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August 11, 2018

Airborne 08.10.18: ANN Flies Sling TSi, Indoor Skydivers, Bob Hoover Artistry

Also: 2Q-18 Avionics Sales, HondaJet Elite Deliveries, Pilot Sentenced, Drone Herds Birds

The day after Oshkosh 2018 came to a close, ANN’s Jim Campbell had the chance to be the first aviation journalist to get an early evaluation of the new Sling TSi--literally just out of the box that it was shipped in, from South Africa to Oshkosh. While it‘s unfair and improper to do a full flight test of an aircraft that barely had an hour or two on it since it was assembled in the US, the one hour shakedown flight did give Jim the chance to see if the Sling TSi has the potential we hoped it has... and

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Pence: Pentagon Is Making Plans For The 'Space Force'

Goal Is Establishment Of The Sixth Branch Of The Military By 2020

Plans are already underway to establish a "Space Force" as the sixth branch of the military, according to Vice President Mike Pence. Speaking at the Pentagon Thursday, Vice President Pence announced that the Department of Defense was releasing a report outlining the first stages of the administration’s plan to implement the President’s guidance and turn his vision into a reality.

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NASA Announces New Partnerships To Develop Space Exploration Technologies

Will Work On 10 'Tipping Point' Technologies For Future Missions

NASA is partnering with six U.S. companies to develop 10 "tipping point" technologies that have the potential to significantly benefit the commercial space economy and future NASA missions, including lunar lander and deep space rocket engine technologies.

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All-Female Hurricane Hunter Crew Said To Be A First For NOAA

Pair Flew A Gulfstream IV Jet In Support Of Forecasts For Hurricane Hector

A recent flight by a NOAA Gulfstream IV Hurricane Hunter aircraft to Hawaii is thought to be the first by the agency to be flown by an all-female crew, the agency reported on Facebook.

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‘Aviatrix’ Joins Airborne News’ Expanded Programming Roster For Fall 2018

New Airborne Program Highlights News & Features Dedicated To Women in the Aviation/Aerospace Community

The Aero-News Network, the producer of aviation’s longest running Daily aviation video news program series, Airborne, is pleased to announce the addition of ‘Airborne-Aviatrix’ to this year’s upcoming production schedule. It is the Airborne news team’s intention to produce innovative and compelling programming dedicated to the role of women in aviation and aerospace. Airborne-Aviatrix (AAx) will start as a weekly web news program produced under the Airborne programming mantra and will consist of stories, news and features about the important and under-reported role many of today’s women are playing in the A

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AL250 Displayed At Airventure Headed To Alsim's First South American Customer

Escuela De Aviacion Flying To Install The Device Early Next Month

Wednesday, August 8, 2018 – Alsim is pleased to announce the AL250 simulator that was on display during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 is going Colombian flight school, Escuela de Aviacion Flying. Captain Fabio Montoya, the school’s Managing Director, accepted the AL250 at Alsim’s booth during a ribbon cutting ceremony. It will be installed in early September.

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NBAA To Honor Van Allen Group Founder Pete Agur With Doswell Award

Will Be Presented At NBAA-BACE In Orlando In October

The NBAA will present the organization’s John P. "Jack" Doswell Award to Pete Agur at the 2018 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), to be held Oct. 16-18, in Orlando, FL. The Doswell Award recognizes lifelong individual achievement on behalf of and in support of the aims, goals and objectives of business aviation.

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Lockheed Martin Hands Over 52nd C-5M Super Galaxy

Delivery Completes USAF Modernization Program

Lockheed Martin has delivered the 52nd C-5M Super Galaxy strategic transport modernized under the U.S. Air Force's Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP) on Aug. 2 at the company's Marietta, Georgia, facility. The delivery completes the RERP upgrade, which extends the service life of the C-5 fleet out until the 2040s.

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Alta Devices Powers Successful CubeSat Mission

Modular, Lightweight And Highly Efficient Solar Cells Enabled Rapid Development And Deployment Of FastBus Small Satellite Platform

A successful CubeSat mission by Twiggs Space Lab, LLC (TSL), NearSpace Launch, Inc. (NSL) and their launch logistics partner, NanoRacks LLC (NanoRacks), was powered by Alta Devices solar. The Asgardia-1 satellite was based on NSL’s FastBus platform and powered by approximately 24 watts of Alta solar cells. Launched in November 2017 on an Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman) cargo resupply mission, the 2U-size FastBus was inserted into a 475 km low earth orbit in December 2017 via the NanoRacks External Cygnus Deployer.

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West Star Aviation Adds Scottsdale, AZ (KSDL) To List Of Satellite Operations

Secures Hangar Space For AOG Mobile Services

West Star Aviation is pleased to announce that the company has secured 3,700 sq. ft. of hangar space for satellite operations in Scottsdale, AZ at Scottsdale Airport, (SDL). West Star has also promoted Chad Adams to Satellite Manager for Scottsdale. Previously, Chad worked as a Global Program Manager at their GJT facility.

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (08.11.18)

"Creating a new branch of the military is not a simple process. It will require collaboration, diligence, and above all, leadership." Source: Vice President Mike Pence, on the proposed creation of a Space Force as the sixth branch of the U.S. military.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.11.18): VFR Terminal Area Chart

At a scale of 1:250,000, a chart that depicts Class B airspace, which provides for the control or segregation of all the aircraft within the Class B airspace.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (08.11.18)

Type Club Coalition

The Type Club Coalition (TCC) is an organization of owners and builders groups brought together for the common purpose of increasing the level of safety in the general aviation community. Whether you fly a type-certificated aircraft, a warbird, a homebuilt, or anything in between, all are welcome in the TCC.

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