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November 08, 2024

Airborne 11.08.24: XB-1 Pushes 500Kts, Samson Sky Update, Boeing Strike Ends

 Also: Joby Overseas, Elixir CAA Cert, Drone Threat, GMR Airbus Sale

 

 

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft successfully carried out Flight Seven on November 5, 2024, focusing on expanding the flutter envelope and cockpit pressure testing to ensure safe performance and handling qualities as XB-1 nears supersonic speeds and higher altitudes. With Chief Test Pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg again at the controls, XB-1 reached a higher altitude of 23, 015 feet, 3,015 higher than the last flight. In its 55-minute flight the aircraft achieved a higher speed of 0.82 Mach or 499 knots true airspeed. Almost exactly one year after its first flight, Samson Sky’s flying car is gearing up for production with a ne

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Zenith Introduces Matched-Hole CH 650 Kit

New Feature Simplifies and Streamlines Assembly Process

Zenith Aircraft recently introduced matched-hole parts for its CH 650 kit. This streamlines the aircraft’s assembly, making it a low-time project for both newbie and veteran builders. The CH 650 kit is also celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

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Man Attempts to Destroy Power Grid With Rigged Drone

Undercover FBI Agents Block White Supremacist’s Pipe Bomb Attack

24-year-old Skyler Philippi of Columbia, Tennessee, was arrested just before attempting to damage a Nashville power grid with his drone. He planned to rig the device with pipe bombs to destroy the facility. The US Department of Justice charged Philippi with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to destroy an energy facility.

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The Boeing Strike is Over… What Now?

Moody’s Shares Projections for Production and Financial Recovery

After a painful seven weeks, the Boeing strike has come to an end. The mega manufacturer faced tremendous financial loss during this period and will need to take bold steps to recover. To gauge the true impact of the event, Moody’s Ratings published its post-strike projections for Boeing’s production and cash flow.

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ALPA And GAMA Congratulate President-Elect, New Congress

Groups Look Forward To Working With Incoming Administration

The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) and the National Air Transport Association (NATA) issued statements today regarding the results of the November 5, 2024 U.S. general elections. From the Air Line Pilots Association: “Congratulations to President-elect Trump. ALPA stands ready to work with the president-elect and the newly elected Congress on continuing our country’s important efforts to keep flying safe and advancing the piloting profession..."

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Elixir Aircraft Receives CAA Certification In UK

Deliveries to British Flight Schools Can Begin

Elixir Aircraft announced it has been granted certification by the United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) which authorizes Elixir aircraft to operate in the UK. About 30 Elixir aircraft are already operating in French flight schools and others have been ordered at schools around Europe including in Greece, Spain, Portugal, and more.

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Global Medical Response Buys 15 Bell 407GXis With IFR

Brings Total Bell Fleet To 250 Bell Helicopters

Bell Textron announced that it has received a signed purchase agreement from Global Medical Response for the sale of fifteen Bell 407 GXi helicopters equipped with IFR configuration kits plus an option for nine additional aircraft. Global Medical Response operates out of 387 bases across all 50 U.S. states and internationally, providing life-saving patient care as the largest end-to-end provider of acute out-of-hospital medical care.

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Airborne-Flight Training 10.31.24: CAE Apple VR, Skywings Diamonds, TRU FFS

Also: Girls in Aviation Day, Spirit Cutbacks, Air Canada, Future Takes Flight Scholarship

Flight Training company CAE has become the first to develop an immersive flight training application for the Apple Vision Pro Virtual Reality (VR) headset. CAE demonstrated it at the 2024 NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas, Nevada. The app uses spatial computing to bring true-to-life accuracy to cockpit interactions that allow pilots to remotely complete training activities that presently are only available in training centers. Skywings Flight Training announced it has taken delivery of two Diamond DA40 NG aircraft at Diamond Aircraft’s headquarters in Neustadt, Austria.

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Airborne-Flight Training 10.31.24: CAE Apple VR, Skywings Diamonds, TRU FFS

Also: Girls in Aviation Day, Spirit Cutbacks, Air Canada, Future Takes Flight Scholarship

Flight Training company CAE has become the first to develop an immersive flight training application for the Apple Vision Pro Virtual Reality (VR) headset. CAE demonstrated it at the 2024 NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas, Nevada. The app uses spatial computing to bring true-to-life accuracy to cockpit interactions that allow pilots to remotely complete training activities that presently are only available in training centers. Skywings Flight Training announced it has taken delivery of two Diamond DA40 NG aircraft at Diamond Aircraft’s headquarters in Neustadt, Au

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NTSB Prelim: Badlands Vaquero

About 3,000 Ft Above Ground Level, Flames Appeared From The Right Side Of The Engine Cowling

On October 27, 2024, about 0915 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Badlands Vaquero airplane, N510DH, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near West Wendover, Nevada. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that during cruise flight, about 3,000 ft above ground level, flames appeared from the right side of the engine cowling.

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Classic Aero-TV: Viking Engines and the Redefining of the Piston Aircraft Engine

From 2022 (YouTube Edition): Engine Company Challenges Convention—and Wins

Viking Aircraft Engines, the Edgewater, Florida-based manufacturer of piston aircraft engines, has fashioned a seemingly humble business-model into a genuine, and genuinely American success story. Viking’s praxis is simple. The company buys new and gently-used, late-model Honda automotive engines, and converts them to aircraft powerplants. Conversion, however, is no simple feat. In point of fact, it’s a downright complex process comprising extensive modification of the engine’s cylinder heads, valve-train, cam chain, pistons, oil-syste

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Classic Aero-TV: Of Old Crows and Young Hearts

An SnF2023 Favorite (YouTube Edition): The Stearman Storyteller

A young Dutch boy looked on, rapt with amazement, as a T-6 pilot flew an aerobatic routine during an airshow long lost to time and obscurity. Up and around the T-6 flew, climbing and diving, rolling and pirouetting, its engine’s unbroken song rising and falling in a chorus of snarling and shrieking that resonated in the lad’s ears, imagination, and viscera. The T-6 landed and its pilot clambered out its cockpit to a coda of hot-engine pings and down-spinning gyros. Mustering his resolve, the boy approached the aviator—hand outstretched, a t

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.08.24)

Aero Linx: Classic Jet Aircraft Association (CJAA) The mission of the Classic Jet Aircraft Association is to protect the right to fly classic jets with the least amount of regulation and restrictions commensurate with the safe operation of our aircraft. In order to do this, CJAA will interact regularly with the appropriate government agencies at every level, as well as with other flying organizations and with the general public, to ensure that our voice is heard and that we are part of any process that might affect our ability to fly our aircraft.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.08.24): Quadrant

Quadrant A quarter part of a circle, centered on a NAVAID, oriented clockwise from magnetic north as follows: NE quadrant 000-089, SE quadrant 090-179, SW quadrant 180-269, NW quadrant 270-359. 

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.08.24)

“The final hole size matched-drilled technology ensures that all parts align perfectly, reducing the need for measurements and adjustments. This advancement not only saves time but also enhances the precision and quality of the final build.” Source: From details provided by Zenith as they recently introduced matched-hole parts for its CH 650 kit. This streamlines the aircraft’s assembly, making it a low-time project for both newbie and veteran builders.

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