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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Who needs petrol? Solar plane flies from Switzerland to Spain without using a drop of fuel (although it did take 24 hours...)
The sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse has landed safely in Madrid this morning - and now the plane waits to make another trip, this time across the Mediterranean.
Pilot Andre Borschberg successfully landed in the sunny capital of Madrid at 7.30am BST, following a 24-hour trip from Payerne in western Switzerland.
While this may not be setting any speed records anytime soon, the plane did not need a drop of fuel to get between the two countries.
The...
ONE SIX RIGHT
"One Six Right" is an exhilarating documentary film that celebrates the unsung hero of aviation the local airport by tracing the life, history, and struggles of an airport icon: Southern Californias Van Nuys Airport. Featuring thrilling aerial photography and a sweeping original score, the film dispels common misconceptions and opposes criticism of General Aviation airports. Through the love story of one airport, past to present, the film shares the timeless romance of flying with all ages.
The film takes viewers on a journey of...
A Plane You Can Park in the Garage: The ICON A5
Steen Strand and Kirk Hawkins, founders of ICON Aircraft, describe the features of their groundbreaking A5 light-sport aircraft. They show video demonstrating the personal aircraft handles more like a Jet Ski than a Cessna.-----Kirk and Steen speak to design's power to unleash new markets. They tell the story of how ICON Aircraft set out to maximize the vast potential of the FAA's regulatory changes by creating, for the first time, a recreational powersport for flying.They discuss the challenges in the development of the ICON A5, an airplane...
Saturday, October 20, 2012
BOBASMA.......
Experience has shown that Large Lateral Deviations and Large Longitudinal Errors have had significant influence on the outcome of safety assessments before and after implementation of PBN-based separation in a portion of airspace. Each ANSP will need to establish the means to detect and report the occurrence of large horizontal-plane deviations.
The surveillance information available to ATC units provides the basis for identifying large horizontal plane deviations. A programme for identifying large horizontal-plane deviations should be...
Monday, October 8, 2012
Websites
Flight SafetyFAA. Safer skies through education
http://faasafety.gov/
Flight Safety Foundation
http://flightsafety.org/
AOPA ONLINE. Safety Advisors
http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/advisors.html#sa20
NALL reports - Flight safety publications/articles
http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/nall.html
NTSB Aviation Database and Synopsis
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/index.aspx
ASRS. Aviation Safety Reporting System and Callback publications
http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/
Pilot licensing and adminstration
Integrated...
Saturday, October 6, 2012
TAURUS E G2
FAQ'S
I wish to know more about the batteries used in Taurus Electro G2
Battery type is a special-made LiPoly battery, 10 Ah capacity per cell, 25 C discharge rate. The system includes 4 boxes where the batteries are located, the BMS also. The standard battery configuration is 128 cells, optional are 192 cells. They fit in the same 4 boxes in both cases.
The basic option gives you total capacity of 4.75 kWh, from which it is sensible not...
Thursday, October 4, 2012
List will be updated soon with links to their respective websites.....
A
Ahmedabad Aviation and Aeronautics Ltd.
Air Charter Services Pvt. Ltd.
Air Charters India
Air India Ltd.
Alcoa Fastening Systems Aerospace
Avaids Technovators Pvt. Ltd.
Aviation India
B
Bengal Institute of Technocrats
D
Deccan Aviation Ltd.
G
Global Vectra Helicorp Ltd
H
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
I
India Flysafe Aviation Ltd.
IndiGo
J
Jagson Airlines Ltd
Jet Airways (India) Ltd.
K
Kingfisher Airlines Ltd
O
Obstruction Lights
R
Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy
S
SpiceJet...
LIST OF FLYING CLUBS/SCHOOLS/CENTRES ETC. COVERED UNDER SUBSIDY SCHEME
Sl.No.
Name
State
Total No. of Aircraft
Name of C.F.I.
Telephone No.
1.
Delhi
Flying Club, Delhi
Delhi
12
Capt.
M.S. Beniwal
4618931
2.
Gujarat Flying Club, Baroda
Gujarat
9
Capt.
B.K. Manha
442631
3.
Madras
Flying Club, Chennai
Tamil Nadu
7
Capt.
N. Jai Prakash
2341709
4.
Patiala Aviation Club, Patiala
Punjab
6
Capt.
G.s. Brar
301823
5.
Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation,...
How space technology Improves Human Health
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/MedicalBenefits/main.html
Click on the above link for new window which gives u flash content describing the above question.....
Breaking Down Barriers for Unmanned Flight
The new communications system being designed at NASA Glenn
will communicate flight information between ground stations and unmanned aerial
vehicles such as the Ikhana.
This aircraft is a modified Predator B located at
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California. Image credit: NASA....
The aviation industry is built on the condition
that a pilot is at the controls of any aircraft in the skies. But what do you do
when there's no one...
NATIONAL COMPETITION FOR MICRO AIR VEHICLES
MICAV2013
National Programme on Micro Air Vehicle (NPMICAV) is a joint initiative of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Department of Science and Technology (DST). Objective of NPMICAV is to indigenously develop Micro Air Vehicle (MICAV) technologies at sub-system as well as system level. MICAVs are defined as small aerial vehicles (fixed, rotary or flapping wing) with their largest dimension not exceeding...
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