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http://www.aviation.com/general-aviation/not-surprising-boeing-build-next-air-force-one/ | 2019-01-17T12:48:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583658981.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20190117123059-20190117145059-00477.warc.gz | 0.959774 | 552 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__72552201 | en | Air Force One, the symbol of U.S. presidential power and diplomacy, is due for an upgrade and the Air Force decided Jan. 28 that the next generation of executive aircraft will be built on Boeing’s 787-4 platform. The president’s current ride, the VC-25, is based off of Boeing’s 747-200, and it will have completed its 30-year service life in 2017. That the Air Force chose Boeing to build the next plane is hardly a surprise.
The Air Force was looking for a four-engine, wide-body aircraft that could be modified to meet the needs of the commander in chief. After looking at what was on the market, the military saw there were only two companies that built aircraft capable of fulfilling those needs: Boeing and Airbus.
Boeing builds their jumbo jets in the Unite States, and Airbus builds theirs in France. When considering the role of Air Force One, where the plane was made matters. This makes Boeing the obvious choice. Airbus offials, according to The Wall Street Journal, did not seriously consider bidding for the contract anyway. Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James acknowledged how Boeing was the only real competitor this in the Air Force’s statement.
The Boeing 747-8 is the only aircraft manufactured in the United States (that), when fully missionized, meets the necessary capabilities established to execute the presidential support mission, while reflecting the office of the president of the United States of America consistent with the national public interest.
As of now, no official contract has been signed between Boeing and the military for the purchase of the aircraft. The Air Force’s Office of Public Affairs emphasized this point.
The decision, made official through a Determinations and Findings document, authorizes the commercial aircraft purchase by other than full and open competition. This decision, in conjunction with the notification of the Air Force’s intent to award a sole source contract to Boeing for the modification of the 747-8, allows discussions with Boeing that will likely lead to a contract for the aircraft platform as well as the modifications necessary to missionize the aircraft.
James also said that once the 747-8 platform has been purchased, the Air Force intends to invite other companies to compete for Air Force One’s “subsystem” contracts. Competition, the Air Force says, will encourage innovation and keep costs low.
Boeing has had a long history of flying U.S. presidents. John F. Kennedy was the first president to fly on a jet-powered airliner in 1962, a Boeing 707-320B. Since then, all the presidents have flown on Boeing-built aircraft. | aerospace |
https://www.arabisklondon.com/10583 | 2024-04-19T20:52:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817455.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20240419203449-20240419233449-00125.warc.gz | 0.95273 | 895 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__3986635 | en | The kingdom has constructed and produced parts of a military jet aircraft for the first time.
Saudi Arabia announced during a defense expo in Riyadh, claiming to have inked multiple deals with businesses focusing on the military industry.
Prince Khalid bin Salman, the Saudi Arabian Minister of Defense, “sponsored the inauguration ceremony of the last advanced Hawk T-165 jet aircraft, the parts of which were assembled and manufactured in the Kingdom entirely by national hands,” according to a statement made by the ministry and carried by the official SPA news agency.
According to the release, “25 local companies participated in the manufacture of more than 3,114 parts inside and outside the jet aircraft.”
It explained that this is “an achievement that is the first of its kind in the field of assembling military jet aircraft in the Kingdom.”
On the X platform, the Minister of Defense stated, “I was glad to inaugurate the final advanced Hawk T-165 jet aircraft constructed in the Kingdom wholly by national hands, and to honour those who worked on it.”
Furthermore, he stated: “This achievement reflects the extension of the successes of the vision of the Crown Prince and Prime Minister in transferring and localising technology to the military industries sector.”
Anticipations suggest that Saudi Arabia has lofty goals for the defense sector. Riyadh aims to produce at least half of the equipment required for military and security purposes at that time domestically under Vision 2030.
Officials are pressing for domestic component production and final assembly during the negotiation of large arms contracts to further this objective.
Riyadh has made significant structural changes to the government to supervise the expansion of its defense sector.
As a result, 2017 saw the founding of the General Authority for Military Industries to oversee the procurement, research, and development of weaponry, with a focus on indigenous sources.
The Saudi Military Industries business (SAMI) was founded in the same year. It is a state-owned defense business that specialises in missiles, defense electronics, and ground and aerial weaponry—all of which Saudi Arabia greatly needs.
In July 2022, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved Saudi Arabia’s research, development, and innovation strategy.
In less than two decades, it seems likely that yearly expenditure on the industry would reach 2.5 percent of gross domestic product, adding 60 billion riyals ($16 billion) to the GDP in 2040 and aiding in the growth and diversification of the economy.
By the end of this decade, it appears that agreements to localise the arms sector would provide half of Saudi Arabia’s military acquisitions.
Contracts to Produce Components
In a similar development, Lockheed Martin, an American armaments company, said that it had inked deals with Saudi businesses to construct missile defense system components (THAAD).
Lockheed indicated that such contracts will improve production capacity and transfer expertise, so benefiting the Kingdom’s defense industry.
For its part, the Italian “Leonardo” group signed a memorandum of understanding with Riyadh to investigate and develop prospective investment and partnership prospects in the defense and space industries.
According to the defense group’s announcement, the memorandum of agreement includes a wide variety of areas, including space, helicopters, electronic systems, and sensors.
It noted that collaboration might expand to encompass air combat systems and system integration, given that the Italian state-controlled business is involved in next-generation technological efforts and enables experimental projects.
The MoU reinforces Leonardo’s ongoing operations in the lucrative Saudi market, where it has provided platforms, systems, technologies, and services for decades.
The Kingdom is hosting the World Defense Exhibition 2024 in Riyadh, which is the country’s General Authority for Military Industries’ second iteration of the event.
The exhibition witnesses the presence of more than 750 exhibitors, the participation of more than 75 countries, the attendance of more than 500 official delegations, as well as 100,000 domestic and international visitors.
After making its debut in 2022, the exhibition will return this year under the name “Equipped for Tomorrow.” It features the most recent advancements in the industry in a simulated version of the Emirates, which has been hosting events like the Unmanned Systems Exhibition (UMEX) and Simulation and Training (SemTEX). | aerospace |
https://csunaero.com/who-we-are | 2023-10-04T03:56:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511351.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004020329-20231004050329-00742.warc.gz | 0.957963 | 314 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__132917291 | en | The Aero Senior Design is one of the many Senior Design Teams offered at the California State University, Northridge. Aero exposes its students to experience what it is like to work in the aerospace industry as the project offers many sub-teams and sub-systems that our members can focus on. Students who are interested in studying the characteristics of flight and designing the external shape of the plane can work under the aerodynamics subsystem. Students who are interested in studying the loading situations, pressure conditions, and designing the internal composition of the plane can work under the structures subsystem. Students who are interested in studying more of the electric components as well as programming can work under the Avionics and Electric subsystems. Students would then focus on a specific part of the plane (subteams) such as Fuselage, Wing, Tail, PADA, or GTV. Aero competes in the SAE Aero Design Competition every year giving students the experience as well as connections in the aerospace industry.
Through innovation and conquering risks, we introduce our first prototype, The Red Ribbon. Do not let the name fool you as it sounds cute but it can surely conquer the sky. After our first flight attempt, it soared through the sky making our months of research and hard work a success. This model gave hope to the tailless aircraft design we strived to make.
Hold your wings, it's almost here!! | aerospace |
https://www.connecticc.com/?page=customer&page-name=PR_AS9100C.htm | 2020-02-19T23:39:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875144429.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20200219214816-20200220004816-00358.warc.gz | 0.906119 | 623 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__162346241 | en | May 1, 2012
Interstate Connecting Components, Inc.
For Immediate Release
Interstate Connecting Components, Inc., Earns SAE AS9100 Revision C Quality Management System Certification
Lumberton, New Jersey, May 1, 2012 - Interstate Connecting Components, Inc. (ICC), an international distributor and value-added assembler of military and aerospace connectors and accessories, officially announced its successful transition from our current registration of SAE AS9100 B to the revised SAE AS9100C aerospace quality standard. ICC’s quality management system has now been certified by SAI Global International in achievement of the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 plus SAE AS9100C.
Mr. Scott Jacobs, President of Interstate Connecting Components, stated, “ICC is excited to have completed our certification to SAE AS9100C. Through the diligence and hard work of the ICC Team we have achieved this goal. As a result, we have significantly enhanced our ability to meet the rigorous mission-critical requirements of our aerospace and defense customers.”
SAE AS9100C is the International Standard, which specifies the requirements for the quality management system of a supplier to aviation, space, and defense industry customers, to insure that product meets customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
The revised standard SAE AS9100C emphasizes continuous improvement and includes important new requirements for aerospace and defense suppliers that build on the foundation of ISO 9001:2008. Key elements for ICC include risk mitigation, project management, counterfeit product prevention, organizational performance and insuring the effectiveness of all of ICC customer service and assembly processes. Additionally, ICC’s achievement is listed within the IAQG OASIS database.
Interstate Connecting Components was founded in 1985. Since that time ICC has grown into one of the preeminent distributors of the entire spectrum of electronic connectors, fiber optic connectors, connector accessories and tools, cable marking systems and supplies, and interconnect contacts and termini. ICC is an authorized distributor for Amphenol Aerospace, Glenair,
Conesys, and many other world-class interconnect manufacturers. By focusing solely on the complex world of connectors, ICC is able to offer comprehensive design and application engineering resources and expertise to support its customers’ technical requirements and provide quality interconnect solutions. In addition ICC has an excellent track record for cycle time reduction – which is the foundation for its industry-leading
T’DA!® Two-Day Assembly
on value-added connector assemblies; including MIL-DTL-5015, MIL-DTL-38999, MIL-DTL-26482, MIL-DTL-83723, MIL-PRF-28876, and MIL-DTL-28840.
Visit our website: www.connecticc.com. If you’d like more information about this topic or to schedule an interview, please call Interstate Connecting Components, Inc.(800) 422-3911 or email [email protected]. | aerospace |
https://www.flightsim.com/files/file/146364-fs98cfs-swiss-air-force-f-5b-freedom-fighter/ | 2023-09-23T01:02:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506429.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20230922234442-20230923024442-00592.warc.gz | 0.948022 | 101 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__35900044 | en | FS98/CFS Swiss Air Force F-5B Freedom Fighter. The Northrop F-5 is an American supersonic lead in fighter jet which comes with excellent handling, reliability, visibility and economy. It entered service in 1963 and it remains in service with many air forces throughout the world. Original model by Paul Hartl. Upgraded with full moving parts and many other improvements by Stephan Scholz, textures painted by Udo Entenmann, adjusted flight dynamics by Andre Lederer. | aerospace |
https://unmanned-aerial.com/rochester-company-providing-gear-for-espn-drone-racing-event | 2018-07-22T12:52:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676593223.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20180722120017-20180722140017-00399.warc.gz | 0.928443 | 263 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__52987157 | en | Vuzix Corp., a Rochester, N.Y.-based supplier of video eyewear and smart glasses products, is partnering with the International Drone Racing Association (IDRA) to provide iWEAR video headphones for select events, including the upcoming 2016 U.S. Drone Nationals Racing Championships.
The event, to be held on Governors Island in New York City on Aug. 5-6, is scheduled to be aired on ESPN.
“Partnering with Vuzix gives us a technical edge, as we are working together to enhance both the judging, pilots and the spectator experience,” explains Charles Zablan, co-founder of the IDRA. “Utilizing the Vuzix iWear Video Headphones gives our race officials the clearest picture as the judges fly along with the pilots to make sure they follow the prescribed race course.”
“The Vuzix iWear is a game-changer in drone racing,” adds Justin Haggerty, co-founder and CEO of the IDRA. “Combined with Amimon Connex’s ProSight 720p HD camera and transmitter, the iWear erases the latency and poor-transmission issues that many drone goggles experience.” | aerospace |
http://www.uthscsa.edu/business/travel/UT-Aircraft.html | 2013-12-09T22:24:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386164000853/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204133320-00079-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.928114 | 146 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__59828132 | en | UT System Aircraft Usage
The University of Texas System owns and operates a nine-passenger aircraft. The aircraft may be used by System faculty and staff in the conduct of official State business only and its use is governed by State law and Regents Rules and Regulations (http://www.utsystem.edu/bor/rules/20000Series/20601.pdf).
General information is located at https://www.utsystem.edu/air/.
Reservations may be made by contacting Amy Mitchell at [email protected] or (512) 322-3728. The Office of the President of the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio must be contacted prior to making any state aircraft reservation. | aerospace |
https://thelatestbreakingnews.com/lion-air-crash-black-box-voice-recorder-found/ | 2019-06-24T16:00:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627999615.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20190624150939-20190624172939-00005.warc.gz | 0.971527 | 547 | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-26__0__211979700 | en | Officers in Indonesia say they have got discovered the “black field” voice recorder from a Lion Air flight which crashed off the coast of Jakarta in October.
All 189 other folks on board died when Flight JT610 fell into the ocean in a while after starting off for the fast adventure to Pangkal Pinang.
The pilot had requested air visitors keep an eye on for permission to show again to the airport however then touch was once misplaced.
Investigators say the aircraft had encountered technical issues.
The primary frame of the plane hasn’t ever been discovered.
Haryo Satmiko, deputy leader of Indonesia’s delivery protection committee (KNKT), was once quoted via Reuters as announcing that the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) have been discovered “however we have now no longer gained data of the site but”.
Mr Satmiko advised AFP that the voice recorder was once discovered at round 09:00 native time (02:00 GMT).
Indonesia’s Military spokesman Agung Nugroho advised Reuters that the recorder was once discovered 8m deep (26toes) below dust at the sea ground.
Mr Nugroho stated vulnerable sign from the recorder have been detected “for a number of days”.
He added that the recorder had “evident scratches on it”, however that it was once unclear what injury it had suffered.
Taking note of the remaining conversations between the pilots and flooring keep an eye on at the CVR must lend a hand investigators to complete piecing in combination what went improper within the brief flight.
The primary black field, the aircraft’s flight knowledge recorder, was once discovered remaining November, buried in particles at the ground of the Java Sea.
Officers had stated then that it would take as much as six months to analyse knowledge from the black bins.
‘Now not airworthy’
Flight JT610 took off from Jakarta at 06:20 on Monday (23:30 GMT on Sunday).
It crashed mins after the pilot requested for permission to show again to the airport.
Findings via KNKT now counsel that Lion Air had put the aircraft again into provider in spite of it having had issues on previous flights.
The pilots gave the impression to battle with an automatic device designed to stay the aircraft from stalling – a brand new characteristic of the Boeing 737 Max.
The anti-stalling device many times compelled the aircraft’s nostril down, in spite of efforts via pilots to proper this.
Investigators have now stated that the aircraft was once no longer airworthy, and must had been grounded. | aerospace |
https://ukrbiz.info/Khors-Air-Company-Ltd.html | 2020-10-20T11:36:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107872686.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020105000-20201020135000-00196.warc.gz | 0.867474 | 243 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__71863297 | en | Khors Air Company Ltd
Charter operation is the main business for Khors Air Company. We are offering different types of aircraft to match customer needs and we provide full charter service. The flights are planned according to the demands and flight map covers Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
We are offering:
- MD82/83 - configuration 165Y;
- Boeing 757-200 - configuration 207Y.
- For private flights, the Customer can choose Learjet 60 - configuration 6 pax.
Khors Air has an option to wet-lease their aircraft on the long term basis. We are offering MD83 and Boeing 757-200 for a long term lease.
The Khors Air fleet currently consists of one Boeing 757-200 aircraft, six McDonnell Douglas (Boeing) MD-82 airplanes, three McDonnell Douglas (Boeing) MD-83 airplanes and one McDonnell Douglas DC9-51. All airplanes, manufactured by McDonnell Douglas, are maintained by Khors Air approved maintenance organization up to A-checks.
Phone/Fax: +380 444 943 2
10th Mekhanizatorov Street,
Transportation products and services in Ukraine | aerospace |
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/moments-amp-milestones-the-unknown-aeronaut-13085161/ | 2024-04-13T03:32:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816535.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413021024-20240413051024-00386.warc.gz | 0.96904 | 656 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__33420107 | en | “LeMay and Navy Blimp Man Get Harmon Air Prize,” read the headline in the November 13, 1958 New York Times. The writer knew General Curtis LeMay was a household name. The Air Force vice chief of staff was a World War II hero. But few would recognize the name Jack Hunt, the Navy’s “blimp man.” In those days, the National Aeronautic Association awarded three Harmon Trophies each year, for outstanding aviator, aviatrix, and aeronaut (a balloon or dirigible pilot). Hunt, the unknown aeronaut, won it for setting a record that has never been surpassed. On March 4, 1957, he and a crew of 14 took off in a U.S. Navy blimp, the Snow Bird, from South Weymouth Naval Air Station, in Massachusetts, and flew across the Atlantic, then south along the coastal waters of Europe and Africa to the easterly trade winds, then back to a landing at NAS Key West, Florida, on the evening of March 15. The Snow Bird had been aloft for 264.2 hours without refueling and had flown 9,448 miles, breaking the existing marks for endurance and distance.
Like the German zeppelins under famed airship master Hugo Eckener, the Snow Bird flew the weather patterns and hunted for tailwinds. At one point in its flight, headwinds on the southerly track that the blimp took to find the trade winds made the crew wonder whether there was enough fuel to complete the flight. By shutting down one engine, they saved enough fuel to ensure they’d reach Key West.
The remarkably sophisticated Snow Bird was a ZPG-2 nonrigid airship, among the largest the Navy ever had built. ZPGs were designed for extended anti-submarine patrolling or as radar pickets stationed offshore to protect the U.S. eastern seaboard. A million cubic feet of helium buoyed each one, and a complex system of clutches allowed either engine to drive both propellers. ZPGs could refuel from fleet oilers (on its record trip, the Snow Bird didn’t) and dip down to scoop up seawater as ballast to replace the weight of burned-off fuel (which it did).
The record flight was intended to show off the ZPGs’ capabilities. But the big airships were doomed.
In 1962, just five years after the historic flight, the Navy shut down its lighter-than-air operations forever. Jack Hunt took the Harmon Trophy presented to him by President Dwight Eisenhower and went to Daytona Beach, Florida, to become the founding president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where he will always be a household name. Since then, the Harmon Trophy has had a tumultuous history, and many years passed with no award presented. Today, the aviator and aviatrix trophies reside in the National Air and Space Museum. The original of the aeronaut trophy was lost in Germany but later found and returned to the Smithsonian. And since the late 1990s, the NAA has presented the sole remaining active Harmon award to an aeronaut. | aerospace |
https://indestructible.co.uk/aerospace-coating-performance-metrics/ | 2024-02-28T19:21:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474744.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20240228175828-20240228205828-00895.warc.gz | 0.868509 | 580 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__132512826 | en | Introduction: Redefining Aerospace Coating Excellence
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https://yarlosai.lk/news/2765/view | 2023-12-07T14:20:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100674.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207121942-20231207151942-00092.warc.gz | 0.944685 | 900 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__285982469 | en | China's Chang'e-5 mission returns Moon samples
China's Chang'e-5 mission has returned to Earth with the cargo of rock and "soil" it picked up off the Moon.
A capsule carrying the materials landed in Inner Mongolia shortly after 01:30 local time on Thursday (17:30 GMT, Wednesday).
It's more than 40 years since the American Apollo and Soviet Luna missions brought their samples home.
The new specimens should provide fresh insight on the geology and early history of Earth's satellite.
For China, the successful completion of the Chang'e-5 venture will also be seen as another demonstration of the nation's increasing capability in space.
Recovery teams were quick to move in on the returned capsule. It was first spotted by helicopters using infrared cameras. Support staff following up in SUVs planted a Chinese flag in the snow-covered grassland next to the module.
The Chang'e-5 venture was launched at the end of November.
A probe comprising several elements was sent into orbit around the Moon. These elements then separated, with one half going down to the lunar surface.
The lander system used a scoop and a drill to dig up samples. It's not clear how much, but possibly in the range of 2-4kg.
An ascent vehicle subsequently carried the materials back into lunar orbit where they were transferred to an Earth-return module. This was shepherded home by a fourth element and released just before it had to make the fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere.
image captionThe mission spent only two days on the Moon's surface gathering samples
image captionThe capsule's contents will be removed in a dedicated laboratory
Returning from the Moon, the Chang'e-5 module would have been moving much faster than, say, a capsule coming back from the International Space Station.
Engineers had chosen to scrub some of this extra energy by doing an initial "skip" in the atmosphere. This saw the module briefly dip into the gases that shroud our planet, before then plunging much deeper to try to reach Earth's surface.
The Chang'e-5 capsule was targeted to float down on parachute to Siziwang Banner in Inner Mongolia. This is the same location used to bring Chinese astronauts home.
Again, infrared cameras were on hand to follow the action by detecting the heat of the module.
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A total of just under 400kg of lunar surface materials were collected by American Apollo astronauts and the Soviets' robotic Luna landers.
But all these samples were very old - more than three billion years in age. Chang'e-5's rock and dust should be quite different.
The Chinese mission targeted a high volcanic region called Mons Rümker in the northwest of the nearside of the Moon.
Samples from this terrain may be no more than 1.2 or 1.3 billion years old, and, as such, should provide additional information on how the Moon is constructed internally.
The samples will also allow scientists to more precisely calibrate the "chronometer" they use to age surfaces on the inner Solar System planets.
This is done by counting craters (the more craters, the older the surface), but it depends on having some definitive dating at a number of locations, and the Apollo and Soviet samples were key to this.
Chang'e-5 would offer a further data point.
The Moon is once again in vogue. America is planning on returning astronauts to the surface in the middle of this decade. A series of robotic spacecraft will land ahead of these human explorers to do reconnaissance.
Some of these probes will be from national space agencies; some will be sent by commercial enterprises - including from the UK.
Tony Azzarelli, director and co-founder of the UK industry space body Access Space Alliance, said exciting times lay ahead, and highlighted the start-up Spacebit's quest to put a rover on the lunar surface next year.
"It'll be the first time that a legged robot will walk on another celestial world. Of course, all of these lunar missions are just a prelude to the return of humans to the Moon in the not-too-distant future," he told BBC News | aerospace |
https://apa.az/en/xeber/asia-news/Pakistan%27s-Health-Minister-declares-emergency-in-all-major-hospitals-of-Karachi-321454 | 2021-06-20T22:04:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623488257796.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20210620205203-20210620235203-00333.warc.gz | 0.971014 | 136 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__2655382 | en | The Minister of Health and Population Welfare has declared an emergency in all major hospitals of Karachi due to the plane crash, according to the Dawn, APA reports citing Sputnik.
Note that 99 passengers and 8 crew members were on board crashed PIA A320.
"The plane PK 8303 with 99 passengers and 8 crew members has crashed," said a spokesman for the national carrier.
In 2019, a PIA aircraft escaped a similar accident after it skidded off the runway while landing at Gilgit airport with no casualties. In December 2016, all 48 passengers and crew died after PIA flight PK-661 crashed en route to Islamabad from Chitral. | aerospace |
https://thedronenews.com/2014/11/13/tanzania-seeking-to-deploy-dt-18-uavs-in-anti-poaching-war/ | 2018-12-14T21:20:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376826354.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20181214210553-20181214232553-00167.warc.gz | 0.940631 | 172 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__235506580 | en | The Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA) says it is looking to deploy the French-made Delair Tech DT-18 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to carry out surveillance operations over key national reserves to protect critically endangered elephant and rhinos from poachers.
This follows successful test-flights of the DT-18 UAV over the Tarangire National Park last week by private Tanzanian company Bathawk Recon, with Delair Tech engineers and officials from the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority participating as observers. Bathawk Recon is a private company which was set up to develop and deploy UAV surveillance systems for national parks and game reserves.
Its representative Mike Chambers said the UAV had performed to their satisfaction in both day and night surveillance operations. He said the DT 18 can fly multiple day and night missions thanks to an infrared camera. | aerospace |
http://marineelectronics.com/news/category/communication | 2017-07-28T18:50:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-30/segments/1500550977093.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20170728183650-20170728203650-00329.warc.gz | 0.883455 | 745 | CC-MAIN-2017-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-30__0__84819216 | en | Satellite-based connectivity has always played a critical role for the maritime sector. As the communications expectations of ship owners, passengers and crews continue to grow, maritime service providers are seeing a transformation in the type and quantity of applications that need to be supported at sea.
Microsatellites Launched for Maritime Monitoring, Comms and Science
The Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) announced the successful launch of two Norwegian microsatellites developed and built by SFL for the Norwegian Space Centre with support from the Norwegian Coastal Authority, Space Norway and the European Space Agency. The Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying the satellites into
Inmarsat Provides Pacific Northwest, Bering Sea Coverage for Dunlap
Mobile satellite communications company Inmarsat said it has partnered with satellite communications provider Network Innovations and maritime transportation provider Dunlap Towing to install Fleet One across its fleet of 12 vessels. For Dunlap, the Dutch Harbor and Pacific Coast routes in Alaskan
AST to Supply VSAT to 30 SEACOR Vessels
Satellite communication services and solutions provider the AST Group said it has recently won a contract with SEACOR Marine International to supply VSAT and failover satellite communications to 30 vessels. The agreement sees AST supplying VSAT and back-up communications for SEACOR’s North Sea and
d’Amico Chooses Sealink Premium Plus VSAT
Telemar and Marlink to bundle VSAT, L-Band and XChange Universal Remote Access to improve on board IT network support Italian ship owner and long-term Telemar customer d’Amico Group has selected Marlink’s Sealink Premium Plus VSAT service to enhance connectivity across its fleet of over 50 product tankers and dry cargo vessels.
Telenor Expands Communication Services for DFDS
Global maritime mobile operator Telenor Maritime said it will expand communications services for longstanding partner DFDS, deploying its connectivity platform with Premium Wi-Fi, Ka VSAT and mobile broadband backhaul for the Northern European shipping company. “We are moving fast forward into the Networked Society,
Maritime Broadband Radio: First Wireless Network at Sea
Norway has become the first nation to implement maritime broadband communication on ships and planes in public service, enabling exchange of information that can be crucial in limiting damage when accidents occur. Kongsberg Seatex and Radionor have teamed up to develop Maritime Broadband Radio (MBR),
Iridium Launches Latest 10 NEXT Satellites
Iridium has launched 10 of its Iridium NEXT satellites US aboard a SpaceX rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. This payload of 10 satellites was deployed into low-Earth orbit, approximately one hour after a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg, at 1:25pm PDT (20:25 UTC).
WebWatch Antenna Delivers on-Board Connectivity
WebWatch, the all-in-one Wi-Fi hotspot, cellular data and high-definition television (HDTV) antenna from Shakespeare, shares signals for up to 32 on-board users. WebWatch delivers Internet with speeds up to 4G from a nearby Wi-Fi hotspot or cellular network with a user-supplied data-only SIM card.
Reederei Hamburger Lloyd Chooses Sealink Plus VSAT
Hamburg-based shipping group Reederei Hamburger Lloyd will move its fleet of nine containerships and six bulk carriers to Marlink’s Sealink Plus VSAT package including unlimited L-band backup. Hamburger Lloyd is a long term customer of Telemar Germany and was looking for a communications solution | aerospace |
https://luxurylifestyle.com/headlines/guide/luxury-news-aviation | 2021-09-28T04:33:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780060201.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20210928032425-20210928062425-00194.warc.gz | 0.943414 | 473 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__2082130 | en | GrandView Aviation, a corporate sponsor of Women in Aviation International (WAI), will host its first Girls in Aviation Day, in partnership with WAI, at Martin State Airport in Middle River, Maryland on September 25th, 2021.
Alaska Airlines is taking the Bay Area to new heights as it unveils its brand-new Lounge at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). With sights of the city and runway throughout the 9,200 square feet of Bay-Area inspired amenities, visitors will
Lucid Group, which is setting new standards with its advanced luxury EVs, today announced Production Preview Week at AMP-1, a series of events the week of September 27, 2021, during which Lucid will open the doors of its Advanced Manufacturing Plant
On 19 August 2021, Air France unveiled its brand new iconic lounge located in terminal 2F at Paris-Charles de Gaulle. An invitation to celebrate the best of French-style travel, upon arrival at the airport or during transit.
Ampaire, a leader in electric aviation and division of Surf Air Mobility, celebrates the first hybrid electric flights in Scotland yesterday, crossing the Pentland Firth from Kirkwall Airport (KOI) on the Orkney Isles to regional airport Wick John O'
Jet It is excited to announce the delivery of its first Canadian based aircraft. As travel reopens Canadian based travelers can now take advantage of the new day-based fractional ownership model for their domestic and international trips. With this
The International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) has awarded private jet charter company, GrandView Aviation, with its Stage II certification. GrandView has been expanding its service across the United States, and recently added a
Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), flew at the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) AirVenture 2021 in Wisconsin. The Volocopter 2X flight was the first ever public crewed test flight of a fully electric vertical take-off and
Stratos 716X, the experimental, kit-built version of the upcoming FAR Part 23 / EASA CS 23 certified Stratos 716, is making its first public appearance at EAA AirVenture 2021. The 1,500 nautical mile range 716 gets its name from its 0.7 Mach / 402 | aerospace |
https://vidmaxviral.com/video/218259-oops-pilot-in-training-repeatedly-jiggled-the-plane-door-and-it-opened-up-mid-flight | 2024-04-25T10:42:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297292879.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425094819-20240425124819-00005.warc.gz | 0.983219 | 168 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__71243659 | en | On March 8th, an unexpected incident occurred during a flight training exercise. Pilot-in-training Ronald Shearer, age 33, was tasked with troubleshooting a malfunctioning door sensor that had falsely indicated the door was open. As part of the troubleshooting process, Ronald jiggled the handle to see if the sensor would return an accurate reading. However, his actions had an unforeseen consequence as the door suddenly flew open, causing fast-moving air to rush into the cockpit.
Despite the challenging circumstances, Ronald managed to maintain his composure and held onto the door while the flight crew prepared for an immediate landing. Once they landed safely, Ronald and his co-pilot laughed about the incident and declined assistance from air traffic control when offered. They quickly resumed their training and were soon ready to take off again. | aerospace |
https://www.pentastaraviation.com/engineering-solutions | 2023-02-07T11:58:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500456.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20230207102930-20230207132930-00342.warc.gz | 0.91687 | 422 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__79029131 | en | Making the impossible…possible.
At Pentastar Aviation, we believe that if you can dream it – we should make it happen. Home to a skilled engineering team we are constantly called upon for our industry-leading capabilities. If there is something you need for your aircraft that makes things easier, better, more convenient, or just adds a personal touch we have the engineering expertise to find the right solution.
Our engineers will work diligently to create a design that is not only innovative, but also cost-effective and easy to maintain, as they are also well versed in the research, design, certification, installation, and airworthiness compliance that goes along with making modifications to an aircraft.
FAA Certification Services
Pentastar’s design team has extensive knowledge and experience regarding the certification of maintenance and avionics systems for U.S. and other civil aviation authorities, as well as numerous Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) internationally and domestically. Because of this unique level of expertise, we are often called upon by OEM’s, design companies, and other vendors for special consultations on Parts Manufacturing Authority (PMA) assistance and the development of STCs.
- Parts Manufacturing Authority (PMA) assistance
- Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) – Including STC Validations
- Flight Test Analyst
- Onsite Electrical Systems & Equipment FAA DER (Designated Engineering Representative)
- Flight Manual Supplements
- Instructions for Continued Airworthiness
The avionics systems designers at Pentastar are on the cutting edge, with experience tailoring solutions specifically designed to meet the needs of our customers, while offering ease of maintenance and compliance with all applicable regulations.
System design services offered:
- Wiring diagrams
- Avionics system integration
- Electronic load analysis
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Structural design services offered:
- Antenna placement/installation
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- Equipment rack/shelf design | aerospace |
https://www.thewhig.com/2017/07/17/i-threw-out-the-bucket-list | 2021-01-15T14:01:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703495901.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20210115134101-20210115164101-00492.warc.gz | 0.962739 | 691 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__203671030 | en | KINGSTON – For Roy Brown, Monday afternoon’s flight over the city in Sentimental Journey, a restored Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, was a trip back in time.
“Exhilarated. Absolutely exhilarated,” Brown said after the short flight.
“I threw the bucket list out after this. Don’t need it now,”
Sentimental Journey, flown by the Commemorative Air Force from Airbase Arizona, touched down at Norman Rogers Airport Monday for a week-long series of tours and flights.
Brown came to Kingston from Scotland in 1943 to fly Harvards as a trainee pilot with the Royal Navy’s fleet air arm.
After training he was stationed to the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious in the Pacific and flew a Corsair fighter plane.
While a single seat Corsair and a B-17 have little in common, being aboard a Second World War warplane Monday was a trip back in time for Brown.
“It took me back to the years when I learned to fly in ‘44,” he said. “It made me feel young again, and at my age anything that makes me feel young again is good.”
Brown said he remembered the last time a B-17 landed at the Kingston airport.
“The interesting thing for me coming back to see a B-17 come in, one came in 1944,” he said. “It was either mechanical failure or weather, but it touched down here and spent the night. I remember the crew were quite excited because they were qualifying for the overseas medal.”
Used sparingly by Britain and Canada during the war, history will remember the B-17 heavy bomber as the workhorse of the United States Army Air Force’s daylight bombing campaign over Europe during the Second World War.
With a crew of 10 and armed with up to 13 50-calibre machine guns, the B-17 could carry more than 4,350 kilograms of bombs.
Of the 1.5 million tonnes of bombs dropped on Germany and the occupied countries during the war, 640,000 tonnes were carried by B-17s.
Only the Royal Air Force’s Avro Lancaster dropped more bombs during the war in Europe.
For veteran Clarke Macready, who served during the Second World War as a fighter direction officer, controlling the takeoffs and landings of aircraft from an aircraft carrier, the flight on Sentimental Journey was a reminder of how complex airplanes can be.
“We forget how many bits an pieces and moving parts there were in these old airplanes. It’s amazing,” Macready said.
By war’s end, a decade after the B-17’s prototype first flew, almost 13,000 B-17s had been built.
The B-17G Sentimental Journey flew only a handful of reconnaissance missions before the war in Europe ended.
After the end of the war most of the B-17s were scrapped but some small numbers continued to serve in military and civilian roles in countries around the world.
Less than a dozen of them of them are still airworthy today.
Sentimental Journey is to be at the airport and open for tours during the daytime. The aircraft is to be available for flights starting Friday. | aerospace |
https://computers4africa.org/the-air-forces-secret-new-fighter-jet-will-get-on-the-fly-software-updates.html | 2024-04-16T06:56:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817073.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416062523-20240416092523-00872.warc.gz | 0.928431 | 1,131 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__179430881 | en | The Air Force’s Up coming-Era Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter will include things like the means to swiftly improve a jet’s software package.
This will make it possible for the fighter to quickly alter onboard software as prolonged as it doesn’t interfere with the jet’s capacity to fly.
A prototype of the process was likely tested in 2020 working with a U-2 spy aircraft.
The U.S. Air Drive claims its upcoming-era fighter jet will function a brand-new capacity no existing fighter has: the ability to promptly transform the onboard application that drives the plane’s components. That implies Following-Era Air Dominance’s (NGAD) personal computer system will permit the plane to update the computer software that controls the components, allowing the airplane to immediately squash computer software bugs or unlock new capabilities even though in the air.
Air Drive Chief of Staff members Gen. CQ Brown disclosed the information last 7 days in the course of a roundtable party on the magic formula new fighter jet, as to start with reported by Breaking Defense. Brown informed reporters that the service’s NGAD fighter separates its flight-regulate program from the rest of the plane pc system—including software program that controls communications and networking, radar, electronic warfare, the command of new weapons, and so on.
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The NGAD fighter is a new fighter notion set to switch the F-22 Raptor and other Air Force fighters. A tech demonstrator has by now flown, while the aircraft alone won’t enter service in important quantities till the early 2030s. The NGAD application will consist of each crewed and uncrewed plane teamed alongside one another to allow the Air Drive to attain air dominance in any upcoming theater of war.
Existing fighters, Brown spelled out, run all of the software program on one most important laptop system. Any time a sizeable program up grade is performed, the Air Power and its protection contractors must operate flight checks to assure that the update does not accidentally impede the aircraft’s flight controls, potentially introducing an unwitting pilot to a awful surprise.
Separating flight manage software package from the relaxation of the aircraft’s software program bundle ensures that, as long as the code fulfills specific parameters, the application can be set up without the need of undertaking further flight testing. The outcome is that NGAD, and probable all long term Air Drive plane, will be able to acquire new application updates faster.
This most up-to-date innovation is just element of the plane components/program revolution, a single mirroring a revolution in customer electronics that started many years back. Originally, fighters like the Entire world War II-period P-51 Mustang had been hardware-only devices that lacked onboard laptop or computer systems. By the 1970s, fighters like the F-16 Combating Falcon were being flying with onboard pcs that furnished more functionality—controlling units like radar and jamming pods—but had been tied into a solitary computer system system.
One way to seem at the NGAD’s new technique is to review it to a smartphone. In our circumstance, the fighter is the smartphone and the running system, like Apple’s iOS, operates the cell phone. A smartphone’s main features are isolated away from other software package to be certain that people who obtain buggy software program, or new systems entirely, really don’t suddenly obtain on their own not able to make cellphone calls. NGAD does the exact matter with flight controls to make certain the aircraft will generally retain the skill to fly.
All of this is heading to enable NGAD keep on being aggressive in the deeply aggressive globe of fighter jets. In 2020, the Air Pressure flew a U-2 fighter making use of the Kubernetes software deployment process. One of the essential functions of Kubernetes, at first made by Google, is the automation of program deployment throughout overall networks. This advancement was in line with the Air Force’s mentioned vision of starting to be more agile and responsive from long term threats, not only in how planes are deployed, but in how software is deployed on planes.
NGAD’s new software program method paves the way for the Air Force’s vision. Think about the Air Power, possessing gained magic formula new particulars of a Chinese fighter jet’s radar program, making use of a Kubernetes-like system to rapidly deploy software package updates to the jet’s digital warfare suite. A central Air Pressure server, working with in excess of-the-airwaves updates despatched to jets by using 5G, could promptly update the digital warfare program on fighters about the planet in a make a difference of minutes. The U-2 assessments have been designed in-flight, suggesting that application upgrades could even be rolled out to traveling plane.
Next-Era Air Dominance, set to turn into operational around 2030, will be a sixth-era fighter jet. No one has deployed a sixth-gen jet but, so there is not a generally accepted set of capabilities that defines them. If NGAD receives there to start with, it will outline the aspect set for an full generation of fighters—with on-the-fly application upgrades being one particular of them.
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https://fluidpowerjournal.com/space-for-business/ | 2023-12-10T14:37:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679102469.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210123756-20231210153756-00764.warc.gz | 0.925782 | 746 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__123783065 | en | By Kenward Mah
In the space market, collaboration with innovative and reliable partners are crucial for Supply Chain Management (SCM) success. The National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) has been working with Lynch Fluid Controls Inc. for more than a decade now. This partnership highlights Lynch’s exceptional capabilities in the design, modeling, manufacturing, assembly, testing, and delivery of hydraulic motion-control solutions for NASA’s Project Artemis Exploration Ground Systems (EGS). This Small Medium Enterprise (SME) manufacturer has carved a unique niche in the “Space for Business” market and established itself as a trusted partner within NASA’s supply chain.
Lynch Fluid Controls brings value to NASA through its ability to transform ideas, concepts, schematics, and 3D models into reality. The company boasts engineering expertise and possesses Intellectual Property (IP) that allows them to handle all the iterations of the NASA Project Artemis I Mobile-Launcher Projects. This capability is highly appreciated by NASA engineers who understand the complexity involved in translating engineering drawings into real world activities such as metal cutting, machining, production, assembly, and testing.
Communication plays a vital role in Lynch’s partnership with NASA, as project timelines are constantly fluctuating due to internal and geopolitical circumstances. The ability to adapt and respond promptly to these changes is crucial for the success of any space project. NASA values the stability and reliability that Lynch brings to the table, as the company has a remarkable track record of over 30 years in the industry and a global reputation for excellence. Furthermore, Lynch holds certifications such as ISO/AS9100/Controlled Goods and Defense Logistics Agency, ensuring compliance with quality management systems (QMS) and continuous improvement (CI) programs.
To thrive in the competitive “Space for Business” market, SME organizations must identify niches that bring value to the customer. Lynch Fluid Controls has successfully achieved this by offering hydraulic motion-control solutions and sub-assemblies tailored specifically for NASA’s Space Launch System Umbilical Arms Mobile-Launcher Projects. The company’s commitment to design validation, modeling, manufacturing, assembly, testing, documentation and timely delivery has earned the trust of NASA’s technical architects.
Under a single roof, Lynch provides a seamless transition from theoretical engineering drawings to machine language, planning, programming, and state-of-the-art manufacturing. This holistic approach streamlines the production process, ensuring a higher level of efficiency and quality control. NASA acknowledges the benefits of collaborating with a vendor that possesses both theoretical engineering expertise and the capability to execute projects from start to finish with their project management skill sets.
The “Space for Business” market poses unique challenges, including long-term commitments, low product volumes, and a lack of critical mass. To address these challenges, organizations must price their offerings appropriately to minimize risks, ensure sustainability and their long-term health. Lynch Fluid Controls has recognized the importance of striking a balance between providing valuable solutions and maintaining a viable business model.
In conclusion, Lynch Fluid Controls Inc. stands as a testament to the success that can be achieved by SME manufacturers in the aerospace and defense industry. Their partnership with NASA showcases their ability to pioneer and access the “Space for Business” market. By leveraging their engineering expertise, intellectual property, tribal knowledge, and seamless project execution, Lynch has become a trusted and valued supplier to NASA’s Project Artemis programs. Their dedication to quality and communication has solidified their position as a trusted player in the fluid power industry and a true partner in the space and defense worlds. | aerospace |
https://newsverses.com/asia/china-to-launch-moon-probe-in-search-of-first-lunar-rock-retrieval-since-1970s.html | 2020-11-29T10:38:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141197593.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20201129093434-20201129123434-00063.warc.gz | 0.909456 | 765 | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-50__0__87333871 | en | China to launch moon probe, in search of first lunar rock retrieval since 1970s
BEIJING: China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon this week to convey again lunar rocks within the first try by any nation to retrieve samples from Earth’s pure satellite tv for pc for the reason that 1970s.
The Chang’e-5 probe, named after the traditional Chinese language goddess of the moon, will search to gather materials that may assist scientists perceive extra concerning the moon’s origins and formation.
The mission will take a look at China’s means to remotely purchase samples from area, forward of extra advanced missions.
If profitable, the mission will make China solely the third nation to have retrieved lunar samples, following america and the Soviet Union a long time in the past.
Because the Soviet Union crash-landed the Luna 2 on the moon in 1959, the primary human-made object to achieve one other celestial physique, a handful of different international locations together with Japan and India have launched moon missions.
Within the Apollo programme, which first put males on the moon, america landed 12 astronauts over six flights from 1969 to 1972, bringing again 382kg of rocks and soil.
The Soviet Union deployed three profitable robotic pattern return missions within the 1970s. The final, the Luna 24, retrieved 170.1g of samples in 1976 from Mare Crisium, or “Sea of Crises”.
China’s probe, scheduled to launch in coming days, will try to gather 2kg of samples in a beforehand unvisited space in an enormous lava plain often called Oceanus Procellarum, or “Ocean of Storms”.
“The Apollo-Luna pattern zone of the moon, whereas important to our understanding, was undertaken in an space that contains far lower than half the lunar floor,” mentioned James Head, a planetary scientist at Brown College.
Subsequent information from orbital distant sensing missions have proven a wider variety of rock varieties, mineralogies and ages than represented within the Apollo-Luna pattern collections, he mentioned.
“Lunar scientists have been advocating for robotic pattern return missions to those many various important areas as a way to tackle a number of elementary questions remaining from earlier exploration,” Head mentioned.
The Chang’e-5 mission might assist reply questions resembling how lengthy the moon remained volcanically lively in its inside and when its magnetic area – key to defending any type of life from the solar’s radiation – dissipated.
As soon as within the moon’s orbit, the probe will purpose to deploy a pair of automobiles to the floor: A lander will drill into the bottom, then switch its soil and rock samples to an ascender that may carry off and dock with an orbiting module.
If that is profitable, the samples shall be transferred to a return capsule that may return them to Earth.
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China made its first lunar touchdown in 2013. In January 2019, the Chang’e-Four probe touched down on the far aspect of the moon, the primary by any nation’s area probe.
Inside the subsequent decade, China plans to ascertain a robotic base station to conduct unmanned exploration within the south polar area.
It’s to be developed by means of the Chang’e-6, 7 and eight missions by means of the 2020s and expanded by means of the 2030s forward of manned landings.
China plans to retrieve samples from Mars by 2030.
In July, China launched an unmanned probe to Mars in its first unbiased mission to a different planet. | aerospace |
https://business.wapakdailynews.com/wapakdailynews/article/gnwcq-2023-8-10-parazero-launches-safeair-m350-pro-for-djis-new-enterprise-drone | 2024-02-21T11:25:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473472.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20240221102433-20240221132433-00665.warc.gz | 0.917488 | 1,031 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__149132007 | en | ParaZero continues to expand its compatibility with popular drone systems with the release of the SafeAir M350 Pro, a unique safety system for the DJI M350 RTK
Tel Aviv, Israel, Aug. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ParaZero Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: PRZO) (“ParaZero”), an aerospace company focused on drone safety systems for commercial drones and urban air mobility aircraft, continues the acceleration of its development of safety systems for commercial drones, by announcing today the official release of the SafeAir M350 Pro, a parachute system designed for DJI's newest enterprise drone, DJI M350 RTK.
ParaZero’s SafeAir M350 Pro is a drone parachute recovery system that mitigates flight risks autonomously. The SafeAir system is equipped with integrated sensors that continuously monitor and analyze the drone’s flight patterns to identify any indications of a critical failure. When triggered, the SmartAir Pro™, ParaZero’s onboard computer, responds with an instantaneous activation of the SafeAir system. The system cuts power to the drone, alerts people on the ground with an audible alarm, and deploys a lightweight parachute, bringing the drone to the ground in a safe, controlled descent.
“We are excited to launch another unique aftermarket safety system for a leading enterprise commercial drone” commented Boaz Shetzer, Chief Executive Officer of ParaZero. "The DJI M350 RTK drone is the replacement for the DJI 300 RTK, which we certified as ASTM F3322-18 compliant, and sold significantly globally, as well as received numerous regulatory approvals. We aim to achieve similar results with this new addition to our product portfolio.”
Equipped with ParaZero’s innovative parachute technology, organizations and operators around the world have received regulatory approvals for advanced operations, including autonomous flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), operations over people (OOP), operations in densely populated areas, and drone delivery, by providing a robust safety solution to mitigate ground risk in the event of an emergency.
The SafeAir DJI M350 Pro parachute recovery system will be available for purchase on ParaZero's official website and through authorized distributors worldwide.
About ParaZero Technologies
ParaZero ( https://parazero.com/ ) is a world-leading developer of autonomous parachute safety systems for commercial drone and urban air mobility (UAM) aircraft. Started in 2014 by a passionate group of aviation professionals and drone industry veterans, ParaZero designs smart, autonomous parachute safety systems designed to enable safe flight operations overpopulated areas and beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS).
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https://www.eg24.news/2021/04/for-the-first-time-nasa-is-producing-pure-oxygen-on-mars.html | 2021-05-11T16:42:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243991648.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20210511153555-20210511183555-00262.warc.gz | 0.938983 | 271 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__189418315 | en | Intervals NASAOn Wednesday, the device, which is about the size of a toaster, and is known as a moxie, produced about 5 grams of oxygen, enough for an astronaut to breath for about 10 minutes.
“Moxie is not just the first tool for producing oxygen in another world,” Trudy Curtis, an official in the Department of Space Mission Technology at NASA, said in a statement quoted by “Reuters”. She described it as the first technology of its kind to help future missions “live on (what yours) land” on another planet.
The device works through the electrolysis that is used Extreme heat To separate the oxygen atoms from the carbon dioxide gas, which makes up about 95 percent of the Martian atmosphere.
The remaining five percent in Mars air is made up primarily of molecular nitrogen and argon. Oxygen is present, but in negligible amounts.
But the availability of an abundant amount of oxygen is vital to humans’ exploration of the red planet, as a sustainable source of air that astronauts can breathe, and a necessary component of the rocket fuel needed to bring them back to Earth.
NASA says that the landing of four astronauts on the surface of Mars will require about seven metric tons of rocket fuel, in addition to 25 metric tons of oxygen. | aerospace |
https://gpm.nasa.gov/category/keywords/faces-gpm | 2021-11-29T05:47:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964358688.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20211129044311-20211129074311-00197.warc.gz | 0.863877 | 174 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__75566897 | en | An interview with Beth Weinstein, a GPM integration and test (I & T) engineer, Lisa Bartusek, GPM Deputy Mission Systems Engineer, and Carlton Peters, associate branch head at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the GPM thermal branch development lead.
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Dr. Kirschbaum discusses her role with GPM, how she became a scientist, and how remotely sensed satellite data can be used to study and evaluate natural hazards such as landslides.
Profile of Steve Nesbitt, a professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois and a mission scientist on GPM ground validation field campaigns. Nesbitt uses the data collected to improve the representation of cloud microphysical processes using radars, aircraft probes, and surface instrumentation in satellite precipitation algorithms to improve global precipitation estimates. | aerospace |
https://www.topendsports.com/sport/list/hang-gliding.htm | 2024-02-27T20:41:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474686.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240227184934-20240227214934-00292.warc.gz | 0.967235 | 298 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__75002922 | en | Hang gliding is a type of air sport in which the rider flies a non-motorized aircraft which is called a hang glider. Most of the hang gliders now are made of aluminum alloy which is covered with sailcloth. The pilot is concealed in a harness. The pilot can control the hang glider by shifting the body weight in opposition to a control frame.
The hang gliding competitions back in the days were flying as long as possible and spot landings. Now, cross-country flying is done. There are two or four waypoints which the pilots need to pass with a landing at goal. There is a world championship held every two years.
There are three classes of hang gliding for competitions. Class is the flexible wing hang glider; the flight is controlled by the wing. There’s class 5, the rigid wing hang glider, in which the flight is controlled by spoilers. The 3rd one is class 2, in which the pilot is integrated into the wing.
- Paragliding — riders using para-gliders perform cross country or acrobatic maneuvers.
- Gliding — an air sport in which pilots use an unpowered aircraft
- Wingsuit Flying — a variety of skydiving, where a person will fly in the air using a special jumpsuit called the wingsuit.
- Parachuting — Also known as skydiving, involving jumping from an aircraft with just a parachute. | aerospace |
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/science/news/nasa-to-hold-workshop-to-identify-safe-landing-sites-on-mars-708215 | 2022-01-28T23:31:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320306346.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20220128212503-20220129002503-00423.warc.gz | 0.921866 | 244 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__52063986 | en | Nasa's first "Landing Site/Exploration Zone Workshop for Human Missions to the Surface of Mars" will be held October 27-30 at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston.
The conference will start the process for choosing sites on Mars that Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Mars Odyssey spacecraft - along with any future missions over the coming decades - could then further image to create better maps and provide valuable scientific data of these potential exploration zones.
Nasa hopes to engage scientists, technologists and experts in human exploration during the conference, fostering collaboration among the teams that will enable humans to live on and explore Mars in the coming decades, the US space agency said in a statement.
Potential exploration zones will need to offer compelling science research while providing resources that astronauts can take advantage of during their pioneering of the Red Planet.
First explorers are expected to be limited to about 100 km of travel from their landing site due to life support and exploration technology requirements.
"The life expectancy of the existing MRO and Odyssey spacecraft being limited, Nasa is eager to gather high-resolution maps of potential exploration zones while the spacecraft, already well beyond their design lifetime, are still operational," the statement read. | aerospace |
https://shop.browntechnical.org/products/aiaa-s-133-5-2013-space-plug-and-play-architecture-standard-28v-power-service-2013 | 2018-12-18T13:03:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376829399.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20181218123521-20181218145521-00153.warc.gz | 0.86925 | 193 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__97754759 | en | AIAA S-133-5-2013 Space Plug-and-Play Architecture Standard - 28V Power Service (2013)
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This standard is applicable to systems operating under the Space Plug-and-Play Architecture.
The SPA 28V Power Service Standard establishes specifications regarding the quality of the power service such as voltage ripple, transients, and interruptions.
The scope of this document is limited to the interface between a SPA-equipped spacecraft and SPA-compliant device. This interface is implemented at a physical SPA endpoint connector, specified in AIAA S-133-4-2013 SPA Physical Interface Standard, which contains details of the connector type, pin assignments, and wiring harnesses. Details of the design of a specific spacecraft electrical power subsystem, including power sources such as solar arrays and power storage devices such as batteries, are not relevant to the SPA power interface described in this document. | aerospace |
http://opensourcemid.org/online-sports-betting/gunship | 2017-04-25T14:29:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917120461.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031200-00539-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.875359 | 227 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__142166514 | en | GUNSHIP by GUNSHIP, released 24 July 2015 1. The Mountain 2. Revel In Your Time 3. Tech Noir 4. Shadow Fury 5. Pink Mist 6. Kitsune 7. Black Sun On The.
A gunship is a military aircraft armed with heavy guns, primarily intended for attacking ground targets. Contents. [hide]. 1 Terminology; 2 World War II aviation. Terminology · World War II aviation · Post-World War II aviation · Gallery.
Buy GUNSHIP now: iTunes: opensourcemid.org GUNSHIP Amazon: opensourcemid.org GUNSHIPAmazon Google. In their case, the term gunship is synonymous with power stars show armed helicopter. London, UK Contact GUNSHIP Streaming and Download help. Sign Up Security Check Can't read the text above? Please download one of our supported browsers. Mastered by Geoff Pesche at Abbey Road Studios. Such aircraft have their armament on one side harmonized to fire at the apex of an imaginary cone formed by the aircraft and the Gunship when performing a Gunship turn banking turn. Maximum Black featuring drums by Alex Gingell. | aerospace |
https://newatlas.com/locusts-reveal-insect-flight-aerodynamic-secrets/12890/ | 2023-02-06T23:37:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500365.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20230206212647-20230207002647-00035.warc.gz | 0.965413 | 577 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__228969500 | en | Locusts give up aerodynamic secrets of insect flight
It seems that locusts, the bane of farmers the world over, have served some purpose after all. With the aid of a wind tunnel and a high-speed digital video camera, scientists have captured the changes in the shape of the locust's wings during flight and created, for the first time, a computer model that recreates the airflow and thrust generated by their complex flapping movement. Modeling the aerodynamic secrets brings us a step closer to creating miniature robot flyers with the maneuverability and energy efficiency of an insect - such micro-aircraft would likely have huge benefits for search and rescue, military activities and inspecting hazardous environments.
The research was conducted by Dr John Young, from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia, and a team of animal flight researchers from Oxford University's Department of Zoology. They found that the so-called 'bumblebee paradox', which claims that insects defy the laws of aerodynamics, is untrue and that modern aerodynamics can accurately model insect flight.
"Biological systems have been optimized through evolutionary pressures over millions of years, and offer many examples of performance that far outstrips what we can achieve artificially," said Dr Young, a lecturer in the School of Aerospace, Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the Australian Defence Force Academy (UNSW@ADFA).
"An insect's delicately structured wings, with their twists and curves, and ridged and wrinkled surfaces, are about as far away as you can get from the streamlined wing of an aircraft," Dr Young said.
"Until very recently it hasn't been possible to measure the actual shape of an insect's wings in flight – partly because their wings flap so fast, and partly because their shape is so complicated."
"Locusts are an interesting insect for engineers to study because of their ability to fly extremely long distances on very limited energy reserves."
Once the computer model of the locust wing movement was perfected, the researchers ran modified simulations to find out why the wing structure was so complex.
In one test, they removed the wrinkles and curves but left the twist, while in the second test they replaced the wings with rigid flat plates. The results showed that the simplified models produced lift but were much less efficient, requiring much more power for flight.
"The message for engineers working to build insect-like micro-air vehicles is that the high lift of insect wings may be relatively easy to achieve, but that if the aim is to achieve efficiency of the sort that enables inter-continental flight in locusts, then the details of deforming wing design are critical," Dr Young said.
The research paper, Details of Insect Wing Design and Deformation Enhance Aerodynamic Function and Flight Efficiency, was published in the September 18 issue of Science. | aerospace |
http://www.multiwii.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7882&p=68591 | 2020-10-31T16:29:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107919459.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031151830-20201031181830-00529.warc.gz | 0.902082 | 106 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__112277224 | en | I need help
I would like to create a model that uses the tricopter configuration and the configuration fly wing .
I would like to manage this ones through a servo (for the rotation of the motors) by a swicth.
In short when the swicth is on I used the tricopter configuration and when the switch is off I use the flying wing configuration
is possible use the MultiWii files and what needs to change?
thanks for help
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https://ordonews.com/chinese-lunar-mission-uncovers-history-of-volcanic-eruptions-on-the-moon/ | 2022-12-04T15:33:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710974.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20221204140455-20221204170455-00168.warc.gz | 0.931878 | 657 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__13772993 | en | (ORDO NEWS) — Researchers in China have found that the landing area of the Chang’e-5 lunar lander was flooded by at least four layers of volcanic lava flows.
China has made excellent progress in exploring the lunar surface with its lunar missions. Thanks to missions such as Chang’e-4 and Chang’e-5, we have learned a lot of information about the Earth’s faithful satellite.
We recently reported on the discovery made by the Chang’e 5 mission about the water content of the Moon. To the researchers’ surprise, abundant traces of water have been found on the Moon.
This discovery is of great importance for future manned missions to the lunar surface and plays a decisive role in the future establishment of lunar colonies.
We also learned that China has discovered a completely new mineral on the lunar surface called chensite-(Y), which is of great importance because of its content of helium-3.
While the Earth is protected from solar wind explosions by its magnetic field, the Moon is being bombarded with large amounts of helium-3.
The use of this isotope could be useful for nuclear fusion reactors because it is non-radioactive and does not produce hazardous waste.
It is estimated that there are at least 1.1 million metric tons of helium-3 under the lunar surface, providing enough energy to sustain human life for at least 10,000 years.
A press release from the National Space Science Center (NSSC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences said a team of researchers has found geological evidence that four layers of volcanic lava flow flooded the landing area of the Chang’e-5 lunar expedition.
Chang’e 5, China’s lunar sample return mission, returned 1,731 grams of samples to Earth in 2020. One of the youngest basalt units on the lunar surface is found in the northwestern region of Oceanus Procellarum, also known as the Ocean of Storms.
Long-standing volcanic activity on the Moon is believed to be fueled by heat-producing elements such as uranium, thorium and potassium found in the region.
To further improve our understanding of lunar volcanic activity and evolutionary history, we need to measure the thickness of the basalt and its eruption rate in the Chang’e-5 landing area, explained Du Jun, lead researcher on the paper.
To answer these questions, scientists from the NSSC and other Chinese institutes have estimated the thickness of the haze basalt deposits located in the Chang’e-5 landing area.
A total of four magmatic eruptions occurred in the landing area, with an average thickness of 230 meters, 70 meters, 4 meters and 36 meters, respectively.
In addition, the study shows that about 2 billion years ago, the rate of eruption of haze basalts in the landing area of Chang’e-5 increased significantly.
As a result of these findings, it is possible to improve the numerical model of lunar volcanic activity in order to take into account the duration and scale of events.
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https://smmsyria.com/russia-to-shoot-us-jets-down-over-syria/ | 2021-09-20T19:58:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057091.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20210920191528-20210920221528-00694.warc.gz | 0.966658 | 211 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__257563221 | en | Russian MoD announced its forces will treat U.S.-led coalition aircraft and drones as targets if they are operating in Syrian airspace in areas while Russian aviation is on combat missions.
The Russian defense ministry also said it is suspending an agreement to minimize the risk of in-flight incidents between Russian and U.S.-led coalition aircraft operating over Syria.
“Any aerial objects, including warplanes and UAVs belonging to international coalition, spotted west of Euphrates river, will be escorted and tracked by Russian air defense systems both on the ground and in the air as aerial targets,” MoD announced in its official statement issued soon after US-led coalition brought Syrian fighter jet down in Raqqa province.
In addition to that, Russian MoD announced it had halted coordination with Pentagon on Syria after yesterday’s incident.
“As of June 19, Ministry of Defense halts coordination with U.S. counterparts within the framework of Memorandum on incident prevention and flight safety in Syria,” MoD officials said. | aerospace |
https://www.simflight.com/2020/08/28/a32nx-project-freeware-project-to-upgrade-msfs-a320/ | 2023-03-31T09:01:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949598.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20230331082653-20230331112653-00736.warc.gz | 0.863035 | 135 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__290241428 | en | A very interesting project appears at fs-2020.org, the freeware A32NX Project aims at the enhancement of the default Airbus A320 Neo included in all editions of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Currently, the content is the following :
“Removed INOP property from all ECAM page buttons
Added APU ECAM page
Added Door ECAM page
Added Bleed ECAM page placeholder
Fixed fuel consumption
Fixed APU startup time
Added MODE change indication to Navigation Display
Added Seat Belts and Air Cond Inop
and Much More…”
A3NX is great but would like ready to fly mode also ? | aerospace |
https://kvikr.com/flight/dl8625_delta | 2017-07-22T23:03:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-30/segments/1500549424154.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20170722222652-20170723002652-00106.warc.gz | 0.701235 | 251 | CC-MAIN-2017-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-30__0__85095914 | en | DL8625 flight schedule & details
Delta international flight DL8625 serves route Conakry to Nouakchott. The flight departs four times per week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday). Provided details are valid for the flight departing on 23rd July, 2017.
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Flight DL8625: Conakry - Nouakchott
|Departure day||23rd July (Sunday)|
|Departure time||19:25 (7:25 pm)|
|Airport IATA code||CKY|
|Arrival day||23rd July (Sunday)|
|Arrival time||21:15 (9:15 pm)|
|Airport IATA code||NKC|
|IATA carrier code||DL|
|Arrival day||Same day|
|Flight duration||1h 50m|
|Distance||976 km / 606 mi.|
|Operated by||Air France flight AF727| | aerospace |
https://voi.id/en/berita/82527/cabut-larangan-terbang-boeing-737-max-otoritas-penerbangan-singapura-terapkan-sejumlah-syarat-operasional | 2021-10-26T20:46:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323587926.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20211026200738-20211026230738-00014.warc.gz | 0.960684 | 636 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__228097172 | en | JAKARTA - The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) lifted a flight ban on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft flying into and out of the country starting Monday (6 September). The previous suspension was in place since March 2019, in connection with two fatal incidents involving the Boeing 737 Max fleet in less than five months.
First March 2019, an Ethiopian Airlines crash involving a Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet killed 157 people. Earlier in October 2018, a Lion Air 737 MAX 8 jet crashed in Indonesia, killing 189 people.
"CAAS made the decision to lift the restrictions after completing its technical assessment, which included evaluation of design changes to the aircraft made by Boeing and approved by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other validation by regulatory authorities," CAAS said in a statement, citing CNA Monday. 6 September.
"CAAS also reviewed the operational flight data of aircraft that have returned to service over the past nine months and observed that there were no glaring safety concerns," the statement continued.
The United States Aviation Authority (FAA) lifted the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX in November 2020 after a 20-month review process. The FAA at the time also issued an airworthiness directive specifying design changes, including installing new flight control and display system software, which had to be created before the aircraft could return to service, as well as training requirements.
To enforce the lifting of the suspension, CAAS said it had issued a directive requiring Singaporean air carriers wishing to fly the Boeing 737 MAX, to comply with and implement all necessary actions stated in the FAA airworthiness directive and CAAS directive.
"This includes establishing a CAAS-approved flight crew training program consisting of elements of ground training, the flight specified in the FAA's special training for Boeing 737 MAX crew members, with additional simulator training to ensure that pilots are adequately trained in workload management when handling situations. aircraft emergency," the authorities said.
"In particular, Singapore Airlines must reassure CAAS that it has complied with and implemented all required measures stated, before its aircraft can return to service," the authority added.
Meanwhile, Singapore Airlines has six Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, according to an advisory issued in March 2019.
As for foreign airlines wishing to operate a fleet of similar aircraft to Singapore, they must comply with CAAS and FAA requirements, as well as other requirements of their respective civil aviation authorities, the authority said.
In addition to the US, other regulators that have lifted restrictions on the Boeing 737 MAX include those from the European Union, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
"Flight safety is paramount. CAAS has taken extra care to assess, monitor, and ensure that due diligence has been carried out and that the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft can operate safely, before lifting restrictions on aircraft operations in and out of Singapore," said the Director-General of CAAS. Han Kok Juan.
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https://fortemtech.com/blog/protect-inauguration-from-drone-attack/ | 2021-05-10T18:40:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243991759.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20210510174005-20210510204005-00330.warc.gz | 0.946554 | 1,300 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__130500275 | en | City streets and bridges across Washington, D.C., have been locked down in anticipation of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, but securing the airspace over the city is a near-impossible task.
Making it an even greater concern is Biden’s outdoor swearing-in ceremony and the potential for large protests across the city. The Secret Service oversees security for the event and identified drones, or small unmanned aerial systems, as a threat to the inauguration. The agency declined to comment on how it will respond to this risk. Half a dozen companies who make technology that can detect and take down rogue drones, including for the government, walked the Washington Examiner through how they believe the Secret Service is approaching the situation.
Drones pose two types of threats based on how they can spy on operations from above and be physically used as a weapon. Surveillance is how Aerial Armor operations manager Brandon Lugo is most accustomed to seeing his company's technology used by clients.
"More times than not, we’re seeing drones used to monitor law enforcement, monitor their activities and whereabouts, and use that information," said Lugo, noting examples from protests across the United States in 2020.
"The anti-law enforcement groups are able to watch the law enforcement's movements, anticipate where they’re going to be, and able to avoid and bypass the security in place," Lugo said, which would hurt federal and local officers' ability to respond to protesters or rioters across the city.
“The second and most obvious is a weaponized drone," said Andy Morabe, vice president of sales and marketing for IXI Technology’s DRONEKILLER machine.
A large drone can be modified to carry a gun, explosives, and hazardous materials, explained Morabe, all of which can put the public in danger.
"The mere presence of drone appearing to carry a payload can cause a panic that can be worse than the threat itself," said Morabe.
Fortem Technologies CEO Timothy Bean pointed to unauthorized drone flights that have targeted nuclear plants and the White House, even terror plots that sought to use drones to fly bombs into troops and facilities.
Christopher R. Williams, CEO of Citadel Defense, said that in the right person’s hands, a drone can disrupt even military and government operations. They are capable of carrying remote-controlled firearms and explosives and carrying out a cyberattack.
Drone and logistic operator Peter Trempeck monitores the automatic landing of a drone with a case for medical stuff during a presentation for media, near the Labor Berlin laboratory in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Each drone can carry about 40 test samples, not only for Corona tests, that need to be examined in a laboratory. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Unlike other U.S. cities, Washington is a no-fly zone for drones. That means drones are physically unable to lift off in Washington, and if they take off from Northern Virginia, they will likely run into an invisible wall in the sky while crossing the Potomac River into Washington.
“Their first line of defense is geofencing,” said Morabe, describing the invisible wall in the sky. “This is really nothing more than drone manufacturers themselves ensuring that their drone will not fly within the geographical coordinates of Washington DC. This is already programmed into the drone’s software and is reinforced through software updates.”
However, these software limitations can be defeated in a manner similar to someone jail-breaking their cellphone to cancel the GPS input altogether. This, experts explained, is where inauguration planners should be focused.
“Most likely, the Secret Service is using a fixed system [to detect drones]," said Morabe.
Fixed systems are attached to a street light or other permanent infrastructure. They contain radio frequency receivers able to detect signals coming and going from the drone and the operator, high-resolution cameras to capture images of drones flying by, short-range and long-range radars, and acoustic capabilities to detect the sound of drones buzzing by. Radars can tell law enforcement which direction the drone is flying, its altitude, and speed.
These detectors are often installed in traffic lights. When they detect a drone, that information is pushed out and automatically processed by software and can be looked at by a person, FLYMOTION Cofounder Ryan English said.
"If you can imagine blocks and blocks of streetlights with acoustic sensors, drones can be detected at the outskirts of city limits and tracked all the way to its intended target," said Morabe.
But taking down or mitigating a drone is more complicated than detecting it.
"As it stands, domestic law enforcement and security professionals don't have the technology required to detect a drone until it's within visual line of sight, and current 'take-down' methods are limited to trying to shoot a drone out of the sky, putting anyone nearby at risk of injury or death," Bean wrote in a statement.
Counter-drone tools, or those that can interrupt a drone's flight or force it down from the sky, send a radio frequency signal to the drone that overrides the instructions it is receiving from the drone operator. This process of jamming can work up to three miles away, more than enough distance to cover from the U.S. Capitol down the National Mall and to the Lincoln Memorial.
"My assumption would be that they are deploying multiple systems to detect and essentially mitigate as well. That would be the interruption," said Lugo, the operations manager for Aerial Armor.
“The Secret Service is completely prepared to counter the threat by consumer drones,” said Morabe.
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Fortem Technologies is the leader in airspace awareness, security, and defense for detecting and defeating dangerous drones. Through an advanced, end to end system of distributed radar, AI at the Edge, deep sensor integration, and autonomous drone capture, Fortem monitors and defends the world’s venues, infrastructures, cities, and regions. The same system is accelerating the safety of the world’s airspace for urban air mobility. Based in Pleasant Grove, Utah, the company is privately held and backed by Toshiba, Boeing, DCVC, Mubadala Investment Company, Signia Venture Partners and others. | aerospace |
https://www.science20.com/astro_watch/blog/isro_successfully_tests_its_gslv_mk_iii_cryogenic_engine-154041 | 2023-05-28T20:35:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224644506.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230528182446-20230528212446-00447.warc.gz | 0.948829 | 521 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__74116485 | en | “It is yet another milestone achievement on the road map of developing a bigger and more powerful indigenously built high thrust cryogenic upper stage for GSLV Mk III rocket for the Indian Space Program,” said IPRC Director D. Karthikesan. IPRC is called the "Jet Propulsion Laboratory of India" as all stage and engine related tests of ISRO's launch vehicles and satellites are carried out there.
The CE-20 was ignited and was tested for 20 seconds to study the flight characteristics of the engine. All the major parameters of CE-20 were normal and further tests are planned in the coming months.
Various subsystems of CE-20, such as injector, thrust chamber, gas generator, liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen turbo pumps were tested earlier at IPRC.
The GSLV Mk III rocket will launch satellites into geostationary orbit and will be also used as a launcher for an Indian crew vehicle. It will help the country carry out major scientific missions in space.
"The GSLV Mk III rocket has a payload capacity of four tons which would enable to carry out space missions successfully. Besides, there is also a billion-dollar satellite market that could be tapped for the commercial benefit of the country," said former ISRO director Suresh Naik.
Weighing 630 tons, the GSLV Mk III is a new-generation launch vehicle. It is 43 meters (142 ft) long. The cryogenic upper stage C 25 will be powered by the CE-20 engine burning liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen, producing 186 kilonewtons (19.0 tf) of thrust. The C 25 will be 4 meters (13 ft) in diameter and 13.5 meters (44 ft) long, and contain 27 tons of propellant.
A suborbital flight test of the GSLV Mk III launcher, with a passive cryogenic third stage, was successfully carried out on Dec. 18, 2014, and was used to test a Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment (CARE) on a suborbital trajectory.
"The GSLV will also be useful for carrying out Indian human space missions through Chandrayaan-3. In the recent years, India has been successful in reducing dependency on other countries to launch satellites, while many nations are carrying out the process from India due to cost effectiveness and reliability," Naik said.
The next launch of GSLV Mk III is planned for early 2017. The mission will put in the GSAT-19E communication satellite into orbit. | aerospace |
https://www.iaa.ie/general-aviation/aircraft-categories/aeroplanes | 2023-12-01T22:34:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00178.warc.gz | 0.937603 | 137 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__1332748 | en | All Irish registered aeroplanes, subject to EASA regulations, shall be issued with an EASA non-expiring Certificate of Airworthiness or Permit to Fly. Those with a Certificate of Airworthiness also require an Airworthiness Review Certificate (ARC).
This is applicable to aircraft operated under Part-NCO; which is defined as all non-commercial activities of aeroplanes other than complex motor-powered aeroplanes.
Aircraft listed in Annex I of the Basic Regulation are excluded from these requirements and national regulations apply instead. Aircraft and Helicopters not affected by the EASA Regulations. Such aircraft types are listed in the left hand navigation bar. | aerospace |
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/national-govt--politics/air-force-declares-controversial-stealth-jet-ready-for-combat/dUryiuQrewRQbLQEy6HKRO/ | 2023-12-02T14:24:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100427.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202140407-20231202170407-00543.warc.gz | 0.943726 | 1,501 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__268605291 | en | Military reporter Barrie Barber has followed the latest developments of the new F-35 fighter jet and highlighting the key role Wright-Patterson Air Force Base continues to play.
After years of delays and cost overruns, the Air Force Tuesday declared the F-35A Lightning II — a stealth aircraft with advanced capabilities to reach high-threat targets around the globe — ready for combat.
The announcement comes days after the aircraft fired an air-to-air missile to shoot down a target drone and weeks after it dropped 15 of 16 bombs on targets and avoided being shot down by F-15 fighter jets in a training exercise, the Air Force reported.
“The fact of the matter is this airplane is, like the F-22 was, is going to give us capabilities we do not have today and it will take us to the next generation of airplanes,” Air Combat Command Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle said in a conference call with reporters.
Carlisle said the advanced sensors and electronic warfare capabilities allow the F-35A to access previously unreachable targets with unmatched pilot situational awareness. The jet is not yet at full capability, however. “We have a lot of work left to do,” he said.
Part of that work is lowering the weight of a $400,000 next generation flight helmet. Wright-Patterson’s F-35 Division, which has had a key role developing the fifth-generation stealth jet’s technology over the last decade and a half, has worked on that issue to make ejection safer for lower weight pilots now barred from flying the Air Force’s F-35A.
The jet debuted locally at the Vectren Dayton Air Show in June.
The Air Force plans to buy 1,763 of the planes at a current price of $108 million a piece with a goal to lower the cost to less than $80 million by 2019. Lockheed Martin won the weapons contract — the most expensive in U.S. history — to build the plane 15 years ago.
‘Come a long way’
“In the last few years the airplane has come a long way,” said Robert B. Fookes, chief of flight systems at the F-35 Division at Wright-Patterson. He has worked on the F-35 program longer than any Air Force employee.
“We’ve had a lot of technical issues, but I think if you look at the history of legacy programs, this is the growing pains of next generation-type technology,” he said. “This is the most advanced fighter out there.”
The Pentagon expects to buy 2,443 of the jets for the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy at a cost of nearly $400 billion. Hundreds if not thousands more planes would be sold to allies.
Critics contend the plane’s delays in software development, maintenance downtime and a lack of testing to find cyber vulnerabilities put the plane years from combat readiness.
An independent watchdog group has concerns the combat ready declaration is “driven by public relations pressures to show the program is making progress and not by demonstrated combat capabilities for the F-35,” according to Mandy Smithberger, director of the Straus Military Reform Project at the Project On Government Oversight.
She said the Marine Corps “prematurely” declared its vertical take-off and landing F-35B ready for combat last year. “The F-35 is far from achieving the reliability and maintainability needed to be deployable,” she said in an email.
Making the flight helmet lighter became a priority when the Air Force barred pilots who weigh less than 136 pounds from flying the F-35A because of concerns they had a higher likelihood of a neck injury or a chance of a fatality when ejecting, officials said.
The F-35 has a helmet-mounted display that beams flight data inside a pilot’s visor. The additional electronics built into the helmet added to the weight.
The custom-fit helmet’s weight crept to 5.1 pounds, more than double earlier flight helmets that weighed less than half as much, according to Fookes. Technicians aim to lower that to 4.6 pounds, below a targeted level of 4.8 pounds, Fookes said.
“In this case, ounces mean everything,” he said. One of two visors also will be removed.
F-35 engineers have worked with helmet maker Rockwell Collins ESA Vision Systems and Lockheed Martin on the lightweight version since April 2015, according to Kailen Tuscano, a Rockwell Collins spokesperson.
The F-35 development program has targeted getting the next version of the Gen III lightweight helmet into the F-35 late next year, but will try to sooner, according to Brandi Schiff, an F-35 Joint Program Office spokesperson.
As part of tackling the pilot weight threshold, the Air Force will install a head-support panel between the risers of a parachute on the ejection seat to support the pilot’s head. Based on their weight, pilots will be able to flip a switch to slow how quickly a parachute deploys to reduce the shock on the aviator, Fookes said.
The Air Force is investigating replacing the ejection seat entirely, he said.
Three versions, one plane
The biggest challenge the plane has faced was “concurrency,” or flying and maintaining F-35s already in the fleet while development testing was under way, Fookes said.
In a bid for commonality among the military services and in an attempt to lower costs, the Pentagon developed three versions of the F-35, one for the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy.
The Air Force flies the F-35A, a conventional take-off and landing jet; the Marine Corps has the F-35B, which can take off and land vertically; and the Navy plans to fly the F-35C, a carrier version of the plane with larger, foldable wings and beefed-up landing gear, beginning in 2019.
Fookes suspects the Defense Department will not attempt to again develop three variants of a fighter jet.
“I think we’ve learned some valuable lessons,” he said. “It’s been both good and bad. But trying to appease all users at the same time is a very difficult thing and (so is) managing those requirements. I don’t see this happening again.”
Critics have contended the F-35 isn’t as capable a dogfighter as the F-16 Fighting Falcon or as capable a ground strike aircraft as the A-10 Thunderbolt II. The F-35A is intended to replace both in the Air Force.
“We are not a one-for-one replacement for anybody,” Fookes said. “We are a compliment to all of them.”
The Air Force has put experienced fighter pilots in the cockpit of the F-35, he said.
“If you talk to the operators, they love the airplane,” Fookes said. ”They will tell you it’s easy to fly.” | aerospace |
https://www.americas1stfreedom.org/content/the-real-first-man-in-space/ | 2023-12-04T00:03:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100518.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20231203225036-20231204015036-00809.warc.gz | 0.973576 | 1,320 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__214451558 | en | While the world certainly breathed a collective sigh of relief with the end of World War II (victory in Europe in May, victory in the Pacific in August), in many other senses, the turmoil was just beginning.
For the U.S. military, the massive demobilization at the end of the war was complete just as new threats emerged and the Iron Curtain took shape. A partial response to this was the formation, in September 1947, of a separate United States Air Force. Virtually all non-aircraft carrier aviation during the war had been carried out by the United States Army Air Corps, but Generals Dwight Eisenhower and Carl Spaatz had already taken steps to prepare for the division of the services before the end of World War II. The emerging role of air power in any future conflict was simply too great to remain part of the landed U.S. Army.
So Michigan-born Iven Carl Kincheloe joined a dynamic, evolving arm of the service in 1949. He was certainly no stranger to aviation. His family supported an early interest in flying, and he was prepared to solo at 14. By the statutory age of 16 (to receive his pilot’s license), he had more than 200 hours of flight time. An aeronautical engineering degree from Purdue University shortly followed. The ROTC cadet was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant and had his Air Force wings by August 1950—just two months after the start of the Korean War.
While Kincheloe was already considered a fine pilot, “fine” and “combat-ready” were two very different things. Instead of heading to Korea, he was assigned to the 62nd Fighter Interceptor squadron and learned to fly the new F-86 Sabre. Despite his young age and relative inexperience, his skills as a pilot became clear, and he was shortly sent to Edwards Air Force Base to help test a new “E” version of the Sabre. In no small way, this was a dream fulfilled: Even if temporarily, he was a test pilot. He would meet and work with some of the premier test pilots of the day, among them Frank K. “Pete” Everest and Chuck Yeager.Despite his young age and relative inexperience, his skills as a pilot became clear, and he was shortly sent to Edwards Air Force Base to help test a new “E” version of the Sabre.
By September 1951, “Kinch” found himself in Korea after all. Before he returned to the United States in May 1952, he would be a captain and rare jet ace with five confirmed victories (five or more air-to-air “kills”; there were only 40 aces total during the Korean War), and many more “probables” and enemy aircraft destroyed on the ground—in itself a relatively uncommon and dangerous feat in Korea.
His return home was to Nellis Air Force Base outside of Las Vegas. There, he chafed somewhat in his assignment as a gunnery instructor. It wasn’t long, however, before the chance to get back into the test pilot role appeared. In early 1954 he went to Britain to attend the Royal Air Force’s Empire Test Pilot School at Farnborough. Returning home in December, in the next four years he would fly nearly every premier prototype of the Air Force inventory: the F-100 “Super Sabre,” F-101 “Voodoo,” F-102 “Delta Dagger,” F-104 “Starfighter,” F-105 “Thunderchief” and F-106 “Delta Dart.”
But the achievements for which Kincheloe was most famed came in the Bell X-2. Of pioneering materials and design, it was a single-seat, throttleable rocket-powered aircraft, carried aloft by a B-50 (postwar modification of the Boeing B-29 “Superfortress”).
He would eventually fly the X-2 to more than 126,000 feet and 2,000 miles per hour (not quite Mach 3) in September 1956. At the time, 100,000 feet of altitude was considered the end of the atmosphere and the beginning of space, earning the captain the nickname “America’s No. 1 Spaceman,” and winning the Mackay Trophy for his feat. The X-2 program was halted a mere three weeks later when fellow test pilot Capt. Milburn “Mel” Apt was lost along with the aircraft.
Kincheloe would continue in his test pilot role in the “Century Series” fighters, and was selected to be one of the first three X-15 pilots and the “Man in Space Soonest” project. Like so many of the era and profession, Iven Kincheloe is relatively unsung outside aviation circles.
Sadly, disaster would find Kincheloe before the X-15 ever flew. Following Lockheed test pilot Lou Schalk off the runway at Edwards AFB in July of 1958, Kincheloe’s F-104A would lose engine power. Because early Starfighters lacked the “zero-zero” ejection seats of modern fighters, egress from the Lockheed was downward to avoid the aircraft’s high tail. By the time Kincheloe could activate his parachute, his altitude was less than 500 feet. Not quite 57 years ago this month, the United States Air Force lost “America’s No. 1 Spaceman” at the age of 30.
Like so many of the era and profession, Iven Kincheloe is relatively unsung outside aviation circles. But when NRA American Warrior asked noted aviation and period historian Barrett Tillman for a perspective, there certainly wasn’t any hunting around for thoughts.
“Iven Kincheloe made the transition from combat fighter pilot to record-setting test pilot at a time when aviation experienced its most dramatic progress,” Tillman said. “Had he survived, it's likely that he would be far better known to the public, almost certainly as an early astronaut."
For further reading, Mr. Tillman recommends the Kincheloe biography, First of the Spacemen (Duell, Sloan & Pearce) by James Haggerty. | aerospace |
https://business.gogoair.com/gogo-iq/case-studies/2017/gated/desert-jet/ | 2018-12-16T03:21:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376827252.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20181216025802-20181216051802-00360.warc.gz | 0.891088 | 105 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__157798974 | en | Before adding inflight Wi-Fi, the Desert Jet team used satellite phones for air-to-ground communications and found the experience unreliable for the work they needed to do.
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Download the story to learn how Gogo's cockpit and cabin Wi-Fi helped improve pilot capabilities. | aerospace |
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https://www.truscinski.com/how-to-become-a-licensed-drone-pilot/ | 2022-11-27T17:54:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710417.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20221127173917-20221127203917-00633.warc.gz | 0.948642 | 2,002 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__7677475 | en | How To Become A Licensed Drone Pilot – This article originally appeared on May 30, 2018, but was updated on October 20, 2020 to reflect the most recent information and laws related to commercial drone use.
Drone operators seem to be everywhere these days, but did you know that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has strict rules and regulations when it comes to flying drones, especially for non-recreational and commercial purposes? The two main rules are no flying above 400 feet and no flying in controlled airspace, but not everyone is aware of these facts. While it may be easy to ask your drone buddy to shoot your aerial photography, most recreational drone operators don’t know all the rules, and the rules matter.
How To Become A Licensed Drone Pilot
On August 29, 2016, the FAA issued new regulations (Part 107) regarding the commercial use of drones in US airspace. To comply with these regulations, the drone pilot must be professionally certified and fully insured, as well as a professional videographer. and a photographer. Sam Platt recently received his remote pilot certification, which gives him the right to operate a drone for commercial purposes.
Drone Pilot Job Description
There are many reasons why it is important to use a licensed drone pilot for commercial video and photography. Here are five reasons why:
When you hire a commercial drone pilot, they are required to follow the rules – guidelines put in place by the FAA to keep the airspace safe for everyone. A licensed drone pilot will know where, when and at what altitude he can fly. They will know how to obtain permission to fly in different classes of airspace. Most recreational drone operators don’t even realize they’re flying in controlled airspace, like much of northern Utah, and there are severe penalties for those who break the rules.
It’s one thing to get the drone into the air. Another thing is to do it safely. Licensed drone pilots spend hours studying FAA regulations – regulations that were put in place to keep both people and the airspace safe. They know how weather, wind speed and other conditions can affect flights. A licensed drone pilot makes safety a priority.
Drone insurance is a smart business move. This shows that the pilot is professional and trustworthy, even though the law does not currently require commercial drone operators to carry insurance. If you hire an uninsured drone operator or a hobbyist drone operator, you do so at your own risk, as homeowner’s insurance does not cover the recreational use of drones by operators.
How To Become A Certified Drone Pilot
When hiring a licensed drone pilot, it is important to consider the level of experience that can be provided. In our case, Sam isn’t just a guy with a drone; he is an experienced and talented professional photographer and videographer. Providing high-quality aerial photography is a company priority because our reputation is at stake and your project is truly important.
Flight planning involves more than just takeoff. In addition to logistics like determining airspace class and requesting FAA clearance, there is a creative aspect to every photography and videography project. When shooting your drone project, the entire scope of the project is taken into account, so you get the aerial photos you love. With the start of the new year 2017, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in various commercial sectors is increasing significantly. It’s becoming more and more mainstream. Businesses are eager to add drone capabilities to their services, but have limited understanding of the steps that need to be taken before obtaining approval for commercial use.
Even for readers outside of the Civil Aviation Authority, it offers a great insight into the amount of training that goes into making money flying a drone.
We recently reached out to Heliguy.com about their informative articles on training drone users on how to prepare to fly in a business environment. They have blogged about what they think will change over the next 12 months which you can read here: https://www.heliguy.com/blog/2017/01/20/the-drone-training-landscape- 2017/.
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Heliguy recently put together this infographic which helps show the steps required to become a qualified drone pilot in the UK.
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A remote pilot certificate (Part 107) and experience operating unmanned aircraft offer many potentially lucrative opportunities for unmanned aircraft operators (drone pilots). If you intend to make money or use it to promote any type of business (using a drone to add a “free” drone photo package to a wedding photo shoot) – you must have a Part 107 license.
If you invest money in a drone and plan to take photos with it, commercial use of your drone may allow you to pay back your investment. If you want to sell any photos or make money with your drone, you must be Part 107 certified. This article explains the pros and cons of becoming a drone pilot and the steps to becoming one.
A drone pilot is a person who controls an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). As unmanned aerial vehicle technology advances, drones, especially multi-rotor “quadcopters,” are increasingly able to perform missions autonomously. The drone can hover in place for a certain period of time (depending on battery life).
The pilot of an unmanned aerial vehicle must follow the airspace regulations established and enforced by the FAA. Depending on the aircraft, location, and altitude you wish to fly, prior FAA approval may be required.
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A drone pilot controls the unmanned aerial vehicle from launch to landing. In addition to actually operating the drones, they often operate cameras and communicate with property owners or business owners about operations in the area. Unmanned aerial vehicle pilots must be able to test and troubleshoot unmanned aerial vehicle equipment, analyze weather forecasts, and complete flight logs.
Buying a drone and becoming a drone pilot requires both time and money, although it is much less than becoming a plane or helicopter pilot. When deciding to become a drone pilot, it is important to consider the pros and cons:
Becoming a drone pilot is much easier and simpler than getting a manned aircraft pilot certificate. The process can be done quickly:
Unlike other FAA certifications, there is no mandatory ground school curriculum for drone pilots to pass the UAG Unmanned Aircraft General – Small proficiency exam. However, you still need to prepare for the knowledge test. It is advisable to take a drone ground school course that covers all areas of knowledge on the test, including:
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After you understand the important concepts and take a few practice tests, set up your FAA Tracking Number (FTN) with IACRA, find an exam center, and register to take the FAA Knowledge Test.
The knowledge test consists of 60 questions and you have two hours to answer all the questions. The fee for the aeronautical test is $175. If you fail (answered at least 70% of the questions correctly), you will have to wait 14 days to retake the exam.
After passing the exam, you will need to complete an FAA Form 8710-13 for a remote pilot certificate (FAA Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application). You will need to go through TSA security. Once everything has been processed by the FAA, your certificate will be mailed to you. From now on, you will officially become a drone pilot.
This last step is optional. You can buy a drone! Owning your own drone is not necessary for every UAS pilot job. If you are being paid as a contractor or consultant, the company may expect you to provide your own drone depending on your arrangement. If you are hired as an employee, the company may provide you with your own drone. If you buy an unmanned aircraft, make sure you register it under Part 107 or the Recreational Aircraft Exemption.
Legitimate Drone Pilots
The global commercial drone market is expected to grow exponentially in the next decade, and drone pilots will have many options for a wide variety of missions. FLYING Magazine provides resources for drone pilots at all stages of drone training and operation. To stay up to date with all the latest aviation news, subscribe to FLYING Magazine today!
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As you safely reach an altitude of about 1,500 feet, pass over the picturesque town of Half Moon Bay, whose fertile farms and crescent bay host the world-famous Mavericks surfing competition each winter. Head north toward the City by the Bay and be treated to incredible views of dramatic cliffs and rolling hills as you pass by the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Angel Island, and the skyscrapers of downtown San Francisco.
After circling the city to appreciate the stunning scenery below, head back to San Carlos where you will safely land your plane and disembark. | aerospace |
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Space news (September 29, 2015) – 30 miles above the icy surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus –
NASA planetary scientists and astrophysicists studying seven years of Cassini images and gravitational data provided by the Cassini Solstice Mission believe they have proof positive of the existence of a global liquid ocean of water beneath the icy shell of Saturn’s moon Enceladus.
By carefully mapping craters and other surface features planetary scientists were able to precisely measure changes in the rotation of Enceladus, which indicated a slight wobble in its orbit. A slight wobble they believe is caused by Enceladus not being perfectly round and traveling faster and slower at different times and positions of its orbit around Saturn. This difference in velocity as it orbits the sixth planet from Sol, causes Saturn to gently rock the moon as it rotates on its axis, producing the slight wobble.
Planetary scientists found the only way they can account for the magnitude of the very small wobble – called a libration- of Enceladus in computer simulations, is if a global ocean of liquid water exists beneath its outer ice shell.
“This was a hard problem that required years of observations, and calculations involving a diverse collection of disciplines, but we are confident we finally got it right,” said Peter Thomas, a Cassini imaging team member at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, and lead author of the paper.
This is in line with previous data obtained by Cassini and interpreted by planetary scientists as a fine spray of water vapor containing icy particles and basic organic molecules erupting from surface fractures near Enceladus’s southern pole region. Astrophysicists believe the global ocean their analysis indicates exists beneath the ice shell of Enceladus is the source of the fine spray and a possible habitat life could develop and survive in.
“If the surface and core were rigidly connected, the core would provide so much dead weight the wobble would be far smaller than we observe it to be,” said Matthew Tiscareno, a Cassini participating scientist at the SETI Institute, Mountain View, California, and a co-author of the paper. “This proves that there must be a global layer of liquid separating the surface from the core,” he said.
Planetary scientists are currently trying to figure out where the energy keeping the global ocean from completely freezing is coming from. At this point, they think tidal forces due to the gravity of Saturn could be producing a lot more energy than previously calculated.
“This is a major step beyond what we understood about this moon before, and it demonstrates the kind of deep-dive discoveries we can make with long-lived orbiter missions to other planets,” said co-author Carolyn Porco, Cassini imaging team lead at Space Science Institute (SSI), Boulder, Colorado, and visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley. “Cassini has been exemplary in this regard.”
Where’s the heat coming from?
The heat energy keeping the global ocean of Enceladus from freezing could be partly coming from geothermal sources on the bottom of the ocean. Cassini is scheduled to pass over Enceladus again on October 28, 2015, at which time it will only be about 30 miles (49 kilometers) above the surface of the moon, which is the closest the spacecraft will come to the surface. Planetary scientists want to pass through the icy spray, again, to collect more data, and hopefully, determine the reasons the global ocean isn’t frozen.
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Learn about NASA’s search for the ‘Crucible of Life’. | aerospace |
https://uavdach.org/?p=1293314 | 2021-04-18T03:28:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038464146.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20210418013444-20210418043444-00364.warc.gz | 0.91953 | 547 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__197331756 | en | Valqari—a Chicago-based startup company—has unveiled its patented Smart Drone Delivery Mailbox, which provides a standardized, safe and secure landing area for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) deliveries.
The universal receptacle handles both package delivery and pick-up by drone. Valqari said its technology could revolutionize drone delivery for industries such as pharmaceuticals, meal delivery and grocery services—in both the government and e-commerce sectors.
“We knew the biggest hurdle facing drone delivery was that there was no standardized, safe and secure landing area,” said Ryan Walsh, Valqari CEO and co-founder. “This gave us a clear vision from the start that our mission would be to provide the missing piece to the last stage drone delivery process.”
Valqari said the technology puts it ahead of major players—such as Google, Amazon and Uber—for the end process of drone delivery. The company said it has the only drone delivery solution with utility patents issued in 13 countries and territories. These include the U.S., the U.K., Germany, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Australia, South Africa, and several other countries in the European Union. According to Valqari, this blocks competitors from entering the smart drone delivery mailbox market in these regions.
“In 2013, we saw that no one else had developed this technology, which is why it was critical for us to put a stake in the ground by immediately applying for utility patents to make us the only smart mailbox option for commercial and residential use,” Walsh said.
Valqari said its mailbox gives drone delivery providers a safe landing area by using two-way communication technology to eliminate risks related with total automated drone delivery. The company can provide prospective partners with a complete end-to-end delivery solution and offer future users reduced shipping costs, increased market penetration, reduced liabilities and a secure chain of custody.
The technology is the result of four years of development by Walsh and his Valqari co-founder Alexander Falesch. They created a secure and practical answer for the final few inches of delivery, which they believed no other drone delivery application addressed.
Beitrag im Original auf http://uasmagazine.com/articles/2011/patented-drone-delivery-mailbox-offers-standardized-landing-zone, mit freundlicher Genehmigung von The UAS Magazine automatisch importiert. Original in englischer Sprache. Der Beitrag gibt nicht unbedingt die Meinung von UAV DACH e.V. wieder. | aerospace |
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/news-blog/china-readies-its-first-robotic-mar-2009-06-08/ | 2019-03-26T22:32:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912206677.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20190326220507-20190327002507-00433.warc.gz | 0.893463 | 244 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__34416919 | en | The rapidly ascending Chinese space program is setting its sights on a new target: Mars.
China plans to send an orbiter to the Red Planet on a Russian launch vehicle later this year, according to the Xinhua News Agency. The nation's first Mars probe, Yinghuo 1, will piggyback on the ambitious Phobos–Grunt mission, a Russian spacecraft that will seek to return soil samples from Phobos, the larger of Mars's two tiny moons.
Details on the orbiter's cost and scientific goals are scarce, with a Shanghai Aeronautic Bureau official telling the news agency: "(The major task) is to orbit and explore Mars and test data of Mars' atmosphere and surrounding environment. This is to create a better platform for future space exploration." A 2007 Xinhua report described a small probe: just 2.5 feet (75 centimeters) long and weighing 240 pounds (110 kilograms).
The China National Space Administration became the third space program to successfully launch astronauts into orbit in 2003, then followed up with the country's first spacewalk last year. China successfully sent a probe to orbit the moon, dubbed Chang'e 1, in 2007.
Photo of Mars: NASA | aerospace |
https://apextraderfunding.com/news/2024/03/18/united-airlines-boeing-safety-incidents | 2024-04-15T16:42:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817002.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20240415142720-20240415172720-00049.warc.gz | 0.956808 | 693 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__2209726 | en | Apex Trader Funding (ATF) - News
United CEO tries to reassure customers following multiple safety incidents
United Airlines is trying to reassure passengers after a series of incidents on its Boeing jets this year, sending out a statement to customers that safety is “at the center of everything that we do.”
“While they are all unrelated, I want you to know that these incidents have our attention and have sharpened our focus,” United CEO Scott Kirby said in a Monday morning message to customers.
On Friday in a United Boeing 737-800 landed in Medford, Oregon, with a panel from the underside of the fuselage missing.
Earlier this month, United suffered a series of four incidents, all involving Boeing jets . A United Boeing 737-900ER spewed flames from an engine after takeoff from Fort Meyers, Florida, a United Boeing 777 lost a wheel during takeoff from San Francisco, a United Boeing 737 Max slid off a runway in Houston, and a United Boeing 777 trailed hydraulic fluid leaving Sydney.
“Our team is reviewing the details of each case to understand what happened and using those insights to inform our safety training and procedures across all employee groups,” Kirby said.
United is adding an extra day to pilot training, retooling training for new mechanics, and “dedicating more resources to supplier network management.”
Passengers seeing a series of bad headlines about the airline and its Boeing jets may consider booking away from the airline. United, in its letter, is trying to prevent customers from leaving.
Beyond the problems on United flights, the most dramatic Boeing incident this year involved an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 that lost a door plug in a January 5 flight, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the plane. And last week a Latam Airlines flight from Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand plunged suddenly, causing some passengers to be thrown to the ceiling of the cabin.
Investigators are still looking at the causes of both those incidents, but a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board found Boeing left the bolts off the 10-week-old Alaska Air jet needed to keep the door plug in place. And Boeing suggested the Latam incident may have been caused by an incident in the cockpit and not anything to do with the plane’s controls.
The age of the aircraft in the United incidents suggest that the cause could lie with United personnel, rather than Boeing’s well documented quality issues.
Still, United’s operations have been disrupted by Boeing’s problems. It has frozen hiring for a new class of pilots, because it won’t be getting as many new planes from Boeing this year as originally promised after production was slowed by the FAA. And its fleet of 737 Max 9 jets were grounded for three weeks in January following the incident at Alaska Air.
In addition, certification of a new model of Boeing jet that United has ordered, the 737 Max 10, has also been put on hold but the quality and safety problems at the company.
Kirby told investors last week that United is looking at possibly buying more jets from Boeing competitor Airbus, and he said earlier this year that the Alaska Air incident was the “straw that broke the camel’s back” on its plans to get deliveries of the Max 10 any time in the foreseeable future. | aerospace |
https://aviationmanuals.com/resources/four-sms-trends-2018/ | 2024-03-01T21:44:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475701.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20240301193300-20240301223300-00436.warc.gz | 0.916579 | 162 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__103054207 | en | Flight operations are ever more in need of advanced aviation Safety Management System (SMS) solutions to ensure a standardized approach to not just safety management, but to the entire range of critical organizational structures, accountabilities, and policies and procedures. As SMS technology and best practices continue to evolve and become more efficient, we have pinpointed four important SMS trends to keep up with.
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http://thconline.com/vlmbefo50jup.html | 2017-12-12T12:23:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948516843.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20171212114902-20171212134902-00167.warc.gz | 0.912869 | 252 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__201037963 | en | Brought to you from the Just Planes series of fantasic Airline Videos and DVD's, we are proud to present the VLM Belgian Airline Fokker 50 Propjet aircraft DVD.
VLM becomes the 8th Belgian airline to join the World Air Routes which now counts 187 airlines!
After a presentation by the airline's Director of Flight Operations you're off on the airline's first route from Antwerp to London City Airport starting with a roundtrip in the cockpit and followed by a roundtrip in the cabin. You then join a Dutch crew for a charter flight in the cockpit from Rotterdam to the Czech Rep and back to Brussels. After another flight from Antwerp to City you then join a UK crew for 2 roundtrips from London City to the Isle of Man and Manchester.
Throughout the flights pilots inform you on the progress and what is going on in the cockpit, there is a cockpit presentation, a walkaround and much more including the usual load of scenery featuring spectacular approaches into London's City Airport.
Color, 186 minutes. NTSC/DVD Format. Perfect Item or gift for any Airline, Aircraft or Aviation enthusiast. Please Click On Images for a Close Look and for Video Preview Stills! | aerospace |
https://www.greeleytribune.com/news/local/unc-students-launch-robot-for-nasa-in-space-program/ | 2019-03-25T08:27:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912203842.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20190325072024-20190325094024-00440.warc.gz | 0.943329 | 411 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__7607193 | en | UNC students launch robot for NASA in space program
While NASA engineers ran through final preparations for Tuesday’s Endeavour launch, a group of physics students from the University of Northern Colorado tested the airborne capabilities of their latest robotic creation.
The students flighted the robot via weather balloon over the eastern plains near Strasburg as a final test before they demonstrate the project to NASA this week at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
On Friday, the students planned to send the robot in a box up 100,000 feet, where the balloon popped, dropping the box to earth under a parachute. If all went to plan, the robot, upon landing, would emerge from the box and began to collect data.
UNC joins the six-Colorado college contingent — as well as other colleges nationwide — taking part in the NASA-funded program.
“It’s got to be something that would potentially benefit NASA,” said Kevin Jack, one of the physics students. “That’s what the presentation’s about (in Florida). Technically, they could cut our funding if, say, you sent up a smiley face on a balloon.”
This is the third semester that UNC students have taken part in the NASA-funded project. Previous attempts at sending the automated robot on missions suffered glitches. The box holding the robot broke on the first attempt, and the batteries died in flight on the second try.
Jack said the students, led by UNC Professor Robert Walch, believe this test will succeed.
“We’ve already thrown (the box) off Roth Hall, so we can definitely handle this one,” he said.
And what if something went wrong again with the test flight?
“I guess that would have to be part of the presentation — that all our work led to a broken box,” Jack said.
The other UNC physics students involved in the project are Casey Kuhns, Kevin Hager and Sarah Nowak. | aerospace |
https://www.livescience.com/31584-hurricane-season-2012-photos.html | 2024-04-20T22:46:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817688.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420214757-20240421004757-00295.warc.gz | 0.883383 | 474 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__13840499 | en | Tropical Storm Alberto
This image of Tropical Storm Alberto was taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite on May 19.
Tropical Depression Beryl
Tropial Depression Beryl was imaged by NASA's Terra satellite after it made landfall over Florida on Monday, May 28, 2012.
This image of Hurricane Chris, the first hurricane of the 2012 season, was captured by NOAA's GOES-13 satellite on June 21when Chris was over the North Atlantic Ocean.
Tropical Storm Debby
A satellite image from June 26 shows Tropical Storm Debby parked over Florida. The storm is deluging the state with rain.
Hurricane Ernesto Landfall
NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of Hurricane Ernesto just before it made landfall over the Yucatan Peninsula on the night of Aug. 7, 2012.
Tropical Storm Florence
This visible image of the remnants of post-tropical storm Florence was captured from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite on August 7, 2012 at 1445 UTC (10:45 a.m. EDT).
Tropical Storm Gordon
Tropical Storm Gordon captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument onboard NASA's Terra satellite on Aug. 20 at 8:20 a.m. EDT, before it transitioned into a post-tropical storm.
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The MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured this visible image of Hurricane Isaac as it approached Louisiana on Aug. 28 at 12:30 p.m. EDT.
Tropical Storm Joyce
An infrared/visible satellite image of Tropical Storm Joyce, captured around 9 a.m. ET, Aug. 23.
Tropical Storm Kirk (Atlantic Ocean)
On Aug. 29, 2012 the AIRS instrument on Aqua captured infrared data on Tropical Storm Kirk's clouds. Cloud top temperatures were colder (purple) than
Hurricane Leslie swirls over the Atlantic Ocean in this GOES-13 satellite image taken at 2:45 p.m. EDT on Sept. 5, 2012, just after it became a hurricane. | aerospace |
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2017/09/279458/acid-leak-malaysia-airlines-aircraft-caused-box-wet-cell-batteries | 2020-01-20T06:53:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579250597458.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20200120052454-20200120080454-00441.warc.gz | 0.976992 | 325 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__197551923 | en | KOTA KINABALU: The acid leak on board a Malaysia Airlines aircraft at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport yesterday (Wednesdsay) originated from a box of wet cell batteries.
Malaysia Airports Kota Kinabalu senior manager Sunif Naiman, when contacted, confirmed that a 40kg CPU battery had leaked inside the aircraft cargo compartment.
"We received notification at 5.35pm (yesterday) about an incident involving a chemical leak on board flight MH2614.
"Upon landing, the aircraft was parked at Bay 5B and was cordoned off thereafter," he said, adding that the flight was from Kuala Lumpur.
Sunif said the Airport Fire and Rescue Services was called to proceed to the site and reached the aircraft parking bay at 6.07pm.
A hazardous material (Hazmat) team of 12 personnel was then called in to assist in neutralising the acid spill.
Sunif noted that the operation went smoothly. The incident did not affect other flight as well as airport operations.
According to a report by the Sabah Fire and Rescue Department, the Hazmat team inspected the cargo compartment and conducted a test on the acid leak using pH paper.
It stated that the reading was pH5 and the spill involved a UN2794 liquid-type acid, which is a corrosive substance.
"Cleaning work on the acid spill was carried out using sulphur powder and collected into a waste drum," said the department.
The drum was then handed over to the airport staff for the next course of action. | aerospace |
http://drone.rodeo/blog/drone-rodeo-launches-to-bring-live-drone-experience-to-ces/ | 2018-01-18T19:44:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084887600.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20180118190921-20180118210921-00681.warc.gz | 0.916024 | 297 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__238557956 | en | LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, November 18, 2015 – Atlanta Drone Consultants today announced the launch of the second annual Drone Rodeo, an unofficial extension of the Consumer Electronics Show focused on providing hands-on flight experiences for brands, media and consumers.
Taking place at the Clark County Shooting Complex on Tuesday, the 5th of January, the Drone Rodeo is an opportunity for manufacturers, suppliers and supporters of the unmanned aerial vehicle industry to highlight the next generation of drone technology in an open and unrestricted space.
“This is the CES that drone manufacturers always wanted,” said Matt Sloane, General Manager of the Drone Rodeo. “Between the unrestricted airspace and the excellent footprint of the Clark County Shooting Complex, the Drone Rodeo will be an open canvas on which the community can preview their 2016 lineup.”
Top-tier drone OEMs will cycle through the Rodeo’s main stage over the course of the day, giving hands-on demos and launching a range of new industry-related products. Industry exhibitors will also be at the Rodeo to give live technology demos through the course of the day. Visitors and media will further get hands-on experience with the latest developments of head to head drone racing through exclusive partners with a dedicated racecourse.
Exhibitors and Media can still sign up for the Drone Rodeo at http://drone.rodeo. | aerospace |
https://hobbyspace.com/Blog/?paged=5&cat=44 | 2020-10-01T03:14:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600402130615.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20201001030529-20201001060529-00458.warc.gz | 0.918703 | 2,201 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__230131974 | en | Virgin Galactic plans to send the SpaceShipTwo “VSS Unity” once again to the border of space on Wednesday morning in Mojave, California (see earlier posting). No target time posted yet for takeoff of the WhiteKnightTwo with the SS2 hung beneath. Winds could always lead to delays. Once the duo takes off, it takes about 45 minutes to reach the altitude for the drop of the SS2. Check updates at Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) | Twitter.
This new video released on Tuesday focuses on the pilots:
Here are tweets about the two pilots, Dave Mackay and Mike ‘Sooch’ Masucci:
Get to know @VirginGalactic Chief Pilot, Dave Mackay. He has over forty years’ experience as a pilot, flying more than 140 types of aircraft. He has flown everything from Harrier jump jets, to Boeing 747’s and SpaceShipTwo. He’ll be in the cockpit for our next test flight. pic.twitter.com/HvYoOiXyz6
Co-piloting SpaceShipTwo for our fifth supersonic powered test flight will be Mike ‘Sooch’ Masucci. He’s flown over 80 different types of aircraft and accumulated more than 10,000 hours in the air as a pilot. Our test flight window opens tomorrow morning. pic.twitter.com/pn94WNvUsa
completed engineering prototype of the Stage 2 rocket (the stage that will transit into orbital flight after launch) [that] is made from a specially-formulated lightweight carbon fibre and aluminium composite and includes the world’s largest 3-D printed rocket engine.
** PLD Space of Spain also makes progress in development of a smallsat launcher with a reusable first stage booster:
As we promised. #MIURA5 Liquid Porpulsion Stage Recovery (LPSR) reusable booster demonstrator is under manufacturing. First stage of the launch vehicle will be integrated in 1month for a full-scale test in April. One of our major milestones this year. Exciting test to come. pic.twitter.com/b6Tw0dyORq
While most engineered structures operate at a fraction of their material’s tensile strength—how far they can be pulled without breaking—most biological structures, such as tendons, operate near their max. That’s because biological structures are constantly breaking themselves down and rebuilding, which allows for continual repair.
Space elevators won’t require such a strong cable if the cable also continually renews itself, Sun and Popescu reason. This feat could be achieved, they suggest, by developing a cable that’s constantly serviced by autonomous robots. Rather than waiting for breaks in the cable, these robots can dynamically break down and rebuild the cable to make sure it’s always in good working order. This cable would be segmented so that if a break occurred, it wouldn’t extend beyond a small site, note the researchers, who recently reported their solution on the pre-print website arXiv.
The goal of the Prometheus demonstrator is to be able to build future liquid propellant engines in the 100 tons thrust class, for a cost ten times less than that involved in building an existing engine such as the Vulcain®2.
The success of a technological challenge of this nature depends on a completely new design: over and above the change in the traditional Ariane propellant (switching from the liquid oxygen and hydrogen combination to liquid oxygen and methane), the demonstrator will entail major changes, including digitization of engine control and diagnostics. It also depends on the use of innovative design and production methods and tools, including construction using 3D printing in a connected factory environment.
“This new launcher does not constitute a sustainable response in order to be competitive in a commercial market in stagnation,” the auditor’s report states. The Ariane 6 rocket design is too “cautious,” according to the report, relying on mostly traditional technologies.
** New Blue Origin video highlights the activities and future plans of the company:
** Momentus Water-Plasma propulsion for smallsat– While small satellites are growing into major sector of the space industry, cost-effective and technically practical in-space propulsion for small spacecraft remains a challenge, especially for those sized in the CubeSat scale of a few kilograms. The startup company Momentus offers propulsion modules that will attach to smallsats and and send them to the exact orbits after they are released from a rocket that takes them into space.
Momentus propulsion system uses water heated into a plasma state by microwaves. Water is obviously a safe fuel and this means that a spacecraft using it for propulsion will encounter fewer hurdles to integrating the craft into a launch system compared to using more energetic fuels.
Momentus just got its first contract with a $6M order from the German company Exolaunch to provide in-space propulsion for satellites that will be launched in 2020 and 2021:
There are longer term advantages to water propulsion as well. Water has been found to be abundant throughout the solar system. Water-based propulsion clearly offers significant advantages for in-space transportation with the Moon and asteroids providing filling-station services for spacecraft of all sizes.
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The secretive mission of a U.S. Air Force X-37B mini-space plane has winged past 500 days of flight. This robotic drone is performing classified duties during the program’s fifth flight.
This mission – tagged as Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-5) — was rocketed into Earth orbit on September 7, 2017 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Testing rocket engines never gets old. Ignition dramatically interrupts calm in different ways from day to day. This video shows LOx fog settling before ignition, then being rapidly carried away. #MakingSpaceForEveryonepic.twitter.com/ZhVsgBSTaV
Heres some long duration Vector-R stage 1 engine testing from earlier this evening for your viewing (and listening) pleasure (note we’re still working on perfecting image stabilization of our cameras at night with the high thrust engines) #NewSpaceRacepic.twitter.com/AuruLYjvVg
Of potentially more interest are applications for two permits related to the launch of the next Falcon Heavy mission, Arabsat 6A, and the landing of two side boosters and the central core. These applications indicate that the launch of the Arabsat 6A mission will occur no earlier than March 7 from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A. This is consistent with existing estimates for the current launch date.
The landing permit also confirms that SpaceX will seek to land the two side boosters at its landing zone along the Florida coast—setting up for a repeat of the dramatic side-by-side landings during the inaugural Falcon Heavy test flight last February. The company will also attempt to land the center core on an ocean-based drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean about 1,000km offshore. During the first test flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket, SpaceX narrowly missed landing the center core.
There is a lot riding on these landings, as SpaceX intends to reuse both the side boosters and the center core for its third Falcon Heavy mission, Space Test Program-2. This flight could occur as early as April, although some slippage to the right seems likely, as a one-month turnaround of three boosters is ambitious. The payloads for this ride-share mission, bought by the US Air Force, include six weather research satellites, several demonstration missions, and academic projects.
Feb.18: Indonesia’s PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara GEO comm-sat + SpaceIL lunar lander. SpaceIL is a non-profit Israeli endeavor that sought the Google Lunar XPRIZE but has continued after the GLXP expired.
Feb.23: Crew Dragon Demo 1 is an unmanned test of the Dragon Crew system, which will dock with the ISS. If the mission goes well, the first crew flight should happen early this summer.
Iconic fairing recovery vessel Mr. Steven appears to have quietly departed for SpaceX’s Florida launch facilities a few days after completing (successfully or not) one final controlled fairing catch test in the Pacific Ocean.
While bittersweet for those that have closely followed the vessel’s development and many attempted Falcon fairing recoveries, this move should ultimately give Mr. Steven around three times as many opportunities to attempt fairing recoveries thanks to SpaceX’s significantly higher East Coast launch cadence.
The more we fly the better we get. Safety and reliability are paramount. Our rigorous test program with New Shepard is putting the vehicle through the paces. We have successfully completed several crew capsule escape tests showing that our astronauts will be safe in any phase of flight. In addition to our test program, our payloads program is driving more flights of the system as we iterate on operations and technology in preparation for human spaceflight. All the learnings from the New Shepard program are being flowed into New Glenn development as we scale up our capabilities to serve the orbital market. Visit us at www.blueorigin.com to learn more.
Another flight is expected to happen very soon.
Moon, the Eighth Continent – A documentary about government and private efforts around the world to revitalize exploration of the Moon and to establish human bases and settlements there. (In French with English subtitles):
Major space agencies, and a few billionaires, are now launching a new space race to the moon. It’s the first step before heading to Mars. | aerospace |
https://www.vaughn.edu/news/vaughn-students-train-at-fedex-maintenance-facility/ | 2023-11-30T01:45:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100164.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130000127-20231130030127-00418.warc.gz | 0.908781 | 156 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__30282024 | en | Vaughn Students Train at FedEx Maintenance Facility
In late August, Vaughn students traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana to visit the FedEx Aviation Maintenance Facility and train on various aircraft maintenance mock-ups, including electrical troubleshooting, fuel tank entries, component replacements and more. Students used this time to begin preparation for the 2024 Aerospace Maintenance Competition (AMC) which is scheduled to take place in Chicago from April 9-11. FedEx trainers complemented Vaughn students on their high energy level seen and the expertise Vaughn students’ possess. To further motivate students to earn their airframe and powerplant certificates, FedEx employees presented Vaughn students with a Snap-On Socket set and an ATA (Air Transportation Association of America) Chart Pocket Guide.
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http://vickisc.blogspot.com/2012/11/flying-southern-cross.html | 2018-10-22T14:51:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583515088.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20181022134402-20181022155902-00330.warc.gz | 0.95657 | 240 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__67567752 | en | Saturday, November 17, 2012
Flying the Southern Cross
Based on logbook entries, memoirs of the airmen, newspaper articles covering the event, official documents and photographs, Michael Molketin recounts the first flight across the Pacific Ocean by aviators Charles Ulm and Charles Kingsford Smith plus Harry Lyon (navigator) and Jim Warner (radio operator). 1928 was a time of exploration in Australia with the testing of the possibilities of new developments in transport. Motor vehicles, both cars and trucks, were being tested in outback conditions and the possibilities of long distance travel in aeroplanes had captured the imagination of many. The Southern Cross left San Francisco on 31 May 1928 and arrived in Hawaii on 1 June. The flight from Hawaii to Fiji took place from June 3 to June 5 with the final leg from Fiji to Brisbane on June 8 and 9. Moltekin describes the long preparations required for such a flight, the flight itself and the effect of this pioneering flight on the lives of Ulm and Kingsford Smith. Images, plus transcriptions, of the pages from the log kept by Ulm as well as numerous photographs help record the story of this landmark in Australian aviation history. | aerospace |
https://www.streaminghub.com/2023/03/china-conducts-secretive-space-walk-ignoring-international-norms-contempt-for-transparency/ | 2023-03-25T20:33:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296945372.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20230325191930-20230325221930-00489.warc.gz | 0.962958 | 667 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__242467207 | en | China revealed this week that two of its astronauts had carried out a secret spacewalk around the Tiangong space station, marking the second extravehicular mission in the last three months.
Two members of the Shenzhou 15 crew, dubbed the “Dream Crew”, successfully exited the space station to complete “scheduled tasks” with the assistance of another crew member, who remained in the cabin with ground support. Its space agency reported CMSA.
But the announcement came after the operation was successfully completed, with some reporting suggesting that China’s space agency has opted not to announce the latest out-of-cabin excursion.
China steps up surveillance, new satellite support from Antarctica threatens security
“For the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), less transparency means more power, the power to deter, inform and disarm enemies, reflecting ancient Chinese strategic values,” said Rick Fischer, a senior fellow at the Center for International Assessment and Strategy told Fox News. Digital. “Furthermore, the CCP in all spheres, not just outer space, seeks a position of hegemon, which means it cannot be accountable to any non-CCP-created rules or value systems, so the CCP has to rely on other There is no problem in not warning countries about it.” space activities. ,
CMSA made a vague announcement last month that the crew, led by mission commander Fei Junlong, was planning their first extravehicular expedition, which was then scheduled for February 9.
The three-member crew has been on the space station since November 29, 2022, which is about 95 days in orbit.
The “Dream Crew” took over for the Shenzhou 14 crew aboard Tiangong, which also marked China’s first successful handover of a human crew.
Scientists are debating whether the Moon should get its own time zone
International space activities have once again been at the forefront of geopolitics, especially after Russia said last July it planned to leave the International Space Station amid strained ties with the West, which has been increasingly concerned about space relations. reflects a significant change in the worldview that has taken place in recent decades. Stay away from earth based politics.
But space-based dynamics are changing too, and Moscow and Beijing have already looked to shore up their orbital ties.
“The CCP’s contempt for transparency in space is already a global threat,” Fischer said, adding that the threat will extend toward its lunar ambitions.
In November, Russia and China signed an agreement to develop a joint lunar station by 2035, which would include building a station in orbit and one on the lunar surface.
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They have also flown two missions prior to the completion of the space station, one that will take samples from the Moon and deliver them to Earth, while the other will test lunar landing and cargo-delivery capabilities.
The US has also said it will plan another trip to the Moon in 2025 for the first time in half a century, which will also mark the first time mankind has set foot on the Moon in more than 50 years.
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https://www.anna.aero/tag/new-routes-september-2008/ | 2022-08-16T19:35:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572515.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816181215-20220816211215-00563.warc.gz | 0.94246 | 288 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__211550404 | en | Articles Tagged ‘New routes September 2008’
This week’s new routes come mostly from Asia and the Middle East. Afriqiyah starts service from Libya to Dubai, while Pakistan’s airblue links Lahore with Muscat. India’s Paramount began a new domestic route and Hong Kong Express launched flights to Manila in competition with three other carriers. Norwegian re-started a domestic route, and Pacific Blue started Auckland-Melbourne.
News, photos and analysis of new routes started this week. Among the new routes, Aeroflot has brought back its daily service between Moscow Sheremetyevo and Khabarovsk, Allegiant Air has introduced a twice-weekly flight from Las Vegas to Casper, Jet Airways has added four new destinations on its route map: Pune, Visakhapatnam, Goa and Muscat. Wizz Air has moved its service from Sofia to Barcelona, serving Girona and Cimber air has launched four daily flights between Copenhagen and Aarhus.
New route started this week operated by Air Asia, Alaska Airlines, Best Air, bmibaby, Hong Kong Express, Monarch, Northwest, Virgin America and Westjet.
New routes started this week operated by Air Asia, clickair, Finnair, Hainan Airlines, Kingfisher, LAN, Northwest, S7, Sama and Southwest. | aerospace |
https://manuals-ugcs.sphengineering.com/docs/uploading-route | 2024-04-20T03:16:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817474.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420025340-20240420055340-00017.warc.gz | 0.912112 | 380 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__43895422 | en | Before launching the drone for a mission, ensure that it is switched on and connected to UgCS for mission uploading.
If the DJI drone is linked with the DJI Pilot 2 application, the launch must be performed from the DJI Pilot 2 interface. However, if the DJI drone is connected with UgCS for DJI or Ardupilot/PX4 drones, it can be launched directly from UgCS Desktop.
To upload the planned route to the drone, the following requires:
For DJI drones:
- UgCS for DJI mobile application and UgCS Desktop must be in one network;
- UgCS for DJI must be connected to UgCS Desktop.
When connection establish, select the route;
Select the connected drone;
Select the "Upload" command button;
Select "Start route from the beginning";
After the route is successfully uploaded, click on the "Auto Mode" command button.
If there is a need to interrupt the flight for battery change or any other reason, proceeded route is being memorized. To resume the flight, choose “Upload” for the route. For a partially completed route, a dialogue with four options will be displayed:
• Continue route. This option allows continuing the route exactly where it was dropped.
• Start route from the beginning. The mission will start from the first waypoint.
• Start route from waypoint #. This option will send the drone to the specified route waypoint, from which it will proceed with the mission.
• Take-off to route’s first waypoint. In case the mission area is further than 30 meters from the initial drone location, an additional waypoint is required to overcome the 30-meter safety distance. This checkbox will send the drone through this first waypoint onto the mission.
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https://www.chegg.com/homework-help/small-rocket-burns-00500-kg-fuel-per-second-ejecting-gas-vel-chapter-8-problem-48p-solution-9780321902566-exc | 2019-07-19T05:49:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526064.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20190719053856-20190719075856-00470.warc.gz | 0.916531 | 88 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__21880766 | en | A small rocket burns 0.0500 kg of fuel per second, ejecting it as a gas with a velocity of magnitude 1600 m/s relative to the rocket. (a) What is the thrust of the rocket? (b) Would the rocket operate in outer space, where there is no atmosphere? If so, how would you steer it? Could you brake it?
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http://www.uftaa.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=350:lufthansas-transfer-staff&catid=40:press-room-cat&Itemid=528 | 2013-12-09T19:50:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386163996875/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204133316-00024-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.88395 | 147 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__10589854 | en | LUFTHANSA'S AUSTRIAN AIRLINES TO TRANSFER STAFF TO SUBSIDIARY
Deutsche Lufthansa AG subsidiary Austrian Airlines said Thursday it will transfer pilots and cabin crew to its Tyrolean Airways unit in efforts to return to profitability.
Austrian Airlines aims to reduce costs by EUR220 million annually through this move and other measures after booking a EUR62 million loss last year.
Austrian Airlines' supervisory board approved the plan to transfer 600 pilots and 1,500 cabin crew to the unit from July 1. Tyrolean's slower salary increases will achieve the savings, Austrian Airlines said.
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http://politicsofhope.com/scott-kelly-binged-game-of-thrones-during-year-in-space.html | 2018-04-21T23:09:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125945459.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20180421223015-20180422003015-00479.warc.gz | 0.957769 | 85 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__115035692 | en | Scott Kelly binged ‘Game of Thrones’ during year in space
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Retired astronaut Scott Kelly spent one year in space on the International Space Station, but his thoughts were often with Westeros. | aerospace |
https://www.conciergecap.com/blog/space-race-2021 | 2024-04-24T02:41:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818999.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424014618-20240424044618-00759.warc.gz | 0.957405 | 431 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__64176081 | en | 52 years ago this month, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong pulled off the unimaginable and landed on the moon, as the nation’s space race against the Soviet Union was over. America won bragging rights around the world. Today, the moon landing is for the history books and race to explore new planets, build a space ecosystem are front and center. Japan, India, Russia and China are launching for rockets into space than ever before. With space exploration in the forefront once again, the race starts again.
July should be an exciting month as two billionaires with seemingly perfect lives, leave their boardrooms to be the first space tourists. Sir Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos will risk everything to gain the public’s trust in their new companies commercializing space travel.
Branson’s SpaceShipTwo Unity, a rocket powered plane, blasted to the edge of space on July 11th, making him the first to ever do it.
The Virgin Group founder leapfrogged fellow space tycoon’s previously announced launch by nine days, assumptively for the history books, leaving Bezos to settle for second place when he takes of July 20th.
If everything goes according to plan, takeoff to touchdown will be a similar experience for the Amazon founder, taking about an hour, with a few minutes of weightlessness in between.
While they may be the first, will they that the movement and be the trend setters that they see themselves as?
Going forward, SpaceX will be joined by Boeing, as the vehicle for our astronauts. Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin will be the commercial vehicle for our tourist. As more competitors are developed, these founding companies will fight to maintain market shares and price reductions are inevitable; especially if you can buy tickets on Amazon.
There is no doubt that space tourism has arrived, thanks to men like Buzz and Neil and their bravery 52 years ago. This new sector brings excitement and may warrant a further discussion for your long-term investment portfolio. If you would ever like to talk more about the various ways to invest in space, feel free to give us a call. - Patrick | aerospace |
https://aeromotiveblog.com/tag/flight/ | 2020-03-29T23:56:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370496330.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20200329232328-20200330022328-00183.warc.gz | 0.905959 | 380 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__125260576 | en | hey there welcome to TTI welcome to a whole new world of science fun and machines this video will list the world’s fastest helicopters which are the kings of the sky so without further ado let’s start the video eurocopter x3 in the world of experimental vehicles the Eurocopter x-ray stands the highest above all
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Hi guys very welcome to mentor and yet another video podcast as always I hope you’re doing absolutely fantastic. Today on the podcast guys we’re going to be talking about where engines are placed on the aircraft. Why do some areas under mounted engines and why do some aircraft have the engines mounted at the
the South Korean government is lodging official complaints over other countries sudden measures to ban the entry of flights and travelers from South Korea government officials say Transport Minister Kim Hyung me reportedly sent a letter of complaint to Vietnam for redirecting Asiana Airlines flight to land at a remote airstrip after blocking the plane
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https://airplanesdaily.com/boeing-737-max-10/ | 2023-01-31T23:42:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499891.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20230131222253-20230201012253-00454.warc.gz | 0.92222 | 701 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__124993524 | en | Boeing 737 MAX 10 Specifications, Variety, Inside, and Cost.Boeing presented the 737 MAX 10 at the Paris Airshow on June 19, 2017. Since then, rate of interest in airplane has boosted. To date greater than 20 consumers from all over the world have placed orders as well as commitments for these new members of the 737 MAX household. The Boeing 737 MAX 10 will set a new criteria for productivity in the solitary aisle market when shipments begin in 2020. The Boeing 737 MAX 10 will certainly use a competitive advantage to airlines with the lowest seat expenses for a solitary aisle aircraft.
Boeing 737 MAX 10 is a bigger ability aircraft with seating capacity for 230 passengers offering the most affordable seat-mile cost of any single aisle airplane. Boeing 737 MAX 10 continues the supremacy of the 737 MAX household variety over competing models and also will certainly provide 5% lower of travel prices and also seating costs.
Boeing 737 MAX 10 Style Update and also Range
The Boeing 737 MAX 10 incorporates the current CFM International LEAP-1B engine modern technology, Advanced Technology winglets, Boeing Sky Inside, large trip screen decks, as well as various other enhancements to deliver the greatest passenger efficiency, integrity and convenience in the single aisle market.
The Boeing 737 MAX 10 which is anticipated to show up in 2020 is still not able to match the Plane A321neo LR range accomplished by adding extra fuel tanks and also compromising cargo ability. But both the A321neo and 737 MAX 10 are the real substitutes for the Boeing 757-200 that are underappreciated. They were not able to provide the very same array, capability and performance of the old airplane that came out of manufacturing in 2004.
Boeing 737 MAX 10 Specs
The main difference in the 737 MAX 10 contrasted to other designs is in the new primary touchdown bar design. A lever that permits the landing gear to grow higher when removing, and a diminishing device that helps the gear pull back to suit the wheel appropriately.
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The layout change for the 737 MAX 10 gets on the 66-inch stretch of aircraft and the primary touchdown equipment is new contrasted to the previous variation. Other adjustments consist of the enlarged departure threshold, lighter slope limitation insulation and also modified wings for reduced low speed barriers.
Boeing 737 MAX 10 Cost
The price of Boeing 737 MAX 10 is United States $ 129.9 M in 2018. The Rate showing a range of offered choices and also arrangements for each and every design. Setups as well as options that may affect cost include efficiency capability, insides, avionics, gas ability, as well as others. | aerospace |
https://www.andersen.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2002304524/ | 2023-06-05T20:26:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224652161.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20230605185809-20230605215809-00297.warc.gz | 0.880858 | 407 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__172465516 | en | B-1s complete 24-hr sprint from Guam to train in Alaska, Japan
A 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-1B Lancer takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 21, 2020. In continued demonstration of the U.S. Air Force’s dynamic force employment model, two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers flew from Andersen AFB and conducted training in Alaska and near Misawa Air Base, Japan. The 9th EBS, and other units assigned to the 7th Bomb Wing of Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, are deployed to Guam as part of a Bomber Task Force. BTFs contribute to joint force lethality, assure allies and partners, and deter aggression in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman River Bruce)
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https://govinfo.me/another-feather-indias-crown/ | 2022-10-07T22:04:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030338280.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20221007210452-20221008000452-00384.warc.gz | 0.947823 | 443 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__146388143 | en | The most awaited Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LAC) is all set to enter Indian Air Force (IAF). Today i.e. on 1st of July, 2016 there was demonstration of Tejas LAC, at present there are two Tejas LAC serving in the IAF and they are handed over to “Flying Daggers” 45, the name of the first squadron. Tejas is said to be the world’s smallest lightweight, multi-role single engine tactical fighter aircraft. It entered the IAF at such a critical time when there was a serious need of replacing IAF’s aging MiG 21s. It’s the first homegrown fighter aircraft developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). And with its superb performance IAF plans to include 14 more Tejas into IAF. Tejas is considered to be the threat to its counterpart JF-17 aircraft built by China and Pakistan and encountered no accident in its 3000 hours of flying.
Features of Tejas Light Combat Aircraft:
- Tejas is said to be the world’s smallest lightweight, multi-role single engine tactical fighter aircraft
- It’s highly advanced aircraft which include fourth generation technologies and has intentionally been made longitudinally unstable to enhance its free movement
- Tejas is equipped with a quadruplex digital fly-by-wire flight control system to ease handling by pilot
- It is single pilot aircraft
- Tejas can carry air-to-air and air-to-surface weapons, anti-ship missiles, bombs and rockets
- Harder to detect on radar
- 45% of its airframe, including in the fuselage (doors and skins), wings (skin, spars and ribs), elevons, tailfin, rudder, air brakes and landing gear doors is made of CFC materials.
- The aircraft’s structure is composed of 42% carbon fibre composites, 43% aluminium alloy and the remainder titanium alloy.
- The aircraft can travel at a maximum speed of 2,205 km/hr for FOC version and 2,000 km/hr for IOC version. | aerospace |
https://www.aircargoweek.com/worlds-737-700-converted-freighter-launched-alaska/ | 2022-08-17T03:50:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00030.warc.gz | 0.924264 | 373 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__190010278 | en | Alaska Air Cargo has introduced the first converted Boeing 737-700 Freighter – the first of its kind in the world and the aircraft entered commercial service today, carrying goods from Seattle to the state of Alaska.
The aircraft was converted over 19 months in Tel Aviv by Israel Aerospace Industries andAlaska will take delivery of two more converted 737-700Fs allowing the new, all-cargo fleet to carry 15 per cent more capacity.
Currently, Alaska operates one 737-400 Freighter and four 737-400 combi aircraft, which carry both passengers and cargo. Alaska plans to retire its entire 737-400 combi fleet by 18 October.
Alaska Airlines vice president of airport operations and customer service, Wayne Newton says: “This one-of-a-kind aircraft marks the beginning of a new era at Alaska Airlines. With an all-freight fleet, our cargo business is now a stand-alone operation, allowing us to better focus on the needs of our cargo customers.”
Alaska Air Cargo managing director, Jason Berry adds: “The new freighter will transform our cargo business and allow us to provide more efficient and consistent service.
“Now we can move more freight than ever before, and optimize schedules to meet the needs of our cargo partners.”
Initially, the new fleet of freighters will primarily serve the state of Alaska, and provide scheduled services to 17 communities across the state. Independent of Alaska Airlines’ passenger operation, Alaska Air Cargo will provide more scheduled freight service than any other carrier in the state, and connect customers to 100 destinations across the airline’s route network.
Alaska Air Cargo transports more than 170 million pounds of cargo annually, including seafood, mail and freight and operates the most extensive air cargo operation on the US West Coast of any passenger airline. | aerospace |
https://digit.site36.net/tag/eurodrone/ | 2021-04-17T05:27:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038101485.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20210417041730-20210417071730-00062.warc.gz | 0.93423 | 2,361 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__36946226 | en | The German armed forces want to arm their drones. Germany, France, Italy and Spain are also to decide on combat drone swarms.
With the „Eurodrone“, Germany wants to join with France, Italy and Spain in the circle of drone powers from 2029. The term refers to countries such as the USA, Israel, China and Turkey, which produce and deploy combat drones and market them worldwide with the label „combat-proven“.
The plans are not new. Already under German Defence Minister Thomas de Maizière (CDU), the defence company Airbus – at that time still known as EADS – had advertised the serial production of a „European drone“. Initially, the project was called „FEMALE“ („Future European Male“), the name aimed at the abbreviation MALE, which means „Medium Altitude Long Endurance“ . „Armed drone power Airbus“ weiterlesen
The German Bundeswehr has been flying reconnaissance drones for 60 years, and now they are to be armed. In a study, the author describes all German military drones and the role of the Airbus Group.
According to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions, Agnès Callamard, more than a hundred states have drones in military use. Most of these are reconnaissance and surveillance systems that date back to well into the last century. Germany is one of the countries that have been using unmanned systems for decades.
In the early 1960s, the Ministry of Defence sent 22 soldiers to the Grafenwoehr military training area for training on US drones, and others were trained as maintenance and repair personnel in the USA. They flew a drone made by a US manufacturer that was later taken over by Northrop Grumman. Today, the US defence contractor builds the world’s largest military unmanned aerial vehicle, the „Global Hawk“; several air forces of NATO countries and also the military alliance itself fly the giant drone for surveillance and reconnaissance. „Germany’s long road to drone power“ weiterlesen
On its website, the German Ministry of Defence gives the impression that the mass production of an EU combat drone has already been decided. First, however, the Bundestag is to vote on it. The Social Democratic Party is thus faced with a decision of great consequence.
The „Eurodrone“, for which the German government, together with the governments of France, Italy and Spain, wants to spend 7.1 billion euros, is also to be used for signal intelligence (SIGINT) purpose. This was announced by the Ministry of Defence on Friday under the headline „Eurodrone will improve Bundeswehr reconnaissance“ on its website. Until now, only imaging intelligence (IMINT) and armament had been discussed as possible applications.
The „Eurodrone“ could thus succeed the „Euro Hawk“ project, which failed miserably. High-flying drones of the HALE class (High Altitude, Long Endurance) were to carry three digital interception modules ordered by the Bundeswehr from the Airbus Group. After the US manufacturer Northrop Grumman had delivered a first prototype for test flights, the then Defence Minister Thomas de Maizière (CDU) pulled the „ripcord“ on the project in summer 2013. To operate in German airspace, the drones needed a system to detect and avoid other aircraft. The US government and Northrop Grumman had withheld important documents needed for the approval process. „The armed „Eurodrone“ is also to fly with wiretapping technology“ weiterlesen
In Sicily, NATO has stationed five and the US Air Force two high-flying GLOBAL HAWK. An additional „national provision“ was to cost German taxpayers over half a billion euros
The German government is refraining from plans to acquire its own spy drones for NATO. This is what the Ministry of Defence writes in its answer to a parliamentary question on German participation in the NATO programme „Alliance Ground Surveillance“ (AGS). According to this, there are no longer any intentions to provide NATO „with its own high-flying drones of the High-Attitude-Long-Endurance class“.
As part of the AGS, NATO is stationing five GLOBAL HAWKs at the Italian airbase Sigonella in Sicily. The drones are made by US manufacturer Northrop Grumman and carry optical and radar-based surveillance technology („Imagery Intelligence – IMINT). The platform includes a high-resolution radar for ground observation, which according to media reports has a range of at least 200 kilometres. The drone programme is under the command of the NATO European Air Command in Ramstein. „Germany abandons plans for own NATO drones“ weiterlesen
The arming of Israeli drones has been stopped for now, but in coming months the Bundestag will vote on whether to approve purchase of 21 „Eurodrones“.
Since 2010, the German Armed Forces have been flying unarmed drones of the type „Heron 1“ in Afghanistan, and since 2016 also in Mali. They come from an Israeli defence company, the main contractor is Airbus with its German branch in Ottobrunn. From 2021, the successor model „Heron TP“ is to be available, which the Bundeswehr wants to arm.
These plans are now off the table for the time being. Actually, the budget committee was supposed to decide tomorrow on the purchase of missiles for the „Heron TP“. At the request of Social Democratic Party (SPD) defence policy spokesman Fritz Felgentreu and with endorsement of the parliamentary group leader Rolf Mützenich, the Ministry of Defence had prepared a corresponding draft resolution in November. The SPD forms the current government together with Christian Democrats. „German Social Democrats tip the scales against arming Heron TP drones – but now the „Eurodrones“ are coming“ weiterlesen
Only 23 years after a military drone airport in Jagel was decided, large drones could actually be stationed there. But the squadron is already analysing images and videos of drone missions in Mali. In this way, „terrorists“ and „smugglers“ are also being pursued from Schleswig-Holstein.
On 12 April 2005, Peter Struck (SPD), the Defence Minister in office at the time, decided to expand the Jagel airbase between Kiel and Flensburg for large military drones. Since 1994, the 51 „Immelmann“ reconnaissance squadron with „Tornado“ jet fighters has been stationed there with currently 37 aircraft. From 2009, the first „Euro Hawk“ spy drone was to be transferred to Schleswig-Holstein, and a little later armed Bundeswehr drones were also to be stationed in Jagel. For this purpose, the military airbase was extensively converted, and the Air Force spent some 33 million Euros on a new hangar, parking areas, work on the runway and the necessary technology.
However, the German drone programme turned out to be a disaster. After delivery of only one prototype, in 2011, the Bundeswehr had to bid farewell to the „Euro Hawk“ due to certification problems. The failed 600 Million Euros project almost led to the resignation of the then Minister of Defence Thomas de Maizière (CDU). As a replacement, the German government wanted to station three „Triton“ drones from the same US manufacturer in Jagel from 2025 onwards; the Defence Ministry also abandoned this project in favour of a manned aircraft. „German Airbase in Jagel: Waiting for the drones“ weiterlesen
Four European states now have armed drones, two of which already use them to combat „terrorism“. Another four might consider to weaponize units which have already been ordered, including Germany. All leading manufacturers of unmanned weapons systems from the USA, China, Turkey and Israel could then be represented in Europe.
The Serbian government has received a delivery of armed drones from China. Six CH-92A („Rainbow“) drones and 18 air-to-ground missiles arrived at a military airport near Belgrade a few days ago, according to local media.
The two systems are comprised of three drones each and the respective ground stations. Serbia had ordered a total of nine drones, which together are said to have cost around 27 million Euros. According to reports, a follow-up order for a further 15 drones has been agreed. „Ukraine and Serbia are new European drone powers“ weiterlesen
The envisaged date for series production of a European long-range drone is not tenable. The German Ministry of Defence is to be responsible for the delay of at least two years. In the meantime, the project has been transferred to „Permanent Structured Cooperation“. Further governments could join the initiative.
The series production of the so-called Eurodrone cannot begin before 2027. This was written by the Federal Ministry of Defence in response to a small inquiry. At the beginning of the year, the German government had still declared that it „still assumes unchanged“ that the development would be completed by 2025. The Ministry of Defence had also published this timetable for the presentation of a model at the International Aviation Exhibition in Berlin. „Eurodrone delayed by two years“ weiterlesen
To fly in European airspace, large military drones need a „Detect and Avoid“ system. The „Eurodrone“ could therefore be equipped with „American technology“.
Only „one final production line“ is to be set up for the the „Eurodrone“. This was announced by the German Ministry of Defense on Tuesday. According to the current status, the plant will be located at Airbus. As the „future general contractor“, the ars group is to submit an offer and a detailed program plan by April 2019. Italian, French and Spanish defence companies could then act as suppliers and produce, for example, wings, engines or avionics.
The „Eurodrone“ is a project of the German, French and Italian governments, to which Spain later also joined. The drone can be equipped with both rockets and surveillance technology. The development is to be finally decided before the end of this year. „Airbus to build the „Eurodrone““ weiterlesen
For certification in Germany, Bundeswehr drones require a system to avoid threatening collisions. The Ministry of Defense is now testing such procedures. Until these systems are ready for series production, German armed drones will be stationed in Israel.
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is conducting flight tests with drones in Braunschweig to prevent collisions. This was announced by the German government in October in response to a parliamentary question. A prototype specially developed for the project will be used, the first flight of which is now being announced for „the end of 2018“. „Braunschweig: Large drones on collision course“ weiterlesen | aerospace |
https://old.sk.ru/events/1167.aspx | 2021-06-23T22:05:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623488540235.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20210623195636-20210623225636-00350.warc.gz | 0.801404 | 277 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__11303487 | en | On July 26, a Cluster of space technology and telecommunications conducts regular meeting of the Club of Friends. It will pass in already well-known for you form: a report on current topics followed by further discussion and a small buffet. And a lot of communication within the world space community, which is forming around «Skolkovo»!
A. Michael Kokorich, founder and CEO of Dauria Aerospace (Russia)
Wei Sun, the company Dauria Aerospace, former director of marketing at SSTL (UK)
Jerry Webb, CEO of Commercial Space Technologies (UK)
18.00 - Registration, backstage chat
19.00 - 21.00 Reports / Discussion
Address of the event: Moscow region, Odintsovo district, Skolkovo Street. New d.100 - Moscow School of Management (LNA) "Skolkovo"
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Политика обработки персональных данных | aerospace |
https://www.globalfboconsult.me/blog/dc-aviation-g-ops-to-open-new-fbo-at-nice-cote-dazur-france | 2023-12-06T11:19:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100593.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206095331-20231206125331-00160.warc.gz | 0.944174 | 264 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__271079889 | en | In January 2023, DC Aviation G-OPS will be opening a brand new FBO at Nice - Cote d'Azur/LFMN. The new FBO is committed to delivering a complete range of VIP handling services backed by the dedication, professionalism and experience of the DC Aviation G-OPS team.
The FBO is in an excellent location, which helps to optimize operations and support services. It includes a spacious lounge designed by renowned architects, Hollin + Radoske. In keeping with the high quality and standards of DC Aviation and G-OPS, passengers and crew will find that the lounge has the latest technological innovations set in luminous and luxurious surroundings.
The purpose of the DC Aviation G-OPS FBO is to offer customers the services and standards DC Aviation already has in place at locations in Europe and the UAE. G-OPS’s experience in ground services for VIP clients and its historical presence in the French Riviera presents a strength in the launch of the new FBO. As Nice is one of Europe’s most popular and busiest airports, DC Aviation G-OPS believe the new FBO will be able demonstrate the quality, efficiency, operational excellence, and unique customer experience of travelling with DC Aviation with the support of G-OPS to new and existing customers. | aerospace |
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/59954238759748687/ | 2016-09-28T09:06:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-40/segments/1474738661327.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20160924173741-00052-ip-10-143-35-109.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.944905 | 367 | CC-MAIN-2016-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-40__0__127720877 | en | ISS012-E-21343 (29 Mar. 2006) --- The shadow of the moon falls on Earth as seen from the International Space Station, 230 miles above the planet, during a total solar eclipse at about 4:50 a.m. CST Wednesday, March 29. This digital photo was taken by the Expedition 12 crew, Commander Bill McArthur and Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev, who are wrapping up a six-month mission on the complex. Visible near the shadow are portions of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea and the coast of Turkey.
Earth Observatory - Total Solar Eclipse of March 29, 2006: "The International Space Station (ISS) was in position to view the umbral (ground) shadow cast by the Moon as it moved between the Sun and the Earth during the solar eclipse on March 29, 2006. This astronaut image captures the umbral shadow across southern Turkey, northern Cyprus, and the Mediterranean Sea..."
APOD - August 30, 1999: "Here is what the Earth looks like during a solar eclipse. The shadow of the Moon can be seen darkening part of Earth. This shadow moves across the Earth at nearly 2000 kilometers per hour. Only observers near the center of the dark circle see a total solar eclipse - others see a partial eclipse where only part of the Sun appears blocked by the Moon. This spectacular picture of the 1999 August 11 solar eclipse was one of the last ever taken from the Mir space station…
The Mineral Moon (NASA/JPL) - this mosaic of 53 images was recorded by the Jupiter-bound Galileo spacecraft as it passed near our own large natural satellite in 1992. The pictures were recorded through three spectral filters and combined in an exaggerated false-color scheme to explore the composition of the lunar surface as changes in mineral content produce subtle color differences in reflected light. | aerospace |
http://www.ign.com/movies/europa/blu-ray-20006741 | 2017-03-25T00:44:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218188717.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212948-00329-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.88003 | 197 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__107756310 | en | About This Movie
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A unique blend of documentary, alternative history and science fiction thriller, Europa Report follows a contemporary mission to Jupiter's moon Europa, to investigate the possible existence of alien life within our solar system. Developed in close collaboration with NASA, JPL, SpaceX and other leaders in the scientific community, the film imagines the next step in manned space exploration and is based on recent scientific discoveries and theories.
When unmanned probes suggest that a hidden ocean could exist underneath Europa's icy surface and may contain single-celled life, Europa Ventures, a privately funded space exploration company, sends six of the best astronauts from around the world to confirm the data and explore the revolutionary discovery. After a near-catastrophic technical failure that leads to loss of communication with Earth and the tragic death of a crew member, the surviving astronauts must overcome the psychological and physical toll of deep space travel, and survive a discovery on Europa more profound than they had ever imagined. | aerospace |
https://www.knowpia.com/knowpedia/Little_Joe_1A | 2021-10-18T05:24:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585196.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20211018031901-20211018061901-00031.warc.gz | 0.928717 | 399 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__61028215 | en | |Mission type||Abort test|
|Mission duration||8 minutes, 11 seconds|
|Distance travelled||18.5 kilometres (11.5 mi)|
|Apogee||14 kilometres (9 mi)|
|Spacecraft type||Mercury boilerplate|
|Launch mass||1,007 kilograms (2,220 lb)|
|Start of mission|
|Launch date||November 4, 1959, 14:30UTC|
|Launch site||Wallops LA-1|
|End of mission|
|Landing date||November 4, 1959, 14:38UTC|
Little Joe 1A (LJ-1A) was an unmanned rocket launched as part of NASA's Mercury program on November 4, 1959. This flight, a repeat of the Little Joe 1 (LJ-1) launch, was to test a launch abort under high aerodynamic load conditions. After lift-off, the pressure sensing system was to indicate when the correct abort dynamic pressure was reached. This should have happened about thirty seconds after launch. A signal was sent to the explosive bolts to separate the spacecraft from the launch vehicle. Up to this point, everything was going as planned. The impulse was also intended to ignite the escape motor. The motor was ignited, but it took a number of seconds to build up thrust, and thus the abort maneuver was not accomplished at the desired dynamic pressure. Because of this, a repeat of the test was planned. Other events from launch through recovery occurred without incident. An altitude of 9 statute miles (14.5 km) and a range of 11.5 statute miles (18.5 km) were obtained, and a speed of 2,021.6 miles per hour (3,254 km/h) was reached. Flight time 8 minutes 11 seconds. Payload 1,007 kg.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. | aerospace |
https://rapidsharecom.info/close-ups/pujasemu.php | 2019-03-24T05:47:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912203326.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20190324043400-20190324065400-00077.warc.gz | 0.956653 | 173 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__29278737 | en | Dirty and disgusting airplane not even cleaned - Picture of Virgin Atlantic Airways, WorldUploader: Bazuru 2 years ago Subscribe 3
He confirmed that Virgin Atlantic had options on 10 of the aircraft. However, the day before the inaugural flight, we were almost grounded for good. In October , with the delivery of G-VRED, Virgin introduced a new design, with the fuselage painted in metallic silver and a revised tail fin, with red and purple features and the Virgin logo. While I burst into tears when we sold, in retrospect the timing was perfect as the record industry collapsed. The Civil Aviation Authority also transferred two pairs of unused landing slots that British Airways held at Tokyo's Narita Airport to Virgin to let it increase its frequency between Heathrow and Tokyo from four to six weekly round trips, making it easier for Virgin to compete against British Airways. | aerospace |
https://www.cannon.af.mil/About/Biographies/Display/Article/3036543/kristina-b-montgomery/ | 2023-05-29T15:58:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224644867.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20230529141542-20230529171542-00160.warc.gz | 0.881522 | 1,397 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__109354932 | en | Chief Master Sergeant Kristina B. Montgomery is the Command Chief Master Sergeant, 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. She serves as principal advisor to the commander on all matters regarding the morale, welfare, professional development, and combat readiness of over 5,700 Air Commandos and their families. Her wing provides specialized airpower and agile combat support personnel to operational commanders conducting special operations missions around the world, including direct action, unconventional warfare, special reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, personnel recovery, psychological operations, and information operations.
Chief Master Sgt. Montgomery enlisted in the Air Force in June of 1998. She graduated from the personnel apprentice course at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., in October 1998. She has held leadership positions at the Squadron, Group, Wing and Major Command levels. Her previous assignments include bases in Colorado, Florida, and Texas. Chief Master Sgt. Montgomery also served overseas in Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Germany. She has taken part in various humanitarian operations and deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, International Security Assistance Force/Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan, and the Combined Joint Special Operations Air Component Afghanistan for Operations FREEDOM SENTINAL/ RESOLUTE SUPPORT MISSION.
2002 U.S. Air Force Airman Leadership School, Misawa Air Base, Japan
2010 Associate of Applied Science, Human Resource Management, Community College of the Air Force
2010 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
2010 U.S. Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy Correspondence Course
2010 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Correspondence Course
2013 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force
2014 U.S. Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2018 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, Institute for Defense and Business, Duke University, N.C.
2018 U.S. Air Force Chief Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2018 U.S. Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, N.C.
2019 Command Chief Master Sergeant Training Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2021 Senior Enlisted Legal Orientation, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2021 Summit Course, Joint Special Operations University (JSOU), MacDill AFB, Fla.
2022 U.S. Air Force Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Inc., Washington, D.C.
1. October 1998 – February 2000, Personnel Employment Apprentice, 21st Mission Support Squadron, Peterson AFB, Co.
2. February 2000 – August 2000, Formal Training Journeyman, 35th Mission Support Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan
3. September 2000 – March 2002, Outbound Assignments Counselor, 35th Mission Support Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan
4. April 2002 – January 2003, NCOIC, Retirements and Separations, 35th Mission Support Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan
5. January 2003 – May 2004, NCOIC, Outbound Assignments, 35th Mission Support Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan
6. June 2004 – May 2005, NCOIC, Relocations and Career Enhancements, United States Military Training Mission (USMTM), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
7. June 2005 – August 2006, NCOIC, Civil Engineer, Fuels, Supply and Transportation Assignments, Headquarters, United States European Command, Ramstein AB, Germany
8. August 2006 – July 2007, NCOIC, Logistics, Munitions and Security Forces Assignments, Headquarters, United States European Command, Ramstein AB, Germany
9. August 2007 – November 2009, NCOIC, Aircrew, Maintenance and Operations Assignments, Headquarters, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
10. November 2009 – November 2011, NCOIC, Maintenance, Operations and Force Structure Assignments, Headquarters, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
11. November 2011 – November 2012, Superintendent, J1 Personnel Programs and Convoy Commander, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan
12. November 2012 – May 2013, Superintendent, Force Management, 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
13. May 2013 – Jan 2015, Superintendent, Military Personnel Flight, 802nd Force Support Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
14. January 2015 – December 2017, Superintendent, Military Personnel Flight, 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla. (June 2017 – November 2017, Senior Enlisted Leader, Combined Joint Special Operations Air Component-Afghanistan, Bagram AB, Afghanistan)
15. December 2017 – August 2019, Chief Enlisted Manager, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
16. August 2019 – August 2020, Chief Enlisted Manager and Chief, PACAF Enlisted Assignments/3F0 MAJCOM Functional Manager, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.
17. August 2020 – May 2022, Command Chief, 353d Special Operations Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
18. May 2022 – Present, Command Chief, 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Army Achievement Medal
NATO Medal from International Security Assistance Force with one bronze star
2000 35th Mission Support Squadron Amn of the Year
2000 Below-the-Zone Promotion to Senior Airman
2001 35th Fighter Wing Personnel Manager of the Year
2003 35th Fighter Wing Personnel Manager of the Year
2004 United States Military Training Mission Multi-Service NCO of the Year
2008 Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command Personnel Technician of the Year
2009 Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command NCO of the Year
2009 Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command Force Support NCO of the Year
2010 Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command Force Support NCO of the Year
2011 NCO Academy Distinguished Graduate
2014 Headquarters Air Education Training Command Force Support SNCO of the Year
2015 1st Special Operations Wing A1 Billy Boles Mentorship Award
(Current as of May 2022) | aerospace |
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/08/the-size-of-this-stunning-explosion-at-an-air-show-defies-belief/ | 2022-05-22T11:00:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662545326.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522094818-20220522124818-00661.warc.gz | 0.955823 | 146 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__139437450 | en | Yesterday, photographer Mike Miley took his Canon 7D to the Oshkosh Air Show in Wisconsin, and holy crap did he get some good shots. Chief among them is a jaw-dropping shot of two planes dancing around an explosion of Michael Bay-proportions. Holy crap.
I can’t even imagine what the performance must’ve been like in real life, but Miley’s photos help you get pretty close to the action. Some of the highlights from his (altogether excellent) Flickr photostream take you from classic World War II planes to the crazy helicopters that fly upside down. He even captured planes doing some light-drawing in the dark skies above the airfield. | aerospace |
https://netcomposites.com/news/2010/january/14/hitco-awarded-loi-for-f-35-lightning-ii-program/ | 2018-07-17T17:30:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676589757.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20180717164437-20180717184437-00233.warc.gz | 0.937531 | 489 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__239926138 | en | 14 January 2010
14 January 2010
Lockheed Martin has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to award HITCO Carbon Composites a contract to produce wing skins and nacelle skins for the F-35 Lightning II Program.
“HITCO will utilize its state-of-the-art production and testing equipment, particularly the Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) machine and the new large autoclave, to manufacture these components. We will also build on the processing expertise we have developed with BMI composite materials during our track record of performance with Lockheed Martin on the F-22 program. HITCO and its parent company, SGL Group, continue to invest in automated manufacturing capability at the Gardena site, enabling HITCO to achieve its goal of becoming a world-class Tier II supplier to the aerospace industry. We look forward to a long business relationship with Lockheed Martin on the F-35 program well beyond the initial five year contract term,” said Peter M. Hoffman, HITCO President.
The F-35 Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter, is a new single-seat, single-engine, supersonic stealth strike fighter capable of performing close air support, tactical bombing and air superiority missions.
The aircraft is built in three different versions: a conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) aircraft, a short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) variant and an aircraft carrier-based (CV) model.
The F-35 Lightning aircraft is designed and built by an industry team led by Lockheed Martin.
Estimated demand is said to be up to 3,100 between now and 2035.
Alvant has been appointed to work on a two-year, £28 million project titled Large Landing Gear of the Future, which aims to deliver a 30% weight reduction and assist the aerospace industry’s drive to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
Hexadrone’s 3D printed Tundra prototype, manufactured by CRP Technology via laser sintering (LS) technology using Windform SP and Windform XT 2.0 carbon composite materials, has won the Red Dot Award 2018 in the drone category.
UK company Norco Composites has invested in a larger spray booth and a new cutting and kitting machine to enable the company to increase productivity in line with growing demand from its marine customers. | aerospace |
https://monico.myportfolio.com/just-for-fun | 2024-04-16T18:10:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817103.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416155952-20240416185952-00119.warc.gz | 0.944 | 189 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__56522245 | en | I've always loved the Space Shuttles and so far I've seen three of the surviving four in person. This is a shot of Space Shuttle Atlantis, OV-104, on display at Kennedy Space Center (Florida).
I spend a lot of time photographing in the Shenandoah Mountains but part of the fun is getting there...
My friends and family know I'm a big fan of Walt Disney and his parks. In addition to learning about the history of the man I also love a good fireworks "spectacular" (and taking pictures of them).
For fun I took this shot of my Ford Fusion to see what I could create if I was given an advertising assignment.
It was incredible to watch Space Shuttle Discovery arriving at her new home at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum.
The floating mountains in Pandora - the World of Avatar (at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park) looked absolutely incredible at night! | aerospace |
http://viemagazine.com/apollo-11-50th-anniversary/ | 2020-07-08T10:14:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655896932.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20200708093606-20200708123606-00311.warc.gz | 0.915287 | 1,830 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__73415638 | en | USA Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Landing
July 12, 2019
July 16 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch and then its famous landing on the surface of the moon on July 20. It is such a great time of year—just celebrating the Fourth of July, a World Cup title for the US Women’s Soccer Team, and now looking back on one of the country’s biggest accomplishments! On these dates in 1969, a team of NASA scientists and astronauts solidified the country’s “space race” position as they successfully documented the lunar landing. Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong went down in history, and now the country is commemorating the efforts of all involved.
The original NASA Johnson Space Center mission control room has been restored to its former glory for the occasion. The control room takes us on a blast from the past as it emulates its 1969 design and layout—but all this restoration didn’t come easily, and it took several years and $5 million to complete. Visitors can check it out now!
The Apollo 11 mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida via the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) developed Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. Aboard the space craft were astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, Command Module (CM) pilot; and Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module (LM) pilot. With the success of Apollo 11, the national objective to land men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished. After 2½ hours of surface exploration, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin returned to the LM “Eagle” for rest, eating, and checkout of the vehicle in preparation for liftoff. The LM was a two part spacecraft. Its lower or descent stage had the landing gear, engines, and fuel needed for the landing. When the LM blasted off the Moon, the descent stage served as the launching pad for its companion ascent stage, which was also home for the two astronauts on the surface of the Moon. The LM was full of gear with which to communicate, navigate, and rendezvous. It also had its own propulsion system, and an engine to lift it off the Moon and send it on a course toward the orbiting CM. In this photograph, the ascent stage is seen back dropped by Earth just prior to its rendezvous with the CM. | Photo courtesy of NASA
Apollo 11 astronauts, (left to right) Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module pilot; Michael Collins, Command Module pilot; and Neil A. Armstrong, commander, are showing a two-pound Moon rock to Frank Taylor, director of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. The rock was picked up from the Moon’s surface during the Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) of Aldrin and Armstrong following man’s first Moon landing and was was presented to the Institute for display in the Art and Industries Building. The Apollo 11 mission, launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida via the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) developed Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. With the success of Apollo 11, the national objective to land men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished. | Photo courtesy of NASA
Below are just a few other ways the US is celebrating this astonishing breakthrough in space exploration:
Apollo 11 The Immersive Live Show
What better way to celebrate than by reenacting the landing and putting audiences right in the action? A live immersive show of the 1969 lunar landing is running through this fall in Los Angeles, Costa Mesa, California, and Houston, Texas. 40,000 square feet of projection gives a lifelike model of how it all happened fifty years ago.
Tickets are available on apollo11show.com—be sure to get yourself an experience with a piece of American history!
Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, wearing an Extravehicular Mobility Unit, participates in a simulation of deploying and using lunar tools on the surface of the moon during a training exercise in Building 9 on April 22, 1969. Armstrong is the commander of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. In the background is a Lunar Module mock-up. | Photo courtesy of NASA
Apollo 7 lifts off from Cape Kennedy Launch Complex 34 at 11:03 A.M., EDT. The astronauts aboard, for the first manned lunar orbital mission, are Astronauts Walter M. Schirra,Jr. Commander; Donn F. Eisele, Command Module Pilot; and Walter Cunningham, Lunar Module Pilot. | Photo courtesy of NASA
The prime crew of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission relaxes on the deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever prior to participating in water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Left to right, are astronauts Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot; Neil A. Armstrong, commander; and Michael Collins, command module pilot. In the background is Apollo Boilerplate 1102 which was used in the training exercise. | Photo courtesy of NASA
Personnel within the Launch Control Center watch the Apollo 11 liftoff from Launch Complex 39A today at the start of the historic lunar landing mission. The LCC is located three-and-one-half miles from the launch pad. | Photo courtesy of NASA
Overall view of the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) in the Mission Control Center (MCC), Building 30, Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), showing the flight controllers celebrating the successful conclusion of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. | Photo courtesy of NASA
Apollopalooza is a weeklong event celebrating the momentous anniversary—if you love the Rocky Mountains and the Apollo 11, then this is the place for you! Enjoy various activities, speakers, displays, and more! Apollopalooza runs July 13–20 at the Wings Museum in Denver, Colorado.
Get your tickets and more information at wingsmuseum.org.
Apollo 50th Gala
We all love a good excuse to dress up, right? Celebrate this anniversary the best and most extravagant way possible at the Apollo Saturn V Center in the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on July 16. Celebrity guests, members of the Apollo crews, and other VIPs will be in attendance for this black-tie affair.
Tickets are available at apollo50thgala.com
This is the official crew portrait of the Apollo 11 astronauts. Pictured from left to right are: Neil A. Armstrong, Commander; Michael Collins, Module Pilot; Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Lunar Module Pilot. Apollo 11 was the first marned lunar landing mission that placed the first humans on the surface of the moon and returned them back to Earth. Astronaut Armstrong became the first man on the lunar surface, and astronaut Aldrin became the second. Astronaut Collins piloted the Command Module in a parking orbit around the Moon. Launched aboard the Saturn V launch vehicle (SA-506), the three astronauts began their journey to the moon with liftoff from launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 8:32 am CDT, July 16, 1969. | Photo courtesy of NASA
The Apollo 11 astronauts, left to right, Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. share jokes with well-wishers on the other side of the window of their Mobile Quarantine Facility aboard the USS Hornet. The astronauts splashed down at 12:50 p.m. EDT at the completion of their historical eight-day first manned lunar landing. | Photo courtesy of NASA
Apollo 11 parade downtown Houston, TX, 08/16/1969. Astronauts Edwin Aldrin, Michael Collins and Neil Armstrong are in the cars with general public welcoming them home. | Photo courtesy of NASA
Apollo’s Muse: The Moon in the Age of Photography
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is already a must when visiting New York City, so why not go to see the Apollo’s Muse this year? Everything from drawings to the camera that was used on the Apollo 11 will be on display! This exhibit is happening now through September 22.
Get your tickets and more information here at metmuseum.org
Space & Rocket Center’s Celebration Car Show
The NASA Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, will be hosting a vintage car show with vehicles from the Apollo era this weekend, July 13. Not only will there be some incredible cars—but they will also have a full-scale, operable Apollo Lunar Rover replica on display! Be sure to check out all the other amazing exhibits and events at the center while you’re in town!
Visit rocketcenter.com to get more information. | aerospace |
https://www.pnj.com/story/news/military/2015/02/04/flight-boat-operations-may-yield-noise/22879577/ | 2021-06-18T00:07:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487634576.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20210617222646-20210618012646-00314.warc.gz | 0.933855 | 231 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__71618036 | en | Flight and boat operations may yield noise
The 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron will be conducting flight and boat operations, as part of the 53rd Wing's Weapon System Evaluation Program, in Choctawhatchee Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, which may cause noise in the surrounding areas.
Preparatory operations will take place Thursday and Friday with scheduled operations happening Monday through Feb. 12.
On those days, fighter aircraft will release munitions from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. approximately 20 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico. From 1 to 6 p.m., 30 boats will be used as targets for fighter aircraft and helicopters flying mid to low level altitudes.
Notices to mariners will be issued prior to the missions and fliers will be distributed. No weapons or ammunition will be used in the flights.
Some boat operators will be dressed in military uniforms and white costumes, and could be carrying rubber rifles painted in highly visible colors. Boats may also have fake guns and rocket launcher tubes.
For questions or concerns, call Sara Vidoni, Team Eglin Public Affairs, 882-3744. | aerospace |
https://www.careersin.space/job/frontier-aerospace-corporation-usa-california-simi-valley-full-time-contracts-administrator/ | 2022-06-29T03:59:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103620968.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20220629024217-20220629054217-00407.warc.gz | 0.887378 | 580 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__133608447 | en | Building the future of space propulsion.
Frontier Aerospace Corporation conceptualizes, designs, proves and additively manufactures innovate
in-space and launch system rocket propulsion thrusters. From concept ideation to product development
or design verification testing, we have a proven philosophy for propulsion development that produces
reliable, tested designs that are ready for hand-off for final flight design qualification. We are currently
working on the NASA TALOS program, delivering critical payload to the Moon.
Our people are what makes our dream come to fruition. We are seeking a Contracts Administrator to
aid our current and future missions by supporting the bid, capture and contract negotiation processes
with clients, ensuring proper execution of current contracts and supporting amendments and/or
interpretations as necessary.
- Liaising with Sales, Finance, Legal, and Management team on bid and proposal preparation,
contract negotiation, review and administration for current and future deals.
- Generating compliance matrices and making recommendations in accordance with Frontier
policies and procedures. Ensuring compliance with contracting policies, laws and regulations,
including but not limited to Federal Acquisition Regulations, Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplements, Cost Accounting Standards, Export Administration Regulations and
- Review bid process procedures as necessary, able to apply flexibility to RFP (request-forproposal) responses
- Being point-of-contact for clients on pre-contract and active contract activities
- Managing and monitoring the performance of long-term contracts and agreements. Analyzing
and concisely summarizing contractual obligations, commitments, and performance for internal
- Analyzing the impact of modifications and revisions to contract terms and preparing
recommendations and risk reviews for management.
- Coordinates flow-downs of terms and conditions with all functional departments including
program management, engineering, product support, finance, quality, supply chain
management, manufacturing, as required.
- Participates in proposal planning
- Liaison with Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) for sources, inspections and quality
- Maintaining an accurate audit file for each contract which will include original contract, all
correspondences, changes/deviations, amendments, clarifications, etc.
- Supporting maintenance and retrieval of contract documents/files and validated data,
preparation of reports and participation in status reviews
- Other duties as assigned
- Demonstrating extremely high attention to detail
Relevant Experience and Requirements:
- US Citizenship (ITAR Requirement) – able to obtain a US Security Clearance
- Degree in Business Administration preferred, could be relevant experience instead
- 5+ years experience in Aerospace sector
- Experience in understanding contractual terms and conditions
- Demonstrated knowledge of ITAR, EAR and related US regulations required | aerospace |
https://repository.ntu.edu.sg/handle/10356/5721 | 2019-03-19T20:06:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912202125.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20190319183735-20190319205735-00114.warc.gz | 0.904874 | 113 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__120073508 | en | Preparation and study of fretting wear of advanced surface coatings by X-ray imaging
Fu, Yong Qing.
Date of Issue1999
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Fretting occurs in mechanical joints of vibrating structures ranging from household appliances, automobiles, aircraft to electrical equipment or even human implants. Application of surface modification methods is expected to be an ideal solution to mitigate the fretting damage, however, the study on the application and the deterioration mechanisms of coatings under fretting conditions is rather limited.
Nanyang Technological University | aerospace |
http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/62642 | 2016-08-27T19:17:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-36/segments/1471982924728.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20160823200844-00056-ip-10-153-172-175.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.925946 | 392 | CC-MAIN-2016-36 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-36__0__35968840 | en | Century of naval aviation markedBreaking News
The anniversary will be celebrated throughout the year with a series of flypasts, concerts and other events.
On 7 May, 1909 the Admiralty put aside funds for its first airship, changing the face of warfare to come.
One hundred years later, the navy's Fleet Air Arm can boast more than 250 aircraft and helicopters - a third of the UK forces' air strength.
The news conference to unveil the anniversary was attended by past luminaries of the Fleet Air Arm including veteran 'Jock' Moffat, the pilot whose torpedo crippled the mighty Bismarck during World War II.
But the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, also looked to the future, as he discussed the two new aircraft carriers ordered by the Royal Navy in 2008.
Centenary events will culminate on 7 May with a fly-past of ancient and modern Fleet Air Arm aircraft over the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious.
There will also be a service to formally recognize the sacrifices made over the 100 years of naval aviation at St. Paul's Cathedral on 8 May
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https://www.popularmechanics.co.za/science/observatory-catches-perseid-meteor-shower-peak/ | 2020-09-27T05:24:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400250241.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20200927023329-20200927053329-00562.warc.gz | 0.899258 | 116 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__177080366 | en | The Perseid meteor has been showing off and while South Africa was unable to see it, an Observatory captured it in all its glory.
The Canary Island Long-Baseline Observatory on Tenerife caught the incredible sight on video, using the European Space Agency’s Meteor Research Group’s night vision video camera.
The meteor shower is still going, although past its peak. The shower happens every year when the Earth makes its way through the debris cloud left behind by the comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle.
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https://www.dau.edu/aap/pages/ArticleContent.aspx?itemid=11885 | 2020-12-01T20:26:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141681524.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20201201200611-20201201230611-00048.warc.gz | 0.950268 | 369 | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-50__0__128372484 | en | . Under 52.211-5 is the returned WRA to be treated as new or does the contractor have to obtain PCO permission to install on the next aircraft as "other than new material".
FAR 52.211-5 -- Material Requirements provides the definition for “New” which is:
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“New” means composed of previously unused components, whether manufactured from virgin material, recovered material in the form of raw material, or materials and by-products generated from, and reused within, an original manufacturing process; provided that the supplies meet contract requirements, including but not limited to, performance, reliability, and life expectancy.
The original item that was installed in the aircraft “failed” and was replaced with another unit that enabled the aircraft to successfully complete DCMA testing. The “failed” unit was sent back to the supplier who fixed it and returned it to the prime for installation on the next aircraft. Even though the information provided in this Ask-A-Professor Question does not indicate what the supplier did to fix the problem it is obvious that something had to be done to the unit in order for it to be “restored to the original normal operating condition.” This meets the definition that is provided in FAR 52.211-5 for “Reconditioned” which “means restored to the original normal operating condition by readjustments and material replacement.” By the definition provided in this clause the unit is “Reconditioned” and not “New.” Since I do not have access to the contract, modifications, special terms and conditions, correspondence, or other requirements regarding PCO permission or other requirements I recommend that you contact your Contract Administration Office or Contracting Officer for further guidance. | aerospace |
https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-pair-of-carved-wood-architectural-flemish-1824694-details.aspx?intObjectID=1824694 | 2019-07-19T01:51:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525973.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20190719012046-20190719034046-00511.warc.gz | 0.75481 | 171 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__141633273 | en | 4 July 2000
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With the offer of space memorabilia in One Giant Leap: Celebrating Space Exploration 50 Years after Apollo 11, here are five homes for lovers of night skies
The story of space exploration told through a selection of incredible artefacts offered in our One Giant Leap auction in New York on 18 July | aerospace |
http://www.philly.com/philly/health/news/HealthDay658614_20111108_Space_Travel_Might_Lead_to_Eye_Trouble__Study.html | 2015-05-29T06:42:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207929899.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113209-00045-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.965378 | 300 | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-22__0__11963514 | en | TUESDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Astronauts who spend six months or more in space may experience changes in the structures in the back of their eyes, causing their vision to become blurry, according to a new study from NASA.
Researchers found these changes may be the result of prolonged exposure to microgravity and could affect plans for trips to Mars or other long-term manned space voyages.
"In astronauts over age 40, like non-astronauts of the same age, the eye's lens may have lost some of its ability to change focus," said study co-author Dr. Thomas Mader, an ophthalmologist with Alaska Native Medical Center, in a journal news release. "In the space program's early days, most astronauts were younger, military test pilots who had excellent vision. Today's astronauts tend to be in their 40s or older. This may be one reason we've seen an uptick in vision problems. Also, we suspect many of the younger astronauts were more likely to 'tough out' any problems they experienced, rather than reporting them."
In conducting the study, published in the October issue of the journal Ophthalmology, the researchers examined seven astronauts, all around the age of 50, who spent at least six continuous months in space. The study revealed all seven astronauts experienced blurry vision while on the space station. The changes in their vision began roughly six weeks into their mission and continued long after they returned to Earth. | aerospace |
https://www.themuse.com/jobs/johnshopkinsappliedphysicslaboratory/senior-structural-analyst | 2018-09-21T12:21:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267157070.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20180921112207-20180921132607-00162.warc.gz | 0.885711 | 754 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__67340157 | en | Senior Structural Analyst
Introduction: The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), a national leader in scientific research and development, located midway between Baltimore and Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Structural Analyst.
Job Summary: P erform structural analysis & test on active spaceflight hardware programs and proposals. Perform static and dynamic finite element analysis, kinematic analysis, static and dynamic load testing.
- Work as a Lead Structural Engineer of the mechanical team supporting all functions related to the design and test of flight and ground support hardware for Space Department missions.
- Perform finite element structural and dynamic analysis for Space Department missions using the FEMAP pre and post processor and MSC NASTRAN analysis code. When required, perform kinematic analysis using MSC-ADAMS, develop MathCad, MatLab and Excel spreadsheets. When required, perform hand stress analysis using standard references such as Roark and Bruhn. When required, perform hand vibration and dynamics analysis using standard references such as Steinburg and Thompson. Knowledge of MSC-Marc or ABAQUS useful.
- Support hardware integration, component and sub-system flight and non-flight vibration, static load and deployment testing. Formulate and implement system level test plans and procedures. Lead system level sine, random and acoustic vibration testing, shock testing, mass properties and spin balance testing.
- Assist in developing budgets, staffing, resource managements, test and development schedules. Interface with the in-house machine shop working fabrication issues. Evaluation of fabrication drawings for design intent.
- Work as a member of a proposal team, made up of diverse engineering specialties, in the generation of spaceflight proposals for various sponsors.
- Travel and support program level meetings and reviews off site.
- Minimum BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
- Minimum 5 years of experience on aerospace projects.
- Must be able to work well as a member of a team: good communication/interpersonal skills.
• MS in Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• 10+ years of experience on aerospace projects.
• Completed several aerospace projects from start to finish as Lead Mechanical Engineer/Analyst.
• Ability to work closely with both the mechanical designer in all phases of the design and analysis process and with the technician during testing.
• MSC-NASTRAN,MSC-MARC, MSC-ADAMS, ABAQUS experience.
• Experience in the selection of aerospace materials, including composites.
• Experience in the design, analysis and test of aerospace mechanisms and robotics.
• Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings to ensure the drawings meet the design intent. MathCad or MatLab, MS Excel, Word, Powerpoint and MS Project software experience.
Security: Applicant selected will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.
Benefits: APL offers a comprehensive benefits package including a liberal vacation plan, a matching retirement program, significant educational assistance, a scholarship tuition program for staff with dependents, and competitive salaries commensurate with skills and experience. For more information about our organization, please visit our web site at www.jhuapl.edu.
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http://g2mil.com/track.htm | 2022-08-08T14:09:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570827.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808122331-20220808152331-00662.warc.gz | 0.932345 | 1,606 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__49653403 | en | SKY RAMP TECHNOLOGY
There are many options for inclined tracks. The
U.S. Navy’s horizontal
aerodynamic and ejection-seat test track at China Lake (below) has achieved Mach
4 sliding on
steel rails. Note that
high speed causes airflow under a sled and thus lift, so there is no friction
from gravity as rail grips keep the sled from flying off the track. Wheeled
sleds with Dunlop aluminum-wheeled jet-powered vehicles have achieved Mach 1.
Magnetic Levitation (MagLev) now used for high-speed trains eliminates
friction, but is very expensive to build and lacks the power for space launch. Iced rails or bobsled type
tracks have not been used, however, frozen lakes have been used to achieve near
Mach ground speeds. The track system may be of any type, monorail, dual track, multiple rails, slot and groove, or
an iced track. The track can
be built up a mountainside or inside a near vertical tunnel.
The sled will fly through the air using any type of ground-mounted
track to remain safely on course.
NASA's Maglev project conducted experiments to determine which type of Maglev track works best. Three types were tested and all worked. One track used a linear induction motor and no magnets on the sled, so it's a strong, durable unit, but it requires more power to create the magnetic field. The other two styles use a linear synchronous motor system with magnets right on the sled, so less electricity is needed to create the magnetic field. It uses less energy, but is a more complex system. The Boeing/NASA MagLev test track at Holloman Air Force Base (below) has achieved Mach 8 with small objects on its 10 mile horizontal test track. NASA would like to use Maglev to launch spacecraft as well, but the power needed to launch an RLV up a mountain is 100 times more than can now be stored and quickly released. As a result, MagLev propulsion is not presently and option for space launch.
The best angle for spacecraft launch is 70 to 80 degrees, but a as much as a 30 degree angle provides significant fuel savings. Ideally, this would be a straight track, but finding a mountain with a miles long steep incline is very difficult. The track could curve upward, but this induces G forces on passengers and places much greater stress on the track and RLV. Therefore, any curve must be near the beginning of the track well before the sled reaches 400 mph. Building a ramp up a mountainside may seem complex, but it's simple compared to the difficulties of building massive rollercoaster tracks.
Unless the sled is designed to go airborne and land at a nearby airstrip (or parachute down) for reuse after launching the RLV, some braking mechanism is needed to quickly stop the sled on the track after release of its payload. There are a dozen possible methods using simple existing technology, such as: curving the track, water braking (right), spoilers as air brakes, or hook and cables.
There is interest in using horizontal tracks for assisted launch since they can be built anywhere at lower costs. However, any velocity gained horizontally is lost as the craft must turn upwards through the Earth's atmosphere. This was confirmed in the 1980s by a detailed Boeing study of a horizontal space launch proposal code named SCIENCE DAWN. Boeing engineers concluded that horizontal takeoff requirement was an inappropriate application of rocket thrust-to-weight ratio, which was better applied to vertical takeoff.
A Soviet plan for a horizontal assisted spacecraft called the VKS-R (right) called for a wheeled sled to provide a Mach 0.5, zero altitude assist. Effective velocity gain compared to vertical launch would be 100 m/s. The sled would get the vehicle up to a velocity where the wings could provide lift, allowing lower-thrust engines to be used than in a vertical-takeoff design. This saved weight, but velocity losses during lifting flight to orbit almost cancel the advantage, resulting in the approach being unattractive in comparison to pure vertical-launch or air-launch designs.
Aerodynamic/physics expert, Dr. David Maker explains:
The horizontal launch drag calculation is admittedly messy, but one can get some rough estimates. (The drag coefficient is the primary source of the mess). Horizontal launch designers ignore the fact that the transition from horizontal to near vertical is not a short transition. For example, the centrifugal acceleration for mach 2 release in a 20km radius is ac~v^2/r= (2X340)^2/20,000~2g. Vectorially, add to that the orthogonal 0-2 g acceleration (add the gravity 1 g also) and you get conservatively about a 3g acceleration, probably near the limit the RLV can stand without structural reinforcement. So you need about 20km or more to get to near vertical. The second problem is that drag force since as a consequence you have to push against a lot of air at near sea level air densities.
Drag force Fd equals (1/2)(Cd)pAv^2 with the primary uncertainty here being Cd, given its somewhat quirky dependence on the Reynolds number, shape and lift drag. The problem (besides the ac=v^2/r problem) here is that (in their drag coefficient calculations) to get close to that m/mo~ .9 the RLV must be somewhat FAT&BLUNT the drag coefficient adjusted for transonic and supersonic effects and adding lift drag, Cd>1 (we will conservatively take Cd=1). Also because of the bluntness A~pir^2~3X2^2~10 for mac truck crossectional area (X-33 area also?), because this transition from horizontal to vertical is done near sea level air density p~1/2 for average up to about 6miles high, v~mach2~2X340m/sec, so v^2~4X10^5.
So Fd~ (1/2)(1/2)(1)4X10X10^5~2X10^5, L~20km=2X10^4. So approximate work FXL~ 2X10^5X(2X10^4)=2X10^10J. But the energy expended in the assisted launch is KE=1/2(mv^2). Here m~10^5 so KE due to boost (1/2)mv^2~.5X(10^5)X4X10^5~ 2X10^10 Joules. Thus the work to change the velocity from horizontal to near vertical is about the same as the energy expended to accomplish the assisted launch. Perhaps experts can whittle this down by using rough surfaces (like golf balls do), but conservative estimates were made here of Cd given the lift and supersonic drag coefficient effects.
While horizontal launch adds nothing to space launch, using rails to launch spaceplanes can save significant landing gear weight since it needn't be five times stronger to serve as take-off gear too, which is why Europeans plan to rail launch their Hopper sub-orbital spaceplane. Wings and engines can be much smaller as well. Nevertheless, if someone invests in a rail launch system for spacecraft, they should spend a bit more to build an elevated rail. A horizontal rail is also somewhat dangerous as a spacecraft will leave the rail just a few feet off the ground. Even a rail incline of 30 degrees can provide a significant assist to reduce the fuel required by any craft.
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/boeing-737-in-emergency-landing-at-irelands-cork-airport-due-to-suspected-fuel-leak-9561155.html | 2014-12-29T00:40:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1419447559962.154/warc/CC-MAIN-20141224185919-00043-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.94151 | 574 | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-52__0__7995330 | en | Boeing 737 in emergency landing at Ireland's Cork Airport due to 'suspected fuel leak'
The Air Contractors Limited flight was carrying 144 passengers at the time
Wednesday 25 June 2014
A Boeing 737 with 144 passengers and six crew has been forced to make an emergency landing due to a "suspected fuel leak" at Cork Airport.
The drama happened shortly before midnight at Cork Airport in Ireland.
The pilot of the holiday flight from Belfast to Reus in Spain declared the emergency landing because of a suspected fuel leak, an airport spokesman said.
"We activated our emergency plan but the plane landed safely," the spokesman said.
"The plane is grounded subject to inspection but it's not thought there was a leak."
The passengers, flying with Air Contractors Limited, were being accommodated in hotels overnight.
It is expected they will be able to get away on their holidays today.
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https://www.videographics.de/universal-ground-control-software-ugcs-sharing-experience-from-demanding-xxl-mapping-project/?lang=en | 2021-06-15T22:16:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487621627.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20210615211046-20210616001046-00080.warc.gz | 0.935517 | 1,834 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__10868276 | en | UgCS Pro Controls UAV Most Reliable Over 115 Miles
Our task: To completely map the Chemiepark Gendorf (CPG) in southern Germany, an impressive chemical production site, using highly precise PPK drone mapping technology. The requirements have been quite demanding for the flights as well as for the expected results. The resolution (GSD) as well as the absolute accuracy shouldn’t exceed 20 millimetres in X, Y and Z. Based on our technology and know how, we were expecting to get this done, even without using any GCPs for georeferencing. However, in terms of warranties we could not go beyond our 30 mm (RMSE) accuracy promise. Additionally we have been asked to map all asphalt areas and roads in a second part of the project with significant higher resolution.
The mapping area, slightly over two square kilometres in size (net) has a lot to offer: A almost 600 ft high stack, buildings and processing equipment higher than the flight altitude, or safety zones around and above buildings and equipment which are not allowed to be entered e.g. by a drone and last but not least a vertical terrain shift of about 100 feet in the southern part of the park. Regarding take-off and landing areas, we had an additional requirement: Our KLAUPPK system needs a free sight towards GPS and Glonass satellites in order to get good and stable initialization. In a consequence, we only used take off points in the edge area of the site. The need to rely on a GNSS direct georeferencing system was simply due to not having to use hundreds of GCPs and having the experience and proof of accuracy from many past projects. Additionally we did suspect that many existing GCPs would be covered or invisible due to pipe racks, or equipment covering them up.
The schedule was quite ambitious with some uncertainties: Weather conditions, demanding requirements on resolution and accuracy. This all together did require a very thought through, detailed and possibly per-tested mission planning. Our ultimate goal was to be ready for uploading routes once we were entering the site.
The UAV used was a DJI Inspire 2 with a Klau Geomatics modified and calibrated Zenmuse X4s camera (20MP) and a ‘plug and play’ added KLAUPPK GNSS module. To enable a day-long continuous operation, a total of 5 sets of batteries (2 x DJI TB 50, each), three battery chargers and two radio controllers were available. The Samsung “Tab A” tablet, used as screen and HMI/GUI was continuously charged via its USB connection from the radio controller’s battery.
Mission Planning with UgCS Professional
The choice of the mission planning software to use was straight forward, since we already had used UgCS PRO for many missions, even with other UAVs, before, but also since the success of this mission was depending on a very robust terrain following flight altitude. If the terrain follow mode is active, the UAV maintains the height above the ground based on an available DEM, while many other apps available on the market only control the preset flight altitude of he UAV just based on the initial take off point.
We have divided the entire mission into six routes with three to seven flights each, depending on the resulting area size. This enabled us to utilize 6 individual take- off points, meeting regulatory obligations (e.g. VLOS) at any time and generate data chunk sizes, suitable for seamless downstream photogrammetric processing in Agisoft Metashape Pro. The individual routes have been designed with an overlap of one flight line. In order to assure that no critical area will be flown through and the drone will safely fly around the 200 meter high stack, so called custom no fly zones (cNFZ) have been implemented.
In the following we will share the most critical functions UgCS PRO had to offer for this project and how we have them applied:
Using the quite new „Continue Route“ function, the drone resumes the mapping flight at the exact position where the “return to home” function has been activated e.g. to return the drone home or a battery change in the previous turn. This eliminates the pain of taking pictures twice as enforced with many other mission planning tools which force the drone to resume the flight at the last way-point which frequently is the beginning of a long flight line. The efficiency gain is outstanding, accelerating not just the mission itself but also data processing in the office – no need to search for double images and eliminating them.
Area Scan Mode
Despite UgCS has a powerful photogrammetry module with lots of automatic calculations based on the desired resolution (GSD), we have chosen the Area Scan tool for our project. One of the most important reasons, driving this decision was the following: During testing and previous projects it has been observed that the drone flies way beyond the virtual border of the mapping area, defined by the initially created polygon. Even with more complex geometries the base polygon is “ignored” in favor of a most efficient mapping.
Contrary to that in Area Scan Mode the flight lines are mainly oriented to stay within the defined polygon area. This mode requires to define and input the flight altitude above ground (terrain) as well as image spacing (front overlap) and side distance (side overlap) have to be pre-calculated. We have built a simple but comfortable “GSD-calculator”.
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Custom No Fly Zones (cNFZ)
UgCS Pro offers a simple but effective option to define customized no fly zones (cNFZ) in order to exclude automated UAV traffic within an active mission. There are two options available to generate such a cNFZ.
Polygon: Almost like defining a Scan Area any polygon pattern can be defined. Additionally to the base pattern a height can be defined, too. If you skip defining a polygon height the cNFZ will be infinitely high.
Cylinder-Cone: A cNFZ can be defined by assigning a center and a radius and optional by height. If no height will be assigned, the cNFZ’s height is infinite. If a height is defined, it is possible to assign a second radius to this height resulting e.g in a cone or a funnel shaped cNFZ.
In any active mission (Area Scan or Photogrammetry mode) the UAV – as long as the maximum allowable flight altitude, as set in parameters exceeds the cNFZ height – will climb up to the virtual fence height of the cNFZ’s, fly over it and decent back to it’s mission height as soon as it leaves the cNFZ area. In case the cNFZ is higher than the max. flight altitude of the drone, a warning and error message will appear already during the planning process and the mission will not be calculated.
In case the cNFZ is set up in between two individual way-points, the drone’s behavior is identical to the above described. However, if the cNFZ exceeds the drone’s max. flight altitude, UGCS will calculate a route around the cNFZ, without changing the flight altitude.
Both, UgCS desktop software and „UGCS for DJI“ tablet app offer a simulation tool. While the desktop version uses a emulator to test missions and vehicle behaviors the tablet simulator is quite close to reality conditions. In order to use it, the tablet needs to be connected to the drone’s RC as well as it needs to be connected via WiFi with the desktop app. The drone (please remove the props for safety reasons before powering it on) now can fly the mission quite realistically and every movement can be watched on the tablet and computer. Even gimbal actions can be checked on your drone (images are not taken). In addition you can even use the RC’s flight sticks and manually fly your drone on the display.
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https://mybigplunge.com/trending/russian-actor-film-director-return-to-earth-after-shooting-scenes-on-international-space-station/ | 2023-12-08T19:09:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100769.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20231208180539-20231208210539-00811.warc.gz | 0.959493 | 578 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__150319040 | en | A Russian actor and film director returned safely to Earth after wrapping up 12 days of shooting scenes on the International Space Station. The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, telecasted a live footage of Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko landing on Kazakhstan’s steppe early on Sunday.
The film-makers had blasted off from the Russia-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan earlier this month, travelling to the ISS with veteran cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov to film scenes for The Challenge. The movie’s plot, which has been mostly kept under wraps along with its budget, centres around a surgeon who is dispatched to the ISS to save a cosmonaut. Shkaplerov, 49, along with the two Russian cosmonauts who were already aboard the ISS, are said to have cameo roles in the film.
According to The New York Times, The Challenge will be the first feature-length fiction movie shot in space. The movie is about a Russian doctor who rushes to save the life of a cosmonaut aboard the International Space Station.
Roscosmos tweeted that the descent vehicle of the crewed spacecraft Soyuz MS-18 is standing upright and is secure. “The crew are feeling goodk!” However, a NASA spokesperson told TASS that when the Russian flight controllers on Friday conducted a test on the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft the ship’s thruster fired unexpectedly and destabilized the ISS for 30 minutes.
Over the years, a number of film producers and directors have shown interest in going up to space for shoots. A 2002 IMAX documentary that Tom Cruise narrated was shot on board the space station. Apogee of Fear, a 2012 science fiction film clocking in at about eight minutes, was also filmed in space by entrepreneur and space tourist Richard Garriott.
In 2020, Tom Cruise and director Doug Liman revealed that they were working together on a movie to be filmed in space, with NASA’s cooperation. The project is being developed in collaboration with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
However, Russia is the first country to shoot a feature film in space. Peresild and Shipenko, who are well-known in Russia, were selected after the country’s space agency, Roscosmos, opened a competition for applicants in November ((2020?)). Peresild has appeared in a number of Russian films and TV series, while Shipenko’s 2020 movie “Serf” was one of Russia’s highest-grossing films.
They underwent rigorous training ahead of their space jaunt. Along with understudies, the actor and the director prepared by doing centrifuge and vibration stand tests, training flights in zero gravity, and parachute training, all of which were covered by Channel One. | aerospace |
https://www.machinedesign.com/archive/article/21816313/rotor-blade-adjusts-in-flight | 2024-04-23T01:31:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818452.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423002028-20240423032028-00631.warc.gz | 0.927078 | 321 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__164842149 | en | strike a balance between blades vertical flight and those for forward engineers at the Office of Naval Research, the Naval Air Systems Command, and Boeing, Chicago (boeing.com), are successful, there will soon be torsional actuators for twisting rotor blades while in-flight, thereby optimizing the angle for different modes of flight to increase range and efficiency.
The device relies on NiTinol, which stands for nickel, titanium, and Naval Ordnance Lab, where it was developed. The compound is a shape-memory alloy that, if bent out of shape, will return to its original shape when heated. The torsional actuator sits inside the blade spar near the hub and uses NiTinol torque tubes running the length of the rotor. The tubes twist when heated by an electric current. An energy shuttle developed by Boeing amplifies the force behind the twist and applies it to the blade, twisting the rotor blade to the correct angle for a specific flight mode. The twisting action can be made part of the flight controls, and pilots could engage or disengage it.
The program began in 2001, and culminates in 2008 with a onequarterscale wind-tunnel demonstration and full-scale component test. Since the project started, system weight has gone from 52 to 18 lb, power requirements fell from 3,500 to 700 W, and deployment time shrunk from 3 min to 25 sec. The system is compatible with blade and hubs on many Defense Dept. helicopters, as well as the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor, so retrofits should be straightforward. | aerospace |
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126902-400-obama-team-to-raise-questions-over-ares-rocket/ | 2018-01-18T18:22:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084887535.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20180118171050-20180118191050-00166.warc.gz | 0.972803 | 169 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__39712823 | en | WHY is NASA developing a new generation of space rockets when the US already has two that could do the same job? That’s one of the questions the transition team for the incoming Obama administration was reportedly asking NASA last week.
At issue is the Ares series of rockets, currently being built to carry crew and supplies to the International Space Station, the moon and possibly Mars. These rockets have been plagued by questions over their design and cost, and are unlikely to be ready until 2015, leaving a gap in astronaut-launch capability if the space shuttle retires in 2010 as expected. The Ares programme looks likely to be reviewed by the new US administration.
A possible alternative to Ares that was mooted last year and now appears to be facing fresh scrutiny would be to use Atlas V or Delta IV rockets to carry astronauts. These are mainly | aerospace |
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https://www.lodivalleynews.com/an-asteroid-the-size-of-5-cars-will-pass-near-earth/ | 2024-02-20T22:11:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473347.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20240220211055-20240221001055-00894.warc.gz | 0.969462 | 399 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__53492461 | en | A space rock the size of five cars is expected to pass near Earth and the Moon over the weekend. The asteroid is classified as a near-Earth object (near-Earth objects, or NEO) and was discovered last week. However, it poses no danger to the planet and is considered small by space standards.
- The space rock is called 2024 BJ and is about 25 meters in diameter.
- The asteroid was discovered on January 17, and was announced the next day International Astronomical Union;
- It is scheduled to approach the Earth and the Moon on January 27 (Saturday).
The asteroid is supposed to approach the Moon at around 11 a.m. Brasilia time, and will fly much further away from it than from our planet. About 3 and a half hours later, at around 2:30 p.m., it will reach its closest pass to Earth.
Although it is considered a near-Earth object by cosmic standards, it will pass about 353 thousand kilometers from our planet, which is equivalent to 92% of the average distance between the Earth and the Moon, meaning that it does not pose any danger to us.
Asteroid 2024 BJ is one of 158 space objects discovered this year alone and one of 119 Apollo-type asteroids. These objects reach Earth as they approach the Sun, but their orbits go much further. In the case of this space rock, which is expected to approach the planet over the weekend, it is closer to the sun than we are, but its orbit extends beyond Mars.
Finding new asteroids and analyzing their orbits, such as 2024 BJ, allows scientists to assess the chances of colliding with Earth and issue warnings before it is too late. That same week, on the 21st, a meteorite just 1 meter in diameter entered the Earth's atmosphere over Germany and a warning was issued about 75 minutes earlier.
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