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December 21, 2018

Airborne 12.21.18: SparrowHawk III Returns, Robinson-Avidyne, Aspen STC

Also: 787th 787 Dreamliner, Detroit Flying Cars Accident, No Drone Hunts, Aero-TV: Innovation By Avilution

American Autogyro International, Inc. (AAI) has announced the restart of production of the SparrowHawk III Quickbuild kit. In addition, AAI will be offering enhanced support for the more than 100 SparrowHawk kits sold thus far. When the original SparrowHawk Gyroplane was first introduced, AAI notes that the homebuilt gyroplane kit industry had a poor reputation due to accidents. The majority of these could be attributed to flawed designs that used misplaced thrust vectors. The SparrowHawk corrected

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ERAU Tapped To Work On Electric Airplane R&D

Forms Strategic Partnership With Eviation Aircraft

Eviation Aircraft, a manufacturer of all-electric air mobility solutions, today announced that it has selected Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for research and development with fourth-year undergraduate engineering students. The university program is expected to launch in the spring of 2019 at the Prescott campus.

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Klyde Morris 12.21.18

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Airborne 12.19.18: AMA's New Boss!, LIFT Multirotor, Polish AF R44s

Also: Gone West-Bill Cutter, uAvionix' “HQ2”, Catalina Island Repairs, First ANA A380

First of all, with the first phase of training under her belt, we want to welcome Skylar Vanel to the 'hot seat' as she debuts as a new host for Airborne! She's worked hard to get here and we're excited for the future. AMA has named Chad Budreau as its new Executive Director. Budreau has held this position on an interim basis since April 2018, and previously served as AMA’s Public Relations and Government Affairs Director. “With Chad’s extensive experience in model aviation and deep unders

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (12.21.18)

"Embry Riddle is at the forefront of aviation innovation and we are excited to partner with Eviation Aircraft and deliver on our commitment to exposing students to groundbreaking technology." Source: Embry-Riddle Chancellor Dr. Frank Ayers.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (12.21.18): Confidence Maneuver

A confidence maneuver consists of one or more turns, a climb or descent, or other maneuver to determine if the pilot in command (PIC) is able to receive and comply with ATC instructions.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (12.21.18)

The Custer Channelwing

Short-field takeoff and landing was the objective a quarter-century ago. The innovative solution, developed by Willard Custer of Hagerstown, Maryland, was the channel wing, the technique of placing a pusher prop in a semiducted flying surface.

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