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The Ch-53K at the Paris Air Show: Preparing for Its Global Role
By Robbin Laird On June 18, 2019, the President of Sikorsky, Dan Schultz, himself a former CH-53-E pilot, provided an overview brief on the CH-53K and their offering for both Germany and Israel. He was joined by John Rucci, Senior Experimental Test Pilot, who was in the Lockheed chalet, working with reporters on the CH-53 …
5 Things You Need to Know about Air Traffic Control Reform
For over fifty years, the airplanes flying across the U.S. have been guided by World War II era, ground-based radar, though much better technology is available. I Co-Chaired a project at the Eno Transportation Institute studying how we can accelerate the move to modern, air traffic navigation called NextGen. We concluded that the best approach is to create a federally chartered, not-for profit organization to manage…
Aerobatics evoke childhood thrills for air show veteran
Is hypersonic commercial air travel realistic?
One successful test does not an industry standard make.
Air travel is terrible for the environment. Can new technology change that?
Why the F-16 Is Such a Badass Plane
This lightweight multi-role fighter can be found in air forces throughout the world—and for good reason.
Was that Air Force One? Kind of.
Is Air Traffic Controller a Job for You?
You think your job is stressful? Imagine, for just a moment, being an air traffic controller. Have trouble imagining? We invite you to read this quick overview through to the end and then tell us: Could this be a job for you? Admittedly, air traffic control is not for the faint of heart. Though very much behind the scenes and (as it were) under the radar, this work has different aspects depending on the individual unit where it’s carried out. In a given…
Drone Wars: Who Owns The Air?
There are lots of entrepreneurs who would love to fly drones — tiny unmanned aircraft — all over the country. They dream of drones delivering packages and
5 Air Taxis Vying to Become the Transportation of the Future
It may not be very long before these autonomous flying vehicles are available for quick and easy local trips.
Drones a step closer to air traffic control integration
A partnership between big hitters in aviation and the UAV world is paving the way for safer skies.
Exploration of a Preflight Acuity Scale for Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Transport
Despite the prevalence of fixed wing medical flights for specialized care and repatriation, few acuity rating scales exist aimed at the prediction of …
9 things you didn't know about Air Force One
Why Your Business Needs Vision, Not Just A Plan
The cobblestones of Paris are spectacular in themselves…but take a step back, change the perspective, and you can see so much more. I never saw it coming. The problem came out of nowhere. I hav…
