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July 06, 2015

Airborne 07.06.15: Solar Impulse In Hawaii, FAA Reauth Delayed, Airlines Investigated

Also: SpaceX Test, The G500, Senate Appropriations, TSA Causes Cash Confiscation, NASA v Thunderstorms, Virgin Atlantic Cuts, Bristow Scholarship

Even those of us who love flying will have to admit that being cramped into a single place cockpit for 5 days in an aircraft that is lucky to hit 50 miles per hour has got to be pushing the limits of having a good time. That’s exactly what Pilot Andre Borschberg had done when he landed the solar-powered Solar Impulse 2 airplane at Kalaeloa Airport, Hawaii last Friday. The flight from Japan lasted 118 hours and covered about 5,144 miles across the Pacific Ocean. We had expected to see the draft FAA Reauthorization Bill release by now, but that isn’t going to happen. The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

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Prototype Airplane Could Lead To First To Fly On Mars

Prandtl-m Under Development At Armstrong Flight Center

When an aircraft makes its first flight on Mars in the 2020s, a NASA Armstrong innovation may have made it possible.

First Instrument Delivered For NASA’s Upcoming Asteroid Sample Return Mission

Thermal Emission Spectrometer Will Map Mineral And Chemical Levels, Temperature On Asteroid Bennu

The first of five instruments for a spacecraft that will collect a sample from an asteroid and bring it back to Earth has arrived at Lockheed Martin for installation onto NASA’s Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx).

Working Out In Artificial Gravity

MIT Researchers Find A Combination Of Exercise And Artificial Gravity May Lessen Negative Effects Of Weightlessness In Space

Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) have a number of exercise options, including a mechanical bicycle bolted to the floor, a weightlifting machine strapped to the wall, and a strap-down treadmill. They spend a significant portion of each day working out to ward off the long-term effects of weightlessness, but many still suffer bone loss, muscle atrophy, and issues with balance and their cardiovascular systems.

Report Shows Benefits Of 'Greener Skies' Approaches At Sea-Tac Airport

Comprehensive 'Greener Skies Over Seattle' Report Reveals Significant Environmental Benefits

Alaska Airlines is on track to save 87 gallons of fuel, shorten flight times by about nine minutes and reduce carbon emissions by nearly 1 metric ton, every time one of its planes land at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport using new, operations-enhancing FAA procedures.

Lockheed Martin Signs Purchase Agreements With Airbus For Two FFSs

Emphasizes Shared Intent To Partner On Future Training Programs

Lockheed Martin Commercial Flight Training and Airbus have signed a frame contract enabling Airbus to expedite procurement of flight simulation devices for their customers, Airbus training centers and their affiliates worldwide.

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Bristow Academy Awards First Annual Scholarship

Titusville, FL Resident Chosen To Receive The Tuition Assistance

Bristow Academy has awarded the first annual Bill Chiles scholarship to Per Emil Karl Albrektsson of Titusville, Florida.

NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Stays The Course To Pluto

Given Green Light For July 14 Flyby Of The Dwarf Planet

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is getting a final “all clear” as it speeds closer to its historic July 14 flyby of Pluto and the dwarf planet’s five moons.

China Aviation Supplies Holding Company Signs GTA For 45 A330 Family Airplanes

Also Inks An MoU For 30 Additional Aircraft

China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) has signed with Airbus a General Terms Agreement (GTA) for 45 A330 Family aircraft and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for options for 30 A330s. The agreements reflect the continuous popularity of the versatile A330 Family in the world’s fastest growing market.

LISA Pathfinder: The First Step Towards Observing Einstein’s Gravitational Waves

Airbus Defense and Space Has Now Delivered The LISA Technology Package For The Next ESA Scientific Mission

Complicated inner workings for a complicated proof: with the LISA Technology Package (LTP), Airbus Defense and Space has now delivered the heart of the LISA Pathfinder scientific space probe. LISA Pathfinder will enable the test of advanced technology with which the gravitational waves described by Einstein can be observed from space.

NGC, US Navy Successfully Conduct E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aerial Refueling CDR

Capability Will Extend E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Flight Endurance

The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman have successfully conducted the critical design review (CDR) for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aerial Refueling (AR) system.

Senate Appropriations Committee Supports FAA’s Space Efforts

Commercial Space Federation Applauds Funding For Agency's Office Of Space Transportation

Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the FY 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Bill. The Bill provides $17.425 million for the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation, $2 million for Commercial Space Transportation Safety, and $2 million for Facilities and Equipment to better integrate Commercial Space Traffic with the National Airspace System.

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First RAAF C-27J Spartan Arrives In Australia

Delivery Coincided With 90th Anniversary Of RAAF Base Richmond

The first RAAF C-27J Spartan battlefield airlift aircraft in Australia was welcomed by dignitaries at RAAF Base Richmond Tuesday. The ceremony coincided with the 90th anniversary of the base’s establishment.

Aero-TV: An Intro To Quad-Copters – Horizon Hobby Explains A Model Revolution

The Quadcopter Revolution Is In Full Swing... Here's Info On How To Join In!

While at eFest 2015, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, talks with a company known as Horizon Hobby to find out what’s going on in the rapidly changing world of remote control (RC) aircraft. In this interview, Jim talks with James Haley, the multirotor category manager for Horizon Hobby, about the new world of RC quadcopters.

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Airborne 07.06.15: Solar Impulse 2, FAA Reauth Delay, Airline Investigation

Also: SpaceX Test, The G500, Senate Appropriations, TSA Causes Cash Confiscation, NASA v Thunderstorms, Virgin Atlantic Cuts, Bristow Scholarship

Even those of us who love flying will have to admit that being cramped into a single place cockpit for 5 days in an aircraft that is lucky to hit 50 miles per hour has got to be pushing the limits of having a good time. That’s exactly what Pilot Andre Borschberg had done when he landed the solar-powered Solar Impulse 2 airplane at Kalaeloa Airport, Hawaii last Friday. The flight from Japan lasted 118 hours and covered about 5,144 miles across the Pacific

Aero-TV: An Intro To Quad-Copters – Horizon Hobby Explains A Model Revolution

The Quadcopter Revolution Is In Full Swing... Here's Info On How To Join In!

While at eFest 2015, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, talks with a company known as Horizon Hobby to find out what’s going on in the rapidly changing world of remote control (RC) aircraft. In this interview, Jim talks with James Haley, the multirotor category manager for Horizon Hobby, about the new world of RC quadcopters. The term “quadcopters” started when the first toy versions of the 4 rotor vertical lift type models hit the market. Horizon Hobby uses the term multirotor because quadcopters have

Yuneec International Adds The Power Of 4K To The Typhoon Family

Whether A Beginner Or Experienced Flyer, Typhoon Q500 4K Offers Smart Features For A Safe And Easy Flight

Yuneec International has launched the Typhoon Q500 4K. The newest member of the Typhoon family produces unparalleled 4K video quality and 12 megapixel still images while delivering Yuneec's standard of ready, easy and safe flight to consumers everywhere.

Klyde Morris (07.06.15)

Excuse The Pun... But Klyde Is Clearly Having A Blast -- Pilot Style

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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AeroSports Update: Sporty’s Catalog Just Got Bigger

Legend Cub and Sporty's Pilot Shop Partner on Sales and Sweepstakes

The American Legend Aircraft Company has announced a twofold partnership with Sporty's Pilot Shop. First, Sporty's will award a new Legend Cub as its next sweepstakes aircraft. Secondly, Sporty's will offer new aircraft sales of the Legend Cub through its FBO, Eastern Cincinnati Aviation.

SpaceX Plans Downrange Abort Test From Kennedy Space Center

Relocated From Vandenberg AFB In California

A planned in-flight abort test for the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft has been moved from Vandenberg AFB in California to Pad 39A at Cape Canaveral in Florida ... and has been delayed until further notice.

Airborne 07.03.15: New Trig Avionics, Cargo Biz Grows, iOS GPS Fix

Also: 'No Drone Zone', Aviation v Media, Women's Air Race Classic, Houston Spaceport, Navy's New A/C Launch System, GA Fly Safe, FAA InFO

Trig Avionics tells us they are unveiling their new avionic stack products for the first time at EAA AirVenture this year. Trig says it's TY96 and TY97 Aviation Radios define a new standard in dual 25 kHz and 8.33 kHz radio design with a slimline case that is only 1.3 inches high. They are being touted as the perfect replacement for older legacy radios such as the KY196A, KY197A or SL40. With the air cargo market showing signs of life, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc.

Lisa Turner To Receive EAA Tony Bingelis Award

Recognized For 10 Years As EAA Technical Counselor

Lisa Turner of Hayesville, North Carolina, is the 2015 recipient of the EAA Tony Bingelis Award. The award recognizes her 10 years as an EAA technical counselor, promoter of builder education through EAA chapters, and author of numerous articles on flight building and safety in such publications as EAA Sport Aviation, The Experimenter, KITPLANES Magazine, The Safety Wire, and local chapter newsletters.

Atlanta Warbird Weekend Set For Sept 12-13

'Gathering Of Mustangs' Is The Theme For The Event

A spectacular fleet of P-51 Mustangs and other World War II warbirds will fill the sky for the second Annual Atlanta Warbird Weekend (AWW) Sept. 12-13 in Atlanta, GA, at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (KPDK).

Tom Cruise Vs. Drones In 'Top Gun 2'

Actor Would Reprise His 'Maverick' Role In Sequel ... If It's Made

It was inevitable, we suppose, that Hollywood would jump on the UAV bandwagon and make a movie in which they are the central focus.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.06.15)

Aero Linx: Alaskan Aviation Safety Foundation Welcome to the Alaskan Aviation Safety Foundation, the foundation was created to improve aviation safety in Alaska thorough education, advocacy and research. We are a non-profit membership organization, established as a 501(c) 3 tax exempt corporation. Some of our activities include organizing safety seminars, hosting a segment on public television, and participating in a variety of forums and working groups to promote aviation safety.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (07.06.15): Landing Minimums

Landing Minimums The minimum visibility prescribed for landing a civil aircraft while using an instrument approach procedure. The minimum applies with other limitations set forth in 14 CFR Part 91 with respect to the Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA) or Decision Height (DH) prescribed in the instrument approach procedures as follows: a. Straight-in landing minimums. A statement of MDA and visibility, or DH and visibility, required for a straight-in landing on a specified runway, or b. Circling minimums. A statement of MDA and visibility required for the circle-to-land maneuver.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (07.06.15)

“Lisa’s contagious passion for reaching the dream of building or restoring an aircraft rubs off on everyone around her... The excitement is easy to enjoy, and has propelled many people to believe they can reach their dream of building and flying their own airplane, beginning the journey by joining the EAA." Source: Justin Griffin, the EAA member who nominated Lisa Turner for the 2015 recipient of the EAA Tony Bingelis Award. The award recognizes Lisa Turner of Hayesville, North Carolina and her 10 years as an EAA technical counselor, promoter of builder education through EAA chapters, and author of numerous articles on flight building and safety...

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