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December 31, 2014

EAA Sweepstakes Winners Accept Grand Prize

Won 'New' 1937 Fairchild 24H Deluxe In EAA Aircraft Giveaway At Oshkosh

John and Marsha Fulton rolled into Oshkosh this foggy Monday morning, eager to get their first look at and lay official claim to their “new” 1937 Fairchild 24H Deluxe, the grand prize in the 2014 EAA Aircraft Sweepstakes. Marsha held the winning ticket that was drawn in late September.

U.S. Marine Corps To Develop V-22 Tanker

'Aerial Refueling Capability The Next Thing' For The Aircraft, Official Says

The U.S. Marine Corps is working on a modification to the V-22 Osprey that will turn the tilt-rotor aircraft into a tanker, according to officials.

Dawn Spacecraft Begins Approach To Dwarf Planet Ceres

Orbit Around Body About The Size Of Texas Planned For March

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has entered an approach phase in which it will continue to close in on Ceres, a Texas-sized dwarf planet never before visited by a spacecraft. Dawn launched in 2007 and is scheduled to enter Ceres orbit in March 2015.

Alaska Helicopter Company Works With Rural Youth

Hopes To Inspire Village Students To Pursue Careers In Aviation

A newly-founded flight training program focused on young people in rural Alaska has been set up by Tanalian Aviation, a small helicopter company in Anchorage and Port Alsworth, AK. The Tanalian Vertical Futures Program is designed to inspire local schoolchildren to complete their education, and perhaps set them on a course for a career in aviation.

New Helicopter Strengthens Texas Game Wardens

Airbus AS350B3e Helo To Fly Statewide Law Enforcement Missions

The Texas Game Wardens have unveiled a new Airbus AS350B3e helicopter that will enhance the department’s statewide law enforcement apparatus and assist with its search and rescue and disaster response efforts.

Model Makers Move Up To A Bigger Scale

Assisting In Restoring Full-Size Airplane Parts For GA Museum

A group of people who have make a lifelong hobby of building airplane models has moved up in scale ... and are now assisting the National Museum of Commercial Aviation in Forest Park, GA to restore full-size airplanes.

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Manned Commercial Suborbital Research Program To Qualify Scientist-Astronauts

Project PoSSUM To Hold Inaugural Qualification Program This February At ERAU In Daytona Beach, FL

Project PoSSUM, a non-profit suborbital research program, announces the first PoSSUM scientist-astronaut class to be held at the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL, Feb. 7 - 10, 2015. This unique opportunity allows individuals to train with some of the world’s leading upper atmospheric scientists and to fly to space as part of an international research campaign dedicated to the study of global climate.

ForeFlight: Synthetic Vision Is Useful, Elegant, And Simply Fun

System Available Now From The App Store

Features like luminous terrain, night sky, hands-free declutter, and a brilliant obstacle awareness system make ForeFlight Synthetic Vision a visually stunning and high-performance hazard awareness tool.

Airman Missing From WWII Accounted For

Went Down Following Engine Malfunction Aboard His P-38J Lightning

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, lost during World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

NASA Awards Wallops North Island Electrical Upgrade Project

Firm-Fixed Price Contract Worth In Excess Of $4 Million

NASA has awarded a contract to Dvorak, LLC of Baltimore, Maryland, for the Wallops North Island Electrical Upgrade Project. This work will be performed at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia.

Eagle Flies Home: Airman Receives A Native Name

Had Lost Ties To His Native Heritage At A Young Age

The buildings looked the same and the people seemed familiar, but something was different, maybe it was him. His Native American ties were lost at a young age and now nearly 20 years had passed since he was last connected to his roots.

A Solar Wind Workhorse Marks 20 Years Of Science Discoveries

Planned Five-Year Mission Now Two Decades Long

The end of 2014 marks two decades of data from a NASA mission called Wind. Wind -- along with 17 other missions – is part of what's called the Heliophysics Systems Observatory, a fleet of spacecraft dedicated to understanding how the sun and its giant explosions affect Earth, the planets and beyond.

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Airborne 12.31.14: Polar Record Flight, Last AirTran Flt, 10000th Splashdown

Also: OH Defends Wrights, The State Of The (Model Aviation) Art, UAV Videographers Organize, Tuskegee Airmen Go West, DeBlasio Aerial Critique

Now that Santa and his reindeer have put the sleigh back in the hangar for another year the skies are clear for Bill Harrelson to attempt yet another world record. His plan is to circumnavigate the Earth over the North & South poles in world record time. Bill departed Kinston, North Carolina on December 28th in his purpose-built Lancair IV, bound for Brazil on his first leg. Southwest Airlines embarked on a new era Sunday as it celebrated the last AirTran Airways revenue flight. Bob Jordan, Southwest Airlines' Chief Commercial Officer and AirTran Airways President said, in part, "With this special flight, we are celebrating histo

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Customer Places Firm Order For 24 Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen Aircraft

CRJ Aircraft Expanded Into New Markets In Africa, The Middle East And China In 2014

An unnamed airline has placed a firm order for 24 CRJ900 NextGen regional jets. Based on the list price for the CRJ900 NextGen aircraft, the firm order is valued at approximately $1.14 billion.

Aircraft Down Feet From Residence In Denver

Accident Occurred At 0450 Local Time Near Centennial Airport

A twin-engine Cessna 404 departing from Denver's Centennial Airport early Tuesday morning went down in a residential neighborhood, coming to rest about 10 feet from the front door of one of the homes.

Helicopter Down In Palm Beach County FL

Two On Board, One Fatally Injured

A Robinson R22 helicopter went down Monday on a training flight near Lantana Airport in Florida's Palm Beach County. Officials confirm that one person was fatally injured, and one was transported to a local hospital.

EasyJet May Face A Second Holiday Strike In France

Walkout Planned For December 31-Jan 1

Members of two French unions are planning a two-day strike against EasyJet for New Years Eve and New Years Day that could disrupt the budget carrier's flights to and from France.

Pilot Error Blamed For 2013 Accident In Minnesota

NTSB Said Carbon Monoxide Detected In Pilot's System, But Not In Sufficient Amount To Cause Incapacitation

The NTSB has released a probable cause report from an accident that occurred October 28, 2013, that resulted in the fatal injury of the pilot of a Piper PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer. Pilot error is cited as the cause of the accident.

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AeroSports Update: Seaplane Base Celebrates 10,000th Splashdown

Here Is An Example Of When The Term, ‘Build It And They Will Come’ Worked Out Better Than Expected

According to the Seaplane Pilots Association, the Tavares, Seaplane Base in FL celebrated its 10,000th seaplane landing on, December 16th when a Cessna 182 flown by Jimmy Bilton of Umatilla, FL skimmed in for landing at the seaport on the shore of Lake Dora.

NASA Updates Upcoming ISS Resupply Mission

January 6th Launch Planned For 0618 EST

The fifth SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract now is scheduled to launch at 0618 EST Tuesday, Jan. 6, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (12.31.14)

"Bombardier sets the benchmark for aircraft in this category. With the most recent enhancements to the aircraft, we are constantly moving that benchmark forward." Source: Ray Jones, Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Asset Management, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.31.14): Gyroscopic Precession

An inherent quality of rotating bodies, which causes an applied force to be manifested 90 in the direction of rotation from the point where the force is applied.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.31.14)

Diamond Aviators Association

The Diamond Aviators Association (the DAA) is a membership organization established to educate, promote the safety of, and support the owners and pilots of certified aircraft manufactured by Diamond Aircraft Corporation.

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