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All News

February 21, 2017

Airborne 02.21.17: NASA 'Space Poop' Challenge, Drone Advisory, Boeing

Also: Alphabet Balloons, Aero-Calendar, DJI-AMA, Solar Research, Dreamliners, F-35, ALPA

NASA Johnson Space Center, in partnership with NASA Tournament Lab and online crowdsourcing platform HeroX, has just announced the three winners of its widely publicized... Space Poop Challenge. The global crowdsourcing competition called for solutions to human waste management inside a spacesuit, while protecting the health and safety of its astronaut occupant for up to 6 days. Currently utilized solutions are designed for scenarios lasting less than 1 day. "The response to the Space Poop Challenge exceeded all of

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Russian Company Demonstrates Working Hoverbike

Scorpion 3 Is A Single-Seat Marriage Between A Motorcycle And A Quadcopter

We all remember the scene from Return of the Jedi in which Luke Skywalker goes zipping through a forest being chased by stormtroopers on "hoverbikes" ... basically airborne motorcycles.

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Salina Airport To Honor Pilot Steve Fossett

Will Erect A 16-Foot Sculpture This Fall

The Salina Airport Authority is planning a public viewing area at the airport that will include a tribute to record-setting pilot Steve Fossett.

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Aero-TV: Log, Fly, Coordinate - Kittyhawk's Cross-Platform Drone App

Kittyhawk.io Offers Solutions For Keeping Track Of Everything Going On With Your Drone…

As with anything involving the FAA, the paperwork is important. A new company … Kittyhawk.io … is offering a variety of solutions to help drone operators keep track of everything going on with their aircraft. Josh Ziering, co-founder of Kittyhawk.io. told ANN CEO and Editor in Chief Jim Campbell at the AMA Expo in January that the apps developed by the company can give pilots information about the weather, as well as pre-flight, in-flight and post-flight checklists and maintenance logs through their iOS, Android and web apps.<

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Airborne 02.20.17: B787-10 Rollout, MultiGP Drone Racing, NIMBYs v Montauk

Also: Wright Prop, Full Stop!, Airbus Sued, Ellen Ochoa, Wright Trophy, New Embraer CEO, Bel Air AW189s

The Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, the third member of the 787 Dreamliner family, made its debut Friday, at Boeing South Carolina. Thousands of employees at the North Charleston, S.C. site celebrated the event, along with President Trump and South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster. The 787-10 will now be prepared for its first flight in the coming weeks. The 2017 MultiGP International Open, will be held at the AMA National Headquarters in Muncie, Indiana, August 9-13, 2017. The MultiGP International Open pl

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (02.21.17)

"Our engineers not only addressed core needs, but developed a sUAS platform that excels in a variety of applications for professional users." Source: Wen Yan Jiang, Group CEO and Chairwoman of Yuneec International Co., Ltd., on the introduction of the H920 Plus UAS.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.21.17): Takeoff Run Available (TORA)

The runway length declared available and suitable for the ground run of an airplane taking off.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.21.17)

UCM Red Tail Initiative

A crowdfunding effort by the University of Central Missouri Foundation established to raise funds to provide scholarships for students in honor of the 66 Tuskegee Airmen who did not return home.

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