All articles by John Croft – Page 27
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NewsAPU: Unsung hero of the engine world
APU manufacturers Honeywell and Hamilton Sundstrand are powering up to meet the demands of next-generation aircraft Standfirst_feature. Style for the feature standfirsts. These can be as many lines and to whatever column width is appropriate to the feature.
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FAA investigates second SkyWest gear-up landing
The US FAA is investigating a partial gear-up landing by a SkyWest Airlines CRJ200 yesterday afternoon in Milwaukee, the second SkyWest Bombardier CRJ partial...
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NTSB investigates Minneapolis near-miss
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says a US Airways A320 departing the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport in clouds the morning of 16 September...
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NewsNTSB: Parking brake error behind JetBlue tyre fire, evacuation
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says pilots of a JetBlue Airbus A320 that experienced landing difficulties at the Sacramento International...
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NTSB investigates Phenom 100 landing prang
The US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an Embraer Phenom 100 landing incident that occurred in Texas on 10 September, marking an official safety inquiry into a series of brake-by-wire system issues that have occurred with Embraer's entry-level jet.
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Mind control on the UAV brain
Along with its biologically inspired unmanned systems research, engineers at the University of Maryland are delving into novel operator control concepts for unmanned air vehicles.
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FAA reveals V-22 near-miss, controller issues
The US FAA has revealed that a V-22 Osprey and civilian de Havilland Twin Otter parachute jump aircraft came within feet of colliding ...
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Sikorsky expects 265kt from X2
Sikorsky engineers say the company's self-funded X2 advanced technology helicopter could reach 265kt (490km/h) or more in the next few months after a central sail fairing is installed on the rotor mast.
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RoboSeed perfects single-wing rotorcraft
A biologically inspired graduate school project taken on by a University of Maryland student could become a money-making commercial venture for the doctoral aerospace engineering candidate later this year.
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NTSB: Hudson River collision highlights broader controller problems
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials say they are preparing a specific set of recommendations that will address problematic "trends"...
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NewsSikorsky X2 hits 250kt goal
Sikorsky has achieved its ultimate goal of flying the X2 hybrid helicopter demonstrator at 250kt in level flight. Though not an official record, the...
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NewsFAA investigates Allegiant Air close call
An Allegiant Air Boeing MD-82 carrying a college football team to a game in Missouri struck runway end lights and appears to have overran the runway before...
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CAE to offer type-specific upset recovery training
CAE has partnered Mesa, Arizona-based flight training provider APS to provide web-based and in-aircraft upset prevention and recovery training as an option for business aviation and airline clients.
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CAE awaits first Air Asia MPL class in Dallas
CAE is expecting its initial multi-crew pilot license (MPL) class to arrive in Dallas this month or in October to start the intermediate portion of the 56-week...
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FAA calls for CRJ700/900 horizontal stabilizer fix
The US FAA on Thursday will issue an airworthiness directive calling on operators of Bombardier CRJ700 and CRJ900 regional twinjets to check for and replace...
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NewsColombia formalises Embraer KC-390 interest
Colombian officials have signed a declaration of intent with Brazil to take part in the development and production of the Embraer KC-390 tanker/transport ...
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NewsGulfstream proclaims success in G650 dive test
Gulfstream says its first prototype G650 business jet has successfully passed high-speed flutter testing, a key hurdle in meeting the planned certification of the 7,000nm (13,000km) range, fly-by-wire, Rolls-Royce BR725-powered twinjet next year.
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AUVSI: Rockwell ready to fly damage-tolerant control algorithms
Rockwell Collins is preparing to begin test flying its damage tolerant flight control algorithms onboard an unnamed operational unmanned air vehicle (UAV)...
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AUVSI: Aurora readies Centaur for flight
Aurora Flight Sciences will begin manned tested flights of its Centaur optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) out of the company's Virginia base in September. The...