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September 08, 2015

Airborne 09.08.15: MH370 Debris, Golden Knights StandDown, Robinson Heli Upgrade

Also: Unwanted UAV, Aero-Calendar, Bezos' Blue Origin, ATC Privatization, WWII Aircraft To Greenville, Hill AFB's F-35s, ERAU In TX

French authorities have now confirmed what was already a logical assumption. The flaperon that was found on a beach on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean is in fact part of the Boeing 777 that was operating as Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 it vanished on March 8, 2014. It’s reported that numbers on the flaperon matched those of the missing aircraft serial number. The U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team remains on a safety standdown and pulled out of an internatio

The U.S. Canopy Piloting Team Returned From The 8th FAI World Cup Of Canopy Piloting Competition After Putting On A Great Showing

It’s reported from the United States Parachute Association (USPA) that the U.S. team met at the Nouvel Air Skydiving Center in Farnham, Canada where it competed against an international field of 77 canopy pilots in a well-organized, beautifully run competition.

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Boeing-Built Satellite Will Create 1st Global High-Speed Broadband Network

Third Inmarsat-5 With New Technology Will Allow Worldwide Coverage

When the third Boeing-built Inmarsat-5 satellite, which is now in orbit, becomes fully operational later this year it will provide the technology and coverage necessary for worldwide high-speed broadband access.

Mission Science Continues Using Radiometer Instrument

Mission managers for NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory have determined that its radar, one of the satellite’s two science instruments, can no longer return data. However, the mission, which was launched in January to map global soil moisture and detect whether soils are frozen or thawed, continues to produce high-quality science measurements supporting SMAP’s objectives with its radiometer instrument.

System Would Enable Robotic Assembly Of Large Satellites In Space

DARPA has awarded a contract to Space Systems/Loral to study on-orbit robotic assembly of geostationary communications satellites. Called Dragonfly, the program is designed to enable larger and more powerful satellites that cannot be launched fully assembled, to be packaged in pieces within a standard launch vehicle fairing.

Garmin Offers New Online Weather Radar eLearning Course

Covers Topics From Fundamentals To Situational Awareness

If you'd like to learn more about how weather radar works, and what are some of its advantages and limitations, Garmin is now offering a Weather Radar Operations eLearning Course through the flyGarmin website. This new course introduces pilots to basic and intermediate weather radar operations and goes beyond the Pilot’s Guide to ensure pilots utilize the benefits provided by on-board weather radar.

Building Obstructed Airfield Views, Was Inefficient In Energy Use

An original NAS Jacksonville aircraft hangar met its demise Aug. 24 following a brief ceremony. Hangar 113, which was constructed in 1941, was torn down due to its age, obstructing views of the airfield and outdated energy use.

DARPA Program Would Utilize Swarms Of UAVs Launched From Larger Aircraft

For decades, U.S. military air operations have relied on increasingly capable multi-function manned aircraft to execute critical combat and non-combat missions. Adversaries’ abilities to detect and engage those aircraft from longer ranges have improved over time as well, however, driving up the costs for vehicle design, operation and replacement.

Aircraft Serves In Tanker And Transport Roles

The 150 th KC-10 Extender aircraft was recently delivered by Northrop Grumman from a maintenance depot to the United States Air Force. The program's depots are located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and Greensboro, North Carolina.

King Cobra Got Loose Wednesday Near Orlando

Normally an 8-foot King Cobra on the loose in central Florida would not be a story to which we'd pay much attention. But this snake belongs to Mike Kennedy, one of the stars of the Discovery Channel show "Airplane Repo."

Final Phase Of A Five-Year Effort To Streamline Courses

The U.S. Navy's single point of accountability for developing, delivering and supporting aviation technical training recently implemented the final phase of a five-year effort to streamline aircraft corrosion control courses.

LISA Pathfinder Set For Trip To Launch Site

Scheduled For Launch From French Guiana Later This Year

LISA Pathfinder, ESA’s demonstrator for spaceborne observations of gravitational waves, is ready to leave for Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

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Aero-TV: Evolutionary Rotorcraft – Cicaré Helicopters Offer Versatile Airframes

Long-Time Rotorcraft Manufacturer Looks To Build North American Presence

While at EAA AirVenture 2015, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, checked in on the world of kit-built helicopters by visiting with Raul Oreste, the Chief Commercial Officer for Cicare SA Helicopters. Cicare helicopters is located in Argentina but they are now setting up operations in the United States. Oreste tells us that their company now has four models of helicopters on the market. As he discusses each model, you’ll see each one being flown in the video. An unusual twist in their line of helicopters is a tandem sea

AAIB Preliminary Report Released From Shoreham Air Show Accident

The Hawker Hunter jet when went down during the Shoreham Air Show last month appears to have been operating normally prior to the accident which fatally injured 11 people on the ground.

Boeing Ordered To Pay $90 Million In Class Action Suit

SPEEA, Two Other Unions Brought Action Over Pension, Other Retirement Benefits

Boeing will pay some $90 million to settle a 10-year-old class action lawsuit brought by SPEEA and two other unions over health benefits and pensions.

Adds $8 Million In Incentive To Deal Expected To Be Announced Next Week

The Brevard County, FL commission has approved an $8 million grant for Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin commercial launch company to build and launch spacecraft near NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Eventually, 72 JSF Aircraft Will Call The Base Home

The first two F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing were officially delivered to the base Wednesday. The two F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing variants, known as AF-77 and AF-78, are the first of 72 F-35As scheduled for delivery to the base.

University’s Worldwide Campus To Launch STEM Program With Local School District During Bell Helicopter Alliance Fort Worth Air Show

Visitors to the Bell Bell Helicopter Alliance Fort Worth Air Show Sept. 12-13 will get an exclusive glimpse inside the world of unmanned systems (“drones”), flight training and an aviation virtual learning lab as part of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University mobile interactive exhibit.

All Aircraft Controlled By Two Operators In Test

Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Assistant Professor Timothy Chung met with members of NPS' Advanced Robotic Systems Engineering Laboratory (ARSENL) during a field exercise at Camp Roberts, Aug. 27. Members of ARSENL flew 50 autonomous UAVs breaking their previous record of 30, set just five weeks ago.

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The FAA has just published updated guidance on model aircraft operations that reflects current law governing hobby or recreational use of unmanned aircraft. Advisory Circular 91-57A replaces the previous guidance that was written in 1981 which did not reflect the rules Congress wrote into Section 336 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. Among other things, the guidance stresses model aircraft operators must comply with all Temporary