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January 04, 2017

Airborne 01.04.17: Falcon Heavy, Hartzell Advice, Amazon Flying Warehouse

Also: Apollo 11 CM Move, Zenith's SAM LSA, Yi Erida Drone, Glider TXP Regs, Southwest Airlines, A380 Adjustment, Superjet 100

For those who just can't get enough of all things SpaceX, the company has released a photo giving a glimpse of the Falcon Heavy booster interstage, which it hopes to be able to launch sometime in 2017. The Falcon Heavy will be made up of a Falcon 9 Full Thrust core stage with two Falcon 9 first stage boosters to provide additional lift. According to SpaceX, it is similar in design to the ULA Delta IV rocket, but will have

The Gulfstream 500 and 600 Test Fleet Is In the Air and the Test Program Is Running Smoothly…

If there was ever a place to find out about what’s going on in the world of the high-end BizJet industry, the place to be was the National Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) held in November 2016. And, that’s exactly where ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, had the opportunity to find out ‘what’s up’ with Gulfstream.

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Aero-TV: Ahead Of Schedule - A Gulfstream G500/G600 Update

The Gulfstream 500 and 600 Test Fleet Is In the Air and the Test Program Is Running Smoothly…

Also: HondaJet, Piper M600, B-29, EAA STCs, Part 23, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Solar Impulse, Bob Hoover, John Glenn...

2016 proved to be a year of milestones in so many areas of our aviation and aerospace business. One of the great stories is the beginnings of deliveries of HondaJet’s unique addition to the personal jet family of aircraft. It’s been long in coming, but it’s been a steady march from early development to certification, production, and delivery. In a business that’s been struggling, HondaJet got the job done. Piper Aircraft introduced their new M600 single-engine turbop

“The aircraft conducted itself perfectly, meeting the expectations of the design parameters while showing excellent performance.” Source: Quirino Bucci, Project Test Pilot Trainers of Leonardo Aircraft Division, on the first flight of the M-345HET trainer.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.04.17)

Are You Ready For Your FAA UAS Site Visit?

eUAS News offers this article on how drone operators can prepare themselves for a compliance visit from the FAA. You'll likely need more than you think.