Also: CAP Gets Gliders, Bombardier Strike, Gas Balloon Racing, MIA WWII Marines Finally Home, Wag-Aero, Seaplanes, and More!
On-time and on-spec, SpaceX' Dragon is now its way to the ISS. Following a Sunday night, 2035 ET launch, the Dragon capsule reached its planned orbit of 212 miles above Earth, despite a single engine failure a little over a minute into the mission. The vehicle is on course to catch up to the station during the next couple of days. The Falcon9’s redundant engine configuration didn’t miss a beat... Boeing, on Friday, marked a historic milestone with delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner built at its North Charleston, SC, facility to Air India. Boeing claims that the delivery marks the beginning of a new era of commercial airplane production in South Carolina. ANN continues to receive some very interesting input from readers all over the world, in response to the article we did a week ago on issues raised by those concerned with the current mission and direction of the 'Post-Boyer era' AOPA. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 10.09.12 is chock full of info about the half-week period ending Tuesday, October 9th, 2012... 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 Glen Moyer, this episode covers:
SpaceX: There's a Dragon in Orbit
First South Carolina-Built 787 Dreamliner Delivered
AOPA Fallout Continues
CAP Gets USAFA Gliders
Bombardier Strike
America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race Underway
MIA WWII Marines Identified, Honored
Wag-Aero STCs Cessna 120, 140, 150 Aircraft Mufflers
AVW: Seaplane Launch Off Dolly
JetBlue Flies Above Politics
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