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June 22, 2016

Airborne 06.22.16: Lumenati Solar, Microlight e-Go, After-Hours AirVenture16

Also: NATA, Hartzell’s Joe Brown, Donations Sought, Blue Origin, Blue Angels, Bezos Wants Prizes, CRJ900

Solar Impulse-Two was not the only solar-powered aircraft at New York's JFK Airport this last weekend. The ‘No fuel’ Solar Impulse was joined by another ‘clean energy’ airplane that uses a combination of solar, electric and wind-power, which landed at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport after a 200-mile flight. The Luminati Aerospace Substrata is a 400-pound solar electric aircraft with a 45-foot wingspan. The Substrata employs a blend of solar power, batteries, and what the company calls “wind-harvesting technologies.” The company says the Substrata extracts energy from any wind gradient, which allows the craft to be powered by

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Canada Is Recruiting Astronauts For Future Space Missions

Application Period Open Through August 15

Are you a Canadian who has always wanted to go to space? If you are, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) wants you! The Honorable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, who is also the Minister responsible for the CSA, has launched Canada's fourth astronaut recruitment campaign.

Of Course It’s Ribeye Every Night Along The Way…

The Airplane Factory of South Africa had three of their Sling aircraft on display at Sun ‘n Fun 2016 that were flown there from their distributor located in Southern California. ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, checked in to find out about their trip and to pick their brains about the art of cross-country flying in a light sport aircraft. Matt Liknaitzky, the president of The Airplane Factory USA and Jordan Denitz, the sales and marketing manager for The Airplane Factory USA, where there to visit with Jim.

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Allen: Stratolaunch Near Completion

Satellite Launch Platform Will Be The World's Largest Airplane

The Stratolaunch airplane designed to carry rockets that will deliver satellites to orbit is near completion, according Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who is bankrolling the effort.