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August 09, 2017

Airborne 08.09.17: SpaceShipTwo, Presidential Helo, Airbus Perlan Mission II

Also: Pelton v Privatization, Pilatus Update, Army v DJI, Master Instructors, Cessna, Williams FJ44-4A-QPM, Airliner Threat

The sixth glide test of Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity was conducted in Mojave, CA Friday, and for the first time, the propulsion system for the suborbital spacecraft was installed and "live" ... but not engaged. According to Virgin Galactic, "with the exception of the rocket motor fuel grain, called the CTN (Case-Throat-Nozzle), Unity flew with all the spaceship’s principle propulsion components on-board and live.  This meant that Unity took off with her forward pressurant

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Aero-TV: “No Other Options”: The Israeli Air Force's Danny Shapira

Remembrances Of An Israeli Air Force Test Pilot

Early in 2016, ANN contributor Maxine Scheer traveled to Israel, where she had the opportunity to sit down with retired Israeli Air Force Col. Danny Shapira, who served 25 years in the Israeli Air Force. Shapira was among the first pilots for the Israeli Air Force, which was formed shortly after the State of Israel was established in 1948...  

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It's ALIVE! 2017 AirVenture Innovation Preview Program Now Available

Get The Inside Details On THE Most Exciting NEW Innovations And Product Announcements From OSHKOSH 2017...

The staff of EAA and the Aero-News Network were pleased to release the latest in a series of novel Aero-TV/Airborne programs designed to draw attention to the most innovative and aggressively oriented companies in the aviation universe -- and most particularly, those with REAL news to impart at AirVenture 2017. ANN and EAA have joined together again to present the highly successful "AirVenture Innovation Preview," (which we call the "AIP", for short), to highlight the incredibly inno

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Airborne 08.08.17: HondaJet World Tour, Lego Drone, Stupid Pilot Trix

Also: Transport Canada, Aero-Calendar, Microdrones, GoJet Airlines, BlackHawks, Solar Eclipse, Gogo NextGen

The HondaJet is taking part in a modern day spin on the classic Around the World in 80 Days when a pair of customers take it on a global tour this month. Honda Aircraft's customers Julian and Kim MacQueen will fly their HondaJet to up to 26 countries as part of the tour, they have entitled "Around the World in 80 Stays." The world tour will begin at Pensacola International Airport in Florida and conclude when they return to the U.S. in the middle of October. Flybrix, a company founded in 2015, is

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.09.17)

“We are gratified that the judicial system upheld our position that the restrictions at East Hampton violated federal law. The courts clearly understand the longstanding policy that our country has a national aviation system, not one subject to a patchwork of local regulations.” (Source: NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen, commenting on a federal judge's order striking down restrictions at East Hampton Airport)

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.09.17): Position Report

A report over a known location as transmitted by an aircraft to ATC.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.09.17)

University of North Dakota Unmanned Aircraft System Operations The Unmanned Aircraft System Operations curriculum is offered to those students whose career objectives are aimed at the civil unmanned aircraft systems industry.

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