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December 26, 2017

Airborne 12.22.17: Navy UFO Video, Classic Jets At AirVenture, TBM 930 World Flt

Also: Boeing Complaint Against Bombardier, NTSB Obstruction, Mike Disbrow Retires, Private Jet Robbed

The U.S. Department of Defense has declassified and released a video captured in 2004 by a Navy jet that some say proves that extraterrestrials have visited Earth. In the video, a UFO described by pilot David Fravor as a "40-foot-long Tic Tac" is seen maneuvering rapidly and changing its direction. In the audio, one of the pilots says "there's a whole fleet of them, look on the S.A. They're all going against the wind. The wind is 120 knots to the west." The object appears to rotate as it flies. Some of

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Airbus And Williams Advanced Engineering Team To Explore Technology

Companies See Shared Benefits From Zephyr And Formula 1-Inspired Innovation

Airbus and Williams Advanced Engineering, the innovative engineering and technology business of Williams Grand Prix Engineering, are to explore potential areas of technological collaboration.

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Mahindra Selects Hartzell Prop For Airvan 10

Airplane Certified Earlier This Year

Mahindra Aerospace has chosen Hartzell Propeller's three-blade 84-inch diameter aluminum propeller for its Airvan 10 single engine turbine-powered 10-seat utility aircraft, certified earlier this year. Hartzell's lightweight hub turbine propeller is constant speed, feathering, reversing and optimized for an improved climb rate.

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Textron Aviation Begins Delivery Of King Air Turboprop Fleet To Canada

Eight Aircraft Will Support Air Ambulance Missions

Textron has begun delivery to CanWest Air, a division of Nor-Alta Aviation Leasing, Inc. When completed, this delivery will include nine Beechcraft King Air turboprop aircraft —eight King Air 250 and one King Air 350 aircraft—which CanWest is purchasing to provide air ambulance support to Alberta Health Services in Alberta, Canada. The new turboprops will replace CanWest’s current air ambulance fleet of King Air B200 aircraft.

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Boeing, flydubai Finalize Order For 175 737 MAX Airplanes

Deal Included Options For An Additional 50 Single-Aisle Airliners

Boeing and flydubai finalized the purchase of 175 737 MAX airplanes in the largest single-aisle jet order in Middle East history. The deal – which includes options for an additional 50 jets – is valued at $27 billion at current list prices.

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Journey Air Purchases First Alsim Al42 Simulator In North America

Will Be Located In Windsor, Ontario Near Detroit, MI

Alsim is very pleased to announce the sale of an AL42 simulator to Journey Air, a Canadian flight school located in Windsor, Ontario. This will be the first AL42, a replica of the Diamond DA42, in North America.

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Upwind Summer Scholarship To Assist High School Students With Flight Training

Applications For 2018 Award Are Being Accepted Now

The Upwind Foundation, now in its sixth year of operation, has released the 2018 scholarship applications and program dates. Upwind provides a scholarship that includes flight and ground training for a high school student to prepare them to obtain their Private Pilot certificate during the summer between their junior and senior year. Upwind was created to provide scholarships for aspiring young pilots to obtain their pilot’s certificate as a way to promote general aviation and to cultivate their interest in aviation as a career.

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Airbus Helicopters' Project Eagle Takes Flight

Architecture And Main Components Validated

Airbus Helicopters has gone a step further in the experimentation of its Project Eagle, with the in-flight validation of the innovative on-board image processing system.

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Astronics Corporation Creates New Connectivity Systems And Certification Group

New Group Comprised Of Telefonix PDT Acquisition And Astronics Armstrong Aerospace

Astronics Corporation has formed the Astronics Connectivity Systems and Certification (CSC) group by combining the recently acquired Telefonix PDT and Astronics Armstrong Aerospace. The new group will serve the needs of aerospace connectivity providers with a complete set of hardware, integration engineering, installation design, and certification services to enable aircraft in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC).

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (12.26.17)

"At Airbus we have enormous respect for Williams Advanced Engineering’s technical expertise and achievements, as well as for their impressive record in rapidly bringing new technologies and products to market. Both Airbus and Williams are always looking to recruit talented engineers and we hope that this joint activity illustrates the terrific opportunities we offer to work in the kind of technologies that will be critical to future transportation.” Source: Airbus Head of Unmanned Aerial Systems, Jana Rosenmann.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.26.17): The 'Leans'

A physical sensation caused by an abrupt correction of a banked attitude entered too slowly to stimulate the motion sensing system in the inner ear.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.26.17)

NASA- Beginner's Guide to Rockets The Beginner's Guide to Rockets will help you learn the basic math and physics that govern the design and flight of rockets. The site looks at many different kinds of rockets, from stomp rockets, which are a special kind of artillery shell, to bottle rockets, to model rockets, to full scale boosters.

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