Thu, Aug 12, 2021
At a final Oshkosh briefing from EAA Boss Jack Pelton, he noted that, “This was perhaps the most challenging set of circumstances we’ve ever faced as an organization to make the event happen.
I could not be more proud of our volunteers, staff, and participants on the way they came together to exceed our expectations and make AirVenture 2021 a truly memorable experience.” One of the SportPlane world's most controversial kit development programs may be ending. Following years of setbacks, delays and no end of questionable development decision, followed by a flight test program that reportedly got past the minimum 40 hours, the Raptor Aircraft prototype is down in a corn field after a drive system failure resulted in an unplanned landing (one of three that we know of) tearing off the gear and apparently damaging other parts of the airframe. In one of the more unusual airplane accidents we've heard of, a kayaker was injured after run in with a Cub... Oregon's Yamhill County Sheriff noted that, "On August 4, 2021 at about 5:08 pm Yamhill Communications received a 911 call regarding an injured kayaker on the Willamette River... All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 08.09.21 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, August 9th, 2021... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Kimberly Kay. Kimberly is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- AirVenture 2021 Facts And Figures From An Outstanding Year
- No Great Surprise: Troubled 'Raptor' Kit Aircraft Prototype Down In Cornfield
- Cub On Takeoff v Kayak... Kayaker Injured
- A-10s Land On Michigan State Highway -- On Purpose
- Virgin Galactic, Inspired By Self-Described Success, Nearly Doubles Prices
- DA62 MPP Sets Course For Norway
- B-29 Doc 'History Restored' Tour Had To Take A Pause Due To Engine Concerns
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again tomorrow, for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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