 | Albatros DVa The Albatros D.V was a fighter aircraft used by the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Air Service) during the First World War. The D.V was the final development of the Albatros D.I family, and the last Albatros fighter to see operational service. Despite its well-known shortcomings and general obsolescence, approximately 900 D.V and 1,612 D.Va aircraft were built before production halted in early 1918. The D.Va continued in operational service until the end of the war. The D.V entered service in May 1917 and, like the D.III before it, immediately began experiencing structural failures of the lower wing. Indeed, anecdotal evidence suggests that the D.V was even more prone to wing failures than the D.III. The outboard sections of the upper wing also suffered failures, requiring additional wire bracing. Furthermore, the D.V offered very little improvement in performance. This caused considerable dismay among frontline pilots, many of whom preferred the older D.III. Manfred von Richthofen was particularly critical of the new aircraft. In a July 1917 letter, he described the D.V as "so obsolete and so ridiculously inferior to the English that one can't do anything with this aircraft." British tests of a captured D.V revealed that the aircraft was slow to maneuver, heavy on the controls, and tiring to fly. Albatros responded with the D.Va, which featured stronger wing spars, heavier wing ribs, and a reinforced fuselage. The D.Va also reverted to the D.III's aileron cable linkage to provide a more positive control response. The wings of the D.III and D.Va were in fact interchangeable. The D.Va was also fitted with a small brace connecting the interplane struts to the leading edge of the lower wing. These modifications made the D.Va 50 lb (23 kg) heavier than the D.III, while failing to entirely cure the structural problems of the type. Use of the high-compression 180 hp Mercedes D.IIIaü engine offset the increased weight of the D.Va. Idflieg placed orders for 262 D.Va aircraft in August 1917, followed by additional orders for 250 in September and 550 in October. Ostdeutsche Albatros Werke, which had been engaged in production of the D.III, received orders for 600 D.Va aircraft in October. Deliveries of the D.Va commenced in October 1917. The structural problems of the Fokker Dr.I and the mediocre performance of the Pfalz D.III left the Luftstreitkräfte with no viable alternative to the D.Va until the Fokker D.VII entered service in the summer of 1918. Production ceased in April 1918. As of May 1918, 131 D.V and 928 D.Va aircraft were in service on the Western Front. Numbers declined as production ended, but the D.Va remained in use until the Armistice. |
 | Aviation & Environment House Hearing - Rep. Costello Chairman of the Aviation Subcommittee, Jerry Costello (D-IL) spoke of the efforts being made domestically and internationally to reduce energy consumption and emissions and stated "they are a perfect example of how improvements are driven by necessity." Costello said the implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) will also have positive impacts on the environment, including fuel efficient operating procedures, the introduction of new airframe and engine technologies and developing alternative fuels. He expressed his support of moving forward on modernizing the air traffic control system and urged the FAA to produce and meet its timeline and milestones for modernizing the system. Costello spoke of the challenges airports are facing to increase capacity while also managing the environmental impacts on local communities. He noted how many airports are putting resources into infrastructure for natural gas, solar, electric, biofuels and propane refueling stations that benefit the airport and numerous public users such as commercial vans and taxis. The Chairman also noted that the House passed FAA Reauthorization bill provided historic levels of funding to upgrade the air traffic control system to improve efficiency and invest in aviation research. In closing, Costello highlighted the European Union's proposed Emissions Trading Scheme to reduce emissions, saying he strongly believes any effort to reduce emissions should be done by consensus through the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and must maintain economic growth while reducing emissions. |
 | How to fly a Tiger Moth The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth was a 1930s biplane designed by de Havilland and operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until 1952 when many of the surplus aircraft entered civil operation. Many other nations used the Tiger Moth both in military and civil applications and the ubiquitous little trainer still is in great demand worldwide as a recreational aircraft. Design and development The Tiger Moth trainer prototype was derived from the de Havilland Gipsy Moth (DH 60). The main change to the DH Moth series was necessitated by an effort to improve access to the front cockpit since the training requirement specified that the front seat occupant had to be able to escape easily, even wearing a parachute. Access to the front cockpit of the Moth predecessors was restricted by the proximity of the aircraft's fuel tank directly above the front cockpit and the rear support struts for the upper wing. The solution adopted was to shift the upper wing forward but sweep the wings back to maintain the centre of lift. Other changes included a strengthened structure, fold-down doors on both sides of the cockpit and a revised exhaust. It was powered by a de Havilland Gipsy III 120 hp engine and first flew on 26 October 1931 with de Havilland Chief Test Pilot Hubert Broad at the controls.[4] One distinctive characteristic of the Tiger Moth design is its differential aileron control setup. The ailerons (on the lower wing only) on a Tiger Moth barely travel down at all on the wing on the outside of the turn, while the aileron on the inside travels a large amount upwards... this is one of the ways the problem of adverse yaw can be counteracted in an aircraft's control design. From the outset, the Tiger Moth proved to be an ideal trainer, simple and cheap to own and maintain, although control movements required a positive and sure hand as there was a slowness to control inputs. Some instructors preferred these flight characteristics because of the effect of "weeding" out the inept student pilot General characteristics Crew: 2, student & instructor Length: 23 ft 11 in (7.34 m) Wingspan: 29 ft 4 in (8.94 m) Height: 8 ft 9 in (2.68 m) Wing area: 239 ft² (22.2 m²) Empty weight: 1,115 lb (506 kg) Loaded weight: 1,825 lb (828 kg) Powerplant: 1× de Havilland Gipsy Major I inverted 4-cylinder inline , 130 hp (100 kW) Performance Maximum speed: 109 mph at 1,000 ft (175 km/h at 300 m) Range: 302 miles (486 km) Service ceiling: 13,600 ft (4,145 m) Rate of climb: 673 ft/min (205 m/min) |
 | Crash Investigation of a Mock Dogfight Mishap Exclusive, as far as I know this is the first time this video has been readily available to the general public. This is an investigation of an old crash during a practice dogfight. I think this crash was a result of GLOC. If you look at the primitive old fashion computer graphics of the simulation of the crash, you will see that there are three Starburst in the path of the aircraft. I think the Starbursts are bookmarks that represent stick/control inputs, I think the first Starburst is when the pilot started a tight turn and started to pull G's. I think the second Starburst is when there was no more stick/control inputs, so it's likely when the pilot lost consciousness. The third Starburst I think represents when the pilot started to regain conscious and apply stick/control inputs. Though apparently the pilot started to regain consciousness before the crash, he evidently wasn't conscious enough to properly controll the aircraft. After a pilot GLOC's the pilot stops flying the aircraft, so the aircraft has a tendency to go into a 1G roll, sometimes a spin. So what happens in a tight turn, is the pilot will put in inputs that make the plane turn and pull Gs, if a pilot loses consciousness the controls usually go neutral, which usually allows the aircraft ease off on the G, however since the aircraft is not controlled, fighters have a tendency to roll and dive if they are not controlled. The computers simulation in the video was made from data gathered from data recorders, and possibly air and ground tracking. On April 21 2007 one of the Blue Angels crashed (Kevin 'Kojak' Davis). I don't mean to interfere with the investigation, I have respect and reasonable faith in the investigation. With all due respect, I would like to speculate, that the loss was possibly due to GLOC. By no means am I am positive that that is what happened with the Blue Angels, however I can't help but notice some glaring similarities. There are some things that could look very similar though. I'm sure that the investigators are aware and educated. They also have the advantage of having the data to study. I suspect the Blue Angels have seen this video, I think it is (or was) in the curriculum for all fighter pilots in the US military, as part of safety awareness training. GLOC = Gravity induced Loss of Consciousness |
 | Blue Angels Blue Angels, The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron. The Blue Angels' mission is to enhance Navy and Marine Corps recruiting efforts and to represent the naval service to the United States, its elected leadership and foreign nations. The Blue Angels serve as positive role models and goodwill ambassadors for the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps. A Blue Angels flight demonstration exhibits choreographed refinements of skills possessed by all naval aviators. It includes the graceful aerobatic maneuvers of the four-plane Diamond Formation, in concert with the fast-paced, high-performance maneuvers of its two Solo Pilots. Finally, the team illustrates the pinnacle of precision flying, performing maneuvers locked as a unit in the renowned, six-jet Delta Formation. The team is stationed at Forrest Sherman Field, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, during the show season. However, the squadron spends January through March training pilots and new team members at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California. The Blue Angels are scheduled to fly 66 air shows at 35 air show sites in the United States during the 2008 season, as the team celebrates 21 years of flying the F/A-18 Hornet. Last season, more than 15 million spectators watched the Blue Angels perform. Since its inception in 1946, the Blue Angels have performed for more than 427 million fans. F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter All-weather fighter and attack aircraft. The single-seat F/A-18 Hornet is the nation's first strike-fighter. It was designed for traditional strike applications such as interdiction and close air support without compromising its fighter capabilities. With its excellent fighter and self-defense capabilities, the F/A-18 at the same time increases strike mission survivability and supplements the F-14 Tomcat in fleet air defense. F/A-18 Hornets are currently operating in 37 tactical squadrons from air stations world-wide, and from 10 aircraft carriers. The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron proudly flies them. The Hornet comprises the aviation strike force for seven foreign customers including Canada, Australia, Finland, Kuwait, Malaysia, Spain and Switzerland. The newest model, Super Hornet, is highly capable across the full mission spectrum: air superiority, fighter escort, reconnaissance, aerial refueling, close air support, air defense suppression and day/night precision strike. Compared to the original F/A-18 A through D models, Super Hornet has longer range, an aerial refueling capability, increased survivability/lethality and improved carrier suitability. [Capability of precision-guided munitions: JDAM (all variants) and JSOW. JASSM in the future] The F/A-18 Hornet, an all-weather aircraft, is used as an attack aircraft as well as a fighter. In its fighter mode, the F/A-18 is used primarily as a fighter escort and for fleet air defense; in its attack mode, it is used for force projection, interdiction and close and deep air support. The F/A-18 demonstrated its capabilities and versatility during Operation Desert Storm, shooting down enemy fighters and subsequently bombing enemy targets with the same aircraft on the same mission, and breaking all records for tactical aircraft in availability, reliability, and maintainability. Hornets taking direct hits from surface-to-air missiles, recovering successfully, being repaired quickly, and flying again the next day proved the aircraft's survivability. The F/A-18 is a twin engine, mid-wing, multi-mission tactical aircraft. The F/A-18A and C are single seat aircraft. The F/A-18B and D are dual-seaters. The B model is used primarily for training, while the D model is the current Navy aircraft for attack, tactical air control, forward air control and reconnaissance squadrons. The newest models, the E and F were rolled out at McDonnell Douglas Sept. 17, 1995. The E is a single seat while the F is a two-seater. Jeff Beck was born in Surrey, England in 1944. In 1965 he replaced Eric Clapton in the 'Yardbirds' . He played with them until 1967 when he decided he'd had enough and wanted to go solo. In his backing group he had Rod Stewart and Ron Wood who later went on to form the 'Faces' . Thoughout the rest of the 60s and 70s he continued to record instrumental albums. Throughout the 90s Jeff Beck still toured and was ranked the 14th on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Jeff Beck and his fellow Yardbirds were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. |
 | Solo Cross Country - Pensacola Regional (PNS) The third leg of my fifth solo flight in a Cessna 172SP, from Mobile, AL to Pensacola Regional Airport (FL). This is my long (150 miles) solo cross country for my Private Pilot Certificate. Yet again, there seems to have been a right crosswind. This time around I managed to get the right wheel down first, which is a safeguard against any nasty gusts that might force the wayward windward wing upward; but I still didn't give enough right rudder to counteract the fuselage being blown toward the left, so I landed crooked again. I had just enough time to straighten out the nosewheel and bleed off a little more airspeed before I had to let it down in order to get positive rudder control from the nosewheel. |
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 | Jet Powered Swift Killer Bee 2 After the initial test flight a new 2 position nose gear was designed to hold the plane at a positive angle attack for take off and a negative angle of attack for landing. With the gear in the landing position, this ensures the aircraft will not rebound due to the high angle of attack at landing. Due to the wheels in the wing-lets at the back of the aircraft, it must flown off the ground instead of a more conventional rotation, so the aircraft needs to sit nose high so it takes off on its own. |
 | KC-135 Low Level http://www.aviationlive.org Online Aviation Pics,Videos and Forum French KC-135 fly by... The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling tanker aircraft. It has been in service with the U.S. Air Force since 1957. The KC-135 is derived from the original Boeing jet transport "proof of concept" demonstrator, the Boeing 367-80 (commonly called the "Dash-80"). As such, it has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the Boeing 707 jetliner. Boeing gave the tanker the designation of Model 717.[1] Developed in the late-1950s this basic airframe is characterized by swept wings and tail, four underwing mounted engine pods, a horizontal stabilizer mounted on the fuselage near the bottom of the vertical stabilizer with positive dihedral on the two horizontal planes and a hi-frequency radio antenna which protrudes forward from the top of the vertical fin or stabilizer. These basic features make it strongly resemble the commercial Boeing 707 and 720 aircraft, although it is actually a different aircraft. The Strategic Air Command had the KC-135 Stratotankers in service from 1957 through 1991 and with the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve from 1975 through 1991, when most were re-assigned to the newly-created Air Mobility Command (AMC). As AMC gained the preponderance of the aerial refueling mission, a small number of KC-135s were also assigned to directly United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) and Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). Reconnaissance and command post variants, including EC-135 Looking Glass, Post Attack Command & Control Systems were operated by SAC from 1963 through 1991, when they were re-assigned to the Air Combat Command. |
 | Dangerous Waters Tutorials Part 00 - NAV Map Overview Dangerous Waters Tutorials Part 00 - NAV Map Overview Dangerous Waters is a naval simulation developed by Sonalysts Combat Simulations, released on February 22, 2005. The game features several playable vessels, including the Los Angeles-class, Akula-class, and Seawolf-class nuclear submarines, and the Kilo-class diesel submarine. Dangerous Waters also models several non-submersible platforms, including the Perry-class frigate, the SH-60 Seahawk helicopter, and the P-3 Orion patrol aircraft. Campaign mode allows a player to control forces as the United States, Russian Loyalists, Russian Rebels, or China. The game was initially not sold in stores, and was only available through the website www.battlefront.com. It received generally positive reviews, although the limited distribution and highly technical nature of the game meant it was unlikely to find a very large audience. In December 2005, Dangerous Waters was made available at retail stores by publisher Strategy First. In early January 2006, Valve announced it would be selling Dangerous Waters via its Steam content delivery system. The preload began January 24 2006, and was released a few weeks later, February 7. A 570 page manual can be purchased from the Strategy First website. Dangerous Waters was published in Europe by BlackBean Games and was in UK stores on May 26 2006. It included exclusive European content on a second DVD (also available on the company's website). A 90-page printed manual was included in the box (comprised of the first four sections of the 570 page manual, plus appendices), with the full manual as a PDF file. |
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