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November 05, 2019

Airborne 11.04.19: DA50-RG 1st Flt, KSMO Wastes $$, Zenith Workshops

Also: Mohawk Down, Cuba Ban, K-MAX Helicopter, Updated FAA Helicopter Handbook

In April 2019 at AERO Friedrichshafen, Diamond Aircraft announced changes on the DA50 program, including a new engine concept with the 300 hp Continental CD-300 and retractable gear. On Thursday, the airplane flew for the first time. "The first flight was conducted by the crew as planned and all systems were working as expected," said Sören Pedersen, Head of Flight Test, Diamond Aircraft Austria. "Since all new elements are already well known from other aircraft out of the Diamond aircraft family, the DA50 made a very ma

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Airborne-Unmanned 11.05.19: New Jupiter Tricopter, DARPA Test, UAS Restrictions

Also: DOI Grounding, Primoco LDG Test, Heavy-Lift VoloDrone, Drone Delivery Canada

FlightWave Aerospace has launched its new Jupiter tricopter UAS. The company says the drone is reminiscent of a “tough-as-nails pickup truck,” designed for missions where durability, stamina and control are required. The UAS provides users with a “smooth flying experience,” according to FlightWave, via their tilt-pod technology. The UAS also has the same engineering that provided precision control for FlightWave’s Edge-130 UAS; this time, in a wingless craft, making it suitable for indoor mis

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Airborne-Unmanned 10.29.19: Norwegian Coastal Flight, Lilium Flies, Zipline Demo

Also: NBAA Report, Volocopter Air Taxi, Drone Monitoring Tools, Safran-Uber, Wing Drone Deliveries

Norway's Maritime Robotics announced that a Penguin B drone owned by the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment concluded a 200 kilometer flight in June, passing through several different types of controlled civil airspace. The flight demonstrated a new wireless data link technology using phased array antennas from Radionor Communications, as well as a lightweight transponder on the aircraft, all of which was integrated by Maritime Robotics. Lilium has released new footage of its all-electric Lilium Jet

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.05.19)

"We’re pleased the FAA has responded positively to ADS-B privacy concerns of operators, which NBAA has raised in numerous government/industry forums, including with the NextGen Advisory Committee. No one should have to surrender their privacy and security just because they board an airplane.” Source: NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.05.19): Missed Approach

A maneuver conducted by a pilot when an instrument approach cannot be completed to a landing.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.05.19)

Video: Larsen’s Opening Statement Ahead of 737 MAX Hearing with Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg

House Aviation Subcommittee Chair Rick Larsen (D-WA-02) released a statement ahead of the October 30th House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing entitled “The Boeing 737 MAX: Examining the Design, Development and Marketing of the Aircraft.”  

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