The Hybrid Air Vehicles HAV 304/Airlander 10 has been involved in yet another accident... this time when the massive inflatable broke loose from its moorings.
The 302 foot airship had flown another test flight, Friday, and was moored through Saturday when something occurred breaking loose the vehicle and causing extensive damage to the airframe. Two people were reported to have suffered minor injuries as the vehicle deflated automatically once its safety systems were engaged following its disconnection from the mooring mast. The was no attempt to fly the vehicle at the time of the accident and none had been scheduled following the previous day's excursions. Fatal accidents in experimental category aircraft, particularly amateur-built aircraft, continued their decline during the FAA’s 2017 fiscal year that ended September 30, falling to historic lows. For the 12-month period from October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2017, fatal accident totals in amateur-built aircraft were down 18 percent to just 27, compared with 33 during the 2016 fiscal year. The Aircraft Electronics Association has released its third-quarter 2017 Avionics Market Report. In the first
nine months of the year, total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to $1,732,915,016.06, or more than $1.73 billion as reported by the participating companies. The figure represented a 4.1 percent increase in year-over-year sales compared to the first nine months of 2016 amount of $1,664,109,078.49. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 11.20.17 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, November 20th, 2017... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:
- Airlander 10 Gets Trashed... Again
- Amateur-Built Aircraft Accident Totals Drop To Historic Lows
- Retrofit Market Boosts Avionics Sales Over First Nine Months Of 2016
- NAVAIR Hosts First Orientation Flight In A CH-53K King Stallion
- Senate Tax Reform Bill Includes Incentives For Business Aviation
- Wingsuit BASE Jumper Fatally Injured
- Textron Aviation Announces 2018 University Partners For Top Hawk Program
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