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October 28, 2016

Airborne 10.28.16: Third Scale B17, Part 107 Waivers, #BeLikeBob

Also: Spanwise Adaptive Wing, FAA SAFO, Gearbox Run, Raytheon Site, King Stallion, ASTM Spaceflight, GEICO Skytypers

Today, our first report starts with the question - When is FAA certification of a large scale model airplane required? The answer is - Anytime it must have a pilot on-board to fly it. This is the case with a 17 year labor of love that has reached a significant milestone in Dixon, Illinois. A one-third scale B-17G World War-Two bomber, built by Jack Bally, has received its special airworthiness certificate from the FAA, and is approved for flight testing. When the FAA issue

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NASA To Test In-Flight Folding Spanwise Adaptive Wing

Would Permit The Outboard Portion Of The Wing To Move During Flight

NASA is developing and validating a system that will allow part of an aircraft’s wing to fold in flight, to test the feasibility of increasing efficiency through wing adaptation.

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Klyde Morris 10.28.16

Yes, Klyde, After Bob, God Broke The Mold

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Airborne 10.27.16: Cygnus at ISS, New Jepp Charts, Swedish Drone Ban

Also: Med-Heli Traffic Accident, Commemorative Air Force, NBAA-BACE, Unmanned Aircraft Safety Team, Falcon 9, Int'l ATC Awards, UPS Strike

The S.S. Alan Poindexter Cygnus spacecraft successfully completed its rendezvous and berthing procedures with the International Space Station earlier this week. This marks the company’s sixth successful berthing with the orbiting laboratory, and the fifth under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services contract. An Orbital ATK Antares medium-class rocket launched Cygnus into orbit on October 17, marking the return of flight operations to NASA Wa

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.28.16)

“We understand what mast bumping is, but it is often difficult to determine exactly what happened to cause the mast bump.” Source: New Zealand TAIC Commissioner and spokesperson Stephen Davies Howard.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.28.16): Diversion (DVRSN)

Flights that are required to land at other than their original destination for reasons beyond the control of the pilot/company, e.g. periods of significant weather.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.28.16)

Constellation Survivors Website

The Lockheed Constellation is arguably the most graceful and beautiful airliner ever built. Conceived by Howard Hughes in the late 1930s, the Constellation represented the ultimate in airline performance and luxury during the 1950s.

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