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Monday, 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 designed to better protect materials from the effects... [read more]
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...
December 8, 2008
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)...
November 24, 2008
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...
November 24, 2008
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...
November 17, 2008
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...
November 17, 2008
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...
November 10, 2008
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...
October 27, 2008
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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