2013-11-15

Vintage Wings of Canada : Oxboxes Over the Prairies

Forwarded message - From: Vintage Wings

Ladies and Gentlemen Aviators
Nearly 70 years after VE Day, the world finally has a repository of photographic memories that anyone can explore. Social Media is fast becoming a cyber-archive for almost-lost photographs of the Second World War. Let's take a look at three collections of photographs from No. 36 SFTS Penhold found on Flickr. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.vintagewings.ca/Home/tabid/40/language/en-CA/Default.aspx

Dave O'Malley, Vintage Wings of Canada
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Video: "SNC's Dream Chaser First Free-Flight Approach-and-Landing Test"

SNC's Dream Chaser First Free-Flight Approach-and-Landing Test

by SNCspacesystems

On October, 26, 2013 Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) performed its first free-flight approach-and-landing test of the Dream Chaser® spacecraft. The vehicle successfully released from its carrier aircraft, an Erickson Air-Crane helicopter, as planned at approximately 11:10 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. Following release, the Dream Chaser spacecraft automated flight control system gently steered the vehicle to its intended glide slope. The vehicle adhered to the design flight trajectory throughout the flight profile. Less than a minute later, Dream Chaser smoothly flared and touched down on Edwards Air Force Base's Runway 22L right on centerline. While there was an anomaly with the left landing gear deployment, the high-quality flight and telemetry data throughout all phases of the approach-and-landing test will allow SNC teams to continue to refine their spacecraft design. SNC and NASA Dryden are currently reviewing the data. As with any space flight test program, there will be anomalies that we can learn from, allowing us to improve our vehicle and accelerate our rate of progress. Please continue to monitor, www.SNCDreamChaser.com, for more information.