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Air Force Secretary, Deborah Lee James, revealed the first rendering of the Long Range Strike Bomber, designated the B-21, and it’s obvious the acorn doesn’t roll far from the Northrop Grumman design tree. At the announcement, James said the Air Force will be taking suggestions from Airmen to help decide the name of the bomber. The artist rendering, which is not much more than a proposed plan form, is based on the initial design concept. The designa

The Single-Place Merlin Personal Sport Aircraft From Aeromarine-LSA...

In this video from the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo 2016, being held in Sebring, Florida, you’ll not only see a neat little airplane, you’ll also see some nasty looking weather in the background as ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, takes a look at an airplane called the AeroMarine Merlin PSA. To get the details, Jim talks with Chip Irwin the owner of AeroMarine LSA. As Irwin describes the airplane, the first thing you see and hear about is the fact that it’s a single-place airplane. Don’t confuse this with an ultralight…eve

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The filming of the new Star Wars movie is as secret as a military operation, maybe more so, and anyone using a drone to spy on the operation might find themselves in a, “Drone War,” of their own. Some of the scenes for the movie are being filmed in Croatia in the tourist town of Dubrovnik, according to the tech site Blastr. They relay a report from the Croatian Star Wars site MosCroatia that the sets for ‘Star Wars Episode-8’ could be p

Automatic Direction Finder An aircraft radio navigation system which senses and indicates the direction to a L/MF nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) ground transmitter. Direction is indicated to the pilot as a magnetic bearing or as a relative bearing to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft depending on the type of indicator installed in the aircraft. In certain applications, such as military, ADF operations may be based on airborne and ground transmitters in the VHF/UHF frequency spectrum.

Aero Linx: Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association The purpose of the Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association is to: Promote seaplane flying and safety programs pertaining to seaplane operation throughout the State of Minnesota, Promote a forum for the purpose of approaching governmental agencies, to educate said agencies, the legislature and the public in the understanding of seaplane operation, and Create safe and compatible seaplane base facilities in the State of Minnesota.

"Gogo is all about bringing the best customer experience to our aviation partners; this deal will dramatically increase bandwidth and drive overall costs per bit down by orders of magnitude... 2Ku was originally designed to take advantage of these satellite enhancements. Airline partners who already committed to 2Ku will be able to take advantage of this new arrangement once the systems are flying without any equipment modifications." Source: Anand Chari, Gogo's chief technology officer, commenting on the background involving one of the largest satellite capacity deals, ever, in the aero market with global satellite operator SES to meet the growing demand for high-speed inflight connectivity.