Mon, Jun 30, 2014
The commercial balloon spaceflight company, World View, has successfully completed a scaled test flight of its high-altitude balloon spaceflight system, and claims it has broken the world record for highest parafoil flight in the process.
Cessna reported that it has certified the flight into known icing system, referred to as FIKI, for their high performance TTx single-engine airplane. It can provide up to two-and-a-half hours of protection from most ice attaching to the airframe, with minimal impact on the performance. Now for some more news from Cessna. The company announced that EASA has certified the Citation M2 business jet, paving the way for deliveries to begin immediately. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 06.27.14 is chock full of info in this thrice-weekly news period ending Friday, June 27th, 2014...
Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Ashley Hale, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
- World View Claims New Record For Highest Parafoil Flight
- FAA Certifies FIKI System For Cessna TTx
- Cessna Citation M2 Receives EASA Certification
- Barnstorming: Ten Revolutionary Years--Celebrating The XPRIZE
- SpaceX Pushes Satellite Launch To July
- Quadcopter Flyer Threatened With Confiscation Of His Aircraft
- Greenpeace Executive's Commute Leaves Large Carbon Footprint
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