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March 29, 2016

Airborne 03.29.16: Icon Questions Mount, Farnborough AirShow, CASA v Mud Daubers

Also: Another Skydiving Ban?, Aero-Calendar, USCG @AirVenture, Vulcan Centaur, NATCA Awards, Teterboro, Norwegian AW101

Over the years, airplane designs have come and gone, and some have made promises that never materialized. Icon aircraft has been promising its unique A5 amphibious airplane design for a number of years, and now that they say they are ready for deliveries, the purchase contract is, to say the least, unusual. The contract is highly restrictive, certainly controversial, the purchase agreement leaves one wondering -- are you buying an Icon A5, or just borrowing it? The reas

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GoFundMe Suspends Pet Rescue Org's Campaign To Buy Airplane

Is Reviewing Finances Of Soaring Paws

The crowdfunding website GoFundMe has suspended a campaign instituted by the pet rescue organization Soaring Paws while it looks into the finances of the group and its founder, Albert Lonzo Adams III.

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IWASM Presents Author Jessica Cox

Will Host 'Meet The Author' Event On April 3

The International Women’s Air & Space Museum (IWASM) will be hosting a book and poster signing with author Jessica Cox on Sunday, April 3, 2016 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. at the museum before the showing of the award-winning feature documentary, “Right Footed,” at the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF).

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Aero-TV: IRCHA at AMA Expo - RC Helicopters Making Incredible Progress

Promoting The Continued Growth Of RC Helicopter Flying...

While at the AMA Expo 2016, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, checked in to get an update on the world of radio controlled helicopters. This led him to interview, Dave Millner, who is the president of the International Radio Controlled Helicopter Association (IRCHA). Jim recounted his early days with radio -controlled helicopters and asked Millner, where is this thing going?

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Airborne 03.28.16: New SST?, FAA Forecast, Rolls-Royce 'Perfect TEN'

Also: Ukraine Pilot, Great Lakes, Globalstar Antenna, FlyDubai Pilot, F-35 Program, Female Missileers/B-52 Aircrews, Airline Pilot Accused

A new SST is under development in Colorado that Boom Aerospace says would carry 40 passengers at speeds of 1,260 knots ... and yes, that’s faster than the Concorde. Sir Richard Branson has already signed on for 10 options for the airplanes. The team behind the Boom includes Amazon CEO and founder Blake Scholl, and Michael Reid, who previously worked on the Dreamliner with Boeing. The Spaceship Company is also involved. The FAA has released its a

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (03.29.16)

"We have a number of educational initiatives with our government and industry partners to teach drone operators how to fly safely, including the drone registry we launched last December. But enforcement goes hand-in-hand with education.” Source: FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.29.16): Airport Sketch

Depicts the runways and their length, width, and slope, the touchdown zone elevation, the lighting system installed on the end of the runway, and taxiways.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.29.16)

How Beechcraft Could Have Been The Tesla Of The 1950s.

When you hear the name Beechcraft, if you think of anything at all, you probably think of small airplanes. What’s less known is that in 1946 Beechcraft once considered building a car.

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