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December 07, 2018

Airborne 12.07.18: Continental Powers Liaoning Cub, AirVenture, Lion Air v Boeing

Also: 64 Satellite 'Rideshare', Hurricane Hunters Finish Year, Cessna 208B SAIB, Aero-TV: Wright B Flyer Program

Continental Motors Group has entered a strategic partnership with Liaoning Cub Aircraft Corp to be the engine provider for the Top Cub, the first kit aircraft built in China, for the Chinese market. The experimental Top Cub is based on the Part 23 certified Top Cub CC18-180, originally designed by CubCrafters and acquired by Top Cub Aircraft Inc. The availability of the Top Cub as a kit aircraft, powered by a CMG Titan kit engine, marks the opening of the experimental market in China. Top Cub Aircraft and Continental are the first companies to offer a complete aircraft in kit form, after the Chinese CAAC agreed to allow experimental building in China. More homeb

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Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Checklist Sold At Auction

Sotheby's Sells The Item For $62,500

An anonymous American collector has purchased the checklist used by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin for landing on the moon. The document, which was signed by Aldrin, went for $62,500 at a Sotheby's auction Monday.

Former Astronaut Dr. Story Musgrave Delivers Keynote

On October 30th, Astro Pak formalized the opening of its newest cleanroom and mobile field services hub facility in Florida with an Open House and Ribbon Cutting event. Located just outside the Kennedy Space Center at 8855 Grissom Parkway in Titusville, the new facility marks the completion of the process that began when Astro Pak acquired Chemko Technical Services in 2016. The Titusville cleanroom is a reaffirmation of Astro Pak’s roots over 59 years ago.

Wright 'B' Flyer Organization Is Preserving Aviation History

Wright "B" Flyer Inc. is an all-volunteer, membership-based, not-for-profit corporation located on the Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport near Dayton, Ohio. They fly one Model B look-alike during the summer months, curate a hangar that doubles as a museum.