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December 19, 2013

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 12.19.13

NASA Delays a Resupply Mission for Space Walks…

The SeaLite Float Plane Achieves First Flight…

Boeing to Establish Research Centers in

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SkyCraft Airplanes Says Minisport Certification Two Months Away

First Deliveries Are Expected In March

SkyCraft Airplanes remains two months away from completing certification for the SD-1 Minisport, with its current first delivery expected to be made in March, the company reported this week on its website.

Pilot Calls The Airplane 'Really Superb'

The Thatcher CX5 ... a two-place version of the CX4 kitplane, flew for the first time Tuesday from Jack Edwards Airport in the Florida panhandle. Pilot Dr. Glen Bradley described the events of the day in great detail, from breakfast at a fast-food chain and then bolting on the wings to the airplane's touchdown after the flight.

First Flight Of Amphibious, Carbon Fiber, Float-Equipped Aircraft Falls On 110th Anniversary Of Wright Brother's First Flight

On the 110th anniversary of the Wright Brother’s first powered flight, Belite announced the successful first test flight of their new aircraft, the Belite SeaLite. The SeaLite is an amphibious, carbon fiber float-equipped aircraft, designed to legally fly under U.S. FAR 103 regulations off of either water or land. Although the first test flight was from a conventional grass runway, the expanded test plan will soon demonstrate takeoff and landing operations from water as well.