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| 01.12.2009 |
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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...
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| 01.12.2009 |
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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...
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| 01.05.2009 |
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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...
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| 12.22.2008 |
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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...
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| 12.22.2008 |
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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...
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| 12.22.2008 |
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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...
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| 12.15.2008 |
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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...
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| 12.08.2008 |
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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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| 12.08.2008 |
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Predator UAV Dinged in Incident
On November 6, a MQ-9 General Atomics Predator B, registration CBP113, unmanned aerial vehicle departed the runway after a hard landing at the Libby Army Airfield, Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, AZ. The UAV was conducting a Launch and Recovery Element (LRE)...
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| 11.24.2008 |
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In-Flight 'Simulator' Makes Final Flight to Museum
The USAF's C-131, known as the Total-In-Flight Simulator, made its final flight to the National Museum of the USAF at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, Nov. 7. The unusual aircraft flew some 2,500 research flights and contributed to the advancement of many flight...
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| 11.24.2008 |
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Pathfinder Completes 1st Flight on Black Hawk
A Lockheed Martin test team has successfully completed the first flight of its Pathfinder advanced pilotage system on an Army HH-60L Black Hawk MEDEVAC helicopter at Felker AAF, Fort Eustis, VA. This first flight marks the beginning of the developmental test...
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| 11.17.2008 |
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With a Wing and a Prayer
Last week, Air Safety Week reported on how a Qantas jumbo jet with a malfunctioning weather radar was guided to a safe landing This week, we relate how a blinded British Cessna pilot flying solo was able to make it back to the ground. The 65-year-old private...
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| 11.17.2008 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Sept 06, 2008 Muzino Village, Russia Robinson R-44 RA-04180 Four-place R-44 crashed in a wildlife preserve under unknown circumstances. Two fatalities, one serious Accident location was near Kuzmino Village...
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| 11.10.2008 |
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E-9A Crews Ensure Safety During USAF Testing
Tyndall AFB aircrews flying the twin turboprop E-9A help ensure that Gulf of Mexico waters are clear of boats and aircraft during USAF live-fire missile launches. The E-9A is also used as an airborne surveillance/telemetry data relay aircraft and its aircrews...
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| 10.27.2008 |
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Depot Efforts Keep Talons Flying
Members of the 573rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron at Robins AFB, GA, continue to put in long hours to make sure U.S. Air Force pilot training doesn't screech to a halt. Members of the squadron have been working to make a new aileron actuator lever for the...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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GAO Report: Drones in the NAS
The Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm of the U.S. Congress, recently issued a report regarding the safe operation of unmanned aerial systems (UASs) in the National Airspace System (NAS). The GAO recommends that the Congress create...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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Tinker AFB Focuses on Runway Incursions
Runway incursions are receiving high-level attention by U.S. Air Force safety officials. The majority of runway incursions throughout the USAF involve vehicles that enter the protected runway environment without approval. The protected area is known as a...
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| 10.20.2008 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Sept 01, 2008 Cumberland, RI Piper PA-32-260 N5529J A/c was substantially damaged during forced landing in field near Cumberland. When a/c was at approximately 2,800 feet msl, pilot determined was not going to...
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| 10.13.2008 |
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USAF to Inspect & Repair Oldest Warthogs
The U.S. Air Force will immediately inspect and repair 127 Fairchild A-10 attack aircraft due to fatigue-related cracks in their wings. The early A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, the first of which entered service in the mid-1970s, were built with...
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| 10.13.2008 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Air Traffic Controller Training Available The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected eight additional colleges or universities to participate in the Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (CTI) program. Approved colleges and universities in...
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