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February 08, 2015

USS Bonhomme Richard Completes Flight Deck Certification

Amphibious Assault Ship Had Not Conducted Flight Operations Since April 2014

The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) successfully completed flight deck certification, Jan. 29, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) (Reinforced) 262, Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231 and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 Det. 6.

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Vuzix Partners With HeadApp To Launch Aviation Program For M100 Smart Glasses

Testing To Conclude In Turin, Italy With 15 Planes Equipped With The New Glass4Flight 'Vuzix Ready' App

Another wearable head-up display will be introduced at AERO2015. The product ... developed through a collaboration between video eyewear provider Vuzix and HeadApp ... is called Glass4Flight.

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B-52s To Be Upgraded With Digital Communications

Upgrade Improves Situational Awareness and Mission Effectiveness

The B-52 Stratofortress bomber was built during the Cold War, but its digital capabilities have entered the 21st century thanks to Boeing’s ongoing Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT) upgrade.

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ERAU Promotes Two Executives To Senior Vice President

Drs. Watret, Heist Elevated To University-Level Positions

Dr. John P. Johnson, President of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, has announced the following changes in the school’s organizational structure that elevate two campus executives to university-level positions.

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C&L Moves Into Larger Aircraft Market With CRJ 700

New, Larger Facility Expands Capabilities, Decreases Turnaround Time

A CRJ 700 currently in C&L's hangar for heavy checks, modifications and painting marks the company's next phase of growth into the larger aircraft market.

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NGC To Start Production On Republic Of Korea Global Hawks

Contract For Four Aircraft With Deliveries Starting In 2018

Northrop Grumman Corporation will begin production of four RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for the Republic of Korea's Air Force. The systems will provide valuable wide-area intelligence gathering capabilities to military commanders so they can make more informed decisions.

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Pilatus Appoints Nesterov Aviation As Russian PC-12 Sales And Service Center

Company Has Offices In Moscow And St. Petersburg

Pilatus has named Nesterov Aviation as its sales and service center for Russia.

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Millennium Space Systems Granted Exclusive License From NASA Goddard

Patented Demiseable Integrated Reaction Wheel Assembly Development Kicks Off

Millennium Space Systems has finalized an exclusive production license for the patented "Demisable Integrated Reaction Wheel Assembly" (DIRWA) from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.08.15)

Aero Linx: Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association The purpose of the Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association is to: Promote seaplane flying and safety programs pertaining to seaplane operation throughout the State of Minnesota, Promote a forum for the purpose of approaching governmental agencies, to educate said agencies, the legislature and the public in the understanding of seaplane operation, and Create safe and compatible seaplane base facilities in the State of Minnesota.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.08.15): GPS

GPS GPS consists of three segments - the satellite constellation, ground control network, and user equipment. The satellite constellation comprises satellites in low earth orbit that provide the ranging signals and navigation data messages to the user equipment. The ground control network tracks and maintains the satellite constellation by monitoring satellite health and signal integrity and maintaining the satellite orbital configuration. Furthermore, the ground control network also updates the satellite clock corrections and ephemerides as well as numerous other parameters essential to determining user position, velocity and time (PVT). The user equipment receives signals from the satellite constellation and computes use

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (02.08.15)

"Creating a solution for the aviation industry isn't an easy task and collecting and using the data is one of the biggest technological challenges the industry faces. But with a dedicated team with many years' experience in innovative technologies, business and aviation and partnering with Vuzix' great products, we were able to make this solution possible. We are pleased to begin this program with the help of Vuzix. Once we got our hands on the M100, we knew this was going to be our primary device. The M100 Smart Glasses offer an amazing user experience for the pilot, much better than using any other kind of glasses and we are excited about the real work application." Source: Fabio Chinaglia, Founder and CEO of HeadApp, discussing an appli

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