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May 15, 2017

Airborne 05.15.17: Drone-Jumping!, GAMA 1Q/17 Report, Airlander Flies Again

Also: XPONENTIAL 2017, L-415, 737 MAX 9, USMC Aviation Promotion, LAMP Weather, A321s, Unmanned Safety Institute

Ya had to see it to believe it... An ingenious Latvian UAS operation has pulled off an exercise in which a skydiver used one of their massive 28 rotor multi-copters to make an eye-popping skydive. On May 12, a 28-propeller drone built by Aerones lifted skydiver, Ingus Augstkalns, to a height of nearly 1100 feet, from where he accomplished the planned jump. The company, Aerones, has already demonstrated a number of dramatic heavy lift missions and solutions. GAMA has released first quarter 2017 aircraft shipments showing that both total airplane and rotorcraft shipments increased compared to the same period in 2016, while combined billings decl

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