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All News

May 30, 2015

On The Way! Solar Impulse2 Has A Ticket To Hawaii!!!

China Departure Starts Rigorous 6 Day Adventure

Gutsy... that's the only word that encapsulates what started just a few minutes ago at 1839UTC. The 6 day/night exploration flight of Solar Impulse has commenced from Nanjing to Hawaii. Pilot André Borschberg will fly the zero-fuel airplane, solo, some 4412NM with an arrival planned in Hawaii late next week.... and in the meantime, one of the last great aviation adventures faces its most daunting challenge after days of waiting to allow Mother Nature to present favorable conditions for the flight. 

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Airbus Admits To Assembly Issue With A400M

Flight Data Recorder Shows No Structural Faults In Fatal Accident May 9

An initial analysis of the Flight Data Recorder from the Airbus A400M which went down in Spain May 9 resulting in the fatal injury of four people shows there were no mechanical or structural issues with the aircraft.

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NBAA Supports NPRM To Ease RVSM Maintenance Program Approval

Follows Industry-Agency Effort To Streamline Requirements

The NBAA says it welcomes a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would eliminate a costly and time-consuming requirement for operators to develop and submit a separate maintenance program for equipment required to operate in reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) airspace (at altitudes between FL290 and FL410).

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Delta Employees Take Delivery Of New Airbus A330-300 Aircraft

Delta's Chairman's Club Honorees Bring Home First New Airbus Aircraft Purchased By The Airline Following Its Merger

Honorees of Delta Air Lines' Chairman's Club, the airline's most prestigious recognition for employees, recently took delivery of a new Airbus A330-300 widebody aircraft from Airbus' headquarters in Toulouse, France.

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AEA Educational Foundation Awards More Than $125,000 In Scholarships

Awards Will Assist Students For The 2015-16 Academic Year

The Aircraft Electronics Association's Educational Foundation announced the names of 24 individuals who were awarded individual scholarships worth more than $125,000 for the 2015-16 academic year.

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Last Flying Avro Vulcan Enters Her Final Season

Exciting New Display Planned To Celebrate Final Flying Year Plus National Tours And Events

One of the world’s most popular aircraft, Vulcan XH558, the last airworthy example of Great Britain’s famous V-Force and a powerful reminder of a remarkable period in British history, is about to begin her last flying season. To celebrate this remarkable aircraft in her final flying year, the aircrew, led by Martin Withers (who captained Vulcan XM607 on the famous Black Buck mission during the Falklands Conflict) is about to launch a dramatic new display routine and other exciting events across the country.

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'Flying Bumper Car' UAV Launches On Indiegogo

Uses Ducted Fan Technology Rather Than Exposed Rotors

A new Indiegogo campaign promises a UAV that its developer says is nearly indestructible, and safe for people -- with a new 'propellerless' design from former Caltech scientists.

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GoPro Is Set To Get Into The Quadcopter Market

Plans Announced At Code Conference In California

Many of the quadcopters on the market today have an accessory for mounting a GoPro camera. It would seem that GoPro CEO Nick Woodman took note, because at the Code conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Wednesday, he announced that the camera company boss announced that they would be bringing their own quadcopter to marked next year.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (05.30.15)

“This is for entirely pragmatic and well-argued reasons related to the age of her airframe and engines and the growing difficulty sourcing otherwise redundant skills. I cannot emphasise highly enough that this is not in any way a comment on XH558’s safety this year.” Source: Vulcan to the Sky Trust engineering director Andrew Edmondson.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.30.15): National Aeronautical Charting Group (NACG)

A Federal agency operating under the FAA, responsible for publishing charts such as the terminal procedures and en route charts.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.30.15)

National Waco Club

The National Waco Club was founded in 1958 by a small group of six Waco enthusiasts who felt that they should have some type of organization to support their hobby and love of owning and flying Waco airplanes.

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AD NUMBER: 2015-10-06

PRODUCT: Certain Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A reciprocating engines.

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