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The long-awaited first flight of the Tom Hodgson B29 Replica took place last week... in style. A one-hour first flight featured a number of fly-bys and low passes before the builder/pilot decided that he had all the data he needed and brought it back to its home drone in Kokomo, Indiana. Hodgson reported that the aircraft was pretty much in trim and that there were no significant issues during the test flight. A heartfelt request from the family owners of Cleaveland Aircraft Tool began making the rounds this week, an unfortunate reminder of just how

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The much-anticipated second test flight of the SpaceX Starship may finally be imminent... but the main reason for the delay has little to do with R&D, but bureaucracy... especially from the folks at the Fish & Wildlife department... which hold the keys to the last remaining roadblock. Nearly a year after its original unveiling last December, the B-21 Raider was spied making its first flight test, exciting aviation enthusiasts with the long-running B-2 Spirit’s successor. Despite the futuristic and utilitarian design of flying wings, they remain a

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The Manifold Pressure On The Left Engine Indicated About 21 Inches, While The Manifold Pressure For The Right Engine Indicated 23 Inches

On November 13, 2023, about 0800 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 310D, N86H, was substantially damaged with it was involved in an accident near Hayden, Idaho. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations personal flight. The pilot reported that he had departed Coeur d'Alene Airport - Pappy Boyington Field (COE), Hayden, with an intended destination of Nampa, Idaho. As he ascended to about 4,500 ft mean sea level, he noticed that the manifold pressure on the left engine indicated about 21 inches, while the manifold pressure for the right engine indicated 2

Aero Linx: European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) ECAC has been providing the major focus for inter-governmental cooperation in air transport matters in Europe for 68 years now. Membership and expertise of this pan-European organisation enables it to respond to the increasingly complex needs of the air transport industry in Europe.

Localizer Performance With Vertical Guidance (LPV) A type of approach with vertical guidance (APV) based on WAAS, published on RNAV (GPS) approach charts. This procedure takes advantage of the precise lateral guidance available from WAAS. The minima is published as a decision altitude (DA).

“The most crucial aspect is the environmental gain we can achieve by using large and modern aircraft of this type for Troll... This can help reduce overall emissions and the environmental footprint in Antarctica, Landing such a large aircraft opens up entirely new possibilities for logistics at Troll, which will also contribute to strengthening Norwegian research in Antarctica.” Source: Camilla Brekke, Norwegian Polar Institute director, describing the rationale for the first Boeing 787 to touch the Antarctic ice pack with an arrival courtesy of Norse Atlantic Airways, supporting the Norwegian Polar Institute. Dreamliner LN-FNC, nicknamed “Everglades”, touched down on the ‘blue ice runway’ at Troll Airfi