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August 28, 2014

Google Eyes Massive SoCal Hangar For Office Space

Former Hughes Aircraft HQ Was Where Spruce Goose Was Built

The 300,000 foot facility where Howard Hughes built the Spruce Goose may soon become the headquarters for another corporate giant ... Google.

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Airborne 08.27.14: WATTsUp Flies!, ForeFlight Update, New Goodyear Blimp Debuts

Also: Air Show Industry Honors 3, Night OSH Airshow, 'New' Wright Flyer, NTSB Unhappy With UPS/Union, Sleepy Chinese Controllers

Pipistrel has flown its two-place electric trainer for the first time. The company developed the airplane, called the WATTsUp, in partnership with Siemens AG, which provided the electric main propulsion components. ForeFlight Mobile 6.3 is now in the App Store with two major new features: Track Log and Weight & Balance. Track Log is a cloud-enabled flight recorder that allows you to capture your flight track data, upload it to the cloud, export it to third party flight review and mapping applications, and share flight tra

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (08.28.14)

"The natural question is whether this is related to the test vehicle malfunction at our development facility in Texas last week. After a thorough review, we are confident that there is no direct link." Source: Statement by SpaceX founder Elon Musk on the postponement of a scheduled launch Wednesday of a Falcon 9 rocket.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.28.14): Great Circle Track

A great-circle track is the shortest distance between two points on a sphere, and when viewed on a 2-dimensional map the track will appear curved.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.28.14)

The OX Aviation Pioneers Club

The club focuses on the era of the Curtiss OX5 engine and the early aviators.

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