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April 06, 2020

Airborne 04.06.20: First FlightDesign F2, Stratolaunch Tests, Pipistrel

Also: ERAU Free Online Courses, Orion Passes Tests, Boeing Shuts Philly, A320 Production

After rerouting from the cancelled Sun N’ Fun airshow, the very first F2-LSA has arrived at Flight Design USA headquarters in Connecticut. The F2 has completed ASTM and US LSA compliance testing, and serial production has started. The next F2’s are expected to arrive in the US by June 2020. F2 CS-23 and the F2 UL for Europe are expected to be certified by October 2020. The F2 series represents a next-generation effort for Flight Design as it expands its light aircraft offerings. F2 is an EASA CS-23 certified aircraft with an MTOW of 650 kg, or if flown as an SLSA or Ultralight -- 600 kg MTOW. Stratolaunch, a company that was founded by the late Paul Allen, is shifting its focus t

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Thrush Records Strong First Quarter Of 2020

Significant Growth In Both Staffing And Orders Get The Year Off To A Solid Start

Despite the recent impact of COVID-19 on virtually every facet of life at the present time, the new leadership team at Thrush Aircraft recorded a very strong first quarter as the first three months of the new year drew to a close. In addition, Thrush added additional staffing and capabilities during this time to support further growth in the year ahead.

DroneUp Acquires AeroVista Innovations

Acquisition Adds Training To Complete Drone Solutions Momentum

DroneUp has acquired AeroVista Innovations, LLC (AVI) to provide full-service drone training to private and public sector organizations. DroneUp has acquired AVI’s assets, employees, and customer contracts, and will transition merged business operations into the DroneUp brand as The DroneUp Training Academy.

Fortem Technologies Announces Shipment Of New DroneHunter F700

World’s Only Radar-Based Autonomous Interceptor Drone For Tracking And Stopping Dangerous Drones

Fortem Technologies has begun shipping its new AI-enabled F700 DroneHunter. In a world where jamming drones and drone swarms from the ground is no longer effective, the F700 stands alone as a safe, effective deterrent against the rising number of careless and criminal drones.

Aviation Specialties Unlimited Announces Online Recurrent Training Program

Web-Based Courses Focused On Night Flight Using NVGs

To serve the training needs of first responders and essential staff flying at night using NVGs, Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU), announced today that they have developed a new instructor led web-based offering for required recurrent ground training.

UAVOS & KACTS Successfully Demonstrate Remote Operation For UAS

Process Included All Phases Of Flight And Ground Operations

UAVOS, in collaboration with King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Saudi Arabia, has developed and demonstrated a progressive flight control system capability for the Saker MALE UAS family. The flight of the Saker-1B UAS has been operated under remote control with no need for a ground control station at takeoff/landing site. With the sophisticated flight control system capability, UAS can automatically land in remote runways located thousands of kilometers away, where it is serviced by a crew before it takes off for an additional mission.

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ESA To Conduct BepiColombo Flyby Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Will Be The Last Time The Spacecraft Is Seen From Earth

Controllers at ESA’s mission control center are preparing for a gravity-assist flyby of the European-Japanese Mercury explorer BepiColombo. The maneuver, which will see the mission adjust its trajectory by harnessing Earth’s gravitational pull as it swings past the planet, will be performed amid restrictions ESA has implemented in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

NASA Selects Mission To Study Causes Of Giant Solar Particle Storms

SunRISE Is An Array Of Six CubeSats Operating As One Very Large Radio Telescope

NASA has selected a new mission to study how the Sun generates and releases giant space weather storms – known as solar particle storms – into planetary space. Not only will such information improve understanding of how our solar system works, but it ultimately can help protect astronauts traveling to the Moon and Mars by providing better information on how the Sun’s radiation affects the space environment they must travel through.

Abionica Solutions, UAV Navigation Work Together For UAV Certification

Designed To Cover The Certification Needs Of UAV Navigation Customers

UAV Navigation, Spanish leader company in Flight Control Systems Solutions to UAVs, has signed a collaboration Agreement with Abionica Solutions, a specialized company in engineering systems, avionics and UAVs Certification areas, to achieve their customers’ systems certification.

Warped Space-Time To Help WFIRST Find Exoplanets

Will Use A Technique Called 'Microlensing' To Find Potentially Habitable Worlds

NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) will search for planets outside our solar system toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy, where most stars are. Studying the properties of exoplanet worlds will help us understand what planetary systems throughout the galaxy are like and how planets form and evolve.

Airborne 04.03.20: EAA-Sportys, AUS Suspends UAV Reg, A/C Registry Probs

Also: Raytheon-United Tech Merger, Aviation Database NPRM, Air Force Academy Tragedy, Crew Dragon Mockup Jettisoned

Another milestone was reached by EAA this month, as a total of 75,000 Young Eagles have now taken the next step in their aviation journeys by enrolling in Sporty’s Learn to Fly Course after their EAA Young Eagles flights. The online Sporty’s course is available free to all of the more than 2.2 million EAA Young Eagles as a follow-up to their initial introductory flight by volunteer EAA-member pilots. The course is a comprehensive online ground school, test prep, and flight trai

Boeing to Temporarily Suspend Philadelphia Area Operations

Facility Produces H-47 Chinook And V-22 Osprey Aircraft For Defense Customers

Boeing is temporarily suspending production operations at its facilities in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, in light of the company's continuous assessment of the spread of COVID-19 in the region. This action is intended to ensure the well-being of employees, their families and local communities, and will include an orderly shutdown consistent with requirements of U.S. and global defense customers.

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Airbus May Be Cutting A320 Production Due To COVID-19 Virus

Company Says It Is 'Monitoring The Situation'

Airbus may be preparing for a cut in production of its A320 airliners by as much as half for up to two quarters due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DJI, Rosenbauer Global Partner On Digitalization Of Emergency Service Response

Aerial Perspective And Mobile Operation Management System Combine To Inform Deployment, Give Increased Situational Awareness, And Save Critical Time

Emergency scenarios will be able to be dealt with quicker, more safely and more efficiently thanks to a new strategic partnership between DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, and Rosenbauer International AG, the world-leading manufacturer of fire service vehicles and firefighting equipment. From today, the two companies will work together to bring the benefits of digital emergency response management to anyone involved in being called to tackle an emergency situation.

FAA Takes A 'Major' Step Towards Return Of Supersonic Air Travel

Publishes NPRM To Set Noise Certification Standards

The FAA has taken a major step forward toward reintroducing supersonic commercial air travel with a proposed rulemaking to set noise certification standards for new supersonic aircraft.

Klyde Morris (04.06.20)

Even In The Midst Of A Pandemic, There's Still Opportunities To Commiserate Over SpaceX News

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EAA, Sporty’s Open Doors To Aviation For More Than 75,000 Young People

Online Learning Option Sees Big Jump Among EAA Young Eagles

Another milestone was reached by the Experimental Aircraft Association this month, as a total of 75,000 Young Eagles have now taken the next step in their aviation journeys by enrolling in Sporty’s Learn to Fly Course after their EAA Young Eagles flights.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.06.20): Contaminated Runway

Contaminated Runway A runway is considered contaminated whenever standing water, ice, snow, slush, frost in any form, heavy rubber, or other substances are present. A runway is contaminated with respect to rubber deposits or other friction-degrading substances when the average friction value for any 500-foot segment of the runway within the ALD fails below the recommended minimum friction level and the average friction value in the adjacent 500-foot segments falls below the maintenance planning friction level.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.06.20)

Aero Linx: ABAA - Australian Business Aircraft Association The ABAA is a non-profit organisation that was formed to act as a collective voice for the business aviation community in Australia, and to assist its members in all aviation matters. The ABAA is a member of the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), headquartered in Montreal, Canada and we have close ties with other Business Aircraft Associations such as the National Business Aviation Association, Washington, DC.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.06.20)

"Suspending operations at our vital military rotorcraft facilities is a serious step, but a necessary one for the health and safety of our employees and their communities. We're working closely with government and public health officials in the tri-state region. We're also in contact with our customers, suppliers and other stakeholders affected by this temporary suspension as we assist in the national effort to combat the spread of COVID-19." Source: Steve Parker, Vertical Lift vice president and general manager, and Philadelphia site senior executive, noting that Boeing is temporarily suspending production operations at its facilities in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, in light of the company's continuous assessment of the spread of COVID-

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