|
Displaying 31 - 45 of stories.
August 10, 2009
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...
August 10, 2009
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...
August 10, 2009
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...
August 3, 2009
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...
August 3, 2009
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...
August 3, 2009
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...
July 27, 2009
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...
July 20, 2009
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...
July 20, 2009
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...
July 13, 2009
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...
July 13, 2009
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...
June 29, 2009
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...
June 29, 2009
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...
June 29, 2009
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...
June 15, 2009
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...
|
