Fri, Nov 29, 2024
With President-Elect Donald Trump in attendance to see his new buddy Elon Musk, do his thing; Starship 6 launched on time Tuesday afternoon with a spectacular, but not 100% successful result.
The much-anticipated attempt to catch the booster in the massive Mechazilla chopsticks was called off shortly after inflight separation for reasons yet unexplained, but it was brought in for a controlled landing in the ocean near where it launched from... with no ill result to anyone. Boom’s supersonic XB-1 took its eighth flight test on November 16. It was able to reach a new max altitude of over 25,000 feet and operate safely without using its stability augmentation system. The flight lasted for a total of 54 minutes and was flown by Boom Supersonic’s Chief Test Pilot, Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg. The aircraft leveled off at 25,040 ft, over 2,000 ft higher than its previous 23,015 ft record set in test 7. Spirit Airlines has finally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This follows a series of mounting losses, with the recent failed JetBlue merger deal being the cherry on top. The low-cost carrier has had two major deals fall through in the last couple of years. All
this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
Airborne 11.20.24 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, November 20th, 2024... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- Starship 6 Pushes The Envelope Ever Further
- Boom XB-1 Reaches New Heights in Flight 8
- Spirit Bites the Bullet, Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
- Soldiers Caught Knocking Boots in Apache Cockpit
- Qantas A380 Logs 34 Flights with Tool Stuck in Engine
- Southwest Airlines Flight Shot During Departure from Dallas
- Three Plucked From Water Near Kayak Island, Alaska
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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