Air Force AviationThis article reanalyzed 124 U.S. Air Force aviation mishaps from 1992 through 2005, using the Department of Defense Human Factors Analysis and Classification System. Mishap types included controlled flight into terrain, loss of control, spatial disorientation, and midair collisions....
or results in the total loss of an aircraft, and/or causes a fatality or permanent physical disability to be a Class A mishap. U.S. Air Force aircraft are expensive to buy, and damages cost a lot of money to fix. Here is a look at some Air Force mishaps, and how they impact thos...
Thirty Air Force Predator Class A mishaps occurred from 1997-2006. Mishap reports were reviewed to identify trends for this platform. Mishap frequencies increased over time. The first 15 occurred across seven years (1997 to 2003), while the next 15 occurred across three years (2004-2006). ...
according to sources familiar with the evaluation. The cause of the mishap, which is thought to have involved an aircraft from the 419th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards AFB, California, is under investigation.
numbered air force (redirected fromNumbered Air Forces) Related to Numbered Air Forces:List of Numbered Air Forces of the USAF num·bered air force (nŭm′bərd) n.Abbr.NAF Any of numerous units of the US Air Force larger than a wing and smaller than a command, designated by an ord...
Ever wanted to go inside the cockpit of an Air Force MC-130 special operations aircraft? Here's your chance. (Jeff Martin/Staff) “I’m looking at where we need to go, what time we need to get there, how much fuel we’re going to need to get there, what sort of equipment we’...
The document Caffera found is part of the Air Force’s Technical Order 00-105E-9 – Aerospace Emergency Rescue and Mishap Response Information (Emergency Services) Revision 11. It resided, until recently, on the web site of the Air Logistics Center at Warner Robins Air Force Base. The purpo...
1st Lt. Drew Carrigan, 5th Space Launch Squadron Air Force Responsible Engineer, inspects a set Delta IV heavy boosters during a routine March 14 inspection at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. (Airman 1st Class Dalton Williams/U.S. Air Force) ...
This small, but historical mishap was, in fact, the turning point and a stepping stone of commercial air transportation in Iran. Thus, travel trade of the country was placed totally under a spotlight by international airlines that went on to survey the requirements of the area. In 1929, Impe...
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