Police are investigating whether a man found dead on a west London street was a  stowaway who fell from a plane. No-one saw the body fall from the sky on to Portman Avenue. It is not the first incident of this kind on the Heathrow flightpath. Dr Stephen Veronneau, of the US Federal Aviation Administration, has identified 96 individuals around the world who have tried to travel in plane wheel wells since 1947. The incidents happened on 85 flights. Veronneau is working on the assumption that the Mortlake fatality was a stowaway. Of these, more than three-quarters have proved fatal.
This article answers following questions : Just how often does this happen and what are the riks?
** Recientemente se ha estrenado un documental (“Huellas en el aire“) en Madrid recordando esta figura histórica de nuestra aviación. Aquà puedes ver un VÃdeo y leer un artÃculo sobre el mismo
La empresa alemana Strate, especializada en la limpieza y reposición de pintura de las pistas de los aeropuertos, desembarca en España de la mano de la consultora aeronáutica Icarum. La principal ventaja del sistema de Strate es que no daña el pavimento. De hecho, se trata de unas máquinas que eliminan el caucho con agua a presión, con un sistema diseñado por el propio fundador de la compañÃa, Reinhard Strate, que consiste en un vehÃculo de agua a alta presión, con una bomba de 450 kw, y un caudal de 90 l/minuto, que expulsa el agua a una presión regulable de entre 1.000 y 2.800 bar…
Airports often place their blast fences at the beginnings of runways, especially when roadways or structures are adjacent. Airports that are in dense urban areas often have blast fences between taxiways and airport borders. Jet blast deflectors usually direct exhaust gases upward.[ However, a low-pressure zone can form behind the blast fence, causing ambient air and debris to be drawn upward with the jet exhaust, and hot, toxic gases to circulate behind the blast fence. But in St Marteen does not want to use it , the tourist attraction of this airport cab be very dangerous as can be seen in this footage.
The Nationnal Luchtvaart-Themapark or simply Aviodrome , located in Lalystad, Netherlands is quite a long leap from being an average european air-show. A unique combination of permanent air festival, aerospace museum and family theme park. A visit is really worthwhile but if you can not go, then do not miss this 57 slides show.
Due to the large amount of interest in this lecture and the popularity of the event, we’re delighted to now offer RSM Members  the chance to see the Ellison-Cliffe lecture via a webinar from your PC or laptop. Dr Kevin Fong will give the Ellison-Cliffe lecture entitled ‘Medicine for Mars’. Dr Kevin Fong is a [...]
Publicado por El Mundo, este gráfico interactivo nos recuerda de manera sencilla e ilustrativa los componentes básicos de todo botiquÃn de viaje; asà como las peculiaridades del mismo según las circunstancias y el destino del viaje. Para evitar imprevistos que nos amarguen las vacaciones, debemos dedicar un tiempo a preparar el botiquÃn. Distingue entre los [...]