Also: 2023 SnF Innovation Preview, 2022 Collier Trophy, NASA’s TEMPO, Virgin Orbit Kaput

As the efforts of American farmers bring about the onset of the nation’s growing season, the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) has respectfully requested that operators of UAS—drones, remote control aircraft, and the like—be mindful of low-altitude manned agricultural aircraft operations. 

Archer Aviation’s eVTOL, dubbed Midnight, had recently completed a six-week series of tests in RUAG’s Large Subsonic Wind Tunnel in Emmen, Switzerland. Archer stated that the tests had covered a range of data germane to the aircraft’s performance, stability, and control characteristics, as well as its resilience to icing. Dawn Aerospace has successfully completed the first series of rocket-powered test-flights of its Mk-II Aurora spaceplane. The flight-test campaign was carried out at New Zealand’s Glentanner Aerodrome on 29, 30, and 31 March. The accomplishment occasions an important milestone in the Aurora platform’s development and advances the company’s stated mission of “revolutionizing space access.” All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-NextGen!!!

Airborne-NextGen 04.11.23 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, April 11th, 2023... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Holland Lee, Sophie Hurlock, Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, and Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, this episode covers:

• National Agricultural Aviation Association Issues Warning  
• Archer’s Midnight eVTOL Completes Wind Tunnel Tests    
• Mk-II Aurora Spaceplane Flies Under Rocket Power  
• Did You Miss It? 2023 SnF Innovation Preview Was Amazing! 
• 2022 Collier Trophy Recipients Named  
• NASA’s TEMPO Mission Launches
• Virgin Orbit: In Loving Memory

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