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January 16, 2018

Airborne-Unmanned 01.16.18: AUVSI Trusted Operator, Typhoon H Plus, Intel

Also: Drones Tracking Illegal Dumping, Arctic UAS, Airspace Situational Awareness, TrueView R20

AUVSI has announced the appointment of leading industry stakeholders to serve on a steering committee and as brand ambassadors who will develop the Trusted Operator Program (TOP) for remote pilots and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) training organizations. AUVSI launched TOP in November, to facilitate best practices, codes of conduct and professionalism for operators of services provided by UAS, also known as drones. Yuneec International has announced the second generation of its proven six-rotor hex platform

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Airborne-Unmanned 01.16.18: AUVSI Trusted Operator, Typhoon H Plus, Intel

Also: Drones Tracking Illegal Dumping, Arctic UAS, Airspace Situational Awareness, TrueView R20

 

AUVSI has announced the appointment of leading industry stakeholders to serve on a steering committee and as brand ambassadors who will develop the Trusted Operator Program (TOP) for remote pilots and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) training organizations. AUVSI launched TOP in November, to facilitate best practices, codes of conduct and professionalism for operators of services provided by UAS, also known as drones. Yuneec International has announced the second generation of its proven six-rotor hex platform, Typhoon H Plus. The second generation of Typhoon H features Yuneec's all-new, larger, highly stable six rotor hex airframe. The vehicle offers a 40 perc

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Autel Robotics Announces New Aircraft EVO At CES 2018

Will Be Priced Under $1,000 ... When It's Available

Autel Robotics USA has announced its new flagship aircraft line, the EVO. EVO is a portable camera drone with foldable arms and a sleek, compact form factor. The drone was introduced last week at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, but has not yet been released for retail sale.

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NATA Launches Supplemental Safety Training Program

Initial Course Addresses The Risk Of Jet Fuel Contamination With DEF

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has launched the Supplemental Safety Training Program, enabling the association to rapidly respond to urgent industry safety issues. The first course, developed for FBOs, addresses the risk of jet fuel contamination with diesel exhaust fluid (DEF). This program, available free to all aviation businesses, provides background information on DEF and identifies the possible risk contamination pathways and mitigation steps.

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New Personal Helicopter Introduced By Scout Aero

Three-Place Helicopter Priced Under $200,000

A new three-place civilian helicopter has been introduced by Scout Aero of Coatesville, PA that is being marketed as a personal aircraft that is ready-to-fly at $195,000.

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Turkish Airliner Slides Over A Cliff In Northern Turkey

All Passengers And Crew Safe After Runway Excursion

A Pegasus Airlines 737-800 was involved in a runway excursion on Sunday and slid off a cliff, leaving it stuck in the mud a few feet above the Black Sea.

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New Naval Helicopter Drone Under Development In France

Naval Group And Airbus Helicopters Build First Demonstrator Of A Rotary-Wing Drone For A Warship

The DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) has just awarded a contract for technology development in the field of rotary-wing drones to the Naval Group and Airbus Helicopters consortium. The contract covers de-risking studies ahead of construction of a future tactical helicopter drone demonstrator aboard warships. The demonstration project will lead to trials of the drone launch system, mission system and airborne vehicle, conducted from a French Navy vessel.

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Son Of Cirrus Pilot Lost January 3 Opens Fundraiser

Wants To Search For His Dad Who Lost Consciousness Flight From OK To TX

Earlier this month a Cirrus SR22T airplane on a flight plan from Oklahoma City, OK to Georgetown, TX continued over the Gulf of Mexico before finally coming down in the Gulf north of Cancun, Mexico. The pilot apparently lost consciousness, and the plane flew on autopilot until its fuel was exhausted.

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'Make America Great Again In Space' Report Released By Potomac Institute

Examines The Role Of The U.S. Government In Commercial Space Activities

The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is pleased to present a new report, Make America Great Again in Space. The report recommends bold new policy to ensure US leadership in space in the realms of commercial enterprise, defense, and intelligence.

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AF Researchers Test Virtual Reality Adaptive Flight Training Study

Three Test Groups Asked To Fly T-6 Sim With No Previous T-6 Experience

A team of student researchers from Air Command and Staff College, Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, conducted an Adaptive Flight Training Study Jan. 9-12, 2018, at Columbus AFB, MS, to aid in the Air Force’s advancement in training and education through virtual reality.

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ULA Successfully Launches NROL-47 Mission For The National Reconnaissance Office

National Defense Spacecraft Boosted Into Orbit Aboard A Delta IV Rocket

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifted off from Space Launch Complex-6 on Jan. 12 at 2:11 p.m. PST. Designated NROL-47, the mission is in support of national defense.

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Airborne 01.15.18: SpaceShipTwo Update, Intel CEO Flies Volocopter, R66 Global

Also: Workhorse SureFly Not Flying Yet, GovSat-1, ‘Even More Girls-In Tech’, Alaska A/L

VSS Unity has successfully completed her seventh glide flight. In the few months since Unity's last flight, the team has worked through a planned period of focused ground time. This involved extensive analysis, testing and small modifications to ensure vehicle readiness for the higher loads and forces of powered test flight. That work was tested Thursday by pushing Unity’s atmospheric capabilities hard, touching top-end glide speeds as pilots Mark ‘Forger’ Stucky and Michael ‘Sooch

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Airbus Commercial Aircraft Delivers Record Performance

Total Deliveries Reached 718 – Four Percent Higher Than The Previous Record

Airbus’ Commercial Aircraft deliveries in 2017 were up for the 15th year in a row, reaching a new company record of 718 aircraft delivered to 85 customers. Deliveries were more than four percent higher than the previous record of 688 set in 2016.

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GAMA Accepting Scholarship Applications From High School Students

Applications Due By April 13

GAMA is now taking applications for its prestigious Edward W. Stimpson “Aviation Excellence” Award, which comes with a $2,000 cash prize.

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FAA Drone Registrations Top One Million

Hobbyists Account For A Huge Majority Of Those Aircraft

The FAA has registered a million drones, the DOT announced last week at CES in Las Vegas, with the vast majority of them being used for recreational purposes.

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ATSB Releases Australian Aviation Safety Statistics 2007-2016

Report Covers Ten Years Of Data To Provide Insights, Identify Possible Trends

The ATSB has released its annual statistical review of Australian aviation safety occurrences, Australian Aviation Safety Occurrences, 2007 – 2016.

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First Technique To Detect Illicit Drone Video Filming Demonstrated

Ben-Gurion University And Weizmann Institute Researchers Release Research

The first technique to detect a drone camera illicitly capturing video is revealed in a new study published by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Weizmann Institute of Science cyber security researchers. The study addresses increasing concerns about the proliferation of drone use for personal and business applications and how it is impinging on privacy and safety.

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MultiGP Sets Regional Series Races

Country Now Divided Into Six Regions For The Tournament

MultiGP has announced the 2018 Regional Series for the U.S., and there have been some major changes put in place for the season. MultiGP will be lowering the heat times in 2018 from 2:00 to 1:30. The reasoning is that many pilots are currently exhausting batteries almost to the point of damage in order to run two-minute heats.

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Rolls-Royce Secures New Jet Engine Test Facility in Fort Worth, TX

Taking Over Former Texas Aero Engine Services Facility

Rolls-Royce has announced that it is to operate a jet engine testbed at the Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas. The company has signed a lease to take over the entire 440,000 sq. ft. former Texas Aero Engine Services facility, of which the testbed is a part.

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Airborne-Unmanned 01.09.18: GoPro Kills Karma, Solar HALE UAS, Aptiv And Lyft

Also: Aurora Flight Sciences Award, Kratos Contract, MacDill AFB, Property Drone Consortium

GoPro announced in its most recent earnings report that it is exiting the camera drone market after it sells off its existing drone inventory. The company is reportedly laying off between 200 and 300 people, mostly from the Karma segment of the business. The layoffs were announced in a letter from GoPro executives to employees affected by the move, which was called part of a "larger restructuring to better align our resources with business requirements." In the earnings report, GoPro said that "Although Karma rea

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.16.18)

“The tremendous growth in drone registration reflects the fact that they are more than tools for commerce and trade, but can save lives, detect hazardous situations and assist with disaster recovery." Source: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.16.18): Wake Turbulence

Wingtip vortices that are created when an airplane generates lift. When an airplane generates lift, air spills over the wingtips from the high pressure areas below the wings to the low pressure areas above them.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.16.18)

Remembering the Astronaut Who Smuggled a Sandwich Into Space Astronaut John Young flew west earlier this month. And while his accomplishments in space are many, his career nearly took a wrong turn when he smuggled a contraband corned beef sandwich aboard the Gemini 3 mission in 1965.

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