Featuring The B-29 Known As 'Doc' And The B-17 Known As 'Texas Raiders'

Two of the most iconic aircraft of World War II will join together Labor Day Weekend in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Friday, Sept. 4 through Monday, Sept. 7. The event hosted by the Arkansas Air & Military Museum at Drake Field will feature the B-29 Superfortress known as Doc, along with the B-17 Flying Fortress known as Texas Raiders. The two iconic warbirds, along with a T6 Texan and a twin-engine Beech Navy transport, will arrive in Fayetteville Friday afternoon, Sept. 4. All four warbirds will offer cockpit tours and flights to the public on Labor Day weekend, Saturday, Sunday and Monday Sept. 5, 6 and 7. The event brings Doc’s Friends, Inc., the owner and operator of

Five Specifically Designed Flight Profiles Were Successfully Flown Over 26 Flights

When we peruse NASA web sites and news profiles, we are often pretty much stunned at the variety and breadth of research and activities being conducted. A particular focus, of late, has centered on Unmanned technologies and how we've going to mix manned and unmanned air traffic without conflict. In June and August 2020, researchers at NASA's Ames Research Center in California conducted Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flight tests of drone aircraft at Moffett Field at Ames.

JAXA Is Developing A New Fleet Of HTV Cargo Craft, The HTV-X

Eleven years after the launch of the first H-II Transfer cargo vehicle (HTV) to the International Space Station, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA’s) HTV-9 will depart the orbital laboratory Tuesday, Aug. 18. Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy of NASA will use the Canadarm2 robotic arm to release the spacecraft from the station at 1:35 p.m., ending its three-month stay. To prepare for release, flight controllers operating from NASA’s Mission Control Center at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston will send commands to unbolt and detach the uncrewed cargo craft from the station’s Harmony module and remotely operate Canadarm2 to move it

Klyde Seems To Have Keen Insight Into Our Current Political Processes

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Plans Are Well Underway For The 2021 California Capital Airshow Scheduled For September 25-26

Hardly a day goes by without another aero-event cancellation... some of them by a few of the best in the business... A case in point... "After more than a year of planning the 2020 California Capital Airshow, presented by Sacramento County in partnership with the City of Rancho Cordova, it is with heavy hearts that we announce the cancellation of this year’s event scheduled for October 3-4. The safety of our guests, performers, exhibitors and volunteers is always our top priority. This is demonstrated by the safe and successful airshows we have hosted for the past 14 years. We explored numerous options with our partners to provide a highly modi

From 2018: Product Development Continuing On Schedule

Speaking with Aero-News Editor in Chief Jim Campbell at AirVenture 2018, Tom Peghiny, President of Flight Design USA said that the company has been rebuilding since its acquisition by Lift Holdings, a company based in Germany. Peghiny said that the development of a four-place aircraft is on track, assisted by recent innovations in manufacturing materials, engines, avionics and the implementation of new Part 23 and CS 23 rules governing General Aviation.

Designed To Enable Collision Avoidance Between Drones And Manned Aircraft

PrecisionHawk has been awarded two patents for technologies it has developed for UTM. The patents, titled ‘Automated Unmanned Air Traffic Control System,’ are designed to enable collision avoidance between drones and manned aircraft. This is achieved by transmitting real-time flight data from drones to a UTM server prior to and while in-flight. In order to safely fly drones long distances, operators must be able to avoid collisions with other drones and manned aircraft. The first patent is for technology that allows drones to send real-time telemetry to flight servers to avoid collisions while in the air.

The Airplane Was Veering To The Left, Which Did Not Correct With Right Rudder Input

On August 1, 2020, about 0750 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32RT-300T, N3025L, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Honesdale, Pennsylvania. The pilot and four passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. On the day of the accident, the pilot and the passengers were planning to fly from Cherry Ridge Airport (N30), Honesdale, Pennsylvania, to Ocean City Municipal Airport (OXB), Ocean City, Maryland.

AD 2020-17-05 Prompted By Certain Longitudinal Trim Actuators, Lateral Trim Actuators, And Yaw Trim Actuators

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH Model MBB-BK 117 D-2 helicopters. This AD was prompted by the discovery that certain longitudinal trim actuators, lateral trim actuators, and yaw trim actuators, which are certified for installation on MBB-BK 117 C-2 helicopters, were erroneously listed as eligible for installation on MBB-BK 117 D-2 helicopters. This AD requires removing the affected parts from service and prohibits installing the affected parts on MBB-BK 117 D-2 helicopters. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. This AD is effectiv

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“The mission of those who operate and maintain these historic warbirds is to honor the men and women who designed, built, maintained and flew these national treasures to protect our freedom during World War II and beyond. Anytime we have a chance to team up and work together to bring history to life with up close and personal experiences at the same event broadens our mission. We’re looking forward to sharing the ramp with our CAF friends.” Source: Josh Wells, Doc’s Friends executive director and general manager, chatting up the upcoming Labor day Warbird Weekend, in which two of the most iconic aircraft of World War II will join together Labor Day Weekend in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Friday, Sept. 4 through Monday, S