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All News

June 09, 2015

Airborne 06.09.15: K-Max Returns!, CBP Heli Under Fire, Airbus v SpaceX

Also: Avidyne iPad APP, Aero-Calendar, Fly Safe Campaign, TSA Admin Nominee, NTSB Safety Alert, ATSB, Gulfstream Expands Long Beach Site

Kaman Corporation has resumed production of the commercial K-MAX heavy-lift utility helicopters. The aircraft will be manufactured at Kaman’s Jacksonville, Florida and Bloomfield, Connecticut facilities and production and hiring for the program has already begun. The first new helicopter is expected to be delivered in early-2017. This report confirms again that our southern border is a war zone, as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter operating in U.S.

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Aero-TV: Electroair's Engine Upgrades--More Power, Efficiency, Reliability

The Benefits Of Electronic Ignition Technologies Are Significant... and Plentiful

Here’s a comment commonly heard from general aviation pilots and mechanics; “If cars, motorcycles, and snowmobiles can be produced with electronic ignition systems, why are our aircraft stuck with what looks like a 1937 Ford tractor magneto?” Some newer aircraft engines are being produced with electronic ignition systems but for most of us, we simply have to live in the past. Well, now things are changing.

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Airborne 06.08.15: Citation Latitude Cert, CAF C-47, Redbird Helps Storm Victims

Also: Tecnam P2012 ‘Traveller’, AVW: Daniel Héligoin, Civil Helicopter Market, SWA Meteorologists, Banner v Bobby Flay, KC-46, RCGroups Acquisition

Cessna just keeps cranking out business jets, and they reported late last week that their new Citation Latitude bizjet has achieved FAA type certification. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the third quarter of this year. Cessna claims the Citation Latitude represents the perfect balance of comfort and efficiency and is the first business jet to combine a roomy, flat floor, stand-up cabin, with a midsize price and best-in-class operating costs.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (06.09.15)

“Vice Admiral Neffenger is highly qualified to lead TSA and take on the difficult challenge of creating a culture of accountability within the agency.” Source: Statement from Senate Commerce Committee chairman Sen. John Thune (R-SD).

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.09.15): Approach Speed

The recommended speed contained in aircraft manuals used by pilots when making an approach to landing.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.09.15)

 Zeppelin and Garrison Museum Tønder

During the First World War the German Imperial Navy operated Zeppelin airships from Tønder. The base was placed a few kilometers north of the city and was virtually self-supporting with its own gas plant, heating central and waterworks.

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