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October 25, 2023

Aero-TV: VerdeGo Debuts VH-3 Hybrid-Electric Powerplant

New Propulsion Scheme Optimized for AAM Applications

Founded in  2017 by Eric Bartsch, Pat Anderson, and Erik Lindbergh (grandson of famed aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh) for purpose of accelerating the electrification of flight, VerdeGo sets out to combine conventional propulsion architectures with next-generation electric technologies. Of late, VerdeGo has been about the business of developing the VH-3 powerplant, an efficient means by which to convert the chemical-energy of liquid fuels—e.g., Jet-A, JP-8, SAF, e-fuels—into electricity. The hybrid-electric powerplant comprises a reciprocating aero-engine, power electronic

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Airborne 10.17.23: HondaJet Echelon, Bombardier EcoJet, Hartzell Sold

Also: AOG Technic-CFM Battle, Lying To FAA, Citation M2 Gen 2 Autothrottle, EHang EH216-S Cert

Honda has officially announced their new Echelon light jet... filling in the blanks since they started discussing the program 2 years ago. Honda plans for the aircraft would carry a single pilot an ten passengers—or two pilots and nine passengers—a maximum distance of 2,625-nautical miles, cruise at 450-knots (0.67 Mach), and reach a service-ceiling of FL470. Bombardier unveiled images of its EcoJet research project’s second test phase to the attendees of NBAA-BACE 2023. The promising flight tests were conducted with an 18-foot-wide demonstrator an

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Klyde Morris (10.20.23)

Klyde Wonders... When is One Whitaker NOT Like Another?

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Airborne 10.17.23: HondaJet Echelon, Bombardier EcoJet, Hartzell Sold

Also: AOG Technic-CFM Battle, Lying To FAA, Citation M2 Gen 2 Autothrottle, EHang EH216-S Cert

Honda has officially announced their new Echelon light jet... filling in the blanks since they started discussing the program 2 years ago. Honda plans for the aircraft would carry a single pilot an ten passengers—or two pilots and nine passengers—a maximum distance of 2,625-nautical miles, cruise at 450-knots (0.67 Mach), and reach a service-ceiling of FL470. Bombardier unveiled images of its EcoJet research project’s second test phase to the attendees of NBAA-BACE 2023. The promising flight tests were conducted with an 18-foot-wide demonstrator an

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.25.23): Flight Management Systems

Flight Management Systems A computer system that uses a large database to allow routes to be preprogrammed and fed into the system by means of a data loader. The system is constantly updated with respect to position accuracy by reference to conventional navigation aids. The sophisticated program and its associated database ensures that the most appropriate aids are automatically selected during the information update cycle.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.25.23)

“I feel bad for him [the owner of Treasure Coast Flight School]. Ten airplanes down like that, it's got to put a big kink in his business because not only is [it] a thousand dollars to fix the plane, but the three-to-four days of revenue that the plane doesn’t fly, times ten, is a lot of money."

Source: Michael Leighton, who owns a competing flight school and has been flying since 1988, speaking about student pilot Sumebh Singh, 23, who allegedly vandalized no fewer than ten airplanes on Stuart, Florida&rsq

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