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March 02, 2010

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ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 03.02.10 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 03.02.10 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature: User Fees & ADSB - 03.02.10 (ANN Special Report, with Reason's Robert Poole)

CJ4 Program Manager, Norm Baker, Provides an Exclusive Factory Tour

At Cessna Aircraft, “safety begins with a durable airframe.” Each airframe is stress-tested five times the aircraft’s standard lifetime; yet, Cessna’s renowned safety and reliability begins on the production line. State-of-the-art technology allows employees to create replicable, seamless assembly for each new aircraft on the line. In the third of his four-part series, Baker describes Cessna’s CJ4 wing construction including the vertical wing assembly, systems assembly, and vertical horizontal assembly.

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ANN Puts Out 'Help Wanted' Sign

ANN Is About To Grow -- Again... And Is Seeking EXCEPTIONAL New Staffers 2010 is turning out to be a REALLY interesting year for ANN. Without tipping my hand (yet), ANN is about to embark on some serious expansion and is heading into some interesting new territories over the next few months. In other words, we're about to grow again -- a lot... FMI: ANN Opportunities 2010

"It doesn't have an undercarriage, so we couldn't do a roll-out." Source: Tad McGeer, Aerovel's president.

A fix/waypoint that serves as a transition point from a departure procedure or the low altitude ground-based navigation structure into the high altitude waypoint system.

Leonardo Module

There were three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules, or MPLMs built by the Italian Space Agency. One of those is about to have a permanent home attached to ISS.