Aircraft Flight Altitude

Black Hawk, DCA and air traffic control

Investigators Say Black Hawk Altitude Gauges May Have Been Inaccurate Prior to Deadly DC Airplane Collision

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said the Black Hawk helicopter was at approximately 278 feet altitude at the time of the crash, but added that there's a possibility that the crew's instruments may have shown something different.

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Missed messages, altitude errors led to Black Hawk, passenger jet collision: NTSB

The NTSB reported that missed air traffic messages and incorrect altitude data may have caused the Black Hawk helicopter-passenger jet crash.

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Altimeter in Black Hawk helicopter may have malfunctioned before DCA mid-air collision

The National Transportation Safety Board says altimeter in the Black Hawk helicopter may have malfunctioned before the DCA mid-air collision with an American Airlines jet. All 67 people aboard died.

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A US Navy pilot narrowly avoided crashing into the sea by as little as 16 feet after a 'catastrophic' failure aboard his aircraft carrier

Documents obtained by Business Insider show how the F/A-18 pilot prevented his fighter jet from crashing into the Indian ...

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Data Suggests Another Army Helicopter Flew Above D.C. Maximum Altitude Before Crash

Flight data posted online appears to show another Army helicopter flying higher than the maximum altitude allowed around ...

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NTSB: Garbled communication, bad altitude data may have played roles in deadly crash

All 64 people onboard the flight from Wichita were killed, as were the three members of the helicopter crew. The collision ...

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How does an airplane go missing? A look at the disappearance of Alaska flight.

Planes carry transponders that transmit their real-time location. The Alaska plane stopped sharing that data on Thursday.

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Boom Supersonic says XB-1 aircraft flew over Mach 1 with no audible sonic boom on the ground below

Boom Supersonic says its XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic flight without an audible sonic boom on the ground below. CEO Blake Scholl hopes supersonic passenger flight will eventually be allowed in ...

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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier 3 times on final test flight (video, photos)

Boom will now shift its attentions toward developing Overture, its supersonic passenger jet.

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Supersonic Overture beckons as Boom concludes XB-1 flight-test programme

US aerospace firm Boom Supersonic is expecting to reach design freeze on the Overture supersonic passenger aircraft in about ...

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