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June 25, 2014

Airborne 06.25.14: NTSB Rules On Asiana 214, A350XWB Fleet Complete, Princely Chopper

Also: Breezys to Flock To Oshkosh, Green Flight Challenge, TSA Gouging Us Again, Electric A/C Record

This report summary is only a synopsis of the NTSB findings on the crash of Asiana flight 214 while executing a visual approach and to San Francisco International Airport on June 16, 2013. The summary contains almost 5000 words and is testimony to the scope of the investigation. Flight testing and certifying a new airliner is a tough job and it takes more than one of the new models to finish the job in a reasonable amount of time. For certification of the new Airbus A350 XWB, the 5th test airplane has now joined in the certification process. The next time your mother asks what you want for a gift-giving occasion, you might remind her that the Queen of England got Prince William a

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Curiosity Rover Marks First Martian Year With Mission Successes

Main Goal Accomplished - Mars Could Have At One Time Harbored Life

NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover completed a Martian year ... 687 Earth days ... on June 24, having accomplished the mission's main goal of determining whether Mars once offered environmental conditions favorable for microbial life.

Company Says '3D Printing' Can Make Engine Construction More Cost Effective

Aerojet Rocketdyne Aerojet recently successfully completed a series of hot-fire tests on a Bantam demonstration engine built entirely with additive manufacturing. The tests were a key step in the development of a more cost-effective engine family for booster, upper-stage and in-space propulsion.

Stunning Application of RPV Helo Tech By Yamaha

During his visit at the 2014 convention of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell talked with Steve Markofski who is with the New Business Planning division of Yamaha Motor USA. If you have ever shown any interest in the operation of a model helicopters, you’ve got to see these big brother variations.

Delay Will Give Engineers Time To Iron Out Technical Issues

SpaceX has pushed its pending multi-payload launch until early July, according to the company.

Wind Tunnel Tests Also Completed

Embraer concluded the Joint Definition Phase (JDP) of the E190-E2 jet at the end of May, by conducting the preliminary design review. The Company has also completed the wind tunnel tests of the E190-E2, which will be the first model of the second generation of the E-Jets family of commercial jets for the 70 to 130-seat segment, the E-Jets E2, which are planned to enter service in 2018.