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October 22, 2015

Airborne 10.22.15: Skydive Myrtle Beach v Airport, Drone Registration Woes, Another SubSonex!

Also: Avionica 4G, ICAS, United Airlines' Acting CEO, TSA Agent Bribe?, China Overhauls, AW101 Merlin HC Mk3, USAF Pilots Face Sanctions 
 
Sometimes things can get complicated at the airport. Skydive Myrtle Beach is in a dispute with the Horry County, South Carolina Department of Airports citing what the company calls discrimination against it as an activity at the airport. Because the airport receives federal funds, the airport sponsor is not allowed to discriminate on the types of aerial activities that take place on the property... Unless you were completely off the grid on Monday, you know about the announcement by Department of Transportation of a task force that will establish rules for UAV registration. But will registration make things better

Orbital ATK Opens New Ramjet Clean Air Test Facility

To Offer More Realistic Environment For Supersonic Flight Simulations

Orbital ATK has successfully completed the final validation and testing for its new clean air Ramjet Test Facility at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL) in Rocket Center, West Virginia. This facility is one of few in the United States with a clear-air testing environment for flying trajectories on the stand with real-time, variable mass flow-rate and temperature. ABL is housed at the site owned by Naval Sea Systems Command, which committed funding to the new facility.

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Aero-TV: Joby Aviation’s Lotus S - An Exquisite Blend of Form and Function

Just When You Thought You'd Seen It All... Innovators Step In and Surprise You

When ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, spent time at the Unmanned Systems 2015 Conference he saw some really interesting aircraft, but this one could be used to visualize the word, unique. Jim talked with composite engineer, Edward Stilson, of Joby Aviation. Their aim is to provide a vertical lift UAS that has extended loiter capability.

Aero-TV: Joby Aviation’s Lotus S - An Exquisite Blend of Form and Function

Just When You Thought You'd Seen It All... Innovators Step In and Surprise You

When ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, spent time at the Unmanned Systems 2015 Conference he saw some really interesting aircraft, but this one could be used to visualize the word, unique. Jim talked with composite engineer, Edward Stilson, of Joby Aviation. Their aim is to provide a vertical lift UAS that has extended loiter capability. It doesn’t take long into the video before you realize something is strange about this aircraft that appears to have long wings, yet the wingtips don’t fit the standard mo

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