Helicopter in DC plane crash was flying twice as high as it should have, lacked new tech as FAA nixes all chopper traffic near collision site
The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight over Washington, DC, was flying nearly twice as high as it should have been.
Army helicopter’s altitude seen as factor in DC crash probe
The flight path of an Army helicopter before it collided with an American Airlines Group Inc. passenger jet this week above ...
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French Navy’s new Falcon 2000LXS Albatros aircraft performs maiden flight
The French Navy's first Falcon 2000LXS Albatros maritime surveillance aircraft performed its maiden flight. Designed to ...
Altitude, communication and congestion: Investigators look for clues in fatal jetliner collision with Army helicopter above Washington D.C.
The NTSB is continuing its investigation into how an American Airlines regional jetliner collided midair with a Black Hawk ...
Investigation into deadly midair collision focuses on helicopter flight
As federal officials continue investigating what caused the deadliest U.S. air crash in almost a quarter century, ...
Planes have high-tech systems to stop midair crashes. So what went wrong in Washington?
Melbourne, On Wednesday night US time, a passenger jet and US Army helicopter collided at a low altitude near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and crashed into the the Potomac River.
Investigation into DC plane and helicopter collision looking at potential mistakes in ‘no margin for error’ situation
As recovery crews endure cold water and miserable rain Friday to attempt to pull more wreckage of American Airlines Flight ...
Chinese scientists build world’s first deep sea radar that detects high-flying aircraft
Researchers in China have developed a radar that sits on the seabed and can detect and track aircraft flying high above.
How planes, military aircraft work to avoid ‘preventable’ collisions
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said both aircraft had been flying standard flight patterns when the incident ...
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China’s submarines can now detect high-flying planes with powerful deep sea radar
Chinese researchers have allegedly developed a new kind of acoustic sensor array that could help protect submarines from ...