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February 09, 2018

Airborne 02.09.18: Falcon Heavy!!!, FAA UAS Symposium, Record Russian Spacewalk

Also: UPS Buys 747-8s, S Korean Mil-Jet Accident, Air Ambulance Decision, Airline Bucks For NASM

Wow... just wow... so many sights to be impressed by... All compressed into a few minutes... Such was the launch of the first Falcon Heavy! SpaceX reached a significant milestone Tuesday with the successful launch of Falcon Heavy carrying Elon Musk's red Tesla Roadster as its "mass simulator". The Falcon Heavy lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 1545 EDT, 15 minutes before the close of its launch window, boosting the roadster into an Earth-Mars orbit around the sun. The rocket performed flawles

Airborne 02.09.18: Falcon Heavy!!!, FAA UAS Symposium, Record-Breaking Russian Spacewalk

Also: UPS Buys 747-8s, S Korean Mil-Jet Accident, Air Ambulance Decision, Airline Bucks For NASM

Wow... just wow... so many sights to be impressed by... All compressed into a few minutes.. Such was the launch of the first Falcon Heavy! SpaceX reached a significant milestone Tuesday with the successful launch of Falcon Heavy carrying Elon Musk's red Tesla Roadster as its "mass simulator". The Falcon Heavy lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 1545 EDT, 15 minutes before the close of its launch window, boosting the roadster into an Earth-Mars orbit around the sun. The rocket performed flawlessly in its initial flight. The FAA and AUVSI will co-host the 3rd Annual FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Symposium on March 6-8, 2018 at the Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, M

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Joby Aviation Secures $100M In Series B Funding

Company Hopes To Make Electric Vertical Take-off And Landing Transportation A Reality

Joby Aviation has secured $100M in Series B financing to take its all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) passenger aircraft into pre-production and certification. The financing was led by Intel Capital, and includes strategic investors Singapore-based EDBI, JetBlue Technology Ventures, and Toyota AI Ventures. Also participating are new investors Allen & Company, AME Cloud Ventures, and Ron Conway, as well as existing investors Capricorn Investment Group, 8VC, Sky Dayton and Paul Sciarra.

Pilatus Delivers PC-24 To Launch Customer, PlaneSense

Company Will Tour The Airplane Around The U.S. To Showcase Capabilities

In a ceremony held at Pilatus Business Aircraft Ltd in Broomfield, CO, the first production PC-24 twin jet was handed over to U.S. customer PlaneSense. The aircraft is the first of six PC-24s which PlaneSense has on order with Pilatus.

LEAP Engine Surpasses 600,000 Flight Hours

Accumulated In Less Than 18 Months Of Service

CFM International's advanced LEAP engine continues to set a new industry standard for fuel efficiency and asset utilization as the fleet continues the most rapid buildup in commercial aviation history, surpassing 600,000 flight hours in less than 18 months of commercial service.

Bell Delivers First 505 Jet Ranger X Helicopters To Japan

Will Fly A Variety Of Missions For SECO International

Two Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopters have been delivered to SECO International in Japan. These are the first Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopters delivered to a Japanese customer and will be used for passenger transport, sightseeing, aerial photography and television broadcasting.

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Boeing Announces Nearly $1 Billion In Services Orders At Singapore Airshow

Orders Demonstrate Strong Asia Pacific Interest In Boeing Services, Company Says

Boeing has taken services orders valued at more than $900 million that will enable carriers and partners to excel in today’s competitive airline environment.

Leesburg International Airport Busy With EAA Young Eagles Flights

Monthly Event Was Held Saturday In Central Florida

The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 was busy with Young Eagle flights on Saturday February 3, 2018 at the Leesburg International Airport, in Leesburg, Florida.

P&W Announces New EngineWise Data Analytics Capabilities For V2500 Engines

Results From STC Granted For A321 Aircraft Powered By The Engines

Pratt & Whitney has announced that it has launched new data analytics capabilities for its V2500 engines as a result of achieving a supplemental type certificate for the Airbus A321 aircraft powered by the V2500 engine.

Leonardo Strengthens Support Of Japanese Helicopter Fleets

Opens First 'Excellent' Service Center In The Country

A Service Center Agreement has been signed between Leonardo and Shizuoka Air Commuter Corporation (SACC) of Japan to set up helicopter MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) capabilities in Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport. The agreement foresees the construction and completion of a new dedicated hangar in 2018, with operational readiness by spring 2019. The MRO center will support the successful AW109 series and AW139 aircraft models with an annual capacity of up to 24 units and potential to grow its capacity based on market demand.

SWISS Selects Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan Engines

Will Power New Fleet Of Airbus A320neo And A321neo Aircraft

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has selected Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines to power 15 total Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2019.

Singapore Takes Next Step Towards Implementing Space-based VHF Communications

The Technology To Facilitate The Safe Reduction In Separation Between Aircraft Will Be The First Of Its Kind Anywhere

A research collaboration agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow this week between GomSpace A/S, The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) to conduct a design study on the implementation of space-based Very High Frequency (VHF) communications for air traffic management (ATM) in the Singapore Flight Information Region (FIR). This agreement follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by the three parties in July 2017 to explore the application and deployment of the space-based system.

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Southwest Jet Slides Off Taxiway At KBWI

All Passengers And Crew Evacuated Safely

A Southwest 737 getting ready to depart Baltimore/Washington International Airport (KBWI) bound for Jamaica Wednesday morning didn't get very far. It slid off a taxiway while preparing for departure.

Two Hot Air Balloons 'Pulled Over' By Local Sheriff's Deputies In California

Aircraft Were Flying Low Over A Residential Neighborhood

Two hot air balloon pilots were forced to land their aircraft by San Bernardino County (CA) Sheriff's deputies after they received 911 calls that the balloons were flying "dangerously close" to houses in the Yucaipa neighborhood Tuesday morning.

FAA Report Shows Steady Increase In Global Space Activity

Agency Releases Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2018

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released The Annual Compendium of Commercial Space Transportation: 2018, which shows space activity in the United States and worldwide is strong and growing. Specifically, the report finds the global space industry, which combines satellite services and ground equipment, government space budgets, and global navigation satellite services equipment represents about $345 billion in activity.

Airbus Completes First Flight For Its Commercial Parcel Delivery Drone

‘Skyways’ Demonstration Held At The National University Of Singapore

Airbus Helicopters’ Skyways unmanned air vehicle has successfully completed its first flight demonstration at the National University of Singapore (NUS). The drone took off from its dedicated maintenance center and landed on the roof of a specially designed parcel station where a parcel was automatically loaded via a robotic arm. Once successfully loaded with the parcel, the Skyways drone took off again and returned to land, demonstrating its automatic unloading capability.

ICAO And Singapore Formalize Joint Agreement

Pact Supports Next Generation Aviation Professionals

While in Singapore to provide keynote remarks to the State’s sixth Aviation Leadership Summit, ICAO Council President Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu formalized a new Memorandum of Understanding between ICAO and Singapore for a new five-year, six million dollar program which will see 40 new scholarships and 600 new fellowships being made available to young up and coming aviation professionals.

SpaceX Fails To Recover Center Core From Falcon Heavy Launch

Booster Missed The Droneship And Impacted The Water

The space community watched as SpaceX successfully launched the Falcon Heavy for the first time on Tuesday. By nearly any measure, the launch was a great success. but while the company hoped to recover all three boosters from the test flight, they were only two-thirds successful in that regard.

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RAF Call To Action For All Members: Custer-Gallatin National Forest In MT

Comment Period On Planning Rule Open Through March 5

In 2012, through a collaborative effort involving the RAF, the USFS/USDA published a new Planning Rule to develop, revise and amend FS land management plans. The RAF and others successfully added recreational aviation and the importance of recognizing airstrips as a valid part of USFS infrastructure.

Allegiant Indianapolis Base Open For Business

Flights With Locally Based Aircraft And Crews Will Propel Economic Growth

Allegiant Travel Company has begun operating flights with Indiana-based crews and aircraft from Indianapolis International Airport (KIND), providing a foundation for future growth in the Hoosier State. Allegiant's 13th permanent base of operations opens with two Airbus aircraft and more than 80 locally based personnel.

Klyde Morris 02.09.18

It Was No Lesser Philosopher The Meatloaf Who Said 'Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad'

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

Airborne 02.07.18: Vahana eVTOL Flies!, PAL-V Production Model, FAA Testing

Also: FAA IG Audits Airlines, Unicycle Stolen at Airport, HorseFly Patent, Fokker Aircraft Transactions

Vahana, the all electric, self-piloted, VTOL aircraft from Airbus, has announced the successful completion of its first full-scale flight test, reaching a height of 16 feet before descending safely. The test was completed at 8:52AM Pacific on January 31, 2018 at the Pendleton UAS Range in Pendleton, OR. Its first flight, with a duration of 53 seconds, was fully self-piloted and the vehicle completed a second flight the following day. Vahana is a project developed at the Silicon Valley

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (02.09.18)

“[This] flight demonstration paves the way positively to our local trial service launch in the coming months. Safe and reliable urban air delivery is a reality not too distant into the future, and Airbus is certainly excited to be a forerunner in this endeavor.” Source: Alain Flourens, Airbus Helicopters’ Executive Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technical Officer.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.09.18): Spiraling Slipstream

The slipstream of a propeller-driven airplane rotates around the airplane. This slipstream strikes the left side of the vertical fin, causing the aircraft to yaw slightly.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.09.18)

The Chief of Naval Air Training The Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) headquartered at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas oversees the Naval Air Training Command (TRACOM).

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