Tue, May 19, 2015
The Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation has announced that their all-new Gulfstream G500 successfully completed its first flight yesterday.
The G500 is part of Gulfstream's new family of clean-sheet aircraft, the G500 and G600, and the first of the two to begin flight tests. The FAA has selected Lockheed Martin to provide online flight service tools to the general aviation community, helping them to plan and navigate the national airspace safely. Under the DUATS-II contract, Lockheed Martin expands their current work to provide weather information, flight plan processing and in-flight support to pilots. Cessna has stopped taking orders for its planned Cessna 182 JT-A diesel-powered aircraft, but an avgas-fueled version of the airplane is about to return to production. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 05.19.15 is chock full of info in this Daily news episode for Tuesday, May 19th, 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:
- First Flight: Gulfstream G500
- Lockheed Martin to Provide Online Flight Planning Services under New FAA Contract
- Cessna Halts Diesel Skylane Program
- Forty-Four Feet Captures Valdez STOL Competition
- Aero-Calendar 05.19.15
- P&WC's New PW307D Engine Granted Type Certification
- ALPA Calls For Comprehensive Canadian Aviation Policy In New Report
- NATA Offers Senate Its Views On Air Traffic Control Reform
- NASA Goddard Innovator Inducted Into The National Inventors Hall Of Fame
- General Dynamics Announces Retirement Of Larry R. Flynn
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