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January 28, 2021

Airborne-Flight Training 01.28.20: AeroEducate, E-Trainers, US Aviation Academy

Also: Liberty University, The Ninety-Nines, Edward W. Stimpson Scholarship, Federal Air Surgeon

EAA has introduced AeroEducate -- which they hope will bring an interactive, educational, and engaging experience to young people ages 5 to 18 beginning in 2021. AeroEducate's web-based resource provides clear, age-appropriate pathways to aviation and aerospace engagement, and even career paths. A multitude of turnkey, easy-to-use aviation-themed activities for teachers and EAA chapters can be used at sites ranging from classrooms to EAA chapter hangars. The next generation of primary trainers is likely to be electric. Pipistrel-USA reports that over the course of 2020, Pipistrel delivered 111 certified Pipistrel Velis electric aircraft, as well as a number of

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Day of Remembrance: NASA Pays Tribute to Fallen Heroes

The Years Do Little To Dull The Feelings Of Loss

NASA will honor members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery, including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, during the agency's annual Day of Remembrance Thursday, Jan. 28. This year’s NASA Day of Remembrance also marks 35 years since the Challenger tragedy. “NASA has a unique culture that is fueled by possibility, set on a path to the next giant leap for humanity, and guided by its history,” said NASA Acting Administrator Steve Jurczyk.

Electric Short Takeof and Landing (eSTOL) Aircraft Underway

Airflow is in the process of developing one of the first full-scale piloted technology demonstrators of an eSTOL aircraft. For the last year, Airflow has been utilizing a sub-scale model for test flights that have helped develop eSTOL flight control technology. The next phase will transform a Cessna 210 into an eSTOL with Distributed Electric Propulsion (DEP). DEP enables operations into and out of very short runways by providing more control at slower airspeeds. Airflow will validate and refine the design parameters used to build the production eSTOL aircraft.