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DarkAero’s Mission to Push Boundaries

Family-Owned Kit Manufacturer Works Dark Magic

Founded, owned, and funded by brothers Ryley, River, and Keegan Karl—a trio of University of Wisconsin graduates with respective degrees in aerospace, computer/electrical, and mechanical engineering—DarkAero is the embodiment of a shared aspiration to develop a kit aircraft of surpassing speed, range, and efficiency.The aircraft to which the brothers Karl have plied their considerable expertise and energies is the DarkAero-1, a single-reciprocating-engine, low-wing, retractable-tricycle-undercarriage, normal category airplane, the claimed performance of which beggars belief.

Amazon Launches Drone Delivery Service

Aspiration to Acquisition via Direct

The means by which contemporary commerce is conducted changed forever on Friday, 23 December 2022. As the larger world frantically occupied itself with holiday parties and last minute Christmas shopping, citizens of Lockeford, California and College Station, Texas marveled as the advent of Prime Air—Amazon’s much anticipated drone delivery service—played out in the skies above their respective towns.

Airborne 12.19.22: NY State v Helo's, Enstrom Certified, AF Hypersonic

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It didn't get much more ridiculous than this... The State of New York’s Senate Bill S7493A as put forth by the New York State Assembly and State Senate, and forwarded to the desk of Governor Kathy Hochul, would have heavily impacted helicopter operations in New York. The far-reaching and potentially catastrophic bill would have allowed anyone to sue a pilot, flight department, line service personnel, or company employee for alleged rotorcraft noise pollution by a flight operation in the state of New York. BUT... there’s some good news. Governor Hochul

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.03.23)

Aero Linx: Ercoupe Owners Club We fly an airplane that was the peak of pre-World War II development. It took more than a decade and a half before the features of the Ercoupe were the norm in civil aviation. Yet the industry finally followed. The members of the Ercoupe Owners Club provide each other mutual support as we keep these classic aircraft in the air. Along the way, we've found that Coupe people are a little bit special, themselves. Please browse our site and enjoy.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (01.03.23): Tetrahedron

Tetrahedron A device normally located on uncontrolled airports and used as a landing direction indicator. The small end of a tetrahedron points in the direction of landing. At controlled airports, the tetrahedron, if installed, should be disregarded because tower instructions supersede the indicator.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (01.03.23)

“It’s got power for days; you can do anything you want.” Source: Staff Sergeant Dakota Schneider, a crew-chief instructor serving in Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, discussing the future as Sikorsky gears up to commence full-rate production of its CH-53K King Stallion, the United States Marine Corps is making ready to train more of its units with the extraordinarily powerful new helicopter.