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One last landing
A single jet made two sweeping passes Friday afternoon over Cannon Air Force Base. As the F-16 roared overhead, spectators craned their necks to witness the final F-16 flight at the base.
The aerial display marked the end of an era for the 522nd Fighter Squadron, also known as the Fireballs, as well.
The squadron was the third and final fighter squadron to be inactivated at the base as part of the transition from Air Combat Command base to Air Force Special Operations Command, which took ownership Oct. 1.
According to http://www.globalsecurity.org, the 522nd’s primary mission was to maintain the continuous ability to rapidly deploy and support unified commanders worldwide with day or night F-16 combat operations.
As the F-16 rolled to a stop on the flightline, the pilot, Maj. Bob Battema, turned to the crowd, smiled, and lifted his hands to the back of his head, fingers wiggling. The signature hand signal, which represents a fireball, was returned by Battema’s fellow squadron members.
As Battema, the 522nd operations officer, descended from the cockpit he was met with applause and a grasping, two-handed handshake from 27th Special Operations Commander Col. Timothy Leahy. “Congratulations,” Leahy said with a wide smile.
Battema said it was a privilege to be part of the final flight.
“This is a great moment, but it is not bittersweet at all,” Battema said. “This is just one proud moment in the Fireball’s history.”
Col. Tod Fingal, 522nd commander, said the final flight was bitter and sweet.
“The bitter part is leaving behind a great community,” Fingal said. “But it is sweet because it enables the Air Force to meet the changing threat environment.”
Following the final flight, the squadron’s guidon, or colors, were furled. According to Air Force officials, this act is the final symbol of closure for squadron member’s past and present.
Col. Valentino Bagnani, vice commander of the 27th Special Operations Wing, ended the ceremony with a final salute.
“First in,” Bagnani said as he stepped away from the podium.
“Last out,” answered the Fireballs in unison.
The new Special Ops squadron members began trickling into the base in November. The first squadron, the 73rd, includes 150 personnel and four MC-130Ws. According to AFSOC officials, the first squadron is expected to be at full strength by February. The growing 73rd Squadron is expected to reach 12 aircraft by 2009, she said.
A squadron of MQ-1B Predators are slated to follow, but firm dates have not been nailed down.
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Feb. 12, 2013) -- Infantry Capt. Joseph Driskell ended his recent deployment to Afghanistan using unmanned aerial vehicles differently than when he began. One thing he realized that unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, training is critical."It's like anything. It takes practice," he said.Five months after his battalion of paratroopers redeployed from restive Ghazni Province, its UAV operators began retraining on their piloting skills in one of western Fort Bragg's many wide-open parachute drop zones during a week-long refresher course.Staff Sgt. Angel Colon, the head UAV trainer for the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, said that, while the smaller Raven UAV used in the training was not the aircraft flown in Afghanistan, the basic system was virtually the same as the larger hand-launched Puma that he and his fellow operators flew in support of ground troops in Afghanistan."The Puma has a longer range and better camera, but if you can fly the Raven, you can fly the Puma," he said.Operating the hand-launched UAVs is often an additional duty, as it was for Spc. Philip Piaget, a mortarman who flew a Puma for Driskell almost daily in Afghanistan, so training between deployments is important for retaining operator skills, said Piaget.The Crestview, Fla., native said that operating a UAV in support of his fellow infantrymen made him an important asset to the company. Driskell, his company commander, readily agreed.Unlike the larger UAVs, the Puma was a company asset and as such, was entirely in Driskell's control. Because of that, he was able to get real-time data from exactly where he wanted it, Driskell said.Sometimes a low-flying UAV could be used to deceive an enemy into thinking Driskell's forces were interested in one area when they were heading to another."Sometimes they sound like lawnmowers in the sky, right?" Driskell asked. "We use the noise as a tactical advantage."More importantly, the video feed from the UAV allowed Driskell to become proactive rather than reactive."If I could see enemy setting into fighting positions, if I could see their weapons systems and see them start to perform hostile intent, then I could go ahead and start to bring in [air support], artillery or indirect fire, and set up my own ambushes against their lines of retreat," he said."We started off the deployment with us getting shot at to identify hostile intent/hostile act. Having systems like this alleviates the fact that we have to react. I could see things ahead of time and be offensive," he said.To get the most out of UAVs, Driskell suggested that company commanders begin forging strong working relationships with their UAV operators during pre-deployment training."It takes 30-45 days to get good at it," he said. "Pick a guy who has retainability and the aptitude to fly," he said.One of the chief advantages of the smaller UAVs is they are piloted by Soldiers who are very familiar with the area of operation as well as the patterns of life there. That knowledge helps a platoon leader or company commander tremendously as he strives to abide by the rules of engagement, said Driskell."The last thing I want to do is shoot the wrong person," he said.UAV operators are required to re-certify annually.
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- The South Australia space industry
- New hi-tech hub for space and defense firms
"We will go to Mars," says a doctor from Adelaide, while outlining the risks of human spaceflight .
Dr. Gordon Cable, an expert in aerospace medicine, will tell a group of students in an international space university program in Adelaide that fear of risks should not put them off the challenge of going into space.
Five weeks The summer school of the University of South Australia will welcome students from all over the world to learn more about the opportunities of space.
Dr. Cable said The Advertiser that humans have always been explorers and should not be put now by the inherent risks of interplanetary exploration.
Going to Mars would mean dealing with different gravity fields, being trapped in a tin can with other explorers and coping with the behavioral and mental challenges it brings, says Dr. Cable. And in the end, space explorers will work on an alien surface that deals with medical risks, lunar dust, the possibility of injury without hope of evacuation ̵
When Dr Cable talks to students, he says, he wants them to recognize the fact that humans have always been explorers.
"We have been engaged in long-term missions at great risk for beliefs for centuries," he said, adding that the duration of space missions will be similar to old-time explorers moving through the oceans of ships.
"There will be risks for humans, people can die but it has always happened in human exploration of everything." 19659005 "We can wait and go once we know every single risk … or we can only go . Are we completely prepared or prepared enough? We are quite prepared. "
12 December 2018. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and South Australia Premier Steven Marshall speak in Adelaide on Wednesday 12 December 2018. Adelaide was chosen by the federal government as a site for the new Australian space agency nation. The agency is expected to open its doors to local businesses to access $ 350 billion in the global space sector and create up to 20,000 jobs by 2030. (AAP VIDEO / Tim Dornin)
Adelaide for host the Australian space agency
Premier Steven Marshall described the space studies program on the southern hemisphere of the International Space University as a great opportunity at a time when the industry is exploding in SA, thanks to the start-ups and the announcement of the federal government that the Australian Space Agency will be based here.
The program is a partnership with the International Space University in Strasbourg, France.
The co-director Ady James said that thanks to the agency there are opportunities for a "critical mass" of skills in space in SA.
The professionals and students of the program will learn about space flight, industry and interstellar missions.
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- Press Release
- Nov 30, 2022
Hubble Space Telescope’s Odometer Turns Over 100,000 Orbits on August 11
The odometer on NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is about to turn over 100,000. That’s not 100,000 miles but the number of orbits it has made around Earth since it was launched aboard the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990.
To remain in orbit the spacecraft zooms along at nearly five miles per second. So Hubble’s actual odometer mileage is approximately 2.72 billion miles, the equivalent of 5,700 round trips to the Moon. It’s also the number of miles Americans will drive today in less than 3 hours. That’s not bad considering Hubble doesn’t use fuel of any kind, only Earth’s gravity to maintain it in a circular orbit.
Although Hubble doesn’t require fuel, it is similar to cars and other vehicles in that it does have wear and tear, and needs servicing and upgrading from time to time. It’s dinged by micrometeorite impacts, and sunlight and temperature extremes degrade its silvery thermal insulating material.
The telescope will get another tune-up in October when astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis make one final mechanic’s check to replace worn components and install spanking new instruments to extend Hubble’s vision.
Hubble’s odometer turns over at 7:42 a.m. EDT on August 11. At that time Hubble will be moving northward as it crosses the intersection point where its orbit passes directly over Earth’s equator.
In celebration of the telescope’s tireless star trekking, the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) will release to the news media and public a commemorative image taken less than a day before the milestone. The image will be released to the media at 1:00 a.m. EDT on August 11, and Hubble telescope scientists will be available for commentary in the morning news hour.
The Hubble Space Telescope is a project of international cooperation between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) and is managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Md. The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) conducts Hubble science operations. The institute is operated for NASA by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., Washington, D.C.
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IN THE MILITARY
AIR FORCE PHOTO
A Hawaii National Guard KC-135 transfers 80,000 pounds of jet fuel to a C-17 Globemaster cargo jet 20,000 feet over the Black Sea.
Isle Guard tankers keep Middle East forces fueled
Four KC-135 jet Stratotankers from the Hawaii Air National Guard are continuing to provide the air refueling bridge for cargo planes flying combat missions in the Middle East.
Since 1999 and the war in the Balkans, 203rd Air Refueling Squadron jet tankers and their crews have been undertaking these 30-day active duty missions from France, Russia and Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.
The Hawaii Air National Guard's 120 pilots and crew have been stationed for the past three weeks at Incirlik Air Base, seven miles from Adana, Turkey, joining the 1,500 active duty airmen and women stationed there. It is all part of the ever-increasing role for Hawaii Air Guard refueling and C-17 Globemaster jet cargo aircraft.
The Hickam unit is assigned to the 39th Air Base Wing. It is one of the Air Force's largest C-17 Globemaster cargo hubs supporting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. In October, Incirlik served as an air bridge for the Pakistan earthquake relief effort.
Lt. Col. D.J. "Diablo" Shaw, who normally flies international routes for Federal Express, said in a telephone interview from Turkey that "an average mission takes about three hours" and then the air crews are required to rest for 12 hours before flying another refueling mission.
The Hickam Air Force Base unit maintains nine KC-135 Stratotankers and is in line to get four more tankers when the military closes Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota and redistributes the aircraft belonging to the 319th Air Refueling Wing. Nearly half of the Air Force's 545 refuelers belong to reserve units .
A single jet tanker, which is the military's version of a Boeing 707 jet, can "offload 10,000 to 12,000 gallons per mission," said Shaw, who has been flying in the Air Guard for the past 23 years.
Senior Airman Cal "Gaucho" Cordeiro operates the boom, which trails anywhere from 28 inches to 47 feet behind the 136-foot jet tanker.
"A refueling mission is always the same no matter where you are in the world," said Cordeiro, a 1993 Campbell High School graduate.
Flying at about 21,000 feet, Cordeiro lies on his belly at the back of the KC-135, peering down as an aircraft lines up underneath. His right hand controls the 20-foot boom, moving it up and down and from side to side. His left hand directed the fuel tube in the boom, which can extend another 20 feet and can transfer 100,000 pounds of JP-8 jet fuel in 15 to 20 minutes.
Shaw, 46, described the 30-day mission as "a multiforce effort with the Guard supporting the active duty Air Force. ... As a tanker pilot, we are one of the import links in the chain to keep this train going down the track by refueling the planes flying in and out of the Middle East."
Capt. Jason "PY" Palmeira has been flying tanker-refueling missions for 10 years.
Shaw, who flew jet fighters until he joined the Hawaii Air Guard in 1997, added: "The Guard plays a significant role in the efforts of the active duty. ... It's the same as the Guard and the Army Reserve and other units from Hawaii. The Guard plays an important role in these missions and will continue to play a more important role as time goes on, especially with budget cuts and active duty cuts.
"There are guys like myself, who are doing two jobs and raising a family, and it becomes a pretty big sacrifice for guys who stay in the Guard and continue to do this."
On March 30, the secretary of the Air Force, Michael Wynne, said the Air Force will decide by mid-2007 which aircraft manufacturer will build the next family of KC-135 tankers. Bloomberg News said the competition to supply new planes is likely to be Boeing Co. against a team from Northrop Grumman Corp. and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co., Europe's biggest aerospace company.
The Pentagon reported in a news release that the Air Force wants to buy about 15 to 20 replacement tankers a year. At that rate, by the time the last KC-135 is replaced, it could be as old as 80 years.
The Bush administration has requested $239 million to start the tanker competition in October. The Air Force budget includes $1.2 billion next year to build three tankers, $2.1 billion for seven the following year, and $5.1 billion for another 20 to be built by 2011.
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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Wednesday the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at NASA.
Jackson started her NASA career in the segregated West Area Computing Unit of the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Jackson, a mathematician and aerospace engineer, went on to lead programs influencing the hiring and promotion of women in NASA’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers. In 2019, she was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
“Mary W. Jackson was part of a group of very important women who helped NASA succeed in getting American astronauts into space. Mary never accepted the status quo, she helped break barriers and open opportunities for African Americans and women in the field of engineering and technology,” said Bridenstine. “Today, we proudly announce the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building. It appropriately sits on ‘Hidden Figures Way,’ a reminder that Mary is one of many incredible and talented professionals in NASA’s history who contributed to this agency’s success. Hidden no more, we will continue to recognize the contributions of women, African Americans, and people of all backgrounds who have made NASA’s successful history of exploration possible.”
The work of the West Area Computing Unit caught widespread national attention in the 2016 Margot Lee Shetterly book “Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race.” The book was made into a popular movie that same year and Jackson’s character was played by award-winning actress Janelle Monáe.
“We are honored that NASA continues to celebrate the legacy of our mother and grandmother Mary W. Jackson,” said, Carolyn Lewis, Mary’s daughter. “She was a scientist, humanitarian, wife, mother, and trailblazer who paved the way for thousands of others to succeed, not only at NASA, but throughout this nation.”
February 22, 2021 — New video from NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover chronicles major milestones during the final minutes of its entry, descent, and landing (EDL) on the Red Planet on Feb. 18 as the spacecraft plummeted, parachuted, and rocketed toward the surface of Mars. A microphone on the rover also has provided the first audio recording of sounds from Mars.
From the moment of parachute inflation, the camera system covers the entirety of the descent process, showing some of the rover’s intense ride to Mars’ Jezero Crater. The footage from high-definition cameras aboard the spacecraft starts 7 miles (11 kilometers) above the surface, showing the supersonic deployment of the most massive parachute ever sent to another world, and ends with the rover’s touchdown in the crater.
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance mission attempting to land the agency’s fifth rover on the Red Planet. Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, where the mission is managed, have confirmed that the spacecraft is healthy and on target to touch down in Jezero Crater at around 3:55 p.m. EST on Feb. 18, 2021.
“Perseverance is NASA’s most ambitious Mars rover mission yet, focused scientifically on finding out whether there was ever any life on Mars in the past,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “To answer this question, the landing team will have its hands full getting us to Jezero Crater – the most challenging Martian terrain ever targeted for a landing.”
Jezero is a basin where scientists believe an ancient river flowed into a lake and deposited sediments in a fan shape known as a delta. Scientists think the environment here was likely to have preserved signs of any life that gained a foothold billions of years ago – but Jezero also has steep cliffs, sand dunes, and boulder fields. Landing on Mars is difficult – only about 50% of all previous Mars landing attempts have succeeded – and these geological features make it even more so. The Perseverance team is building on lessons from previous touchdowns and employing new technologies that enable the spacecraft to target its landing site more accurately and avoid hazards autonomously.
“The Perseverance team is putting the final touches on the complex choreography required to land in Jezero Crater,” said Jennifer Trosper, deputy project manager for the mission at JPL. “No Mars landing is guaranteed, but we have been preparing a decade to put this rover’s wheels down on the surface of Mars and get to work.” You will get to watch the drama of Perseverance’s entry, descent, and landing (EDL) – the riskiest portion of the rover’s mission that some engineers call the “seven minutes of terror” – live on NASA TV. Commentary starts at 2:15 p.m. EST on Feb. 18. Engineers expect to receive notice of key milestones for landing at the estimated times below. (Because of the distance the signals have to travel from Mars to Earth, these events actually take place on Mars 11 minutes, 22 seconds earlier than what is noted here.)
- Cruise stage separation: The part of the spacecraft that has been flying Perseverance – with NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter attached to its belly – through space for the last six-and-a-half months will separate from the entry capsule at about 3:38 p.m. EST.
- Atmospheric entry: The spacecraft is expected to hit the top of the Martian atmosphere traveling at about 12,100 mph (19,500 kph) at 3:48 p.m. EST.
- Peak heating: Friction from the atmosphere will heat up the bottom of the spacecraft to temperatures as high as about 2,370 degrees Fahrenheit (about 1,300 degrees Celsius) at 3:49 p.m. EST.
- Parachute deployment: The spacecraft will deploy its parachute at supersonic speed at around 3:52 p.m. EST. The exact deployment time is based on the new Range Trigger technology, which improves the precision of the spacecraft’s ability to hit a landing target.
- Heat shield separation: The protective bottom of the entry capsule will detach about 20 seconds after the parachute deployment. This allows the rover to use a radar to determine how far it is from the ground and employ its Terrain-Relative Navigation technology to find a safe landing site.
- Back shell separation: The back half of the entry capsule that is fastened to the parachute will separate from the rover and its “jetpack” (known as the descent stage) at 3:54 p.m. EST. The jetpack will use retrorockets to slow down and fly to the landing site.
- Touchdown: The spacecraft’s descent stage, using the sky crane maneuver, will lower the rover down to the surface on nylon tethers. The rover is expected to touch down on the surface of Mars at human walking speed (about 1.7 mph, or 2.7 kph) at around 3:55 p.m. EST.
For more information about the mission, go to: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020.
The International Gemini Observatory, a program of the National Science Foundation’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab), is seen testing a new laser which is a critical component in the telescope’s adaptive optics system. Adaptive optics utilize artificial guide stars, produced by a laser, as a reference when compensating for distortions caused by turbulence in the Earth’s atmosphere. The result is ultra-sharp images that rival the view from space. Laser commissioning activities required pointing at specific parts of the sky designed to both test and calibrate the state-of-the-art laser. This image is created from a stack of images that reveal the Earth’s rotation and the colors inherent in the images. The laser is pointing in the direction of Polaris, or the North Star (Hokupa‘a in Hawaiian). The green glow near the horizon is due to airglow from oxygen high in the Earth’s atmosphere.
This illustration shows the events that occur in the final minutes of the nearly seven-month journey that NASA’s Perseverance rover takes to Mars. Hundreds of critical events must execute perfectly and exactly on time for the rover to land on Mars safely on Feb. 18, 2021.
Entry, Descent, and Landing, or “EDL,” begins when the spacecraft reaches the top of the Martian atmosphere, traveling nearly 12,500 mph (20,000 kph). It ends about seven minutes later, with Perseverance stationary on the Martian surface. Perseverance handles everything on its own during this process. It takes more than 11 minutes to get a radio signal back from Mars, so by the time the mission team hears that the spacecraft has entered the atmosphere, in reality, the rover is already on the ground.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California built and will manage operations of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover for NASA.
For more information about the mission, go to: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020.
On December 21, 2020 Jupiter and Saturn will appear closer in our sky than they have since the year 1623 — only .10º apart. By way of comparison, Earth’s Moon covers about .50º on average! In fact, the two planets will have so little visual separation that they may appear as one bright “star” in our evening sky. As with many objects we see in our night sky, planets Jupiter and Saturn will only appear to be near to each other; they will will be physically separated by about 456 million miles.
Here’s why the planets will appear so close in our sky:
Viewed from Earth and looking out toward Jupiter and Saturn we see the planets as if they were in the same orbit — like watching runners in their separate lanes as one overtakes the other. Viewed from “above” we can see that the planets remain well apart.
As we drop lower and closer to the orbital plane it becomes more difficult to separate Jupiter and Saturn until, on December 21, 2020, we won’t be able to see them as discrete objects without the use of a telescope!
While the previous extremely close conjunction took place in 1623, Jupiter and Saturn were too close to the Sun to be observed. The last time they could actually be seen so close together was even longer ago: on March 4, 1226. Great Conjunctions take place just short of 20 years apart and most are not so close as this year’s — the next will take place on October 31, 2040, when Jupiter and Saturn will be separated by 1.1º which will be close, but not so amazing as 2020.
If you plan to take a look, you’ll need clear skies (of course!) and you’ll need to be timely — the planetary pair will become visible low in the southwestern sky with the fading twilight and will set in the west by 7:20 PM, December 21. To see the individual planets during their close encounter will require a telescope — a small one will do — or a decent telephoto lens on a camera mounted on a tripod. Given good optics and clear skies, viewers will be able to make out the Galilean Moons of Jupiter and, perhaps spy Titan, Saturn’s brightest moon.
Before and after the 21st, Jupiter and Saturn will appear close together as they first approach, and then recede from the conjunction, continuing to move along their orbital paths. The historic astronomical event will be one night and one night only in our lifetimes. Clear skies, please!
There will be a lunar eclipse the morning of November 30, 2020 but you may not want to get out of a warm bed to view it — it will be fairly “weak.” This month’s eclipse, viewable in its entirely from Northern Ohio (given clear skies) is of the penumbral variety and will not display the eerie colors that make total lunar eclipses so exciting.
A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Full Moon passes through the shady outer circle — the penumbra — of Earth’s shadow streaming out into space. Careful observers will note how most of Moon dims slightly with a sliver of a brighter southern edge and a darker northern area. During a total lunar eclipse, the Full Moon passes fully through the darkest portion of Earth’s shadow, the umbra, and is illuminated by the colors of the globe’s sunrises and sunsets. Again, that won’t happen this time.
Most of Monday’s event is quite subtle and takes a long time, many won’t even notice the difference. If you want to see this eclipse at its best, even photogenic, view it only around maximum. The penumbral eclipse begins [P1] at 2:32 AM, reaches its Greatest eclipse (you may note northern darkening) at 4:52 AM, and the event ends [P4] at 6:53 AM when Moon completes its emergence from Earth’s shade.
The next total lunar eclipse — the type that features coppery-red colors at its peak — will take place May 26, 2021; unfortunately, that event will reach its maximum as Moon sets locally. The next total lunar eclipse that we might see in its entirety will take place May 16, 2022 and that should be a doozie!
Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez have jointly been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on the supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, at the center of our galaxy. Genzel, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany, and his team have conducted observations of Sagittarius A* for nearly 30 years using a fleet of instruments on European Southern Observatory (ESO) telescopes.
Genzel shares half of the prize with Ghez, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles in the US, “for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the center of our galaxy”, with the other half awarded to Roger Penrose, professor at the University of Oxford in the UK, “for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity.”
“Congratulations to all three Nobel laureates! We are delighted that the research on the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy has been recognized with the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics. We are proud that the telescopes ESO builds and operates at its observatories in Chile played a key role in this discovery,” says ESO’s Director General Xavier Barcons. “The work done by Reinhard Genzel with ESO telescopes and by Andrea Ghez with the Keck telescopes in Hawaii has enabled unprecedented insight into Sagittarius A*, which confirmed predictions of Einstein’s general relativity.”
ESO has worked in very close collaboration with Genzel and his group for around 30 years. Since the early 1990s, Genzel and his team, in cooperation with ESO, have developed instruments designed to track the orbits of stars in the Sagittarius A* region at the center of the Milky Way.
They started their campaign in 1992 using the SHARP instrument on ESO’s New Technology Telescope (NTT) at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. The team later used extremely sensitive instruments on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) and the Very Large Telescope Interferometer at the Paranal Observatory, namely NACO, SINFONI and later GRAVITY, to continue their study of Sagittarius A.
In 2008, after 16 years of tracking stars orbiting Sagittarius A*, the team delivered the best empirical evidence that a supermassive black hole exists at the center of our galaxy. Both Genzel’s and Ghez’s groups accurately traced the orbit of one star in particular, S2, which reached the closest distance to Sagittarius A* in May 2018. ESO undertook a number of developments and infrastructure upgrades in Paranal to enable accurate measurements of the position and velocity of S2.
The team led by Genzel found the light emitted by the star close to the supermassive black hole was stretched to longer wavelengths, an effect known as gravitational redshift, confirming for the first time Einstein’s general relativity near a supermassive black hole. Earlier this year, the team announced they had seen S2 ‘dance’ around the supermassive black hole, showing its orbit is shaped like a rosette, an effect called Schwarzschild precession that was predicted by Einstein.
Genzel and his team are also involved in the development of instruments that will be installed on ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope, currently under construction in Chile’s Atacama Desert, which will enable them to probe the environment even closer to the supermassive black hole.
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https://www.defense.gov/external-content/story/Article/1876755/american-indian-soldiers-bravery-earns-medal-of-honor/
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Air Force pilot in green flight suit stands with arms crossed in front of an F-15C fighter jet. - Air Force Capt. Cole Holloway, a pilot from the 67th Fighter Squadron, stands in front of an F-15C Eagle at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 14, 2018. Holloway was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in October 2018. Despite his diagnosis, Holloway found solace in his personal and professional accomplishments and is thankful for his wife and military brethren.
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Did you know?
- The shortest flight between Yekaterinburg and Prague on Lufthansa is 3856 km.
- The shortest nonstop flight from Yekaterinburg to Prague is 3105 km on Czech, Ural.
- The shortest nonstop flight time from Yekaterinburg to Prague is 4 hours, 30 minutes on Czech, Ural.
- Moscow, RU is the most popular connection for one stop flights between Yekaterinburg and Prague.
- The smallest aircraft operated by Ural flying between Yekaterinburg and Prague is a 32S with 150 seats.
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As a proud Canadian and lifelong space enthusiast, Deploy Solutions Founder Nick Kellett recently took the opportunity to present at the Canadian Space Society’s Annual Space Summit — Canada’s foremost space science, research and technology conference.
Nick’s presentation, “Space Apps in Canada: 2020 and Beyond”, gave conference attendees an overview of Space Apps hackathons, annual events which unlock the potential of space data by bringing together the innovation and creativity of passionate creators, coders, thinkers and tinkerers.
Space Apps — software applications which make use of data from space — have been growing in popularity since NASA’s first Space Apps hackathon in 2012. Local versions of the international NASA hackathon have sprung up over the years and Deploy Solutions has been instrumental as an organizer and sponsor of the annual Ottawa event.
Planned Space Apps hackathons —like so much this year— were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the unique challenges of the pandemic also presented unique opportunities to make use of space data, and a consortium of space agencies hosted an online COVID-19 Space Apps Challenge. NASA, ESA, JAXA, and CSA joined forces to host a virtual hackathon with about 15,000 participants in 150 countries taking part.
As well as the COVID-19 special edition, this year’s ‘’regular’ Space Apps Hackathon migrated online. The event organizers —NASA, ESA, JAXA, CSA and CNES— hosted a virtual hackathon in October for 26 000 participants in 150 countries — with 341 participants in Canada. This worldwide collection of participants created 2300 projects between them, addressing a range of creative and technical challenges.
Despite the challenges of hosting an online event, the Canadian version 2020 Space Apps Hackathon was a resounding success. As well as bringing together like-minded space hackers, the event also offered an opportunity to take stock and plan for future hackathons. For example, the online event lowered barriers to entry, helping to make this year’s event more diverse. Another welcome development was the first nationwide sponsorship of the event by pioneer national sponsor MDA.
As well as the successes of the virtual Space Apps Hackathon, the online setting posed some challenges. Despite synchronous and asynchronous communications channels, it was still difficult to connect with all participants. The “one-time event” structure of the Space Apps Hackathon is also challenging, with little support for ongoing processes and follow-up after events. And, even with online access lowering barriers to entry, the events still struggle with diversity and inclusion.
In his presentation, Nick Kellett addresses these questions and proposes a way for the Canadian Space Society to provide pivotal support for Canada’s Space Apps hackathons. By coordinating at a Canada-wide level, Nick argues for an annual event which promotes diversity, innovation, and STEAM skills while benefiting Canada’s space industry and the country as a whole.
Want to see the full video? You can check out Nick’s presentation below:
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https://nikedaily.com/zeroavia-makes-aviation-history-with-first-hydrogen-electric-f%C9%A9%D1%96%C9%A1%D2%BBt-of-dornier-228-nam/
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ZeroAvia’s 19-seat Dornier 228 teѕt bed aircraft has successfully completed its first fɩіɡһt using the company’s prototype hydrogen-electric powertrain. The 10-minute teѕt fɩіɡһt took place at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire, U.K., with the company noting that all systems performed as expected. The Dornier 228 teѕt bed is outfitted with the stock Honeywell TPE-331 engine on its right wing and the 600-kW hydrogen-electric powertrain on its left wing.
“This is a major moment, not just for ZeroAvia, but for the aviation industry as a whole, as it shows that true zero-emission commercial fɩіɡһt is only a few years away,” said ZeroAvia founder and CEO Val Miftakhov. “The first fɩіɡһt of our 19-seat aircraft shows just how scalable our technology is and highlights the rapid progress of zero-emission propulsion.”
As previously reported by AVweb, the ZeroAvia got its permit to fly the modified Dornier 228 from the U.K.’s Civil Aviation аᴜtһoгіtу (CAA) last month. The aircraft is part of ZeroAvia’s U.K.-government-backed HyFlyer II project, which is developing a 600-kW hydrogen-electric powertrain for 9- to 19-seat aircraft. The company says it is аіmіпɡ to have the engine configuration finalized and ѕᴜЬmіtted for certification later this year.
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https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/mysterious-russian-weapon-is-capable-of-defeating-any-us-air-attack-soho/
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BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The Chinese newspaper, Soho, revealed a Russian weapon capable of repelling any American air attack on Russia.
According to the newspaper, Russia’s possession of the S-500 air defense system will lead to serious consequences for the United States, should the latter send strategic bombers to launch an attack on Russia.
The Chinese newspaper described the Russian weapon S-500 as the “real treasure” of the Russian army, noting that Moscow is able to help it build the strongest air defense system on the planet, due to the system’s ability to track and intercept all existing air targets and repel any American air attack, in the event of a dispute.
The newspaper added that the S-500 is the most mysterious system, due to the lack of information about it and its unknown characteristics.
It is noteworthy that the S-500 “Prometheus” air defense missile system belongs to a new generation of air defense (“surface-to-air” missile systems). It is a missile system with a large launch range and has the ability to intercept targets at high altitudes in addition to its increased ability to carry out tasks related to anti-missile defense and intercept ballistic missiles.
This promising system is capable of destroying not only ballistic targets, but also aerodynamic targets (aircraft, helicopters, and other air targets), as well as winged missiles.
According to previous reports, the radius of the S-500 system is about 600 km. In addition, this system will be able to simultaneously discover and destroy up to ten hypersonic ballistic targets flying at speeds of up to 7 kilometers per second, as well as being able to destroy the destructive warheads of hypersonic missiles.
In terms of its properties, the S-500 missile system will significantly outperform the S-400 air defense missile system and its advanced American rival, Patriot.
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Efforts by the federal government to develop a space regulatory framework have been delayed. The delay may prove beneficial as an ambitious timeline created by the government with the issuance of Space Policy Directive 2 (SPD-2) is already revealing cracks in the process. To effectively meet the collective goals of agency and enterprise, a more deliberative, collaborative approach could prove essential.
On May 24, 2018, President Trump signed Space Policy Directive-2 (SPD-2), an ambitious outline of regulatory goals set to an aggressive timeline suggesting that the commercial space flight industry could see significant new regulations in 2019. The stated objective was the creation of a streamlined set of regulations to facilitate the commercial space operations of U.S.-based interests. SPD-2 established a February 1, 2019, deadline for a rulemaking notice after a period of engagement by several specified agencies including the Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Commerce (DOC), as well as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The deadline, however, was missed primarily because of the federal government shutdown.
On June 18, 2018, SPD-3 was issued, focused on managing an increasingly crowded orbit. The directive is mostly an expression of best practices and aspirational goals. It also tasked DOT, DOC, NASA, and OMB with responsibilities and added involvement by the Department of Homeland Security, various intelligence agencies, and the joint chiefs of staff. Despite the aspirational tone, SPD-3 maintains sufficient specificity with regard to technical guidance and data management to foretell the foundation of a comprehensive regulatory framework. Reading SPD-2 and SPD-3 together, one can readily see potential conflicts between the efficiency goals of the former and the comprehensive management goals of the latter. There is likewise a tension between efficiency and the necessary involvement of so many governmental agencies.
The pause in implementing SPD-2 may prove helpful as many private stakeholders in the industry have felt left out of the process due to the aggressive deadline as well as the weight given to multiple agency involvement. SPD-2’s aggressive timeline was a well-intended effort to address the rapidly growing developments in the commercial space industry. Companies that already have licenses — Blue Origin and Space X — are driven by the same competitive ambitions that drove the United States and the former Soviet Union in decades past. Neither they nor companies that are hoping to obtain licenses want to be unduly hampered by new regulations. SPD-2, in particular, sets out to appease this concern but appears to have stumbled in the execution, as the absence of private involvement in the regulatory process has been one price of an expedited timeline. As such, the industry is increasingly alarmed by what it sees from outside the process.
Many in the commercial space industry also think that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is taking an overly conservative approach to the regulatory process under SPD-2. The Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) has been developing a collection of findings and recommendations under the auspices of SPD-2 that, predictably given the FAA’s mission of aerospace safety, are largely safety-minded. For companies that view unbridled innovation as essential to success, the FAA’s approach feels antithetical. While it is not hard to imagine how damaging a catastrophic accident would be to a commercial space enterprise’s ambitions, the FAA should take to heart any constructive comments it receives from the industry once the rulemaking notice is issued under SPD-2, if for no other reason than to reflect the pro-U.S. policies incorporated into SPD-3.
In fact, reconciling SPD-2 and SPD-3 through the new rulemaking process could likely prove beneficial in meeting a multitude of objectives. There are many well-considered recommendations in SPD-3 that would serve not only the stated purpose of reducing space congestion but could also have the incidental benefits of making space safer and more profitable. As the process moves forward, at whatever pace, reconciling competing governmental objectives and public-private interests will be essential to the outcome of the current space race.
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A total of eight direct flights between Sofia and the German airports of Frankfurt and Munich on September 9 have been cancelled as a result of the strike by the German pilots union, Lufthansa Group said.
The industrial action by Vereinigung Cockpit has prompted Lufthansa to cancel the flights, the airline said. The strike affected Lufthansa short- and medium-haul flights, while the industrial action on September 8 focused on long-haul flights. In total, about 1000 out of 3000 daily flights operated by the airline were cancelled.
Two flights to Munich and two to Frankfurt were cancelled, with the corresponding return flights cancelled as well, according to the list made available by Lufthansa.
Flights of the Lufthansa Group airlines Germanwings, Swiss, Brussels Airlines and Austrian Airlines were excepted from the strike and schedule adjustments.
For a full list of cancelled Lufthansa flights and the airline’s FAQ regarding flight disruptions, visit the Lufthansa website.
(Photo: Hermann Rohrmeier)
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https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Here-s-the-B-1-Lancer-s-flight-path-over-Midland-15269951.php
| 2020-10-21T05:16:16 |
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Here's the B-1 Lancer's flight path over Midland on Friday
The 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron, located at Dyess Air Force Base, will fly over hospitals in West Texas to salute American heroes, such as medical professionals, first responders and other essential workers this Friday, according to a press release.
A B-1B Lancer will fly over hospitals in Midland and Odessa 12:07 p.m. and 12:04 p.m., respectively.
The public is invited to view the flyover from the ground while observing safety precautions. Anyone who captures video or photos of the B-1 flying overhead is encouraged to post on social media using the hashtags #AirForceSalutes and #AFFlyover.
Full Schedule (times are approximate and subject to change based on weather conditions and air traffic control requirements):
Amarillo VA: 11:21 a.m.
Amarillo Children’s: 11:22 a.m.
Lubbock VA: 11:40 a.m.
Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock: 11:41 a.m.
Covenant Children's in Lubbock: 11:41 a.m.
Odessa Regional: 12:04 p.m.
Midland Memorial: 12:07 p.m.
Abilene Hendrick: 12:25 p.m.
Abilene Regional: 12:28 p.m.
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| 2023-09-27T22:07:24 |
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Edward J. Leydon is a successful international business leader with over 20 years of Engineering, Program Management and Strategy Development experience including key accomplishments as Staff Systems Engineer and Engineering Program Manager at Lockheed Martin, PMO Director at Honeywell Aerospace and Director of PMO and Strategy at Beacon Red-EDGE. Currently, Edward is Head of PMO with Computercraft at National Center for Biotechnology Information (NIH).
Edward possesses strong leadership skills including ability to influence team by managing critical initiatives to deliver consistent results on time, within budget and meeting specifications.
He has a proven history of quickly understanding complex technical applications and developing innovative solutions to critical challenges.
He has led successful enterprise-level $100M+ annual budget transformational business initiatives working with leadership teams and executive (C-Level) leadership managing program performance budget, schedule, scope, resources and critical deliverables.
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https://simpleflying.com/japan-airlines-introduces-new-business-class-seat-on-lax-osaka-route/
| 2019-08-24T07:31:38 |
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Japan Airlines is upgrading its business class offering between Osaka and Los Angeles.
Despite being a premium airline and part of One World, Japan Airlines still doesn’t have lie flat seats in business class on some of its Boeing 787 aircraft. While this is to be expected on some of its smaller and shorter routes, it shouldn’t be extended to the airline’s more premium routes.
All of this is about to change as Japan Airlines announces that it is introducing fully lie last seats on the B787 aircraft used for this route. This is due to the airline upgrading the route from being operated by a B787-8 aircraft to being operated by a B787-9.
Multiple Seat Types
Interestingly, JAL has more than one business class seat installed on the B787-9. While some of the aircraft have the Apex Suites found on the B777-300ERs (the JAL Sky Suite), some of the aircraft have the newer reverse herringbone seats that are being installed on some B777-200ER aircraft, known as the JAL Sky Suite III.
A B787 operates the flight once a day in each direction. JL60 departs Osaka at 17:25, arriving in LA at 11:45. In the other direction JL69 departs LAX at 13:45 arriving in Osaka a day later at 18:15. This means that the flight returning from Los Angeles is scheduled to take 1h 20m longer than the outbound flight.
Japan Airlines currently operates 3 different configurations of the B787-9. The highest capacity aircraft has 239 seats, while the lowest has only 195. This is because some of the aircraft do have the old Apex Suite style seating, where as the newer aircraft have the reverse herringbone seating mentioned earlier.
In its highest density configuration (shown above) the aircraft has 28 business seats, 21 premium economy seats, and 190 regular economy seats. All of the seats have power outlets and inflight entertainment.
The Business Class Seat
The new reverse herringbone seat to hit the Osaka – Los Angeles route is state of the art. In a 1-2-1 layout, each seat offers direct aisle access. Additionally, each seat turns into a fully flat bed. In fact, with the change of seat, Japan Airlines has gone from emphasising an “Easy-to-reach holder for plastic bottles” to more exciting features such as the seat design feeling like a private room.
The new seat includes a 17″ screen for each passenger, where as the old seat only featured a 15.4″ screen in business class. In addition, the seat has a number of other inbuilt comforts including a moveable arm rest, a large movable table, and movable dividers for added privacy.
Across its entire fleet, Japan Airlines has a total of 7 different types of business class seat. It is clear that these new seats will offer much more comfort for passengers, especially seeing as the flight between Los Angeles and Osaka is so long.
Featured Image: Airbus
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Please note: This item is used but in great working condition.
Receiver only, does not include any additional cables or satellites.
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The TM1000 telemetry module transmits important flight information to aircraft telemetry compatible transmitters. The module can provide important flight log information such as RF link performance and receiver battery pack voltage. The TM1000 telemetry module can also provide flight pack information, which could include the flight pack battery for electric-powered aircraft, or ignition batteries in gas engine-powered aircraft. The module can provide temperature information, as well as rpm with rpm sensors available separately.
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| 2018-05-24T00:42:38 |
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Hey Ali pretty cool idea. Have you given much thought into what kind of platform you are using to build the toy?
are those images the real work you’ve done so far ALI AHMED
So is the central idea to create a drone without a soft-programmable cpu?
sorry…i’d like to help out on some of the flight sim
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HOOKSETT, N.H. (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) – The operator of a single-engine plane that crashed on Interstate 93 in New Hampshire at the end of October reportedly lost contact with air traffic control shortly before colliding with a light stanchion on the eastbound side of the highway.
According to a preliminary investigation, Herman and Doris Hassinger departed Block Island State Airport in Block Island, R.I. on Oct. 25. Herman Hassinger, the pilot, landed the aircraft at Boire Field in Nashua, N.H. to clean the plane's windscreen before continuing on to their final destination, Laconia Municipal Airport in Laconia, N.H.
Investigators said Herman Hassinger appeared to be in good spirits prior to departure, and the plane did not take on any fuel; however, the pilot had not filed a flight plan.
Review of air traffic control and radar data reveal that the pilot contacted the Boston terminal radar approach facility at 12:39 p.m. shortly after takeoff. At 12:49 p.m., the airplane was observed making a 180-degree turn from its established northerly course from the south, and the airplane's transponder code was lost.
Air traffic control attempted to contact the pilot several times, but no response was received.
The airplane was lost from radar contact at 1:06 p.m.
The airplane made initial impact with the light stanchion, located on the east side of Interstate 93. The main wreckage came to rest against the guardrail on the west side of the northbound lanes.
Both Herman and Doris Hassinger were killed in the crash.
The airplane was recovered from the interstate and examined in a hangar. The cabin area exhibited significant impact damage, and the empennage remained intact. The landing gear was observed in the retracted position. Control continuity was established from all flight controls to the cockpit area.
The engine remained attached to the airframe by various lines, cables, and hoses. The propeller was separated at the flange, and all three blades remained attached at the hub, 2 of the blades exhibiting leading edge gouging and s-bending, with the third blade relatively undamaged.
The engine was rotated by hand through the accessory drive, and valve train continuity was confirmed. Compression was obtained on all cylinders using the thumb method. The top spark plugs were removed; each was light gray in color and exhibited normal wear. Both left and right magnetos produced spark on all terminal leads.
A report released by the FAA shortly after the crash shows that the plane, which is registered in Herman Hassinger's name, was involved in another crash in 2010 when its landing gear failed in Nashua.
RELATED: Block Island couple dies in plane crash on I-93 in NH
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has efficiently flown for the fifth time. The tiny autonomous rotorcraft lifted off from Wright Brothers Field in Jezero Crater on the Red Planet for a 108-second flight that took it on a one-way journey to a brand new airfield 423 ft (129 m) to the south.
The newest flight by Ingenuity on May 7, 2021 at 3:26 pm EDT not solely marks the beginning of a extra bold part of its testing program, but in addition produced extra aerospace firsts. Where the earlier flights targeted on the know-how of the robotic helicopter, the brand new part will look extra at potential purposes for future planetary missions.
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Flying at an altitude of 33 ft (10 m), the fifth flight marks the primary time that an plane has made a visit to a brand new vacation spot on one other planet. In addition, the brand new airfield was chosen from pictures captured by Ingenuity on earlier flights within the first aerial scouting mission off the Earth. These pictures allowed mission planners to provide stereo pictures and hunt down a brand new space that was flat and freed from obstructions.
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- Why are geostationary satellites above the equator?
- Where are geostationary satellites located?
- Why are geostationary satellites called so?
- How are geostationary satellites placed in orbit?
- How many geostationary satellites are there?
- At what altitude do satellites burn up?
- How fast do satellites travel?
- Can you see geostationary satellites?
- Are satellites stationary or moving?
- Are communication satellites geostationary?
- What was the first geostationary satellite?
- Why geostationary satellites are used for communication?
- How do geostationary satellites work?
- How long does a geostationary satellite stay in orbit?
- Is the moon in geostationary orbit?
A geostationary orbit can be achieved only at an altitude very close to 35,786 kilometres (22,236 miles) and directly above the equator.
Why are geostationary satellites above the equator?
Because that is the only way to remain above one spot on the Earth. A geostationary orbit is one in which the period of the satellite is one day. The satellite is always over the equator and has a period equal to the rotation rate of the Earth, so the satellite appears to float over one spot.
Where are geostationary satellites located?
A geostationary satellite is an earth-orbiting satellite, placed at an altitude of approximately 35,800 kilometers (22,300 miles) directly over the equator, that revolves in the same direction the earth rotates (west to east).
Why are geostationary satellites called so?
The term geosynchronous refers to the satellite’s orbital period which enables it to be with the rotation of the Earth (“geo-“). Along with this orbital period requirement, to be geostationary as well, the satellite must be placed in an orbit that puts it in the vicinity over the equator.
How are geostationary satellites placed in orbit?
One common method of placing satellites into geostationary orbit is based on the Hohmann transfer principle. Once in the correct position in this orbit rockets are fired to put the satellite into an elliptical orbit with the perigee at the low earth orbit and the apogee at the geostationary orbit.
How many geostationary satellites are there?
According to Satellite Signals, there are 402 satellites in geosynchronous orbit. At geosynchronous orbit, the “ring” around Earth can accommodate a number of satellites — 1,800 altogether, according to one analysis by Lawrence Roberts, published in the Berkeley Technology Law Review.
At what altitude do satellites burn up?
At an altitude of 124 miles (200 kilometers), the required orbital velocity is a little more than 17,000 mph (about 27,400 kph). To maintain an orbit that is 22,223 miles (35,786 kilometers) above Earth, the satellite must orbit at a speed of about 7,000 mph (11,300 kph).
How fast do satellites travel?
The GOES system of satellites, which tracks weather and other things, is in a geosynchronous orbit, 36,000 kilometers (22,000 miles) above the earth. These satellites travel at about 11,000 kilometers per hour (7,000 miles per hour).
Can you see geostationary satellites?
The GOES geostationary satellites are about 22,300 miles above Earth’s Equator and require a telescope to see, but you may be able to see a polar orbiting satellite (orbiting about 500 miles about Earth’s surface) with just a pair of binoculars or, if it’s dark enough, just your eyes!
Are satellites stationary or moving?
While some satellites whiz around the world in 90 minutes, others don’t seem to move at all. Weather and TV satellites seem to hover above the equator. These satellites are in geostationary orbits.
Are communication satellites geostationary?
These satellites are commonly used for communication purposes, such as radio and television networks, back-haul, and direct broadcast. Traditional global navigation systems do not use geosynchronous satellites, but some SBAS navigation satellites do.
What was the first geostationary satellite?
Syncom 2, launched in 1963, was the world’s first geosynchronous communications satellite. Syncom 3, launched in 1964, was the world’s first geostationary satellite. In the 1980s, the series was continued as Syncom IV with some much larger satellites, also manufactured by Hughes.
Why geostationary satellites are used for communication?
A geostationary orbit is useful for communications because ground antennas can be aimed at the satellite without their having to track the satellite’s motion.
How do geostationary satellites work?
A Geosynchonous Orbit (GEO) takes a satellite around the Earth at a rate of once per day, keeping it roughly in the same area over the ground. The “stationary” part of geostationary describes how a satellite in this orbit remains fixed with respect to an observer on the ground.
How long does a geostationary satellite stay in orbit?
A geosynchronous orbit (sometimes abbreviated GSO) is an orbit around Earth of a satellite with an orbital period that matches Earth’s rotation on its axis, which takes one sidereal day (about 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4 seconds).
Is the moon in geostationary orbit?
Geostationary and geosynchronous orbits
Geostationary satellites are those orbiting above the equator in a circular orbit – they appear to ‘hover’ in the sky over the same spot on the ground. Geosynchronous satellites are not positioned over the equator or have an elliptical orbit and so appear to move across the sky.
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The 10 biggest science stories of 2022 - chosen by scientists
From moon missions to fast-charging batteries and AI-sourced antibiotics, in no particular order, the year's significant scientific developmentsThe year opened with a bang. Or rather, it didn't. The successful film Don't Look Up, in which a comet is found to be on a collision course with Earth, had been released just before Christmas 2021. In the bleak days of post-festive gloom, the news media were on an adrenaline high, chasing any and every story about potential asteroid collisions to cheer us all up. Five asteroids were to pass close to the Earth in January alone! Happily for the health and wellbeing of humanity, none was predicted to come within a whisker of hitting the planet. Nonetheless, the possibility of an asteroid colliding with Earth is a reality - the globe is covered in craters from previous impacts, and it is well known that 65m years ago, dinosaurs became extinct following the impact of an asteroid about 10km across. Can anything be done about saving us from this existential extraterrestrial threat? Fortunately, the international space community has taken the first steps towards reducing the risk of an asteroid catching us unawares. The joint Nasa- Esa mission Dart (Double Asteroid Re-Direction Test) was an ambitious attempt to alter the trajectory of a small asteroid (Dimorphos) as it orbited a slightly larger asteroid (Didymos), by sending a spacecraft to crash into it. In October, we learned that the mission had been even more successful than anticipated, and that the orbit of Dimorphos had changed - showing that we could, if given sufficient time, alter the path of an asteroid if it were on a collision course with Earth. Continue reading...
Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/dec/18/the-10-biggest-science-stories-of-2022-chosen-by-scientists
Zdroj: The Guardian
Evropské korporace vyvážejí do chudších zemí tuny zakázaných pesticidů, které zabíjejí včely
Středočeský kraj se podílí na záchraně pstruha obecného potočního, v říčkách je nová násada
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Epimetheus, Rings and Spokes
Dec. 15, 2009
||Epimetheus, Rings and Spokes
||Orbiting near the plane of Saturn's rings, the Cassini spacecraft looks across the span of the rings to spy the small moon Epimetheus.
The brightest spoke is visible on the left of the image, but others can be seen near the middle of the image and elsewhere on the B ring.
This view looks toward the northern, sunlit side of the rings from about 1 degree above the ringplane. Cassini is closer to the rings than to Epimetheus (113 kilometers, or 70 miles across). Two background stars are visible. The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on Oct. 18, 2009. The view was acquired at a distance of approximately 2.2 million kilometers (1.4 million miles) from Epimetheus. Image scale is 13 kilometers (8 miles) per pixel.
The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter and its two onboard cameras were designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The imaging operations center is based at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo.
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Burlington, MA, October 19, 2023 – UFA, Inc. (UFA), an industry leader of Air Traffic Control (ATC) simulation systems, has delivered a state-of-the-art training solution to the dedicated air traffic controllers at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The delivery included the installation of an ATLIVE multi-touch control tower simulator and ATSpeak, UFA’s part-task training solution, setting a new industry standard for advanced training and operational readiness in the aviation sector. Both products include UFA’s industry leading ATVoice voice recognition and response capability for instructor led or self-learning. What sets this delivery apart is the turnkey nature of the system. UFA has included a comprehensive set of simulation scenarios for ATLIVE, and over 4,000 prebuilt training objectives for ATSpeak, meticulously organized by USAF specialty training standard, training position, or training block. This comprehensive solution empowers the Airmen at Hurlburt Tower to fully leverage its full value from day one while simultaneously relieving the manpower burden associated with legacy systems. During the delivery, key military leaders, including the 1st Special Operations Group Commander, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Commander, and members of the Air Force Special Operations Command, expressed their enthusiasm for the leap forward in technology, capability, and holistic training approach which will increase training effectiveness in the complex operations of Hurlburt Field. This deployment marks a transformative moment for the Hurlburt Field air traffic controllers and their mission critical responsibilities.
"I am thrilled to announce the successful delivery of our cutting-edge simulation system to our valued partners here in the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron. At UFA we understand the critical importance of modernizing both the approach, and the training technology for our USAF Airmen to ensure the highest level of efficiency and effectiveness in such a critical career field. Our collaborative, interactive, and immersive systems; featuring exceptional voice recognition and response capability, represents a significant leap forward in the field of air traffic training for these Airmen." said Dale Drake, Senior Program Manager.
UFA remains steadfast in its dedication to advancing the field of air traffic control training and simulation systems. The company's mission is to provide unmatched training solutions that enhance the safety and efficiency of airspace management.
About UFA, Inc.
Headquartered in Burlington, MA, UFA, Inc. is the world's premier developer of Air Traffic Control simulation systems. For over four decades, UFA has provided versatile controller training and research tools to leading ANSPs, military organizations, universities, and airports. UFA's dedication to innovation, excellence, and customer satisfaction has made it a global leader in the field of air traffic control simulation. The company also operates wholly owned subsidiaries in Germany, Canada, and Singapore. Visit www.ufainc.com to learn more.
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50 years ago today, the Space Age began with the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik into orbit around the Earth. Here are a quick few links commemorating the anniversary:
Additionally, the Christian Science Monitor republished their article on the original event from October 5, 1955.
2 thoughts on “Sputnik”
Three more Sputnik links:
Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub: Sputnik on Newsreel
Scientific American: Sputnik and the Start of the Space Age
Scientific American: Sputnik Hype Launched One-Sided Space Race
NPR also did an interesting segment about Sputnik falling to earth, but I’m too lazy/pregnant/sick to look for it.
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Though human travel to the nearest star system won't be possible for a very long time—if at all—there's still the potential to send unmanned spacecraft. Find out what it would take to send human creations to Alpha Centauri from the man who's planning to do it in the video below.
An Animated Guide to Humanity's First Interstellar Mission
Hear Yuri Milner talk about his plans for future space exploration.
5 Real Possibilities For Interstellar Travel
If we could travel to our stellar neighbors, here's how we might do it.
Can We Travel At The Speed Of Light?
If we could, the trip to Alpha Centauri would be much more practical.
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At this point in time, we're confident that the system will continue to provide the signals that our customers and the nation need. So much is now dependent on the GPS system. It's amazing how much is woven into it.
Knoxville, TN (PRWEB) July 6, 2009
PROCON (http://www.proconmrm.com) Inc, the leader in location based systems (LBS) technology, is not deterred by the GAO (Government Accountability Office) report released The GAO report suggested that the Air Force may have difficulty in the future in maintaining the quality of the full 24-satellite constellation over a period between 2010 and 2014. Going below 24 satellites could result in lower GPS performance. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-09-670T
The U.S. Air Force and Air Force Space Command have been the diligent stewards of GPS since its conception in the 1970's and continue its commitment to this critical component of our National Infrastructure. The current GPS constellation has the most satellites and the greatest capability ever. The Air Force has released official statements assuring the consumer based GPS industries as well as the American public that they will continue to pursue an achievable path maintaining GPS as the premier provider of positioning, navigation and timing for the military and civilian users around the world. Besides civilian applications, the US military uses encrypted GPS signals for troop movements, logistics, communications and search and rescue.
David Meyer, Executive Vice President of PROCON, Inc. states, "We are confident that the United States Air Force will be meeting their goals with the Global Positioning System, and at a minimum maintain the current level we as a nation have grown to rely upon. GPS will not go down."
David Meyer's confidence is not alone. Other leaders in the GPS manufacturing industry, such as Jessica Myers, a spokesperson for Garmin (Nasdaq: GRMN), concur. "At this point in time, we're confident that the system will continue to provide the signals that our customers and the nation need. So much is now dependent on the GPS system. It's amazing how much is woven into it."
The GAO report is useful and allows us to keep our system in perspective. Since 1995, GPS has never failed to exceed performance standards. This issued report has opened the floor to prepare and discuss the goals necessary to achieve continued success over the next decade and beyond. As our needs continue to evolve and demand more markets for GPS, PROCON Inc is prepared to continue expanding their stance as the leader and innovator of GPS services.
PROCON, headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, is one of the world's leading providers of MRM (Mobile Resource Management) products and services. By providing a globally-managed, wireless data network PROCON reduces the costs, complexities and risks associated with deploying and supporting mobile applications and connected devices. PROCON offers solutions for government, automotive, consumer, commercial applications and currently has over 450,000 units being used throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. PROCON has over 25 industry-leading brands and offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, the United Kingdom and Thailand.
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We’ve played Kerbal Space Program for a while now, and we’ve always talked about building a space station in orbit of Kerbal, so when we got a contract to do that exact thing we were very excited to try our hand at it. Unfortunately the initial requirements of the contract could fit pretty easily on a single stage with no need for docking. So once our space station was in orbit we went off book and mined some ore from a place we were pretty sure wasn’t using it for anything anyway and took it up to our new space station. That’s where the real trouble began. See, to dock, you have to know a little of what you’re doing with RCS and Albert REALLY doesn’t. On top of that docking itself is a real booger to pull off. But eventually we did it! Yeah us!
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Tide hampers beach rescue
THE rider of a motorcycle that crashed at a remote area of Teewah Beach on Saturday afternoon was airlifted to Nambour Hospital where he remains in a stable condition.
Due to the incoming tides, the AGL Rescue Helicopter team quickly reconfigured the helicopter to be ready for a winch extraction if required.
On arrival a flight paramedic and doctor were winched down to the 49-year-old Ross Creek man who had suffered suspected spinal injuries. While they completed their assessments and prepared the man to be winched up into the helicopter, Pilot Wayne Thompson located a suitable landing site 6km to the north of the accident scene.
Once the all clear was given by the medical team, the helicopter returned, completing two more winches to secure the patient and crew before heading for the hospital.
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Regardless of the time of day you decide to fly, the ticket price will remain around the same. Book flights from Doha to Grand Canyon Village as you normally would.
DOH and GCN are unique codes to identify airports used in the aviation industry. They are defined by IATA (International Air Transport Association) and are commonly called IATA codes. DOH to GCN refers to a flight route from Doha Hamad Intl Airport to Grand Canyon Village National Park Airport.
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This content was published: November 9, 2016. Phone numbers, email addresses, and other information may have changed.
Deadline to apply for spring NASA Community College scholars program is Nov. 16
Photos and Story by James Hill
The 2017 spring session of the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) is taking applications and PCC students are encouraged to apply.
Community college students who join the spring 2017 session of NASA program will learn about past, present and future missions in a five-week online session beginning in January. Scholars who successfully complete the web-based activities earn an expenses-paid, four-day engineering design workshop at NASA. They will get to work on a team project directed by NASA engineers, attend briefings by NASA engineers and scientists, tour the space agency’s world-class facilities, and open the door to a world of career possibilities. Applications are due by Wednesday, Nov. 16.
To sign up, visit the NASA Scholars Webpage for details and to attend a virtual information sessions. For questions, email firstname.lastname@example.org.
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(ORDO NEWS) — European scientists have found new signs of carbon dioxide (CO2) and ozone (O3) on the Red Planet, in a place in the atmosphere where they never expected to see them. This has generated a new wave of questions about the possibility of alien life on Mars.
Recently discovered signs of gases will help scientists more accurately determine if methane is present in the atmosphere of Mars. The presence of this gas on Mars has confused and alarmed scientists, as it could be a possible sign of alien life. Methane can be produced through geological or biological means, making it a potential biosignature for Mars and exoplanets outside the solar system.
But the presence of methane on Mars has been a hotly debated topic, with a number of conflicting detections made since 2003. The European Space Agency (ESA) probe has now detected previously unknown CO2 and O3 signatures at wavelengths where scientists expected to detect methane.
The signs were collected by the gas orbiter ExoMars, which has been studying the atmosphere of Mars for over two years. Here is what Kevin Olsen of Oxford University reported on this subject, who wrote a report on the results:
“What we found is extremely amazing. The substances are in the exact wavelength range where we would expect to see the strongest signs of methane. Before this discovery, the function of CO2 was completely unknown. We have identified ozone for the first time on Mars at this infrared wavelength.”
The atmosphere of the Red Planet is almost 100 times thinner than Earth and is dominated by CO2. Small amounts of nitrogen, argon, oxygen, carbon monoxide and other elements can also be detected. Both CO2 and O3 have already been detected by ESA’s Mars Express satellite, but not at all in the range where TGO is hunting for methane.
Alexander Tarakhovsky from the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow shared his thoughts:
“Finding an unexpected CO2 signature in the area where we are hunting for methane is very important. This has never been seen before, and therefore could play a role in detecting small amounts of methane on Mars.”
Despite the fact that methane can enter the atmosphere as a result of geological processes, on Earth most of the gas is produced as a result of life processes. Atmospheric methane is produced by methanogens – bacteria that create methane as a byproduct of metabolism – and by cows and humans.
The methane mystery on Mars is all the more exciting because gas is known to decay in just 400 years. Thus, the discovery suggests that the gas was produced or released in the relatively recent past.
In June 2019, NASA scientists following the Curiosity rover mission discovered about 21 parts per billion units of methane, the most methane ever measured by the mission.
However, it was not clear what the source of the methane was, and subsequent measurements a week later yielded significantly lower results.
Thus, new data indicate that if Martian methane is biological, it could be generated by microbes below the planet’s surface.
Another theory is that the gas was created by microbes millions of years ago, but has remained trapped under the ice and periodically exits the atmosphere. Deep liquid waters under ice could provide a habitat for microorganisms or a favorable location for hydrogeochemical methane production.
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The International Space Station captured some wonderful video at the end of January. Included in their gallery is a fly up the east coast at night that ends with a shot of the Aurora Borealis.
Posted at 1:42 AM, Feb 12, 2012
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First shot in American colors. Arriving just before sunset.
Virgin Atlantic's Inaugural Boeing 787 flight to Hong Kong. The B787 will replace the A340-600's with also the flight number being renumbered as VS206/7. "VIRGIN 206" taxiing to gate 49 after land... (more)
Vacating runway 16R.
Scan from original 10x15 paper photo.
Landing just after sunset.
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MIAMI – This week, the Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi (KNKT) released the preliminary report for the Sriwijaya Air (SJ) 182 accident that occurred last month.
As per ICAO Annex 13 regulations, a preliminary report is released by the investigative authorities one month after the date of occurrence. These Preliminary Reports contain factual information only, summarizing what is currently known about the accident.
No factual analysis is contained nor expected in a preliminary report. As always, aircraft accident investigations under ICAO Annex 13 are conducted to further aviation safety, and not to point fingers or assign blame.
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Source:: “Airways Magazine”
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Narrative:The Ansett Viscount crashed into Botany Bay, nine minutes after takeoff from Sydney.
Probable Cause:PROBABLE CAUSE: "The cause of the accident was the failure in flight of the starboard outer wing in upward bending due to tensile overloading of the lower spar boom at station 323, probably induced by a combination of manoeuvre and gust loading when the speed of the aircraft was in excess of 260kts. The circumstances and available evidence carry a strong implication that the in-flight structural failure was preceded by a loss of control with a consequential increase in speed to at least 260 knots. The most probable explanation for the loss of control is that the aircraft entered an area of unexpected turbulence of such severity as to deprive the pilots of full recovery."
Loss of control
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not
display the exact flight path.
Distance from Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW to Canberra Airport, ACT as the crow flies is 236 km (147 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Engineering and information technology services provider Wyle has teamed with Northrop Grumman to perform two US Air Force task orders under the A-10 Thunderbolt lifecycle programme support (TLPS) contract.
Under the first task order, Wyle and its teammates will ensure that the A-10’s operational safety, suitability and effectiveness programme is achieved and maintained by performing component analysis of critical systems.
The team will also provide solutions for increased system reliability, safety, aircraft availability, and reducing maintenance requirements and man-hours.
The second task order, called the critical safety item technical deficiency improvement activity, involves identification of engineering and technical data tasks required to correct critical safety item technical and acquisition data deficiencies.
The effort will help align the A-10 programme with the latest requirements from the joint aeronautical logistics commanders.
Wyle will perform critical systems component analysis on both indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity task orders for nearly $2m.
Rowan Catalyst is also a subcontractor on the project.
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Absolute RC Simulator for iPhone
Here is another app that helps you take your RC flying skills to the next level. Absolute RC Simulator for iPhone has realistic elements with models that fly the same as real RC planes. It lets you practice indoors when the weather is not cooperating. This app comes with a range of RC planes and helicopters. It also has interactive object sets that you can use to learn landing and better control.
This app is not designed to be a game. It comes with RC models that react like a real one. It has an auto pilot function that can handle some or all of the controls.
- Drone On My Phone: Practice FPV Racing on iPhone
- R/C Airplane Flight Simulator for iPhone
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The first projects to be funded will use space technology to tackle global issues such as climate change or increase connectivity
£5 million of the funding is set aside exclusively for international space projects, to strengthen the UK’s partnerships with space faring nations
SWINDON, UK (UK Space Agency PR) — A new National Space Innovation Programme has launched, with an initial £15 million funding for projects related to Earth observation, communications and international partnerships.
BREMEN, Germany (OHB System PR) — OHB System AG, a subsidiary of Bremen-based space and technology group OHB SE (Prime Standard, ISIN DE0005936124), has been selected by the European Space Agency ESA as the prime contractor for the CO2M mission (CO2 Monitoring Mission in the Copernicus program).
This mission includes the Copernicus satellites, which will measure global anthropogenic CO2 emissions and thus play a key role in studying the causes of climate change and monitoring it.
OHB System and OHB Italia will also be responsible for the payload on two further missions (CHIME: Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment and CIMR: Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer) as subcontractors of Thales Alenia Space.
The order volume resulting from today’s bid decisions is expected to be more than EUR 800 million [$900 million]. Final contract negotiations will start shortly and contract signings are expected in the coming weeks.
Copernicus is a satellite Earth observation program of the European Commission and the European Space Agency ESA. It provides Earth observation data for environmental protection, climate monitoring, natural disaster assessment and other social tasks.
In addition, ESA’s Industrial Policy Committee (IPC) has approved OHB System’s proposal for the HERA asteroid defense mission for final negotiations. Implementation of the HERA mission has already commenced. The contract is expected to be worth around EUR 130 million [$146 million].
CANNES, July 2, 2020 (Thales Alenia Space PR) — Thales Alenia Space, a Joint Venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %), has recently been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) in coordination and with the agreement of the European Commission, for major Copernicus missions.
Copernicus is the core satellite Earth observation program of the European Commission and the European Space Agency ESA. It provides Earth observation data for environmental protection, climate monitoring, natural disaster assessment and other social tasks.
Rocket Lab’s 13th launch of its Electron booster was unlucky today, with a failure of the second stage sending seven small satellites to burn up in the atmosphere instead of entering orbit after launch from Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand.
“An issue was experienced today during Rocket Lab’s launch that caused the loss of the vehicle. We are deeply sorry to the customers on board Electron. The issue occurred late in the flight during the 2nd stage burn. More information will be provided as it becomes available,” the company tweeted.
On 1 July 2020, the European Space Agency awarded contracts for the development and construction of six further Copernicus satellites.
Contracts with a value of more than 800 million euro are being awarded to space companies in Germany, a high percentage of which are SMEs.
The new satellites are intended to help find answers to the global challenges posed by climate change, population growth and environmental problems.
BONN, Germany (DLR PR) — Sentinel satellites are at the heart of Copernicus, Europe’s largest Earth observation programme. Sentinels are already reliably and continuously providing large amounts of data on the state of the climate, vegetation and oceans. Now, six more ‘Earth Guardians’, the High Priority Candidate Missions (HPCM), are being added.
SWINDON, UK (UK Space Agency PR) — More than £800,000 [$983,000] is available to the UK space sector as part of European Space Agency (ESA) support for innovative commercial projects related to Earth Observation.
The programme, InCubed, aims to support industry-led initiatives that will open new market opportunities. The call will bring innovative systems and products to market faster and help Earth Observation businesses compete in the global marketplace.
LUXEMBOURG, 26 June 2020 (Kleos Space PR) — Kleos Space S.A. (ASX : KSS, Francfort : KS1), the Luxembourg RF Earth Observation Company, is launching new data collecting technology (software defined radio payload) integrated in an In-Space Missions (In-Space) Faraday-1 spacecraft to be launched into a sun-synchronous orbit from New Zealand by Rocket Lab in a weeks’ time as part of the Company’s R&D programme.
TUKWILA, Wa., June 22, 2020 – LeoStella, a specialized satellite constellation design and manufacturer, announced today the delivery of the first two satellites fully manufactured from its state-of-the-art production line. The satellites are the fifth and sixth of an ongoing Earth observation constellation program for the global monitoring company, BlackSky.
LeoStella’s intelligent manufacturing facility is the first of its kind and opened in 2019. The satellites were delivered to the launch facility on June 1, 2020 and have been prepared for an upcoming SpaceX launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
LeoStella’s ability to minimize costs and reduce development and manufacturing time helps meet the increasing demand for satellite constellations in a time sensitive ecosystem.
A team of engineers in the U.S. and Europe subjected the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft to a battery of trials to ready it for liftoff later this year.
Once the state-of-the-art Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite launches in November, it will collect the most accurate data yet on sea level – a key indicator of how Earth’s warming climate is affecting the oceans, weather and coastlines. But first, engineers need to ensure that the spacecraft can survive the rigors of launch and of operating in the harsh environment of space. That’s where meticulous testing comes in.
TOKYO (JAXA PR) — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has signed a contract to launch the Earth observation satellite LOTUSat-1 for Vietnam developed and manufactured by NEC Corporation (NEC) on the Epsilon rocket from Uchinoura.
We have signed a contract with NEC for launching the the observatory. This launch is scheduled for 2023, and this is the first time that the Epsilon rocket has been commissioned to launch an overseas satellite payload.
LOS ANGELES (Techstars PR) — Today Techstars announce the 10 companies joining the second class of the Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator, typically located in Los Angeles but running virtually this summer due to COVID-19.
Over the next three months these companies will rapidly accelerate their businesses by working closely with Techstars, Starburst, our network of expert mentors, and our formal sponsors from industry and government: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Lockheed Martin, Maxar Technologies, SAIC, Israel Aerospace Industries North America, and the U.S. Air Force, with support from The Aerospace Corporation. Our Demo Day is on September 9, 2020.
While the United States was focused last week on its first domestic flight of astronauts to orbit in 9 years, China was busy with a pair of launches that placed four satellites into space.
A Long March 11 booster launched the Xinjishu Shiyan-G and Xinjishu Shiyan-H technology test satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Friday, May 29.
The Xinjishu Shiyan-G satellite was developed by the Shanghai Institute of Microsatellite Innovation, which is part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The National University of Defence Technology developed the Xinjishu Shiyan-H satellite.
The satellites will test new Earth observation technology and inter-satellite communications.
On Sunday, a Long March 2D rocket launched the Gaofen-9 (02) remote sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Inner Mongolia.
The microwave spacecraft is the latest in a series of high-definition Earth observation satellites. Gaofen-9 (02) will be used for a variety of civilian purposes ranging from land use and urban planning to crop estimation and disaster prevention.
The Long March 2D booster carried the HEAD-4 technology and communications satellite as a secondary payload. The spacecraft is owned by HEAD Aerospace Tech Co. Ltd. of Beijing.
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has issued a Letter of Interest (LOI) for seven priority technologies the agency wants industry to develop under its Space Technology Development Program.
The technologies include: improved wide-field astronomical imaging; exoplanet search; advanced planetary exploration instruments; improvements in synthetic aperture radar imaging; and the use block chain with Earth observation data.
Below is a table summarizing the seven technologies.
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Declining oil prices, Western sanctions and currency depreciation makes the Russian government revise the budget for its space agency Roscosmos.
It will suffer from severely reduced government funding for this reason. According to the newspaper Izvestia, it is reported that Roscosmos was proposing to cut the manned-flight segment of lunar exploration by 88.5 billion rubles ($1.22 billion) to 329.67 billion rubles but to build a spaceship that will fly to the moon would not suffer seriously.
According to a statement from Roscosmos, they decline to comment on those figures particularly, but they are saying that the revised program is still extensive.
“The revised project of the federal space program for 2016-25 envisages the study of the moon by automated orbiters, as well as by building up scientific and technical potential for further studies, including by manned missions,”
In April last year, the Russian government said that the country is planning to build a base on the moon as a research platform for further exploration.
Roscosmos declined to say whether the Moon base plans were still alive, but said the first manned flight around the Moon would not take place before 2029.
Roscosmos 10-Year Budget Cut For Third Time
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Latest Variant Demonstrates Tiltrotor Capability Prior to Delivery to USN
The first CMV-22B OSPREY, built by Bell Boeing, completed first flight operations at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center, the companies announced in late January. The CMV-22B is the latest variant of the tiltrotor fleet, joining the MV-22 and CV-22 used by the US Marine Corps and Air Force.
The US Navy will use the CMV-22B to replace the C-2A GREYHOUND for transporting personnel, mail, supplies and high-priority cargo from shore bases to aircraft carriers at sea. Bell Boeing designed the Navy variant specifically for carrier fleet operations, by providing increased fuel capacity for the extended range requirement. The mission flexibility of the OSPREY will increase operational capabilities and readiness, in addition to ferrying major components of the F-35 engine.
“The first flight of the Navy’s CMV-22B marks a significant milestone for the V-22 program and for Naval Aviation,” commented Chris Gehler, Bell V-22 Vice President and Bell Boeing Deputy Program Director. “The OSPREY has always been a revolutionary aircraft, and we look forward to continuing to support the evolving needs of the Navy with advanced tiltrotor capabilities.”
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Vedette E & M
- The largest fuselage payload capacity in the 55 lbs category.
- We have demonstrated that wildlife is not disturbed by the Vedette E (electric), it is whisper quiet.
- Endurance for both the E and M are outstanding: more than 2 hours for the electric and more than 10 hours for the multi-fuel.
- The multi-fuel has more than 800-kilometre range, with a max cruise of 185 kph, a search speed of 85 kph.
- An automatic take-off of less than 3.7 metres.
- Landing on ship auto-land is less than 13 metres.
- Outstanding multiple sensor capabilities in both the payload bay and wings.
The Vedette M is a long-range, high-endurance, Beyond-Visual-Line-Of-Sight (BVLOS) aircraft that can operate for up to 24 hours continuously. Its dynamic platform allows for a variety of fuel options for added versatility. The customizable payload bay can accommodate up to 40 lbs.
The platforms have demonstrated their remarkable capabilities in hot spot monitoring for wildfires (Burwash OMNR tests) and wildlife surveys (Goose Bay surveying caribou, and Igloolik surveying whales), and mapping exposed unexploded ordnance.
The Vedette E is our greenest aircraft, equipped with an electrical motor that can operate for up to 3 hours. It can accommodate up to 40 lbs of payload in our customizable bay.
Built with a Lightweight Carbon Fibre for Efficient Flight:
- Multi-fuel Combustion Engine OR Brushless Electric Motor for Long Duration Missions, Training, Short Missions
Primary Onboard Flight Systems:
- Autopilot for Autonomous Operations
- RTK Precision Auto-Landing System for Autonomous Landing
- Redundant Failsafe for Programmable Response to Component Failure
CASE STUDY: IGLOOLIK & MARINE MAMMALS
To collect photo-id quality images of Bowhead Whales
- Nikon 36 MP DSLR, 2 Go-pro
- Needed two pilots to meet VLOS requirements: one onshore handing over to one in the guide boat
- Flew at 140 – 180 m, resolution 1.2 cm @140 m
- Excellent quality images of whales and birds
- UAV did not disturb whales but birds sometimes reacted
- DSLR results superior to observer photos
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A08110 Airfix North American F-86F-40 Sabre Kit
Making full use of the captured German aerodynamic research material, the North American F-86 Sabre is one of the most important aircraft of the early jet era. Boasting a distinctive 35-degree wing sweep, three nose mounted .50 calibre machine guns, as well as a host of design philosophies from the famous piston engined predecessor. A true aviation classic, the Sabre entered service with the U.S Air Force in 1949 and at the time, was the fastest fighter aircraft in the world.
One of the most important aircraft of the early jet era, the North American F-86 Sabre was in many ways a jet powered version of the company's hugely successful P-51D Mustang from WWII and an aircraft which made full use of captured German aerodynamic research material. Featuring a distinctive 35 degree wing sweep, the Sabre also incorporated three nose mounted .50 calibre machine guns positioned on either side of the aircraft's nose, with this jet powered gunslinger sharing many design philosophies with its famous piston engined predecessor. On entering service with the U.S Air Force in 1949, the North American F-86 Sabre would have the distinction of not only being America's first swept wing fighter, but also the fastest fighter aircraft in the world at that time, a true aviation classic.
A later development of the classic Sabre, the F-86F-40 variant was the ultimate day fighter version of this famous aircraft and featured a number of improvements which kept the Sabre at the forefront of world fighter technology. With a new engine giving the aircraft more power this variant re-introduced the leading edge slats to the '6-3' wing area increase, enhancing the dogfighting capabilities of this famous fighter, whilst at the same time reducing the aircraft's landing approach speed to a much more manageable 124 mph. These modifications proved so successful that many earlier variants of the Sabre were retrospectively upgraded to include these advancements.
During the Korean War, the Sabre posted an impressive victory to loss ratio of 10:1 and helped 40 US pilots to achieve the coveted status of air 'Ace' during the conflict.
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Friday, December 25, 2009
The Junkers Ju 88 was a World War II German Luftwaffe twin-engine, multi-role aircraft. Designed by Hugo Junkers' Junkers company in the mid-1930s, it suffered from a number of technical problems during the later stages of its development and early operational roles, but became one of the most versatile combat aircraft of the war. Affectionately known as The Maid of all Work, the Ju 88 proved to be suited to almost any role. Like a number of other Luftwaffe bombers, it was used successfully as a bomber, dive bomber, night fighter, torpedo bomber, reconnaissance aircraft, heavy fighter, and even as a flying warhead during the closing stages of conflict. Despite its protracted development, the aircraft became one of the Luftwaffe's most important assets. There were 15,000 Ju 88s built during World War II, more than any other twin-engine German aircraft of the period.
Developed from a 1938 design by the Messerschmitt company, the Me 262 Schwalbe (swallow) was the world's first operational turbojet aircraft. First flown under jet power on July 18, 1942, it proved much faster than conventional airplanes. Development problems (particularly its temperamental engines), Allied bombings and cautious Luftwaffe leadership contributed to delays in quantity production.
On July 25, 1944, an Me 262 became the first jet airplane used in combat when it attacked a British photo-reconnaissance Mosquito flying over Munich. As a fighter, the German jet scored heavily against Allied bomber formations. U.S. Army Air Forces bombers, however, destroyed hundreds of Me 262s on the ground. Of the more than 1,400 Me 262s produced, fewer than 300 saw combat. Most Me 262s did not make it to operational units because of the destruction of Germany's surface transportation system. Many of those that did were unable to fly because of lack of fuel, spare parts or trained pilots.
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Watch: The USS Theodore Roosevelt test-fires Rolling Airframe Missile system
Posted at 8:29 PM, Aug 20, 2014
and last updated 2014-08-25 16:49:49-04
The aircraft carrier test fired one of its Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) systems this week as it prepares for an upcoming deployment. The RAM is quick-reaction, fire-and-forget missile designed to destroy anti-ship cruise missiles and asymmetric air and surface threats.
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- Gentlemen, start your drones: Judge’s ruling opens door for commercial use
- Soldier who hid, bragged about not saluting flag to be punished — in secret
- ‘Maverick’ of the seas: ‘Top Gun’ school for U.S. ship officers to launch
- Putin declares Sochi Paralympics open amid Ukrainian protest
- ‘In Jesus name, we pray’ sparks ire at Ohio council meeting
- Navy’s first laser weapon ready for prime time; drone killer to deploy this summer
- Billionaire backer: Rick Santorum ‘needs to be heard’ in 2016
- Obamacare fallout: 49 percent pessimistic; 45 percent ‘scared’
- DHS accused of holding U.S. citizen at airport, using emails to pry into her sex life
- Seattle socialist: Minimum-wage discussion skewed by ‘right-wing’ GAO analysis
Major milestone’ reached in missile defense system
The Pentagon announced yesterday the completion of a new high-powered radar that is a key element of the U.S. ground-based missile defense system.
Air Force Lt. Gen. Trey Obering, director of the Missile Defense Agency, said the joining of the 2,000-ton Sea Based X-Band radar and its oceangoing platform — ultimately destined for the island of Adak off the coast of Alaska — on Sunday is a “major milestone” in the evolving U.S. missile defense system.
“It gives us the capability of dramatically expanding our testing … and by porting it in Adak it also gives us an operational capability from a North Korean [missile] threat,” Gen. Obering said in an interview.
The radar was fitted on top of a huge converted oil-drilling rig in Corpus Christi, Texas, Gen. Obering said. The drilling rig is supported by two pylons, each the size of a U.S. Trident missile submarine.
The sea-based system uses a powerful phased array radar that can search vast areas of space and also track multiple targets at the same time.
Over the next several months, the new X-Band radar station will be tested through sea trials and then transported this summer to Adak in the Aleutians, where it will be used to track missiles fired at the United States from Asia by the end of the year.
It is part of a network of sensors that includes large early warning radars, destroyer-mounted Aegis radar now deployed near North Korea and other ground-based systems, such as the radar code-named Cobra Dane deployed at Shemya Island, also in the western Aleutians.
In addition to North Korean missiles, the radar could be used to detect Chinese missile launches.
Data from the X-Band radar will be used in missile defense tests throughout the Pacific, including target and interceptor missiles launched from the Kwajalein Atoll test facility in the Marshall Islands, and from Fort Greely, Alaska, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., where eight U.S. missile interceptors are deployed, Gen. Obering said.
The radar system is unique because it is “capable of moving throughout the Pacific Ocean” for missile defense operations and testing, according to the Pentagon statement.
Two recent missile defense tests were not completed after interceptors failed to launch due to technical glitches.
The radar will be a key addition to the ground-based missile defense because it is capable of “advanced tracking and decoy discrimination,” according to the statement.
China has use decoys mixed with dummy warheads on several long-range missiles tested in recent years. The Chinese military currently is building three new versions of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
The ground-based missile defense currently is considered a test system but one that could be used in an emergency to knock out an incoming missile, mainly an attack from North Korea, which in 1998 test-fired a long-range missile.
The radar will sit atop a football field-sized platform about 250 feet above the water.
Taxpayers must pay the freight for over-budget train projects
- CPAC 2014: Rand Paul urges conservatives to fight for liberty
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- Kim Jong-un calls for execution of 33 Christians
- Bill Clinton poses for photo with Bunny Ranch prostitutes
- Two liberals say Sarah Palin is right: Obama lacks substance
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- Russias Putin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Pope Francis meets his 'mini-me'
Celebrity deaths in 2014
Winter storm hits states — again
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Collection Item Summary:
Map showing coverage of KH-4A and KH-4B CORONA reconnaissance missions over Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Poster made for a 1995 National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) conference or press event commemorating the thirty-fifth anniversary of the first successful CORONA mission.
Collection Item Long Description:
- Cold War, 1945-1989
- Space surveillance
- Aerial photography
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United Airlines flight UA582 schedule
Flight departure days
New search by flight number
1. Flight UA582: Chicago - Tampa, ORD - TPA, 2h 43m
United Airlines domestic flight UA582 departs from «Terminal 1» of airport Chicago, Chicago O'Hare (ORD), United States on Monday, 22 December at 18:11 / 6:11 pm. The flight arrives to airport Tampa (TPA), United States on Monday, 22 December at 21:54 / 9:54 pm. Flight duration is 2h 43m.
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https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/commercial-space/momentus-space-tug-works-through-anomalies-deploys-four-more-sats
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Momentus Space Tug Works Through Anomalies, Deploys Four More Sats
Momentus’s Vigoride-3 deployed four additional satellites to low Earth orbit in July as the company works through anomalies discovered shortly after launching the space tug in May.
The startup is working to deploy the three remaining satellites on Vigoride, it said on Aug. 2. Despite technical issues, Momentus was able to initially deploy two satellites from Vigoride in late May.
Vigoride-3 is an orbital transfer to low Earth orbit demonstration mission. It was launched into space aboard the SpaceX Transporter-5 mission on May 25.
Vigoride ran into trouble shortly after launch when its deployable solar panels “did not operate as intended in orbit,” Momentus said in June. The startup said that caused power and communications problems with the vehicle. Vigoride’s body-mounted solar panels operated as intended, it says.
Customer payloads on Vigoride include multiple picosatellites from FOSSA Systems, which are part of an Internet-of-Things constellation intended to connect to industrial equipment on Earth; and Orbit NTNU’s SelfieSat, a small satellite that has an external screen that displays pictures sent up by the public while a camera mounted on an arm photographs the screen with the Earth in the background. Momentus did not disclose which satellites have been deployed from Vigoride.
Momentus says it has identified the root cause of Vigoride’s anomalies, though it did not disclose what went wrong. The company says its findings were confirmed by an “independent review team of highly experienced space experts.”
“We learned a lot from our first Vigoride demonstration mission already and intend to learn everything we can before the mission is over,” Momentus CEO John Rood says.
Changes are being made for the Vigoride-5 vehicle mission that is planned to fly on the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission schedule for November, he adds. The company is planning another Vigoride mission in 2023.
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https://siamagazin.com/bombardier-blended-wing-ecojet-research-project/
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Imagination meets ingenuity – Our EcoJet research project combines technological advancements with sustainability, allowing the reduction of emissions by up to 50% through the combination of aerodynamic and propulsion enhancements. Bombardier announced that the futuristic-looking Blended-Wing ‘EcoJet’ cuts emissions by 50%.
Bombardier successfully completes the initial flight testing phase of the EcoJet research project, aiming to develop and mature technologies to support a sustainable future for business aviation.The goal of the project is to reduce aircraft emissions by up to 50% through aerodynamic and propulsion enhancements.
Bombardier’s team noted highly positive results during the design optimization loops and initial flight test campaign. Those include the deployment of a next-generation Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform, the confirmation of a sixth-generation transonic wing modeling capability, and the demonstration of a new aircraft control architecture.
This research and technology project aims to reduce aircraft emissions by up to 50% through a combination of aerodynamic and propulsion enhancements. Renowned for its leading expertise and ingenuity, Bombardier created the EcoJet research project to develop and mature powerful technologies to leverage in future projects, as part of its firm commitment to a sustainable future for business aviation.
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NASA Spacecraft Sees ‘Pac-Man’ on Saturn Moon
Image by NASA Goddard Photo and Video
NASA release date March 29, 2010
The highest-resolution-yet temperature map and images of Saturn’s icy moon Mimas obtained by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reveal surprising patterns on the surface of the small moon, including unexpected hot regions that resemble “Pac-Man” eating a dot, and striking bands of light and dark in crater walls.
The left portion of this image shows Mimas in visible light, an image that has drawn comparisons to the "Star Wars" Death Star. The right portion shows the new temperature map, which resembles 1980s video game icon "Pac Man."
To learn more about this image go to:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is home to the nation’s largest organization of combined scientists, engineers and technologists that build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study the Earth, the sun, our solar system, and the universe.
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https://jet.ms/embraer/turkish-airlines-has-its-sights-on-30-airbus-a220-or-embraer-e195-e2-regional-jets/
| 2022-08-14T14:49:32 |
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As demand for air travel soars following the pandemic, Turkish Airlines is on course to order 30 regional aircraft to support its continued growth.
Back in 2019, the then chairman of Turkish Airlines, İlker Aycı, revealed that the carrier was interested in both the Airbus A220 and the Embraer 195-E2. While any order has yet to be officially announced, according to reports from Haber.Aero, the carrier has opted for the Airbus A220-300, due to its lower operating costs and longer range.
This may come as no surprise, given that Turkish Airlines is already a significant Airbus customer, operating 116 Airbus A320 family aircraft, 50 Airbus A330s, and six Airbus A350-900s. Last month it announced an order for a further six A350s.
Turkish Airlines and the Airbus A220
Carrying up to 160 passengers, and with a range of up to 5,920 km (3,678 miles), the Airbus A220-300 is well-suited to Turkish Airlines’ regional operation.
From its home at Istanbul Airport, Turkish Airlines flies to over 300 destinations in 126 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, making it the largest airline in the world by the number of passenger destinations. A significant number of these destinations are within the range of the Airbus A220-300, with large swathes of Europe, Africa, and Asia within reach.
However, range is not the only important factor to consider. Some of the airline’s destinations within the Airbus A220’s range are unlikely to see the aircraft due to the size of the market and slot constraints – Amsterdam Schiphol, London Heathrow, and Paris Charles de Gaulle being prime examples that regularly see Turkish Airlines widebody aircraft despite the relatively short route length.
Once a Business Class cabin has been installed, and taking into account the airline’s above-average seat pitch in Economy Class, the final passenger capacity of a Turkish Airlines Airbus A220 is likely to be lower than 160. This means that the smaller, regional aircraft will also allow the carrier to look at new routes that would be too thin for its larger Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737 aircraft.
Turkish Airlines’ existing fleet
Any new aircraft will join Turkish Airlines’ existing sizeable fleet, currently made up of 354 passenger aircraft and 20 cargo aircraft. The carrier also has a further 90 passenger aircraft on order.
Currently, the smallest aircraft in the airline’s fleet is the Airbus A319, which carries 126 passengers in a two-class configuration – 12 in Business Class and 114 in Economy Class. At the other end of the scale is the carrier’s largest aircraft, the Boeing 777-300ER, which carries between 349 and 400 passengers, again in a two-class configuration, but with a varying number of Business Class seats.
Other Turkish Airlines news
From route expansions to aircraft orders, Turkish Airlines has hit the headlines several times in recent weeks. Last week, the carrier announced its intention to rebrand to Türkiye Hava Yolları, representing the country’s aim to be known by its local name, Türkiye.
What do you think of Turkish Airlines’ plans for its regional fleet? Share your thoughts by commenting below.
This content was originally published here.
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https://www.geospatialworld.net/news/giove-a-transmits-first-navigation-message/
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Paris, France (ESA), 05 May 2007: Earlier in the first week of May, GIOVE-A successfully transmitted its first navigation message, containing the information needed by user receivers to calculate their position. Prior to send this, the satellite had been broadcasting only the data needed for measuring the receiver-to-satellite distance.
The first Galileo navigation message was created by the navigation signal generator unit on board GIOVE-A, using content prepared by the GIOVE Mission Segment. This week-one navigation message was uplinked to GIOVE-A on 2 May from the Guildford ground station operated by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (United Kingdom) and then transmitted from the spacecraft to the users.
The objective of the test was to demonstrate an end-to-end link between the Mission Segment and the user receivers. The navigation message is being generated for demonstration purposes only, no service guarantee is provided.
The complete radio transmission from GIOVE-A carries a navigation signal and a navigation message. The navigation signal contains the information needed to measure the distance from the satellite to the user receiver. The navigation message provides the timing and spacecraft orbit data needed to calculate the time and exact position of the satellite.
One of the main tasks of the GIOVE Mission Segment is the generation of this navigation message. Aside from navigation message generation, the primary tasks of the GIOVE Mission Segment are performance characterisation of the on-board clocks, orbit modelling, and operations planning and telemetry analysis for the navigation payload.
The GIOVE Mission Segment comprises two main elements, a world-wide network of 13 Galileo experimental sensor stations and the GIOVE Processing Centre (GPC) located at ESA’s European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. The GPC is operated by European Satellite Navigation Industries (ESNIS) – the new name for Galileo Industries.
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Tue, May 14, 2013
Six Aircraft Already In The Pipeline For A Mexican Offshore Transportation Provider
The government of Mexico's civil aviation authority, the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC), has awarded Type Certification to Sikorsky for its S-76D helicopter. The FAA awarded Type Certification of the S-76D model in October 2012, and the helicopter continues its envelope expansion as the first models move through final modifications for customer deliveries in 2013.
“Mexico is a growing market for Sikorsky. We have quintupled the total number of Sikorsky helicopters in the military, paramilitary, and commercial markets there in the last five years, and this co-validation of the S-76D helicopter by the Mexican DGAC, paves the way for further growth of our commercial business there,” said Carey Bond, President of Sikorsky Global Helicopters. “As PEMEX expands its offshore oil exploration, we are confident that the fleet of S-76D helicopters servicing this work will grow proportionately.”
At the Heli-Expo industry trade show in early March, Sikorsky announced the signing of a contract with ASESA (Aeroservicios Especializados, S.A. de C.V.), a Mexican helicopter service provider, for the purchase of six S-76D helicopters to serve the offshore oil transport mission. The sale marks the first time ASESA has purchased a new Sikorsky helicopter, and the first sale of an S-76D helicopter into Mexico. ASESA is scheduled to receive the first S-76D helicopter into service later this year, with the additional five aircraft set to enter service in 2014.
Since it received FAA Type Certification, the S-76D helicopter has attracted customers across all mission segments and customer regions. Among the new S-76D helicopter customers are Milestone Aviation Group, China’s Ministry of Transport’s Rescue and Salvage Bureau, Japan Coast Guard, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, and Bristow Group.
(S-76D image from file)
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https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/indonesia-56-escape-unscathed-jakarta-runway-collision-fireball-1553184
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A collision between two passenger jets on the runway of a Jakarta airport has resulted in its temporary closure. Both planes bursted into flames after the crash which resulted in no casualties. The overnight incident in the Indonesian capital involved a Boeing 737 and an ATR 72 operated by local airlines Batik Air and Transnusa.
The Boeing was accelerating on the tarmac after being cleared for take-off at the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport when it hit the ATR 72 which was being towed to a hangar, Batik Air said in a statement. The fire services were however quick to put out the flames.
The Transnusa aircraft suffered extensive damage to its tail and wing sections, images uploaded online showed.
The Batik plane was also damaged with a video posted on YouTube showing a brief blaze engulfing its left wing.
The company said take-off was aborted and all 49 passengers and seven crew on board safely evacuated. Transnusa did not immediately comment on the incident.
Indonesia has suffered a string of air safety incidents amid a booming air travel industry. The Halim Perdanakusuma airport is a military facility which recently opened to civilian flights in order to ease traffic at Jakarta's busy main commercial hub.
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FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT
Mehta said Sikorsky and other helicopter makers were also gearing up for what U.S. Army officials are calling “Future Vertical Lift,” a massive program that would replace many of the Black Hawks and Boeing Apache helicopters now in service.
“I know there’s short-term pressure but ... the life cycle of an aviation development program will outlive whatever short-term crisis we happen to be in at the time,” he said.
Mehta, a trained lawyer who began his career at United Technologies’ Otis Elevator unit, said the lingering uncertainty about future budgets was frustrating, but his company was focused on continuing to deliver those helicopters already on order to the U.S. military on time and on budget.
“There’s no shield against sequestration, but hopefully when they go through the process - if they go through the process ... they’ll look at performance as a key determining factor of whether or not you’ll be specifically targeted,” he said.
Pentagon officials have said that weapons programs that are over budget or behind schedule will be increasingly vulnerable to cuts as budget pressures mount.
Mehta said Pentagon officials also seemed to appreciate Sikorsky’s investment of its own funds to develop its new X2 helicopter, which is considered the fastest helicopter ever built, and a larger military prototype, the S-97.
Sikorsky, which together with Boeing dominates the U.S. military helicopter market, spent $50 million to develop the X2 - which uses two rotors and a rear propeller to overcome the aerodynamic limitations of conventional helicopters - and “healthy multiples” of that sum on the S-97, Mehta said, although he declined to give specific numbers.
He said the company would continue work on the S-97, which is expected to have its first flight in the fourth quarter of 2014, even if U.S. Army officials decide not to launch a competition to replace the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior armed scout.
In the longer term, the S-97 could be a contender for the Army’s next-generation helicopter program, or future vertical lift, which some see as the “Joint Strike Fighter” of military helicopters, Mehta said, referring to the massive and lucrative next-generation strike aircraft weapon systems for the United States and its allies.
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The Achieving Mars Community Workshop
The 9th Annual Community Workshop for Achieving Mars
June 14-16, 2022
The Achieving Mars (AM) annual workshops, hosted by Explore Mars, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit, bring together leading experts from disparate fields, and offer the opportunity for the broad community of technologists, scientists, engineers, and policy experts to contribute to the expansion of human presence beyond the Earth.
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https://www.universetoday.com/89897/nasa-to-test-new-atomic-clock/
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When people think of space technologies, many think of solar panels, propulsion systems and guidance systems. One important piece of technology in spaceflight is an accurate timing device.
Many satellites and spacecraft require accurate timing signals to ensure the proper operation of scientific instruments. In the case of GPS satellites, accurate timing is essential, otherwise anything relying on GPS signals to navigate could be misdirected.
The third technology demonstration planned by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is the Deep Space Atomic Clock. The DSAC team plans to develop a small, low-mass atomic clock based on mercury-ion trap technology and demonstrate it in space.
What benefits will a new atomic clock design offer NASA and other players in near-Earth orbit and the rest of our solar system?
The Deep Space Atomic Clock demonstration mission will fly and validate an atomic clock that is 10-times more accurate than today’s systems. The project will demonstrate ultra-precision timing in space as well as the benefits said timing offers.
The DSAC will fly on an Iridium spacecraft and make use of GPS signals to demonstrate precision orbit determination and confirm the clock’s performance. As mentioned previously, precise timing and navigation are critical to the performance of many aspects of deep space and near-Earth exploration missions.
The DSAC team believes the demonstration will offer enhancements and cost savings for new missions, which include:
One example use for the DSAC is for a future mission that is a follow-up to the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). A spacecraft equipped with the DSAC could avoid reliance on two-way communications using NASA’s Deep Space Network to perform orbital determination.
One of the benefits of avoiding said reliance on two-way communications would allow the mission to only require the DSN for one-way communication to transmit scientific data to Earth. Reducing the reliance on two-way communications would provide an additional benefit of cost savings.
In the previous example, the DSAC team estimates an $11 million dollar reduction in network operational costs, as well as a 100% increase in the amount of usable science and navigation data that could be received.
The Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) office in the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate is collaborating with the NASA Office of the Chief Technologist in sponsoring this technology demonstration.
If successful the DSAC flight demonstration mission will bring the improved atomic clock technology to a technological readiness level that will allow it to be used in a wide variety of future space missions.
Read our earlier articles about the other technology demonstrations planned:
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Chinese Academy of Enginnering:Academician
--- Expert in photo-sensors, born in Shexian county, Huangshan city, Anhui. He graduated from physics Department, Nanjing University in 1962 and finished postgraduate education in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS) in 1966. He is currently Research Professor, Shanghai institute of technical Physics, CAS. Elected as Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2001.
Main Work and Achievements :
--- He took part in the research and development on the photo-electrical phenomena and devices in semiconductors from 1962 to 1977. Then He has been involved in II-VI compound semiconductors and space-borne photosensors. He conducted the development of space-borne infrared sensor for FenYun-1 meteorological satellite in China. He put forward the concept of engineering parameter of merit, the Spectral Band Detectivity, of IR sensors made in II-VI compound semiconductors with variable-energy-gap and its measurement method.
He solved the basic problems of technology and engineering issues for several kinds of space-borne infrared sensor in order to realize the remote sensing for wavelength range from 1μm to 15μm, which meet the need of new-type spaceborne remote sensing systems in China. He presented the first module project of multi-spectral infrared focal plane arrays in China and successfully developed them. Based on the works of his R&D group, several kinds of multi-spectral infrared sensor module are operating on Satellites FY-1、FY-2 and Spacecraft SZ-3, and also used for airborne remote sensing system, industry, traffic, environment, medicine.
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coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV
ABOVE VIDEO: SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, December 28 at 4:34 a.m. ET (9:34 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 54 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday, December 28.
The rocket lifted off at 4:34 a.m. ET.
This mission will be the first into Shell 5 of the Starlink constellation, targeting a polar orbit after liftoff from Cape Canaveral.
The Falcon 9’s first stage booster landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Coverage of the launch could be seen on Space Coast Daily TV.
The post WATCH: SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launches from Cape Canaveral, First-Stage Nails Landing on Drone Ship appeared first on Space Coast Daily.
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jesse Ball, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels lab technician, carefully pours a fuel sample into a container for testing at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., June 26, 2012. Quality assurance is necessary to verify that any fuel that goes into aircraft will yield maximum results and performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Blackwell/Released)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jesse Ball, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels lab technician, observes a fuel sample, checking the fuel’s levels and additives at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., June 26, 2012. Quality assurance is necessary to verify that any fuel that goes into aircraft will yield maximum results and performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Blackwell/Released)
Civilian contractors transport and unload fuel supplies at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., June 26, 2012. The ability to transport and receive fuel is essential for mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Blackwell/Released)
Thousands of gallons of fuel can be unloaded in minutes, supplying deep fuel reserves at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., June 26, 2012. The ability to transport and receive fuel is essential for mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Blackwell/Released)
Airmen from the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron supply fuel to F-16 at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., June 26, 2012. Ensuring jets are maintained, fueled and ready to fly bolsters mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kenny Holston/Released)
by Airman 1st Class Daniel Blackwell
20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
6/26/2012 - SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- The 20th Fighter Wing recently became one of the first Air Force flying units to switch from military-grade JP-8 fuel to commercial jet fuel known as Jet-A, saving money without sacrificing the quality or performance of the aircraft.
Jet-A fuel is two cents cheaper per gallon than JP-8 fuel, and is projected to save the Department of Defense $40 million annually in fuel costs.
The Defense Logistics Agency Energy in conjunction with the Air Force Petroleum Agency began this initiative by performing demonstrations at four Air Force locations (Dover Air Force Base, Del.; Little Rock AFB, Ark.; Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; and Minneapolis-Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station).
These demonstrations, set underway November 2009, were used to show the capability and practical benefits of converting from JP-8 to commercial Jet-A fuel in real-world scenarios.
Typically, Jet-A fuel does not require, but can allow the injection of the three military additives found in JP-8.
"DFSP (Defense Fuel Support Point) Charleston, Hanahan S.C., injects the three additives prior to sending it to us," explained Mark Yarke, Maytag Aircraft Corporation terminal superintendent. "This step ultimately saves us time and money."
Not only does this cut down steps on our end, but since JP-8+100 has gone away, it saves costs on the maintenance and upkeep of the +100 injection system that is no longer in use, Yarke added.
Shaw is one of few bases that have the capability of receiving fuel through multiple avenues. Shaw's rail line remains open and in operation. It is run by the 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and is capable of transporting 20,000 gallon-container cars. The base is also capable of receiving fuel container trucks, which can carry approximately 7,800 to 8,500 gallons.
"So if the truck drivers happen to go on strike, we can transport the fuel via rail line; and if the rail line (is) down then we can use trucks to receive fuel, which gives us options," explained Yarke.
Even though all necessary additives are injected prior to transportation to base, the fuel must still be checked for quality control through the fuels laboratory.
"We ensure quality control here in the lab," explained Staff Sgt. Jesse Ball, 20th LRS fuels lab technician. "We make sure that the fuel in fact is what they say it is, and is safe to go in the jets."
Once the fuel has been checked and approved, it's then ready to be used to fuel the jets.
"Having one grade of fuel has reduced mistakes and made our job a lot easier," said Airman 1st Class Dionte Jones, 20th LRS fuels equipment operator.
Prior to the switch, certain aircraft required specific fuel and specific fueling trucks were required to carry the fuel to the corresponding aircraft. With the introduction of Jet-A fuel, which is compatible with all aircraft, it has reduced confusion and simplifies the entire process.
"JP-8 and JP-8+100 were not compatible with all aircraft and fueling trucks," Jones explained. "The Jet-A fuel fixes all that, because every aircraft that comes on base gets Jet-A fuel now. It's very helpful."
Switching to commercial fuel has cut down on costs and operations, and has reduced mistakes. But, more importantly it still allows Shaw to complete its mission in the sky with no negative repercussions.
"We want to make sure our boys in the air have the best fuel," Ball concluded. "Because once they're in the air, there are no brakes."
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Simplex Aerospace has reached an agreement with Japan Aerospace Corporation and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) to develop and certify a new Fire Attack™ system for the BK-117 C2 and BK-117 D2 rotorcraft. The newly designed Simplex Aerospace system, designated Model 311 GII, will be delivered to Japan in early 2016.
The Simplex Model 311 GII Fire Attack™ system will include a 1,200 liter (320 US gallons) composite belly tank with a hover refill pump. The system will also be FAA certified (FAA STC) on the Airbus Helicopters BK117 C2 and BK117 T2 in the United States. EASA validation will be pursued after completion of the FAA STC.
Mark Zimmerman, President and CEO of Simplex Aerospace, commented, “The Model 311 GII is a response to strong customer demand for a Fire Attack™ system for the BK-117 rotorcraft. He further stated that, “Simplex will incorporate new innovative features on this system based on requests from our customers in order to deliver the most effective firefighting system available”. These enhancements will include the ability to perform aerial firefighting missions at night, and the ability to use a camera system instead of a conventional installed mirror system to observe the hover pump and dump doors. The camera system will be housed on the Fire Attack™ system, and will feed images/video directly to the aircraft multifunctional display (MFD).
Simplex Aerospace Fire Attack™ systems are regarded worldwide as a critical tool in aerial firefighting missions. Simplex Fire Attack™ systems are trusted by OEM’s, private operators and government firefighting agencies for their durability, reliability, efficiency and safety. Simplex Aerospace is committed to producing the most advanced certified aerial firefighting systems on the market with the features and quality customers demand.
Founded in 1946, Simplex has built a reputation as the leader in design, manufacturing, and certification of aerial application systems and mission equipment for helicopters. Simplex maintains its industry leadership by incorporating the latest technology in designing and manufacturing systems from high-strength, low-weight composite materials to produce reliable and cost-effective systems for firefighting, agriculture, utilities maintenance and other aerial applications. For more information, please visit our website www.simplex.aero.
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For release August 11,
MINISTER OF TRANSPORT RESPONDS TO TRANSPORTATION
SAFETY BOARD’S INTERIM AVIATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS
REGARDING THERMAL ACOUSTICAL INSULATION MATERIALS
OTTAWA — Transport
Minister David Collenette today responded to the Transportation
Safety Board of Canada’s (TSB) two interim aviation safety recommendations
on thermal acoustical insulation materials. The recommendations
were released as a result of the TSB’s ongoing investigation into
the fatal Swissair Flight 111 accident of September 2, 1998 at Peggy’s
Cove, Nova Scotia.
"I would first like to recognize the thoroughness of the Transportation
Safety Board’s ongoing work in investigating the accident at Peggy’s
Cove," said Mr. Collenette. "Transport Canada
concurs with the recommendations and will continue to take required
action to improve aviation safety in Canada
in response to the Board’s concerns."
The TSB interim recommendations direct aviation regulatory authorities
"confirm that sufficient action is being taken, on an urgent
basis, to reduce or eliminate the risk associated with the use of
metallized PET*-covered insulation blankets in aircraft," and
"on an urgent basis, validate all thermal acoustical insulation
materials in use, or intended for use, in applicable aircraft, against
test criteria that are more rigorous than those in Appendix F of
FAR* 25.853, and similar regulations, and that are representative
of actual in-service system performance."
(*PET stands for polyethelene teraphthalate. FAR refers to the
Federal Aviation Regulations of the U.S.)
has confirmed that there are no aircraft operated by Canadian carriers
that were manufactured with metallized PET-covered insulation.
"In response to the first recommendation, Transport Canada’s
experts consulted with the United States Federal Aviation Administration
on possible ways to mitigate risk," said Mr. Collenette. "I
understand that the FAA today ordered aircraft operators to replace
these insulation blankets on affected aircraft within four years."
"With respect to the second recommendation, the FAA has sought
and received input from Transport Canada regarding the development
of new standards and regulations governing test criteria for thermal
acoustical insulation materials," said Mr. Collenette. "Transport
will continue to consult on the subject with the Canadian aviation
industry, including aircraft and equipment manufacturers and suppliers,
as well as with industry in the U.S.
and Europe with a view to harmonizing Canadian
safety regulations with any new requirements."
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Office of the Minister, Ottawa
is online at www.tc.gc.ca.
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Well, it finally happened to me. Audree, my beloved P3 fell from the sky mid flight over the catskills with no warning. I was able to hike down the mountainside and retrieve the (intact) body of the drone, but camera/gimbal is snapped off and gone and the battery is cracked (and had separated from the drone when i found it) Luckily it didn't fall onto anyone/anything -- and 20 ppl got to witness as it took an epic fall onto a mountainside, smash onto a tree and then the mountainside below -- hopefully not a sight people will see many times again. I'm really curious to figure out what happened. The video footage and flight logs just stop suddenly at exactly the moment it lost power and fell. Final flight logs: HealthyDrones.com - Innovative flight data analysis that matters and logs from 2 min earlier in that same flight (until my iPhone didn't seem to work and drone was reporting "lost signal") HealthyDrones.com - Innovative flight data analysis that matters Anyone have any ideas what happened? Would appreciate any ideas. Gonna contact DJI support and see what happens. One thing maybe worth noting is in the last few months i've randomly been seeing "Overcurrent During Discharge" pop up. But it's never seemed to be a problem. Not sure what overcurrent would even mean...it's delivering TOO much energy?
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http://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESOC/Rosetta_successfully_swings-by_Mars_next_target_Earth
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At 03:57 CET today, mission controllers at ESOC, ESA's Space Operations Centre in Germany, confirmed Rosetta's successful swingby of Mars, a key milestone in the 7.1-thousand-million km journey of this unique spacecraft to its target comet in 2014.
The gravitational energy of Mars helped Rosetta change direction, while the spacecraft was decelerated with respect to the Sun by an estimated 7887 km/hour. The spacecraft is now on the correct track towards Earth - its next destination planet whose gravitational energy Rosetta will exploit in November this year to gain acceleration and continue on its trek.
Presented in this article is one two-colour composite image of Mars collected by Rosetta's Optical, Spectroscopic, and Infrared Remote Imaging System (OSIRIS) before closest approach to the planet, and before the orbiter instruments where switched off for the spacecraft's Mars eclipse period.
The OSIRIS narrow-angle camera took this image at 19:28 CET, 24 February. It shows Mars from a distance of 240 000 kms and at a resolution of about 5 kms per pixel. The greenish regions are clouds above the Red Planet's surface.
New images are expected to be available online after 13:00 today.
For more information
ESA Rosetta Mission Manager
Email: gerhard.schwehm @ esa.int
ESA/ESOC Communication Office
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Registration Number NC8813
An Accident With No Pilot
This aircraft is a Stearman C-3B S/N 227 (ATC #55). It was
manufactured on 4/16/29 by The Stearman Aircraft Co. of Wichita,
KS. Installed originally was a 220 HP Wright J-5 Whirlwind
engine, S/N B-9819. It weighed 2,650 pounds.
It sold in April 1929 to Rogers Aircraft, Inc. of Los Angeles,
CA. Four months later, Rogers sold it to Hal Skelly c/o Paramount
Studios, Los Angeles, CA. During Mr. Skelly’s custody,
NC8813 comes to Tucson on 4/10/1930 piloted solo by Jimmie
Angel, for whom Angel Falls in Venezuela is named.
Mr. Skelly sold the airplane to Cecil H. Coffrin of Brooklyn,
NY on 12/1/33. It stayed in the New York area until 1/25/35
when it sold to Greer Flying Service of Memphis, TN. It had
accumulated about 450 flight hours, and was converted to a
crop duster with a hopper in the front seat as of 6/18/35.
It suffered an accident in Hearne, TX on 8/5/35. Three wings
were rebuilt, new spars and ribs installed, and the fuselage
repaired. It was entirely re-covered and then sold a year
later on 8/6/36 to Brazos Varisco and Gardner Nagle of Bryan,
It transferred on 7/26/37 to the Texas Dusting Co., Inc.
of Bryan, TX. Texas Dusting was owned by Varisco and Nagle.
The wing leading edges were reinforced in accordance with
Stearman Bulletin #54 on 2/5/38. 30 x 5.00 wheels and navigation
lights were installed. The airplane had accumulated 1436:30
flight hours as of 6/5/40.
It suffered another accident at Bryan, TX on 2/12/41. Airport
attendant, Raphael Escalant, “primed engine, and when
it started, jumped the blocks and ran out on airport area,
struck a rut and turned over. Damage to: top right wing, bottom
left wing, landing gear, propeller, engine mount, rudder,
There was no record of repairs, but the airplane sold twice
more. It was re-covered by its final owner, Winford W. Brown
of South Miami, FL. Brown also had four wings from Stearman
8837 (not a Davis-Monthan aircraft) removed and installed
on NC8813. Whether it flew again is unknown. A government
inquiry of March 1948 went unanswered and the registration
was cancelled 7/15/48.
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https://www.1001crash.com/index-page-description-accident-Mombasa_Let410-lg-2-crash-339-mombasa-air-safari-let-l-410-kenya-ngerende.html
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Mombasa Air Safari Let L-410UVP plane crash
The Let L-410UVP passenger plane, operated by Mombasa Air Safari, took off from Ngerende Airstrip, Kenya, for a domestic flight. 11 passengers and 2 crewmembers were onboard. The plane crashed a few seconds after takeoff. 4 occupants were killed, and 9 were injured.
The plane was carrying tourists in Kenya's famous Masai Mara national park, a top safari destination in Africa. The twin-engine plane took off, but failed to climb out due to wrong wind direction. It nose-dived about one kilometre (0.62 mile) from the air strip and crashed in a marshland. A small fire was quickly put out by hotel personnel and tourists. Both the captain and the first officer have been killed, among with two tourists.
Ngerende Airstrip features a dirt runway of 3900 feet/1190 meters length in approximate east/west direction.
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https://www.novireporter.com/nasas-ingenuity-helicopter-successfully-completes-second-flight-on-mars-technology-news-novi-reporter/
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NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter efficiently completes second flight on Mars- Expertise Information, Novi Reporter
FP TrendingApr 23, 2021 14:58:31 IST
Days after making its first profitable flight to Mars, the Nationwide Aeronautics and House Administration’s (NASA) Ingenuity helicopter accomplished its second flight on 22 April. The Ingenuity helicopter took off at 5:33 a.m. throughout Japanese Daylight Time. In accordance with NASA, the brand new flight lasted for 51.9 seconds, and the helicopter climbed to five meters. It had added a number of new challenges throughout the second flight like a better most altitude, sideways motion, and longer length.
Bob Balaram, the chief engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, stated, “To date, the engineering telemetry now we have obtained and analyzed tells us that the flight met expectations and our prior laptop modelling has been correct. We’ve two flights of Mars below our belts, which implies that there’s nonetheless quite a bit to be taught throughout this month of Ingenuity”.
Additionally learn: How did NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter make its first flight on one other planet?
On evaluating the 2 flights to Mars – flight one topped out at three meters above the floor, whereas the Ingenuity climbed to five meters on its second. Because the helicopter floated for a while, its flight management system carried out a slight (five-degree) tilt. With this slant, the thrust from the counter-rotating accelerated the craft sideways for two meters.
In accordance with the JPL Nasa report, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter mission is a high-risk and high-reward know-how demonstration. Additionally, if Ingenuity was to face any problem throughout its 30-sol job, then NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover mission wouldn’t be impacted.
Reviews additionally recommend that working an plane in a managed method at Mars is way harder than flying on Earth.
Additionally learn: Meet IIT alumnus Dr J (Bob) Balaram, the person who helped design NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter
About Ingenuity Helicopter
The helicopter was constructed by JPL, which additionally succeeds this know-how demonstration challenge for NASA Headquarters. The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is an indication of a brand new aerial functionality that NASA may use sooner or later. At the moment, there aren’t any plans to place a second helicopter on Mars. However the challenge’s chief engineer, Bob Balaram confirmed that his group has begun sketching out designs for a bigger Mars helicopter able to carrying some 10 kilos of science gear.
Additionally learn: NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter efficiently takes maiden flight in Jezero Crater on Mars
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An asteroid hurtling towards Earth. NASA has revealed the estimated probability of an impact on our planet and the date in which it could occur
More than 17,000 asteroids have been observed near Earth, including more than 1,800 potentially dangerous ones. Another Earth Collision So with something like this, it’s only a matter of time. Only in 2019, NASA recorded 31 asteroidsThat crossed our planet less than the distance from the Earth to the Moon.
Asteroid hurtling towards Earth
As determined by NASA, Asteroid 2009 JF1 hurtling towards Earth. The agency also gave the exact date and estimated probability of hitting our planet.
NASA tracks the object through the “Sentry” program. It is a new system designed to monitor near-Earth asteroids. It was launched by NASA last year. Aside from 2009, the JF1 system uses measurements from various telescopes to determine the paths of cosmic rocks near Earth.
Is there something threatening us?
2009 JF1 Moves Fast 23.92 km/s. Based on the measurements, the scientists concluded that the asteroid is “potentially dangerous.” The chance of collision is 1 in 140,000. According to NASA, it is the fifth most dangerous asteroid in terms of size, distance and speed of approach to Earth.
According to the agency 2009 JF1 may hit Earth on May 6 this year at 8:34 am CET.
There is no doubt that any A larger asteroid collision with Earth could have ended tragically. However, the extent of the tragedy depends on many factors. The probability of an asteroid hitting a sea or ocean is, of course, statistically greater than the probability of an asteroid hitting a sea or ocean, at more than 70 percent. Earth’s surface is water.
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SpaceX tests new launch safety system
SpaceX tested a new launch safety system on Friday at their Boca Chica location.
The flame detector system shoots out water from under their super-heavy Starship booster to prevent the next launch from destroying both the pad and ground directly underneath it.
Channel 5 News reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration for an update on their investigation into the April 2023 launch of the Starship rocket.
A report from the San Antonio Express News stated that the FAA recently told SpaceX the investigation is ongoing.
“The FAA will not allow a return to flight operations until it determines that the mishap does not affect public safety...the investigation is ongoing,” the FAA stated in the article.
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Thu, Jul 05, 2012
Aircraft To Be Used For Counter-Terrorism Missions
A fourth Bell 412 helicopter has been delivered to the New York Police Department. The NYPD currently has three Bell 412s in service for a variety of missions ranging from search and rescue at sea to gathering intelligence and more recently, combating terrorism.
“The mission has changed rapidly. Now aviation is being used more as a force multiplier for patrol, gathering intelligence, counter-terrorism and the detective bureau,” remarked Captain James Coan of the NYPD Commanding Office. “We have a 64 year relationship with Bell Helicopter and we are very happy with them,” added Capt. Coan.
The NYPD began utilizing the Bell 412 (similar aircraft pictured in file photo) for air-sea rescues and has now expanded their usage of the versatile aircraft to include counter-terrorism and other law enforcement missions to protect the city. The NYPD dedicated many hours to tailoring and designing the specifications of their third Bell 412 in order to meet the demanding and diverse needs of the largest police department in the United States. One of the counter-terrorism additions to the Bell 412 is a radiation detection system that can identify radiation signatures from an altitude of 200 feet in an effort to protect the city from nuclear bomb threats.
“The NYPD is one of the most recognized police aviation units in the world. They are a symbol of America and we are very proud they choose Bell helicopters for their heroic missions,” said Danny Maldonado, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Bell Helicopter. “We give our most sincere thanks to the NYPD for selecting Bell Helicopter to be a part of their future,” Maldonado added.
Bell Helicopter has been a part of the NYPD since 1948 when it delivered a Bell 47, the first Bell helicopter to be used as part of an airborne law enforcement team.
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With Boeing’s NMA reportedly on hold and the 737 MAX still not cleared to fly, the US planemaker is at something of a crossroads in developing its product line. With demand for the ‘797’ dwindling as potential customers sign up instead for Airbus products, Boeing could be onto a winner if it was to leapfrog the NMA and go straight to the FSA – a 737 replacement.
Does the world need an NMA anymore?
Boeing has long been talking about developing an aircraft to meet the ‘middle of the market’ segment. This New Midsize Airplane (NMA), affectionately dubbed the 797, would sit somewhere between the 737 and the 787 in the Boeing lineup. It would take care of the demand for a 250 – 300 seat plane, with a range of some 4,000 to 5,000 nautical miles.
However, since the new boss took the reins, the NMA’s future has looked seriously in doubt. Within days of his appointment, David Calhoun announced that the 797 would be going ‘back to the drawing board’, as the company reviews where its product line is headed in the future.
During the company’s recent earnings call, Calhoun commented on the future of Boeing’s aircraft development, saying,
“We have asked the team to step back and reassess our commercial product development strategy to determine what family of airplanes will be needed in the future.”
Airbus has attacked the middle of the market with its game-changing A321XLR. This long-range, high capacity aircraft doesn’t quite tick all the boxes that the NMA should have, but it comes very, very close. More importantly, it’s ready to order today, with deliveries just a couple of years off.
With Boeing not yet formally agreeing on a concept for the NMA, the airframer is seriously on the back foot here. Airlines looking to replace their aging 757s are already ordering from its European competitor. Taking into account the long, drawn-out process involved in getting a clean sheet aircraft certified, Boeing is looking increasingly likely to miss the boat. Calhoun continued, saying,
“[Boeing] will not design our next airplane on the basis of the A321 … I know where the NMA is targeted now. I want to be sure I understand everything about the widebody, narrowbody world.”
If Boeing doesn’t make the NMA, what will it build?
There is a plane that the world is crying out for, and that’s a new, up to date narrowbody workhorse. The 737 has been operating for over 50 years, and remains largely the same aircraft today as it was then. In fact, it was Boeing’s attempt to pack bigger, more efficient engines on this unsuitable airframe that caused all the problems with MCAS.
If Boeing were to offer up the Future Small Airplane (FSA) rather than continuing to develop the NMA, it would, for once, be on the front foot. Airbus’ A320 family has been flying since the late 80s, and is unlikely to be redesigned anytime soon, thanks to the neo improvements and the plane maker’s new product lines emerging from the family.
As such, Boeing could be first to market with the next generation of narrowbodies; a clean sheet design that brings together everything great about modern aircraft in one nimble, flexible package.
As reported in Flight Global today, Richard Aboulafia, an industry analyst with Teal Group, says that Boeing could entirely leapfrog the NMA and move straight on to developing the FSA. Perhaps, he says, the FSA could include a larger variant suited for the mid-market segment.
Aboulafia’s take is probably not far off the mark. A redesign of the 737 would be far more likely to be a huge success for Boeing than a ‘may or may not be needed’ 797. For now, however, we’ll have to wait and see which direction Calhoun takes.
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P67562 is a international flight operated by Pascan Aviation. P67562 is departing from Palma (PMI), Spain and arriving at Berlin (SXF), Germany.
The flight distance is about 1648.53 km or 1024.35 miles and flight time is
0 minutes. Get the latest status of P67562 / PSC7562 here.
Update on March 14, 2020, 2 a.m.
Distance: 1648.53 km / 1024.35 miles or 890.14 nautical miles.
Departure Palma - Majorca Airport
Arrival Schoenefeld International Airport
|Scheduled Departure: None
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Below you will find a list of crashes that involve commercial airplanes that have occurred since 2014. I have included the date of the crash, the airline, the flight number and the model of the aircraft. I also provided a brief description of the incident and the status of the crash. Please note that this is just a list I compiled and it might not contain all commercial aircraft crashes that have occurred since 2014.
March 24, 2015 – Germanwings Flight 9525 – A320
Crashed into the side of a mountain at roughly 5,000 feet in the French Alps approximately one hour after taking off from Barcelona airport. The plane reached a cruising altitude of 38,000 feet before unexpectedly descending. No distress call was sent out by the pilots for 8 minutes. France’s President called the incident “a tragedy on our soil”. An investigation of the flight recorder determined that the pilot left the cockpit and was locked out by the co-pilot. The co-pilot then intentionally began to descend and crashed the plane into the side of the mountain. None of the 150 people on board survived.
February 4, 2014 – TransAsia Airways Flight 235 – ATR 72-600
The airplane crashed into the Keelung River shortly after taking off from Taipei Songshan Airport. The flight crew reported that there was an engine flameout before the airplane veered sharply to the left. The wing of the aircraft hit a taxi and a bridge before the plane crashed in the water. There were a total of 15 survivors out of the 58 people on board.
December 28,2014 – AirAsia Flight QZ8501 – A320
The airplane left the airport in Surabaya, Indonesia and was on its way to Singapore when communication with the aircraft was lost. The pilots asked to change altitude due to bad weather conditions a short while before crashing in the Java Sea. Search crews found wreckage and bodies as well as the flight recorder and cockpit voice recorder. It was reported that the crash occurred due to the airplane stalling while trying to climb too quickly. There were 155 passengers and 7 crew on board and no one survived the crash.
July 24, 2014 – Air Algerie Flight AH5017 – MD83
The aircraft was on an international flight from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso to Algiers, Algeria. The pilots requested to change course to avoid bad weather conditions approximately 50 minutes after leaving the airport. The airplane ended up crashing in Mali. It had 116 people on board and there were no survivors.
July 23, 2014 – TransAsia Airways Flight 222 – ATR 72-500
Domestic flight that was going from Kaohsiung to Magong in Taiwan. The pilots requested to delay their landing due to bad weather conditions. The plane crashed into residential buildings while attempting to execute a go around. All 4 of the crew and 44 of the 54 passengers died in the crash.
July 17, 2014 – Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 – 777
International flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that was shot down over Ukraine. It was believed to be hit by a Buk SAM fired by separatist forces in Ukraine. The plane crashed as a result of being hit by the missile. All 283 passengers and 15 crew on board the flight were killed in the crash.
March 8, 2014 – Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 – 777
Airplane went missing while en route to Beijing, China from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. There were a total of 239 people on board the flight. There was no communication from the aircraft after it drastically deviated from its intended flight path. A massive international effort was undertaken to try to find the plane, survivors or wreckage. No physical evidence from the aircraft has been found and the status of the airplane and its passengers is still unknown.
If you’re looking for information on commercial aircraft crashes that is older than 2014, you might want to check out public records on aviation provided by the FAA. They have a list of crashes, accidents and other incidents involving commercial aircraft.
Last updated: 5/26/2015
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After the success of Chandrayaan-3 ISRO has planned some of the consecutive take-offs from the Earth. The Aditya L1 solar mission will take place on 2 September 2023. Post that, the Indian Space Research Organization is planning to launch the orbiter mission to Venus i.e. Shukrayaan-1 mission. This mission will be conducted to study the atmosphere and the surface of the second planet of the solar system i.e. Venus. Shukrayaan-1 mission was scheduled to launch in December 2024. But it has been postponed due to some reasons. Keep reading to get further insights about the Shukrayaan-1 ISRO mission!
Also Read: ISRO Future Missions
The main objective of this mission is to study the surface and volcanic activity of Venus. It is an Orbiter Mission consisting of scientific payloads equipped with high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR).
The SAR would be responsible for the clear visibility of the surface of Venus. Besides that, it also has a ground-penetrating radar.
The use of SAR and ground-penetration radar enables the spacecraft to generate high-resolution images of the planet which helps the ISRO to gather data day and night despite the clouds, darkness, or weather.
Also Read: ISRO Gaganyaan Mission
Initially, this ISRO mission was scheduled to launch in mid-2023 but owing to the outbreak of COVID-19, the launch date shifted to 2024. According to scientists, the optimal launch windows of the Shukrayaan-1 occur once every 19 months. Thus, ISRO has backup launch dates in 2026 and 2028.
The mission is also waiting for the formal approval and money necessary for the testing and assembly of the spacecraft before taking off.
Although the spacecraft has faced many fluctuations concerning the launch date. Now, the experts believe that 2031 is the perfect window for the launch.
This is all about the Shukrayaan-1 mission that is designed to study the surface and shallow subsurface stratigraphy of Venus for the very first time. Hope you get the basic information about it. Visit our General Knowledge page to discover more interesting articles about Science and Technology.
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Per the U.S. DoD, * Indicates a "small business" classification and ** indicates a "small disadvantaged business". NOTE: the U.S. DoD only publicly reports contracts valued at $6.5 million USD or greater.
The contract language is EXACTLY as it appears on the official U.S. DoD website (http://www.defense.gov/contracts/) unless otherwise noted.
Contractor: Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co.mpany
Department: Air Force
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Littleton, Colorado, has been awarded a $395,000,000 modification (P00386) to exercise an option on previously awarded contract FA8807-08-C-0010 for GPS III Space Vehicles 09 and 10. Work will be performed at Littleton, Colorado, and is expected to be complete by Aug. 8, 2022. The total amount to be obligated at the time of award is $373,450,000, which includes fiscal 2014 and 2015 advanced procurement funds; and fiscal 2016 space procurement funds. The Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity (FA8807-08-C-0010).
Total Contract Value: $395,000,000
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November 19, 1999
I remember reading accounts of Air Force and Navy strike flights: their planning and execution. For all kinds of reason, a particular target might require two or more flights of fighters approaching from different directions at different altitudes, timed to the second for arrival on target.
For instance: a target in the bottom of the confluence of two broad valleys, with Anti-Aircraft Artillery placed just so, might call for three flights - two on target and one for AAA suppression - approaching down two different valleys, and one popping over a ridge-line to start a bomb run. They might elect to arrive one flight from a given direction, on primary target at time "T", with, say, the flak-suppression flight on its target at time "T+8" (seconds). If they could work that out, then at about the time the defenders are looking in one direction at the first bomb bursts and trying to sort out a low-level high-speed attack, the suppression flight arrives from a different direction eight seconds later to clobber the AA guns... as the second strike flight arrives on the primary target at , say, "T+15"; time enough for the suppression jets to do their work and for the first strike flight to clear off the target (so nobody collides at 500 knots), and just enough behind the suppression flight that any survivors in the gun pits are still shaking the ringing out of their ears before drawing a bead.
There are damned good reasons for planning some kinds of flights down to the second. I used to read about combat pilots planning their work out to what seemed outlandish degrees of detail, and, while I could understand the reasons for it, it looked like voodoo to me. At first glance, I couldn't imagine taking that sort of detail in hand:
"Yeah; I'm going to grab a handful of variables, mix 'em all up with a couple that I'll never really define..." (like 'winds aloft') "... fly one hundred six miles and tell you exactly where I'll be at twenty-two minutes and nineteen seconds after the hour."
Well, today, when I flew past the familiar 'X' runways of WDR (Winder/Barrow County) on the third leg of my first real cross-country flight, I was about eight seconds behind, but that was close enough for me to start getting the picture. (Frankly, it was almost miraculous, given how my second leg went.)
At that point in the flight, the clouds had long been slowly slabbing closed and sagging down on me. I'd planned the westward third leg of the flight at 4500 feet cruising altitude.
(That altitude, because the course was 183: three degrees west of due south, and therefore between 181 and 360 degrees, which means I cruise at an even-thousand altitude plus 500 feet. That's somewhere in the Federal Aviation Regulations, but I'm not going to look it up now. Eastbound flights - between 000 and 180 degrees - cruise at odd altitudes, over three thousand, plus 500 feet.)
By the time we'd put Athens behind us, the ceiling was down to 4000 on average, broken. So, I was down to 3000. I knew from pre-flight weather briefings that it wouldn't get any lower, so we pressed on through the gloomish air. When Barrow County airport came up a tad right of the nose, I'd never seen it like that... from that angle. The only other times I'd seen WDR was during approaches from the west (the opposite direction) for landings.
In fact, WDR had been the bottom-right corner of my navigational universe; a sort of mental fence out there to the east, beyond which was nothing I'd ever seen before. And then today, I expanded the whole picture by bagging two more airports to the east/northeast, and slipped up on WDR from behind, headed west. Three miles on my right and like a virtual airport in a simulation, it just floated by, a big bluish 'X' squashed flat in perspective under the cloud deck, while I ticked-off my stopwatch to midfield. That's where I'd laid a checkpoint mark on the chart; planned to hack at 2:37:14pm.
I had to be scrupulous because it was so close. Also, I had to figure the thirty seconds I'd dropped when I over-flew my last check point so precisely that it went straight under the nose, and I didn't see it (and stop my watch) until I spent that much time wiggling around looking for it.
Anyway, I watched for a point as precisely abeam the mid-field as I could see, and hacked it: eight seconds late.
Not too bad. After all: I knew exactly where I was, why I was there, and how I got there.
And; the whole point of planning a flight like this is: "If I hadn't been right there at 2:37:22, well, where would I be? How would I find out?" (because...) "Where'm I gonna land this thing?"
In this case, this afternoon, I had LZU dead off the nose (heading 262, even accounting for all the bobble in that whiskey-ball compass on the dashboard), and I had flown about 130 miles in a great big triangle. I ended up just about exactly where I'd figured I would, two hours before.
Not all of it, of course, went that way. The flight from Toccoa to Athens carried some nice goofs, but that one also included a very nice little improvisational chart dance: I picked out Interstate-85 intersecting a secondary road, with the intersection closely flanked by two radio towers. I put that picture together as it was all sliding to my rear quarter (looking over my shoulders, in the harness), quickly, before it went out of sight.
We'd been looking for a checkpoint that hadn't appeared on time. It was the first one on departure from Toccoa, and I set it too far away from the airport. (That's an elementary note, dummy: pick a close-in departure checkpoint in order to establish departure course early on.) At ten miles, I had plenty of time to "doh!" the departure a somewhat embarrassing number of degrees to the north.
(Hm. Yeah. There's more practice: catching floating-ball compass headings on climbout and transition to cruise.)
Interstate-85 appeared three minutes too early, and not at the proper angle to my course. For the first checkpoint away from the airport, I thought that was just too wild an error, so I started looking at the chart, right away. With a forecast 13-knot wind at altitude (which was working out about right), and the way my 170-degree departure turn from the airport came off (not terribly well), I figured us to be about 15 degrees off course. As Terri quizzed me on a couple of data-points, I was putting the terrain picture together with the chart, and I saw it.
"There's a tower, over there, is that the tower you're thinking of?"
(She thought she'd found the tower I'd marked as a checkpoint on the chart. I, however, was looking for two radio towers about three miles away, and just on either side of the I-85 intersection. That's where I thought we were.)
"Yeah...three hundred & five feet, that looks like it..." (<chart>) "Uhm, actually, waitaminnit..." (<chart> <fly the plane> <chart>) "No, no, I think that's the 475-footer, there should be another one on that side. I got it. I've got us."
"Okay, so let's put it back on course, and we'll take a time hack."
"Except...I'm about, ah...three miles east of where I want to be."
I figured out an intercept heading back to my course line, and we made our way on over to Athens, and that was about the worst goof of the day, with a nifty backhand catch. Along the way, all that voodoo of dead reckoning started coming together into a bigger picture of driving an airplane around the world, and making sure that it gets there. To fly along a route VFR ("Visual Flight Rules") to a determined destination involves a connection to the earth, close, in what might seem like something contradictory to the matter at hand. The main reason for this is that the airplane must eventually be put back down. The best, usually most earnestly desired, place to put it down is at an airport, and they're not just every place one can shake a stick at.
At root, VFR flight doesn't depend on radio beams or radar or GPS (hah!) to maintain awareness of one's position. Everything about it depends on the surface of the earth. Because an airplane is essentially swimming above that surface in a constantly swelling ocean of air, that relationship to the earth is largely conceptual, and always subject to error, with potentially extremely serious consequences. The point of precision flight planning with dead reckoning is constant observation and correction the airplane's motion over the earth.
Almost anyone could get an airplane off the ground, but what comes after that makes the difference between pilots and embarrassing (at least) statistics. This is a sort of bottom-line challenge that starts with the prospect of simply turning right back around and landing where one took off. Of course, landing the airplane is a completely different matter from taking off. Beyond that; anyone who can land an airplane, can also lap around the pattern endlessly. (Actually, it's a fun thing to do in the right airplane.)
Finding a different airport, and flying there, is a completely different matter, again. Just about anyone can take off, and fly off... somewhere. ("See ya!") That's no way to actually go anywhere, though. To actually go somewhere starts with laying out a chart and drawing a line, and then figuring out how to fly that line, over the earth.
At three or four thousand feet and looking down in order to keep that connection to the earth, the line is woven of strands of time ticked-off a stopwatch, stick & rudder, features down there related to polychromed symbology on this too-large sheet of a chart folded about thirteen ways, a touch-of-trim now (elevator-wise), an average on the compass-ball ("181...183, oops, nice gust...179..."), a touch more (or less) throttle, and deft processing of tasks in kaleidoscopic evolution of complexion, all pointed in one direction.
When the last checkpoint comes by eight seconds too late on one's first attempt, one nonetheless feels something of a grip on that line.
That was a good two hours in the logbook.
Tonight's homework: sectional chart, plotter, E6B computer, and flight logs.
Tomorrow: sixty miles down to Baldwin County and back.
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Duration of ground classes at Captessar Aviation is normally 15 days. However, we try to continue classes and tests till the date of exams to make candidates fully confidant of success in their DGCA/airlines entrance exams.
- Air regulations
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Welby Smith was one of the first to join the newly named United States Air Force. The former Army Air Forces became the U.S. Air Force on September 16, 1947. Army Air Fields were renamed Air Force Bases and new personnel were issued new uniforms with new rank insignias. Welby was born on November 18, 1930 in Boswell, OK. He joined the Air Force at age 17 in December of 1947 and was sent to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. The ambitious young man first trained in fire rescue, but couldn’t get promoted very quickly, so he went into the air police. He found that he couldn’t get promoted quickly there either, so he went into aircraft maintenance.
Most of his training was “on-the-job” for fire rescue and air police. He spent three years at Burtonwood AFB, England. Burtonwood was reverted to the USAF in 1948 to support US European bases and it undertook the entire major servicing for the C-54 Skymaster aircraft involved in the Berlin Airlift. From June 24, 1948 to May 12, 1949, the U.S. and her allies flew over 200,000 flights. They provided West Berliners over 6700 tons of necessities each day such as food and fuel due to a Soviet blockade. With the airlift clearly working, the Soviets lifted the blockade.
Welby came back to the states and went into the air police at Brooks AFB in San Antonio. After a stint as an air policeman, he went into aircraft maintenance school at Amarillo AFB, Texas. After spending time at Hunter AFB in Savannah GA, he was assigned to Nouasseur AFB near Casablanca, Morocco where he was an aircraft maintenance man on the B-47 Stratojet. The B-47’s distinctive swept-wing design was developed by Boeing from test results found in a German lab in May 1945. The B-47 medium bomber became the foundation of the Air Force's newly created Strategic Air Command. Between 1947 and 1956, a total of 2,032 B-47s in all variants were built. The jet broke speed and distance records. In 1949 it crossed the United States in under four hours at an average speed of 608 mph. The B-47 was so fast that it only needed defensive armament in the rear, because no fighter was fast enough to attack it except from the rear. B-47’s were in service from 1951 until 1977.
Welby was transferred to Carswell AFB in Ft. Worth, Texas. He joked that he “could not stay out of Texas!” Here he would become a crew chief on one of the Convair B-58 Hustlers which was the first operational supersonic jet bomber capable of Mach 2 flight. The B-58 set no fewer than 19 world speed records, including coast-to-coast records, and one for the longest supersonic flight in history. On 12 January 1961, Major Henry J. Deutschendorf (singer John Denver's father) commanded a B-58 crew from the 43rd Bombardment Wing that set three world speed records. In 1963 it went from Tokyo to London (via Alaska), a distance of 8,028 miles in 8 hours, 35 minutes, 20.4 seconds, averaging 938 mph. As of 2016, this record still stands. Welby also did maintenance on bombers in Guam in the late 1960’s that flew missions during the Vietnam War. After a nearly 21-year career, he retired as a Master Sergeant in March 1968.
As a teenager, Welby was smitten. His friend Kenneth introduced him to his sister Lajuana, whom he described as “the most beautiful girl in the world”. Welby’s affection for her grew, and although he did not personally get to take her to a dance, he once “arranged” for the corsage purchased by her date to come up missing, so she would have to wear the one he’d bought for her.
After both were widowed from previous marriages, Welby “married up”. Lajuana would become his best friend and partner for the last half of his life. They have already spent 26 years to date in wedded bliss. With his first wife he had 4 children, and Lajuana had 3 from her first marriage. Welby and Lajuana beam with pride as they describe loving and positive family relations and communication. Even now, when they enter a store, he will walk up to a staff person and ask them, “Do you see that beautiful woman over there? That’s my wife.”
Welby speaks in the community about patriotism and provides hundreds of copies of Russ Murphy's "Welcome Home Soldier" on CD to his listeners and other people he meets. Welby knew Russ from Indiana Avenue Baptist Church, and the song was written in 1996 about Chad Gross, who had been involved in 120 combat missions. It has won numerous awards.
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Passenger ordered to pay US$50,000 after attacking flight attendant who refused to serve him cocktail
A United Airlines passenger who struck a flight attendant in the face after she refused to serve him a cocktail has been ordered to pay nearly $50,000 (roughly £35,000).
The Independent reports that 52-year-old passenger Seksan Kumtong became disruptive during a flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo in February of last year. The flight was eventually forced to divert to Alaska after Mr Kumtong became increasingly violent, according to the publication.
Shortly after the flight took off, Mr Kumtong was observed banging on the door of the aircraft’s toilets. When a flight attendant told him to try one of the plane’s other restrooms, the passenger allegedly tried to push her – an attempt that was unsuccessful.
After returning to his seat, Mr Kumtong reportedly fell asleep. When he awoke, he tried to order alcoholic drinks.
A flight attendant, however, refused to serve him. It was at this point that the passenger is said to have begun swearing at the employee before striking her in the face and attempting to wrestle her to the ground.
Per an FBI affidavit he also threatened the crew member, shouting “I will kill you”.
Mr Kumtong was subsequently restrained and the flight was diverted to Alaska, where he was removed from the plane. “The flight landed safely and was met by local officials,” a spokesperson for United Airlines said.
During his sentencing earlier this week, Mr Kumtong was ordered to pay United Airlines $49,793 to cover some of the costs incurred by his disruption and the flights subsequent diversion.
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• 论文 •
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Replicator will it become a reality
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02-03-2010, 11:36 PM
Space.com had an article a few months back stating that NASA had developed a replicator-like device and was going to send it up to the space station for use. It only creates metal items like tools and such, but of course I'm sure eventually it'll they'll develop food versions.
Here's a link to the article.
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EVERETT — Anaseini Naulivou yearns to one day design her own airplanes. Until then, she’ll settle for learning how to put together planes designed by others.
Naulivou is one of the first 10 students at Everett Community College’s new avionics program, studying how to troubleshoot, repair and maintain the electronic systems of aircraft.
“How I look at it is if I were to design something, I need to know what it’s going to do and how it will behave out in the field,” Naulivou said. “In that way, it will make me a better designer, because I’ll have hands-on experience.”
The program covers two quarters and is offered at the Aviation Maintenance Technology school at Paine Field. EvCC is the first school in the state and believed to be the first in the Northwest to offer avionics.
“Avionics is a wide field,” instructor Raylene Alexander said. “It’s everything from the reading light of the passenger who sits in an aircraft with a book to complicated glass cockpits and autopilot systems. It’s anything (on an aircraft) with a wire.”
Avionics has been part of the aviation industry for decades, but it’s becoming a more and more important field because aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing and Airbus are building planes with wiring controlling flight rather than cables and hydraulics.
“It’s really an emerging field in the last 10 years,” said Rob Prosch, EvCC’s associate dean of aviation. “The issue is because everything has gone so high tech with electronics, we have (aircraft mechanics) who have no idea how to troubleshoot and repair it.”
Boeing approached EvCC three years ago about starting an avionics program, one that could be emulated at other colleges around the state that train aircraft mechanics.
Boeing along with Woodinville’s Dynon Avionics and Delta Airlines have supported the program through donations and technical know-how.
There is a pressing need to train more aircraft mechanics with large numbers of aviation industry workers set to retire and a projected growth in flights, aircraft and even airlines over the next 20 years, Prosch said.
Students can get a two-year degree to become an aircraft mechanic without taking the avionics courses. But getting a certificate in the avionics program makes them much more in demand.
Those workers are needed at airplane manufacturers such as Boeing and Airbus, their suppliers and the airlines themselves, Prosch said.
EvCC gave the green light for the program in January. It started offering courses two months later. Prosch had been working behind the scenes getting it ready to go.
That included recruiting instructor Alexander from Kansas State University to teach it. Prosch met her while he was visiting the college looking at their program. He hired her on a contract basis to put together the avionics curriculum for EvCC.
Alexander, who started as an avionics tech for the U.S. Marine Corps in 1980, had been thinking about retiring to pursue other interests. She’s originally from this area and her mother still lives in Granite Falls.
“Quite truthfully, he just wore me down,” Alexander said.
She liked the challenge of putting together an avionics program from the ground up and one that could be used at other colleges in the state.
To get the program together, EvCC started with just 10 students, but they’re expanding to 20 this fall and will offer it twice a year to train 40 students. The fall class is already full.
At a class on a July afternoon, Alexander sent her students to a hangar working on a grounded Piper Apache.
One of the students is John Poppke, a retired mailman who lives on the Tulalip Reservation.
“We’re going to dismantle the old instrument panel, because we’re getting a donated glass cockpit, which means we’ll replace all the steam gauges and put in a nice screen that you can touch and move things and go from one screen to another real easily,” Poppke said.
He’s already completed the two-year aircraft mechanic degree and has returned for the avionics courses.
“I’m thinking about building a kit plane and I want to know as much as I can before I go out and kill myself,” Poppke said.
Naulivou, 34, is taking avionics courses for a second time. She had taken the courses in Fiji where she’s from and was hired at Fiji Airlines as an avionics trainee.
The airline didn’t have a place for her once she finished as a trainee. Instead, she moved to job as a materials planning officer, getting parts and equipment to grounded Fiji Airlines jets around the world.
She really wanted to design airplanes. So she decided to move to the Seattle area in 2015 to continue her education. She’s living in Federal Way, but attending classes at EvCC and South Seattle Community College.
She wants to transfer into the aeronautics program at the University of Washington in 2019.
The program is hyper-competitive so she’s hoping that her experience as well as her training in avionics will make the difference.
“As you see, aircraft designing is moving into more digital instead of cables and hydraulics running through it,” Naulivou said. “I think that with avionics that I’ll have an advantage over other students.”
An information session about Everett Community College’s new advanced avionics program is at 3 p.m. today at EvCC’s Aviation Maintenance Technology facility, 9711 32nd Place W., Building. C-80 at Paine Field in Everett.
The program teaches students how to maintain, troubleshoot and repair aircraft electronics systems. A 2016 Boeing report identified avionics as one of the largest skill gaps among aviation maintenance technicians.
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Hmmm.....3 stage solid LV lofting 1.2thttp://www.satellitetoday.com/st/topnews/Details-of-New-Japanese-Cost-Cutting-Launch-Vehicle-Leaked_31916.html
Eventually, the new rocket may carry a landing vehicle for Japan’s Moon exploration project, targeted for 2020, the agencies said in the reports.
/Conspiracy onThis is an exercise in building an ICBM, right?
Quote from: Eerie on 08/12/2010 04:49 pm/Conspiracy onThis is an exercise in building an ICBM, right?People said the same thing about M-V. Didn't happen. Japan has a "no-ICBM" policy....
Here's an ideaTo increase the amount of payload the rocket can lift how about if JAXA were to cluster 9 of these Falcon 1s together as a single combined rocket?Finding a name for the new rocket could be a problem however... cheers Peter
Yasuhiro Morita, A New Type of Launch Vehicle: A Rocket with Artificial Intelligencehttp://www.jaxa.jp/article/interview/vol58/index_e.htmlGood Interview
Back to the J1, the first attempt a while back to generate a small orbital vehicle out of an SRB. That program ballooned in cost until it was replaced by the J2, the first iteration of Galaxy Express, until that program ballooned in cost.
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Beechcraft Bonanza F33
The Beechcraft Bonanza V-tail is one of the sleekest general aviation designs out there, and it’s still flying today. I wish I would have had the chance to log some hours in one before I gave up flying. The Bonanza was introduced in 1947 and is still produced today, although the V-tail design was retired in 1982.
The Minicraft F33 Bonanza reutilizes their previous Bonanza molds, but includes a new sprue with three additions. These three additions include a 3-bladed prop, vertical fin and aft fuselage section to update the V-tail Bonanza to the standard tail version. Included with the kit is a stand allowing you to place your finished model (with the gear up or down) in an inflight setting. Minicraft also includes a set of Cartograf printed decals for two Bonanza aircraft. My first impression of the kit was that, despite some flash here and there, the recessed panel lines and details are very well done. As best as I can tell, this kit is utilizing the Bonanza molds dating back to the late 1990s. The clear parts are a little thick but clear, so I didn’t anticipate any problems here. The engine detail looks very good, and if you wish the engine cowling can be removed to display this fine engine. The only negative that jumped out at me was a couple of ejector pin marks on the fuselage interior walls that could not have been placed in a more difficult position to hide. The molder maker could have moved both pins less than a few millimeters and they would have been on flat surfaces. The same goes for the front wheel assembly. A rogue ejector pin mark is right on the nose wheel.
In general the kit builds up like any other single engine prop aircraft by starting in the cabin, but the seats are attached to the wing center section. The instrument panel and yoke assembly are attached to the fuselage interior, as are the side glass clear pieces. They did not fit as well as they could/should have, and it did take some sanding to get them to fit into the sides pieces. With this complete I sealed up the fuselage. The wing is then attached, and it did have a wing root gap on either side that needed filled. A little stretched sprue did the trick. I also ran into an issue where the two fuselage halves are a slightly different length. I did my best to line up the panel lines and fixed the nose later in the build.
It was about now that I realized in my excitement I forgot to saw out the aft fuselage section to accommodate the standard tail. Argh! So, I built up the vertical stabilizer utilizing the new parts so I could compare it to the V-tail design; the comparison is pictured at the bottom of this review. I do not for see any problems with the standard tail conversion. The next step is to build up the engine and place it in the nose. As I mentioned before, you can display the engine compartment open if you wish.
Because of the slight offset with the fuselage halves, I did have to do a little putty work when attaching the upper engine cowling. It is now time to attach the remaining antennas, landing gear, etc., and you have a nice little representation of the Beechcraft Bonanza. Don’t forget she will need some lead in the nose if you don’t want a tail sitter. I filled the entire engine bay under the engine with lead shot just to get her to stay on the nose. To finish the kit off, I masked my example then primed and painted with gloss Tamiya white. The decals went down great and reacted well to Micro Sol /Set.
I found this kit to be a tiny bit more challenging than a complete beginner should have to deal with (due to the fit issues), but nothing someone with 4 or 5 kits under their belt shouldn’t be able to tackle.
I would like to thank Minicraft Model Kits for providing this great little Bonanza kit and IPMS/USA for the chance to review it.
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Maybe Iranian missiles aren’t that accurate
Okay, we know that 25 percent of their launch failed (4/15), but the good ones are pretty accurate. Actually, Iran can drop an ICBM on a football field, from a few thousand miles away. That is why early detection is so important. Back in the day, during a missile attack on a base in Vietnam, the communists were lucky if they actually hit in the general vicinity of where they were aiming. If a soldier wasn’t loitering around the ammo dump, they had a pretty good chance of making it to a bunker, unless an errant missile dropped on top of them.
Early warning system worked
How did the troops escape the Ayatollahs Hell from above? They got a heads-up with plenty of time to get to a shelter and break out the playing cards. I’m not making lite of the danger they were in; in Vietnam, your early warning was the first mortar or rocket exploding. So how does this much-improved system work?
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According to an online article written by Daniel Oberhaus from Wired, “The US has a vast network of radars and satellites dedicated to tracking missile launches around the globe…One of the biggest improvements in early warning technology has been seen in space systems, which keep a constant watch for missile launches across the entire globe. At present, the US has four missile-tracking infrared satellites in geosynchronous orbits—meaning they never change position relative to the surface of the Earth—and two additional infrared missile detection systems likely hosted on classified National Reconnaissance Office satellites.
Oberhaus added: “Once a satellite detects a possible missile launch, it triggers an alert at the Missile Warning Center, run by the US Space Command out of the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station in Colorado. There, military analysts work to confirm that the detection is legit and process the trajectory of the missile to determine where it will strike… How long the whole process takes, from detection to direction, depends on the launch location and target. In the case of the Iranian attack, US officials say troops had hours of advance warning of an impending attack from communication and signals intelligence, but the warning after the missile launch was likely only a few minutes to disperse.”
It sounds like the Communications crew was listening in on the Iranian chatter. That gave the base command time to get their people to safety. Every piece of this formula is critical.
The Cold War detection systems were primitive compared to today, mainly relying on ground radar. For this radar to work, the missile had to get above the horizon before it was detected. Accuracy in determining where a missile would land was spotty at best.
Our system desperately needs to be upgraded
Fortunately, Iran doesn’t have better technology in their missiles. Our current system will soon be inadequate to deal with missiles that can change direction in mid-flight, or hypersonic missiles which can be on target before calculations and warnings can be issued. According to of the Department of Defense: In 2018, the Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman an $866 million, five-year contract to upgrade three ground-based warning radar systems in the US. Last year, Congress approved a $160 million budget transfer to accelerate the development of a new generation of five missile-tracking satellites, the first of which is expected to launch in 2025.
It was a bad day for the Ayatollah
The Iranians just pissed away over $100 million dollars on their missile fireworks show. That number is based on fifteen missiles at a $7 million-dollar price tag per missile, plus incidental expenses. How much bang did they get for their buck? Well, the infrastructure damage is unknown, but if they were trying to exact revenge using human lives (Iraqi or American) as currency, they got screwed. Of the fifteen missiles fired, four were duds (there goes $30 million right there).
Not only did over sixty Iranian mourners die, and 200 others injured in a stampede during Soleimani’s funeral procession, but Iran also managed to kill 140 more when they panicked and shot down the Ukraine airliner. By refusing to turn over the plane’s black box to Boeing, they are all but admitting their guilt. So, on Ayatollah Revenge Day, the score was America: 400 Iran: 0.
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Lawmakers on Capital Hill are making no secret about their heartburn over the Air Force's recent decision to kill its new C-27J Spartan joint aircraft.
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee appeared to second-guess the controversial budget decision as they questioned the Army's senior leadership on the C-27 on Thursday.
Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman voiced his concern that the Air Force would pull C-27Js out of Afghanistan, despite the much-need support those aircraft are providing to Army ground units there.
Portman reenforced his point by asking Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno to describe the C-27J's performance in Afghanistan.
Odierno told lawmakers that the C-27J "impacted very positively" on 82nd Airborne Division's ability to accomplish its mission by delivering supplies to remote locations.
"It's important for us to sustain air assets dedicated to ground forces," Odierno said. "The Air Force made the decision; they think they can do this with C-130s. If we get that same support -- that is what we need. I would say that this has been supplied very successfully by the C-27."
Portman seized on Odierno's statements to criticize the Air Force for failing to consider the money C-27s save when compared to older aircraft.
"The C-27 does it for $2,100 per hour, the CH-47 does it for about $11,000 per hour, the C-130 does for between $5,100 to $7,100 an hour -- so from a taxpayer perspective, the C-27 not only allows you to land on smaller air strips, it's saving the taxpayer money," Portman said. He wants to make sure the Pentagon isn't pulling a capability out of theater that meets a requirement. "I have never seen the military do this before."
Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker also made a point of asking Army officials about their involvement in the Air Force's C-27 decision. He expressed concern when Odierno said he learned about the C-27's demise at a joint meeting between the two services.
Army Secretary John McHugh caused the line of questioning to fizzle when he told Wicker that the Army was given the opportunity to discuss the C-27 before the Air Force killed it.
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Pity the poor Sukhoi Company of Russia, which has been folded into the United Aircraft Corporation. Life as a Sukhoi/UAC senior executive is embarrassing enough in light of the highly publicized shootdowns of the company’s much-vaunted Su-34 “Fullback” fighter-bomber and Su-35 “Flanker-E” air superiority fighter in the skies over Ukraine. But history shows that Sukhoi’s misfortunes and disappointments date back a few decades. Their frustrations even carried over to mere training aircraft, far away from the battlefield.
Say hello to the Su-54 trainer, a short-lived design concept that ended up never being built and therefore never even earned a catchy NATO reporting name.
Late Cold War Origins
The concept of the Su-54 traces its origins to 1990, the year before the collapse of the Soviet Union. At the time, Warsaw Pact countries were using the Czechoslovakian-made Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros and L-29 Delfin as their primary jet trainers. These jets debuted in 1968, and they were nearing the end of their service lives. Ever mindful that a more modern platform was needed to provide trainee pilots their last baby steps before transitioning onto advanced fourth-generation fighter jets, the commander in chief of the Soviet Air Force issued a request for the design of a new advanced jet trainer.
Fast-forward to 1993, two years after the Soviet collapse, and the Yakovlev Yak-130 “Mitten” ended up beating out the Su-54 as the winning proposal. (Note, it earned a NATO codename). The Mitten remains the Russian air force’s jet trainer.
Post-Cold War Fiscal Fizzle
It wasn’t that the Su-54 was necessarily a bad design. It was simple economic realities that kept it grounded. Due to the dire straits of the early post-Soviet Russian economy, it became clear that the trainer contract had to be given to one of the smaller design bureaus, as Sukhoi and Mikoyan were already building Su-27 “Flankers” and MiG-29 “Fulcrums,” respectively – the country’s top-of-the-line fourth-generation fighter jets at that time. As Aerotime Hub columnist Valius Venckunas writes:
“That situation was also reflected in four trainer designs that were offered. All of them were focused on being as cheap as possible, using previous research and elements of other aircraft, as well as making an emphasis of aircraft’s adaptability for various missions and purposes…Sukhoi’s design took both of those ideas the farthest…So, Sukhoi came up with three versions for its new airplane. The S-54 would be an advanced trainer; the S-55 would be a light fighter intended to supplement the heavier ones, and the S-56 would be its carrier-borne variant…All of them were scaled-down versions of the Su-27 platform, both visually and functionally…[T]o the naked eye, the result speaks for itself: the new aircraft looked exactly like a small Flanker.”
Had the Su-54 actually ended up being built – and indeed held true to the original proposal – it would have sported a fuselage length of 12.3 meters and a wingspan of 9.8 meters – just over half of the Su-27’s dimensions. Even more impressive, the little jet would’ve weighed in at 4,200 kg while empty, which amounts to barely more than one-fourth the empty weight of the Flanker.
In other words, had the Su-54 been built, it would have become the smallest and lightest modern fighter jet, being on par with Korean War-era aircraft such as the MiG-15 “Fagot” and the F-86 “Sabre.” Venckunas provides some additional perspective on the compactness and light weight of the design: “Light fighter jets of the fourth generation – such as the F-16, the MiG-29 and the HAL Tejas – were all substantially bulkier, and even previous-generation designs, such as the F-5 and the MiG-21, were heavier by several hundreds of kilograms,” he writes.
Max airspeed would have been a respectable Mach-1.5, and the aircraft would have had a maximum range of 2,000 km. Perhaps most impressively, the baby jet’s Saturn AL-31 engine would have provided half of Su-27’s thrust for just one-fourth of its weight, making its thrust-to-weight ratio unmatched.
What Might Have Been
Even after the Su-54 fell through, Sukhoi attempted to offer Su-55 and Su-56 for export to India and South Africa in the 1990s, but to no avail. One final attempt to revive the concept in the early 2000s also fell through. As Venckunas concludes on a humorous note, “Anyway, at least one result of the S-54 program is undeniable: it resulted in, possibly, the cutest fighter jet ever. Of course, the combat potential of this feature is up for a debate.”
Su-34 Photo Essay Bonus
Christian D. Orr is a former Air Force Security Forces officer, Federal law enforcement officer, and private military contractor (with assignments worked in Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kosovo, Japan, Germany, and the Pentagon). Chris holds a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Southern California (USC) and an M.A. in Intelligence Studies (concentration in Terrorism Studies) from American Military University (AMU). He has also been published in The Daily Torch and The Journal of Intelligence and Cyber Security. Last but not least, he is a Companion of the Order of the Naval Order of the United States (NOUS). In his spare time, he enjoys shooting, dining out, cigars, Irish and British pubs, travel, USC Trojans college football, and Washington DC professional sports.
Note: As the plane was never built, we used a Su-34 image.
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The Khatra airline is supposed to fly its inaugural flight in this episode with a plane which is not exactly functional, and as the guest for this occasion, Rakhi Sawant walks in to bless the inauguration. But what sort of comedy will unfold next?
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December 13, 2022
Today in Microsoft Flight Simulator, I’m going to fly an important World War II airplane you probably never heard of: the Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann, which served as the primary trainer for the German Luftwaffe.
I’m going to fly it from the airport at Braunschweig (Brunswick), which was very close to where German pilots secretly trained in the Jungmann and other aircraft to rebuild the German air force.
The story begins with Carl Clemens Bücker, who served in German naval aviation during World War I, and moved to Sweden after the war to manufacture airplanes (since this was banned in Germany under the Versailles Treaty).
Bücker returned to Germany in 1932, and set up his own company outside Berlin, making him a late arrival on the German aviation scene. Their first offering was the Bü 131, which would be one of the last biplanes produced in Germany.
The fuselage was made from steel tubing covered in fabric, and the wings from fabric-covered wood – not unlike contemporary trainers like the Piper Cub.
The first A version had an 80hp 4-cylinder air-cooled inline engine, but the B version (here) was upgraded to 105hp to meet the standards for military training.
As a trainer, the Bü 131 had two seats in tandem. The student sat forward, and the instructor to the rear. A solo pilot would sit in the rear seat – again, like the Piper Cub.
Sitting in the front seat, the student had a limited instrument panel consisting only of an airspeed indicator (left), turn coordinator (center), altimeter (right), and tachometer (attached outside to the right). This was to avoid confusing the student with too much information.
In the rear seat, the instructor or solo pilot had a more complete array of instruments, including a compass (upper center) and vertical speed indicator (upper right), as well as the magnetos (lever to the left) for turning the engine on and off.
The instructor also had controls for the fuel supply (left red knob), throttle and fuel mixture (smaller knobs to the left), and elevator trim (right knob), along with a priming pump (far right) for starting the engine.
Someone just asked me how much fuel we have. Well, you see that column straight in front, which looks like a gunsight? That’s actually the fuel gauge, and it’s showing half full for a relatively short flight.
In 1933, the first Jungmanns were sold to the Deutscher Luftsportverband (DLV), the “German Air Sports Association”. Supposedly a recreational association, this organization was set up by the Nazi Party to train new pilots, before it formally repudiated the Versailles Treaty.
The DLV, headed by Hermann Göring and Ernst Röhm, established a number of flying schools across Germany. Later, in 1937, these schools were folded into the new Luftwaffe, or German air force.
It sure didn’t take much to get the Bü 131 off the ground. Also, not much torque given its relatively small engine, so not too difficult to keep it straight on the runway.
Going into and during World War II, new German air force pilots go their very first flight training at a so-called A/B Schule. There were several scattered across Germany, and many of these grass airstrips no longer exist today.
That’s why I’ve come here, to Braunchsweig, where one of the oldest and most important training fields was located. It too no longer exists, and I’m not sure if it formally hosted an A/B Schule, but it was the heart of the German pilot training program.
Braunsweig-Broitzem Airfield was located just to the southwest of town. The base facilities, which still exist and have been repurposes, are circled in red, while the former location of the open field for takeoff and landing is circled in yellow.
Opened in 1916 as a military airfield, in 1928 Braunsweig-Broitzem became the location of the Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule (DVS), the German Air Transport Pilot School, the main center for training airline pilots for Lufthansa – but actually a secret military training program.
After Germany’s defeat in World War II, the Allies tore down most of the airfield and turned it over to residential and agricultural use. However, apparently one of the old hangars now serves as a liquor store.
Early on, Bücker’s new company had a hard time gaining traction with the German military. But the Bü 131 soon found a thriving export market, with thousands of trainers being sold or manufacturing licensed out to Switzerland, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Spain, and even Japan.
The Jungmann continues to be prized today as a nimble aerobatics plane, and continues to perform in airshows.
umerous Japanese pilots in World War II learned to fly in the Bü 131, and Spain’s air force actually retained it as its primary trainer until 1968.
Eventually the Bü 131 caught on back home and became the Luftwaffe’s primary trainer during World War II. Before they ever climbed into a Messerschmidt or Focke-Wolfe, many German pilots learned to fly in a Jungmann.
During the war, the Bü 131 was eventually phased out and replaced by newer aircraft in its training role. What to do with all the old airplanes? Send them to the Eastern Front!
On the Eastern Front, the Bü 131 served mainly as a liaison aircraft, and also had a limited combat role serving in special “night harassment” squadrons, flown by Estonian and Latvian pilots.
One of the towns close to Braunschweig is Wolfsburg, home to Volkswagen, so I’ve taken a brief detour here to fly over the huge auto factory there.
Time to turn back southwest from Wolfsburg and land back at Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport, which was also built in the 1930s and is currently home to the German Federal Aviation Office.
There’s no manual that I could find, so I had to figure out the stall speed by taking it up and slowing it down until it stalled, then recovering. It seems to stall at about 80 km/h, or about 43 knots.
With that in mind, I’ll approach to land at about 100 km/h and see what happens.
The altimeter is actually in km, so I’m just judging my altitude by sight. Turns out 1 km is about 3,300 feet, so 0.3 km is about right at 1,000 feet.
100 km/hr worked about to be about right and I came to a nice touchdown. This is way more runway than anyone needs in this plane.
As I mentioned, the Jungmann is very highly regarded as an aerobatics plane, and about 200 survive to this day (many of them built outside of Germany). It is so popular that several dozen new ones were produced during the 1990s, to meet demand.
After the war, Carl Clemens Bücker worked for the Swedish company Saab, returning to his pre-war aviation roots. He died in 1976, at age 81.
I hope you enjoyed this perhaps unexpected glimpse of the Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann, the airplane that trained the German Luftwaffe.
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NTSB Identification: ENG07WA032
Accident occurred Friday, July 14, 2006 in Skane County, Sweden
Aircraft: Grumman AA-5B, registration: OY-CFL
Injuries: 2 Serious.
The foreign authority was the source of this information.
On July 14, 2006, a Grumman AA-5B (OY-CFL) was substantially damaged during a forced landing at Hoganas airfield in Sweden. During cruise flight a loud bang was heard, followed by severe engine vibration and smoke coming from the engine compartment. The pilot attempted a forced landing and departed the runway striking a stone wall. One cylinder head was found separated from its barrel. The subject cylinder was an overhauled unit. Full narrative available
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sputniknews: The aircraft said to be a German Air Force Bombardier Global 5000, ended up blocking the runway at Schoenefeld airport after a rough emergency landing.
A stricken military aircraft blocked the runway at the German capital’s second airport after a technical issue caused it to return shortly after take-off, the Independent reported. The German air force plane is part of the government fleet: a Bombardier Global 5000 executive jet.
German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said that the crew managed “to get the jet on the ground under very difficult circumstances and prevent worse things,” cited by the Daily Star.
The plane had been at Schoenefeld for maintenance and was flying back to its base in Cologne when it was forced to turn back. The German air force said that both wings touched the runway during landing. The flight crew was undergoing medical checks and the cause of the incident was under investigation, a spokesman said.
The city’s airport operator tweeted after the incident Tuesday morning that flights headed for Schoenefeld were being diverted because of an “inoperative aircraft on the runway” and check-in was suspended. Approaching planes were diverted to Berlin’s other airport, Tegel, northwest of the city center.
Schoenefeld is one of two Cold War-era airports that serve the German capital ahead of the long-delayed opening of a new airport, currently scheduled for October next year. It is an important hub for the two biggest budget airlines in Europe, Ryanair and easyJet, as well as Wizz Air and Norwegian.
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Three passengers aboard a Kolkata-bound Vistara flight suffered critical injuries when the plane faced severe air turbulence just before landing. Passenger flight UK 775 from Mumbai ran into turbulence on its way to Kolkata. It narrowly avoided mishap and landed safely at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Monday evening.
“Flight UK775 operating Mumbai-Kolkata on June 7 faced severe turbulence 15 minutes before landing, causing injuries to a few passengers, who were given first aid during flight and medical assistance upon arrival in Kolkata. We're investigating the incident on priority,” Vistara Spokesperson said.
As per reports, three passengers were critically injured while five others suffered minor injuries inside the aircraft. They were provided immediate medical assistance upon landing. The three with critical injuries were rushed to Charnock Hospital in Kolkata by AAI ambulance and Charnock ambulance. An elderly person had a dislocated shoulder, while a female passenger reportedly fractured her right arm in the incident. The third injured person, a young man, had bumped his head during the turbulence.
Those with minor injuries were escorted to their destination after providing first aid. All other passengers landed safely. The incident occurred around 70 nautical miles from the city when the plane fell into a clear air vacuum pocket between 17,000 to 20,000 feet above.
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How fast is a Panavia Tornado?
Tornado fact file
|Crew:||2 (pilot, navigator)|
|Top speed:||1,490 mph (2,400 km/h)|
|Range:||1,151 miles (1,853 km)|
How fast was the Tornado fighter?
With a max speed of 1.3 Mach and an expansive range of integrated weaponry including Paveway IV, Tornado is still the frontline aircraft for our customers, more than 30 years after its entry in to service.
Who owns the most planes in the world?
World Airline Fleets: Top 10 Aviation Armadas With Most Airplanes
- China Eastern Airlines: 349 planes.
- Air Canada: 354 planes.
- Air France: 381 planes.
- Lufthansa: 401 planes.
- China Southern: 423 planes.
- FedEx Express: 634 planes.
- Southwest: 683 planes.
- United Airlines: 1,264 planes.
Can you outrun a tornado on foot?
Can you outrun a tornado on foot? DO NOT TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO IN YOUR CAR. Tornado winds can blow large objects, including cars, hundreds of feet away. Tornadoes can change direction quickly and can lift up a car or truck and toss it through the air.
What kind of aircraft is the Panavia Tornado?
The Panavia Tornado is the aircraft that belongs to the family of the multirole combat aircraft which have twin engines and variable swept wings. The aircraft was design and manufactured under a joint program of the United Kingdom, West Germany, and Italy.
Where can I find the Panavia Tornado IDS?
Panavia Tornado IDS is a stub article. You can help the Bomberaircraft Wiki by expanding it. This entry is for the Interdictitor/Strike version. Information about the Air Defence version can be found on the Fighter Aircraft Wiki. On 26 March 1969.
Why was the Panavia Tornado put up for export?
The multirole design of Panavia Tornado allowed for it to replace the much older aging aircraft in the fleet the 3 air forces. The aircraft was only put up for export to one other air force which was the RSAF (Royal Saudi Air Force).
When was the first Panavia Tornado test run?
The Pre-development phase began in July 1970, followed in September 1971 by the involved governments declaring their Intention To Proceed (ITP) declared by the involved governments, and the first ground test run of the RB199 engine at Bristol, which took place on 27 September.
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AUS: Defence Acquires Satellite Communications
THE HON. JOHN MOORE, MP
Minister for Defence
Sunday, 24 October 1999 MIN 317/99
Defence Acquires Satellite Communications Capability
The Minister for Defence, John Moore, today announced that contracts totalling $340 million had been signed with Cable and Wireless Optus (CWO) for the supply and support of a new satellite communications capability for the Australian Defence Force.
The Australian Defence Satellite Communications Capability (ADSCC) will comprise a Defence owned communications payload aboard the CWO C1 satellite, plus associated ground based infrastructure for the control and management of the Defence payload.
"This project is an excellent example of the cooperative arrangements Defence can make with industry that provides benefits to both parties," Mr Moore said.
"The ADSCC will significantly improve the communications services available for deployed forces, and will support new command, control and communications systems fielded by the ADF early in the next century.
"Australian industry will provide though-life support to the ADSCC and will supply most of the ground based infrastructure," said Mr Moore.
It is expected that the CWO C1 satellite will be launched in early 2002 and become fully operational following a short period of in-orbit testing.
The Defence communications payload will provide communications services in X, Ka and UHF bands and will be controlled from ground facilities that will be established in Canberra. The CWO C1 satellite will also carry a commercial Ku-band communications payload which is owned and operated by CWO.
The satellite bus telemetry, tracking and command functions will be undertaken from the company's satellite control facilities at Belrose, New South Wales, and Lockridge, Western Australia.
The design and construction of the satellite will be undertaken by the Mitsubishi Electric Corporation of Japan, and United States companies Space Systems Loral and Raytheon.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.org Website: www.defence.gov.au
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