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October 20, 2015

Airborne 10.20.15: Mandatory UAV Registration, Evergreen Sale, Bugatti Racer

Also: Lockheed-Sikorsky, Aero-Calendar, Journey To Mars, AAR Expands, Aldrin Named Chancellor, Hilton Head Airport, Embraer Forecast

ANN Airborne Link: www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=video.playVideo&videoid=62fa66cc-7a9c-4f91-a95b-c0983b70699 YouTube Airborne Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gst6Rml3yJM

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Airborne 10.20.15: Mandatory UAV Registration, Evergreen On The Block, Bugatti Racer Flies

Also: Lockheed-Sikorsky, Aero-Calendar, Journey To Mars, AAR Expands, Aldrin Named Chancellor, Hilton Head Airport, Embraer Forecast

 

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta have announced the creation of a multifaceted task force to develop recommendations for a registration process for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The group will advise the Department on which aircraft should be exempt from registration due to a low safety risk, including toys and certain other small UAS. The task force also will explore options for a streamlined system that would make registration less burdensome for commercial UAS operators. The Evergreen Space Museum and the Wings & Waves water park will be sold November 30 in a foreclosure au

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Boeing, EL AL Israel Airlines Agree On Dreamliner Order

Will Purchase Up To Nine, Lease An Additional Six 787s

Boeing and EL AL Israel Airlines agreed on an order today for up to nine 787 Dreamliners, valued at more than $2.2 billion at current list prices. Three of the orders will be added to Boeing's Orders & Deliveries website on Nov. 5 and the remainder will be posted as further contractual requirements are finalized.

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IATA to Launch Aviation Leadership Development Program

Will Work In Partnership With Harvard Business Publishing

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launch of the Aviation Leadership Development Program in partnership with Harvard Business Publishing (HBP). This is the first IATA educational program to be taught in real time by instructors in a virtual environment. The inaugural session will begin 2 November 2015.

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ESA's 1st Technology Nanosatellite Reporting For Duty

Mission Expected To Last Half A Year

ESA’s first technology-testing CubeSat, released last week from the International Space Station, is in good health and is set to start work on its six-month mission.

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Oklahoma Teen Survives Accident That Fatally Injures Her Father

Officials Say Girl Is 'Beyond Lucky' To Be Alive

A 14-year-old girl survived an accident near Swan Valley, ID on Thursday that fatally injured her father, the pilot of the airplane.

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Air Force Reserve Reactivates 489th Bomb Group

Some Of The Unit's Original Members Attend Ceremony

The Air Force Reserve has to reactivated the 489th Bomb Group and associated elements during an Oct. 17 ceremony at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.

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Gone West: George Mueller, Leader of Early Human Spaceflight

Passed Away Last Week Following A Short Illness At The Age Of 97

The leader of NASA’s human spaceflight programs in the tumultuous 1960s, Dr. George E. Mueller died on Monday, October 12, 2015, after a short illness. Mueller effectively created, and headed, the Office of Manned Space Flight at NASA Headquarters (now the Human Operations and Exploration Mission Directorate) from 1963-1969. He was responsible for overseeing the completion of Project Apollo and of beginning the development of the Skylab and the Space Shuttle projects.

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Advanced Airborne Networking Capabilities Sought For Hostile Environments

DARPA Solicits Proposals For Information Sharing Between Manned, Unmanned Aircraft

Modern airborne warfare is becoming increasingly complex, with manned and unmanned systems having to rapidly share information in a volatile environment where adversaries use advanced, commercially available electronic systems to disrupt U.S. and allied communications.

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Hartzell’s Composite Propellers Now Flying On More Than 20% Of TBM Fleet

More Than 150 Swept Airfoil Five Blade Props Delivered For TBM Aircraft

Hartzell Propeller has delivered more than 150 advanced swept airfoil five-blade props for Daher TBM 700/850/900 aircraft in the 18 months since receiving FAA type certificate approval for the high performance props. The announcement was made today at the 15th Annual TBM Owners and Pilots Association Convention held in Charleston.

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Rockwell Collins Signs Five-Year Service Agreement With AJW Group

Will Repair Rockwell Equipment On Multiple Aircraft Types

AJW Group has awarded Rockwell Collins a five-year Fixed Price Repair agreement to maintain Rockwell Collins’ equipment installed on AJW customers’ fleets. Aircraft covered include A320, B737, B747 and B767.

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Pilots Help Motorists Stranded By CA Mudslides

Some 30 People Assisted By Grass-Roots Airlift Operation

A group of at least 10 local pilots from the Mojave, CA area were involved in a grass-roots airlift following massive mudslides in southern California assisting motorists who were stranded when Highway 58 was buried in mud.

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German State Police of Baden-Württemberg Receives New Aircraft

Takes Delivery Of The World's First H145 In Law Enforcement Configuration

The federal-state police of Baden-Württemberg has taken delivery of the very first H145 in police configuration at Airbus Helicopters’ industrial site in Donauwörth. The aircraft is the first of an order of six to be handed over to the launch customer.

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AD NUMBER: 2015-21-07

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PRODUCT: Certain Airbus Model A330-243, -341, -342, and -343 airplanes.

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Aero-TV: The PB4Y-2 Privateer - A Priceless Aero-Treasure

Oshkosh Reveals Many Treasures... Including Old Warbirds Full Of History

While at EAA AirVenture 2015, ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, ventured out to visit the warbirds and was attracted to a large four engine aircraft that is a variation of the World War II Consolidated B-24. It turns out to be the world’s only flyable PB4Y-2, Privateer, which is a U.S. Navy version of the B-24.

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More 'Signs Of The Times?' Quicksilver Declares Itself 'Insolvent'

Company Was Significant Part of Sport Aviation History

ANN has been sent a letter on behalf of Quicksilver Aeronautics indicating that the company, first known on the Sport Aviation scene as an early manufacturer of powered hang gliders over 4 decades ago, is currently insolvent. According to Shulman, Hodges and Bastian, LLP, they are the, "insolvency counsel for Quicksilver Aeronautics, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company." The firm notes that the letter serves as "formal notice that (i) Quicksilver has elected to voluntarily wind up and dissolve the company; and (ii) Quicksilver has voluntarily commenced the winding up of its business affairs."

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Aero-TV: The PB4Y-2 Privateer - A Priceless Aero-Treasure

Oshkosh Reveals Many Treasures... Including Old Warbirds Full Of History

While at EAA AirVenture 2015, ANN News Editor, Tom Patton, ventured out to visit the warbirds and was attracted to a large four engine aircraft that is a variation of the World War II Consolidated B-24. It turns out to be the world’s only flyable PB4Y-2, Privateer, which is a U.S. Navy version of the B-24. To get the full scoop about the airplane, Tom talked with Boyd Gallaher, who is the pilot of the aircraft. Gallaher first became acquainted with this airplane in the late 1970s when it was being operated as a fire suppressio

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Airlines May Request Exemption From Portions Of 2020 Mandate

But Agency Says ADS-B Out Requirement Will Not Be Changed

The FAA may allow some U.S. Airlines to delay full implementation of NextGen for as long as five years, but insists that all aircraft must be ADS-B out equipped by January 1, 2020.

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Second Flight For The Replica Bugatti 100p 100% Successful

Video Of The Milestone Flight Posted To Facebook

After suffering a setback on the first flight of a replica Bugatti 100p airplane in August, the unique art-deco airplane's second flight was 100% successful, with a trip around the patch at Clinton-Sherman Airport in Clinton, OK.

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Scott Kelly Sets U.S. Record For Most Days In Space

Russian Cosmonaut's Record Remains Unchallenged

International Space Station Commander Scott Kelly set a new record today becoming the NASA astronaut with the most cumulative days in space, 383 days and counting. Mike Fincke, a two-time space station resident, was the previous record holder at 382 days. Kelly is scheduled to return to Earth on March 2, 2016, for a total of 522 days in space.

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Air Force Sets Weight Restrictions For F-35 Pilots

Pilots Weighing Less Than 136 Pounds Will Not Be Able To Fly The Airplane

Air Force leaders recently made a decision to restrict pilots weighing less than 136 pounds from flying the F-35A Lightning II due to safety concerns about the ejection seat in a portion of the flight envelope.

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AeroSports Update: Red Bull Air Race Season Wraps Up In Vegas

It Was A Wild Race In Las Vegas With Turbulent Conditions For Everyone Involved

According to a Red Bull Air Race press release, Kirby Chambliss and Michael Goulian of the USA didn’t have the winning hand at a rainy, windy Red Bull Air Race season finale in Las Vegas on Sunday October 18, but they’ll have new cards up their sleeves when they return to the world’s fastest motorsport series in 2016.

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FAA: Cessna 150 Owners Should Be Aware Of Potential Cracked Fin Attachment

Issues SAIB For All Cessna 150/152 Models Manufactured Between 1966 And 1986

The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) concerning cracked aft fin attachment fittings that affects all series of Cessna Models 150/152, A150/A152, FA150/FRA150/FA152, and F150/F152 airplanes that were produced from 1966 to 1986.

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ATR Passenger-Cargo 'Combi' Model Receives EASA Certification

Enhancing Airlines’ Cost Per Trip Economics For Greater Operational Flexibility

The turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR has obtained EASA certification for its passenger-cargo “combi” version of the ATR 72-600. The new cabin configuration of the aircraft allows combining increased cargo volume for over 670 cubic feet in volume and nearly 6,600 pounds in weight with up to 44 passenger seats section.

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Airborne 10.19.15: NEW AMA Program, CSeries Almost Ready?, Tecnam in China

Also: Google UAVs, AVW: Girls in Aviation, Citation Longitude, EASA Mandate, Schumer v UAVs, Gulfstream G500, Oregon Commuter Airline

ANN Airborne Link: www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=video.playVideo&videoid=f43eba83-4c45-42ab-b1a9-2f0147abf226 YouTube Airborne Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96xbwfnc1pk The Academy of Mode

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (10.20.15)

"Records are meant to be broken. Look fwd to one of my colleagues surpassing my end 500+ days on our #JourneyToMars!" Source: Tweet from astronaut Scott Kelly.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.20.15): Accelerate-Stop Distance Available

The runway plus stopway length declared available and suitable for the acceleration and deceleration of an airplane aborting a takeoff.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.20.15)

Walter E. Lees, Pioneer Pilot

Walter E. Lees, Pioneer Pilot, soloed in 1912 and continued in aviation until 1945. He flew approximately 12,000 hours and handled over 60 different types of aircraft.

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