Norwegian investigators have disclosed that they are probing a low approach involving a Wideroe De Havilland Dash 8-100 at the northern Svolvaer airport last month. The aircraft dipped 700ft below the ...
The 1995 MD-83 incident involved striking trees during an approach due to an altimeter setting error and rapidly falling atmospheric pressure, leading the airline to ...
DALLAS, 19 June 2014. The global market for aircraft altimeter systems and pitot tubes will rise 12.2 percent from an estimated $2.3 billion this year to $2.62 billion in 2019, predict analysts at ...
Atmospheric pressure, specifically the altimeter setting, is the most critical and often underappreciated weather element for pilots, essential for accurate altitude determination. Altimeter settings ...
Aircraft altimeters, while ingenious mechanical instruments, are prone to various errors stemming from their mechanical nature (e.g., wear, hysteresis) and installation. Atmospheric conditions ...
Investigators have determined that the crew of an Etihad Airways Boeing 787-10 did not set the correct destination pressure reference for the altimeter before the twinjet dipped far below the ...
LYON—French air accident investigation bureau BEA has released its final report on a ground proximity event involving an AirHub Airlines-operated Airbus A320 at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in May ...
WICHITA, Kan., 26 March 2010. The Aeroflex Inc. Test Solutions Group in Wichita, Kan., is introducing the ALT-8000, the RF-based portable radio altimeter flight line test set, an inexpensive, portable ...
MIKE MOSS SAYS: Khalid, I'm not sure I entirely follow the question as written, but an aircraft sitting on the ground at an airport with field elevation 2000 feet above mean sea level will have a ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results