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https://zenodo.org/record/1237858 | 2022-11-28T03:06:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710462.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20221128002256-20221128032256-00234.warc.gz | 0.934169 | 260 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__303350664 | en | Presentation Open Access
Purpose – This presentation gives an introduction to aircraft cabin air quality and contamination risks. Beyond these fundamentals, most of the current engineering issues discussed with respect to the topic are explained.
Design/methodology/approach – The literature review is complemented with own explanations, thoughts and derivations.
Findings – There is a real health and flight safety risk due to contaminated cabin air. For the infrequent flyer the risk is very low. Also aviation statistics are not dominated by cabin air related accidents. Nevertheless, a bleed air based air conditioning system can be regarded as applying a fundamentally wrong systems engineering approach. Measures have to be taken.
Research limitations/implications – This review study is based on references. Own measurements have not been made.
Practical implications – Passengers and crew are made aware of the risk of cabin air contamination based on technical facts. Steps towards a solution of the problem are presented as they can be applied by passengers, pilots, airlines and manufacturers respectively.
Social implications – Better knowledge of the problem should enable passengers and crew to maintain a firm position in the sometimes heated discussion.
Originality/value – Engineering based information with a critical view on the topic seems to be missing in public. This presentation tries to fill this gap. | aerospace |
https://nordic.businessinsider.com/boeing-737-max-receive-updated-control-software-2019-3/ | 2019-04-23T12:36:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578602767.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20190423114901-20190423140901-00192.warc.gz | 0.890748 | 590 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__85234691 | en | - The Boeing 737 Max line of airliners.
The Boeing 737 Max will receive
updated flight-control software in the coming weeks.
The announcement comes nearly five months after the
crash of Lion Air Flight 610 and two days
after the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight
302. Both involved effectively brand-new Boeing 737 Max 8
The update will change the way the plane's MCAS control
software reacts to faulty sensor readings.
Boeing expects the US Federal Aviation Administration to make
the update mandatory.
The Boeing 737 Max will be receiving updated flight-control
software, the airplane maker announced Tuesday. The announcement
comes nearly five months after the crash of Lion Air Flight 610
and two days after the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302.
Both involved effectively brand-new Boeing 737 Max 8 airliners.
In a statement, Boeing said:
"For the past several months and in the aftermath of Lion Air
Flight 610, Boeing has been developing a flight control software
enhancement for the 737 MAX, designed to make an already safe
aircraft even safer. This includes updates to the Maneuvering
Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) flight control law,
pilot displays, operation manuals, and crew training. The
enhanced flight control law incorporates angle of attack (AOA)
inputs, limits stabilizer trim commands in response to an
erroneous angle of attack reading, and provides a limit to the
stabilizer command in order to retain elevator authority."
The Chicago-based aviation giant said the update would be
implemented across the 737 Max fleet in the coming weeks.
Read more: Boeing has $400 billion in orders
on the books, 80% of them for the 737
Boeing expects the US Federal Aviation Administration to issue an
Airworthiness Directive "no later than" April to mandate the
The company has not indicated it will make physical changes to
the aircraft, which has been in service since last spring.
At the heart of the controversy surrounding the 737 Max is MCAS,
the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System. To fit the
Max's larger, more fuel-efficient engines, Boeing had to redesign
the way it mounts engines on the 737. This change disrupted the
plane's center of gravity and caused the Max to have a tendency
to tip its nose upward during flight, increasing the likelihood
of a stall. MCAS is designed to automatically counteract that
tendency and point the nose of the plane downward.
Initial reports from the Lion Air investigation, however,
indicate that a faulty sensor reading may have triggered MCAS
shortly after the flight took off. Observers fear that a similar
thing may have happened in Sunday's Ethiopian Airlines flight.
More about the Boeing 737 Max 8 and the Ethiopian Airlines | aerospace |
https://globalgroundsupport.com/blog/home-page/global-ground-support-2/ | 2019-02-20T23:10:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247496855.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20190220230820-20190221012820-00463.warc.gz | 0.950079 | 110 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__54255286 | en | Global Ground Support makes catering and cabin service in the aviation industry easy. When you are trying to take off, you need to be focused on the big picture: safety. Our ground support equipment allows you to do just that.
We help airlines, airports, and ground crews move quickly and efficiently, when and where it matters most. Our high-performance catering and cabin service solutions are designed to last the test of time and operate in the most extreme conditions. From the deserts of Qatar to the mountains of Everest, we deliver the solutions you need. | aerospace |
https://aerospace.sdsu.edu/research/aerodynamics-propulsion | 2024-02-24T13:36:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474533.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224112548-20240224142548-00818.warc.gz | 0.923546 | 752 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__59680889 | en | Aerodynamics and Propulsion
- The aerodynamics research at San Diego State University has a proud heritage in providing scholarly answers to a variety of compelling problems and challenges in fundamental aerodynamics and fluid mechanics that are of strong interest and in high demand within the academic community, the industries and the government funding agencies. Research tools include theoretical analysis, high-precision numerical simulation and advanced flow field diagnosis.
- Research topics include vortex dynamics, simulation and analysis of particle-laden flows, flow separation in complex geometries, passive and active flow control, drag reduction, automotive aerodynamics and dynamics, unsteady aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, turbulence, cavitation, acoustics, fluid-structure interactions, post-stall-spin aerodynamics, shock wave-boundary layer interactions, transonic wings, stall resistant configurations as well as the innovative development of the optics-based velocity and pressure measurement technique development.
Core Faculty Members
Gustaaf (Guus) Jacobs
Professor Jacobs received a M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering from Delft University of Technology in 1998, where after graduation, he was appointed to Research Associate. He received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Following graduation in August of 2003, he was appointed Visiting Assistant Professor in the Division of Applied Mathematics at Brown University. He later combined this position with a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As of August 2006, he was appointed Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering at San Diego State University and was promoted to Associate Professor in August of 2010. He graduated with an Honor Propaedeuse from Delft University of Technology. In 2002 he was awarded a University Fellowship at the University of Illinois. He received an AFOSR Young Investigator Award in 2009 and became an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2013.
The research interests of Professor Jacobs can broadly be defined in area of computational multiphase, and multi-scale flow physics using high-order methods. Particular emphasis is on simulation and analysis of particle-laden flows and flow separation in complex geometries, and plasmas to aid flow control relating to combustion optimization and drag reduction.
Professor Katz has a wide variety of research interests in the following areas: internal combustion engines: cooling, carburation; powerplant optimization; passenger car safety; two phase flow cooling; heat transfer and heat exchangers; wind tunnel measurements, including laser doppler anemometry in two phase flows; non-conventional naval propulsion e.g.: undulating propellers, swimming fins; non-steady aero and hydrodynamics; potential flow and general fluid dynamics; general aviation piston engine cooling and drag reduction; post-stall-spin aerodynamics; automotive aerodynamics and dynamics; lifting body airplane; transonic wings; and stall resistant configurations.
Dr. Liu has extensive experience in flow diagnostic tool usage including hot wire, seven-hole probe, LDV and PIV. His research interests broadly reside in high-lift aerodynamics, turbulent shear layer and wake flows, vortex dynamics, cavitation, drag reduction, fluid-structure interactions, biomedical acoustics, heat and mass transfer, particle image velocimetry and image processing. His current focus is on the development of time-resolved non-intrusive 3-D pressure field measurement techniques and their applications in the study of turbulence and unsteady aerodynamics. Under his supervision, the SDSU water tunnel, a variable pressure hydrodynamics research facility capable of performing fundamental turbulence and cavitation research was constructed and shakedown tested in fall 2017. | aerospace |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3503837.stm | 2017-07-26T05:03:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-30/segments/1500549425766.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20170726042247-20170726062247-00397.warc.gz | 0.90339 | 395 | CC-MAIN-2017-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-30__0__124925124 | en | By Dr David Whitehouse
BBC News Online science editor
Scientists have completed a significant part of what will become the largest mirror ever put into a space telescope.
Someday it will be big and shiny
It will be launched into orbit in the European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatory in 2007 and will study the cosmos by gathering infrared radiation.
The mirror is made of silicon carbide, an advanced ceramic material, and will be 3.5 metres across. This will make it lighter than if it was made of metal.
Larger space mirrors are planned but they will be made of segments.
Precise parabolic surface
The next step is to machine the mirror to reduce its mass. Its internal stiffeners, used to provide stability during manufacture, will be taken out and the mirror's thickness taken down to 2.5 millimetres.
After that it will be taken to Finland where it will be polished to produce a parabolic surface with a roughness of less than 30 millionths of a mm.
Following that the mirror will be coated with a microscopically-thick layer of highly reflective nickel-chrome.
It will then be shipped to Toulouse, France, where the company EADS Astrium SAS are constructing the spacecraft.
Herschel will be launched on a nominal four-year mission to study the molecular chemistry of the Universe.
It will study the formation of stars and galaxies and their interaction with interstellar clouds of dust and gas.
Herschel will be launched in 2007
Herschel will be positioned at the L2 Lagrange point of gravitational balance between the Earth and the Sun.
Located 1.5 million kilometres further away from the Sun than the Earth, the L2 point will allow the spacecraft to maintain a stable position in space with minimal expenditure of energy.
L2 is also the favoured position for the US space agency's James Webb Space Telescope - Hubble's successor. | aerospace |
https://top10hitnews.com/2022/11/04/testimonies-from-astronauts-leave-no-doubt-about-the-existence-of-aliens/ | 2023-06-10T13:35:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224657720.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20230610131939-20230610161939-00533.warc.gz | 0.978944 | 1,768 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__62912749 | en | Testimonies from astronauts leave no doubt about the existence of aliens
In its entirety, NASA has never bothered to confirm or disprove the reality of UFOs. However, several space agency staff members, including astronauts, have witnessed incredible feats that humans are unable to complete using current technology.
Astronauts risk everything in publicizing their UFO experiences, and as trained observers and experienced pilots, they are not easily fooled or impressed.
A newly formed team of 16 people, according to NASA, will focus its study only on declassified sightings and other information obtained from the civilian government and commercial sectors.
Even if this study does not show the existence of extraterrestrials, according to astronomer Adam Frank, it will significantly advance our understanding of the search for life on other planets. Despite that, let’s take a look at the testimonies of these brave astronauts to see what they had to say about the existence of UFOs and aliens.
1. James McDivitt
On October 13, 2022, in Tucson, Arizona, James A. McDivitt, age 93, former commander of the Gemini IV and Apollo 9 missions, passed away. In September 1962, McDivitt was selected for NASA’s second class of astronauts.
He made his first trip to space in June 1965 while serving as the Gemini IV mission commander. He took the most dangerous journey on the program with fellow Air Force pilot Ed White.
White completed the first extravehicular activity (EVA), sometimes called a spacewalk, as a member of Gemini IV. There have been reports of something possibly extraterrestrial being seen outside the spacecraft in addition to the spacewalk.
NASA made an effort to discredit Colonel James A. McDivitt’s sightings of three UFOs during his Gemini 4 flight in June 1965. On the second day of the mission, he observed an unidentified flying object while flying over Hawaii.
He described it as “looking like a soda or beer can with something like a pencil”. Some people would compare this to the Navy’s Tic-Tac UFO. Unfortunately, he couldn’t adjust the exposure or focus of the photos.
McDivitt ruled out the possibility that the object was the second stage of the Titan rocket, which sent Gemini 4 into space. The idea that it was a man-made satellite was among the most banal he could come up with.
This factor was taken into account by the renowned experts in UFO studies of the Condon Committee of the Air Force. However, they were unable to identify a specific satellite as the cause of the problem.
Here are two short interviews with McDivitt that were provided by Eyes on Cinema, where he ends each one by saying that he thinks extraterrestrials exist and that we’re not alone.
“It was during the Gemini 4 Mario flight in June 1965. It was a white object… it had a long white tube coming out of it. I tried to take some pictures, but because of the way the camera was set up and the way the light shone on the windshield, we never got anything back except for some beautiful sunspots on the window.”
“Do you still believe it was a UFO you saw on that orbital flight?” asked television reporter Mario Machado. McDivitt explained: “Well, it was a UFO… whether or not it was a flight from another planet, I really don’t know.”
“General, are you saying that you believe there is life elsewhere in the universe?” McDivitt responded, “I really do. I think it would be very naive and very selfish of us to believe that we are the only life form in this vast universe we live in.”
2. Astronaut Gordon Cooper
Leroy Gordon Cooper, a pioneer in space exploration who passed away in 2004, thought there might be alien life coming to Earth from other habitable planets.
Cooper was one of seven astronauts who participated in Project Mercury, the pre-Soviet human space program to put a man on the moon.
He went to space in 1963 as a member of the Mercury-Atlas 9 manned mission. In order to demonstrate that men could survive in space on a mission to the Moon and back to Earth, he set a new space endurance record in 1965 by traveling 3.3 million miles aboard the Gemini 5.
In an interview, Cooper claimed that while stationed at Landstuhl Air Force Base in West Germany in the early 1950s, he witnessed a UFO for the first time. During this period, he claimed, Russian MiG-15s frequently flew over his base.
Consequently, he once observed strange vehicles flying in formation much higher and faster than their plane as he flew at a height of 15,000 meters. He stated that they had a metallic shell and were disk-shaped.
“They were flying pretty high how high we couldn’t tell because we couldn’t get close to their altitude, but they were very big or small craft still way above what we can get.”
In 1957, Cooper spotted a flying saucer with a diameter of about 10 meters hovering nearby and landing on the dry lake while working as a test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base in California. When they noticed a disc while photographing the project, he said, “I had a film crew there. They captured footage of him as he passed overhead, hovered, stretched three legs out onto the landing gear, and then slowly descended to land on a dry lake bed.
“And they took their cameras and started filming as they walked. And when they got really close, he got up, put the gear back on the wheel, pitched in and took off at great speed. and then they came to my office and told me what happened,” Cooper said.
Cooper then presented a report of the UFO encounter and transmitted the recordings to Washington. After some time, a senior commander instructed me to pack the film in a bag and transmit it to Washington. Not sure if anyone has seen this afterward. He didn’t say anything about the fact that I hadn’t seen the movie. The same one he saw in 1951, I did this when he came back from the lab and everything was present as the film crew had shown.
3. Astronaut Edgar Mitchell
According to Edgar Mitchell, the legendary 1947 encounter actually took place. In his interviews, he stated that he had sources who told him Roswell’s inner narrative, but he never provided their names.
“There is no denying that Roswell took place. Edgar Mitchell, Ph.D., an astronaut on Apollo 14 claimed: “I have seen classified files that prove that the administration knew about this – but decided not to notify the public.
The Apollo 14 crew successfully completed their mission and returned to Earth in February 1971. Edgar Mitchell and Alan Shepard were the fifth and sixth astronauts to set foot on the Moon, respectively. Mitchell took on the role of the main troublemaker for many years, while Shepard decided to enjoy the acclaim.
After landing on the Moon, he officially acknowledged the presence of aliens and maintained this belief until his death. He claimed that the US government was withholding information about contact with extraterrestrials. Mitchell left NASA as soon as he returned and devoted himself to researching UFOs, ancient history, and human consciousness.
Mitchell claims that he had a private conversation with a Marine admiral who secretly revealed to him that, in fact, aliens had made contact with the government as early as the 1940s.
They had an interest in conventional weapons, especially the atomic bomb. Aliens often visited Earth at the start of the Cold War between the USSR and the US because they were afraid of nuclear war and wanted to have some sort of influence over world leaders.
Mitchell claimed in a different interview that journalists misrepresented his remarks. The Admiral informed him that the government had been hiding verified UFO encounters since the early 1940s and was aware of the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence.
He never mentioned interfering in political affairs, however. To avoid being replaced, he withheld the names of his high-ranking Navy source.
According to Michell, who claims to have informed the highest-ranking Pentagon officials, the discovery that an advanced civilization was capable of breaching our air defenses at will and that we were powerless to stop them made the Roswell incident come to a head. become one of the greatest cover-ups in history!
This article was originally published by How&whys. Read the original article here. | aerospace |
https://defbrief.com/2020/11/13/mbda-to-develop-new-air-to-surface-missile-for-french-tiger-helicopters/ | 2023-12-09T22:35:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100972.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20231209202131-20231209232131-00272.warc.gz | 0.919482 | 585 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__191455508 | en | French missile specialist MBDA has been tasked wit developing a new air to surface missile for the French Army’s Tiger attack helicopters, the country’s defense minister has announced.
The Future Tactical Air-to-Surface Missile (MAST-F) program will deliver the main air to ground armament for the Tiger.
MBDA was selected after proposing its MHT/MLP concept (Missile Haut de Trame / Missile Longue Portée – high tier missile / long-range mobile missile) to the French defense procurement agency. MHT/MLP builds on the technologies of the mid-range MMP, a 5th generation land combat missile.
France expects to order 500 MHT missiles this year as part of its Tiger upgrade program. The country is currently in the process of upgrading a number of Tiger helicopters to the HAD (Hélicoptère d’Appui Destruction) configuration, equipping them with better ballistic protection, greater take-off weight and the ability to operate in hot environments. The upgrade will last until 2024.
As described by MBDA, the new missile will weigh 20% less than other missiles in its category and provide a weight saving of nearly 100 kg for the Tiger helicopter, which can carry up to eight missiles in combat configuration. Exploiting this weight saving increases the Tiger’s fuel capacity and so its combat endurance, with a significant gain in “playtime.”
MHT/MLP has a range of over 8 km, with a multi-effect warhead can handle a variety of targets, from modern battle tanks to hardened combat infrastructure. The missile features beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) capability, with a two-way data link that sends images from the missile’s high-resolution visible and infrared optronic seeker back to the operator. The crew of the Tiger can use this imagery to choose the missile’s point of impact or to select a new target in flight.
“The MHT/MLP missile combines new technologies, developed with the support of the DGA, with the tried and tested components of the MMP, making it an effector at the forefront of today’s tactical land combat missiles,” MBDA CEO Eric Béranger commented.
Purchased by France, Germany, Australia and Spain, the Airbus-built Tiger helicopters are designed to perform armed reconnaissance, air or ground escort, air-to-air combat, ground fire support, destruction and anti-tank warfare. A block 2 version of the four-bladed helicopter is also “navalized,” allowing operations from ships and in maritime environments. The helicopter has a maximum take-off weight of 6,600 kilos, an armed range of 340 nautical miles, and a fast cruise speed of 164 knots. | aerospace |
https://privatejetclubs.com/2021/08/27/grandview-aviation/ | 2023-02-01T16:02:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499946.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20230201144459-20230201174459-00114.warc.gz | 0.922279 | 298 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__283223643 | en | - GrandView locations and services
- Benefits of flying with GrandView Aviation
GrandView Aviation is a private jet charter company that flies on demand within a 300-mile radius of America’s largest northeastern and central cities, including Baltimore, Washington D.C., Austin, Chicago, Atlanta, Scottsdale, and Denver and are proud to offer a nationwide fleet of 10 Phenom 300 Aircraft. GrandViews Phenom 300 fleet features a best-in-class range of almost 2,000 miles that can accommodate up to eight passengers with sizable cabins and baggage capacity and offer complimentary food and drinks, high-speed internet, an enclosed lavatory, and reclining leather seats.
Whether you are a business traveler needing to get from place to place for meetings or want to plan a hassle-free vacation, opting for a luxury private jet may be the perfect solution. Benefits of flying with a private jet charter company include: More control over your schedule, Delicious 5-star cuisine, Fly in comfort, No need to check baggage, Enhanced safety, More privacy, A faster trip and Freedom to fly to more airports which can get you closer to your final destination. GrandView Aviation is a Wyvern Wingman Safety-rated jet and helicopter operator. As a member of the National Business Aviation Association, GrandView were recently awarded a 10-year incident- and accident-free flying safety award from the organization. In addition, partners of Grandview Aviation own Lahak Aviation. | aerospace |
https://www.spaceintelreport.com/satellite-mega-constellations-great-and-powerful-oz-or-should-we-look-behind-the-curtain/ | 2024-02-24T22:55:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474569.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224212113-20240225002113-00245.warc.gz | 0.902983 | 125 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__110303570 | en | WASHINGTON — Much of the commercial space industry is spellbound by the promise of thousands of broadband satellites in low Earth orbit in the next few years, a multibillion-dollar investment that would be a dream come true for satellite component makers, launch-service providers — and the financial-services industry too.
At the Satellite 2018 conference and exhibition here March 12-15, industry officials generally swung between pessimism about the current satellite telecommunications business and optimism about mega constellations providing ubiquitous broadband.
On half-expected to see a special “Low . . .
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https://sjpi.com/tenant-digest-magazine/spotlight-on-aviation | 2024-02-22T08:28:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473735.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20240222061937-20240222091937-00125.warc.gz | 0.880517 | 169 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__9080384 | en | Spotlight on Aviation
Tenant Digest Magazine | Vol. 16 Issue 3 | Fall 2017
The capabilities of the aviation industry have advanced at an incredible pace since the first successful aircraft flight 114 years ago.
In this edition of Tenant Digest, we share the stories of four clients located across the country who are using their commercial space to propel the aviation industry forward and deliver exceptional products to their customers.
- Air Culinaire | Ashburn Technology Park | Ashburn, VA
- Flame Enterprises | Riverside Technology Park | Frederick, MD
- Fortem Technologies | Valley Grove | Pleasant Grove, UT
- Spirit Airlines | Cromwell Business Park | Glen Burnie, MD
I invite you to learn about how these companies are making the skies safer and air travel more convenient for all of us today and in the years to come. | aerospace |
https://hillaircraft.com/about/leadership/ | 2019-04-18T11:19:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578517558.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20190418101243-20190418122310-00019.warc.gz | 0.974119 | 182 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__7755275 | en | Chief Picture Painter/Vision Engineer
Guy Hill Jr. grew up at Hill Aircraft with his father and founder Guy Hill, Sr. He came to the airport at every opportunity.
Director of Operations
Mike Wheat joined the Hill Aircraft team in 2003 and has held the positions of Safety Manager and Director of Training.
We’re here to help.
Just email us with whatever you need.
Ron Oehlert came to Hill Aircraft from Southern California where he had been in the aircraft parts business since 1993.
Director of Maintenance
Gerald started his career in Aviation in the Navy…
Line Service Manager
Wade came to Hill Aircraft when he was just 16, working full time in the evening after school as a line service technician.
Customer Service Manager
Shanna began her aviation career in the military 20 years ago. She moved on to commercial aviation with TWA in California. | aerospace |
https://www.droneblog.com/dji-phantom-4-rtk-review/ | 2024-04-19T08:54:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817382.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20240419074959-20240419104959-00263.warc.gz | 0.937734 | 2,242 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__203813552 | en | The Phantom 4 is a long-trusted and long-loved drone. It was DJI‘s first truly professional drone.
When the potential for aerial mapping and aerial surveys was put on the table for drones, DJI needed an industry-accurate solution.
The DJI Phantom 4 RTK was born.
Why I bought the Phantom 4 RTK
My company uses the Phantom 4 RTK on our daily mapping and surveying missions. This is because the Phantom 4 RTK is a compact, reliable, cost-effective drone.
My reasons for purchasing this drone are that I already had used Phantom 4s in the past for photography and lower accuracy surveying and mapping and 3D modeling missions.
Having these Phantom 4s, I could use the armada of batteries I had for them for the new Phantom 4 RTK. Yes, the Phantom 4 batteries are compatible with the Phantom 4 RTK.
I was happy to find that the remote controller that came with the Phantom 4 RTK was a smart controller. This meant I didn’t have to buy a new tablet or use a smartphone to fly and plan automated mapping missions.
My first impression of the drone Itself was that it was a Phantom 4 with a node on top. Not much to make a fuss about.
However, at its $12,000 price point compared to the Phantom 4’s $1,000 price point, that little node on top is actually a big deal.
Real Time Kinetics (RTK)
The Phantom 4 RTK’s upward-facing node is the RTK unit. This unit is what makes the aerial survey 1000 times more accurate, achieving 0.1′ vertical accuracy.
RTK units use a technology called real-time kinetics to track where a photograph was taken in real-time, referencing the photograph’s location to a local base station that has been calibrated by a land surveyor.
In order to use the RTK node, you’ll need to connect to a base station. However, the RTK node can do more than RTK.
Post Processing Kinetics (PPK)
Not only does the RTK unit on the drone use real-time kinetics, but it can also use PPK, otherwise known as post-processing kinetics.
Post-processing kinetics is what I use because I can put the photos and PPK data into software such as Propeller.
When inserted into Propellor, the information that the post-processing kinetics records gets applied to the aerial mapping mission when we insert the photos into the mapping engine for photogrammetry outputs.
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Combining the post processing kinetics and shots that the Land-surveyor takes to double-check our elevations, we produce a survey grade aerial derived map.
Phantom 4s and Phantom 4 RTKs produce aerial maps with what’s called photogrammetry. The Phantom 4 RTK does not have a lighter unit on it.
Therefore, it creates aerial maps by taking a series of photos, usually hundreds to thousands, and overlapping them while at the same time recording the data that we previously mentioned, such as their location.
In my experience, the Phantom 4 RTK can fly a great distance and, in some cases, beyond visual line of sight. Obviously, this is not legal, so I haven’t tested how far I can go beyond visual line of sight.
However, many of my jobs using the Phantom 4 RTK are on construction sites that have been cleared of any debris woods.
I usually take off from the highest point so that there is no signal interruption.
However, I have been in cases where I wasn’t on the highest point of the construction site, and my signal was slightly lost.
There are two types of signals that the remote controller puts out to the Phantom 4 RTK: video feed and control. I have never lost control of the Phantom 4 RTK on any of my missions.
However, sometimes the visual feed is a little choppy, but this seems to be a common occurrence with Phantom 4s of all models.
According to some testing done by other pilots, the Phantom 4 RTK can fly more than 4.2 miles in good conditions and still provide a decent video stream.
This is more range than most people can handle without running out of battery or losing visual line of sight.
Although no one has yet to find the cause of occasional video signal drops, it is a minor problem that has not affected the flights in the long run.
The battery life of the Phantom 4 RTK is just about the same as the Phantom 4 standard or Phantom 4 Pro.
Since the drone is the exact same base model, and the only weight added is the RTK processing node mounted on top of the drone, it doesn’t affect flight time severely.
One thing that separates the Phantom 4 RTK from other Phantom 4 models is the new propellers of the drone.
These propellers can generate more lift with less power, meaning that the flight time, even with the RTK node on top, isn’t extremely affected.
In fact, the Phantom 4 RTK has an extra 2 minutes of flight time over the base Phantom 4. The Phantom 4’s flight time comes in at 28 minutes, while the Phantom 4 RTK comes in at 30 minutes.
On top of that, the new propellers are quieter. Phantom 4s are known for their extremely loud sound while in flight compared to a smaller drone.
The camera quality of the Phantom 4 RTK is 4K, but this falls slightly behind when put up against other drones, such as the Mavic Air 2, which came out around the same time.
This is because DJI made the Mavic Air 2 for photography and videography, while the Phantom 4 RTK is made for mapping missions.
Compared to other drones, the Phantom 4 RTK has a wider lens, so we can capture more of the surface that it is attempting to map.
I’ve put it to the test, mapping the same surface with the Phantom 4 RTK and the Mavic Air 2.
To map the same surface as the Phantom 4 RTK, I had to fly the Mavic Air 2 at a higher elevation because while the Air 2’s camera is of higher quality, the lens isn’t as wide.
Should you switch from a Phantom 4 Pro to a Phantom 4 RTK for Aerial Surveying?
The Phantom 4 RTK has the advantage that you need to use fewer ground control points. Their GPS capabilities are the main functional difference between the two data collection devices.
The Phantom 4 Pro’s GPS is consumer-grade and about as accurate as your phone’s GPS (not survey-grade).
The Phantom 4 Pro requires a lot of ground control to anchor and correct it, meaning more work for you and the land surveyor you are working with.
Otherwise, the survey can drift by up to 10′ XY or 50′ vertically.
As mentioned before, the Phantom 4 RTK can achieve 0.1′ vertical accuracy using a single ground control point thanks to the DJI base station and the onboard GPS module.
The DJI base station, paired with Phantom 4 RTK, can calculate image geolocation with high precision but low accuracy when properly deployed, which allows surveyors to set relative accuracy in photogrammetry processing and then shift the entire project to match one ground control point.
This allows for 100% site accuracy and eliminates the need to perform manual ground control or PPK processing.
This results in significant time savings on the field because there are fewer ground control points, as well as achieving higher accuracy in aerial mapping and surveying missions.
If you’re already a Phantom pilot, you’ll have no trouble flying the drone because this drone has identical flight characteristics and drone controls.
Ground control for non-RTK UAVs depends on the drone’s height and the area you’re flying in. Non-RTK drones require 5 GCPs per flight.
As discussed previously, the PPK feature of the Phantom 4 RTK does not require any ground control due to its size or altitude.
The Phantom 4 RTK’s highly precise photo geolocation means that only a handful of GCPs are required to move the entire model.
If you do decide to use the RTK, it is recommended to set three GCPs. Technically, it is recommended that three GCPs be set for each DJI base station.
The difference in control points required between the Phantom 4 Pro (5-7 acres) and the Phantom 4 RTK (5-8 acres) is negligible.
The Phantom 4 RTK can quickly distinguish itself from the Phantom 4 Pro as the project site grows in size. The Phantom 4 RTK wins if you have sites that are larger than 20 acres.
Some sites have difficult access, making it impossible to shoot in those areas. Perhaps the client is involved in a dispute with a neighbor, making it difficult to access.
Non-RTK projects may have whole quadrants of unreliable data.
Without ground control in the far-flung corners of the project, you will not be able to ensure full-site accuracy, and you will have areas of uncertainty that cannot be used for making observations/measurements.
Ground control is crucial for drones that are not RTK, such as the Phantom 4 Pro.
The Phantom 4 RTK doesn’t care about GCP distribution. This means that if you don’t have easy access to your site, it will not affect the accuracy of your project. So put the GCPs where it’s easy, and you’ll be just fine.
The Phantom 4 RTK drone is more capable than the Phantom 4 Pro if the goal is to create a topographic map or conduct a boundary survey.
It is important to consider the size of your projects and the man-hours spent on ground control. This will help you determine the cost.
If your site is larger than 20 acres, the time savings of shooting fewer ground control points can quickly offset the higher cost of the Phantom 4 RTK.
Altogether, the Phantom 4 RTK is an excellent drone and well worth it, even considering the relative age of the model.
Perhaps I wouldn’t be saying that if I wasn’t conducting aerial mapping missions on a commercial level.
If you are a pilot who maps small areas, you could probably save some money and stick with your current drone. However, the Phantom 4 RTK Pro will definitely up your game. | aerospace |
https://www.defencetalk.com/lynx-radar-tested-on-border-patrol-predator-b-uavs-44507/ | 2023-12-10T10:32:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679101779.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210092457-20231210122457-00002.warc.gz | 0.905957 | 594 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__213779295 | en | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) today announced that it has completed the successful integration and operational testing of its Lynx Multi-mode Radar, a next-generation capability that integrates Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI), and Dismount Moving Target Indicator (DMTI) radar.
Testing was conducted in May by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP) out of its National Air Security Operations Center in Grand Forks, N.D. CBP continues to utilize an earlier Lynx variant in day-to-day border search operations aboard its Predator B RPA, also manufactured by GA-ASI.
“Utilizing the Moving Target Indicator mode for detecting people walking or slow-moving vehicles from an RPA is a cutting-edge capability,” said Linden Blue, president, Reconnaissance Systems Group, GA-ASI. “The real paradigm shift is DMTI, which allows agents to detect extremely slow-movers, ranging from walkers or people on bicycles.”
The Lynx Multi-mode Radar expands agent situational awareness significantly, enabling them to detect, locate, and improve high geo-location accuracy of a much wider range of moving targets. It also enhances the system’s ability to cross-cue Predator B’s other onboard sensors to pursue high-value targets and allows for improved target tracking.
Integrated into CBP’s Predator B, Lynx Multi-mode demonstrated several significant performance achievements during the test, meeting all of CBP’s required specifications for the radar. The DMTI mode allowed agents to detect both very slow-moving vehicles and personnel moving (dismounts). In addition, the ability to select a GMTI/DMTI target and cross-cue the target to Predator B’s Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) sensor Field-of-View (FOV) was demonstrated.
The new Lynx Multi-mode Radar is a two-channel variant of the existing single-channel Lynx Block 20 Radar. It utilizes enhanced radar techniques and a Space Time Adaptive Processor (STAP) that permits a target to be imaged using a matrix rather than a linear array. This is a significant technical enhancement that improves the radar’s MTI capabilities, enabling the detection of people.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., an affiliate of General Atomics, delivers situational awareness by providing remotely piloted aircraft, radar, and electro-optic solutions for military and commercial applications worldwide. The company’s Aircraft Systems Group is a leading designer and manufacturer of proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft systems, including Predator A, Predator B, Gray Eagle, and the new Predator C Avenger. | aerospace |
http://flyingjochen.blogspot.com/2011/04/almost-ready-to-go.html | 2019-01-21T22:53:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583814455.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20190121213506-20190121235506-00369.warc.gz | 0.955967 | 190 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__186556440 | en | Loads of things needed to be done in the last few days. Cleaning up the mess from moving, looking for insurances, hoping that the speedbar will get in Belgium on time, packing the glider for transport, doing my administration, swimming to get a little bit in shape for the season, ... I didn't realize there was still such a lot to do. Tomorrow I'll pick up a Handirack, so I should be able to transport the glider from Miami to Orlando.
The flight to Florida (over Berlin) leaves Thursday at 9 A.M. Can't wait. Hope the glider will be intact when I re-assemble it at Quest, which will be my home base for 3 training weeks before the Rob Kells Memorial.
Still a long time to go, but if the long-term weather forecasts are right, I'll get a couple of days with great flying conditions immediately after arriving :-) | aerospace |
https://captainjetson.com/featured/the-latest-boeing-737-max-order-cancelations/ | 2021-04-13T13:48:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038072366.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20210413122252-20210413152252-00274.warc.gz | 0.94696 | 934 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__72998361 | en | The original 5,000 or so orders for the 737 MAX is dwindling by the month. The latest 737 MAX actual and intended cancellations appear to have grown steadily during the past weeks.
Updated July 10, 2020
The coronavirus crisis, the unknowns of exactly when the MAX will fly again, as well as questions about the future passenger confidence in the airplane, has caused airline operators to rethink their MAX-orders.
On June 10th American Airlines decided it not take delivery of 17 of its MAX-ordered aircraft unless the airline can obtain financing for its order.
American currently has 24 737 MAX aircraft in its fleet, temporarily parked like the rest of the world’s MAX jets.
Another 76 MAX airplanes had been ordered for future delivery. Out of the 76 undelivered jets, 17 of them are now in need of financing before the airline can take delivery.
The financing-solutions for the 17 jets could come from:
- Boeing Capital-arranged financing (the financing division of Boeing), as a loan to American.
- Boeing Capital could buy the 17 planes and then lease them to American.
- A third-party airplane leasing company could finance the planes and then lease them to American. Such a solution could involve China buying a chunk of and partially take control of the American Airlines fleet, a move the Chinese recently did by taking control of some United airplanes.
The airline intends to take delivery of the remaining 59 MAX orders in the future, anticipating an end to the coronavirus pandemic and its financial devastation on the airlines.
Avolon (aircraft lessor)
Dublin-based airplane lessor Avolon announced the cancellation of additional 27 Boeing 737 MAX planes on July 7. This is the second of Avolon’s MAX-order cancelations. Avolon got rid of 75 MAX jet orders in April.
However, Avalon still has 37 MAX jets on order with Boeing.
Avalon has also canceled one Airbus A330NEO widebody jet order. That’s the fifth Airbus order cancel since the coronavirus pandemic started. Furthermore, Avalon has deferred the delivery of three A320NEO airplanes until 2022.
With its recent 737 MAX, A330NEO, and A320NEO airplane order cancellations the aircraft leasing company has reduced its near-term purchasing commitments by over 140 aircraft in 2020.
Avalon leases its aircraft to several airlines, including Norwegian Air.
Boeing’s reaction to the Avalon 737 MAX cancellation
Boeing stated that the company had come to an agreement with Avolon. The aircraft maker wants to further restructure its order book in an effort to help airlines and leasing companies “balance supply and demand with market realities” during the coronavirus pandemic.
A Boeing spokesman said,
“We appreciate Avolon’s ongoing commitment to the 737 family through their outstanding orders.”
BOC Aviation (aircraft lessor)
BOC Aviation canceled its order for 30 of the MAX jets the last week of June.
Norwegian Air canceled orders for 92 of the MAX jets at the end of June as part of their carefully designed plan to go from survival to profit long-term.
The reasons for the 737 MAX cancellations
- The coronavirus pandemic has sharply decreased the demand for the airlines’ new fleet inventory needs. Of course, the virus pandemic has sent shockwaves through the world’s airlines, affecting aircraft orders of all types, from Boeing as well as Airbus.
- In spite of the MAX getting recertified to fly again, many operators are adopting a wait-and-see attitude to monitor passengers’ reception and willingness to trust that the plane is safe to fly once recertified. Boeing and the airlines have a tremendous marketing challenge ahead to rebuild the public’s trust in the airplane. The plane’s two deadly crashes may (or may not) have permanently tarnished the MAX-reputation among flyers. Only time will tell.
What is your opinion on the latest 737 max cancellations? Where do you think the 737 MAX aircraft orders are headed? Will the COVID-19 pandemic combined with uncertainties of rebuilding passengers’ trust in the airplane affect the future of the airplane? There are so many factors affecting the further success of the MAX. Let us know what you think! You can contact us here.
Featured Image: 737 Taxiway stop, awaiting further clearance. Capt. Steve, for CaptainJetson.com. | aerospace |
http://complex.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/05/07/pentagon_inks_12_billion_deal_for_white_house_helicopter_and_the_expenses_start_the | 2014-11-27T14:08:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-49/segments/1416931008720.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20141125155648-00222-ip-10-235-23-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.974188 | 834 | CC-MAIN-2014-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-49__0__131642140 | en | The Pentagon awarded a $1.24 billion contract to helicopter maker Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. on Wednesday to begin building the next fleet of White House helicopters, five years after a similar effort turned into such a high-profile example of cost overruns and government mismanagement that it was publicly terminated by then-Defense Secretary Bob Gates. Budget hawks shouldn't pop open the champagne just yet, however. The new contract only covers the purchase of six test helicopters, two flight simulators, and other associated equipment, meaning the government will still have to spend many billions more if the White House is to get the 21 helicopters it wants.
The deal was not unexpected, and the program will continue facing scrutiny going forward. Sikorsky - which is teaming with fellow defense contractor heavyweight Lockheed Martin on the project - was the only bidder for the lucrative contract, raising questions among some defense analysts whether the lack of competition could drive costs up. The Pentagon also granted the Navy a waiver that allows bidders to avoid "competitive prototyping," in which they are required to develop prototypes before manufacturing and engineering is approved.
Still, the Navy official overseeing the helicopter program said Wednesday that the service had learned its lessons and was focusing on controlling costs as well as performance this time around. "We are committed to a cost-effective acquisition strategy and prudent use of existing technology," Capt. Dean Peters, who oversees the Navy's Presidential Helicopters Program Office, said in a statement
Sikorsky officials said they plan to deliver all 21 operational helicopters by 2023. The new aircraft will be based on Sikorsky's S-92 executive model, which the company bills as "the ultimate VIP transportation." It has been used by all over the world by heads of state and a variety of private companies, the company said. It released graphical renderings of the new helicopter, which looked similar to existing models in its distinctive green paint job in front of the White House and flying over the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington. The helicopter flies under the iconic "Marine One" name when the president is on board.
Of the six presidential helicopters under contract, two will be designated as "engineering development models," meaning the Navy will test their performance and communications systems. Those helicopters will be delivered to the military by 2018, Sikorsky said. The other four helicopters are "system demonstration test articles," meaning they will perform a variety of operational tests and then become part of the fleet. Sikorsky also will deliver two flight simulators to the Navy by 2018. The Pentagon is expected to place orders for the first of three shipments of additional helicopters in 2019.
The presidential helicopter program has been watched closely because of its painful and embarrassing history. In 2009, the Pentagon killed the last attempt to buy new aircraft after spending some $3.2 billion and failing to get a single usable helicopter. The projected cost of the overall program doubled to $13 billion, eventually drawing sharp criticism on Capitol Hill and from Obama himself not long after he took office. In one famous February 2009 exchange at the White House, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., pointedly noted how expensive the helicopter had become, and Obama agreed - a kiss of death if ever there was one.
"The helicopter I have now seems perfectly adequate to me," Obama said at the time. "Of course, I've never had a helicopter before. Maybe I've been deprived and I didn't know it. But I think it is an example of the procurement process gone amok. And we're going to have to fix it."
Later that year, the Pentagon killed the program. The new version has been scaled back dramatically, and will use existing equipment and technology rather than trying to develop new ones from scratch. The Navy has insisted that this time, the program will be better.
"The last program was born in a completely different environment and was to some extent rushed into," Peters told the Washington Post in April. "With this program, we've done the due diligence to make sure the requirements are achievable and affordable."
Artist renderings courtesy Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. | aerospace |
https://www.ipswichfirst.com.au/eyes-in-the-sky-with-boots-firmly-on-the-ground-how-a-phantom-is-helping-out-at-raaf-base-amberley/ | 2019-07-16T06:35:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195524503.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20190716055158-20190716081158-00358.warc.gz | 0.928451 | 501 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__144559213 | en | Royal Australian Air Force No. 36 Squadron have trialled the use of the Australian Army’s DJI Phantom Pro Plus drone to look at the paintwork on the RAAF’s massive C-17A Globemaster.
Instead of maintenance workers standing on an elevated platform, or having to climb through a small tunnel inside the aircraft’s vertical stabilisert o check the tail section, the Phantom has been used instead.
The drone’s value is being demonstrated during the Home Station Check, a routine servicing conducted on each C-17A every 180 days.
Part of the check includes inspecting any paint or other surface damage on the aircraft, including the tail section which sits nearly 17 metres above ground.
Squadron Leader Smith said the drone can be used to conduct these surveys in as little as 30 minutes during a Home Station Check.
“This helps the Aircraft Surface Finishers to identify and track paint degradation on the upper surface of the C-17A, triage paint defects and plan remediation work,” Squadron Leader Smith said.
Imagery is shot in high-resolution stills and video, and can be provided to agencies including the Heavy Airlift Systems Program Office, Boeing, and the Defence Science and Technology Group.
By archiving this imagery, it can chart an airframe’s history of paint degradation or surface damage, or compare across the fleet.
Squadron Leader Evan Smith, Senior Engineering Officer for No. 36 Squadron, said the drone was introduced with help from Royal Australian Artillery’s 20th Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiment.
“The Army has extensive experience using this particular model, and managing the information downloaded from it,” Squadron Leader Smith said.
“We manage the drone through a standalone laptop, and have been able to adapt Army’s practices to suit our needs.”
Air Commodore William Kourelakos, Commander Air Mobility Group, said the genesis of the idea came from within the unit.
“This is an excellent example of bottom-led innovation from No. 36 Squadron in response to the Air Force Safety Always Program (ASAP),” Air Commodore Kourelakos said.
“Introducing this drone and these procedures goes further to reducing Workplace Health and Safety risks to so far as reasonably practicable
“Air Mobility Group is investigating its applicability across the Air Mobility fleet.” | aerospace |
https://avianity.com/airlines/falcon-aviation-services/ | 2024-02-23T00:06:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473871.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20240222225655-20240223015655-00730.warc.gz | 0.942308 | 235 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__19978070 | en | Falcon Aviation Services is a charter airline headquartered in Abu Dhabi, with its primary base located at Al-Bateen Airport. Established in 2006, the company not only offers charter flights using aircraft and helicopters but also provides aircraft maintenance services. Furthermore, Falcon Aviation operates helicopter flights to drilling platforms and leases aircraft to other airlines.
While the primary focus of Falcon Aviation Services is charter flights, they have a diverse range of operations that cater to both individual and corporate clients. This includes specialized helicopter services to offshore drilling platforms and aircraft leasing to other aviation entities.
The Falcon Aviation Services fleet, as of November 2016, comprises of six aircraft. These include three De Havilland DHC-8-400s (with two more operated for Qazaq Air), two Embraer Legacy 600 business jets, and one Embraer Lineage 1000. In addition to these, they operate business jets like the Gulfstream G450 and helicopters including the AgustaWestland AW109S/SP and AW189, Bell 412EP, and Eurocopter EC 130.
- IATA: FVS
Official site: www.falconaviation.ae | aerospace |
https://pickering.bibliocommons.com/item/show/9966019 | 2018-09-24T17:36:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267160620.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20180924165426-20180924185826-00109.warc.gz | 0.758515 | 71 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__95923268 | en | Factories in SpaceBook - 1988
Focuses on NASA's plans to design a permanently manned space station in the mid 1990's which would enable scientists to explore and colonize the moon.
Publisher: Vero Beach, FL : Rourke Enterprises, c1988
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https://creativelyyours.creative.travel/destination-riyadh-on-spicejet-now/ | 2020-08-06T15:44:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439736972.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20200806151047-20200806181047-00032.warc.gz | 0.897552 | 187 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__23376213 | en | SpiceJet has launched eight new non-stop international flights from the country’s busiest metros of Mumbai and Delhi. The airline is the first Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) to connect Mumbai with Riyadh and Dhaka and Delhi with Dhaka and Jeddah.
Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia, earmarks SpiceJet’s 10thinternational destination and the fourth station in the Middle Eastern market. The flights to Dhaka and Jeddah are effective from the last week of July while the flight to Riyadh will commence on 15 August 2019.
SpiceJet will service Mumbai-Riyadh-Mumbai, Mumbai-Dhaka-Mumbai, Delhi-Dhaka-Delhi and Delhi-Jeddah-Delhi with daily non-stop flights. The airline will deploy its 168-seater Boeing 737-800 aircraft on all the routes. | aerospace |
http://wzvs.rentbikephuket.ru/125801156 | 2021-10-28T11:28:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323588284.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20211028100619-20211028130619-00187.warc.gz | 0.907596 | 2,640 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__53451598 | en | · I was watching Discovery Channel wings last night when an 1&92;2 hour portion came on about the Canadair 415 superscooper. AB operates both. BC, NWT prefer the FireBoss. See more results. The Canadair 415 is also capable of adaptation to a variety of roles, such as maritime surveillance, search and rescue.
It is based on the Canadair CL-215 and is designed specifically for aerial firefighting; it can perform various other roles, such as the search and rescue and utility transport. Visit our Customer Support Page for more support and spares details. Airplane Flight Manual. .
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Originally, the subsequent CL-215T was to be a simple turboprop-powered development of the piston-powered CL- 215. Canadair converted two aircraft in 1989 to act as development and technical demonstrator aircraft. The first of these flew on June 8 of that year.
The resulting amphibious aircraft is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-2800 radial engines and canadair is capable of scooping up 5,455 litres (1,200 Imp gal/1440 US gal) of water in 12 seconds from a water source. Bombardier CL-415MP RC plane is finally finished, it&39;s weight about 2200 grams or 4. The Canadair 415 aircraft can remain on station for up to three hours, dropping typically nine tank loads of water on a fire.
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Crash of a Canadair CL-415 in Perugia: 1 killed Date & Time: at 1200 LT. Title: Canadair CL-41 Tutor The Canadair CL-41 Tutor is a side-by-side two seat jet trainer aircraft using a single J85 engine that first flew as a private venture in 1961 and entered RCAF service in 1963. com has been visited by 1M+ users in the past month.
212 were built and the only export customer was Malaysia which used an armed variant. The aircraft has a firefighting drop system composed of four independently openable water doors. Building on the pedigree of the renowned Canadair CL-415, the Viking Canadair 515 First Responder is a new production multi-mission amphibian and purpose-built aerial firefighting aircraft. Flightradar24 tracks 180,000+ flights, from 1,200+ airlines, flying to or from 4,000+ airports around the world in real time. The CL-215 was first built in 1969 and was later replaced by the Bombardier 415 in 1994. Both crew members survived. Plans are full size CAD drawn on two sheets, showing all the parts in full size.
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FS Manual Checklist Canadair CL 415. Related products. · The Canadair CL-415 as it dives downhill to deliver its 6000 liters of water over the fire. Four water tanks installed in the main fuselage compartment have a capacity of 6,137l. See full list on vikingair. The Canadair CL-415, also known as the Bombardier 415, is a Canadian amphibious aircraft purpose-built as a water bomber.
The Bombardier Canadair 415 amphibious aircraft was launched in 1991. The CL-215 was designed as a specialist firebomber, particularly. By Werner Schott. HobbyKing CL-415 Canadair 1390mm wingspan Foam Kit: JGuilty13: Waterplanes: 2171: 02:19 PM: For Sale: Canadair CL-415 80. Additional improvements, which first appeared on the CL-215T, include winglets and finlets, higher operating weights, an increased capacity firebombing system, (1621 US gal from 1440 US gal) and the addition of a foam injection system. Viking Canadair 515 The primary difference between the CL-415 over the CL-215T is an EFIS avionics suite. From cold Pre Start Startup Before Taxi Taxi Before Takeoff Takeoff Climb Out Cruise Descent Approach Landing Taxi To Ramp Shutdown Securing Aircraft to cold. The first training device of its kind in the world, the CL415 is the result of TRU’s proven expertise in training for aquatic-capable aircraft.
How many water tanks does a Canadair 415 have? 7" Nitro-Powered Radio Controlled Seaplane Item Code: Gas_81A226_Cananair 5. What is a Canadair 415? The Canadair CL-415 can be ready to fly in as little as five minutes after the crew boards the aircraft. In accordance with FAR Section. However, it can&39;t beat the operating economics of a handful of FireBoss. CL-215 and the Bombardier 415 are amphibious aircraft, which can operate on land and water.
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The type was replaced by the BAe Hawk as the standard RCAF jet trainer in but remains in service. The Canadair CL-415 (Superscooper, later Bombardier 415) is an amphibious aircraft built originally by Canadair and subsequently by Bombardier and Viking Aircraft. Home > Nitro Gas RC Planes > Shop By Brand > NitroModels > Archive > Cananair CL-415 Twin 0. What is a 415 amphibious aircraft? 65 aircraft have been delivered to the governments of France (13), Québec (eight), Italy (17), Croatia (four), Ontario (nine), Greece (ten) and Spain (one). The aircraft first flew in 1993. LANDING MINIMA - In accordance with the CL-415 Airplane Flight Manual, dated J, the maximum landing weight for land and water operations is 37,000 pounds.
The CL-415 is a multi-engine turboprop aircraft. Chapter AG - Aircraft General Chapter canadair 415 airplane flight manual 21 - Air Conditioning Chapter 22 - Autoflight Chapter 23 - Communication Chapter 24 - Electrical Power Chapter 26 - Fire Protection Chapter 27 - Flight Controls Chapter 28 - Fuel Chapter 29 - Hydraulic Power Chapter 30 - Ice & Rain Protection Chapter 31 - Indicating & Recording Chapter 32 - Landing Gear. While its design is similar to its predecessor the CL-215, the performance, capability, and efficiency of the CL-415 is greatly improved.
Twin Bee UC-1 Airplane Flight Manual 1969 – 1973 $ 4. · A Canadair CL-215-6B11 (CL-415) plane, registered F-ZBEU, sustained substantial damage in an accident at Ajaccio-Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA), France. · FS Manual/Checklist — Canadair CL 415, in PDF format as a booklet.
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https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/2139 | 2018-11-17T09:06:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039743351.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20181117082141-20181117104141-00273.warc.gz | 0.866354 | 255 | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-47__0__31059827 | en | S.2139 - A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the use of child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of Transportation on commercial aircraft, and for other purposes.104th Congress (1995-1996)
|Sponsor:||Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (Introduced 09/27/1996)|
|Committees:||Senate - Commerce, Science, and Transportation|
|Latest Action:||Senate - 09/27/1996 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. (All Actions)|
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Summary: S.2139 — 104th Congress (1995-1996)All Information (Except Text)
Introduced in Senate (09/27/1996)
Amends Federal aviation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring the use of federally-approved child safety restraint systems (including weight and age limits) on commercial aircraft.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization should seek an international standard to require that passengers on civil aviation aircraft be restrained: (1) on takeoff and landing; and (2) when directed by the aircraft captain. | aerospace |
https://www.spaceconnectonline.com.au/launch/3817-lift-off-for-northrop-grumman-satellite-mission-extension-craft | 2023-12-06T11:10:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100593.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206095331-20231206125331-00502.warc.gz | 0.946688 | 555 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__52053061 | en | That’s the Northrop Grumman Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-1), which will attach itself to the near two-decade old Intelsat-901 and extend its life for another five years.
Intelsat-901 was launched in 2001 to provide communications services for Europe and remains fully functional, though its onboard fuel is exhausted.
The 2.3-tonne MEV-1 will physically attach to the satellite, using its onboard fuel for maintaining station and attitude, for a contracted five years.
Should the satellite remain functional and useful at the end of that period, Intelsat could choose to extend the contract. Otherwise MEV-1 will detach and move to another satellite whose operator wants its operational life extended.
Also aboard the Proton launch was the Eutelsat-5 West B communications satellite, also built by Northrop Grumman.
The MEV is a pioneering concept in space logistics. Various schemes for satellite life extension are now in development but MEV-1 will be the first.
Although this hasn’t yet been proven in space, Intelsat was sufficiently confident that it contracted for MEV-2 to extend the life of a second satellite.
Expensive communications and Earth observation satellites in geostationary orbit have a finite life of around 15 years dependent on onboard fuel capacity. Once that fuel runs out, the satellite is retired to the so-called graveyard orbit, even though it may be fully functional.
Current satellites were never designed to be refuelled in orbit. That may eventually occur but the MEV approach is to dock with the satellite and provide all station keeping services.
MEV-1 is expected to take up to three-and-a-half months to reach geostationary orbit using its electric propulsion. Once connected to Intelsat-901, there will be a period of testing.
Intelsat chief executive Stephen Spengler told the Satellite Innovation conference in the US that the company saw value in keeping satellites running beyond their design life while they were continuing to generate revenue.
“If those customers are happy with what we’re doing on the current generation and don’t need to move to high-throughput capabilities immediately, it’s an opportunity to extend them,” he said.
The other benefit is that it can allow spending on new satellites to be deferred for investment in the latest technology, he said.
Intelsat hasn’t yet said which of its satellites will have its life extended by MEV-2.
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https://walkingonair.org.uk/index.php/hrf_faq/who-can-glide-with-woa/ | 2021-06-25T07:14:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487622113.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20210625054501-20210625084501-00487.warc.gz | 0.938077 | 145 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__188782719 | en | Almost everyone with a disability can glide with Walking on Air, from teenagers onwards.
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https://mahoganyairplanemodels.com/products/gulfstream-iii-nasa-airplane-model | 2024-03-01T20:43:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475701.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20240301193300-20240301223300-00300.warc.gz | 0.902143 | 156 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__41132586 | en | NASA Gulfstream airplane model. The improved Gulfstream III followed Gulfstream American's purchase of Grumman's GA lines in 1978. The Gulfstream III first flew on December 2 1979. Changes compared with the G-II include a revised wing of greater span and area with drag reducing winglets, more fuel tankage and thus range, reprofiled nose and a 97cm (3ft 2in) fuselage stretch. Gulfstream IIBs are G-IIs retrofitted with the G-III's wing.
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https://pilotflightsecurity.com/ww1-us-air-service-pilots-leather-flight-helmet-with-17th-aero-squadron-artwork.html | 2023-09-27T18:51:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510319.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927171156-20230927201156-00114.warc.gz | 0.90426 | 126 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__136007705 | en | WW1 US Army Air Service Pilots Leather Flight Helmet, with 17th Aero Squadron Artwork, named to Lieutenant A. The item "WW1 US Air Service Pilots Leather Flight Helmet with 17th Aero Squadron Artwork" is in sale since Monday, August 9, 2021. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW I (1914-18)\Original Period Items\United States\Hats & Helmets". The seller is "3590" and is located in Deerfield, Illinois. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, Canada, Australia. | aerospace |
https://www.planemapper.com/flights/2P4558 | 2021-10-18T14:46:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585203.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20211018124412-20211018154412-00516.warc.gz | 0.918569 | 108 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__299749074 | en | Flight 2P4558 from Dipolog to Manila is operated by Air Philippines. Scheduled time of departure from Dipolog is 09:10 PST and scheduled time of arrival in Ninoy Aquino Intl is 11:00 PST. The duration of the flight is 1 hour 50 minutes.
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http://www.androidblip.com/android-games/com.ideoservo.vrflightsimulator.html | 2018-06-24T11:38:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267866932.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20180624102433-20180624122433-00632.warc.gz | 0.770591 | 114 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__171040951 | en | About VR Flight Simulator
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http://www.colombopage.com/archive_10C/Dec16_1292486990KA.php | 2018-12-13T20:52:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376825098.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20181213193633-20181213215133-00162.warc.gz | 0.977211 | 133 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__148938036 | en | Dec 16, Colombo: A new aircraft of Sri Lanka's state-owned budget airline Mihin Lanka has commenced its maiden flight this morning at an auspicious time.
The inaugural flight of the aircraft was scheduled to leave Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport at 7:00 a.m. today to Dhaka International Airport in Bangladesh. It was scheduled to reach its destination by 10:10 a.m.
The plane built by Airbus was delivered to Sri Lanka yesterday. It was purchased under the cabinet approval.
With the addition of new Airbus A321, the fleet of crafts of Mihin Lanka has risen to two. | aerospace |
https://kids.kiddle.co/S/2004_S_3 | 2022-01-27T23:14:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320305317.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20220127223432-20220128013432-00515.warc.gz | 0.926321 | 418 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__83841879 | en | S/2004 S 3 facts for kids
Discovery image of S/2004 S 3
|Discovered by||Carl Murray / Cassini Imaging Science Team|
|Discovered on||21 June, 2004|
|Semimajor axis||140,100 − 140,600 km|
|Orbital period||0.62 d|
|Inclination||close to zero|
|Is a satellite of||Saturn|
|Mean diameter||3–5 km|
|Rotation period||probably synchronous|
S/2004 S 3 is the designation of an object seen orbiting Saturn just beyond the farther part of the F ring on 21 June, 2004. It was first seen by Carl Murray of the Cassini Imaging Science Team in pictures taken by the Cassini-Huygens probe on June 21, 2004, and announced on September 9, 2004.
Even though later astronomers tried to find it again, it has not been reliably seen since. Notably, an imaging sequence covering an entire orbital period at 4 km resolution taken on 15 November, 2004 failed to find the object. This suggests that it was a clump of material that had disappeared by that time.
Another object, S/2004 S 4, was seen nearby 5 hours later, but this time just inside the F Ring. Because of the different location of the second object, it was given a fresh designation, although their interpretation as a single object on a F-ring crossing orbit is also possible. Such an object might also be orbiting at a bit different inclination to the F ring, thereby not actually passing through the ring material even though it was being seen both radially inward and outward of it.
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https://flighttrainingcentral.com/2023/04/flight-start-helps-student-pilots-choose-their-path/ | 2023-11-30T17:19:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100229.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130161920-20231130191920-00830.warc.gz | 0.92373 | 314 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__92372717 | en | Gracen Jules, a New Orleans-based venture firm focused on aviation startups, flight training and aircraft leasing, has launched “Flight Start”, a new program to help new student pilots explore options and opportunities in flight training.
Gracen Jules specializes in aviation startups including FBOs, charter and hangar builds, as well as factory-new aircraft leasing to a large portfolio of flight schools and aviation degree programs through its partner company FlytFinance.
Flight Start focuses on the prospective pilot’s personality and ambition, and offers guidance on assembling an aviation “welcome” plan that is personalized for the new student.
The program, conducted over the phone and through email with Gracen Jules, evaluates a broad range of flight training options and opportunities, including industry affiliation, self-study capability, airport/flight school research, aircraft preference, financial position, scheduling commitments and long-term aviation plans.
Flight Start is available to all new student pilots, regardless of age, education or finances, and an orientation flight is included for all candidates located near New Orleans, where Gracen Jules is based.
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http://snuffysmithsblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/india-set-to-buy-300-aircraft-from.html | 2013-05-19T18:10:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697917013/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095157-00096-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.977 | 144 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__58688841 | en | lndia has announced plans purchase as many as 300 combat aircraft from Russia in a joint agreement including the development and production of the aircraft. Speaking to reporters during a news conference, Indian Defense Minister AK Antony said Russia would supply as many as 300 fifth-generation fighter aircraft and about 45 multi-role transport planes.
India will receive 250-300 advanced fighter jets, Antony said. "These are the two major projects for the next 10 years which will be a shining example of Indian-Russian cooperation," he said.
He said the project along with a venture agreed to earlier this year to jointly develop a multi-role transport aircraft would become the flagship of Indian-Russian collaboration programs. More at link: | aerospace |
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https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/topic/aircraft | 2023-11-29T01:38:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100047.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20231129010302-20231129040302-00468.warc.gz | 0.845234 | 138 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__78309868 | en | Results For "aircraft "
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https://www.bazl.admin.ch/bazl/en/home/themen/sicherheit/sicherheits-und-risikomanagement/sasoc.html | 2023-12-04T02:52:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100523.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204020432-20231204050432-00303.warc.gz | 0.955255 | 151 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__187543419 | en | The Federal Office of Civil Aviation held the first Swiss Aviation Safety and Operations Conference in May 2022 - a conference to promote and ensure the exchange of information and knowledge within the aviation industry in Switzerland.
The conference is a merger of the two well-known events SASCON and AOC and is aimed at professionals such as Accountable Managers, Safety Managers, Nominated Persons Flight Ops and Crew Training, as well as flight school cadres.
General topics were presented at the event, complemented by exciting guest speeches. Specific topic blocks were also offered in the areas of fixed-wing aircraft operations, helicopters, ATO and safety & risk management.
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https://www.beautyofplanet.com/asteroid-as-powerful-as-50-megaton-nuke-may-slam-into-earth-in-2023-nasa-2/ | 2024-02-21T19:25:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473524.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20240221170215-20240221200215-00876.warc.gz | 0.944014 | 224 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__24291336 | en | A large asteroid that could someday be headed directly for Earth would pack a tremendous impact force 1,500 times that of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs combined, the newspaper Express warned.
The British daily cites NASA sources as claiming that the space rock, measuring nearly 700 feet across, could have a staggering 62 different potential impact trajectories with Earth with each of them potentially able to set the asteroid on a collision course with us over the next 100 years.
According to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), asteroid 2018 LF16 was last spotted on 16 June with calculations showing that the space boulder could smash into our planet sometime before 2117.
The first such scary encounter will come just five years from now, on 8 August, 2023 with other close impact dates being 3 August, 2024 and 1 August, 2025.
Even worse, the asteroid is currently hurtling through space at a speed of over 33,844 miles an hour.
An asteroid this big would pack a tremendous impact force equal to that of the 57-megaton Tsar Bomb the Soviet Union exploded in 1961. | aerospace |
http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/missions/surface-water-ocean-topography | 2017-02-24T17:08:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-09/segments/1487501171629.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20170219104611-00003-ip-10-171-10-108.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.869709 | 561 | CC-MAIN-2017-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-09__0__114000979 | en | - The Earth Observer Newsletter
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Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT)
Mission Category: Earth Systematic Missions, Decadal Survey, Tier 2
Launch Date: 2020
The Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission is a proposed NASA mission to make the first global survey of Earth's surface water.
SWOT is being developed by an international group of hydrologists and oceanographers to provide a better understanding of the world’s oceans and its terrestrial surface waters. It will give scientists their first comprehensive view of Earth's freshwater bodies from space and much more detailed measurements of the ocean surface than ever before.
SWOT is a collaboration between NASA and the French space agency, CNES. It builds on the very successful 25-year partnership between the two agencies to use radar altimetry to measure the surface of the ocean. This partnership began with the TOPEX/Poseidon mission.
The SWOT mission is based on a new type of radar called Ka-band radar interferometry. The satellite will fly two radar antennae at either end of a 10-meter (33-foot) mast, allowing it to measure the elevation of the surface along a 120 - kilometer (75-mile)-wide swath below. The new radar system is smaller but similar to the one that flew on NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, which made high-resolution measurements of Earth's land surface in 2000.
Key Surface Water Ocean Topography Facts
|Origination:||Joint with France|
Ka- or Ku-Band Radar
MWR (Microwave Radiometer)
|Other Key Personnel:||
- Understanding Earth: Our Ocean (Booklets - 11.11 MB)
- Provide sea surface heights (SSH) and terrestrial water heights over a 120 km wide swath with a +/-10 km gap at the nadir track.
- Over the deep oceans, provide SSH within each swath with a posting every 2 km x 2 km, and a precision not to exceed 0.5 cm when averaged over the area.
- Over land, download the raw data for ground processing and produce a water mask able to resolve 100-m rivers and 1-km2 lakes, wetlands, or reservoirs. Associated with this mask will be water level elevations with an accuracy of 10 cm and a slope accuracy of 1 cm/1 km.
- Cover at least 90 percent of the globe. Gaps are not to exceed 10 percent of Earth's surface
- Coastal Management
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https://greekreporter.com/tag/space-exploration/ | 2022-12-04T01:56:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710953.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20221204004054-20221204034054-00307.warc.gz | 0.940136 | 347 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__110581077 | en | The remnants of the Chinese space rocket were seen burning in the night sky as they fell in the Indian ocean on July 31.
Russia and China are joining forces to build a research base on the Moon, called the International Lunar Research Station, by the year 2035. The research station will rival NASA's Lunar Gateway, a small space station that will orbit the...
A study of images from Mars shows that ancient water that once existed on the surface of Mars did indeed shape the landscape of the planet, according to an announcement made on Thursday. Photographs of the Jezero crater show that...
Hycean Worlds -- which are planets like Neptune -- may be able to host life, according to researchers at Cambridge University. Such planets, which do not resemble Earth much at all, may actually be where we want to look...
NASA released a stunning 360-degree panoramic video of Mars on Wednesday, created from shots taken by the Curiosity rover, allowing Earthlings to take a personal tour of the fourth planet from the sun. More than a hundred separate images taken by...
Jeff Bezos, the creator of the retail behemoth Amazon, entered space and stayed there in his own rocket for five minutes.
Dozens of thousands of people have signed a petition to stop Jeff Bezos from returning to Earth after his trip to space next month.
Top scientists from around the world will gather this week in the Cypriot capital of Nicosia for an International Space Summit. The International Space Summit is organized by the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO) as part of CSEO's ongoing efforts...
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https://za.opera.news/tags/lockheed-martin | 2022-06-28T16:23:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103556871.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20220628142305-20220628172305-00021.warc.gz | 0.950075 | 379 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__80056729 | en | During wartime, the Air Force is an integral aspect of every Air Force, providing and defending ground soldiers. More crucially, any country that wishes to maintain its airspace and status as the world's leading military power must have warplanes. Here is our list of the world's top eight most hazardous fighter jets.
Missiles such as the NLAW and Javelin are assisting Ukraine in delivering a bloody nose to Putin. In Trostyanets, Ukraine, a man rides his bike by a wrecked Russian tank. As the UK and its allies offer additional weaponry to Ukraine, international missile and body armour manufacturers are preparing for a lengthy battle.
The United States of America has acknowledged that it has successfully tested a hypersonic missile, according to the United States Air Force. During a test on July 28th, the USAF's AARRW boost-glide hypersonic missile was unable to successfully launch. During a test on July 28th, the USAF's AARRW boost-glide hypersonic missile was unable to successfully launch.
10. Lockheed Martin Indago Priced at $25,000, Lockheed Martin’s Indago is the cheapest drone on our list. It weights 4.9 lb, can carry only 0.44 lb which is the average weight of a smartphone, but it has a maximum flight time of 45 minutes, and it can fly up to 500 feet with a speed of 45 mph, within a range of 1.2 miles.
When discussing the most predominant maritime powers on earth, the United States Navy will without a doubt be quick to ring a bell. With the various advances and walks accomplished in military innovation, the Navy truly has the right to be on the platform of acknowledgment. Outfitted with different high grades weapons and weapons combined with cutting edge ships, destroyers, fight boats, frigates and corvettes. | aerospace |
https://cwonder.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/race-like-the-wind/ | 2017-04-30T09:06:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917124478.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031204-00196-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.957723 | 266 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__324572643 | en | It’s that time again…The Air Race is back.
It’s the Formula 1 racing of Aircraft…taken from the site:
“The competition features a dynamic new discipline of flying, called ‘air racing’ where the objective is to navigate a challenging race course in the sky, in the fastest possible time. Flying individually against the clock, the pilots have to execute tight turns through a slalom course consisting of specially designed pylons, known as ‘Air Gates’.
The Air Race is not just about speed – precision is crucial to success because any mistakes incur penalty points which are then added to the pilot’s time. Flying low to the ground at speeds that can reach 400kph, while attempting difficult turning manoeuvres, requires immense skill that only a certain number of pilots in the world possess. That is why the pilots are hand selected based upon their expertise and experience. These pilots are at the top of their game. They have to be – the Air Race exerts huge demands on their flying abilities and they have to withstand forces of up to 10G. There is no room for error.”
May 11th and 12th in Monument Valley, Utah Be There or be Square!!
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https://www.angleofattack.com/power-off-stall-in-360-vr-private-pilot-flying-maneuvers/ | 2024-02-23T07:47:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474361.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223053503-20240223083503-00247.warc.gz | 0.929284 | 376 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__131238575 | en | VR/360 viewing tips at bottom of description:
Why is there such a huge emphasis on “stalls” in flight training? Stalls are something that happens when the wing looses it’s lift temporarily, usually only on part of the wing.
A stall occurs when the angle of attack reaches a critical angle. That can happen at any attitude and any airspeed.
Stalls are most common while near the ground. That is, while taking off and landing. If a stall were to occur close to the ground, there is very little time to react and recover.
So… pilots are taught to recognize a stall is coming, recover from a stall if it somehow occurs, and avoid spins by correctly reacting to those stalls.
In this particular video we will talk about the Power Off, Approach to Landing Stall. We will be in the landing configuration and we’re emulating that approach to landing, with flaps, NO POWER (power off/power idle), and we may even execute it in a turn.
This emulates the ability to recover from a stall while landing.
The ACS (Airmen Certification Standards) lays out, as of 2017, that the stall should be brought all the way to the buffet and developed stall. THEN you will recover.
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VR is best viewed in HD. You can use the mouse cursor to move the view, or your finger on mobile device. Mobile devices can be used with the accelerometer to look around the cockpit. Check it out!
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http://www.unionrecorder.com/columns/x1752043166/OUR-SPACE-Living-in-space-for-a-year/print | 2014-07-29T23:28:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-23/segments/1406510267876.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20140728011747-00279-ip-10-146-231-18.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.941482 | 566 | CC-MAIN-2014-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-23__0__107113088 | en | The effects of spaceflight, and to be precise — of microgravity — on the human body are fairly well-known. Since the beginning of manned space flight astronauts and cosmonauts alike have been used as guinea pigs to study the long- and short-term consequences of living in an environment where up and down doesn’t really apply anymore.
In microgravity, such as on the International Space Station, the usual downward pull is barely measurable, and our bodies react quickly: bones don’t need to be as strong, so bone density diminishes, with most of the calcium concentrated in urine. Our muscles dwindle, because you can literally propel yourself across the room with the gentle push of a finger pad. And our heart no longer has to struggle against the length of the blood vessels all the way to our toes, so it, too, shrinks and powers down.
Our spine is affected, our vision, digestion — the list is endless.
If we ever want to venture beyond the moon, we need to know how microgravity affects the body over very long time periods, and how to counteract those effects, because unless a space traveler chooses to stay in a microgravity environment for the rest of his or her life, they will experience major issues coming back to Earth.
While several astronauts and cosmonauts have stayed in orbit for months (cosmonauts even longer) there needs to be more focused attention on the issue. So both NASA and the Russian space agency have chosen a candidate to be the research subject for such a mission. Russia picked Mikhail Kornienko, a physician (and it makes perfect sense that one of them should be a doctor!), and NASA picked space flight veteran Scott Kelly. Kelly has the awesome advantage of having a twin brother, Mark Kelly, who also used to be an astronaut.
Researchers of human physiology love having identical twins as research subjects, because of the available control person with whom the test subject may be compared, so choosing Scott Kelly seems like a no-brainer at this time.
The pair is slated for launch in 2015, and they begin an intensive training program next year. Needless to say it will involve countless blood and urine samples, scans and daily measurements, but that’s a small price to pay for the chance of spending an entire year in space!
Read up on Scott Kelly at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Kelly_(astronaut)
Beate Czogalla is the Professor of Theater Design in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Georgia College & State University. She has had a lifelong interest in space exploration and has been a Solar System Ambassador for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory/ NASA for many years. She can be reached at [email protected] | aerospace |
https://neonews.online/en/easyjet-tested-a-hydrogen-powered-jet-engine/ | 2023-05-30T07:59:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224645417.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20230530063958-20230530093958-00184.warc.gz | 0.923589 | 199 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__120351004 | en | The aviation industry is switching to alternative fuels.
To transition to alternative fuels and cut greenhouse gas emissions, EasyJet Plc. and Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc. announced that they have successfully tested a converted hydrogen-powered aircraft engine.
After a series of ground tests, bench tests will follow.
According to a statement from EasyJet, “the experiments were undertaken with a converted Rolls-Royce AE 2100-A regional jet engine using hydrogen supplied by wind and tidal energy.”
The Rolls-Royce Pearl 15 jet engine will first undergo a series of ground tests, after which the so-called bench tests and full-scale ground testing will be conducted.
Zero carbon emissions are the goal of the “Race to Zero” commitment, which is supported by the UN.
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https://vsv.tudelft.nl/society/members/members_of_honour/mr-nl-schenkman | 2018-01-22T00:28:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084890928.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20180121234728-20180122014728-00174.warc.gz | 0.982683 | 119 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__188843798 | en | 26 September 1991
In 1970 Mr. Schenkman had his first contact moment with the VSV when he became the secretary of the NIV, which was the Dutch Institute for Aerospace. The contact was intensified when Mr. Schenkman became involved in the Netherlands Aerospace Group , an association of companies working in the aerospace industry . Especially when he was chairman of the NAG in 1981. Because of years of co-operation, Mr. Schenkman has done a lot for the VSV an its members, and thus he was installed as a member of honour in 1991. | aerospace |
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/vbout31.htm | 2021-06-13T01:13:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487586465.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20210612222407-20210613012407-00235.warc.gz | 0.951996 | 948 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__194873214 | en | On 09dec2005 the Yorkshire Ranter published an initiative in an attempt to use the UN blacklist, of companies linked to Victor Bout, to identify suspect aircraft and report use of them. One is even suggested to report them to the authorities and block use of them. I reproduce the page below-
Earlier this week, the US Department of the Treasury's order to freeze the assets of a variety of Viktor Bout companies was extended to the entire world by the UN Security Council's sanctions committee. All assets belonging to the persons and organisations named in this list are now subject to confiscation anywhere in the world.
The list is, certainly, a little out of date. Several of the operating companies listed have ceased activity, and there is no mention of Phoenix Aviation, Jet Line International, or Aerocom among others. (The delay between the US Treasury's action and this action is apparently due to the time it took the Office of Foreign Assets Control to pass on documents to the UN, that and Russian objections to the inclusion of Viktor's brother, Sergei, founder of Air Bas and CET Aviation.) However, a non-trivial number of aircraft continue to fly in the name of firms named by the UN.
This leaves two lines of action: one, to identify the newer firms, and two, to make the UN blacklist a reality. It's time to find these aircraft and demand their seizure. All bloggers are invited to mirror this and help land them on the fire dump, which is where most of these planes will end up given their age and general condition.
The list is currently as follows, correct as of today: |
UN-76497, Ilyushin 76-D. Serial number 43402039. This is probably the aircraft referred to in the UN list with MoldTransavia, and is now with GST Aero, repeatedly referred to in UNSC Expert Panel reports. It was also involved in the events detailed here. The most recent photo is here.
SANTA CRUZ IMPERIAL
IRBIS AIR COMPANY
GAMBIA NEW MILLENIUM
SAN AIR GENERAL TRADING
TRANS AVIATION GLOBAL
Most of the Santa Cruz aircraft are probably beyond finding, but even negative information is worth having.
Air Bas has largely been closed down at least as aircraft registration is concerned - 3C-KKO is the last known active aircraft in their name.
Boeing 727 c/n 22046 has not yet been reported seen with tailnumber UN-B2703.
|In May 2006 I received following email about UN-B7201 from Speedy9764:
"Just thought I would drop you a line as I have just flown on this aircraft !
Today I was flying Air Astana from Almaty in Kazakhstan to Aktau in Kazakhstan, via Astana and Atyrou.
Bit of an old bus and we made 2 rather heavy landings bouncing at least 3 times.
This was on a scheduled airline, Air Astana, they claim to operate 737/757/airbus which is why I was surprised to be on an old 727.
One thing I did notice is that the aircraft was unpainted, no logo for the airline and no markings on the tail which is unusual for Air Astana, they are normally a very good airline and operate to or above normal western standards. As far as I am aware, the aircraft is currently at Aktobe airport, but I think it is due to go to Almaty tomorrow."
Others that have supported this initiative are-
Douglas Farah http://www.douglasfarah.com/firedump.shtml
Kathryn Cramer http://www.kathryncramer.com/kathryn_cramer/operation_firedump/index.html
Tim Ireland http://www.bloggerheads.com/
Tim Worstall http://timworstall.typepad.com/timworstall/2005/12/operation_fired.html
The Current Outlook http://thecurrentoutlook.blogsome.com/
Tom Griffin http://tomgriffin.typepad.com/
Merchant of Death, the book... Former West African Bureau Chief of the Washington Post Douglas Farah and Los Angeles Times National Correspondent Stephen Braun detail how a small circle of U.S. officials and international investigators worked doggedly to shut down Viktor Bout's arms pipelines, only to be trumped by Bout's ingenuity and by their own inability-and, in some cases, unwillingness-to confront the dark side of the new world order. | aerospace |
https://www.hobbiesandbeyond.com/shop/radio-control/aircraft-models/hasegawa-north-american-f86f-sabre-1-72-scale-aircraft-model-kit-a15/ | 2019-05-23T13:29:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232257244.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20190523123835-20190523145835-00321.warc.gz | 0.970586 | 351 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__160982387 | en | The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States’ first swept wing fighter that could counter the similarly-winged Soviet MiG-15 in high-speed dogfights in the skies of the Korean War (1950–1953), fighting some of the earliest jet-to-jet battles in history. Considered one of the best and most important fighter aircraft in that war, the F-86 is also rated highly in comparison with fighters of other eras. Although it was developed in the late 1940s and was outdated by the end of the 1950s, the Sabre proved versatile and adaptable and continued as a front-line fighter in numerous air forces until the last active operational examples were retired by the Bolivian Air Force in 1994.
Uprated engine and larger “6–3” wing without leading edge slats, 2,239 built. Sabre Fs had much improved high-speed agility, coupled with a higher landing speed of over 145 mph (233 km/h). The F-35 block had provisions for a new task: the nuclear tactical attack with one of the new small “nukes” (“second generation” nuclear ordnance). The F-40 had a new slatted wing, with a slight decrease of speed, but also a much better agility at high and low speed with a landing speed reduced to 124 mph (200 km/h). The USAF upgraded many of previous F versions to the F-40 standard.
Hasegawa first released this model kit in 1968. This release dates from 1982 | aerospace |
https://en.tengrinews.kz/companies/air-astana-recognized-airline-market-leader-259343/ | 2023-09-22T02:44:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506320.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20230922002008-20230922032008-00411.warc.gz | 0.933841 | 341 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__162666345 | en | Air Astana recognized Airline Market Leader 13 марта 2015, 14:18
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Air Astana has been recognized Airline Market Leader at the 41st annual ceremony of Air Transport World Awards.
At the ceremony held on February 25 in Washington, DC, president of Air Astana Peter Foster accepted the award on behalf of 4,300 employees of the party Kazakh owned company, and noted that the achievements of the airline over the past 12 years had been a "remarkable journey".
Foster said that Air Astana was the youngest airline to win such recognition.
Speaking to hundreds of representatives of the airline industry, the head of Air Astana said he was proud of the recognition of merits of such a young company and thanked Kazakhstanis for their support.
Air Transport World Editor in Chief Karen Walker praised the creativity, commitment to success and consistent profitable performance of the company.
Since its inception in 2002 with an initial investment of $17 million, the airline has been profitable every year, without additional investments or guarantees. Meanwhile, the air carrier has built up a modern, western fleet with five years an average aircraft age.
ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards is one of the most prestigious in the aviation industry. Winners of this year’s awards also include Heathrow Airport/Star Alliance, Boeing and Lufthansa.
By Dinara Urazova | aerospace |
https://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=22983.msg454245 | 2021-03-04T09:00:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178368687.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20210304082345-20210304112345-00254.warc.gz | 0.89946 | 1,070 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__186668593 | en | Available for all space battles, defensive and offensive; medium payload (16.5 Kt); infrared tracking and semi-intelligent targeting; pilot chooses desired target, and the MX-50 tracks the chosen target based off the emission of heat from the engine, the weapon bays, and the cockpit of the target ship; the MX-50 will always attack a target that is determined to be hostile by the onboard computer of any GTA combat vessel, thus ensuring a higher kill rate, should the pilot find himself in a heated battle situation where precise aiming might be difficult.
GTM - 31 DISRUPTOR MISSILE
Advanced signal processing; high precision interception capability; small payload (9 Kt), combining both conventional explosives and a localized blast of energy caused by the effect of impact upon the laser-propulsion system of the missile; designed to temporarily disable subsystems on hostile targets.
GTM - 2 FURY
Small, fast dumbfire missiles; fired in swarms; GTA fighters can carry more Fury missiles than conventional missiles, due to their small size; used for distraction and other tactical measures; very small payload (3 Kt).
GTM - 4 HORNET
Infrared and ultraviolet tracking; designed to fire in small groups of 4 missiles per burst; light medium payload per missile (12 Kt); semi-intelligent on-board tracking; single-pass kill probability will not
exceed 60% on average; designed as an offensive version of the Fury.
GTM - 9 INTERCEPTOR
All-aspect seeking; laser tracking senses energy reflected off a target from the primary weapon systems of the target, increasing single-pass kill probability; medium payload (18.5 Kt); missile is designed to pierce
reinforced hull, thus securing itself to the target, prior to detonating (15 ms delay).
GTM PHOENIX V
All-aspect seeking; same tracking system as the Interceptor; large payload (50 Kt), but somewhat slower than the Interceptor; one of the best fire-and-forget missiles ever developed; many fighter pilots within the GTA regard the Phoenix V as the weapon of choice against high value, heavily defended targets.
GTM - 1 SYNAPTIC BOMB
Missile propulsion unit carrying several small intelligent "bomblets"; when distance to target is less than 100 m or when time to impact is less than 2 sec., bomblets direct missile to the most vulnerable part of the ship of those parts of the ship facing the missile; bomblets then separate from missile propulsion unit and form a sphere; inertia continues to carry bomblets in the direction of the target; the missile propulsion unit
continues to advance toward the target; when the missile hits the target or 1.5 sec. after the missile should have hit the target, the bomblets explode; the spherical shape of the formation of the bomblets helps to ensure a fairly even level of damage across a sensitive area on the target; the spherical shape also ensures that the target will not be able to effectively maneuver away from the blast, thus "pinning" the target to a specific area in space; can also act as dumbfire; medium payload per bomblet (15 Kt); very small payload for missile (2 Kt).
GTM - 43 STILETTO
All-aspect seeking; laser tracking similar to the Interceptor; missile is protected by a small shield system, allowing for greater success in payload delivery during busy melee situations and intense firefights; fast, but low in-flight maneuverability compared to other missiles of comparable size; low maneuverability due to the size of the missile’s payload (60 Kt) and on-board shield system.
GTM - 3 TSUNAMI
Intelligent tracking similar to GTA targeting system; prior to launch, communicates with ship computer, gathering data about enemy target types and whereabouts; slow, low maneuverability; antimatter warhead (500 tonne3 mass-to-energy conversion); due to instability of antimatter, no more than 6 may be carried on board a GTA bomber at any given time, unless pilot is granted a special permit by an appropriate governing body or pilot is to participate in a glory mission.
GTM - N1 HARBINGERFusion bomb surrounded by 3 salted fission bombs
; propulsion unit is a half-size version of a regulation GTA fighter thruster (Class II); given the weight of the payloads, the missile is slow despite the power of the thruster; as the Harbinger is exceptionally large, GTA fighters and bombers are limited to carrying 2 of these weapons at any given time; the resultant shock wave from this weapon is potentially deadly, due to the size of the payloads (5000 Mt in total); use near allied installations or allied ship groupings is strongly discouraged by the GTA; most effective when used in preemptive defensive strike against non-military installations.
3kt is a small payload?! Hiroshima bomb with 13kt, apparently......
EDIT; and by the last line in the description (as well as being 5000Mt!!
), the Harbringer sounds almost like a planetkiller | aerospace |
https://50skyshades.com/news/business-aviation/quest-kodiak-commits-to-fly-courchevel-2019 | 2021-02-26T16:38:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178357929.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20210226145416-20210226175416-00452.warc.gz | 0.904209 | 839 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__26535233 | en | Rugged, Versatile KODIAK Designed for Challenging Locations like Courchevel
A new Quest KODIAK 100 Series II is joining this year’s Fly Courchevel, which runs March 30–31 at the Courchevel Altiport in the French Alps. The free annual event features exciting aerial aerobatics, demonstrations and exhibitions, along with food and fun.
Serving the Courchevel ski resort, the Courchevel Altiport is one of the most demanding airports in the world. Surrounded by ski slopes, the Altiport has a difficult approach with a short runway. The runway is only 537 meters, with a steep upslope of 18.6%.
The new Quest KODIAK was engineered to tame locations like this. Featuring exceptional STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) performance, and nearly impossible to stall, the KODIAK is designed to get you to locations that other planes cannot.
Because of its toughness and versatility, the new KODIAK is perfect for a wide variety of business, government, and humanitarian uses. Choose a KODIAK for medical evacuations, skydiving drops, search and rescue operations, or rugged backcountry adventures.
“After seeing it perform at Courchevel, you will want a KODIAK for your own adventurous travels,” said Tobias Temme, KODIAK Sales Director for Rheinland Air Service (RAS), the Authorized European Quest Aircraft Dealer. “The KODIAK is also ideal for hunting holidays in remote areas of Northern or Eastern Europe, or island hopping to warmer climates. The ideal aircraft for unlocking your adventure.”
The multi-mission KODIAK is more than rugged, it is also comfortable. Every passenger gets a seat with a panoramic window and ample legroom. The cabin is fully air conditioned and equipped with modern conveniences like USB ports. Of course, you can easily remove the seats to quickly convert for cargo missions. The KODIAK is also designed for composite floats.
Rheinland Air Service invites the aviation press and enthusiasts to join us at Fly Courchevel, or follow the event online. Witness the incredible performance of the new Quest KODIAK. See its smart pilot-friendly cockpit, and assess the 1,000 additional safety enhancements. With its impressive range, economy, and performance, the Quest KODIAK can reliably tame the most demanding missions. Learn more at www.questaircraft.eu.
About Rheinland Air Service
Rheinland Air Service GmbH (RAS) is an aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility headquartered in Mönchengladbach, Germany. The company was established in 1972 and employs 270 staff at four locations in Germany (Mönchengladbach, Munich-Executive, Düsseldorf-Weeze and Frankfurt-Hahn). In addition to EASA and FAA certified aircraft maintenance, RAS offers aircraft modifications, aircraft parts and part-out services, plus refueling and ground handling in Munich-Executive (EDMO). Rheinland Air Service is the European distributor for Honda Aircraft, Quest Aircraft, and Daher with Germany & Austria.
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https://aviationvoice.com/tag/chengdu/ | 2023-01-26T22:59:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764494826.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20230126210844-20230127000844-00341.warc.gz | 0.923088 | 255 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__216707138 | en | Reading Time: < 1 minute A Sichuan Airlines Airbus A319-100 was enroute west of Chengdu over mountaineous terrain, when the right hand windshield burst completely, the glass hitting and injuring the First Officer. The aircraft made an emergency landing in the southwest Chinese city of Chengdu. Luckily, none of the 119 passengers on board were hurt in the accident. However, the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 was performing flight from Chengdu to Wenzhou (China) and struck its tail onto the runway while landing in Wenzhou. There are no reports of injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage however. No weather data are available for Wenzhou. Wenzhou features a concrete runway 03/21 of 3200 meters/10500 feet length.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Air China (Beijing) will start Chengdu-Paris nonstop service from December 12, 2015, which will make Paris the fifth European destination Air China serves from Chengdu after Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London and Moscow, and enable passengers from Chengdu to arrive in Paris within just around 11 hours. The flights, CA457/8, are operated four times a week on […] | aerospace |
https://www.dronesforsalereview.com/best-drone-brands/altair/ | 2023-03-31T06:16:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949573.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20230331051439-20230331081439-00179.warc.gz | 0.90914 | 3,353 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__4521948 | en | Best Altair Drones 2023 – reviews of the top altair drones for sale in 2023. Find out which Altair Brand drones are best. Featuring Altair 818 Hornet, AA108, Falcon AHP & more.
Altair Drones are manufactured by true drone enthusiasts, and the company’s love of flying, having fun and enjoying the outdoors shows clearly in its line of \ mid-range drone models with upper-end functions and features. Most of Altair’s best drones range between $120 to $270. The proof is in the pudding, and Altair Aerial serves up some of the most appealing models that make it difficult to choose drones with similar cost-value profiles.
People buy drones for different reasons that include commercial use, so the details matter when choosing how to spend your money. That said, the following six drones received the highest-rated reviews:
1. Altair 818 Hornet Beginner Drone
The Altair Altair 818 Hornet Beginner Drone targets kids and beginners, but it’s also a good choice for experienced drone flyers who like to have fun. The drone provides a strong cost-value profile for anyone who wants a mid-range quadcopter. What makes the Altair 818 Hornet so appealing among drone flyers with different skill levels is its multiple skill levels for beginners, intermediate pilots and advanced flyers.
The camera offers an extended flight time of 15 minutes, which doubles with the spare battery that’s included. The camera drone includes a 720P HD Camera with FPV and a 120° wide-angle lens that captures incredible videos and stills from a bird’s-eye view.
Pros and Cons
The pros of this feature-rich drone make a long list; the cons are shorter.
• Strong and durable construction
• Manufactured in the United States by a boutique firm of true drone enthusiasts
• Great customer service by real people
• Compatible with smartphones
• LEDs for night flying
• Spare propellers and battery
• Altitude hold
• One-button takeoff
• Headless Mode
• Easy to fly
• Maximum flight stability
• Slow charging, but comes with an extra battery
• No Return Home feature
• No GPS
The brand and model are made for those who really love to fly drones or want to learn. The Altair 818 Hornet Beginner Drone hits all the touchpoints of drone enthusiasts, and the high cost-value profile makes it a great choice for anyone.
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2 new from $149.80
2. Altair #AA108 Camera Drone
The Altair #AA108 Camera Drone is a steal at $120, providing a level of sophistication seldom seen in drones designed for beginners. The sophisticated features include a 720P HD FPV Camera VR that puts you in the virtual driver’s seat in real-time. The drone can be flown indoors, has intuitive controls and can be controlled with your phone. You can even draw a custom flight plan on your phone for the drone to follow using the Custom Flight Mode feature.
The 120° wide-angle lens allows you to take aerial photos and videos at incredible angles with a bird’s-eye view. Headless Mode and One Button Takeoff and Landing make flying easy for beginners, adults new to flying and even seasoned pros who want to spend more time watching the drone and videos than spending all their time controlling the flight.
Pros and Cons
The greatest advantages of the Altair #AA108 Camera Drone is that it’s ready for takeoff as soon as you take off the package. Just slide one of the two batteries into the battery compartment, and you’re ready to fly your first drone. There’s no big learning curve or need to download programs. One touch, and you’re flying. Other pros and cons of the model include:
• 100-meter range
• Emergency landing warning and automated landing
• Bonus battery for extra flying time
• Low battery alarm
• Altitude hold
• Support for phone control, but not required
• SD card slot takes a class-10, 32 GB SD card
• Good range for remote controller
• Beginner-friendly features
• Ready to fly out of the box
• Stylish design
• Built-in guards for safety
• No GPS module included
• Average flight time of only 10 minutes per battery
• No micro SD card included
• Buying extra batteries to extend flight time
At a price of $120, the drone is designed for people of all skill levels. It’s an excellent drone for any user, and it gets a solid endorsement.
2 new from $109.80
3. Altair Falcon AHP Drone
The Altair Falcon AHP Drone comes with a live-video 720P camera, two batteries and out-of-the-box readiness to fl, even for beginners. The drone features quality and functionality levels that surpass what you’d get anywhere else for $120, except for other Altair drones. Beginners will especially enjoy the advanced features, such Custom Routes Mode and an Autonomous Hover and Positioning, or AHP, system that is usually found in the most advanced and expensive drone models.
The system keeps your drone in place for excellent still photography and the prevention of video blurring. Variations in flight can mess with your flight plan and cause jerkiness – especially for inexperienced pilots, but the APH system holds the drone steady, even in bad weather.
The battery only lasts 8-10 minutes, but you get a spare that doubles your flight time, and you can always buy a few extra batteries so that you can spend more time flying and less time waiting for batteries to recharge. The camera system is quite versatile for a beginner-level drone
Pros and Cons
The performance in mid-air is limited by the relatively short fight, but the controller is simple and straightforward. Other pros and cons of the Altair Falcon AHP Drone include:
• Pre-installed but easy-to-remove propeller guards
• Signature Autonomous Hover and Positioning System that makes the model unique
• Smooth flights
• Highly portable
• Headless Mode
• One Touch Takeoff and Landing feature
• Custom Flight Routing Mode
• Simple and intuitive controller that;s perect for beginners
• Mount for your phone for additional video recording
• 120° wide-angle lens for capturing photos and videos from different angles
• Mini SD card slot, but card not included
• Slow recharging
• Small size that performs poorly in high winds
• Looks like a toy, but performs like an advanced drone
• Limited flight time for one battery
The Falcon AHP pocket drone and camera bring professional quality and features to a mini pocket drone that you can carry anywhere. Small drones are less conspicuous and are resistant to damage from crashes. The low price, superior performance and high cost-value profile make this drone a bargain for drone enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels.
2 new from $129.80
4. Altair Aerial Blackhawk Long Range Drone
The Altair Aerial Blackhawk Long Range Drone is one of the most popular Altair drones because it flies faster and farther than other drone models. Speed matters, and so do durable metal construction and superior flying capabilities. The Blackhawk quadcopter comes with an Action Camera Mount that accommodates the GoPro Hero 3 or GoPro Hero 4 camera for taking live-action shots and dazzling aerial footage. The heavy-duty construction and sleek design give the drone greater stability in high winds, and the 6-axis gyro enables the drone to fly off in any direction instantly.
The fight time is affected by your speed. The battery lasts for about 17 minutes at medium speed, but it can last for a full 30 minutes at low speed. The drone also features a low- and high-speed mode, and it’s best to gain experienced flying at low speed before attempting high-speed aerial stunts and maneuvers.
Pros and Cons
The Altair Blackhawk runs quieter than most drones because of its brushless motors that reduce noise and generate greater power than cheaper drone engines do. Brushless technology eliminates friction, allows a higher RPM rate and reduces waste heat. The pros and cons of the Blackhawk include:
• Sleek, aerodynamic design
• Camera mount and support for GoPro
• Modularized Li-Po battery for extended flight time of 18 minutes
• Durable ABS plastic and heavy metal construction that provides longer life
• Camera that can be upgraded for a more professional camera with a 4K resolution
• Easy to use – especially for beginners
• Flexible speed mode that helps inexperienced pilots learn how to handle curves
• Easy to assemble and disassemble for travel safety
• Additional propellers
• Optional propeller guards
• Incredible range between 300 meters and 500 meters
• Automatic Lock Protection
• Big battery and extended flying time
• No camera is included.
• Camera installation can reduce speed and flight time.
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5. Altair Outlaw Se GPS Drone
The Altair Outlaw Se GPS Drone is the most expensive of the top Altair models at $270, but that’s for solid reasons. The model is primarily designed for adult beginners up to advanced pilots, but that’s an unusual case for Altair drones. They’re usually suitable for all ages, so you can be sure that plenty of tech-savvy kids operate the Altair Outlaw as well or better than most adults.
The drone offers an extensive menu of advanced features that include GPS and a top-of-the-line 1080P HD 5G WiFi Photo and Video FPV camera. Connecting to Global Positioning Satellites for incredibly effective flying accuracy really is rocket science – despite the ease of operating the drone.
Other features of the Outlaw Se Drone include the three standards of Altair drones: Altitude Hold, Headless Mode and One-Touch Take-Off and Landing. The Outlaw even has backups of its backups: There are redundant functions to prevent losing the drone, such as an autonomous Follow Me function and a Fail Safe Return Home function. The Follow Me Mode works within the app that connects the drone to your phone within a 300-meter range using 5G WiFi technology. Connecting a phone isn’t required to fly the phone, but it’s wasteful not to take advantage of 5G real-time transmission.
Pros and Cons
The drone has an SD slot, but it doesn’t come with an SD card. You must have a phone that supports 5G. The list of pros and cons of the drone include:
• Barometer Altitude Hold system
• Multiple flight modes for some of the most advanced and stable flying of any mid-range drone
• 15 minutes of flight time
• Complete stability in GPS Flight Mode for professional-caliber photography
• Increased control range up to 500 meters with the FPV Feature on your phone
• Works well for pilots of all skill levels
• Camera works at a professional level
• Incredibly soft landings with self-landing
• Removable battery that enables buying spares for extended flying
• Great customer support for all Altair drones
• Must have 5G installed on your phone
• Learning curve for some advanced features
• Battery time seems limited because time flies when you’re having drone fun
The Altair Outlaw Se GPS Drone is a camera-type drone for professionals. Commercial users get high-quality photos and videos almost as good as those produced by a 4K camera. The drone is VR compatible, and many users simply enjoy the advanced flying capabilities. Regardless of whether you buy the drone for the camera or the flights, it’s one of the best cost-value drones on the market.
2 new from $229.80
6. Altair Aerial AA300 GPS Drone
The Aerial AA300 GPS Drone is quite a bargain at just a little over half the price of Altair Outlaw, but it has many of the same features, such as GPS navigation and positioning, autonomous return, Follow Me Mode and others. This drone is marketed to kids and adults.
The GPS provides incredible stability for taking live-action video with the 1080P HD FPV camera. You get a first-person view, which makes these videos useful for using in your business, posting great videos on YouTube and making amateur films.
The drone features three return-to-home functions as safeguards, and the camera streams live footage up to 100 meters. The lithium-polymer battery provides 15 minutes of flying and video shooting time, and you can order an extra battery or two to extend flight time, which is especially helpfulful when you’re trying to get the perfect angle for great photos or videos. Altair company staff would insist that extended flying time means more fun for you, no matter how you use the drone.
Pros and Cons
It’s best to keep your AA300 within a 150-meter range to avoid setting off one of the three return-home functions. The drone requires nothing extra to get started, except setting it up. The pros and cons of this top drone model include:
• Minimal assembly
• Video resolution of 1920 by 1080P
• Charging the battery is fast – 130 to 180 minutes
• Has most standard features and functions common to the Altair brand
• Point of Interest feature that causes the drone to follow you to take selfies, videos and video diaries
• Easy to use
• Durable construction that stands up to lots of abuse
• Smartphone holder
• Great for entry-level pilots
• Good transmitter
• Doesn’t fold for storage and travel
• Short flight range
• Needs an extra battery for extended performance time
The Altair Aerial AA300 GPS Drone is the affordable choice for beginners and experienced pilots. The drone will thrill just about anyone.
3 new from $159.80
Facts About the Altair Drone Brand
This Altair brand was founded in Lincoln, Nebraska, by Matthew Cookson. The company boasts a staff of extraordinary dedication to the brand and company philosophy: delivering great drones for all ages at affordable prices. Steeped in small-town values, the love of drones and superior U.S. craftsmanship, the company revolutionizes manufacturing with high quality, superior performance and exceptional customer service.back to menu ↑
Altair Drone Selection Tips
When choosing your drone, study the reviews carefully to determine whether the flight time is sufficient for your needs. Price is always a concern, but the price difference between most Altair models is negligible, so you can choose the drone that you really need. The buyers include true beginners, those who are technically challenged, those who want advanced speed and flight performance and those who want a great camera for commercial or personal reasons. Ease of operation can be subjective, so choose a drone that flies easily from the controller or one that you can fly from your phone. GPS makes navigation more precise and increases stability.back to menu ↑
Average Altair Drone Pricing
Prices range between $100 and $270 for most models, and most of the fall into the $120 to $200 range.back to menu ↑
Altair Vs. the Competition
Altair drones compete favorably with all similarly priced models, beating most of them on price and quality craftsmanship. Altair surpasses all brands for personalized customer service and small-town values that include having a real employee available to answer the phone. The staff shares a love for all things related to drones and flying them in great outdoor environments, where the camera’s output is worth many thousands of words. | aerospace |
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Bezos said in an Instagram post on Monday he will be one of the inaugural travelers on Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft, during a flight scheduled for launch from West Texas on July 20. Bezos said his brother, Mark Bezos, will also be part of the crew.
“I want to take this flight because it’s something I’ve wanted to do my whole life,” Bezos said in a video posted on Instagram. “It’s an adventure. It is something very important to me. ”
Bezos, who will step down as Amazon CEO on July 5 after leading the company for more than two decades, has invested heavily in Blue Origin, contributing roughly $ 1 billion over a few years. Bezos, already serving as Amazon‘s
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Blue Origin has said that it aims to support widespread commercial activity in the space going forward. In addition to its space tourism efforts, Blue Origin is also working on rockets that could launch payloads for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The passenger list for Blue Origin’s July flight will also include the winner of a charity auction that will conclude this month. The auction has had nearly 6,000 participants and the highest bid is $ 2.8 million, Blue Origin said Monday.
The New Shepard capsule has space for six people and is fully autonomous. The spacecraft is designed to briefly rise above the Karman Line, an imaginary limit at about 62 miles above sea level that is considered the beginning of space, before returning to the ground under a parachute 10 minutes after launch.
Blue Origin’s efforts to commercialize spaceflight parallel those of SpaceX, the spaceflight company run by Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk. SpaceX became the first company to launch NASA astronauts into space last year.
The two companies competed to design a new capsule that could fly astronauts to the moon before NASA awarded the contract to SpaceX in April. Blue Origin has filed a petition challenging the award of the contract.
Billionaire Richard Branson has also invested in commercial space flights. Virgin Galactic Holdings INC.,
A company he founded that also plans to offer space tourism went public in a 2019 merger with a blank check company.
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The course focuses on mastering aircraft control, engine management, use of avionics, use of autopilot, and important emergency/abnormal situations in VFR conditions. The Cirrus Transition Course is a combination of ground school and flight lessons, which provide an introduction to both the Cirrus aircraft and the advanced avionics it offers.
Cirrus SR22 Advanced Transition Course – The Advanced Cirrus Transition course is designed to transition proficient instrument rated pilots into a Cirrus SR22 with a high level of instrument capability. This course focuses on Basic Attitude Instrument Flying (CAIF), IFR operations, procedures, instrument approaches, aeronautical decision making (AD) and risk management.
90 Day Refresher Course – Recurrent training supplements the skills acquired from the initial transition course. The 90 Day Refresher Course is scenario-based instruction that focuses on landing accuracy, review of normal procedures, and basic aircraft handling.
Landing Standardization Course - This short course will focus on improving the skills required to perform successful and safe approaches and landings. An estimated 1.0 – 1.5 flight hours will be required for completion of this syllabus.
Powerplant and Airframe Differences – Powerplant and Airframe Differences is tailored to meet the needs of those who have recently upgraded from an SR20 to an SR22. This course focuses on operational differences between power-plants and airframes including performance and handling differences as well as managing a higher performance aircraft.
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While D slept, I decorated his seat with a streamer, cake topper and a couple balloons. I asked the crew what they could do to commemorate his birthday, and they told me they couldn’t do any “fire candles” (!!) but that they would be happy to have the crew sign a card.
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As if this wasn’t neat enough, the pilot also gave us a marked-up version of his weather route, along with the weather report paperwork! | aerospace |
https://www.dcyouthaviation.com/international-impact | 2023-09-25T03:03:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506676.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20230925015430-20230925045430-00571.warc.gz | 0.97459 | 154 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__221992395 | en | In 2018, when Joe Vala, pilot, (A&P and IA) and his beautiful and wonderfully supportive wife Milada, went on vacation to the Czech Republic, they met with his aviation friends at his old Czech aviation club, which is named in honor of General Janousek (Czech pilots' Commander in the RAF during WWII in England).
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Barclays lowered its rating of Boeing shares to equal weight from overweight on Tuesday as the firm’s survey of airline passengers says many people will avoid the 737 Max “for an extended period” once the aircraft is flying again.
“In order to gauge perception of the 737 MAX, we surveyed 1,765 fliers in N America and Europe, reflecting a broad mix of age groups, income levels and frequency of airline travel,” Barclays said in a note to investors.
“Nearly half won’t fly MAX for year or more … if given the choice between a MAX and another aircraft type on otherwise identical flights, 52% would choose the other aircraft type,” Barclays said.
Boeing shares fell 1.3% in premarket trading from Monday’s close of $371.60 a share.
Barclays also lowered its price target on Boeing’s stock to $367 a share from $417 a share. | aerospace |
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Airport Customer Service Agent Greenville Sc
United Ground Express
/United Ground Express (UGE) a subsidiary of United Airlines Inc. supports airline customers and flights at many airports across the United States. The services we provide include customer check-in baggage handling and servicing of the aircraft on the ground in preparation for the next flight. We assist customers from the moment they arrive at an airport through departure to their next destination. UGE is growing to expand to specific airports across the continental United States./
/A job with United Ground Express will provide you with an exciting fast-paced environment the chance to leverage existing skills and learn new skills and an opportunity to grow a career in the airline industry./
/And to top it all off you will get travel privileges through United Airlines giving you access to one of the world’s most comprehensive global networks./
As a Customer Service Agent (CSA) you will be an important part of our customers’ travel experience. You’ll assist customers with check-in boarding and manage aircraft arrivals and departures safely and efficiently. Assignments may consist of but are not limited to working at the ticket counter boarding gates baggage services and cargo handling. Most importantly you’ll create a welcoming environment for our customers.
Communicate with customers and ensure they have information about their flights
Assist customers with reservations and boarding passes
Resolve disservice situations (e.g. determine alternate flight options for delayed cancelled or missed flights change/rebook a reservations)
Open/close aircraft door before flight departure and upon flight arrival including operating jet-way when applicable
Ensure compliance with UGE and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations and policies
o Load unload and transfer baggage cargo and mail from carts conveyor belts and containers on and off aircraft.
o Drive and operate motorized equipment (e.g. conveyor belt)
o Read and interpret aircraft load sheets checked baggage tags and cargo labels
o Other duties as assigned
High school diploma/GED or equivalent or equivalent experience required
Must be 18 years of age or older.
Good communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to develop relationships with customers and co-workers.
High level of ownership and accountability.
Enthusiastic about aviation industry.
Must be able to perform well in high-pressure situations
Must possess and maintain a valid US state drivers license. (Suspended expired revoked or denied licenses are not valid.)
Must be legally authorized to work in the US for any employer without sponsorship.
Must be able to clear a United Ground Express background check and a fingerprint-based criminal history check.
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain credentials necessary for the position. Position-specific clearances include but are not limited to FAA TSA Port Authority U.S. Customs and U.S. Postal Service clearances.
Must be able to pass a pre-placement physical abilities test hearing and vision tests and drug screen.
Must comply with United Ground Express’ Anti-Drug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Policy.
Previous service related experience helpful (retail hospitality etc.)
Essential Physical Functions
The ability to lift baggage up to 70 pounds in the lobby planeside and in the confinement of an airplane’s cargo hold is necessary.
Work schedules will span over a 24/7 7 day/week operation including weekends holidays and overtime as needed. Flexible work shifts will be assigned and can include late nights and early mornings.
Regular attendance and punctuality in accordance with United Ground Express’ policies are required. Overtime available/required depending upon operational need.
Must be willing to work outside in all weather conditions (e.g. rain snow cold heat humidity) and in baggage areas that are open to the outside weather conditions.
Must be willing to work in extreme weather conditions for extended periods of time.
Must be willing to work where there will be exposure to high noise levels.
Must be willing to work in a high-pressure safety-sensitive deadline driven environment.
Job: UGE Customer Service
Organization: United Ground Express
Title: Airport Customer Service Agent (Part-time) - Greenville SC
Location: SC-GSP - Greenville
Requisition ID: GSP00000013
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http://www.gamefly.com/Rent-Behind-Enemy-Lines/118850/ | 2014-12-22T16:21:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802775404.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075255-00125-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.927905 | 178 | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-52__0__186685980 | en | Navy navigator Chris Burnett (Owen Wilson) isn't happy with his job flying reconnaissance flights over war-torn Bosnia. Hungry for more action, he's considering leaving the military. Given his squadron's only mission on Christmas Day, Burnett convinces his pilot to veer off course to scout an interesting target. When the two get shot down, the untested Burnett is alone and on the run, with a relentless enemy right on his heels. Burnett's commanding officer Reigart (Gene Hackman) won't let him get left behind, and plots a daring rescue mission. But Reigart's attempts to rescue Burnett get handcuffed by politics. Can Burnett last long enough to make it out alive?
Specs & Requirements
Theatrical Release Date 2004
Subtitles English, Spanish
Languages English, French, Spanish
Screen Format 1.78:1 | aerospace |
https://supernovastudio.durban/products/ta4803-ja-37-viggen-1-48 | 2022-01-19T16:53:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320301475.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220119155216-20220119185216-00672.warc.gz | 0.954493 | 394 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__153170537 | en | The best Viggen kit on the market today, from Tarangus in Sweden. These are a limited run kit so you need to get it while you can.
- Exceptionally good detail
- Full colour instruction booklet
- Great decals
- Full colour painting guide
- Build Instructions PDF
Great kit review by International Scale Modeller below. They have also done a full build review on Youtube for this kit.
Saab 37 Viggen took to the skies for the first time on February 8th 1967, in the hands of test pilot Erik Dahlström. The first studies that lead to the Viggen were conducted as early as 1952. The Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet) needed a replacement for Lansen and Draken, that at the time had yet to enter service. The aim was to produce a multirole fighter able to replace all different aircraft types in the inventory. The Swedish strategy was at the time based on dispersion of the aircraft and this meant that the new fighter had to be able to take off and land on 800m long strips of roads. Combined with requirements for high speed and good performance at all altitudes meant that Saab had to choose an unconventional design. A large delta wing provided good performance at high speeds and a canard wing provided positive lift which ensured good low speed handling. In order to ensure short landing distances, the aircraft was equipped with a thrust reverser, enabling the Viggen to reverse on the ground.
The fighter version of the Viggen, JA 37, differed significantly from the earlier versions. In fact, it was considered to be half a generation younger. Mods included a fixed 30mm Oerlikon automatic cannon, new pulse Doppler radar, new avionics, the fin from the Sk 37 trainer version and completely new electronics.
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http://linedronegame.com/drones-with-cameras | 2020-07-10T18:14:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655911896.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20200710175432-20200710205432-00538.warc.gz | 0.893094 | 938 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__99244493 | en | Home Drones with Cameras
Drones with Cameras
Record aerial shots in Ultra HD with this Autel Robotics X-Star Premium drone. Clamp your smart device onto the remote controller to enjoy real-time viewing of your captured scenes via the Starlink app. The dual GPS and GLONASS navigation system keep this Autel Robotics X-Star Premium drone in solid position even in low-signal locations.
Record aerial footage in 4K with this DJI Mavic Pro drone. Its FlightAutonomy technology detects and avoids obstacles, and the remote controller's OcuSync transmission allows for a 7km flight range. This DJI Mavic Pro drone comes with five replacement propellers, three batteries and a battery charging hub and shoulder bag.
Get a sky-high view with this DJI Phantom 4 quadcopter drone. The 20-megapixel CMOS sensor captures crisp, clear images and video even at high speeds, and the autonomous flight system smoothly maneuvers this drone around obstacles during flight. Connecting to the DJI app lets you easily change the settings for this DJI Phantom 4 quadcopter drone from your smartphone.
Take amazing overhead pictures with the high-quality 20-megapixel camera on this DJI Phantom 4 Advanced+ quadcopter. Front-vision sensors help avoid obstacles, and the 5.5-inch remote-control screen makes it easy to change flight directions. This DJI Phantom 4 Advanced+ quadcopter makes up to 30-minute flights, ensuring you get the best photos.
Pilot the Phantom 4 Pro drone throughout your neighborhood while capturing images. The onboard camera can shoot 4K video with 60 fps, and it comes with a Burst Mode to capture stills at 14 fps for flexible videography. The Phantom 4 Pro drone has five-way obstacle sensing for a steadier flight and reduced accident risks.
Take to the skies with this handy Spark combo pack. This kit includes an easy-to-fly Spark drone, a set of quick-release propellers, a remote control and other essentials to help you keep flying for longer. The included heavy-duty shoulder bag provides plenty of space for everything included with your Spark combo pack.
Extend your flight time with this DJI Spark Fly More combo, featuring a sky-blue mini drone and a lot of extras. An included extra battery adds to your length of flight time, and a charging base offers convenient powerups. This DJI Spark Fly More combo comes with a remote controller and extra propellers to keep you covered.
Have more fun flying your mini drone with this DJI Spark Fly More combo. The compact drone features a two-axis stabilized gimbal camera, producing sharp images and video of each and every flight. This DJI Spark Fly More combo includes an extra battery to extend flight time and a set of spare propellers to keep you in the air.
Take this DJI Spark Fly More combo on the road, and get more out of your flight. The comprehensive kit includes a Spark mini drone and all the accessories you need for fun, such as extra propellers and a battery for extended flying. A 12-megapixel camera on this DJI Spark Fly More combo delivers stunning pictures and video.
Double the fun when you go flying with this DJI Spark Fly More combo, featuring an extra battery and propellers. The included mini drone uses facial recognition to take off, and a remote controller or simple taps help control its flight. This DJI Spark Fly More combo comes with a convenient charging station.
Serve up stunning shots from the air with this DJI Spark drone. An integrated camera lets you take still photographs or 1080p HD video to share with friends and family, and an automatic stabilizer makes each shot a keeper. This DJI Spark drone features a 16-minute flight time before needing a recharge, providing time for dozens of pics.
Drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles or unmanned aircraft systems, are more advanced versions of the model airplanes hobbyists have flown for decades. They come in airplane and helicopter...
Some hobbyists buy drones for the sheer joy and challenge of flying an object in the sky, but the biggest thrill for many is capturing spectacular high-quality photographs and video...
One of the biggest safety concerns about drones is that they could collide with aircraft, endangering passengers and pilots. Drones capturing aerial footage of wildfires have hindered efforts by helicopter...
In the beginning, drones were almost exclusively the province of militaries. At first little more than remote-controlled model planes used in the World War I era, military drones advanced steadily... | aerospace |
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/chandrayaan-could-spark-lunar-land-grab_100109897.html | 2017-04-27T02:03:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121778.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00375-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.889261 | 527 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__244575718 | en | ‘Chandrayaan could spark lunar land grab’October 21st, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 21 (IANS) India’s lunar mission could spark off a land grab on the moon, a British paper speculated Tuesday.The Chandrayaan satellite signals the “possibility of a race for mineral wealth on the lunar surface”, particularly helium-3, The Guardian newspaper reported.
While planet Earth was believed to have only 15 tonnes of helium-3, moon is thought to contain up to five million tonnes.
The report quoted Udupi Ramachandra Rao, former director of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), as saying the moon might have “enough [helium-3] to produce energy for 8,000 years”.
The head of China’s lunar exploration project told the China Daily in 2006 that “each year three space shuttle missions could bring enough [helium-3] for all human beings across the world”.
The paper said current ISRO officials are, however, tight-lipped over the prospects of a race for lunar minerals.
- India's next moon mission depends on Russia: ISRO chief - Sep 09, 2012
- 'India's lunar mission found moon alive & kicking' - Jul 16, 2012
- India's next moon mission banks on Russia, no Mars race with China: ISRO chief (Lead) - Sep 09, 2012
- India's Chandrayaan first to find water on Moon - Sep 24, 2009
- Global scientists descend on Mysore for space summit - Jul 14, 2012
- Indian scientists knew about lunar water presence in June (Lead) - Sep 25, 2009
- Data from Chandrayaan moon mission to go public - Sep 05, 2010
- India's second moon mission to carry five instruments - Aug 30, 2010
- India to launch 'Chandrayaan-2' by 2013 - Jan 28, 2010
- India: From ferrying rockets on cycles to eyeing Mars - Sep 08, 2012
- Next moon mission in 2013-14: ISRO - Dec 25, 2010
- India's probe first to sniff water on moon (Second Lead) - Sep 25, 2009
- And now, India plans mission to Mars after 2015 (Lead) - Aug 31, 2009
- India's own probe also found water on moon: ISRO - Sep 25, 2009
- India's tryst with Mars begins in November 2013 (Lead) - Sep 18, 2012 | aerospace |
https://www.s7technics.ru/en/about/ | 2022-05-19T15:47:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662529538.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519141152-20220519171152-00094.warc.gz | 0.903194 | 440 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__135354996 | en | S7 Technics is the largest company that provides maintenance services for the Western and Russian aircraft in Russia and CIS.
Ensure a high level of flight safety in Russia and neighboring countries
Facts & Figures
How do we work
According to AMOS IT-platform, we are building effective communication between all company departments. That gives us an opportunity to provide services as fast as it possible without any faults, foresee any risk factors and prevent them 24/7.
- Best value
We offer the best value to our clients for aircraft maintenance and repair.
- Time economy
Our specialists are ready to provide all complex of services with heavy and light maintenance, component repair, interior repair and aircraft painting for a minimum period of time.
- Really close to you
Our MRO stations are located in 5 time zones across the Russia and the most convenient for airlines from Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the Far East.
- Trusted be leading airlines
Our key customers are the leadingworld airlines: Aeroflot, S7 airlines, Rossia, Yamal Airlines, Ural Airlines, Azur Air, Zoom Air, IrAero, etc.
All these factors help us to stay leading MRO provider in Russia and CIS.
- Availability of certificates of the European Aviation Safety Agency EASA Part-145, Part-147, Part-21G, Part-21J
- The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority certificate BDA / AMO
- The Russian Civil Aviation Authority certificate FAR-285
- The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority certificate OTAR Part 39 Option 2 Subpart F for the Continuous Airworthiness Management Organization.
- EN 9110:2016 certification
S7 Technics company
S 7 ENGINEERING
S 7 ENGINEERING – is a Moscow based MRO company that offers maintenance services for Western-built aircraft and components. The professional staff is composed of over 1000 highly skilled specialists. Its two main bases are located at Moscow Domodedovo Airport and Mineralnie Vody Airport (Southern part of Russia).Read more | aerospace |
https://www.chinamaijin.com/a-news-the-benefits-of-cnc-turning-parts-for-complex-geometries | 2023-06-06T19:54:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224653071.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20230606182640-20230606212640-00568.warc.gz | 0.897952 | 647 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__114857630 | en | CNC turning parts are a popular choice for manufacturing clients who require precise machining of complex geometries. By using computer numerical control (CNC) technology, machinists can create intricate shapes with high levels of accuracy and consistency. In this article, we will explore the benefits of using CNC turning parts for complex geometries.
What are CNC turning parts?
CNC turning parts are components that are machined using a lathe machine. The lathe machine spins the part while a cutting tool removes material from the surface to create the desired shape. CNC technology allows the machining process to be automated, which ensures consistent and precise results.
Benefits of CNC turning parts for complex geometries
Precision and accuracy: The use of CNC technology ensures that every part produced is identical, eliminating the possibility of human error. This means that each part will have the exact same dimensions, tolerances, and surface finish, resulting in greater precision and accuracy.
Efficient production: CNC turning parts can be produced quickly and efficiently, thanks to the use of automation. CNC machines can run around the clock, allowing for faster turnaround times compared to manual machining methods.
Cost-effective: While the initial investment in CNC machinery can be high, the cost per part is typically lower compared to manual machining methods. This is because CNC machines can produce parts more efficiently, reducing the amount of labor required.
Improved quality: Because CNC technology is so precise, higher-quality parts can be produced with less waste. The use of computer-aided design (CAD) software also enables machinists to simulate the machining process before production, allowing for adjustments to be made to prevent any issues during production.
Flexibility: CNC turning machines can produce a wide range of complex geometries, from simple cylindrical shapes to intricate parts with complex contours. This means that manufacturers can produce a diverse range of parts using the same machine, increasing the versatility of their production capabilities.
Applications of CNC turning parts for complex geometries
CNC turning parts are used in a wide range of industries, including aerospace, medical, automotive, and electronic components. Complex geometries such as turbine blades, hydraulic components, and custom tooling can be produced using CNC turning machines.
In the aerospace industry, CNC turning parts are used in the manufacturing of aircraft engines, landing gear, and other critical components. These parts require high levels of precision and accuracy, as any errors could result in catastrophic failure.
In the medical industry, CNC turning parts are used in the production of surgical instruments, medical devices, and implants. These parts must be manufactured to exacting standards to ensure the safety of patients.
CNC turning parts offer numerous benefits for manufacturing clients who require precise machining of complex geometries. From improved precision and accuracy to efficient production, lower costs, and improved quality, CNC technology offers a robust solution for producing complex parts consistently and accurately. If you are in need of complex geometries machined to precise specifications, consider using CNC turning parts for your next project.. | aerospace |
https://www.vouchercloud.com/blog/virgin-balloon-flights-review/ | 2017-11-22T18:27:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934806620.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20171122175744-20171122195744-00654.warc.gz | 0.964775 | 1,713 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__22388508 | en | Step back in time, and imagine the skies without airplanes, without helicopters or spaceships. No person knew what it was like not to have two feet secured on the ground. It is only by imagining yourself in these times, can you truly appreciate the historical moment Jean-Francois Pilâtre de Rozier’s balloon graciously rose up into the air with a bewildered sheep, duck and cockerel in the basket. Not long after, Pilâtre de Rozier took to the sky once more with Francois Laurent d’Arlandes in the first manned hot air balloon created by the Montgolfier brothers, a paper-lined cloth balloon that many modern balloon designs are based on today. This hot air balloon flight was the beginning of aviation, an experiment which set the course for the next 200 years of the human fascination with flying. But why, all these later, is it popular to go hot air ballooning? I took to the skies with Virgin Balloon Flights, to experience the breath-taking art of flying in one of their magnificent red balloons for myself.
Champagne & Balloons – The Virgin Flight Experience
Imagine my excitement, waking up that morning to depart on my first hot air balloon ride! Balloon flights always take place early morning or evening, as usually the weather is calmer. Mine was early-morning, and so I get up in plenty of time, as it isn’t acceptable to be late – your hot air balloon won’t wait for you! I throw on a couple of layers and a hat just in case, because those flames keeping you in the air are hot after all, and although there’s a shield from the heat, it’s a worth packing one to have the option.
Following the helpful instructions provided by Mark, our pilot, parking my car was quick and only a few minutes walk away from the launch site. I arrive with 15 minutes to spare, giving me plenty of time to confirm my presence and watch as the Virgin Flight crew unfurled the giant balloon!
We meet our pilot, Mark, who reveals he is affectionately known as ‘Nobby’ to his crew and friends, and invites us to call him by it too. Nobby has racked up an impressive 3000 hot air balloon flights on his flight log book over a period of 27 years, and despite all those before us, it seemed that his enthusiasm to share the joy of hot air ballooning hadn’t dwindled since his very first flight all those years ago. He shared the fundamental information, and invited all 16 people to get stuck into the ‘pre-flight warm-up’. Rolling up our sleeves, we lined up along the edges of the giant balloon, and preceded to work as a team to stretch out the balloon flat on the ground. It was great ice-breaker, giving you the opportunity to meet others flying that morning appreciate the size of the balloon first-hand.
Once the giant balloon lay flat on the ground and we’d worked up a bit of heat in the cool early morning air, we were called back in by Mark for our safety briefing. This included the obvious and comical reminder to, “stay in the basket at all times”, before giving us our instructions of getting in and out the basket, and what to expect upon landing.
Then, it was time to inflate the balloon! Keen flyers were invited to step into a role, some to keep an eye on fans, the other to hold the skirt open so the air would be directed into the balloon. The balloon was partially inflated by cold air, before the burners were switched on to fire hot air into the balloon. Virgin’s biggest balloon needs 400’000 cubic feet of air to lift off, and stands at over 120ft tall (that’s approximately 8 double decker buses!).
With the last firing of the burner the balloon was coaxed to stand vertical, righting itself gracefully, with basket rested the right way up. Mark gave us our cue, and we all climbed into our designated section of the basket, and prepared for lift off. With everyone safely onboard and final checks made, ropes were unfastened and Mark fired the burner into the belly of the balloon. After a good helping of heat, the fire ceased and without a sound, we very gently began to float off the ground. The simple grace of the departure almost took everyone by surprise, and as we slowly, slowly drifted to level the trees, then above the trees, so the view demanded our attention.
It was peaceful, and as we rose up curiosity took hold, and we admired people’s houses, gardens and secret rooftop bars that you’d have never clued into on the ground. Watching the city slowly awaken, with a few early-risers offering us a wave here and there as they went to work and we glided low over the city, indulged the simple intrigue of what daily life looks like from a bird’s eye point of view. Mark guided us through the city, pointing out landmarks and sharing his knowledge of local history. These offers of information were engaging yet not suffocating, there was plenty of time in between to entertain your own thoughts or share your wonderment with your accompanying friends.
We enjoyed beautiful views of Bath and the surrounding area, especially grand thanks to the unity the use of bath stone gave to the cities buildings. The balloon reaches 1,200ft, and the city below becomes a minuscule Lego town, the noise muted by our distance.
After 40 magical minutes of floating over the city, Mark slowly begins to let the balloon float down towards the ground, keeping his eyes peeled for an appropriate field to land in. He spots one and asks us to adopt our landing positions which we practiced before, sat on the seat in a row, holding onto our rope handles. He proves his expertise, touching the balloon down on the ground ever so gently, with only a little drag along the grass before we come to a standstill. We all slowly step out of the basket, feeling giddy after almost an hour of flying!
We are invited to help pack the balloon, while the ground crew find the field the balloon has landed in. Everyone gets stuck in, and childish giggles take hold as the group enjoy plenty of rolling and squashing to slowly deflate the balloon, before we tie it up and roll it up into its giant balloon bag. The reward is a glass of top-notch bubbly, served up by Nobby from his basket bar, while he shares the history of hot air ballooning with the group – revealing that champagne was carried by the first balloon pilots to calm and entertain locals upon landing, because many would have never have seen anything flying before!
After our glass of bubbles and relishing in our ballooning experience, we wave goodbye to Nobby – marvelling at his expertise and envying his job as a hot air balloon pilot – and all climb aboard a mini-bus that drives us back to our cars. What a way to spend a morning! Awe-inspiring and romantic in it’s simplicity, a balloon flight is a magical gift for people of all ages. I highly recommend sharing it with friends and loved ones, as it will be a once in a lifetime experience that you won’t want to forget in a hurry!
Virgin Balloon Flight Locations
You can experience flying up, up and away in your own balloon from over 100 launch site locations all over the UK. Virgin Balloon flights make it easy for you to book your experience in a convenient location across Scotland, England and Wales. You can even let them know how far you’re prepared to travel ensure your balloon flight is nothing but breath-taking. Choosing to fly near your town will provide a whole new perspective on the place you call home, or you could travel to experience other great cities in the UK with a luxury flight – a far-cry from your average city tour! Browse the whole selection of flight location using their interactive site map, and find your nearest Virgin launch site.
Whether you’re celebrating an anniversary, wishing someone a happy birthday or showing Mum or Dad you love them, check out our amazing offers for Virgin Balloon Flights to give them a gift they won’t ever forget. | aerospace |
https://finaldestination.fandom.com/wiki/Cameron_Smith | 2021-12-05T14:10:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964363189.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20211205130619-20211205160619-00519.warc.gz | 0.979073 | 228 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__94378751 | en | Ladies and Gentleman, we'll be pulling away from the gate as soon-
The possible voice of Mr. Smith, before his radio dies out in Final Destination 5.
Mr. Smith was the pilot of Flight 180 in the movie. His wife Pam Smith had a premonition of his death, and he was one of the victims on Flight 180. Mr. Smith's voice was heard in Final Destination and Final Destination 5, and a news about him was found by Nick O'Bannon and Lori Milligan in The Final Destination.
The Final Destination
Final Destination 5
- Final Destination (unseen)
- The Final Destination (mentioned)
- Final Destination 5 (voice only) (portrayed by unknown actor)
- In the novel, Flight 180's pilot was named Charlie Mannings, and he was the replacement for Flight 180's scheduled pilot (who had been involved in an automobile accident and called in injured).
- It's unknown whether Mr. Smith and the Co-pilot were the same character. | aerospace |
https://www.thestoriesng.com/research-agency-woos-dangote-elumelu-others-to-invest-in-space-tech/ | 2024-03-05T06:46:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707948223038.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20240305060427-20240305090427-00576.warc.gz | 0.946113 | 639 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__144454830 | en | The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), on Monday urged business moguls like Aliko Dangote and Tony Elumelu, among others, to invest in space Science and Technology sector of the country.
The Head, Media and Corporate Communications of the agency in an interview in Abuja said Public Private Partnership (PPP) will boost space development.
Alle said that the current leadership of the Space Agency under Dr Halilu Shaba was driven towards private sector participation that will ensure Nigerians benefit from space science and technology.
The official emphasised that globally, big entrepreneurs like Elon Musk and Richard Branson were investing in space economy because opportunities for growth abound.
He revealed that the desire to broaden PPP in the space sector spurred the agency to plan towards an internal conference and exhibition on Space Economy expected to hold early in 2023.
Alle said: “We believe that when we have this PPP, the impact of space technology will be adequately felt by the larger society.
“We are not relenting and NASRDA want Nigerians to be part of the space economy and the conference will showcase windows of opportunities available in the space sector.
“Those opportunities will be highlighted to members of the public and prospective investors so they can key into it because a lot of our people are still ignorant of opportunities in this area.
“We want the likes of Aliko Dangote, Elumelu and big businesses, entrepreneurs to show interest in the area of space sector.”
Alle urged entrepreneurs to see the sector as a very strategic area that they can invest in and at the same time contribute to the socio-economic development of this country.
He added: “They can embark on so many projects, establish companies and boost their financial strength as well as create job opportunities for our youths.’’
Alle said that the conference would be hosted in collaboration with the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and would gather key players across the globe.
He also said that the agency was expanding its partnerships, both locally and internationally, added to the existing ones.
According to him, ”we are doing all these to contribute to the socio-economic development of our country, because everything we do today has space connotation.”
Alle further recalled a recent concession of some of the agency’s projects by the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), to the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Adeleke Mamora.
Alle listed the projects to include the Satellite Broadband project, the Planetarium and the Space Museum which have the capacity of generating N48billion over 15 years period of their concession.
“The Director-General of ICRC, Mr Joe Ohiani told the Minister then that the projects can generate about N48billion and create like 10,000 jobs if implemented.
“It was a way of inviting PPP and the Memorandum to this effect is before the Federal Executive Council and as soon as this is approved, we will hit the ground running,” Alle said. | aerospace |
https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/nasa-artemis-1-orion-distant-retrograde-departure-8301843/lite/ | 2023-01-30T15:44:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499819.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20230130133622-20230130163622-00658.warc.gz | 0.941923 | 147 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__265502824 | en | A camera mounted on one of Orion's solar arrays captured this image of the Moon as the spacecraft prepared to leave the distant retrogade orbit. (Image credit: NASA)
NASA has fired up the main engine for the Orion spacecraft, which is part of the Artemis 1 mission. The engine was fired up about one minute and 45 seconds to depart a distant retrograde orbit of the Moon at 3.23 AM IST on December 2. This engine burn is one of the two manoeuvres required before Orion’s planned splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on December 11. Next, the spacecraft will fly about 127 kilometres above the surface of the Moon on Monday, December 5.
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https://concernedcitizens.co.za/2019/09/11/regulations-for-flying-drones/ | 2022-05-25T20:04:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662593428.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525182604-20220525212604-00758.warc.gz | 0.921286 | 641 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__18014524 | en | Regulations apply to private use
If you’re only interested in flying your drone for private use (no commercial interest, outcome or gain), you won’t need to register the drone or obtain any licences, but the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) Part 101 Regulations still apply.
You’re allowed to fly a drone that weighs up to 7 kg, which shouldn’t be a problem as hobby drones only weigh up to about 1.5 kg. Unsurprisingly, the drone may not carry any passengers or transport cargo.
Apart from not being allowed to fly at night, be sure to keep an eye out for bad weather such as strong winds, rain or fog – let your common sense guide you. And in case you were wondering, you’re not allowed to drink and drive/fly.
How high and how far?
You may fly in Restricted Visual Line of Sight (R-VLOS) only, which means that you must always maintain a direct line of sight with the drone.
Max distance: The drone may fly up to 500 m away from the pilot whilst maintaining a direct line of sight.
Max height: The drone may not fly higher than 120 m (400 ft) from the ground and it must stay below the height of the highest obstacle within 300 m of the pilot.
This is where it gets tricky. In a nutshell, you must keep more than 50 m from people, roads and buildings, and you need explicit permission to fly over other people’s properties.
You must steer clear from (and within 10 km from) airports/aerodromes and respect other people’s privacy by not flying into or over their properties without permission – note that it may constitute trespassing.
There are many more No Fly Zones (NFZ) in South Africa that you need to take note of. Do yourself a favour and look these up – it’s better being safe than sorry. The NFZs include prisons, police stations, crime scenes, courts of law, nuclear power plants, and National Key Points or Strategic installations like the Union Buildings Presidency in Pretoria.
Other prohibited air spaces include restricted (FAR), danger (FAD) and environmental (FAP) areas such as SAN Parks which, in terms of the NEMA Protected Areas Act, state that “it is illegal to fly below 2500 ft above the highest point of any national park, with any aircraft/drone without the express permission of the Management Authority of the particular National Park”. This is because some sightseers use their drones to disturb or chase wild animals. Only drones used for wildlife conservation and research purposes are allowed, subject to special permission.
And no matter how good it looks, remember that you cannot fly your drone in a swarm like Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl drone show. Any hobby drone pilot who fails to adhere to these regulations may receive a 10-year prison sentence or a fine of up to R50 000, or both. | aerospace |
http://www.navytimes.com/article/20130701/NEWS07/307010040 | 2015-12-01T14:02:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-48/segments/1448398467979.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20151124205427-00315-ip-10-71-132-137.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.887706 | 96 | CC-MAIN-2015-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-48__0__10984642 | en | Air Force Instruction 36-2903 requires Air Reserve Technicians to wear Air Force uniforms at work, even when in civilian status.
Do you think itís appropriate to require civilians to wear Air Force uniforms? If so, under what circumstances? If not, why not?
Please send your responses to reporter Jeff Schogol at [email protected] and include your name, rank and base. Your answers may be used in a story. | aerospace |
https://flying.com/flights/fort-myers(rsw)-to-philadelphia(phl) | 2016-09-29T03:18:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-40/segments/1474738661778.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20160924173741-00289-ip-10-143-35-109.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.92185 | 197 | CC-MAIN-2016-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-40__0__68501313 | en | It took less than 9 minutes for our customer to complete the latest RSW to PHL booking.
We provided 600 flight options from which the traveler booked the best RSW to PHL flight for $302.
The RSW to PHL flight will be operated by American Airlines with a Airbus A319.
Flight time from RSW to PHL for this particular option is 161 minutes.
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There are currently 8 direct flights between RSW to PHL each week, operated by 1 airline.
You can catch a flight from RSW to PHL on any day of the week.
These airlines operate direct flights from RSW to PHL: American Airlines.
The most common aircraft type flying between RSW to PHL is Airbus A320.
The day with the most flights from RSW to PHL is Wednesday.
Our cheapest flight from RSW to PHL was in March at just $162. | aerospace |
https://www.sedessapientiae.it/a-night-of-scientific-instruction?lang=en&lightbox=dataItem-jta6xw5f | 2020-02-25T21:23:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875146160.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20200225202625-20200225232625-00445.warc.gz | 0.958006 | 230 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__142119425 | en | A Night of Scientific Instruction
In the year of the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, our College also celebrated the anniversary by inviting Dr. Claudio Sollazzo, a physicist who has worked for more than thirty years at the European Space Agency, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Columbus Control Center. The scientist, who has contributed significantly to achieve great successes in space exploration in recent years, among other things, he was Mission Manager for the Huygens probe, from the beginning of the preparation of its operations to its descent on Titan. Meeting us on Wednesday, February 27, he spoke on a global vision of the methods and tools that scientists have at their disposal to investigate the universe, precisely of the mission that made it possible to land the Huygens probe on Titan, satellite of Saturn. This meeting was certainly a good opportunity to know the great progress of humanity in the exploration and study of the near universe, so we thank Dr. Sollazzo for the availability and mastery with which he was able to guide us to discover the frontiers of science and technique. | aerospace |
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/191365/lockheed-mbda-form-joint-venture-to-sell-meads-to-germany.html | 2018-09-22T08:06:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267158205.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20180922064457-20180922084857-00213.warc.gz | 0.940437 | 511 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__224448523 | en | SCHROBENHAUSEN, Germany and DALLAS, Texas --- Today MBDA and Lockheed Martin announced a new joint venture to pursue the next generation Integrated Air and Missile Defence System, “TLVS,” for the German Bundeswehr.
Registered as TLVS GmbH, the joint venture is expected to become the prime contractor for the new system, which is currently being negotiated with Germany’s procurement office for the Bundeswehr, BAAINBw.
Dietmar Thelen, representing MBDA and Gregory Kee, director of TLVS for Lockheed Martin will lead the company from the MBDA office in Schrobenhausen, Germany. The company will also have operations in Germany and in the US. Mr. Thelen and Mr. Kee both have extensive backgrounds with the armed forces, NATO and defence procurement organizations and have a strong experience in military, industrial and international affairs.
TLVS will leverage the development results and experiences from the $4 billion investment of the trilateral MEADS program (USA, Germany, Italy) and deepen the US – European partnership through a continued, shared commitment to local industry, safety and security.
“With this joint venture, we will have the agility and ability to successfully make timely decisions in an integrated fashion. We will also have direct access to the most advanced test and simulation facilities and the pooled expertise and resources of MBDA and Lockheed Martin. That’s how we’ll bring this important defence program to fruition for Germany and NATO,” said Thomas Gottschild, managing director of MBDA Deutschland. “We feel responsible and committed to support the German Armed Forces, namely the German Air Force, in establishing its next generation Integrated Air and Missile Defence System.”
“We have partnered with MBDA Germany to bring Air and Missile Defence solutions to life for more than 15 years. This joint venture takes our partnership to the next level, and we are excited about the possibility of delivering modern missile defence technology that will help Germany defeat current and future threats,” said Frank A. St. John, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control.
“We support Germany’s role as the lead Framework Nation for Air and Missile Defence for NATO and believe the MEADS-based TLVS system is the next-generation solution that will provide the long overdue 360-degree, mobile Air and Missile Defence coverage they need to accurately identify and defeat threats.” | aerospace |
https://blogs.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/2018/08/16/bu-research-associate-selected-for-european-space-agency-summer-school/ | 2024-04-17T21:18:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817181.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417204934-20240417234934-00276.warc.gz | 0.939793 | 190 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__84368810 | en | Bournemouth University Research Associate Katie Thompson from the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences (SciTech) was delighted to be accepted on to the prestigious European Space Agency Earth observation summer school for two weeks this month. The course took place at ESRIN headquarters in Rome, which is the ESA establishment responsible for managing the operation and exploitation of ESA’s Earth Observation satellites. It was a fantastic opportunity to work together with experts as well as 70 fellow PhD and Postdoctoral students from a broad range of different research institutions. The summer school focused on concepts of remote sensing, Earth system science, modelling and monitoring, and how data can be used to better understand the world we live in. Further research developments will play a essential part of Katie’s research, concerning African savanna elephants (Loxodonta Africana) and their impacts at an ecosystem level that will rely on analysis of remotely sensed imagery to elucidate vegetation dynamics. | aerospace |
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-09-11/news/9509120202_1_steel-disk-endeavour-cargo-bay | 2018-02-20T14:07:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891812959.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20180220125836-20180220145836-00165.warc.gz | 0.948505 | 155 | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-09__0__45280969 | en | With dawn breaking over Earth, Endeavour's astronauts dispatch a saucer-shaped experimental satellite Monday, but the electronics research by the spacecraft was delayed by communications problems. Astronaut James Newman, maneuvering the jointed shuttle crane, dangled the $25 million Wake Shield Facility over the side of Endeavour's cargo bay while ground controllers conducted several hours of tests on the craft. After receiving the go-ahead from Mission Control, Newman hoisted the satellite high over the cargo bay and released it. The 12-foot steel disk was then commanded from the ground to fire its own nitrogen thruster and slowly back away from the shuttle as the two spacecraft flew 248 miles over western Africa. "It looks real good out the window," said David Walker, shuttle commander. | aerospace |
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/234734/postdoctoral-fellow-in-mars-atmospheric-science/?LinkSource=PremiumListing | 2021-01-20T05:04:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703519883.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20210120023125-20210120053125-00792.warc.gz | 0.878657 | 1,278 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__199988389 | en | Postdoctoral Fellow in Mars Atmospheric Science
The National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC) at UAE University (UAEU) in Al Ain, UAE seeks a candidate to join its Planetary Science Group (and the wider Earth and Planetary Science Unit) as a postdoctoral fellow. His/her focus will be on Mars dust storm research in preparation for and in support of the exploitation of scientific data from the upcoming Emirates Mars Mission (EMM, https://www.emiratesmarsmission.ae/), under the supervision of Dr Claus Gebhardt. The anticipated start date is as soon as possible but is likely to be sometime during late Fall 2020, for an initial 2-year period. Review of applications will begin on 6 September 2020, and the position will remain open until filled. Enquiries about the position should be made to Dr Claus Gebhardt at [email protected].
- The EMM science phase is scheduled to start in early-to-mid 2021. EMM is expected to provide an unprecedented dataset of satellite images covering the Martian surface and atmosphere.
- The planned work will start with imagery and dust-climatological-data from past and existing Mars satellite missions. The initial goal is a study to gauge the feasibility of extracting information about Mars dust storms from such observations. It is common practice to identify dust storms manually by the visual inspection of Mars Daily Global Maps. This may be based on different criteria, such as dust clouds, dust storm texture/convective structures, and atmospheric fronts. Manual identification will be backed up by comparisons against the performance of automatic dust storm detection and/or machine learning methods.
- Once EMM begins its science phase, the researcher will focus on EMM observations (and/or EMM data synthesized with models using data assimilation methods, on a make-available basis) as the main source of information about Martian dust storms. This will include quantitative constraints on key parameters related to the formation of dust storms, such as dust optical depth, atmospheric and surface temperatures, surface winds, etc. The objective of this part of the work is to generate a comprehensive database of Mars dust storms.
- During both phases of the project, the postdoctoral fellow is also expected to pursue independent research in the field of Mars dust storm physics/dynamics/meteorology. Should the successful candidate have the required expertise and aptitude, this may include the use of Mars Global Climate Models (MGCMs) on the UAEU’s supercomputing cluster.
- NSSTC is a research and development institute of some 50 staff located on the UAE University campus in Al Ain, about 90 minutes’ drive from Abu Dhabi and Dubai. UAEU is the largest and highest-ranked public university in the UAE. The Center was established jointly by UAEU, the UAE Space Agency, and the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ICT-Fund), motivated by UAEU’s desire to strengthen its role in and contribute to the needs of the nation in Space Science and Space Technology, and to become a Space Science and Technology hub for the region. NSSTC focuses on research and development, higher education, and community outreach. It has expertise in spacecraft communications and precision positioning, on-board real-time systems, space situational awareness, global navigation systems, space resource utilization, geospatial information systems, Earth observation, and planetary science. Information about NSSTC's Planetary Science group can be found at https://rolandyoung.bitbucket.io/research-group.html.
Tasks and responsibilities (not exhaustive, and subject to periodic review): (1) Inspection of satellite image series and quantitative datasets; (2) Tracking and cataloguing of multiple dust storms; (3) Statistical analysis of dust storm characteristics; (4) Comparisons against the performance of automatic dust storm detection methods/machine learning; (5) Independent research in Mars dust storm physics/dynamics/meteorology; (6) Publish research work in the open scientific literature; (7) Present research work to a variety of audiences within the University, the UAE, and at international conferences; (8) The interpretation of remote-sensing-based data and independent research may be supported by running Mars Global Climate Models (MGCMs); (9) Contribute to NSSTC capacity building and outreach events; (10) Take part in NSSTC research group and business meetings; (11) Represent NSSTC and UAE University within the UAE and internationally.
Preferred Qualification PhD degree in Physics, Planetary Science, Meteorology, Physical Earth Science, Computer/Data Science, Astronomy, or a closely related field.
Expected Skills/Rank/Experience Experience: (1) Personal background in Atmospheric Physics/Meteorology, Satellite Remote Sensing, Climate Modelling, Planetary Science/Astronomy, or similar; (2) Proficiency in (a) the analysis of big scientific data and/or images, and (b) the use of relevant analysis toolboxes and programming codes (Python, IDL, Fortran, Matlab, etc.); (3) A publication and conference record that compares favourably with others at a similar career stage.
- Required Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies: (1) Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written; (2) Flexibility and proactive attitude, communication, and conflict solving skills (a) To work independently and in a local group, (b) To harmonize with a large project team, and (c) To do both remote sensing and modelling based work; (3) Well-organized and self-motivated; (4) Multitasking and deadline-oriented working; (5) Desire to contribute to cutting edge research; (6) Willingness to travel overseas when necessary.
Special Instructions to Applicant Please submit the following via https://jobs.uaeu.ac.ae/: Cover letter, CV (max 2 pages), Publications list, Contact details of two references.
Division National Space Science&Tech. Center
Department National Space Science&Tech. Center
Job Close Date open until filled
Job Category Academic - Post-Doctoral | aerospace |
http://www.zenith.aero/profile/ColHooker | 2020-02-17T15:07:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875142603.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20200217145609-20200217175609-00456.warc.gz | 0.918293 | 197 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__183006349 | en | Building and Flying Info / Your Profession / Other Background Info
My day job is with electronics. Have several aircraft projects on the go at the moment and need to clear them before starting the CH701. I have worked on aircraft built from fiberglass, tube & fabric and Ally sheet. I prefer the alloy sheet. The other projects are: Karratoo, Wind Wagon, Staggerbipe & Sapphire.
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Developed specifically for Zenith builders (by a builder) these videos on DVD are a great help in building your own kit plane by providing practical hands-on construction information. Visit HomebuiltHelp.com for the latest DVD titles. | aerospace |
http://comacamerica.com/c919/ | 2020-08-12T05:58:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738878.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20200812053726-20200812083726-00393.warc.gz | 0.958396 | 414 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__175870573 | en | C919 Single-Aisle Airliner
The “C” in C919 stands for both COMAC and China, expressing the belief that the C919 Airliner project reflects the technological will of China and its citizens. The C919 is a short-to-medium range narrow-body aircraft intended to serve China’s mainline routes between major cities. Designed independently according to international technical standards and with indigenous intellectual property, the C919 can carry up to 168 passengers in an all-economy layout, or 158 in a mixed-class configuration. The standard model is designed with a range of 4,075 km (2,530 miles), while the extended-range model boasts a range of 5,555 km (3,450 miles). Various models of the C919 will be offered to satisfy the operating demands of different routes. Its economic life is designed to be 90,000 flight hours, 60,000 flight cycles, or 30 calendar years.
The C919 makes use of both innovative Chinese design (such as its supercritical wing structure) as well as components from world-class suppliers around the globe. This makes the C919 stand out as a safe, efficient, environmentally-friendly, and cost-effective aircraft.
The test flight program for the C919 is well underway. C919 AC101 took its maiden flight in Shanghai on May 5, 2017 and has completed multiple test flights since, including a recent cross-country flight to Xi'an where it will perform the remainder of its flight tests. C919 AC102 powered on its engines on November 2, 2017, and completed its first flight on December 17, 2017; AC103 completed its first flight on December 28, 2018; AC104 took to the skies for the first time on August 1, 2019 and most recently AC105 carried out its maiden flight on October 24, 2019. Five of six total to be used in flight testing!
Currently, the C919 has accumulated 815 orders from 28 customers. | aerospace |
https://www.mathworks.com/hardware-support/parrot-minidrones.html | 2017-11-18T12:09:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934804881.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20171118113721-20171118133721-00652.warc.gz | 0.803539 | 381 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__197964314 | en | The Simulink® Support Package for PARROT® Minidrones lets you design and build flight control algorithms for PARROT minidrones. You can deploy algorithms wirelessly over Bluetooth® Low Energy. The algorithms can access onboard sensors—such as the ultrasonic, accelerometer, gyroscope, and air pressure sensors—as well as the downward facing camera.
Simulink add-on tools provide additional capabilities. Aerospace Blockset™ includes an example that makes use of PARROT Minidrones. The example lets you model 6-DOF equations of motion and simulate aircraft behavior under various flight and environmental conditions. Simulink Coder™ lets you record flight data on the minidrone and access the C code generated from Simulink models.
You can add to existing example models and algorithms to enhance predefined flight controllers or start from scratch and develop new flight control algorithms.
Past student projects include:
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For Linux users: Debian 7 or Ubuntu 14.04 LTS are required.
All other required third-party software is installed by the Support Package Installer.
Support Package Installer installs this support package and all required third-party software. To start the installer, go to the MATLAB toolstrip and click Add-Ons > Get Hardware Support Packages. For more information, read the documentation. | aerospace |
https://www.bisinfotech.com/l3-offers-c-130-avionics-modernization-program-solution/ | 2022-08-08T07:29:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00586.warc.gz | 0.890196 | 324 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__64134353 | en | L3 Technologies’ Integrated Aerospace Systems (IAS) business announced that it is offering a global C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) solution based on a certified and fielded U.S. Air Force C-130 avionics solution.
The offered AMP avionics suite and installation will leverage L3’s existing deliveries to satisfy the avionics upgrade requirements of any C-130H users.
The production-ready modernization solution includes the integration of a qualified commercial off-the-shelf Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) avionics suite that can be installed on any C-130H variant.
“Having the only U.S. Air Force-certified solution that is flying in both U.S. and international fleets today reduces risk, cost, and time-to-field for customers with mission-critical requirements,” said Jon Piatt, Vice President and General Manager of L3’s Integrated Aerospace Systems business area.
Earlier, L3 had announced its $499 million contract award from the U.S. Air Force for an upgrade of 176 C-130H aircraft for a program called C-130 Avionics Modernization Program Increment 2.
As part of L3’s ISR Systems business segment, L3 IAS facilities are capable of retrofit, modernization and production for both fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, delivering a broad range of aerospace modification and integration solutions to keep military, government and commercial customers safe and mission-ready.
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http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/075/S75976.html | 2019-03-19T22:43:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912202161.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20190319224005-20190320010005-00125.warc.gz | 0.972788 | 295 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__166282452 | en | |Occurred : 6/26/2010 22:39 (Entered as : 06/26/10 22:39)
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|Strange orange light hovering in the sky seen during ISS visible overflight.
In the Crown Hill section of Seattle I was observing the Space Station flyover that started at 22:35 local time.
After the ISS reached its zenith and was getting lower in the north-east sky I observed an orange reddish light in the sky to the north. It was hovering near the constellations of Cepheus and Cassiopea. It was nearly motionless though it appeared to move vertically very slowly during the two minutes it was visible.
The orange reddish light had a flickering appearance and was slightly larger than the apparent size of the ISS and was much less bright than the ISS. My best guess on apparent magnitude would be roughly 1.0.
After two minutes the light disappeared from sight. The light made no sound and appeared to be roughly 2-4 miles away. It had no navigation lights, anti-collision strobes or landing lights like the normal air traffic in this area. The local visibility was excellent with no clouds in the sky and no haze.
The closest approximation to what I saw would be sky lanterns made from dry cleaning bags but this looked different. | aerospace |
https://learntofly.com.sg/pilot-stories-the-road-to-becoming-a-second-officer/ | 2024-03-05T04:22:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707948217723.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20240305024700-20240305054700-00317.warc.gz | 0.974167 | 1,103 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__198411584 | en | Pilot Stories: The Road to Becoming an Airline Second Officer – Matt Waterton
We spoke to Matt Waterton, one of the success stories of our Airline Interview Coaching Session about his passion for flying, his experiences in applying and being accepted into a cadet program, and then becoming an airline Second Officer. Matt is well on his way to achieving his aviation dreams in the airline industry.
Even for those young men and women who have already taken steps towards being a pilot, until very recently a career as an airline pilot has still seemed out of reach. Many major airlines are opening up their doors, increasing numbers in their cadet and direct entry programs and offering new entry points into the industry.
Tell us a bit about your background and what made you interested in flying
I travelled regularly as a child and found myself more interested in what type of aircraft I was flying on, rather than the trip itself. In the days when it was legal, I used to visit the flight deck where I found myself fascinated by the complexity of the dials and switches. I remained in the cockpit during landing on several flights, and it was on one of these occasions when the captain allowed me to wear headphones and listen to Air Traffic Control, that I realised flying was my passion.
What do you love most about flying?
I still find that there is still nothing quite like accelerating down the runway and taking off. However, I do enjoy looking at the night sky and observing things I wouldn’t usually be able to see; the International Space Station, shooting stars, and the ever-changing scenery down below.
If you were given the opportunity to fly any aircraft in the world, what would it be?
Unfortunately for me, I have always had a soft spot for the Concorde. It flew higher and faster 50 years ago than any airliners in active service today. The Concorde truly made the world a much smaller place. It amazes me that Concorde was designed and engineered in a time without computers as we know them.
What is your ultimate flying goal?
I’d love to be the captain of an airliner into London or my hometown of Brisbane.
Tell us about your current airline Second Officer role
I’m currently a Second Officer at a major airline based in Asia. It’s a great job – I mainly fly sectors back to Australia, so I always get to catch up with my family. The crew are fantastic and easy to talk to, and very supportive if I’m due for any upcoming training sims.
Did you have any flying experience before you decided to apply for airlines?
I used to fly skydivers in a Cessna aircraft. It was a great job for getting used to manually handling an aircraft and seeing how they perform. I then worked as a charter pilot in a twin-engine piston aircraft based in Queensland. I primarily flew passengers to remote towns in Australia, landing on some interesting landing strips.
Was the interview process what you expected?
Yes, it was indeed. I made sure I did everything I could to
prepare for the process. I found the interview itself to be less
confronting than I had expected, that was a big relief! I had to pass an
initial interview, followed by two days of testing before I was
accepted. The two days encompassed a group interview with other
candidates (a problem-solving activity), psychometric testing, a
simulator assessment in a 747 simulator, and finally a panel interview.
What are the main things that you found challenging during the interview process, and what advice would you give to future applicants?
Waiting to see if I was successful or not was agonising. I’d jump every time I received an email! Make sure you receive all the help you can for your interview; interview preparation, reading through online forums to see what to expect, and running through the simulator assessment on a flight simulator.
Make sure you’re completely familiar with the airline you’re applying to. That includes where they fly to, knowing about the country in which the airline is based, which aircraft they operate, and most importantly – what is expected of you in the position you’re applying for. Knowing you’ve done everything you can makes it that much easier to stay calm and be yourself during the interview.
Airline Pilot Interview Preparation Courses
Whilst now is the perfect time to look at an airline career, getting there is still very competitive and challenging. To give yourself the best possible chance of success, you need an edge. That edge is preparation, and knowledge from people experienced in how both the cadet program itself and the industry in general works.
Matt becoming an airline Second Officer is just one of many success stories to come out of these courses, which give you a proven edge over other applicants. We’d like to thank Matt for sharing his story and experiences.
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https://www.bucksherald.co.uk/business/space-industry-showcase-event-held-in-westcott-venture-park-4334817 | 2024-03-01T04:49:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474948.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20240301030138-20240301060138-00225.warc.gz | 0.951031 | 640 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__83725662 | en | Space industry showcase event held in Westcott Venture Park
and live on Freeview channel 276
An Aylesbury Vale business centre known for hosting high-tech companies held a space industry conference.
At Westcott Venture Park guests were given greater insight into the future of the space industry.
It is believed that more than 100 companies were represented at the event discussing the future of space travel and technology.
Among the subjects raised were drones, rocket propulsion and sustainability in space under the theme of ‘driving space innovation.’
Businesses who use the site could network with industry academics and other thinkers in the space community.
Also, the Westcott Venture Park Master Plan was unveiled which focuses on growing the space sector nationally.
A key emphasis was also placed on careers with employees discussing the paths they took including apprenticeships, degrees and transfers from other industries, providing inspiration for the next generation of staff in the space sector.
Delegates also toured the site with space cluster businesses giving an insight into their operations and how to become involved in their supply chain.
Matt Peachey, head of enterprise zone development at Buckinghamshire LEP, said: “The showcase event featured updates from pioneering and cutting-edge companies that are rapidly growing across the space and technology sectors, at our Westcott Enterprise Zone. It highlighted PATRIZIA’s ambitious plans and vision for the Park with the unveiling of the master plan and provided valuable insights into career pathways into the space industry.
“Over the past five years we have helped to further develop the huge potential of the space sector and believe that future collaborations across sectors will continue to build a secure platform for UK innovation and growth.”
The event was funded by Westcott owners PATRIZIA, the Buckinghamshire Local Enterprise Partnership the Satellite Applications Catapult with involvement from URA Thrusters and Buckinghamshire Business First.
Nigel MacKenzie, development manager at Westcott said: “A huge amount of development has been completed within the Westcott Space Cluster in the last few years. This has taken the cluster capabilities to the next level by creating a collaborative eco-system for like-minded companies to develop their ideas and sustainably grow.
“The Westcott Showcase has provided the perfect platform for us to share the new Westcott master plan which has been created to drive the Park forward. The master plan is the next major step for the evolution of the Pak which will deliver more scale- up and innovation space alongside additional amenities and public spaces positioning the Park as one of the most supportive and flexible locations for companies to establish and grow.”
Lucy Edge, acting CEO at the Satellite Applications Catapult added: “We have been delighted to support the showcase event at Westcott, highlighting the growth and development of the Space Cluster.
“The Catapult remains strongly committed to growth of the cluster, through our facilities, and by offering our expertise in testing and prototyping for complex space-sector applications including propulsion and in-orbit service and manufacturing. The event is a wonderful coming-together of businesses working in this exciting and fast-growing sector.” | aerospace |
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/tag/elon-musk/ | 2016-02-11T04:53:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-07/segments/1454701160958.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20160205193920-00314-ip-10-236-182-209.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.925129 | 464 | CC-MAIN-2016-07 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-07__0__61952833 | en | Tesla Motors Applies To Sell, Service Cars In MichiganTesla says it's "committed to being able to serve its customers in Michigan and is working with the legislature to accomplish that."
Elon Musk Says Some Tesla Cars Will Be Built In ChinaTesla CEO Elon Musk says his company will eventually start making some of its electric cars in China.
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Tesla Launches Model XTesla CEO Elon Musk rolled out the all-electric SUV at his company's Fremont factory at about 8:50 p.m. Tuesday.
SpaceX Identifies Possible Cause Of Launch Failure, Not Worried About 2017 Commercial MissionsSouthern California based SpaceX on Monday released a preliminary summary addressing the loss of their Falcon 9 launch vehicle and failure of the CRS-7 mission that occurred in June.
SpaceX Launch Ends In Failure With Rocket EruptionA SpaceX rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station erupted Sunday shortly after liftoff.
SpaceX Announces Design Competition For HyperloopBillionaire Elon Musk wants to jump-start his Hyperloop high-speed transit system.
SoCal-Based SpaceX Launches First-Ever Deep Space Mission For Private CompanyAfter a pair of delays, SpaceX, the space transport company based in Hawthorne, California, successfully launched their Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday, propelling the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) deeper into space than the company had ever ventured before.
Google, Fidelity Fuel Elon Musk's SpaceX With $1B InvestmentSpaceX has raised $1 billion from Google and Fidelity in a deal that values the spaceship manufacturer at about $10 billion.
Elon Musk, Actress Wife Split AgainElon Musk and his wife are divorcing for a second time.
LA To San Fran In 35 Minutes? Hyperloop CEO Says Speed Tube Could Become RealityTesla founder Elon Musk says it's being developed with the help of about 25 UCLA graduate architecture students at a facility in Playa Vista.
SpaceX Capsule Splashes Down In PacificThe unmanned Dragon capsule parachuted into the Pacific, west of Mexico's Baja Peninsula, on Saturday. | aerospace |
https://www.nhbs.com/space-invaders-book | 2022-12-01T11:23:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710808.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20221201085558-20221201115558-00371.warc.gz | 0.916186 | 619 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__94534462 | en | Manned space programs attract the most media attention, and it is not hard to understand why: the danger, the heroism, the sheer adventure we as earthbound observers can imagine when humans are involved. But robotic missions deserve a respectful and detailed history and analysis of their own, and this book provides it. Instead of describing one specific spacecraft or mission, Michel van Pelt offers a "behind the scenes" look at the life of a space probe from its first conceptual design to the analysis of the scientific data returned by the spacecraft.
1. From the ground up.- 2. Rockets and satellites.- 3. To the Moon.- 4. Human versus robot.- 5. A Space Robot is Born.- 6. Anatomy of a Space Probe.- 7. The Payload: Instruments of Science.- 8. Launch.- 9. Distant Destinations.- 10. Calling Earth.- 11. Death of a Spacecraft.- 12. The Future.- 13. References.
From the reviews: "Michel van Pelt in his book ! provides a practical look at these amazing machines that travel ever further from our home base on Earth. ! the reader can well appreciate the effort that goes into ensuring that robots can acquire the most useful information. van Pelt enhances this distillation by using a simple writing style with little specialized nomenclature. Thus, the book is well suited to youths, young adults and those with a general interest." (Universe Today, May, 2007) "This includes an historical introduction, an overview of the major successful and unsuccessful missions, and an attempt to anticipate some of the new technologies that may be introduced in the future. All of this is well written and easy to follow, though much of it was fairly familiar. ! this is a worthwhile read for anyone seeking a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on in those research centers and clean rooms where our robotic ambassadors are created and tested ! ." (Peter Bond, BBC SkyatNight, June, 2007) "In Space Invaders, Michel van Pelt, a cost and systems engineer with ESA, walks the reader through the steps needed to design, develop, and launch a planetary mission. ! The book is written for people who are not necessary familiar with space exploration, so there's some basic explanatory material in the book about orbits and rocket design. However, van Pelt provides plenty of more detailed information as well." (Jeff Foust, The Space Review, June, 2007) "Van Pelt discusses unmanned space missions, which he calls robotic missions carried out by robotic spacecraft. ! it will be useful to the general reader interested in learning about unmanned space exploration missions (US, European, and Russian) in all their complexity, in a chatty, somewhat amusing manner. It will also be useful to undergraduates who need an introduction to 'robotic' space exploration. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers; lower-and upper-division undergraduates; two-year technical program students." (A. M. Strauss, CHOICE, Vol. 44 (10), June, 2007) | aerospace |
https://indexofdownload.com/airradio-pro-apk-download/ | 2018-01-23T19:47:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084892238.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20180123191341-20180123211341-00373.warc.gz | 0.933013 | 139 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__83544525 | en | AirRadio PRO Apk v3.1.0 is a radio scanner for listening to pilots’ interviews and ground control services.
Are you at the airport and want to know the true cause of the flight delay? Are you near the airport and want to know what’s going on? Or are you always curious to know what the pilots talk with the air traffic controller? Now with AirRadio, you are able to meet these challenges. AirRadio lets you listen to airplane ground service talks at airports.
For each airport, real weather is transmitted in METAR format code. Get METAR data without leaving the decrypted program.
The list of airports is updated regularly. | aerospace |
https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/india-notifies-national-framework-for-traffic-management-of-drones20211026152012/ | 2023-03-23T01:57:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296944606.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20230323003026-20230323033026-00540.warc.gz | 0.934213 | 371 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__47000582 | en | New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): India has put in place a traffic management system for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) as the number of drones being used here for multiple purposes is all set to see a massive increase, according to an official statement on Tuesday.
This made it mandatory to safely manage the interplay between manned and unmanned aircraft, especially at low-level airspace where drones fly, for which the Union Aviation Ministry has now notified the “national UAS traffic management policy framework," said the statement.
This comes after the Central Government recently liberalised the drone regulations and notified a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for drone and drone components.
These developments have boosted the morale of the Indian drone industry that now anticipates a mass adoption of drones across sectors like agriculture, mining, infrastructure, geospatial mapping, transportation, emergency response, defence and law enforcement.
Director of Drone Federation of India Smit Shah said, “India is ready to witness a scenario where drones will be as prominent as birds in the sky with the adoption of drones picking up at a fast pace. Traditional traffic management services provided by ATCs for manned aircraft cannot be scaled for managing drone traffic which is expected to become at least 100 times higher since the traditional air traffic management is manual and requires human intervention."
"This policy framework shall allow third-party service providers to deploy highly automated, algorithm-driven software services for managing drone traffic across the country," added Shah.
“The vision to conduct an outcome-based, time-bound UTM experiment as the key next step of the policy framework shall allow India to engage in a public-private partnership for developing safety and separation standards for drones and allow drone operations to scale up quickly in the country,” he added. (ANI) | aerospace |
https://www.aerospacepartsinventory.com/aircraft-fastener/ | 2024-04-22T10:46:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818105.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20240422082202-20240422112202-00600.warc.gz | 0.878931 | 434 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__83303151 | en | For any requirements you have for aircraft fasteners, choose Aerospace Parts Inventory and the unrivaled product selection we feature. You have reached our civil aviation part types catalog for fasteners, everything we carry being listed within alphabetical subgroups to simplify your search. With 55110-3-Quick Locking Fastener, 1-8 Hex Nut Fastener, 100 Schrew-Fastener, 840 2.0 Inch Loop Fastener, 100 Csk Blind Fastener, and other aircraft fastener types ready for purchase today, do not hesitate to explore our database to narrow down items of interest. Using the Request for Quote (RFQ) forms linked throughout Aerospace Parts Inventory, customers can quickly and easily receive purchasing options from a team of industry experts. We always tailor quotes to accommodate the unique specifications of our customers, which is why we ask that you supply us with information like your desired fulfillment timeframe and pricing.
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https://prnigeria.com/2015/07/24/nigerian-airforce-destroys-terrorists-locations-recaptures-dikwa/ | 2022-06-26T05:36:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103037089.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220626040948-20220626070948-00624.warc.gz | 0.930165 | 347 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__186696271 | en | A concerted effort by the Nigerian Air Force and the Nigerian Army led to the recapture of Dikwa town in Borno State earlier today.
A combination of the Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet and surveillance aircraft jointly destroyed three ambush points heavily fortified with vehicle-mounted Anti-Aircraft Guns.
This paved the way for the Nigerian Army to move in and recapture the town with less resistance. Cordon and search operations are currently on-going in the town by the Nigerian Army.
Air Commodore Dele Alonge, Director Public Relations of the Nigerian Airforce has confirmed this development.
Meanwhile the Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar has,concluded his tour of operational units to ascertain the state of equipment and morale of troops, especially those nvolved in the counter-insurgency operation against Boko Haram terrorist group in North-East Nigeria.
AVM Abubakar disclosed that the purpose of his visit was to obtain first-hand information about the operational readiness of the men and equipment with a view to enabling the NAF to requip and restrategise for operational efficiency and effectiveness.
Units visited by the CAS include 64 Air Defence Group, Makurdi, 75 Strike Group, Yola; 97 Special Operational Group, Port-Harcourt and 99 Air Combat Training Group, Kainji.
Kidnapped School ChildrenYauri FGC Students, Kebbi
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347 days 6 hours 58 minutes 43 seconds
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Report By: PRNigeria.com | aerospace |
https://newarena.com/entertainment/30-interesting-facts-about-air-force-one/5/ | 2021-11-27T10:48:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964358180.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20211127103444-20211127133444-00263.warc.gz | 0.956451 | 113 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__187006967 | en | High End Cuisine
Of course, those on board will be expecting to eat some delicious food. The meals eaten on Air Force One are prepared off the plane — though the plane itself does have a kitchen featuring ovens, microwaves and stoves. The variety is endless. Guests on the plane (including the President) have their choice of virtually any dish they’d want. Duly, the size of the plane allows for a party of up to 100 people for a dinner airside.
Image Source: Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post | aerospace |
https://www.arpas.uk/dji-and-axon-announce-drone-partnership-to-strengthen-law-enforcement-tools-for-public-safety/ | 2019-04-23T10:42:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578596571.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20190423094921-20190423120921-00152.warc.gz | 0.92438 | 314 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__126686084 | en | DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, and Axon (Nasdaq: AAXN), the global leader in connected law enforcement technologies, today announced an exclusive partnership, within the digital evidence management industry, to sell DJI drones directly to public safety and law enforcement agencies worldwide through the new Axon Air program. The partnership was announced at the third annual Axon Accelerate conference for more than 1,500 police, security, legal and technology professionals from around the world.
More than 900 American public safety agencies use drones to improve officer safety, support tactical actions, reconstruct traffic collisions, support public safety at large events and perform search-and-rescue missions. At least 130 people around the world have been rescued from peril by drones, proving their value in life-or-death situations.
The Axon Air program allows law enforcement agencies to purchase drones from a trusted partner and links DJI’s drone technology with Axon’s connected data network and Evidence.com services – the same platform that more than 200,000 public safety professionals use today. Evidence.com provides the same rigorous data management system, chain-of-custody controls and security protocols that law enforcement agencies rely on to preserve and protect data from body cameras and in-car video systems. Within Evidence.com the integrity of drone videos is preserved for the protection of police agencies and the public they serve. Drones currently available for sale through the Axon Air program include: Phantom 4 Pro and Matrice 210. | aerospace |
https://sara.ukeas.com/tw/course/Cranfield+University-Aerospace+Dynamics-719204 | 2021-01-21T07:17:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703524270.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20210121070324-20210121100324-00284.warc.gz | 0.780432 | 547 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__259571418 | en | Aerospace DynamicsCranfield Campus
排名: 200 (The Complete University Guide)
地點: Cranfield Campus
課程長度: 12 months
Cranfield University 是一間只提供研究所教育的學校，學校重視創新，希望結合學生的創意，老師的專業與業界的需求，志在解決全球面臨的挑戰與難題。如果您對這間學校有興趣，歡迎來找我們的顧問聊聊！
This MSc in Aerospace Dynamics aims to provide both fundamental and applied knowledge applicable to the understanding of air flows, vehicle dynamics and control and methods for computational modelling. The course will provide students with practical experience in the measurement, analysis, modelling and simulation of airflows and aerial vehicles. The MSc in Aerospace Dynamics stems from the programme in Aerodynamics which was one of the first masters courses offered by Cranfield and is an important part of our heritage. The integration of Aerodynamics with Flight Dynamics reflects the long-term link with the aircraft flight test activity established by Cranfield. Graduates of this course are eligible to join the Cranfield College of Aeronautics Alumni Association (CCAAA), an active community which hold a number of networking and social events throughout the year.
1st or 2nd Class UK Honours degree or equivalent in mathematics, physics or an engineering discipline. Applicants who do not fulfil the standard entry requirements can apply for the Pre-Masters programme, successful completion of which will qualify them for entry to this course for a second year of study.
IELTS: 6.5 (6.5 overall)
請注意：此成績僅為 Cranfield University, Aerospace engineering 的預設雅思成績，可能不是準確分數。
- Aeronautical Society, Royal | aerospace |
https://airlinesbuddy.com/belavia-airlines-ashgabat-office/ | 2024-03-03T15:13:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476396.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20240303142747-20240303172747-00221.warc.gz | 0.707911 | 564 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__140848402 | en | Person(s) can call or visit the Belavia Airlines Ashgabat Office in Turkmenistan to avail themselves of any of the flight-related services & amenities offered by the airline and / or to request the aid of personnel with flight bookings / cancellations / rescheduling.
Belavia Airlines was formed in 1996, it is the national carrier for Belarus with a fleet that comprises 1 – Boeing 737-8, 9 – Boeing 737-800, 1 – Boeing 737-500, 3 – Boeing 737-300, 3 – Embraer 195-E2, 7 – Embraer 195 and 5 – Embraer 175; Belavia Airlines provides regular flights to 1 domestic location and 19 locations in 10 countries.
Services & amenities include, but are not limited to, purchasing additional baggage allowance, requesting flight status updates, pre-ordering in-flight meals, seat selection, requesting special assistance, etc.; travelers can avail them upon request at the Belavia Airlines Office in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
Belavia Airlines Ashgabat Office Address
Ata Govshudov St 50/2, Ashgabat 744000, Turkmenistan
Contact Number of Belavia Airlines Office in Turkmenistan
Phone Number: +993 12 92-64-09
Working hours :- 24hrs
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Ashgabat International Airport, X9JF+FC8, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Airport Phone Number: +993 12 23-20-34
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Belavia Airlines Official Website: https://en.belavia.by/
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Belavia Airlines Baggage Services Contact Number/E-mail Id :- +375 17 220-25-55
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Customer Care Belavia Airlines Ashgabat Office handles the following queries
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Person(s) can call or visit the Belavia Airlines Office in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan with the help of the contact information presented on this page and also use the service summaries as a guide to plan future / upcoming flights with Belavia Airlines. | aerospace |
http://www.gpb.org/news/airline-industry/related | 2014-07-11T04:11:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-23/segments/1404776425157.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20140707234025-00061-ip-10-180-212-248.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.931409 | 159 | CC-MAIN-2014-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-23__0__15441674 | en | Thu., June 27, 2013 10:00am
The government is fining Delta Air Lines Inc. $750,000 for bumping some passengers involuntarily, without offering compensation or seeking volunteers...
Wed., July 20, 2011 11:45am
Though some of these routes are federally subsidized, Delta not only will stop flights but also plans to retire the fleet of planes used for these...
Thu., January 20, 2011 3:43pm
Vision Airlines will join Georgia Skies. Announcement comes after federal subsidies end. Vision will fly from Macon to Destin.
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Delta says it wants to be a part of future consolidation in the airline industry. The Atlanta-based airline’s top executive told an investors... | aerospace |
https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/nasa-unveils-amazing-mars-ice-9549380 | 2023-12-08T05:24:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100724.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20231208045320-20231208075320-00863.warc.gz | 0.954637 | 630 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__243388084 | en | Until recently, the prospect of humans living on Mars seemed like a crazy pipe dream.
But the development of reusable rockets, together with a renewed political interest in space exploration, means a manned mission to the Red Planet could be closer than ever.
Meanwhile, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has set out a plan to establish a self-sustaining city on Mars by the mid-2060s, complete with iron foundries and pizza restaurants.
But the question remains how early settlers will survive in Mars' extreme temperatures and unforgiving atmosphere, which does not provide adequate protection from high-energy radiation.
Now a group of NASA engineers from the Langley Research Center and designers from Clouds Architecture Office and SEArch have unveiled a concept called "Mars Ice Home," which they claim could protect astronauts from the harsh Martian environment.
The Mars Ice Home is a large inflatable "torus", (a shape similar to an inner tube), that is surrounded by a shell of water ice.
The torus is lightweight and can be transported and deployed with simple robotics, then filled with water before the crew arrives.
The water, which is rich in hydrogen, is an excellent shielding material for galactic cosmic rays, which are one of the biggest risks of long stays on Mars, according to NASA.
This high-energy radiation can pass right through the skin, damaging cells or DNA - meaning an increased risk for cancer later in life - and causing acute radiation sickness.
"The materials that make up the Ice Home will have to withstand many years of use in the harsh Martian environment, including ultraviolet radiation, charged-particle radiation, possibly some atomic oxygen, perchlorates, as well as dust storms," said researcher Sheila Ann Thibeault.
To manage temperatures inside the Ice Home, a layer of carbon dioxide gas would be used as insulation, between the living space and the thick shielding layer of ice.
While other proposals suggest building habitats underground, the Ice Home is preferable because it doesn't require heavy robotic equipment, which would need to be transported from Earth.
It is also translucent, allowing some outside daylight to pass through, so inhabitants feel like they are in a home and not a cave.
The structure itself doubles as a storage tank for water, which could potentially be converted to rocket fuel for the Mars Ascent Vehicle and then refilled for the next crew, according to NASA.
Although the Mars Ice Home design has several advantages that make it an appealing concept, there are also some drawbacks.
While some areas of Mars have abundant water ice just below the surface, extracting this water is not easy. Experts believe it would be possible to fill the Ice Home at a rate of one cubic metre per day - meaning it would take 400 days to fill it completely.
Astronauts would also need a large amount of flexible workspace, so that crews could have a place to service robotic equipment indoors without the need to wear pressure suits.
Despite these challenges, Langley senior systems engineer Kevin Vipavetz said the Mars Ice Home offers a "sound engineering solution" for sustainable habitation on the Red Planet. | aerospace |
http://www.148sqn.org/bronze-flying-wings-for-barnsley-air-cadet/ | 2022-09-28T21:37:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030335286.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20220928212030-20220929002030-00536.warc.gz | 0.964876 | 310 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__48108343 | en | Bronze Flying Wings for Barnsley Air Cadet
Earlier this year I was awarded my Bronze A/G Wings. The requirements for this was to complete the Blue part of the syllabus and to then complete the Bronze PTT (flight simulator) as well as multiple sorties in a powered aircraft, or a glider for G Wings.
I conducted the flights mostly 9AEF at RAF Linton-On-Ouse and the PTT section of the syllabus at RAF Topcliffe. It expands on the basic principles/controls of flight which includes roll, pitch and yaw. It then goes onto further affects of controls, demo winch launch, datum attitude, stability, and landing. Then I was able to put these learnt skills into real flying. It may seem challenging in the beginning but it all comes together and becomes quite interesting as you learn how different aspects of flight connect and come together to ensure effective and safe flying.
I am currently going through my silver wings at RAF Topcliffe/RAF Syerston as part of my gliding scholarship on the Vikings. As a huge aviation enthusiastic, I love flying and I love having the opportunity to experience flight and also learn the execution of it. Whether you enjoy flying as hobby or are considering it as a career path, the PTS gives great chances to fly and I encourage all cadets to partake in any opportunities offered. I look forward to the flights I have in the future and to move onto my silver wings!
by CWO Shannon Copeland | aerospace |
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