This afternoon, SpaceX successfully launched its 32nd Falcon 9 mission of 2022, officially breaking the company’s own record for orbital launches conducted in a single year. And since it’s only July, there’s still plenty of years left to push that record even higher.
SpaceX has been steadily increasing its launch cadence each year — aside from a dip in 2019. For 2021, the company pulled off 31 launches, the most it had ever done, which also made SpaceX the most prolific American launch provider by far.
At the beginning of 2022, SpaceX set an incredibly ambitious goal of launching 52 missions over the course of the year. That number was revealed by a NASA safety advisory panel in January, with a word of caution that SpaceX should still strive to maintain safety amid the increased pace. “NASA and SpaceX will have to be watchful during 2022 that they’re not victims of their success,” Sandy Magnus, a former NASA astronaut and member of NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, said during the January meeting.
But so far, SpaceX has been sticking to its schedule, with nothing but seamless missions this year. Ironically, SpaceX had originally hoped to launch today’s missions on Thursday but stopped the countdown short after an abort was triggered less than a minute before takeoff. It was a rare abort for SpaceX, which hasn’t had to cut a countdown short in many months due to a technical issue. The company was able to get off the ground today, however, after an uninterrupted countdown.
One key factor that allows for such a busy launch schedule is that, in a majority of SpaceX’s launches this year, SpaceX is serving as its own customer. The company is using these launches to flesh out its massive internet-from-space Starlink constellation, lofting batches of up to 53 satellites at a time (though the numbers vary from launch to launch). Today’s flight out of Vandenberg Space Force Base in California put up an additional 46 Starlink satellites. The company currently has roughly 2,600 Starlink satellites in orbit.
Even without the Starlink launch, SpaceX has had plenty of other missions to keep the company busy. Thanks to its partnership with NASA, SpaceX periodically sends Dragon capsules — carrying cargo and people — to the International Space Station. The company also has its Transporter missions, in which various small satellites are packed together and deployed during a single mission. All of that, on top of SpaceX’s commercial customers and launches for the Defense Department, create a busy manifest.
Nearly all of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets that have launched this year have been vehicles that have previously flown before, as the company continues to master landing and reusing its rockets. SpaceX is also exclusively flying on the Block 5 version of its Falcon 9, which is optimized for reuse. Today’s rocket did successfully land on one of SpaceX’s drone ships after takeoff, marking the 125th overall landing of the company’s Falcon 9 rocket.
Now that SpaceX has beat its record, the company is still moving full steam ahead. There’s already another mission set for Sunday, July 24th, out of Florida, to launch another batch of Starlink satellites.


Taking Off with 3D Printing
We have recently been contacted by Jonatan Domènech Arboleda, a student from the School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa (part of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain). Jonatan has just completed a remarkable project, a 100% 3D printed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) also known as the Barcelona UAV.
Keen to share his creation with other 3D printing enthusiasts, Jonatan reached out to us. Looking at the UAV project in more detail quickly made us realize that this project would be worth sharing with our audience. The UAV is not only a nice piece of engineering but also an excellent demonstration of what 3D printers are already capable of today. Jonatan did all his 3D prints on a RepRap using PLA filament. No fancy materials or industrial type 3D printers.
We hope that sharing this 3D printing project will open a few eyes when it comes to the capabilities of 3D printers and maybe inspire a few readers to start similar ambitious projects.
Here is what Jonatan has to say about his project:
1. What Led You to Develop the 3D Printed UAV?
The idea to develop the 3D printed UAV came originally from Jordi Santacana, the director of CATUAV (a local company specialized in UAV aerial imaging). In the summer of 2013 he participated at a Silicon Valley conference on 3D printing and came back to Barcelona with the idea of adapting this technology for UAV applications.
It was the mix of a dedicated student, the University environment and entrepreneurship that made it possible to develop the 1st 100% 3D printed UAV in Barcelona. On a global scale this only the 2nd 3D printed UAV in Europe and the 5th in the world.
The study demonstrated the feasibility of using rapid manufacturing technology, more specifically consumer 3D printing, in Unmanned Air Vehicle design.
The Barcelona UAV has been designed with Autodesk software, 3D printed with PLA material on a RepRap BCN 3D+. Table 1 shows its final specifications.
Table 1: Barcelona 3D printed UAV specifications
The major aim of the project was to obtain the best weight performance of any UAV design. Comparing the Barcelona UAV with the reference UAVs and the best weight performance technology currently available (high density foam such as used in the Multiplex Easy Star II RC plane) it becomes clear how successful this project has been:
Table 2: Referenced UAV comparative results to Barcelona UAV
Figure 1: Comparative graphic between referenced UAV
The Advanced Manufacturing Research Center of the University of Sheffield, and BOEING developed a 3D printed UAV (see Figure 2) that has the 2nd best weight performance, but it is a flying wing glider. Taking into account that the other references have been evaluated including the engine weight, VAST AUAV or SULSA can be considered as having the 2nd best weight performance.
Figure 2: AMRC 3D printed UAV
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory, developed the so-called VAST AUAV in 2013 (see Figure 3). This project was co-sponsored by the US Air Force and RAPID 3D IMAGING. This interesting UAV has a carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) fuselage beam. It is therefore safe to assume that if VAST was 100% 3D printed, it would be heavier than it is with its current mixed technology design. This leaves the SULSA as having the 2nd best weight performance in the balanced comparison of the weight performance for existing 100% 3D printed UAVs.
Figure 3: VAST AUAV
SULSA was developed by the University of Southampton, a UAV that is the 1st 3D printed plane and the 2nd best weight performance in the world. SULSA, with 6.174,68 € budget, has been sponsored by a UK-based 3D-printing firm, 3T RPD2.
Figure 4: SULSA
The Barcelona UAV has only 28% of SULSA’s weight and taking into account the wingspan, it is 37% of SULSA’s weight/wingspan ratio which underlines the amazing result of this project.
In order to compare the Barcelona UAV with the MULTIPLEX Easy Star II (an entry level model airplane), it is necessary to compare the ratio of the weight / total span (wing + fuselage) because of the similar sizes, see Table 3.
Table 3: Barcelona UAV comparison with the best weight performance in traditional technology
The Barcelona 3D printed UAV has the same weight performance than injection technology of high density foam, ELAPRON®. Since this evaluation has balanced the alternatives, the fuselage, wing and tail cost have been compared in order to tiebreaker them.
The Multiplex Easy Star II costs 78.90€, including taxes but excluding avionics. The Barcelona UAV costs 18.63€, including taxes and energy cost but excluding the RepRap BCN 3D+ printer cost. Taking into account that RepRap has a 3D printing service in the Barcelona UPC Campus with a cost of 0.12 €/cm3, the cost of producing the Barcelona UAV is 44.71€, including taxes. Therefore the Barcelona UAV cost is only 57% that of the Easy Star II.
This is an amazing result of this project because it demonstrates the feasibility of 3D printing technology in UAV applications. This document has demonstrates that the 3D printing service of the Barcelona UPC Campus is the best option for 7 or less units and in case of more than 7 units of the 3D printed UAV the best option is to buy your own low cost 3D printer.
2. How Did You Design the UAV? Did You Have to Learn Any New 3D Modeling Skills?
The Barcelona 3D printed UAV has been designed using Autodesk software, with a student license. You need such a powerful software in order to fully apply your knowledge. Having a clear target also greatly helps to sharpen your 3D modeling skills. For this project the target has always been to design a new UAV design, in view of manufacturing it using 3D printing technology.
Over time, I tested various CAD software. Today, I find AUTOCAD, INVENTOR and 3DS MAX to be useful design tools, since each has a great community of users that you can learn from to further develop your own skills.
CAD skills alone were not sufficient for this project though. The complete design cycle includes thinking, selecting, manufacturing, testing and reiterating. I had to apply the full breadth of my know-how to build the UAV:
- Aircraft design, in order to design the UAV.
- C++ programming, in order to optimize firmware configuration and G-Code parameters to obtain the high performance required for this specific application.
- Statistics, in order to analyze the results of the printing in function of the configured parameters. More precisely, the weight in function of the Z axis height and printing speed.
- Fluid mechanics, in order to analyze the deposition behavior of the fused material from the 3D printing process and to design cooling requirements for PLA parts in contact with the engine.
- Materials science, in order to compute structural requirements for the used materials and sizing the design.
- Flight mechanics, in order to compute the operational requirements for the remote control of the UAV.
- DIY skills, in order to join parts and assembly the UAV.
3. What 3D Printer and what Material Did You Use to Print the Parts of the UAV?
Compared to the overall size of the UAV, the build volume of the RepRap BCN 3D+ is relatively small. Therefore, wings and fuselage had to be printed in sections that were then assembled to form the full size UAV. I experimented with various joining or welding techniques and ended up using a heat welding process. Using a standard soldering iron and left-over PLA material, I was able to join the different sections. As it turns out, the molten PLA distributed evenly into the joints, giving the bond a very high tensile strength.
A Few Thoughts on Materials
In my opinion, materials research will contribute to the most important developments in 3D printing over the coming years. Materials with different flexibility, mechanical properties, color and recyclability will be soon available for 3D printing users.
With the proliferation of dual extruder 3D printers, material flexibility will constitute an important development since this will allow for the creation of anisotropic parts. The possibility of 3D printing a blade using root flexibility for the first material and tip flexibility for the second and a controlled mix of them along the longitudinal axis, will become an improvement for fluid mechanic engineering.
Mechanical properties of the material can be modified by adding CF nanotubes or similar reinforcements. Nowadays there are already ABS materials with high mechanical properties. The minimum perimeter thickness, near 500 μm, and the maximum part size of 3D printing technology are still the main limitations. Therefore improving the Young modulus or stiffness of 3D printing materials will lead to new applications.
Color of the filament is an interesting feature for 3D printers with multi extruders because RGB or CYMK basic colors can be mixed to generate any color tone. This feature will increase 3D printing applications.
To my mind, recyclability is the most important performance for 3D printing technology for the simple reason that it allows users to have a lower cost rapid manufacturing tool. When prototyping you always generate waste and unused parts. Having the possibility to recycle this waste material would be desirable both from a cost and environmental point of view.
For the Barcelona UAV I used PLA, a biodegradable material. I believe this is essential for any applications where parts may go lost outside. Still, even with PLA you have to careful since its biodegradability also depends on the properties of the additives used in manufacturing the filament.
4. Could You Have Developed the UAV Without 3D Printing?
No, this would not have been feasible with standard technologies since many of the UAV parts constitute complex shapes that would either have been too costly or even impossible to mold.
5. What Did You Learn About 3D Printing by Working Through This Project?
3D printing constitutes the 3rd Industrial revolution. In the future, consumers will buy .stl files via the internet and print their objects at home or via a 3D printing service. This will affect traditional industries, supply chains, distribution and employment in totally new ways. Therefore, 3D printing technology must be analyzed and understood from a global and not only a local point of view.
Compared to other rapid manufacturing systems, 3D printing technology is a low cost way of transferring things from the world of the ideas to the real one. Therefore, 3D printer device selection played an important role in my project. The main requirements were cost, multi material availability, double extrusion capability, open-source philosophy and supplier proximity. The aforementioned performance requirements allow a designer to create something economically feasible, while using new materials and mixing different material properties to customize parts to very specific requirements. Firmware configuration is also important in order to improve the technology for a given specific application.
In order to test a new system’s power and limitations you always need a bit of respect and a will to test things out. Respect is required since the 3D printer is not a toy and it constitutes an important device in the design cycle. Testing is required since this is the only way to completely understand the full depth of the technology that you have at your finger tips.
The project also made me understand the direct relationship between time, weight and cost. 3D printing is the only technology where investing time in weight reduction has a direct impact on cost reduction and manufacturing time reduction. Traditional technologies increase cost in function of the weight and manufacturing time reduction.
Last but not least, I learned a ton about joining 3D printed parts as this played an important role in assembling the UAV prototypes. As build volumes of 3D printers are still relatively small, the UAV had to be printed in sections which were then joined.
6. Based on What You Know About 3D Printing Now, Where Do You See the Biggest Limitations and Greatest Opportunities?
The biggest limitation is the PLA material because of its stiffness, mechanical properties and its density. New PLA materials with specific properties must be developed while maintaining the biodegradability.
The biggest opportunity I see is that a design can be digitally distributed and 3D printed anywhere in the world thereby giving you access to a worldwide network of beta testers. Anyone with a 3D printer and 0.5 kg of PLA can manufacture their own homemade UAV.
7. What’s Next for the 3D Printed UAV?
Since the completion of the Barcelona UAV project, I have been thinking about the following development and improvements:
- The use of conductive materials. Using a 3D printer with a dual extruder, one could imagine printing the UAV wings and fuselage of one material while using conductive material to print the wiring required for the avionics.
- Anisotropic parts, because propeller blades or wings could be designed with specific flexing behavior according to aerodynamic optimization.
- Specific Infill for lightweight parts, because the existing patterns are only focused on support material and mechanical properties. This study has designed a lattice 3D honeycomb interesting for this development.
- An advanced joining system, because the UAV requires parts joining and heat welding is a simple technology. This new system must be a heat technology able to be configured by temperature adjustment and surface selection, inside or outside the slices.
I am currently finishing my studies and while I have no concrete plans for the future of the 3D printed UAV yet, I sure think about it.
By the way, upon graduation I’ll be looking for a nice job!
You can find more information on the 3D Printed UAV project on its Google+ page: https://plus.google.com/u/0/101621941783722657636/posts
In case you want to try your hand at printing your own UAV, Jonatan has made all the files available on Thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:334271
Do you have any questions or feedback about the 3D printed UAV project? If so, please let us know by leaving a comment below. In case you have your own 3D printing project that you would like to be featured here on the blog, don’t hesitate to get in touch!


Flights from Almaty To Ankara
Almaty to Ankara DistanceDistance between Almaty and Ankara is 3640 KM.
Almaty to Ankara Flying TimeThe flying time is approximately 5h 5m.
Current local time in Almaty and AnkaraCurrent time in Almaty is 19:30:59 ALMT and date is Sunday 25 February 2018
Current time in Ankara is 15:30:59 EET and date is Sunday 25 February 2018


Jeff Bezos is going to space on first crewed flight of rocket
Jeff Bezos will be flying to space on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard, the rocket ship made by his space company, Blue Origin. The flight is scheduled for July 20th, just 15 days after he is set to resign as CEO of Amazon.Blue Origin said Bezos' younger brother, Mark Bezos, will also join the flight."Ever since I was five years old, I've dreamed of traveling to space," Bezos, 57, said in a Monday morning Instagram post. "On July 20th, I will take that journey with my brother. The greatest adventure, with my best friend."
If all goes according to plan, Bezos — the world's richest person with a net worth of $187 billion — will be the first of the billionaire space tycoons to experience a ride aboard the rocket technology that he's poured millions into developing. Not even Elon Musk, whose SpaceX builds rockets powerful enough to enter orbit around Earth, has announced plans to travel to space aboard one of his companies human-worthy crew capsules.
British billionaire Richard Branson, whose own space company, Virgin Galactic, is planning on conducting flights to suborbital space for ultra-wealthy thrill seekers and competing directly with Blue Origin. Branson has long said he would be among the first passengers aboard Virgin Galactic's rocket-powered plane, but that flight is expected to take place later in 2021.Blue Origin's flight crewed flight will see the company's six-seater capsule and 59-foot rocket tear toward the edge of space on a 11-minute flight that'll reach more than 60 miles above Earth.After six years of extensive and often secretive testing of the rocket and capsule, called New Shepard, Blue Origin announced in May that it was preparing to put the first passengers in a New Shepard capsule.
sOMEONE HAS TO CLEAN IT UP.
With so many abandoned and lost ships in the galaxy, one often wonders whose job it is to do the cleanup? Once a decorated pilot in the SpecForce, Shaina is now in charge of leading her own motley crew of has-beens' to cleanup space debris left from past battles and more. Her latest job has some challenges, leaving her and her crew in a tight position.
A TALE OF TWO
Ever since Sarah was separated from her beloved sister in a cargo ship accident, she has been alone in this world trying to find her place. Years later, she ends up working for a corporation that manufactures high-end cybernetic weapons and prosthetic limbs. She’s contracted through the organization to find individuals who haven’t paid their bills and repo them. Until one day she stumbles across a operation where someone is stealing from the organization and selling them on the black market. During her investigations, she comes across an indivudal that rembles her sister.


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Drones are being used for many purposes and in various industries. They’re not just toys anymore. Commercial drones have become a necessity for some businesses as they can offer significant cost savings to companies around the world.
The Federal Aviation Administration is set to allow commercial drone flights with certain restrictions, which means that now more than ever it’s important for business owners and managers to prepare themselves by purchasing their own UAVs.
How Do Drones Work?
Drones are unmanned aircraft that are controlled by a remote pilot or by an onboard computer. They can be as small as a toy airplane or as large as a commercial airliner. UAVs generally have four rotors that allow them to fly in all directions, and they are equipped with GPS so that they can be piloted to a specific location.
Drones can be used for many different purposes, including photography, videography, surveying land or property, delivering packages, and much more.
Benefits Of Using Drones
There are many benefits to using commercial drones. They can help businesses save time and money by performing certain tasks that would otherwise require manpower. For example, using drone technology to survey land for real estate or construction projects, inspect cell phone towers or bridges, deliver goods to customers, and more. In addition, drones can be used for security purposes. They can help businesses keep an eye on their property and employees.
Commercial drones offer a number of advantages and benefits to businesses. They can help companies save time and money, while also providing a valuable service. With the FAA set to allow commercial drone flights, now is the time for businesses to purchase their own UAVs.
Who Uses Commercial Drones
The use of commercial drones is not just limited to businesses in the United States. Many companies in Europe and Asia are already using them for various purposes. In fact, the global market for commercial drones is projected to reach $11.2 billion by 2025. This is because there are so many applications for unmanned aerial systems that businesses can’t ignore their potential savings.
There are many uses for commercial drones. Some of the most common applications include land surveying, cell tower inspections, bridge inspections, package delivery, and security surveillance. By using commercial drones, businesses can save time and money while also providing valuable service.
So far, the Federal Aviation Administration has been supportive of the use of commercial drones. They’ve released new guidelines and regulations to help business owners and pilots understand how to fly UAVs safely and legally. As long as businesses abide by these guidelines, there should be no problem using commercial drones for business purposes.
How Can Drones Help Civilians
Drones aren’t just for businesses. They can also help civilians in a number of ways. For example, drones can be used to capture incredible images and footage that can be used for weddings, travel, and more. In addition, drones can be used to help with search and rescue missions, deliver supplies to people in need, and more.
Farmers can use commercial drones to help monitor their crops. By using thermal imaging and other sensors, farmers can get a detailed understanding of how their crops are doing. This information can help farmers make decisions about irrigation, planting, and more.
Civilians can use drones for a number of purposes, including monitoring their land and home. With drones, civilians can get a detailed understanding of what’s happening on their property at all times. This can be helpful for security purposes, as well as for getting an idea of what needs to be done to improve the property.
Educational And Academic Uses
Drones are also being used for educational and academic purposes. For example, drones can be used to teach students about physics, math, and other sciences. They can also be used to help students learn how to fly aircraft. In addition, drones can be used for research purposes.
One example of how drones are being used for research purposes is by the University of Cincinnati. They’re using drones to study the effects of wind on buildings and how to make them more wind-resistant. This is important for the future of architecture and construction.
There are now more than one million drones in the United States. If you’re a business owner, this is an opportunity to get ahead of your competitors and save time and money with UAVs. Whether you have plans to use commercial drones for land surveying or package delivery, there’s no better time than now to purchase them.


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5 Effective service
In the total workforce system, a member of the Permanent Air Force may be described as an Air Force member in Service category 6 or 7.
Example for table item 1: Annual leave, full pay long service leave.
Example for table item 3: Leave without pay, maternity leave without pay.
6 Member this Determination applies to
7 Conditions for eligibility
8 Events that end eligibility
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Hypergolic propellants are used in space shuttles and rockets. The main advantage of hypergolic propellant is the absence of the need of an ignition system. In hypergolic rockets the ignition is achieved by mixing fuel and oxidizer. Upon contact with each other the mixture starts burning. This is a great advantage for spacecraft which needs many start stop operation of its engines during manoeuvring.
One of the hypergolic combination is Methylhydrazine as the fuel and dinitrogen tetroxide as oxidizer. Starting of the engine is achieved by control valves releasing fuel and oxidizer which get mixed with each other and ignite.
Methylhydrazine is a highly toxic, flammable and corrosive liquid whereas dinitrogen tetroxide is a liquefied, non-flammable, toxic and corrosive gas.
Ariane 5G rocket use hypergolic propellant of methylhydrazine/dinitrogen tetroxide in its second stage booster.
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Transport regulation list Methylhydrazine and dinitrogen tetroxide as in below table


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The C-5 Galaxy is a plane freighter produced by the company US. Lockheed Martin and used by U.S. Air Force (USAF). In size the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy only not exceeds the An-124 Ruslan and the An-225 Myria. The development began in the early Galaxy 1960 to meet the requirement CX-4 (after CX-HLS) USAF. 1 Origin 2 Design 3 Operational history 4 Specifications 5 References Starting in 1960, with. C-5 Galaxy Air Warfare, Space 'Advanced Manufacturing Olympics' To Shape New Air Force Strategy Advanced manufacturing, scaled across the entire Air Force and Space Force, will transform. The C-5 Galaxy is equipped with nose and tail cargo doors. The aircraft has the ability to kneel down for easier loading. Cargo compartment of the C-5 Galaxy: height: 4,11m (13ft 5.8in), width: 5,79m (19ft), length: 43,8m (143ft 8.4in)
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In 1973, 69-0014 was the first factory-new C-5A assigned to Dover AFB, Delaware, and on 20 October 2013 it moved to the AMC Museum marking the first time a C-5 was retired to a museum. Mission. As the Air Force's largest strategic airlifter, the C-5 Galaxy can carry more cargo farther distances than any other aircraft C-5 Galaxy Show more Another C-5 Inducted to Become Super by Lockheed Martin 15 1 C-5M Rollin' Out by Lockheed Martin 38 18 First Travis C-5B Inducted by Lockheed Martin 6 Eleventh C-5B Inducted to Become Super Galaxy by Lockheed Martin 17 3 Tenth C-5. C-5 Galaxy Large Transport Aircraft. One of Jane's Fighting Nodes!. This is the biggest beast in the U.S. Air Force's bag of tricks. Built by Lockheed-Georgia, the first operational C-5 was delivered to the Air Force in 1970 The official website of the U.S. Air Force. AF.MIL delivers the latest breaking news and information on the U.S. Air Force including top stories, features, leadership, policies, and more. For in-depth coverage, AF.MIL provides special reports, video, audio, and photo galleries
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The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the air arm of the British Army before and during the First World War, until it merged with the Royal Naval Air Service on 1 April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force.
During the early part of the war, the RFC supported the British Army with artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance work. This gradually led RFC pilots into combat with German pilots strafing of enemy infantry and emplacements and the bombing of German military airfields.
At the start of World War I the RFC, commanded by Brigadier-General Sir David Henderson, consisted of five squadrons – one observation balloon squadron (RFC No 1 Squadron) and four plane squadrons. These were first used for aerial spotting in September 1914 but only became efficient when they perfected the use of wireless communication.
By 1918, photographic images could be taken from 15,000 feet and were interpreted by over 3,000 personnel. At thgis time parachutes were not available to pilots of heavier than air craft in the RFC – nor were they used by the RAF during the First World War. By this time parachutes had been used by balloonists for three years.
On 17 August 1917, South African General Jan Smuts presented a report to the War Council on the future of air power. Because of its potential for the ‘devastation of enemy lands and the destruction of industrial and populous centres on a vast scale’, he recommended a new air service be formed that would be on a level with the Army and Royal Navy.
The formation of the new service would also make the under-used men and machines of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) available for action on the Western Front and end the inter-service rivalries that at times had adversely affected aircraft procurement. On 1 April 1918, the RFC and the RNAS were amalgamated to form a new service, the Royal Air Force (RAF), under the control of the new Air Ministry. After starting in 1914 with some 2,073 personnel, by the start of 1919 the RAF had 4,000 combat aircraft and 114,000 personnel in some 150 squadrons.
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Experts tested a 22.5 kg and 3-meter scale model of the futuristic airplane, developed by researchers at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and partner Dutch airline KLM, to take the highly anticipated aircraft along its next developmental steps.
A team of researchers and engineers tested the aircraft at a guarded airbase in Germany, where they worked with an Airbus team to test takeoffs, maneuvers and approaches, and landing.
“The team optimized the scaled flight model to prevent the issue but the proof of the pudding is in the eating. You need to fly to know for sure,” he said.
Remotely controlling the aircraft, researchers managed take off at a speed of 80 kmh, while the aircraft’s flight speeds, angles and thrust were as planned, they noted.
Experts worked hard to optimize the plane: in order to improve telemetry, the team was forced to change the aircraft’s center of gravity and adjust its antenna.
There is still work to be done to refine the aircraft before it could take to the skies with passengers aboard: researchers said that the test flight showed that the aircraft’s current design allows for too much “Dutch roll,” which causes a rough landing.
Experts plan to use the data collected from the test flight for an aerodynamic model of the aircraft, allowing them to program it in a flight simulator for future tests, and to improve flights. The team will conduct more tests on the model, and hope to provide the Flying-V with sustainable propulsion, given that the design lends itself to carrying liquid hydrogen instead of kerosene.


Early tomorrow morning at 0445Z, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon carrying the Global AIS on Space Station (GLASS) research and development initiative will launch from SLC40 at Cape Canaveral, FL (0045 EST 18-July-2016) headed to the International Space Station (ISS). GLASS, also known as the “Maritime Awareness” experiment, uses two FLEX-6700 receivers to track maritime vessels across the globe. The FLEX-6700 was chosen for its unique capability to receive eight simultaneous VHF channels spaced across the two Automatic Identification System (AIS) channels to account for doppler shift of the ISS and for the ability to control the radio and receive digital samples using the SmartSDR API and DAX. The received and demodulated AIS signals will be transmitted from the ISS Ku-band downlink to the ground and delivered to the GLASS Ground Operations Center in Houston, TX.
The research objectives of GLASS include:
- Verify the Software Defined Radio architecture is effective in overcoming the Doppler effect on incoming AIS signals while simultaneously resolving multiple, discrete signals.
- Verify HarborlightsTM ability to simultaneously process GLASS AIS signals for multiple customers and regions.
- Investigate the value of collecting and using long-range AIS data.
- Investigate ways in which AIS data obtained from space can be used to support ongoing maritime operations.
- Determine if the data is suitable for trade, economic, resource management, and national security analysis.
- Determine a business model that will make routine availability of ISS-based AIS data is valuable for commercial, scientific, academic and government entities.
The initial project will be commissioned aboard the ISS next month and will run for 12-months. At the end of the 12-month project, a final assessment and report will be produced.
The launch will be streamed live from Space-X at the following website:http://www.spacex.com/webcast
Additional details on the GLASS project can be found on the JAMSS America website (principal investigator) here:
Details can also be found in the CRS-9 manifest and on the NASA website here:
FlexRadio Systems is proud to have been selected as the radio to fly on the ISS for this experiment and we look forward to the results.


Malawi and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) launched an air corridor Thursday to test the effectiveness of drones in humanitarian emergencies and other development uses, the first project of its kind in Africa.
Landlocked Malawi, which suffers periodic crop failures and is prone to floods, is frequently in need of food and other aid, and limited road access in many of its rural areas makes it difficult to get help to needy communities.
“Drone technology has many potential applications. … One that we have already tested in Malawi is to transport infant blood samples to laboratories for HIV testing,” UNICEF Malawi Resident Representative Johannes Wedenig said at the launch in Kasungu, 100 km (60 miles) from the capital Lilongwe.
The test corridor is centered at the Kasungu Aerodrome, with a 40-kilometer radius and focusing on three areas: generating aerial images of crisis situations, using drones to extend Wi-Fi or mobile phone signals across difficult terrain in emergencies, and delivering low-weight emergency supplies.
“The launch of the testing corridor is particularly important to support transportation and data collection where land transport infrastructure is either not feasible or difficult during emergencies,” Malawian Minister of Transport Jappie Mhango told Reuters.