Thu, Jun 11, 2015

Airborne 06.11.15: LDSD Test, Twin Otter's 50th, Blue Angels Falling Apart?

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Also: Aero-Community Update: SAFE, Alaska Mid-Air, Marenco Swisshelicopter, Enstrom Heli, IATA, Glass On Mars

NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator project completed its second flight test when the saucer-shaped craft splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Kauai on Monday. NASA said in a news release that two experimental decelerator technologies – a supersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerator and a supersonic parachute – were tested. The supersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerator deployed and inflated. The supersonic parachute also deployed; however, it did not perform as expected. What do you get when you take a large single-engine utility airplane called the Otter, remove its engine, and replace it with two turboprop engines mounted on the wings? You get something called the Twin Otter along with a legacy of dependable service for fifty years. It would seem logical that the Navy Blue Angels aerial demonstration team would be flying the best equipment the Navy’s got, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. It’s reported that during a performance at the Rockford Airfest in Rockford, Illinois, Blue Angels number 5 lost a portion of the leading edge off the left wing... All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!

Airborne 06.11.15 is chock full of info in this Daily news episode for Thursday, June 11th, 2015... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Brianne Cross, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:

Parachute Failure Mars NASA's Second LDSD Test
Twin Otter Takes 50th Anniversary Celebration Tour
Blue Angels Hornets Need Extensive Maintenance
'Jet Truck' Prompts Calls To Local Authorities About A Plane Crash
Aero-Community Update: SAFE
NTSB: Alaska Mid-Air Collision Pilots Had Reported Positions
Philippe Harache Named Chairman Of Marenco Swisshelicopter
Enstrom Named Michigan Job Force Board 'Business Of The Year'
IATA Calls For Deeper Partnerships With Governments
NASA Spacecraft Detects Impact Glass On Surface Of Mars

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