Will Be The First Aircraft To Fly On Another Planet

Engineers have attached NASA's Mars Helicopter, which will be the first aircraft to fly on another planet, to the belly of the Mars 2020 rover in the High Bay 1 clean room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA.

Appear To Show That A Rocket Exploded During Launch Attempt

Satellite images appear to suggest that a rocket exploded on a launch pad in Iran during that country's attempt to boost a satellite into orbit.

Practices Lifting SLS Core Stage

NASA cleared a milestone in preparation for Green Run testing of its Space Launch System (SLS) core stage with an Aug. 23/24 lift and installation of the core stage pathfinder simulator onto the B-2 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, MS. The lift and installation of the core stage pathfinder – a size and weight replica of the SLS core stage – is helping teams at Stennis prepare for the Green Run test series.

Have Collaborated For Four Decades On Composite Fabrication

Airbus joined Hexcel in Salt Lake City, UT to thank the company’s employees for more than 40 years of collaboration and success, and to recognize that the plant has reached a significant milestone: entering its first year at full rate for the A350 program. The event was timed to coincide with the launch of the first National Composites Week, which has been established to celebrate the growing influence of composites--especially in commercial aerospace.

Has Supported The Oil Company Since 2014

ExxonMobil has awarded Trumbull a five-year UAS contract to expand its drone data collection and inspections.

F-18F Super Hornets Train With F-15C Eagles In California

The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Fighter Wing hosted the VFA-41 Squadron, assigned to Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, along with their F-18F Super Hornets during two weeks of dissimilar aircraft combat training at the Portland Air National Guard Base Aug. 11-23.

Will Join Two Of The Type Already In Revenue Service With The Airline

Bengaluru-based Star Air is set to add more Embraer 145 aircraft to its existing fleet in the coming months. The company has placed a new order for the purchase of three more advanced Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft. This deal is expected to strengthen Star Air's relationship with Embraer.

Shows A Man Being Carried In A Chair By A Drone For A Fishing Trip

You probably know about drones that will carry fishing lures out to where an angler thinks the fish are biting, but what about one that carries the fisherman?

Aero Linx: North American Trainer Association NATA is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to the preservation, restoration and safe operation and enjoyment of military aircraft manufactured by the North American Aviation company (NAA). NATA provides members with acquisition, operational, maintenance, and safety information, formation training, advocacy, and flight training, and parts and repair referrals. Membership is open to all pilots, owners and enthusiasts of these aircraft worldwide, and includes a majority of U.S. owners of these aircraft, and owners, pilots, enthusiasts and historians from 13 countries. NATA provides type club support for all variants of the P-51 M

Emergency Locator Transmitter A radio transmitter attached to the aircraft structure which operates from its own power source on 121.5 MHz and 243.0 MHz. It aids in locating downed aircraft by radiating a downward sweeping audio tone, 2-4 times per second. It is designed to function without human action after an accident.

"This is a first for Australia, to have a large homemade drone being used to lift someone off the ground... It's really not a sensible thing to do in any way, shape or form; there's lots of things that could have gone wrong, someone could have been seriously injured." Source: CASA spokesman Peter Gibson, commenting on a video that has surfaced in Australia of a man who appears to be being carried under a large, homemade drone over Upper Coliban Reservoir in central Victoria, fishing pole in hand. He drops the bait in the water, catches a fish, and flies back to shore. Really.