Call it the Aero-Marriage of the decade... It has just been announced that Alan Klapmeier will lead the integration and growth of a new multiple-product aviation company incorporating two of our favorite aircraft -- and people.
ONE Aviation Corporation has been formed to design, develop, and manufacture a family of aircraft, each of which will be a market leader in its category and class. ONE Aviation’s core products include the Eclipse 550 twin-engine light jet and the Kestrel K350 single-engine turboprop. The fact that private industry is being used by the United States to resupply the International Space Station, and that the SpaceX Company successfully launched its 6th mission yesterday, should be a big story. It is, but it’s not the only story of this mission. The most recent attempt to land the booster occurred yesterday, and resulted in an “almost success.” The rocket did land vertically on the barge but then tumbled over because of sideways motion of the floating landing pad. Last fall, Flight Design, manufacturer of the popular CT-series of Light-Sport Aircraft, promised to fly its new, certified four-seated airplane, called the C4, by the opening of the German Aero Friedrichshafen show. The
development team achieved their goal last week. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 04.15.15 is chock full of info in this Daily news episode for Wednesday, April 15th, 2015... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Ashley Hale, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
- Eclipse and Kestrel Join to Become ... ONE Aviation
- SpaceX Launched its Sixth ISS Resupply Mission and Attempts Another Falcon 9 Landing
- Flight Design Completed First Flight Of New C4
- Papillon's 50th Anniversary Airbus H130T2 Golden Helicopter Debuts
- Classic Aero-TV: Honoring Our Legacy - Recrafting Paul’s Game-Changing Baby Ace
- FAA Proposes $430,000 Civil Penalty Against Beechcraft
- FreeFlight Systems Releases ADS-B View Version 2.0
- FAA To Hold Rotorcraft Safety Conference This Month
- NexNav Introduces Micro-i Ultra-Low Cost GPS Solution
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