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8 Jul 2009:
I am working as a flight test instrumentation engineer with ASELSAN A.S. which is the leading defence company in Turkey. Our ongoing projects include electronic warfare installations on various rotary wing platforms and performing safety of flight tests.
I wanted to share my experience and get other expert opinions about a new instrumentation technique. During safety of flight tests, we aim to collect as much data as we can including: vibration, strain-gage measurements and also flight information such as (air speed, altitude, fuel quantity, torque etc.)
Zafer Savas, senior test engineer, Aselsan Inc. Turkey
19 Jun 2009:
It was only in the last issue of Aerospace Testing International that I wrote about a recent air crash. The US Airways A320 that ditched in New York’s Hudson River prompted a vitriolic response from some Boeing pilots, who ranted about whether Airbus aircraft are technically flawed. Whatever theories people have about the incident, it is a courageous tale of a captain who glided the plane to safety, ensuring that all who flew survived. The disappearance of Air France 447, meanwhile, is shrouded in an air of mystery that sets it apart from other airplane disasters.
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5 May 2009:
Industry commentator Frank Colucci says that due to budget constraints the US government has not funded a basic testbed to develop the next generation of armed helicopters
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Testing Times
The wingless B-45: Test pilot John A. Harper looks back at August 14, 1952
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Focus on innovation
The seventh annual Aerospace Testing, Design and Manufacturing Show returned to Munich, Germany
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