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Airborne 10.25.17: XTI Aircraft Orders, MGL's New E-Gauges, Turkey Drop-Really??

Also: SpaceX Zuma?, Lunar Habitat, Grand Canyon Scenic Airlines, Lockheed Martin's LM-100J

XTI Aircraft says it has received several additional orders and deposits from customers under its pre-sales program, launched at NBAA. The company stated that the response at the show was very positive and generated additional financial and strategic relationships for the company. The six-seat TriFan 600 will have the speed, range and comfort of a luxury business aircraft and the ability to take off and land vertically, like a helicopter. It will travel at 345 miles an hour, with a range of up to 1,200 miles. Usin

Aero-TV: The Raisbeck/Hartzell Solution - Re-Propping The King Air 350

New Composite Prop Introduced For King Air 350…

Hartzell Propeller and Raisbeck Engineering are collaborating on new structural composite swept blade props for the Beechcraft King Air 350 turboprop. The prop was introduced at AirVenture 2017 in July. The new King Air 350 propellers are an extension of the propeller blade technology advancements developed jointly by Hartzell and Raisbeck for the King Air 90, King Air B200 series and King Air 300 series aircraft. The new composite propellers have an extended 3,000-hour, three-year warranty...

Former TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger Joins AAAE

Will Serve As Senior Advisor To The Association

American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) President and CEO Todd Hauptli on Oct. 23, announced the appointment of the Honorable Peter Neffenger, former Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), as Senior Advisor, effective November 1. Neffenger will focus his efforts on driving innovative solutions and technological advances in the airport industry, working with AAAE’s Airport Innovation Accelerator, as well as providing strategic advice to the AAAE team and its membership.

Airborne 10.23.17: First A330neo, NavWorx Closed, Evolution Aircraft Problems

Also: Airborne Upgrades, Aviation Explorers, Air Berlin Pilot, AIM Altitude, National Airlines Cargo Airlift

The first of three A330neo Family development aircraft to fly – MSN1795, an A330-900 variant – successfully completed its first flight on Thursday. The flight originated at Toulouse-Blagnac, France and lasted 4 hours and 13 minutes, landing back at the airport at about 1410 local time. The aircraft was powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 turbofans. The crew in the cockpit on board this flight included: Experimental Test Pilots Thierry Bourges, Thomas Wilhelm and Test-Flight Engineer Ala

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (10.25.17)

“We all fly different aircraft, but the job of the pilot is essentially the same.” Source: ECA Vice-President Jon Horne, commenting on a presentation at a workshop for manned & unmanned aviation pilots, organized by the European Cockpit Association in Brussels.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.25.17): Encoding Altimeter

A special type of pressure altimeter used to send a signal to the air traffic controller on the ground, showing the pressure altitude the aircraft is flying.