Blackhawk helicopter was flying too high but it had complex flying conditions: New revelations
The investigation into the fatal DC plane crash has not yet blamed the Army Blackhawk helicopter but confirmed that it was flying higher than what was permitted. According to experts, 200 feet was too ...
Helicopter in DC plane crash was flying twice as high as it should have, lacked new tech as FAA nixes all chopper traffic near collision site
The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight over Washington, DC, was flying nearly twice as high ...
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Top Army aviators were on routine flight when helo collided with jet
Here's what is known about the Black Hawk and its crew that crashed into the American Airlines passenger jet over the Potomac ...
Mid-air collision draws attention to military helicopter training, previous accidents
There were a dozen fatal crashes during Army Black Hawk training missions since January 2014 that claimed the lives of 47 ...
Chilling new videos give clearest view yet of DC plane crash — and debris falling into river after fireball
The cellphone footage provides the clearest angle yet of Wednesday’s tragic midair collision in Washington, DC, that killed ...
Loud noises and low-flying helicopters expected across South MS for two weeks. Here’s why
Hundreds of U.S. military members are training for the next two weeks in Gulfport and across Mississippi during a combat ...
The Denver Post19d
Flying taxis are on the horizon as aviation soars into a new frontier
The aircraft ... military defense technology specialist founded by Oculus headset inventor Palmer Luckey, to help it win deals. The uncertain prospects have left both companies with relatively low ...
Flightglobal20d
Boeing’s big bet on Australia’s MQ-28
“Once we got through the teething issues of getting the aircraft flying and all the elements ... and not the MQ-28 platform as such – is the real priority. “The mission system is probably ...
Business Insider20d
US Army looking to see if new tech can make its workhorse Black Hawk helicopters easier to fly, with or without pilots
we have a unique opportunity to make flying simple and safe enough that any serviceperson can fly any aircraft." Autonomy efforts involving the Black Hawk date back a decade, when the Army ...
Boston Herald20d
More Americans file for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week, but layoffs remain historically low and the job ... all announced layoffs. Military aircraft land at Boston Logan for ...
kyivindependent20d
Russian officer jailed for accidentally shooting down own helicopter in Crimea
A Russian air defense officer stationed in occupied Sevastopol, Igor Pashkov, has been sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison for shooting down a Russian army helicopter after ... on what he ...