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It could be said that competition begets innovation, and that seems to be the case with Boeing. It’s reported that Boeing is considering a 150 seat version of its new 737 MAX airplane in light of competition from Bombardier's CSeries airliners. The airplane, which for now the company is calling the 737 MAX 7X, would have a significantly longer range and carry more passengers than the 126-seat model currently in development. It’s reported that Boe

Accumulates Several Likely World Records Along The Way

Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) landed at the Moffett Airfield in northern California late Saturday night local time completing its crossing of the Pacific Ocean with several world records.

Sues To Stop Aerial Surveillance Of U.S./Mexico Border

A resident of Laredo, TX of Hispanic descent has filed a lawsuit against Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the state of Texas saying aerial surveillance of the border between Texas and Mexico racially targets Mexicans.

Klyde Deals With An Uninspired Cartoonist...

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It’s been just over two years since Malaysian Airlines Flight MH 370 disappeared, and the Australian government has taken the lead in the search to find a definitive answer to the question of what happened to that airplane. It’s reported that on December 27, 2015 and February 27, 2016, two items of debris were independently found, approximately 137 miles apart, on the Mozambique coast. Both items were delivered to the relevant Civil Aviation Authori

Aero Linx: The National Coalition for Aviation and Space Education The National Coalition for Aviation and Space Education is a membership organization that was formed in 1993 when the founding member groups signed a formal charter and established a partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Together with the FAA, we actively promote aviation and space education while supporting schools’ initiatives at the local, state and national levels. The NCASE was formed in a cooperative spirit between the aviation industry and the FAA to present a united voice on aviation education issues. We work with aviation educators, government officials and industry representatives to marshal education resources and

Tetrahedron A device normally located on uncontrolled airports and used as a landing direction indicator. The small end of a tetrahedron points in the direction of landing. At controlled airports, the tetrahedron, if installed, should be disregarded because tower instructions supersede the indicator.

"As an aeronautical engineer and former naval aviator, I learned early that an AOA system offers an optimum way to maintain a safe margin above stall. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), loss of control remains a major cause of aircraft accidents. Widespread use of an AOA indicator of this quality and capability would, without doubt, result in a significant reduction in those types of accidents for the MU-2 or any other similar category aircraft." Source: Rick Wheldon, Vice President of Turbine Aircraft Services, Inc. following the announcement that the FAA has approved a new Angle of Attack (AoA) system for Mitsubishi MU-2 aircraft. The Angle of Attack system was developed in cooperation with Alpha Systems A