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February 23, 2015

Airborne 02.23.15: CS300 1st Flt Imminent, Mars One, Tri-Motor Record

Also: Antarctic Balloon, Royal Albanian Team?, A400M Refuel, A4A Joins UAV Program, AFASF Standdown, WAI Award

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has announced that Transport Canada inspectors have issued the flight permit that allows the first CS300 flight test vehicle to join the flight test program. The CS300 aircraft's first flight is expected to occur during the period February 26 – 28. The aircraft is expected to perform a series of handling and system calibration tests, at a wide range of altitudes and speeds. The private non-profit organization Mars One ... which plans to send human volunteers on a one-way trip to colonize Mars ... has named 50 men and 50 women to proceed to the next round of the Mars One Astronaut Selection Process. Mars One has a goal of establishing

Georgia Homeowners Question Aviation Liability Insurance

Their Home Was Struck By An Uninsured Airplane In December

A home in St. Simons Island, GA belonging to Sinclair and Deborah Frederick was hit by an airplane on December 13. The home-built biplane was destroyed by the impact, and its 68-year-old pilot, James Ron Wood, was fatally injured.

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EAA Ford Tri-Motor Tour Sets Passenger Record

More Than 800 People Get A Taste Of History Aboard The Vintage Airliner

EAA's Ford Tri-Motor NC8407 flew a record number of passengers during its tour stop last weekend at Dona Ana County Airport in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The three-and-a-half day tour stop co-hosted by the War Eagles Air Museum and EAA Chapter 555 of Las Cruces, New Mexico, saw the airplane make 89 separate flights providing more than 800 passengers with rides on the vintage airliner.

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