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May 18, 2015

NASA Airborne Mission To Focus On Polar Winds

DC-8 Aircraft Flying Sorties Based Out Of Keflavik, Iceland

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft began a series of science flights based out of Keflavik, Iceland, on May 11 aimed at studying Arctic polar winds.

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Airborne 05.18.15: 'Throw n Shoot' UAVs?, McCain v Russian Rockets, AirVenture15

Also: First Diesel Sportsman TWTT, AVW: Close Air Support, Another White House UAV, Frontier CEO, TSA Patdowns, NASA/AUVSI, Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator

It appears that the ultimate selfie camera has been invented. A company has introduced a camera on a quadcopter platform it says is the world's first "throw-and-shoot" device. Called Lily, the quadcopter will follow a person wearing a GPS tracking device and automatically focus its camera on the person wearing it, and shoot HD stills or videos. The device and its carrying case are both waterproof allowing operations under wet conditions. When defense and

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Klyde Morris (05.18.15)

Klyde Certainly Does His Best To Milk The UAV Craze... But, 'Drone Captain?'

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Airborne 05.15.15: Tecnam 'P' Jet, Senators' UAV Bill, ISS Re-Sked

Also: Embraer Forecast, Barnstorming: Dealing With Reality..., F/A-18F Loss, FSANA AeroChapter, ESA's Zero-G Airbus, Hurricane Hunters

Aircraft manufacturer, Tecnam, is actively evaluating the potential of developing and producing a two-place, single turbofan engine powered aircraft. Tecnam said on its website that "innovative developments are driven by customer demand, and extensive interest has been shown for the introduction of a two seat, side by side, turbofan engine powered aircraft, to be used by military Flight Training Organizations, but also to offer a significantly faster and more efficient ai

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.18.15)

Aero Linx: The SouthWest Bonanza Society The SouthWest Bonanza Society seeks to promote comradeship with like-minded Bonanza and Baron owner/operators who enjoy participating in the organization’s activities for the purposes of furthering group education, safety and fellowship. Our newsletter and website are offered to keep members informed on issues relevant to flight safety, knowledge acquisition, and group social activities. Membership is open to all and we welcome all interested persons, regardless of pilot and/or aircraft status.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.18.15): Rain-Free Base

Rain-Free Base A horizontal, dark cumulonimbus base that has no visible precipitation beneath it. This structure usually marks the location of the thunderstorm updraft. Tornadoes most commonly develop (1) from wall clouds that are attached to the rain-free base, or (2) from the rain-free base itself. This is particularly true when the rain-free base is observed to the south or southwest of the precipitation shaft.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (05.18.15)

"What Section 1608 does is prevent over $300 million of precious U.S. defense resources from subsidizing Vladimir Putin and the Russian military industrial base." Source: An excerpt from a statement made by U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee; after defense and intelligence officials in Washington, D.C. said that they needed to continue to purchase Russian-built RD-180 rocket engines for use by United Launch Alliance.

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