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June 13, 2016

Airborne 06.13.16: Solar Impulse in NY, SpaceX Booster Relaunch, KY Guv Skydive

Also: Wright Factory, Savage Bobber, PeruSAT-1, Alternative Fuel, STEM Education, Minot B-52s, OSIRIS-REx

The Solar Impulse-2 continued it's around the world journey, being fueled only by solar power, when it arrived at New York City’s JFK International Airport at about 4 AM local time on Saturday morning. The arrival in New York marks the completion of its flight across the United States which started with its arrival over San Francisco on May 24. The most recent flight was one of its shortest at only 4 hours and 41 minutes to fly the 165 miles from the Lehigh Valley International

Airborne 06.13.16: Solar Impulse-NY, SpaceX Booster Relaunch, KY Guv Skydive

Also: Wright Factory, Savage Bobber, PeruSAT-1, Alternative Fuel, STEM Education, Minot B-52s, OSIRIS-REx

The Solar Impulse-2 continued it's around the world journey, being fueled only by solar power, when it arrived at New York City’s JFK International Airport at about 4 AM local time on Saturday morning. The arrival in New York marks the completion of its flight across the United States which started with its arrival over San Francisco on May 24. The most recent flight was one of its shortest at only 4 hours and 41 minutes to fly the 165 miles from the Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania. We have all watched with great interest as SpaceX has successfully returned rocket boosters for landings with the intent of the boosters being reused. SpaceX Founder, El

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Solar Impulse On The Ground In New York

Completes The Crossing Of The United States

Solar Impulse 2 left Lehigh Valley International Airport, Pennsylvania, late Friday evening and landed at New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport early Saturday morning, after circling the Statue of Liberty.

Air Wisconsin Awards Exclusive Contract To LM Commercial Engine Solutions

Named Engine MRO Provider For CRJ200 Fleet

Air Wisconsin has awarded Lockheed Martin Commercial Engine Solutions (LMCES) a five-year, exclusive contract to perform engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services on CF34-3 engines.

ViaSat Selected For In-flight Wi-Fi Service On American Airlines 737 MAX Fleet

New Agreement Enables American To Increase Passenger Engagement And Optimize Customers' Onboard Wi-Fi Experiences

American Airlines has selected ViaSat Inc. to outfit its new Boeing 737 MAX fleet with ViaSat's in-flight internet service. The ViaSat in-flight internet service has been recognized with multiple industry awards for delivering the best performing, highest-quality and fastest in-flight internet experience.

Airbus Helicopters Foundation Partners With German Federal Agency THW

Will Offer Support In Natural Disaster Situations

The Airbus Helicopters Foundation has expanded its humanitarian outreach by signing a high-level agreement on heliborne airlift support for the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), which coordinates and carries out operations at international natural disaster sites and in other emergency situations.

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NASA Awards Grants To Two Universities For STEM Education Programs

Awards Totaling About $1 Million Going To Minority Serving Institutions

NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) has selected two minority serving institutions for cooperative agreement awards totaling approximately $1 million to help strengthen science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curricula at the schools.

Port Of Seattle Selects Director To Lead Airport Capital Program

New Hire Brings Experience From Houston And New York

The Port of Seattle has hired Jeffrey Brown as its new Director of Aviation Facilities and Capital Programs. Brown will be responsible for leading the long-term capital development program at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. For the last two years, Brown has held positions at the Houston Airport System in the Project Management Office and most recently as Chief Infrastructure Officer.

NASA's CloudSat/CALIPSO Satellites Celebrate 10 Years On Orbit

Ball On Cusp Of Providing New Space LiDAR For The Next Generation Of Global Weather Prediction And Climate Analysis

Ten years ago this week the first images were returned from the CALIPSO and CloudSat atmospheric aerosol LIDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) and cloud-profiling radar missions following their joint launch on April 28, 2006. The satellites joined the A-Train, a coordinated group of international satellites providing simultaneous observation data used by scientists to advance knowledge of Earth-system science.

IBM Signs $300 Million Services Agreement With Emirates Airline

IBM z Systems Mainframe To Provides Technology Backbone For Passenger Systems

IBM has announced that it has signed a ten-year technology services agreement with Emirates Airline worth approximately US$300 million. IBM will provide IT Infrastructure delivered as a service, allowing the airline to improve efficiency on its passenger support systems and functions.

Zetta Jet Offers ViaSat's In-flight Internet Service On Its Global Fleet

Will Be Installed On Bombardier Global Business Aircraft

Private airline Zetta Jet has selected ViaSat to supply global in-flight internet service for its customers desiring faster, more reliable in-flight connectivity on its Bombardier Global ultra-long range business aircraft.

NASA's Hubble Finds Universe Is Expanding Faster Than Expected

Rate Of Expansion Is Up To Nine Percent Above Previous Estimates

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the universe is expanding 5 percent to 9 percent faster than expected.

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Boeing Reports Environmental Progress

Releases Environment Report Outlining Company's Efforts In That Regard

Each day, 30,000 Boeing employees help clear the air by forgoing solo driving and choosing a cleaner commuting option, as new Boeing jetliners reduce emissions by more than 20 percent, and cleaner company operations use less water and power and send less waste to landfills.

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Aero-TV: Walter Mitty's Near-Jet - The PJ-II Dreamer Ducted Fan

Looks Like A Jet, Flies Like A GA Airplane…

While at Sun ‘n Fun 2016, ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, saw a light-airplane that looked like a stylized F-15. The airplane is called the PJ-II “Dreamer”. To get the details, Tom talked with Len Bechtold, who designed the engine for the aircraft, as well as the technical director of design, Ben Kolotilin.

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Aero-TV: Walter Mitty's Near-Jet - The PJ-II Dreamer Ducted Fan

Looks Like A Jet, Flies Like A GA Airplane…

While at Sun ‘n Fun 2016, ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, saw a light-airplane that looked like a stylized F-15. The airplane is called the PJ-II “Dreamer”. To get the details, Tom talked with Len Bechtold, who designed the engine for the aircraft, as well as the technical director of design, Ben Kolotilin. The Design of this fascinating airplane originated in Russia and has now been brought to the United States with the hopes of placing it into production.

Barnstorming: Aviation STILL Victimized by Icon ‘Puff Pieces’

How Can Anyone Be Expected to Trust the Aviation Community When We Allow This Kind of BS to Go Unchallenged?

News/Analysis/Commentary by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell Before I start… let me note that I am as sick of having to document issues involving Icon Aircraft as anyone… but being sick of something does NOT mean that the facts aren’t STILL important, the details STILL germane, and the damage STILL continuing to hurt the Aero-Verse with each passing day… That said; aviation is a greatly misunderstood industry in terms of the quality/accuracy of the news/feature coverage we’ve gotten from the general media community. It ranges from really bad/negative coverage like the USA Today/NBC (and other) diatribes ag

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AeroSports Update: The Winds Can Blow At AirVenture

When Parking In An Airshow Environment, Airplane Tiedowns Are Critically Important

EAA published some advice by Tim Fox, who is an AirVenture volunteer in vintage aircraft parking and also serves on the EAA Volunteer Advisory Committee. We at ANN are publishing a series of articles regarding the safety of flying into AirVenture, and Tim makes an excellent point about staying safe after you have parked airplane. Here’s what Tim had to say:

Klyde Morris 06.13.16

One Sure Thing About Mars Is That It Is Really ... REALLY Far Away

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

Remote Piloting System For Helicopters Tested

Aurora Flight Sciences Develops Option For Traditional Helos

A remote piloting system developed by Aurora Flight Sciences was recently tested by the company.

FAA Revokes Pilot's Airman Privileges For Flying A UAV

So Far It Is The Only Known Time The Sanction Has Been Imposed

Pilot David Quinones had a bad day last year on the 4th of July. The commercial pilot was flying his UAV on the beach in Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY while the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest was underway.

Airborne 06.10.16: Boeing v Airbus, Are Drones 'Aircraft?', Aviators Model Code

Also: Sun ‘N Fun Numbers, Barnstorming, F-16s Collide, Atlanta Airport Manager, Samoan Shuttle, Embraer Sale, True Blue Power

In the competition between the two airline aircraft supplier giants, Boeing and Airbus, reports indicate that Boeing is still the leader in overall orders for airliners, but Airbus is closing the gap. In a report from Reuters, Airbus took orders for 83 aircraft in May, but remains behind Boeing for overall orders for the year. At the same time, Airbus narrowed the market share gap, albeit slightly, by getting 38 percent of the net orders for airliners for th

New Samoan Shuttle Service Flying A Pair Of Twin Commanders

Talofa Airways Recently Acquired The Two Aircraft For Service In The Island Nation

"Talofa" is a friendly, welcoming greeting given to visitors to Samoa. It’s also the name of the newest air service in the small, volcanic Polynesian country of, one that will use a pair of Twin Commanders to shuttle residents and tourists between the islands.

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Fired Atlanta Airport Manager Retains Law Firm

May Sue The City For Wrongful Termination

The former manager of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta has retained a law firm known for its work in wrongful termination and whistleblower cases.

Airbus A300 Becomes Artificial Reef Off Turkish Coast

Country Looking To Attract Recreational SCUBA Divers To The Area

An Airbus A300 has been intentionally sunk off the coast of Turkey where it will become an attraction for coral, fish, and recreational SCUBA divers.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.13.16): Discrete Code

Discrete Code As used in the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS), any one of the 4096 selectable Mode 3/A aircraft transponder codes except those ending in zero zero; e.g., discrete codes: 0010, 1201, 2317, 7777; nondiscrete codes: 0100, 1200, 7700. Nondiscrete codes are normally reserved for radar facilities that are not equipped with discrete decoding capability and for other purposes such as emergencies (7700), VFR aircraft (1200), etc.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.13.16)

Aero Linx: The International Society Of Air Safety Investigators ISASI is a society formed to promote air safety by the exchange of ideas, experiences and information about aircraft accident investigations, and to aid in the advancement of flight safety; to promote technical advancement by providing professional education through lectures, displays and presentations and by the exchange of information for mutual development of improved investigations; to broaden professional relationships among members; to maintain and increase the prestige, standing and influence of the Air Safety Investigator in matters of air safety. The Society was founded in the United States under articles of incorporation in the District of Columbia

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (06.13.16)

"Pushed to the brim at full throttle, the gauge will move from the safe green zone to the red marker, causing the plane to stall. And it did during our test flight. While most stalled planes will spiral out of control at this point, the A5’s spin-resistant airframe kept the plane airborne." Source: One of several bizarre passages from the latest round of Icon Aicraft 'Puff Pieces' distributed through general media organizations (in this case, 'Men's Journal') that have demonstrated a stunning lack of comprehension about the topics they chose to write about... Seriously -- Full throttle produces a stall (with no mention of the aircraft’s attitude and angle of attack)? And...

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