China quake: Dozens die and hundreds hurt in Sichuan

[cnleio]

4.24 7:34am PLAAF KJ-200 AWACE fly in Lu Shan sky to guide Army helicopters into disaster areas

 

[cnleio]

2.24 Eat in local villages, true Chinese folks dinner in disaster areas.

 

[Fsjal]

4.24 7:34am PLAAF KJ-200 AWACE fly in Lu Shan sky to guide Army helicopters into disaster areas

I don't get it. Why?

Aren't helicopters fitted with GPS?

 

[cnleio]

I don't get it. Why?
Aren't helicopters fitted with GPS?

To guide helicopters flying in mountain areas, i don't know GPS could warnning helicopter keep away from mountain ? And there'r Army 30-40 helicopters flying together in different countys and towns, this KJ-200 also r responsible for monitoring and scheduling all helicopters in disaster areas.

It's the dangerous place for helicopter flying, limited space around mountains and a lot of wind in the valley.

 

[applesauce]

I don't get it. Why?

Aren't helicopters fitted with GPS?

think of it as a mobile air traffic controller

 

[gambit]

I don't get it. Why?

Aren't helicopters fitted with GPS?

To guide helicopters flying in mountain areas, i don't know GPS could warnning helicopter keep away from mountain ? And there'r Army 30-40 helicopters flying together in different countys and towns, this KJ-200 also r responsible for monitoring and scheduling all helicopters in disaster areas.

It's the dangerous place for helicopter flying, limited space around mountains and a lot of wind in the valley.

think of it as a mobile air traffic controller

Any aircraft, even a helo, when it is in forward travel, require a lot of airspace to execute maneuvers such as heading changes. Mountainous terrain will limit visibility for all flyers, especially if their missions require them to descend below terrain peaks. So if there is a God's Eye view of the area, it will help all aircrafts to better array themselves, especially if there are medical emergencies, which usually are in cases of disasters, natural or else.

 

[MeshFree]

No, i think it's SiChuan poached pork (“水煮肉片”) , the yellow is potatos and the white is pork. Well I love SiChuan poached pork very much, this pic makes my mouth water.

No...It's potatoes and beef(or pork)...

 

[xuxu1457]

Amazing robot

 

[huskie]

this is one amazing machine. never heard of this company BADA though, I would have thought Sanyi or Zoomlion might build something like this in China

 

[shuttler]

4.24 In Ya An city China UAV searching in disaster areas

此次芦山地震搜救工作中，由中科院沈阳自动化研究所研制的可变形搜救机器人第一时间送抵灾区，协助中国地震应急搜救中心对灾情进行判断和评估，实地应用于废墟搜索任务，具有地形适应性强、突破效率高、轻便灵活等特点。新华社发

The the Lushan earthquake search and rescue work, the deformable search and rescue robot developed by the Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, the first time to reach the disaster area to help China earthquake emergency rescue center of the disaster judgment and evaluation, field applied to the ruins of the search task, with terrain adaptation the strong breakthrough high efficiency, lightweight and flexible.Xinhua News Agency issued

google translation

 

[shuttler]

老谭酸菜牛肉面 “Laotan pickles and beef flavoured instant noodles）- one of the top selling instant noodles in China (made by Taiwan Kangshifu 康师傅） - my favourite!