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November 24, 2021

Airborne 11.24.21: Denali FIRST Flt, Gone West: Jim Richmond, Puppy Rescue

Also: Tecnam Begins Green Program, Air and Marine Operations, Oman Academy, DJI Joins AnimaMundi

The Beechcraft Denali took flight Tuesday, marking its first test with the new GE Catalyst turbine engine. The milestone is a major step for the all new, all original design. With a single turboprop, pressurized cabin, economic fuel burn, and advanced avionics, Textron hopes to see certification sometime in 2023. The Denali was flown by senior test pilot Peter Gracey and chief test pilot Dustin Smisor. The duo tested the aircraft's performance, stability, maneuverability, controllability throughout the nearly 3-hour flight. The note we received late Monday was sad, to say the least... "It is with heavy hearts that we share the loss of our

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Blue Origin Announces Crew for NS-19

Laura Shepard, Micheal Strahan, and More To Launch

On the heels of its voyage including legendary screen actor William Shatner, Blue Origin has announced the passengers aboard the upcoming NS-19 flight. The voyage will mark the 6th flight, the 3rd human flight for the outfit this year, and its 19th overall. With all 6 of its seats filled, the occasion will also mark the first time the New Shepard, Blue Origin’s launch system, has completed a flight with a full complement of personnel aboard. Blue Origin has released the crew for the flight, including Laura Shepard Churchley, daughter of the New Shepard’s namesake, astronaut Alan Shepard. Currently serving as the Chairwoman of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees, an o

Reactivated Wide Field Camera 3 Once Again On The Job

After a period of downtime for repairs and recovery of the Wide Field Camera 3 instrumentation, the Hubble Space Telescope is on its way to full operation once again. The telescope's systems were suspended following an anomaly on October 25, with select capabilities returning in a phased process. In early November, the agency began an investigation into the cause of Hubble's instruments going into an uncommanded safe mode configuration, suspending operations without notice. While healthy by all indications, the team decided further diagnostics were warranted, and left the systems safe until the issue to be assessed further.