A New Jersey man has admitted he flashed a laser on not one, but
two aircraft near Teterboro Airport. Now, David Banach of
Parsippany faces charges under the federal government's Patriot
Act.
The 13 people killed when a Corporate Airlines Jetstream 32 went
down in Missouri last October. Those were the only commercial
aircraft fatalities of 2004.
It's one of the more arcane aspects of aircraft design -- and
yet terribly vital. It's the design and construction of perfectly
scaled, perfectly detailed wind tunnel models and for years, one of
the best in the business was Othello P. Dickert. ANN has learned
that Dickert passed away last month after suffering complications
from circulation problems in his legs. He was 95.
AD NUMBER:2004-26-09
MANUFACTURER:Rolls Royce
SUBJECT:Airworthiness Directive 2004-26-09
SUMMARY:The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness
directive (AD) for Rolls-Royce Corporation (RRC) 250-Band 250-C
series turboprop and turboshaft engines with certain part numbers
(P/Ns) of compressor adaptor couplings manufactured by Alcor Engine
Company (Alcor), EXTEX Ltd.(EXTEX), RRC, and Superior Air Parts
(SAP) installed.
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