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Aviation Safety

Report Released on French Rafale Passenger’s Accidental Ejection Reveals Both Human And Technical Failures

Civilian Passenger on Incentive Flight Accidentally Ejected Himself, Report Says. You may recall an unusual incident from Mar. 20, 2019, when a civilian passenger riding in a two-seat Armée de…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
April 9, 2020
Aviation Safety

Photos Of An A-10C After A Belly Landing Are A Reminder Of Another Key Feature of The Warthog: Its Main Landing Gear

Images of a Thunderbolt II on the tarmac after a gear-up landing at Moody AFB, prove how the jet's Main Landing Gear (MLG) design contributes to make the attack aircraft…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 8, 2020
Helicopters

The New HH-60W Jolly Green II Undertook Extreme Testing In A Frozen Chamber in the Climatic Lab At Eglin AFB

The U.S. Air Force’s new CSAR (combat search and rescue) helicopter experienced temperature extremes from 120 to minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit as well as torrential rain during the month of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 7, 2020
Space

Isolation Tips From An ESA MARS-500 Crew Member Who Took Part in A Simulated Space Mission To Mars

From MARS-500 mission to COVID-19 restrictive measures: advices for facing quarantine and isolation. Diego Urbina is an engineer who took part in an experiment conducted on the ground to simulate…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 7, 2020
Military History

“Memphis Belle”: The Story Of A Legendary Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress

What began as any other B-17 to roll out of the Boeing assembly line and became an aircraft of legendary status. The reason for "Memphis Belle" being a legend? Belle…

Matt Haskell Matt Haskell
April 6, 2020
Military Aviation

Lockheed Martin Concludes Contract to Manufacture F-16s for Bulgaria

The Bulgarian Air Force will replace its MiG-29s with Block 70 Vipers. As the U.S. DoD's release states, Lockheed Martin has been awarded a 512M USD contract, for the production…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
April 6, 2020
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