A long time coming? Yes. But a new generation of powerplants has just been certified with the LONG-awaited news that the DeltaHawk DHK180 has received FAA certification... and is on its way to production of the jet-fueled aircraft piston engine. The 180 horsepower DHK180 is the first of a family of engines expected to come from DeltaHawk. The FAA has published a Notice of Proposed Rule-Making (NPRM) germane to the adoption of a new Airworthiness Directive (AD) specific to the B-17.  ”The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Boeing Model B-17E, B-17F, and B-17G airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report indicating that the left front spar lower fitting had completely separated at the wing-to-fuselage joint, and the equivalent joint on the right side of the airplane was cracked..." A United States Air Force F-15D returning from a routine training mission in day CAVU weather touched down upon then departed the paved surface of Runway 14 at southern-Oregon’s Crater Lake–Klamath Regional Airport (LMT)—coming to rest in a Bureau of Reclamation irrigation canal south of the airfield. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!

 

 

Breaking News: DeltaHawk DHK180 Engine Earns FAA Certification  

FAA Publishes B-17 NPRM in Federal Register 

Ditched! USAF F-15D Eagle in Oregon Irrigation Ditch 

Virgin Galactic Readies for 25 May Spaceflight 

FedEx Pilots Authorize Strike  

Reliable Robotics Conducts Autonomous Flight Demo at Travis AFB 

US Aviation Academy Launches San Marcos, Texas Campus

 

 

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