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July 04, 2010

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (07.04.10): Breakout

Breakout A technique to direct aircraft out of the approach stream. In the context of close parallel operations, a breakout is used to direct threatened aircraft away from a deviating aircraft.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.04.10)

Aero-Linx: 20th Space Control Squadron The 20th Space Control Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., tracks more than 16,000 near-Earth and deep-space objects. The squadron is a geographically separated unit of the 21st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (07.04.10)

"Demonstrating the refueling of one UAV by another is a historic milestone... It adds aerial refueling to the list of capabilities that can be accomplished autonomously by Global Hawks; it opens the door to greatly expanded operational utility for UAVs; and, as a side benefit, it promises to increase the safety and reliability of aerial refueling between manned aircraft by reducing pilot workload." Source: Carl Johnson, vice president, Advanced Concepts for Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems.

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