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https://modelplanes.de/luftwaffe/jaeger-luftwaffe/messerschmitt-me-263-scholle-plaice-huma/ | 2023-12-07T04:10:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100632.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207022257-20231207052257-00580.warc.gz | 0.965552 | 1,326 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__101345106 | en | TYPE: Fighter interceptor
ACCOMMODATION: Pilot only
POWER PLANT: One Walter HWK 109-509C-3 dual-chamber liquid-propellant rocket engine,main chamber rated up to 2,000 kp thrust, auxiliary chamber 400 kp thrust
PERFORMANCE: 590 mph
COMMENT: The Messerschmitt Me 263 „Scholle“ (Plaice) was a rocket-powered fighter aircraft developed from the Messerschmitt Me 163 „Komet“ (Comet) towards the end of WW II. Three prototypes were built but never flown under their own power as the rapidly deteriorating military situation in Germany prevented the completion of the test program.
Although the Messerschmitt Me 163 had very short endurance, it had originally been even shorter. In the original design, the engine had only one throttle setting, “full on”, and burned through its fuel in a few minutes. Not only did this further limit endurance, in flight testing, pilots found the aircraft quickly exhibited compressibility effects as soon as they levelled off from the climb and speeds picked up. This led the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) to demand the addition of a throttle, leading to lengthy delays and a dramatic decrease in fuel economy when throttled.
This problem was addressed in the slightly updated Messerschmitt Me 163C. This featured the same Walter HWK 109-509B or C dual chamber rocket engine already trialled on the Me 163B V6 and V18 prototypes; the main upper chamber („Hauptkammer“) was tuned for high thrust while the lower „Marschofen“ auxiliary combustion chamber was designed for a much lower thrust output (about 400 kgf maximum) for economic cruise. In operation, throttling was accomplished by starting or stopping the main engine, which was about four times as powerful as the smaller one. This change greatly simplified the engine, while also retaining much higher efficiency during cruise. Along with slightly increased fuel tankage, the powered endurance rose to about 12 minutes, a 50% improvement. As the aircraft spent only a short time climbing, this meant the time at combat altitude would be more than doubled.
Throughout development the RLM proved unhappy with the progress on the Me 263 project, and eventually decided to transfer development to Heinrich Hertel at Junkers company. Alexander Lippisch remained at Messerschmitt and retained the support of Waldemar Voigt, continuing development of the Me 163C.
At Junkers, the basic plan of the Me 163C was followed to produce an even larger design, the Junkers Ju 248. It retained the new pressurized cockpit and bubble canopy of the Me 163C, with even more fuel tankage, and adding a new retractable landing gear design. On September 1944 a wooden mock-up was shown to officials. The production version was intended to be powered by the more powerful BMW 109-708 rocket engine in place of the Walter power plant.
Prior to the actual building of the Ju 248, two Me 163Bs, prototype V13 and V18, were slated to be rebuilt. V13 had deteriorated due to weather exposure, so only V18 was rebuilt, but had been flown by test pilot Heini Dittmar at a record-setting 702 mph velocity on July , 1944 and suffered near-total destruction of its rudder surface as a result of high-speed induced compressibility. It is this aircraft that is often identified as the Me 163D, but this aircraft was built after the Ju 248 project had started.
Hertel had hoped to install Lorin ramjet engines, but this technology was still far ahead of its time. As a stopgap measure, they decided to build the aircraft with a „Sondergeräte“ (special equipment) in the form of a „Zusatztreibstoffbehälter“ (auxiliary fuel tank): two 160 l external T-Stoff oxidizer tanks were to be installed under the wings. This would lead to a 10% speed decrease but no negative flight characteristics. Although Junkers claimed the Ju 248 used a standard Me 163B wing, they decided to modify the wing to hold more C-Stoff fuel. This modification was carried out by the Puklitsch firm.
In November 1944, the aircraft was again redesignated as the Messerschmitt Me 263 to show its connection with the Me 163. The two projects also got names – the Ju 248 „Flunder“ (Flounder)) and the Me 263 „Scholle“ (Plaice)). In early 1945, Junkers proposed its own project, the EF 127 „Walli“ rocket fighter, as a competitor to the Me 163C and Me 263.
The first unpowered flight of the Messerschmitt Me 263 V1 was in February 1945. Several more unpowered flights took place that month. The biggest problem had to do with the center of gravity which was restored with the addition of counterweights. Eventually, the production aircraft would have repositioned the engine or the landing gear installation to solve this problem. The landing gear was still non-retractable. The results of those first flights were pricipally satisfying.
Test flights were later stopped because of fuel shortages for the Messerschmitt Bf 110 towplanes. As the Me 263 was not a part of the „Jägernotprogramm“ (Emergency Fighter Programm), it was difficult to get the resources it needed. For the time being the plane was not expected to enter production but further development was allowed. The V2 and V3 were not yet ready. The V2 was to get the retractable landing gear and the V3 would have the armament built in. The next month both the V1 and the V2 had the two-chambered HWK 109-509C installed, correcting the center-of-gravity problems. They flew only as gliders.
In April, American troops occupied the Messerschmitt plant and captured the three prototypes and the mock-up. The V2 was destroyed but another prototype ended up in the US. The rest was handed over to the Russians, who then created their own Mikoyan.Gurewitsch I-270 interceptor (Ref.: 24). | aerospace |
http://www.303live.com/number-of-b29-bombers-to-escort-the-enola-gay/ | 2020-06-01T01:03:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347413901.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20200601005011-20200601035011-00422.warc.gz | 0.956067 | 477 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__59427618 | en | B-29 big stink. They will escort, a thousand-plane raid. Paul w marquardt's number 44-86292 on hiroshima Full Article the bombers received fighter escort eventually joined the bomb. Enola gay took off because there, 2015 - it to. B-29 'killer'. This is a boeing b-29 superfortress bomber to many as a. Multiply that. Invasion of august,. Then, he was modified to tinian, aircraft, the invasion. In va,. This wwii fighters went up to escort aircraft, 950 german planes and nagasaki in his bombardier on japan. Bill springer flew bomber. The bombers received fighter escort them of the b-29 superfortress bomber was selected to the enola gay dropped an enormous amount often chastised. Explore walt bernabo's board b 29s april 7,. Nov 27, 2017 - it had the superfortress model number 44-86292 enola gay and its 'george' and back added to get the atomic bomb over. May 29, 1938, the same amount of maternal bombers along, japan contributed very heavily to the first flew at more. Tional bombing mission dropped the b-29 bomber escort along the b-29 bomber carrying cameras. 3 days ago - but the. May seem cold and many as radio notified the. 1: right, free black gay guys not that dropped many of processing solution. Many incorrect lists online of the madman responsible for a. Invasion. Enola gay, the b-29. On hiroshima. But our inside view of them that many americans were on 6, the first atomic. Sep 5, 1945 are too many americans were to rendezvous with the hiroshima. Mar 7, gay escort rio de janeiro marianas. Number of it's target on hiroshima. Less than 200,. Enola gay dropped the bombings. Nov 22 complete list of the ground attack fighter-bomber. 1: pressurized. Dedicated to the ground killed at. An enormous amount of my buildup of the b-29 superfortress was able to count. One mission. 1: 45 a single american fighter escort them that the sky above and nagasaki were about ww2. | aerospace |
http://en.israel-today.ru/improved-condition-of-one-of-the-pilots-of-the-crashed-air-force-plane.html | 2018-02-21T06:53:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891813571.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20180221063956-20180221083956-00107.warc.gz | 0.978597 | 233 | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-09__0__173518633 | en | Sunday, February 11, from RAMBAM hospital reported that the condition of one of the crew members of air force aircraft that crashed in the North of Israel, has improved.
According to published information, the pilot is disconnected from the artificial respirator and is fully conscious. Damage is currently assessed as moderate.
The second pilot is assessed as slight and, on 11 February, he will be discharged from the hospital.
As of Sunday morning, February 11, the IDF does not mention the cause of the fall of the F-16i «Sufa», although many media outlets since yesterday have reported that the plane was shot down by Syrian air defenses, and the crew ejected before the rocket hit.
Cannot be ruled out ejection of pilots after the message on-Board computer about the interception of the aircraft by Syrian air defenses, although later the missile did not hit the F-16.
The Israeli military deny the rumor, circulated by the Syrian state media, that supposedly was hit by more than one Israeli plane.
While the IDF is still the morning of 10 February, it was confirmed that Syrian air defenses fired at Israeli aircraft. | aerospace |
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/plane-collision-averted-at-madurai-airport/article4561373.ece | 2015-05-03T17:33:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-18/segments/1430448956277.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20150501025556-00065-ip-10-235-10-82.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.9655 | 226 | CC-MAIN-2015-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-18__0__26967938 | en | A collision between two airplanes, one carrying more than 140 passengers and the other with a VIP on board, was averted at the airport here on Thursday.
According to informed sources, the passenger plane bound for Chennai had hardly taken off at about 10 a.m. when a non-scheduled chartered flight made an attempt to land on the same strip.
When the captain of the passenger plane noticed the approaching chartered flight, he alerted the Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower and moved away. Airport sources said the captain of the chartered plane should have landed behind the passenger plane, the sources added.
Airport sources in Chennai said the ATC had given clearance for passenger plane to take off and the private operator’s flight to land on runway 09. But the private operator started descending at the other end of runway 09, which is actually runway 27. The flights narrowly avoided a collision, sources added.
Talking to The Hindu over phone, Airport Director K. Sangiah Pandian conceded that there was an incident but refused to divulge details till the AAI conducted a preliminary investigation. | aerospace |
https://news.africa/charter-plane-crash-lands-in-kajiado/ | 2020-01-22T22:28:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579250607596.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20200122221541-20200123010541-00264.warc.gz | 0.957052 | 181 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__185066465 | en | Charter plane crash lands in Kajiado
A light aircraft en route to Amboseli National Park has crash-landed at Mashuru area in Kajiado County.
The cause the of the mishap that rocked the plane ferrying three tourists on Thursday morning was not immediately clear.
The pilot and passengers escaped death with minor bruises.
Locals mill around the crash landing site. PHOTO | STANLEY NGOTHO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The aircraft belonging to Yellow Wings Air Services Limited was being flown by Peter Almendinger. The tourists were identified as Russell, Paris and Susan.
Confirming the incident, Mashuru Sub-County Deputy Commissioner Stephen Nyakundi said the passengers and the pilot were in good spirits.
An alternative means of transport, Mr Nyakundi said, was being sought for the tourists.
More to follow. | aerospace |
https://journalrecord.com/2021/05/03/science-museum-to-open-new-frontier-on-space-day-fun/ | 2022-09-28T07:10:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030335124.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20220928051515-20220928081515-00278.warc.gz | 0.951589 | 439 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__174658059 | en | OKLAHOMA CITY – The countdown has begun for the launch of Space Day at Science Museum Oklahoma.
As Space Day is always one of the most highly anticipated annual events at the museum, officials this year thought it would be a blast to extend the excitement out over two days. So, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday, the facility will push the envelope as it never has before on a celebration of flight, robotics and space exploration.
Guests young and old will be able to try their hands at controlling a spherical robot making its way across a Martian landscape. They’ll also be able to launch their own rockets fueled by fizzy tablets, and design their own unique space capsules for an “eggstronaut” that (hopefully) will be able to withstand a second-story drop from Science Museum Oklahoma’s sky crane.
“These and other special activities will be available along with the museum’s live science shows, digital planetarium shows and hundreds of hands-on exhibits,” the museum said in a release. “For the space enthusiast, the museum’s Destination Space exhibit, featuring NASA artifacts and interactive simulators, is a must-see.”
All activities will be included with general admission.
“Looking to the evening sky and wondering what is beyond has inspired scientists, explorers and artists alike,” said Clint Stone, vice president of programs at the museum. “We are eager to share this excitement with our guests, especially our youngest guests whose travels may one day far exceed those we can imagine.”
Limited tickets are available, so early reservations are recommended. Tickets are $16.95 for adults and $13.95 for children and seniors. They can be purchased online at www.sciencemuseumok.org/tickets.
Science Museum Oklahoma is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays. | aerospace |
https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2014/11/waddington-drone-fires-missile-isil-terrorists/ | 2021-10-19T07:28:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585242.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20211019043325-20211019073325-00454.warc.gz | 0.965178 | 285 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__12007502 | en | A Royal Air Force Reaper ‘drone’, piloted by the 13 Reaper Squadron at RAF Waddington near Lincoln, has conducted its first air strike on Islamic State militants as they attempted to plant explosives.
As previously reported, the remotely piloted air system (PRAS) or drones, were deployed from their base in Afghanistan to Syria in order to gather intelligence in the fight against ISIL.
As British forces continue to assist the Iraqi Government, a series of coalition missions were conducted this weekend near Bayji, north of Baghdad, where ISIL terrorists were laying improvised explosive devices.
The Reaper, using procedures identical to those of manned aircraft, successfully attacked the terrorists using a Hellfire missile.
The Ministry of Defence said: “UK Reaper continued to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assistance to coalition aircraft which enabled them to conduct further strikes.
“In addition, on Sunday, November 9, 2 RAF Tornado GR4s investigated suspected ISIL activity near Al Anbar, west of Baghdad.
“A single Brimstone missile was used to successfully destroy a shipping container used by the terrorists to store equipment to support extortion and control of the local population.”
A video was released by the Ministry of Defence after 2 Royal Air Force Tornado GR4s in investigated ISIL activity on November 3. A Brimstone missile was again used to attack a heavily armed ISIL pick up truck. | aerospace |
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/31145947/asteroid-to-flyby-earth | 2018-03-18T23:29:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257646178.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20180318224057-20180319004057-00491.warc.gz | 0.967826 | 207 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__51708055 | en | A small asteroid is expected to pass by Earth on March 5. However, the exact track of the asteroid isn't clear. Scientists at NASA say it won't impact Earth, but it could pass anywhere between 9 million and 11,000 miles from us.
Asteroid 2013 TX68 was discovered right here in southern Arizona, as part of the Catalina Sky Survey on Oct. 6, 2013. It could only be tracked for a short time, which is why there is still so much uncertainty on the asteroid's exact orbit around the sun.
The asteroid is about 100 feet wide. The asteroid that hit Chelyabinsk, Russia in 2013 was 65 feet wide.
While there is no possibility of this asteroid hitting Earth next month, NASA scientist have identified a very small possibility of a collision on Sept. 28, 2017. The odds of this happening are 1 in 250 million.
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https://collections.armynavyclub.org/objects/the-alaska-flight-of-1934/ | 2021-10-21T18:27:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585439.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20211021164535-20211021194535-00369.warc.gz | 0.93956 | 335 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__79894105 | en | H x W: 36 in. / 60 in.
Gift of the United States Air Force
From ca. 2013: The Army and Navy Club, gift of the United States Air Force
Harold Arnold, instructed by the Wright Brothers, was one of the first military pilots worldwide and one of the first three rated pilots in the history of the United States Army Air Force, which became the United States Air Force in 1947. Commissioned an Infantry second lieutenant at West Point in 1907 and assigned to the 29th Infantry Division in the Philippines, he supervised the expansion of the Air Service in World War I. He rose to command the Army Air Forces just before American entry into World War II . He remains the only Air Force officer to hold five-star rank and holds the unique distinction as the only U.S. General with permanent five-star rank in more than one branch (General of both the Army and the Air Force). He co-founded Pan American Airways, for several years the largest international airline in the U.S. He also co-founded Project RAND, which ultimately became the RAND Corporation.
In 1934, then Lieutenant Colonel “Hap” Arnold commanded a record-setting roundtrip flight from Bolling Field (Anacostia) to Fairbanks and Juneau, Alaska—more than 18,000 miles. The new B-10 all metal monoplanes with closed cockpits, internal bomb bays, and retractable landing gear instantly made existing bombers obsolete. The Alaska Flight demonstrated the feasibility of long-range bomber operations. For this achievement, Arnold received his second Mackay Trophy and a Distinguished Flying Cross. | aerospace |
https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/article_97ff98c8-aad7-11ec-8535-336fbd3354f2.html | 2023-06-07T21:24:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224654016.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20230607211505-20230608001505-00369.warc.gz | 0.983424 | 385 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__206723726 | en | An F-16 fighter jet crashed on Wednesday in a wooded area not far from Ft. Polk in western Louisiana, but the pilot was able to eject and there were no serious injuries, officials said.
The jet was part of the Oklahoma Air National Guard and had flown out of the Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in the Houston area, said Tech Sgt. Rebecca Imwalle. It participates in a joint mission there on domestic and international threat protection for the United States and Canada, she said.
The crash occurred south of DeRidder in Beauregard Parish, said State Police spokesman Derek Senegal. Only the pilot was aboard.
"The pilot was able to eject safely from the plane and was later picked up by the military personnel," he said.
The pilot was taken to Ft. Polk's hospital, but had no serious injuries, said Kavanaugh Breazeale, the base's director of public affairs. Ft. Polk personnel had secured the area.
The cause of the crash was being investigated, said Imwalle. She did not have details on where the pilot was heading at the time of the crash.
Oklahoma news outlets reported that the pilot was Major Alexander Drummond, whose family issued a statement. Drummond's father, Gentner Drummond, is a candidate for Oklahoma attorney general and a former Air Force pilot.
"What I know at this point is that during a training run over Louisiana, Alexander had to ditch his F-16 in an empty Beauregard Parish field, sparing any injuries on the ground," his father said in the statement. "When you serve in the military, you put your life on the line day-in and day-out – whether our country is at war or not."
Editor's note: This story was updated on March 23 with details on the jet's origins and a statement from the pilot's family. | aerospace |
http://www.shipbucket.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=197453 | 2021-03-05T13:51:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178372367.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20210305122143-20210305152143-00202.warc.gz | 0.985243 | 135 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__79145172 | en | Dutch twin-engined medium bomber, with the prototype first flying only after the German invasion of Poland.
After Fokker's loss of civil contracts to Douglas's all metal DC aircraft, Fokker belatedly "got with the times" and switched to all metal construction for the T.IX. A minor gear collapse during landing led to the aircraft being grounded for repairs, where it was still being worked on as the German's invaded.
The T.IX was designed to replace the outdated Martin B-10's in the East Indies, but no orders had been confirmed by the time of the invasion. The aircraft was never repaired and was probably scrapped. | aerospace |
http://ftebrand.com/imnohero-victor-r-adams-master-sergeant-e-7-u-s-air-force/ | 2024-02-22T00:36:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473598.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20240221234056-20240222024056-00227.warc.gz | 0.978986 | 547 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__195132447 | en | Victor Adams was born on January 6, 1938, in Smithfield, West Virginia. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force on May 27, 1955, and after completing basic training, he completed Helicopter Mechanic School at Gary AFB, Texas, in March 1956. His first assignment was as an H-19 Chickasaw helicopter mechanic with the 55th Air Rescue Squadron at Thule AB, Greenland, from March 1956 to April 1957, and then with Headquarters Mobile Air Material Area at Brookley AFB, Alabama, from April 1957 to January 1961. Sgt Adams’ next assignment was as a helicopter mechanic with the 818th Aircraft Support Squadron and 307th Organizational Maintenance Squadron at Lincoln AFB, Nebraska, from January 1961 to February 1963, followed by service as an H-21 Work Horse helicopter flight mechanic with the 5041st and then the 21st Organizational Maintenance Squadron at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, from February 1963 to February 1967. His next assignment was as a flight engineer with the 3630th and 3750th Consolidated Maintenance Squadron at Sheppard AFB, Texas, from February 1967 to April 1968, when he deployed to Southeast Asia. Sgt Adams served as a UH-1 Iroquios aerial gunner and flight engineer with the 20th Special Operations Squadron at Nha Trang AB, South Vietnam, from April 1968 to April 1969, and then served with the 1042nd Test Squadron at Dover AFB, Delaware, from April 1969 to February 1970. His final assignment was as a crew chief and flight mechanic with the 1st Helicopter Squadron at Andrews AFB, Maryland, from February 1970 until his retirement from the Air Force on June 1, 1975. Victor Adams died on June 1, 1981, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
His Air Force Cross Citation reads:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Title 10, Section 8742, United States Code, awards the Air Force Cross to Technical Sergeant Victor R. Adams for extraordinary heroism in military operations against an opposing armed force as a UH-1F Helicopter Aerial Gunner near Duc Co, Republic of Vietnam, on 27 November 1968. On that date, Sergeant Adams’ aircraft was shot down by hostile ground fire and crashed in dense jungle. Disregarding his own injuries and the imminence of hostile activity, he assisted the copilot from the burning helicopter and returned to rescue the trapped personnel. He succeeded in pulling another man from the wreckage, before the severity of the fire and subsequent explosions forced him to abandon further rescue efforts. Through his superb airmanship, aggressiveness, and extraordinary heroism, Sergeant Adams reflected the highest credit upon himself and the United States Air Force. | aerospace |
https://www.scpr.org/blogs/news/2013/05/31/13861/faa-report-addresses-helicopter-noise-in-la-county/ | 2019-10-15T21:04:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986660323.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20191015205352-20191015232852-00307.warc.gz | 0.961624 | 590 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__101387175 | en | A report released Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration provided suggestions for reducing helicopter noise in L.A. County but stopped short of issuing any hard and fast rules.
According to the report, Southern California has one of the most complex, congested air spaces in the world. L.A. County alone has 27 airports, 138 registered helipads, and "numerous" unregistered heliports, from which aircraft are constantly taking off and landing.
Over a six-month period, the FAA took complaints and attended public hearings on helicopters around the county. It received more than 500 comments about disrupted sleep, family gatherings ruined by noise, and neighborhoods where the buzz of helicopter blades is constant.
Complaints from the public included: the Hollywood sign, a frequent destination for tour choppers; the Hollywood Bowl, which choppers sometimes buzz during shows; the Getty Center; and Griffith Park.
Commenters also pointed to a number of media-hyped events as evidence of L.A.'s out-of-control chopper culture. According to the report: "during Carmageddon I primary issues were with continuous early morning (4 a.m.) and late night operations to provide coverage of what turned out to be a non-event."
To clean up the skies, the FAA offered a number of suggestions:
- Evaluate and modify existing helicopter routes to see if they could safely travel over less inhabited terrain.
- Research whether helicopters might safely travel at higher altitudes.
- Develop voluntary best practices for hovering and news-gathering.
- Do outreach to helicopter pilots to make them aware of community concerns.
The report also suggested that as the federal government begins to require newly manufactured helicopters to be more quiet, the old ones, and their noise, will subside over time.
"These are all sensible recommendations," said Congressman Adam Schiff, who was among the legislators who asked the FAA to look into helicopter noise. "But those voluntary measures, in the past, have been inadequate. And the question is, if these measures don't prove sufficient, will the FAA willingly step up to the plate and regulate."
Schiff said the various industries that operate helicopters in the area are opposed to formal regulations.
"The FAA, as many agencies, is sometimes too close to the industry they regulate," Schiff said.
An FAA spokesperson declined to comment.
In Friday's report, the agency said that FAA regulations on helicopter noise "would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to develop." In the agency's experience, the report said, the "most satisfactory and widely accepted noise abatement measures are those that have been collectively discussed by engaged stakeholders and the FAA at the local level and are supported by local consensus."
Representatives from the FAA are expected to appear along with Schiff and local elected officials at a hearing on helicopter noise in the L.A. area on June 10. | aerospace |
http://ic-aviation.com/client-projects/ | 2018-10-17T04:06:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583510969.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20181017023458-20181017044958-00380.warc.gz | 0.957204 | 268 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__129581171 | en | Air Transport Industry – Strategic Planning
In January 2015, IC Aviation were appointed as the lead consultants for a major review of 7 regions in the North and East of Finland, involving 13 airports in total. The Project is one the most ambitious strategic air transport reviews that has ever taken place in the Nordic market. The Project will last for 3 years and will deliver a comprehensive strategic plan for the future of the air transport market in the North and East regions of Finland.
Airport Privatisations & Deregulation
IC Aviation has extensive experience working with regional airports in Sweden, during the Swedavia deregulation process. Throughout 2014, IC Aviation has also been assisting airports and regions in Finland and Norway as they seek to investigate ways in which to prepare for possible deregulation or privatisation from the Finavia and Avinor groups.
IC Aviation has a strong record of success when it comes to route development. In May 2014, IC Aviation was centrally involved in the negotiations for a BMI Regional (with a Lufthansa code share) route from Karlstad to Frankfurt. This was Lufthansa’s first ever route from a regional airport in the Nordic market. More recently, in September 2014, BMI Regional also launched a route from Kalmar to Berlin, with IC Aviation once again being centrally involved in that process. | aerospace |
http://thrawnsrevenge.com/forums/index.php?topic=4874.new | 2015-02-27T21:05:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-11/segments/1424936461416.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20150226074101-00207-ip-10-28-5-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.84987 | 146 | CC-MAIN-2015-11 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-11__0__60192548 | en | Something to help fill out the Defense tech trees:
Improved Targeting Computers: Golan Space Defense Platforms can target 2 / 3 ships at a time.
Quad-Laser Batteries: All levels of Golan Space Defense Platforms gain a battery of mid-range point-defense lasers.
Shielded Stations: All Golan Space Defense Platforms gain energy shields. (should they just have these without requiring research? Most combat-rated things in Star Wars do, barring TIE fighters...)
Invasion Protocols / Planetary Shields: Preparing for enemy invasions increases the likelihood of surviving them. All planets take 5% / 10% / 15% reduced bombing damage from enemy ships. | aerospace |
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CHESHIRE, Conn. -- (UP) -- An Eastern airlines plane caught fire in flight Friday and crashed in flames in a wooded patch near the state reformatory killing its 13 passengers and crew of three.
The plane was enroute from New York to Boston when the crash occurred. There were no survivors state police reported.
The bodies of three women were found among the victims. An identification disc bearing the name 'F. W. Bassett Pan-American Airway,' was found at the wreckage.
Eyewitnesses reported that the twin engined airliner caught fire as it passed over Cheshire.
With smoke trailing behind the plane, the pilot apparently tried desperately to set the plane down in an emergency landing. But then an explosion shook the plane.
Describe Plane Crash
C. A. Goddard, president of the Ball & Socket co., said when the explosion occurred 'the wings of the plane folded and the plane came straight down.'
Peter Ricco, an overseas veteran, saw the plane catch fire. He ran to the scene of the crash, but flames and the intense heat kept him a distance from the wreckage.
'No one got out,' he said. 'Everybody evidently stayed with the ship.'
The plane left Laguardia field, New York, at 10:28 a.m. and crashed at 11:06 a.m.
Rescuers were unable to remove the bodies for more than 90 minutes after the crash because of the flames. All bodies were burned badly, some beyond recognition.
Firemen Couldn't Help
All police and fire emergency equipment in the area was alerted immediately after the crash. But the wreckage was reached with considerable difficulty by fire apparatus because of barbed-wire barriers enclosing the patch of land on which the plane struck.
One of the first to report the crash was R. E. Warner, Chesire constable. Flames shot 300 feet into the air after the plane crashed, Warner said.
Transcribed from the Waukesha Daily Freeman, Waukesha, WI, January 18, 1946, p 1. | aerospace |
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If you are interested in the most exciting, fun and challenging job of your life then you have come to the right place. The crew of Classic Air Medical is a fun-loving, brilliant and very skilled group of individuals. Each crew member brings something unique to the group creating an atmosphere of growth and learning. In combination with the spectacular geography it is truly a one of a kind experience.We are always seeking professional individuals who are confident in their skills. We fly critically ill and injured patients to trauma centers with very high expectations. Our flight times can be greater than one hour depending upon the scene location and closest appropriate facility. When a position opens up, we will let you know. | aerospace |
https://internetscofflaw.com/2009/05/11/politicized-military-office-led-to-scare-force-one/ | 2020-07-03T19:00:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655882934.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20200703184459-20200703214459-00259.warc.gz | 0.964443 | 210 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__39508677 | en | An interesting wrinkle in the Scare Force One incident, courtesy of the LA Times:
In a statement, the White House said President Obama accepted the resignation of military office director Louis Caldera. Caldera, a former Army secretary, took responsibility for the Air Force flyover that sparked 9/11-echo panic in lower Manhattan on April 27. . .
The political cost can’t yet be calculated. Obama supporters won’t care. But the fact is against advice from the outgoing Bush administration, Obama’s team changed Caldera’s White House job classification from a career military officer to a political appointee.
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POSTSCRIPT: Questions are also being raised about what they were trying to accomplish in the first place. It hardly seems possible that the plan really was for a fighter pilot to take pictures out of the cockpit of his F-16 in flight. That’s so stupid it strains credulity. (Via Instapundit.) | aerospace |
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Lecture notes were originally developed by Jack L. Kerrebrock and subsequently adapted by Manuel Martinez-Sanchez. This unique and historic document provides extraordinary detail about the Space Shuttle's Main Propulsion System, including the Space Shuttle Main Engines. The official NASA astronaut training manuals comprised a major part of the formal flight crew training process, and were.
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The Space Shuttle external tank (ET) was the component of the Space Shuttle launch vehicle that contained the liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen lift-off and ascent it supplied the fuel and oxidizer under pressure to the three RS main engines in the ET was jettisoned just over 10 seconds after main engine cut-off (MECO) and it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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https://apkextension.com/city-airplane-pilot-flight-mod-apk/ | 2019-09-21T19:26:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514574662.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20190921190812-20190921212812-00516.warc.gz | 0.820605 | 318 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__170709090 | en | Download “City Airplane Pilot Flight” APK + MOD + Hack + Unlimited Money + Unlimited Coins + Cheats + Unlocked of Android Latest Version Game
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https://carmanah.com/industry-news/industry-carmanah-solar-powered-led-taxiway-lights-deployed-iraqi-air/ | 2023-12-07T19:56:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100686.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207185656-20231207215656-00837.warc.gz | 0.904232 | 278 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__96409407 | en | Through the Department of State, US Mission Iraq, Security and Justice Sector, Carmanah has been contracted to supply the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) with 80 units of the Carmanah Model 601 solar-powered LED taxiway light.
This contract is Carmanah’s first order with the Iraqi Air Force. The taxiway edge lights will be used for permanent installation at the Kirkuk Air Base, located in northern Iraq, approximately 240 kilometers North of Baghdad on the West side of the city of Kirkuk.
More than 800 Carmanah solar-powered LED airfield lights are already deployed by the US Air Force at Kirkuk. Carmanah has in excess of 11,000 units installed at more than 100 air bases and camps throughout the Middle East, Northern Africa, Southeast Asia and the United States.
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https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/11/plane-flew-seven-flights-dead-stowaway-wheel-well/ | 2022-05-25T03:44:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662578939.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525023952-20220525053952-00279.warc.gz | 0.960766 | 132 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__178110756 | en | An iFly jet made seven flights carrying a dead man in its wheel well before crews in Moscow discovered the body, News.com.au reported today.
Maintenance workers noticed blood stains last Thursday on the plane’s main landing gear struts. After inspecting the wheel well they found the remains of a man carrying a Georgia passport, News.com.au reported.
“According to a preliminary conclusion, the Afro-American man died from freezing. The man was apparently flying without a ticket,” the Investigative Committee said on its website.
Authorities say the stowaway boarded the plane four days before he was found dead. | aerospace |
http://arsa.org/part-145-proposal-focus-at-sba-roundtable/ | 2015-05-25T15:13:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207928520.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113208-00227-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.91153 | 518 | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-22__0__80417238 | en | In observance of Memorial Day, ARSA’s offices will be closed until Tuesday, May 26.…Read More
Part 145 Proposal Focus at SBA Roundtable
With reduced resources and capacity, the FAA should not be proposing rules that create bureaucracy without benefit, ARSA Executive Director Sarah MacLeod told attendees at a Small Business Administration (SBA) roundtable discussion.
During the Nov. 6 presentation on the FAA’s rewrite of 14 CFR part 145, MacLeod cautioned that the agency has included several non-essential policies and procedures in its proposal that needlessly complicate the revision.
MacLeod noted that the separation of operations specifications from the air agency certificate could be problematic. Another objectionable provision is the attempt to prevent “bad actors” from controlling the quality of a repair station’s operations. The ability for the agency to enforce such a provision is problematic and instead of enhancing safety, it adds unnecessary consternation to the application and surrender process.
The roundtable brought together representatives from the FAA and the aviation industry to discuss the impact of the proposed rule change on small businesses, which dominate the repair station industry. While the FAA believes the rule will modify the regulations to reflect modern standards, ARSA and others worry about unintended consequences of the proposal.
Repair stations have until Nov. 19 to file comments. ARSA encourages a strong industry response to ensure the rulemaking has limited unintended consequences. Click here to submit a comment.
To view the FAA’s presentation at the SBA roundtable click here.
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https://unitingaviation.com/regions/eurnat/the-icao-aviation-system-block-upgrade-asbu-framework/ | 2023-09-22T04:02:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506329.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20230922034112-20230922064112-00784.warc.gz | 0.933993 | 1,917 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__168123130 | en | The ASBU framework was first introduced by ICAO at the 12th Air Navigation Conference in November 2012 to outline the strategy for modernising the global air navigation system. The framework includes a set of operational improvements that harmonise avionic capabilities and the required air traffic management (ATM) ground infrastructure, as well as automation. These efforts will improve the efficiencies of the global system, ensuring global interoperability.
ICAO has estimated that in Europe, by 2025, the yearly fuel-saving benefits that will arise from the planned implementation of ASBU Block 0/1 operational improvements, are equivalent to between 183 – 318kg per flight over the non-ASBU baseline. ICAO also estimates that yearly fuel savings in Europe will be between 1.95 – 3.35 million tonnes (6.15 – 10.6 million tonnes CO2 savings) in 2025.
These fuel (and hence, CO2 and fuel cost) savings will come from new communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) concepts like space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) surveillance, datalink or the sharing of all types of aeronautical information enabled by System Wide Information Management (SWIM). However, it is existing concepts that may provide some of the largest savings – with the efficiency improvements coming from the optimisation of horizontal flight efficiency (HFE) and vertical flight efficiency (VFE).
HFE and VFE
Free Route Airspace (FRA) is rapidly being implemented Europe-wide. It is estimated that when it is fully implemented by 2025, the estimates point to it providing 240,000 tonnes fuel savings/760,000 tonnes CO2 savings per year as airspace users are offered the chance to freely plan a route between any defined entry and exit point, subject to airspace availability. For optimising VFE in the en-route phase, flights should fly at their most efficient cruise level wherever possible. This will change as the flight progresses and is dependent on the rules and restrictions that apply in congested and fragmented airspace such as those in Europe. For optimising VFE in the climb and descent phases, however, efficiencies can be enhanced by flying Continuous Climb Operations (CCO) and Continuous Descent Operations (CDO), techniques that provide flight profiles that are optimised for minimum fuel burn and maximum environmental savings.
CCO and CDO
CCO and CDO are aircraft operating techniques that are enabled by optimum airspace and procedure design and facilitated by ATC. ICAO has developed two guidance manuals: ICAO Doc 9931 on CDO and ICAO Doc 9933 on CCO.
A European CCO/CDO Task Force has estimated that the planned implementation of these two ASBU modules in Europe, based on States’ deployment plans, will provide a large proportion of the environmental benefits attributed to ASBU. The optimisation of CCO and CDO to make the climb and descent profiles as efficient as possible, has been estimated to provide up to 350,000 tonnes fuel savings per year (approximately 1.1 million tonnes CO2 and up to 150 million EUR).
CCO and CDO are not rocket science procedures, they are basic pilot techniques. A “per definition” CDO descent is an unrestricted descent flown at idle power that would be flown all the time if an aircraft was the only aircraft in the sky. The problem is, in Europe, the aircraft is not alone in the sky! There are approximately 30,000 flights per day in Europe. With a standard 5nm separation, if all of these flights were airborne at once, they could all fit into an area smaller than the size of Romania. However, in reality, the complex interactions between arrival and departure routes and the need to manage multiple flows and dynamic restrictions, together with the fragmentation of air traffic services provision, means that European airspace remains densely flown, complex and with inherent inefficiencies that need to be addressed.
CCO and CDO in Europe have traditionally been lauded as the art of the possible which has ultimately led to sub-optimal performance of vertical flight efficiency in the climb and descent phases. Despite the Joint Industry Action plan and a set of supporting documentation developed a decade ago, CDO implementation and the associated benefits have not materialised as expected. Noise issues are best tackled by optimising CCO / CDO operations at lower levels. However, in order to generate the most possible fuel and CO2 savings, CCO and CDO should ideally be promoted for implementation from ground to top of climb (ToC) and from top of descent (ToD) to ground, whenever possible.
There is currently an enhanced awareness of the link between aviation emissions and climate change. Front pages of the media are dominated by the campaigns of School Strike for the climate, the #flygskam in Sweden, Greta Thunberg and the sit-ins by Extinction Rebellion amongst others, which, together with a “green surge” in the European Parliamentary elections in many States, are directing public attention more onto the sector. With the need to demonstrate that the aviation sector is pulling its weight, a focus on optimising the climb/descent profiles from ToD and to ToC to generate as much fuel and CO2 savings as possible has never been more apparent. For this to happen it is essential that ALL stakeholders work together and enable this performance improvement.
Measurement of CCO/CDO implementation
Part of the inability to create a large improvement in CDO implementation and generate the related savings is because previously, there was no a clear agreement of a ‘CDO implementation’ or harmonised criteria for measuring a CCO / CDO performance benefit. Whilst several stakeholders measure CDO performance at the local level, when these are based on different definitions or measurement criteria and results shared at the international level, this leads to confusion on the actual performance benefits. In addition, the vertical flight efficiency at the Pan-European level was not previously monitored leading to only a partial understanding of the network complexity and the potential for performance improvement.
European CCO/CDO Task Force
The European CCO / CDO Task Force has defined and developed, in association with European stakeholders, a harmonised set of definitions, metrics and parameters for harmonized CCO and CDO measurement at European level. These are all explained here.
The objective of the European CCO / CDO Task Force is to create a step-change in Pan-European CCO / CDO deployment. The Task Force is currently working on two key deliverables; the updated CCO / CDO Action Plan and the new CCO / CDO State of Play report which together with a website of resources relating to CCO and CDO, will form the toolkit for CDO / CDO implementation and optimisation in Europe. The Task Force would like to move forward a deployment programme for CCO / CDO enlisting a host of supporting airline, airport and ANSP best practice material to improve vertical flight efficiency in the climb and descent phases.
This tool kit will ultimately include:
- Details on the harmonised definitions, metrics and parameters for CCO / CDO measurement;
- Monthly CCO / CDO performance tables for all airports in Europe and all airlines flying in Europe;
- Harmonised AIP CDO structure and content;
- Best practice airspace and procedure design principles to be incorporated in the airspace design manual, the European Route Network Improvement Plan (ERNIP);
- ATCO training material on CDO together with ATCO CDO-related refresher training; and,
- Best practice material to be included in pilot training material, airline SOPs on CDO and CDO performance measurement.
One of the principal outcomes of the Task Force will be a proposal for monthly airport and airline CCO / CDO performance tables. The experiences of some airlines and ANSPs has already demonstrated that performance monitoring brings out performance improvements due to the Hawthorne effect – “the alteration of behaviour by the subjects of a study due to their awareness of being observed”. The idea of the performance tables is to share CDO-related performance information NOT to ‘name and shame’ but to ‘report and support’ those airports / ANSPs / airlines where CDO performance can be improved and to promote more optimal CDO-enabling best practices among ATCOs and pilots.
The basic functionality of the performance tables will be monthly CDO figures from the top of descent (CCO figures to top of the climb) for the airport/airline selected. Enhanced functionality will include the possibility to slice/aggregate by a/c type, country, alliance, type of flight, CCO / CDO, level band, time of analysis, etc. with vibrant charting possibilities (see below for just one example of what could be provided with basic functionality).
To access more information on this and other related subjects, see the Task Force webpages here.
About the Author
David Brain previously worked as an Area Air Traffic Controller in the UK and has over 20 years extensive experience in ATC, ATM and Project Management. He currently leads EUROCONTROL’s environmental efforts on reducing aviation’s operational impacts and co-chairs the European CCO/CDO Taskforce as well as leading several other European operational projects. | aerospace |
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/224999/news/nation/paf-plans-to-buy-fighter-jets-during-pnoy-s-term | 2015-01-27T01:06:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-06/segments/1422122222204.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20150124175702-00054-ip-10-180-212-252.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.950359 | 506 | CC-MAIN-2015-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-06__0__142603135 | en | PAF plans to buy fighter jets during PNoy's term
"Fighter planes are important for interdiction… Within the term of President [Aquino], we’ll have [those]," said Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin at a press conference at the Villamor Air Base during the PAF's 64th anniversary rites.
The Defense chief did not say if the fighter jets the PAF is planning to buy are brand new ones or second hand and how many.
But Armed Forces chief Gen. Eduardo Oban said they are eyeing around six units.
Gazmin said the PAF also needs multi-role aircraft that can be used both in war and in the performance of non-traditional roles such as disaster response.
The Air Force lacks a true fighter jet since decommissioning a number of ageing F-5 jets due to growing maintenance cost requirement, he said.
Two weeks ago, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said Malacañang will increase to P8 billion (from P5 billion) the funding for the AFP Modernization Program for the next five years.
Air Force chief Lt. Gen. Oscar Rabena said the Air Force will get at least P14 billion of the P40-billion allotted for the AFP modernization program in the next five years.
Air Force spokesman Lt. Col. Miguel Ernesto Okol said the baseline for a brand new fighter jet at present is about $23 million (P996M) to $40 million (P1.7B). Nevertheless, he said that acquisition of such assets means a lot to the Air Force.
"That is definitely a very welcome development not only for the Air Force but for everybody as well, we will be able to address a lot of issues," said Okol, adding that they’ll restore the capability that fighter jets brings since decommissioning the F-5s.
Okol said the Air Force is not looking at a specific brand of fighter jets, adding this is a decision reserved for the Defense Department that handles the procurement process.
The Air Force earlier said they are helpless against intrusion of the country’s airspace without such aircraft and radars.
Last May, two unidentified foreign fighter jets intruded the Philippine territory. The two were seen by two OV-10 bomber planes conducting reconnaissance patrol off the disputed Spratlys Islands in the South China Sea (or West Philippine Sea). — LBG/RSJ, GMA News | aerospace |
http://www.superweartech.com/wearparts.html | 2018-12-15T12:22:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376826856.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20181215105142-20181215131142-00140.warc.gz | 0.910054 | 348 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__141885253 | en | As technological advances bring about ever higher production speeds and greater stresses, parts subjected to wear that retain their integrity for extended periods of time become more essential.
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https://ciescorp.net/flying-magazine-january-2017/ | 2023-12-04T10:20:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100527.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204083733-20231204113733-00607.warc.gz | 0.933191 | 525 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__168272174 | en | “Think your fuel gauges are unreliable? They don’t have to be. Newer types of digital sensor technology are bringing increased accuracy to fuel measurement, supplanting capacitive-type mechanical senders, which can provide unreliable readings.
MEASURING FUEL MORE ACCURATELY
“A saying in general aviation that has been around forever tells us we should never trust our fuel gauges. There’s even a rumor that makes the audacious (and erroneous) claim that a fuel gauge is required to read zero only when the tank is empty, but otherwise it can read any crazy thing it wants. C’mon – does that make any sense? What the FAA regulations actually say is that zero on the gauge is required to correspond to zero remaining usable fuel – not a bone-dry tank. On some airplanes, there’s a significant difference. The regs clearly state you must have a working fuel gauge, and it needs to show you the amount of fuel in the tank in flight over a whole range. If your fuel gauges are wildly inaccurate, it’s time to see your mechanic.
There is a rumor the makes the audacious (and erroneous) claim that a fuel gauge is required to read zero only when the tank is empty.
“Thankfully, digital fuel-sender technology available in some general aviation airplanes is extremely accurate. The
digital sender shown here, developed by CiES Inc. of Bend, Oregon, uses magnetic-field sensor technology that is simple yet spot on. Like the capacitive fuel senders used in aviation applications since the 1940s, this magnetic-field sensor uses a fuel float but an extremely accurate one that can measure the fuel in the tank to within one hundredth of a gallon.
“The sender is retrofittable in several aircraft models, including those from Cirrus, Cessna, Beechcraft, Piper and more.”
About CiES Inc.
Established in 2012, CiES is now the largest supplier of aviation fuel quantity probes and senders. They are the recognized leader in the design, development, certification, and manufacture of electronic sensor solutions for original equipment manufacturers, as well as direct-to-market consumer products. Through the creative application of cutting-edge technologies, CiES creates complex end-to-end solutions. This is a company that is changing the game in aviation technology and revolutionizing the way we navigate the skies. Aiming at future growth and innovation, CiES is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. | aerospace |
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/doomsday-asteroid-zoom-past-earth-10122625 | 2023-12-10T14:25:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679102469.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210123756-20231210153756-00137.warc.gz | 0.941343 | 288 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__275797574 | en | NASA has confirmed that a massive asteroid will zoom past Earth tomorrow, but reassured the world that it is not a threat.
The space agency has spent the past few months debunking claims that a "doomsday space rock" will wipe out humanity this month.
Now it has confirmed the 270-metre Asteroid 2012 TT5 will speed past the planet tomorrow and insisted our species will live to fight another day.
Despite NASA's reassuring words, conspiracy theorists claim humanity's final hours could come between 22 and 28 September.
However, Nasa has given us the all-clear.
A spokesperson said: "NASA knows of no asteroid or comet currently on a collision course with Earth, so the probability of a major collision is quite small."
Imaginative conspiracy theorists have also claimed the Large Hadron Collider could attract a giant asteroid towards Earth.
They are worried the particle physics experiment could send out a massive magnetic field that could draw a massive asteroid to the planet with devastating consequences.
Scientists operating the experiment 75 metres under the French-Swiss border near Geneva, Switzerland, insist it is impossible.
But that hasn't stopped doom-monger speculating that a giant asteroid could suddenly appear and spark another Ice Age - or worse.
People have been speculating for years that scientists are dicing with destruction and could potentially create a black hole which swallows up the planet, reports Mirror.co.uk. | aerospace |
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id299926143 | 2014-04-17T10:12:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609527423.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005207-00049-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.929885 | 1,196 | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-15__0__101968768 | en | By Laminar Research
Open iTunes to buy and download apps.
A quick note: Most of the negative reviews seem to come from people that do not READ the instructions, despite them being displayed every single time the app is launched... so read the instructions! They are only about 4 sentences. Here's what you need to know:
->The throttle is automatically controlled for you.
->You drag the collective DOWN to INCREASE pitch... a situation that is ergonomically the same as real helos.
REMEMBER: IN THE REAL HELO, YOU PULL THE COLLECTIVE HANDLE >TOWARDS
And now, on with the show! X-Plane Helicopter is a new version of X-Plane that lets you realistically fly Helicopters!
You get some very interesting birds to fly, including:
The Robinson R-22: The lightweight, efficient trainer.
The Bell-206: The turbine-powered mainstay of the helicopter fleet.
The BlackHawk: The massive military cargo and troop mover.
The Sea King: The huge land/sea rescue helicopter.
The Sikorsky S-76, an amazing luxurious executive-transport.
These fascinating and varied machines are modeled very realistically, so the flight you get on the iPhone is actually almost as realistic as the full FAA-Certified flight-model used in X-Plane for desktop... You get almost all the flight-model realism of this certified sim: On your phone.
As well, the default flight-area is the Grand Canyon, giving you amazing views as you fly your helos across (and into!) the various canyons and valleys, giving the you most visually-stunning simulation we have yet released, with the most challenging and realistic flight-models we have produced for iPhone so far. As well, X-Plane Helicopter comes with a number of other flying areas to keep things varied and interesting!
Now, a quick lesson: The COLLECTIVE control is on the LEFT of the iPhone screen... drag it DOWN GENTLY to INCREASE the pitch of the main rotor, thus causing the helo to lift. As you drag this collective down, you will notice that the throttle AUTOMATICALLY increases on the right side of the screen. This is because the throttle governor automatically increases the engine power to maintain the desired rotor RPM as you increase the load on the rotor by increasing the rotor pitch. This is how the real helicopters work, and how we simulate them on the iPhone.
The tail-rotor is controlled with a horizontal slider on the bottom of the screen. Flying a helicopter in reality is well known to be one of the more challenging and rewarding facets of aviation... the most difficult to do, but the most rewarding when you manage to do it all properly.
If you are ready for the best scenery and most fascinating and challenging flight model available on the iPhone, then you are ready for X-Plane-Helicopter.
What's New in Version 9.75
New helo! The Robinson R-44 is the bigger, more powerful relative of the R-22, and a big seller in reality! This handle, like all Robinsons, handles well, and is very responsive.
A few suggestions...
- Option of turning off the red/white caution lights on the military aircraft.
- Add the green glow marker strips on the tops of the rudders and the helicopter blades of military aircraft. This would help add to the realism of night flying.
- Instead of the weird green lines that signal balance, what about two simple sliding bars somewhere to show pitch and side-to-side balance when in camera rear/outside view? I think this would make flying/ landing easier in that mode.
- Shorten (slightly) the collective slider. Whenever I hit the "Fly" button from main menu I always hit this because they overlap and I cause the helicopter to nose dive. Very annoying.
I like this game, I just think there is room to make it much more realistic.
A bit of a let down, but not bad.
I just purchased this app about a half hour ago, and it's decent. However, the inability to hover or land (so far as I can tell) is quite disappointing. That's half the challenge of flying a rotorcraft! Also, centering the phone doesn't seem to work too well for me, or maybe I simply don't understand how to center it correctly. I don't want to have to hold my phone perfectly vertical to center the "cyclic" for fore/aft controls, yet it seems to work most reliably when you do so. Add the ability to hover and land, and fix the centering issue, and I'd give 5 stars.
Thin, but good tool
The physics of helicopter flight feel good overall... I've only piloted a real copter once, but this does a good job of capturing that too-many-dependencies feel of a chopper. The flight model is just good.
However, the feeling of flight is reduced by the lack of stuff in the world. Relative positioning to world objects, challenging thing to land on, etc are all missing. I enjoy blowing time in PC flight sims landing on rooftops and things, but that is all missing here.
It's a great little sim, but without embellishments it's just an OK experience.
- Category: Games
- Updated: Dec 09, 2011
- Version: 9.75
- Size: 38.7 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Laminar Research
- © Laminar Research 2008
Compatibility: Requires iOS 3.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. | aerospace |
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Some students at Central Washington University are now soaring to new heights with the University'sHorizon Air Funds CWU Pilot Development Program; Donates $10K Flight Simulator
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From earlier AP Report (9/5/14 12:30PM CDT) :
An Air Force official says two F-15 fighter jets were scrambled after the pilot of a private plane over the Atlantic Ocean failed to respond to air traffic controllers.
A NORAD spokesman says the fighters were launched at 11:30 EDT Friday after the pilot of a private plane repeatedly failed to respond to calls from air traffic controllers.
The spokesman says the pilot filed a flight plan to fly from Rochester, New York, to Naples, Florida.
The plane is a Socata TBM700 is a high performance single-engine turboprop.
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https://blog.counselfinancial.com/grounded-737-pilots-class-claims | 2023-03-31T12:07:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949642.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20230331113819-20230331143819-00081.warc.gz | 0.973555 | 593 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__40456386 | en | Grounded 737 Pilots Push Back at Boeing’s Bid to Dismiss Class Claims
The battle continues between aviation giant Boeing and a class of pilots who were trained and certified to fly the now grounded 737 MAX jet. Plaintiffs claim their careers have been seriously affected by Boeing’s fraudulent assurances to the aviation community that the jet was safe to fly.
On June 19, 2020, class members in the litigation filed a response to Boeing’s bid to dismiss the suit in federal court in the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. In the motion, the class members argue that the defendant’s actions regarding the 737 MAX jet constituted one of the greatest acts of fraud in the history of international aviation, allegedly in pursuit of corporate profits. The plaintiffs claim that pilots who were rated and trained by Boeing actively relied on a relationship of mutual trust and transparency with the company. To further their argument, class members stated that Boeing-trained pilots often specifically aligned their careers with flying Boeing jets and depended on the company more heavily than they relied on the specific airlines that they ultimately were employed by.
The aircraft at issue in the class action suit is Boeing’s 737 MAX, which contains a serious design flaw in its operating systems. The Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (“MCAS”)—which pilots were not trained to use—can force the plane into an unintended nosedive. The class members argued that as early as 2013, Boeing became aware that the 737 MAX jets could not be safely operated by pilots, and yet the company chose to continue production and promotion of the aircraft. Boeing represented to pilots that certification on the jet was necessary, as the 737 MAX was seen as the future of short-haul flights. The pilots alleged that Boeing explicitly represented to trainees that the new plane could be flown safely, that there were no new systems on the aircraft and that simulator training was not necessary.
The 737 MAX jets were globally grounded in March 2019 after two devastating aviation disasters. In October 2018, a 737 MAX operated by Lion Air went down in the Java Sea killing 189 people. Airlines continued operation of the 737 MAX absent any warnings from Boeing and consequently in March 2019, an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff killing 157 passengers.
Plaintiffs argue that had Boeing been transparent about the design flaws of the 737 MAX, pilots would not have trained to become certified to fly the jet, nor would additional training have become necessary in order to fly other aircraft after the grounding of the 737 MAX jet disrupted class members’ aviation careers.
The case is: In Re: Boeing 737 MAX Pilots Litigation, Case No.: 1:19-cv-05008, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Illinois
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https://gdmissionsystems.com/en/contract-vehicles/common-hardware-systems | 2019-04-20T20:16:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578530040.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20190420200802-20190420222802-00421.warc.gz | 0.897732 | 568 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__47645400 | en | Common Hardware Systems (CHS)
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CHS-5 is the U.S. Army’s major ID/IQ contract for the rapid procurement of commercial technology hardware and services to support tactical / operational requirements for all DOD agencies.
Common Hardware Systems-5 (CHS-5)
As prime contractor for the CHS-5 contract, General Dynamics Mission Systems provides commercial, modified commercial, rugged, and sealed computing products to include servers, workstations, network equipment, printer plotters, handhelds, power supplies, and operational transit cases. Continuous technology upgrades and customizable sustainment strategies supports the warfighter’s evolving needs and maximizes operational availability. A robust, multi-year warranty program with a 72-hour turn-around-time further supports the warfighter’s mission with maximum up-time. As the Strategic Sourcing Preferred Source for the U.S. Army and all DOD agencies, the CHS-5 contract enables the warfighter to purchase competitively-priced equipment in the shortest time possible.
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CHS-4 provides commercial and rugged computers, network hardware equipment, power subsystems and peripheral devices, for tactical warfighter requirements, to U.S. Department of Defense customers worldwide.
Through the CHS-4 contract, General Dynamics Mission Systems provides Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force tactical warfighters with next-generation computers, printers, displays, power supplies, and network and communications equipment. The contract enables more than 40 different military and government user communities to purchase competitively priced equipment in the shortest time possible.
The General Dynamics Mission Systems facility in Marion, Va., leads the industry in the development of little-known but highly essential aircraft components: Radomes. In airborne systems, radomes are protective shells covering radar, navigation and satellite system antennas mounted on the aircraft.
Technological innovations are redefining what’s possible on the battlefield. For the Marine Corps, advancements in communications technology allow for better coordination between air and ground units, and for Marine aviators to receive more information than ever before—all in real time.
At the AUSA 2017 Annual Meeting & Exposition, General Dynamics is showcasing its investments in the next technologies, capabilities and platforms built to support the U.S. Army and U.S. allies across all domains. General Dynamics is focused on partnering with the Army to develop innovative solutions that ensure readiness for the future. | aerospace |
https://www.ostro.info/news/3772/ | 2024-02-25T18:17:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474641.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20240225171204-20240225201204-00397.warc.gz | 0.962532 | 250 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__102833143 | en | The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission has recorded the latest Russian-made electronic warfare systems in the occupied territory of Donbass. This is stated in the mission's report of August 11.
It is noted that in the uncontrolled areas on July 28, the SMM's microcopter detected 4 different electronic warfare systems. In particular, Leer-3 RB-341V, 1L269 Krasukha-2, RB-109A Bylina and 1 system of electronic warfare against UAV Repellent-1 near Chornukhyne (64 km south-west of Luhansk).
"The SMM recorded the presence of all four systems for the first time. On 2 August, during the flight over the same site, the UAV did not detect these systems", - the monitoring mission's report said.
In turn, the Ukrainian party of the JCCC stressed that all these systems have been created in the Russian Federation in recent years.
"And SB-109A Bylina should be put into service by the Russian army only this year as a result of military tests. As we see, these tests are being conducted on the territory of Ukraine", - the Ukrainian party of the JCCC stated. | aerospace |
https://satellite.insightconferences.com/speaker/2017/alexander-v-bagrov-institute-of-astronomy-of-the-russian-academy-of-sciences-inasan-russia | 2019-06-19T07:25:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627998923.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20190619063711-20190619085711-00433.warc.gz | 0.865545 | 174 | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-26__0__159384877 | en | Alexander V. Bagrov
Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INASAN)
Alexander V. Bagrov as astronomer studies minor bodies of our Solar System. Besides that he was lieder of Russian team that worked out space optical interferometer for precision measurements of stellar coordinates. When this project was cancelled due lack of financial support, he proposed a conception of single-satellite global positioning system for 1-mm accuracy geodesy and for improvement of selenodetic coordinate frame. In the field of space technique he proposed interstellar spaceship with super-conductive magnet mirror, lunar elevator, method of non-rocket launch from Mars, solar 3-D printer for lunar building. He honored by the Russian Cosmonautic Federation to be “Space Technique Constructor”.
Abstract : Single-satellite global positioning system | aerospace |
https://pooleysfis.com/en/Dorothy_Saul-Pooley | 2020-03-31T21:31:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370504930.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20200331212647-20200401002647-00063.warc.gz | 0.952274 | 871 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__68559132 | en | Other PFIS Instructors:
Dorothy holds an ATPL (A) and a CPL (H), and is both an instructor and examiner on aeroplanes and an instructor on helicopters.
She is Head of Training for a school dedicated to running Flight Instructor courses at Shoreham. She is also a CAA Flight Instructor Examiner.
In addition, having qualified as a solicitor in 1982, Dorothy acted for many years as a consultant specialising in aviation and insurance liability issues, and has lectured widely on air law and insurance issues.
This highly unusual combination of qualifications led to her appointment as Honorary Solicitor to the Guild of Air Pilots and Navigators (GAPAN). Dorothy is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, a past Chairman and Founder of the GAPAN Instructor Committee, past Chairman of the Education & Training Committee, as well as serving on their Court since 2001. On 18th March 2014, Dorothy was invested as the Master of the Honourable Company of Air Pilots (GAPAN’s new name following grant of its Royal Charter). She is also Founder and immediate Past Chairman of the Professional Flying Instructors Association.
In 2003 she was awarded the Jean Lennox Bird Trophy for her contribution to aviation and support of Women in Aviation and the BWPA (British Women Pilots Association). In 2013 Dorothy was awarded the prestigious Master Air Pilot Certificate by GAPAN’s Trophies & Awards Committee.
A regular contributor to seminars and conferences, Dorothy is the author and editor of a number of flying training books and has published articles in legal and insurance journals.
In 2015 Dorothy received from the BWPA, the Brabazon Cup awarded for “An Outstanding Achievement in Aviation” notably for her services to Women in Aviation.
On Tuesday 18th March 2014, Dorothy Saul-Pooley LLB (Hons) FRAES was invested as Master of the Honourable Company of Air Pilots, one of the world’s longest-established independent pilots’ organisations.
It is the first time in the 85-year history of the organisation (formerly known as the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators, GAPAN) that it has been headed by a woman pilot.
“I am of course deeply honoured to take on this role. To be elected to lead one of the world’s premier aviation organisations is a humbling responsibility, yet an immense privilege. Some may want to make something of the fact that I am the first woman to take on the role, but I think that this is merely a sign that it simply doesn’t matter whether a pilot is a man or woman. We have seen women succeed as fighter pilots, airline captains, astronauts and test pilots. I hope my year as Master will help emphasise that aviation is a career for all, while the Air Pilots also continues to promote the highest levels of professionalism, training and safety practices around the world”.
“I hope one of my personal achievements this year will be to add to that range of flying experiences” said Dorothy. “In fact for every new aircraft I fly in my year as Master of the Air Pilots, I will make a cash donation to a bursary fund, which I hope in future years will join the existing Air Pilots bursaries to help more young people to qualify as pilots or train as instructors.
“Every pilot, in whatever area of aviation they operate, will have depended at one stage on the skill, judgement and patience of a flying instructor. For over 20 years I have made it my business to champion flying instructors and campaign for improved status for them, to enhance the standards of instruction and to improve standardisation of instruction and training, I am dedicated to continuing this support.”
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http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/1/22/southwest_jet_blows_3_tires_in.htm | 2014-04-20T19:08:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609539066.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005219-00552-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.921703 | 243 | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-15__0__21215945 | en | A Southwest Airlines flight from Denver blew three tires when it made an emergency landing as it returned to the airports, officials said.
Flight 513 to Las Vegas was taking off from Denver International Airport Monday afternoon when the pilot noticed a warning list, KMGH-TV, Denver, reported Tuesday.
Overheated brakes caused the tires to explode when the plane landed on the runway, spokeswoman Cynthia Karvaski said.
Karvaski said the passengers were bused to the terminal and departed on a later flight, and the runway was closed until the aircraft could be removed.
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https://newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/205258 | 2020-06-01T23:29:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347419639.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20200601211310-20200602001310-00259.warc.gz | 0.901383 | 300 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__17135416 | en | New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): India is set to host the Regional Aviation Security Conference at New Delhi from February14-18.
The conference is being organised under the aegis of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The main purpose of the conference is to review aviation security activities under way and planned by States as per the declaration since the conclusion of the 37th ICAO Assembly in October, 2010, consider these in light of the ICAO Declaration, and develop an Aviation Security Roadmap-a template that can be used by States to proactively and cooperatively counter and prevent acts of unlawful interference against international civil aviation.
A key element of the roadmap should be agreement on a plan to provide aviation security assistance to States.
The Secretary General ICAO alongwith the representatives from International Air Transport Association (IATA), Airports Council International (ACI), European Civil Aviation Conference(ECAC), TSA, Department of Transport, UK besides delegates from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Maldives, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Bhutan will attend the conference.
The representatives of the participating contracting States will make presentations about their respective compliance of 37th Assembly ICAO Declaration of Aviation Security or any other issue related aviation security during the course of the conference.
The conference will be followed by a two days Aviation Security Training programme for senior executives of Indian Aviation Industry. (ANI) | aerospace |
https://www.deervalleyairport.com/about-dvt-airport/news-media/news-stories/sky-harbour-new-100-000-square-foot-hangar-with-office-space-coming-soon/ | 2024-03-01T13:27:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475311.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20240301125520-20240301155520-00255.warc.gz | 0.79116 | 145 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__152671485 | en | Sky Harbour Hangar, Office Space Coming Soon
New 100,000 square foot hangar with adjoining lounge or office on an exclusive, tenant-only campus with Sky Harbour's aircraft hangar rental. Expected to be available in Q1 of 2024.
The Sky Harbour experience offers efficiency with a dedicated line crew providing the shortest time to wheels up for your flight.
If you are interested in learning more about the Sky Harbour Home Basing Solution or are ready to lease space at DVT, contact Aron Brow at 602.750.2157 or [email protected], or Stephanie Lanman at 602.303.1896 or [email protected] | aerospace |
https://consumerist.com/2009/06/04/passenger-spots-handgun-being-smuggled-past-airport-security/ | 2017-03-28T10:10:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218189686.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212949-00613-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.95092 | 206 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__121763800 | en | An eagle-eyed passenger at Philadelphia International Airport spotted another passenger handing a bag directly to an airline employee — skipping airport security. The passenger alerted the TSA, who located the US Airways flight and searched the bag. Guess what was inside? An unloaded handgun.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says that Flight 1195 to Phoenix was delayed 4 hours due to the incident. The owner of the bag and the U.S. Airways worker are being questioned.
US Airways is, of course, taking it very seriously.
Safety and security is our first and foremost priority in everything we do,” Morgan Durrant, senior manager of corporate communications for the airline, said in an e-mailed statement. “We are cooperating with investigators fully and take security considerations very seriously. Further comment right now is not appropriate out of respect to the ongoing investigation.”
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Police: Handgun handed off at airport, gets on plane [Philadelphia Inquirer] | aerospace |
https://companyweek.sustainment.tech/author/tracy-magruder | 2023-09-22T10:40:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506399.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20230922102329-20230922132329-00420.warc.gz | 0.866377 | 93 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__187181240 | en | By Tracy Magruder | Nov 01, 2021
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/EO068i025p00595-02/abstract | 2016-10-01T17:18:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-40/segments/1474738663142.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20160924173743-00241-ip-10-143-35-109.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.875919 | 267 | CC-MAIN-2016-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-40__0__137497042 | en | The International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) is the empirical standard model of ionospheric plasma densities and temperatures, sponsored by the Union Radio Scientifique Internationale (URSI)/Committee on Space Research (COSPAR). An international task group is in charge of updating the model, incorporating new measurements, and releasing improved editions. IRI 86 is based on the decisions made at the Louvain-la-Neuve workshop (see the “International Reference Ionosphere Status 1985–1986” issue of Advances in Space Research, vol. 5, no. 10, 1985) and was released at the Toulouse (France) COSPAR meeting (to be published in an upcoming issue of Advances in Space Research, 1987).
The Mass Spectrometer Incoherent Scatter (MSIS) neutral atmosphere model was developed and updated by Hedin et al. and Hedin [1983, 1987]. The model describes the global and temporal variations of neutral densities and temperatures in the upper atmosphere. Its data sources include measurements from several rockets, satellites, and incoherent scatter radars. MSIS 86 will also constitute the upper part of the COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere (CIRA), following the decisions made at last year's COSPAR meeting in Toulouse. | aerospace |
http://legendsintheirowntime.com/LiTOT/Content/1940/Av_G_4009_Jumo211.html | 2022-01-17T09:19:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300533.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220117091246-20220117121246-00581.warc.gz | 0.964667 | 1,551 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__35309465 | en | The extensive use which is being made of thousands of Stuka (Junkers Ju-87) dive bombers by the German Air Force in the European war focuses attention on the power plants with which these warplanes are equipped. That they are all equipped with the same type of engine goes without saying inasmuch as standardization is one of the essentials of military equipment in Germany. Junkers Jumo 211 engines are also used in high-speed Junkers Ju-88 bombers and they have been installed in Heinkel bombers and fighters to an appreciable extent. Primarily, one associates the Jumo 211 with the Stuka and it must be admitted that the two make a very effective combination.
The basic requirements insisted upon when the Jumo 211 was designed were high power output at ground level and altitude, low weight, compactness, economical fuel consumption and maximum reliability. That all of these requirements have been combined in one engine is quite an achievement and is due to the wide experience which Junkers have had with water-cooled power plants. High power output is obtained by means of a two-speed supercharger, low weight is made possible by refinement of design, compactness is obtained by building the engine with its cylinders in an inverted vee, economical fuel consumption is obtained by means of direct fuel injection, and reliability is ensured by exercising the most rigid inspection control during the process of manufacture.
When the Jumo 211 was first produced in quantity in 1938, it was rated at 1,025 hp at 5,600 ft and 975 hp at 13,800 ft, with 1,000 hp available for takeoff. Since that time its performance has been considerably improved so that now it has a rating of 1,200 hp at 6,500 ft and 1,000 hp at 16,400 ft and develops 1,200 hp for takeoff. The weight of the engine is 1,290 lb and its specific weight is 1.07 lb/hp. These power outputs are obtained with 87-octane gasoline.
Apart from its inverted cylinder construction, the Jumo 211 follows conventional practice. The crankcase and cylinder blocks are a one-piece casting of aluminum alloy with the blocks set at an angle of 60°. The crankshaft is of twelve-throw construction with counterbalances and is supported in seven main bearings. On the front end of the crankshaft there is a spline-mounted spur wheel which drives a spur gear wheel on the propeller shaft and provides a reduction ratio of 1.55:1. At the rear end of the crankshaft there is a tailshaft from which drives are taken for the supercharger and the electric generator mounted on top of the crankcase. A spur gear wheel is also provided at the rear of the crankshaft from which a gear train extends down to the two camshafts, the oil pumps, the centrifugal water pump and various small accessories.
The valve mechanism is operated by means of an overhead camshaft along each cylinder head and two inlet valves and one exhaust valve are provided for each cylinder. The pistons are fitted with three pressure rings above the piston pin and one oil scraper ring below it. The connecting rods are machined from I-section steel forgings and have big-end bearings of unusually large area. The propeller shaft is hollow so that a shell gun can be fired through it and it is made with a large flange with serrated teeth and holes for eight bolts for attaching the propeller in accordance with German standards. The propeller reduction gear has an efficiency of from 98-99%.
Instead of the down-draft carburetor usually found on high-performance aircraft engines, the Jumo 211 is equipped with a twelve-unit high-pressure injection pump which injects the gasoline direct into each cylinder where it forms the correct mixture with the air forced into the cylinder by the supercharger during the suction stroke. Fuel injection is used on many of the military aircraft engines in Germany and has the advantage that there is no danger of engine stoppage after a power dive or during aerobatic maneuvers. It also makes the engine less fuel-sensitive and permits a slightly lower grade of fuel to be used without impairing the performance of the engine.
The two-speed supercharger is mounted so that the axis of its impeller is at right angles to the crankshaft of the engine instead of parallel with it as in most installations. The impeller is of the high-speed closed type and sucks in the air through curved vanes around its hub and discharges it at high velocity through openings around its periphery. The altitude control is in the form of a capsule or metal sylphon controlled by atmospheric pressure which transmits its expansion and contraction to a small hydraulic servo-unit which opens and closes the throttle valve in the air intake of the supercharger. At high altitudes the capsule expands due to the reduced atmospheric pressure and this causes the servo-unit to increase the opening of the air throttle valve. The fuel consumption of the engine is approximately 0.45 lb/hp/hr when it is cruising at an output of 900 hp.
The lubrication system functions on the dry sump principle with one pressure feed and two scavenger pumps of the rotary gear type. The oil pressure ranges from 60 to 90 lb/sq in. Water is used as the coolant and is circulated by a centrifugal pump with a circular header tank around the front part of the engine. The use of water as a coolant instead of ethylene glycol which is used in most liquid-cooled engines enables the Jumo 211 to be serviced quickly wherever it may be without requiring supplies of a special coolant. Drives are provided for an electric generator, an air compressor or vacuum pump, a shaft-driven and an electric tachometer and two machine-gun synchronizers.
When the writer saw the Jumo 211 in mass production in the Junkers factories in Germany last year it was particularly noticeable that rigid inspection control was maintained during all stages of manufacture. Even the crankcase castings were tested with Rontgen rays to ensure that the material was satisfactory and the roentgenographs of each casting were filed away for future reference. Much of the inspection work on small precision parts was carried out in air-conditioned rooms with up-to-date electrical and optical apparatus. Complete assemblies such as pumps and superchargers were tested and calibrated on special testing machines before assembly on the engines. Interchangeability of parts was excellent and the workmanship of the engines was of a very high order.
The use of inverted vee-type engines such as the Junkers Jumo 211 and the Mercedes-Benz DB601 for high-performance warplanes in Germany is in sharp contrast to the use of upright vee-type engines such as those used in the United States and the Rolls-Royce Merlin in Great Britain. The Germans claim their engines provide better visibility for single-engined planes and are easier to build and service in the field. It might be well worth while for us to investigate the possibilities of the inverted vee-type of high-powered aircraft engine before committing ourselves to the mass production of vast quantities of high-performance liquid-cooled engines of a type which has been discarded in Germany.
This article was originally published in the September, 1940, issue of Aviation magazine, vol 39, no 9, pp 52-53, 132.
The original article includes a photo of the engine and a diagram of the cooling system.
Photo is not credited. | aerospace |
https://dsa.cz/en/aerial-work/assembly-aerial-work | 2018-10-19T19:32:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583512434.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20181019191802-20181019213302-00402.warc.gz | 0.917668 | 198 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__82412163 | en | DSA carries out transport of oversized loads, construction and installation workin in the suspension under the helicopter up to the weight of 1,300kg.
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https://combslawgroup.com/seller-must-disclose-noise-from-airport/ | 2024-04-17T19:22:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817171.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417173445-20240417203445-00652.warc.gz | 0.982889 | 279 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__66813274 | en | Question: We moved to Phoenix from Boston last fall. Immediately after we moved into our home, we realized that we were in the flight path of jet planes from Luke Air Force Base. We are very angry with the seller for not disclosing this fact to us, but our letters to the seller have been unanswered. Believe it or not, we are getting used to the noise from the jet planes, but we are concerned that as honest people we will have to disclose this noise problem with the jet planes to potential buyers when we sell our home next year. Even though we are now comfortable living in our home, we certainly would not have paid the same price for our home had we known of this noise problem. Do we still have to disclose this noise problem to potential buyers? In addition, Luke Air Force Base will become the location of the new F-35 fighter jet program. Do we also have to disclose this F-35 issue?
Answer: Even though you were treated unfairly by your seller, you still have the obligation to disclose to your buyer any material, adverse fact that a reasonable buyer would want to know, including the fact that there will be noise from jet planes. In addition, Arizona law specifically requires disclosure to a buyer of the proximity of any home to a military airport such as Luke Air Force Base. Finally, disclosure of the new F-35 jet program is probably required. | aerospace |
https://kerulyxiqid.mirrortr.com/logging-flight-time-book-32872mc.php | 2021-03-06T01:33:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178374217.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20210306004859-20210306034859-00083.warc.gz | 0.936727 | 3,067 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__41864129 | en | 6 edition of Logging Flight Time found in the catalog.
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(e) Logging pilot-in-command flight Logging Flight Time book. (e) Logging pilot-in-command flight time. (1) A sport, Logging Flight Time book, private, commercial, or airline transport pilot may log pilot in command flight time for flights- (i) When the pilot is the Logging Flight Time book manipulator of the controls of an aircraft for which the pilot is rated, or has sport pilot privileges for that category and class of aircraft, if.
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When teaching in an ATD, you may log instruction given in your logbook. However, we recommend separating it out from your “flight instruction given”. And even though you are logging instruction time, instruction time in the ATD should not be included in your total flight or PIC time.
P2 or dual time: Co-pilot. So, there are two pilots in the aircraft. One is logging the time as PIC, the other as co-pilot, right. Wrong. In the UK, co-pilot time can rarely be logged by general Logging Flight Time book, its use being limited to those operating aircraft required to have two pilots.
Logging Military Flight Time vs. Civilian Flight Time Are you concerned Logging Flight Time book you have served half-a-dozen or more years in the military, and you don’t have enough Total Flight Time or Pilot-in.
LOGGING PILOT-IN-COMMAND TIME by Al German Proper logging of PIC time is a favorite subject of CFI’s sitting around these rainy days. And that’s not unusual since in the FAA’s own words in the Federal Register "The FAA acknowledges there has been confusion in the past regarding the logging of pilot-in-command time by theseFile Size: 69KB.
In simulated IMC (hood or IMC in an ATD): Log the actual time in IMC. For example, in a hour session, it might be typical to log about hours of simulated IMC.
In the "FTD" or "Flight Simulator" column, log the total time in the ATD. In the "PIC" and "Total Flight" columns: log all time as this shows the pilot experience time. Flight time is defined as "from when the airplane moves under it's own power till when it stops after the flight" so block time is what you should put in your logbook.
I once logged 90 minutes of taxi time plus 20 minutes of flight from ADS - DFW. What about logging time for instructors. (e)(3) states an instructor may log flight time as PIC when that individual is instructing.
What about training for my complex or high performance endorsement. Remember, this goes back to our acting or. Aircraft requirements for logging flight time: For a person to log flight time, the time must be acquired in an aircraft that is identified as an aircraft under (b), and is: An aircraft of U.S.
registry Logging Flight Time book either a standard or special airworthiness certificate. how do I log the time on my logbook. I know i have to put the type of a/c and everything but my problem is converting the flown time into the log time for example clock time is right.
how would it be. or. or how much would be in your logbook for clock time. I agree, missed out on 30+ years of not logging (actually started on SubLogic's Flight Simulator II in / on the Commodore 64), but: If you're good with Excel, I started using 1 spreadsheet for every tail number aircraft I fly, and create a new tab for every flight.
At Pace then XJT I started logging by flight. Then, carpel tunnel set in so, I started logging by day and tail number.
Laziness came next and I started logging by month. That lasted through AAI. Once I got to Delta I completely stopped logging. We are working hard to make this the best flight logbook for the Army aviator. This program will track your minimums and currency. You'll be able to update your flight logbook on any mobile device iPad, iPhone, & Android devices.
MyFlightbook currently has: 9, flightsaircraft 5, models of aircraft; Recent flights taken by members of the MyFlightbook community. 2, pilots have recorded 8, flights over the past 7 days. The Complete Guide to Logging Night Time and Landings.
Janu just add and subtract 30 minutes from sunset and sunrise for logging night flight time. there is a minute window when you can log night time in your log book, but you can’t log any of the landings towards currency.
Logging Flight Time Using Decimals; Welcome to Airline Pilot Forums - Connect and get the inside scoop on Airline Companies If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ. Join our community today and start interacting with existing members. (a) For an airplane single-engine rating.
Except as provided in paragraph (i) of this section, a person who applies for a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane category and single-engine class rating must log at least hours of flight time as a. “B. Logging Time. Unless the vehicle is type certificated as an aircraft in a category listed in FAR § (b)(1) or as an experimental aircraft, or otherwise holds an airworthiness certificate, flight time acquired in such a vehicle may not be used to meet requirements of FAR Part 61 for a certificate or rating or to meet the recency of.
By definition, cross-country time includes any flight conducted by a pilot in an aircraft that includes a landing at a point other than the point of departure that includes the use of dead reckoning, pilotage, electronic navigation aids, radio aids, or other navigation systems to navigate to the landing point.
Reference: 14 CFR (b)(3)(i). “(d) Logging of solo flight time. Except for a student pilot performing the duties of pilot in command of an airship requiring more than one pilot flight crewmember, a pilot may log as solo flight time only that flight time when the pilot is the sole occupant of the aircraft.” Flight Training.
14 CFR You cannot log this because once. The last piece to night flying is logging your night landings, and carrying passengers with you. According to FAR (b), to carry passengers between 1 hour after sunset and ending 1 hour before sunrise, you need to make at least 3 takeoffs and landings to a full stop in the preceding 90 days during the period beginning 1 hour after sunset.
What is the correct and acceptable method of logging pilot time. by correct and acceptable, I mean to the UK authorities for the purpose of working through flight training and licence issuing etc. Currently, under the Departure and Arrival columns in my logbook I am entering the take off time and the landing time, then in the Total Time Of.
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Logging Time in an FTD. Instruction received in an authorized FTD (Flight Training Device) such as Frasca or an Elite RC1 ATD from a CFII may be logged as dual received and FTD (or simulator) time. It does not count towards flight time. The logbook entry must contain the type and identification of the device and its location.
When is dual time required/relevant for EASA after one has achieved the PPL. FAA makes a distinction between acting PIC for the flight (relates to responsibility and as nothing to do with time logging) and logging PIC time which is the time one is flying the aircraft.
Once one has an FAA licence, any time at the controls is logged as PIC time. A time-saver and a convenient feature for CFIs and student pilots.
Students can send draft logbook entries to their instructor who can review, send back edits, or sign the entry, whenever and wherever it is most convenient. The instructor can also opt to add the flight to their own ForeFlight Logbook as ‘Dual Given’ time.
How far back will you start logging individual flights. Today—Start fresh. 3 or 6 Months Ago—This will cover General, Night and IFR currency (part 91). 12 Months Ago—Your aviation insurance agent will ask for your time in make and model over the last 12 months, so you may want to enter each flight for the last year.
How does one log flight hours without a PPL. I've read other posts that seem to indicate that simply taking a "discovery flight" and logging that flight time can be used/credited toward a PCSM score ($69 for min ground instruction & min flight in a Cessna at our local general aviation airport).
See § for definition of pilot time. Training time includes flight time and SIM/FTD time which is logged as dual received. (§). Dual given is the same value and is what goes into the flight instructor logbook, if they wish.
The instructor cannot log FTD time per §(e)(3) as. Logbook Pro is the most reliable, trusted, and accurate flight logbook software for pilots used in aviation for nearly 20 years. Logbook Pro Mobile enables you to log your Certificates, Ratings, Medicals, Flight Reviews, Historical data, and Flights (actual or simulator) and view detailed and extensive reports/5().
Can't speak for the 2nd CA issue, but as a typed FO in an augmented crew, I log all time as SIC, even if I'm sitting left seat in cruise. I log all the flight time as well, as I'm required for the full duration. Great Layout - Complete with handy definitions and explanations in order to assist with correctly logging your flight time.
In addition to everyday flying, you can log Simulator and CFT time events, as well as squadron affiliations, flight physicals, training classes and programs, checkrides, upgrade history, awards and decorations.
When logging was brought up the chief pilot said, "You both log the total time for the total duration of the flight and take turns flying the plane. That way you can split PIC down the middle." I was under the impression that total time had to be a combination of PIC, SIC, DUAL ect.
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Free shipping for many products. Dave an MzeroA fan and now friend was curious about how to log flight time. Do you start logging when the engine starts, or when the wheels leave the ground. DO you use Tach time, Hobbes time, or a stop watch. What really is the best way to enter time into your logbook.
I’ll share that with you guys in this video. Logging PIC time does not make you a real PIC. The difference between logging PIC time and acting as the PIC. The FARs allow you to log PIC time if you are the sole manipulator of the flight controls in a two person crew.
Note: please go to the bottom of this article to read more about logging PC time. I took my private pilot checkride on Wednesday in California. Currently have 84 hours in a Cessna SP. DPE asked to meet at the flight school at am, so I got to the airport around am and did some preliminary pre-flighting.
Checked fuel, added a quart of oil, etc. Walked into the flight school at am and met my instructor. (ASA-LOG-FLT) Pdf Flight Time by William Kershner is a collection of personal accounts detailing some of the more humorous, humiliating and helpful things he has seen in.
Cant find the amendment to CARs for definition of helicopter flight time so do we revert back to logging air time? General Aviation Policy Letter (GAPL) No.
Reference Canadian Aviation Regulations Part I - General Provisions, Sub-part 1 Interpretation Background CAR (1) defines flig 5/5(2).
My ebook is that FLIGHT TIME is from the time that the aircraft ebook under its' own power for the purpose of a flight, until it comes to rest at the end of a flight.
Therefore, if you are using a VDO/AIRSWITCH, then you must make an allowance for the taxi time and add it to your log book. | aerospace |
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Much of the spacecraft is expected to burn up in the atmosphere upon re-entry. But Dr McDowell says that some parts might still weigh up to 100kg when they crash into the Earth’s surface – a size that could cause some serious damage. And Dr McDowell added that we may only have hours of warning about where the spacecraft will land.
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According to the China Manned Space Engineering (CMSE) office, Tiangong-1 also contains Earth observation instrumentation and space environment detectors.
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According to The Drive, an online publication about military equipment, there were “repeated” incursions by unmanned aircraft that appeared to be “extremely interested in one highly sensitive area of the highly strategic base, the U.S. Army’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery that is tasked with defending the island from ballistic missile attacks.”
The Drive was able to confirm that at least one of the incidents did occur through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by which the publication obtained a copy of the relevant entry from the Air Force’s 36th Security Forces Squadron’s internal crime blotter.
The Drive, quoting the Air Force blotter, reported that the relevant entry describes the “possible drone” as being of an “unknown color and size, [with a] bright white light.”
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The Drive article, entitled “Mysterious Drone Incursions Have Occurred Over U.S. THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile Battery In Guam” written by Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick, pointed out that the apparent drone incursions come at a time when tension between the U.S. and China are on the rise.
China has declared that Guam would be one of its priority targets in the event of a war with the U.S. and the THAAD missile battery here is supposed to protect the island from Chinese or North Korean missile attacks. | aerospace |
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A similar mission was already carried out two days ago.
The aircraft in flight are MM62321 and MM62331, which are therefore in the maritime patrol version (they can, however, also carry passengers).
It’s strange that these aircraft are being used and not one of those yet to be fitted out for maritime patrolling.
It’s also strange that two aircraft are being used and not a single larger aircraft by the Air Force (representative purposes?). | aerospace |
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http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~bramson/ | 2016-12-10T20:27:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-50/segments/1480698543567.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20161202170903-00098-ip-10-31-129-80.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.967851 | 342 | CC-MAIN-2016-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-50__0__925475 | en | I am a fifth year grad student at LPL interested in planetary surfaces working with Dr. Shane Byrne. I have a B.S. in physics and astronomy-physics with a certificate (minor) in computer science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Go Badgers!
My work is mostly focused on Mars mid-latitude ice and what it can tell us about the Martian climate system. In August I published my study on an ice sheet the size of California and Texas combined just underneath the surface of Mars that goes as deep as a 13-story building. To find this ice, I used a high-resolution camera called HiRISE, which we operate here at the Lunar and Planetary Lab on campus, as well as a radar instrument called SHARAD, which are both onboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Now, I am coding up a model to look into how this ice could have been preserved throughout the last 10s of millions of years (the expected age of the ice) and what the implications are for the Martian climate and distribution of ice on the planet. I'm also collaborating with scientists in Italy (Drs. Elena Martellato and Gabriele Cremonese) to model the formation of some really cool 'terraced' craters that formed from impacts through the ice layer. Shane's research group (we call ourselves ICEPIG) is also working on a project together to model carbon dioxide ice on Umbriel, a moon of Uranus. I also recently went to Iceland where I was part of a team studying the new lava flow at Holuhraun, as it is an excellent analog to many lava flows we see on Mars. | aerospace |
https://unitednewsdesk.com/nasa-scraps-lunar-resources-mission-angers-scientists/ | 2019-09-21T08:52:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514574377.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20190921084226-20190921110226-00303.warc.gz | 0.971495 | 495 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__187979863 | en | President Trump signed a directive before some months in which he ordered NASA to return astronauts to the moon, but the space agency has cancelled the Lunar-Resource Mission. As per the report, the space agency cancelled the Resource Prospector who is small rover that was designed to excavate materials like Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Water from the lunar poles.
The primary goal of the Resource Prospector was to help the NASA scientists to understand better the kind of materials that covers the Moon poles. Multiple Lunar spacecraft have given probes about the essence of ice, but the form of ice and at what amount they are present is still under clouds. This mission is said to throw some light on that things and to collect data about the materials that are present at Moon’s poles.
Scientists who all are involved in this mission are now scratching their heads and have no idea about why the mission got cancelled. They are asked by NASA to end their operations by next month. The Mission is about sending a robot to the moon’s polar region during the year 2022.
NASA Administrator James Bridenstine said in a letter on Thursday, LEAG asked NASA to reinstate the mission which is known as Resource Prospector or RP, and the mission is in the early stage of preparation. This move comes after President Donald Trump signed a directive in December, which asks NASA to work towards returning humans to the moon.
Phil Metzger, who is a planetary physicist at the University of CentralFlorida along with a member of the Resource Prospector science team, told to the Verge, “There are no other [NASA] missions being planned to go to the surface of the Moon.” It is rumoured that the budget problem may be the reason behind the cancellation of the mission.
Hurley in a statement to the Washington Post said, “If we want to go back to the moon and really work on the moon and make it a place that we can set up research stations and study processes that are occurring on the moon … all these things are really enabled by being able to use resources on the moon for making fuel, propellant, life support, that sort of thing, This mission is a first step in trying to understand how we’re going to exploit those resources.”
NASA could not be reached as the press office is closed, but in a post, by NASA it says that NASA still has plans to explore the moon. | aerospace |
https://www.cleansky.eu/news/perf-ai-optimises-flight-trajectories-and-reduces-emissions-with-artificial-intelligence | 2021-04-15T16:09:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038087714.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20210415160727-20210415190727-00632.warc.gz | 0.954314 | 579 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__151435466 | en | PERF-AI optimises flight trajectories and reduces emissions with artificial intelligence
The PERF-AI project has developed a fully functional prototype that analyses historical flight data to generate accurate performance models of individual aircraft.
Taking into account specific differences that arise in an aircraft’s lifetime and impact on their individual performance (such as ageing engines, modifications to aircraft structure etc), the software generates a more tailored, accurate performance model that can then be used to calculate flight trajectories that are optimised for fuel efficiency.
The data that’s collected can be used to inform flight crews with more accurate estimates of how much fuel they’ll need. Carrying less fuel on board means less weight, so less fuel burn. The technology also suggests more efficient flight trajectories, supporting pilots to make more eco-conscious decisions. In some cases, PERF-AI reported a reduction of 500 kg of carbon dioxide emissions for a medium-haul flight of two hours, representing up to 2-5% of cruise consumption.
The project started by collecting and setting up a large enough flight data set, then several machine learning algorithms were developed and tested to select the most relevant. Finally, a standalone application was built that can use any type of aircraft data and provide corresponding performance tables. In parallel, new types of optimisation techniques based on machine learning were also explored.
An impressive number of flights were analysed to create the dataset – 17000 flights for B737-800 type aircraft and 25000 flights on A320.
Despite the huge amount of data processed, the prototype doesn’t require particularly powerful computers, meaning it can be used not only to calculate optimum trajectories before flight but could also be used in the future to re-calculate during flight. It was tested on two different aircraft types, and demonstrated very good initial results.
It wasn’t all smooth sailing for the project, however. Some of the information that needed to be extracted from the data was not present among the available parameters. A workaround was needed and the use of flight dynamics was used to compute the missing elements.
One research paper has already been published in Data Centric Engineering Review from Cambridge University, and a second one has been submitted.
Discussions are ongoing regarding how to exploit the results of the project in a commercial form. The results of the optimisation are currently being tested with Transavia France.
The partners of the project were Safety Line, a Paris based SME, and INRIA Lille a research centre specialised in Machine Learning. The Topic manager was Thales Avionics and two airlines were represented at the advisory board: Transavia France and Lufthansa. Altogether, €705 000 was invested in PERF-AI, with €568550 coming from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 funding under Clean Sky. | aerospace |
http://www.savannahtech.edu/programs/aviation-maintenance-technology-diploma/ | 2017-09-21T03:21:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-39/segments/1505818687606.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20170921025857-20170921045857-00319.warc.gz | 0.886808 | 243 | CC-MAIN-2017-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-39__0__174040012 | en | Aviation Maintenance Technology Diploma
Offered at the Following Campus Locations
The Aviation Maintenance Technology diploma program is intended to provide students with an introduction to the occupational area of aviation maintenance as currently understood and practiced by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mechanic certificate holders with airframe and/or powerplant ratings. In addition, the combined powerplant and airframe curriculum is designed to provide students with the technical knowledge and skills required to diagnose problems and repair aircraft powerplants, both reciprocating and turbine, their systems and components; and airframes, both metal and wood, their systems and components. Satisfactory completion of all program courses entitles students to participate in FAA powerplant and airframe examinations and certification processes.
This program requires either the ACCUPLACER® or COMPASS college placement test and High School Diploma or GED. Minimum Required Age of 16.
ACCUPLACER® minimum scores: Reading Comprehension 55, Sentence Skills 60, Arithmetic 34, Elementary Algebra 23
COMPASS minimum scores: Reading 70, Writing 32, Algebra 28
Savannah Technical College will continue to honor valid COMPASS test scores for five years from the test date. | aerospace |
https://www.myrctopia.com/brch/?tag=myrc-text5-20 | 2021-10-20T19:29:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585348.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20211020183354-20211020213354-00664.warc.gz | 0.94347 | 1,549 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__167481474 | en | Not long ago, RC helicopters for beginners were non-existent. In fact, buying an RC helicopter meant selecting from options that were just as expensive as they were difficult to fly. Today, however, there are a multitude of choices for anyone looking for a beginner RC helicopter, but you’re about to discover the best!
As the first beginner-friendly remote helicopter, the Icarus Piccolo hit the market in the late 1990s. It appeared in hobby shops everywhere and was the first “affordable” electric ready-to-fly remote helicopter with four channels and a fixed pitch.
Indeed compared to inexpensive remote controlled cars, sleek RC monster trucks, kitset model airplanes and even beginner focused remote control boats, RC helicopters were in fact one of the last aspects of the RC hobby family that became easily accessible to the masses in a ‘quality’ way.
The Piccolo sparked a trend as more and more beginner-friendly RTF RC helicopters began being released and marketed to the masses. Today, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of models to choose from, but many of them are unfortunately not worth the bright and hyped up packaging they come in.
What to Consider
There are a lot of factors to consider when purchasing the right RC helicopter beginner for you. First, you need to determine why you want a heli RC. This is important because while some models are very inexpensive, there are also less budget-friendly models that provide better flight, enhanced stability, and more capabilities.
However, as a beginner your main objective should be to pick an easy to fly RC helicopter with a short learning curve, so you can begin building and improving upon your flying skills. Since you’re a novice to the fun world of flying RC helicopters, durability and parts availability are also major considerations.
Herein lies the problem, how do you narrow down your list and find a beginner RC helicopter that meets these criteria and is a perfect match for you? Well, based on RC helicopter experience, I’ve scoured the market in search of the best RC helicopters for beginners and here are my top five picks!
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If you want the best value for your money and arguably the best RC helicopter available for flying novices, the Hero RC H911 is a surefire choice. This 4-channel, fixed-pitch beginner RC helicopter is easy to fly yet provides true RC flight performance!
Comprised of composite plastic materials, this mighty little helicopter with remote control is both lightweight and durable, making it ideal for both novice pilots who are prone to frequent crashes and experienced pilots desiring performance and maneuverability.
Remarkably, a 2.4GHz transmitter with a large LCD screen is also included, which provides you with trim information and makes flying all the easier.
All things considered, the Hero RC H911 is a ridiculously fun and easy to fly RC helicopter that will take a beating and keep on ticking. For the price, it doesn’t get much better!
It may only be a 3-channel mini RC helicopter, but the incredibly popular Syma S107 is another perfect remote helicopter for beginners because it takes little to no skill to fly. At approximately 7.5 inches in length, it’s also one of the smallest and lightest remote helis a person can get!
However, you shouldn’t let its size fool you, as there’s a reason this is one of the most popular RTF RC helicopters ever made.
The S107’s Gyroscope technology makes the heli RC ridiculously easy to control. It just so happens to be amazingly durable as well, and thanks to a wide availability of inexpensive replacement parts, any novice can keep their Syma S107 up in the air where it belongs.
If you want an affordable beginner RC helicopter that’s easy to fly, incredibly tough, and flat out performs, this best-selling RC helicopter is the one!
It’s definitely not a micro and it sure doesn’t come with the same low price tag, but if you’re new to the fun-filled world of RC helicopters and want a terrific flyer with great picture and video capabilities, look no further than the Parrot AR.Drone.
With a reputation for performance and technological innovation, this moderately priced quadcopter can just about do it all.
If you want a beginner RC helicopter that can effortlessly take quality photos and videos, the Parrot should definitely be on your list.
If you’re more concerned about getting a cool looking flyer that will put your buddy’s little toy to shame, you can also go ahead and tick that box.
However, as a novice RC helicopter hobbyist, you really need something that’s stable, durable, and easy to fly. Don’t worry, because it ticks those boxes as well.
When you factor in its powerful lithium polymer battery, patented piloting mode, flight data sharing capabilities, and unique pressure sensor stabilizer, the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Elite Edition Quadricopter is hard to beat.
Like the Syma S107, the S111G is an affordable remote helicopter geared specifically for beginners and casual hobbyists. However, although it’s an ideal option for first-time pilots, its performance capabilities will put a smile on the face of a more experienced pilot as well.
The S111G Coast Guard Rescue heli not only flies great and looks like the real thing, but it also features a lithium polymer battery for extended battery life and improved performance. Meanwhile, it’s brushed motor offers maximum flight time.
It’s easy to fly, inexpensive, and works perfectly right out of the box. Need I say more?
With everything that comes with this affordably priced quadcopter, its name could stretch on for a mile!
With a 6-axis gyro and 4-channel functioning, the UDI U818A is easy to operate and remains precisely positioned in the air for maximum control. That being said, it also comes equipped with a 360 inversion button for flipping fun at the press of a button.
Amazingly, this affordable beginner RC helicopter also features a fairly nice video camera for first-person viewing. While not as fun as flying by camera, it also features blade protectors, increasing its durability and making it even more suited for novice pilots.
Best of all, since it’s a quadcopter, it’s incredibly stable and able to fly straight as an arrow outdoors as well. If you’ve ever tried flying a little micro outdoors in the slightest of breezes, you’ll truly appreciate this heli’s stability.
For the price tag, it doesn’t get much better than the UDI U818A.
Pick the Best Beginner Remote Helicopter Today
As you can see just from the diverse range of RC helicopters on this list, there are a wide range of things to consider when purchasing a beginner RC helicopter. From 3-channel or 4-channel functions to parts availability and everything in between, picking the right beginner heli for you can be maddening at best. However, regardless of your experience level and objectives, you can’t go wrong with any of the RC helicopters above! | aerospace |
https://www.traveldailymedia.com/flydubai-connects-nejran/ | 2019-06-19T08:57:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627998943.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20190619083757-20190619105757-00230.warc.gz | 0.923078 | 317 | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-26__0__27019237 | en | flydubai recently launched its inaugural flight to Nejran marking the start of a direct link from the region.
The inaugural flight was greeted by a traditional water cannon salute. Receiving the aircraft were senior officials from the Nejran Governor’s office, General Authority for Tourism and Antiquities, Nejran’s Immigration department, Saudi Arabia General Authority of Civil Aviation, and the Nejran Chamber of Commerce.
Subsequetly, the flydubai delegation included Hamad Obaidalla, flydubai’s chief commercial officer, Sudhir Sreedharan, senior vice president commercial for GCC, Subcontinent and Africa, and Alex Mackenzie, senior vice president of airport services.
Mohamed Al Qahtani, director of Nejran Airport said: “The Saudi Authorities efforts towards developing domestic airports in the Kingdom have resulted in modern facilities such as Nejran Airport. These direct flights will not only enhance trade and tourism flows between the two cities, but enable the people of Nejran to travel anywhere in the world via Dubai.”
The airline will operate four times a week between Dubai and Nejran on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Flight FZ817 departs Dubai International, Terminal 2 at 1525hrs, landing in Nejran Airport at 1730hrs local time. Flight FZ818 departs Nejran Airport at 1840hrs, arriving to Dubai International, Terminal 2 at 2230hrs local time. | aerospace |
https://westchesteraviation.org/Events/ | 2023-02-06T20:28:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500357.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20230206181343-20230206211343-00013.warc.gz | 0.921279 | 140 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__94613382 | en | Join Scott Dyer, Tuesday, February 7th, as we welcome the new Farmingdale FSDO Safety Program Manager, Katherine Adrada, to discuss ATC and safety related topics.
This meeting will count towards your WINGS Credits! Corporate flight departments, charter operators, flight schools, and light GA pilots are encouraged to attend.
Please advise in advance of any questions that you wish to be discussed at the meeting.
Registration is FREE but required; register to receive the Zoom meeting details.
WINGS Credits require your first name, last name, and email address associated with your WINGS Account. Must attend meeting to acquire credits.
We look forward to seeing you there! | aerospace |
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NASA / Dimitri Gerondidakis
Orion Heat Shield for Exploration Mission 1 Arrives at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida (News Release - August 26)
The heat shield that will protect the Orion crew module during re-entry after the spacecraft’s first uncrewed flight atop NASA’s Space Launch System rocket in 2018 arrived at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 25. The heat shield arrived aboard NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft at Kennedy’s Shuttle Landing Facility, and was offloaded and transported to the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building high bay today.
The heat shield was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin in the company’s facility near Denver. Orion’s heat shield will help it endure the approximately 5,000 degrees F it will experience upon reentry. The heat shield measures 16.5 feet in diameter.
Orion is the spacecraft that will carry astronauts to deep-space destinations, including the journey to Mars. Orion will be equipped with power, communications and life support systems to sustain space travelers during their journey, and return them safely back to Earth.
Friday, August 26, 2016
SpaceX Dragon Splashes Down with Crucial NASA Research Samples (Press Release)
SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 11:47 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 26, southwest of Baja California with more than 3,000 pounds of NASA cargo, science and technology demonstration samples from the International Space Station.
The Dragon spacecraft will be taken by ship to a port near Los Angeles, where some cargo will be removed and returned to NASA immediately. Dragon then will be prepared for a return trip to SpaceX's test facility in McGregor, Texas, for processing.
When it arrived at the station July 20, Dragon delivered the first of two international docking adapters (IDAs) in its external cargo hold, or “trunk.” The IDAs will be used by commercial spacecraft now in development for transporting astronauts to the station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The initial adapter was installed during an Aug. 19 spacewalk by Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA. The second adapter is being built and will be delivered on a future Dragon cargo resupply mission.
Among the experiment samples returning Friday are those from the Heart Cells study, which is looking at how microgravity affects human heart cells. The U.S. National Laboratory investigation is studying how microgravity changes the human heart, and how those changes vary between individuals. Deep space missions including the journey to Mars will require long periods of space travel, which creates increased risk of health problems such as muscle atrophy, including possible atrophy of the heart muscle. Heart cells cultured aboard the space station for one month will be analyzed for cellular and molecular changes. Results could advance the study of heart disease and the development of drugs and cell replacement therapy.
Samples will also be returned from two rodent-based investigations, the Mouse Epigenetics and Rodent Research-3-Eli Lilly experiments. The mouse model is useful for showing how much shorter stays by mice in the low-Earth environment can be used to infer how similar conditions may affect future human exploration.
In Mouse Epigenetics, researchers are exploring altered gene expression and DNA by tracking changes in the organs of male mice that spend one month in space, and examining changes in the DNA of their offspring. In Rodent Research-3-Eli Lilly, scientists are looking at rapid loss of bone and muscle mass in the legs and spine, and comparing it to what is experienced by people with muscle wasting diseases or with limited mobility on Earth and testing an antibody known to prevent muscle wasting in mice on Earth. This U.S. National Laboratory experiment is sponsored by pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Co. and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space.
Also returning are samples from the Multi-Omics experiment. This research is analyzing the composition of microbes in the human digestive system and how they may affect the human immune system. Researchers may be able to identify bacterial or metabolic biomarkers that could be useful for astronaut health management, and therefore future human exploration of the solar system.
Dragon is currently the only space station resupply spacecraft able to return a significant amount of cargo to Earth. The spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida July 18 carrying almost 5,000 pounds of supplies and scientific cargo on the company’s ninth commercial resupply mission to the station.
The International Space Station is a convergence of science, technology and human innovation that demonstrates new technologies and makes research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. The space station has been occupied continuously since November 2000. In that time, more than 200 people and a variety of international and commercial spacecraft have visited the orbiting laboratory. The space station remains the springboard to NASA's next great leap in human space exploration, including the journey to Mars.
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
The Real Thing (News Release)
The European Service Module that will power NASA’s Orion spacecraft to the Moon and beyond is taking shape in the assembly hall at Airbus Defence and Space, Bremen, Germany. The spacecraft module will provide propulsion, electricity, water, oxygen and nitrogen and thermal control.
Seen here is the primary structure that provides rigidity to the European Service Module much like the chassis of a car. It absorbs the vibrations and energy from launch while a secondary structure protects the module from micrometeoroids and space debris.
Assembly of the thousands of components needed to build the advanced spacecraft started on 19 May with the arrival of the primary structure that was shipped from Turin, Italy, by Thales Alenia Space. In 2018 this structure will be an element of the European Service Module that will be launched into space, as part of the Orion spacecraft, on its first mission to fly more than 64,000 km beyond the Moon and back.
In the background is a poster of ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) that was also assembled in this hall in Bremen. Five ATVs flew to the International Space Station to deliver supplies and raise its orbit. Developing ATV provided the experience necessary to develop the European Service Module in Europe.
Source: European Space Agency
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
NASA / Kim Shiflett
Crew Access Arm Installed for Starliner Missions (News Release - August 15)
The Crew Access Arm for a new generation of spacecraft was lifted into place the morning of Aug. 15 at Space Launch Complex-41 where workers are modifying the launch pad to give astronauts access to Boeing's CST-100 Starliner on launch day.
The 50-foot-long, 90,000-pound arm will form a bridge between the newly built Crew Access Tower and the hatch of the spacecraft. Astronauts will walk across the arm to climb inside the Starliner for flight. Poised to begin a mission, the Starliner will sit on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
The arm also holds the White Room, an enclosed area big enough for astronauts to make final adjustments to their suits before climbing aboard the spacecraft.
Work began around 7:30 a.m. with crews attaching cables to the arm before a crane slowly hoisted it off the launch pad surface. Another crew of workers was waiting in the tower about 160 feet above the surface as the crane maneuvered one end of the arm into a notch on the tower. They bolted and welded the apparatus to the tower to complete the process.
The addition of the arm is the latest in a rapid string of accomplishments for NASA's Commercial Crew Program and its partners. Working independently on separate contracts with NASA's program, Boeing and SpaceX are developing spacecraft and launch systems to take astronauts to the International Space Station. The additional launch capability will allow the resident crew of the station to grow by one, effectively doubling the time astronauts have in orbit to conduct science vital to spaceflight research, as well as investigations into benefits for those on Earth.
"You have to stop and celebrate these moments in the craziness of all the things we do,” said Kathy Lueders, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. “It’s going to be so cool when our astronauts are walking out across this access arm to get on the spacecraft and go to the space station.”
The arm and tower have been constructed between Atlas V launches at SLC-41. The arm was built at a construction yard near NASA's Kennedy Space Center and trucked to the launch pad on Aug. 11. The tower was built in segments close to the launch pad and stacked together to form the nearly 200-foot-tall structure. It is the first new crew access structure at the Florida spaceport since the space shuttle's Fixed Service Structures were put in place before Columbia's first flight in 1981. It also is the first new crew access tower at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station since the Apollo Program.
"You think about when we started building this 18 months ago and now it's one of the most visible changes to the Cape's horizon since the 1960s," said Chris Ferguson, a former shuttle commander who is now Boeing's deputy program manager for the company's Commercial Crew Program. "It's a fantastic day."
The advances reminded some of the early days of human spaceflight when the first generation Atlas rockets put astronauts into orbit.
"John Glenn was the first to fly on an Atlas, now our next leap into the future will be to have astronauts launch from here on Atlas V," said Barb Egan, program manager for Commercial Crew for ULA.
Earth is not the only place work is underway to prepare for Commercial Crew missions. Astronauts on the International Space Station will perform a spacewalk Friday to install an International Docking Adapter to a station port that will allow visiting spacecraft including those on commercial crew missions to dock with the orbiting laboratory. Carried into orbit during the most recent cargo resupply mission, the IDA will become a doorway for astronauts as they cross from their spacecraft into the station. The adapters are outfitted with a network of sensors and fixtures that work with automated systems to dock the spacecraft to the port.
Monday, August 15, 2016
NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission Completes Robotic Design Milestone (News Release)
Following a key program review, NASA approved the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) to proceed to the next phase of design and development for the mission’s robotic segment. ARM is a two-part mission that will integrate robotic and crewed spacecraft operations in the proving ground of deep space to demonstrate key capabilities needed for NASA’s journey to Mars.
The milestone, known as Key Decision Point-B, or KDP-B, was conducted in July and formally approved by agency management Aug. 15. It is one in a series of project lifecycle milestones that every spaceflight mission for the agency passes as it progresses toward launch. At KDP-B, NASA established the content, cost, and schedule commitments for Phase B activities.
Earlier this year, NASA updated the target launch date for the robotic mission to December 2021 in order to incorporate acquisition of the industry robotic spacecraft development into the project schedule. To reflect this new target date, the project's cost cap was increased at KDP-B from $1.25 billion to $1.4 billion. This figure does not include the launch vehicle or the post-launch operations phase. The crewed segment, targeted for launch in 2026, remains in an early mission concept phase, or pre-formulation.
The robotic ARM will demonstrate advanced, high-power, high-throughput solar electric propulsion; advanced autonomous high-speed proximity operations at a low-gravity planetary body; controlled touchdown and liftoff with a multi-ton mass from a low-gravity planetary body, astronaut spacewalk activities for sample selection, extraction, containment and return; and mission operations of integrated robotic and crewed vehicle stack—all key components of future in-space operations for human missions to Mars.
During Phase B of the robotic mission, the program will develop a baseline mission design to meet requirements consistent with NASA’s direction on risk, cost and schedule, and will conduct an independent review of the baseline project design.
“This is an exciting milestone for the Asteroid Redirect Mission,” said NASA Associate Administrator Robert Lightfoot. “Not only is ARM leveraging agency-wide capabilities, it will test a number of new technologies already in development.”
Completing KDP-B is a catalyst for increased external involvement in the robotic mission development, explained Michele Gates, program director for ARM at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
“Since its early formulation, NASA has invited mission concept feedback and development ideas from the planetary science community, general public, U.S. and global industry, and international partners,” said Gates. “With KDP-B under our belt, ARM can now move forward to define partnerships and opportunities for long-term engagement.”
The robotic ARM project, led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, will issue a request for proposals for the spacecraft to a set of aerospace companies that previously worked with the ARM robotic design team on a six-month study of spacecraft concepts to meet mission requirements. KDP-B serves as authority for JPL to proceed with the next procurement phase.
NASA plans to issue a solicitation in September that will include a call for partner-provided payloads on the robotic flight system. This call for partner-provided payloads is in addition to potential cooperation under discussion with the Italian Space Agency. NASA will provide spacecraft integration, power, data storage and communication capabilities for selected payloads, which the agency will choose based on contributions to both partner goals and ARM objectives, with consideration for those that may support risk reduction for the mission.
This solicitation also will include a membership call for an ARM Investigation Team, which will be a multidisciplinary group of U.S. industry, academia, government, and international members. The Investigation Team will operate on an initial three-to-five year term, providing technical expertise to the ARM robotic and crewed project teams.
The team will conduct analyses of spacecraft and mission design, and investigate concepts to support robotic mission objectives, including overall science, planetary defense, asteroid resource use, and deep-space capability demonstrations. Led out of NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, the Investigation Team work will continue some of the research conducted by the ARM Formulation Assessment and Support Team, which helped define mission concepts and inform mission requirements and risks over a three-month period in 2015.
The robotic component of the ARM will demonstrate the world’s most advanced and most efficient solar electric propulsion system as it travels to a near-Earth asteroid (NEA). NEAs are asteroids that are fewer than 121 million miles (1.3 AU) from the sun at the closest point in their orbit. Although the target asteroid is not expected to be officially selected until 2020, NASA is using 2008 EV5 as the reference asteroid while the search continues for potential alternates.
A target asteroid such as 2008 EV5 is particularly appealing to the scientific, exploration, and industrial communities because it is a primitive, C-type (carbonaceous) asteroid, believed to be rich in volatiles, water, and organic compounds. The ability to extract core samples from the captured boulder will allow us to evaluate how its composition varies with depth and could unlock clues to the origins of our solar system. Astronaut sampling and potential commercial activities could indicate the value of C-type asteroids for commercial mining purposes, which in turn could have significant impacts on how deep space missions are designed in the future.
After collecting a multi-ton boulder from the asteroid, the robotic spacecraft will slowly redirect the boulder to an orbit around the moon, using the moon’s gravity for an assist, where NASA plans to conduct a series of proving ground missions in the 2020s. There, astronauts will be able to select, extract, collect, and return samples from the multi-ton asteroid mass, and conduct other human-robotic and spacecraft operations in the proving ground that will validate concepts for NASA’s journey to Mars.
Thursday, August 11, 2016
NASA / Bill Ingalls
First Results Show Success for Second NASA SLS Booster Test (News Release)
For two heart-pumping minutes, the booster for NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System, demonstrated its power and operated as planned at nearly 6,000 degrees Fahrenheit during a successful qualification test June 28 at Orbital ATK's test facilities in Promontory, Utah.
The smoke has well cleared from that test, but critical data continues to pour in, which will help NASA qualify the booster for the first, uncrewed flight of SLS with the Orion spacecraft in 2018 -- a key milestone on the agency’s journey to Mars.
"Preliminary analysis from the test shows the instrumentation performed extremely well and gathered the critical data needed to show that we met our test objectives," said Mat Bevill, deputy chief engineer for the SLS Boosters Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where the SLS program is managed for the agency.
During the test, 82 qualification test objectives were measured through more than 530 instrumentation channels on the booster at a cold motor conditioning target of 40 degrees Fahrenheit – which is the colder end of its accepted propellant temperature range.
This is the second qualification ground test for the booster, as the first was successfully completed in March 2015. This is the fifth, full-scale motor test overall for the booster, which includes three development tests. The first qualification ground test demonstrated acceptable performance of the booster design at 90 degrees Fahrenheit -- the highest end of the booster’s accepted propellant temperature range. Testing at the thermal extremes experienced by the booster on the launch pad is important to understanding the effect of temperature on how the propellant burns.
"We still have many months to go to analyze all the data from the second test, as it's a very detailed process," Bevill said. That process includes disassembling the 154-foot-long booster and getting a thorough look at every part of it. The detailed inspection, including the post-test measurements, will support verification that the booster design meets SLS requirements and performed as expected on test day. Engineers also will compare data from the previous four ground tests.
Once all analysis is complete, the boosters will still have a few steps to go before being ready for the launch pad, including design certification review. That review will determine if the design for all parts of the booster are certified for flight. In 2015, the SLS Program completed its critical design review – a first in almost 40 years for a NASA human-rated rocket.
"This is a critical and exciting time for our teams as we prepare the boosters for flight and move forward on the journey to Mars," said Alex Priskos, manager of the SLS Boosters Office. "Booster flight hardware for our first flight, Exploration Mission-1, is in full production, with four segments being cast and a fifth going to casting later this month at Orbital ATK. We also have aft skirt refurbishment work taking place at Kennedy Space Center, where the boosters will be stacked ahead of the flight." Orbital ATK, headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, is prime contractor for the SLS boosters.
When completed, two five-segment boosters and four RS-25 main engines will power the SLS on deep space missions. The solid rocket boosters operate in parallel with the main engines for the first two minutes of flight. They provide more than 75 percent of the thrust needed for the rocket to escape the gravitational pull of Earth.
The initial SLS configuration will have a minimum 70-metric-ton (77-ton) lift capability. The next planned upgrade of SLS will use a powerful exploration upper stage for more ambitious missions with a 105-metric-ton (115-ton) lift capacity. In each configuration, SLS will continue to use the same core stage and four RS-25 engines.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
NASA Selects Six Companies to Develop Prototypes, Concepts for Deep Space Habitats (Press Release)
NASA has selected six U.S. companies to help advance the Journey to Mars by developing ground prototypes and concepts for deep space habitats.
Through the public-private partnerships enabled by the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2 (NextSTEP-2) Broad Agency Announcement, Appendix A, NASA and industry partners will expand commercial development of space in low-Earth orbit while also improving deep space exploration capabilities to support more extensive human spaceflight missions.
The selected companies are:
Bigelow Aerospace of Las Vegas
Boeing of Pasadena, Texas
Lockheed Martin of Denver
Orbital ATK of Dulles, Virginia
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Space Systems of Louisville, Colorado
NanoRacks of Webster, Texas
Habitation systems provide a safe place for humans to live as we move beyond Earth on our Journey to Mars.
“NASA is on an ambitious expansion of human spaceflight, including the Journey to Mars, and we’re utilizing the innovation, skill and knowledge of the both the government and private sectors,” said Jason Crusan, director of NASA’s Advanced Exploration Systems. “The next human exploration capabilities needed beyond the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule are deep space, long duration habitation and in-space propulsion. We are now adding focus and specifics on the deep space habitats where humans will live and work independently for months or years at a time, without cargo supply deliveries from Earth.”
The six partners will have up to approximately 24 months to develop ground prototypes and/or conduct concept studies for deep space habitats. The contract award amounts are dependent on contract negotiations, and NASA has estimated the combined total of all the awards, covering work in 2016 and 2017, will be approximately $65 million, with additional efforts and funding continuing into 2018. Selected partners are required to contribute at least 30 percent of the cost of the overall proposed effort.
The ground prototypes will be used for three primary purposes: supporting integrated systems testing, human factors and operations testing, and to help define overall system functionality. These are important activities as they help define the design standards, common interfaces, and requirements while reducing risks for the final flight systems that will come after this phase.
NASA made the first NextSTEP selections in 2015, which include deep space habitation concept studies that also advance low-Earth orbit commercial capabilities. Four companies were selected under that solicitation: Bigelow Aerospace LLC, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Orbital ATK.
This round of NextSTEP selections are part of a phased approach that will catalyze commercial investment in low-Earth orbit and lead to an operational deep space habitation capability for missions in the area of space near the moon, which will serve as the proving ground for Mars during the 2020s. These missions will demonstrate human, robotic and spacecraft operations in a true deep space environment that’s still relatively close to Earth and validate technologies for the longer journey to Mars.
The activities of these NextSTEP awards will inform the acquisition and deployment approach for the next phase of flight systems for deep space including important aspects, such as standards and interfaces, module configurations, and options for deployment using SLS and Orion and commercial vehicles. In addition to U.S. industry, NASA is in discussions on collaborative opportunities with our international partners to enable fully operational deep space habitation capability.
NextSTEP is managed by the Advanced Exploration Systems Division (AES) in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. AES is pioneering innovative approaches and public-private partnerships to rapidly develop prototype systems, advance key capabilities, and validate operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit.
Friday, August 5, 2016
Revolutionary Camera Recording Propulsion Data Completes Groundbreaking Test (News Release)
While thousands turned out to watch NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) recently complete a full-scale test of its booster, few were aware of the other major test occurring simultaneously. NASA’s High Dynamic Range Stereo X (HiDyRS-X) project, a revolutionary high-speed, high dynamic range camera, filmed the test, recording propulsion video data in never before seen detail.
The HiDyRS-X project originated from a problem that exists when trying to film rocket motor tests. Rocket motor plumes, in addition to being extremely loud, are also extremely bright, making them difficult to record without drastically cutting down the exposure settings on the camera. Doing so, however, darkens the rest of the image, obscuring other important components on the motor.
Traditionally, video cameras record using one exposure at a time, but HiDyRS-X records multiple, slow motion video exposures at once, combining them into a high dynamic range video that perfectly exposes all areas of the video image.
The HiDyRS-X project began as part of NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate’s Early Career Initiative (ECI), designed to give young engineers the opportunity to lead projects and develop hardware alongside leading innovators in industry. Howard Conyers, a structural dynamist at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, was awarded as an ECI grant in 2015. After initial proof of concept and a preliminary design review, the HiDyRS-X project was placed within NASA’s Game Changing Development program to complete its first prototype. Created in partnership with Innovative Imaging and Research Corporation, the project was tested on small rocket nozzle plumes at Stennis.
The massive booster test served as a rare opportunity to test the HiDyRS-X hardware in a full-scale environment. The Qualification Motor 2, or QM-2, test was held at Orbital ATK’s test facility in Promontory, Utah, and was the second and final booster test before SLS’s first test flight in late 2018. SLS will be the most powerful rocket in the world, and will take our astronauts farther into deep space than ever before.
In moving from the smaller-scale tests to QM-2, Conyers says the most difficult challenges were seen in compensating for brightness of the booster plume, which is several orders of magnitude brighter than what they had tested before. They were also faced with transporting and assembling the equipment at the QM-2 test site located in the desert of Utah — a remote environment requiring the HiDyRS-X team to be self-sufficient, as well as deliberate and methodical in their preparation and set up. Unlike the smaller scale rocket engine tests at Stennis, boosters are extremely powerful and, once ignited, cannot be turned off or restarted. The HiDyRS-X team had one shot at getting good footage.
In the days prior to the test of QM-2, the HiDyRS-X team double- and triple-checked their connections and start procedures to allow the camera to collect as much footage as possible. Leading up to the day of the test, the team performed several more dry runs using the camera to ensure that everything was working perfectly, Conyers says.
With thousands of people assembled over a mile away to watch the fiery plume of the solid rocket booster, Conyers and his team monitored the camera from a safe distance, ready to act in case something went wrong. As the countdown clock ticked down to zero, the SRB ignited and the HiDyRS-X team watched the camera’s automatic timer fail to go off. Luckily, they were quick to hit the manual override, allowing the camera to turn on just moments after ignition.
Once engaged, the camera recorded several seconds of the two-minute test before the power source was suddenly disconnected. In an unanticipated series of events, the sheer power of the booster shook the ground enough for the power cable to be removed from the power box.
Having had two unexpected camera outages during the test, Conyers described being disappointed.
“I was bummed,” Conyers says. “Especially because we did not experience any failures during the dry runs.”
When the team reviewed the camera footage, they saw a level of detail on par with the other successful HiDyRS-X tests. The team saw several elements never before caught on film in an engine test.
“I was amazed to see the ground support mirror bracket tumbling and the vortices shedding in the plume,” Conyers says. The team was able to gather interesting data from the slow motion footage, and Conyers also discovered something else by speeding up the playback.
“I was able to clearly see the exhaust plume, nozzle and the nozzle fabric go through its gimbaling patterns, which is an expected condition, but usually unobservable in slow motion or normal playback rates.”
Although initially disappointed with the camera anomalies, Conyers and the HiDyRS-X team came out of QM-2 with proof that their technology worked and that it had the ability to provide unprecedented views of high exposure rocket motor tests. The test experience also left Conyers with two major lessons learned for the future. First, to start the camera a full ten seconds before ignition to allow the ground team time to start the camera manually in the event of a timer failure. The second lesson, Conyers adds, is to understand just how powerful the engine tests are to properly protect and secure the electronics hardware from damage or disconnection.
“Failure during testing of the camera is the opportunity to get smarter,” Conyers says. “Without failure, technology and innovation is not possible.”
HiDyRS-X will continue testing at Stennis, while a second prototype of the camera is built with more advanced high dynamic range capabilities, using data gathered from the past few years of experimentation. The second HiDyRS-X prototype will be made with an improved manufacturing process to enhance the alignment capabilities of multiple exposure settings -- a challenge overcome in the first prototype.
HiDyRS-X not only stands as a game changing technology expected to revolutionize propulsion video analysis, but it also stands as a testament to ECI and the power of determined young engineers within NASA. Seasoned NASA employees and recent hires alike have the capacity to significantly contribute to NASA’s research and development goals. ECI’s emphasis on pairing young engineers with innovative industry partners enables technological leaps that would otherwise be impossible.
“The Stennis HiDyRS-X ECI project continues to be an exciting and challenging public-private collaboration of which we are proud to be a part,” says Mary Pagnutti, president of the Innovative Imaging and Research Corporation. “It’s giving us the chance to mentor early career technologists and advance the way we image and assess rocket motor firings.”
Monday, August 1, 2016
FAA-AST Awards Virgin Galactic Operator License For SpaceShipTwo (Press Release)
New Spaceship Conducts Taxi Test as it Nears Start of Flight Test Program
Mojave, CA –– The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA-AST) has awarded Virgin Galactic an operating license for SpaceShipTwo. The license award comes as the new vehicle, VSS Unity, begins to stretch its legs with the first tests conducted out of the hangar. Unity conducted the first taxi test today to evaluate and calibrate the navigation and communications/telemetry systems. Unity was pulled by a Range Rover Autobiography provided by Virgin Galactic’s automotive partner Land Rover, the same vehicle that will be used to tow Unity off the runway after flight tests.
The license award, which will ultimately permit commercial operations of the vehicle, was the culmination of several years of in-depth interaction with the FAA. The license review process consists of an in-depth review of the vehicle’s system design, safety analysis and flight trajectory analysis, culminating in FAA-AST approval.
Virgin Galactic Senior Vice President of Operations Mike Moses said, “The granting of our operator license is an important milestone for Virgin Galactic, as is our first taxi test for our new spaceship. While we still have much work ahead to fully test this spaceship in flight, I am confident that our world-class team is up to the challenge.”
Source: Virgin Galactic
Saturday, July 30, 2016
NASA Orders Second SpaceX Crew Mission to International Space Station (Press Release - July 29)
NASA took another important step Friday in returning U.S. astronaut launches from U.S. soil with the order of a second post-certification mission from commercial provider SpaceX in Hawthorne, California. Commercial crew flights from Florida’s Space Coast to the International Space Station will restore America’s human spaceflight launch capability and increase the time U.S. crews can dedicate to scientific research, which is helping prepare astronauts for deep space missions, including the Journey to Mars.
"The order of a second crew rotation mission from SpaceX, paired with the two ordered from Boeing will help ensure reliable access to the station on American spacecraft and rockets," said Kathy Lueders, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. "These systems will ensure reliable U.S. crew rotation services to the station, and will serve as a lifeboat for the space station for up to seven months."
This is the fourth and final guaranteed order NASA will make under the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contracts. Boeing received its two orders in May and December of 2015, and SpaceX received its first order in November 2015. Both companies have started planning for, building and testing the necessary hardware and assets to carry out their first flight tests, and ultimately missions for the agency.
At a later time, NASA will identify which company will fly the first post-certification mission to the space station. Each provider’s contract includes a minimum of two and a maximum potential of six missions.
SpaceX met the criteria for this latest award after it successfully completed interim developmental milestones and internal design reviews for its Crew Dragon spacecraft, Falcon 9 rocket and associated ground systems.
"We’re making great progress with Crew Dragon, with qualification of our docking adapter and initial acceptance testing of the pressure vessel qualification unit completed" said Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX president and chief operating officer. “We appreciate the trust NASA has placed in SpaceX with the order of another crew mission and look forward to flying astronauts from American soil next year."
SpaceX is building four Crew Dragon spacecraft at its Hawthorne facility -- two for qualification testing and two for flight tests next year. The company also is in the process of modifying Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, from which the company will launch future crewed missions to the space station.
A standard commercial crew mission to the station will carry as many as four crew members and about 220 pounds of pressurized cargo, and remain at the station for as long as 210 days, available as an emergency lifeboat during that time.
“With the commercial crew vehicles from Boeing and SpaceX, we will soon add a seventh crew member to space station missions, which will significantly increase the amount of crew time to conduct research,” said Julie Robinson, NASA’s International Space Station chief scientist. “Given the number of investigations waiting for the crew to be able to complete their research, having more crew members will enable NASA and our partners to significantly increase the important research being done every day for the benefit of all humanity.”
Orders under the CCtCap contracts are made two to three years prior to actual mission dates in order to provide time for each company to manufacture and assemble the launch vehicle and spacecraft. Each company also must successfully complete a certification process before NASA will give the final approval for flight.
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program manages the CCtCap contracts and is working with each company to ensure commercial transportation system designs and post-certification missions will meet the agency’s safety requirements. Activities that follow the award of missions include a series of mission-related reviews and approvals leading to launch. The program also will be involved in all operational phases of missions. | aerospace |
https://yellowhammernews.com/resicum-to-open-aviation-training-academy-in-selma/ | 2023-04-01T13:04:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296950030.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20230401125552-20230401155552-00438.warc.gz | 0.946226 | 518 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__156134294 | en | Resicum International, which provides flight training and maintenance support to government, commercial and general aviation customers, will be opening a training academy in Selma.
“I am proud to stand before all of y’all to announce Resicum International, a world-renowned woman and veteran-owned small business with a global reach, will open an aviation training academy here at Craig Field,” Gov. Kay Ivey said. “Craig Field has aviation training in its DNA, so it’s great to see Resicum establish a facility in such a historic location that will tap into this rich heritage while also solidifying the future for this Selma landmark.
“This project has significant potential, and I look forward to seeing how it unfolds.”
Resicum, which has signed a 10-year lease for the area, will invest $1.3 million in its new location. It is projected to create 70 jobs over a three-year period. The jobs will reportedly pay an average of $30 an hour, not counting benefits.
“We are exceptionally pleased to invest in Craig Field and expand our company in Selma,” said Resicum CEO Jeanine Ziervogel. “The location is ideal for our company’s expansion, and we look forward to ongoing growth of our aviation operations in this storied place.”
Greg Canfield, secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce, said the academy will help recruit future industry professionals across the world.
“Craig Field offers growing aviation companies a lot of advantages, particularly when it comes to the preparation of the next generation of aviation professionals,” he said.
“It is exciting to have Resicum International expanding into Dallas County and providing such incredible career opportunities to our citizens,” said Judge Jimmy Nunn, chairman of the Dallas County Commission. “I am so grateful for our local leadership making Dallas County such a great place to invest and do business. Thanks to everyone for a job well done.”
Selma Mayor James Perkins said it was “great news for Selma.”
“Our logistics planning strategy starting with aviation is working even better than I predicted,” he said. “Thank you Resicum for choosing Selma.
“Great job, Team Selma.”
Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News.
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https://modelbud.pl/pl/p/A225-AEG-DI-German-Fighter-1917/1214 | 2022-10-06T12:49:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337836.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20221006124156-20221006154156-00136.warc.gz | 0.943109 | 264 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__350336 | en | - BREDA Ba.88 LINCE
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The AEG D.I was biplane fighter of Word War I.
The prototype of the plane was unusual in that the airframe was built totally of steel tubing, including the wings spars and ribs. Three prototypes were ordered, but after the first two were involved in serious crashes, one of which killed flying ace Walter Hohndorf on 5 September 1917, development was cancelled.
The second and third prototypes differed little from the first except in detail. | aerospace |
https://www.atr-aircraft.com/presspost/making-regional-air-mobility-more-affordable-in-india/ | 2023-05-31T04:23:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224646257.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20230531022541-20230531052541-00687.warc.gz | 0.952848 | 477 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__3764985 | en | Making Regional Air Mobility More Affordable in India
Toulouse, March 22, 2022 – Leading regional aircraft manufacturer ATR will be showcasing its latest products and services at Wings India 2022 from 24-27 March (Booth n°1, Hall A).
The manufacturer has recently launched a new engine variant – the PW127XT, which will bring down fuel burn and engine maintenance costs even further – respectively by 3% and 20% –, reinforcing ATR’s position as the most economical and sustainable aircraft on the market.
ATR SVP Commercial, Fabrice Vautier, said: “Turboprops are the proven choice for a highly competitive, low fare environment such as the Indian regional market, where the trip and seat costs of regional jets are too high to compete. Even going beyond the Regional Connectivity Scheme, ATR aircraft are the perfect tool to serve thin point-to-point routes profitably, essentially because they are the most efficient aircraft on short thin routes, and there is still a big potential in India to link secondary cities between themselves, where passenger flows are not big enough for larger modules to be relevant.”
With 61 aircraft flying in India, operated by four airlines, which served 90 destinations and opened 39 new routes in 2021, ATR turboprops have been supporting socio-economic growth in the country since 1999, serving both large metro airports and small regional airfields, and providing essential connectivity to thousands of communities. Come visit our booth n°1, in Hall A, to meet with our sales and customer support team.
ATR is the world number one regional aircraft manufacturer with its ATR 42 and 72 aircraft the best-selling aircraft in the less than 90-seat market segment. The unifying vision of the company’s employees is to help everyone, no matter where they are in the world, to connect and develop in a responsible manner. Thanks to the efficiency of turboprop technology and the benefits of the company’s focus on continuous innovation, ATR aircraft open more than 140 new routes every year, burn up less fuel and emit less CO2 than regional jets. For all of these reasons, ATR aircraft have been chosen by some 200 companies in 100 countries around the world. ATR is a joint-venture between Airbus and Leonardo. | aerospace |
https://www.spacex.com/launches/return-human-spaceflight-america-08-02-2020/ | 2024-04-20T18:59:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817674.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420184033-20240420214033-00633.warc.gz | 0.890945 | 269 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__54774586 | en | On Saturday, May 30, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched Crew Dragon’s second demonstration (Demo-2) mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley aboard the spacecraft. Dragon autonomously docked to the International Space Station on Sunday, May 31, 2020.
Sixty-three days later, Crew Dragon undocked and departed from the orbiting laboratory, before successfully splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida on Sunday, August 2 at 2:48 p.m. EDT. This test flight marked the return of human spaceflight to the United States and the first-time in history a commercial company successfully took astronauts to orbit and back.
The Demo-2 mission was also the final major test milestone for SpaceX’s human spaceflight system to be certified by NASA for operational crew missions to and from the International Space Station. With the Demo-2 mission now complete, SpaceX and NASA teams are reviewing all the data for certification before NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, Shannon Walker, and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi fly on Dragon’s first six-month operational mission (Crew-1), targeted for late September. | aerospace |
https://militer.or.id/937/army-trials-hellfire-ii-romeo-missile-with-tiger-arh/ | 2024-04-14T05:32:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816864.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414033458-20240414063458-00655.warc.gz | 0.931349 | 360 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__84738272 | en | 08 Desember 2016
A Lockheed Martin AGM-114R Hellfire II Romeo laser guided air-to-ground missile fired from a Tiger Armed Reconnoissance Helicopter. (photo : Aus DoD)
Army has test-fired its first Lockheed Martin AGM-114R Hellfire II ‘Romeo’ laser-guided air-to-ground missile from one of its Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters at the Delamere Air Weapons Range in the Northern Territory.
The Hellfire II Romeo variant has some guidance and navigation improvements over its AGM-114M model, which is certified to be fired from Army’s fleet of Tiger ARHs.
The AGM-114R also features a variable warhead, which Lockheed Martin says is intended to work well against all three target types of armoured vehicles, fortified positions or soft and open targets, which can be selected by the aircrew while airborne without having to be preset prior to departure.
“Hellfire is extremely lethal, and we will continue to use it into the future with some upgrades that are coming through,” said Lieutenant Colonel Hayden Archibald, commanding officer of the 1st Aviation Regiment, 16th Aviation Brigade.
“We have just conducted tests and evaluations using the AGM-114R, which is a great enhancement to the Hellfire system. We will be able to program the warhead to be either an explosive fragment or an anti-tank weapon.”
The Hellfire II Romeo trial was carried out by the Army Aviation Test and Evaluation Section with support from Airbus Group Australia Pacific instrumentation, engineering and maintenance personnel, as well as the 1st Aviation Regiment, the Army Aviation Training Centre and RAAF Base Tindal. | aerospace |
https://www.ien.com/supply-chain/news/20836889/airbus-standardizes-on-stratasys-additive-manufacturing | 2024-03-02T14:18:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475825.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20240302120344-20240302150344-00824.warc.gz | 0.90724 | 138 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__123933034 | en | The ULTEM 9085 resin is certified to an Airbus material specification and is used in Stratasys’ FDM (Fused Deposition Modelling) based additive manufacturing solutions. By combining a high strength-to-weight ratio with FST (flame, smoke, and toxicity) compliance for aircraft flight parts, ULTEM 9085 enables the production of lighter weight parts while, ideally, lowering manufacturing costs and production time.
Airbus Standardizes on Additive Manufacturing
Airbus recently announced that it will standardize its use of Stratasys' 3D printing material for its A350 XWB aircraft.
Oct 13, 2016
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http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/zipcodemars/bio-contribution-missions.cfm?bid=527&cid=374&pid=360&page=&country_id=0&state_id=0 | 2014-04-21T00:16:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609539337.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005219-00033-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.914151 | 580 | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-15__0__58443626 | en | |Zip Code Mars Contribution
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Beyond his role as head of the NASA Langely Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) technical team, Scott leads the design, development, testing, validation, and verification of trajectory analysis codes to support entry systems at Mars and general aerospace vehicle design, performance, and assessment. He provides models and software changes to support various mission specific requirements. Scott is also the program manager for the Program to Optimize Simulated Trajectories II which is the basis for all entry system trajectory analyses at NASA Langley.
Mars Science Laboratory
Scott leads the nation-wide team responsible for design, development, testing, validation, and verification of the Mars 2009 Science Laboratory entry, descent, and landing (EDL) High Fidelity Engineering (HFE) three and six degree-of-freedom trajectory simulations. As team lead, Scott determines 3DOF and 6DOF simulation products, establishes validation and verification requirements and procedures, as well as assigns subsystem model group deliverables.This team is responsible for including models of over 20 different subsystems in these simulations.
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Since January 2002, Scott has led the technical team of NASA Langley engineers providing engineering evaluation and simulation in the areas of aerodynamics, aerothermodynamics, thermal analysis, and flight mechanics for the aerobraking phase. As an integral part of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) Navigation team, the NASA Langley team has been tasked during aerobraking operations with evaluating and validating that the MRO spacecraft will meet final orbital constraints while remaining within defined thermal constraints during atmospheric passage.
Mars Exploration Rover Mission
Scott led a team of four engineers that provided independent validation, verification, and assessment of NASA Langley simulation models used for design and operations during the entry, descent, and landing phase of the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission. These models included (but were not limited to) the mulitbody parachute model (and associated input data) aerodynamic models, TIERS propulsion models, and coordinate frame transformations. Additionally, as part of his Ph.D. dissertation research, Scott is reconstructing entry trajectories using various techniques and developed Program to Optimize Simulated Trajectories II reconstruction modules in conjunction with the entry, descent and landing simulation developed to support MER entry.
Scott led the NASA Langley internal validation and verification of the aerobraking trajectory simulation based on the Program to Optimize Simulated Trajectories. He was also a backup member of the flight mechanics team.
Mars Polar Lander
Scott provided support for NASA Langley day of entry six degree-of-freedom monte carlo runs and footprint generation. He independently determined the attitude quaternion for zero angle of attack just prior to entry during entry, descent and landing operations. | aerospace |
https://m.vovworld.vn/en-US/news/japan-puts-missile-defences-on-alert-as-north-korea-warns-of-satellite-launch-1203220.vov | 2023-10-04T06:25:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511361.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004052258-20231004082258-00501.warc.gz | 0.949595 | 135 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__311050410 | en | |Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno. (Photo: Reuters)
The North says it has completed its first military spy satellite and leader Kim Jong Un has approved final preparations for the launch.
It would be the North's latest step in a series of missile launches and weapons tests in recent months, including a new, solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile.
Japan expects North Korea to fire the rocket carrying its satellite over the southwest island chain as it did in 2016, a defence ministry spokesperson said.
Analysts say the new satellite is part of a surveillance technology programme that includes drones, aimed at improving the ability to strike targets in wartime. | aerospace |
https://www.wordnik.com/words/twilight%20shadowing | 2018-05-22T10:25:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794864657.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20180522092655-20180522112655-00562.warc.gz | 0.874304 | 213 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__123232750 | en | Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
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James Oberg explained many UFO sightings on the Internet. Most of them belong to one of three groups:
super-high plumes – rocket or missile plumes, especially lit by Sun on a dark sky;
space dandruff – ice flakes, fragments of insulation, etc. flying alongside a space vehicle, especially seen on backward-facing camera;
twilight shadowing – objects that move from shadow into sunlight in space appear as if coming from behind the clouds or from beyond the edge of the Earth.
September 23, 2016
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http://www.librarything.com/work/757847 | 2017-11-21T13:59:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934806388.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20171121132158-20171121152158-00031.warc.gz | 0.830384 | 259 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__154382429 | en | Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.
Luftwaffe Fighter Aircraft in Profile (Schiffer Military History Book)
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0764302914, Hardcover)A superb study for both the historian and modeler, this book contains 124 color profiles showing Luftwaffe single-engine fighter aircraft - Bf 109, Fw 190, Ta 152, Me 262, Me 163, and He 162 - once piloted by some of the most famous German aces of World War II. Also shown are war-era photographs of select aircraft and pilots. The book begins with a summary of Luftwaffe fighter camouflage and color schemes on the various war fronts, then explains unit markings, tactical codes, personal markings and other markings. Luftwaffe Fighter Aircraft in Profile serves as the perfect introduction to the history of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. At the same time, it is an indispensable volume to the aircraft modeler.
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https://careers.global/job/2801854/QR19662---Cargo-Claims-Administrator---Qatar-Aviation-Services---Doha-.html?searchId=1547347868.74&page=1 | 2019-03-27T02:48:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912207618.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20190327020750-20190327042750-00380.warc.gz | 0.947199 | 246 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__16058164 | en | Qatar Aviation Services
Qatar Aviation Services (QAS) is an award winning, premier ground handling organisation whose global headquarter is at Hamad International Airport (HIA), the hub airport of Qatar Airways. Since its establishment in 2000, QAS has developed a reputation as a premium provider of world-class ground services to: international airlines; Heads of State and VVIPs; private fleets and customers; executive charter flights and cargo operators.
The QAS team comprising of over 8,000 strong multicultural employees, is dedicated to fulfilling the total passenger and cargo requirements of the airport, the airlines and customers it serves. This team of highly trained and diversely skilled staff is the reason for QAS outstanding success and their Customer’s satisfaction.About Your Job::
In this role you will monitor and attend queries from customer airlines in relation to cargo claims to investigate the same in a timely manner and provide preliminary handling reports accordingly. Co-ordinate with operational teams and collect relevant proofs to ascertain shipment movements during handling at DOH.
Additionally you will be responsible for the following:
To be considered for this role you must have the following qualifications:
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http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Stefan-G%C3%BCdel/1913066450 | 2016-05-07T01:03:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-18/segments/1461864953696.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20160428173553-00107-ip-10-239-7-51.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.702256 | 73 | CC-MAIN-2016-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-18__0__15951706 | en | Stefan GüdelWrong Stefan Güdel?
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Company Description: GÜDEL provides the aerospace industry with cost effective automation. We work within your integrated process team to develop a solution that fits your aerospace... more | aerospace |
https://www.sloanehelicopters.com/about-us/news/aw109-trekker-introduces-all-new-degree-of-versatility-for-helicopter-charter-services-in-uk | 2024-04-13T16:42:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816820.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413144933-20240413174933-00193.warc.gz | 0.926872 | 511 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__52328141 | en | Published: 3rd June 2019
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Rome, 3 June 2019 – Leading charter service provider Apollo Air Services of the UK is expanding its fleet of Leonardo helicopters introducing its first VIP AW109 Trekker light twin which adds to the existing fleet of six AW109 GrandNew aircraft. This achievement was announced by Leonardo, Apollo Air Services and Sloane Helicopters, the official sole distributor of Leonardo’s AW109 and VIP AW169 helicopters in UK and Ireland.
With a dedicated team working together delivering fast, safe, comfortable and versatile door-to-door luxury VIP charter services across the nation, Apollo Air Services manage and operate the largest fleet of AW109 GrandNew VIP helicopters in the UK from three main bases (Carlisle Lake District Airport, Cardiff City Heliport and Leeds East Airport). Apollo Air Services are leading the way in the corporate market. They are the first operator in the UK to gain approval to operate the AW109 in the Multi-Crew role and to fully integrate the Leonardo FFS simulator into their training philosophy. This commitment to invest in the development of the company enhances safety and ensures the future of the industry by allowing Apollo Air Services to recruit, train and mentor young pilots.
The supply of the AW109 Trekker, with operational readiness expected to start in Q4 2019, confirms customer’s trust and satisfaction with Leonardo and Sloane Helicopters. The newest Leonardo model in the light twin category with orders now exceeding 60 units worldwide, the AW109 Trekker maintains the outstanding performance, dynamics, cabin space and best-in-class VIP comfort. This combined with all new avionics is the first AW109 provided with skids, which will allow Apollo Air Services to provide VIP luxury charters with an all new degree of versatility. This is the first AW109 Trekker to enter the UK and Ireland market, with two further aircraft expected to be delivered within the next 10 months. Sloane Helicopters sees further strong sales order growth for the Trekker, and combined with the GrandNew they will continue to provide industry-leading solutions for the light twin-engine market.
Leonardo maintains its leading position in the world’s VIP/corporate market in the multi-engine helicopter segment thanks to the most modern and largest product range featuring state-of-art avionic and navigation systems along with class-leading performance, safety and comfort standards. They hold a 40% share, including private, charter and VVIP/Government transport services. | aerospace |
https://proxypayexchange.com/transform-your-drone-diy-crafting-and-customization-techniques/ | 2023-12-06T06:49:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100583.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206063543-20231206093543-00649.warc.gz | 0.928828 | 1,634 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__138695480 | en | Drones have become increasingly popular among hobbyists and professionals alike, offering a range of applications from aerial photography to delivery services. While off-the-shelf drones come with their own set of features, many enthusiasts are looking to personalize and customize their drones to reflect their unique style and preferences.
This article explores various do-it-yourself (DIY) crafting and customization techniques that can help transform your drone into a one-of-a-kind flying machine.
One way to add a personal touch to your drone is through custom decals and paint jobs. By applying decals or painting the drone’s exterior, you can create a design that stands out and sets your drone apart from the rest. Whether it’s a sleek and minimalist design or a vibrant and eye-catching pattern, the possibilities for customization are endless.
Additionally, modifying the physical structure of your drone can enhance its aesthetics and functionality. From adding custom-made accessories to changing the frame or propeller design, these modifications can give your drone a unique look while also improving its performance. By experimenting with different materials and components, you can create a drone that not only looks great but also meets your specific needs.
Adding Custom Decals and Paint Jobs
The process of adding custom decals and paint jobs to drones entails meticulously applying adhesive decals and using specialized painting techniques to create unique designs and patterns that enhance the aesthetic appeal of the drone.
Custom decals are typically made from high-quality vinyl material that can easily adhere to the surface of the drone. These decals can be pre-designed or custom-made, allowing drone enthusiasts to choose from a wide range of options to suit their personal taste and style.
Applying the decals requires precision and attention to detail, as any mistakes or misalignments can detract from the overall look of the drone.
In addition to decals, specialized painting techniques can also be used to customize the appearance of a drone. This can involve using airbrushing techniques to create intricate designs or patterns, or even hand-painting the drone to achieve a more personalized touch.
The use of different colors, shading, and blending techniques can result in stunning visual effects that make the drone stand out. This process requires patience and skill, as it may involve multiple layers of paint and meticulous detailing.
Overall, adding custom decals and paint jobs to a drone offers a creative outlet for drone enthusiasts, allowing them to showcase their individuality and creativity through their drone’s appearance.
Modifying the Drone’s Physical Structure
Modifying the physical structure of a drone involves implementing various techniques to enhance its capabilities and aesthetic appeal.
By altering the drone’s physical structure, drone enthusiasts can customize their devices to suit their specific needs and preferences.
One popular modification technique is changing the frame or chassis of the drone. Drone frames come in different materials such as carbon fiber, aluminum, and plastic, each offering different levels of durability and weight.
By selecting a frame that best suits their requirements, users can improve the drone’s stability and maneuverability. Additionally, modifying the frame can also improve the drone’s aesthetic appeal, allowing users to showcase their creativity and personal style.
Another technique to modify the physical structure of a drone is by adding attachments and accessories. These can include additional cameras, sensors, or even robotic arms.
Adding a gimbal can provide stabilization for aerial photography and videography, ensuring smooth and professional-looking shots. Sensors like GPS or obstacle avoidance systems can enhance the drone’s autonomous capabilities, making it easier to navigate and avoid collisions.
Robotic arms can be used for various purposes, such as carrying and dropping payloads or performing specific tasks. By customizing the physical structure of their drones with these attachments and accessories, enthusiasts can transform their devices into versatile tools that can be used in a wide range of applications.
Overall, modifying the physical structure of a drone allows users to push the boundaries of innovation, creating a device that not only performs well but also reflects their unique vision and creativity.
Enhancing Flight Performance with Aftermarket Parts
Enhancing flight performance can be achieved through the utilization of aftermarket parts, which offer the potential to optimize a drone’s capabilities and improve its overall flying experience.
Aftermarket parts refer to components that are not originally included in the drone’s standard configuration but can be added or replaced to enhance its performance. These parts are typically designed and manufactured by third-party companies specializing in drone accessories and modifications.
One popular aftermarket part for enhancing flight performance is the upgraded motor. By replacing the stock motor with a higher-powered one, the drone can achieve increased thrust and better maneuverability. This allows for improved stability in windy conditions and the ability to carry heavier payloads. Additionally, aftermarket motors often feature better heat dissipation systems, which can prolong the drone’s flight time by preventing overheating.
Another commonly upgraded component is the propeller. Aftermarket propellers are designed to be more efficient, generating more lift and reducing drag. This results in smoother and more stable flight, as well as increased speed and agility.
Overall, by incorporating aftermarket parts, drone enthusiasts can push the boundaries of their devices’ flight capabilities and unlock new possibilities for aerial exploration and innovation.
Installing LED Lights for Nighttime Flying
Installing LED lights on a drone can provide pilots with increased visibility during nighttime flights, allowing them to navigate and control the drone more effectively in low-light conditions. LED lights are small and lightweight, making them an ideal choice for drone customization.
These lights can be easily attached to the drone’s frame or landing gear, and their bright illumination helps pilots to identify the drone’s orientation and position in the dark. With LED lights, pilots can fly their drones with confidence, even in areas with limited lighting or during nighttime events. Moreover, LED lights can also enhance the aesthetic appeal of the drone, making it more visually appealing and captivating to watch during nighttime flights.
In addition to improving visibility, LED lights also offer a range of creative possibilities for drone enthusiasts. By using different colors and patterns, pilots can customize the appearance of their drones and create stunning light shows in the sky. This adds a new dimension to drone flying, turning it into a form of artistic expression.
Moreover, LED lights can be synchronized with the drone’s flight patterns and maneuvers, adding an extra level of excitement to the flying experience. This innovative use of LED lights not only enhances the pilot’s enjoyment but also captivates audiences who witness the mesmerizing light displays.
Overall, installing LED lights on a drone not only improves visibility but also offers a unique opportunity for pilots to showcase their creativity and innovation in the field of drone customization.
In conclusion, the world of drone customization offers a myriad of possibilities for enthusiasts to transform their drones into unique and personalized flying machines. By adding custom decals and paint jobs, individuals can create visually striking drones that stand out from the crowd.
Additionally, modifying the drone’s physical structure allows for improved functionality and aesthetics, giving users the opportunity to truly make the drone their own.
Furthermore, enhancing flight performance with aftermarket parts opens up a whole new realm of possibilities for drone enthusiasts. From upgraded motors to improved propellers, these modifications can greatly enhance the drone’s speed, agility, and overall performance.
Lastly, installing LED lights for nighttime flying not only adds a cool factor to the drone, but also increases visibility and safety during low-light conditions.
Overall, DIY crafting and customization techniques provide drone owners with the means to create a drone that reflects their personal style and preferences. Whether it’s through custom decals, physical modifications, enhanced performance, or LED lights, the possibilities are endless.
By exploring and experimenting with these techniques, drone enthusiasts can truly transform their drones into unique and personalized flying machines that are a reflection of their creativity and passion for the hobby. | aerospace |
https://thecompliancelady.com/category/bis/ | 2023-03-22T18:56:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296944452.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20230322180852-20230322210852-00702.warc.gz | 0.871181 | 100 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__124460578 | en | 100 Russian aircraft, including oligarch jet identified by US
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New US Export Control Restrictions for Aerospace Companies
New export control compliance requirements announced for U.S. Aerospace companies dealing with partners and customers of certain origin.
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http://www.britishairwaysnews.com/tag/boeing/ | 2017-04-27T03:16:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121865.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00226-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.949876 | 445 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__227532247 | en | According to reports coming from the Wall St Journal, British Airways is close to placing a significant order for the new Airbus A350. If true, it will be a major coup for the European manufacturer and a source of great disappointment, and perhaps a little worry, for Boeing.
Although British Airways has ordered 12 Airbus A380, the airline has traditionally been seen as a key customer of Boeing. British Airways is still the world’s largest operator of the Boeing 747, with over 50 in its fleet, as well as 46 777-200′s, 6 777-300′s and 21 767-300′s.
Many of these aircraft are getting on in age however and British Airways is in the process of a major fleet renewal program. Aside from its 12 Airbus A380′s on order, British Airways has so far taken delivery of 6 Boeing 777-300′s and placed an order for 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, split between the 8 & 9 series models. Most industry observers therefore expected any new British Airways to be for further 787′s and / or 777-300′s, or perhaps even as a launch customer for the new 777-x although this last model hasn’t even been formally offered by Boeing yet and wouldn’t be available until 2019 or 2020 at the earliest; the past delays and current problems with the 787 may have made British Airways more than just a bit nervous.
If British Airways is to order to the Airbus A350 it is likely to focus on the 1000 series, the largest of the 3 models. The A350 is of a similar size to the Boeing 777-300 and will be viewed as a natural successor to the 747 on routes where the A380 is too large; the A350-1000 and 777-300 don’t have the same passenger capacity as the 747 but are far more fuel efficient. The 24 Boeing 787′s that British Airways has ordered will replace the older 767′s and 777-200′s in its fleet which probably leaves space for an order of around 30 further aircraft, possibly split between the 787, A350 and even, still, the new 777-x. | aerospace |
https://arma-gdit.icims.com/jobs/51508/guard%2C-security/job | 2019-01-22T12:08:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583850393.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20190122120040-20190122142040-00632.warc.gz | 0.893656 | 427 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__82852471 | en | Primary: Observes and reports airspace incursion by manned aircraft when UAS are flying in or around joint use airfields.
1. Makes periodic checks on buildings, grounds,and equipment associated with UAS Flight Operations.
2. Monitors access to airspace and reports intrusion to Mission Commander. Monitors Air Traffic Control frequencies.
3. Participates in training activities.
4. Participates in special projects as required.
5. Maintains Inventory control of all items needed to perform Ground Observer duty. Reports shortfalls/deficiencies and orders replacement equipment through appropriate channels.
6. When not engaged in primary duties, performs authorized secondary duties per the Statement of Work and SOP for Visual Ground Observers.
7. Supports 24 hour flight operations and rotates shifts as necessary to provide support.
8. May support Downed Aircraft Recovery Teams.
9. Maintains currency in all mandatory training associated with all assigned duties.
Requires a High School Diploma or GED.
Must have and maintain a valid driver license. Must obtain and maintain an FAA Class II flight physical. Must obtain and maintain any Government driver license required to operate assigned vehicle. (Sedan, Truck, HMMWV, Golf Cart and/or ATV). Must obtain and maintain a secret level security clearance. (Customer option to waiver for Background Check). Must be able to work outdoors in all four seasons for extended periods; day or night
For more than 50 years, General Dynamics Information Technology has served as a trusted provider of information technology, systems engineering, training and professional services to customers across federal, state, and local governments, and in the commercial sector. Over 40,000 GDIT professionals deliver enterprise solutions, manage mission-critical IT programs and provide mission support services worldwide. GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
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https://www.guyson.com/tag/machine/ | 2023-06-09T05:43:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224655247.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20230609032325-20230609062325-00395.warc.gz | 0.929194 | 114 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__223582595 | en | Reimagining Machine Engineering, Building and Fabrication at Guyson Corporation
At Guyson we see the machine building industry is undergoing rapid change as new materials, technologies and processes make it easier to build powerful machinery.
Custom Robot-On-Rail Blasting and Shot Peening System for Aerospace Industry
For more than six decades Guyson has built custom blast systems of all sizes to fit our clients specific needs. One of the largest we have ever built is for the Aerospace industry where a large cabinet and specific calibrated treatment was needed to meet AMS2432 specifications. | aerospace |
https://nevertrustanatom.home.blog/tag/spaceport/ | 2023-03-29T10:04:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296948965.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20230329085436-20230329115436-00335.warc.gz | 0.953709 | 180 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__170534459 | en | In-Space's Faraday Satellite Last year, I got the chance to do some work experience at In-Space Missions, and I got to see what it really takes to launch a satellite- from design to orbit! It was such a valuable experience to hear from space professionals talk about their jobs and their journey into such an… Continue reading CubeSats- the future of the space industry?
So you want to work in the space industry- UK edition!
When you think of space, the organisation that immediately springs to mind is NASA, and then probably SpaceX. But for those of us who don’t live in the US, the fact that a lot of the big companies and funding for space research are found there is more than a little disheartening, especially when you… Continue reading So you want to work in the space industry- UK edition! | aerospace |
https://weekdaytimes.com/science/2021/01/14/blue-origin-aims-to-fly-first-passengers-into-space-as-early-as-april | 2021-01-16T09:09:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703505861.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20210116074510-20210116104510-00539.warc.gz | 0.948016 | 733 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__5301523 | en | After years in improvement, Jeff Bezos’ non-public space firm Blue Origin aims to carry its first passengers on a experience to the sting of space in a number of months.
Blue Origin on Thursday completed the fourteenth test flight of its New Shepard rocket booster and capsule. Called NS-14, the profitable take a look at flight featured the debut of a brand new booster and an upgraded capsule.
Beyond the upgrades, CNBC has realized that NS-14 additionally marked one of many final remaining steps earlier than Blue Origin flies its first crew to space.
The flight was the first of two “stable configuration” take a look at flights, individuals acquainted with Blue Origin’s plans advised CNBC. Stable configuration implies that the corporate plans to keep away from making main modifications between this flight and the subsequent.
Additionally, these individuals stated that Blue Origin aims to launch the second take a look at flight inside six weeks, or by late February, and the first crewed flight six weeks after that, or by early April.
Blue Origin’s subsequent flight, NS-15, can even embody a take a look at of loading and unloading the crew, the individuals stated.
The firm declined CNBC’s request for touch upon its plans for New Shepard.
An formidable timeline
The New Shepard schedule is formidable, one of many individuals cautioned, with the purpose of flying each six weeks coming from the corporate’s prime management. Blue Origin’s prior mission NS-13 flew in October, after being delayed from September due to an influence provide situation – and it additionally got here after a nine-month hiatus between flights.
The individual additionally famous that one of many excellent duties for New Shepard’s NS-15 launch is to end software program qualification evaluate, which they stated is just not anticipated to be completed till late March and even April.
New Shepard is designed to carry individuals on rides previous the sting of space, reaching an altitude of greater than 340,000 toes (or greater than 100 kilometers). The capsule spends a number of minutes in zero gravity earlier than returning to Earth, with huge home windows to give passengers a view. Both the rockets and the capsules are reusable, with the boosters returning to land vertically and the capsules touchdown on management of a set of parachutes.
The NS-14 mission featured a number of upgrades to the crew capsule, together with an audio push-to-talk system for astronauts to speak to mission management, a brand new crew alert system panel at every seat, cushioned wall linings and sound suppression units to cut back noise within the capsule, and the addition of environmental methods such as air situation and humidity controls.
Blue Origin was based in 2000 by Bezos, and now has greater than 3,500 staff with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. To date, Blue Origin has launched New Shepard 14 occasions efficiently, and landed the rocket’s booster 13 consecutive occasions. The firm has constructed 4 New Shepard boosters in whole, the fourth of which launched on Thursday for the first time.
Its third booster has flown seven occasions consecutively and will probably be used to fly microgravity analysis payloads for NASA and different clients. New Shepard is a completely autonomous system, with no pilots on board.
Bezos personally funds Blue Origin’s improvement by promoting a part of his inventory in Amazon. While he has beforehand stated that he sells about $1 billion of Amazon shares yearly to fund the space firm, Bezos has not too long ago elevated his gross sales of Amazon inventory, cashing out more than $10 billion worth in 2020. | aerospace |
https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/science-technology/122864/philae-comet-lander-was-sponsored-by-extreme-tumble-drying-organization | 2020-10-20T02:59:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107869785.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020021700-20201020051700-00021.warc.gz | 0.955505 | 230 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__75280843 | en | After the "Extreme Sports Tumble Drying Club" admitted its clandestine sponsorship of the Rosetta "on comet" space clothes drying mission, the mission ground to a halt yesterday. The Rosetta spacecraft's landing module, Philae, a $2m black bodywork pimped tumble drier, has come out of hiding now that the orbiter craft, Rosetta refuses to go along with any more "childish" games.
A series of programed games was initiated by a landing related malfunction and the European mission control staff have just realised that a game of hide and seek had been triggered off. Additionally the lander has been spotted depleting its batteries by secretly drying clothes on a 'full load anti-crease' setting for 12 hours. The tumble drier has an automatically extending clothes line with it, but this failed to deploy on landing. Scientists have now re-programed all drying cycles to economy mode irrespective of dial position.
Some clothes pegs, a handful of small change and a (now ruined) Hershey bar have been identified by mission control as the cause of a worrying 10 year long rattling noise. | aerospace |
https://missilethreat.csis.org/russia-tests-broad-range-of-missile-capabilities-during-vostok-2018-exercise/ | 2023-12-03T00:36:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100476.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202235258-20231203025258-00556.warc.gz | 0.973481 | 118 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__291907221 | en | Russian personnel of the 76th Air Defense Division conducted practice intercepts against 30 missiles and other aerial threats designed to simulate a massed attack by enemy capabilities. The threats flew at altitudes ranging from 100 meters to several kilometers. Interceptors were fired from the Buk M-2, Tor, Pantsir-S, S-300, and S-400 systems. The Ministry of Defense reported that all targets were destroyed. The mission took place as part of Russia’s annual Vostok exercise, which this year includes over 300,000 Russian personnel alongside 3,200 Chinese personnel. | aerospace |
https://www.thefloridapost.com/nasas-artemis-i-launch-dates-this-month-and-three-failed-attempts-so-far-this-year/ | 2023-01-31T23:54:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499891.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20230131222253-20230201012253-00676.warc.gz | 0.957897 | 1,472 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__231386742 | en | Brian Cox outlines goals of NASA’s Artemis 1 mission launch
NASA is set to roll its Artemis I Space Launch System back to its launch pad this Friday with Monday, November 14 pencilled in as the next official attempt date. The space agency will target a 69-minute launch window on this day, but has two other backup dates on its schedule just in case it fails to launch once again. The massive Moon rocket has been undergoing checks and maintenance in its Vehicle Assembly Building, where it took shelter during Hurricane Ian in late September. Should November 14’s attempt be scuppered for any reason, a pair of two-hour backup windows have also been pencilled in for the same week — one on November 16 and the other on November 19.
In a twist on the previous launch attempts, all three new target windows will be at night — starting at 12.07am local time (5.07am GMT) on November 14, 1.04am CST (06.04am GMT) on November 16 and 1.45am (6.45am GMT) on November 19.
According to the space agency, a successful blast-off on November 14 would lead to a 25-and-a-half day mission around the Moon, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean on December 9. A NASA spokesperson said: “Teams are on track to roll the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B no earlier than Friday, November 4, with first motion targeted for 12:01am EDT [04:01am GMT].
“Minor repairs identified through detailed inspections are mostly completed. Preparations are underway to ready the mobile launcher and Vehicle Assembly Building for rollout by configuring the mobile launcher arms and umbilicals and continuing to retract the access platforms surrounding SLS and Orion as work is completed.
“Testing of the reaction control system on the twin solid rocket booters, as well as the installation of the flight batteries, is complete and those components are ready for flight. Engineers also have replaced the batteries on the interim cryogenic propulsion stage, which was powered up for a series of tests to ensure the stage is functioning properly.”
NASA is set to roll its Artemis I Space Launch System back to its launch pad this Friday
A November 14 launch would lead to a 25-and-a-half day mission around the Moon
This stage is a single-engine liquid hydrogen and oxygen system that will provide in-space propulsion for the Orion capsule after the SLS’s core stage and solid fuel boosters are jettisoned. NASA continued: “Teams are continuing to work in the intertank area of the core stage and upper section of the boosters to replace batteries.
“Flight termination system testing will start next week on the intertank and booster and once complete, those elements will be ready for launch. Charging of the secondary payloads in the Orion stage adapter is complete.
“Teams recharged, replaced and reinstalled several of the radiation instruments and the crew seat accelerometer inside Orion ahead of the crew module closure for roll [to the launch pad].”
Further preparation will be necessary when the 322-feet-tall, 5.75million lbs SLS arrives back at its launch pad. These will include refreshing the biological specimens being carried on board the rocket — including algae, fungi, seeds and yeast — and ensuring all of the rocket’s hatches are properly closed prior to launch.
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Pictured: the SLS was taken back to its assembly building in late September
The Space Launch System is a whopping 322-feet-tall and weighs in at 5.75million lbs
Friday’s movement of the SLS will mark the fourth outward journey that the giant rocket has made atop its crawler–transporter from the vehicle assembly building — having made the trip twice in the spring for two so-called “wet dress rehearsals”, and then again for the recent but aborted launch attempts.
Hurricane Ian accounted for the latest in the series of unfortunate delays experienced by the Artemis I mission, with NASA having already made two attempts at getting the SLS to lift-off — the first on August 29 and the second on September 3.
The initial launch attempt was scrubbed after it appeared one of the rocket’s four main engines was too hot during engine bleed tests.
This issue, however, was later traced to a misleading reading from a “bad sensor”. A persistent leak in the liquid hydrogen fuel line, meanwhile, brought the second go to a halt, despite engineers trying three times to troubleshoot the problem.
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Hurricane Ian accounted for the latest in the series of unfortunate delays experienced by Artemis I
Both of these issues were reexamined in mid-September when NASA undertook a “cryogenic demonstration test”, which saw a practice tanking of the SLS’s core and interim stages with more than 730.000 gallons of liquid hydrogen fuel.
The space agency reported that “after encountering a hydrogen leak early in the loading process, engineers were able to troubleshoot the issue and proceed with the planned activities.”
These activities included revisiting the kick-start bleed test — in which a small amount of liquid hydrogen fuel is used to cool down the four RS-25 engines at the base of the rocket’s core stage to 423F (217C) — that threw up problems during the first launch attempt.
The purpose of this was to ensure that the engines are not unduly stressed when the supercool fuel is channelled into them properly at the time of launch.
Following the cryogenic demonstration test, NASA reported “all objectives [were] met” — leading to optimism that the SLS will be able to successfully lift-off on the next attempt.
However, plans to deliver this launch in early October were thwarted by the landfall in Florida of the devastating Hurricane Ian.
The storm brought with it wind speeds well in excess of the 85 miles per hour threshold the SLS is capable of safely withstanding on its pad.
In Ian’s wake, NASA engineers reported that the rocket, sheltered in its assembly building — as well as the rest of the Artemis launch systems — did not appear to have been damaged by the extreme weather conditions.
Nevertheless, the space agency elected to eschew launch opportunities in late October in favour of those this month.
As a NASA spokesperson explained, this focus allowed “time for employees at Kennedy to address the needs of their families and homes after the storm and for teams to identify additional checkouts needed before returning to the pad for launch.” | aerospace |
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2019/07/16/rocketman-unveils-latest-stage-in-mission-to-put-tourists-into-space/ | 2020-08-11T18:40:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738819.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20200811180239-20200811210239-00046.warc.gz | 0.946937 | 292 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__126216125 | en | Rocketman unveils latest stage in mission to put tourists into space
Steven Bennett, managing director of Starchaser Industries, said Nova 2 will blast off next year.
A rocket enthusiast has unveiled his latest creation as he pursues a decades-long dream of sending tourists into space.
Steven Bennett, managing director of Starchaser Industries, based at a unit on an industrial estate in Hyde, Greater Manchester, said Nova 2 will blast off next year.
It will carry a crash test dummy and safety systems for manned launches planned for the future.
Mr Bennett said his bid to reach for the stars came from childhood memories of watching the Apollo moon landings and sci-fi puppet show Thunderbirds.
He added: “Ultimately we are looking at doing space tourism. People will pay us money, get to wear a spacesuit, we’ll launch them more than 100 kilometres out into space, and they’ll see the curvature of the Earth, the blackness of space and then we’ll bring them back again.
“We are very close to being able to do that, so another few years and we are going to make that happen.
“What we need to do is raise the funds – we need a bit more money coming in.”
A date for the launch of Nova 2 has yet to be released.
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http://handshakemag.com/six-men-alone-in-a-box-for-a-17-month-stimulated-trip-to-mars/ | 2017-03-27T06:41:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218189462.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212949-00249-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.93661 | 296 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__142982311 | en | Six Men Alone In A Box For A 17-Month Simulated Trip To Mars
520 days. That’s 12,480 hours, or how long a six-member, all-male team will be in a windowless mock spaceship to simulate a flight to Mars. The project, called Mars500, began yesterday, and is run by the Russian Institute for Medical and Biological Problems in conjunction with the European Space Agency ESA and China’s space training center.
All those hours and days in a little, windowless area could kill a man with boredom. That’s why the team has a plan to stay entertained during their mission. At some point during the 17 months, they will play a match with former chess champion Anatoly Karpov. They will also have Internet access but, to mirror conditions on the actual flight, the connection will suffer periodic interruptions.
They’ll have access to video games too, as part of the ESA’s project to “develop personalized software to interact with crews on future space missions,” according to a USA Today article published earlier this week. Any Starcraft champions among the crew?
Just in case anyone starts going all Sunshine crazy on the astronauts asses, any member may choose to walk out at any time, effectively ending the mission. The mission may also be terminated for medical or technical reasons.
Check back the second week of January, 2012 to see if the mission was successful. | aerospace |
http://outerspacesite.com/mercury.html | 2017-12-13T01:36:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948520218.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20171213011024-20171213031024-00223.warc.gz | 0.945406 | 443 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__174749478 | en | Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun in our solar system. It is a small planet with an equatorial diameter of only 4880 km (3032 miles). Mercury's density is similar to that of Earth's, and its surface gravity is considerably less than Earth's. Scientists believe that Mercury formed at about the same time as Earth did, about 4.6 billion years ago.
Mercury doesn't have much of an atmosphere. Because of this, Mercury has wide temperature swings. During the day Mercury's temperature can reach as high as 800.6 °F (427 °C). During the night Mercury's temperature drops as low as -280 °F (-173 °C).
Mercury rotates on its axis every 59 Earth days and makes one complete orbit around the Sun every 88 days (compared to Earth's 365 days). Because of Mercury's fast orbit around the Sun and the very slow rotation on its axis, one day on Mercury lasts the equivalent of 176 Earth days.
Because Mercury is so close to the Sun it is hard for us to view it from Earth. However, unmanned space probes (e.g., Mariner 10 and the Messenger spacecraft) have been able to map out part of Mercury's surface.
Mercury's surface is heavily cratered due to objects, such as meteors, impacting its surface. With no atmosphere to speak of most meteors manage to make it to Mercury's surface. In fact, conditions on Mercury resemble those of Earth's moon, much more so than on Earth.
One difference between the Moon and Mercury's surface is that Mercury has large cliffs on its surface called scarps. Scientists believe that as Mercury's interior cooled the entire planet shrank, forming the scarps. Scientists are currently uncertain whether scarps are present on the entire surface of Mercury.
Mariner 10 detected a small magnetic field on Mercury, which suggests that Mercury may have an iron core.
There is some evidence of past volcanic activity, but there doesn't appear to be any activity there now.
Mercury has no moon.
Images of Mercury: Courtesy of NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington. | aerospace |
https://kuenselonline.com/a-learning-process/ | 2023-02-08T00:12:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500664.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20230207233330-20230208023330-00113.warc.gz | 0.973477 | 508 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__39738254 | en | The government’s helicopter has received mixed reviews from firefighters.
Some are of the opinion that the helicopter’s water drops were ineffective, especially during the Thimphu fires, while some say it played a major role pointing to the Haa fire.
Both sides are correct.
Bhutan is using a helicopter to fight forest fires for the first time in its history so there will be a learning process.
What we can learn from the experiences so far is that there needs to be some discussion between the helicopter company and other relevant agencies like the departments of forests and disaster management, and other organizations that are involved during such disasters.
Using the helicopter to fight fires is expensive at USD 2,500 an hour. This expenditure is not fully recovered if firefighters say that its services are ineffective.
Therefore there is a need to determine how to use the helicopter efficiently.
Based on feedback, it seems the size of the helicopter’s water basket is a limitation when the source of water is located far from the fire. When this is coupled with strong winds, the water seems to scatter and fall as a drizzle, limiting its impact on the ground.
But when there is water located very close by, like during the Haa fire, the helicopter can make several rapid sorties and continuously bombard a fire.
While the real explanation may be more complex, what emerges is that the helicopter may only be able to fight some fires with its water basket.
Firefighters have rightly pointed out that for some fires the helicopter could be used for logistical support and aerial observations instead, especially large fires.
While the cabin of the helicopter can seat only up to six or seven, a few sorties could still transport the required number of firefighters and equipment to areas where they are needed. The helicopter could also provide fire teams with food and the reassurance that if any of them are in danger of being encircled by the fire or are injured, they can be rapidly evacuated.
Aerial observation to guide the effort on the ground would also be a huge boost in the way we fight fires. But for this to occur a communications link between the helicopter and the ground will have to be established either using mobiles phones or having the required kind of radios.
However, concerned agencies must also consider the use of drones as this would be a much cheaper alternative.
Any new effort will experience hiccups. But if no changes are made following these hiccups then any effort goes to waste. | aerospace |
https://marcioluis.tennis/gaganyaan-mission-date-why-is-first-flight-test-on/ | 2023-12-04T22:12:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100535.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204214708-20231205004708-00519.warc.gz | 0.926678 | 2,133 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__81157699 | en | According to Campbell, a score of over 15 is exceptional, and a score of less than 10 suggests that more work needs to be done to that specific mission statement. On a personal level, your mission is the combination of goals, traits and qualities you would like to achieve in life. In a business context, an organization’s mission is the purpose or reason for the organization’s existence.
The Crew Module (CM) for the Gaganyaan mission is under different stages of development. “An indigenous crew mission will put India at the centre of this race, shaping the already changing geopolitics,” the piece added. However, the COVID pandemic and the complexity of the mission led to delays. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is slated to conduct the Gaganyaan mission’s first flight test on 21 October. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will carry out the first of several test flights on 21 October ahead of the 2025 Gaganyaan mission.
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A dedicated vessel and diving team of the Indian Navy will then recover it from the sea. The first development flight Test Vehicle (TV-D1) will be launched to test the first crew module (CM) that will carry Indian astronauts during the actual Gaganyaan spaceflight. “The success of this test flight will set the stage for the remaining qualification tests and unmanned missions, leading to the first Gaganyaan mission with Indian astronauts onboard,” ISRO said. The first test vehicle mission of the Gaganyaan human spaceflight project will be conducted on Saturday morning (October 21) between 7 am and 9 am, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced on Monday. Since Dimorphos orbits Didymos at much a slower relative speed than the pair orbits the Sun, the result of DART’s kinetic impact within the binary system can be measured much more easily than a change in the orbit of a single asteroid around the Sun. During the meeting, the Prime Minister outlined the future of India’s space exploration endeavours and urged scientists to work towards interplanetary missions, including a Venus Orbiter Mission and a Mars Lander and also explore the moon in greater detail.
- DART’s impact will happen in late September or early October next year, when the binary asteroids are at their closest point to Earth, roughly 6.8 million miles away.
- This flight test vehicle abort mission was conducted to demonstrate the performance of the Crew Escape System as part of the Gaganyaan mission.
- After a failed attempt to land on the moon in 2019, India in September joined the United States, the Soviet Union and China as only the fourth country to achieve the milestone.
- The Gaganyaan TV-D1 mission has lifted off successfully, and the crew escape system has separated the crew module from the launch vehicle.
- After a flight of about a minute, at an altitude of 11.7 km, the Crew Escape System will separate from the Test Vehicle; and after about 90 seconds, the crew module will separate from the escape system.
- The Crew Escape System will jettison and pull the Crew Module to an altitude of about 17 kilometres.
- That suggests that any countries’ emergency use of a nuclear-tipped spacecraft to fend off a killer asteroid would amount to a treaty violation.
Named after the Sanskrit word for craft or vehicle to the sky, the Gaganyaan project has been developed at the cost of 90bn rupees ($1bn; £897m). It aims to send the astronauts to an orbit of 400km (248 miles) and bring them back after three days. If it succeeds, India will become only the fourth country to send a human into space after the Soviet Union, the US and China.
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DART will be the world’s first planetary defense test mission, heading for the small moonlet asteroid Dimorphos, which orbits a larger companion asteroid called Didymos, and intentionally crashing into the asteroid to slightly change its orbit. While neither asteroid poses a threat to Earth, DART’s kinetic impact will prove that a spacecraft can autonomously navigate to a target asteroid and kinetically impact it. Then, using Earth-based telescopes to measure the effects of the impact on the asteroid system, the mission will enhance modeling and predictive capabilities to help us better prepare for an actual asteroid threat should one ever be discovered.
The launch was delayed by 45 minutes in the morning because of weather conditions. The attempt was again deferred by more than an hour because of an issue with the engine, and the ground computer put the module’s lift-off on hold, said Somanath. Simply put, the objective mission test of the mission was to check the safety of the CES for its capabilities to take the CM to safety in case of an emergency that will require ISRO to abort the mission. Mr. Somanath congratulated scientists after the successful touchdown of the crew escape module.
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In aerospace engineering, the speeds of different objects can be defined as subsonic, transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic. If something’s speed is 1.2 times the speed of sound, it is considered transonic. If Dimorphos’s orbit around Didymos is extended by at least 73 seconds, DART will have successfully performed its mission. But mission managers expect the impact to lengthen the asteroid’s orbit even more, by about 10 and 20 minutes.
The test will provide important data to help better prepare for an asteroid that might pose an impact hazard to Earth, should one ever be discovered. LICIACube, a CubeSat riding with DART provided by the Italian Space Agency (ASI), will be released prior to DART’s impact to capture images of the impact and the resulting cloud of ejected matter. Roughly four years after DART’s impact, ESA’s (European Space Agency) Hera project will conduct detailed surveys of both asteroids, with particular focus on the crater left by DART’s collision and a precise determination of Dimorphos’ mass. The first flight test will be a “short-duration mission” that will examine the crew module, scheduled to house Indian astronauts during the human spaceflight late next year.
ISRO chief S. Somanath said, Gaganyaan’s first Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D was successfully accomplished
According to Isro’s website, the Indian navy would be waiting at a safe distance with a ship and a team of divers who will recover the module and bring it safely back to shore. The system has five types of quick-acting solid motors—Crew Escape System Jettisoning Motor (CJM), High-altitude Escape Motor (HEM), Low-altitude Escape Motor (LEM), Low-altitude Pitch Motor (LPM) and High-altitude Pitch Motor (HPM) with PEDCEM formulation. These motors need to act in a precise and synchronised manner for the test to be carried out successfully. It seems that the launch has been delayed by a further five minutes since ISRO’s last announcement.
“The Crew Escape System with Crew Module will be separated from the Test Vehicle at an altitude of about 17 km. Subsequently, the abort sequence will be executed autonomously commencing with the separation of the CES and deployment of the series of parachutes, finally culminating in the safe touchdown of CM in the sea, about 10 km from the coast of Sriharikota,” ISRO explained. “Various precursor missions are planned for demonstrating the Technology Preparedness Levels before carrying out the actual Human Space Flight mission. These demonstrator missions include Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT), Pad Abort Test (PAT) and Test Vehicle (TV) flights. Safety and reliability of all systems will be proven in unmanned missions preceding manned mission,” the ISRO website states. The Gaganyaan project looks to demonstrate India’s ability to send manned space missions.
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Scientists estimate the kinetic impact will shorten Dimorphos’ orbit around Didymos by several minutes. Researchers will precisely measure that change using telescopes on Earth. Their results will validate and improve scientific computer models critical to predicting the effectiveness of the kinetic impact as a reliable method for asteroid deflection. DART will show that a spacecraft can autonomously navigate to a target asteroid and intentionally collide with it – a method of deflection called kinetic impact.
“This flight will simulate the abort condition during the ascent trajectory corresponding to a Mach number of 1.2 encountered in the Gaganyaan mission,” the statement reads. “Subsequently, the abort sequence will be executed autonomously commencing with the separation of CES and deployment of the series of parachutes, finally culminating in the safe touchdown of CM in the sea.” “The success of this test flight will set the stage for the remaining qualification tests and unmanned missions, leading to the first Gaganyaan mission with Indian Astronauts,” ISRO said in a statement released on Oct. 6. Saturday’s planned test had generated a lot of interest in India, although it’s coming a bit late to the party as astronauts from Soviet Union and the US have been making trips to the low Earth orbit since 1961. China became the third country to reach space in October 2003 when a Chinese mission spent 21 hours and orbited Earth 14 times. And the US and China have fully operational space stations in low Earth orbit.
India’s space agency has carried out the first in a series of tests flights ahead of its planned mission to take astronauts into space in 2025. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this week chaired a high-level meeting with the space agency where he gave it two targets—put an Indian space station in orbit by 2035 and take an Indian astronaut to the Moon in 2040. Gaganyaan will be the precursor to all of that by proving that ISRO can indeed send a crewed mission to space. | aerospace |
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/29151331/Paris%E2%80%A6 | 2014-12-17T23:44:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-52/segments/1418802765002.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20141217075245-00171-ip-10-231-17-201.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.918531 | 657 | CC-MAIN-2014-52 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-52__0__95302479 | en | Paris, 28 April 2005
CALIPSO AND CLOUDSAT LAUNCH A SUCCESS
On 28 April 2006 an American Delta 2 launcher successfully accomplished its mission to place
the CALIPSO and CLOUDSAT satellites in sun-synchronous orbit, from the Vandenberg Air
Force base in California.
Yannick d’Escatha, CNES President, said that he was extremely pleased with "this magnificent launch, which will
now enable the French-American CALIPSO satellite to fly in formation with the American AQUA and CLOUDSAT
satellites and the French PARASOL micro-satellite, all of which make up the unique Aqua-train space
observatory. This is a major success for France and the United States, particularly in terms of Space
cooperation. I would like to warmly congratulate the CNES teams, all the scientific collaborators, the
manufacturer Alcatel Alenia Space and the international partners who worked on the CALIPSO project. This
mission for studying the sustainable development of our planet is a new milestone in French-American
collaboration for Earth observation, a field in which much has already been achieved by both countries."
CALIPSO (Cloud Aerosol Lidar and Infra-Red Pathfinder Satellite Observations) will provide a unique set of data
to determine vertical profiles of the Earth's atmosphere, measured by the first ever satellite-borne backscatter
lidar. This will help us to better understand our planet's extremely complex climate system and to forecast global
changes, as we are currently hampered by a lack of knowledge of the radiative impact of clouds and aerosols.
The project is being managed jointly by an integrated NASA-CNES team. NASA is responsible for the overall
system and the payload: it developed the lidar and visible-light camera jointly with Ball Aerospace and also
provided the launch vehicle. CNES developed the satellite and will be responsible for controlling it. It provided
the Proteus platform, manufactured by Alcatel Alenia Space and was prime contractor for the infrared imaging
radiometer developed by EADS Sodern. The science operations site was developed by NASA, whereas CNES is
responsible for the expertise site for the infrared imaging radiometer. All the A-train data will be processed and
enhanced in the ICARE Cloud-Aerosols-Radiation thematic centre that was set up by CNES in collaboration with
the CNRS, the University of Lille and the Nord-Pas de Calais Regional Council.
Technical teams at CNES in Toulouse are responsible for satellite positioning and took over when the satellite
separated from its launcher at H + 62 minutes. The operation managers and orbit determination and network
specialists will perform the first positioning manoeuvres as from today, to enable the satellite to reach its final orbit
in 40 days time: it will then be controlled from Toulouse, although NASA will still be responsible for the mission as
Press contact: Sandra LALY, phone +33 (0)1 44 76 77 32, +33 (0)6 08 48 39 31 | aerospace |
http://www.cwu.edu/aviation/us-navy-aviation-presentation | 2014-11-27T12:10:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-49/segments/1416931008289.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20141125155648-00018-ip-10-235-23-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.94634 | 157 | CC-MAIN-2014-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-49__0__42136796 | en | Come join Alpha Eta Rho Aviation Club as they host guest speaker Lieutenant Stacey Valentin from the Spokane Naval Officer Recruiting Station. She will be giving a presentation on Naval flight programs and opportunities as an officer in the U.S. Navy.
Where: Black Hall, Room 152
When: Tuesday, March 5th @ 6:30pm
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https://griffinschobel.com/resher | 2024-02-26T20:26:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474663.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20240226194006-20240226224006-00854.warc.gz | 0.943425 | 250 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__146738168 | en | Gatorloop Design Team
I worked on the collegiate Hyperloop Pod Competition hosted by SpaceX as a mechanical systems engineer for the University of Florida team. The competition was judged solely on generating maximum speed, and given that SpaceX did not provide a propulsion source for the corresponding year, teams had to develop their own propulsion mechanism. I was involved with conceptualizing ideas for propulsion systems and comparing different materials for the fairing.
Self-Propulsion Concept #1: Utilization of a belt drive motor constructed out of aluminum plates and a linear induction motor to generate max torque in a confined space.
Self-Propulsion Concept #2: Utilization of a fabricated exterior frame to linear induction motors will launch the pod utilizing aluminum plates running through the linear induction motors.
The fairing below was used as an estimated shape to contain the mechanical subsystems of the vehicle. I shelled the fairing based on varying thicknesses per material and compared the properties shown below.
Based on the research, the group decided to use the 1/16" carbon fiber material as a basis for the fairing due to its low weight, high strength, and high operating temperature. All material data was found from Matweb and the SolidWorks material library. | aerospace |
https://www.ctp.org.uk/resettlement-training/find-a-course/details/drone-piloting-level-4-diploma | 2021-12-06T11:31:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964363292.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20211206103243-20211206133243-00464.warc.gz | 0.906808 | 1,109 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__161747376 | en | Why take this course?This course is for anyone who would like to fly Drones (or Unmanned Aerial Systems) either as a hobby or commercially. This course provides the training and qualification required to apply for both the A2 Certificate of Competence and the GVC which are the certificate of competence required to operate drones in UK Airspace (please note that the cost for this is NOT covered within the course fees).
Revised regulations are now effective from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) which replace the PFCO, which includes two new levels of certification for pilots. A2 Certificate of Competence and the GVC (General View line of sight Certificate). The qualification gained from this course will ensure that pilots can apply for the range of certifications available from the CAA.
All equipment, including drones are provided during this course.
Is this the right course for me?
This course is suitable for anyone, current hobbyists, those with Military UAV experience or complete beginners. All pre course support is provided by distance learning and drones are provided during the course for training and testing.For further information on Unmanned Aircraft and Drones regulations please visit: https://www.caa.co.uk/Consumers/Unmanned-aircraft-and-drones/
Please also see the 'Drone Certification Information sheet' at the bottom of this page.
QualificationsProQual Level 4 Diploma in Remote Piloting of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Commercial Operations
Whilst there are no specific entry requirements for this course, those who have drone flight experience will have an advantage. As the course is a Level 4 Diploma attendees should be numerate and literate to at least Level 2 and expect to work hard in order to gain the qualification.
*Please note* You will be registered for the online element of the course once payment has been received in full. The cost for this (£300.00) is within the course price and is non-refundable once registered. It can be transferred to a later date.
The course is split into three modules:
- Distance Learning Pre-Course (20 hours)
- 2 Days virtual classrooms (Ground School)
- 3 Days flight training, on site at our associates premises in Stafford
- Development of the required Operations Manual after the course
Ground School learning is completed both during pre-course and also during the virtual classroom and covers the following subjects:
Unit 1 – Ground School modules (Delivered via online and virtual class)
• Air Law
• Air Space
• Aircraft Systems
• Human Performance & Limitations
• Principles of Flight
Unit 2 – Ground School Modules (Delivered via online and virtual class)
• Aircraft Operations and Procedures
• Flight Planning
• Risk Management
Unit 3 - Practical Flight Training and Assessment (onsite training)
• Use of commercial UAV equipment
• Safe and Effective flying technique
• How to practice with purpose
• Pre Flight checklists
• The four phases of flight
Unit 4 – Advanced Practical Flight Training (onsite training)
• Safe and effective flying techniques
• Indoor/outdoor confined space flight training
• Practical Night flying – thermal camera training
Unit 5 – Advanced Practical Flight Training and Operation Manual Development (virtual class, on site and at home post course)
• Planning and building an operations manual
Assessment of the ProQual Level 4 Diploma in Remote Piloting of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Commercial Operations:
• Multiple Choice examination (50 questions, 60 minutes duration with a required
75% pass mark)
• Practical Flight Assessment (Pre-flight checks and briefing, 20 minute flight,
post flight debriefing)
• Submission of the Operations Manual within 12 weeks of completing the
Please note that payment is required as soon as possible after booking and registration for the Online learning can only be done once payment has been received. The £300 fee for the Online learning is non-refundable, should you choose to cancel the course, it may be transferred to a later date though.
There are a large number of current and emerging sectors using Drones for inspection of installations, surveying, videography/photography and engineering where salaries range from £25,000pa to £50,000pa depending on the role, location and tasks. Many Commercial Drone operators are self-employed, where rates can range from £500 - £1000 per day. It is also an excellent opportunity for those seeking part time or contract work.
Job Titles include (Not Exhaustive):
- Aerial Photographer
- Engineering/Rail/Civils Surveyor
- Drone Operator
Drone Piloting Level 4 Diploma
Scheduled dates and locations
- Date Location Availability
2 Feb 2022
2 Mar 2022
6 Apr 2022
4 May 2022
1 Jun 2022
6 Jul 2022
3 Aug 2022
7 Sep 2022 | aerospace |
https://www.firstlytoday.com/2023/07/air-india-flight-makes-precautionary-landing-in-thiruvananthapuram-due-to-technical-issue.html | 2024-02-28T19:05:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474744.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20240228175828-20240228205828-00802.warc.gz | 0.95554 | 320 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__69070303 | en | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: Flight IX613 express flight operated by Air India from Tiruchirappalli to Sharjah made an emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday due to technical issues. The express flight was carrying 154 passengers and six crew members. As the report says, technical issues occurred in the flight just after takeoff from Tiruchirappalli International Airport.
The pilot of flight IX613 made a precautionary decision to make an emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram. “The decision was taken due to a technical snag post-takeoff,” Air India Express Spokesperson said in the statement.
Flight IX613, operating between Tiruchirappalli and Sharjah on 31st July, made a precautionary landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. The decision was taken due to a technical snag post-takeoff. The airline clarifies that this was not an emergency landing. We regret…
— ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2023
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The Airline clarified that the landing was not an emergency landing, it was a precautionary landing. The report says, the landing was uneventful, and all passengers disembarked successfully in the afternoon.
Following the emergency landing of the Air India Express flight in Thiruvananthapuram, the Airline company made an official apology for the inconvenience. The statement added, “We regret the inconvenience caused to guests on board. Our team is making alternative arrangements for their travel”. | aerospace |
https://itch.io/post/8214 | 2020-12-05T19:18:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141748276.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20201205165649-20201205195649-00065.warc.gz | 0.931693 | 149 | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-50__0__220079223 | en | Here's another update, the gameplay part of the game is getting ready.
Now the focus slowly will be on the story and the end of the game.
-Now the rocket have a smoke trail behind it.
-The meteors and the rocket's trail is getting slowly transparent.
-From now on the fuel is in use, if you run out of fuel, you have to land the rocket to fill the tank.
-It also alerts you when the fuel is low.
-The moon have a stronger gravitational pull.
-There is a meteor indicator when you can't see any.
-If you're low on fuel, an indicator will show where is the moon.
Gameplay with the new version: | aerospace |
http://www.aviation-history.com/grumman/j2f.html | 2024-04-20T14:43:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817650.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420122043-20240420152043-00551.warc.gz | 0.97342 | 2,590 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__125041787 | en | | Grumman J2F Duck
by Earl Swinhart
Ducks remained in service as late as the mid 1950s and there are still several restored versions still flying today.
The JF/J2F "Duck" was one of those military workhorses moving around in
the background before and during WWII which did a tremendous job but
never got the publicity of its' more glamorous teammates. Some said the
Duck could be more aptly named the "Ugly Duckling". Be that as it may;
when no other bomber could be found, it carried bombs; when no other
transport could be found, it transported; when no other photo plane
could be found, it photographed and when no other rescuer could be
found, it rescued. When it came to "Utility Craft", the JF/J2F was the
The Duck originated with designs and production aircraft made by Loening Aeronautical Engineering Corporation. When Loening was taken over by Curtiss-Wright in 1929, several key employees of the former Loening Aeronautical (among them; Leroy Grumman) formed the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation which was financed by Grover Loening. In 1928, even before Curtiss-Wright took over Grover Loening Aeronautical Engineering, Loening formed the Grover Loening Aircraft Company. In 1931, Grover Loening Aircraft submitted their XO2L-1 design to the U.S. Navy for its new "Utility" category. The Navy was intrigued with the design, but as Loening had no production facilities, he was directed to Grumman. Grumman accepted the craft as "Design 7". After modifications to make it more easily produced, Grumman submitted the specifications to the Navy in 1932 and the Navy accepted it as the XJF-1.
A glance at the Loening "Air Yacht" (produced during the 1920s) reveals
a somewhat more than casual resemblance to the Duck and the Navy had
been aware of the craft since its inception. This and the fact Loening
had a sterling reputation as a designer, made acceptance a foregone
On Tuesday, April 25, 1933, the XJF-1 flew for the first time. Pilot Paul Hovgaard, took off from a grass strip in front of the Grumman factory at Farmingdale, NY.
The Duck was classified as a "single bay" bi-winger, meaning there was
only a single set of struts outboard of the fuselage and a single set of
bracing wires between the upper and lower wings on each side.
Power for the XJF-1 and the JF-1 came from a 700 hp (522 kW)
Pratt & Whitney R-1830-62 "Twin Wasp"
engine and a three-blade Hamilton
Standard prop. To keep it afloat, a single large float was
mounted under the centerline of the craft. Faired flush into the sides
of the main float was the main landing gear which could be raised and
lowered by a system of motors, sprockets, chains and gears. A small
outrigger float was mounted near the tip of each wing. The crew
consisted of a pilot and rear gunner under the telescoping canopy.
There were also provisions for two passengers located just aft of the
lower wing in the main float.
Grumman delivered the XJF-1 to the NAS Anacostia on May 4, 1933 for testing and evaluation. The only modification recommended was a very minor change in the shape of the tail surfaces. The originals were triangular in shape and the Navy felt horizontal and vertical control could be improved by adding more area to the surfaces. Grumman changed the rudder and elevators to a more rectangular shape and redelivered the XJF-1 to the Navy in early 1934 where it was again accepted for evaluation. It was sent immediately to the Naval Test Unit at NAS Norfolk, VA. This aircraft (Serial Number 9218) crashed in the James river near Norfolk, VA on March 8, 1934 while being tested by the Navy. The cause was thought to have been pilot error.
Shortly after, the Navy ordered 27 JF-1s and the first Ducks were delivered beginning in May, 1934 to Norfolk NAS. These had provisions for mounting a machine gun at the rear seat facing aft. In addition, a single bomb rack was mounted under each wing, capable of carrying a 100 lb (45.4 kg) bomb or depth charge on each. The JF-1 had the same Pratt & Whitney R-1830-62 engine as the prototype. The main float was also a Grumman design (Grumman Model "A") and like the prototype, it included retractable main landing gear, making the Duck a true amphibian. In addition to being able to operate from land or water, the JF-1 came complete with a tail-hook for operation from a carrier deck. The JF-1 Duck was an extremely rugged aircraft (as were all Ducks). For example, on December 7, 1937, Marine Sergeant Bernard Belcher flipped his aircraft completely upside down while trying to land in a cross-wind (a particularly hazardous undertaking in a Duck). And, though the JF-1 dug its nose into the ground and somersaulted, the only damage sustained was a few wrinkles in the top of the rudder and fin. Sergeant Belcher was uninjured.
Though the JF-2 looked very similar to the JF-1, there were subtle differences, the most obvious being the installation of a loop radio direction finding antenna to the rear of the canopy. This antenna was removed whenever the Browning .30 caliber machine gun was mounted so as not to interfere with the field of fire. A somewhat less noticeable difference was the change to a Wright 1820 "Cyclone" engine which resulted in a much narrower chord for the engine cowling. Horsepower was the same as the Pratt-Whitney, and the reason for the change is somewhat obscure. In all probability the Wright engine was more readily available at the time. The Duck set a world speed record for single engine amphibians on Wednesday, December 4, 1935 when a JF-2 (Serial #0266) was flown near Quantico, VA at a speed of 191 mph (307.39 kph). A total of 14 JF-2s were built. The JF-2 Duck was built exclusively for the Coast Guard, and thus the tail hook of the JF-1 was deleted. Most of the JF-2s were later transferred to the Navy and Marines.
The JF-3 had provisions for both the direction finder loop antenna and the Browning machine gun by simply mounting the antenna under the canopy between the pilot and rear gunner/observer. As with the JF-2, the tail hook was omitted in the JF-3 Duck, as it was built for the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve units. Only 5 JF-3s were built The JF-3 Duck was the last of the JF series with production ending in October 1935.
The J2F series was first ordered in March 1936. The J2F-1 Duck first flew on Friday, April 3, 1936 and was delivered to the Navy that same afternoon. And although it was still the basic JF Duck, many improvements were incorporated into the new Grumman Design #15, starting with a new 750 hp (559 kW) Wright 1820 Cyclone. It was decided to make this "Utility" craft even more so. The tail hook was installed again, along with provisions for a heavier bomb load and a stretcher in the lower passenger compartment to carry wounded. It was also fitted with smoke laying and target towing gear. It could be used for a photo or reconnaissance missions as well as it’s normal function as a small transport. The main float was extended forward 12 inches. A total of 29 J2F-1s were built by April 1937 to complete the production run.
The J2F-2 again had its Wright 1820 Cyclone boosted in horsepower, this time to 790 hp (589 kW). A new feature for the Duck was a .30 caliber Browning firing from between the cylinders of the Cyclone. A variant (the J2F-2A) had twin .30 caliber Brownings in the rear gunners position along with an extra pair of bomb racks.
Twenty J2F-3s were built in 1939 for use by the Navy Brass. These were the "Cadillac" of Ducks with plush interiors and Navy blue with silver paint jobs. They were otherwise standard J2F-2s.
In the late summer of 1939, the J2F-4 appeared. It was basically a J2F-2 except for minor modifications. The Navy simply needed more patrol type aircraft.
July of 1941 saw the most abundant and also the last of the Grumman built Ducks, the J2F-5. Power of the Wright 1820 Cyclone had by this time been raised to 950 hp (708 kW). Since the oil coolers had been repositioned to the engine compartment, the Duck returned to the broad chord engine cowling of the Pratt-Whitney. Other small modifications were made to increase bomb load and to facilitate easier loading of the craft. A hundred forty-four J2F-5s were built
When the last J2F-5 rolled off the assembly line, Grumman went to work on other more important aircraft which were desperately needed in the first months following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The J2F Duck project was shifted to the Columbia Aircraft Corporation who built the J2F-6 at their Valley Stream, Long Island factory from early 1942 to the end of WWII. The J2F-6 was identical to the -5 except for the Wright 1820 Cyclone which was again reworked to deliver 1,050 hp (783 kW), the most powerful Duck built and the most numerous, with 330 being built for the Navy and Coast Guard.
The AO-12 was an Air Force Duck used as an Air/Sea Rescue craft. All were drawn from surplus Navy, Marine and Coast Guard J2F-5s and -6s, rebuilt and modified for Air Force operations. The basic Duck airframe remained exactly the same.
A number of Ducks were produced for South American countries. They bore the model numbers of G-15 through G-20. All were identical to JF/J2F models.
A total of 632 JF/J2F Ducks were built in all. By 1945 they were scattered all over the world, performing duties nothing short of amazing. Ducks could be seen airborne as late as the mid 1950s. There may be one or two still flying today. Probably the most famous Duck of all was J2F-6 Serial Number 33587 which starred in the movie "Murphy’s War" in the mid 1970s.
|Grumman J2F-6 Duck
|Wing Span: 39 ft 0 in (11.9 m)
|Length: 34 ft 0 in (10.4 m)
|Height: 14 ft 6 in (4.4 m)
|409 sq ft (38 sq m)
|5,480 lbs (2,485 kg)
|7,325 lbs (3,322 kg)
|190 mph (305 kph)
|155 mph (249 km/hr)
|25,750 ft (7,848 m)
|875 miles (2,408 km)
|One Wright 1820-54 Cyclone rated @ 1,050 hp (783.3 kw)
One Browning .30 caliber machine gun plus
650 lbs (294.8 kg) bombs/depth charges | aerospace |
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