Aero Linx: Cessna T-50 "The Flying Bobcats"
The Birth of the T-50... It was in the later part of 1938 and early months of 1939 that the T-50 twin was develped. Originally designed for feeder line and persomal transport use, it has proven itself an ideal training plane for multiengine aircraft. This ship was test flown on a Sunday and with a handful of Cessna employees present, it was taken aloft for the first time by Dwane Wallace with Bill Snook as co-pilot. It's success is evident by the quantities that were produced for Canada and the United States Army.
Back-Taxi
A term used by air traffic controllers to taxi an aircraft on the runway opposite to the traffic flow. The aircraft may be instructed to back-taxi to the beginning of the runway or at some point before reaching the runway end for the purpose of departure or to exit the runway.
“Aviation goes beyond the traditional modes of flying and is fast becoming a hub of revolutionary new methods of flight so it’s important that the UK is ready for the next generation of flight.”
Source: U.K. Aviation Minister Baroness Vere explainig how the U.K. will soon have opportunity to take a leadership role in the integration of UAS into extant airspace constructs currently the sole province of manned aircraft.
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