Hybrid Electric Airliners Will Cut Emissions—and Noise

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Writer

Editor’s note: On 31 May 2018 a Magnus eFusion electric airplane equipped with a Siemens propulsion system crashed in Hungary, killing the pilot mentioned in this article, János B. (as his name has been given in the Hungarian press) and a passenger. Siemens says it is working with authorities to determine the cause. For more, see the post online at “Prototype Electric Plane Built by Siemens and Magnus Aircraft Crashes in Hungary, Killing Both on Board.”

I am sitting in the cockpit of one of the most extraordinary airplanes in the world. It’s a two-seat light

Article source: https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/hybrid-electric-airliners-will-cut-emissionsand-noise

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How open source supports CERN’s Large Hadron Collider

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Writer

The 27-kilometre-long Large Hadron Collider (LHC) buried beneath the France-Switzerland border near Geneva is best known for helping to prove the existence of the Higgs’ Boson particle – otherwise known as the God particle – crucial to the Standard Model of particle physics.

The LHC, which uses superconducting magnets to steer beams through its long pipes at just below the speed of light, is supported by open source IT systems at CERN to crunch through about 60 petabytes of data a year. These are built with Openstack, a free and open source software platform for building clouds.

The Openstack cloud first went into production at CERN in July 2013, marking the 13,000-physicist-strong laboratory as an early adopter. Today it has scaled to roughly 300,000 cores – and it’s this kind of high-powered, scalable, open source cloud computing that got the attention of many private enterprises, now contributing to the code.

Tim Bell, compute and monitoring group leader at CERN, outlined to Computerworld UK just how the technology world is catching up to the open, collaborative model scientists have depended on for decades.

“It’s certainly interesting to compare worldwide collaborations like the LHC, and the associated experiments with open source communities,” he said during the Vancouver Openstack Summit last week. “At CERN, we have got 13,000 physicists from 100 different countries working to solve big problems, and it’s very much a similar structure you get in open source. You share a common vision and you work together by consensus.

“In the end people want to get roughly the same goals,

Article source: https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/641880/how-open-source-supports-cern-large-hadron-collider/

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Boeing Business Jet (BBJ)

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Writer

When Boeing and GE Aviation announced the Boeing Business Jet in 1996, they offered customers the opportunity to snatch a factory-fresh 737 airliner for $36 million and have it turned into a bespoke ultra-luxury private globetrotter. For those with sufficiently fat wallets, there was virtually no limit on interior possibilities. 

Boeing took the fuselage of a 737-700 and mated it to the higher-fuel-capacity wing of the 737-800, landing gear, and center fuselage section. Anywhere from three to 10 auxiliary fuel tanks can be installed in the belly of the BBJ, giving it a range of up to 6,196 nautical miles with eight passengers, which equates to about 14 hours in the air. The aircraft is powered by CFM56-7B27 engines, made by a consortium in which GE has 50 percent ownership. 

In ensuing years, Boeing came out with two lengthier versions of the BBJ, later known as the BBJ2 and BBJ3. The BBJ2 boasts 25 percent more cabin capacity than the original, but at the price of slightly reduced range. It came about in part because the BBJ doesn’t have much room for baggage in the cargo hold with all those extra belly tanks. In 2005, Boeing announced the even larger BBJ3, based on the Next Generation 737-900ER. Like the BBJ2, it has less range than the original BBJ, by 800 to 1,000 nautical miles. 

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Hearts Broken Over Loss Of Beloved Couple In Hamptons Plane Crash

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Writer

AMAGANSETT, NY — The enormous outpouring of heartbreak and sorrow after a plane crash off Amagansett Saturday is testament to the Ben and Bonnie Krupinski — a rich legacy of lives spent helping others, to open hearts that spent decades sharing with the beautiful East Hampton community they loved so much.

From the first, when the seemingly impossible word spread that the Krupinskis, as well as their grandson and pilot, had been on the plane that went down in the midst of Saturday’s suddenly violent storm, hearts were ripped open wide with grief.

“Into the deep blue. Into the deep blue our friends have gone.”

From A list celebrities to servers at the restaurants they owned, from elected officials to lifelong friends, the East End was left bereft at the gaping loss, as a search and rescue effort turns into a recovery mission.

“Into the blue. Into the deep blue our friends have gone. We thank you for so many acts of kindness,” wrote Mary Bromley on Facebook.

Bromley thanked Krupinski for building The Retreat, a facility that offers services to victims of domestic violence in East Hampton. “Thank you, Bonnie, for your commitment to affordable housing and thanks to both of you for countless other acts of generosity towards our town. There are truly no words, except the many thanks that will pile in as the days go on. Into the blue, our friends have gone, surrounded by the land, the sea, the people they loved and helped.”

Martha Stewart also spoke

Article source: https://patch.com/new-york/easthampton/hearts-broken-over-loss-beloved-couple-hamptons-plane-crash

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Thomas Ellsworth Michaels

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Writer

Tom Michaels, 74, died peacefully on May 31st, 2018, at Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WA with his wife of 37 years, Jenny Michaels, and his family by his side.

He was born in Spokane, the son of Earl and Helen (Graney) Michaels, and spent most of his childhood in Loon Lake.

Tom was preceded in death by his sister, Shirley (Michaels) Phipps, and his son, Gregory James Michaels. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer Emmons Michaels of Deer Park, WA, sister Judy (Michaels) Gross of Priest River, ID, half-sister Patricia “Paddy” McAllister of La Pine, OR, daughters Tricia Anne Chappell (husband Brian) of Kenosha, WI, Christine Ruth Erickson (husband James) of Mead, WA, grandchildren Michael Ramirez, Alec Michaels, Christopher Michaels, Nicholas Michaels, Patrick Chappell, Grant Erickson, Avery Erickson, and James Chappell, great-grandchildren Alexis Michaels and Adrien Michaels, brother-in-law William Phipps, daughter-in-law Angie Michaels, aunt Merilyn (Michaels) Atwood, ex-wife Shirley Benzel, and his beloved dog “Bear.” Tom will be greatly missed by his friends, colleagues, nieces, nephews, and extended family on both the Michaels and Emmons sides.

Tom attended grades 1-8 at the two-room Loon

Article source: https://www.kxly.com/obituaries/thomas-ellsworth-michaels/749359707

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Roger A. Babcock Sr.

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Writer

He was born on February 14, 1933 in Willard, Ohio to the late Charles and Lottie (Magill) Babcock and has been a lifelong resident. Mr. Babcock was a graduate of New Haven High School and had worked as an electrician for 30 years at the NW Railroad. Roger also was previous owner of Babcock Excavating in New Haven.

He enjoyed flying model airplanes at Babcock Field and was a member of the Willard RC Fun Flyers. He was also a former member of the ATA American Trap Shooting Association and the Willard Conservation League. Roger enjoyed sprint car racing, deer hunting, trap shooting, and most of all spending time with his family, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

He is survived by two sons, Thom Babcock of New Haven, and Roger “Alan” (Cindy) Babcock of Willard; two daughters, Pat Robinson of Willard and Barb Babcock of New Haven; three grandchildren, Jason (Amy) Robinson of Willard, Michael (Julia) Robinson of Willard, Amber (Rory) McKee of Shelby; four great grandchildren, Benjamin Robinson, Brian and Connor Ball of Willard, and Blake McKee; a brother, Richard Babcock of New Haven; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Pauline Babcock on November 16, 2013; a daughter, Victoria Babcock; a son-in-law, Terry Robinson; two sisters, Helen Nestor and Harriet Miller; and a brother, Leroy “Dutch” Babcock.

Visitation will be held at the Secor Funeral Home in Willard, Ohio on Thursday, June 7, 2018 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. Funeral services will

Article source: http://www.norwalkreflector.com/Obituary/2018/06/04/Roger-A-Babcock-Sr.html?ci=stream&lp=1&p=1

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Accident Probe: Maneuvering Speed

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Writer

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Combining the loads imposed by maneuvering with those encountered in turbulence can exceed structural limits.

By Joseph E. (Jeb) Burnside
| June 4, 2018

Early in our primary training, we encountered the concept of maneuvering speed (VA), or design maneuvering speed as it’s sometimes called. We’re basically told it’s the speed at below which we should fly in turbulence and when entering advanced maneuvers, hence its name. If we’re lucky and have a good ground-school instructor, we’ll also learn that VA changes with weight: As the airplane’s weight decreases, so will maneuvering speed. Although VA isn’t marked on our airspeed indicators, there should be a placard listing it at the airplane’s gross weight, with the admonition to not make full control deflections above it.

Out in the practice area, VA often is used as the target speed for en-tering maneuvers like accelerated stalls, chandelles and lazy eights, although some manufacturers may publish a different speed. Basically, when we’re engaged in maneuvers imposing additional loads on the airframe, we should be flying at or below the airplane’s weight-ad-justed VA. But that’s not the full story. Some of the things we’re not told about VA in ground school are learned the hard way.

Background

On December 10, 2015, at about 1347 Mountain time, an experimental Van’s RV-7 homebuilt experienced an

Article source: https://www.avweb.com/news/features/Accident-Probe-Maneuvering-Speed-230922-1.html

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