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NTSB Releases Prelim In Wichita Falls Medical Helo Accident

Two Fatally Injured When The Aircraft Went Down With A Patient On Board

The NTSB has released its preliminary report from an accident in Wichita Falls, TX involving a medical helicopter transporting a patient. That patient and a flight nurse were fatally injured when the aircraft went down on approach to the United Regional Hospital helipad.

Questions Raised About Scrapped Airplanes In Afghanistan

Sixteen Apparently Airworthy G222 Aircraft Sold To Afghan Construction Company For Six Cents Per Pound

The Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has sent a letter to the Secretary of the Air Force questioning the scrapping of 16 apparently airworthy G222 aircraft for six cents per pound.

CFM's LEAP Engine Takes To The Skies

Flies For First Time On GE Aviation 747 Testbed

CFM International's LEAP engine took to the skies for the first time on 6 October on a modified 747 flying testbed at GE Aviation Flight Test Operations in Victorville, California, launching the next phase of testing for the advanced engine program.

First Tecnam P2006T MRI Aircraft Now Operating In South Africa

Multi-Sensor Reconnaissance And Identification Technology Developed By INDRA

The first Tecnam P2006T MRI entered operational service with South African security company CSS Tactical Ltd, according to the company.

NIMBY Overload: New Jersey Senate Committee Passes Helicopter Ban Resolution

Measure Already Approved By The Full State Assembly

The New Jersey State Senate Transportation Committee has passed a resolution that would ban tourist helicopter flights over the New Jersey side of the Hudson River.

NASA-Pioneered Automatic Ground-Collision Avoidance System Operational

Currently Being Integrated Into USAF F-16 Airplanes

A new NASA-developed Automatic Ground-Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) that could significantly reduce the incidence of controlled flight into terrain aircraft accidents is currently being integrated into the flight control systems of the U.S. Air Force's fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft.

Woman Whose Balloon Was Stolen In Albuquerque Flies In Father's Honor

Traveled Back To Santa Monica, CA And Returned To Balloon Fiesta With Alternate Balloon

It was to have been a tribute to her father. Marilyn Wallace planned to fly her father Rick's balloon daily during this year's Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque. Rick Wallace had flown at the Fiesta for 30 years, but had passed away shortly before this year's event.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (10.11.14)

"The LEAP engine behaved like a real veteran as we took it through its aerodynamic clearance points. I think this flight was a very positive foreshadowing of great things to come for the LEAP engine family." Source: CFM International chief test pilot Steven Crane.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.11.14): Leading Edge

The part of an airfoil that meets the airflow first.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.11.14)

FAA Military Airport Program

As an authorizing agency, the FAA manages surplus property transfers for airports, military base conversions, and the promotion of joint-use of existing military air bases.