Sun, May 26, 2024
Hummingbird's 300L helicopter was awarded "Best Helicopter" at the recent Sun 'n Fun fly-in, garnering some serious bragging rights for the design.
Vertical Aviation took a brief moment to make a little victory lap for their Hummingbird 300L, noting its popularity around the show. Their display aircraft was completed by Frank McMullan and Vic Syracuse, who did a great job with a multi-layer black, red, and gold striped livery. It's a nice showing for a fresh addition to the world of kit helicopters. Hybrid eVTOL manufacturer, or better said, developer, showed off its latest flight test using a smaller scaled version of its high-wing Cavorite X5. The short tethered test flight shows the Cavorite take off from a standstill, lifting off and testing its behavior as it gently moves through a handful of power settings and control checks. NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) teams continue working remaining open tasks in preparation for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the ISS. The teams now are targeting a launch date of no earlier than 4:43 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 21, to complete additional testing. All this -- and MORE in
today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
Airborne 05.17.24 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Friday, May 17th, 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:
- Vertical Aviation Celebrates 'Best Helicopter' at Sun 'n Fun
- Horizon Aircraft Shows Early Test Flights of Cavorite Model
- If At First You Don't Succeed; Delay, Delay Again: Boeing Puts Off Next Launch
- New Shepard Targets May 19th for NS-25 Mission
- Gulfstream G700 Earns EASA Certification
- Cessna Citation Ascend Program Advances
- Bolen Gives Congress a Rare Thumbs-Up
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