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https://dronesinflight.com/is-drone-delivery-available-in-texas/ | 2024-04-24T06:53:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296819067.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20240424045636-20240424075636-00841.warc.gz | 0.945801 | 491 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__78728193 | en | Yes, Drone Delivery Is Available In Texas as a Test
What is drone delivery?
Drone delivery is a method of transporting goods using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones to customers. In several experimental tests, retailers and drone delivery companies are loading packages or goods onto a drone, which then flies to the delivery destination like a customers home residence. The drone uses GPS, sensors, and other systems to ensure that it reaches the correct location and will often land and detach the package or drop it down while mid-flight from it’s fuselage or lowered down on a wire system.
Drone delivery can offer several benefits, such as faster delivery times than ground based transportation, lower delivery costs and reduced carbon emissions compared to other methods. However, since drone delivery is still relatively new, it’s subject to regulation by aviation authorities to ensure safety and security and isn’t fully approved in many places. Additionally, the weight and size of packages that can be delivered by drones are limited by the battery capacity and flight time that drones currently have.
Is Drone Delivery Available in Texas?
Yes, drone delivery is available in Texas. Wing is a division of Google’s parent company Alphabet, which focuses on operating drone deliveries in Little Elm and Frisco, Texas.
Which Companies Currently Offer Drone Delivery in This State?
Walgreens, Blue Bell, Texas Health, and easyvet are making deliveries Via Wing. Walmart drone delivery lands in Texas.
Which Cities or Locations Have it Available in This State?
Merchant availability varies by location, but generally speaking, Walgreens deliveries are available within 4 miles of our facility at the intersection FM 423 and Eldorado Parkway, while Blue Bell, Texas Health, and easyvet deliveries are available within 4 miles of our facility at Frisco Station.
How Much Does it Cost?
There are no required signup or delivery fees!
How Does it Work?
For customers that reside in eligible neighborhoods, downloading the app is the right step to take. Then, you provide your address and your app will determine if the service can find an appropriate delivery spot at your residence that is clear of obstacles, such as large trees or pools. If so, you will see a catalog with your merchant options.
If a suitable delivery spot cannot be found at your address, it may take a little more time to serve your home. | aerospace |
http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2016/07/aviation-pioneer-boeing-turns-100/ | 2017-03-28T00:32:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218189583.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212949-00251-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.974046 | 423 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__156313603 | en | Aviation Pioneer Boeing Turns 100
Boeing, the world’s oldest aircraft manufacturer, is celebrating its 100th birthday Friday. The company was incorporated in Seattle as Pacific Aero Products on July 15, 1916 by William E. Boeing, a lumberman.
It was a logical move for Boeing, given that most planes were built out of wood at the time, but it was just one of dozens of fledgling companies in the nascent industry.
Today, of course, Boeing is the largest manufacturer of commercial and military aircraft in the world. Boeing’s culture of innovation and its ability to simultaneously offer products to both commercial customers and the government allowed the company to flourish. Its competitors didn’t fare as well and Boeing absorbed many of them over the years including McDonnell Aircraft and Douglas Aircraft after the two had merged in a futile attempt to compete with Boeing; North American Aviation, which became part of North American Rockwell, which in turn became Rockwell International; and Howard Hughes’ helicopter and space companies.
Boeing is responsible for many of the world’s most iconic aircraft, including the 747 Queen of the Skies; the world’s first successful commercial jetliner, the 707; and numerous military aircraft, the Space Shuttle, and the International Space Station.
In the 1950s, Boeing staked its future on what was to become the 707, the world’s first successful commercial jetliner and a cultural icon in the making. Its wide acceptance made the company the leader in passenger jets in the 20th century, allowing it to overtake and eventually absorb all of its U.S.-based competitors.
Boeing is celebrating its centenary with a weekend celebration for employees in its Puget Sound facilities, presenting a lineup of some of its 7-series aircraft as well as other historic aircraft. It is hosting a festival at the Museum of Flight and making information about all of its planes, including interactive 3D models, available through the Boeing Innovations app, available on iOS and Android platforms.
(Photo: Accura Media Group) | aerospace |
https://tennesseetreetoppers.net/membership-join-or-renew-online/ | 2023-10-02T18:16:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511002.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20231002164819-20231002194819-00177.warc.gz | 0.883897 | 210 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__55192223 | en | Please go to https://tennesseetreetoppers.org to join or renew your membership, to get pilot information, event information, news and so on.
- If you are a current member, you should have received a welcome email with instructions and login information.
- If you are a pilot and would like to join, please click on the Join Now menu button at the top of the page.
The new website is a work in progress. We hope to have more informative information and photos to share, so please check back from time to time.
Before your first flight at any of our sites, you must first be familiar with our Pilot Information, Flight Regulatory Program requirements, and Site Information pages available on this website and you should request a briefing. Site briefings are required for first flights by Novice (H2,P2) pilots at Henson Gap and (H3,P3) pilots at Whitwell. Site Briefing Contact Form | aerospace |
http://www.is-instruments.com/ | 2015-07-04T18:58:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-27/segments/1435375096870.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20150627031816-00087-ip-10-179-60-89.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.880633 | 278 | CC-MAIN-2015-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-27__0__9594393 | en | The science of today is the technology of tomorrow
Welcome to IS-Instruments
IS-INSTRUMENTS is focussed on the design,development and manufacture of compact, remote sensing instrumentation.
We are now pleased to offer the world's highest throughput / etendue low cost spectrometer providing a 100 fold increase over standard Czerny Turner solutions. The system is ideal for Raman applications and for coupling into larger remote sensing instruments.
Our products are built around core technologies including:
ISI's mission is to develop our space heritage and space technology to produce a range of low cost remote sensing products.
We pride ourselves on providing our customers with the best solution to their problem, which may include off the shelf or bespoke systems, whichever best suits our customer's needs.
Our customers benefit from our flexible approach to instrument development to solve the end needs. Providing a real cost benefit to your business.
Transmission Raman measurments made in the Infrared
IS-Instruments uses 3D printing to produce bespoke optical assemblies
HES 2000 Spectrometer compared to marketing leading Czerny Turner instrument in Transmission Raman configuration
Sales & Technical Advice
+44 (0)1732 373020
Interested in a career with ISI? We are always looking for talented individuals.
Find out more | aerospace |
https://l3harrisairlineacademy.com/en-gb/about-us/blog/what-jobs-can-you-get-with-a-private-pilot-licence/ | 2022-11-27T08:58:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710218.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20221127073607-20221127103607-00784.warc.gz | 0.964057 | 571 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__28897331 | en | A Private Pilot Licence allows you to fly aircraft, with or without passengers on board. Some people aim to obtain a Private Pilot Licence (PPL) so that they can fly as part of their hobby, but the PPL offers much more and is often the first milestone in your piloting career.
While a Private Pilot Licence brings you closer to a job as a pilot, it is not sufficient if you want to work as one, as you are not allowed to fly in exchange for remuneration. If you want to become a pilot and work for an airline, we recommend you get a commercial pilot licence through our Integrated ATPL course.
Aviation career paths
As a holder of a Private Pilot Licence, there are still plenty of opportunities open to you. We’ve listed some of the best aviation careers below.
Become a Flight Instructor
You could become a Flight Instructor. As a Flight Instructor you can pass on the knowledge you have acquired to your students and prepare them for the examinations to obtain their own PPL.
Join a charity
Another career path you could pursue once you obtain your Private Pilot Licence is to lend your skills to a non-profit organisation. Some charities - based on their activity - may require certain employees or volunteers to hold a valid PPL medical certificate, 250 hours of flight time, an Instrument Rating and access to a suitable aircraft.
Become a salesperson
Have you ever thought about combining your passion for flying with a career in sales? As a holder of a Private Pilot Licence (PPL), you can take a potential buyer on board an aircraft to demonstrate the capabilities of the aircraft during a test flight. In this case, you can be indirectly compensated as holder of a PPL, as the compensation relates to the sale of the aircraft and not to the flight itself.
What jobs can you get with a Commercial Pilot Licence?
With a Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) you are another step closer to launching a career as a pilot, as with this licence you are authorised to fly in exchange for payment. With a CPL, you can work in fields such as agriculture, or in professions such as aerial photography. However, to be able to fly for an airline in the UK or Europe, you need an Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL).
A Private Pilot Licence offers you the fantastic opportunity to enter the world of aviation, whether you want to begin flying as a hobby or continue your education and build a career on it.
L3Harris has a wealth of experience and will be happy to assist you with this decision. We have also put together a range of information on cost and funding as well as career opportunities. For more information check out our courses on becoming a pilot or get in touch. | aerospace |
https://quartetbooks.wordpress.com/2017/10/10/jupiter-rages-with-ferocious-storms/ | 2018-09-24T16:32:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267160568.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20180924145620-20180924170020-00009.warc.gz | 0.956084 | 344 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__196261005 | en | I have recently become addicted to astronomy; for to me the unknown has always been a topic of great interest, especially now that modern technology is making it possible to advance our knowledge of the vast universe and what it reveals.
Astronomers’ understanding of the solar system’s biggest planet have been shaken up after NASA’s $1.1 billion Juno Mission revealed a ‘whole new Jupiter’ with an environment even more formidable than was thought.
Images taken by the probe showed chemical tempests and whirlwinds, and data found a magnetic field ten times stronger than Earth’s. Densely clustered storm systems, some the size of Earth, churn over the gas giant’s Polar Regions, fuelled by wells of ammonia that extend hundreds of miles though the atmosphere.
The oval features in this composite picture of the South Pole are smaller cyclones of up to six hundred miles in diameter.
‘There is so much going on here that we didn’t expect,’ said Scott Rolton, the principal investigator. ‘Juno was launched from Kennedy Space Centre, Florida in 2011 and took five years to travel 1.74 million miles to Jupiter’s orbit. The pictures were the first taken since Juno’s risky insertion into Jupiter’s orbit last July, and are the closest images ever taken.’
The photo, with its details, could conceivably be taken as a great art work by one of our planet’s great painters. It is a colourful piece of work of cyclones in a ferocious rage. In fact, the forces of nature have never been seen in such a dramatic fashion. | aerospace |
https://csmng.com/2010/04/14/global-positioning-systems-wing-delivers-first-gps-iif-space-vehicle/ | 2022-08-08T16:16:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570868.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808152744-20220808182744-00376.warc.gz | 0.911252 | 490 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__55398177 | en | LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, El Segundo, Calif. — The U.S. Air Force Global Positioning Systems Wing and Boeing successfully delaivered GPS IIF space vehicle one (SV-1) to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on Feb. 12. This is a significant milestone for the program as it progresses towards the scheduled launch in May 2010.
The GPS IIF satellites, developed and built by Boeing, are the next generation of GPS space vehicles. Designed to improve capability of the system while maintaining backwards compatibility for military and civilian users worldwide, the GPS IIF satellites offer improved accuracy through advanced atomic clocks, a longer design life than previous GPS satellites, and a new operational civil signal on a third frequency. This new L5 signal is a second signal for aviation and other safety of life users in a protected frequency band providing increased availability and accuracy.
The GPS Wing and Boeing team will press forward with their strong focus on mission assurance as SV-1 continues with post-shipment checkout with the 45th Space Wing, end-to-end system testing with the 50th Space Wing’s Master Control Station in Colorado, and integration with the Delta IV booster provided by the United Launch Alliance under contract to the Launch and Range Systems Wing.
The U.S Air Force and Air Force Space Command have been the diligent stewards of GPS since its conception in the 1970s and continue their commitment to this critical component of our National Infrastructure. The current GPS constellation has
30 operational satellites broadcasting worldwide and continues to boast performance greater than required. The improved signals provided by the twelve GPS IIF satellites as they launch over the next several years will enhance the precise global positioning, navigation, and timing services supporting both the warfighter and the growing civilian needs of our global economy.
The Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center, located at Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., is the U.S. Air Force’s center of acquisition excellence for acquiring and developing military space systems including six wings and three groups responsible for GPS, military satellite communications, defense meteorological satellites, space launch and range systems, satellite control network, space based infrared systems, intercontinental ballistic missile systems and space situational awareness capabilities.
Media representatives can submit questions for response or requests for interviews regarding this topic by sending an email to: [email protected] | aerospace |
https://millennium.in/history/ | 2024-02-25T15:27:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474617.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20240225135334-20240225165334-00747.warc.gz | 0.889015 | 355 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__146734076 | en | Milan Zatakia with family members sets up an Agency and Service Business.
Millennium has always played a pioneering role in bringing hi- technology products to the Indian market.
Millennium has successfully executed more than 18,000 equipment installations for various Airports, Airlines, MROs, Cargo Companies and Ground Handling Companies & more than 15,000 installations of specialized Mobile Cabin Air Conditioning Systems for various Earthmoving Equipments.
Commenced a relationship with RedDot Corp (Seattle, USA) to promote Climate Control Equipment for Mines.
In parallel with India's economic liberalisation, got in to the business of Aircraft Support Equipment with TLD (France).
The family business is converted into a professionally managed Private Limited Company under the name of Millennium Aero Dynamics Pvt. Ltd.
Millennium begins providing engineering and technical services at airports.
Millennium receives security clearance from Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
Millennium enters the Defence, Aerospace and Marine business with the acquisition of C4 Fabricators – now amalgamated with Millennium.
Commence ammunition lift project on the Indian Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard.
Commence helicopter and fighter jet outsourced services for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
Millennium DWC commences commercial operations.
Completion of work on six Scorpene submarines and INS Vikrant. Commencement of work on Floating Dock Gate for the Indian Navy.
Commencement of TaxiBot operations in India. First commercial operations in the world.
Millennium Red Dot begins manufacturing HVAC units under license from RedDot Corp in Bengaluru.
Alvest Millennium Aviation Leasing IFSC begins commercial operations. | aerospace |
https://www.kizi10.org/game/play/space-mission | 2023-02-02T21:02:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500041.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20230202200542-20230202230542-00145.warc.gz | 0.868631 | 239 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__237349794 | en | The adventure begins in the deep sides of the space! You can play the game which is established by utilizing both retro gaming graphics and brand-new
HTML5 gaming technology either single gamer or more player by selecting one of the game modes from "Project", "Fight vs CPU" or "Gamer vs Player". While betting CPU, you can specify the map as "SPACE" or "Labyrinth Map". Besides, you can select the time in the video game modes as "Survival" or "Death Match. You should protect your space ship from "Space Trap" weapons. Your ship by collecting power-ups and new weapons. You can follow your position from the small map which lies in the game bar.
Release Date: 31 January 2023 , Platform: Web browser,
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https://www.isa.org/standards-and-publications/isa-publications/intech-magazine/2008/april/automation-update-engineering-a-flying-machine-by-aping-birds/ | 2020-07-11T01:11:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655919952.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20200711001811-20200711031811-00286.warc.gz | 0.958111 | 533 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__198057427 | en | Engineering a flying machine by aping birds
Instead of a fixed-winged aircraft that flies straight through all types of weather, how about one that soars with flapping wings like a bird? Aerospace industries divisions await the answer.
The concept is under study because natural flyers like birds, bats, and insects outperform man-made aircraft in aerobatics and efficiency.
University of Michigan engineers are studying these animals so they can design flapping-wing planes with wingspans smaller than a deck of playing cards.
A Blackbird jet flying nearly 2,000 miles per hour covers 32 body lengths per second. However, a common pigeon flying at 50 miles per hour covers 75.
The roll rate of the aerobatic A-4 Skyhawk plane is about 720 degrees per second. The roll rate of a barn swallow exceeds 5,000 degrees per second.
Select military aircraft can withstand gravitational forces of 8-10 G. Many birds routinely experience positive G-forces greater than 10 G and up to 14 G.
"Natural flyers obviously have some highly varied mechanical properties that we really have not incorporated in engineering," said Wei Shyy, chair of the Aerospace Engineering department at Michigan.
Shyy photographs birds to help him understand their aerodynamics.
Pressure generated during flight cause the flapping wings to deform, he said. In turn, the deformed wing tells the air the wing shape is different than it appears in still air. If appropriately handled, this phenomenon can delay stall, enhance stability, and increase thrust.
Flapping flight is inherently unsteady, but that is why it works so well. Birds, bats, and insects fly in a messy environment full of gusts traveling at speeds similar to their own. Yet they can react almost instantaneously and adapt with their flexible wings.
Small flapping wing aircraft would fly slower than their fixed wing counterparts would, and more importantly, they would be able to hover and possibly perch in order to monitor the environment or a hostile area. Shyy's current focus is on the aerodynamics of flexible wings related to micro air vehicles with wingspans between 1 and 3 inches.
"These days, if you want to design a flapping wing vehicle, you could build one with trial and error, but in a controlled environment with no wind gusts," Shyy said. "We are trying to figure out how to design a vehicle that can perform a mission in an uncertain environment. When the wind blows, how do they stay on course?"
A dragonfly, Shyy said, has remarkable resilience to wind, considering how light it is. | aerospace |
https://cosmiclog.com/tag/mq-25/ | 2020-04-01T20:10:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370506121.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20200401192839-20200401222839-00112.warc.gz | 0.934598 | 188 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__76582409 | en | Aerospace and science editor for GeekWire, creator of Cosmic Log, author of "The Case for Pluto: How a Little Planet Made a Big Difference," president of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. Check out "About Alan Boyle" for more fun facts.
Tag Archives: MQ-25
Boeing’s MQ-25 Stingray drone successfully completed its first test flight today, marking a big step toward providing the Navy with robotic refuelers for carrier-based warplanes. The test aircraft, known as T1, went through a two-hour autonomous flight that was conducted … Continue reading
After a months-long competition with the likes of Lockheed Martin, Boeing has won a $805.3 million contract from the Pentagon to build the first four MQ-25A autonomous refueling planes for the Navy. The MQ-25 Stingray is meant to refuel Navy … Continue reading | aerospace |
http://video.foxnews.com/v/2469910869001/asteroid-miners-ponder-a-lucrative-future/?playlist_id=1821663213001 | 2013-12-12T11:26:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386164580976/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204134300-00035-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.922424 | 409 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__158188517 | en | Also in this playlist...
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Officials this new American companies -- they have a plan to last so asteroids.
In the Earth's orbit and then mine them for precious metals and minerals.
Gold platinum and alike in fact NASA scientists estimate the value of minerals in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter would be enough to give everybody on earth.
100 billion dollars.
So do that.
So far only -- space probe has returned to earth when an asteroid sample.
Dan Springer is in our Seattle newsroom this afternoon it and yes -- one of the companies in this race to the asteroids as.
Planetary resources based here in Bellevue Washington.
They built this tiny spacecraft but to be high designed to land on an asteroid take pictures.
And measurements of the humans back here on earth can pick out the best rots for mining.
Among their investors Microsoft and Google billionaires and Ross Perot junior.
The privatization of space is well under way a company called SpaceX is giving rise in space but even these entrepreneurs admit government will play a role.
It's important that we -- on a partnership with the government in these endeavors this really is an investment.
In the future of the United States and you all of humanity.
The goal is to be able to use the water in metals in the asteroids to -- deeper space the space exploration and one day colonization.
But there are real questions about who can stake a claim to the -- Anything a private person does an outer space.
The country they come from is responsible for what they do.
So there's some people -- saying that means that you can't go out there and own anything.
A legal or not these space miners say that they will be making money in about a decade.
Champion there's a lot of it -- infect the minerals and metals in an average sized asteroid.
Would be worth around thirty billion dollars here on earth.
That's according to the scientists at NASA.
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https://namanx.org/nicole-stott | 2021-08-05T23:21:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046152085.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20210805224801-20210806014801-00201.warc.gz | 0.914561 | 279 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__145640961 | en | The first in a regular series of updates about NASA’s STS-128 launch, currently scheduled for August 6th and featuring the next best thing to a Manx astronaut – Nicole Stott – wife of Manx Space Ambassador, Chris Stott. Nicole is going to be up there for a few months as a Mission Specialist.
The STS-128 patch symbolizes the 17A mission and represents the hardware, people and partner nations that contribute to the flight. The Space Shuttle Atlantis is shown in the orbit configuration with the Multi Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Leonardo in the payload bay. This will be the first time that Atlantis has carried an MPLM to orbit. Earth and the International Space Station wrap around the Astronaut Office symbol reminding us of the continuous human presence in space. The names of the STS-128 crew members border the patch in an unfurled manner. Included in the names is the expedition crew member who will launch on STS-128 and remain on board ISS, replacing another Expedition crew member who will return home with STS-128. The banner also completes the Astronaut Office symbol and contains the U.S. and Swedish flags representing the countries of the STS-128 crew. The NASA insignia design for Space Shuttle flights is reserved for use by the astronauts and for other official use as the NASA Administrator may authorize. | aerospace |
https://www.rvcj.com/everything-know-pm-modis-new-air-india-one/ | 2022-09-27T21:19:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030335058.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220927194248-20220927224248-00590.warc.gz | 0.948026 | 395 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__245193852 | en | Air India One is the official aircraft of Prime Minister and the President of India. There are 3 such aircraft presently. These are operated as VIP flights by Indian Air Force (IAF) which are maintained and run by India’s national airline – Air India.
The present Air India One is the old model ageing Boeing 747 variant and has fewer protection systems. PM Modi who is a constant traveller and who holds meetings while flying needs to have some extra bit of protection. So, the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is all set to finalise the deal for 2 new Boeing 777-300s which are the advanced type of aircraft with the latest technology built-in.
The new Boeing 777-300 will be renamed as Air India One and it looks much similar to that of US President Barack Obama’s Air Force One. The aircraft can dodge an enemy radar and can also strike back in case of an air attack because it is made up of a special radar-absorbing metal – said Prashant Dixit, a defence analyst.
Following are the specifications of Modi’s new Air India One:
- The refuelling facility in the air in case of emergency.
- Aircraft can dodge enemy radars.
- Can accumulate food for 2000 people.
- Designed and equipped with the latest communication facilities.
- It has 19 TV sets.
- It can withstand rocket attack and grenade.
- It will have special rooms for official work and bedroom.
- It has anti-missile defence systems.
- Availability of doctors at any instant of time while it is flying.
- It has advanced defence systems which include missile approach warning systems and radar warning receivers.
- It has 24×7 broadband, telecom and radio connections.
- It also has an operating theatre for emergency purpose.
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https://www.blogbeforeflight.net/2020/10/marine-f35b-mid-air-collision-kc130j-air-refueling.html | 2021-01-18T01:00:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703514046.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20210117235743-20210118025743-00652.warc.gz | 0.945079 | 229 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__235389993 | en | |Marine Corps F-35B conducts air refueling operation. The type recently suffered a mishap by colliding with a KC-130J during a similar operation.|
A US Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II latest generation combat aircraft collided with a KC-130J Hercules during an air refueling operation, September 29, 2020.
The F-35B pilot successfully ejected before the jet crash. The STOVL aircraft then vanished into a fireball, according to several online videos. The Hercules with 8 soldiers on board made an emergency landing in a carrot field near Thermal Airport, California. The F-35 crashed about 30 miles farther, near Salton City. The mishap did not result in military or civilian deaths in the surrounding areas.
The KC-130J is assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 of Miramar, Calif., and appears to have suffered substantial damage to engines number 3 and 4 as well as the refueling probe.
This mishap marks the second Marine F-35B crash after the previous one in South Carolina in 2018.
Written by Matteo Sanzani | aerospace |
http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=169460 | 2017-04-27T01:25:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121778.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00420-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.898374 | 354 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__1062724 | en | Rockwell Collins signs comprehensive service agreement with Emirates
CEDAR RAPID, Iowa – Rockwell Collins has signed a service agreement with Dubai-based Emirates Airline for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of Rockwell Collins avionics on Emirates’ fleet.
The five-year agreement provides fixed repair costs and guaranteed turnaround times. Rockwell Collins’ extensive global spare pool enables Emirates to optimize its material holdings while minimizing aircraft downtime.
“We are very pleased to be able to continue to provide OEM-quality MRO services to Emirates under a long-term agreement that supports their continued fleet expansion,” Scott Gunnufson, vice president and general manager, Service Solutions for Rockwell Collins.
Rockwell Collins’ global network of more than 80 locations provides repair and overhaul of avionics equipment for more than 6,000 commercial, business, corporate and military operations. Additional logistics capabilities include on-board services, service parts, training and simulator systems and services, technical information services and technical services.
More information about Emirates Airline is available at: http://www.emirates.com.
About Rockwell Collins
Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) is a pioneer in the development and deployment of innovative communication and aviation electronic solutions for both commercial and government applications. Our expertise in flight deck avionics, cabin electronics, mission communications, information management, and simulation and training is delivered by 19,000 employees, and a global service and support network that crosses 27 countries. To find out more, please visit www.rockwellcollins.com.
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https://www.cfpublic.org/2023-08-24/north-korea-says-its-2nd-attempt-to-launch-a-spy-satellite-has-failed | 2024-04-23T10:35:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818474.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423095619-20240423125619-00251.warc.gz | 0.958241 | 1,294 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__172672392 | en | North Korea says its 2nd attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Thursday that its second attempt to launch a spy satellite failed again but vowed to make another attempt in October, demonstrating willingness to endure flops to acquire a key military asset coveted by leader Kim Jong Un.
The failed launch prompted neighboring Japan to issue a brief "J-alert" ordering some residents to evacuate to safe places as the North Korean rocket flew over its southernmost islands of Okinawa to the Pacific Ocean.
The North's space agency said it used the new-type carrier rocket Chollima-1 to put the reconnaissance satellite Malligyong-1 into orbit. It said the flights of the rocket's first and second stages were normal, but the launch eventually failed due to an error in the emergency blasting system during the third-stage flight, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.
The National Aerospace Development Administration said it would make a third launch attempt in October after studying what went wrong with Thursday's launch. The agency added that "the cause of the relevant accident is not a big issue in terms of the reliability of cascade engines and the system."
"Kim may have licked his wounds after this second failure, but he's already dusting himself off and moving on," said Soo Kim, an expert with Virginia-based consultancy LMI and a former CIA analyst. "In previous cases where the North has failed a weapons demonstration, we never saw them give up but show greater perseverance in view of their longer-term ambitions."
Earlier Thursday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that it detected the rocket flying above international waters off the Korean Peninsula's west coast after its liftoff at the North's northwestern Tongchang-ri area at 3:50 a.m. The site is where North Korea's main space launch center is located. The North made a failed launch of a spy satellite there in late May.
South Korea's military said the launch of the rocket violated U.N. Security Council resolutions that ban any launches by North Korea using ballistic technologies. Japan's chief Cabinet secretary, Hirokazu Matsuno, called the North Korean launch a "threat to peace and stability."
Adrienne Watson, a spokesperson for the White House's National Security Council, said the United States strongly condemns the launch, adding that it involved technologies directly related to the North's intercontinental ballistic missile program. Watson said Pyongyang must immediately cease its provocative actions and instead choose engagement.
In a phone call, senior diplomats from the U.S., Japan and South Korea condemned the North Korean launch, saying the North's repeated provocations will only result in strengthening a Washington-Tokyo-Seoul cooperation, according to Seoul and Tokyo officials.
In its first launch attempt, a North Korean rocket carrying a spy satellite plunged into the sea soon after liftoff. Like it did on Thursday, North Korea quickly acknowledged the failure of the earlier launch as well, saying the crash happened because the Chollima-1 rocket lost thrust between launch stages.
"As for the admission, there's probably no point or gain from denying or trying to cover up the failure. If anything, denying it would make Kim look even worse," Soo Kim, the analyst, said. "Today's failure, in short, is just a slight scratch that can easily buffed with a comeback — whether that's a third satellite launch that's successful, or an advancement in its nuclear and missile capability remains to be seen."
Ankit Panda, an expert with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, noted the North Korean statement is "rather matter-of-fact and technical on the nature of the failure as it was last time."
"NADA appears to still be under time pressures to succeed with a space launch given the commitment to an October launch," Panda said. "That may be enough time for a new iteration. There's no reason to think we won't see another launch attempt in that time frame."
South Korea's military recovered some of the debris after the first launch and said in early July that the North Korean satellite wasn't advanced enough to conduct military reconnaissance. Some civilian experts said the spy satellite earlier disclosed by the North's state media were likely capable of detecting only big targets like warships or planes. They said by having several such satellites, North Korea could still observe South Korea at all times.
South Korean officials said they began work to retrieve the wreckage after Thursday's launch as well.
Thursday's launch came three days after the U.S. and South Korean militaries kicked off annual military drills that North Korea calls an invasion rehearsal. North Korea's state media said the 11-day U.S.-South Korean exercises are increasing the danger of a nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula.
South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers last week it spotted signs that North Korea was preparing for the test-flights of intercontinental ballistic missiles and other provocative weapons. On Monday, KCNA said Kim had observed the test firings of strategic cruise missiles.
Since the start of 2022, North Korea has test-fired around 100 missiles in a torrid run of military demonstrations. North Korea says its weapons testing is part of efforts to bolster its nuclear deterrent to counter increasing U.S.-led military threats. But many experts say North Korea aims to modernize its weapons arsenal to boost its leverage to wrest greater concessions from the U.S.
A spy satellite is among an array of high-tech weapons systems Kim Jong Un has publicly vowed to acquire. Others weapons on his wish-list are a multi-warhead missile, a nuclear-powered submarine, a solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile and a hypersonic missile.
Since 2017, North Korea has performed a slew of intercontinental ballistic missile tests, demonstrating its potential ability to send missiles anywhere in the continental U.S. But experts say North Korea still has some technological hurdles to clear before obtaining functioning nuclear missiles.
The U.N. Security Council failed to adopt further sanctions over the North's recent series of missile launches because permanent veto-wielding members Russia and China oppose them, underscoring a divide that has deepened over Russia's war on Ukraine.
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https://www.technotification.com/2022/06/how-would-real-space-war-will-look-like.html | 2024-03-02T07:31:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475757.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20240302052634-20240302082634-00137.warc.gz | 0.942637 | 569 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__193681399 | en | Even though they’re entertaining to behold on the big screen, science fiction movies don’t accurately portray life in Earth’s orbit. Starcruisers are an outgrowth of battle in the sky, but they are not conceivable in space. As depicted in the films, all spaceships or satellites are always in motion, circling the planet in an elliptical pattern. There is nothing like a leisurely tango in space when it comes to pursuing another ship.
What Are the Limiting Factors?
Things move differently in space than they do on Earth because of something called orbital mechanics. These physical truths, such as predictable orbit trajectories, altitude-dependent speed, and sluggish movements, might seem like limits. The most significant restriction in outer space is most likely the energy constraint, which is equivalent to variations in velocity (delta-v).
Satellites are now deployed with all the propellant they will ever need. If you can’t refill your automobile, aircraft, or ship, your mobility is severely restricted. On-orbit fuel stores and advances in energy sources are being discussed, and both would be helpful, but it’s crucial to keep in mind just how huge the universe really is. With greater energy sources and more depot locations, there would still be restrictions imposed by the expanse of space.
The U.S. Space Force supplies warfighters on the ground, in the sky, as well as at water with space-based technologies while also guaranteeing that we have unfettered passage to and movement across space. Hazards such as kinetic, laser, radio frequency (RF) interference/jamming, and cybersecurity are all addressed by the USSF. Every aspect of our daily lives is impacted by space, whether it’s GPS, telecommunications satellites, meteorological satellites, banking sectors, or any number of other uses.
What Would a War in Space Most Likely Look Like?
Space-to-space combat would unfold gradually and methodically. A great degree of accuracy is required for determining when to perform particular maneuvers and when to cross various orbits. It is conceivable that pre-positioning and mobility would begin weeks or months in advance of the event. The generation of space debris fields by kinetic weapons is a problem that affects everyone, regardless of who owns a spacecraft.
As a result, a full-out kinetic conflict might contribute to many orbits being unusable for generations, years, or even millennia, affecting both commercial and government owners and administrators. Non-kinetic weaponry will likely be preferred if parties are concerned about preserving the vacuum of space. A more feasible approach is to disable satellite sensors indefinitely or intermittently. This may have disastrous consequences for individuals who depend on satellite capabilities, however, it doesn’t provide for an exciting combat scenario. | aerospace |
http://www.cafepress.com/mf/70246781/curiosity-rover-icon_performance-dry-tshirt | 2016-08-25T06:16:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-36/segments/1471982292944.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20160823195812-00062-ip-10-153-172-175.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.88121 | 77 | CC-MAIN-2016-36 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-36__0__170919816 | en | Performance Dry technology wicks moisture to keep you cool and dry
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Description: It's happened. NASA's curiosity rover made it to the red planet and we have a lot to celebrate and be prepared for. And you can celebrate with the rover icon as seen on the rover! Do mighty things! | aerospace |
https://timepiecegalleria.com/luminox-watches-the-light-of-the-us-military-forces/ | 2018-05-25T18:12:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794867173.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20180525180646-20180525200646-00078.warc.gz | 0.971037 | 452 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__217005908 | en | A few decades ago, two sales representatives named Richard Timbo and Barry Cohen established a company named The Richard Barry Marketing Group. While establishing the company, they discovered a unique illumination technology that was originally produced by a Swiss manufacturer. The duo figured out that the technology can be applied into a line of Swiss watches. They call this technology Luminox which means light night in Latin.
Sales for Luminox watches were slow at first. Then, the US Navy SEALS asked the company to make specially made watches for their personnel for use in their night missions. Nine months were spent in developing a special watch that could meet the exacting demands of the Navy SEALS.
In 1999, Luminox received word from Edwards Air Force Base that they were impressed with the performance of the watch in the Navy. They then asked Luminox if they can design an illuminated watch specifically for them. The watches were to be used by fighter and bomber pilots who fly their aircraft into the night.
Since then, Luminox received huge orders from the military, specifically the Navy and the Air Force. The company even entered a contract with aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin to acquire a special license that enabled them to produce watches for some of their unique aviation properties.
Luminox watches are quite unique. The watches are powered with very small self-powered micro gas lights. Called borosilate glass capsules, the lights are then installed into the hands, hour markers and bezels of the watches.
A unique feature of Luminox watches that sets them aside from traditional glow-in-the dark watches is that they do not need an external light source for the light to glow. They also dont need to push a button to light a dial.
Since they are to be used in rugged conditions, these watches have to be very tough. In this light, Luminox watches are made to be shockproof and water resistant.
Presently, the company is developing an analog-digital movement that incorporates the benefits of both mechanical and digital watch technologies. Through the contract with Lockheed Martin, Luminox is also developing watches that are specifically designed for pilots of specific jets such as the F117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter, the F22 Raptor and the Venture Star Space Shuttle. | aerospace |
https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/LAR-TOPS-93 | 2023-06-08T14:23:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224655027.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20230608135911-20230608165911-00526.warc.gz | 0.896138 | 592 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__200893073 | en | A Durable Redundant Joint to Build Structures from Sections of Composite Sandwich Panel or Shell
A Durable Redundant Joint to Build Structures from Sections of Composite Sandwich Panel or Shell (LAR-TOPS-93)
A preform insert enables redundant bondlines and mass efficient load transfer across the joint
NASA's Langley Research Center has developed a new adhesively bonded joint concept for curved and flat panel sandwich architectures. A woven preform, inserted into the seam between sandwich panels, provides a larger total bonding area and multiple load paths for an improved distribution of load through the joint. NASA is able to create structures by joining sections of sandwich panels or curved shells. The new joint provides more durable load transfer and redundant load paths compared to current state-of-the-art adhesively bonded strap joints.
NASA is developing next generation launch vehicles that will be based on high-performance composite materials and innovative manufacturing methods. As such, NASA uses adhesively bonded joints where possible, instead of mechanically fastened (bolted) joints, to design and manufacture structures. The adhesive joints are typically lighter and distribute loads more efficiently across an interface, while mechanically fastened joints are prone to stress concentrations around the bolts. The new durable redundant joint (DRJ) offers improved safety and load carrying capability for sandwich structures when compared to conventional H-type joints. The DRJ uses a composite preform to connect two ends of a curved, composite sandwich panel to form, for example, a cylindrical vehicle segment. Figure 1 shows the cross sections of two adhesively bonded joints--the single and the DRJ, including the preform. NASA has performed detailed finite element modeling of the new joint architecture to obtain initial indications for the structural response to a simplified hoop loading. Results indicate that -- the DRJ provides an improved stress-strain response without a severe mass penalty, -- peak stresses are independent of the joint overlap length, and -- the DRJ will redistribute a load to accommodate joint damage or manufacturing defects.
- Increased safety factor: reduced stress concentration on the joint
- Dual bond line for mitigation of manufacturing defects: redundant load path allows load redistribution in the case of partial joint failure
- Improved mass-efficient load transfer capability that can be tailored for specific applications
- Decreased circumferential load strains compared to a conventional strap-type joint
- Cost and time savings in producing the preform insert as a single piece and later co-bonding the joint into place
- Overlap length: additional bond area allows for decreased bond length (which translates into lower mass structures) when compared with a conventional strap or H-type joint
- Aerospace joining composites for -- Heavy lift vehicle segments -- Wing sections or wing boxes the strongest structural area of the aircraft, which suffers the most
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https://easterneye.ng/2021/01/24/okorocha-yet-to-explain-the-whereabouts-of-imo-air/ | 2023-11-28T23:58:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100016.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20231128214805-20231129004805-00807.warc.gz | 0.988475 | 293 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__49275360 | en | Sometime in 2017, former Govenror of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha announced that Imo State had joined the airline business, when he arrived with an aircraft with the branding Imo Air on its side.
From the markings, it appeared that the aircraft was to be operated by Dana Airlines.
Four years after, Okorocha have yet to explain to Imo people the deal he had with Dana Air over the aircraft, neither have he revealed the whereabouts of the aircraft, which seemed to vanish from the airspace almost immediately after it appeared.
Imo people now wonder, was the entire announcement a ruse, used to fool the people of Imo State, or was there actually an aircraft purchased with Imo State funds, and handed over to Dana Air to manage?
The people of Imo State are also interested to know the hanger the aircraft had been parked, since it seems not be have flown again, after Okorocha arrived Imo with it in 2017.
Was it sold? Why was it sold? Who bought it? What happened to our money used in acquiring it?
The Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha administration set up probes into the activities of Okorocha while in office. Uzodinma continued with those probes.
Imo people expect the probes to extend to the whereabouts of Imo Air and once and for all, solve this mystery. | aerospace |
https://www.cheapflights.co.za/flights-to-Nadi/Cape-Town/ | 2023-12-11T19:26:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679516047.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20231211174901-20231211204901-00275.warc.gz | 0.926092 | 295 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__23141625 | en | When flying from Cape Town to Nadi, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.
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https://joeonofrio.com/2015/12/12/851-placida/ | 2023-04-01T11:27:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949958.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20230401094611-20230401124611-00355.warc.gz | 0.980569 | 63 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__164727020 | en | Mike Otten…. BobHarrison and I enjoyed a sunset flight in 6 to 8 mph breeze. My gas flow problem has been solved. No Drama except that Otten stretched his flight to the very last second. We damn near had to turn on the headlights for him.
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http://fieldav.com/news-events/canadas-field-aviation-delivers-first-of-three-dash-8-maritime-surveillance-aircraft-to-swedish-coast-guard/ | 2023-12-05T05:06:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100545.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205041842-20231205071842-00741.warc.gz | 0.957631 | 442 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__143671810 | en | Toronto, ON | May. 2, 2008
The contract, valued in excess of $80 million, was awarded to Field Aviation following an international competition administered by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration on behalf of the Swedish Coast Guard.
Field Aviation, the prime contractor and aircraft integrator on the project for the Swedish Coast Guard, entered into an exclusive teaming agreement with Bombardier Aerospace and L-3 Communications - Integrated Systems, which supplied the basic Q300 turboprop aircraft and selected sensor systems, respectively.
"Winning the Swedish Coast Guard contract not only underscores the superiority of Field Aviation's technical expertise but also attests to the soundness of the team approach we took on this project," said Joar Gronlund, vice president and general manager for Field Aviation in Toronto. "We must recognize and thank Bombardier and L3 Communications, as teaming partners, for their focus and determination to ensure this program's success.
"The first Field Aviation-modified Dash 8 Maritime Surveillance aircraft went into service in Australia 12 years ago," continued Gronlund. "Our status today is 26 delivered or under way with full MSA modifications, and additionally we have incorporated elements from our proprietary designs for other customers including Transport Canada, which operates the two Canadian Coast Guard Dash 8 surveillance aircraft.
"We have developed the Dash 8 into the world's leading Maritime Surveillance Aircraft in this category and created an 'MSA' family with continuous adaptation of newer technology where each customer benefits from the experience we have gained on related projects.
"For the Swedish Coast Guard, we added some of the world's most capable environmental surveillance equipment as well as the search and rescue capability. This is a multi-role capability that was not lost on the Icelandic Coast Guard, which tendered for an almost identical aircraft and then signed with Field Aviation in May of last year.
"To put today's ceremony into perspective," concluded Gronlund, "over the last five years, Field Aviation has more than doubled its employment here at L. B. Pearson International Airport; lately, nearly half of all new Q200 and Q300 aircraft produced by Bombardier in Toronto have come to Field Aviation for modifications. | aerospace |
https://www.cheapflights.qa/flights-to-Winnipeg/ | 2023-03-28T09:13:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296948817.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20230328073515-20230328103515-00792.warc.gz | 0.918445 | 382 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__277770580 | en | This is just an IATA (International Air Transport Association) code. IATA codes are used in aviation to identify and differentiate airports. That’s why a Winnipeg Airport flight would often be abbreviated as a YWG flight.
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https://lta.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idLTAL2N0SA0P420141015 | 2017-11-20T10:31:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934805977.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20171120090419-20171120110419-00111.warc.gz | 0.928434 | 428 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__22440199 | en | (Adds analyst comment, share performance, details of deliveries and backlog)
SAO PAULO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Brazil’s Embraer SA , the world’s third largest commercial planemaker, reported its strongest order backlog ever on Wednesday after booking a contract for its new military cargo jet and another big order for the U.S. market.
Embraer’s backlog of firm orders, a measure of expected revenue, rose to a record high $22.1 billion at the end of September from $18.1 billion at the end of June.
The latest order book reflects a $3.26 billion deal to supply 28 of its new KC-390 cargo jets to the Brazilian Air Force. Embraer plans to unveil the new military aircraft next week and begin test flights by the end of the year.
Embraer’s biggest commercial client, regional jet operator Republic Airways Holdings Inc, also signed a firm order in September for 50 more E-175 aircraft to be flown in the United Airlines network.
The planemaker reported third-quarter aircraft deliveries on Wednesday, showing flat sales of its regional E-Jets and a drop in private jet demand.
Embraer delivered 19 commercial planes from July to September, in line with the same quarter of 2013. Executive aircraft deliveries fell to 15 jets in the quarter from 25 jets a year earlier.
“Despite the weaker-than-anticipated deliveries in the third quarter, Embraer remains on track to meet full-year delivery guidance,” RBC aerospace analyst Walter Spracklin wrote in a note to clients. “We believe the launch of the all new Legacy 500 has resulted in both a production and delivery push in executive jets into the fourth quarter.”
Shares of Embraer shed 2.3 percent in Wednesday trading, in line with a decline of Brazil’s benchmark Bovespa stock index . (Reporting by Brad Haynes; Additional reporting by Silvio Cascione in Brasilia and Susan Taylor in Toronto; Editing by Jonathan Oatis) | aerospace |
https://chem-craft.com/ | 2024-04-25T00:29:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296820065.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425000826-20240425030826-00632.warc.gz | 0.924124 | 296 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__99266164 | en | The high-end sandwich core material ROHACELL® PMI foams, produced by Evonik, are a worldwide unique type of polymer foam sheet that is above other producers due to its superior strength to weight ratio combined with high thermal performance and stability.
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Hi everyone – have added a certain amount of detail to finish this build – now all is ready for the maiden flight, just need the test pilot to return from Santa Barbara!!
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Machine guns were fabricated using brass pins that dentists use when manufacturing false teeth – remarkably they are exactly right for the job, even down to the bevel on the end of the barrel
Cheek gun positions were made using thin ply
All done – ready for the off! | aerospace |
https://news.utk.edu/2015/12/03/astronaut-kelly-honored-magazine-scientist-year/ | 2024-03-04T01:19:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476409.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304002142-20240304032142-00435.warc.gz | 0.956369 | 513 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__39374074 | en | Astronaut Scott Kelly is no stranger to stardom, having rocketed to fame as the first American to spend a year in space.
In fact, by the time he returns to Earth in March, he will have spent more than 500 days total in orbit, a record for any American and trailing only a small number of cosmonauts.
While proud of the accomplishments that have made his career possible, Kelly, through a video message relayed to the R&D Magazine annual conference, said he was “humbled, too, because I am representing the hundreds of scientists who designed the experiments being done on ISS today—and in some cases, I am the subject of these experiments.
“We know there is much more to come.”
The award, given annually for fifty years, celebrates progress made in technology, research, and scientific gains over an individual’s career and covers most scientific disciplines.
In addition to his extraterrestrial work, Kelly keeps his earthbound audience informed through frequent messages from his Twitter account—@StationCDRKelly—including images of weather patterns and contests where he urges followers to guess the land mass he’s photographed that day.
“Kelly has spent a lot of his life going very, very fast,” said Bea Riemschneider, editorial director of the Advantage Business Media Science Group, the parent organization of the R&D 100 Awards and R&D Magazine. “He is currently soaring above our heads at about five miles per second on the International Space Station with his Russian counterpart, where he is scheduled to perform more than 450 experiments during the yearlong voyage.”
Kelly followed fellow UTSI graduate Barry Wilmore on the space station, giving UT an almost eighteen-month span of consecutive presence in space. Despite its Tullahoma location, UTSI falls under the auspices of the UT Knoxville College of Engineering.
Before his launch last spring, he addressed students in UT’s Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering about the rigors of space flight and the rewards it offers.
“It’s a great field to work in—it’s very challenging, very rewarding,” said Kelly. “There’s a very bright future for aerospace engineers, or any engineers, or people in technical fields across the board.”
David Goddard (865-974-0683, [email protected]) | aerospace |
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https://www.offshorewindinnovators.nl/news/ampyx-power-and-nlr-join-forces-for-alternative-wind-energy | 2022-09-29T11:28:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030335350.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220929100506-20220929130506-00679.warc.gz | 0.945632 | 413 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__138143650 | en | Ampyx Power and NLR join forces for alternative wind energy
Ampyx Power and NLR have recently received a subsidy from the Top Sector Energy - TKI Wind on Sea to optimalise the design of an aircraft which can be used to generate wind energy.
With this subsidy a new step is taken to scale up an Airborne Wind Energy System (AWES) to a large-scale megawatt system. Such a system, with its relatively small size, can open up areas that are currently not eligible for wind energy due to too high costs or lower wind conditions, such as areas far inland or on deep sea. With such megawatt system, 2,000 households can be supplied with green electricity in the future.
The AWES of wind power technology developer Ampyx Power is a compact system that uses the strong wind above 200 meters. An essential part of this system is an aircraft that is connected to a winch on a platform with a cable. By allowing the aircraft to take off autonomously and to fly high in the air patterns, the cable is always rolled out, causing the winch to turn and generate electricity as a dynamo.
The research of NLR and Ampyx Power focuses on the development of the aircraft for AP4, the commercial successor of the prototype AP3 that is currently being built by Ampyx Power. AP4 is being developed for the replacement market for first-generation offshore wind turbines in Europe, if they are at the end of their service life. The existing foundations can be reused to install platforms. From there, aircraft with a slingshot can be launched and with the help of the cable also countries for maintenance or repair. The new system will be more effective and quieter than the current wind turbines and will also be cheaper and require less maintenance. Because it is also a small and handy system, it can be used in many places in the world. This can be done offshore, on floating platforms for example, or onshore.
Source: Windenergie Courant | aerospace |
https://forsaljningavaktierncxd.firebaseapp.com/53809/73321.html | 2024-04-13T11:57:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816734.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413114018-20240413144018-00676.warc.gz | 0.839019 | 1,801 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__75431481 | en | Hubble-teleskopet går i en omloppsbana cirka 600 kilometer ovanför jorden, utanför dess atmosfär, och kan därför ta skarpare bilder än vad som är möjligt från ett markbaserat teleskop. Det är därmed ett av de viktigaste astronomiska instrumenten och har bidragit till en mängd ny kunskap inom detta område. 2021-04-23 · The Hubble Space Telescope is a project of international cooperation between ESA and NASA. Each year in the month of April, ESA/Hubble uses the telescope’s anniversary as an opportunity to develop special initiatives to engage and involve the public in this annual milestone.
Jun 28, 2016 Now, NASA has decided to extend the Hubble's lifespan for an extra five years, giving the researchers working on the space telescope more time Apr 16, 2020 The Hubble Space Telescope may be one of the most famous objects Those online activities include a photo gallery, a tour of the telescope, Apr 20, 2018 Since its launch on 24 April 1990, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionised almost every area of observational astronomy. Feb 16, 1997 C-SPAN broadcast live scenes U.S. astronauts performing a space walk to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. What is the Hubble Telescope? The Hubble Space Telescope is a large telescope in space. Hubble is as long as a large school bus and weighs as Apr 24, 2020 The Hubble Space Telescope was designed to last 15 years. On April 24, it marks 30 years in space.
The Hubble Space Telescope is a large telescope in space. Hubble is as long as a large school bus and weighs as Apr 24, 2020 The Hubble Space Telescope was designed to last 15 years. On April 24, it marks 30 years in space. The NASA Hubble Space Telescope is a project of international cooperation between NASA and ESA. AURA’s Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, conducts Hubble science operations.
This Hubble Space Telescope image released by NASA's Hubble Heritage team 04 February shows the self-destruction of a massive star called supernova This composite of 30 Doradus, aka the Tarantula Nebula, contains data from Chandra, Hubble, and Spitzer.
When Hubble was first launched in April of 1990, the clarity of the images received by the telescope had not been what scientists were expecting. 2 dagar sedan · Hubble space telescope celebrates its 31st birthday with a stunning new photo of a giant star waging a ‘tug-of-war’ between gravity and radiation to avoid self-destruction. 2 dagar sedan · NASA has shared a beautiful picture of a blue star to mark the 31st birthday of its Hubble Space Telescope. Called AG Carinae, it is located approximately 20,000 light-years away and is not just a
Edwin Hubble, the space telescope’s namesake, used the 100-inch Hooker Telescope in the 1920s to prove that the smudgy “nebulae” on photographic plates were actually galaxies outside our own
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2021-03-12 · A borked bit of code sent the Hubble Space Telescope into safe mode, revealing a bunch of other glitches Writing to forbidden memory and not closing the door cause headaches for custodians of restored spacecraft
2021-03-14 · The Hubble Space Telescope recently shared another marvel of the universe. In a picture, the Hubble captured a nebula situated around 4,900 light years away in the constellation of Gemini. Named AFGL-5180, the nebula constitutes part of the vast cloud complex called “Gem OB1”.
The Hubble Space Telescope has provided humanity with our deepest views of the Universe ever. It has revealed fainter, younger 24 Apr 2020 NASA's Hubble telescope launched 30 years ago – here's a look at Lockheed Martin building it · NASA's immense Hubble space telescope 28 Apr 2020 On April 24, 1990, NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit, where it has recorded some of the most stunning images of the planets 1 Mar 2020 The Hubble Space Telescope floats free in low Earth orbit after astronauts completed the fifth and final servicing mission in May 2009. With its 5 Jul 2019 The Hubble Space Telescope has been silently hovering above Earth for over 25 years, but it's still returning spectacular images of the cosmos. 22 Apr 2019 Hubble flew into orbit on April 24, 1990, aboard Discovery.
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The KH-11 were followed by the KH-12 series. KH-12 are spy satellites equipped with a 4,04m mirror and weigh up Here are some basic facts about the telescope and the mission, courtesy of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), which operates Hubble for NASA: Telescope size: Length: 43.5 feet (13.2 2021-04-24 · NASA has shared a beautiful picture of a blue star to mark the 31st birthday of its Hubble Space Telescope.
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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has observed the supernova remnant named 1E 0102.2-7219.
During that time, four space shuttle-based service missions were launched, three of If the Hubble Space Telescope pointed to Earth, what resolution 30 Mar 2020 Pay a visit to the Hubble Space Telescope in its orbit above Earth's surface and take a tour of the technology behind Hubble's spectacular Science Weekly Hubble at 30: a view into our cosmos – podcast · Spacewatch Spacewatch: Hubble space telescope turns 30 · Scientists discover what the Milky 4 days ago Hubble Space Telescope, the first sophisticated optical observatory placed into Earth's orbit. Some of its many triumphs included the Hubble 7 Sep 2020 None of us is perfect, and sometimes the Hubble Space Telescope just flat-out points to the wrong spot in the sky. This has been happening Hubble is the only telescope designed to be maintained in space by astronauts. Five Space Shuttle missions have repaired, upgraded, and replaced systems on On April 24, 1990 the Hubble Space Telescope was launched and became one of NASA's most vital research tools but an early focusing issue almost spelled Hubble Space Telescope. The Hubble Space Telescope is the best optical telescope currently in orbit around Earth. Hubble was also the first scientific project in Abstract: The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged the central part of M87 over a 10 week span, leading to the discovery of 32 classical novae and nine fainter, 4.1m Followers, 10 Following, 671 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Hubble Space Telescope (@nasahubble) We present time series photometry for six partial transits of GJ 436b obtained with the Fine Guidance Sensor instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). | aerospace |
http://www.rafail.org/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-sets-launch-record-as-it-tests-nasa-moon-gear.html | 2023-03-24T18:46:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296945288.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20230324180032-20230324210032-00077.warc.gz | 0.944029 | 427 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__23444568 | en | Blue Origin set a new mark for recycling rockets Tuesday morning by sending the same New Shepard spacecraft to the edge of space for the seventh time.
The spaceflight company founded and funded by Amazon head Jeff Bezos completed its 13th New Shepard mission from its private launch facility in west Texas while also testing some key equipment for future NASA missions to the moon.
The mission was originally set for late September from the Texas site, but was delayed multiple times due to weather and technical issues. It finally left Earth at 6:37 a.m. PT (8:37 a.m. Texas time) Tuesday and returned to land at the same facility in two pieces just about 10 minutes later.
A few minutes after blasting off, the crew capsule carrying most of the experiments separated from the rocket booster. The booster returned to the Earth for a precision landing, while the capsule drifted back to the surface with the help of parachutes a few minutes later.
In the future, Blue Origin is planning to sell trips to space for intrepid tourists who will take a ride in the crew capsule.
During its short time in microgravity, Mission NS-13 and its dozen payloads aim to gather scads of data for a number of tests and experiments, including a demonstration of a lunar landing sensor that will test technologies for future moon missions as part of NASA’s Artemis program.
The sensor is the first payload to ride mounted to the exterior of New Shepard rather than inside its capsule.
A few of the other payloads on board this flight of New Shepard include a test of a new system to autonomously grow aquatic plants that could supplement a crew’s diet and of a new cooling system developed by NASA for spacecraft electronics.
SpaceX, another commercial space outfit headed by a famous billionaire, in the form of Elon Musk, has so far used a single Falcon 9 booster up to six times. It’s worth noting, though, that the Falcon 9 is a different class of rocket that is used for more technically complicated orbital missions.
You can watch a recording of the launch live feed below. | aerospace |
https://en.ultrontek.com/news_detail/33 | 2023-10-04T13:57:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511369.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004120203-20231004150203-00241.warc.gz | 0.906491 | 269 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__270270596 | en | OHB SE is a listed space and technology company domiciled in Bremen.
OHB SE is divided into three business units: Space Systems, Aerospace and Digital. The Group employs a workforce of almost 3,000 at 15 locations throughout Europe。
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The major activities of OHB Digital Solutions GmbH comprise the field of GNSS quality assurance and GNSS signal simulation, in particular precise positioning, reliable navigation and applications in the satellite downstream market. We are specialists in development and combination of navigation, telecommunications and information technologies as well as services for a wide variety of applications in the context of satellite-based navigation systems. With the know-how of our team members, we develop solutions, services and applications according to customer and market needs.
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https://www.airline-suppliers.com/aircraft-long-haul-getting-complexity-right/ | 2023-09-26T06:03:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00137.warc.gz | 0.932769 | 1,224 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__42124192 | en | There’s a world of difference between operating short haul and long haul routes. Before new technology, longer range narrowbody aircraft such as the Boeing 737MAX and Airbus A321LR, airlines generally had to operate widebodies on routes over about 3,000 miles and bear their much greater costs. It’s therefore no surprise that airlines look for the most cost-effective widebody aircraft for their long haul operations.
Does it also make sense to operate a relatively simple fleet, minimising the number of long haul types to avoid complexity costs?
A quick glance at the widebody aircraft of larger network carriers shows that most of them have complex fleets. Sometimes this is because of merger inheritances – for example, American’s overlapping Boeing 767-300s, 777-200s (in more than one cabin layout), Airbus A330-200s and A330-300s came from merging US Airways’ fleet into the American stable. American also now has Boeing 787-8s and 787-9s in this class, so now has no fewer than six aircraft types in the 200-300 seat category.
Much smaller airlines also have complex widebody fleets. Swiss has 29 widebody aircraft of three different types accommodating between 219 and 340 passengers. The mix of types enables Swiss to operate some long sectors with a smaller, higher unit cost aircraft with long range (the A340-300) while using a large widebody (777-300ER) with lower unit costs on high demand routes. A long haul route with a daily frequency can cost over $100 million a year to operate, so saving tens of millions on trip costs with the A340 makes sense if the demand simply isn’t there to fill a 777-300ER. Swiss also has the more economical A330-300 for shorter long haul routes.
In Asia, Korea’s Asiana currently has 43 widebody aircraft split across five types including a mix of Airbus and Boeing aircraft – a truly diverse and complex widebody fleet.
So, current practice shows airlines operating multiple widebody types in their fleets. I’ve been looking at US operating cost data to see if this fleet complexity makes sense. The data (from DOT Form 41 for the first half of 2017) cover the four major US carriers operating widebody aircraft, American, Delta, Hawaiian and United. I’ve analysed unit operating cost (seat operating cost per flight hour – see note at the end of the posting) between types. Although there’s some inconsistency in reporting between the carriers, the analysis gives interesting pointers about the complexity of long haul fleets.
According to the data, the widebody aircraft in US carrier service with the lowest unit operating cost is the Boeing 767-400 with an average age of 17 years – the second oldest widebody type in the data. The aircraft type with the second highest unit operating cost is the second youngest, the Boeing 787-8. There is no direct correlation between aircraft age and unit operating cost. This finding may not be a surprise as ownership costs on older aircraft like the 767-400 should be relatively low, but the data suggest that maintenance costs are low too.
What about size and cost? The data suggest that larger widebody aircraft don’t necessarily bring lower unit operating costs. The two largest aircraft operated by US carriers, Boeing’s 777-300ER and 747-400, had above average unit operating costs – even after normalising the data for differences in cabin configuration.
Those differences in layout also tell a story. American’s 777-300ERs have 15% fewer seats on board than United’s 777-300ERs and only 6% more seats than Delta’s 777-200s, thanks to having a higher ratio of First and Business class seats. Within American’s widebody fleet, the proportion of premium cabin seats to total seats varies from 8% on the A330-200 to 12% on the 787-8 and 19% on the 777-300ER. Having multiple cabin configurations gives flexibility to deploy the right amount of premium seats onto the right routes to cater for differing levels of premium demand.
The data also give us an interesting insight into why the Boeing 787-9 is such a success – and why the same size A330-300 still gives it a run for its money. Consider the unit operating cost by type against the average sector length flown by each type:
The data show that the unit operating cost in the first half of 2017 for the A330-300 and the Boeing 787-9 was similar but the average sector was nearly twice as long for the 787-9. So, for an airline operating relatively shorter longhaul routes, the A330-300 can be cost-effective compared with a 787-9. The new Boeings have huge range flexibility, greater cargo capability and their greater fuel efficiency will win if oil prices rise. But at the right cost levels for ownership and fuel, the A330-300 can compete against its newer rival.
In summary, complexity is normal in an airline’s long haul fleet and can still be the right, cost-effective answer:
- Different types meet different levels of demand – and deploying smaller, less efficient aircraft on lower demand routes can avoid the higher trip costs of larger types
- Larger widebodies don’t necessarily deliver lower unit operating costs
- Varied cabin configurations address different premium demand profiles on different routes
- Old widebody aircraft can have lower operating costs – and in the right circumstances, older technology aircraft can compete effectively with new
For the future, the new narrowbodies promise unit operating costs within the range of widebody costs. That will give airlines an opportunity to reduce complexity by operating short haul and some long haul routes with the same narrowbody aircraft. But chances are that there will still be complexity in many airlines’ widebody fleets.
Source – AeroTime | aerospace |
https://www.cheknews.ca/b-c-pilot-killed-in-honduras-crash-was-very-experienced-father-says-562745/ | 2019-08-25T04:00:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027322170.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825021120-20190825043120-00475.warc.gz | 0.983563 | 84 | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-35__0__137333811 | en | B.C. pilot killed in Honduras crash was ‘very experienced,’ father says
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Larry Forseth said the family is trying to piece together the tragedy. “I’ve been a commercial pilot all my life and I’ve spent many hours in the air with him and he’s a very capable, very professional pilot,” he said. | aerospace |
https://sciencespinning.com/2022/09/27/historic-nasa-asteroid-deflection-mission-has-irish-input/ | 2023-09-24T11:36:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506632.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924091344-20230924121344-00372.warc.gz | 0.96088 | 990 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__121992605 | en | The first test of NASA’s asteroid-deflection technology – DART – took place early this morning, and a Queen’s University Belfast scientist was part of a global team assessing whether it was successful, or not.
The aim of DART (Double Asteroid Deflection Test) is to shift a 160-metre-wide asteroid called Dimorphos off course by slamming a space probe into its surface. If the plan works, it will demonstrate that it’s possible to deflect similar-sized asteroids from colliding with Earth.
Professor Alan Fitzsimmons, an astronomer at the School of Mathematics and Physics at Queen’s University Belfast is an expert on asteroids and comets. Speaking in advance of the mission, Fitzsimmons said that, along with colleagues around the world, will be observing DART through several ground and space-based telescopes.
“We will be observing the dust and rocks and everything else that’s thrown up by the impact,” says Fitzsimmons. “We will make as many measurements as possible over the coming nights to find out exactly what has happened,” he says.
The probe slammed into Dimorphos – a moonlet of its parent asteroid Didymos – some 11 million km from Earth, at four miles per second. The probe was destroyed in the collision. Astronomers were able to quickly determine whether the asteroid was deflected by the collision.
As well as the telescopes on the ground and in near space, the collision was observed by a small CubeSat called LICIACube designed by the Italian Space Agency. The CubeSat flew past Dimorphos three minutes after the impact and took images of the effect that it had.
Fitzsimons works on ATLAS, the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System, funded by NASA. This is a robotic astronomical survey, which acts as an early warning system for detecting smaller near-Earth objects – about the size of Dimorphos – a few weeks before they impact Earth.
The giant asteroids that threaten all life on Earth should they collide with our planet, are extremely rare, and don’t currently pose a threat says Fitzsimmons. “The ‘dinosaur killers’ are about 10km across and are so bright that we see them easily in our telescopes,” says Fitzsimons. “We’ve found all of them and they are not coming near us.”
There are about 1,000 smaller asteroids, says Fitzsimmons – about 1km in width – that can disrupt global weather, by filling the atmosphere with dust, or destroying cities or small countries like Ireland should they fall directly on them. “So far, we’ve found over 900 of these,” he says.
The real asteroid threat, he says, is from those less than 1km in width.
The Dimorphos asteroid, which is 160m wide – and is similar in size in the colosseum in Rome – is in this small, but still dangerous category and was selected by NASA for DART, because it is precisely the type of asteroid that may represent the most significant threat to the Earth.
“Our main concern at the small objects that aren’t going to cause global effects but would certainly give you a bad day if they landed within a few hundred kilometres of you,” says Fitzsimmons.
Astronomers have only found a small fraction of asteroids the size of Dimorphos, which they believe exist. The impact of even very small asteroids can be significant, and that’s why DART is so important.
The Chelyabinsk air burst explosion over the Urals on 15 February 2013, for example, released about 30 times as much energy as the atomic bomb on Hiroshima – produced by an asteroid that was just 20m wide.
“There’s been commentary in the media about the amount of money that DART is costing but compared to the costs of what would happen if we let one of these things land is insignificant,” says Fitzsimons.
In 2024, a follow up mission of the European Space Agency, called Hera, will conduct a detailed follow up survey of the collision site.
An Irish company, Innalabs, in Dublin, is providing a gyroscope that will orientates the Hera spacecraft and facilitates its navigation systems.
“Innalabs will provide the main gyroscope that tells the (Hera) satellite whether it is turning left or right,” says Alberto Torasso, Vice President of Space Programs at InnaLabs.
The gyroscope will also make sure – by orientating Hera correctly in space – that images taken of the collision site are not blurred. | aerospace |
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/06/metro/mit-graduate-working-with-nasa-team-behind-mars-helicopter-aircraft-survives-first-night/ | 2021-09-21T03:23:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057131.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20210921011047-20210921041047-00709.warc.gz | 0.958375 | 823 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__213840471 | en | NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, is slowly building up toward its ultimate goal — proving that flight is possible in the Red Planet’s atmosphere — after surviving its first night alone on the surface.
Ingenuity was designed by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and went to Mars aboard the Perseverance rover, which touched down in February.
Farah Alibay, a systems engineer at JPL who earned a PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the liaison between the Perseverance and Ingenuity teams. Ingenuity is a technology experiment with the goal of achieving flight on Mars, a major challenge considering Mars’ extreme cold, lack of atmosphere, and different gravity.
“What it’s doing, it’s just demonstrating that we can fly on Mars,” Alibay said. “On Earth, when we’re talking about lift, which is the force that lifts up a plane or helicopter, you use the air and the atmosphere to lift you up and so that’s what provides that force, so we only have 1 percent of that force on Mars, which makes it a lot more complicated to fly on Mars.”
The design of the drone, which weighs just four pounds, was specifically crafted and tuned to adapt to the different conditions on Mars and tested extensively on Earth, Alibay said.
“The way that we deal with that challenge is by designing a helicopter that’s really, really light, and only weighs about four pounds, and it has blades that are really big as compared to the body so the blades themselves are about four feet long and they’re counter-rotating,” she said.
Alibay described her role on the Perseverance team as “coordinating the dance, the closely crafted dance, between the helicopter and the rover.”
Scientists hope that Ingenuity can lay the groundwork for more aerial exploration of the planet. Thus far, Alibay said, two types of Mars exploration are possible: rovers like Perseverance and imaging from orbiters.
“If we are able to demonstrate flight, it could open up possibilities, incredible possibilities for future missions that could be scout helicopters for rovers or science helicopters for exploring Mars. It just opens up aerial explorations of Mars, then possibly other planets, too,” she said.
Aerial exploration of Mars could radically expand how much of the planet researchers can explore. Movement from rovers is relatively limited, about 10 to 20 kilometers in their lifetimes.
“Aerial vehicles kind of give you something in between, they don’t give you quite the same resolution as rovers do in terms of surface observation, but they give you much higher resolution than orbiters and they’re able to go into environments that rovers can’t go into,” Alibay said. “You could dream of helicopters or any other type of aerial vehicle flying . . . up some of those ancient mountains on Mars or into the craters. And they’re able to explore much faster.”
Surviving the night on Mars was the first step for Ingenuity, which still has several benchmarks to clear before it undergoes its first flight — hopefully next weekend, Alibay said.
Alibay said seeing Ingenuity survive on Mars was like “a parent watching a child.”
“Every step is a huge milestone [and] . . . we’ve cleared a few milestones already. We deployed from the helicopter, we’ve charged the batteries using the solar panels, and then we’ve survived that first night,” she said.
“Even being able to check out that ‘Wow the helicopter survived the whole journey and landing’ . . . was also an incredible step, but we certainly have a lot of other milestones to go.” | aerospace |
http://www.chaniapost.eu/2016/02/26/five-big-airline-companies-will-fly-fromto-heraklion/ | 2020-02-25T08:48:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875146064.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20200225080028-20200225110028-00489.warc.gz | 0.915467 | 138 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__154570383 | en | Five “big” airline companies will fly from/to Heraklion
In mid-March, Air France will begin flying from/to Heraklion, giving the chance to Cretans to travel to more destinations and also to our island to “attract” more tourists.
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British Airways will fly four times from/to Great Britain, whilst Swiss multiplies its flights from/to Switzerland.
The first charter flight (for Greece in this tourist season) will land on Heraklion Airport (Air Berlin, March 18). | aerospace |
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/jul/19/pilot-flying-to-felts-field-makes-emergency-landin/ | 2021-04-16T00:18:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038088264.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20210415222106-20210416012106-00514.warc.gz | 0.945065 | 252 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__221992910 | en | A pilot flying a small plane was forced to make an emergency landing on Idaho State Highway 97 on Thursday.
The plane was not damaged and the pilot, who was the only one in the plane, was not injured, according to a news release from Idaho State Police.
Scott J Morledge-Hampton, 52, of Billings, Montana was flying a 1979 Beech V35B single engine airplane from Billings to Felts Field in Spokane. The plane’s engine failed, and Morledge-Hampton landed the plane near milepost 91 of the highway, according to the news release.
Authorities moved the undamaged plane onto private property and alerted the Federal Aviation Administration.
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| tom winchester|
| My dad flew a Twin Beach out of Rockford Ill. for Sundstrand corporation in 1959 or so. He later owned a fbo in Traverse City, MI for 18 yrs. named Winchester Avation. He loved to fly and passed that love on to many. People that went to him for check rides needed to be well prepared or they went home empty handed. I remember many flights with him to the islands in Lake Michigan. He ended up with about 30,000 hrs. of flight time. He really didn't know because he did not keep a log book for many years. Thanks for reading this. |
02/16/2014 @ 10:35 [ref: 68350]
| Robert L. Gumm|
| My experience with the Beechcraft D-18 goes back to the days of 1954 when Marine Air Squadron VMF-321 made its home at Anacostia NAS, Washington, DC. At that time, I was a very green PFC and was permitted to ride the right hand seat with Col. Spurlock, on the occasion of flying out over the Chesapeake Bay and observing F4U Corsairs dive bombing an old target ship that had been sunk in the bay. By that time, I had already been doing some flying of Aeroncas and Piper Cubs as a teenager, and the Beechcraft experience, as well as being around the Navy Corsairs and other USMC aircraft at that time played a big role in my later obtaining my private pilot's license and becoming an aircraft owner. |
04/23/2010 @ 02:18 [ref: 26064]
| Mike Muench|
| At 19 years old, I checked out in N5642V a D-18S with the Hickam Aero Club at Wheeler AFB in Hawaii. I paid $20.00 per hour WET with instructor. Oh yeah that was 1965, the day before I left for Viet Nam. Now I fly a King Air, which isn't half the fun of flying the D-18. |
08/23/2008 @ 18:52 [ref: 22532]
| Rahul jain|
| plz send picture & details of d18s beechcraft sold to FALCON AIR IN INDIA |
04/30/2008 @ 06:53 [ref: 20755]
| Mark Clifton|
| I am puting together a shot video about a trip I took in a converted AT-11 to Abbotsford British Columbia Airshow about 1977. It consists of 8 mm film and stills of our adventure. Right now I am finding out if anyone will get in trouble if I mention a few anecdotes. When its finished I will put it on youtube.com and put a link here.
What a great plane. it took us on an adventure I still talk about 31 years later!
03/04/2007 @ 19:22 [ref: 15767]
| Joe Moore|
| I flew a Twin beech D-18 that was fitted with Pratt & Whitney PT-6 Turbo Prop Engines. Didn't work well. Not pressurized and inefficient. I think it was called the Westwind. |
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| John Williams|
| I was a plane captain on the Navy SNB (C-45) in the early 60's. I witnessed the only known "arrested" landing of a Twin Beech. NAS Atsugi, Japan had a very active Skydiving club which utilized the station airplane as a jump platform. The pilot took a load of jumpers up, dropped them, and somewhere on that trip lost the tailwheel. This left the tailwheel mount sticking down about 8 inches. NAS Atsugi had a 12,000 foot runway with arresting gear cables at either end for emergency stops. The jumpers were packing up and loading at the downwind end of the runway so when the pilot touched down he did a high speed taxi, keeping the tail up. Not knowing that he had lost his tail wheel, he lowered the tail just before crossing the downwind cable, with predictable results. When the remaining tailgear stub caught the cable, the aircraft came to a sudden stop, swerving to the right and the right vertical stabilizer came in contact with the ground. We put the tail of the aicraft up on a cart and towed it to the hangar. |
02/18/2005 @ 12:29 [ref: 9470]
| Mike Letalien|
| I have pictures of a couple of Beechcraft H18 Twin Beech aircraft that I'd like to classify correctly for my website - WarbirdGallery.com. I've heard that these Tricycle-geared aircraft had military applications but I can't find any information about the designation used for these types. Were they just a "C-45" or was there a seperate letter/number combo assigned to this sub-type?
Any help would be most appeciated.
08/04/2003 @ 15:08 [ref: 6613]
| Clive Bollinger|
Las Vegas, NV
| I had the pleasure of flying a Beechcraft D-8 Tri-Gear to
and from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon in the late 70's. I logged many hours of PIC flight time. A great ship. Pay
load was about 1,500 Lbs as I remember (9 passengers).
The round engines work fine too. I'll never forget the D-18. Clive Bollnger, ATP
11/18/2002 @ 12:03 [ref: 6097]
| david rojko|
| we had a d-18 for a jump ship at the Wildhorse West DZ, outside of Phoenix. one afternoon we were climbing out , on jump run. i was "rear float", that is, i was to go outside and hang on wating for the other jumpers to get lined up and ready to go. three of us would "float" (hang on outside). my position was "rear float", i took up a position aft of the door, my left leg in the door, my right out along the fuselage. the others were really taking a long time, and i noticed a handle up on the top of the plane. i grabbed it and swung myself up . now i was on top, straddling the plane (at about 11,000 ft). top of the world, ma !!! picture slim pickens riding that bomb down in "dr. strangelove" and you've got it. i was just having the time of my life, looking around, burning the experience into my mind when i realized the other jumpers were long gone. dove off to the port side and i think i caught up with them , not really sure now. this was about 1987. i "retired" from skydiving with an even 600 jumps, this WAS the best one ! |
09/09/2002 @ 14:06 [ref: 5656]
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The idea of space flight appeared almost immediately after the emergence of the heliocentric system of the world and the understanding that other Earth-like planets can somehow be reached. The first published description of human presence on the moon was a fantastic story of Kepler’s “Somnium”(1634) .
First the theoretical foundations of cosmonautics was laid by Isaac Newton in his work ” Mathematical principles of natural philosophy “( 1687 year). Later important contribution to the theory of calculation of the motion of bodies in outer space were made by Euler and Lagrange. Continue reading
The history of the holiday
There are achievements that humanity can be proud of. The conquest of space, no doubt, belongs to them. 12 April 1961 Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin made the first orbit around the Earth. In 1962, the first anniversary of manned flight into space, was signed a government decree about establishment in the USSR of a new holiday, cosmonautics Day.
Of course, the conquest of space is a celebration of not only national, but international significance. So 7 years later, in 1968, the General conference of the international aeronautical Federation on the initiative of the USSR adopted a decision to establish the world day of aviation and cosmonautics, which is widely celebrated on April 12 in many European countries and the USA.
April 12 – date at all unique to the history of space exploration. On this day, in 1981, made its first manned flight of the American Shuttle “Shuttle”.
World day of cosmonautics in our days
In Russia’s cosmonautics Day celebrated on April 12 in accordance with the decree of 13 March 1995. Continue reading
Jupiter (the astrological sign G) is a planet, average distance from Sun 5.2 a. E. (778,3 million km), the sidereal orbital period of 11.9 years period of rotation (cloud layer near the equator) approx. 10 h, equivalent to the approx. diameter of 142 800 km, the mass of 1.90·1027 kg, atmospheric Composition: H2, CH4, NH3, He.
Jupiter is a powerful source of thermal radiation has a radiation belt and an extensive magnetosphere. Jupiter has 16 satellites (Adrastea, Metis, Amalthea, Phoebe, IO, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Leda, Himalia, Lysithea, ELARA, Ananke, Carme, Pasiphae, Sinope), and the ring is approx. 6 thousand km, almost directly adjacent to the planet.
Jupiter, fifth from the Sun largest planet in the Solar system, the largest of giant planets.
Jupiter moves around the Sun in nearly circular elliptical orbit, whose plane is inclined to the Ecliptic plane at an angle of 1°18,3′. The minimum distance of Jupiter from the Sun 4.95 a. E. a maximum of 5.45. E. average – 5.2 a. E. (1 and. E. = 149.6 million km).
The equator is tilted to the orbital plane at an angle of 3°5′; because of the smallness of this angle seasonal variations on Jupiter is expressed very weakly. Continue reading | aerospace |
https://in.mashable.com/science/20540/nasa-just-released-first-ever-audio-recording-of-what-it-sounds-like-on-mars | 2024-02-25T08:50:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474594.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20240225071740-20240225101740-00712.warc.gz | 0.931928 | 368 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__186245216 | en | Ever since NASA’s largest Perseverance rover touched down on Mars last week, it has been making the headlines of both print and digital publications. Not to forget, there’s now video footage showing Mars Perseverance Rover landing and it has gone viral. And now, NASA has released the first-ever audio recording captured on the surface of Mars. The audio has been recorded by one of the Perseverance Mars rover’s two microphones.
NASA shared the audio recording on its official Twitter account. “If you are feeling overwhelmed by the amount of visual content @NASAPersevere has captured, take a breath and enjoy what it would sound like to sit on the surface of Mars with the rover”, states the NASA Twitter account.
If you are feeling overwhelmed by the amount of visual content @NASAPersevere has captured, take a breath and enjoy what it would sound like to sit on the surface of Mars with the rover: pic.twitter.com/ZclPsAVIMd— NASA (@NASA) February 22, 2021
Ever since the recording has been released, it has received over 3000 likes, 60 comments, and 1000 retweets. Coming back to the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission, the acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk said that “the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission embodies our nation’s spirit of persevering even in the most challenging of situations, inspiring, and advancing science and exploration. The mission itself personifies the human ideal of persevering toward the future and will help us prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet.”
The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is part of NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration approach, which includes Artemis missions to the Moon that will help prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet. | aerospace |
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Message from the KSQL Air Traffic Manager
While the airport community eagerly awaits the annual return of Hiller Aviation Museum’s Vertical Challenge, many people are behind the scenes are preparing the environment for the most efficient transition from operational-airport to show-ready and back again with minimal disruption to the regular users of the airport. One specific item comes to mind as a potential problem, so I’ve decided to bring it to your attention and ask for your help.
On the evening of Friday, June 15, the event’s festivities kick off with a “Twilight Show”, scheduled from 8:00 until 8:50pm which poses one specific challenge for the Tower; resuming control of the airfield at the conclusion of the air show, then terminating Control Tower Operations by 9:00pm. For the sake of orderly operations, I would ask everyone to consider their specific need for services during this period (i.e. IFR or VFR flight following, etc.) and understand the workload involved; ten minutes is short and this time compresses greatly with numerous simultaneous requests. If you must depart IFR or if you must have the Tower coordinate your VFR flight following, please consider departing earlier in the day; with few alternatives, this is the best solution to ensure a safe and orderly airport environment. Thank you for your cooperation and support.
Casey B. Giddens
Air Traffic Manager
Saturday, May 19th is International Learn to Fly Day, and San Carlos Flight Center is celebrating with an open house.
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Forward this invitation to your friends, family, co-workers, your regular passengers, and anyone else who’s ever wondered what it takes to fly.
San Carlos Learn to Fly Day activities start at 10:00am with an Open House at San Carlos Flight Center, 655 Skyway Rd, Suite 215, next door to the Hiller Aviation Museum at San Carlos Airport.
Meet our instructors, view our training aircraft on display and maybe take a short flight on our exclusive crosswind landing simulator, the only one like it on the West Coast.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
10am-3pm: San Carlos Flight Center Open House
11am: Learning to Fly Presentation (SCFC Classroom)
12-1pm: BBQ lunch* (RSVP required)
* FREE lunch to the first 100 to register
Win demo flights, t-shirts and more. Bring your friends and family!
SCAPA is happy to welcome our newest member, Hans P. Plesman, proprietor of San Carlos Aviation & Supply, LLC. Hans assumed operation of the pilot shop, located in the terminal at KSQL, in September 2011. Mrs. Joyce Maganini the previous owner of the store for more than 25 years, helped at the store until the end of March 2012.
Hans passed along the following summary.
San Carlos Aviation & Supply intends to increase the business and the inventory offered at the store. We started to carry now tires (mainly for Cessna and Piper), batteries, spark plugs, TKS anti-icing fluid for the weeping wing and increased the selection of lubricants for aeroplane engines including Aeroshell in four grades and Phillips Aviation Oil in two grades as well as oil and air filters.
We continue to stock most of the FAA aeronautical charts including now Alaska and even Mexico as well as en-route, approach plates and AFD’s.
Apparel will be part of our business including official licensed Cessna and Boeing merchandise and many more. Pilot training books and other material are available for the student pilot and recurrent flight training books are available as well. The whole line of Max Trescott books and CD ROMs are stocked.
Our aim is to offer the best aviation pilot shop open 7 days a week in the greater Bay Area.
Pass-by and say hello.
Hans P. Plesman | aerospace |
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Dr. Carolyn Porco, a planetary scientist and leader of the Imaging Science team for Cassini, explained to the press in March 2012 that "More than 90 jets of all sizes near Enceladus's south pole are spraying water vapor, icy particles, and organic compounds all over the place. Cassini has flown several times now through this spray and has tasted it. And we have found that aside from water and organic material, there is salt in the icy particles. The salinity is the same as that of Earth's oceans."
What is the difference between a Lunar Eclipse and New Moon? They seem quite similar and there is often confusion between the two. A lunar eclipse happens twice a year whereas a new moon happens once a month. Here is further clarification:
Phases of the Moon. The moon cycles 13 times a year through phases, each of which influence us just like the pull of the tides. It starts with the New Moon, which carries the energy of new beginnings, this is a great time to focus on stepping into something new. Then the Full Moon, Signifies the time of the completion of a project, and finally returns to the New Moon again. This entire cycle occurs over a period of 28 days, and yes, there is no mistaking it, this is the same as women's menstrual cycles, women tend to be much more connected to the moon than men.
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The Moon represents tides, phases and mysterious rhythms. As you settle into the reality of living and breathing with another person, you begin to feel 'in sync' with them-or perhaps not! If your emotional needs and expressions seem to interact and flow harmoniously as time goes on, you can bet that your lunar energies are connected. If, on the other hand, you find yourself drawing a complete blank as to what your partner is thinking or feeling, then this lunar connection is missing in some way.
The findings of the two missions are presented in papers published on April 13, 2017, by planetary scientists with NASA's Cassini mission to Saturn and the venerable Hubble Space Telescope (HST). In one of the papers, Cassini scientists announced their discovery that a form of chemical energy life can feed on appears to exist on Enceladus. In the second paper, HST researchers report additional evidence of plumes erupting from Jupiter's moon, Europa, whose fascinating frozen crust of ice resembles a cracked eggshell. It has long been recognized by planetary scientists that beneath Europa's bizarre cracked shell of ice, there is a sloshing global ocean of liquid water.
Brilliant, icy short-period comets invade the bright and toasty inner Solar System, far from their frozen domain in the Kuiper Belt. The Kuiper Belt is the reservoir of comet nuclei that is located closest to Earth. Short-period comets rampage into the inner Solar System more frequently than every 200 years. The more distant long-period comets streak into the inner Solar System's melting warmth and comforting light every 200 years--at least--from the Oort Cloud. Because Earth dwells closer to the Kuiper Belt than to the Oort Cloud, short-period comets are much more frequent invaders, and have played a more important part in Earth's history than their long-period kin. Nevertheless, Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) are sufficiently small, distant, and dim to have escaped the reach of our scientific technology until 1992. | aerospace |
https://englishtimes.uk/air-stunt-goes-badly-wrong-as-red-bull-pilots-try-to-swap-planes-12000ft-up-world-news | 2022-05-22T19:44:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662546071.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20220522190453-20220522220453-00408.warc.gz | 0.964825 | 689 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__200609374 | en | Luke Aikins, 48, and Andy Farrington, 39, were attempting to swap planes via a daring stunt in the skies above Eloy, Arizona in the US, but the cousins’ plan ended in failure when one aircraft spiraled out of control
A daredevil stunt has gone badly wrong after an attempt to swap planes in mid-air ended with one aircraft plunging thousands of feet to the ground.
Luke Aikins, 48, and Andy Farrington, 39, from Arizona in the US, had attempted the never-before-seen stunt but could not finish the escapade after one of the planes nosedived out of control and crashed.
The daring stunt was supposed to see the pair fly their Red Bull-sponsored Cessna planes before leaving the aircraft and freefalling into the other plane, the Daily Star reports.
The maneuver began well, with the cousins leaping out of their respective aircrafts in a pre-prepared formation.
But within moments, Luke’s plane lost control and nosedived to the ground.
Luckily neither man was injured in the flight, with Luke’s plane tipping over the planned 90 degree dive, leaving Andy with no plane to command.
Thankfully, Andy abandoned his plans of flying the failing aircraft and instead parachuted safely to the ground, while his cousin took control of the remaining plane.
Andy said: “It just went and instead of stopping in that 90-degree dive, it just kept going and got over on his back. It was just not a chance.”
Luke said: “I thought I left Andy a good plane. I’m trying to think of what else I could have done to make it better for him when I left. We do what we can to prepare for this stuff and we hope it never happens.
This is the best outcome of a bummer situation, really. You’re just happy everybody’s here and good and all that stuff, but just disappointed. “
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it did not grant a safety permit for the stunt livestreamed on streaming platform Hulu, Daily Mail reports.
At the end of last year, another air stunt left people on the ground as a huge cargo plane weaved in between several skyscrapers.
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In September, the C-17A Globemaster III cruised across Brisbane in Australia, following the path of the city’s river and wending its way past buildings.
Even though the flight, which took place on Thursday as a practice run for the finale of the Brisbane Festival today, was advertised ahead of time, some were left shaken.
NBC senior executive Mike Sington saw the footage on Twitter and said it brought him back to 9/11.
Posting a video, he said: “No, no, no, just no.
“A Royal Australian Air Force jet weaves through the skyscrapers of downtown Brisbane, on purpose.
“It was a rehearsal for an air show, causing immediate flashbacks to 9/11.” | aerospace |
https://gingertravelguru.com/tag/air-france/ | 2022-09-27T05:40:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030334987.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20220927033539-20220927063539-00291.warc.gz | 0.969454 | 181 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__20183261 | en | A few days ago I wrote a fairly scathing post about an issue that British Airways had with one of their aircraft at Orlando airport,
Basic economy is coming to a SkyTeam carrier near you. The whole concept is something that all of the big three US carriers (Delta, American
For many years now, British Airways has had three 757 aircraft and more recently one 767 based in Paris flying between there and New York
As rumoured last month, this morning Air France / KLM introduced some of the details of the new Flying Blue programme. The news isn’t good.
This is the third in a series of posts looking at the three major alliances and how to quickly and efficiently get status so as
A few days ago, on Flyertalk, a poster spotted some changes to how Air France / KLM’s frequent flyer programme, Flying Blue, earned miles for | aerospace |
https://complexob7.com/will-spacex-starship-be-ready-in-time-for-its-next-test/ | 2023-11-30T18:16:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100229.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130161920-20231130191920-00209.warc.gz | 0.929256 | 1,106 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__224280265 | en | Will SpaceX Starship Be Ready In Time For Its Next Test?: For the second time in five weeks, SpaceX has installed a super-heavy booster – fitted with 29 Raptor engines – on Starship’s nascent ‘orbital launch mount’.
Both Super Heavy Booster 4 (B4) and the launch mount have undergone substantial changes since they separated four weeks ago.
SpaceX’s teams have been largely focused on installing the plumbing, wiring, and components needed to turn Hawking steel structures into functional launch facilities and the largest flightless rockets and both certainly look the part..
Unlike the Starship, which has a wide skirt section to stow away sensitive plumbing and avionics, the Super Heavy has an unusually short interstage and no actual skirt, meaning that all the extra hardware SpaceX has installed over the last month or so is impossible to hide.
Indeed, when the booster exited Starbase’s high bay for the second time on Sept. 4, 8, dozens of new valves on the rocket, thousands of feet of wiring and plumbing, pressure vessels, multiple hydraulic racks, a ‘quick disconnect’ (QD) ) umbilical panels to interface with the launch pad, “Flight Termination System” (FTS) locations to install explosive charges, and more.
A lot of work will need to be done in just a week or less from now for the orbital launch pad to cryoproof and static fire — and it will all go smoothly, but Musk’s response is nonetheless SpaceX’s near-term plans. and confirms that Super Heavy Booster 4 is ready for integrated testing.
Furthermore, Musk’s tweet implies – as speculated – that Starbase’s Orbital Launch Complex tank farm is much closer to test-ready than it might otherwise appear.
According to Elon, the plan is not only to ‘cryoproof’ the first flyable super heavy – but to stabilize the booster and shakedown Starship’s brand new orbital launch complex as early as “next week”.
Additionally, the second batch of Super Heavy B4’s 29 Raptors – commissioned in late August – all also feature umbilical panels on the outside that allow all boosters to receive some level of assistance from the ground system when igniting those engines.
It’s unclear exactly what they’ll do, but it’s likely that they’ll connect to the high-pressure gas system on the engine umbilical cord ground, possibly reducing the already absurd amount of COPV and secondary plumbing present on the Super Heavy.
However, the Super Heavy would still need to be able to reignite anywhere from 1 to 13 of its 29-32 Raptor engines in flight for boostback and landing burn, potentially including eight large pressurized ships and 100+ smaller ones. , at the aft end of B4, explaining the installation of high-pressure gas lines.
The Super Heavy also needed to be able to cool, feed, and purge all of its 29-32 Raptor engines, guaranteeing that no matter what SpaceX’s point of view was the Starship’s booster plumbing situation was going to be extremely complicated.
In addition to the newfound complexity of the Super Heavy B4, SpaceX spent the past four or so weeks reconfiguring Starbase’s orbital launch mount’, with all plumbing, power, avionics, and mechanical systems, to act as the orbital-class’s “stage zero.” would be required. , a two-stage Starship rocket.
SpaceX has installed most of the secondary quick disconnect structures that will connect and feed each of the super heavy’s 20 external Raptor engines.
The main super heavy quick disconnect device was also installed and a team is slowly connecting the structure to plumbing, avionics, and power and it will provide the booster.
There is still a significant amount of work to do to connect the Orbital Launch Mount to SpaceX’s unfinished and custom-built orbital tank farm, which stores, supercool and stores pads, Super Heavy, and Starship with several thousand metric tons of liquid and gaseous oxygen and methane.
It’s hard to say how close Starbase’s tank farm is to being able to support Starship or Super Heavy testing, which doesn’t make it equally clear what SpaceX’s near-term plans are for Booster 4.
It is possible that the rocket may have been re-installed on the orbital launch mount as a second fit check, perhaps focusing on those 20 external Raptor quick-disconnect mechanisms.
It is also possible that the tank farm and launch mount plumbing are closer to completion than expected, meaning the Super Heavy B4 could remain on the orbital pad until it completes several critical cryogenic proofs and stable fire tests.
Thanks for reading till the end. Comment what’s your opinion about this information “Will SpaceX Starship Be Ready In Time For Its Next Test?”.
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October 10, 2004 83) (aged|
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Maxime Allen "Max" Faget (pronounced fé- GIT; August 26, 1921 – October 10, 2004) was a Belizean-born American mechanical engineer. Faget was the designer of the Mercury spacecraft, and contributed to the later Gemini and Apollo spacecraft as well as the Space Shuttle.
Faget was the son of Guy Henry Faget, and great-grandson of Jean Charles Faget. Born in Stann Creek Town, Belize (then known as British Honduras), Faget attended City College of San Francisco in San Francisco, California, and he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University in 1943.
After three years as a submariner in the U.S. Navy, he joined the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia as a research scientist. While working for NACA at Langley, Faget worked on the design of the X-15 hypersonic spacecraft, at the Lockheed Aircraft Corporations Skunk Works.
In 1958, Faget became one of the 35 engineers who formed the Space Task Group, creating the Mercury spacecraft. Faget based his designs on the aerodynamic work of Harvey Allen from the mid-1950s, and was instrumental in selecting the blunt-body shape that won the Mercury competition over numerous contenders. Faget also led the development of the escape tower system used on Mercury, which was used in various forms on almost all following manned spacecraft. Faget also worked on the Gemini and Apollo vehicles, which shared many design points with the Mercury.
Faget filed a patent for a space shuttle vehicle design in 1972. His design, which he named "DC-3" in homage to the famed Douglas DC-3 airliner, was a small two-stage fully reusable shuttle with a payload capacity around 15,000 pounds (6,800 kg). DC-3 was officially studied by North American Aviation and shown in the press as a baseline contender for the Space Transportation System (STS). North American also studied a version of the same basic system with a much larger 50,000 pounds (23,000 kg) payload. However, the DC-3's nose-high re-entry profile was controversial, and eventually doomed it when the U.S. Air Force joined the Shuttle program and demanded cross-range performance that the DC-3 simply couldn't meet. In the end, its most lasting contribution was to clearly identify the trade-offs inherent in any reusable design.
In 1962 he became the Director of Engineering and Development at the Manned Spacecraft Center and continued to work for NASA until his retirement in 1981, shortly after the second Space Shuttle flight (STS-2). After his retirement, Faget was among the founders of Space Industries Inc., established in 1982. One of the projects of the company was the Wake Shield Facility, a device to create near-perfect vacuum in space. The WSF flew three times with a Space Shuttle in 1994–96 (STS-60, STS-69, STS-80).
Dr. Faget died of bladder cancer on October 10, 2004, aged 83.
Max Faget was a co-inventor on five United States patents issued to Space Industries, Inc. between 1988 and 1992. The patents, which are listed below, can be found at the USPTO's public web site. PAT. NO. Title
- 5,104,070 Structural latch for vehicle coupling mechanisms
- 4,903,919 Apparatus and method for docking spacecraft
- 4,834,325 Modular spacecraft system
- 4,747,567 Spacecraft with articulated solar array
- 4,728,061 Spacecraft operable in two alternative flight modes
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https://blog.physics-astronomy.com/2023/02/breaking-us-just-shot-down-another.html | 2024-02-25T12:22:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474595.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20240225103506-20240225133506-00131.warc.gz | 0.979623 | 592 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__45744874 | en | The most recent flying object, an "octagonal structure," was shot down over Lake Huron in Michigan.
In barely two weeks, the US military has shot down a fourth flying object over North American airspace. It's unclear what the most recent item to come down was, but according to officials, nothing is presently being ruled out, not even extraterrestrials.
The flying object was detected by radar on February 11 over Montana before being brought down by an air-to-air missile on February 12 over Lake Huron, according to the Pentagon.
It was determined to be a "threat to civil aviation" when it was seen flying at a height of around 6,096 meters (20,000 feet).
The most recent flying object has strings tied to it and has been characterized as an "octagonal structure." The fourth flying item is allegedly distinct from the previous balloon that was sent into North American airspace last week, but officials won't be able to identify it with certainty until they have thoroughly examined the wreckage.
The military sent out a task group to find the item and investigate it in an effort to learn more about its history and intended use.
But for now, it's still a mystery. General Glen VanHerck, commander of NORAD and the US Northern Command, was questioned about the possibility that the aircraft was an alien at a news conference. I haven't ruled anything out at this time, he said, according to the Associated Press.
“I believe this is the first time within United States or American airspace that NORAD or United States Northern Command has taken kinetic action against an airborne object,” he added.
A Chinese high-altitude balloon was discovered in North American airspace on January 28, sparking the start of the story. The balloon was shot down off the coast of South Carolina on February 4. The US and Canada claimed the balloon was used for espionage, but China said it was meant for meteorological research and had accidentally deviated from its intended path.
Three other airborne objects have already been shot down after flying into North American airspace. According to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, an aerial item that has been likened to an airship was shot down over the isolated northern shore of Alaska on Friday, and a smaller balloon was shot down over Canada's Yukon on Saturday.
In yet another bizarre turn of events, China has now charged the US with "illegally" entering its airspace more than ten times since January 2022. Additionally, there are rumors that China is getting ready to fire down an unidentified "object" that is reportedly above the seas close to the Jianggezhuang Naval Base in Qingdao.
Relations between the US and China have soured as a result of this bizarre turn of events, and US Secretary of Official Anthony Blinken's scheduled state visit to China—the first by a top US diplomat since 2018—has been postponed. | aerospace |
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Has US Space Command received advanced technologies from the Galactic Federation? | Exopolitics.org
WRITTEN BY DR MICHAEL SALLA ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2021.
The Galactic Federation of Worlds is sharing advanced technologies with the US Space Command to prevent future infiltration by hostile extraterrestrials according to the latest update by one of two known ‘contactees’ working with the Federation. On August 29, I got an update from Megan Rose regarding a communication she had just received from her primary Galactic Federation source, Val Nek. The information is very significant given real-time events concerning outer space and the creation of new satellite systems.
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Did Bezos, Branson & Musk secretly travel to Jupiter for negotiations with the Galactic Federation? | Exopolitics.org
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On July 11, to much fanfare, Richard Branson traveled on a Virgin Galactic spacecraft for a highly publicized trip to the edge of space—defined by NASA as beginning at an altitude of 50 miles (80 km). A week later, he was followed by Jeff Bezos, who flew in a Blue Origin spacecraft to just above the Von Karman line, an altitude of 62 miles (100 km), the worldwide standard for the start of space. Around the same time, on July 23, Elon Musk announced that SpaceX was given the highly prized contract to launch NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter by 2024.
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By David Zublick Channel | First published at 00:29 UTC on April 22nd, 2021.
According to very credible research by Ryushin Sean Malone, extraterrestrial beings have been harvesting and consuming human beings. They work in conjunction with the global cabal through agreements made between governments and aliens in exchange for technology. Malone has solved the Nazca Lines and the Orion connection to human harvesting and the cabal. He joins us tonight to expose the horrible truth.
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The Portal: Dragon Endgame — Cobra Update – May 19, 2020
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
In January 2019, the Chimera group realized they will be defeated, so they issued a distress call for assistance across the Galaxy and received no response. Realizing that and being aware of powerful Age of Aquarius planetary configurations of 2020, they have instructed the Black nobility families and the Jesuits to activate the endgame New World Order plans in January 2020.
Many of the negative scenarios were prevented by the Light Forces, but one slipped through and that was the coronavirus scenario. Before their final defeat, the dark forces were determined to create as much chaos and suffering as possible. Exactly 24 years later, this is the repeat of the Great Forgetting of 1996, which also happened just before the scheduled breakthrough: →
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At Space Force Flag Unveiling Trump Heralds Secret Space Program Technology Releases — New Exopolitics.org Article – May 18, 2020
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At the unveiling of the Space Force’s new flag on May 15, President Donald Trump delivered remarks claiming that Space Force is the first attempt by the US to deploy weapons and military forces in space, and the US is merely reacting to what China and Russia have previously done with their own respective space forces. Trump referred to fantastic new weapons systems that are being developed for Space Force, which are far more powerful than anything possessed by China and Russia.
Trump’s remarks are highly significant. They reveal a covert strategy of transferring weapons systems acquired secretly by a decades-long US Air Force led secret space program to Space Force, and proclaiming these as new weapons designed to counter recent Chinese and Russian advances in space technology.
Here’s what Trump said at the flag unveiling ceremony: →
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Tic Tac UFOs belong to USAF secret space program says Intelligence Specialist — Exopolitics – February 13, 2020
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(ExoPolitics) The famed Tic Tac shaped craft captured on video and sighted by multiple US Navy pilots beginning in 2004 are advanced US Air Force spacecraft capable of traveling at 500 mph underwater and 24,000 mph into space according to a former intelligence specialist in electronic communications.
Mike Turber claims that he served with the USAF as an intelligence specialist and later with various defense contractors where he had Top Secret security clearance and access to various Special Access Program (SAP) and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) projects. →
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Space Force must create Pax Americana in Space or China will according to USAF General — Exopolitics – January 30, 2020
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On January 17, 2019, newly retired US Air Force Lieutenant General Steven Kwast wrote an article in Politico about the need for Space Force to quickly break free of USAF strategic doctrine to create a “Pax Americana” in space otherwise China will quickly step into that role and take the strategic high ground. He explains that China is building a space navy with the equivalent of destroyers and cruisers, and that America must do the same. Is Kwast unaware that the USAF has already built a secret space program or is he laying the foundations for its future disclosure to the public? →
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The US Space Force Just Swore in Its First “Chief of Space Operations” — Activist Post – January 17, 2020
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(Activist Post) This week, Air Force Gen. John “Jay” Raymond was sworn in as the chief of Space Operations for the new United States Space Force. While it was initially reported as somewhat of a joke when Donald Trump first announced it, the U.S. Space Force is a very real thing and is now the seventh military branch of the Pentagon. →
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Benjamin Fulford 12/16/19 Report: Antarctica is under lockdown as secret space program unveiling begins — Prepare For Change
(Prepare For Change) An unusual flurry of events and press announcements makes it clear the U.S. government is unveiling its secret space program, multiple sources agree. We are also hearing of a Chinese secret space program, a Nazi secret space program, and a Russian secret space program. All of these revelations are being accompanied by unusual movements of gold and other financial anomalies. The recent trade agreement between the U.S. and China is also linked to these secret space programs, Chinese and Pentagon sources agree. These are all signs that some sort of mind-boggling planetary event may be coming. →
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https://www.flyhighmanila.com/news--trending-stories/lion-air-boeing-737-max-8-crashes-in-indonesia | 2020-11-30T01:59:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141204453.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20201130004748-20201130034748-00346.warc.gz | 0.964927 | 300 | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-50__0__219135532 | en | A Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed during take-off last October 29, 2018. Officials concluded that all 189 people on board which includes 181 passengers, 6 cabin crew, and 2 pilots are dead. Flight JT610 was a domesic flight from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia to Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia. It went down in the Java Sea after climbing to an altitude of 5,000ft.
The aircraft involved, a Boeing 737 Max 8, was only delivered last August 13, 2018 brand new to the airline. Before it crashed, it logged about 800 flying hours. This is also the first accident involving a Boeing 737 Max series, a new generation of Boeing 737s now being produced which are powered by CFM International LEAP engines. This new Boeing 737 Max series just went into service last May 2017.
The chief executive officer of Lion Air, Edward Sirait, said the same aircraft had reported a “technical issue” on Sunday night, but had been cleared to fly on Monday. He said he would not ground the nine other MAX 8 aircraft in Lion Air’s fleet.
Some witnesses have said they saw the aircraft crash at about 6:45am. Debris were found at 7:15am.
As of this time, search and recovery is still ongoing.
Our hearts and prayers goes to the 181 passengers, 6 cabin crew, and 2 pilots of Lion Air flight 610. | aerospace |
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=08d8ec13-aa4c-49c2-87d0-0427e9b0b7bf | 2018-05-21T01:08:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794863901.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20180521004325-20180521024325-00156.warc.gz | 0.944346 | 988 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__95979524 | en | As the FAA prepares to issue final commercial drone regulations, and the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2016 (the “FRA”) heads to the House of Representatives for deliberation, this past week the FAA quietly issued a historic decision, approving commercial drone flights at night.
In a previous article, we analyzed Cape Productions, Inc.’s (“Cape”) petition to amend its Section 333 exemption to relax the requirement of the 500 foot operating distance from people. After reviewing Cape’s safety record and its plans to mitigate risk, the FAA granted the amendment. We noted that the Cape case raised an interesting question about what other restrictions the FAA may be willing to relax for Section 333 exemption holders that will go the extra mile for safety. That seems to be the case here.
Previously, drones could not be operated commercially at night as the FAA has said that “any operations of drones after sunset would have to wait until further tests, analyses, and formal rules were completed.” See, e.g., Astraeus Aerial FAA Grant of Exemption, p. 28 (“UAS operations may not be conducted during night, as defined in 14 CFR § 1.1”); 14 C.F.R. § 1.1 (“Night means the time between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight, as published in the American Air Almanac, converted to local time.”); But see FAA Order 8900.1 16-5-3-7-I-2-a, Operational Requirements For UASs (“Night operations may be considered if the operator/applicant provides a safety case and sufficient mitigation to avoid collision hazards at night.”).
Of the more than 4,000 Section 333 exemptions granted by the FAA to date, all were for daytime operations. But on April 18, 2016, the FAA approved Industrial SkyWorks’s (“SkyWorks”) petition to conduct night operations for the purpose of building inspections using the Aeryon SkyRanger drone. Taking nearly a year and a half to assess and process SkyWork’s request, the FAA’s decision sets an important precedent for others to follow.
Attached to that grant of exemption, however, are several strict conditions and limitations for conducting operations during night:
- All flight operations must occur within 100 feet of the boundaries of a permanent structure and no higher than 400 feet above ground level.
- The drone must be equipped with anti-collision lighting visible for at least 5,000 feet.
- The pilot in command (“PIC”) must hold an airline transport, commercial, or private pilot certificate, and a current FAA airman medical certificate. (Note: Holders of a recreational or sport pilot certificate are not permitted to operate aircraft at night).
- The drone must be equipped to inform the PIC of accurate position, altitude, attitude, speed, and heading of the aircraft throughout the flight operation.
- The petitioner must conduct a daytime site assessment to note hazards and obstacles that may be difficult to see in low light conditions.
- The PIC and visual observer must be in place 30 minutes prior to night operations to ensure dark adaptation.
- The take-off and landing areas must be lighted to allow the PIC to see the distance between the aircraft and ground during takeoff and landing and enabling the observer to monitor that non-participants remain at a safe distance.
These requirements are much stricter than those for flying drones during the day time. The FAA believes such strict requirements are needed to help ensure the safety of aircraft operations conducted at night. The FAA notes “operations at night pose a higher safety risk because the reduced visibility makes it more difficult for the remote pilot to visually locate the [drone] and determine the relative separation with other aircraft [to] avoid a collision.”
As noted above, the SkyWorks decision comes on the heels of the passage of the FRA in the Senate. Relevant for our purposes is Section 2126 of the FRA. That section would “reauthorize and expand exemption authority…for…the FAA to approve nighttime and beyond-line-of-sight operations” for commercial purposes using a risk-based approach. Congress hopes that this provision will help foster innovation in the drone industry.
Even with the Section 333 exemption, there are stringent conditions imposed by the FAA that limit what exemption holders can do. But the Cape and SkyWorks decisions illustrate that there is some flexibility with that process as more and more the case with the FAA seems to be “you never know unless you ask.” The key in both cases is the development of a detailed plan to address whatever safety concerns the FAA may raise. | aerospace |
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https://www.tianjinairlines.co.uk/ | 2018-11-16T22:30:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039743216.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20181116214920-20181117000920-00474.warc.gz | 0.882248 | 1,348 | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-47__0__51821280 | en | Tianjin Airlines Flying to Tianjin & Chongqing every Wednesday & Saturday from Londonand flying to Xi'an every Monday and Friday from London.
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Tianjin Airlines announced it will launch a flight linking the Chinese cities of Tianjin and Xi'an with London on May 7th. The flight stops in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanzi Province and home of the Terracotta Army, en route between Tianjin and London. This will be flown by a 260-seat Airbus A330 will operate the service. A one-way flight will take 13 - 14 hours, not including a 2-hour stopover in Xi'an.
The airline commenced operations in 2004 merged with Hainan Airlines, China Xinhua Airlines, Chang'An Airlines and Shanxi Airlines and it was China’s largest regional airline.
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In 2011, they passed the IOSA (IATA Operation Safety Audit) and officially became a member of IATA. As an aviation enterprise co-established by Tianjin Government and HNA Group, They owns a young and deluxe fleet. Tianjin Airlines' fleet consists of A320, E190 and ERJ145.
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Tianjin Airlines was awarded 'Best Regional Airlines of the Year' by Center for Asia Pacific Aviation in 2009, 'Best Domestic Regional Airlines of China' and 'World 4-star Airlines' by Skytrax in 2011. Tianjin Airlines became the youngest 4-star airline in global civil aviation industry.
In March 2016, Tianjin Airlines became the first airline to offer scheduled services to the new airport in Qionghai in the Hainan region of China. Tianjin Airlines will begin four times weekly which link Guiyang to Qionhai via Zhuhai. There is no direct competition on this route. In mid-2015, Tianjin Airlines signed a contract for 22 Embraer aircraft and is part of a larger agreement made in 2014 for 40 aircraft.
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https://finance.minyanville.com/minyanville/article/bizwire-2021-5-12-blue-canyon-technologies-to-provide-cubesats-for-visors-space-program-to-study-the-sun | 2023-06-08T13:15:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224654871.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20230608103815-20230608133815-00714.warc.gz | 0.900437 | 606 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__238918523 | en | Leading small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC (“BCT” or “Blue Canyon”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), today announced the company was selected to provide a pair of 6U CubeSat buses and an Engineering Development Unit for the Virtual Super-resolution Optics with Reconfigurable Swarms, or VISORS, program, a space mission sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
The objective of the VISORS program is to detect and study the fundamental energy-release regions in the sun’s corona.
“Blue Canyon Technologies is providing key components in a program that will, for the first time, reveal individual energy-release sites in the solar corona to test theories of coronal heating,” said George Stafford, co-founder and CEO of Blue Canyon Technologies. “Our company's technology will enable the VISORS program to help scientists understand the sun’s plasma physics and refine models for nanoflares and corona composition."
Under the contract awarded by the University of Illinois, BCT will also be providing an Engineering Development Unit that will allow the program's instrument team to test hardware well in advance of the VISORS launch. Delivery of the buses to Georgia Tech for instrument integration is scheduled for June and September 2022.
In addition to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and a number of academic institutions are involved including the Georgia Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Washington State University, Ohio State University, Purdue University, the University of California San Diego, New Mexico State University, Montana State University, and the University of Colorado.
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Boeing Completes X-32B Structural Mode Tests
Palmdale, Calif. -- December 12, 2000 -- (AFPN) -- Boeing completed structural mode interaction testing of its X-32B Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstrator Dec. 10, moving the aircraft a step closer to first flight.
A Boeing worker checks data during a structural mode interaction test on the X-32B Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstrator. The X-32B is expected to start short take-off vertical landing flights early next year.
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The X-32B, which is expected to fly during the first quarter of 2001, will validate the Boeing direct-lift approach to short take-off vertical landing flight -- one of three customer requirements in the Concept Demonstration Phase of the JSF program.
"Completion of the SMI tests is another positive step as we continue to validate our design," said Katy Fleming, Boeing JSF system test director. "We're making great progress; these tests reduce risk and help confirm that we are ready to begin a safe and productive X-32B flight-test program."
During SMI testing, the aircraft's flight control surfaces are moved at varying frequencies. This evaluation ensures special filters added to the flight control system are functioning properly to prevent vibration in other aircraft components.
Conventional takeoff and landing SMI test points were completed in November. Boeing completed the first phase of STOVL engine runs in the X-32B aircraft in late September. High-power conventional and STOVL engine runs are expected to begin later this month.
"To date, X-32B system performance is meeting all predictions and models, and we are demonstrating the high commonality between our X-32A CTOL and carrier-variant aircraft and the STOVL aircraft," said Frank Statkus, Boeing vice president and JSF general manager.
To perform STOVL maneuvers, a system redirects engine thrust downward through lift nozzles in the airframe. For conventional flight the lift nozzles are closed so thrust flows rearward through a cruise nozzle to propel the aircraft forward and up to supersonic speeds.
In more than 500 trials on the STOVL run stand, transition times between conventional and vertical thrust have been accomplished repeatedly in one to three seconds, which is critically important for unrestricted STOVL operations and aircraft safety. Integration of the attitude-control system with the direct-lift system has been virtually flawless.
Additionally, the company's X-32A demonstrator, which made its first flight Sept. 18, completed government-required carrier-variant tests here Dec. 2.
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https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/costly-imports-and-delays-clip-private-airliners-business | 2022-05-20T11:50:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662531779.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20220520093441-20220520123441-00640.warc.gz | 0.964842 | 920 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__274609072 | en | Two months ago, a local private airline company imported an air-conditioning unit (ACU) for its aircraft at $33,000. It was an emergency import as an aircraft without an air-conditioning system is as good as dead.
The airline was taxed over Tk2 crore in import duty for the Tk28 lakh purchase, as the customs regarded the ACU as a luxury item as it considers residential air-conditioners.
In another case, a multi-function display for an aircraft was imported on an urgent basis because without the display an aircraft cannot be operated.
Although the cost of the kit was Tk6 lakh, the company was charged an import duty three times higher than the actual price.
In many such cases, the airlines are compelled to pay duties to release the essential components from the customs because if an aircraft sits idle it will concede monumental loss in crores every day.
The duties were unusually high because the customs applied regular import duty on the essential parts for the aircraft, treating those as luxury goods.
The airline industry, already under tremendous pressure on its bottom line, finds such taxing going against the import policy, which itself is 'flawed', contradictory and inadequate, as they point out.
The import policy says aircraft spares will enjoy zero tax. However, only eight categories of spares have been mentioned in the policy while an aircraft can have millions of parts.
So, whenever an airline imports spares that do not fit into the eight categories, it has to pay duties at high rates that is hurting the already stretched airline business.
However, industry experts say the international standard is to follow the Illustrated Parts Catalogue (IPC) for categorizing spare parts. For instance, a Boeing 787 aircraft has millions of parts and any of those enlisted with the IPC comes under zero taxation.
But in Bangladesh, the IPC is ignored while importing spares.
The already stretched airline industry has faced more rough weather as this year's budget has imposed a new 5 percent Advance Tax (AT) on imports of spares which was exempted till last year.
The newly-imposed Advance Tax has virtually eroded the zero-duty import facility from the current fiscal year.
Worldwide, import of such high capital-intensive aircraft kits are tax free.
The new five percent import duty will have significant impact on operation cost in aviation sector. A small airline company requires to import parts worth Tk 3-4 crore every month, according to industry insiders.
Currently, four airlines including three private companies are operating in the country. Industry insiders said despite having huge potentials amid rising trade with India and China, country's aviation sector did not grow much due to high tax burden.
All three private airlines are counting losses.
After comprehending the need, National Board of Revenue assured airlines companies to correct the flaws in the import policy, said Mofizur Rahman, secretary general of Aviation Operators Association of Bangladesh (AOAB).
In the pre-budget discussion, they were also assuaged of relief from paying extra tax.
"It was not reflected in the budget document, rather additional tax was imposed," said Rahman.
He said airlines is a critical business that treads on a thin margin and a company has more chances of profitability if its aircraft spend more time on air than sitting on the ground.
This is why quick delivery of spares is a prerequisite for airline business for which efficient Aircraft on Ground (AOG) desks dedicated for aviation logistics are critical.
The objective of such desk is to supply components or services for aircrafts in AOG situation within the shortest possible time.
"But our customs do not have such desks. Moreover, their server remains down quite often causing delay in releasing spares," he added.
Payment system not up-to-date:
Besides, payment system for the airline companies during import is also hurting the sector.
In Bangladesh, the companies are required to make LC payment for parts import.
But the international suppliers prefer telegraphic transfer – widely used for parts import where one will pay first for the order.
It is simply not possible to import aircraft spares through LC payment, with deviation penalty imposed at a very high rate.
"These make our airline operation too costly to make profits," said an owner of a private airline. He did not want to be named. "With more people flying today, operational costs of airlines should be kept to a minimum for which regulatory reforms are needed." | aerospace |
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PAL Aerospace is currently seeking qualified applicants for the Pilot Mentor position on the Dash-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This position is embedded with the UAE MPA Squadron, working with a team of Mentors and reporting to the PAL Aerospace UAE Director of Operations.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
• Conduct airborne and classroom training to End-User aircrew, including but not limited to initial and advanced pilot training, proficiency evaluations and support, and MPA training
• Provide expertise, advice, and support to End-User for the ongoing improvement of Operational Readiness
• Update Tactical and Technical Operational Manuals and Standard Operating Procedures as required
• Participate in various types of training missions with End-User crews as an MPA Instructor Pilot
• Fulfill duties as an approved UAE Armed Forces Standards and Evaluation Flight Examiner
• Work with the Lead Mentor Pilot and other Mentor Team members to foster and enhance the required cohesion and attitude required of a team of civilian advisors in a military environment
• Work with the Lead Mentor Pilot and other Mentor Team members to ensure the mentorship program is delivered in accordance with the program Statement of Work (SOW)
• Participate in the monthly, quarterly, and annual training meetings where training objectives will be established and reviewed; these objectives will guide training and mentoring activities and set the benchmark for success
• Assist the Lead Mentor Pilot with maintaining a full overview of the tasks assigned and their priority as per the objectives established with the End-User in the Annual Training Plan
• Prioritize tasks and the capacities and efforts assigned
• Allocate PAL LLC crew members to flight status and mission allocation such that licensing and operate flight regulations are adhered to, including max crew day, flight hours, and med status.
• Make recommendations to the Lead Mentor Pilot regarding development courses and required training in close cooperation with the PAL Aerospace Training Coordinator and the office of the Chief Pilot of PAL Aerospace
• Assist with support End-User Maritime Patrol Ground Centre (MPGC) operators in the effective functions of the MPGC, including supporting mission planning, briefing, flight following, and post-mission activities.
• Assist End-User in administrative duties when needed, and document creation and amendments
• Military pilot background preferred
• Military instructor qualification preferred
• Current Dash-8 Type rating or previous experience as on Dash-8 aircraft
• Checked out as Instructor (Training Captain) on Dash-8
• Minimum 3000 hours total time
• Experience in Maritime Patrol, surveillance, and/or reconnaissance operations would be considered an asset
• Experience working in a multicultural environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven experience and success in supervising, coaching and mentoring others
Applications are online.
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https://www.theprevalentindia.com/group-captain-abhinandan-varthaman-awarded-vir-chakra-for-shooting-down-pak-jet/ | 2022-01-24T14:34:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304570.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20220124124654-20220124154654-00223.warc.gz | 0.960737 | 819 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__78572902 | en | Mumbai: Indian Air Force’s ace pilot group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman was awarded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind at an award ceremony on Monday.
He has been awarded the Vir Chakra for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet during a dogfight on February 27, 2019, a day after the Balakot airstrike.
In the process, she flew over Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and her MiG-21 was hit and had to move out of the enemy-controlled territory. After this, the Pakistani army took him into custody. International interference in the matter as well as widespread pressure from the Indian side forced the Pakistani army to release him.
Delhi: Wing Commander (now Group Captain) Abhinandan Varthaman being accorded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind, for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft during aerial combat on February 27, 2019. pic.twitter.com/vvbpAYuaJX
— ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2021
“Abhinandan on the deployed strength of MiG 21 Bison Squadron from May 19, 2018. On February 27, 2019, at around 9 am a large force of Pakistan Air Force fighters, including advanced fourth-generation F-16s and JFS. -17, were found moving towards the LoC. At around 10 am, Wing Commander (now Group Captain) Varthaman Abhinandan was scrambled to stop the package,” the citation said.
Delhi: Wing Commander (now Group Captain) Abhinandan Varthaman being accorded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind, for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft during aerial combat on February 27, 2019. pic.twitter.com/CsDC0cYqds
— ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2021
“Displaying exceptional air combat acumen and knowledge of the enemy’s tactics, Wing Commander Varthaman Abhinandan scanned the low altitude airspace with his Airborne Intercept (Al) radar and picked up an enemy aircraft that was flying low to ambush the Indian fighter-interceptor aircraft. Wing Commander Varthaman Abhinandan alerted the other formation pilots towards this surprise threat. He then consolidated the riposte, by gathering his wingman in an offensive formation against the hostile Pakistani aircraft now dropping weapons on Indian Army positions. This audacious and aggressive maneuver forced the enemy aircraft into tactical chaos. All the enemy aircraft thereafter turned back including the rear echelon aircraft who were yet to launch their air to ground weapons,” it said.
“Wing Commander Varthaman Abhinandan then pursued a retreating enemy fighter bomber aircraft, and in the ensuing aerial combat, shot down an F-16 aircraft with his onboard missile. However, in the melee, one of the enemy aircraft fired multiple advanced BVR missiles, one of which hit his aircraft forcing him to eject in enemy territory. Despite being captured by the enemy, he continued to display exceptional resolve in dealing with the adversary in a stoic, brave and dignified manner till he was repatriated on March 1, 2019,” it said.
He said, “His actions boosted the morale of the Armed Forces in general and the Indian Air Force in particular. Wing Commander Varthaman Abhinandan displayed conspicuous courage, valour in the face of the enemy while disregarding personal safety and an exceptional sense of duty. performed. performed.”
“His actions raised the morale of the armed forces in general and the IAF in particular. Wing Commander Varthaman Abhinandan showed conspicuous courage, demonstrated gallantry in the face of the enemy while disregarding personal safety and displayed an exceptional sense of duty,” it.
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http://www.hiremilpilots.com/job/flight-instructor-pilot-c-12/ | 2017-03-30T14:28:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218194601.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212954-00663-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.875136 | 342 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__194826623 | en | |at ( view profile)|
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|Date Posted||December 22, 2016|
Serve as a fixed-wing flight instructor at the US Army Aviation Center of Excellence at Ft. Rucker, AL, conducting comprehensive fixed-wing flight training to US Army, US Air Force, and international students.
- Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Must have 6 yrs total flying experience with at least 1000 hours as Pilot in Command and 500 hours as Flight Instructor.
- Must hold a FAA Certified Flight Instructor multi-engine, and Instrument Instructor rating with the associated Commercial Pilot ratings.
- Must have strong project instructional skills/
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Must be able to effectively deliver oral presentations to students in a classroom or simulator environment.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- 3 yrs military experience preferred in a C-12 aircraft
- All attitudes, all flight envelope experience is preferred
- Highly desired experience as an Instructor Pilot for the US Army, USAF, USN or USMC
Responsible for delivering flight instruction, simulator instruction and/or academic instructions for the Army Fixed Wing (AFW) program in accordance with established standards along with other duties associated with delivering flight training will also be assigned.
- Applicants are subject to US Government approval
- Must be eligible for a DoD Personal Secret Security Clearance
- Must be able to work overtime as required
- Must be willing to work any shift or day of the week as required
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a FAA Class II Flight Medial Clearance | aerospace |
https://www.adrenaline.com.au/sydney/flying-lessons/learn-to-fly-30min-pilot-training/ | 2024-04-25T01:33:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296820065.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425000826-20240425030826-00856.warc.gz | 0.944085 | 276 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__67364872 | en | Take to the skies and learn the basics of flying with this 30-minute introductory flight from Sydney's Camden Airport.
Take to the skies and learn the basics of flying with this 30-minute introductory flight from Sydney's Camden Airport. This is your opportunity to get behind the controls of a modern flying training aircraft with an experienced flying instructor and get a taste for the thrill of being a pilot. Enjoy the rush of taking control of the aircraft while soaring over the stunning Macarthur region.
Your adventure will begin with a briefing by your flight instructor, where you'll learn about what to expect during the flight and how to operate the aircraft controls. During your half hour flight time you can experience thrilling hands on flying time about 98% of the time.
All training aircrafts are fitted with dual controls to ensure safety and you will have communication with your instructor at all times. You will learn to fly 'stick and rudder' with 'power and attitudes', this will give you a lifelong grounding in the skills required to fly all aircraft that traditional nosewheel trainers do not.
On completion you'll have a de-brief with your instructor, and the 30 minute flight time can be logged towards your license. So what are you waiting for? Get up in the air and live your dream of being a pilot for the day! | aerospace |
https://the-riotact.com/is-drone-registration-just-more-eyes-in-the-sky-for-canberra-users/411704 | 2023-11-28T19:19:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679099942.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20231128183116-20231128213116-00715.warc.gz | 0.953035 | 940 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__60340045 | en | A Canberra drone racing club says new regulations requiring drone owners to register their unmanned aircraft and become accredited pilots will be hard to enforce given the popularity of the airborne eyes in the sky.
If you are one of the many thousands of drone owners in the ACT, the new regulations mean you must now register your drone if it is being used for commercial purposes.
The regulations for drone registration and pilot accreditation have been introduced by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) which says there is scope for hefty fines of more than $22,000 if you are caught flying an unregistered drone or aren’t accredited as a pilot.
Drone owners have until 28 January, 2021, to register to legally fly drones for business in Australia.
The fine for flying an unregistered drone is $11,100, while there will be an additional fine of $11,100 if you aren’t accredited as a pilot.
For owners who fly drones for fun, registration isn’t required.
The commercial drone registration came into effect at the end of September 2020, however CASA is allowing pilots to register their drones for free until 30 June, 2021. The registration lasts for 12 months.
Commercial use of a drone includes:
- Selling photos or videos taken from a drone.
- Inspecting industrial equipment, construction sites or infrastructure.
- Monitoring, surveillance or security services.
- Research and development.
- Any drone activities on behalf of your employer or business.
A spokesperson for Wing, the Google subsidiary operating a drone delivery service from its Mitchell base to Gungahlin, said the company supports the new regulations and stated that fees should support an open and competitive industry, however compliance will depend on an affordable fee structure.
“We support the recovery of administrative costs for safety oversight activities by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and will fully comply with any registration or accreditation scheme required in Australia,” said the spokesperson.
“We believe a safe, fair and open regulatory system is best served by fees that reflect the actual cost of services, and are affordable enough to encourage compliance and promote growth across the drone industry, including both recreational and commercial operators.”
Exemptions may also be granted if you fly a very small drone or remotely piloted aircraft that weighs 2kg or less for business or as part of your job where there are specific rules that apply. This includes photographers and filmmakers, real estate agents, researchers, construction workers and tradespeople, government and community service providers.
CASA said the regulations have been introduced to ensure the safe operation of all commercial and recreational drones in Australia.
CASA is responsible for granting drone licences – sometimes including bespoke conditions – and is responsible for enforcing regulations and responding to any breaches. ACT agencies do not have a role in managing or enforcing these requirements, which fall under Commonwealth law.
Tim Crofts, founder of Canberra Multirotor Racing Club which holds regular indoor and outdoor drone racing events, said it will be extremely difficult to enforce the regulations which make it more difficult for drone users who wish to fly.
“I think most people are not going to register their drones commercially,” Mr Crofts told Region Media. “The ability to enforce the laws will become difficult as more people are building smaller and lighter drones under 250 grams, which can also avoid the regulations.
“We fly as part of the Model Aeronautical Association of Australia (MAAA) which covers aeromodelling clubs. Our membership fees also include affiliation with MAAA, whose operating procedures are endorsed by CASA.
“The main rule everyone is breaking is that when you’re flying a drone, you’re not legally allowed to pilot it from the ground without a line of sight in the air.”
Mr Crofts said most people will do the right thing, while many who have been caught are those who share their footage on YouTube and get reported.
He described his club’s race meetings as “like playing Mario Kart but flying with goggles on”.
“We started with a few friends going to parks and chasing each other’s drones and flying them like mosquitos through little gaps,” he said.
“Effectively, this is a freedom we’ve all enjoyed for five or so years and it’s slowly being taken away and sold back to us in the form of registration and accreditation.”
Find out more about how drones may be operated by recreational and commercial users across Australia on the CASA website. | aerospace |
https://www.flightacademy.co.uk/product-page/helicopter-buzz-flight | 2022-01-25T07:28:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304798.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220125070039-20220125100039-00294.warc.gz | 0.886212 | 260 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__22987064 | en | 1 Passenger: £29.95
2 Passengers: £59.00
3 Passengers: £89.00
Treat a special someone to a Helicopter Buzz Flight. Buy NOW - only £29.95! Climbing up to 1000ft in the local area where you will experience a panoramic view and enjoy the breath-taking views of Manchester. A life time experience for the whole family or a fantasist present for someone.
This 4 Mile Buzz Flight is conducted in a 4 seat helicopter (Pilot + 3 Passengers) at The Flight Academy City Airport Manchester. The experience will begin with a short safety briefing conducted by an aircraft marshaller who’ll explain all aspects of the flight and help passengers board and disembark the helicopter. The flight takes approximately 4-5 minutes in the air, with the pilot pointing out local landmarks. The voucher is valid for 12months.
4 Mile Helicopter Buzz Flight
- Approx 4-5 minutes in the air
- Pre – Flight Safety Briefing
- Public Liability Insurance
- Spectators are welcome and refreshments are available
- Photographs may be taken
- Maximum weight: 20St (130Kgs)
- Maximum height: 7Ft (2.1m) | aerospace |
https://www.mersen.us/events/mersen-aerospace-defense-supplier-summit-2024 | 2024-04-17T06:57:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817144.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417044411-20240417074411-00161.warc.gz | 0.900088 | 144 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__173152647 | en | Mersen at Aerospace & Defense Supplier Summit 2024
Mersen outstanding advanced materials performance for the aerospace industry.
We are delighted to confirm our attendance at this years Aerospace & Defense Supplier Summit, from 12th to 14th March 2024.
The event takes place in Seattle and is hosted by BCI Aerospace. It will be a great way to catch up with our regular customers, network with some new ones and attend plenty of conferences with knowledgeable speakers.
Our booth will showcase our extended high performance advanced materials, so if you’re attending please do pop along and say hi to our experts !
For more information about the conference, please visit www.seattle.bciaerospace.com . | aerospace |
http://www.kawakaviation.com/kawak-services/do-160-testing/ | 2017-03-29T13:11:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218190295.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212950-00461-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.945755 | 312 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__269170434 | en | DO-160 testing is the environmental conditions and test procedures for airborne equipment. The purpose of DO-160 testing is to provide a controlled (laboratory) means of assuring the performance characteristics of airborne equipment in environmental conditions similar of those which may be encountered in airborne operation of the equipment.
Kawak has developed many projects with RTCA DO-160 testing standards in effort to develop certified aircraft components.
Our knowledgeable staff is capable of digesting design and qualification requirements to help customers determine the appropriate testing that is required for specific products and systems. In addition to servicing customers with help through their testing requirements, Kawak manages its own projects by creating useful and realistic testing parameters and matching DO-160 testing standards to real world applications. Once these testing parameters and requirements have been set, we continue the process by developing the test plans and managing the test process either with in-house testing or by working with out-sourced testing houses when it is not cost-effective to be done in-house. During testing, Kawak test engineers work closely with technicians to be sure tests are carried out properly and that the money spent testing is not wasted on unsatisfactory tests.
Following completed testing, Kawak closes the loop by reviewing the results and consequently generating the required reports for submission to appropriate approval agencies. Kawak maintains strong relationships with the FAA and with a close-knit group of FAA DER’s which allows us to move projects through FAA certification quickly and efficiently so that time to market is minimized and ROI is achieved sooner. | aerospace |
https://theondecknews.com/the-right-way-to-watch-the-spacex-rocket-launch/ | 2021-09-25T06:55:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057598.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20210925052020-20210925082020-00157.warc.gz | 0.93887 | 455 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__154190302 | en | Photo: Bill Ingalls / NASA (Getty Images)
The next SpaceX Starlink satellite launch will definitely take place one day. The first start scheduled for February 28thwas unexpectedly automatically canceled, although the missile was fully functional. After the scheduled launch on March 1st was also canceled due to bad weather, SpaceX announced plans to try again tomorrow.
The start is now planned for Thursday, March 4th, at a time to be announced. You can follow all the action live from the comfort of your home.
When and where to see
The launch will take place from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There are three ways to follow the development for free and online. You can see live on Space.com or through SpaceX YouTube channel. You can also switch on directly SpaceX website. The new start Time has yet to be announced However, keep an eye on the Space X and space.com website for updates. Expect the broadcast to begin 15 minutes before it starts. So register before the scheduled time to receive the mission countdown.
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This will be SpaceX’s sixth launch in 2021 and one of at least 40 starts Execution is planned for this year, with the number doubling from 2020. The hope is that the booster and missile can make ten full trips before major maintenance is required.
What is the SpaceX launch for?
The mission plans to use a fleet of 60 satellites with the Falcon 9 missile with a B1049 booster added to the 1,000 already orbiting the planet (excluding 200 prototypes sent during test launches). All in all, SpaceX plans to launch a total of 1,440 Satellites in low orbit around the earth to complete the Starlink network, with the aim of providing comprehensive commercial Internet service to locations where the service is currently unstable or otherwise unavailable. (Of course: especially when you have 5G, a new network appears).
“At a time when more people are working from home and more students are participating in virtual learning, Internet connectivity is more important than ever,” said a statement from SpaceX. “With Starlink, we can be deployed quickly in areas where it is most needed.” The Internet service is to be introduced this year. | aerospace |
https://csg.space/2019/boeings-cst-100-starliner-returns-to-earth-after-a-failure-to-rendezvous-with-iss/ | 2022-01-28T08:40:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320305423.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20220128074016-20220128104016-00143.warc.gz | 0.948999 | 599 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__251367854 | en | After an affected two-day first mission, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner has come back to Earth. At 5:48 am MT, on December 22, the uncrewed orbital space capsule made a soft, measured landing at the US Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico after a brief mission due to an onboard malfunction.
Intended to carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS) from American soil, the Starliner’s First Orbital Mission was planned to field test the spacecraft’s automated systems ahead of its first manned mission. Although, this changed after its early morning launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on December 20, 2019, when a timer error occurred after the spacecraft’s parting from the Centaur upper stage.
According to Boeing, the onboard mission timer by mistake reset itself, causing the flight computer to lose its position in the mission timeline. As a consequence, it thought it was assumed to perform an orbital manoeuvre and it fired its engines, making it go into the wrong orbit while using up excess fuel to allow it to engage with the ISS.
Mission Control was able to rescue the situation by positioning the Starliner in a stable, lower orbit, where they were able to execute systems checks before giving the capsule the instruction to return to Earth today. The craft used its parachutes after re-entry and a series of airbags let it land gently – making it the first US space capsule to accomplish a landing on American soil instead of the ocean.
NASA andBoeing have both said that, in spite of the shortened mission time, most of the aims have been met. The Starliner showed that its key systems could perform, including the soft-landing system that permits the craft to return intact for reuse and refurbishment. Furthermore, an anthropomorphic test device called “Rosie” was in the commander’s seat, where it gathered data to make sure that the capsule is safe for upcoming astronauts.
The Starliner’s crew module is planned for a return to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for data recovery, analysis, and refurbishment. The following flight will use a different Starliner that will ferry NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson on the Crewed Flight Test. Though, there is no confirmation yet as to whether the failure on this flight will result in a postponement.
“The Starliner team’s swift recovery and ability to attain many mission objectives – including safe deorbit, re-entry and landing – is a testimony to the people of Boeing who have devoted years of their lives working toward the success of commercial human spaceflight,” says John Mulholland, program manager and vice president of Boeing’s Commercial Crew Program. “Their expertise and collaboration with our NASA customer in difficult conditions allowed us to make the most of this mission.” | aerospace |
http://www.auvsi.org/embedded-firmware-developer | 2018-03-22T19:31:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257648000.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20180322190333-20180322210333-00050.warc.gz | 0.91271 | 345 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__216012921 | en | Embedded Firmware Developer
Have drones on your mind?
We do too!! We’re looking for an Embedded Firmware Developer to join our team!
AVIDRONE designs and manufactures fully automated unmanned industrial drone systems bringing new capabilities to top industries by providing custom drones that can carry goods, sensors, collect data and imagery, and lift virtually any payloads or packages.
We’re a team of aviation enthusiasts who are looking for a talented and driven Embedded Systems Developer to join us as we continue to innovate some of the best UAV’s around.
In addition to being passionate about drones you’ll also have:
3-5 years experience with C/C++ as used within real time embedded systems
Knowledge of control systems including IMU, GPS and other supporting sensors
Experience developing low level code for ARM based processors
A working understanding of ARM hardware peripherals
Excellent problem solving skills including mathematics, theory and physics of flight, and PID control loops
Ability to use standard lab equipment like logic analyses and oscilloscopes for system level debugging
Ability to work independently and stay self-motivated, taking ownership and pride in your work
Our drone platforms range from small to large scale industrial and 900lb+ class military drones. In joining our team you will have an opportunity to work on the development of real time control and data processing elements and sensor fusion that is required to fly our unmanned aerial systems. You will work on solving complex and challenging issues while having fun and taking a hands on approach to testing things that fly!
We would love to hear from you please contact us if you’re interested in learning more about joining our team! | aerospace |
http://flyalpine.com/ | 2014-04-23T12:27:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1398223202548.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20140423032002-00623-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.886342 | 231 | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-15__0__36600548 | en | Mother’s Day is Just Around the Corner
Spring Time is a Great Time to Fly
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We have gift certificates for Scenic Flights and Introduction Flights
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ALPINE AVIATION, INC. was founded in 1990 in Northern California and provides a variety of aircraft flight services. Alpine Aviation offers aircraft charter, full management, pilot flight training, and aircraft maintenance. Alpine is located in Grass Valley, California. We are a half hour flight to Sacramento and a one hour flight to most Bay Area Airports.
Alpine operates a single aircraft for travel to any destination in the contiguous United States. We serve the business and recreation traveler, offering schedule conveniences and comfort advantages beyond standard commercial aviation alternatives.
Alpine Aviation Mission Statement
We are a Full Service aviation organization that creates value, for the partners, customers, and community at large, by providing highest quality products & services.
Contact Alpine Aviation, Inc.
13310 Nevada City Ave.
Grass Valley, CA 95945
Check Out the Newest Update Page! Just updated March 21, 2014 | aerospace |
https://vertis.com/pl/page/aviation | 2021-05-08T12:17:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243988882.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20210508121446-20210508151446-00063.warc.gz | 0.88066 | 169 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__81196501 | en | We deal with 300 aviation operators worldwide.
Have the right strategy for EU ETS compliance. Get ready for CORSIA. Help your customers fly green.
These are the areas where we can help you:
Understanding how CORSIA will affect your business
Getting your business ready for CORSIA
Handling your EU ETS compliance and administration
Setting up a trading account to trade in the EU ETS
Training your in-house team in emissions trading and environmental issues affecting aviation
We have a team based in our Madrid office dedicated to aviation and emissions. Our head of aviation, Africa Abajas, has worked in the aviation industry since 2005 and has a rich network of connections with the authorities, industry bodies and operators.
Get in touch with Africa:
Head of Aviation Services
+34 600 954 407 | aerospace |
https://bilimuskudar.org/en/exhibitions/national-technologies-in-the-sky-and-beyond-exhibition/ | 2023-12-05T09:30:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100550.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205073336-20231205103336-00232.warc.gz | 0.943928 | 148 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__112836338 | en | The curiosity about the sky and beyond has driven people to develop new technologies and methods for space age goals. The evolving national technologies in aviation and space serve as an inspiration to advance us further in the future and pursue the greatest human ambition of exploring the depths of the universe.
The development of domestic and national technologies relies on the efforts in this field being promising and is linked to the emergence of individuals who are curious about science and are dynamic. The young generations draw inspiration from these efforts, leading them to become part of space activities in the near future. In this context, technologies developed for the benefit of humanity open new horizons, and each new horizon takes people one step closer to the skies.
Suitable for ages 10 and above. | aerospace |
https://www.hmgaerospace.com/news/vietjet-amasses-usd-1-21-billion-revenue/ | 2017-05-29T05:44:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-22/segments/1495463612018.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20170529053338-20170529073338-00256.warc.gz | 0.945598 | 246 | CC-MAIN-2017-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-22__0__241301374 | en | Posted on: 15 February 2017
Vietjet has reported a 2016 revenue of US$1.21 billion and a profit of USD 105 million. The airline also achieved a load factor of 88.9% with more than 14 million passengers carried.
It operated a total of 84,535 flights accounting for 121,213 flight hours last year. The airline’s technical reliability stood at 99.56%, the highest rate obtained to date by any airline operating A320s/A321s in the region. On-time performance for the year stood at 83.6%.
The airline’s training centre, which opened in early 2015, has so far trained 8,287 staff and provided 655 training courses for a total of 25,249 training hours with 3,351 certificates presented, all of which guarantees the development of Vietjet’s international standard and professional human resources that will oversee the airline’s steady and sustainable growth.
In 2016, Vietjet continued to increase flight frequency for domestic flights while also constantly expanding its international network. The airline currently operates 63 routes (37 domestic and 26 international ones) with a fleet of 45 new and modern aircraft aged 3.3 years old on average. | aerospace |
https://mountainscholar.org/handle/10217/171924 | 2019-02-20T08:03:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247494485.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20190220065052-20190220091052-00605.warc.gz | 0.896179 | 150 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__21815212 | en | Turbulent diffusion of momentum and heat from a smooth, plane boundary with zero pressure gradient
Results of an experimental investigation of the turbulent diffusion of momentum and heat from a smooth, plane boundary with zero pressure gradient are presented. A 10 ft long, 6 ft wide heated boundary maintained at a uniform temperature, formed part of the floor of the 6-ft square test section of a recirculating, low velocity wind tunnel. The velocities have been measured with hot-wire anemometers and the Reynolds stress distribution in the boundary layer has been computed from the measurements of the crossed-hot-wire anemometers. The temperatures have been measured with thermocouples, and the ...
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https://www.pacaf.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2002522057/ | 2024-04-23T09:01:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818468.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423064231-20240423094231-00127.warc.gz | 0.878224 | 277 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__54682925 | en | Two B-1B Lancer aircraft sit on a runway during a Bomber Task Force deployment at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 21, 2020. BTF missions provide opportunities to integrate plans and synchronize strategic activities and capabilities with other Combatant Commands to improve the U.S. military’s ability to become a more agile force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
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https://breaknlinks.com/en/news/52031 | 2024-04-23T20:49:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818740.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423192952-20240423222952-00749.warc.gz | 0.944862 | 753 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__69328273 | en | NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission is on its way to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples to send back to Earth.
Humanity's most sophisticated rover launched with the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter at 7:50 a.m. EDT (4:50 a.m. PDT) Thursday on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
"With the launch of Perseverance, we begin another historic mission of exploration," said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. "This amazing explorer's journey has already required the very best from all of us to get it to launch through these challenging times. Now we can look forward to its incredible science and to bringing samples of Mars home even as we advance human missions to the Red Planet. As a mission, as an agency, and as a country, we will persevere."
The ULA Atlas V's Centaur upper stage initially placed the Mars 2020 spacecraft into a parking orbit around Earth. The engine fired for a second time and the spacecraft separated from the Centaur as expected. Navigation data indicate the spacecraft is perfectly on course to Mars.
Mars 2020 sent its first signal to ground controllers via NASA's Deep Space Network at 9:15 a.m. EDT (6:15 a.m. PDT). However, telemetry (more detailed spacecraft data) had not yet been acquired at that point. Around 11:30 a.m. EDT (8:30 a.m. PDT), a signal with telemetry was received from Mars 2020 by NASA ground stations. Data indicate the spacecraft had entered a state known as safe mode, likely because a part of the spacecraft was a little colder than expected while Mars 2020 was in Earth's shadow. All temperatures are now nominal and the spacecraft is out of Earth's shadow.
When a spacecraft enters safe mode, all but essential systems are turned off until it receives new commands from mission control. An interplanetary launch is fast-paced and dynamic, so a spacecraft is designed to put itself in safe mode if its onboard computer perceives conditions are not within its preset parameters. Right now, the Mars 2020 mission is completing a full health assessment on the spacecraft and is working to return the spacecraft to a nominal configuration for its journey to Mars.
The Perseverance rover's astrobiology mission is to seek out signs of past microscopic life on Mars, explore the diverse geology of its landing site, Jezero Crater, and demonstrate key technologies that will help us prepare for future robotic and human exploration.
"Jezero Crater is the perfect place to search for signs of ancient life,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate at the agency's headquarters in Washington. "Perseverance is going to make discoveries that cause us to rethink our questions about what Mars was like and how we understand it today. As our instruments investigate rocks along an ancient lake bottom and select samples to return to Earth, we may very well be reaching back in time to get the information scientists need to say that life has existed elsewhere in the universe."
The Martian rock and dust Perseverance’s Sample Caching System collects could answer fundamental questions about the potential for life to exist beyond Earth. Two future missions currently under consideration by NASA, in collaboration with ESA (European Space Agency), will work together to get the samples to an orbiter for return to Earth. When they arrive on Earth, the Mars samples will undergo in-depth analysis by scientists around the world using equipment far too large to send to the Red Planet. | aerospace |
https://matc.cz/radio-navigation-aids-maintenance-course-2/ | 2023-12-04T16:16:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100531.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204151108-20231204181108-00057.warc.gz | 0.957702 | 112 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__230300576 | en | The course for the specialists from Slovakian aeronautical radio navigation service will start on 5th March to 23rd March 2018. The course is focused on ILS (Instrument Landing System), DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) and (RL- 4) Radio-Locator ground specialists skills improvement.
The Course is specially tailored for Slovakian aeronautical radio navigation service and held in the Czech language. The Course consists of not only Academic part but as well as practical one focused on testing and special equipment tuning.
Written by PJ | aerospace |
http://www.funny-games.ws/eva_spacegirl.html | 2013-12-06T17:42:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386163052275/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204131732-00033-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.755804 | 117 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__153965602 | en | EVA Space Girl
Dress up EVA, a girl working as a mechanic at the deep space station! On the station is a cool hologram
device that creates fancy hi-tech outfits!! Life in space isnt so bad after all :)
YOU ARE PLAYING EVA SPACE GIRL AT FUNNY GAMES (WS)
waiting for server response 502.
game instructions and controles
Click on any of the buttons to see the related outfit on the hologram machine.
Click and drag the beam to rotate, click the item to equip it! | aerospace |
https://www.lifeinmy.com/air-asia-ak1519-taoyuan-taiwan-kota-kinabalu-plane-engine-caught-fire/ | 2018-05-25T16:51:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794867140.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20180525160652-20180525180652-00582.warc.gz | 0.976528 | 134 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__59880298 | en | Thankfully, all passengers on board are safe and the plane has returned to Taiwan and passengers were allocated with a different plane.
In the news reported by Sinchew a couple of hours ago, the engine of Air Asia flight AK1519 from Taiwan’s Taipei Taoyuan airport en-route to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah caught fire.
The incident happened not long after the plane took off from Taiwan. There were 130 passengers on board and all are reported safe.
Flight AK1519 has a daily schedule and the flight takes approximately 3 hours.
There are no details at the moment we should be thankful that everyone is safe. | aerospace |
https://www.sierracounty.biz/launch-lifts-off-successfully-from-spaceport-america/ | 2023-12-04T12:24:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100529.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204115419-20231204145419-00062.warc.gz | 0.892229 | 659 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__135576422 | en | Spaceport America, the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport located in southern New Mexico in the USA, announced today a successful Boeing CST-100 Starliner Parachute System Test Launch from Spaceport America’s horizontal launch complex.
In collaboration with teams from Boeing and White Sands Missile Range, a giant helium-filled balloon lifted off from Spaceport America in New Mexico, carrying a flight-sized boilerplate Starliner spacecraft up to about 40,000 feet where it floated across the San Andres Mountains for a parachute landing on the other side. The goal was for the spacecraft to reach the same velocity it would experience during a return from space and for the parachutes to deploy as planned.
“We took another step toward returning a domestic crew launch capability to the U.S.,” said John Mulholland, Vice President and Program Manager, Boeing’s Commercial Crew Program. “Our team is reviewing the data from this first successful test and gearing up for a few more drops that will enable us to qualify our parachutes for spaceflight.”
Data collected from these tests will be used to verify the parachute inflation characteristics and landing system performance, as well as the altitude and descent rate of the Starliner at touchdown.
“We are proud that Boeing chose Spaceport America as a test location for the CST-100 Starliner,” said Daniel Hicks, Chief Executive Officer Spaceport America. “It’s been a privilege to support this important endeavor in returning human spaceflight launch capabilities to NASA and the United States.”
The results of these mission-critical tests will confirm that the Starliner’s parachute system can stabilize and decelerate the crew module to a nominal terminal descent velocity, such that a landing on the Earth’s surface can be safely accomplished.
Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is being developed in collaboration with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The Starliner was designed to accommodate seven passengers, or a mix of crew and cargo, for missions to low-Earth orbit. For NASA service missions to the International Space Station, it will carry up to four NASA-sponsored crew members and time-critical scientific research. The Starliner has an innovative, weldless structure and is reusable up to 10 times with a six-month turnaround time. It also features wireless Internet and tablet technology for crew interfaces.
About Spaceport America
Spaceport America is the first purpose-built commercial spaceport in the world. The FAA-licensed launch complex, situated on 18,000 acres adjacent to the U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico, boasts 6,000 square miles of restricted airspace, low population density, a 12,000-foot spaceway, and 340+ days of sunshine and low humidity. With 38 vertical launches and 8 horizontal missions to date, some of the most respected companies in the commercial space industry are customers at Spaceport America: Virgin Galactic, SpaceX, UP Aerospace and EXOS. Visit http://spaceportamerica.com and http://gatewaytospace.com for more information. Spaceport America is #NewMexicoTRUE. | aerospace |
https://rocklandtimes.com/2017/12/06/its-take-off-for-airman-alancastro/ | 2023-12-06T04:32:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100583.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206031946-20231206061946-00789.warc.gz | 0.901655 | 158 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__305130393 | en | U.S. Air Force Airman Kelvin F. Alancastro graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. Alancastro is the son of Fracisco Alancastro of Garnerville and Diana Gomez of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and step-son of Jaqueline Alancastro of Garnerville.
Alancastro completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Alancastro graduated high school in Puerto Rico in 2010. | aerospace |
https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1132611_hyundai-launches-supernal-flying-taxi-division-promises-first-commercial-flight-by-2028 | 2024-04-21T11:52:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817765.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421101951-20240421131951-00218.warc.gz | 0.964824 | 475 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__4893743 | en | Hyundai Motor Group last week launched Supernal, a standalone business that aims to make an affordable, zero-emission flying taxi service a reality.
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., and with offices throughout California, Supernal is an evolution of HMG's Urban Air Mobility division established in 2019, and is headed by Jaiwon Shin, an aeronautics engineer who worked on aviation research and development at NASA for 30 years.
The company is developing a family of electric aircraft, with the first of these planned to offer commercial flights by 2028. The first aircraft will be able to fit four or five people and be capable of vertical takeoff and landing. Autonomous flight will also be possible, when regulations allow, according to the company.
An example flight route could be a 24-minute trip between downtown Los Angeles and Anaheim, as opposed to around 70 minutes that a car trip requires during peak hour. For U.K. readers, Supernal said a trip between London's city center and Heathrow Airport could take just 14 minutes, instead of 75 minutes with the car.
The aircraft will rely on batteries for most trips but for longer trips, Supernal is exploring the potential for hydrogen fuel cells.
Earlier this year, HMG announced a partnership with a company in the U.K. called Urban Air Port to develop the infrastructure required for flying taxis. HMG has also partnered with the company that runs South Korea's Incheon International Airport to incorporate flying taxi infrastructure. You can imagine major hubs for flying taxis at key points like airports and possibly central stations. These could then be connected with smaller locations, referred to as vertiports, potentially even located on rooftops.
To make the flights affordable, Supernal plans to make its aircraft much more affordable than, for example, a conventional helicopter. It will attempt this by leveraging HMG's production expertise and building the aircraft at scale.
According to Shin, the segment could be worth $1.5 trillion—yes, with a t—within the next two decades. That's why there's a number of players in this space, even though electric flying taxis are essentially unproven. Rivals include Volocopter, which is backed by Geely and Mercedes-Benz, as well as Joby Aviation, which is backed by Toyota. | aerospace |
https://www.dailyadvance.com/news/local/nc-people-sites-play-role-in-space-program/article_559997db-b926-5b13-92ee-a95faf520eb3.html | 2020-05-25T20:44:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347389355.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20200525192537-20200525222537-00431.warc.gz | 0.969577 | 873 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__28717703 | en | Critical testing of a balloon satellite that became the first satellite the United States launched into orbit took place in Pasquotank County, an historian who has studied North Carolina's role in space exploration told an audience at Museum of The Albemarle this week.
Jessica Bandel, editor for governor's papers and special projects with the Office of Archives and History of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, presented a History for Lunch talk at the museum on Wednesday called "One Giant Leap."
Sharing a name with a current exhibit that she helped put together at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh, the presentation looked at the role of Tarheel people and places — and at least one animal — in the race to put a man on the moon and the subsequent missions such as the space shuttle and International Space Station.
Bandel says when people hear she's been working on a project about North Carolina's role in space exploration, they often ask why, questioning what the state's role could have played. To the public, most of the high-profile activity seems to have taken place elsewhere.
But it turns out, state residents played key roles in the U.S.' race to get to the moon.
"We had quite a lot to do with that," Bandel said.
At the very beginning of the space race, in the wake of the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik into orbit, the U.S. pursued Project Echo to get a balloon satellite into orbit. Bandel showed a slide of the balloon undergoing pressure testing — testing that took place at the blimp hangar in Weeksville.
Before the National Aeronautics and Space Administration put a human being into orbit it first experimented with a chimpanzee. The chimp, dubbed "Ham," spent his last years at the N.C. Zoo.
When the nation's first manned space flight took place, Marine helicopter pilot George Cox from Carteret County helped with the capsule recovery after splashdown. Cox also was involved in helping rescue astronaut Gus Grissom from drowning after splashdown.
Grissom died in a launching pad explosion on a later mission. The deaths of Grissom and two other astronauts hit home painfully for NASA engineer and North Carolina native Samuel Beddingfield.
"It was particularly devastating because Gus was a friend of his, but also because he was in charge of the emergency egress," Bandel said, referring to the exit from the Apollo One capsule.
Another North Carolina native, Stephen Clemmons, risked his own life to open the Apollo One capsule after it caught fire in an attempt to save the three astronauts.
When the Apollo 11 craft splashed down on July 24, 1969, Navy helicopter pilot Richard Barrett, a North Carolinian, helped recover the crew.
Apollo-era astronauts received celestial navigation training at Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill. That training helped save the lives of the astronauts on the Apollo 13 mission.
Bandel noted that the second administrator of NASA, James Webb, who led the agency during Project Gemini, was a North Carolinian.
"A lot of the 'how do we get to the moon?' is really solved during Gemini," Bandel said.
Other important North Carolina contributions to the space program include:
• John Kiker of Wadesboro developed the model for the system used to transport the space shuttle atop jet airplanes.
• William Thornton of Faison was an astronaut on the shuttle.
• Beaufort County native Michael Smith was the pilot of the space shuttle Challenger, which tragically burst into flames in January 1986.
• Ronald McNair, who was from South Carolina but attended N.C. A&T State University in Greensboro, also died in the Challenger disaster.
• Medicines made by North Carolina pharmaceutical giant Burroughs Wellcome, including Actifed, have been important to space missions over the years.
• Christine Darden from Union County was a mathematician who played an important role during the Apollo program. She later became a computer programmer and worked on efforts to reduce the effect of vibrations from supersonic aircraft.
• Charles Duke, who was born in Charlotte but grew up in South Carolina, walked on the moon during the Apollo 16 mission. | aerospace |
http://strategypage.com/militaryforums/390-2276/page2.aspx | 2013-05-20T03:43:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698238192/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516095718-00083-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.951155 | 755 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__16198291 | en | In 1963-1964 the Soviet Troops of Defense (PVO) established two new commands: PRO and PKO. PRO, meaning antimissile defense, was charged with detecting, intercepting, and destroying enemy ballistic rockets, while the PKO, meaning anti-space defense, was responsible for "destroying the enemy's cosmic means of fighting" (Reference 106). In 1992 the USSR Space Units which include PRO and PKO were essentially transferred to the CIS United Armed Forces. However, on 7 May 1992 the armed forces of the Russian Federation were established with specific air and space defense missions.
To implement a space control regime and to fulfill its space defense obligation, the PKO began developing ASAT capabilities. Today, the Russian Federation is commonly believed to have acquired four basic ASAT systems with varying degrees of effectiveness. However, the operational status of these systems is a topic of considerable debate.
Thanks everybody for the informative links. I was around
when word was getting out through magazines like Aviation Week, and even Analog that the Russians were developing ASAT capabilities.
I remember reading about a test where the Russians managed to move an ASAT next
to one of their worn out satellites then detonated the ASAT. I also read about
the Russians using lasers to blind the VLS (Visible Light Sensor) on an
American satellite. This kind of thing has been going on since before I was
born, when the so-called “Space Age” was just beginning.
Treaty or no treaty things are going on in back rooms right
now, the only difference is maybe you don’t have ashtrays heaped up with
cigarette butts anymore. Some people might be upset by the backroom boys and girls plotting how to fight space wars, but you can’t wish it away. So what to do? I’d say protect
those satellites. TrustButVerify has some ideas for that. First make the
satellites more maneuverable, second make your system redundant with more “hot”
spares, and third, having backups staged and ready to go. These are important
points, and they’re working on them right now.
As for the first point (maneuverability) I think satellites
will definitely become more maneuverable. I can see these lofted into orbit and
equipped with electric ion space drives similar to those that have been used
for deep space probes. This doesn’t give you the ability to make quick evasive
maneuvers, but you could change up your orbit enough to make targeting much
more difficult. You might want to have some chemical rockets on board for quick
moves. These types of satellites would obviously be more expensive (but with economies of scale maybe not so), so you’d
want to include the other options, a redundant net of hot satellites, and the
ability to launch satellites quickly to replenish your satellite net.
The idea of launching them from Vandenberg and Patrick would
be good to start with, but I’d ultimately want something more flexible. Here
Softwar brings up the F-15 launched ASAT weapon, and I would say that this
might be a cheap way of launching smaller, cheaper satellites as needed. This
would make the launch infrastructure harder to target because they could be
launched from multiple locations. In fact Dale Brown plays with this idea in
many of his books, only he calls them “NIRTS”, or Need It Right This Second,
One thing for sure, space war is going to be expensive…
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http://www.serendipitybooks.com.au/si/97770.html | 2017-06-27T10:19:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128321309.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627101436-20170627121436-00090.warc.gz | 0.780467 | 156 | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-26__0__210436726 | en | Title SQUADRON-LEADER ROBERT MILTON MC. The Man Who Stayed Behind. A biography.
Book Number 97770
(Hamilton Hill, PK Print, 1994). Wrappers, illust., pp. ix, 165. Signed by the author. Corners nudged else fine. ISBN 0 646 20019 4. A World War II flying ace whose exploits with the French Underground helped him to become one of the few airmen to be awarded the Military Cross. "... fighter pilot, prisoner-of-war, man on the run and underground agent" (cover blurb).
WA Western Australia biography aviation RAF Royal Air Force pilot POW POWs Prisoner of War France French Undergrounf WWII Second World War Two Robert Milton | aerospace |
https://echhouston.org/robinson-helicopter-company-serves-as-the-leading-helicopter-manufacturing-company-in-the-world/ | 2022-01-22T03:08:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320303729.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220122012907-20220122042907-00167.warc.gz | 0.959403 | 465 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__156545764 | en | The launching of Robinson Helicopter in 1973 was by Frank Robinson in Torrance, California. Frank Robinson aimed to manufacture the world’s superior, efficient, reliable, and cost-effective helicopters. Robinson designed the R-22 chopper in 1979, which was affordable and accessible; thus, it gained new customers in the global market. Currently, Robinson Helicopter maintains the production capacity of more than 12,000 helicopters annually. As a result, the firm’s two brands, R-44 and R-66, leads in aircraft sales. The two models are designed in various configurations to offer different roles, such as police surveys and news coverage. The Robinson family owns the entire multi-billion business and ensures that the company remains innovative.
Frank Robison was born in 1930 in Carbonado, Washington, during the Great Depression. Frank gained interest in fling objects on the air during his childhood, making him pursue a degree in helicopter design. In 1957, Robison started his Cessna Aircraft Company’s career. He further worked with McCulloch Motor, Bell helicopters, and Hughes companies, where he gained expertise in rotor vane technology. Additionally, he gained experience working on numerous R and D projects, aircraft engine programs. Robinson resigned from Hughes to form his company. In 1975, he flew R-22 which was certified four years later, and the firm became the top seller of civil helicopters in the world. To date, the aircraft holds world records in its density, speed, and altitude.
The firm’s reputation for manufacturing high-quality rotor-wing aircraft enables its brand to penetrate the global market. Frank plays a critical role in the company’s success. His leadership prowess has enabled Robinson Helicopter to become the leading global seller of civilian helicopters and a world supplier of rotor accessories. For a decade, the firm has positioned itself as a worldwide supplier of engines, body parts of R-22, R-44, and R-66 helicopters. The firm has tremendous latest improvements through intensification of research and development, offering glass avionics and autopilot technology. As a result, the Robinson Helicopter’s growth has enabled it to reach 1,500 customers in more than 45 nations around the globe, emerging as the most trusted and recognized helicopter manufacturer. | aerospace |
http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/jeffco-sheriff-deputy-fatality.950801/page-2 | 2017-10-22T14:37:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187825264.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20171022132026-20171022152026-00341.warc.gz | 0.995553 | 222 | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-43__0__173285432 | en | My dad was a fighter pilot. He flew combat in P-38s and P-51s in WWII and F-51s and F-80s (and a few other birds) in Korea. He also flew a bunch of other fighters including the F-104, F-102, F-106 and was flying the F-101B when he retired from the Air Force. When he retired from the Air Force he never flew again. At all. Said there was no way he could keep current enough flying private planes. He was also a very good driver. When he was 76 he hit a deer. He said that was it, he wasn't going to drive any more. I asked him why - hitting a deer is fairly commonplace in rural PA. He said maybe so, but he should have been able to miss that one and he wasn't going to drive any more. I thought he was driving better than most of the population at that point, but he wasn't driving up to HIS standards. I really respected him for that. Wish more people understood their limitations. . . . | aerospace |
http://www.fhaloandoralfl.com/2019/07/16/solar-impulse-2-lands-in-spain-after-70-hour-transatlantic-flight-mortgage-masters-group/ | 2020-10-24T15:08:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107883636.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20201024135444-20201024165444-00123.warc.gz | 0.803509 | 739 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__46853491 | en | Seville (Spain) (AFP) – The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Spain Thursday after completing a 71-hour flight from New York in the first "magical" solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane.
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Solar Impulse 2 is loaded into a cargo plane to prepare for the first-of-its-kind flight around the world. The plane began its historic journey in Abu Dhabi, but will make stops in Oman, India.
Solar Impulse has taken off with the Swiss Pilot Andr Borschberg in the single seater aircraft from nanjing lukou airport at 2:39 am local time China (06:39 pm UTC).
Solar Impulse 2, the plane trying to fly around the world without fuel, has landed in California after a two-and-a-half day flight across the Pacific.
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History made as solar plane crosses atlantic industry news / 23 June 2016, 4:36pm / IOL Motoring Staff The Solar Impulse 2 approaches Seville, Spain, after three-days over the Atlantic Ocean.
Solar-powered plane more than halfway across the Atlantic 22 June 2016 Solar Impulse 2 took off from New York’s John F. Kennedy airport piloted by Swiss adventurer Bertrand
Solar Impulse 2 builds on the legacy of the original solar impulse, which made a coast-to-coast trip across America in 2013. Its 236-foot wingspan is wider than a Boeing 747’s, but its 5,100.
A solar powered plane has has touched down in Spain after completing a marathon 71-hour journey across the Atlantic in the first fuel-less flight of its kind. Solar Impulse 2 landed in Seville this morning at around 7.30am after taking off from John F. Kennedy airport in New York on Monday morning.
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Swiss Officials Say Solar-Powered Plane Lands in Spain The Solar Impulse 2’s wings, which stretch wider than those of a Boeing 747, are equipped with 17,000 solar cells that power propellers and.
Cheap Home Loan Guide Zhejiang Taida Miniature Electrical Machinery Co., a producer of ventilating fans, this year received a so-called “red impetus loan” of 3 million yuan ($. bringing forward spending and trying to. | aerospace |
https://ahraviation.com/ads-b | 2018-12-19T08:35:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376831715.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20181219065932-20181219091932-00261.warc.gz | 0.927029 | 470 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__218105333 | en | ADS-B stands for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast. Most aircraft will be required to have ADS-B Out capability by 2020. It’s really just a new way to manage air traffic; it will eventually replace radar as Air Traffic Control’s (ATC) primary tool for separating aircraft.
Not all pilots will have to upgrade to ADS-B Out- it depends on how you use your aircraft and where you fly. The rule is that by 2020, all aircraft will be required to have ADS-B ‘Out’ equipment to fly in Class A, B and C airspace, plus Class E airspace above 10,000 feet but not below 2,500 feet.
In general you’ll need ADS-B ‘Out’ to fly to most of the places you need a Mode C transponder today.
ADS-B is made up of two main parts: ADS-B Out and ADS-B In.
ADS-B ‘Out’ is mandatory; ADS-B ‘In’ is optional. ‘Out’ is of interest to air traffic controllers, while ‘In’ is mostly of interest to pilots.
There are two different datalink technologies that meet the ADS-B requirement: 1090 MHz ES and 978 MHz UAT.
If you fly above 18,000 feet or outside the US, 1090ES is your only option. If you don’t, a 978 UAT could work.
The cost to comply varies widely: a lot depends on the equipment you already have installed, and if you want just ‘Out’ or ‘In/Out’.
For ‘Out’ solutions, you need an ADS-B Out transmitter and a WAAS GPS source.
‘Out’ solutions have to be permanently installed, certified systems: ‘In’ can be a portable solution.
We will be happy to discuss your options and provide you a quote: we need to know the type of aircraft, what equipment you already have installed, where you fly, and if you want just 'Out' or 'Out/In', so give us a call or send us an email.
Here are some of the more popular options we offer: | aerospace |
https://cuhanggliding.com/beginner-flights/?add-to-cart=199 | 2021-08-01T13:16:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046154214.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20210801123745-20210801153745-00004.warc.gz | 0.846854 | 154 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__12062841 | en | First Timers Receive:
Introduction and Short Ground School
USHPA (U.S.Hang Gliding & Paragliding Assoc.) Certified Instructors
FAA Certified Flight Instructor
All gear is included
Call to reserve a time and date for your flight
Groups are welcome
All flights are photographed and/or videotaped
Impeccable Safety Record
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• Most flights offer the opportunity for your hands on experience
• Lots of in-flight maneuvers documented with photos & videos
• When you’re ready give us a call to schedule your amazing flight | aerospace |
https://www.altium.com/de/company/customer-success/itt-corporation | 2020-12-01T11:57:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141674082.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20201201104718-20201201134718-00092.warc.gz | 0.923789 | 1,029 | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-50__0__118597726 | en | High-tech US defense contractor ITT Corporation, Systems Division switches to Altium technology for its complex re-engineering projects.
Based in Colorado Springs, USA, the Systems Division of ITT Corporation is a prime contractor on the US defense program employed to sustain the service of operational systems through progressive re-engineering. Named the System Engineering and Sustainment Integrator (SENSOR), this extended engineering program covers the Air Force Space Command’s worldwide network of Missile Warning, Missile Defense and Space Surveillance systems. For ITT Systems Division, this currently includes the re-engineering of signal processing systems in the AN/FPS-85 phased-array radar system based at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
Unlike traditional radar systems that use a focused moveable antenna dish, phased array radars utilize an antenna system based on a multitude of small, fixed antennas arranged in a large array. The antenna elements are electronically interconnected with variable phase relationships to behave as a large antenna with the desired directional properties, thereby creating an extremely versatile ‘steered’ antenna system with no moving parts. The Eglin facility was constructed in the 1960s as the world’s first large phased-array radar and remains as a prime space surveillance facility – even while undergoing systematic upgrading through the SENSOR program. For their part in the upgrade process, ITT Systems Division has selected.
Altium Designer for re-engineering the signal processing electronics in this advanced space surveillance system.
At the time of commission in the late 1960s the Eglin phased array radar used cutting-edge technology and consequently offered unprecedented tracking capabilities and performance. Continuing this uncompromising approach, the current re-engineering process will implement the very latest technology and techniques to create signal processing electronics that will similarly be at the cutting-edge when the system is commissioned in 2010.
Such a forward-thinking development process places high demands on the ITT development team and the tools they use to create the new signal processing subsystems and operational software. As such, the engineering team at ITT is typically applying the latest real-time Java embedded programming techniques to high-performance programmable devices, which are in turn incorporated on high-reliability three to five layer circuit boards. During this development process, where national defense requirements dictate a rigorous sequential development-approval cycle, the accuracy, reliability and productivity of the development systems is paramount – in practice, production delays or the propagation of undetected errors is simply unacceptable.
During the early stages of the SENSOR project the engineers at ITT Systems Division quickly realized that in order to create next-generation radar technology to carry the military into the future they needed a design system that allowed them to make effective use of the latest electronic devices and design paradigms.
Altium Designer was clearly the system of choice because of its comprehensive capabilities, intuitive operation and ease of learning. Also, its unified design environment provided ITT Systems Division with the perfect platform to support the innovation that would be needed to successfully complete this challenging project.
Altium Designer has now been deployed through the engineering facilities at ITT Systems Division. Division management reports that engineers new to Altium Designer can typically be working with the system within half a day and the intuitive, unified design flow is allowing development engineers to contribute more to the design while increasing their productivity. The project team is similarly impressed with the response and expertise of Altium’s support services, which has invariably provided the correct solution to setup and operational issues on the first call. With Altium Designer, ITT Systems Division is now moving forward with the demanding Eglin radar re-engineering project without the restrictions and barriers imposed by lastgeneration electronic development systems.
The AN/FPS-85 space surveillance radar can simultaneously track a large number of earth-orbiting targets and scan large areas of space using its sophisticated phased array antenna system composed of almost 6,000 transmitter antennas and 20,000 receiver antennas. With an operating power of up to 30 megawatts at a frequency of around 400 megahertz, the radar system can reportedly detect, track and identify objects the size of a softball moving in a near-earth orbit of 300 miles. The SENSOR re-engineering program seeks to increase the radar’s range, accuracy and overall performance while increasing its reliability and lowering maintenance costs through the implementation of the latest electronic technology and software systems.
ITT Corporation, Systems Division provides select government, commercial and international customers with value-added, total worldwide systems solutions for their defense, communications, command and control, range, spacelift, surveillance and force protection needs, as well as full logistics support services for facilities and equipment. ITT Systems Division is an ISO 9001:2000-certified business with more than 7,000 employees operating at 99 locations in the United States and 23 countries. As part of its SENSOR contract responsibilities, ITT Systems Division provides depot-level support and software maintenance, and performs Service Life Extension Programs (SLEP) for the US Air Force Space Command’s worldwide network of space surveillance systems. | aerospace |
http://www.planecheck.com/aspdet.asp?nr=40191 | 2018-10-15T17:26:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583509336.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20181015163653-20181015185153-00438.warc.gz | 0.669371 | 789 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__159661892 | en | ||Great touring aircraft with lots of charachter ready for new ownership
Under CAMO programme
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Airplane time state
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Engines: Continental TSIO-520-WB Rated 325 Hp from RAM
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RH engine TSO - 35 hours
Propeller: three blades Mc Cauley
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RH prop - 35 TSN
||Six seats club seating arrangement in the rear, light blue leather seats.
Six intercom stereo BOSE headphone jacks
||White with red and blue stripes
||Audio/marker: Garmin GMA-340
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COM/NAV/GPS2: Garmin GNS-430 (8.33 kHz)
COM 3: Honeywell KY-196A
ADF: Honeywell KR-87
DME: Honeywell KN-63
Weather Radar: Honeywell RDR-2000
Transponder: Garmin GTX-330 (Mode S)
Multi function display: Garmin MX-20 with Jeppsen View
Radio Altimeter: Free Flight TRA-3500/TRI-40
Air data computer: Revue Thommen AD323235F (with TAT probe)
Altitude encoder: TRANS-CAL SSD120-50A
TAWS/RMI: Sandel ST-3400
HSI 1: Sandel SN-3500
HSI 2: Sandel SN-3500
HSI 3: Bendix IN-831A
Compass system 1: Bendix SG-832C
Compass system 2: Bendix SG-832C
Autopilot/Flight Director 3 axis Bendix FCS-810
TCAS I: L3 Communication Sky-Watch 497
Stormscope L3 Communication: WX-500
ELT: Artex 406-N (Satellite GPS)
Inverter No. 1 (115/400 AC): Flytronic
Inverter No. 2 (115/400 AC): A.I.I.
Control wheels clock: 1 Davtron
Control wheels clock: 2 Davtron
DVD/FM/AM: PS-Engineering PAV-80
Audio Amplifier Avionics Innovation (four speakers stereo)
Information VOR/LOC GPS and Flight Plane 1 and 2 can be visualized either on HSI 1, HSI 2, RMI 1 and Multifunction Display together or separately.
TCAS information and stormscope can be visualized on MFD and HSI 1/2 and TAWS.
MX-20 has Jeppesen View capability and can display approach and airport charts.
Autopilot Heading and NAV modes can be coupled with HSI 1, 2 and 3 performing complete SID, STAR and Flight Plan.
TV camera is located in the bottom of the tail cone viewing front/down and gear and propellers too.
The stereo system is six headphone/interphone ( BOSE System ) and can accept signal from PAV-80 and AUX MP3 files.
||Air Condition Freon system
Full de-ice system
Club seating arrangement
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Double pitot system eating
Dual control yoke
196 GA fuel system
Strobe 3 lights system
Tail light system
Propeller thrust detector
De-icing warning ground system
New propellers Mc Cauley low vibration
2000 hour inspection completed
Airworthiness Review Certificate valid till 18/07/2017
Last 100 hrs / annual inspection performed 30/04/2016 at TT: 2101 | aerospace |
https://sa.catapult.org.uk/news/new-laws-unlock-exciting-space-era-for-uk/ | 2023-12-04T20:09:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100534.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204182901-20231204212901-00748.warc.gz | 0.92352 | 873 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__110887234 | en | New Laws Unlock Exciting Space Era for UK
New laws are set to get Royal Assent today which will unlock an exciting era of British space innovation, exploration and investment.
The Space Industry Bill will enable the first commercial space launch from UK soil in history, creating the potential for hundreds of highly-skilled jobs and bringing in billions of pounds for the economy.
The passing of the Bill, the most modern piece of space industry legislation anywhere in the world, means British businesses will soon be able to compete in the commercial space race using UK spaceports.
This will not only ensure Britain is capable of launching small satellites and scientific experiments from our own soil, but also able to take advantage of future developments like hypersonic flight and high-speed point to point transport.
The UK is already a global hub for satellite manufacturing, operation and application development. Access to space will allow companies to deploy satellites as well, making the UK a one-stop shop for satellites services and the best place in Europe to start and grow a space business.
Transport Minister Jo Johnson said:
Access to space is the final piece of the puzzle for the UK space sector and forms part of the government’s Industrial Strategy – helping to drive growth across the country and unlocking hundreds of highly-skilled jobs in our regions.
The Space Industry Bill gives companies the ability to launch satellites from UK soil, putting us at the forefront of the new space race, and helping us to compete as the destination of choice for satellite companies worldwide.
Science Minister Sam Gyimah said:
The Space Industry Bill offers an exciting opportunity for the UK to soar to new heights and be at the forefront of the commercial space age. Through the government’s ambitious Industrial Strategy, we are working with the sector to pursue pioneering commercial space opportunities, including developing new technologies, infrastructure and services. This will open up the UK to new frontiers, transforming the way we live, and establishing us as a space flight leader.
With one in four of all telecoms satellites substantially built in Britain and our businesses at the forefront of hypersonic flight technology, through its Industrial Strategy, the government is working with the industry to increase its global share of the space sector from 6.5% to 10% by 2030.
And if the UK can build its own spaceports, we will also be able to tap into the rapidly expanding launch market – worth an estimated £10 billion over the next decade.
Satellite services already support more than £250 billion of GDP in the wider UK economy as well as products and services we all rely on.
Science Minister Sam Gyimah will also announce 8 new projects today as part of the UK Space Agency’s Space for Smarter Government Programme, which demonstrates the potential of using satellite technology to solve challenges faced by the public sector.
These projects range from using satellite data and machine learning technology to support the roll out of charging points for electric vehicles, to deploying drones and satellites in the battle against marine waste.
The Space Industry Bill will also create new opportunities for the UK’s business and scientific community to carry out cutting-edge research and inspire the next generation of British scientists and engineers.
Work is already underway to ensure the next generation is involved – with over 1,000 apprenticeships in the space sector and government’s Year of Engineering campaign championing careers in STEM to the next generation of scientists and astronauts. And it is British scientists, engineers, programmers and entrepreneurs who are at the forefront of shaping this future.
Dr Graham Turnock, Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency, said:
The Space Industry Bill guarantees the sky is not the limit for future generations of engineers, entrepreneurs and scientists. We will set out how we plan to accelerate the development of the first commercial launch services from the UK, and realise the full potential of this enabling legislation over the coming months.
Currently UK firms rely on a limited supply of launches in other countries which leaves them vulnerable to launch delays. The Space Industry Bill will help to increase the supply of launch services closer to home, and capture a share of growing global launch demand.
Government will now work to create a regulatory structure that empowers innovation, embraces opportunity and ensures UK launch activity is carried out safely and responsibly in the UK. | aerospace |
https://monmouthjetcenter.com/b-29-superfortress-tour-coming-monmouth-executive-airport/ | 2023-09-23T21:42:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506528.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923194908-20230923224908-00286.warc.gz | 0.947707 | 376 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__269554205 | en | The B-29 Superfortress Tour is Coming to Monmouth Executive Airport
Relive history and even ride on one of the rarest World War II bombers in existence!
This May 25-29th, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) AirPower History Tour is bringing an unprecedented collection of World War II aircraft to Monmouth Executive Airport. FIFI, the queen of the fleet and the world’s only flying B-29 Superfortress, will also be accompanied by a C-45 Expeditor.
You won’t miss this “once-in-a-lifetime” experience! Visitors will experience the sights, sounds and smells of World War II aviation history-complete with the opportunity to view the airplanes and purchase rides in attending aircraft.
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress, first flown in 1942, began active service in 1944 and is best known as the aircraft whose missions over Japan helped bring about the end of World War II. It was designed as a replacement for the older B-17s and B-24s, with longer range and greater bomb loads. The B-29 was also used in the Korean War in the early 1950s and was a staple of the U.S. Air Force until the late 1950s.
Enjoy a trip back in time while honoring the sacrifices of countless men and women who fought and died for our freedoms. It is a definite must for your bucket list!
Book your seat online and SAVE . . . Seats sell fast and are often sold out by the time they reach a tour stop.
$10 for Adults
$5 for Children (age 10-17)
Children under age 10 free
Price includes free B-29 cockpit tour when the aircraft is available. Attending aircraft subject to change due to whether or maintenance. | aerospace |
https://gephardtdaily.com/special-reports/lightsail-spreads-its-sails/ | 2021-10-27T03:48:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323588053.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20211027022823-20211027052823-00243.warc.gz | 0.95515 | 508 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__60731517 | en | LightSail Spreads its Sails
PASADENA, Calif., June 8 (UPI) — After a few setbacks and several anxious periods of radio silence, the Planetary Society’s solar sailing space probe has deployed its giant, featherlight sails.
The unfurled sails mark an initial success for what is to be a two-part experiment. Next year, Bill Nye’s organization will launch another sail-powered CubeSat — this one set for a lengthier cruise.
The current LightSail satellite offers further proof that the kinetic energy of sun’s streaming particles can be harnessed for cheap and efficient space travel. But the probe won’t be sailing for long. Atmospheric drag will soon pull the small, toaster-sized cube and its expansive, kite-like Mylar sails down towards Earth where the entire operation will be burned up by atmospheric friction.
LightSat has failed to respond to ground controllers twice since it was lunched some two weeks ago, going silent for several days. But the probe finally responded to engineers’ sail-deployment commands on Sunday afternoon.
“All indications are that the solar sail deployment was proceeding nominally,” mission manager David Spencer wrote to followers in an email update.
An excited Bill Nye took to Twitter to confirm the success: “Motor is running! Sail is Deploying!!! 39 Years after Prof. Sagan spoke of it!”
In the late 1970s, famed cosmologist Carl Sagan theorized that solar particles could propel a sail-powered spacecraft, eliminating the need for heavy fuel loads. Previous experiments by NASA and Japanese engineers have demonstrated the potential of solar sailing, but Nye and his colleagues hope their work can improve the technology (and make it more affordable).
Despite the setbacks — or more accurately because of them — LightSail’s deployment actually happened sooner than expected. Originally, the sails were to be hoisted 28 days after the CubeSat was released into space, but the software malfunctions engendered a sense of urgency and engineers decided to green-light the sails at first opportunity.
The Planetary Society hopes to soon have further evidence of the unfurled sails catching solar particles — including pictures. Stay tuned.
In the meantime, the group hasn’t stopped raising funds for next years part-two experiment. Nye’s team has already raised more than $800,000 on Kickstarter — four times their goal. | aerospace |
https://flytlink.co.uk/category/blog/page/51/ | 2021-10-19T20:49:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585281.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20211019202148-20211019232148-00137.warc.gz | 0.946998 | 9,461 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__211809096 | en | General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is developing its Metis application for automated tasking of ISR aircraft. Photo: GA-ASI
General Atomics is developing an automated tasking of military intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft using the company’s Metis application.
Metis is a map-based interface that enables a pre-approved Metis user to request ISR data from a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA).
General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc. has worked with the California-based UAS Consulting Group, LLC and the Alabama-based Trideum on Project Heresy, which includes multi-mission control (MMC) software to allow the simultaneous control of six drones. Now, they have introduced Metis into their portfolio of RPA applications.
“Our Heresy suite of capabilities continues to develop with new technologies that reduce manpower requirements throughout the ISR lifecycle,” a representative for GA-ASI wrote in response to questions from Avionics International. “We are currently developing a new automated method to allocate ISR platforms to tasking in our Metis application, and we are expanding our AutoPED capability to perform multi-intelligence correlation and utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically detect unusual behaviors in the maritime domain.”
Last August, GA-ASI said that it demonstrated its MMC and Metis capabilities during live flights using company-owned MQ-9 Block 1 Reaper and MQ-9 Block 5 Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) drones. Those MMC and METIS flights demonstrated Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7, according to GA-ASI. The system allows a quick mission transition of drones for strike or ISR, the company said.
GA-ASI said that it uses multicore processors in its autonomy work to handle the computer demands of artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
“We use these on the ground to train and test the various AI models that we develop, and we are integrating them on-board our aircraft to employ the AI on the tactical edge,” according to GA-ASI.
General Atomics also said that it sees an expansion of the role of the company’s Gray Eagle-Extended Range (GE-ER) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program.
“General Atomics anticipates the role of the GE-ER to expand as the Army develops the payloads to enable longer range detection, identification, location and reporting of targets in both its role as an intelligence platform and as a reconnaissance asset,” the company said. “GE-ER with MDO [multi-domain operations] capabilities is designed to evolve with the needs of the Army to continue to support and complement FVL platforms and other [Army] Futures Command concepts.”
First flown in 2013, GE-ER has an endurance of 42 hours, compared to an advertised endurance of 25 hours for the standard MQ-1C Gray Eagle, and features a maximum gross takeoff weight of 4,200 pounds and a 180 horsepower engine, versus a maximum gross takeoff weight of 3,600 pounds and a 160 horsepower engine on the conventional Gray Eagle. GA-ASI said that GE-ER doubles endurance and range of the standard Gray Eagle and can carry 1,350 pounds of fuel – 900 internally and 450 externally, compared to 600 pounds of fuel carrying capacity on the conventional Gray Eagle.
GE-ER “also comes with upgrades to communications, engine and datalinks,” GA-ASI said. “Designed and equipped to meet FVL’s Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA), these enhancements increase the survivability of the aircraft, as well as improve its ability to operate in a GPS and SATCOM denied environment.”
“The open architecture allows for rapid, low-cost, low-risk integration of advanced payloads that allow the GE-ER for MDO to operate as a stand-off asset with stand-in capabilities to shape the battlefield in unprecedented ways,” according to GA-ASI. “These capabilities and concepts of operation were proven highly effective in Army models and simulations and live tests against a simulated Integrated Air Defense System (IADS) threat. In each test, the MDO-equipped GE-ER not only survived throughout the fight, it contributed significantly to the effectiveness of Enhanced Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) Long-Range Precision Fires.”
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The antenna ThinKom supplies for Gogo’s 2Ku system, on display at its 2019 Global Connected Aircraft Summit booth. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Global Connected Aircraft Summit is postponed until June 2021, however, the 2020 online “Cabin Chats” will occur in its place, June 22-26, 2020, with 1-1.5 hour presentations, panels, roundtables and networking each day.
Next week, we bring you another virtual event as we look at one of the more impacted and interesting markets in this area – connected aviation. Our Global Connected Aircraft Summit (GCAS) has been going for seven years and has offered a unique platform for airlines, business jet operators, satellite players, as well as solutions providers, opportunities to network and talk about the connected aircraft of the future. This year’s show was meant to take place in Denver, Colorado, but sadly had to be postponed until June next year due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
As we all know, aviation has been one of the sectors hardest hit by the pandemic. Air travel has ground to halt, and there have been mass layoffs. For satellite players, mobility and In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) has long been seen as one of the growth markets with players such as SES, Viasat, Intelsat, Inmarsat (among others) all looking to make an impact in this market. A number of antenna players have also been aggressively targeting this market.
So, what happens next? Our virtual Global Connected Aircraft Summit from June 22-26 will feature a series of sessions titled “Cabin Chats,” where we dig deeper into what is next in this market. This event is a must-attend for anyone working in connected aviation, and 600 people have already signed up.
Our opening technology roundtable on Monday is worthy of the price of admission alone. We have top airline executives, Norm Haughton of Air Canada, Babar Rahman of Qatar Airways, and Azman Ahmad of Saudia on a panel with executives from SmartSky Networks, Collins Aerospace and Honeywell talking about how the technology players can help airlines return to health. It will be a vibrant, lively discussion and one of the first times that key airline IFC executives have discussed the future of IFC in such a setting with key technology players.
We also have some great individual presentations and keynotes. The event will kick off on Monday with two Frost & Sullivan analysts, Timothy Kuder and Jonathan Norman, discussing the future of aviation with a deep analysis of the commercial aerospace market. On Wednesday, we’ll take a look at the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) during a discussion that could give us a window into the future of aviation.
We are also delighted to bring Microsoft Azure CTO Bill Chappell to share Microsoft’s view of the connected aviation future and what it can bring to this sector. Chappell will be speaking on Thursday and it will be fascinating to hear Microsoft’s view of this sector and what it can do to aid airlines. His speech will precede a panel discussion on artificial intelligence, featuring experts from Searidge Technologies and Daedalean.
On Friday, we have executives from Honeywell Aerospace and Alaska Airlines talk about the operations side of things and how connectivity can make a difference. Any improvements, whether in fuel efficiency, ground operations management, or aircraft scheduling are more vital than ever as airlines have to become even more. This will be a great way to round out the event.
The event, similar to our recent virtual CyberSat week runs over five days with short, sharp bursts of content. It will be a fantastic event, with great networking as well as an opportunity to talk directly to some of the key players in the market. We also know that many airlines will be attending the event, as they look for insights and intelligence to get onto the road to recovery. For satellite players, it is an opportunity to talk directly to some of key customers and gain insights into what is still seen as a major market. There’s still time to register.
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Gulfstream has sold the last commercially available G550, signaling an end to production of the ultra-long range jet. Photo: Gulfstream
Gulfstream is ready to cease production of the G550, nearly 20 years after the large cabin jet program was first announced by the Savannah, Georgia-based business jet manufacturer.
The final G550 delivery is scheduled for next year, 18 years after the first one entered into passenger carrying service.
“With more than 600 in service, the G550 has earned its place as a leader in business aviation. Its technological innovations and safety enhancements earned the G550 development team the prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy in 2003. While manufacturing of the G550 will end, our industry-leading support of the aircraft will continue,” Mark Burns, president of Gulfstream said in a statement confirming the end of G550 production.
G550 was the first Gulfstream jet to feature the PlaneView integrated avionics flight deck with synthetic vision, enhanced vision via infrared camera and a head-up display provided by Honeywell’s Primus Epic avionics suite. It was one of the first business jets manufactured by Gulfstream to feature a cockpit where pilots started using electronic displays and cursor control devices in place of traditional dials, knobs and switches.
Gulfstream’s G550 was the first business jet to feature the company’s PlaneView flight deck, supplied by Honeywell Aerospace’s Primus Epic Avionics. One of the first business jets where pilots started using electronic displays and cursor controls. Photo: Gulfstream
Gulfstream has positioned the G550 as a flexible aircraft, because of its range and and ability to operate at up to 51,000 feet. Over its time in-service, the aircraft has achieved a total of 55 speed records, according to Gulfstream. In 2018, Gulfstream one of its most uniquely modified special missions versions of the G550 to the Beijing Red Cross Emergency Medical Center, the industry’s first such aircraft to feature a patient bed that gives medical staff 360-degree in-flight patient access.
A cease to production of the G550 comes just eight months after Gulfstream introduced its new G700 business jet at the 2019 NBAA Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (BACE), which completed its first flight in February and added a second and third test aircraft to the certification program last month. On May 4, Gulfstream announced workforce reductions in a cost-cutting effort to address challenges it has encountered as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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There is still no clear timeline on when Boeing’s 737 MAX will return to passenger carrying service, as lawmakers learned during a June 18 hearing with FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson. Pictured here is the first 737 MAX for SCAT Airlines delivered to carrier in March 2018. Photo: Boeing.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hire more software and systems engineers, human factors experts and other technological subject matter experts as a way of improving how the agency certifies increasingly complex avionics and other systems into the future, after a review of how the 737 MAX was certified showed the need for more personnel with new skill sets.
Boeing resumed 737 MAX production on May 27, although the aircraft remains grounded with a return to commercial service still uncertain. FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson discussed changes the agency plans to make to its process for certifying complex flight control and other aircraft systems, as well as the way it will assess such technology, during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing on Wednesday.
“Our aviation safety organization has a 10-year workforce plan. We’re in the process of reviewing our needs and we will have a focus on human factors experts, systems engineers, software engineers, data scientists so we can stay ahead of new technologies as they’re introduced,” Dickson said.
Dickson’s comments show swift action by the agency to add experts with newer technological skill sets, a key recommendation featured in the January report published by the independent special committee tasked with reviewing the certification process followed by the FAA and Boeing for the 737 MAX program. The report recommended a transformation of the FAA’s Aircraft Certification Service (AIR), to include hiring personnel with backgrounds in data analytics, systems engineering, operations research and program management to keep pace with the growth in complexity of new certification projects.
In February, the FAA published its 2021 budget request, $17.5 billion, including $10 million assigned to adding 50 new technical employees. This would be the first phase of an increased hiring effort, as the agency actually expects to need a total of 236 new safety critical and safety technical positions.
The FAA is also offering hiring incentives for operations aviation safety inspectors and “mission critical positions during COVID-19” right now.
“We have plans to recruit system safety engineers, software engineers, as well as additional human factors experts,” Dickson said.
There will also be increased coordination between the FAA’s flight standards division and AIR in future certification projects. Another change from the agency is a focus on integrating the FAA’s aircraft evaluation group pilots into the overall certification process earlier. Pilots from the evaluation group are to start receiving more training on system safety assessments and certification procedures so that they have more visibility over the type of issues maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) presented to Ethiopian and Lion Air pilots.
FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson discussed changes the agency will make to the way it certifies complex aircraft systems in the future during a Senate hearing on Wednesday, June 17. Photo: C-Span
Overall, changes to the certification and safety assessment processes are also designed to allow the FAA and manufacturers to produce certification data and criteria in under more holistic integrated aircraft systems approach, rather than the independent view that has been used in the past.
“Bolstering our human factors expertise, so there is a workforce component, in addition to working with academia and NASA on these issues, involving our pilots and our flight standards group, aircraft evaluation group into the cert process at an earlier and more integrated point, in the process will allow us to take a more holistic view of the role of the human in aircraft design,” Dickson said.
There was also some discussion during the hearing about the return of the 737 MAX to passenger carrying service, which the FAA chief repeatedly told administrators does not have a timeline, but will rely on the agency’s determination of whether the software updates introduced by Boeing last year address known issues with the MCAS system. In April, Avionics learned that the re-certification program for the MAX was waiting on a certification flight and a software validation effort associated with a modification to the MAX’s flight control computer that is not associated with MCAS.
Two features involving the computer’s microprocessor and autopilot engagement are the focus of the software validation effort. COVID-19 has not had an impact on the ability of regulators to review the software modification or pilots to test fly the MAX, however Dickson told the committee that the review continues not only because of the MCAS system, but because Boeing is essentially modifying the entire flight control system.
“There’s much more redundancy, the flight control computers in pitch compare their signals dynamically that’s an extremely ambitious project, as we have moved forward when you make a system like that more robust what happens is it implicates interdependences with other sub systems on the aircraft that have to be taken into account,” Dickson said. “We’ve moved forward diligently and affordably and have maintained we will issue the airworthiness certs ourselves, that’s why this has been such a journey we’ve been on.”
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EASA’s regulatory approach to air taxis all but precludes the use of non-steerable parachutes. Is that the best approach, and will other regulators follow suit? Photo: Vertical Aerospace’s Seraph.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has told a major air taxi manufacturer that it would be penalized for including a non-steerable ballistic parachute in their design, according to Larry Williams, CEO of Aviation Safety Resources, a manufacturer of recovery systems working with clients in the air taxi space.
In the document EASA published May 25 detailing the means by which air taxi manufacturers can achieve type certification for their aircraft, the regulatory agency makes clear it does not view non-steerable parachutes as helpful in achieving safety standards because they do not enable a controlled emergency landing.
“A controlled emergency landing should be performed under control; in particular it should be possible to steer the aircraft towards a touchdown area with the remaining lift/thrust units,” the means-of-compliance document states. “Therefore this objective cannot be met by the use of non-steerable parachutes.”
A catastrophic failure event due to aircraft system failure must have a probability of occurrence lower than one in 10-9 — or one in a billion — for person-carrying air taxis flying above populated areas, according to the final page of the special condition-VTOL published by EASA in July 2019.
For a failure condition to be classified below ‘catastrophic,’ EASA will require air taxis to be able to perform a controlled emergency landing. In line with this policy, EASA has told a major European manufacturer that the deployment of a non-steerable recovery system will be considered a catastrophic failure event, according to Williams, whose company manufactures recovery systems for a wide variety of aircraft.
“[The company] had decided internally that they wanted to have a recovery system onboard the vehicle,” Williams told Avionics. “As they prepared their certification plan for EASA, when it came to the recovery system, EASA has apparently taken this position that not only would they not be allowed to have any credit for having a recovery system on board, but in fact there was a negative, basically a penalty, if they put a recovery system on board.”
“It is unconscionable to me that EASA would take a position that would discourage the inclusion of any safety system that provides an advanced level of safety … in particular in this VTOL environment, you don’t have any forward speed to give you options if something devastating were to happen,” Williams said, adding that his company is in conversations with multiple other European air taxi developers interested in putting a recovery system on their vehicle.
Reached for comment, EASA did not address conversations with specific manufacturers, but confirmed that non-steerable parachutes do not meet its requirements for safe flight conditions.
Kentucky-based Aviation Safety Resources is developing ballistic parachutes for use in aircraft ranging from 60 lbs to 12,000 lbs. (ASR)
“Controllability and maneuverability are considered basic elements in the protection of those on board or on the ground,” a representative for EASA told Avionics. “This needs to be ensured by basic system design. Any further capability could be demonstrated in addition.”
With the Federal Aviation Administration and Transport Canada have not yet issued rulings on the inclusion of parachutes in air taxi designs, developers are divided on whether to include them. As of 2018, Joby Aviation said their design included a parachute, as did Airbus’ Vahana demonstrator. Volocopter’s VoloCity and Bell’s Nexus 4EX do not.
Uber’s Mark Moore told Avionics last year he encourages vehicle partners — of which there are eight announced to date — to consider ballistic parachutes as part of a multi-layered safety approach.
“In fact, we’re actively working with industry and the FAA for manufacturers to receive certification credit for advanced safety systems,” Moore said at the time.
EASA’s approach is to focus on meeting higher safety standards for air taxis, equivalent with commercial airliners. Though a non-steerable ballistic parachute like the one developed by Aviation Safety Resources could significantly reduce the speed and energy of a malfunctioning aircraft, even at altitudes as low as 100 feet, it will still produce an uncontrolled emergency landing.
The regulatory agency is open to considering steerable parachutes, which Williams said his company plans to develop as a second-generation version of its current ballistic offering for VTOL and experimental aircraft. More clarity from EASA and other regulators may be needed, however, on what level of mobility must be supplied in order for a recovery system to be considered “steerable.”
“Active systems could also be acceptable if their reliability is commensurate with their criticality,” EASA’s SC-VTOL means-of-compliance document states. “The operational context in which the aircraft is certified should be taken into account when defining the controlled emergency landing: The capability to steer the aircraft should be evaluated based on the gliding distance.”
Jaunt Air Mobility’s air taxi design, a combination fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter, uses proprietary slowed-rotor technology acquired from Carter Aviation to reduce reliance on the aircraft’s main rotor, resulting in significant noise and safety benefits — and no need for a parachute, according to the company.
“I personally believe EASA is taking the correct approach relative to requiring that the aircraft have a fundamental level of safety equivalent to 10-9 — any other alternative means, like ballistic chutes, don’t offer a level of safety that can be inherently designed into the aircraft,” said Martin Peryea, chief technology officer for Jaunt, told Avionics.
Peryea, who previously spent 33 years at Bell including as chief engineer on the company’s 525 program, explained Jaunt’s approach results in an aircraft with no height/velocity restrictions for successful autorotation, unlike most helicopters.
“No matter where we are in our flight path — takeoff, descent, or cruise — we always make sure we have enough stored energy in the rotor where you could actually fly the aircraft without electric propulsion power,” Peryea said. “If you’re 1,000 feet above the ground in our aircraft, you have about 5 square miles of area in which you could glide down in a controllable manner and land. And you can land at zero forward velocity, unlike a helicopter, which comes down at a relatively high forward airspeed.”
Jaunt and over 250 other air taxi projects are part of a technological revolution in the labs and hangars of aerospace companies around the world, with billions invested in this new potential system of aerial transportation and plans by Uber to commercialize it as soon as 2023.
Meanwhile, the industry is facing two of its most challenging public-facing crises since the dawn of the jet age. Between the highly-public investigation of the twin Boeing 737 Max crashes last year and the aircraft’s certification process, as well as concerns around travel in confined spaces amidst a pandemic, it isn’t clear what measures airlines and regulators will have to take to regain the public trust they had just two years ago — or if that will even be possible.
For air taxis to gain public approval amidst this environment of increased scrutiny, regulators and manufacturers will have to convince the public they are safe — both for passengers and those on the ground.
And safety concerns much more than aircraft system failures, which account for a small percentage of accidents in various operational contexts. More than 70 percent of fatal accidents are attributed to operator error, as Jacek Kawecki, vehicle components lead at Uber Elevate, told Avionics earlier this year.
Uber’s approach to air taxi safety emphasizes reducing the various types of operator error, including through much greater use of autonomy than normally seen in helicopter operations. Much like self-driving cars, air taxi operators will need to convince regulators and the public that removing the human from the loop can improve safety.
A survey conducted by the University of Michigan found nearly 80 percent of respondents believe it to be “extremely or very important” for air taxis to have parachutes.
That statistic may be more telling of public ignorance to aerospace safety and awareness of parachutes than the role they should play in air taxi safety — though their use has saved hundreds of lives in general aviation — but it nevertheless reveals the difficult road ahead for air taxi enthusiasts to convince the public this technology is ready for prime-time.
And when the first high-profile accident occurs, with footage of a multi-rotor aircraft falling out of the sky in a populated environment — the entire industry may wish it had a parachute.
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Former Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO John Slattery is taking over as president and CEO of GE Aviation for David Joyce, pictured here, who is retiring after 40 years with the company. Photo: GE Aviation
On the same day Embraer took steps to reintegrate its commercial aviation business after plans to merge with Boeing fell through, John Slattery, former CEO of the Brazilian airplane maker’s commercial division, is leaving to take over as president and CEO of GE Aviation.
In April, Boeing terminated an agreement that would have purchased 80 percent of Embraer’s commercial aircraft business, a percentage that will now be reintegrated with the rest of the company. Along with the restructuring, Arjan Meier will take over as president and CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation for Slattery immediately.
The 47-year old Meier previously had served as chief commercial officer of Embraer Commercial Aviation since January 2017, after joining the company a year earlier as the vice president of commercial aviation for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Russia. Prior to joining Embraer, he worked in executive roles with the KLM group.
“He has the energy, international experience, and skillset to lead our commercial aviation business at this unique moment,” Embraer CEO Francisco Gomes Neto said.
Embraer reported a 20 percent decline in first quarter net revenues compared to the same period a year ago, due to a significant drop in the number of commercial aircraft deliveries. Commercial aviation revenues halved from $281 million last year to $140 million, while defense revenues fell from $179 million last year to $149 million this year, and business jet revenues grew from $117 million last year to $130 million this year.
Despite reintegrating the commercial aircraft business into the rest of the company, Neto confirmed during the first quarter earnings call that Embraer is looking for new partners to replace Boeing in what would have created a $4.2 billion joint venture for the development of commercial aircraft and sales of the Embraer-developed C-390 multi-mission medium cargo and transport plane. Embraer is still undergoing arbitration with Boeing over the cancelled agreement.
Slattery is taking over leadership for GE Aviation after David Joyce, vice chair of GE and president and CEO of GE Aviation, announced his retirement after 40 years with the company. Joyce helped GE turn aviation into one of its leading verticals, “doubling its revenue from $16.5 billion to $33 billion, growing total backlog from $26 billion to more than $270 billion, and industrializing advanced technologies across both commercial and military applications,” according to GE Aviation.
The former Embraer executive is to start the new position on July 13 and will assume the role of president and CEO beginning Sept. 1, 2020. Joyce will continue to serve as a strategic advisor through 2021.
“I have long considered GE Aviation to be the leading aviation franchise in the world, and I am humbled to take the helm from David and lead this talented team forward,” Slattery said. “This is a time of unprecedented change in the aerospace industry yet also an opportunity to reimagine the future of flight and how we can best serve our customers.”
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IATA is advocating the use of saliva swabs for pre-flight testing of passengers for COVID-19. Airports and airlines are trying different approaches to testing right now, including the use of thermal image screening at Heathrow International Airport, pictured here. Photo: Heathrow Airport
Airlines are slowly starting to operate more flights as regulators in different regions of the world begin to relax travel restrictions and introduce new guidelines. But do operators need a standardized approach to pre-flight COVID-19 testing to make the process more efficient and help restore confidence in passengers that they can safely fly during the pandemic?
The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) daily publishing of the number of travelers moving through U.S. airports this year compared to 2019 hit a COVID-19 pandemic high on June 14, with 544,046 passengers making their way to airplane — still a ways off from the more than 2 million passengers recorded on the same day a year ago, but a vast improvement from the pandemic low of just under 88,000 recorded on Apr. 14. On Monday, most countries in Europe followed the European Union’s guidelines for reopening borders to inter-European travel, with plans to reopen to international travel at a later date.
EasyJet and Lufthansa-owned Brussels Airlines restarted operations this week as European internal borders reopened. Others including Air France, British Airways and Wizz Air are also increasing the number of flights they operate. Regulators in China and the U.S. have also reached a mutual agreement to allow airlines such as Delta and United to start resuming flights to the region.
But as more travelers start to fill airport lounges and aircraft cabins, the industry is still trying to figure out the best method for testing passengers prior to getting onboard. On Tuesday June 16, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) published new guidance on COVID-19 testing for air travel, with the agency advocating for the use of tests that are accurate, fast and can be performed hundreds of times per hour at busy airports.
Dr. David Powell, medical advisor for IATA, provided some updates on how airlines can achieve their recommended guidelines for COVID-19 testing moving forward during the organization’s weekly pandemic media briefing.
United Airlines added a self-assessment to its pre-flight boarding process within its mobile app. Photo: United Airlines
“We know that we’ve been looking at testing to facilitate air transport really in two areas. One is can we make the fight itself self safer by testing prior to flight and the second area is can we use testing to reduce the chance of importing somebody whose infectious on an international flight,” Powell said.
Other considerations for airlines include who will administer the test and verify the results, considering most airlines do not have medical experts on staff and readily available to perform such testing at airports. IATA believes the verification and testing should be managed by a public health agency, therapeutic agency or scientific agency.
Some airlines and airports have already adopted their own measures for testing for COVID-19 related symptoms, in place of the type of testing outlined by Powell. Heathrow Airport is actively trialing the use of UV sanitation, facial recognition thermal screening technology and contactless security procedures. In Terminal 2, the airport is using camera detection systems that are capable of monitoring the temperatures of multiple people as they move through the airport.
Emirates, in partnership with the Dubai Health Authority, has been performing COVID-19 blood testing on certain flights at Dubai Airport, while Etihad Airways partnered with Elenium Automation to trial new technology which allows self-service devices at airports to be used to help identify travelers with medical conditions, potentially including the early stages of COVID-19. United Airlines has integrated a new “Ready-to-fly” checklist in its mobile application, that features a “health self-assessment” as part of its check-in process.
IATA’s Powell describes the Real-time Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) as the “gold standard” he is recommending for airlines to adopt in a way that is administered by medical experts. The current standard process for a PCR test involves a swab going through the nose and down into the back of the throat, although Powell believes less invasive versions are becoming available that could be administered by airlines.
“There are some tests being developed which will hopefully be able to use a saliva sample instead, because that’s much easier, you can put a little swab in the mouth and take it out again and you also don’t need a trained health care worker to administer that test,” Powell said.
When asked whether the development of an industry-wide pre-flight testing standard could help, Powell explained the positives and negatives associated with developing such a standard.
“It’s certainly likely that widespread testing would increase [passenger] confidence, but it comes at a cost, in terms of the price, the delay, imperfect reliability and the discomfort of it all. Nothing in COVID-19 is perfect,” he said.
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The BendixKing AeroCorder 100 Flight Data Recorder weighs 4.5 pounds and is an option for use on helicopters. Photo: BendixKing
The National Transportation Safety Board is calling on helicopter builders to equip turbine-powered rotorcraft with crash-resistant flight data recorders and crash-protected image recorders to provide data, audio and images to improve crash investigations.
In a safety recommendation report issued on June 2, the NTSB asked Airbus Helicopters, Bell, Leonardo, MD Helicopters, Robinson Helicopter Company, and Sikorsky to embed such systems on their helicopters.
The NTSB said that “the Federal Aviation Administration has not implemented a series of NTSB recommendations made in 2013 and 2015.”
“Those recommendations were issued after NTSB investigators found the lack of recorded data hindered their understanding of several crashes that could have serious flight safety implications,” according to the NTSB.
The NTSB’s call follows an urging by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., last June for all helicopters to be equipped with “black boxes” in the wake of a fatal crash in midtown Manhattan of an Agusta A109E helicopter that did not feature a flight data recorder.
While helicopters meeting specific criteria established by the FAA are required to have crash-resistant systems to record flight data and cockpit audio, none are currently required to have an image recording capability, the NTSB said.
Despite the lack of action from the FAA, some helicopter operators have equipped their aircraft with recording systems, including image recording capability, even though they are not required to do so.
“The more information we have, the better we can understand not only the circumstances of a crash, but what can be done to prevent future accidents,” Dana Schulze, the director of the NTSB Office of Aviation Safety, said in a statement. “We are asking that currently available recording technology be put to use in a way that will improve aviation safety.”
The NTSB cited seven helicopter investigations between 2011 and 2017 in which the lack of access to recorded data impeded their ability to identify and address potential safety issues.
Although the FAA has declined to mandate recorders on those helicopters not already required to have them, the agency said that it has encouraged operators since 2005 to install the equipment on a voluntary basis. For its part, however, the NTSB said that turbine-powered helicopters in 86 percent of 185 accidents that NTSB investigated between 2005 and 2017 had no recording equipment installed and that the FAA actions have thus been ineffective.
In addition to asking manufacturers to install crash-resistant recorders on newly built helicopters, the NTSB also asked them to provide a means to retrofit their helicopters with crash-resistant systems capable of recording flight data, cockpit audio and images on their helicopters not already so equipped.
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Honeywell has created a new business unit to provide hardware and software to the drone and urban air mobility industries, an opportunity it believes will represent $120 billion by 2030. (Uber Elevate, design by Corgan)
Honeywell has created a new business unit dedicated to unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and urban air mobility (UAM), the company announced, with dedicated engineering and sales resources, valuing the hardware and software market for such systems at $120 billion by 2030.
“Urban Air Mobility and Unmanned Aerial Systems will play an increasing role in the future of aerospace, with potential applications in all-electric urban air taxi vehicles, hybrid-electric unmanned cargo drones, optionally piloted airplanes, delivery drones and everything in between,” said Mike Madsen, president and CEO of Honeywell Aerospace.
Stéphane Fymat, vice president and general manager for the new business unit, said Honeywell expects the hardware and software market for UAM, drone cargo delivery and other drone applications to reach $120 billion by 2030, with Honeywell’s market opportunity about 20 percent of that.
Honeywell UAM will “develop new products and services uniquely for these markets,” according to Honeywell, and act as a systems integrator for existing Honeywell products and services that could be used by the UAS and UAM industries. Offerings will include avionics, electric and hybrid-electric propulsion and thermal management, flight services and ground operations services. The business unit has hundreds of employees with many engineers.
Honeywell’s compact fly-by-wire system, developed with air taxis in mind. (Honeywell)
At last year’s Uber Elevate summit, Honeywell unveiled a compact version of its fly-by-wire system for use on air taxis. The company has been selected to provide various sub-systems to a number of air taxi OEMs, including Volocopter, Vertical Aerospace, Jaunt Air Mobility, Pipistrel and Eviation. Honeywell is also pursuing customers in the drone package delivery industry, though it has not yet announced any relationships.
Honyewell also signed an agreement with Denso to collaborate on electric and hybrid powertrains for urban air mobility aircraft.
In November of last year, Honeywell partnered with and invested in Swiss autonomy startup Daedalean.ai, with Honeywell Ventures contributing an undisclosed sum to the startup’s $12 million fundraising to date. Honeywell will work with Daedalean to procure the flight testing and data necessary for the company’s rapid development and certification of flight control software, and provide its autopilot solutions for both general aviation and electric vertical takeoff and landing airframes.
“We’re not trying to bet on who’s going to have the best drone,” said Murray Grainger, head of Honeywell Ventures. “We want to sell to everyone’s drones.”
Honeywell Ventures has also invested in California-based AirMap, a leading provider of unmanned traffic management (UTM) and fleet management solutions for enterprise drone use.
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A new collaborative partnership will leverage Inmarsat’s L-band connectivity and Altitude Angel’s unmanned traffic management operating system to enable ‘Pop-Up UTM.’ Photo: Altitude Angel
Inmarsat and Altitude Angel are collaborating on a new approach to surveillance that they describe as ‘Pop-Up UTM’ (Unmanned Traffic Management), which could serve as a catalyst for enabling more beyond visual line of sight operations for commercial and civilian drones in the near future.
Initially focusing on emergency services drone operators that need satellite connectivity in human relief or aid related efforts, the concept will primarily leverage Inmarsat’s L-band satellite safety services networks to enable command and control of multiple drones at once. Anthony Spoucer, senior director of UAVs and UTM for Inmarsat, told Avionics that the collaboration is enabled by the use of drones equipped with small L-band antennas that use the same air traffic control frequencies as commercial airliners.
“Two of our partners, Honeywell and Cobham, provide satellite L-band antennas and satcom data units that weigh close to 1 kilogram, and can sit on UAVs using the same network and frequencies for air traffic control that are used by commercial air transport operators. We will then back integrate that position reporting, which runs on our network, into Altitude Angel, so they can then see the position and location of the UAV as well as communicate with the pilot,” Spoucer said.
Once drone operators file their flight plan with Altitude Angel, the flight plan is then submitted to the responsible air navigation service provider (ANSP) for approval. That would provide the type of strategic and tactical de-confliction between drone operators and manned aircraft that is necessary to enable more BVLOS drone operations, Spoucer said. The next steps are to start modifying individual drones with the necessary antennas and satellite data units.
Cobham describes it as UAV 200, one of the antennas referenced by Spoucer, as being capable of delivering Inmarsat Class 4 services, up to 200kbps data and connectivity to enable BVLOS real time visual feedback from video captured by UAVs. The company states that up 1080p HD video can be streamed over Inmarsat’s network using the UAV 200.
British commercial drone operators currently use Altitude Angel’s GuardianUTM operating system to file flight plans with NATS. Through the NATS Airspace User Portal, commercial drone operators can request permission to fly airspace that is usually restricted, with help from GurdianUTM.
The Pop-Up UTM partnership between the two U.K.-based companies comes several months after the Civil Aviation Authority published its first 11-page BVLOS guidance for obtaining permission to fly in commercial airspace or beyond line of sight of the operator. Current BVLOS flights in U.K. airspace are limited to special exemptions, although the regulator has provided a baseline understanding of what is required to normalize BVLOS in the future.
“From a pop-up UTM perspective, we will start with blue light type services where, for example, you would established controlled airspace around a search and rescue site within a couple hours of notice. Our L-band network has global coverage, so once we have the location, we can work with Altitude Angel to provide the type of surveillance and airspace de-confliction needs necessary,” Spoucer said.
This is the type of surveillance picture provided remotely to drone operators by Altitude Angel. Photo: Altitude Angel
A key goal is to allow multiple emergency service drones to be operated remotely and without the need for ground-based communications infrastructure. Regions where terrestrial communications networks are not accessible are also a target for the new partnership.
Phil Binks, head of air traffic management for Altitude Angel, recently told Avionics that he welcomes the possible introduction of avionics mandates for the commercial drones that are already using their UTM platform.
“The ability to almost instantly ‘pop-up’ safe, secure and fully operational UTM platforms in any environment, at any time, will give first responders, blue light services and aid organizations a valuable new tool that could save countless lives,” Binks said.
Spoucer said that the data and experience from enabling pop-up UTM for emergency services operators will provide an blueprint for leveraging more of their satellite connectivity for commercial drones, a targeted segment of the industry for Inmarsat, in the near future.
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