The forum room at AirVenture’s Pilot Proficiency Center off Boeing Plaza is nearly full as the afternoon sun begins to drive people inside for a few minutes of cool air before the airshow. Even at 83 degrees, it’s still a great day for AirVenture 2019, following the torrential rains earlier in the week that threatened […]
Maj. Victor Wadsley, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron pilot, checks gauges on an E-3 Sentry March 28, 2017, over the Pacific Ocean. The radar and computer subsystems in the Sentry can gather and present broad and detailed battlefield information. Mission defense teams aim to safeguard the cybersecurity of weapon systems such as the E-3, and […]
A flash of insight woke Michimasa Fujino one night many years ago, when the Honda engineer had been researching aircraft design for the Japanese automaker. After puzzling over theories of optimal airflow he read in a 1930s fluid mechanics textbook, Fujino came to the solution midsleep. Unable to find a piece of paper, he tore […]
Two A-10 pilots received Distinguished Flying Crosses earlier this month for their heroism during battles in Afghanistan, one in 2008 and another in 2010. (Air Force) Two A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots received Distinguished Flying Crosses earlier this month for their heroism in the air during separate battles against the Taliban years ago. Lt. Col. Tony […]
Four US Air Force B-52 bombers from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana arrived in England with about 300 airmen on October 10 for a bomber task force deployment. The bombers were deployed to RAF Fairford to “conduct integration and interoperability training” with partners in the region and to “exercise […]
The Dubai Airshow is an important platform for Airbus to highlight its best-in-class products and innovative services to customers. AIRBUS At the Dubai Airshow, which runs from Nov. 17-21 Airbus will showcase its wide range of innovative technologies, products and services from market leading commercial and military aircraft to helicopters and space systems. The Dubai […]
By KURT SNIBBE | [email protected] | Orange County Register PUBLISHED: November 1, 2019 at 4:23 pm | UPDATED: November 1, 2019 at 5:04 pm If air-traffic controller is one of the most stressful jobs and firefighting is one of the most dangerous, then you get an idea of what it’s like to be an air tactical group supervisor. Aircraft that douse flames […]
Naval Air Warfare Center, Webster Outlying Field, MD – November 1, 2019 – The Navy demonstrated its new Shipboard Air Traffic Radar, AN/SPN-50, for the first time October 23, 2019 at Webster Field in St. Inigoes, Maryland. The AN/SPN-50 , which is currently in the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase, is scheduled for a production […]
As passengers, we board the plane, get seated and play with our smartphones, patiently waiting for that moment when the plane pushes back. However, behind the scenes, there’s a lot of coordination with planes from around the world landing, departing, taxiing and just about to push back. I recently visited the Los Angeles (LAX) control […]
Midwest ATC’s team at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, was recently awarded the President’s Citation of Merit Award from the Air Traffic Control Association. Midwest ATC Team Bagram serves the United States and NATO coalition forces under Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and Operation Resolute Support in a 24/365 combat environment. Our team members respond quickly to the […]
