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http://www.tgdaily.com/trendwatch/32806-nasa-delays-mission-to-asteroid-belt | 2016-09-29T12:08:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-40/segments/1474738661795.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160924173741-00086-ip-10-143-35-109.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.955263 | 122 | CC-MAIN-2016-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-40__0__85571740 | en | NASA delays mission to asteroid belt
NASA today said that it has delayed the launch of its Dawn spacecraft and its mission to explore the two largest objects in the asteroid belt. According to NASA, “highly limited launch opportunities” for Dawn in July and the potential impact to launch preparations for the upcoming Phoenix Mars Lander mission, set for early August, were the main reasons for the move of the launch date.
The journey to the asteroid belt is expected to reveal new information about the formation of our solar system.
NASA officials provide preview information about the launch of the Phoenix Mars Lander on Monday. | aerospace | 1 |
https://yourstory.com/2019/08/moon-chandryaan-2-isro-mission-india-south-pole | 2021-02-26T22:16:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178357984.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20210226205107-20210226235107-00422.warc.gz | 0.923992 | 391 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__7330844 | en | This week, Chandrayaan 2 entered the Moon's lunar orbit, and with this, ISRO's mission to study the lunar surface of the Moon's South Pole is inching towards reality. The lander, named Vikram, mounted on the orbiter also gave us some stunning images of the Earth.
Taken from an altitude of 5,000 km, these images were taken on August 3, through the L14 camera of Chandrayaan 2.
The orbiter carrying the lander (Vikram) and six-wheeled rover (Pragyaan) is at the moment orbiting the Moon.
According to ISRO, on September 7, 1:55am, the lander will soft land on the Moon's South Pole region.
Chandrayaan 2 has also captured some breathtaking images of the Moon. Here is the first image of the Moon today at a height of 2650 km from the surface. The image showcases the Mare Orientale basin and the Apollo craters.
What happens when Chandrayaan-2 touches the land on the South Pole of the Moon?
Once the lander (Vikram) successfully lands on the Moon, India will be the fourth country after the US, Russia, and China to perform a successful soft landing.
After the soft landing, the rover 'Pragyan' will roll out from lander 'Vikram' and carry out experiments on the lunar surface and analyse the lunar soil for one lunar day, which is equal to 14 Earth days. The orbiter will continue its mission for one year.
In total, Chandrayaan 2 has 13 payloads on board with eight of them in the orbiter, three payloads in Vikram, and two in Pragyan. Five payloads are from India, three from Europe, two from the US, and one from Bulgaria.
(Edited by Dipti Nair) | aerospace | 1 |
http://aero-news.net/ANNTicker.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=9b26bce5-0fd2-44c6-bb4b-1b0871ea3599 | 2014-04-24T08:35:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1398223206118.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20140423032006-00062-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.932199 | 573 | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-15__0__35026319 | en | Sat, Jun 30, 2007
Report Says Low Speed, Inadvertent Stall Were Contributing
National Transportation Safety Board issued its probable cause
report Wednesday indicating pilot error was to blame in a fatal
agricultural aircraft accident near Deming, NM in November of
Pilot John Obe Burrell, 65, of Winnie, TX was killed when his
1992 Air Tractor AT-502A went down in clear weather about 10 miles
northwest of the Deming Municipal Airport during a dry chemical
application to a rancher's field, according to the Associated
The NTSB probable cause report attributed the accident to, "The
pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering
resulting in an inadvertent stall and impact with terrain. A
contributing factor was the low airspeed."
Investigators said the examination revealed no problems with the
airplane or its engine.
Burrell had started a dry chemical application near the top of a
ridge and flew down field on his first pass, according to the
report. The pilot and rancher discussed the terrain and application
flight paths via hand-held radios and a subsequent upslope
application was also completed successfully.
The rancher said he then saw the airplane climb about 500 feet
over a gap between two 6,300-foot ridges and turn back to the field
when Burrell said he was "in a bind and was going to crash."
The rancher then saw the airplane "pitch over abruptly and enter
a tight spin." The airplane made three turns before impact,
according to the report.
Burrell had 27,000 hours of flight time with 5,000 in type.
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https://science.howstuffworks.com/10-ways-to-stop-asteroid8.htm | 2020-07-07T00:30:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655890566.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20200706222442-20200707012442-00428.warc.gz | 0.953239 | 299 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__129415056 | en | Play Tetherball With the Asteroid
In 2009, a doctoral candidate at North Carolina State University proposed a novel asteroid-deflection technique in his dissertation. This was the idea: Attach one end of a tether to an asteroid and the other end to a massive weight known as a ballast. The ballast acts like an anchor, changing the asteroid's center of gravity and diverting its trajectory over the course of 20 to 50 years, depending on the size of the rock being moved and the weight of the ballast.
The student didn't work out every detail, but he estimated that the tether would need to be somewhere between 621 miles and 62,137 miles (1,000 and 100,000 kilometers) long. He also suggested a crescent-shaped attachment bar similar to those found on globes. This would allow the asteroid to rotate without tangling the tether (no one likes a tangled tether).
Now, if you think this sounds just too wacky to work, you should know that astronomers have embraced space tethers for years. In fact, NASA has used them successfully on several missions to move payloads in Earth's orbit. Future missions call for delivering material to the moon by handing off payloads across a series of tethers.
Still, a tether and ballast system, like most solutions in our countdown, requires time. And time requires early detection. As we'll see next, asteroid detection may be far more important than deflection. | aerospace | 1 |
https://glblgeopolitics.wordpress.com/2015/06/06/russia-conducts-surprise-soyuz-2-1a-launch-carrying-kobalt-m/ | 2023-03-21T07:10:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296943637.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20230321064400-20230321094400-00586.warc.gz | 0.954072 | 374 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__10321443 | en | Russia has launched its Soyuz 2-1A rocket in a surprise mission from the Plesetsk cosmodrome at 15:24 UTC. The launch, using a rocket that recently failed during the Progress M-27M mission, was clouded under secrecy due to its payload, the Kobalt-M spy satellite – rumored to be the final film-return photo reconnaissance spacecraft.
Soyuz 2-1A Launch:
The Soyuz 2-1 rocket is derived from the earlier Soyuz-U and the Soyuz 11A511 before that – and first flew in November 2004.
The rocket was intended as an eventual replacement for all of the Soyuz and Molniya variants then in service.
The Molniya-M was retired from service in 2010 and the Soyuz-2 has already replaced the Soyuz-U for all launches apart from Progress missions to the International Space Station.
The payload – the Kobalt-M – is classed as a modernized version of the Yantar spacecraft. It is understood to be a military reconnaissance spacecraft by nature.
The spacecraft was developed by TsSKB Progress of Samara and manufactured by OAO Arsenal of St Petersburg.
The design of the spacecraft is such that it has two small capsules on board, allowing it to return film back to Earth inside the main – cone-shaped – reentry vehicle.
Kobalt-M satellites are typically launched into the 170 by 370-kilometer orbits with the inclination 62.8 – 67.2 degrees toward the Equator.
Very little is known about the spacecraft, given its military nature. However, previous mission information has provided some insight into the mission length for the spacecraft.
Full article: Russia conducts surprise Soyuz 2-1A launch carrying Kobalt-M (NASA Spaceflight) | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.informa.com.au/insight/sovereign-resilience-and-schedule-assurance-in-defence-space-acquisition/ | 2022-07-05T16:21:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104585887.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220705144321-20220705174321-00519.warc.gz | 0.917863 | 1,163 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__131592956 | en | With Australian Defence spending set to surpass the global benchmark at 2.5 percent of GDP, a series of key military acquisitions have emerged in what Prime Minister Scott Morrison has described as “the most consequential strategic realignment since the Second World War.”
Beneath the seas, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) will acquire eight nuclear powered submarines through the landmark AUKUS agreement, as well as an Integrated Undersea Surveillance System. On the surface, naval ship-building and Sovereign Guided Weapons enterprises will enhance both ADF force projection, and the industrial base needed to produce and sustain those core capabilities. Meanwhile, new F-35s together with Integrated Air and Missile Defence will give the ADF air dominance overhead.
Until recent years, this might have represented the upper limits of Australia’s Defence ambitions, however new boundaries are being pushed. With a $10 billion investment over the coming decade, the Australian government has also set out an ambitious sovereign agenda in space. This includes the acquisition of a sovereign constellation of communications satellites and ground control stations under Defence project JP9102. As Australia’s Defence Strategic Update 2020 notes, “assured access to space is critical to ADF warfighting.”
From an organisational standpoint, a lot has been happening in space. The establishment of the Australian Space Agency in 2018 created a surge of momentum; while the formation in early 2022 of a new Space Division within Defence (under the inaugural leadership of Air Vice Marshal Catherine Roberts) promises to strengthen the coherence and command of the ADF’s space activities. The space domain has also recently been designated a Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority, highlighting the strategic need for sovereign retention of skills, technology, infrastructure and intellectual property within Australia’s space industry.
As a longstanding stakeholder in Australia’s space industry landscape, Lockheed Martin Australia has been paying close heed to these forces. The company has established a three-pronged strategy to deliver on the government’s agenda for ADF capability enhancement. ‘Sovereignty, resilience and schedule assurance’ in defence space acquisition will facilitate greater levels of self-reliance and a more robust set of space-based capabilities. Particularly in military satellite communications, that enable the full range of military operations – whether independently or in coalition with our allies and partners – says David Ball, Lockheed Martin Australia’s Regional Director for Space.
“At LMA we see these elements as critical to the next phase of national security. To proceed without due consideration of them is to risk being unready for the outbreak of conflict,” said Ball, ahead of the 3rd Annual Australian Defence Magazine Space Summit.
“Sovereignty is vital for the control of space assets and the preservation of key supply chains. Resilience defends against the growing number and complexity of counter-space threats emerging across our region, including the electronic jamming of signals and interference with satellite systems. And schedule assurance will ensure we execute space projects efficiently, in accord with Defence’s operational and strategic requirements.”
Local partners, global dominance
To this end, Lockheed Martin Australia has announced a series of new local partnerships in a bid to step up its sovereign space offerings.
In recent weeks, the firm revealed that Shoal Group, a leader in model-based systems engineering, and Av-Comm, a leading satellite communications infrastructure and services provider, will join its JP9102 proposal. The firms will work together to deliver a next-generation military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) system.
“Our MILSATCOM solution will deliver unparalleled coverage, capacity and resilience, but also extensibility on an expedited schedule to meet Defence’s unique strategic and capability requirements for satellite communications,” said David.
Additionally, a two year $20 million contract with the Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation (AGO), announced last month, will see LMA staff and contractors working side-by-side with AGO personnel.
“The partnership will support the operation and sustainment of sovereign ICT geospatial mission systems that are critical to the analysis and dissemination of geospatial intelligence,” said David.
An existing partnership with Clearbox Systems for JP9102 also reached an important milestone last month, with the successful integration of Clearbox’s Foresight ESM software application. Via the software, ADF operators can plan, coordinate and use the electromagnetic spectrum to boost operational performance, whilst limiting interference.
“The integration has demonstrated the agility of LMA’s satcom control segment, which serves as the crucial link between satellites and ground stations in in the sovereign satcom system. Based on modular, open architecture software, LMA’s control segment is specifically designed for rapid integration of third-party, best-of-breed software products,” said David.
Engineers from both parties have worked together to minimise technical risk and maximise technical readiness, ensuring the project is completed on time and within budget.
“This integration project is a core element of our approach for JP9102; working hand in glove with Australian industry, mitigating risk, ensuring seamless delivery of world-class, sovereign satcom solutions on a timeframe that allows Defence to meet the growing pressures in Australia’s strategic environment,” he said.
Talking more about Lockheed’s plans to deliver on its three-pronged approach, David Ball will present at the 3rd Annual Australian Defence Magazine Space Summit, hosted by Informa Australia.
This year’s event will be held 24 November at the Hyatt Canberra.
Register now to secure your seat. | aerospace | 1 |
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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has snapped its first photo of Earth from the surface of the Red Planet, an amazing image that also includes the moon. See the photos here.
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https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/01/22/photos-atlas-5-takes-off-with-sbirs-geo-flight-4/ | 2023-12-10T00:48:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100989.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20231209233632-20231210023632-00777.warc.gz | 0.814412 | 127 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__10993949 | en | Revisit Friday night’s blastoff of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral with SBIRS GEO Flight 4, the fourth in an upgraded line of U.S. Air Force missile detection and warning satellites.
The 189-foot-tall Atlas 5, fitted with a solid rocket booster for extra thrust, lifted off at 7:48 p.m. EST Friday (0048 GMT Saturday) from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41 launch pad.
Read our full story for more details on the mission.
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Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1. | aerospace | 1 |
https://airwaysmag.com/honeywell-boeing-757-testbed-40/ | 2022-10-06T15:01:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337836.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20221006124156-20221006154156-00617.warc.gz | 0.928873 | 944 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__149063577 | en | DALLAS – By the age of 40, most passenger aircraft are retired and wrecked, but for Honeywell’s renowned Boeing 757 test aircraft, there’s a lot more high-flying to come.
Honeywell has been using the Boeing 757-200 testbed for research and development since 2005, although the aircraft has a long history dating back to when it first rolled off the assembly line in June 1982. Following that, in 1983, the plane was assigned to the defunct airline Eastern Airlines.
It was only the fifth 757 to leave the Boeing factory, and more than 1,000 would be built in total. Although 757s are still in use by airlines all over the world, many have been retired in recent years and replaced by newer planes.
Honeywell Aerospace’s test flight engineers have used the type to test many of the technology breakthroughs that the flying public now enjoys. The 757 has touched almost every aspect of aircraft, from turbine engines to electrical and mechanical systems, complex avionics software, and high-speed networking technology.
Although most 757s serve as medium-haul aircraft, transporting around 200 people between two points, Honeywell’s testbed has only 25 seats to accommodate a variety of flight test engineering stations. Despite its small capacity, Honeywell’s 757 has logged a lot of miles.
The test plane is most likely the only 757 in existence that has visited more than 30 nations on five continents. It has completed over 800 flight tests and logged over 3,000 flight test hours around the world.
The 757’s most distinguishing feature is the pylon that protrudes from the fuselage. The pylon allows Honeywell to test its turbojet and turbofan engines in real-world conditions and collect vital data that aid in engine development, even if a third engine isn’t always attached.
- IntuVue RDR- 4000 Weather Radar and IntuVue RDR-7000 Weather Radar – Honeywell’s family of advanced 3D weather radar systems for air transport, business and military aircraft. IntuVue Weather Radar provides reduced pilot workload and increased situational awareness of weather, resulting in improved routing around hazards and increased safety that is superior to 2D radars.
- Next-generation flight management systems (NGFMS) – An FMS provides the primary navigation, flight planning, and optimized route determination and enroute guidance for an aircraft. With a completely redesigned architecture, the NGFMS software was built to utilize a modular design that allows for aircraft-specific adjustments in hardware, operating systems, input/output (IO) and other features.
- HTF7000 engine series – The HTF7000 engine series are business jet propulsion systems well-known in the industry for their reliability, durability, and maintainability.
- Honeywell’s JetWave and JetWave MCX – Honeywell’s JetWave provides in-flight Wi-Fi that is fast, reliable, and available anytime, anywhere and at any altitude. The JetWave MCX system delivers the world’s most advanced high-speed satcom capabilities for demanding military missions and is built on the proven, high-speed JetWave technology.
- Aspire 350 and 400 – The Aspire suite of satellite communication offerings provides in-flight connectivity for business aviation, airlines and helicopters — anywhere in the world.
Honeywell has no plans to retire the Boeing 757 test plane and says it will continue to push the aviation industry’s technical boundaries, allowing airline passengers to have a safer and more comfortable travel experience.
Comments from Honeywell Aerospace
“For the past 17 years, we have made so many technological modifications to our beloved 757 test aircraft that the only thing turning 40 years old is likely the fuselage itself,” said Captain Joe Duval, director, Flight Test Operations, Honeywell Aerospace.
“We’re among a select few pilots in the industry who have the responsibility to push an aircraft close to its limits. We’ve intentionally flown into nasty storms to test our radars, and we’ve flown toward more mountains than I can count to test our ground proximity warning systems. Our 757 has been the dependable workhorse that allows us to test a whole slew of technologies, including the engines we produce for business jets and smaller aircraft.”
Featured image: Honeywell Aerospace – N757HW – Boeing 757-200. Photo: Julian Schöpfer/Airways | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.astronautix.com/a/astroe.html | 2023-11-29T05:00:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100056.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20231129041834-20231129071834-00557.warc.gz | 0.968918 | 883 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__150633030 | en | AKA: Suzaku. Status: Operational 2000. First Launch: 2000-02-10. Last Launch: 2005-07-10. Number: 2 . Gross mass: 1,650 kg (3,630 lb).
This was a joint Japanese-US mission, with the US contributing significantly to two of the three types of instruments on-board. It was developed at Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) in collaboration with other Japanese institutions, as well as NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
ASTRO-E was designed for broad-band, high-sensitivity, high-resolution spectroscopy. Its instruments were not only sensitive to both low and high energy X-rays, but could distinguish very small differences in the energy of the X-ray photons detected.
ASTRO-E was to cover an energy range of 0.4 to 700 keV using three kinds of instruments with the following energy ranges:
The 1,650 kg spacecraft was to conduct a five year mission in a 550 km circular orbit 550 km. Since the XRS had to be cooled to nearly absolute zero - 0.06 Kelvin - the instrument would only operate for the first two years of the mission while the on-board supply of solid neon coolant lasted.
ASTRO-E was to complement NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM X-ray Multi-Mirror (XMM) spacecraft.
It was customary for Institute of Space and Astronautical Science satellites to have two names, one given before launch and one after. The pre-launch name was a project name that designated the series the satellite belonged to and a letter that designated what number that satellite was to be in that series. ASTRO-E was to be the fifth satellite in the 'ASTRO' series. The ASTRO series of satellites were often for cosmic X-ray astronomy, although one was a Solar X-ray astronomy satellite and ASTRO-F would be an infrared astronomy mission. Other series included 'MUSES' (engineering led projects), 'SOLAR', and 'PLANET'. The post-launch name was a proper name, chosen shortly after launch. Previous X-ray astronomy satellites had been renamed Hakucho (Swan, or the constellation Cygnus; was to be CORSA-B), Tenma (Heavenly Horse, or the constellation Pegasus; ASTRO-B), Ginga (Galaxy; ASTRO-C), and ASCA (ASTRO-D). The name 'ASCA' was a pun --- it was an acronym for Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics, and at the same time, sounded like the name from Japanese history, Asuka. Asuka was a region near Nara, and the name for a period in Japanese history (in the 7th century) when the Asuka region was her capital, and also the culture of that era.
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Spacecraft was injected in very low perigee orbit and reentered. X-ray astronomy satellite. Stage 1 lost control, and separated with the rocket off-course at 75 seconds in the flight. Stage 2 burned correctly and separated at 218 seconds, followed by the third stage burn at 621 seconds. Last signals were received at 20 minutes after launch. ASTRO-E was to have separated from the third stage at 23 minutes, but ended in an orbit with a perigee of only 80 km and an apogee of 410 km. It probably reentered on the first orbit at around 0230 - 0300 GMT somewhere between East Africa and western China.
Delayed from February, June 26, July 6 and 8, 2005. CUTE-1.7 nanosat mistakenly reported on this flight. Astro-E2 was renamed Suzaku (after a legendary red bird) after launch. It replaced the Astro-E, which never reached orbit due to an M-V-4 launch failure in 2000. The satellite had five 0.4-meter diameter X-ray telescopes, one with an XRS microcalorimeter and the other four with X-ray CCD cameras. However it was revealed that the XRS failed on 9 August due to leaking of helium coolant. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.monarch.engineering/jobs/test-development-engineer-electronics | 2018-08-17T10:53:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221212040.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20180817104238-20180817124238-00300.warc.gz | 0.869928 | 241 | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-34__0__167071054 | en | Job: Sustaining / Component Engineer - Electronics
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We are currently recruiting a skilled Sustaining / Component Engineer for our client based in Milton Keynes, who are a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of advanced electronic materials and leading edge electronic components.
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Key responsibilities will include:
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https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/867907 | 2021-12-06T14:42:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964363301.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20211206133552-20211206163552-00320.warc.gz | 0.91175 | 190 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__50557013 | en | New electric plane greener than a car
The Dufour Aerospace team gained hands-on experience with the design, construction and operation of manned electric aircraft with its first plane - the Hamilton aEro 1 aircraft. With EU funding of aEro, Dufour is working on its next project – aEro 2. This new plane will take off and land vertically like a helicopter thanks to its proven tilt-wing design, cruising at speeds of up to 320 km/h like a regular plane. The combination of electric propulsion and large propellers will ensure a much quieter noise profile compared to conventional helicopters and planes. aEro 2 will offer fast air transportation at the same cost per kilometre as a car but with a lower environmental impact.
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https://www.onenewspage.com/topic/India_Launches.htm | 2019-08-26T10:23:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027331485.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20190826085356-20190826111356-00183.warc.gz | 0.943644 | 291 | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-35__0__155684908 | en | India has successfully launched its second unmanned mission to the moon. The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft is set to land on the lunar south pole in September and send a rover to explore water deposits that..
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India launched a rocket into space on Monday to perform a soft landing of a rover on the moon, the country's most ambitious mission yet to cement its position as a leading low-cost space power. Reuters India - Published | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.precisionaerocomposite.com/quadcopters-aerial-photography.html | 2018-04-21T00:10:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125944848.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20180420233255-20180421013255-00536.warc.gz | 0.955373 | 549 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__188940897 | en | Quadcopters aerial photography is used in many various scenarios. It is used for military and police surveillance, fire fighters apply it in situations hazardous to manned aircraft, and use is growing in the civilian commercial and private sectors.
Quadcopters, a type of unmanned aerial vehicle, are maneuverable enough to allow for pictures and videos which have been impossible before now.
Since quadcopters are so versatile, they may be used to effects that were really creative in many different manners. You’re only limited by your monetary budget and how great your piloting skills are. For cost, there are increasingly more budget-friendly quadcopters accessible, and there will be even more cost-effective alternatives available for public purchasing, as demand continues to grow.
Learning the best way to fly the quadcopter, however, is a matter that could only be solved through practice. Purchase cheaper models, which might or may not come with cameras, to practice your flying skills. The turning of the craft is probably the most challenging section of flying these crafts, and several times will crash. Always make sure to follow security rules and common sense when flying. It’s extremely important that you consistently keep your quadcopter in your sight, as a second of lost control can result in severe property damage.
The commercial consequences are extremely promising, as crowds are almost always excited for the amazing vantage points that aerial photography can bring. The best thing relating to this method is it could be utilized to simply raise traffic to social media outlets, blogs, or sites, or it could be utilized in commercial efforts. In case you are going to use quadcopter photos for commercial purposes, nevertheless, you do need special licenses that will vary upon your location and what kind of quadcopter you purchase.
Photography from a quad can suffer with shakiness and the vibrations of flight, but as you develop more adept at piloting your craft these shakings will fall. In addition , there are particular technologies, such as brushless stabilizing gimbals, that help to significantly minimize the effects of flight. Special permissions are also necessary as there are specific dangers which include night time use of an unmanned aerial vehicle in the event that you plan to picture and fly through the night.
The realtime streaming from the camera of your quadcopter to a viewing apparatus near you enables you to see just what it’s you’re shooting video or a photograph of.
Quadcopters Aerial Photography is a growing area in nearly all walks of life of interesting. Whether you’re looking to make use of private or commercial use, a quadcopter will supply stunning photography which will be sure to impress. | aerospace | 1 |
http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/10/06/bus_430461.shtml | 2018-02-18T18:17:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891812247.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20180218173208-20180218193208-00313.warc.gz | 0.959729 | 770 | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-09__0__266409134 | en | MOJAVE, Calif. - Hoping to build on the momentum sparked by a private rocket plane's dash into space, supporters of opening the heavens to civilians are turning the winner-take-all race into an annual competition that might further fuel imaginations.
The privately owned SpaceShipOne won the $10 million Ansari X Prize on Monday by blasting into space for the second time in five days, a feat considered the first stepping-stone in the direction of public spaceflight.
"In 10 years, everyone will know that if they want to, they can go to orbit in their life," SpaceShipOne designer Burt Rutan told NBC's "Today" show on Tuesday. "They will know that instead of just hope or dream."
The X Prize, offered to the first team to get into space twice in a 14-day span, will now evolve into a regular competition called the X Prize Cup. In May, organizers selected New Mexico to permanently host the X Prize Cup.
More than two-dozen teams worldwide began projects in hopes of winning the original X Prize, and prize founder Peter Diamandis said the purpose of the Cup competition is to keep such groups going with a "grand prix of space."
The first X Prize Cup will be held in 2005-06 at New Mexico's White Sands Missile Range, a vast military installation. It will then move to an area 30 miles north of Las Cruces, where a facility dubbed the Southwest Regional Spaceport will be built.
Teams will compete in five different categories to win the overall cup: Fastest turn around time between the first launch and second landing, maximum number of passengers per launch, total number of passengers during the competition, maximum altitude and fastest flight time.
Diamandis said it is envisioned that prizes will grow to the multimillion-dollar range. Organizers hope it becomes one of the largest space-related events on the calendar, drawing hundreds of thousands of people to cheer for their favorite team.
International Fuel Technologies of St. Louis, Mo., announced Monday that it has signed on as the event's first major sponsor. "IFT has just secured a new position in the new frontier," said Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Burst.
Terms of the sponsorship weren't divulged.
SpaceShipOne proved that privately funded spaceflight is indeed possible. The craft left the Mojave Airport north of Los Angeles at dawn aboard a mother plane named White Knight that carried it to an altitude of 46,000 feet.
From there it was launched on a half-hour flight that took it to an altitude of more than 62 miles, the height generally considered the border between the atmosphere and space.
After the spaceship landed, Diamandis said the altitude was official, and that SpaceShipOne's team had claimed the prize by being the first to make two such flights within the required 14 days.
"This is the true frontier of transportation," said Marion C. Blakey, head of the Federal Aviation Administration, who stood near the runway to watch the flight. "It feels a little bit like Kitty Hawk must have."
White House press secretary Scott McClellan said President Bush called to congratulate the SpaceShipOne team. Astronauts aboard the international space station also sent their best wishes.
Last week, Richard Branson, the British airline mogul and adventurer, announced that beginning in 2007, he will begin offering paying customers flights into space aboard rockets like SpaceShipOne.
Branson said he had a deal, worth up to $25 million over 15 years, to license the technology that led to SpaceShipOne. Fares will start at more than $200,000, and SpaceShipOne designer Rutan will build the spaceship.
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https://www.dasphotonics.com/space/ | 2023-12-05T11:44:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100551.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205105136-20231205135136-00323.warc.gz | 0.882993 | 794 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__89623988 | en | The Space paradigm is rapidly evolving pushed by the increasing demand of capacity driven by Internet and mobile communications. The space industry is trying to cope with such a revolution by introducing innovations in terms of technology, payload and constellation configuration. High throughput satellites (HTS) at GEO with Tbps capacity, the proliferation of LEO/MEO constellations or new networked architectures using inter-satellite and inter-orbit links are examples of such new approach. Flexibility, high-capacity, reconfigurability, low SWAP and reliability are mandatory features in every space application.
DAS is developing key enabling photonics technologies to upgrade satellite payload performances thanks to the inherent benefits brought by photonics – broadband, low transmission loss, low weight and power consumption, excellent phase stability, EMI free – but also by the flexibility brought by WDM technology to develop dynamic broadband tuneable payloads. Using photonics technology, it is possible to conceive 1 Tbps payloads able to handle hundreds of beams with reconfigurable and adaptive coverage operating at RF frequencies from Ku up to Q/V band.
DAS photonic modules and subsystems are/will be flying in ALPHASAT, PROBA-V, HISPASAT AMZ5, HISPASAT 30W-6 and EUTELSAT-7C.
DAS develops solutions for both, ground segment and payloads for SATCOM and Earth Observation. The aim is to bring the benefits that photonic technology provides to the space market, such us significant SWAP reduction, flexibility, broadband, EMI-free, easy cabling and routing, among others.
The current photonic payload modules developed by DAS comprise photonics links for digital and analogue signals distribution, multi-frequency conversion chains, receivers and LNAs. DAS ambition is to provide a fully photonic payload.
Photonic multi-frequency converters (PMFC)
Provide the capability to downconvert RF signals from Ku to V-band using the same hardware, significantly simplifying payload architecture. The PMFC includes the frequency generation unit (FGU), the distribution of multiple LO signals combined with wavelength division multiplexing (WDM), optical amplifier modules and receivers.
- Broadband frequency operation in Ku/Ka/V/Q bands.
- Multiple LO operation.
- Qualified and with flight heritage.
Digital and analogue active optical cables (AOC)
DAS AOCs are able to deliver high-speed digital (up to 10 Gb/s) and RF (up to 50 GHz) signals through low-loss phase-stable EMI-free rad-hard optical fibre, simplifying cabling and harness and significantly reducing SWAP.
Erbium-doped Fiber Amplifiers (EDFA)
Several proven designs: co-propagating, counter-propagating, combined …
Turn-key designs: as stand alone module or integrated with FGU, LO distribution, Mixer.Rad-hard Er-doped fibers.Qualified and with flight heritage.
- Small signal gain: 30 dB.
- NF < 4.5 dB.
- Saturated output power: 20 dBm.
- Power consumption < 0.75 W.
- Polarization maintaining (optional SM).
Broadband photodetectors and photoreceivers
Based on PIN diodes, balanced photodetectors or APD. Digital or analogue operation (up to 42 GHz). Qualified and with flight heritage.
- Responsivity: 0.6 A/W.
- Max. input optical power < +18 dBm.
- Power consumption < 100 mW.
Photonic RF filtering
Using non-linear effects, broadband photonic RF filters reconfigurable in frequency and bandwidth can be implemented without the need of DSP. | aerospace | 1 |
https://tem.fi/en/-/yk-n-avaruussopimukset-muisto-menneisyydesta-matkalla-tulevaisuuteen | 2023-12-06T14:04:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100599.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206130723-20231206160723-00354.warc.gz | 0.938336 | 875 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__123157915 | en | UN instruments on outer space - a remnant of the past, headed to the future
International space law is based on five instruments concluded within the framework of the United Nations in the 1960s: Outer Space Treaty - the constitution of space activities
The Outer Space Treaty, concluded in 1967, is the most significant of all agreements concerning outer space. Other instruments supplement its provisions. Over 100 states, including Finland, have joined the treaty.
The objective of the Outer Space Treaty is to guarantee all states with free and equal rights to space exploration and use. The states are obligated to work in collaboration and promote the openness of space activities. The treaty emphasises using space for peaceful purposes and unambiguously bans states from launching weapons of mass destruction into outer space.
Under the treaty, states bear international responsibility for national space activities, and the space activities carried on by private actors require the authorisation and supervision of the relevant state.
Liability Convention safeguards the position of an injured party
The objective of the Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects, adopted in 1972, was to ensure fair compensation for damages. Around 100 nations, including Finland, have joined the Convention.
According to the Convention, the state that has launched the space object is liable to compensate for any damages caused by the space object. Compensation is sought from the launching nation through diplomatic channels.
Registration Convention helps obtaining information
The Convention on the Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space was adopted in 1975. Over 60 states have become party to it. Finland is currently making preparations for joining the Convention.
The Registration Convention obligates the launching state to record the launched space objects in a register at the national level. The Secretary-General of the United Nations keeps an international public register of space objects. The basic information of the space object, its purpose and coordinates in outer space are entered into the register.
Rescue Agreement helps astronauts in distress
The Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space, concluded in 1968, specifies the regulation concerning astronauts in the Outer Space Treaty. Around 100 nations, incl. Finland, have joined the Convention.
Under the Agreement, states must render assistance to astronauts in distress in their territory and return the astronauts to the launching state without delay. State parties must inform the launching state of space objects that have landed in its territory and return them upon request.
Moon Treaty – the black horse of outer space instruments?
The Moon Treaty was prepared in the 1970s to safeguard the use of the Moon and other celestial bodies in a manner that serves the common interest. According to the Treaty, the Moon may only be used for peaceful purposes. The Treaty provides that the Moon or its territories or natural resources may not be declared as the property of one or more states. It also pays attention to protecting the environment of the Moon.
Fewer than 20 states have joined the Moon Treaty, and it has not been ratified by any significant state engaging in space exploration. Nonetheless, the principles of the Moon Treaty have been reintroduced into international discussion as a result of a growing interest in the exploitation of natural resources in outer space.
What comes next: new instruments or thematic principles?
There is ongoing discussion on updating the UN instruments on outer space so that they would conform to the changed field of actors and to reduce ambiguity in the provisions of the instruments. However, it has not been possible to find a common will for this work. The principles laid down in the Outer Space Treaty on the joint use of outer space are also still considered fairly viable and changing them has not been considered necessary.
Nonetheless, new operators, including small companies, new technology and industries, such as cube satellites, space tourism and space mines, as well as congestion in certain orbits and increasing amount of space debris, are causing challenges for which the provisions of the instruments on outer space provide no answer.
Indeed, preparing international recommendations on certain themes, such as space debris or remote sensing, either in the UN or on some other international forums, has been noted to provide a functional means to supplement the provisions in the instruments. As outer space is common property, international discussion on shared rules will continue to be lively in the future.
Maija Lönnqvist, Senior Legal Counsel | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.khaama.com/china-launched-the-satellite-gaofen-11-03-0000/ | 2022-05-19T18:16:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662529658.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519172853-20220519202853-00398.warc.gz | 0.92063 | 163 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__9877583 | en | China launched a new satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi on Saturday.
The satellite Gaofen-11 03, sent by a Long March-4B carrier rocket which blasted off at 9:51 a.m. Beijing Time, has successfully entered the preset orbit.
The launch marked the 397th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets.
The Karnataka administration emphasizes the importance of expanding industries ‘beyond Bengaluru,’ the state plans to deploy satellite systems for improved internet access in rural and distant areas over the next two years.
This is the third time for the Long March-4Brocket to launch the Gaofen-11 satellites, after two previous missions on July 31, 2018, and September 7, 2020. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.myhometownlinks.com/2021/01/02/quiz-how-much-perform-you-learn-about-drones-for-taking-images/ | 2021-01-25T20:08:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703644033.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20210125185643-20210125215643-00429.warc.gz | 0.964203 | 991 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__179153157 | en | If you are actually searching for the newest, hottest interest ever before, then in this particular brief article, our company are actually visiting note down the best 5 best-rated and also very successful activities these days. This listing is actually comprised of all the various sorts of drones offered in the marketplace. And so, our company are actually certainly not limiting ourselves along with only one kind of drone. As a matter of fact, if there are much more than one forms of drones up for sale in your popular store, it is going to absolutely be difficult to make a decision which to buy. Yet with help from the complying with listing, you’ll absolutely acquire a bunch of practical info that you can easily make use of for your decision-making. www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/12/17/2146629/0/en/drone-x-pro-reviews-evergreen-drone-worth-it-product-review-by-mike-vaughn.html
Allow’s begin along with the very well-liked, very a lot and also excellent looked for after drone, the Wi-fi FPV. Along With a Wi-fi FPV, you receive to experience the most practical knowledge as if you were shooting an actual activity movie.
If you are actually presuming of obtaining one of these, at that point it will be best to acquire one with an easy-to-fly swivel scalp, to keep it away coming from various other piloting factors. The ideal interest drones for taking images also go with a great deal of extras.
Our company additionally possess the distant command chopper, or even RTR, the largest one of all the drone trucks. The finest leisure activities for drones are actually normally carried out indoors.
There are actually two kinds of drones available today – the UAV (unmanned airborne vehicle) and the RC (remote command) lorries. The UAV kind of drone vehicles happen along with cameras that can easily be removed from the real vehicle.
If you are actually a novice in the area of drone photography, you may believe that it is actually pretty difficult to obtain really good top quality graphics. There are actually likewise a number of elements that ought to be considered while you are actually taking photos with drones.
One of the methods that you can easily make use of is actually to make use of the UAV or distant management design for your drones. If you will definitely be making use of UAVs for your drone digital photography needs to have, you need to pick a spot in which the drone photography is going to be actually performed.
If you possess a lot of cash to spend in getting UAV design drones, after that it would certainly be actually a lot better for you to utilize UAVs for industrial reasons. Prior to acquiring the commercial version of UAVs for your drone vehicles, you first need to have to establish whether there are actually presently some drone shipment firms using such companies.
Getting a DJI Phantom 3 Expert drone and also acquiring up to accelerate on all the different software program is actually considerably extra budget-friendly right now that costs have actually gone down. Our experts will definitely go over some of the very most usual uses of drone photography today.
As one of the most popular forms of drone photography, videography is actually utilized widely. The majority of people only consider utilizing drones for industrial functions like crop cleaning or evaluating large regions.
Drone digital photography has met brand new heights as well as the best activity dealers are selling digital downloads of some of the best drone pictures ever taken. If you have a hard time attempting to get your hands on some of these chart-topping drone photographes, then you might yearn for to look in to buying some of these electronic downloads.
Some hobbyists take pleasure in accumulating various parts of hardware. There are those who may even accumulate whole entire drone contraptions. If you want having an assortment of various sorts of software and hardware, at that point it is crucial to find out about the different sorts of readily available models. Both very most well-known hobbies that make use of drones for photography are the compact-sized drone as well as the divine stone.
Along with the rising cost of gas and electric expenses, several would-be drone videographers are actually turning their attention to these two different models. Some of the most well-liked components that can be used for these two types of drones is the quadcopter fpv. If you are going to be making use of a quadcopter fpv, then it is vital to be sure that the model you obtain has the ability to send in a secure fashion. To get this out of the equation, there are in fact less expensive, yet still outstanding drone styles that you may purchase. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/tb/pub/features/application-briefs/4995 | 2021-09-23T21:42:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057447.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20210923195546-20210923225546-00484.warc.gz | 0.891116 | 411 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__30399674 | en | Space dosimeter card
Space Micro Inc.
San Diego, CA
Space Micro’s space dosimeter card has been successfully integrated at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Greenbelt, MD) into the Living with a Star (LWS), Space Environments Testbed (SET) experiment hardware. This hardware was designed by Clemson University, and was delivered to Goddard in 2007. Space Micro manufactured and tested the space-qualified card per Goddard space quality standards.
The specific experiment is called the Dosimetry Intercomparison and Miniaturization Experiment (DIME), which will monitor the radiation dose seen in space using multiple radiation detector technologies. The objectives of this experiment are to use five different commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) micro-dosimeters to characterize radiation-induced total ionizing dose, displacement damage, and single event effects in space.
The technology is designed to provide data to allow appropriate dosimetry selection in future missions to characterize and resolve operational anomalies, and also to validate particle transport codes by varying shielding thicknesses. The DIME experiment card is scheduled to be launched as a secondary payload on an Air Force booster.
The goal of the Living With a Star Program is to develop the scientific understanding needed to address aspects of the connected Sun-Earth system that may affect life and society. The LWS Targeted Research and Technology (TR&T) program seeks to understand the integral system linking the Sun to the Earth, both directly and via the heliosphere, magnetosphere, and ionosphere.
LWS characterizes those aspects of the Earth’s radiation belt environment needed to design reliable electronic subsystems for use in air and space transportation systems, and defines the radiation environment beyond the Earth’s magnetosphere to enable exploration of interplanetary space by humans. The program also improves our understanding of the effects of solar variability and disturbances on terrestrial climate change, and helps predict solar energetic particle events that affect the safety of humans and technology in space.
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https://www.antwerpspace.be/en/blog/ILA-Berlin | 2020-02-19T20:20:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875144167.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20200219184416-20200219214416-00528.warc.gz | 0.920853 | 104 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__187930344 | en | Antwerp Space present @ ILA Berlin 2018
Antwerp Space will participate in the ILA trade fair April 25-29 at Berlin, ExpoCenter Airport. The first three days are reserved for trade visitors only. At the weekend the trade fair will also be open to the public. ILA is the place to be for the Aerospace Industry with the focus on innovations, new technology and sustainability. Antwerp Space will be greeting visitors at the OHB booth 201 in Hall 4. See you in Berlin! | aerospace | 1 |
https://howtodiscuss.com/t/most-expensive-drones/195214 | 2022-12-07T19:36:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711218.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20221207185519-20221207215519-00370.warc.gz | 0.948394 | 4,493 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__172699135 | en | Most Expensive Drone. A British entrepreneur and philanthropist revealed the most expensive drone in the World at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The Zano Drone, which will retail at $750 (£500), flies at speeds of up to 35mph and uses GPS technology and can also be controlled via smartphone or tablet. However, as many as 85% of all Kickstarter backers have not received their drones due to product design, delivery, and customer support issues. We look at what went wrong and more details on how you can get your hands on one of these drones if you want it…
Aerial photography has become one of the most popular ways to capture a view that is hard to get with conventional cameras, and drones have turned this process into a simple task.
The best thing about drones is they are getting cheaper by the day, and you can now find a good drone for around $100. But if you want the best, be prepared to spend some serious cash.
If you want to get your hands on a top-of-the-line drone, then be prepared to spend thousands of dollars. There are several reasons why drones can cost so much, and it all comes down to specifications, size and materials used.
For example, a top-of-the-line drone from Yuneec will set you back between $7000 and $9000. Why so expensive? Well, for starters, it has four rotor blades, can travel at speeds over 60 mph, and comes equipped with a 4k camera.
If you are interested in a drone that can fly for 25 minutes, you will be looking at spending more than $2000. The DJI Inspire 1 costs more than $3000 but comes equipped with a camera that shoots 4k video and 12mp photos.
The MOST EXPENSIVE DRONE 2022 is the most expensive drone in the World. It costs around $2,000. This drone has a wingspan of 17 feet and a weight of 20 pounds. The MOST EXPENSIVE DRONE 2022 can also carry up to 80 pounds.
This drone has a GPS and can be used for remote mapping and aerial photography. It can reach heights over 10,000 feet to provide stunning footage from above.
This drone is designed to be both high-tech and safe while still being easy to fly. It holds two people, one pilot, and one cameraman.
With a built-in dual battery power source that charges through an outlet or solar power cells, this craft can stay in the air all day long without landing.
Finally, if this drone does crash due to some unforeseen problem, then it will land safely so that you don’t lose your investment (and anything else nearby).
The most expensive drone in the world is the MQ-1 Predator. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Incorporated, manufacture this uncrewed aerial vehicle.
The MQ-1 Predator has been used by the U.S. military since 1995 to gather intelligence and surveillance data in hostile areas where it would be unsafe for a human pilot to fly.
The MQ-1 Predator is a medium altitude, long endurance (MALE) uncrewed aerial vehicle. It can operate at altitudes up to 20,000 ft (6,096 m) and remain in flight for upwards of 35 hours.
The MQ-1 Predator can fly up to 100 knots with a range of 750 nautical miles. Its payload includes synthetic aperture radar, electro-optic/infrared sensors, and laser designators.
The MQ-1 Predator is armed with two Hellfire air-to-ground missiles, although it has been modified to carry up to three Sidewinder or two AMRAAM air-to-air missiles. As of 2009, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems had delivered 314 RQ-1/MQ-1 Predators.
The DJI Inspire 2 with Zenmuse X5S Camera is the most expensive drone on Amazon. It has a three-axis gimbal stabilizer for 6K video recording and 12MP stills.
The Inspire 2 uses a new OcuSync transmission system that provides up to 7km of interference-free flying. You can control it with DJI’s new Lightbridge technology, which lets you see footage in near real-time as you fly, without lag or latency.
The drone is equipped with retractable landing gear and folding propellers to make it easier to transport when not in use. The 3D sensors allow it to hover precisely in position, while sensors on all sides help prevent it from colliding with obstacles.
The Inspire 2 has a maximum takeoff weight of 10.5kg and a control range of 7km (4.3 miles). It can fly for up to 28 minutes on one charge.
The Inspire 2 can capture photos and video at up to 5.2K resolution, with HDR support and an anti-flicker function that reduces flickering when shooting in fast-moving environments. The stabilization works with third-party lenses, including cinema-grade PL mount lenses.
Drones are becoming more and more popular. They are being used for everything from filming to delivery services. With the rise in popularity, prices are rising as well. Here are some of the most expensive drones on the market today.
The Skeye drone can take off vertically and rotate to fly in any direction. It is made of carbon fibre, giving it a lightweight feel. At $13,000 for a basic model, it isn’t cheap.
If you want additional features, such as extra batteries or camera models, be prepared to shell out an additional thousand dollars or more.
The Mavic 2 Pro has a built-in camera that can shoot 4K footage at 30 frames per second. You’ll also get two batteries, a charging hub, and three additional pairs of propellers.
With all of these features, it is still easy to fly for up to 27 minutes before recharging it. At $2,399 for an advanced model, you might think you’re getting quite a deal on such high-quality technology! Not quite so fast.
The Aeryon SkyRanger is a drone specifically designed for law enforcement agencies. It can be configured to carry different payloads depending on what you need it to do. These customizations come at a price, however, starting at $7,000.
You’ve seen cheap and expensive drones. They come in all shapes and sizes - some models fly like planes, others bob along like helicopters, and some do both. But what are some of the World’s most expensive drones? Here’s a look at some pricey, high-end UAVs.
The prices for these uncrewed aerial vehicles start in the tens of thousands range and go well beyond $1 million, depending on how luxurious (or powerful) you want your machine to be.
Some can reach up to 250 mph, hover in place, and travel more than 15 miles. They range from a 6-foot wingspan to a 7-foot wingspan, have different features and sensors, and even use retractable landing gear.
Our favourites include The EHang 184: One of China’s first commercially available drones; it has four rotors and is capable of carrying one person.
The EHang 184 has been tested in Dubai and is expected to be available by 2018 for $200K-$300K per unit. It can fly up to 1,000 feet above sea level, has a maximum speed of 62 mph (100 km/h), and carries enough battery power for 20 minutes of flight time.
It can transport up to 220 pounds of weight, has an average cruising speed of 51 mph (82 km/h), and a range of 3.5 miles (5.6 km).
It’s fully autonomous, meaning it’s capable of functioning without any input from a pilot on ground level—which means no need for FAA certification as with other UAVs in America.
The Falcon 8+: Another high-end drone by Yuneec International comes with eight rotors and retractable landing gear.
The price of a good drone can range anywhere between $50 to $500 or more.
It all depends on what kind of features you’re looking for, but if you want to enjoy some high-end features like auto-pilot and GPS with your camera drone, expect to pay upwards of $1,000.
That’s why it might surprise you that one of our favourite models is cheaper than most … but only when it’s on sale!
Are you interested in buying a drone but don’t know where to start? While there are endless options, we created a guide on finding your first drone.
We took into account durability, features, price, and more to compile our list of what we think are 10 of the best options on today’s market. Check out our top picks below!
While a decent pair of standard-definition binoculars can run you a few hundred dollars, you can spend thousands on top-of-the-line models. But which is right for you?
Our expert has put together an overview of what to consider when buying binoculars, including how much to spend, your budget, and more.
Perhaps you’re looking for a birthday present or Christmas gift for your child or spouse. For most people, a camera drone is more of a toy than anything. After all, who needs one?
Or maybe you’re just curious about what they can do. Regardless of why you want to buy one, there are so many different options that it can be hard to decide which model suits you.
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While these sets are pricier than buying those components separately, they give you everything you need to get started—minus batteries.
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It also means you won’t neewon’tbuy goggles if you want to use FPV—connect your phone to your drone and go!
If you decide to buy goggles separately, there are plenty of options from third-party manufacturers like Fat Shark and Skyzone. Goggles are another component that comes in different price ranges based on features.
The most affordable goggles are plastic frames with basic lenses, like those offered by Skyzone.
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The Phantom 4 will have even a seasoned flyer scratching their head in amazement as it effortlessly glides around its environment…perfectly capturing photos and videos at every angle imaginable.
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You can find drones on Amazon for less than $100 bucks. They are cheap, but some are so advanced that their rival drones double their price.
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These drones are so simple to use and manoeuvre that it doesn’t matter ddoesn’tlike you’re you’re, an actual drone. It just feels like you’re pyou’resome video game!
If you’re looking for a drone that can be used to film high-quality footage, you should check out our list of best drones for filming. They’re They’reraordinarily stable and capable of providing some fantastic shots.
Plus, they are equipped with advanced technology like collision avoidance and return-home functions! No wonder these drones are so popular among professional filmmakers and photographers.
The Lockheed Martin INDIGO was the first uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The UAV is capable of launching and landing on aircraft carriers and is currently used by the United States Navy.
At a price tag of $4.3 million, Lockheed Martin’sMartin’sis considered one of the most expensive UAVs today.
The drone has been used for various functions, including testing aircraft carrier launching operations and performing search and rescue operations following natural disasters.
Although Lockheed Martin is working on a next-generation model, there are no plans to retire its current design.
Instead, they plan to continue operating their fleet of UAVs to meet customer demand and maintain control over available airspace.
Lockheed Martin offers several options if you’re lyou’refor a high-end unmanned aerial vehicle. Some of their drones are priced at around $10 million, while others cost around $20 million.
While these UAVs are designed to meet specific needs and requirements, they offer more excellent reliability and customization than commercial models.
The World’s World’spensive drone is so costly because it is made for military use. This drone has a range of 300 miles and can reach 65,000 feet. It costs $1.5 million to buy this state-of-the-art drone.
The most commonly used drones are made for hobbyists and can be bought at Best Buy. Depending on their features and upgrades, these drones can cost anywhere from $50 to $1,000.
These drones are remote-controlled devices that can fly. There are drone races that take place worldwide, and they can cost up to $2,000 per pilot. Each race differs depending on how you want your flight to go down, but they most commonly involve speed and accuracy as winning factors.
For example, you can buy a drone with FPV (First Person View) to experience how it feels like flying. This drone can cost $300-$400.
Lockheed Martin manufactures the most expensive drone. It is called the Orion and has a price tag of $1 million.
The Orion is a medium-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aerial vehicle that can be used for military operations and rescue missions.
The Orion is just one of many high-tech military drones. It can be used to fly 24 hours a day and has a range of over 1,000 miles.
The drone has two cameras that can send high-resolution images back to the base. This makes it an ideal surveillance vehicle. However, it is not fully autonomous and needs a ground station to carry out its operations.
The Orion can fly up to 30,000 feet and is effective in a combat zone. It can remain aloft for 21 days straight on just one gas tank.
The first generation of these drones costs around $20 million and does not get damaged easily. Even if they are shot down, they come with a parachute that allows them to land safely on any flat surface.
The drone is equipped with retractable landing gear, which can be lowered after takeoff so it can land in tight spaces.
At 10 feet long and 4.2 feet wide, it weighs almost 2 tons. Because of its size and weight, only large transport aircraft can carry these drones in cargo holds.
The DJI Inspire is the most expensive drone on this list, as it’s the most popular and well-reviewed. DJI is a company that specializes in designing UAVs for professional use. The Inspire 1 has a maximum flight time of 18 minutes, an obstacle avoidance system, and a 5-inch display screen to see what you’re cyou’reng as you fly. It’s alsIt’spable to shoot 4K video at 24 fps and 1080p at 60 fps with its 12 MP camera.
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The fastest drone is the DJI Mavic Pro. It can fly at speeds up to 40 mph and has a max flight time of 27 minutes. The DJI Mavic Pro also has obstacle avoidance, meaning it won’t be like trees or power lines when it’s in its air.
Drones are used in many industries, including farming, real estate photography, filmmaking, and more. But some people want a drone flying around their house or yard for fun. Buying a drone can be difficult because so many models on the market have varying features and prices. So how do you know which one is right for you? There is no exact answer to this question, but some general guidelines will help narrow your search.
Shenzhen-based DJI Technology Co. Ltd. owns the DJI drone. They have been the global leader in the civilian drone industry for the past three years and have developed several innovative products, including their latest drone, the Mavic Pro. The company was founded by Frank Wang, who began his career as an aerospace engineer. He started DJI to make aerial photography more accessible and affordable to everyone.
Kamikaze drones are the most expensive drones on the market. The DJI Spark, which retails for USD 499, is the cheapest of these types of drones available. Most other kamikaze drones cost upwards of USD 2000. The DJI Mavic Pro Platinum sells for about USD 3000, and the DJI Phantom 4 Pro retails for about USD 2800.
It all depends on what you’re lyou’refor, but the DJI Inspire 2 is currently the longest flight time drone on the market at 27 minutes. The DJI Mavic Pro also has a 25-minute flight time and is more affordable, but it does not include many of the same features as the Inspire 2.
Military forces use the most expensive drones in the world. These drones can cost anywhere from $1 million to $2 million. The most expensive drone is the Predator, manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Incorporated.
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The best drone in the World is probably a DJI Phantom 4. It has a twenty-minute battery life and can fly at speeds up to 65 miles per hour. The most expensive model is $1,499.
A drone is an uncrewed aerial vehicle controlled remotely by a pilot. The most expensive drone in the World is the Maverick X8 which costs USD 2,899,000. The Maverick X8 has eight rotors and four electric motors, making it one of the heaviest drones.
The world’s most expensive drone is the Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack, costing $2.5 million. blackjack can fly for up to 18 hours, has a range of 120 miles, and can carry around 400 pounds of cargo. It also has a high-resolution camera with infrared sensors that can be used for surveillance purposes.
This drone is one of the most expensive on the market and is likely out of reach for most people. However, suppose you’re ayou’ressional videographer or photographer. In that case, this may be a good investment as it offers a variety of features not available on other drones in its price range. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.app.com.pk/budget/budget-2022-23/rs-7-3951-billion-earmarked-for-suparco-in-psdp-2022-23/ | 2023-09-27T01:18:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510238.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927003313-20230927033313-00831.warc.gz | 0.869575 | 310 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__179608223 | en | ISLAMABAD, Jun 10 (APP): The government has allocated Rs. 7.3951 billion for Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) in Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2022-23.
According to budgetary documents issued on Friday, Rs. 7.0998 billion has been earmarked for the nine on-going schemes of the Science and Technological Research Division while Rs. 295.266 million has been allocated for the one new scheme.
Among the ongoing schemes, Rs. 3 billion including Rs.805.065 million foreign component has been allocated for Establishment of Pakistan Space Center (PSC), Rs. 2500 million including Rs. 498.041 million foreign component for Pakistan Multi-Mission Communication Satellite System (PakSat-MM1).
Rs. 500 million has been earmarked for Pakistan Optical Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS-O2), Rs. 345.945 million for Feasibility and System Definition Study (FSDS) of Pakistan Satellite Navigation Program (PSNP), Rs. 300 million for Advanced Systems for PakSat-1R Ground Control Segment (GCS) and Rs. 194 million for Feasibility and System Definition Study (FSDS) of Pakistan Remote Sensing Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellite System (PRSS-S1).
Among the new schemes, Rs. 295.266 million has been earmarked for Feasibility and System Definition Study (FSDS) of Pakistan Communication Satellite – 2 (PakSat-2). | aerospace | 1 |
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https://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-flight-vs03-soyuz-st-b-orbits-two-galileo-iov-2-satellites/ | 2021-07-28T19:32:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046153791.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20210728185528-20210728215528-00162.warc.gz | 0.92053 | 832 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__146243686 | en | Arianespace flight VS03: Soyuz ST-B orbits two Galileo IOV-2 satellites
On Friday, October 12, at 3:15 pm local time, Arianespace successfully carried out the third launch of the Soyuz rocket from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana, orbiting two more satellites in the Galileo constellation.
Europe and Russia: a successful partnership
The “Soyuz at CSG” program carries on the long partnership in space programs between Europe and Russia. It gives Europe access to a proven medium launch vehicle that is a perfect fit with the other two launchers in the Arianespace family, Ariane 5 and Vega. With these three launchers, Arianespace is the only launch services company in the world capable of carrying all types of payloads to all orbits, including communications, scientific and Earth observation satellites, constellations, cargo missions to the International Space Station and more.
Arianespace, the benchmark launch provider for Galileo
Ariane launched the first two satellites in the Galileo constellation on October 21, 2011, with the first Soyuz launch from the Guiana Space Center. Previously, the company’s subsidiary Starsem had launched the first two testbed satellites, Giove-1 and Giove-2 (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element), which secured the frequencies allocated to the constellation. The European Commission and the European Space Agency (ESA) have placed orders with Arianespace to launch the 22 other satellites in the Galileo constellation. They will be launched from the Guiana Space Center starting next year, using five Soyuz and three Ariane 5 rockets. Galileo gives Europe its own satellite positioning and navigation system, supporting a large number of applications. Once the system is fully operational, it will generate significant economic benefits, and greatly improve the quality of life for European citizens.
VS03/Soyuz ST-B/Galileo IOV-2 mission at a glance
The Soyuz launcher lifted off from the Soyuz Launch Complex (ELS) at the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana. Liftoff was on Friday, October 12 at 3:15:01 pm local time in Kourou (18:15:01 UT, 8:15:01 pm in Paris, 2:15:01 pm in Washington, D.C., and 10:15:01 pm in Moscow). The mission, from liftoff to satellite separation, lasted 3 hours, 44 minutes and 57 seconds. The Galileo IOV-1 satellites were built for ESA by a consortium led by Astrium. They were injected into an intermediate circular orbit at an inclination of 55.345 degrees.
About Soyuz at CSG
The European Space Agency developed the Soyuz at CSG (Guiana Space Center) program to bolster collaboration with Russia on launch vehicles. Program responsibilities are distributed as follows:
ESA is the program manager, and provides the Soyuz launch complex (ELS) to Arianespace.
Russian space agency Roscosmos is in charge of the Russian segment of the program, and coordinates the work of all Russian companies involved.
French space agency CNES is system architect for the Soyuz at CSG program, and the design authority for all facilities at the space center.
Arianespace manages the supply of Russian systems and coordinates and supports the work of Russian companies during the development phase. It is in charge of Soyuz launch operations at CSG.
Galileo is a European program designed to develop a new global satellite navigation system under civilian control, offering a high-precision, guaranteed positioning service. The design, development and in-orbit validation (IOV) phases of the Galileo program were carried out by ESA, with joint funding by ESA and the European Commission. The Full Operational Capacity (FOC) phase is managed and wholly financed by the European Commission. The Commission and ESA have signed a delegation agreement under the terms of which ESA acts as design and procurement agent on behalf of the Commission. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.airdatanews.com/embraer-e190-now-has-its-first-caribbean-operator/ | 2024-04-21T03:05:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817699.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421005612-20240421035612-00808.warc.gz | 0.983482 | 241 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__78504492 | en | With nearly 1,700 E-Jet family aircraft delivered, Embraer still did not have a customer in the Caribbean region until last week when Sky High Aviation took delivery of its first E190 under lease.
The aircraft, configured with 98 seats, is part of an agreement closed with the lessor TrueNoord and includes a second E190, which will be delivered later in June.
Sky High is already an Embraer customer thanks to the use of two ERJ 145s since 2019. According to the manufacturer, the two second-hand E190s will expand the airline’s destinations in the region and will also be used on routes to the US.
“The E190 is the perfect aircraft to help manage demand at peak times, as well as open and maintain the international routes essential for our continued development as a leading Caribbean operator,” said Juan Chamizo Alonso, President of Sky High Aviation.
The two E190s leased by Sky High were originally delivered to Air Astana of Kazakhstan between 2013 and 2014, but were eventually withdrawn from service in 2020.
Sky High was founded in 2012 and started operations with the Jetstream 41 turboprop. | aerospace | 1 |
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China launched a Gaofen 3 C-band satellite tv for pc slated to be used as a distant sensing and Earth-monitoring platform, in response to an preliminary report from the state-owned news service Xinhua. The launch went ahead on November 22 at 6:45 PM EST, from the nation’s South Launch Site-2 (SLS-2) inside the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC).
But with the spike in space conflict techniques between United States- and China-owned satellites, along with Russia blowing up its personal satellite tv for pc with a missile and triggering a world disaster, the observations might prolong past the monitoring and prevention of pure disasters.
China’s new satellite tv for pc is coming into sun-synchronous orbit
The Gaofen-3 satellites are constructed to final for as much as eight years, and include a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), along with a knowledge transmission system that adjusts its orientation in space by way of Control Moment Gyros (CMGs), in response to a report from NASASpaceflight.com. China’s Academy of Space and Technology (CAST) constructs the Gaofen 3 sequence, and CAST is a part of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). These entities function China’s major spacecraft manufacturing and improvement location, and had been included within the strategy of the nation’s first profitable satellite tv for pc launch (Dong Fang Hong I).
The new satellite tv for pc was lifted into orbit by the Chang Zheng 4C (additionally known as the Long March 4C, internationally). It’s roughly 150 ft (45.8 m) tall, has a diameter of roughly 11 ft (3.35 m), and lifts off with a mass of roughly 275 tons (250,000 kg) — the lion’s share of which is the primary stage of the rocket. The Long March 4C is primarily employed to launch satellites into low-Earth orbit (LEO), along with sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) missions. This newest satellite tv for pc was one of many latter. The rocket can elevate practically 5 tons (4,200 kg) into LEO, and roughly 3 tons (2,800 kg) into SSO. Wednesday’s payload was roughly 3 tons (2,779 kg).
China launched practically 50 satellites in 2021
The newest launch will be a part of a bigger constellation of satellites as a part of China’s High-Resolution Earth Observation System (CHEOS), initially proposed in 2006, and starting in 2010. The purpose of CHEOS is to boost and improve the nation’s capability to watch Earth from Space. China even based a brand new company to supervise and function this system, known as the Earth Observation System and Data Center — China National Space Administration (EOSDC-CNSA), which, is included in a bigger “One belt one road” regional improvement marketing campaign to map the world’s geography and environments, ostensibly for catastrophe prevention and monitoring. Assuming this monitoring is restricted to the examine, prevention, and coordination of response to pure disasters and environmental injury, this really seems like a good suggestion.
While the U.S. is not an exception to this rule, it is not the job of superpower nations to observe and coordinate worldwide efforts within the face of pure disasters. But usually, this might be nice for rising water ranges, broken ecosystems (that are multiplying at unfathomable speeds), and, say main floods. But contemplating the surge in space-faring nations’ execution of space conflict techniques, it is not arduous to think about China’s rising constellation of satellites is observing greater than nature. Whether or not that is the case, it was the forty fifth mission China launched this year, and two extra are slated for this week: the Ceres-1 launch on Wednesday, adopted by a Chang Zheng 3B/E, on Nov. 26. | aerospace | 1 |
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Mission of Soyuz TMA-14M
Russia launched three members of the International Space Station, ISS, crew, on Thursday. The Russian commander Aleksandr Samoukutyaev was accompanied by NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore and by Elena Serova, the first Russian woman launching into space in two decades. The crew is expected to work on the station for five and a half months and return to Earth in March 2015. During their mission designated 40S in the ISS schedule, the trio will represent the 41st and 42nd long-duration expeditions onboard the outpost.
Previous mission: Soyuz TMA-13M
Above: At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 41 Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA, left; Soyuz Commander Aleksandr Samokutyaev of the Russian space agency, Roskosmos, center; and Flight Engineer Elena Serova of Roskosmos pose for pictures Sept. 13 in front of their Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft during the first of two "fit check" dress rehearsal activities. Serova will become the fourth Russian woman to fly in space and the second in 20 years.
Soyuz TMA-14M launch preparation milestones:
2014 May 26: Soyuz TMA-14M delivered to Baikonur Cosmodrome's Site 254 for pre-launch processing.
2014 Sept. 22: Soyuz TMA-14M integrated with the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle inside the assembly Site 112.
Above: Soyuz TMA-14M during pre-launch processing in Baikonur on Sept. 16, 2014.
Launch and docking
The liftoff of a Soyuz-FG rocket took place as scheduled on Sept. 26, 2014, at 00:25 Moscow Time (4:25 p.m. EDT on Sept. 25) from Site 1 at Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch vehicle was carrying the 7,220-kilogram Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft with a three-member crew.
Following a vertical liftoff, the Soyuz-FG rocket headed east to enter an initial orbit with an inclination 51.6 degrees toward the Equator. The four boosters of the first stage separated slightly less than two minutes in flight, following by the separation of the second stage 4.7 minutes after the liftoff. The third stage inserted Soyuz TMA-14M into a 200 by 242-kilometer parking orbit after slightly less than nine minutes of powered flight.
Stuck solar panel
An artist rendering (top) and an actual photo of the Soyuz TMA-14M approaching the station with a stuck solar array.
The spacecraft successfully entered orbit, however its left solar panels did not deploy. The Soyuz could still make it to the ISS under its scheduled four-orbit rendezvous profile relying on its onboard battery, before it needed to be recharged, sources said. The Russian mission control in Korolev directed the station crew to conduct careful photographic documentation of the affected panel during the approach of the spacecraft to the station. According to NASA there was some concern about the overheating of the spacecraft due to array blockage of the radiator, however the real data showed no major problems.
The Soyuz TMA-14M conducted four engine firings during the first and second revolution around the Earth in order to rendezvous and dock at the MIM2 module, a part of the Russian segment of the ISS at 06:16 Moscow Time on September 26, 2014 (10:16 p.m. EDT on September 25). The actual docking took place five minutes early at 06:11 Moscow Time. During the docking, a slight shaking of the spacecraft was enough to activate the release mechanism on the stuck solar panel and completely deploy it.
The crew of Soyuz TMA-14M formally transferred the command for the ISS to the crew of Soyuz TMA-15M preparing for the transition from Expedition 42 to Expedition 43. Hatches between the station and the spacecraft were closed around 2:34 p.m. Houston Time on March 11.
The Soyuz TMA-14M undocked from the zenit-facing port of the MIM2 Poisk module on the Russian segment of the ISS on March 11, 2015, at 5:44 p.m. Houston Time, (01:44 Moscow Time on March 12, 2015), as the outpost was flying over Southern Mongolia in view of Russian ground control stations. It was the 93,290th revolution for the ISS and the 2,597th revolution for the Soyuz-TMA-14M spacecraft.
According to the Russian mission control, the undocking sequence included:
Russian search and rescue teams were deployed at airfields in Karaganda and Dzhezkazgan in preparation for deployment to the landing site located 146 kilometers to the southwest from Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan. Sun was to rise at the landing site at 04:42 Moscow Time, or 26 minutes before a scheduled touchdown of the descent module. The sunset was to take place at 16:22 Moscow Time.
Weather forecast predicted few clouds and winter temperatures at the snow-blanketed landing site, according to NASA.
When Soyuz TMA-14M reached a distance of 12 kilometers from the station, the spacecraft initiated a 4-minute 41-second deorbiting maneuver. All communications with the spacecraft were interrupted around a minute and a half through the engine burn but were re-established after the separation of the descent module from the habitation module and the instrument compartment.
The landing of the spacecraft was confirmed around 10 minutes after the scheduled touchdown time, even though heavy fog prevented live TV cameras from homing onto the descent module during the entire descent process. However rescue teams reported the capsule in upright position after the touchdown.
Planned landing sequence for Soyuz TMA-14M on March 12, 2015:
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Next mission: Soyuz TMA-15M
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Expedition 41 logo. Credit: NASA
Soyuz TMA-14M logo. Credit: NASA
The third stage of the Soyuz-FG rocket integrated with Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft during assembly on Sept. 22, 2014. Click to enlarge. Credit: TsENKI
Sept. 23, 2014. Click to enlarge. Credit: NASA
A Soyuz rocket with Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft shortly after its rollout to the launch pad on Sept. 23, 2014. Click to enlarge. Credit: NASA
Crew of Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft shortly before liftoff on Sept. 26, 2014. Credit: Roskosmos
Soyuz TMA-14M departs the ISS on March 12, 2015, at 01:42 Moscow Time. Credit: NASA | aerospace | 1 |
https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Danish_Naval_Air_Squadron | 2022-05-23T14:00:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662558030.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523132100-20220523162100-00307.warc.gz | 0.929199 | 1,092 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__174953069 | en | The Danish Navy Air Squadron (Danish language: Søværnets Helikoptertjeneste ), was the aerial component of the Danish navy, from 1977 to 2010-12-31. Operationally it was directly under command of the Danish Naval Command, but maintenance of the eight Westland Lynx helicopters and training of personnel was in cooperation with the air force. The helicopters were used primarily for fishery patrol, shipboard support and coastal Search & Rescue (SAR) missions.
The tasks and hardware have now been transferred to the air force as Eskadrille 723 (Squadron 723).
The squadron was originally a flight in the air force eskadrille 722 (722nd Squadron) when the first Alouette III helicopter was received in 1962. In 1977 the flight was made into a unit of its own and became a part of the navy, under the name Søværnets Flyvetjeneste (The Naval Air Service).
In 1980-1982 the eight Alouette helicopters were replaced with the new Westland Lynx helicopters.
In 2000 it was decided that Søværnets Flyvetjeneste should be transferred to the air force as a squadron (728th Squadron) and put under operational command of the air force command along with the Army Air Corps (Hærens Flyvetjeneste), but for a political reason only the army units were transferred to the air force (as 724th Squadron). At the same time, all the Danish helicopter units were also to move physically from Værløse Air Station and Vandel Air Station to Karup Air Station. The total number of helicopters in the air force would have been 8 Sikorsky S-61A, 13 Eurocopter AS550C2 Fennec, 16 Hughes H-500C Cayuse and 8 Westland Lynx Mk.90B as well as 14 AgustaWestland EH-101 Merlin under purchase - a grand total of 59 helicopters. International obligations didn't allow for the Danish air force to possess so many helicopters. Because of that the Naval Air Service was transformed into the Naval Air Squadron on 1 January 2004[Clarification needed].
A Danish navy helicopter foiled a pirate attack off Somali coast, 28 August 2010.
|Sud Aviation Alouette III||1962–1982||SE3160||8|
|Westland Lynx||1987–2006||Mk.23||1||Only used for ground training.|
|Westland Lynx||1987–2003||Mk.90||2||Replacement for two crashed Mk.80s|
Order of Battle on 31 December 2010, the day it was disbanded:
|Westland Super Lynx||transport/rescue helicopter||Mk.90B||8|
Vaerlose (ICAO code: EKVL) Vaerlose is located northwest of Copenhagen, only about 20 km from the city centre. It was originally constructed as an army camp in 1910 and rebuild as a military airfield in the 1930s. After WW2 RDAF operations were resumed, principally with transport aircraft. It became the main base of the Naval Air Service in 1962. On 1 April 2004 the airfield was closed as a military base, due to military budget cuts, and handed over to civilian use in October 2008. Runway data: Location: N55° 46' 3" E012° 20' 36", Elev: 58 ft (18 m), Rwy 28/10, Size: 8061 x 150 ft (2457 x 46 m). Karup (ICAO: EKKA) Karup is located between Herning and Viborg in central Denmark. It is a dual civil-military airport. It was originally build by the Germans in WW2 as Fliegerhorst Grove, and taken over by the RDAF post war. Since 2004 it has been the main helicopter base for the Danish Defence. Runway data: Location: N56° 17' 50.85" E009° 07' 28.66", Elev: 170 ft (52 m), Rwy 04/22, Size: 2936 x 50 ft (895 x 15 m), Rwy 09/27, Size: 2789 x 197 ft (850 x 60 m), Rwy 09R/27L, Size: 9607 x 150 ft (2928 x 46 m), Rwy 09L/27R, Size: 9816 x 75 ft (2992 x 23 m), Rwy 14/32, Size: 2296 x 60 ft (700 x 18 m).
The Westland Super Lynx is in the process of being replaced with a new helicopter. Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization has short listed the competitors to Sikorsky Seahawk MH60-R and AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat.
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http://blogs.timeslive.co.za/wanderer/2010/05/01/air-travel-used-to-be-cool/ | 2013-05-23T14:06:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703326861/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112206-00069-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.97021 | 516 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__177755631 | en | Following my post on the name Lufthansa has chosen for its A380 double-deckers, I dug around for some images from the airline’s past, back in the day when air travel really was cool and all you had to do was advertise it.
I really like the poster (above) trumpeting Lufthansa’s trans-Atlantic routes. The aircraft is a Lockheed Constellation, itself something of a design icon. The routes, reaching across to the Americas and to the Middle East, shout “ROMANCE” and “ADVENTURE”.
Fast forward 25 years or so and we see air travel taking a form most of us recognise – coach section on a Lufthansa 747. It’s a bit more crowded but hey, everyone’s smiling and those 70s colours really do lift the mood.
I particularly like the woman with the newspaper: she’s reading the Sunday Times and the lead story is about South African Airways getting its first Boeing 747 “Jumbo Jets”. Nice.
Thus, internet is a complete solution to give you a luxurious and memorable travel experience at peace of mind.
It is nice to see this pic of old times. Taking me back to my younger age…
To bad SAA is still using the same planes to this day.
A friend on the way to Europe this week had 4 flight delays on SAA. One plane had an engine that would not even start and they were on the plane for 5 hours before being told to try again tomorrow.
That woman’s not smiling – she’s nervous – Lufthansa had the first ever 747 write-off at Nairobi in the mid-70s – pilots made an arse of the flap settings on take-off thereby stalling and crashing the plane. She smiles a bit like Gordon Brown … hmm, I have an idea…
That’s right – the aircraft was 747 “Hessen”. There was no way of seeing from the cockpit that the leading edge slats were deployed and this was crucial for take off at gross weight from a hot and high airport such as Nairobi. The aircraft stalled on take off and crashed in an inferno. A family friend was aboard – just before take-off, he moved one row forward. His boss and every other person in the rows behind him – except for one lucky man – were killed in the crash. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/boeing-upgrade-buy-coronavirus | 2022-12-09T10:06:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711394.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20221209080025-20221209110025-00231.warc.gz | 0.971795 | 333 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__162131493 | en | Airplane maker Boeing (BA) - Get Free Report has received a bold and counterintuitive upgrade from analysts at Goldman Sachs amid what the investment bank sees as a stock price that has few places to go but up - and a post-coronavirus world where travel by flight is “as popular as ever.”
In a research note to clients, Goldman Sachs analyst Noah Poponak upgraded shares of Boeing to buy from neutral and raised his one-year price target to $173 on expectations that air traffic will jet back to normal once the global pandemic abates and people begin traveling again.
"We think Boeing will remain a going concern ... travel by flight will be as popular as ever once Covid-19 is resolved," Goldman Sachs said. "We therefore think shares of (Boeing) should be procured at the current price that is down 70% year-to-date, 80% from 2019."
Meantime, a Boeing worker in Washington state battling the coronavirus has died, marking the first death among the aircraft maker’s infected employees, the Seattle Times reported.
Citing co-workers and a union official, the newspaper said the man was an inspector who worked on the 787 Dreamliner in Everett, Washington. The man's brother reportedly posted a plea on Facebook for Boeing to close its Everett plant and shut down, according to newspaper.
A Boeing representative told the Seattle Times that it was aware of related social media posts and the airplane maker was taking steps to confirm information.
Shares of Boeing were up nearly .87% at $95.83 in trading on Monday. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20131030/NEWS/310300020 | 2015-11-29T02:33:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-48/segments/1448398455135.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20151124205415-00038-ip-10-71-132-137.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.968161 | 1,594 | CC-MAIN-2015-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-48__0__61504847 | en | Capt. Lucas Gruenther, 31st Fighter Wing chief of flight safety, is pictured mountain climbing in Italy. Gruenther was killed in an F-16 crash in January. (Courtesy photo)
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An F-16 pilot was killed as he ejected during a night training mission in January off the coast of Italy, an Air Force investigation has found.
Capt. Lucas Gruenther, chief of flight safety for the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, flew as part of a formation of three F-16CMs and one F-16DM during training over the Adriatic Sea. The pilots, flying with the use of night vision goggles after a 7:03 p.m. takeoff, were forced to abandon their first training mission because of weather, and instead focused on two simulated bomb drops as a backup mission. The four jets broke into teams of two, and the first part of the mission was executed withoutany problems.
At 7:48 p.m. local time, about 45 minutes after takeoff, Gruenther flew a simulated drop followed by a “last ditch” defensive maneuver followed by recover maneuvers, which were intended to simulate the threat of a surface-to-air missile. Gruenther pulled his F-16 to the right and nose down. He rolled the plane to stabilize at about 150 degrees, banking to the left with his nose down 40 degrees. He continued to descend and roll, accelerating through 400 knots and 17,700 feet above sea level until the simulated missile overshot him. This is where he began to experience spatial disorientation, according to the report.
“CLAW 1 missile overshot,” he radioed to his team in the air.
Three seconds later: “CLAW knock it off, I’m spatial D.”
The phrase “knock it off” tells the wingman or aircrew to stop their engagements.
The maneuvers resulted in a 45 degree nose low, 90 degree left wing down attitude, according to the report.
The maneuvers resulted in visual and aural warnings, with caution lights blinking in the aircraft, along with the high rate of descent and airspeed.
“Look at the round dials, disregard the HUD,” Gruenther’s wing man said back, telling him to ignore the warnings on the jet’s heads-up display and focus on the instruments in his cockpit to help him get his bearings.
At 7:49:17, he rolled away from the horizon to fully inverted, his canopy pointing directly toward the ground, and pulled his nose to 70 degrees nose low toward the water, now flying 535 knots through 12,000 feet. One second later, he rolled right, trying to even up the jet.
“1 status your round dials,” the wingman asked, but Gruenther did not respond.
He continued to try to gain control, but finally believed he could not recover, and decided to eject.
At about 7:49:24 p.m., Gruenther ejected. His jet was at 7,066 feet, traveling 569 knots at a dive angle of 16 degrees and an 18 degree left bank.
He immediately lost his helmet. The ejection seat launched with a left yaw from the cockpit, and there was slack in Gruenther’s harness. All of that, combined with a snap back with the force of 40 Gs following drogue chute deployment, quickly resulted in the pilot’s death from severe head and neck trauma, according to the report.
The crash destroyed the F-16 at a loss of about $28.4 million.
“I find, by clear and convincing evidence, that the cause of the mishap was the mishap pilot’s failure to effectively recover from spatial disorientation, due to a combination of weather conditions, the MP’s use of [night vision goggles], the [aircraft’s] attitude and high rate of speed, and the MP’s breakdown in visual scan,” accident investigation board president Brig. Gen. Derek Rydholm wrote in his opinion of the report. “This led the MP to misjudge the imminent need to eject.”
Quickly after losing contact with Gruenther, his wingman radioed the base to declare an emergency and begin search and rescue. The Italian Air Force and Coast Guard began the search with five boats and a helicopter. The search lasted about three days, and included the use of a Navy P-3 Orion, an Air Force C-130J, American F-16s and the Italian Coast Guard, which recovered his remains on Jan. 31.
PROBLEMS WITH THE GEAR
The report details issues with the F-16’s ejection system and Gruenther’s gear, but stops short of saying they contributed to his death. The jet’s speed and positioning was within the performance envelope of the ejection equipment. However, he launched wearing the night vision goggles and a helmet-mounted cueing system, which could place a potentially fatal load on the pilot’s neck, the report states.
Upon ejection, the seat’s retraction reels retracted to unequal lengths: the left side strap protruded 3 inches from the back of the seat to the tip of the fitting, while the right strap protruded 4.5 inches. This meant that Gruenther was off center, to the left of the seat when the ejection rockets fired.
He experienced an approximately 15G downforce when his helmet came off in the initial wind blast. The seat left the jet on a left yaw, with another 10Gs of left lateral force. The drogue chute, designed to stabilize the seat for fast ejections, caused a 40G snap back to the right.
As part of the report, investigators reviewed inspection and maintenance records of the ejection equipment that “revealed several discrepancies,” but “there is no evidence to suggest these discrepancies were a factor in the mishap or MP’s death.”
The Flight Equipment Records Management System showed that a G-suit fit check had not occurred within 120 days as required. A time compliance technical order for an inspection of the G-suit’s water check valve was marked on the suit itself, but not in the suit’s records. The personnel locator beacon was tested as “battery well,” but not marked as such in records.
PICTURED HIM A GENERAL
Gruenther came from a military pedigree. He graduated from the Air Force Academy in 2003, taught pilots in Texas and had deployed to Afghanistan.
“Luc has wanted to be a pilot since he was a little boy,” his mother Romel Mathias said in a statement following his death. “And, he did everything he had to do to get there. That’s what he does with everything in his life. If he wants to do something, he finds a way to do it.”
His grandfather is Army Gen. Alfred Gruenther, who served as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe from 1953 to 1956.
The pilot planned to stay in the Air Force.
“He loves what he does,” Gruenther’s wife Cassy said in a statement after Gruenther‘s body was found. “He’s the kind of officer who knows the name of every maintainer out there on the flight line. I’ve always pictured him as a general one day, making a difference.” | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/watch-spacewalking-astronauts-grab-toolboxes-19934926 | 2022-05-18T01:46:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662520936.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220517225809-20220518015809-00657.warc.gz | 0.950684 | 805 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__19483399 | en | Spacewalking astronauts ventured out today to install support frames for new, high-efficiency solar panels arriving at the International Space Station later this year.
Nasa’s Kate Rubins and Victor Glover put the mounting brackets and struts together, then bolted them into place next to the station’s oldest and most degraded solar wings.
They had to carry out the hundreds of pounds of mounting brackets and struts in 8ft bags. The equipment was so big and awkward that it had to be taken apart like furniture, just to get through the hatch.
Some of the attachment locations required extra turns of the power drill and still were not snug enough, as indicated by black lines.
The astronauts had to use a ratchet wrench to deal with the more stubborn bolts, which slowed them down. At one point, they were almost an hour behind.
“Whoever painted this black line painted outside the lines a little bit,” Mr Glover said at one particularly troublesome spot.
“We’ll work on our kindergarten skills over here,” Mission Control replied, urging him to move on.
With more people and experiments flying on the space station, more power will be needed to keep everything running, according to Nasa.
The six new solar panels, to be delivered in pairs by SpaceX over the coming year or so, should boost the station’s electrical capability by as much as 30%.
Ms Rubins and Mr Glover worked on the struts for the first two solar panels, due to launch in June.
The eight solar panels there now are 12 to 20 years old, most of them past their design lifetime and deteriorating.
Each panel is 112ft long by 39ft wide. Tip to tip counting the centre framework, each pair stretches 240 feet, longer than a Boeing 777′s wingspan.
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Boeing is supplying the new roll-up panels, about half the size of the old ones but just as powerful thanks to the latest solar cell technology.
They will be placed at an angle above the old ones, which will continue to operate.
A prototype was tested at the space station in 2017.
Rubins’ helmet featured a new high-definition camera that provided stunning views, particularly those showing the vivid blue Earth 270 miles below. “Pretty fantastic,” observed Mission Control.
Sunday’s spacewalk was the third for infectious disease specialist Rubins and Navy pilot Glover, both of whom could end up flying to the moon.
They are among 18 astronauts newly assigned to Nasa’s Artemis moon-landing programme. The next moonwalkers will come from this group.
Last week, US vice president Kamala Harris put in a congratulatory call to Mr Glover, the first African American astronaut to live full time at the space station.
Nasa released the video exchange Saturday.
“The history-making that you are doing, we are so proud of you,” Ms Harris said. Like other firsts, Mr Glover replied, it will not be the last. “We want to make sure that we can continue to do new things,” he said.
Ms Rubins will float back out on Friday with Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi to finish the solar panel prep work, and to vent and relocate ammonia coolant hoses.
Mr Glover and Mr Noguchi were among four astronauts arriving via SpaceX in November. Ms Rubins launched from Kazakhstan in October alongside two Russians. They are all scheduled to return to Earth this spring. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.bookingpoint.net/en/airline-tickets/brisbane-sarajevo-32400LK4.html | 2016-12-11T06:09:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-50/segments/1480698544140.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20161202170904-00030-ip-10-31-129-80.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.929698 | 150 | CC-MAIN-2016-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-50__0__82171501 | en | Did you know?
- The smallest aircraft operated by United flying between Brisbane and Sarajevo is a 747 with 379 seats.
- The shortest connecting flight from Brisbane to Sarajevo is 32 hours, 35 minutes on British Airways Malev Qantas.
- British Airways has 12 two stops or more flights between Brisbane and Sarajevo.
- Lufthansa has the most two or more stop flights between Brisbane and Sarajevo.
- 29399 seats are available per day to fly out of Brisbane connecting to Sarajevo.
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http://discovermagazine.com/galleries/zen-photo/r/rosetta-images | 2017-04-25T16:40:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917120694.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031200-00156-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.939237 | 177 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__77723554 | en | This series of pictures was taken as Rosetta approached Lutetia.
The first image in the upper left was taken about 9.5 hours before closest approach, when Rosetta was still 510,000 km (315,000 miles) from the asteroid - more distant than the Moon is from the Earth!
The last image (lower right) was obtained an hour and a half before the close encounter when the probe was still 81,000 km (50,000 miles) from Lutetia.
In the first image, details only about 20 km (12 miles) across can be seen, but that improves by almost a factor of 10 in the last image!
Credit: ESA 2010 MPS for OSIRIS Team. MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/boeing-and-ge-reap-billions-in-new-aircraft-deals.html/ | 2018-11-13T17:46:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039741340.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20181113173927-20181113195927-00554.warc.gz | 0.930848 | 693 | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-47__0__44620481 | en | Boeing and GE Reap Billions in New Aircraft Deals
Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) announced the aircraft manufacturer has bagged an order worth $18 billion from Emirates Airline of Dubai, U.A.E., for 50 jets of its 777-300 model extended-range aircraft. The Boeing 777 can carry as many as 365 passengers across almost 15000 km (about 8000 miles).
General Electric (NYSE:GE) also benefitted from the deal by signing a 12-year, $6 billion contract with Emirates Airlines to provide and maintain engines for the carrier’s new fleet of Boeing 777-300ER jets.
The order creates history of sorts for Boeing (NYSE:BA): the purchase is the largest dollar-value order it has ever received. Emirates has also taken options on 20 more jets valued $8 billion.
Coming after its previous single-year record booking of 154 777 jets in 2005, this order brings the tally for 2011 to 182 planes — a new all-time record.
Emirates Chairman and Chief Executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al Maktoum said in a statement the order reflected the airline’s strategy to grow the non-stop, long-haul routes in its international network.
Here’s how Boeing and General Electric are trading on the news:
- Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA): The shares recently traded at $68.64, up $1.72, or 2.57%. Its market capitalization is $51.02 billion. They have traded in a 52-week range of $56.01 to $80.65. Volume today was 1,997,353 shares versus a 3-month average volume of 6,064,120 shares. The company’s trailing P/E is 13.58, while trailing earnings are $5.05 per share. The company pays a dividend of $1.68 per share for a dividend yield of 2.50%. About the company: The Boeing Company, together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, and markets commercial jet aircraft, as well as provides related support services to the commercial airline industry worldwide. The Company also researches, develops, produces, modifies, and supports information, space, and defense systems, including military aircraft, helicopters and space and missile systems. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
- General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE): The shares recently traded at $16.18, down $0.12, or 0.74%. Its market capitalization is $170.78 billion. They have traded in a 52-week range of $14.02 to $21.65. Volume today was 6,063,938 shares versus a 3-month average volume of 71,902,900 shares. The company’s trailing P/E is 12.38, while trailing earnings are $1.31 per share. The company pays a dividend of $0.60 per share for a dividend yield of 3.70%. About the company: General Electric Company is a diversified technology, media and financial services company. The Company offers products and services ranging from aircraft engines, power generation, and water processing technology to medical imaging, business and consumer financing, media content and industrial products. General Electric conducts operations globally. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >> | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.industrialheating.com/articles/84438-powdermet-receives-bmdo-grant-for-lithium-ion-battery-electrode-development | 2023-02-08T13:58:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500813.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20230208123621-20230208153621-00616.warc.gz | 0.891002 | 212 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__290775442 | en | Powdermet Receives BMDO Grant for Lithium-Ion Battery Electrode Development
Powdermet, Inc., Sun Valley, Calif., has been awarded a grant from the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) to develop new fabrication methods for lithium-ion battery electrodes. Powdermet will team with Eagle-Picher Technologies, LLC to perform this work. The technology to be developed in this program could potentially replace existing silver oxide/zinc battery technology currently used in launch vehicle applications. Powdermet will coat carbon microballoons with silver and carbon layers. The microballoons will then be added to a polymer matrix slurry. Eagle-Picher will fabricate the material into anodes. Once anode fabrication is complete, small capacity cells will be assembled and tested at Eagle-Picher. An increased rate capability is anticipated in the anode, per the composite system's inherent conductivity. Possible applications for this lithium-ion battery technology include launch vehicles, satellite power, underwater lighting, electric and underwater vehicles and commercial satellite uses. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=277 | 2023-09-24T11:49:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506632.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924091344-20230924121344-00258.warc.gz | 0.887416 | 1,811 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__315894840 | en | e-books in Aeronautics & Astronautics category
by Alexander Bolonkin - viXra.org , 2017
New macro-projects, concepts, ideas, methods, and innovations are explored here. The book gives the main physical data which will help researchers, engineers, dedicated students and enthusiastic readers make estimations for their own macro-projects.
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory , 1963
The book describes one phase of the U.S. civilian space program -- the journey of the Mariner spacecraft to the vicinity of Venus and beyond. It reports upon the measurements taken during the 'flyby' on December 14, 1962, 36,000,000 miles from Earth.
by Peter W. Merlin - NASA , 2015
Over the span of six decades, the U-2 evolved from a relatively basic, high-altitude camera platform for performing clandestine reconnaissance missions into a multisensor platform that has been adapted for a multitude of civil and military roles.
by Douglas A. Joyce - NASA , 2014
The X-31 was unique in the world of experimental or X-airplanes. It was the only X-plane that was designed, manufactured, and tested as an international effort; a joint effort of the United States and Germany. It supported two separate test programs.
by Roger D. Launius, David DeVorkin - Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press , 2014
The development and operation of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have resulted in many rich legacies, most particularly in science and technology -- but in culture as well. This book is meant to capture the history of this iconic instrument.
by Eric M. Jones - NASA , 1995
Sending humans to the Moon was arguably the most difficult technological undertaking in all of history. For sure, the best of America's scientists and engineers were taxed to the limit in order to accomplish nine manned flights to the Moon...
by David S. F. Portree - NASA History Division , 2001
By examining the evolution of 50 mission studies over the past 50 years, David Portree gives us a sense of the many options that Mars human space flight planners have explored. Portree covers a wide variety of ideas for human exploration of Mars...
by Dave Baiocchi, William Welser IV - RAND Corporation , 2010
Orbital space debris represents a growing threat to the operation of man-made systems in space. With the goal of guiding future remediation efforts, this monograph examines nine comparable problems that share similarities with orbital debris.
- U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment , 1993
This report examines issues related to the development and operation of publicly funded U.S. and foreign civilian remote sensing systems. It also explores the military and intelligence use of data gathered by civilian satellites.
by Roger D. Launius, Dennis R. Jenkins - NASA , 2012
Returning to Earth after a flight into space is a challenge, and contributions from the NASA in aerodynamics, thermal protection, control, stability, propulsion, and landing systems have proven critical to the success of the human space flight.
by Dennis R. Jenkins - NASA , 2012
Anybody who has watched many movies or television shows has seen them -- the ubiquitous silver suits worn by pilots as they explore the unknown. They are called pressure suits, and one can trace their lineage to Wiley Post or, a bit earlier.
by P.W. Merlin, G.A. Bendrick, D.A. Holland - NASA , 2012
This volume contains a collection of case studies of mishaps involving aerospace vehicles and spacecraft in which human factors played a significant role. It is offered as a learning tool so that future programs do not repeat the mistakes.
by Boris Chertok - NASA History Series , 2009
Chertok devotes a significant portion of the volume to the early years of Soviet human space flight in the early 1960's. These include a chapter on the Vostok and Voskhod programs, which left an indelible mark on early years of the 'space race'.
by Boris Chertok - NASA , 2006
This is volume 2 -- Creating a Rocket Industry: Chertok not only describes and reflects upon his experiences, but he also elicits and extracts profound insights from an epic story about a society's quest to explore the cosmos.
by Boris Chertok - NASA History Series , 2005
Volume 1 of the memoirs of academician Boris Chertok, translated from the original Russian. Describes his early years as an engineer and ends with the mission to Germany after the end of WWII when the Soviets captured Nazi missile technology.
by Boris Chertok - NASA , 2012
In this volume the famous spacecraft designer Boris Chertok, who worked under Sergey Korolev, continues his fascinating narrative on the Soviet space program, this time covering 1968 to 1974, the peak years of the Soviet human lunar program.
by Douglas A. Vakoch - NASA , 2011
Contemporary research in historical perspective. This e-book explores some of the contributions of psychology to yesterday's great space race, today's orbiter and International Space Station missions, and tomorrow's journeys beyond Earth's orbit.
by David P. Stern - phy6.org , 2008
A coherent, self-contained course at the high-school level, also suitable for independent study, rich in history. It deals with the world of gravity -- of massive planets and stars, and the way spaceflight is achieved despite their strong pull.
by Robert W. Buchheim - RAND Corporation , 2007
Written as a basic guide on the uses and characteristics of space systems, this book discusses astronautics and its applications, technology in the space environment, rocket vehicles, propulsion systems, propellants, internal power sources, etc.
by Dave Doody - NASA , 2009
This tutorial is designed to help operations people identify the range of concepts associated with deep space missions, and grasp the relationships among them. It also enjoys popularity with people interested in interplanetary space flight.
by Richard W. Orloff - NASA History Division , 2004
With the passage of time there are opportunities to reconsider Project Apollo anew. This book draws out the statistical information about each of the flights that have been long buried in numerous technical memoranda and historical studies.
by Ivan D. Ertel, at al. - NASA , 2007
The chronology of the Apollo spacecraft and the lunar mission provides documented information covering a wide range of happenings directly and indirectly related to the program. Written for historians and others interested in the great adventure.
by Steven J. Dick - NASA , 2009
Thought-provoking ideas, views, and speculative reasoning. The book itself is divided into three parts: National and Global Dimensions of the Space Age; Remembrance and Cultural Representation of the Space Age; and Reflections of the Space Age.
by Roger E. Bilstein - United States Government Printing , 1989
This is a concise history of NACA and its successor agency, NASA. This edition not only updates the historical record, but restores aeronautics to its due place in the history of the agency and of mankind's most fascinating and continuing voyage.
by J. S. Lewis, M. S. Matthews - University of Arizona Press , 1993
Parts of the solar system that are most accessible from Earth are rich in materials of great potential value. Immediate uses of these resources to manufacture propellants, metals, and fluids can support future large-scale space activities.
by Thomas R. Kane - McGraw Hill , 1983
This book is an outgrowth of courses taught at Stanford University and at UCLA. It is intended for use as a textbook in courses of instruction at the graduate level and as a reference work for engineers engaged in research in this field.
by Leroy J. Krzycki - Rocketlab , 1967
This text provides the amateur builder with design information, fabrication procedures, test equipement requirements, and safe oeprating procedures for small liquid-fuel rocket engines, which are relatively simple devices. | aerospace | 1 |
https://airinsight.com/another-a320neo-heads-out-of-france/ | 2023-05-29T05:20:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224644683.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20230529042138-20230529072138-00196.warc.gz | 0.976004 | 225 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__66977325 | en | Today F-WNEO, also known as MSN6101, powered by P&W GTFs is off to the Middle East for flight tests. This is the first A320neo to fly as was the one which experienced the GTF replacement after a part failed. Through last month end, this aircraft has the most flights of the test program (43%) and most block time (45%). Since its first flight MSN6101 has averaged one hour per day while MSN6419 (LEAP power) has averaged 2.3 hours per day although it has only been flying for 125 days compared to 361 for MSN6101.
Airbus advises that: At Al Ain we perform the hot weather tests, whereas in Bolivia we have performed the high altitude tests. With regards to your question on the noise, we still have to perform some tests so we are not in a position to share further data info, however we target the same performances for both the LEAP and PW which is 15dB below required noise standard. We are confident we will meet all requirements and performances as stated to our customers. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.eglegypt.com/projects/time-critical-transport-for-the-aerospace-industry/ | 2023-12-08T00:34:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100705.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207221604-20231208011604-00302.warc.gz | 0.915081 | 263 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__130372513 | en | An exciting aerospace project with some unique features and some special conditions for our client EGYPTAIR. Delivering and installing a flight simulator to the EGYPTAIR training academy.
-Receiving Cargo at Port Said west Port (6x20DC + 3X40FR)
-Arranging Custom Clearance & releasing cargo in 48 hours.
-Delivering the cargo to the site at Cairo International AirPort.
-Off-loading the cargo at EGYPTAIR training academy.
-Rigging equipment for installation of the simulator, which continued for 15 consecutive days due to the cargo’s sensitivity.
The most critical part of this project was avoiding all of the obstacles during the delivery due to the cargo’s height restrictions which is 5.7-meter. Our excellent project team has made a unique route survey considering the cargo’s sensitivity all the way to Cairo airport with some bypasses avoiding all obstacles. Adding to that, the most vital part was the off-loading After careful study of the situation, our engineering team set a plan in motion to unload the simulator, using the necessary equipment and taking into consideration all the required safety procedures.
We feel very fortunate to be working and supporting EGYPTAIR in critical times | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1293826253 | 2017-11-17T17:49:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934803848.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20171117170336-20171117190336-00486.warc.gz | 0.903739 | 357 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__188110193 | en | posted by Toni .
A 75 kg astronaut in space pushes against a 200 kg anvil. When the astronaut lets go of the anvil while pushing it: My answer is D (Just checking my work)
A. both astronaut and anvil accelerate in opposite directions at the same rate
B. neither the astronaut nor the anvil will accelerate since net force equals zero
C. both accelerate, but the anvil accelerates more than the astronaut
D. both accelerate, but the anvil accelerates less than the astronaut
A 75 kg person and a 200 kg crate are each parachuted to earth from a plane. Which statement is correct? My answer is C
A. the crate will reach terminal velocity las, but hit the ground first
B. the person will reach terminal velocity last, but hit the ground first
C. the person and crate reach terminal velocity at the same time and hit the ground at the same time
D. ther person and crate reach terminal velocity at the same time but the crate wiill hit the ground first
A skydiver steps from a helicopter and falls for 5 seconds before reaching her terminal velocity. During this 5 second interval, her acceleration: My answer is A
B. is constant
C. is zero
If there is no force on something it does not accelerate.
F = m a
if the astronaut is not pushing the anvil, neither will accelerate further.
There is more net force up on the person/parachute than on the crate/parachute at every speed.
Therefore the crate accelerates down faster and has higher terminal velocity.
Therefore I would say A.
Net down force on diver is less and less, so acceleration down is less and less. | aerospace | 1 |
https://hobbyspace.com/Blog/?p=17589 | 2020-06-04T02:24:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347436828.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20200604001115-20200604031115-00481.warc.gz | 0.886436 | 604 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__31174998 | en | A sampling of news about rocket launches:
[ Update: Another delay:
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) January 21, 2019
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) January 20, 2019
- Delta 4-Heavy rocket launches U.S. spy satellite into unusual orbit – Spaceflight Now
- ULA Delta IV-Heavy launches NROL-71 following lengthy delay – NASASpaceFlight.com
- United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches NROL-71 in Support of National Security – ULA
- This massive rocket creates a fireball as it launches, and that’s by design | Ars Technica
** A Chinese Long March-11 launched two remote sensing satellites and two test satellites today:
China sent four satellites into the preset orbit via the Long March-11 (Y6) on Monday, marking the second successful orbital launch of 2019. The four satellites including Jilin 1-01 and Jilin 1-02, Lingque-1A, and Xiaoxiang 1-03 were blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 13:42BJT.
- China launches two satellites for multispectral imaging – Xinhua | English.news.cn
- Long March 11 launches with three satellites – NASASpaceFlight.com
** A Japanese Epislon rocket on Jan. 17th launched the Rapid Innovation Payload Demonstration Satellite (RAPIS-1) plus six other science and technology research satellites.
- Live coverage: Epsilon rocket lifts off with seven satellites – Spaceflight Now
- Japan’s Epsilon conducts RAPIS-1 launch – NASASpaceFlight.com
** Iran launched a Simorgh rocket on Jan. 15th but the Payam-e Amirkabir satellite failed to reach orbit due to a problem with the third stage:
** Stratolaunch has canceled plans to develop its own rockets for air launch from the giant aircraft the company has built in Mojave:
- Stratolaunch space venture cuts back sharply on operations – GeekWire
- Stratolaunch abandons launch vehicle program – SpaceNews.com
Perhaps Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic/Virgin Orbit enterprises, which use air launch for the SpaceShipTwo and LauncherOne rocket vehicles, will buy Stratolaunch and use the aircraft for its own operations.
*** The DM-1 crew systems demonstration mission is set to launch during February. This first Dragon-2 vehicle, which will have no one on-board, will dock with the ISS using its own automated systems rather than attaching to the station via the berthing procedure used for the cargo Dragon in which the vehicle is grabbed by a robotic arm, under the control of a ISS crew member, that brings the vehicle up to the airlock attachment mechanism.
*** Latest views of developments with the Boca Chica Beach launch facility in South Texas and the StarHopper low altitude test vehicle: | aerospace | 1 |
https://english.newsnationtv.com/india/news/security-forces-lost-48-military-aircraft-21-helicopters-since-2011-167485.html | 2021-07-30T15:51:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046153971.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20210730154005-20210730184005-00044.warc.gz | 0.975956 | 340 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__258695368 | en | The government on Friday informed Lok Sabha that a total of 48 military aircraft and 21 helicopters were lost to crashes since 2011 in which 79 people were killed.
Replying to a question, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre said all such incidents and accidents are thoroughly investigated and preventive actions taken based on probe reports.
“A total of 48 aircraft and 21 helicopters were lost in crashes by the armed forces since 2011. 79 persons were killed in these crashes,” he said.
To a separate question, Bhamre said it is planned to utilise Light Combat Aircraft Tejas as a flying test bed to design and develop a stealthy unmanned combat aerial vehicle.
He said the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has undertaken a feasibility study to convert Chetak helicopter into an unmanned technology demonstrator.
The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) has also planned to develop a futuristic stealth combat drone.
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, replying to another query, said the ADA is also developing MK-II version of LCA for the Navy with a higher thrust engine than the one used in MK-I version of Tejas.
“Final Operational Clearence (FOC) of LCA (Navy) MK II is likely to be obtained by 2023 for induction in Indian Navy and FoC for Air Force MKII is likely to be obtained by December 2025,” he said.
Replying to a separate query, Bhamre said Indian Navy has decommissioned 11 ships since January 2015.
The Minister said no incident of Indian UAV having been shot down by Pakistan has taken place. | aerospace | 1 |
https://justdrones.com.au/airnest-launches-drone-flight-logging-tool/ | 2016-12-10T10:53:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-50/segments/1480698543035.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20161202170903-00139-ip-10-31-129-80.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.941577 | 410 | CC-MAIN-2016-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-50__0__102964285 | en | Today, drone pilots can begin logging their flights with Airnest, a simple, free cloud-based logbook platform.
By uploading flight logs, or simply flying with the Airnest app pilots are able to:
“We built Airnest so pilots have greater control over the entire flying experience — from tools for complex flight planning to a powerful platform for logging and analysis,” Ben Brautigam, co-founder of Airnest, said.
Pilots can sync flights automatically when using the Airnest app or upload logs from other services such as DroneDeploy. Soon, Airnest will offer the ability to upload logs from DJI GO and other providers.
“It’s amazing to see your own flight data presented in such a simple, understandable way – diagnosing potential problems is going to be much easier,” Justin Miller, filmmaker and co-founder of Airnest, said.
While competitors in the market have similar offerings, Airnest is the only platform that offers an app for drone control and flight planning. It’s also the first to offer a simple way to share flights. The Airnest app is now available for free on the Apple App Store.
“Our goal is to always go one step beyond what’s required so pilots can focus on flying and when they want to analyze their flight, it’s just a click away,” Sherwyn Saul, co-founder of Airnest, said.
In 2015, Airnest entered the market with an iPhone and iPad app that allowed pilots to draw a flightpath with their finger and have their drone safely fly on autopilot capturing video or camera stills.
Alan Perlman – Alan is an FAA-certified drone pilot and founded UAV Coach in 2014 to help connect drone enthusiasts, to provide world-class sUAS industry training courses, and to help push the drone community forward with a focus on safety and commercial opportunities. | aerospace | 1 |
https://helihub.com/2015/06/04/golden-eagle-aviation-orders-an-aw139-helicopter/ | 2019-12-08T16:19:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-51/segments/1575540511946.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20191208150734-20191208174734-00055.warc.gz | 0.903123 | 778 | CC-MAIN-2019-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-51__0__150522074 | en | AgustaWestland announced today that Golden Eagle Aviation has signed a contract for an AW139 intermediate twin helicopter. The aircraft, which is to be delivered later this year, will perform executive/corporate passenger transport missions in key Pakistani urban areas of Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi. The contract was finalized at EBACE in Geneva on May 21st.
This order continues the success of the AW139 across the region for a wide range commercial and public service roles. The addition of an AW139 to Golden Eagle Aviation’s fleet, which already includes an AW109 Power light twin helicopter, will help it expand the range of services it can offer its customers in this growing market.
As the only helicopter in its class to meet all the latest certification standards, the AW139 is proving a popular replacement for older designs in the corporate transport market, where safety, comfort and performance are the foremost considerations.The AW139 delivers best-in-class performance with a maximum cruise speed of 165 knots (306 kph), a range in excess of 500 nm (927 km), endurance of 5 hours and superior hover performance. With its power reserve, the AW139 assures Category “A” (Class 1) superior performance at maximum take-off weight and in hot & high conditions.
With the largest passenger cabin in its class the AW139 can accommodate up to 15 passengers or six to ten passengers in a number of spacious and comfortable executive seating arrangements. A wide range of customer specified optional equipment is available on the AW139 including audio visual equipment, telecommunications and refreshments stowage. The baggage compartment provides 3.4 m3 (120 ft3) of easily accessible storage with access from external doors and also the cabin if required.The AW139’s modern design ensures ease of maintenance and high availability due to reduced numbers of components, easy access to all the main systems by ground technicians, extended life-cycles for critical components and advanced diagnostics technology.
Over 900 AW139 helicopters have been sold to more than 220 customers in over 70 countries worldwide to date. The AW139, as the market leader in its class, is also widely used for offshore transport, passenger transport, law enforcement, SAR/EMS, passenger transport and firefighting services.
The AW139 helicopter is part of AgustaWestland’s family of new generation helicopters that also includes the AW169 and AW189. These helicopters possess the same high-performance flight characteristics and safety features whilst sharing the same common cockpit concept and design philosophy. This approach facilitates synergies for operators of these models in areas such as training, maintenance and support.
- FAA releases list of OTC medications under Go and NoGo categories
- Helijet CEO receives HAC Lifetime Achievement award
- USHST Initiatives Aim to Cut Down Fatal Accidents
- Russian Helicopters and Pratt & Whitney Canada sign contract
- Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 Conducts Change of Command
- Raytheon debuts portable V-22 virtual reality trainer
- Honeywell collaborates with autonomous control innovator Daedalean
- Hungary takes delivery of its first two H145Ms
- Life Link III to help launch new research academy
- US Helicopter Occupant Safety – FAA online toolkit
- MDFR Orders AW139
- Airbus signs Global Support Contract for Tiger
- Boston MedFlight will now carry life-saving blood products
- LADWP Launches Human External Cargo Program
- Lockheed Martin makes Australia/NZ helicopter appointment
- Airbus improves service request facility in Keycopter portal
- MD Helicopters receive fourth Afghan MD530F order
- Helijet appoints Director of Maintenance
- 723 Squadron helicopters achieve 10,000 flying hours
- Inmarsat unveils new SwiftBroadband Helo X-Stream | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.wtkr.com/2016/11/05/72-8-million-bombardier-jet-makes-first-flight | 2023-01-27T01:32:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764494852.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20230127001911-20230127031911-00671.warc.gz | 0.939673 | 432 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__35697710 | en | Bombardier completed the first test flight of its new Global 7000 business jet Friday, in a move aimed at breathing new life into sagging demand for private aircraft.
The plane and train maker said its prototype flew for 2 hours and 27 minutes from its factory near Toronto. The aircraft reached a speed of 240 knots or about 276 miles per hour and an altitude of 20,000 feet as pilots tested the jet’s controls.
The Global 7000 boasts a 54-feet 7-inch long cabin, which is meant to appeal to private buyers seeking the most opulent flying experience. It is the largest and longest range business jet designed by the Canadian plane maker.
When it begins flying in the second half of 2018, it will cruise as high as 51,000 feet and dash at 92.5% of the speed of sound and seat up to 17. Each one costs $72.8 million.
Bombardier says the jet will fly as far as 7,400 nautical miles at a slower speed in a single stretch with eight passengers and four crew aboard. That’s enough to connect New York with Shanghai or London with Buenos Aires, and it’s as far as a much-larger Boeing or Airbus airliner can fly with 300 passengers.
The current-generation of Global jets that Bombardier makes is the company’s single biggest revenue generator for its aerospace division. However, production in its factories and at its rivals have been falling amid political and economic woes in Russia, China, the Middle East and South America.
Bombardier hopes the new Global 7000 will stimulate new demand and represent a new cash-cow for the plane maker.
Bombardier, U.S. rival Gulfstream and France’s Dassault are fighting for well-heeled buyers of the biggest business jets.
Dassault delivered its first Falcon 8X last month and Savannah, Georgia-based Gulfstream has been pumping out its G650 since 2012. That model and an extended range sibling can fly 7,500 nautical miles non-stop. Both compete with Bombardier’s Global. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/82801/elon-musk-says-spacexs-multi-planet-engines-wont-be-called-raptor/index.html | 2022-05-28T19:09:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663019783.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528185151-20220528215151-00548.warc.gz | 0.948185 | 420 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__2541184 | en | SpaceX is currently gearing up for its first orbital test of Starship, its vehicle that is set to be the transportation between the Moon and Mars.
SpaceX is in full testing mode at the moment in preparation for Starship's first orbital test flight that will take the rocket higher than it ever has before. Starship is comprised of three main parts, the 160 ft spacecraft named Starship, a 230 ft tall booster named Super Heavy, and its 59 ft tall and 30 ft wide payload fairing. Recently, SpaceX conducted a 6-engine static fire test of Starship, showcasing the tremendous power of its six Raptor engines. To see incredible images of that firing test, check out this link here.
As SpaceX wait for approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct the first orbital test of Starship, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has published an awesome image of under Super Heavy with the caption "12 million pounds of thrust at liftoff". In response to this image, a Twitter user said, "Can't wait for Raptor 2, it's still a rat's nest up there", which is in reference to the exposed Raptor engines that can be seen in the image.
Musk replied to the comment and said that the original design of the Raptor engines seen in the image won't be used for SpaceX's next-generation Raptor 2 engines that Musk says "can actually make life multi-planetary" and that a "complete design overhaul is necessary". Musk even states that SpaceX's next-generation engines "won't be called Raptor".
Here's what Musk said, "True, although it will look clean with close out panels installed. Raptor 2 has significant improvements in every way, but a complete design overhaul is necessary for the engine that can actually make life multiplanetary. It won't be called Raptor."
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https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-bae-starts-engine-runs-on-first-production-nimrod-mra4-327676/ | 2018-06-24T14:43:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267866965.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20180624141349-20180624161349-00221.warc.gz | 0.964786 | 404 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__241093008 | en | The first production example of BAE Systems' Nimrod MRA4 surveillance aircraft began engine grounds runs at Woodford in Cheshire on 2 June. It should fly around September, the company says.
Dubbed PA4, the aircraft (below) is the first of nine earmarked for the UK Royal Air Force now in build. It should make around nine validation and proving flights ahead of its delivery in November and receive release to service approval by the first quarter of next year.
Both images © BAE Systems
The programme's second operational-standard airframe underwent power-on in May and under current plans the entire fleet will be delivered by the first quarter of 2012, says Steve Timms, BAE's managing director Nimrod.
The RAF expects the MRA4 to meet an in-service date of December 2010, with this to be achieved with the availability of four aircraft and four trained aircrews at RAF Kinloss in Scotland.
"Our focus at Woodford is to deliver those four aircraft," said Timms, speaking at BAE's Warton site in Lancashire on 8 June. The first should arrive at the base next February to support training activities, as the service prepares for the retirement of its remaining Nimrod MR2s by 31 March 2011.
BAE is continuing to urge the UK Ministry of Defence to fund the conversion of its three development aircraft for operational use, but Timms confirms: "The current advice we're getting is that this is a nine-aircraft programme."
The company is assessing whether to table a bid using the three MoD-owned development aircraft as replacements for the RAF's Nimrod R1 electronic intelligence fleet.
"We're assessing what is the sensible way forward. There are a number of mission system options, and we are considering them," says Timms, who adds: "They've asked us to do it quickly." The RAF's current three R1 airframes are set for retirement in mid-2012. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.spacetickets.com.au/ | 2014-04-19T15:03:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1397609537271.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20140416005217-00017-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.930215 | 216 | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-15__0__180389408 | en | Buy Tickets for Future Space Travel
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Spencer Travel has attended all major events with Virgin Galactic including:
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- SpaceShip2 and WhiteKnight2 Design Unveil New York City January 2008 | aerospace | 1 |
https://pumpsandpipes.org/etn-speaker/scott-parazynski/ | 2023-09-26T03:20:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510130.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926011608-20230926041608-00625.warc.gz | 0.969796 | 408 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__106302204 | en | Dr. Scott Parazynski is a highly decorated physician, astronaut, best-selling author (“The Sky Below”) and tech CEO. He is a widely sought after keynote speaker on innovation, risk management, mentorship and leadership under extreme adversity. Scott has lived and traveled all over the world, spending many of his grade school years in places such as Senegal, Lebanon, Iran and Greece. A graduate of Stanford University and Medical School, he went on to train at Harvard and in Denver for a career in emergency medicine and trauma. In 1992 he was selected to join NASA's Astronaut Corps and eventually flew 5 Space Shuttle missions and conducted 7 spacewalks. Mission highlights include a global ozone mapping flight; leading the first joint US-Russian spacewalk while docked to the Russian space station Mir; serving as Senator John Glenn's crewmate and "personal physician"; and assembly of the Canadian-built space station robotic arm. In October 2007, Scott led the spacewalking team on STS-120, during which he performed 4 EVAs. The final EVA is regarded by many as one of the most challenging and dangerous ever performed. The tremendous coordinated effort in orbit and on the ground by Mission Control has been likened to the Space Shuttle and Space Station era's "Apollo 13 moment." He was inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2016. On May 20, 2009, he became the first astronaut to stand on top of the world, the summit of Mount Everest. He is a prolific inventor/product developer, and serves on the Boards of several companies. He is Founder and CEO of Fluidity Technologies, focused on the development of revolutionary input devices powered by machine learning to intuitively move through physical and virtual space. He also serves as Chief Medical Officer of Community Wellness, delivering state-of-the-art remote patient monitoring and wellness coaching to aging adults, and is a Non-Executive Director of 3D Life Prints. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.genipedia.com/what-is-jet-engineering/ | 2023-04-02T11:31:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296950528.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230402105054-20230402135054-00191.warc.gz | 0.940011 | 733 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__245562128 | en | JET Engineering, Inc. is a comprehensive system integrator that offers a distinctively high degree of experience in Test and Test System Automation. Industry professionals have been able to build better products for the new world of interconnectivity and the Internet of Things as a result of the knowledge provided by JET.
Introduction to Jet Propulsion Engine
What are Jet engineers?
Engineers from JET offer knowledge in mechanical design, electrical design, software design, and system design to deliver a comprehensive solution that may be expanded in the future.
How much do fighter jet engineers make?
The annual salary for an aeronautical engineer in the United States Air Force is roughly $104,127, which is approximately 9% more than the average salary in the United States.
What type of engineers work on fighter jets?
Fighter Jet Software Engineer: Contribute to the development of the digital systems that will power the most cutting-edge combat aircraft in the world. You will have the ability to design, build, and test fighter simulation environments, as well as methods for avoiding collisions and target recognition and tracking systems.
What degree do you need to build fighter jets?
A degree in engineering of almost any kind can prepare you for employment on military aircraft as well as commercial aircraft.
What engineers work on jets?
Engineers frequently work on the plans, designs, and building blueprints for aircraft and associated components in the field of aeronautics. These components can include jet propulsion systems, mechanical parts, navigation devices, and communication systems.
Is aerospace engineering hard?
Degree programmes in aerospace engineering are challenging, but they also provide graduates with some of the most exciting prospects after graduation. Engineers in the aerospace industry must possess a high level of technical expertise and accuracy, in addition to a creative spirit and a fast mind for problem solving.
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|Dry mass||4,201 kilograms (9,262 lb)|
|Payload capacity||to ISS 6,000 kilograms (13,000 lb), which can be all pressurized, all unpressurized or anywhere between. It can return to Earth 3,500 kilograms (7,700 lb), which can be all unpressurized disposal mass or up to 3,000 kilograms (6,600 lb) of return pressurized cargo|
|Volume||10 cubic metres (350 cu ft) pressurized|
14 cubic metres (490 cu ft) unpressurized
34 cubic metres (1,200 cu ft) unpressurized with extended trunk
|Length||6.1 metres (20 ft)|
|Diameter||3.7 metres (12 ft)|
|Maiden launch||8 December 2010|
(first orbital flight)
22 May 2012
(first cargo delivery to ISS)
|Last launch||7 March 2020|
|Propellant||NTO / MMH|
|Included with||Dragon spacecraft|
|Size||Around 100K source lines|
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|License||Closed source, internal use|
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The SpaceX Dragon, also known as Dragon 1 or Cargo Dragon, was a class of partially reusable cargo spacecraft developed by SpaceX, an American private space transportation company. Dragon was launched into orbit by the company's Falcon 9 launch vehicle to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). It is now superseded by SpaceX Dragon 2.
During its maiden flight in December 2010, Dragon became the first commercially built and operated spacecraft to be recovered successfully from orbit. On 25 May 2012, a cargo variant of Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to successfully rendezvous with and attach to the ISS. SpaceX is contracted to deliver cargo to the ISS under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services program, and Dragon began regular cargo flights in October 2012. With the Dragon spacecraft and the Orbital ATK Cygnus, NASA seeks to increase its partnerships with domestic commercial aviation and aeronautics industry.
On 3 June 2017, the C106 capsule, largely assembled from previously flown components from the CRS-4 mission in September 2014, was launched again for the first time on CRS-11, with the hull, structural elements, thrusters, harnesses, propellant tanks, plumbing and many of the avionics reused, while the heat shield, batteries and components exposed to sea water upon splashdown for recovery were replaced.
SpaceX developed a second version called SpaceX Dragon 2, which includes the capability to transport people. Flight testing was completed in 2019, after a delay caused by a test pad anomaly in April 2019, which resulted in the loss of a Dragon 2 capsule. The first flight of astronauts on the Dragon 2, on a mission contracted to NASA, occurred in 2020.
The last flight of the first version of the Dragon spacecraft (Dragon 1) launched 7 March 2020 (UTC); it was a cargo resupply mission (CRS-20) to International Space Station (ISS). This mission was the last mission of SpaceX of the first Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) program. Later SpaceX commercial resupply flights to ISS under the second Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-2) program use the Cargo Dragon variant of the SpaceX Dragon 2 spacecraft.
SpaceX's CEO, Elon Musk, named the spacecraft after the 1963 song "Puff, the Magic Dragon" by Peter, Paul and Mary, reportedly as a response to critics who considered his spaceflight projects impossible.
SpaceX began developing the Dragon space capsule in late 2004, making a public announcement in 2006 with a plan of entering service in 2009. Also in 2006, SpaceX won a contract to use the Dragon space capsule for commercial resupply services to the International Space Station for the American federal space agency, NASA.
NASA ISS resupply contract
Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
In 2005, NASA solicited proposals for a commercial ISS resupply cargo vehicle to replace the then-soon-to-be-retired Space Shuttle, through its Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) development program. The Dragon space capsule was a part of SpaceX's proposal, submitted to NASA in March 2006. SpaceX's COTS proposal was issued as part of a team, which also included MD Robotics, the Canadian company that had built the ISS's Canadarm2.
On 18 August 2006, NASA announced that SpaceX had been chosen, along with Kistler Aerospace, to develop cargo launch services for the ISS. The initial plan called for three demonstration flights of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft to be conducted between 2008 and 2010. SpaceX and Kistler were to receive up to US$278 million and US$207 million respectively, if they met all NASA milestones, but Kistler failed to meet its obligations, and its contract was terminated in 2007. NASA later re-awarded Kistler's contract to Orbital Sciences Corporation.
Commercial Resupply Services Phase 1
On 23 December 2008, NASA awarded a US$1.6 billion Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract to SpaceX, with contract options that could potentially increase the maximum contract value to US$3.1 billion. The contract called for 12 flights, with an overall minimum of 20,000 kilograms (44,000 lb) of cargo to be carried to the ISS.
On 23 February 2009, SpaceX announced that its chosen phenolic-impregnated carbon ablator heat shield material, PICA-X, had passed heat stress tests in preparation for Dragon's maiden launch. The primary proximity-operations sensor for the Dragon spacecraft, the DragonEye, was tested in early 2009 during the STS-127 mission, when it was mounted near the docking port of the Space Shuttle Endeavour and used while the Shuttle approached the International Space Station. The DragonEye's lidar and thermography (thermal imaging) abilities were both tested successfully. The COTS UHF Communication Unit (CUCU) and Crew Command Panel (CCP) were delivered to the ISS during the late 2009 STS-129 mission. The CUCU allows the ISS to communicate with Dragon and the CCP allows ISS crew members to issue basic commands to Dragon. In summer 2009, SpaceX hired former NASA astronaut Ken Bowersox as vice president of their new Astronaut Safety and Mission Assurance Department, in preparation for crews using the spacecraft.
As a condition of the NASA CRS contract, SpaceX analyzed the orbital radiation environment on all Dragon systems, and how the spacecraft would respond to spurious radiation events. That analysis and the Dragon design – which uses an overall Fault tolerance triple redundant computer architecture, rather than individual radiation hardening of each computer processor – was reviewed by independent experts before being approved by NASA for the cargo flights.
During March 2015, it was announced that SpaceX had been awarded an additional three missions under Commercial Resupply Services Phase 1. These additional missions are SpaceX CRS-13, SpaceX CRS-14 and SpaceX CRS-15 and would cover the cargo needs of 2017. On 24 February 2016, SpaceNews disclosed that SpaceX had been awarded a further five missions under Commercial Resupply Services Phase 1. This additional tranche of missions had SpaceX CRS-16 and SpaceX CRS-17 manifested for FY2017 while SpaceX CRS-18, SpaceX CRS-19 and SpaceX CRS-20 and were notionally manifested for FY2018.
Commercial Resupply Services Phase 2
The Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contract definition and solicitation period commenced in 2014. In January 2016, NASA awarded contracts to SpaceX, Orbital ATK, and Sierra Nevada Corporation for a minimum of six launches each, with missions planned until at least 2024. The maximum potential value of all the contracts was announced as US$14 billion, but the minimum requirements would be considerably less. No further financial information was disclosed.
CRS-2 launches began in late 2019.
The first flight of the Falcon 9, a private flight, occurred in June 2010 and launched a stripped-down version of the Dragon capsule. This Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit had initially been used as a ground test bed to validate several of the capsule's systems. During the flight, the unit's primary mission was to relay aerodynamic data captured during the ascent. It was not designed to survive re-entry, and did not.
NASA contracted for three test flights from SpaceX, but later reduced that number to two. The first Dragon spacecraft launched on its first mission – contracted to NASA as COTS Demo Flight 1 – on 8 December 2010, and was successfully recovered following re-entry to Earth's atmosphere. The mission also marked the second flight of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The DragonEye sensor flew again on STS-133 in February 2011 for further on-orbit testing. In November 2010, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had issued a re-entry license for the Dragon capsule, the first such license ever awarded to a commercial vehicle.
The second Dragon flight, also contracted to NASA as a demonstration mission, launched successfully on 22 May 2012, after NASA had approved SpaceX's proposal to combine the COTS 2 and 3 mission objectives into a single Falcon 9/Dragon flight, renamed COTS 2+. Dragon conducted orbital tests of its navigation systems and abort procedures, before being grappled by the ISS' Canadarm2 and successfully berthing with the station on 25 May 2012 to offload its cargo. Dragon returned to Earth on 31 May 2012, landing as scheduled in the Pacific Ocean, and was again successfully recovered.
On 23 August 2012, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced that SpaceX had completed all required milestones under the COTS contract, and was cleared to begin operational resupply missions to the ISS.
Returning research materials from orbit
Dragon spacecraft can return 3,500 kilograms (7,700 lb) of cargo to Earth, which can be all unpressurized disposal mass, or up to 3,000 kilograms (6,600 lb) of pressurized cargo, from the ISS, and is the only current spacecraft capable of returning to Earth with a significant amount of cargo. Other than the Russian Soyuz crew capsule, Dragon is the only currently operating spacecraft designed to survive re-entry. Because Dragon allows for the return of critical materials to researchers in as little as 48 hours from splashdown, it opens the possibility of new experiments on ISS that can produce materials for later analysis on ground using more sophisticated instrumentation. For example, CRS-12 returned mice that have spent time in orbit which will help give insight into how microgravity impacts blood vessels in both the brain and eyes, and in determining how arthritis develops.
Dragon was launched on its first operational CRS flight on 8 October 2012, and completed the mission successfully on 28 October 2012. NASA initially contracted SpaceX for 12 operational missions, and later extended the CRS contract with 8 more flights, bringing the total to 20 launches until 2019. In 2016, a new batch of 6 missions under the CRS-2 contract was assigned to SpaceX; those missions are scheduled to be launched between 2020 and 2024.
Reuse of previously-flown capsules
SpaceX CRS-11, SpaceX's eleventh CRS mission, was successfully launched on 3 June 2017 from Kennedy Space Center LC-39A, being the 100th mission to be launched from that pad. This mission was the first to re-fly a previously flown Dragon capsule. This mission delivered 2,708 kilograms of cargo to the International Space Station, including Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER). The first stage of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle landed successfully at Landing Zone 1. This mission launched for the first time a refurbished Dragon capsule, serial number C106, which had flown in September 2014 on the CRS-4 mission, and was the first time since 2011 a reused spacecraft arrived at the ISS. Gemini SC-2 capsule is the only other reused capsule, but it was only reflown suborbitally in 1966.
SpaceX CRS-12, SpaceX's twelfth CRS mission, was successfully launched on the first "Block 4" version of the Falcon 9 on 14 August 2017 from Kennedy Space Center LC-39A at the first attempt. This mission delivered 2,349 kilograms (5,179 lb) of pressurized mass and 961 kilograms (2,119 lb) unpressurized. The external payload manifested for this flight was the CREAM cosmic-ray detector. Last flight of a newly built Dragon capsule; further missions will use refurbished spacecraft.
SpaceX CRS-13, SpaceX's thirteenth CRS mission, was the second use of a previously-flown Dragon capsule, but the first time in concordance with a reused first-stage booster. It was successfully launched on 15 December 2017 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 at the first attempt. This was the first launch from SLC-40 since the Amos-6 pad anomaly. The booster was the previously-flown core from the CRS-11 mission. This mission delivered 1,560 kilograms (3,440 lb) of pressurized mass and 645 kilograms (1,422 lb) unpressurized. It returned from orbit and splashdown on 13 January 2018, making it the first space capsule to be reflown to orbit more than once.
SpaceX CRS-14, SpaceX's fourteenth CRS mission, was the third reuse of a previously-flown Dragon capsule. It was successfully launched on 2 April 2018 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station SLC-40. It was successfully berthed to the ISS on 4 April 2018 and remained berthed for a month before returning cargo and science experiments back to Earth.
Crewed development program
In 2006, Elon Musk stated that SpaceX had built "a prototype flight crew capsule, including a thoroughly tested 30-man-day life-support system". A video simulation of the launch escape system's operation was released in January 2011. Musk stated in 2010 that the developmental cost of a crewed Dragon and Falcon 9 would be between US$800 million and US$1 billion. In 2009 and 2010, Musk suggested on several occasions that plans for a crewed variant of the Dragon were proceeding and had a two-to-three-year timeline to completion. SpaceX submitted a bid for the third phase of CCDev, CCiCap.
In 2014, SpaceX released the total combined development costs for both the Falcon 9 launch vehicle and the Dragon capsule. NASA provided US$396 million while SpaceX provided over US$450 million to fund both development efforts.
In December 2010, the SpaceX production line was reported to be manufacturing one new Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket every three months. Elon Musk stated in a 2010 interview that he planned to increase production turnover to one Dragon every six weeks by 2012. Composite materials are extensively used in the spacecraft's manufacture to reduce weight and improve structural strength.
By September 2013, SpaceX total manufacturing space had increased to nearly 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2) and the factory had six Dragons in various stages of production. SpaceX published a photograph showing the six, including the next four NASA Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) mission Dragons (CRS-3, CRS-4, CRS-5, CRS-6) plus the drop-test Dragon, and the pad-abort Dragon weldment for commercial crew program.
The Dragon spacecraft consists of a nose-cone cap, a conventional blunt-cone ballistic capsule, and an unpressurized cargo-carrier trunk equipped with two solar arrays. The capsule uses a PICA-X heat shield, based on a proprietary variant of NASA's Phenolic impregnated carbon ablator (PICA) material, designed to protect the capsule during Earth atmospheric entry, even at high return velocities from Lunar and Martian missions. The Dragon capsule is re-usable, and can fly multiple missions. The trunk is not recoverable; it separates from the capsule before re-entry and burns up in Earth's atmosphere. The trunk section, which carries the spacecraft's solar panels and allows the transport of unpressurized cargo to the ISS, was first used for cargo on the SpaceX CRS-2 mission.
The spacecraft is launched atop a Falcon 9 booster. The Dragon capsule is equipped with 16 Draco thrusters. During its initial cargo and crew flights, the Dragon capsule will land in the Pacific Ocean and be returned to the shore by ship.
For the ISS Dragon cargo flights, the ISS's Canadarm2 grapples its Flight-Releasable Grapple Fixture and berths Dragon to the station's US Orbital Segment using a Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM). The CRS Dragon does not have an independent means of maintaining a breathable atmosphere for astronauts and instead circulates in fresh air from the ISS. For typical missions, Dragon is planned to remain berthed to the ISS for about 30 days.
The Dragon capsule can transport 3,310 kilograms (7,300 lb) of cargo, which can be all pressurized, all unpressurized, or a combination thereof. It can return to Earth 3,310 kilograms (7,300 lb), which can be all unpressurized disposal mass, or up to 3,310 kilograms (7,300 lb) of return pressurized cargo, driven by parachute limitations. There is a volume constraint of 14 cubic metres (490 cu ft) trunk unpressurized cargo and 11.2 cubic metres (400 cu ft) of pressurized cargo (up or down). The trunk was first used operationally on the Dragon's CRS-2 mission in March 2013. Its solar arrays produce a peak power of 4 kW.
The design was modified beginning with the fifth Dragon flight on the SpaceX CRS-3 mission to the ISS in March 2014. While the outer mold line of the Dragon was unchanged, the avionics and cargo racks were redesigned to supply substantially more electrical power to powered cargo devices, including the GLACIER freezer module and MERLIN freezer module freezer modules for transporting critical science payloads.
Variants and derivatives
When used for non-NASA, non-ISS commercial flights, the uncrewed version of the Dragon spacecraft is called DragonLab. It is reusable and free-flying and can carry pressurized and unpressurized payloads. Its subsystems include propulsion, power, thermal and environmental control (ECLSS), avionics, communications, thermal protection, flight software, guidance and navigation systems, and entry, descent, landing, and recovery gear. It has a total combined upmass of 6,000 kilograms (13,000 lb) upon launch, and a maximum downmass of 3,000 kilograms (6,600 lb) when returning to Earth. In November 2014, there were two DragonLab missions listed on the SpaceX launch manifest: one in 2016 and another in 2018. However, these missions were removed from the manifest in early 2017, with no official SpaceX statement. The American Biosatellites once performed similar uncrewed payload-delivery functions, and the Russian Bion satellites still continue to do so.
Dragon 2: Crew and Cargo
A successor of Dragon called SpaceX Dragon 2 has been developed by SpaceX, designed to carry passengers and crew. It has been designed to be able to carry up to seven astronauts, or some mix of crew and cargo, to and from low Earth orbit. The Dragon 2 heat shield is designed to withstand Earth re-entry velocities from Lunar and Martian spaceflights. SpaceX undertook several U.S. Government contracts to develop the Dragon 2 crewed variant, including a Commercial Crew Development 2 (CCDev 2) - funded Space Act Agreement in April 2011, and a Commercial Crew integrated Capability (CCiCap) - funded space act agreement in August 2014. The phase 2 of the CRS contract will be flown using the Dragon 2 Cargo variant lacking cockpit controls, seats and life support systems.
Red Dragon was a cancelled version of the Dragon spacecraft that had been previously proposed to fly farther than Earth orbit and transit to Mars via interplanetary space. In addition to SpaceX's own privately funded plans for an eventual Mars mission, NASA Ames Research Center had developed a concept called Red Dragon: a low-cost Mars mission that would use Falcon Heavy as the launch vehicle and trans-Martian injection vehicle, and the SpaceX Dragon 2-based capsule to enter the atmosphere of Mars. The concept was originally envisioned for launch in 2018 as a NASA Discovery mission, then alternatively for 2022, but was never formally submitted for funding within NASA. The mission would have been designed to return samples from Mars to Earth at a fraction of the cost of NASA's own sample-return mission, which was projected in 2015 to cost US$6 billion.
On 27 April 2016, SpaceX announced its plan to go ahead and launch a modified Dragon lander to Mars in 2018. However, Musk canceled the Red Dragon program in July 2017 to focus on developing the Starship system instead. The modified Red Dragon capsule would have performed all entry, descent and landing (EDL) functions needed to deliver payloads of 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb) or more to the Martian surface without using a parachute. Preliminary analysis showed that the capsule's atmospheric drag would slow it enough for the final stage of its descent to be within the abilities of its SuperDraco retro-propulsion thrusters.
On 27 March 2020, SpaceX revealed the Dragon XL resupply spacecraft to carry pressurized and unpressurized cargo, experiments and other supplies to NASA's planned Lunar Gateway under a Gateway Logistics Services (GLS) contract. The equipment delivered by Dragon XL missions could include sample collection materials, spacesuits and other items astronauts may need on the Gateway and on the surface of the Moon, according to NASA. It will launch on SpaceX Falcon Heavy rockets from LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Dragon XL will stay at the Gateway for 6 to 12 months at a time, when research payloads inside and outside the cargo vessel could be operated remotely, even when crews are not present. Its payload capacity is expected to be more than 5,000 kilograms (11,000 lb) to lunar orbit. There is no requirement for a return to Earth. At the end of the mission the Dragon XL must be able to undock and dispose of the same mass it can bring to the Gateway, presumably by a hard landing on the Moon.
List of vehicles
|Serial||Name||Type||Status||Flights||Time in flight||Notes||Cat.|
|C101||N/A||Prototype||Retired||1||3h, 19m||On display at SpaceX's headquarters.|
|C102||N/A||Production||Retired||1||9d, 7h, 57m||On display at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.|
|C103||N/A||Production||Retired||1||20d, 18h, 47m||.|
|C104||N/A||Production||Retired||1||25d, 1h, 24m||.|
|C105||N/A||Production||Retired||1||29d, 23h, 38m||.|
|C106||N/A||Production||Retired||3||97d, 3h, 2m||.|
|C107||N/A||Production||Retired||1||31d, 14h, 56m||Used for CRS-5.|
|C108||N/A||Production||Retired||3||98d, 18h, 50m||.|
|C109||N/A||Production||Destroyed||1||2m, 19s||Destroyed upon impact with the ocean after the in-flight explosion of the Falcon 9 first stage during CRS-7.|
|C110||N/A||Production||Retired||2||65d, 20h, 20m||.|
|C111||N/A||Production||Retired||2||74d, 23h, 38m||.|
|C113||N/A||Production||Retired||2||64d, 12h, 4m||Final Dragon 1 capsule produced. Used twice for CRS-12 and CRS-17.|
List of missions
Launch dates are listed in UTC.
|Mission||Patch||Capsule No.||Launch date (UTC)||Remarks||Time at ISS
|SpX-C1||C101||8 December 2010 ||First Dragon mission, second Falcon 9 launch. Mission tested the orbital maneuvering and reentry of the Dragon capsule. After recovery, the capsule was put on display at SpaceX's headquarters.||N/A||Success|
|SpX-C2+||C102||22 May 2012 ||First Dragon mission with complete spacecraft, first rendezvous mission, first berthing with ISS. After recovery, the capsule was put on display at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.||5d 17h 47m||Success |
|CRS-1||C103||8 October 2012 ||First Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission for NASA, first non-demo mission. Falcon 9 rocket suffered a partial engine failure during launch but was able to deliver Dragon into orbit. However, a secondary payload did not reach its correct orbit.||17d 22h 16m||Success; launch anomaly |
|CRS-2||C104||1 March 2013 ||First launch of Dragon using trunk section to carry cargo. Launch was successful, but anomalies occurred with the spacecraft's thrusters shortly after liftoff. Thruster function was later restored and orbit corrections were made, but the spacecraft's rendezvous with the ISS was delayed from its planned date of 2 March until 3 March 2013, when it was successfully berthed with the Harmony module. Dragon splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean on 26 March 2013.||22d 18h 14m||Success; spacecraft anomaly|
|CRS-3||C105||18 April 2014 ||First launch of the redesigned Dragon: same outer mold line with the avionics and cargo racks redesigned to supply substantially more electric power to powered cargo devices, including additional cargo freezers (GLACIER freezer module (GLACIER), Minus Eighty Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MERLIN)) for transporting critical science payloads. Launch rescheduled for 18 April 2014 due to a helium leak.||27d 21h 49m||Success |
|CRS-4||C106||21 September 2014 ||First launch of a Dragon with living payload, in the form of 20 mice which are part of a NASA experiment to study the physiological effects of long-duration spaceflight.||31d 22h 41m||Success |
|CRS-5||C107||10 January 2015 ||Cargo manifest change due to Cygnus CRS Orb-3 launch failure. Carried the Cloud Aerosol Transport System experiment.||29d 3h 17m||Success|
|CRS-6||C108||14 April 2015||The robotic SpaceX Dragon capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on 21 May 2015.||33d 20h||Success|
|CRS-7||C109||28 June 2015 ||This mission was supposed to deliver the first of two International Docking Adapters (IDA) to modify Russian APAS-95 docking ports to the newer international standard. The payload was lost due to an in-flight explosion of the carrier rocket. The Dragon capsule survived the blast; it could have deployed its parachutes and performed a splashdown in the ocean, but its software did not take this situation into account.||N/A||Failure|
|CRS-8||C110||8 April 2016 ||Delivered the Bigelow Aerospace Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) module in the unpressurized cargo trunk. First stage landed for the first time successfully on sea barge. A month later, the Dragon capsule was recovered, carrying a downmass containing astronaut's Scott Kelly biological samples from his year-long mission on board of ISS.||30d 21h 3m||Success |
|CRS-9||C111||18 July 2016 ||Delivered docking adapter International Docking Adapter (IDA-2) to modify the ISS docking port Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-2) for Commercial Crew spacecraft.
Longest time a Dragon Capsule was in space.
|36d 6h 57m||Success|
|CRS-10||C112||19 February 2017 ||First launch from Kennedy Space Center LC-39A since STS-135 in mid-2011. Berthing to the ISS was delayed by a day due to software incompatibilities.||23d 8h 8m||Success |
|CRS-11||C106.2 ♺ ||3 June 2017||The first mission to re-fly a recovered Dragon capsule (previously flown on SpaceX CRS-4).||27d 1h 53m||Success |
|CRS-12||C113||14 August 2017||Last mission to use a new Dragon 1 spacecraft.||31d 6h||Success|
|CRS-13||C108.2 ♺||15 December 2017 ||Second reuse of Dragon capsule. First NASA mission to fly aboard reused Falcon 9. First reuse of this specific Dragon spacecraft.||25d 21h 21m||Success|
|CRS-14||C110.2 ♺||2 April 2018||Third reuse of a Dragon capsule, only necessitated replacing its heatshield, trunk, and parachutes. Returned over 4000 pounds of cargo. First reuse of this specific Dragon spacecraft.||30d 16h||Success|
|CRS-15||C111.2 ♺||29 June 2018 ||Fourth reuse. First reuse of this specific Dragon spacecraft.||32d 45m||Success |
|CRS-16||C112.2 ♺||5 December 2018 ||Fifth reuse. First reuse of this specific Dragon spacecraft. The first-stage booster landing failed due to a grid fin hydraulic pump stall on reentry.||36d 4h||Success |
|CRS-17||C113.2 ♺||4 May 2019 ||Sixth reuse. First reuse of this specific Dragon spacecraft.||27d 23h 2m||Success |
|CRS-18||C108.3 ♺||24 July 2019 ||Seventh reuse. First capsule to make a third flight.||30d 20h 24m||Success|
|CRS-19||C106.3 ♺||5 December 2019 ||Eighth reuse. Second capsule to make a third flight.||29d 19h 54m||Success|
|CRS-20||C112.3 ♺||7 March 2020 ||Ninth reuse. Third capsule to make a third flight.
Final launch of this Dragon version (Dragon 1), with following launches using SpaceX Dragon 2.
|28d 22h 12m||Success|
The following specifications are published by SpaceX for the non-NASA, non-ISS commercial flights of the refurbished Dragon capsules, listed as "DragonLab" flights on the SpaceX manifest. The specifications for the NASA-contracted Dragon Cargo were not included in the 2009 DragonLab datasheet.
- 10 cubic metres (350 cu ft) interior pressurized, environmentally controlled, payload volume.
- Onboard environment: 10–46 °C (50–115 °F); relative humidity 25~75%; 13.9~14.9 psia air pressure (958.4~1027 hPa).
Unpressurized sensor bay (recoverable payload)
- 0.1 cubic metres (3.5 cu ft) unpressurized payload volume.
- Sensor bay hatch opens after orbit insertion to allow full sensor access to the outer space environment, and closes before Earth atmosphere re-entry.
Unpressurized trunk (non-recoverable)
- 14 cubic metres (490 cu ft) payload volume in the 2.3 metres (7 ft 7 in) trunk, aft of the pressure vessel heat shield, with optional trunk extension to 4.3 metres (14 ft) total length, payload volume increases to 34 cubic metres (1,200 cu ft).
- Supports sensors and space apertures up to 3.5 metres (11 ft) in diameter.
Power, communication and command systems
- Power: twin solar panels providing 1500 watts average, 4000 watts peak, at 28 and 120 VDC.
- Spacecraft communication: commercial standard RS-422 and military standard 1553 serial I/O, plus Ethernet communications for IP-addressable standard payload service.
- Command uplink: 300 kbit/s.
- Telemetry/data downlink: 300 Mbit/s standard, fault-tolerant S-band telemetry and video transmitters.
Dragon uses a "radiation-tolerant" design in the electronic hardware and software that make up its flight computers. The system uses three pairs of computers, each constantly checking on the others, to instantiate a fault-tolerant design. In the event of a radiation upset or soft error, one of the computer pairs will perform a soft reboot. Including the flight computers, Dragon employs 18 triply-redundant processing units, for a total of 54 processors.
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- Cygnus – Uncrewed cargo spacecraft developed by Orbital Sciences
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The number of passenger on board the aircraft could not be immediately kno...
Indian airlines to avoid Iranian airspace, will re-route flights: DGCA
"All Indian operators in consultation with DGCA have decided to avoid the affected part of Iranian Airspace to ensure safe travel for the passengers. They will re-route flights suitably," the DGCA said.
Nine dead as plane crashes in Hawaii, believed during skydiving trip
The twin-engine King Air plane went down near the Dillingham Airfield, the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) said.
Iran says it will respond firmly to any US threat: Tasnim
On Thursday, an Iranian missile destroyed a U.S. Global Hawk surveillance drone. Tehran said the drone was shot down over its territory and Washington said it had occurred in international airspace.
United Airlines suspends Newark-Mumbai flights over Iran airspace concerns
A United spokesman said customers flying from Mumbai to Newark would be booked on alternative flights back to the United States.
Cement, aviation stocks likely to shine
Going forward, estimates of banks and NBFCs could be at risk .
Why Jet Airways stock skyrocketed 122% in a day?
Jet Airways shares will be removed from the F&O segment from June 28, 2019.
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http://www.meetup.com/Drones-for-Precision-Farming-Eco-Research-Aerial-Mapping/members/56727762/ | 2016-08-24T01:56:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-36/segments/1471982290752.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20160823195810-00139-ip-10-153-172-175.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.884345 | 153 | CC-MAIN-2016-36 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-36__0__25027224 | en | Palo Alto, CAUSA
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The goal of this MeetUp is to explore and develop the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to collect aerial imagery for the purpose of crop inspection, 3D orthographic mapping, and general site survey.
Groups or individuals interested in this technology are invited to join and connect with others to learn and develop solutions and specific applications.
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https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/astronauts-escape-malfunctioning-soyuz-rocket-launch-abort.981471/ | 2019-08-24T02:21:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027319470.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20190824020840-20190824042840-00540.warc.gz | 0.96916 | 141 | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-35__0__75937022 | en | - Jul 5, 2009
A US astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut were forced to make an emergency landing after their Russian Soyuz rocket malfunctioned en route to the International Space Station (ISS).
Shortly after taking off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Nick Hague and Alexey Ovchinin reported a problem with the rocket's booster.
The men were forced into a "ballistic descent", with their capsule landing a few hundred miles north of Baikonur.
The launch appeared to be going smoothly, but some 90 seconds later Nasa, on its livestream, reported that a problem seemed to have occurred with the booster rocket between the first and second stages of separation. | aerospace | 1 |
https://internethobbies.com/products/kty-80118 | 2022-06-29T15:38:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103640328.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220629150145-20220629180145-00341.warc.gz | 0.774219 | 223 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__37236237 | en | Kitty Hawk Aircraft 1/48 SAAB Jas39B/D Gripen Fighter Kit
The Saab JAS 39 Gripen is a light single-engine multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab.
- Engraved panel lines, fully equipped tandem cockpit, detailed undercarriage and wheel wells, optional position speed brakes, choice of exposed radar package or closed radome, F404 engine with intake turbine face and afterburner, optional position control surfaces and speed brakes, in-flight refuelling probe, 2-piece optional position canopy and photo-etch detail parts.
- Ample external stores: AGM-65, Python IV, AIM-9M, GBU-12, AIM-120, DWS-39, RBS-15.
- Decals and color painting guide for (6) aircraft: Swedish Air Force; Thailand Air Force; Royal Hungarian Air Force; Czech Air Force; Brazil Air Force and South African Air Force SA01 - includes weapons markings | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.suasnews.com/2017/01/energyor-delivers-fuel-cell-h2-quad-1000-french-airforce/ | 2023-12-09T03:22:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100781.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20231209004202-20231209034202-00384.warc.gz | 0.935572 | 676 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__98936775 | en | Montréal, Canada: EnergyOr Technologies Inc., a leader in advanced, lightweight PEM fuel cell systems for aerospace applications, recently shipped the first H 2 QUAD 1000 to the French Air Force’s Centre d’ Expertise Aérienne Militaire (CEAM) as it enters into the second phase of the Joint Development Agreement (JDA) signed in February 2016.
This JDA serves as the foundation to advance the development of optimised long endurance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) powered by EnergyOr’s fuel cell system technology.
The H 2 QUAD 1000 acquisition, including all related support equipment, was coordinated through AEROSATSYSTEM of France.
EnergyOr’s H 2 QUAD 1000 is a fuel cell powered multirotor UAV capable of carrying a 1 kg payload for more than 2 hours, effectively 4 times longer than any comparable platform.
EnergyOr is delivering a complete turn-key solution, including Ground Control Station (GCS), EPOD fuel cell system Human Machine Interface (HMI), avionics and flight controls, integrated 4K camera payload and gimbal, HPOD portable hydrogen filling station, EDAQ data acquisition and diagnostic system, as well as onsite operator training and engineering support which includes comprehensive operating manuals and assembly instructions.
“The H 2 QUAD 1000 is the most advanced multirotor UAV in the world and includes support equipment such as our portable hydrogen filling station, various payload options, and an extensive training program to address all of our customer’s requirements, from A to Z,” stated EnergyOr’s CEO, Michel Bitton.
“EnergyOr has now developed the capacity to manufacture and deliver highly advanced and complete fuel cell system products,” Mr Bitton added. “This full package is also available to other qualified end users.”
Small, electrical UAVs are a rapidly growing segment of the unmanned aircraft market and are especially suited to military applications. Battery powered UAVs have very limited flight times due to the relatively low specific energy (Watt-hours/kg) of existing rechargeable battery technologies.
About EnergyOr EnergyOr Technologies Inc. (2002) is a Montreal-based Canadian company that develops lightweight and compact turn-key PEM fuel cell systems for high value-added premium niche markets. Its patented technology is well suited for aerospace, portable and mobile power applications, or any other application where weight is a critical requirement, including automotive.
EnergyOr was the first company to fly a fuel cell powered UAV in Canada, Israel and India and has also achieved a flight of more than 10 hours with its fuel cell powered operational UAV, the FALCON H2 in 2011.
EnergyOr has demonstrated what is believed to be the longest endurance flight of the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Bird Eye 650 to date; the world’s longest multirotor drone flight, a record of 3 hours, 43 minutes; the world’s longest multirotor drone flight in real-world operating conditions with payload; the first fuel cell powered drone flights in France (June 2016) and first multirotor drone flights in Spain (July 2016).
Please visit our new website at www.energyor.com for more information | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-06-26-8702170043-story.html | 2018-11-20T01:31:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039746171.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20181119233342-20181120015342-00309.warc.gz | 0.949298 | 249 | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-47__0__158313422 | en | The Grabill organization, a privately held company based in southwest suburban Oak Forest, said Thursday that it agreed to buy Fruehauf Corp.`s aerospace operations for about $172 million.
The five aerospace-parts businesses will boost Grabill`s revenue to more than $750 million in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1988, the company said.
Grabill is a little-known, diversified company headed by its young founder, William Stoecker. He couldn`t be reached for comment, but a Grabill spokeswoman said Stoecker started in business by rehabilitating foreclosed houses before forming Grabill in 1981.
Grabill has 30 companies in manufacturing, real estate development, construction and retailing. Its manufacturing operations range from target-range equipment to fasteners and speciality machines.
With its acquisition from Detroit-based Fruehauf, Grabill will make helicopter transmissions, hydraulic components for military aircraft, blades for jet engines and turbines, and fabricated assemblies for use in jet engines.
The company said the five businesses will become subsidiaries of newly formed Grabill Aerospace Industries Ltd. Howard J. Kerr, former president of Custom Technologies Corp., will head the business, Grabill said. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.climate-policy-watcher.org/radio-occultation/kompsat5.html | 2020-01-19T00:29:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579250593994.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20200118221909-20200119005909-00224.warc.gz | 0.904221 | 226 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__65903236 | en | The KOMPSAT program is a government funded space program which was started in the mid 90's. The first satellite of the KOMPSAT program was launched in 1999 and the second satellite was launched in 2006. Currently, KOMPSAT-3 and KOMPSAT-5 are under development at the same time.
KOMPSAT-5 is in the critical design phase and scheduled to be launched in 2010. The main mission of KOMPSAT-5 is observing the Earth by using a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). In Fig. 1, the KOMPSAT-5 program architecture is described (Lee 2007). In order to satisfy the orbit determination accuracy requirements, Atmosphere Occultation and Precision Orbit Determination (AOPOD) system is used. The AOPOD system consists of a dual frequency GPS receiver and a Laser Retro Reflector Array (LRRA). The dual frequency GPS receiver generates precision orbit determination data and GPS radio occultation data. The LRRA is used for POD validation of KOMPSAT-5.
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http://www.1475.org/ | 2020-01-29T11:24:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579251796127.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20200129102701-20200129132701-00256.warc.gz | 0.881598 | 223 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__181983919 | en | This is the Official web site of 1475 (Dulwich) Squadron, Air Training Corps. 1475 Squadron is an operating unit of the Air Training Corps (ATC) which is a national youth organisation more commonly known as the 'Air Cadets'.
There are over one thousand Squadrons in the UK with over 60,000 air cadets. 1475 (Dulwich) Squadron and the Air Training Corps are celebrating over 75 years since it's founding in 1941.
Dulwich Air Cadets do #MoreThanJustFly
2018 marks the 100 year anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air Force, the world's oldest independent air force.
For more information on #RAF100, click on the image below:
1475 (Dulwich) Squadron ATC
High Wood Cadet Centre
London SE22 8LG
|Wednesday, Friday||19:15 - 21:45|
If you have any queries or wish to make an appointment, please contact us:
020 8693 1475 (Parade Nights)
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https://dronesafestore.com/blog/the-world-of-drone-technology-is-expanding-rapidly-and-changing-daily | 2022-05-28T02:14:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663011588.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528000300-20220528030300-00401.warc.gz | 0.928265 | 613 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__157068038 | en | Welcome to the Drone Safe Store, we have been drone industry experts from the very beginning and we see things differently.
At Drone Safe Store, we do things differently. We want to share our passion for quality drones beyond the already established industry. With our customers experience at the forefront of our minds, all of our drones can be purchased with a FREE 1-hour telephone consultation, to ensure you get the very best out of your new purchase.
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The DJI Mavic Minis ultra light design makes it the perfect fly for all skill level drone pilots. Renowned for its ease of use, the DJI Mavic Mini doesn’t fall short of camera quality expectations, supporting 12MP aerial photographs and 2.7K Quad HD videos. A 3-axis gimbal also provides excellent stability and ensures clear and smooth footage, with airtime of up to 30 minutes. For the ultimate starter package, we suggest investing in the DJI Mavic Mini Fly More Combo, which includes a number of additional accessories that will maximise the quality of your drone flying experience.
We recommend that the next step up from this perfect introduction to your drone-flying journey would be the DJI Mavic Air 2 at £769, with the DJI Mavic Air 2 Fly More Combo coming in at £949. With all the features of the DJI Mavic Mini, this powerful and portable drone offers advanced features, intelligent shooting and longer flight times. With 48MP camera quality and 8K Hyperlapse this is an extraordinary drone for a great price.
By joining us, you’ll not only have access to our exclusive closed network of professional operators, you’ll also be entitled to Drone Safe Store discounts and gain access to our Drone Safe Marketplace. Selling your pre-loved drones has never been so easy, with free market place listings and no final value fees.
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https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/AD0802114 | 2021-06-19T21:41:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487649731.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20210619203250-20210619233250-00166.warc.gz | 0.810462 | 275 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__152366949 | en | KC-135 POWER SPECTRAL VERTICAL GUST LOAD ANALYSIS. VOLUME 1. DETAILED ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
Final technical rept. 1 Jul 1965-1 Jun 1966
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This report presents the results of an analysis to obtain the stress response parameters level of stress per level of turbulence and zero-crossing rates at two wing stations and two body stations of the KC-135 airplane where the margins of safety for gusts are minimum. Five combinations of gross weight, speed, and altitude were selected. The results of the computer analysis present the effects of changes in scale of turbulence and upper cutoff frequency on the response parameters and zero-crossing rates. Results indicate a large reduction in stress response parameter and small reduction in zero-crossing rate with increasing scale of turbulence. Variations of upper cutoff frequence above the highest modal frequency used in the analysis indicate negligible change in either stress response parameter or zero-crossing rates. The ratios of incremental limit allowable stress to stress response parameter obtained over a wide range of gross weight, speed, and scale of turbulence result in a minimum value of 53. This document presents the analyses and specific results described above.
- Transport Aircraft
- Numerical Mathematics | aerospace | 1 |
http://lusa.one/2021/11/04/air-cargo-an-important-but-less-famous-part-of-the-aviation-industry/ | 2023-09-25T19:41:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510085.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20230925183615-20230925213615-00695.warc.gz | 0.973513 | 984 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__290672925 | en | There are things that “everyone” knows that seemingly very few people actually do know. The other week this blog brought up such a thing, namely who is flying as passengers and who is not (link). For experts in the aviation industry and academia this was an issue that probably is well known, but perhaps not by many more than those experts. Today, we are bringing up a similar topic – the transport of goods via air around the world, i.e. air cargo. As much as it may be argued that “everyone” knows also about this topic, air cargo is probably not something that many has a good knowledge about. Even those who work outside of air cargo in the aviation industry often do not know much about it. So, here is a small overview of this crucially but less famous part of the aviation industry.
Airlines and traffic with passengers get most of the attention in the aviation industry, but the pandemic has showed how important the cargo part of the industry is. Still, it is not easy to find numbers that demonstrate this importance, at least not in comparison to passenger traffic. This is partly because a lot of cargo travels in the belly hold of passenger aircraft. A study from Cranfield stated that in 2013 half of worldwide cargo was transported in cargo aircraft and the other half in belly holds (link). This number has been stable for some time and while it has been expected that belly hold will increase, a 2018 forecast predicts that this will not happen untol 2037 (link).
As per IATA, the airlines represented by the industry organisation transport more than 50 million tons of goods annually. This is just one percent of world trade by volume, but more than a third of the total value. According to a study by the World Bank (link) the price of air cargo is about four to five times that of road transport and 12 to 16 times that of maritime transport. This is why air cargo is only competitive if what is shipped is of high value per unit and time for the transport is an important factor. This means that documents, medicine and medical equipment, perishable produce and seafood, expensive electronics and clothing, emergency spare parts, and inputs to just-in-time production are examples of items which are suitable for being transported as air cargo. The advantage of speed of delivery can be offset against the disadvantage of a higher cost for these types of items.
The COVID pandemic provided an unexpected and large boost for air cargo, with many cargo operators making sizeable profits and many airlines depending on it for survival. This resulted in increased orders for freighter aircraft as well as an increase in conversions of aircraft into freighters. However, the histrory of air cargo is one of dramatic cyclical shift in fortunes, depending on the development of the world economy. What seems safe to say is that, as per a forecast by Boeing (link), the share of air cargo linked to Asian economies will continue to grow for many years ahead (from just above 50% in 2017 to 60% over the next 20 years). A report from just a few weeks ago from IATA (link) stated that cargo volumes increased in August 2021 compared with August 2019, i.e. even when compared with pre-COVID levels. Air cargo demand was 7.7% higher in August this year, again comapred to August 2019 and at the same time capacity was down with 12% in the same comparison, setting up a favourable situation for pricing for cargo operators. The cargo load factor was 54%, which is 10 percentage points higher than in August 2019. Overall, the market situations continues to look good for air cargo and there are some who predict that the increased focus on cargo operations represents a “structural shift” in the industry (link).
From a pilot perspective, transporting passengers has always had a higher status than transporting air cargo. Perhaps because of traditions, pay and other reasons, but also because older aircraft are normally used for cargo operations. With the pandemic and relentless competition and cost pressure among passenger airlines, the difference in status may however gradually be shrinking. Large cargo operators, such as FedEX and UPS, offer competitive career opportunities for pilots. It may be that the old myths about differences between airline pilots and “freight dogs” (link to characterstics of “freight dogs here – link) will surely live on, but during the pandemic many pilots shifted from to air cargo operators and some seem to have found that there are advantages to this type of operation.
This was just a few pieces of information about air cargo and freighter operations, but hopefully we can return to this topic to further explore it. If there are any cargo pilots out there who can provide some guidance and information, or even write a guest post, about air cargo operations that would be warmly welcomed. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2849003/30th-ces-keeps-the-current-flowing/ | 2023-01-29T09:07:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499710.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20230129080341-20230129110341-00549.warc.gz | 0.933959 | 722 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__152566537 | en | 30th CES Keeps The Current Flowing
By Staff Sgt. Draeke Layman, Space Launch Delta 30 Public Affairs
/ Published November 19, 2021
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. --
Vandenberg Space Force Base is home to one of the largest electrical systems in the entire Air Force. The duties of maintenance and repair on the numerous electrical poles, circuits, breakers, substations, lightning arrestors and more rest squarely upon the tried-and-true coveralls of the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron.
“This base is just so large that we need multiple substations to maintain service all around the base,” says Mr. Edward Smith, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical section foreman. “It requires these redundancies, or back-ups in the case of issues or emergency, to provide the necessary overhead to keep our systems in place, protected and able to be distributed.”
Vandenberg has the capacity for receiving upwards of seventy-thousand volts of concurrent power. All of that power is diverted to a total of nine substations across both North and South bases, each of which possess transformers that drop the total voltages down to a more manageable twelve-thousand volts. Following that, the electrical currents then flow through various circuit lines, travelling down to various buildings and finally outputting at 120 volts. In layman’s terms, this electrical conversion process is what inevitably powers everything from an office microwave to the Space Launch Complexes. The process, however, is much more involved than simply flipping a switch.
“We conducted substation switching today to ensure that Space Launch Complex 4 didn’t experience any outages during maintenance,” said Tech. Sergeant David Livoti, 30th Civil Engineering Squadron electrical section chief. “They had full power the entire time, while we simultaneously de-energized our entire M-Line circuit for our linemen to safely test and ground conductors, climb into their bucket trucks then replace six lightning arrestors.”
With common environmental hazards like high winds, lightning strikes, fires, thick fog layers that cause corrosion and more, safely maintaining these vast electrical systems on base is paramount in preventing outages or helping mitigate the need for frequent short-term repairs. Functionally, 30th CES set up these systems in an attempt to maintain as much control in switching process as possible while preventing outages during maintenance.
“When we go out into the field, our goal is to isolate only a certain section for repair, while also keeping our base inhabitants fed with commercial power,” said Livoti. “Something as simple as having up-to-date equipment like our new drill sets has also cut the time required of the Airmen to replace items like lightning arrestors in half!”
When considering the vastness of Vandenberg’s environment, it may be worth noting the effect its unique landscape and challenges can have on an electrician’s perspective of a problem. With great problems come great responsibility that hones the abilities of Airmen and civilians working to uphold Vandenberg as a sparkling beacon of launch readiness of the California central coast.
“Thanks to our electrical infrastructure here, most of, if not all our Airmen will leave here as technical experts in this field,” said Smith. “They get more direct, hands-on electrical line-work training than just about any other base due to its size and scope.” | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/praful-takes-moral-responsibility/article436125.ece | 2014-11-28T11:23:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-49/segments/1416931010149.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20141125155650-00029-ip-10-235-23-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.98311 | 1,078 | CC-MAIN-2014-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-49__0__43834929 | en | Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has accepted moral responsibility for Saturday's crash of an Air India plane at the Mangalore airport, but avoided answering a question whether he offered to resign at a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
“As head of the civil aviation family, I feel very saddened, anguished and personally [and] morally responsible that such a tragic incident has taken place. I have conveyed my deep sense of anguish to the Prime Minister,” he told journalists soon after meeting Dr. Singh.
He briefed the Prime Minister on returning from the site where the Air India Express flight IX 812 from Dubai crashed, killing 158 persons. Asked what directives the Prime Minister gave him, Mr. Patel said Dr. Singh too was deeply shocked and saddened, but told him to face the situation and take corrective measures.
Mr. Patel said the second runway, which was used by the ill-fated aircraft, had been made operational in 2006, and its friction quotient was tested only recently. “Winds were calm, weather was fine and the visibility was about six km. The runway was completely dry, and on a normal day, all these parameters were perfect for a normal landing. But it appears that the aircraft overshot its threshold point of landing on the runway, and since the Mangalore airport is a table-top one, on the top of a hill, the aircraft plunged into a valley.”
Mr. Patel said the 8000-foot runway was sufficient for aircraft such as the Boeing 737-800 to land, and was equipped with all navigational and instrument landing systems. It would not be fair to say safety concerns were ignored when the airport was constructed.
He said the Air India Express aircraft was less than two-and-a-half years old and both pilots were experienced and familiar with the topography of the airport.
“The reason for the aircraft overshooting the runway can be known only after the completion of the high-level inquiry ordered by the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation.” Mr. Patel, who also met the eight survivors, said they were seated all across the aircraft and managed to unlock their seat belts and rush to safety even as the flames were slowly engulfing the aircraft.
Discounting reports that the pilots were unfamiliar with the topography of the airport, Civil Aviation Secretary Madhavan Nambiar said Captain Z. Glusica, 53, had a good deal of experience in operating in the terrain around Mangalore and was familiar with it. Co-pilot Captain H.S. Ahluwalia was, in fact, based at Mangalore and had logged 3,650 hours of flying. Air India Director (Personnel) Anup Srivastava said in Mumbai that Capt. Glusica's commercial pilot licence was endorsed by the DGCA.
He, along with Capt. Ahluwalia, last flew into the Mangalore airport on May 17. Capt. Ahluwalia joined Air India last April after quitting Jet Airways. Both pilots died in Saturday's crash. As for the runway, Mr. Nambiar said there had been 32,000 landings since 2006.
Earlier in Mangalore, Mr. Praful Patel told a press conference at the airport that the aircraft had been following the ILS (Instrument Landing System) approach for landing, and the pilot reported to the ATC that it had established itself on the ILS approach about 10 miles from touchdown.
Runway 24 is 2,450 metres long and has a safety/spillover area of 90 metres of sand designed to arrest the speed of an aircraft.Retracing the course of the events that led to the crash in the morning, Mr. Patel said the pilot overshot the runway and braked hard but could not stop the aircraft.
The right wing crashed against a localiser (a landing aide in the form of a concrete structure about 50 feet high). The aircraft then plummeted into a valley. “India has a long unblemished record in civil aviation and we are deeply shocked and pained by the crash.” He said, “Five survivors have said the pilot braked hard and the plane shook violently. Beyond the spillover area is a vertical drop into a thickly wooded area.”
The Minister dismissed suggestions that the pilot was fatigued, adding he had flown seven hours with a break in between. As for the possibility of ILS malfunction, he said all other functions of the aircraft “appear to be normal.” Allaying concerns at the quality of the runway, he said it was made of cement and concrete with a sufficient friction quotient.
The chances of recovery of the black box were high as the debris was concentrated in a small area, Mr. Patel said. The entire wreckage was found, and all 158 bodies have been recovered.
The bodies have been badly burnt and so it will take time for health officials to identify hand them over to relatives. According to the Montreal Convention, to which India is a signatory, $1,60,000 is the amount recommended as compensation to the family of an air crash victim. The injured will be treated at state expense and compensation will be commensurate with the extent of injury. | aerospace | 1 |
https://aviationsourcenews.com/airline/hi-fly-expands-fleet-with-two-new-airbus-a330-200-aircraft/ | 2024-02-28T13:21:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474715.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20240228112121-20240228142121-00501.warc.gz | 0.914889 | 648 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__35144830 | en | Hi Fly, a leading wet lease specialist and charter airline operating worldwide, has expanded its fleet with the addition of two Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
Registered as 9H-HFJ and 9H-HFK, these two new acquisitions will further strengthen the company’s capabilities as service providers for airlines needing additional capacity.
Airbus A330-200 Configuration
With a seating capacity of 269 passengers, the Airbus A330-200 ensures a comfortable journey for travelers. The cabin configuration is a two-class offering, allowing for 18 spacious Business Class and 251 Economy Class seats.
Business Class passengers are in for a treat with a double seat layout providing a generous 78-inch legroom and a flat-bed recline.
The attention to detail is evident, with motorized adjustability for headrests, backrests, legrests, and seatpans. Lumbar control, lap safety belts, and electrical massage zones contribute to an unparalleled travel experience.
Even in Economy Class, passengers enjoy a comfortable pitch of 32 inches, maximizing the available space and ensuring a pleasant journey for all.
Hi Fly CEO Comments
“We are delighted to add these two new Airbus A330-200 to our existing fleet,” exclaimed Antonios Efthymiou, the CEO of Hi Fly.
He emphasized that these additions perfectly complement their portfolio, providing an expanded array of options to meet the growing global demand for their services.
The A330-200 family is renowned for its reliability and operational efficiency, boasting an impressive 99.4% rate.
With a maximum range of 15,500 kilometers, these aircraft are an ideal choice for airlines looking to reduce operational costs and enhance environmental performance.
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The commitment to growth is evident as the airline plans to add a new aircraft to its fleet every quarter, maintaining this momentum until the end of 2024.
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Hi Fly is the largest Airbus widebody aircraft wet lease specialist in the world, and is EASA and IOSA certified and FAA approved, with AOC’s in Portugal and Malta, and licensed to operate globally.
The airline operates a large fleet of all Airbus aircraft, Airbus A320, A330 and A340, available for wet lease and charter, passengers and cargo, on short, medium and long-term contracts, worldwide.
Customers include airlines, governments, tour operators, freight forward companies and private individuals and the military.
This is Hi Fly’s core business and has been developed with unmatched operational expertise over the last 18 years.
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https://hobbiesandhobbies.info/best-drone-with-gimbal-camera-best-cheap-drone-with-camera-philippines.html | 2020-02-22T19:01:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875145713.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20200222180557-20200222210557-00403.warc.gz | 0.961916 | 868 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__158447377 | en | At a glance review: This is a drone by the JXD, the age restriction for this drone is 14 +. The type it undergoes is RC simulators. The drone includes the feature of radio control which is a good one for a beginner to start with. The function of the controller of 360 degree appeals a fond of nature to go with this drone. To tell upon the features, the headless mode is the one that is spectacular in nature. This mode makes this drones so much appealing. One key automation return is also a factor for the drone to buy. This quadcopter drone is not for the kids that should be beard in the mind when purchasing. The filming and shooting of images on the aerial flight is perfect when it comes to the capturing of atmosphere as it comes to the mind of the purchaser. The built-in camera has a lot to tell about its capability as a drone in the sky. There is another mode included which is called the mode the left hand throttle. The flying time of this flying machine is 8 to 10 minutes. The product weights less than a couple of pounds. So iis portability is good to declare its victory in competence of the drones of same nature in the market. The atmospheric pressure sense and the Wi-Fi and first person view and one key taking of a landing feature makes it more and more appealing for the technology lovers to buy this drone. This drone is very much easy to fly with and also easy to start with. So for the beginners is a perfect match for this drone.
There are various factors you should take note of when shopping for these particular machines. First, you need to check the control operating system to ensure that it’s easy and manageable to use. Basically, there are 3 main control functions you can choose from which include OPTI, ATTI, and GPS, though they all help in flight-stabilization and assistance they tend to do it in slightly different ways.
And now the bad news. You get what you pay for, and if you want an aerial video platform that can capture stunning footage, you need to be ready to spend some cash. Because drones are such pricey propositions, it pays to do your research before buying one. We've tested many of the ready-to-fly models on the market to determine what's important to look for, and the best models available.
For those looking for a basic done that has FPV camera capabilities that are still pretty decent, but at a fair price, the Hubsan H502S is definitely the way to go. There are minimal features, mostly just the GPS function, which is a nice touch that makes all the difference, and you get up to 12 minutes of flying time on a single charge. You also get Return to Home, Follow Me, one-key control, the whole set.
Likewise, ensure that your device is equipped with headless mode, which is a cheater mode that allows you to treat any direction that the drone goes as forward so that you don’t have to worry about how to flip it around safely and control it back to your location after completing a flight. With headless mode, all you need to do is just push the joystick in the corresponding direction that you want the device to travel.
The word “drone” has taken on a few different meanings over the years. Some people think of a drone as a bee, others might think of those predator drones that the military uses. The drones that most people talk about today are simply radio controlled aircraft that have some level of autonomous features. A drone can be a plane, a helicopter, a quadcopter, or any combination in-between. Most of the drones sold today are quadcopters. They have 4 rotors and a flight controller that is used to stabilize the lift from the each propeller.
Overall you can’t go wrong if you’re looking for in the toy drone section with something for a camera to play with. The HD 720p camera takes great video and pictures. The price is right at under $130.00 amazon, and really the customer service is the kicker. No other drone company we’ve spoken to has displayed such dedication to making sure their customers are happy. | aerospace | 1 |
https://cozy.global/Adidas-x-International-Space-Station | 2023-06-05T19:59:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224652161.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20230605185809-20230605215809-00437.warc.gz | 0.717922 | 112 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__161241472 | en | Adidas x International Space Station
Adidas teamed up with the International Space Station to create a unique new trainer. We created a mini-doc following Eleanor, an astronaut in training.
Directed by Mahaneela
Produced by Sadé Lawson / COZY GLOBAL
DOP: Olan Collardy
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http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2008/02/re_an_irregular_challenge.asp | 2015-08-29T03:45:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-35/segments/1440644064167.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20150827025424-00348-ip-10-171-96-226.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.944525 | 288 | CC-MAIN-2015-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-35__0__114461543 | en | Re: An Irregular Challenge
11:52 AM, Feb 18, 2008 • By STUART KOEHL
John Noonan makes some very interesting and important points in his recent piece, "An Irregular Challenge." The Air Force does need to evaluate its role in low intensity conflict and must make the necessary investments to support that mission. John is also right in stating that the Air Force has yet to do that in a meaningful way:
The problem for the Air Force, however, is that beyond some very secondary support function, it doesn't have much of a legitimate role in low intensity conflict (LIC). Airpower is about firepower. Firepower is almost irrelevant to low intensity conflict. Go to the AFA Daily Update, and look at the little box at the bottom, where it gives the daily number of sorties in Iraq by type. The vast majority are transport or tanker, with ISR and CAS/Armed Recon way back in the pack (and overall, the sortie rate is insignificant). When it comes to wars like Iraq and Afghanistan, the main role of the Air Force is trucking company, moving men and materiel from place to place. It can help, to a limited extent, by providing persistent surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, but systems like J-STARS, the U-2, or tactical reconnaissance aircraft can't really contribute much when the targets blend so well into the background. | aerospace | 1 |
http://spaceandstuffidk.tumblr.com/post/5175306753/yall-should-turn-on-nasa-tv-right-now | 2014-09-17T17:31:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-41/segments/1410657124236.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20140914011204-00129-ip-10-196-40-205.us-west-1.compute.internal.warc.gz | 0.866962 | 145 | CC-MAIN-2014-41 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-41__0__157909492 | en | May 03 Reblogged
Y’all should turn on NASA TV right now
They’re showing this excellent 1960s Project Mercury propaganda film, with a narrator who sounds like he swallowed a handful of Nyquil. He keeps addressing me like I’m Alan Shepard. “Your fellow astronauts helped you with your launch,” etc.
I’m excited. Every time I’ve flipped on NASA TV they’ve always had dead air.
I miss having NASA TV on my actual cable line-up. But back then basically the only thing ever on when I would try to watch something was “This Is The Earth From Space Because We Can”. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2021/04/nasa-niac-phase-2-extreme-solar-sailing.html | 2023-12-02T08:20:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100381.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202073445-20231202103445-00258.warc.gz | 0.908215 | 757 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__231782196 | en | Solar sails allow a low cost pathway to high speed and ubiquitous exploration of the outer solar system and interstellar space. A slingshot maneuver ~2-5 solar radii distant from the sun can propel light-weight cubesat class spacecraft to near-relativistic speeds. They can reach 0.1% of the speed of light (over 300 km/s or restated as 60AU/year characteristic velocities). Such a technology would markedly transform space exploration, enabling fast missions to distant worlds, effectively turning our sun into a launchpad. A trip to the outer planets would take months, interstellar space could be reached in a few years, and 1000 AU in less than 20 years. We envisage a new generation of breakthrough science missions that were not possible before from probing fundamental laws of nature at the outskirts of our solar system to peering into distant worlds. The need to dive close to the sun places and stringent requirement for materials while the need to go fast places a stringent mass budget on the spacecraft which necessitates the development of novel spacecraft architectures.
The NIAC Phase I study showed that such spacecraft are conceptually possible and the necessary materials could be developed, proving the feasibility and potential for such extreme solar sailing.
In Phase II, they will refine the roadmap for such extreme solar sailing and push the technology readiness level of the key elements and systems. They will fabricate and test novel ultra-lightweight sail materials – metamaterials – capable of withstanding the extremities of the solar corona, and improvement of the spacecraft architecture design to yield ultralow mass while providing maximal payload functionality. They will examine optimal sail support layout taking into account thermomechanical stresses and deformations upon such an extreme perihelion pass. They will explore the utility of extreme solar sailing for two breakthrough mission concepts: Fast Transit Interstellar Probe, which aims to send a probe to 500 AU in 10 years, and a Corona-Net – a precursor mission, which will send a formation flying of extreme solar sails to examine inner heliosphere at high inclinations and at less than 5 solar radii. For both mission concepts they will examine spacecraft communications and power and will explore the design of higher fidelity sail control systems to ensure precise navigation about the Sun and to an interstellar location.
Davoyan and his team, which includes Marco Velli (UCLA’s Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences Department), Les Johnson (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center) and Henry Helvajian (The Aerospace Corporation), receive $500,000 to advance materials, spacecraft architecture, and conduct mission study.
Davoyan’s group is working on unpowered solar sail material, laser pushed optimized solar sail material and ultrathin (10 nanometers thick) solar cells. The ultrathin solar cells would potentially enable greater than 10 kilowatt per kilogram power generation. Ultra-high power with ultra low weight enables ultra high speeds and other fantastic space vehicles.
Brian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many disruptive technology and trends including Space, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Medicine, Anti-aging Biotechnology, and Nanotechnology.
Known for identifying cutting edge technologies, he is currently a Co-Founder of a startup and fundraiser for high potential early-stage companies. He is the Head of Research for Allocations for deep technology investments and an Angel Investor at Space Angels.
A frequent speaker at corporations, he has been a TEDx speaker, a Singularity University speaker and guest at numerous interviews for radio and podcasts. He is open to public speaking and advising engagements. | aerospace | 1 |
http://now.space/posts/janus-tethys-image-gallery/ | 2017-06-24T12:14:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320261.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624115542-20170624135542-00487.warc.gz | 0.9462 | 594 | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-26__0__222305100 | en | Janus and Tethys demonstrate the main difference between small moons and large ones. It’s all about the moon’s shape.
Images & Text: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
Although Janus should be the least lonely of all moons – sharing its orbit with Epimetheus – it still spends most of its orbit far from other moons, alone in the vastness of space.
Moons like Tethys are large enough that their own gravity is sufficient to overcome the material strength of the substances they are made of (mostly ice in the case of Tethys) and mold them into spherical shapes. But small moons like Janus are not massive enough for their gravity to form them into a sphere. Janus and its like are left as irregularly shaped bodies.
The two large craters on Tethys, near the line where day fades to night, almost resemble two giant eyes observing Saturn. In this image Tethys is significantly closer to the camera, while the planet is in the background. Yet the moon is still utterly dwarfed by the giant Saturn.
Here, the giant impact basin Odysseus on Saturn’s moon Tethys stands out brightly from the rest of the illuminated icy crescent. This distinct coloration may result from differences in either the composition or structure of the terrain exposed by the giant impact.
Like a cosmic bull’s-eye, Enceladus and Tethys line up almost perfectly for Cassini’s cameras. Since the two moons are not only aligned, but also at relatively similar distances from Cassini, the apparent sizes in this image are a good approximation of the relative sizes of Enceladus (504 kilometers across) and Tethys (1,062 kilometers across).
In reality, Janus and the rings both orbit Saturn and are only weakly connected to each other through their mutual gravitational tugs. At specific locations in the rings, these gravitational tugs result in orbital resonances, which lead to some beautiful waves being created in the rings.
Like most moons in the solar system, Saturn’s moon Tethys is covered by impact craters. Some craters bear witness to incredibly violent events, such as the crater Odysseus (seen here at the right of the image). While Tethys is 1,062 kilometers across, the crater Odysseus is 450 kilometers across, covering about 4.5 percent of the moon’s surface area. A comparably sized crater on Earth would be as large as Russia!
Tethys, dwarfed by the scale of Saturn and its rings, appears as an elegant crescent in this image taken by NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft. Views like this are impossible from Earth, where we only see Saturn’s moons as (more or less) fully illuminated disks. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.lumentum.com/en/products/turnkey-fiber-laser-corelight-2kW | 2019-02-22T04:55:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247513222.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20190222033812-20190222055812-00287.warc.gz | 0.833931 | 275 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__225968689 | en | 2 kW Turnkey Fiber Laser System, 1080 nm
CORELIGHT YTK 2000
Lumentum CORELIGHT YTK-Series 2 kW, 4 kW, and 6 kW turnkey fiber laser systems offer a complete high-power and high-brightness solution for the most demanding macromaterial processing applications. Built upon the highly efficient, field proven Lumentum CORELIGHT YLE-Series ytterbium fiber laser modules, CORELIGHT YTK-Series products seamlessly integrate into new and existing machine tools. Control and monitoring are accomplished through industry-standard interfacing. Multiple, user-accessible, real-time system logs ensure detailed operational history is available for review at any time.
CORELIGHT YTK-Series products enable exceptionally high-speed cutting, welding, material deposition, and many other OEM macromaterial processing applications. Ideal for processing steel, aluminum, copper, brass, and many other metals, CORELIGHT YTK-Series products offer installation and operational flexibility to meet the most demanding requirements.
High-power fiber laser systems are used to cut parts from sheet metal for the manufacturing of automobiles, aircraft and commercial and consumer appliances. They are increasingly used for welding, material deposition (laser cladding) and large-scale surface treatment applications significantly more efficiently than traditional nonlaser processes. | aerospace | 1 |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_117 | 2015-10-09T02:15:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-40/segments/1443737913039.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20151001221833-00113-ip-10-137-6-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.890784 | 623 | CC-MAIN-2015-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-40__0__62816501 | en | Air France Flight 117
An Air France Boeing 707–320 similar to the crashed aircraft
|Date||22 June 1962|
|Summary||Controlled flight into terrain|
|Site||Dos D'Ane, 25 km (15.5 mi) WNW of Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
|Aircraft type||Boeing 707–328|
|Aircraft name||Chateau de Chantilly|
|Flight origin||Paris, France|
|1st stopover||Lisbon, Portugal|
|2nd stopover||Santa Maria Island, Azores|
|3rd stopover||Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe|
|4th stopover||Caracas, Venezuela|
|Last stopover||Lima, Peru|
Air France Flight 117 was a multi-leg international scheduled flight from Paris-Orly Airport via Lisbon, the Azores, Guadeloupe and Peru to Santiago, Chile, which crashed 22 June 1962. The Boeing 707–328 aircraft involved in the accident was just four months old.
The flight was uneventful until approaching Pointe-à-Pitre. The airport is surrounded by mountains and requires a steep descent. The weather was poor – violent thunderstorm and low cloud ceiling. The VOR navigational beacon was out of service. The crew reported themselves over the non-directional beacon (NDB) at 5,000 feet (1,524 m) and turned east to begin the final approach. Due to incorrect automatic direction finder (ADF) readings caused by the thunderstorm, the plane strayed 15 km (9.3 mi) west from the procedural let-down track. The plane crashed in a forest on a hill called Dos D'Ane ("The Donkey's Back"), at about 1,400 feet (427 m) and exploded. There were no survivors. Among the dead was French Guianan politician and war hero Justin Catayée.
The investigation could not determine the exact reason for the accident, but suspected the insufficient meteorological information given to the crew, failure of the ground equipment, and the atmospheric effects on the ADF indicator. After the crash Air France pilots criticized under-developed airports with facilities that were ill-equipped to handle jet aircraft, such as Guadeloupe's airport. This was the second accident in less than three weeks with an Air France Boeing 707 after the crash on 3 June 1962.
Some debris still remain at the site, where a memorial monument was placed in 2002 to mark the 40th anniversary of the crash.
- "Boeing Crash Pilot's Alleged Protest Before Flight." The Times. 2 July 1962. 10.(subscription required)
- "Dos d'Ane – La Stèle". 5 September 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- "Air France (AF) No. 117 Flight Tracker". FlightAware. Retrieved 1 December 2012. | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.erockets.biz/semroc-flying-model-rocket-kit-omega-kv-64/ | 2023-10-04T19:13:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511406.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004184208-20231004214208-00170.warc.gz | 0.858339 | 488 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__146126761 | en | Semroc Flying Model Rocket Kit Omega™ KV-64
Skill Level 2
1970 Classic Retro Reproduction with
Simulated Cineroc Payload
Through-the-Wall Fin Construction
Precision-Turned Balsa Nose Cone
Laser-Cut Balsa Fins
Colorful Water Slide Decals
Body Diameter 1.84" (4.7cm)
Length 27.8" (70.6cm)
Fin Span 7.2" (18.3cm)
Net Weight 3.2oz (90.8g)
Made in the USA
Engines Approx. Altitude
C11-0, C11.5 950'
D12-0, D12-5 1650'
D12-0, E9-6 2200'
Model Rocket Kits are rated by Skill Level
If you are just starting in the hobby start at the beginner level and move up from there at your own pace.
What is needed to build and fly
All model rockets come in kit form that require assembly. The materials are primarily cardboard tubes, balsa or plastic fins and nose cone. Materials will vary by model and are typically specified in the description of each kit.
Additional supplies will be necessary to build and finish your model rocket kit and may include:
Scissors, Hobby Knife
Wood Glue, Model Cement or CA(Super Glue)
Finishing Supplies like:
Launching Equipment and Supplies like:
Model Rocket Motors and Igniters
A safe place to fly using guidelines from the National Association of Rocketry Safety Code
I have owned the original Estes Omega. This kit is much better. The through the wall fin mounting makes fin alignment easier. I also like the fact that it can be flown on E engines as well. I believe it should be rated skill level 4 because one must have prior experience flying single stage "E" and two stage regular to have any chance of successfully flying and recovering a rocket with staged "E" engines. | aerospace | 1 |
https://article.wn.com/view/2019/03/15/Absorb_SST_tourism_operators_urged/ | 2019-03-25T06:11:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912203755.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20190325051359-20190325073359-00252.warc.gz | 0.957334 | 364 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__112823790 | en | Why You Never Got to Fly The American Concorde: The American SST Story
- published: 06 Mar 2018
- views: 2038004
Special thanks to Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/PeriscopeFilm) for letting us use exclusive and rare footage for this video! Checkout their YouTube channel for a huge collection of exciting historical footage. It was to fly even faster than the Concorde, at speeds approaching Mach 3. And even carry more passengers. It would have flown the distance from Los Angeles to New York in under two hours. America’s effort to build a supersonic airliner was an ambitious project spanning a decade and costing a billion in government funding. But even an army of aerospace engineers and the latest in aviation technology was not enough to get America’s Supersonic Transport (SST) off the ground. In 1962, the British and French announced a partnership to build the world’s first supersonic airliner, the Concorde. A few months later, the Soviets also jumped into the race with SST plans of their own supersonic airliner, the Tupolev 144. As America had watched these programs transform from concepts into serious enterprises, officials began to worry about maintaining America’s lead in civil aviation. So in 1962, President Kennedy announced that the U.S. government would help fund the development of an American supersonic transport. Manufacturers were invited to participate in a design competition. Design entries from Lockheed (L-2000) and North American Aviation (NAC-60) were reviewed. After years of evaluation, Boeing’s 2707 was selected as the winning design. But it turns out that building an SST significantly faster and larger than the Concorde would be enormously challenging,... | aerospace | 1 |
https://kun.uz/en/news/2021/02/22/russian-aeroflot-connected-to-self-check-in-system-at-tashkent-airport | 2021-03-05T18:57:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178373241.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20210305183324-20210305213324-00307.warc.gz | 0.941707 | 149 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__9754977 | en | Aeroflot PJSC passengers can now check in for a flight at self-service check-in kiosks installed at Tashkent International Airport. Previously, this service was only available to Turkish Airlines passengers, Spot writes with reference to the press service of Uzbekistan Airports.
Self-service check-in kiosks allow passengers to independently complete all check-in stages, select a seat on the aircraft and print a boarding pass.
Uzbekistan Airports invited all airlines flying from Tashkent airport to connect to kiosks. The company also plans to buy and install kiosks at all international airports in the country.
Earlier, it was reported that the leadership of Uzbekistan Airports JSC had changed. | aerospace | 1 |
https://flycenterofgravity.wordpress.com/ | 2019-11-13T19:33:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496667333.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20191113191653-20191113215653-00498.warc.gz | 0.959504 | 161 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__21574997 | en | The CG-1000 harness is custom made so you can have the design, fit, and options that you want. Established in the early eighties, our company has been focused on making hang glider harnesses for pilots who love to fly as much as we do. Since the CG-1000 is tailor made for the pilot’s body, it is the most comfortable harness you could buy. The more comfortable the harness, the longer you can stay in the air. Our harnesses are easy to fly because they put the pilot in an upright position for launching and landing, and with the simple push of the feet the pilot can go prone for a comfortable aerodynamic flight. Finally, the CG-1000 will last for years since we only use the safest, most durable materials we can find. | aerospace | 1 |
https://dictionnaire.sensagent.leparisien.fr/60th%20Air%20Mobility%20Wing/en-en/ | 2022-08-13T17:55:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571982.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813172349-20220813202349-00064.warc.gz | 0.748506 | 2,151 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__194511347 | en | voir la définition de Wikipedia
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|60th Air Mobility Wing|
|Active||1 July 1948– 25 September 1958; 8 January 1966-Present|
|Branch||United States Air Force|
|Type||Airlift Aeromedical & Aerial Refueling|
|Part of||Air Mobility Command|
|Garrison/HQ||Travis Air Force Base|
|Nickname||"Americas First Choice"|
|Motto||"Termini Non Existent"|
|Colonel Dwight C. Sones|
|William J. Begert
James A. Hill
|Transport||C-17 Globemaster III
The 60th Air Mobility Wing (60 AMW) is the largest air mobility organization in the United States Air Force and is responsible for strategic airlift and aerial refueling missions around the world. It is the host unit at Travis Air Force Base in California. Wing activity is primarily focused in the Pacific and Indian Ocean area, including Alaska and Antarctica.
It's mission is to provide rapid, reliable airlift of U.S. armed forces personnel and equipment anywhere on earth, and to extend the reach of American and allied air power through mid-air refueling.
60th Operations Group (60 OG)
60th Maintenance Group (60 MXG)
60th Mission Support Group (60 MSG)
60th Medical Group (60 MDG)
Additionally, the 60th Comptroller Squadron (60 CPTS) reports directly to the wing staff.
When the 60th Troop Carrier Wing was activated on 1 July 1948, its tactical units were detached, supporting the Berlin Airlift from other bases. The wing operated under control of the provisional airlift task force from 29 July 1948 but was not directly involved in airlift operations until it moved to RAF Fassberg, Germany in January 1949. From 20 to 26 January September 1949, the wing flew Berlin airlift missions, primarily with C-54s. The wing then moved to Wiesbaden, Germany replacing the 7150th Air Force Composite Wing. Without a tactical mission until June 1951, the wing operated a variety of aircraft in support of USAFE and other units. Upon moving to Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, in June 1951 (where it replaced the 61st Troop Carrier Wing), the 60th resumed a tactical role. Operating from Rhein-Main Air Base until October 1955, the 60th provided airlift for troops and cargo throughout Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. It also provided training to the 433d Troop Carrier Wing, August 1951 – July 1952, and the 312th Troop Carrier Wing, July 1952 – March 1953. The wing moved to France in 1955 with no change in the basic airlift mission and continued operations from that area until inactivated on 25 September 1958.
The 60th Military Airlift Wing was re-activated on 27 December 1965 and replaced the 1501st Air Transport Wing, Heavy, as the "host-wing" at Travis Air Force Base, California, on 8 January 1966. It flew global airlift and humanitarian missions from that time, initially with C-124, C-130, C-133, and C-141 aircraft. The wing lost its C-130s in 1966, C-124s in 1967, and C-133s in 1971 but gained first operational C-5s in October 1970. Airlift of cargo and troops to Southeast Asia was a major responsibility of the wing, 1966–1975, but missions flown worldwide as required. In 14 November 1966, a C-141 of the 60th Wing became the first jet aircraft to land in Antarctica. The 60th also played a major role in the airlift of repatriated prisoners of war to the United States after the Vietnamese ceasefire agreement in 1973, and in the airlift of Vietnamese children and other refugees to the United States in 1975. After the war in Southeast Asia, the 60th continued to support worldwide airlift commitments, including scheduled and contingency logistics operations, humanitarian relief and evacuation efforts, and international scientific research programs. It provided logistic support to the President of the United States during state visits to foreign nations and conducted airlift missions annually in the Antarctic, including the first C-5 ice cap landing. The wing exchanged its C-141A aircraft for "stretched" C-141B version in 1980–1982; transferred re-winged C-5A aircraft to Air Force Reserve and replaced them with more capable C-5B, 1986–1989. The wing performed combat airlift and logistic support missions during the rescue of US nationals on Grenada in October 1983 and the restoration of democracy in Panama, December 1989 – January 1990.
Beginning in August 1990, the wing provided airlift and logistic support to US and coalition forces in Southwest Asia, while continuing to perform worldwide airlift operations, including humanitarian missions to nations to Latin America and the former Soviet Union. In 1992–1993, commenced airlift in support of U.S. relief operations in Somalia during Operations PROVIDE RELIEF and RESTORE HOPE. It continued to support on-going operations in Southwest Asia during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The wing's elements also supported Operation PROVIDE COMFORT for Kurdish refugees, supported the evacuation of military personnel and their dependents from the Philippines through Operation FIERY VIGIL in 1991, and provided airlift support to Balkans peacekeeping missions beginning in 1995 with Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR, and continuing under Operations JOINT GUARD and JOINT FORGE. It deployed tanker and support elements to the European theater during Operation ALLIED FORCE from March–June 1999, as well as providing airlift support to other air expeditionary forces deploying to the operation.
After the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the 60th began airlift and refueling operations in support of Operations NOBEL EAGLE and ENDURING FREEDOM. In March 2003, the United States as part of the Global War on Terrorism, initiated Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.
One 8 August 2006, the 60th received its first C-17 Globemaster III aircraft "The Spirit of Solano". The next day, that aircraft was made operational and flew its first mission. The wing won top honors as the best Air Mobility Wing during the 2007 Air Mobility Rodeo. On 5 November 2008, the 60th received its 13th and final C-17 aircraft, "The Spirit of Travis." Fifteen members of the Travis family were on hand to witness the aircraft's arrival.
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https://lasp.colorado.edu/home/missions-projects/quick-facts-mariner-6-7/ | 2022-07-06T00:55:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104655865.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20220705235755-20220706025755-00223.warc.gz | 0.902628 | 442 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__94044377 | en | Mariner 6 and 7 comprised a dual-spacecraft mission to Mars, the sixth and seventh missions in the Mariner series of spacecraft used for planetary exploration in the flyby mode. The primary objectives of the missions were to study the surface and atmosphere of Mars during close flybys to establish the basis for future investigations, particularly those relevant to the search for extraterrestrial life, and to demonstrate and develop technologies required for future Mars missions and other long-duration missions far from the Sun. Mariner 6 also had the objective of providing experience and data which would be useful in programming the Mariner 7 encounter 5 days later. Each spacecraft carried a wide- and narrow-angle television camera, an infrared spectroscope, an infrared radiometer, and an ultraviolet spectrometer. The spacecraft were oriented entirely to planetary data acquisition.
- Ultraviolet Spectrometer
- Ultraviolet Spectrometer Principal Investigator, Charles A Barth
Spectral measurements were made of the UV radiation emitted from the Martian atmosphere due to resonance scattering of solar radiation from the upper atmosphere, resonance reradiation, fluorescence, and photoelectron excitation of neutral and ionic constituents found in the lower part of the atmosphere. The following parameters were determined: the presence of certain atoms, ions and molecules in the upper and lower atmosphere, their respective scale heights, the degree of atmospheric Rayleigh scattering due to carbon dioxide, and surface reflectivity in the UV.
For more information about the Mariner 6 & 7 mission, please see:
Launch date: February 25, 1969 (Mariner 6); March 27, 1969 (Mariner 7)
Launch location: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Launch vehicle: Atlas-Centaur
Mission target: Mars flyby
Mission duration: 6 months
Other key dates:
- Mars Flyby: July 31, 1969 (Mariner 6); August 5, 1969 (Mariner 7)
Other organizations involved:
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) | aerospace | 1 |
http://aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=c45faf65-3a2d-4ef2-86d2-fd934391104e | 2013-05-24T06:24:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704253666/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113733-00081-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.891167 | 694 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__168486928 | en | Sun, Aug 28, 2011
T-45 Goshawk Becomes Fifth Navy Aircraft Tested For
Camelina-Based Jet Fuel
The Navy's alternative energy program expanded Aug. 24 when a
T-45 training aircraft completed a successful biofuel flight at
Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, MD. The "Salty Dogs" of Air
Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 flew the high-performance jet
trainer on a biofuel mixture of petroleum-based JP-5 jet fuel and
plant-based camelina. The high oil content of the camelina seed
makes it a valuable source of renewable and sustainable energy.
"This successful test flight brings us a step closer to meeting
the Navy's energy security goals," said Vice Adm. David Architzel,
commander, Naval Air Systems Command. "My congratulations to the
Navy fuels team here at NAVAIR for playing an instrumental role in
proving the viability of biofuels to power naval aircraft."
The T-45 "Goshawk" is a tandem-seat aircraft used by the Navy
and Marine Corps to train pilots on carrier and tactical mission
operations. This is the fifth aircraft successfully tested using
biofuel at NAS Patuxent River and showcases the Navy's commitment
to achieve energy independence by reducing the need for foreign
oil. Previous aircraft tested include the F/18 E/F, MH-60S, F/A-18
D, and most recently, the MV-22. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus' goal is
to cut the Navy's oil usage in half by 2025.
"This test of the T-45 with a 50/50 blend of biofuel represents
another significant milestone in the long list of detailed flight
test and demonstrations of the F-18 Super Hornet, the MH-60S, and
the V-22," said Rear Adm. Phil Cullom, Director of the Chief of
Naval Operations Energy and Environmental Readiness Division. "Our
commitment to the aggressive test schedule for drop-in replacement
fuels for JP-5 and F-76 keep us on pace for the 2012 demonstration
and 2016 deployment of the Great Green Fleet."
Three additional Navy aircraft are scheduled for biofuel test
flights before the end of the year.
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https://www.planetary.org/blogs/index.jsp?startDate=01%2F01%2F2016&keywords=opportunity&endDate=12%2F31%2F2016&page=1 | 2020-04-10T00:57:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585371880945.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20200409220932-20200410011432-00173.warc.gz | 0.927339 | 390 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__185180749 | en | Europe and Japan's BepiColombo spacecraft, which launched in 2018, will fly by Earth on 10 April and use our planet's gravity to swing towards the inner solar system. Learn more about this mission and why we study Mercury.
The Planetary Society is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 13, which launched on 11 April 1970. Disaster struck on 13 April, prompting the crew's infamous "Houston, we've had a problem" call for help. Learn what happened, and how NASA got the astronauts home safely on 17 April.
Apollo 13 was the 3rd attempt to land humans on the Moon and the 1st to fail. Fifty-six hours into the mission, an explosion forced the crew to abort their Moon landing and take shelter in the Lunar Module. The crew ultimately returned to Earth safely.
Opportunity has begun the ascent of the steep slopes here in the inner wall of Endeavour crater after completion of a survey of outcrops close to the crater floor. The goal now is to climb back to the rim, drive south, and arrive at the next major mission target on the rim before the next Martian winter.
Just a day after the arrival of ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and its lander Schiaparelli, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has taken a photo of the landing site with its Context Camera, and things do not look good.
Today, the Opportunity rover attempted a difficult, never-before-possible feat: to shoot a photo of an arriving Mars lander from the Martian surface. Unfortunately, that attempt seems not to have succeeded. Opportunity has now returned the images from the observation attempt, but Schiaparelli is not visible.
Highlights this month include the impending arrival of Juno at Jupiter, the approval of extended missions for all of NASA's solar system spacecraft, and public data releases from Rosetta, New Horizons, and Cassini. | aerospace | 1 |
https://aviationrepublic.com/blog/united-airlines-to-add-more-than-400-daily-flights-in-july-and-inaugurates-nonstop-flights-between-washington-and-ghana/ | 2024-04-12T18:11:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816045.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20240412163227-20240412193227-00845.warc.gz | 0.937272 | 205 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__182287166 | en | United Airlines said on Monday it would add more than 400 daily flights to its July schedule and increase services to re-opened European destinations as easing pandemic restrictions spur summer travel demand.
Summer travel bookings rose 214% from 2020 levels, the airline said, adding that it planned to fly 80% of its U.S. schedule compared to July 2019.
Last night, United Airlines launched the first flight of its new service to Accra, Ghana, from Washington DC, United States, operated by Boeing 787-8 registered N27901. The carrier will now operate a three-weekly service to Accra from Dulles International, Symply Flying reported.
Flight UA996 will depart Dulles International Airport at 18:15 every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday and land at Kotoka International Airport at 08:40 the next morning.
On return, UA997 is expected to depart Accra at 23:45 on Monday, Thursday and Saturday and arrive in the Washington area at 06:30 the next day. | aerospace | 1 |
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boeing_Receives_Small_Diameter_Bomb_Contract_Extension_999.html | 2017-12-17T07:57:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948594665.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20171217074303-20171217100303-00558.warc.gz | 0.86742 | 1,158 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__17069822 | en | St. Louis MO (SPX) Nov 11, 2010
Boeing has received a $106 million contract extension from the U.S. Air Force for nearly 2,700 Small Diameter Bomb Increment I (SDB I) munitions and approximately 380 BRU-61 carriages.
Boeing will deliver the munitions and carriages starting in January 2012. The Lot 7 production order is the seventh option exercised by the Air Force's Air Armament Center since 2003 and contains the most SDB I weapons ordered in a single lot. Lots 1 through 7 comprise a total of 12,379 munitions and 2,059 carriages.
All the contracts resulted from options created under the 2003 SDB I System Development and Demonstration (SDD) contract.
"Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have worked together to expand SDB I's mission capability from a long-range standoff weapon into a weapon that also minimizes flight time to target - a capability that is ideal for close air support in today's ever-changing battlefield," said Debbie Rub, Boeing Military Aircraft vice president of Missiles and Unmanned Airborne Systems.
"Our team is ready to swiftly put more of these tools into the hands of U.S. warfighters."
Boeing has delivered approximately 7,000 munitions and 1,200 carriages to the Air Force under Lots 1 through 5. Production of the 2,613 munitions and 472 carriages in Lot 6 is more than three months ahead of schedule, with the first munitions delivery planned for later this month and the first carriage delivery planned for December.
"The Air Force's exercise of this Lot 7 contract option ensures SDB I's long-term availability and continued cost-effectiveness," said Dan Jaspering, Boeing program director for Direct Attack Weapons.
"We will continue our track record of delivering this effective, accurate and battle-proven weapon on time and on price with Lot 7 in 2012."
SDB I is a 250-pound class, low-cost and low-collateral-damage precision strike weapon. It incorporates a steel case and penetrating blast-fragmentation warhead.
The weapon's smaller size, coupled with its four-place carriage, enables more weapons to be carried on each aircraft to improve mission effectiveness and reduce the number of sorties required per mission.
The Focused Lethality Munition (FLM) variant provides even lower collateral damage effects with the use of a composite case warhead.
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https://mentourpilot.com/china-eastern-737-crash-what-we-know-a-day-later/ | 2023-11-30T04:27:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100164.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130031610-20231130061610-00063.warc.gz | 0.968878 | 1,135 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__261422624 | en | Authorities in China have held a press conference, clarifying some details in the China Eastern 737 crash. No survivors have been found.
This is the country’s first fatal accident since August 2010. This was a Henan Airlines Embraer E-190, with 44 fatalities out of 96 people on board. Unfortunately, the Chinese authorities are so far reporting that there are no survivors in this crash. Its severity, the mountainous terrain and the vegetation are making the rescue and recovery effort especially challenging.
In the hours after the crash of the China Eastern 737, there were several images and videos of the event online. Many of those were (and still are) difficult to verify. Even pictures from the same source appeared to show multiple crash sites. Chinese authorities now confirm that there are indeed two separate crash locations, on two sides of a hill. The overall area is 1 square kilometre (~250 acres) in size.
Beyond these two sites, the fire appears to have consumed vegetation in a wider area, creating more clearings. Authorities have also closed off areas with other aircraft debris, away from the main crash sites. Rescue and recovery crews have not yet located the black boxes of the China Eastern 737 in the crash site.
China Eastern 737 Crash Investigation
CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) is investigating, with representatives from NTSB, Boeing and engine maker CFM also taking part. Boeing released the following statement:
“Our thoughts are with the passengers and crew of China Eastern Airlines Flight MU 5735. We are working with our airline customer and are ready to support them. Boeing is in contact with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and our technical experts are prepared to assist with the investigation led by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.”
Obviously, it is too early for any discussions relating to the possible cause of the China Eastern 737 crash. MU5735 was flying from Kunming Changshui International (ZPPP) to Guangzhou Baiyun International (ZGGG) in China. CAAC confirmed that there were 123 passengers on board the flight.
All passengers were Chinese nationals. The 9 crew members consisted of 3 pilots, 5 cabin crew and 1 safety officer. China Eastern made arrangements for relatives of those onboard the 737, to travel to the crash site. A small Buddhist ceremony was held near the site. A Chinese government official continues to oversee the search and rescue operation.
As we previously reported, the aircraft in this crash was a China Eastern 737-800 with tail number B-1791. CAAC reports that since entering service in 2015, it has completed 8,986 flight cycles, accumulating 18,239 flight hours. Soon after the crash, China Eastern took the decision to ground its 737-800 fleet. This is affecting not only the 108 jets in its own fleet but also those of its two subsidiaries. In total, the group has 225 737-800s.
A Large Fleet And A Covid-19 Resurgence
There are over 4,200 737-800s in operation around the world, of which 1,200 are in China with various operators. Other airlines are not grounding the type. Analysts do not expect CAAC to ground the aircraft, without further evidence of a technical issue. However, the authority announced that it will conduct safety inspections on the country’s 737-800 fleet, over the next few weeks.
China is undergoing a Covid-19 resurgence, which has severely limited travel in many areas. This may help explain why China Eastern quickly grounded its 737 fleet following the crash. The airline also uses narrowbodies of the A320 family. Several of the airline’s jets of both Boeing and Airbus types were in storage, before the crash.
In its briefing, the CAAC also went into some detail regarding the actions of the air traffic controllers, in the China Eastern 737 crash. The flight was cruising at 8,900 metres. A controller noticed the aircraft’s rapid descent and repeatedly attempted to contact its crew. The controller received no reply. The aircraft’s radar signature disappeared at 14:23 local time.
Transponder (ADS-B) data show that the aircraft was at 3,200 feet MSL when its signal disappeared. But at this time, the CAAC did not speculate on the nature of the aircraft’s descent. A closer look into ADS-B data suggests that the aircraft may have briefly stopped its rapid descent, before resuming it seconds later. Hopefully, investigators will soon be able to get their hands on the black boxes, i.e. the flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR).
China Eastern 737 Crash – March 23rd Update
CAAC announced that it has recovered one of the black boxes. The authority states that the device was in very poor condition and they have yet to determine if it is the FDR or CVR. Honeywell makes both black boxes for this aircraft. Also, CAAC said that the flight crew had not indicated the presence of any problems, in their exchanges with ATC.
Finally, CAAC also gave some additional information about the three pilots. The Captain had a total of 6,709 flight hours. It appears that the First Officer had the most experience, with 31,769 flight hours. However, it’s not clear how many of these hours were on type. There was also a Second Officer in the cockpit, with 556 hours total. There are no indications that any of these crew members had any issues with their family lives. | aerospace | 1 |
https://cleversky.wordpress.com/2014/01/05/2013-in-review/ | 2018-06-22T16:41:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267864740.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20180622162604-20180622182604-00313.warc.gz | 0.970129 | 703 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__212520138 | en | I have at least one flying buddy who feels that this was a great year. For me, not so much. Oh, it certainly had some high points, including a fantastic flight at Ellenville in March, a great fall day at Wellfleet, and a very successful trip to Florida at the end of the year, but overall I didn’t really get much flying in. Before I went to Florida, I’d had only a dozen days, and only half of those featured soaring flights. I had no flights at all in April or September (or January or February, but those two are not surprising) and only sled rides in May and June. This was largely a matter of scheduling, with my having other obligations on some good flying days. I had the least airtime of any year since 2009 (when I had to take a break for a few months).
I managed to damage my Falcon (now repaired, but not yet reassembled), but I fared better than some people around me. I’m aware of three crashes in New England this year that resulted in destroyed gliders (and in at least two of those, pilots with more than superficial injuries), plus one tree landing, and I was on site for a freak landing problem that caused pretty serious injury to a pilot’s hand (I hear he’ll need some surgery).
No XC flights for me this year, nothing longer than a sled ride at Ascutney to the Kansas field. That was the only flight I got at Ascutney, in fact, and I had zero flights from the Mohawk Trail, Greylock, Brace, Burke or Skinner. It appears that there were not a lot of good XC days overall, with only one good Ascutney day that I heard about, one flight to the coast from a Morningside tow, and an excellent flight from Tanner-Hiller.
I don’t want this summary to sound like a drag, though. It seems that the local pilot community has some fresh blood, with a number of new pilots emerging from Morningside, and Rhett’s tow operation at Tanner-Hiller is going well (and I’m looking forward to flying there this year). In excellent news, there have been some changes that it appears means that HGs can now fly at Mt. Tom without issue, and I’m looking forward to that. I got to fly with Jeff C on his staggering ten-hour flight, and I substantially upped my PR for altitude. And things are looking pretty good for 2014. (Are they? Sure, why not!)
Months flown: 8
Flying days: 17
Days when I showed up with my gear but didn’t fly: 2
Flights: 31 (13 foot-launch, 6 tandem tows, 12 solo tows; 6 soaring, 2 extended sledders, 23 sledders)
Sites flown: 6 (Wellfleet, Elllenville, Rutland, Morningside, Ascutney, Quest)
New sites: 1 (Quest)
Gliders flown: 5 (Vision Mark IV 17, Ultrasport 147, Northwing T2 Tandem 215, Falcon 1 195, Liberty 148)
Longest flight (time): 4:08:24
Total flight time: 16:57
Max altitude: 8563 feet (March 30, Ellenville) | aerospace | 1 |
https://www.airlinereporter.com/tag/jumbo-hostel/ | 2024-04-16T06:51:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817073.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416062523-20240416092523-00617.warc.gz | 0.939138 | 114 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__67518526 | en | So, it might not technically be an airline, nor can the plane fly. The livery itself is really kind of bland, but the concept is pretty cool.
This plane is the Jumbo Hostel, which is a land based hostel. The Boeing 747-200 has 25 rooms and 85 beds.
The Jumbo Hostel is located in Stockholm, Sweden, so if you don’t live near by, you might need to take a flying Boeing 747 to get there. Some additional information:Airliners Gallery Image: Lady Anna via Flickr | aerospace | 1 |
https://bridgitmendlermusic.com/what-companies-have-helicopters/ | 2022-06-29T10:11:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103626162.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20220629084939-20220629114939-00488.warc.gz | 0.89577 | 900 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__11683190 | en | What companies have helicopters?
What companies have helicopters?
In the United States, the large remaining companies are Boeing (Boeing Defense, Space & Security: Boeing Rotorcraft Systems), Textron (Bell Helicopter), Lockheed Martin (Sikorsky Aircraft), MD Helicopters, Robinson Helicopter Company and Kaman Aircraft.
How many types of helicopter are there?
There are three basic types: hingeless, fully articulated, and teetering; although some modern rotor systems use a combination of these.
How many helicopter manufacturers are there?
An updated guide to the four major helicopter manufacturers.
What happened to CHC Helicopters?
On 15 January 2016, CHC offered 31,000,000 shares at US$5.17. On 5 May 2016, the company filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. During July 2016, a Texas court allowed CHC to shed 65 helicopters from its financial obligations, the majority of its Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma fleet.
What company makes the best helicopters?
In 2020, Airbus Helicopters, a division of the European multinational aerospace company Airbus, was the leading helicopter manufacturer in the world, with 48 percent of the global market. In 2019, Airbus Helicopters generated just over six billion euros in revenue.
What CHC means?
Community Health Centers
The Full form of CHC is Community Health Centers. Community Health Centers also provide basic healthcare facilities to those living in areas where little access to primary health care is available. CHC is staffed by a group of general practitioners and nurses providing healthcare services to people in a certain area.
What is the full form of CHC?
The Community Health Centre (CHC), the third tier of the network of rural health care institutions, was required to act primarily as a referral centre (for the neighbouring PHCs, usually 4 in number) for the patients requiring specialised health care services.
How much is a 2 seater helicopter?
|HELICOPTER MODEL||# of SEATS||USED PRICES $USD|
|Robinson Helicopters Company Robinson R22 Beta II||2||$50,000 – $300,000|
|Hélicoptères Guimbal Cabri G2||2||$250,000 – $360,000|
|Robinson Helicopter Company Robinson R44 Raven II||2 Front 2 Pax||$180,000 – $450,000|
|Bell Helicopter Bell 206B III||2 Front 3 Pax||$280,000 – $1M|
Where are helicopter pilots stationed in the military?
Helicopter pilots are stationed at military bases or aboard aircraft carriers around the world. They fly in all types of weather conditions. Helicopter pilots take off and land from airports, forward landing areas, and ship landing decks.
Who is the No 1 helicopter manufacturer in the world?
As the world’s No.1 helicopter manufacturer, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military helicopter solutions to our customers who serve, protect, save lives and safely carry passengers in highly demanding environments.
How many helicopters are in service with Airbus?
Helicopters Airbus strives to provide the most efficient helicopter solutions to its customers who serve, protect, save lives and safely carry passengers in demanding environments. Its helicopters are in service across more than 150 countries worldwide, performing nearly every type of vertical flight task imaginable.
What kind of helicopter does the US Navy use?
S. Navy Special Operations and Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) helicopter Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation: Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk variant. * * * Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey: V/STOL transport Boeing/Bell: 1989 2007-in service 160 Bell AH-1Z Viper: attack helicopter: Bell: 2000 2010-in service 229 Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche
What companies have helicopters? In the United States, the large remaining companies are Boeing (Boeing Defense, Space & Security: Boeing Rotorcraft Systems), Textron (Bell Helicopter), Lockheed Martin (Sikorsky Aircraft), MD Helicopters, Robinson Helicopter Company and Kaman Aircraft. How many types of helicopter are there? There are three basic types: hingeless, fully articulated, and teetering; although… | aerospace | 1 |
http://bayviewcomposites.com/web-log/page/3/ | 2019-11-19T17:38:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496670162.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20191119172137-20191119200137-00246.warc.gz | 0.897592 | 221 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__141014241 | en | “Bayview Composites, a tooling company based in Seattle specializing in large-scale wind-energy, marine, and aerospace tooling, delivered today the molds for our next solar car! Many thanks to Rock, Jeff, Jared, and the entire team at Bayview for their incredible contribution to the team!“
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https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2011/08/those-who-dare.html | 2023-03-21T10:41:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296943695.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20230321095704-20230321125704-00589.warc.gz | 0.973186 | 1,119 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__291550220 | en | Air show pilots in Kansas City perform the missing man formation in honor of Bryan Jensen, an aerobatic pilot who died during a performance on Saturday (KCTV photo)
It's been a tough weekend on the air show circuit; since Friday, two demonstration pilots--including a member of the RAF Red Arrows--have died in crashes, and wing walker Todd Green fell to his death this afternoon at the Selfridge Air Show in Michigan.
Witnesses told WXYZ-TV
that Greenplunged more than 200 feet while trying to transfer from an aircraft to a helicopter. Green was a second-generation air show performer, known for daring mid-air transfers between aircraft--without a parachute. At the time of the accident, Green was standing on the upper wing of a Stearman bi-plane, attempting to grab the runner of a helicopter flying just above him. It was a stunt that Green had performed hundreds of times before.
"He was reaching for the spar underneath the helicopter and just fell." [spectator] Arnold Sese told Action News. "It looked like a dummy falling to the ground. But when the emergency crews started rushing to the runway everyone knew it wasn't part of the stunt."
Sese says about a dozen spectators jumped the fence and rushed to the midfield area to help, but were quickly pushed back by the first responders. After that a stunned hush fell over the crowd as they waited for updates
Green's accident came only one day after aerobatic pilot Bryan Jensen died in a crash at the Kansas City (Mo) Air Show. Jensen, another air show veteran, was performing a routine in his custom-built biplane, nicknamed "The Beast," when he failed to pull out of a dive. The plane slammed into the ground in front of thousands of spectators, killing Jensen instantly.
Meanwhile, British authorities are investigating Friday's crash that claimed the life of a member of the Red Arrows precision flying team. Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging, 33, died Friday near Bournemouth, just moments after the Arrows had completed a demonstration for a local flight festival. More from the U.K. Telegraph
Flying under the call sign RED 4 he had suddenly peeled away from the other eight Red Arrows as they headed back to Bournemouth international airport after performing at the town's air festival.
The jet flew low over houses and other buildings before crashing into a field near the village of Throop, Dorset, bouncing several times and splitting into two mangled pieces.
Group Captain Simon Blake, the Commandant of the RAF’s Central Flying School, said paid tribute to the pilot. He said: “Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging, known as 'Eggman’, joined the Team as Red 4 in the autumn of 2010.
“A gifted aviator, he was chosen to fly in the Red 4 slot, on the right hand outside of the famous Diamond Nine formation - an accolade in itself being the most demanding position allocated to a first year pilot.
“Throughout his winter training and the display season to date, his professionalism, skill and humility have shone through."
Egging, who joined the RAF in 2000, flew Harriers before being selected to join the Red Arrows last year. He is the first Red Arrows pilot to die in a crash in more than 30 years. Residents near the crash site said Flight Lieutenant Egging appeared steer his aircraft away from houses before attempting to eject.
With these most recent mishaps, there have been a total of seven air show accidents during 2011, resulting in four deaths (the other fatality, stunt performer Amanda Walker, passed away in late May from injuries she received in a March crash at Brownsville, Texas).
Over the past decade, there have been at least 52 major accidents at air shows around the world, resulting in 127 fatalities. However, that death toll is somewhat misleading, since 99 of the deaths occurred in two crashes from 2002, one in India, the other in the Ukraine. That latter incident, the Sknyliv Air Show Disaster, was caused when two pilots lost control of a Ukrainian Air Force SU-27 and ejected. The jet hit the ground and bounced off the nose of a parked transport aircraft before exploding, killing 77 spectators on the ground.
While there's an element of danger in air show flying, it's amazing that more accidents don't occur. And the reason they don't is very simple: the flight routines and other aerial stunts that we marvel at are performed by professionals who train constantly, using the best equipment in the aviation industry.
They put their lives on the line because flying and performing are passions, one often shared across generational lines. Amanda Walker, the wing walker who died earlier this year, was performing with her husband Kyle at the time of their crash. Their fathers, Jimmy Franklin and Bobby Younkin, died in 2005, when their biplanes collided during an airshow performance in Canada. It's not much consolation to the families and friends of the pilots and performers who have passed in recent years, but all died doing something they loved, challenging fate (and physics) until that final moment.
So, the next time you watch an airshow routine, remember that person in the cockpit, or the daring individual on the wing of that airplane. Their performances are truly extraordinary, and their margin for error is very, very small. All the more reason to cheer and marvel.
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https://www.lego.com/en-ie/themes/city/games/lego-city-explorers?icmp=LP-SHCC-Standard-Apps_CC_Standard_City_Explorers-TH-NO-OITDGTQGAX | 2022-11-27T10:02:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710218.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20221127073607-20221127103607-00582.warc.gz | 0.812656 | 267 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__201050315 | en | LEGO® CITY Explorers
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https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4094087/posts | 2023-03-24T09:51:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296945279.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20230324082226-20230324112226-00770.warc.gz | 0.974799 | 1,358 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__268745978 | en | Skip to comments.Deceased pilot’s widow sues USAF over faulty ejection seat.
Posted on 09/17/2022 8:47:07 AM PDT by pterional
First Lt. David Schmitz, an F-16 pilot at South Carolina’s Shaw Air Force Base, died 30 June 2020, when his ejection seat malfunctioned as he tried to punch-out during a failed nighttime landing. He was 32. An Air Force investigation of the incident revealed that key components of the ejection seat may have been counterfeit
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I withdraw my skepticism.
In my opinion.
The headline is a bit misleading. You can’t maintain something if you don’t have replacement parts. That being said, I wonder why the pilot had so much difficulty landing that he decided to punch out?
The widow Schmitz and her lawyers hope to learn through the legal discovery process whether the aforementioned components were proven counterfeit and the information concealed by the USAF. The plaintiffs also question whether the Air Force had met its own standards of reliability insomuch as the USAF Safety Center recommended in 2012 that sequencers of the type suspected to have failed in Lt. Schmitz’s ejection seat be replaced with more reliable hardware. Delays in replacing subject sequencers resulted in the Air Force continuing to use them longer than intended—long enough, in fact, for the specimen in Schmitz’s F-16 to fail.
In point of fact, Schmitz’s seat—owing to an acknowledged shortage of spare parts—had not been serviced in three-years. Notwithstanding implicit knowledge that doing so could result in fatality, the Air Force neglected to adequately maintain the ejection seats in its aircraft—so reported Military.com.
A 100 million settlement would get their attention. The defects were known and hidden.
I met a plaintiff lawyer who claimed to have got a big pay-day for a case like this. He was really proud of himself.
Counterfeit = manufacturer negligence,not AF negligence.
Every part, every bolt in a military aircraft is supposed to have parts documented as to their origin as part of the “mil spec”. Someone, somewhere was cutting corners and substituting uncertified parts.
And whoever did that should be given a fair trial and then publicly shot at dawn when found guilty. As an example to anyone else in the supply chain who might be tempted.
I often wonder how many critical parts in commericial airplanes are just about to go bad. Chinese pos parts
Suing the U.S. government (sovereign immunity) is a very difficult task.
I pray she wins.
Previously uncertified parts, recovered, recycled or remanufactured can become certified a the stroke of a pen. Unfailed timed out components can become timed in instantly.
They are. Shortages and budget constraints can make things happen that shouldn’t and do.
Counterfeit = China
Joe knows nothing Hunter not talking.
The component in question is the recovery sequencer. It does exactly what it’s name implies. It sequences the recovery once the seat leaves the aircraft. The egress troops in the field do not open this device.
Evidently there were electronic components inside the recovery sequencer on this particular seat that did not meet requirements. It sounds to me that this particular seat was delivered with the faulty RS, or, faulty components were pt in the RS during depot level maintenance. No front line maintainers or aircrew had any reason to doubt it’s integrity.
In this particular case, the pilot ejected from the aircraft successfully, but the recovery sequencer failed. He never separated from the seat and died on impact with the ground.
“It seems to me that the AF would have something resembling “sovereign immunity” in cases like this.”
She is suing the makers. But before the NTSB is done with this a lot of fingers will be pointing at someone. According to the article, due to what is said to be a lack of parts, the seat hadn’t been service in years. And the installation is not available in the article to mention who put it together before it was delivered. It could have come with the parts to be installed when it made it to the AF.
Thankfully these seats are not used very often so it would be possible that the seat would never be called upon before the aircraft was retired. And God knows how many Falcons will have to be grounded for inspection, determination of having the same situation, and if found, where else they will have to look in the aircraft for other possible problems all over the world.
My problems are after the fact. There is mention of faulty workmanship, counterfeit chips, lack of servicing, a possible outdated system as it could have been upgraded already, and a lack of follow up that should have been accomplished to find these problems at all levels.
I have no idea what the crew chief or mechanics on the aircraft had to gain by pencil whipping as the chips that were counterfeit won’t exactly fit a Studebaker. And I don’t see the advantage of the new crew coming in when the old ones went pcs as this could have changed crews a number of times with deployments, sorties, and separations. We aren’t seeing something and by the way everyone is clamming up, they may all have been aware of it. It may be interesting.
“That being said, I wonder why the pilot had so much difficulty landing that he decided to punch out?”
I’m not a pilot but that was strange.
32y/o 1 lt. There’s a story there.
This guy deserved to have the contracted parts in his aircraft, and his aircraft to have had the standard maintenance. I hope that this lawsuit saves other pilots lives, because I doubt it’s only one ejector seat.
Generally speaking, the service member can’t sue the government, but the family members can.
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https://pilotweb.aero/news/wwii-aircraft-collector-and-pilot-stephen-grey-awarded-darrol-stinton-memorial-trophy-6256760/ | 2023-04-01T22:47:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296950363.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20230401221921-20230402011921-00616.warc.gz | 0.956795 | 234 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__111593549 | en | At the Historic Aircraft Association’s 2015 Symposium, held at RAF Museum Hendon on 31 October, HAA President Rick Peacock-Edwards presented the Darrol Stinton Memorial Trophy to Stephen Grey, founder of The Fighter Collection and Duxford Flying Legends air show.
The trophy is awarded annually to an individual who is considered by the membership of the HAA to have made an outstanding contribution to British historic aviation. Long involved in flying historic aircraft, Stephen established The Fighter Collection over 25 years ago. ‘The commitment he has made over nearly four decades has provided the UK Warbird movement with a core of heritage aircraft that is barely matched by other organisations,’ reports HAA member Richie Piper. ‘The establishment of the Flying Legends annual air show at Duxford is testimony to the contribution Stephen has made in bringing WWII fighters to the public for the appreciation and admiration of all. ‘Stephen is continuing to promote and manage Flying Legends. It is hoped he will go on enjoying his beloved Bearcat and… savour the scale of what he personally has achieved.’
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https://spacenews247.com/voyager-1-glitch-nasa-working-to-understand-strange-data-from-venerable-probe/ | 2024-03-01T10:37:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475238.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20240301093751-20240301123751-00586.warc.gz | 0.935195 | 504 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__73359881 | en | Spending 45 years traversing the solar system really does a number on a spacecraft.
NASA’s Voyager 1 mission launched in 1977, passed into what scientists call interstellar space in 2012 and just kept going — the spacecraft is now 14.5 billion miles (23.3 billion kilometers) away from Earth. And while Voyager 1 is still operating properly, scientists on the mission recently noticed that it appeared confused about its location in space without going into safe mode or otherwise sounding an alarm.
“A mystery like this is sort of par for the course at this stage of the Voyager mission,” Suzanne Dodd, project manager for Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, said in a statement.
Related: Pale Blue Dot at 30: Voyager 1’s iconic photo of Earth from space reveals our place in the universe
“The spacecraft are both almost 45 years old, which is far beyond what the mission planners anticipated,” Dodd added. “We’re also in interstellar space — a high-radiation environment that no spacecraft have flown in before.”
The glitch has to do with Voyager 1’s attitude articulation and control system, or AACS, which keeps the spacecraft and its antenna in the proper orientation. And the AACS seems to be working just fine, since the spacecraft is receiving commands, acting on them and sending science data back to Earth with the same signal strength as usual. Nevertheless, the AACS is sending the spacecraft’s handlers junk telemetry data.
The NASA statement does not specify when the issue began or how long it has lasted.
The agency says that Voyager personnel will continue to investigate the issue and attempt to either fix or adapt to it. That’s a slow process, since a signal from Earth currently takes 20 hours and 33 minutes to reach Voyager 1; receiving the spacecraft’s response carries the same delay.
The twin Voyager 2 probe, also launched in 1977, is behaving normally, NASA said. The power the twin spacecraft can produce is always falling, and mission team members have turned some components off to save juice — measures they hope will keep the probes working through at least 2025.
“There are some big challenges for the engineering team,” Dodd said. “But I think if there’s a way to solve this issue with the AACS, our team will find it.” | aerospace | 1 |
https://cbanga360.net/2014/12/07/five-domestic-airports-closed-tacloban-no-commercial-flights-caap/ | 2023-09-30T13:08:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510676.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20230930113949-20230930143949-00825.warc.gz | 0.946343 | 225 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__112112940 | en | MANILA, Dec. 7 (PNA) — Five airports remain closed due to typhoon “Ruby”, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said on Sunday.
On its official Twitter account, CAAP said that as of 1:15 p.m., the closed airports include those in the cities of Naga, Masbate, Legazpi, Caticlan, and Calbayog.
CAAP said that operations at the Daniel Romualdez Airport, also known as the Tacloban Airport, will be limited.
Tacloban Airport will only be open for military and general aviation aircraft relief operations. There will be no commercial flights yet, CAAP said.
Meanwhile,“Ruby” prompted the cancellation of several domestic and international flights on Sunday, the Manila International Airport Authority said in an advisory.
MIAA said that among the flights cancelled include those from Philippine Airlines (PAL), Cebu Pacific, PAL Express, TigerAir, and AirAsia Zest. (PNA) | aerospace | 1 |
http://library.kiwix.org/space.stackexchange.com_en_all_2018-03/A/question/815/can-gunpowder-get-you-to-the-moon.html | 2019-02-19T16:56:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247490806.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20190219162843-20190219184843-00564.warc.gz | 0.943589 | 333 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__55244371 | en | The absolute theoretical maximum mass that 1,600,000 lbs of powder could launch to the moon is a bit under 35,500 kg. The calculation is not all that difficult (introductory calculus-based physics), but is somewhat long and involved, and would be quite ugly on a site like this without mathjax.
However, that makes two major assumptions that cannot actually happen: no air resistance, and all of the powder burns instantly, transferring all its energy to the rocket (none to a visual flame, none to sound, etc. I'm still working on a quantitative analysis of these effects, but I'm quite certain that accounting for either air resistance or the finite burn speed of the rocket would make it impossible to reach the moon.
The maximum speed a propellant-powered rocket can reach depends on the rocket's mass, the mass of propellant, and the exhaust velocity of the exhaust. As per James Jenkins, the ship was 20,000 lbs; the propellant is, of course, 1,600,000 lbs. Using a typical black powder exhaust velocity of 800 m/s. Without fighting gravity, that amount of gunpowder could propel the ship to a bit over 3,500 m/s, well short of the Earth's escape velocity of 11,200 m/s. Turning it around a bit, that mass ratio would require an exhaust velocity of nearly 2,550 m/s. And for completeness, the given 160M lbs of propellant could launch a rocket of a bit under 1.5 lbs; it would take 24 billion pounds of propellant to launch the full 20,000-lb rocket. | aerospace | 1 |
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