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May 29, 2018

Airborne-Unmanned 05.29.18: Drones v Lava, Firefighting UAVs, Paramedic UAS

Also: Space Needle Fallout, ParaZero for DJI, Kratos Receives $38M, Ascent Vision at XPO18

The vice president for technology for Rocky Mountain Unmanned Systems Jon McBride recently returned from Hawaii, but his trip was not exactly an exotic vacation. McBride has family on the island of Hawaii, where the Kilauea volcano has been erupting for several weeks. While McBride's family was not directly threatened by the lava flows, they did feel some of the impacts of the eruptions on the island... And while he was there, McBride used drones to help out researchers, first responders and city officials. He wor

Airborne-Unmanned 05.29.18: Drones v Lava, Firefighting UAVs, Paramedic UAS

Also: Space Needle Fallout, ParaZero for DJI, Kratos Receives $38M, Ascent Vision at XPO18

The vice president for technology for Rocky Mountain Unmanned Systems Jon McBride recently returned from Hawaii, but his trip was not exactly an exotic vacation. McBride has family on the island of Hawaii, where the Kilauea volcano has been erupting for several weeks. While McBride's family was not directly threatened by the lava flows, they did feel some of the impacts of the eruptions on the island... And while he was there, McBride used drones to help out researchers, first responders and city officials. He worked with the Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue as well as the Hilo Fire Department and other agencies to provide data related to the lava flows. Fire departments in Ariz

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EASA Holds Workshop On Flight Time Limitation Rules

Participants Include Airlines, Crew Members And Aviation Authorities

Flight time limitation (FTL) rules and fatigue risk management (FRM) were the topics for discussion as 180 participants from the European aviation industry participated in a workshop organized by EASA.

Drone Pilot Who Crashed Into Space Needle Avoids Jail Time

But Cole Kelley Must Forfeit His Aircraft, Not Fly Again According To Court Records

The 20-year-old man who crashed his DJI Inspire 1 drone into the Seattle Space Needle while workers prepared for a fireworks show on New Year's Eve has pleaded guilty to a gross misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment.

BAE Systems Receives Contract To Sustain F-35 Electronic Warfare Systems

Will Manage The Supply Chain And Establish Necessary Infrastructure

BAE Systems has received a contract from Lockheed Martin to ensure the readiness of critical electronic warfare (EW) systems on the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. Under the five-year contract, BAE Systems will manage the supply chain and establish the infrastructure necessary to make sure the systems are mission capable and available to warfighters.

SpaceDataHighway Notes 10,000 Successful Laser Connections

Reliability Determined To Be 99.8 Percent

The SpaceDataHighway system – the world’s first ‘optical fiber in the sky’ based on cutting-edge laser technology – has achieved 10,000 successful laser connections. The reliability rate has reached 99.8 percent, and during the first one and a half years of routine operations these successful connections have downloaded more than 500 terabytes of data.

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Spirit AeroSystems Begins Construction Of Global Digital Logistics Center

Will Better Manage Storage And Retrieval Of Parts Used In Large Aerostructures

Spirit AeroSystems has broken ground on its state-of-the-art Global Digital Logistics Center that will increase storage capacity and part retrieval efficiency at its Wichita site. The new 150,000 square foot facility is being funded through a collaboration agreement between Spirit, the City of Wichita and Sedgwick County. When complete, the 70-foot-tall building will serve as a smart distribution center to better manage the rapid storage and retrieval of parts used in the assembly of large aerostructures.

Minnesota High School To Offer Aviation Program

Fairmont High School Finds A Creative Way To Establish The Curriculum

About four years ago, the Fairmont, MN school district began encouraging its educators to pursue professional development that could help students in achieving their academic goals. Science teacher Brad Johnson and math teacher Jerry Brooks decided to take flying lessons, and began to develop an aviation program for FHS students.

UTC Aerospace Systems Unveils Laser-Compliant Optical Payload For UAS

Laser Designator Is Fully Compliant With NATO STANAG 3733 Requirement For Low Power Consumption And High Output Energy

At the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) last week, UTC Aerospace Systems announced the release of its new TASE400 LD optical and laser designation payload system for small to midsize UAS (unmanned aerial system) applications.

DART Announces FAA Approval Of Its Bell 505 Emergency Flotation System

Follows TCCA Approval Issued In Mid-February 2018

The FAA has certified DART’s Bell 505 Emergency Flotation System. With TCCA approval issued in mid-February of this year, the system, which is the first of its kind on the market, has started seeing its first deliveries.

Cutter Aviation Promotes Mark Wilson To Pilatus Program Director

Will Be Primary Point Of Contact For All New Business At Pilatus Center

Cutter has promoted Mark Wilson to the newly created position of Pilatus Program Director. In this new role, Mark will be the primary contact and direct all business for our new Pilatus Center which is comprised of our repair stations, Pilatus satellite centers, Pilatus fleet operators, and Pilatus wholesale parts and warranty support within the Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado Pilatus territory.

Magellan Aerospace Signs Long Term Agreement With Hamilton Sundstrand Corp.

Covers Production Of Castings To Support Multiple Military And Civilian Programs

Magellan Aerospace has signed an agreement with Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation to manufacture complex magnesium and aluminium castings for various military and commercial aerospace platforms. The castings will be produced by Magellan's facilities in Haley, Ontario and Glendale, Arizona.

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Aero-TV: Ascent Vision at XPO18 - Defining and Detecting Drone Threats

Ascent Vision X-MADIS - Mobile Air Defense Integrated System

Ascent Vision highlighted its X-MADIS Counter UAV System at AUVSI XPONENTIAL in May. X-MADIS is Ascent Vision's latest advancement in on-the-move counter-UAS. The mounted unit is capable of long range UAV Detection, Identification and Defeat while moving at speeds up to 30mph on rough terrain.

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Diamond's Aerobatic DART-550 Flies For The First Time

Turboprop-Powered Aircraft Intended As A Military Trainer

A new variant of the Diamond Aircraft DART series completed its first flight earlier this month, performing a basic flight program including a couple of low approaches, system checks, landing gear operation at different speeds as well as short field take off demonstration.

A4A Projects Summer 2018 Air Travel To Rise To An All-Time High

U.S. Airlines Adding 116,000 Seats Per Day To Accommodate An Expected 246.1 Million Travelers

Airline industry trade organization Airlines for America (A4A) expects a record 246.1 million passengers — an average of 2.68 million per day — to travel on U.S. airlines between June 1 and Aug. 31, 2018. This number is up 3.7 percent from last year's record 237.3 million passengers. The nation's carriers are adding 116,000 seats per day to accommodate the 96,000 additional daily passengers they expect to carry during this period.

Milt Hobbs Becomes The 100Th FlightSafety Master Aviator

Serves As Managing Director-Aviation, JPMorgan Chase & Co

FlightSafety International is pleased and proud to announce that Milt Hobbs, Managing Director-Aviation, JPMorgan Chase & Co., has become the 100th FlightSafety Master Aviator.

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Aero-TV: Ascent Vision at XPO18 - Defining and Detecting Drone Threats

Ascent Vision X-MADIS - Mobile Air Defense Integrated System

Ascent Vision highlighted its X-MADIS Counter UAV System at AUVSI XPONENTIAL in May. X-MADIS is Ascent Vision's latest advancement in on-the-move counter-UAS. The mounted unit is capable of long range UAV Detection, Identification and Defeat while moving at speeds up to 30mph on rough terrain.This system was designed to operate in the most demanding environments, including harsh downrange conditions and various homeland security applications.

Steve Miley Named Associate Director Of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

Will Manage And Lead Development Of Business Operations, Guide Daily Business Decisions

Steve Miley has been named associate director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Marshall, one of NASA's largest field installations, has almost 6,000 civil service and contract personnel, an annual budget of approximately $2.5 billion, 4.5 million square feet of infrastructure and a broad spectrum of human spaceflight, science and technology development.

U.S. Space & Rocket Center Names 2018 Space Camp Hall Of Fame

Selected From Alumni Whose Work Is 'Changing The World'

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center has named four extraordinary women to the 2018 class of the Space Camp Hall of Fame: Dr. Sarah Noble, Program Scientist in the Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters; Dr. Tara Ruttley, Associate Program Scientist for the International Space Station; former U.S. Air Force Lt. Tara Sweeney; and Dr. Erika Wagner, Business Development Manager for Blue Origin.

Smith Sends House Science Committee Member And Staff Names To The Sun

Will Fly Aboard The Parker Solar Probe Scheduled For Launch This Summer.

U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) has submitted the names of all committee members and staff to be placed aboard the Parker Solar Probe, a “mission to touch the Sun,” that will launch this summer. NASA opened to the public this spring an opportunity to submit names that will be stored on a memory card and installed on the probe before it launches.

Runway Rehab Project Underway At Spartanburg Memorial Airport

Would Open Airport To Larger Aircraft

A project to extend the main runway at Spartanburg Memorial Airport (KSPA) in Spartanburg, SC has begun, helping the airport attract larger aircraft and more people.

Airborne-Unmanned 05.22.18: Aurora ACUS, Horsefly Delivers, K2 LEO UAS

Also: Aero-TV: Textron's X5-55, InfraDrone App, NASA's Mars Helicopter, Gremlins on Track

This month, Aurora’s Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS) successfully delivered cargo to U.S. Marines in the Integrated Training Exercise at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms in California. AACUS completed its first closed loop mission from takeoff to landing for its intended purpose of actual cargo resupply to Marines, as it successfully completed an autonomous cargo sustainment flight delivering more than 500 pounds of water, gasoline, MREs, and replacement communications

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.29.18)

"The 2018 inductees were selected from an exceptional slate of Space Camp alumni whose work is changing the world." Source: Dr. Deborah Barnhart, CEO and Executive Director of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.29.18): Camber

The camber of an airfoil is the characteristic curve of its upper and lower surfaces. The upper camber is more pronounced, while the lower camber is comparatively flat.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.29.18)

Zenith Pilot Undertakes Massive River Trip

IFR has been described as an acronym for "I Follow Rivers". That's the plan of Zenith pilot Steven Smith as he flies his airplane on a route that will follow some of the nation's major rivers.

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