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Re_Acciona

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:44:19 -0500

Experience Re_ in a way you’ve never seen before. Re_ is an attitude. A call to action to begin the thousand actions we need to do together. And to do it now. http://re.acciona.com

KL1610 PH-BXA flight from Istanbul Atatürk to Schiphol Amsterdam

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:13:42 -0400

On the 26th of July I flew with flight KL1610 back to Amsterdam. The plane was a KLM 738 WL (Winglet) The takeoff was surley amazing. The view is just breathtaking. The entire flight was smooth untill the landing. There we had a slight tailwind and so the 737 is hard to fly in those conditions says the first officer after the flight. I got the flightplan from him wich is the best thing I got from a flight till now. So this video is dedicated to the very kind first officer of that flight.

The first launch of an aircraft from USS George H.W. Bush

Fri, 22 May 2009 17:20:04 -0400

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 19, 2009) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 launches from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during the ship’s first day of flight operations. George H.W. Bush is the tenth and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and is underway off the coast of Virginia conducting flight deck certification. (U.S. Navy video/Released)

Rock-a-bye Rocket (NASA, Ares I-X, 9/2/09)

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:51:59 -0400

Editor’s note: this little video is from the Ares I-X blog, showing the manual 'shakedown' of the rocket... Even though the rocket is now stacked and sitting on the mobile launch platform in Kennedy Space Center’s VAB, there is still a lot of testing and prep work to be done before its ready to roll out to the pad. Over the weekend (Aug. 29-30) the rocket underwent two days of modal testing to make sure it is ready to stand up to the environments it’s about to find itself in. The testing required a total of 44 accelerometers – a device that measures movement — to be installed on the flight test vehicle. And to put those on the vehicle it took more than 27,000 feet of cable. That’s more than 5 miles! During the testing, vibrations were mechanically introduced into the rocket by four hydraulic shakers simulating the same kind of vibrations expected during flight so the effects could be monitored. A sway of the vehicle was then manually introduced (with a little help from Mission Manager, Bob Ess and Deputy Mission Manager Steve Davis) to create a lateral, back and forth motion so the team could measure how the rocket reacts. This part of the testing was important because it simulated the conditions the rocket could experience as it rolls out to Kennedy’s Launch Pad 39B, the wind conditions at the launch pad before it launches, and what it would experience during flight at first stage ignition. Here’s a little fast-motion clip of Steve and Bob rocking the rocket. [link to Davis.Ess.Sway.Test.avi video] NASA did some similar testing years ago on the Saturn V at Kennedy Space Center in the 60s. For those tests a group of people sat up on a platform and rocked the vehicle back and forth with their sneakered feet from one side, while another group of people pulled on the rocket with ropes from the other side. The group appropriately named it the “Tennis Shoe Test”. The completion of the Ares I-X modal testing is an important step for the mission because it clears the way for next week’s Integrated Vehicle Power Application or systems power up test, which will be the first time that all of the electrical systems, control boxes and sensors will be turned on together and powered up.

My FPV Movie

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:55:05 -0400

A short video of my FPV Piloting and Driving mixed together. Using small cameras, wireless transmitters and receivers I can see a First Person View of what the radio controlled aircraft/car is seeing. This allows a person to pilot/drive by the video in realtime. FPV Gear used: Futaba 9C, Spektrum DX7 Hobby Wireless video 900 FPV system Intelligent Flight Hi-res Camera Hobby Wireless Video Goggles FPV RC Aircraft/Trucks: EasyStar TwinStar II PVC Twin Boom Trex 450 Trex 600 Emaxx RC/10 More info at: FPVvideo.com , IntelligentFlight.com , Hobbywireless.com

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:09:31 -0500

Flight from Hawaii to San Fransisco landing

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Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:10:15 -0500

Business class flight from Honk Kong to Changsha, China

600th Atlas Launch Highlights

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:36:52 -0400

Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., (Oct. 18, 2009) – Adding to the Atlas rocket program’s accomplished five decade legacy, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V successfully launched the U.S. Air Force’s Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F18 (DMSP F18) mission from Space Launch Complex-3 here at 9:12 a.m. PDT, today. The DMSP F18 spacecraft was built for the Air Force by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company in Sunnyvale, Calif. This mission marked the 600th launch of an Atlas vehicle, carrying on a proud tradition that began with the first Atlas A rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., in 1957. For the Atlas V, today’s success was the 18th for the program, with a 100 percent mission success rate. The inaugural launch for the latest Atlas V configuration occurred from CCAFS on Aug. 21, 2002. "This is a proud moment in the 52 year history of the Atlas program and for United Launch Alliance,” said Mark Wilkins, ULA vice president, Atlas Product Line. “First, I want to thank our Air Force customer for trusting ULA to launch this important mission. I’d also like to recognize all the men and women who have served on the Atlas team since 1957. Their determination, dedication and attention to detail have made this significant milestone possible. Combining our Atlas and Delta launch vehicle program’s more than 100 years of experience gives ULA the most experienced space launch team in the world.” During the program’s history, 315 launches have taken place from CCAFS with 285 missions, including today’s launch, launching from Vandenberg. While the Atlas program has launched numerous important missions, it may be most famous for launching Mercury astronauts John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra and Gordon Cooper during the early days of human space flight. Atlas has also launched several Moon and planetary missions including the recent Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission on June 18. This mission, designated AV-017, was launched aboard an Atlas V 401 configuration using the Common Core Booster powered by the RD-180 engine. The 17 previous Atlas V launches included three missions each for the Air Force, NASA, and NRO along with eight for commercial customers. ULA’s next launch, currently scheduled for Nov. 14, is the Atlas V IntelSat-14 mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at CCAFS.