• USAF Pilot tackles Typhoons during exchange duty in England
When an American F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot was given the opportunity of applying for an exchange posting, he had no hesitation in selecting a tour to fly the F-2 Typhoon with the Royal Air Force. Full Story...
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Write Comment• Nikon D700 DSLR Official: D3's Big Sensor In a Smaller Body for $2999
It's real. The mid-range DSLR you've been waiting for: Nikon's D700 DSLR packs the D3's supernaturally low-noise 12.1-megapixel full-frame image sensor into a smaller, lighter body, for only $2999.
The only thing you really sacrifice is a smidge of burst speed (down to 5FPS, or 8 with the battery pack) and the 5:4 cropping options. Otherwise, it actually has a bunch of improvements all around: The 51-point autofocus-system has gotten an IQ boost with 3D focus tracking (which apparently made Nikon's test-shooting at Belmont the other week a crispy clear breeze). Active D-Lighting for more contrast-y highlights and shadows is more automagical than before. The virtual horizon can now be displayed with live view. Plus, it has the sensor auto-cleaning from the D300 that was strangely absent from the D3, along with GPS support and HDMI port. The ISO can still be cranked to 25,600 or dropped to 100. It really is the D3 in body barely bigger than the D300.Full Story...
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Write Comment• Brits use radar to keep runways free of debris
On July 25, 2000, an Air France Concorde ran over a piece of titanium debris while taking off from Charles de Gaulle International Airport. Minutes later 113 people perished in a ball of fire.
Most airports rely on visual inspections to keep runways clear of foreign objects and prevent what happened in France, but Heathrow International Airport, the world's busiest, has now installed a permanent dual radar system called the Tarsier, which scans 3,658 meters of runway in search of junk 24 hours a day.Full Story...
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Write Comment• Medical helicopters collide midair, killing 7
At least 3 others critically injured in crash over Flagstaff, Ariz
PHOENIX - Two medical helicopters collided in midair Sunday afternoon near an Arizona hospital, killing at least seven people and critically injuring three, a federal official said.
All three people on one of the helicopters were killed in the Flagstaff collision, including a patient and the pilot, said Ian Gregor, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
Four others were killed and three critically wounded, Gregor said. He wasn't sure if they were all on the second helicopter or whether some were on the ground.
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Write Comment• Aussie Icon making Comeback
Gippsland Aeronautics (GA) has acquired the type certificate of the twin turboprop Nomad from Boeing Australia, revealing plans to put the icon of outback aviation back in production and naming a pair of launch customers.
The Australian Government Aircraft Factory (GAF)—later renamed Aerospace Technologies of Australia (ASTA)—designed the Nomad in 1965 and built 172 of them between 1971 and 1984. Fifty-four remain in service. Boeing obtained the Nomad type certificate with its 1996 purchase of Rockwell’s assets, which included ASTA.
Two Australian operators have signed letters of intent to purchase new Nomads. Grant Kenny Aviation, an air tour operator, has reportedly signed a multi-aircraft order. The other customer is Airfreight Solutions, a Bathhurst, New South Wales-based cargo carrier.source and full story...
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Write Comment• Air force braves Red flag
In the teeth of opposition from the Left over strategic ties with the US, the Indian Air Force is sending its most advanced fighter aircraft, a transporter, a mid-air-refueller and about 150 “air warriors” for a war game born out of lessons America learnt in its war against the communists in Vietnam.
The government has cleared the contingent and the funds required for it, an air headquarters source said today. India will incur about $20 million in despatching the contingent to the US, a figure close to the expenses the US paid for participating in the Malabar 2007 war game in the Bay of Bengal last September which, too, was opposed by the Left.Full Story...
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Write Comment• Bomber Training Plan Hits Opposition
An Air Force proposal to train bomber pilots over massive stretches of southeast Montana is getting a cold reception from private pilots and landowners.
The training area stretching roughly 300 miles between Billings and Bismarck, N.D., would be used by B-1B and B-52 pilots occupying the skies for several hours at a time on weekdays.
Bombers currently fly over a much smaller area of southeast Montana between Broadus and Ekalaka. But that area, which has echoed bomber jet thunder since at least the 1980s, is too small for modern combat training, according to the Air Force.
The pilots who fly out of Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City, S.D., have had to travel at a considerable cost to practice in other regions. The expansion would allow the base to keep those pilots closer to home.
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Write Comment• Lack of funds grounds air show - Greenville
GREENVILLE — A lack of funding has grounded this year’s scheduled air show at Majors Field, the City of Greenville Municipal Airport.
The 2008 Greenville Airport Fly-in and Aviation Expo, which had been planned for Sept. 27, has been canceled, according to a statement released by organizer Carl Brown with the Hunt County Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 914.
Brown said hard economic times and the loss of one of the event’s key supporters as reasons for the cancelation of the show, which was designed to allow the City of Grreenville and local aviation groups to showcase the airport.Full Story...
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Write Comment• United flight canceled when pilot says he's too upset to fly
United (UAUA) canceled a flight in Salt Lake City last week after the pilot announced to passengers that he was too upset to fly, according to one passenger.
The pilot, who may have been involved in a labor-related dispute with colleagues, said that he didn't feel he could fly safely, said Paul Jacobson, an energy company executive who was aboard United Flight 416 to Denver Thursday afternoon.
United spokeswoman Robin Urbanski said in an e-mailed statement that the flight was canceled under company procedures designed to ensure flight crews are prepared to fly. The airline accommodated its customers on other flights and will give them "goodwill gestures," which may include miles and travel certificates, she said.
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Write Comment• Beijing Aviation Museums published
A very interesting peek at a couple of
aviation museums in Beijing - these are certainly places not often visited!
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Write Comment• Israel seen rehearsing
Citing unidentified American officials, The New York Times reported on Friday more than 100 Israeli F-16 and F-15 fighters took part in the manoeuvres over the eastern Mediterranean and Greece in the first week of June.Full Story...
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Write Comment• Thurs July 3 - Ontario, Ca - Antonov An 125 in town (update 6/30/2008)
NOTE: Per gfydad below, this was actually be a AN-124. Update 6/30/2008According to Diane Bader of Penwal Industries, the model A380 will be finished by the end of the month and transported to London via LA/Ontario International Airport. Because the model plane will still be huge at one-third scale, Penwal is building it in three sections so it can fit inside an Antonov An 225, the world's largest aircraft.
The A380 is scheduled to leave Ontario on July 3."Full Story...
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Write Comment• RAF Harrier crashes - Pilot ejects safely
A pilot managed to eject to safety as an RAF jet crashed in a field near a village in Rutland. A Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokeswoman said the Harrier crashed north-east of RAF Cottesmore at about 1350 BST. She said the pilot ejected and came down using a parachute and was "alive and conscious". He is receiving treatment in hospital. BBC News clip...Full article...
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Write Comment• U.S., Canadians in air exercises over Washington [State] next week
At times it might seem as though an air war has broken out over Washington skies next week.
Six F-16 fighter planes, four B-52 bombers, and an E-3 AWACS plane fly in and stage for joint U.S. and Canadian exercises at McChord Air Force Base.
While flight scenarios are away from the general population, aircraft noise from McChord could increase as the fighters scramble for takeoffs at unspecified times during exercises Tuesday through Thursday, said officials for the Western Air Defense Sector, or WADS.Full story...
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Write Comment• Saskatoon air show ending in 2009
The Cameco Canada Remembers International Air Show is being grounded for good after next year.
The 2009 event will be the last, organizer Brian Swidrovich announced Friday through a voice that trembled with emotion. He choked back tears and coughed to regain his composure as he explained how changes being made at the airport and residential development in the general area have made it "logistically impossible" to put on the show.Full Story...
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Write Comment• Air Force admits error in tanker study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force has conceded that Boeing Co's (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) proposed KC-767 aerial refueling tanker would cost less over time than the winner offered by Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and subcontractor EADS (EAD.PA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), Boeing told auditors reviewing its protest.
News of Air Force errors in calculating the life cycle costs of the competing bids, which were also confirmed by Northrop, comes as the Government Accountability Office (GAO) prepares to rule by June 19 on the Boeing protest.Full Story...
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Write Comment• F-5 and a F-18C Collide East Of NAS Fallon
Two U.S. Navy jets collided early this afternoon about 50 miles east of Fallon, the Fallon Naval Air Station reported.
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It’s not clear if there are any fatalities that happened between 12:10 p.m. and 12:15 p.m. in Edwards Creek Valley, Fallon NAS spokesman Zip Upham said.Full Story
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Write Comment• Granley to Receive Barber Award
ICAS member and veteran air show performer Bud Granley has been named as the 2008 recipient of the prestigious Bill Barber Award for Showmanship.
Granley was recognized for his many entertainment contributions to air show business, for his air show showmanship skills in a wide range of challenging aircraft, and for his role as an air show innovator.
The Barber Award is presented each year by the publishers of World Air Show News and the friends of air show legend Bill Barber to recognize innovation and achievement in air show showmanship. Past recipients include Pietsch Airshows, the AeroShell Aerobatic Team, John Mohr, Patty Wagstaff, Bob Hoover, Sean Tucker, Julie Clark and Leo Loudenslager.
Source: ICAS Fast Facts June 13, 2008
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