Thu, Feb 16, 2023
Brigadier General Charles Elwood (Chuck) Yeager was a United States Air Force officer, a lordly aviator, and a test pilot blessed with a peculiar amalgam of dazzling aeronautical genius and regimented mania that, in 1947, saw him become the first pilot in history to exceed the speed of sound (Mach 1.0) in level flight.
Among the most highly skilled and eminently respected airmen of all time, Yeager piloted over 360 different aircraft over his seventy-year flying career. The FAA granted Universal Hydrogen—a California-based energy concern about the commendable endeavor of making hydrogen-powered commercial flight a near-term reality—clearance to proceed with a first flight of its hydrogen-powered test aircraft at east-central Washington State’s Grant County International Airport (MWH). Citing a high probability of neck injury in combat or the event of pilot ejection, the British Royal Air Force (RAF), in an instance inconsistent with the service’s penchant for political correctness and identity politics, has set forth that women do not weigh enough to fly the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
Airborne 02.08.23 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, February 8th, 2023... 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:
- FAASTeam Invites One and All to Celebrate Chuck Yeager's 100th Birthday
- FAA Clears Universal Hydrogen Test Flights
- British Air Force Claims Women Cannot Fly F-35
- C-130 on Floats Not Coming Anytime Soon
- Southwest Airlines to Reduce New-Hire Pilot Minimums
- Boeing Bolsters 737 Max Production
- Ampaire Signs Letter of Intent for Brazilian Eco Caravan Conversion
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