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August 10, 2014

CATS Testing Center Opens In Upstate South Carolina

FAA Knowledge Tests Now Administered At Greenville Downtown Airport

You can now take your airmen's knowledge exam at the Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU).

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Boeing Delivers 15th Production P-8A Poseidon To US Navy

Has Joined Squadron At NAS Jacksonville

The 15th P-8A Poseidon built by Boeing has arrived at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL, where it will help expand the U.S. Navy’s long-range maritime patrol capabilities.

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FAA Approves First Chinook CH-47D Type Certificate

Billings Flying Service Purchased The Helos Through Military Auctions

The FAA has approved the Billings Flying Service application for a restricted type certificate on the Chinook CH-47D helicopter. According to Al Blain, Co-owner of Billings Flying Service, this is the first and only type certificate for the CH-47D helicopter.

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AgustaWestland Sells Another Corporate VIP AW139 In North America

Undisclosed Customer Purchased The Aircraft

AgustaWestland has sold an AW139 intermediate twin-engine helicopter in VIP/corporate transport configuration for an undisclosed customer in North America. This latest contract continues the growing success of the AW139 for VIP transport mission in this key market, bringing the total number of aircraft sold in North America to 19.

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UTC Aerospace Systems To Design, Build 787-10 Nacelles

Extends Contract Awarded For Previous Variants Of The Dreamliner

UTC Aerospace Systems' Aerostructures business has been tapped by Boeing to extend its provision of complete nacelle systems for the 787 Dreamliner to include the 787-10 variant. The Aerostructures business was awarded the contract to provide inlets, thrust reversers, fan cowls and exhaust systems for both the GE and Rolls-Royce engine options on the 787-8 and 787-9 in 2004.

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NASA Makes The Most Precise Measurement Of An Alien World's Size

Kepler-93b First To Be Studied

Thanks to NASA's Kepler and Spitzer Space Telescopes, scientists have made the most precise measurement ever of the radius of a planet outside our solar system. The size of the exoplanet, dubbed Kepler-93b, is now known to an uncertainty of just 74 miles on either side of the planetary body.

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ESA Mission Name For Astronaut Tim Peake: Principia

Over 4,000 People Responded To The Call To Name The Journey

When ESA astronaut Tim Peake sets off for his six-month space journey next year, he will be flying under the mission name of Principia.

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Hubble Finds Three Surprisingly Dry Exoplanets

‘Hot Jupiters’ Had Far Less Water Vapor Than Anticipated

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have gone looking for water vapor in the atmospheres of three planets orbiting stars similar to the sun -- and have come up nearly dry.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.10.14)

Aero Linx: The Flying Funeral Directors of America The Flying Funeral Directors of America was formed for funeral directors who are also licensed airplane pilots. It is primarily a social organization which enables us to participate in two activities which are very much a part of our lives: funeral service and aviation. There are approximately 100 members throughout the United States, with one member being from England.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.10.14): Dead Reckoning

Dead Reckoning Dead reckoning, as applied to flying, is the navigation of an airplane solely by means of computations based on airspeed, course, heading, wind direction, and speed, groundspeed, and elapsed time.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (08.10.14)

"The CH-47 has proven itself to be a workhorse for the US military and other countries for many decades. Boeing has built a time proven machine that's capabilities are unparalleled in very different conditions such as hot and high altitude temperatures." Source: Al Blain, Co-owner of Billings Flying Service, in comments made as the FAA approved the Billings Flying Service application for a restricted type certificate on the Chinook CH-47D helicopter. According to Blain, this is the first and only type certificate for the CH-47D helicopter.

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