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All News

September 05, 2017

Airborne 09.05.17: EA700 Wing POC Flies!, Seaplane Adventures, Lily Drone

Also: Voyager 40th, Sully Calls On Congress, Orbital ATK, 1st 737 MAX 8, FAA Suit, Mars Sim, Elbit Systems

The EA700 Eclipse upgrade program is speeding right along... ONE Aviation has confirmed the successful first flight of their aerodynamic proof-of-concept, EA700 wing. Experimental test aircraft N990NE was modified to test the new wing shape being used for the EA700 model currently in development. This aircraft still sports the E500 fuselage, engines, and stabilizers, but has had the wing modified to match the shape of the EA700 wing. Changes to the wing include the overall 4-foot increase in wingsp

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Airborne-Unmanned 09.05.17: FAA Supports TX Drones, Yuneec H520, Insurance UAS

Also: DJI's Unique Sphere Mode, Lily Drone, StratoAirNet UAV, Aeroprobe, Airborne UnManned Test Pilots

By late last week, the FAA had issued 43 unmanned aircraft system authorizations to drone operators supporting the response and recovery for Hurricane Harvey or covering it as part of the media. The authorizations cover a broad range of activities by local, state and federal officials who are conducting damage assessments of critical infrastructure. The FAA issued eight of the approvals to a railroad company to survey damage along a major rail line running through the city. Five others were issued so e

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Morane-Saulnier Type L Airplane Replica Comes To EAA Aviation Museum Collection

Extraordinary Donation Honors 100 Years Of French-American Aviation Relationship

In a donation honoring 100 years of the French-American aviation relationship, a full-sized Morane-Saulnier Type L “Parasol” aeroplane replica will join the prestigious Experimental Aircraft Association’s EAA Aviation Museum collection in Oshkosh, WI.

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Airborne 09.01.17: Lone Star Flt Museum, Airshow $$, AOPA v FBO Greed

Also: Gulfstream G600, Midwest LSA Expo, Airbus Supplier, Boeing Donates, Aviation Program, UPS Mechanics

The Lone Star Flight Museum at Ellington Field will postpone both its ribbon-cutting ceremony, today, September 1st and grand opening celebration the next day. “Due to weather impacts from Hurricane Harvey and current rescue and recovery efforts, we will postpone our ribbon cutting and grand opening until a more appropriate time,” said Douglas H. Owens, Lt Gen (ret), CEO, Lone Star Flight Museum. After drawing 560,000 attendees, and losing $400,000, in its inaugural year, the Huntington

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Airborne-Unmanned 08.29.17: 3D-Printed UAS, ‘Dragonfly’ Quad, Drones v Chicago

Also: Nat'l Council On Public Safety, MQ-1C Gray Eagle, Army Partnerships, Nevada UAS Test Site, General Atomics

Rhet McNeal, a 26 year-old Marine Corporal from Griffin, Georgia, has developed a 3D-printed UAS nicknamed “Scout” that is a cheaper alternative to the hand-launched, fixed-wing RQ-11 Raven and RQ-12 Wasp III UAS that the Marines currently use. Costing $35,000 and $49,000 per unit respectively, the Raven and Wasp UAS are considered relatively inexpensive by military standards, but they are still expensive enough to where only a few Marines are authorized to fly them. The UAS

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.05.17)

“This half-day event is an intense and interactive look at safety from a single pilot or owner/operator perspective. It is a must-attend opportunity for single pilots and owner/operators to zero in on safety and culture in terms applicable to their unique operations.” Source: David Ryan, chair of NBAA’s Safety Committee.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.05.17): Climbout

That portion of flight operation between takeoff and the initial cruising altitude.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.05.17)

Aviation Safety Advisory Group of Arizona (ASAG) The Arizona Aviation Safety Advisory Group is made up from volunteer aviators from throughout Arizona. 

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