Aero-News Network: The aviation and aerospace world's daily/real-time news and information service

Airborne 02.21.18: AEA Report, Aerocor Eclipse Program, WWII Airman Recovered

Also: Gulfstream To Expand, Med-Trans Partners, FAA SAIB On AT-6, Passenger Gas Curtails Flight

The AEA has released its 2017 year-end Avionics Market Report. Total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to more than $2.3 billion. The figure represented a 2.9 percent increase in sales over the previous year. The increase reverses two-straight years of declining sales. 42.3 percent came from forward-fit (avionics equipment installed by airframe manufacturers during original production) sales, or more than $984 million. That marked the lowest dollar amount of forward-fit sales rec

H55 Completes Its First Financing Round With NanoDimension

Represents One Technological Legacy Of Solar Impulse

After building the 2 Solar Impulse electric airplanes and flying around the world covering 22678 nautical miles, Solar Impulse’s Co-Founder André Borschberg together with several former colleagues, is now bringing electric propulsion to the world of aviation to make air transport cleaner, quieter, safer and more affordable. H55 has just completed its first VC financing round with NanoDimension, a Silicon Valley and Swiss based Venture Capital firm, to further develop the potential of electric propulsion for existing airplane designs and new aviation solutions such as flying cars, drones and VTOLs.

Airborne 02.19.18: TruTrak Vizion Approvals, 737 MAX 9 Cert, Airplane Loan Scam

Also: Frasca Celebrates 60 Years, Klyde’s 40th!, European Plan For AvSafety, Texas Aviation Hall Of Fame

The STC for the TruTrak Vizion autopilot has been updated to include the remainder of the Cessna 172 series, the Cessna 175 series, the Piper PA28 series, and the PA32 series aircraft. These aircraft are added to the existing AML STC which currently includes the Cessna 177 series and part of the Cessna 172 series aircraft. The next models to be added the STC will be the Cessna 180, 182, and 185. In July of 2017, the initial STC was issued for the Vizion Autopilot system. The plan for the remain

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (02.21.18)

“CVG would like to thank the FAA and Kentucky State Representative Diane St. Onge for moving the industry forward by helping make drone operations within five miles of the airport much safer by protecting critical areas for takeoff and landing.” Source: Tim Zeis, chief operating officer, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG).

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.21.18): Overpower

To use more power than required for the purpose of achieving a faster rate of airspeed change.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.21.18)

Here’s Why The Drone Services Industry Is In Trouble From Commercial UAV News, a look at why this author thinks the "Drone Services Industry" is a "doomed" business model. Joshua Ziering says in his view, the implementation of Part 107 is largely to blame.