Tue, Mar 01, 2016
Air Force Secretary, Deborah Lee James, revealed the first rendering of the Long Range Strike Bomber, designated the B-21, and it’s obvious the acorn doesn’t roll far from the Northrop Grumman design tree.
At the announcement, James said the Air Force will be taking suggestions from Airmen to help decide the name of the bomber. The artist rendering, which is not much more than a proposed plan form, is based on the initial design concept. The designation B-21 recognizes this design as the first bomber of the 21st century. The U.S. House of Representatives seems to be starting over on the FAA Reauthorization act, commonly referred to as the AIRR act, but the U.S. Senate appears to be shifting into gear by saying they are, "not going to wait that much longer." Senate Commerce Committee Chair John Thune indicated that his committee may soon start work on an alternate FAA reauthorization bill that is being developed after the House bill appears to have stalled over ATC Privatization. A UK Team of drone experts has successfully completed their bid to be the first people in history to fly a quadcopter drone across the English Channel … a distance of approximately 21.75 miles. All this -- and MORE in
today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 02.29.16 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, February 29th, 2016... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Brianne Cross, 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:
- First Look At New AF Bomber
- Senate Prepping Alternate FAA Bill
- Ocuair UAV Makes English Channel Crossing
- FAA Certifies Auxiliary Fuel Tank For R66 Turbine
- AVW: Whisperliner Meets Dreamliner
- True Blue Power Lithium-Ion Battery Powers Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
- Teamsters Send Section 6 Notice To Atlas Air, Southern Air
- Airline Consumer Complaints Up In 2015
- Gogo Signs Landmark Multi-GHz Capacity Deal With SES
- Air Transat Pilots Reach Tentative Agreement On New Contract
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