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October 26, 2015

Airborne 10.26.15: NASA's SLS, Caribbean Flight Fee$, Geared Turbofans

Also: United/Teamsters, AVW: Virgin Atlantic, Life Flight Network, GA-ASI, Rolls-Royce, EL AL PW4000s, Dead Star Vaporizes Mini-Planet

 

NASA’s Space Launch System program has completed its Critical Design Review, and major subsystems such as Orion’s launch abort system and the Space Launch System RS-25 engines have recently completed successful testing. These accomplishments bring America one step closer to deep space. Four major industry players are building the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft for NASA’s crewed exploration missions that will travel beyond the moon and into deep space. The FAA has proposed an increase in fee rates for aircraft transiting the Bahamas. The FAA proposes to increase the rates for Enroute and Oceanic

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Bell Helicopter Appoints Lisa Atherton As EVP Of Military Business

Succeeds Mitch Snyder, Who Was Promoted To President And CEO

Bell Helicopter has named Lisa Atherton as executive vice president of military business. In this role, Atherton will be responsible for providing strategic direction, overall management and performance for all government programs and business development efforts. Atherton succeeds Mitch Snyder who was recently appointed Bell Helicopter president and CEO.

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GA-ASI Awarded Major US Army Contract

Will Supply Improved Gray Eagle Aircraft

The U.S. Army has awarded a contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for 19 Improved Gray Eagle (IGE) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to be delivered by September 2018.

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Air Medical Transport Industry Leaders Recognized By Airbus Helicopters

Cited For Efforts To Improve Safety And Quality Of Service

Airbus Helicopters recently honored leaders of the air medical transport industry Monday for their efforts to improve safety and quality of service.

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Life Flight Network Surpasses 10,000 Flight Hours

Reaches Landmark Achievement With AW119Kx Fleet

Life Flight Network of the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West United States has exceeded 10,000 flight hours in their fleet of AW119Kx life-saving EMS (Emergency Medical Service) helicopters, just two years after initial deliveries to the customer and three years after the aircraft was outfitted with a glass cockpit and unveiled to customers and industry.

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L-3 And Baanto International Ltd. Sign A Teaming Agreement For Displays

Will Collaborate On Multi-Touch Avionics For Military And Commercial Aircraft

The Display Systems division of L-3 Aviation Products (L-3 AP) has signed a teaming agreement with Baanto International Ltd. The agreement establishes a relationship that will offer a family of high-performance multi-touch avionics displays to be marketed to military and commercial aircraft customers.

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Final Kiss Of Two Stars Heading For Catastrophe

VLT Finds Hottest And Most Massive Touching Double Star

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, an international team of astronomers have found the hottest and most massive double star with components so close that they touch each other. The two stars in the extreme system VFTS 352 could be heading for a dramatic end, during which the two stars either coalesce to create a single giant star, or form a binary black hole.

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Rockwell Collins Tests Production Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System

Successfully Demonstrates End-To-End System Validation In Test Flights

During the first week in September, Rockwell Collins completed Contractor Test and Evaluation flights at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, for the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS).

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ASI And ISU Partner In Space Education

ASI Supports Italian Students To Attend The Programs Of The International Space University

At the occasion of the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) event in Jerusalem, the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the International Space University (ISU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday 14th October to enhance cooperation between both entities.

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Top French Civil Drone Manufacturer Releases A New Long Range Data Modem

Provides Secure Data Connection At Ranges Up To 3 Miles

Lehmann Aviation has released its new long range data modem, compatible with all L-A Series drones. With this new functionality, the company says its L-A Series drones gain the same operational capabilities as their 4-5 times more expensive competitors.

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Baldwin Aviation Helps Avera McKennan Provide Responsive Air Ambulance Service

Company's Systems Combine With Hospital’s Emergency Program To Provide Highly Efficient Responses To Patients In Four State Region

Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center’s air ambulance service serves a widely-dispersed population in parts of South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota from its Sioux Falls location and, as with any emergency response organization, timeliness and precise information are critical components to its success.

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EMS Operator SevenBar Aviation Looks To Boost Fleet Safety

Will Employ SKYTRAC Flight Data Monitoring System Aboard Fleet

Emergency medical flight services operator SevenBar Aviation has signed a letter of intent to equip their fleet with SKYTRAC's innovative Flight Data Monitoring business suite. The solution will harvest rich data from the fleet's onboard sensor systems, transmitting real-time air-to-ground alerts in emergency situations and logging in flight activity for post-mission analysis.

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Vanishing Acts: A Call For Disappearing Delivery Vehicles

Program Aims To Develop Systems That Deliver The Goods, Then Poof Out Of Existence

It sounds like an engineering fantasy, or maybe an episode from Mission Impossible: A flock of small, single-use, unpowered delivery vehicles dropped from an aircraft, each of which literally vanishes after landing and delivering food or medical supplies to an isolated village during an epidemic or disaster. And it would be nothing more than a fantasy, were it not that the principle behind disappearing materials has already been proven.

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Aero-TV: Jet Pilot In 250 Hours! Alexandra Knorr’s Eclipse Type Rating Story

The Term 'Jet Pilot' Is Being Constantly Redefined

The image we commonly conjure up when someone says the term, “jet pilot,” is that of a guy who has tons of hours, lots of experience, and a certain swagger that says, “I have the right stuff.” Well, while at AirVenture 2015, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, stopped by the One Aviation display to talk about the Eclipse very light jet (VLJ).

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Airborne 10.26.15: NASA's SLS, Caribbean Flight Fee$, Geared Turbofans

Also: United/Teamsters, AVW: Virgin Atlantic, Life Flight Network, GA-ASI, Rolls-Royce, EL AL PW4000s, Dead Star Vaporizes Mini-Planet

ANN Airborne Link: www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=video.playVideo&videoid=69a42778-9fd8-4f6a-9c8b-1f919e9b90dd YouTube Airborne Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gif3fmzlZDg

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Aero-TV: Jet Pilot In 250 Hours! Alexandra Knorr’s Eclipse Type Rating Story

The Term 'Jet Pilot' Is Being Constantly Redefined

The image we commonly conjure up when someone says the term, “jet pilot,” is that of a guy who has tons of hours, lots of experience, and a certain swagger that says, “I have the right stuff.” Well, while at AirVenture 2015, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, stopped by the One Aviation display to talk about the Eclipse very light jet (VLJ). Jim had the pleasure of meeting with the Managing Director of Jet Lounge, GmbH. He talked with Alexandra Knorr who is a 250 hour pilot, rated in the Eclipse Jet, and definitely not a g

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Geared Turbofan Engine Nearing Entry Into Service

Innovative Idea 30 Years In The Making

The PurePower Geared Turbofan that is set to enter service by the end of the year has been a long time coming. It has been 30 years since a 28-year-old engineer at Pratt & Whitney came up with the idea to slow the main fan with a geared system to transmit power from the turbine to the fan.

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Barnstorming: Our ‘Mission’… Why It REALLY Matters, Now More Than Ever

Inspiration, Even In The Midst Of The Greatest Battles, Come From Those With Uncommon Courage

Analysis/Commentary/Opinion/Observation by Jim Campbell, ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.  --  Dennis Prager Let me admit something right up front… in the very near future we’re going to be reaching out to the Aero-Verse in a really big way… We have to. No stranger to hard work, right now, we’re working our hearts out as never before. We’ve taken on more than we EVER have… and while things have been trending very nicely for us, of late… a

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AeroSports Update: Ohio Senate Panel Approves Wright Brothers Bill

Once Again, Legislation Is Being Used To Recognize Events In Aviation History

The study of aviation history is a fascinating undertaking because so much has happened in a relatively short time. Whether a professional historian, or someone that just loves aviation and the rich history of those who created what we have today, it appears that the states of Connecticut and Ohio are still going at it through legislating who was the first to fly.

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Klyde Morris (10.26.15)

Klyde Preps The Bunker... 

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Airborne 10.23.15: More Drone Issues, EAA v RV Lawsuit, JLENS Airship

Also: 1st Flight F-16V, Barnstorming: Lawyers v Aviation, Besenyei's Farewell, Area 51 Land Grab, Etihad Pilot, Air Combat USA, Era Group S92

ANN Airborne Link: /index.cfm?do=video.playVideo&videoid=6b3e6cf2-4e55-45c4-ac6b-2458549dc0d6 YouTube Airborne Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-ku0V2zKNw

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Kissimmee Gateway Airport Welcomes Air Combat USA

Offers Fighter Pilot Experience In Military Trainer Aircraft

Air Combat USA is returning to Kissimmee Gateway Airport and its business, Quantem FBO Group December 5th to the 7th. Adventure seekers and aspiring fighter pilots will have their chance to engage in realistic air to air combat simulation in a real fighter trainer aircraft with an instructor pilot, many of whom are experienced military aviators.

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Existing U.S. Astronaut Hall Of Fame to Close Nov. 2, 2015

Preparing For New Attraction At Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame will close Nov. 2, 2015, at its current location in preparation for a new, next-generation  attraction at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex – Heroes and Legends, featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. The visitor complex broke ground on Heroes and Legends in May 2015 and is scheduled to open the new attraction in late 2016.

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EASA Grants STC For New 3-Blade Prop For Rockwell Commander 114 Series

Scimitar Composite Prop Manufactured By MT-Propeller

EASA has granted an STC (#10054490) to MT-Propeller for the next generation 3-blade scimitar composite propeller MTV-9-B/198-52 on the Rockwell Commander 114, 114A, 114B, 114TC powered by the Lycoming engines IO-540-T4A5D, IO-540-T4B5D, IO-540-T4B5 and TIO-540-AG1A. An FAA STC is in the works, according to the company.

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Report: JLENS Airship Not Meeting Expectations

But Program Has Powerful Friends In Washington

An investigation conducted by a news organization has found that the Army's JLENS program has failed to meet expectations after 17 years and an investment of nearly $3 billion.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.26.15): Inner Marker

Inner Marker A marker beacon used with an ILS (CAT II) precision approach located between the middle marker and the end of the ILS runway, transmitting a radiation pattern keyed at six dots per second and indicating to the pilot, both aurally and visually, that he/she is at the designated decision height (DH), normally 100 feet above the touchdown zone elevation, on the ILS CAT II approach. It also marks progress during a CAT III approach.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.26.15)

Aero Linx: The Oregon Pilots Association We are the Oregon Pilots Association. Our goal is to promote aviation in the State of Oregon and to provide information to pilots and anyone interested in general aviation. We encourage all pilots and aviation enthusiasts to join our organization, whether you currently fly, own your own aircraft, or just like to talk aviation! Browse our site, check out some of our links, but most of all - join one of chapters in your area for one of our monthy meetings. If you don't wish to join a chapter, we encourage you to join as a "Member At Large", where you still gain all the benefits OPA has to offer.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (10.26.15)

“Uncle Orv and Uncle Will were the first to fly a powered, heavier than air flying machine, they were the first to build a flying machine of practical utility, they were the first to sell an aeroplane to the U.S. government and other foreign entities, and they were the first to build a factory that launched the aviation industry.” Source: Amanda Wright Lane of Cincinnati, great-grandniece of Wilbur and Orville Wright, in comments made as an Ohio resolution repudiating the claim that Connecticut’s Gustave Whitehead flew before Ohio’s Wright brothers is headed to the senate floor following its passage on last week by a senate committee.

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