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NASA Interns Compete Against The Clock To Develop X-59 Simulation

Program Allowed The Students To Do Real-World Development Work On An Actual NASA Project

Interns from three NASA centers spent their summer competing to develop a laptop flight simulator of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology or “QueSST” aircraft. The competition came with an added challenge: it had to be completed within 10 weeks.

Anduril Industries Announces Release Of Counter-Drone System

Will Address The Growing Asymmetric Drone Threat

Anduril Industries today launched the Interceptor drone as part of the Lattice AI cUAS (counter Unmanned Aerial System) solution to detect and interdict unmanned aircraft or autonomous drone systems. This system brings proven Anduril technology to the increasingly critical counter-done mission, providing an additional dimension of force protection for military personnel and installations or critical infrastructure.

Frost & Sullivan Unveils Top Innovators In The Drone Services Providers Market

The Frost Radar Reveals The Top 22 Companies In The Industry

Frost & Sullivan reveals that the commercial drone market, and its associated ecosystem, is still in a relatively nascent stage of development but has shown an increasing growth potential as regulatory agencies race to keep up with the pace of technological change and drone end users discover best practices to optimize aerial intelligence or decision-making in a wide range of industries.

Hydrogen-Powered 3D-Printed Drone Takes Flight

Test Conducted In Boston In Late August

Clean tech company H2GO Power has completed what it claims as the world’s first successful test flight of a 3D-printed hydrogen-powered UAV. The flight took place in Boston in late August as part of a partnership with Ballard Unmanned Systems Inc – the UAV arm of Ballard Power Systems.

Ariane 6's Core Engine Completes Qualification Tests

Final Static Fire Lasted nearly 11 Minutes

Ariane 6, Europe's next-generation launch vehicle, has passed another key development milestone. Its Vulcain 2.1 liquid-fuelled engine has now completed its qualification testing, which means combined tests can now begin.

Air Force Releases Unique New Call To Action For Ideas

Looking For 'Disruptive' Ideas To Create New Capabilities

The Air Force unveiled Air Force Explore, a new opportunity call for capability ideas that advance the transformational component of the Air Force Science and Technology 2030 strategy, Sept. 26. With this nationwide call, the Air Force is seeking disruptive ideas that can create remarkable new capabilities for the future force.

CAE Defense & Security Group President Gene Colabatistto To Retire

Search For External Candidate For The Position Is Underway

Gene Colabatistto, CAE Group President, Defense & Security has announced his plan to retire from CAE at the end of the year.

Blackcomb Is First Carbon Neutral Full Service Helicopter Operator

Offsets 100 Percent Of Its Carbon Footprint

As of January 1st, 2019 Blackcomb Helicopters became the first full-service helicopter operator in the world to offset 100 percent of its carbon footprint. Initiating the transition in 2018 by first offsetting its growing tourism program, this operator of 22 aircraft and 6 base locations has now offset the entirety of the business including employee commutes, facility emissions, waste, and fuel-burn.

Spitzer Spots a Starry Region Bursting With Bubbles

Each Bubble Contains Hundreds To Thousands Of Stars

This infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows a cloud of gas and dust full of bubbles, which are inflated by wind and radiation from young, massive stars. Each bubble is filled with hundreds to thousands of stars, which form from dense clouds of gas and dust.

JeffBolton.org Releases New B-52 Bomber In-Flight Video

Secret Nuclear Mission Training Recorded For History

For the first time in modern history, in-flight videos of secret nuclear mission training have been recently filmed in the B-52H “Stratofortress” bomber cockpit while in-flight. The new videos, in addition to a post-flight interview with Bolton, are available for viewing at JeffBolton.org. Bolton also recently filmed aboard the B-2A stealth bomber for the first time in history.

Dart Aerospace Acquires Simplex Aerospace

Adds Portland-Based Aerial Firefighting Mission Equipment Leader To Its Portfolio

Dart Aerospace has acquired the Portland, OR-based aerial firefighting mission equipment company Simplex Aerospace. The newly combined entity, which will transition into operating under the Dart brand, will now have more than 320 employees in eight locations worldwide, including four manufacturing centers of excellence.

Kratos Receives $17.6 M Sole-Source Contract Award

Will Develop And Manufacture A New Tactical Jet Drone System

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Unmanned Systems Division has been awarded an initial $17.6 million sole-source contract for jet drone research, development, and production efforts. Work on this new contract award is expected to begin immediately, with the scope of work and related funding under this program expected to increase as execution and performance milestones are successfully achieved.

Aero-TV: From ePlanes to eVTOLS - Pipistrel Leads The Electric Plane Revolution

Updates On Electric Aircraft And eVTOL Programs

Pipistrel has had a great year in terms of new airplane orders and in the flight training arena. That was the message expressed by Michael Coates, Master Distributor for Pipistrel USA, when he spoke with Aero-New Editor-in-Chief Jim Campbell at AirVenture 2019. When it comes to the electric airplane segment, Coates says the U.S. is "dragging its feet a little bit" in certification of such aircraft. Such aircraft have been accepted and are flying in other countries, and Coates feels they would be ideal for the U.S. Flight Training market.

Boeing-Embraer Strategic Partnership Taking Shape

New Company To Be Named Boeing Brasil – Commercial

Boeing and Embraer continue to work closely together to establish their strategic partnership, positioning both companies to deliver greater value to airline customers and the flying public, and to accelerate growth in global aerospace markets.

NCDOT Using Drones For Cleaner, Safer Herbicide Spraying

Combatting Non-Native Species Around Bodie Island Lighthouse

The N.C. Department of Transportation's Division of Aviation and its Environmental Analysis Unit have teamed up to fight invasive plants with a new tool: drones.

Alaska Airlines, Seeing Machines Develop Crew Training System Concept

Collaboration To Enhance Pilot Training And Safety

An advanced gaze tracking technology to understand how pilots scan and monitor instruments during complex maneuvers and instrument procedures is the focus of a partnership formed between Alaska Airlines and Seeing Machines, a computer vision technology company specializing in transport safety. The partnership has developed a proof of concept for Seeing Machines' Crew Training System in an Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737 Full Flight Simulator environment.

Drone Detection Technology To Be Tested In Ottawa, Canada

Ottawa Airport Authority, NAV CANADA And QinetiQ Canada Partner For The Testing At YOW

Coincident with the release of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on UAS Mitigation at Airports (BRTF)'s Report on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Mitigation at Airports, the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Authority (the Airport Authority) is pleased to announce that it has partnered with NAV CANADA and QinetiQ Canada (QinetiQ) to trial the company's Obsidian Counter UAS System at YOW.

NASA Takes Delivery Of First All-Electric Experimental Aircraft

Agency Engineers To Begin Ground, Taxi And Eventually Flight Testing

The first all-electric configuration of NASA’s X-57 Maxwell now is at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, CA. The X-57, NASA’s first all-electric experimental aircraft, or X-plane – and the first crewed X-plane in two decades – was delivered by Empirical Systems Aerospace (ESAero) of San Luis Obispo, California on Wednesday, Oct. 2, in the first of three configurations as an all-electric aircraft, known as Modification II, or Mod II.

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AIRT To Use Grant To Help Expand Its DroneResponders Program

Will Use The Grant To Support Research Initiatives

The Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, has awarded the Airborne International Response Team (AIRT) a grant that it will use to expand its DroneResponders program, which focuses on supporting the awareness and education of UAS use by public safety agencies and first responders across the globe.

Airborne 10.04.19: B-17 Tragedy, Stratolaunch Reborn?, Praetor 500 Cert

Also: Crewed Blue Origin Hold, Perlan II Mission, Cathay Pacific Employees Fired, Global 6500 Jet EOS

It's a tragedy that has stunned the historic aircraft community, if not all of the aviation world. Seven people were fatally injured when a Collings Foundation B-17 went down Wednesday at Bradley International Airport (KDBL) in CT. The plane went down while trying to make an emergency landing shortly after the plane took off just before 10 a.m. It impacted a building which contained several tanks of deicing fluid. The aircraft was largely consumed by fire. Seven others sustained injuries ranging from mi

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.07.19): International Airport (ICAO)

International Airport (ICAO) Any airport designated by the Contracting State in whose territory it is situated as an airport of entry and departure for international air traffic, where the formalities incident to customs, immigration, public health, animal and plant quarantine and similar procedures are carried out.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.07.19)

Aero Linx: The Luscombe Endowment The Luscombe Endowment is here to support public inquiry into things related to the Luscombe aircraft; Aircraft operation, Aircraft maintenance, and the history of the Luscombe Aircraft Company(s). You will find a large archive of technical resources, links to our affiliates, and links to historical events as well as items of curiosity or inquiry that have been brought to our attention. Our Mission: To foster the preservation and education of the public about things related to Luscombe Aircraft, and Don Luscombe's aviation contributions. The Luscombe Endowment was created in 2000, by the Luscombe Foundation to assist in support of the Luscombe fleet.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.07.19)

"The X-57 Mod II aircraft delivery to NASA is a significant event, marking the beginning of a new phase in this exciting electric X-plane project. With the aircraft in our possession, the X-57 team will soon conduct extensive ground testing of the integrated electric propulsion system to ensure the aircraft is airworthy. We plan to rapidly share valuable lessons learned along the way as we progress toward flight testing, helping to inform the growing electric aircraft market.” Source: X-57 Project Manager Tom Rigney, discussing the first all-electric configuration of NASA’s X-57 Maxwell, which is now is at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The X-57, NASA’s first all-electric

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Program Allowed The Students To Do Real-World Development Work On An Actual NASA Project

Will Address The Growing Asymmetric Drone Threat

The Frost Radar Reveals The Top 22 Companies In The Industry

Test Conducted In Boston In Late August

Final Static Fire Lasted nearly 11 Minutes

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Looking For 'Disruptive' Ideas To Create New Capabilities

Search For External Candidate For The Position Is Underway

Offsets 100 Percent Of Its Carbon Footprint

Each Bubble Contains Hundreds To Thousands Of Stars

Secret Nuclear Mission Training Recorded For History

Adds Portland-Based Aerial Firefighting Mission Equipment Leader To Its Portfolio

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Will Develop And Manufacture A New Tactical Jet Drone System

Updates On Electric Aircraft And eVTOL Programs

New Company To Be Named Boeing Brasil – Commercial

Combatting Non-Native Species Around Bodie Island Lighthouse

Collaboration To Enhance Pilot Training And Safety

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Ottawa Airport Authority, NAV CANADA And QinetiQ Canada Partner For The Testing At YOW

Agency Engineers To Begin Ground, Taxi And Eventually Flight Testing

Klyde Knows A Political Hack When He Sees One...

Will Use The Grant To Support Research Initiatives

Also: Crewed Blue Origin Hold, Perlan II Mission, Cathay Pacific Employees Fired, Global 6500 Jet EOS

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