‘Each flight offers a new perspective and a chance for me to share my view of the world with others who may prefer to keep both feet planted solidly on the ground.’
So says Donn Delson, a 75-year-old aerial photographer who has spent over 100 hours hanging out of helicopters capturing mind-blowing images from above.
Donn, an artist based in Los Angeles, first embarked on helicopter adventures in 2015 after retiring from a lengthy career in the entertainment
The incursion into Poland by two Belarusian choppers was a deliberate move intended to provoke Warsaw, according to a report published Wednesday in Polish media outlet Onet.
Minsk’s taunt prompted Poland to send more troops to its border with Belarus.
At first, Warsaw denied rumors of airspace violations by helicopters on Tuesday, but later explained that the border crossing took place in the area of Białowieża at a very low altitude, which made it difficult for radar systems to detect.
The U.S. Army on Friday identified the nine soldiers killed in a crash involving HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters flying out of Kentucky’s Fort Campbell.
Maj. Gen. JP McGee, commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), said the deaths “will reverberate through our formations for years to come.”
“Now is the time for grieving and healing,” he added. “The whole division and this community stand behind the families and friends of our fallen soldiers.”
ARMY BLACK HAWK HELICOPTERS CRASH, KILLING
NASA has announced plans to extend the hugely successful mission of its Mars Helicopter through to September.
The Ingenuity rotorcraft, which is just 18 inches tall, was originally designed to fly five times on Mars but has just completed its 21st trip across the Red Planet.
It made history in April 2021 when it completed the first powered controlled flight on any planet other than Earth.
The helicopter is currently acting as a scout for the Perseverance rover, which is
Am frühen Montag wird ein Roboterhubschrauber, den die NASA zum Mars geschickt hat, versuchen, ein paar Meter in die Luft zu steigen, zu schweben und wieder herunter zu kommen. Mit dieser einfachen Leistung würde es die erste Maschine sein, die durch die verschwommene Luft des roten Planeten fliegt. NASA-Beamte haben es mit dem Flug der Gebrüder Wright im Jahr 1903 in Kitty Hawk, NC, verglichen. Noch nie wurde so etwas wie ein Flugzeug oder ein Hubschrauber auf einer anderen Welt
