F-16 pilot developed a cockpit stowable collapsible ladder to aid Agile Combat Employment operations. At a time when the U.S. Air Force is heavily pressing forward with ACE (Agile Combat Employment) ...

AVIANO, Italy — An airman from the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base thinks he has devised a top-rung method of cockpit ingress and egress for F-16 Viper pilots. Maj. Nicholas Atkins conceptualized ...

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — An F-16 Viper pilot’s flash of inspiration amid frustration turned into a win in the annual Air Force innovation competition known as Spark Tank, where he beat out 137 other ...

A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11649677B2) describes a movable ladder with several unique features. The ladder includes a structural frame consisting of two side parts connected by a ...

Owners of establishments on the upper floors of Khan Market are proposing to install collapsible ladders to address the fire safety concerns raised by the SC-appointed committee. "We have made a ...

There’s no doubt ladders can be unwieldy things to carry around - so much so that the ladder-carrying painter has become a staple of slapstick comedy. Unfortunately carrying a ladder around in real ...