Raphal Domjan a Swiss entrepreneur and aviator, but perhaps the most congenial of the explorer definitions. A few years ago he had traveled around the world aboard a trimaran powered exclusively by solar energy. A sort of fixed one for the sun and energy saving, which conditioned Domjan’s choices. Today a new challenge awaits you, which has already been discussed in recent years. Now, for the SolarStratos project, it has entered more than ever and should take off in 2022. As the name implies, it is a solar powered aircraft. Plane with which will have to reach the altitude of 60,000 feet (almost 20,000 meters), so as to get to fly in the stratosphere.
The SolarStratos weighs 450 kg and just over 8 meters long. While the solar cells that cover the aircraft have a total area of over 70 square meters. The energy obtained through these cells is then stored in a lithium ion battery. The electric motor generates 43 horsepower at 2200 rpm. The plane is not pressurized, therefore Raphal Domjan will be equipped with oxygen and a space suit. Everything you need to fly at an altitude that allows you to see the curvature of the Earth. To get to that altitude it will take two hours to reach the area the layer of atmosphere concerned, 15 minutes of flight in the stratosphere and then three hours for the descent.
The maiden voyage scheduled for 2022. Be the forerunner of a project that wants to offer the possibility of a similar experience for private passengers and scientists. The intent is also to feed the image of the SolarPlanet Foundation of Domjan, which is committed to promoting solar energy to combat climate change.
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Today's high flyers take lie-flat beds in international business class almost for granted, but these cosy cribs above the clouds are only a relatively recent addition to the travelscape.
First class didn't even get a fully flat bed until the mid-1990s – if you watch the original Mission: Impossible movie (released in 1996 – yes, some 22 years ago) you will still see British Airways' then-first class seat, a plush old-world recliner.
However it was only a few years later, in 1999, that BA launched a business class seat which transformed into a fully flat bed, firing the starter's gun on a race by other premium airlines to upgrade their own business class seats to suit.
Qantas followed in 2003 with the original Marc Newson-styled Skybed for its Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets, although the bed extended at angle to the floor rather than go a full 180 degrees horizontal – that didn't come until the Skybed II of the Qantas Airbus A380s in 2008.
Such 'fully lie-flat' beds quickly became the norm for long-range flights on the big twin-aisle jets such as Boeing 747, 777 and 787, and Airbus A330, A350 and A380 superjumbo.
This same trend is now starting to trickle down to the smaller single-aisle jets such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, bringing a lie-flat experience to passengers on shorter trips of around 4-6 hours.
Virgin's 'Perth product'
This could extend to domestic flights between Australia's east coast capitals and Perth, if Virgin Australia makes good on John Borghetti's blueprint for what the outgoing CEO refers to as the airline's top-secret 'Perth product'.
This would see at least some of Virgin's workhorse Boeing 737 jets fitted with a radical new business class seat which leapfrogs the conventional domestic recliner of Virgin Australia and Qantas.
US airline JetBlue has already shown the potential of lie-flat business class on US transcontinental flights, with the Mint premium cabin of its Airbus A321 jets sporting flat beds and even some first class-style 'mini suites' on flights from New York and Boston to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Seattle.
(JetBlue has been somewhat of a disruptor in the US, with its Mint class also offering free high-speed WiFi, live TV and radio.)
Joining the lie-flat club
Other airlines are now catching onto the lie-flat trend for single-aisle jets, especially as new aircraft join their fleets.
Some of Philippine Airlines' Airbus A321neo flights between Australia and Manila offer a two-metre long flat bed in business class.
Central American airline Copa and Emirates' regional sister FlyDubai have both rolled out lie-flat seats on their new Boeing 737 MAX jets, while United Airlines and Singapore Airlines' offshoot SilkAir both plan to introduce next-generation flat beds on their Boeing 737 MAX jets from 2020.
These show all the signs of being fore-runners in another flat-out race to add flat beds to business class.
Few people spend more time on planes, in lounges or mulling over the best ways to use frequent flyer points than David Flynn, the editor of Australian Business Traveller magazine. His unparalleled knowledge of all aspects of business travel connects strongly with the interests of Executive Style readers.


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Resources & Training
The community of Aviation and Aerospace Medicine Practitioners is spread around the world, and there are colleagues both in New Zealand and beyond. Below are some relevant organisations and groups representing a range of activities.
Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine (ASAM)
Aerospace Medical Association (ASMA)
Aeromedical Society of Australasia
Occupational Medicine Society of New Zealand/Australia
International Academy of Aerospace Medicine (IAASM)
Educational & Training
Australasian College of Aerospace Medicine (ACAsM)
Australasian Medical Review Officers Association (AMROA)
University of Otago – Aviation Medicine
Regulatory & Legal
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) – New Zealand
Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) – Australia
International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
Te Manatū Waka Ministry of Transport – New Zealand
Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC)
Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
Training in Aerospace Medicine
AMSNZ supports trainees on the fellowship programme of the Australasian College of Aerospace Medicine (ACASM)
Enquiries and applications should be made directly to the college.
Aviation Medical Examiners (AME’s) are required to undertake continuous professional development activities.
AMSNZ supports regional-wide groups and activities.
Peer review groups are arranged periodically on a local basis. Please contact the society to promote any events or meetings.
AMSNZ organises an annual scientific meeting in conjunction with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Please visit the events page for more information.


DAY ONE: JANUARY 29, 2020
12:30 – 1:00 PM Registration
1:00 – 1:20 PM Welcome and Keynote Introduction:
Eric Stallmer — President of CSF, and BG (ret.) Wayne Monteith — Associate Administrator of Commercial Space Transportation, FAA
1:20 - 1:35 PM Keynote Speaker: Steve Dickson — Administrator, FAA (Invited)
1:35 – 2:00 PM Keynote Speaker: Secretary Elaine Chao — United States Department of Transportation (Invited)
2:00 – 2:40 PM Panel: The Road to a Trillion Dollar Space Economy
Description: A look into the trends that space start-ups are recognizing in the Venture Capital market.
Moderator: Tess Hatch — Investor, Bessemer Ventures
-John Gedmark — Cofounder + CEO, Astranis
-Shane Fleming — VP of Global Commercial Launch Services, Rocket Lab
-Rich Leshner — VP of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Planet
2:40 - 2:55 PM Featured Speaker
2:55 – 3:25 PM Networking Break
3:25 - 3:45 PM Keynote Speaker: A Look Into The Astronaut Experience
3:45 - 4:00 PM Keynote Speaker: James Reuter — Associate Administrator of the Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA
4:00 - 4:45 PM Panel: Looking Forward: The Use of Nuclear Power in Deep Space Missions
Description: At the sixth National Space Council meeting, Vice President Pence announced a policy to approve the launch of space vehicles utilizing nuclear power. This panel will look into the next decade as nuclear technology advances as well how this application can further space exploration into new depths.
Moderator: Bhavya Lal — Research Staff Member, Institute for Defense Analyses
-Vanessa Clark — CEO, Atomos Space
-Jeff Thornburg — CEO & President, Interstellar Technologies
-Paolo Venneri — CEO, Ultra Safe Nuclear
4:45 - 5:30 PM Panel: The Age of Commercial Astronauts Is Upon Us
Description: As a new era for government and private commercial astronauts is upon us, this panel will discuss the road ahead and the vehicles that will propel future space travelers, both public and private.
Moderator: Phil McAlister — Director, Commercial Spaceflight, NASA
-Ariane Cornell — Head of Astronaut Strategy & Sales, Blue Origin
5:30 - 5:45 PM Featured Speaker
5:45 PM Adjourn
Following the final panel session on day one, all conference guests are invited to attend the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship Reception.
DAY TWO: JANUARY 30, 2019
8:00 - 8:30 AM Registration
8:30 - 8:45 AM Keynote Speaker
8:45 - 9:45 AM Panel: Upcoming Processes and Procedures of Regulatory Reform and Airspace Integration within Commercial Space
Description: As technologies develop, the opportunity exists for the tools used to manage airspace around a launch to be updated. This panel will look at what capabilities the aviation and launch industries would like to see in airspace i integration over the next decade as well as how recent policies have helped or inhibited the space race.
Moderator: Jillianne Pierce — Federal Government Relations Manager, Space Florida
-Caryn Schenewerk — Senior Counsel and Senior Director of Spaceflight Policy for Space Exploration, SpaceX
-Vern Thorp — Program Manager, United Launch Alliance
-Michael Lopez-Alegria — Director of Business Development, Axiom Space
9:45 - 10:00 AM Featured Speaker: What if rockets were built in just a few days? A look into how Relativity Space plans to do just that.
Brandon Pearce — VP of Avionics and Integrated Software, Relativity Space
10:00 - 10:45 AM Panel: Where Things are Taking Off: The Role of Spaceports
Moderator: Pam Underwood — Manager, Operations Integration Division, FAA
-Karina Drees — CEO + General Manager, Mojave Air and Space Port
-Jim Kuzma — Sr. Vice President + General Manager, Space Florida
-Steve Howard — Project Lead + County Administrator, Spaceport Camden
-Dan Hicks — CEO, Spaceport America
10:45 - 11:15 AM Networking Break
11:15 - 11:30 AM Featured Speaker: "The Issues in the Emerging Stratospheric Economy"
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Panel: The Future of Small Sat Constellations
Description: The world of small sats is rapidly developing and changing the way we interact with the world around us on a day to day basis. This panel will hear from some of the industry leaders discussing the economics and vision behind the surge of constellations, as well as how the constellation market can thrive in its current stage.
Moderator: Ann Kim — Managing Partner, Silicon Valley Bank
-Mark Mozena — Senior Director of Government Affairs, Planet
12:15 - 1:30 PM Luncheon & Featured Speaker
1:30 - 2:15 PM Panel: The Impact of Microgravity on R&D and Innovation
Description: The Microgravity environment can have a significant impact on the economy by serving as a new general- purpose method of invention that can reshape the nature of the innovation process and the organization of R&D. While access to the microgravity environment is not new, increasing access to a growing number of low-cost commercial platforms and interest by new non-traditional users has us rethinking the impact microgravity can have on R&D and innovation.
Moderator: Tommy Sanford— Executive Director, Commercial Spaceflight Federation
-Cindy Martin-Brennan — Director, Stakeholder Management, ISS National Laboratory
-Jana Stoudemire — Commercial Innovation Officer, Space Tango
-Rich Boling — VP of Corporate Advancement, Techshot
-Erika Wagner — Payload Sales Director, Blue Origin
2:15 - 2:30 PM Featured Speaker: Captain Joe DePete — President, ALPA
2:30 - 3:00 PM Networking Break
3:00 - 3:25 PM A Fireside Chat on The Economic Impact of Space Sustainability
Panelist: Kevin O'Connell — Director, Office of Space Commerce, U.S. Dept. of Commerce
3:25 - 4:10 PM Panel: Exploring Artemis: The Next 30 Years in Our Return to the Moon
Description: A look into the innovative, new technologies and systems to explore more of the Moon than ever before as well as future commercial partnerships to make this endeavor a reality.
Moderator: Andy Aldrin — Director, Aldrin Space Institute, Florida Institute of Technology
-Marshall Smith — Director of Human Lunar Exploration Programs, NASA
-Kent Rominger — Vice President of Strategic Programs, Northrop Grumman
-Kyle Acierno — Vice President of Global Sales and Strategy, iSpace
-Brett Alexander — Vice President of Government Sales, Blue Origin
4:10 - 5:00 PM Panel: Congressional Outlook
Description: Congress has been very proactive on space issues over the last two years. This panel will explore what to expect from Congress over the next two years.
-Joel Graham — Professional Staff Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation
5:00 PM Conference Closing Statements
Updated: November 21, 2019


ENTER: OFEK 9
Some Interesting Reading About Israel & The Heavens Above (outerspace & satellites)
Many are unaware of the fact that Israel has there own version of NASA, its called: ISA or Israel Space
The Israel Space Agency got its start in 1988 when it launched the first in a series of satellies called: Ofek. The launcher was called: Shavit. Launches have also been done by using Russian and South American launchers. The most recent satellite is the Ofek 9 spy satellite which is in space with five other Israeli satellites. Ofek 9 helps to protect Israel from countries like Iran and although Ofek 9 is not too much different than the other Israeli satellites it is equipt with much more advance camera's for spying purposes. The photos are relayed back to the IDF to aid in potential defensive measures.
List of Satellites from Israel currently in orbit over the earth
Ofek - Spy Satellites
Tech Sar - Observation Satellites
Sloshsat - Science Satellite for the study of gravity on fluids
Techsat - Research Satellite for Technion University
Amos - Communication Satellite for television and other broadcasting.


2 edition of Aircraft of the world found in the catalog.
Aircraft of the world
E. C. Talbot-Booth
|Other titles||A recognition book: aircraft of the world.|
|Statement||edited by Paymr. Lieut.-Comdr. E.C. Talbot-Booth, R.N.R. Drawn and compiled by Eric Sargent.|
|LC Classifications||TL670 .T25 1938a|
|The Physical Object|
|Pagination||ix, 1056 p.|
|Number of Pages||1056|
|LC Control Number||39013080|
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A few friendly faces who will help you take off on your aviation adventure
Mike Newman | Chief Executive Officer
A love for flying has brought Mike to the helm of Ardmore Flying School. Mike is passionate about training tomorrow’s pilots and what better way to do it that with one of New Zealand’s largest flying schools. When he’s not making important strategic decisions to keep Ardmore Flying School as an industry leader, he’s off flying himself. Mike’s passion for producing tomorrow’s pilots keeps Ardmore Flying School’s commitment to producing high quality graduates in a fun and stimulating environment.
Warren Sattler | Chief Flying Instructor
With more than 30,000 hours of flight instruction experience, Warren is a leader in the flight instruction industry. As an A Cat Instructor, his passion for flight instruction is legendary and benefits all Ardmore Flying School’s students. Combined with the commitment and dedication Warren gives to the school, Ardmore Flying School provides professional delivery of quality training.
Ian Calvert | Business Development Manager
Ian is the Business Development Manager at AFS with a focus on developing and growing our international pilot and engineer training activity as well as ensuring we attract sufficient high quality local students. Ian is an ‘A’ Cat Instructor and GA Examiner with 23 years flying experience. He initially trained up to his PPL here at Ardmore. Ian has held CFI positions as well as senior management positions, the most recent being as CEO of CTC Aviation. He also has his own business consulting company and has extensive experience in international markets having visited and worked with many international airlines and Regulators.
Omais Farooqui | Deputy CFI / Manager - Training & Standards
Omais holds a Commercial Pilot License and a B-Cat Instructor Rating with over 2500 flying hours. This busy instructor loves the culture and the friendly atmosphere at Ardmore Flying School which makes his job as the Deputy CFI easy when teaching students and mentoring younger instructors. When he’s not busy organizing everyone else, he loves to travel and expand his mind by reading. But when he’s on the job, his organization skills ensure the smooth running of the courses for the students to get them flying sooner.
Duncan Sharp |Deputy CFI / Head of IFR Programme
Duncan has more than 30 years flying experience in the Aviation Industry where he has worked in both flight training and air transport operations. This included GA charter, Southern Alps scenic flights as well as Airline passenger and airfreight operations using multi-engine piston and turboprop aircraft. Duncan holds a B-CAT and D-CAT instructor rating including multi engine approval and his experience has now brought him to Ardmore Flying School as Deputy CFI responsible for the IFR training. He has also had extensive involvement in senior management roles in the tertiary education sector and contributes to the continuing improvement of the Ardmore Flying School NZQA diploma programmes.
Kim Jenkins | Finance
Kim has had experience in all types of Industry, from large corporate to small businesses. She has been apart of the Ardmore Flying School Team since 2013. Kim will happily assist with any finance queries you may have.
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As our China Representative, Raymond has extensive experience in the New Zealand education field for the past 10 years. With specialized knowledge in the China Market, Raymond has been able to provide overseas students with the support and guidance that they need to settle into their courses in New Zealand. Not only has Raymond helped with his students transition into school life, but he has also enabled his clients to develop future connections and prepare them for opportunities in their chosen field of career.
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Altimeter Desk Table Clock - 5-in Black
- This clock is inspired by the altimeter on WWII aircraft
- The stout brass screws and rugged shape brings fighter pilot precision to any desk or table.
- Authentic dial houses the remnants of a subdial that marked altitude per thousand feet, while the main hands marked altitude per ten and hundred feet.
- Constructed of cast, machined aluminum and brass with black finish.
- Measures approximately 5-in H x 4-1/2-in x 4-1/2-in
- Operates on 1 AA alkaline battery (not included)
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Memoirs of a B-29 Pilot
by Charles R. Reyher
Merriam Press World War II Memoir
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"Memoirs of a B-29 Pilot" chronicles the author’s wartime experiences leading up to and as a B-29 Superfortress Aircraft Commander.
He was engaged in the Air Offensive–Japan from the Marianas Islands in the South Pacific.
He looks back at those experiences from the professional view of a retired airline captain, having flown over 35 years of service with Trans World Airlines.
After graduation as a pilot cadet, he became a bomb approach pilot at a bombardier training base for one year.
Then, rated as a B-17 Flying Fortress 1st Pilot, he spent six months duty as a B-17 instructor pilot at an airbase training new B-17 crews as replacements for the 8th Air Force in England.
Many months of training to be a B-29 Aircraft Commander followed.
He arrived at newly constructed Northwest Field, Guam, in early June 1945.
125 factory-new B-29B Superfortresses made up the new 315th Very Heavy Bomb Wing.
He and his crew flew 13 missions before the end of the war, all against oil targets.
In addition to covering his wartime service, the author concludes the book with several chapters detailing various aspects of the air war against Japan and how he believes attacking Japan’s oil refineries and supplies could have ended the war even without the use of the atomic bombs.
354 6x9-inch pages, 183 photographs, documents, drawings and illustrations.
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Bottom line up front (or BLUF): U.S. Air Force fighter call signs are given at naming ceremonies or “namings.” They are usually based on how badly youve screwed something up, a play on your name, your personality, or just the whims of the drunken mob of pilots.
How do pilots get their call sign?
Other inspirations for call signs may include personality traits, middle name, references to historical figures, or past exploits during the pilots career. Aviator call signs nearly always must come from a member or members of the aviators squadron, training class, or other cohort.
How do I choose a callsign?
When choosing a callsign you need to consider the group in which they fall into. There are four groups based on authorized license class. These groups determine the number of prefix and suffix letters. After earning your first technician license, most hams receive a 2×3 callsign.
Do civilian pilots have call signs?
A general aviation aircraft in the United States with its FAA civilian registration number (N98710), which also doubles as its call sign, displayed on the fuselage. However, since this is a Civil Air Patrol aircraft, it will generally be identified by CAPxxxx, based on the state from which it hails.
What do you call a female pilot?
Women have been involved in aviation from the beginnings of both lighter-than air travel and as airplanes, helicopters and space travel were developed. Women pilots were also called aviatrices.
Do fighter pilots choose their aircraft?
Pilots may choose the aircraft they want to fly, or the branch they fly for may assign them an aircraft. Air Force pilots choose an aircraft pipeline following primary training and then move into Advanced Aircraft Training.
What does all Call mean on a plane?
ALL-CALL “Flight attendants, doors to arrival, crosscheck and all-call.” Meaning: Often part of the arming/disarming procedure, this is a request that each flight attendant report via intercom from his or her station — a sort of flight attendant conference call.
Do helicopter pilots get Callsigns?
These registration call signs or tail numbers are what most private and commercial aircraft use when being piloted. These registration numbers can be seen on all aircraft no matter if they are an airplane or a helicopter. These are the call signs I use when flying in a helicopter.
Why do pilots say Fox 2?
When you fly one of our Air Combat missions, you will hear “FOX 2, Fights On” to initiate our canned setups. “FOX 2” is a brevity code used by fighter pilots to declare a weapons release (sorta like “bombs away” from WWII).
Why do pilots say souls?
When an air traffic controller asks a pilot, during an emergency, for the number of souls on board, it communicates to the pilot that the controller and pilot are focusing extra hard together on solving the emergency successfully, and that one word tells the pilot that the controller is going to be marshalling
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The First Wing Jet Center maintenance team has had a busy summer, and they don’t see it slowing down any time soon. At the beginning of July, First Wing returned 22 aircraft to service in one week, which broke a previous record of 20 aircraft in one week.
“I’m so grateful for the amazing team of A&Ps and avionics technicians we have here at First Wing,” said Randy Ells, Director of Maintenance. “Five years ago, we had a much smaller shop. We’ve seen business grow substantially since then, and we now employ a team of more than a dozen maintenance technicians. Their hard work has paid off for our customers by decreasing downtime and improving customer satisfaction, both of which have contributed to the growth of the shop.”
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I apologise to all for my absence from my column and stories. It was a busy time for me with health recovery but, interestingly enough, it was a busy time in the space world.
As you are all aware, we just passed the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing. We had a fascinating talk at our local library in Scarriff by retired Bell Engineer, John Kelly, who was the manufacturing manager for the ascent engine on the Lunar module. The issues that were critical for his team were getting perfect welds and pumps and valves as there was only one chance and failure would leave the astronauts to die on the moon. The fact they succeeded was a testament to very skilled people who would not accept failure. That said, John didn’t see any reason so go back. One woman asked when we would have space cities. John’s reply was it is cold and dark and dangerous and there are a lot better places to go on Earth. My own experience working on advanced technology projects pretty much confirms this. Space is a really dangerous place and I am more than happy to send out robots until we really figure out how to tackle manned space travel.
The main problem with the US Apollo program was its motivation, which was to beat the Soviets. There was no backing for anything beyond that and the Apollo 11 through 17 missions (except for 13) which landed crews on the lunar surface, lost public interest and support. Astronauts really didn’t establish much beyond determining how dangerous and challenging the lunar environment was so there was no worthwhile goal found. The program was disbanded and spacecraft engineers found themselves unemployed. I was, in fact, one of the first new hires that Lockheed Missiles and Space took on in 1979. The people whom I worked for had all worked on aspects of the NASA space program, and I can’t say that they seemed overly enthusiastic, many dying in their 50’s from overwork and stress.
When I joined, my generation, born at the start of the space age, had dreams of L5 orbital colonies, solar power satellites and trips to Mars. None of these panned out of course, as any of them would have taken significant investment and resources. Funding never emerged and the small $18B NASA budget, dwarfed by the $1,000B Military budget, to this day is only sufficient for some robot exploration and maintaining the ISS (without actually doing anything useful) and some advanced technology efforts. Every time a new administration announced a new program, no money was added and then it was cancelled by the next administration who wanted something different, again without spending money.
This doesn’t mean the space program is dead. The NASA guys are doing amazing robotic missions which are returning vast amounts of scientific data (unlike manned missions which bring back very few) and continue to impress and amaze with asteroid missions, Pluto and Mercury flybys etc.
The big action in manned space is really outside the US these days. The Chinese just landed on the far side of the moon and are working on their third iteration of space station. The Russians have a serious plan to send people to the moon starting in 2025. The Indians have just launched a lunar mission which has a lander and other advanced technology. NASA and Roscosmos have both announced Lunar orbiting space stations but my bet is on the Russians and Chinese (which is a theme in my stories).
I suspect like so many other NASA initiatives, the NASA/ESA Lunary Gateway will look better in simulation than actual missions - for two main reasons. First, the main thrust of the US space program has always been the military and intelligence communities with a total budget at least 5 times the NASA budget; in addition the classified programs do not share any technology with NASA so it lags behind. Second, the US political system has not historically supported the multiyear funding required for actual progress in the manned program unlike the military which gets more money each year without any arguments.
So the smart money is on the Eurasian initiatives getting to the Moon. Keep an eye for steady progress.


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In many ways, the key to the perfect aviation video all boils down to a single word: detail. Whether you’re planning on shooting a model airplane as it takes to the skies or a massive jetliner filled with hundreds of passengers, it’s the little details that paint the type of vivid picture that viewers love to see. From the texture on the paint to the tint on the window, you need to focus on the whole package. In order to create the best possible aviation video, you need to think of it a bit like you would landscape videography. Only instead of shooting something like a deer in its natural environment, your subject just happens to be one of the pinnacles of human achievement. You want to make sure you’re focused on the motion, the striking imagery and the sheer sense of scope required to create the immersive experience viewers are after in the first place.


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Astronaut Senator John Glenn used Think Pad laptops on his spaceflight mission STS-95 in 1998.
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Think Pad laptops have been used in space and, by 2003, were the only laptops certified for use on the International Space Station.
The task of making a notebook was given to the Yamato Facility in Japan and it was led by Arimasa Naitoh, a Japanese man who joined IBM in the 1970s and is now dubbed the "father" of Think Pad.
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The first Think Pad tablet, a Pen Point-based device formally known as the IBM 2521 Think Pad, was positioned as a developer's release.
The Think Pad tablet became available for purchase by the general public in October of the same year.
The first Think Pad notebook (700C) announced in 1992 was the first new product to emerge from the IBM "differentiated product personality" strategy resulting from a collaboration between Sapper and Tom Hardy, head of the corporate IBM Design Program.
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The RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is booked to give us a thrilling flypast by a Hurricane, Spitfire or Lancaster.
Weather and cloud level permitting, this will provide us with a most memorable occasion.
The collection of historic aircraft which forms part of the nation’s heritage, is based at RAF Coningsby. Although probably best known for the Lancaster, Hurricane and Spitfire, the flight also features a Dacota and two Chipmunk trainers. For more details on this amazing collection of aircraft see the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight website: www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf


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OMTDR technology provides analysis without impacting network traffic
June 2020, Bon-en-Chablais, France: The SmartCo smart connector system from Nicomatic, the leading manufacturer of high performance interconnect systems, brings in-built intelligence to aircraft electrical wiring interconnection systems (EWIS) and reduces aircraft downtime by solving the problem of fault-finding in aircraft electrical cable runs.
The EWIS is the backbone of complex systems in modern aircraft and is subject to the same harsh environmental and operational conditions as other aircraft systems. Detecting and tracing faults in aircraft electrical cable runs is time-consuming, frustrating, costly, and the cause of disruption to flight schedules. Nicomatic and the CEA LIST Institute collaborated to jointly develop Orthogonal Multi-tone Time Domain Reflectometry (OMTDR) technology that enables network analysis and sensor intelligence to be distributed in the EWIS without impacting network traffic. Distributed analysis enables complex networks to be analysed, solving the problem of fault ambiguity as diagnosis information from several sensors can be aggregated. Integrating OMTDR into an aircraft wiring harness by embedding it into SmartCo aerospace connectors adds an “always on” distributed wire diagnosis and sensor communication system in real time to the EWIS.
In a further collaboration, Nicomatic and the ECA Group integrated OMTDR into a portable all-in-one electrical troubleshooting test tool, theElectrical Ground Support Equipment (E-GSE) TC50 e-tool. The TC-50 is a multi-function tool in a case that simplifies wire troubleshooting and testing. Validated on most popular aeronautic cable types, it plugs into a wire network and measures voltage/current/resistance, checks phase order, tests diodes, tests insulation and thermal imaging. The TC-50’s user interface is web-enabled for access on the included rugged smartphone or any mobile device.
Using the TC-50 with Nicomatic’s SmartCo reflectometry technology provides precise wire-fault localization, enabling quick diagnosis and thereby minimizing aircraft ground time. The Wire Fault Localization feature enables the detection and localization of faults such as open- and short-circuits and the measurement of impedance variations with an accuracy of 0.1% across a cable length of 1m to 100m.
Phil McDavitt, Managing Director, Nicomatic Ltd. comments: “SmartCo connectors bring in-built intelligence and capability to commercial aerospace connectors, and together with the TC50-eTool, deliver a unique off-the-shelf tool for all generic electrical tasks for maintenance, repair, overhaul, diagnosis and troubleshooting of electrical systems and equipment in aircraft.”


The growing defense expenditure across significant economies, such as the US, China, India, Russia, and Saudi Arabia, is expected to drive the aircraft wires & cables market in the coming years. In addition, the increasing technological developments, growing investments in research and development (R&D) by aircraft original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and rising demand for air transportation are propelling the growth of the aerospace & defense sector, which is subsequently driving the aircraft wires & cables market growth.
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• In 2020, Harbour Industries LLC declared that it has approved manufacturer for several low-loss coax and high-speed data cables used on Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lighting II 5th generation fighter aircraft.
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The global aviation industry is growing at an unprecedented rate, recording substantial number of production volumes of military and commercial aircraft fleet. In the past few years, the commercial aircraft fleet has seen tremendous growth due to the influx of new low-cost carriers (LCCs) and fleet expansion strategies adopted by the full-service carriers (FSCs). Commercial aviation industry is predicted to upsurge in the near future due to the rising air travel passengers and aircraft procurement. Air passenger traffic in North America, Europe, and APAC: has been surging with time, which is compelling the demand for commercial aircraft.
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Additive manufacturing in the aerospace industry
Aviation and aerospace are two of the pioneering sectors for additive manufacturing. These sectors are characterized by small batch sizes and manufacturer-specific adaptations. At the same time, these products are renowned for having very long life cycles (for example, components may be used in passenger aircraft for more than 30 years) and extremely high safety requirements. High levels of thermal or mechanical loading, especially during take-off and landing or if there is air turbulence, are one of the special features of the requirements profiles for most components.
The aerospace spectrum
The sector consists of manufacturers of spacecraft and rockets, manufacturers of military and civilian aircraft, helicopter manufacturers, manufacturers of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) and jet engine manufacturers. The sector is regarded as a driver of innovation and an outstanding growth market for additive manufacturing. In terms of its future prospects, industry experts consider the potential growth for this industry to be very high.
Applications and materials in the aerospace industry
Functional parts with sophisticated geometries and defined aero-dynamic or fluid-dynamic properties can be manufactured very quickly and cost-efficiently using the powerful laser melting machines from Concept Laser. They include fuel systems, guide blades and rotor blades, attachment systems and special heat protection components. Parts for engines and turbines, rocket elements, test vehicles and high-quality components for equipping the cabin and cockpit (interior) are other typical applications. A disproportionately large number of high-performance materials such as Inconel 718, CobaltChrome superalloy, titanium and titanium alloys are used.
Freedom of geometry and bionics in the aerospace industry enable production of parts with improved performance
The level of affinity that the aerospace sector has with additive manufacturing is demonstrated in particular in the great flexibility of the process: The resulting potential often cannot be delivered using conventional techniques. For example, it is now possible to produce complex parts in one manufacturing step (one shot). Previously it was simply impossible to manufacture these components, or they could only be assembled laboriously with great effort from lots of individual components.
In addition, bionic designs that are suitable for the process enable the aircraft manufacturers to significantly boost performance: They enable higher loads to be withstood and thus ensure a greater level of safety. The basis for this is provided by special procedural characteristics such as manufacturing with selective densities and an optimized topology. The machines from Concept Laser also offer the appropriate tools for quality assurance and monitoring which also instantly provide the valid data while the part is being created.
Lightweight construction and functional integration: weight reduction in the aerospace industry
Bionically constructed components do not just produce a surprising visual result. Bionically designed lightweight parts are able, with the same load requirements, to be manufactured to be on average 20 - 30% lighter than milled or cast components. In some cases, the potential weight reduction is in fact as much as 60 - 80%, for example if rectangular metal blocks are transformed into pure connecting structures.
What is more, it is possible to integrate additional functions into the component which the previous parts were unable to deliver. To this extent, as well as the time saving there is also the additional benefit of a functional enhancement to the component.
Reduction in costs and toolless fabrication
The commercial aspects of the 3D printing method compared to conventional methods of molding and machining are also appreciated in the aerospace industry. This means that components can be manufactured in one piece or one shot. On the one hand this reduces the outlay on assembly (both time and costs), but on the other hand it also reduces stresses in the part and therefore possible weak spots.
As no lead times and costs for the preparation and long-term operation of tools are incurred, the cost structure and the availability of parts from toolless manufacturing are shown to be disparately better. Special factors play a role given the fact that an aircraft is expected to have a useful service life or more than 30 years: independence from tooling operators, the option to modify geometries during the life cycle or manufacture spare parts “on demand,” to ensure prompt availability and reduce overhaul times.
Traditional arguments in favor of additive manufacturing are of course also unmanned manufacturing (24h/7-day option) and significant savings on material resources or in the outlay on the process. Not least there is a very considerable reduction in the development times. Experience has shown that it is possible to shorten the timespan for a development project from several months to less than 30 days. These significant improvements have a very positive effect on the cost structure, coupled with faster availability (time to market) and greater flexibility.
Resource-conserving fabrication: “Green Technology” in the aerospace industry
For developers working in the aerospace industry, weight savings always provide a compelling argument when it comes to optimizing the fuel consumption without compromising on the safety requirements.
LaserCUSING® is a “Green Technology” and improves the much-quoted ecological footprint in aerospace manufacturing. Embracing the four particular aspects of lightweight construction, toolless manufacturing, decentralized manufacturing and manufacturing “on demand,” laser melting makes a real contribution to reducing CO₂ emissions.
An additive manufacturing strategy also offers the combined package of conserving resources, great economic efficiency and quality standards in the aerospace industry. When aircraft parts are milled, up to 95% recyclable waste is produced whereas the laser melting process produces a part whose level of recyclable waste is only around 5 - 10%.
Prompt, decentralized production “on demand” are also outstanding and striking strengths of this process. It results in an economic/ecological balance which traditional methods are unable to offer at this level.
Supply of replacement parts in the aerospace industry: prompt, local and on demand
In the future, it will be possible to manufacture replacement parts locally and close to where they will be used “on demand,” and to do so without using any tools. In the case of a routine replacement or component failure, the replacement part can be manufactured directly on site. Decentralized production networks may be established – global and regional strategies are possible. This means that transport routes and above all the delivery times can be minimized. As a consequence, the downtimes and overhaul periods required for maintenance of the aircraft are reduced. Large stocks of replacement parts containing rarely used parts, which are essential nowadays in view of the long lifespans that aircraft models enjoy, can be reduced significantly. A reduced tie-up of capital increases the level of flexibility and above all the time taken to obtain safety-critical components. In view of the pressure on costs in the aviation sector, the logistics component is particularly appealing.
General advantages of additive manufacturing in the aerospace industry
The general plus points of additive manufacturing in the aerospace industry include:
- Great potential for lightweight construction (high strength figures coupled with a reduction in weight of around 40 - 60%)
- Implementation of bionic designs with improved performance criteria
- Optional functional integration (e.g. cooling) or integral design
- Manufacture of the components in one shot, i.e. reduction in the outlay on assembly and weak spots
- No waste as with traditional machining methods (“buy to fly ratio” of around 90%)
- Contribution to achieving the industry’s sustainability targets: reduction in fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions
- Rapid and local availability, including “production on demand”
- Prompt fabrication without the use of tools (no up-front costs and tooling costs for tools)
- Unmanned production 24h/day
- Time to market – shorter development times (less than 30 days rather than several months)
- Faster overhaul cycles (greater availability of aircraft)
- Overall improvement in cost structure and economies of scale
- Maximum reproducibility of the components
- High level of precision and consistently high quality of the components
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This month U.S. consumers landed some exciting news as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) unveiled plans to create a national center for excellence on jet biofuel research. The recently announced effort will help to revolutionize the air transportation industry by tackling one of its largest challenges – rising fuel costs.
The center will be based at Washington State University and will bring together researchers from 16 academic institutions including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Pennsylvania State University and the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, among others. The research team will also benefit from the expertise of 26 federal government and airline industry partners including companies like Boeing, Delta Airlines and General Electric to name just a few.
By aiming to significantly advance the use of cost-competitive “drop in” aviation biofuel, the effort will support the FAA’s target of deploying one billion gallons of alternative jet fuel by 2018.
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Would provide a total of $415.115 m. to fund research, development, and procurement of various missile defense systems for Israel. $210.115 m. is for three systems that have been jointly developed by the U.S. and Israel over many years, including $84.722 m. for the David’s Sling short-range ballistic missile defense program, $66.427 for the existing Arrow-2 system, including $12 m. to procure Arrow-2 missile components from Boeing and Israeli aerospace industries, and $58.966 for research and development of the long-range Arrow-3 missile defense system.
The remaining $205 m. would be provided to Israel to finance the purchase of additional batteries of the Iron Dome missile defense system, which is designed to defend against rockets and mortars fired from the Gaza Strip. See H.R. 5327 of 5/18/10 for more on the Iron Dome and U.S. funding for the system.
Finally, the Senate Committee on Appropriations directed in its report (No. 111-295) that $281.378 m. be allocated to continue research and development on the land-based SM-3 antiballistic missile system. This system is being developed for use by the U.S. military and also as a backup system to be provided to Israel if development of the Arrow-3 should fail.
See also: related measures H.R. 3081 and H.R. 3082 of 6/26/09 for FY2011 defense appropriations, and H.R. 5327 of 5/18/10 for more on U.S. funding for the Iron Dome.


The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority is to present an Air Transport Licence to the interim management of Nigeria’s national carrier – Nigeria Air, on Monday (today) barring any unforeseen change in plans.
An Air Transport Licence is issued as authorisation to airlines to provide scheduled and non-scheduled services.
It is one of the licences received by airlines before they can commence operation just as they await the all-important Air Operator Certificate that fully guarantees them the right to begin air services.
The issuance of an ATL to Nigeria Air today will be coming four years after the branding and livery of the new airline was unveiled by the Federal Government during the Farnborough Air Show in London.
Sources at the Federal Ministry of Aviation told The Punch that the issuance of an ATL to the carrier on today was to ensure that the airline commences operations in a couple of months.
Recall that in July 2018, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, unveiled the branding and livery for Nigeria Air in London and stated that the airline would be inaugurated at the end of that year. But this did not happen.
Since then there had been several efforts to get the proposed new airline running, as interim management was created recently to drive the process for the full establishment of the carrier.
“The NCAA will on Monday, June 2022 present the Air Transport License to the interim management of the Nigeria Air, Nigeria’s national carrier,” a senior official at the FMA, who pleaded not to be named due to lack of authorisation, said.
The official added, “The ATL will be presented at the NCAA corporate headquarters at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,” as the source noted that this was sequel to an earlier application by Nigeria Air where it requested for an ATL from the civil aviation regulator.
In late March this year, Nigeria Air Limited announced that it had applied to the NCAA for a licence to operate scheduled and non-scheduled passenger and cargo services.
It disclosed this in a public notice and explained that this was part of the requirements for granting an Air Operating Licence.
Sirika had said, “The transitional adviser is going to request for proposal next week Monday. The government will own five per cent, Nigerians will own 46 per cent and the international partner airlines will take 49 per cent shares.”


“Kavoshgar 4, manufactured by Iranian scientists and experts, will be launched into space by mid-March,” Fazeli told IRNA on Tuesday, “and will carry a monkey as passenger.”
Press TV — Kavoshgar 4 (Explorer 4) is planned to take a 120-kilometer course and carry out studies on solar and galaxy radiations, as well as astronomical and meteorological studies, Fazeli said. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiled Kavoshgar 4 (Explorer 4) and three other national satellites on Monday on the occasion of the Ten Days of Dawn celebrations.
Four national satellites — Fajr (Dawn), Rasad (Observation), Amirkabir I, Zafar (Victory) and the Kavoshgar 4 (Explorer 4) satellite carrier — were unveiled on Monday in presence of Ahmadinejad and Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi. Iran launched its first domestically-produced satellite, Omid (hope), into orbit in 2009.
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In July 2011, the space shuttle Atlantis landed in Florida, marking the end of the shuttle programme after 30 years. In this article I want to discuss whether or not the shuttle proved me right or wrong with goal achievement theory…
I have written many many times, and will do so many times more(!), that a key element of goal achievement is to study how others achieved the goal before you. The idea is that your goal will have probably been achieved by others, so if you then investigate the steps taken by those that went before, you’ll have a good starting plan to follow.
After all, it’s not likely that you are the first to ever set a particular goal, right? Er, well maybe not!
The space shuttle mission is a perfect example of doing something that had indeed never been done before – the goal was to create a reusable spacecraft, capable of carrying heavy duty loads into space, land back to earth to be turned around and used again. So, does that prove me wrong..?
I don’t think it does, no, because the story highlights the value of other key elements of goal achievement, like taking action, trying something new, learning lessons, keeping focus, etc.
The main problem with the original idea of the shuttle was not putting it into space – NASA had done that many times. The problem was getting it back to earth in a reusable state. Previous rockets had used a protective shield against the heat of re-entry which burnt off during the descent. That was effective, but was a one-off solution, and only used on small capsules just big enough for a few astronauts.
The shuttle would need something much bigger, and which didn’t ruin the vehicle. It took years of trial and error, but the engineers came up with a silica based shield which absorbed heat really slowly. The next problem came from the fact that the shield cracked too easily, like a dry riverbed.
The engineers came up with a creative solution, which was to ‘pre crack’ the shield, so came up with small tiles, 25,000 of them in fact, covering the bottom of the shuttle.
So even with such an ambitious goal, the elements of the formula can be seen – taking action to see if something works, trying something different when it didn’t, and being persistent until the result was found.
Another key element is to ask for information, because the more information you have the better. It’s also important to not be closed to differing opinions – that can put an end to your goal, and it’s a lesson which ultimately did end the shuttle.
In both shuttle disasters, Challenger in 1986 and Columbia in 1993, NASA was culpable of being too stubborn. Even though they had systems set up to provide vital information, a choice was made to ignore that information with tragic results.
After the Columbia accident, President Bush decided that the shuttle programme would end after the completion of the international space station.
If you look up into the sky at the right time, you can see the space station from the earth, and that stands as a testament to what the shuttle achieved. Or you can see the shuttles in a museum. Or you can go online to see the pictures that the shuttle-delivered Hubble telescope gives us.
Any of those things will serve as reminders of the lessons of good and bad goal achievement from the space shuttle, which I think show that when it comes to goal achievement, rather than proving me wrong the space shuttle proved me right!
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Air bus c295 will be manufacturing in india . foundation will start In vadodara gujarat on october 30. and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend it, officials said.
“For the first time in history, the C-295 aircraft will be manufactured outside of Europe,”
Under the agreement, Airbus will deliver the first 16 aircraft in ‘fly-away’ condition from its final assembly line in Seville, Spain within four years and the subsequent 40 aircraft will be manufactured and assembled by the Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) in India as part of an industrial partnership between the two companies.
in September last year, India sealed a nearly Rs 21,000 crore deal with Airbus Defence and Space to procure 56 C-295 transport aircraft to replace the ageing Avro-748 planes of the IAF under a project that entails manufacturing of military aircraft in India for the first time by a private company.


This is an interesting piece that was sold to us from a collector friend. It great for having as a decoration in your "man cave".
A sounding rocket or rocketsonde sometimes called a research rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub-orbital flight. The rockets are used to carry instruments from 48 to 145 km (30 to 90 miles) above the surface of the Earth, the altitude generally between weather balloons and satellites; the maximum altitude for balloons is about 40 km (25 miles) and the minimum for satellites is approximately 121 km (75 miles).
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There are lots of leadership positions; CEO, CFO, and COO to name a few. And, there are lots of industries in which to lead, but I want to suggest one that might be close to the pinnacle, Flight Director at NASA. Talk about tough! You’re corralling, pilots, engineers, doctors, researchers, countless technicians, and an ocean of support staff, all around the completion of a mission taking place in the harshest conditions known to man. Add to that that there are lives in the balance, and you have one of the most stressful leadership environments on the planet. Their success is based on their ability to work the problems they face as they arise.
Steely-Eyed Missile Man
Perhaps the most famous of these stellar leaders was Gene Kranz. They said he defined the tough and competent model that created the highest compliment given to mission folks and he was a steely-eyed missile man!
Kranz was the flight director on Gemini missions and then, as the space program transitioned, he moved to the fabled Apollo program. He directed Apollo 11’s mission to the moon as well as Apollo 17, our last manned exploration of our moon. He also guided STS-51-L, the shuttle mission that repaired the Hubble Space Telescope giving us a peek into creation.
Kranz was perhaps most famous for leading the teams that brought safely home the astronauts of the trouble-plagued Apollo 13 mission.
Apollo 13 experienced what seemed to be an insurmountable series of problems. One disaster after another piled up, each with numerous problems to be solved. As the lives of the three astronauts were clinging to a seemingly unsolvable situation, Kranz directed his team through setback after setback. Each trouble represented a new challenge. He did this by utilizing a leader’s most critical skill set – FOCUS. He chanted WORK THE PROBLEM after each obstacle. WORK THE PROBLEM. He warned; “don’t make it worse by guessing.” Let’s make sure we have a firm understanding of what’s going on and when we have that in hand; WORK THE PROBLEM. Many of the problems he faced were cursed with complex puzzles, but Kranz knew he could only get through them one piece at a time.
The Benefits of Experience
Kranz knew what he was doing. He had been there at the Apollo 1 disaster when three astronauts lost their lives in an explosive fire during ground testing of the capsule. “We didn’t do our job. We rolled the dice and hoped things would come together by launch day. In our hearts, we were just hoping for a miracle.” Instead, it was a gut-wrenching heartbreaking disaster.
Kranz never let his focus waver – WORK THE PROBLEM.
Andy Weir’s fantastic novel, The Martian, and the equally wonderful Ridley Scott film of the same name is all about this three-word mantra – WORK THE PROBLEM.
Mar’s astronaut, Mark Whatley, was stranded alone on the red planet. Every decision he had to make revolved around WORKING THE PROBLEM. At the end of the film he told a group of NASA student astronauts;
“You begin. You do the math. You solve one problem, then the next one and then the next one. If you solve enough problems, you get to come home.”
How to Work the Problem
The formula is elegantly simple:
- Define the problem so there is understanding. State it out loud. Sketch it out so you can see it.
- Break it into pieces if you need to.
- WORK THE PROBLEM.
Stay focused. Lead your teams. WORK THE PROBLEM!
If you’re looking for more resources on how to lead your teams, here is a quick piece we did on the 3 keys to leading effective teams.


Friday, February 12, 2016
1. The French airplane maker has released patented design concepts for detachable cabins that would cut down immobilization time for both airplanes and passengers.
2. The design alternates the cabin seats between facing forward and facing backwards, so you can stare at your neighbors without turning your head.
3. French airplane maker Airbus has filed patents in Europe and the United States for split-level seating passenger configurations — an idea which has been likened to stacking passengers like blocks.
4. Charles Bombardier has released another aircraft concept that is expected to be capable of traveling from London to New York in 11 minutes.
5. Boeing officially launched the latest model of its 777 jets at the Dubai Airshow in mid-November, 2013. With a 71.1-m wingspan, the Boeing 777X is the largest twin-engine jet in the world. Its long, tapered wings are designed to make flying more efficient.


The top results based on the latest update are Soyuz Constructors [Score: 4.0], Kerbal Space Program 2 [Score: 3.5] and Spaceflight Simulator [Score: 3.3] The top rated games you can find here are Space Engineers [SteamPeek Rating: 10.2] ranked #18, Universe Sandbox [SteamPeek Rating: 9.5] ranked #7 and SpaceEngine [SteamPeek Rating: 8.6] ranked #19 Also don't forget to check the newest releasesΔV: Rings of Saturn [Release date: 2023-07-21] ranked #31, Mars First Logistics [Release date: 2023-06-21] ranked #16 and Kerbal Space Program 2 [Release date: 2023-02-24] ranked #2 While it is tempting to play with the newest and the best, there might be some other gems in the results, like StarMade [SteamPeek Rating: 5.2] ranked #15, Mars First Logistics [SteamPeek Rating: 6.0] ranked #16 and Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game [SteamPeek Rating: 8.5] ranked #17.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Hey there, fellow space explorers! Are you ready to unleash your inner rocket scientist in Kerbal Space Program? Brace yourself for an out-of-this-world adventure with the lovable, green-skinned Kerbals!
Picture this: you, yes YOU, get to play god (or goddess) and lead the charge in the extraterrestrial space program for these adorable alien creatures. With a dash of engineering genius and a sprinkle of Kerbal courage, you're about to embark on a thrilling journey that's bound to make you laugh, cry, and maybe even break a few rockets in the process.
Now, get ready to let your creativity soar as you build epic spacecraft using an assortment of parts. But hey, this ain't your mama's game - we're talking about realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics here! It's not just about slapping things together and hoping for the best. You gotta strategize, calculate, and navigate through the vastness of space like a pro (or maybe just a slightly less clumsy Kerbal)!
Oh, and did I mention the potential for glorious failures? Yes, my dear friends, this game is all about trial and error. So get ready to watch your rockets explode, take unexpected nosedives, or maybe even achieve the unimaginable. Because hey, even when things go south, it's all part of the comically chaotic Kerbal experience!
So put on your thinking caps, lace up those space boots, and join me on this intergalactic joyride. With Kerbal Space Program, the sky's not even the limit - it's just the beginning. Let's show the universe what we're made of - one epic rocket launch at a time!
Now go forth, my daring comrades, and may your rockets burn bright and your adventures bring laughter to the cosmos! GameGal out!
Kerbal Space Program 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed space-flight simulation game Kerbal Space Program. Enter the next generation of space adventure with exciting new parts, stunning visuals, fully revamped UI and Map View, and rich new environments to explore.
As an Engineer - crew member of one of the first Mars colonies - you are responsible for repairing and maintaining Mars Rovers. In this advanced simulator you will learn the internal details of various Mars Rovers and their components.
Bring to life anything you can imagine from rockets and airplanes to cars and more. Automate them with a visual programming language. Explore 3D planets and make your own. Share your creations online. Complete contracts, conquer milestones, and unlock technology in the newly added Career Mode.
Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe. VR optional.
In the distant future, the X universe faces a period of profound and irrevocable change. While the universe stumbles towards an uncertain future, countless adventures await as new enemies rise in search of power.
The ultimate space sandbox. Participate in epic fleet battles, form alliances, strive to dominate entire galaxies and harness the universe’s resources for your industrious empire or the destruction of others. Customise your experience, the universe is yours!
Build physically simulated rovers and transport awkwardly shaped cargo across the surface of Mars. Earn funds, unlock new parts, and use your ingenuity to help the martians establish a new home. Playable solo or in online co-op!
Make your dream cars a reality with Automation’s unparalleled car and engine design tools. Gain a competitive edge through smart engineering and business decisions to help you build an automotive empire. Will you become an industry leader, or just a footnote in automotive history?
Space Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction, exploration and survival in space and on planets. Players build space ships, space stations, planetary outposts of various sizes and uses, pilot ships and travel through space to explore planets and gather resources to survive.
3030 Deathwar is a unique mix of Adventure and Space Sim. Explore star systems, mine and hunt pirates in top-down mode. Leave your ship and switch into classic Adventuring mode, where you explore derelicts, talk to shady characters or head over to the space bar for a drink.
Physics-based sandbox game where you build wacky machines to solve environmental puzzles. Create alloys from a mix of metals to reinforce your builds, recruit koalas to operate your weapons, solve puzzles to get rewarded with parts and weapons, and save the island from the erupting volcano!
Millions of players worldwide have flown, built, and fought their way through Captain Forever. CF Trilogy brings Captains Forever, Successor, and Impostor to Steam with a beautiful new renderer, new modules, and a reimagined world written by acclaimed novelist Cassandra Khaw.
Don your xEMU Spacesuit, explore the Orontius Crater, and Lunar Module in an immersive first-person VR experience with out of this world accuracy and interaction. Follow real-life procedures, launch the Apollo-era Lunar Module, play Space Golf, and experience the moon like never before.
It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!
Control gravity, orbit around black holes, and have fun mastering physics with your car in space! With this educational puzzle game, only your genius and your analytical skills can get you out of trouble after a painful car crash on the Moon!
Start with nothing... End with everything! All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A open world space sandbox, inspired by and expanding the classics.
A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.
Satellite Command is a realistic, relaxing astrophysics simulator. Complete contracts with real data, launch and take control of ever more powerful Satellites, research advanced technology and build your Space Agency!
Become a ragdoll and create your own environments in Sandbox Mode, explore worlds created by others, or just flop around your destructible sets! Fun with Ragdolls: The Game lets you enjoy everything you love about ragdolls!
Empyrion - Galactic Survival is a 3D open world space sandbox survival adventure. Build powerful ships, mighty space stations and vast planetary settlements to explore, conquer or exploit a variety of different planets and discover the mysteries of Empyrion!


Discover Istanbul, home of Hezarfen airport
Istanbul Hezarfen Airport is Turkey's internationally registered, first private airport. Hezarfen Airport is also licensed from the Ministry of Transport and Green Certified Organisation.
Hezarfen Airport's name comes from Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi, the first flying Turk during the Ottoman Empire of the 17th century.
Hezarfen Airport is located in Catalca district of Istanbul, at 20 kilometers west of Istanbul Ataturk International Airport. The airport has a single landing field for full size motor aircrafts and small planes.
The airport code:
ICAO Code: LTBW
Hezarfen Airport, Istanbul
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As I write this the Pluto New Horizons spacecraft has just made it's closest approach to the dwarf planet of Pluto. Growing up as a kid I would gobble up just about anything related to space. Every chance I could get I would go look through a telescope (eventually my own) and gaze at the planets and the stars. I never imagined that one day I would play a very small part in "planetary" exploration history...sending a probe to visit the last (planet, as it was called when I was a kid) yet unexplored by mankind.
My small part in the mission was three-fold. As a flight design engineer for NASA's Launch Services Program I helped out with the NASA certification of the then new Atlas V fleet of launch vehicles. We had a couple of exciting missions coming up that would require this new vehicle (MRO a Mars orbiter and Pluto New Horizons). The other role I played in the Pluto mission was on launch day. I was "NASA Winds" for the actual launch, but for this launch this meant I was out in Denver in the "Winds Room" where they actually receive the upper-level atmospheric wind data from the weather balloons that are launched at Cape Canaveral, process the data and determine if the vehicle has the margins to fly through those wind profiles. It took a few launch attempts to actually get New Horizons off the ground due to scrubs from ground winds that were too high. My last connecting with the Pluto flyby is that 2 of my 3 kid's names are on that spacecraft zipping past the surface of Pluto. Before launch NASA put out a call to the public for anyone who would like their name included on a disk that was be carried on the spacecraft. At the time I only had two kids and their names (along with many others) are flying past Pluto right now. My youngest child, who just turned 10, wasn't born when this disk was made. That really drives it home for me just how much has changed in my life since we blasted this tiny little spacecraft on it's way from Earth all those years ago.
Now we wait. The images of Pluto have been taken and stored on-board the spacecraft. Several of those images are scheduled to immediately be sent back to Earth, but it takes about 4 hours at that distance going the speed of light for the images to be received. So in just a few hours (late morning July 14th 2015 eastern time) we will received those very first images from New Horizon's flyby of Pluto. It will then take many days and many weeks for us to get all the rest of the data from that flyby and it will take months and years to totally process it all. So we have a lot of scientific discovery yet to come long after we get those first few images back.
If you want to see a detailed timeline of exactly what the Pluto New Horizon's spacecraft is doing right now you can see this at the APL website. You can also see exactly where the spacecraft is right now and even "re-wind" back in time to see how the spacecraft approached and flew by the dwarf planet using this JPL web browser based view called Eyes on the Solar System.
In the mean time, enjoy the last image of Pluto we received just before the flyby and wait anxiously with the rest of the planet for the 1st of the flyby images to come back to Earth in just a few hours...


There is a theory called the “Survivorship bias.” Its idea lies in the fact that one cannot draw conclusions solely based on the experience of the winners. If you want to discover the truth, ask those who have lost.
This term belongs to the mathematician Abraham Wald. Initially, it was applied to the damages on Allied aircraft during World War II.
The losses of the aircraft were catastrophic – a single well-placed hit could turn a combat machine into a pile of wreckage. However, it was not possible to armor the planes too heavily because they also needed to carry bombs. Therefore, choices had to be made.
Observing the returning bombers riddled with bullet holes, the command concluded that they should reinforce the parts of the fuselage that most closely resembled a sieve: the wings, the lower part of the fuselage, and the tail section – as it was evident that these areas were frequently hit.
Error of the survivors.
But Wald was the first to understand that this was a logical trap because the aircraft with those damages survived. The real threat was not the damages with which the planes returned home, but rather the damages that destroyed them – and those could not be studied. If an airplane can fly with a bullet hole in the wing, then attention should be focused on areas where there are no holes – perhaps precisely because they were not hit, the crew was able to return alive.
What prevented the military from making this simple conclusion on their own? It was quite simple – the destroyed planes remained on the battlefield and, consequently, were excluded from the analysis.
“The error of the survivors” is a principle that can be applied to any sphere of life. “Those who survive” are those who have achieved maximum success in their endeavors. They attract general attention, and people want to listen to or read about them. But all of them have returned to their airfields. To study and emulate their strengths is akin to studying the planes that survived…


About This Book
Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, disposed of a live snake while piloting a plane, and been temporarily blinded while clinging to the exterior of an orbiting spacecraft. The secret to Col. Hadfield's success-and survival-is an unconventional philosophy he learned at NASA: prepare for the worst-and enjoy every moment of it.
In An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, Col. Hadfield takes readers deep into his years of training and space exploration to show how to make the impossible possible. Through eye-opening, entertaining stories filled with the adrenaline of launch, the mesmerizing wonder of spacewalks, and the measured, calm responses mandated by crises, he explains how conventional wisdom can get in the way of achievement-and happiness. His own extraordinary education in space has taught him some counterintuitive lessons: don't visualize success, do care what others think, and always sweat the small stuff.


On October 7th 2008 an asteroid hit Earth and landed in the Sudan desert. The asteroid sprayed space rocks across the sand that have been analyzed thoroughly. It is believed that the space rocks that came out of the asteroid are diamonds that were formed over a billion years ago that were created from a forming planet that has now been destroyed. Researchers estimate that the size of the planet would be in between Mercury and Mars. The space rocks also referred to as meteorites contained compounds that are very similar to diamonds found on Earth. Minerals in the meteorites included chromite, iron-nickel sulphides and phosphate. This new discovery of the diamonds is the first instant that components of diamonds have been found in an extra-terrestrial body. The findings of the researchers have been published in a new study of those involved. (READ MORE)
NOTE! STEVE QUAYLE’S BRANSON PRESENTATION ADDS IMPORTANT FACTS TO THE “DESTROYED PLANET” STUDY!


|Jordanian firm lands plane contract
|A Jordanian company has won a tender to manufacture 16 light surveillance planes for Iraq, beating European and American competitors, its president said Thursday.
Jordan Aerospace Industries (JAI) will produce the two-seater SAMA CH 2000, and train Iraqi pilots to fly them, Muayad al-Samaree told the Al-Rai daily.
The aircraft are fitted with instrument flight rating, which enables pilots to "fly blind." Iraq's air force will use them, among other things, to prevent sabotage at key installations, he said.
JAI, a private company, unveiled its first SAMA CH 2000 at the Dubai air show in December, becoming the first Arab firm to manufacture, assemble and service light aircraft in partnership with Canadian company Zenair.
The firm builds the body of the planes in Jordan, and imports the engines from Zenair facilities in Canada and the U.S.
JAI is expected to earn $12 million from the deal.
At the end of July, Jordan handed over to Iraq two light reconnaissance aircraft to be used for border surveillance.
The aircraft, SB7L-360 Seeker reconnaissance planes, are Australian-made and were assembled in Jordan by Seabir, a joint Jordanian-Australian venture set up in July 2003 that also won a contract to train 15 Iraqi pilots and technicians.
The Daily Star


By agency report
Preparations for a large-scale NATO air force exercise over parts of Germany have been completed, the country’s military said on Friday.
Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, who serves as inspector of the air force, said at the Jagel airbase in northern Germany that “a total of 25 nations are ready to start this exercise on Monday.”
He said 190 fighters and 60 other types of aircraft would be involved in the operation, called Air Defender 2023.
“This unique deployment has been completed in less than a week,” Gerhartz said. “The different air forces have demonstrated that we can all react and act very quickly.”
He said the US Air Force alone had flown 1,500 tons of material into Germany in the past few days. “The redeployment has gone absolutely smoothly so far.”
The German-led exercise will last until June 23. It is the largest deployment exercise of air forces in NATO’s history.