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Air Racing Champion Steve Hinton Jr. took to the skies of Idaho over Labor Day weekend, and in stunning fashion, flew his highly modified P-51 Mustang “Voodoo” to a speed of 531.53 MPH -- the fastest speed ever achieved in the world for a piston engine propeller driven airplane. The average speed recorded by Hinton Jr. tops the 528.3 MPH recorded by Lyle Shelton back in 1989. Hinton Jr.’s record falls within the sub-class for internal combustion engine planes with a weight of between 3,000-6,000 kg and eclipses Will Whiteside Jr.’s previous mark of 318.01 MPH achieved in 2012. The Commemorative Air Force High
Demonstrating Viability As A Platform For High-Resolution Sensing
World View recently completed another successful milestone Stratollite mission, breaking their previous duration record by flying a total of ~27 hours. The company says the achievement is a major step forward for the Stratollite - the world's first long-duration (weeks/months), persistent and steerable stratospheric balloon vehicle capable of carrying payloads.
Kitfox Introduces A New Version Of The Venerable Speedster…
In 1992, Kitfox brought its first Speedster to Oshkosh. In 2017, the company gave the public the first look at the newly-redesigned variant of the aircraft.
New Launch Date Likely Not Until The End Of September
Just after the ignition of Ariane 5’s main stage Vulcain engine, the on-board computer detected an anomaly affecting electrical equipment on one of the two solid-propellant boosters (EAP). This anomaly led to an interruption of the automated lift-off sequence.
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