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January 22, 2018

Airborne 01.22.18: Yak-110 Coming 2 OSH18!, Halladay Impaired, NTSB Bell 525 PC

Also: Hong Kong Airlines Recruit, AUVSI Innovation Challenge, Uncontained Engine Failure, Wings Over The Rockies

OK... we really can’t wait to see this... The Yak-110, an innovative aerobatic airplane created by attaching two Yak-55s together and adding a jet engine in addition to the two radial engines, is slated to appear and perform at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 for the first time ever. The primary builder of the Yak-110, Dell Coller, EAA 683852, said he believes Oshkosh is the perfect place to bring his new experimental airplane. “I can’t think of a better place to bring this airp

Airborne 01.22.18: Yak-110 Coming 2 OSH18!, Halladay Impaired, NTSB Bell 525 PC

Also: Hong Kong Airlines Recruit, AUVSI Innovation Challenge, Uncontained Engine Failure, Wings Over The Rockies

OK... we really can’t wait to see this... The Yak-110, an innovative aerobatic airplane created by attaching two Yak-55s together and adding a jet engine in addition to the two radial engines, is slated to appear and perform at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 for the first time ever. The primary builder of the Yak-110, Dell Coller, EAA 683852, said he believes Oshkosh is the perfect place to bring his new experimental airplane. “I can’t think of a better place to bring this airplane in its first year,” Dell said. “I think everybody who attends the show is really into experimental airplanes, obviously with it being the Experimental Aircraft As

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AFJROTC Launches Flight Academy Program To Address Aircrew Shortage

Select Candidates Will Earn Private Pilot Certificates Beginning This Summer

Headquarters Air Force Junior ROTC has launched a program aimed at potentially putting more pilots in the cockpits of military aircraft to help address the Air Force’s ongoing aircrew shortage.

Stevens Aviation Announces AML-STC For NXT-600 Transponder

Offers ADS-B Compliance For Several Aircraft

Stevens Aviation, Inc. has announced an Approved Model List (AML) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the NXT-600 Mode S Transponder, to provide Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Out compliance for a wide range of legacy aircraft. The first article aircraft was a Citation 650 with a non-integrated avionics suite. The installation was completed by Stevens Aviation’s Dayton (KDAY) avionics team.

Falcon Aviation, Leonardo Helicopters Form Partnership

Awarded A New Helicopter Offshore And Onshore Contract For Kuwait Oil Company

Falcon Aviation and Leonardo Helicopters partner for new helicopter offshore and onshore contract for Kuwait Oil Company. UAE-based Falcon Aviation has confirmed that three new Leonardo AW169 helicopters (signed for at the recent Dubai Airshow) will be deployed on a five-year contract with The Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). The helicopters will perform onshore and offshore Oil & Gas operations.

New Stealth Fighter Jet 'Takes Off'

Politicians And Journalists Fly F-35 Cockpit Demonstrator At U.K. Event

At an event held at the Institute for Engineering and Technology, the Defense Secretary was joined by Members of Parliament (MPs) and journalists to see what it is like to fly and land the pioneering fighter jet which will protect British lives around the world.

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NASA Team First To Demonstrate X-Ray Navigation In Space

SEXTANT Shows How Pulsars Can Be Used To Determine Location Of High-Speed Objects

In a technology first, a team of NASA engineers has demonstrated fully autonomous X-ray navigation in space — a capability that could revolutionize NASA’s ability in the future to pilot robotic spacecraft to the far reaches of the solar system and beyond.

Ashley Bowen Cook Named Wichita Aero Club Executive Committee Vice Chair

First Woman To Be Named To The Executive Committee

The Wichita Aero Club Board of Directors recently welcomed its first woman to its executive committee. And it did more than welcome her. It named her vice chair.

Terre Haute Air Show Adds Performers

F-22 Raptor, Others Added To The Roster

The organizers of the Terre Haute (IN) Air Show have added the USAF F-22 Raptor to the lineup of acts that will perform at the event August 18-19. The Raptor joins the Navy's Blue Angels on the schedule for the show.

First Tiger HAD Retrofit Delivered To French Army Aviation

Over 100 Airframe Modifications Made To The Helicopter

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first Tiger retrofitted into the HAD version to the French Army Aviation, after having previously completed its formal acceptance process with the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA).

Odd Behavior Of Star Reveals Lonely Black Hole Hiding In Giant Star Cluster

Discovery Made Using ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile

Astronomers using ESO’s MUSE instrument on the Very Large Telescope in Chile have discovered a star in the cluster NGC 3201 that is behaving very strangely. It appears to be orbiting an invisible black hole with about four times the mass of the Sun — the first such inactive stellar-mass black hole found in a globular cluster and the first found by directly detecting its gravitational pull. This important discovery impacts on our understanding of the formation of these star clusters, black holes, and the origins of gravitational wave events.

Taking To The Skies Aboard The Eurofighter Typhoon

New Video Gives Viewers A Sense Of The Airplane's Capabilities

A brand-new video takes viewers into the cockpit of the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft, providing a fly-along perspective with Spanish Air Force pilots operating from Morón Air Base southeast of Seville, Spain.

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NTSB To Meet On Uncontained Engine Failure

Meeting Tuesday Will Be To Determine Probable Cause

The NTSB is scheduled to meet Jan. 23, 2018, to determine the probable cause of the Oct. 28, 2016, American Airlines flight 383 uncontained engine failure.

Drone Delivery Canada Commences Testing its Larger Cargo Drone

The Raven X1400 Can Carry Up To 25 Pounds

Drone Delivery Canada will start testing its Raven X1400 cargo delivery drone early in 2018. The Raven X1400 delivery drone is engineered to provide pay load capacities of up to 25lbs and designed to fly approximately 37 miles.

AUVSI Innovation Challenge To Showcase Startups

Five Finalists Will Present Original Ideas To Panel Of Technology And Government Representatives At February Symposium

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has announced the finalists for its inaugural Innovation Challenge, which gives small, start-up and early stage companies operating in the commercial, defense, and non-traditional unmanned systems or autonomous systems sectors an opportunity to present their technology to government and industry representatives.

AerSale To Provide MRO Services For Orbis Flying Eye Hospital

Work To Be Performed At Goodyear, Arizona, Facility

AerSale is servicing the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital at its Goodyear, AZ, MRO facility. The aircraft will undergo a routine maintenance C check, which requires a large majority of an aircraft’s components to be inspected.

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Innovative Yak-110 Coming To Oshkosh

Will Be The First Time Ever For The Unique Airplane To Perform At AirVenture

The Yak-110, an innovative aerobatic airplane created by attaching two Yak-55s together and adding a jet engine in addition to the two radial engines, is slated to appear and perform at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 for the first time ever.

Klyde Morris (01.22.18)

Klyde Offers A Few More Insights Into The Peculiarities of 'Security Theater'

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

Heathrow Ground-To-Air Radio Communications Upgraded By NGC

First Of Several Upgrades Planned At U.K. Airports

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s U.K.-based air traffic management subsidiary, Park Air Systems, have supported National Air Traffic Services (NATS) with a total overhaul of their ground-to-air radio communication system at Heathrow Airport. This is the first of several planned replacement programs at U.K. airports.

Airborne 01.19.18: Airbus A380 Reprieve, FAA Sued, FAA Defends Drop Zone

Also: Skydiving Museum, Nature Air Suspended, IAC 2017 Collegiate Program, StandardAero Ceases LAX Ops

You can hear the sigh of relief from across the Atlantic... After several months of questions about the viability of the A380 program, and whether Airbus would continue to manufacture the Super Jumbo airliners, new life has been breathed into the program with an order from Emirates. Analysts have been saying since an agreement between Emirates and Airbus hit a snag last year at the Dubai Airshow that the deal was "make or break" for the A380. Now, the carrier has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (M

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.22.18)

Aero Linx: The Greenwood Military Aviation Museum Experience Greenwood's exciting military history and learn of its heroes through the Museum's permanent and temporary exhibits that chronicle its beginnings as an RAF Station in 1942; to its present day status as the largest airbase in Atlantic Canada. Walk through Greenwood's history; reflect in the Commemorative garden, on those who served their country. See the only Neptune aircraft in Canada along with an Argus, Lancaster, Dakota, Anson, Labrador, Challenger, Hercules, Aurora and Silver Stars in the Air Park.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.22.18): Outer Area

Outer Area (associated with Class C airspace) Nonregulatory airspace surrounding designated Class C airspace airports wherein ATC provides radar vectoring and sequencing on a full-time basis for all IFR and participating VFR aircraft. The service provided in the outer area is called Class C service which includes: IFR/IFR−standard IFR separation; IFR/VFR−traffic advisories and conflict resolution; and VFR/VFR−traffic advisories and, as appropriate, safety alerts. The normal radius will be 20 nautical miles with some variations based on site-specific requirements. The outer area extends outward from the primary Class C airspace airport and extends from the lower limits of radar/

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.22.18)

“I can’t think of a better place to bring this airplane in its first year. I think everybody who attends the show is really into experimental airplanes, obviously with it being the Experimental Aircraft Association. I think they’ll really enjoy seeing this airplane do its thing.” Source: Dell Coller, EAA 683852, commenting on the truly unitque Yak-110, an innovative aerobatic airplane created by attaching two Yak-55s together and adding a jet engine in addition to the two radial engines, is slated to appear and perform at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 for the first time ever. Dell, the primary builder of the Yak-110, said he believes Oshkosh is the perfect place to bring his new experimental airplane. We qui

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