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September 17, 2013

Airborne 09.17.13: CSeries Flies!!!, Cluster Balloon Goes Bust, Big Cessna Order

Also: Google's Fuel Gig, New Bird From Belite, Restored Cobra, SAFE Going To Redbird, Another TSA Agent Busted, NASA's Flaming Frog....

The CSeries Flight Test Vehicle has completed its first flight. “During its maiden flight, CSeries FTV1 reached an altitude of 12,500 feet and an air speed of 230 knots," said Rob Dewar, Vice President and General Manager of the CSeries Program. Jonathan Trappe’s dream of floating across the Atlantic Ocean beneath of cluster of helium balloons ended in a safe landing, but on the wrong side of the ocean. Trappe landed his cluster balloon in a remote area of Newfoundland at approximately 1830 EDT Thursday, Se

"We are transitioning from several years of research and development to the start-up of this fuel blending and pilot scale production facility, which will strengthen our commercialization efforts in various fuels markets." Source: Chris D'Acosta, CEO of Swift Fuels.

Initial voice contact between a facility and an aircraft, using the identification of the unit being called and the unit initiating the call.

FAA Centers of Excellence

In 1990 Public Law 101-508 (49 USC Section 44513) directed the Administrator of the FAA to create the Air Transportation Centers of Excellence (COE) program. Since its inception, the COE program has made a major commitment on the part of the FAA to support multi-year and multi-million dollar research efforts.