It's also so disappointing compared to what could be.
The ISS is basically a waste of money, with no real science going on. All the real science in space is done using unmanned probes. The new infrared space telescope is a good example, which is going to be put out at one of the L points, I think L2, so that it's in a stable orbit and away from the interferance of the Earth. Another good example are the Mars rovers, which have quietly explored for month after month. Compare this to the total of about a week that the Apollo program managed to get a trained scientist onto the moon.
The space shuttle is the worst though, a proven mis-step. Before the system actually launched we were told that there would be a mission every week, launching every American satellite, plus many others from the rest of the world, recovering many exhaused & faulty satellites, and all of this cheaper than any other method of launching, because the orbiter itself was reusable, just fill it up again with it's internal fuel, hook it up to a stack, and relaunch.
Instead of this, we got much less than one mission a month, sometimes as little a 2 or 3 missions a year. Missions have been delayed for years because of problems. The orbiters aren't reusable, instead they're refurbishable. After each mission the engines have to be taken out, serviced, and reinstalled. All the heat protection systems have to be inspected and repaired.
Even with substantial subsdies, the shuttle was much more expensive than the alternatives, and commerical launches couldn't handle the risk of their launch being delayed because of a block on the whole system.
For recovering satellites, the realities were that the majority of satellites were simply unreachable by the orbiter, being thousands of miles outside of it's maximum orbit. Those few that were reachable were usually too dangerous to recover, something realized after they tried to cut the solar panels off a satelite to get it into the cargo bay - sharp pieces of metal and space suits do not mix. Even if a satellite is recovered, the pace of technology means that an old bird really doesn't have much value on the ground. You're better building a new one, with the latest features, than using an old one.
However the biggest problem was the basic concept. If you had continued to use disposible rockets like every other system in the world, then you can systematically improve each new generation of the system. The latest Arriane or Titan is much better than the originals. The latest shuttle launch is basically identical to the first one*.
If we'd had a different space program, we could be doing so much better.
* = Actually the first launch of the Challenger. Columbia's first launches were with less effective engines.


162nd Air Guardian History
The Early Years
The unit's history dates back to 1956 when the 152nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron of the Arizona Air National Guard flew the Korean War vintage F-86A. At that time the "base" consisted of an old adobe farmhouse and a dirt-floor hangar with enough space for three aircraft.
Despite the facility limitations, the Air Defense Command's Headquarters 4th Air Force judged the 152nd FIS outstanding in accomplishing its air defense mission. It declared the unit "Best in the West" in the 1950s and the early 1960s. Late in 1968, the unit received its first of five Air Force Outstanding Unit Citations for converting from the F-100 day-fighter to the all-weather F-102 "Delta Dagger" interceptor aircraft in just 10 months. The unit did it faster and better than any other Air National Guard unit converting to the F-102. The Air National Guard officially redesignated the unit as the 162nd Tactical Fighter Training Group and the 152nd Tactical Fighter Squadron in 1969. The unit's new job was producing combat-ready pilots for the F-100 aircraft. They graduated their first students in 1970. Shortly afterward, the unit formed the Air National Guard Fighter Weapons School in Tucson. This school taught Air Guard and Reserve fighter pilots from throughout the country to effectively use advanced tactics and weapons technology.


7 edition of Milestones of manned flight found in the catalog.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-144).
|LC Classifications||TL549 .S65 1994|
|The Physical Object|
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|Number of Pages||144|
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Comes in wood frame in very good es 6 Coins: First Moon Landing (Armstrong-Aldrin-Collins)First Ascent of Man (Stephan & Joseph Montgolfier)First Transatlantic Nonstop by Aviation (Amelia Earhart)Concept of Manned Flight (Leonardo Davinci)First Powered Flight (Wilbur & Orville Wright)First Transatlantic Solo (Charles Lindbergh). A set of 21 Sterling pure) Silver Proof Medals depicting major events in the early years of the NASA Space Program. Each medal is 1 3/8 inch in diameter and weighs ounces (total weight of the medals is about 15 ounces).
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Heading to a remote paradise seems like a dream holiday but you might change your mind after seeing the airports at some of the world’s most idyllic locations.
On small islands and coastal areas, the runway can feel like it’s flowing straight into the sea – especially when there just isn’t enough land to build a long runway. But even inland, the landing strip can prove to be hazardous if the approach is built precariously close to populated areas, mountain sides and even cliff faces.
Geology aside, some airports are built precariously close to populated areas while others have runways that are cut off by obstacles such as train lines. A few airports have notoriously difficult approached but when the pilots start complaining about these landing strips, you know you should really be worried.


A woman was partially sucked out of an airplane window and hit by shrapnel after its engine exploded. Eyewitnesses said the freak incident happened on the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 that was flying from La Guardia Airport in New York City to Dallas with 143 passengers and five crew Tuesday morning.
They said the blast happened shortly after take-off, and that a piece of shrapnel flew off the destroyed motor before piercing a cabin window, forcing the jet to make an emergency landing at Philadelphia International airport.
It saw female passenger sucked out through the hole by the sudden, violent depressurization, with other passengers reportedly scrambling to pull her back inside.
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Todd said said the woman was rushed off the plane to hospital as soon as it landed. Her condition is unknown.
Fellow passenger Marty Martinez told CBS he thought he was recording his ‘last moments’ and that there was ‘blood everywhere’.


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Over 20,000 Filipinos have signed up for a chance to win a trip to actual space with hundreds more signing up every day for AXE Philippines’s search for the first Filipino astronaut.
“Over half a million people from all over the world have joined AXE’s space program with the Philippines among the top countries to join at No. 5 – next to the U.S., Great Britain, Germany, and France,” reports AXE Brand Manager Gem Laforteza. “I think that’s mainly because this is a big first for our country.” The Philippines is the only Asian country in the list thus far with Russia, Canada, Brazil, Portugal, and Spain completing the Top 10.
AXE’s promise to make heroes out of regular guys (or girls) has fueled a something of a space craze, with even celebrities all over the world expressing their intention to join. Among the local celebrities who have signed up for the space race are celebrity radio jocks Tony Bueno (Tony Toni) and Eric Virata (Slick Rick) from Magic 89.9’s hit three-man show Boy’s Night Out (BNO).
Sam Gogna (Sam YG), the third man of the BNO trio, will be part of the panel of judges that AXE Philippines has appointed to choose the two contenders who will be joining 103 others from all over the world at the AXE Apollo Global Space Camp in the U.S. “If Tony and Slick make it to the space camp in Florida, they’ll be in for an out-of-this-world experience. It’s going to be crazy,” Sam comments.“They’re out to win. But they’re going to have to beat everyone else in the National Challenges. Walang special treatment for the Boys,” he adds.
On the day that AXE announced the space program globally, the news quickly spread on Facebook and Twitter. The announcement post on the AXE Philippines fan page reached over 3.7 million Filipinos on Facebook and the hashtag #FirstPinoyInSpace trended on Twitter the morning after.
Globally, the Axe Apollo Space Academy website www.axeapollo.comhas received almost 4 million votes – 200,000 of which were from the Philippines. AXE has also been busy on YouTube with their SuperBowl Ad“Lifeguard” that clocked in 1 million views to date.
“Girls love a guy with a story, and this year Axe Apollo will give 22 guys one hell of a story. Hundreds of others from over 60 countries will also come over for three-day Axe Apollo Global Space Camp. Legendary spaceman Buzz Aldrin is also at the helm of the program, because he’s the man that represents everything that’s cool and awesome about being an astronaut,” says Russell Taylor, Axe Global Vice President.
Second man on the moon Buzz Aldrin has also been outspoken about his enthusiasm for AXE’s space program: “This is the future of space travel, where ordinary folks could get to experience in some ways what I have,” he says.
The program will culminate with an international crew of 22 astronauts who will be sent to space by the global fragrance brand AXE and international space travel agency Space Expedition Corporation (SXC). AXE Philippines has confirmed that there will be one guaranteed seat for a Filipino who will become the first Pinoy in space.
AXE Philippines Brand Manager Gem Laforteza expresses his appreciation for the massive outpour of support from aspiring Pinoys. “The number of applications we’ve gotten on axeapollo.comproves na hindi magpapahuli ang Pinoy. Everywhere in the country, people are talking about becoming the country’s next modern-day national hero. We at AXE Philippines are very happy to be part of this great moment in our history,” he says.
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The A SpaceX Super Heavy Amplifier prototype passed the first week of testing without a hitch and potentially opened the door to a static firing test with several Raptor engines earlier this week.
Shortly after the latest engine storage vehicles moved from SpaceX’s Boca Chica plant in Texas to Starship’s first orbital launch site, the company officially closed the only highway leading to the ramp and nearby beach. At 4:30 p.m., when the CDT (UTC-5) came into contact with humid air steel, the first major test of the integrated Starship amplifier continued, with cryogenic vapor clouds pouring out of the Super Heavy B3’s push (rear) dome. It is cooled around –330 ° F (–200 ° C).
Booster 3 has completed its cryo testing, which included some very impressive venting.
Next up, a Static Fire test!
— Chris B – NSF (@NASASpaceflight) July 12, 2021
Although technically known as a cryogenic-resistant test, the first big problem with the Booster 3 seemed more like a basic pressure test. Surprisingly, in the two-hour run, the small amount of frost that forms outside the Super Heavy’s ~ 65m (~ 215 ft) long fuel tanks – a clear sign of “cryoprobes” – suggests that SpaceX has probably chosen a more cautious approach. To the first cryo proof of Booster 3.
In short, the Booster 3 was packed with more than 3,000 tons of liquid nitrogen that tanks could easily carry, and perhaps several hundred tons of liquid nitrogen, which is part of the total power that SpaceX’s suborbital release area could provide. Crews have been working day and night for months to equip Starship’s first orbital launch site with enough push tanks to launch at least one or two consecutive orbits – about 10,000 tons (~ 22M lb) – but the emerging tank farm is only partially operational. . This left SpaceX with a ground test and suborbital Starship launch rigs capable of storing about 1,200 tons of engine.
— Mary (@BocaChicaGal) July 13, 2021
Given that the suborbital cushion can both store and distribute non-guaranteed liquid nitrogen in the main liquid oxygen and methane tanks, SpaceX is able to fill approximately 30-40% of the usable volume of the Super Heavy B3. Frost lines are not always a sign of a guaranteed fill level, but if they are close, SpaceX probably filled the Booster 3’s tanks by only 5-10% during the rocket’s initial cryo-seal.
Based on the high, visible ventilation that occurs throughout the process, it is likely that Super Heavy’s initial cryo evidence was more focused on pressure tests with a small taste of true heat shock, loads, and overall mechanical stress. It is loaded with thousands of tons of thrust and produces thousands of tons of thrust with dozens of Raptor engines.
After testing on July 12, the next steps for the Super Heavy B3 could be a static firing test with one or more additional cryo-proofs or an unknown number of Raptor engines installed. The Amplifier completed Monday’s Raptor test drive with the most engines ever tested on three engines. SpaceX has not updated the backup test windows scheduled for CDT from 22:00 on July 13, 14 and 15, and any of them can be used for additional cryo-conduction or static firing testing.
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Hi, I’m Bob and welcome to our website featuring Aviation Photography where you’ll find images and albums of airshows and aviation museums that we have visited, and our other aviation adventures as well. These images have been taken, almost exclusively, by myself, Bob Leroux.
My life-long interest in photography and aviation come together in this website showing images taken from the ground and from the air. I hope you enjoy viewing the images as much as I have enjoyed capturing them, and feel free to leave a comment or two on our Contact page.
I have been a pilot for most of my life, first learning to fly at Mount Hope Airport in Hamilton, Ontario as a teenager while in high school when I was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. After college I began my career as a pilot starting in the 1970’s as a flying instructor at Mount Hope.
Next door to the flying school was the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum featuring mostly vintage aircraft that were from World War II. Often I would take my students to the museum for them to learn the various parts and pieces of the aircraft. Needless to say, my camera was often with me.
You could say that I learned to take “portraits” of aircraft at the museum. I would try to frame the subject aircraft with no identifiable modern items in the photograph. The photos often looked as if they could have been taken when these old Warbirds were operational.
The CWH museum had an airshow every June on Father’s Day and that’s when I had the chance to photograph the Warbirds from the museum and from across Canada and the United States. It was really quite a gathering and often there were aircraft types that I had never seen before so it was a great photo opportunity to explore and learn.
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WHY ARE AMERICAN SKIES THE SAFEST PLACE IN THE WORLD?
Every day, millions of airline passengers and tons of cargo arrive safely at their destinations thanks to the intelligence, training, and experience of their pilots. Learn what it takes to keep people safe at seven miles above the earth.
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Icy conditions can change the aerodynamics, handling qualities, and performance of the aircraft and its engines. Pilots are trained extensively in recognizing specific types of icing, how they affect various aircraft, and the procedures to use when those conditions are encountered.
The result of differing air density, attributable to many causes. Although modern airliners are designed to withstand these conditions and pilots are well equipped to fly in turbulence, pilots are trained to avoid areas of reported or forecasted turbulence in order to maximize passenger safety and comfort.
A sudden change in the direction and strength of wind, especially dangerous at low levels. Both ground-based radar and onboard systems are used to detect it. Wind shear recognition and recovery are regularly practiced in simulators. Recognition includes a sudden loss or increase of airspeed, while recovery may include advancing the throttle to maximum power while controlling aircraft pitch to optimize aircraft performance.
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Fly Montserrat Airplane Crash in Antigua reported
Reports indicate that on Sunday October 7th at 4pm, a Fly Montserrat Britten-Norman Islander BN2 airplane crashed on takeoff from V.C. Bird International Airport,in Antigua.
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3 edition of UNAVCO facility support of NASA Dynamics of the Solid Earth (DOSE) GPS investigation for years 1995-1996 found in the catalog.
UNAVCO facility support of NASA Dynamics of the Solid Earth (DOSE) GPS investigation for years 1995-1996
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New NASA Probe Will Study Earth’s Forests in 3-D September 8, [image][image]A laser-based instrument being developed for the International Space Station will provide a unique 3-D view of Earth’s forests, helping to fill in missing information about Cited by: 2. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured this image of an M9-class flare on at p.m. EDT. This image shows light at a wavelength of Angstroms, which corresponds to material at 10 million Kelvin, and is a good wavelength for observing flares. This wavelength is typically colorized as teal, as shown here. Credit: NASA/SDO.
EarthKAM is a NASA-sponsored education program that enables students to take electronic photo-graphs of Earth using a camera mounted in the Space Shuttle and, eventually, on the International Space Station. During an EarthKAM mission, students use interactive Web pages to target and request images of Earth. They then use the images to study. This contains an archive of previous documents. DISCOVERY PROPOSALS. DISCOVERY AO (PDF, MB). NASA's Mission Operations and Communications Services (PDF, MB). This NASA publication describes NASA's three communications networks .
associate for NASA’s Earth Science Tech-nology Office. “It was complex to bring a symphony orchestra here, but JPL was extremely receptive to make it happen.” As a youth, Norton played with orches-tras himself, primarily in and around his native Long Island, NY. “I was quite seri-ous on the bassoon and I had very fine teachers,” he said. NASA Human Space Flight: NASA Home Page: JSC Home Page: NASA Image eXchange: JSC Digital Image Collection: Earth Science & Remote Sensing.
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So you’re interested in buying an aircraft. Maybe a single or twin-engine prop? A very light jet? A helicopter? Whatever your aircraft might be, you have to consider there’s much more to buying a plane than signing off on a loan. Here’s what the real costs of aircraft ownership are in Australia.
Much like car insurance, you wouldn’t go flying unless insured. You’ll have to take out hull and liability insurance to cover your plane from damage and damage to others. This cost may vary wildly between how many hours you have logged, where you’re keeping the plane and a myriad of other factors. This could range into the four or even five figures, depending on your aircraft and estimated flight hours you’ll be logging.
Cars can get by on a “roadworthy certificate” but a plane must adhere to much stricter standards. A plane requires annual checking from the electronics to the engines to the fuselage. Avionics equipment may deteriorate and need complete replacement and engines may require entire rebuilds. Some people finance the rebuilds separately to the plane!
Fuel is a big expense. Even for a fixed-gear single-engine Cessna 172, fuel may cost you up to $30-40 an hour! If you are making cross-country trips (provided you are rated for it), this can add up quickly. If you want to share the cost with passengers as a Private Pilot, you have to make three take offs or landings within the last 90 days.
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Cassini-Huygens Arrives Tonight!
Six and a half hours from now an engine will fire on the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft, causing it to make the transition from solar to Saturnian orbit. The craft has taken seven years to get to Saturn, and it's set to provide us with the most spectacular images we've ever seen of the ringed planet, not to mention unprecedented scientific data.
You can watch live NASA TV coverage online starting at 9:30 EDT/6:30 PDT. The engine burn begins just over an hour later, lasts ninety-six minutes, and ends just after midnight (EDT). A PDF is available containing a detailed timeline.


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L'Avion Expands Flight Frequency and Aircraft Demand to meet customer demands
- Addition of Saturday flights beginning December 22nd
- Increasing of New York Paris flights through second aircraft beginning January 2008
L'Avion, the first all business class French airline, announced further expansion plans that include the addition of a Saturday flight on the New York - Paris route, as of December 22nd, 2007. In addition their plans include the introduction of a second aircraft in January 2008.
With the start of the December 22 addition of Saturday flights, L’Avion will offer a daily rotation on the New York – Paris route, enabling L’Avion customers to fly seven days a week. And with the introduction of the second aircraft in January, L’Avion will begin doubling flight frequency, beginning with Friday and Sunday flights, and further additional flights to come.
L’Avion says, “This expansion of flight frequency is a result of growing customer demand, attributed to the value and quality of experience offered by L’Avion


Thai AirAsia now plans to start services to Bangkok from the Bhubaneswar airport after launching a daily flight from the Biju Patnaik international airport to Kuala Lumpur.
The flight service to Bangkok from Bhubaneswar airport is expected to be launched by March 2018. An MoU in this regard is likely to be signed between Odisha Tourism department and Thai AirAsia in December.
“Air India has also proposed to start international flights from Bhubaneswar. It has proposed to fly from Bhubaneswar to Bangkok via Gaya (Bihar),” said Ashok Chandra Panda, Odisha’s tourism minister.
Thai AirAsia is a joint venture of AirAsia and Thailand’s Asia Aviation. Sources said that Thai AirAsia is willing to launch flight operation to Bangkok from Bhubaneswar on condition of receiving Rs 1.70 lakh as subsidy per flight service.
International carriers who opt to operate flights to and from the city airport would enjoy full waiver from value added tax (VAT) on aviation turbine fuel (ATF).
The state cabinet had decided to slash VAT on ATF for such carriers to zero from five per cent to boost international air connectivity.


Russian strategic jet bomber, NATO Reporting Name Blackjack. First flight 19 December 1981, entered service with 184 Guards Bomber Regiment, based at Priluki, Ukraine in May 1987. About 38 airframes built and the type holds 44 International Aviation records, established in 1989 & 1990.
|Wingspan (Fully Swept)||35.6m|
|Max Takeoff weight||275,000kg|
|Max Weapon Load||22,400kg|
|Max Permitted Weapon Load||45,000kg|
|Max Speed at 13000m (wing 65deg) with afterburner||2,200km/h|
|Max Mach Number||2|
|Max range at 275,000Kg||12,300Km|
|Flight Duration||15 hrs|
|Rate of Climb||60-70 m/sec|
There are currently 15 Tu-160s' in service with another nearing completion at the Kazan Aircraft Plant.
Nice shot of the Tu-160 being refuelled - note the retractable IFR probe.
The tradition of naming Long-Range Aviation bombers was initiated in 1995 when two Tu-160 were 'christened' with the name of the legendary Russian Knight - Illya Mouromets :-
Aircraft 06 - Note the all-moving upper fin.
Aircraft numbers 05 & 06 named Illya Mouromets
Aircraft number 02 - Vasiliy Reshetnikov - A former Long-Range Aviation Commander-in-Chief.
Aircraft number 04 - Ivan Yarigin - a famous Russian wrestler of the early 20th century.
Aircraft number 01 - Mikhail Gromov - Legendary Soviet test pilot
after whom the Gromov Flight Test Centre (LII) at Zhukovsky is named.
Note the Kh-55SM Cruise Missile.
Aircraft number 07 - the latest Tu-160 to be named. Aleksandr Molodchii was a famous Soviet wartime pilot.
Interestingly, the Ukrainian Tu-22M3 that appeared at this years RIAT Air Tattoo was also named after him !
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Inside the cockpit ..........
Around the Outside ......
Wing-to-nacelle fairing - note the section that folds upwards when the wing is fully swept.
Engine exhaust nozzles
Main wheel bogie
Nose undercarriage bay.
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DRDC tested the most-advanced military GPS technology to date - a system that has the potential to improve mission effectiveness, reduce risks to personnel, and enhance operational efficiency. This research could revolutionize the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) navigation and communication capabilities.
DRDC setting up for the tests. The yellow tents contain equipment that run the antennas being installed.
Canada was the first U.S. ally to receive the latest military GPS technology, giving DRDC access to the next generation M-code enabled GPS receiver cards for laboratory and field testing. M-code is a new GPS signal designed for military applications. This signal enhances GPS capabilities with improved defense against jamming (interference to prevent the GPS from working), spoofing (false information sent to the GPS), and unauthorized access. The M-code will also be faster and more accurate than previously used GPS signals. Designed to thwart any interference, the new M-code signal will ensure uninterrupted GPS navigation and timing signals for the CAF.
The military m-code receivers under test, as a DRDC researcher records data and CAF members from 3 Cdn Space Division observe and participate in the trial.
To test this new technology, DRDC researchers and a member from 3 Canadian Space Division conducted open-air GPS field trials, called GooseJam 23, at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa. The trials, which took place over the course of two weeks, had the goal of measuring the effectiveness of the M-code signal. Researchers were able to demonstrate the accuracy and reliability of the GPS system in real-world scenarios. They also validated the M-code’s resilience, challenging the GPS receivers under a variety of electronic threats.
DRDC checking the test equipment
The promising results from the trials open a path for future breakthroughs in GPS technology and its military applications. With enhanced navigation, communication, and electronic warfare capabilities, the CAF and its allies are poised to enter a new era of coalition operations - bolstering our readiness, capabilities, and interoperability in today’s ever more complex, contested, and evolving theatre of operations.


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Prolific mobile-game developer Nevosoft today introduced Expedition Mars: Space Adventure for iPhone and iPad. The adventure game takes place near Mars in the year 2020, with players being the only surviving crew member on a spaceship that’s damaged beyond repair out in space. The goal: stay cool and make an emergency landing on the red planet.
Mars seems deserted with its many craters and dormant volcanoes. But the tracks from a Mars rover provide some hope. If you can find the rover you might be able to signal for help. But the tracks lead to an unexpected discovery. Perhaps there are more people on Mars… or creatures that is. Keep your wits and find a way to get back home safely.
In addition to its main storyline, the game also has a host of gngaging mini-games.
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Expedition Mars Lite: space adventure 1.0 is free and available worldwide through the App Store in the Games category. An HD version for iPad is also available.


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Indonesian Ministry of Defense Signs Contract Order for Two A400M Aircraft
Indonesian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract for ordering two Airbus A400M which will be delivered to the Indonesian Air Force. The aircraft will be in multi-role tanker and transport configurations.
The contract, which was signed on the sidelines of the 2021 Dubai Airshow, will be in effect in 2022. The signed contract includes maintenance support and complete training packages. On the occasion, the Ministry of Defense also signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the acquisition of four additional A400Ms in the future.
Airbus A400M Atlas (EC-400) of Airbus Military arrives at the 2019 Royal
International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, England. (Photo:
The Airbus A400M is a multi-role aircraft which is expected to improve the tactical air-to-air capabilities of the Indonesian Air Force. Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto stated that the aircraft will also play a key role in other key missions such as parachuting and heavy cargo transportation.
"In addition to its tactical and air-to-air capabilities, the A400M will become a national asset and play an important role in the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response missions," said Prabowo, quoted from a written statement by Ministry of Defense (18/11/2021).
Previously, the A400M aircraft was exhibited by Airbus several times at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base, Jakarta, namely in March 2017 and August 2018.
In 2018, Indonesia had expressed its interest on A400M as the aircraft is capable of operating on rough landing strips. Indonesian Air Force and state entity Indonesia Trading Company said that they considered to use the plane's cargo lifting capability to help balancing prices of goods across the archipelago.
Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto standing on the center back.
Defense Minister's documentation team)
The A400M aircraft belonging to the French Air Force had been used to send aid to Lombok when the area was hit by an earthquake in August 2018. The Malaysian Air Force also used the same aircraft to deliver aid for Palu's earthquake and tsunami victims in October 2018.
The aircraft has one recorded fatal accident.
According to BBC, an A400M,
Aircraft MSN23, crashed on 9 May 2015. The MSN23 was performing its first test
flight but crashed shortly after it took off from San Pablo Airport in
Seville, Spain, killing four Spanish Airbus crew and seriously injuring two
others. The accident was attributed to a system failure.


ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. — On September 11, Dan Moore will attempt to land at 110 different airports in a 24 hours period. This will set a new Guinness World Record when completed. The current record stands at 87 airports and is held by two pilots from the United Kingdom.
The world record attempt will encompass the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. The London-Corbin Airport will be one of those stops.
The attempt is occurring on September 11 to honor those that lost their lives on that day when our country was attacked. The significance of the number 110 draws from the fact that the World Trade Center had 110 floors. The record will be attempted in a Beechcraft Bonanza.
Moore has nearly 10,000 flight hours, and has been flying for 32 years. He is the owner of Watauga Flight Service a flight training company based out of the Elizabethton Municipal Airport. In addition to this he is a designated pilot examiner for the Federal Aviation Administration providing pilot certification exams from private pilots to airline transport pilots in both single and multi-engine aircraft.
Moore is a senior certified aircraft appraiser and brokers aircraft for sale through Jerry Temple Aviation in Frisco, Texas. He also is member of the Organization of Flying Insurance Adjusters.
The world record attempt will begin at the Elizabethton Airport on at 5 a.m., weather permitting. The record attempt is planned to complete sometime between 9-10 p.m.
At least 15 people will be acting as witnesses, while they monitor the process via satellite tracking device in the aircraft.


It’s a great achievement and once again ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) has created history and it has successfully launched advanced weather satellite INSAT-3DR on board the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle – GSLV-F05. This is one of the latest headlines in India that creating buzz across the globe.
The rocket took off to orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The latest news updates is that for the first time Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS) engine is used in an operational flight.
INSAT-3DR will join the operational Search and Rescue service provided by INSAT-3D to various users, Shipping services, Defense services, Airport Authority of India. The previous advanced weather satellite INSAT-3D launch took place on July 26, 2013 from French Guiana.
Earlier, in January 2014 and August 2015 the GSLV had successfully launched D5 and D6 missions putting GSAT-14 and GSAT-6 satellites in the intended orbits. The designed mission life of INSAT-3DR is 10 years.
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How to get to Mongolia in 2024?
One of the primary ways to reach Mongolia is by taking a flight. In 2020, a new international standard and larger airport were launched in Khoshigt Valley, about 52 km southwest of Ulaanbaatar. This Chinggis Khaan Airport has become the major international gateway, promising a brighter future for international flight connections.
Currently, several major carriers operate flights to and from Ulaanbaatar, including MIAT (Mongolian Airlines), Air China, Korean Air, Turkish Airlines, Air Busan, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Air, T'way Air, VietJet, Aeroflot, Hunnu Air, Eznis, and Aero Mongolia. These flights connect Ulaanbaatar to cities such as Beijing, Seoul, Busan, Tokyo, Istanbul, Berlin, Frankfurt, Moscow, Hong Kong, Jeju, and Bangkok.
We've previously mentioned that there are plans for a direct flight between the USA and Mongolia in 2024. Starting from September 6, 2023, MIAT has begun code-sharing with Turkish Airlines for flights to Ulaanbaatar from Chicago, USA, with tickets now available. The flight from Chicago to Istanbul will have the code "OM," and the connecting flight will be from Istanbul to Ulaanbaatar. MIAT has indicated that this is part of the preparations for the direct flight between the USA and Mongolia, which is planned for the first half of 2024.


NASA today announced a new mission to Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. The mission will consist of a spacecraft that will enter a dedicated orbit around Europa and survey the moon from orbit, as well as a probe that will land on the surface and conduct experiments. The mission will launch in 2022, likely to arrive at Europa a couple of years later at the most.
Europa is remarkable as it consists of a solid shell of ice beneath which lies an ocean which is made up of more water than there is on the entire Earth. Scientists have long speculated that Europa's subsurface ocean may be one of the most promising places in the Solar system beyond Earth for life to develop. It has also been a long-favourite location for science fiction authors to explore, most famously Arthur C. Clarke in 2010 and 2061, the two sequels to 2001: A Space Odyssey. It also played a major role in the 2013 film Europa Report, and in novels such as Galileo's Dream and The Quiet War.
The new Europa mission was directed by the House Appropriations subcommittee in the US Congress. Remarkably, NASA themselves did not want to include a lander, believing an orbiter was more important so it could select a future landing site for a lander. However, the chair of the subcomittee, Texas Congressman John Culberson, directed NASA to include a lander as part of an enhanced budget for their operations. With just six years before launch (not much time at all for such an advanced mission concept), NASA is going to have to scramble to get a lander designed and built.
Europa possesses a harsh environment which will make the long-term survival of a lander unlikely. Jupiter is ringed by massive radiation belts and Europa will be freezing cold, especially at night. It is likely that any such lander will only last a fortnight or so at most before failing.
This is a big step forwards for the exploration of the Solar system, especially impressive as it will happen on a fairly rapid timescale.


Voyager 1 has been steadily working its way out of the solar system, and it now appears to have entered into a completely new region of space. NASA says it’ll only be a matter of time before the spacecraft exits the solar system completely, becoming the first human-made object to enter interstellar space. (here)
I realize that Voyager has been in space just a few months longer than I’ve been alive, but why aren’t we more excited about this as a people? We Americans sent this into space over 34 years ago and it is traveling further than any human object has traveled before. And yet… we are concerned about Hollywood’s hottest dads… how to grill the perfect steak… and celebrating the black leather jacket.
I grew up in the repercussions of Star Trek and Star Wars, where space was simply out there waiting for us. Now, it looks as if we are turning in on ourselves. What a shame.


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They are short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliners. Produced since3, NG aircraft have been delivered as of January Design and development Prompted by the modern Airbus A, in Boeing initiated development of an updated series of aircraft.
Boeing values our relationship with Canada as a customer and supplier-partner for both our commercial and defence businesses — today, tomorrow and always.
That creates the greatest value for Canada, the United States and the aerospace industry. Bombardier is also selling the aircraft in the U. Government subsidies to Bombardier have enabled these violations of long-established international trade rules.
An independent third party, the International Trade Commission, is now looking at the facts in this case. The Airbus and Bombardier partnership changes nothing. Any duties finally levied against the C-series will have to be paid on any C-series airplane — or part — imported into the U.
The proposed partnership does not remove the underlying, trade distorting assistance from governments, and will only deepen our resolve to seek a level playing field in all markets. The C-series is in direct competition with the Boeing This trade case is about fairness.
Taking government subsidies and using them to offer below-production-cost pricing on aircraft is a violation in the U. Bombardier can sell its aircraft anywhere in the world, including the U.
Boeing welcomes the competition. But all sales must follow the laws and international agreements. Export-Import Bank financing does not go to Boeing. When operational, the bank enables non-U. The Export-Import Bank does not hand out subsidies. The World Trade Organization has dismissed the vast majority of subsidy claims against Boeing.
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Boeing began business operations in Canada informing Boeing Aircraft of Canada. Here Boeing produced the first transport airplanes built in western Canada.
During the second world war, Boeing expanded production in Canada and built a manufacturing factory on Sea Island, near the Fraser River, in The new plant was built near the Winnipeg International Airport on a acre plot of land. The Murray Park plant opened in Winnipeg in Bypeople were employed by Boeing Winnipeg.
During the s, the Boeing Winnipeg site expanded its facility and added engine strut fairings and military target programs to its workload. Another expansion brought the Boeing Winnipeg site tosquare feet in the s. It was recently named a tier one partner to the new Dreamliner program and is responsible for the wing-to-body fairing, main landing gear doors, and the vertical fin fairing for the program lifecycle.
Boeing Partnerships in Canada Canada is home to one of the largest international supplier bases for Boeing — including more than major suppliers spanning every region of the country.Background and Introduction The Boeing Company is a prominent aerospace company, known for their leading manufacturing of commercial jetliners and defense along with space and security systems.
Boeing offers a variety of products and is in different countries. Boeing is also very well known for its investments in R&D.
The Boeing Next Generation is the name given to the /// series of the Boeing after the introduction of the // Classic series.
They are short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliners. At the time of its introduction, the Boeing was a radically different from anything that had previously been offered to the travelling public.
Boeing is a leader of the Canadian aerospace industry, contributing more than $4 billion CAD annually to the country's economic impact and supporting more than 17, jobs through direct employment and our suppliers.
Watch video, history and more. New Boeing & Airbus aircraft Introduction • • • • The History of Boeing & Airbus Companies Analyze Boeing and Airbus structures Describe the types of Boeing & Airbus aircraft Description and analysis of aircraft material and corrosion treatment • Boeing aircraft accident investigation • Discussion and analysis of Boeing and Airbus trend from aluminum to composite.
Founded in October of in Oakland, California by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, the Black Panther Party a history of the black panther party for self defense for Self Defense (BPP) an introduction to the history of the boeing s became the most famous black .


On Saturday, Nov 12 HOH had the honor to help Navy Veteran Alex Toth who served from 1949-1953 on the USS Roanoke and was the director of Mark 58 guns. After the service Alex went on to serve and support our military by working at Sikorsky Aircraft. a Lockheed Martin Company for 40 years. We honor you for your service to our country and commitment to our military aircraft!. Thank you Lockheed Martin and the students of Quinnipiac University for their help and support in this project!
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HOHCT IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- Nov 17, 2022
HOHCT helps Sikorsky Veteran with help from Lockheed Martin
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Balloon flights allow anyone to have a unique chance to enjoy all the beauty of Tambov with from a bird’s eye view. Silence and slow speed give an opportunity to view all the attractions while moving at any desired height over the earth. You will see the beautiful panoramas and changing landscapes while taking amazing photos.
A balloon flight is an unforgetable experience! Everything starts with a mesmerizing balloon transformation. The balloon is being taken out of a small case and unwrapped on the ground. After the fan is switch on, a huge balloon is emerging over the ground. The burner is flaring up and a balloon is ready for a flight. The passengers are in the basket and the only thing left is to release the rope. We are flying towards new adventures!


Santa Fe Aero Services' core team of trained and certified technicians brings the highest quality aircraft inspection, maintenance and repair services to the Southwest. Your safety is our first priority, which is the foundation for the quality systems and operational standards used to deliver turn-key piston & turbineaircraft services. This is an impressive, well equipped facility with on-site FAA certified inspectors,
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Santa Fe Aero Services provides daily on-call support to fractional & airline turbine aircraft operators across the United States. Netjets, Avantair, American Eagle and others rely on Aero Services to support maintenance and avionics services to keep their Southwest operations efficient.
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As well as news and reviews, we are also creating some iPhone apps. See the list below for what is currently available:
Boris Bikes is a free app to help users find bikes and docking stations that makes full use of the Apple iPhone and its connectivity. Combining up to date information on the docking station locations and the positioning technology of the iPhone Boris Bikes knows exactly where you are, and where the nearest bike stations are.
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Do you want to see a rocket Launch in Florida? Launch Pad has all the information that you need: where to go for the best viewing, where the launch pads are, how far away you are, which direction to look. Not only that Launch Pad contains a wealth of data about space related sites, old launch pads, current launch pads, space attractions, its all here. Launch Pad even has a built in news feed and launch schedule, everything you need to know in one place.


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Did Iranian drones hit Syrian targets in February, as has been reported? If confirmed, the news would support dark predictions about how the robotic revolution may affect international politics. Some scholars, analysts and policymakers worry that military drones are easy and cheap to produce and to operate. So what happens when an increasing number of countries — from Nigeria to Iraq, from Iran to North Korea — gain inexpensive but advanced military capabilities?
Policymakers worry that the proliferation of drones would make the world more unstable and conflicts more likely.
There’s also a potential strategic cost. If many countries begin operating military drones, the United States might lose its military-technological superiority. Military drones could permit countries to match U.S. military power at a fraction of the cost and time it took the United States to develop its military-industrial complex, depriving the United States of an important advantage in combat. Potentially, even poorer nations could come to possess advanced military capabilities threatening the United States or its allies.
But our research, recently published in the journal Security Studies, shows such concerns are highly exaggerated.
Producing military drones is expensive and complex
First, military drones are neither easy nor cheap to produce. Toy-like drones are available online for a few hundred dollars, but these devices are not going to destroy U.S. Army battalions, overseas bases or U.S. cities. Only drones with extremely advanced capabilities could affect the international balance of power. Designing, developing and producing such platforms require advanced facilities and extensive experience in manufacturing cutting-edge technologies. That’s daunting — and doesn’t come cheap. The United States unquestionably leads in this realm.
Let’s look at France, second only to the United States in its military technology. France is extremely protectionist, especially about its military. In the late 1990s, the French government began funding programs to build long-range unmanned surveillance platforms like those developed by the United States and Israel. Such efforts systematically failed. In 2013, the French government decided to give in and buy the U.S.-made RQ-9 Reaper, the U.S. military’s platform for carrying out drone strikes in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan and Yemen. The reason? Producing even an allegedly “simple” platform like the Reaper poses acute technological challenges even for advanced countries.
U.S. drone technology is advancing far more quickly than other nations’ technology
Our research also suggests that U.S. technology development is outpacing the worldwide spread of military drones. As the U.S. military creates next-generation drones, other countries are still struggling to produce first-generation drones — which are vulnerable to the most basic counter-systems, such as a rifle shot or controls hacked with off-the-shelf software.
What does this mean? As the United States and its allies develop capable and effective anti-drone systems, many countries’ current (or hoped-for) fleets of drones will inevitably become obsolete — at least against U.S. or allied troops and facilities.
That doesn’t mean we should completely dismiss the threat, but the broader implication is quite straightforward. Proliferation of these earlier-generation platforms isn’t likely to affect global peace and stability.
It’s really hard to deploy military drones
Perhaps most important, employing drones for military operations is extremely challenging. As Ron Adner of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College explains, any innovation poses what he calls “ecosystem challenges.” Simply put, innovations generally require organizational and infrastructural support. The more daunting such challenges are, the more difficult adopting an innovation will be.
To operate medium- to long-range drones, armed forces need advanced communication systems, command and control infrastructures, and skilled personnel. Even the U.S. military, despite unrivaled satellite communications, still struggles to allocate enough satellite bandwidth to employ its military drones in different parts of the world. Troops that want to operate these platforms must have a set of tactical procedures and operational concepts — but developing these takes time and political effort, as military innovations generally encounter strong resistance within the military and from a government.
The United States and Israel took several years to learn how to effectively fly and operate drones in combat. Could other countries, with more limited experience, lower budgets, and less-skilled and experience personnel, really catch up swiftly?
Look at Iraq’s drone program. Last year, the Iraqi government bought military drones from China. But Iraq doesn’t have any communication satellites. Therefore, it must pilot its drones using relatively short-range direct radio waves (in technical terms, this is “line-of-sight” communications). Radio waves, however, are easy to jam, so Iraq can fly its drones only within its borders, making them all but impossible to use to start a war with another country.
What’s more, when Iraqi armed forces first used this new technology, they mistakenly hit their own ground troops instead of the intended Islamic State targets. Operating advanced technology is never easy, especially without experience.
Don’t worry about other nations’ drones
So even if Iran has carried out its first drone strike, there’s no need to conclude we’re entering a dark age of drone warfare.
That’s because on the one hand, the proliferation of drones around the world doesn’t increase the chance of instability and conflict. Developing and employing drones poses more challenges than generally acknowledged. U.S. investments in counter-drone systems will help prevent less-capable platforms from jeopardizing global peace and security.
On the other hand, investing in counter-systems and in more advanced drone technology will help the U.S. military stay in the technological lead, especially if the U.S. military can harness the most advanced technologies now being developed by the U.S. private industry. The U.S. military has the experience to operate the information and communication technologies that military drones require — and will probably stay out in front in the age of robotics warfare.
Andrea Gilli is a post-doctoral fellow at Metropolitan University Prague. Mauro Gilli is a post-doctoral fellow at Dartmouth College. This article draws from their recently published “The Diffusion of Drone Warfare? Industrial, Organizational and Infrastructural Constraints” in the journal Security Studies.


This writer and many of you readers are of the need for speed crowd. Lower elapsed and transit times are good for not waiting for distance to meander by. Not that meandering isn’t a worthwhile way to travel, but for economy and the reality of life its just too much time waiting for transiting and a frustration.
David Lior, general manager of a small Israeli firm called R-Jet Engineering has a speedy more efficient and maybe quieter jet engine concept in their works. Next to rockets, with both fuel and oxidizer on board – jet is as fast as this writer is willing to go. Better engines are a very exciting prospect, especially if costs can be driven down.
Today’s modern jets with bypass turbo jets nacelles burn only half as much fuel per unit of thrust as their 1960s counterparts. These engines anchored to an airframe rely on Isaac Newton’s third law of motion: for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. When a jet is running, a compressor at the front draws in air and compresses it- the action. The air is guided and diffused by static blades to allow for easier ignition into the combustion chamber where it is mixed with fuel and ignited. The reaction energy arrives from rapidly expanding hot gases, which blast out of the rear of the jet and thus drives the anchored engine and the aircraft forward. The ignited gases pass through another set of static blades, which direct and accelerate the hot gases to turn a turbine. The turbine is connected by a shaft to the compressor at the front, thus turning it and keeping the whole process running. As you can tell the non moving static diffuser and the non moving static stator are roadblocks in the way of free flowing air, fuel and exhaust gases.
R-Jet’s idea is to have the air and the ignited hot gases in the combustor rotate with the compressor and turbine. To achieve this, the company uses what it calls an orbiting combustion nozzle (OCN), which turns with the compressor to inject the air into the combustion chamber as a vortex. The vortex is maintained by blades that rotate on the inner casing of the combustor. This swirling action helps mix the air and fuel for more complete and much quicker combustion. The hot gases then exit, also in a vortex, to drive the turbine. No barrier to the actions with a diffuser or a block with stator. Free moving gases with little dynamic loss.
Dr Lior, says that eliminates the need for the two sets of static blades. It also means an OCN engine can be built more cheaply with fewer components. It would also need to be only half the size of a conventional jet of similar power. The engine would use at least 25% less fuel and, he claims, its emissions of carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide would be cut by three-quarters because of its unique ignition properties. Bold statements, indeed.
The company, founded by a group of Israeli military officials and jet-turbine experts from the former Soviet Union, has built a technology demonstrator but needs a bigger partner to take the concept further. A technical demonstrator isn’t going to put an engineering firm into the jet business. Radical changes in highly regulated fields like air transport where the installed base is almost uniform in design is a significant barrier to entry. R-Jet is working to get its OCN engines used first as generators to produce electricity or to power unmanned drones. With operating experience, the engines could then migrate to military aircraft and eventually airliners.
The big makers such as GE and Rolls Royce are not standing still. The visual change is the large fans in front of jet engines that are pulling air like a propeller and passing the air over the jet to muffle the exhaust blast sound. It’s effective if not as efficient as possible. Pulling some 90% of the working air over the whole engine at jet engine rotating speeds is a significant problem. Slower propellers are much more efficient. Both Rolls and GE are looking at alternatives like shorter counter rotating blades, Pratt and Whitney is considering reduction gears to slow the blade speeds down. Both offer improvements and considerable additional weight and mechanical load.
Those solutions would add significant cost to an engine and many more mechanical elements for breakdown, maintenance and inspection all built around the compress, diffuse, mix and ignite, stator straightening the flow and harvest regeneration energy in a now more than half century old, and well proven design.
It will be interesting to see if human syndromes like ‘not invented here’ and other emotional barriers will stop the major engine companies from seizing the opportunity that R-Jet has developed. If someone does, it could provide a giant leap forward for air travel and those wonderful short transit times for long distance travel.
That would be a good thing. Airlines have a hard time making money and fuel is a major expense. An ignition section revolution in jet engines could set up more decades of air travel improvements and put off the much of concern that the environmental crowd will get air travel into their sites for deep and steep fuel use restrictions. If we want to go far and fast for decades to come we might wish R-Jet and other innovators well.


The Apollo Example
John F. Kennedy went before congress and publicly announced the Apollo program
and its quest for the moon. NASA engineers
didn't know how to get a person to the moon back at the time of the 1961 announcement.
This needed to be studied, tested, better understood, developed and attempted.
The purpose behind JFK's announcement was to solidify the dream in the mind of
the paying voter. With that, debate regarding competing budget priorities (e.g. Vietnam)
was off the table. NASA engineers had carte blanche to focus on the challenges
Getting a person to the moon and back requires some sort of launch vehicle,
one with sufficient thrust to lift off but not so much thrust that the occupants
don't survive. Technology was evolving swiftly.
Under a procedure of evolutionary prototyping the project entailed trying things
out, seeing what worked and what didn't, and realigning the methodology within
the overarching objective. The project was like a series of Level 2 initiatives
where formative constructions were merely fodder for learning and were promptly
discarded. Various Apollo missions were launched, some aborted. Apollo 8
encountered an unfortunate death of three astronauts. Finally, it was Apollo 11
that made its way out of Earth's orbit and off to the moon.
From the perspective we introduced for Level 1, and further explored for Level 2,
the trial and error learning sharply reduces the performance expectation. Invariably
the best-laid plan will encounter uncertainty, interim failures and a realignment
of performance expectations.
These initiatives are often the subject of complete re-baselining, requiring
that the project permit be reviewed with approval authorities a number of times
prior to completion.
advocating a hedge factor to account for the uncertainty, the challenge here is
the implications this would pose to project motivations. If you gave the team
more money knowing the initial attempt was not practical, what would that do to
the efficiency of the spend? Rather, it appears to be a necessary requirement
to "hold feet to the fire" within reason while not unduly restricting cost growth.
Wisdom to know how and where to adjust is only learned while the investment
is underway much like playing chess.
If there is hedging to be done, it is perhaps privately with the approval stakeholders
as the project team acquaints them with the reality that, "notwithstanding our
promise to bring this home on time and on budget, this isn't going to happen as
3. Kennedy, John F., Joint session of Congress, United States Government, May 25, 1961.


San Vicente Palawan Airport | San Vicente Palawan Master Plan
Updated: June 2017
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San Vicente Airport, a domestic airport duly registered with the Civil Aviation authority (CAAP), officially opened in June 26, 2017.
Located just a few minutes away from the Long Beach, San Vicente Airport (also commonly referred to as San Vicente Palawan Airport) is expected to boost the tourism industry in the municipality once it becomes fully operational for bigger commercial planes like Airbus 320.
Currently, it can accommodate Category 2B aircraft, or those with wingspans between 15 meters and 24 meters. San Vicente Palawan Airport is now services flights of propeller-type planes flying the routes:
- Puerto Princesa to San Vicente and vice versa, operated by Airjuan
- Coron (Busuanga) to San Vicente and vice versa, also operated by Airjuan
San Vicente Airport, which is now on the the last phase of construction, with control tower, radio & communication systems and drainage system still needs to be put in place.
The completion of the airport was highly awaited by many investors as the dramatic improvement in tourism industry in San Vicente also depends upon the transportation systems. Many investors are planning to develop their resorts/hotels once the airport becomes fully operational, servicing bigger planes that will fly the route Manila to San Vicente and vice versa.
The airport is planned to ultimately operate as a regional airport servicing flights to & from select neighboring Asian countries.


Defense Secretary Robert Gates fired the top civilian commander and the top general in the Air Force over "Atomic errors."
The inquiry involving the Air Force was an effort to determine how four high-tech electrical nose cone fuses for Minuteman nuclear warheads were sent to Taiwan in place of helicopter batteries. The mistake was discovered in March - a year and a half after the mistaken shipment.
Mr. Gates made clear that most troubling was that the inquiry showed how little the Air Force had done to improve the security of the nuclear weapons infrastructure even after it was disclosed last year that a B-52 bomber had flown across the United States without anyone’s realizing that it was carrying six armed nuclear cruise missiles.
Some had said that the bomber flight was consciously done as a warning to Iran. I didn't find that persuasive at the time and especially don't find it persuasive now that NATO-ally Turkey and Iran are coordinating attacks on Kurds in northern Iraq.