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September 21, 2006

ANN Special Feature: The End of STS-115 09.22.06

It was... as has been the case throughout shuttle mission STS-115... a picture perfect manoeuver. Before sunrise, Thursday morning, Atlantis returned to Earth. And aboard the International Space St

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First Flight: C-130 AMP

The first C-130 Hercules with a comprehensive avionics modification completed its maiden flight September 19 from Lackland Air Force Base, TX. The C-130 Avionics Modernization Program aircraft provides needed upgrades for C-130s, at one-seventh the cost of a new, basic C-130J aircraft.

The F-35 Lightning II completed its first series of engine runs Monday afternoon, culminating in a full-afterburner test that unleashed 40,000 pounds of thrust – the most ever from a jet-fighter engine. The testing began on Friday, Sept. 15, when Chief Pilot Jon Beesley moved a cockpit switch to the “run” position and brought the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine to life.

Plane Had Been Denied Entry To US

Just in case you thought airspace violations are only a problem in here in the US... Turkey forced an unidentified Boeing 707 to land at Istanbul late Tuesday night.

Storied Test Pilot Was 72

He flew more than 250 types of airplanes, and chalked up over 15,000 hours in the air over a career spanning close to 50 years. He flew dozens of experimental aircraft... but is best known for his crash-landing in one of them. His name was known even among the ranks of the Soviet Union's best pilots... but as a child, he planned to become a priest.