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Airborne 05.08.15: Lazair Returns?, New UAV Camera Platform, JAXA Lunar Ambition

Also: Barnstorming On AOPA, AUVSI Renames Tradeshow, Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 151, UAV Training Program, North Dakota

A Georgia entrepreneur wants to return the Lazair ultralight to production, and with your help, Gene Yarbrough might just get it done. ANN readers may recognize Gene's name from his reporting as a stringer during Oshkosh over the past several years. An aeronautical engineer, Gene has brought that expertise to ANN on topics ranging from high-tech engines to ultralights, which remains one of his passions. A company called Polyhelo is developing a Hexicopter that they claim offers unique

Klyde Morris 05.08.15

Maybe The Experience Will Prevent Him From Texting While Driving ...

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Airborne 05.07.15: FAA At AUVSI, SpaceX Launch Abort Test, New Blue Angel Boss

Also: Colorado NIMBY Suit, Hartzell Tech, Tasmanian Seaplanes, Textron, Espresso In Orbit

We have some great news for those who are following the race to space through private industry companies. Yesterday morning, Elon musk and his SpaceX Company completed a critically important test of the escape system for manned flights in the SpaceX Dragon capsule. Early reports indicate this first unmanned test was a success. The ANN news crew attended the Unmanned Systems 2015 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia this week where we anxiously awaited the FAA’s schedule presentation. We had hoped of hearing about fu

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (05.08.15)

“If they (the FAA) can understand that (the promise of UAV technology) and understand your commitment to safety, we have a real opportunity to convince them when these issues come up that this isn’t just some other issue.” Source: House Transportation Aviation Subcommittee chair Frank LoBiondo.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.08.15): Blown Flap

Flap across which bleed air is discharged at high (often supersonic) speed to prevent flow breakaway.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.08.15)

From U.S. Civil War to Afghanistan: A Short History of UAVs

So many stories these days are about UAVs ... Unmanned aerial vehicles. And while there is a real "gee whiz" aspect to today's unmanned aircraft, did you know that UAVs have been around since the Civil War?