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| 07.13.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks May 09, 2009 Ramona, CA Upton Bakeng Duce N86YP A/c impacted ground about 6.4 miles E-SE of Ramona. Amateur built, single engine, experimental airplane was operated by pilot, who had borrowed a/c from owner...
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| 06.29.2009 |
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Group Formed to Develop UAV Sense-and-Avoid
The European Defence Agency's (EDA) member states, with Sweden as lead nation, signed a Project Arrangement on the MID-air Collision Avoidance System (MIDCAS) at the Paris Air Show to develop the sense and avoid technologies needed by unmanned air systems...
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| 06.29.2009 |
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ATC Tracking Methods Can Reduce Medical Errors
New research shows a method used by air traffic controllers may be more effective in tracking patient data and lead to fewer errors compared with current methods used in similar medical settings, primarily in military trauma. At present, the most prevalent...
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| 06.29.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks May 01, 2009 Guayaquil, Ecuador BOEING 757-236 HC-CHC AEROGAL a/c powered by Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 engines experienced compressor stall after takeoff from Simon Bolivar International, Guayaquil Ecuador...
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| 06.15.2009 |
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Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft Flies
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Lockheed Martin's famed 'Skunk Works' launched a new era of aircraft manufacturing technology and performance with the successful first flight of the Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft (ACCA) June 2 at Air Force...
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| 06.15.2009 |
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Safety and Technology Trends
FAA Renews ASAP at American Air American Airlines says the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reinstated the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) for American's mechanics. American and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) have had a program in place for...
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| 06.08.2009 |
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Lightweight Wings
Tensairity elements made of air filled membrane assemblies, rods and cables have already made a name for themselves in the construction world as extremely light yet strong load-bearing structures. But is this new technology also suitable for use in the...
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| 06.08.2009 |
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C-130 Crew Survives Wind Shear
A USAF Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules transport crew rapidly and correctly analyzed a developing situation, applied emergency procedures and recovered an aircraft, its passengers and crew without incident after encountering unforeseen wind shear May 20 in...
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| 06.01.2009 |
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Reducing Fatigue-related Aviation Accidents
A new Web-based program is helping military pilots and aircrews "FlyAwake," thanks to the combined efforts of the D.C. Air National Guard's 201st Airlift Squadron and the National Guard Bureau. "We were noticing the number of fatigue-related...
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| 06.01.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks April 01, 2009 Kilshanchoe, Ireland SCHWEIZER 269C EI-CZL A/c owned and operated by European Helicopter Academy destroyed when impacted terrain following wire-strike. Two fatalities Both crewmembers fatally...
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| 05.18.2009 |
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Military Tests Commercial Fuel to Replace JP-8
In an ongoing analysis of alternatives to reduce aviation fuel costs, the Air Force Petroleum Agency (AFPA) has launched an initiative to use commercial jet fuel in place of military standard JP-8 fuel. The USAF annually uses about 2.5 billion gallons of...
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| 05.18.2009 |
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USAF Releases Finding on Two C-17 Accidents
Air Mobility Command says a C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane landed Jan. 30 with a retracted gear at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan due to pilot error. The crew had failed to lower the landing gear and confirm proper aircraft landing configuration in accordance...
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| 05.18.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Apptis Wins Air Traffic Terminal Services Work Apptis, a leading provider of IT and communications services to the federal government, has been awarded a $34 million contract from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Organization - Terminal...
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| 05.11.2009 |
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NTSB Prelim On Neptune CFIT Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a preliminary report on the April 25, 2009 accident that took the lives of three firefighters aboard a Neptune Aviation Services Lockheed P-2V-7 fire fighting aircraft. The P2V-7 (N442NA) went down in...
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| 05.11.2009 |
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Airmen, Marines Work Together to Test Load Helicopters
Playing a game of inches, a team of airmen and Marines at Travis AFB, CA, recently worked together to test load two Marine helicopters into a C-5C Galaxy transport. With inches to spare, airmen from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron and Marines from the Marine...
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| 05.11.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks April 08, 2009 Vick, TX BELL 206 N295AE Air Evac EMS a/c received minor damage from apparent bird strike while in cruise flight. Cross country flight departed Hot Hospital, Brady, TX and was en route to...
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| 04.20.2009 |
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Astronauts Need to Work Out More
A new study in The Journal of Applied Physiology suggests that astronauts need to modify their workouts to avoid extensive muscle loss during missions onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The latest NASA-sponsored research from Ball State...
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| 04.13.2009 |
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Aviation in the Doldrums
The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) annual aviation forecast predicts a return to growth for air travel after the global economic recession runs its course this year. Due to the current worldwide economic downturn, the FAA's optimistic 16-year...
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| 04.06.2009 |
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Amputee Pilot Completes Third Afghan Deployment
What sets USAF Major Alan Brown apart from the other airmen at Bagram AB in Afghanistan is his right leg. The 42-year-old Wyoming ANG pilot from Pine Bluffs, Wyoming is deployed with the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. Major Brown accidentally shot his...
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| 03.30.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Inventor of G-Suit Dies Earl Wood, M.D., Ph.D., the Mayo Clinic investigator credited with inventing the high-altitude pressure suit worn by pilots and astronauts, died March 18 in Rochester, MN. He was 97. His top secret work laid the foundation for the...
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