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January 19, 2016

Airborne 01.19.16: New Red Bull Racers, ForeFlight + JetFuelX, 737 MAX v A320neo

Also: C Series, Aero-Calendar, British Airways, Pratt & Whitney, Quest Aircraft, Bell 407GXP, New FAA Hire
 
The Red Bull website has been active with new information which includes the announcement of new pilots. French aerobatic champion Mélanie Astles is set to become the first female pilot to join the Red Bull Air Race's Challenger Cup. Completing the list of three new pilots the 2016 lineup are Britain's Ben Murphy and American pilot Kevin Coleman. ForeFlight has acquired JetFuelX, which is a free web-based fuel card management service. This acquisition allows ForeFlight users to use JetFuelX services on one platform. JetFuelX is designed to help everyone from individual pilots to large flight departments, including charter operators, quick

Orbital ATK Successfully Tests Hypersonic Engine Combustor

3D-Printed Unit Demonstrates One Of Longest Duration Propulsion Wind Tunnel Tests On Record

Orbital ATK has successfully tested a 3D-printed hypersonic engine combustor at NASA Langley Research Center. The combustor, produced through an additive manufacturing process known as powder bed fusion (PBF), was subjected to a variety of high-temperature hypersonic flight conditions over the course of 20 days, including one of the longest duration propulsion wind tunnel tests ever recorded for a unit of this kind. Analysis confirms the unit met or exceeded all of the test requirements.

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Spaceport America,Ted Turner Expeditions Form Partnership

An Exclusive, Behind-The-Scenes, Immersive Tour Of The Iconic Commercial Spaceport In New Mexico

Spaceport America, the world's first purpose-built commercial spaceport and Ted Turner Expeditions, provider of individually crafted eco-conscious journeys to Ted Turner-owned properties, have partnered to offer the new Spaceport America Immersion Excursion.

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Aero-TV: Silent Falcon UAS – A Solar-Electric Unmanned Aircraft

AUVSI Has Become A Nexus For Amazing Unmanned Technologies!

While at the Unmanned Systems 2015 Conference, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, stops to talk with a company that is displaying an aircraft hanging from the ceiling. It’s called the Silent Falcon.




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