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September 29, 2017

Airborne 09.29.17: FAA Extended, USMC Aviation, Boeing v Bombardier

Also: NH AvTaxes, Defending FAA, 2017 Wright Trophy, CounterNarcotics Boondoggle, Qatar Airways, NAVAIR, Rolls-Royce

Congress once again came right down to the wire, voting on a bill that would continue to authorize spending on the FAA at current levels for the next six months. The current continuing resolution expires Saturday. After being beaten back by Democrats earlier this week on an extension, the House passed a bill Thursday that does not have any spinoff of ATC included, but does include additional hurricane relief for people affected by Harvey, Irma and Maria. It also included additional flood

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Raytheon Coyote UAVs Help NOAA Track, Model Hurricane Maria

Small Unmanned Vehicles Gather Rich Storm Data For Researchers

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration used six Raytheon Company Coyote unmanned aerial vehicles to track and model Hurricane Maria. Launched from a NOAA WP-3D Orion hurricane hunter aircraft, the Coyotes flew directly into the storm, giving researchers an unprecedented view of Maria from a safe distance.

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Aero-TV: Introducing The Mako - The Next-Generation Lancair

Designed To Compete Head-To-Head With Cirrus, Cessna TTX…

Lancair had its newest airplane on display at AirVenture in July. The 4-place Mako is the company's first new product since the relocation of the experimental aircraft pioneer to Texas. First flown on July 18, 2017, the Mako has logged several dozen hours of flight time, and has met or exceeded all performance expectations. Fully instrumented flight testing was planned shortly after the close of the AirVenture show...

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Gen. J.R. 'Jack' Dailey Honored With 2017 Wright Trophy

NAA Selects Director Of The Director Of The Smithsonian's National Air And Space Museum For The Award

The National Aeronautic Association is pleased to announce that General J.R. "Jack" Dailey, USMC (Ret.), Director of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy for ... "his courageous and dedicated service to the country and his commitment to sharing the history and technology of aviation and space flight with present and future generations."

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Klyde Morris 09.29.17

Strange Are The Ways Of Our Nation's Capital

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Airborne 09.28.17: Airbus BLADE, Unmanned Hover-Taxi, San Juan Air Services

Also: A-10 Demo Team, AEA, AUVSI Novus, Avidyne SAIB, Raisbeck STC, Boeing-Turkey, NASA Marshall SFC

Airbus’ A340 laminar-flow “BLADE” test demonstrator aircraft, an A340-300, has made its successful maiden flight for the Clean Sky “Blade” project. The aircraft, dubbed “Flight Lab”, took off from the Tarbes aerodrome in southern France at local time 11:00, and after a series of successful tests it landed at Airbus’ facilities in Toulouse Blagnac. The overall flight time was 3 hours and 38 minutes. ‘BLADE’ stands for “Breakthrough Laminar

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.29.17)

"There are clear laws in place, which are intended to assist passengers in the event of a cancellation, helping minimize both the frustration and inconvenience caused by circumstances completely out of their control. We have made this crystal clear to Ryanair, who are well aware of their legal obligations.” Source: CAA Chief Executive Andrew Haines.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.29.17): Glidepath Angle (GPA)

The angular displacement of the vertical guidance path from a horizontal plane that passes through the reference datum point (RDP).

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.29.17)

17 Bizarre Aircraft We Love, and the Stories Behind Them

From Popular Mechanics, photos and descriptions of 17 very unusual aircraft, many of them built to prove a point or to advance the science of aerodynamics.

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