TOWAMENCIN — North Penn High School junior Karl Schafsteller watched his dad fly a plane while he sat right next to him as a child. During his sophomore year, the roles switched when his dad began to watch him take the lead.
“When I was very little, I remember my grandpa taking me out there in a small little plane, and I remember thinking, ‘Wow, one person can pilot this amazing machine that can fly in the sky.’ I remember looking down at the window and seeing everything,” Schafsteller said.
Every so often as a child, Schafsteller’s dad would take him out on plane rides to show him how it works.
“We would go up in a small plane once in a while and he would just show me the ropes on how to fly a plane. We wouldn’t go real high, just under 5,000 feet. We’d have some fun and he would do some maneuvers. We would fly around and maybe go over to some other airport to grab some lunch. It was a really cool experience and at the time, I didn’t realize that every other kid wasn’t doing the same thing,” Schafsteller said.
Flying planes runs in Schafsteller’s family as his dad is a pilot and his grandfather represented a top position for United Airlines. His mom used to work for Boeing which is a military and commercial airline company that makes airplanes. His step-dad currently works there as well.
“I’d say that my mom and step-dad make the planes and my dad flies them,” Schafstellar said.
At the beginning of his sophomore year, he began flying. Around February that year, he was able to fly around the pattern on his own. The pattern is an area at the airport where you fly in circles until you’re ready to land. By the summer, he began going up in the air on his own to other airports.
Schafsteller currently does not have his private pilot license yet, so while he can fly on his own, he needs to ask for permission from a licensed flight instructor. By the end of this summer, he will be able to obtain his license and rent or own a plane by himself.
In order to earn his private pilot license, he has to have a certain amount of hours by himself and cross country hours. Cross country hours are hours spent flying from one airport to another. He also has to pass a written test. Once he passes the written test, he will be interviewed by a flight instructor as his oral test. Then, for 5 or 6 hours, he would go up in a plane and fly with the instructor to do maneuvers and the necessities that a private pilot would have to do.
To practice for his written tests, Schafsteller uses an app that has similar questions that will be asked on the actual test. Schafsteller also takes flight lessons in Doylestown weekly.
“There’s so much to learn about flying. I’m just learning the basic parts. You have to learn instrument flying which is flying in bad weather when you can’t see. There’s commercial flying and optional things like learning to teach others. What [his flight instructors] are teaching me right now is longer flights and cross country, ” Schafsteller explained.
Most of the time he’s flying with someone else, but when he goes to practice the things he’s learned during one of his lessons, he is on his own.
Because he has to balance school and sports, Schafsteller goes out to fly once or twice a week on the weekends. During the summer, he can fly up to 3 or 4 times a week.
The best part about flying for Schafsteller is the freedom. For the most part, he can go wherever and whenever he wants. So far, he’s flown nearly 100 times.
“The freedom is the best part about flying a plane. I can go anywhere and I can go how high I want. I can do turns and see whatever landscape I want. I’m controlling the plane by myself. I’m there by myself controlling this amazing machine that nobody else thought that they could do. Flying a plane is just the coolest thing and doing it by yourself is so much better,” Schafsteller said.
“It’s an amazing feeling looking over and seeing nobody else in the airplane and thinking this is all up to me now. I can do this all by myself,” Schafsteller added.
Unlike driving a car, Schafsteller has to spend hours on the ground before he can go up in the air. Most accidents are unexpected when driving a car, but on a plane, you can plan for what could happen and prepare for it. Schafsteller has to read off of a checklist before he begins flying. He has to think about flying, descending, maintaining a certain flight level, other planes, communicating with others, and the location he’s in. And that’s only part of it.
While he’s flying, he has to communicate with air traffic control (ATC). To Schafsteller, you almost have to speak another language in order to properly and efficiently communicate well with them. Depending on where he’s going, the communication varies. If he’s practicing, there’s not much communication necessary. If he’s traveling to another place or airport, there’s much more communication.
During the summer, Schafsteller and his dad owned a plane that they picked up from Des Moines, Iowa and flew it to Hatfield, Pennsylvania.
“That was the longest flight I think I’ve ever done. We had to stop in the middle of the night to rest for that flight and pick up the next day. Between that flight and our last flight with the plane, we flew all the way to Myrtle Beach,” Schafsteller said.
The longest flight on his own was when he flew from Doylestown Airport to Hazelton. He went from Doylestown to Lancaster to Hazelton and then back to Doylestown which makes a triangle.
Schafsteller and his dad spent the summer going to different places every week.
“My brother told me one time that he wanted to go to the beach, so we flew all the way down to Virginia. I’ve taken friends to Long Island and we’ve flown around Niagara Falls. One day we really wanted some good ice cream, so we flew up to Penn State and went to the creamery up there. While I was flying over the summer, I took the whole family with me. In retrospect, it was one of the coolest summers I’ve ever had,” Schafsteller said.
Schafsteller always knew that he wanted to become a pilot after watching his dad fly planes all throughout his life.
“I love hearing him talk about that and his piloting stories and his near-death experiences that are greatly exaggerated. I told him that at the beginning of my sophomore year, I would try [flying] out, and I went up and flew a plane. It was my first solo flight when I realized this is awesome,” Schafsteller said.
In addition to wanting to be a pilot because of his dad, he wants to be a pilot for the great experiences he can have.
“My dad has this joke where he tells people he was just in Switzerland and he went mountain hiking and did all these cool things. And then he says, ‘You know what I call that? I call that Tuesday.’ He goes on these amazing experiences or once in a lifetime things every week. He has the opportunity to take his family out to cool places and it’s absolutely nuts,” Schafsteller said.
Once he becomes a pilot, Schafsteller hopes to go to Paris. His dad has never taken him to Paris because the flights are always full. When the flights have leftover seats, his dad gets to take his family to those places.
“I would also like to revisit the places I’ve been to as a child and explore the places in the world that I’ve never been to before. There are all these amazing things and cultures that I have yet to experience and I think that as a pilot, I’ll be able to do all of those things,” Schafsteller said.
Other than flying, Schafsteller does track and field and cross country. Running is a year-round activity for him. In the summer and fall, he has cross country and in the winter and spring, he has track.
“For running, [the boys track team] qualified for New Balance Nationals. Me and three other guys were ready to go, however, due to COVID-19, it got cancelled. Our biggest meet of our last winter season was when we got 3rd in states. We just got a notice from New Balance Outdoor Nationals that invited us to their competition in June or July depending on how long quarantine goes on,” Schafsteller said.
For most people, they view cross country and track as constant pressure and pain, but for Schafsteller, he sees it as a stress reliever.
“It is the most individual team sport there is. While you’re running by yourself, it really is a team sport. You’re with other people, socializing with other people, and doing the workouts with other people. As you’re hurting together doing these workouts, you get to know these people so much better than anyone else. You’re seeing them hurt worse than they ever could be and that is a bond that is so strong. I’ve made so many friends through cross country and track. My social life revolves around cross country and track and I don’t know what I would do without it,” Schafsteller said.
As for the future, he plans on majoring in aviation. His dream is to run and fly at college. His top 3 colleges are Embry-Riddle College in Daytona Beach, Florida, University of North Dakota, and Penn State because he would be a third generation Penn State student.
One thing flying has taught Schafsteller is time management.
“In a plane, things happen so fast. One thing you’re in the air and you’re getting ready to land and before you know it, you go through a million steps and mess up on the landing twice, but you somehow recover from it. I take that time management home and apply it to my daily living like homework and track. Being able to balance all these things at home is a lot easier now because of flying,” Schafsteller said.
“It’s also helped me deal with stress. I have to make sure I’m doing things perfectly all the time. I look back at it now and think if I can do all this stuff while flying a plane, I can get things done. While I do get stress when I’m flying, it’s a good type of stress. I take that home and think if I can do that, I can do anything,” Schafsteller added.
To Schafsteller, flying is an experience like no other.
“It’s an amazing experience. There’s absolutely nothing like it. There’s nothing else that can make me so scared, so stressed, and so afraid, but when I’m done, I think, ‘Wow, that was the coolest thing I’ve ever done.’ I’ve never been so scared of something and ready to do it again like that,” Schafsteller said.


Eagle Scouts – An Eagle Scout’s Journey to Space
Eagle Scout Portraits
Pictures of America’s Future Leaders
When we create portraits of Eagle Scouts, we understand the importance of creating these pictures of ‘America’s Future Leaders.’
‘Space-Where Eagles Soar’
From the US Scouting Service Project. “Of the 312 pilots and scientists selected as astronauts since 1959, at least 207 have been identified as having been Scouts or active in Scouting. The list includes 39 Eagle Scouts, 25 Life Scouts, 14 Star Scouts, 26 First Class Scouts, 17 Second Class Scouts, 13 Tenderfoot Scouts, 3 Explorers, 25 Cub Scouts, 10 Webelos Scouts, 1 King’s Scout, 2 Wolf Scouts, and 32 with unknown ranks, including 27 who were Girl Scouts.
“10 of the 12 men who physically walked on the moon’s surface,” were Scouts.
Of the 24 men to travel to the moon on the Apollo 9 through Apollo 17 missions , 21 were Scouts, including 10 of the 12 men who physically walked on the moon’s surface, and all three members of the crew of Apollo 13. Three traveled to the Moon twice.
All three of the astronauts who died in the Apollo 1 fire, four of the seven who died in the Challenger launch explosion, and five of the seven who died in the Columbia re-entry explosion were Scouts.”
It’s no surprise to us. After finishing a day of Eagle Scout portraits, we certainly feel we’ve met some of these young men, ‘America’s Future Leaders.’


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Businesses across a wide range of industries can benefit from hiring a contract manufacturer. Contract manufacturers help businesses produce more products, increase their product line and reduce costs and time to market.
A contract manufacturer can be used for all parts of production including design, manufacture and testing. Using a contract manufacturer can help increase the quality and consistency of products produced. A contract manufacturer can help businesses find ways to make production more efficient.
The following industries can benefit from working with a quality contract manufacturer.
Products produced for the medical industry need to be high quality and reliable. Many medical devices are responsible for keeping patients alive. Any defect or error in design can be catastrophic.
The contract manufacturer you work with should be experienced with medical devices. They should have strict quality control measures in place, with testing occurring throughout the manufacturing process. The company you choose should be ISO 13485 certified.
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The multiphase rig, which is situated at the far south of Herøya Industrial Park, was built by Hydro in 1993. More than NOK 1 billion has been invested in the test site over 25 years, which Statoil has taken over and developed. This is now one of the world’s leading research centres of its kind.
It is now 18 months since Elkem Solar at Herøya – now known as REC Solar Norway – began producing silicon blocks, and since then the company has beaten production records, improved its technology and reduced costs. They have now set ambitious new targets – a 40 per cent production increased by 2020, at a lower production cost.
The landing of MSG’s Boeing 737 in front of 1200 curious onlookers at Geitryggen in Skien in January heralded the start of MSG founder Svein Gunnar Mæland’s concept for the aviation market, and the beginning of a new aviation industry in Grenland.


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Two people died in a horrific accident when a private pilot practised landing his newly acquired Airbus Helicopters AS350B3 helicopter N711BE on a wheeled landing platform (or tow dolly) at McClellan-Palomar Airport, Carlsbad, CA on 18 November 2015.
The US National Transportation Board (NTSB) report that the pilot had practised several landings in a field before returning to the airport, “where the approach and hover taxi to the ramp were uneventful”. However:
In the weeks preceding the accident, the pilot had expressed concern to multiple flight instructors that he was having difficulty adjusting to the flight characteristics of the helicopter. In particular, he found dolly-landings challenging. Although the pilot had many years of experience flying a Bell 407 helicopter, there were two significant differences between the Bell 407 and the accident helicopter.
This change in visual reference would have been particularly significant during dolly landings, which require landing on a specific point directly below the pilot’s field of view.
The pilot had received about 11 hours of flight instruction in the helicopter, and, despite the fact that his instructors advised him not to fly without an instructor, he opted to fly with a passenger…on the accident flight. Although the passenger held a helicopter rating, he was not an instructor or professional helicopter pilot and had about 180 hours total in helicopters. Furthermore, it was likely that he had little or no experience in the accident helicopter make and model.
The NSTB say:
The pilot made a landing attempt on a dolly but landed only partially on the dolly, which caused the helicopter to pitch nose up and strike the ground with its tail.
The helicopter hit the dolly with such force that the dolly broke free from the chocks securing it and spun around. The helicopter climbed and spun upwards aggressively but stabilized after rotating 270° to the right. Ground crew personnel re-secured the dolly with chocks, and, after about 2 1/2 minutes, the pilot again attempted to land on the dolly, this time from the opposite direction. He made two unsuccessful attempts but was unable to maintain a stabilized approach each time.
The pilot persisted:
On his third attempt, he again landed partially on the dolly…
…and the helicopter rocked back and forth striking the ground with its tailskid…
The helicopter spun 180° to the left and pitched up steeply…
…and the tail rotor and vertical stabilizer struck the ground and separated.
The helicopter hit the ground left side low, bounced, and rotated another 360° before landing hard on its belly. The main rotor blades continued to spin and the engine continued to operate; the helicopter spun on its belly at a rate of about one revolution per second for more than 5 minutes, while gradually sliding about 530 ft along the ramp.
The tailboom and horizontal stabilizer then separated, and the helicopter violently rolled onto its side, shed its main rotor blades, and came to rest.
The helicopter was equipped with an Appareo Vision 1000 flight data monitor. The unit was capable of recording video, audio, GPS coordinates, and pitch, roll, yaw and acceleration data. Onboard video showed that the pilot became incapacitated during the final ground collision. The passenger remained conscious after the impact…but he eventually became incapacitated after about 2 minutes due to his injuries, the forces imposed by the spinning helicopter, or both.
The pilot was using two Central Nervous System (CNS) depressants simultaneously, which the NTSB comment…
…typically results in cognitive impairment which is magnified well beyond the simple addition of the effects, even when the amount of one of them may be low. Therefore, the pilot’s decision-making, judgement, and psychomotor performance were most likely impaired by the combination of CNS depressants, diphenhydramine and alprazolam.


U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia
at the Ethiopian Airlines Inaugural Flight to Chicago
O’Hare International Airport, Chicago
June 11, 2018
(As prepared for delivery)
I’m very happy to be here in Chicago after the historic and very pleasant inaugural flight between Addis Ababa and Chicago on Ethiopian Airlines.
Congratulations to Ethiopian Airlines, Ato Tewolde Gebremariam, and his entire Ethiopian Airlines team, to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the City of Chicago, and O’Hare International Airport, on the inauguration of this latest link between two vibrant cities and two great countries.
Chicago is one of America’s largest and most dynamic cities, with an incredible history to match.
It’s particularly appropriate to add this destination to Ethiopian Airlines’ fast-growing network, because Chicago played host to a key figure in Ethiopian Airlines’ history.
Colonel John C. Robinson, an African American pilot in the early days of aviation, was the first black student at the Curtiss-Wright School of Aviation in Chicago.
Initially denied entry to the school because of his race, John Robinson took a job as a janitor at the school so he could listen in on classes.
He learned so quickly and so well that he convinced the school to change their policies and accept him as a student.
Fast forward a few years, and Col. Robinson had started his own aviation academy for African Americans.
He was invited to Ethiopia at the start of World War II to help Ethiopia establish its own air force, and to support the Ethiopian resistance to the Italian invasion of their country.
Col. Robinson’s efforts attracted media attention back in the United States and helped remove barriers to African Americans serving in the U.S. military, paving the way for the Tuskeegee Airmen to fight with such valor during the war.
After the war, Col. Robinson returned to Ethiopia and helped found Ethiopian Airlines, which has grown to become Africa’s largest airline and one of the fastest-growing and most successful in the world.
The partnership that Col. Robinson pioneered is alive and well today.
The aircraft we arrived on this morning was manufactured by Boeing, as were nearly three-quarters of the aircraft in Ethiopian Airline’s growing fleet.
Over the years, Ethiopian Airlines has flown all of Boeing’s major models, a number of which were firsts for Africa.
Ethiopian Airlines was the first to offer jet service in Africa in 1962 with a B720, and much more recently it flew the first B787 Dreamliner in Africa (and the second in the world).
In addition to being a significant customer for Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines purchases a great deal of other U.S. aviation equipment and technology as well, including jet engines and navigation systems.
The U.S. Government greatly appreciates Ethiopian Airlines’ sustained investment in these commercial partnerships, and the value the airline places on U.S. leadership in aviation technology and innovation.
The new route we’re celebrating today will bring even more people from Ethiopia and Africa to enjoy everything that the great city of Chicago and the surrounding region have to offer.
It will help more Americans experience Ethiopia’s extraordinary historical, cultural, and natural riches, and will help more U.S. businesses connect to Ethiopia’s dynamically growing and diversifying economy.
Congratulations again on this wonderful occasion, and thank you for helping bring our two countries and these two dynamic cities even closer together.


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The De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter is one of the most versatile aircraft ever designed. Still Canada's most successful commercial aircraft program with more than 800 built, the Twin Otter remains popular for its rugged construction and useful STOL performance.
The DHC-6 Twin Otter X has been one of our best selling products so Aerosoft decided to have a dedicated mission pack done for the users of this amazing aircraft. Combat Planes Inc created this mission pack and though the descriptions sound simple many of the missions will not end as you expect them to do. Many hours of flying pleasure (and some cursing) guaranteed!
- Alaska Transit I: Anchorage: Takeoff from Anchorage, Alaska and fly to Talkeetna carrying passengers and cargo. Complete your flight at Healy.
- Alaska Transit II: Takeoff from Healy, Alaska and fly to Denali Base Camp at the foot of Mt. McKinley. Drop passengers and supplies then fly on to McGrath.
- Alaska Transit III: Fly from Anvik to Unalakleet on the coast.
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- Homeland Security: Fly a surveillance operation to monitor possible terrorist activity.
- Northern Medivac: Fly from Skagway to a remote location to pick up an injured prospector. Return him to the hospital at Haines.
- Rainy Pass Rescue: Fly from McGrath to a remote mountain location to medivac a group of miners. Deliver them safely to Skwentna.
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115th Annual Celebration of the Wright Brothers First FlightVisit Website
Time: 8:30 AM
Price: Park entrance fees will be waived the day of
On December 17, 2018, the First Flight Society and the National Park Service (NPS) will continue the tradition of honoring the accomplishments of Wilbur and Orville Wright at the anniversary celebration of the first heavier-than-air, controlled, powered flight. The event takes place at the tent area south of the Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center parking area and park entrance fees will be waived for the day.
The celebration will begin at 8:30 am and include the following speakers and presentations:
· Patriotic music provided by the Northeastern High School Band from Elizabeth City, NC
· Presentation of colors by the Civil Air Patrol Cadets
· Pledge of allegiance
· National Anthem performed by Echoes of Heritage, Manteo, NC
· Invocation by Pastor Marc O’Neal, Camden United Methodist Church
· National Park Service welcome by Superintendent David Hallac
· Recognition of special guests by Arthur Lamothe, President of the First Flight Society
· Tribute to the Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine honoree Katherine G. Johnson by Dr. Tom Crouch, Senior Curator, Aeronautics. Smithsonian. Mrs. Johnson, one of NASA’s Hidden Figures, was a mathematician for 33 years best known for calculating the flight trajectories of John Glenn’s Friendship 7 mission, when the astronaut insisted that she confirm the accuracy of the “new computer technology”. Mrs. Johnson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 for her extraordinary achievements with the NASA space program from the 1958 core Space Task Group through the success of the Space Shuttle.
· Introduction of the program’s keynote speaker by Dr. Charles Davidson, Nags Head, NC
· Keynote speech by Dr. David Bowles, Director, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
· Wright Brothers Story presented by NPS Staff Historian, on the Wright brothers’ achievement on December 17, 1903.
· Historian Darrel Collins of Manteo, NC will preside over the wreath-laying ceremony honoring the descendants of the witnesses of the first flight. Mr. Collins is a descendent of the only all black Pea Island Coast Guard Station on the Outer Banks.
· The celebration will conclude at 10:35 am with a NASA aviation flyover paying tribute to the Wright brothers at the documented exact moment of the Wrights’ first flight (weather dependent).
Park rangers will provide interpretive talks at 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. Youth are invited to participate in the park’s free Junior Ranger program available throughout the day at the temporary visitor center. The park will remain open until 5:00 pm.


This morning was strangely similar to last morning. I woke up, had a shower, got dressed and went down and had breakfast. This morning though, we found out how to make hot chocolates! I had a hot chocolate, froot loops, scrambled eggs, potatoes and some cranberry juice. It was yummy!
The first thing we did today was walk down to the Lincoln Memorial. We did, however, walk past the White House on the way. It was so surreal. It felt sort of like seeing the Mona Lisa. (See blog on the Louvre) There was a security guard standing on the roof so that was pretty funny. We walked down the streets throwing snowballs at one another on the way to the Memorial.
Once there, we went inside this Parthenon type thing which had a massive statue of Abe sitting in a chair. We had a look at the speeches which were engraved into the walls. That was all pretty cool. We then walked towards the Air and Space Smithsonian. We walked past a Korean War Memorial and the Washington Monument on the way.
Once inside, we first went into the Air section. This held heaps of cool models or actual planes and was pouring out with information. We got to design a war-plane, played on flight simulators and and an all-round ball. I then went on an ok but not fantastic flight simulation. We flew in the Wright Brothers plane on a sort of Questacon roller-coaster type thing. It was not that good.
Next, we went into the Planetarium for a show on Black Holes. It was really interesting and even had information on black holes that i did not yet know about. (This is not very often anymore because I watch heaps of videos on Black Holes) We then went to the food court for some lunch.
After the food court we went to the space area. This consisted of stuff on the planets in our Solar System, the Apollo program, the Space Race and much more. We even got to go inside a back-up Skylab! (American Space Station, get with the times!) there were some cool interactive activities and some really interesting facts. Overall, I enjoyed the space area more than the Air area. We left the Museum with 13000 steps under our feet and much more knowledge in our brains. We walked back to the hotel to reeeeelax.
We are now about to leave for dinner. L8R!


The PV90-3, the third generation mobile electrical ground power unit specially designed to meet the sensitive power requirements of today's modern aircraft. The PV90-3 uses a 12-pulse rectifier provides improved input harmonics and power factor without compromising robustness / reliability. Delivering a genuine 90kW output, the PV90-3 converter is compatible with all modern aircraft including Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner as well as next generation aircraft.
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The unique feature of the PV90-3 is the pluggable power module (as shown in the specification sheet). In the unlikely event of a system failure the 'Heart' of the machine can be easily replaced by front line maintenance staff in a matter of minutes.
The latest generation aircraft such as the Boeing 787 with electric air-conditioning packs and electric start can demand 90 kW from a 90 kVA FEGP installation. The use of on-board air-con can require this for extended periods. As airports and operators seek to minimise costs and pollution, the demand for fixed electrical ground powering of aircraft systems can only increase.
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|Output active power (kW)||90.0|
|Apparent output power||90.0|
|Number of Phases||3|
|Nominal Input Voltage||400V 3Wire + E (+ / - 10%)|
|Nominal input frequency||50 / 60Hz (+ / - 10%)|
|Rectification topology||12 Pulse|
|Current distortion||< 6% @ 100% load|
|Power Factor||> 0.97 @ 100% load|
|Maximum input circuit breaker||160A|
|Nominal output voltage||200 / 115VThree phase + N + E|
|Static voltage regulation||< 1%|
|Nominal output frequency||400Hz (+ / - 0.01%)|
|Total harmonic distortion||< 3% (2% typical)|
|Load power factor||0.7 lag – 0.95 lead|
|Voltage modulation||< 1%|
|Phase angle symmetry||120°(+ /- 1) for balanced load, 120°(+ / - 2%) 30% unbalanced load|
|90kVA @ PF1 Continuous|
|125% for 5 minutes|
|200% for 5 seconds|
|250% for 1 second|
|1100A Peak Inrush|
|100% load||> 93%|
|50% load||> 90%|
|Standby losses||< 60W|
|No load losses||< 2kW|
|Operating temperature||-40°C to +50°C|
|Altitude||2000m before de-rating|
|Colour||RAL 7035 (other colours available)|
|Noise Level||< 65dBA @ 1m|
|Filtration||Polyurethane foam media|
|Standard 90 kVA|
|Weight||600kg (1323 Ibs)|
|90kVA with 28VDC module (fitted underneath)|
|Weight||800kg (1764 Ibs)|
|Specification for 400 Hz aircraft power||DFS400|
|Aircraft ground support electric supplies||ISO 6858|
|General requirements for ground support equipment||BS 2G 219|
|Aircraft electric power characteristics||MIL-STD-704|
|Ground equipment 400 Hz ground power performance requirement||SAE ARP 5015|
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I don’t like flying. At all. I think about all the terrible things that could possibly happen while on air. And I imagine every bloody detail of how bad things could turn out. Some other times I just imagine that the plane goes missing, never to be found again. Like it happen to these 10 planes.
10 – Amelia Earhart’s disappearance
Amelia Earhart was an American aviator who set many flying records and championed the advancement of women in aviation. She became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and the first person ever to fly solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland. During a flight to circumnavigate the globe, Earhart disappeared somewhere over the Pacific in July 1937. Her plane wreckage was never found, and she was officially declared lost at sea.
9. Flight 19
The saga of Flight 19 remains as one of the most mysterious disappearances in Bermuda Triangle. Flight-19 was the code name for Five Avenger bomber planes that took off from the Naval base at Florida on 5th of December 1945, but never returned. U.S Navy’s final report mentioned “Reasons Unknown” when citing the cause of the incident. Thus Flight-19 also became known as The Lost Patrol.
8. The Flying Tiger
On March 16, 1962, the weather was as clear as the skies. The Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation was transporting 93 US soldiers and 3 South Vietnamese passengers from California to Vietnam. There were 11 crew members. No one from that flight was ever seen again. Eight minutes after the plane departed the Clark Air Base, the pilot radioed in his location and made no indication that anything was wrong aboard the plane. Future attempts to contact Flight 739 were met by radio silence and they were never heard from again.
The aircraft was declared missing that day, and an eight-day search for the missing flight ensued. Aircraft and ships from the Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marines were sent on the search. A total of 48 aircraft and 8 sea vessels were involved. In just the first two days, 75,000 square miles of the ocean were searched. By the end of the search, over 200,000 square miles were scoured for any wreckage, but nothing was found. The search was called off and all 107 aboard were assumed dead.
British South American Airways Lancastrian plane went missing on August 2, 1947, while finishing its final leg of a connecting flight from Buenos Aires to Santiago. Investigators and air-traffic control centers alike were mystified, as the last communication received by a Chilean Air Force operator was the cryptic message “STENDEC,” which was long believed to be mistyped. However, over 50 years later, in the late 1990s, pieces of wreckage began to emerge in the Andes Mountains, and in 2000 various body parts from the flight’s passengers were found, well-preserved by glacial ice. Despite the circulating rumors, ranging from alien abduction to Nazi spies and stolen gold, an in-depth investigation uncovered that inclement weather had caused the crash and determined that the most probable meaning of the strange communication was based on a WWII code, deciphered as “Severe Turbulence Encountered, Now Descending, Emergency Crash-landing.”
6. Star Ariel
Star Ariel was lost on January 17, 1949. Very little is known about what caused the loss of the British South American Airways (BSAA) aircraft and its 20 crew and passengers. Weather was excellent, visibility was good, and the pilots were experienced. The captain chose a high-altitude flight path to best take advantage of the excellent conditions. The flight was between Bermudaand Kingston, Jamaica.
Last contact with Star Ariel was made at 9:42 AM. Despite a large search operation headed by a US Navy task force, no traces of wreckage, fuel, debris, or bodies was ever found. As stated by the head of the inquiry tasked with finding a cause for the loss of the aircraft: “Through lack of evidence due to no wreckage having been found, the cause of the accident is unknown.
5. Transatlantic C-124 Flight
On the late afternoon of March 23, 1951, a US Air Force Douglas C-124 Globemaster II on its way to England ditched into the ocean. An explosion in the cargo hold and the ensuing fire forced the pilots to put the plane down in the Atlantic, a few hundred miles from Ireland. The exact location was radioed by the pilots, and the ditching itself was successful.
The 53 passengers and crew aboard the flight donned life preservers and climbed aboard well-equipped emergency rafts. A B-29 had already been en route with the intention of aiding the plane in its navigation to the nearest airfield. When it arrived at the location transmitted by the pilots, the crew of the B-29 observed the passengers and crew in their rafts. It seemed everyone was okay.
The B-29 then had to return to base, as it was running low on fuel. However, when rescue crews arrived, the plane and the stricken passengers had all disappeared without a trace. All that was left was a piece of charred plywood and a briefcase. Nobody knows what happened in those hours while help was on the way.
4. Frederick Valentich
On October 21, 1978, 20-year-old Frederick Valentich disappeared during a flight in his Cessna 182L. Frederick was widely described by friends and family as a “flying saucer enthusiast,” and during the doomed flight, he reported being accompanied by an unidentified aircraft.
As Frederick flew over the Bass Strait between Tasmania and mainland Australia, he radioed air traffic control just after 7:00 PM to report that he was being followed by an aircraft. Air traffic control responded, saying there was no known traffic nearby. Valentich described the aircraft as large and illuminated by four bright landing lights. It purportedly passed about 300 meters (1,000 ft) overhead and was moving at very high speed.
Finally, Frederick stated that the UFO was orbiting above him and had a shiny metal surface and a green light. Air traffic control asked him to identify the craft, to which Frederick responded, “It isn’t an aircraft,” before his transmission was interrupted by unidentified noise described as “metallic, scraping sounds.” Contact was lost at this point, and neither Valentich nor his plane were ever seen again.
3. 2016 Indian Air Force
On July 22, 2016, an Antonov An-32 twin-engine transport aircraft belonging to the Indian Air Force disappeared while flying over the Bay of Bengal. There were 29 people on board at the time: 23 passengers and six crew members.
Radar contact was lost at 9:12 AM, and the ensuing search and rescue operation would become the largest in Indian history. Sixteen ships, a submarine, and six aircraft were deployed to aid in the search in and around the Bay of Bengal. On September 15, 2016, the mission was called off, and all aboard were presumed dead.
On May 25, 2003, a Boeing 727, registered as N844AA, was stolen from Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Angola. Shortly before sunset, two men boarded the aircraft: American pilot Ben Padilla and mechanic John Mutantu. Neither were certified to fly the 727, which normally flies with a flight crew of three. It is believed that Padilla was the one at the controls. The aircraft made its way onto the runway without clearance and without communicating with the control tower. With its lights switched off and a few erratic maneuvers, the plane thundered down the runway and took off, heading southwest over the ocean.
Since then, neither the two men nor the aircraft have been seen. The disappearance of N844AA prompted a worldwide search by the FBI and the CIA. Despite this, no trace of the aircraft has ever been found.
Malaysian Airlines flight 370 disappeared on March 8, 2014, while flying from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing, China. A total of 227 passengers and 12 crew members were aboard the Boeing 777, and the most expensive search operation in aviation history ($130–160 million) failed to turn up any evidence of the large aircraft. Some small pieces of the wings have washed up on various islands since the crash as well as a damaged briefcase believed to be related to the incident. At present, however, the plane has not been found, and the cause of the crash is unknown.
Verbal communication with the aircraft’s two experienced pilots was lost at 1:19 AM. At 1:21 AM, the aircraft’s transponder ceased to function. The transponder allows the plane to be tracked on radar by air traffic control. Despite the lack of a functioning transponder, the plane was still tracked by military radar, turning right and then left at an erratic altitude. Once it had left the airspace trackable by Malaysian military radar, the aircraft automatically responded to hourly status update requests from a satellite communication system. Two phone calls to the cockpit at 2:39 AM and 7:13 AM went unanswered. The final status update, which took place at 8:10 AM (almost two hours after MH370 was meant to land in Beijing) was initiated by the aircraft, as opposed to the ground station.
There are only a few reasons the plane would initiate this communication itself: power failure, critical component failure, loss of altitude, or fuel exhaustion. (The latter is the most likely scenario.) The status update would be the last communication from MH370, before it is presumed to have crashed at high speed into the Indian Ocean.


April 4th 2011, Calgary Airport Authority had eyes set on meeting the demand various air traffic obstacles they were facing to meet the growth the city was experiencing. Calgary envisioned the ability to accommodate large Boeing 777 planes and Airbus A 380's. Engineering such runways because of high elevations with low air density Calgary built 14,000 ft long, 200 ft wide concrete runway, with parallel taxiway.
Hi-Lite was the winning bidder when it came installing the airfield markings according to the strict Trans Canada specifications. The job required multiple visits, long hours, and an expert field crew that could accomplish the job under a strict deadline of June 28, 2014. Painting and Preparing 14,000ft runway required thousands of gallons of paint and beads, all made quick work with use of Hi-Lite's specialized equipment. Hi-Lite being one of the many subcontractors coordination was vital to ensure safety and keep the project free of defects.
Aviation Specifications are consistently changing to make the airfield safer and more effective for pilots land and get passengers to the gate. Hi-Lite has expert project managers who are familiar with specs from ICAO, FAA, and Trans Canada providing expertise on ensuring airport compliance.
Hi-Lite ability to adjust the various weather constraints, coordination with other subcontractors, and meeting the needs of the airport all resulted into a successful project and happy customer. Hi-Lite has built an excellent relationship with Calgary Airport and is excited for upcoming jobs.


The engine in question is a Trent 900, manufactured by Rolls Royce and installed on the A380 planes of Qantas, Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines, and, well, the damn thing disintegrated upon takeoff. A domino effect occurred, a series of events that, as you can imagine, caused all sorts of problems for the pilot.
The incident occurred without much media coverage or public outcry about airline safety, perhaps because Qantas did everything right—both from a safety and PR perspective—to correct the situation, including replacing some of the Trent 900 engines, grounding planes for exhaustive safety checks, and flying its chief executive on a Sydney to London flight today as a sign of the airline’s commitment to safety.
In an act of good faith and PR suavity, Qantas flew its chief executive on the first flight by one of its super-jumbo jets since a midair engine explosion in early November triggered a safety review of the airline’s fleet.
But still, even Qantas admits there’s more work to do. The airline will eventually pursue compensation from Rolls Royce for the faulty engines and seek compensation for losses it suffered from grounding its fleet. And there’s the matter of redeploying its fleet of A380s that fly the Australia to Los Angeles route, currently one of the longest commercial flights in the world. Those flights are currently suspended while the airline tests whether the extra thrust required for takeoff on these routes creates too much stress on the engines.
In other words, the airline is keeping its fingers crossed that our desire (our need?) for long-haul world travel hasn’t exceeded its operational capacity.
Certainly it’s a question other airline executives must be asking themselves. As if the airline industry doesn’t have enough to worry about, now it can add “Stressed Out Engines” to its list of woes.
That’s because the A380s that fly these long-haul flights must load up on more fuel than other flights if the airplane is expected to make it across an ocean. The planes, therefore, are heavier at take off and require more thrust in order to get the bird in the sky. Qantas insists the Trent 900 engines are up for the challenge, and claims the suspension of these flights is only precautionary.
But even if the engines are manufactured correctly and the airline follows all the rules and adheres to strict safety protocols, there’s no denying that outside factors are starting to affect airlines’ ability to carry us safety around the world.
I’m talking about our insistence on packing our entire closet in our luggage.
How many times have you seen someone wheeling a ginormous “carry on” bag onto an airplane and wondered how on earth an airline employee didn’t question it? Or stood speechless at the check-in counter as the family in front of you checked, like, ten bags? I know that’s happened to me on several occasions and frankly, it’s selfish of my fellow passengers and it’s unfair that airlines aren’t doing more to stop it.
I know the airlines have instituted fees for checked luggage in an effort to discourage people from bringing too much stuff (and okay, to make money for the financially strapped companies), but so far all the fees have proven is that people will gladly whip out their wallets if it means they can still pack eight pairs of shoes. We Americans don’t want anyone telling us what to do, least of all dictating what we take with us on vacation, so if we have to pay a little bit extra for the right to exercise that freedom, then so be it.
And therein lies the problem: At some point, it becomes a safety issue. If every passenger on a full flight checked just one bag that was “only” ten pounds over the weight limit, that’s thousands of extra pounds on that already heavy flight.
Sure, Qantas says the extra weight—in their case because of extra fuel—was okay and didn’t effect the airplane, but what’s the tipping point? When will extra weight be too much weight? At what point will airplanes simply be too fat to fly?
There’s nothing us average passengers can do about the extra fuel required to fly us on super-long flights; that’s up to the airline industry and its suppliers to sort out. But we can help control the excess weight of the airplanes that we board.
The next time you’re preparing for a flight, stop and think about what you’re packing. Seriously people, do you need four bags’ worth of stuff for your extended weekend jaunt to Florida? I understand that international--and extended--travel requires more luggage than usual, but let’s do our part to make our flights less hefty by carrying less stuff.
I promise you, there are washers and dryers wherever you’re going. And if not, there’s always the hotel bathroom sink.


Are you dreaming of soaring through the clouds, feeling the rush of flying a plane? Pursuing a career in aviation is an exciting and rewarding endeavor. However, becoming a pilot isn’t easy – it requires hard work, dedication and specialized training. That’s where attending a flight academy comes into play. In this blog post, we’ll explore the numerous benefits of enrolling in a flight academy for aspiring pilots. From gaining hands-on experience to networking with industry professionals, read on to discover how attending a flight academy can help kickstart your journey towards achieving your dream of becoming a pilot!
Benefits of Attending a Flight Academy
There are many benefits to attending a flight academy if you are interested in becoming a pilot. First, you will receive professional training from experienced instructors. This will give you the skills and knowledge you need to be a successful pilot. Second, you will have the opportunity to meet other aspiring pilots and learn from their experiences. Third, you will be able to take advantage of the latest technology and equipment at the academy. This will allow you to get the most out of your training and prepare you for a career as a pilot. Attending a flight academy can help you network with potential employers and build your professional credentials.
If you have a passion for flying and want to make a career out of it, attending a flight academy is the best way to make your dream a reality. Here are some of the benefits of becoming a student at a flight academy:
1. You’ll gain professional pilot training: Flight academy offer comprehensive training programs that will teach you everything you need to know about becoming a professional pilot.
2. You’ll have access to state-of-the-art facilities and equipment: Flight academies invest in top-notch facilities and equipment so that their students can get the best possible education.
3. You’ll benefit from experienced instructors: The instructors at flight academies are typically experienced pilots who can provide valuable insights into the industry.
4. You’ll make industry connections: By attending a flight academy, you’ll meet other aspiring pilots and build important relationships within the industry.
5. You’ll be prepared for success: Completing a program at a reputable flight academy will give you the skills and knowledge you need to succeed as a professional pilot.
Cost of Attending a Flight Academy
The cost of attending a flight academy can be expensive, but there are many benefits to consider. The average flight school tuition is around $15,000, but it can range from $10,000 to $30,000. The price may seem high at first glance, but when you consider the potential earnings of a professional pilot, it is a small price to pay. A pilot’s salary can range from $50,000 to over $100,000 per year, and the job outlook for pilots is very positive. There are many financial aid options available to help offset the cost of attendance, and many airlines offer tuition reimbursement programs. When you compare the cost of attending a flight academy to the potential earnings of a professional pilot, it is clear that the investment is well worth it.
Types of Programs Offered at a Flight Academy
There are many different types of programs offered at flight academies, so it is important to do your research to find the one that best suits your needs and goals. The most common type of program is the Private Pilot License (PPL), which allows you to fly a single-engine aircraft for personal use. If you want to pursue a career in aviation, you will need to obtain a Commercial Pilot License (CPL), which allows you to fly multi-engine aircraft and carry passengers or cargo for compensation. Other popular programs include the Instrument Rating (IR) and Multi-Engine Rating (MER), both of which are necessary for flying in inclement weather conditions. There are also specialty programs available at some flight academies, such as those that focus on aerial photography or agricultural flying.
Eligibility Requirements for Attending a Flight Academy
There are a few key eligibility requirements that you must meet in order to attend a flight academy. Firstly, you must be at least 18 years of age and hold a high school diploma or equivalent. Secondly, you must have a valid driver’s license and be able to pass a medical exam. You must be able to commit to the training schedule and financial investment required to attend a flight academy.
If you meet all of the above eligibility requirements, then attending a flight academy can be an excellent way to become a pilot. Flight academies provide comprehensive training that covers all aspects of flying, from aircraft systems and procedures to meteorology and navigation. You will also get invaluable experience flying in different types of weather conditions and environments.
Examples of Successful Pilots Who Attended Flight Academies
There are many examples of successful pilots who attended flight academies. One such example is Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. Armstrong began his flying career at an aviation school in Purdue University. He went on to become a test pilot for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and then an astronaut for NASA. Other notable pilots who attended flight academies include Buzz Aldrin, John Glenn, and Chuck Yeager.
These examples show that attending a flight academy can lead to a successful career in aviation. Flight schools provide students with the necessary training and skills to become safe and competent pilots. They also instill discipline and a strong work ethic, which are essential qualities for any successful individual.
Tips for Choosing the Right Flight Academy for You
There are a few key factors to consider when choosing a flight academy. The first is the location of the academy. You’ll want to make sure it’s in a location that is convenient for you to get to and from. The second is the cost of attendance. Make sure you understand the financial obligation you’re taking on before making any commitments. The third is the curriculum. Each academy has their own way of teaching, so you’ll want to make sure the one you choose aligns with your learning style. Consider the extracurricular activities each academy offers. Some have more comprehensive programs than others, so find one that fits your needs and interests outside of flying.
Learning to become a pilot is an exciting journey, and attending a flight academy can provide many benefits. From the expertise of professional instructors to the expansive aircraft fleet available for practice, flight academies offer aspiring pilots an unparalleled opportunity to gain their pilot’s license with confidence. With all these advantages, it’s no wonder why so many people choose to attend a flight academy when pursuing their dreams of becoming pilots.


One of the most exciting ways of seeing the landscape of Rajasthan is from a free-flying hot air balloon. The balloons fly at altitudes ranging between 2, 000 ft and 4, 000 ft, high enough to give you some idea of terrain, and yet low enough for you to discern features on the ground. Imagine flying over Jaisalmer Fort, over the desert, and then landing on the dunes at Sam for tea and snacks two hours later. If the thought of flying suspended from a large balloon for two hours induces queasiness, you can opt for a shorter tethered flight of 200 ft. It’s also possible to combine flights with camel and jeep safaris-fly for a few hours, then take a camel or a jeep.
Tarif:Rs.32, 000 for three people for a two-hour trip. Tethered flights are cheaper-prices depend on the size of the group. Contact: Wanderlust Travels 011 – 29228483 Website : www.wanderlustindia.com


Episode 12: Brian Walker – Elevating Aviation, Leading with Safety, Finding the Why in Aviation Dispatch, the Importance of Giving Back and Celebrating the Success of Others.
Brian Walker, Director of Operational Services at JetLinx, shares his insights on aviation in this podcast episode. Brian humorously refers to his job as "What is my Aviation Job Today?" but takes his role as a self-proclaimed “Aviation Schedule Defender” seriously.
He believes that the Aviation Dispatch license adds the Golden Value to the Business Aviation industry but encourages students to explore the various opportunities in aviation, from operations and service to accounting and marketing. He states that the industry needs leaders and urges everyone to step up and make a difference.
Brian also talks about the unfortunate Comair 5191 Aviation Incident, which solidified his "Why". Since then, he has been tirelessly working to improve service levels and mitigate risk while elevating the aviation industry.
He also tells us of his love for the Polaris Vocus software, which he uses to help manage flight risks and fatigue scores in a matter of minutes.
Brian is available on LinkedIn and always willing to share his knowledge with anyone interested in aviation.
Thank you for tuning in, and we hope you enjoy this episode of our podcast!
This episode is brought to you by The Business Aviation Collective and LD Aviation Services.


|Fastest flight time||37h 55m||The fastest flight from United Kingdom to Panglao takes 37h 55m|
|Direct flights||None||There are no direct flights from United Kingdom to Panglao. Popular non-direct routes for this connection are Manchester Airport - Panglao Bohol–Panglao Intl Airport and London Heathrow Airport - Panglao Bohol–Panglao Intl Airport.|
|Airports in Panglao||1 airport||There is 1 airport near Panglao: Panglao Bohol–Panglao Intl (TAG)|
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To ease the stress of booking flights, some of our airline partners flying from United Kingdom to Panglao Bohol–Panglao Intl are responding to the global pandemic. The following airline may have a flexible change policy to help accommodate travellers: Philippine Airlines.
Airlines such as Philippine Airlines have taken additional precautions to make sure you’re safer whilst travelling. When flying from United Kingdom to Panglao Bohol–Panglao Intl, expect masks to be provided as they are required onboard. Aircraft are also being thoroughly cleaned with enhanced products on a regular basis. Additional policies include the installation of HEPA filters and pre-flight testing. Some airlines are even offering socially-distanced seating for a limited time. Policies will vary by airline.


Asteroid Impact Mission
The Asteroid Impact Mission (AIM) is a European Space Agency’s mission, scheduled to be launched in 2020. AIM will travel to a binary asteroid system – the paired Didymos asteroids, which will come a comparatively close 16 million km to Earth in 2022.
ESA considers AIM to be a small mission of opportunity to demonstrate technologies mainly in the telecommunications domain, but as its Proba family of missions has demonstrated, the best way to prove new technologies is to achieve valuable scientific return.
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Twenty years ago, it was a revolutionary idea for welding metal together. Ten years later, it was critical technology for America’s space shuttle.
Today, the technology called “friction stir welding” is widely used to join aluminum alloy components – particularly in the transportation field where alloys save weight and weight costs money.
“Anything light that travels – trains, boats, cars, planes,” explained Jonathan Martin of The Welding Institute of Cambridge, England.
Martin is organizer of an international friction stir welding conference that opened Tuesday at the Von Braun Center. About 250 scientists and engineers from 22 countries will spend the week learning new developments in tool design, modeling and other aspects of the welding technique.
Marshall Space Flight Center Acting Director Gene Goldman addressed the conference Tuesday, which concludes Friday with a tour of Marshall’s high-bay welding facility.
That facility is where NASA is developing and testing welding techniques for assembling the core section of its upcoming heavy-lift rocket.
Tuesday morning, NASA friction stir welding expert Jon Street and Greg Riddle, lead engineer for Boeing’s stir-welding team in Huntsville, gave an early tour of the facility.
Friction stir welding joins pieces of metal together by a deceptively simple technique. Patented clamps – key to the operation – hold the plates together while a rotating steel rod penetrates the plates at the seam and moves along the seam “stirring” the plates together. The two plates aren’t melted together but they are fused in a way that creates a joint of incredible strength and flexibility.
“No filler wire, and no gas,” Street said, to mention just two of the advantages over traditional fusion arc welding techniques.
Goldman told the conference that the technique, which NASA adapted and used for the first time in 1995, saved money and increased quality in the production of space shuttle external tanks.
The technique “had high reliability, a low number of defects and gave us a practically perfect weld,” Goldman summarized.
NASA’s facility at Marshall has developed the technique so well now that commercial space companies such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, Lockheed, Dynetics and Aerojet are following its work.
For NASA, friction stir welding’s next big challenge is assembling the core fuel tanks for the heavy-lift rocket that flies for the first time in 2014.
Riddle and Street are working together with teams of scientists and technicians to meet that tight deadline.
“We’ll get there,” Riddle said, thanks in large part to friction stir welding.


The Moon, Stars, and Sunshine State commemorates the 50th anniversary of a transformative time in global history: the landing on the Moon. More than 530 million people worldwide witnessed these first moments towards a new universe where human tenacity and technology intersect. But as the astronauts launched and the world was watching them, they were looking back at Florida. Join us as we showcase our state's important role in the past, present, and future of space exploration. Young visitors can collect a special MSSS (Moon, Stars, and Sunshine State) commemorative ID badge at the Historic Capitol Museum, then contin
ue their space-themed mission at Tallahassee's Challenger Learning Center to receive a special lanyard.
Visit ChallengerTLH.com/Apollo11 for location and hours.
For more information, call 850-487-1902 or go to https://www.tallahasseearts.org/event/the-moon-stars-and-sunshine-state/.


Airbus A320-200 Allegiant Air. Photos and description of the plane
“Allegiant Air” operates 55 aircrafts Airbus A320-200. In the beginning of the 1980’s consortium Airbus Industries has finished researches of narrow-bodied airplanes under codenames SA1, SA2 and SA3 in the frame of JET project.
After their results they preferred first two variants – SA1 (for 130-140 seats) and SA2 (for 150-160 seats). Later passenger capacity of both projects that got designations A320-100 and A320-200 correspondingly have equaled to 150 but they differed only with flying range and payload weight.
All 3 modifications (A320-110, A320-210 and A320-230) have some identical technical characteristics (wingspan – 34,09 meters, length of the airplane – 37,5 meters, height of the airplane – 11,76 meters, number of passengers in two classes – 150 persons, maximum number of passengers – 179), differing just in flying range that for A320-110 is 4900 kilometers, for A320-210 – 5180 kilometers and A320-230 – 5370 kilometers.
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