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25 Dec 2009, 5:07 pm
That distinction from an explosive would limit the potential impact to the aircraft's structure and the lethality to passengers, and also provide a possible clue as to whether it should have been detected by existing explosives detection equipment. [read post]
9 Oct 2009, 12:47 am
NASA officials were concerned, among other things, about women's inexperience flying experimental military aircraft (due to being barred from the Air Force) and also about menstruation. [read post]
31 Oct 2012, 7:19 am
" "But they were a group in real-time trying to mobilize marines and C-130s and the fighter aircraft, and they were told explicitly by the White House stand down and do nothing. [read post]
13 Oct 2011, 6:37 am
Update: Wired is now reporting that “the Air Force insisted that the malware was ‘more of a nuisance than an operational threat,’ and that the ability of drone pilots to remotely fly the aircraft from Creech Air Force Base in Nevada ‘remained secure throughout the incident.’” [read post]
2 Jun 2014, 12:55 pm
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Monday that it would consider a petition by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to explicitly “allow the film and television industry to use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) with FAA approval for the first time. [read post]
14 Nov 2018, 4:48 pm
Mind you, many of these accounts came out well before the Wright brothers flew the world's first powered aircraft over a distance of just 120 feet. [read post]
31 Jan 2009, 3:01 am
Typically called the Chicago Convention in recognition of the city where it'd been signed a year earlier, the Agreement establishes the rights of nation-states over their territorial airspace and their civil aircraft. [read post]
22 Jan 2015, 9:32 am
Six packets of the drug, weighing more than six pounds, were taped to the six-propeller remote-controlled aircraft. [read post]
25 Jun 2010, 10:51 am
Department of Justice announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement Northrop Grumman Corp. in which the company has agreed to pay $12.5 million to resolve allegations in a lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act alleging that the defense contractor submitted false claims to the government in connection with electronic parts it sold to the government to be used in navigation systems for military aircraft and submarines. [read post]
22 Aug 2021, 12:30 pm
Military planes making evacuation runs into Kabul are dropping flares and carrying out nosedive combat landings amid fears that Islamic terrorists may try to shoot one down as Afghans trying to flee the Taliban have described at least 20 civilians being killed in the chaos.US military planes are doing rapid diving combat landings to beat the threat of a missile attack, with video showing a French transport plane yesterday deploying flares designed to confuse heat-seeking technology which may have… [read post]
14 Mar 2018, 11:20 am
At the Federal Aviation Administration’s Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Symposium in Baltimore, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) debated the question of when they will allow the identification of the operator of unmanned drone aircraft. [read post]
3 Apr 2017, 8:18 am
In Robinson helicopters, a mast bump almost always causes the rotor head and the helicopter’s blades to separate from the aircraft. [read post]
16 Jun 2015, 2:45 pm
NextGen is a challenging undertaking that includes ground systems, avionics installed in a wide range of aircraft, and procedures to take advantage of the new technology. [read post]
30 Oct 2008, 5:23 am
Earlier this month, an Air Angels medical helicopter crashed in Aurora after striking a radio tower wire killing all four aboard the aircraft. [read post]
16 Nov 2010, 12:23 pm
According to a circular jointly issued by the State Council and the Central Military Commission, the country’s low-altitude airspace will be divided into three sections: Restricted areas; surveillance areas and open areas where aircraft can fly freely after reporting flight plans in advance. [read post]
1 Nov 2008, 9:25 am
One of the companies bidding on the system, known as Mobile Identification At Scene (MIDAS), is American company Northrop-Grumman, better known as an aircraft company. [read post]
28 Feb 2012, 12:44 pm
The proposal also would require first officers to earn an aircraft type rating, which involves additional training and testing specific to the airplanes they fly. [read post]
28 Feb 2023, 1:38 pm
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed that the plane, which had departed from North Perry Airport, had two pilots on board and was a four-seater rental aircraft. [read post]
3 Feb 2009, 11:05 pm
At issue was an IRS summons seeking information about loans, lease of an aircraft and compensation paid by a Brooklyn Park (MN) megachurch to its pastor, Mac Hammond. [read post]
10 Mar 2016, 5:53 am
This is great for drone enthusiasts, obviously, but law enforcement agencies are worried these devices could be used in criminal or terrorists acts (i.e. drug-delivering or explosive-rigged drones), or cause crashes by flying too high or too close to larger aircraft. [read post]
