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SpaceStation Expedition mission
blogs.nasa.gov
Live events NASA_tv
NASA SkyWatch
when Station is visible to the eye
Space Shuttle Atlantis lands KSC July 21,2011
Tour of glass cockpit.
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Sep 22 Sat
- NTSB Aviation Accident Preliminary Report -
Hughes 369FF helicopter struck overhead power lines near Granger, Texas. Flight instructor and foreign registered military pilot
undergoing instruction sustained fatal injuries and helicopter was destroyed by post impact fire
ntsb.gov
- California Sierra fall colors
LAtimes.com
californiaFallColor.com
- Death Valley National Park - Scotty Castle flood damage
LAtimes.com
nps.gov
Road Information nps.gov
- California Fall Color, scenic drives and hikes
LAtimes.com
- California Capital Airshow, Sept 21-23 2018 Mather Airport, Sacramento -- Featuring USAF Thunderbirds
CaliforniaCapitalAirshow.com
- Calendar Grand Canyon NP
nps.gov
- Schedule 2018 F-22 Demonstration Team at Langley AFB
acc.af.mil
- History of San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, photos
SanLuisObispo.com
- Santa Barbara County Courthouse on second floor mural room docents give free tours on weekdays at 10.30am and 2pm, weekend days at 2pm
LAtimes.com
sbCourtHouse.org
Day Use Parks
CountyOfSB.org
more travel LAtimes.com
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Sep 21 Fri
- US Army conducts first operational test of UH-60V BlackHawk helicopter digital cockpit. Program has potential
to reduce obsolescence and increase commonality and interoperability by installing a digital integrated glass cockpit, photos
army.mil
- Metro Aviation delivered EC145e to University of Utah Health AirMed program
MetroAviation.com
will be at Air Medical Transport Conference Oct.22-24,2018 - Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona
aams.org
- Northrop Grumman unveiled Vanguard radar solution - multi-function, open architecture system that can be scaled and applied
to multiple missions and platforms
NorthropGrumman.com
- Rand Corporation Report - demands on USAF flying force
rand.org
eBook rand.org pdf
- California International Airshow, Salinas, Calif - Sept.29-30,2018, USAF Thunderbirds
SalinasAirshow.com
- US Helicopter Safety Team monthly update Sept 2018
faaSafety.gov
- FAA Safety Briefing for September,October 2018 - Our Kaleidoscope Community
faa.gov
- US Navy Blue Angels Show Schedules 2018, 2019
blueangels.navy.mil
- US Navy 2018 Navy Week Schedule
navy.mil
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Sep 20 Thu
- Naval Air Systems Command to reduce Marine fleet of MV-22 Ospreys from more than 70 distinct variants to about five.
Contract Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office on Common Configuration-Readiness and Modernization (CC-RAM) program
usni.org
- Airbus Helicopters additional order of four H225M multirole utility helicopters from Royal Thai Air Force, photos
airbus.com
- Airbus Corporate Helicopters display ACH135 Helionix during 2018 Monaco Yacht Show, photo
airbus.com
- Honeywell Avionics Protection Plan selected by Africa helicopter operators Heliconia of Morocco,
Caverton of Nigeria and Titan Helicopters of South Africa
honeywell.com
- USAF MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with first air-to-air in test
janes.com
- 747 airplane from Burning Man still sitting in Black Rock Desert, photos
rgj.com
- California Capital Airshow, Sept 21-23 2018 Mather Airport, Sacramento -- Featuring USAF Thunderbirds
CaliforniaCapitalAirshow.com
- 2018 Miramar Air Show Sep 29-30, 2018, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif - USMC V-22 Osprey Demo
MiramarAirshow.com
- Nasa CallBACK monthly safety newsletter, September 2018 What Would You Have Done
nasa.gov
- US Army Aviation Digest
rucker.army.mil
- Robinson Helicopter Newsletter Summer 2018, Torrance, Calif
robinsonheli.com pdf
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Sep 19 Wed
- Sikorsky (Lockheed) final assembly of first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Weapons System and Operational Flight Trainers, photo
LockheedMartin.com
- US Coast Guard awarded 15.9 million contract to Airbus Helicopters to procure three critical structural components for H-65
short range recovery helicopters as part of a Service Life Extension Program
dcms.uscg.mil
- Boeing and Cathay Pacific donating first Boeing 777 airplane to Pima Air and Space Museum in Arizona
boeing.mediaroom.com
- HMS Queen Elizabeth arrived in Norfolk, Virginia, flying trials with F-35B Lightning
royalnavy.mod.uk
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Sep 18 Tue
- Funding approved for Albuquerque police helicopter, N.M.
krqe.com
- Insitu announced Integrator Extended Range, a beyond line of sight, SATCOM-enabled small UAS capable of ranging modern combat theaters
prnewswire.com
insitu.com
- USAF first automated landing of MQ-9 Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA)
ga-asi.com
- USAF need for 386 operational squadrons by 2030
af.mil
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Sep 17 Mon
- Northrop Grumman began flight tests MQ-8C Fire Scout UAS aircraft produced in Moss Point Miss. photo
NorthropGrumman.com
- Netherlands signed Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for modernization of Dutch fleet AH-64D Apache helicopters
dsca.mil
- Ryan Fire, Mount Zirkel Wilderness, high winds fueled rapid fire growth mid-day Sunday, forcing personnel and aerial resources to disengage
inciweb.nwcg.gov
- USAF implementing series of corrective measures in oxygen breathing system to address persistent problems in training aircraft
af.mil
- Reno Air Races, jet planes damaged but all land safely
rgj.com
- CHC Safety and Quality Summit, October 2018, Dallas, Texas
chcheli.com
- NTSB Safety Alerts,
Flight Helmet Cords Can Impede Egress, Understand cord connections (SA-068)
Loss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness in Helicopters, Be alert for uncommanded yaw (SA-062).
Helicopter Landing Sites Free from Debris, Foreign object debris can foul rotor systems and cause damage (SA-057).
Flying on Empty, Prevent the Preventable with Careful Fuel Management (SA-067)
ntsb.gov
- Space Weather for Aviation Service Provider
swpc.noaa.gov
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Going West on the Lincoln Highway map
LincolnHighwayAssoc.org
Friends of the Inyo exploring new places, Calif
FriendsOfTheInyo.org
NTSB Aviation Accident Final Report - Bell 206B 02/18/2016 probable cause
The in-flight failure of the engine-to-transmission drive shaft due to improper maintenance, which resulted in low main rotor rpm and a subsequent hard landing to water
ntsb.gov
summary ntsb.gov
SAFO - Helicopter Stabilized Hover Checks Before Departure
faa.gov pdf
GE tested Advanced Turboprop Engine with 3D-Printed parts.
Civilian turboprop engine to combine 855 separate components into just 12, photo
ge.com
FAA Administrator Fact Book returned on-line
faa.gov
pdf faa.gov
Top 10 Martin Gardner Scientific American Articles, Mathematical Games column began January 1957
scientificamerican.com
B-17F Memphis Belle(tm) to be placed on public display on May 17, 2018 at National Museum USAF, photo
nationalmuseum.af.mil
Fact Sheet nationalmuseum.af.mil
1944 movie Director Lt. Col. William Wyler afi.com American Film Institute
Textron Inc. first quarter 2017 -- Bell delivered 27 commercial helicopters compared to 30 units last year
textron.com
What to expect from space science in 2017 Jan
wired.com
2017 Ladies Love Taildraggers 5 scholarships
ladieslovetaildraggers.com
Robinson Helicopter Safety Alerts -- Low-G Mast Bumping Accidents Dec2016
robinsonheli.com
Three US Marine H-53 Sea Stallion
heavyLift helicopters (over 20yrs old) brought out of retirement from
DavisMonthan AFB Ariz. will be upgraded and put back into active service. photo Aug2005
navy.mil
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| Mars Spirit Opportunity rovers.
jplNasa
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| US Navy helicopter San Diego Calif training 2007.
Photo courtesy of Jim Pratt "flybum" opens new window.
USN2007helicopter
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| Events |
| Sonex Aircraft collaboration with High Performance Aircraft Group to showcase SubSonex Personal Jet. High Performance Aircraft Group
debuted the SubSonex at Pylon Racing Seminar, Reno Stead airport in preparation and training for National Championship Air Races in September 2018
sonexaircraft.com
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| 2018 California Capital Airshow,
September 21-23, Sacramento Mather Airport
CaliforniaCapitalAirshow.com
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| Monthy Van Nuys Propeller Aircraft Association,
Historical Aircraft Display Day.
vnyprop.org
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| Blue Angels Show Schedule
navy.mil
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| EAA B-17 Tour
b17.org
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| USAF Thunderbirds Show Schedule.
thunderbirds
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| Collings Foundation B-17 B-24
collingsfoundation.org
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| Reno NV Air Races
airrace.org
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| Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum, Ashland, NE
SACmuseum.org
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From 2018
SureFly eVTOL, hybrid-electric eVTOL multi-copter
workhorse.com
From 2017
Sikorsky R-4 helicopter display, photo
army.mil
IntelAero ready-to-fly unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
click.intel.com
Engineering Development Model UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter, photo
army.mil
Researchers at MIT designed one of the strongest lightweight materials known, by 3-D printing flakes of graphene,
a two-dimensional form of carbon. The new material, a sponge-like configuration with a density of just 5 percent,
can have a strength 10 times that of steel.
mit.edu
From 2016
GOES-R first of NOAA advanced geostationary weather satellites
nesdis.noaa.gov
From 2015
Sikorsky S97 RAIDER(tm)
sikorsky.com
From 2014
S97 RAIDER
utc.com
From 2012
Bell 525 Relentless Super Medium Helicopter
textron.com
From 2010
NASA Subsonic Rotary Wing Project
nasa.gov
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