TECNAM has received a Type Certificate for the P2010 TDI from EASA. The P2010 TDI certification adds the Diesel/JetA1 engine to the family of Avgas and Mogas-powered TECNAM aircraft. The P2010 airframe, with its composite fuselage design and the all-metal wing and stabilator, has proven to be a good match for the Diesel engine. The "P Twenty-Ten" now offers the flexibility offered by the use of Diesel/JetA1 fuel and the low operating costs provided by the dual FADEC-controlled Continental engine. NASA’s OSI
Aero Linx: The Helicopter Club of Great Britain
The Helicopter Club of Great Britain was founded in 1966 by Tony Everard. The focus of the club was to bring together owners, pilots and enthusiasts and encourage the use of helicopters as a means of social, private, business, corporate and emergency transport and to generate a wider interest in the sporting use of helicopters in the United Kingdom. In its modern day format, it the represents some 500 helicopter owners and pilots in the UK.
Expedite
Used by ATC when prompt compliance is required to avoid the development of an imminent situation. Expedite climb/descent normally indicates to a pilot that the approximate best rate of climb/descent should be used without requiring an exceptional change in aircraft handling characteristics.
"SpaceX believes that fully and rapidly reusable rockets are the pivotal breakthrough needed to dramatically reduce the cost of access to space to enable people to travel to and live on other planets. While most rockets are expendable after launch — akin to throwing away an airplane after a one-way trip from Los Angeles to New York — SpaceX is working toward a future in which reusable rockets are the norm."
Source: Quoted from a recent SpaceX statement accompanying info and background celebrating the 100th successful launch of a SpaceX Falcon rocket.
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