Dozens Injured In Severe Turbulence Near Hawaii Hawaiian officials say as many as 36 people were treated and 11 are in serious condition in hospitals in Honolulu after a Hawaiian Airlines A330 hit severe turbulence on Sunday. The flight was carrying 278 passengers and 10 crew and[…] Read this article
And Now, A ChatBot For All Your Aviation Questions Fads and trends blow through the cyberverse like tumbleweeds in Texas and far be it from me to feign being above it all. So the hot new thing this month is ChatGPT which journalists are fooling with to grind out[…] Read this article
NASA Retires 747 SOFIA Airborne Observatory Before there was a James Webb Space Telescope, there was a SOFIA—Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy. This ambitious project, launched in 2010, consisted of a 2.5 meter infrared telescope mounted in the back of a repurposed Boeing 747SP. SOFIA flew[…] Read this article
M-T Tests 11-Blade Prop M-T Propellers says its 11-bladed design delivers increased thrust with “an impressive noise and sound signature.” The German propmaker says it put the turbine-like device on a Piper Cheyenne fitted with P&W PT6A-135A engines and flew it a couple of months[…] Read this article
Poll: Has The Young Eagles Program Been A Good Idea? Read this article
Anti-Helicopter Noise Bill Vetoed New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed a bill that would have allowed anyone to sue the employees of helicopter operators over noise even if the operations generating the noise are legal. According to NBAA, the “Stop the Chop” bill[…] Read this article
Evaluations Underway After Soyuz Coolant Leak (Updated) Three Russian Cosmonauts spent Sunday relaxing and watching the World Cup finale on the International Space Station as the smart people who put them there figured out how to get them down. The station’s remote robot arm will take photos[…] Read this article
Top Letters And Comments, December 16, 2022 Joe Kittinger’s Long Leap Into History Long ago I had the opportunity to enjoy a flight in a New Standard D-25, which featured a front cockpit that was actually a “conversation pit.” Pilot In Command – Joe Kittinger. That’s right,[…] Read this article
