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March 15, 2016

Airborne 03.15.16: SpaceX Reuse In 2016?, UK Air Display Safety, New Wright B Flyer

Also: Iron Maiden 747, Aero-Calendar, OV-10 Broncos, Italian Eurofighter, NTSB, WASP Tactical Aerostat, WestJet Protecting Pilot?

SpaceX could launch a spacecraft using a previously-flown booster later this year, if all goes according to plan. Speaking in the closing session of the SATELLITE 2016 conference held this week just outside Washington, D.C., SpaceX COO, Gwynne Shotwell, said that the company might launch a recovered rocket first stage sometime this year. The U.K. Air Accident Investigation Branch has published a special report that offers 14 specific recommendations for improving safety at air shows in the U.K. The report stems from the investigation into an accident involving a Hawker Hunter military jet that was flying at last year's Shoreham Air Show. Wright B Flye

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