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May 18, 2018

Cuban Airliner Down Near Havana

Reports Indicate There Were 104 Passengers And Nine Crew On Board

A Cubana Boeing 737 has gone down as it departed from Jose Marti International Airport in Havana that reportedly had 104 passengers and nine crew on board.

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Airborne 05.18.18: V-280 Valor, 'Doors Off' Helo Flight, Cockpit Window Breaks

Also: A330neo Launch Operator, AMA Celebrates, Gulfstream G500 And G600, Wes' New Book

The Bell V280 Valor has reached a significant milestone it its flight test program. On May 11, the aircraft flew in "cruise mode" for the first time, reaching a true airspeed of 190 knots. The flight marks the first time the airplane has transitioned from vertical to horizontal flight by pivoting the rotors to a forward-facing configuration. The team plans to gradually expand the aircraft's flight envelope with a goal of achieving the designed cruise speed of 280 knots. The V-280 Valor is powered by two 5,000 horsepow

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Airborne 05.18.18: V-280 Valor, 'Doors Off' Helo Flight, Cockpit Window Breaks

Also: A330neo Launch Operator, AMA Celebrates, Gulfstream G500 And G600, Wes' New Book

 

The Bell V280 Valor has reached a significant milestone it its flight test program. On May 11, the aircraft flew in "cruise mode" for the first time, reaching a true airspeed of 190 knots. The flight marks the first time the airplane has transitioned from vertical to horizontal flight by pivoting the rotors to a forward-facing configuration. The team plans to gradually expand the aircraft's flight envelope with a goal of achieving the designed cruise speed of 280 knots. The V-280 Valor is powered by two 5,000 horsepower GE T64-GE-419 engines. It is designed to carry a crew of four and up to 14 passengers at a combat range of between 500 and 800 nautical miles

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High School Students Building NASA Hardware Recognized At Intrepid Museum Event

HUNCH Program Shows High Schoolers How To Put Their Talents To Work For The Space Agency

Students and teachers who took part in NASA's High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware (HUNCH) program will showcase their work during an event Saturday, May 19, at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City.

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Jazz Pilot Pathway Program Expands Again To Welcome Keewatin Air

Becomes Eighteenth Partner To Join the Program

Jazz Aviation has signed an agreement with Winnipeg, Manitoba-based Keewatin Air LP ("Keewatin") for the carrier to become the eighteenth organization in the Jazz Aviation Pathways Program (Jazz APP).

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Vertical Flight Society Applauds NASA's Mars Helicopter Selection

Concept Was Informed By AHS Student Design Competition

The Vertical Flight Society applauds the recent, announcement by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that it will develop a small unmanned helicopter to explore the surface of Mars: "The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with the agency's Mars 2020 rover mission, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020, to demonstrate the viability and potential of heavier-than-air vehicles on the Red Planet." NASA announced its plans on May 11, 2018 to launch the Mars helicopter.

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American Airlines Announces Changes To Emotional Support Animal Policy

Add Additional Restrictions On Insects, Hedgehogs And Goats

American Airlines recently announced changes to its emotional support animal policy.

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U.S. NRL Selects Alta Devices to Add Solar Power To Its Hybrid Tiger UAV

Will Help The Aircraft Loiter Airborne For At Least 3.5 Days

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will use Alta Devices highly efficient, flexible, and light-weight solar technology to help power the Hybrid Tiger UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). The Hybrid Tiger is a project designed to create a Group-2 UAV that will stay aloft for at least 3.5 days. Technologies developed for the project will be applicable to other unmanned vehicles.

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Gulfstream G500 And G600 Highlight Collect Tandem City-Pair Records

Aircraft Continue To Demonstrate Maturity, Reliability In Real-World Operations

Gulfstream's G500 and G600 aircraft continue to demonstrate their unmatched performance excellence, maturity and reliability with tandem city-pair records from Asia to North America. The sister aircraft flew together, each accomplishing the records in their respective weight classes.

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'Kessel Run' Hits Hyperdrive

Thirty Participants Develop The Next Generation Of Combat Software

Thirty active duty Airmen, Air Force civilians and contractors gathered in a shared workspace downtown May 7, 2018, for the opening of the Kessel Run Experimentation Lab, where they will build the next generation of combat software.

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Schiebel Integrates Maritime Surface Search Capability

Technology Developed By Overwatch Imaging Integrated On Camcopter S-100

Schiebel and Overwatch Imaging successfully integrated PT8 Oceanwatch, a revolutionary small target detection payload, on the CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS).

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Chinese Copilot Reportedly Nearly Pulled Out Of The Airplane

Sichuan Airlines Flight Lost A Cockpit Window At FL320

The copilot of a Sichuan Airlines flight was reportedly "sucked halfway out" of the airplane when a cockpit window failed at cruising altitude.

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Aero-TV: PrecisionHawk's BVLOS Efforts - Pioneering Awareness In Today's Airspace

PrecisionHawk Releases Pathfinder Report At AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2018

 

Drone technology company PrecisionHawk has released its final Pathfinder Report, a blueprint for enterprises to conduct Beyond the Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations. The fieldwork was performed in partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and MITRE under the Pathfinder Program. The report outlines a comprehensive safety case and standards to fly drones BVLOS and has yielded critical information to the FAA regarding drone operations.

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Aero-TV: PrecisionHawk's BVLOS Efforts -Pioneering Awareness In Today's Airspace

PrecisionHawk Releases Pathfinder Report At AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2018

Drone technology company PrecisionHawk has released its final Pathfinder Report, a blueprint for enterprises to conduct Beyond the Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations. The fieldwork was performed in partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and MITRE under the Pathfinder Program. The report outlines a comprehensive safety case and standards to fly drones BVLOS and has yielded critical information to the FAA regarding drone operations.

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Airbus Sees WTO Ruling Differently Than Does Boeing

Says Trade Body Found No Prohibited Subsidies at Airbus, Minor Elements Of Actionable Subsidies To Be Addressed

Airbus has a different take on a ruling published earlier this week by the WTO Appellate Body than does Boeing, as was reported Wednesday.

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FAA Revises CFM International Engine AD

Accelerates Timeline For Initial Inspections

The FAA is mandating an accelerated timeline for the inspection of CFM56 engines of the type that suffered an uncontained engine failure on a Southwest Airlines 737. That incident led to the rapid decompression of the airplane, and the fatal injury of one of the passengers who was partially pulled out of a window of the aircraft.

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FAA Accepts ASTM Standards For Part 23 Compliance

Administrator Finds They Provide At Least The Same Level Of Safety As Government Regs

On May 11, 2018, the FAA published a "Notification of Availability" with a request for comments. This notice announced the availability of 63 Means of Compliance (MOC) based on 30 published ASTM International consensus standards developed by ASTM Committee F44 on General Aviation Aircraft.

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K2 Unmanned Systems Releases Law Enforcement Tactical Drone

First Such Aircraft To Be Designed And Assembled In The U.S.

Commercial drone manufacturer, flight ops and training company K2 Unmanned Systems has announced the release of the first American made Law Enforcement tactical drone, the Knight Hawk.

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IFR Clearance Delivery By App Tested In Virginia

Available To Pilots Flying Out Of Manassas Regional Airport

Testing is underway that could eventually lead to pilots being able to file IFR flight plans and get clearances via a smartphone app.

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Drone Simulator Use Increasing At U.S. Colleges And Universities

Helps Novice Pilots Learn To Fly Without Risking Expensive Hardware

Drone simulation developer Little Arms Studios has unveiled new partnerships with several unmanned aerial systems training programs at colleges and universities throughout the United States.  As UAVs continue to become more ubiquitous in nearly every industry, students are seeking degree programs throughout the educational landscape which can provide them with a competitive advantage in post-graduate hiring for fields as diverse as law enforcement, industrial inspection, agriculture, cinematography and more.

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Klyde Morris 05.18.18

Even Punishment Can Have Its Upside, Klyde

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Airborne 05.16.18: OSHStar! Pipistrel, iFlightPlanner, ASTM Ice Detection

Also: BRS Parachute Rescue, Joe Nall Canceled, Mars Helicopter, Top Teen Rocket Scientists

A growing presence at each year’s AirVenture Fly-Ins has been the availability of a number of electrically powered aircraft. While most are concept aircraft hoping for eventual production, one, the Pipistrel Alpha Electro, is already in production and for sale. So, for this week’s “OSHStar” Feature, we have to admit serious anticipation in regards to what’s next for the composite electric two place training bird. The capabilities of the Alpha Electro 2-seat electric trainer were tailo

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Pentastar Aviation Joins Air Charter Safety Foundation

Joins More Than 150 Other Companies Focused On Safety

Pentastar Aviation has joined the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF). The foundation, currently 165 companies strong, is made up of aviation professionals who provide expertise on issues including flight operations and safety management systems, aircraft manufacturing and maintenance, and aviation law. Their mission is to lead the advancement of the highest safety standards available.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.18.18)

"[This] significant legal success for the European aviation industry confirms our strategy which we have followed over all those years of the dispute. Of course, today’s report is really only half the story – the other half coming out later this year will rule strongly on Boeing’s subsidies and we’ll see then where the balance lies." Source: Airbus CEO Tom Enders, commenting on the WTO decision released Tuesday.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.18.18): Required Navigation Performance (RNP)

A specified level of accuracy defined by a lateral area of confined airspace in which an RNP-certified aircraft operates.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.18.18)

Peeping drones could be spying on you in your own home

The TODAY show's national investigative correspondent Jeff Rossen simulated ordinary activities both downstairs and upstairs in a typical house. A drone was able to monitor him on both floors while hovering out of sight — even when he was in the bathtub.

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