HANGAR TALK
Where Progress Meets Passion
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from the cockpit and to maintain a unified operational view. Moreover, the system seamlessly distributes information from air platforms to patrol cars, teams, and command centers on the ground to facilitate the coordination of SAR mission across all units. The step underscores HAT.tec’s strength in connecting external systems into a fully interoperable, mission-ready solution.
“The integration of Lifeseeker into the HAT.tec Mission System demonstrates our shared commitment to improving the tools available to rescue teams,” said Héctor Estévez, CEO of Centum. “We are very pleased to collaborate with HAT.tec in bringing this capability to operators.”
“With Lifeseeker fully integrated into the unified operational picture provided by our Scale software, operators benefit from faster, clearer, and more precise situational awareness – significantly enhancing the effectiveness of search-and-rescue operations. We value our partnership with Centum and are proud to deliver technologies that support those who protect and save lives,” said Dr. Fabian Schmitt, co-CEO of HAT.tec.
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The number of major helicopter Christian missionary organizations; they are Missionary Aviation Fellowship (MAF), Ethnos 360, JAARS, and African Mission Aviation (AMA). This month’s feature on JAARS’ operations had us wonder how many missionary organizations use helis. The number of smaller, less formal missions that rely on helicopters might be in the hundreds; their efforts should not be overlooked.
21,000
The number of feet that teen Juliane Koepcke fell from a LANSA Airline plane that disintegrated when hit by lightning on Christmas Eve 1971. Strapped to her passenger seat, Koepcke crashed into a rainforest. Formally trained in survival skills, she survived by following a creek to a river and was rescued by fishermen on Jan. 2, 1972 with a concussion, broken clavicle, and maggot-infested lacerations. The crash’s cause was officially listed as an intentional decision by the airline to send the plane into hazardous weather conditions.
1939
The year the first successful helicopter was manufactured: the Vought-Sikorsky VS- 300 pioneered the way for modern rotorcraft.
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