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September 27, 2019

Cranfield University To Help Startups Develop Aviation Technology

Will Create A U.K. Aviation Innovation And Technology Entrepreneurship

Cranfield University has been awarded £1.2 million (approx. $1.5 million) to create a U.K. Aviation Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship cluster, named AVIATE+, helping small businesses develop the technology of the future. One of 20 University Enterprise Zones (UEZ), Cranfield will use its world-renowned expertise in this area to support start-ups and SMEs with specialist facilities, programs and collaborations.

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Aero-TV: Tom Schnell's Mi-2 - Modern Work For Elder Russian Helos

An Historic Aircraft Solving Modern Challenges

Sitting in the Warbirds area at AirVenture 2019 was a pair of Soviet-era MI-2 helicopters which are being used as testbeds for a lot of new technology at the University of Iowa. The aircraft is used to test cutting-edge avionics, enhanced vision systems, and other innovations. It is designed to allow instrumentation to be changed quickly, letting researchers make adjustments to their experiments and more quickly bring their ideas to fruition.

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Klyde Morris 09.27.19

Avoid The Phrase 'Open The Pod Bay Door' At All Costs, Klyde

FMI: www.klydemorris.com

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Airborne 09.25.19: Longitude Cert, Chipper Biz 4 Sale, MQ-25 1st Flight

Also: Lawsuit Filed In Amazon Accident, FedEx Pilot Arrested, Dixon Flies MAX Sim, Pilot Barbie

The FAA has awarded Type Certification to Textron Aviation's Citation Longitude business jet, paving the way for customer deliveries. FAA Type Certification follows ‘the most robust’ flight, structural and component qualification testing completed on a Citation to date. The experimental and demo fleet completed close to 6,000 hours of flight time. In addition to 11,000 test points during the certification process, the Longitude also completed a 31,000-nautical mile world tour. The Longitude is pro

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.27.19)

“Every industry out there has the folks out there that don’t play by the rules, and that’s what we have to worry about.” Source: Representative Sam Graves (R-MO), speaking about drone Remote ID legislation during AUVSI Capitol Hill Day.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (09.27.19): Departure Time

The time an aircraft becomes airborne.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (09.27.19)

USMC/Combat Helicopter Association

The USMC/Combat Helicopter Association was begun by a few former helicopter pilots who wondered what had become of the people they used to fly with during the Vietnam War. Like so many, we had lost contact over the years with some close friends that we had made during our combat tours in Vietnam. Therefore, with a couple of phone calls, we began locating people.

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