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Airborne 12.15.17: New Shepard Flies Again, Falcon 5X Cancelled, Flying Car Race

Also: Online Pilot Records Database, GA Security Bill, $1M 4 ERAU, Blades Aerobatic Team

Blue Origin's New Shepard made its seventh test flight Tuesday afternoon at the company's launch site in west Texas. The mission included the first test of Crew Capsule 2.0, and carried 12 commercial, research and education payloads. According to data provided by Blue Origin, the launch took place at 1059 CDT and lasted just over 10 minutes. The booster reached an apogee of 322,032 feet AGL, while the capsule continued to an apogee of 322,405 feet AGL. Dassault Aviation has initiated the termination process of the S

Klyde Morris 12.15.17

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FMI: www.klydemorris.com

Airborne 12.13.17: Flight Design Update, Bell 525, Space Policy Directive

Also: A380 Production Cut?, Canadian Arctic Aviation Tour, US Nationals, Muilenburg'ss Mars Prediction

Flight Design may be under new ownership, but it plans to continue to be a leader in the design and manufacturing of light aircraft. Flight Design was acquired by LIFTAir of Eisenach, Germany last July and has been rebranded as Flight Design General Aviation GmbH. As a part of the acquisition, LIFTAir now owns the Flight Design EASA Design Organization, the Flight Design aircraft production facility in Kherson Ukraine and the design rights for all products produced by the company. The FAA has posted a

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (12.15.17)

"Our collaboration remains vitally important for the safe and efficient movement of passengers and cargo on both sides of the Atlantic. Today's signing continues a deep commitment to cooperation and harmonization shared by America and the EU." Source: FAA Administrator Michael Huerta, on the signing of Amendments to two US-EU agreements that will expand areas for joint efforts on aviation safety and air traffic management harmonization. FMI: www.faa.gov.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.15.17): Elevator

The horizontal, movable primary control surface in the tail section, or empennage, of an airplane.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.15.17)

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