Wings Over North Georgia Drive-In Air Show will take place Oct. 24-25 at the Russell Regional Airport

Rome, GA, will serve as a homecoming site for several members of the USAF Thunderbirds this month. The Wings Over North Georgia Drive-In Air Show will take place Oct. 24-25 at the Russell Regional Airport. The event offers Atlanta- and Chattanooga-area residents a rare opportunity to see America's "Ambassadors in Blue." Most air shows were forced to cancel during the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After careful coordination with county and state agencies, the decision was made to host the two-day, "tailgate-style" air show in Rome using a drive-in format.

The Rover Will Peer Deep Below It With A Ground-Penetrating Radar Called RIMFAX

After touching down on the Red Planet Feb. 18, 2021, NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will scour Jezero Crater to help us understand its geologic history and search for signs of past microbial life. But the six-wheeled robot won't be looking just at the surface of Mars: The rover will peer deep below it with a ground-penetrating radar called RIMFAX.Unlike similar instruments aboard Mars orbiters, which study the planet from space, RIMFAX will be the first ground-penetrating radar set on the surface of Mars.

Surpasses 60,000 Feet Altitude and Demonstrating Broadband Mobile Connectivity

AeroVironment has announced the Sunglider solar-powered high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) achieved key test milestones, including reaching an altitude of more than 60,000 feet above sea level and successfully demonstrating mobile broadband communication. During the test flight, which began at 5:16 a.m. MDT on September 21 and concluded at 1:32 a.m. MDT on September 22, the AeroVironment team piloted Sunglider to a stratospheric altitude of 62,500 feet above Spaceport America in New Mexico. Sunglider successfully achieved major test objectives relating to propulsion, power systems, flight control, navigation and datalink integrity, as well as structural performance d

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From 2009: Three Hour Flight Was 'Flawless' -- At Least, Until Mother Nature Intervened

For anyone who loves the aviation business, this was a VERY good day. After a number of delays and mis-steps that often accompany those programs that are truly trying to raise the bar and accomplish revolutionary progress, Boeing's B787 Dreamliner took to the skies over a very soggy Northwest Washington state.

Heavy-Lift Drone Swarms Ready To Work In California And Five Other States

DroneSeed reports that the FAA has approved its heavy-lift drone swarms for operation Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) and given the company the go-ahead to expand its use of heavy-lift drone swarms for reforestation to California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. The FAA's action allows DroneSeed to begin reforesting in California once a fire is contained and airspace is clear. The company will select specific sites affected by fires later this month and is receiving information from impacted forest managers via droneseed. Once sites are selected, DroneSeed will manufacture seed vessels with native Douglas Fir and Ponderosa Pine.

Piedmont Has Been A Honeywell Authorized MRO Partner For Over 20 Years

TAT Piedmont Aviation and Honeywell International, Inc., have entered into a 10-year agreement to support the global MRO activities for the GTCP331-200/250 auxiliary power unit (the "331 APU"). Piedmont has been a Honeywell authorized MRO partner for over 20 years. In addition to its existing business, the new agreement transitions Honeywell's 331 APU MRO activities to Piedmont, which will provide seamless enhanced support to Honeywell customers, as well as other operators who are using the relevant fleets around the globe.

Also: Drones Against Aircraft, Lifesaving Drones, Next-Gen Space Toilet, Emirates Fined

Textron has confirmed the issuance of a Type Certificate by the FAA for its newest flagship twin turbo-prop Beechcraft King Air 360/360ER aircraft, paving the way for customer deliveries to commence in the coming weeks -- but they're going to have to wait for ANN's order until... ANN actually has the money... darn it. Announced just last August, the Beechcraft King Air 360 demonstrates the company's commitment to ongoing product development, bringing the latest innovations to the legendary aircraft and providing adde

He Noticed A Sound And Vibration From The Engine, So He Aborted The Takeoff

On August 1, 2020, about 0130 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-201 airplane, N9765C, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Seiling Airport (1S4), Seiling, Oklahoma. The pilot and three passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. In a statement from the pilot, he reported that he arrived with the same three passengers earlier that day for a rodeo event. After the rodeo, they returned to the airplane about 0100 and prepared to depart.

AD 2020-21-01 Was Prompted By Several Reported Occurrences Of Loss Of Tightening Torque Of The Shur-Lok Nut

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Helicopters Model AS-365N2, AS 365N3, EC 155B, EC155B1, and SA-365N1 helicopters. This AD requires modifying the main gearbox (MGB) tail rotor (T/R) drive flange installation. This AD was prompted by several reported occurrences of loss of tightening torque of the Shur-Lok nut, which serves as a retainer of the T/R drive flange. The actions of this AD are intended to address an unsafe condition on these products. This AD is effective November 12, 2020.

Aero Linx: The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada For over fifty years, the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada has worked with its members to develop what is today the fifth-largest national aerospace industry in the world. By collaborating with industry and with government to develop products, services, programs and policies that enhance Canadian aerospace companies, AIAC helps the industry to invest, innovate, and develop best-in-class capabilities in the civil, defence and space sectors.

Middle Marker A marker beacon that defines a point along the glideslope of an ILS normally located at or near the point of decision height (ILS Category I). It is keyed to transmit alternate dots and dashes, with the alternate dots and dashes keyed at the rate of 95 dot/dash combinations per minute on a 1300 Hz tone, which is received aurally and visually by compatible airborne equipment.

“In less than three years AeroVironment and HAPSMobile have made incredible progress, developing two Sunglider solar HAPS unmanned aircraft and performing five consecutive flight demonstrations, culminating in this latest significant milestone." Source: Wahid Nawabi, president and chief executive officer of AeroVironment, commenting on the Sunglider solar-powered high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) having achieved key test milestones, including reaching an altitude of more than 60,000 feet above sea level and successfully demonstrating mobile broadband communication. The broadband communication demonstration successfully linked teams in Tokyo, Spaceport America and Silicon Valley using an LTE payload jointly developed by Alpha