Tue, Nov 24, 2015
NASA took a significant step last week with its first mission order from SpaceX to launch astronauts from a U.S. launch base to the International Space Station.
This is the second in a series of four guaranteed orders NASA will make under the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contracts. The Boeing Company of received its first crew mission order in May. Bad Elf has launched a kickstarter campaign seeking backing for an ADS-B receiver that would make free weather and traffic information available on iOS devices. In 2010, Bad Elf brought aviation-grade GPS to the iPad. Now they are announcing what they call the first affordable ADS-B weather and traffic receiver with universal app compatibility. They are also planning to offer a model that includes AHARS capabilities. Tecnam announced that at a joint production development meeting held last week with Cape Air, they discussed milestone dates for the P2012 Traveller. Its roll-out is scheduled in February and the first flight is planned for June, 2016. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 11.23.15 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, November 23rd, 2015... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Brianne Cross, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
- NASA Orders SpaceX Crew Mission To International Space Station
- Bad Elf Launches Kickstarter Campaign For ADS-B Receiver
- Tecnam And Cape Air Review P2012 Traveller Production Progress
- HondaJet Nears FAA Type Certification
- AVW: United States Fighter Aircraft F6F Hellcat and F4U Corsair
- Cessna To Deliver 100th Cessna Citation M2 Only Two Years After Certification
- Gulfstream G650ER Claims Another Speed Record
- New Technologies Available For Honeywell’s Primus Epic Cockpit
- BendixKing Announces Saberliner Aviation As Partner For AeroVue Launch
- Hartzell Develops New Propellers For King Air 350, B200, C90 Fleets
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again next week for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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