Fri, Dec 18, 2015
The full United States Senate passed the Pilot's Bill of Rights 2 on a unanimous vote Tuesday night.
The bill, sponsored by Senator James Inhofe, had 70 cosponsors from both sides of the aisle. A companion bill must pass the U.S. House and be signed by President Obama before the Pilots Bill of Rights 2 can become law. Contained within the bill is a requirement that the FAA revise the appropriate regulations to comply with the law. XCOR Director of Engineering and acting CTO Michael Valant announced recently that his team had reached an important milestone in the development of the reusable 5K18 Lynx main propulsion rocket engine. Valant said his engineers were able to 'close the loop' of the thermodynamic system under test conditions, a key technology for the Lynx sub-orbital vehicle. If you asked the question, can a Lancair be made better, RDD Enterprises says yes? They have recently announced a major upgrade for the Lancair-4 and 4-P airframes. The conversion has been dubbed LX7. It replaces the original wings, aft fuselage and tail with new components utilizing lighter and stronger materials as
well as modern airfoils with improved slow flight and stall characteristics. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 12.17.15 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Thursday, December 17th, 2015... 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:
- Pilots Bill Of Rights 2 Is Passed By The Full Senate
- XCOR Announces Major Breakthrough In Engine Technology
- RDD Announces Major Upgrade For Lancair IV-P
- NFlightCam Offers Versatile New GoPro Camera Mount
- Aero-Community Update: API Update
- Pilot Writes Notes For Students, Teacher On Flight
- FAA Approves Cabin Connectivity Upgrade For Gulfstream GV, GIV
- NASA Accepting Applications For Future Explorers
- Airbus C295W Aircraft Completes Latin American Tour
- Antarctic Anticyclone Sending Two NASA Scientific Balloons Flying In Circles
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again next week for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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