Mon, Mar 25, 2024
Stratolaunch is reporting that it has successfully completed the first powered flight of the Talon-A test vehicle, TA-1.
This first flight represents a major milestone in the development of the country's first privately funded, reusable hypersonic test capability. Primary objectives for the flight test included accomplishing safe air-launch release of the TA-1 vehicle, engine ignition, acceleration, sustained climb in altitude, and a controlled water landing. SpaceX is gearing up for the third flight test of its Starship rocket, tentatively scheduled for March 14, pending regulatory approval. The aerospace giant has announced that a live webcast of the flight test will commence about 30 minutes prior to liftoff. President Biden's State of the Union address ruffled feathers at NBAA, thanks to comments pointing to a crack down on one of his easier targets… those high-falootin' corporate jets. The Biden admin put out a press release following the speech, taking aim at "making big corporations pay their fair share in taxes." As part of that mission, they outline a tax plan that would raise the corporate tax rate to
28%, "crack down on tax avoidance by large multinationals and big pharma"...and "eliminate tax breaks for corporate jets". All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
Airborne 03.11.24 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, March 11th, 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:
- 'Approaching Mach 5' Stratolaunch Executes TA-1 Powered Flight
- So… Is Starship Really Ready For A Third Test Launch… This Week?
- NBAA Takes Umbrage With Biden's ‘Punitive Tax Treatment’
- Women Of Aviation Worldwide Celebrates Strides
- Allied Pilots Association Backs Age 65 Retirement Age
- Skyborne Continues Expansion Plans with Order for 20 Piper 100i Aircraft
- Duncan Aviation Adds Drone Repair to Capabilities
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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