Thu, Apr 25, 2019
Ability of an aircraft to change directions along a flight path and withstand the stresses imposed upon it.
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Thu, Apr 25, 2019
Aerial Sports League
The Aerial Sports League (ASL) is a drone sports, entertainment and media company. The ASL team is made up of inventors, engineers, action sports pioneers and media specialists who share a common goal of pushing limits and breaking boundaries.
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Thu, Apr 25, 2019
AD NUMBER: 2019-07-06
PRODUCT: Certain Bombardier, Inc., Model BD-100-1A10 (Challenger 300) airplanes.
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Wed, Apr 24, 2019
Applies To Cessna Citation Jets With The Devices Installed
EASA has issues an emergency AD for Cessna Citation jets with Tamarack ATLAS active winglets installed. The AD was issued April 19.
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Wed, Apr 24, 2019
Marks The First Delivery Of A New Aircraft To A U.S. Independent Regional Carrier In Decades
Newly transformed and customer focused Silver Airways on Monday launched of regularly scheduled flights aboard its new ATR-600 series aircraft. The first ATR aircraft (N400SV, serial number 1214) was christened “Mile Marker Zero” in honor of the iconic Key West landmark in a Silver Airways employee naming contest.
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Wed, Apr 24, 2019
F-16 Block 70 Production To Begin Later This Year
Lockheed Martin hosted a ceremony recently to celebrate its new F-16 production line in Greenville, South Carolina. F-16 tooling and equipment previously in Fort Worth, Texas, has since been installed in a newly-refurbished hangar in Greenville, where the company will begin manufacturing F-16 Block 70 aircraft later this year.
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Wed, Apr 24, 2019
Also: Hartzell Beech 1900 Props, Rafale Ejection, Kissimmee Gateway Airport, FlightSafety
Tragedy has struck the warbird community as the last remaining Northrop N-9M, restored and flown by the Planes of Fame Museum, was lost in an accident in Norco, CA. The aircraft appears to have impacted, after witness reports of some kind of power outage, in a nearby prison yard, where the debris and fire damage seems to have all but consumed the aircraft. The pilot did not not survive. The single seat, twin-engine, Northrop N-9M was built as something of a development platform for Northrop's flying wing ambitions... The aircraft was used to research and define the aerodynamics for what would come later -- the Northrop XB-35 and YB-35 flying wing long-range, heavy bombers, which boasted massive 172' wingspans. The N-9M was first flown in 1942. Becoming a professional pilot has always been costly. But... Alaska-based carrier Ravn Air and the University of Alaska, Anchorage have developed
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Wed, Apr 24, 2019
Also: CFI PROficiency Initiative, Damaged Falcon Heavy Core, Enhanced MD 969, ICAO’s 193rd Member
To the surprise of few who have chronicled the many issues troubling the Cirrus SF50 program, the FAA has issued an emergency AD for SF50 Vision Jets following multiple reports of the stall warning and protection system (SWPS) or Electronic Stability & Protection (ESP) System engaging when not appropriate. The SWPS or ESP systems may engage even when sufficient airspeed and proper angle of attack (AOA) exists for normal flight. This AD requires replacing the AOA sensors with improved AOA sensors, before further flight. Some 300 world-class indoor skydivers from 31 different countries are participating the third edition of the FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships, which kicked off April 17 in the French city of Lille. Through this past weekend, they were fighting it out for a place on the
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Wed, Apr 24, 2019
Electric Propulsion Company Joins World-Class Team of Partners to Evolve Eviation's Nine-Passenger Alice Aircraft Fleets
Eviation Aircraft has selected electric propulsion developer magniX to provide its 375 horsepower magni250 propulsion system for Eviation's Alice nine-seater plane. The magniX propulsion system will be one of two propulsion options for Eviation customers to choose. magniX joins an expanding pool of industry-leading partners that will play a key role in bringing the first zero-emission, all-electric regional commuter plane to market.
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Wed, Apr 24, 2019
Marks NGCs 11th Successful Voyage To The Orbiting Outpost
The Northrop Grumman “S.S. Roger Chaffee” Cygnus spacecraft successfully completed its rendezvous and berthing maneuvers with the International Space Station Friday morning. The mission marks the company’s 11th successful berthing with the orbiting laboratory.
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