Sentences with phrase «piloted test flights»

Today, the company released footage of its first piloted test flights in China — and color us impressed: this thing is no joke.

And based on the timeline for building SLS and Orion, a 2021 Mars mission would be the first crewed flight for both vehicles, which would mean skipping a piloted test flight closer to home.

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Virgin Galactic had paused its rocket - powered test flights since the October 2014 crash that killed one of its pilots.

HERZLIYA, Israel, Oct 30 - Lockheed Martin Corp said on Tuesday that it was making progress on resolving technical issues facing the cutting - edge helmet being developed for use by F - 35 fighter pilots, and it cited positive initial reports from night flight tests of the system.

Ortiz cited recent media reports of pilots flying drunk as the reason for his bill, including incidents in which an American Airlines pilot flunked two sobriety tests before his flight from Detroit and an Alaska Airlines pilot who flew a commercial plane from California to Oregon and back again while reportedly drunk.

Speaking of wind: The windier it gets the harder it is to pilot a drone so be patient at first and take your drone for it's first test flight on a day with calm weather.

EPIDEMICS • Transportation officials and public health experts are pilot testing a Web site that calculates the risk that passengers coming off any given flight are carrying an emerging infectious disease.

Over the past few months, pilots have conducted several test flights of the space - launch vehicle Eve.

But the piece passed the test, bringing the pilots one step closer to their epic flight.

«Certainly the data from our biofuel test flight will be a critical component towards helping biofuel become a certified aviation fuel,» Air New Zealand's general manager of airline operations and chief pilot, Capt. David Morgan, said in a statement.

They are at the stage of applying it to one of the regional flights, Cathay Dragon, for further pilot testing.

In November and December 2013, the team of engineers, technicians and pilots completed two series of test flights to assess the adaptive augmenting controller software planned for the rocket on a modified NASA F / A -18 at NASA Armstrong.

Specifically, Doug Rodante, president of Green Flight International (a company in Florida that promotes alternative aviation fuels), and chief test pilot Carol Sugars, a senior pilot with the United Parcel Service (UPS), conducted extensive fuel tests on the ground, beginning with a 20 percent blend of biodiesel and normal jet fuel (kerosene known as Jet A) and progressing to 100 percent biodiesel (B100) as their confidence increased.

Participants heard faculty share their research, attended two scientific poster sessions, tested their piloting skills on the museum's flight simulators, and ended the day with a reception and the option to go on a docent - led tour of one of several museum exhibits.

Bogie is a WWII bomber pilot who goes from running a flight school to testing a top secret new fighter jet.

He is also a Flight Test Engineering graduate of the USAF Test Pilot School, a registered Professional Engineer, and a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

A military pilot who passes the military competency knowledge test and possesses the appropriate documents will be issued a commercial pilot certificate and / or a flight instructor certificate.

You can take your knowledge test results and documentation to a Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) to get your pilot or flight instructor certifFlight Standards District Office (FSDO) to get your pilot or flight instructor certifflight instructor certificate.

Elinor Smith took her first flight at age 6, became a licensed pilot at 16, was voted «Best Woman Pilot in America» over the likes of Amelia Earhart, went on to be a test pilot, and, at age 89, «flew» NASA's space - shuttle simulpilot at 16, was voted «Best Woman Pilot in America» over the likes of Amelia Earhart, went on to be a test pilot, and, at age 89, «flew» NASA's space - shuttle simulPilot in America» over the likes of Amelia Earhart, went on to be a test pilot, and, at age 89, «flew» NASA's space - shuttle simulpilot, and, at age 89, «flew» NASA's space - shuttle simulator.

In the early days of flight, airmail pilots conducted dry runs or «pathfinder» flights to test the flying schedule, survey landing strips and facilities at intermediate airfields, and acquaint themselves with the full length of the route.

Taking full advantage of a bluebird day, test pilot Lonnie Thompson takes the Alpha One on a quick flight.

Walter Cunningham is best known as pilot of Apollo 7, the first manned flight test of the Apollo Program to land a man on the Moon.

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Flight instructors use the ground school classes to train the students in flying lessons and to assist them in preparing for a written test when applying for the license of a pilot.

In addition to airline pilot, pilot jobs include flight instructor, corporate pilot, charter pilot, test pilot, and agricultural pilot.

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However, an individual with a pilot certificate issued under 14 CFR Part 61, and who has successfully completed a flight review within the previous 24 calendar - months, is not required to pass the required initial aeronautical test.

This allows pilots to only cover the flights they operate as opposed to buying coverage for an entire year — something that could be a game - changer for many real estate agents wanting to test out this tech before fully jumping in.