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January 15, 2013

Airborne 01.15.13: Robinson's 2012, Garmin Announcement, Kitfox Upgrades

Also: Gifts From ANN!, Obama NOTAM, New Diamond Rotary Engine, HBC Furloughs, Engines For E-Jets, Snakes On A Plane... Again!

Despite a sluggish economy, 2012 has proven to be a good year for Robinson Helicopter. The company's production for the year was 517 helicopters, a 45 percent increase over the 2011 mark of 356 helos. Garmin has just announced a new series of aviation VHF COM and NAV/COM radios, the GTR and GNC series. Just about the time that you thought that the Kitfox couldn’t get anymore capable, we find out that it can... and it is! Both the much-praised and Turbo-Charged Rotax 914 and the new Fuel Injected 912iS are now available for one of the most popular SportPlanes of all time

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William Shatner, George Takei, Leonard Nimoy Exchange Tweets To And From Space With Chris Hadfield

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Object Over 350 Yards Long Will Make Close Approaches To Earth In 2029, 2036

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But Administration Says There Are No Plans Create Such A Space Ship

A petition has popped up on the White House "We The People" website urging the Obama administration to build a "Death Star" beginning in 2016. " The petition, which was created in November, has gathered only 34,435 signatures so far, perhaps in part because of the official White House response posted just below the call for a "Death Star."