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November 20, 2024

Airborne 11.20.24: Starship 6!, Boom XB-1 Flies Again, Spirit BK

 Also: Apache Rendezvous, Qantas A380 Tool FoulUp, SWA Shooting, USCG Rescue

 
 
With President-Elect Donald Trump in attendance to see his new buddy Elon Musk, do his thing; Starship 6 launched on time Tuesday afternoon with a spectacular, but not 100% successful result. The much-anticipated attempt to catch the booster in the massive Mechazilla chopsticks was called off shortly after inflight separation for reasons yet unexplained, but it was brought in for a controlled landing in the ocean near where it launched from... with no ill result to anyone. Boom’s supersonic XB-1 took its eighth flight test on November 16. It was able to reach a new max altitude of over 25,000 feet and operate safely without using its stability augmentat

Aero-TV: EVAS Raises Awareness on Cockpit Smoke

Hosts Smoke Demonstrator at 2024 NBAA-BACE Display

For nearly 30 years, the Emergency Vision Assurance System (EVAS) has been working to raise awareness on one of aviation’s most hazardous, yet least discussed issues: blinding smoke events in the cockpit. As a part of its continued effort to show the significance of EVAS, the company hosted a smoke demonstrator at its 2024 NBAA-BACE exhibit. FAA reports show that in-flight fires are a frequent cause of unscheduled and emergency landings. While it is a common belief that putting on the provided oxygen mask and goggles will be enough to get on the ground safely, EVAS has proved other

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