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February 20, 2025

Airborne 02.12.25: 'Boomless' XB-1, NOTAMs Redefined, Vince Neil Lear Accident

Also: Lakeland Aero Club, ATC Mandatory Retirement Age, EasyJet Incident, Flexjet-Embraer

Boom Supersonic conducted the second supersonic flight of its one-third scale demonstrator aircraft XB-1 over California’s Mojave Desert and on the same day the company announced what it’s calling Boomless Cruise for its supersonic Overture airliner. The 13th flight of XB-1 was conducted on February 10, 2025, with Chief Test Pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg at the controls taking the aircraft through three supersonic passes during a 41-minute flight in the Bell X-1 Supersonic Corridor. In a significant yet largely symbolic decision

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Airborne 02.12.25: 'Boomless' XB-1, NOTAMs Redefined, Vince Neil Lear Accident

Also: Lakeland Aero Club, ATC Mandatory Retirement Age, EasyJet Incident, Flexjet-Embraer

Boom Supersonic conducted the second supersonic flight of its one-third scale demonstrator aircraft XB-1 over California’s Mojave Desert and on the same day the company announced what it’s calling Boomless Cruise for its supersonic Overture airliner. The 13th flight of XB-1 was conducted on February 10, 2025, with Chief Test Pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg at the controls taking the aircraft through three supersonic passes during a 41-minute flight in the Bell X-1 Supersonic Corridor. In a significant yet largely symbolic decision, the F

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Classic Aero-TV: Electroair -- Igniting General Aviation’s Future

From 2023 (YouTube Edition): Electro Defeats Magneto—Marvel’s Lawyers Frown

The design, function, and management of aero-engine magneto ignition systems has been a mainstay of primary aircraft training for decades. FAA Airman Knowledge Tests are replete with questions pertaining to magneto system design and function and student pilots, at this very moment, are turning keys and dogmatically conveying observed RPM drops to CFIs weary to death of Lycoming and Continental engine runups.

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NTSB Prelim: Cirrus SR22

Airplane Impacted A Barricade And Ground Equipment, Which Resulted In Substantial Damage To The Left Wing

On October 15, 2023, about 0951 central daylight time, a Cirrus SR22 airplane, N6JA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Red Oak Municipal Airport (RDK), Red Oak, Iowa. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) information, the airplane departed Eppley Airfield (OMA), Omaha, Nebraska, at 0920 and climbed to 7,000 ft mean sea level (msl) enroute to St Louis Downtown Airport (CPS), St Louis, Illinois. 

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.20.25)

Aero Linx: Space Medicine Association (SMA) The Space Medicine Branch was founded in 1951 as the first constituent organization of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA). In 2006, the organization changed the name to the Space Medicine Association (SMA) since being an organization under the Aerospace Medical Association was no longer a sensitive issue. The association was founded for the express purpose of advancing the science and art of space medicine and the biological sciences, with special emphasis on the problems facing humans in the space environment.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.20.25): Microburst

Microburst

A small downburst with outbursts of damaging winds extending 2.5 miles or less. In spite of its small horizontal scale, an intense microburst could induce wind speeds as high as 150 knots.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (02.20.25)

“This was an invention that truly changed the world. Modern aviation began right here in Ohio, and it is important that we recognize the Wright Brothers' accomplishment as a truly significant part of our heritage, one that has made such a profound contribution to our state, our country and the entire human race." Source: Part of the narrative used for Ohio Senate Bill 24, (in part) sponsored by State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott), and passed by the Senate, adopting the 1905 Wright Flyer III as the official state airplane.

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