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September 12, 2016

Airborne 09.12.16: Virgin Galactic Flies Again, WASP At Rest, New UAV Rules?

Also: Airlander 10 Repairs, Vulcan XH558, New ACS IFR Test, Able Flight, Predator B, Universal Avionics, Drone Food Delivery

Thursday marked an exciting milestone for Virgin Galactic. For the first time, a spaceship built by The Spaceship Company, and operated by its parent company, Virgin Galactic, has taken to the skies. SpaceShipTwo doesn’t launch from a pad on the ground, but rather from under the wing of a carrier aircraft, WhiteKnightTwo. Thursday's flight test was what is called a ‘captive carry’ flight, during which VSS Unity remained mated to the WhiteKnightTwo mothership for the entire flight from takeoff to landing. After a year of work by her family and an act of Congress sponsored by Arizona Republican Representative Martha McSally, the cremains of

AeroVironment Teams With Australia-Based XTEK, Sentient Vision And GD

Will Offer Small UAS To The Australian Army And Special Forces

AeroVironment is teaming with Australia-based XTEK, Sentient Vision and General Dynamics (GD) Mediaware to deliver AeroVironment’s Family of Unmanned Aircraft Systems to the Australian market. The team will offer the AeroVironment Wasp AE Micro Air Vehicle, designated as the RQ-12A by the U.S. Department of Defense, to the Australian Armed Forces.

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LORD Corporation Granted Qualification For Improved CH-47 Vibration Control

Company Says System Offers Significant Weight Savings On The Aircraft

LORD Corporation has announced product qualification for their Improved Vibration Control System (IVCS) for the Boeing H-47 Chinook helicopter.

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