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All News

April 11, 2017

Airborne 04.11.17: Blue Angels New CO, PS Engineering, Astronaut Peggy Whitson

Also: ALPA, Aero-Calendar, Leonardo, StellarXplorers, Military VTOL UAVs, CA Airport Leaders, Flying Cell Towers

The Blue Angels, have announced a new commanding officer for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. A selection panel comprised of 10 admirals and former commanding officers selected Cmdr. Eric Doyle to succeed Cmdr. Ryan Bernacchi. Doyle, a native of League City, Texas, joins the Blue Angels after serving as the commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113. Doyle has more than 3,000 flight hours and 600 carrier-arrested landings. "This was a childhood dream come true," said Doyle. "My motivat

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T-6G Involved In Landing Accident At Culpeper County, VA Airport

Two Injured When The Plane Flipped Over After Touching Down

Two men were hospitalized over the weekend after the 1949 T-6G airplane they were aboard was involved in a runway excursion and flipped over after landing Saturday.

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AMA Drone Report 04.06.17: FAA Drone Stats, CA Reg Concern, Freedom Drone Sports

Also: DJI Drone IDs, Single-Blade Drone Rotor, Schooled At Dronebiz U

The major players in the commercial drone world recently gathered at the reston Hyatt, near Washington DC for the most recent FAA UAS Symposium, an event undertaken by the FAA and their partner the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. AMA’s President, Rich Hanson was there as well as the Aero-News/AMA Drone Report crew -- who also produces the Airborne Unmanned program for AUVSI. In remarks made to the massive assemblage of drone community members, and in a one-on-one interview with ANN, FAA Administrator Mich

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Helicopter Pilot Undertakes Second Of Three Big Adventures

Peter Wilson Is Circumnavigating The Globe In A Robinson Helicopter

Peter Wilson is a man with a mission ... to "raise the profile of ‘a better planet through sustainable development’."

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Airborne 04.10.17: Continental Diesel 172, Honoring Glenn, King Schools

Also: TKM Avionics, Blue Angels, Avidyne 10.2, BBJ, Learn to Skydive, JetSupport, Cassini Mission

The FAA and EASA have awarded STC authorization to Continental Motors for the Cessna 172 family of aircraft powered by the jet fuel diesel engine CD-155. The certification now includes the integration of the Garmin G1000. The European STC allows the retrofit of avgas engine equipped C172 to Continental Motors’ diesel power plants. To display engine data in the avionic system for the models 172 R and S the integration of Garmin G1000 NAV III avionics with WAAS is required. John Glenn, the first America

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Airborne-Unmanned 04.04.17: FAA UAS Event, DJI Offers ID Plan, Wynne Preps XPO

Also: Sky-Futures and Bristow, SpaceX Drone Ship, Seagull USV

The Second FAA UAS Symposium, the first to feature the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International as a pivotal partner, is now history. In addition to some well-crafted sessions, panels and discussions, the event boasted an SRO crowd that often required the hosting facility to add chairs to many of the more popular events. ANN scored an interview with FAA Administrator Michael Huerta, who started the event off with some interesting pronouncements... that all the work heretofore conducted to the get the Unmanned com

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.11.17)

“The ... Continental Diesel engines became a success story in a challenging market environment. Since the production started in 2002, over 5,000 new engines have been installed in client aircraft in the field. We expect to exceed the 5,500-engine milestone in 2017.” Source: Jürgen Schwarz, Vice President Engineering, Continental Motors Group.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.11.17): Control Surface

Any moveable surface on an aircraft which controls its motion about one of the three principal axes. Ailerons, elevators, and the rudder are examples of control surfaces.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.11.17)

Society Of Air Racing Historians

The Society  was formed in the summer of 1985 by a small group of dedicated air racing enthusiasts who wanted to pool their efforts and knowledge with others having the same love of this great aviation era.

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