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US Navy Secretary Remains Behind V-22 Osprey After March Accident

Inadvertent Takeoff Causes Damage To Wing, Right Engine

US Navy Secretary Donald Winter said last week he remains confident in the Marines' plans to deploy the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, despite its troubled development history and a minor accident March 27.

Comair, Flight Attendants Have One More Week To Figure It Out

Labor Talks Extended To April 17

US Bankruptcy Court Judge Adlai Hardin decided Monday to defer for one week his ruling on allowing Comair to toss out its existing contract with flight attendants for one week, after he received requests from both sides for more time.

Pilot Sues Air Force Over Friendly Fire Bombing

Says Release Of Reprimand Ruined His Career

A pilot involved in a 2002 friendly fire bombing in Afghanistan that killed four Canadian soldiers and injured eight others is suing the US Air Force, claiming military officials ruined his reputation as a pilot by releasing a letter of reprimand for the incident.

NTSB Makes Recommendations On MDHI 500/600/900 T-T Straps

Safety Recommendations A-06-24 through -26

The NTSB recommends the following to the FAA: Require MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI), to conduct additional tests to enable the full analysis of all critical load cases for tension-torsion straps installed in the anti-torque fan of MDHI model 500N series, 600N, and MD900 helicopters, including load cases that create regions of transverse shear or compression in the fiber-reinforced areas of the straps...

Travelzoo Sending 10 Millionth Subscriber into Space

Travelzoo is celebrating the milestone of its having signed up 10 million subscribers, by sending that 10 millionth subscriber into space. Matthew Wagner (below, middle, with Dr. Norm Thagard, on the left and Travelzoo Boss Ralph Bartel to the right) from Santa Fe Springs, California, was presented a ticket for a suborbital spaceflight by Travelzoo Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ralph Bartel.

UQ Scramjet Gets $2 Million (AU) Boost

The University of Queensland's scramjet program got a huge boost Monday with the Queensland Government announcing that it was contributing $2 million (US$1.46 million) towards its research.

Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Monday 04.10.06

EAA's Tom Poberezny On What AirVenture 2006 Will Bring, Part One

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 04.10.06 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 04.10.06 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- EAA's Tom Poberezny On Oshkosh 2006, Part I: 04.10.06 (Part One of Jim Campbell's chat with the EAA's Tom Poberezny about what we can expect at Oshkosh 2006

Gone West: Mike Novosel, War Hero, 83

Flew B-29 and UH-1 In Combat; Medal Of Honor Recipient

Retired Chief Warrant Officer Mike Novosel died last Monday, April 2, at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Novosel fought his battles with time, and with colon cancer, with the same doughty strength that he brought to fights against Japan, North Korea, and North Vietnam, but this last battle was one that courage alone could not win.

Vandenberg Launches Minuteman III

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from Vandenberg Friday at 6 a.m. The launch was part of a developmental test to demonstrate the weapon system’s effectiveness in a stressed environment on extended range.

Airbus CEO Humbert Ready To Talk About A350 Improvements

Also Calls BAE's Rush To Sell Airbus Stake "Real Surprise"

Airbus listens to its customers... that's the message Gustav Humbert wanted to send Monday, as he announced the European plane maker is ready to discuss ways it can improve the design of the upcoming A350 midsized range airliner.

Accidental Lakeland LSA Flight Ends In Embarassment, No Injuries

Inadvertant Engine Start Sends Plane Across Walkway

It could have been much worse... but fortunately, the only victims of an inadvertant engine start that sent a Dova Skylark careening across a pedestrian walkway Saturday evening at the Sun 'N Fun Fly-In were the plane itself, two ground vehicles, and the nerves of many who witnessed the accident.

Lakeland 2006 Special Coverage Brought To You By... AVIDYNE!

Avidyne Is A Lakeland 2006 ANN Special Coverage Sponsor! Avidyne is the leading provider of situational awareness displays and integrated flight deck systems for general aviation aircraft, providing the safety, capability, and reliability benefits of air transport and bizjet flight decks, at cost and weight targets required for general aviation. No kidding...

APA Joins Others Asking Court To Keep Flight 93 Cockpit Recording Private

"Crewmembers' Families Have Already Suffered Tremendously"

On Friday, the Allied Pilots Association (APA) joined with the Air Line Pilots Association and families of the victimslost aboard United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001 in asking US District Court judge Leonie Brinkema to reconsider allowing the CVR from the airliner be entered into evidence in open court, in the death penalty trial of confessed al-Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui.

Congress Approves Bill To Honor Tuskegee Airmen With Congressional Gold Medal

Heading To President's Desk For Signature

Michigan senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow hailed final approval Friday of legislation to collectively honor the Tuskegee Airmen with the Congressional Gold Medal.

Lakeland 2006 Special Coverage Brought To You By... Cirrus Design!

Cirrus Design (Booths MD-032C--MD-033B) Steps Up As A Lakeland 2006 Special Coverage Sponsor Did you know that for the year-to-date shipment stats just released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), that Cirrus Design's SR22 took the dominant position as the market leader in high-performance, single-engine, four-place airplanes?

Klyde Morris 04.10.06

A Status Thing, Klyde?

ANN Introduces 2006 Lakeland Special Coverage Sponsor... Garmin!

Garmin Avionics: SnF-Lakeland Display Booth D-34-38 ANN is intensely pleased to add a new Sponsor to our client roster with the addition of avionics superstar, Garmin Avionics. Garmin is a proven leader in general aviation avionics with a wide variety of panel-mount, remote-mount and portable systems. Feature rich and logical to operate, you can tell our state-of-the-art avionics are designed by pilots for pilots.

Kids Get The Flying Bug, Too

Remember When You First Fell For Flight?

The little boy was probably four or five years old and he moved with that side-to-side rocking gait -- the one that any stressed-out young parent will tell you, only looks slow. Junior rocketed across a street with Dad, Mom and siblings in a disarrayed trail. "This one, Daddy. THIS one!" and he beelined for a Cirrus. "I like this one!"

Boeing, Air Europa Announce Order of 16 Next-Generation 737s

Boeing announced last week that Spanish carrier Air Europa has converted purchase rights into orders for 16 Boeing 737-800 airliners. The airplanes are valued at approximately $1 billion at list prices, and will be delivered between 2010 and 2014.

Women Aviators Tell Of 'The World Beneath Their Wings'

Book Review By ANN Correspondent Aleta Vinas "Today I was in an AT-6 Texan Air Racing in Reno. Later, I fought fires in a Bell 212 helicopter." "Last week I flew in the Space Shuttle Discovery. Next week I may fly with the US Aerobatic Team or pilot a blimp. I may even do it tomorrow." These are only a small sample of the adventures “The World Beneath Their Wings” will take you on.

ANN Welcomes SnF-Lakeland 2006 Major Sponsor New Piper Aircraft

New Piper Aircraft: Lakeland Display Booth MD-18C--MD-19B When Mr. Piper introduced the Piper Cub in 1937, he had a dream. He felt that everyone should fly. And he believed that Piper could provide everyone with that freedom. Still keeping his dream alive today, Piper is the only general aviation manufacturer to offer a complete line of aircraft to help realize the flying dreams of most any pilot.

F1 Air To Hold 'Drive To Fly' Gala

Seeks To Educate Businesspeople About GA Advantages

Aero-News has learned of a first-of-its-kind event coming up in the Northeast. The F1 Air "Drive-To-Fly" Aerospace Gala will be held April 22, 2006 at F1 Boston's facilities in Braintree, MA. The featured speaker for the evening will be Al Haynes, the noted pilot and hero who guided striken United Flight 232 in for landing in Sioux City, IA in 1989, saving the lives of 184 people onboard.

ANN's Daily Aero-Tips (04.10.06): Type Clubs

Aero-Tips!

Do you own an airplane? Are you considering buying an airplane? Then you need to join a type club.

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.10.06)

Aero-Linx!

Sally Ride Science encourages girls to pursue science math and technology careers.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.10.06): Crab Angle

Aero-Terms!

The angle between the aircraft track or flight line and the fore and aft axis of a vertical camera, which is in line with the longitudinal axis of the aircraft.

Aero-News Quote Of The Day (04.10.06)

"We respectfully request that US District Judge Leonie Brinkema reconsider her ruling and keep the tape private. The families of the crewmembers who were murdered on September 11, 2001 have already suffered tremendously, and public release of the tape would only sensationalize and serve no legitimate purpose."

Source: Captain Ralph Hunter, President of the Allied Pilots Association, in a statement supporting the families of victims lost onboard United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001 in their request for Judge Brinkema to reconsider allowing the CVR from the airliner be entered into evidence in open court, in the death penalty trial of confessed al-Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui.