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Hard (direction) High-G, energy-sustaining turn. Head/head on (USAF) Target with an aspect of 160 to 180 degrees. (Naval) Target with an aspect of 0 to 20 degrees. Heads up Alert of an activity of interest. Heavy A group or package known to contain three or more entities. High Between 25,000 and 40,000 ft (7,600 and 12,200 m) above mean sea ...
Contrary to the "average" wind data reported to the incident pilots, the NTSB investigation found that a sensor at one end of the runway showed a crosswind of 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph), with analysis showing the airplane was hit with a peak gust crosswind of 45 knots (83 km/h; 52 mph). [12]
The aircraft splashed down in the Arabian Sea and was briefly partially submerged four feet (one metre) before the pilots regained control and landed on the carrier deck. One marine drowned after his life preserver failed to inflate when he bailed out of the aircraft. The accident was attributed to the aircraft being accidentally started in ...
The other piece, identified as another part of the airfoil, measured about 2 inches (5 cm) spanwise, appeared to be full width, was twisted and weighed about 0.650 pounds (295 g). All the remaining fan blades exhibited a combination of trailing edge airfoil hard-body impact damage, trailing edge tears and missing material.
Oct. 20—The U.S. Navy declared on Sunday the two missing aviators who crashed last week near Mount Rainier dead. The identities of the crew members from Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130 ...
The typical ready room is equipped as follows: Armchair seats with fold-up table tops for the air crews. The commanding officer (CO) and executive officer (XO) sit in the front row on either side of the aisle, with the CO on the left, reflecting a pilot's seat in a cockpit, and with the XO on the right, reflecting a co-pilot's seat in a cockpit.
A pilot asked air traffic control to tell his parents he loved them in a heartbreaking final radio conversation moments before he crashed and died.
After a mostly uneventful flight, the pilots described a “plume” appearing vertically in front of the aircraft filled with 283 passengers. “It’s building fast,” one pilot said.