The FAA has certified the Robinson R66 Turbine Police Helicopter. The R66 Police model is specially configured for law enforcement and meets the latest FAA crashworthiness regulations.
The four-place R66 Police helicopter combines R66 power, altitude performance, and capacity with the latest in surveillance systems. Eclipse Aerospace has formally announced the addition of a new Anti-Skid Braking System available as an option on the new production Eclipse 550 jets and to be offered as a retrofit to the existing fleet. The U.S. Senate has passed Senate Bill 1956, which would allow the Transportation Secretary to direct U.S. airlines to not participate in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) because it violates international law and U.S. sovereignty. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 09.28.12 is chock full of info about the half-week period ending Friday, September 28th, 2012... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Ashley Hale, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Glen Moyer, this episode covers:
R66 Police Helicopter
Eclipse Anti-Skid Brakes
Senate Passes EU-ETS Exclusion
NASA Shuffles Top Managers
Boeing Delivers UAL’s 1st 787
Governors Recognize GA
AA 'Damaging' Consumers?
Barnstorming: A '3+1' Rule For Aero-Associations
FAA Clarifies Part 135 New Hire Training
Field Set for America’s Challenge Balloon Race
Forbidden Planet Screening
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