Flight operations at Thiruvananthapuram Airport to pause for 5 hours today for the traditional Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple procession. Affected flights rescheduled.
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Flight Operations At Thiruvananthapuram Airport To Be Paused For Five Hours: Check Affected Flights
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Gaganyaan: Key parachutes deployment tests on rail tracks done – Times of India
BENGALURU: Isro late on Monday (Mar 6) said it conducted the “Rail Track Rocket Sled” deployment tests of the Gaganyaan pilot (small auxiliary chutes) and apex cover separation (ACS) parachutes in cluster configurations at the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) between March 1 and 3.
“The first test simulated the clustered deployment of two pilot parachutes. One parachute was subjected to a minimum angle with respect to flow conditions and the second parachute was subjected to a maximum angle with respect to flow. These pilot parachutes are used in the Gaganyaan mission to extract and deploy the main parachutes independently,” Isro said.The second test, it added, simulated the clustered deployment of two ACS parachutes under maximum dynamic pressure conditions.
“The test also simulated clustered deployment at a 90° angle of attack conditions for the crew module. The ACS parachutes are used in the Gaganyaan mission for the separation of the apex cover mounted on the Crew Module. Both pilot and ACS parachutes were deployed using a pyrotechnic mortar device,” Isro said.
The Gaganyaan parachute system development has been a joint effort by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram and the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra.
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Air India Express Flight Pilot ‘Feels Uneasy’ During Landing, Seeks Airport Assistance
An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Thiruvananthapuram requested assistance from this airport after the pilot encountered an issue during landing,. The 148 passengers safely disembarked after the jet touched down, the source added. The plane was then hauled to the flight hangar.
“The pilot felt something uneasy during landing and sought assistance from the ATC. It was a normal landing at the scheduled arrival time of 6.30 AM. No emergency was declared by the pilot,” the source said.
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After the IX540 Air India Express flight was checked on landing, it was found that the top layer of a wheel of the nose gear of the aircraft had de-capped, he said.
With PTI Inputs