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| 08.31.2009 |
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(Better) Seat of the Pants Flying
For Air Force operators occupying the 19 control stations aboard USAF Boeing E-3 Sentrys, 12-to-14-hour missions will become a bit more comfortable after new ergonomically designed seats are installed on the fleet. This Airborne Warning and Control System...
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| 08.31.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks August 01, 2009 West Point, VA BEECH B90 N1999G A/c operated by Rampart Aviation substantially damaged during skydive flight from Middle Peninsula Regional Airport (FYJ). Flight departed and climbed to 14,000...
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| 08.26.2009 |
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One More Day to Sign Up
This year has seen some of the worst controversies surrounding aviation safety in more than a decade as analysts debate the impact of such accidents as Colgan Flight 3407, the subject of Senate hearings yesterday, as well as Air France 447. For that reason...
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| 08.24.2009 |
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He Sounded Like 'Mickey Mouse'
A Cirrus SR-22 crashed July 30, 2009 in Ravenswood WV after the pilot---the sole occupant---apparently lost consciousness and flew hundreds of miles past the destination airport in Indiana. Air National Guard F-16 pilots who scrambled to intercept the errant...
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| 08.24.2009 |
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Giving Pilots Unobstructed Views
Members of the 561st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron transparency shop at Robins AFB, GA has a "clear" mission: to ensure there are no blemishes in USAF Boeing F-15 Eagle canopies that could impact pilots' views. When the shop restores a canopy, it...
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| 08.24.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks July 11, 2009 Masizo del Roraima, Venezuela BEECH A36 N354RA The wreckage was located on the "Ilu - Tepuy" mountain, within the sector of Masizo del Roraima, Bolivar, Venezuela. Pilot had filed a...
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| 08.17.2009 |
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Industry/FAA Team on UAS
GE Aviation has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide a variety of operational and technical assessments to support integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) into...
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| 08.17.2009 |
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Unmanned Air Systems: The Future is Now
Defense and industry officials got a glimpse last week of the latest in unmanned systems technologies, which many concede is the wave of the future for the U.S. military. More than 5,000 people from 30 countries took part in the world's largest exhibition of...
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| 08.17.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
NavSat System on Fokker Aircraft Fokker Services announces the introduction of an integrated Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) for the Fokker 100 and Fokker 70. With the integrated GNSS system Fokker operators will be able to obtain a more accurate...
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| 08.17.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks July 08, 2009 Gulf of Mexico CESSNA 421C N4467D A/c destroyed after impacted waters of Gulf of Mexico, 25 nautical miles NW of Port Richey, FL. Five fatalities Pilot was in communication with Jacksonville...
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| 08.10.2009 |
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USAF Releases Fatal F-22 Accident Report
The pilot of an F-22 Raptor that crashed during a test flight on March 25 at Edwards AFB, CA, almost lost consciousness during a high-g maneuver and failed to pull the aircraft out of a steep, high-speed dive in time to recover. Lockheed Martin test pilot...
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| 08.10.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
ITT Teams with Oman RAF ITT has been awarded a contract to supply a turnkey Air Traffic Control (ATC) solution for the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) at their new operational airbase. ITT will supply a turnkey ATC solution, including: a Terminal Air...
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| 08.10.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks July 07, 2009 Skwentna, AK DOUGLAS DC-3C N777YA Tailwheel-equipped DC-3C sustained substantial damage while taxiing after landing on a gravel-covered, off-airport site, about 24 miles west of Skwentna. No...
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| 08.03.2009 |
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New Forms of Metal Can Enhance Aircraft Performance
Researchers at the University of Rochester are using laser light technology to help the military create new forms of metal that may guide, attract and repel liquids and cool small electronic devices. Dr. Chunlei Guo and his team of researchers discovered a...
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| 08.03.2009 |
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Pilots Should Seek Apnea Treatment
Two pilots for Go! Airlines slumbered during a flight in Hawaii, were suspended for careless and reckless operation of an aircraft by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and subsequently fired by their employer. The captain was later found as suffering...
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| 08.03.2009 |
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Drones Gain Status
In a sign of the times, the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) has integrated unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the military school's curriculum. "The Air Force has made unmanned aircraft systems a priority, and the value of these capabilities is...
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| 07.27.2009 |
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Giving New Life to an Eagle
In a small building in the Georgia town of Byron, five people are working on a painstaking project that could significantly impact the future of the USAF Boeing F-15 Eagle. The crew from S&K Technologies is completely disassembling an F-15D fighter jet...
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| 07.20.2009 |
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Older F/A-18 Hornets Inspected for Cracks
A U.S. Navy safety bulletin was issued July 10 to inspect all older-model Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet strike aircraft for possible cracks in an internal support fitting after fractures were discovered in horizontal stabilator...
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| 07.20.2009 |
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USAF Completes UAV Crash Probes
U.S. Air Force officials say a General Atomics ASI MQ-9 Reaper crashed March 20, 2009 at Fort Irwin, CA because of an improperly assembled oil system temperature control valve. The Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report released July 13, 2009...
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| 07.13.2009 |
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Aging Aircraft Lab Adds KC-135 Tankers
Damage Tolerance Researchers at Wichita State University's National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) have worked on several aircraft from Cessna 402s to a B-52 bomber and an F-16 fighter. Thanks to a new contract from the USAF, the list has grown to...
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