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November 24, 2019

Airborne 11.22.19: SpaceX Starship BOOM!, Airbus E-Racer, FAA Diabetic Regs

Also: ANN's 23rd Year, Whistleblower v ATC, A4A Projects Record, Blue Sky Network Cert, NAA Stinson Trophy

After a number of weeks that saw SpaceX pull off one feat after another, from the fourth flight and landing of a reused first stage booster, to the orbiting of 60 more satellites for their proposed orbital internet project, it seemed that it was only a matter of time before a problem... although, by reports, it’s not a critical one. Wednesday, SpaceX topped off the Starship Mk1 prototype with cryogenic fuels for a pressurization test. Conducted at the Boca Chica, Texas facility, this was supp

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Boeing Showcases Safety, Innovation And Partnerships At 2019 Dubai Airshow

Committed To Safe Return To Service Of The 737 MAX

Boeing showcased its broad portfolio of commercial, defense and space products, services and technologies at the 2019 Dubai Airshow. The company focused on safety, innovation and partnerships in the growing Middle East market, while demonstrating its commitment to the safe return to service of the 737 MAX.

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Airbus Unveils The First E-Racer Set To Compete In Air Race E

A Winning Aircraft From Air Racing Competitions Of The 1990s Has Been Converted To Electric Power

The e-racer model from Team Condor Aviation is a retrofit of the winning “White Lightning” aircraft from formula one races of the 1980s and 1990s. The 2019 Dubai Air Show marks the e-racer’s first public appearance in anticipation of the inaugural competition of the Air Race E racing series.

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ESA's Mars Orbiters Did Not See Latest Curiosity Methane Burst

Spike Detected By The Rover Was The Highest Recorded To Date

In June, NASA’s Curiosity rover reported the highest burst of methane recorded yet, but neither ESA’s Mars Express nor the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter recorded any signs of the gas, despite flying over the same location at a similar time.

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ESA: Hibernating Astronauts Would Need Smaller Spacecraft

Agency Evaluating Designs For Long-Endurance Space Travel

If a sci-fi spaceship does not come with hyperdrive then it is usually fitted with hibernation capsules instead. In movies from 2001: A Space Odyssey to Event Horizon, Alien to Passengers, fictional astronauts get put into ‘suspended animation’ to cross the vastness of space. Now ESA has investigated how real life crew hibernation would impact space mission design.

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Chorus Aviation Expands Leasing Portfolio With New Aircraft Type And Customer

Airbus A220-300s On Sale-Leaseback To airBaltic

Chorus Aviation Capital ('CAC') has entered into a sale-leaseback agreement with airBaltic of Latvia to acquire five new Airbus A220-300 aircraft marking the addition of this new aircraft type to the CAC product offering.

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Paramount Business Jets Launches Open Source Carbon Offset System

Resource Available To The Entire Private Jet Charter Industry

International on-demand aircraft charter services and jet card membership provider Paramount Business Jets (PBJ) has introduced their Easy Private Jet Carbon Offset System, a new resource available not only to PBJ clients, but to the entire private jet charter industry.

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Airbus Inspired By Nature To Boost Aircraft Environmental Performance

'Biomimicry' Is The Foundation For The 'fello'fly' Project

Airbus has unveiled fello’fly, its latest demonstrator project inspired by biomimicry, that is set to boost the environmental performance of commercial aircraft and make a significant impact on emissions reduction for the aviation industry. Airbus’ fello’fly project aims to demonstrate the technical, operational and commercial viability of two aircraft flying together for long-haul flights.

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DC-ANSP Deploys Space-Based ADS-B In Curacao

Culmination Of Data Services Agreement Signed In 2015

The Dutch Caribbean Air Navigation Service Provider (DC-ANSP) has deployed Aireon's space-based ADS-B surveillance service in the Curacao Flight Information Region (FIR). This milestone follows years of collaboration, with the two organizations signing the data services agreement (DSA) in October of 2015.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.24.19): Man Portable Air Defense Systems

Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) MANPADS are lightweight, shoulder−launched, missile systems used to bring down aircraft and create mass casualties. The potential for MANPADS use against airborne aircraft is real and requires familiarity with the subject. Terrorists choose MANPADS because the weapons are low cost, highly mobile, require minimal set−up time, and are easy to use and maintain. Although the weapons have limited range, and their accuracy is affected by poor visibility and adverse weather, they can be fired from anywhere on land or from boats where there is unrestricted visibility to the target.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.24.19)

Aero Linx: Hope Air Hope Air was founded in 1986 by Joan Rogers and Jinnie Bradshaw, C.M., two women who wanted to make travelling to healthcare less burdensome for low-income people. Since then, individuals and groups from all across the country have come together to help their fellow Canadians get to medical care. By donating money or airline tickets, volunteering, putting on an event, or just spreading the word about Hope Air’s work, the people who support our cause make arranging free flights to medical care possible.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.24.19)

"The design freedom allowed in Air Race E should give rise to some interesting concepts for electric airplanes. And the galvanising effect of a sporting competition should help to push the technology development of electric flight in the right direction.” Source: Jeff Zaltman, CEO of Air Race E, commenting at the 2019 Dubai Air Show, which marked the e-racer’s first public appearance in anticipation of the inaugural competition of the Air Race E racing series.

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