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July 03, 2018

Airborne-Unmanned 07.03.18: Facebook Drops Aquila, Yamaha Fazer, FAA Survey

Also: New AUVSI Jax Chapter, Switzerland Air Traffic Demo, KState Polytechnic, TopXGun

Facebook has abandoned its efforts to use a high-altitude solar-powered drone to relay internet connectivity to people living in remote areas without such service. Facebook began its efforts in 2014. On its blog, the company said it developed an aircraft, known as Aquila, as well as other technologies to deliver wireless internet connectivity to remote areas. In 2016, one of its aircraft suffered a wing failure while attempting to land, which the NTSB attributed to strong winds. The flight was the first for the full-s

“The only thing consistent about the FAA’s oversight of these FAA-certificated facilities—which number more than 700 abroad—is its inconsistency, leaving far too many stones unturned.” Source: Letter from Congressmen Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Rick Larsen (D-WA) to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.

In stress analysis, the load that causes physical breakdown in an aircraft or aircraft component during a strength test, or the load that according to computations, should cause such a breakdown.

Soaring Society of America

The Soaring Society of America, Inc. was formed in 1932 to foster and promote all phases of soaring, both nationally and internationally. Since then, the SSA membership has grown to in excess of 12,000.