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http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2007/11/air-forces-f-15/

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The U.S. Air Force’s grounding of all F-15s after a crash last week in Missouri had some unintended consequences for operations in the air war over Afghanistan as the Navy has taken over missions being flown there by F-15s. At the time of the Nov. 3 grounding of all F-15s, the Air Force said operations over the Middle East would be affected and would be taken over by other aircraft. "The Air Force will ensure mission requirements are met for worldwide operations normally accomplished by the F-15," the Air Force had said. "Current F-15 flying locations include bases in the continental United States, Alaska, England, Hawaii, Japan and the Middle East." Click Here for Full Blotter Coverage. F-15s were not flying missions over Iraq, so only missions over Afghanistan would be affected by the grounding. A defense official tells ABC News that the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise sailed out of the Persian Gulf Monday to the Arabian Sea. Its planes began flying missions over Afghanistan earlier today. It is unclear how long the USS Enterprise will stay in the Arabian Sea as it is scheduled to leave the Middle East in early December. The Air Force grounded its F-15 fleet as a precautionary measure after a crash earlier this month involving a Missouri Air National Guard F-15. Although that accident is still under investigation, preliminary findings indicate the crash was due to a structural failure of the aircraft. The pilot in that aircraft was able to safely eject himself from the plane. There are more than 700 F-15s in the Air Force’s inventory. Krista Kjellman contributed to this report. Do you have a tip for Brian Ross and the Investigative Team?

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Already have an account? Log in now Eclipse of the Sun - Pekka Nikula ♥ My Moon The Cassini spacecraft took this view of Saturn’s moon Dione in October 2005, with the tranquil gold and blue hues of Saturn in the distance. The horizontal stripes near the bottom of the image are Saturn's rings International Space Station silhouetted against the moon outer limits: enceladus, moon of saturn. The moon and Venus as seen by the Clementine probe in 1994.

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A General Atomics official said the company is surprised by the Air Force’s plan to stop buying new MQ-9 Reapers in fiscal 2020, after expecting to gradually wind down the production line. Chris Pehrson, General Atomics’ vice president of strategic development, told Air Force Magazine he anticipated the service would phase out purchases of its iconic hunter-killer drone over the next three to five years as the Air Force approaches the planned end of the 363-aircraft program. Instead, USAF revealed in its fiscal 2021 budget request that it wants to buy its last 24 Reapers this year, cutting the total buy to 337 MQ-9s. Those final Block 5 aircraft will be delivered in 2023 and 2024. “In response to direction in the 2018 National Defense Strategy, which directs the services to accept near-term risk in exchange for long-term capability enhancements, the Air Force is shifting its investment towards improved readiness and increased lethality for operations against near-peer adversaries,” service spokesman Capt. Jake Bailey said Feb. 26. In other words, the remotely piloted MQ-9 has helped the Pentagon gather intelligence and kill terrorists in airstrikes across the globe for about two decades, but it wouldn’t hold up against the advanced air-defense missiles and high-tech aircraft that countries like Russia and China own. Reapers have shaped modern warfare as an unmanned mainstay in the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. The Air Force now wants to spend $302.5 million from 2021 to 2023 to close the line, after previously planning to buy another 100 Reapers between 2019 and 2023. Inside Defense first reported the production line shutdown Feb. 11. “The abrupt shutdown of the production line without a transition plan does jeopardize the [intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance] enterprise,” Pehrson said. “You’ll see impact eventually, when combat lines have to be reduced or … the assets aren’t there for training.” Cutting production off now would complicate General Atomics’s procurement decisions for its final batch of MQ-9As and disrupt its revenue stream, even as it continues to upgrade the existing fleet. “We’re actually going out about 22 months ahead of delivery and procuring the long-lead item parts, … whether it’s [satellite communication] equipment or engines, … to negotiate the best prices and get the best deals for the government,” Pehrson said. “Having the rug pulled out from under your feet at the last minute kind of disrupts all your supply chain investments that you’re making.” Closing a production line also means the company has to repurpose its manufacturing space by moving heavy equipment and tools over the course of about 36 months. The decision would cause a bigger workforce rebalancing than normal, but the company says it wouldn’t be too difficult to spread people around to other products. “If they stop production today, say, that’s going to have an immediate impact on … the composite manufacturing team, but as time moves on, that impact is going to ripple throughout the whole labor force,” he added. “We’ll have unemployment or a layoff situation in certain skill sets if we don’t find a way to fill this decreased demand immediately with some other new product or new capability.” General Atomics also leases its services to operate aircraft, is participating in experimental small drone efforts, builds similar Gray Eagle drones for the Army, is pursuing unmanned aircraft for commercial cargo delivery and other civilian applications, and is investing its own money into more advanced combat designs. “Think of them as a next-generation, what the MQ-9 does today, but it can do it in a less-permissive environment,” Pehrson said. “There aren’t any formal requirements yet. This is kind of building something in anticipation of what the requirements will be.” He declined to say whether the company has built prototypes of those designs but indicated the ideas are newer than GA’s Avenger, which first flew in 2009. While MQ-9s also fly unarmed border security missions for the Department of Homeland Security and participate in humanitarian assistance efforts like firefighting and disaster relief, those tasks may not be enough to keep the line open. General Atomics is pushing its MQ-9 customers to transition to the newer, more advanced MQ-9B as well, saying it’s less efficient to build multiple MQ-9 variants at once. Pehrson is optimistic that Congress will step in to change the Air Force’s plan. Lawmakers have added money to buy more MQ-9s in the past, such as when they recently doubled the Air Force’s 2020 request by funding 12 extra aircraft. “I think this was strictly a budget drill,” Pehrson said. “We’ve always kind of been in the [Overseas Contingency Operations] funding line and never really in the base, and demand for the platform is extremely high with the combatant commanders still.” Pehrson believes the Reaper fleet will start aging out of service in the next five or six years. That will cause the Air Force to shrink the number of constant Reaper patrols and downsize the training pipeline, he said. Bailey said the MQ-9 will still support commanders who need them, mainly in the Middle East and Africa. “The MQ-9 will continue to fly for the foreseeable future—into 2030—while we look to invest in advanced technology to combat future threats and strengthen sensing grid capability,” he said. “MQ-9 operations wings will continue to support missions required of them.” Bailey declined to answer how the plan could affect the Air Force’s vision of bringing MQ-9s to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., in the 2020s.

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Safety Issues and Concerns Macon Aero Modelers Safety Thoughts August 2010 Half Way Through the Summer and Some Observations.. Safety Coordinator, Macon Aero Modelers At the midpoint of our flying season I'd like to discuss some issues I've observed over the past month. We've gotten lax in our safety practices and it could cause an incident. Also, remember you set the example for our new members! First, we still have members who fly without first posting their AMA membership card on the frequency board and taking the respective 72 MHz or 2.4 GHz (red) pin. Why is this important? Simply put, it's a matter of flight discipline. Posting your AMA card should be the first thing you do when you get out of the car! The posted card and vacant pin tells your fellow Macon Aero members of your intent to fly. It also assures you that the pilot flying out there is a member of AMA and thus has liability insurance should his or her plane crash into you or your car. Think it can't happen? We've all seen incidents where a pilot loses control and the plane goes down. Second, I've observed members flying from one end of the chain link fence to the other. We have flight stations—they are marked—we need to use them. Members flying from the flight stations may not notice another member who may be at the far extreme of the fence. It's also harder to hear a member stating they have a "dead stick", need to get on the field, or some other issue. Once you get your aircraft in the air, move to the flight station. Third, many of us are flying more powerful electric models. I remember several years ago everyone at my former flying club was thrilled with 11 volt, 2100 mAh 3-cell batteries. Now 18 volt, 5000 mAh 5-cell batteries are common. The motors are bigger and they swing bigger props. I was recently introduced to the Maxx Products High Current Arming Switch. It allows you to connect the battery, close all hatches, move the plane into take-off position, and then arm the system safely. It prevents the inadvertent throttle input from turning the prop until you are ready to fly. Likewise, by pulling out the connector you disarm the plane and then can move it safely off the field. It makes my Mud Duck and its 18-inch prop much safer for me to handle. I'm sure there are other good arm/de-arm switches out there—my point is to use something in addition to pulling the battery leads. This summer has been especially hot and humid. Dehydration should be on your mind and you should bring water or some other refreshment to replenish your fluids. We try to stock the refrigerator with bottled water. We only ask that you donate to the funds cup to help with the cost. The last issue I'd like to highlight is the care, transportation, and charging of LIPO batteries. Let's ask a few questions. Do you transport LIPO batteries to the field in a "fire-proof" container? Do you charge LIPO batteries in your garage? Do you charge them in a fire-safe container? The excellent safety article on page 85 of MODEL AVIATION, July 2010, suggests the use of a ceramic container such as the Battery Bunker or a LIPO sack when charging, and the use of metal ammunition cans for transporting batteries to the field. You can contact us easily by sending an email to: We hope to see and hear from you soon!! Copyright © 2006 - 2017 Macon Aero Modelers Club. All Rights Reserved

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Joseph Spinelli was born on 27 October 1915 in Huntsville, AL. Upon graduating from Huntsville High School in 1936, he worked for a local tire builder. He joined the US Army Air Corps on 22 November 1940, where he trained as a radio operator and mechanic. Staff Sergeant Spinelli served in the India-Burma theater and the Central Burma theater during World War II. He flew over 300 operational flight hours in transport aircraft over the dangerous and difficult Assam-China air routes ("The Hump"), where enemy interdiction and attack was probable and expected. Regular Hump operations began in May 1942, with 27 aircraft (converted U. S. Airline DC-3s, C-39s and C-53s) and approximately 1,100 personnel from New Malir Air Base, a British base located in the Sind Desert about 20 miles east of Karachi, India. The aircraft and personnel were members of the First Ferry Group, provided by the U. S. Army Air Forces Ferry Command. The Group was attached to the U. S. Army 10th Air Force, newly established in India for logistical support and headquartered in New Delhi. Their first regular Hump operations crossed India and commenced the Hump leg of their flights from Dinjan, a British Air Base located in the upper Assam Valley. During April and May approximately 96 tons of supplies were delivered to China. The Hump took such a toll on aircraft operations that it became known as "Aluminum Alley" due to the large number of downed aircraft along the route. On a clear day, you could see the sun reflecting off the wreckage of crashed planes lying there. Flying at night as well as by day, at high altitude over impassable mountainous terrain characterized by extremely treacherous weather conditions, they accomplished their missions with distinction. Their heroic achievements in the face of regular hazards and difficulties required reflected much credit on Staff Sergeant Spinelli's unit and his fellow airmen. For his steadfast devotion to duty and heroic achievements involving aerial flight, Staff Sergeant Spinelli was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on 20 April 1945. Upon retirement from the USAF, Joe was a construction inspector for the Huntsville Housing Authority and later was the Ditto Landing Marina Manager. Joseph Spinelli died on 6 February 1996 and is buried in the Maple Hill Cemetary in Huntsville.

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Iran dismissed as “childish” Wednesday claims by the United States that an Iranian satellite launched by Russia is intended for spying. The satellite, called Khayyam, was launched into space on a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the Russian-controlled Baikonur Cosmodrome in neighbouring Kazakhstan on Tuesday. Responding to the launch, Washington said Russia’s growing cooperation with Iran should be viewed as a “profound threat”. “We are aware of reports that Russia launched a satellite with significant spying capabilities on Iran’s behalf,” a US State Department spokesperson said. The head of Iran’s Space Agency, Hassan Salarieh, told reporters Wednesday that the spying allegation was “basically childish”. “Sometimes, some comments are made to incite tensions; saying that we want to spy with the Khayyam satellite… is basically childish,” he said. “The Khayyam satellite is entirely designed and built to meet the needs of the country in crisis and urban management, natural resources, mines, agriculture, and so on.” Ahead of the launch, there was speculation that Russia might borrow Iran’s satellite temporarily to boost its surveillance of military targets in Ukraine. Last week, The Washington Post quoted anonymous Western intelligence officials as saying that Russia “plans to use the satellite for several months or longer” to assist its war effort before allowing Iran to take control. Iran’s space agency stressed on Sunday that it would control the satellite “from day one” in an apparent reaction to the Post’s report. The purpose of Khayyam is to “monitor the country’s borders”, enhance agricultural productivity and monitor water resources and natural disasters, according to the space agency. Khayyam is not the first Iranian satellite that Russia has put into space. In 2005, Iran’s Sina-1 satellite was deployed from Russia’s Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Iran insists its space programme is for civilian and defence purposes only, and does not breach the 2015 nuclear deal, or any other international agreement. Western governments worry that satellite launch systems incorporate technologies interchangeable with those used in ballistic missiles capable of delivering a nuclear warhead, something Iran has always denied wanting to build. Iran successfully put its first military satellite into orbit in April 2020, drawing a sharp rebuke from the United States.

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A so-called runway incursion took place at Maastricht Aachen Airport on Monday 26 June 2017. This situation arose because a vehicle entered the runway without permission. LVNL is investigating this incident and has reported the occurrence to the Dutch Safety Board. The term 'runway incursion' refers to any occurrence at an aerodrome involving the incorrect presence of an aircraft, vehicle or person on the protected area of a surface designated for the landing and take-off of aircraft. LVNL’s primary safety task is to maintain the separation of aircraft in the air, and between vehicles and other obstacles when on the ground. Air traffic controllers internally report any safety related occurrence, with the objective to learn lessons from those occurrences, thereby reducing the chance that similar occurrences will take place again in the future. All reported occurrences are investigated by LVNL, as part of LVNL’s ongoing commitment to improve safety. Description of the situation In the morning of Monday 26 June, the airport requested permission to allow a vehicle to cross the runway. This was refused by the air traffic controller because of a planned take-off of an aircraft, type Diamond Star DA40, a light twin-engine aircraft. Shortly afterwards, the airport requested permission to allow persons to cross the taxiway. The air traffic controller gave permission for this. The air traffic controller then gave take-off clearance to the Diamond Star. The air traffic controller saw that the vehicle to which no permission had been granted started to drive in the direction of the runway and immediately withdrew the Diamond Star’s take-off clearance. The aircraft crew then aborted the take-off. The vehicle soon left the runway and the Diamond Star was given new take-off clearance. Investigation results and follow-up actions The investigation reveals that the driver of the vehicle thought approval to cross the runway was given by the air traffic controller, while this approval was intended for the person who crossed the taxiway on foot. In addition, communication with the driver of the vehicle occurred through an airport contact person, considering that the driver did not have the technical means to directly communicate with the air traffic controller. This way of working has developed over the years but is not in line with LVNL’s internal regulations. The driver of the vehicle and the pilot of the Diamond Star were not aware of each other’s presence and intention, both due to the height difference of the runway and due to the fact that they were not able to hear each other on the same frequency (vehicle and airplane frequencies are separated at Maastricht Aachen Airport, as they are at multiple Dutch and foreign airports). LVNL and Maastricht Aachen Airport are working together on a suitable solution to prevent these types of incidents in the future. However, an immediate decision was made to no longer allow runway crossings, other than those requested through the technical means intended for that purpose. Classification: serious incident

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This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. PARIS, France – A billion-dollar star-hunting telescope slotted into its operational orbit Wednesday, January 8, prior to harvesting data for the most detailed map yet of the Milky Way, the European Space Agency (ESA) said. The telescope, Gaia, was launched from ESA’s base in French Guiana three weeks ago, then journeyed towards L2, a gravitationally stable point in space some 1.5 million kilometers (900,000 miles) from Earth. After a final maneuver Wednesday, Gaia settled into a 180-day orbit around L2, the ESA statement said. A small course correction will be made next week to complete the positioning maneuver. “Entering orbit around L2 is a rather complex endeavor, achieved by firing Gaia’s thrusters in such a way as to push the spacecraft in the desired direction whilst keeping the Sun away from the delicate science instruments,” said spacecraft operations manager David Milligan. The instruments on board the 740-million-euro ($1.02-billion) device, the most sophisticated space telescope ever built by Europe, will now be tested and calibrated for another four months, before entering the five-year operational phase. Gaia is scheduled to collect data on a billion stars, charting their positions and motion, temperature, luminosity and composition. This will yield the most accurate 3D map of the Milky Way yet, and allow astronomers to determine the origin and evolution of our galaxy, said ESA. Gaia will sweep its two telescopes across the entire sky and focus their light simultaneously onto a single digital camera — the largest ever flown in space with nearly a billion pixels. The telescope will observe each star an average of 70 times, said ESA, “after which the data archive will exceed one million gigabytes, equivalent to about 200,000 DVDs worth of data,” said the statement. – Rappler.com

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BBJ MAX 8 is an innovative business jet model. Its advantage is the extremely spacious salon — 95.20 sq. m. A flexible layout of the cabin has been created, which, when rearranging the elements, makes it possible to obtain a usable area from 9 to 50 seats. It has a shorter flight range than the model of the same series numbered 7. It is able to overcome transatlantic flights. Has economical jet engines LEAP-1B. Can be equipped with office equipment, high-speed Internet, etc. 143025, Московская область, Одинцово г., рп Новоивановское, ул. Овражная, 47а, ЖК Sky Skolkovo ООО "Лилиенталь Джет" 2023. Все права защищены

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CAD for Sheet Metal Part Design and Bending Operation Computer workstations are equip with 3DExperience CATIA, SolidWorks and Sheet Metal CAD/CAM design packages. Sheet Metal CAD designs are translated into CAM program for machine and tool planning, and production simulation. The program simulates flat pattern layout and bending operations on screen to detect possible collisions, and directly controls the fabrication on a Turret Press and a Press Brake Machine. - Industrial Centre - Performance Structure - Computer-aided design - Engineering design - Sheet-metal work - Tool assigning - IC2133 Aircraft Manufacturing and Maintenance Fundamentals - IC348 Appreciation of Manufacturing Processes - IC380 Integrated Aviation Engineering Project - IC383 Integrated Aviation Systems Project Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.

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Gama’s right time for rotary Gama Aviation is no stranger to rotary aviation. It has long offered maintenance services for helicopters and its co-founder is both a fixed wing and helicopter pilot and maintains a long-standing love of all things rotary. So why has the company waited almost 40 years since its launch to buy its own helicopters? The answer is to avoid the “race to the bottom” in the business jet market, Mark Gascoigne, MD of European Air at Gama Aviation told Helicopter Investor last week. Gama ordered three new H145s in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) configuration in 2018 and hopes to fly the aircraft on an existing EMS contract in June this year. Last week, it showed off its aircraft to the press for the first time. “It came to a point two or three years ago where the business jet market became a cat fight; we didn’t want to play in the race to the bottom,” Gascoigne told Helicopter Investor. “Dozens and dozens of operators [in the business jet market] are all fighting for the same pie and giving their product away. But in the HEMS [helicopter emergency medical services] market, there are only two or three major players; so, we saw an opportunity there.” Some may question the decision to branch into helicopters now in a down market. But the stable EMS contract provides some much-needed diversification away from the overcrowded business jet charter market. And at a time where many operators and lessors are struggling to find finance, Gama managed to secure a £20m loan from HSBC with apparent ease. Being a publicly listed company with an existing revolving credit history with the bank certainly helped. “We are big institutional investors and banks see us as a safe pair of hands.” said Gascoigne. “We were able to secure the funding for the three aircraft relatively easily; it shows a faith in what we are doing.” Gama’s initiative in diversifying into operating helicopters deserves praise. But we would prefer our next flight with Gama to be in the cabin of a Challenger 850 business jet rather than in a H145 on an EMS mission. Subscribe to our free newsletter For more opinions from Helicopter Investor, subscribe to our email newsletter.

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Drone 4K GPS 5G WIFI FPV HD Dual Camera Foldable Selfie RC Quadcopter Wide Angle. Foldable Design: With foldable arm and small body, easy to carry. ESC 4K HD Wide-Angle Camera: The angle can be adjusted to 90° through the controller. Auto Return Function: When the aircraft loses the controller signal, the aircraft will return to the takeoff point according to the GPS trajectory. Altitude Hold: The altitude hold mode feature provides steady flight, making it easier to control and take clearer aerial photos. Gesture to Take Pictures & Record Videos: You will record your beauty through gestures, break the old way of taking pictures and find new things (within 1-3m). 7.28-minute Flight Time: The large-capacity 7.4V 2200mAh smart battery can produce up to 28 minutes of flight time (one battery for 28min, two batteries for 56min, three batteries for 84min). Brushless Motor: It is so quiet, but very powerful at run time.Failures rarely occur, and the motor rarely needs to be replaced, which makes your flight more enjoyable. AR/VR Function: Added AR/VR 3D video stereo animation special effects. Waypoint Flight Mode: Just draw a route on the screen and use the helicopter as a given path. Fixed-point Surround Sound: Choose a point, and the drone will fly around that point. 14.6-Axis Structure: 6-Axis gyroscope strong stability, easily implement various flight movements, stronger wind resistance, easier to control. Premium Quality for Durable Use: The body of quadcopter is made of high-strength wear-resistant engineering plastic, which is light in weight and durable. Specification: Number Of Channels: 4 Channels Gyroscope: 6 Axis Motor: Brushless Motor Adjustable Camera Angle: 90° Camera Wide Angle: 120° Configuration Frequency: 2.4GHz Remote-Control Distance: 1200 Meters (No Interference, No Obstruction) Flying Height: 120m Charging Time: About 4 Hours Flight Time: About 28 Minutes (one battery for 28min, two batteries for 56min, three batteries for 84min) Transmission Method: FPV Graphic Transmission Distance: 500-600 Meters (No Interference, No Obstruction) Photo Resolution: 4096 3072P Video Resolution 2048 1080P Bottom Camera Photo Resolution: 640 480P Bottom Camera Video Resolution: 1280 720P Photo Recording Mode: Remote Control + App Control Remote Controller Battery: 3.7V 350mAh Lithium Battery (Included) Rechargeable Battery: 7.4V 2200mAh Lithium Battery (Included) Unfolded: 32 32 5cm Folded: 13 10 5cm Package Included: 1 Drone 1 Remote Controller 1/2/3 Lithium Battery. 2 Spare Propeller 1 USB Charging Cable 1 Screwdriver 1 User Manual. We will send it as a personal gift with a low value. But if there exits any tariff, you will pay for it. We will greatly appreciate for your cooperation. Due to the difference of time zone, sometimes the reply to your message will be delayed with 24 hours (excluding weekend & holiday). The item "5G 4K GPS Drone with HD Camera Drones WiFi FPV Foldable RC Quadcopter Batteries" is in sale since Thursday, September 2, 2021. This item is in the category "Toys & Games\Radio Control & RC Toys\RC Model Vehicles & Kits\Helicopters". The seller is "ggzd004" and is located in London. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom.

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The French Navy has become the first customer of Thales‘s high-performance SonoFlash sonobuoy, which was presented at the Euronaval 2018 event held in Paris Le Bourget. The SonoFlash systems will be deployed on the French Navy’s upgraded Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft and the NH90 Caiman tactical transport helicopter to support network-centric anti-submarine warfare (ASW). Equipped with digital signal and a high-performance communication link, the sonobuoy will provide naval aviation units with intrinsic and tactical performance to help increase ASW capabilities. Thales Underwater Systems Activities vice-president Alexis Morel said: “Navies will have a unique way to boost the performance of their ASW operations. “The only sonobuoy of its kind on the market, SonoFlash offers outstanding acoustic performance and endurance, while its digital signal can be exploited remotely and in real-time in combination with data from other sensors. It’s a real asset for collaborative naval combat.” Designed at Thales Brest facility in France, SonoFlash also has the capability to be deployed by unmanned platforms such as autonomous surface vehicles and rotary-wing (VTOL), as well as fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with a suitable pod. How well do you really know your competitors? Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge. Your download email will arrive shortly Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below formBy GlobalData The sonobuoy capabilities are the result of a joint investment by the French defence procurement agency Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) and Thales. The SonoFlash system allows each aircraft to expand its coverage area and respond to evasive manoeuvres by a submarine easily and quickly. Using its digital signal and optimal communication range, the sonobuoy data can be exploited by any vessel, aircraft or shore-based centre equipped with an appropriate processing system.

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“The population of wealthy [individuals] and their wealth [itself] is growing rapidly in China,” said Sean McGeough, Hawker Beechcraft vice president Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia, at a press conference here at ABACE yesterday. There are now 1.3 million high-net-worth individuals with a combined wealth of $4.3 trillion in China, he said. Cessna Aircraft is making an aggressive move into Asia with plans to manufacture aircraft in China in partnership with Aviation Industry Corp. of China (Avic) and the Chengdu provincial government. CRS Jet Spares and AGA Logistics and Parts signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) yesterday to form a new Singapore-based joint-venture company, CRS Asia, to support business jets operating in Australia, Southeast Asia and China. Hong Kong’s Metrojet and California-based Solairus Aviation have formed a strategic alliance to offer aircraft management and charter services in Asia. The two companies, respectively holders of Hong Kong and U.S. air operator’s certificates, provide owners with the ability to offer their aircraft for charter to offset aircraft ownership costs. VistaJet is expanding its program-based charter network through an alliance with Beijing Airlines, Air China’s private aviation subsidiary. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed here at the ABACE show yesterday sets the stage for VistaJet to establish a base in Beijing and eventually provide point-to-point service within China. The official launch of Hong Kong’s Asian Sky Group, a new business-aviation consulting firm, took place yesterday here at the ABACE show in Shanghai. Backed by Seacor Capital and Avion Pacific, Asian Sky is a strategic venture designed to leverage the two firms’ businesses and networks. CAE is launching training services for business aircraft pilots and mechanics in Asia. From later this year and extending into 2013, the North American company will introduce programs covering the following seven aircraft: Bombardier’s Global 5000, Global Express and Global XRS; the Gulfstream G450 and G550; Dassault’s Falcon 7X; and the Sikorsky S-76C++ helicopter. Go to AIN’s ABACE landing page to find the latest news and photos from the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition, being held from March 27 to 29 at the Shanghai Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Centre in Shanghai, China. China’s newest charter operator–AllPoints Jet–ordered a pair of Gulfstream jets yesterday. The long-range G450 and G550 aircraft will be delivered in the first quarter of 2013 to the company’s base at Chengdu International Airport, from where AllPoints provides charter, management and maintenance. Flight planning and support group Jeppesen (Booth H607) is introducing enhancements for two of its products. Consolidated and customized flight-planning assistance is now available through its FlightSupport Services, along with new route-planning functionality for its Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck app for iPad.

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Finally, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo “achieved its first solo glide flight yesterday, marking another step in the company’s eventual plans to fly paying passengers.” Company representatives say that the flight lasted 25-minutes. Click here for more pictures. Continue reading for a video. SpaceShipTwo was carried aloft by its mothership to an altitude of 45,000ft and released over the Mojave Desert. ‘It flew beautifully,’ said Virgin Galactic chief executive George Whitesides.

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Multifunctional 3D Printed Porous Carbon Materials Derived From Paper This technology offer is technique that can turn renewable cellulose paper feedstock into lightweight carbon foams that are architected into highly complex geometries that cannot be produced through traditional manufacturing techniques, such as closed-cell lattices. These carbon foam lattices exhibited excellent mechanical properties, particularly in energy absorption, as well as good battery characteristics, low thermal conductivity and relatively good electrical conductivity. Unlike most traditional carbon foams that are brittle, paper-based carbon foams can withstand ~ 30% strain before significant deformation sets in. These multifunctional properties, the quick and easy customization of part geometry and the use of green feedstock are expected to be useful for aerospace, automobile, sports, medical and thermal insulation markets, as they search for the next generation of eco-friendly, high-performance materials. This technology is available for R&D collaboration, IP licensing, or test bedding, with partners such as battery manufacturers, supplier to battery manufacturer, space industry, etc.

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Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets to receive new electric ground power units RAF Typhoons will be powered by 40 new electric battery ground power units (GPUs) following a trial conducted by BAE Systems. The units will replace diesel powered systems and harmful emissions by more than 90% while cutting running costs by 80%. The new GPUs will deliver sustainable ground power to Typhoon jets at RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Coningsby, with a 95% reduction in NOX fumes and 90% reduction in CO2 emissions. The previous diesel units cost £20 ($24) per hour to run compared to the new units at £3 per hour for an eight-hour charge to power a Typhoon aircraft for a week. This is said to save more than £13 million across the fleet over a decade. The new units also require less maintenance and spares. Flt Lt Adam Hayler, DE&S Typhoon Development Team said: 'In addition to its green credentials, [the GPU's] maintenance costs are much reduced, meaning that overall operating costs are also lower. We estimate that it costs 15% of the current diesel solution; which is a clear benefit in light of current energy prices and maintenance costs.' More from Air Warfare Spike NLOS missiles fired from an AH-64E V6 attack helicopter successfully hit stationary targets in a live-fire test at Yuma Proving Ground. A newly developed system for securing and transferring helicopters on the flight decks of Turkish I-class frigates is being rolled out to replace the Canadian-supplied ASIST equipment. The Textron UAS is also deployed on three other USN ships.

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A major US airline has said it expects to lose money in the three months between January and March due to the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 jets. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded 171 of them after an unused door broke away mid-flight. United Airlines has 79 of the aircraft in its fleet, more than any other carrier, followed by Alaska Airlines. Both airlines have been forced to cancel hundreds of flights this month as inspections are carried out. United has said it expects the planes to remain grounded until 26 January and its forecast assumes it won’t be able to fly them at all this month. The issues at Boeing, which is now facing government investigations of its manufacturing process, have also scrambled United’s efforts to expand its fleet. It warned investors on Tuesday that deliveries of dozens of new Boeing planes, including 737 Max 9s and a not yet approved Max 10, will be delayed. Chief executive Scott Kirby told analysts the firm has not cancelled its orders with Boeing but was considering alternatives. In an interview with CNBC, he called the latest grounding the “straw that broke the camel’s back”. Boeing has been struggling to restore confidence since fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 involving another version of its 737 Max plane that led to a global grounding for more than 18 months. Smaller manufacturing issues have cropped up repeatedly since production restarted. Stan Deal, head of Boeing’s commercial airplanes division, said the firm had “let down” its customers and was “deeply sorry for the significant disruption to them, their employees and their passengers”. “We are taking action on a comprehensive plan to bring these airplanes safely back to service and to improve our quality and delivery performance,” he said. The Alaska Airlines flight from Portland, Oregon to Ontario, California, had reached 16,000ft (4,876m) when it began its emergency descent, according to flight tracking data, after the unused emergency exit door blew out. On Sunday, the FAA said another, older 737-900ER model should also be inspected as they use the same door design. United has 136 of these jets in its fleet. The FAA did not order the older model to be grounded while the visual inspections are carried out by operators. In the wake of the incident, Boeing said it would increase inspections and bring in an outside expert to review its processes, among other measures.

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Space Center Houston Historic Mission Control, the Saturn V Rocket, and so much more As the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center, Space Center Houston boasts over 400 space artifacts, and a variety of must-see, family-friendly exhibits. Each aspect of the attraction is designed to engage guests in the discovery of America’s human space-flight program, and it’s all just minutes from League City. Through interactive experiences, learn about the extraordinary future of space exploration, as well as its storied past. Globally known as the home of NASA Mission Control, International Space Station Mission Control, and astronaut training, visitors are invited to take a behind-the-scenes tour. Marvel at the SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket and the behemoth Saturn V Rocket at Rocket Park. Get an up-close look at some of the astounding artifacts that trace the history of space exploration, and peer into the restored Historic Mission Control. Explore a comprehensive collection of space suits used by men and women in space flight, and tour the inside of the Independence shuttle replica and the original NASA 905 shuttle carrier aircraft. Enjoy an interactive Mission Mars exhibit, sit in on NASA mission films and live presentations, and take a look inside the International Space Station Gallery. A trip to Space Center Houston provides hours of educational fun for children and adults. Address: 1601 E NASA Pkwy, Houston

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There have been at least another two aircraft accidents involving helicopters resulting in fatal or serious injuries in recent days! The latest involving the tragic death of a 22 year old man who was returning home after celebrating the 'best birthday he ever had' and yet in an instant he endured the catastrophic consequences of being struck by the tail rotor of the helicopter that he had just disembarked! Victim Jack Fenton's parents reflect on their loss in an interview with ITV News - Click here Whilst these accidents occurred ashore, investigations continue and initial reports suggest that the accidents were avoidable and attract questions regarding safety and operational procedures. The maritime and aviation industries are highly regulated and yet we are seeing increasing evidence of behaviours within both, specific to superyachts, that suggest safety is, on occasions, being compromised in favour of unnecessary urgency, ill perceived convenience and operational pressure, none of which are necessary in this 'higher risk' activity. As a result Maritime Aviation have recently embarked on an industry education programme with regulators and other relevant stakeholders to improve safety on shipboard heliports. The world of superyacht aviation is unique in that potentially 'high tempo' helicopter operations take place on a sea-going vessel, landing/taking off in a restricted space, surrounded by obstacles, with little room for error. Helicopter operations of this type have would only normally take place in the military. Delivering safe and efficient heliport operations is not difficult when you have a comprehensive 'Shipboard Heliport Operations Manual' (SHOM) to refer to, along with appropriately trained, confident and competent crew members who understand the risks involved and are able to promote a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone. Aviation capable superyachts must have, on board, sufficient crew members with the appropriate training whether their heliports operate commercially or non-commercially (Private), to mitigate the risks to the helicopter, the yacht, the passengers and crew of both. Maritime Aviation provide MCA approved 'Large Yacht Heliport Safety Training Courses' which includes heliport operating procedures to embark & disembark passengers safely and live helicopter rescue & firefighting at our facilities nr Southampton UK. We can also discuss training at other locations. To discuss your training requirements, just drop us a line at [email protected] Maritime Aviation also offer: Heliport Certification Services Heliport Design Consultancy Heliport Equipment & Lighting supply Heliport Refuel System Design and Supply For any of the above services do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected]

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An autogyro is characterised by a free-spinning rotor that turns due to passage of air upwards through the rotor. The vertical component of the total aerodynamic reaction of the rotor gives lift for the vehicle, and sustains the autogyro in the air. Whereas a helicopter works by forcing the rotor blades through the air, pushing air downwards, the autogyro rotor blade generates lift in the same way as a glider’s wing by changing the angle of the air as it moves upwards and backwards relative to the rotor blade. The free-spinning blades turn by autorotation; the rotor blades are angled so that they not only give lift, but the angle of the blades causes the lift to accelerate the blades’ rotation rate, until the rotor turns at a stable speed with the drag and thrust forces in balance. Betcha didn’t know helicopters were invented by a Spaniard, eh?

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Jonathan Cowie, editor of the online journal Concatenation, commissioned me to write the first version of last week’s article in the Autumn of 2022, with the option of delaying it till Spring this year, which I had to take due to other commitments. He sent me an illustration from another publication, comparing launch costs for vehicles at the top of the US range, past, present and future, and asked me to expand it into a full comparison of all the launchers currently available. It proved to be a much taller order than he imagined, bordering on impossible. When he said, ‘What would have been good is: Year: Booster: US$ valued at a defined year (the same year for all boosters) per kg.’. it might have been good in theory, but it’s not attainable in practice. A minor point is that the USA is not on the metric system, and since they dominate the market, launch prices are normally quoted in dollars per pound. The conversion to kilograms is easy enough, as long as it’s not made twice (the error which doomed Mars Polar Lander), and I did it at Jonathan’s request, but the resulting table is not compatible with most other published lists. For the Ariane entries, the situation was the opposite: payload masses (or ‘throw weights’, as they’re known in the business) were already in kilograms, but the prices were quoted in euros. Also, in many cases up-to-date data is simply not available. Interestingly, quite a few of the websites had been updated since the end of February 2023, where previously they were 3-7 years out of date. I suspect that was because the whole field of launch provision was reacting to the presence of dynamic new kids on the block. But even then, the prices quoted came mostly from Wikipedia and many of them were dated, often quoted ‘as of 2020’ and in at least one case ‘as at 2016’. There were still no costs quoted for China’s Long March V, because so far it’s not been used for any commercial payloads, nor for Orbex and Skyrora at the other end of the payload mass scale, even in reply to my email queries. Trying to bring them all to a single year, and factoring in inflation, would be a huge undertaking. Thinking about it, I realised that for the whole of the 1970s and beyond, prices were routinely quoted in 1970 US dollars, because it was so convenient – everything could be compared directly to Saturn V, still the largest rocket ever built and one of the most successful, which had almost achieved cost-effectiveness, the point at which the cost per launch began to go down, when averaged over the whole programme. And then all the other interacting variables that I mentioned last week come into play. It was no coincidence that the example table Jonathan had sent me compared only big boosters, all vertically launched, all with some combination of the same propellants, and crucially, all from the same launch site, Kennedy Space Center. In any case, like-for-like comparison in terms of dollars per kilogram or pound over the whole range of available boosters was unworkable. To take two extremes, the maximum payload of Richard Branson’s Launcher One was 300 kilograms. There’s no way you can take the price of that per kilogram and relate it to the corresponding figure for the much larger Delta IV Heavy. A payload as small as that could only go on Delta IV as a subsidiary payload, and what portion of the Delta IV cost it took up would depend on what else it was launching. And there’s no point in working out the Launcher One cost of a 5-ton communications satellite because it couldn’t carry it. I discovered that the cost per kilo of air-launches is actually very high, but that’s because the air-launched payloads are very small and what their owners are paying for is flexibility of launch site, choice of destination orbit, and above all how fast a launch can be provided. In the mid-1980s, Prof. Gerard O’Neill’s Earth resources company went bankrupt after he built his satellite, because he couldn’t get a shared launch before the money ran out. In addition, the figures in the table below represent the cost per kilogram of a launch using full payload capability, which will often not be the case, depending on what the payload is and what it’s for. To take a couple of extremes again, consider a big solar sail (Fig. 1) or a prototype solar power satellite. Because it was so thin, the solar sail illustrated packed up really small (Fig. 2), but one for a full-size interplanetary mission could be much larger – even when packed for launch, it could be so large that it needed the whole payload fairing of something like Atlas V. The booster would have unused payload capability but couldn’t carry anything else because there was nowhere to put it. Then, another payload could be a geodesic satellite like LAGEOS (Fig. 3), as small and as heavy as possible to minimise atmospheric drag, so most of the payload fairing around it would be empty. Both could be launched by identical Atlas V’s, from KSC, and if they were going to the same destination orbit, the launch costs could be identical. But the costs per kilogram of payload would be totally different. Different again if one of them were to be launched from Vandenburg Air Force Base on the west coast, and still more different if one was for polar orbit and the other for Sun-synchronous, at high inclination to the equator, or into equatorial orbit, for which neither site is ideal. And if they needed different upper stages, say one with restart capability and one without, the costs would be different again, and the difference would not be linear. In other words, there is no such thing as a standard payload or a standard launch, and trying to reduce all the different ones to a single common denominator of dollars per kilogram or pound would be seriously misleading. As I pointed out last week, the latitude of the launch site makes a big difference to costs. The last Ariane Vs have now flown, launching the James Webb Space Telescope (Fig. 4), the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Fig. 5), and finally two communications satellites into geosynchronous orbit (Fig. 6 – see below). The cumulative record of all five Ariane versions since 1979 is extremely impressive (Fig. 7). But one of the major factors making that possible has been the existence of the Kourou launch site, only six degrees off the equator in French Guiana. Remarkably enough, the end of the Cold War allowed an almost like-for-like comparison in one case, because launch facilities were created at Kourou for the Soyuz-2 version of the booster which had been the workhorse of the Soviet space programme since Sputnik 1 in 1957 (Fig. 8). Among its successes, it launched satellites for Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation programme, and the Sentinel Earth resources satellites (Fig. 9). The war in Ukraine has put a lasting end to cooperation on that level. Europe has its own small satellite launcher, Vega, which is filling the gap at the lower end of the launcher range, and the first Ariane VI, the Ariane V replacement, is already out there (Fig. 10) and coming up on its first prelaunch static firing. Ariane VI will have the same payload capability as Ariane V, and be simpler, updated and cheaper – but the equatorial launch site remains the crowning advantage. Still another big factor in comparing costs is the choice of destination orbit. Sir Isaac Newton explained ‘orbit’ by imagining a mountain high enough to project out of the atmosphere, with a cannon mounted on the top (Fig. 11). The bigger the charge of powder in the cannon, the faster the ball and the further it would go before striking the ground; ultimately, at 5 miles per second, the curve of its path would match the curvature of the Earth and it would never come down at all, but remain in free, unpowered orbit. (The word ‘orbit’ is not used correctly in a single episode of the original Star Trek, e.g. “The power is failing, Cap’n, we cannae maintain orbit”.) Such an orbit is now called Low Earth Orbit (LEO). They can be at any inclination to the equator, and reached from any almost any launch site, but the most efficient launch from anywhere is due east, taking maximum advantage of the Earth’s rotation (1000 mph at the equator). At higher altitudes, in Fig. 12 ‘equatorial orbit’ is Geosynchronous Orbit, 22,000 miles up in the plane of the equator; in the table below, GTO is Geostationary Transfer Orbit. The payload masses quoted include the masses of the upper stages or propulsion systems which circularise the orbit at Geosynchronous distance, where the satellite remains over the same spot on the equator. Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) is at an orbital inclination and altitude such that the satellite is always in daylight, as the Earth rotates below it, and it passes over a given location at the same time each day. It’s a special case of ‘elliptical orbit’ in Fig. 12, and also of Middle Earth Orbit (MEO), but putting in a range of values for all the possible missions in that category would have made the table incomprehensible. Hitherto western launches to polar, near-polar and Sun-synchronous orbit have been almost entirely from Vandenburg Air Force Base in California, to avoid overflying land after launch. They could be launched from Woomera in Australia, over sparsely inhabited land, but the relative inaccessibility of the site has so far prevented that, except for two scientific satellites in the 1970s. For the reasons explained last week, the UK’s coastal sites now under development are particularly suitable for these purposes. After Jonathan, the Concatenation editor, had grasped all that, he realised that a single graph to hold all the possible launches and costs would have to be 3-dimensional, but even if you also used different colours for different launch classes, I think you’d need more dimensions than three! It might be produced as a chart wrapped around a globe of the Earth, like the ones of Figs. 11 and 12, but the idea reminded me of a chart of Solar System exploration to date which was produced around 2012 (Fig. 13). The original file was gigantic and while it might have printed out as a huge wall chart, on a computer screen you could only view small parts of it at a time. It’s packed with information, but in compressing it to be able to see it all at once, it becomes unreadable and it’s just a pretty picture. Still, drawing up this table and the earlier versions of it wasn’t a wasted exercise. It was the first time I’d done it since an article in 1991 for Defence and Foreign Affairs, and as well as updating, I’ve learned a lot, because there are so many more options these days. If it’s 32 years till I’m asked to do it again, I’ll then be 110 years old, and presumably I’ll be free to decide whether to accept it as an interesting challenge, or gracefully decline because I’m too busy with other commitments. 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08 Jul 21Increasingly, the ULA-Blue Origin marriage is an unhappy one 06 Oct 20GHGSat signs with ABB to deliver satellite payloads 05 Oct 20Russia to launch first reusable rocket with payload in 2026 20 Sep 20MethaneSAT completes CDR, moves into production phase Access to the articles requires a subscription. 2021 Satellite News Digest, Peter C Klanowski. Republication or redistribution of this material is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Satellite News Digest. The user assumes the entire risk as to the accuracy and the use of this service.

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The history of space travel is barely 100 years old. Yet, a great deal has happened during this period. Whereas the world’s first satellite, the “Sputnik” was a real revolution back in 1957, satellites have since become a part of our day-to-day lives. When Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot upon the moon in 1969, it was a “great step for humankind”. Today, a mission to Mars looks set to be the next major step in human space flight. Until now, space flight has been a privilege of the few. For decades, space projects and missions were commissioned by public institutions, i.e. national governments and large space agencies. This has changed over the last few years. NEW SPACE: PRIVATE-SECTOR OPERATORS ARE DRIVING THE COMMERCIAL USE OF SPACE FORWARD The major space agencies are still space companies’ main customers. Thus, the budget of the European Space Agency ESA came to around EUR 5.75 billion in 2017. However, there has been a strong increase in the emergence of commercial business models in the space industry over the last few years. New companies are being established and frequently using venture capital. Startups and established companies from the space industry are developing ideas and applications for the commercial use of space. Nearly always, these companies attempt to develop business model at the interface of space and digital information technology. The combination of these factors forms the basis for what experts call “New Space”. IT is a driver of new space applications Unlike space research, New Space is focusing on the use of existing technologies in space rather than developing new ones. Generally speaking, the relevance of information technologies for space applications is rising and driving them forward. The opposite was the case fifty years ago, when space travel – which was still very much in its infancy – paved the way for IT. Put simply, without space travel there would be no satellite technology and, hence, no broad-based digitization. Today, the IT sector is characterized by high momentum: “It is driven by a short generation of 2–3 years, heavy competitive and innovation pressure in the mass markets and the increasingly broader digitization of the global economy and private life”, as a New Space study published by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs explains. New Space would be inconceivable today without this development. New Space focusing on asteroid mining Here’s a possible scenario: A small unmanned space ship leaves the earth carrying on board a few robots and lands on an asteroid close to the earth. There, the robots mine the resources required on the earth. And because the asteroid also holds deposits of metals, water and other materials, the robots can build a larger spaceship and produce propellant to transport the commodities back to the earth. This is important because leaving the earth’s atmosphere with high masses poses major challenges for space flight. Does this sound too much like science fiction? Just a few years ago, asteroid mining or space mining was considered to be utopian or used as inspiration for films such as 2009’s “Moon”. Yet, today, this possibility its being explored by many New Space companies. Even though it is likely to take a few years for this vision to become reality, raw materials from space would solve many problems at once given the growing scarcity of resources on the earth. WHAT AREAS AND SECTORS HOLD POTENTIAL FOR NEW SPACE? Asteroid mining? Most New Space ideas are a good deal less spectacular. Yet, their benefits for humanity – and their feasibility – are within striking distance. Many New Space ideas are benefiting from the advances in space technology as they use data and information that earlier space missions have provided (free of charge in some cases). New Space for satellite services Thus, the European satellite navigation system Galileo forms the technical basis for New Space companies. This is because Galileo services such as highly precise timing and positioning data are opening up business potential for software used in high-frequency trading in the financial markets or for applications allowing logistic processes and supply chains to be managed more effectively. The market for telecommunications satellites is also in a state of flux. Global streaming services and the “Internet of Things” are requiring more and more bandwidth. This means that a greater number of more efficient satellites are required, while the payloads fitted to the satellites need enhanced functionality. At the same time, data security must be guaranteed. One clear consequence of this is the changed development and production cycles resulting from an increase in process modularization and standardization. At the same time, new production methods are required. New Space for life sciences The New Space market also holds considerable potential for the interdisciplinary field of life sciences. This is because the exploration of biological issues in the context of space travel is attracting a great deal of attention. In many studies, space research is looking at how life reacts in extreme situations: How do (complex) organisms respond to extreme cold, heat or other external influences and how do they protect themselves? The basis for this is the question as to how life can thrive in hostile environments. New Space proceeds from this to use the knowledge gained from beneficial space activities to improve life on earth and potentially also on other planets. New Space for space transportation For a long time, only national governments were able to afford the cost of space research and the development of rockets, satellites and spaceships. Now, however, various private-sector space technology companies have entered the field. They often stage their projects to maximize media attention, one recent notable example being the Mars rocket Falcon Heavy developed by Tesla founder Elon Musk. Musk’s company SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) develops technologies which are to be used by humanity to colonize Mars and other planets. Virgin Galactic, billionaire Richard Branson’s space company, wants to transport tourists to space and is building suborbital aircraft with rocket propulsion for this purpose. Back in 2000, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos established Blue Origin to offer suborbital flights using re-usable flight systems. Now, however, there are also partnerships between government and private-sector space projects. For example, SpaceX is conducting supply flights to the ISS for NASA. SELECTED OHB NEW SPACE PROJECTS Triton-X: Small and versatile microsatellites The New Space market requires relatively cheap and versatile products that are available quickly. OHB subsidiary LuxSpace is working on the Triton-X microsatellite platform as well as a production line for volume production. Accordingly, Triton-X will be opening up new perspectives for the OHB Group in the New Space market and generating scope for commercial applications such as satellite communications, earth observation and the testing of new technologies in space. Triton-X is an inexpensive volume-made product that is available without major lead times. It is also suitable for arrays of multiple satellites operating in sync. Turning barren deserts into blooming landscapes: Blue Horizon OHB subsidiary Blue Horizon wants to create the basis for sustainable life in space and to use this experience for rendering desert-like regions on the earth fertile again (“re-terraforming”). To this end, it is pulling technologies, processes and other expertise from life science together. OHB Venture Capital OHB SE’s corporate venture capital company is investing in start-ups and companies all around the world offering innovative ideas and technologies for services or applications in the space. OHB is particularly interested in innovations in areas in which it is already active, such as satellite and launcher engineering as well as habitats for the exploration of our planetary system. OHB has already acquired shares in some companies, such as the aforementioned Blue Horizon. Rarely have there been such exciting times in the history of space travel as today. Start-ups with serious plans for the commercial exploitation of space are literally shooting up out of the ground everywhere. And that’s fine by us. As a ‘start-up with experience of life’, we are able to address the established markets and respond swiftly and with agility to new challenges. Many experts consider New Space to mark a turning point. One thing we can say for sure is that start-ups with serious plans for the commercial exploitation of space are literally shooting up out of the ground everywhere. And more and more new ideas for improving mobility and connectivity are also challenging established business models.

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MiG-25: a unique interceptor fighter whose fate was decided by chance In May 1972, the MiG-25 high-altitude supersonic fighter-interceptor entered service with the Soviet army. The winged vehicle had unique characteristics and was significantly ahead of its time. The prototype of the future “Flying Fox” (MiG-25 according to NATO classification) had the code name E-155P-1 and first took to the skies in September 1964. Initially, the engineers of the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau were faced with a difficult task - to build a fighter that could withstand the American B-58 supersonic bombers and SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft. Based on this, the future aircraft was supposed to have outstanding altitude and speed characteristics. It is worth noting that Soviet designers coped with the task “excellently.” The MiG-25 significantly exceeded military expectations. The 3rd generation fighter could reach speeds of up to 3000 km/h, which was incredible at that time. Moreover, it achieved this figure with full armament - 4 R-40 missiles. However, this is not the only characteristic that the Soviet aircraft distinguished itself with. In total, the MiG-25 holds 38 world records. One of them is flight altitude. In 1977, pilot Alexander Vasilyevich Fedotov managed to lift the car to a record 37 meters. Even modern fifth-generation fighters, such as the American F-650 Raptor, are not capable of this. Not surprisingly, the Soviet combat aircraft was in great demand. A total of 1966 units were produced in various modifications from 1982 to 1190. At the same time, the “fox” was in service not only in the troops of the USSR, but also in the armies of Libya, Iraq, Iran, Bulgaria and Algeria. By the way, during the US Army's Operation Desert Storm, the MiG-25, which is in service with the Iraqi Air Force, destroyed an American carrier-based fighter-bomber F/A-18 Hornet in an air battle. The Flying Fox also distinguished itself in the war between Egypt and Israel in 1967-1970. During the conflict, the Soviet interceptor fighter was used extremely successfully by the Egyptian Air Force. As a matter of fact, the potential inherent in the MiG-25 could allow the modernization and production of the aircraft to continue up to the present time. However, the fate of the unique fighter was decided by chance. In 1978, one Soviet MiG-25 was hijacked by Senior Lieutenant Viktor Belenko to Japan during a training exercise. Then the car was handed over to the Americans for detailed study. The US returned the plane back to the USSR two months later. However, during this time the car had already been studied far and wide by American engineers. - Wikipedia/Alex Beltyukov Subscribe and stay up to date with the latest news and the most important events of the day.

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The Infinite is an awe-inspiring and fully immersive experience that will transport you to the depths of space and back inspired by NASA Missions. You’ll get to witness what daily life is like for astronauts, and encounter mind-blowing views of the Earth in the first-ever cinematic spacewalk captured in 3D, 360 virtual reality. This exclusive voyage coming to Tacoma is a one-of-a-kind event. Only 250 astronauts have experienced life on the International Space Station in the last 20 years, and you’ll get to realistically emulate their epic and emotional adventure. The Infinite is the world’s largest multi-sensory, in–person VR experience and is an extension of the Emmy Award-winning immersive series, Space Explorers: The ISS Experience, the largest production ever filmed in space, in association with TIME studios. The use of the never-before-seen footage filmed by actual astronauts on the station combined with several mediums (virtual reality, multimedia art, and projections) creates an exceptionally realistic experience. Throughout the 60-minute journey, your every sense will be engaged allowing you to discover life in orbit. And if that’s blowing your mind, you haven’t seen anything yet. On the collective virtual reality side of things, you’ll get to explore a life-sized 3-D modelized recreation of the International Space Station, rendered to be as true to life as possible. The virtual reality journey will transport you to space and back to Earth, providing a breathtaking view of our blue planet. The Infinite is truly unlike any other exhibition examining space. After an extremely successful 3-month tour in Montreal, it has taken The US by storm and we are ecstatic to see it coming to the Pacific North-West in May! In Houston, the audience found The Infinite to be a magically ethereal experience that stunned viewers—whether it be physically or emotionally. Participants were often brought to tears by the immersive nature of the event, specifically when Earth made its glorious appearance through their goggles.

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ESA has named the new spacecraft after German astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler. The first in the disposable robotic cargo ship fleet was named Jules Verne. It flew a successful debut flight in 2008 and destroyed itself intentionally at the end of its mission. The unmanned space freighter underwent extensive system testing over the last few months, and has now been approved for the final preparation stage prior to its slated launch on an Ariane 5 rocket at the end of 2010. Posted by rlssec

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Airbus Ventures announced its lead investment in the $7.3 million Series A round for Infostellar, a Japanese developer of a cloud-based satellite antenna sharing platform. This financing funds the launch of Infostellar’s flagship platform StellarStation, expands its network of partner antennas, and accelerates the hiring of additional talented team members. With this closing of this Series A investment round, Dr Lewis Pinault, Managing Investment Partner for Airbus Ventures in Japan also joins the Infostellar board. “With the burgeoning number of Low Earth Orbit launches and the fast-evolving criticality of data from space, supporting ground station networks are becoming hard pressed to keep up with satellite data demands,” said Dr Pinault. “This is despite the fact that much of the time, ground station antennas stand idle while other people's satellites pass overhead. Infostellar dramatically shifts the model by bringing hundreds of antennas around the globe to the service of thousands of satellites. With their StellarStation solution, everyone in the equation can win: antenna operators idle less and earn more, and satellite operators gain real-time network-side control - and virtually anyone can become a satellite operator.” Thomas d’Halluin, CEO of Airbus Ventures, said that the aim of the independent investment group is to facilitate such dramatic shifts in the future of the aerospace industry. “We are particularly pleased to lead this important round of investment, our first in Japan,” he said. “With the likes of Sony Innovation Fund, the Entrepreneurial Research Unit at Waseda University, and 500 Startups Japan, as well as key domestic co-investors, we feel that Infostellar is well positioned to tap the best of Japanese innovation, attract even more outstanding international talent, and bring its success to the world stage in future rounds - and indeed onwards to new novel successes in deep space communications.” Stephane Ginoux, President of Airbus Japan, added: “We are proud to see Airbus Ventures making this important first foray into Asia here in Japan. We are committed to encouraging the innovation of Japanese start-ups and entrepreneurs, and we are especially pleased to see the support for the excellent Infostellar team in their pioneering journey to becoming an important global player in space communications infrastructure.” Dr Naomi Kurahara, the founder and CEO of Infostellar, said: “Airbus Ventures’ lead investment in this round is a major advance for our company. This timely and well-organised Series A funding round helps us secure our StellarStation platform as a global business. With Dr Pinault on our board and the Airbus aerospace heritage alongside us, we see a highly collaborative path to successfully fulfilling our long-term mission: providing smart, efficient communications infrastructure for humanity’s ongoing expansion into space.” Infostellar is a space communications infrastructure firm, developing the world’s only cloud-based satellite antenna sharing platform: StellarStation. By lowering costs and increasing transmission time, Infostellar empowers satellite operators to improve the quality of their service and expand potential business. Founded in 2016, Infostellar is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. For more information, visit https://www.infostellar.net/. Logos and images can be found at https://www.infostellar.net/news/1/kit.zip. Boeing released its annual forecast for the commercial, defense and space aerospace market, reflecting signs of the industry's recovery following the impacts of COVID-19. The 2021 Boeing Market Ou... EHang announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with HELI-EASTERN. HELI-EASTERN is a major low-altitude general aviation carrier and helicopter service provider in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-M... Daher announced that its full operational support contract for TBM 700 very fast turboprop aircraft operated under responsibility of the French Ministry for the Armed Forces is extended by seven years... CAE announced that BETA Technologies selected CAE as its partner of choice to design and develop its pilot and maintenance technician training program for the ALIA eVTOL aircraft. CAE will levera...

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The group has 5 faculty members working in various specialised areas of Aerodynamcis & Space flight mechanics. Broad reasearch intersets of the group includes, experimental and computational study of flow phenomena, design and optimization of aerospace vehicles, and space mission design. The ongoing research activities in the group are listed Space Flight Mechanics Research activities related to trajectory optimization for various space missions are being carried out. Evaluation of various optimization techniques for space missions and trajectory simulation packages with elaborate models also attempted. Computational Aerodynamics and Design The work carried out involve Wind turbine design, Unsteady Aerodynamics, Low Reynolds Number Aerodynamcis, Computational Aeroacoustics, Hypersonic Aerodynamics, Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) studies for conceptual design of semi-ballistic reentry vehicle and sounding rockets, Development of new Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms (A2MOEA ), Conceptual sizing and multiobjective optimization studies for sizing hybrid airships. The work carried out involve Shock/Detonation wave studies ,Unsteady Aerodynamics, Low Reynolds Number Aerodynamics, Flow instabililiy & control , Aeroacoustics. The thermal and propulsion group actively pursue research to both advance scientific knowledge and create technological innovations in various fields of aerospace science and technology. In the area of chemical propulsion, computational and experimental research characterising the unsteady combustion behaviour of liquid and gaseous propellants by means of advanced diagnostics is ongoing. Our focus is on a variety of areas such as: We are also interested in problems related to heat transfer in space applications. Experimental, computational and analytical research is being conducted. Thrust areas are: Research in CFD is very diverse. Some of the current research focuses on This group has seven faculty members working in the wide area of structures and design. Many of us are motivated to study problems in mechanics using modeling, experiments and computation. The focus areas include non-linear dynamics, structural acoustics, fluid structure interaction, stochastic mechanics, finite element methods, mesh-free methods, spectral finite element, smart materials, piezoelectric structures and elastic wave propagation. Studies in these thrust areas help to develop strategies for applications in Aerospace and allied engineering disciplines. Some of us have keen interest in mechanics of biological and bio-inspired composites using molecular dynamics, finite element methods and random fuse models. Applying traditional engineering wisdom to modifying and understanding biological systems is the crux of this research area. Some of us are involved in design, development and control of integrated systems like wheeled planetary rovers, deployment mechanisms and aids for rehabilitation. The materials and manufacturing group at IIST is presently focusing their research works in the following areas The major work in the area of micro/nano finishing involves the experimental and theoretical investigations on magnetic/non-magnetic elastic abrasive finishing of surfaces. Few experimental facilities (lab scale versions) are developed in-house for producing ultra fine surfaces on the components and are mentioned below Heat treatment studies on Beryllium copper for assessing the material a candidature for semi-cryo engines were investigated. Studies on similar and dissimilar welding of superalloys are being carried out to ascertain the right combination of process parameters for a sound weld. Feasibility studies on 15-5 PH Stainless Steel as an alternate material for few Vikas Engine Components are being carried out for durability. Sensitivity studies on the effect of raw materials and process parameters on the thermo mechanical properties of ablative composites used in solid rocket motor nozzles and liquid engines have been initiated. A reasonably good number of publications in International Journals and Conference proceedings are published in the aforementioned areas. The existing lab facilities have supported two doctoral dissertations. Coming Soon ...

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Air Force funds DSU research The United States Air Force is funding research at Delaware State University to make better night vision cameras. Dr. Mukti Rana is chair of the DSU Department of Physics and Engineering. He is layering extremely thin materials, like molybdenum disulphide, and studying their optical and electrical properties. “So, in other words, we’re trying to vary one layers, two layers, three layers and ten layers for instance and seeing how it’s going to affect those optical properties,” said Rana The U-S Air Force is paying $450 thousand to see if these materials could be used to replace current night vision technology which is bulky and makes noise. Rana is working on other projects for NASA and the U.S. Navy, but calls this work for the Air Force quite interesting. “I hope that this will add value to the optical detection and sensing area, in particular for the national defense and security of our country,” said Rana. Rana says the new dollars will first go towards making more molybdenum disulphide so it can be observed under a high powered microscope. He adds these materials could also be used to increase the battery life of laptops and handheld devices, as well as add memory space to smaller devices.

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Microsoft today revealed that they have made the first commercial use of private spacecraft to position a containerized data center on the Moon. Known as the Lunar Data Center (LDC), the new facility is part of the Microsoft Cloud and is fully operational, already hosting Microsoft's own Bing, Hotmail, and Office 365. Sunday, April 1, 2012 Since the same side of the Moon always faces Earth, connectivity will always be available via geographically-balanced, black-laser uplink nodes, with at least one in each time-zone. It's state-of-the art green-energy design uses solar-power and vacuum-cooled CPUs to avoid creating green-house gases that could damage the Moon's extremely thin Ozone Layer. The LDC also boasts unprecedented long-term-storage (LTS) by means of its unique Deep Space Backup Vault (DSBV). The DSBV provides infinite archival storage based on a perennial series of linked deep-space vehicles (LDSVs), modeled after NASA's Voyager interstellar spacecraft. While Voyager spacecraft will eventually go too far to communicate with NASA's Earth-based Deep Space Network (DSN), Microsoft's first LDSV (and the farthest from Earth) will communicate with the second LDSV (slightly closer to Earth), which will in turn communicate with the third LDSV, so that the last LDSV launched at any given time will always be within signal range of Earth the the LDC. Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer was quoted as saying that this surprise announcement "seriously undercuts Amazon's Mars-based cloud extension, which is not expected to be operational until 2015 at the earliest." When asked about Google's efforts to build a cold-data storage center on Uranus, Balmer said such a plan was unworkable, but that's exactly where he thought they'd try to put it.

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Pilot training on the at Eglin AFB, Fla., is gathering momentum with the qualification of U.S. Air Force instructor pilots to perform aerial refueling with the F-35A. Lt. Col. Lee Kloos, commander of the 58th Fighter Squadron at the Eglin Integrated Training Center (ITC), on May 14 became the first non-test pilot to conduct an aerial refueling in the F-35. The milestone allows aerial refueling to become a standard part of the syllabus at Eglin and also enables training missions to be extended. “It will help with the number of pilots we can graduate,” he says. “This week we will qualify all 12 instructors and then include aerial refueling in the Block 1B syllabus for all new pilots,” Kloos says. “It is taking time, but little by little aircraft’s capabilities are coming on.” In recent months, the ITC has been cleared to conduct training missions using the F-35’s internal electro-optical targeting system and simulated weapons, Kloos says. Through April 30, 44 pilots had been qualified on the F-35 at Eglin, including two from the U.K., and 1,700 training hours flown, says Mary Ann Horter,vice president for F-35 sustainment. Aircraft are currently loaded with Block 1B software, which provides an initial training capability only. Block 2A, also for training only, is on track for delivery in October, she says. A second training center, for the U.S.’ F-35B, is scheduled to open at MCAS Beaufort, S.C., in 2014, and a third in 2015 at Luke AFB, Ariz., for the Air Force F-35A and international customers. Kloos says the F-35 is a stable refueling platform. Behind the tanker, handling qualities of theare “like driving a bumpy gravel road, while in the F-35 it’s a smooth, paved highway.” The view is echoed by Tech Sgt. William Joe Parker, boom operator in the 336t Air Refueling SqnKC-135 for the first refueling mission at the Eglin ITC. “He just parked the aircraft behind ours.” The F-35’s flight-control laws change when the refueling-receptacle doors are opened, making it easier for the pilot to make small corrections, a technique similar to that used in the F-16. Eglin training missions began soon after the F-35A was reapproved for aerial refueling. The original clearance was withdrawn in 2011 following delayed boom-disconnect issues on test flights at Edwards AFB, Calif. The problem was found to be isolated to a small number of early test aircraft, Kloos says.

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Military Helicopter Seat refers to the seat installed in malitaryhelicopter, the military helicopter seats market is segmented into ejection seats, crashworthy seats and others.The global Military Helicopter Seats market is valued at xx million US$ in 2018 is expected to reach xx million US$ by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of xx% during 2019-2025. Access Report Details at: https://www.themarketreports.com/report/global-military-helicopter-seats-market-research-report This report focuses on Military Helicopter Seats volume and value at global level, regional level and company level. From a global perspective, this report represents overall Military Helicopter Seats market size by analyzing historical data and future prospect. Regionally, this report focuses on several key regions: North America, Europe, China and Japan. Key companies profiled in Military Helicopter Seats Market report are Rockwell Collins, Zodiac Aerospace, Stelia Aerospace, Recaro, Aviointeriors, Thompson Aero, Martin-Baker, Geven, Acro Aircraft Seating, Zim Flugsitz, Pac, Haeco, Israel Aerospace Industries and more in term of company basic information, Product Introduction, Application, Specification, Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019), etc. Purchase this Premium Report at: https://www.themarketreports.com/report/buy-now/1433335 Table of Content 1 Military Helicopter Seats Market Overview 2 Global Military Helicopter Seats Market Competition by Manufacturers 3 Global Military Helicopter Seats Production Market Share by Regions 4 Global Military Helicopter Seats Consumption by Regions 5 Global Military Helicopter Seats Production, Revenue, Price Trend by Type 6 Global Military Helicopter Seats Market Analysis by Applications 7 Company Profiles and Key Figures in Military Helicopter Seats Business 8 Military Helicopter Seats Manufacturing Cost Analysis 9 Marketing Channel, Distributors and Customers 10 Market Dynamics 11 Global Military Helicopter Seats Market Forecast 12 Research Findings and Conclusion 13 Methodology and Data Source

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Luxembourg, 16 July 2019: Kleos Space S.A. (ASX: KSS, Frankfurt: KS1), (Kleos or Company), a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data provider, has completed all acceptance reviews and the satellites are mission ready awaiting transport to RocketLab’s Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The satellites in the Kleos’ Scouting Mission are now secured in their protective Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) boxes – designed to prevent damage to the hardware in the event of a discharge of static electricity. Sensitive devices are protected at all times during manufacture/assembly, transport, handling, and storage. Kleos’ CTO Miles Ashcroft said “Our satellites have undergone and successfully passed the full test suite. They are formally technically accepted as mission ready. We await the ‘green light’ from our launch partners RocketLab to dispatch to Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand for flight preparation and integration onto the launch vehicle.” The multi-satellite Scouting Mission system will form the foundation of a constellation that delivers a global picture of hidden maritime activity, enhancing the intelligence capability of government and commercial entities when AIS (Automatic Identification System) is defeated, imagery is unclear, or targets are out of patrol range. The first scouting mission is made up of four nano-satellites built by GomSpace in Denmark. Rocket Lab’s Electron booster successfully launched the “Make it Rain” rideshare mission for Seattle-based Spaceflight from New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula on Saturday. The mission lofted seven satellites, including: BlackSky’s Global-3 imaging microsat; two U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Prometheus reconnaissance CubeSats; two Swarm SpaceBEE satellites; Melbourne Space Program’s ACRUX-1 CubeSat; and one spacecraft from an undisclosed customer. The payloads weighed 80 kg (176.4 lb). The BlackSky Global-3 imaging satellite was developed, designed and manufactured by BlackSky of the United States. The company is a provider of geospatial intelligence, satellite imaging and global monitoring services. It was the sixth successful Electron launch in a row out of seven attempts and the third flight of 2019. Rocket Lab has now orbited 35 satellites on its six successful missions. The mission’s name was drawn from the high volume of rainfall in Seattle where Spaceflight is headquartered and at the Mahia Peninsula where Electron from which Electron is launched. SEATTLE (Spaceflight PR) — Spaceflight, the leading satellite rideshare and mission management provider, today announced it will launch seven spacecraft from five organizations later this month on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 at the southern tip of Mahia Peninsula, on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island. This mission, also called “Make It Rain” by Rocket Lab as a nod to the weather in both Seattle and New Zealand, represents Spaceflight’s first of five launches scheduled with Rocket Lab this year. HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. 10 May, 2019 (Rocket Lab PR) – Rocket Lab, the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, announced today that its next flight will launch multiple spacecraft on a mission procured by satellite rideshare and mission management provider, Spaceflight. The launch window will open in June, with launch taking place from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Māhia Peninsula. LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners has successfully launched three Department of Defense research and development satellites on Huntington Beach-based Rocket Lab USA’s Electron rocket from Mahia, New Zealand at 11:00 p.m. PST, May 4, 2019 and 6:00 p.m. NZST May 5, 2019. Rapid prototyping capabilities led DARPA’s R3D2 program to success REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 7, 2019 (Northrop Grumman PR) – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully demonstrated rapid spacecraft development for the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), with the Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration (R3D2), which launched on March 28, 2019. Northrop Grumman led a unique team of commercial suppliers to deliver a 150 kg small satellite from concept to orbit in 20 months. Traditional satellites of comparable complexity typically take many years to get to this stage. Rocket Lab has completed the launch readiness review for Electron’s first night launch on Saturday. The launch window for the flight, which will carry three technology demonstration satellites for the U.S. Department of Defense, opens at 2:00 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC/ 18:00 NZT). SpaceX scrubbed the launch of a Dragon supply ship to the International Space Station on Friday due to an electrical issue on the Of Course I Still Love You drone ship. There was also a helium leak involving the Falcon 9 booster. The next launch opportunity is Saturday at 2:48 a.m. EDT (0648 UTC). Rocket Lab becomes an integrated spacecraft builder and launch provider, enabling small satellite operators to focus on delivering data and services from space Space Symposium, Colorado Springs. April 8, 2019 (Rocket Lab PR) – U.S. small satellite launch company Rocket Lab has announced the next evolution of its mission services; the in-house designed and built Photon™ satellite platform. As the global leader in small satellite launch, Rocket Lab now delivers an integrated spacecraft build and launch service. The end-to-end mission solution enables small satellite customers to focus on delivering their service from orbit and generating revenue, rather than building their own satellite hardware. HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., April 3, 2019 (Rocket Lab PR) — U.S. small satellite launch company Rocket Lab announced today that it will launch three experimental research and development (R&D) satellites for the U.S. Air Force in April. The mission will lift-off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, carrying three R&D spacecraft to Low Earth Orbit aboard an Electron launch vehicle. The launch will be Rocket Lab’s second orbital mission of 2019, and fifth orbital mission overall. (more…) The launch marks Rocket Lab’s 25th satellite deployed to orbit, continuing the company’s mission success heritage HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., March 28, 2019 (Rocket Lab PR) – A Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle successfully lifted off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula at 23:27, March 28th UTC (12:27, 29 March NZDT). The mission launched a prototype reflect array antenna to orbit for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The team has identified a video transmitter 13dB down with low performance. It’s not an issue for flight, but we want to understand why, so we’re waiving off for the day. We’ll assess and advise a new target lift-off time soon.

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Captain Vinther (right) and co-pilot James F. Bachmeier examine sketch of strange object. Vinther, 33, has over 8,000 hours, is ex-USAAF cadet instructor. |The Office of Naval Research claims that cosmic ray balloons explain all “saucer” If so, what did this pilot see? When the Office of Naval Research recently disclosed that all “reliable reports” of flying saucers can be attributed to cosmic balloons, the nation's press sat back stolidly and accepted the statement at face value. The press services, the leading weekly news magazines, most of the country's newspapers and a host of periodicals hailed the revelation as the solution to a long-standing mystery. Yet the mystery is not solved. It has only been deepened. In the past 11 months, Flying has reported the observations of five veteran airline pilots who, along with their co-pilots, encountered strange objects flying over the United States. Last July, Flying said: “. . . it is obvious that skilled pilots, trained observers of sky phenomena, saw something. If they saw it, it must exist. They are not all victims of hallucinations despite the ready explanations of the physicists. But what the strange phenomena are, the editors of Flying do not pretend to know.” The following is a report from a veteran Mid-Continent Airlines captain, the sixth report of this type to be published in Flying.—The Editors. I WAS taxiing out for take-off at Sioux City, la., on Mid-Continent Airlines’ scheduled Flight 9 of January 20, 1951, when the tower asked if I would investigate a very bright light west of the field. I told him that what he saw was a star. “No,” the tower said, “I see what you mean, but this is higher than that — about 8,000 feet.” Looking higher, I saw the light moving from north to south, west of the field and fairly high. I agreed to investigate it. The crew of the Mid-Continent Airlines DC-3 that night, in addition to myself, included Co-pilot James F. Bachmeier, lieutenant commander in the Naval Air Reserve (who returned to active duty March 1, as commanding officer of a supply squadron), veteran of World War II in the South Pacific where encounters with Jap night fighters were commonplace. Bachmeier had flown nearly four years with Mid-Continent and had a total flight time of over 6,000 hours. Immediately after a northwest take-off, a left climbing turn was started, following the left-hand circle of the observed light. The radius of the circle of the light was at least two miles—possibly more—outside the circle made by the DC-3. Southeast of the field the strange lights were blinked five or six times. The rest of the time they were steady. When we reached a point east of the field (the DC-3 was headed northeast), we observed a change in the object. By the time we realized what the change was, it dived over our nose at about a 160° angle to the heading of the DC-3 and 200 feet above it. That brought the object down beyond the left wing of the airliner, and then came the strangest part of the whole encounter. Instead of running by, as any aircraft will when met nearly head-on, the object abruptly (as quickly as the heads of the pilots could be turned) was flying in the same direction as the airliner — and at the same altitude and the same speed! Here it was, flying formation with us, about 200 feet away! And the object was big! We estimated the size as being anywhere from that of a B-29 to half again as big. The time was 8:30 on an exceptionally clear moonlight night, so we got an excellent silhouette view. There was a definite fuselage and wing configuration. The fuselage was cigar-shaped. The wing was further forward than a B-29 wing and no engine nacelles or jet pods could be seen. The wing had no sweepback, being perfectly straight. It had a high aspect ratio like a glider wing. I couldn't tell whether the object turned around or just reversed direction. We didn’t see any jet glow or exhaust flame. As the object dived across our nose, the bright white light observed by the tower could be seen at a slight angle — not in full force as it would have been head-on. As nearly as could be determined, this light was located on the bottom of the fuselage. It was either in a “tunnel” mounting that blocked the view, or was turned off as it came toward us. From take-off to the time of this run toward the airliner, we were able to see a red form of navigation light. There was insufficient light to determine the probable material from which the object was made, or if there were any markings on it. About the time this object was flying on the wing of the DC-3, a Cessna 140 made an emergency landing at Sioux City and parked while the object was still in sight. After the object was lost to sight a Bonanza arrived from the east-northeast. These were the only other aircraft in the vicinity at the time. The object flew formation on the left wing of the DC-3 for four or five seconds or more, then started dropping down and under the fuselage of our aircraft. I reduced power and made a left turn to the west over the Sioux City field attempting to keep the object in view. After losing sight of the object under the belly, we made a right turn in an attempt to regain sight of it, but no further contact was made. We continued our scheduled flight to Omaha, Nebr. In addition to the two Mid-Continent Airlines’ pilots, three other persons are known to have seen the object. One was a passenger aboard the flight who happened to be looking out the window at the time. The other two were Chief Controller John Williams of Sioux City Tower, and his fellow controller, whose name I don’t know. The passenger, incidentally, is an aide to Col. Matthew Thompson, USAF, at Offutt Field, Omaha, Nebr., who is assigned to investigation of strange aircraft.

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Meet the Oldies … Boeing 727 Let’s go back to the oldies, back to the good old days, back to the Boeing 727 Series. For some, the 727 was and still is a nightmare. For others, it’s the ultimate tri-jet. Whatever, it was, in those days, a special aircraft. Meet the Boeing 727 Series. Although I never worked in this aircraft, it is indeed a beautiful model, at least, that’s my personal opinion. Beautiful or not, it’s more important to find out if this FlyJSim 727 is the ultimate X-Plane aircraft. First, let’s see what FlyJSim – X-Plane.Org has to say about it. Relive the glory days of the 70s! The FlyJSim B727 brings you back to the age of turbojets with three 727 simulations in one. This package is complete with study simulations of the B727-100, B727-200ADV and B727F aircraft. The B727 was built to allow for Jet aircraft in smaller airports that were formally exclusively for propellor aircraft. Intended for Short to medium flights, the B727 is perfect for a transcontinental flight or even a short hop down to the next airport. The B727 was the only Tri-Jet built by Boeing and it was built for speed. For over a decade, more B727s were built than any other aircraft on earth. Now is your time to join the ranks by becoming a 727 Captain. In this 727 v2 Study package you have the choice between three different navigation systems: (There is an easy option in the menu to select your system of choice): - 3D X-FMC – For modern FMC Navigation - 3D CIVA – The original inertial Navigation system installed on many 727 and early airliners (optional) - Standard VOR-NDB Navigation Three variants of the 727 are included: - 727-100 – Airliner short version, - 727-200Adv – Airliner Long version, - 727-200F – Freighter - Detailed exterior model which comes with details textures and a full set of animated surfaces - Detailed 3D cockpit with hundreds of animations, high-res textures, and the best night lighting in any cockpit currently in X-Plane - Simulation of all major systems including: - Detailed Electric system: Electrical, Bleed air, Air conditioning, Pressurization - Fuel Pumps and fuel heating/icing - Hydraulic systems, including A and B adn the standby (C) System - Functioning WX radar with built-in TCAS - Sperry SP-150 Block V autopilot and a full flight director system - Engine fire suppression system - Anti Ice System - Radio stack including Com 1/2 Nav 1/2 and ADF 1/2 and a complete Audio Selection Panel Comprehensive Menu system: - Weight and Balance Manager Allows you to change the weights for PAX, Cargo and fuel, with dynamic effect on CG - Vcard popup showing dynamic Vspeeds for landing and takeoff - Options menu popup Allows you to select the navigation system that works for you and other display options - Pushback manager Comprehensive pushback system with both manual and automatic modes. A ghost of the 727 now shows where your aircraft will be after pushback. you and other display options - Maintenance Menu Optional persistent maintenance and failure system. No more will you be flying a brand new aircraft each flight. Instead each flight will wear out your engine, apu, or airframe. Your flying technique will now have a direct bearing on failures and maintenance. - Checklist and notes A 32-page fully customizable window that includes checklists and an overview of the aircraft. Have something you need to reference in the flight? Add it into the notes page! - Study sim Flight Model: With over 500 hours of internal testing, you can be sure that the 727 series has a quality flight model. You can operate the 727 from startup to shutdown just like a real 727 captain, making this model the only study sim of a 727 in X-Plane. Professional Sound System: - Professional sounds recorded by Turbine Sound Studios - DreamEngine Sounds with proper Doppler and sound position effects - Includes switches and knobs sounds The Good Old 727 It’s always interesting to have some knowledge about a famous aircraft like the Boeing 727 Series. The best way to find out more is to visit the one and only source. The Boeing Commercial Airplanes website. The versatility and reliability of the Boeing 727 — the first trijet introduced into commercial service — made it the best selling airliner in the world during the first 30 years of jet transport service. The jet age essentially began in 1952 with the introduction of the British-designed de Havilland Comet. Several jetliners, including the Boeing 707, were developed before the 727, but none came close to its sales record. Production of the 727 extended from the early 1960s to August 1984, which is a remarkable length of time, considering the original market forecast was for 250 airplanes. As it turned out, 1,831 were delivered. Twenty years later, when the last 727 was delivered, this versatile fleet was carrying 13 million passengers each month. As of January 2001, nearly 1,300 of the reliable aircraft were still in service. Introduced into service in February 1964, the 727 trijet became an immediate hit with flight crews and passengers alike. With a fuselage width the same as the 707 (and the later 737 and 757), it provided jet luxury on shorter routes. With sophisticated, triple-slotted trailing edge flaps and new leading-edge slats, the 727 had unprecedented low-speed landing and takeoff performance for a commercial jet and could be accommodated by smaller airports than the 707 required. The 727, like all Boeing jetliners, was continually modified to fit the changing market. It began with the -100 series, of which 407 were sold. This was followed by the -100C convertible, that featured a main-deck side cargo door, allowing it to carry either cargo pallets or passengers, or a combination of both on the main deck. Boeing built 164 of these. The 727-200, introduced in December 1967, had increased gross weight and a 20 foot longer fuselage that could accommodate as many as 189 passengers in an all-tourist configuration. In all its variations, 1,245 of the -200s were sold. The last version, the 727-200F, had a 58,000-pound, 11-pallet cargo capability. Fifteen of these were sold to Federal Express. On December 5, 1977, the worldwide 727 fleet carried its one billionth (1,000,000,000) passenger. That was a mark never attained before by a commercial aircraft. Today, the number has reached well over 4 billion. One hundred and one customers purchased new 727s from Boeing, although dozens more have placed this airplane type into service as “second tier” operators. More than 300 727s built as passenger airplanes have been converted to freighters, a process that continues today. For more information, I encourage you to visit the dedicated Boeing Commercial Airplanes 727 Series web pages. But there’s so much more. For example, here’s a link to YouTube that shows you the “Boeing 727 Prototype-“First Flights”-1963/64”. Installation, Documentation and Configuration First, you need to unzip FJS_727_Series_V2.zip. It doesn’t come with an installer, thus after you’ve unzipped the package, copy and paste the FJS_727_Series_V2 folder in the folder Heavy Metal or you create an additional FJS folder within Heavy Metal. Each the FJS_727_Series_V2 package, the liveries are split up in 721, 722A and 722F. Logically, the 721 is the 727-100 Series, the 722A the 727-200 Series and the 722F for the freighter model. After starting X-Plane 10 – as of this writing January 15th 2017 – there’s not “yet” a sign that an update is on it’s way to make it compatible with X-plane 11 which will come for sure. For now, this impression deals with the X-Plane 10 package! When you own the previous FJS 727 version 1.x, you had three different 727 packages and thus three different livery folders. With this study v2 version, all model variations are packed together and this means you have under liveries all paintings, but divided due to their name, as mentioned before, 721, 722A and 722F. In case you own liveries from the previous version, as far as I’ve seen and judged about these older liveries, they all work fine with the Study v2 model. The only thing you need to do it to rename the individual painting packages. Let me give you an example; you have the following v1 painting Boeing House Livery 1965 – N7001U which was intended for the 727-200 Advanced. The only thing you need to do is to rename it to 722A – Boeing House Livery 1965 – N7001U. Thus you need to add before the old folder name “722A – “, or in case of the 727-100 it will be “721 – ” or for the freighter model “722F – “. The FJS package comes with one Acrobat document namely FJS_727_Series_V2_Manual. The manual is 20 pages and highlights the installation, the support, updates, views, weight and balance manager, a VCard, notes to know, and miscellaneous. Not sure when you read this impression, if you’re also the owner of the previous FJS 727. The reason to bring this up is that model v1 did come with many manuals of which the checklist and procedure was one of them and not to forget the systems manual. First things First Before I can start with my “first of the day” inspection, I have the choice, as mentioned before, of the -100, -200 Advanced or -200F. I’m going to go for the –200 Advanced Series. But I think it’s a good idea to highlight a few small icons on the mid left hand side of the screen. They are identified as “V card”, “WnB”, “Op”, “INS”, Maintenance and Checkmark thus Checklist. V (speeds) card offers you the V1, VR and V2 speeds for the takeoff and landing based on the actual A/C parameters. For example, when you change the amount of fuel, the Takeoff speed card is automatically adjusted to the new values and accordingly to the new speeds. WnB stands for Weight and Balance Manager and allows you to add or remove passengers and cargo. Whatever you do, the center of gravity indicator is automatically adjusted accordingly. Very handy and a must for the serious 727 flight simmer. Then there’s the Options icon. It allows you to activate or deactivate a Cold & Dark or engines running situation. Additionally, you can change the FOV (Field of View), exterior and internal sound levels, hide the yokes and change the weight from lbs to kgs. With one click you can set the time to Zulu and have the default FMC in the 2D view available. Of course, it’s up to you, but the default 727 had only an INS CDU and no FMS. Some additional words about which navigation equipment you’ll use to fly this FlyJSim 727. You can via the Options menu chose for no aid thus just the ordinary way flying with VOR/VORTAC and/or NDB beacons. Or you go for the CIVA INS (payware) and finally, you can decide to take the freeware X-FMC. Depending on what’s selected, the designated place at the pedestal is either empty (no navigation equipment used), offers an image of the CIVA INS or an image if a FMS CDU. If X-FMC (X-FMC is just a plugin) isn’t installed, then it tells you that it isn’t installed yet. After you’ve installed the X-FMC via an auto installer, it shows you an actual and fully functional CDU. By default, the X-FMC popup window also appears, but I assume that one FMS CDU is enough, so you can decide to toggle the popup X-FMC via the plugins menu OFF-ON although during flight it could be handy to have a popup CDU available. When you click on it, the INS icon gives you the CIVA INS CDU. Provided, of course, that you bought it and installed it in the correct folder according to the user manual. CIVA INS or Delco Carousel IV-A Inertial Navigation System Control Display Unit uses the term CIVA as just a nickname for the INS CDU. The CIVA can be found on Boeing 707, 727, some 737-100s and -200s, the mighty three-jet DC-10 and L-1011 Tristar, and on the early 747-100, -200 and -300 variants. Unlike GPS or radio navigation, inertial navigation systems work fully autonomously and don’t require any equipment or installation outside the aircraft itself. The Maintenance icon tells you everything about the technical status of the aircraft thus the condition. It’s divided into a tab for the airframe, the three engines and the APU. When for some reason you’ll get an engine fire, you need to follow the checklist items how to solve this, but the maintenance icon will turn red. After you restart the aircraft, it’s still red and it can only be reset when the engine is out and maintenance is performed. Keep that in mind! And finally, the Checklist (checkmark icon); it must be said that this is a static checklist. That means all the checklist items are not interactive. When you perform a checklist item, nothing changes on the pilot’s notes checklist book. From a distance, the FlyJSim 727 looks gorgeous. I’ve chosen the Alaska Airlines livery and although for that time it wasn’t an inspiring painting, the livery comes with a weathered look and clearly you can see the aircraft ribs and Aluminum skin sections. Because of the NLG (Nose Landing Gear) position, it’s quite difficult to get a good view of the tiny details. But with the right daylight and sun position, I can see the many tiny details that are included to make it a good-looking NLG. I’ve got the idea that some photo real material is used. For example, the NLG taxi light. Perhaps this is also the case with the wheel assembly, but I’m not 100% sure about that. The torque links at the back of the NLG look not only good, they look great. The only thing I miss, although not a big deal, is some wiring. Overall, nice NLG modeling! Along the left-hand side of the fuselage, you’ll pass the necessary antennas and drain masts. At the inboard section, the wing leading edge has Kruger flaps and at the outboard section, slats. Furthermore, the characteristic leading edge wing shape is clearly visible, which makes it an interestingly modeled masterpiece. While walking to the wingtip or actually it’s the fuel vent tank, I’m impressed by the simulated plastic cover that houses the strobe and navigation lights. The rear part of the wingtip offers a few static dischargers, the white aft navigation light and a fuel jettison tube. Following the trailing edge, you’ll see the inboard and outboard flaps, but also well modeled are the outboard aileron with balance tab and the small inboard aileron with control tab. Although difficult to see from the ground, I can spot the speed brake and roll spoilers too. But our view will be much better when I extend the inboard leading edge flaps (Kruger flaps), slats (outboard) and trailing edge flaps and the speed brakes are also extended. This gives me a total overview of the well-modeled 727 high lift devices. They look impressive! Even the landing light in the outboard part of the Kruger flaps is nicely modeled. And for those who want to have a look at the inboard side of the Kruger flaps, this is completely covered with photo-real material and completes the real look of these Kruger flaps. After I’ve seen most of every part of the trailing edge, I need to have a quick look at the modeling of the MLG (Main Landing Gear). Wow, that can be expressed in one word. Awesome! The many details on the NLG, are also applicable to the MLGs. Of course, additionally, the MLG has two wheel brake units and naturally some hydraulic lines and a skid plate at the back with a link assembly for the hydraulic lines. I’m surprised at one thing. It looks to me as if there’s no profile visible on the main landing wheels. Anyway, overall, a well made MLG. The last part of my walk-around inspection deals with the fuselage tail section with the three engines. The Pratt & Whitney JT8D engines are, for those days, quite reliable. Later, the DC-9 Series and the early Boeing 737 Series will all have these Pratt & Whitney engines installed too. Although slightly different in performance, as well as the position of the thrust reverser buckets and their wing or fuselage mounting, these JT8D’s are basically the same. Although there’s one big difference between the 737 Classic, DC-9 Classic and even the MD80 thrust reverser bucket doors versus the Boeing 727. The 727 bucket doors are mounted internally while the other aircraft have externally mounted bucket doors. When reverse thrust is selected on a 737 Classic and DC-9, you can actually see the bucket doors moving, while here, you can only see them if you look through the exhaust screens and those bucket doors are actually modeled and simulated as well. Anyway, from the ground I need to look up to see something more of the engines and the way the fuselage tail section is modeled. There’s no need for me to have my doubts about the dimensions and shape of the FlyJSim 727. The FlyJSim looks great. More than that, it looks realistic and the overall model fits with what I know about what a 727 should look like. OK, my walk-around inspection is almost finished. I only have to inspect the other half of the aircraft before I’m back at the NLG. My overall impression is awesome. I’m really impressed about the overall quality and that means the modeling, the liveries and the many tiny details. The FlyJSim comes with external NORMAL MAP files to give it a slightly 3D effect, but, correct me if I’m wrong, that’s mainly for the cabin windows. I haven’t seen any other lines that could mark the ribs, stringers etc. of the fuselage. Since the 727 lies close to the ground, it’s not easy to get a good view of the NLG and MLG, but at sunset I’ve got a good chance to make some nice screenshots, as you can see! Before closing my walk-around inspection, some final words about the external aircraft lighting during evening, night and early morning hours. As far as I can see, all lights are operative including their reflection on the ground such as the taxi and landing lights. I couldn’t find any misaligned bulbs that are positioned outside the lamp housing. The rotational anti collision lights at the fuselage bottom and top are splendid. I think they’re made with the help of photo real material since they look very realistic. So, in total, on each wingtip, you’ve got three navigation lights; two green/red at the front and one white at the back. Further on, you’ll also find a strobe light in each wingtip. Then, you’ll find, built into the fuselage near the leading edge of the wing, the WING light that illuminates the front of the wings. And near the leading edge of the wing to fuselage joint, are the RUNWAY TURNOFF lights as well as 1 landing light. The other landing light is built in the outer leading slat section. And finally, there’s the tail light or logo light. What else? It must be said in case you’re going to look for …. the FlyJSim 727 has no animated doors (passenger- and service doors as well as no cargo hold doors), at least, I haven’t figured out how to control them. It was the same as with version 1.x, so I can imagine that this version doesn’t have them either. A disappointment? Not to me although it would have been nice, but it’s for me that a big issue. Overall, a well modeled 727, but I had hoped that with Study v2 more animations where included like the possibility to open/close doors. I had also hoped that with this version some of the textures where upgraded or that decals on the external aircraft where of a higher quality. I am aware that the developers priority is more to systems modeling and flight dynamics then adding door or panel animations or going for a higher texture quality. That said, you won’t find with this aircraft other external ground equipment as can be found with other developers. One last word about the pushback option. As highlighted in the provided manual on page 16, the aircraft comes with a pushback function. This works fine for both the AUTO and MANUAL function, but it doesn’t offer an external pushback truck as you see with other developers. A matter of acceptation! By the way, for the AUTO pushback function you can tick “Show Ghost”. No no, this is not a ghost truck, it is according to the manual “this will show a ghost of your aircraft in its approximate position after auto pushback is complete allowing you to set the values just right for your gate.” Let me start straight away with the 3D cockpit of the 727-100. Over the years, I’ve seen many 3D cockpits of high quality for X-Plane, but the FlyJSim 3D cockpit is and stays impressive. I should watch out that I’m not going to use the word awesome too many times, but perhaps it’s the best word that fits looking to this 3D cockpit. As mentioned before, I’ve never worked on a Boeing 727 nor a Boeing 737 although once I instructed local Italian KLM staff in Rome on the Classic model and then in particular on the old fashioned JT8D engine. But still, this FlyJSim 727 cockpit feels familiar since all aircraft of those days had the same look and feel. As expected, the 727 never had EFIS (Electronic Flight Instrument System), and of course also no EICAS (Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System) and you can completely forget any FMS (Flight Management System) related systems. Instead, the 727 Classic had old-fashioned instruments, gyros, synchro’s and much more of those old-fashioned electrical instruments. But they had their own charm! The radar screen, in the middle forward part of the center console, was in a common location in these aircraft. The location of the fire handles is unusual and for sure not common. Either the fire handles were mounted at the overhead panel or on the center instrument panel MID section. In that respect, the 727 was odd, but at the same time beloved by many pilots. Although old-fashioned, it just flies and flies and flies many more hours then you can imagine. The way this cockpit is made, shows that the developer has a sense of high quality and who wants to extend the possibilities of 3D modeling. It’s not only the modeling of the 3D look with basic own textures, it’s the mix of photo real material mixed with handmade paintings. Honestly, I don’t know where to look first, but I think I’ve made up my mind. I’m starting at the Captain’s side console near the sliding window, which is, I mean the sliding window, not modeled for opening. The side panels with components, screws, decals, air outlets are all made with detail. Some decals are readable and some are not so clear, like the decal near the NWS (Nose Wheel Steering) handle. The black glare shield topside is not just a plate. The same as with the real 727, at certain positions, it’s fixed to the aircraft structure by screws and yes, you’ll also find those screws in this FlyJSim 727. Most of the center instrument, overhead and center console panels are screwed together and therefore, you will find many of those “modeled” screws. It seems that the developer has nothing forgotten. But then, how is the quality of the instruments? The 3D effect of each instrument/indicator is clearly visible, as well as is the needle or needles, the indicator plate itself with markings and when applicable, the knob or switch to make a certain setting. The instruments, even on the FE panel (Flight Engineer), are sharp from a distance, but it stays sharp even when you zoom in, but it doesn’t stop here. The switches, lamp units, knobs, annunciators, it all look so real. The only thing that is missing, is the typical cockpit smell! And yes, it sounds boring, but FlyJSim made a realistic 3D cockpit with weathered panels and/or components e.g. the landing gear handle. But, I think there’s also a need to highlight the FE (Flight Engineer) area. The FE table is covered with different performance tables like those needed for aircraft speeds and engine performances. Although you can’t read them, the idea is great and it gives this FE cockpit position a realistic look. All the sub panels together give this FE panel an “as real as it gets” look. From a certain distance, it looks good, but even in a close-up situation, it still looks awesome. If you zoom in, you can read every word or value written on the sub-panels. Likewise, the switches are nicely modeled as well as the round indicator lights. These lamp units allow you, by rotating them, to dim the light intensity. This was a very common lamp unit for those days. While sitting in the FE seat, and turning yourself 90 degrees to the right, in the direction of the cabin, you’ll find another small AUX POWER UNIT panel on the side panel, just above the position of the leading and trailing edge light devices. And above that, there’s a fuel panel with blue lights and switches. Last, but not least, is the overhead panel. Compared to today’s modern jets, the overhead panel looks empty. But those panels that are simulated look OK to me and come with the same quality as seen before. Some 727 sub-panels are, on today’s jets, no longer situated at the overhead panel like the ATC and the AUTO-BRAKES panel. Most of the time these panels are installed on the pedestal. Anyway, the overhead panel follows the same quality as all other pilot panels as well as the FE panel. Although not simulated and not of much interest, the C/B (Circuit Breaker) panel right of the FE isn’t modeled at all. The wall is covered with photo real C/B image texture, but it’s not readable at all. Knowing the developer a little bit from previous discussions, his focus is meanly on the quality of the cockpit, the real functioning and operation of the instruments and the flight dynamics. Overall, this is a well designed, nicely modeled 3D cockpit with an eye for all the tiny details. It’s obviously been created with a lot of passion! In the next section it’s time to check out how all systems work and to find out the flight characteristics. As far as I can see, and not confirmed in the Systems manual, all cockpits and systems of the -200 Advanced and -200F are the same, but remember that each of the aircraft versions will have different performance values. Same as I did with my walk-around inspection, how’s the 727-cockpit night lighting? Together with HDR switched ON, the night lighting system is gorgeous. You’ve got so many light selectors that you hardly know which gives what and where. Just to give you an idea what’s possible, you have MAP, LEFT FWD & SIDE panel, CENTER FWD panel, FWD panel background, FWD panel fluor, overhead panel, control stand (pedestal) RED, WHITE, RIGHT FWD & SIDE panel, DOME WHITE and a LIGHT OVERRIDE switch. I think there’s enough choice for you to find the most convenient lighting condition for you during your night flights. Oops, almost forgotten .. the Virtual Cabin. I can be short with that. The 727 doesn’t come with a virtual cabin. A pity or not? The final decision lies with the developer to add a cabin or not. Reasons “not” to add a virtual cabin could be reduced frame rates, too many polygons used for something that’s probably not too often used by simmers and too much time to spend in creating a cabin while work on the cockpit has a much higher priority. So, no virtual cabin. We must life with this! First Flight Impression Without too many preparations, except for the checklist items, I decided to see how this 727-100 taxies and flies. The digital takeoff data-card shows the speeds and later, I need to find out if this 727 flies as realistically as possible. Although I’m a holder of an FAA PPL (Private Pilot License), that’s still no Boeing 727. Therefore, it’s very difficult for me to find out if this commercial jets flies as realistically as possible. Taxiing isn’t a complicated issue, since I’ve taxied as a ground engineer in the third seat, so I can recognize if something feels OK or not! I decided to take a long taxi route to a runway that gives me enough time to feel, hear and to control the 727 along the centerline of the taxi way. The result was surprising. Steering works perfectly using my Saitek X52 Pro, but the 727 doesn’t respond immediately, so low taxi speeds are mandatory otherwise you can’t make a nice turn. Once aligned with the runway, I perform the last checklist items and there I go, throttles full forward. The 727 accelerates slowly and honestly, it feels good. It feels realistic. And then there’s also no need to worry about at which speeds you need to do something, since the digital data-card calls for 80 knots, V1 and VR. In other words, everything is covered for a successful takeoff. Once airborne, I’ll try to keep a certain pitch, retract the gear and slowly, the flaps. At 4,000 feet, I decide to connect the Auto Pilot (AP) via the ENGAGE lever. With the MODE selector in PITCH HOLD, the current A/C pitch is maintained. A little while later, I change to a certain Vertical Speed and to achieve this, I set the MODE selector to V/S and adjust my actual aircraft V/S with the thumbwheel. If needed, you can use the TURN button to adjust your heading. This is what I call a basic AP. No pre-setting’s at all. Difficult? It’s very easy and is high technology for those days. I disengage the SERVO lever which disconnects the AP and fly further by hand. It’s an easy aircraft to fly, I must say. Keeping the aircraft with pitch and roll trim at 4,000 feet, I decide to return to the airport and for the moment it doesn’t matter which airport it is if I can land with the 727-200 Advanced. After base leg, I turn to final, descent to 2,000 feet and make the necessary preparations for my final approach. And don’t forget to check the landing data-card information. The 727-200 Advanced isn’t the size of a 777, 747-400, A380 and it almost flies like a large GA aircraft. It’s an easy aircraft to control. The pitch, roll and yaw movements feel OK and whenever you decide to change your roll, the aircraft moves slowly from it’s current stable flight to a new flight position in a way a real 727 should do. That said, making a manual approach is rather easy and realistic although the 727 is still a medium size aircraft. I was at least, impressed about the flight dynamics. Test Flight LFBO – LFMN My short test flight will be from LFBO (Toulouse – Blagnac Airport) to LFMN (Nice Côte d’Azur Airport), both located in France. Since I’m going to use the 3D cockpit for this flight and because there’s no FMC CDU in this cockpit, I must fly with the help of VOR stations, whatever is available or applicable and this means I need to enter each new frequency of the next station. I could also use instead of VOR, NDB stations, but if I can find VOR/DME, I prefer those navigation aids. Yes, it’s a completely different way of navigation than in today’s aircraft with company routes and using FMS (Flight Management Systems). OK, I made my flight plan myself. That said, I’m not using, for this typical flight RouteFinder (https://rfinder.asalink.net/free/). Instead, I’ll fly following these VOR stations: LFBO runway 32L – TOU (117.70) – GAI (115.80) – FJR (114.45) – MTG (117.30) – STP (116.50) – CGS (109.20) – LFMN ILS 04R (110.70 / 042). Although not a real flight plan, the idea is to see how the 727 follows VOR stations and to see if I can make a good ILS landing. With the help of the FlyJSim checklist and having a quick consider the start up from a “cold and dark situation” video, I think it’s quite easy to follow all the necessary steps. Since the systems are quite well simulated, you get a good idea what’s going on. My first VOR station is TOU, followed by GAI. I’ve already entered these in the active and standby windows of NAV set 1. I’ve decided to take 6,000 kilograms of fuel, which should be enough. And sorry, there’s no fuel calculator or at least, not that I know of. I double-check the build in weight and balance panel as well as my V speeds. With my current aircraft configuration, I have a V1 of 115, VR of 115 and V2 of 127. Don’t worry … you’re warned, during the takeoff run, when you reach 80 knots, V1 and VR. Since default X-plane 10 Toulouse/Blagnac isn’t really modeled, I’m somewhere at the old Airbus factory at the other side of the actual Blagnac airport. Therefore, taxiing to runway 32L is a short distance. After warming up my engines for at least 5 minutes, it’s time to taxi and make a rolling takeoff. A very interesting feature we also see with this FlyJSim 727 is that during the takeoff you will hear a rumbling noise, in this case of the runway. Most of the time this is caused by the runway center line with the integrated center lights. My takeoff, the initial climb, followed by further climbing till and including the cruise works fine for me. After I retracted the GEAR and FLAPS, I decided to keep on flying by hand. No Auto Pilot engaged, just trimming the aircraft and flying by hand. This gives me such a good feeling. An aircraft that’s big enough to fly by hand, trimming so it feels like a GA aircraft, easy on going, but at the same time it takes time before a trim change becomes visible. Anyway, flying from VOR to VOR is nice, but unfortunately not every VOR station I had chosen had a DME. Not a problem, but then you need to check the HSI constantly and watch for the moment that the TO-FROM indication changes. Some stations along the chosen route did have DME, and that makes life much easier. Let say 5NM before you fly over the VOR/DME station, you switch to the other VOR station and move on. This IFR flight is reaching the end. At VOR station STP I decided to start my decent just by trimming the aircraft. Using the AP is something I did in my previous flight, so I like it this way. The planned VOR station CGS is more a help and not a need. Somewhere between 10-20NM before CGS I decide to prepare myself for a lading on LFMN ILS runway 4R. Frequency and runway heading are set, approaching at 4,000 feet per the papers and here we go. The ILS or LOC (localizer) is picked up as expected and at approximately 12NM the GS (Glide slope) is picked up too. The 727-200 Advanced is descending along the ILS GS path, and I have, lucky for me, the runway in sight. Once more a double-check on the landing data and I’m ready for it. Without Autothrottle it takes some more effort to get the correct speeds, but I manage it and the 727-200 Advanced does too. Before I know it, the 727 has landed although I have to admit that before the actual landing I decided to make my own flare and landing. Why not? It’s an easy and realistic aircraft to fly. To complete this short French flight, I need to taxi to a place at the apron. What my overall impression? It’s a great aircraft to fly! According to FlyJSim, real licensed ATPL 727 pilots tested this 727 Series, and I think Jack did a great job. If the 727 behaves realistically is something I don’t know with only a frozen PPL in my hand, but looking at the aircraft’s ground and flight behavior, I think that it reacts as a real medium to large aircraft. During taxiing, you have to keep in mind that your taxi speed is not too high, otherwise making a left or right hand turn isn’t easy since it doesn’t respond that quickly. While flying manually, the pitch, roll and yaw changes take some moments. No, not minutes to respond, but for sure some seconds. Same as with large aircraft! On the other hand, even though it’s a medium size aircraft, it flies almost like a GA jet. At least, I liked it when flying it by hand and completely trimmed. When you want to use the basic AP, go ahead. It will work flawlessly, but you won’t feel how it flies. And yes, I mentioned “basic AP”. A basic AP was common for those days. You don’t have complex digital Auto Pilot computer nor that the aircraft was fitted with an Auto Flight system. No, this basic AP didn’t had/have a MCP (Mode Control Panel) or AFP (Auto Flight Panel) on the glareshield. The only panel elated to Auto Pilot functions is the Mode Selector panel on the left-hand side of the glareshield. Further on, at the pedestal behind the engine throttles, you’ll find the AP ENGAGE lever, PITCH- and NAV selectors, V/S (Vertical Speed) wheel and ROLL knob. That said, there’s no possibility to preselect speeds, altitude, heading, vertical speeds and so on. I think I haven’t forgotten anything, but once the review is online and comments pop-up, I suddenly face things I haven’t highlighted. Let’s remind ourselves that this review is a review of the product itself and not a tutorial of how to fly the FlyJSim 727-200 Advanced. When it comes to frame rate values, it’s always a matter of your PC or Mac specifications and how high you’ve set your X-Plane 10 Rendering Options. In my case, they are set quite high for a realistic external look and giving me the possibility to make impressive screen shots. And then, still with these high Rendering Options, I’m still able to get 25-30 FPS (Frames Per Second). Is a higher FPS possible? Oh yes, by reducing the Rendering Options to more normal values and you easily get 35+ frames. Looking at the Sound folder, a folder with 6MB of sound files gives me a good feeling although I know that version 1 had separate sound folder for each model which were in total approximately 10MB. Although I’m not familiar with the Boeing 727, I’m familiar with the JT8D sound and that tell me that I deal with a realistic engine sound. But checking the FlyJSim website for background information about these sound files, I’m guided directly to X-Plane.Org. It seems the FlyJSim site doesn’t offer anymore product information. Ok, in that case, what can X-Plane.Org tell me and you about the sound. The FlyJSim version 2 comes with a Professional Sound System: – Professional sounds recorded by Turbine Sound Studios – DreamEngine Sounds with proper Doppler and sound position effects – Includes switches and knobs sounds That said, I found at the current FlyJSim forum an issue about “Sound is worse in v.2. People are wondering where the great engine sound is since a simmer found the version 1 sound files of a better quality then with version 2. I couldn’t complain too much about this, but what me wondered is that the issue seems to be still open at the FlyJSim forum! Some “beta” words about X-Plane 11 X-Plane 11 is still beta, to be exactly public beta 8 (as of this writing on January 21st), but how does the FlyJSim behaves with this new X-Plane version. I’ll try to find that out, but it must be said that the developer nor at the dedicated X-Plane.Org web page there’s nothing that this aircraft is compatible with X-Plane 11. In other words, this section isn’t supported by the FlyJSim developers, it’s only a section to see what you can do with the aircraft, if systems function and if you can fly with it. I tell you now already that I can’t check every tiny part of the aircraft, which means that I do forget things or miss certain important parts. After all, we need to wait till the developer has announced that the 727 Series Study v2 is official compatible with X-Plane 11, but before that happens, even more important, Laminar Research need to release the official version of X-Plane 11. Ok, now we know that, what do I see when I check and fly the FlyJSim with X-Plane 11 Public Beta 8. Parked at the holding point of runway 34R KSEA. I’ll just do a short test flight to see if the aircraft behaves normally, as far as I can see since it’s impossible for me to test every system for correct functionality. When I follow the same procedure as I did with the aircraft using X-Plane 10.51, it looks to me that the aircraft functions quite well, BUT remember what I wrote before, it’s not confirmed by the developer that the aircraft is compatible with this new flight simulator version. So, all these tests are based on what I see and feel, thus not necessarily compatible with X-Plane 11 Public Beta 8. And at the End Before I begin, first some details like … what X-Plane version(s) I used, which OS I have and perhaps the add-on packages I have installed. – iMac Late 2013 (see hardware specs below) – macOS Sierra 10.12.2 – X-Plane 10.51 and X-Plane 11pb8 (build 110014 64-bit) – Payware add-on SkyMAXX Pro 4.0.1 – Payware add-on. Used with X-Plane 10.51 “Aerosoft Toulouse/Blagnac (LFBO)” – Payware add-on. Used with X-Plane 10.51 “JustSim Nice Cote D`Azure (LFMN)” Should this FlyJSim 727 Series Study v2 be in your hangar? When you like old-fashioned aircraft and like to fly only with the help of VOR/VORTAC and NDB beacons, then this is your companion. But it’s even possible to add to this aircraft the “as real as it gets” Delco CIVA INS unit. Either combination is possible and for the price of the CIVA, only 10.00 USD, you can add it always to the aircraft and then it’s up to you if you decide to use it or not. It’s a well modeled with an awesome 3D cockpit. I found no gaps between the individual panels, great looking instruments from a distance and when zoomed in. The switches, knobs, lights, handles etc. are well modeled, have a weathered look, when applicable and complete the overall old-fashioned cockpit. Even the FE panel is modeled in great detail, but above all, many aircraft systems are developed with the greatest accuracy. It’s also worth to highlight the accuracy of the external 727 models. Although not always directly in the spotlight, the landing gears are made with great precision, as is the operation of the leading and trailing edge hi-light devices and the engines too. Regarding the engines, it’s worth telling you about the great details in the modeling of the internal thrust reverser buckets. Although you hardly see those buckets, they are modeled and work too. External lighting comes to life in XP10 when you select HDR ON. The result is a stunning external lighting system and please, don’t forget to have a look to the old-fashioned rotating anti-collision lights. Overall, the FlyJSim offers a great external 727, but also a great aircraft to fly with. The FlyJSim 727 manual – I only found one – is OK although I personally miss a hard copy of a tutorial. On the other hand, YouTube offers several videos. Let me give you these links and what each video offers, but remember, these movies are based on version 1.x although I don’t see the problem right now. One more comment; some movies are dedicated to the FSX Captain Sim 727. Indeed, that’s not the FlyJSim, but since both developers modeled their AP with great detail, this Captain Sim movie offers you a wealth of useful information for the FlyJSim: – Start up and Takeoff tutorial I – ILS Landing – Auto Pilot tutorial – Auto Pilot tutorial Part I KMCO ILS 19R CAT III – Auto Pilot tutorial Part II KMCO ILS 19R CAT III – 727-200F Flight tutorial LFPO – LFMN And if this isn’t enough, I’ll offer you a link to SmartCockpit. Smartcockpit.com offers a tremendous free online aviation library, where anyone can obtain specific information on virtually any topic. That said, this link (https://www.smartcockpit.com/plane/BOEING/B727.html) brings you directly to the 727 Series where you can download many 727 official Flight Crew manuals. Finally, some words about “how does it fly and if it flies, does it fly like a real 727?” Although I’m the frozen owner of a FAA PPL on a Cessna 152 and 172, it’s still very difficult to me to judge if it flies realistically. Only real licensed ATPL pilots can judge if a modeled X-Plane aircraft flies close to the real aircraft. The best would be when it is somebody who flies or flew the real 727, but even any other aircraft would help. Real pilots can judge and we as flight simmers can only hope that the flight dynamics are as close as possible to the real model. The reason for mentioning this at the end in this review is simple. It’s because too many rumors are found at the Internet about simulated X-Plane 10 aircraft models. I’ve got the feeling that this old-fashioned Boeing 727 Series flies as real as it is possible and worth being a member of your fleet! Angelique van Campen |Add-on:||Freeware / Payware FJS B727 Series Study v2| |Publisher | Developer:||X-Plane.Org | FlyJSim| |Description:||Realistic rendition of Boeing 727 Series| |Software Source / Size:||Download / Approximately 1GB (unzipped)| |Reviewed by:||Angelique van Campen| |Published:||January 22nd 2017| |Hardware specifications:||- iMac 27″ 3.5Ghz Late 2013| |- Intel i7 3.5Ghz / 3.9Ghz during Boost Mode| |- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4096 MB| |- 32 GB 1600 MHz DDR3| |- 1 internal 1TB SSD (Sierra 10.12.2)| |- 3 external 1TB SSDs| |- Saitek Pro Flight System| |Software specifications:||- Sierra (10.12.2) | El Capitan (10.11.4)| |- Windows 10 Professional| |- X-Plane 10.51c | X-Plane 10.51m | X-Plane 11 pb6|

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USS Abraham Lincoln completes first F-35C qualifications US Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) has qualified the first nine F-35C Lightning II pilots during its underway period. The Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) Carrier Qualifications were successfully completed between December 7 and 11. Along with Abraham Lincoln, the “Rough Raiders” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125, the “Grim Reapers” of VFA-101, and VX-9 accomplished many first steps including first-time use of Autonomic Logistic Information System (ALIS) aboard a carrier, and use of the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) in an operational setting. “Thanks to the tireless work from the VFA-125, VFA-101, VX-9, CVN72, and the Lockheed Team this detachment was able to successfully complete numerous milestones that will set the foundation for the future 5th generation employment of the F-35C into the Carrier Air Wing,” said Cmdr. Scott Hulett, VFA-125 executive officer. One of those milestones achieved was with ALIS, an information infrastructure that allows operators to plan, maintain, and sustain systems over the F-35Cs. The system provides a secure way to transmit up-to-date operations, maintenance, prognostic, support, training and technical data to users and technicians worldwide. According to Lockheed Martin, the developer of the F-35C, ALIS is considered the IT backbone of current and future aircraft throughout the Department of Defense. Abraham Lincoln operated in inclement weather during portion of the qualification process, which gave the squadrons varying condition to test the new landing system, JPALS. The all-weather system works with the ship’s navigation system to provide accurate and reliable guidance for the aircraft. Prior to this underway, F-35Cs only used JPALS for developmental testing. While the pilots put new systems to the test in the air, Abraham Lincoln Sailors, both on and below deck achieved important milestones. The aircraft intermediate maintenance department performed their first unassisted F-35C tire change. This accomplishment provided proven capabilities that will help ensure full and successful integration of the air wing with Abraham Lincoln. “We could not have achieved our lofty goals without the dedication and expertise from everyone involved. We look forward to working with the CVN72 team throughout 2018 as we continue to ensure 5th generation power projection from the sea,” said Hulett. By 2025, the Navy’s aircraft carrier air wings are forecasted to consist of F-35C, F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, EA-18G Growlers electronic attach aircraft, E-2D Hawkeye battle management and control aircraft, MH-60R/S helicopters and carrier onboard delivery logistics aircraft. Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting carrier qualifications and training.

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The new NASA may not be so bad for NASA Glenn Research Center after all. The center's director and others with close ties to NASA Glenn have voiced support for a federal bill expected to reshape NASA's space exploration plans. About half of Ohio's congressional delegation opposed the NASA Authorization Act of 2010, a bill expected to replace the Bush-era Constellation program with a space exploration plan that pays private companies to develop rockets for NASA and puts more emphasis on long-term technology development. A few members of the delegation even circulated letters saying the bill would be bad for NASA Glenn; so did the Greater Cleveland Partnership. Center director Ramon Lugo, however, stated in a letter to Crain's that passage of Senate Bill 3729 will prove good for NASA Glenn. (The letter is on Page 8.) The union that represents NASA Glenn's engineers and scientists agrees, and so do the only two members of Ohio's congressional delegation who sit on the House Science and Technology Committee. Those supporters all say the new plan's emphasis on research and technology development plays into NASA Glenn's specialties. “This congressional direction is good news for Glenn and Ohio,” Mr. Lugo said. NASA Glenn upbeat on replacement bill Agency, some congressional delegates at odds over impact of post-Constellation legislation Granted, the Senate bill that is awaiting President Obama's signature doesn't provide as much research and technology money as the House version of the bill, which was not voted on, or the initial plan that the Obama administration proposed in February. Still, the new plan looks good, said Sheila Bailey, a senior executive vice president with the Lewis Engineers and Scientists Association, which is the local chapter of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers. A big reason the NASA Glenn union supported the Senate bill is that it prevents NASA from laying off government employees for three years, said Dr. Bailey, who also is a senior physicist at NASA Glenn. Private contractors, however, still could be laid off. Aside from that protection, Dr. Bailey didn't heavily favor either the Senate bill or the House bill. Though the House bill provides more for research and technology, the numbers in the bills only matter so much, she said, because final dollar figures won't be determined until the bill goes through the appropriations process. Either bill, however, would have been better for NASA Glenn than Constellation, Dr. Bailey said. The Bush-era program, which focused on designing two new rockets to replace the Space Shuttle, was underfunded and destined to miss its original goal of returning to the moon by 2020 as a precursor to putting a human on Mars, she said, agreeing with a presidential task force's assessment. Under the new plan, NASA aims to send humans to an asteroid by 2025 and to Mars by the mid-2030s. Dr. Bailey said she imagines there is some trepidation among the estimated 250 people at NASA Glenn who are assigned to Constellation projects, but she says many center employees think NASA Glenn will be better off under the new plan. Both Mr. Lugo and Dr. Bailey said they expect NASA Glenn will win work related to the heavy lift rocket that NASA will develop to complement privately developed rockets. The bill specifies that the space agency is to use technologies from the Space Shuttle and the Constellation program to the extent practical, giving it a chance to build off work already started. “In the end I think it'll work out pretty well for Glenn,” Dr. Bailey said. U.S. Reps. Marcia Fudge and Charlie Wilson — the only members of Ohio's congressional delegation who sit on the House Science and Technology Committee — supported the bill as well. Rep. Fudge, a Democrat from Warrensville Heights, said NASA Glenn will fare better under the new plan than it did under Constellation. She cited as one reason the $250 million that the Senate bill marked for a new financing category called “Exploration Technology Development” in fiscal year 2011. The bill also provides $350 million in fiscal 2011 for another new category called “Space Technology.” NASA Glenn expertise is expected to help the center win assignments in both categories. Rep. Fudge said many NASA officials, including administrator Charles Bolden, the agency's leader, assured her the plan would benefit NASA Glenn. U.S. Reps. Steven LaTourette and Dennis Kucinich were among those who opposed the legislation. They circulated a letter to the rest of Ohio's delegation, urging its members to back the House bill over the Senate bill. The letter attacked the Senate bill for reducing money available for technology research and development while putting too much focus on helping private companies develop rockets. In a conversation with Crain's, Rep. LaTourette argued that NASA Glenn was better off under Constellation. The center had won a solid spot in that program and now will need to go back to fighting bigger NASA centers for money, the Bainbridge Township Republican said. “NASA Glenn is going to have to fight tooth and nail every year to get its piece of the pie,” he said. The House on Sept. 29 passed the bill 304-118, but in August the Senate passed it unanimously. Allison Preiss, a spokeswoman for U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, said the Avon Democrat pushed for language protecting NASA's government employees. She described the bill's passage as “an important first step towards NASA Glenn's revitalization.” U.S. Sen. George Voinovich has said in news reports he allowed the bill to pass only because he was promised language protecting NASA Glenn's role would later be added. The House made no changes to the bill. The Greater Cleveland Partnership plans to push for such protections when Congress starts the appropriations process, said Nick Gattozzi, vice president of government relations for the group. 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Begins Saturday, July 18, 2020 All links will go live at 10:00 AM Each year on Moon Day we celebrate our first landing on the Moon. This year, join us for a virtual STEM-focused event of programs and activities that also acknowledges the 50th anniversary of the successful return of Apollo 13. Moon Day honors the past, present, and future of space flight. Moon Day is presented in collaboration with the National Space Society of North Texas VIRTUAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER ASTRONAUT DR. BERNARD A. HARRIS Space Flight Experiences and the Importance of STEM Our featured virtual guest speaker is Dr. Bernard Harris, a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions and the first African-American to engage in an extravehicular activity (better known as a spacewalk). A physician, scientist, and businessman, Dr. Harris traveled 7.2 million miles in space, logging more than 438 hours. Access his Moon Day 2020 presentation HERE or by clicking on the image below: Learn more about Dr. Harris and see his walk in space in this video, courtesy of NASA: We are excited to welcome Dr. Bernard Harris, former astronaut and These sessions will be available after 10:00 am on Saturday, July 18, 2020 On May 30, 2020, Space X launched Crew Dragon that carried astronauts to the ISS. This exciting advance is included in this presentation about privately-funded space travel. Bruce Bleakley, retired Air Force pilot, aviation author and our former Museum Director, will explore private space travel from the early contributions of our Moon Day sponsor, Beal Aerospace to the current (Crew Dragon) mission. Access presentation HERE. This overview of the international Mars exploration effort includes dozens of robotic explorers from various countries. The discussion includes specific robotic missions in order of completion as well as ongoing projects. Learn about past and present missions from Ken Ruffin, President of the National Space Society of North Texas. Access presentation HERE. Let’s hop in our Lunar Rover and take a tour of the surface of the Moon! We’ll visit prominent features on the Moon and journey to important landing sites. What are some of the main features on the Moon visible from Earth? What is the largest impact basin on the Moon? What is the Moon made of? Presented by Dr. Billye Cheek, Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas. Access presentation HERE. Ever wondered what scientists learned from Moon rock artifacts brought back to Earth by the Apollo missions? Did you know Moon rocks are encased in Lucite? What are the six types of rocks shown in the Moon rock disks? How are Moon rocks different from Earth rocks? Presented by Prof. Chaz Hafey, Brookhaven College, Dallas County Community College. Access presentation HERE. Meet SHERLOC, the detective aboard the Mars Rover Perseverance. Explore details about the Mars 2020 Rover and its instruments. Perseverance will be accompanied by Ingenuity, a helicopter drone to survey the Martian landscape. Presented by Dr. Cynthia Whisennand and Dr. Dietrich Whisennand, Solar System Ambassadors for NASA. Access presentation HERE. Check out this cool thrust-powered balloon car with STEM Scouts! This fun science experiment will demonstrate how propulsion creates thrust to move vehicles forward. Learn how to build and test one yourself from home with just a few simple supplies. Presented by Kelly Puckett, Senior Exploring Executive for the Boy Scouts of America, Circle 10 Council. Access presentation HERE. Follow the “postmarked” history of America’s exploration in space. This presentation tells the Story of Apollo 13 through First Day Covers as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the mission’s rescue. Presented by Ray Cartier, President of the American Topical Association Space Unit and author of U.S. Space Collecting Handbook. Access presentation HERE. Ever heard of using the “scientific method” to solve a problem? In this presentation, you will use the “engineering method” to discover the science behind rockets. Follow this same method to design your own bottle rocket using household materials! Presented by the Dallas Society of Women Engineers and the Alabama Rocketry Association. Access presentation HERE. Join Dan Steelman, Frontiers of Flight Museum VP of Collections and Exhibits, and take a behind-the-scenes-tour of the Museum’s Space Flight Gallery. Listen to the pinging sounds of Sputnik 1; see Don Eisele’s spacesuit and learn about the Apollo 7 Command Module. Discover North Texas’ only Moon rock. Find out about our Hubble bistem, and experience private efforts to reach space with Beal Aerospace and SpaceShipOne. Access presentation HERE.

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Cobham Mission Mechanical Test Engineer II in Davenport, Iowa Cobham is seeking a Mechanical Test Engineer that will support test and verification activities for our mechanical systems in Aerial Refueling and Life Support product lines. This position will be responsible for supporting and delivering the product development verification activities from generating test procedures, conducting testing, and reporting of all formal qualification tests. The selected person will report to individual Program Team Managers and Sr. Test Leads where applicable. 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Book your IAD to IST flights with Expedia and find last-minute Washington, DC to Istanbul airfare. Expedia offers discount airfare on multiple airline carriers that fly direct and indirect routes between IAD and IST, with new flight deals and promotions almost daily. When you book your next trip from Washington Dulles Intl. to Ataturk Intl. with Expedia, you can rest assured you’re getting great ticket prices and excellent service from one of the world’s most trusted travel providers. IAD to IST Flight Schedule Browse popular flight destinations from Washington, DC (IAD), and plan your next exciting trip. Expedia has cheap flights from Washington, DC on multiple airline carriers, so book your next trip today! Browse popular flight destinations from Istanbul (IST), and plan your next exciting trip. Expedia has cheap flights from Istanbul on multiple airline carriers, so book your next trip today! IAD to IST Route Map Route information for flights from Washington Dulles Intl. to Ataturk Intl.. Airline carriers and aircraft used on flights from IAD to IST |Turkish Airlines||Airbus A330 all models| |Turkish Airlines||Airbus A340-300| Interesting Facts About Flights from Washington, DC to Istanbul (IAD to IST) (Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)

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It's part of a recurring theme of drones shutting down major airports. A one-month old baby was vaccinated, thanks to a drone. It's a superpower that could let it explore disaster sites with ease. And how Indemnis found a way to do it. It wobbles in turbulence, instead of breaking apart. Drones can do significantly more damage than bird strikes. There is intense debate over how closely drone and model aircraft enthusiasts should be regulated. The Ukraine is becoming a hotbed of drone conflict. But this bizarre homemade UAV is something else. It would know when you need a caffeine boost and fly over with your fancy coffee. A DIY drone is within your grasp. The company's Zephyr drone stayed airborne for 26 days. A fire in Colorado was allowed to rage freely for an hour thanks to drone interference. There's no need for a cowboy to ride all day in search of a stray when a drone with an infrared camera can spot it from on high. Just don't expect to use them in the rain, at least not yet.

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NEW DELHI: The Indian government is in talks with at least three countries including the US, France and Germany to resume international flights under ‘bilateral air bubbles’, civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said at a press conference on Thursday. While India and France have already agreed to regulations for carrying out international flights, India is in an advanced stage of negotiations with Germany for international flight operations between the two nations, Puri said, adding Indian private carriers will also be given an opportunity to fly on such long-haul routes provided they operate wide body aircraft for such flights. At present, only Vistara, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, and state-owned Air India have wide body planes in their fleet. Bilateral air bubbles is a mechanism to resume international flights between India and other countries with certain pre-conditions, which regulates movement in view of the current covid-19 pandemic, civil aviation secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola, present at the same press meet, said. International flights to and from India have been in suspension since March as various countries went into lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, although the government-owned Air India has carried out repatriation flights to bring stranded Indians home. As per the agreement with France, Air France will operate 28 flights to Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore from Paris during 18 July-1 August, while Air India will operate 13-14 flights to Paris during the same period, Puri said, adding that following the conclusion of such an agreement with Germany, Lufthansa will also operate flights between the two nations. “The whole idea of an air bubble is that you are at a stage short of normal civil aviation activities which depend on several factors like the virus (outspread of covid-19), demand situation and the number of flights that are being allowed to operate by major cities,” Puri said. In the interim, India has also agreed to allow flights between the US and India with United Airlines operating 18 flights between 17 July and 31 July, Puri said. “We are planning two flights a day between Delhi and London. I have had discussions with my counterpart in the British government,” he added. He said that with increased participation of airlines, including foreign carriers, on international operations from India, air fares on international routes are expected to come down as compared to fares charged for repatriation flights. Puri added that the cap on domestic airfares fares put in place by the government since resumption of flight operations in May could be extended beyond 25 August. “We may need a short extension of the price band (cap on domestic fares) as the capacity (operated by airlines) is still below 33%,” Puri said adding that he expects domestic airline capacity to increase to about 55%-60% by Diwali (November).

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The UK Royal Navy (RN) has outlined plans to equip deployed ships with a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) solution that is able to detect, track, identify, and defeat nano, micro, and mini UAS threats. In an Invitation To Tender (ITT) released on 13 September, Navy Command Headquarters has called for a first system to be delivered by mid-January 2022 to support a Fleet Minor Trial activity. Up to five follow-on systems could be procured. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a cluster of contracts under which industry will explore novel means of timing and navigation in the event of disruption to global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs). The Alternative Navigation research initiative will investigate alternative techniques to provide a position, navigation, and timing (PNT) solution in order to improve resilience to GNSS denial. UK to deploy more intelligence personnel to monitor Russia and China 17 September 2021 by Tim Ripley Additional UK military intelligence personnel are being deployed to overseas locations as part of growing strategic competition with Russia and China, according to the head of the UK's Defence Intelligence organisation. During a rare public appearance at DSEI 2021 in London on 16 September, the organisation's chief, Lieutenant General Jim Hockenhull, said this was part of a wider revamp of how Defence Intelligence gives early warning of crises to political decision makers and monitors the build-up of Chinese and Russian military capabilities. Indian Air Force hastens its plans to buy ex-French Mirage 2000s 17 September 2021 by Rahul Bedi The Indian Air Force (IAF) is fast-tracking its EUR27 million (USD31.78 million) plan to purchase 24 second-hand Dassault Mirage 2000 fighters from France in a bid to boost its declining combat squadrons. Thirteen of the 24 aircraft are in “completed condition”, needing only “servicing and basic maintenance” before becoming fully operational for squadron service, official sources told In this episode we speak to Adam Hadley on understanding and countering terrorist use of the internet. Adam Hadley is the CEO of London-based data science consultancy QuantSpark and Founder of the Online Harms Foundation which implements Tech A...

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Do you feel that the US drone strikes are working as intended? Do you think the civilian casualties that have resulted so far are acceptable for the whatever gain in security you feel the drone strikes have provided? Are you satisfied with the level of accountability concerning our countries decisions and pratice of drone use? THIS ARTICLE briefly discusses attemps by Al-Qadea to thwart drone attacks. Do you think they could be successful in doing so?

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Neil Armstrong – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also an aerospace … Apollo 11 – Wapakoneta, Ohio – Neil Armstrong Air and Space … – Gemini 8 NASA – Biography of Neil Armstrong This Ohio astronaut, who began his career at NASA’s Glenn Research Center, later became the first man to walk on the moon. Astronaut Bio: Neil Armstrong (08/2012) Neil A. Armstrong NASA Astronaut (deceased). PERSONAL DATA: Born on August 5, 1930, in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Married. Two sons. Died on August 25, 2012.

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Thu, Jul 31, 2003 FAA Tests ATR's Ability To Handle Impact It was a relatively quiet flight to nowhere but straight down at the FAA's William J. Hughes Technical Center in Egg Harbor (NJ). On board the ATR-42-300 were 23 dummies -- no, really, mannequins -- all fitted with accelerometers, to see how a "survivable" impact with the ground might affect the people inside The aircraft was hoisted on a crane until its belly was 14 feet from the ground. And then, the FAA dropped it Cameras recorded the impact from every angle, both inside the aircraft cabin and out. Somewhat surprisingly, the wings didn't shear off under the tremendous G force, as the aircraft impacted the ground at approximately 30 feet per The middle of the fuselage, however, weighted down by the wings, did buckle to some degree. The liquid that filled the test vehicle's wing tanks poured onto the ground as the aircraft gave its final lurch. The test was designed by the FAA to test conditions inside and outside the aircraft during a crash on take-off or landing. Of particular interest to the engineers conducting the test was the ability of the seats aboard the commuter aircraft to handle the stress of multiple G's. While bigger aircraft have seating that is strictly regulated, the commuter industry has no standard for seat safety at this time. As researchers analyze the data, they'll look at how they can turn an 80 G acceleration upon impact into a survivable 15-30 G's. Also: LA Times v SMO, APS UAT Program, Gordon Bennett 2016, Tucson Control Tower, Hubble Find, Southwest Airlines, Iowa State Another new small unmanned aerial system is now on the>[...] Aerobatic Pilot Sean Tucker Receives The 2016 Lloyd P. Nolen Lifetime Achievement In Aviation Award Aerobatic pilot Sean D. Tucker has been named the recipient of the Lloyd P. Nole>[...] Rockets Carrying As Many As 200 People Could Leave For The Neighboring Planet In 'Decades' No one can deny that Elon Musk thinks big, and in a speech at the International Astronaut>[...] Determines That The Missile 'Came From Russia' The Buk missile that destroyed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 came from Russia, according to a Dutch-led >[...] Weather And Other Key Information Available Using The SXAR1 Portable Receiver Today ForeFlight and SiriusXM introduced SiriusXM Aviation weather service on the newest version of Fo>[...]

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This stunning map of global flight paths (featured on the BBC website) was created by Michael Markieta by using data from OpenFlights. What's so great about it? James Cheshire from Spatial Analysis tells you why. (Source: MADGIC Staff) NASA has created this amazing image of the Sun, by stitching together 25 separate images of solar explosions between April 16, 2012 and April 15, 2013. Watch the video. (Source: Capital Weather Gang) Col. Chris Hadfield took this amazing photograph of Ottawa from the International Space Station last night. Check out his Twitter feed for more satellite images from around the world. (Source: Ottawa Citizen / Chris Hadfield via Twitter)

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even if they are in the future. The Saab 340 has been the bestselling 30-seat aircraft over the past 50 years. Since its entry into service, more than 200 operators in 60 countries have been operating the Saab 340, renowned for its durability, high dispatch rate and outstanding safety record. The NyxAir SAAB 340 cabin is fitted with 33 comfortable leather seats in a three abreast configuration at 30 inch pitch. The passenger door at the front of the aircraft is equipped with air stairs. The cabin has a climate control system and of course toilet and galley for maximum comfort for all passengers. We offer a go-now ad hoc flight service and can be airborne within 90 minutes from our strategic located bases (subject to crew availability). If you have an urgent enquiry, please click the “Request now” button below or call us +46 40 636 5220 for an immediate quote, or contact one of the specialists on [email protected].

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05.03.11 - A new weather system at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B is expected to produce increasingly detailed launch criteria 11.18.10 - Changes to the pad are expected to support NASA's future expeditions to low Earth orbit and perhaps take humankind to destinations farther than the moon. 08.10.10 - Engineers at Kennedy Space Center have updated the communications backpack for this year's research in the Arizona desert. 07.09.10 - The managers for the Ares I-X flight test detailed how what the launch told them about their design and future rocket plans. 02.23.10 - An extinct volcano provides a perfect environment for testing exploration hardware concepts. 10.22.09 - A small, dedicated team showcases NASA's entrepreneurial spirit with the assembly and rollout of the Ares I-X rocket. 10.22.09 - Apollo-era crawler transports third-generation space vehicle to the launch pad. 09.25.09 - As the Ares I-X launch team assembles, a new era will begin. 06.29.09 - NASA's Constellation Program is a step closer to the Ares l-X flight test. 03.25.09 - NASA’s Space Shuttle Program hands over the Mobile Launcher Platform-1 to the Constellation Program at a Kennedy Space Center ceremony on March 25. 09.09.08 - NASA won't send anything into space that needs to return -- without a parachute. 06.03.08 - How to plan for a moon mission 101. 03.26.08 - Engineers tested the components for the Ares I roll control system during recent evaluations. 01.31.08 - Orion's prototype heat shield undergoes rigorous testing. 12.07.07 - Three teams from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida journey west each year to participate in the agency's Desert Research and Technology Studies. 12.05.07 - A new system at Kennedy Space Center will provide superior lightning protection for the Ares launch vehicle. 10.02.07 - NASA plans to use a car on rails to evacuate the Ares I launch pad in an emergency. 09.28.07 - Kennedy Space Center is getting ready for the Constellation Program. 09.20.07 - Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise and engineers discussed lessons from the 1970 mission that could improve future moon missions. 07.13.07 - After 45 years, the center is preparing to handle launching new space vehicles.

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Colomban (Michael) MC-15 Cri-Cri World's smallest twin-engine manned aircraft, France Archive Photos 1 1984 Colomban MC-15 "Cri-Cri" (cricket) (N128HJ, s/n 12-0128) at the Hawthorne Air Faire, Hawthorne, CA (John Shupek photos) 1984 Colomban MC-15 "Cri-Cri" (Cricket) (N128HJ, s/n 12-0128) at the Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, CA (John Shupek photos) The Colomban Cri-Cri is the smallest Twin-engine manned aircraft in the world, designed in the early 1970s by French aeronautical engineer Michel Colomban. The name Cri-Cri comes from the nickname of Christine, one of Colomban's daughters. 'Cri-cri' 'or 'cricri' is also the French term for the sound of a cricket or a cicada, or an informal name for the insects themselves, but it is unclear if this double meaning was intended by Colomban himself. Design and Development 2 The Cri-Cri features a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and twin engines mounted on pylons to the nose of the aircraft in tractor configuration. The aircraft is made from aluminum sheet glued to Klegecell foam. Its 4.9 m (16.1 ft) span wing employs a Wortmann 21.7% mod airfoil, and has an area of 3.1 m2 (33 ft2). The aircraft is also capable of aerobatics within the limitations of Twin-engine aircraft. Operational Use 2 As with any homebuilt aircraft, the existing Cri-Cri planes have often been modified by their builders, departing from the original design to a varying degree, resulting in varying performance. Most versions can climb with one engine inoperative. In June 2010, EADS partnered with Aero Composites Saintonge and the Greencri-cri Association to present an electric-powered Cri-Cri at the Green Aviation Show in Le Bourget. The modified airframe with composite components can fly for 30 minutes at 110 km/h. The aircraft uses four brushless electric motors with counter-rotating propellers, which makes the aircraft one of the world's smallest four-engine aircraft. On September 5, 2010 Electravia accomplished a world record speed of 262 km/h (162.33 mph) for a lithium polymer-powered aircraft using a Cri-Cri with two electric motors (each producing 25 hp) during the attempt. The company claimed engine and cooling drag reductions of 46 percent versus the conventional combustion engine arrangement. On 9 July 2015 the electric-powered Electravia version of the design flew across the English Channel hours before the Airbus E-Fan, becoming the third electric aircraft to do so. It was pulled aloft by another aircraft and did not take off on its own. The first was the MacCready Solar Challenger in 1981 and the second used electric motors powered by hydrogen. MC-15 Specifications 2

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Russian scientists have been granted a patent for a solar power station which would orbit the Earth from space and transmit its energy back to the planet using microwaves. The scientists from the Radio Engineering Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences located in the Russian capital Moscow have been granted the patent by the country’s Federal Service for Intellectual Property. According to the information shared on the official web page of the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, this variant of transferring electricity will make it possible to establish electricity supplies to even the most remote areas, such as Antarctica. According to the document, scientists are proposing to deploy a space solar power station at an altitude of 300 to 1,000 kilometres (186 to 620 miles) and, when flying above the ground receiving point, the station would transmit the energy stored in the batteries of the power plant to the receiving point through microwaves. It goes on: “(…) the Earth’s energy supply from space can: “Ensure the transfer of energy directly to its areas of consumption and, especially to hard-to-reach and high-latitude areas, without the organisation of long-distance power transmission lines.” It adds that additionally, it aims to be environmentally friendly and “reduce the use of hydrocarbon fuel, the production and burning of which harmfully affect the biosphere.” The energy produced by the station would be better for the environment than fossil fuels, according to reports. The Russian patent indicates a similar American patent in 1971, in which the idea of creating a solar space power station was first put forward. The power plant put forward in 1971 was proposed to be placed in geostationary orbit at an altitude of 36,000 kilometres (22,370 miles), which would allow it to be almost always on the same part of the Earth’s surface and thereby ensure a constant transfer of energy to the Earth. However, in this case, the receiving station would be located at the equator. The Russian proposal makes it possible to transfer energy to other regions of the Earth as well. To find out more about the author, editor or agency that supplied this story – please click below. Story By: Gheorghi Caraseni, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Newsflash The Ananova page is created by and dedicated to professional, independent freelance journalists. It is a place for us to showcase our work. When our news is sold to our media partners, we will include the link here.

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The mission of the United States Air Force is to fly, fight and win in the air, space, and cyberspace. World War II had been over for two years and the Korean War lay three years ahead when the Air Force ended a 40-year association with the U.S. Army to become a separate service. The U.S. Air Force thus entered a new era in which airpower became firmly established as a major element of the nation’s defense and one of its chief hopes for deterring war. The Department of the Air Force was created when President Harry S Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947. The Air Force has three core competencies: Developing Airmen, Technology-to-Warfighting and Integrating Operations. These core competencies make six distinctive capabilities possible: Air and Space Superiority: With it, joint forces can dominate enemy operations in all dimensions -- land, sea, air and space. Global Attack: Because of technological advances, the Air Force can attack anywhere, anytime -- and do so quickly and with greater precision than ever before. Rapid Global Mobility: Being able to respond quickly and decisively anywhere needed is key to maintaining rapid global mobility. Precision Engagement: The essence lies in the ability to apply selective force against specific targets because the nature and variety of future contingencies demand both precise and reliable use of military power with minimal risk and collateral damage. Information Superiority: The ability of joint force commanders to keep pace with information and incorporate it into a campaign plan is crucial. Agile Combat Support: Deployment and sustainment are keys to successful operations and cannot be separated. Agile combat support applies to all forces, from those permanently based to contingency buildups to expeditionary forces. The Department of the Air Force is headquartered in the Pentagon, Washington D.C. The service is organized in nine major commands throughout the world which provide combat aircraft, airlift, refueling, reconnaissance and other support to the Unified Combatant Commands. The Air Force also has more than three dozen field operating agencies and direct reporting units which directly support the mission by providing unique services. There are approximately 332,000 airmen currently serving across the globe. Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer | Apr 24, 2014 ABERDEEN -- Last October, Krista Harvell thought she was attending a military appreciation event on the Pinecrest High School football field. Instead, the Golden Knights jumped into the field and handed her blueprints to a new house being built just for her and her two young sons. "It was a shock to say the least," she said. The home is court... more Military.com | Apr 24, 2014 The U.S. Air Force needs to do more for its overworked drone pilots, a specialized force that has little time to train and suffers from low morale, according to a recent report by a government watchdog. The Pentagon has dramatically expanded its use of drone aircraft in the last decade to support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Air Force ... more Military.com | Apr 24, 2014 The director of the Air National Guard said he opposes any plan that would simply shrink the Air Force's active-duty end strength by moving more personnel into the reserve components to save money. When asked whether he agrees with calls to expand the ranks of part-time airmen as a share of the overall force, Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke, directo... more Military.com | Apr 23, 2014 The U.S. Air Force's top officer pushed back against a lawmaker's proposal to curb military sexual assault, saying the service found just one case in three years in which a commander disagreed with a recommendation for prosecution. After a spate of sex-related incidents last year, the Air Force reviewed all courts-martial from the previous t... more | Apr 24, 2014 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a man in a sinking raft in the Cook Inlet, April 22. The distressed man placed a call to 911 to report that his raft was sinking and informed the Alaska State Troopers that he was between Fire Island and Kincaid ... more

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'It's the largest order for India in its history' Is this the largest order received by Boeing... It's the world's largest order in 2005. It's the largest order for India in its entire history of civil aviation. There have been orders in the past which were bigger than this but they were not in 2005. This was a huge number, no doubt about it. How was the Boeing versus Airbus competition like last year? If you look at the worldwide sales last year, Airbus will say they sold more airplanes but over 900 of their total is small airplanes. Ours was spread across -- about 600 were small airplanes like the 737, then we had 777s etc and that is why we think we have the complete family of airplanes. The reason is very simple, our planes are more fuel efficient. If you flew a 777-200 LR side by side with A340-500 for a year, you will save two million gallons of fuel per year per airplane. Couple that with the fact that Boeing airplanes can carry more cargo and more passengers, we also have low maintenance cost and two engines as opposed to four. That's why Quantas, Air Canada, Air India placed big orders. Jet chose two 777s, so I think we have the right product strategy. Photograph: Jewella C Miranda

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Gorongosa National Park is a 4000 square kilometer nature reserve in central Mozambique. In the 1950s it boasted some of the greatest animal densities in Africa, with over 500 bird species, abundant carnivore populations,... DCNS, a world leader in naval defense, and Airbus Helicopters are joining forces to design... Silent FalconTM conducted a series of successful Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) demonstration flights... Today sees the launch of ‘400ft Britain’, a drone photography and videography competition hosted by... Drone Stuff This Week 27th September 2016 JD Claridge XCraft Drone stuff this week 30th August 2016 FAA Part 107 Press Conference unboxing Part 107 Problems for AMA fliers Propeller Aero - Aeropoints Inspire Pro 1 X5 White Inspire Pro 1 X5 Black Pixhawk 2 The Cube Autopilot Unboxing Drone Stuff This Week - 9 August 2016 30 years of failure, Ran D. St. Clair at the American Helicopter Society Jonathan Rupprecht on the global drone market and the future of unmanned flight The Unmanned Safety Institute (USI), a subsidiary of ARGUS International, Inc., and the world leader in UAS flight safety education, and remote pilot training...

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Serene Airis the newest Pakistani Airline and is ready for launch its operations very soon. The company is hoping to start its domestic air flight operations in Pakistan very soon and will start international operations later as well. Theres no confirmed date announced yet. The will start domestic flights in a first and then international flights will be added as well. Serene Air is going to operate with at least three Boeing 737-800 (NG) aircrafts initially, for which a Regular Public Transport license for domestic operations has been granted by Civil Aviation Authority. However it is necessary for new airlines to complete two years of domestic flight operations before launching international flights. The first Boeing 737-800 aircraft of Serene Air flying out of Renton City where the Boeing factory is located. To checkofficial website of serene air click here.

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Probably the worst part of this account is that it’s so unnecessary–despite these facts crew already get “shamed” are already exposed online without their permission, get harassed every day. So..what..we need another push for this growing problem? A Powerful Start for Women In Aviation in 2016, as AFA-CWA Condemns Misogynist Flight Attendant Recruiting Farce After closing 2015 with a major setback for the rights of women in aviation–in particular for cabin crew professionals–the Association of Flight Attendants, CWA (AFA) International has fought back. Which Surya is the Real Singapore Girl? Perhaps your keen eye will be able to figure out which Surya is the real Singapore Girl. There’s a picture and a poll where you can vote–we’ll let the world decide. Baby Born On SWA Flight Reminds Us How Vital Crew Really Are In my latest feature on Skift,‘Why Disrespecting Flight Attendants Is Totally Nuts’, I shared insights from seasoned flight attendants on the long-standing misconceptions of their … 22 Injuries from Turbulence on Singapore Flight Raises Questions on Crew Procedures Severe injuries to twenty-two passengers and crew onboard a Singapore Airlines Flight SQ424 from Singapore to Mumbai raises questions on the adequacy of landing procedures. …

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In the rapidly growing Helmet Mounted Systems (HMS) market Elbit Systems is operating from a position of strength and global leadership after innovating and integrating three generations of HMSs for both fixed and rotary wing aircraft. Elbit Systems and our subsidiary Vision Systems International (VSI), jointly owned with Kaiser Electronics (a Rockwell Collins Company) have more production and operational experience than any other company in the field. Our HMSs incorporate tracking and display systems for target designation, weapon and sensor slaving and processing and display of tactical information day and night. They are supplied as part of upgrade programs as well as on a stand-alone basis. Elbit Systems fixed wing HMS technology is the basis for the U.S. Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) program. Through VSI all frontline U.S. F-15, F-16, F/A-18 and F-22s will be equipped with the JHMCS. The pre-eminence in the field extends to Helicopter HMSs, particularly in the Attack Rotorcraft HMS market where our ANVIS/HUD is the preferred choice for utility rotorcraft platforms. More than 5,000 helicopters world wide are equipped with Elbit Systems ANVIS HUD systems. The core competencies developed over time are now being applied to new needs, for example, Helmet Mounted Displays geared for ground vehicles which deliver real time information day/night to wherever the wearer/driver looks. Elbit Systems sees great potential for expanding this product line and leveraging HMS technology into commercial applications as well.

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South Texas Aviation is your premiere classic, modern and experimental aircraft restoration service. We offer experimental aircraft builder’s assistance and are dedicated to “Doing it right the first time,” Due to our strategic location near Houston, Texas, we have access to lower wage rates, skilled craftsmen and technicians that will meet your exact specifications at competitive pricing. Some of the aircraft we specialize in are: F1 Rockets, Vans RV series, Piper cubs or fabric planes of any kind. Check our photo gallery for photos of current projects and completed aircraft. For aircraft repair, builder’s assistance, airplane inspections, airplane major and minor damage repair, aircraft custom built or restored sheet metal parts please contact us for a custom quote on your aircraft project.

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Plesetsk, Russia: Russia successfully launched another GLONASS satellite on 3rd October 2011. The latest launch brings the total number of satellites in the GLONASS satellite navigation system to 24 and also improves its accuracy to 5 metres. The Soyuz-2.1B carrier rocket with the Glonass-M navigation satellite was launched on early Monday from the Plesetsk Space Center in northern Russia, Space Forces spokesman Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin said. The launch was initially scheduled for Saturday, but it was postponed since the wind force exceeded the characteristics, allowed at the altitude of 7-10 kilometres. Glonass is Russia’s answer to the US Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian use. Both systems allow users to determine their positions to within a few metres. Previous versions of GLONASS had an accuracy within 50 metres. The Russian aerospace industry has faced a series of misfortunes over the last nine months, including the loss of three GLONASS satellites, a prized Express-AM4 satellite and the fall of the Progress M-12M cargo in south Siberia’s Altai Republic. The loss of GLONASS satellites alone cost the state 4.3 billion rubles (USD 152.2 million). Source: Ria Novosti

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to notch its second consecutive satellite-deploying success this weekend. The California-based startup is targeting no earlier than Sunday (June 12) for the launch of two tiny cubesats for NASA's Time-Resolved Observations Astra and NASA have not yet published a launch window for Sunday's planned attempt, which will take place from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station The two-stage LV0010 appears to be ready to go; the rocket aced a static fire test — a routine preflight check Astra had reached orbit before, but that was on a test flight that did not carry any operational satellites. On March 15, LV0009 deployed a variety of customer payloads into their designated orbit shortly after lifting off from the Pacific Spaceport Complex

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When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped down from their Apollo 11 moon lander 40 years ago tomorrow, they seemed to move in their bulky spacesuits with an unlikely ease. Only a handful of the millions watching them on TV that night knew that many of the spacewalking skills and tools developed during the missions leading up to the historic landing had their origins in a 75-foot swimming pool at the McDonogh School in Owings Mills. Three years earlier, at a time when U.S. astronauts were failing miserably in their first attempts to move and work effectively outside their spacecraft, it was a pair of Randallstown researchers -- Sam Mattingly and Harry Loats -- who persuaded NASA that underwater training was the best way to simulate the challenges of getting the job done in outer space. Among the astronauts who worked and trained at McDonogh's pool between 1964 and 1966 were Aldrin (the second man to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969), Scott Carpenter, Jim Lovell and Gene Cernan (the last man to walk on the moon, during Apollo 17, in December 1972). "We felt we shared in their accomplishments," said, Mattingly, 82, who is retired and living in Ocean Pines with his wife. "It was a great period to live through, and to be closely associated with such great people." Mattingly was always full of stories about working with the astronauts, and his own rigorous training -- diving in a pressure suit, parachute and survival training, dealing with explosive decompression or floating weightless in a looping airplane - to work out the problems of simulated weightlessness. "Every time I tell a story of these memories to my son, Randy, he tells me that I really should write a book," he said. Instead, he penned a 58-page memoir about the days that took him to McDonogh. Alternating pool time with the school's students, he wrote, the two men and their team of 10 or 12 solved many of the problems of working in space. They figured out the need for tethers, handholds, foot restraints and more space-glove-friendly tools. The value of long hours of underwater rehearsals and strict safety procedures first became apparent from their experiments, and laid the foundation for today's astronaut training. "There is a continuing heritage from the work done at McDonogh" to all of NASA's modern "neutral buoyancy" laboratories, said John B. Charles, a NASA program scientist and an unofficial collector of the space agency's more obscure history. "From humble beginnings in the borrowed pool at McDonogh School," he said, "underwater training facilities were eventually built at every major space center in the world, and now exist in the U.S., Russia, Germany, Japan and China." It's in today's multi-million-gallon NASA pools that astronauts and engineers have created the tools and techniques that enabled astronauts to build the International Space Station and repair the Hubble Space Telescope. The underwater environment can simulate - with about 70 percent accuracy, some say - both the weightless conditions of space, and, in a much more limited way, lunar gravity, which is just one-sixth that of Earth. But all that was unknown in the early 1960s when Mattingly and Loats began Environmental Research Associates. Mattingly was trained in business, Loats, who died two years ago, was trained in science. The Randallstown startup was chasing after any research and engineering jobs they could get from NASA, the military or their contractors. By 1964, their work began to focus on the Gemini program -- the two-man space capsules that preceded the three-man Apollo missions. Gemini astronauts would be the first Americans to step outside their capsules, and NASA needed a tether to secure them and reel them back in. Engineers also had to develop an air lock, through which astronauts could exit and return to their capsule or space station. "It ... became obvious that a pressure-suited man in normal gravity would not be agile enough to crawl through the air lock, so we would have to simulate weightlessness by going under water," Mattingly said in his memoir. At first, Mattingly and his company experimented in an Air Force swimming pool near the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. But there was a host of problems, including the "constant parade of people through the pool building asking what we were doing and why, and could they help," Mattingly recalled. So they returned to Randallstown and approached McDonogh about using its pool. Fifteen years earlier, Mattingly had sold water filtration gear to what was then an 800-student private boys' school. "They had the best indoor pool in the area," he recalled, with great filtration and the clear water vital to photography. He told McDonogh Headmaster Robert L. Lamborn that it was "very important for the national space program that we use his pool." Lamborn agreed. "At the time, everybody was behind the space program ... it was national pride," Mattingly said. "He was also a good guy."

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Video released by the Russian Ministry of Defense shows a MiG-31 edge of space flight from the cockpit of the jet. The Mikoyan MiG-31 (Russian: Микоян МиГ-31; NATO reporting name: Foxhound) is a supersonic interceptor aircraft that was developed for use by the Soviet Air Forces. The aircraft was designed by the Mikoyan design bureau as a replacement for the earlier MiG-25 "Foxbat"; the MiG-31 is based on and shares design elements with the MiG-25. The MiG-31 has the distinction of being among the fastest combat jets in the world. It continues to be operated by the Russian Air Force and the Kazakhstan Air Force following the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The Russian Defence Ministry expects the MiG-31 to remain in service until 2030 or beyond and was confirmed in 2020 when an announcement was made to extend the service lifetime from 2,500 to 3,500 hours on the existing airframes. WarLeaks – Military Blog covers events, news, missions & facts from the United States Armed Forces including the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard and more! Furthermore you will find content about military weapons, weapon systems and technology here. All footage on this channel is footage the Ultimate Military Archive has permission to use or consists of derivative works created by the WarLeaks – Military Blog for educational and informational purposes. The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense visual information on the WarLeaks – Military Blog does not imply or constitute Department of Defense endorsement. Credit for our Savior Tier Members: Xenarzio ►SUBSCRIBE to the WarLeaks – Military Blog for more military videos: http://bit.ly/Nnic4n ►FOLLOW WARLEAKS on INSTAGRAM at https://instagram.com/WARLEAKSOFFICIAL ►FOLLOW WARLEAKS on FACEBOOK at https://FB.com/WARLEAKER If you like military content please remember to leave a Like & Comment or even Share the video. It means a lot. Thanks!

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Up to date at 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT) after the check flight. Blue Origin’s suborbital New Shepard booster launched Wednesday on an uncrewed check flight, sending a capsule on a short jaunt into house over West Texas to reveal a key security characteristic for house vacationers and scientists driving on the corporate’s future rockets. Blue Origin, owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, is testing the rocket and a prototype crew capsule to organize for human passengers who will experience the automobile on quick, suborbital hops above the 62-mile-high (100-kilometer) internationally-recognized boundary of house. After a number of transient holds, the New Shepard rocket took off at 11:11 a.m. EDT (1511 GMT); 10:11 a.m. CDT) from Blue Origin’s sprawling check website north of Van Horn, Texas, round 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of El Paso. Propelled by a hydrogen-fueled BE-Three engine producing 110,000 kilos of thrust — greater than one million horsepower — the New Shepard rocket climbed practically straight up, reaching a most pace of round 2,236 mph, or about one kilometer per second. The BE-Three engine burned for round 2 minutes, 20 seconds, earlier than switching off, leaving the New Shepard booster and crew capsule coasting larger. Moments later, the crew capsule launched from from the New Shepard booster, then waited round 20 seconds earlier than igniting a solid-fueled rocket motor designed to rapidly carry the capsule and its occupants away from a catastrophic, explosive launch failure. The escape rocket ramped as much as round 70,000 kilos of thrust for a couple of seconds, then burned out after pushing the capsule away from the New Shepard rocket. The additional push by the abort rocket pushed the capsule to a most altitude of 389,846 toes — practically 119 kilometers — above the Chihuahuan Desert of West Texas, larger than any Blue Origin check flight to this point. With Bezos watching close by, the rocket and capsule descended again to Earth, with the New Shepard booster deploying drag brakes and reigniting its BE-Three engine to decelerate for a vertical touchdown on a concrete goal round 2 miles (Three kilometers) from its launch pad. The capsule unfurled three primary parachutes to decelerate for touchdown. “Something might have occurred at the moment, and this was the very best final result,” stated Ariane Cornell, head of astronaut technique and gross sales at Blue Origin, who hosted the corporate’s reside webcast of Wednesday’s flight. Wednesday’s mission was the ninth by a New Shepard rocket, and the third utilizing Blue Origin’s most up-to-date mannequin of the single-stage automobile, which debuted in December and made its second launch and touchdown in April. The reusable New Shepard booster is designed to take off from a launch pad, climb to the sting of house, and land again close to its launch pad slowed by rocket thrust and aerobrakes. The crew capsule mounted on high of the New Shepard rocket for Wednesday’s flight carried experiments and a dummy nicknamed “Model Skywalker” to simulate the expertise passengers will see on future flights. On Wednesday’s flight, Blue Origin stated it deliberate to push the New Shepard rocket to its limits with the high-altitude escape motor check. The demonstration moved the corporate a step nearer to flying individuals — first its personal workers, then paying passengers — on journeys to house lasting a number of minutes, providing the expertise of weightlessness and spectacular views. Passengers would have doubtless encountered accelerations of as much as 10 g throughout an escape motor firing just like the one carried out Wednesday, Cornell stated. “‘Model’ had fairly the experience,” she stated. “So vital, this check for us at the moment. The security system is completely vital to know earlier than we put individuals on-board the capsule.” Blue Origin officers stated in April the New Shepard might fly with individuals for the primary time by the top of this yr, adopted by industrial riders. However the firm has not set a agency timetable for the beginning of crewed check flights, or the launch of economic providers directed on the house tourism and suborbital analysis markets. Headquartered in Kent, Washington, Blue Origin has additionally not began promoting tickets for seats on industrial New Shepard flights, however Reuters reported final week the flight alternatives are anticipated to promote for between $200,000 and $300,000. Blue Origin responded to the report, saying the corporate has not set ticket costs, and doesn’t plan to promote rides till a while after New Shepard makes its first check flight with people on-board. “We haven’t began promoting tickets but for the journey to house,” Cornell stated Wednesday. “We haven’t set a value. We haven’t launched these particulars. It’s coming, however we’ve bought our eye on the prize, and we’ve bought to verify we perceive our system by way of and trough. Which means understanding every thing that’s vital for human spaceflight, together with the escape system.” Blue Origin engineers are manufacturing a brand new crew capsule outfitted with passenger lodging. That’s the automobile that can launch with people, Cornell stated. The New Shepard developed by Blue Origin is competing with Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket airplane to develop into first automobile to start industrial suborbital house tourism service. Blue Origin completed a low-altitude abort check with a earlier model of the New Shepard automobile in October 2016, proving the capsule’s Aerojet Rocketdyne-built solid-fueled abort motor might get passengers away from an in-flight failure in the course of the section of the launch when the rocket experiences essentially the most intense aerodynamic pressures. “Now we have what’s known as a full envelope escape system, so from the second that the capsule is on the pad, by way of flight, by way of separation, we will fireplace that escape motor,” Cornell stated earlier than Wednesday’s launch. “So we’re going to be testing it simply after separation to essentially discover what’s the redline on the system.” Experiments hitching a experience on the check flight Wednesday included a privately-developed in-cabin WiFi transmitter, and a package deal of NASA sensors to measure cabin stress, temperature, carbon dioxide ranges, acoustic situations, and acceleration contained in the crew capsule. There have been additionally science experiments from the Johns Hopkins College Utilized Physics Laboratory, Purdue College, and Otto von Guericke College and Olympiaspace in Germany. Different objects aboard the flight included a NASA-funded vibration damping system to permit for extra exact experiments in microgravity, an assortment of scientific, medical and textile supplies from the Thai startup mu Area, and an allotment of mementos and different objects offered by Blue Origin workers. Blue Origin is growing a a lot greater rocket, known as New Glenn, as an orbital launcher. The New Glenn might launch on its maiden flight from Cape Canaveral by the top of 2020. Email the writer. Comply with Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.

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The KLM fleet at the airport of Madurodam is fully up to date again. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has replaced its miniature MD11 at Madurodam with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. KLM said a final farewell to all the MD11s in its fleet in 2014 and has now replaced the final one, the miniature at Madurodam. The brand-new miniature Dreamliner has been constructed and painted to perfectly match her big sisters. About the Boeing 787 Dreamliner The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is the successor to the MD11 in the KLM fleet. KLM took delivery of its sixth Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the “Mimosa” in the end of june. The KLM fleet will eventually contain 21 Dreamliners. All of them will be named after flowers, a typically Dutch export product and one that suits KLM perfectly. Read more about Madurodam HERE

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I'm Faith Lapidus. And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. On January fourteenth, a human-made object landed on the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. For one hour and twelve minutes it sent back exciting information and photographs. |The surface of Titan. (Picture - ESA)| Our program today is about the landing device named Huygens and the Cassini spacecraft that carried it through our solar system to land on that distant moon. On October fifteenth, nineteen ninety-seven, a huge rocket was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in the state of Florida. The rocket carried a spacecraft named Cassini. The Cassini spacecraft carried a deployment vehicle named Huygens. The launch of these two spacecraft was the beginning of a seven-year flight to the planet Saturn. The flight was the joint effort of America's space agency, NASA; the European Space Agency, and the Italian Space Agency. On July first of last year, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft arrived at Saturn after traveling almost four thousand million kilometers. Scientists said they were able to guide it into a near-perfect orbit around Saturn. Cassini flew into orbit from below the famous rings that circle the planet. Cassini immediately began sending back photographs and information about Saturn and its huge moon, Titan. |Titan is the only known moon to have an atmosphere. (Picture - NASA)| The study of Titan is one of the major goals of the Cassini-Huygens flight. Titan is very large -- even larger than the planets Mercury and Pluto. Scientists are very interested in Titan because it is the only known moon in our solar system to have an atmosphere. Plans call for Cassini to make more than seventy orbits around Saturn. Forty-five of these will include passing close to Titan. The photographs and information about the huge moon sent by Cassini only added to the excitement about the Huygens landing device. On December twenty-fifth, Cassini released the Huygens lander. Cassini quickly moved away from Huygens to lessen the chance of an accident between the two vehicles. After twenty days of circling the huge moon, Huygens started to move into Titan's thick atmosphere. Huygens entered Titan's atmosphere moving at eighteen thousand kilometers an hour. It had to immediately slow its great speed to keep from burning up. Huygens slowed down by using three different parachutes. After its main parachute opened in the upper atmosphere, the vehicle slowed to a little more than fifty meters per second. This is about as fast as an automobile moves on a highway. As it moved lower into the atmosphere, Huygens slowed to about five meters per second. This permitted it to safely prepare to land on the surface. Martin Tomasko is the member of the team that guided the flight of the Huygens lander. He said the flight down to the surface of Titan was not as smooth as the team thought it would be. Mister Tomasko said the lander moved from side to side while hanging from the parachute. He said it often moved as much as twenty degrees from side to side. The scientific instruments on Huygens began measuring about one hundred sixty kilometers from the surface of Titan. This permitted the instruments to gather information about the atmosphere. The instruments included sound recording equipment. Huygens began sending back information and photographs to Cassini four minutes into its flight to the surface of Titan. Cassini immediately began to transmit this information back to Earth using its more powerful radio equipment. NASA's Deep Space Communications Network received the information and photographs. Then NASA transmitted them to the European Space Operation Center in Darmstadt, Germany. Slowly and safely, the three hundred seventeen kilogram vehicle moved down through the atmosphere of Titan. It quickly transmitted information about a rich mix of nitrogen and methane in the upper atmosphere. Huygens' instruments showed that the amounts of the gas methane increased as the lander moved closer to the surface of Titan. While scientific instruments were investigating the atmosphere, cameras were ready to begin taking photographs from high above the surface. The cameras were able to begin their work thirty kilometers above the surface of Titan. Thick clouds above thirty kilometers did not permit photography. |Titans surface from a height of about sixteen kilometers. (Picture - ESA)| The first photographs looked much like those taken here on Earth from an aircraft high in the sky. Part of one photograph shows a land area next to what might be a large area of liquid, similar to a lake. Some areas of the surface looked like islands. There were photographs of areas of water ice. Some areas showed rivers created by liquid methane. Other photographs of the surface area seemed to show mountains and huge rocks. Still others showed deep lines in the surface that seem to have been cut by fast- moving liquid. The scientific instruments on Huygens showed the temperature of the atmosphere of Titan is extremely cold. The instruments recorded a temperature of minus one hundred eighty degrees Celsius. When Huygens was seven hundred meters above the surface, a special landing lamp was turned on. The lamp was used to light the surface of Titan to aid Huygens' cameras and see where the vehicle was going to land. The lamp was designed to last for about fifteen minutes. It continued to light the immediate area for more than one hour after Huygens landed on the surface. Scientists believe the Huygens lander hit an area of Titan's surface that may be mud or wet sand. The lander's recording equipment transmitted a sound similar to a large object hitting a wet surface. Instruments on Huygens showed the surface landing area is mostly a mix of dirty water ice, hydrocarbon ice, sand and clay. This mix of water and chemicals makes the ground a dark color. The instruments on Huygens began to quickly send back large amounts of information about the surface. This information included air temperature, air pressure and wind speed. It also sent information about chemicals on the surface of Titan and in the air. Experts say Huygens sent back enough information and photographs to keep researchers very busy for several years. After it landed, Huygens immediately began transmitting photographs from the surface of Titan. The photographs are orange in color. Scientists say the surface of Titan is orange because of its huge distance from the sun. The large amounts of methane gas in the atmosphere also add to the orange color. These photographs show an area of rocks of many sizes. The rocks can be seen for as far as the camera can see. Experts say many of the rocks look as if they have been shaped by fast-moving liquid. The Huygens lander stopped transmitting information after one hour and twelve minutes. The fierce atmosphere of Titan and extremely low temperatures halted the vehicle's ability to gather information. Yet it lasted longer than scientists had planned. Scientists will use the information gathered by the Huygens lander to learn a great deal about this unusual moon. One of the main reasons for sending Huygens to the surface is that Titan has a rich nitrogen atmosphere. It is also rich in methane gas. And its surface may have many of the same kinds of chemicals that existed on Earth millions of years ago. Titan may help scientists learn more about the very beginnings of our planet. David Southwood is the Director of the European Space Agency's scientific program. Mister Southwood says Titan is a very interesting world. And scientists now have good information about this far away moon. If you have a computer that can link with the Internet communications system, you too can see the orange photographs taken on the surface of Titan. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California has many links to both Huygens and Cassini. J-P-L can be found at www.jpl.nasa.gov. That address again is www.jpl.nasa.gov. This program was written by Paul Thompson. It was produced by Mario Ritter. I'm Faith Lapidus. And I'm Steve Ember. Join us again next week for another EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English.

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Super Bowl jet-setters get top-flight travel treatment PHOENIX (AP) — For some travelers visiting Arizona for the Super Bowl, the trip may be just as memorable as the game. Hundreds of luxury jets will arrive at eight airports around metropolitan Phoenix by kickoff Sunday. Perks for passengers include goody-filled swag bags, a concert by country group Lady Antebellum, complimentary cocktails and high-end catering once they emerge from their Lear jets and Gulfstreams. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says 1,200 to 1,400 private and commercial flights will inundate metro Phoenix during Super Bowl weekend. The FAA and airports have been planning for the high volume over the past year, collaborating with aviation businesses on a reservation system to manage all the flights. Gregor says flights will be scheduled in an orderly fashion to avoid overwhelming air traffic control.

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Aeronautical science perspective paper 2 icao - the international civil aviation organization every hour of every day, 365 days a year and airplane takes off every few seconds somewhere on the face of the earth. Master of aeronautical science technology, embry-riddle aeronautical university the views expressed in this academic research paper are those of the author and do not reflect perspective in cross-cultural opposite-gender interaction several conclusions were. Aeronautical science perspective paper one reduction of aircraft emissions over the past figy years, advances in technology within the avianon sector have been rapid while shaping the way the avianon sector conducts business. The course is management for aeronautical science integrate and reference the information from the attached your second “manager’s perspective” paper is due. 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A. Smith 1945 A. Smith was born in Chicago on March 25, 1925 and moved to Pontiac at an early age. He attended public schools there, graduating from high school in 1943. received basic training at Shepherd AFB, Texas during June and July 1943. Upon completion he entered the Cadet program at the University of Missouri. Further training followed during 1944 at gunnery school - Laredo, Texas and Air Corps Navigational School, San Marcos, Texas. In August 1944, he was commissioned as Second Lieutenant. After graduation from Airborne Radar Operator course at Boca Raton, Florida, he served briefly with the 16th Bombardment Group at Fairmount, Nebraska. He joined 39th Bomb Group at Salina, Kansas. July 24th daylight raid on the Nakajima Aircraft Plant at Handa, Smith recalls that there was a solid undercast, so this necessitated a radar run-direct synchronous. Post-strike revealed that 95% of the formation's bombs that had been toggled on Crew 44, the lead plane, had landed on the target. The aiming point was demolished. Volkmar also recalls the important role that by Smith, in removing "Matt" Matthaus from the tail compartment when he was mortally wounded over Tokyo on the May 26th completed his wartime service with the rank of First Lieutenant. At that time he decided to make the Air Force a career with the ultimate goal of becoming a pilot. his 30 years in the military, "Chuck" attended many schools. In September 1945, he returned from the Pacific, and was assigned at Boca Raton, Florida to supervise a radar-training course. During 1946, he trained recruits at Lackland Army Air Base, Texas, while awaiting entry into the pilot training July 1948, Smith received his pilot's rating upon completion of training at Rudolph Field, Texas, and Barksdale Field, Louisiana. He then reported to Langley Field, Virginia as a pilot in the 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Tactical Air Command. April 9, 1949, Charles Smith was married to Shirley Elizabeth Brown. They have one daughter Amy Kilmon, who was born was sent to the University of Michigan in June 1949 where he was a student in physics under the Air Force Institute of Technology (ATIT) civilian institution program. Following the outbreak of the Korean War, he was transferred in August 1950, to the resident school of AFIT at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, for a special electronics course. In August 1951, he received his diploma in electrical engineering. next assignment was the Air Proving Ground Command at Eglin AFB, Florida, where he served initially as a test pilot in the Light Bombardment Test Squadron. This was followed by duties as a project officer and Chief of the Radar Branch of the Operational Suitability Test Divison. July 1953, "Chuck" was assigned as Communications and Electronics Officer of the 931st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron of the Northeast Air Command near Thule, was sent to Rome Air Development Center, Griffith AFB, New York, in July 1954 where he served for nearly four years. Starting as a project engineer in the Intelligence Laboratory, he advanced to Chief of the Radar Processing Section of the laboratory. returned to the University of Michigan, in June 1958 as an AFIT-sponsored graduate student. He received his degree of Master of Science in Electrical Engineering in January then moved over to Wright-Patterson AFB for duty with the Air Technical Intelligence Center, an Air Force Headquarters unit that was later re-designated as the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) of Air Force Systems Command. His assignment included positions as an analyst in the Radar Branch and the Guidance and Control Branch of the Electronics Division, Chief of the Communications and Space Electronics Division, and Chief of the Space Technology Directorate. In the years 1960-1962, while stationed at Wright-Patterson, Smith attended the Ohio State University Graduate School on a part-time

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Virgin Galactic Completes Third Powered Test Flight This Morning (More Video Added!) This morning I woke up to news that Virgin Galactic had successfully completed its third powered test flight of SpaceShipTwo. The 20 second rocket burn pushed the spaceship again past the speed of sound to Mach 1.4 (looking forward to hearing my first SpaceShipTwo sonic boom myself) and up to 71,000 ft. This is the highest altitude ever achieved by the SpaceShip and beats the previous altitude by 2000 ft. This flight allowed Virgin Galactic Chief Pilot Dave Mackay to gain hypersonic experience in the spaceship that to date has been flown by Scaled Composite's Test Pilots. Congrats to Dave on a great flight! NBC did a nice bit on it with some great video footage so I am adding that here too (I apologize in advance for the commercial you may have to watch). I love that the new reflective thermal coating on the tail booms make the footage distinct from the previous two powered test flights. Reminds me of how you can know if a Space Shuttle launch is from STS-1, 2 or 3 based on if the external tank is still being painted white or not. The video also says that 675 people have already bought tickets or put down deposits! The beautiful flight follows on the heels of the Virgin Galactic 2013 Year in Review Blog/Video that came out while I was in the middle of the Costa Rican jungle last week. Richard Branson posted an amazing end-of-year blog post and video highlighting the milestones met by Virgin Galactic in 2013. The milestones are made all the more poignant with "never-before-seen" video of a full duration burn of the SpaceShipTwo rocket motor running along the bottom of the frame throughout the highlights reel. 2014 looks to be a big year for Galactic. You can read Branson's inspiring and heartfelt post yourself on his blog. I've also included two photos from SpaceShipTwo's most recent glide flight (without rocket power) on Dec 11th that was Galactic Pilot Mike "Sooch" Masucci first flight (which is why he got the ceremonial water drenching...) and the first flight with the new reflective coating on the inside of the SpaceShip's tail booms. Branson also posted about an "Unidentified Festive Object" that spotted around Christmas time in a reflection on the new thermally-protected tail booms. Hope you enjoy! Photo Credits: J. DiVenere / Scaled Composites

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Thursday, July 31, 2014 Contract: L-3 Vertex, $29.8M L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $29,803,395 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery requirements contract (N00019-14-D-0019) to provide organizational, intermediate, and depot level maintenance and logistics support for T45TS aircraft based at Naval Air Station Meridian, Miss., Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, and Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. This requirement also includes the support and maintenance of the T-45 aircraft at all operational sites, numerous outlying fields, and various detachment sites. Work will be performed in Kingsville (58 percent), Meridian (36 percent), and Pensacola (6 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2014. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 07/31/14) Spirit announces new service NEW ORLEANS -- Spirit Airlines announced plans for nonstop flights from Louis Armstrong International Airport to Chicago and Detroit. The flights to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and Detroit begin Nov. 6, said an announcement from the Miramar, Fla.-based airline. Also, beginning Friday, Spirit plans to add direct flights to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport. When all the flights are running, Spirit will have five nonstop flights from New Orleans, including an existing route to the Dallas and Ft. Worth metropolitan area. (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 07/30/14) FBO seeks more space PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- Relocation of the Panama City–Bay County International Airport to West Bay, further from Panama City itself, hindered general aviation activity. But officials at the new airport's fixed-base operator (FBO) are seeing improvement and now need more space. Sheltair provides services for general aviation at Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, including fuel services, airplane storage and other ground support services. Thanks to steady customer growth, Sheltair is now seeking to significantly increase the amount of land leased from the Airport Authority. The request will go before the authority next month. Sheltair, a Fort Lauderdale-based company, operates 14 facilities across the U.S., with locations in Florida, Georgia and New York. (Source: News Herald, 07/30/14) Wednesday, July 30, 2014 Assystem opening Mobile office MOBILE, Ala. – French engineering company Assystem has become the latest Airbus-related company to announce plans for a Mobile operation. The Paris-based company has 11,000 employees in 19 countries and is expected to have about 10 people in Mobile at at location within the Mobile Aeroplex, where Airbus is building an A320 final assembly line. (Source: al.com, 07/29/14). The company offers aerospace, energy, automotive and other clients project consulting and IT services, specializing in outsourced research and development. Research projects encompass such fields as embedded computing, optics and infrared, digital modeling and simulation and ergonomics. 815th remains at Keesler for now KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- The 815th Tactical Airlift Squadron will remain at Keesler Air Force Base for now, and when it might be deactivated is up in the air. Community leaders are waiting to hear whether the decision to delay deactivation of the 815th could lead to C-130 aircraft remaining at Keesler Air Force Base. The Air Force has been planning to move 10 C-130s from Keesler to, most recently, Arkansas. But those plans are in limbo for now. In addition, the Air Force has rescinded restrictions on the 815th, meaning it can now replace personnel. No matter what happens with the 815th, the base will still have the 403rd Reserve Wing's Hurricane Hunters. (Sources: WLOX-TV, 07/29/14, Sun Herald, 07/28/14) Tuesday, July 29, 2014 Outlook: Pilot, tech demand rising Boeing is forecasting continued strong growth in demand for commercial pilots and maintenance technicians as the global fleet expands over the next 20 years. Boeing's 2014 Pilot and Technician Outlook says that between 2014 and 2033, there will be a need for 533,000 new commercial airline pilots and 584,000 new commercial airline maintenance technicians. Pilot demand is up about 7 percent compared to 2013 and maintenance demand is up just over 5 percent. North America is projected to need 88,000 pilots and 109,000 technicians. (Source: Boeing, 07/30/14) Gulf Coast note: Workforce development experts and educators in the region are developing new aviation training programs to meet the growth of aerospace activities in the Gulf Coast region. Triton development costs up The cost to develop the Triton unmanned reconnaissance plane for the Navy has increased at least 25 percent, or $720 million, according to Navy estimates and congressional investigators. The scheduled dates to begin production and deployment of the Northrop Grumman-built drone have each slipped more than two years. The Navy plans to buy some 70 of the MQ-4 Tritons, based on the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft. The projected start of initial production has been delayed by 31 months to December 2015. The target date to declare an initial squadron of the drones ready for combat has slipped to April 2018. The projected start of full-rate production has slipped to January 2018 from December 2015. (Source: Bloomberg, 07/28/14) Gulf Coast note: Central fuselage work on the Triton is done by Northrop Grumman in Moss Point, Miss. Monday, July 28, 2014 Contract: SAIC, $10.4M Science Applications International Corp., McLean, Va., is being awarded a $10,437,025 modification under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00033-10-D-6506) with firm-fixed-price and/or firm, fixed-price, level-of-effort task orders for information technology ashore operations support services in support of Military Sealift Command's Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems directorate. Work will be performed in Washington, D.C. (74.7 percent); Norfolk, Va. (16.9 percent); San Diego, Calif. (5.9 percent); Pensacola, Fla. (2.4 percent); Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (less than 1 percent); Yokohama, Japan (less than 1 percent); and Naples, Italy (less than 1 percent), and is expected to be completed by July 2015. Fiscal 2015 working capital funds in the amount of $10,437,025 will be obligated on individual task orders subject to the availability of fiscal 2015 funds, and will not expire at the end of that fiscal year. The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00033-10-D-6506). (Source: DoD, 07/28/14) FAA fines Southwest $12M WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $12 million civil penalty against Southwest Airlines for failing to comply with regulations in three separate enforcement cases related to repairs on Boeing 737 jetliners operated by the Dallas-based airline. The FAA alleges that beginning in 2006, Southwest conducted alterations to eliminate potential cracking of the aluminum skin on 44 jetliners. The FAA conducted an investigation that included both the airline and its contractor, Aviation Technical Services (ATS) of Everett, Wash. In one case, the FAA said that ATS failed to follow proper procedures for replacing the fuselage skins on these aircraft. Southwest has 30 days to respond to the allegations. (Source: FAA, 07/28/14) Gulf Coast note: Southwest serves New Orleans, Pensacola, Fla., and Panama City, Fla. Saturday, July 26, 2014 Transfer of F-35Bs has begun EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Most of the Marines who have been stationed at the F-35 training center at Eglin have moved to South Carolina, part of the relocation of VMFAT-501 from Eglin to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. Fifteen of the 33rd Fighter Wing's 49 F-35s belong to the Marines. Those aircraft will stay at Eglin for about a year while the Marines work to get the proper infrastructure in place at Beaufort, said Air Force Lt. Hope Cronin, a spokeswoman for the 33rd wing. (Source: Northwest Florida Daily News, 07/25/14) Friday, July 25, 2014 Contract: B3H, $7M B3H Corp., Shalimar, Fla., has been awarded a $7,069,922 modification (0003) to FA4890-12-D-0014-SK02 for English language instructors and an English language training program using Defense Language Institute English Language Center courseware, methodology and processes. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $20,326,840. This modification provides for the exercise of the second option year; no option years remain. Work will be performed in Saudi Arabia, and at King Abdul Aziz Air Base, Dhahran, and is expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 2016. This contract is 100 percent foreign military sales for the Saudi Arabia. Foreign military sales funds in the amount of $7,069,922 are being obligated at time of award. The 338 Specialized Contracting Squadron/PKB, Joint Base San Antonio, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 07/25/14) Contract: Lakeview, $10.3M Lakeview Center Inc., Pensacola, Fla., as awarded a $10,280,538 modification (P00015) to contract W9124D-10-D-0031 for dining facility/cook support. Funding and work location will be determined with each order. Estimated completion date is Aug. 31, 2015. Army Contracting Command, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Ft. Lewis, Wash., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 07/25/14) 1st Australian F-35s roll out FORT WORTH, Texas -- A ceremony was held Thursday at Lockheed Martin for the official roll out of the first two F-35 Joint Strike Fighters for the Royal Australian Air Force. The F-35 will provide the RAAF with fifth generation fighter capability and provides benefits to the Australian aerospace industry, with more than $412 million already contracted and up to $6 billion in expected manufacturing orders over the life of the program. AU-1 and AU-2 will undergo functional fuel system checks before being transported to the flight line for ground and flight tests in the coming months. They'll be delivered to the RAAF later this year and will be based at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., where they'll be used for Australian and partner country pilot training. (Source: Lockheed Martin, 07/24/14) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the training center for the Air Force, Navy and Marine variants of the Joint Strike Fighter. Wednesday, July 23, 2014 JAGM dual-mode tested Lockheed Martin recently demonstrated its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) dual-mode guidance section during a second internally funded flight test at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. During the test, the rail-mounted JAGM flew 6.2 kilometers and initially acquired the target using its precision strike, semi-active laser. The dual-mode guidance section then engaged its millimeter wave radar, and the moving target was destroyed. This flight test is a risk reduction milestone critical to Lockheed Martin's performance on the U.S. Army's 27-month Continued Technology Development program. (Source: PRNewswire, 07/23/14) Eglin in Northwest Florida is responsible for the development, test, evaluation and sustainment of air-delivered non-nuclear weapons, navigation and command and control systems. Huge weld tool nearly complete NEW ORLEANS -- The 170-foot Vertical Assembly Center (VAC) is near completion and will soon be ready to build the core stage of NASA's Space Launch System, the most powerful rocket in history and designed for deep space missions. VAC is the world's largest spacecraft welding tool, part of a family of tools at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility designed to build the core stage. The core stage will store cryogenic liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen that will feed the vehicle's RS-25 engines, which will be tested at nearby Stennis Space Center, Miss. The core stage, comprised of the forward skirt, the liquid oxygen tank, the intertank, the liquid hydrogen tank and the engine section, recently passed its critical design review. (Source: Space Travel, 07/23/14) Previous Airline selects Trent 7000 Hawaiian Airlines selected six Airbus A330-800neo aircraft powered by the newly-launched Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engine. The new aircraft will replace six A350-800 aircraft that the airline has on order. The Trent engine family has accumulated more than 75 million flight hours over the last 19 years. Each member of the Trent engine family has been either the market leader, aircraft launch engine, or both. (Source: Rolls-Royce, 07/23/14) Previous. Gulf Coast note: Trent engines are tested at the Rolls-Royce outdoor test stand at Stennis Space Center, Miss. Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Bohai buying 70 A320s The Hong Kong unit of China's Shenzhen-listed Bohai Leasing signed a deal worth about $7.76 billion to buy 70 A320neo aircraft from Airbus Group, the Chinese company announced. Subsidiary Hong Kong Aviation Capital signed the agreement on July 17 and it was approved by a special meeting of its board of directors on the following day, Bohai Leasing said. This month, BOC Aviation, the aircraft leasing arm of the Bank of China, ordered 43 planes from Airbus, including 36 A320ceo and seven A320neo models. (Source: Reuters, 07/21/14) Gulf Coast note: Airbus is building an A320 final assembly line in Mobile, Ala. FACC gets A320 sharklet work Switzerland-based FACC AG signed a contract with Airbus for the production, as a second source, of Sharklet wing tip devices for the single-aisle A320. FACC also recently won an Airbus contract for the redesign and manufacture of overhead stowage bins, ceiling panels and cove light panels as well as for the manufacture of the aft belly fairings for the A320 family. FACC will produce the components in Ort im Innkreis, Austria. Sharklets are large devices designed by Airbus that are made of light-weight composites and increase fuel efficiency. They are an option on A320 and standard on A320neo models. (Source: Composites World, 07/21/14) Gulf Coast note: Airbus is building an A320 final assembly line in Mobile, Ala. Friday, July 18, 2014 Contract: Raytheon, $8.5M Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., has been awarded a $8,527,198 modification (P00026) to a firm-fixed-price contract (FA8675-13-C-0003) for Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) Production Lot 27. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $564,772,594. The contract modification provides for integration and testing for AMRAAM contract line item numbers 0008, 0009, and 0010 being produced under the basic contract. Work will be performed at Tucson and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2016. Foreign military sales contract funds in the amount of $8,527,198 are being obligated at the time of the award for Australia. This Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/EBAK, Eglin AFB, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 07/18/14) Operators meeting a first MOBILE, Ala. – Airbus Defense and Space's U.S. military aircraft unit late last month held its first operators conference in Mobile. About thirty representatives from business and government owners of C212 aircraft fleets from five countries attended. Operators from Alaska, Oregon, Florida, North Carolina and Wyoming in the U.S., as well as from Chile, Australia, Spain and Argentina participated. Airbus opened a 30,000-square-foot maintenance, repair and overhaul center at Mobile Regional Airport in 2009, and in February a new component repair facility was added. The Mobile operation provides American operators of the C212 and CN235 tactical transports with the capabilities of a certified FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency repair station as well as direct support from the aircraft manufacturer. Some capabilities at the repair facility may support the Airbus A320 Family aircraft assembly line, currently under construction in Mobile. (Source: Market Wired via DigitalJournal, 07/17/14) Airbus tops Boeing at air show Airbus beat rival Boeing in aircraft orders at this year's Farnborough International Airshow near London, landing nearly twice as many orders and commitments. But Boeing said it has won more in the year to date. Boeing put its figure at 783 and Airbus' at 648. Airbus said Thursday its orders and commitments at Farnborough for 496 aircraft were valued at $75 billion. Demand for its A320neo, or "new engine option," was particularly strong. Boeing, meanwhile, secured business worth $40.2 billion for 201 airplanes. (Source: AP via ABC, 07/17/14) Gulf Coast note: Airbus is building an A320 final assembly line in Mobile, Ala. Thursday, July 17, 2014 Space Florida project moves forward PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Space Florida is moving ahead with plans for the first commercial development in the nine-acre Pensacola Technology Park, issuing a request to recruit and architectural firm and citing Sept. 12 as its deadline to negotiate an agreement with one. The Melbourne-based quasi-government agency filed a "Request for Qualifications" with Florida officials that detailed its building plans for a nearly 60,000-square-foot facility that would include areas for technological research and training. Space Florida's plans envision five tenants that would rent space in the building. Space Florida's role is to strengthen the state's position as a leader in aerospace research, investment and exploration. It's headquartered just outside Kennedy Space Center. (Source: Pensacola News Journal, WEAR-TV, 07/17/14) Previous RS-25 for SLS on test stand |RS-25 installed on A-1 test stand. NASA photo| Wednesday, July 16, 2014 Contract: Northrop, $17M Northrop Grumman Corp., Aerospace Systems, El Segundo, Calif., has been awarded a $17,059,000 modification (P00270) to a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (F19628-00-C-0100) for radar software deficiency corrections. The contract modification is for Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program radar system development and demonstration alignment with the Global Hawk Block 40 program schedule. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $1,529,683,365. Work will be performed at El Segundo and is expected to be completed on Sept. 30, 2015. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 07/16/14) Gulf Coast note: Global Hawks are built in part in Moss Point, Miss. Contract: URS Group, $8M URS Group Inc., Mobile, Ala., was awarded an $8,000,000 firm-fixed-price indefinite- delivery contract for architectural and engineering services for the Mobile District and South Atlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Funding and work location will be determined with each order with an estimated completion date of July 15, 2019. Bids were solicited via the Internet with 28 received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, is the contracting activity (W91278-14-D-0065). (Source: DoD, 07/16/14) Enterprise Florida gets award LONDON -- Enterprise Florida was recognized for 20 years of service to small businesses through international trade and development support. The award was presented at the Farnborough International Airshow by Kenneth Hyatt, Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce and Tom Kallman, president and CEO of Kallman Worldwide. Florida has the largest representation of any state at this year's show near London, with two pavilions and 11 small businesses and organizations exhibiting. The state is home to more than 2,000 aviation and aerospace companies employing 82,000 workers. (Source: Enterprise Florida, 07/16/14) Airbus gets XWB orders Air Mauritius has placed an order for six long range A350 XWB jetliners. Air Mauritius said it signed a tentative deal to buy four A350-900 planes from Airbus and would lease two from AerCap to replace its six A340 planes. The deal for the four new planes is worth around $1.2 billion at list prices. Dubai-based airline Emirates had last month cancelled an order for 70 A350 planes in a setback to Airbus. The planes are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines. (Sources: Reuters, Rolls-Royce, 07/16/14) Gulf Coast note: Rolls-Royce XWB engines are tested at Stennis Space Center, Miss.; Airbus A350s have been tested at McKinley Climatic Lab at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Airshow reception draws 200 LONDON, England – The Mobile region's delegation to the Farnborough International Airshow had 25 one-on-one meetings Tuesday with potential recruits before hosting the Mobile Bay Aerospace Reception. Some 200 people participated in the reception. Troy Wayman, the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce's vice president of economic development, said the purpose of the meetings was to establish connections or remain visible to longtime prospects. Mobile, Ala., is home to Airbus' newest A320 final assembly line. It's scheduled to open next year and produce its first plane in 2016. (Source: al.com, 07/15/14) Airport launches new website PENSACOLA, Fla. – Pensacola International Airport today launched its new, mobile-friendly website, FlyPensacola.com. The redesigned site includes new navigation tools. "We wanted our website to incorporate information for airport travelers, general aviation pilots, and our many customers," said Airport Director Greg Donovan. The new site also includes a community directory with special events and local promotions. (Source: City of Pensacola, 07/16/14) Tuesday, July 15, 2014 Alcoa wins $1.1B PW deal NEW YORK -- Alcoa has announced a $1.1 billion deal to supply jet engine parts to Pratt and Whitney, including the world's first lightweight aluminum alloy fan blade. It developed the forging for the aluminum blade for PW's PurePower engines using an advanced aluminum alloy and a proprietary manufacturing process. Alcoa also is developing for the PurePower engines a fan blade forging using its most advanced aluminum-lithium alloy. "We're going where no materials scientist has gone before," said Alcoa chairman and chief executive Klaus Kleinfeld, saying the company "cracked the code on forging an aluminum fan blade that is lighter and enables better fuel efficiency." (Source: Industry Week, 07/14/14) Gulf Coast note: The PurePower engine is an option on the A320neo. Airbus is building an A320 final assembly line in Mobile, Ala. GE Auburn to add 3D printing GE Aviation will install a high-volume, additive manufacturing facility at its existing operations in Auburn, Ala., according to an announcement Tuesday at the Farnborough International Airshow near London. The $50 million 3-D printing initiative will produce fuel nozzles for jet engines. The company will partner with Auburn University and other institutions on workforce, research and technology requirements for the project. The Auburn plant, which opened last year and produces machined parts for jet engines, has more than 70 workers and is expected to reach 300 by the end of the decade. (Source: al.com, 07/15/14) Gulf Coast note: GE Aviation also has an engine parts plant near Hattiesburg, Miss.; Rolls-Royce tests the Trent series of jetliner engines at Stennis Space Center, Miss. For background stories on 3D printing here, see Gulf Coast Aerospace Corridor 2014-2015, Chapter I, pages 31-33, "Aerospace a big player in 3D print" and "AMRO takes leap into 3D printing." Airbus posts more jobs MOBILE, Ala. -- Airbus is looking to fill five corrosion protector positions at its A320 final assembly line being built at Mobile Aeroplex. Corrosion protectors are responsible for performing all sealing and corrosion protection within the required stations of the aircraft, focusing on the wings. A minimum of six months training abroad is required. For a complete list of job postings, click here. (Source: al.com, 07/15/14) Pentagon: F-35 won't make show The F-35 will not make its international debut at the Farnborough Air Show this week, the Pentagon said Tuesday afternoon. The announcement came hours after the Defense Department said the fleet, grounded after a June 23 runway fire at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., could fly again under restrictions. That raised hope the fighter might make a showing at Farnborough. But at an afternoon press conference, Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said the fighter jet would not make it overseas after all. The show was seen as an important showcase for the fighter, the Pentagon’s most expensive weapons program, which will rely heavily on foreign sales. (Source: Washington Post, 07/15/14) F-35 to fly with limits The U.S. Navy and Air Force have approved a limited return to flight for the F-35 fighter, keeping alive the possibility that it could make an appearance at the Farnborough International Airshow in England this week. The Pentagon said Tuesday that Navy and Air Force officials approved the flight resumption on Monday but imposed restrictions that will remain in effect until the cause of a June 23 engine fire is corrected. The entire fleet of nearly 100 planes, built by Lockheed Martin and powered by a single Pratt and Whitney F136 engines, was grounded after the fire at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (Source: AP via ABC, The Hill, Reuters, 07/15/14) ST Aerospace secures contracts SINGAPORE -- ST Aerospace secured new contracts to cover aerospace-related jobs such as airframe, component and engine maintenance, cabin modification and pilot training. ST Aerospace is the aerospace unit of Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering). In a statement on Monday, ST Engineering says the contracts include a five-year agreement with a regional U.S. airline for heavy maintenance of 42 Embraer E-170 and E-175 aircraft at its San Antonio facility. (Source: ChannelNewsAsia, 07/14/14) Gulf Coast note: ST Aerospace has a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in Mobile, Ala., and plans to open a satellite operation in Pensacola, Fla. UTC chosen by Airbus UTC Aerospace Systems has been chosen by Airbus to supply new wheels and carbon brakes for A320neo family aircraft through its Landing Systems facility in Troy, Ohio. The equipment is scheduled to enter into service in 2015 on the current A320 family of aircraft. The new wheels and brakes are designed as a product improvement and will be introduced across the current A318/A319/A320 and A319/A320neo platforms. UTC Aerospace Systems designs, manufactures and services integrated systems and components for the aerospace and defense industries. (Source: Aerospace Manufacturing and Design, 07/15/14) Gulf Coast note: Airbus is building an A320 final assembly line in Mobile, Ala., that will open in 2015 and produce its first plane in 2016; UTC Aerospace has a plant in Foley, Ala. Monday, July 14, 2014 Contract: Lockheed, $278.6M Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $278,649,002 modification to the previously awarded F-35 Lightning II Low Rate Initial Production Lot VI contract (N00019-11-C-0083). This modification provides for non-recurring sustainment activities, to include procurement of Depot Phases I-IV sustainment activities. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (35 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (25 percent); Warton, United Kingdom (20 percent); Orlando, Fla. (10 percent); Nashua, N.H. (5 percent); and Baltimore, Md. (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in October 2018. Fiscal 2012 aircraft procurement (Navy and Air Force) funds and international partner funds in the amount of $278,649,002 will be obligated at time of award, $236,913,238 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 07/14/14) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., trains F-35 pilots and maintainers. Contract: Multiple, $960M Lockheed Martin Corp., Gaithersburg, Md. (FA87732-13-D-0001); Jacobs Technology, Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (FA8732-13-D-0002); SRA International, Fairfax, Va. (FA8732-13-D-0003); L-3 National Security Solutions, Reston, Va. (FA8732-13-D-0004); Raytheon, Garland, Texas (FA8732-13-D-0006); InfoReliance Corp., Fairfax, Va. (FA8732-13-D-0026); CACI-ISS, Inc., Chantilly, Va. (FA8732-13-D-0027); Northrop Grumman Information Systems, Herndon, Va. (FA8732-13-D-0028), General Dynamics Information Technology, Needham, Mass. (FA8732-13-D-0029); and International Business Machines Corp., Reston, Va. (FA8732-13-D-0030) are being awarded a $960,000,000 multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for Network-Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS-2) Application Services. This contract vehicle will provide services such as sustainment, migration, integration, training, help desk support, testing and operational support. Other services include, but are not limited to, exposing data from Authoritative Data Sources to support web-services or Service Oriented Architecture constructs in Air Force enterprise environments. This contract vehicle is the mandatory source for all USAF units purchasing services that fall under the scope of the contract. Because this is an ID/IQ contract, the location of performance is not known at this time and will be cited on individual delivery orders. The period of performance is 10 years. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition; offers were solicited electronically through FedBizOps and 21 offers were received. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/HICK, Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex, Ala., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 07/14/14) Mobile team wraps up day one FARNBOROUGH, England -- With some two dozen formal and informal meetings done, the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce called opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow near London a success. "We had some very good introductory meetings. All were aware of Mobile, but had not been before. That could change," Jana Stupavsky, a senior project manager with the chamber, said in a chamber blog post about the day's activities. (Source: al.com, 07/14/14) The greater Mobile area is home to multiple aerospace and aviation operations, including an Airbus A320 final assembly line that will open next year. Florida opens two airshow pavilions FARNBOROUGH, England – The state of Florida this year has two pavilions at the 2014 Farnborough International Airshow, one of the world's largest exhibitions. Florida has the largest representation of any state at the show, according to Gray Swoope, Florida Secretary of Commerce and Enterprise Florida president and CEO. He said this is the first year Florida has had two pavilions. The show near London, which started Monday has some 1,500 exhibiting companies from some 50 nations. (Source: Enterprise Florida, 07/14/14) Florida is home to hundreds of aerospace and aviation activities. Cygnus heads to ISS WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. – Fresh supplies and research experiments began a three-day journey to the International Space Station on Sunday after a successful launch atop an Antares rocket. The rocket took off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at 12:52 p.m. EDT. The commercial Orbital Sciences Cygnus supply ship will complete the cargo delivery Wednesday with an automated approach to the space station. The Antares rocket is powered by twin Aerojet Rocketdyne AJ26 engines, which are tested at Stennis Space Center, Miss. (Source: Spaceflight Now, 07/14/14) F-35s may still make show FARNBOROUGH, England -- F-35 fighters still stands a chance of showing up at the Farnborough International Airshow as engineers work to restore clearance. Military chiefs and the international consortium that built the Lockheed Martin jet are hopeful four planes due to appear at the U.K. event will be able to cross the Atlantic, U.S. Defense Undersecretary Frank Kendall said at a briefing in Farnborough. The plane was grounded following an engine fire on June 23 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., where pilots and maintainers are trained. The fire is thought to have been caused by friction between blades and the cowl around them. The jet has already missed an appearance at the naming of a U.K. aircraft carrier from which it will serve, the Royal International Air Tattoo and the first day of the Farnborough show, which runs until Sunday. (Source: Bloomberg, 07/14/14) AF reorganizing, cutting positions The Air Force will eliminate 3,459 positions through a major reorganization of headquarters across the nation and overseas. The Air Force said today it would deactivate and realigning organizations at headquarters Air Force, major commands, numbered air forces and field operating agencies, resulting in savings of $1.6 billion across the Air Force in the next five years. The reorganization will help meet the Department of Defense's directive to reduce costs and staff levels by at least 20 percent. As part of ongoing cost savings initiatives, the Air Force will also continue to reduce contract spending, operating budgets and travel expenditures. (Source: DoD, 07/14/14) Gulf Coast note: Hurlburt Field, Fla., will lose 22 positions and Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., will lose one. (Source: Northwest Florida Daily News, 07/14/14) Trent 7000 picked for A330neo Rolls-Royce today announced that Airbus picked the new Trent 7000 as the exclusive engine for the Airbus A330neo. The Trent 7000, launched today, is the seventh member of the Trent engine family. Over the last 19 years, Rolls-Royce Trent engines have accumulated more than 75 million flight hours. The majority of modern widebody aircraft, either in service or on order, are powered by Trent engines. (Source: Rolls-Royce, 07/14/14) Gulf Coast note: Rolls-Royce tests Trent engines at its outdoor facility at Stennis Space Center, Miss. SDB II steps up integration work Raytheon, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force have begun Small Diameter Bomb II integration activities on the F-35, F/A-18E/F, and F-16 aircrafts. Preliminary SDB II fit checks and pit tests have been completed on the F-35, supporting the Joint Strike Fighter's ability to carry eight SDB IIs internally. SDB II can strike targets from a range of more than 40 nautical miles, with a dynamic warhead that can destroy both soft and armored targets while keeping collateral damage to a minimum through a small explosive footprint. (Source: Raytheon via PRNewswire, 07/14/14) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of the F-35 training center, and manages SDB Increment II. Contract: Raytheon, $80.8M Raytheon has been awarded an $80,768,012 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Lot 7 Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer (MALD-J) missile (200 each) to include: data, mission planning, process verification program, and operational flight software. Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2016. This award is a result of a sole-source acquisition. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/EBJM, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8682-14-C-0004). (Source: Raytheon via PRNewswire, 07/14/14) Sunday, July 13, 2014 American picks LEAP-1A FARNBOROUGH, England -- American Airlines has selected CFM International's LEAP-1A engine to power its new fleet of 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. CFM values the engine order at $2.6 billion U.S. at list price. The aircraft order was originally announced in July 2011 and American will begin taking delivery in 2017. American has been a CFM customer since 1996 and the airline's fleet includes 375 Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737 aircraft powered by CFM56 engines. CFM International is a joint venture of General Electric and Safran. (Source: Business Wire, 07/13/14) Gulf Coast note: Airbus is building an A320 final assembly line in Mobile, Ala.; GE Aviation has a jetliner engine parts plant near Hattiesburg, Miss., and Auburn, Ala.; Safran has an engineering center in Mobile. Saturday, July 12, 2014 Navy keeps F-35 grounded The U.S. Navy on Friday maintained a grounding order for F-35B and F-35C variants, saying it was still not clear what caused an engine failure on an Air Force F-35 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., last month. "At this time, I do not have sufficient information to return the F-35B and F-35C fleet to flight," Vice Admiral David Dunaway, who heads the Navy's Air Systems Command, said in an update to a fleetwide grounding order issued by U.S. officials on July 3. A copy of the document was obtained by Reuters. Hopes had been high three F-35Bs would attend the Farnborough International Airshow, which begins next week. (Source: Reuters, 07/12/14, The Hill, 07/11/14) Friday, July 11, 2014 LHA 6 heads to California PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The Navy's newest amphibious assault ship, LHA 6, set sail from Ingalls Shipbuilding Friday morning. America, which can accommodate 1,059 crew and 1,687 Marines, is slated for a commissioning on Oct. 11 in San Francisco. It will be homeported in San Diego. The ship can carry a variety of aircraft, including 12 MV-22 Osprey, nine F-35B Joint Strike Fighters, four AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, four CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters and two MH-60S search and rescue helicopters. (Source: Mississippi Press, 07/11/14) Pensacola starting new aero pipeline PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Escambia County School District and Pensacola State College are moving ahead with plans to create a pipeline of talent for the aerospace industry. PSC President Ed Meadows expects the aerospace program, where students can earn the airframe and powerplant certification to become aerospace mechanics, to be in place within the next two and a half to three years. The school district is beginning a similar aerospace training program at its George Stone Technical Center and has hired an instructor to teach aerospace mechanics. The first class is planned to begin in August of 2015. The district also is planning an aerospace career academy at Washington High School. (Source: Pensacola News Journal, 07/10/14) Previous related; Background material: Gulf Coast Aerospace Corridor 2014-2015, Chapter III: The skilled worker pipeline CFM nears $2.6B order A General Electric joint venture is nearing an order from U.K. discount airline EasyJet for 200 jet engines valued at $2.6 billion. The Leap-1A engines from CFM International would power 100 Airbus Group A320neos that EasyJet agreed to buy in 2013. The deal may be announced at the Farnborough International Airshow in England. It would mark a setback for Pratt and Whitney, which vies with CFM to supply engines for the latest model in the top-selling A320 jet family. Safran, of France, is the other partner of CFM International. (Source: Bloomberg, 07/10/14) Gulf Coast note: Airbus is building an A320 final assembly line in Mobile, Ala.; GE Aviation has a jetliner engine parts plant near Hattiesburg, Miss., and Auburn, Ala.; Safran has an engineering center in Mobile; economic development teams from the I-10 region will attend the Farnborough air show. SMBC nears $10B order Irish leasing company SMBC Aviation Capital is in advanced talks to buy some 100 Airbus aircraft, which could be announced at the Farnborough Airshow. The order may include the current generation of A320 single-aisle jetliners and the more fuel-efficient A320neo, and is potentially worth up to $10 billion at list prices. Dublin-based SMBC Aviation Capital, owned by Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking and until 2012 the leasing arm of Royal Bank of Scotland, declined to comment. (Source: Reuters, 07/10/14) Gulf Coast note: Airbus is building an A320 final assembly line in Mobile, Ala.; economic development teams from this region will be attending the Farnborough show. Thursday, July 10, 2014 Florida aero strength highlighted Florida can lead the nation in aircraft manufacturing, according to a just released report by Florida TaxWatch. The study says that during the last 10 years, the number of aircraft manufacturing establishments in Florida increased by almost 60 percent. It credits the state's tax policies and Enterprise Florida’s application of incentives. The report, "Ready for Takeoff," says commercial aviation in the state is expected to increase by 5 percent annually during the next 20 years. Florida, which in late 2013 was ranked by PricewaterhouseCoopers as the most attractive state for aircraft manufacturing, is second to California in the number of aviation and aerospace establishments. Florida TaxWatch is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit research institute. (Sources: Florida TaxWatch, Florida Trend, Sunshine State News, 07/10/14) Bombardier, PW test engine fix Bombardier said on Wednesday that it's testing a fix for its CSeries engine with Pratt and Whitney and expects to resume flight testing in the coming weeks. An engine failure in late May grounded the new jetliner that's designed to compete in the smaller jetliner market against industry leaders Boeing and Airbus. Bombardier restarted ground tests on the $4.4 billion aircraft June 10 after engine maker Pratt said it likely understood the root cause of the problem and that it did not lie with its gearing system. Despite the delay in flight testing, Montreal-based Bombardier has said it still expects the narrow-body plane will enter service in the second half of 2015. (Source: Reuters, 07/09/14) Gulf Coast note: Airbus is building an A320 final assembly line in Mobile, Ala.; another PW engine, the F135 that powers the F-35 fighter, caught fire at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., in June. Boeing forecast bullish Boeing released a bullish 20-year forecast for jetliner demand, saying on Thursday that the world will need 36,770 new planes worth $5.2 trillion by 2033. The company's annual projection is up 4.2 percent from its 2013 forecast, and it predicted beating rival Airbus Group in the lucrative market for twin-aisle planes as the planes are built and delivered over the next two decades. (Source: Reuters, 07/10/14) Gulf Coast note: Airbus is building an A320 final assembly line in Mobile, Ala. Airbus posts more openings MOBILE, Ala. – The Airbus A320 final assembly line being built in Mobile is looking for quality inspectors for both the line and the supply chain. Both positions require at least nine months' training abroad. For a complete list of available positions associated with the Mobile project as they become available, check the Alabama Industrial Development Training program site. (Source: al.com, 07/09/14) Wednesday, July 9, 2014 Contract: Kaman, $8.5M Kaman Precision Products Inc., Orlando, Fla., has been awarded a $8,475,368.48 firm-fixed-price modification (P00016) to FA8681-13-C-0029 for Lot 11 Production of Joint Programmable Fuze systems. The contract modification provides for the exercise of an option for an additional quantity of 3,069 state-of-the-art fuze systems being produced under the basic contract. Work will be performed at Orlando and is expected to be completed by September 2016. This contract is 8 percent foreign military sales for Morocco and Singapore. Fiscal 2012, 2013 and 2014 ammunition procurement funds in the amount of $8,475,368 will be obligated at time of award. This is not a multiyear contract. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/EBDK, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 07/09/14) Hagel to visit Eglin, Ft. Rucker Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will visit Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and Fort Rucker, Ala., during a two-day tour that begins Wednesday. The trip is intended to ensure that the Defense Department stays focused on the long-term concerns affecting U.S. interests worldwide, said Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby. Hagel's first stop is Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Southeast Georgia, home to Navy Ohio-class ballistic and guided-missile subs. On Thursday Hagel will be at Eglin, home of the center where F-35 pilots and maintainers are trained. It's also where an F-35 caught fire while on the runway preparing for take off. The plane has been grounded since July 3 pending an investigation. Hagel's final stop is at Fort Rucker in Southeast Alabama, home of Army aviation. (Source: DoD, 07/08/14) Tuesday, July 8, 2014 Alabama team goes to airshow MOBILE, Ala. -- A delegation of business and community leaders from the greater Mobile area will attend next week's Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom. The group will tout the Mobile area's logistical and infrastructure assets. Mobile is already well-known as the city that landed an Airbus A320 final assembly line, but it has multiple aerospace and aviation companies in both Mobile and Baldwin counties, including industry giant United Technologies. The delegation includes Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson, and representatives of the Mobile County Commission, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, Mobile Airport Authority, Alabama Port Authority and Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance. (Source: Mobile Chamber, 07/07/14) Florida team Farnborough-bound A five-member delegation from Northwest Florida is leaving for London later this week to attend the Farnborough International Airshow. Headed up by Florida's Great Northwest, the region's economic development marketing organization, the group includes representatives of Gulf Power, PowerSouth, the Greater Pensacola Chamber and Bay County Economic Development Alliance. The team has set up appointments over the four-day event with aerospace companies. The state of Florida will also have a booth at the air show to promote incentives, workforce advantages, tax advantages and other business-friendly programs available to aviation companies. (Source: Florida's Great Northwest, 07/08/14) Monday, July 7, 2014 United outsourcing 630 plus jobs United Airlines said Monday it plans to outsource some 630 ticket and gate agents and baggage handler jobs at 12 airports, including Pensacola International Airport, Fla. It's the latest cost-saving move. United would shift these jobs from its payroll and hire other companies to provide the employees under the outsourcing plan. United Continental was formed in 2010 with the merger of United and Continental. It's been trimming costs, but one of the biggest was the announced closure of the Cleveland hub. (Source: Reuters, 07/07/14) Contract: Lockheed, $6.8M Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $6,785,176 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-12-C-0004) to provide maintenance for Lot VII F-35 air systems in support of the U.S. Marine Corps and the government of the Netherlands. Work will be performed in Beaufort, S.C. (55 percent) and Yuma, Ariz., (45 percent), and is expected to be completed in March 2015. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Marine Corps (90.5 percent) and the government of the Netherlands (9.5 percent). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 07/07/14) Mobile studied for aero guidance PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Representatives from the Greater Pensacola Chamber and a delegation of regional partners and educators went to Mobile, Ala., earlier this month to tour aerospace and aviation facilities. The visit was to help develop aerospace and aviation workforce training programs and education curricula in Northwest Florida. The group visited ST Aerospace Mobile, which is planning to establish a satellite operation in Pensacola, Mobile Regional Airport and the Mobile Aeroplex, site of the future Airbus A320 final assembly line. Attendees met with senior-level executives, community leaders and partners in education to discuss aeronautical career opportunities and current training programs. (Source: Greater Pensacola Chamber, 07/07/14) Linde gets NASA contract NASA has awarded a contract to Linde LLC to supply liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen to six of its research/space flight centers, including Stennis Space Center, Miss., and Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans. The contract calls for Linde to supply over 360,000 tons of liquid nitrogen and some 64,000 tons of liquid oxygen to support operations. Other centers covered by the contract are Glenn Research Center, Ohio; Goddard Space Flight Center, Md.; Johnson Space Center, Texas; and Marshall Space Flight Center, Ala. Nitrogen is used by the agency for pneumatic actuation, purging and inerting, pressurization, and for its cooling value. Oxygen is used as an oxidizer in cryogenic rocket engines. Linde LLC is part of Linde North America Inc., part of the Linde Group of Germany, the world's largest industrial gas company. (Source: Linde via PRNewswire, 07/07/14) Friday, July 4, 2014 2nd AF gets new commander BILOXI, Miss. – Brig. Gen. Mark Brown took command of the Second Air Force during a ceremony Thursday. Brown comes to the Second Air Force, which conducts basic military and non-flying technical training, after serving as comptroller, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. He takes over for Maj. Gen. Leonard Patrick, who took command in July 2011. (Source: Sun Herald, 07/03/14) Drone unit now at Hurlburt HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- The 919th Special Operations Wing welcomed the 2nd Special Operations Squadron, its remotely piloted aircraft unit, to Northwest Florida. The 2nd SOS, comprised of about 140 Air Force reservists formerly located at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., began RPA operations at Hurlburt June 14. The unit is at Hurlburt, but none of the aircraft will be located here. Remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs) are flown in various combat theaters worldwide. The 2nd SOS Airmen are associated with their active-duty counterparts in the 3rd SOS, assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command's 27th SOW at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. In addition to changing locations, the squadron also changed aircraft from the MQ-1 Predator to the MQ-9 Reaper a couple of months ago. In 2009, when the 2nd SOS was first activated at Nellis, most of Air Force RPA functions, including AFSOC RPA, were centralized in Nevada. The move to Hurlburt completes the process of placing AFSOC RPA operations on AFSOC bases. Since its inception, the 2nd SOS has flown 57,225 hours on 2,346 combat support sorties. (Source: AFNS, 07/03/14) Thursday, July 3, 2014 Plane makes emergency landing PENSACOLA, Fla. -- American Airlines Flight 386, traveling from Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), experienced smoke or an odor in the cabin. As a precaution, the MD-80 was diverted to Pensacola International Airport (PNS) and landed without incident around 8 p.m. All 115 passengers and five crew members are safe, and arrangements were being made to board them on another flight to DFW. (Sources: Pensacola News Journal, City of Pensacola, Fox10-TV, 07/03/14) Statement on F-35 grounding The technical air worthiness authorities of the Department of the Air Force and Department of the Navy have issued a directive to ground the F-35 fleet based on initial findings from the runway fire incident that occurred at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on June 23. According to Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby, the root cause of the incident remains under investigation. Additional inspections of F-35 engines have been ordered, and return to flight will be determined based on inspection results and analysis of engineering data. Preparations continue for F-35 participation in international air shows in the United Kingdom, however a final decision will come early next week. (Source: DoD, 07/03/14) Previous: Source: All F-35s to be inspected; AF keeps limits on F-35 flights Italy nears F-35 maintenance deal Italy is closing in on a deal with the U.S. to become the top maintenance provider for the F-35 fighter in Europe through a unit of state-controlled Finmeccanica, Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti said. The push for a role in maintenance emphasizes Pinotti's commitment to the F-35 program, even as Italy considers cutting its order for the fighter jets. Frank Kendall, the Pentagon's top weapons buyer, will visit the plant in Cameri, Italy, on July 18, Pinotti said. Italy and the UK are buying the F-35B variant. Italy announced in February 2012 that its initial planned purchase of 131 jets would be reduced to 90. (Source: Bloomberg, 07/02/14) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of the F-35 training center for pilots and maintainers; Finmeccanica's Selex Galileo has an operation at Stennis International Airport in Kiln, Miss., near NASA's Stennis Space Center. The company also has a DRS Technologies operation in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Top dogs going to Farnborough Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Frank Kendall, chief of Pentagon acquisition, will be among the senior American officials going to the Farnborough Air Show this year. That's according to Breaking News editor Colin Clark. It will be the largest and highest-ranking U.S. contingent to attend a major air show in several years, he wrote. The F-35 isn't flying now during an investigation into a fire that struck one F-35A at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., home of the F-35 training center. But three Marine variant F-35B models flew to Maryland after the fire and are preparing to fly to the UK for Farnborough and the earlier Royal International Tatoo. (Source: Breaking Defense, 07/02/14) Sources: All F-35s to be inspected Reuters is reporting that U.S. and British military officials are working on a joint directive to require mandatory inspections of engines on all Lockheed Martin F-35 jets, after an Air Force F-35A caught fire at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., last week. That's according to sources familiar with the situation, according to Reuters. Eglin is home of the F-35 training center, and the incident there involved the third stage of the Pratt and Whitney F135 engine, the sources said. "The engine ripped through the top of the plane," one said. The inspections could take about 90 minutes, and will prevent a planned F-35 "fly by" at the July 4 naming ceremony of Britain's new aircraft carrier. But the U.S. Marine Corps said it still plans to send four jets to participate in the Royal International Air Tatoo and Farnborough International Air Show. (Source: Reuters, 07/02/14) Wednesday, July 2, 2014 Contract: Lockheed, $29.6M Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $29,574,329 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-02-C-3002) to define the tasks required to update the F-35 Lightening II Joint Strike Fighter Air System to be in compliance with informational security functional constraints. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., (70 percent) and Fort Worth (30 percent) and is expected to be completed in January 2017. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 07/02/14) Gulf Coast note: Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is home of the F-35 training center. Boeing, NASA sign SLS pact HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Boeing finalized a contract with NASA to develop the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket ever built. The $2.8 billion contract validates Boeing's earlier selection as prime contractor on the SLS core stage, including avionics, under an undefinitized contract authorization. In addition, Boeing will study the SLS Exploration Upper Stage, which will further expand mission range and payload capabilities. The agreement comes as NASA and Boeing complete the Critical Design Review (CDR) on the core stage, the last major review before full production begins. During the CDR, experts examined and confirmed the final design of the rocket's cryogenic stages that will hold liquefied hydrogen and oxygen. It's NASA's first CDR on a deep-space human exploration launch vehicle since 1961, when the Saturn V rocket underwent a similar review. (Source: Boeing, 07/02/14) Gulf Coast note: Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans, is building the core stage and the Orion multi-purpose crew vehicle, part of the SLS program; Stennis Space Center, Miss., tests the SLS engines. J-2X testing completed Aerojet Rocketdyne recently completed its final J-2X test series at NASA's Stennis Space Center, Miss. Over three years Aerojet Rocketdyne teams manufactured, assembled, and tested four newly developed engine test articles that achieved an accumulated duration of nearly five hours firing time and demonstrated full power operation for twice its designed life service. The liquid-oxygen/liquid-hydrogen fueled engine is designed to start at altitude and re-start in space as part of a second or third stage of a large, multi-stage launch vehicle. With its full nozzle extension installed, the J-2X is more than 15 feet tall and 10 feet in diameter at its base and weighs 5,400 pounds. The engine is one of several options being considered to power the upper stage of NASA's future 130-metric-ton Space Launch System, designed to launch crew and cargo to deep space destinations. Aerojet Rocketdyne is a GenCorp company. (Source: Product Design and Development, 06/30/14) Restored jet marks anniversaries PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A restored F/A-18 jet painted in the blue and gold colors of a Blue Angel jet, was unveiled at the entrance to Naval Air Station Pensacola on Tuesday. The unveiling is one of a series of events this year marking the 100th anniversary of the base and 50th anniversary of the Blue Angels flight demonstration team. The F/A-18 replaced an F-11 that had been on display at the site since 1965. (Source: Pensacola News Journal, 07/02/14) Deal near on CFM engines American Airlines Group is close to finalizing an order for 200 CFM International engines to equip 100 A320neo jetliners that the airline has on firm order, according to three people familiar with the matter. The deal, worth some $2.6 billion at list price, is a loss for Pratt and Whitney, a unit of United Technologies, which makes the other engine offered on the A320neo. CFM International is a joint venture between GE Aviation and Safran. (Source: Reuters, 07/02/14) Gulf Coast note: Airbus is building an A320 final assembly line in Mobile, Ala.; Safran has an engineering center in Mobile; GE Aviation has a jet engine parts manufacturing plant near Hattiesburg, Miss.; UTC has an operation in Foley, Ala. Tuesday, July 1, 2014 Contract: L-3 Vertex, $151.4M L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $151,365,660 indefinite-delivery requirements contract to provide organizational, intermediate, and depot level maintenance and logistics services in support of about 200 T-45 aircraft based at Naval Air Station Meridian, Miss.; NAS Kingsville, Texas; NAS Pensacola, Fla; and NAS Patuxent River, Md. Logistics services to be provided include sustaining engineering, supply and government property management, and procurement of associated parts and materials. Work will be performed in Kingsville (48 percent); Meridian (44 percent); Pensacola (7 percent); and Patuxent River (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2015. Contract funds will not be obligated at time of award. Funds will be obligated on individual delivery orders as they are issued. This contract was competitively procured via an electronic request for proposals; four offers were received. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, is the contracting activity (N00019-14-D-0011). (Source: DoD, 07/01/14) Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)

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Apollo 9 Splashdown – Original Art “Apollo 9 Splashdown” is original mixed media piece created by Carrie Alderfer. It was inspired by the Apollo parachutes on display at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL. It drawn with colored pencil and acrylics directly on the cradled wood panel. – handmade by the artist, hand labeled with title, and signed – 6″ wide x 12″ tall – cradled wood panel with coordinating painted edges – sealed with UV varnish – glossy finish – comes with hanging hardware or can sit/lean on a shelf All work copyrighted © by Carrie Alderfer. 1 in stock

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Civil Aeronautics Board report on the crash Download report Released Sept. 23, 1959 9 pages What's inside: The report concludes that the crash was caused by pilot Roger Peterson's decision to fly in bad weather without appropriate instrument training, which may have led him to misread a gauge and mistakenly fly the Beech Bonanza into the ground in a steep right bank. The report also notes that Peterson was not told just before takeoff that weather. Angelina Jolie is a famous actress with a serious love for tattoos, she's regularly featured in celebrity news magazines and websites with one of her new tattoo designs. She has at least a dozen tattoos over her body and she also has quite a lot experience with tattoo removal (see the end of this article for the tattoos that she had removed). When shooting a film, her tattoos are covered with makeup. Each one of her tattoos has. Weird scenes in Clear Lake Piece of Mindful Buddy holly plane crash photos February 3, 1959. Ritchie Valens lies in the foreground, Buddy Holly is Buddy holly plane crash photos Buddy Holly Plane Crash Pictures and Photos Getty Images Buddy holly plane crash photos Buddy Holly - The Coroner s Report FiftiesWeb Buddy holly plane crash photos Buddy holly plane crash photos Buddy Holly: Crash documents and autopsies m Buddy holly plane crash photos Buddy holly plane crash photos - Pinterest Buddy holly plane crash photos ANCIENT EGYPT SOCIETY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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On Tuesday, Arik Air resumed normal flight operations after Monday’s disruption by Aviation union members. According to the Airline’s Manager , Mr. Adebanji Ola, all the early morning flights for the day were operated as scheduled. According to Ola,” All our early morning flights for Tuesday, 15th September, 2020 operated in and out of Lagos on schedule and all other flights for the day will operate as scheduled”. ” Once again, we apologise to all our valued customers for the disruption of their travel plans on Monday and assure them of our resolve to continually adhere to safety standards. We thank our esteemed customers for their understanding, confidence and support during this period”. He added. He further said that passengers with tickets who could not fly on Monday can modify such tickets at no extra cost to travel at any time.

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Back to news Videos Blue Origin rocket successfully launches with 3D printer on board To enjoy this content, please upgrade your browser Blue Origin have launched their New Shepard rocket which is carrying NASA supported payloads including a 3D printer. 02 May 2019 Tech & Gadgets

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On 26 April, NASA and the European Space Agency have signed a statement of intent on finding ways of bringing soil samples from Mars to Earth for analysis. Although it sounds great, the process is very complex. The agencies will have to find a way to get a rocket on Mars, then get the soil samples, launch the rocket from the surface of Mars and then meet in space with a different spacecraft sent from Earth. The statement of intent was done through NASA’s associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, Thomas Zurbuchen and the ESA’s director of human and robotic exploration, David Parker. The document signed contains a description of how their mission will be fulfilled, each agency having a specific role. Answering Questions About Mars’ Past Until then, we have Curiosity rover on Mars, which analyses soil on the Red Planet’s surface, but it would be ideal to bring some samples home, for more detailed investigations. On Earth, we have labs that can study all the soil’s compounds. Parker explains their goals: “A Mars sample return mission is a tantalizing but achievable vision that lies at the intersection of many good reasons to explore space. There is no question that for a planetary scientist, the chance to bring pristine, carefully chosen samples of the Red Planet back to Earth for examination using the best facilities is a mouth-watering prospect. Reconstructing the history of Mars and answering questions of its past are only two areas of discovery that will be dramatically advanced by such a mission.” Three Complex Stages The mission will be very complex, including three launches from Earth, if nothing fails from the beginning to the end of the mission. There are many details to be taken into consideration and the agencies are working together to achieve their goal. The first stage of the mission starts with NASA’s Mars Rover in 2020, which will collect and pack the soil samples in 30 canisters the size of a pen. The canisters will remain on the surface of the planet for the second step. A second small rover will land on Mars and retrieve the canisters to deliver them to a Mars Ascent Vehicle. The vehicle will deliver the container – that is small as a shoebox – which carries the canisters. The container will orbit Mars until the last stage of the mission is underway. The last stage is launching a spacecraft from Earth to Mars, to scoot up the container, place it into an Earth Entry Vehicle and then go back on Earth. Once getting to Earth, the spacecraft should land in the US. The container will be retrieved, placed in quarantine and analyzed by a team of scientists all over the world. It’s not easy, but NASA and ESA are already beginning by working on the 2020 Mars rover. Andre Blair s is the lead editor for Advocator.ca. He holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Science in Public Health (M.S.P.H.) from the School of Public Health, Department of Health Administration, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Andre specializes in environmental health, but writes on a variety of issues.

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An article in Aviation Week sheds light on efforts to recruit a new generation of pilots into the aviation industry.Read more Demand will account for the lion's share of Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul aftermarket activity.Read more The Nevada Office of Economic Development produced a fourth quarter report of Aerospace and Defense Sector statistics.Read more Join us in Truckee for a special aviation career information night next week at the Truckee Tahoe Airport. All high school and college students are invited to attend the event, which takes place on Thursday, October 18 and starts at 5:30pm. We'll unveil the dates of our spring workshop series, dedicated at preparing students for aerospace careers, while introducing them to outstanding industry leaders. Interested students are strongly encouraged to complete our official registration form. Responses on the form will help us find aerospace leaders which match the interests of participating students. In addition, completing the form makes each student eligible to receive our special Futures in Aerospace scholarship. Click the following for... The National Business Aviation Association discussed the latest workforce challenges at its September 13 symposium and agreed to begin addressing solutions.Read more

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The latest drone bill popped up in Utah this month which would allow police officers to shoot drones down out of the sky. This is an interesting proposal since there is currently litigation pending in Kentucky regarding a private citizen shooting down a drone that hovered above his ‘personal airspace.’ Senator Wayne Harper introduced this bill to establish criminal penalties for misusing drones and allowing first responders to “neutralize” the drone. The types of misuse contemplated by this bill include voyeurism, flying them within 500 feet of a correctional facility, photographing near crowds of more than 500 people, and flying them within 3 miles of a wildfire. Harper says in support of his bill, “We’ve had drones that have followed somebody down the street –watch them as they close the door and then watch them through the window of their house after they have gone inside.” Commercial drones that obtain Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) licenses would be exempt from this bill. The concern with type of regulation is that it could pose more of a safety threat than the threat originally posed by the drone. However, Harper’s bill includes language forbidding police officers from disabling or destroying drones if it would injure people or animals. If this Utah bill passes, Utah would be the 27th state to pass drone safety and privacy laws, including other states like California, Florida, and Arkansas.

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The Engine “Rolled Back” And Started To Lose Power Location: Denton, NC Accident Number: ERA21LA112 Date & Time: January 23, 2021, 14:46 Local Registration: C-GWAS Aircraft: Cessna U206 Injuries: 2 None Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation – Aerial observation On January 23, 2021, about 1455 eastern standard time, a Cessna U206G, Canadian registration CGWAS, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident in Denton, North Carolina. The pilot and copilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 aerial observation flight. According to the pilot-in-command (PIC), she and the copilot had been flying mapping flights for the United States Geological Survey group. The PIC stated they would fly about 250 ft. above ground level in a grid pattern while mapping. She further stated that they had enough fuel on board for about a 6-hour flight. They departed Montgomery County Airport (43A), Star, North Carolina about 1300 and planned on returning to the same airport. After 2 hours of flight time, the engine “rolled back” and started to lose power. The airplane immediately began to lose altitude and the PIC turned the airplane to a field just ahead of them and set up for landing. During landing, the airplane bounced back in the air and then on the second touchdown, the nose gear fractured and bent under the fuselage. The airplane slid into some trees and both pilots egressed through the door. The copilot’s description of the accident flight was consistent with that provided by the PIC. Postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that the firewall was creased, and the aft right motor mount structure was cracked. The airplane has been retained for further examination.

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TOKYO — Orix Corp.’s aviation unit is in talks with 787 Dreamliner customers to buy the new aircraft and lease it back to the airlines, helping expand the finance company’s plane fleet and market share. Orix Aviation is discussing 10- to 12-year lease agreements, David Power, the unit’s chief executive officer, said here Thursday. He declined to name specific companies or how many planes he is aiming to buy. “The 787 we think is a super aircraft. It’s very appealing in terms of its fuel efficiency,” Power said. “We’ve already negotiated with some airlines.” The Dublin-based unit plans to boost aircraft under lease and management and its customer base by about 50 percent, Power said. Orix is targeting demand for global air travel that Boeing, the world’s second-biggest planemaker, predicts will spur annual passenger traffic growth of about 5 percent over the next two decades. Boeing’s 787, the first passenger jet built chiefly of lightweight carbon-fiber composites, lists for as much as $227.8 million each, according to the Chicago-based company’s website. Earlier this year, Boeing boosted its production rate for the jets to 3.5 a month. It’s order backlog for the Dreamliner stood at 845 as of June 30, according to the website. Orix Aviation doesn’t plan to order any Dreamliner planes directly from the manufacturer, Power, 49, said. All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines are currently the only two carriers flying the 787. ANA, which has ordered 55 of the planes, started service to Frankfurt and within Japan last year. JAL, with 45 orders, added flights to Boston and Beijing this year. Megumi Tezuka, an ANA spokeswoman, and Sze Hunn Yap, spokeswoman for JAL, both said their airlines have no plans to lease the 787s. ANA has 10 of the planes, while JAL has four, the spokeswomen said. Air India, an unprofitable state-owned carrier with 27 Dreamliners on order, said in November its board approved a plan to seek an arrangement where it could sell and lease back the 787s as part of a restructuring program. K. Swaminathan, an Air India spokesman, declined to comment on the plan. Orix Aviation joins Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Japan’s second-largest bank by market value, in expanding its fleet to tap rising demand from airline customers seeking to avoid the costs of aircraft ownership amid a global economic slowdown. Orix Aviation is seeking to increase its fleet size to as many as 250 planes over five years and to widen its customer base to 100 airlines in three years, from 65, Power said. The company owns and manages 130 planes currently, according to Atsushi Horii, a spokesman in Tokyo at the parent company. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial’s plane leasing unit is targeting air travel demand in Asia and plans to boost its fleet, the region’s largest, by about 20 percent to 400 planes. It completed a $7.3 billion purchase of Royal Bank of Scotland’s aviation unit last month. Orix Aviation also plans to expand in Asia, where Boeing forecasts airlines will buy the most planes of any region over the next 20 years. Power aims to open an office in Singapore, Orix Aviation’s first outside Ireland, within the next two months. “To expand our customers and keep our growth we must open a base there,” he said. Boeing last week said Asia-Pacific airlines may take delivery of 12,030 new planes through 2031.

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LEARN TO FLY in Conroe, Texas! Our team of Certified Flight Instructors will work with you every step of the way as you pursue your aviation dreams. Our flight instructors have flown over 10,000 combined hours and continue to share their passion of flying with our customers. Make Galaxy your next stop for all your aviation needs! Become “Pilot in Command” with as little as 40 hours of flight time. Your instructor will teach you to become better and more confident. Experience the freedom of the open sky. Contact us for more information. “You’re cleared for the approach.” Ever wanted to fly through the clouds? In as little as 15 hours with an instructor you could have you instrument rating allowing you to go flying on those days that other vfr pilots are waiting for the ceilings to lift. Contact us for more information. “You’re cleared for hire.” Ready to start getting paid for flying? With a total of 250 hours you are now ready to become a commercial pilot. Contact us for more information. Click here to schedule your flight. Galaxy Flight School has chosen the Cessna 162 Skycatcher for it’s Light Sport Aircraft fleet.

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8 Super Tucanos to Dominican Republic Brazil’s EMB-314/AT-27 Super Tucano continues to be the aircraft of choice for Latin American air forces who want to conduct drug interdiction and counterinsurgency missions. Their modern trainer/ counterinsurgency concept is slowly replacing the brilliant but under-appreciated OA-37 Dragonfly in the region. While the US Air Force was quick to throw the aircraft away, Latin American countries have made strenuous efforts to keep their fleets in service. Nevertheless, the Vietnam-era Dragonflys were not cost-effective to modernize, and are simply running out of parts and safe flying hours. The large, ruggedly-built Super Tucano trainers can operate from unimproved airfields. They come with a pair of M3P .50 caliber machine guns in the wings, the ability to mount surveillance and targeting pods like RAFAEL and Northrop-Grumman’s popular LITENING, and the ability to carry both Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and precision ground attack weapons in place of standard COIN loads like conventional bombs, rocket pods, and gun pods. To date, 63 Super Tucanos have been delivered to Brazil (of 99 ordered) and all 25 to Colombia. Chile recently ordered 12, and Venezuela wanted 36 but the USA intervened to bock the sale. AIR A-37 USAF Museum A-37, USAF Museum (click to view full) Now Embraer confirms the sale of 8 Super Tucano aircraft to the Dominican Republic, which shares an island with Haiti in the Caribbean. Embraer adds that the aircraft will be used for “internal security and border patrol missions, within an operations theater focusing on fighting the drug traffic.” The Fuerza Aerea Dominicana stopped flying its A-37s in 2001, and the Super Tucanos will restock its combat squadron at San Isidro. The contract was finalized at the end of 2008. Mexican freelance journalist Inigo Guevara is a member of the SIPRI Network, and has just finished a book covering Latin America’s jet fighters. He informs DID that the figure mentioned in the Dominican Republic’s press is US$ 93 million, financed by a a loan from Brazil’s National development bank that required 18 months of Congressional debate to approve. Guevara adds that other Super Tucano exports within the region are pending: a 24 plane deal for Ecuador worth up to $280 million, and Guatemala’s intent to buy 6 aircraft.

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Pilot shortage a challenge for airports across the nation Rapid City Regional Airport held the Black Hills Air Service Summit on Wednesday, to get the community up to speed on the airline industry and to learn about some of the challenges that are impacting our local air service development. Rapid City Regional Airport Executive Director Patrick Dame says because of strong tourism, Rapid City has fantastic air service. He says although there has been a reduction in seats, there has been an increase in passengers on airplanes coming in and out of Rapid City. One challenge, though, is a pilot shortage issue that Dame says is a crisis that's facing the industry overall. Dame says, "That does cause a challenge for us going forward in the next few years here. We think that there's potential for reduction system wide and with that we are constantly working with carriers to ensure that we don't see reduction in air service." One of the speakers, Fay Malarkey Black, the President of Regional Airline Association says the pilot shortage is one of their biggest challenges, adding that it's a contributing factor in hundreds of communities losing departures across the nation. Black says, "We need to reduce the high barriers of entry to the career and ensure that federal regulations on pilot hiring standards are data driven and truly enhance safety and don't represent an artificially high barrier of entry to the career and we need to do everything we can to support pilots and in fact all walks of the aviation career throughout their career to encourage more to come in to the pipeline." Black says since 2013, 309 communities across the United States have lost ten percent or more of their departures, 208 communities have lost 20 percent or more and 52 communities have lost all air service.

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As a Crewing Officer you will be responsible for the short term crew planning. You are responsible for all flight and cabin crew rosters within a timeframe of 72h before departure. When flights are disrupted or in case of crew absence within the 72h timeframe, you will change rosters of flight and cabin crew taking into account and balancing crew comfort, safety, fatigue and operational efficiency. - Your main objective is to find the best possible and most efficient solutions in case of crew sickness and disrupted operations, making sure our operations are maintained. While doing so you will try to minimize the impact on the crew members’ published rosters and try to keep operational costs down. - You will be responsible to make sure of a correct, and conform internal agreements, daily hand-over from the Scheduling departments in Belgium and The Netherlands to the Operational control center in order to protect Operational Excellence within your time frame . - You are responsible to make sure that all flight programme changes, delays, Crew sickness will be covered in order to avoid any service disruption within 72 hours. - You are responsible to keep the Crew management system up-to-date in order to provide Flight Operations management with a clear view of the current situation at any time. - You will ensure that Hotac and Travel will be informed of any crewchanges in order to arrange adjustments in crew Hotac and travel needs.

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Authorities say nine people were killed in the crash of a small business jet into an apartment building in northeast Ohio. Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Bill Haymaker says the 10-seater Hawker H25 jet clipped a utility wire on the way down Tuesday afternoon and crashed into a small apartment building, which was destroyed by a subsequent fire. The plane then hit an embankment beyond the building, causing a nearby house to also burn. A spokeswoman for the Akron fire department originally confirmed two fatalities but, a report from Ohio.com cites a person it describes as an owner of the downed jet who says there were seven passengers and two crew members on board. The plane burst into flames and disintegrated. Haymaker says no one was at home in the apartment building that was destroyed and there are no known injuries on the ground. Witnesses reported hearing explosions when the plane hit. "I heard a big bang, and my couch shook twice," said Carrie Willis, who lives several blocks away. The front of the apartment building was destroyed. Jesse Moon told WEWS-TV that he was six blocks away when the plane went down and he ran over to the area. "Everything was gone," he said. "It looked like a bomb exploded." Officials investigating the fiery Ohio plane crash say a pilot that had just landed at a nearby airport reported hearing no distress calls despite being on the same communications frequency as the aircraft that went down. Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board say the crashed plane had been expected to land at a small Akron airport that doesn't have a control tower, so the incoming flight was guided by a larger airport in the area. NTSB Vice Chairman Bella Dinh-Zarr says investigators will remain at the site for several days. The Tuesday crash destroyed a small apartment building, but no one on the ground was hurt. A Florida real estate company says seven of its associates on the plane died.

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Recreate the iconic Harrier Jump Jet with this all-inclusive construction set. Built in Britain during the 1960s, the Harrier Jump Jet was the first jet-powered attack aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing operations. The flexibility of the Harrier's design was such that it could be deployed far from vulnerable airfields, hidden in rough strips of ground, where it could attack approaching enemy armoured formations. Different versions of the Harrier could be operated from the decks of small naval aircraft carriers. Now you can build your very own Harrier Jump Jet at home with this all-inclusive construction set. These timeless meccano styled metal construction sets are always a hit with budding engineers of tomorrow and adults alike. This set includes: - 227 pieces - 2 x specialist tools - High quality, steel pieces coated with tough anti-oxidation finish - All materials and equipment required included - Easy to follow step-by-step instructions - Suitable for 14+ years

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The online poll for naming Pluto's moons – P4 and P5 – is now over and the winning names are 'Vulcan' and 'Cerberus.' This result, however, doesn't guarantee that P4 and P5 will actually get these names. Liquid water might flow seasonally at some places on Mars, potentially supporting microbial life, say some researchers. A joint European/US mission to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid now has a target: the asteroid Didymos, which poses no threat to Earth and has no idea what's coming. A suitcase-sized Canadian spacecraft launched Monday aboard an Indian rocket is designed to spot large asteroids that cross paths with our planet. William Shatner proposed 'Vulcan' as the name of one of Pluto's recently discovered moons, and more than 100,000 'Star Trek' fans seem to concur. India launched seven satellites on Monday, including the first spacecraft designed to hunt large space rocks. Via Twitter, Google+ and YouTube, people from over the world joined the first-ever live online video conference with three astronauts aboard the International Space Station. To protect Earth from space rock threat, a scientist recommended spray painting an asteroid to alter the amount of sunlight reflected by it, thereby changing its trajectory. The infrasonic waves from the detonation of a meteor over the Ural Mountains earlier this month was detected by 17 nuclear monitoring stations around the globe. NASA released an amazing video of an enormous solar flare erupting on the sun in July 2012

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Improving the efficiency of uplink operations for the upcoming Europa Clipper mission. The Europa Clipper mission has a requirement to support 1:1 uplink operations which is significantly faster than past orbiter missions (4:1 on Cassini). NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has tasked us with designing a solution that helps instrument scientists and their partners, plan and schedule activities for their instruments faster and more efficiently than prior missions. A 22 week graduate capstone project sponsored by NASA JPL’s Ops Lab. We are working with them to improve operations on orbiter missions like the Europa Clipper mission, set to launch in the 2020s. The Europa Clipper mission, set to launch in another 4-5 years, will place a spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter’s icy moon Europa to determine the possibility for life. The mission is in its early planning stages as plans and trajectories are still being created. At the same time, a suite of software tools are being created to aid mission operations as they have been traditionally fragmented across instrument teams . We are working with JPL’s Ops Lab to research how other missions (past and present) operate in order to provide design recommendations on how to improve the efficiency of spacecraft planning and scheduling for Europa Clipper. Continuum, a planning and scheduling software for the Clipper mission. *This is not the final product. Why is this needed? While mission personnel take lessons learned from each mission to the next mission, there has never been a strategic approach to how advancements in software development and automation might help support the heavy human resource required to sustain uplink operations. There isn’t a lack of desire to do so, but rather because missions take decades of planning and execution. As an example, the last L1 orbiter mission Cassini-Huygens, was designed in the 1980s with the lack of modern software technology. Cassini supported 4:1 uplink operations which means it took 4 times as long to plan and schedule activities as it did to execute them. With a tighter budget this time around, Europa has a requirement to support 1:1 uplink operations as human resource and time means additional funding. In tackling a complex and unfamiliar domain, it was essential we establish core research objectives to help guide our information discovery. The following are the three main areas we needed to gain knowledge in: Make sense of the organizational structure within JPL and the flow of interactions that define operations for orbiter missions Because so few resources on the details of mission operations and organizational structure are available publicly, and the ones that are involve unfamiliar domain-specific jargon, we needed to speak to people at JPL to learn about internal team structures- how teams are formed and how decisions are made. Our goal here was to eventually identify specific roles to consider as our primary stakeholders and how they interact with their colleagues. Learn about the intricacies of planning, scheduling, and sequencing involved in uplink operations Planning, scheduling, and sequencing is an iterative and complex process. We needed to understand what goes on within the process as well as decision points and how they affect the overall process. We accomplished this through interviews and an iterative diagramming exercise, detailed below (page number). Understand perspectives on how software has been used on past missions to aid in planning and scheduling We know that similar software has always been used as aids for scientists and engineers on each mission. We wanted to learn about the pain points and shortcomings of legacy tooling to help us identify a problem space. // Our methods // Our participants It was a challenge selecting participants as NASA is a large government organization with many bureaucratic processes. As a student group, we had an advantage in recruiting because scientists and engineers are a friendly group and passionate about imparting knowledge. However, there were many times when we had to turn down interview time as to not overstep the boundaries of our sponsors. The Europa Clipper mission is currently in a sensitive phase and we were prohibited from speaking to anyone on the mission which meant we had to be very creative with the people we recruited. All but one of our 13 interviews were conducted remotely which we identified as a challenge from the beginning. Early on, we identified contextual inquiry as an ideal method to learn about mission operations but bureaucratic constraints such as security clearance made this an impossible ask. Interview timeline and participant background. Science planners are heavily involved throughout pre-launch mission planning and subsequent operations. They may hold other titles, but as science planners they are responsible for ensuring instrument teams’ plans stay on track with mission objectives. They, like systems engineers, also integrate plans across science teams to find conflicts but are not as involved with engineering as systems engineers. Instrument scientists on each instrument as well as their group leads are primarily responsible for developing detailed plans for their instrument’s data collection (and their instrument’s only). Instrument teams can be scattered across the country or across the world, depending on the mission, and are often solely concerned with their science and the health of their instruments. These roles act as a liaison between management at JPL, instrument science teams, and engineers responsible for calculating trajectories and maintaining the health of the spacecraft. They represent their instrument team’s needs during negotiations and help ground scientists’ desires within the reality of spacecraft constraints. Systems engineers are active in the mission from the start, as they help design the structure of the mission and the software to be used in planning and operations. This is a fluid role that is generally responsible for coordinating among teams of scientists and engineers. Many are primarily responsible for integrating the plans of scientists and engineers, iteratively modeling them to find conflicts, and eventually sequencing commands that get uplinked to the spacecraft. NASA Ames Researchers Two researchers were identified as experts in automation and planning and scheduling. Both of them have spent their career researching and building prototypes for high stake mission control and temporal planning. JPL Design Researchers A group at JPL is in the early phases of working on a similar problem so interviewing them was essential for us to not waste overlapping efforts. We fully shared our interview notes and process with them as well. Two primary activities help us manage all the information we learned from our interviews— diagramming and affinity mapping. Our affinity mapping process took over two weeks as we narrowed down from hundreds of post its on three foam boards into 36 themes and 8 insights. The diagramming activity was an iterative process throughout our research phase. As we uncovered new information from each interview, we would add it to our process flow and use it in our next interview to validate our understanding and revise any mistakes. It also helped us keep track of where we were missing information in the complex process. Process flow diagramming was an essential part of our sensemaking process. Although we took meticulous notes, we were learning so much new information with each interview that it was difficult to keep track of the sequence of events and identify gaps of knowledge without mapping out what we already know. The first digital version of our process flow diagram. We iterated on our diagram over 8 weeks, trying to make sense of the downlink to uplink process. The current iteration of our diagram.. We will continue to update it as we learn more. We also created diagrams for tour design, instrument shared opportunities, and a concept map to visualize our knowledge and confirm our learnings. As we were trying to understand how instruments might collaborate with each other, we grouped the science opportunities with the instruments that would want to collect this data. The process, needs, fears, and pain points of our participants are captured here. A crucial part of our process that was completed over two weeks with at least 6 different overhaul revisions. We began by mapping themes high level mission themes, then moved to organizing by mission phase, and finally multiple iterations of themes that then informed our insights. One of our early attempts at grouping themes. These themes were too broad and didn’t prove to be helpful. Week 2 and multiple iterations later, insights have been extracted from themes. // Our insights From our insights, we established the following design principles to help guide our concept development, moving forward: Detailed research report can be found here. Concept 1 - Geo-Spatial Scheduling. Illustration by Will Oberleitner.

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You can register and archive all aircraft defects by entering section Maintenance > Hold Item List. Leon keeps history of each aircraft discrepancies and limitations that result from defects. Click on 'Add new HIL' and the new window will show up. Fill in all mandatory fields: HIL & MEL (Minimum Equipment List) item number, date, due date and discrepancy description. You can also add flight limitations and corrective actions. If there is an open HIL item added to the aircraft, Leon issues a warning if you want to add a new flight to that particular aircraft (see below). If you have added an open HIL to one of your aircraft within a certain period of time, in section OPS > Calendar such aircraft registration is highlighted in red. Hover the mouse over to see inserted 'Discrepancy description'. If you try to add a new flight for the period selected in new HIL section Leon will issue a warning in top-right corner of the screen: 'MEL - Minimum Equipment List' is a categorized list of systems, instruments and equipment on an aircraft that may be inoperative for flight. Specific procedures or conditions may be associated with operation with the relevant item in}}operative. It is considered by default that any equipment or system which is not included in the MEL must be operative for the aircraft to be allowed to flight. The MEL is defined on a per aircraft model basis. Old Flights List When adding a new flight for the same period as added HIL Leon shows a warning: If you have scheduled a new flight for the aircraft with already scheduled HIL checking - Leon will display its registration number in red, in 'Flights List' section. When you hover the mouse over that registration number, you will be able to see discrepancy description along with the information about the limitations (see below). In a section Sales > Calendar aircraft with added HIL are highlighted in orange:

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Going to the TOP with AUVSI's Trusted Operator Program AUVSI is about to give unmanned aircraft systems operators a way to increase their safety and boost their standing in a burgeoning marketplace, through the new Trusted Operator Program (TOP). Becoming a commercial drone pilot and operating a UAS represents an exciting and rewarding career in a dynamic and emerging industry, but from a regulatory perspective, there is little required for the commercial drone operator to demonstrate competency or proficiency in his or her operations. There are training courses available to the prospective drone pilot, however, so far there has been no industry unification with respect to remote pilot competency training or testing programs. “This affects the end users of drone-enabled services, as there was no clear mechanism to ensure that the customer is going to receive what they believe they are paying for,” says Tracy Lamb, AUVSI’s vice president of regulatory and safety affairs and chief pilot. For example, “public safety agencies had no way of knowing the level of knowledge or experience of the volunteer remote pilots that offered to help in natural disaster and for search and rescue operations.” AUVSI has worked with industry experts to create TOP, to raise the trust and acceptance of the use of unmanned aircraft around the world. TOP is a professional unmanned systems community initiative aimed at supporting industry accepted remote pilot standards and protocols, which will result in the safe and sustainable advancement of the industry. Under the program, UAS operators will be able to achieve three levels of certification. Each is a series of checklists of practices, skills and competencies “that all professional remote pilots and operators should follow, no matter in what part of the world they operate,” Lamb says. TOP uses a set of protocols from many relevant standards from such bodies as ICAO, ANSI, SAE, ASTM, NIST and others. It also includes aviation regulations from the Federal Aviation Administration, Civil Aviation Safety Authorities, Directorates General of Civil Aviation and others. “There are many standards that are applicable to UAS operations,” Lamb says. “How do you know which ones to follow, and when do you follow them?” All three TOP levels are aimed at both individual remote pilots and commercial UAS organizations. Each level of certification reflects the level of skills, qualifications, knowledge and safety protocols require to operate in different industries. Level one covers relatively low-risk operations for flights under Part 107 FAA restrictions that don’t require a waiver, such as flights during the day, below 400 feet and away from people. Level two would be suitable for companies that want to conduct flights near expensive infrastructure, such as power lines or wind turbines, or any operation that would require an FAA waiver. Level three would address flights in “safety critical” environments, such as near chemical, oil, gas, nuclear or mining facilities, even if they are offshore and no waiver is required. “TOP Operator level three is the highest level to which a professional remote pilot or commercial organization can be certified,” Lamb says. “An organization at this level would follow a more comprehensive set of standards, and their remote pilots would have demonstrated flight proficiency and competencies to this level.” For example, a Realtor who wanted to become a level one TOP Operator would contact a TOP training provider (listed on the AUVSI website) who would then supply the Protocols Certification Manual and guide the student through the required learning to gain both their remote pilot certificate under the FAA’s Part 107, as well as the TOP level one remote pilot certificate. If the Realtor already had a Part 107 remote pilot certificate and had taken a training course, they could contact a TOP certifying body, who would provide the certification manual, verify their records and then issue the TOP level one certificate. The TOP Certification Manual has checklists for both individuals and companies. For instance, a company might need to check that they have a designated “responsible person” for all UAS operations, whereas an individual would be that person. Both would need to verify that they maintain their aircraft and know the airspace they are flying in, as well as monitoring their surroundings and the weather. The TOP program will operate this way: AUVSI authorizes the certification bodies, such as SGS, National UAS Credentialing Program (NUASCP), Airborne Public Safety Association (APSA), Praxis Aerospace Concepts International (PACI) and ARGUS. They then audit the training organizations, such as DARTDrones, the Flight Safety Institute, Embry-Riddle, Praxis, Consortiq and more, who then train the operators to the TOP certification. TOP’s inception was a direct result of the inaugural 2017 AUVSI Remote Pilots Council (RPC) meetings held in several locations across the nation where experts gathered to address issues within the industry. Much of the feedback from RPC members and other remote pilots licensed by the FAA concerned a lack of agreement with industry accepted operational and competency standards. Attendees agreed that a program like TOP needed to be implemented by industry consensus as soon as possible. RPC members raised concerns that if TOP was not established, the lack of unified consensus on training protocols may lead to substandard products and a distorted view by clients and the public of the usability and benefits of drone-enabled services. The TOP Steering Committee was formed, with participation of more than 170 subject matter experts and individuals from 50-plus organizations around the world. As the program rolls out, more details will be available on the TOP web page: https://www.auvsi.org/rpc-top. “Becoming a TOP Operator will inspire confidence in the clients for both individual remote pilots and companies using UAS,” Lamb says. “It provides a recognized vetting process to ensure safety, reliability, professionalism, and most importantly, create an atmosphere of trust.” Below: AUVSI's Tracy Lamb takes her TOP Level 3 certification. Photo: Tracy Lamb

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Two NASA astronauts, Christina Koch and Jessica Meir have embarked on the first all-female spacewalk in a historic first. Koch and Meir floated feet-first out of the International Space Station’s (ISS) Quest airlock on Friday, tasked with replacing a failed power control unit. The spacewalk, known as an extra-vehicular activity (EVA) in astronaut jargon, took place seven months after the original planned date for an all-female outing, which had to be scrapped because the ISS had only one medium-sized spacesuit on board. The agency sent up a second medium spacesuit in October. “I think it’s important because of the historical nature of what we’re doing,” Koch said ahead of the spacewalk. “In the past, women haven’t always been at the table. It’s wonderful to be contributing to the space program at a time when all contributions are being accepted when everyone has a role. That can lead in turn to an increased chance for success.” “Christina, you may egress the airlock,” spacecraft communicator Stephanie Wilson told the pair as they set out to replace a power controller on the International Space Station at 1138 GMT. They began their mission with standard safety checks on their suits and tethers, before making their way to the repair site on the station’s port side, as the sunlit Earth came into view. In a call to reporters a few minutes earlier, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine emphasized the symbolic significance of the day. “We want to make sure that space is available to all people, and this is another milestone in that evolution,” he said. “I have an 11-year-old daughter, I want her to see herself as having all the same opportunities that I found myself as having when I was growing up.” Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

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British Airways JFK-LHR flight nears supersonic speed. British Airways Flight 114, a Boeing 777-200, hit supersonic speeds on Thursday, after it flew into a super speed jet stream. This jet stream made the usually-no-shorter than 6 hour flight last only 5 hours and and 16 minutes, a pretty amazing feat. The flight departed JFK at 10:50pm EST and arrived London Heathrow at 9:06am London time. Usually it is said that this flight cannot be made any quicker than 6 hours. The aircraft reached speeds of 745mph relative to ground speed, just twenty three miles short of the speed of sound at 768mph, according to NASA. A few flights have been said to make the same journey in 5 hours and 20 minutes. They were also able to make that quick flight time using the powerful jet stream, which travels at 200 miles per hour. According to Daily Mail: It is not unexpected for the jet stream to intensify during the winter months, with flight times in January and February between the US and the UK shortening in duration. The temperature contrast between the equator and the North Pole is at its greatest during these months, and as well as leading to polar-vortex related climate experienced by the US currently, air pressure and wind increases. Sadly, however, the strength of the jet stream is heavily weighted in one direction; that is to say flights heading to the US from Europe will see an increase in duration. While this may sound great, it still doesn’t come anywhere close to making the time that the Concorde was able to make on this same route! In 1996, a Concorde was able to make the New York to London journey in just 2 hours and 53 minutes, hitting speeds of up to 1,350mph during the journey. This still is pretty amazing that the 777 was able to make such a quick journey across this pond. If only this jet stream came in both directions and was this strong all of the time! It isn’t too bad to be able to make the journey across the Atlantic in less than six hours!

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Plastic protects the nose of space shuttle Atlantis where its forward reaction control system (FRCS) once resided during its move from Orbiter Processing Facility-2 to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis will be stored temporarily in the VAB while transition and retirement processing resumes on shuttle Endeavour in the processing hangar. Endeavour is being prepared for public display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. A groundbreaking was held Jan. 18 for Atlantis' future home -- a 65,000-square-foot exhibit in Shuttle Plaza at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. For additional information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Charisse Nahser

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The U.S. and its allies kicked off a massive air exercise, Mobility Guardian, on July 5 in the Indo-Pacific region. Run by Air Mobility Command, the highly anticipated exercise has been billed as one of the most critical Air Force drills of the year, with 3,000 personnel directly supporting the exercise and 70 aircraft participating. As the Department of Defense shifts its focus to the Indo-Pacific, logistics will be key to enabling the U.S. military to be ready to fight thousands of miles away from the continental U.S. “This year’s MG23 reflects an evolution from the exercise’s previous three U.S.-based iterations and aims to understand and overcome distance to deliver the mobilization, deployment, and sustainment functions that the Joint Force, allies, and partners depend on to respond to challenges worldwide,” AMC said in a news release. Participating allies include Australia, Canada, France, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom in a training event that spans 3,000 miles and runs non-stop until July 21. The exercise “will turn planned integration into operational integration within the theater,” said Gen. Mike Minihan, the head of Air Mobility Command, in a statement. Mobility Air Forces, he added, would stretch “to meet future demands and protect shared international interests with our allies and partners.” Preparations for Mobility Guardian have been underway for more than a year. The biennial exercise, first launched in 2017, had previously been limited to the continental U.S. The 2023 edition is the “largest full-spectrum readiness exercise in AMC, which dates back to 1992. The exercise will support 15,000 U.S. forces and serve as “cohesive glue” for Air Force drills throughout the Pacific, the command said. To reach its operating locations for the exercise, a Royal Air Force A400 flew over 20 hours nonstop from the U.K. to Guam, a record sortie for A400. The RAF said its participation in the exercise marks a “strategic demonstration of the UK’s commitment to operate in the region.” “AMC’s role in enabling the meaningful maneuver of forces throughout the theater underscores the necessity of logistics and realistic interoperability in the region,” the command said. Airlift, aerial refueling, aeromedical evacuation, command and control, and humanitarian and disaster assistance missions will all be exercised over the coming weeks. Minihan, was previously deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, has been focused on preparing his Airmen for a possible fight with China—sometimes landing in hot water for bellicose language. But Minihan’s command noted that Mobility Air Forces (MAF) are vital to any future U.S. military operations in the Pacific, which would require airlifting troops and supplies and tanker refueling to allow the Air Force and other services to operate over vast distances. “This is a proving ground for the MAF’s new status quo tested through the application of flexible and agile concepts,” said Lt. Col. Jake Parker, Mobility Guardian exercise director. Minihan previewed the exercise at AFA’s Warfare Symposium in March, making clear Mobility Guardian is intended to be a learning experience. “Some things won’t go perfect,” he said then. “We’ll go back and we’ll work harder to get it and we’ll close gaps as quick as we can.”

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Tom Lockhart, the director of U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation Office has an update on plans to install high-powered lasers on various platforms and he mentioned that putting it on the KC-135 is “still in the infancy stage.” Tom Lockhart said his people recently met officials from Air Mobility Command (AMC) to identify an area to mount a pod for the laser and the next step is to figure out if that make sense. “The next phase [is]: Does that make sense, does it make sense to put a pod on there, or do you want to go complete and do a system integration of a laser itself?” Lockhart said. “You can do it a little bit different from just hanging a pod on there. You could integrate it with the rest of the systems.” As told by Defense News, increasing the survivability of tankers has been a pet project of AMC head Gen. Carlton Everhart. Actually most tankers were designed without defensive systems, but Everhart has said future conflicts could require tankers to move closer to the fight, necessitating the adoption of situational awareness upgrades or even more intricate systems like laser weapons. Potential applications include countering unmanned aircraft or cruise missiles. “The expectation is to have this capability available to our war fighters within two years,” Everhart told Air Force Times in November. “It’s time to move out and show we’re serious about this to our airmen.” Lockhart described the KC-135 integration as a parallel effort with the Air Force’s best-known laser program, the Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) which aims to test a laser pod on an F-15 fighter by 2021. Lockheed Martin is developing SHiELD under a $26.3 million contract. SHiELD is a directed energy weapons development program whose goal is to demonstrate the ability of a laser system mounted on aircraft. The program will develop and integrate a moderate power laser in a fighter-compatible pod. Tests of a 50-kilowatt SHiELD laser will start this summer, followed by the first flight tests next year, said Jeff Stanley, deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for science, technology and engineering. The development of a podded system for the SHiELD program will offer valuable insight about how to stabilize laser weapons and drive down their size, weight and power use. “With SHiELD, you’re learning a lot about targeting and tracking beyond just the pod itself,” Lockhart said. “What do you need to actually keep the laser on the target? And so that’s some of the stuff we have to learn as part of SHIELD, whether it goes on a KC-135 or on an F-15, you still have to understand those kind of control mechanisms.” According Defense News, beyond SHiELD and the KC-135 demonstration, the service is continuing to develop a roll-on laser capability for Air Force Special Operations Command’s AC-130J gunship. A test plan is still in the works, but will likely be concurrent with the SHiELD program, Lockhart said. Photo credit: Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel / U.S. Air Force Artwork courtesy of AircraftProfilePrints.com Soko J-21 Jastrebs and Soko J-22 Oraos take off to attack Armija Bosnia and Herzegovina… Read More B-52 Stratofortress performing Whifferdill turn while refueling from Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker The impressive photos in… Read More Operation El Dorado Canyon On Apr. 14, 1986 a strike-group of 18 US Air Force… Read More B-58 Navigator The US Air Force’s first operational supersonic bomber, the B-58 made its initial flight on… Read More Iran launches drone attack at Israel On Apr. 13, 2024, Iran launched dozens of drones… Read More Ukrainian F-16s Vs Russian Su-35s American-made F-16 fighters will arrive in Ukraine this summer: in… Read More

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Aircraft operations are governed by the Federal Aviation Regulations, more commonly called the FARs. Aircraft speed limits are found in FAR 91.117, which spells out different speed limits for several different situations. A common speed limit encountered by all airplanes is the restriction to fly at 250 knots (288 mph) or less when under an altitude of 10,000 feet. The vast majority of light general aviation airplanes cannot fly faster than 250 knots and most never go above 10,000 feet, but after every takeoff and before every landing jet pilots must make sure that they obey the speed limit. Above 10,000 feet, jets typically fly at faster airspeeds during cruise flight. A second speed limit applies below 2,500 feet within four nautical miles of “of the primary airport of a Class C or Class D airspace area.” Class C or D airports are small to medium-sized airports with a control tower. If an airport has airline service, chances are good that it is a Class C or D airport. Many busy general aviation airports fall within these categories as well. The speed limit for these areas is 200 knots (230 mph). A speed limit also applies beneath Class B airspace. Class B airspace surrounds major metropolitan airports in places like New York, Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Class B airspace starts at the surface immediately surrounding the airport then goes higher as the distance from the airport increases. It is commonly described as an “upside down wedding cake.” When flying underneath the outer rings of Class B airspace, aircraft are restricted to 200 knots (230 mph). Aircraft flying through the Class B airspace, like airliners taking off and landing at the main airport, are not subject to the speed limit, but they do have to abide by the 250 knot speed limit below 10,000 feet. A common misconception even among experienced pilots is that Class B airspace does not have a specific speed limit. Aircraft flying through the Class B airspace, like airliners taking off and landing at the main airport, are not subject to the speed limit, but they do have to abide by the 250 knot speed limit while they are below 10,000 feet. Class B airspace typically extends from the surface to 10,000 but in some cases it goes higher. For example, in Atlanta the ceiling of the Class B airspace extends up to 12,500 feet. In Denver, where the airport elevation is 5,348 feet, the ceiling of the Class B airspace is 12,000 feet. If an aircraft is descending into the Class B airspace from above, there is no speed limit when it enters the Class B. It can maintain a higher cruising speed until it descends below 10,000 feet. Outside of these specific instances, airplanes have a limiting “never exceed” speed. This is a speed that is determined by the aircraft manufacturer and is the maximum safe speed for the aircraft to fly. Above the never exceed speed, the aircraft may not be structurally sound, especially in turbulence or if maneuvered abruptly. Other than these cases, pilots are free to fly their airplanes as fast as they will go and they usually do. At least until the air traffic controllers make them slow down for other traffic. This article was first published on Examiner.com:

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NHK reported at noon that in response to reports that three U.S. helicopters allegedly flew over an elementary school near MCAS Futenma where a window fell onto the playground from a U.S. helicopter last month, Okinawa Governor Onaga said at a press briefing today: “It is extremely regrettable and I am resentful. This is an outrageous situation.” The governor also reportedly said: “The U.S. military explained that it confirmed by checking the radar and talking to the pilots that the helicopters did not fly over the school, but I cannot trust the U.S. explanation.” He was also quoted as saying: “If they claim it didn’t happen, they should disclose the official radar data and present objective evidence to the people of Okinawa.” Meanwhile, the network also quoted Defense Minister Onodera as telling reporters this morning: “The Ministry of Defense has confirmed that the helicopters flew over the school through video footage and reports by observers. We have provided the U.S. side with the footage and asked them to check once again.” Onodera also said: “We will continue to strongly call on the U.S. military not to fly over schools near MCAS Futenma.” The network also reported that the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution of protest this morning calling on the U.S. military to suspend military aircraft flights and training above civilian areas.

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About Somon Air Somon Air, a private airline in Tajikistan, is headquartered at Dushanbe.Somon Air was founded in 2008 and operates domestic and international flights to European and regional destinations. In 2012, Somon Air launched the routes Khudzhand-Krasnodar as well as Khudzhand-Sochi. Somon Air joined the IATA Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreement in 2009, which allows passengers and cargo to use a standard traffic document that identifies transportation modes and routes to reach their final destination. Somon Air joined IATA Clearing House in June 2013. Adults must have a passport or visa for international flights. A passport should include a child's name. Unaccompanied minors must have a notarized parental consent for travel. Border police may require proof of parent/s relationship for children who travel abroad with one or both parents. Be sure to check the validity of your documents. Passengers who have expired passports cannot fly. Somon Air Reservations Somon Air Booking Numbers +992 44 640 40 50 Somon Air Classes Somon Air (SZ), Tajikistan's original private airline, is based in Dushanbe. It operates out of a base at Dushanbe International Airport. The airline began flying in 2008 and currently flies to 20 destinations in China and Russia. Somon Air owns six aircraft. The four Boeing 737-399 and Boeing 737-880 planes are equipped with one Economy Class cabin. The two Boeing 737-900ER planes, on the other hand, have both Business Class as well as Economy Class cabins. Somon Air Destinations And Hubs Somon Air fly to Europe, Asia, and the Middle East according to the table below (Correct November 2019). - Saint Petersburg Somon Airs Facilities They do not have in-flight entertainment. Somon Airs Check-In And Boarding Pass Check In Online You can now check in for Somon flights from the comfort of your office or home. You can check in online and print your boarding passes right from your computer. This speeds up the check-in process. The airline will send you the e-Boarding Pass via email. Web Check-in allows you to pre-register your luggage, choose your seat and meal options, and then check out before you board your flight. Somon offers a web-based check-in service. Somon Air Policy Passengers on most Somon Air flights receive a 30kg baggage allowance for business class, and a 20kg baggage allowance for economy class. Children younger than 2 years old can travel without a separate seat. There is no baggage allowance. Passengers can only carry one piece of luggage on board, not exceeding 7kg in economy or 10kg in business. The dimensions for each item are 55x40x20 centimeters. Our reservations team can help you purchase excess baggage allowance or excessive baggage allowance.

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