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September 22, 2022

Bell’s P-39 Aircobra In Three Acts

War, Restoration, and Relinquishment

First flown in 1938 and fielded by the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1941, Bell’s P-39 Aircobra was born into war. It was a strange creature, the P-39 was ahead of its time in many ways, yet wanting for rudimentary features essential to air-combat—of which it saw a great deal. One P-39, forced down by a 1943 tropical storm, sat idle at its Cape York crash-landing site for more than forty-years before being salvaged by a team of aviation enthusiasts from the northeast-Australian cities of Cairns and Townsville.

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Famed Cosmonaut Valery Polyakov Dead at 80

Na Zdorovye, Tovarisch!

Soviet-era cosmonaut Valery Polyakov, who logged the single longest stay in space, has died at the age of 80. In a social media post, officials of Roscosmos, the state entity responsible for the entirety of the Russian Federation’s space undertakings, wrote: “The Roscosmos State Corporation regrets to announce the death of the Hero of the Soviet Union, Hero of Russia, USSR pilot-cosmonaut, holder of the world record for the longest flight into space (437 days) Valery Polyakov. We express our deep condolences to the relatives and friends of Valery Vladimirovich."

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Klyde Morris (09.19.22)

Klyde Deals With The FBI....

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Airborne-Flight Training 09.15.22: Elektra Trainer, PAL Airlines, Whirly-Girls

Also: Atlas Air and Wings Over the Rockies, WestJet Pilots, Remote Pilot Test Prep, Unruly Passenger

Elektra Solar GmbH has won the prestigious eTrophy at the Eletcrifly-In competition in Bern, Switzerland.  Elektra’s brand new two-seater UL Elektra Trainer aircraft beat out concepts from rival manufacturers Pipistrel and X-eye. The eTrophy is awarded to the electric aircraft that travels the longest, un-recharged distance to the competition. Elektra’s test pilot, engineer, and sales manager Uwe Nortmann departed the Baden-Württemberg airfield, a grass airstrip in the southern German town of Pfullendorf, on 10 September and p

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.22.22)

Aero Linx: Recreational Aviation Australia (RAAus) Formerly known as the Australian Ultralight Federation, Recreational Aviation Australia (RAAus) is the peak body in Australia responsible for administering ultralight, recreational and Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) operations. We train and certify pilots, flying instructors and maintainers (almost 10,000 members), register a fleet of over 3,200 aircraft, oversee the operations of 174 Flight Training Schools around the country and support almost 50 Aero Clubs.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.22.22): Visual Descent Point

Visual Descent Point A defined point on the final approach course of a nonprecision straight-in approach procedure from which normal descent from the MDA to the runway touchdown point may be commenced, provided the approach threshold of that runway, or approach lights, or other markings identifiable with the approach end of that runway are clearly visible to the pilot.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.22.22)

“The Roscosmos State Corporation regrets to announce the death of the Hero of the Soviet Union, Hero of Russia, USSR pilot-cosmonaut, holder of the world record for the longest flight into space (437 days) Valery Polyakov. We express our deep condolences to the relatives and friends of Valery Vladimirovich." Source: The official Roscosmos statement about the end of an uncommon life, of a man who achieved some amazing milestones...

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