The EA700 Eclipse upgrade program is speeding right along... ONE Aviation has confirmed the successful first flight of their aerodynamic proof-of-concept, EA700 wing.
Experimental test aircraft N990NE was modified to test the new wing shape being used for the EA700 model currently in development. This aircraft still sports the E500 fuselage, engines, and stabilizers, but has had the wing modified to match the shape of the EA700 wing. Changes to the wing include the overall 4-foot increase in wingspan and reshaping of the inboard wing airfoils and platform. At a four-hour hearing last Monday of the Marin County (CA) Planning Commission, the panel not only did not impose tighter restrictions on seaplane operations in Richardson Bay, but vacated three existing restrictions. Some 250 people attended the meeting, and the majority spoke in favor of Seaplane Adventures, a sightseeing and flight training business operating out of the seaplane base on Richardson Bay. The business had been the target of complaints from homeowners that have grown up around the bay over since the business was established in 1953. The Lily "flying camera" drone was one of those meteoric rise
and fall stories that ended with the company filing for bankruptcy in February, and many of the buyers who pre-ordered through a kickstarter campaign are still waiting for refunds. But some of the assets of the company were purchased by an established California drone retailer called Mota Group, and the drone has been revamped, outfitted with a 4K camera, and is now available for order with shipping expected in 2-4 weeks. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 09.05.17 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Tuesday, September 5th, 2017... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:
- Eclipse EA700 Starts Flight Test With POC Wing
- Seaplane Adventures Wins Fight Against NIMBY Homeowners
- Lily Drone Is Back Under New Ownership
- NASA And Iconic Museum Honor Voyager Spacecraft 40th Anniversary
- AVW: "Sully" calls on Congress to oppose ATC privatization
- Orbital ATK Donates $100,000 For Hurricane Harvey Relief
- First 737 MAX 8 Delivered To Southwest Airlines
- Georgia Couple Sues FAA Over October, 2014 Accident
- Mars Colonization Sim Game Offered On Kickstarter
- Elbit Systems Awarded Contract Valued At About $93 Million
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