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January 15, 2007

Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Monday 01.15.07

Kevin Sweeney, Of Vulcan Aircraft Engines

Daily Touch N Go: 01.15.07 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 01.15.07 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- Vulcan Aircraft Engines' Kevin Sweeney: 01.15.07 (ANN Special Feature, with Kevin Sweeney of Vulcan Aircraft Engines on a potential new engine for the emerging LSA market.)

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 01.15.07

Weather delays strand weekend travellers...
Ohio gets paranoid about its pilots...
...and a Citation is down near Van Nuys.

ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 01.15.07

Weather delays strand weekend travellers...
Ohio gets paranoid about its pilots...
...and a Citation is down near Van Nuys.

'Mad Englishman' Claims New World Hot Air Balloon Record

Climbs To 32,500 Feet

Enduring temperatures of -76 degrees Fahrenheit and fighting off a mild bout of hypoxia, David Hempleman-Adams recently broke the world altitude record in a hot air balloon. The British explorer flew to 32,500 feet -- higher than the cruising altitude for many passenger jets.

Engine Placement Stymies Current Regulations

The FAA has proposed a set of special conditions the Aviation Technology Group's upcoming Javelin 100 will have to meet prior to the issuance of a Type Certification, due to the placement of the aircraft's twin turbofan engines.