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February 19, 2020

Three WWII Planes Discovered In Micronesia

Associated With 7 U.S. Servicemen Lost In 1944

Truk Lagoon in Micronesia ... now known as Chuuk Lagoon ... is continuing to give up its secrets. Project Recover, which is a group dedicated to identifying and where possible repatriating remains of Americans missing in action, has discovered three U.S. aircraft which went down during Operation Hailstone in February, 1944 that are associated with seven U.S. servicemen who had been listed as Missing in Action.

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Airborne 02.19.20: Sport Pilot Academy, 2019 Avionics Report, WWII Planes

Also: King Air 350ERs, Space Camp, Fly Your Pitts To SnF 2020, Blue Origin

The benefits of immersive, small group flight instruction are coming to Oshkosh again in 2020, as the EAA is hosting five Sport Pilot Academy sessions this year, beginning in May. The EAA Sport Pilot Academy offers a direct path to sport pilot certification through a three-week training program that eliminates obstacles such as scheduling conflicts and instructor availability. The program takes participants from the first flight through their sport pilot checkride at EAA facilities. AEA has released its 2019 year-end Avionics Mar

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Airborne 02.14.20: Airbus Blended Wing, GoFly FlyOff, Boeing Woes

Also: Starliner Problems, NATA Update, NBAA v Congress, Iran Fails, Jerks on Planes

Airbus has revealed MAVERIC (Model Aircraft for Validation and Experimentation of Robust Innovative Controls) its “blended wing body” scale model technological demonstrator. At 6.5 feet long and 10.5 feet wide, with a surface area of about 24 square feet, MAVERIC features a disruptive aircraft design that Airbus says has the potential to reduce fuel consumption by up-to 20 percent compared to current single-aisle aircraft. Launched in 2017, MAVERIC first took to the skies in June 2019. Since then the flight-t

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Collins Aerospace Goes Big With 'Introduce A Girl To Engineering Day'

Will Open Its Doors To 2,300 Students Across 55 Locations

Collins Aerospace Systems will open its doors to more than 2,300 female students across the globe in an effort to inspire the next generation of female engineers. With the help of over 1,000 employee volunteers, the company will be hosting 55 'Introduce a Girl to Engineering' events taking place on or around Feb. 20.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (02.19.20)

“After a thorough and thoughtful review process, our board adopted revised guidelines, including limits on tenure and an age-based retirement threshold, to assure the independence and objectivity of our board.” Source: Joel Peterson, chair of JetBlue’s board.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (02.19.20): Along-Track Distance (ATD)

The horizontal distance between the aircraft’s current position and a fix measured by an area navigation system that is not subject to slant range errors.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (02.19.20)

Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum

The Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum is a non-profit organization located at Creve Coeur Airport (1H0).  The museum has on display one of the largest collections of flying antique, classic and sport aircraft in the country. There are usually 30 to 40 aircraft hangared in the three main museum buildings, with at least that many scattered throughout the airport.

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