Congress now has second thoughts on safety after pushing FAA to allow UAVs.
In a House Homeland Security oversight subcommittee hearing members of Congress raised concerns over the potential security risks posed by jamming and electronic hijacking of unmanned aerial systems, and the potential use of drones by terrorists.
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How may airplanes fly above our heads everyday?
Aaron Koblin knows the answer: It can be more than 19,000 in the United States. And thanks to his wizardry with FAA data, we can see how these aircraft drift from city to city in this mesmerizing computer visualization.
Continue reading… “A visualization of airplane flight paths in the U.S.”
The T-Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle from Honeywell.
The FBI and the Air Force have approval to fly drones. But so does Herington, Kansas which has a population of 2,526 according to new documents that shed light on which government agencies are experimenting with the domestic use of unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones.
Continue reading… “More drones taking to the skies in the U.S.”
Tacocopter
Could Tacocopter be the next great startup out of Silicon Valley? The Internet is certainly going wild for it. Tacocopter boasts a business plan that combines four of the most prominent touchstones of modern America: tacos, helicopters, robots and laziness.
Continue reading… “Could Tacocopter be the future of unmanned food delivery?”
Unmanned drones controlled by remote operators on the ground will fly in the same airspace as airliners, cargo planes, business jets and private aircraft.
A final congressional bill was approved Monday to speed the nation’s switch from radar to an air traffic control system based on GPS technology, and to open U.S. skies to unmanned drone flights within four years.
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Laser attacks on planes continue got grow.
Despite increased penalties for anyone caught doing it, the number of dangerous laser assaults on aircraft cockpits continues to grow at an alarming rate.
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Chicago O’Hare Airport
In 2006 United Airlines Flight 1015 was picking up speed while rolling down the runway at Chicago O’Hare. But at around 10 p.m. on that clear summer evening the pilots saw something heart-stopping on the runway: an Atlas Air 747 cargo plane moving directly into its path. Unable to abort takeoff, the United pilot made a split-second decision to turn sharply. The planes avoided impact by a mere 120 feet.
Continue reading… “Top 5 most dangerous airports in the U.S.”
Martin jetpack
A water-based jetpack isn’t exactly the most practical way to get to the office, but what about one that uses wind turbines to propel you across the city? That sounds a little more useful, which is why it is utterly awesome to hear that the Martin jetpack will be available in 2012. That’s the good news. (video)
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Wreckage of a Turkish Airlines aircraft.
“Automation addiction” has eroded their flying skills of pilots to the point that they sometimes don’t know how to recover from stalls and other mid-flight problems, say pilots and safety officials. The weakened skills have contributed to hundreds of deaths in airline crashes in the last five years.
Continue reading… “‘Automation addiction’ – Have pilots forgotten how to fly?”
Flying is safer than ever.
You may still encounter air rage and sleepy controllers, but when it comes to accidents on the runway, airplane safety is at an all-time high. Last year’s accident rate was 0.61 percent—one for every 1.6 million flights.
Continue reading… “Top 10 safest airports in America”
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