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All News

October 14, 2012

Aero-News Alert: Felix Baumgartner Freefalls From Over 128,000 Feet

Unofficially Breaks Multiple Records Over The Roswell, NM Desert

After flying to an altitude of 128,097 feet in a helium-filled balloon, Felix Baumgartner completed a record breaking jump for the ages from the edge of space Sunday morning (local time), exactly 65 years after Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier flying in an experimental rocket-powered airplane.

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Mars Rock Touched By NASA Curiosity Rover Offers Surprises

Resembles Some Unusual Rocks Found Deep In The Earth

The first Martian rock NASA's Curiosity rover has reached out to touch presents a more varied composition than expected from previous missions. The rock also resembles some unusual rocks from Earth's interior.

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Three Medium-Lift Soyuz Launchers Are Now At Guiana Spaceport

Fourth Booster Lifted Off From The Facility Friday Afternoon

Three additional Soyuz launch vehicles have been delivered to the Arianespace spaceport in French Guiana, while one launched Friday carrying a pair of navigation satellites.

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HAI Hosts Chinese Delegation

30 Aviation Professionals In FAA Executive Management Training

HAI and PHI Air Medical Group recently hosted a group of 30 Chinese aviation professionals at the request of the FAA's Office of International Affairs. The delegation is participating in an FAA Executive Management Development Training Program funded through the U.S. Trade Development Agency.

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FAA Grants TSO For Hartzell Engine Technologies Cabin Heaters

I-Series Adapted From Proven Military Technology

The FAA has granted TSO approval to Hartzell Engine Technologies LLC (HET) for its new I-Series of aircraft cabin heaters. Adapted from its military proven S-Series heaters, the I-Series heaters contain a new combustion tube constructed of Inconel, a material proven to provide superior performance over ceramic coated stainless steel in extreme temperature applications.

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GE Aviation's H80 Turboprop Engine Gains Russian Type Certification

Marks Fifth Certification For The 800-SHP Powerplant

GE Aviation’s H80 turboprop engine has received type certification from the Interstate Aviation Committee Aviation Register (IAC AR). The Russian agency issued the type certificate on September 24, 2012.

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FreeFlight Systems Introduces FTG-410 Audio Alerting Device

Safety Feature Used In Conjunction With Radar Altimeters And Other Avionics

FreeFlight Systems has introduce the FTG-410 Tone Generator, an audio alerting enhancement for radar altimeters and other avionics systems that calls flight crew attention to critical altitudes and other aircraft conditions when operating in hazardous environments.

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New Boeing 747-8 Freighter Joins Polar Air Cargo

First Flight Was October 3, Second 747-8F Expected In Fourth Quarter

Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc., is pleased to announce that a new Boeing 747-8 Freighter began operations in its fleet on October 3. Another new aircraft is due to join service later in the fourth quarter of 2012.

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Boeing To Provide PBL For CH-47 Chinook Helicopters

US Army Contract Worth $185 Million Covers Rotor-Blade Production, Overhaul And Distribution

The U.S. Army has awarded a five-year Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) contract to Boeing for CH-47 Chinook support, an arrangement that reduces customer costs while allowing Boeing to invest in improving products and processes. The $185 million contract covers management of the production, overhaul and distribution of the Army's supply of Chinook helicopter rotor blades.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (10.14.12)

"This rock is a close match in chemical composition to an unusual but well-known type of igneous rock found in many volcanic provinces on Earth." Source: Edward Stolper of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.14.12): Drop-In Aviation Fuels

Alternative Aviation Fuels that can be mixed with existing jet fuels without requiring any change to the supply infrastructure, airframe or engines and provide the same or better performance.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.14.12)

Automated Flight Following (AFF) Webtracker

A system that automatically tracks the location and velocity of specially-equipped aircraft and other mobile assets, providing this information in near-real-time to dispatchers, aviation managers, and other authorized users.

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