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October 06, 2008

Aero-TV At NBAA2008: Day One, And So The Fun Begins....

The News Starts Early Here At NBAA....

Welcome to Orlando, Florida... home to this year's National Business Aviation Association Conference and Trade Show. These are some of the recent NBAA show headlines for Monday, October Sixth, 2008.

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NBAA2008: Aero-TV Shares the Sky With The PiperJet!

A VERY Close Look At Piper's Most Exciting Aircraft Program Yet

ANN had extensive access to the exciting new PiperJet just a few days ago... inside, outside and in the air! Piper's most aggressive new airplane program, the FJ44-powered PiperJet is set to make aviation history as one of the new generation of high-performance single-engine jets that is setting the aviation world abuzz.

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Aero-Linx!

The Warbirds Resource Group was formed to provide a starting point for an individual looking to learn about historical military aviation, primarily centered on the World War II era but eventually it will include from the end of World War I to the beginning of the Vietnam War.

Aero-Terms!

A British name for a hard-surfaced area on an airport where aircraft are parked, tied down or serviced. The term is derived from "tarmacadam", a mixture of tar and crushed stone often used as the surfacing material.

"This is an important milestone for the D-Jet program as we will be using this and subsequent aircraft for actual certification flights."

Source: Peter Maurer, President of Diamond Aircraft. The company flew its D-Jet for the first time with the new Williams FJ33-5A engine Sunday. D-Jet S/N 003, flown by Chief Test Pilot Daniel Ribeiro and Flight Test Engineer Gerard Struthers, departed from Diamond Aircraft's London, Ontario facility for a successful 1.4-hour flight with completion of all intended test points.