The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engined,turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner;it is easily distinguished from the Electra by its distinctive tail stinger or "MAD" boom,used for the magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) of submarines.
The Lockheed EP-3 is an electronic signals reconnaissance variant of the P-3 Orion,operated by the United States Navy.
Jack Robert Lousma is an American astronaut,aeronautical engineer,retired United States Marine Corps officer,former naval aviator,NASA astronaut,and politician. He was a member of the second crew,Skylab-3,on the Skylab space station in 1973. In 1982,he commanded STS-3,the third Space Shuttle mission. Lousma was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1997. He is the last living crew member of both of his spaceflights.
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1938:
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2001.
China Northern Airlines Flight 6136 (CBF6136/CJ6136) was a Chinese domestic passenger flight from Beijing Capital International Airport to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport. On 7 May 2002,the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 operating the flight crashed into the bay near Dalian shortly after the pilot reported "fire on board",killing all 103 passengers and 9 crew members. The cause of the fire was later determined to be arson.
The Hainan Island incident occurred on April 1,2001,when a United States Navy EP-3E ARIES II signals intelligence aircraft and a Chinese J-8II interceptor jet collided in mid-air,resulting in an international dispute between the United States and China (PRC).
Don Stenberg is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 31st Attorney General of Nebraska from 1991 to 2003 and 43rd Treasurer of Nebraska from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he previously was legal counsel to Governor Charles Thone from 1979 to 1983.
Aircraft upset is a dangerous condition in aircraft operations in which the flight attitude or airspeed of an aircraft is outside the normal bounds of operation for which it is designed. This may result in the loss of control (LOC) of the aircraft,and sometimes the total loss of the aircraft itself. Loss of control may be due to excessive altitude for the airplane's weight,turbulent weather,pilot disorientation,or a system failure.
Armavia Flight 967 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Armavia from Zvartnots International Airport,Zvarnots in Armenia to Sochi,a Black Sea coastal resort city in Russia. On 3 May 2006,the aircraft operating the route,an Airbus A320-200,crashed into the sea while attempting a go-around following its first approach to Sochi airport;all 113 aboard were killed. The accident was the first major commercial airline crash in 2006. It was Armavia's first and only fatal crash.
The 1954 Cathay Pacific Douglas DC-4 shootdown was an incident on 23 July 1954,when a Cathay Pacific Airways C-54 Skymaster airliner was shot down by People's Liberation Army Air Force fighter aircraft. The event occurred off the coast of Hainan Island,where the plane was en route from Bangkok to Hong Kong,killing 10 of 19 passengers and crew on board.
Elections were held in Nebraska on November 2,2010. Primary elections for the Republican Party and Democratic Party,as well as a nonpartisan primary for members of the Nebraska Legislature,took place on May 11,2010.
In aeronautics,loss of control (LOC) is the unintended departure of an aircraft from controlled flight,and is a significant factor in several aviation accidents worldwide and the leading cause of jet fatalities worldwide. Loss of control may be the result of mechanical failure,external disturbances,aircraft upset conditions,or inappropriate crew actions or responses.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 4,2014. Incumbent Republican Senator Mike Johanns did not run for re-election to a second term. Republican nominee Ben Sasse defeated Democratic nominee David Domina to succeed him.
Benjamin Eric Sasse is an American academic administrator and former politician who is the president of the University of Florida. He served as a United States senator from Nebraska from 2015 to 2023 and is a member of the Republican Party.
Jacob Andrew Joseph LaTurner is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,LaTurner was the 40th Kansas State Treasurer from 2017 to 2021 and a state senator from the 13th district from 2013 to 2017.
John Murante is an American politician serving as the 44th and current Nebraska State Treasurer since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he previously was elected to the unicameral Nebraska Legislature from 2013 until 2019,representing District 49.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Nebraska on November 4,2014. All of Nebraska's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat,and all of Nebraska's three seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on May 13,2014,for offices that require them.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Nebraska. Incumbent Republican Deb Fischer was re-elected to a second term against Lincoln city councilwoman Jane Raybould and Libertarian candidate Jim Schultz. The election comprises part of the 2018 U.S. Senate elections.
Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 was a scheduled Iranian domestic passenger flight from Iranian capital Tehran Mehrabad International Airport to Yasuj in southwest Iran. On 18 February 2018,during its approach to Yasuj,the aircraft serving the flight,an ATR 72-212 operated by Iran Aseman Airlines,crashed into Mount Dena in the Zagros Mountains near Noqol village in Semirom county,Isfahan Province. All 60 passengers and 6 crew members on board were killed.
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