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April 23, 2018

Airborne 04.23.18: Hemisphere Suspended, Thunderbirds Fly, Apple v Drones

Also: New NASA Administrator, AD For CFM56-7B, Engine Display Upgrade On C-441, First BBJ MAX

Textron Aviation has suspended work on the Citation Hemisphere large business jet, citing ongoing problems with the Safran Silvercrest engine selected to power the new airplane. Textron CEO Scott Donnelly announced the suspension during a conference call with analysts last week. "I think everybody knows there have been some issues around the engine that was slated for that aircraft," Donnelly said. The USAF Thunderbirds demonstration team has resumed operations and practice following the fatal injury of pilot M

Airborne 04.23.18: Hemisphere Suspended, Thunderbirds Fly, Apple v Drones

Also: New NASA Administrator, AD For CFM56-7B, Engine Display Upgrade On C-441, First BBJ MAX

Textron Aviation has suspended work on the Citation Hemisphere large business jet, citing ongoing problems with the Safran Silvercrest engine selected to power the new airplane. Textron CEO Scott Donnelly announced the suspension during a conference call with analysts last week. "I think everybody knows there have been some issues around the engine that was slated for that aircraft," Donnelly said. The USAF Thunderbirds demonstration team has resumed operations and practice following the fatal injury of pilot Major Stephen "Cajun" Del Bagno during training on April 4. Thunderbirds commander Lt. Col. Kevin Walsh released a video announcing the resumption of operations

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ForeFlight Mobile To Feature Jeppesen VFR Data, Expands Presence In Europe

Data-Driven Visual Flight Rules (VFR) Charting Information Will Be Dynamically Rendered On ForeFlight Mobile Maps

Jeppesen has announced that interactive Jeppesen European visual flight rules information will be available within the ForeFlight Mobile iOS-based app for general and business aviation flying.

Boeing Delivers First 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter

Launch Customer GE Capital Aviation Services Takes Delivery

The first 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) has been delivered to launch customer GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). The freighter will be operated by West Atlantic Group, based in Sweden.

Aviation Students Encouraged To Apply For CHC Grant Opportunities

Financial Assistance Available For The CHC Safety & Quality Summit

CHC Helicopter and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, have announced the opportunity for aviation students to apply for a number of grants to attend the 2018 CHC Safety & Quality Summit in Dallas this October. This partnership will support students with fully-funded travel and entrance to a renowned industry safety event, as well as a place on one of the leading Human Factors training courses in aviation.

Mission To The Moon: Stratasys Joins Forces With LM And PADT

Will Engineer Advanced 3D Printed Parts For NASA's Orion Mission

Stratasys Ltd. and Phoenix Analysis & Design Technologies are teaming with Lockheed Martin Space to deliver next-generation 3D printed parts for NASA’s Orion deep-space spacecraft. Key to the project are Stratasys advanced materials – including an ESD variant of the new Antero 800NA, a PEKK-based thermoplastic offering high performance mechanical, chemical, and thermal properties.

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Leonardo Demonstrates Its AW159 Helicopter To Malaysia’s Armed Forces

Aircraft Already In Service With The Republic Of Korea Navy And Will Enter Service With The Philippine Navy In 2019

Leonardo, with the support of the UK’s 847 Naval Air Squadron, presented its AW159 Wildcat helicopter to Malaysia’s Armed Forces at Royal Malaysian Navy Base Lumut and Leonardo Helicopters’ facility at Subang Airport, near Kuala Lumpur last week. The two AW159 Wildcats are part of the French Navy’s five month amphibious deployment, Exercise Jeanne d’Arc, to the Middle East, Asia and South Pacific and are embarked on the helicopter assault ship FS Dixmude to provide a battlefield reconnaissance capability to the deployed forces.

Apple Grounds Drone Flights Near Its New Campus

Has Been Asking The Person Documenting Construction To Leave The Premises When He Flies

Drone pilot Duncan Sinfield has been regularly capturing videos of the construction of Apple's new circular campus in ... dubbed "Apple Park" ... being build in Cupertino, CA. But that looks like Apple is not particularly keen on the idea.

Osage Nations Repurposes Former Airpark For Drone Training

First Responders Crafting Real-Life Scenarios On The Vacant Land

A former airport in Tulsa that has been abandoned for years is now being used by the Osage Nation for training drone pilots.

GA-ASI Demos Flight Deck Taxi Capability For MQ-25

Deck Operations Use Special Director Wands To Guide Aircraft

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has successfully demonstrated aircraft carrier deck handling to include taxi capability and transition to the launch and recovery phases using a Predator C Avenger jet aircraft as a surrogate. As part of the proposed MQ-25 solution, GA-ASI has demonstrated that the new carrier-based unmanned tanker can integrate with the complexities of existing flight deck operations.

Jiangsu Jet Signs Agreement For Jeppesen Operator Platform

Next Generation Operation System Improves Functionality And Efficiency

A three-year agreement has been inked between Jeppesen and Jiangsu Jet to provide the China-based business aviation operator with Jeppesen Operator, an online business aviation platform.

Cobham To Supply LM Orion Crew Module Elements

Components Include Environmental Controls And Life Support

Cobham announced at the 34th Space Symposium that it has recently been awarded contracts by Lockheed Martin Space to supply a suite of space-rated life support and propulsion components for NASA’s Orion deep space exploration spacecraft. The components will fly on the Exploration Mission-2 crew module, the first flight of Orion with astronauts onboard. Components for the Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) include regulators, positive pressure relief valves, check and relief valves, pyrotechnic valves, and oxygen service valves used to maintain a life sustaining environment for the astronauts.

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Fokker Techniek Awarded First Ever Airbus ACJ319neo VIP Completion

Work To Begin On K5-Aviation Airplane In May, 2019

On the first day of the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition, Fokker Techniek, a business of GKN Aerospace, has announced that it has signed a contract with long-term customer K5-Aviation for the first ever ACJ319neo VIP completion. The completion starts in May 2019 and is scheduled to be ready for delivery at the beginning of 2020. This order comes in addition to the already contracted completions.

Indiana Aviation Repair Business Cleared In Lawsuit

Airframe Components Found Not Responsible For King Air Damage

Indiana-based aviation repair business Airframe Components has been found not liable for damage to the horizontal stabilizer of a Beechcraft King Air 200 plane as claimed by a medical transport company.

Reducing Loss-Of-Control Accidents In General Aviation Focus Of NTSB Roundtable

Event To Be Held Tuesday At NTSB HQ In Washington, D.C.

The NTSB will host a roundtable Tuesday on preventing in-flight loss of control in general aviation. The purpose of the event is to facilitate a discussion about possible solutions to prevent loss of control, which has played a role in more than 40 percent of all single-engine, fixed-wing general aviation fatal accidents.

Xcel Energy Announces A New Milestone For Drone Technology

FAA Approves Waiver To Fly Unmanned Aircraft Beyond Line Of Sight

Xcel Energy will be the first utility in the nation to routinely fly unmanned aircraft beyond the operator's line of sight when it begins surveying transmission lines near Denver, CO.

Trans States Airlines and Frontier Airlines Announce New Pilot Flow Agreement

New Partnership Guarantees Participating Trans States Pilots A First Officer Position At Frontier In As Little As Two Years

Trans States Airlines pilots now have a direct pathway to the Frontier Airlines flight deck. An agreement inked by the two airlines guarantees participating Trans States pilots a First Officer position with the Denver-based Airbus operator after as little as two years of service with Trans States.

Bombardier Delivers First Challenger 650 Converted Into Air Ambulance

Swiss Air-Rescue Rega Receives First Of Three Specially Configured Aircraft

Bombardier is pleased to announce that it has delivered the first Challenger 650 aircraft converted into an air ambulance, to long-standing customer Swiss Air-Rescue Rega. The Swiss air ambulance service will take possession of two more Challenger 650 aircraft this year, replacing its earlier-generation Challenger 604 fleet.

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Sonaca Aircraft Unveils The Sonaca 200 At AERO Friedrichshafen

Airplane Has Completed The Flight Tests Program And Is About To Be EASA Certified In The CS-VLA Category

After having successfully completed the static tests program as well as all the stability, noise, vibration, performance and stall tests, the Sonaca 200 completed its flight test program with the spin tests which were conclusive. These tests closed the certification program which had been started in 2015 by Sonaca Aircraft.

Klyde Morris (04.23.18)

Klyde Is As Mystified With Recent Aero-Poilitics As We Are

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

Dynetics Selected For Demonstration Phase Of DARPA’s Gremlins Program

Receives 21-Month, $38.6 Million Contract

Dynetics, Inc. has been selected as the top performer for Phase 3 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Gremlins program. Managed out of DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office (TTO), the objective of Gremlins is to accelerate the ability to perform aerial launch and recovery of volley quantities of low-cost, reusable unmanned aerial systems (UASs). This capability, once demonstrated and matured, enables a significant expansion of distributed architectures for airborne operations.

Airborne 04.20.18: Continental Jet-A Seminole, SWA Fallout, NYC NIMBY's Helo's

Also: Teamsters Talk Allegiant, Coleman Young Airport, Miracle Flights, IN Av Repair Biz Cleared

Piper has selected the Continental Motors CD-170 compression ignition engine fueled with Jet-A to power the next generation of the Piper PA-44 Seminole. After selecting the CD-155 Jet-A engine to power the Archer DX, Piper Aircraft extends its Jet-A powered range of trainer aircraft with the PA-44. By transitioning to Jet-A burning engines, the Seminole DX addresses the requirements expressed by many customers across the world, especially in the many regions where Avgas availability and cost is a concern. "O

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.23.18): Precipitation Radar Weather Descriptions

Precipitation Radar Weather Descriptions Existing radar systems cannot detect turbulence. However, there is a direct correlation between the degree of turbulence and other weather features associated with thunderstorms and the weather radar precipitation intensity. Controllers will issue (where capable) precipitation intensity as observed by radar when using weather and radar processor (WARP) or NAS ground based digital radars with weather capabilities. When precipitation intensity information is not available, the intensity will be described as UNKNOWN. When intensity levels can be determined, they shall be described as: a. LIGHT (< 30 dBZ) b. MODERATE

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.23.18)

Aero Linx: The Society for Aviation History The Society for Aviation History is based on a long and established successful tradition. We are dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of aviation history or any related activity. Our Creed is the preservation of past, present, and future aviation history, the preservation of aviation artifacts: be it literature, aircraft, or support items, and the continued education of the general public in aviation related matters. The original group was formed as a chapter of the American Aviation Historical Society in 1985 by the late Arthur P. Dowd and Howard "Ace" Campbell. Lindy E. Hollingsworth was its first elected president (1986-1997) and John Symons s

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.23.18)

“More general-aviation pilots and passengers die from accidents involving loss of control in flight than any other single factor. Our goal is for these experts to discuss solutions available to prevent loss of control and to identify the path forward in our continued joint effort to improve safety.” Source: NTSB Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt will moderate the participant-driven discussion on preventing in-flight loss of control in general aviation. The purpose of the event is to facilitate a discussion about possible solutions to prevent loss of control, which has played a role in more than 40 percent of all single-engine, fixed-wing general aviation fatal accidents.

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