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A long range drone is a great investment if you want to race for long distances, or you want to get the kind of footage you couldn’t manage otherwise.
But the question is what should you be looking for in a long range drone?
The first priority is the range itself, obviously. How far can the drone transmit from?
To qualify as “long range,” generally a drone will need to be able to transmit from 1 kilometer (about 0.62 miles) away or more. This type of drone is rarely available on the market for less than $500.
Next, you’ll want to consider the other features you’re ideally looking for in your drone.
Are you trying to capture any particular kind of footage? What smart technology do you want available?
Also, how many autopilot features and other smart programming capacities do you want available through the controller?
These are all important questions to ask yourself before you part with your hard earned cash.
You’ll also want to give careful consideration to your budget. How much are you willing to spend?
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LONG RANGE DRONE
HOW IT LOOKS
OUR OVERALL RATING
|DJI Phantom 4 Pro|
|DJI Inspire 2 Quadcopter Premium Combo|
|DJI Mavic Pro Drone Quadcopter|
|GoPro Karma with Hero5|
|Autel Robotics X-Star Drone|
The DJI Phantom 4 is not a very cheap long range drone, but it is one of the longest range drones for sale. Many people find it the best drone for range under 2,000 dollars.
This long range drone has a drone range of 4.3 miles, and the ability to provide an HD video feed from that distance, which is quite something!
However, this long distance drone range is only applicable in the best conditions. Though even in subpar conditions, it still makes the list for drones with the best range.
This is truly one of the longest range drone for sale, with many other drones not even coming close. With a stunning camera and features, there’s a lot to love about the Phantom 4.
The flight performance of the drone is impeccable, with a maximum speed of 45 miles per hour.
While, this isn’t quite the fastest drone on the market, but still it’s very impressive.
This long range drone is rated to stay airborne for up to 30 minutes of flight time, although that’s only in the best weather conditions, so check the weather report first.
The battery recharge time is about 1.5 to 2 hours, which isn’t the shortest on the market – it can test your patience unless you are prepared with some back up batteries.
The drone includes an omnidirectional obstacle avoidance system that can detect obstacles and avoid them right away.
So no need to be nervous about that lamppost.
And even if you have obstacle avoidance capabilities turned on, this long range drone can still fly at up to 31 miles per hour.It has a number of other autopilot features too.
To orbit a point in space, use the Point of Interest Mode. The Waypoints setting lets you repeat flights across a preset path.
Meanwhile the Follow Me mode will have the drone follow you.
The Terrain Follow is a feature that, prior to this drone, was only part of the DJI Mavic line.
With that feature the drone can maintain a certain distance from the ground, even over uneven terrain. Pretty impressive!
There’s another feature called Tripod mode that lets you choose a point, then lock the drone into position as you shoot – a nice photography feature.
The DJI Active Tracking system also has been through some new updates.
Portrait mode lets you track subjects as the drone matches your pace horizontally.
Spotlight locks onto a subject while the drone flies in multiple directions around it.
And 360 mode allows active orbiting of any subject you want.
This drone is certainly not lacking in features!
- Longest range drone for sale with 4.3 miles
- High quality HD camera that shoots in 4K
- Multiple smart technology features
- Smart return-to-home function
- 30 minutes of battery recharge
- Not very portable
- May be expensive
- Somewhat long battery recharge time
“Best Drone for Range with Comprehensive Features”
The DJI Inspire 2 is by far the best drone for range if you’re a professional cinematographer or videographer.
Also, it’s the best long range drone with camera if you want to keep your camera safe.
While the Inspire 2 is the best drone for range, it’s definitely not a cheap long range drone.
This particular entire bundle costs several thousand dollars, so it’s probably out of reach unless you’re a professional. Anyway, let’s see what you get for that money.
The Inspire 2 has a functioning drone distance of 4.3 miles, similar to the Phantom 4.
The Inspire 2’s dual battery setup keeps the drone airborne for a longer period of time, while also preventing malfunctions and providing extra power for the drone.
In addition, the long range drone has an FPV capable Zenmuse camera, which gives you multiple ways to take footage.
As long range drones go, this is one of the most versatile ones for video capture.
The Inspire 2 is outfitted with multiple barometers, processors, and motion sensors that make flying easier.
It’s even possible to fly with two controllers instead of one.
The drone’s stability makes it very easy to get your camera into the air.
The Inspire 2’s rating is 27 minutes of total flight time. As far as long distance drones go, it’s one of the longest times.
With that being said, you’ll have fewer minutes of flight time if you’re using active features that drain the battery, sadly.
Recharge time is about one hour. In addition, the charging dock included with the drone can charge about 4 batteries at once.
It’s a lot heavier than the Mavic Pro and the Phantom, but it’s still nimble and quick in the air.
The top speed it can reach is 67 miles per hour, with the capacity to fly faster if you have a tailwind behind you. This makes it great for following fast-moving objects like cars or even speedy RC boats.
Piloting features include the usual DJI suite of smart features, along with Spotlight Pro mode.
This mode lets the drone lock onto some subject while flying, no matter whether the drone is flying toward the subject or not. This lets you get shots that would otherwise be impossible.
The Inspire 2 also has an awesome return to home function that includes a number of obstacle avoidance capabilities.
In other words, it’s almost impossible to crash.
Your precious drone will be safe and sound.
This long range drone is compatible with DJI Zenmuse cameras, which can be easily removed and upgraded.
Also, later generations of Zenmuse cameras have the capacity to shoot at up to 60 fps while still in 4K.
- Long range drone can transmit HD videos for up to 4.3 miles
- Max speed of 67 mph
- Dual battery setup gives 27 minutes of flight time
- Spotlight Pro lets you take shots you can’t get with other drones
- Comes with all smart technology features included in the Phantom
- Return-to-home functionality easily avoids obstacles
- Very expensive option for amateurs
- Not the most portable option
- Kit may include more accessories than needed
“Longest Range Drone with Camera for Cinematographers”
If you are looking for a cheap long range drone you’re still going to be out of luck with the Mavic Pro, even if it is quite a bit cheaper than some of the other drones on our list.
However, the Mavic Pro should still be considered pretty good value for money when you take into account all the must have accessories that the Fly More kit includes.
In terms of accessories the Fly More kit includes 3 batteries, along with a camera gimbal bundle just to name a couple.
As far as long range drones go, this is your go-to long range drone if you want maximum portability.
The design includes 24 (seriously that seems too many) different high-performance computing cores and a transmission range system that provides 4.3 miles of range.
The 5 vision sensors allow for excellent obstacle avoidance making the Mavic Pro pretty good at avoiding crashes.
Also, it’s rated at 27 minutes of flight time when used in ideal conditions, with a maximum speed of 40 miles per hour.
The camera shoots in 4K HD and is stabilized by a 3-axis mechanical gimbal.
Also, the drone is compatible with the majority of Android as well as iOS smartphone operating systems.
The Fly More bundle includes multiple charging components, a Micro SD card, cables and adapters, three batteries, a shoulder bag, and multiple extra pairs of propellers.
Also included are multiple protective carrying cases for different parts of the drone, a lens protector hood, a USB card reader, and a drone care kit.
You will certainly not need to invest in any ‘extra’ accessories with this one.
- Fly More kit includes 3 batteries along with other supplies
- 4K professional camera package stabilized by 3-axis mechanical gimbal
- Range of 4.3 miles
- Up to 27 minutes of flight time
- Speed of up to 40 miles per hour
- May have more accessories than necessary
- Doesn’t have as many smart features as more advanced drones
- Doesn’t integrate with as many extra accessories as some other drones
“Long Range Drone Kit with Multiple Accessories”
The GoPro Karma is made specifically to integrate GoPro cameras and features, making it the best drone for range for GoPro.
It’s also the cheapest long range drone that includes a GoPro Hero 5 camera. So, if you want to get a long range drone cheap that also includes a great camera, go with the Karma.
On its own, the Karma is similar to the MJX Bugs.
This particular package also comes with the GoPro camera.
No matter whether you hold the camera by hand or mount it on the body, the Karma lets you capture high quality smooth footage.
The trick is in the Karma Stabilizer that allows you to capture shake-free videos regardless of whether you’re on the ground or in the air.
The Karma Stabilizer can be removed and attached to the Karma Grip for steady handheld shots.
The Karma Grip then also integrates with GoPro mounts to let you get steady footage when the camera is mounted on the body.
The drone also folds into its own lightweight case, making it conveniently portable
Quite versatile isn’t it?
The drone can reach max speeds of 35 mph and has a transmission range of 1 kilometer, with a battery that lasts about 20 minutes.
Not bad for a drone at this price.
- Best accessory kit for capturing handheld and body-mounted footage as well as mid-air footage
- Comes with Karma Stabilizer and Karma Grip
- 35 mph top flight speed
- Range of 1 kilometer
- 20 minutes of battery life
- Not built for non-GoPro cameras
- Shortest transmission distance on the list
- Doesn’t have as many smart features as more expensive drones
“Longest Range Drone for Sale with GoPro”
The X-Star Drone has a long range drone camera that makes it the best long distance drone for a limited budget.
It’s also the longest range drone for sale at a ‘cheap’ price (compared at least to the Karma and DJI models above), with the capacity to transmit HD videos through 1.2 miles.
In terms of cheap long range drones it doesn’t get much better than this.
The X-star long range drone comes with a 4K ultra HD video camera mounted on a quick-release 3-axis gimbal stabilizer, ensuring you get shake-free and steady camera imaging.
Great for photographers!
The HD live view capabilities are available up to 1.2 miles of range — not as long as the DJI drones, but longer than the Karma.
The drone includes autonomous flight modes that can be accessed by using the Starlink app, compatible with Android and iOS systems.
The dual GPS and GLONASS navigation, protection against magnetic interference, and positioning system all help the drone to navigate like a dream.
Also, the intuitive remote controller includes an LCD display, with one-touch button capabilities that make this drone great for beginner pilots.
Also included in the accessory bundle is a 64 GB MicroSD card, a charger that charges in 1 hour, and spare propellers.
- Transmission distance of 1.2 miles
- Autonomous flight modes accessible through the Starlink app
- 4K HD video camera comes with 3-axis gimbal for stabilization
- Smart positioning system and outdoor navigation keep it from getting lost
- Intuitive remote controller includes LCD display with one-touch buttons
- Includes a case, SD card, spare propellers, and fast charger
- Not the longest transmission distance on the list
- Doesn’t have as many smart features as DJI drones
- Somewhat short potential flight time
“Cheap Long Range Drone Providing HD Videos “
Final Thoughts on Finding a Long Range Drone
So what’s the best long range drone for you?
The answer all depends on what you need.
Keep in mind exactly what kind of footage you want to capture, what kind of aerial maneuvers you want to accomplish, and what smart technology features are best for your particular needs.
Most long range drones will cost more than $500 if you want quality features, but they’re also well worth the price!
So go ahead and pick the long range drone that suits you best and I guarantee you’ll never look back 😊 | Yes |
EasyJet today confirmed the sale and leaseback of six A320neo aircraft for more than £200 million.
The proceeds of the transaction involving the new generation aircraft make up part of an anticipated £500 million-£650 million in funding from sale and leasebacks highlighted in the budget carrier’s May 28 trading update.
The funds will be used to “maximise liquidity and further strengthen easyJet’s financial position”.
The aircraft will be sold to global aircraft leasing firm SMBC Aviation Capital and leased back for terms of between 110 and 122 months.
The airline added: “EasyJet and SMBC Aviation Capital have also identified other unencumbered aircraft in the easyJet fleet and, if easyJet decide to sell these aircraft over the next 18 months, SMBC Aviation Capital will be our preferred partner for the transaction under financial metrics equivalent to those already established in the transaction announced today.”
The net book value of the aircraft, which vary in age from six months to two years, was approximately £141 million. | Yes |
In space, perhaps nobody can hear your scream—but that doesn't mean that stellar travel is a silent pursuit. Now, NASA has started compiling mountains of historic space-related audio clips for us all to listen to. And there are some belters.
There's Sputnik's lit-tle beep; Apollo 8's charming Christmas greeting; the Space Shuttle launch countdown; and, of course, Neil Armstrong's "One Small Step." There's even an entire album dedicated to Rocket Engine Sounds. For real. Maybe some kind of mash-up is required? [SoundCloud via CreateDigitalMusic via Engadget]
Image credit: Spacemen from Shutterstock | Yes |
New Boeing 777-300
At the start of the week, KLM’s latest Boeing 777 left the hangar in Seattle ready for its first test flight. Once delivered at the end of March, it will become KLM’s 24th Boeing 777.
The aircraft – bearing registration PH-BVN – will be the ninth B777-300ER to join the fleet, alongside 15 B777-200ERs. The new Boeing will be the first 777-300ER to be delivered featuring the new Economy and World Business class configuration and the new livery. The PH-BVO will follow at the end of April, also boasting the new configuration and livery. | Yes |
New developments at FBOs including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.
Ken Weber, an Astra pilot based at Teterboro (N.J.) Airport (TEB), won Atlantic Aviation’s “Top-off=$10,000” drawing at last month’s NBAA Convention in Orl
A fixture at Van Nuys (Calif.) Airport (VNY) for decades, Clay Lacy Aviation now has a second location.
In the two years since it began a $15 million rebuilding program at Dallas Love Field (DAL), Business Jet Center has more than doubled its market share on
Cessna Aircraft chairman and CEO Russ Meyer (right) and Avfuel Corp.
Schaumburg (Ill.) Airport (06C) is sandwiched beneath the Class B airspace just west of Chicago O’Hare and sports a single 3,800-foot runway with 100-foot
Mercury Air Group announced today that it has started flight operations at the Royal Terminal in Kuwait, the largest private aviation terminal in the Middl
Million Air Cleveland has installed a new security system at its Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) facility that it hopes will become the prototype for other F
Signature Flight Support acquisition personnel have had a busy first half of the year.
New York is a demanding business environment, especially in aviation. | Yes |
Two skyscrapper-size asteroids are projected to fly past our Earth on Friday and Saturday without any catastrophic incidents. According to NASA, the first asteroid is named 2016 CZ31 and the second space rock is named 2013 CU83. Asteroid 2016 CZ31 is estimated to come close to Earth around 7 p.m. ET (23:00 GMT) on Friday, July 29, and 2013 CU83 is projected to make a flyby at 7:37 p.m. ET (23:37 GMT) on Saturday, July 30, Livescience reports.
NASA’s Center for Near Earth Studies database noted that 2016 CZ31 which measures about 400 feet (122 meters) – as wide as the length of a 40-story building – will whiz past at a speed of around 34,560 mph (55,618 km/h). It will come as close as about 1,740,000 miles (2,800,000 kilometers) from Earth – more than seven times the distance between Earth and the moon. So there is no fear that it will collide with our world.
Asteroid 2013 CU83 on the other hand is larger than 2016 CZ31 at about 600 feet (183 meters) in breadth and will come close at about a distance of 4,320,000 miles (6,960,000 km) from Earth, or about 18 times the average distance between Earth and the moon. This massive space rock will zoom past at about 13,153 mph (21,168 km/h) – more than six times the speed of a rifle bullet or 17 times faster than the speed of sound.
On July 7, the asteroid 2022 NF came as close to about 56,000 miles (90,000 km) — or about 23% of the average distance between Earth and the moon. Asteroids pass by Earth every few years and the next time the 2016 CZ31 is estimated to pass close to our world is January 2028. These space rocks have little chance of hitting our Earth due to spatial gravity, but they could come closer to Earth in future courses when they are slightly knocked off their orbits.
In November 2021, NASA launched the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft with the aim of deflecting asteroids that are on a direct collision course with our world. The spacecraft may not necessarily destroy any targeted space rock, but it will knock it off its direct course with the Earth. According to NASA, there are more than 29,000 near-Earth objects that could slam into Earth, and many of these are asteroids that fly by about 30 million miles within our Earth’s orbit. | Yes |
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Do you dream of working in the most dynamically growing sector of aviation? Did you know that flights classified as general aviation constitute the majority of air traffic in the world, and they are operated by more than 362,000 aircraft? In the United States alone there are only 500 airports which operate according to the regular flight schedule, while more than 5,000 airports provide services for general aviation.
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We have been carrying out research on the development of aviation market in Poland and around the world for many years, with major emphasis placed on the labour market in the sector. We respond to market needs and signals, talk to our business partners, aviation industry staff, as well as our Aviation Management alumni, who already work for various airlines, airports and companies related to the aviation industry. Our graduates are successful. Be one of them!
Why Study General Aviation?
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- Possibility to undergo job placement in companies related to general aviation in Poland and Europe
- Possibility of a year-long study in the UK under the Double Degree programme; bachelor’s degree upon successful completion
- Studies conducted entirely in English
- Education in Economics makes your chances of getting a job in various sectors of the air transport market bigger
- Flexible study mode
- Extracurricular trips
Students of General Aviation are taught the same subjects as Aviation Management students, but also additional subjects scheduled for each semester in the realm of General Aviation.
- Aircraft Financing
- MRO in General Aviation
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The certificate is issued by Aviation Research Corporation in Vancouver, Canada. You will get it free of charge after the successful completion of the "Project Air 2" course, which will be run in semester 4. The certificate confirms competence in the use of the ARCPort program - an airport operations simulator - at the intermediate level. The certificate will give you the chance to work in one of more than 80 international airports, which make use of this software on an everyday basis. The commercial price of such a certificate is about $ 4,000.
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Under the agreement signed with one of the largest airlines in Europe - Lufthansa, you will gain knowledge under the supervision of international experts in aviation.
You will be involved in research conducted for the aviation sector and take part in specialized seminars or conferences. You will establish international contacts which will help you shape your career path.
You will pursue your internship in flight schools in Poland, at renowned international airports providing general aviation services, in Lufthansa Poland, BorgWarner Poland, Pratt & Whitney Rzeszow, and other companies which are part of the Aviation Valley.
You will be prepared to start a career in international air transport, namely in one of its largest sectors – General Aviation. Your education in Economics will allow you to work in HR, as well as in companies conducting financial and economic analyses. You will be prepared to run your own business, too.
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The Lockheed C-121G Super Constellation is a much requested aircraft by PlaneTags collectors, and one that MotoArt owner Dave Hall is especially enthused to add to the PlaneTags Encyclopedia of Aircraft. N420NA began its service with the U.S. military, with both the USN and USAF, but it also spent many years with NASA, testing and calibrating ground tracking stations systems that were used to remain in constant contact with spacecraft in orbit. Read more about this plane, then get one of our Lockheed Super Connie PlaneTags for your collection
The Lockheed Super Constellation is a four-engine, propeller-driven airliner produced by the Lockheed Corporation between 1951 and 1958. The Super Connie was a larger and improved version of the earlier Lockheed Constellation, and was one of the most advanced commercial aircraft of its time. 579 were built; 259 went to commercial airlines and 320 went to the US military, with 204 to the U.S. Navy alone, making the Navy the largest Super Connie operator.
The Super Constellation was designed to fly long distances, and was equipped with powerful engines and state-of-the-art avionics, making it one of the most technologically advanced airliners of its time. Features such as a weather radar and autopilot system made the Super Constellation well-suited for long-haul flights, particularly over the Atlantic Ocean, where it quickly became a favorite of airlines such as TWA, Pan Am, and Air France. It was also extremely fuel efficient, and with an optional fuel tank in the wing center section its range increased even further. It was capable of carrying up to 92 passengers and had a range of over 4,000 miles.
The Super Constellation became popular in the early days of transatlantic air travel. Its distinctive shape, with its triple-tail design and elegant lines, became a symbol of luxury and sophistication. Passengers loved the spacious cabins, reclining seats, air conditioning, and extra bathrooms.
Navy MATS Lockheed C-121C Super Constellation (R7VS Bn 128438) from Moffett Naval Air Station CA. By United States Air Force - United States Air Force, Public Domain
The Super Constellation was also adapted for military use, with several variants operated by the U.S. Navy and U.S Air Force. It served in the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War, including the Cuban Missile Crisis, as transport or as a surveillance aircraft. The Super Constellation remained in production until the early 1960s, when it was gradually replaced by newer, jet-powered airliners such as the Boeing 707 and the Douglas DC-8.
The development of the Super Constellation began in the late 1940s, to meet the growing demand for long-range, high-capacity commercial airliners, and as a response to the successful Douglas DC-6. The Super Constellation was designed to be a larger and more powerful version of the earlier Lockheed Constellation, which had been a successful commercial aircraft during the post-World War II era.
The first Super Constellation prototype, designated as the L-1049, was based on the XC-69 Constellation prototype which had been stretched by 18 feet. It took its maiden flight in October 1950, packed with several improvements over the Constellation, including a longer fuselage, more powerful engines, and a triple-tail design that improved stability and control.
Over the course of its production, the Super Constellation underwent several design changes and improvements. One of the most notable was the introduction of the L-1049G model, which featured a stretched fuselage that allowed for greater passenger capacity and cargo space. Other variants of the aircraft included the L-1049H, which was equipped with more powerful engines, and the military-oriented EC-121 Warning Star, which was used by the U.S. Navy for early warning and surveillance operations.
This Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation promo film from 1952 is a window to the past. Watch this and try not to fall in love with the Super Connie.
The U.S. military version of the Super Constellation was the C-121, which was used extensively during the Korean War, Vietnam War, and throughout the Cold War years, for a variety of purposes, including surveillance, search and rescue, medical evac, and transporting personnel and cargo. The aircraft's long-range capabilities and high payload capacity made it an ideal platform for transporting troops, equipment, and supplies to and from combat zones around the world.
The Super Constellation was also used to support scientific research, including the Operation Deep Freeze program in Antarctica, which began in 1955 and involved transporting personnel and supplies to Antarctica. The Super Constellation was one of the few aircraft capable of flying the long distances required to reach Antarctica, and it played a critical role in establishing and maintaining the research bases on the continent.
The EC-121 Warning Star, a modified variant of the Super Constellation, was designated for early warning and surveillance operations. It was equipped with a variety of advanced sensors and avionics, including a large radar dome on top of the fuselage. The radar system was capable of detecting and tracking aircraft at ranges of up to 200 miles, making the EC-121 a key component of the Navy's air defense system during the Cold War.
The EC-121 Warning Star was also used for maritime surveillance, and was equipped with additional sensors and cameras that allowed it to monitor shipping and other activity on the open sea. The aircraft's long range and endurance made it well-suited for these missions, and it was used extensively during the Vietnam War to track North Vietnamese shipping and to conduct electronic surveillance. The E-121 saw action in several conflicts, including the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The Super Constellation remained in service until the mid-1970s, when it was retired and replaced by newer transport aircraft such as the C-130 Hercules and the C-141 Starlifter.
In 1958, as a result of the Secretary of Defense decision to designate the USAF Military Air Transport Service (MATS) as the principal agency for airlift missions, the R7V aircraft were transferred to the USAF and redesignated C-121Gs. This Super Connie became S/N 54-4065 “City of San Francisco” and was assigned to Western Transport Air Force (WESTAF), MATS until 1963.
In September 1963, this aircraft took on a new mission when it was leased to NASA. Now coded NASA 20 (later registered as N420NA), it and another C-121G, NASA 21, were assigned to the Goddard Space Flight Center , in Greenbelt, MD. They were used to calibrate ground-based tracking stations in support of numerous space programs in the the late 1960s and early 1970’s. The two NASA Super Connies were specially instrumented for testing ground tracking stations, and equipped to conduct simulations to prepare ground station operators for future space missions. They were also instrumented in Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Agena spacecraft equipment and test gear, with a task to perform engineering evaluations and operations readiness tests at manned space flight tracking stations.
Between 1965 and 1972, the NASA Super Connies traveled to or were stationed in Australia, in support of ground tracking stations established as part of the Apollo space program. The planes performed engineering tests, delivered cargo, conducted simulations for several Apollo missions (8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16), and other tasks in support of the deep space network.
Three Deep Space Network locations, photo courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech
In order to track spacecraft continuously, a Deep Space Network (DSN), a network of deep space stations, was constructed, each of which had to have at least three equidistant receiving points on the planet. The placement of the sites allows constant communication with spacecraft as the planet rotates. NASA had already set up its first location in California in 1958. The other two stations were required to be ⅓ of the globe on either side of the first station, in Australia and in Spain. See this article NASA Super Connies for photos and history of this mission.
This video explains more about how the DSN works.
It was withdrawn from NASA service in January 1973, and transferred to the US Army Proving Grounds and used as a target during testing the effects of explosive devices on aircraft. It was later sold by the Department of Defense in 1978. Its forward fuselage was sold to Andy Wade of Wade Salvage.
Don’t miss other NASA PlaneTags - check out the MLP-2 PlaneTags made from the TSM on the now demolished Mobile Launch Platform 2.
MotoArt acquired the forward fuselage from this Super Constellation from Wade Salvage in 2022. “Wade Salvage is an incredible place,” recalls MotoArt owner Dave Hall. “We got the skin for our A-10 Thunderbolt II PlaneTags from Andy Wade’s collection. Finding a Super Connie, especially such a noteworthy one, was such a thrill.”
The following photos were taken in December 2022 by Hall and the team.
"It's always fascinating climbing around the inside of a derelict aircraft," says Hall. "It's a whole different perspective and you never know what you'll see."
The Super Connie PlaneTags are a very limited release of 2,250 . They will be available at noon PT Thursday, April 27, 2023 on planetags.com.
One of the most frequently asked questions MotoArt receives is “Why did the PlaneTag I want sell out so fast?” PlaneTags are sought after aviation memorabilia that have many collectors waiting for them to drop on release day. Rare colors always sell out nearly immediately. Get on the PlaneTags mailing list and follow us on social media so you don’t miss a release you are looking forward to. Once PlaneTags sell out, you may be able to find a plane you want on the aftermarket but at a higher cost. Sign up today. | Yes |
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Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe - Razor1911
Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe - Razor1911
1. Mount or burn the .iso files
3. Skip the license wizard during installation
4. Unrar crack.rar from /Razor1911 dir found on DVD2 to your install path
5. Play & enjoy!
Flight Simulator X marks the tenth version of the popular line of simulators. It was officially released to the US market on October 17, 2006. According to Microsoft's Web site for the game, a standard edition (USD $49.99) features everything from navaids to GPS and airways. It also includes 18 planes, 28 detailed cities, and 40 highly detailed airports. The deluxe version (USD $69.99) features 24 types of aircraft, 38 highly detailed cities, and 45 highly detailed airports.
The presently known new features in Flight Simulator X include:
* Improved graphics including enhanced texture resolution, new Earth model facilitating polar flights, true road data, region-specific textures, 3D animals, star constellations, etc. Also, the scenery textures now line up with the automatically generated (Autogen) buildings. Maximum rendering-engine-supported scenery resolution of 7cm/pixel (not available with default scenery).
* Improved default airport functionality — appropriate dynamic vehicles, jetways etc. Now featured by default where they exist in reality.
* The built-in GPS support has been upgraded to include Garmin G1000 integrated glass cockpit, (select aircraft in the Deluxe version only).
* Improved ATC featuring certain non-FAA procedures where appropriate (for example, altimeter/QNH scale in European units) and numerous minor updates such as an improved progressive-taxi feature.
* Improved and new default aircraft including, for example, an Airbus A321. Default aircraft systems modeling is rather extensively improved, featuring, for example, APU, fire protection, passenger advisory sign switches etc.
* Improved weather system, including better visibility modeling.
* Revamped multiplayer functionality featuring Shared Skies, a feature allowing multiple users to share the same cockpit.
* Tower Controller, a feature in the Deluxe version allowing users to simulate local control at many airports worldwide during multiplayer gaming.
* Revamped sound system with support for 5.1 surround sound.
Notice the new water effects during sunrise.
* Proprietary SimConnectAPI to allow FSUIPC-like access to Flight Simulator functions and variables.
* Mission engine allowing creation of dynamic missions with developer control of many simulation variables, sound file playback, AI aircraft traffic etc. in relation to what the user is doing — essentially an evolution over the APL and ABL adventure programming languages featured in previous versions of the software. Dozens of missions ship with the product, and a mission level editor is expected to be released on-line shortly after release of the main product.
* Most of the vintage aircraft that were a key theme in the previous version have been dropped, with the exception of the DC-3 and Piper J-3. Both aircraft are featured in the default missions that ship with the product.
* The maximum altitude in the game has been increased to 100,000,000 feet (30,000,000 m), as opposed to FS2004's 99,999 feet (30,480 m). FSX's maximum altitude is therefore approximately 2.39 times the diameter of the Earth at the equator.
* Camera shake in the virtual cockpit as the aircraft banks, accelerates, brakes, flies through turbulence etc.
* Realistic flexible wings in some commercial airplanes, the wings flex when the aircraft is going through turbulence, increase rate of ascent or descent, major plane movements, flaps being fully extended, general vibrations to the plane, etc. An example of an aircraft with this wing movement is the Boeing 747-400.
* New water effect which has 3D waves with curled up object reflection according to the wave movements and with sunshine reflection.
* Aircraft can cast shadows on themselves.
* Red Bull Air Race World Series racing
Microsoft Flight Simulator X comes on 2 DVDs and requires approximately 14 gigabytes of hard drive space to install. Although official minimum system requirements call for a 1.0 GHz CPU, 256 MB RAM and a 32 MB DirectX 9 compatible video card, much more powerful hardware is needed to achieve good performance with visual settings increased beyond the lowest values. With anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering either disabled or reduced, low-end and even some high end graphics cards, such as NVIDIA's 7300 GT and ATI's X800 will perform respectably at relatively low resolutions [ie. 1024x768], even with all other visual options maximized. On the other hand, there is no apparent benefit from SLI technology, except for the most extreme resolutions with high AA.
A fast CPU is essential for good performance. While Service Pack 1 improved performance on multicore processors, FSX performance is largely dependant on CPU speed.
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Israel has shot down a Syrian jet with surface-to-air missiles after the aircraft crossed into Israeli airspace.
“This is a blatant violation of the 1974 separation agreements between Israel and Syria,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.
“We will not accept any intrusion or spillage into our territory, either from the ground or from the air.”
The jet, either a Sukhoi 22 or 24, crashed on the Syrian side of the fence in the Golan Heights and it was unclear what happened to the pilot or pilots, Israeli military spokesman Jonathan Conricus told journalists according to local media.
A Syrian military source confirmed Israel had fired at one of its aircraft but said the fighter had been carrying out operations against jihadists over Syrian territory.
Israel “targeted one of our warplanes… in Syrian airspace”, the source said, cited by state news agency SANA.
State media in Damascus gave no account of the fate of the plane or the pilots.
According to Conricus, the plane left from the T4 airbase in central Syria before heading towards the Israeli-occupied Golan. Israel’s military monitored the plane throughout and shot it down with two Patriot missiles, Conricus said.
This is the first time Israel shot down a manned Syrian jet since 2014. | Yes |
Transport PIF unit buys StanChart’s jet leasing business for $3.6bn By Pramod Kumar August 29, 2023 Airbus AviLease will acquire a portfolio of 100 narrow-body aircraft and become a servicer for another 22 aircraft Aircraft Leasing Company (AviLease) has agreed to buy the aircraft leasing business of UK-based Standard Chartered for $3.6 billion as it aims to become a top 10 global lessor by 2030. Based in Riyadh and backed by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the jet lessor will acquire a portfolio of 100 narrow-body aircraft and become a servicer for another 22 aircraft. The combined platform will own and manage 167 aircraft, consisting of an owned fleet of 145 aircraft valued at $6 billion and 22 managed aircraft valued at $800 million. The company leases aircraft to 46 airlines globally, AviLease said in a statement. Saudia international passengers up 52% in H1 Emirates builds Saudi profile as Riyadh Air nears take-off Ryanair in the Middle East? Never say never As part of the transaction, AviLease secured $2.1 billion worth of bridge financing commitments from four banks: BNP Paribas, Citibank, HSBC Bank Middle East and MUFG Bank. AviLease chairman Fahad Al Saif said the acquisition will propel the company and will, in turn, support Saudi Arabia’s aviation ecosystem and Vision 2030’s objective of diversifying the economy. CEO Edward O’Byrne added that the deal accelerates the scale-up and lessee diversification of AviLease’s fleet, demonstrating the ability to execute its investment strategy. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2023. AviLease secured $1.1 billion in June in its inaugural funding round. In the same month, the company purchased 13 aircraft, including seven Airbus A320neos, two A330neos and a Boeing 737 Max 8, from Ireland-based leasing company Avolon to bolster its growth plans. In July 2022, the PIF subsidiary signed its first leasing agreement with Saudi airline Flynas, purchasing 12 new A320neo aircraft and leasing them to the local low-cost airline. | Yes |
Sat, Jun 04, 2005
Joins Netjets Aviation To Lead Fleet Base Maintenance
NetJets says Tom Mealie has joined
the company as Vice President, Fleet Base Maintenance.
Mealie will assume leadership for maintaining quality assurance
in the maintenance process of more than 300 aircraft in the NetJets
Aviation fleet. In overseeing an important part of NetJets' leading
commitment to safety, Mealie will control all the comings and
goings of aircraft in and out of scheduled maintenance checks, from
original equipment services through heavy checks. He will also
strengthen relationships with business partners to ensure aircraft
are moved out of maintenance in a timely manner.
Mealie served most recently as Director of Quality at Omni Air
International. Prior to that post he was Vice President of
Maintenance and Engineering at Allegheny Airlines and Vice
President of Technical Services for Kitty Hawk International.
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The thermal protection system provides a shield from aerodynamic heating in the outer space. The system works through a series of materials that are equipped in the spacecraft that should withstand extreme temperature conditions from the launch and in outer space.
Sure they can. All that is needed is a pyrotechnic composition that doesn't rely on oxygen in the atmosphere to burn.
To measure the effects of space travel on animals before risking a manned space flight. In the early stages of a project, animals are use as a method of risk management. In other words, if plan "A" did not work, at least there would not be a loss of human life.
As long as the sun is up. The night is 14 ish days long. Remember that signal mirrors of handheld size will only work for short distances, not from or to the Earth.
outer space travel work by gravity and friction plus magentism
No because there are no radio towers out in outer space.
Yes, mirrors do work in outer space! That is because light also travels in space just like on Earth.
Magnets work anywhere.
The balance would not work in outer space. If you are in outer space then you are not experience a gravitational force, which what a balance measures. Or if you are in orbit then you are in free fall with the objects around you and would feel weightless and also be unable to measure with a balance.
Jumbo would work, if you're talking about outer space
sound doesn't work a vacuum
Yes, but they won't work. The signal isn't strong enough.
Electromagnetic waves are waves which can travel through the vacuum of outer space.
One of your premises is incorrect. Stars are visible in outer space. Photographs in outer space sometimes do not show the stars due to other sources of light or the camera type, but you can actually see stars more easily because there is no atmosphere. | Yes |
Runway Safety Areas
Runway Safety Area Improvements
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is preparing for a dual runway closure to perform federally mandated Runway Safety Area improvements. The closure will last from May 2014 through September 2014.
During this time, SFO will construct special zones at the end of the runway to safely capture an aircraft’s landing gear should it overshoot the airstrip. More than 40 airports across the country are implementing these enhancements.
A dual runway closure during the summer months is the fastest and safest option for completing this project. It will take advantage of good weather conditions.
SFO has been planning for this final phase of construction since 2008. Runway Safety Area improvements have already been made to two other runways.
SFO consulted with the FAA, airline partners and other stakeholders to ensure flight schedules are pre-adjusted for traveler convenience. RSA construction is not expected to cause any flight cancellations in 2014.
Fly Quiet Program
Communities located near the airport may see and hear increased air traffic. SFO’s Fly Quiet noise abatement program will continue and airlines will be ranked and graded for their use of noise-mitigating departure routes. | Yes |
Spirit Rover Timeline For 2005 April
Spirit, MER-A (Mars Exploration Rover – A), is a robotic rover on Mars, active from 2004 to 2010. It was one of two rovers of NASA's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition. The rover became stuck in late 2009, and its last communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010.
The rover completed its planned 90-sol mission. Aided by cleaning events that resulted in higher power from its solar panels, Spirit went on to function effectively over twenty times longer than NASA planners expected. Spirit also logged 7.73 km (4.8 mi) of driving instead of the planned 600 m (0.4 mi), allowing more extensive geological analysis of Martian rocks and planetary surface features. Initial scientific results from the first phase of the mission (the 90-sol prime mission) were published in a special issue of the journal Science.
On May 1, 2009 (5 years, 3 months, 27 Earth days after landing; 21.6 times the planned mission duration), Spirit became stuck in soft soil. This was not the first of the mission's "embedding events" and for the following eight months NASA carefully analyzed the situation, running Earth-based theoretical and practical simulations, and finally programming the rover to make extrication drives in an attempt to free itself. These efforts continued until January 26, 2010 when NASA officials announced that the rover was likely irrecoverably obstructed by its location in soft soil, though it continued to perform scientific research from its current location.
The rover continued in a stationary science platform role until communication with Spirit stopped on sol 2210 (March 22, 2010). JPL continued to attempt to regain contact until May 24, 2011, when NASA announced that efforts to communicate with the unresponsive rover had ended. A formal farewell was planned at NASA headquarters after the Memorial Day holiday and was televised on NASA TV.
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Mars Exploration Rover project for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington.
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On March 17, the National Capital Wing hosted its annual conference and awards banquet.
The conference was held in the Air National Guard Readiness Center at Joint Base Andrews, Md. The conference agenda included a wing update from the commander, wing aircrew meeting, cadet summit, communications training, professional development, logistics traiing, and a guest speaker from the Embassy of Denmark.
The banquet was held in the Bolling Club at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C. Col Richard Cooper presented a number of major wing awards to cadets and officers. The guests were treated to two excellent guest speakers: Mr. Jim Roberts, and Mr. Larry Tracy. The U.S. Air Force Band’s rock group, Max Impact, provided the evening’s musical entertainment. Making the evening extra special were the many door prizes and visits to the grog bowl.
Thanks to all wing members who worked so hard to make this year’s events so enjoyable. Hope to see everyone again next year!
Pictures from the day’s events are located on our Photos Page. | Yes |
In a busy year, XOJET has revamped its jet card program, opened a new sales office in Palm Beach, expanded lifestyle partnerships and continued fleet refurbishments
XOJET announced heightened investments in safety, flight standards and training as a response to a surge in business during 2017. In a press released, the company said it has appointed Daniel Ramirez, formerly at Embraer Aircraft Corporation, as its new director of safety. It said driven by a 13% increase in new membership programs under its newly-minted XOJET Access Solutions, which launched earlier this year, the company has doubled the size and reach of its Flight Standards Department and executed the on-demand private aviation industry’s first Line Operations Safety Assessment (LOSA). XOJET is the first Part 135 operator to conduct this rigorous program, which strengthens the company’s already robust set of safety protocols. | Yes |
How hard is it to become an Air Force pilot? posed a user on Quora, the popular question and answer platform. With just
“The Air Force has 12,395 pilots, 3,313 navigators and 1,343 air battle managers in the grade of lieutenant colonel and below,” according to personnel records. “The Air Force has 26,097 nonrated line officers in the grade of lieutenant colonel and below.”
It’s a small number, but for those who dream of taking to the skies with the Air Force, it’s not impossible.
“The problem potential USAF pilots have is there is such a tiny number of pilot training slots compared to the number of interested candidates,” wrote Jim Howard, a commercial pilot and former USAF Electronic Warfare Officer.
However, Howard doesn’t believe that should discourage hopefuls from trying.
“…heck, somebody has to fly those F-22′s! The only way to know if you’re one of those somebodies is to throw your hat in the ring!” he added.
Another pilot, Michael Wales, described the pilot requirements in a lengthy post on the forum.
“First, all pilots in the US Air Force are officers, this means you’ll need a college degree and you’ll need to complete Officer Training School (OTS - essentially the equivalent of enlisted personnel’s basic training) between the ages of 18 and 29,” he wrote, adding, “if you pass that you might get one of roughly 1,400 pilot trainee slots available each year. You’ll continue through Introductory Flight Training (teaching basic flight concepts common amongst all aviation), you’ll then attend Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training for a year to learn military aviation concepts. From this point, based on your performance/skills you’ll be assigned a category of airframe (for example, Fighters, Cargo/Tankers, UAVs, etc) and will then continue on to an Advanced Training course unique to that platform.”
Some on the forum suggest that the barrier to entry has much to do with timing, however.
“It’s a supply and demand equation,” wrote John Tringali, who identified himself as a pilot. “If the AF really really needs pilots desperately (like right now) you can get through and have issues remembering which way is left and which is right. Other times, when the military is drawing down, you fail a single check ride and you get washed out.”
While there was no consensus about the chances of becoming a pilot, training is not easy. And the life of a pilot can be taxing. However, one user suggested that it’s worth the hardships.
“Becoming a USAF Fighter pilot was one of the toughest things I’ve ever done in my life,” wrote user Charlie Alpha. “It requires 110% dedication & motivation, extreme mental fortitude, resiliency, and a can’t quit attitude. Not every person can do it, and once you do, you realize there are very few things you can’t accomplish if you apply yourself fully.”
Jack Erwin began at Military Times in June 2021. He is covering news on defense policy, education, foreign affairs with specific implications for the Air Force. Jack is a cadet at the US Air Force Academy, majoring in Humanities with a minor in Philosophy. | Yes |
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There is no definitive answer to this question as the best drone for a beginner may vary depending on the individual’s needs and preferences. However, some of the most popular and affordable drones on the market today include the DJI Mavic Pro and the AmazonBasics Inspire 1. Some of the key features to look for when choosing a drone include its price, performance, and features.
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A simulator for remotely manned air crafts that was revealed Thursday marked the first time in Colombia’s history that a high level simulator has been designed in Colombia, by Colombians.
Through a collaboration with the government of central department of Meta and the Corporation of High Level Technology for Defense (CATD), the simulator was built over the past year and a half by a professional group of engineers, mechanics and technicians working in the city of Villavicencio, Meta, where the new technology will be presented on Thursday.
As well as signaling a new era of technological development in Colombia, the simulator could make significant changes to the way the Colombia army goes about training its ‘new race’ of pilots.
General Julio Gonzalez from the CATD told newspaper El Tiempo that this type of unmanned airplane will initially be used only for reconnaissance purposes and that the main advantage of this simulator will at first be apparent in the reduction of time and costs in the training of such pilots.
According to Gonzalez, the simulator could save the state between 70% and 80% on training costs which will consequently free up more funds for technological projects or equipment.
After Thursday’s presentation, at which Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon will personally examine the technology, the simulator will go into the final stages of adjustment before the 31 July when it can be certified by the Colombian Air Force and subsequently entered into commercial competition with international companies who create similar models. | Yes |
Minister of Defense Artis Pabriks and Commander of the National Armed Forces Lieutenant General Leonīds Kalniņš attended the opening.
"The new Air Defense Training Building will serve for the training and implementation of integrated air defense command management specialists, significantly strengthening the air defense capabilities of our armed forces and their readiness to face any security challenges," said Pabriks.
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The building includes a large RBS-70 simulator hall for operator training and skills maintenance, individual and collective equipment storage, equipment care and drying rooms, training classrooms and work rooms.
Until now, the Air Force Air Defense Division Management Group, Headquarters and Supply Battery, and Air Defense Batteries have been housed in several separate buildings. Now they will all be based in the new building.
The construction project was developed by SIA “BELSS”, while SIA “ARČERS” was selected for its implementation, which started construction in October 2018. The construction costs of the building are 3.5 million euros. | Yes |
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The distance between Abbotsford and Calgary is about 627.6 km. By plane, this route typically takes 1h 10m. | Yes |
When you fly private charter for the first time, one of the first things you’ll discover is that your flight revolves entirely around your schedule, not the airline’s schedule. There is no need to check pre-existing flight schedules to choose a time that is ‘close’ to the time you’d like to travel. And no more arriving hours ahead of the actual time you’re required for a business meeting. You choose exactly when to fly -- based on what’s best for you – not based on which flights are available.
The Airbus A320 family is a family of short-medium range, narrow body, passenger commercial airliners produces by Airbus. The family includes A318s, A319, A320 and A321, as well as the business jet ACJ. This is the corporate version of the A319 jet. At resale, the aircraft can be reconfigured as a standard A319 by removing its extra tanks and kit car business, thus maximizing its resale value. It 'also known as the ACJ, or Airbus Corporate Jet.
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As one of the world’s leading charter providers, we’ve created an on-demand charter experience that’s simple, intuitive and flexible. Through the constant evaluation of how to best meet the needs of private jet travelers, our team of experts has designed an on-demand experience with you in mind. Whether you book your flight using Skyjet.com, the Skyjet app for iPhone, or through a telephone conversation or e-mail, we offer the right solutions — the best solutions — to get you to your destination with ease.
There are two major differences between private charter and scheduled airline service: cost and flexibility. While booking a flight via jet services companies is generally more expensive, they provide a much higher degree of flexibility. With Pentastar Aviation Charter, Inc. your charter will fly on YOUR schedule to the domestic or international destination of YOUR choice. Our service to both major and general aviation airports gives you access to more than ten times as many domestic destinations as scheduled airline service. In addition, we have international experience operating in more than 80 countries.
exceeding expectations since 1984With over 30 years of aviation experience, Million Air Dallas has built a reputation on exceeding expectations. We specialize in private jet services, but our proudest achievement is providing unrivaled safety with a white glove touch. At Million Air Dallas, we do more than cater to the needs of our clients. We cater to their lifestyle.
If there are no empty leg flights for your exact itinerary and timing, LunaJets will search its proprietorial database to reroute an empty leg. This would be a private jet that would make an additional stop to pick you up at your departure airport, drop you off at your destination airport, or both. These stops incur an additional cost (landing fees, extra fuel) that LunaJets will negotiate with operators for the best possible deal. Although greater than an empty leg price, a rerouted empty leg will always be much less expensive than a full fare on-demand private jet price.
For those unfamiliar with air charter costs, prices can initially be a bit intimidating. One reason for the higher costs associated with flying privately is of course the fact that some of the costs incurred are costs that are typically shared by all passengers on commercial flights, whereas, in the case of chartering a private aircraft, you are chartering the entire aircraft and crew for your exclusive use.
Joel was a delight to work with arranging our flight from IRMA. Very professional and accommodating. I would definitely use him and your company again and refer others to you. The flight was fantastic with very nice pilots, James Briggs and Thomas Sommers. We were not the typical passengers as my husband has Alzheimer's and is wheelchair bound. Thanks for everything!!!
Over the years, the popularity of private air charter services has soared. And once you’ve experienced a private charter flight, you’ll understand why! While there are many reasons for the growing interest in charter air services, common motivations for flying private charter include the greater convenience, comfort, privacy -- and productivity -- that private charter flights provide, above and beyond what is provided by first- and business-class seats offered by commercial airlines.
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As you can see, with on-demand pricing, it can be difficult to find an exact answer to that critical question: ‘how much is a private jet rental?’ However, we’ve put together standard pricing for some common routes and aircraft to give you an approximation of what to expect for private jet travel. Please note that the prices provided by our Instant Quote Calculator are estimates only. To receive a formal quote, we invite you to talk to one of our expert air charter associates directly by calling 888-593-9066 | Yes |
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V262 is remarkable drone made by WLToys company. WLtoys is a company that is specialized in manufacturing toys for kids and adults. | Yes |
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As companies like Uber, Airbus, Boeing, Bell and Embraer, seek to turn the Electrical Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) concept into viable urban air mobility business opportunities in the next several years, such firms have attracted more than $1 billion in investments in eVTOL, according to the Vertical Flight Society (VFS).
VFS is to hold its 6th Annual eVTOL Aircraft Symposium on Jan. 29-31 in Mesa, Ariz.
More than 130 aircraft are being tracked by the VFS World eVTOL Aircraft Directory at www.eVTOL.news.
“A lot of people in the aviation industry dismissed the concept a few years ago, but our past symposia have shown that electric VTOL aircraft passenger service is not only possibly but likely within the next few years, and eVTOL companies have attracted well over $1 billion in investment,” Mike Hirschberg, the executive director of VFS said in a statement.
Recent market studies commissioned by NASA, as well as those published by financial investment and analysis companies, such as Morgan Stanley, estimate that as many as 100,000 eVTOL aircraft could be flying commercially in the coming decades as part of an emerging $500 billion to $2 trillion market.
One recent study by the German consultancy Roland Berger predicts that industry will field about 3,000 eVTOL passenger drones by 2025 for air taxi and airport shuttle service and 98,000 such drones by 2050 for air taxi, airport shuttle, and inter-city service.
"With flagship pilot projects scheduled to go live in cities such as Dubai, Singapore, Los Angeles and Dallas in the early 2020s, better batteries, new aircraft designs and — as of the late 2020s — autonomous flight technology will bring prices down and spread services to major metropolitan areas around the globe," according to the report, Urban Air Mobility: The Rise of A New Mode of Transportation.
VFS is holding the 6th Annual eVTOL Symposium along with its 8th Biennial Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting, which will feature more than 40 technical papers on eVTOL technologies, unmanned VTOL aircraft, and various levels of autonomy for manned/unmanned civil/military helicopters and eVTOL aircraft.
“The Vertical Flight Society is in a unique position to help to lead the electric and autonomous VTOL revolution by working with the leaders from industry, academia, government and other associations to provide the foundational support necessary to see eVTOL aircraft come to fruition,” Hirschberg said. | Yes |
CNC machining has revolutionized the manufacturing industry, allowing for precise and efficient production of various components. Aluminum, known for its lightweight, durability, and excellent thermal and electrical conductivity, is a popular material choice for many applications. This article will delve into the world of CNC machining aluminum parts, exploring the precision engineering techniques that enable superior performance.
The Advantages of Aluminum for CNC Machining
Aluminum offers several advantages that make it an ideal material for CNC machining. Firstly, its lightweight nature reduces the overall weight of the final product, making it suitable for applications where weight is a critical factor, such as aerospace and automotive industries. Additionally, aluminum has excellent corrosion resistance, ensuring the longevity and durability of the machined parts.
Furthermore, aluminum possesses exceptional thermal conductivity, allowing for efficient heat dissipation. This characteristic makes it an optimal choice for heat sinks and other applications that require effective thermal management. Additionally, aluminum’s high electrical conductivity makes it well-suited for electrical components and wiring systems.
Precision Engineering Techniques
Achieving the desired precision and accuracy in CNC machining aluminum parts requires the application of various advanced techniques. Let\’s explore some of these techniques:
1. Computer-Aided Design (CAD): The first step in CNC machining aluminum parts is designing the part using CAD software. This software allows engineers to create a 3D model of the desired component, specifying its dimensions and tolerances.
2. Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM): Once the design is complete, CAM software converts the CAD model into machine-readable instructions. CAM software optimizes tool paths and generates G-code, which guides the CNC machine during the machining process.
3. High-Speed Machining: High-speed machining (HSM) is a technique that involves using high spindle speeds and feed rates to remove material rapidly. This technique ensures faster production while maintaining precision and surface finish.
4. Multi-Axis Machining: Multi-axis machining allows for more complex and intricate designs to be produced. By moving the workpiece along multiple axes simultaneously, CNC machines can create geometrically complex aluminum parts with high precision.
5. Tooling and Cutter Selection: The selection of appropriate tooling and cutters is crucial for achieving precision in CNC machining aluminum parts. Factors such as the material, geometry of the part, and desired surface finish determine the choice of tools. Carbide cutters are commonly used for aluminum machining due to their high wear resistance.
Applications of CNC Machined Aluminum Parts
CNC machined aluminum parts find applications in various industries, owing to their exceptional properties and precision engineering. Some notable applications include:
1. Aerospace Industry: Aluminum components are extensively used in aircraft manufacturing due to their lightweight nature and high strength-to-weight ratio. CNC machined aluminum parts are crucial for aircraft structures, engine components, and interior fittings.
2. Automotive Industry: Aluminum parts play a vital role in automotive manufacturing, contributing to weight reduction and improved fuel efficiency. CNC machined aluminum parts are commonly used in engine blocks, transmission components, and suspension systems.
3. Electronics Industry: The excellent thermal and electrical conductivity of aluminum make it an ideal material for electronic components. Heat sinks, connectors, and enclosures are often CNC machined from aluminum to ensure efficient heat dissipation and reliable electrical connections.
4. Medical Industry: CNC machined aluminum parts find applications in the medical sector, where lightweight, corrosion-resistant, and sterilizable materials are required. Prosthetics, surgical instruments, and imaging equipment often incorporate aluminum components.
CNC machining aluminum parts require precision engineering techniques to achieve superior performance. The advantages of aluminum, such as its lightweight, durability, and thermal and electrical conductivity, make it a popular material choice. Advanced techniques like CAD/CAM, high-speed machining, and multi-axis machining ensure the precise production of aluminum components. The applications of CNC machined aluminum parts span across industries, including aerospace, automotive, electronics, and medical sectors, where their properties and precision engineering contribute to superior performance.
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On final to runway 31R.
Blasting off runway 22R
31L departure at night. 17 seconds at f/8, ISO 100.
Departing 31L. Check out the distortion from the exhaust against the cloud.
Short final to runway 4R.
Short final to runway 31R.
Departing off 31L with a backdrop of clouds. I think it fits this scheme very well.
"Trans Canada Air Lines" arriving to runway 22L.
Pink Delta arriving to runway 22L in the late evening sun.
Just after departure.
Touching down on runway 14.
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Spice Jet Airlines — resheduling the flight without informing
Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
I had the spicjet customer service to know about my flight schedule as I had been adviced by many of my friends not to rely on spice jet as they cancel the flight without informing us and I was really in for a shock as I came to know when I called them that the flight has been resheduled to depart at 3.00pm on 29th march from Ahmedabad and no information about the connecting flight from Mumbai and we the travellers are kept in the darkness, and finally bear the consequences of both disturbances in the tour plan and monetary losses. I had booked on 05th march and now my whole program disturbed and has to shell out more money and not sure when will I get the refund.
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Meet Snapchat Pixy, a pocket-sized flying camera designed to be a companion for the company’s own social media app. At the push of a button, this quadcopter flies in four preset flight paths, allowing it to float, orbit, and follow wherever you desire, all without a controller or any kind of set-up process. When you’re finished with the shoot, it returns to your hand by landing gently at the end of the flight.
Since this flying camera is designed as a companion to the Snapchat app, videos from your flights are automatically transferred wirelessly and then saved into Memories. Once saved, you’ll be able to automatically crop the footage into portrait and then apply Smart Edits, such as Hyperspeed, Bounce, Jump Cut or Orbit 3D, before sharing to any other social media platform. Available now, priced at $229.99 USD. We have to say, it’s definitely more compact than the Boeing MQ-25.
- Light as a Smartphone - Weighing less than 0 55lbs / 249 grams, DJI Mini SE is roughly the same weight as the smartphone. In the United States and Canada, you can fly this camera drone without the need to register your drone with the local government.
- Capture on the Go - The lightweight and powerful DJI Mini SE camera drone is the ideal for creators on the move. The ultra-portable design allows you to effortlessly capture moments in unforgettable ways.
- More Time in the Sky - DJI Mini SE's weight allows it to stay in the air longer than similar consumer drones on the market. Enjoy up to 30 minutes of flight time with a fully-charged battery.
- Capture the Detail - DJI Mini SE supports 12MP aerial photos and 2.7K HD videos. A 3-axis motorized gimbal provides superior camera stability and ensures clear ultra-smooth footage.
- Upgraded Wind Resistance - DJI Mini SE can resist 29-38kph winds and take off at a max altitude of 4,000 meters, so your footage is stable even when flying along a windy coastline or high above an alpine forest.
Pixy comes with a rechargeable battery. Each battery when fully charged gives 5-8 flights using the default flight modes. The included USB-C charging cable can quickly charge Pixy up to 80% in about 20 minutes – or about 40 minutes for a full charge (when used in conjunction with a 2amp wall adapter).” said the company. | Yes |
Passengers travelling through busy airports should soon face fewer delays and have a lower environmental impact, thanks to efforts to use airspace more efficiently.
The Iris programme seeks to equip aircraft with satellite-based data communication links to help pilots and air traffic controllers to use the shortest and fastest routes, boosting productivity, saving fuel and reducing environmental pollution.
Funded by the European Space Agency in collaboration with Inmarsat, a global satellite communications company based in London, the system will be piloted on selected flights over the coming months and is scheduled to begin commercial service in 2021.
Several national air traffic control organisations have agreed to trial the commercial system, including those of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the UK.
Aircraft manufacturers are now developing and certifying commercial avionics to support the technology, and Inmarsat has entered into an agreement with the European Satellite Services Provider (a group of seven national air traffic management organisations) to identify future markets and business opportunities for the service.
Magali Vaissiere, Director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications at ESA, said: “The Iris technology is ready for implementation. We are extremely pleased to have passed this very significant milestone on the road to safer, greener and more efficient air travel.”
The space-based technology will complement the existing terrestrial system. At present, air traffic controllers use radar to detect the location of aircraft and their direction of travel. They then speak to the pilots, advising them on their route. However, this approach is labour intensive and requires large safety buffer zones around planes, which can restrict air traffic capacity and lead to delays. Moreover, it requires line-of-sight between the planes and the land-based radar stations, which is impossible when aircraft are flying over oceans, leading to the use of even bigger buffer zones.
Inmarsat has been working with ESA to develop a way to digitise the system. Fitting each aircraft with Iris satellite data communication terminals enables air traffic controllers to manage the world’s increasingly crowded skies without having to speak to each pilot individually. Flight plans can be continually updated during the flight to maintain an optimal trajectory towards the destination. This allows air traffic controllers to schedule landings well in advance, maximising airspace and airport capacity, while minimising the fuel burned and the carbon dioxide emitted.
Ultimately the Iris system will enable air traffic controllers to cope with predicted increases in the number of flights, while simultaneously ensuring the safety of the skies.
The Iris system demonstrates how ESA can support a European industrial consortium to deliver innovative solutions of global importance. Together they have developed Iris into an enabling tool for the aviation sector and for ESA’s European Commission partners in the Single European Sky Air-Traffic-Management Research (SESAR) modernisation programme.
Peter Hotham, Deputy Director of the SESAR Joint Undertaking, said: “Satellite communications is an important enabler for the digital transformation of Europe’s aviation and air navigation system. With our ongoing cooperation with ESA, we have the means to align towards an integrated roadmap for satellite communications under the overarching Air Traffic Management architecture further elaborated in the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan.”
John Broughton, Vice President of Operational and Safety Services at Inmarsat Aviation, said: “The progress of the Iris programme to date has been phenomenal. With the system design and flight tests now complete, industry-wide interest and commitment to the programme has led to several important agreements with major European air navigation service providers, original equipment manufacturers and a leading commercial European airline. These partnerships have brought us one step closer to commercial service for Iris, and enabling the SESAR objective of modernising air traffic management across Europe.” | Yes |
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Downrange from where SpaceX recently launched a spacecraft full of supplies to the International Space Station, the company early Sunday sent up another Falcon 9, this time with a spacecraft for satellite radio provider SiriusXM.
Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 40 took place at 12:26 a.m., at the front of a one hour and 59 minute launch window.
The satellite, known as SXM-8, was built by Maxar Technologies in California and will deliver high-powered broadcast service to SiriusXM listeners.
The launch marked the 120th for Falcon 9, SpaceX’s workhorse rocket and its 80th rocket booster landing. The company also recovered the Falcon 9 first stage booster on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean, about 10 minutes after liftoff.
Falcon 9’s first stage booster has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship pic.twitter.com/gwz6GIdhns— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 6, 2021
On Thursday, SpaceX launched a Cargo Dragon capsule to the International Space Station which arrived Saturday morning, bringing about 7,500 pounds of supplies, including fresh groceries for the astronauts, research supplies and two new solar arrays to upgrade the ISS power supply.
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62 Years Ago Marked the Start of the Space Age
On October 4, 1957 humankind began its journey into the vacuum of space.
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik into an elliptical low Earth orbit — the polished metal sphere became the first artificial Earth satellite. The antecedent satellite had a launch mass of 184 pounds, it was 23 inches in diameter, and contained four external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses. The satellite travelled at about 18,000 mph — taking 96.2 minutes to complete each orbit.
Sputnik transmitted on 20.005 and 40.002 MHz, which were monitored by radio operators all over the world. The signals continued for 21 days, until its batteries ran out on October 26, 1957. On January 4, 1958 the Soviet satellite met its demise, Sputnik burned up while re-entering Earth’s atmosphere.
The trailblazing satellite completed 1440 orbits of the Earth, traveling over 43 million miles, and provided scientists with invaluable data along the way. Cheers to you Sputnik!
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- 1966: First Artificial Satellite to Orbit the Moon | Yes |
What It’s Like to FLY In A Fighter Jet (PUKE WARNING!)
This will definitely go down as one of the craziest experiences of my life. I hope you guys are ready to strap in and join me for a ride in the backseat of an Air Force fighter jet!
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Airline maintenance organizations, of all sizes, have many programs to help manage human error. Organizations with European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) repair station certificates have mandatory human factors requirements. Other airlines and MROs, without such regulations, choose to implement human factors programs to reduce human error, ensure continuing safety, and control cost. Addressing human performance is simply, good business. This article looks at eight maintenance human factors challenges and solutions that are working in general aviation (GA) and airline maintenance organizations.
Airline maintenance/MRO organizations and regulations
One might envision airline maintenance organizations (14 CFR Part 121 or 135) or maintenance and repair organizations (MROs) (14 CFR Part 145) as large factories with hundreds, if not thousands, of maintenance workers. Well, that vision is not correct. Aviation maintenance is comprised of a lot of small businesses. Here are some interesting facts:
- Thirty of the 4,100 repair stations that hold a U.S. Part 145 certificate have more than 2,000 employees.
- Fifty percent of the repair stations have less than 10 employees.
- More than 80 percent have less than 50 employees.
- Thirty percent of U.S. repair stations hold EASA certificates.
- Since the larger repair stations have the EASA certificates, one can estimate that more than half of U.S. airline and airline MRO mechanics work both EASA rules and FAA rules.
General aviation maintenance organizations
Some may have an inaccurate vision of general aviation maintenance organizations. They are seldom merely small hangars working at a slow pace. Like airlines and MROs, GA shops are mostly small businesses. They are geographically dispersed and serve considerably more owner-customers than the big guys. GA shops service diverse aircraft types and have more individuals/owners telling them not only to hurry up but also to keep the cost low. These small shops do not have the economy-of-scale, like airlines and MROs, when it comes to investing in equipment, documentation systems, and other business processes.
Although we have highlighted the differences, when you compare GA to air carrier maintenance there are likely more similarities than differences. Both groups have the challenge of finding, training, and keeping qualified personnel. Both struggle with the challenge of maintaining aging aircraft while staying abreast with the evolving aircraft, systems, avionics, and test equipment technology. Both groups feel the pinch of providing fair wages and benefits while trying to control the cost of every person-hour involved in maintenance. Both struggle to minimize the cost of mistakes and maximize the continuing aircraft and worker safety. Finally, both groups cope with the human factors that affect nearly every challenge listed above.
Shared human factors challenges
In 2010 FAA sponsored a small invited workshop to identify the critical human factors challenges in maintenance. All segments of aviation maintenance personnel assembled to create a list of the “top eight” human factors challenges (See Table 1). By the way, a European group also created a list of maintenance human factors challenges with considerable overlap with the U.S. list. Let’s look at airline and general aviation maintenance approaches to these U.S. challenges.
1. Documentation and procedures
Technical documentation and procedures are a big challenge for everyone! It is the No. 1 reason that the FAA takes actions against aviation maintenance technicians, that mechanics complete the NASA Aviation Safety Reports, and that MROs run into errors and reworks. Airlines and MROs work from a combination of manufacturers’ publications and company work cards. The challenge is to keep things up to date and to continuously ensure that instructions are compatible. For the MROs it is especially tough because they must use the work cards for each airline customer. There are as many ways to complete a specific task as there are customers.
Challenges and solutions associated with the collection, analysis, use, and effectiveness evaluation of voluntarily reported event data. | Yes |
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Ghent University - Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ghent, Belgium
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- About Rocco Petrone
Full name: Rocco Petrone
Also known as: Rocco A. Petrone, Rocco Petrone, Petrone, Rocco A.
Professions: American aerospace engineer
Occupation: Director of the
- Rocco Petrone Death information
Died: Thursday, 24th of August, 2006 (Age: 80)
- Rocco Petrone Biography
Rocco Anthony Petrone (March 31, 1926 – August 24, 2006) was an Italian American engineer who was the third director of the NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, from 1973 to 1974. Petrone previously served as director of launch operations at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) from July 1966 until September 1969, and then as Apollo program director at NASA Headquarters.
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Characterization of Shape Memory Polymer Composites for the Fabrication of Resilient Aircraft Ducting Via Fused Deposition Modeling
In recent years, the use of additive manufacturing techniques has gained interest for its possible uses in a multitude of different industries. Additive manufacturing methods allow for the fabrication of geometrically complex parts without the need for tooling and with reduced need for post-fabrication machining; this makes additive manufacturing a desirable method of fabrication from both a design and economic standpoint. In particular, the aerospace industry has expressed interest in additive manufacturing techniques for applications in rapid prototyping and production of tooling and non-structural aerospace components such as ducts, brackets, and enclosures. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Composites Branch (AFRL/RXCC), the Propulsion, Structures & Manufacturing Enterprise Branch (AFRL/RXMS) and Raytheon Missile Systems have teamed to fabricate and determine the physical, mechanical and shape memory properties of an additively manufactured polymer. The examined shape memory polymer is being considered for the fabrication of resilient aircraft ducting via fused deposition modeling (FDM). The subject material was delivered by Raytheon Missile Systems in loaded and neat varieties of injection molded and 3D-printed thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). The loaded specimens were doped with milled carbon fiber and milled glass in a ratio that allowed for the materials to be electro static discharge (ESD) compliant, while still being suitable for application in the FDM process. The 3D-printed tensile bar specimens were fabricated using two different orientations: horizontal orientation (XYplane; flat on build plate) and vertical orientation (Z-plane; standing on build plate). In this study, we will characterize the thermo-mechanical properties and shape memory response of this new class of FDM material with an emphasis on characterizing the pore micro-structure and processingdependent mechanical anisotropy of FDM printed parts.
Authors: R. Ray Coomer, G. P. Tandon, Mark D. Benedict, Jeffery W. Baur, and Frederick Koehle
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(November 19, 1969) Apollo 12 astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad stands beside the United States flag after is was unfurled on the lunar surface during the first extravehicular activity (EVA-1), on November 19, 1969. Several footprints made by the crew can be seen in the photograph.
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Autonomous Landing of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
2010 (English)Report (Other academic)
This paper is concerned with the problem of autonomously landing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on a stationary platform. Our solution consists of two parts, a sensor fusion framework producing estimates of the UAV state and a control system that computes appropriate actuator commands. There are three sensors used, a camera, a GPS and a compass. Besides the description of the solution, we also present experimental results illustrating the results obtained in using our system to autonomously land an UAV.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Linköping: Linköping University Electronic Press, 2010. , 7 p.
LiTH-ISY-R, ISSN 1400-3902 ; 2972
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Came, GPS, Compass, Autonomously landing
IdentifiersURN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-97747ISRN: LiTH-ISY-R-2972OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-97747DiVA: diva2:650682 | Yes |
GF-5 satellite began the thermal vacuum test for the whole satellite model, which was a complete success. The test process includes thermal balance and thermal vacuum. The thermal balance test provide
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China s domestically-produced satellite navigation system BeiDou is said to have made significant progress on its accuracy. | Yes |
I acquired this one in a trade. It's my first Cox .049. It was in mint condition when I received it, but I scratched up the tank while mounting it.
Runs great. I want to fly it, might build one from coroplast, (youtuber "xjet" has a instructional video) or perform surgery on one of my other models...
Also posted my a picture of all my small engine stuff. I was told the Mcoy wasn't worth anything. I have these finless glow heads, not sure what kind they are.
I recently destroyed my Microfighter F-22, and decided to rebuild it.
I picked up one of those Jetfire gliders, and planned to mount the electronics onto it. I sharpied it with a Gee Bee trim scheme. I mounted the electronics onto it, and covered the wing surfaces and vert/horizontal stabs with packing tape to strengthen it. I went out to fly, (there were 5 MPH winds) it was hectic. It got tossed around and chucked back to earth, pulling two of the motor wires from the RX board.
I soldered them back, and tried again. same thing. I changed the motors from an angle, to no angle. the same thing happened 2 more times, but then I came out at sunset, and it flew like a dream - must have been the wind. Climbed steadily, no more throttle problems, and it can turn rather sharply, so it can preform minor aerobatics. Looks great in the air, and glides really well, too. I came in to sharply on a turn and cracked the fuse in half and the wires.
Hot-glued it back together, soldered the wires back, and continued flying until it was too full of glue to do fly anymore. It was a lot of fun, I'll do it again when my other Microfighter loses it's airframe. | Yes |
Kevin Costner has signed up for new film Hidden Figures, joining Taraji P Henson and Octavia Spencer.
The movie focuses on a team of African-American women who provided NASA with important mathematical data that helped them launch one of their first missions.
Henson plays the main role of Katherine Johnson, who with her colleagues was behind the launch and safe return of astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962.
Costner will play the head of the space programme in the film, which is based on the book Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly.
Ted Melfi (St Vincent) is attached to direct and produce. | Yes |
The Air Force will have its new expeditionary radars made by Raytheon Co., after legal wrangling over the contract.
The service announced Thursday it has awarded the Massachusetts-based company a $52.6 million contract for the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar system. The fixed-price-incentive-firm contract covers engineering and manufacturing development.
Known as 3DELRR, Raytheon's proposed system for the mobile system for expeditionary missions is a C-band Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based radar, according to the company. Raytheon uses GaN for various systems it designs for higher power functions.
"GaN-based components are more than five times more powerful than semiconductors presently used in radars and other types of sensors resulting in lighter, more capable electronics," the company said on its website.
The 3DELRR system will replace the aging AN/TPS-75, or Tipsy 75, as the principal Air Force ground-based sensor for long-range surveillance, detection and tracking of aerial targets in support of theater commanders, the service said.
"Our warfighter customer has been waiting to replace its aging AN/TPS-75 for a long time," said Col. Michael Harm, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center senior materiel leader and program manager for 3DELRR.
"Awarding the 3DELRR contract is a huge step toward that end," he said in a release. The center is located at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts.
Raytheon was selected to replace the radars in October 2014. However, both Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin Corp. quickly filed protests over the selection with the Government Accountability Office. The Air Force in 2015 said it would re-evaluate its choice, which prompted Raytheon to file suit in U.S. Federal Claims Court.
The court rejected Raytheon's motion. Then, the Air Force amended its solicitation in 2016 to include full-rate production options.
"We decided to include these options to leverage the robust, competitive environment and capture competitive pricing for FRP, which was determined to be in the best interest of the government," Harm, then the Theater Battle Control Division chief and senior materiel leader, said at the time. 'We'll be able to provide the best product to the warfighter, at the best value."
Full replacement of the Tipsy 75 systems is expected by 2029, the release said.
The 3DELRR will enhance "battlespace awareness through detection and reporting of highly maneuverable, small radar cross-section targets," the service said.
"Moreover, it will provide air controllers with a precise, real-time picture of sufficient quality to conduct control of individual aircraft under many operational conditions," it said.
Through its design development, 3DELRR is expected to incorporate exportability features and open systems architecture to reduce per-unit production and total life costs. | Yes |
CORK headquartered, Atlantic Flight Training Academy (AFTA), an Enterprise Ireland (HPSU) client company, training commercial pilots in co-operation with MTU for the global airline industry, has set itself on a clear flightpath towards reducing its carbon footprint and implementing further sustainable objectives in pilot training.
AFTA’s ambition is to convert it’s entire fleet to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) alternative power plants in the coming years and is currently exploring funding options to make this happen.
AFTA is already recognised as an industry leader in Europe by being the first EASA approved, flight training academy to introduce ‘Sustainability and Environmental awareness’ in every aspect of the pilots training journey. As a significant independent Irish airline pilot training provider in Europe, AFTA has moved a step closer to reducing its carbon footprint by changing its advanced multi-engined aircraft fleet from high carbon emitting older technology aircraft, to the next generation, Austrian manufactured, Diamond DA 42 NG (next generation) aircraft. The DA 42 NG can run on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) which is plant-based, reducing emissions by over 90% when the power plants additional efficiency is factored in.
AFTA is firmly embedded in the education sector, partnering with MTU, and uses its aircraft to deliver the hands-on practical and theory elements of the airline pilot trading curriculum. While government supports are available for the transport sector to retrofit their equipment to run on alternative fuels, no such supports are currently available for businesses like AFTA that are in the education sector. | Yes |
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By Staff Writer | June 20, 2014
CHC Helicopter has received a helicopter transportation contract UK-based energy company Statoli Limited. Under the five-year contract, CHC will operate two Sikorsky S-92 helicopters for Statoli, flying from the Shetland Isles to Mariner field, the company’s fist operated field development on the UK continental shelf. The service is scheduled to begin mid-2016, with an option to extend the contract for up to three years.
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NASA’s Propulsion Theory Suggests We Could Travel to Mars ‘in Three Days’
The ability for interplanetary travel may soon become far easier for humans if the theory of one NASA scientist is put to the test.
Philip Lubin, from the University of California, Santa Barbara, proposed in a new NASA video to use “photonic propulsion” to launch shuttles into space, which the physics professor believes could allow robotic crafts to reach our neighboring red planet in a “few days,” and a shuttle carrying humans to arrive on Mars in a little over a month. Currently, it takes about five months for any spacecraft to reach the planet.
Photonic Propulsion uses the energy and momentum of lasers to move objects. In this case, the propulsion system would be used to launch a rocket into space at incredible speeds.
“Though particles of light have no mass, they do have energy and momentum,” shared Wired UK. “It’s this energy that, when reflected off an object, is transferred into a push. With a large, reflective sail, Lubin suggests, it would be ‘possible to generate enough momentum to accelerate a spacecraft’ via lasers pulsing light from the surface of the Earth.”
In the video from NASA 360, “Going Interstellar,” Lubin discusses how the propulsion method can solve our “dilemma” of slow space travel.
“We know how to get to relativistic speeds (a speed which is a significant proportion of the speed of light) in laboratory; we do it all the time,” says Lubin. He continues:
“Then we go to the macroscopic level – with things like aircraft, cars, spacecraft – we’re pathetically slow. So, the question is: can we bridge that gap between what we do now in the macroscopic level with chemical binding energies to relativistic speeds, which are done with electromagnetic acceleration?”
Lubin then goes on to say that current rockets already contain the same level of power that is needed to push a shuttle into relativistic speeds.
“The shuttle when it would take off, or the SLS when it will take off, will have a power off the launchpad between 50 and 100 gigawatts,” says Lubin. “Turns out, to get to relativistic speeds with the spacecraft we’re talking about, you need basically the same power level.”
Lubin concludes, “We could propel a 100 kilogram robotic craft to Mars in a few days. If you want to push something like shuttle class, it takes you roughly over a month to get there. … There is no known reason why we cannot do this.”
Watch the full fascinating video below (or stream a longer version here) and get your moon – I mean, Mars – boots ready. | Yes |
Embraer Moves Ahead Towards Autonomous eVTOL Flight: Project EASy
Embraer and Eve Evaluate Autonomous eVTOL Flight Technologies
by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby
Aerospace company Embraer recently finished conducting a series of experimental flight operations with its new autonomous system technologies, designed to enable safe autonomous operations in urban environments. The flights were carried out in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in order to observe how the new technologies performed under real flight conditions.
Working with its subsidiary Eve UAM, LLC, as well as partners Daedalean, Iris Automation and Near Earth Autonomy, Embraer examined various scenarios for take-off, climb, cruise, approach and landing flight phases. Traditional piloted helicopters from Eve partner Helisul Aviação were deployed to collect data and evaluate the technologies in real-time as part of the Embraer Autonomous Systems project (“Project EASy”).
Starting with Crewed Operation: Moving Towards Autonomous eVTOL Flight
“This project allowed us to evaluate technologies in real-time and also collect lots of data that will later be used in simulations,” said Embraer Head of Autonomous Systems Julio Bolzani. “It is important to note that we are not going straight to fully autonomous operations. As Eve begins operations, pilots will be on board and will also benefit from the application of these technologies through a safer and simplified vehicle operation until we reach a fully certified autonomous flight system for Urban Air Mobility.”
The project is also related to Eve’s Concept of Operations (CONOPS), which was initiated last year with collaboration from partners and government entities for the conversion of acquired knowledge into working data and analysis framework in order to better inform the future of Urban Air Mobility.
“All information and data raised in this project, as well as the technical solutions under development, will set the path for fully autonomous flight of eVTOLs in the future,” said Eve co-CEO Andre Stein. “We are thrilled with all operational aspects exercised and data acquired in this project and its direct connection to our CONOPS. These are solid steps for safely introducing future autonomous operations and accelerating the affordability and growth of the UAM market.”
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Ian attended Dominican University of California, where he received a BA in English in 2019. With a lifelong passion for writing and storytelling and a keen interest in technology, he is now contributing to DroneLife as a staff writer.
Miriam McNabb is the Editor-in-Chief of DRONELIFE and CEO of JobForDrones, a professional drone services marketplace, and a fascinated observer of the emerging drone industry and the regulatory environment for drones. Miriam has penned over 3,000 articles focused on the commercial drone space and is an international speaker and recognized figure in the industry. Miriam has a degree from the University of Chicago and over 20 years of experience in high tech sales and marketing for new technologies.
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By Airman 1st Class Alexis Lloyd, 14th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs
/ Published November 18, 2004
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFPN) -- The anticipation shines in his eyes. The smile on his face is genuine and easy. His demeanor exudes an infectious energy.
Capt. Terry Tyree Jr. gets to fly today.
It has taken him 14 years, three technical schools and a positive attitude to achieve his dream of becoming an Air Force pilot.
He enlisted in the Air Force in 1990 and left his hometown of Washington, D.C., for six weeks of Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
“Before I enlisted, I was working at a four-star restaurant, but I was unhappy with the way my career was going,” Captain Tyree said.
His father, who was in the Air Force for 12 years, took him aside and said, “Junior, you should think about the military.”
Captain Tyree came into the military without a guaranteed Air Force specialty.
“I was fortunate to get an enlisted aviator job as an airborne surveillance technician on the E-3 (Sentry airborne warning and control system),” he said.
The flying bug first bit him when a surveillance officer with a private pilot’s license took Captain Tyree for a flight over the Grand Canyon.
“That was the first time I thought to myself, ‘I want to be a pilot in the military,’” he said.
His mentor and supervisor, now Master Sgt. Alex Romo, helped Captain Tyree begin the groundwork to become a pilot. Sergeant Romo told him if he ever wanted to earn his wings, he needed to start taking college classes, earn his Community College of the Air Force degree and attain his private pilot’s license.
He listened to his supervisor; he earned his CCAF in space operations technology and received his private pilot’s license in 1993.
After attending a briefing about commissioning opportunities, Sergeant Romo helped Captain Tyree submit a package for the Scholarships for Outstanding Airmen to ROTC program.
A few weeks after Captain Tyree received a line number for staff sergeant, a general arrived at Tinker AFB, Okla., to congratulate him on being awarded a SOAR scholarship.
Captain Tyree was accepted to the Air Force ROTC program at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona, Fla., in 1996.
“I was a little scared to separate from the Air Force and go to college,” he said. “I didn’t have a guaranteed paycheck, but I thought it would be worth the risk.
“The best part of college was meeting my lovely wife, Karin,” Captain Tyree said. “As soon as I met her, I knew she was the one.”
While in Daytona, his love for flying also deepened. He earned a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical science and an Air Force commission May 1999; however, an age limitation made Captain Tyree ineligible for pilot training. Instead, he entered navigator training.
While at his technical school, the pilot age limitation was raised to 30. The inability to stop navigator training and a service commitment of two and a half years prevented Captain Tyree from entering pilot training.
In 2000, Captain Tyree and his wife moved to Germany where he flew missions as a C-130 Hercules navigator.
“I was content to be the best (navigator) I could be, but it was my wife who pushed me to apply for a pilot training age waiver,” he said.
After the waiver was approved by the Air Force chief of staff, Captain Tyree competed against other officers for a pilot training slot.
Captain Tyree was selected to attend specialized undergraduate pilot training here after 13 years of waiting.
He was a distinguished graduate and was awarded the Air Education and Training Command Commander’s Trophy for being one of the most outstanding students in his class.
“Pilot training was the hardest training I’ve ever received in the Air Force,” Captain Tyree said.
“My wife kept me going and helped me out of bed in the mornings when I felt too tired,” Captain Tyree said. “She is my backbone, my savior. She helped me find the motivation every day to continue.”
Unbeknownst to Captain Tyree, he had a surprise visitor in the audience when he graduated from pilot training -- Sergeant Romo.
“I had no idea (he was) going to be there,” Captain Tyree said. “It was surreal to have my mentor there, who put me on the right track for success. Fourteen years later, I owe him a lot for what he did for me.”
“I have never met anyone in my life with so much drive, determination, self-discipline and focus,” Sergeant Romo said of the captain. “He is the epitome of what today’s and tomorrow’s Airmen should strive to be.”
The next step in the Tyree’s Air Force journey includes a move to McGuire AFB, N.J., where he will learn to fly KC-10 Extenders.
He is also training to become a father. His wife Karin is eight months pregnant.
“In five years, I see us in a nice home, raising a happy family, serving in the Air Force and flying missions in KC-10s,” Captain Tyree said. | Yes |
It’s as local as you can get but has a space age vibe to it too.
I hope they get caught up in the excitement of going to Mars.
A potential mission to Mars evokes a muddle of good feelings. More than the earlier space missions, I hope fresh fruits and vegetables get a starring role, thanks to hydroponics and the time it will take to visit our galactic neighbor.
What's your take? Leave a comment and tell us your opinion. | Yes |
Raytheon wins Norwegian NASAMS contract
Raytheon has announced that it has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to provide International High-Mobility Launchers (HMLs) to the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) as part of its National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS). Raytheon made the announcement in a 12 December 2011 company statement.
According to Raytheon, the HML is a lightweight missile launch platform that can carry up to six AMRAAM missiles mounted on a High-Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicle. The contract is part of the Royal Norwegian effort to upgrade, modernize and sustain RNoAF's NASAMS through the NASAMS Robustness Program.
Produced in partnership with KONGSBERG, NASAMS maximizes the warfighter's ability to identify, engage and destroy current and evolving enemy aircraft, UAV or cruise missile threats. It is a highly-mobile, quick reaction, easily deployable system.
Raytheon said the International HML will provide current and future NASAMS users with increased air defence capability, including C-130 roll-on and roll-off agility. In addition, Raytheon will upgrade electronics for the canister launcher fleet to provide common launch electronics for both canister and HML launchers, for easier maintenance and reduced life-cycle costs.
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The 90 portable Ground-Based Suveillance Radar units will feature capture software to monitor operator performance. | Yes |
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Date & Time: Jun 17, 1991 at 2200 LT
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The crew was completing a positioning flight from Caracas Intl Airport to Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga. On descent, the crew was informed that the ILS glideslope for runway 10 was unserviceable so the captain decided to improvise an unapproved LOC/DME approach by night. The copilot was the pilot-in-command when, at an altitude of 2,500 feet on approach, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 9,3 km from the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all four occupants were killed.
Controlled flight into terrain following a wrong approach configuration that led the aircraft descending below the minimum safe altitude. | Yes |
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa (NYSE:AA) has signed a long-term supply agreement with Boeing (NYSE: BA) for multi-material aerospace parts.
Under this agreement, Alcoa will supply components for the 777X–Boeing´s newest commercial airplane–the 737 MAX–scheduled for first delivery in 2017–and the 787 Dreamliner. The deal draws on capabilities gained through the Firth Rixson acquisition and the company´s new aluminum-lithium facility in Lafayette, Indiana.
Under the new agreement, Alcoa Forgings and Extrusions will supply differentiated components for Boeing´s airplanes, including the wing, fuselage, and landing gear.
This transaction is the fourth multi-year agreement recently announced with Boeing. In December 2015, Alcoa announced long-term supply contracts with Boeing for fastening systems and titanium seat track assemblies. In September 2014, Alcoa announced a significant Boeing contract win which established Alcoa as a sole supplier of wing skins on all of Boeing´s metallic structure airplanes.
Alcoa has secured approximately USD10 billion in aerospace contracts since the start of 2015, including the Boeing transactions, drawing on the company´s growing aerospace portfolio.
Alcoa innovates multi-material solutions that advance our world. | Yes |
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The Piper Arrow is a single-engine piston of conventional low-wing construction, with the ability to bring a pilot and three passengers on international travels, with reasonable comfort, designed and produced in large-scale in the United States since the 1960s since then. Aircraft (now New Piper Aircraft), which used as a base the modest project of single-engine piston aircraft Piper Cherokee, of the same manufacturer.
Without great pretensions, to make the aircraft sophisticated, Piper developed the Cherokee model to meet the needs of consumers and users with less purchasing power, then Piper Aircraft continued in 1960, the development of the most modest project called PA-28, with the launch of its improved version Piper Arrow, with retractable landing gear.
Until the end of the 1980s, the Piper Arrow fulfilled Piper Aircraft's claims and currently still meets almost the same statements as New Piper to compete in the global aviation general aviation market, for training and air taxi with a relatively small aircraft expensive finish very economical, simple, easy to pilot, designed to travel in peace with the responsible use of on-board instruments, carefully planned by the pilot.
Currently, you can equip Piper Arrow with stormscopes, GPS and TCAS, PFD and MFD Aspen or Garmin 500, among others. In the latest version of Arrow, GPS is available from the factory, integrated with Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS), but stormscopes and TCAS can be purchased and installed in workshops. Stormscope, GPS and TCAS are essential tools to travel in safety and tranquility, without unpleasant surprises along the way ...
Piper Arrow is part of the PA-28 family, launched by Piper Aircraft in the '60s with the Piper Cherokee version and later in the' 70s with Piper Warrior, Piper Archer and Piper Dakota. In total, including versions licensed for production by other manufacturers in other countries, including Brazil, more than 32,000 units sold to date, a huge sales success, an impressive phenomenon, is one of the best known projects of world in general aviation.
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Installation of Japan's Kibo begins with spacewalk
The spacewalk to install Japan's long-awaited Kibo module - a laboratory for experiments that could produce new medicines for Earth - began promptly at 0118 GMT Friday at the International Space Station.
Over the coming six hours, US Endeavour astronauts Rick Linnehan and Garrett Reisman will prepare the first part of Kibo, which means "Hope" in Japanese, for permanent attachment to the orbiting station. ( dpa )
Another four spacewalks are planned during the shuttle's 16-day mission.
The first component of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agencys Kibo laboratory was transported by Endeavour with launch Tuesday from Florida. The remaining two Kibo components are to be delivered later this year.
The shuttle and its seven crew members docked picture perfect at the station early Thursday, where their resident three orbiting colleagues took photos of the spacecraft's heat shield to check for damage from the launch.
Japanese astronaut Takao Doi, a shuttle crew member, is to help install the Kibo lab. Two other Japanese astronauts are to fly with missions in May and December to complete construction of the laboratory.
Just last month, the Atlantis shuttle delivered the European laboratory Columbus to the station.
Both Columbus and Kibo were delayed for years by the 2003 Columbia shuttle disaster and ensuing years of revamping the ageing spacecraft for increased safety.
Over the past year and a half, shuttles have transported huge elements to the construction site that is the space station, including large solar collectors and truss structures.
The goal is to finish construction by 2010 with double-the-space for orbiting astronauts and an expanded capacity for experiments so NASA can retire the heavy-lifting but ageing, 26-year-old shuttles.
Another goal of the current Endeavour mission is to install Canada's two-armed Dextre robot, which will help future maintenance of the space station's exterior. The robot will be able to load and unload objects, use robotic tools and attach and detach covers, the Canadian Space Agency said on its website.
A small hitch with powering the Dextre project was being worked on, NASA officials said, and the space crew was troubleshooting with software and other options.
Japan's Kibo is to house about 100 experiments that could aid the development of medications and test new materials in weightlessness.
With the addition of Kibo, Japan's Space Station Integration and Promotion Centre north of Tokyo will join other control centres in the United States, Russia and Germany in monitoring components of the space station.
After the shuttle programme retires, Russia's Soyuz craft will continue to lift astronauts to the station, but because of its small size will be unable to carry the huge construction pieces and experimental modules now being transported by the shuttle.
Endeavour is to return to Earth March 26. | Yes |
A321 F/O Rodale Tumbaga, hired in 2018, is set to upgrade to a B-717 captain this year. Photo: Capt. Bryan Shirota (Hawaiian)
Fifteen years ago, Hawaiian Airlines began the largest hiring boom in its history, nearly doubling the size of its small pilot group between 2008 and 2013 as it introduced the A330-200 to its operations. Today, those aircraft account for nearly 40 percent of the airplanes on property.
Fast-forward to 2023 and history is repeating itself as Hawaiian again finds itself amidst a record hiring surge, having surpassed 1,000 pilots on the property in 2022 and adding more than 20 pilots each month for the foreseeable future. And as in 2008, Hawaiian is again looking at new widebody aircraft to spur future hiring.
The largest driver of long-term growth, and the major news of 2022, was the announcement in October 2022 of a new crew, maintenance, and insurance agreement with Amazon, Inc. to operate a minimum of 10 A330-300F freighters over the next eight years, with the potential to expand significantly beyond those initial 10 aircraft as the contract continues.
The Hawaiian Master Executive Council (MEC) and Negotiating Committee worked diligently with management to iron out logistics allowing for that flying to be bid on and secured while addressing the unique challenges and opportunities that such flying would create.
“This agreement represents a monumental shift for Hawaiian Airlines, diversifying our operation and reducing our dependence on a single travel market,” said Capt. Larry Payne, the pilots’ MEC chair. “We have a proven track record of safety over the last decade in the A330, and our pilots look forward to bringing that high standard of professionalism and dedication to this new operation.”
Management has already committed to opening a new pilot base in Cincinnati, Ohio, to support this new operation. This is welcome news to the more than 25 percent of Hawaiian pilots who currently commute from outside Hawaii. This Cincinnati base will be the first pilot base in the continental United States since the closure of Hawaiian’s Seattle, Wash., base in 2013. Providing a new domicile option beyond the current Honolulu, Hawaii, base also stands to aid in recruiting potential applicants, which will be critical for Hawaiian’s expected growth.
The recent upsurge in hiring also accompanies the accelerating revival of international markets that had gone dormant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to 2020, international operations constituted a quarter of all Hawaiian flying and revenue. Those international flights steadily resumed throughout 2022, with the carrier anticipating a return to almost all 2019 international markets by spring 2023, including previously announced plans for new growth in Japan.
The airline’s aggressive hiring is projected to continue well into the future with the expected delivery of 12 new B-787-9s in the coming years. The first of these aircraft, whose delivery was initially postponed at the onset of the pandemic, then delayed again due to manufacturing issues, is on course to be delivered this November and represents an exciting next generation of technology for both the pilots and their passengers.
While Hawaiian’s pilots are optimistic about this new flying, their expanding ranks have also given them optimism about securing an industry-standard agreement in their ongoing contract negotiations. The MEC’s Negotiating Committee has been in Section 6 negotiations since July 2021, working to achieve a new agreement that properly values Hawaiian pilots’ contributions to the airline and validates their place within the industry. That work culminated in a tentative agreement that was approved by the MEC on January 16 and will be sent for a pilot ratification vote. The four-year agreement would raise pilot pay by almost 33 percent by the end of the deal and add numerous other improvements.
“Given Hawaiian’s hiring needs and the current competitive market for pilots, the MEC has been adamant that competing for those pilot applicants as a major airline requires a major airline contract, and we feel we achieved it in this agreement,” said Payne.
With the pilot group set to grow nearly 25 percent over the coming year, new aircraft entering service, a mainland domicile on the horizon, and the expectation of a new and improved contract, this promises to be an exciting new chapter in the history of Hawaiian Airlines pilots. | Yes |
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A new variant of refractory alloys is being developed to increase the engine efficiency of aircraft and gain control over the emission of CO₂ in the environment.
Recently, researchers from the University of Miami, have initiated research that may reduce the emission of heat-trapping gas from aircraft. Assistant professor James Coakley from the College of Engineering in Miami is trying to design a new generation of high-temperature alloys. These alloys are refractory minerals that are very much heatproof.
According to a study conducted by International Council on Clean Transportation in 2019, all commercial air travel emitted a total of 918 million metric tons of CO₂. The passenger aircraft cover 85% of that CO₂ emitted. However, extreme heat levels can endanger the current batch of alloys used in the manufacturing of engines, lowering their power and stability up until the breakdown.
Aerospace engineers have depended on alloys using nickel-based materials for a long time to build turbine blades, disc-plates, and other important aircraft turbine elements. While refractory elements like tantalum and tungsten are recognized for their resistance to corrosion and heat, they happen to be overweight, putting unneeded pressure on aircraft engine components. Therefore, blending various elements like tough tungsten among lightweight titanium, for creating a different kind of refractory alloy with various characteristics.
Lately, the research team led by professor Coakley decided to conduct some study cases on an experiential alloy in Tennessee. With the incorporation of automatic filling among a furnace to duplicate situations inside a turbojet engine, the research team subjected the alloy to high temperatures, also extra tension to different periods. Simultaneously, the team also watched the new alloys using neutron beams to determine their deformability. The goal of this experiment was to reach higher toleration to pressures and temperatures. The results of these tests are still being examined.
This project will become a large achievement for the efforts in reducing the carbon footprint of the aeronautical industry. The manufacturing of this alloy for the jet turbine will affect the carbon footprint left by air travel. This will help to restructure the imbalance of hazardous gases in the environment. | Yes |
A photo of a crashed Houthi drone raises some questions about the role of the Houthi drone program and also Iran’s role in providing technology for UAVs to the Houthis and Hezbollah.
The drone is often called “Rased (راصد).” There are some details about it. It is one of several recon drones the Houthis use along with the “Hudhud”, “Hudhud 1”, “Raqib” and “Rased.” It is believed to be 100 cm long with a wing length of 220 cm, endurance of 120 minutes, range 35 km. See details here and here. It is considered one of the smallest Houthi drones. Details about it date back several years to 2018. Al-Masdar online noted in January 2020 “The aircraft resembles the Houthi “Rased” drone, which is virtually identical to the Chinese-made Skywalker X-8 hobbyist plane.” Other websites note ” Rased UAV can perform various missions, including aerial monitoring and observation of the battlefield.” It is called ‘Onlooker‘ in English.
It also appears in various images from the Houthis and others regarding one of their many drones.
It appears similar to a Hezbollah drone downed over Israel in March 2020. This would make sense because Iran has proliferated aspects of other drones from its Ababil and Mohajer lines to Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis. The Hezbollah version may also just be a copy or have some similarities but not others. | Yes |
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The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has accepted an offer from low-cost airline easyJet to fast track furloughed cabin crew into joining the country’s COVID-19 mass-vaccination drive. The airline said it had around 3,000 cabin crew who are First Aid trained and already security cleared who could help in what is set to be the biggest inoculation effort ever witnessed.
Katy Bryant, a member of cabin crew based at Luton airport said she had applied to become a fully trained vaccinator in order to help the UK’s struggling healthcare service which is battling a surge in new Coronavirus cases.
“As cabin crew we are in a great position to support the vaccination effort because of the first aid and safety-focused training we receive for our job,” Katy, who has worked for easyJet since 2005, commented. “I am sure I will be joined by many of my fellow cabin crew at easyJet who will want to support the NHS in the vital roll-out of the vaccine across the country.”
Katy could see her application processed within days before being assigned to help at mass vaccination centres being set up across the UK. Cabin crew will be expected to complete an online course and in-person immunisation training in order to become fully-qualified in administering the life-saving jabs.
England is currently in the midst of its third national lockdown, while the rest of the UK is also facing strict Coronavirus restrictions and a ban on international travel. As a result, many airlines have slashed their schedules once more and many employees have been placed on extended periods of furlough.
Johan Lundgren, easyJet’s chief executive clearly see’s the benefit in offering up his employees to help out in the vaccination effort. Lundgren said on Wednesday that the rollout of the vaccine was now the best way to “enable normal life to return and is undoubtedly the key to unlocking travel again”.
On Tuesday, Virgin Atlantic said some of its pilots and cabin crew would also be fast-tracked into vaccinator roles and hoped some crew would be in position within days. British Airways is also believed to be encouraging some of its furloughed cabin crew to join the national effort.
The British government has set the ambitious goal of offering the vaccine to everyone over the age of 18 by the autumn. By mid-February, the NHS hopes to have offered the jab to the most vulnerable patients with plans to vaccinate more than two million people every single week.
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Success maybe, excitement guaranteed! https://t.co/LoDrBmHkQa— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 14, 2023
The stainless-steel Super Heavy rocket is equipped with 33 Raptor V2 engines fueled by cryogenic liquid methane and liquid oxygen, capable of generating over 16.5 million pounds of thrust at full throttle! With the engines' intense force, the vehicle is expected to be very loud as it lifts off, it will generate a loud ‘sonic boom’. “[...] Those in Cameron County and nearby areas may hear a loud noise resulting from the rocket's 33 Raptor engines firing upon ignition and as the vehicle launches toward space, but what individuals experience will depend on weather and other conditions,” the company stated. During launch day, it will take SpaceX a bit over an hour to fully fuel and prepare the vehicles. Starship SN24 is equipped with six Raptor V2 engines, three designed for atmospheric flight and the other three are optimized for the vacuum of space. Super Heavy Booster 7 will propel Starship SN24 to orbit and it will return around 8-minutes later to perform a soft landing in the Gulf of Mexico water, while as SN24 continues its orbital flight in space. Starship SN24 will cruise around Earth for around one hour before igniting its Raptor V2 engines to reenter Earth’s atmosphere and conduct an ocean landing in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii.
“This integrated flight test of Starship is all about improving our understanding and development of a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, help humanity return to the Moon, and travel to Mars and beyond. A live webcast of the flight test will begin ~45 minutes before liftoff,” announced SpaceX. “As is the case with all developmental testing, this schedule is dynamic and likely to change, so be sure to stay tuned to our social media channels for updates. As we venture into new territory, we continue to appreciate all of the support and encouragement we have received from those who share our vision of a future where humanity is out exploring among the stars!” Watch a Live broadcast of the mission in the video linked below.
Space enthusiasts who would like to visit Starbase to watch the launch must know that Cameron County does close Boca Chica Beach access for safe spaceflight operations and only SpaceX employees with official access will be allowed by security when driving down State Highway 4. The road also has a Border Patrol security checkpoint. However, the launch will be visible from nearby South Padre Island, Texas, which has multiple tourist attractions and launch viewing areas along the Island’s beach. “Prior to the flight test, Spacex will establish a Keep Out Zone around the launch site as shown on the map below, and it will be strictly enforced,” the company said. The United States Coast Guard also issues the Marine Safety Information Bulletin regarding the no-boating zones (NOTMARs), the areas in green on the map are the designated boater viewing areas.
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For those who plan to watch the launch in Texas, this is SpaceX's official Launch Keep Out Zone map.— Evelyn Janeidy Arevalo (@JaneidyEve) April 15, 2023
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A Maryland man on Monday was convicted of conspiracy, international money laundering, sanctions violations and other charges for helping a Russian aerospace company get a contract to build and launch a satellite for Iran, federal prosecutors in Maryland said.
Nader Modanlo, 52, of Potomac, Maryland, a mechanical engineer who received science and engineering degrees from George Washington University, was convicted by a jury following a six-day trial.
Modanlo, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Iran, started a company called Final Analysis Inc (FAI) in 1992, court documents state.
Two years later, FAI contracted with POLYOT, a Russian state-owned aerospace company, to launch FAI telecommunications satellites. Between 1995 and 2000, FAI and POLYOT launched a satellite purchased by FAI, and designed, constructed and launched a second satellite.
Modanlo obtained the necessary U.S. export licenses to export and launch the telecommunications satellites and other equipment from Russia,
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On April 4, 1994, at 1615 eastern standard time, a Beech BE-35, N9597R, registered to Robert Trindel, experienced a nose gear collapse following a loss of directional control while landing on runway 18 at the Anderson Municipal Airport, Anderson, Indiana, while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Leesburg, Florida, on April 4, 1994, at 1200 edt. Use your browsers 'back' function to return to synopsisReturn to Query Page
The pilot stated he periodically switched fuel tanks during the flight to establish an even fuel burn. However, he stated he was unable to drain the 20 gallons of fuel which was in the right tip tank. The pilot reported that he continued on to his destination of Anderson, Indiana. The pilot was cleared for a right base leg for runway 18. The pilot stated he switched to the left tank while entering the pattern and the airplane became "extremely hard to control." The airplane touched down on runway 18 and during the landing roll it traveled off the right side of the runway, into rough terrain where the nose gear collapsed.
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CSM Offers First Course in Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
A groundbreaking class being offered for the first time next month at the College of Southern Maryland could help you be among the first pilots in Southern Maryland certified to use drones commercially. Students will come away from the course with their own drone and the necessary software, along with the skills to use it.
CSM's two-week, 18-hour “Introduction to Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS)” course (AVN-5000) instructs both hobbyists and professionals how to fly drones safely and legally, prepare for the FAA certification test and access new opportunities. As of August 2016, FAA pilot certification is required of anyone operating a drone for business purposes.
The first course will be offered at the La Plata Campus beginning Jan. 31. A future offering is being scheduled at the Leonardtown Campus later in the spring.
“The College of Southern Maryland is excited to offer our initial course on this emerging technology,” Dr. Daniel Mosser, CSM vice president of continuing education and workforce development, said. “Participants will gain a better appreciation for drones and an understanding of the wide range of industry applications while learning how to operate their own drone included with the course.”
While many may consider sUAS or drones as merely the newest in remote control airplanes and a cool tool for aerial videos, this course will show that drones pose the biggest opportunity for commercial use. Industries like agriculture, construction, insurance, public safety as well as small and entrepreneurial businesses will realize tremendous economic benefit from using this new technology. In fact, the use of drones is projected to be a game-changing technology for many areas of the workforce.
“There are so many opportunities that are just now being realized,” Joel Kinison, the CSM course instructor, said. The course's hands-on Knowledge-to-Action courseware, which was tested and vetted by the State University of New York, will offer insight into the many business and employment opportunities created by drones. Kinison said he is particularly interested in seeing first responders (search & rescue workers) take the course and see how the technology could assist in their work.
Kinison notes that the training will be intense because he will be preparing both professionals and hobbyists for the FAA Airman Certificate with a sUAS rating, which is required for pilots to fly commercially. “For those new to flying we will log time using flight simulator software and flying drones in a controlled space, which will prepare operators to operate in more challenging environments,” he said.
Topics covered in the course will include flying multi-rotor and fixed-wing drones, indoor flight training, diverse flight systems, maintenance, registration and certification requirements, safety, insurance, industry applications, featured systems (DJI, 3DRobotics, etc.), emerging technologies and the latest FAA policies. The course includes a workbook, a quadcopter with camera and computer flight simulator with radio controller. Each student will participate in a Top Gun piloting competition and receive a training certificate upon completion of the course.
The course was developed by CSM in partnership with SkyOps, a technology transfer company that creates training experiences that prepare the American workforce for new jobs and business models created by emerging technology. This partnership between the college and SkyOps allows CSM to lead innovation in the region by offering a nationally recognized curriculum, according to Mosser.
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As an aircraft radioman and gunner, Charles French operated twin .30 caliber machine guns from the rear cockpit. During his visit, he was able to see the progress of the Helldiver restoration.
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A researcher with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Matsumoto is deeply involved in the design of the space sail that will pick up where Japan’s IKAROS left off. Launched in 2010, the latter was a square sail 14 meters to the side that demonstrated the feasibility of maneuvering a sail on interplanetary trajectories. JAXA has talked ever since about going to Jupiter, but the challenges are formidable, not the least of which is the question of generating enough power to operate over 5 AU from the Sun.
(H/T Centauri Dreams)
The new JAXA sail, which has been in the planning pipeline since before IKAROS flew, will span 50 meters to the side, 2500 square meters that will contain the 30,000 solar panels — thin film solar cells attached to the entire surface of the sail membrane — necessary to operate at the 5.2 AU distance of Jupiter’s trojan asteroids.
Like IKAROS, the sail will use liquid crystal reflectivity control devices as a means of attitude control. But the new sail will also carry a high specific impulse ion engine for maneuvering among the trojan asteroid population. Here we’re at a key issue in the mission, for operating this far from the Sun, generating electrical power becomes increasingly difficult, and the craft will also need to perform numerous trajectory changes. Just as significant as the sail itself, then, will be the operational success of the new sail’s solar panels and ion engine.
The sail is to be made up of 10-micrometer-thick polyimide, with the payload attached to the center of the sail. Current plans are for launch in the early 2020s. The Jupiter trojans are a group of asteroids that share orbits with the giant planet, clustering in its L4 and L5 Lagrangian points. There should be no shortage of candidates, for the total number of Jupiter trojans greater than 1 kilometer in size is estimated at about a million. The JAXA sail will perform both flyby and rendezvous operations, with a landing on the surface of a 20-30 km asteroid, operations there and, if all goes well, a sample return to the Earth in the 2050s.
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Mr. Cianfrani is rated in both rotary wing and fixed wing aircraft. As a safety officer, he has managed safety programs in organizations with over 100 aircraft stationed throughout 5 states. He is currently an instructor for Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and Kansas State University. Mr. Cianfrani is also presently attending Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) as a PhD Student in Aviation Science. He writes the Safety and Training Column for Rotor and Wing Magazine
Mr. Cianfrani is a certified Flight Instructor (CFI) and has also worked in the civilian, commercial aviation industry. He has been flying for companies such as Petroleum Helicopters, Damin Aviation, Keystone Helicopters, Island Helicopters, and Chopper 6 and Chopper 3 in Philadelphia. He also has experience in the flight for life, aero medical evacuation industry.
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This is the official press release from the Department of Defense on their plans for handling USA 193/NROL-21.
An uncontrollable U.S. experimental satellite which was launched in December 2006 is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere between the end of February and early March. Because the satellite was never operational, analysis indicate that approximately 2,500 pounds (1134 kgs) of satellite mass will survive reentry, including 1,000 pounds (453 kgs) of propellant fuel (hydrazine), a hazardous material.
Although the chances of an impact in a populated area are small, the potential consequences would be of enough concern to consider mitigating actions. Therefore, the President has decided to take action to mitigate the risk to human lives by engaging the non-functioning satellite. Because our missile defense system is not designed to engage satellites, extraordinary measures have been taken to temporarily modify three sea-based tactical missiles and three ships to carry out the engagement.
Based on modeling and analysis, our officials have high confidence that the engagement will be successful. As for when this engagement will occur, we will determine the optimal time, location, and geometry for a successful engagement based on a number of factors. As the satellite’s path continues to decay, there will be a window of opportunity between late February and early March to conduct this engagement. The decision to engage the satellite has to be made before a precise prediction of impact location is available.
Contact with hydrazine is hazardous. Direct contact with skin or eyes, ingestion or inhalations from hydrazine released from the tank upon impact could result in immediate danger. If this operation is successful, the hydrazine will then no longer pose a risk to humans.
The U.S. government has been and continues to track and monitor this satellite. Various government agencies are planning for the reentry of the satellite. In the event the engagement is not successful, all appropriate elements of the U.S. Government are working together to explore options to mitigate the danger to humans and to ensure that all parties are properly prepared to respond. In the unlikely event satellite pieces land in a populated area, people are strongly advised to avoid the impact area until trained hazardous materials (HAZMAT) teams are able to properly dispose of any remaining hydrazine. | Yes |
Audit Faults US Air Force Planning for Military Use of Advanced GPS System
The US Air Force continues its struggle with the Global Positioning System (GPS) modernization program (GPS III) by failing to coordinate development of software sub-programs and failing to plan for the integration of GPS III with 700 weapons systems, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The GAO explained in the report that additional work is necessary to integrate GPS III with over 700 weapon systems.
"The Air Force continues to struggle with keeping multiple, highly compressed, interdependent and concurrent program schedules synchronized in order to sustain and modernize the GPS constellation," the report said on Tuesday. "The Department of Defense therefore risks paying to repeatedly find design solutions to solve common problems because each program office is likely to undertake its own uncoordinated development effort."
The GPS III satellites are built to last longer than their predecessors, and have improved signal accuracy and integrity, the GAO said.
GPS III will be controlled by a ground control system known as OCX. The satellites will beam a signal using military code, or M-Code, which is encrypted and has improved signal strength. GPS III will broadcast a civilian user signal – known as L1C – that will operate with European, Japanese and other satellite systems.
The GAO also said the next generation ground station control system, or OCX, is at risk for further delays and cost growth.
"To mitigate continuing delays to the new ground control system, the Air Force has begun a second new program – Military-code (M-code) Early Use – to deliver an interim, limited broadcast encrypted GPS signal for military use by modifying the current ground system," the report said.
The GAO pointed out that of particular concern are the Air Force's troubles with GPS receiver cards, which determine a user's position and time by calculating the distance from four or more satellites using the navigation signals on the satellites to determine the card's location.
The preliminary estimate for integrating and testing a fraction of the 700 large and small weapon systems that need the receiver cards is over $2.5 billion through fiscal year 2021, and the cost will increase by billions when as yet unfunded weapon systems are included, according to the report.
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Method for approaching of moving object at self-guidance as per information on fact of target localisation
FIELD: measurement equipment.
SUBSTANCE: method is based on use of information on fact of target localisation with a locator, the sensitivity axis of which coincides with direction of speed vector of the object. Trajectory of the object is formed in the form of cycles that begin and end by the fact of target localisation. Inside each cycle an arc-like movement is performed at maximum possible angular speed that is constant in the cycle, the sign of which is changed after achievement of the value of the average angle of advance of the object trajectory relative to a line of sighting, which is calculated for the current cycles as a product of difference of the value of this angle in the previous cycle and increase rate of the inclination angle of the object trajectory in the current cycle relative to the previous one multiplied by a coefficient depending on approach conditions, and a fraction, in the numerator of which there is difference of values of the average angle of advance in the previous cycle and rate of increase of the inclination angle of the object trajectory in the current cycle relative to the previous one, and in the denominator there is a sum of the specified values.
EFFECT: possible approach at opposite self-guidance when linear speed of the target exceeds speed of the object.
The invention relates to the field of automatic control during the approach of a moving object (hereinafter "facility") with another moving object (hereinafter "purpose") in the case of homing using minimal information about the purpose, namely: the fact of coincidence of the linear velocity vector of the object with the line of sight of the target.
A method of homing object using the specified information is the "chase method, which allows control of when homing, using the information from the permanent sight of the goal, i.e. the velocity vector of the object when it is closer to the goal aimed at the target at (V. A. Revkin, "radio-Electronic control systems of rockets and shells", Goskomstat, 1996, p. 1, section 2.3, page 27).
When homing on the "chase method", depending on the conditions of convergence may exist areas on the trajectory of convergence of objects, especially with a head homing, where there are invalid values of misses. Fig.1 shows an example of the oncoming convergence of the object and purpose of the method of the chase, when the speed exceeds the target speed of the object: the target's speed - 35 conventional units (I.(e.), the speed of an object compared with 26.4 in.e.
The target trajectory is the line 1, the trajectory of the object is line 2. Mistake in "chase" in this case greatly exceeds the allowable value, as m�minimum radius of the object in the example is $ 15.e., a slip - 65.e.
The objective of the proposed method is the implementation of a homing object using information about the purpose of the method of the chase, even with a possibly smaller than the target, the linear velocity at the opposite homing.
To solve this problem is proposed to move the object along the trajectory, consisting of arcuate segments for which the object is moving with the greatest possible constant angular velocity ω0. Two arcuate cut together in a loop that begins and ends upon sighting the target, Fig. 2 where:
OA1BCDEF ... - the trajectory of the object when homing;
O1NM - the trajectory of the target;
OO1, DN, FM line-of-sight targets at the moments of "i-1", "i", "i+1", respectively, which are parallel to the lines: OO1|| DD1|| E1E2DN || MM2;
the axis of x0- the reference axis angles of the inertial coordinate system;
the x axis is the sensitive axis of the locator target, it same axis associated with the object coordinate system;
V - linear velocity of the object coincident with the axis of sensitivity of the locator;
V1- the linear velocity of the target;
where R is the radius of the object
∠O1Ox0=∠E2E1x0, ∠NE1x0=∠N1NE1- the angles of inclination of the trajectory volun�the axis relative to the inertial system of coordinates x 0in moments of sight goals;,the values of these angles at the moments of "i-1", "i", respectively;
∠E2E1N=|∠NE1x0-∠E2E1x0|=∠N1NE1wherethe value of ∠M2MF:since DN is parallel to M2M;
,- quantitative increment of the values of the angles of inclination of the trajectory relative to the axis of the inertial system of coordinates x0in current relative to previous cycles at the moment of sighting the target.
The sign of the valuefrom point D, or E1has a positive value iffixed counter-clockwise relative to the line of sight DN (x direction in the associated coordinate system), negative if clockwise. Relative to N - on the contrary.
∠x0B1B, ∠x0E1E - given the angles of inclination of the trajectory of the object relative to the axis of the inertial system of coordinates x0determining the change of sign of the reversal of the object;,- the values of these angular values in cycles and "i";
∠O1OB=∠OO2A1, ∠EDN - average angles of pre-emption, defined�represent the change of sign of the reversal of the object, that is, the average angles of inclination of the trajectory of the object relative to the line of sight after the "i-1"th and "i"-th time instant, respectively, qi-1, qi- -the values of these angles;
- the value of the angle ∠CC1D;since ∠CC1D=∠N1NE1;is positive if C1C the fixed angle clockwise if clockwise - negative value. It should be noted that;
φ is the angle of the velocity vector of the target relative to the line of sight.
The process of controlling the movement of the object when the homing is as follows.
After viewing the target at a point On the object impart motion through an arc segment S with an angular velocity ωo. To achieve the object given value of qi-1at the point In the sign of ωo.change to the opposite, and the object moving in an arc BD, again replaced by a sign reversal after sight of the goal at point D.
Each time, at the moment of sighting targets (for example in "i"-th, the D point of the trajectory of the object) make measurements of the current value of the anglethe slope of the trajectory of the object relative to the inertial coordinate system and compare it with the previous value of in "i-1"-the point of sight:
and taking into account the obtained values ofset computed by the control law of the "i"oe the average lead angles qi.
The essence of the invention consists in the fact that it is proposed to form the current value of the average lead angles q in the cycle according to the control law in the form of rational functions:
where k=1, 0 ... depending on the conditions of convergence.
Thus, the process of approximation of the object aimed by the proposed method homing procedure is as follows, Fig. 1:
1. The object is located at point O, endorses the goal (point O1), the time point "i-1"; at the same time remember the value of.
2. The object moves during the time T1before reaching the setpointthe magnitude of the angle of inclination of the trajectory of the object relative to the axis of the inertial system of coordinates x0with angular velocity ωo, while the average lead angles will be the value of qi-1up to the point In where changing the sign of the reversal of the object. remember.
3. After change of sign of ωothe object is moved until the "i" fact-of-sight targets at point D of the trajectory of an object that ends with "i-1"-you� cycle convergence and begins a new, "i"-th cycle.
At this point:
b/ are compared,and define its name: in this case the value of
in/ calculate the average lead angles qiin "i"-th cycle, using the control law (3);
g/ produces a change of sign reversal on the opposite;
4. Implement the movement of an object along a trajectory DE with the specified in claim 3 in average lead angles qiby:
a/ move the object within a given value of T1that in the "i"that cycle is equal to:
true, as, Fig. 2, or:
b/ reaches the setpoint on the trajectory of the object sizethat in the "i"that cycle is equal to:
true, since ∠EE1x0=∠EE1N+∠NE1x0the value of ∠EE1N = 2qithe value of ∠NE1x0is equal to;
5. After change of sign of ωoat point E the trajectory of the object peremeshayte point "i+1" - fact sight of the goal at point F of the trajectory, which ends with "i"-th cycle of convergence and a new "i+1"-St cycle.
Further, the homing process is carried out in a similar method according to the paragraphs 3, 4, 5 to approach the minimum distance h, the value of which is in the range from 0 to values:
Fig. 1, 3 and 4 show specific examples of the convergence of the object and purpose of the law (3) for k=1, when V<V1Fig. 1, V1<V for k=1 in Fig. 3 and for k=0 in Fig. 4.
Management of the facility when the hardware implementation of the proposed method is carried out using the functional diagram shown in Fig. 5, where the following notation is used:
4 - the Object with its own stabilization system;
5 - management System object carries a homing;
6 - Steering - implements the control action on the object;
7 Unit performs control with steering wheel commands CBM;
8 - Specialized computing machine SVM - manages the process of guidance based algorithms.
9 - sharing Device of EE - translates incoming information into language CBM;
10 - Meter values of angular velocity ω;
11 - Command unit - implements the inertial coordinate system, the axes of which are the origin of ug�s tilt of the trajectory of the object. As command and control device can be applied gyro-, Astro -, or other devices;
12 Locator goals - record the sighting target, when the velocity vector of the object is directed at the target;
13 - Goal.
After receiving the signal Δ of the fact sight of goal 13, the fixed locator 12, which is perceived CBM 8 after conversion of EE 9, RAS recorded by the program organizes the oscillatory motion of the object 4 by issuing commands via the Converter device 7 on the steering actuator 6, which, in turn, produces a control action δ to rotate the object 1 with a given angular velocity ω0- registered by the device 10. Simultaneously, the signal Δ RAS remembers the current value ofreceived from the command device 8, of course, after the transformation of EE.
After time T1or when the object value of the angleRAS will return the pivot of an object with angular velocity-ω0that ends the sight of the goal (getting the signal Δ from the locator). Then SVM reads through EE from the command device 8, the value of the current angle, compares it with the value in the previous cycle, receiving the value of(positive or�negative), and using this value and the value of the average value of the angle of lead of the previous cycle generates the new control law current values of lead angles and time T1or angle of trajectory, Θ1.
This method of homing can be used when approaching objects in outer space and in other cases, for example, in combination with the method of the chase or in other ways homing.
Explanation of the drawings given in the description.
Shows graphical plots are reduced copies of drawings, executed on graph paper A3. The misses h was defined as the minimum distance between the trajectories of the object and purpose when you split them in the critical region into small segments of time.
The drawing shows the counter-example of the convergence objective, which moves with velocity V1than the speed of the object V, sweep 1, and:
- homing of the object by the method of chase (trajectory 2);
- homing on this method (trajectory 3, calculated according to the algorithm (3) with K=1).
Graphically determined the misses h: for trajectory 2 is "AB", for trajectory 3 is "SV".
The drawing outlines the parameters of the object and purpose for consideration of the angular correlations and the formation of a trajectory of convergence; p�the following analysis the control law selected object as a trend of decreasing values in the preliminary areas of convergence.
The drawing shows an arbitrary example of the convergence of the object and purpose when homing in accordance with the algorithm (3) with K=1.
The drawing shows an arbitrary example of the convergence of the object and purpose when homing in accordance with the algorithm (3) with K=0.
The drawing shows a functional diagram of the hardware implementation of this method.
Method of convergence of a moving object when homing on information about the sighting target locator, the sensitive axis of which coincides with the direction of the velocity vector of the object, characterized in that the trajectory of the object shape in the form of a cyclically repeating arcuate segments, each two segments are combined in a loop that starts and ends with a fact-of-sight of the goal, and the end point of sight of the previous cycle is the starting point of the current, and inside each loop arcuate movement is produced with the best possible constant in a loop angular velocity, the sign of which is changed according to the value of the average lead angle of the trajectory of the object relative to the line of sight, calculated according to the control law for the current cycle as the product of the difference of the values of this angle in the previous cycle and increment, positive Il� negative, the angle of inclination of the trajectory of the object in the current cycle relative to the previous one multiplied by a coefficient that depends on the circumstances of convergence, and a fraction, the numerator of which is the difference between the average values of lead angles in the previous cycle and increment, positive or negative, the angle of inclination of the trajectory of the object in the current cycle relative to the previous one, and the denominator the sum of the specified values.
FIELD: physics, navigation.
SUBSTANCE: disclosed is a method of guiding aircraft to ground facilities. In the method, guidance to ground facilities is controlled simultaneously in an inclined plane whose position is determined by the flight path direction of the aircraft, and in a vertical plane, based on a condition for providing and stabilising the required resolution of radar images of ground facilities, using a proportional navigation technique with offset of the line of sight rate of the ground facility in both aircraft control planes. Offset values are generated such that the direction of the velocity vector of the aircraft in the vertical plane at moment in time matches the direction towards the point of intersection of the perpendicular to the projection of the line of sight of the ground facility on the horizontal plane, which coincides with the ground surface, passing through the ground facility and belonging to said horizontal plane, with the vertical plane in which the velocity vector of the aircraft is located.
EFFECT: high accuracy of guiding aircraft to ground facilities.
FIELD: physics, navigation.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to autonomous aircraft navigation systems, particularly aircraft navigation systems comprising on-board radar equipment which guides the aircraft to ground objects. Guiding an aircraft to a ground object includes measuring the viewing angle of the ground object in the horizontal plane relative to the direction of the ground velocity of the aircraft, the angular velocity of the line of vision of the ground object in the horizontal plane, the distance from the aircraft to the ground object, the flight velocity of the aircraft and acceleration thereof in the horizontal plane. The method also includes measuring the current value of the deviation angle of the line of vision of the ground object from the direction of the velocity vector of the aircraft, the current value of the viewing angle of the ground object in the vertical plane, the current value of the inclination angle of the velocity vector of the aircraft in the vertical plane, the current value of the angular velocity of the line of vision of the ground object in the vertical plane and the current value of acceleration of the aircraft in the vertical plane. The method includes calculating the current value of the deviation angle of the projection of the line of vision of the ground object on the horizontal plane from the projection of the direction of the velocity vector of the aircraft on the same plane. The obtained results are used to control flight in the horizontal and vertical planes to enable stabilisation of the linear azimuthal resolution of the radar image of the ground object generated by on-board synthetic aperture radar, stabilisation of resolution of said radar image on the horizontal range, and such that the direction of the velocity vector of the aircraft in the vertical plane at each moment in time matches the direction towards the point of intersection of the perpendicular to the horizontal projection of the line of vision of the ground object, passing through said object and belonging to the horizontal plane, with the vertical plane to which the velocity vector of the aircraft belongs. The value of deviations (discrepancies) of current angle measurements, as well as the current inclination angle of the line of vision of the ground object from the required values is estimated and trajectory control signals for the aircraft in the horizontal and vertical planes, which enable to eliminate said deviations, are generated.
EFFECT: high accuracy of guiding an aircraft to given ground objects using on-board synthetic aperture radar.
FIELD: instrument engineering.
SUBSTANCE: during the final preparation for launch mobile carrier, the signals are defined and set proportional to the initial coordinates on the slant range, on the angle of slope, on the azimuth of mutual position of the mobile carrier and originally specified object of viewing (OV) relative to the base of the integrated antenna device in the coordinate system connected to the center of mass of the mobile carrier. At that the operational signals are made in the form of a package of consecutive words that are proportional to the parameters of initial setting of the inertial measurement of parameters of viewing vector of the set OV in the local horizontal coordinate system. These signals convert the parallel form and the signals are formed according to them, proportional to the initial conditions of the setting of inertial direction finding of the set OV in the base antenna coordinate system.
EFFECT: increased accuracy.
2 cl, 8 dwg
FIELD: aircraft engineering.
SUBSTANCE: stabilised sight line is consecutively aligned with every viewing object. Distance to objects and their angular coordinates relative to finder system are defined and memorised. After launching the aircraft toward short-range viewing object and its interception by control system, time of flight abeam flight path is measured. Data on aircraft hitting the preset viewing zone or miss is defined and fed to finder system field of vision. In the case of miss and possibility of re-aiming, instruction for flight above sight line is sent to aircraft. Sight line is switched to the next range viewing object and, at approach thereto, aforesaid instruction is cancelled to move the aircraft to sight line. In further misses, elevation instruction is fed with changing sight line to the nest viewing objects. Said elevation instruction is fed to aircraft when it flies over immediate object.
EFFECT: higher accuracy of control.
FIELD: weapons and ammunition.
SUBSTANCE: engineering anti-aircraft mine comprises a contactless target sensor and a directional fragmentation warhead. The method to damage low-flying targets consists in the fact that the mine warhead is actuated using a bistatic radar target sensor. The device for damage of low-flying targets is made in the form of a bistatic radar system made of a spaced radar transmitter and an autonomous Doppler radar receiver. The radar transmitter is installed on the secured object. The autonomous Doppler radar receiver is installed on the area surrounding the object, together with the fragmentation warhead. In another version of design the device warhead is made in the form of an electromagnetic missile. The electromagnetic missile comprises ready fragments of a ferromagnetic material. The area of fragmentation warhead damage is matched with the zone of detection of the autonomous Doppler radar receiver.
EFFECT: higher reliability of damage of various air targets under any meteorological conditions.
4 cl, 1 dwg
FIELD: weapons and ammunition.
SUBSTANCE: complex homing head comprises an optical and infrared digital photo cameras, a passive or an active radiolocator, an automatic pilot, a unit of threshold passage of a signal of an optical photo camera, a unit of switching off of infrared pixels, an electronic key, a delay line and a night vision device. The signal from the night vision device or from the infrared camera arrives to a specialised computer of a control system, where with the specified extent of validity it is compared with all-aspect images of all known airplanes available in the computer memory. After identification of the airplane type the computer determines the predetermined resolution or prohibition for target damage. A pre-programmed most vulnerable area is selected on the target, and further homing is carried out to the same area by readings from the night vision device or infrared camera.
EFFECT: improved accuracy.
9 cl, 1 dwg
FIELD: weapons and ammunition.
SUBSTANCE: method of generation of a signal of control of a shell rotating by list angle consists in detection of an amplitude modulated signal with a tracking gyroscopic head of homing, proportional to angular speed of a target sighting line, conversion of a signal into a width-modulated signal that arrives to an inlet of a steering drive of the shell. At the same time the sum of the amplitude-modulated signal and the signal of the sensor of angular speed of the shell filtered with a filter of noise components and a filter of a permanent component is converted into the width-modulated signal.
EFFECT: provision of possibility to increase probability of shell hitting a target.
1 cl, 6 dwg
SUBSTANCE: method of striking a target producing coherent interference by launching and guiding missiles fitted with an active radar seeker involves emitting a probe signal and receiving the signal reflected by the target, wherein two missiles are simultaneously directed onto the target, and emission of the probe signal and reception of the signal reflected by the target are reassigned between the missiles alternately; before launching missiles, the intervals for emitting probe signals and receiving reflected signals are synchronised such that intervals for emitting the signal of one missile match intervals for receiving the signal reflected from the target of the other missile. Switching intervals for emitting the signal and receiving the reflected signal is carried out with frequency higher than the bandwidth of the guidance system, and the frequency of switching emission and reception intervals is set primarily alternating. The missiles are guided into the target on "pliers" type maximally divergent trajectories.
EFFECT: improved method.
4 cl, 2 dwg
FIELD: weapons and ammunition.
SUBSTANCE: topographical lock-on of launcher is effected with the help of satellite navigation system prior to setting the fire parameters. Fire control board with digital radio communication means is located 50-100 metres from launcher. Lock-on errors may not exceed 50 metres. Fire control parameters are transmitted in binary code to launcher ACS and, further, to missile. Launcher is turned to azimuth and elevation to launch the missile by command from control board.
EFFECT: increased range of fire, higher safety.
SUBSTANCE: optoelectronic system for an air defence missile system has an pointing head (5) mounted on a precision two-coordinate turning device (8), as well as a computing unit (13), a monitor (15) and a control unit (16). The pointing head (5) has a double-channel design with wide (6) and narrow (7) field of vision television channels. The optoelectronic system is fitted with a unit for superimposing wide and narrow field of vision images (14). The lens of the narrow field of vision channel has a mirror-lens design with central screening and includes a main concave mirror (19) and a convergent mirror (20) arranged in series, as well as annular first (21) and second (22) optical wedges placed in front of the convergent mirror (20) with possibility of independent rotation relative each other around the optical axis of the lens. The outer diameter of the optical wedges is equal to the diameter of the main concave mirror (19), and the inner diameter is equal to the diameter of the convergent mirror (20). The wide field of vision (6) channel is placed in front of the narrow field of vision (7) channel having a common optical axis with it. The diameter of each of the components wide field of vision (6) channel does not exceed the diameter of the convergent mirror (20).
EFFECT: possibility of battery launch of a missile with one air defence missile system at several targets at once.
FIELD: armament, in particular, artillery guided missiles with a laser semi-active homing head locking on n illuminated target in the terminal trajectory leg; the invention is designed for control of fire of mortars and barrel artillery of calibers, types 120, 122, 152, 155 mm, at firing of guided ammunition, as well as of guided missiles with a homing head.
SUBSTANCE: the method consists in the following: the target is detected by a target indicator, then the distances between the target indicator and the target and the firing position and the target are measured with a topographical survey of the target, target indicator and the firing position, computation and realization of the firing settings according to the target and firing position coordinates. Then, missile guidance to the target is performed, it includes a successive gun setting and turn of the missile on target illuminated after the shot by laser radiation of the target indicator, the topographical target survey and conversion of its coordinates to a sequence of binary codes is accomplished with the aid of a reconnaissance panel, and the computation of gun settings is performed with the id of a gun control panel. A common computer time is organized in the reconnaissance panel and in the gun control panel, and after the shot up to the actuation of the target indicator transmission of the value of the time of switching of target indicator laser radiation is performed from the gun control panel to the reconnaissance panel by means of digital radio communication, and the signal of switching of target illuminance is automatically transmitted from the reconnaissance panel to the target indicator at achievement of the time of switching.
EFFECT: enhanced accuracy of fire by a guided missile at a target illuminated by a laser beam due to reduced quantity of "hand" operations and enhanced accuracy of synchronization of the moment of target illumination with the time of the shot; the last property is especially important for destruction of moving targets.
FIELD: homing systems of flight vehicles.
SUBSTANCE: the method consists in the fact that the distance from the flight vehicle to the target by the moment of beginning of homing, the current rate of closure with it, angular velocities of the sight line and the lateral accelerations of the target and guided flight vehicle in the horizontal and vertical planes are measured. After measurements the signals of flight vehicle control in the horizontal and vertical planes are formed according to the relations using the mentioned coordinates of the target and flight vehicle. The high sensitivity of the flight vehicle to the target maneuver is based on the estimation of its lateral accelerations, and the adaptation to the range of the beginning of homing is based on estimation in the procedure of suspension of its navigation parameter.
EFFECT: provided reaction to the maneuver of far located targets and adaptation to the range of the beginning of homing predetermining a more active maneuver of the guided object on a near located target.
FIELD: high-accuracy armament systems, in particular, guidance systems of tactical ballistic missiles.
SUBSTANCE: the method includes the lunching of the missile and its flight on the trajectory having a ballistic leg, on which the moment of separation of the correctable war module is determined, and the correctable war module is separated, and a homing leg. In addition the flight trajectory has a leg of intermediate correction. Prior to the missile launch, the initial conditions for computation of the predicted flight trajectory of the correctable war module are set into the on-board computer via the antenna of the communication radio set and the on-board receiver. After the launch the kinematic parameters of the missile motion are additionally determined on the ballistic leg, and after separation of the correctable war module the predicted miss of the correctable war module is computed on the leg of intermediate correction, and the impulse correction engine is started for reduction of the miss to the minimum value. Before the homing leg the correctable war head is decorated to the operating linear and angular velocity, and the beginning of the homing leg is determined by transmitting a signal from the correctable war module via the radio channel to the target indicator-range finder. At intermediate correction and homing the impulse correction engines are started when the current miss exceeds the allowable value.
EFFECT: enhanced accuracy of guidance.
FIELD: radio engineering, in particular, methods for guidance of self-moving guided projectiles to reflected laser beam, applicable in military equipment.
SUBSTANCE: use is made of several sources of illumination of the optoelectronic device located on the object of destruction. These sources operate at different frequencies, as a result of which an information field of projectile flight control is produced with a multispectral homing head, which makes it possible to reduce the requirements to the accuracy of projectile guidance to the target at the initial leg o guidance to the optoelectronic instrument, located in the most vulnerable point of the armored object.
EFFECT: enhanced accuracy of guidance of guided projectile to the most vulnerable points of position of the optoelectronic instrument, and efficiency of destruction of the armored object.
FIELD: aircraft guidance systems.
SUBSTANCE: method comprises measuring transverse acceleration of the aircraft to be guided in the horizontal plane, measuring the angle between the vector of aircraft velocity and line of sighting on the ground object, distance between the aircraft and ground object, velocity of the aircraft, and generating the control signal in the horizontal plane as the difference between the required angular velocity of the conventional sighting point multiplied by the adaptive navigation parameter and transverse acceleration of the aircraft in the horizontal plane. The adaptive navigation parameter is generated depending on the difference between the current value of the angle between the vector of the aircraft velocity and line of sighting on the ground object in the horizontal plane and required angular shift of the conventional sighting point in the horizontal plane with respect to the line of sighting on the ground object.
EFFECT: improved stabilizing of linear resolution of the guidance.
FIELD: air defense.
SUBSTANCE: system comprises housing connected with four return springs each of which is connected with the corresponding air vane, propulsion engine, four photomultiplier tubes of the guidance system which are connected in the arms of the electric bridge, four air vanes connected with the electromagnets with movable core through intermediate relay, four infrared devices for photomultiplier tubes, four vision limiters for photomultiplier tubes, four DC amplifiers for photomultiplier tubes, board power source, four tail stabilizing fins, analogue-digital converter, and control unit composed of integrator, tree-link integrating device, and inverter. The photomultiplier tubes are connected with the analogue-pulse converter, intermediate relay, integrator, inverter, and three-link integrating device through the DC amplifier.
EFFECT: accelerated missile aiming.
FIELD: rocket armament, in particular, methods of fire by guided missiles from infantry fighting vehicles and tanks.
SUBSTANCE: after launching of the missile from the bore the sustainer engine is started in the trajectory of its flight by the preset start-up time, and the missile is controlled in the active and passive sections of the trajectory up to the end of the missile flight. The sustainer engine is started by a device with an electronic delay, the delay time is determined from the condition: where: - delay time of sustainer engine starting; - missile flight speed at the instant of sustainer engine starting; V0(m/s) - missile muzzle velocity; m(sq.kgf/m) - missile mass at the instant of sustainer engine starting; cx - missile drag coefficient; Smid(sq.m) - missile maximum cross-section area; - air density.
EFFECT: enhanced efficiency of fire due to the increase of the maximum flying range at a simultaneous reduction of spread and reduction of dispersion in the initial trajectory section.
FIELD: methods for generation of launcher guidance angles by fire control devices.
SUBSTANCE: the probability of pursuit of the underwater target is determined and in addition a correcting of the launcher guidance angles is introduced in the calculation of the lead point coinciding with the center of the target pursuit area by determination of linear deflection of aiming point Δxc by formula: Δxc=l0-ln , where ln - semilength of the target pursuit area; l0 - semilength of the target lock-on area.
EFFECT: enhanced probability of hitting of the underwater target at firing by rockets 90P to the target lead point.
5 dwg, 2 tbl
FIELD: guided missile guidance systems.
SUBSTANCE: before normalization of missile control signals the engine operation time is preset, a priory evaluation of the projections of the missile axial acceleration onto the input axes of the antenna co-ordinate system of the homing head is preset. On completion of engine operation the present flight time is measured, the time before impact with the target is determined, and the evaluation of miss caused by missile axial acceleration is determined. The axial acceleration compensation signal is proportional to the evaluation of miss caused by missile axial acceleration. The obtained compensation signal is summed up with the signal of missile control according to the method of proportional navigation or its modifications.
EFFECT: enhanced accuracy of guidance.
FIELD: armament, in particular, control of artillery guided missiles with a laser semi-active homing head, locking an illuminated target in the terminal trajectory leg, applicable for control of fire of mortars and cannon artillery.
SUBSTANCE: the method consists in topographical survey of the target indicator and firing position to the terrain, target detection by the target indicator, measurement of the distance from the target indicator to the target, azimuth and angle of sight relative to the target indicator under the conditions of successive target location. Topographical co-ordinates, direction and speed of target motion are calculated in the reconnaissance panel, the co-ordinates, speed and direction of target motion are transformed to a series of binary codes and transmitted to the firing position panel by the digital radio communication. On the basis of the obtained data and preliminarily preset meteorological data, ballistic corrections, time of preparation of the gun and missile to fire the predicted point of impact of the missile with the target an the ground surface is calculated, the fire settings according to the co-ordinates of the gun and the co-ordinates of the predicted point of impact of the missile with the target are calculated, the time of the shot for target destruction in the predicted point is calculated, the sole computing time is set in the reconnaissance panel and in the firing position panel, the fire settings are realized. The signal for a shot is given from the firing position panel when the time of the shot is coming. The time of switching-an of the target indicator of laser radiation is transmitted from the firing position panel to the reconnaissance panel via the digital radio communication channel. The signal for switching-on of the laser radiation target indicator is automatically given from the reconnaissance panel when the required time of switching-on is attained, and the missile is guided to the target illuminated by the laser radiation of the target indicator.
EFFECT: enhanced accuracy of fire at movable targets.
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Cork Airport was closed for a time this morning after a drone was spotted flying over the airfield.
Air Traffic Control suspended operations at around 9.45am and two aircraft were delayed in landing.
Once the drone was no longer visible services resumed.
It is illegal to fly a drone within 5km of an airport.
Gardaí responded to the report and conducted a search of the area around the airport.
They did not find a drone or observe any suspicious activity.
The Director of Operations at Cork Airport has urged members of the public to be very careful with drones and not to operate them near airports.
Speaking on RTÉ's Drivetime, Ciaran Carton said operations at the airport were suspended today for 10 - 15 minutes because of the disruption caused by the drone.
He said there are a number of penalities that could apply:
"If somebody is involved in something that is dangerous or causes a hazard to an aircraft, it's a very, very significant breach of the law and has very, very serious consequences - even if it was just through carelessness.
"When you interfere with an action of an aircraft, you are talking about something along the lines of many, many years in prison if you are found guilty and if the judge decides to impose the most serious sentence." | Yes |
“Nonstop.” This is how the Philippine Air Force (PAF)’s 220th Airlift Wing (220AW) described how the Air Force is working together with other government agencies and non-government organizations (NGOs) for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) post-Typhoon Rolly.
“Yesterday, your PAF conducted series of disaster relief missions in response to Typhoon Rolly,” 220AW said. “Today, the C-130 and NC212i aircraft of 220th Airlift Wing are again flying back and forth from Manila to Virac, Catanduanes to airlift family food packs, communication equipment and affected civilians.”
It added that along with this, the C295 aircraft is busy hauling family food packs for the affected families in Albay.
“When nation calls, in full force, your Philippine Air Force both ground and air assets are working #NONSTOP… for with unity, we can overcome the storm,” 220AW noted. | Yes |
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ILA Berlin Air Show
Price Induction announces its participation at the ILA Berlin Air Show May 20-25, 2014 on booth 3431a in hall 3 with the support of the Berlin-Brandenburg region.
Besides its DGEN turbofan engine for general aviation and the virtual engine test bench WESTT CS/BV, Price Induction will offer live demonstrations of the WESTT SE-HP assembly and disassembly station of a turbofan high-pressure spool for the first time in Germany. This educational tool is ideal for practices in mechanical and maintenance engineering and is also recognized worldwide by EASA Part-147 training centers as an innovative training tool to maintenance practices and propulsion basics.
Furthermore, Price Induction will present the latest news concerning the WESTT SOLUTIONS product family of research and training tools, which have been very successful in the past year. Renowned research institutes like the NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and worldwide universities like theHogeschool InHolland in Delft, the Civil Aviation University of China in Tianjin and the ENAC engineering school in Toulouse are some of the latest WESTT SOLUTIONS customers.
On May 20th at 3pm, our customer Linköping University will present the best student designs of DGEN-based Personal Light Jets on the forum of the Berlin-Brandenburg region stand.
As on previous ILA Airshows the DGEN engine will also be on display at Price Induction’s booth. The DGEN 380 engine achieved, today, over 1500 hours of testing, 6000 ignitions and 2200 endurance cycles and is used by an increasing number of universities and research centers. | Yes |
On Friday 20th July, Stornoway Library is going to host a Moonhackathon for the very first time.
A Moonhack is an annual celebration of coding which aims to get parents, the community, and most importantly, children, enthusiastic about coding. Moonhack originated in Australia, and last year 28,575 children from all around the world participated in the free event.
Moonhack 2018 will be even bigger and aims to set a world record to get the most children coding in one day! And this year children from the Western Isles will also get a chance to participate to help set that world record.
The Moonhackathon is part of the library Code Club and will take place in The Space @ Stornoway Library on Friday 20th July, from 10.30am until 12 noon. Due to popular demand; a second Moonhack has been scheduled for 3 to 4.30pm. The special Code Club sessions would be prefect for children who may be completely new to coding, as well as more experienced coders.
The date is particularly meaningful as the day also commemorates the Apollo 11 moon landing. Mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin, landed the lunar module, Eagle, on the 20th July 1969.
As well as the Moonhackathon, people will also have the opportunity to experience the Apollo 11 moon landing themselves – via virtual reality! The Apollo 11 VR experience takes about an hour (booking recommended!) and gives a fantastic impression of how it must feel to travel through space and walk on the moon.
Anyone interested in attending the Moonhackathon (for 7 to 11 years) or the Apollo 11 VR Experience (12 years & over) can contact the library at 01851 822744 / email@example.com. | Yes |
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NASA Space Station Lead Increment Scientist’s Highlights For the Week of June 04, 2012
(Highlights: Week of June 04, 2012) — Expedition 31 crew members were the first to capture the Transit of Venus from a spacecraft in low-Earth orbit. The Transit of Venus takes place when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and Earth becoming visible against (obscuring a small portion of) the solar disk. The transit occurred June 5 and 6. The next transit alignment will not occur until 2117. These images were taken from the Docking Compartment 1, the Mini Research Module 2, and the Cupola windows. The astronauts were able to capture this historic event with the use of solar filters. The last transit occurred in 2004, but the space station crew did not have solar filters to acquire imagery. Prior to that, the last transit of Venus occurred in 1882.
The Flame Extinguishment Experiment-2 (FLEX-2) continued with surrogate fuel test points. This is the second investigation on the space station which uses small droplets of fuel to study the special burning characteristics of fire in space. FLEX-2 studies the rate and manner in which fuel is burned, the conditions that are necessary for soot to form, and the way in which a mixture of fuels evaporate before burning. The results from these experiments will give scientists a better understanding of how fires behave in space and will provide important information that will be useful in increasing the fuel efficiency of engines using liquid fuels.
Operations continued for the Burning And Suppression of Solids (BASS) investigation. BASS examines the burning and extinction characteristics of a wide variety of fuel samples in microgravity. The BASS investigation will guide strategies for extinguishing accidental fires in microgravity. BASS results contribute to the combustion computational models used in the design of fire detection and suppression systems in microgravity and on Earth.
Through June 4, 74,252 images have been received for reviewing and cataloging for the Crew Earth Observation (CEO). Recent images include Hurricane Bud off the Pacific coast of Mexico and Bigach Impact Crater, Kazakhstan. For this investigation, station crew members photograph natural and human-made changes on Earth. These images provide researchers with key data to better understand the planet.
Human research investigations continued for various crew members including, Thermolab, Vessel Imaging, Pro K, Space Headaches, Vascular, Reaction Self Test, Treadmill Kinematics, Integrated Cardiovascular, VO2max, and Journals.
John Love, Lead Increment Scientist Expedition 30/31 | Yes |
Unmanned aircraft, more commonly known as drones, are becoming increasingly popular in the civilian market. Advances in technology have made drones easier to fly and have expanded their utility for recreational users. Businesses likewise view drones as a new tool to increase their operations and bring new value to consumers. For instance, Amazon, recently unveiled its plans to use drones to make same-day deliveries to customers. But what liability issues await?
The rise in drone use has also prompted a demand for professional drone services. One such company, enables individuals to contract for professional drone operators. The company allows clients to book drone operators who provide specific services, such as photography and filming for private events or business applications. To the extent that this business involves consultative or advisory services, it may fall within a miscellaneous professional framework.
The FAA notes that incidents involving unauthorized and unsafe use of drones have risen dramatically, and that pilot reports of interactions with drones have tripled over the past year. In order to address these safety concerns, the FAA proposed a new framework of regulations in 2015 that would allow routine commercial use of certain small drones, while maintaining flexibility to adapt to future changes in the technology. These regulations currently require a certificate of exemption for drones used for business purposes. Commercial operators must be licensed pilots.
Drones, which operate via WiFi, and which may be set up to gather, store, and transmit digital data, also present a cyber exposure.
Drone rules and regulations are quickly evolving to adapt to consumer and business needs while also ensuring public safety. Businesses providing professional drone services must stay current with these shifting regulations. In addition, drone operators must also be cognizant of other laws that may be implicated by drone use, such as privacy rights of individuals and potential liability for personal or property damage caused by negligent drone operations. These potential hazards necessitate that operators purchase liability insurance to protect themselves from personal liability. | Yes |
Polish astronomer Kacper Wierzchoś, who works in NASA’s Planetary Defense Program at Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona, USA, has discovered a third, previously unknown comet, the scientist told PAP.
The 33-year-old astronomer discovered three comets, as well as the so-called asteroid. A small moon and hundreds of NEOs (the so-called NEOs). Wierzchoś makes his discoveries using the observatory’s 1.5-meter telescope.
The last periodic comet he discovered passed the Sun at a distance of 360 million km, 2.4 times the average distance of Earth from the Sun, and will return to the Solar System in about 25 years. The facility is registered under the name P / 2021 U1 (Wierzchoś).
Another comet discovered by a pole
A little earlier, in September of this year, the Polish scientist discovered his second comet, named after him – P / 2021 P4 (Wierzchoś). It’s also a periodic comet, which we’ll see again in 2034. Wierzchoś’s first comet, body C/2020 H3, discovered last April, had an orbit of thousands or tens of thousands of years, so it was only visible once .
In February 2020, the pole, together with the second researcher Theodore Bruen, discovered the asteroid 2020 CD3, which is several meters in diameter, the temporary moon of the Earth. For three years, the hitherto unnoticed object has been orbiting our planet, but has already freed itself from the influence of Earth’s gravity – said Wierzchoś.
The scientist born in Lublin is conducting observations as part of the Catalina Sky Survey funded by NASA, the main goal of which is the search for asteroids, comets and meteorites whose orbits pass close to Earth, the so-called near-Earth objects.
Wierzchoś has already discovered hundreds of these things. “I lost count,” he said. “Our team discovered more than 1,500 NEOs last year,” he added. “Detecting potentially dangerous near-Earth objects is our primary mission as part of NASA’s Planetary Defense Program,” he said.
According to the license granted by the US Congress to NASA in 2005, at least 90 percent. NEOs with a diameter of at least 140 meters must be detected and classified. An object of this size falling to the ground may cause long-range damage. “None of the comets I’ve discovered belong to them,” Wierzchoś reassured.
“Objects that are not NEOs are detected while performing our main mission as part of the Planetary Defense Program, during many hours of work in the telescope, when we are looking at the sky” – he explained.
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THE Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has promoted 153 senior officers with the aim of boosting the professional commitment and productivity of those in its top echelons.
Its Director of Public Relations & Information Air Commodore Dele Alonge, who said this yesterday, added that the newly promoted officers include 14 Air Vice Marshals, 26 Air Commodores, 22 Group Captains and 91 Wing Commanders.
Those promoted to the rank of Air Vice Marshal (AVM) are the Chief of Aircraft Engineering at the Headquarters of Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Onyemaechi Osahor; Director of Works at the Headquarters Nigerian Air Force Air Vice Marshal Shehu Adamu; and Director Air Intelligence at the Headquarters Nigerian Air Force Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Usman.
Others are Principal Air Staff Officer to the Chief of Air Staff Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Abdul-Wahab; Commander, 75 Strike Group Yola Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao; Commander, 303 Flying Training School Kano Air Vice Marshal John Baba; Commander 81 Air Maritime Group Benin Air Vice Marshal Okechukwu Ntukogu and a Directing Staff at the National Defence College, Air Vice Marshal Humphrey Okpala.
Other new AVMs are the Commander, 203 Medium Airlift Group Ilorin Air Vice Marshal Yekeen Ishola; Director of Information Communication Technology at the National Defence College Air Vice Marshal Christian Dii; the Managing Director, Nigerian Air Force Housing and Construction Company, Air Vice Marshal Sambo Usman; Commander 335 Base Services Group Kaduna, Air Vice Marshal Auwal Muhammad; Director Search and Rescue, National Emergency Management Agency Air Vice Marshal Charles Otegbade and Commander 333 Logistics Group Kaduna, Air Vice Marshal Isyaka Bukar.
The NAF spokesman said the 26 senior officers elevated to the rank of Air Commodore include Group Captains Emmanuel Udenyi, Aliyu Bello, Iboro Etukudo, Chiebonam Ozougwu, Abidemi Marquis, Abubakar Liman, Pius Oahimire, Kabiru Aliyu, Ubrufih Uzezi, Nkem Aguiyi, Sule Lawal and Paul Masiyer among others.
Others are Group Captains Isah Muhammad, Kurotimi Obidake, Dalhat Ladan, Adeniyi Amesinlola, Olagoke Ogunmola, Raheem Tijani, Obainana Imafidor, Framah Batnah, John Dibal, Mohammed Sini, Barisi Keenam, Sunday Ogba, Habib Adamu and Emma Enam.
”The recent promotions are in line with one of the key drivers of the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar’s vision, which is to promote and inculcate the core values of integrity, excellence and service delivery.
“As an annual exercise, the purpose of promotion is to encourage officers to rededicate themselves to assigned duties as well as the development of the Nigerian Air Force and the nation as a whole,” Alonge stated. | Yes |
Too late for World War II, the Douglas AD series went on to achieve a stunning combat record in both Korea and Vietnam during a career that stretched over two decades. Its story began in September 1943, when BUAER circulated the new requirement for a single-seat bomber-torpedo (BT) aircraft intended to replace SBDs, SB2Cs, and TBMs. Douglas originally submitted a proposal for the XBTD-1, which was basically a rehash of its less than successful XSB2D design; then in June 1944, the company surprised BUAER by asking for cancellation of the BTD program in favor of a totally new concept. Its proposed XBT2D-1 was much closer to BUAER’s bomber-torpedo criteria: a simple design with a tailwheel layout in which weapons were carried on external racks beneath a bottom-mounted wing. For dive-bombing, Douglas introduced a new type of dive brake system consisting of flat panels that extended from the sides and belly of the fuselage. BUAER was sufficiently interested in the new concept to award Douglas a contract for 25 pre-production BT2D-1s, and after the first prototype flew on 15 March 1945, increased the order to 548 production aircraft.
The huge government cutbacks imposed after V-J Day resulted in the BT2D contract being reduced to 277 aircraft, and when the BT designation was changed to A for attack in early 1946, the plane became the AD-1. Service trials were completed in late 1946 and by early 1947, production AD-1s began replacing SB2Cs and TBMs in fleet units. The final 25 aircraft were delivered as AD-1Qs, a specialized ECM sub-variant that featured a separate compartment aft of the pilot for a radar operator. When the AD-1 had been in service less than a year, BUAER selected it as the Fleet’s standard single-seat attack type and made plans to acquire improved versions. Deliveries of 152 AD-2s having the more powerful R-3350-26W engine, stronger wings, a new canopy design, and fully enclosed wheel covers began in mid-1948 and were joined by an additional 21 AD-2Qs and one AD-2QU target tug. During 1948-1949 the Navy took delivery of 127 AD-3s possessing even more airframe strengthening, longer stroke landing gear, and a redesigned tailwheel, plus 15 three-seat night attack AD-3Ns, 31 three-seat early-warning AD-3Ws fitted with belly radomes, and 21 two-seat AD-3Qs.
The AD-4, introduced in 1949 with increased takeoff weight, a stronger tailhook, and a P-1 autopilot, also came in night attack, early-warning, and ECM sub-variants.
BUAER originally anticipated AD production would end in 1950 when the last of 180 AD- 4 variants were delivered, but naval involvement in the Korean War, which began in June 1950, had the unexpected effect of continuing AD production nonstop and led to demand for development of new versions. By the end of 1952, 1,051 AD-4s (all variants) had been delivered, and they were followed by 165 AD-4Bs armed with four 20-mm cannons and also configured to carry a tactical nuclear weapon, the first single-seat naval aircraft to have such capability.
Originally envisaged as a four-seat ASW platform, the AD-5 emerged with a fuselage lengthened by two feet and widened to permit side-by-side seating for a pilot and three crewmembers under an elongated canopy. Fin area was increased and the dive-brakes on the sides of the fuselage were deleted. But even before the first AD-5 flew in August 1951, BUAER changed its mind and earmarked it for production as an attack aircraft. The 212 standard attack versions subsequently built came with conversion kits, which, in addition to its basic attack function, allowed the type to be used either as a transport (12 seats), cargo carrier, ambulance, or target tug. Production AD-5s began entering service in late 1953 and were followed by 218 AD-5W early-warning and 239 AD-5N night/all-weather attack sub-variants, 54 of which were later modified as AD-5Q ECM aircraft.
The refinements of the AD-4B, plus LABS (low-altitude bombing system), new bomb racks, a jettisonable canopy, and a hydraulic tailhook were standardized in the single-seat AD- 6, which flew in 1953 and replaced AD-4s during 1954-1956. After delivery of 713 AD-6s, the final model was the single-seat AD-7, which differed in having a more powerful R-3350-26WB engine, stronger landing gear, and stronger outer wing panels. AD production finally ended in February 1957 when the last of 72 AD-7s rolled off El Segundo’s assembly line.
ADs were destined to remain in active naval service for 22 years-considerably longer than BUAER expected. In late 1946-early 1947, VA-19A, VA-3B, and VA-4B were the first squadrons to receive ADs, and by the eve of the Korean war, the type was equipping sixteen Navy and two Marine attack squadrons. In Korea, ADs operating from both carriers and land bases earned a reputation as the best all-around attack aircraft in the combat zone. Besides flying day attack, night attack, countermeasures, and early-warning missions, it was the only aircraft in the theater capable of delivering 2,000-lb. bombs against hardened targets (like bridges and dams) with dive-bomber precision. After Korea, AD’s carried on as naval aviation’s standard single-seat attack type and reached their peak in the mid-1950s when they equipped 29 Navy and 13 Marine squadrons. Even though a gradual phase-out of the type began in 1956 with the arrival of A4Ds, BUAER still planned to keep its ADs in service until the early 1960s. Moving somewhat faster, the Marine Corps retired its last AD-6 at the end of 1959.
When the tri-service system was adopted in September 1962, those ADs remaining in service were re-designated as follows: AD-5=A-1E; AD-5W= EA-1E; AD-5Q=EA-1E; AD- 5N=A-1G; AD-6=A-1H; and AD-7=A-1J. In 1964, plans to retire the type were postponed by military developments in Southeast Asia, where A-1s subsequently flew hundreds of combat sorties as part of the ongoing carrier task force stationed off the coast of Vietnam. Owing to their slower speed and excellent loiter range, A-1s were considered the best tactical aircraft available for escorting troop-laden helicopters and ground-fire suppression in rescue combat air patrol (RESCAP) operations. Though never intended for air-to-air confrontations, Navy A- 1Hs were in fact credited with the downing of North Vietnamese MiG-17s on two occasions. The type’s active naval career ended in 1968 when the last single-seat combat sortie was flown by an A-1H of VA-25 in February and the final ECM mission by an EA-1E of VAQ-33 in December.
In the early 1960s, as U. S. military involvement in Southeast Asia increased, the USAF found itself without any type of attack aircraft that could be adapted to slow, close-in operations like counter-insurgency (i. e., COIN: suppression and interdiction of guerilla troops and supplies) or RESCAP. Several different types of aircraft, all prop-driven, were evaluated at the Special Warfare Center located at Eglin AFB in Florida, including several ex-Navy A-1 Skyraiders. Once the tests were concluded, USAF officials immediately made plans to acquire 150 surplus wide-body A-1Es from Navy stocks to be overhauled for expected service in Vietnam. Modifications included addition of dual controls and weapons racks not normally carried on Navy E models. Actual combat operations commenced in early 1964 with the 34th Tactical Group based at Ben Hoa AB in South Vietnam. A-1E sorties were initially flown with a Vietnamese observer in the right seat for the purpose of target identification, but for most of its service the type was flown as a single-pilot attack aircraft. As they became available from Navy stocks in the mid and late 1960s, the USAF also began to operate single-seat A-1Hs and Js which became especially well-known for their “Sandy” operations-RESCAPs escorting the “Jolly Greens” (i. e., Sikorsky HH-53 helicopters) deep into North Vietnamese or Laotian airspace to rescue downed American pilots and aircrew. The USAF operated A-1s on Sandy missions up until November 7, 1972, when American involvement in Vietnam was almost at an end.
Skyraiders were probably the most numerically important aircraft to operate with the Air Force of the Republic of Vietnam (VNAF). In fact, the American government began the transfer of surplus Navy AD-6s (A-1Hs) to the VNAF in 1960, and as they became available, more followed. VNAF Skyraider pilots were initially trained by the Navy at NAS Corpus Christi and later by the Air Force at Hurlburt AFB. During the so-called “Vietnamization” of the war between 1969-1972, many Air Force A-1s were simply turned over to the VNAF when U. S. forces left the country. During this time the VNAF reached a peak strength of eight Skyraider squadrons, and they were operated in combat all the way up to the fall of Saigon in April 1975. Although a number of VNAF A-1s are known to have fallen into North Vietnamese hands, no apparent effort was made to put them back into service. Beginning in 1951, the British Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA) began taking delivery of AD-4Ws for use aboard its carriers in the airborne early-warning role. The first 20 aircraft were new, but the remaining 30 of 50 delivered were supplied from U. S. Navy stocks. Known as the Skyraider AEW. 1, the type remained in frontline service with the FAA until replaced by Fairey Gannets in 1962. A number of these aircraft were thereafter converted to target tugs and operated by the Swedish Air Force until the early 1970s. Forty surplus AD-4s were sold to the French Air Force in 1959 and thereafter flew combat in support of French forces in Algeria and Chad (1960) and in French Somaliland and Madagascar (1963). French Skyraiders remained in service in small numbers until the early 1970s, and some of these were turned over to the Cambodian Air Force, where they were briefly used against Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops.
Korean War Skyraiders
By 1950, the TBM Avenger torpedo-bomber, SB2C Helldiver dive-bomber and the post-war AM Mauler had been replaced on fleet carriers by a new type in the form of the single-seat Douglas AD (formerly BT2D) Skyraider attack aircraft. A rugged, powerful aeroplane capable of carrying a 10,000-lb ordnance load of bombs, rockets and torpedoes, as well as 20 mm cannon, the AD, or `Able Dog’, as it was often called, prevailed over several competing designs and sidelined the similar AM Mauler to become the standard attack aircraft in the fleet.
More than 865 ADs had been built in four basic versions by the time hostilities broke out in Korea, including a wide range of specialised variants. The AD-1, a production version of the XBT2D-1 prototype, had been superseded by later versions by the time the conflict commenced in June 1950, and none of the 242 built saw combat. The AD-2, of which 156 were built, featuring greater structural strength, greater internal fuel capacity and a revised cockpit, saw extensive combat, however. The 125 AD-3 versions, which featured still more strengthening, a redesigned canopy, improved cooling of the engine and improved landing gear, also helped to equip US Navy attack (VA) squadrons during war deployments to Korea.
The AD-4 version and its sub-variants – the production standard in 1950 – were the most numerous to serve in the Korean War, equipping attack squadrons in 17 of the 25 combat deployments undertaken by Skyraider units. The AD-4 featured an uprated engine, an improved cockpit windscreen, a modified tailhook and a P-1 autopilot. Production totalled 372 examples, of which 63 were modified specifically for service in the harsh Korean winters. Designated AD-4Ls, they boasted anti-icing equipment and de-icer boots on the leading edges of the wings. The AD-4Ls were also fitted with an additional two cannon. When the `Able Dog’ was assigned the role of nuclear strike, 28 AD-4s were structurally strengthened for loft-bombing and designated AD-4Bs. An additional 165 AD-4Bs were built as such at the factory. One attack squadron and one composite (VC) squadron deployed to the Korean war zone with the AD-4B.
The versatility of the TBM was carried over into the AD, as the Skyraider was modified to perform a variety of specialised missions. The aft fuselage of an XBT2D-1 was converted to accommodate an electronic countermeasures (ECM) operator crew station and an access door to produce an XBT2D-1Q prototype. This change was made operational with the creation of 35 AD-1Qs. The modification followed with the production of 21 AD-2Qs, 23 AD-3Qs and 39 AD-4Qs. The AD-2Q, AD-3Q and AD-4Q saw combat over Korea with several attack and fighter AD units, plus VCs -33 and -35. Early Q-models had only an electronic surveillance measures capability, with ECM – jamming – coming later.
Similar in configuration to the Q versions were the night-attack variants, the AD-3N and AD-4N. Unlike the Q, the N featured two crew stations – one for a radar operator – in the aft fuselage, along with two access doors, but left no room for dive brakes. The AD-3N carried the APS-19A radar pod, while AD-4Ns were equipped with wing-mounted APS-31 radar and a searchlight. They also boasted an electronic surveillance measures (ESM) capability similar to the Q. Production of the AD-3N totalled only 15 aircraft, and the type saw combat on just two Korea deployments with VC-3 and VC-35. The AD-4N was much more abundant, with 307 built, of which 37 were modified with the AD-4L’s cold-weather upgrades and extra 20 mm cannon. These became AD-4NLs. Because of the increased demand for straight attack aircraft in Korea, 100 AD-4Ns were stripped of their two aft crew stations, fitted with the extra cannon and given the designation AD-4NA.
Succeeding the TBM-3W in the airborne early warning role were the unarmed AD-3W and AD-4W Skyraiders, modified with a similar belly radome housing an APS-20 search radar. The radar was operated by two crewmen housed in the aft fuselage under a turtleback extension of the cockpit. The W variants were primarily used to warn carrier battle groups of approaching aircraft, although they also performed the anti-submarine search role. The US Navy procured 31 AD-3Ws and 118 AD-4Ws.
The US Navy’s carrier force in June 1950 included only nine carrier air groups (CVGs), just three of which were based in the Pacific. This was principally because the Cold War was in full swing and support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation facing the Soviet Union in Europe was the top priority for US naval forces in early 1950. The US Navy had nine AD attack squadrons in service at the outbreak of the Korean War, one per carrier air wing.
By the end of the Korean War, the US Navy fielded 16 attack and two frontline fighter squadrons equipped with Ads.
Attack squadrons would initially deploy with a single attack version of the AD, but as the war progressed and attrition occurred other models were sent as replacement aircraft. Some VA squadrons flew AD-2/3/4/4Q versions during a single deployment, and AD-4L/NL/NAs entered the mix later in the war. When a carrier departed station for home, it would transfer some aeroplanes to other carriers or to the aircraft replacement pool at Atsugi, Japan. Some AD attack squadrons (typically equipped with 18 aircraft of all types) also included a few Q-models in their line-up. In addition, special mission composite squadrons (VC) for night attack, ESM/ECM and early warning included VC-3, VC-11 and VC-35 in the Pacific Fleet and VC-4, VC-12 and VC-33 in the Atlantic Fleet.
During this period, CVG staffs were also occasionally equipped with one or two ADs, usually including the Q versions. For administrative efficiency, the CVG staff and VC dets were organised into temporary squadrons, with the senior officer of the various VC detachments as the `commanding officer’. Although discontinued in June 1949, the practice of giving these temporary units a designation continued unofficially in some cases. `VC-110′ was such a unit in CVG-11, for example. For the purposes of this book, the dets will be discussed in terms of their parent units.
The numerous Naval Air Reserve Training Units had yet to receive any Skyraiders by June 1950, being equipped instead with AM-1s and TBMs.
Also of note, at the beginning of the Korean War the US Marine Corps did not field any attack squadrons (VMA), nor was it equipped with any Skyraiders. It relied instead on F4U-4/5/5N variants of the Corsair and on nightfighter versions of the F7F Tigercat. Although the Marine Corps was slated to begin receiving W- and Q-models of the AD in 1950, its Skyraiders did not reach Korea until mid-1951.
The units that flew Skyraiders in both the USAF and the Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) during the Vietnam War. The 12 squadrons of these two air forces that were equipped with the Douglas aircraft saw extensive combat from 1960 to 1975. And this 15-year period is but five years short of spanning the entire existence of the VNAF. History will show that with the introduction of the AD-6 Skyraider in 1960, the VNAF truly had a capable, albeit demanding, aircraft – demanding in that it required a pilot’s full attention all of the time, whether in the air or on the ground. That it lasted 15 years as the VNAF’s frontline attack aircraft speaks volumes for its capabilities, and those of the men who flew it.
These capabilities, however, did not come without a price. Of the approximately 350 Skyraiders operated by the VNAF, only 70 remained by the end of 1973. And by the time the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) invaded South Vietnam in April 1975, just 40 Skyraiders were left at various VNAF bases for the enemy to use as they saw fit. It was the end of not only the VNAF, but also of the country the Skyraider units had fought so hard to defend.
Nestled inside this 15-year timeframe was the eight-year period that the USAF operated various models of the A-1 Skyraider in Southeast Asia. Commencing operations in-theatre in mid-1964, Skyraiders were the premier close air support (CAS) aircraft for the USAF until the end of 1972. The A-1 also became synonymous with the search and rescue (SAR) mission, and many a downed airman gave thanks when he heard the voice of a `Sandy’ on his survival radio, followed shortly after by the din of the Wright R-3350 radial engine as the Skyraider roared overhead. But make no mistake, the A-1 served well in all of its roles, from Special Forces fort defence to Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) support.
All Skyraider pilots gave some, but far too many gave their all. Of the approximately 330 A-1s operated by the USAF in Southeast Asia, nearly 200 were lost. More than 100 USAF Skyraider pilots were either killed in action or listed as missing in action. | Yes |
Original published by warfiles.ru; translated from Russian by J.Hawk
Russia deployed a flight of four of its latest Generation 4++ Su-35 fighters, according to the Voyennyy Informator agency.
The Su-35 deployment followed Turkey’s accusations that Russia violated its airspace. The Su-35 flight include aircraft with fuselage numbers 03, 04, 05 (RF-95815) and 06 (RF-95816). The first two of the four were delivered to Russia’s Aerospace Forces in late October 2015, the second two in early November.
Russian designers and plots carried out all the necessary tests of the new aircraft. Unlike its Su-35 predecessor, the Su-35S has a number of advantages over 4+ generation fighters. It is the fastest fighter in the world, with top speed of 2400km/hr, with the most resilient airframe, and thanks to improved aerodynamics it can carry out the “pancake maneuver”, or a 360-degree turn without loss of speed.
J.Hawk’s Comments: These four aircraft, unlike the multirole Su-30SM which have been active in carrying out airstrikes, were likely sent to Syria with only one mission in mind–to intercept and shoot Turkish aircraft should they venture into Syria’s airspace.
The Su-35s flew to Syria accompanied by a Tu-154M, from which the photos of the fighters were taken, and which followed the route indicated below. | Yes |
Cemetery: North Luffenham (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard
Rank: Sergeant (Pilot)
Force: Royal Air Force
Official Number: 1324064
Unit: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Details: 5th March 1943. Age 20. Son of Reginald Frederic Brake Long and Beatrice Sarah Long of Southampton. Grave 17.
Photograph by Dave Ruddlesden / David Milborrow | Yes |
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China Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo. In total, the Taiwanese airline has ordered 25 aircraft of the latest generation aircraft, replacing the Boeing 737-800.
The Airbus is powered by Pratt & Whitney engines and can fly for as long as seven hours. China Airlines has chosen a two-class layout, offering space for up to 180 passengers. Additionally, the A321neo is equipped with a Cargo Loading System, allowing the airline to simultaneously transport passengers and cargo.
China Airlines is a member of the Skyteam airline alliance and serves numerous destinations in Asia, Europe, and the U.S. It currently operates a fleet of 86 aircraft, ranging from Boeing 737-800 to Airbus A350-900. The Taiwanese Parliament recently decided to rebrand the national airline in the near future.
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E-commerce power Amazon.com blasted federal regulators on Tuesday for being slow to approve commercial drone testing, saying the United States is falling behind other countries in the potentially lucrative area of unmanned aviation technology.
Less than a week after the Federal Aviation Administration gave Amazon.com the green light to test a delivery drone outdoors, the company told U.S. lawmakers that the prototype drone had already become obsolete while the company waited more than six months for the agency’s permission.
“We don’t test it anymore. We’ve moved on to more advanced designs that we already are testing abroad,” said Paul Misener, Amazon.com’s vice president for global public policy.
“Nowhere outside of the United States have we been required to wait more than one or two months to begin testing,” Misener said in written testimony submitted to the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety and Security.
Misener said Amazon had applied on Friday for permission to test a more advanced drone system and now hopes for quicker approval.
The Amazon.com case illustrates the frustrations of many companies and industry lobbyists, who say the U.S. regulatory process is not keeping up with rapidly developing drone technology that could generate new revenues and cost savings for a range of industries.
Misener, who was scheduled to join a witness panel at the subcommittee hearing, said European and other international authorities have more “reasonable” approaches that recognize the potential economic benefits of commercial drone operations.
“This low level of government attention and slow pace are inadequate, especially compared to the regulatory efforts in other countries,” Misener said.
“The (FAA) already has adequate statutory authority. What the FAA needs is impetus, lest the United States fall further behind,” he added.
Seattle-based Amazon.com, the largest e-commerce company in the United States, wants to use drones to deliver packages to its customers over distances of 10 miles (16 km)or more, which would require drones to travel autonomously while equipped with technology to avoid collisions with other aircraft.
The FAA recently proposed rules that would lift the current ban on most commercial drone flights, but several restrictions attached would make package delivery and other business applications unfeasible.
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AFA Announces the 2008 Frank M. Andrews Scholarship
Arlington, VA – The Air Force Association (AFA) today announced the selection of James Neat as the 2008 recipient of the $5,000 Falcon Foundation Scholarship, which honors the memory and extraordinary career of Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews.
Neat attends Marion Military Institute in Marion, Alabama, and is originally from Pasadena, Maryland. Each year, through the Frank Andrews Scholarship, AFA supports preparatory training at one of five college-level prep schools for a qualified Academy candidate, selected by the Academy’s Falcon Foundation.
Lt. Gen. Frank M. Andrews died in World War II as Commander of U.S. Air Operations in Europe, with responsibility for the U.S. air campaign against Germany. In 1935, he became the first commander of the newly formed General Headquarters Air Force, and as such, is remembered for a pivotal contribution to the development of the Air Force that would become an independent service in 1947. He was an early and vocal advocate of the heavy bomber capability, including the famed B-17, that proved so essential in the Allied war effort, and Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland is also named in his honor.
“We are pleased to announce this year’s Frank M. Andrews Scholarship, and congratulate James Neat,” said S. Sanford Schlitt, Vice Chairman of the Board, Aerospace Education. “AFA is committed to education and its central role in ensuring the future of the Air Force.”
“The Air Force Academy offers an incredible foundation for lifelong success,” said Mike Dunn, President of AFA. “We’re proud to be a part of this scholarship opportunity, and help promote great Air Force careers.”
The scholarship is administered by the Air Force Academy’s Falcon Foundation, which is committed to providing educational opportunities to those who seek Air Force Academy admission and careers as Air Force Officers. Past recipients of this scholarship include Jarred Epstein, Academy Class of 2009; Richard Heiden, Academy Class of 2010; Kyle Joseph, Academy Class of 2011; and Devon Phillips, Academy Class of 2012.
For more information about AFA’s efforts to promote education, including awards, scholarships and grants, please visit http://www.afa.org/aef/default.asp?pm=asg.
AFA is a 501(C)(3), nonprofit organization promoting public understanding of aerospace power and the pivotal role it plays in the security of the nation. AFA has more than 200 chapters nationally and internationally representing 125,000 members. Visit AFA at http://www.afa.org.
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Jet Aviation delivers quietest cabin yet #NBAA
Jet Aviation has delivered its quietest and lightest cabin interior to date, it announced at NBAA-BACE 2022.
The design is made for VVIP jets, which are the largest, most expensive corporate jets available to buy. VVIP jets use the same airframe as commercial aircraft but can have anything from beds to walk-in showers installed in the cabins.
Jet Aviation’s new VVIP cabin design follows more than eight years of research and development in optimising sound and weight. The interior also includes the installation of three 55-inch curved Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) screens integrated on either side of the cabin wall above the window line, following the curvature of the ceilings. Installing the screens into the wall increases space and reduces the weight of the cabin, as no cabinets are required to hold the screens. To ensure these were in line with aviation requirements, Jet Aviation worked with an undisclosed electronics partner on a series of tests and analyses.
The company said the curved screens can be installed in both completion and refurbishment projects.
“To redeliver an aircraft that is not only light, but also exceptionally quiet, is a fantastic achievement, and testament to our continued work and innovation in this area,” said Jeremie Caillet, senior vice president of Regional Operations EMEA, Jet Aviation. “The integration of the curved screens is a further step in our innovation journey as we continue to push the boundaries of VVIP completions.”
He added: “As we strive towards creating the ultimate customer experience, we are excited to continue to lead the industry in developing and shaping what is possible in cabin acoustics.”
Jet Aviation also announced at NBAA-BACE that it is investing in its Montana, Scottsdale and Houston facilities in response to rising demand. | Yes |
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- Air Arabia ensures its workforce enjoys a competitive remuneration package.
- In addition to salaries, employees receive perks such as comprehensive healthcare coverage and travel benefits.
- Furthermore, Air Arabia provides dedicated professional development initiatives aimed at fostering internal career progression.
- For flight crew members, supplementary benefits including accommodation, travel provisions, and health insurance are part of the offering.
- Staff members also have the opportunity to secure discounted Air Arabia tickets for both themselves and their families.
Requirements for Air Arabia
The prerequisites for employment with Air Arabia differ based on the specific job position. Nevertheless, certain universal criteria encompass:
- Proficiency in the English language (both written and spoken)
- Attainment of a minimum age of 21 years
- Possession of a valid passport with unrestricted travel capabilities
- Completion of high school education or its equivalent
- Appropriate qualifications and experience aligned with the job role.
How to Apply for Air Arabia Careers in Dubai
For those aspiring to join Air Arabia in Dubai, adhere to these instructions or directly utilize the provided links to access the listings. Here’s to your future success:
- Visit the official Air Arabia website.
- Navigate to the “Careers” section.
- Browse through the available job openings in Dubai.
- Select a position that captures your interest and click on “Apply Now.”
- Either create a new account or log in using your existing credentials.
- Provide your name and contact details.
- Upload your up-to-date CV and a cover letter.
- Carefully review your application before submitting it.
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Aegean Airlines is an amazing airline that connects Greece with 44 countries – while also serving many domestic destinations. They have friendly and helpful staff and a very young fleet of airplanes. As of last week, they are moving forward again.
Aegean Airlines’ New Aircraft, Livery, and Cabins
Aegean has won numerous awards for their operations and services and they are well-deserved. As the premier airline to bring tourists to Greece, it is a great chance for people to start their Greek holiday before they have even landed in Greece.
This is exemplified with the Greek food and snacks onboard as well as the wonderful Greek hospitality by the crew. It truly is an enjoyable experience to fly on Aegean Airlines.
Aegean’s New Era of Aircraft – the Airbus neo
Last week, they received their first three A320neo aircraft as part of a minimum order of 46 aircraft (both A320neo and A321neo), they used that opportunity to welcome a new era for the airline. This includes not only the new aircraft but an unveiling of their new livery and a look at the new cabins that will be flying their routes.
Check out the videos and images below of their new aircraft. I cannot wait to fly abroad these new planes! This should be easy to do as they will take delivery of another three aircraft before the summer for a total of six. By 2025, they will have their current minimum of 46 neo planes. | Yes |
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Gary E. Gray is a senior research engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), where he is active in the areas of UAV flight operations, UAV systems integration, and battery systems and technology. In the area of UAV flight operations, he acts as manual pilot and ground station operator. UAV systems integration work ranges from 5-lb. electric powered aircraft up to 150-lb. gasoline powered aircraft.
Gray’s other research interests include battery systems with an emphasis on battery management and hybrid system development. His recent work in this area includes lithium battery charging, fuel cell/battery hybrid system development, and battery safety analysis.
Prior to joining GTRI in 2000, Gray work at AER Energy Systems as a battery engineer. His work there focused on zinc-air cell design and battery management. He holds several battery technology patents and has authored several refereed journal articles.
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