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May 30, 2021

FAI Remembers 90th Anniversary Of Auguste Piccard's Flight To The Stratosphere

"A Major Turning Point For Both Aviation And Space Travel"

Ninety years ago, on 27 May 1931, Swiss physicist and balloonist Auguste Piccard made history by becoming - together with his co-pilot Paul Kipfer - one of the first two humans to enter the stratosphere. Safe within the pressurised cabin he invented, Piccard flew his enormous gas balloon to a height of 15,781m above the earth, setting an FAI world record in the process. The FAI commemorates his incredible feat, which was a major turning point for both aviation and space travel.

From 2016 (YouTube Version: Importing A Time Tested Airframe…

While at Sun ‘n Fun 2016, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, checked up on the new ready-to-fly light sport aircraft by Zenair that is being certified by a company named, M-Squared Aircraft. To get the ‘square’ story from M-Squared, Jim spoke with M-Squared president and owner, Paul Mather. In short, Zenair of Canada is producing their model 750 airplane, and final assembly and certification is being handled by M-Squared in Mobile, Alabama. The M-Squared S-LSA certified airplane will be powered by the venerable Continental O-200 engine. Mather said