mandag 31. juli 2017

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Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance.

New air ambulance makes a huge difference in its first month

The new Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance responded to 64 of the most serious life-threatening emergency calls during its first month in service.

The new AgustaWestland 169 helicopter is already exceeding expectations – by reducing the time it takes to reach patients, giving the medical crew more space to work on patients than ever before, and by allowing pilots to fly further without refuelling as often.

After launching the state-of-the-art helicopter on June 13, it was ready to become operational two days later following essential crew training. Within just three minutes on being on-line, the first call came in.

Time was a vital factor in this first mission, and the crew was able to transport a critically-ill man suffering from a cardiac arrest from Spalding to the Lincoln Heart Centre in just 10 minutes.

Over the last month, the helicopter was dispatched to 64 missions across Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
Ten (16%) of these involved children or teenagers, including a teenager who suffered serious head and chest injuries in a karting accident, and a young boy who suffered a back injury at school.
The largest percentage of missions undertaken during the first month was to road traffic collisions (42%), including a driver who was trapped in his car. The crew was able to provide him with advanced pain relief, enabling them to safely release him before fitting a pelvic splint for the onward journey to hospital.
Another road traffic collision involved a motorcyclist who suffered multiple injuries including several broken bones and a severe head injury, who required extensive treatment at the roadside to stabilise his condition before being airlifted to hospital.

Paramedic Roger Linnell said: “Our new helicopter gives us new options with regards to patient care that we have never had before.
“One of the major benefits is 360-degree access to the patient meaning that we can perform life-saving procedures such as a thoracostomy - used to inflate a collapsed lung or drain fluid from a lung, while in flight. This is something that we would never have been able to do before.
“As we look towards the winter months we also have the added benefit of having heat and light inside the helicopter whilst on the ground, meaning that we can treat patients in a warm and dry environment while we stabilise them ready for transportation to hospital. All of this will help to give our patients the very best chance of survival possible from some of the most serious and life-threatening injuries and illnesses.”
Pilot Tim Taylor added: “Our new helicopter is undoubtedly much faster; and flying at speeds of up to 190mph we are already reducing our flying times to the scene. I don’t think the crew could quite believe it on our second ever mission when we went from our base at RAF Waddington to Mablethorpe in just 12 minutes! Granted, we had a tail wind, but this shaved five minutes of our previous flight time.”

Out of the 64 missions, the helicopter was dispatched to 27 serious road traffic collisions, 12 medical incidents including cardiac arrests and collapses, 5 motorsport accidents, 4 falls, 3 horse riding accidents, 2 industrial incidents, 2 swimming accidents, a fishing accident, a rugby accident and a football accident.
In and around these operational missions, our crew also managed to fit in 6 training flights.
CEO Karen Jobling said: “Our new helicopter is already showing just why it is regarded as one of the best aircraft in today’s Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) arena. Whilst we may not yet have put all of its enhanced benefits to the test, it is certainly out-performing our previous helicopter in terms of the speed it can get to patient as well as the clinical space our crew has to work with.
“This is a huge advancement for our charity and over the coming months I am confident that we will continue to see the increased benefits of the new aircraft, which in turn will lead to better outcomes for our patients who are at the very centre of everything we do.
“As our Charity receives no direct Government or National Lottery funding, it really is thanks to the people of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire who continue to support us that we are able to keep the helicopter in the skies, saving lives 365 days of the year. “We need to raise £2.5 million every year - together, we can reach this target and keep saving lives in our communities. Thank you to everyone who supports us.”

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Navair Progresses Toward Mid-Year VH-92 Maiden Flight

By Dan Parsons | April 5, 2017

Executive Transport

Image courtesy of Navair

Sikorsky’s U.S. presidential helicopter replacement, the VH-92, is scheduled to make its maiden flight this summer under a plan to replace two legacy fleets of “white top” VIP rotorcraft.
Three years into the Naval Air Systems Command program, Sikorsky has delivered two engineering development model aircraft and is ahead of its contractual schedule, according to U.S. Marine Corps Col. Robert Pridgen.

“I’m looking forward to seeing this thing break the surly bonds this summer,” said Pridgen, head of Navair’s Joint Presidential Helicopters Program Office (PMA-274), during Navy League’s annual Sea Air Space conference south of Washington Tuesday.
Once it achieves first flight, the first engineering development model and a second are to undergo a year of manufacturer qualification testing. Only then would the Marines get their hands on the aircraft;that is scheduled for mid-2018 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.
A milestone C decision to begin low-rate initial production is expected in fiscal 2019. The USMC plans to declare initial operational capability in fiscal 2020 with four aircraft, crew and necessary spare parts, Pridgen said.
Based on Sikorsky’s S-92, the VH-92 will replace the 11 Sikorsky VH-3D Sea Kings and eight Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk that Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) operates as an executive rotorcraft fleet assigned exclusively to the president, vice president and other heads of state.
“Once this lands on the South Lawn, you won’t see any more H-3s or H-60s. This is 'the' aircraft,” Pridgen said.
The Marine program of record is for two test and 21 operational aircraft. The first four are under construction and the remaining 17 are to be procured over a three-year period beginning in fiscal 2019.
Because the S-92 already has FAA certification, the VH-92 only will have to prove its airworthiness in the Marine Corps’ required configuration before it is cleared for service. Pridgen said retaining that FAA certification was key to keeping the program on schedule and budget.
Major aftermarket modifications to the basic S-92 include installation of communications equipment that meets government specifications and survivability enhancements. Sikorsky expects to be able to integrate those systems and install the executive interior while remaining within the FAA-certified weight limits and Marine Corps lift, speed and range requirements, Spencer Elani said. He is the VP for the VH-92A program for Sikorsky parent Lockheed Martin.
Sikorsky has been able to increase the maximum gross weight at takeoff from 26,500 pounds to 27,700 pounds while building in margin for growth in power generation, Elani said.
This report originally appeared on Defense Daily. It has been edited for style.

60 Years Ago: First US Presidential Helicopter Takes Off

By S.L. Fuller | July 12, 2017

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Major Barrett departs the White House with President Eisenhower on July 12, 1957 for Camp David. White House Photo.

On this day 60 years ago, the first U.S. president took the sky, en route to Camp David, according to Smithsonian Institute’s National Air and Space Museum. The institute’s article, written by Roger Connor, said that Dwight D. Eisenhower flew in a Bell Helicopter Ranger July 12, 1957.
“Though helicopters had been in operational use by the American military since 1944, concerns over their safety caused the Secret Service to bar their use for the nation’s chief executive except in case of emergency,” Connor wrote. “However, by 1956, the nuclear capability of the Soviet Union had reached the point where any evacuation of the president by roads could not be guaranteed and the head of President Eisenhower’s flight section, Air Force Col. William Draper, began shopping for helicopters.”

Eisenhower’s next flight, he continued, came the following September. Instead of the Bell UH-13J, he rode in a U.S. Marine Corps Sikorsky HUS-1. According to Connor, Eisenhower preferred the Sikorsky. To not show favoritism between the Air Force, who did not operate the HUS-1, and the Marine Corps, Eisenhower alternated flights between the two services’ special flight detachments.
Six decades later, the U.S. presidential helicopter is due for a replacement. Sikorsky’s VH-92, which is scheduled to take its maiden flight within the next few months, should be fully operational come 2020.

Delays may cause bodily harm - Curt Lewis

French Airport Worker Punched Passenger With Baby After 13-Hour Delay

A worker at a French airport reportedly punched a baby-holding passenger in the face as he was waiting to board an EasyJet aircraft.

Photographs of the alleged altercation in Nice, France were posted on Twitter July 29. The Twitter user who posted the images, Arabella Ark, said the incident happened after a long delay which the airline clocked at nearly 13 hours.

Ark did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fortune. She told CNN her husband was able to restrain the attacker. According to CNN, the victim was taken away, but was later allowed on the London-bound flight.

In a statement, EasyJet told Fortune that the man suspected of punching the passenger is not affiliated with the airline and has been suspended. The low-cost airline said the flight delay was caused by a technical issue that ultimately required a replacement aircraft and crew.

An-74 runway excursion - Curt Lewis

Denne maskinen så jeg på Sola den 27. om morgenen da jeg skulle til Oslo. Både typen og fargen skilte seg kraftig ut. (Red.)

Accident: Cavok AN74 at Sao Tome on Jul 29th 2017, rejected takeoff due to flock of birds results in runway overrun

A Cavok Air Antonov AN-74TK-100, registration UR-CKC performing a flight from Sao Tome (Sao Tome and Principe) to an unknown destination with 6 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Sao Tome's runway 29 when the right hand engine (D36) ingested a number of birds prompting the crew to reject takeoff. The aircraft overran the end of the runway and went down a slope before coming to a stop on soft ground. Five crew members received injuries, the aircraft received substantial damage beyond repair.

Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Yuri Lavrenyuk reported the flight was attempting takeoff when according to preliminary information the right hand engine received a bird strike, the takeoff was rejected, the aircraft went past the runway end. All crew members received injuries.

Sao Tome's Civil Aviation Authority reported the aircraft rejected takeoff for some problem at about 11:00L (11:00Z) and suffered an accident. Five of the six people on board received injuries, one of them needed surgical treatment. The aircraft suffered substantial damage. An accident investigation commission has been formed.

The occurrence aircraft had operated to Sao Tome on Jul 27th 2017 from Stavanger (Norway) via Luxembourg (Luxembourg) and Ghardaia (Algeria) and was presumably departing for the return flight.

http://avherald.com/h?article=4ac43a90&opt=0

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Status:	Preliminary
Date:	Saturday 29 July 2017
Time:	09:10
Type:	Antonov 74TK-100
Operator:	Cavok Air
Registration:	UR-CKC
C/n / msn:	36547095905
First flight:	1992
Engines:	2 Lotarev D-36
Crew:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Airplane damage:	Damaged beyond repair
Location:	São Tomé Island Airport (TMS) ( Sao Tome and Principe)
Phase:	Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	São Tomé Island Airport (TMS/FPST), Sao Tome and Principe
Destination airport:	?

Narrative:
An Antonov 74TK-100 cargo plane was damaged beyond repair in an accident at São Tomé Island Airport (TMS), São Tomé and Príncipe.
According to a Ukrainian official, the aircraft suffered a bird strike to the no.2 engine on takeoff from runway 29 (2190 m long). The flight crew apparently aborted takeoff, but the aircraft failed to stop on the remaining runway. It went down an embankment and came to rest next to the perimeter fence. The forward fuselage broke just in front of the wings. The thrust reverser on the no.1 engine was stowed and on the no.2 engine the reverser was deployed.

Avro Arrow - Search launced in Lake Ontario to recover lost models - BBC

Image copyright Canada Aviation and Space Museum.

Image caption The Avro Arrow

A Canadian search-and-recovery mission has been launched to recover Cold War-era supersonic interceptor jets from the depths of Lake Ontario.

Over 60 years ago, nine free-flight Avro Arrow models were launched into the Great Lake to test their flight design.
The famed CF-105 Arrows were considered highly advanced when Canada abruptly cancelled the Avro programme in 1959.
Searchers are using advanced sonar technology in the underwater hunt.
Organisers believe that technology is what will make this mission a success where previous attempts to find the models have failed.
Kraken Sonar, a marine technology company from St John's in Newfoundland and Labrador, will be using the same sonar that was deployed in the hunt for Sir John Franklin's lost ships in Canada's far north.
One ship, HMS Erebus, was discovered in 2014 by a Canadian expedition team. The Victorian-era vessel vanished in the mid-19th Century during an ill-fated search for the fabled Northwest Passage.

The sonar device was deployed on Friday morning from Point Petre, 230km (140 miles) east of Toronto, and where the free-flight Avro Arrow models were launched into Lake Ontario in the 1950s.
The Avro Arrow, developed by A.V. Roe (Avro) Canada, was the only supersonic interceptor jet ever to be designed and built in Canada.
The most recent hunt for the lost models first began around a year ago as the personal mission of John Burzynski, president of Osisko Mining.
He is also leading the OEX Recovery Group Inc., which is behind the "Raise the Arrow" project. The search is funded by a group of private mining and financial industry sponsors.

Image caption Osisko Mining CEO John Burzynski is behind the Avro Arrow search

Mr Burzynski says the search began with the idea of bringing back a piece of lost Canadian history.
"The Avro Arrow programme is still very popular and very well known amongst Canadians," Mr Burzynski told the BBC.
The programme was cancelled suddenly on 20 February 1959, in part over cost concerns, a decision that remains controversial to this day.
Over 30,000 employees and sub-contractors lost their jobs. A.V. Roe (Avro) Canada soon ceased operations.
The cancellation reverberated throughout the country's aerospace industry, causing a so-called "brain drain" of Canadian talent.
Many engineers went on to work in the US and UK, hired by companies like Lockheed and Boeing, and organisations like NASA.
"Many of them were eventually responsible for the space programmes and lunar landing programmes," Mr Burzynski said. "It tugs at the Canadian psyche of what could have been in Canada."
The search team will be surveying around 100 square kilometres (39 square miles) of the nearly 19,000 square kilometre Lake Ontario, one of the five Great Lakes of North America.
The models being searched for are one-eighth scale replicas and were part of the final flight design test work being done prior to the production of the famed fighter jet.
Mr Burzynski says the bottom of the vast lake is filled with objects, from old military artillery to sunken schooners.
The high resolution sonar will help the searchers to distinguish one object from another, where previous searchers "wouldn't know if they were looking at a tree trunk or a rocket".
If the month-long recovery mission is successful, the models will find new homes at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum and the National Air Force Museum of Canada.