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December 24, 2019

Airborne-Unmanned 12.24.19: Skyryse Flight Stack, AFRL LEAP, New FAA MOUs

Also: Airmen Certificate Testin, Unmanned BVLOS Operations, UAV Turbines, OSU Drone Grant

Skyryse has unveiled the Skyryse Flight Stack, a suite of automation technologies that will help the company make safe urban flight mainstream. The Skyryse Flight Stack comprises technology that automates flight in FAA-approved helicopters, safety and communication systems, and a network of smart helipads to ultimately create a new transportation system in the sky. The company also demonstrated the Flight Stack in action, completing a fully autonomous flight – without a pilot's hands on the controls or remote operator – in a modified FAA-approved commercial helicopter. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) recently successfully

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Airborne-Unmanned 12.17.19: NASA Multirotor, Cannabis Drones?, UND UAS Degree

Also: Altitude Angel, GA-ASI Demo Flights, Terra Drone, Global Agriculture Drones Market

NASA has developed a flexible way to test new designs for aircraft that use multiple rotors to fly. The Multirotor Test Bed, or MTB, will let researchers study a wide variety of rotor configurations for different vehicles, including tiltrotor aircraft, mid-sized drones and those future air taxis. The agency released a video showing the MTB set up in a four-rotor configuration during a recent demonstration inside the U.S. Army’s 7- by 10-foot wind tunnel at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’

David L. Calhoun Named President And CEO

Boeing's Board of Directors has named current Chairman, David L. Calhoun, as Chief Executive Officer and president, effective January 13, 2020. Mr. Calhoun will remain a member of the Board. In addition, Board member Lawrence W. Kellner will become non-executive Chairman of the Board effective immediately.

Plane Went Down February 23 Into Trinity Bay In Texas

The NTSB has opened the public docket as part of its ongoing investigation of the Feb. 23, 2019, Atlas Air flight 3591 crash into Trinity Bay, Texas.

Begins Next Phase In The Development Of The New Airplane

Textron Aviation has successfully mated the wings to the fuselage of the first Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop prototype aircraft, a key milestone in the development of the clean-sheet aircraft.

Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani Was Not Charged With A Terrorism Crime

A former mechanic for American Airlines has pleaded guilty in federal court in Miami to charges he sabotaged an airliner that was preparing to depart with 150 people on board.

Bristell Unveils New High-Wing Design

Expects To First Show The Airplane To The Public At Aero Friedrichshafen 2020

Bristell has a new model that it plans to show to the public for the first time at Aero Friedrichshafen 2020. The B8 is a high-wing, all-metal aircraft, and the order book is open. According to the company, the B8 is a strutless high-wing airplane with a steerable nose wheel and control yokes in the cockpit. The basic model will be powered by a 100 hp Rotax 912ULS, with planned options for Rotas IS, 914 and 915iS engines. The 49-inch-wide cockpit will have composite doors, and a separate door for the luggage compartment. Bristell plans a first public showing of the B8 at Aero Friedrichshafen 2020, and says it will be available for test and demonstration flights shortly after that show.

The Helicopters Will Provide Security And Support For The Nation’s ICBM Fields

Air Force Global Strike Command named the MH-139A helicopter “Grey Wolf” during a naming ceremony at Duke Field, Dec. 19. Gen. Timothy Ray, AFGSC commander, made the announcement, comparing it to the wild animal that bears the same name.

Aircraft Went Down In A Residential Area, But Only Loss Was The Drone

A drone weighing about 100 pounds went down in the lawn of a home in Hills, Iowa last Wednesday, resulting in the loss of the $300,000 aircraft.

Entertainment Is Not In The Job Description Of NASA's PIO

Opinion by Wes Oleszewski, Author and Space Commentator On December 22, 2019 I watched NASA’s live coverage of Boeing’s Starliner CST-100 spacecraft’s reentry and recovery. The vehicle, after suffering an event timer glitch in the initial orbital insertion and thus ending up in a contingency orbit, returned to earth flawlessly. This was a critical step toward the true goal of Commercial Crew- which is to send U.S. astronauts to the ISS from U.S. soil aboard U.S. launch vehicles and spacecraft once again.

"I strongly believe in the future of Boeing and the 737 MAX. I am honored to lead this great company and the 150,000 dedicated employees who are working hard to create the future of aviation."Source: David L. Calhoun, who will assume the role of Boeing president and CEO following the removal of Dennis Muilenburg.

The NOZ is the operating zone within which aircraft flight remains during normal independent simultaneous parallel ILS approaches.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.24.19)

NORAD Tracks Santa

24 hours a day, 365 days a year, NORAD tracks everything that flies in and around North America in defense of our homelands. On Dec. 24, they also undertake the very special mission of tracking Santa