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The “Berlin Express” P-51B Mustang achieved legendary status in an epic World War II dogfight in Paris in 1944, piloted by American Bill Overstreet, who flew the aircraft under the Eiffel Tower in hot pursuit of a German fighter. Overstreet eventually downed the German Messerschmitt Bf 109G and eluded heavy enemy fire while escaping. Pilot Dan Friedkin will fly the aircraft and perform in the Flying Legends Airshow alongside his longtime Horsemen Flight Teammates Steve Hinton and Ed Sh
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Remember when you were a kid ... maybe just last week ... and it was really cool when the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile would come to town? Well, the venerable "Wienermobile" is no longer the only promotional vehicle used by the iconic brand. First came the WienerMini and WienerRover. And now, say hello to the WienerDrone. This unique vehicle will set off on a journey to no better place than Weiner, Arkansas for the ultimate Fourth of July celebration. The Evanston, IL City Council had a very restric
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The “Berlin Express” P-51B Mustang achieved legendary status in an epic World War II dogfight in Paris in 1944, piloted by American Bill Overstreet, who flew the aircraft under the Eiffel Tower in hot pursuit of a German fighter. Overstreet eventually downed the German Messerschmitt Bf 109G and eluded heavy enemy fire while escaping. Pilot Dan Friedkin will fly the aircraft and perform in the Flying Legends Airshow alongside his longtime Horsemen Flight Teammates Steve Hinton and Ed Shipley on July 8 & 9. He will also pilot the “Berlin Express” at the Royal International Air Tattoo in Fairford, UK July 15 & 16. Befor
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Remember when you were a kid ... maybe just last week ... and it was really cool when the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile would come to town? Well, the venerable "Wienermobile" is no longer the only promotional vehicle used by the iconic brand. First came the WienerMini and WienerRover. And now, say hello to the WienerDrone. This unique vehicle will set off on a journey to no better place than Weiner, Arkansas for the ultimate Fourth of July celebration. The Evanston, IL City Council had a very restrictive drone law on its agenda recently which had one local resident ready to file a lawsuit should it be approved. The Evanston ordinance would h
Two Squadrons Of The Aging Aircraft Being Flown By Reserve Units
The House Armed Services Committee is calling for the replacement of 33 F/A-18+ Hornets from the Reagan era in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.
Large Marine Gas Tank Was Strapped In The Back Of The Aircraft's Cabin
On June 19, 2017, Guy St. Amour, Pembroke Pines, Florida, pled guilty in U.S. District Court, Fort Lauderdale, to operating an aircraft with an illegally modified fuel system. St. Amour was previously indicted on these charges in January 2017.
Expected To Reach $12.6 Billion By 2025, According To Tractica
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, have a great deal of potential to be explored and exploited for commercial applications. Major industries, government agencies, and other organizations are all actively assessing the opportunity for drones to disrupt the market and create innovative business models.
SAIB Notes Several Instances Of Problems On Low-Time Mufflers
The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) following several reports of cracked mufflers on Aviat Aircraft Inc. Models A-1, A-1A, A-1B, and A-1C-180 airplanes.
Successfully Led Breakthrough Commercial, Defense And Space Projects
Scott Fancher, senior vice president of program management, integration and development programs, has announced his intention to retire in September 2017, culminating a 40-year Boeing career that spans executive leadership roles across the company's signature commercial, defense and space programs.
Traveling To Five South Asian Countries For Demonstrations
At the end of April 2017, Airbus Helicopters signed a contract with NTU – a project management company specialized in the aviation sector – to organize and hold Aviation Safety Roadshows in 5 South Asian countries: Nepal, Bhutan, India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka. The project – launched by the European Commission (EC) and managed by the EASA – aims to promote European aeronautical industries in South Asia, strengthen institutional relations between the EASA and countries in the region and increase flight safety in the area. NTU, mandated by the EASA, has selected a panel of experts to meet this triple objective.
Raytheon, U.S. Army Apache Program Management Office Show Feasibility Of Ground Attack
The U.S. Army Apache Program Management Office and Raytheon, in collaboration with U.S. Special Operations Command, recently completed a successful flight test of a high energy laser system onboard an Apache AH-64 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The demonstration marks the first time that a fully integrated laser system successfully engaged and fired on a target from a rotary-wing aircraft over a wide variety of flight regimes, altitudes and airspeeds.
A Total Of 15 Aircraft Have Been Delivered To The Bundeswehr
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the 15th and final H145M multi-role helicopter to the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). The helicopters, stationed in Laupheim, are operated by the Bundeswehr special forces. As the launch customer, the Bundeswehr ordered 15 of these high-performance helicopters in 2013 as part of the Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) Special Operations Forces (SOF) project and received the first aircraft at the end of 2015. With this final delivery, Airbus Helicopters has completed the entire programme within the specified time schedule and budget.
New Radios Replace Legacy Ground-To-Air, Air Traffic Control Radios In More Than 2,000 FAA Locations And Multiple U.S. Military Installations
General Dynamics Mission Systems radio products team delivered the 10,000th CM-300/350 VHF-UHF V2 radio, providing advanced, network-ready, ground-to-air communications to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as part of the NEXCOM 2 modernization program. These digital, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) radios provide high-quality communication among air traffic controllers and pilots flying in the National Airspace System (NAS). The first FAA-certified CM-300/350 V2 radios were delivered to the FAA in 2014.
System Offers Affordable Hostile-Fire Indication Capability For Both Rotary And Fixed-Wing Aircraft
Orbital ATK has completed testing and characterization of its ShotFinder Acoustic Hostile-Fire Indication System on a fixed-wing aircraft. The ShotFinder system, installed on a Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft configured for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, collected ambient acoustic data while the aircraft was being subjected to a variety of operating scenarios. Data analysis and simulated live-fire data injection indicates the system will accurately produce hostile-fire indications from the expected threats.
Panel Votes To Move The Legislation To The Full House
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today approved the bipartisan 21st Century AIRR Act (H.R. 2997), legislation that its supporters say provides sweeping, transformational reform of the FAA.
Controversial Plan Derails Bipartisan FAA Reauthorization
In Tuesday's markup of the FAA Reauthorization bill in the House Transportation Committee, Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA), the senior Democrat on the Aviation subcommittee, called on his Republican and Democratic colleagues to focus on areas of bipartisan common ground, and scrap a proposal to privatize ATC.
Canoll: Bill Would 'Level The Playing Field' For American Aviation Workers
The AIRR Act approved Tuesday by the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation Committee and moved to the full House contains several provisions supported by ALPA.
Restricts Local Governments From Enacting Legislation
Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed into law HB 1027 that prevents local governments, such as cities or towns, from enacting their own drone legislation.
If you've been considering taking advantage of the $500 rebate being offered by the FAA for ADS-B compliance, you don't have a lot of time left to reserve your rebate.
More Than Two Dozen Aviation Associations Express Support In Letter To Congress
The Forward Looking Investment in GA, Hangars, and Tarmacs (FLIGHT) Act of 2017 (S. 1320) introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) has broad support among the aviation community.
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Something amazing occurred at the Golden Age Aviation Museum in Bethel, PA, recently. 16-year-old Caroline Daugherty soloed. And while that in itself is pretty cool and reason for congratulations, Caroline had the opportunity to make that first solo flight in a very special airplane; her Dad’s 100-year-old Curtiss JN-4D Jenny. Caroline's dad Paul Daugherty is the president of the Golden Age Aviation Museum with some 22,000 hours in his logbook. Caroline has been around airplanes her ent
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The House of Representatives has published initial language to reauthorize funding for the FAA. A move to privatize the ATC system is causing widespread concern among aviation groups and pilots nationwide. Our friend, Jonathan Rupprecht has furnished a few observations of interest to the drone community. The new language ‘upholds the protections of Section 336 regarding model aircraft flyers but DOES allow the FAA to create a registration system for model aircraft.’ The two largest
“Nobody will dominate that board. It’s simply not true that the airlines will control this board or the FAA for that matter." Source: House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA).
National Smokejumper Association
The National Smokejumper Association, through a cadre of volunteers and partnerships, is dedicated to preserving the history and lore of smokejumping, maintaining and restoring our nation's forest and grassland resources, and responding to special needs of smokejumpers and their families.
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