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In the news release, Sikorsky to Deliver Two VIP S-92® Helicopters to Turkish National Police for Service to the Turkish Prime Ministry, issued 08-May-2013 by Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company there was an error in the headline. The headline should read, "Sikorsky Delivers the First of Two VIP S-92® Helicopters to Turkish National Police for Service to the Turkish Prime Ministry." A similar change has been made in the first paragraph and the fifth...
ISTANBUL, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced a contract to provide two VIP S-92(®) helicopters to the Turkish National Police (TNP) for service to the Turkish Prime Ministry. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060403/SIKORSKYLOGO ) The new helicopters will support the Head of State function currently served by one S-92 helicopter operated by the TNP since...
DAT/EM Systems International has hired Patrick A Teagarden as Technical Support and UAS Specialist. Anchorage, Alaska, USA (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 DAT/EM Systems International has hired Patrick A Teagarden as Technical Support and UAS Specialist. In 1982, Patrick Teagarden enlisted in the US Army as a SIGINT Intelligence Analyst and afterwards continued as a government contract UAV telemetry analyst. With the winding down of the Cold War, Teagarden returned to California where he started...
JETNET sees slow sales for business jets, surprising results in the helicopter markets, and for the first time, tracks worldwide trends in commercial airliners. UTICA, NY (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 JETNET LLC, the leading provider of corporate aviation information, has released March 2013 and 1st Quarter 2013 results for the pre-owned business jet, business turboprop, helicopter and commercial airliner markets. Market Summary Comparing March 2013 to March 2012, Fleet For Sale percentages for...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Terrafugia started developing the world's first flying car a few years ago, and even though its Transition Street-Legal Airplane isn't in production yet, it is already developing a new concept. The company announced this weekend that it has begun studies of a four-seat, vertical takeoff and landing hybrid-electric flying car called the TF-X. "Incorporating the state-of-the-art in intelligent systems, fly by wire controls, and...
Shore-based test adds momentum, confidence for upcoming carrier trials. NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the U.S. Navy have conducted the first fly-in arrested landing of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Photos accompanying this release are available at...
-- Feature Offers Enhanced Safety Through Reduced Pilot Workload STRATFORD, Conn., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a new functionality on the S-92(®) helicopter to provide offshore oil operators with an automated approach that reduces cockpit workload by 60 percent and allows safer operations under challenging weather and operating conditions. Sikorsky, a subsidiary of United Technologies...
Czech Animator re-created the largest airship of all time PRAGUE, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Michal Bárta is head of virtual reality projects at the Magic Seven (M7) agency. Magic Seven is a Czech part of the ICOM+IN international network. The Hindenburg project is Michal´s private initiative under the 3DA brand. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130506/CG07744) Michal is a huge enthusiast of science and technology, and has been familiar with the history of the...
LONDON, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced that it will appoint Andrew Tyler chief executive for the United Kingdom and Europe, effective July 1. In this new position, he will play a leading role in supporting the company's current programmes, developing strategies for growth and identifying new business opportunities for the company's activities in the U.K. and Europe, including NATO countries. (Logo:...
Worldwide Aeros Corp. (Aeros) will be an exhibitor at the AWEA Wind Power Conference and Exhibition in Chicago next week from May 5-8, with Igor Pasternak chief engineer of the Aeroscraft attending. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 Worldwide Aeros Corp. (Aeros) will be an exhibitor at the AWEA Wind Power Conference and Exhibition in Chicago next week from May 5-8, with Igor Pasternak chief engineer of the Aeroscraft attending. The business development team from Aeros will join members...
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The Comet is a commonly kept form of goldfish, the only type to have originated in the United States. They first appeared in the ponds of the Fish Commission in Washington in the early 1880s. Hugo Mullertt was the first person to bring the Comet goldfish to the market in a large quantity. Characterized by a long, tall, flowing tailfin they can be differentiated from the common goldfish, although otherwise they are very similar. Both of these varieties are quite hardy and will do well in...
The Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family. It can be found in southern parts of eastern Europe and central Asia and winters mainly in India and southeast Asia. It is a very rare visitor to Great Britain and western Europe, although remarkably a juvenile wintered in Norfolk in the winter of 2002-2003. This medium-sized raptor breeds on open plains, bogs and heathland but in winter prefers open country. This typical harrier has long wings held...
Marsh Harriers are birds of prey in the harrier subfamily Circus. They are medium-sized raptors and the largest and broadest-winged of all harriers. All breed in dense reedbeds. Most authorities recognize three separate but closely related species: Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) Eastern Marsh Harrier (C. spilonotus Swamp Harrier (C. approximans) They were once thought to be a single species with an almost worldwide range (excluding only the Americas), and three...
The Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family. It can be found throughout southern Eurasia. In winter it migrates to Africa. This medium-sized raptor breeds on warm, dry, sunny open lowland plains, heathland and croplands. This typical harrier has long wings which it holds in a shallow V during its low flight. It also resembles other harriers in having distinct male and female plumages. Males are grey above and white below, and have black...
