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Airborne 04.06.18: TBird Pilot Lost, Supersonic VSS Unity, Great Lakes A/L

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There are few details about the actual accident, but the Air Force has confirmed that one of the pilots of the Thunderbirds demonstration team was fatally injured Thursday in a training accident. More recent info disclosed that Thunderbird #4, Maj. Stephen Del Bagno, an accomplished pilot with more than 3,500 hours of flight time was lost. SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity safely and successfully completed her first supersonic, rocket-powered flight Thursday. VSS Unity took off at 8:02 am local time with Mark &ld

Klyde Morris 04.06.18

April Fools Was Last Sunday, Klyde

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Airborne 04.04.18: Junkers Returns!, OSHA Reinstates Pilot, Tecnam P2010

Also: SpaceX To Provide Broadband, EAA ‘Spirit Of Aviation’, Jeppesen & Bad Elf, Master Instructors

Almost a century after the maiden flight of the Junkers F 13, its historic replica has once again been certificated. 100 years ago, Hugo Junkers' undertook the design and series production of the world's first all-metal airplane, the Junkers F 13. The airplane proved to be one of the most significant milestones in the history of air travel. Today, Junkers are pleased to announce two remarkable achievements in the reconstruction of this aircraft type: Program founder and investor Dieter Mor

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.06.18)

“Even with AMA managing a portion of the recreational community and funding broader educational efforts, the FAA is still under-resourced to handle the growing surge in commercial drones, Part 107 waiver requests and future rulemakings. Eliminating Section 336 will exacerbate the demand on the agency’s resources." Source: Statement from the AMA concerning a call by the Commercial Drone Alliance for the removal of Section 336 from the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.06.18): Dutch Roll

A combination of rolling and yawing oscillations that normally occurs when the dihedral effects of an aircraft are more powerful than the directional stability.