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Airborne 06.06.22: New Spacesuits!, Special Olympics Airlift, USAF Flt Time

Also: Sagetech Mode-S Transponder, Gulfstream To Upgrade, Sukhoi And MiG Merger, UAL To Expand in Denver

In preparation for expanding orbital and exploratory missions, NASA has selected Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to develop and produce advanced spacesuits and space-walk systems. The next-generation gear will serve astronauts working outside the International Space Station, as well as those selected for the upcoming Artemis mission. The awards, which leverage NASA expertise with private sector innovation, enable selected vendors to compete for task orders with the end purpose of providing the agency a full suite of capabilities for its spacewalkin

Aero-TV at SnF22: A New Take On a Beloved Airplane

CubCrafters is Upping the Super in Super Cub

Yakima Washington’s CubCrafters is offering superb re-imaginings of Piper’s classic Super Cub aircraft. The company’s models deliver capabilities vastly beyond the purview of the original Super Cub, and offer operators features that make their Part 23 certified aircraft formidable back-country machines. Sitting atop the CubCrafters lineup is the appositely named Top Cub, which boasts a one-thousand-pound useful-load, thanks in part to a fuel-injected, 215-hp, Lycoming O-360-C4P engine and a 76-inch, Sensenich, constant-speed propeller.

Airborne 06.06.22: New Spacesuits!, Special Olympics Airlift, USAF Flt Time

Also: Sagetech Mode-S Transponder, Gulfstream To Upgrade, Sukhoi And MiG Merger, UAL To Expand in Denver

In preparation for expanding orbital and exploratory missions, NASA has selected Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to develop and produce advanced spacesuits and space-walk systems. The next-generation gear will serve astronauts working outside the International Space Station, as well as those selected for the upcoming Artemis mission. The awards, which leverage NASA expertise with private sector innovation, enable selected vendors to compete for task orders with the end purpose of providing the agency a full suite of capabilities for its spacewalkin

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.14.22)

Aero Linx: Air Marshal Association Our predecessor association, FAMSNJ, was formed in 2009. We merged with another group of unrepresented TSA employees to be the OLE component of a TSA-wide professional organization. It became apparent that FAMs stood alone, both in the severity of discipline and the lack of avenues of redress. In March of 2013, the FAMs split away and formed the AMA under the guidance of the Communication Workers of America/AFL-CIO. It became quickly apparent that a traditional union was not a good fit for federal agents, so in 2015 we ended our affiliation with the CWA and formed the Air Marshal Associat

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.14.22): International Airport [ICAO]

International Airport [ICAO] Any airport designated by the Contracting State in whose territory it is situated as an airport of entry and departure for international air traffic, where the formalities incident to customs, immigration, public health, animal and plant quarantine and similar procedures are carried out.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (06.14.22)

“Today’s flight builds on previous successful flights and hardware enhancements … We will leverage this flight experience as we complete integrated testing in the coming months and prepare for Talon-A test flights.” Source: Zachary Krevor, Stratolaunch’s CEO and President explaining some of the details after they cut short a test-flight of its mammoth carrier aircraft, Roc.