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February 26, 2006

ANN Special Feature: Jim Campbell at HAI in Dallas 02.27.06

This could very well be described as the week that helicopters ruled the universe... or at least, the universe as it revolves around the HAI Convention in Dallas. ANN's Jim Campbell is there.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Tips (02.26.06): 'Dark Adaptation'

Aero-Tips!

Our eyes were built to see in daylight. Dark nights present illusions and considerations for pilots. For safest flying we need to let our eyes adapt to the dark.

Aero-Linx!

Most airshow attendees are accustomed to seeing Teresa Stokes on the wing of her partner, Gene Soucy’s, “Showcat”. What many folks don’t know about Stokes is her talent as an artist.

Barnstormer In the early years of aviation pilots gave people rides in an aircraft and performed aerobatics for a fee. Those were the days.

"Obviously, long term operations on Kwaj will require that we install a state-of-the-art, high reliability LOX plant on island. In the meantime, we will get through first launch with LOX shipments from Hawaii and whatever output we can generate from the sad, old clunker of a LOX plant that we currently own."

Source: SpaceX founder Elon Musk, speaking in his typically candid style regarding his company's ongoing efforts to launch its Falcon 1 rocket on its maiden flight. SpaceX has set a launch window of March 20-25 for its fourth attempt to launch Falcon 1.