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November 20, 2018

Airborne-Unmanned 11.20.18: Solar-Powered Odysseus, QF-16 Delivered, FT Aviator

Also: Hover 2, TX Man Charged After Drone Shooting, ZF First In Germany, AviSight, Inc.

Aurora continues its nearly 30-year legacy of advancing autonomous systems with Odysseus, a solar-powered autonomous aircraft. Odysseus is an ultra-long endurance, high-altitude platform utilizing advanced solar cells and built with lightweight materials. Odysseus can effectively fly indefinitely – all powered by clean, renewable energy. The inspiration for Odysseus started with the Daedalus Project that ultimately set records in distance and for human-powered flight in 1988 with a 72-mile flight between the Gr

Airborne-Unmanned 11.20.18: Solar-Powered Odysseus, QF-16 Delivered, FT Aviator Controller

Also: Hover 2, TX Man Charged After Drone Shooting, ZF First In Germany, AviSight, Inc.

Aurora continues its nearly 30-year legacy of advancing autonomous systems with Odysseus, a solar-powered autonomous aircraft. Odysseus is an ultra-long endurance, high-altitude platform utilizing advanced solar cells and built with lightweight materials. Odysseus can effectively fly indefinitely – all powered by clean, renewable energy. The inspiration for Odysseus started with the Daedalus Project that ultimately set records in distance and for human-powered flight in 1988 with a 72-mile flight between the Greek islands of Crete and Santorini. The project was organized and led by Aurora President and CEO John Langford and other MIT colleagues who later founded Aurora. Daedalus'

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SpaceX Drops Plans For Reusable Falcon 9 Second Stage

Will Turn Attention To More Rapid Development Of The 'BFR'

SpaceX has apparently re-thought its plans to make the second stage of the Falcon 9 reusable in favor of accelerating development of its Big Falcon Rocket ... known in the company as the BFR.

Delta Air Lines Orders 10 Additional Airbus A330-900s

Expands Order Book To 35 Of The Aircraft

Delta Air Lines has ordered 10 additional Airbus A330-900 widebody aircraft, expanding their A330neo order book from 25 to 35 aircraft. This latest order supports Delta’s international growth strategy in the near to medium term.

NGC Successfully Launches 10th Cargo Delivery Mission To ISS For NASA

Cygnus Spacecraft Will Remain At The Station For About Two Months

Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully launched an Antares rocket carrying the “S.S. John Young” Cygnus spacecraft Saturday from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A on Wallops Island, Virginia, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. The launch marks Northrop Grumman’s 10th cargo mission carrying vital supplies to the astronauts aboard the International Space Station for NASA.

UPS Opens New Global Aviation Training Center

Four Full-Motion Sims Operational At The Kentucky Facility

UPS has opened its new Global Aviation Training Center near its Worldport facility south of Louisville, KY on Thursday. The freight hauler has invested in four full-motion flight training devices for pilot training.

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U.K. To Double F-35 Fleet With 17-Jet Order, Defense Secretary Announces

The Multi-Million-Dollar Contract Will See The U.K. Own 35 Stealth Jets By End Of 2022

The U.K. is set to double its number of world-beating F-35 stealth jets after ordering 17 more aircraft, Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced.

Planet Nine Adds Another Falcon 7X To Its Charter Fleet

Completion Of Three Aircraft Acquisition Deal Arranged And Structured By Freestream Aircraft Limited

Planet Nine Private Air Limited (“P9PA”) has introduced its third VIP 16-seat Falcon 7X (N919NE) into service last week. The aircraft’s arrival rounds off a frenetic first six months for the Van Nuys, California based operator, recently accredited with WYVERN WINGMAN status, under the new onsite flight leader programme, coinciding with NBAA-BACE last month.

Southwest Airlines Announces Several Internal Leadership Promotions

Brings New Executives Up From The Ranks

Southwest Airlines has promoted Marilyn Post to Managing Director, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In her new role as Managing Director, Deputy General Counsel, Post will report to Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer Mark Shaw and continue to lead the General Counsel Department's Corporate and Transactions Team. Additionally, Post has been elected by the Board of Directors to serve as Corporate Secretary.

Texas Man Charged After Shooting At Neighbor's Drone

Said He Was 'Protecting His Property' From The Aircraft

These stories are only going to get more and more common. Someone takes offence at a drone flying anywhere near their property and decides that they can shoot it down.

International Team, NASA Make Unexpected Discovery Under Greenland Ice

Large Meteorite Impact Crater Found Under Nearly A Half-Mile Of Ice

An international team of researchers, including a NASA glaciologist, has discovered a large meteorite impact crater hiding beneath more than a half-mile of ice in northwest Greenland. The crater — the first of any size found under the Greenland ice sheet — is one of the 25 largest impact craters on Earth, measuring roughly 1,000 feet deep and more than 19 miles in diameter, an area slightly larger than that inside Washington's Capital Beltway.

IBAC Recognizes 10 And 15-Year IS-BAO Operators

IBM, Shell, And Boeing Among 17 Flight Departments Reaching Milestones

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) recently held a reception to recognize operators for outstanding longevity of participation in the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO). Among the 17 operators achieving the 10- and 15-year milestones, IBM, Shell Aircraft Limited, and Boeing Executive Flight Operations attended the reception in Orlando at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention and exhibition to accept certificates of recognition from the IS-BAO Program Director, Bennet Walsh.

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Jet Aviation Wins Asian Business Aviation Association Award

Fourth Year To Be Honored As Best MRO Provider

Jet Aviation won its fourth consecutive award for best aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider at the Asian Business Aviation Association's (AsBAA) 2018 "Icons of Aviation" event held in Hong Kong on November 10, 2018. The annual event recognizes and celebrates excellence in the business and general aviation industry in Asia.

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New PBN Routes Improve Flights To Florida, Caribbean

FAA Implemented 55 New Routes November 8

Flights between the Northeast and the major international airports in Florida and the Caribbean are more direct, more efficient, and safer since the FAA implemented 55 new Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) routes on November 8.

National Space Council Gets Report On Human Spaceflight In Low-Earth Orbit

Details Four Goals For Human Spaceflight In LEO

NASA and the Departments of State and Commerce have submitted a report to the National Space Council outlining future opportunities and challenges for human spaceflight in low-Earth orbit (LEO), and its potential economic contributions to the broader field of exploration.

Supersonic Commercial Travel Begins to Take Shape At LM Skunk Works

First Parts For X-59 QST Aircraft Manufactured

The Lockheed Martin Skunk Works began manufacturing the first part for the X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft, marking a milestone to bring supersonic commercial travel over land one step closer to reality.

Two Fatally Injured In P-51 Accident Saturday In Texas

Airplane Had Been Engaged In A Flyover At The National Museum Of The Pacific War

Two people were fatally injured Saturday when the P-51D "Pecos Bill" they were aboard went down in an apartment complex parking lot following a flyover of the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, TX.

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TSB Issues Safety Warning To Transport Canada About Challenger II Ultralight

Wing Attachment Bracket Failed In Flight Resulting In A Fatal Injury In July

The Canadian Transportation Safety Board has issued a letter to Transport Canada concerning the in-flight breakup of a Quad City Challenger II Advance Ultralight aircraft that resulted in the fatal injury of the pilot in July.

ACJ320neo Takes To The Skies For The First Time

Begins New Era For Airbus Corporate Jets

The first ACJ320neo successfully completed a two hour and 40 minute first flight from Hamburg on November 16th, getting its short test-program off to a good start. The first ACJ320neo made a successful first flight from Hamburg on 16th November 2018

JETcopter Finalizes 7-Seat Flying Car Design

Has Finished Primary Air Turbine Tests Proving Concept Feasibility

VTOL aviation startup JETcopter announced that it has finished the primary air turbine tests, which confirmed the concept feasibility. The design team also released the latest JETcopter design.

Airborne-Unmanned 11.13.18: Parrot AG Solution, Kratos Expands, Precisionhawk

Also: ERAU Certified, AeroVironment Award, International Brain-Drone Race, Relmatech's Direct Broadcast Platform

European drone group Parrot has introduced Bluegrass Fields, an end-to-end agriculture drone solution, which provides farmers, agronomists and researchers with the insights they need to boost the quality of their crops and maximize yields. Parrot Bluegrass Fields brings together the Parrot Bluegrass drone with the all-new ParrotFields mobile mapping app and Pix4Dfields desktop and cloud-based drone mapping software. The Parrot Bluegrass agriculture drone features a robust carbon-fiber structu

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.20.18)

“Implementing 55 new satellite-based routes on one day is a significant milestone in our work to modernize the air traffic control system.” Source: Dan Elwell, Acting FAA Administrator.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.20.18): Clean Configuration

A configuration in which all flight control surfaces have been placed to create minimum drag.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.20.18)

Deaf Pilots Association The organization says it is dediated to demonstrating, not only to the aviation world, but also to the larger hearing world, that deaf people can become pilots despite not being able to hear, that use of radio is not required in order to earn private pilot and commercial pilot certificates.

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