Was Apparently Unconscious, Did Not Attempt To Open Chute
An investigation into an accident in which a Navy SEAL was fatally injured during a training parachute jump indicates that Petty Officer 1st Class William Blake Marston became unconscious shortly after exiting the airplane, but offers no explanation as to why he became unconscious.
Hopes Changes In Takeoffs And Landings Will Increase Cargo Loads
The U.S. Navy's Helicopter Test Squadron 21 recently completed nine days of tests aboard the USS Eisenhower with a goal of making minor changes to takeoff and landing procedures for the V-22 Osprey that will increase the aircraft's payload.
Carnegie Mellon University And Sikorsky Pioneer Ground-Air Cooperative Missions
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, using a UH-60MU Black Hawk helicopter enabled with Sikorsky’s MATRIX Technology and CMU’s Land Tamer autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV), recently participated in a joint autonomy demonstration that proved the capability of new, ground-air cooperative missions.
The Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) program will soon train C-17 aircrews at Boeing’s C-17 International Training Centre (ITC) in the United Kingdom under a new $8 million contract.
CW5 Ken Jones' Time With Boeing Apaches Started With The A Model In 1986
Army Chief Warrant Officer Ken Jones has reached a milestone in his flying career to which many may aspire but no one else has reached. He's racked up 10,000 hours in Apache helicopters.
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