Office Of Naval Research To Start Testing Next Year
Select pilots in early 2012 will commence testing new flight
control software, funded in part by the Office of Naval Research
(ONR), intended to facilitate aircraft landings on Navy carrier
decks with unprecedented accuracy.
Gives Pilots Training In Intercept Of Civilian Aircraft
Pilots assigned to Aerospace Control Alert units have a unique
mission - to defend the U.S. and Canadian homelands by controlling
that airspace and being prepared to respond to threats. Because of
that enormous responsibility, these units routinely train for this
mission. And since the aircraft they would be charged with
intercepting aren't fighter jets, ACA pilots rely on more realistic
"adversaries" to train with.
The Next-Generation Will Be Shaped By Amazing People -- Like Teachers...
Acknowledging a fertile opportunity for synergies between general education and the general aviation community, the Experimental Aircraft Association, in cooperation with the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, proclaimed Tuesday, July 26 as Teachers Day at EAA AirVenture 2011. Sponsored by BuildAPlane, the event was designed to assist educators in bringing aviation into classrooms. Teachers at all grade levels from across the United States were invited to participate at no charge.
Small UAS Promises Better Precision, Less Collateral
Damage
Aerovironment, Inc. calls its small, tube-launched UAV the
"Switchblade Agile Munition," after the manner in which its wings
unfold as it leaves its launch tube. It's becoming known informally
among YouTube enthusiasts as the "kamikaze drone." At under 2.2 kg
(4.8 lb.), the aircraft, along with its launcher, control system
and video downlink viewer all fit in a backpack.
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