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9/3/2010 12:14 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) "This project allows humanity's ingenuity to go where no spacecraft has ever gone before. For the very first time, we'll be able to touch, taste and smell our sun." Source: Lika Guhathakurta, Solar Probe Plus program scientist.

9/3/2010 8:26 AM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) The elements of cumulus and stratus clouds that appear in irregular fragments, as if they had been shred or torn. Never appears in cirrus clouds. Also known as scud.

9/3/2010 12:18 AM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Four Electric Motors Power Tiny Airplane The all electric Cri-Cri, jointly developed by EADS Innovation Works, Aero Composites Saintonge and the Green Cri-Cri Association made its official maiden flight at Le Bourget airport near Paris Thursday.

9/2/2010 11:22 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Kannad And Eurocopter Co-Developed The Safety Device The joint development by Eurocopter and ELT manufacturer Kannad of a new emergency distress beacon for helicopters was recognized Thursday with an award presented during a conference of industry,...

9/2/2010 11:21 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) The Two Have Eight Shuttle Flights Between Them NASA astronauts Linda Godwin and Scott Altman have announced plans to leave the agency. Godwin will retire and Altman will take a job in the private sector.

9/2/2010 11:21 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Aircraft Parking Apron Is The Largest Of Several Projects The U.S. DOT and the FAA said Thursday that $15 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding has been granted for projects "designed to guarantee safe and efficient operation of...

9/2/2010 11:19 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Take Our Word For It... These Are SERIOUS Rides... As someone who has been fortunate enough to log time in both the F-4 (with the US Marine Corps) and in a number of A-4s (civilian-owned and military), I was excited to learn that the FAA has shown...

9/2/2010 11:11 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Sully Speaks Up For The Young Eagles Program You never know who you're going to run into at Oshkosh... and no matter who, its often interesting to spend a few minutes chatting with the folks who make the yearly pilgrimage to Wittman Field. In this...

9/2/2010 7:33 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) AD NUMBER: 2010-11-09 MANUFACTURER: Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH (TAE) Models TAE 125-01 and TAE 125-02-99 Reciprocating Engines Installed in, but Not Limited to, Diamond Aircraft Industries Model DA 42 Airplanes.

9/2/2010 7:32 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Former Naval Officer And Pilot Joined The Company In 2007 FlightSafety International announced Tuesday that Andy Johnson has been promoted to Manager of the company's Learning Center in Orlando, Florida.

9/2/2010 7:31 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) The RPA Was Flying A Test Mission An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft crashed approximately one mile north of El Mirage Airfield, CA, Monday.

9/2/2010 7:30 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Latest Declaration Adds To Host Of Similar Decrees From States Across the U.S. The NBAA today applauded the State of New Jersey for its proclamation designating September 29, 2010 as "Aviation Awareness Day," to highlight the value of all general...

9/2/2010 7:29 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) FAA, TSA, Not So Much NASA has been ranked fifth in the Partnership for Public Service 2010 ratings for the "Best Places to Work in the Federal Government."

9/2/2010 7:28 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) FAA Bill Has Been Stalled In Congress Since 2007 As Congressional leaders begin to return to work after summer recess, six unions representing over 90,000 flight attendants at 37 U.S. airlines, urged members to quickly pass the comprehensive...

9/2/2010 7:27 PM    Like   Read   Share  

(SUMMARY) Union Represents 750 Comair Employees In The Cincinnati Region Teamsters Local 513 in Florence, KY, says it plans to closely monitor the downsizing announced by Comair on Wednesday.