A PAL-V vice president plans to fly around the world in his personal "flying car", though no firm date has been set to begin the attempt. PAL-V VP of sales Mark Jennings-Bates said that he plans to fly his personal aircraft on the attempt, accompanied by a second PAL-V that will record the flight on video.
Jennings-Bates said that he hopes to depart from and return to San Francisco with the flight taking about 90 days. The company has not officially announced the attempt, but plans for the flight are reportedly well underway. Fuel management will be a critical issue for the flight, as the PAL-V Liberty has a range of about 270 nautical miles while flying. Tecnam has announced an agreement with U.S.-based commuter airline Cape Air on a delivery schedule for the first 20 of 100 Tecnam P2012 Travellers. Negotiations were concluded following an extensive review of the configuration, direct and indirect cost analysis of the P2012 by key members of both the Cape Air and Tecnam leadership teams. Gulfstream Aerospace recently celebrated the five-year anniversary of the Gulfstream G650’s type certification. Announced in March 2008, the G650 launched with more than 200 firm orders. With a nonstop range of 5,000 nautical miles at Mach 0.90 and 7,000 at Mach 0.85, the aircraft established its prominence in
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Airborne 09.25.17 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, September 25th, 2017... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:
- PAL-V Plans 'Flying Car' Circumnavigation
- Cape Air Firms Delivery Schedule For First 20 Of 100 Tecnam P2012 Travellers
- Gulfstream Marks Five-Year Anniversary Of G650 Type Certification
- Virgin Atlantic Diverts London-To-Boston Flight To Manchester
- AVW: How Not to Land an Orbital Rocket Booster
- Wipaire Receives Chinese Approval For Wipline 13000 Floats
- Wyvern, Women And Drones Form Partnership
- Uzbekistan Airways Selects GEnx Engines For Boeing 787 Dreamliners
- AD: Ameri-King Corporation Emergency Locator Transmitters
- Stelia Aerospace Delivers The First BelugaXL Cargo-Door
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