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All News

December 20, 2024

Airborne Affordable Flyers 12.12.24: Titan Return?, Luscombe Auction, Integral E

Also: AirVenture TKTS on Sale, Switchblade Hybrid, Fixed-Gear Elektra Trainer, Ray Foundation Scholarships

Good news for the fans of the Titan Aircraft Tornado series, as well as their T-51 Mustang replica designs... After the tragic loss of CEO John Williams last summer in a test flight, the design rights and manufacturing data has been sold to a new company in Missouri who intends to update both design series and get them back into production over the next year or so. One of ANN CEO Jim Campbell’s favorite classic GA birds is the Luscombe ‘8’ series of side by side taildraggers. Long out of production, the Type Certiicate and factory asset

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Airborne Affordable Flyers 12.12.24: Titan Return?, Luscombe Auction, Integral E

Also: AirVenture TKTS on Sale, Switchblade Hybrid, Fixed-Gear Elektra Trainer, Ray Foundation Scholarships

Good news for the fans of the Titan Aircraft Tornado series, as well as their T-51 Mustang replica designs... after the tragic loss of CEO John Williams last summer in a test flight, the design rights and manufacturing data has been sold to a new company in Missouri who intends to update both design series and get them back into production over the next year or so. One of ANN CEO Jim Campbell’s favorite classic GA birds is the Luscombe ‘8’ series of side by side taildraggers. Long out of production, the Type Certiicate and f

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Airborne 12.13.24: Whitaker To Resign, CAF MidAir Report, SpaceX $$$

Also: Japan Looks For WWII Bombs, USCG Rescue, Buffett Honors, Osprey On Hold-Again

FAA Administrator, Michael Whitaker, will step down before President-Elect, Donald Trump, takes office next month. Unless a new and highly qualified successor is named swiftly, the nation’s air transportation system could be in for hard times, as Whitaker’s departure leaves the FAA without a chief while still embroiled in the middle of a number of probes into (among others) safety issues at Boeing, an aging workforce and problems within the ranks, as well as a series of never-ending air traffic controller problems -- not the least of which is a serious staff s

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Classic Aero-TV: The Life Aquilae

From 2023 (YouTube Edition): An Eagle by Any Other Name

Originally developed as the Yuma by Alisport, an Italian aircraft manufacturer based in the Northern Italian city of Cremella, the Aquilae (ACK-will-lay) is a kit-built, STOL-capable, Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) distributed in the U.S. by Kent, Illinois-based North American Eagle. Aquilae is the Latin term for Eagle. As implied by its eligibility for certification as an LSA, the Aquilae’s maximum gross weight is 1,320-pounds. The aircraft is powered by a one-hundred

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.20.24)

Aero Linx: Gliding Australia Gliding Australia welcomes you to the exhilarating, spectacular yet serene flying experience of gliding.  Gliders take to the air like birds with wings outstretched, soaring on rising air currents, immersed in three dimensional space and flying silently with an eagle’s view of the world. Gliding is an all-inclusive and very social sport attracting men and woman of all ages and walks of life. In Australia you can fly solo from the age of 15 and some pilots continue gliding into their eighties. It is never too late to learn to glide and many pilots take up the sport in their 40s, 50s or even 70s.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.20.24): Parallel Runways

Parallel Runways Two or more runways at the same airport whose centerlines are parallel. In addition to runway number, parallel runways are designated as L (left) and R (right) or, if three parallel runways exist, L (left), C (center), and R (right). 

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (12.20.24)

“Fabrication, assembly, testing, and final integration of a new spacecraft is a painstaking endeavor that requires great attention to detail. We appreciate the hard work by the SpaceX team to expand the Dragon fleet in support of our missions and the flexibility of the station program and expedition crews as we work together to complete the new capsule's readiness for flight." Source: From a statement by Steve Stich, manager for NASA's Commercial Crew Program, two astronauts scheduled return gets pushed back again... and again. 

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