiful rings. It weighs 5.68 x1026 kilograms which is 95.2 times the mass of Earth. Saturn is also described as a “gas giant” which orbits the sun every 29.4 Earth years.
This slow revolution makes it relatively easy to observe as it can be seen using binoculars or a telescope. In addition, it has the most observed moons (82) as of 2019, with the most famous being Titan.
Neptune is the most distant (eighth) planet from the sun and is classified as a “gas giant.” It weighs 1.02×1026 which is 17.1 times the mass of Earth. It is not visible with the naked eye and was first observed in 1846, its approximate position having been determined with mathematical predictions. It takes an incredible 165 Earth years to go round the sun.
Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun and is also labelled a “gas giant.” It weighs 8.68×1025 kilograms which is roughly 14.5 times the mass of Earth. While most planets rotate around a tilted vertical axis, Uranus rotates at an axial tilt of 99 degrees. This means it rotates on its side with a season/day in Uranus lasting 42 earth years.
Earth is the third planet from the sun. It is the only planet known to support life and is roughly 70% water. This has led to Earth being nicknamed “the blue planet” after observations from space. It weighs 5.97×1024 kilograms. It has one moon and two co-orbital satellites. It takes roughly 24 hours (one day) to rotate on its axis and around 365 days (one year) to go round the sun.
Venus is the second planet from the sun. It weighs 4.87×1024 which is 0.816 times the mass of Earth. Interestingly a day on Venus (243 Earth days) is longer than a year (224.7 Earth days).
Venus is also the hottest planet in the solar system. It is the only planet that rotates in a clockwise direction (all the rest rotate anticlockwise), scientists suspect due to a collision with a celestial body. It is the second brightest object in the night sky after the moon and is christened “the evening star.”
Mars is the third planet from the sun. It weighs 6.42×1023 kilograms which is 0.107 times the mass of planet Earth. It is also known as the “red planet.” Mars is the nearest planet to Earth, and space rovers have been sent to its surface to explore signs of life.
A day on Mars lasts 24 hours and 37 minutes, while a year lasts 687 days. Gravity on Mars is about 27% weaker than Earth’s, so you can theoretically jump three times higher there.
Mercury is closest to the sun and is also the lightest planet in the solar system. It weighs 3.30×1023 kilograms which is only 0.05 times Earth’s mass, making it the smallest planet. It has no rings or moons orbiting it. It takes only 88 Earth days to go round the sun. Mercury is second only to Earth in terms of density since it’s composed of heavy metals. Due to its low gravity, on Mercury, you would weigh 37% of your Earth weight.
Due to years of space exploration, we might not see any changes in this list but don’t rule anything out; Pluto was a planet not long ago! | aerospace |
https://2shareourride.com/2017/04/ | 2021-10-23T16:49:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585737.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20211023162040-20211023192040-00389.warc.gz | 0.979247 | 160 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__44218382 | en | We wanted to expand our photo and video to show you our rides.
I having been toying with the idea of buying a Drone for about a year now. I was going to buy the Go Pro Karma but due to some technical issues I decided to buy the Mavic Pro by DJI. This is a folding very compact Drone. It has all the technology of DJI’s larger heavier Phantom Drones but is portable.
Now I have absolutely no flying experience and have never flown a drone or remote control aircraft before. In the past when I did buy a remote control aircraft it lasted about 10 minutes then I would console my son that it was fun while it lasted.
The Mavic Pro is completely different… Continue reading “Mavic Pro Drone” | aerospace |
https://burjnews.com/ban-on-pia-from-european-union-to-be-lifted-very-soon/ | 2023-12-04T23:51:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100535.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204214708-20231205004708-00880.warc.gz | 0.962065 | 236 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__43004810 | en | The European Union (EU) ban on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight operations is to be lifted soon.
According to the sources, an Audit team of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to do a remote online in which they will inspect all the various issues related to flight operation including flight safety and flight engineering.
Also Read: UK refuses to lift the ban on PIA Flights
The EASA team will carry out an audit of CAA and PIA to allow flights from Pakistan to European countries, said sources.
PIA Spokesperson stated that all the preparations related to the audit of EASA have completed, he also said that after the successful audit of the airline operations, the operations of PIA would be resume in Europe.
Remember here one thing, PIA was restricted from flying to EU states after the EASA suspended the national airline’s authorization to operate flights to EU member states.
The restrictions were imposed in the wake of the 20th May 2022 after the Karachi plane crash and a statement by Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar that around 40 percent of Pakistani pilots had fake licenses. | aerospace |
https://www.platinummediagroup.co.uk/surrey-chambers-of-commerce-magazine/2018/08/no-fly-zone/ | 2023-12-05T05:31:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100545.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205041842-20231205071842-00033.warc.gz | 0.96542 | 568 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__45978088 | en | Legal papers have been served by DMH Stallard on the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), issued in the Administrative Court, seeking a judicial review of the CAA’s position in respect of the age related flying restriction for commercial pilots.
DMH Stallard is acting for Wayne Bayley (pictured), a former captain with TUI Airways, with nearly 26,000 hours of flying time. Earlier this year Captain Bayley turned 65. Under EU Aircrew Regulations, this means he is now prohibited from acting as a pilot in commercial air transport.
Captain Bayley was a training captain for over 22 years and spent four years as a fleet manager with TUI Airways, a role in which he was responsible for over 30 aircraft and associated pilots. He has passed all medical and competency examinations during his career at an above average level. In 2013 Captain Bayley flew the first ever Boeing 787 Dreamliner from the UK to Barbados, the birth place of his father.
Non-EU countries including Australia, New Zealand and Canada do not have upper age limit restrictions on pilots; they base a pilot’s competency to fly on medical tests. The Aircrew Regulations prevent commercial pilots from flying over the age of 59 unless in the cockpit with another pilot under the age of 60. Additionally, the upper limit of 64, which is the issue in this case, prohibits any flying even when alongside a younger pilot.
Simon Elcock, Partner at DMH Stallard, said: “Captain Bayley accepts that there is clearly a legitimate public interest in safety in evaluating and mitigating the risks of pilot incapacitation in commercial flying. However, he believes this risk is mitigated by the requirement of having another pilot on the flight deck under the age of 60 and appropriate medical examinations. Having a blanket ban on commercial pilots flying from their 65th birthday seems arbitrary as it does not take into account the health and fitness of the individual pilot or developments in medical science.”
DMH Stallard, on behalf of Captain Bayley, is seeking permission from the Administrative Court to proceed to a Judicial Review of the CAA and specifically to enforce the requirement that the CAA have due regard, under its statutory public sector equality duty, to the need to advance equality of opportunity to commercial pilots over the age of 64.
Captain Bayley said: “I believe that the age limit of 64 for commercial pilots is out of date. With suitable medical examinations and precautions, it is perfectly safe for pilots over the age of 64 to fly commercially with another pilot under the age of 60. There is also a clear benefit to the public and the airline industry in having very experienced pilots operating in the UK and this would also help to address the current shortage of commercial pilots, especially experienced training captains.” | aerospace |
https://www.thehitavada.com/Encyc/2020/1/5/774665.html | 2020-04-05T15:32:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585371606067.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20200405150416-20200405180916-00420.warc.gz | 0.968555 | 408 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__43067187 | en | Business Bureau :
INDIGO Airlines will be starting a new flight as a New Year gift for the air travellers of the city. Indigo will be starting a direct Nagpur to Goa flight from February 2. This was revealed by Jatinder Nakade of Travel Links and former Chairman of Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) Nagpur while speaking to The Hitavada. He said that the direct Nagpur-Goa flight bookings had started from December 18, 2019 and it was receiving a good response from the air travellers. The Nagpur-Goa flight 6E438 will depart from Nagpur at 1 am and arrive at Goa at 2.45 am.
The return flight 6E437 will depart from Goa at 3.50 am and arrive at Nagpur at 6 am. With this positive development already his travel agency has booked a group of 15 people for the Nagpur to Goa tour. The direct flight will be beneficial for the tourists as they will save time, money and not have to hip hop from one plane to another just to travel to Goa.
The direct Nagpur-Goa flight will be of daily basis. Currently the tickets are being quoted from as low as Rs 3,200 per person to a high of Rs 4,800 per person in the month of February. Air ticket fares tend to change as per availability of seats and demand, he said. Nakade said that the air fares are affordable compared to railway ticket prices.
A person can save about 28 hours to 30 hours of travel time by taking a direct flight to Goa instead of a train from Nagpur to Goa. He feels that there will be good demand for the direct flight as people from various parts of central India like Raipur, Bhopal, Jabalpur etc., will benefit from the direct flight. “The tours and tourism sector is increasing at a fast pace and this direct flight will provide a big push to the sector,” he added. | aerospace |
https://www.navcert.de/en/navcert-notified-body-for-uas/ | 2023-12-01T06:47:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100276.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201053039-20231201083039-00442.warc.gz | 0.91692 | 270 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__28613461 | en | NavCert received formal nomination as Notified Body by the German Federal Aviation Agency (Luftfahrt Bundesamt LBA) to perform UAS assessment required per DR 2019/945
The German Federal Aviation Agency (Luftfahrt Bundesamt – LBA) in Germany has formally appointed NavCert as Notified Body for mandatory UAS certification as per Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945. The formal notification is based on accreditation by the German accreditation body (Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle – DAkkS, April 29, 2022) as certification body confirming NavCert’s competency.
Why is this information important for UAS and UAS component manufactures?
As per Delegated Regulation 2019/945 manufacturers, are responsible to carry out conformity assessment, issue EU declaration of conformity and affix the CE making to their product. The independent conformity assessment must be performed by a notified body, like NavCert. Only then the product can be traded on the European Economic Area.
What is in NavCert’s certification scope?
NavCert has been accredited and notified to perform independent conformity assessment as per Delegated Regulation 2019/945 for:
- Category Open
- all classes
- all communication links
- fixed wing | aerospace |
https://space.ipn.pt | 2024-04-16T04:58:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817043.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416031446-20240416061446-00623.warc.gz | 0.873471 | 270 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__150127567 | en | Applications Ambassador Platform
We aim to improve the lives of people on Earth via space, powering Portuguese commercial services with the application of space data and technology.
ABOUT ESA SPACE SOLUTIONSWe are part of ESA Space Solutions, the largest space innovation network in Europe
ESA Space Solutions Portugal is a “one-stop-shop” for space opportunities and re-purposing space technology. By exploiting space know-how, facilitating and inspiring its use in new applications and sharing this knowledge, we bring ‘space down to Earth’.
We manage and provide several entry points, such as ESA Business Incubation Centres (ESA BICs), the ESA Business Applications Ambassadors Platform, and the ESA Technology Broker Network. Funding typically ranges from €50k to €125k and supports everything from technology transfer, business incubation, feasibility studies, and large-scale Demonstration Projects.
We have received over 100 applications to all out ESA BIC and Spark calls.
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Our team has very diverse backgrounds and interests. Follow the link to find out more. | aerospace |
https://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/birds-in-space.htm | 2024-02-24T17:27:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474541.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224144416-20240224174416-00004.warc.gz | 0.975074 | 517 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__73262381 | en | The coolest part about a spaceship or space station orbiting Earth is the weightlessness. It's cool to humans because in weightlessness anyone can fly. You simply kick off of a wall and you can fly in a straight line to the other side of the ship without any effort. If you've seen video of astronauts clowning around on the space shuttle or in the space station, then you know that it looks like a lot of fun!
So what would a bird do in the space station? No one has ever really tried it, probably because of the hygiene problems. But if you had a big open space in the space station and released a bird into it, what would the bird do?
Think about what a bird does on Earth. It flaps its wings a lot to take off, it flaps its wings while it's flying to stay in the air, and then it flaps its wings a lot when it lands to decelerate. Some birds, like hawks, are extremely good at gliding. They can stay in the air for long periods of time without any flapping once they're airborne.
In space, a bird would need to do the same sorts of things at both ends of the flight. It would need to flap a lot at the beginning to build up some speed, and it would need to flap a lot at the end to slow down (or it could do what humans do at the end of their weightless flights and run into a wall). In the middle of the flight, the bird would simply glide. It doesn't have to expend any energy during the flight because gravity isn't pulling it down.
The big advantage that a bird would have over human beings in this situation is its wings. Inside a space station full of air, the bird's wings and tail would still work fine. So the bird can turn, accelerate and decelerate mid-flight. Humans can't do this -- once a human kicks off the wall, the flight is pretty much a straight-line until the human hits the opposite wall. Birds would have a tremendous amount of control while flying in the space station if they used their wings and tails properly, although they would have to make some serious adjustments to compensate for their weightlessness.
The lingering, unknown question is this: Is a bird smart enough to adjust to things in a zero-gravity environment? Or is flying in gravity so instinctive that a bird can't adjust? Birds are remarkably smart, so chances are that a domesticated bird would figure it out with a little practice. | aerospace |
https://www.superjetinternational.com/careers/ | 2024-04-14T10:47:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816879.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414095752-20240414125752-00341.warc.gz | 0.923908 | 137 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__18863715 | en | “Talent”: the enabling factor
SuperJet international is a fully-fledged company with highly motivated teams in each core field of activity, particularly sales, marketing, engineering and support.
These teams are made of executives and technicians of various nationalities, drawn from international airlines, aircraft manufacturers and MROs. They combine wealth of experience in aviation with pristine enthusiasm for their new endeavour with SuperJet International.
This association of deep expertise and fresh motivation, diversity in origin and culture and eagerness to share the same vision and values represents a core asset of SuperJet International.
The SuperJet International teams are increasing in number in parallel with the aircraft programme evolution. | aerospace |
http://seriouslyguys.com/2012/08/09/theres-something-on-the-wing/ | 2018-01-17T20:31:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084886964.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20180117193009-20180117213009-00784.warc.gz | 0.984906 | 159 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__178335753 | en | When you fly somewhere, there are a lot of things that can ruin your trip, from delays to bag fees, to children, snakes and food poisoning. But what happens when you see something on the wing?
A couple weeks ago, a passenger looked out the window and saw something terrifying on the wing. It wasn’t a stunt man, nor was it a gremlin. It was what looked like damage to the wing itself, what was worse was that there was a note on it that said “We know about this.” Well, that’s comforting!
It turned out to be a repair on part of the wing, and the maintenance people just wanted to let the flight crew know that it was fine. Apparently the gremlins can now write. | aerospace |
https://www.pilotschoolnearme.com/schools/united-states/tx/boerne/texas-skies-flight-school/ | 2022-05-25T23:46:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662594414.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525213545-20220526003545-00285.warc.gz | 0.970303 | 100 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__98103833 | en | You are here: / / Texas Skies Flight School
Established in 2018.Texas Skies Flight School is a veteran-owned business, started when the owner retired from the U.S Air Force after a career as a fighter pilot and instructor. We have grown in the years since to have a full staff of instructors and a variety of aircraft to meet training needs.
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https://www.wirenewsfax.com/two-distance-lovers-get-chairs-on-billionaires-private-airport | 2023-03-20T22:26:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296943562.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20230320211022-20230321001022-00690.warc.gz | 0.96238 | 604 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__273930276 | en | A billionaire’s personal SpaceX airport has stuffed its two remaining chairs with two long distance space lovers
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A billionaire’s personal SpaceX airport stuffed its two remaining chairs Tuesday using a scientist-teacher along with also a data engineer whose faculty friend really won a place but gave him the decoration.
They’ll combine flight host Jared Isaacman along with another passenger for 3 times in orbit this autumn.
Isaacman also disclosed a few information about his Inspiration4 assignment, since the four assembled Tuesday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
Their SpaceX Dragon capsule — now parked in the International Space Station for NASA — will start no sooner than mid-September, aiming to get a elevation of 335 miles (540 km ). That is 75 miles (120 km ) higher compared to the International Space Station and also on a par with the Hubble Space Telescope.
The capsule will likely be equipped with a domed window rather than the typical space station docking mechanism to get their excursion.
Isaacman, 38, a pilot that will function as spacecraft commander, still will not say how much he is paying.
Hayley Arceneaux, 29, was appointed to the team a month past. The St. Jude doctor assistant was treated as a kid for breast cancer.
This left two capsule chairs available. Proctor, 51, beat out 200 companies and nabbed the chair reserved for a client of Isaacman’s business. An independent panel of judges picked her distance art site dubbed Space2inspire.
“It was similar to when Harry Potter discovered that he was a magician, a small bit of shock and amazement,” Proctor told The Associated Press last week. “It is like,’I am the winner? ”’
Sembroski, 41, given and entered the lottery but was not chosen from the random drawing before this month — his buddy was. His buddy dropped to fly for private reasons and provided the area to Sembroski, who was employed as a Space Camp adviser in school and volunteered for distance advocacy groups.
“Just finding out that I will space was an amazing, odd, surreal event,” he explained.
He is going to begin a new job in Lockheed Martin and admits it is going to be a balancing action during the next six months, since the team trains.
“You do not go on Everest, right, following only a hike from the backyard.
She had been born in Guam, in which her late father — a”Hidden Object” in her head — worked in NASA’s monitoring station for the Apollo moonshots, such as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s.
She intends to teach from distance and make artwork up there, too.
“For me, everything I’ve done… has attracted me to the moment.” | aerospace |
https://register.southburlingtonvt.gov/wbwsc/webtrac.wsc/wbsa1221.html?wbsi=bf0c45eb-f081-3898-8114-aafafcbd41f6&xxcim=0&xxmod=AR&xxrowid=0x000000000e400b01 | 2021-08-01T23:48:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046154277.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20210801221329-20210802011329-00660.warc.gz | 0.90953 | 218 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__298352603 | en | |Web Reg Available to:||
NonResident, Resident: 02/01/2021 @ 8:00A - 06/18/2021 @ 4:00P
Min Count: (6), Max Count: (12)
Build, test, and launch solid propellant rockets that safely return by parachute. Learn the aerodynamics of rocket flight and create a six foot tall experimental rocket with your team. Campers will leave class with a rocket that they have launched and can launch again. This is a high flying camp! Materials included.
This camp is for participants who will have completed grades 3rd-6th.
Up to date safety protocols will be in place.
Registration will open February 1st
All Summer Camps have a $25 nonrefundable deposit upon registration. This deposit will be refunded only in the event that the camp does not run. Full payment for all camps will be due June 1st.
Water Bottle, Chair, and a Mask
|Open to These Grades:||3rd - 6th| | aerospace |
https://shop.iflight.com/disclaimer-and-safety-guidelines-info10 | 2023-10-04T12:28:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511369.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004120203-20231004150203-00617.warc.gz | 0.907001 | 955 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__218842924 | en | Disclaimer and Safety Guidelines
1. Store the flight battery in a dry and ventilated place away from direct sunlight to prevent the battery from overheating.
2. To avoid possible injury and damage, please fly in good weather conditions and in a good environment.
3. Please return as soon as possible when there is low battery and strong wind warning.
4. Please ensure that the power system or other electronic components are soldered correctly, to ensure that the power supply works normally and the various components are not damaged before flying, otherwise it may cause the equipment to burn out and other losses.
5. Make sure to operate the aircraft in an open space. Tall steel buildings, mountains, rocks, trees, etc. may interfere with the transmitter signal on the aircraft.
6. To prevent the remote controller from interfering with other wireless equipment, make sure to turn off other WiFi devices.
7. Do not fly near sources of electromagnetic or radio interference. Sources of interference include, but are not limited to, WiFi hotspots, routers, Bluetooth devices, high voltage power lines, high voltage power stations, mobile phone base stations, and television broadcast towers. Otherwise, the wireless transmission performance of the aircraft may be affected by interference and cannot fly normally.
8. Please charge/discharge the battery to a storage voltage of about 3.85V when the battery is not in use.
1. Users should ensure that they have a sufficient level of understanding of the aircraft and are aware of all emergency response measures.
2. Users should have a flight plan and do not be reckless, impromptu to flight the aircraft.
3. Please respect the privacy of others when you use aircraft to record video.
4. Stay away from the rotating propellers and motors.
5. After landing, first stop the motor, then turn off the flight battery, and then turn off the remote controller.
6. Turn off power or take off the propellers to prevent motors from high-speed rotation before setting the remote controller channels, upgrading firmware, and setting parameters.
1. This product is NOT a toy and is not suitable for children under the age of 18.
2. Small parts,such as cables and straps,are dangerous if swallowed.Please keep all parts out of reach of children and animals.
3. DO NOT carry out any operation in the case of drinking, fatigue, or other mental state.
4. DO NOT use the aircraft to carry any illegal dangerous goods.
5. DO NOT fly the aircraft near or inside no fly zones specified by local laws and regulations. The no fly zone list includes: airports, borders between two sovereign countries or regions, major cities/regions, power stations, water treatment facilities, correctional facilities, heavily traveled roadways, government facilities, military zones, etc.
6. DO NOT fly the aircraft above the authorized altitude.
7. DO NOT use this product for any unauthorized surveillance activities that infringe on the privacy of others.
8. DO NOT trespass onto private property of others.
9. DO NOT fly aircraft in densely populated areas, including but not limited to: city center, sports venues, exhibitions, concerts, stations and temporary event areas. If you have a shooting requirement, make sure to have obtained corresponding approval from the relevant department before you flight.
1. This product is NOT a toy and is not suitable for children under the age of 18. Adults should keep the aircraft out of the reach of children and exercise caution when operating this aircraft in the presence of children.
2. While the product adopts advanced technology,inappropriate use of the product could result in personal injury or property damages.Please read the materials associated with the product before your first use of the product.The documents are included in the product package and also available online on the iFlight product page at www.iflight-rc.com.
3. This is a sophisticated product.It must be operated with caution and common sense and requires some basic mechanical ability.Failure to operate this product in a safe and responsible manner could result in injury or damage to the product or other property.
4. iFlight accepts no liability for damage,injury or any legal responsibility incurred directly or indirectly from the use of this product.The user shall observe safe and lawful practices including,but not limited to,those set forth in these Safety Guidelines.
5. Users shall take full responsibility for any consequences by unauthorized modification, replacement of product parts.
6. Users Shall take full responsibility for personal injury and property damage caused by man-made aircraft lose injury , due to personal operational errors or or irresistible natural disasters. | aerospace |
https://mapscaping.com/drone-mapping-tools/ | 2023-09-21T11:24:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506027.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20230921105806-20230921135806-00393.warc.gz | 0.92638 | 2,342 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__81810152 | en | When we talk about drones, we’re also talking about Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), and they have served a number of purposes throughout history. Commonly known for their military applications as remotely guided missile deployers and reconnaissance aircraft, drones have served a purpose in mapping for even longer. Technically the very first UAV used was a hot air balloon in 1783 (it carried a sheep, a duck, and a rooster). Technology has come a long way since then, both in the efficiency and cost of the equipment we use today. Now the sky’s the limit in terms of the recording instruments you can attach to UAVs, like cameras, LiDAR, hyperspectral sensors, or barometers.
Why Use Drones?
Surveys can be completed in the traditional manner, but if you can get up high, you can get fantastic imagery across a large area. Aerial surveys have become a very popular means of collecting aerial imagery (raster images) and LiDAR data, for uses in geospatial analysis. Using manned aircraft has some limitations. Aircraft require skilled, licensed staff to operate, and are expensive to purchase and maintain, all while posing a risk to the pilot.
Many drones or UAVs can be programmed to follow a set flight path, or a flight plan, thus requiring limited supervision and control from the remote pilot.
Precision agriculture has been using drones for a long time already, and this will only increase as the equipment becomes more affordable. By using drones or UAVs you can make data collection more accessible, keep staff out of harm’s way, and complete a high-quality image collection for a vastly reduced-price tag compared to traditional manned aircraft missions.
Limitations of Using Drones
For all the positives they offer, there are still plenty of limitations when using drones. Depending on the country you’re in, there are differing regulations regarding the operation of commercial drones. These regulations vary from non-existent, to regulations so tight that it’s almost the equivalent to operating a passenger aircraft. Furthermore, each drone varies in terms of range, battery life and storage abilities. There are many factors to consider when considering using drones.
Working with Drone Mapping Tools
Once you have checked your local regulations regarding drone operation, sourced the drone you need, and determined the type of mapping you want to complete, you then need the software to process and analyze this specialized data.
Important Drone Software Features to Consider
It’s important to make note of the type of software available for drone mapping. Some software includes both flight planning and image processing functionality, while others are solely focused on one or the other.
In order to operate a drone most efficiently you need some sort of flight planning software. This is the software used in the field to direct the drone, and perform the image collection. In order to get the most out of the results of the flight, you need to process and analyze the imagery collected in a drone photogrammetry application.
The most important factors to consider are cross device and cross platform functionality of the software. What types of drones and devices is the software compatible with? Can the flight planning be done on a desktop computer and then opened on a mobile device in the field? Does the software offer offline access? While this offline compatibility is usually not required for image processing, this is a helpful feature for flight planning software where pilots may be in remote areas.
A robust, all-encompassing flight planning software should enable you to complete all the functions you need without having to use multiple apps. As a bare minimum, you should be able to create and schedule missions, manage your mission calendar, assign pilots and equipment, and check airspace and weather conditions all in the same software. You should also have the ability to run manual and automated flights.
We’ve collated a list of the best and most popular drone mapping software available.
Pix4D is a photogrammetry software designed for use with any type of imagery, whether it comes from a satellite, drone, or other aircraft. The team provides a flight app, desktop, and cloud-based platform, so it encompasses both flight planning and image processing all within the same ecosystem. It’s renowned for being quick to grasp, and easy enough to use for even the most amateur operator. Despite this, it will churn out detailed 3D models that are bound to keep the professionals happy. The results can be fine-tuned to less than a centimeter in accuracy ,and they have developed tools specific to industry type (e.g. Agriculture, mining, engineering). It certainly does not come free, but you can trial Pix4D for free for 15 days. After that, pricing varies depending on the access type or bundle selected.
DroneDeploy is a major player in the drone mapping and survey scene. They provide a versatile cloud-based software suitable for both beginners and professionals. The software is compatible with a range of devices, be it a table or mobile in the field, or a desktop computer in the office, you can take DroneDeploy with you anywhere. Imagery can be processed with survey grade accuracy, so you can publish detailed 2D maps, 3D models and even 360 panoramas. Frequently repeated analysis can be automated for ease of use, and clever AI technology is harnessed to improve outputs tailored specifically to your needs.
DroneDeploy is compatible with ANY drone and includes a flight planning application that enables automated flight mission development or manual control. The software comes with a 14 days trial in case you’re still not sold.
Naturally, ESRI does not want to be left out in the race to provide drone mapping technology. ESRI’s Drone2Map allows you to bring your drone collected data straight into the ArcGIS platform. The powerful tools process high-quality orthomosaic and digital terrain models with ease. Drone2Map can be used both online and offline. You have all the processing capabilities of ESRI at your fingertips. Once you’re done processing your drone data, you can produce and publish professional quality maps and models through any number of applications within the ArcGIS suite. As with most ESRI products, Drone2Map is far from free, but it is possible to procure a trial license by contacting sales. Drone2Map Standard licensing is $1,500, and supports 2D products (orthomosaics, DTMs, DSMs). Drone2Map Advanced is $3,500, and offers both 2D and 3D products (meshes and point clouds).
Site Scan for ArcGIS
Another product by the team at ESRI is Site Scan, a cloud-based drone mapping software that incorporates both flight planning and image processing functionality. It provides an end-to-end solution, from a pre-flight checklist to flight planning, fleet management and production of 2D or 3D maps and models that are instantly accessible, and portable to ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise. It’s easy to use, and if you’re already working across ArcGIS platforms, it’s easy to integrate into your existing work systems.
Learn more about the benefits of working in the geospatial cloud with Chris Holmes from Planet.
DJITerra is a great starting point for those beginning their drone mapping skills. DJI Terra allows you to plan, view and import/export images. It’s intended for use with DJI drones specifically, and they have developed all the required software in house. DJI offers a variety of software compatible with their drones, including a flight planning software. You can plan missions based on waypoint locations, adjust parameters like altitude, speed or gimbal pitch, or automate a mission to follow a ‘corridor’ like a road or railway line. These features help in making flight planning easy, and accurate. You guessed it, DJITerra is also not free, although they frequently include free trial periods with purchase of some of their more advanced drones.
Precision Analytics, formerly known as Precision Mapper by Precision Hawk, is particularly useful for drone imagery processing for agriculture and civil engineering specialties. It supports a wide range of data types, so you can be reasonably confident it can handle the data from your existing drone, or the one you plan to purchase. It also has some powerful and ever-expanding analytical capabilities, with the ability to process even high-resolution drone data to create detailed maps, models, and measurements. It’s very user-friendly, with a bit of a plug and play type system. Simply upload the data, and select the type of map or analysis you want. Combine with Precision Flight and automate both your flight planning and data processing.
OpenDroneMap is a free open-source geospatial software that will enable you to convert imagery collected from a drone or other UAV into 3D mesh, point cloud data or a Digital Surface Model. The software is web based or can be used offline. It’s created in a command line-based format which makes it easy for those in the know to develop custom made plugins to adapt the software to suit their own specific needs. It comes with an analytics function, but you can also export data to analyze in separate more specialized software if need be. OpenDroneMap doesn’t have any flight planning functionality, however it is open source which is a major plus.
UgCS provides a highly detailed flight planning software. You’ll find a range of drones are compatible with this software, and it runs offline. This means you can get everything done out in the field if needed. For lightweight processing and analysis, they have UgCS Mapper which will produce 2D maps and elevation models (DEMs, DSMs, and DTMs). The intention is for you to be able to validate the data collected while still in the field so you can repeat the survey then and there if it’s inadequate. As with most of the options in the article, for more detailed analysis work you’ll need to export the data into another software.
Wingtra are a bit different to the others mentioned here. Wingtra offer an all-encompassing package sale process. You purchase their drone in combination with the software and control tablet. This might not be the cheapest option, but it avoids the hassle of researching compatibility options with drone types and software. Of course, it all comes with a high level of customer support.
Make That Drone Work for You
Drones are becoming a popular sight across nearly every industry, with seemingly almost every amateur photographer using one. Despite this, drones are exceedingly underutilized. Part of the reason for this is the complexity in use, and compatibility of software to process and analyze drone mapping data. On top of this, there is a high cost to getting started with drone photogrammetry and mapping. You have to pay for the drone, your pilot certification, flight planning software, photogrammetry software, and then a desktop GIS software for further analysis. Despite all this, costs for these things are dropping, and we continue to see open source options entering the market, improving industry accessibility overall. | aerospace |
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/solar-plane-will-land-in-cincinnati | 2013-12-13T05:19:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386164886464/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204134806-00081-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.936632 | 391 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__3085396 | en | CINCINNATI -- After 10 days in St. Louis, the first plane that can fly day or night without fuel made its way to Cincinnati on Friday.
Solar Impulse, the name of the solar-powered plane, took off from Lambert Airport in St. Louis early Friday and landed at Lunken Airport at 8:15 p.m. Friday evening, according to a press release from officials associated with the Solar Impulse project.
Pilot André Borschberg successfully completed the first half of this challenging flight, defying strong cross and head winds and bringing Solar Impulse a step closer to Washington D.C.
The fourth leg of the Across America mission was split into two flights because of the heavy winds, which would have slowed down the aircraft that typically travels at speeds of roughly 40 MPH.
Representatives for the Solar Impulse team said via press release that the winds would have made it impossible for the pilot to reach the nation’s capital in less than 24 hours, which is the limit set for the pilot in the cramped, single-seat cockpit.
The Solar Impulse team said it is particularly grateful for the quick reaction of Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport in accepting to house the plane on such short notice. Mayor Mark Mallory was on hand at the landing to greet the pilot.
After a stopover of 11 hours in Cincinnati, Bertrand Piccard will take-off for Washington Dulles International Airport Saturday around 8 a.m.
The fifth and final leg of the trip will take place in early July, when the plane makes its way from Washington, D.C., to JFK Airport in New York.
You can follow the remainder of the flight LIVE below or at http://live.solarimpulse.com/.
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http://island-images.co.uk/ATC/zRon2014/Mode-S_131027194812.html | 2019-02-16T17:36:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247480905.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20190216170210-20190216192210-00162.warc.gz | 0.910987 | 107 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__130644491 | en | of the situation display showing 2 line Data Blocks. 'Easy 16 Xray Papa'
is in the PSR 'radar overhead' and only being plotted by the WAM SSR, showing
passing Flight Level 292 with Flight Level 350 selected on the autopilot.
3 November Kilo' is being plotted by both PSR & WAM and is level at
Flight Level 190 but with Flight Level 150 selected but not activated on
the autopilot - ATC instruction would have been 'Descend when ready to | aerospace |
http://otisair.com/aboutme.htm | 2018-03-21T06:45:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257647584.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20180321063114-20180321083114-00166.warc.gz | 0.982586 | 1,200 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__152176552 | en | I was born barefooted, and naykid now that I think about it.
Who'd a thought that a naykid and barefooted country boy would grow up to
give folks the opportunity to see sites unlike they'd ever seen before.
Although clothed now, the amazement of flying has never subsided in me.
Gravity Smavity, I feel that I was born to fly. I'm sure many
other aviators have felt the same, and are realizing the same dreams that I
am today. Although I've not attempted to embark upon the commercial
airline world of aviation, I don't feel that I'm missing anything. I
wish I could express in words the joy that I, along with my precious cargo,
enjoy each time our wings lift from the earth and climb into the beauty
above. Its a sight that so many have looked at in silence and
amazement. It's no where like the picture that is presented from
several miles above the ground when you fly with the airlines. We're talking between 1000 and 8000
feet here, the colors are not meshed together, the roads and rivers are
visible, and the layout of the land is displayed in a manner
discernable by each of us as we continue our journey along the path that so
few get the opportunity to do.
By the way, Who Is OTIS? Take a look at the journals
page to get the scoop. Before you go though, be prepared to laugh, to
cry, to visualize, and perhaps the most important, to dream.
My name is Shane Watts and have been involved in the
aviation community for over 20 years. I began my aviation career as an
Air Traffic Controller serving America and the United States Air Force.
I truly enjoyed the time that I served and the opportunities that presented
themselves along the way. I did see the world, sometimes it was in 60
pounds of gear with the 1st Combat Communications Group, or sometimes it was
in Bermuda shorts and flips flops. Serving in the US, Germany, UK,
Italy, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Belgium, Spain, and perhaps, just perhaps,
a few other places, I was given the opportunity to view many different
lifestyles and learn from each. For those young men and women
contemplating the military as a career, I did enjoy it. Ask questions
along the way, it gives you so much of a clearer view of the world that's
out there. Have expectations and make them reality.
Okie Doke, so I served and learned for 15 years as an air
traffic controller, and simultaneously began flying in September of 1997.
This flying thing is something that I had always dreamed of, and now there I
was standing on the flight line looking at a Cessna 172 like it was a UFO.
Since I'd been around aviation most of my life I was somewhat familiar with
most of the instruments, dials, switches, etc that were in the cockpit.
Throughout my career I had held positions within the ATC community that were
Pilot-Controller Liaisons (PICLs) and was lucky enough to get rides in
T37's, T38's, UH-1's, UH60's, T43's, and an F16! All in all, 21 hours and
none of it counted, hehe. Anyway, the first couple of day's flights
went really well and I soloed on my fourth training day. When I had
made up my mind to learn to fly, I tried to fly every single day, and
sometimes twice. I felt that if I flew once a week, half of the
following weeks lessons would be spent on relearning what I had forgotten
the week before. This strategy seemed to work and 3 weeks later I was
submitted for evaluation. The FAA inspector that I elected to go with
wasn't able to do it immediately so I had to wait for a few days, and from
flight one to certification took 42 days. I was certified and owned
the skies!!! My wife (probably scared to death) hopped in the aircraft only
5 minutes after my checkride and off we went site seeing over the Hoover Dam
and Red Rock Canyon. It was cooooool!
I now had my license to learn and learn I did. I flew
as often as possible and since my work-mates were air traffic controllers, I
often took them with me and we shot approaches into Nellis AFB (Home of the
Thunderbirds) and went site seeing up-range near where Area 51 doesn't
exist. That too, was cooooool!
I started my instrument training in 98 and realized that
there was so much to learn. Flying and precision flying are two very
different things. Not to take anything away from non-instruments
pilots, but I honestly learned how to fly properly when I was given such a
narrow margin of tolerance. VFR drivers with bazillions of hours know
this as well; it's a different world when you learn to absolutely positively
control the movement of the aircraft within a very small flight path.
I would recommend instrument training to all pilots, if only to teach the
pilots more about the aircraft they already fly.
Anyway, that's it in a nutshell. I love to fly and I
try to get airborne as often as I can. Take a look at the schedule and if
you'd like to go, send me an email and we'll do it. We share the cost
of the rental aircraft so it's actually cheaper than you think. I
don't charge anyone for my piloting services. | aerospace |
http://tacostravel.com/2019/03/08/american-airlines-takes-jets-out-of-service-cancels-flights-due-to-overhead-bin-problem/ | 2019-05-21T04:52:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232256227.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20190521042221-20190521064221-00183.warc.gz | 0.980858 | 282 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__65134375 | en | American Airlines has taken more than a dozen of its Boeing 737 jets out of service due to problems with newly installed overhead bins, leading the airline to cancel about 40 flights, the carrier said Thursday.
more seats as well as bigger overhead bins and electrical outlets at each seat, a plan known as “Project Oasis.” The airline is one of several carriers adding more seats to planes in order to increase revenue for each flight.
American flies 304 Boeing 737-800s and said it found “an issue with the quality of work conducted on overhead bins on two of these Boeing 737-800 aircraft,” which it said was installed by a third-party vendor that is licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration.
The work on two aircraft “was not up to our standards,” American said in a statement. The airline said it took 12 more of these jets out of service “out of an abundance of caution” to evaluate the recently completed work. So far, American has remodeled close to 70 of the 304 Boeing 737-800s it has in operation, spokesman Ross Feinstein said.
“Though the issue did not impact the safety of flight of these aircraft, we are working with our vendor and the FAA to immediately address this issue,” American said. Under federal rules, the doors to overhead bins must be closed before the plane can depart. | aerospace |
https://hospitalityvouchers.co.za/product/jet-airliner-simulator-group-experiential-learning-session-2-hrs-group-of-3-johannesburg-pretoria/ | 2024-02-22T01:05:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473598.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20240221234056-20240222024056-00123.warc.gz | 0.902484 | 566 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__145085794 | en | Jet Airliner Simulator – Group Experiential Learning for Groups of 3…Fulfill your dream of flying a Jet Airliner
This unique opportunity is the ideal experience for any group who has dreams of flying a Jet Aircraft. Our fully certified Jet Aircraft MD 80 Simulator, used to train Airline Pilots, will provide an opportunity to experience the complex functions and intricacies of flying an Airliner from one airport to another. You will be flying under the supervision and guidance of our fully qualified, MD 80 Rated Flight Instructor, and your experience will be one never to be forgotten.
The Group Sim Experience (up to 3 people per session) – includes 60 minute flying time (take-off/cruise/landing) and 60 min briefing/CRM presentation (see below)Â – groups will rotate between sim session and presentation
The groups will be required to handle Pilot checklists whilst experiencing various flight simulation scenarios, such as Bad Weather, Engine Fire, Bird Strikes etc.
The participants will fly the MD 82 Aircraft in the right hand seat with Instructor directing you at the controls and enjoy the experience of âa day in the life of an Airline Pilotâ. This will include the process of the Aircraft startup, Taxi, Take-off, cruise, landing, Taxi and Parking for a one hour flight. This seemingly simple exercise is going to bring a thrill and adrenalin rush that only flying a large jet can bring. It requires focus, concentration and a real love for the wilder adventures in life. The full motion simulator is like the âreal thing.â It is so realistic that airline pilots are trained solely on this device before they start carrying passengers on the real thing. You will fly from airport to airport ( eg OR Tambo to King Shaka ) following the procedures that are completed on any flight you would as a passenger on any of our airlines
The team will then be treated to a âBlack Boxâ Presentation. This presentation is an overview of the Human Factor in Air Disasters, a subject that is mandatory for Airline Pilots on an annual basis. This will expose your team to the Human Factor Concepts which not only save lives on aircraft, but dramatically impact the success of any business. Treat your personnel to this unique and dynamic experience while your company benefits from the exposure to the principles of Human Error in High Stress situations.
All packages include:
- Welcome letter and “Boarding Pass”
- Light Refreshments on arrival
- A Pre-flight Briefing
- Flying the MD 80 Jet Aircraft full motion Simulator under instruction
- A Cockpit Photo Opportunity
- A Flight Debriefing
- A summary of the principles of the âBlack Boxâ Human Factor Training that airline Pilots are required to undergo annually. | aerospace |
https://www.jetsolutions4u.com/services/aircraft-purchase-consulting | 2023-05-29T01:09:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224644574.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20230529010218-20230529040218-00585.warc.gz | 0.957197 | 68 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__243458371 | en | top of page
We know that becoming an aircraft owner is a big step that requires a lot of considerations. Saying that, Jet Solutions 4u designed a system to support clients through the entire process. It will start with an evaluation of the aircraft and will continue throughout the acceptance, delivery, and closing phases.
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https://www.true-news.info/the-soyuz-rocket-launched-into-orbit-a-british-satellites/ | 2023-06-10T01:28:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224656869.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20230609233952-20230610023952-00472.warc.gz | 0.923211 | 369 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__191877517 | en | Photo: twitter.com/roscosmos the Launch of the carrier rocket Soyuz-2.1 b
Launch OneWeb satellites became the second of 21 scheduled and the first from the Baikonur cosmodrome.
From Baikonur cosmodrome was launched a carrier rocket Soyuz-2.1 b, which put into orbit 34 satellite communications, a British company OneWeb. About it February 7, Roscosmos said on Twitter.
“The confirmation of the successful separation of all 34 OneWeb satellites from the upper stage Fregat! They launched into the target orbit,” − said in the message of the Corporation.
Received confirmation of the successful separation of all 34 satellites #OneWeb from the upper stage “Frigate”. They launched into the target orbit 🛰🌏
All 34 OneWeb communications satellites successfully separated from The Fregat upper stage 🛰🌏 pic.twitter.com/OZWAgdiddv
— ROSCOSMOS (@roscosmos) February 7, 2020
The Soyuz rocket upper stage block Frigate was launched in 23.42, Kyiv time.
The launch of satellites into the targeted circular orbit at an altitude of 450 kilometers was provided by two engine burns Frigate and took place over 3.5 hours in nine stages: during the first separated two satellites, followed by four approximately every 20 minutes.
We will remind, in June 2015, Roscosmos signed a contract with the companies Arianespace and OneWeb 21 672 commercial launch of satellites on launch vehicles Soyuz-2 from Baikonur, East and the centre spatial guyanais.
The first launch took place in the spring of 2019 from Kourou. | aerospace |
https://news.mst.edu/2006/04/umr_students_take_first_in_hel/ | 2023-09-25T04:11:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506676.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20230925015430-20230925045430-00209.warc.gz | 0.932389 | 528 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__267769717 | en | A multidisciplinary team of students from the University of Missouri-Rolla took the $5,000 top prize this month in a helicopter design competition sponsored by the Huntsville, Ala., chapter of the American Helicopter Society.
“The competition objective is to design and build a small vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (VTOL UAV) that can safely operate in and around buildings,” says team advisor Dr. Fathi Finaish, professor and associate chair of mechanical and aerospace engineering at UMR. “This vehicle is intended to quickly conduct both preliminary building surveys and extended spot ground surveillance in geo-constrained spaces. These emerging capabilities will allow firemen, police and other first responders to more efficiently complete their missions and bring VTOL technology closer to home.”
The UMR First Responder Design Team beat out Georgia Institute of Technology and several other universities to capture the first-place finish. The prize money will be used to refine and build the team’s design for an unmanned aerial vehicle with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities.
The team’s design — nicknamed Project SAVER because it’s a semi-autonomous VTOL emergency responder — is a coaxial, contra-rotating blade helicopter featuring a side-mounted camera. The aircraft’s semi-autonomous control system and unique sensor suite allows it to be operated around buildings and outside of the line of sight of the ground station operator. The proposed aircraft design will weigh less than 5 pounds, and be small enough to be packed inside a briefcase for storage and transport.
The UMR First Responder Design Team will refine their Project SAVER design for the April 2007 final competition, where UMR will compete with teams from Georgia Tech and the University of Alabama-Huntsville. The helicopters will be evaluated based on total system weight, time to complete mission, number of object hits and total system cost.
The team’s industry mentors include two Boeing employees who are also UMR alumni. Propulsion engineer Chris Wilson received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aerospace engineering and a master’s degree in engineering management from UMR. Flight test engineer Chris Keithley received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aerospace engineering from UMR.
Support for the team has been provided by the American Helicopter Society, the Society of Flight Test Engineers, Boeing, the mechanical and aerospace engineering department at UMR, and the UMR Student Design and Experiential Learning Center.
Members of the First Responder Design Team are: | aerospace |
https://possibilitiesexpos.com/india-a-growing-space-power-is-forging-closer-ties-with-nasa/ | 2024-02-23T04:12:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474360.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223021632-20240223051632-00023.warc.gz | 0.932967 | 874 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__122538386 | en | When India’s ambassador to the US signed up his country to the Artemis Accords last month, it signaled the world’s most populous country—with a growing prowess in spaceflight—could be turning toward the United States as a partner in space exploration.
India became the 27th country to sign the Artemis Accords, a non-binding set of principles among like-minded nations guiding a vision for peaceful and transparent exploration of space. The accords cover the international registration of human-made space objects, the open release of scientific data, and an agreement for nations not to claim territory on the Moon or other planetary bodies, among other tenets.
The Artemis Accords started under the Trump administration, an effort spearheaded by former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Mike Gold, an attorney and longtime space industry official. Bill Nelson, the NASA chief under President Biden, has embraced the accords. He said the principles are “just common sense.”
“You come to somebody’s aid in distress … You try to have commonality of parts, you respect each other’s territory,” Nelson said.
Details about future cooperation between the US and India remain scarce. Nelson plans to travel to India later this year for meetings and discussions with Indian space officials. One objective of Nelson’s trip will be to hammer out broad objectives for a “strategic framework” for human spaceflight cooperation.
Despite the name of the Artemis Accords, there’s no guarantee that India will play a significant role in NASA’s Artemis program to return astronauts to the Moon and eventually send humans to Mars.
“There’s no implication of a signatory to the Artemis accords also being part of the Artemis program,” Nelson told Ars.
But none of the other 26 signatories to the Artemis Accords—a list that includes European space powers and Japan—has their own human spaceflight program. India is developing a human-rated spacecraft called Gaganyaan that could be ready to fly people into low-Earth orbit in 2025, several years later than originally planned.
“The fact that they are a nation that intends in the future to fly own their own astronauts, is that significant? The answer is yes,” Nelson said. “I think it’s of significance that a major country that’s not considered aligned with the US (is) a signatory.”
“I’ve described India as a sleeping giant and one that is quickly awakening,” Gold told Ars. “India is absolutely vital to global space development, and Artemis in particular, since the country is active with lunar programs, Martian programs, and now even human spaceflight.”
Through the Artemis program, NASA hopes to land astronauts on the lunar surface later this decade for the first time since 1972. NASA officially targets the end of 2025 for the first Artemis crew landing on the Moon, but the schedule is almost certain to slip as new spacesuits from Axiom Space and a new human-rated lunar lander from SpaceX proceed through development and testing.
Where India might fit into the Artemis program is still to be determined. But India has launched as many space missions this year as Japan and Europe combined, with another milestone launch scheduled later this month with a robotic spacecraft that will mark India’s second attempt to achieve a controlled landing on the Moon, following a landing failure in 2019.
India successfully sent a spacecraft to Mars a decade ago, and international satellite operators regularly rely on Indian rockets to put their missions into orbit.
“They come to Artemis with activities that are already directly relevant to the program,” Gold said of India. “Neither the United States nor India needs to alter their trajectories at all. Their activities are already highly complementary.”
Before the Artemis Accords signing, the Indian Space Research Organizations—India’s space agency—and NASA were already working together on a sophisticated radar Earth observation satellite called NISAR scheduled for launch in 2024. An Indian satellite launched on the space shuttle in the 1980s.
But ISRO and NASA have not worked together in any significant way in the realm of human spaceflight or space exploration. | aerospace |
https://noaahrd.wordpress.com/2016/10/07/the-g-iv-is-up-in-air-on-its-way-to-collect-data-around-matthew/ | 2018-03-23T13:10:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257648226.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20180323122312-20180323142312-00772.warc.gz | 0.927936 | 86 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__9845409 | en | NOAA’s G-IV jet took off at 1:30AM (0530 UTC) from MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL. It will fly an eight hour mission gathering data in the environment that surrounds Hurricane Matthew. The data collected from this and all other flights helps us understand how Matthew interacts with the environment. Below is the proposed track. The dots indicate where dropsondes will be launched. | aerospace |
https://democracyandclasstruggle.blogspot.com/2014/07/larry-wilkerson-on-malaysian-aircraft.html | 2024-02-24T09:13:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474526.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224080616-20240224110616-00759.warc.gz | 0.957471 | 413 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__4824689 | en | Monday, July 21, 2014
Larry Wilkerson on Malaysian Aircraft Disaster a "dangerous moment"
Larry Wilkerson: Why weren't commercial flights banned over an area where aircraft had already been shot down?
Democracy and Class Struggle says the bourgeois rational realpolitik of Larry Wilkerson verses the dangerous irrationalism of John MacCain.
While Democracy and Class Struggle does not know who downed the Malaysian Aircraft we would like to draw attention to a previous incident where the Ukrainian military downed a civilian aircraft and denied it - only to admit it later.This incident gets no mention in Russophobic western media.
Perhaps the strangest precedent for the Malaysian Airlines crash in Ukraine is a shoot-down in 2001 caused by military forces in … Ukraine. On October 4, 2001, 64 Siberia Airlines passengers and 12 crew members onboard a Soviet-made Tupolev Tu-154 en route from Novosibirsk to Tel Aviv were killed when the plane was shot down over the Black Sea by a Ukrainian missile.
It took a while for Ukraine to admit that was what had happened, but after pressure from Russian investigators, Ukraine's then-president, Leonid Kuchma, accepted that the Ukrainian military was at fault. The day of the shoot-down, the Ukrainian military was conducting a massive military exercise which involved shooting 23 missiles at drones. "Experts say that the radar-guided S-200, among the farthest-flying and most capable antiaircraft missile in the arsenal of former Soviet nations, simply locked onto the Russian airliner after it raced past the destroyed drone some 20 miles off the Crimean coast," the New York Times' Michael Wines reported.
Kuchma accepted the resignation of his Minister of Defense, Oleksandr Kuzmuk, following the admission that the military was at fault. From 2003 to 2005, Ukraine paid $15.6 million to families of victims following a deal with the government of Israel.
Posted by nickglais on 7/21/2014 02:41:00 AM | aerospace |
https://mercuryaero.com/asset-management-cost-controls.html | 2019-10-14T01:26:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986648481.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20191014003258-20191014030258-00024.warc.gz | 0.925833 | 553 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__66993007 | en | Mercury Aero manages with precision, the technical, commercial and operational requirements for the smooth, safe and cost effective management of our clients' aviation assets.
As Mercury Aero does not operate or physically maintain aircraft, we remain independent and unbiased. However we act as the client's representative in all matters relating to the asset.
These services range from agreements for continuing asset management to ad-hoc tasks such as assistance with a large maintenance check, an aircraft survey or handling a pre-purchase/pre-sales inspection.
Some examples of the services provided (please contact us for a full list):
- Co-ordination and planning of pre-purchase / pre-sale inspections (location and facility)
- Aircraft (new) delivery consulting services. These services can start with assistance in defining the correct aircraft specification at time of order, to on-site surveillance to ensure all requirements are met and the aircraft is delivered on time and on budget
- Aircraft sale closing / acceptance
- Single point of contact for technical and operational related issues for the aircraft's operation
- Liaison with airworthiness authorities, operators and continuing airworthiness management organizations (CAMO) to ensure continuing airworthiness of the aircraft and for re-registration
- Acting as the client's representative in aviation matters
- Commercial and technical review of operational and maintenance invoices
- Cost efficiency reviews for operation and maintenance of the aircraft
- Management of maintenance events to minimize down time and costs whenever possible and review of invoices to ensure only what has been agreed has been billed
- On-going technical management of aircraft
- On-site survey of the aircraft and records to ensure asset value retention
- Working on behalf of beneficial owners, financial institutions and legal advisers to ensure efficient and cost effective operation or storage of the aircraft
- Aircraft Hand-Out/Take-Back/ Technical Management. Particularly important when handing out or receiving back an aircraft to or from lease when we can provide verification of the technical compliance to lease covenants including:
- World Wide Aircraft Repossession Assistance. We can provide assistance and advice in organising the recovery of an aircraft and in assisting with formulating a recovery strategy, carrying out the recovery of the aircraft & records and long term planning and sale of the asset
Following an Aircraft Accident or Incident we can:
- Provide an on-site review and compilation of a report on the extent of the damage
- Obtain estimates for costs of repairs
- Discuss / Negotiate options with insurance companies
- Provide on-site supervision of repairs with progress reports back to the client
- Carry out a survey and valuation to ascertain the new current market value after repairs to ascertain value adjustment due to the damage | aerospace |
https://www.stratviewresearch.com/141/commercial-aircraft-lavatory-system-market.html | 2021-05-06T09:04:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243988753.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20210506083716-20210506113716-00278.warc.gz | 0.92383 | 1,510 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__79130968 | en | Commercial Aircraft Lavatory System Market Report
Covid-19 has impacted the market dynamics, competition, and global supply chains. The revenues has gone down in 2020 and may resume an uptrend gradually form 2021. Companies optimizing their operation and statergy will sustain and beat the competition.
Note: The summary below might not have included insights on covid impact since we have large number of reports.
This report, from Stratview Research, studies the global commercial aircraft lavatory system market over the trend period of 2012 to 2017 and the forecast period of 2018 to 2023. The report provides detailed insights into the market dynamics to enable informed business decision making and growth strategy formulation based on the opportunities present in the market.
The Global Commercial Aircraft Lavatory System Market: Highlights
The commercial aircraft lavatory system market offers a healthy growth opportunity over the next five years to reach an estimated value of US$ 453.3 million in 2023. Increasing commercial aircraft deliveries to support rising passenger and freight traffic, the introduction of fuel-efficient variants of major aircraft programs (B737 Max and A320neo), an advancement in lavatory design, and growing aircraft fleet size are the key factors that are driving the demand for lavatory systems in the commercial aircraft industry. Commercial aircraft is the biggest procurer of lavatory systems in the aircraft industry.
The lavatory is one of the most important systems in an aircraft cabin interior and must withstand high velocities and abrasion without spilling a drop. It should also be durable and minimize water usage to make the plane lighter for achieving a higher fuel efficiency and has the ability to withstand frequent usage by the passengers. The lavatory design varies from aircraft to aircraft and airlines to airlines depending upon their requirements. Lavatory manufacturers have gradually improved its design, making it lightweight using advanced materials. They have also shrunk lavatory size without sacrificing passenger comfort.
The commercial aircraft lavatory system market is segmented based on the aircraft type as Narrow-Body Aircraft, Wide-Body Aircraft, and Very Large Body Aircraft. Wide-body aircraft is projected to remain the largest aircraft segment of the global commercial aircraft lavatory system market during the forecast period, driven by increasing production rates of B787 and A350XWB, upcoming fuel-efficient variants including B777x and A330neo, and an advancement in lavatory technology. Narrow-body aircraft is also likely to witness a healthy growth during the forecast period, driven by the introduction of fuel-efficient variants of the best-selling aircraft programs (A320neo and B737 Max).
Based on the toilet type, the commercial aircraft lavatory system market is segmented as Reusable Toilet System, Recirculating Toilet System, and Vacuum Toilet System. There has been a continuous shift from recirculating toilet system to the vacuum toilet system in all the next-generation aircraft. Vacuum flush toilets are considered to be less odor inducing and usually light in weight which helps in saving the fuel by reducing the need to carry large reserves of blue recirculating water and minimizing the risk of Blue Ice due to the spilling of water. Major lavatory manufacturers are developing advanced vacuum toilet based lavatory system by making it lighter in weight using composite materials. It will reduce the overall maintenance cost and remove waste rapidly during the flush cycle.
The overall competition is fierce in the commercial aircraft lavatory system market with half a dozen companies extending their offerings in this market space. All of them are trying to develop advanced and modular lavatories meeting OEMs’ and airlines’ needs. In 2013, B/E Aerospace (now a part of Rockwell Collins, Inc.) developed an advanced lavatory system for B737 which is slightly compact than the standard 3X3 foot size lavatory.
Based on the regions, North America is expected to remain the largest market for lavatory systems in the commercial aircraft industry. The region is the manufacturing hub of the major commercial aircraft manufacturer, tier players, and raw material suppliers. Boeing is the largest procurer of the lavatory systems in the region. Asia-Pacific is likely to be the fastest-growing market during the forecast period, driven by a host of factors including the opening of assembly plants of Boeing and Airbus in China, increasing demand for commercial aircraft to support rising passenger traffic, and indigenous development of commercial and regional aircraft (COMAC C919 and Mitsubishi MRJ).
The supply chain of this market comprises raw material manufacturers, toilet manufacturers, lavatory system manufacturers, aircraft OEMs, and airline companies. The key aerospace OEMs are Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, Embraer, ATR, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and key airlines are Lufthansa, Delta Air, Air China, and Singapore Airlines. The key lavatory system manufacturers are Zodiac Aerospace, Jamco Corporation, Rockwell Collins, Inc. (B/E Aerospace), Diehl Comfort Modules GmbH, and Yokohama Rubbers. New product development, regional expansion, and long-term contracts are the key strategies adopted by the key players to gain a competitive edge in the market. All the players are developing compact lavatory system to increase the cabin space for adjusting more number of seats per aircraft, advanced system, such as bidet system, and compact vacuum toilets.
This report offers high-quality insights and is the outcome of detailed research methodology comprising extensive secondary research, rigorous primary interviews with industry stakeholders and validation and triangulation with Stratview Research’s internal database and statistical tools. More than 700 authenticated secondary sources, such as company annual reports, fact book, press release, journals, investor presentation, white papers, patents, and articles have been leveraged to gather the data. About 10 detailed primary interviews with the market players across the value chain in the all four regions and industry experts have been executed to obtain both the qualitative and quantitative insights.
This report provides market intelligence in the most comprehensive way. The report structure has been kept such that it offers maximum business value. It provides critical insights on the market dynamics and will enable strategic decision making for the existing market players as well as those willing to enter the market. The following are the key features of the report:
The commercial aircraft lavatory system market is segmented into the following categories.
Commercial Aircraft Lavatory System Market by Aircraft Type:
Commercial Aircraft Lavatory Market by Aircraft Program Type:
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https://urgentnews.club/cyclotech-and-yamato-develop-an-unusual-cargo-drone/ | 2022-10-06T23:37:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337889.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20221006222634-20221007012634-00402.warc.gz | 0.942263 | 293 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__101450692 | en | Vertical thrust engine manufacturer Cyclotech is working with Yamato, Japan’s largest delivery company, to develop a unique cargo drone.
The UAV is equipped with six cylindrical engines operating on the principle of a Voigt-Schneider wing engine with cycloidal movement of the blades. The main feature of the mechanism is that the blades rotate at high speed, constantly changing the inclination to provide the necessary thrust.
The project was named CCY-01. The drone has six rotating cylinders with blades – two in the front, two in the rear and two more in the middle, arranged at a 90-degree angle to them. The front and rear propellers are responsible for propulsion forward, with one of the pairs being a backup in case of emergency.
The ones at a 90-degree angle provide horizontal lateral thrust – this allows the drone to compensate for side winds when landing.
A very interesting form of the CCY-01 is specifically designed to carry the “Pod Unit for Parcel Air-Transportation” (PUPA), which Yamato developed and is a compact cargo cart on retractable wheels.
The PUPA is loaded into the cargo compartment of the drone between the racks using a special metal rod. Inside the compartment, the wheels fold up. For today CCY-01 – a conceptual flying machine, which has a feasibility study. However, whether it will go into mass production is still unknown. | aerospace |
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https://assafinaonline.com/news_details/en/17044/Drones-set-to-transform-oil-and-gas-operations | 2023-12-10T14:45:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679102469.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210123756-20231210153756-00244.warc.gz | 0.946552 | 1,017 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__115096784 | en | Drones set to transform oil and gas operations
Commercial drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have undergone a technological revolution in the past five years. The development of high-quality sensors, intelligent motors, and low-cost navigation systems have expanded their use and affordability. Their potential continues to evolve, with companies investing $3.8 billion in drone research and development in 2022.
At Aramco, UAVs have transformed many of the key tasks we perform at our facilities and across our infrastructure, and we are implementing a strategy over the next few years to increase their role across our operations — including technology investment to localize and scale-up deployment.
A new tool for the oil and gas sector
Our industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors for drone use. Aramco uses UAVs to inspect and maintain a whole range of facilities, from onshore and offshore sites to power system infrastructure; as well as perform aerial mapping, emergency response and environmental monitoring.
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UAVs are currently manufactured with three configurations — fixed wing, multi-rotor, or a combination of the two, known as vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing UAVs. Multi-rotor UAVs can take-off and land vertically, as well as hover with ultimate maneuverability, making them ideal for site-based, short-range applications. Fixed-wing vehicles carry out tasks that require travelling longer distances, such as pipeline inspections, land surveys, and offshore exploration and operations, and the VTOL fixed-wing UAVs eliminate the need for runways during takeoffs and landings.
Drones are making a significant difference because they can get to remote and hazardous locations more quickly and safely than any human. They can also be equipped with infrared and thermal sensors, optical gas imaging and cameras to collect data about key assets, such as rigs, platforms, pipelines, tanks, and vessels.
This data is then sent to a ground control station for analysis and processing, using data analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities. As a result, maintenance inspections are cheaper, safer and often quicker, using significantly fewer resources and providing digital records about the condition of assets.
When a drone is used to inspect a tank, for example, we don’t need to erect and later dismantle scaffolding. This saves time and reduces risk, as maintenance staff are not required to work at high elevations or in confined spaces.
Another benefit is that facilities, such as flare stack tips, do not have to be shut down for inspections. Instead, a UAV can collect high-resolution and thermal images while it is operating, checking for deformations, cracks, corrosion, and physical deterioration.
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In addition to routine inspections,UAVs play a key role in critical situations by providing real-time information. With optical and thermal data able to be streamed live to a command center, it is much easier to assess and respond appropriately.
Drones are also increasingly important to Aramco’s efforts to cut methane emissions. They are fitted with optical gas imaging to detect methane leaks, and can also be equipped with laser absorption spectrometry — a technology that can ascertain the scale of a leak and determine the concentration of specific gases.
Unlocking further potential uses
Recent advances include using UAVs for non-destructive testing, which allows inspectors to collect data about a specific material without damaging it. For example, Aramco’s inspection department has deployed ultrasonic testing drones that use high-frequency soundwaves to detect flaws — and which could pave the way for measuring the thickness of an object using an integrated probe. In addition, ‘caged drones’ have also been designed to better access confined spaces.
At Aramco we take security seriously, and have prioritized encryption, authentication, and cybersecurity to ensure that drones are not hacked or damaged. We are also improving training for drone operators, as industry regulations become more standardized and structured.
But the autonomy of drone technology is also progressing rapidly. A new kind of UAV, known as a ‘drone in a box,’ is already being developed and can be launched automatically from a docking station or self-contained landing box. Powered by artificial intelligence and used for operations such as remote inspection, surveillance and deliveries, it will be capable of ‘beyond visual line of sight’ flight, using flight-planning software powered by unmanned aircraft system traffic management.
While the full potential of drones has yet to be unlocked, as we continue to embrace digitalization and expand its footprint at Aramco, it is increasingly apparent that they will be key to deploying the latest cutting-edge and disruptive technologies. In the process, they will likely continue to transform the way we operate.
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https://chinanews.net.au/2013/04/20/china-to-send-first-aircraft-carrier-on-high-seas-voyage/ | 2023-06-08T05:09:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224654097.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20230608035801-20230608065801-00747.warc.gz | 0.925707 | 633 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__161124421 | en | China will send its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, on a voyage on the high seas for the first time within a year, the state-run news agency Xinhua said on Friday.
The Liaoning, purchased used from Ukraine and refurbished in China, has conducted more than 100 exercises and experiments since it was commissioned last year, Xinhua said.
Although considered decades behind U.S. technology, the Liaoning represents the Chinese navy‘s blue-water ambitions and has been the focus of a campaign to stir patriotism.
It has also been the most visible of China’s efforts for more than a year to build up military hardware, including test flying two prototype versions of stealth fighter jets — one of which is believed capable on landing on aircraft carriers.
Last year, China also unveiled its first attack helicopter and a range of drone aircraft it hopes to export.
In November a U.S. government commission said it believed that within two years, Chinese submarines would be capable of deploying nuclear weapons.
China is alone among the original nuclear weapons states to be expanding its nuclear forces, according to the report by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
Xinhua did not say where the Liaoning would go or for how long. The carrier has been conducting training maneuvers since it arrived at its east coast home port of Qingdao in February.
“To date, all the tests have been going smoothly, and the Qingdao home port has been proven capable of berthing and supporting the carrier”, Xinhua said.
“It will undergo further tests, including ocean-going trials and flight-landing exercises under the schedule.”Source: Reuters – “China to send first aircraft carrier on high seas voyage: Xinhua”
- China’s alternative aircraft carrier – amphibious attack vessel with VTOL fighters (chinadailymail.com)
- China: Liaoning aircraft carrier will have a squadron of aircraft this year (chinadailymail.com)
- China to send first aircraft carrier on high seas voyage: Xinhua (news.terra.com)
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- China’s First Aircraft Carrier To Head For The High Seas (chinabystander.wordpress.com)
- China to send first aircraft carrier on high seas voyage-Xinhua (straitstimes.com)
- Home for China’s 1st aircraft carrier introduced (wantchinatimes.com)
- Rare glimpse of life aboard the aircraft carrier Liaoning | South China Morning Post (xbradtc.com)
- China’s aircraft carrier may conduct trials on high seas this year (wantchinatimes.com)
- China’s first aircraft carrier ‘preparing for first long distance mission’ (telegraph.co.uk)
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https://nailalakai.fijitimes.com/icao-awards-fiji/ | 2022-12-07T13:11:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711162.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20221207121241-20221207151241-00040.warc.gz | 0.964731 | 439 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__271166155 | en | ICAO awards Fiji
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Fiji has been recognised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for its thorough and effective implementation of safety and oversight systems.
This was shared by Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji (CAAF) acting CEO and controller aviation security and facilitation, Rigamoto Aisake, while submitting their Annual Report for 2020 before the Standing Committee on Social Affairs in Suva.
He said Fiji was part of 193 states that were under the ICAO banner, alongside other aviation organisations across the world.
“Just yesterday (Wednesday) in Montreal, where they are holding the ICAO 41st Assembly, Fiji was awarded the ICAO Council President’s Certificate in recognition of Fiji’s progress in establishing an effective safety and oversight system and improving effective implementation of applicable ICAO standards,” he said.
“That is an achievement for a small state like Fiji. We are punching above our weight and it is the commitment and dedication of the CAAF team, staff and partners within the aviation industry, including Government, that has made this possible.”
As a member state of ICAO, Mr Aisake said Fiji was subject to audits by ICAO to ensure all procedures and systems in place were of international standards.
“We improved Fiji’s rating at the last in-country validation mission in 2019 to 78 per cent. Previously we had a rating of 63 per cent.
“CAAF is ISO-9001 2015 certified and is exploring further quality certifications in the future. We are an enabler for connectivity, trade and economic growth and without aviation, there can be no economic growth in terms of hastening economic recovery post COVID.”
According to Mr Aisake, CAAF was also undergoing a job evaluation exercise designed to deal with issues of recruitment, restructure of re-numeration and retention.
“Our projects include a review of aviation legislation where we are working closely with Government to ensure that our legislations are able to address the growing concerns of today.” | aerospace |
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http://www.firehouse.com/news/10516183/fiery-plane-crash-in-wisconsin-kills-one | 2015-04-19T01:13:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-18/segments/1429246636650.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20150417045716-00245-ip-10-235-10-82.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.968578 | 371 | CC-MAIN-2015-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-18__0__195038594 | en | MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A single-engine airplane crashed on the city's east side as it tried to make an emergency landing at the Dane County Regional Airport, killing a Kentucky man.
The two-seat plane was traveling Sunday from the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual convention in Oshkosh, said Bernadette Galvez, spokeswoman for the Madison Fire Department.
The pilot, Shannon Knoepflein, was flying home to Lebanon, Ky., according to the Dane County Coroner's Office.
The pilot of the Lancair aircraft reported having engine problems about 10 miles southeast of Madison and tried to land at the airport but crashed about one mile east of the airport about 6:50 p.m., said Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Tony Molinaro said.
The fire department put out a fire at the site when it arrived, Galvez said.
Debris was spread along two city blocks, she said, with the majority on a strip of land between a street and a car dealership parking lot. No cars were damaged and no one on the ground was hurt.
The FAA planned to investigate the crash, and the debris was taken to a military hanger, Galvez said.
Cyrus Maltman, a paramedic for the Sun Prairie emergency medical service, was preparing to enter the nearby Eastgate Cinema when he saw the plane traveling northwest at an altitude of about 100 feet with its engine off.
``There was no engine noise,'' he said.
Maltman said he saw the plane come over a row of trees. Then, the plane banked and tried to land. It clipped a streetlight pole and crashed.
Maltman said he saw a brief flash and when the plane struck the roadway there was an enormous orange fireball followed quickly by a black cloud of smoke. | aerospace |
https://www.flightview.com/travelTools/FTHelp/Finding_a_Multi-Stop_Flight.htm | 2022-06-28T18:34:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103573995.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220628173131-20220628203131-00326.warc.gz | 0.923299 | 187 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__251998461 | en | Multi-leg flights are flights that stop at one or more intermediary airports before reaching the final arrival airport. The segments of a multi-leg flight are sometimes refered to as connecting flights. You must take special care when tracking or viewing the status of such flights.
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By Flight Number. If the flight consists of several segments with the same flight number, simply search for that flight number and all the legs will appear in the results. If the segments have different flight numbers, you must search for each segment by its flight number.
By Airports. If the flight stops at one or more intermediary airports, each segment using the connecting airports as the departure and/or arrival airports, depending on which segment you want to find.
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When you view flight information for a multi-leg flight, the flight status of each segment is displayed separately. | aerospace |
https://www.phuket-travel-secrets.com/flights-to-phuket.html | 2018-10-20T23:45:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583513508.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20181020225938-20181021011438-00151.warc.gz | 0.925875 | 235 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__98993796 | en | With so many flights to Phuket, travelling to this Island paradise has never been easier.
From full service carriers to a range of budget airlines that offer cheap and affordable flights into Phuket International Airport.
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Many travellers these days prefer direct flights without having to waste valuable holiday time in airport terminals waiting for a connecting flight.
Whilst there are several International airlines that fly direct to Phuket, you will find most International flights will have stopovers in major cities like Bangkok, Singapore or Kuala Lumpur with connecting flights onto Phuket.
From Australia Jetstar offers direct flights into Phuket International airport from some Australian airports.
Check with the airlines for current flight information
Other airlines that fly to Phuket include:
There is also a range of budget airlines that offer cheap flights such as Air Asia, China Air and
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https://dspace.bracu.ac.bd/xmlui/browse?value=Joarder,%20Jubayed%20Islam&type=author | 2023-05-29T09:27:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224644817.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20230529074001-20230529104001-00004.warc.gz | 0.929528 | 116 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__290839158 | en | Browsing by Author "Joarder, Jubayed Islam"
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http://primeragroup.com/primera-travel-group/primera-air/ | 2018-08-16T02:05:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221210408.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20180816015316-20180816035316-00238.warc.gz | 0.796217 | 89 | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-34__0__76469449 | en | Primera Air is the airline of Primera Travel Group and operates 9 new Boeing 737. The aircrafts are based in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Billund, Copenhagen, Oslo and Helsinki. Primera Air currently operates seven Boeing 737-800's with 189 seats and two Boeing 737-700's with 148 seats. Primera Travel Group is the sole shareholder in Primera Air.
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Boeing has designed and manufactured over ten different series/models of aircrafts since its existence, including the 707, 717, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777 and the 787. The decisions made by the company's engineers over the decades on their fleet's aerodynamics, flight systems, aircraft design, interiors and engines have been remarkable. Boeing has developed a large variety of commercial jetliners in the past 56 years. Today, Boeing's commercial fleet accounts for almost three-fourths of the total commercial aircrafts in production. Throughout the 56 years, Boeing has produced faster, more fuel efficient, and longer ranged aircraft. The aerodynamics of these aircraft contributes extensively to their performance. (Boeing.com) When airlines started taking on more than they could with passengers on transcontinental routes, Boeing needed to produce larger aircraft with more seats for passengers. | aerospace |
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National Coalition for Aviation
Aerospace Education Foundation (AEF)
1501 Lee Hwy.
Arlington, VA 22209-1198
Tel: 703-247-5839/ Fax: 703-247-5853
AEF provides educational programs for more than 150,000 students; awards 500 college scholarships; provides grants to 300 educators; and operates a nationwide teacher recognition program.
Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)
1000 Wilson Blvd, Suite 1700
Arlington, VA 22209-3928
Tel: (703) 358-1000
AIA is the trade association representing 325 of the nation's manufacturers of commercial, military and business aircraft, helicopters, aircraft engines, missiles, spacecraft, and related components and equipment. Founded in 1919 as the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America, AIA includes among its early members Orville Wright, Glenn H. Curtiss, and nearly every important aircraft manufacturer at that time.
Aero Club Foundation of Washington
Nancy Hackett, Executive Director
P.O. Box 16295
Washington, DC 20041
(703) 327-7082 / Fax: (703) 327-9412
The Aero Club Foundation of Washington was created by the Aero Club of Washington in 1995 to advance the future of aviation and space through higher standards of learning and leadership.
Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)
Air Line Pilots Association
1625 Massachusetts Ave NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
ALPA represents 57,000 airline pilots at 33 U.S. and Canadian airlines, making it the world’s largest airline pilot union. ALPA promotes aviation safety, better working conditions, wages, safety, technology, and legislation through collective bargaining for its members.
Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA)
Air Traffic Control Association
1101 King Street, Suite 300
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
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The Air Traffic Control Association is a professional association dedicated to advancements in the science and profession of air traffic control and aviation safety. ATCAs membership includes representatives of all facets of the air traffic control discipline such as air traffic control specialists, airway facilities technicians, managers, educators, scientists, engineers, individual pilots, airlines, government agencies, professional organizations, and companies which develop and produce air traffic control technology, equipment and services.
Air Transport Association (ATA)
National Air Transportation Association
818 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006
(800) 808-6282 / Fax (202) -452-0837
ATA represents the interest of its member airlines in technical, legal and political arenas. Its activities are designed to advocate and support measures which will further aviation safety, assure industry efficiency and growth and promote financial health.
Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA)
Mike Adamson, Executive Director
AEA Educational Foundation, Inc.
3570 NE Ralph Powell Road
Lee's Summit, MO 64064
Tel: (816) 347-8400
Email: Mike Adamson
With more than 1,000 company members throughout the world, the Aircraft Electronics Association represents the general aviation segment of the aviation industry. The membership comprises of certified repair stations with avionics and/or instrument ratings, as well as most manufacturers of civil aviation avionics equipment and airframes.
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Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
421 Aviation Way
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 695-2000 / Fax: (301) 695-2375
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AOPA represents 360,000 general aviation aircraft owners and pilots who use their aircraft for non-commercial personal and business transportation, and provides free aviation education materials.
Airports Council International North America (ACI-NA)
Airports Council International North America
1615 L Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 293-8500 / Fax: (202) 331-1362
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The Airports Council International North America (ACI-NA) is the Voice of Airports representing local, regional and state governing bodies that own and operate commercial airports in the United States, Canada and Bermuda; ACI-NA member airports enplane more than 90 percent of the domestic and virtually all the international airline passenger and cargo traffic in North America. ACI-NA also encompasses Associates representing a wide variety of businesses that provide products and services to the air transportation industry.
American Helicopter Society (AHS)
American Helicopter Society
2701 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 210
Fairfax, VA 22031
(703) 684-6777 / Fax: (703) 739-9279
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AHS is the professional society for the advancement of vertical flight technology and its useful application throughout the world.
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
12700 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 200
Reston, VA 20191-5807
For over 65 years, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics has been the principal society of aerospace engineers, scientists, and other professionals. AIAA is the nations largest professional organization devoted to the progress of aviation, space, and defense. AIAA addresses the needs of scientists, engineers, and allied professionals who conceive, design, develop, test, construct, and operate air and space vehicles, their associated systems and subsystems, as well as educators who train the professionals, researchers who continually renew the technology, managers who lead their efforts, and innovators who bring forth new concepts.
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Aviation Distributors and Manufacturers Association
100 North 20th Street, Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1462
(215) 320-3872 / Fax: (215) 564-2175
ADMA represents approximately 100 distributors and manufacturers of aviation parts, components and suppliers.
Civil Air Patrol (CAP)
Aerospace Education Division
105 South Hansell Street, Bldg 714
Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6332
Tel: (877) 227-9142
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The Civil Air Patrol is an aviation-oriented, non-profit, volunteer organization. Its missions include Emergency Services for search and rescue and disaster relief; cadet programs to provide leadership training and life skills development; and Aerospace Education to its members and to communities, citizens, and educators across America.
EAA Aviation Foundation, Inc. (EAA)
EAA Education Office
3000 Poberezny Road
Oshkosh, WI 54902
(920) 426-4800 / 800 564-6322
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1400 K Street, NW, Suite 801
Washington, DC 20005-2485
(202) 393-1500 / Fax: (202) 842-4063
GAMA represents over 100 world-wide manufacturers of general aviation aircraft, engines, avionics and related equipment. GAMA promotes better understanding of the air transportation environment and the important roles general aviation plays in the national economy and serving Americas transportation needs.
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International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)
International Association of Machinists
9000 Machinists Place
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-2687
IAM is the largest labor organization representing air transportation in the United States including professional aircraft maintenance and manufacturing personnel.
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https://www.galerieprints.com/product/chocolate-saturn-and-its-rings/ | 2023-03-30T23:13:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949506.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20230330225648-20230331015648-00694.warc.gz | 0.941453 | 157 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__201932978 | en | Saturn and its rings, as seen by the wide angled camera on NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. This view looks toward the unlit side of the planet from a high phase angle, giving the rings a golden appearance. Light can be seen reflecting from the rings onto the planet’s southern hemisphere. Saturn’s B ring (top right corner) and C ring (gold) can be seen, with the more finely banded innermost D ring (brown, upper centre right) disappearing into shadow. Saturn’s rings are mainly composed of ice and dust particles. Image taken on 28th September 2006, from a distance of 1.4 million kilometres away. (Photo by Science Photo Library)
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https://www.onweer-online.nl/forum/topic/42472/ceres-een-dwergplaneet-in-beeld-gebracht/ | 2019-07-23T17:59:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195529481.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20190723172209-20190723194209-00293.warc.gz | 0.920362 | 1,461 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__81030831 | en | April 13, 2015—A new color map of dwarf planet Ceres, which NASA's Dawn spacecraft has been orbiting since March, reveals the diversity of the surface of this planetary body. Differences in morphology and color across the surface suggest Ceres was once an active body, Dawn researchers said today at the 2015 General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union in Vienna.
"This dwarf planet was not just an inert rock throughout its history. It was active, with processes that resulted in different materials in different regions. We are beginning to capture that diversity in our color images," said Chris Russell, principal investigator for the Dawn mission, based at the University of California, Los Angeles.
The Dawn mission made history on March 6 as the first spacecraft to reach a dwarf planet, and the first spacecraft to orbit two extraterrestrial targets. Previously, Dawn studied giant asteroid Vesta from 2011 to 2012, uncovering numerous insights about its geology and history. While Vesta is a dry body, Ceres is believed to be 25 percent water ice by mass. By comparing Vesta and Ceres, scientists hope to gain a better understanding of the formation of the solar system.
Ceres' surface is heavily cratered, as expected, but appears to have fewer large craters than scientists anticipated. It also has a pair of very bright neighboring spots in its northern hemisphere. More detail will emerge after the spacecraft begins its first intensive science phase on April 23, from a distance of 8,400 miles (13,500 kilometers) from the surface, said Martin Hoffmann, investigator on the Dawn framing camera team, based at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Göttingen, Germany.
The visible and infrared mapping spectrometer (VIR), an imaging spectrometer that examines Ceres in visible and infrared light, has been examining the relative temperatures of features on Ceres' surface. Preliminary examination suggests that different bright regions on Ceres' surface behave differently, said Federico Tosi, investigator from the VIR instrument team at the Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology, and the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics, Rome.
Based on observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, planetary scientists have identified 10 bright regions on Ceres' surface. One pair of bright spots, by far the brightest visible marks on Ceres, appears to be located in a region that is similar in temperature to its surroundings. But a different bright feature corresponds to a region that is cooler than the rest of Ceres' surface.
The origins of Ceres' bright spots, which have captivated the attention of scientists and the public alike, remain unknown. It appears the brightest pair is located in a crater 57 miles (92 kilometers) wide. As Dawn gets closer to the surface of Ceres, better-resolution images will become available.
"The bright spots continue to fascinate the science team, but we will have to wait until we get closer and are able to resolve them before we can determine their source," Russell said.
Both Vesta and Ceres are located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The Dawn spacecraft will continue studying Ceres through June 2016.
Dawn's mission is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. Dawn is a project of the directorate's Discovery Program, managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. UCLA is responsible for overall Dawn mission science. Orbital ATK Inc., in Dulles, Virginia, designed and built the spacecraft. The German Aerospace Center, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Italian Space Agency and Italian National Astrophysical Institute are international partners on the mission team.
For a complete list of mission participants, visit:http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/
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The brightest spots on the dwarf planet Ceres gleam with mystery in new views delivered by NASA's Dawn spacecraft. These closest-yet views of Occator crater, with a resolution of 450 feet (140 meters) per pixel, give scientists a deeper perspective on these very unusual features.
Credits: Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
The new up-close view of Occator crater from Dawn's current vantage point reveals better-defined shapes of the brightest, central spot and features on the crater floor. Because these spots are so much brighter than the rest of Ceres' surface, the Dawn team combined two different images into a single composite view -- one properly exposed for the bright spots, and one for the surrounding surface.
Scientists also have produced animations that provide a virtual fly-around of the crater, including a colorful topographic map.
The individual animations are available at:
Dawn scientists note the rim of Occator crater is almost vertical in some places, where it rises steeply for 1 mile (nearly 2 kilometers).
Views from Dawn's current orbit, taken at an altitude of 915 miles (1,470 kilometers), have about three times better resolution than the images the spacecraft delivered from its previous orbit in June, and nearly 10 times better than in the spacecraft's first orbit at Ceres in April and May.
"Dawn has transformed what was so recently a few bright dots into a complex and beautiful, gleaming landscape," said Marc Rayman, Dawn's chief engineer and mission director based at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California. "Soon, the scientific analysis will reveal the geological and chemical nature of this mysterious and mesmerizing extraterrestrial scenery."
The spacecraft has already completed two 11-day cycles of mapping the surface of Ceres from its current altitude, and began the third on Sept. 9. Dawn will map all of Ceres six times over the next two months. Each cycle consists of 14 orbits. By imaging Ceres at a slightly different angle in each mapping cycle, Dawn scientists will be able to assemble stereo views and construct 3-D maps.
Dawn is the first mission to visit a dwarf planet, and the first to orbit two distinct solar system targets. It orbited protoplanet Vesta for 14 months in 2011 and 2012, and arrived at Ceres on March 6, 2015.
Dawn's mission is managed by JPL for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. Dawn is a project of the directorate's Discovery Program, managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. UCLA is responsible for overall Dawn mission science. Orbital ATK Inc., in Dulles, Virginia, designed and built the spacecraft. The German Aerospace Center, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Italian Space Agency and Italian National Astrophysical Institute are international partners on the mission team. For a complete list of mission participants, visit:
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https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/01/25/kenn-borek-air-crash-antarctica-search-better-weather_n_2550564.html | 2018-06-23T04:07:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267864940.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20180623035301-20180623055301-00046.warc.gz | 0.979379 | 612 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__31657521 | en | A break in the weather is giving rescue crews a chance to search for three Canadians who have been missing in Antarctica since Wednesday.
The Canadians were on a Twin Otter plane that took off from the South Pole and headed to an Italian base in Antarctica's Terra Nova Bay, but never made it.
New Zealand's Rescue Co-ordination Centre, which has responsibility for the region, said a rescue plane was scheduled to fly to the area Saturday morning (Friday afternoon in Canada). The rescue crew was to set up a base camp close to the spot from which the plane's emergency beacon had been transmitting.
``The plan at this stage is to try to establish the forward base about 50 kilometres from the last known position of the overdue aircraft, and when the weather allows we can use that as a launch pad to get into the area of the last known position,'' said search and rescue officer John Dickson.
The plane's signal came from the north end of Antarctica's Queen Alexandra range _ about halfway between the South Pole and McMurdo Station.
Once the base is set up, two helicopters from McMurdo Station would be used to start an aerial search.
``If we can get that forward base established, we can then get those helicopters moved forward and hopefully get them to the area where the aircraft was known to be and just try to establish what has happened,'' said Dickson.
Nasty weather forced a rescue flight to turn around Thursday. Visibility was down to 400 metres and the snow was almost horizontal with strong winds.
Dickson said he thought the odds of getting a base camp set up Saturday were pretty good ``at this time.''
``We have to keep in mind that the weather is constantly changeable down there,'' he said. ``But I will say the forecast is looking quite good for the rest of today, so we are hopeful and reasonably confident of getting the forward base established.''
The airplane began transmitting signals from its emergency locator beacon early Wednesday. Aircraft tried twice to spot it in the mountainous area, but couldn't see it because of poor visibility and snow.
The beacon has fallen silent, but rescuers suggest the battery may simply have died in the cold. They add the silence is not a problem because rescue teams have a fix on its co-ordinates.
No information is available on the fate of the three men aboard the ski-equipped plane, which is owned by Calgary-based Kenn Borek Air. But those who know the pilot say if anyone would know how to get through, it would be Bob Heath.
Heath, who lives in Inuvik, N.W.T., has logged thousands of hours teaching young flyers in regions from the Maritimes to northern Ontario and administers tests to other pilots, says Roger Townsend, who was a co-pilot with Heath out of Red Lake, Ont.
The Twin Otter was well-equipped with survival equipment, including mountain tents and supplies designed to last five days.
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https://www.dynnexdrones.com/products/dji-fpv-fly-more-combo-mode-2-djifpv-fmc2 | 2023-03-24T10:09:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296945279.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20230324082226-20230324112226-00590.warc.gz | 0.900283 | 668 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__283253506 | en | DJI Digital FPV Fly More Combo - Reimagine Your FPV World
The Digital FPV Fly More Combo from DJI is designed as an all-in-one solution to provide first-person video for drone racing, aerial cinematography, and more. Usable on aerial drones and other RC vehicles, it includes FPV goggles, an Air Unit Module with HD camera, and a remote controller. The system is engineered to deliver 720p120 HD FPV footage at a low, 28ms latency from up to 2.5 miles away. Coming pre-programmed to work out of the box, this system saves pilots from the hassle of purchasing separate components, and the work of getting them to function together.
To ensure a stable, high-quality, and immersive FPV signal, the goggles are outfitted with four omnidirectional antennas, while the air unit module has two antennas that each can transmit and receive signals. Additionally, you can select from eight different frequency channels. This not only helps prevent interference but allows for up to eight drones to stream simultaneously.
Aerial footage can be captured as well as streamed in HD. The air unit and goggles can record footage to optional microSD cards. The goggles can record in HD at 720p60, and the air unit can capture footage at Full HD 1080p60. Recorded footage can instantly be viewed within the FPV goggles.
Are the DJI FPV Goggles compatible with other DJI drones?
Is the DJI FPV Air Unit compatible with third-party cameras?
Is the DJI FPV System compatible with remote controllers of other brands?
Yes, but an additional receiver is required when using the DJI FPV System with other remote controllers. This is something that is not needed when using the DJI FPV Remote Controller.
What ports do the DJI FPV Remote Controller have?
The DJI FPV Remote Controller has a USB Type-C port and a 3.5mm audio interface. To use simulators, you must connect a dongle to the Remote Controller via the 3.5mm audio interface, then connect the dongle to your computer.
Is the DJI FPV Digital System compatible with DJI A3 or N3 flight controller?
Can I manually switch between Mode 1 and Mode 2 on my DJI FPV Remote Controller?
Yes. However, it is not recommended. By detaching the remote controller and manually switching between Mode 1 and Mode 2, you will not be covered by our official warranty if the remote controller were to break.
We offer two flight modes for you to choose from when purchasing the DJI FPV Remote Controller, Mode 1 and Mode 2. Be sure to consider both modes carefully before making your purchase.
What is the difference between Mode (1) and Mode (2) controllers?
Mode 1: Under Mode 1, the right stick controls aileron (roll) and throttle. While the rudder (yaw) and elevator are controlled by left stick.
Mode 2: Under Mode 2, the right stick controls the ailerons and elevator (pitch). The left stick controls the rudder and throttle. | aerospace |
https://www.american-robotics.com/post/mass-company-is-1st-in-us-oked-for-fully-automated-commercial-drone-flights | 2024-02-29T19:38:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474852.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20240229170737-20240229200737-00149.warc.gz | 0.969641 | 137 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__22988530 | en | Published January 16, 2021
A Massachusetts company has been granted approval to operate commercial drone flights without a person directing the machine and keeping it in sight.
It's the first time that the Federal Aviation Administration has allowed fully automated commercial drone flights.
American Robotics Inc. touted the advantage of its machines as being able to operate continuously without "expensive human labor." The Marlborough, Massachusetts, company said Friday it has tested fully automated drones for four years.
CEO and co-founder Reese Mozer said there could be a $100 billion market in providing drone services to industries such as energy and agriculture, but that FAA safety requirements have restricted their use.
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Koloman Mayrhofer and Eberhard Fritsch announced that in the late morning of 10th April 2012, after a 94 year break, a WWI designed Albatros fighter has flown again.
On the Schleißheim aerodrome (near Munich) the OEFFAG Albatross D.III s/n 253.24 replica produced by the two friends, started test flights. “We’re very happy to reach our goal of making the plane fly” says Koloman, “especially as the replica is historically accurate and is fitted with an original six cylinder Austro Daimler engine, produced in 1917!”
“We would like to thank all the people involved in the project” continued Mayrhofer. “Without their passion and devotion, this 20 years journey wouldn´t have reached its natural end”. The text pilot Roger Louis “Tex” Texier, after all the pre-flight inspection controls were done by his C.S. Francis DePenne, performed two flights over the day and afterward declared: “together with Mayrhofer we scheduled to use the first flights just to gain confidence with the aircraft characteristics, but” continued the well experienced test pilot “already on the second flight I felt so connected to the aircraft that I couldn’t help by doing some aerobatic manoeuvres”. These manoeuvres included a series of touch-and-go, a stall, some tight turns and a Immelmann, that aroused the enthusiasm of the crowd on the ground.
The pilot also gave his first impressions: “the Albatros is really different from all the other WWI aircraft I have flown. The tail surfaces are extremely sensitive, unlike the ailerons; the powerful engine grants good acceleration and climbing characteristics…. it's a real race horse!”
As the flight programme developed, despite bad weather conditions, it was possible to achieve a total of nearly 3 hours flying by the end of the week. The flight test activities of the aircraft are carried under the experimental certification of the LBA (German NAA) supervision, and are scheduled to last until 22nd of July.
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The First World War Aviation Historical Society. Registered UK charity number 1117741.
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https://www.ate.sk/en/about/history/ | 2023-10-03T09:36:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511075.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20231003092549-20231003122549-00483.warc.gz | 0.93983 | 1,189 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__147767413 | en | was established by physical entities in 1991 with primary objective to perform helicopter emergency medical service (EMS) in the Poprad region, namely in the High Tatra Mountains. In the same year the company started to pursue activities in the field of special aerial Works (logging, liming, construction and assembly works and aerial Works in agriculture).
It employs more than 100 people in its headquarters in Poprad and in operational centers in Bratislava, Nitra, Trencin, Zilina, Banska Bystrica, Kosice, Olomouc and Ostrava.
January 2021 – starting the operation of Air Rescue Service in Moravskosliezsky Region in the Czech Republic with EC 135 helicopter.
March 2021 – the part-task trainer for hoist operation placed in the Poprad base hangar was introduced to air rescuers´ “life”.
June 2021 – in the Poprad-Tatry Airport Park – ATE placed the skeleton of Agusta A109K2 helicopter, which completed its emergency air mission in 2020, for the wide public.
The AIR-TRANSPORT EUROPE Company agent Mr. Milan Hoholik was awarded the Prize for Life´s Work in Golden Wings public enquiry – National Prize of the Slovak Republic Airforce on September 5, 2021. Mr. Milan Hoholik is one of founders and fans of aviation who was at the birth of ATE Company and who has merit in the existence of helicopter emergency service in Slovakia for over 30 years continuously.
In competitive tendering of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic for operation of Helicopter Emergency Medical Service bases the ATE Company defended its position on all 7 bases in Slovakia and became their operator for the next 6 years.
Based on the competition of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic the ATE Company defended its position of helicopter Air Rescue Service operator in the Olomouc Region and at the same time acquired into its field of action another Czech base – Air Rescue Service of the Moravskosliezsky Region (Ostrava).
Open Door Day in Žilina - newly built Krištof 06 in Žilina was presented to the general public in September.
The HEMS pilot Eng. Stanislav Hudec was at the Rescue Day Conference in February 2018 listed on the Rescue Gallery of Honour.
Bell 429 helicopter crashed on 7/9/2016 late evening during a rescue mission near the village of Strelniky. Unfortunately all three crew members and 38 year old patient died during the accident. Pilot Ing. Ján Rušin, medical doctor Patrícia Krajňáková and paramedic František Bartoš were the crew members.
To satisfy the demand for international business flights, the company has enlarged its fleet by second business jet Cessna Citation 550 Bravo. In 2015 operates ATE two business jets Citation Bravo OM-ATN and OM-ATS for both medical and business flights. The aircraft Cessna Citation 560 Encore sold the company to US customer.
The company AIR-TRANSPORT EUROPE, Helicopter Emergency Medical Service operator, became the regular member of ICAR-CISA in Åre, Sweden, at the Congress of International Commission for Air Rescue. By this step the Slovak air rescuers have joined 63 rescue organizations from 33 countries all over the world that are already the members of this professional association.
Opening of a new hangar and headquarters of the VZZS Košice - Krištof 04 station in the premises of the University Hospital L. Pasteur in Košice.
April 2011 - The company AIR-TRANSPORT EUROPE celebrated 20th anniversary of its establishment.
In order to improve the quality of provided services ATE has expanded its fleet by another rescue helicopters Agusta A109K2 (OM–ATJ, OM-ATK).
On the basis of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic License for Operation of Helicopter Emergency Medical Service bases ATE took over the operation at HEMS at Žilina (located in the area of Teaching Hospital with Polyclinic) on November 9, 2009.
ATE opened another HEMS base at the airport at Trenčín on December 10, 2009.
The first night technical rescue mission using the hoist in high-mountain terrain in the history of Slovak aviation implemented.
HEMS ATE has started an intensive cooperation with members of the Tatra Mountain Rescue Service – volunteer group (TMRS VG).
Signing of contract for purchase of two twin engine helicopters “Grand light” with option for another two helicopters during the air show at Farnborough in Great Britain.
The first night emergency mission in high-mountain terrain performed using night vision goggles in the Western Tatra Mountains.
The new rescue system Rollgliss is being introduced. The new rescue technique is taken over by Helicopter Emergency Medical Service ATE from the Swiss rescue organization REGA that is successfully applying this technique in the Alps.
The list of superior-quality Helicopter Emergency Medical Service bases was completed with the base at Banská Bystrica. The fourth A109 K2 helicopter of the company AIR - TRANSPORT EUROPE was stationed there.
The company started to use giant aircraft of Ukrainian made An-124 “Ruslan” for transportation of over-sized cargo.
The first EMS helicopter in the company – French SA 316B Alouette III – was introduced to operation on the base of Helicopter Emergency Medical Service at Poprad.
ATE introduced to operation Polish helicopters Mi-2 and also helicopters Mi-8T and Mi-8P for special aerial works. | aerospace |
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/american-pilots.php | 2021-10-24T00:01:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585828.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20211023224247-20211024014247-00330.warc.gz | 0.982807 | 283 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__70759287 | en | Amelia Earhart became the first female pilot to complete a solo trans-Atlantic flight, in 1932. A champion for equal rights, Amelia later wrote best-selling memoirs and contributed to the women pilot’s group The Ninety-Nines. In 1937, Amelia disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean and was later declared dead.
Francis Gary Powers was an American pilot. His Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) U-2 spy plane was shot down in what came to be known as the 1960 U-2 incident. He was performing photographic aerial reconnaissance deep inside Soviet territory when the incident occurred. He survived and later worked as a helicopter pilot for KNBC in Los Angeles.
Dean Paul Martin made his way into pop singing at the age of thirteen when he joined the pop group Dino, Desi & Billy. He earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance in Players. He also became a successful tennis player and competed in junior competition at Wimbeldon. At the age of 16, he obtained his pilot's license.
Jimmy Doolittle was an American aviation pioneer and military general. Apart from winning many flying races, Doolittle also helped develop instrument flying. He was the brains behind the Doolittle Raid, the air raid that served as retribution for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. His work during the raid earned him the prestigious Medal of Honor. | aerospace |
https://bwifly.com/icon-a5-insurance-cost/ | 2023-09-29T06:34:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510498.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20230929054611-20230929084611-00529.warc.gz | 0.962428 | 1,033 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__185761372 | en | The ICON A5, is a light-sport amphibious aircraft designed by ICON Aircraft. The ICON A5 is a high-wing flying boat aircraft with a carbon fiber airframe and retractable landing gear. The aircraft is designed to enable adventure and outdoor enthusiasts to access more of the world quickly and safely and is able to land both on water and land. The ICON A5 has a ballistic recovery parachute option and is required in the U.S. The ICON A5 was introduced 2016 and over 100 have been built as of January 2020.
Aviation insurance in general, is a very specialized industry and premiums vary depending on make and model of the aircraft, hull value, use of the aircraft, pilot history and qualifications and aircraft insurance rates even take into account the loss history of each specific make and model and the loss history of the industry as a whole.
ICON A5Insurance, like all airplane insurance, is broken down into 2 specific coverages. The first is Liability Coverage, which is standard on every aircraft insurance policy and the second is optional hull coverage, which covers damage to the aircraft itself.
ICON A5 aviation liability insurance covers damage caused by the aircraft, outside of the aircraft, specifically property damage, bodily injury, and provides money for legal defense in the event that the aircraft owner is sued. Aircraft liability insurance is typically offered for ICON A5 aircraft at $1,000,000 per occurrence (per incident) and includes coverage for passengers but limits that amount to $100,000 per passenger, which is included within the total liability of $1,000,000.
A real-world example of how this aviation liability coverage would protect you: If while flying your ICON A5 and damaged property or caused bodily injury outside of the aircraft, you would have the full $1,000,000 in coverage to pay for damages that occurred. If the airplane crashed and you had passengers inside the aircraft that were injured, your insurance policy would pay up to $100,000 for each passenger. The ICON A5 typically holds 1 passenger, so you up to $100,000 of your total $1,000,000 insurance policy could be used to pay for passenger liabilities, leaving you with $900,000 for other damage outside of the aircraft or legal defense.
This liability coverage also applies as a bubble that follows the aircraft around. If the aircraft is hangered, liability coverage extends throughout your hangar and it is this coverage that airports will typically require you to have. It’s not a separate insurance policy, it is actually coverage built into your standards airplane insurance policy.
Other liability options: Some companies may offer lower liability at $500,000 but the cost savings typically doesn’t make this a viable choice. Higher liability coverage on the ICON A5 is typically not available due to the type and build of the aircraft.
The second coverage in an ICON A5 insurance policy is hull coverage and is an optional coverage. Aircraft hull insurance covers damage to the aircraft itself and is an agreed value, not subject to depreciation. Agreed value is decided during the initial insurance quoting process, the aircraft owner requests an insurance quote for his or her ICON A5 and requests a quote including hull coverage in the amount of say $350,000. Once an aviation insurance company provides a quote, they are agreeing with you that your aircraft is worth $350,000.
*Insurance companies may place additional stipulations on quotes to prove the value of your aircraft prior to binding, if your agreed value is higher than bluebook.
For the ICON A5, it’s typical for insurance companies to include at least a 10% deductible. Which means in the event of a total loss, if your aircraft was insured for $350,000, you would get a straight check for $315,000.
ICON A5 Insurance Cost Breakdown:
As of January 2020, there are 2 carriers quoting ICON A5 insurance in the U.S. We consider qualified pilots to have at least a private/SES license, with 1,000 total hours, 100 sea hours and 25 hours in the make/model and must also successfully complete the factory school.
For an annual policy with $1,000,000 in liability only coverage.
Premium range for qualified pilots: $770-$900 per year.
Premium range for less than qualified pilots (low-time/etc): $1,100-$1,270 per year.
For an annual policy with $1,000,000 in liability coverage and $350,000 in hull coverage
Premium range for qualified pilots: $11,150-$14,700 per year.
Premium range for less than qualified pilots (low-time/etc): $16,000-$21,750 per year.
For more information or to get an actual ICON A5 insurance quote, please fill out a quote request online here or call us at 800.666.4359
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https://www.getabstract.com/en/summary/6-space-technologies-we-can-use-to-improve-life-on-earth/33366 | 2021-01-20T08:18:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703519923.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20210120054203-20210120084203-00203.warc.gz | 0.840402 | 128 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__237384802 | en | Space engineer Danielle Wood finds inspiration in space for sustainable development on Earth. In this talk, Wood explains why space discovery and research must benefit all, not just the elite. If you’re curious about how space technologies can have down-to-earth, humanitarian applications, getAbstract recommends this video to you.
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https://www.airpaz.com/bn/airlines/J9-Jazeera-Airways | 2023-06-04T10:53:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224649741.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20230604093242-20230604123242-00258.warc.gz | 0.859335 | 1,260 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__211061110 | en | 180 মিনিট থেকে শুরু করে চেক-ইন উপলভ্য রয়েছে
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IntroductionJazeera Airways (J9) is a low cost carrier airline flying to international routes. The airline gives the passenger with a cabin baggage allowance of 7 kg and maximum size of 50 cm x 40 cm x 20 cm (L x W x H). checked baggage allowance is not included in the flight Check in time at the airport starts from 180 minutes prior to the departure time. Check in online is available for flight with the airline on Jazeera Airways official website. It can be done 1 days prior to scheduled flight departure time.
How to Book1. Visit Airpaz website, or open the Airpaz application (Android/iOS) on your gadget. 2. Fill in the details in the flight search box. 3. Choose your perfect flight. 4. Fill in the contact and passenger information on the booking page. 5. Process your payment through the selected method. 6. Get your Jazeera Airways flight e-itinerary in the My Booking page, or in your registered email.
How to PayThe payment for your Jazeera Airways ticket on Airpaz.com can be processed via bank PayPal, bank transfer, credit card, and over the counter methods. For more complete information, visit Airpaz Payment Guide page.
Company ProfileJazeera Airways operating with IATA code (J9) and ICAO code JZR, is a low cost carrier airline that flies international routes. The airline serves flights to destination cities all over the world from its main hub located in Kuwait International Airport (KWI). Jazeera Airways operates under Jazeera Airways K.S.C. The company is lead by the CEO, Rohit Ramachandran. The head office for the airline is located in Kuwait.
HistoryJazeera Airways operating with IATA code (J9) and ICAO code (JZR) runs under the management of Jazeera Airways K.S.C. In 2004, this airline was established. During the year of its establishment, Jazeera Airways has grown significantly and keep providing a reliable service for their loyal passengers. The milestone that has been accomplished by the airline is Jazeera Airways owns and operates its own terminal at Kuwait International Airport – Terminal 5 (T5) ensuring an enhanced passenger experience with dedicated check-in, fast immigration and short transfer distances.
Call CenterIf you have inquiry for the airline or are facing any issue during your flight such as lost baggage or delayed flights, you can directly contact the airline. To contact the airline is by sending an email to email@example.com. The Jazeera Airways call center can be contacted on one of the following numbers :
|International||(+965) 220 54944|
Live ChatThere is no live chat service for passengers of Jazeera Airways.
Facilities and ServicesJazeera Airways
Cabin BaggagePassengers using the service of Jazeera Airways are given a cabin baggage allowance included in their ticket fare. The max weight of the baggage is 7 kg, and the maximum dimension of the luggage put in the cabin is 50 cm x 40 cm x 20 cm (L x W x H).
Checked BaggageJazeera Airways does not give free checked baggage allowance for the passengers.
Excess BaggageExcess checked baggage allowance cannot be bought on Airpaz.com. Disclaimer: Information stated above is intended for general guide only, and may be changed by the airline with no prior notification. Contact the airline for further information.
The standard seat size of the Jazeera Airways Economy Class fare is 30"-32" seat pitch and 18" seat width.
The standard seat size of the Jazeera Airways Business Class is 36" pitch and 21" width.
Inflight EntertainmentJazeera Airways provides services and in-flight entertainment for the passengers during flight on their aircraft, such as Movie.
Inflight Free SnackDuring flights with Jazeera Airways free snack/beverage is not available.
Meal OrderAccording to the availability, passengers can order beverage to enjoy in their flight. For the airline's meals and beverages menu, click here.
Inflight WifiInflight WiFi is available during flight with Jazeera Airways.
Web Check-inPassengers can do web check in through the official website of Jazeera Airways. To do so, click here to go to the airline’s check-in page. Web check-in page can be done 1 days prior to scheduled departure time.
Airport Check-inAirport check in can be done in the Jazeera Airways check-in counters 180 minutes before the scheduled flight departure time. You are advised to check in at least one and a half hours before the check in and baggage drop counter at the airport closes.
Kiosk Check-inThis service is not available for passengers flying with Jazeera Airways.
App Check-inThis service is not available for passengers flying with Jazeera Airways.
Terms and ConditionsJazeera Airways
For further information, read the Terms and Conditions of Jazeera Airways, click here. | aerospace |
https://modelist-konstruktor.org/aviation/lockheed-l-188-electra | 2023-12-08T19:59:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100769.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20231208180539-20231208210539-00594.warc.gz | 0.953916 | 423 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__11004306 | en | Four-engine passenger turboprop aircraft L-188 was created under the requirements of the airline “American airlines”. In June 1955 the project was chosen from among submitted various aircraft manufacturing firms in the USA. New car interested in other airlines. The prototype of the “Electra” took to the skies on 6 December 1957, the serial production at the plant of the company “Lockheed” in Baer Bank began in October, 1958 January 12, 1959 the aircraft, “Eastern air lines” made the first flight from new York to Miami.
Major modifications “Electra” was the L-188A-to medium-haul lines and L-188B – for long-haul flights. The first theater was equipped with the Allison 501-D13 (2760 kW) and had a cabin on 74 of the 98 seats, the second – Allison 501-D15 (2980 kW), 66 to 88 seats and increased fuel capacity. Part of machines of the type collected as L-188B in cargo-passenger version. Just released 170 units, mainly type A. “Electra” exported to Australia, Indonesia and the Netherlands.
Due to the high accident rate operation of the L-188 was adjourned several times. Elimination of defects was extremely difficult, but in 1961, the modified machine was put into operation under the name “ELEKTRA” II. Some of these machines flew until the early 1990s.
L-188 became the basis for the anti-submarine aircraft P-3 “Orion”.
Data L-188A. The wingspan is 30, and 18 m, its area -120,77 m2. The length of the plane – 31,85 m. empty Weight – 25 990 kg, takeoff – 51 256 kg. the Maximum speed of 722 km/h, cruising – 644 km/h Practical ceiling – 8655 m, maximum range – 4455 km Crew – five men, from 74 to 98 passengers. | aerospace |
http://www.ksn.com/news/national/russian-astronauts-take-spacewalk-at-space-station | 2013-12-08T15:51:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386163066152/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204131746-00045-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.944509 | 630 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__107499350 | en | CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two space station astronauts took care of a little outside maintenance Monday.
Russian flight engineers Fyodor Yurchikhin and Alexander Misurkin replaced a main valve on the International Space Station and prepared for the arrival of a new lab later this year.
“To save the time, I’m embroidering,” one of the spacewalkers said in Russian, holding a clump of cord as he worked. “It’s not easy to handle all these ropes.” Later, he added, “OK, now we’re doing beadwork.”
Besides the valve swap 250 miles up, the spacewalkers installed clamps and retrieved science experiments, completing most all their chores. The spacewalk ran a little over at 6½ hours. “Thank you for your work,” radioed Russian Mission Control outside Moscow.
It was the year’s third spacewalk. The four other space station residents monitored the action from inside.
Yurchikhin arrived at the space station just a few weeks ago. Misurkin has been on board since March.
The crew includes three Russians, two Americans and one Italian. The Italian and one American will conduct a pair of spacewalks for NASA in July.
Begun in 1998, the space station still is one room short.
The Russian Space Agency plans to launch a research lab by year’s end to replace the Pirs air lock that has been in place since 2001. An unmanned Proton rocket will hoist the lab, which also will serve as an air lock for spacewalk preparations and a docking port for visiting craft.
As for Pirs — Russian for pier — it will be cut loose before the launch of its replacement and burn up upon re-entry as junk.
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A 4.5 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in central Oklahoma by the U.S. Geological Survey.
A national basketball tournament that's called Hutchinson home for six decades could leave town if improvements aren't made to the sports arena.
As the thermometer shows we're well into winter, ice dams become a potential concern for homeowners.While there's no snow here yet, it likely will be here sooner than later.Knowing what to expect and how to prepare can help prevent future damage.
While many Wichitans are celebrating Nelson Mandela’s life, others ask if the younger generation has a true understanding of who he was. We spoke to students today and found for many, the legacy is something they were never taught.
One of the coldest mornings of the year awaits the thousands of runners planning to take part in Saturday's Jingle Bell Run.
Some kids will be receiving a hand-made wooden toy this holiday season thanks to Santa's elves at Fort Hays State University.
Make sure you keep you pet protected from the cold elements. | aerospace |
http://shreshar.blogspot.com/2012/09/thats-arduous-journey-isro.html | 2018-07-16T12:23:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676589270.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20180716115452-20180716135452-00323.warc.gz | 0.962401 | 183 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__14221825 | en | During their initial days when infrastructure was not available they have made use of cycles to ferry their rockets. They converted a church into control room, the bishop’s house as office, a bicycle to ferry rockets and naked eyes to track the smoke plume at Thumba in Kerala. They even converted a Toilet into a data receiving centre for their first satellite aryabhata at Bangalore.
The Indian space odyssey has come a long way to launching lunar probes, working on a mars mission and ferrying foreign satellites up for a fee. Today they have successfully launched their 100th mission.
I am extremely proud to have designed some of their outsourced onboard double layered PCB's(between 92-94) for ISTRAC, SAC and VSSC.
That's an arduous journey, ISRO. Two thumbs up to your space odyssey and Congratulations on the milestone. | aerospace |
https://redliontrader.com/stream/striking-images-of-the-us-military-training-at-night-reveal-the-surreal-colors-of-war/ | 2019-02-22T02:41:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247512461.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20190222013546-20190222035546-00561.warc.gz | 0.95328 | 208 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__203957210 | en | Fighting in the dark has always been a difficult task in warfare, but with the invention of night vision, soldiers, sailors, and airmen can conduct their operations almost as well as they can during the day.
Whether its on the decks of an aircraft carrier or destroyer, in the deserts of the Middle East and Afghanistan, or the skies of the world, warfighting doesn’t stop at night.
Photos captured while the US military performs nighttime training provide viewers with a unique look into the world of war. Military equipment, as well as the troops themselves, takes on a unique coloring when seen outside of the light of day.
Here are 26 striking photos of the US military operating at night:
The US Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey fires a Tomahawk land attack missile.
A C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron conducts a night flight mission over Yokota Air Base, Japan.
Aircraft land aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise during nighttime flight operations in the Arabian Sea. | aerospace |
http://publications.eng.cam.ac.uk/542994/ | 2017-03-29T15:11:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218190753.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212950-00063-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.887893 | 506 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__241381669 | en | Hunt, H and Kuo, K and Costello, H and Shaw, R (2012) Vibration of a high-altitude tethered balloon with application to climate engineering. 19th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2012, ICSV 2012, 1. pp. 670-688.Full text not available from this repository.
A balloon tethered at an altitude of 20 km could deliver a particulate cloud leading to global cooling. Tethering a balloon at this altitude poses significant problems with respect to vibration and stability, especially in regions of high wind. No-one has ever proposed, yet alone launched, a balloon at an altitude of 20 km tethered to the ground. Owing to wind, the tether needs to be 23 km in length and is to be fixed to a ship at sea or on land in equatorial regions. Whilst the balloon at 20 km is subject to relatively modest wind conditions, at jet stream altitudes (10km) the tether will experience much higher wind loadings, not only because of the high wind speeds of up to 300 km / hr but also because of the high air density. A tether of circular cross section in these high winds will be subject to horizontal and downward drag forces that would bring the aerostat down. For this reason it is advantageous to consider a self-aligning tether of an aerodynamic cross section whereby it is possible to reduce the drag substantially. One disadvantage of a non-circular tether is the possibility of flutter and galloping instabilities. It is reasonably straightforward to model these phenomena for short lengths of aerofoil, but the situation becomes more complex for a 20 km tensioned tether with large deflection and curvature, variable wind speed, variable air density and variable tension. Analysis using models of infinite length are used to establish the stability at a local scale where the tension, aerodynamic and geometric properties are considered constant. Dispersion curve analysis is useful here. But for dynamics on a long-wavelength scale (several km) then a full non-linear analysis is required. This non-linear model can be used to establish the local values of tension appropriate for the dispersion analysis. This keynote presentation will give some insight into these issues.
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https://airtractor.com/xflow/ | 2024-03-04T19:27:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476464.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304165127-20240304195127-00356.warc.gz | 0.832212 | 129 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__205551 | en | XFlow Air Filter Installation Video
The Air Tractor XFlow air filter provides enhanced PT6 turbine engine filtration that traps very fine dirt and dust particles and maximizes ram air ingestion. TheXFlow air filter allows PT6 engines to operate cleaner and cooler in working environments with very fine particulates.
- Available for Air Tractor AT-502A, AT-502B, AT-504, and 502XP with ram air induction.
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https://stlouisrocketry.org/weather-conditions-70-favorable-for-spacex-rocket-launch-at-cape-canaveral-on-tuesday/ | 2023-02-02T01:04:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499954.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230202003408-20230202033408-00232.warc.gz | 0.92275 | 227 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__52457195 | en | Weather conditions 70% favorable for SpaceX rocket launch at Cape Canaveral on Tuesday
The launch is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET
BREVARD COUNTY, FL – SpaceX has scheduled a Falcon 9 rocket launch for Tuesday, August 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The launch is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.
The 45th Weather Squadron says the latest weather report shows conditions will be 70% favorable for Tuesday’s rocket launch. The biggest concern is the rule of the Cumulus cloud on Tuesday.
The mission will carry another batch of Starlink satellites.
The Falcon 9 first stage thruster will attempt to land on a drone in the Atlantic Ocean.
Falcon 9 is a reusable two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of people and payloads to Earth orbit and beyond. Falcon 9 is the world’s first orbital-class reusable rocket.
Reusability allows SpaceX to re-fly the most expensive parts of the rocket, which in turn lowers the cost of accessing space.
Launch coverage can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV. | aerospace |
https://sblazak.wordpress.com/2012/09/ | 2019-02-16T18:16:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247480905.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20190216170210-20190216192210-00279.warc.gz | 0.933752 | 693 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__68093939 | en | Super exciting day in Southern California! Space shuttle Endeavor has arrived!
I live too far to the east to catch a glimpse as Endeavor, mounted piggy-back on a 747, flew a serpentine route above LA landmarks. The 747 carrying the shuttle flew very low, sometimes as low as 300 feet!
Local TV news stations had spectacular video of Endeavor’s homecoming.
News story from the San Bernardino Sun …
Space shuttle Endeavour crosscrossed the state in a final curtain call today before cheering crowds greeted its landing at Los Angeles International Airport.
Hitching a ride on top of a modified Boeing 747, the shuttle departed Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert this morning, circling the high desert that gave birth to the shuttle fleet before heading to Northern California.
The flyover took Endeavour over the state Capitol as well as Golden Gate Bridge,
Then it returned to Southern California, where crowds had gathered on clifftops, in skyscrapers, at the ports, along the beach and out on streets to get a glimpse of the youngest orbiter in the shuttle fleet as it rode piggyback on the 747.
But before it’s stunning landing about 1 p.m., the shuttle made appearances at several local landmarks, including the Hollywood Sign, the Griffith Observatory, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Queen Mary and Disneyland.
On Oct. 12 and 13, Endeavour will make a 12-mile trek from LAX through Westchester, Inglewood and South Los Angeles before ending up at the California Science Center in Exposition Park.
The center is one of four institutions selected by NASA to receive a retired space shuttle orbiter for permanent display.
Though planners have spent more than a year organizing the move, there is still much to do.
“There’s no existing playbook for moving a spaceship through a city,” said Marty Fabrick, project director for the mission to bring the shuttle to Los Angeles.
“There weren’t a lot of options because of the size of the orbiter. … We considered air-lifting it or using freeways but we quickly determined those weren’t feasible options.
“We did find a route without destroying buildings. But we’re moving utility poles and trees. … I’m very excited to see it on the ground after a year and a half of planning.”
Manufactured by Rockwell International in Palmdale, the Endeavour is the fifth and final NASA shuttle to be built. It replaced the Challenger, which exploded after a 1986 launch, killing all of the astronauts on board.
The Endeavour has a 78-foot wingspan, stands 57 feet tall on the runway and measures 122 feet in length. It has made 25 space missions, and after a final launch in May 2011 had logged 122,883,151 miles.
It’s also known for several firsts, including carrying the first married couple and black female into space, along with the first Japanese national to fly on a U.S. spaceship. It also made the first servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
On Oct. 30, the Science Center will put the Endeavour on display in a pavilion until a new addition called the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center is built. | aerospace |
http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Math-Scientific/Benchmark.shtml | 2014-12-22T00:38:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802772897.141/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075252-00100-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.891041 | 456 | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-52__0__188401828 | en | Simulate the performance of an engine, a propeller and an airplane
Watch what happens when you change the design of the propeller. Try out different engine and propeller combinations in your airplane. Print miles-per-gallon charts for the flight manual of your airplane, not a factory-average machine.
Benchmark allows you to get to know your engine, propeller and airplane in ways that have never been possible before, to understand the power and fuel consumption curves of the engine with a degree of accuracy that is unheard of.
With Benchmark, our collective understanding of engines, propellers and airplane will never be the same.
Benchmark handles all of the standard calculations used in performance flight testing and analysis—a specialized type of aeronautical engineering used by aircraft manufacturers to conduct performance flight tests, analyze the flight data, model the performance of the airplane and finally produce performance charts for the flight manual for the airplane.
It is the only program of its type in the world and in a few seconds Benchmark handles all of the calculations that have previously required months of engineering work and analysis.
The normal flight test regime involves serious, careful work to model the performance of the airplane. But once you have modeled a design—Falco, Bonanza, Mooney, etc.—you can then use one airplane as a base for the performance modeling of another plane of the same type.
We have Karl Hansen's 160 hp Falco modeled, and it's an exceptionally fast machine. But your Falco may have a 180 hp engine, a different propeller and may not be as fast.
With Benchmark, you can 'save as' to create a separate airplane file, change the engine and propeller and then add or subtract drag to match the performance of your airplane.
This done, you can calculate the performance of your airplane at any flight condition and produce your own performance flight manual charts.
From this point of view Benchmark is an authoring tool designed to be used to create the models and it includes calculators for engine power and airplane speed.
In a hurry? Add it to your Download Basket!
What's New in This Release:
- A number of internal changes.
- New expiration date. | aerospace |
https://www.gaia.com/article/alleged-volcanic-eruption-on-mars-sparks-nasa-cover-up-conspiracy | 2021-04-17T16:57:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038461619.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20210417162353-20210417192353-00490.warc.gz | 0.936601 | 925 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__111646673 | en | Alleged Volcanic Eruption on Mars Sparks NASA Cover-Up Conspiracy
Conspiracy and speculation erupted across the internet yesterday over an alleged volcanic plume stretching roughly 1,200 miles across the Martian atmosphere. The plume appears to originate from the planet’s supposedly dormant Arsia Mons volcano.
Images of the activity were taken on Sept. 24 by the Mars Express orbiter and later published by the European Space Agency.
According to NASA, volcanic activity on the red planet ceased some 50 million years ago after Earth’s Cretaceous-Paleogene event that killed off the dinosaurs, but some believe this latest imaging shows otherwise.
Spurred by conjecture from a popular YouTube conspiracy channel, claims of volcanic activity on Mars reignited theories of government cover-ups and strange happenings within NASA, the FBI and other controversial government agencies.
Many are pointing to last month’s Sunspot National Observatory shutdown, the switch to a limited “safe mode” on the Hubble and Chandra telescopes, and the sudden failure of NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover as evidence that strange events occurring on the planet may be intentionally obfuscated.
Arsia Mons is located within a tightly situated line of volcanoes on Mars, collectively known as Tharsis Montes, which lie in the shadow of Olympus Mons – the largest volcano in our solar system (more than twice the size of Mt. Everest).
Arsia Mons happens to be the planet’s second largest volcano in terms of volume and is home to a series of caves NASA has studied as the best places to situate research and habitation modules. Could there be something already underway?
“This project developed a revolutionary system to exploit the novel idea of extraterrestrial cave use” stated a project summary published in 2004, further explaining that two “missions” were tested to gather data.
Arsia Mons is known to have an annual whether phenomenon in which sunlight warms the area around the volcano, bringing small amounts of dust into the air. Rising air currents bring this dust and other fine sediment above the volcano’s caldera into a thick, spiraling cloud that is big enough to be seen by a probe orbiting the planet.
But the latest plume looks nothing like the spiraling cloud recorded from this phenomenon in the past. Instead it appears as more of a streaking trail that’s persisted over the course of weeks.
NASA has attributed the plume to water ice clouds that are gathering over the volcano. The agency says that at certain times of year, the small amounts of water in the atmosphere freeze and condense near areas of high altitude, notably above this volcanic region.
If this is the case, then maybe there’s significantly more water on the red planet than previously believed and we should study the areas it’s sublimating from.
But then again, there’s always some simple explanation from NASA that seems to make everyone’s concerns seem trivial. Is this really just a storm or are they covering up something far greater?
For more on the drips of disclosure coming from NASA’s Mars operations, check out this episode of Deep Space:
Asgardia: The Space Nation Now Accepting Citizenship Applications
Elon Musk is trying to get to Mars, Japan wants to build a space elevator, and now a Russian billionaire wants to start a nation in low-earth orbit. Named after the Norse city in the sky, Asgardia dreams to be a utopian nation floating around Earth, where science and technology can flourish without being inhibited by the mundane goings-on down below.
Igor Ashurbeyli, an aerospace engineer from Azerbaijan, proposed the creation of Asgardia and quickly gained a following. Now, with nearly 200,000 “citizens,” he’s hoping to be accepted by the U.N. as a recognized nation in the world – the 173rd largest at time of writing.
Recently, Ashurbeyli partnered with NASA to successfully launch a satellite into orbit called the Asgardia-1. But the satellite was a small step in accomplishing the lofty goal of building habitable platforms for Asgardians at some point in the future.
Asgardia-1 is roughly the size of a loaf of bread, containing half a terabyte of pictures, names, the Asgardian constitution, and a coat of arms. It will orbit for about a year, before falling back to Earth and burning up in the atmosphere. | aerospace |
http://www.murdoconline.net/archives/6525.html | 2019-11-12T22:52:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496665767.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20191112202920-20191112230920-00480.warc.gz | 0.940079 | 285 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__192798452 | en | Last week I pointed out that close air support missions in Afghanistan were up 31% over last year. Here are a couple of primary culprits:
An F-15E Strike eagle conducts a mission over Afghanistan on Oct. 7. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. An array of avionics and electronics systems gives the F-15E the capability to fight at low altitude, day or night, and in all weather. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)
And, of course, everyone’s favorite:
An A-10 Thunderbolt II flies a close-air-support mission over Afghanistan on Oct. 7. The A-10 has excellent maneuverability at low air speeds and altitude, and are highly accurate weapons-delivery platforms. The first production A-10A was delivered to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., in October 1975. It was designed specially for the close-air-support mission and had the ability to combine large military loads, long loiter and wide combat radius, which proved to be vital assets to the United States and its allies during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Noble Anvil. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)
As usual, click for bigger versions. | aerospace |
http://www.questia.com/read/88206586/automation-technology-and-human-performance-current | 2014-07-24T20:15:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-23/segments/1405997891176.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20140722025811-00218-ip-10-33-131-23.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.932753 | 907 | CC-MAIN-2014-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-23__0__6354490 | en | When an airplane crashes, the first thing we do is ask whether the pilot or the controller made an
error. If not, we start looking for some type of system failure. If we find such a failure, we then try to
determine whether it was due to a maintenance shortcoming or, if not, a design flaw. If the airplane breaks,
our ultimate purpose is not to blame the airplane, but rather to figure out what type of human activity (design,
maintenance, operation) led to the failure.People who would like to get rid of human error by getting rid of the human operator may not
recognize that automation is the product of a human activity. In fact, automation simply replaces the operator
with the designer; to the extent that a system is made less vulnerable to operator error, it is made more
vulnerable to designer error. This is well demonstrated by incidents where a landing aircraft failed to trigger
the weight on wheels switch, causing the ground spoilers, brakes, and thrust reversers to be locked out of
pilot control.Defenders of the "automate, don't operate" position may appeal to the fact that the designer has
considerably more time and tools at his or her disposal when confronting an operational problem than the
pilot has, and that there do exist methods of validating and verifying system software. Leaving aside the
arguments over how well these methods work, validation and verification is a means of measuring the
software product against the specification. The hard, possibly intractable, part is making sure that the
specification is complete and valid for all possible situations and conditions. Until this is possible, design
will always have a large subjective element to it, and systems will work according to either the operator's
judgment, or the designer's judgment.This brings us to the matter of trust. Is the public more likely to trust a designer to foresee all
possibilities, when he or she is probably safely on the ground somewhere when their system gets into trouble,
or a pilot who is on board the aircraft and wants to live (presumably) just as much as they do? If we automate
everything and get rid of the operator, should we make sure that a member of the design team is on every
flight of that series of aircraft so the other passengers don't feel that they're taking more of a risk than the
designer? That the designer is backing up his or her fiduciary responsibility?Consider the evidence so far, that despite the sophisticated level of technology we have now, the only
completely automated civil transportation system is the elevator and its horizontal counterpart, the airport
HUMAN AUTOMATION INTERACTION: AN AIRLINE PILOT'S PERSPECTIVE Richard B. Stone Bountiful, UTWith the introduction of the B767 in the early 1980's a dramatic change was made. Automation of
systems, flight controls, and navigation were bundled together in an integrated fashion. Pilots immediately
embraced the new displays but at the same time spoke of the feeling of being "out of the loop" or the added
burden of programming during times of high workload.Over the years a training philosophy has been adopted to limit the pilots knowledge to those
technical details that the pilot could change, particularly in regards to the Flight Management System (FMS).
Now some 18 years later that philosophy is being reexamined.When viewed over the period since introduction the new automated aircraft appear to have
|Improved situational awareness through the active display of present position|
|Relieved pilots of boring and repetitive tasks such as optimizing aircraft performance, maintaining
aircraft track, and automatic downloading of maintenance information.|
|Improved navigational accuracy.|
|Improved aircraft performance i.e. fuel economy and time enroute.|
Questia, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning. www.questia.com
Book title: Automation Technology and Human Performance:Current Research and Trends.
Contributors: Mark W. Scerbo - Editor.
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Place of publication: Mahwah, NJ.
Publication year: 1999.
Page number: 319.
This material is protected by copyright and, with the exception of fair use, may
not be further copied, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means. | aerospace |
https://www.posts123.com/tags/extraterrestrial | 2021-01-16T00:12:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703497681.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20210115224908-20210116014908-00263.warc.gz | 0.962868 | 134 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__245502562 | en | Harvard's Avi Loeb says object that whizzed by Earth in 2017 was probably debris from an advanced alien technology – space junk from many light years away.
Skywatchers were getting quite the treat in the July morning sky. A recently discovered comet has provided dazzling views for those with optimal pre-dawn conditions. NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission discovered the icy visitor to our solar system in late March. So, it's been named Comet NEOWISE. The space telescope spotted the comet using its two infrared channels, which are sensitive to the heat signatures given off by the object. | aerospace |
http://archive.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_23190132/spacex-announced-newest-spaceport-america-tenant?source=most_viewed | 2015-11-29T16:52:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-48/segments/1448398458553.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20151124205418-00233-ip-10-71-132-137.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.945775 | 353 | CC-MAIN-2015-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-48__0__6916688 | en | SANTA FE — The company SpaceX will be Spaceport America's newest tenant, announced Gov. Susana Martinez on Tuesday.
The company, also called Space Exploration Technologies Corp., has signed a three-year agreement to lease land and facilities at Spaceport America, Martinez's office said. It will carry out the next phase of flight testing for its reusable rocket program.
"I am thrilled that SpaceX has chosen to make New Mexico its home, bringing their revolutionary "Grasshopper' rocket and new jobs with them," Martinez said in a news release. "We've done a lot of work to level the playing field so we can compete in the space industry."
Martinez said the announcement is a step toward securing more tenants.
SpaceX has completed its first series of successful, low-altitude tests of the "Grasshopper" vehicle in McGregor, Texas, and is proceeding to the next phase of development that includes testing in New Mexico, according to Martinez's office. With Grasshopper, SpaceX engineers are creating technology that will enable a rocket to return to the launch pad intact for a vertical landing, rather than burning up upon reentry in the Earth's atmosphere.
SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell, in a statement, said: "Spaceport America offers us the physical and regulatory landscape needed to complete the next phase of Grasshopper testing. We are pleased to expand our reusable rocket development infrastructure to New Mexico.
The taxpayer-financed Spaceport America, located just north of Doña Ana County, is also a future launch site for suborbital, passenger spaceflights. The company Virgin Galactic, considered the main spaceport tenant, plans to launch tourists from the site. | aerospace |
http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/topic/GSLV | 2016-10-24T23:59:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719815.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00366-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.913808 | 263 | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-44__0__115087654 | en | Mark III is being projected as Isro's most advanced launch vehicle capable of
injecting heavier satellites like GSAT 19e. The 630.5 tonne rocket has two
active solid and liquid propulsion stages, S 200 and L110 respectively in
addition to its cryogenic engine C 25 X which in in a passive state.
flight also tested the parachute deployment system of the crew module which has
to work in a cluster formation to slow down the module and reduce atmospheric
friction and thermal corrosion during its free fall back to the surface.
rocket soared from the launch pad after a 24-hour countdown that commenced on
Wednesday morning. The crew module separated from the rocket at an altitude of
126 km and then re-entered into the earth's atmosphere at 80 km. It then
followed an uncontrolled trajectory into the Bay of Bengal about 180 km off the
Andaman Nicobar Islands.
GSLV's integral cryogenic engine phase was in a passive state and the
suborbital test-flight was conducted mainly to test the flight validation of
the launch vehicle and its new telemetric systems, apart from the atmospheric
reentry pattern and thermal resistance of the module during the Crew Module
Atmosphereic Re-entry Experiment (CARE). | aerospace |
https://sps-aviation.com/experts-speak/?id=510&h=Drone-Killing-Drones | 2023-03-28T15:29:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296948867.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20230328135732-20230328165732-00248.warc.gz | 0.952762 | 1,098 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__272333115 | en | |The Author is Former Director General of Information Systems and A Special Forces Veteran, Indian Army|
The Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh last year has brought to fore how drones can be effectively uses to destroy enemy troops, tanks, artillery and air defence systems, transforming the battlefield in favour of which side is proficient in deploying drones effectively. In this instant case, it was Azerbaijan that had a clear advantage. Videos of destruction being caused became a daily affair on social media while the conflict was on. Azerbaijan also had the benefit of Turkish-Pakistani intervention by way mercenaries and regular troops in covert mode fighting on its side. But the maximum casualties Azerbaijan inflicted on Armenia was through unmanned attack drones. Azerbaijan used Israeli Harop loitering munitions ‘Kamikaze Drones’ and Turkish Bayraktar TB2 armed drones. Azerbaijan also used the ingenuity of deploying a decoy drone-biplane to cause the Armenian military to activate their radars and missile batteries disclosing their positions before unleashing the main armed drones’ assault.
As per media reports, India is accelerating plans to develop an air-launched swarm drone system designed to attack enemy air defences similar to the ones deployed by China across the Ladakh border for reducing vulnerability of pilots and fighter jets to ground based air defences. In 2017, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) began developing the Combat Air Teaming System (CATS) in conjunction NewSpace Research and Technologies. Armed with stealth and artificial intelligence (AI), CATS is designed to fly nearly 100 km ahead of conventional fighters to engage enemy. One Sukhoi Su-30 can carry 30 to 40 of these kamikaze-type drones. Three types of drones are being developed including a glide bomb and an air-launched swarm drone system named ‘Alpha-S’ - a metre-long drone carrying 1.5 tonnes of explosives, designed to be air-launched from fighter aircraft. The drones fly in formation at speeds of 100 kmp/h scouting targets of opportunity including missile sites to attack them. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has done preliminary testing of CATS in Pokhran but its fielding was estimated to take another two-three years. In December 2018, news reports indicated that the Adani Group and Israel-based Elbit Systems had established a joint facility in Hyderabad for manufacturing Hermes 900 and Hermes 480 medium altitude long-endurance UAVs for the Indian and global market.
Drones tilting the battle in favour of Azerbaijan in its fight with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh was reported in media around the world. A news report from Moscow in November 2020 read: Drone strikes — targeting Armenian and Nagorno-Karabakh soldiers and destroying tanks, artillery and air defence systems — provided a huge advantage for Azerbaijan in the 44-day war and offered the clearest evidence yet of how battlefields are being transformed by unmanned attack drones rolling off assembly lines around the world. The expanding array of relatively low-cost drones can offer countries air power at a fraction of the cost of maintaining a traditional air force. The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh also underscored how drones can suddenly shift a long-standing conflict and leave ground forces highly exposed.
But learning from the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict, Russia has taken a significant step in counter drone warfare. Latest news reports indicate that Russia is developing a helicopter drone to assist anti-aircraft weapon systems in their counter-drone missions. The project has been accelerated after commencement of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan began in mid-2020. According to an official of the Russian military-defence complex, this new drone will track down small and low-speed enemy drones at low and extremely low altitudes, thus filling a void in Russia’s military capabilities. Without providing specifics he referred to various types of Turkish-made drones used during the Azeri-Armenian conflict that helped Azeri forces break Armenia’s defences. The source said the helicopter drone has been under development since November 2020 and that research and development efforts were accelerated in response to the “increasing role of attack drones during the last local conflicts.” According to the source, the new model will be developed using existing technology to speed up manufacturing.
Scouting for a helicopter drone in 2012, the Russian Navy reportedly wanted to test the Horizon Air S-100 drones licensed by a local manufacture through the Austrian company Schiebel. However, the idea was dropped. However, the above mentioned helicopter attack drone currently under development in Russia is not the only one. Russia is also developing another helicopter attack drone weighing 2.5 to 3 tonnes with a range of 20-30 km as reported in Russian publications.
Russia’s current medium-altitude, long-endurance is the ‘Orion’, designed by the Saint Petersburg-based firm Kronstadt Group. It is being referred to as the equivalent of the American Predator. Orion was presented as a multiuse aircraft during the Army-2020 defence expo held in Moscow during August 2020. With a cruise speed of 120 km/h, range of 250 km, endurance of 24 hours and service ceiling of 7,500 m, Orion can carry four guided bombs or four missiles and has maximum payload of 200 kg. Russia reportedly used the Orion to fire missiles in Syria during 2018. | aerospace |
http://theattack.wikia.com/wiki/ASSA | 2017-08-17T03:49:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886102891.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20170817032523-20170817052523-00398.warc.gz | 0.976733 | 665 | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-34__0__48662709 | en | The Attack Space Services Administration (or A.S.S.A) is a division of The Attack that is concerned with aeronautics and spaceflight. Borrowing heavily from the engineering expertise of Alex's brother Joe Corea, A.S.S.A. has thusfar conducted three missions, all under the designation Attack Space Shuttle For Long-distance Applied Playing, or ASSFLAP.
It's worth noting that although A.S.S.A. is a space administration, thusfar all of its flights have employed weather balloons, which are incapable of reaching the 100km height that is the accepted boundary of space.
ASSFLAP 1.0 Edit
ASSFLAP 1.0 was launched on September 9, 2016 in Attack episode 193: Attack Space Services Administration. The vessel consisted of a styrofoam container hooked to a weather balloon. Inside was Gameboy Advance SP and an Arduino board for controlling it. It was also equipped with two cameras, one radio camera for broadcasting, and one GoPro for HD footage after recovery. The game in the Gameboy was Space Invaders. The game would be controlled on the ground by a modified model airplane remote controller.
The launch proceeded as per expectations, but immediately into the flight it was discovered that the Gameboy's screen was not nearly bright enough to be picked up on camera against the sunlight. At the time, it was widely believed that the Gameboy was not even switched on at time of launch, but later analysis of the footage has disproved this.
Since the game was not visible on stream, the game was unplayable and thus ASSFLAP 1.0 could not fulfill its mission of providing the first Let's Play from space.
ASSFLAP 1.0 was also a failure in another regard. The balloon was not filled with enough helium to rise to the altitude where it would burst and return to earth quickly. Instead, the balloon reached equilibrium and floated for several days. GPS signal was lost when the vessel was above the Pacific ocean, and it was never recovered.
ASSFLAP 2.0 Edit
ASSFLAP 2.0 was launched on October 28, 2016 in Attack episode 209: First Livestream from Space. After the loss of ASSFLAP 1.0, an entirely new craft was constructed. This time with far more shielding against the sun, and using a console with a much brighter screen, the display was clearly visible on camera. Signal was lost early on in the flight, but the crew all joined hands to extend the antenna and signal was restored long enough for Alex and Saige Ryan to play a game of Space Invaders, thus successfully completing the primary mission.
After touchdown, ASSFLAP 2.0 was recovered in the California desert.
ASSFLAP 3.0 Edit
ASSFLAP 3.0 was launched on an undisclosed date. GoPro footage recovered from the vessel was broadcast on a loop on November 24, 2016 (Thanksgiving Day). Following the success of ASSFLAP 2.0, the vessel was repurposed to send a cooked turkey to the stratosphere. The resulting footage was billed as a "Yule Log for Thanksgiving." The entire flight took a little less than two hours. Edited footage is viewable here. | aerospace |
http://electronicsproductionworld.com/australian-capital-territory/how-to-become-an-air-tanker-pilot.php | 2019-07-23T01:51:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195528635.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20190723002417-20190723024417-00382.warc.gz | 0.925742 | 916 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__175829155 | en | Single Engine Air Tanker......info PPRuNe Forums
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Fire Suppression WaterBombers AirTankers etc... AVCANADA
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Category R1 (Minor) Radio Blackouts were observed during 08 - 10 October from a region beyond the Suns eastern limb. Category G2 (Moderate) Geomagnetic storms occurred during 8 - 9 October as a Coronal Mass Ejection passed Earth. Category G1 (Minor) Geomagnetic Storms occurred during 13 - 14 October due to a Solar Sector Boundary crossing followed by a Coronal Hole High-Speed Stream.
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https://theelectricgf.com/2019/11/22/malmstrom-brings-home-blanchard-trophy-again-this-year-plus-10-other-awards-in-global-strike-challenge/ | 2022-01-28T18:41:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320306335.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20220128182552-20220128212552-00588.warc.gz | 0.930428 | 614 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__51325085 | en | Malmstrom brings home Blanchard Trophy again this year, plus 10 other awards in Global Strike Challenge
The 341st Missile Wing has again been awarded the Blanchard Trophy.
The trophy goes to the best intercontinental ballistic missile wing in the Global Strike Challenge, a competition for airmen in Air Force Global Strike Command,which is Malmstrom Air Force Base’s parent command.
It’s the third consecutive win for the 341st.
The Blanchard Trophy was first awarded in 1967 to the 351st Strategic Missile Wing based out of Whiteman AFB, Missouri. The trophy is named after Gen. William H. Blanchard who served as the United States Air Force vice chief of staff and represents the best missile wing within the command.
The 341st Missile Wing won their first Blanchard in 1976 and was the first wing to win back-to-back Blanchard trophies in 1990 and 1991. The wing has the most back-to-back wins out of the command and has won the most Blanchard’s to date, with 12 victories.
Malmstrom won in 2015 and 2017.
This year’s competition focused on “great power competition and AFGSC Commander Gen. Tim Ray’s “fight the base” initiative from the command’s 2020 strategic plan. Fight the base focuses on reinvigorating and revising wing exercise programs to strengthen preparedness for potential attacks and threats,” according to U.S. Strategic Command.
Participants in the 2019 Global Strike Challenge included AFGSC’s nine wings plus units from Air Combat Command, Air Force Reserve Command and the Air National Guard.
The goal of the challenge is to enhance readiness, teamwork, esprit de corps, mission pride and a competitive spirit. It exists as a way to celebrate heritage and mission by showcasing the command’s best in weapons systems and technical expertise. The Global Strike Challenge was born from bomber and missile competitions that Strategic Air Command once held. The first official Global Strike Challenge was held in 2010.
In the 2019 competition, Malmstrom won 11 awards.
In addition to the Blanchard Trophy, the wing won the Doolittle Trophy for the fist time.
The trophy was formerly known as the Innovation Trophy and recognizes the innovation efforts of the base and their dedication to staying competitive in the 21st century, according to STRATCOM.
Malmstrom won the following awards:
- Blanchard Trophy for Best ICBM Wing
- Charlie Fire Team Trophy
- Best Security Forces Mental and Physical Challenge
- Best Security Forces Marksmanship Trophy
- Best Security Forces Tactics Trophy
- McMahon Trophy (Best Weapons System Crew)
- Best ICBM Missile Communications Team
- Best ICBM Facilities Maintenance Section Team
- Best Security Response
- Doolittle Trophy for Innovation Excellence
- Spirit Bell (awarded to the team who best represents Global Strike Challenge teamwork and spirit de corps) | aerospace |
http://www.tencate.com/news/2008/tencate-advanced-composites-usa-acquires-yla-and-ccs-composites-from-perstorp-holdings-ab.aspx | 2017-05-01T06:21:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917127681.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031207-00043-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.920974 | 511 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__287854130 | en | TenCate Advanced Composites USA, Inc (Morgan Hill, CA), a subsidiary of the NYSE Euronext listed Royal Ten Cate, has signed a definitive stock purchase agreement to buy all the shares of YLA, Inc and CCS Composites, Inc (both of Benicia, CA). Both companies were owned by Perstorp Holdings AB. The deal to purchase the collective companies is expected to close no later than the end of February 2008 and is subject to US Government approval.
YLA is a manufacturer of high quality thermosetting advanced composite materials. YLA is heavily focused on supplying the satellite & communications, aircraft, military, high temperature and energy markets. CCS Composites is a manufacturer of aerospace grade compression molded composite components used in commercial and military aircraft, satellite, oil & gas and industrial applications.
According to Jorg Huber, President & CEO of TenCate Advanced Composites USA, ‘The acquisition of YLA/CCS strengthens TenCate’s growing market position within the aerospace market and further establishes TenCate as a world leader in advanced composite materials. We see strong synergies between TenCate and YLA/CCS, based on our joint product, market (qualifications) and technological capabilities and feel this acquisition will positively benefit TenCate’s vision for excellence in composite materials’.
TenCate Advanced Composites USA is part of TenCate’s aerospace & armor composites group, is a leader in the market for aerospace grade thermosetting composite materials, Cetex® and Cetex Thermolite® thermoplastic matrix composite materials, and advanced antiballistic personal and vehicle protection which is utilized for military and law enforcement applications. TenCate’s strategic acquisition of Phoenixx TPC (Thermoplastic Unidirectional Composites), Composix Co (Armor Systems) and now YLA/CCS (Thermosetting Composite Materials and Compression Molded Parts) within the last 6 months have strengthened the company’s technological and competitive position in our focus markets. The execution of our buy & build strategy leads to an increasing importance of the composite activities within the corporate product portfolio.
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https://thefullers.co.za/tag/mission/ | 2018-10-19T14:34:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583512400.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20181019124748-20181019150248-00182.warc.gz | 0.930625 | 101 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__164355175 | en | Greetings Welcome to another LGTD design post. Today, its the turn of the Mun Rover. A little rover that will help us look for flat areas to land on, provide transport for up to 2 Kerbonauts, and generally carry around enough nuclear power to put a small dent in the Mun’s surface….
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https://australiabusinessblog.com/swiss-startup-is-approaching-the-first-ever-collection-of-space-junk/ | 2023-10-02T21:26:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511021.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20231002200740-20231002230740-00059.warc.gz | 0.93171 | 436 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__163909865 | en | The first active space debris removal has moved closer to launch after a new deal was signed for the historic mission.
The mission, called ClearSpace-1, aims to capture a piece of debris weighing more than 100 kg and remove it from orbit. To begin with, the garbage-collecting spacecraft will be released into sun-synchronous orbit by the new European light launcher Vega C.
After commissioning and critical testing, the spacecraft will be delivered to the intended nest, which will be removed through reentry.
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The launch is not scheduled until the second half of 2026.
Luc Piguet, ClearSpace’s CEO and co-founder, hailed the new deal as a critical step for the project.
“This ensures ClearSpace’s access to space for our pioneering mission to remove space debris,” Piguet said in a statement.
“The ClearSpace-1 mission marks a turning point in the space industry as we urgently need to find solutions to a fundamental problem: we are putting objects into space faster than they are being removed.”
The deal between two European players also marks another milestone for the continent’s space ambitions. It comes a month after Europe was found to have surpassed the US in private investment in space technology for the first time.
More importantly, the contract brings us closer to solving a growing problem in space. Right now, there are more than 34,000 pieces of space debris larger than 10 centimeters — as well as about 6,500 operational satellites in orbit, a number expected to exceed 27,000 by the end of the decade.
All of these objects increase the risk of collision with satellites or space stations. iIf the accumulation of garbage continues at this rate, some areas of space may become unusable. And for those of us on Earth, the litter is ruining our view of the cosmos.
If all goes according to plan, ClearSpace-1 will be a benchmark in making our solar system cleaner. | aerospace |
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