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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Monday 10.12.09

ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 10.12.09 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 10.12.09 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature: CFI Bob Miller: Passages - Staying Safe for Life - 10.12.09 (ANN Special Report, with CFI Bob Miller)

Aero-TV: Shroud of Secrets – The SR-71 Blackbird

Director Larry Wood Introduces World’s Most Enigmatic Aircraft

Known as the world’s fastest and highest flying aircraft, the SR-71 remains a source of fascination and secrecy over fifty years since its development. In the mid 1950s, the United States Air Force and the C.I.A. sought to replace the U-2.

Klyde Morris (10.12.09)

Say... Where IS The Kaboom????

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.12.09): Turbofan

Turbofan A type of jet engine in which a certain portion of the engine’s airflow bypasses the combustion chamber.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.12.09)

Aero-Linx: LCROSS Project Site NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, created twin impacts on the moon's surface early Friday, October 9th, 2009, in a search for water ice. Scientists will analyze data from the spacecraft's instruments to assess whether water ice is present.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (10.12.09)

"For everyone who has ever worked for Hawaiian, the Bellanca is our ancestry and the history of pioneering aviation is in our DNA. It's part of what makes Hawaiian special, and a big reason why we are celebrating our 80th anniversary this year, a milestone that many of the world's iconic airlines never reached." Source: Mark Dunkerley, Hawaiian's president and CEO...