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ANG F-15C Down In Virginia

AF: Status Of Pilot Unknown At This Time

An Air National Guard F-15C based in Massachusetts went down Wednesday in a national forest in central Virginia, according to Air Force sources.

Airborne 08.27.14: WATTsUp Flies!, ForeFlight Update, New Goodyear Blimp Debuts

Also: Air Show Industry Honors 3, Night OSH Airshow, 'New' Wright Flyer, NTSB Unhappy With UPS/Union, Sleepy Chinese Controllers

Pipistrel has flown its two-place electric trainer for the first time. The company developed the airplane, called the WATTsUp, in partnership with Siemens AG, which provided the electric main propulsion components. ForeFlight Mobile 6.3 is now in the App Store with two major new features: Track Log and Weight & Balance. Track Log is a cloud-enabled flight recorder that allows you to capture your flight track data, upload it to the cloud, export it to third party flight review and mapping applications, and share flight tra

FAI Seeks Entries For Annual Youth Art Contest

This Year's Theme Is The FAI World Games Set For 2015 In Dubai

Entries are being accepted for the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) ... The World Air Sports Federation ... Aviation Art Contest. The contest is open to young artists born between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 2008, (ages 6-17) divided into three age categories.

Six Nonprofits Team Up To Fill A 737 With 15,000 Pounds Of Medical Supplies

ATX Air Services, LLC Contributes Plane, Crew To Fly Aid To Liberia To Assist In Ebola Fight

In collaboration with Airlink and Fort Worth-based ATX Air Services, LLC, Direct Relief today loaded a charter jet with emergency supplies bound for health workers on the frontlines of the Ebola epidemic in Liberia. This shipment, which includes several thousand pounds of urgently requested gloves, masks, gowns, and other medical resources, follows five others from Direct Relief to the region.

F-35 Flight Test Program Milestones Demonstrate Maturing Combat Capabilities

AF-1's 400th Flight Included Successful JDAM Separation

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program continued a steady path of flight test milestones in August, including weapons separation, software compatibility and flight hours, all demonstrating program maturity, according to prime contractor Lockheed Martin.

Lockheed Martin To Establish Space Debris Tracking Site

Partners With Australian Company To Set Up The Facility In Western Australia

Under a new strategic cooperation agreement, Lockheed Martin and Electro Optic Systems Pty Ltd are developing a new space object tracking site in Western Australia that will paint a more detailed picture of space debris for both government and commercial customers.

Bell Helicopter Training Academy Receives CAAC Part 147 Approval

Marks Key Milestone In The Facility’s Global Training Strategy

The Bell Helicopter Training Academy (BTA) has received Part 147 facility organizational approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).

PlayStation Network Hackers Cause American Flight To Be Diverted

Group Claiming Responsibility For Network Outage Made A Bomb Threat Against A Plane With Sony Executive On Board

An airplane with Sony Online president John Smedley on board was diverted after a group claiming responsibility for crashing the PlayStation network called American Airlines to say the plane had explosives on board.

Embry-Riddle, ISU Reinforce Cooperation

New MoU Signed Solidifying Relationship Between The Two Organizations

The Commercial Space Operations program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and International Space University (ISU) recently executed a new memorandum of understanding, solidifying a relationship in place since 2003 that provides new opportunities for both institutions and their students.

NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Crosses Neptune Orbit

Probe En Route To Historic Encounter With Pluto

NASA's Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft has traversed the orbit of Neptune. This is its last major crossing en route to becoming the first probe to make a close encounter with distant Pluto on July 14, 2015.

ACSF Recognizes Landmark Aviation As Sustaining Member

Company Operates In Multiple Locations In The U.S., Europe And Canada

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is pleased to recognize Landmark Aviation as a sustaining member. Landmark has shown their commitment to the foundation’s vision of enhancing and improving safety through their generous financial support.

Australian Pilot Forced To Restrain Elderly Passenger During Flight

Beech Duchess Makes Emergency Landing In A Field In New South Wales

The pilot of a Beechcraft Duchess airplane says he was forced to restrain an 82-year-old passenger during a flight when the passenger tried to grab the airplane's controls.

NASA Awards Option On Test And Operations Support Contract

Jacobs Technology To Continue To Provide Overall Management, Implementation

NASA has exercised the first option to extend the period of performance of its Test and Operations Support Contract (TOSC) with Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, TN, to September 30, 2016.

Crashed Connie Now Serving As Pumping Station And Tool Shed

Hydraulic Systems Providing Water For A Mennonite Community In Belize

Most airplanes that end their service lives in an accident wind up being scrapped for parts and recycled, but that is not the case for a Lockheed Constellation that went down on May 19, 1976 in Belize.

Aero-TV: In The Nick Of Time? - A NextGen GA Fund Update

The GA World Needs All The Help It Can Get... IF It Can Get It

A hot topic at EAA AirVenture 2014 was the subject of the FAA requirement to be ADS-B equipped by January 1, 2020. In this video ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell covers the topic well beyond the technology involved. Campbell talks with Michael Dyment, the Founder and Managing Partner of NEXA Capital Partners, LLC. Dyment points out that while there is still 5 1/2 years until the time ADS-B is mandated, there are approximately 157,000 GA aircraft to be equipped. If you do the math, that’s about 120 aircraft every work day between now and the deadline.

Napa Airport Tower Damaged By Earthquake

Airport Remains Open, But Tower Will Be Closed Possibly For Several Weeks

Sunday's earthquake in northern California blew most of the windows out of the control tower at Napa County Airport (KAPC), and the FAA says it could take several weeks for repairs to be completed.

AOPA’S Landsberg Announces Retirement

Association Welcomes Two New Leaders To Key Roles

One of general aviation’s most prominent safety advocates has announced his retirement after 22 years in leadership roles at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). As President of the AOPA Foundation and Executive Director of the AOPA Air Safety Institute, Bruce Landsberg has led the Association’s fundraising, charitable, and safety efforts for 22 years. He will continue to serve in an advisory capacity.

Airborne 08.25.14: SpaceX Setback, AMA Fights FAA, Redbird Migration 2014

Also: Copperstate Fly-In, No-Fly List Changes, Volcano Alert, Inhofe Campaigns In RV-8

In an initial report, ANN space correspondent, Wes Oleszewski, said that on the evening of August 22nd, a SpaceX a Falcon 9R veered off of its planned flight profile and was automatically destroyed by the Flight Termination System at their McGregor, Texas test facility. The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) has filed a Petition for Review in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the FAA’s Interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft published in the Federal Register on June 25th. Registration is now open for the 4th annua

New Prop Approved For Aviat Husky

Swept-Tip Hartzell Trailblazer Structural Composite Propeller Gets FAA Nod

The FAA has granted an STC to Hartzell Propeller for installation of the company’s new Swept-Tip Trailblazer propellers on all Aviat Husky utility aircraft.

Hurricane Hunters Fly Into Cristobal

Will Stay On Station In St. Croix Until August 29

Aircrews with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron have been flying data-gathering missions into Hurricane Cristobal out of the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, since Aug. 21.

GAMA Jobs Rally To Feature North Dakota Elected Officials

Senators Hoeven And Heitkamp, Representative Cramer, Lt. Governor Wrigley Expected To Attend

GAMA will hold a rally celebrating general aviation’s contributions to the economy on September 5 at 1 p.m. at the University of North Dakota (UND) Aerospace Flight Operations’ James C. Ray Hangar in Grand Forks, North Dakota. U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R) and Heidi Heitkamp (D), U.S. Representative Kevin Cramer (R), and Lt. Governor Drew Wrigley (R) will speak.

AeroSports Update: Group Planning To Build New Wright ‘B’ Flyer

The Brown Bird Has Taught A Generation About The History Of The Wright Brothers And Now It’s time To Plan For Coming Generations

Wright ‘B’ Flyer Inc., an all-volunteer organization that flies a lookalike of the Wright Brothers’ first production airplane, has launched a project to replace its venerable flying machine.

Galileo Satellites Fail To Reach Proper Orbit

Arianespace Begins Inquiry, Soyuz Launches Suspended

A pair of navigation satellites launched last week by Arianespace from its spaceport in French Guiana failed to reach their proper orbits, prompting the formation of an investigative committee to look into the launch.

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August 27, 2014

AF: Status Of Pilot Unknown At This Time

Also: Air Show Industry Honors 3, Night OSH Airshow, 'New' Wright Flyer, NTSB Unhappy With UPS/Union, Sleepy Chinese Controllers

This Year's Theme Is The FAI World Games Set For 2015 In Dubai

ATX Air Services, LLC Contributes Plane, Crew To Fly Aid To Liberia To Assist In Ebola Fight

AF-1's 400th Flight Included Successful JDAM Separation

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Partners With Australian Company To Set Up The Facility In Western Australia

Marks Key Milestone In The Facility’s Global Training Strategy

Group Claiming Responsibility For Network Outage Made A Bomb Threat Against A Plane With Sony Executive On Board

New MoU Signed Solidifying Relationship Between The Two Organizations

Probe En Route To Historic Encounter With Pluto

Company Operates In Multiple Locations In The U.S., Europe And Canada

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Beech Duchess Makes Emergency Landing In A Field In New South Wales

Jacobs Technology To Continue To Provide Overall Management, Implementation

Hydraulic Systems Providing Water For A Mennonite Community In Belize

The GA World Needs All The Help It Can Get... IF It Can Get It

Airport Remains Open, But Tower Will Be Closed Possibly For Several Weeks

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Association Welcomes Two New Leaders To Key Roles

Also: Copperstate Fly-In, No-Fly List Changes, Volcano Alert, Inhofe Campaigns In RV-8

Swept-Tip Hartzell Trailblazer Structural Composite Propeller Gets FAA Nod

Will Stay On Station In St. Croix Until August 29

Senators Hoeven And Heitkamp, Representative Cramer, Lt. Governor Wrigley Expected To Attend

The Brown Bird Has Taught A Generation About The History Of The Wright Brothers And Now It’s time To Plan For Coming Generations

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Arianespace Begins Inquiry, Soyuz Launches Suspended

International Republic Seabee Owner's Club (IRSOC)

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