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November 21, 2018

Airborne 11.21.18: TSB Safety Warning, Mars 2020 Rover, ACJ320neo 1st Flt

Also: U.K. To Double F-35 Fleet, SpaceX Changes Plans, NGC's 10th Cargo Launch, FlightSafety MissionFit

The Canadian Transportation Safety Board has issued a letter to Transport Canada concerning the in-flight breakup of a Quad City Challenger II Advance Ultralight aircraft that resulted in the fatal injury of the pilot in July. The TSB determined that the bracket securing the right front lift strut to the fuselage failed while in flight as the result of metal fatigue. The failure caused the right wing to separate from the aircraft. According to the report, the bracket had accumulated 402.2 hours when the failure occurred. The fatigue crack began at the bolt hole, and a "significant number" of secondary an

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Aero-TV: ‘Smarter Than We Are’ – Best Tugs Tackles Serious Aircraft Movement

Best Tugs Echo Can Move Nearly Anything

 

Best Tugs showcased its new Echo line of tugs at NBAA-BACE last month. The line includes three variants that can move all types of vehicles, including airplanes, helicopters, boats and trailers weighing up to 18,000 pounds.

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Aero-TV: ‘Smarter Than We Are’ – Best Tugs Tackles Serious Aircraft Movement

Best Tugs Echo Can Move Nearly Anything

Best Tugs showcased its new Echo line of tugs at NBAA-BACE last month. The line includes three variants that can move all types of vehicles, including airplanes, helicopters, boats and trailers weighing up to 18,000 pounds. The tugs feature power steering, an optional wireless winch that can be controlled from Echo's helm or via a Bluetooth control as you work near the loading tray, and a built-in radio to keep crews up to date on where tugs with certain capabilities/attachments are located and where they are needed.

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Airborne 11.19.18: Oshkosh Arrival Procedures, ADS-B Rebate, Hover 2

Also: First Lion Air Lawsuit, T-38 Accident, New AW169Ms, Aero-TV: Bombardier at NBAA 2018

A number of significant changes to the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh arrival procedures are being recommended by EAA to the FAA to create better staging and safety margins for incoming aircraft to Oshkosh. “The weather situation on the weekend prior to AirVenture’s opening day last year revealed several areas where air traffic procedures could be improved,” said Sean Elliott, EAA’s VP of advocacy and safety. “We included pilot feedback in the working group review we created this fall, with t

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.21.18)

“The landing site in Jezero Crater offers geologically rich terrain, with landforms reaching as far back as 3.6 billion years old, that could potentially answer important questions in planetary evolution and astrobiology.” Source: Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.21.18): Clearance

ATC permission for an aircraft to proceed under specified traffic conditions within controlled airspace, for the purpose of providing separation between known aircraft.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.21.18)

American Aviation Historical Society

The American Aviation Historical Society was founded in 1956 as a non-profit ( 501.3.c. ) educational organization.  The primary objective of the organization is the preservation and dissemination of the rich heritage of American aviation. 

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