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August 31, 2018

Airborne 08.31.18: Armstrong's SpaceSuit, Acro World Tour, Historic Convair 880

Also: Lake Aircraft 4 Sale-Again, Beechjet Flap Cables, Martha King, NASA's Orion

The space suit that Neil Armstrong wore on the historic Apollo 11 moon mission is falling apart, and while its custodians at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space museum are trying to preserve it, the suit is showing its age. The main culprit is a layer of neoprene embedded in the fabric of the suit. Neoprene is the material that is used to make wetsuits, and over time it hardens and becomes brittle. Despite fierce competition from his fellow paragliding aerobatics competitors, Spain’s Horacio Llorens, 35, impress

Airborne 08.31.18: Armstrong's SpaceSuit, Acro World Tour, Historic Convair 880

Also: Lake Aircraft 4 Sale-Again, Beechjet Flap Cables, Martha King, NASA's Orion

The space suit that Neil Armstrong wore on the historic Apollo 11 moon mission is falling apart, and while its custodians at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space museum are trying to preserve it, the suit is showing its age. The main culprit is a layer of neoprene embedded in the fabric of the suit. Neoprene is the material that is used to make wetsuits, and over time it hardens and becomes brittle. Despite fierce competition from his fellow paragliding aerobatics competitors, Spain’s Horacio Llorens, 35, impressed the judges with spectacular maneuvers and gained the top spot on the podium of the Acro World Tour Finals. The final battle between Horacio Llorens and Rafael Goberna proved to

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Boeing, GOL Debut Airline's First 737 MAX Airplane

Leading Brazilian Carrier To Open New Routes With New, Longer-Range 737 Jet

Boeing and GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes recently celebrated the unveiling of the carrier's newly outfitted 737 MAX 8 during a celebration in Sao Paulo. The leading Brazilian carrier also announced plans to fly the more fuel-efficient and longer-range 737 airplane on international routes.

NASA Assists In Efforts To Contain California Wildfires

Using ER-2 Aircraft To Collect Information For Recovery Planning

An effort by multiple NASA centers to assist with the California wildfires included capturing satellite data of the smoke plumes and aircraft flights over burned areas to collect information for recovery planning.

Phase One Industrial Launches New Camera Series That Can Be Used On UAS

iXM-RS Camera Fully Integrated For Mapping And Surveying

Phase One Industrial, which provides aerial imaging technologies, has launched its iXM-RS metric camera series and new Aerial Systems, which can be used on UAS.

CAE And AirAsia Sign New MPL Cadet Training Program

More Than 400 Cadets To Be Trained At CAE Kuala Lumpur, CAE Melbourne And CAE Phoenix Over The Next Five Years

CAE has signed a new agreement with AirAsia to train more than 400 cadets in a competency-based Multi-Crew Pilot License (MPL) program to support the airline’s growth. The announcement was made at the 2018 Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium (APATS).

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SNC Adds Second Aircraft Modifications Complex In Huntsville, AL

Ground Broken On New Facility At Huntsville International Airport

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) continues to expand its aircraft service capacity in Huntsville, Alabama, breaking ground on a new aircraft modification and logistics support facility at the Huntsville (KHSV) International Airport. This will be SNC’s second modifications facility in the area, adding 60,794 square feet of operational space with the ability to house up to seven King Air aircraft at a time, or multiple rotary-wing aircraft.

Uber Eats Eyes Drone Delivery Of Food

But Any Flying Pizza Is Likely Years In The Future

Uber has unveiled a vision for expanding its "Uber Eats" delivery service to include drones using some of the same infrastructure it plans to build for its flying taxi service.

Academy Of Model Aeronautics Salutes Our Veterans This Labor Day Weekend

Hosting Several Fun Events In Muncie, IN

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) will host several events, including two military-themed events, this weekend at the International Aeromodeling Center (IAC) in Muncie. If you enjoy model flying, aviation, or history, you won’t want to miss this weekend’s activities.

First ANA A380 Rolls Out Of Final Assembly Line In Toulouse

First Flight Planned In The Next Few Weeks

The first A380 for All Nippon Airways (ANA) has rolled out of the final assembly line (FAL) in Toulouse. The aircraft has now been moved to an outside station where various ground tests will be undertaken in preparation for first flight in the coming weeks. The aircraft will then be transferred to the Airbus facilities in Hamburg for cabin installation and painting.

Mid-Canada Mod Center Completes 737-300 Upgrade

Aircraft Returned to Service With Canadian Charter And Cargo Carrier

The Mid-Canada Mod Center has completed the extensive cockpit update and redesign to a “classic” of the industry – the Boeing 737-200. The project was completed earlier this summer and the aircraft returned to service with a specialized Canadian based charter and cargo operator. It has been proving its value since that date and the next in a series of updates is scheduled to be modified in late summer.

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The FAA’s Drone Pilot Program Is Off To An Exciting Start

Notes Successful Flights In Several States In Evaluation Program

The FAA’s UAS Integration Pilot Program has been busy accelerating drone technology in four states this month. “Data gathered from these pilot projects will form the basis of a new regulatory framework to safely integrate drones into our national airspace,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao at the May 9 announcement of the 10 selectees. “We’re working with state, local, and tribal governments and private industry to demonstrate and study expanded drone operations,” said Acting FAA Administrator Dan Elwell. “This program gives us a better understanding of how operations over people, beyond visual line of sight ops, and flying drones at night work at the lo

Perlan II Sets Third World Record, Second In One Week

Flies To A Pressure Altitude of 65,605 Feet

The experimental glider team Airbus Perlan Mission II on Wednesday set its third world record, the second one this week.

F-35C Lightning II Conducts Operational Test-1 Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

Will Evaluate The Full Spectrum Of The Airplane's Suitability For Carrier Operations

F-35C Lightning II aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 are conducting their Operational Test-1 (OT-1) with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 and Carrier Strike Group 12 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). OT-1 evaluates the full spectrum of the F-35C’s suitability for operation within a carrier air wing and mission effectiveness to the maximum extent possible.

NCDOT Releases 2018 'State Of Aviation' Report

Airports Account For $31 Billion In Economic Impact

The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation has released the 2018 "State of Aviation" report, detailing the assets that support a vibrant and competitive aviation sector.

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It's ALIVE! 2018 AirVenture Innovation Preview Program Now Available

Get The Inside Details On THE Most Exciting NEW Innovations And Product Announcements From OSHKOSH 2018...

The staff of EAA and the Aero-News Network were pleased to release the latest in a series of novel Aero-TV/Airborne programs designed to draw attention to the most innovative and aggressively oriented companies in the aviation universe -- and most particularly, those with REAL news to impart at AirVenture 2018. ANN and EAA have joined together again to present the highly successful "AirVenture Innovation Preview," (which we call the "AIP", for short), to highlight the incredibly innovative and news-making products that provid

New Drone Can Take A Quick Trip Underwater

Spry Drone Can Can Capture Underwater Video As Well

A new drone which is currently the subject of a Kickstarter fundraising campaign has the unusual ability to land on the water and briefly submerge, capturing underwater video before surfacing and returning to the air.

AeroVironment MacCready Works Donates Quantix Systems To West Point

Hybrid Drone Will Support Academy's Robotics Research Center

AeroVironment's MacCready Works lab has donated automated Quantix hybrid drones, spare parts and AeroVironment’s Decision Support System (AV DSS) analytics software to West Point to support the military academy’s Center for Innovation and Engineering and Geography and Environmental Engineering Department.

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Airborne 08.29.18: US Astros To Launch 2019, Red Bull AirRace, Perlan Mission II

Also: Japan's 1st Female Fighter Pilot, NBAA Survey, GPS III Satellite, SEA-TAC Runway 16L/34R

NASA Administrator James Bridenstine is confident that astronauts will again fly from U.S. soil next year, but sees the agency's relationship with Roscosmos continuing for several years. Bridenstine said "Without question, by the middle of next year, we'll be flying American astronauts on American rockets from American soil." Since the end of the shuttle program in 2011, U.S. taxpayers have been paying up to $82 million per seat to send U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station aboard Russian Soyuz sp

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.31.18)

“This program gives us a better understanding of how operations over people, beyond visual line of sight ops, and flying drones at night work at the local level.” Source: Acting FAA Administrator Dan Elwell, in an update on the FAA's UAS IPP.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.31.18): Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System

Sometimes called secondary surveillance radar (SSR), which utilizes a transponder in the aircraft. The ground equipment is an interrogating unit, in which the beacon antenna is mounted so it rotates with the surveillance antenna.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.31.18)

Institute for Women of Aviation Worldwide

The Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide is an independent, not-for-profit, global consortium of businesses and organizations that want to foster diversity, thus growth, in the air and space industry.

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