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February 9, 2009
Safety and Technology Trends
Alaska Aircraft Fly South McChord AFB has received a precautionary redeployment of USAF aircraft from Elmendorf AFB, AK. The aircraft were being temporarily relocated due to increased activity associated with Mount Redoubt, a volcano located approximately...
February 2, 2009
Reduce Fuel Costs, Being Safe and Being 'Green'
As airlines search for new ways to cut operating costs during economic hard times, a growing number of air carriers are finding that cleaner engines can save millions of dollars annually. With fuel now the largest component of operating costs, engine washing...
February 2, 2009
USAF Works to Reduce Bird Strikes
As the ongoing investigation continues on a bird strike that caused a US Airways A-320's twin engines to fail after takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport, U.S. Air Force safety officials say they're well-versed on the dangers of bird strikes and...
January 26, 2009
Air Force Looks at Robots for Aircraft Ground Refueling
Air Force Research Laboratory officials are developing an automated aircraft refueling system for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Successful development and testing of the system will provide a feasible alternative to manual refueling of aircraft. The system...
January 26, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Dec 06, 2008 Kalkaska, MI CESSNA 206H N6053B A/c destroyed when impacted trees, mobile home, and terrain near Traverse City, MI. One fatality A/c departed South St. Paul Municipal Airport (SGS), St. Paul, MN...
January 19, 2009
USAF Helps Air France
U.S. Air Force personnel at Lajes Field provided a helping hand to a disabled Air France 777 that was diverted to the Azores on Jan. 4. Airmen were notified that the jetliner flying over the Atlantic Ocean had lost one of its two engines and needed to land as...
January 19, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Dec 07, 2008 Homestead, FL CESSNA 208 N9639F Flight was at 13,500 feet altitude over airport, preparing for skydivers to jump. Pilot turned on green light to initiate jump. Felt a/c shudder, but did not lose...
January 12, 2009
Self Healing Aircaft on the Horizon?
Imagine tiny cracks in your patio table healing by themselves, or the first small scratch on your new car disappearing by itself. This and more may be possible with self- healing coatings being developed at the University of Illinois. The new coatings are...
January 12, 2009
Keeping Tabs on the Airfield
When many aircraft need space on a limited airfield, a small cadre steps in to ensure there is room for all. Like a game of musical chairs, airmen of the 379th Expeditionary Operations Squadron's airfield management section in Iraq constantly shift assets...
January 5, 2009
Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Nov 14, 2008 Nashville, TN Snow 600 N1691S Owner of Snow 600 aerial application airplane stated that the a/c had not been flown "in some time." Several minutes after takeoff on positioning flight...
December 22, 2008
Computers Plays God?
British researchers are developing a new computer model to predict how long someone will survive when lost at sea, which will in turn determine when a search and rescue operation may be called off. The Search and Rescue Survival Model is being developed by...
December 22, 2008
Thermal Curtains for 'BUFF' Crews
Engineers at Tinker AFB, OK, are designing a product to protect Boeing B-52 Stratofortress aircrews from a nuclear attack's blinding light. Designed by the 540th Aircraft Sustainment Squadron's B-52 Communications Navigation and Weapons Flight, prototype...
December 22, 2008
Safety & Technology Trends
Indonesia Adopts Aviation Safety Bill Indonesia's Parliament has passed a new aviation safety measure aimed at improving air safety, a demand of the European Union that banned Indonesian carriers from its airspace in 2007 following a string of accidents...
December 15, 2008
Lockheed Martin/USAF Conduct First Ever F-16 Autoland
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, CA, have successfully conducted an autonomous landing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon, marking the first time an F-16 has landed entirely under computer control. The successful autoland...
December 8, 2008
F-15 Loss Resulted from a Spin
A combination of human factors and aircraft anomalies caused a spin during a July 30, 2008 crash of a two-seat F-15D Eagle during a Red Flag exercise at Nellis AFB, according to an Air Combat Command accident investigation board report released Nov. 24. The...
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