Parachute System Can Save Small Planes
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Albert Kolk's small plane banked uncontrollably in darkness over the Monashee mountains, then began spiraling. "Seat belts!" he barked to his teenage grandson and two young friends. Then he reached for a red lever in the cockpit. Suddenly, an orange-and-white parachute as big as a house opened above the plane and gently landed his stricken aircraft in a rocky clearing.
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Airbags that drop from the roof or inflate from the seat to provide head protection in serious side crashes significantly reduce deaths, especially when cars are struck by bigger sport utilities and pickups, according to industry research to be released on Thursday.
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Before stepping into the cockpit of a commercial jetliner for the first time, pilots have racked up hundreds of hours in the air, usually at the controls of small planes.
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At 17,000 feet beneath the surface, the temperature of ocean water is just above freezing, oxygen is sparse and currents are relatively calm. In other words, ideal conditions for preserving an airplane that might have crashed into the depths nearly 70 years ago, according to marine explorer David Jourdan, who hopes to answer one of aviation's greatest mysteries &#151; the fate of famed pilot Amelia Earhart.
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VatSim flight simulation network gives aviation enthusiasts a realistic look at air traffic control.
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Aviation executives are sharing a list of steps they can take to make passengersâ lives easier the next time a blizzard or another event strands planes on the ground.
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An Israeli inventor wants to save folks from burning high-rises or rescue soldiers trapped behind enemy lines with his airborne car. So far, it's three feet off the ground. By the Associated Press.
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The latest tiny flying robot that could help in search and rescue or surveillance has been unveiled in Japan.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A Springfield man&#39;s parachute may have opened early and tangled around the tail of a single-engine plane as he was preparing to jump, killing him and sending the plane into a nose dive that caused the other five men aboard to bail out.
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Technology set to be introduced nationwide after pilot saves Â£110,000.
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New component could allow players small enough to fit in notebook PCs.
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NASA -- As scientists begin to unpack more than 3,000 containers of samples of the sun brought to Earth by NASA's Genesis mission, the Mishap Investigation Board (MIB) has identified a likely direct cause of the failure of Genesis' parachute system to open.     The parachute system failed to deploy when Genesis returned to Earth September 8, 2004...
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Designers say it flies faster, farther, and smoother. Pilots say the latest collision-avoidance systems in the all-digital cockpit make it the safest in the air.
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Here's a little trick that can make all the difference.
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In 'Marius' project, helicopters are used to set up temporary SMS networks in the case of a crisis.
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Airplanes will begin flying closer to one another at high altitude today to ease congestion and save the airline industry billions of dollars in fuel costs.
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Despite recent high-profile tragedies, the fatality rate for small jets parallels that of big planes.