Thu, Jul 09, 2020
Stratos Aircraft has conducted the first flight of its Stratos 716X model - registration N716X. The flight lasted 22 minutes.
Flown by test pilot Sean VanHatten, the Stratos 716X is a spacious six-place jet with generous space for baggage. The all-carbon airframe, single-engine jet is designed to cruise at 400 knots. The first flight was a full power takeoff and climb to 13,500 ft. A series of maneuvers were then conducted to evaluate handling characteristics. The flight is the first of an extensive flight test program that will span the next several months. A GA accident has taken the life of a Former Major League baseball player and three others. The aircraft went down in wooded terrain in the Granite Flats Campground Area, Box Elder Peak, Utah. The airplane, a Cessna 172M Skyhawk, N6929H, was destroyed during the accident sequence and the four occupants onboard were fatally injured. Granite Flats Campground is located at an elevation of 6400 feet. The Utah County Sheriff's Office reported that, "A small plane flying out of Airport #2 in Salt Lake County crashed near Box Elder Peak in American Fork Canyon. All four
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Airborne 07.06.20 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, July 6th, 2020... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Sophie Hurlock. Sophie is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- First Flight: Six-Place Stratos 716X
- Former Phillies Pitcher Reported Down In C172 Crash
- The Summer 2020 ANN-King Schools Giveaway Goes Live!
- EAA's Infamous Great Aircraft Raffle Moved to 2021
- Cancel Culture Strikes Boeing Communications Leadership
- ABQ Balloon Fiesta Postponed to 2021
- Coast Guard Medevacs Man Off Oregon Inlet, NC
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