Sentences with phrase «taken from an aircraft»

In 2003 the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (now known as the National Geospatial - Intelligence Agency) began investing in a new company called Keyhole, which melded satellite imagery and photographs taken from aircraft into a three - dimensional tool for nuanced mapping of all kinds of terrain, including military areas and city streets.

This temperature photograph taken from an aircraft shows fumaroles, the hot steaming vents that indicate the mountain is still rumbling, as white - lipped spots in the central plug of the volcano.

These air samples are taken from aircraft and from telecommunications towers that are often the height of the Empire State Building.

The radar images provided a comprehensive picture of soil density, moisture and local structures which, when combined with the photographs taken from the aircraft, enabled the researchers to find and examine the city's characteristic temples and artificial ponds used for irrigation and water storage.

Not exact matches

China will impose counter tariffs on a broad range of U.S. businesses from agriculture to aircraft, autos, semiconductors and services if the trade conflict with the United States continues to escalate, Chinese state - owned media China Daily newspaper said in an editorial on Thursday, a day after US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he would give China a 60 - day window before tariffs on Chinese goods take effect.

The HondaJet, a private light aircraft that seats four to six people, costs between $ 4.9 and $ 5.2 million and took nearly three decades from design to market.

«The e-Genius is a full electric battery - powered airplane with a max take - off mass of 900 kilograms,» Andreas Strohmayer, from the university's Institute of Aircraft Design, told CNBC's Sustainable Energy.

Though it is not allowed to fly at night during its test stage, the aircraft managed to take off from Cardington Airfield before sunset at 7:40 p.m. on Wednesday.

The U.S. hasn't taken any public steps to prepare for hostilities such as evacuating Americans from Seoul, which is within range of North Korean artillery, or moving ships, aircraft or troops into position for an imminent response.

The aircraft took off from an airfield in Bedfordshire on Wednesday, circling the air for 20 minutes before landing in the same spot, CNN reports.

Members of The Private Suite never have to step foot in the main terminal — the company claims it takes precisely 70 steps from car to aircraft.

A Malaysia - bound plane taking off from Perth, Australia, turned back mid-flight Sunday after the aircraft began shaking due to a «technical issue.»

From aircraft piloting to taking photos of U.S.presidents, here's how the Inc. 30 Under 30 class of 2017 spend their spare time.

Since drones don't take off and land from designated locations, the way airplanes do, drone pilots need to be able to track aircraft to avoid collisions and flying over restricted airspace.

The prototype of what is believed to be the China's second stealth fighter jet performed its maiden flight on Oct 31, when it took off at 10:32 AM Local Time from the runway of the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation facility.

Feelings like awe, reverence, and a sense of calm and «separation from the problems of the world» could all force them to take their aircraft into an unplanned maneuver.

FILE PHOTO: Russian MiG - 31 interceptor aircraft takes off from an airfield while carrying the hypersonic Kinzhal missile on March 11, 2018.

Two F / A -18 E Super Hornets from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 overfly with extended landing gear and hook (hence, in landing configuration) the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during an air power demonstration taking place over the flattop as the it returns from an eight - month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.

The New York Times reports that China is taking a hard line on the two specific requests made by the Trump administration: to cut the US bilateral trade deficit by $ 100bn from the current $ 375bn, as well as limits to state support for advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, semiconductors, electric cars, and commercial aircraft, all part of the Made in China 2025 programme.

While the FAA does permit children under the age of 2 to sit on your lap during a flight, they strongly recommend that children be secured in a car seat that is installed on an aircraft seat to protect from injury during take - off, periods of in - flight turbulence, and landing.

Hilderman was feeding her 5 - month - old son on board United Airlines Flight 438 as the aircraft taxied along the runway before taking off from Houston to Vancouver.

It had begun with the first minister at a school in Edinburgh (reading from the children's book, We're Going on a Bear Hunt) and the prime minister visiting the Rosyth Dockyard with the none - too - subtle backdrop of a half - constructed aircraft carrier «This is a success story that the whole of the United Kingdom can take great pride in»).

''... that all Member States shall immediately take the necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, from or through their territories or by their nationals, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned, and technical assistance, training, financial or other assistance, related to military activities or the provision, maintenance or use of any arms and related materiel, including the provision of armed mercenary personnel whether or not originating in their territories...»

Procedures at Westchester County Airport require aircraft taking off from Runway 16 to climb 800 feet and turn right.

A passenger of an Africa World Airlines (AWA) flight heading to Kumasi from the Kotoka International Airport in Accra has stopped the aircraft from taking off.

General News of Friday, 11 May 2018 Source: Starrfmonline.com The passenger says AWA is taking passengers for granted A passenger of an Africa World Airlines (AWA) flight heading to Kumasi from the Kotoka International Airport in Accra has stopped the aircraft from taking off.

It took today's tragedy, more than five years after planes destroyed the World Trade Center, to prompt the governor to request that the FAA keep private aircraft from flying uncharted over the city.

By the time it's completed, it will have the longest runway in Ghana and it will be able to take aircraft of all sizes and capacities because one of the intentions of that airport is to create a special cargo zone, so that agricultural products, horticultural products, vegetables and other things produced here, will be airlifted from here.

(b) Take the necessary measures to prevent, except as decided otherwise by the UN Security Council in advance on a case - by - case basis, the supply, sale, or transfer of arms or related materiel from Iran by their nationals or using their flag vessels or aircraft, and whether or not originating in the territory of Iran, until the date five years after the JCPOA Adoption Day or until the date on which the IAEA submits a report confirming the Broader Conclusion, whichever is earlier;

In a statement from the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, the young businessman from Akwa Ibom made the promise as he briefly greeted players and officials inside the chartered ARIK Bombadier CRJ 1000 aircraft just before take - off at the Ibom International Airport, Uyo, on Sunday afternoon.

Furthermore if ground capacity for landing and take - off is not improved, the nuisance from over-flying because of «stacking» will get worse (and stacked aircraft are certainly not environmentally friendly).

Law enforcement crews on 10 to 12 boats searched the river Monday, with aircraft from the State Police, the Erie County Sheriff's Office and Customs and Border Protection taking turns searching by air.

It's incredibly fun to pilot your own aircraft and to take photos and videos from the air!

To understand ecosystems on land, «we use aircraft - mounted cameras to take photos from ten thousand feet, and you can see where trees live and where they grow.

Following 9/11, the NRC adopted a rule requiring nuclear operators to take steps to minimize possible damage from major natural disasters or an aircraft crash.

But scientists are realizing that they, too, can take advantage of the daily data — timescales that sparser observations from other satellites and aircraft could not provide.

The L - 1011 took off from Vandenberg at 6:30 p.m. PDT and flew to the drop point over the Pacific Ocean, where the aircraft released the Pegasus XL from beneath its belly.

«The endangerment finding is key because it obligates the EPA to take regulatory action to cut carbon dioxide emissions from aircraft — it triggers a legal mandate,» said Drew Kodjak, executive director of the International Council on Clean Transportation.

The Pentagon is developing these «automatic target recognition systems» to pinpoint tanks and other military targets automatically from images taken by spy satellites or aircraft.

Named Brownleeite after Donald Brownlee (a professor at the University of Washington in Seattle and head of NASA's Stardust comet sample return mission), the substance was identified in a speck of cosmic dust taken from the stratosphere in 2003 by a high - altitude NASA aircraft.

It was recorded at 01:30 coordinated universal time (UTC) on 8 March; the last transmission from flight MH370, an electronic «handshake» between the aircraft's communication system and a satellite, took place at 00:19 UTC, when the plane is estimated to have run out of fuel.

In contrast, the method used by Miller and his colleagues, called a top - down method, uses measurements of methane in the atmosphere, taken from a national network of greenhouse gas monitoring stations and aircraft measurements conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Department of Energy.

The prize: the opportunity to perform their experiments aboard an Airbus A300 Zero - G aircraft that will take off from Bordeaux, France, during ESA's 51st Microgravity Research Campaign next November.

WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters)- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday said greenhouse gases from aircraft endanger human health, taking the first step toward regulating emissions from the domestic aviation industry.

Yet, even if the Deutsche Flugsicherung does not agree with these suggestions, aircraft taking off from Berlin Brandenburg airport «Willy Brandt» that would fly over Wannsee close to BER II would have already reached an altitude of around 1.5 to 2 kilometres.

One example offered in their paper is typical: On Oct 3, 2015, an NSF / NCAR research aircraft took off from southern Chile and flew south to measure the thickness of the Antarctic ice shelf.

The undead invaders have nearly taken over the world and there are not many safe spots to flee to, but through Gerry's former job connections with his former boss (Fana Mokoena) his brood are brought by helicopter from the roof of a Newark building to safety on a U.N. command center aircraft carrier, based in the Atlantic.

The Lanes are evacuated to a UN aircraft carrier, but their places are dependent on Gerry assisting with the investigation into the cause — and with any luck, the cure — to the undead plague, a job that will take him everywhere from Korea to Israel.

That pic's fictional aircraft manufacturer, Piccolo, was widely noted to be based on the real Italian aviation pioneer Giovanni Caproni, who appears in «The Wind Rises» as a kind of spirit guide, visiting Horikoshi in his dreams and uttering the Paul Valery quotation from which pic takes its allusive title: «The wind is rising!

Taking off can be the noisiest part of a flight and so aircraft follow Preferred Noise Routes (PNRs) that guide them away from built - up areas wherever possible.