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Airborne 02.20.15: 102K' Parasail, G650ER Global Flt, Feinstein Wants UAV Regs

Also: Hybrid Glider, AirVenture 2015 Build Projects, Sandel Ju52 Installation, Norwegian FAs, LAX Runway, AirAsia Report Promised

World View, a commercial balloon spaceflight company, seems one step closer to launching manned voyages after successfully flying the first parafoil from the edge of space at a record-breaking height of 102,200 feet this very morning. With this flight, World View announces a partnership with United Parachute Technologies (UPT) in conjunction with Performance Designs. A Gulfstream G650ER proved it has long legs recently by setting two city-pair records while flying around the world wi

Airborne 02.19.15: AMA v Part 107, Foreflight Update, Last ATV Reentry

Also: Gone West-Gordon Bowman Jones, ICAS, Unions Want Tax Break Rules, Enstrom AD, CT v UAVs

Following a preliminary review of the FAA’s outline for the proposed rules addressing the commercial use of unmanned aircraft, the Academy of Model Aeronautics, known as the AMA, said in a statement that, “…regulations relating to the commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems should not apply to the longstanding, educational hobby of flying model aircraft." ForeFlight has done it again as they roll out new wireless connectivity features in the latest Mobile version 6.7 to allow the software t

Klyde Morris 02.20.15

We Have Met The Enemy ... And He Is Us, Klyde

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (02.20.15)

“I am impressed by the diversity of the teams that have made it through to Round Two this year." Source: Charles Champion, Airbus Executive Vice President Engineering.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.20.15): Adjustable Stabilizer

A stabilizer that can be adjusted in flight to trim the airplane, thereby allowing the airplane to fly hands-off at any given airspeed.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.20.15)

World War I Aviation

Grab your leather helmet, silk scarf and goggles. This site has a ton of great information about the flying machines from the early days of military aviation, as well as the people who designed and flew them.