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Threat of terrorist missile attack leads US anti-terror chiefs to revive throttles-only airliner pilot training study
NASA is working with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and United Airlines to develop guidelines for flightcrews to operate crippled aircraft using "throttles-only control".
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Crashed Comair CRJ100 took off from wrong runway at Lexington
Crew used shorter runway despite air traffic control instructions
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Flying the line
The world has few scheduled helicopter services - and their operators are mostly long established. How do they survive and is there room for expansion?
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Hyper activity: Hypersonics research in the USA
How fast should the next US bomber fly? Could a high-speed missile do the same job? US research into high-Mach vehicles is seeking the answers
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F-15K crashed after pilots blacked out
Crews retrained to avoid g-induced loss of consciousness
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Brazil chooses C-212 for light tactical transport contract
EADS Casa fends off Let L-410 and PZL-Mielec M-28 to win $325 million air force deal
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Full throttle
There is nothing in the manual on how to recover an airliner using only engines to control it. So why not write it in? NASA wants to