Content Archive: December 2006

Avionics

Are ‘head-worn’ avionics the cure for incursions?

NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia is addressing runway and taxiway incursion threats by testing a variety of new technologies, one of the most int
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Four die in Norwegian overrun

British Aerospace 146-200A, Stord-Sorstokke, Norway, Oct.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: S-76 sinks near offshore platform

Sikorsky S-76A, Eugene Island, La., Oct.
Accidents

Factual Report: Pothole damages King Air

Raytheon Beech King Air 200, Hondo, Texas, Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: LongRanger engine quits

Bell 206L LongRanger, Colville Lake, Canada, Oct.
Accidents

Final Report: LongRanger rolled off offshore platform

Bell 206L-3 LongRanger, Gulf of Mexico, Aug.
Accidents

Final Report: Helicopter encountered ground resonance

Aerospatiale SA 319B, Escalante, Utah, Dec.
Airports

Swiss airports ready for forum traffic

Zurich-area airports are preparing to receive a vast influx of business jets bringing high-ranking executives, politicians and celebrities to the annual Wo
Aircraft

Flying the HondaJet simulator

Honda engineers built a non-motion simulator–the Honda Nonlinear Aerodynamics Flight Simulator–for test-pilot training and to evaluate the flight character
Regulations and Government

UK Defers Action on Foreign-registered Aircraft

Britain’s Department for Transport (DfT) has decided not to act unilaterally to impose new restrictions on UK-based aircraft that are registered overseas.