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An accident occurred at just after 0900 local time, Monday, on Lake Berryessa in Napa County, CA that fatally injured two people. The airplane involved was an ICON A5. The accident site was reportedly inaccessible by land. First responders had to use boats to get to the accident scene. The plane appeared to impact the shoreline between Pleasure Cove Marina and Markley Cove Resort, according to the report. A photo posted online showed the ICON A5 badly dama
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The Chinese-built C919 made its first flight last Friday following a 3-year delay. The aircraft was to have originally flown in 2014, but production and other issues continually delayed the milestone. Still, COMAC, the state-owned company manufacturing the C919, is hopeful that the Chinese airliner will one day be competitive with single-aisle aircraft from Boeing and Airbus. The initial flight of the C919 lasted about 80 minutes. It flew over the Yangtze River d
"Sonex Aircraft believes so strongly in the value and potential of its collaboration with NASC, that a new dedicated business unit has been created to serve the UAS market." Source: Sonex Aerospace CEO Mark Schaible.
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