Test Team Touts Canadian Hospitality as Factor in Mission
Success
Osprey No. 24 returned to NAS Patuxent River on the afternoon of
April 29 after spending six months conducting aircraft icing tests
from Canadian Forces Base Shearwater near Halifax, Nova Scotia.
During the detachment, Osprey No. 24 logged 67 hours, 37 of which
were in actual icing conditions.
The US Navy MH-60S fleet combat support helicopter passed a
significant milestone recently by eclipsing the 50,000 flight hour
mark. "The significance of this event is particularly noteworthy
because the program went from the drawing board to fleet
introduction in just a few years," said Paul Martin, Sikorsky's
Senior Vice President for Government and Advanced Development
Programs. "The aircraft was initially fielded simultaneously in
three separate locations and has exhibited exemplary readiness and
safety records."
"Aluminum Overcast" Damaged in Gear Malfunction at Van
Nuys
EAA's much-flown Boeing B-17 bomber "Aluminum Overcast," a World
War II-era aircraft currently touring the West Coast, suffered
significant damage Wednesday when its landing gear collapsed during
a landing operation at the Van Nuys, CA, airport.
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