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What happened On 24 December 2011 an Agusta Westland AW139 helicopter departed Bankstown Airport in response to an emergency personal locator beacon in the Budderoo National Park, about 16 km west-south-west of Wollongong Airport, New South Wales. On board the helicopter were a pilot, an air crewman, two paramedics and a doctor. On locating the emergency beacon, the crew identified a seriously injured person on a rock ledge near the bottom of a w ...

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The ATSB is warning of the dangers of improvising or modifying established procedures after a winching accident resulted in the death of a paramedic. On Christmas Eve 2011, an emergency personal locator beacon was activated in the Budderoo National Park, about 16 km south-west of Wollongong, NSW. A rescue helicopter at Bankstown Airport was assigned to track to the beacon and departed, carrying a pilot, an air crewman, two paramedics and a doctor ...

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Russias United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) reported a 2012 net loss of RUB5.6 billion ($ 178 million), narrowed from a RUB13.35 billion loss year-over-year. UAC VP Vladimir Chirikov said the companys main goal is to return to profitability in two years. Revenue rose 6 to RUB171.02 billion, falling short of UAC president Mikhail Pogosyans prediction of RUB180 billion at the end of 2012. The share of UAC revenue generated from civil aircraft sales grew fr ...

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The 70th anniversary of one of the Second World Wars most audacious bombing missions will be commemorated by a special flypast at this summers Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in the Cotswolds. The announcement comes on the same day (May 16) in 1943 that the RAFs elite 617 Sqn took off from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire and headed for Germanys Ruhr dams for what was to become known as the legendary Dambusters Raid. The attack was mad ...

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The UK Royal Navy Command has successfully completed testing of QinetiQ's new onboard email management tool, PRIME, as part of a programme aimed at enhancing the Royal Navy's maritime wide area network (MARWAN). During the trials, the PRIME tool validated its email management capabilities and bandwidth onboard the Royal Navy's Invincible-class aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (R06). Crew used the PRIME tool to look at all unread emails at the ons ...

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Austal has selected General Dynamics (GD) Advanced Information Systems to serve as the platform systems engineering agent (PSEA) in support of littoral combat ships (LCS) 14 and 16 for the US Navy. Under the subcontract, GD will provide a core mission system, which features open architecture computing infrastructure (OPEN CI) for the ships. The OPEN CI provides platform flexibility and enables quick configuration in response to dynamic and emergi ...

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Turkey's flag-carrier Turkish Airlines has finalised a firm order for 40 737 MAX 8s, ten 737 MAX 9s and 20 Next-Generation 737 -800 jetliners, which are valued at $6.9bn at list prices. The firm order was originally announced as a commitment in April and also includes options for an additional 25 737 MAX 8s, making it the largest Boeing order in Turkish Airlines' history. Turkish Airlines president and CEO Temel Kotil said the firm order would co ...

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UK-based private equity firm a2e Venture Catalysts has acquired aerospace components manufacturer BHW for an undisclosed fee. a2e Venture Catalysts beat other bidders, including Hilco, to acquire BHW, which entered into administration in April. BHW, based in Wigan, England, is an aerospace firm that manufactures parts for use in the fuselage and tail of the aircraft, and also provides airframe solutions for airframe components and assemblies. The ...

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Photos 1 of 10 Airman 1st Class Curtis Esquibel, 509th Force Support Squadron services apprentice, prepares bacon at the Ozark Inn on Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 15, 2013. The 509th FSS was named as the John L. Hennessy Trophy winner, which is awarded to the Air Forces best food service unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keenan Berry Released) Download HiRes Airman Eric Sadsad, 509th Support Squadron services apprentice, serv ...

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31262 The Valkyrie made use of a phenomenon called compression lift to generate more lift. A wedge at the center of the engine inlets created a shock wave below the aircraft which would lift the aircraft. The wingtips folded downwards and helped the compression lift effect, the aircrafts directional stability and shifted the center of lift to a more favorable position, at high speeds.