Sat, Nov 09, 2024
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft successfully carried out Flight Six last week, achieving the primary objective of testing the Flutter Excitation System (FES).
The company said the flight made significant progress toward validating a fully functional FES, as it was successfully tested at Mach 0.65, a higher airspeed than the previous flutter test point. Evektor has partnered with Odyssey Pilot Hours, a training and time-building operation in Erie, Colorado, to deliver twelve Harmony aircraft in the next few months. Odyssey has taken delivery of the first six Harmonys, with four more to come by the end of 2024, and the final two will join the fleet in early 2025. On 27 October 2004, the American adventurer Steve Fossett set a new speed record in a Zeppelin NT airship. His speed of 115 km/h still stands today, 20 years on, as an absolute record. Fossett managed to beat the existing record of 92.8km/h which had been set by James Dexter and Michael Kendrick in 2000. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
Airborne 11.01.24 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Friday, November 1st, 2024... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- Boom’s XB-1 Completes Test Flight Six
- Odyssey Pilot Hours Buys Twelve Evektor Harmony LSAs
- 20 Year Anniversary Of Steve Fossett's Zeppelin Airship Speed Record
- Senator Pushes FAA to Accelerate Rocket Launch Licensing
- Gulfstream Receives STC For Starlink Installations
- Final Crew-8 Astronaut Released From Hospital
- Pilatus PC-12 Most Flown Business Aircraft In U.S. Last Year
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