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Name: AEROTEC

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

Spitfire landing impresses crowds

GUIDO Zuccoli grew up around aeroplanes but he had never seen a Spitfire in the air until this year's David Hack Classic rolled around. Mr Zuccoli's family has been a huge part of the Toowoomba aviation scene since his grandfather and namesake opened ... [Published Sunshine Coast Daily - May 05 2013]

Entities: DC-3, AEROTEC, Toowoomba

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Skilled pilot averts crash after collision with flying fox

A PILOT whose plane collided with a flying fox just after take-off has managed to regain control of the craft and avoid disaster.The plane had climbed about 30 metres in the air and reached a speed of about 200kmh when the animal smashed into the wing ... [Published Toowoomba Chronicle - May 02 2013]

Entities: AEROTEC, Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Andrew Powell, Australia

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Rare Spitfire flying in for David Hack Classic

KEEP an eye on the sky on Saturday afternoon for a brief glimpse of one of Australia's two surviving Second World War Spitfire war birds soaring into Toowoomba.It will cross the heavens over the city between 3.30pm and 5.30pm before touching down at the ... [Published Gatton Star - May 02 2013]

Entities: Toowoomba (Australia), World War II, Doug Hamilton, AEROTEC

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Aerotec Awarded U.S. Patent for Top-Gun Veg-Tool

Aerotec, a leader in topographic maps and models, was recently awarded U.S. Patent 8374431 for its Top-Gun Veg-tool. The technology is used by utility foresters to identify, locate, analyze, and report vegetation clearance violations on electric power ... [Published Geoplace - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: AEROTEC, Patent, LiDAR Light Detection & Ranging

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Aerotec Awarded U.S. Patent for Technology Benefitting Utility Foresters

| Picayune, MSRead More About: This entry has not been taggedAerotec, a leader in topographic maps and models, was recently awarded U.S. Patent 8374431 for its Top-Gun Veg-tool. The technology is used by utility foresters to identify, locate, analyze, ... [Published Directions Magazine - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: AEROTEC, Patent, LiDAR Light Detection & Ranging

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Eurocopter opens Systemhaus helicopter development centre in Germany [Published Aerospace Technology - May 17 2013]

...since the first one in 1999 and said the Spitfire, flown in from Temora for the occasion, was certainly a drawcard that attracted hordes of people. "This is probably one of the best meets I've seen and I've been to every one" he said. The event also featured row after row of gleaming classic cars, ahistoric bicycle display, a veritable flock of assorted aircraft and even the...

Spitfire landing impresses crowds [Published Sunshine Coast Daily - May 05 2013]

..."The wing leading edge has suffered substantial damage as a result of the collision," Mrs Zuccoli said. "The pilot is highly skilled, highly trained and highly qualified. "The safety of the pilot and passengers is the most important factor." The pilot had just taken off in the $1.2 million CT/4E Airtrainer - one of just three in Australia - when the incident happened. "It was like a bat out of hell," Mrs Zuccoli said. "The pilot, as an instructor, is trained to cope with unusual situations." Latest Australian Transport Safety Bureau figures show 373 bat strikes on fixed-wing aircraft from 2002-2007, almost half of all reported strikes in Australia for the period."

Skilled pilot averts crash after collision with flying fox [Published Toowoomba Chronicle - May 02 2013]

"There are only two World War II Spitfires left in Australia, and they're both based here at Temora Aviation Museum" museum chief executive Kenny Love explained

Rare Spitfire flying in for David Hack Classic [Published Gatton Star - May 02 2013]