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Does not include foreign personnel killed aboard US aircraft.

WASHINGTON: If you know a young person who dreams of flying for their country over land and sea, tell them they’re a lot safer in the Navy than in the Marines. The MV-22 tilt-rotor that crashed in August, killing three, and the KC-130T transport that crashed in July, killing 16, are just the tip of a very ugly iceberg. According to data obtained by Breaking Defense, aircraft accidents have killed 62 Marines in the last six years, compared to just 10 personnel from the much larger Navy.

The other metrics aren’t much better. Marine Corps aircraft suffer more so-called Class A Mishaps, involving loss of life or $1 million in damage, at consistently and significantly higher rates per 100,000 hours flown. (Non-fatal accidents are up, as well). If you look at the services’ mainstay combat aircraft, the F-18 Hornet fighter family, which both services operate and are struggling with, the Marines’ single-seater F-18As and Cs are twice as dangerous as the comparable Navy models.

What’s going on? Breaking Defense requested this data from the Navy and Marine Corps after this summer’s deadly accidents prompted Marine Commandant Robert Neller to order rolling stand-downs across all the service’s aviation units. The chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, Rep. Mac Thornberry and Sen. John McCain, said the aviation accidents – and the two deadly collisions at sea that killed 17 sailors – were symptoms

Article source: http://breakingdefense.com/2017/09/marine-aviation-deaths-are-six-times-navys/

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Global
Commercial Aircraft Heat Transfer and Fluid Management System Market
2017-2021” report has been added to Research and
Markets’ offering.

The report forecasts the global commercial aircraft heat transfer and
fluid management system market to grow at a CAGR of 5.03% during the
period 2017-2021.

The report, Global Commercial Aircraft Heat Transfer and Fluid
Management System Market 2017-2021, has been prepared based on an
in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report
covers the market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming
years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors
operating in this market.

One trend in the market is increasing use of additive manufacturing
technology. The additive printing technology, also known as 3D printing,
refers to a process that can create an object using a three-dimensional
digital model. Under

Article source: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170921005475/en/Global-Commercial-Aircraft-Heat-Transfer-Fluid-Management

Tom Cruise is notorious for pushing the limits with his stunt work, often performing high-flying action sequences by himself.

Just last month, he injured his ankle while filming a scene for Mission: Impossible 6 in London, where he had to jump between two buildings.

Below is a collection of the craziest stunts the 55-year-old has performed over his long career, along with the toll they’ve taken on his body – and his coworkers’ anxiety levels.

1. Hanging Off the Side of a Flying Plane in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

Described by Cruise himself as “undoubtedly the most dangerous thing I’ve ever done,” the incredible plane stunt that kicks off the opening sequence of the fifth Mission Impossible film has become one of his most iconic onscreen moments.

The stunt was so outlandish that, according to director Christopher McQuarrie, the idea for it originated with a joke. “While searching for different locations, the production designer James Bissell bought me a model of this Airbus airplane and presented it as something we could use in the movie,” he told Yahoo UK. “I suggested to Tom, ‘What if you were on the outside of this thing when it took off?’ I meant it as sort of a half joke, but he said back to me, ‘Yeah I could do that!’ ”

Despite the obvious dangers of hanging off the side of a plane as it takes off, Cruise said he was mostly concerned about making sure his body was situated correctly for

Article source: http://people.com/movies/tom-cruises-craziest-stunts-and-the-toll-they-took-on-his-body/

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By Mark Thiessen / Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Claire Richardson remembers taking off from Nome in an airplane uniquely configured for Alaska when a horrible smell seeped into the passenger area.

The captain soon came on the speaker to apologize for the odor, which was coming from 70 skittish baby reindeer headed for Texas. “Guess they all pooped as we lifted off from the runway,” Richardson said.

Those days will be coming to a close as the special plane that hauls people, goods and even animals on the same flight is taken out of service in a state with few roads.

Alaska Airlines is retiring its last four “combi” planes, special Boeing 737-400s designed to carry cargo in the middle of the plane and 72 passengers in the rear, company vice president Marilyn Romano told The Associated Press ahead of this week’s unveiling of the first of three new cargo planes for the state.

‘They’ve been our workhorses,” said Jason Berry, manager of the company’s cargo division.

The new freight carriers are a dedicated fleet of three 737-700s, and they are the first of that model to be converted from passenger jets to cargo planes. They will increase the cargo carrying capacity in Alaska by 20 percent over the combi planes and one old 737-400 freighter that’s also being retired. Passengers will now fly in 737-700s.

Alaska Airlines is the only major airline in the nation that had combi planes, which were designed for the special challenges of the nation’s largest state.

A postage stamp placed in

Article source: https://www.heraldnet.com/business/boeing-planes-designed-for-alaska-to-make-final-flights/