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All News

May 07, 2019

Airborne 05.06.19: New Shepard Flt, 737 MAX Update, NORAD GA Intercept

Also: National Model Aviation Museum, Piaggio Seeks Submissions, U-Haul PC-24, Non-Pilot Accident

Blue Origin conducted an 11th successful flight of its New Shepard suborbital booster Thursday, launching from the company's west Texas complex and recovering both the booster and capsule about 10 minutes later. The launch went off on schedule about 9:30 CDT in Texas. The apogee of the flight was above ‘Karman Line” -- recognized as the boundary of space. The capsule carried multiple scientific payloads. The FAA could approve a return to service of the 737 MAX in late May or early June, but airl

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Airborne-Unmanned 05.07.19: Remote ID, Know Before You Fly, Talon v2.5

Also: NGC's Firebird, AiRXOS Approval, North Dakota Invests, Directed Energy Systems Down Drones

U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and John Thune (R-SD), members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, have sent a letter to the DoT calling on the FAA to swiftly publish a proposed rule for remote identification of UAS, also called drones. Remote identification could permit the public, the FAA, law enforcement, and others to remotely track and identify drones and their operators during flight. This would help address the rise of unauthorized drone flights in sensitive areas, including

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Blown-Air Flight Technologies Successfully Demonstrated

Removes The Need For Complex Movable Flight Control Surfaces

For the first time in aviation history, an aircraft has been maneuvered in flight using supersonically blown air, removing the need for complex movable flight control surfaces.

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Airborne-Unmanned 04.30.19: UAV Kidney Transport, Sprayer Drone, NASC TigerShark

Also: Avanti Unmanned Systems, DeltaHawk, Autonymous PAL-V eVTOL Flying Car, FlytGCS

An interesting bit of history occurred recently as an unmanned vehicle transported a human kidney that was eventually transplanted into a human being. The milestone took place last week, as the organ was delivered to a hospital via a drone and subsequently transplanted into a University of Maryland Medical Center patient -- apparently, the first time such an event has occurred. Transplant surgeon Dr. Joseph Scalea, was reportedly inspired to conduct such an attempt due to the immense costs and issues currently incurred

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.07.19)

“We’ve seen an expanding implementation of drone technology in the past year, from locating humans lost under cluttered forest canopies, to dropping critical medications in Africa, Oceania and Latin America, to enabling students to program unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and fly autonomous missions.” Source: Mario Rebello, Country Manager for North America and vice president of the Americas at DJI, commenting on the AUVSI XCELLENCE Humanitarian Awards announced at XPONENTIAL.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.07.19): Clear Air Turbulence (CAT)

Turbulence encountered in air where no clouds are present.  

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.07.19)

Pavement Removal At Santa Monica Airport

A link to a video explaining the issues with removing pavement from the ends of the runway at Santa Monica Airport (KSMO). While the runway length is now officially 3,500 feet, the pavement from the longer runway remains.

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