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https://www.sothebys.com/en/museums/al-mahatta | 2021-12-05T15:18:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964363189.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20211205130619-20211205160619-00504.warc.gz | 0.954148 | 84 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__69471038 | en | About the Museum
Al Mahatta Museum first opened its doors on March 14, 2000. It is the first airport in the UAE, built in 1932 and then turned into a museum highlighting the history of flight in the UAE and the region. It is a prominent place due to its unique collectibles that show man's first attempts to fly, to landing on the moon.
(Photo: Courtesy Sharjah Museums) | aerospace |
https://www.windowscentral.com/thrustmaster-reveals-range-accessories-microsoft-flight-simulator | 2021-08-03T13:44:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046154459.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20210803124251-20210803154251-00330.warc.gz | 0.915688 | 722 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__296792594 | en | What you need to know
- Microsoft Flight Simulator's development is going strong.
- Thrustmaster finally revealed a bunch of hardware that supports the game.
- You'll be able to get sidesticks and thrust reversers.
- The accessories also support X-Plane 11.
Microsoft Flight Simulator is an upcoming project from Xbox Game Studios that wants to push the boundaries of realism. In order to do so, the company has partnered with Thrustmaster to release a range of flight simulator hardware. You can take a look at them below. If you're into X-Plane 11, you'll be happy to know that they support that too. According to Thrustmaster, the accessories are officially licensed by Airbus and designed for flawless integration in civil aviation games.
- TCA Sidestick Airbus Edition: June 25 for $70
- TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition: September 24 for $100
- TCA Quadrant Add-on Airbus Edition
- TCA Officer Pack Airbus Edition: September 24 for $160
- TM Flying Clamp: September 24 for $70
TCA Sidestick Airbus Edition
The first flagship product launched in the Thrustmaster Civil Aviation range, is a remarkably well-rounded PC joystick. Designed for flawless integration in civil aviation games including X-Plane 11 and Microsoft Flight Simulator, this ergonomic replica Airbus sidestick is a versatile companion for virtual pilots across all types of flight simulation.The throttle built into the base of the joystick includes a thrust reverser function, a unique feature found on real life airliners. This is a major advantage in terms of helping you master complicated maneuvers and ensures that your landings are always perfectly controlled.
TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition
To properly celebrate the launch of its civil aviation product range, Thrustmaster has taken the opportunity to create a fantastic companion device for its new sidestick: the TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition. The release of the TCA Quadrant Airbus Edition will be followed by two complementary modules: the TCA Quadrant Add-On Airbus Edition, that will replicate real-life air brake, flaps, autobrake and parking brake features found on world-famous Airbus airliners including the A320. If you are looking for a truly complete experience, that allows you to operate as a virtual airline captain, Thrustmaster has you covered... the TCA Officer Pack Airbus Edition lets you get your hands on both new Thrustmaster TCA products — the sidestick and throttle quadrant — at the same time.
TM Flying Clamp
The TM Flying Clamp is the cherry on top of this wide-ranging launch. Long requested by Thrustmaster's fans for inclusion in its range of products, the TM Flying Clamp will now be joining the brand's advanced flight sim ecosystem. Developed to facilitate enhanced gaming set ups for all users, the TM Flying Clamp is a solidly-built solution for use with popular Thrustmaster product ranges.
T.A.R.G.E.T (Thrustmaster Advanced pRogramming Graphical EdiTor) is a powerful software suite that lets you test, configure, and program Thrustmaster controllers. With T.A.R.G.E.T you can even merge all of your different compatible Thrustmaster accessories so that they're recognized as a single USB device, for enhanced modularity and customization of gaming controls.
You'll be able to preorder all of them through the Thrustmaster Store.
We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more. | aerospace |
https://www.pointswithacrew.com/amazon-prime-air-767-crashes-with-3-people-aboard/ | 2023-04-01T14:06:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296950030.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20230401125552-20230401155552-00112.warc.gz | 0.962411 | 404 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__164340640 | en | An Amazon Prime Air 767 operated by Atlas Air crashed yesterday, February 23, 2019 into a bay short of their destination of Houston, near Anahuac, Texas. The plane had been in the air for just over 2 hours, en route from Miami. The FAA has stated that there were three crew aboard.
#FAA statement regarding a twin-engine Boeing 767 cargo jetliner crash near Anahuac, TX today around 12:45 p.m. CT. pic.twitter.com/7x2f0wYwcG
— The FAA (@FAANews) 23 February 2019
It is odd that the pilot and crew did not make a distress call. The aircraft made a very steep descent according to the flight tracker, falling 3,500 feet in 30 seconds. The National Transportation Safety Board will obviously be investigating the crash. It has been a number of years since the last cargo plane crash within the U.S. The most recent occurred in 2013, when there were two separate fatal incidents.
My thoughts are with the crew and their families. Plane crashes involving loss of life are always heartbreaking to see and hear about. Authorities investigating the crash have recovered human remains, and there are believed to be no survivors.
Image courtesy of Jehan Gouse via Wikimedia Commons under CC-BY-3.0 license.
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Boeing 767 cargo crash is heartbreaking, I hope every lost soul would rest in peace. | aerospace |
http://www.deagel.com/Tactical-Unmanned-Rotorcrafts/RQ-8A-Fire-Scout_a000557001.aspx | 2017-01-20T09:50:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280825.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00254-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.874884 | 826 | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-04__0__150689709 | en | There are 16 images added on 25 November 2006
Description: The Fire Scout VTUAV is a vertical take-off and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle designed to provide unprecedented situation awareness and precision targeting for the US Navy and the USMC.
The Fire Scout UAV has the ability to takeoff and land on any helicopter capable ship such as frigates and aircraft carriers as well as any place in the battlefield area supporting the USMC forces.
The RQ-8A Fire Scout also includes a HMMWV-mounted ground control station for use by the USMC and the the Tactical Control Station (TCS) developed for US Navy ships. It provides coverage 110nm from launch site providing ISR (Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance) and targeting through its Electro-Optical and IR sensors and a laser designator.
The Fire Scout will also act as a communications node within the network centric warfare battle space supporting other platforms. It is powered by a single Rolls Royce 250-C20W engine and features a 3-blade main rotor that could be replaced by a 4-blade rotor extending Fire Scout range, payload and flight endurance.
The Fire Scout will replace the Pioneer UAV. In the future, the valuable Fire Scout will provide accurate targeting to warships equipped with Extended Range Guided Projectiles (ERGM) and land attack missiles. For this reason the US Army and the US Navy are testing the Fire Scout under the MQ-8 designation.
In 2005 the RQ-8 program was restructured with the RQ-8A aircraft deemed as the test version of more capable MQ-8B which was scheduled to be the first full operational model deployed with the Armed Forces of the United States.
RQ-8 Fire Scout Orders
RQ-8A Fire Scout
RQ-8 Fire Scout items 2012-2014 Chart includes MQ-8C Fire Scout (19)
RQ-8A Fire Scout Specifications
Main Rotor Blades: 3
Number of Engines: 1
Height: 2.87 meter
Length: 6.95 meter
Ceiling: 6,100 meter (20,013 foot)
Max Range: 204 kilometer (110 nautical mile)
Top Speed at High Altitude: 65 mps (234 kph)
Flight Endurance: 6 hour (360 minute)
Max Takeoff Weight: 1,157 kilogram (2,551 pound)
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
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RQ-8A Fire Scout News
There are 8 news between
11 Aug 2003 and 29 Mar 2006
Wednesday, March 29, 2006Fire Scout Demonstrates Network-Centric CapabilitiesWednesday, January 18, 2006Fire Scout Completes First Autonomous Ship LandingsWednesday, August 17, 2005US Navy Fire Scout Turns into Weaponized UAVTuesday, August 9, 2005US Army Hunter MQ-5B First FlightMonday, July 25, 2005RQ-8 Fire Scout Unmanned Rotorcraft Successfully Fires RocketsThursday, May 27, 2004Lockheed-Martin and General Dynamics Awarded LCS ContractsTuesday, January 27, 2004Fire Scout UAV Joins Future Combat SystemsMonday, August 11, 2003Synthetic Aperture Radar Successfully Integrated on the Fire Scout
Operators & Related Equipment
RQ-8A Fire Scout Links & Resources
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https://www.sesarju.eu/sesar-solutions/multi-constellationdual-frequency-mcdf-gnss | 2022-11-26T20:36:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446708046.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20221126180719-20221126210719-00866.warc.gz | 0.896179 | 394 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__153320634 | en | Multi-constellation/Dual frequency (MC/DF) GNSS
- SJU reference # PJ.14-03-02 /Release 2019
- Status In the pipeline
Standardisation developments for multi-constellation GNSS receivers have so far focused on the certain constellations, such as and Galileo. This includes the satellite-based augmentation systems, such as EGNOS in Europe. However, GNSS receivers also need to operate with other constellations and alternative augmentation systems. The impact of processing additional core constellations or new augmentation systems presents interoperability challenges in term of the avionics and receiver/antenna architecture and requires further evaluation. The SESAR research looks at the design and capability of antenna front-end design; out of band rejection characteristics and receiver architectures; and algorithms and transition between areas operated with distinct subsets of GNSS elements approved for operational use.
The SESAR solution aims to enable performance-based navigation procedures and allow for the ground infrastructure to be rationalised. Navigation procedures include: precision approach with horizontal and vertical guidance, advanced approaches concepts, multiple runway aiming points, further runway aiming point, adaptive runway aiming point, adaptive increased glide slope, low-visibility procedures (LPV) or GLS-GAST-C below 200ft, vertical geometric navigation to support enhanced navigation in the terminal manoeuvring area, as well as ADS-B and 4D concepts.
SJU references: #PJ.14-03-02/Wave 2
- Greater resistance to interference through
the use of independent constellation infrastructure and frequencies, and enhanced signal design
- Greater availability due to additional satellites and signals
- Robustness to the impact of control segment errors and failures
- Improved accuracy, integrity, availability and continuity through the exploitation of new satellites signals | aerospace |
https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/luna/luna_apollomissions06.htm | 2022-10-06T23:21:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337889.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20221006222634-20221007012634-00305.warc.gz | 0.902165 | 139 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__70727406 | en | Jul 28, 2006
APOLLO 11: THE UNTOLD STORY aka FIRST ON THE MOON - THE UNTOLD STORY
When Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon in July 1969, Apollo 11 was hailed as the supreme triumph of American technology.
But behind the flag waving lies, a very different story: the untold account of how close the mission came to disaster. Now, nearly forty years later, men on that mission reveal what really happened on the first voyage to the moon.
It's a tale of how primitive computer technology, coupled with human errors and mechanical failures, nearly caused the tragic loss of the crew. | aerospace |
https://www.defensedaily.com/joint-direct-attack-munition-jdammanufacturerboeing/ | 2019-08-20T16:11:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027315551.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20190820154633-20190820180633-00168.warc.gz | 0.939218 | 320 | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-35__0__156972010 | en | Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
Inertial/GPS guidance tail kit for Mk 82 500-pound, Mk 83 1,000-pound, Mk 84 2,000-pound and BLU-109 2,000-pound bombs.
Pre-production versions used in Operation Allied Force in 1999. The Navy used JDAM for the first time operationally in the no-fly zones over Iraq in 2000, dropping them from F/A-18 fighter-bombers. The JDAM was used extensively throughout Operation Enduring Freedom.
The DoD notified Congress of a potential sale of 1,000 JDAM kits to Israel in 2002. South Korea might buy JDAM as part of its procurement of 40 F-15K fighters.
The JDAM kit provides precision targeting capability to "iron bombs" in the American inventory, which can be carried by American strike aircraft such as the B-2 and F/A-18. The JDAM was first used by B-2s during Operation Allied Force against Serb targets in Kosovo. GPS-guided weapons, including JDAM, accounted for nearly half of the munitions dropped by the Navy and Air Force during Operation Enduring Freedom. For Operation Enduring Freedom, a majority of the Air Force JDAMs were dropped from its bomber fleet. Overall, an estimated 4,500 JDAMs were dropped in Afghanistan. The latest version of JDAM is the "lightweight" kit for the Mk 82. The next production lot award will include provisions for equipping the Mk 82 with the kit. | aerospace |
https://avesis.itu.edu.tr/yayin/f99e5853-dc21-4937-8a8c-2617b13a745e/solid-rocket-motor-propellant-optimization-with-coupled-internal-ballistic-structural-interaction-approach | 2022-05-18T13:36:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662522270.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518115411-20220518145411-00491.warc.gz | 0.878608 | 256 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__311421725 | en | This research aims to optimize the geometric design of slotted propellant grains for solid rocket motors with respect to coupled internal ballistic performance and structural strength criteria. In-house codes such as a zero-dimensional internal ballistic solver and an analytical burnback solver are implemented to compute the variation of chamber pressure and the rocket thrust transiently. Structural analysis of the solid propellant is achieved by using a parametric linear viscoelastic model and a parametric cooldown heat transfer model, both of which are based on the finite element method. The transient temperature distribution data derived from the cooldown process are required inputs for the material properties to be used in the viscoelastic structural analysis. To enable an efficient optimization process, a surrogate heat transfer model that predicts the cooldown time of the system by eliminating expensive iterations is also implemented and validated. Within a coupled analysis approach, the pressure data obtained from the internal ballistic performance analysis are used for the ignition step of the linear viscoelastic analysis. The structural analysis results are evaluated by using a deterministic approach based on the margin of safety with respect to the stress and strain criteria. Finally, the optimum geometrical parameters for a slotted grain subjected to both structural and internal ballistic performance constraints are investigated through multidisciplinary optimization techniques. | aerospace |
http://cessnachick.com/2017/05/ | 2020-04-06T11:08:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585371624083.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20200406102322-20200406132822-00549.warc.gz | 0.982968 | 511 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__162763987 | en | Lately, my flying has been a lot like my blog posts. Sporadic. It’s similar to the beginning of my training, a mixture of my own schedule, the person I’m flying with, and the weather. Mostly it’s my schedule and the weather since the time has come to focus on solo flights and build my confidence with controlling the aircraft in certain patterns. Of course, I’m doing them VFR alone. So far, I have three under my belt.
My old insecurities came back a bit with radio work and there were some slip ups, but nothing huge the first time around. The first two lessons did build up my confidence. I was rocking the maneuvers and the landing were pretty good. I also took off the opposite way the airport normally operates without batting an eyelash – I had only done it once before. Being reminded that I can fly a plane by myself is always a big deal to me. Maybe it’ll get old the more I fly alone, maybe not.
Then a huge gap happened between my second and third flight. Life got in the way. Almost 3 and a half weeks passed. The rust built up and it showed. I remembered to practice my maneuvers: steep turns, stalls, etc.
When it was time to start the maneuvers, it really started to go down hill. That’s an exaggeration and I know it, but my altitude was all over the place and I got confused with the stupid teardrop hold. After I had finished doing the first pattern, about 12 minutes in, I noticed the carb heat was left on. I had never pushed it back in after stalling! Crap! That might have explained some of the performance changes I was struggling with as far as RPM not keeping my altitude. I set it to cold and I was thankful it wasn’t the reversed situation.
My maneuvers still weren’t on point, by that time I was frustrated. I intended to stay out longer and do the more difficult maneuver but I knew it was time to call it quits. All the confidence I’d built up on the other two solo lessons was pretty much lost.
When I got back on the ground, I told Jake I needed his eyes on the next time before my last solo flight. See if I was doing anything very wrong that he could fix. Now comes finding the time!
Solo time: 3.4
Total Time: 129.3 | aerospace |
https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-fan-creates-stunning-display-for-92176-nasa-apollo-saturn-v/ | 2022-10-06T06:51:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337731.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20221006061224-20221006091224-00146.warc.gz | 0.939025 | 200 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__49800073 | en | Nurayzat Johari has recreated the launch of the iconic rocket, with a flurry of smoke and fire blasting from its boosters. The smoke is made of LED strip lights surrounded by cotton, creating a launching effect with the rocket suspended above it.
As if this display isn’t impressive enough, the strip lights can even change colour to fit the aesthetic of any room. This is demonstrated in a video on the builder’s Twitter page. Add to that some rocket launch sounds and you have an utterly unique setting to display this incredible model.
The fan-favourite 21309 NASA Apollo Saturn V was recently re-released as set 92176 NASA Apollo Saturn V and is currently on back order at LEGO.com. The set features a metre tall model of the Saturn V rocket and two side-builds highlighting key parts of the mission.
Three display stands are also included, but you might not need them after seeing this builder’s genius display. | aerospace |
https://www.flighttestsafety.org/awards/43-awards/301-darren-mcdonald-award-citation | 2023-12-09T18:58:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100942.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20231209170619-20231209200619-00628.warc.gz | 0.954446 | 99 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__255165763 | en | Darren McDonald Award Citation
Darren McDonald of The Boeing Company is a recognized expert in minimum control speed testing and has introduced innovative concepts that improve risk management and provide more repeatable test results. He has assumed a leadership role while interfacing with flight test specialists at major manufacturers from around the world. His insight to find new risk management opportunities, and his ability to bring them to fruition has garnered the respect and admiration of test pilots and flight test engineers throughout the aerospace community. Congratulations, Darren! | aerospace |
https://www.rctrader.com/category/310/Aircraft-GasPetrol/listings/84137/PHOENIX-PC9-PILATUS-KIT-GPEP-SCALE-17-ARF-46-55-size.html | 2019-12-07T18:46:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-51/segments/1575540501887.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20191207183439-20191207211439-00349.warc.gz | 0.854996 | 168 | CC-MAIN-2019-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-51__0__63478175 | en | A great airplane! Its semi symmetrical airfoil and long tail moment deliver precise aerobatic performance for intermediate or experienced pilots. 90% pre-built with premium ORACOVER covering. - Wingspan: 1490mm (58.6in) - Length: 1270mm (50in) - Flying weight: 3200gr-3400gr - Gear type: Retract and CNC strut gear (included) - Radio: 6 channel minimum (not included) - Engine: .46-.55 / 2-stroke or .52/4-stroke glow engine (not included) - Motor: brushless outrunner 1000-1400 W, 480 KV (not included) - Designed for compatibility with both GP and EP flight
Still in box but packaging removed for inspection. Complete kit in perfect condition. | aerospace |
http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/articles/2014/04/nasa%E2%80%99s-cubesat-fleet-gives-fresh-perspective?qt-photo_of_the_day=0 | 2015-04-27T17:49:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-18/segments/1429246659254.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20150417045739-00051-ip-10-235-10-82.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.959698 | 2,101 | CC-MAIN-2015-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-18__0__156355499 | en | NASA’s CubeSat Fleet Gives Fresh Perspective
CubeSat Launch Initiative challenges student engineers to revolutionize the industry.
In an effort to revitalize current technology, NASA recently launched an ongoing program called the CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI). The program invites engineering students and faculty from across the nation to compete in inventing CubeSats that will ultimately fly as auxiliary payloads onboard the Poly-Picosatellite Orbital Deployer (P-POD).
CubeSats are nanosatellites that owe their name to their small cube shape. Typical measurements are four inches on each side, with a volume of about one quart, and a weight of less than three pounds.
These nanosatellites are used to collect and transmit data for research purposes and in-orbit inspection of larger satellites.
The program is off to a promising start as various worthy CubeSat designs have already been chosen for future missions, including those of several notable student engineers in the PolySat program at California’s Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly).
Intelligent Payload Experiment
A recent Cal Poly CubeSat design was put to the test in December 2013. The Intelligent Payload Experiment (IPEX) was part of the Educational Launch of Nanosatellite (ELaNa) missions chosen by CSLI for the purpose of testing satellite automation and data reduction. What makes IPEX unique is its five cameras used by NASA’s JPL software. The system analyzes collected images and reports back to NASA on which items may be of particular interest and worth further analysis. “I’m particularly proud of the camera on the board that I built. Since the satellite launch in December, the camera on that board has produced amazing pictures of the Earth," says Jeff Weaver, electrical engineer undergrad student at Cal Poly. "Knowing that something I’ve designed and built is in space and taking pictures is a good feeling.”
With both a primary and secondary payload processor, the IPEX’s primary processor, along with all critical electrical components, are integrated onto a single system board. Weaver’s specific involvement was in the creation of the power system and signal breakouts from the primary processor, as well as an integral side panel attached to the main processor.
“This panel connects all of the solar power to the batteries, manages the data buses from external sensors, and includes one of the five cameras on the satellite,” explaines Weaver.
The highly condensed single panel board design posed a challenge in incorporating all the power and data signals branching out from the single system board. Five of IPEX’s six panels hold cameras, all of which feed into the system board through shared data lines. Furthermore, each of the six panels include solar cells.
Initial testing for the IPEX was imperative in the team’s ability to ensure the satellite would perform well in a remote environment, independent of the designers’ continued support. Testing was carried out with the aid of a high altitude balloon, which held a model of the original satellite to be used. The team was able to remotely operate the IPEX by radio as it took pictures 100 km above Earth.
Upon successful testing, the IPEX was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on December 6th, 2013.
“Seeing it launch and then immediately jumping back into the car to drive to campus was the most stressful point of the project," recalls Weaver. "If we couldn’t hear from the satellite on its first active pass over California, then we would know we had problems. Thankfully, everything worked out well."
Low Power Detection
Cal Poly’s engineering students have created a line of successful CubeSats used in the CSLI project, and IPEX served as an important predecessor for future design teams.
PolySat Program Manager, Nicholas Weiser notes, “IPEX was a crucial demonstration for our team, as the hardware used served as the basis for CP9 as well, so our fates were very much tied. IPEX continues to serve as a learning tool for our team members in how operating our satellites will go, as well as providing ideas on how to improve the systems.”
However, Cal Poly’s ninth satellite, CP9, has quite a different purpose than the IPEX. Its primary mission is to record important environmental data of other launch vehicles. Vibrations and thermal data are recorded in order to give scientists and engineers a clearer picture of what launch environments look like.
In cooperation with Florida’s Merrit Island High School, the team worked to develop a wireless interface to transmit and record such environmental data during the launch. The wireless transmission, along with the primary system, makes the CP9 unique from other satellites.
“Being [powered] on is one thing, but adding intentional transmitting in the risk-averse environment of launch services has presented some challenging aspects,” says Weiser. “Ultimately, what allowed us to have functional wireless communications within the deployer was toying with the spacing, power, and transmit format between the two antennas.”
Another challenge was that the satellite had to be able to begin recording the launch environment with utmost accuracy as soon as T+0.5 seconds. The team also had to prepare CP9 to be able to launch from various types of vehicles, while possibly waiting up to a year to detect the launch. Therefore, the team chose to develop a low power launch detection system, which would also account for false detections.
“[The low power system] was very challenging, but quite fun as well,” says Weiser. “It’s rare that you find yourself needing to use nano-ampere resolution scopes to verify power consumption.”
Set to launch from Vandenberg, CA in November 2014, the CP10, also known as the ExoCube, is a 3U CubeSat manifested on ELaNa 10. ExoCube’s mission is to measure in-situ densities of ions and neutrals in the upper ionosphere and lower exosphere, the first in decades. The project, in collaboration with the University of Illinois, the University of Wisconsin, Scientific Solutions, and the National Science Foundation, will also take measurements over various ground observatories, including Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, and Pine Bluff Observatory in Great Plains, UT.
PolySat Mission Manager and Aerospace Engineering student, Chad Taylor, led the initial integration, testing, and verification of the gravity gradient attitude determination control system (ADCS) of the ExoCube.
In addition to successful implementation of the ADCS, the PolySat team also engineered a gravity gradient to fulfill pointing and stability requirements, as well as a satellite bus that housed a gated time-of-flight mass spectrometer, developed by the Goddard Space Flight Center.
Desiging the ExoCube wasn’t without its own set of challenges, as the team decided to change the scientific instruments nearly halfway through development in favor of a more accurate, robust design.
“Designing an individual component is already a challenge; but bringing hundreds of different things together to complete a satellite is the biggest challenge,” says Taylor. “This process isn’t black and white either; often it does require a vast amount of engineering and creativity at the same time.”
After a complete design overhaul, the PolySat team is back on schedule for its November launch.
“The fact that I can say I’m working to put a satellite in space that will have a heavy impact on the science community while I’m 21 years old is an amazing feeling,” reflects Taylor.
Secret to Success
The high level of talent and commitment required to design a CubeSat for NASA is a given. Fulfilling the technical requirements and necessary precision of such a prestigious line of satellites is one thing, but following through from design to implementation is another. However, the secret to complete success is a familiar one to most engineers, as many of the students agreed: Communication is key.
“When engineers don’t talk to each other, mistakes happen. Stay organized, use proper documentation, meet your deadlines, and the project will steadily move forward,” Taylor suggests to future contenders.
Weaver agrees, “If two people work independently, they often find they’re solving the same problem without knowing it.”
Not only did the students learn the importance of collaborating with fellow engineers, but others from outside the discipline as well. NASA’s CSLI has opened up the opportunity of a lifetime for students in all engineering disciplines to receive a proactive, rewarding experience unlike any other.
“I will receive my diploma from Cal Poly in June, but I have received my education through the PolySat lab,” says Weiser. “The experience that I have gained as an engineer has given me a wealth of hands-on experience from not just a design standpoint, but a general systems engineering standpoint as well. That cradle to grave design cycle has trained me to be ready for the workforce.”
So, what else does it take to design a NASA-worthy CubeSat?
“Testing, testing, and more testing,” says Weiser. “No amount of simulation and derivations will be as good as testing your system, something that we learned rather quickly when we decided to stick two antennas inside a mostly closed metal box.”
Perhaps the most valuable ingredient for designing the newest line of CubeSats comes from thinking outside the box.
“Even though our satellites are cubes or rectangles that get packaged into a rectangular deployer, it is still important to think outside the box. My team’s creativity is what enabled our system to accomplish its goals,” concludes Weiser.
By opening up the program to student engineers, NASA not only offers opportunities, but the students offer a fresh perspective for new technology and research. This approach is precisely what fosters the kind of novel technology needed to revitalize the industry.
This article originally appeared in the January/February print issue. Click here to read the full issue. | aerospace |
https://www.republicworld.com/science/space/spacex-shares-incredible-video-of-falcon-9-booster-returning-to-land-after-launch-watch/?amp=1 | 2024-04-23T07:52:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818468.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423064231-20240423094231-00841.warc.gz | 0.899887 | 486 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__136238283 | en | Updated January 30th, 2024 at 23:48 IST
SpaceX Shares Incredible Video of Falcon 9 Booster Returning to Land After Launch | Watch
The Cygnus spacecraft lifted off on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket at 10:37 pm IST from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida
SpaceX, on January 30, successfully launched Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time. The spacecraft lifted off on the Falcon 9 rocket at 10:37 pm IST from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and was sent toward the ISS about 22 minutes later.
Liftoff of Falcon 9 and Cygnus! pic.twitter.com/VgZq7N6jtm
— SpaceX (@SpaceX)
About nine minutes after lift-off, the first stage Booster of Falcon 9 returned to Landing Zone 1 for a touchdown. SpaceX has now shared a thrilling video of the Booster returning to the launch pad after completing the company's 10th launch and landing in 2024.
Falcon 9's first stage returned to Earth and landed at Landing Zone 1, completing our 10th launch and landing of the year pic.twitter.com/MoqpgEt2hg
— SpaceX (@SpaceX)
The latest launch marked the 10th flight of this booster as it has previously supported NASA's Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37 and four Starlink missions.
SpaceX also shared a video of the Cygnus spacecraft as drifted away from the second stage of the Falcon 9 before heading toward the space station.
As for the mission, it was launched under NASA's commercial resupply services contract under which science experiments and edibles are transported to astronauts in space on a regular basis. As of now, only SpaceX and Northrop Grumman own NASA contracts for the job.
Designated NG-20, the mission saw Cygnus launch with more than 3,700 kg of cargo including equipment to carry out experiments like surgery using a robot, a 3D cartilage cell culture, an autonomous semiconductor manufacturing platform and a metal 3D printed to 3D print small metal parts.
Published January 30th, 2024 at 23:48 IST | aerospace |
https://teslanorth.com/2022/10/04/spacex-begins-upgrading-backup-pad-at-cape-canaveral/ | 2023-09-26T05:03:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00849.warc.gz | 0.904533 | 332 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__227611482 | en | SpaceX Begins Upgrading Backup Pad at Cape Canaveral
Ahead of the Crew-5 Mission launch this week, SpaceX is looking to upgrade a secondary pad at the Cape Canaveral launch site.
SpaceX is planning upgrades on another launchpad at Kennedy Space Center to be used as a backup for future cargo and crew missions, as reported by Space News.
The news comes as SpaceX and NASA prepare to launch the Crew-5 Mission to the International Space Station. The launch, set to take place on Wednesday or Thursday this week, will carry astronauts Nicole Mann, Josh Cassada, Koichi Wakata and Anna Kikina to the ISS for about six months.
SpaceX Aces 130th Falcon 9 Rocket Landing in Starlink Mission [VIDEO] https://t.co/vvHDYORabl
— TeslaNorth.com (@RealTeslaNorth) August 19, 2022
The upcoming launch is set to take place at LC-39A, though preparations for upgrades will take place at SLC-40 for cargo and crew launches.
“We’ve already started the work to begin the preparations for pad 40. We’ve ordered some hardware, put some contracts into place,” said Bill Gerstenmaier, SpaceX VP of Build and Flight Reliability.
On what upgrades will be made, Gerstenmaier only provided a few details.
“We’ll do cargo first. We can do that fairly easily. It gives us some flexibility to move some things off 39A, which helps us balance launches off both pads. We’ll add crew at the right time.” | aerospace |
https://www.suasnews.com/2017/02/vigilant-aerospace-nasa-bvlos-trials/ | 2024-04-22T15:43:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818312.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20240422144517-20240422174517-00702.warc.gz | 0.937587 | 327 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__198712385 | en | Vigilant Aerospace NASA BVLOS trials
Vigilant Aerospace has completed beyond line-of-sight flight testing of its new FlightHorizon collision avoidance system for drones at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in the Mojave desert.
FlightHorizon is flight safety software that provides drone pilots with the ability to detect-and-avoid other aircraft. It is based on a NASA patent and prototype exclusively licensed by Vigilant Aerospace.
The tests were carried out with two DJI Phantom 4 drones equipped with aviation transponders and a laptop running the FlightHorizon software.
The tests were flown in NASA’s controlled airspace in Edwards, California by professional unmanned test pilots and were monitored by representatives from the FAA, the FCC, airfield safety officers and NASA scientific staff, including inventor Dr. Ricardo Arteaga and company CEO, Kraettli L. Epperson.
The software provides drone pilots with a visual map of their aircraft’s location and the location of other nearby aircraft and provides air traffic alerts and collision warnings by tracking the drone and all the aircraft around it for tens of miles.
The tests involved 18 encounter scenarios over nearly 100 flights including beyond line-of-sight flights in which the aircraft were flown at each other from out of sight.
FlightHorizon detected and tracked 100% of the air traffic and warned of all potential collisions.
The testing team used the FlightHorizon software to track and log all encounters and have since used the flight logs to continue to improve the software.
For more information, please visit www.VigilantAerospace.com | aerospace |
http://www.shortopedia.com/S/U/Surface-to-air_missiles | 2014-03-11T20:00:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-10/segments/1394011250577/warc/CC-MAIN-20140305092050-00074-ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.948954 | 2,453 | CC-MAIN-2014-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-10__0__126525252 | en | The AIM-7 Sparrow is a medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile operated by the United States Air Force, US Navy, and USMC as well as various allied air forces. Sparrow and its derivatives were the West's principal beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile from the late 1950s until the 1990s. It remains in service, although it is being phased out in favor of the more advanced AIM-120 AMRAAM. ...more on Wikipedia about "AIM-7 Sparrow"
Akash ( Sanskrit for Sky, sometimes spelt Aakash) is under development as part of India's Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) which was launched in 1983 to achieve self-sufficiency in the area of missiles. Akash is a mobile area defense medium-range medium and high altitude surface-to-air missile with a range of 27 to 30 kilometers. The missile has a height ceiling of 18,000 meters and is capable of detecting and destroying aircraft flying at tree top height. The missile has a solid rocket booster stage, followed by a Ramjet engine, and weighs about 700 kg, with a 60 kg warhead. The word means "sky" and literally means "one who illuminates the world". Akash is being developed as part of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program by the Defence and Research Development Organisation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Akash missile"
Anza are a series of Pakistani IR-guided shoulder-fired surface to air missiles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anza (missile)"
The Arrow Interceptor (טיל חץ, Hebrew: "Hetz") is a theater missile defense (TMD) system; it is the first missile that was specifically designed and built to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles on a national level. It is the only anti-ballistic missile system able to intercept its targets so high in the stratosphere. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arrow missile"
A British surface-to-air missile, Bloodhound was developed during the 1950's as the UK's main air defence weapon and was in large-scale service with the RAF and four other countries' forces from 1958. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bloodhound SAM"
Blowpipe is a man-portable surface-to-air missile which was in use with the British Army and Royal Marines from 1968. It was superseded by an interim design, Javelin, and the Starstreak missile. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blowpipe missile"
Chaparral is a US Army surface-to-air missile system based on the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile system. The launcher is based on the M113 family of vehicles. It entered service with the U.S. Army in 1969 and was phased out between 1990 and 1998. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chaparral (missile)"
The Thomson CSF Matra Crotale EDIR (Ecartométrie Différentielle InfraRouge, InfraRed Differential Ecartometry) is an all-weather short-range anti-air missile, which can be used to intercept low-flight anti-ship missiles and aircraft. It exist in two versions, a mobile land-based version and a ship-launched one. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crotale missile"
Thunderbird was a British mobile missile produced by the English Electric and saw use as surface to air missile with the British Army. ...more on Wikipedia about "English Electric Thunderbird"
The Enzian (named for a type of mountain flower, the Gentian Violet) was a WWII surface-to-air anti-aircraft missile that has the distinction of being the first to use an infrared guidance system. Troubles plagued its development, most of them organizational in the late days of the war, and it was eventually cancelled before becoming operational. ...more on Wikipedia about "Enzian missile"
The Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) is a development of the Sea Sparrow missile used to protect ships from attacking missiles and aircraft. ESSM is designed to counter supersonic manouvering anti-ship missiles. Compared to the Sea Sparrow, ESSM has a larger, more powerful engine for increased range and agility, as well as upgraded aerodynamics using strakes. In additon, ESSM takes advantage of the latest missile guidance technology, with different versions for Aegis/ Spy-1, Sewaco/ APAR, and traditional target illumination all-the-way. ...more on Wikipedia about "ESSM"
The FIM-43 Redeye was a man-portable surface-to-air missile system. It used infrared homing to track its target. Production was terminated in September 1969 after about 85,000 rounds had been built - in anticipation of the Redeye II, that would later become the FIM-92 Stinger. The Redeye was withdrawn gradually between 1982 and 1995 as the Stinger was deployed. ...more on Wikipedia about "FIM-43 Redeye"
The FIM-92 Stinger is a man portable infra-red homing surface-to-air missile developed in the United States and used by all the US armed services, with whom it entered service in 1981. The basic Stinger missile has to date been responsible for 270 confirmed kills of aircraft. ...more on Wikipedia about "FIM-92 Stinger"
Javelin is a British man-portable surface-to-air missile, used by the British Army and Canadian Army. It can be fired from the shoulder, or from a dedicated launcher known as Javelin LML - Lightweight Multiple Launcher. Capable of being vehicle mounted, the LML carries three rounds. One of these triple launchers is shown in the attached image. ...more on Wikipedia about "Javelin surface-to-air missile" Inform your friends about shortopedia shortopedia
The KP-SAM Shin-Gung' or Shin-Kung ( Korean: God's bow or Divine bow) is a South Korean shoulder launched surface-to-air missile . ...more on Wikipedia about "KP-SAM "Shin Gung""
The LY-60/FD-60/PL-10 is a family of PRC missiles developed by the Shanghai Academy of Science and Technology, largely based on the Italian Alenia Aspide missile - itself a version of the American AIM-7 Sparrow missile. There are four versions of the basic design, three of which are surface-to-air and one air-to-air. ...more on Wikipedia about "LY-60 / FD-60 / PL10"
MANPADS ("Human-Portable Air-Defence System") are shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles. They typically use infra-red guidance and can be a threat to low-flying aircraft and helicopters. ...more on Wikipedia about "MANPADS"
Aster is a surface-to-air missile manufactured by the European firm MBDA. The missile comes in two variants, the medium range Aster 15 and the longer range Aster 30. The Aster missile, together with the SYLVER launcher, is the main component of PAAMS ( Principle Anti-Air Missile System), a French/ Italian/ British joint program for a naval anti-aircraft weapon. ...more on Wikipedia about "MBDA Aster"
Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) is a military project intended to replace aging NATO Patriot missiles. The USA, Germany and Italy are contributing toward the project. France, though initially in the project, withdrew some time ago. ...more on Wikipedia about "Medium Extended Air Defense System"
The MIM-104 PATRIOT is a medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system manufactured by the Raytheon Company of the United States. It replaced the Nike-Hercules Missile for high and medium altitude air defense in the US Army arsenal, and supplements the HAWK system as the US Army's low-altitude tactical mobile air defense system. The weapon became well-known during its use in the Persian Gulf War. Like many expensive American weapons systems, the PATRIOT missile system has seen a variety of controversy concerning its performance in combat. The Patriot SAM and radar system was developed by the US Army Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, which had previously developed the Spartan and Safeguard ABM systems. Thus, the Patriot was developed upon the experience with these systems. An earlier code-name for the Patriot was the "SAM-D". ...more on Wikipedia about "MIM-104 Patriot"
The Raytheon MIM-23 HAWK is an American medium range surface-to-air missile. HAWK is an acronym or possibly a backronym for Homing All the Way Killer. The HAWK was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete. It was superseded by the MIM-104 Patriot in US Army service by 1994. It was finally phased out of US service in 2002, the last users, the US Marine Corps replacing it with the man-portable FIM-92 Stinger. The missile was also produced outside the US in Western Europe and Japan. ...more on Wikipedia about "MIM-23 Hawk"
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Mistral is an infrared homing surface-to-air missile manufactured by the European multinational company MBDA missile systems (formerly by Matra BAe Dynamics). Based on the French SATCP (Sol-Air À Très Courte Portée), the portable missile later to become the Mistral began development in 1974. It was initially deployed in 1988. __NOTOC__ ...more on Wikipedia about "Mistral missile"
NASAMS - "Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System" - is a distributed and netted medium range Air and Missile Defense system. ...more on Wikipedia about "NASAMS"
NIKE J was the name for the Japanese version of the Nike-Hercules Missile surface to air missile. It was produced by Mitsubishi. First test firings of the missile occured in November 1970. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nike J"
The Nike-Hercules Missile, designation MIM-14 (initially SAM-N-25), was a solid fuel propelled surface-to-air missile, used by US and NATO armed forces for high and medium altitude air defense. It could also be employed in a surface-to-surface role. The Nike-Hercules system, a follow-up to the Nike-Ajax missile, was developed during the Cold War to destroy enemy bombers and enemy bomber formations, as well as serve as an anti-ballistic missile system. Western Electric, Bell Laboratories, and Douglas Aircraft Company were the chief contractors for the missiles. In addition to the US Army, systems were sold to West Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium and Greece, with deployments in West Germany beginning in 1963. Nike-Hercules missile systems were also sold to Japan, which subsequently upgraded the internal guidance systems by replacing the original vacuum tube systems with transistorized ones. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nike-Hercules Missile"
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https://web.archive.org/web/20020330191606/http:/www.astronautix.com/astros/mcculley.htm | 2019-03-22T17:28:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912202672.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20190322155929-20190322181929-00426.warc.gz | 0.815902 | 155 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__176742767 | en | He has flown over 50 aircraft types, logging over 5,00 flying hours, and has nearly 400 carrier landings from six aircraft carriers.
Planned Department of Defense shuttle mission. Cancelled after Challenger disaster.
Manned five crew. Deployed Galileo .Payloads: Deploy IUS with Galileo spacecraft. Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SSBUV), Polymer Morphology (PM) experiments, IMAX camera project, Mesoscale Lightning Experiment (MLE), Air Force Maui Optical Site (AMOS) experiment, Growth Hormone Concentration and Distribution (GHCD) in Plants experiment, Sensor Technology Experiment (STEX), SSIP Student Experiment (SE) 82-15, Ice Crystals Experiment. First flight at this inclination. | aerospace |
https://globalaviationupdates.com/2017/06/14/finishing-touches-greenline-interiors-and-finaero-sign-jv-agreement/ | 2023-03-23T14:15:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296945168.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20230323132026-20230323162026-00467.warc.gz | 0.921855 | 548 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__139010071 | en | It is always a delight to meet with Greenline Interiors team and catch up on their latest news and recently they partnered with Finaero Group to develop an engineering and manufacturing activity in the Middle East.
The JV called “AIP-GREENLINE, Aviation Interiors” will primarly be for the refurbishment, design, engineering and manufacturing of aircraft cabin interiors in Middle East.
Finaero Group, through its painting division, STTS, announced that it is investing in a 34 million USD project that will accommodate a wide body painting bay at the new DWC Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai South. The new painting bays will enter into operation in early 2019.
Christophe Cador, President of Finaero said, “Our group’s vision is to offer customers proximity and quality. With Greenline Interiors we are confident our customers will benefit from the creativity, service and quality the Middle Eastern region requires”,
Samir Badro, Chairman and CEO of Greenline Interiors said, “We are thrilled to enter into this new adventure that will further diversify the services already offered by Greenline. We believe that the partnership with Finaero will allow strategic synergies to cater all the high demanding requirements of our Clientele”.
Both partners have decided to develop the site further in order to accommodate a state-of-the-art aircraft interior activity. Finaero, through AIP, its aircraft interior division and Greenline Interiors through its Aviation Interior Division have respected expertise in airline, corporate and VIP cabin refurbishment.
AIn terms of relevant expertise, Aircraft Interior Products (AIP), is a French specialist of aircraft cabin interiors for commercial and VIP aircraft. With its team of engineers and craftsmen, AIP has delivered a wide range of cabin interiors, from Dassault Business Jets to Boeing 777 cabin interiors.
Greenline Interiors provides turnkey solutions for interior outfitting of luxury palaces, super yachts, high-end residences and commercial spaces, as well as five-to-seven star hotels in worldwide.
#ShereenShabnam #Writer #EditorInChief #EditorInChiefUAE #EditorInChiefDubai #LuxuryLifestyleBlogger #MillionaireLifestyle #Islander #Fijian #Publicist #Media #PR #HeadOfPR #Dubai #UAE #UAE_PR #marketing #PrProfessional #MillionaireMagazine #PRgirl #OrganicInfluencer #JournalistUAE #Petrolhead #UAEmedia #GirlBoss #Traveller #Journalist | aerospace |
https://www.iafastro.org/events/global-series-conferences/the-global-conference-on-space-for-emerging-countries-2022/glec-2022-programme/thursday-19-may-2022/plenary-6-space-industry-development-and-support.html | 2024-02-21T10:52:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473472.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20240221102433-20240221132433-00454.warc.gz | 0.832687 | 311 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__198987525 | en | Plenary 6: Space Industry Development & Support
Day: Thursday 19 May 2022
Time: 09:00 - 10:10
Recent developments in the global space sector demonstrate an increasing role played by the space industry and private sector institutions, including a plethora of new start-ups, referred to as new space. This underscores the need for a space industry as an important segment of the space value chain, especially where there is a move for space agencies to support space initiatives by the local industry. Traditionally agencies tend to focus on mitigating risks, whereas the industry is focused on driving down costs and pushing the boundaries for innovation. The Session focus will be on:
- Understanding the instruments used to develop, stimulate and grow the space industry within a space ecosystem.
- Appreciating how industry can self-organise to maximise on opportunities and deliver maximum impact along the space value chain.
- Understanding the agency-industry interface and how this relationship can be used to the benefit of national and regional priorities.
- Understanding the need for added measures to ensure the long-term sustainability of space to reinforce a culture geared towards the responsible use of outer space and its resources.
Managing Partner - CWSP International, Executive Director - Global Spaceport Alliance, Global Spaceport Alliance
Chief Operating Officer, Orbital Space Technologies
Pieter VAN BEEKHUIZEN
Vice Chair IAF CLIODN, Board Member, Stichting Space Professionals Foundation (SSPF)
Partner, PwC Space France | aerospace |
http://www.capitalberg.com/tag/hayabus2-spacecraft/ | 2021-09-18T12:46:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780056476.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20210918123546-20210918153546-00708.warc.gz | 0.936922 | 295 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__175921186 | en | Just a week after the successful mission of the European Spacecraft, Japan is all set to launch another probe with the aim to discover organics. The probe is known as Hayabusa2.
The Hayabusa 2 spacecraft is an asteroid hunter and its destinations is unnamed (162173) 1999 JU3. It will take a kit to the unnamed asteroid in deep space.
The probe would touch the Apollo asteroid in the month of July of 2018. It will stay there for more than a year in order to examine the fragments of the solar system. However, if everything goes as per the expectations of scientists then probe will return to Earth in December 2020.
The scientists intends to send the probe for a long time period of six year. In this mission the probe will mine an isolated asteroid.
The probe is expected to launch from the main H-II a rocket Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan on Sunday. However, this launch might face a delay due to the changes in the climate in that particular region.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) informed that the sky would be full of thick clouds this weeks. Such kind of clouds compose of a freezing layer that usually disturbs the launch guidelines of a spacecraft. Therefore, scientists need to postpone the launch. However, the new launch date will be declared soon
According to Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the cost of the entire project is 31 billion yen ($260 million). | aerospace |
https://www.airborneresponse.com/blog-1/hashtags/Georgia | 2021-07-31T17:45:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046154099.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20210731172305-20210731202305-00509.warc.gz | 0.909051 | 93 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__158973726 | en | SUMMARY: UAV's represent an extremely efficient tool for law enforcement personnel to use when investigating accidents. Drones can be rapidly deployed to help police capture a bird's eye perspective of the scene and learn details than may be otherwise unseen from ground level.
PROBLEM: Police accident investigators often need to take an aerial photo of an accident scene. Most law enforcement agencies do not have access to an aviation unit for such purposes. Historically, m | aerospace |
https://www.nsnsphere.com/aviation/rfq/bombardier-aerospace/rcr42g151js/ | 2024-02-21T12:18:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473472.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20240221102433-20240221132433-00652.warc.gz | 0.846332 | 265 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__41361595 | en | Thank you for your interest in our available aviation parts and components like RCR42G151JS on NSN Sphere. Resistor is a component manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace, and it is listed under the part number RCR42G151JS. This particular aviation item is currently available for purchase through our website today, and we invite you to fill out and submit the Instant RFQ form as provided through our website so that you may receive a quote. By providing us with your information and product needs, our team can craft you a quote that has been personalized to fit your individual requirements. As our team is available for customers 24/7x365, you may receive a response in 15 minutes or less upon submission.
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https://defense-update.com/tag/aesa | 2023-06-08T18:51:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224655092.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20230608172023-20230608202023-00093.warc.gz | 0.896 | 1,139 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__284385187 | en | Home Tags AESA
New Airborne AESA Radars from China
LKF601E, an airborne FCS AESA radar from the Chinese Aviation Industry Cooperation (AVIC) was unveiled at the AirshowChina event. The new radar is designed for new and upgraded platforms such as the JF-17 and FTC-2000G ‘export fighters’. uses a 3GHz bandwidth at the X-band, provides detection of fighter-sized targets at 170 km, tracks up to 15 targets simultaneously and engages four with air/air missiles. The radar also supports air/ground modes, with one-meter SAR resolution and terrain mapping at 300 km. Searching targets at sea, the radar can detect large targets from 200 km.
Sweden’s Multirole Fighter Spreads Its Wings
Saab rolled out the newest member of the Gripen family of fighter jets - the Gripen E. Saab defines the new fighter as 'revolutionary' because it combines advanced technology and operational effectiveness in an affordable package that no other fighter aircraft can. Defense-Update takes a look at what the new fighter jet can do.
RAF Testing Threat Awareness and Pilot Safety Enhancements for the Typhoon
The latest enhancements for the Eurofighter Typhoon combat jet have been successfully tested by UK Royal Air Force (RAF). The P2Ea package incorporates software and avionics improvements such as upgrades to the radar, defensive aids systems and targeting pods.
UK’s New Rapid Deployment ‘Strike Brigades’ to Deal With Emerging Threats
The UK is planning a £178 billion investment in defence equipment and support over the next decade, as part of the Government’s five year National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR). Among the main items - the establishment of two rapid deployment 'Strike Brigades', procurement of eight P-8A maritime patrol aircarft and life extension for the Typhoon fleet of fighter aircraft.
Terra – Israel’s Strategic Multi-Radar System-of-Systems for Air- and Missile-Defense from...
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled today the ELM-2090S Spectra 'mega radar', an 'S band' companion to the Ultra UHF radar system introduced few months ago.
Paris Air Show 2015: Military and Defense Technology Trends to Follow
A superficial look at the 51st Salon la Bourget may give the impression that this year's Air Show is all about civil and commercial aviation. Take a closer look at the aisles and the static park, look under the wings or below some innocent looking planes, and you will realize that military aerospace is still 'in.'
Raytheon’s next generation naval radar passes milestone
The U.S. Navy and Raytheon Company have completed the critical design review (CDR) of the AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR). This radar will be installed on US Navy DDG-51 Flight III missile destroyers, improving their fighting and self-defense capabilities. The company said the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the program continues and is now more than 40 percent complete.
SABR-GS – a powerful new radar for the B-1B Lancer
Northrop grumman has developed a modern AESA radar for the B-1B Lancer bomber. Based on the company's SABR design, the new radar uses an antenna array three times as large as the F-16s' APG-83, providing large synthetic aperture radar maps, and sensor integration that supports situational awareness for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting.
IRST sensors, expendable Jammers for the Swedish Gripen-E
Selex ES to supply 60 InfraRed Search and Track (IRST) Skyward for Saab's Gripen E. With the recent contract, added to AESA radar and IFF systems, Finmeccanica– Selex ES already provides about 30 percent of the Swedish next-generation fighter's electronics.
European Air Forces to get AESA radars for their Typhoons
The Eurofighter Typhoon will be equipped with Captor E - a new generation of electronically scanned radar to be produced by a consortium of European electronics companies lead by Selex, Indra and Airbus Defense and Space. The contract worth about 1 billion euro ( £800 million ) covers the development of the new, multi-tasking radar
Thales introduces AESA based maritime surveillance airborne radar
Thales has unveiled today the a new version of the Searchmaster multirole surveillance radar equipped with active electronic scanning antenna (AESA) technology.
IAI Unveils two new maritime surveillance radars at Euronaval 2014
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has expanded its Maritime Surveillance Radar family. introducing two new models - the ELM-2022ML lightweight and compact radar, for helicopters and tactical unmanned systems, and the ELM-2022ES - employing mechanically rotating electronic scanned antenna array.
10 technologies to follow at Eurosatory 2014
With Eurosatory 2014, the biennial defense and security event that takes place in Paris just around the corner, Defense-Update editors are listed 10 technologies and applications that will surely grab your attention...
Singapore to Equip F-16s with AESA Radar
Singapore is planning to equip 60 of its F-16 Block 52 aircraft with Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars, as part of a $2.43... | aerospace |
https://marketrealist.com/2017/09/did-deltas-guidance-cut-prompt-a-losing-streak-for-airlines/ | 2022-09-28T00:42:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030335059.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220927225413-20220928015413-00160.warc.gz | 0.979489 | 178 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__20583287 | en | Delta stock falls
Airlines, which were having a magnificent run before June, have slipped into the red zone. Southwest Airlines is an exception, having gained 2.6% YTD (year-to-date) as of September 5, 2017.
As of September 5, American Airlines had lost 5.9%, Delta Air Lines had lost 6.8%, JetBlue had lost 14.5%, United Continental had lost 16.2%, and Alaska Air Group had lost 17.8% YTD. Spirit Airlines underperformed all other airline stocks, falling 43.8%.
The broader market, tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), had gained 10.1% YTD as of September 5, 2017. The Dow Jones US Airlines Index (DJUSAR) had fallen 8.8%. | aerospace |
https://www.air-tecm.com/about-us | 2023-12-06T01:33:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100575.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206000253-20231206030253-00457.warc.gz | 0.92098 | 882 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__10778351 | en | AN AVIATION COMPANY BOASTING COLLABORATION, INDIVIDUALISM AND A CUSTOMER-FOCUSSED APPROACH
WHO WE ARE
Our clients range from Freight, Government, Humanitarian Aid Agencies, NGOs, Oil & Gas and Tourism contracts. We are driven to exceed both client and regulator expectations through a commitment to aviation safety and quality standards. More than this over many years we have proven to be capable of sustaining and delivering consistent reliable and safe aviation services in remote locations around the globe.
WHAT WE DO
We provide world-class aviation services often in difficult to reach and challenging regions. Our core business is providing turnkey solutions to customers around the globe who need aircraft and crews. We do this through ACMI (Aircraft Crew Maintenance and Insurance) leases. Additionally, we provide a diverse range of services supporting aviation activities for those who want to own and operate aircraft. We do this in the form of aircraft sales, maintenance, spares, training of pilots and engineers.
HOW WE OPERATE
Our fleet comprises over 35 aircraft. Most of these are Let L410/420 STOL aircraft, which makes us one of the biggest Let410 operators globally.
Air Tec is the approved Global wide distributor of Let Aircraft and has a lot of expertise with Let products. Supporting these aircraft we have a dedicated team of pilots and engineers who are qualified and continuously trained to international standards.
BECOMING THE GLOBAL LEADER IN AVIATION CONTRACT SERVICES
OUR MISSION IS TO GET BETTER AND BETTER AT WHAT WE DO BY INVESTING IN OUR PEOPLE AND SYSTEMS.
VISION & MISSION
As an aviation contract company, our aspiration is to attain global recognition as the industry leader with exceptional management practices. We understand that achieving this goal is not a one-time achievement, but rather a continuous process. Thus, we are committed to improving ourselves to get better and better at what we do by investing in our people and systems. We believe that by doing so, we can provide our clients with the highest level of service possible, and also enhance our reputation in the industry.
We will achieve this by applying the following steps:
We take responsibility for our decisions, actions and results.
We do the right thing, even when no one is watching.
We value the contributions of each other and always act ethically, fairly, and transparently and embrace our cultural diversity.
We work together to achieve common goals, but understand that we each have to make an individual contribution.
We continually set high standards and strive to produce outstanding work.
We do our work correctly and safely with the interest of our co-workers, customers, environment and community at heart.
OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM
Get to know the individuals who are accountable for Air-Tec's day-to-day operations, long-term planning, and oversight plus many many more that make
Air-Tec the successful company that it is.
Chief Executive Officer
Group Financial Director
Chief Operating Officer - Aviation
Group Maintenance Manager
Group Governance, Compliance and Risk Officer
Accountable Manager - ATAM (AMO)
Head of Finance (South Africa)
Accountable Manager - AirTec Europe (AMO)
Executive and Commercial Administrator
HR and Legal Advisor
Responsible Person Aircraft (Mauritius)
Standards & Compliance Safety Manager
Group Standards & Compliance Manager
Responsible Person Flight Operations (South Africa)
Responsible Person Aircraft (South Africa)
OPERATIONS & REACH
Air-Tec specializes in operating in and out of remote areas and has a proven and excellent safety record. As an International Air Carrier operating on multiple certified Air Operating Certificate, Air-Tec is a world-class and safety-oriented Flight Operations company.
Air-Tec’s head office is located in Mauritius with shared service centres in Africa & Europe, ensuring that communication is optimally utilized to monitor the company’s ongoing operations, safety and continuous improvement culture.
Air-Tec, through its Quality System, which refers to the ISO 9001:2008 standards, ensures that all its operational facets are permanently audited and monitored in order to achieve excellence in all that we do. | aerospace |
https://navyflightmanuals.tpub.com/P-1285/Conclusion-P-12850020-20.htm | 2023-05-30T07:00:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224645417.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20230530063958-20230530093958-00175.warc.gz | 0.855544 | 137 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__294693664 | en | T-45C TS & ADV BIFP-02
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Basic instrument knowledge and flying skills will be your best
defense against adverse weather and poor visibility conditions that
require your attention both inside and outside the cockpit.
Even with the best weather and visibility, you must have an efficient
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Knowing where and how your flight instruments are used is critical
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https://kccremation.com/ObituaryDetails.aspx?id=35818 | 2023-11-29T22:32:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100146.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20231129204528-20231129234528-00165.warc.gz | 0.963671 | 305 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__175653312 | en | Col. Rene Reimann, Jr., USAF (Retired), 82, passed away on November 12, 2022 in Overland Park, KS. He was born in New York, NY and grew up in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. He graduated from Rutgers University and obtained an MBA from Golden Gate University. Rene proudly served in the U.S. Air Force including active duty, Air Force Reserves and Air National Guard, retiring in 1993 after 30 years of service. He flew as a navigator and bombardier on B-52 and B-57 bombers, C-130 and C-141 cargo aircraft, and trained new USAF navigators on T-29s and T-43s. He served during the Vietnam War flying B-57 Tropic Moon II aircraft. Rene's Air Force Reserve assignments included 41st Aerial Port Squadron Commander, 4th Air-Force-Operational Plans Staff Officer, and Air Force Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer for The Adjutant Generals of Kansas and Massachusetts. Rene also worked in Air Force civilian positions as a Quality Officer, Safety Manager and Wing Executive Officer. He was a Disaster Training Manager for the American Red Cross in Kansas City, MO and was an adjunct instructor for Friends University. He was a member of the Sunflower Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America and served on the Board of Directors.
I am sorry to hear about the passing of Mr. Rene Reimann, and hope he had a good life. | aerospace |
https://lyricsvan.com/web-stories/blue-origin-targets-june-4-for-next-space-tourist-mission-after-delay/ | 2022-12-06T05:07:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711069.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20221206024911-20221206054911-00371.warc.gz | 0.951995 | 166 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__236434622 | en | Blue Origin aims
to conduct its fifth human spaceflight this weekend.
NS-21, the next mission
of Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle, is now targeted for Saturday (June 4)
NS-21 is scheduled to
launch from Blue Origin's West Texas site on Saturday during a window that opens at 9 a.m.
NS-21 was originally supposed
to launch on May 20, but Blue Origin delayed things after discovering a potential issue with one of New Shepard's backup systems.
New Shepard is a
reusable rocket-capsule combo that sends people and payloads on brief trips to suborbital space.
During each roughly
11-minute mission, passengers get to experience a few minutes of weightlessness and see the curve of Earth against the blackness of space. | aerospace |
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2024-02-10-canadian-man-opens-thai-airways-plane-door-before-takeoff-in-thailand/?device=feature_phone | 2024-04-20T20:04:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817674.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420184033-20240420214033-00801.warc.gz | 0.9781 | 294 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__182701295 | en | Canadian man opens Thai Airways plane door before takeoff in Thailand
A Canadian tourist opened the door of a Thai Airways flight that was preparing to take off from Chiang Mai International Airport bound for the capital Bangkok, local broadcaster ThaiPBS and officials said this week.
"The whole plane was in chaos," wrote Facebook user Ananya Tiangtae, who was on the flight, adding that officials escorted the passenger off the plane.
"What if we were 30,000 feet above sea level? What would happen?"
A passenger opened the emergency door, causing the inflatable slide to activate and the aircraft was unable to take off, Chiang Mai Airport director Ronnakorn Chalermsaenyakorn said late on Thursday.
The plane returned to the terminal and passengers disembarked, and technicians carried out safety inspections, he said. The disruption affected over a dozen other flights at the airport, Ronnakorn said.
After the inspection, the aircraft was cleared to depart with all passengers and crew safe, Thai Airways said.
The passenger was later seen in custody at a local police station on local TV station ThaiPBS, which identified the male tourist as Canadian.
"He admitted that he opened the door, the reason was people were coming after him ... from his behaviour, it's likely he was hallucinating," the passenger's lawyer, Jirawat Yarnkiatpakdee, told ThaiPBS. | aerospace |
https://www.dailywire.com/news/nasas-test-crash-into-asteroid-was-25x-more-successful-than-benchmark-objective | 2023-12-10T17:23:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679102612.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210155147-20231210185147-00036.warc.gz | 0.943863 | 591 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__284248519 | en | The decade's most triggering comedy
NASA announced Tuesday that according to data it obtained from a recent test in which the agency intentionally crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, it was successful in altering the motion of the asteroid, the first time a mankind has altered the motion of a celestial object.
The results from NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) investigation were an important development from a defense perspective because the test was part of NASA’s creation of asteroid deflection technology that could be used to protect earth one day.
In a statement, NASA explained what the mission was, the metrics that were used to define a successful mission, and the results:
Prior to DART’s impact, it took Dimorphos 11 hours and 55 minutes to orbit its larger parent asteroid, Didymos. Since DART’s intentional collision with Dimorphos on Sept. 26, astronomers have been using telescopes on Earth to measure how much that time has changed. Now, the investigation team has confirmed the spacecraft’s impact altered Dimorphos’ orbit around Didymos by 32 minutes, shortening the 11 hour and 55-minute orbit to 11 hours and 23 minutes. This measurement has a margin of uncertainty of approximately plus or minus 2 minutes.
Before its encounter, NASA had defined a minimum successful orbit period change of Dimorphos as change of 73 seconds or more. This early data show DART surpassed this minimum benchmark by more than 25 times.
“All of us have a responsibility to protect our home planet. After all, it’s the only one we have,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “This mission shows that NASA is trying to be ready for whatever the universe throws at us. NASA has proven we are serious as a defender of the planet. This is a watershed moment for planetary defense and all of humanity, demonstrating commitment from NASA’s exceptional team and partners from around the world.”
Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington, said that the result was an important step in understanding how asteroid deflection technology could be used in the future.
“As new data come in each day, astronomers will be able to better assess whether, and how, a mission like DART could be used in the future to help protect Earth from a collision with an asteroid if we ever discover one headed our way,” she said.
“DART has given us some fascinating data about both asteroid properties and the effectiveness of a kinetic impactor as a planetary defense technology,” said Nancy Chabot, the DART coordination lead from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland. “The DART team is continuing to work on this rich dataset to fully understand this first planetary defense test of asteroid deflection.” | aerospace |
https://stellarcross.obsidianportal.com/wikis/comet-aerospace-fighter | 2021-10-28T12:29:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323588284.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20211028100619-20211028130619-00554.warc.gz | 0.930955 | 305 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__150481766 | en | Comet Aerospace Fighter
- Government(s)/Organization(s): United Empire of Britain
- Type: Aerospace Fighter
- Size: Small
- Crew: 1
- Weapons Mounts:
- 2 Heavy Cannon Mounts
- Default Weapons
- Stealth Hull
- Flare/Chafe Launchers
- Vessel Connectivity
The Comet is a triple engine swept wing style design with large weapon pods mid way down the wings. It is fast, but not exceptionally agile as it’s designed for straight line strafing runs.
The Comet has an extremely simple weapon layout with a pair of Heavy Cannon Mounts in the wings using Silver Bullet Railguns.
The Comet Aerospace Fighter is a 2nd generation design created for the UEB. It is designed to carry a pair of frigate sized railguns to take on both other fighters and larger vessels. It’s proven that against fighters or corvettes they get shredded if the Comet can land hits and even larger vessels needs to be careful of it’s fire. It’s also very useful against ground targets and a great close air support vessel.
The Comet has not received any true variants as it does it’s job very well. Some have argued it needs missiles, however no experiments to mount some sort of missiles on it have proved successful. One potential variant that has been growing recently would see a pair of Heavy Radium Lasers in the cannon pods or potentially a version of the Plasma Railgun. | aerospace |
https://simpleflying.com/xiamen-airbus-a321neo-intention/ | 2021-10-18T14:48:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585203.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20211018124412-20211018154412-00484.warc.gz | 0.956182 | 701 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__222173460 | en | News coming out of China today will come as a significant blow to Boeing. Long-time Boeing customer Xiamen Airlines has expressed its interest in the Airbus A321neo as a new addition to its fleet.
Ripples of the Boeing 737 MAX scandal continue to rock the US aerospace giant more than 10 months after the type was grounded worldwide. This morning, reports emerged that one of Boeing’s loyal customers, Xiamen Airlines, has inquired about the addition of 10 Airbus jets to its fleet.
Specifically, Xiamen has expressed interest in the Airbus A321neo, one of the main competitors to the Boeing 737 MAX.
Xiamen Airlines’ order
The news of Xiamen Airlines’ interest in the Airbus A321neo broke this morning after photos of the acquisition notice for the lease were posted on Twitter.
— FATIII Aviation (@FATIIIAviation) January 16, 2020
Rather than buying 10 Airbus A321neos straight from the manufacturer, it appears Xiamen Airlines has opted to lease the aircraft.
According to reports by Reuters, Xiamen Airlines has invited lessors to send their bids to supply the aircraft. Airbus has said it is ‘delighted’ by the news of Xiamen’s interest in the Airbus A321neo.
The aircraft will be scheduled for delivery to the airline from the second half of 2021 until 2023.
Xiamen Airlines’ current fleet
Many airlines operate a mix of Boeing and Airbus types, but Xiamen Airlines is not one of them. In fact, Xiamen Airlines is one of the many airlines which operates a fleet solely consisting of aircraft from one manufacturer – Boeing.
Currently, the airline operates a fleet of 166 Boeing aircraft in total, including 154 Boeing 737 variants. Of these 154 Boeing 737s, 137 are Boeing 737-800s, 7 are Boeing 737-700s and 10 are Boeing 737 MAX 8s.
Interestingly, the number of Airbus A321neos Xiamen Airlines is looking to lease is exactly the same as the number of Boeing 737 MAX the airline has had to ground.
Presumably, the Airbus A321neos are a direct replacement for the airline’s Boeing 737 MAX, which were an important investment for the future of its fleet.
The wider context of Xiamen Airlines’ decision
Simple Flying has reached out to Xiamen Airlines for comment on its interest in the Airbus A321neo. The airline hasn’t been able to respond yet, but we will update the article once we receive more information.
Regardless, the airline’s decision seems to be part of a wider increase in orders for Airbus jets in China. Last March Airbus secured a landmark deal for 300 jets to be delivered to China following a visit from Xi Jinping. 290 of these aircraft were from the Airbus A320 family.
During 2019 the effects of the Boeing 737 MAX scandal were plainly obvious when looking at the delivery totals for both manufacturers.
According to Bloomberg, Airbus managed to deliver 863 aircraft to its customers across the year. By comparison, Boeing managed just 380 deliveries, a figure which would have been much higher had it not been for the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX.
Now that loyal customers are looking towards Airbus for new aircraft, the re-certification of the Boeing 737 MAX is more important for Boeing than ever. | aerospace |
http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_24736320/delta-flight-slides-off-taxiway-at-wis-airport | 2015-06-30T03:48:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-27/segments/1435375091587.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20150627031811-00262-ip-10-179-60-89.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.968388 | 171 | CC-MAIN-2015-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-27__0__92532857 | en | Authorities investigate the scene of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-800 jet that slid off a runway in the snow after arriving at Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wis., Monday. No one was hurt. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, M.P. King)
MADISON, Wis.—A Delta Air Lines flight carrying 60 passengers slid off a taxiway in the snow after arriving at Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, but no one was hurt.
Airport spokeswoman Kim Jones says Delta Flight 385 from Minneapolis-St. Paul landed at 4 p.m. Monday and was taxiing when the Boeing 737-800 left the paved surface.
Passengers were taken off the plane and brought to the terminal.
Jones says the airport was closed for about an hour while a second runway was cleared for use but has since reopened. | aerospace |
https://pds-rings.seti.org/press_releases/pages/PIA10xxx/PIA10075.html | 2021-11-30T14:35:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964359037.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20211130141247-20211130171247-00381.warc.gz | 0.736918 | 304 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__4854310 | en | Artist's concept of the New Horizons spacecraft as it approaches Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, in July 2015. The craft's miniature cameras, radio science experiment, ultraviolet and infrared spectrometers and space plasma experiments will characterize the global geology and geomorphology of Pluto and Charon, map their surface compositions and temperatures, and examine Pluto's atmosphere in detail. The spacecraft's most prominent design feature is a nearly 7-foot (2.1-meter) dish antenna, through which it will communicate with Earth from as far as 4.7 billion miles (7.5 billion kilometers) away.
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https://www.nagpurtoday.in/boeings-nagpur-mro-set-to-start-by-december/09011508 | 2022-11-30T07:49:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710733.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20221130060525-20221130090525-00198.warc.gz | 0.965137 | 419 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__303904019 | en | Nagpur News :
Much delayed Boeing’s USD 100 million MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) facility in Nagpur starts by December this year.
“In all likelihood, the first flight from the MRO should take off by December,” sources at Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) told PTI.
The civil work on the project is over and now the installation of electronic equipment is to take place, sources said.
In feb this year, Dinesh Keskar, sales head for APAC and India at Boeing, has allready said, “Ninety percent of the construction is complete and by the second quarter of this year we will have finished all the construction and other requirements that Air India has put on us.”
Being built at an investment of USD 100 million (fully borne by Boeing) and spread over 50 acres, the Nagpur MRO is the offshoot of an agreement between Air India and Boeing Corporation following the Dreamliner orders placed with the the US company in 2006.
Late last year, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan had said the work on MRO facility would be completed by March 2013.
Touted as one of the most modern MRO facilities in the sub-continent, it will service aircraft such as B-737s, B-777s and dreamliner B-787 Dreamliners of both domestic as well as international carriers.
National carrier Air India, however, will be able to use the facility for free as part of Boeing’s offset obligation. Also, the facility will have two wide-body hangars and a GE90/GENX engine overhaul shop.
Air India had early this year hived off its MRO unit into a separate business entity, Air India Engineering Services and placed around 7,400 of its workforce under it.
Besides undertaking the in-house maintenance, repair and overhaul of the Boeing aircraft, the MRO facility will also fetch business from third-parties to make the subsidiary viable. | aerospace |
https://www.waxdigital.com/sectors/defence-aerospace/ | 2022-05-16T12:37:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662510117.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516104933-20220516134933-00564.warc.gz | 0.879771 | 324 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__270649763 | en | Procurement for Aerospace & Defence
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https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=2160 | 2019-06-18T10:43:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627998716.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20190618103358-20190618125358-00509.warc.gz | 0.968385 | 927 | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-26__0__59618655 | en | It only seemed natural to continue the successful line of supersonic single-seat, single-engine jet-powered fighters by Dassault of France down various roads. The Cold War-era delta-winged platform, begun with the "Mirage III" model of 1961, this entry going on to see total serial production reach 1,422 units with military operators all over the globe - the French Air Force becoming the largest with 348 units accepted. The success of Mirage III has been embodied by the facst that the series continues to fly today (2019) with the Pakistan Air Force as 89 are committed to the service. Other notable Mirage family fighter forms became the "Mirage IIIV", "Mirage 5", and South African Atlas "Cheetah" - all detailed elsewhere on this site.
It was inevitable that this same aircraft family continued to be branched across efforts intended to produce an even better end-product for either local or global customers. Such was the case with the Mirage "Milan" that was proposed in the latter part of the 1960s as a single-seat, single-engine strike-minded aircraft. The design, developed through a joint-venture with the Swiss-based company "Fabrique Federale d'Avions" ("Swiss Federal Aircraft Factory" = SFAF), produced several flyable prototypes to prove the aircraft sound - a first-flight recorded on September 27th, 1968. At this point in history, the Swiss Air Force was in the running to succeed its aging stock of British-borne Hawker "Hunter" jet-powered fighters.
The key change to the Mirage III design was the implementation of retractable, forward-cranked foreplanes regarded as "moustaches". These were situated along the sides of the forward fuselage section and used to improve controlling of the aircraft at low-level, low-speed flight envelopes - mainly during take-off, landing, and attack actions. The first base development airframe was an existing Mirage 5J No.2 aircraft and this was then joined by a modified Mirage IIIR model. In time, the aircraft came to be known as the "Milan" ("Kite") and a definitive, third, prototype entry converted from a Mirage IIIE joined the development phase.
The relatively simply modification to the existing, proven Mirage III design led to an aircraft having greater Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) capabilities which resulted in greater war loads over range. Additionally, take-off runs were shortened and low-altitude handling was improved as expected. On the whole, the main form (single-engine, single-rudder fin, side-mounted intakes, tricycle undercarriage, etc...) and function of the aircraft were retained which meant that all of the strengths of the original design were still apparent throughout the Milan. Early testing with the moustache foreplanes was conducted on a Mirage platform with fixed versions of the wings, this phase completed in March of 1969.
The Mirage IIIE prototype, "Milan S-01", finished with reworked avionics and powered by a single SNECMA "Atar" 9K50 afterburning turbojet engine of 15,885lb thrust output (the changes intended to better mimic the production-quality form), took to the air for the first time on May 29th, 1970.
The production version of the aircraft was to be recognized as the "Milan S" and carry the navigation-attack system already fitted (and proven) in the SEPECAT "Jaguar" strike aircraft line. The Milan was slated for initial deliveries to expecting customers in 1972.
As completed, the strike fighter featured a standard armament fit of 2 x 30mm ADEN automatic cannons with an optional war load rated up to 8,800lb, all in the form of externally-held ordnance. Ordnance options were to include the usual gamut of conventional drop bombs of various potency, air-to-surface rocket pods, and jettisonable fuel stores (the latter to increase operational ranges). Weapons were mounted to seven hardpoints found under the aircraft include a fuselage centerline location and three under-root, underwing positions at each side.
The capable Milan was offered to the Swiss Air Force alongside the America-originated LTV A-7 "Corsair II" - a capable strike fighter in its own right - but the service eventually elected to continue operating its fleet of Hawker Hunters for the time being - leaving the Mirage Milan to the pages of military aviation history. | aerospace |
https://www.journal-aviation.com/en/news/35832-europe-launches-fourth-earth-monitoring-satellite | 2021-10-17T13:31:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585177.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20211017113503-20211017143503-00591.warc.gz | 0.935981 | 470 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__236253391 | en | Europe launched a fourth satellite Tuesday for its Copernicus Earth-monitoring project to track changes in forest cover and air pollution, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced.
The 1.1-tonne, "colour-vision" Sentinel-2B satellite blasted off on a Vega rocket from Europe's space port in Kourou, French Guiana, overnight, and was successfully placed in Earth orbit, it said.
In about three days, controllers will start calibrating instruments to commission the satellite, which is to start operations in three to four months.
"With this launch we are taking another step toward advancing the Copernicus programme, which is the most sophisticated Earth observation system in the world," ESA director general Jan Woerner said in a statement.
Two more satellites are to follow in the coming months.
Sentinel-2B, a twin of Sentinel-2A launched in June 2015, will zoom in on changes in the Earth's land mass and coastal zones -- forest cover and pollution in lakes and coastal waters, for example.
Between them, the Sentinel-2 pair will cover the Earth's entire surface in five days. They are placed in the same orbit, on opposite sides of the planet, 180 degrees apart.
"Each Sentinel-2 satellite carries an innovative high-resolution multispectral camera with 13 spectral bands for a new perspective of land and vegetation," the agency said.
"The combination of high-resolution, novel spectral capabilities, a field of vision covering 290 kilometres (180 miles) and frequent revisit times will provide unprecedented views of Earth."
Sentinel-1A was launched in April 2014 and Sentinel-1B two years later. They are equipped with special cloud-penetrating radar with which to monitor Earth's surface by day and by night, regardless of the weather.
Future satellites will focus on ocean data and Earth's atmosphere.
By mapping areas stricken by flood or earthquake, Copernicus will also help emergency teams identify worst-hit areas and locate passable roads, railway lines and bridges.
Copernicus, a programme of the ESA and European Commission, is named for the 16th-century Polish astronomer who determined that the Earth orbited the Sun, and not the other way round, as convention had it at the time. | aerospace |
https://survincity.com/2014/08/a-new-element-in-the-influx-of-mig-29k/ | 2021-05-08T23:05:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243988927.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20210508211857-20210509001857-00239.warc.gz | 0.858011 | 190 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__80154221 | en | Chinese military portal mil.news.sina.com.cn saw the presence of small parts drawers on both sides predkrylevyh sagging deck MiG-29K/KUB created to equip the Indian Navy. According to the portal, these surfaces can be used to increase lift / carrier opportunities glider during takeoff and landing on the deck of an aircraft carrier.
Sagging began to be used on the fighters 70-80 years of the last century, for example, on the American F-5 and F-16. Fighter F-18, then F-18E / F popuchili nodules larger area to merit a huge angle of attack in a combat maneuver. Sagging also has Chinese light fighter JF-17 «Xiaolong».
Company «MiG» is not officially explained to the emergence of new parts in the design of the MiG-29K, writes portal. | aerospace |
https://www.ocflightlessons.com/team/troy-asher/ | 2022-12-06T06:18:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711074.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20221206060908-20221206090908-00347.warc.gz | 0.985664 | 165 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__142168984 | en | Troy grew up in Orange County and joined the United States Air Force after graduating high school. It was in the Air Force that Troy discovered a passion for flying during his tenure as a C-130 Loadmaster. In 2016, Troy continued his aviation career when he learned to fly helicopters with a transition to fixed-wing aircraft in 2020. Prior to joining the OC Flight Lessons team, Troy worked for the Walt Disney Company for over 25 years. Troy looks forward to a career in cargo operations with the goal of joining either UPS or Fedex. Troy’s advice for potential and new students is to commit to the training with all that you have. Successful students are ones who study daily and commit to flying as consistently as possible. Learning to fly can be stressful and challenging but in the end it is extremely rewarding! | aerospace |
http://alecbartos.com/?p=5 | 2017-04-26T15:40:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121453.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00270-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.888112 | 394 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__256824643 | en | My latest space stamp design – Romania “Cosmos 2011″
- May 17th, 2011
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With the occasion of the second IAA 2011 Planetary Defense Conference – From threat to action, which will be held in Bucharest, from 9 to 12 May 2011, Romfilatelia was invited to join the event, by introducing into circulation the postage stamps issue with a special thematic, entitled Cosmos 2011. Designer: Alec Bartos
The postage stamps issue emphasizes 3 very important anniversaries at international level, celebrated this year:
─ 50th anniversary of the first man’s flight in Cosmos – Yuri Gagarin;
─ 30th anniversary of the first Romanian’s flight in Cosmos – Dumitru Dorin Prunariu;
─ 50th anniversary of the first session of COPUOS (UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space).
The launching event of the postage stamps issue took place in the presence of Mr. Dumitru Dorin Prunariu, President of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, William Ailor, The Aerospace Corporation, United States of America, Richard Tremayne-Smith, OoS, Great Britain, Rusty Schweickart, astronaut, B612 Foundation, United States of America and Sergio Camacho who unveiled and signed the launching panel of the issue, alongside over 200 guests of the conference.
Thanking Romfilatelia for the elegant and refined design of the postage stamps issue, Mr. Dumitru Dorin Prunariu – the first Romanian who flew in outer space – underlined the importance of the postage stamp which always proved to be a harbinger of great events that marked the world and wrote the history. | aerospace |
https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/us-sees-greater-cooperation-with-india-on-space-security | 2020-04-06T10:59:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585371624083.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20200406102322-20200406132822-00059.warc.gz | 0.943405 | 523 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__234188570 | en | Washington: Facing challenges from countries like China, the US sees greater co-operation with India on space security issues, a senior American official has said.
“We are seeking greater engagement with India, which is an established spacefaring nation, and we see a strong role for greater US-India cooperation on space security issues,” said Frank Rose, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance.
Rose was speaking at the 3rd International Symposium on Sustainable Space Development and Utilisation for Humankind in Tokyo last week.
“As President (Barack) Obama said in 2010, the relationship between India and the US will be one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century,” he said according to the transcripts of the speech released here yesterday.
“We see a strong role for Indian leadership in regional and multilateral space fora given India’s space capabilities and its strong ties to other regional space actors and emerging spacefaring nations,” he said.
For these reasons, in 2011 we launched the first US-India space security discussions as part of an effort to ensure that our two governments exchange views on this increasingly important domain, he said.
“The 2013 US-India Strategic Dialogue Joint Statement called for a Space Security Dialogue between our two nations, and we look forward to having this dialogue in the near future,” Rose said.
In his address, Rose said as a leading space faring nation, China will play a key role in space security issues, and the US will continue to engage China on space security through bilateral and multilateral channels.
“The United States and China have a mutual interest in maintaining the long-term sustainability and security of the space environment, including the adoption of measures to limit the creation of long-lived space debris,” he said.
“It is important to routinely discuss space security issues in order to reduce the chance for misperceptions and miscalculations. One way we have pursued these interests is by working to provide our Chinese counterparts with timely close approach notifications,” he added.
“However, as US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper noted in testimony before the US Congress, the United States remains concerned about Chinese counterspace activities,” he noted.
China has satellite jamming capabilities and is pursuing antisatellite systems.
This is a development that the US and its allies will continue to watch closely, he said, calling on China to be more transparent about its intentions and activities in space. | aerospace |
http://www.fechter.com/what_is_a_cfac.htm | 2021-10-21T14:50:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585424.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20211021133500-20211021163500-00535.warc.gz | 0.95413 | 296 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__29956838 | en | What is an ATCAA (Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace)?
Here is a diagram of the current structure of airspace over the United States. "Class A" airspace is anything from 18,000 feet through 60,000 feet (also referred to as Flight Level 600 (FL600)). Anything operating in this band of sky is under instrument flight rules (IFR) which requires specific training and constant communication with air traffic control.
As you can see most of the sky is Class E and Class G, which are both uncontrolled and which aircraft are not even required to have radios.
Class B is the airspace surrounding major airports like Seattle-Tacoma, Minneapolis, Chicago, etc. Clearance is required for all aircraft to operate within this airspace to ensure that the controllers know what is going on for safety due to the large volume of jet aircraft in the area. Imagine them being inverted wedding cakes with uncontrolled Class E airspace surrounding them.
Class C is for busier airports like Spokane and Portland, OR. They need additional room for safety of commercial operation and require clearance to enter them, but they are smaller than Class B.
Class D is for smaller airports that have control towers. This airspace requires clearance to enter, but they are not very tall and airplanes fly over and around them without requiring any contact with the controllers.
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https://financereports24.com/nasas-bold-bet-on-starship-for-the-moon-may-change-spaceflight-forever/ | 2023-02-06T16:47:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500356.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20230206145603-20230206175603-00637.warc.gz | 0.951716 | 3,070 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__172585960 | en | When NASA astronauts return to the Moon in a few years, they will do so inside a lander that dwarfs that of the Apollo era. SpaceX’s Starship vehicle measures 50 meters from its nose cone to landing legs. By contrast, the cramped Lunar Module that carried Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin down to the Moon in 1969 stood just 7 meters tall.
This is but one of many genuinely shocking aspects of NASA’s decision a week ago to award SpaceX—and only SpaceX—a contract to develop, test, and fly two missions to the lunar surface. The second flight, which will carry astronauts to the Moon, could launch as early as 2024.
NASA awarded SpaceX $2.89 billion for these two missions. But this contract would balloon in amount should NASA select SpaceX to fly recurring lunar missions later in the 2020s. And it has value to SpaceX and NASA in myriad other ways. Perhaps most significantly, with this contract NASA has bet on a bold future of exploration. Until now, the plans NASA had contemplated for human exploration in deep space all had echoes of the Apollo program. NASA talked about “sustainable” missions and plans in terms of cost, but they were sustainable in name only.
By betting on Starship, which entails a host of development risks, NASA is taking a chance on what would be a much brighter future. One in which not a handful of astronauts go to the Moon or Mars, but dozens and then hundreds. In this sense, Starship represents a radical departure for NASA and human exploration.
“If Starship meets the goals Elon Musk has set for it, Starship getting this contract is like the US government supporting the railroads in the old west here on Earth,” said Rick Tumlinson, a proponent of human settlement of the Solar System. “It is transformational to degrees no one today can understand.”
We will nonetheless try to understand some of the ways in which Starship could prove transformational.
1. Starship ahead of schedule
Ahead of NASA’s announcement on April 16, I did not expect SpaceX to receive the only, or even the largest, award from NASA this early on in the lander-development process.
About a year ago, NASA selected three different bids for a Human Landing System. Over the course of 10 months, each of the three contractors fine-tuned its design and worked with NASA engineers to explain how its lander could meet the space agency’s needs. A team led by Blue Origin submitted the most conventional design, tailored to NASA’s request for a three-stage lander. Dynetics proposed an innovative lander, with a nod toward reusability, but it was also sized to bring just a few astronauts to the lunar surface.
SpaceX, by contrast, submitted a version of its Mars vehicle as a lunar lander. For the last five years, SpaceX has largely self-funded development of Starship as the reusable upper stage of a massive rocket, Super Heavy. The vehicle is intended to take dozens of people to Mars at a time in a six-month voyage. Thus, Starship is massively oversized to take two or four astronauts down to the surface of the Moon. But of the three landers, it is the only one with a direct path toward full reuse.
Starship is also the most technically demanding of the three vehicles because of its size and aspirations. Among the biggest hurdles are learning to land Starship, both on the Moon and back on Earth. And to conduct missions to the Moon and beyond, SpaceX must develop the technology to refuel Starship with methane and liquid-oxygen fuel in low Earth orbit.
“One of the hardest engineering problems known to man is making a reusable orbital rocket,” SpaceX founder Elon Musk told me about a year ago. “It’s stupidly difficult to have a fully reusable orbital system.”
Because there are so many technological miracles needed to validate the Starship design, I felt that NASA would not fully commit to the SpaceX vehicle as a potential lander until it had flown. Perhaps launching Starship into orbit would be enough of a technology demonstration for NASA. Or maybe SpaceX would have to land one on the Moon. This perceived need to demonstrate the viability of Starship is one reason why Musk and SpaceX have built and launched Starships at such a frenetic pace in South Texas during the last year. Only by doing, the thinking went, would NASA believe in Starship.
Instead, NASA has committed to the ambitious program even before Starship has safely landed after a high-altitude flight test. In this sense, NASA’s support for Starship has come ahead of schedule.
2. SpaceX needs NASA for Mars
After seeing SpaceX launch more than 100 rockets over the last decade, what has become abundantly clear is that its engineers are now the best in the world at designing, building, and flying new and innovative rockets. The execution of the Falcon 9 program, proving out first-stage reuse, and development of the Falcon Heavy rocket attest to this.
But building great rockets is one thing. It is another thing to develop all of the other capabilities needed to ensure that humans can travel to Mars, land on the red planet, and survive there.
When it comes to in-space activities, SpaceX has leaned on NASA’s expertise for Crew Dragon as part of the commercial crew program. And with respect to the kinds of technologies needed for long-duration travel to Mars, through deep space, SpaceX has limited experience—there is very little recycling of air, water, and other consumables on a Crew Dragon spacecraft. NASA, on the other hand, has been working on these problems for more than a decade with astronauts on the International Space Station.
The space agency has also been conducting studies of Moon and Mars missions for decades, said Abhi Tripathi, who worked as a systems engineer at NASA from 2000 to 2010 performing these kinds of analyses. Tripathi left NASA to work at SpaceX on the cargo and crew versions of the Dragon spacecraft until 2020, when he moved to the University of California, Berkeley.
“NASA will undoubtedly bring to bear a wealth of invaluable information, technology, and subject matter experts to help SpaceX achieve their shared goal of putting humans on Mars,” Tripathi told Ars.
NASA and SpaceX collaborating this early on Starship also helps with a host of other issues not related to transportation. A government agency will be needed to facilitate the development of nuclear-based power for the surface of Mars, for example. And any human missions to Mars will raise planetary protection questions and other international concerns. Having NASA alongside SpaceX means the US government will help address all of these issues.
Suddenly, human landings on Mars about a decade from now seems a lot more realistic.
3. NASA bets on game-changing technology
The world has never seen a vehicle like Starship before. If successful, the massive spacecraft would open up new possibilities to NASA not before available. This is because Starship could realize the long-desired goal of rapid, low-cost reuse of a launch system.
Consider the status quo. The large Space Launch System rocket under development by NASA will be able to launch 95 metric tons into low Earth orbit. NASA and its contractors, led by Boeing, will be able to build one a year. The expendable vehicle will launch one payload, at a cost about $2 billion per mission, and then drop into the ocean.
In terms of lift capacity, the vehicles are similar. Starship and Super Heavy should be able to put about 100 tons into low Earth orbit. However, SpaceX is already capable of building one Starship a month, and the plan is to reuse each booster and spacecraft dozens of times. Imagine the kind of space program NASA could have with the capacity to launch 100 tons into orbit every two weeks—instead of a single annual mission—for $2 billion a year. Seriously, pause a moment and really think about that.
In their decision to select SpaceX, NASA officials appeared to recognize this potential. “We were looking to see what industry partners could bring in terms of innovation and solutions,” said Lisa Watson-Morgan, the Human Landing System program manager. The emphasis here is on innovation and new solutions to old problems.
“In picking the Starship architecture, NASA is helping enable a path toward a super heavy launch vehicle, in-space propellant storage, in-space refueling, and large up and down mass to planetary surfaces,” said Tripathi, who has examined these problems from both NASA and SpaceX’s perspective.
Put another way: if Starship is successful, NASA no longer needs to pick just one or two big things to do in space. The agency will be able to do many different things at the same time.
4. NASA funds an SLS competitor
So why is NASA funding a launch system that will directly compete with its SLS booster? That, to be clear, was not the space agency’s intent. In explaining the award during a news conference, agency officials were careful to say that SLS and the Orion spacecraft remain an essential part of the Artemis architecture. But in reality, NASA may well be putting its SLS rocket out of business.
With the Human Landing System award, NASA has put its stamp of approval on Starship and Super Heavy. The launch system will eventually go into the catalog maintained by NASA’s Launch Services Provider program, allowing other agency programs to procure the vehicle for missions. This could be a real boon for large, space-based telescopes that would find the large volume of Starship’s payload fairing useful.
“If I were an official in one of NASA’s other directorates, I would personally be dreaming up all kinds of ideas for what I can someday do with all these substantive new capabilities,” Tripathi said.
In the big picture, $2.89 billion is not a lot compared to what NASA has already invested in the SLS rocket. The space agency spends that much every year in development costs for the rocket and its associated ground systems. Because the SLS rocket is funded through cost-plus contracts to major space contractors like Boeing, there is less incentive to control costs or deliver a timely product. Predictably, the SLS vehicle is significantly over budget and now five years behind its original launch date of late 2016.
All of this has led to criticisms that SLS is a jobs program. Indeed, it provides jobs in all 50 states and supports hundreds of small businesses. And perhaps this explains why Congress has steadfastly supported SLS despite its costs and delays.
By contrast, Starship is not a jobs program. Rather, it’s a jobs-killer program from the perspective of Congress.
5. Is SpaceX too dominant?
SpaceX has enjoyed a remarkable string of NASA contract wins. Over the last decade, it has landed NASA awards to deliver cargo and crew to the International Space Station, launch the Lunar Gateway, supply this Gateway with cargo, and now deliver humans to the surface of the Moon.
The Artemis Program could also plausibly morph into the SpaceX Lunar Program. How? Under the current plan, a Super Heavy rocket would launch Starship to lunar orbit. Days later, an SLS rocket would launch crew inside an Orion spacecraft, which would dock with Starship in lunar orbit. The crew would transfer to Starship and go down to the Moon. After coming back to lunar orbit on Starship, the astronauts would board Orion and fly back to Earth.
But if Starship is safe for humans to land on the Moon, why would it not be safe for humans simply to launch from Earth on board the vehicle? This would save NASA the cost of an SLS plus Orion launch—about $3 billion per mission, combined—and a tricky rendezvous and docking in lunar orbit. This is probably the future of a truly sustainable lunar exploration program.
That’s good for NASA and for SpaceX, but what about the other spaceflight companies? Under the (much) more expensive plan using SLS and Orion, NASA is also funding a who’s who of aerospace companies: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Aerojet Rocketdyne, United Launch Alliance, and many, many other smaller players across the United States. Starship directly supports SpaceX, its limited number of suppliers, and… whatever company ends up building spacesuits for lunar forays.
It is therefore difficult to see a SpaceX-only exploration program winning broad congressional support for Artemis. History suggests that all of the losing contractors would urge the politicians they bolster with contributions to actively oppose the program.
And what of international partners and the geopolitical implications of this? During a confirmation hearing this week before the US Senate Commerce committee, incoming NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said expanding the coalition of nations participating in the Artemis Program was one of his big goals. Increasing the space agency’s reliance on SpaceX likely would work against this.
With the low-cost, reusable Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX has already badly damaged the commercial launch industries in Europe, Russia, and Japan. For the Artemis Program, Europe is contributing the Service Module for the Orion spacecraft. How would these officials react if NASA now says, “non merci” to that contribution because of SpaceX?
“The nation’s activities in deep space remain very tied up in international policy, alliances, adversaries, and security, as well as space exploration and science,” an industry source told Ars. “There are a number of foreign policy interdependencies and offsets that are managed through or impact space, generally below the surface. What does this choice signal to all of those players?”
With Starship, SpaceX has offered what appears to be the best technical solution to NASA’s stated goal of a sustainable lunar exploration program. Starship would be able to take far more people and cargo to the Moon than any other solution for NASA—and it could do the job for far less money and far more often.
Furthermore, in awarding the Human Landing System contract to SpaceX, NASA has embraced a risky yet highly rewarding technology.
But whereas NASA is a space agency, its feet remain very much grounded in the political orbit of Washington, DC’s beltway. Technically, Starship may be the best solution to NASA’s needs. But politically, would it be? Probably not. If NASA wants to go to the Moon and beyond, it must work with a multitude of contractors and countries, at least for now.
Ultimately, physics will win out. If SpaceX can make Starship work, eventually NASA’s other options for human exploration of the Solar System may come to look ridiculous by comparison. By placing an early bet on Starship last week, NASA has increased the ultimate odds of Starship’s success.
For the space agency, this is an audacious and surprising play. But the potential payoff is huge. One day it may allow us to boldly go not just back to the Moon, but far, far beyond. | aerospace |
https://twocircles.net/2007jul09/indian_carriers_buying_138_boeings_may_buy_856_planes_5_years.html | 2023-03-30T17:24:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949355.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20230330163823-20230330193823-00505.warc.gz | 0.957251 | 705 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__286056179 | en | By Arun Kumar, IANS
Seattle : Indian air carriers are buying 138 planes from the Boeing Co., including 37 of its latest offering, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with an eye to recapture the market share they have been losing to foreign airlines.
India's national flag carrier Air India has placed a $11.6 billion order – its biggest ever – for 68 planes, 27 of them 787s. Jet Airways has ordered 30 Boeings, including ten Dreamliners. The Sahara unit recently bought by Jet Airways has ordered ten more planes. Domestic low cost airline SpiceJet is also buying 30 Boeings.
Even the Indian Air Force may opt for 10 Boeing-BJ 737 for its VVIP squadron.
One common factor in their decision is the economy offered by Boeing planes. For instance the Long Range Boeing 777-200LR will help Air India save two million gallons of fuel per year over an A340-500 Airbus, according to Dinesh A. Keskar, Boeing's senior vice president sales for commercial airplanes.
"India has arrived", he said, noting that in the next five years Boeing is hoping to sell 856 aircraft worth $72 billion to India whereas five years back it had projected sales of no more than 300 aircraft costing $20 billion.
Boeing also plans to invest $185 million in a joint venture with Air India as part of its 68 plane deal. The proposed joint venture to be set up at Nagpur will offer maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities for Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft to third parties, according to Air India chairman and managing director Vasudevan Thulasidas.
Like Thulasidas, who was here for the Sunday roll out of the Dreamliner, Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal said his airline had chosen the 787 because of the overall reliability and excellent economics. "It's a great airplane".
Suggesting an alliance with Air India, he said such cooperation between the state-run and private airline could help Indian carriers capture half of the market share of traffic in and out of the country.
"India's market share has been less than 20 percent of the total traffic in and out of India. All other foreign airlines carry over 80 percent and it will become more," Goyal said. "If we don't do something it will go down to ten percent," as foreign carriers are taking advantage of India's open skies policy.
The response from Air India to his proposal was positive, he said. "We have agreed that the new merged Air India and Jet Airways must cooperate, not just go to alliances. Why can't we have an alliance within India?" Goyal asked, noting that it would help both the airlines and above all the country.
Besides ten 787s that will start joining the Jet fleet in 2011, Jet Airways has also placed an order for 10 Boeing 777, the long-range aircraft with two of these planes joining the fleet this month.
Outlining an ambitious agenda for his airline, Goyal said the Boeing 777s will be put on the North America route with a Mumbai-Newark (New York) flight via Brussels starting Aug 5. Turning Brussels into a major hub, Jet plans to substantially increase the number of flights to US within a year.
Proposed routes include the Chennai-Los Angeles sector and a Mumbai-San Fransisco flight via Shanghai. "Washington DC is also on my radar," Goyal said. | aerospace |
http://anthrobotic.com/category/robots-in-space/page/3/ | 2019-07-16T21:10:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195524879.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20190716201412-20190716223412-00408.warc.gz | 0.948088 | 296 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__37389192 | en | Getting a 2000lb. (907KG) nuclear-powered super-sensitive rover the size of a Mini Cooper to Mars, in one piece, and then have it go about its science and report back… well, the effort alone is monumental, and its success will be entirely profound.
Reapers and Predators and the like aren’t robots, they’re super-tech R/C planes with some nice autopilot and guns & missiles, right? Right? Well, since the domestic drone market is heating up now as well, it might be a good idea to figure this out.
People loved the Space Shuttle because even though it was just a fancy orbiter in space, and a hitchhiking glider in atmosphere, it looked like a ship. We’ve been at the whole space thing for nearly 60 years, and still we have rockets and capsules, but no spaceships.
Like a superhero, unfortunately my only super power was covertly using the iOS5 volume-up shutter control thingy. It is unclear how a heat shield that didn’t burn up in atmospheric reentry could be offended by photography.
Human employment is soon going to drastically & quickly change. For sure China’s in trouble, but on the whole is this good or bad? Here a young guy says we’re doomed, and an old guy says it’s all going to be cool. Weird, right? | aerospace |
http://www.outdoorgear.net/air-force-deluxe-low-profile-insignia-cap-p-4179.html | 2013-05-21T12:32:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699977678/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102617-00028-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.885787 | 170 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__91300493 | en | More Details: Officially licensed by the US Air Force, The Deluxe Low Profile New Wing Air Force Cap has a logo embroidered on its front panel. The Air Force Deluxe Low Profile Insignia Cap is made with 100% brushed cotton twill which makes the cap very soft and comfortable to wear. It bears a sandwich brim with 1 pc. label and "U.S. Air Force" embroidered on the top brim. The hook and loop closure has a 1 pc. label woven bearing the "U.S. Air Force" print. This cap comes with a seam tape on which a single coloured "Rothco" is printed.
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http://csl.armywarcollege.edu/homelanddefensejournal/Bio/JohnOlive.aspx | 2017-11-25T05:49:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934809419.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20171125051513-20171125071513-00789.warc.gz | 0.910852 | 524 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__100086207 | en | Dr. John (JD) Olive
U.S. Space Command
Dr. Olive is Chief, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Headquarters Air Force
Space Command, Civil Engineer Operations and Readiness Division, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. In this position,
he manages Air Force Space Command EOD programs at seven major installations and 65 Geographically Separated Units. He
enables global Civil Engineer mission capability, supporting 5,750 military and civilian engineers and $34B in plant capacity.
Dr. Olive is a core member of the Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection Working Groups, analyzing the results of vulnerability
assessments, and recommending mitigating measures for Space Command installations.
His former position was Chief Enlisted Manager, Air Force EOD, Headquarters
Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. As the EOD Career Field Manager, Dr. Olive was
responsible for establishing manpower, equipment, training, and classification requirements for 1,500 Airman at 53 active
duty and 32 Guard and Reserve installations. In this capacity, he was the senior advisor to The Air Force Civil Engineer
on EOD related matters, sought after expert on IED, WMD, CBRN-E, and installation security. Furthermore, Dr. Olive was the
focal point to the U.S. Secret Service and Department of State for explosive countermeasure support to our President,
Vice-President, and other dignitaries.
Dr. Olive holds an Associate of Science Degree in EOD from Community College
of the Air Force, an Associate of Science Degree in Office Management from Park University, graduated with honors with
Bachelors of Science Degree with dual major in Management and Human Resources from Park University, graduated with honors
with Masters of Science in Administration with concentration in Human Resources from Central Michigan University and Doctor
of Management in Homeland Security from Colorado Technical University.
Additionally, Dr. Olive has attained numerous certifications to include
Center for Creative Leadership, Senior Leadership Course; Bates Technical College, Fire Training Academy, awarded Firefighter
I, with comprehensive training in arson investigation, hazardous materials response, and confined space operations and rescue.
He is a graduate of the Texas A&M University, WMD-Incident Management Course; Air University, Incident Commanders Course, and
Homemade Explosive Precursors and Detection Course, Sandia National Laboratories. Furthermore, Dr. Olive is a certified lean,
Six Sigma (LSS) Greenbelt, and an expert in Business Process Reengineering. | aerospace |
https://cooptv.wordpress.com/2016/09/25/17th-summit-of-the-non-aligned-movement-in-venezuela-us-coast-guard-plane-conducted-an-operation-near-venezuelan-airspace/ | 2017-04-28T13:59:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917122992.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031202-00540-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.953384 | 253 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__11954423 | en | Venezuela’s air forces detected and forced back two US aircraft that were collecting information on the Non-Aligned Movement summit.
“We know a military aircraft carried out flight patterns 130 nautical miles from Margarita island, collecting information [and] carrying out intelligence operations on the summit,” Venezuelan Defense Minister Lopez told press conference in Caracas on Tuesday, AP reported.
The statement came at the close of the 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, which took place on the Venezuelan Caribbean island of Margarita on September 13-18.
A US Coast Guard Dash 8 conducted an operation near Venezuelan airspace both on Friday and Saturday without notifying the Venezuelan military’s air traffic controllers about its presence, thus “flagrantly violating international norms,” Lopez said.
“Our fighter jets, commanded by the president, flew out, intercepted the aircraft and informed [the crew] of the violation it was committing. The aircraft agreed to return to its base,” the minister added.
Lopez described the incident as a “provocation” caused by the fact that the US “underestimated” Venezuela’s capability to take counter-measures. | aerospace |
https://reuters.screenocean.com/record/903176 | 2022-01-24T22:16:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304686.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20220124220008-20220125010008-00478.warc.gz | 0.801056 | 698 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__58861337 | en | - Title: Putin opens international MAKS air show near Moscow
- Date: 18th July 2017
- Summary: CROWD PUTIN SPEAKING ON PODIUM (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "In recent years, the aerospace complex has been provided with substantial state support: significant modernisation of the facilities has been carried out, and projects have been implemented to create new, competitive civilian equipment, including the Ka-62 helicopter and the MS-21 main liner. I also note that we still have strong positions in the military aircraft industry and the rocket and space sector. The potential of these industries will be strengthened in the future." SPACE EQUIPMENT ON DISPLAY EXHIBITION ATTENDANTS LOOKING AT EQUIPMENT SCIENTISTS IN PROTECTIVE CLOTHING INSIDE CUBICLE VARIOUS OF VLADIMIR PUTIN SPEAKING TO OFFICIALS AND TOURING EXHIBITION SPACE DETAIL OF SPACE INDUSTRY DISPLAY PLANE IN FLIGHT OVER GROUNDS / POSTER FOR MAKS 2017 ON STRUCTURE SUKHOI SUPERJET 100 IN FLIGHT PHOTOGRAPHER PRESIDENT'S PLANE ON AIRFIELD NEAR VIEWING STAND PUTIN PUTTING SUNGLASSES ON AND SPEAKING WITH RUSSIAN INDUSTRY AND TRADE MINISTER DENIS MANTUROV VARIOUS OF SU-30CM JET IN FLIGHT SPECTATORS LOOKING UP AT AIR SHOW SU-34 FIGHTER BOMBER IN FLIGHT AVIATION OFFICERS WATCHING AIR SHOW NEWEST SUKHOI T-50 JET IN FLIGHT PEOPLE WATCHING AIR SHOW T-50 JET IN FLIGHT / PEOPLE WATCHING DISPLAY T-50 JET IN FLIGHT PEOPLE WATCHING DISPLAY BE-200 ALTAIR, A MULTIPURPOSE AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT, RELEASING WATER AS CROWDS LOOK ON
- Embargoed: 1st August 2017 15:56
- Keywords: Russia air show MAKS president Putin
- Location: ZHUKOVSKY, RUSSIA
- City: ZHUKOVSKY, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Economic Events
- Reuters ID: LVA0036Q8S2MF
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Russia's aircraft makers took centre stage on the first day of a major air show near Moscow on Tuesday (July 18), with Russian President Vladimir Putin pledging to strengthen the industry further.
Putin joined officials on the viewing platform to watch the opening flight programme on the first day of the four-day MAKS air show.
According to MAKS-2017, the air show's programme involves 200 aircraft, with some taking part in the flight programme and others being showcased at the airfield.
Over 100 businesses from foreign countries are taking part in the MAKS-2017 event, which Russia hopes will shore up sales of Russian made aircraft.
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http://stromaviation.com/jobs.asp?ID=2130027762&Location=Reno,NV&title=Interior%20Installer-Job&type=Aviation_Job_Listing | 2019-01-20T01:32:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583688396.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20190120001524-20190120023524-00371.warc.gz | 0.931584 | 333 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__111761655 | en | Interior Installers with 3+ years experience in aviation to perform removals and installations on corporate aircraft. Must be flexible on shift. Falcon experience is desired but not required.
The Interior Installer is responsible for removal and installation of aircraft interior parts under the direction of a properly certificated mechanic, lead, or crew chief. He or she is responsible not only to remove and install, but also to properly document each and every part by complying with F.A.A. regulations and Company quality standards.
3+ years experience
Corporate aircraft experience required (Falcon preferred)
Must be able to work overtime as needed.
Our client was established in 2012 by aviation executives with several decades of experience in the completion and modification of executive interiors and business jets. Since 2009, the original FAA part 145 Repair Station has grown to multiple sites across the United States.
As a leader in the industry, our client offers a wide array of products and services ranging from the fabrication of custom club seating to complete cabin interiors for Business Jets that meets the high standards of luxury demanded..
As an employee of Strom Aviation, you will receive benefits including holiday pay, longevity pay, access to a 401K program and insurance coverage (medical, dental, life, disability). We offer travel pay, bonuses, and other incentives for some positions as well. A referral is the best compliment we can get, and Strom Aviation offers 2 different referral programs for our employees.
Our recruiters strive to connect qualified individuals with opportunities. With hundreds of jobs across the nation, Strom offers opportunities no matter where you are.
Contact: Strom Jobs | aerospace |
https://blog.generalmills.com/2015/09/the-importance-of-science-in-space/ | 2022-01-18T15:45:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300934.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220118152809-20220118182809-00325.warc.gz | 0.972755 | 1,070 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__74550116 | en | The importance of science in space
General Mills makes food. Astronauts go to space. What do we have in common?
We found out we share a proud legacy of teamwork and innovation when we hosted a visit from NASA and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) at our James Ford Bell Technical Center last week.
Dressed in his astronaut jumpsuit, Michael Hopkins turned some curious heads in our hallways as employees must have asked themselves, ‘Is that a …’
Indeed it was one of the fortunate few in history who have spent time in space.
Hopkins, selected in 2009 as one of 14 members of the 20th NASA astronaut class, spent more than five months (166 days) aboard the International Space Station (ISS) from September 2013 to March 2014.
At a lunchtime event with employees, Hopkins showed videos from his expedition and spoke about his work and experience in space.
Hopkins and CASIS officials were primarily with us to talk about the science of space, and how companies of all kinds can partner to put experiments on board the ISS. He shared how he conducted research for companies, while a team on the ground monitored the experiments.
“It’s a very powerful way to do science up on the ISS,” Hopkins said. “I’m actually talking real-time to a scientist on the ground as I’m executing an experiment. So as they see the results down there, they get to make adjustments to the experiment as we go. A very powerful way, I think, to combine the efforts of people on the ground and up in space.”
Hopkins said that he and the other crew members don’t know which companies the experiments are being conducted for, most of the time.
After the presentation from Hopkins, I spoke with Cynthia Bouthot, director of Commercial Innovation & Business Development for CASIS. She said their visits to companies are important to get the word out about the potential for doing experiments on the ISS.
“We like to bring a group of people that represent science, and operations and business development, and we like to have conversations,” said Bouthot. “Typically we have a lot of brainstorming sessions with companies to explain what our capabilities are, and understand what a company’s research goals are and see where they intersect. Our whole focus is on driving utilization of the ISS for Earth-based benefits.”
So our R&D team made time for those conversations with NASA and CASIS last week, to see what experiments might be worthwhile or possible to pursue.
“General Mills is an iconic company with lots of great brands,” she said. “The types of research that you could potentially do in microgravity on the ISS are really relevant for you and we think really match our capability.”
Companies work with CASIS on a variety of experiments, including opportunities to study phenomena without gravity, like in the areas of material composition, combustion and fluid mechanics. And, the ISS offers access to extreme ambient conditions, for experiments involving radiation and thermal cycling.
The visit included NASA’s “Driven to Explore” mobile exhibit, a trailer employees could walk through to view displays about the ISS and space exploration, as well as a small moon rock and replica of a space suit (perfect for photos).
But Hopkins enjoyed what he saw and heard too, during a tour and meetings with General Mills leaders and employees.
“The culture here reminds me of the culture at NASA,” he said. “I was really impressed with how friendly and motivated people are here and I was amazed at the leadership team, by the number of years that they’ve spent working at General Mills. Clearly the company has created an environment that motivates people to stay here long-term and I think that just says tons right there.”
By the way, Hopkins knew we’d be curious about the food he ate in orbit, so he filled employees in on that as well.
Daily snacks and meals on the ISS include granola bars, dried meats, peanut butter and cereal – more than 200 items in all. Most of it is freeze-dried or requires rehydration, but none of it is branded, Hopkins said. It’s actually packaged up generically in the food lab at Johnson Space Center. Occasionally, their supply vehicles also will bring fresh fruit.
Interestingly, he said space can do a number on your taste buds. He had to use Tabasco sauce and sriracha sauce for some added flavor on many foods to keep them from being bland. At the same time, some of his fellow crew members reported being hyper-sensitive to taste and didn’t need anything extra on their food.
Hopkins also said, for whatever reason, he couldn’t enjoy one of his favorite foods on Earth – beef fajitas – when he tried eating them in orbit.
“Horrible,” he joked.
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https://manchikoni.com/the-perseverance-rover-uploaded-new-color-photos-of-mars-o2/ | 2022-08-13T00:48:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571847.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812230927-20220813020927-00272.warc.gz | 0.914515 | 274 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__147920769 | en | On Friday night, the first color photo of Perseverance was released on social media. You can see much more than in the previous photos. The photo shows the surface of the red planet.
Open horizon, so much to discover. I can not wait to start exploring – and posted below the photo on the rover’s official Twitter page.
First color photos. The Perseverance Rover explores Mars
On NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover profile, scientists shared a photo of rocks near the rover. The vehicle will try to explain their origin. It helps researchers better understand the history of Mars.
NASA also published a photo of the lander module that the robber left behind on Mars. The photo shows the vehicle from above, just before the wheels hit the surface of the Red Planet.
March 2020 mission. NASA wants to prepare the ground for future missions
The Perseverance Rover will be looking for possible traces of life on Mars. The vehicle will also collect samples of Martian rocks that will land on Earth in the future. Perseverance will also have the task of testing technologies that will be used in manned missions to Mars, such as a device that produces oxygen from carbon dioxide.
See also: March 2020. Landing of the Perseverance Rover | aerospace |
http://www.setsquared.co.uk/event/basics-space-course | 2013-05-23T18:25:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703662159/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112742-00037-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.895269 | 421 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__174609160 | en | Basics of Space Course
Are you a Space Industry professional, do you engage with the Space Industry through your business, or are you keen to?
Do you sometimes crave the ability to learn more about the technical side of ‘space’ without being baffled by science?
ISIC Surrey and Professor Vaios Lappas of Surrey Space Centre, invite you to discover the ‘Basics of Space’ from a non-technical perspective. This full day course will empower you with a greater understanding of the challenges and opportunities surrounding this awe inspiring, lucrative and powerful industry.
Professor Lappas will offer you some of the gems of his wisdom, delivering a unique course in a relaxed and engaging format, to excite and inspire you to engage further in ‘Space’ in your everyday business.
This 1 day course will provide delegates with an introduction to the basic aspects of space, giving an overview of the technical, managerial and economic challenges and issues related to space activities/projects.
The course is intended for the non-technical audience who currently work in the space industry, or who are joining a space company or institute. It will provide a comprehensive, non technical overview of all factors that impact the design, operation, financing and management of space projects/activities.
This introductory course will cover all aspects of space activities such as space missions, space history, technology, launch vehicles and space management, economics and space policy. Delegates can expect to leave the course with knowledge of:
- Technical Challenges in space;
- Space History, How did we get here?
- Space Applications;
- Economics of Space
- Managing Space Projects
- Space Policy/Law and the future of space
The course will be delivered at ISIC Surrey, Surrey Technology Centre, Research Park, Guildford GU2 7EF on 25th September 2012. Timing: 9am – 5.30pm.
Delegate cost: £50 ISIC Surrey members, £75 non members. Price includes a full day’s catering and reading materials. | aerospace |
https://www.trimite.com/sectors/aerospace/ | 2022-05-23T04:55:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662555558.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523041156-20220523071156-00407.warc.gz | 0.91597 | 548 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__77257745 | en | We produce a range of specialist paints and coatings for the aerospace industry, which are designed for some of the harshest environments imaginable. Our work in this sector has involved supplying coating technologies for a range of aerospace industries covering space, commercial and business aviation and defence.
Trimite has over 30 years’ experience in the development and supply of specialist and bespoke powder coating finishes and paints for the Aerospace seating and interiors market.
We work with many of the leading design houses, major airlines and seating manufacturers on bespoke development projects for custom colours and finishes and, currently, our powder coating colour library consists of more than 700 specialist colours, available in a variety of tactile finishes and gloss levels, with extraordinary batch to batch colour continuity.
To compliment these we have also produced the “Aerolac” range of wet paints for the coating of both composite and metallic substrates, ensuring superior colour and finish continuity across all coatings mediums.
The “Trimasol” range of re-touch aerosols are custom made to perfectly match each individual T&F colour for minor “on the wing” repairs. For more extensive repairs, we liaise directly with leading MRO’s and repair facilities to create custom solutions: options are available upon request.
We are one of the few companies in the world to offer powder coating (for metallic substrates) and wet paint (for composite substrates), so you can be assured of impeccable colour continuity if you need to use both.
In response to recent global market requirements, our new developments include anti-microbial variations of each medium, which have been indicatively tested to JIS Z 2801, and ISO 22196 against organisms including MRSA, E-coli and Covid surrogates.
We are a long standing supplier of highly specified and engineered products to both the Ministry of Defence and commercial airlines. Our products provide long term corrosion protection and a level of durability which guarantees a long service life for the end customer. We are continuously innovating to ensure that we not only satisfy new industry requirements but also comply with international legislation aimed at removing toxic materials wherever possible and reducing solvent contents to lower the impact of our products on the environment.
We provide a full range of single and multi-pack coatings, including:
- Etch primers
- Epoxy and polyurethane primers
- Synthetic air drying and stoving primers and finishes
- Protective schemes for avionics
- CARC coatings
- Anti-Slip coatings
- IRR camouflage and solar heat reflecting schemes | aerospace |
http://www.videoaround.com/ | 2014-04-20T13:18:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609538787.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005218-00308-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.669621 | 222 | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-15__0__192158707 | en | Flying with Kirby Chambliss Red Bull Air Race over...
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https://www.bitbinders.in/exploring-the-future-technological-innovations-in-chandrayaan-3/ | 2024-02-22T02:18:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473598.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20240221234056-20240222024056-00011.warc.gz | 0.881507 | 744 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__150162972 | en | The vast expanse of space has always fascinated humankind, beckoning us to uncover its mysteries and secrets. With each space mission, we inch closer to understanding the cosmos and our place within it. India, a prominent player in space exploration, has consistently made strides with its Chandrayaan missions. Chandrayaan 1 and 2 were monumental achievements, and now, with Chandrayaan 3 on the horizon, the world eagerly anticipates the technological innovations it will bring forth.
A Brief Overview of Chandrayaan Missions:
Before delving into the technological marvels of Chandrayaan 3, let’s take a moment to appreciate the groundwork laid by its predecessors.
Chandrayaan 1, launched in 2008, marked India’s first lunar probe. It uncovered major findings, such as detecting water molecules on the moon’s surface.. Chandrayaan 2, launched in 2019, was an even more ambitious project, comprising an orbiter, a lander (Vikram), and a rover (Pragyan). Although the Vikram lander experienced a hard landing, the orbiter continues to send valuable data.
Chandrayaan 3: The Technological Leap:
Chandrayaan 3, the upcoming lunar mission, is poised to build upon the achievements of its predecessors while incorporating innovative technologies that promise to revolutionize our understanding of the moon and beyond.
1. Precision Landing Technology:
Learning from the challenges faced during Chandrayaan 2’s landing attempt, Chandrayaan 3 will implement cutting-edge precision landing technology. This technology will enable the lander to autonomously adjust its trajectory in real-time, ensuring a smoother and more controlled descent.
2. Advanced Rover Capabilities:
The rover onboard Chandrayaan 3 is expected to boast enhanced mobility and analytical instruments. This means a wider range of samples can be collected and analyzed with greater accuracy, potentially uncovering more secrets about the moon’s geological history.
3. Sample Return Mission:
One of the most exciting innovations in Chandrayaan 3 is the prospect of a sample return mission. This involves collecting samples from the lunar surface and safely transporting them back to Earth. Such a feat would mark a historic achievement for India and contribute significantly to our understanding of lunar geology.
4. Increased Autonomy:
Chandrayaan 3 will leverage advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning to increase the autonomy of its spacecraft. This means that the spacecraft can make crucial decisions in real-time, adapting to unexpected situations without relying solely on ground control.
5. International Collaborations:
Chandrayaan 3 aims to foster international collaborations, bringing together the expertise of scientists, engineers, and researchers from around the world. This collaborative approach ensures a diverse range of perspectives and ideas, potentially leading to breakthroughs that might not have been possible in isolation.
Conclusion: Unveiling the Universe:
As Chandrayaan 3 gears up for its mission, the world watches with bated breath. The technological innovations it brings to the table have the potential to reshape our understanding of the moon and beyond. Through precision landing, advanced rovers, sample return missions, increased autonomy, international collaborations, and technological spin-offs, Chandrayaan 3 exemplifies human ingenuity and the relentless pursuit of knowledge.
As we stand on the brink of a new era in space exploration, let us remember that every step we take into the cosmos is a step toward unraveling the mysteries that have captivated us for generations. Chandrayaan 3 is not just a mission; it is a testament to the remarkable capabilities of human innovation and our unquenchable thirst for discovery. | aerospace |
https://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/company-says-debris-found-could-be-missing-alaska-plane/ | 2020-07-13T02:29:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593657140746.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20200713002400-20200713032400-00189.warc.gz | 0.98425 | 382 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__202741700 | en | Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Officials of a medical flight company that owns a missing air ambulance in Alaska said Thursday they are resigned to accept that aircraft debris found at the search site came from the plane.
The Coast Guard stressed Thursday it has not been able to confirm that the aircraft wing part found Wednesday and other debris found in the area is from the twin-engine King Air 200 plane that disappeared with three people on board. The twin-engine plane took off from Anchorage Tuesday and was expected to land in the tiny community of Kake to pick up a patient but never arrived.
The debris was found about 22 miles (35 kilometers) west of Kake near the last known position of the plane.
Searchers were focusing on the area where the wing part was found in water near Admiralty Island in southeastern Alaska. Additional aircraft debris was found later in the same area, according to the Coast Guard.
A Guardian Flight official said the discovery is a strong indication the debris came from the missing plane.
"While search and rescue efforts are continuing in an attempt to find survivors, we are resigned to accept that the aircraft was ours," Randy Lyman, a company vice president, said in a statement.
Guardian Flight said those on board the missing plane are the pilot, 63-year-old Patrick Coyle, the flight nurse, 30-year-old Stacie Rae Morse, and the flight paramedic, 43-year-old Margaret Langston. The company earlier said Langston's last name was Allen, but Lyman said Thursday she was recently married and her last name is now Langston.
The company said all are based in Juneau.
"We continue to ask for everyone's prayers and support as we focus on families, crew members and the entire Guardian Flight team and extended family of all those involved," Lyman wrote in the statement. | aerospace |
http://www.extrasolar-planets.com/astronautics/herschel.html | 2017-03-24T02:09:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218187519.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212947-00073-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.887186 | 280 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__30646100 | en | Herschel Space Telescope
Herschel is the largest space telescope ever launched. Its 3.5 m-diameter mirror will give astronomers their best view yet of the Universe at far-infrared and sub-millimetre wavelengths.
The European Space Telescope will launch on 29 April 2009 from Kourou with an Ariane V rocket, together with the Planck Satellite. The mission is named after the German-British astronomer William Herschel that is best known for the detection of the infrared radiation and the planet Uranus.
The Herschel Space Telescope was formerly known as Far Infrared and Sub-millimetre Telescope (FIRST) and is the first infrared telescope that covers the full far infrared and submillimetre waveband (covering approximately the 55-672 micron range).
The instruments will be cooled with liquid helium, boiling away in a near vacuum at a temperature of approximately 1.4 K. The 2,000 litres of helium on board will limit its operational lifetime.
The key science objectives of the Herschel observatory are:
Infrared radiation can penetrate the gas and dust clouds that hide objects from optical telescopes, allowing astronomers to see deep into star-forming regions, galactic centres and planetary systems. Unlike a ground based telescope where Earth’s atmosphere blocks most infrared wavelengths is in space a free view.
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https://sculptornews.com/nasa-luster-team-up-on-3d-mosaic-sculpture-to-display-space-fans-photos-adweek/ | 2021-01-18T01:31:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703514046.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20210117235743-20210118025743-00259.warc.gz | 0.924196 | 833 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__37155110 | en | NASA teamed up with high-tech experiential solutions provider Luster on a custom-built 3D mosaic sculpture that will be displayed at the 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), being held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., today through Friday.
The sculpture, Artemis Generation, represents NASA’s Artemis lunar-exploration program, which is aiming to send the first woman and next man to the moon by 2024.
NASA said Artemis—Apollo’s twin sister in Greek mythology—is the first step of its long-term plan to establish a sustainable human presence on the moon with the goal of sending humans to Mars.
Lindsay Aitchison, a space suit engineer for NASA working on Artemis, said the new Space Launch System rocket would launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and send astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft a distance of 250,000 miles, from Earth to the Gateway space station in lunar orbit.
The crew would then go to multiple destinations on the lunar surface, attempting to learn as much as they can about living on other worlds and practicing for eventual deep space missions to Mars.
“We’re using everything we’ve learned over six decades,” Aitchison said. “This is not a single mission. It’s about sustainable exploration for a long time.”
The crew will return to Earth aboard Orion at the end of this portion of Artemis.
The Artemis crew will go to multiple destinations on the lunar surface (concept image).
People who are interested in being a part of the Artemis Generation sculpture can upload their selfies as public posts on Twitter or Instagram (but not in Instagram Stories), tagging @NASA and using the hashtag #NASAExhibit.
Luster CEO Michael Lipton said that a series of image optimization processes will ensure that the photos used on Artemis Generation look sharp, adding that image processing algorithms will determine where on the sculpture photos should be placed by analyzing colors, shapes, contrasts and hues.
He said that while the majority of the process is done programmatically, every image included on the sculpture will be “personally touched by our team” in order to ensure that the image is appropriate for the project.
The sculpture is 15 feet long and depicts the Artemis logo, and Luster said more than 3,000 user-generated photos will be placed onto it throughout IAC 2019.
“We want to, over the course of the event, go from having a blank sculpture to having a photo mosaic overlaid over it. We’re trying to create a painting without knowing what color it’s going to be,” said Lipton. “We can’t predict what content we’re going to get. Over the course of these five days, you will start to see this artwork evolving with time. It’s kind of a paint-by-numbers puzzle. This is the first time we’re doing that in the form of a sculpture.”
Artemis Generation marks the debut of Luster’s Mosaic Sculptures, which it describes as unique 3D pieces of art created in real-time via individual hashtagged images uploaded to social media.
“NASA is really great about going forward, getting its message out, sharing it and being storytellers,” said Aitchison, adding that the space suits being developed for Artemis will include HD cameras and HD video.
Lipton described Luster as an activation technology company, and said, “Our inventions entertain, they engage. We position them to be aligned with the brand and push the brand message forward. We’re not an advertising company. We invent things for people to have fun with. The best way to entertain and engage is to step out of the stream and give people a real-time experience.”
IAC 2019 will include almost 200 technical sessions, daily plenary sessions, panel discussions and special events aimed at inspiring global innovations in space. | aerospace |
http://airforcemag.cloudapp.net/DRArchive/Pages/2013/December%202013/December%2013%202013/Pix121313thunderbirds.aspx | 2017-12-11T05:50:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948512208.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20171211052406-20171211072406-00711.warc.gz | 0.884295 | 178 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__22733354 | en | The Thunderbirds are back after a one-year hiatus due to
sequestration, the Air Force announced Dec. 11, 2013. Here, the Thunderbirds
fly in formation over Smyrna, Tenn., on May 8, 2011.
Air Force photo by SSgt. Richard Rose, Jr.
Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the US Air Force, airpower, and national security issues.
Daily Report: Read the top news on the US Air Force, airpower, and national security issues.
An F-35A Lightning II assigned to Hill AFB, Utah,
conducts a training flight with F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to Kunsan
AB, Republic of Korea, over the city of Gunsan, on Dec. 1, 2017,
in preparation for Vigilant Ace 18.
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https://www.aviationnews-online.com/uncategorized/airbus-sells-its-shares-in-alestis-aerospace/ | 2023-06-10T10:34:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224657169.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20230610095459-20230610125459-00757.warc.gz | 0.905509 | 177 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__257337439 | en | Airbus has entered into an agreement to sell its shares in Alestis Aerospace to Aciturri, a company headquartered in Miranda de Ebro, Spain. With this acquisition, Aciturri will become the majority shareholder of Alestis Aerospace, holding 76% of Alestis’ shares, in collaboration with SEPI which will maintain its participation with 24% of the new shareholding structure. “Aciturri’s acquisition of Airbus’ shares in Alestis reinforces the company’s position as a supplier of reference in the aerospace sector and ensures its long-term viability and future,” said Alberto Gutierrez, Head of Airbus Spain and Head of Military Aircraft at Airbus Defence and Space.
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https://motivss.com/wired-highlights-motivs-enhanced-robotic-arm-in-ambitious-mars-mission/ | 2023-12-06T11:56:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100593.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206095331-20231206125331-00134.warc.gz | 0.916248 | 199 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__10669931 | en | WIRED Highlights Motiv’s Enhanced Robotic Arm in Ambitious Mars Mission
This February, NASA’s latest Mars Rover is set to land on the red planet equipped with Motiv’s new robotic arm. WIRED magazine detailed the rover’s journey in a recent article, as well as the pivotal role that Motiv’s technology will play in the mission’s success.
Chris Thayer, the president and CEO of Motiv, states that although the rover is similar to its predecessors, all of its robotics are far more advanced this time around.
“For our arm, we increased the payload capacity by 50% and the positional accuracy by an order of magnitude without changing the size or weight of the arm,” says Thayer.
Motiv’s technological advancements keep pushing forward the possibility of space discovery, and in this case, the possibility to help NASA answer the question: Was there ever life on Mars? | aerospace |
https://chambernyc.com/works/space-flown-seeds/ | 2020-03-30T20:22:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370497301.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20200330181842-20200330211842-00176.warc.gz | 0.955361 | 181 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__118829737 | en | These ParkSeed tomato seeds were sent to space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984 as part of NASA’s Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) project. LDEF carried dozens of experiments from many different disciplines, among them ParkSeed’s tomato seeds, designed to study the effects of deep space on seeds. They remained in space for five years, until the Columbia Shuttle Mission STS-32 returned the seeds to Earth in 1989, before being sent around the country—to more than forty thousand schools, involving more than three million students—for one of the largest science experiments ever. NASA analyzed the students’ findings, which indicated that the space tomatoes were as healthy as their Earth-based siblings and even “tastier, juicier and sweeter!”
Space Flown Seeds
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https://www.falconcrestaccessories.com/about-us/ | 2024-03-03T09:38:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476211.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20240303075134-20240303105134-00294.warc.gz | 0.934162 | 82 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__88438474 | en | Falcon Crest Accessories Inc. stands out as a result of its many years of experience and a professional approach. For 32 years Falcon Crest Accessories has
been an industry leader in the repair and overhaul of corporate aircraft components.We hold class I,II & III aircraft ratings. We offer competitive pricing and quick turn times as well.Call us
today and see for yourself how Falcon Crest Accessories can help you. | aerospace |
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2019-11-09/southwest-expands-hawaii-flights-pushes-back-return-of-troubled-boeing-max-again | 2022-05-26T08:30:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662604495.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220526065603-20220526095603-00194.warc.gz | 0.972941 | 294 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__80349017 | en | Southwest Expands Hawaii Flights, Pushes Back Return Of Troubled Boeing Max Again
Southwest Airlines is scheduled to begin service between Sacramento and Hawaii on Sunday, part of its expanding flight schedule in the islands since entering the market and challenging local leader Hawaiian Airlines earlier this year.
The Sacramento to Honolulu flights were scheduled to begin in January, USA Today reported, but were moved up.
The airline also announced it is beginning service to San Diego in April, with introductory fares of $129 each way, although the availability can be limited, especially during the holidays.
Service from Oahu to Maui will also be increased in April. Two more daily flights between Honolulu and Kahului are scheduled, bringing the total number of flights each way to six.
Meanwhile, Southwest Airlines has again pushed back the return of its Boeing 737 Max jets as Boeing tries to fix the aircraft following two deadly crashes, a move that could affect its Hawaii flights.
Southwest said Friday that it will keep its Max out of its schedule until March 6, about a month longer than previously planned, citing continued uncertainty.
The airline says it's monitoring information from Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration about software improvements and pilot-training requirements that will be part of returning the plane to flight.
Without the planes, Southwest says it will cancel about 175 flights each weekday. Southwest had 34 MAX planes when they were grounded in March and had expected more to be delivered this year. | aerospace |
https://www.farebuzz.com/updates/qatar-airways-presented-best-up-in-the-air-experience-award.aspx | 2024-02-23T00:19:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473871.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20240222225655-20240223015655-00627.warc.gz | 0.950374 | 434 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__81919412 | en | Qatar Airways was recently awarded “Best Up in the Air Experience” title during a glittering ceremony organized to present the Future Travel Experience Global 2016 awards in Las Vegas. The Future Travel Experience Awards presentation has been held for the second consecutive year.
The Best Up in the Experience award is presented to leading international airlines which have shown commitment to continuously provide excellent passenger experience during the course of the flights. With its industry leading and innovative in-flight experience, Qatar Airways emerged at the top to win the coveted award.
“Qatar Airways is the first international airline to deploy Airbus A350 aircraft into operations. The airline’s award-winning Oryx One in-flight entertainment system is among the best in the commercial aviation industry today. The airline has continued to roll out fleet-wide Wi-Fi services on board its flights. The airline has also invested in Elite Service training, Emotional Intelligence training and Cabin Crew development tailored to meet the requirements of customers traveling in first and business class flights,” said the citation presented to the airline on the occasion.
Qatar Airways presently operates one of the world’s youngest fleets out of its state-of-the-art hub at Doha’s Hamad International Airport. The airline has this year already been bestowed with several prestigious awards, including ‘Best Airline Staff Service in the Middle East’, ‘Best Business Class Airline Lounge’ and ‘World’s Best Business Class’ during the renowned 2016 World Airline Awards presented by Skytrax, an international air transport rating organization.
Akbar Al Baker, Group Chief Executive of Qatar Airways, said, “By receiving this prestigious award for the second consecutive year has indeed filled Qatar Airways with pride once again. This recognition has placed huge responsibilities on the airline and it is duty-bound to provide the world’s best business class experience to its customers on its modern state-of-the-art aircrafts fleet. The airline is committed to exceed passengers’ expectations and continue as usual to set new standards for enhancing future in-flight experience.” | aerospace |
https://spacexmania.com/elon-musk-promises-to-make-mars-travel-a-reality-shares-photo-of-starships/ | 2023-09-22T18:00:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506421.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20230922170343-20230922200343-00596.warc.gz | 0.9638 | 786 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__167314655 | en | Elon Musk posted a shot of one of his Starship rockets on Twitter a day after announcing that SpaceX has began construction on a launchpad for its Starship rockets in Florida, as the business tries to expand its launch capabilities.
The new spaceship, which is a crucial component of Elon Musk and SpaceX’s aspirations for the future of space travel, is nearing orbital testing. The business intends to one-day transport people to Mars. However, a new launchpad in Florida is being built to launch the Starships into orbit.
On December 3, Musk tweeted, “Work on that facility has now commenced.”
We will soon make these real pic.twitter.com/t4z5oNFnwW
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 4, 2021
Known as Starship, it will be a next-generation, totally reusable rocket that will be capable of transporting up to 100 passengers to Mars. In addition, since it is reusable, the Starship can be re-fueled with propellant after returning from orbit and be ready to launch again in a short amount of time – much like an airplane. This lowers the overall cost of the whole business.
The founder of SpaceX has talked often about his ambition to establish communities on the planet Mars. In reality, the fundamental goal of SpaceX was to expand human existence to other planets. He believes that establishing human settlements on other worlds, like as Mars, will help to preserve civilization in the event of a calamity on Earth.
“The course of history will be divided into two distinct streams. One possibility is that humanity will continue to exist on Earth indefinitely, and then there will be some kind of extinction disaster “Musk had said back in 2016.
He had also said that in order for communities to become self-sustaining, a huge number of people would need to be there.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is constructing a starship launchpad for trips to Mars and the Moon.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc., published photos of his firm SpaceX’s Mars mission Starship rockets on Saturday, claiming that they will be real soon.
“We will soon make these real,” Musk tweeted a day after revealing that SpaceX has begun the building of an orbital launchpad for trips to the Moon and Mars at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
On Friday, Musk tweeted, “Construction of the Starship orbital launch pad at the Cape has started.”
According to a CNBC article on Friday, NASA stated that SpaceX is “within the rights of their leasing agreement to perform launch infrastructure enhancements inside the bounds of the pad.” The space agency has said that it will not be funding the Starship launchpad.
SpaceX’s ultimate objective is to send an unmanned trip to Mars in 2024, followed by a crewed mission in 2026.
SpaceX faces “a genuine risk of bankruptcy” due to lack of progress in developing the Raptor engines that will power the Starship rocket, according to Musk, who told employees on Nov. 26 that the company faces “a genuine risk of bankruptcy” due to lack of progress in developing the Raptor engines that will power the Starship rocket.
The Raptor manufacturing situation, according to Musk, is far worse than it seemed a few weeks ago.
“If we do not accomplish a Starship flying rate of at least once every two weeks next year,” Musk added, “we face a true danger of bankruptcy.”
The prototype of SpaceX’s Starship SN11, which is being built for a future voyage to Mars, crashed during a test landing attempt in March.
SpaceX said in August that it planned to utilize its Starship rocket as the main vehicle for delivering satellites into orbit in filings with the Federal Communications Commission. | aerospace |
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1986-02-23/news/0200210005_1_ariane-space-space-shuttle-rocket | 2017-04-24T05:35:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917119080.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031159-00262-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.939763 | 418 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__11505280 | en | TOULOUSE, FRANCE — Two satellites launched by Europe's Ariane rocket were in near-perfect orbits Saturday and the mission was a ''complete success,'' French officials said.
French President Francois Mitterrand sent a congratulatory message to scientists of the Ariane space company, calling the mission ''a new step in the conquest of space.''
The success followed a disaster Sept. 12 when scientists blew up the 15th Ariane rocket after it malfunctioned and headed off course.
''The 16th launch of Ariane confirms the hopes that France and Europe have put into this program,'' Mitterrand said.
The unmanned disposable rocket was launched Friday night from the French National Center for Space Studies in Kourou, French Guinea, in northeastern South America.
Space company officials said Ariane successfully launched the $250 million French SPOT observation satellite into a near-perfect orbit, and the satellite was expected to start sending back images in several days. It is programmed to transmit detailed pictures of Earth's surface for three years.
The French, who are competing with the U.S. space shuttle program, say the pictures transmitted by SPOT will be more precise than those offered by the U.S. Landsat satellite program, and hope to convince customers worldwide to subscribe to their image-data service.
Along with SPOT, Ariane carried into orbit Sweden's first satellite, the $20 million Viking, designed to study the northern lights. It also was reported functioning properly.
Booster rockets pushed Viking into an orbit that will take it 9,375 miles from Earth at its greatest orbital distance, where it will study why the northern lights jam radio transmissions.
The Ariane space company has contracts to launch 11 more satellites this year and at least 15 in 1987-88.
The Ariane launching was the first Western space mission since the U.S. space shuttle Challenger exploded Jan. 28 less than two minutes after it left the launch pad, killing its seven crew members.
The Soviet Union sent a space station into orbit Thursday. | aerospace |
https://talent.uvcpartners.com/companies/isar-aerospace/jobs/24497610-flight-instrumentation-engineer-m-f-d | 2023-12-11T16:08:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679515260.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20231211143258-20231211173258-00737.warc.gz | 0.893061 | 922 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__311190439 | en | Flight Instrumentation Engineer (m/f/d)
As part of the AGNC team, you will move horizontally across the design teams, focusing on the instrumentation of Spectrum. You will be responsible for the selection and qualification of the vehicle’s sensors, while maintaining the corresponding interfaces across the departments. Furthermore, you will work with all design teams to select and integrate sensor components, define operative procedures, and test the equipment for flight hardware and respective prototypes.
More specifically, you will:
- Be the focal point for sensor systems on the vehicle
- Support all design teams in the selection and qualification of sensors
- Support the manufacturing and testing teams in the definition of operative procedures such as assembly, calibration, and data evaluation
- Establish design and operative standards for flight instrumentation
- Perform hands-on assembly and testing of equipment
- Perform qualitative and quantitative checks on the sensors on-board the vehicle
- Improvement of the already existing selection of instrumentation
- Propose alternatives and assist the design teams in the selection process when needed
- Ensure the sensors are properly mounted on the vehicle to serve their purpose and survive the vehicle’s environments
- Own and maintain the fight sensor list across the vehicle
- Align with the design teams and periodically update the list and sensor configuration files
- Ensure all interfaces are bridged and up to date.
- Select the appropriate connectors according to the chosen sensors
- Perform functional and environmental qualification of the selected sensors
- Estimate and calculate errors resulting from the measurement chain in the corresponding systems
- Assist with the integration of flight sensors to the Flight Test Instrumentation system
Who you are and what you have
- BSc/MSc in Electrical/Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Messtechniker or similar
- Strong hands-on experience with assembly and calibration of sensor systems
- Extensive experience with mechanical and thermal system characterization using accelerometers, strain gauges, pressure transducers, RTDs, etc.
- Knowledge in handling sensor typical for the aerospace industry (microphones, rotation sensors, switches, position sensors, gas detectors, and more)
- Extensive experience in the selection and usage of pressure transducers (absolute, gauge, differential, and more)
- Experience in the development, usage or build-up of data acquisition systems or test rigs
- Understanding of calibration technics for sensors and data acquisition systems
- Practical experience in soldering PCBs, wires, and connectors
- Know-how of common communication protocols
- Clean, organized, and structured way of work
- Confidence in using Microsoft Office products and other common software
- Basic knowledge in Python, C++, or similar
- Passionate about new space, curious and eager to learn
- Driven to deliver and constantly push the boundaries
- Take ownership and accountability for your own actions and mistakes
- Humble and willing to go out of your way to help others
- Can-do attitude and outstanding communication skills
- Fluent in English
These nice-to-have would further impress us:
- Experience in working with PLCs
- Experience with MES software and inventory systems
- Experience in PCB design, assembly and testing
- Experience in testing hardware with PLC-based systems
- Exposure to CAD software
- Knowledge in plastic 3D printing
- 30 days holiday
- Flexible working hours
- Subsidised lunch
- Individual learning budget
- Virtual company shares
- Qualitrain Sport Clubs membership
- Customized company pension plan
WHO WE ARE
We are Isar Aerospace and we are at the forefront of New Space building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space.
Our mission is to help democratise space and use it for good in order to improve life on Earth now and for the future generations.
We are a fast-growing company aiming to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit. The company is privately funded by world-leading technology investors with strong commitment and support and our team is made of driven and talented people with a real passion for space innovation.
We're making rockets in a way that hasn't been done before disrupting a traditional industry. If you are up for the challenge, want to work on cutting-edge projects and be part of a team changing the world for better, come, join us and launch your career!
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https://www.michaelspauley.com/-photo-archive-10012013.html | 2022-09-27T05:01:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030334987.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20220927033539-20220927063539-00723.warc.gz | 0.78828 | 766 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__167603905 | en | Posted 10/01/2013 HMS Daring has a Replenishment at Sea with USS Guadalupe while USS Lake Erie approaches from the rear.
Posted 9/30/2013 Night view from the East Coast
Posted 9/29/2013 Breaking the Sound Barrier
Posted 10/05/2013 USS Kitty Hawk
Posted 10/18/2013 Above the Clouds
Challenger 2 on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire
Posted 10/12/2013 Lighting up the Night Sky
Posted 10/16/2013 Mount Evans Perseieds (by David Kingham)
Posted 10/26/2013 photo taken Sept. 26, 2013 from the International Space Station
Posted 10/102013 The Seven Sisters, known as the Pleiades star cluster, looking over Reunion & Mauritius Islands in a moonlit Indian Ocean captured by NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg from the International Space Station 1957 GMT 25 August 2013.
Posted 10/13/2013 Ulithi Atoll
Posted 10/22/2013 USS Freedom
Posted 10/23/2013 the Comet Ison by astrophotographer Adam Block
posted 10/30/2013 Wing by Pete Piriy
Posted 11/01/2013 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 11, 2013) Newport News Shipbuilding begins flooding Dry Dock 12 to float the first in class aircraft carrier, Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist
Posted 11/12/2013 November is Aviation History Month and the Navy has a long-standing relationship with aircraft. The Navy has more planes than any other military branch.
posted 11/19/2013 Antarctica from space
Posted 11/03/2013 USS Zumwalt in dry dock
posted 11/16/2013 F/A-18 Hornet head on
posted 11/18/2013 A B-17 followed by P-38 Mustangs passes over a film crew only 12 feet below.
Posted 11/13/2013 Various ships of the US Navy’s Pacific Fleet during maneuvers around Hawaii. September 1940
Posted 11/20/2013 F-15E Strike Eagle with wingtip vortices
Posted 11/21/2013 USS Gerald R Ford CVN-78
Posted 11/05/2013 Model of USS Zumwalt
Posted 11/16/2013 Armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, a pair of F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 120th Fighter Interceptor Group, Montana Air National Guard, climb skyward at a 90 degree angle while flying a mission near Great Falls Internatio | aerospace |
http://newsinflight.com/2018/03/15/emirates-flight-attendant-jumped-out-the-plane-in-an-attempted-suicide/ | 2019-03-20T15:24:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912202433.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20190320150106-20190320172106-00542.warc.gz | 0.970025 | 178 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__211210260 | en | An Emirates flight attendant opened the emergency exit door and jumped out of a plane at Entebbe International Airport (Uganda) on 14 March 2018.
The Emirates Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, reg A6-EGU, flight EK730, which was scheduled to depart Entebbe Airport to Dubai, was being prepared for departure, at 3:15 pm, local time, when one of the flight attendants opened the back door and jumps off the plane.
An eye witness said that she placed a glass bottle under her neck to have her throat sliced on impact with the ground to kill herself. She was seriously injured and was taken to the hospital.
The exact cause of the incident was not clear, but some eye witnesses cited possible suicide.
Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda has confirmed the incident and opened an inquiry. Emirates did not comment on the incident yet. | aerospace |
http://www.liftreserve.com/Stol.htm | 2018-10-16T12:11:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583510749.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20181016113811-20181016135311-00180.warc.gz | 0.871587 | 139 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__233853995 | en | Precision slow speed flight in challenging conditions need no longer be a matter of 'seat of the pants' flying.
Flying with the LRI is the bush pilot's art by instrumentation. During rotation the LRI confirms sufficient lift reserve for liftoff. Climbing out with the LRI needle just above the red sector allows a pilot to achieve high performance takeoffs at maximum angle of climb. Reference to the LRI will also help ensure consistent high performance landings with the shortest rollouts - especially helpful when flying into short airstrips.
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Flight 811 took off from Honolulu International Airport at 01:52 local time, with 337 passengers and 18 crew members on board.
During the climb, the crew made preparations to detour around thunderstorms along the plane's track; the captain anticipated turbulence and kept the passenger seatbelt sign lit. | aerospace |
http://www.space.com/news/archive-12.html | 2014-11-24T12:20:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-49/segments/1416400380627.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20141119123300-00027-ip-10-235-23-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.938564 | 1,470 | CC-MAIN-2014-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-49__0__119103443 | en | 14 October 2014, 05:49 PM ET
At first glance you'd be forgiven for thinking NASA's Mars rover Curiosity had stumbled across a wind-rippled lake or sea at the base of Mount Sharp.
14 October 2014, 05:33 PM ET
NASA's MAVEN Mars orbiter has been busy since it arrived at the Red Planet late last month, collecting detailed data about Mars' upper atmosphere.
14 October 2014, 03:28 PM ET
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield shares his favorite images of Earth from space in a new book, "You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes."
14 October 2014, 12:49 PM ET
Boo! An amazing new photo taken by a NASA spacecraft seems to show the sun with creepy jack-o-lantern grin just in time for Halloween.
14 October 2014, 07:37 AM ET
Scientists previously thought that the moon's volcanic activity died down a billion years ago. But new data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, hints that lunar lava flowed much more recently, perhaps less than 100 million years ago.
14 October 2014, 07:00 AM ET
The upcoming launch, expected to take place Oct. 23 from China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center, will apparently send an experimental, recoverable probe to lunar orbit and back to validate tech needed for a lunar sample-return mission.
14 October 2014, 07:00 AM ET
Models using a century-old equation suggest that the Milky Way contains only half the dark matter than scientists had previously thought.
14 October 2014, 06:50 AM ET
A new photo of a huge galaxy cluster under construction in the early universe shows star formation happening in unexpected places, scientists have found.
13 October 2014, 05:46 PM ET
The first meeting of 'The Astronaut Wives Club' — the made-for-TV-version, that is — has convened in New Orleans. Filming has begun on the 10-episode ABC series, which tells the real story of the women who stood beside the United States' first spacemen.
13 October 2014, 05:20 PM ET
Rosetta team members have named the 82-foot-tall boulder on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko "Cheops," after the largest pyramid in Egypt's famous Giza complex.
13 October 2014, 02:04 PM ET
NASA needs your help to name a new robot, and you could win some money doing it.
13 October 2014, 07:00 AM ET
Comet Siding Spring, also known as C/2013 A1, will miss the Red Planet by just 87,000 miles (140,000 kilometers) at 2:27 p.m. EDT (1827 GMT) Sunday. For comparison, the moon orbits Earth at an average distance of 239,000 miles (384,600 km).
13 October 2014, 12:38 AM ET
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a few objects that the New Horizons probe might be able to explore after it zooms past the Pluto system during a highly anticipated flyby on July 14, 2015.
12 October 2014, 11:03 AM ET
From spacewalks and sun tentacles to a wild total lunar eclipse, it's been an amazing week for space photography. Check out our favorite space images
12 October 2014, 10:44 AM ET
Monday marks Columbus Day for people in the United States, but did you know there was a lunar twist to the famous explorer's journey?
12 October 2014, 08:44 AM ET
The U.S. Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane will return to Earth this week, possibly Tuesday (Oct. 14), after 22 months in orbit on a secret mission.
10 October 2014, 05:56 PM ET
A NASA astronaut living and working on the International Space Station captured an incredible image of Typhoon Vongfong brewing in the Western Pacific.
10 October 2014, 04:43 PM ET
Nichelle Nichols promotes the next-generation NASA capsule and its possible missions.
10 October 2014, 04:03 PM ET
A new role-playing game set for release next year aims to bring fans of the series 'Firefly' back into the space western universe years after the show went off the air.
10 October 2014, 01:03 PM ET
NASA announced Oct. 9 that it has lifted an order that halted work on commercial crew contracts awarded last month to Boeing and SpaceX, saying that delaying work during an ongoing contract protest could jeopardize the operation of the ISS.
10 October 2014, 12:07 PM ET
In an event titled “Go for Payload,” the California Science Center added a Spacehab module to the open hold of the retired space shuttle Endeavour.
10 October 2014, 11:47 AM ET
Forget Saturn's rings. The jewel of the solar system has another stunning feature that only faraway spacecraft can see clearly: a hexagon-shaped vortex that's been swirling above Saturn's north pole for at least 30 years.
10 October 2014, 11:45 AM ET
An excerpt from Marc Kaufman's 'Mars Up Close: Inside the Curiosity Mission,' which was published in August 2014 by National Geographic.
10 October 2014, 10:30 AM ET
NASA's fleet of Red Planet orbiters will be hiding behind the planet when the debris from Comet Siding Spring comes swarming in. The comet will fly within 87,000 miles of the planets surface on October 19th, 2014.
10 October 2014, 10:06 AM ET
Australian astronomers have 'weighed' dark matter associated with the Milky Way, with a surprising result. There is half as much as previously thought, easing the fit between theory and observation.
10 October 2014, 08:01 AM ET
The moon, the famous Pleiades star cluster and the red star Aldebaran will dance together in the night sky this Saturday.
10 October 2014, 08:00 AM ET
NASA made a cameo in the first teaser trailer for the new, highly secretive Disney movie "Tomorrowland."
10 October 2014, 08:00 AM ET
Researchers are developing new types of robotic systems inspired by elephant trunks, octopus arms and giraffe tongues. These flexible, maneuverable "tentacle robots" could have a variety of space applications, scientists say.
09 October 2014, 11:17 PM ET
This space wallpaper from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a cosmic oddity, dwarf galaxy DDO 68.
09 October 2014, 05:06 PM ET
NASA's fleet of Red Planet orbiters and rovers will be watching on Oct. 19, when Comet Siding Spring zooms within 87,000 miles of Mars.
09 October 2014, 02:15 PM ET
A strange exoplanet 260 light-years from Earth is showing signs of water vapor in its atmosphere, despite scorching temperatures that are hot enough to melt steel, scientists say.
09 October 2014, 02:01 PM ET
A densely packed star-forming galaxy is reproducing the events that brought light to the early universe. | aerospace |
https://www.coasttocoastam.com/guest/toups-larry-7307/ | 2020-07-12T13:42:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593657138718.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20200712113546-20200712143546-00344.warc.gz | 0.935453 | 138 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__22978494 | en | Larry Toups is lead of Habitation Systems at the Constellation Program's Lunar Surface Systems Project Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Larry is part of the team that is designing the first frontier outpost on the moon. Larry joined NASA in February 1994 where he worked as a member of the International Space Station Vehicle Analysis and Integration Team and has also worked on the Study of Human Exploration of the Moon and Mars.
An expert in alternative fuels and sustainable agriculture, David Blume discussed the advantages of using alcohol-based fuels, which he said are 98% pollution free. In addition to making us less dependent on foreign oil, using such fuels can help reverse global warming-- the... More » | aerospace |
https://ancientsolarsystem.blogspot.com/2021/12/this-week-off-world-rocket-labs-new.html | 2023-03-23T21:20:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296945183.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20230323194025-20230323224025-00184.warc.gz | 0.84358 | 346 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__10328100 | en | Learn the ins and outs of pseudoscience, and debunking it: Read 'Escaping The Rabbit Hole' here.
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Japan will launch a huge communications satellite on Wednesday. Here's how to watch it live. | Space
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https://www.ece.ntua.gr/en/article/184 | 2022-06-27T23:51:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103344783.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220627225823-20220628015823-00196.warc.gz | 0.922281 | 1,094 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__139110791 | en | ActInSpace 2018: Greek Winner
The international contest “ActInSpace 2018” took place in March 2018 and attracted more than 2.200 participants from 35 countries.
The ActInSpace 2018 in Greece was organized by Corallia and the si-Cluster with the support of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the NTUA and a number of sponsors.
The 10 Greek participating teams developed highly advanced business plans for innovative products and services using space technologies, claiming a seat at the international final in Toulouse on 27 June 2018.
The competition started on Friday May 25, 2018 by Prof. Vassilios Makios, director of Corallia, and Dr. Jorge Sanchez, president of si-Cluster. Throughout the competition, participants were supported by distinguished mentors, both from academia and business, and created their own innovative products and business plans which were presented at a special ceremony to the members of the jury, Zoi Ekaterinidi, CEO of Software Competitiveness International, UOA Prof. Constantinos Cartalis, ECE NTUA Ass. Prof. Dimitrios Soudris, and Doctoral Candidate at the NTUA and winner of ActInSpace Greece 2016, Giorgos Profitiliotis.
The teams who won the first three places are:
- The Space is not the Limit
- Nodal Points
The former (The Space is not the Limit) is the Greek team who received the ticket to Toulouse, and will represent our country in the international finals. The product they developed is a toolkit, with the help of a drone, which helps visually impaired people move freely in urban environments.
Other products and solutions developed during the Greek ActInSpace by participating teams Asteres, Ecentric Minds, Juggernauts, Mapdefenders, SkyLine, Space Dock, VoidPlus, are an algorithmic method for automatic detection and sorting of ships from satellite data, a microgreens hydroponic plant in microgravity conditions, a mechanism for the direct detection and extinguishing of fires in forests, an outdoors hologram projection device using drones and a floating balloon, a verification method for the origin of consumer's goods, software for automatic comparison of existing map data with current field state using satellite images, an application for measuring crowdedness of entertainment venues, and a space policy proposal for the colonization of space.
The team “Space is not the Limit” will compete in the International Finals of ActInSpace, with the chance to win the final prize - a flight on Airbus Zero-g aircraft - to experience zero gravity conditions. In addition, the final offers a Voucher of 100,000 € for satellite data from Airbus Defense and Space, as well as mentoring for the further development of the idea and creation of a start-up. The winner of the FabSpace challenges will win a trip to the Toulouse Space Show, support from the local FabSpace, as well as a meeting with Airbus representatives.
The members of the winning team, Dimitrios Athanasopoulos, Stavros Filosidis, Rafael Kourdis (Student of ECE NTUA) and Georgios Katoufas, said:
"After 24 hours of exhausting work, we managed to combine our knowledge and ideas and create a feasible - yet ambitious project that won us the ticket to the international finals in Toulouse. The contest provided us not only with knowledge and skills, but also the opportunity to participate in a multidisciplinary team in order to design an innovative project for society. It was not just the valuable experience of directly applying knowledge you gain that mattered, during a hackathon or a start-up, but the fact that we became a team in just one night. We would like to thank the organizing team of ActInSpace Greece, the volunteers and mentors, Corallia and the si-Cluster, and the sponsors for the continuous support they offered during the competition. The main goals of our team are to present our idea in the international finals and, ultimately, to improve the lives of millions of visually impaired people around the world."
The sponsors of the ActInSpace in Greece are: the Greek FabSpace, EFA Ventures, specialized in the provision of specialized services for the aerospace market, for security and new technologies, Terra Spatium, that offers integrated and exclusive geospatial solutions for advanced markets and applications in the fields of Geoinformatics, Planetek Hellas, Software Competitiveness International, Eurobank, Coca-Cola Hellenic, Nestle, the French Embassy in Athens. The event was supported by AFI, the French Institute of Greece, Mazinnov, Hellenic Association of Space Industry, the Greek networks Copernicus Academy and Relay. Contributed in the competition: egg-entergrowgo, ACEin, Euroavia Athens, SPIN, Unique Minds, EMEA and Pestaola.gr.
ActInSpace is organized by the European Space Agency (ESA), the French Space Agency (CNES) and ESA BIC Sud France, and the international sponsors are: Airbus Defense and Space Air Zero G, CLS, GSA, EBAN, Invivo, Qwant, FabSpace, Invest In Toulouse, Copernicus Masters and Toulouse Business School. | aerospace |
https://www.miningmagazine.com/partners/partner-content/1402696/low-earth-orbit-satellites-the-future-of-connectivity-for-remote-locations | 2022-08-08T20:41:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570871.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808183040-20220808213040-00738.warc.gz | 0.936388 | 1,271 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__153617012 | en | The globe is going to be circumnavigated by a plethora of satellites in low orbit. At an altitude of 550 kms, they will be shy of their earlier counterparts orbiting the earth at 35,000 Kms.
Low earth orbit satellites are not new, they've been orbiting the planet since the 1990s, providing various bidirectional communications services. The international space station is a low earth orbit satellite.
Now there's a race between three or four innovators to blanket the earth with communication satellites that are low enough to sustain Internet connections. The satellite companies are in competition to supply rural and wilderness regions with internet.
The prize is a $30 billion market, of recurring revenue. The risk is supposedly $10 billion.
With four competitors, we should say reasonable pricing of $100/month. These serviced, remote locations will require a base station which should cost $500.
Interface Technologies is working on furthering relationships with all four competitors to try to provide the best possible service. Interface who has many years of experience in rolling out Internet services, will be the day-to-day support.
The shorter the distance, the faster the data can get there, so the time needed for data to be sent and returned, known as latency…is lower for LEO satellites than for those farther out. And because signals can travel more rapidly through the vacuum of space than through fiber-optic cables, LEO satellites have the potential to rival or possibly exceed the fastest ground-based networks.
OneWeb, a London, Ontario Canada based company began launching Fiat 500 sized LEO satellites, with the low latency of 32 milliseconds in July 2019 on transmissions between space and South Korea. Competitor Starlink, has said that his satellite system is capable of lowering latency to 20 milliseconds initially, eventually to cutting that in half. High-orbit systems, by contrast, have a median latency of nearly 600 milliseconds for a round trip.
The speed needed for stable orbit -- achieved by balancing an object's inertia with the Earth's gravity -- diminishes with distance. High-flying geostationary satellites travel at about 11,000 kilometers per hour to avoid falling back to Earth, while LEO satellites must travel at about 27,000 kph, completing a full circuit of the planet in 90 to 120 minutes. Each individual satellite is only in direct contact with a ground transmitter for a brief period and is why LEO projects involve so many satellites. It will work on a similar principle as cell phone towers, just it's the tower that's moving instead of the send/receive device. System receivers are able to get a consistent signal because a new satellite will always fly into range and pre-emptively replace the signal of the satellite which is about to fly beyond the horizon, about every 2 minutes.
What makes satellite internet different from traditional satellite internet services, which orbit at 35,000 km above a fixed region of the Earth? "Starlink, Telesat, Amazon, and Oneweb/Airtel, have a constellation of multiple satellites that orbit the planet much lower at about 550km, and cover the entire globe."
The lower orbit means lower latency, or round-trip data time between you and the satellite, resulting in faster connections and enabling online gaming, explains Starlink, which other broadband satellites cannot handle.
Starlink Internet Coverage
Starlink Beta, access will "begin in the Northern United States and lower Canada, with those living in rural and/or remote communities in the Washington state area."
The Starlink system consists of close to 600 low earth orbit satellites, "that can provide internet service in a very specific range-between 44 and 52 degrees north latitude". Beta testers "will need a clear view of the northern sky from wherever you plan to install your Starlink dish (roof or ground)."
The Starlink website mentions 44.9-51.8. latitude as is test area, (about Minneapolis to Saskatoon in latitude). While Starlink is first out of the gate, they are the most difficult to communicate with. They don't seem as organized as Oneweb/Airtel, or Telesat. Amazon so far, is a no show…but not to be ruled out.
Recent Beta testing has proved surprising results with Speeds in the 100 mbps second range. Latency as low as 40 mbps. Trace-route to Microsoft yields worse impediments. Remember they are running mail servers and Teams voice and videoconferencing that runs reasonably well.
Our strategy is to have network access to all the competitive satellite internet providers. We have procedures to eliminate downtime that may occur with fast moving satellites. We can dual home mine sites with immediate failover to a second satellite source that carries our same IP subnet spread across bot connections on the remote site. Your offices can also be tied into the same subnet.
Interface Technologies will be a key component in managing the satellite connections locally and setting the base stations. Interface has a core group of engineers in Toronto, Canada with several hired hands across the Continent and full-time engineers in Central and South America as well as central India, with 12-hour transit time to Africa, and Scandinavia.
We have set up networks at many mining camps and are developing innovative ways to centralize the many discrete parts of a mine site. With the new connections, offices for the mine can be combined with the remote site.
Contact us today at +1 416-363-9880 for more information on how low earth orbit satellites can benefit your business.
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For over 30 years, Interface Technologies has been providing managed IT services to hundreds of successful businesses in Canada and around the world. We have your IT service needs covered from top-to-bottom with services including fibre internet, IT support and consulting, cybersecurity, business VoIP and private cloud servers. We make it so that you only have one number to call for all your technology needs. Call us at +1 416-363-9880 or visit us at interface.ca.
Additional Reading: Shortcomings Of Traditional IT MSPs In The Mining Industry | aerospace |
http://articles.sae.org/3202/ | 2018-03-17T21:57:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257645362.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20180317214032-20180317234032-00556.warc.gz | 0.889339 | 253 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__107306425 | en | The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded a 263 million contract to EADS’s Astrium unit to develop and build the EarthCARE Earth observation satellite. EarthCARE (Earth Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer) will focus on clouds, tiny particles in the atmosphere—aerosols—and their influence on atmospheric radiation. Having a mass of 1.7 t, the satellite is scheduled to lift off into space in September 2013. EarthCARE will spend three years taking measurements from a polar orbit (97° inclination) at an altitude of about 400 km. Astrium (Friedrichshafen, Germany) will be responsible for the industrial management of EarthCARE and the integration and test activities. The satellite is equipped with four instruments, two passive and two active sensors that will supply a unique data package with only one satellite mission. Astrium (Toulouse, France) will supply the active laser instrument ATLID, while the platform (Astrium), the Multi-Spectral Imager MSI (SSTL), and the Broadband Radiometer BBR (SEA) are being produced in the U.K. The fourth instrument is the Cloud Profiling Radar, which will be supplied by the Japanese Space Agency. | aerospace |
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2019/03/13/louisville-travel-impact-of-grounded-boeing-aircraft/3151845002/ | 2021-05-11T20:30:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243989856.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20210511184216-20210511214216-00314.warc.gz | 0.952738 | 368 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__42988620 | en | Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 aircraft are grounded. Here's what that means for Louisville
Louisville travelers shouldn't be affected by President Donald Trump's decision Wednesday afternoon to immediately ground all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircrafts.
The aircraft seldom fly in and out of Louisville International Airport now, even though other 737s are frequently used for trips to Orlando and other destinations, said airport spokeswoman Natalie Chaudoin.
"We don't expect a big impact," she said, because "there's just not a lot of Boeing 737 Max (aircraft) that fly here."
Trump’s announcement Wednesday afternoon came after Canada and a growing list of more than 40 countries grounded the planes while investigators examine how an Ethiopian Airlines jet crashed Sunday shortly after taking off from Addis Ababa. All 157 people on board were killed.
Southwest Airlines sent an email to the Courier-Journal saying that it "is immediately complying with today’s FAA requirement for all U.S. airlines to ground the Boeing 737 MAX 8. As a result, we have removed our 34 MAX 8 aircraft from scheduled service.
"Southwest operates a fleet of more than 750 Boeing 737s, and the 34 MAX 8 aircraft account for less than five percent of our daily flights. We have been in constant contact with the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and Boeing since Ethiopian Airlines’ accident last Sunday. While we remain confident in the MAX 8 after completing more than 88,000 flight hours accrued over 41,000 flights, we support the actions of the FAA and other regulatory agencies and governments across the globe that have asked for further review of the data – including information from the flight data recorder – related to the recent accident involving the MAX 8."
Safety of passengers and employees is the utmost priority, the airline said. | aerospace |
https://www.narayandojo.com/post/discover-the-world-of-drone | 2024-04-15T15:48:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817002.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20240415142720-20240415172720-00649.warc.gz | 0.949921 | 662 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__3799930 | en | Drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have become increasingly popular in recent years. They are used for a wide range of purposes, from aerial photography and videography to surveillance and search and rescue missions. In this blog post, we will explore the fascinating world of drones and cover everything from the basics of drone technology to the many ways drones are used in today's world.
The Basics of Drone Technology
At their core, drones consist of four main components: the controller, battery, motors, and sensors. The controller is used to steer the drone and control its movements. The battery powers the drone's motors, which propel the vehicle through the air. The sensors, such as GPS and camera sensors, are used to gather data about the drone's surroundings.
Drones come in many different shapes and sizes, with quadcopters being the most common type. Quadcopters are drones with four rotors that allow them to hover in place and move in any direction. Fixed-wing drones are another type of drone that is more like a traditional airplane, with wings that allow them to fly long distances.
How Drones are Used Today
One of the most common uses of drones is for aerial photography and videography. Drones equipped with high-resolution cameras can capture stunning aerial shots that would be impossible to achieve otherwise. Drones are also used for surveying and mapping, providing detailed aerial views of large areas of land.
In agriculture, drones are used to monitor crops and identify areas that need attention. Drones equipped with sensors can detect changes in soil moisture, crop health, and temperature. This information can be used to make more informed decisions about planting, fertilizing, and harvesting crops.
Drones are also used for search and rescue missions, particularly in difficult-to-reach areas. Drones equipped with cameras and thermal sensors can search for missing persons or detect signs of life in disaster zones.
Advantages and Challenges
The use of drones has many advantages, including cost savings, increased efficiency, and improved safety. Drones can perform tasks more quickly and accurately than humans, and they can access hard-to-reach areas that would be dangerous for humans to enter. Drones can also be deployed quickly in emergency situations, providing valuable information to first responders.
However, there are also challenges and concerns related to the use of drones. One of the biggest concerns is privacy, as drones equipped with cameras can invade people's privacy if used improperly. There are also concerns related to security and safety, as drones can potentially be used to carry out malicious acts or cause accidents.
Future of Drones
As drone technology continues to advance, we can expect to see more innovative uses of drones in the future. One area that is expected to see growth is the delivery of goods and services by drones. Amazon and other companies are already testing drone delivery services, which could revolutionize the way we receive packages.
Drones are an exciting and rapidly evolving technology with many useful applications. Whether you are interested in aerial photography, agriculture, or search and rescue missions, drones have something to offer. As the technology continues to advance, we can expect to see even more innovative uses of drones in the years to come. | aerospace |
https://fearoflanding.com/misc/my-top-five-animals-that-shouldnt-be-allowed-near-aircraft/ | 2024-03-04T01:11:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476409.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304002142-20240304032142-00574.warc.gz | 0.968665 | 2,029 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__13182903 | en | My top five animals that shouldn’t be allowed near aircraft
Maybe not everyone should reach for the skies. The following animals may bring flightcrew to despair…
The crocodile who caused a plane crash made headlines all over the world but there’s no real evidence that the croc was ever on the plane, let alone caused the passengers to stampede in fear.
The idea of the in-flight stampede to run from an unexpectedly toothy aircraft occupant was related by the one surviving passenger. But she initially told investigators that that the passengers panicked because the aircraft was landing at a reserve strip instead of runway 11/29. Two months later, she changed the story and told a Congolese tabloid that the panic was caused by a crocodile on board. She had no explanation as to why they would all run to the cockpit for safety.
A British air accident investigator at the pilot’s inquest dismissed the stampede theory and stated that the most likely cause of the crash was that the aircraft stalled on final approach.
Read the whole story: Fear of Landing – Congo Crocodile Plane Crash
Runner Up: Pigs
OK, this isn’t actually an encounter with an aircraft but the camera was flying, so I think that it just about counts.
Farmer Mia Munsell discovered a mud-spattered GoPro camera in her pig pen and of course immediately went to see if there was anything recorded on it. To her surprise, she discovered that the camera had fallen from a skydiving aircraft and filmed everything all the way down, including one of her pigs trying to discover if it was edible.
The camera had been in the pig pen for eight months and in what’s been called “the best advertisement for GoPro ever” survived with the footage intact. She uploaded it to YouTube where it swiftly went viral.
Number Five: Dead Foxes
This British Airways Boeing 747-400 was coming into land at Heathrow when a dead fox was discovered on runway 27L. This is apparently not a rare situation in the southeast of England.
Eight or nine aircraft had to go around while
catering airport staff cleared the runway of the carcass.
Number Four: Fish
Words fail me.
A midair collision between a jetliner and a fish — that’s right, a fish — delayed an Alaska Airlines flight for about an hour while the plane was inspected for damage.
“They found a greasy spot with some scales, but no damage,” said Paul Bowers, Juneau airport manager.
And how can a jet hit a fish? It’s easy, if the fish is dropped by a bald eagle.
The incident occurred as the Boeing 737 took off Monday morning from the Juneau airport, the plane’s pilot told Bowers. About 400 feet past the runway’s end, the jet crossed the flight path of a bald eagle, fish in talons.
“The law of the jungle prevailed,” Bowers said. “As the larger bird approached, the smaller bird dropped its prey.” The fish hit a small “eyebrow window” at the top of the cockpit, Bowers said.
A mechanic was dispatched to the plane’s next stop in Yakutat, 200 miles to the northwest, said Jerry Kvasnikoff, Alaska Airlines customer services manager in Juneau.
The eagle apparently escaped injury. The fish, species unknown, is presumed dead.
“This time of year, if I had to guess, it might have been a cod,” Kvasnikoff said. “You never know what an eagle will get into.
Kvasnikoff and Bowers said this was the first airplane-fish collision they had heard of, but they said jets occasionally collide with other forms of Alaska wildlife.
“Over the years, we’ve had planes hit various critters — moose, deer, every kind of bird. But that’s a first for fish,” Kvasnikoff said.
The moose collision, by the way, occurred on the ground. It happened more than 10 years ago on the runway of the Cordova airport, and the moose inflicted considerably more damage than the fish.
“It cleaned the nose wheel of the plane — collapsed the front gear,” Kvasnikoff said.
Number Three: Cows
This Tiger Moth flight came to an abrupt end when the engine failed. They took off from a small airfield and brought it down in a field. Forty seconds in on the right-hand side of the footage, an unsuspecting cow goes under the wing
The pilot and his passengers never even saw the cow, they said, and were surprised to see it on the footage when they reviewed the landing.
Shortly after takeoff, when at approximately 200 ft above ground level, the engine speed dropped to idle. The pilot lowered the nose of the aircraft to maintain flying speed and turned right to land in a suitable field. The aircraft cleared a sturdy barbed wire fence but, as the aircraft touched down, a cow ran under and struck the left wing. The cow was apparently uninjured. Investigation of the aircraft by a local engineer found corrosion debris in the carburettor.
However, I have to admit that cows got their revenge when I tried to to sneak up to the Brookman’s Park VOR on private land:
Fear of Landing – Narrowly Avoiding Mad Cows
Then there’s the jet that managed to hit two cows coming in to land at Djalaluddin Airport, Gorontalo.
The Lion Air jet carrying 110 passengers and seven crew crashed into the cows who were wandering on the runway and became dazzled by the landing lights.
The only injuries were two passengers who ignored the cabin crew request to remain seated but instead evacuated through the right over-wing emergency window on their own.
Original news reports said that the condition of the cow was unknown, however AV-Herald describes the cow as embedded under the main gear, so I don’t think there’s a happy ending there.
You can read the full report in English at http://www.dephub.go.id/knkt/ntsc_aviation/baru/Final%20Report%20PK-LKH.pdf
At 1313 UTC, the aircraft touched down at runway 27 and during landing roll the flight crew saw some animals ahead were crossing the runway. Then when approximate 550 meters from the beginning of runway 27 and at aircraft speed approximate at 120 knots, the aircraft hit such animals.
Afterward, the pilots felt ineffective of brake respond and then the aircraft veered off to the left and trapped on the left side of the runway shoulder at about 2,100 meters from the beginning of runway 27.
The smell of burning meat entered the cabin during the landing roll and went out after the engines shut-down.
Number Two: Emus
Wouldn’t it have been awkward to have a bird strike with a flightless bird?
Warning: Entirely Justified Coarse Language is Used in this Video
The video went viral and I managed to contact the pilot, who was happy to tell me all about it.
I touched down 80 metres from the threshold and was just letting it roll out (save the brakes and undercarriage on the rough strip) and the speed had just dipped below about 90kts. Approach on the PA-601 is about 100. As you can hear, we were discussing the state of strip, which used to be very wide, but the grass is narrowing it further each year. An emu was sitting on the side unseen in the bushes and we obviously startled it, and it bolted from cover in front. One of my passengers yelled out, and I jumped on the brakes, hard, and washed off about 40 knots in about 3 seconds! The emu went in front of us and lost his footing on the loose dust, just as the wing passed harmlessly over him!
You can read the full story here:Fear of Landing – A Close Encounter with an Emu
The Emu probably has his own opinion on top five aircraft he never again wants to see in his territory.
Number One: Bears
In 2009, I published a series of photographs of an aircraft mauled by a bear. That blog post is still my most popular of all time. The photographs showed a Alaskan Piper Supercub which had been mauled by a bear and the amazing aircraft repairs done by the pilot.
You can see all the photographs on my original post: Fear of Landing – FAA Approved?
Alaska Dispatch got the full story from the pilot’s father a few months later. The bear, it seems, had been locked out of a meatshed where it had previously found succulent moose steaks free for the taking. When it found it couldn’t get in, hunter LaRose thinks that it turned its fury onto the aircraft.
After a few days of meticulous fix-it work, the plane was airworthy enough to fly back to Anchorage. Miller fitted the windows with plywood and Plexiglas, replaced the tires and the horizontal stabilizer (the bear either leaned on it or sat on it), and, according to Miller’s dad, fashioned a makeshift fabric skin out of 25 rolls of duct tape and some industrial-strength plastic wrap.
As for the bear, it hasn’t been seen since. It may have been “whacked” during bear hunting season in October, or it may be playing it smart. After all, bears know when it’s time “to get the hell out of Dodge,” according to LaRose. | aerospace |
https://bbga.aero/execujet-to-launch-german-fbo-partnership-with-kurz-aviation-service/ | 2024-02-22T06:31:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473735.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20240222061937-20240222091937-00094.warc.gz | 0.928907 | 1,299 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__92639097 | en | The company is announcing the news at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE), taking place in Geneva (Switzerland) from May 23-25 2023.
ExecuJet already runs German FBOs in Berlin and Munich. Kurz Aviation Service operates FBOs in Stuttgart, Cologne and Frankfurt, as well as running general aviation terminals in Stuttgart and Cologne.
Ronny Stechert, Managing Director, ExecuJet Europe, says: “We are thrilled to be launching this partnership with Kurz Aviation Service, starting in June 2023. Clients and crews will benefit from the synergies of this partnership. We know our customers will really appreciate the efficiency of having a single point of contact for the FBO services we’ll be offering together. We’ll be able to share the strengths of our combined networks, while working together to secure the best possible deals on pricing and supplier contracts. We’ll also be rotating staff around locations so our teams can form strong bonds, understand the specific requirements and strengths of each FBO and exchange best practice knowledge to develop and deploy the highest service standards in our industry.
“Most importantly, we share a commitment to sustainable aviation with Kurz Aviation Service. Together, we’ll be looking at how we can minimise the environmental impact of all our locations.”
Joachim Krüger, VP Luxaviation Group Northern Europe and Managing Director ExecuJet Europe adds: “We’re particularly excited to be announcing this partnership news at an event as important as EBACE. Quality is vital in everything we do at ExecuJet, from customer service to staff training, equipment and, of course, choosing our partners. Our focus on excellence shines through every day, not least in our commitment to the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling [IS-BAH] initiative, an industry code of best practices developed by the international business aviation community. We’re especially proud of our long-term safety record at ExecuJet. From flight and ground operations to maintenance and training, safety is now – and will always be – our top priority.”
Hagen Kurz, Managing Director and Shareholder of Kurz Aviation Service, says: “We bring 25 years of experience and local expertise to this partnership, which will combine perfectly with ExecuJet’s extensive industry knowledge and global FBO network. We couldn’t ask for a better strategic partner in Germany than ExecuJet. Both parties win from this agreement – but most importantly all our customers will benefit.”
Kurz Aviation’s COO and Sales Manager Christopher Klüfer adds: “Our companies have been working together for many years and this is the next step in a natural development of our cooperation. We look forward to the exciting times ahead”.
Image of (L-R) of Christopher Klüfer – COO & Sales Manager, Kurz Aviation Services – based in Cologne, Hagen Kurz – Managing Director & Shareholder, Kurz Aviation Services – based in Stuttgart, Joachim Krüger – Managing Director Luxaviation Germany and Luxembourg – based in Paderborn, Ronny Stechert – Managing Director ExecuJet Europe GmbH – based in Munich
About the Luxaviation Group:
Since 1964, the Luxaviation Group has been tailoring private travel experiences for a global clientele. Founded by André Ganshof van der Meersch, a Belgian entrepreneur, pilot and nobleman, our fifty plus-year history still proudly takes flight with our commitment to creating excellence through visionary, pioneering and innovative private aviation experiences.
Luxaviation Group is comprised of top-of-the-line aviation brands: Luxaviation, Luxaviation Helicopters, Starspeed, and ExecuJet. Our more than 1300 employees work in an around-the-clock operation on five continents, delivering stellar service in the areas of aircraft management for private and commercial aircraft, private air charter services, and the management and operation of VIP passenger terminals in 24 airports around the globe.
Ever innovative in spirit, the group has leveraged its global perspective, carrying the value of its founder into its transformation as the world’s premier luxury experience travel company. Through the development of bespoke luxury travel packages in private jets, various ventures, fine wines, and our very own Luxaviation Client Service Training Academy, we are honoured to evolve our brand in keeping with the ever-changing luxury travel landscape.
Luxaviation considers corporate sustainability as an integral part of its business strategy. The company has been integrating sustainability into their decision-making process, actively handling social and environmental concerns that surround their business and continuously seek to improve their ways of operating. Further information: www.luxaviation.com / www.execujet.com
About the Kurz Group
The Kurz Group was founded in the 1920s as a logistics company. With the construction of the company’s first private general aviation terminal in Germany at Stuttgart Airport in 1998, the family-owned company, which is already in its 4th generation, contributed its know-how to general aviation. Over the years, Kurz Aviation Service has been able to further develop this know-how and has thus become an important initiator of general aviation in Germany.
With the construction of Kurz Aviation’s second private terminal at Cologne/Bonn Airport in 2011, another foundation stone was laid for today’s network. Here, the experience from Stuttgart was incorporated and thus provided the users of General Aviation with another high-quality General Aviation Terminal.
In order to further expand the network for customers, a handling station was opened in Frankfurt/Main, the largest commercial airport in Germany, in 2016.
With this network, the Kurz Aviation Group has become an essential part of general aviation in Germany. The focus on perfect service, the high motivation of the employees and the family management characterize the culture of the company. This culture was already documented in 2003 with the certification according to DIN ISO 9001:2000. As a result, the Kurz Aviation Group was also a pioneer in general aviation in the field of certification. www.kurz-aviation-service.com | aerospace |
https://patents.justia.com/patent/10801338 | 2021-05-17T16:14:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243991258.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20210517150020-20210517180020-00064.warc.gz | 0.882279 | 3,086 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__6226979 | en | Apparatus and process of forming an integrally bladed rotor with cooled single crystal blades and an equiax nickel disk
An air cooled integrally bladed rotor with single crystals turbine rotor blades having cooling air passages formed into an equiax rotor disk, where a mold having expendable Molybdenum tooling and reusable molybdenum tooling is used to form the IBR. An annular blade ring with openings is used to secure the single crystal rotor blades within the mold, and a number of tube tools are inserted into a bottom end of each blade that forms a cooling air supply passage within the rotor disk. Two molybdenum circular shaped hubs are used to secure a bottom end of the tube tools with the mold. The mold is filled with metal powder and high pressure is used to solidify the powder to form the IBR. Expendable tooling is removed using sublimation when exposed to oxygen. Reusable tooling is reused to form additional IBRs.
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None.GOVERNMENT LICENSE RIGHTS
None.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a gas turbine engine, and more specifically to an IBR with cooled single crystal rotor blades and an equiaxed nickel disk.Description of the Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98
In a gas turbine engine, a compressor produces compressed air for a combustor that produces a hot gas flow that is passed through a gas turbine, where the gas turbine drives the compressor and a fan such as in an aero gas turbine engine. The gas turbine must withstand the highest temperatures within the engine. An efficiency of the engine can be increased using a higher gas flow temperature into the gas turbine.
A typical gas turbine includes a rotor with a number of turbine rotor blades attached. A rotor blade would have an attachment end such as a fir tree attachment or a dove tail attachment that slides within a slot formed on an outer surface of the rotor disk. The blade attachment and the disk slot must be machined to high precision in order to minimize a gap formed between the blades and the slots. For a larger engine, these gaps are relatively small and thus any leakage across the disk has a minimal effect. However, for a smaller engine such as one used for an unmanned aero vehicle or UAV, the relative size of a gap to the disk would be large and thus the leakage flow would be critical. For this reason, a gas turbine is typically formed as an integrally bladed rotor (IBR) in which the rotor blade 4s and the rotor disk are all formed as a single piece to eliminate any gaps. A typical IBR for a small gas turbine engine is cast using the investment casting process in which a ceramic core is used in a mold in which liquid metal is poured. Some machining of the IBR can even be used. One disadvantage of the single piece IBR is that the rotor blades and the rotor disk are made from the same material.
Single crystal rotor blades provide superior high temperature creep strength in a temperature range of 1,400 F and are considered preferred for turbine airfoil applications. However, attempts to use single crystal airfoils in integral turbine blades disks and nozzles have been hampered by inadequate grain boundary strength between adjacent single crystal airfoils, which necessitated unacceptably high manufacturing cost and high costs for casting and machining individual airfoils and bonding the individual airfoils into a bladed ring or nozzle.
A nickel based superalloy, or high-performance alloy, is an alloy that exhibits several key characteristics: excellent mechanical strength, resistance to thermal creep deformation, good surface stability, and resistance to corrosion or oxidation. The crystal structure is typically face-centered cubic austenitic. Examples of such alloys are Hastelloy, Inconel, Waspaloy, Rene alloys, Incoloy, MP98T, TMS alloys, and CMSX single crystal alloys.
Dual alloy blisks composed of a cast equiaxed superalloy blade ring bonded to a high-strength disk alloy are also prior art. However, the cast equiaxed airfoils limit the temperature capability and performance of the turbine. Single crystal superalloy can maintain metal temperature capabilities at temperatures of up to 100 degrees F. or more above the maximum temperature ranges of equiaxed materials.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,969,240 issued to Strangman on Nov. 29, 2005 discloses a lightweight high temperature bladed turbine disk intended for use in gas turbine engines. The bladed disk comprises a cast integral ring of single crystal airfoils with the primary and secondary crystallographic orientation being the same for each airfoil. Low-angle mismatch boundaries are present in the endwalls that couple adjacent airfoils. The cast ring of single crystal turbine blades is diffusion bonded to a high strength equiaxed disk. The resulting single crystal bladed disk is endowed superior performance, temperature capability, and lower weight and cost, relative to conventional turbines composed of individually cast single crystal blades, which are mechanically inserted into machined slots in the disk, or lower strength cast equiaxed blade rings that are diffusion bonded to a high strength turbine disk.BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An apparatus and a process for making an air cooled integrally bladed rotor turbine for a gas turbine engine in which a high strength nickel disk is formed around single crystal rotor blades with cooling air passages, and where the central bore of the disk includes cooling air inlets to supply cooling air through the disk to the cooling air passages within the rotor blades.
The air cooled IBR is formed using a multiple piece mold with reusable Molybdenum tooling and expendable molybdenum tooling with IN100 metal powder solidified using high isostatic pressure (HIP) or high pressure super-plasticity. The expendable molybdenum tooling is removed using sublimation from oxygen in air at an elevated temperature of around 1,300 degrees F.
The cast IBR can be machine finished on the rotor surfaces, and then stress relieved using heat treatment.
The present invention is an air cooled turbine integrally bladed rotor for a gas turbine in which the rotor blades are single crystal material cast into a high strength nickel alloy disk using reusable and expendable molybdenum tooling. Single crystal turbine rotor blades have higher temperature resistance and better creep resistance than typical nickel superalloy blades that are not single crystal. The rotor disk can still be made of high strength nickel equiax alloy material due to the superior fatigue capability of this material.
Some benefits of the cooled IBR of the present invention are listed below. The rotor blades are cast single crystal blades with internal cooling passages. Each blade uses a single tooth curved root blade attachment. The rim of the disk is contiguous and thus not subject to parasitic coolant air leakage.
The rotor disk is IN100 powder solidified using a HIP process with reusable and expendable tooling. The solidified IBR with the molybdenum expendable tooling is exposed to an elevated temperature in air of around 1,300 degrees F. to sublimate the Molybdenum cores and remaining tooling. The IBR can be finished with machining of the rotor surfaces, and then even stress relieved by heat treatment.
The forward and aft Molybdenum dies 11 and 13 are machined at the interface to represent a shape of the rotor surfaces before final machining. either the forward or aft Molybdenum dies 11 and 13 is installed with the bladed ring 16 and the bore hub 12 which has two thin molybdenum outer center hubs 14 and 17. These outer hubs 14 and 17 enter from the front and back and have semi-circular shaped ends that match a shape of the coolant tubular tools 15 to secure the coolant tubular tools 15 within the mold assembly. Metal powder is inserted into the resultant cavity and measures are taken to ensure a complete fill. If the outer hubs 14 and 17 bond to the inner hub 12, they are expendable when exposed to the air. However, a slip agent (such as a glass lubricant) can be applied in-between the inner hub 12 and the two outer hubs 14 and 17 to prevent bonding. Either a slip agent is applied at the interface of the nickel powder and the Molybdenum tooling, or a thin sacrificial Molybdenum foil can be placed in any interface to prevent bonding of the tool to the rotor during the formation.
With all tooling in place, the assembly is then preheated in a vacuum and then placed in a press to facilitate the consolidation of the metal powder by applying pressure to the forward die 11 and the aft die 13. The assembly is maintained at the elevated temperature (around 2,160 degrees F.) sufficient to super plastically flow the metal powder and ensure that there are no voids or unconsolidated powder. Once sufficient time has elapsed in a vacuum (around 3 hours) to ensure complete formation, the assembly is withdrawn from the press and allowed to cool. The reusable Molybdenum tooling is removed and the IBR is heated to around 1,300 degrees F. in air to allow the remaining Molybdenum tooling to sublimate and disappear.
The process of consolidation of the metal powder should yield a near-net shape of the IBR. However, some final machining might be required such as for skin cuts for cleanup of surfaced. Then, a final stress relief heat treatment can be performed.
The resulting IBR with single crystal turbine rotor blades with cooling embedded within a Nickel disk can be used in a flow path temperature exceeding 2,400 degrees F. in a small gas turbine engine.
1. A process of forming an air cooled integrated bladed rotor disk having single crystal material rotor blades and an equiax rotor disk comprising the steps of:
- forming a plurality of single crystal turbine rotor blades, each of the plurality of single crystal turbine rotor blades having an airfoil section extending from an attachment section with an internal cooling air passage having an inlet;
- forming an annular blade ring tool having a plurality of openings;
- inserting the plurality of single crystal turbine rotor blades into the plurality of openings in the annular blade ring tool;
- inserting a different one of a plurality of tubular tools into the inlet of each of the plurality of single crystal turbine rotor blades;
- placing the annular blade ring tool with the plurality of single crystal turbine rotor blades and the plurality of tubular tools within a mold;
- filling the mold with a metal powder material; and,
- compressing the metal powder material within the mold to form an equiax rotor disk with the plurality of single crystal turbine rotor blades embedded within the equiax rotor disk.
2. The process of forming an air cooled integrated rotor disk of claim 1, further comprising the step of forming the plurality of tubular tools of a material that can be removed by sublimation when exposed to oxygen; and
- the forming of the annular blade ring tool including forming the annular blade ring tool of the material that can be removed by sublimation when exposed to oxygen.
3. The process of forming an air cooled integrated rotor disk of claim 2,
- wherein the material used to form the annular blade ring tool and the plurality of tubular tools is Molybdenum.
4. The process of forming an air cooled integrated rotor disk of claim 1,
- wherein the forming of the plurality of single crystal turbine rotor blades includes forming each of the plurality of single crystal turbine rotor blades with a platform having a bottom side, the bottom side of the platforms forming an outer radius of the rotor disk.
5. The process of forming an air cooled integrated rotor disk of claim 1, further comprising the step of:
- securing a bottom end of each of the plurality of tubular tools with the mold using two circular shaped dies that engage with the plurality of tubular tools to secure the plurality of tubular tools in place.
6. The process of forming an air cooled integrated rotor disk of claim 1, and further comprising the steps of:
- forming the mold with a forward die and an aft die and a center die in which the forward die forms a forward side of the rotor disk and the aft die forms an aft side of the rotor disk and the center die forms a central axial bore of the rotor disk; and,
- the forward die and the aft die and the center die are formed of a Molybdenum material that is reused to form additional air cooled integrated bladed rotor disks.
7. The process of forming an air cooled integrated rotor disk of claim 1, further comprising the step of:
- using a slip agent on the annular blade ring tool and the plurality of tubular tools to prevent bonding of the rotor disk with the annular blade ring tool and the plurality of tubular tools.
8. The process of forming an air cooled integrated rotor disk of claim 1, and further comprising the step of:
- forming each attachment section as a single curved root attachment.
9. The process of forming an air cooled integrated rotor disk of claim 6, and further comprising the step of:
- forming an axial center opening in the forward die and the aft die to fit the center die and secure the center die within the mold.
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International Classification: F01D 5/30 (20060101); B22F 5/00 (20060101); F01D 5/34 (20060101); F01D 5/18 (20060101); | aerospace |
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http://pilotspost.co.za/arn0003248 | 2024-04-14T20:24:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816893.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414192536-20240414222536-00734.warc.gz | 0.959752 | 370 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__74600241 | en | CityAirbus is an all-electric, four-seat, multicopter vehicle demonstrator that focused on advancing remotely piloted electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) flight. The CityAirbus full-scale demonstrator conducted its last take-off in July 2021.
The CityAirbus demonstrator was designed by rethinking traditional aircraft architecture. Featuring an eight-pitch rotor configuration using electric motors, the full-scale vehicle demonstrated the advantages of a multicopter design. It provided valuable data on the technologies that are helping us pave the way toward low-carbon urban mobility flights.
The aircraft's aerodynamic configuration was proven in over 242 flight and ground tests. In July 2021, it achieved the world's highest take-off weight for a multicopter at 2,312kg.
The CityAirbus demonstrator was instrumental in helping us to explore full electrification for vertical flight. It was one of the first critical stepping stones towards developing our new eVTOL prototype, CityAirbus NextGen.
The configuration of the CityAirbus demonstrator was also imagined to explore autonomous flight in full compliance with the highest safety levels. Thanks to its Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP) system that makes for a redundant aircraft architecture, the full-scale demonstrator relied on multiple rotors in flight, as well as during take-off and landing. This approach contributed to maintaining safe operations across all phases.
Designed to be piloted remotely, CityAirbus was a test bed for multiple autonomous technologies. Building on Airbus' research on automated Air Traffic Management (ATM) and the Vertex project, the demonstrator's automatic take-off and landing, as well as its stabilisation capabilities, were successfully tested over the course of a multi-year campaign that was closed in the summer of 2021. | aerospace |
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In addition to the tracking equipment, other payload components may include sensors, data loggers, cameras, amateur television (ATV) transmitters or other scientific experiments. Some ARHAB flights carry one or more simplified packages called BalloonSats.
A typical ARHAB flight using a standard latex weather balloon lasts around 2-3 hours and reaches 25 to 35 km in altitude. Experiments with zero-pressure balloons, superpressure balloons, and valved latex balloons have extended flight times to more than 24 hours. A flight by the University of Tennessee Amateur Radio Club (UTARC) in March 2008 lasted over 80 hours and is presumed to have landed off the coast of Ireland over 5400 km from its launch point.
The largest annual gathering of ARHAB groups is called the Great Plains Super Launch (GPSL) and usually occurs near the Fourth of July weekend. | aerospace |
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This is my first airplane 100% made from a cylinder (:D) (fuselage, wings) with 36 sides and 11 segments (and some extrusions)
It's still in it's primitive state with no gear or other details...
Some handmade blueprints and voilá:
23 Mar 2009, 11:30
I'm definitely interested in this aircraft! I like the expansive canopy... and the overall shape is wicked!
PLEASE PLEASE take your time with the virtual cockpit. So many times I have come across aircraft that the exterior is fantastic and the virtual cockpit is worthless.
Looking forward to more progress shots...
Thanks! The problem isn't the cockpit... The problem are the textures... I suck at it...
29 Mar 2009, 16:51
Very sharp design!
You can see her flying, just sitting still..
29 Mar 2009, 18:19
did you use gMax?
if so, how do you get it as that screenshot?
It already has the landing gear and it's animation, plus various details and I'm ready to start the cockpit.
I use gmax render suite (freeware) to render these images.
30 Mar 2009, 09:45
ok...i will do a search for it.
Ok, here are more screenies:
Starting the cockpit just now! :)
Here's how it's going:
It's still missing a lot of gauges, the pilot, some corrections on the VC and new xml animations such as movable windows inside the cockpit (kinda like the Windows OS) only these ones only go in predefined directions.
Here are some pictures of it's features:
Custom cockpit light;
Afterburner and G vapor effects;
Rudder as TVN;
Still a lot of work to be done...
16 Nov 2009, 09:56
I don't normally appreciate fictituous aircraft designs, but that is a beautiful concept aircraft you have created. If more works of fiction in FS looked like that, I probably would have to change my outlook! It is just excellent.
Thanks! I only do fictional airplanes for FS, sometimes I make some real fighters, but this is what I like. Everyday I come up with a completely different concept airplane on paper and then select some of which will be on FSX.
Here's a preview of the S-4A before release:
I still have to place the pilot and tweak a few things, but it's mostly done:
A different paintjob is also available. The cockpit is much more detailed...
I've given up on the custom gauges except for the attitude indicators, altimeter, airspeed and compass.
14 Feb 2010, 15:47
Beautiful and looking forward to release and taking flight over Arctic Canada.
Here's the release video, I'll put it on simviation on thursday...
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