Yesterday we listed the Blue Angels web site for the Naval aviation
fans among us. If the Air Force act is more your type, head to the
Thunderbird website, so you can find their next show.
An aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more large
horizontal rotors. Type of aircraft that beats the air into
submission. Derived from the Greek words helix (spiral) and pteron
(wing).
"I have always based my decisions on facts, data and
good solid analysis. I cannot be a party to rumor, innuendo, gossip
and/or manipulation to make or break someone's career and/or good
name. I refused to abandon my position on the MMT and asked that if
I would not be allowed to work this mission that I would have to be
fired from my position and I was."
Source: Former shuttle mission management team
(MMT) director Charles Camarda, in an email to his former staff
explaining his apparent ousting by NASA management from the team
overseeing this Saturday's launch of the shuttle Discovery.