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October 18, 2019

Airborne 10.18.19: Global 5500-6500 Cert, MMOPA Safety Mtg, A220 Hiccups

Also: NBAA Webcast Schedule, Hoover Foundation at NBAA, SpaceX Steps Up, Gulfstream G500 Cert, Bust Of Orville Wright

EASA has certified the two latest additions to the Bombardier Global family ... the Global 5500 and Global 6500 business jets ... validating the requirement for the aircraft’s operation in the European Union. This certification comes on the heels of Transport Canada certification and entry-into-service on September 30. The aircraft went through the rigorous flight testing program, which was completed at Bombardier’s test centre in Wichita, Kansas. The Pearl 15 engine, the latest addition to Rolls-Royce’s exceptional business aviation engine portfolio, was developed at the Rolls-Royce Centre of Excellence for Business Aviation engines in Dahlewit

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Firefly Black, LLC Receives Air Force Orbital Services Program Award

Contract Valued At Up To $986 Million

Firefly Black has been selected by the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center's Small Launch and Targets Division as a launch service provider for the Orbital Services Program-4 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract. Valued at up to $986 million, OSP-4 seeks to provide the Air Force with responsive launch solutions as a follow-on to its successful OSP-3 program.

Adds Second Ship For Recovering The Components To Its Fleet

SpaceX has added a second ship designed to recover fairings from its launch vehicles to its fleet. The Ms. Chief joins the Ms. Tree in the company's efforts to make as many components of its spacecraft as possible reusable.

New Type Of Aircraft Needed A New Type Of Panel

When you design a new type of aircraft, for instance one that is intended to be driven on a road as well as flown like an airplane, you need a new type of panel that will work in both configurations.

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Dream Chaser Spacecraft Primary Structure Arrives In Colorado

Most Advanced High-Temperature Composite Spaceframe Delivered

The primary vehicle structure for Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser spacecraft has been delivered to the company's Colorado production facility, kicking off full assembly of the spacecraft ahead of its first mission for NASA in 2021. The structure is the largest piece of technology to make up Dream Chaser and the most advanced high-temperature composite spaceframe ever built.