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December 25, 2014

Airborne 12.24.14: UAS America NPRM, YOUR Perfect Cub?, NYC Pol Wants To Ban UAV

Also: Lee Lauderback's UAT, OR Coast Guard Heli Station, CA A/C Parts Co Sued, Orion Is Home, 1.9M Young Eagles

The UAS America Fund, LLC has filed a formal Petition for Rulemaking with the FAA proposing a new “micro” unmanned aircraft rule. The proposed regulation would govern all commercial operations for unmanned aircraft systems that weigh three pounds or less, are operated below 400 feet, stay at least five miles from airports, and pilots must have a demonstrated level of aeronautical knowledge. EAA has announced that the 2015 EAA Aircraft Sweepstakes grand prize is a Piper J-3 Cub, meticulousl

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NASA Commercial Crew Partners Complete 23 Milestones In 2014

Companies, Agency Look Ahead To More Advancements In 2015

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program and the agency’s industry partners completed 23 agreement and contract milestones in 2014 and participated in thousands of hours of technical review sessions. The sessions focused on creating a new generation of safe, reliable and cost-effective crew space transportation systems to low-Earth orbit destinations.

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Video Gives Astronaut’s-Eye View Inside NASA’s Orion Spacecraft

Recorded Return Through The Atmosphere On December 5 Test Flight

New video recorded during the return of NASA’s Orion through Earth’s atmosphere this month provides a taste of the intense conditions the spacecraft and the astronauts it carries will endure when they return from deep space destinations on the journey to Mars.

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Airbus Helicopters Forging Ties With Innovative SMEs

Officially Launches New Open Innovation Platform

Airbus Helicopters has officially launched its new Open Innovation platform at an event attended by Airbus Helicopters’ Executive Vice President of Engineering, the PEGASE center of excellence and a number of French SMEs. The program gives creative companies looking to break into new markets the opportunity to support Airbus Helicopters in its innovation strategy.

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Australian F-35 Lands At New Home

Training To Take Place At Luke AFB In Arizona

The first Royal Australian air force F-35A Lightning II arrived at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona Dec. 18, marking the first international partner to arrive for training.

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Boeing International And Strategy Leader Hill Sets Retirement Plans

Allen Appointed President Of Boeing International

Boeing International President Shephard W. Hill has announced his plans to retire from the company effective April 1, 2015. Hill, who also led the company's Business Development & Strategy organization, served in a variety of key positions throughout his 28-year Boeing career.

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Report: Autopilot Systems Market Worth $4.1 Billion By 2020

North America Will Account For Maximum Share Of Sales

According to a new market research report "Autopilot System Market by Product, by Application, by Component, by Geography - Forecasts & Analysis to 2014 - 2019", published by MarketsandMarkets, the global autopilot systems market is estimated to be $2.86 Billion in 2014 and expected to register a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 6.20% to reach $4.1 Billion by 2020.

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UK Carrier Flybe To Go Paperless With Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro

Regional Carrier Achieves Paperless Authorization From UK Civil Aviation Authority

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has granted paperless operational authorization to Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline. Flybe has integrated Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro on iPad as their electronic flight bag (EFB) solution fleet-wide, which allowed the carrier to gain paperless authorization status.

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Chinese Airline Pilot Sent To Jail Over 2010 Accident

Sentenced To Three Years In Connection With Fatal Injury Of 44 People

Airline captain Qi Quanjun was making his first flight from Harbin, China to Yichin in August, 2010 when the plane he was flying went down, resulting in the fatal injury of 44 people. Fifty-two others were seriously injured in the accident.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (12.25.14)

"Roger, please be informed there is a Santa Claus." Source: Astronaut Jim Lovell, informing Mission Control that the Apollo 8 mission had successfully broken lunar orbit and was heading back to Earth on Christmas Day, 1968.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.25.14): Radius Of Maximum Winds

The distance from the center of a tropical cyclone to the location of the cyclone's maximum winds. In well-developed hurricanes, the radius of maximum winds is generally found at the inner edge of the eyewall.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.25.14)

The Independent Fixed Base Operators Association

The Independent Fixed Base Operators Association is dedicated to the long term vitality and success of its members through collaborative endeavors, knowledge sharing, and best practices standardization on a global scale.

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