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November 01, 2019

Airborne 11.01.19: Piper M600 SLS, SWAPA Refutes Lav Story, Blumenthal Attacks Again

Also: DJI Intro's Mavic Mini, Soloy Purchased, USAF Delivers Humanitarian Aid, EAA Builder’s Log

Piper Aircraft has announced the next generation M Series aircraft – the M600 SLS, standard equipped with the new HALO Safety System. It will now also be the first general aviation aircraft in the world to be certified with Autoland capability. The HALO Safety System is a compilation of technologies unique to the M600 SLS and its avionics suite. The system includes Auto-throttle, Emergency Descent Mode, Enhanced Stability and Protection, Surface Watch, Safe Taxi, Flight Stream connectivity and more. However, of greatest significance is the addition of Autoland capability – which safely lands the aircraft at the nearest suitable airport in the event that the pi

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ESO Telescope Reveals What Could Be The Solar Systems Smallest Dwarf Planet Yet

The Asteroid Hygiea Could Be Classified As A Dwarf Planet

Astronomers using ESO’s SPHERE instrument at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed that the asteroid Hygiea could be classified as a dwarf planet. The object is the fourth largest in the asteroid belt after Ceres, Vesta and Pallas. For the first time, astronomers have observed Hygiea in sufficiently high resolution to study its surface and determine its shape and size. They found that Hygiea is spherical, potentially taking the crown from Ceres as the smallest dwarf planet in the Solar System.