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by Lucie AUBOURG Agence France Presse It was only supposed to fly five times. And yet NASA’s helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, has completed 12 flights and it isn’t ready to retire. Given its stunning and unexpected success, the US space agency has extended Ingenuity’s mission indefinitely. The tiny helicopter has become the regular travel companion of the rover Perseverance, whose core mission is to seek signs of ancient life on Mars. “Everything is working […]
(Eagle News) — The pilot-in-command of the Bell 429 which crashed in San Pedro, Laguna on March 5, 2020, and which caused severe injuries to two police general leading to the death of Police Major Gen. Joevic Ramos has been charged administratively for his failure to conduct proper safety and risk assessmnet procedures before take-off. This was after the results of the probe of the Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) Bell 429 which had […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, Jan. 10, said the pilot of the chopper carrying Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Diño was to blame for the backlash he has been receiving. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the pilot, in the first place, should have followed proper procedure before landing the helicopter at the PhilSports Complex in Pasig City during a Department of Education event. Netizens accused Diño of abuse of authority after he got off the chopper […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bukas ang Malacañang sa posibilidad ng pagbili ng mga helicopter sa iba, kasunod ng ipinag-utos ng Canadian Government na pagrepaso ng 233-million US dollars agreement sa harap ng pangamba na gagamitin ang mga ito laban sa mga rebelde. “We purchase helicopters. If they don’t want to sell, well, we may consider the prospect of procuring them from other sources,” pahayag ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. ‘Di na binanggit ni Presidential […]
MARSEILLE, France (AFP) — Five people were killed Friday after two army helicopters crashed near the southern French resort town of Saint-Tropez, police said. “The helicopters collided. There were three crew in one and two in the other. All are dead,” police said in the nearby town of Brignoles, adding that one body had still to be recovered from the wreckage. The Var region prefecture said two army aviation service helicopters based at nearby […]
