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Monday, May 12, 2008
T-38C Talon Training Stands Down
Air Education and Training Command (AETC) officials temporarily suspended all flights of T-38C Talon trainer aircraft following a fatal crash at Sheppard AFB, TX on May 1, the second fatal crash in two weeks involving T-38 Talon trainers On April 23, two pilots were... [read more]
May 12, 2008 Air Safety Week
F-15 Accident: Rudders Failed
Pacific Air Forces officials have released the results of their investigation of the F-15D Eagle fighter crash that occurred approximately 60 miles off of Oahu Feb. 1. The accident investigation board determined that "there was no clear and convincing...
May 12, 2008 Air Safety Week
Giving Aircrews Newer 'Paperless' Options
Whether it's referencing U.S. Air Force instructions or a flight manual, Air Force aircrews are required to have documents on hand when completing their mission. The Air Mobility Battlelab, located in the USAF Expeditionary Center at Fort Dix, NJ has...
May 12, 2008 Air Safety Week
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks April 04, 2008 Anchorage, AK Fairchild Swearingen SA 227-AC, N650PA Maintenance personnel discovered damage to twin-engine turboprop a/c during routine, daily inspection. Review of a/c flight logs showed that...
May 9, 2008 Avionics
Lockheed Martin Awarded ATP Contract
Lockheed Martin received a commercial sale contract from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) for Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for its F-16 Block 52...
May 8, 2008 N/A
SkyWest Revs Up, Net Down in Q1
Although the company could not comment on its recent offer to acquire ExpressJet, SkyWest Inc Vice President and Treasurer Brad Rich did outline for analysts the philosophy in SkyWest’s acquisition strategy. “We aren’t interested in...
May 8, 2008 Rotor & Wing
Report: Lockheed to Pitch MH-60R to Australia
Lockheed Martin plans to brief Australian defense officials on its Sikorsky Aircraft MH-60R multi-mission helicopter as a possible replacement for the canceled Super Seasprite program...
May 7, 2008 N/A
F-15 Accident: Rudders Failed
Pacific Air Forces officials have released the results of their investigation of the F-15D Eagle crash that occurred approximately 60 miles off of Oahu Feb. 1. The accident investigation board determined that “there was no clear and convincing evidence to...
May 6, 2008 Avionics
Navy Acquires Lot of Airborne Attack Systems
The U.S. Navy is acquiring a third lot of Northrop Grumman Improved Capability (ICAP) III airborne electronic attack systems for its fleet of EA-6B Prowlers under a $101.9 million contract. Under terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman will deliver seven...
May 6, 2008 Rotor & Wing
U.S. Army's ARH Survives GAO Hit, For Now
The U.S. Army's ARH-70A program apparently has survived the latest hit--a recent review that called for cutting all production funding in the Fiscal 2009 federal budget. Senators late last week signed off tentatively on a defense authorization bill that...
May 5, 2008 Air Safety Week
Safety Board Probes a Manned/Unmanned NAS
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) as the Pentagon prefers to call them, were developed to be three-dimensional creatures, that is military machines designed to conduct "3-D" dull, dirty and dangerous missions deemed...
May 5, 2008 Air Safety Week
Preliminary Findings On Colorado Air Tanker Crash
Using air tankers to fight raging wildfires remains a risky business as a recent fatal accident under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) graphically shows. On April 15, 2008 just outside Fort Carson, Colorado, an Air Tractor...
May 5, 2008 Avionics
General Dynamics Wins Radome Contract
General Dynamics was selected by Boeing to provide wideband radomes for the F-15 Radar Modernization Program (RMP). Financial terms were not disclosed...
May 5, 2008 Rotor & Wing
V-22 One-Engine Landing: Check
Check off an engine-out landing as a demonstrated capability of an operational and fielded V-22. During the recent deployment of the U.S. Marine Corps' Marine Medium Tilt-Rotor Sqdn 263 (VMM-263) to...
May 2, 2008 Avionics
ScanEagle Hits Milestones
The ScanEagle unmanned aircraft, a joint effort of Boeing and Insitu, Bingen, Wash., logged a pair of service milestones as it topped 50,000 combat flight hours with the U.S...
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