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March 12, 2015

Airborne 03.12.15: ANG Black Hawk Down, Cops Delete UAV Video, Brightman To ISS

Also: World View Success, Seaplane Pilots Association, AW169 Cold WX Tests, Virts MLB Pix From ISS, New Locator Beacon Cert, Ford Accident Prelim

It's a heartbreaker... Eleven service members, including seven Marines based out of Camp Lejeune and four soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard, are presumed dead after the Black Hawk Helicopter they were aboard went down Tuesday night off the coast of the Florida panhandle. Debris from the helicopter has been found, and it’s reported human remains have washed ashore near Eglin Air Force Base. A man in Orlando, Florida says the Sheriff's Department violated h

Airborne 03.12.15: ANG Black Hawk Down, Cops Delete UAV Video, Brightman's ISS Trip

Also: World View Success, Seaplane Pilots Association, AW169 Cold WX Tests, Virts MLB Pix From ISS, New Locator Beacon Cert, Ford Accident Prelim

It's a heartbreaker... Eleven service members, including seven Marines based out of Camp Lejeune and four soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard, are presumed dead after the Black Hawk Helicopter they were aboard went down Tuesday night off the coast of the Florida panhandle. Debris from the helicopter has been found, and it’s reported human remains have washed ashore near Eglin Air Force Base. A man in Orlando, Florida says the Sheriff's Department violated his civil rights when they forced him to delete video captured by his UAV. Aaron Bitler, sent his UAV aloft when he noticed several deputies in his neighborhood. A few minu

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Gulfstream G280 Earns Brazilian Type Certificate

Allows Deliveries To Begin In That Country

Brazil's Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) has certified the Gulfstream G280, validating the airworthiness of the aircraft’s design and clearing the way for in-country deliveries to begin.

FAA Tells UAV Pilot To Delete His Website

Had Been Selling Personal Photographs Taken With His UAV

The FAA has told a UAV pilot in Maine to take down a personal website because he was selling photographs he had taken using his aircraft.

Central Florida Sheriff's Deputies Forced Man To Delete UAV Video

Had Captured The Images During A Burglary Investigation In His Neighborhood

A man in Orlando, FL says the Orange County Sheriff's Department violated his civil rights when they forced him to delete video he captured using a UAV.

Pratt & Whitney Announces Price Increase For PurePower Engines

New Pricing Expected To Go Into Effect Later This Year

Pratt & Whitney is raising list prices of its PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine across the product line to reflect the significant value these engines are expected to provide customers following entry into service. The new pricing is scheduled to go into effect in 2015.

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Sarah Brightman Readies For Her Trip To ISS

Announces New Collaboration With Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber

Singer Sarah Brightman talked recently about her planned trip to the International Space Station as she prepares for her upcoming journey.

Boeing Selects Nabtesco As 1st Japanese Systems Partner On 777X

Agreement Builds On Over 60 Years Of Partnership

Boeing has reached an agreement with Japanese partner Nabtesco to supply primary flight control actuation system on Boeing’s new 777X airplane.

Embraer Signs a New Order With Republic For Five Additional E175s

Value Of The Contract Is $222 Million At List Prices

Embraer and Republic Airways Holdings have signed an order for five new E175 jets. The contract, with an estimated value of $222 million, based on Embraer’s list price, will be included in the 2015 first-quarter backlog. The aircraft, configured in dual class with 76 seats, are expected to be delivered in mid- 2016.

Florida Tech Student Studies Aviation Loss-Of-Control Issues

Awarded Free License To Use Presagis Glass Cockpit Software In Research

Nicholas Kasdaglis, a Ph.D. student and research assistant in the Human-Centered Design Institute at Florida Institute of Technology, has been awarded free licenses to use glass cockpit design software from Presagis to better understand and eventually help minimize the leading cause of commercial aviation fatalities.

Airlines For America Recaps Year Of Progress

U.S. Airlines Report Improved Financial Results In 2014 To The Benefit Of Customers, Employees And Shareholders

Industry trade organization Airlines for America (A4A) has released its 2015 spring air travel forecast and 2014 results for U.S. passenger airlines, which delivered another year of strong operational performance and modest profitability.

World View Completes First Commercial Flight For NASA

Research Flight Broadens Affordable Access To Near-Space

Commercial balloon spaceflight company World View, has completed their first commercial flight carrying research payloads as part of NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate’s Flight Opportunities Program.

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Galileo Satellites Ready For Fuelling As Launcher Takes Shape

Launch Planned For March 27

All the elements for this month’s Galileo launch are coming together at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. As the two satellites undergo final testing and preparations, the first part of their Soyuz launcher has also been integrated.

Turkish Airlines Orders Four Additional A330-200 Freighters

Aircraft Will Boost Growth In Carrier's Cargo Market

Turkish Airlines has signed a firm order for the purchase of four A330-200F freighter aircraft. Operated by Turkish Cargo, a brand of Turkish Airlines, the additional aircraft will help to further boost the company’s expansion in the cargo market.

Aero-TV: The New Bristell TDO - A Very Stylish Taildragger

The U.S. Sport Aviation Expo at Sebring, Florida allows everyone to take a look at what is new and what is tried-and-true. ANN News Editor Tom Patton stopped by Bristell Aircraft to look at something that is both tried-and-true, yet it has a new twist. Bristell has now introduced a taildragger version of their popular tricycle gear airplane.

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Aero-TV: The New Bristell TDO - A Very Stylish Taildragger

Recrafting A Top Of The Line LSA For Conventional Gear Results In Very Appealing Bird

The U.S. Sport Aviation Expo at Sebring, Florida allows everyone to take a look at what is new and what is tried-and-true. ANN News Editor Tom Patton stopped by Bristell Aircraft to look at something that is both tried-and-true, yet it has a new twist. Bristell has now introduced a taildragger version of their popular tricycle gear airplane. Bristell’s president, Louis Mancuso, explained there were several reasons to go with a taildragger variation of their popular LSA. Aside from the obvious advantage of rough field ope

NTSB Posts Prelim From Harrison Ford Accident

Indicates Ryan PT-22 Lost Engine Power Shortly After Takeoff

The NTSB has released a preliminary report from the accident last week involving actor Harrison Ford, though as is often the nature of such things, there is not a lot detail in the report.

ALIAS Prepares For Accelerated Take-Off

Phase 1 Research Includes Planned Ground And Flight Demonstrations To Help Mature Capabilities Faster

In the latest step in a decades-long process through which automation has taken on increasing responsibilities in the cockpit—allowing pilots to focus on flight tasks demanding their unique capabilities—DARPA has awarded three contracts for its Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program.

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AeroSports Update: Do You Really ‘Need’ An Airshow?

Air Extravaganzas Are A Great Way To Show Off Your Airport, But If You Can’t Afford One, There Is Another Way To Go

We have recently seen airports with long-running annual airshows putting their events on hold, or discontinuing them all together. It’s discouraging, and it seems that a lack of funding is the biggest cause. However, if you’re trying to show the value of an airport to people who really don’t know much about it, there is another way to go. It’s called, an air event.

AW169 Successfully Completes Cold Weather Trials In Alaska

Systems Tested Down To -40 C°

The AW169 arrived at last week's Heli-Expo straight from Alaska where last month it successfully completed extreme cold weather trials in the framework of civil certification.

NBAA's CAM Program Approved For VA Benefits

Veterans Can Apply For Reimbursement Of Examination Costs

The NBAA's Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) program has been approved as a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) License and Certification site. Veterans who have tested to become CAMs since Sept. 30, 2014, may apply for GI Bill education benefits, and receive reimbursement of the CAM examination fee.

Airborne 03.11.15: Dassault nEUROn, Harrison Ford Update, Airshow Turbulence

Also: Argentine Heli Mid-Air, SAFE'S Robert Wright, Anousheh Ansari, ARINC MultiLink Flight Tracking, 10 Bell 505s Sold, Remembering AF Col. Dan Hess

With the completion of its 100th flight last month, the nEUROn Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle technology demonstrator has completed its test campaign in France. Throughout this entire campaign, the nEUROn and associated equipment demonstrated exemplary availability and reliability. Harrison Ford's accident last week in which his Ryan PT-22 experienced engine trouble and went down on a golf course near Santa Monica, California may cause insurance companies to take

Garmin Brings ESP-X To Experimental And Light Sport Aircraft

Safety-Enhancing Electronic Stability And Protection Now Available For G3X And G3X Touch Systems That Utilize Garmin Autopilot

Garmin has announced the availability of Electronic Stability and Protection (ESP-X) technology for aircraft using Garmin’s G3X autopilot servos. This electronic monitoring and stability augmentation system works to assist the pilot in maintaining the aircraft in a stable flight condition.

C4 To Start Final Tests With Continental Motors

New Four Seat Design Moves To Germany Powered By IO-360-AF

The recent FAA certification of Continental Motors new alternative fuel powerplant, IO-360-AF encouraged Flight Design to move its test article C4 from the fabrication plant to its German headquarters in Kamenz where it will undergo final tests leading to first flight of the new design.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (03.12.15)

"We are very pleased with the close cooperation we have received from Continental Motors on the C4 project." Source: Matthias Betsch, CEO of Flight Design GmbH.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (03.12.15): Inversion (abbrev. INVRN)

Generally, a departure from the usual increase or decrease in an atmospheric property with altitude. Specifically it almost always refers to a temperature inversion.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (03.12.15)

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