FirePointâs Future Innovators internship brings underrepresented students into DoDâs talent pipeline
Newswise The FirePoint Innovations Center at Wichita State University has welcomed the first class of students into its Future Innovators Program, a new engineering internship opportunity aimed at introducing historically underrepresented students into the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) technical talent pipeline.
The program is a partnership among FirePoint, Wichita State’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR), Tuskegee University, Prairie View A&M University, and the U.S. Army DEVCOM Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC), connecting students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to internship opportunities with local aerospace manufacturers in the Wichita area.
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WICHITA, KS (PRWEB) May 20, 2021 The FirePoint Innovations Center at Wichita State University today welcomed the first class of students into its Future
Texas Plane Crash That Killed 10 Was Pilot Error, NTSB Says Pilot applied left rudder instead of right after losing left engine moments before fiery crash, NTSB says in final report on deadly accident
Published May 18, 2021 •
Updated 4 hours ago
What to Know
The King Air 350 crashed into an aircraft hangar 17 seconds after lifting off from a runway at Addison Airport on June 30, 2019.
NTSB investigators used sound captured by the cockpit voice recorder to determine that the left engine lost thrust shortly after takeoff.
According to the NTSB, the cockpit audio recording did not capture pilots conducting a pre-flight checklist, which is considered an essential safety step.
By Murdo Morrison2021-05-19T15:32:00+01:00
Shortages and rising prices of parts are among threats facing the business aircraft industry as the economy recovers from the pandemic.
That is the view of at least two chief executives of aircraft manufacturers who took part in a pre-recorded round-table at the EBACE Connect virtual event today.
Source: Pilatus
Supply chain reliability remains a major risk for airframers, says Pilatus chief executive Markus Bucher
“We are starting to see inflation and the supply chain tightening,” says Ron Draper of Textron Aviation, which owns the Cessna and Beechcraft brands.
He suggests that some suppliers are struggling to restore capacity after much of aviation was grounded during the first wave of Covid-19. They are also being hit by increasing costs of raw materials.