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Felix Baumgartner is the supersonic man!

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U.S. fatta ! Felix Baumgartner is the fastest man of sound, no shielding , no protection … Only he and his suit against the wind and the atmosphere.

The rise inside a special capsule, reached 39.000 meters (ben 3.000 meters beyond the required quota ) and it is about time 2 hours and 36 minutes. Immediately after the launch and whizzing down. In less than 6 minutes is ( and passed ) the speed of sound . Immediately after moments of tension and fear … Felix's body began to spin like crazy and did not arrive via radio news .

Seconds voltage when many feared the worst … until a soft voice whispered “I’m ok (sto bene)”. Applause from the control and liberating tears . Felix is ​​the supersonic man!

Felix Baumgartner beat the previous record set by Joe Kittinger who launched by 31 Km high, the 16 August 1960. It was the record for free jump without a parachute , still in the hands of Joe Kittinger .

Today, thanks to technological progress and the spirit of Felix , man has reached a new milestone incredible.

 

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A positive year for paragliding

Another good year for the world of free flight in hang gliding and paragliding : Italian drivers are confirmed at international summits of the two specialties . The 2010 closes with double gold at European Championships Paragliding , in Austria, where Luca Donini , Molveno (Trent) and blues are awarded individual and team titles for the second time in a few years .

In 2009 world from Mexico came back with the silver medal . Last summer in Umbria has won the National Hang Gliding Championships pre-World and European ones in Spain , after the conquest in 2009 world team titles with the Trentino and individual Alex Ploner .

Italy is in first place in the world rankings . In August we shall restore at stake this time as organizers , 18.a seen that edition of the World Championships as the background gliding will have the beautiful scenery of the Monte Cucco , with Seal (Perugia) and medieval towns of Umbria, which pilots will fly over the world , still remains the most spectacular views from above , aboard these vehicles without engine , using the action of the sun on the slopes and updrafts produced by them , are able to travel hundreds of miles . The Monte Cucco , thanks to the fortunate position compared to the winds and relief , is historically one of the most popular places for free flight , attended by hundreds of pilots that color the sky with colorful wings .

USAF X-37B "Plane Space" is put on display for the launch


L’X-37B dell’United States Air Force was announced as being the next generation of Space Shuttle. He wants to be a reusable unmanned space vehicle. Launched atop an Atlas V rocket stack, will help determine the times and costs of delivery. The rest of the mission of the vehicle is less clear. The military's Rapid Office say that the first mission will study the performance characteristics of systems of the spacecraft. The vehicle is about 29 meters long with a wingspan of more than 14 meters. It has the ability to contain one or two small satellites, and can land on a runway, unmanned.

The flight duration is unknown. TheX-37B is designed to perform tasks that are up to 270 days. The project has been "mixed" between agencies for about a decade. It 'started in 1999 with NASA, but he went to DARPA in 2004 and finally moved to the Air Force in 2006.

Via: The WEB

Airbus' OnAir sull'A350

OnAir has been selected by Airbus as the leading supplier of connectivity solutions sull'A350 XWB. The company is currently the only provider of services for the A350. OnAir is already linefit offerable and retrofit on other Airbus families, and has been certified EASA provides its 9 types of Airbus aircraft.

"OnAir is proud that its connectivity technology has been chosen onboard the latest generation of aircraft on the market", said Benoit Debains, CEO of OnAir. "The OnAir services can be integrated with all the possibilities for in-flight entertainment and communication systems. This will be very important for the aviation sector and in particular for the 40 percent of the customers of Airbus A350 who have already chosen OnAir connectivity solutions. "
With more than 20 customers around the world, OnAir is the only provider of mobile communications in flight around the world. The solution not only provides communication with passengers, as well as telemedicine and credit card authentication, services that generate ancillary revenues, improve the efficiency of airlines and help to reduce costs.

OnAir Press

The seat side could be tested later this year

image Q First Design is moving quickly to develop a new configuration for high-density short-haul trips, and could begin to test the solution by the end of the year.

The concept, first reported in August by ATI sister magazine Flight International, leads to a row of seats facing inward on each side of the aircraft and two rows in the middle resulting in a configuration in which passengers are facing each other.

The project designed by Design Q "improve comfort , security, the time of embarkation and passenger counting, and also reducing the weight of the internal structures and " , Design Q says, who was instrumental in designing the interiors of Virgin Atlantic.

Several partners are contributing to the analysis of the proposal Maxcabin with a simulation of potential accident in December of this year, the company adds.

Via: Flight Global