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Monday, March 22, 2010
Chopper Crash Test a Smash Hit
The second crash test of a small lightweight helicopter at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, was a smashing success, literally -- just as engineers had predicted. "Three, two, one, release," said the technician on the loudspeaker at the Landing and Impact Research Facility. With that... [read more]
March 22, 2010
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Feb 01, 2010 Watertown, NY CESSNA 402C N121PB A/c operating as Cape Air Flight 1805 substantially damaged during landing overrun on Runway 7 at Watertown International (ART). As pilot received ATC clearance...
March 15, 2010
Unmanned Aircraft Update
Multiple Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are being developed to replace military personnel who currently conduct dangerous surveillance operations in war zones. And sophisticated autonomous computer frameworks allow one operator to control a number of unmanned...
March 15, 2010
USAF Firefighters in Haiti
Twenty-six USAF firefighters arrived in Haiti more than a month ago, providing safe airfield operations while also searching for bodies. To date, the team has recovered the remains of 15 Americans and the remains of others who were part of the estimated 50...
March 15, 2010
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Feb 06, 2010 Santiago, Ecuador PIPER PA32 HC-BOD A/c registered to and operated by Fundacion Amazonia Verde. Separated left main wheel during the landing roll at the Mashuim Airstrip. No injuries Visual...
March 8, 2010
Trimmed-Down Instrument Landing System
Officials from the 853rd Electronic Systems Group at Hanscom AFB are working to improve the transportability and deployability of instrument landing systems with an upcoming request for proposal for a deployable instrument landing system, or D-ILS...
March 1, 2010
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Feb 03, 2010 Bangkok, Thailand BOEING 747 HS-TGB Thai Airways Boeing 747-400 experienced oil filter message, high vibration, and fire warning from No. 1 engine, GE CF6-80CB1F, shortly after takeoff from...
February 22, 2010
American Air Resumes Service to Haiti
American Airlines resumed service into Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Feb. 19. The first flight departed from American's hub at Miami International, arriving at Port-au-Prince. This flight marks the first commercial passenger aircraft into Haiti since the...
February 22, 2010
Embry-Riddle to Train Done Pilots
As early as 2012, thousands of civil unmanned aerial systems (UAS) could take to the sky as soon as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allows them to share U.S. airspace with other aircraft. When that happens, professionals will be needed to operate...
February 15, 2010
GPS-Independent Nav System for Automated Aerial Refueling
GE Aviation late last year successfully completed a second flight test of its Electro-Optical Grid Reference System (EOGRS) in support of future automated aerial refueling applications. This activity further expands the EOGRS operational envelope and...
February 15, 2010
NASA Works on Cure for Motion Sickness
Learning how to walk again after long-duration space flights is a problem astronauts face as they readjust to Earth's gravity. To learn how microgravity affects human space travelers, NASA scientists studied the nanomechanics of hair cells in the inner ear...
February 15, 2010
Air Force Releases Predator Accident Report
A mechanical failure caused the crash of an MQ-1B Predator Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Sept. 4, 2009, in a forward operating area in Afghanistan, according to an Air Combat Command (ACC) Accident Investigation Board report released Feb. 2. The aircraft was...
February 15, 2010
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Jan 1, 2010 Tipton, CA HILLER UH-12E N440NR While maneuvering at low level over a field during aerial application flight, pilot took hand off collective to adjust sun visor. Pilot used leg to block collective...
February 8, 2010
Sikorsky's Unmanned Black Hawk
Warning: that Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flying towards you may not have a pilot in the cockpit. That's because the U.S. helicopter maker, a unit of United Technologies, has disclosed plans to develop a pilot-less Black Hawk as part of a $1 billion...
February 8, 2010
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Jan 03, 2010 Dortmund, Germany BOEING 737 D-ABKF Air Berlin Boeing 737-86J ran off the end of runway 06 at Dortmund, Germany, during aborted takeoff. Snow falling at the time. Takeoff aborted due to airspeed...
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