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September 06, 2017

Airborne 09.06.17: Collings F-4 Returns, Andreini Remembered, Elixir 1st Flight

Also: Miss America Flies, Jabiru New J170-D, Concorde Batteries, Swiss Rotor Solutions, BAA Training, Jet MS, Air Berlin

The only airworthy example of the F-4 Phantom II is flying again, thanks to The Collings Foundation. The airplane flew August 8 with US Air Force ‘Rhino’-driver Harry “D-Day” Daye in the pilot seat from Ellington Field in Houston, Texas. N749CF (November Seven Four Niner Charlie Foxtrot), the 1965-built McDonnell Douglas F-4D Phantom II once flew with the USAF as 65-0749. She is currently painted in the markings of 66-7680, a Phantom II flown by Col. Robin Olds

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Miss America Contestant Flies Herself To Annual Pageant

Miss Vermont, Erin Connor, Is A Licensed Pilot

Here's one way to shatter the stereotype of a Miss America contestant. Miss Vermont, Erin Connor, got into a private airplane and flew herself and two passengers to an airport just outside Atlantic City, NJ for the annual pageant.

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Aero-TV: The Patrouille De France: The Long-Awaited US Tour

Team Trained All Winter To Adapt To U.S. Air Show Rules

The Patrouille de France performed in April at Sun 'n Fun, and then toured a large portion of the U.S. during the month of April. In an interview with ANN Editor in Chief Jim Campbell, Lead Solo Pilot Capt. Aubert said that the team trained all winter for the 2017 demonstration to match with U.S. regulations for military team performances at air shows. The logistics were challenging, but he said that at each location in the U.S., the team had support personnel waiting for them to help facilitate their performances...

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Airbus Perlan II Team Celebrates World Record Flight

Engineless Perlan 2 Reaches 52,172 Feet, Breaking Record Set By Perlan 1 In 2006

Airbus Perlan Mission II, the world’s first initiative to send an engineless aircraft to the edge of space, made history Sunday in the Patagonia region of Argentina by soaring to over 52,000 feet and setting a new world altitude record for gliding.

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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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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.06.17)

"The WTO has rejected yet another of the baseless claims the EU has made as it attempts to divert attention from the $22 billion of subsidies European governments have provided to Airbus and that the WTO has found to be illegal." Source: Boeing General Counsel J. Michael Luttig.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.06.17): Cold Temperature Compensation

An action on the part of the pilot to adjust an aircraft’s indicated altitude due to the effect of cold temperatures on true altitude above terrain versus aircraft indicated altitude.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.06.17)

South Carolina Aviation Safety Council (SCASC) The stated mission of the SCASC is to promote and improve positive attitudes and behaviors towards all areas of aviation safety (ground and flight) in order to reduce occurrence of personal injury and death, and property and equipment damage and destruction while ensuring the future of general aviation in South Carolina.

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