Safety system SIAAB1     Alexander Balan - inventor   Alexander Balan – graduate of the Polytechnic University has developed a safety system, which Chinese corporations are ready to pay billions of dollars. What is it SIAAB1? It is a certain mixture, which changes kerosene, and turns it to solid and eliminates a possibility of ignition. 1 liter of mixture could change structure of 100 liters of kerosene. Special titanium capsules contain frothy substance, which fill the cabin and turns in...

This tragic accident occurred on December 6th 1997.     Antonov An-124   Antonov An-124, known as “Ruslan” carried out flight Moscow – Irkutsk – Vladivostok – Vietnam. Aircraft transported 2 military aircraft. 1 minute 20 seconds after take-off, crew reported about two engines failure and that they are trying to restart one engine. Than communication was lost. Houses with thousands of people were ahead of the aircraft. Pilots did their best to turn An-124 away from houses and tried...

Hijack – form of terrorism, when armed man, or group of persons, capture aircraft threating the crew or/and passengers.     Special forces   Exact origin of this expression is unknown, but according to one version… Bank robbers said: “Stick the hands up, Jack”, of briefly “Hi, Jack”.     Hi, Jack! :)   There are several reasons of hijack:   Draw attention to something. Money Political asylum Revenge Etc.   As you can see, reasons are different, but consequences usually are...

All aviation specialists know acronym ASSIST. Controllers use it in case of emergency.     Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre - MUAC     ASSIST is:   ACKNOLEDGE the call; get the squawk. SEPARATE the aircraft from other traffic. Give it room to maneuver. SILENCE – on the frequency. Provide separate frequency where possible – this prevents unnecessary clutter for the pilots. INFORM – those who need to know and those who can help; inform others as appropriate. SUPPORT – the pilots ...

Official information On May 9th, Sukhoi Superjet 100 (hereinafter – SSJ100) took-off from military airport Halim Perdanakusuma, Indonesia. It was demonstration flight for two potential buyers.     Sukhoi Superjet 100   After take-off, crew were cleared to climb to altitude 10,000 feet, on radial 220 HLM VOR to enter the training zone. There were mountains to the South from the training zone up to altitude 6,000 feet. 20 minutes after departure crew requested descent to altitude 6,000 feet ...