Tue, Jun 15, 2021
Jeff Bezos' Instagram post says it all... "Ever since I was five years old, I’ve dreamed of traveling to space.
On July 20th, I will take that journey with my brother. The greatest adventure, with my best friend. #GradatimFerociter" Blue Origin has confirmed that Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark will join the auction winner on New Shepard’s first human flight on July 20th. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the pilot of a small plane that flew at approximately 300 feet over crowds at the Gulf Coast Jam three times this past Saturday evening, alarming attendees, security personnel, and organizers of the event. Out of caution, the concert was stopped and the stage cleared. The pilot has been identified as Robert Ryan Gore, age 40. For the first time in history, the Navy and Boeing have demonstrated air-to-air refueling using a UAV – the Boeing-owned MQ-25 T1 test asset – to refuel another aircraft. During a test flight June 4, MQ-25 T1 successfully extended the hose and drogue from its Navy-issued aerial refueling store (ARS) and safely transferred jet fuel to a Navy
F/A-18. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 06.09.21 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, June 9th, 2021... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Kimberly Kay. Kimberly is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- Bezos To Fly First Manned Test Of His Own Space Vehicle
- Stupid Pilot Tricks! Pilot Buzzes Concert Venue, Drops Items
- MQ-25 Becomes First UAV to Refuel Another Aircraft
- EAA Celebrates 100th Anniversary of 1st Black Aviatrix
- First Rescue Helicopter Flies On Sustainable Aviation Fuel
- FAA Hosts Runway Safety Town Hall
- Genesys Aerosystems S-TEC 3100 Adds New Features
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again tomorrow, for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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