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The Aircraft Electronics Association announced its third quarter Avionics Market Report for this year. In the months of July, August and September 2013, total worldwide avionics sales amounted to more than $1.72 billion, as reported by the 20 aviation electronics manufacturers participating in the report. The FAA, which many industry insiders claim is out of control already due to other issues, is preparing new guidelines for its medical examiners that could disqualify many pilots because of their Body Mass Index, also known as BMI. N
Aero Linx: The Naval Airship Association
The Naval Airship Association promotes the history, education, applications, and technology of lighter-than-air (LTA) vehicles including balloons, blimps, dirigibles, zeppelins, and other airships. Despite its name, membership in the Naval Airship Association requires no naval affiliation and is open to anyone. Membership includes full website access and a subscription to our excellent quarterly publication, The Noon Balloon (Hard copies in color; see sample issue on right), in addition to the latest LTA news.
Westerlies
Usually applied to the broad patterns of persistent winds with a westerly component. It is the dominant persistent atmospheric motion, centered over the midlatitudes of each hemisphere. Near the earth's surface, the westerlies extend from approximately 35 to 65 degrees latitude, while in the upper levels they extend further polarward and equatorward.
"...should take over factories and shut down Boeing's profit-making machine..."
Source: This bit of nonsense comes courtesy of a newly-elected member of the Seattle City Council, Kshama Sawant, who is a self-described Socialist. She has told Boeing's machinists that they should "take over the factories" if Boeing moves production of its 777X airplane out of the Puget Sound region. God help Seattle...
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