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December 04, 2020

Airborne 12.04.20: NEW King Air, VSS Unity Readies, e-Starling Test Flt

Also: Winter B-29 Maintenance, Tamarack Expands, Intelsat, Flyaway FlightPlan Site

Textron Aviation is launching the Beechcraft King Air 260 turboprop. Assembly production for the King Air 260 is already underway! certification and deliveries are expected in early 2021. The announcement comes on the heels of the recently introduced Beechcraft King Air 360. The King Air 360 achieved FAA type certification in October, and customer deliveries are underway. The King Air 260's key enhancements are the addition of the IS&S ThrustSense Autothrottle, along with a new digital pressurization controller. The cockpit also offers the Collins Aerospace Multi-Scan weather radar system. Virgin Galactic has announced its new flight window since it paused the spaceflight preparations in

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Virgin Orbit Confirms Second Launch Attempt Window

9 CubeSat Missions Comprising 10 Total Spacecraft Are Set To Fly On LauncherOne

The folks at Virgin Orbit are telling us that pending some additional tests and operations, the launch window for our Launch Demo 2 mission will open on Saturday, December 19th, with an opportunity to launch from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Pacific. They also have a similar launch window available on Sunday, December 20th, with further opportunities available in the following weeks, if needed. In the first Launch Demo, VO demonstrated the entire prelaunch sequence, flyout, rocket separation and unpowered flight, engine start and first stage powered flight.