The HiDRON stratospheric glider achieved controlled flight following a release from a sounding balloon at altitudes above 82,000 feet June 1 and 4, and 98,000 feet June 6.
The mission objectives were to advance new systems for forward-sensing turbulence detection onboard aircraft at near-space and commercial flight altitudes. The flight campaign team included Aliaksei Stratsilatau, CEO of UAVOS, the HiDRON autopilot developer and supplier; Sean Bailey, principal investigator; Ryan Nolin, flight technician from the University of Kentucky; Qamar Shams, sensor inventor from NASA Langley; and balloon launch specialists Andrew Denney and Victor Davison from PSL to assist with launch logistics.
The collaboration converged at Spaceport America to combine the novel, high-altitude aerial platform with multi-hole wind probe and infrasonic microphone sensors to advance forward detection of turbulence systems. During the ascent phase, the platform captured a stunning view of New Me
Shera for action plan to fill posts under minorities jobs quota
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April 6, 2021
LONDON: Councillor Dr James Shera has expressed amazement on hearing the news that the One-Man Commission set up by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, had identified 30,000 vacant posts under the five per cent jobs quota reserved for the minorities.
Dr Shera said this is a shocking news that thousands of posts have been left vacant. He appreciated Dr Suddle’s “arduous efforts in building this data base and taking action to fill these posts”, said a press release issued here on Monday.
He added: “There must be an action plan to help the minorities candidates fill these posts. The Federal and Provincial Service Commissions should play their role by raising awareness about the testing process and the interview techniques to get through the selection process successfully.”
1 April 2021
Whether it’s in the wake vortex of airplanes taking off or in seemingly calm air, there are few issues more meddlesome to flight than turbulence. Not only can these “horizontal tornadoes” make air travel uncomfortable and possibly dangerous, but attempts to avoid them can consume large amounts of fuel. Researchers at NASA have developed technology to find these zones, and with some engineering ingenuity, they could revolutionize both flight planning and aeronautical research.
Not Your Typical Microphone
Everything in the atmosphere can make a sound. Volcanoes rumble, waterfalls crash, and air rushes, but there’s more to that sound than what our ears perceive. Much like how infrared light consists of frequencies that aren’t visible to the naked eye, there’s an audio analogue called infrasound. Infrasound consists of pitches too low to be heard by the human ear, between 0.001 and 20 hertz.
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NASA microphone detects distant turbulence zones
By Mansoor| Updated: 17th March 2021 11:49 pm IST Photo: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and space research.
Washington: In a move that could revolutionise both flight planning and aeronautical research, scientists at NASA have developed technology to find turbulence zones hundreds of kilometres away.
Everything in the atmosphere can make a sound. Volcanoes rumble, waterfalls crash, and air rushes, but there is more to that sound than what our ears perceive.
Much like how infrared light consists of frequencies that are not visible to the naked eye, there is an audio analogue called infrasound.