Thu, May 30, 2019
As Airborne was being produced, we received word that Red Bull has pulled the plug on their Air Race program... we'll have more on this in our next episode.
The Martin Aircraft Company has closed its doors and put its warehouse up for lease. The Martin Jetpack was once touted as the next wave of personal aviation. But the New Zealand company has burned through more than $50 million in its investor's money. In 2010, Martin Aircraft Company was rated by Time Magazine as one of the world's top 50 "most anticipated" inventions. But the "jetpack" ... which actually used a pair of ducted fans to provide lift and thrust, has been eclipsed by the large number of personal eVTOL aircraft that are currently under development. Jetpack inventor Glenn Martin quit the company five years ago. Now, some 300 companies are developing personal aircraft. EAA joined 13 other aviation organizations in jointly opposing a bill in the House of Representatives that includes a cap on flight training benefits available to United States military veterans. H.R.1947, the bill in question, caps payments for flight training programs and virtually guarantees that US veterans seeking to use
their GI Bill benefits to pursue a career as a professional pilot will not have the necessary funds provided to complete flight training. Other degree programs at public colleges or universities are not capped in a similar manner, meaning fields involving flight training are unfairly disadvantaged. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 05.29.19 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, May 29th, 2019... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Sophie Hurlock, Laura Hutson, Brianne Cross, and Christopher Odom, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:
- Still No Personal Jetpack: Martin Aircraft Is Defunct
- EAA Opposes Cap on Veteran Flight Training Benefits
- Next Stop For Air Trophy: Greenland
- African-American Pilots Charge Navy Gave Them 'Racist' Call Signs
- Wings Over The Rockies Announces Apollopalooza Schedule
- Hangzhou Capitalizes On Aviation Town To Become An Aviation City
- Strike Fighter Squadron 101 Deactivates
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