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March 02, 2024

The Blimps Are Back In Town

Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd Begins Type Certification in UK

Twin-hulled airships made by UK concern Hybrid Air Vehicles, Ltd have entered the type certification process over in Britain, paving the way for passenger and cargo service in the near future. The firm is certifying the Airlander 10, the "world’s most efficient large aircraft" with their local regulator, the UK Civil Aviation Authority. Once type certified, it will likely see reciprocity with the FAA stateside, though the firm doesn't exactly come out and promise so.

Former Astronaut, Admiral, and Administrator’s Life in Review

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson published a short eulogy commemorating the passage of his forebear, former NASA Administrator and astronaut Richard Truly. Truly passed away on February 27th in his home in Genesee, Colorado, at the age of 86. Truly's career saw him take the organizational wheel from '89 to '92, having been brought up in the Space Shuttle program. Truly was a pilot for one of the crews that flew the 747/Shuttle Enterprise approach and landing test flights during 1977. Later, he was a backup pilot for STS-1, eventually working his way to space in 1981 as pilot of STS-2...

From 2016 (YouTube Version): Audio Panels Engineered for Pilots with Features that Make Sense…

At EAA AirVenture 2016, PS Engineering Inc. was talking about, and showing, their PMA450A and PMA8000G audio panels for aircraft. While audio panels started off as simply a box that allowed switching between a couple of radios, we are now a long way from that starting point. About the only thing these audio panels don’t do is start your morning coffee, and we’ll have to see if that shows up next year. ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, stopped by the PS Engineering display and listened about what these audio panels have to offer from Mark Sc

(Pilot) Did Not Realize He Was Approaching The Wrong Airport Until He Was “Too Low And Too Slow”

Analysis: The pilot reported that his intended destination airport was Cedar Ridge Airport (GA62), Griffin, GA, but due to misidentification of the airport while airborne, he landed at Brook Bridge Aerodrome (8GA9), Vaughn, GA. He reported that he did not realize he was approaching the wrong airport until he was “too low and too slow.” The airplane touched down on a shared taxiway/driveway before impacting a utility pole with the left wing. Subsequently, the airplane spun and impacted trees resulting in substantial damage to the left wing, nose structure, and right wing.