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Airborne 03.06.15: Harrison Ford Forced Landing, WAI2015, UAVs To The Rescue

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Harrison Ford sustained moderate injuries Thursday when the PT-22 Recruit he was piloting went down on the Penmar golf course in Mar Vista, CA. His son tweeted a condition report a short time later, "At the hospital. Dad is ok. Battered, but ok! He is every bit the man you would think he is. He is an incredibly strong man." Despite the worst that mother nature could produce, thousands of women (and more than a few guys) hea

Aero-TV: AEA Convention 2015 - Where ALL The Cool Stuff Happens!

This Year's Convention Will Be Covered LIVE By Aero-News, Airborne and Aero-TV!

If you are in a business that is built around high technology, such as the aircraft avionics industry, planning ahead can be critical. This is why ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, stopped by the headquarters of the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) to talk with AEA president, Paula Derks, about the planning for their AEA International Convention and Trade Show to be held in Dallas, TX from April 8 through the 11th this year.

Klyde Morris 03.06.15

The Point Is There Was A Meeting ... At Which It Was Likely Decided There Should Be Another Meeting

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Airborne 03.05.15: AW609 Milestone, EASA Cert: S-76D, UAVs Coming To Oshkosh!

Also: SAFE, PC-12 Theft Thwarted, MyGoFlight Heli Solutions, Updated: Bell 412EPI, Big Bell 'Relentless' Deal

The AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor program has achieved a key milestone which is the initiation of the production phase in anticipation of the first customer deliveries. The company has expanded the AW609 TiltRotor program to include the AgustaWestland Philadelphia facility through its designation as the first final assembly line for the only civil tiltrotor in development to date. This represents the anticipated progression towards assembly and certification with the FAA as the main certification autho

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (03.06.15)

“Unfortunately, many of our airport partners are advocating for a historic tax hike on the traveling public through a nearly 90 percent increase in the PFC airport tax. This is simply not necessary." Source: Letter to Congress from the A4A Board of Directors members who are CEOs of the major U.S. passenger airlines.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.06.15): Hybrid Lift

Denotes a heavier than air aircraft that is supported at vertical takeoff, vertical landing, and low speed flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its rotors or thrust and in horizontal flight by the dynamic reactions of air against its wings (for example, the tilt rotor aircraft).