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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (07.12.23)

“We’re pleased to see this new facility join our worldwide network of final assembly sites which will comprise four FALs in Hamburg, Germany; two in Toulouse, France; two in Mobile, Alabama, United States; and two in Tianjin, China—all them capable...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Linx (07.12.23)

Aero Linx: Lake Amphibian Club This website is created and sponsored by the Lake Amphibian Club, to help spread the word about these wonderful, versatile amphibians that can land just about anywhere, making traveling in small aircraft adventurous, safe, and...

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Mayman Aerospace Speeder to be Displayed at AirVenture 2023

Turbojet-Powered VTOL Set to Impress Founded in 2021 by serial entrepreneur David Mayman and headquartered in New York City, Mayman Aerospace is the designer and manufacturer of a so-called Air Utility Vehicle (AUV) dubbed Speeder. Subject machine is a compact,...

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NTSB Prelim: Velocity Velocity XL

The Pilot Told First Responders That He Experienced A Total Loss Of Engine Power. On June 27, 2023, at 1012 central daylight time, a Velocity XLRG airplane, N340XL, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Tahlequah,...

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Airborne-NextGen 07.11.23: Joby Cert Plans, Merlin Trial, Webb Space Telescope

Also: Pulsar Fusion, Archer Hosts Feds, Spaceport Nova Scotia, Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Joby Aviation, builder of eVTOL aircraft, announced that it has submitted the entirety of its certification plan to the FAA, thereby occasioning the imminent completion of the third...

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ANN’s Daily Aero-Term (07.13.23): Local Airport Advisory (LAA)

Local Airport Advisory (LAA) A service available only in Alaska and provided by facilities that are located on the landing airport, have a discrete ground-to-air communication frequency or the tower frequency when the tower is closed, automated weather reporting with...

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Airborne 07.10.23: New EXTRA 330SX!, DayJet Comeback?, Wheels Up $$$

Also: CAF 2024 Hall of Fame, Nuclear Fusion Rocket, A-10 Units Being Replaced, Tecnam Foiled Again Walter Extra has announced the addition of the 330SX to their lineup. The new bird is a single-seat, steel-fuselage, carbon-fiber wing/empennage evolution of EXTRA’s...

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Airborne 07.12.23: Rotor n Ribs, No OSH Sonex HighWing, BE-4 Blows Up

Also: Airbus Toulouse, USCG Oil Rig Rescue, Glacier Park Int'l Airport, OSHKOSH 2023!!! Held annually for the last seven-years at Indiana’s Goshen Municipal Airport (GSH), Rotors ‘n Ribs is an eponymously-accurate event comprising an aggregation of helicopters, helicopter pilots, first-rate...

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Airborne Affordable Flyers 07.13.23: NEW SportAv Expo, Scalebirds, Sonex Setback

Also: Kitfox Upgrades, Helicycle Update, Alto NG, SportPlane Resource Guide Update There are strong indications that a new sport aviation event, still wavering between either a November or January timeframe (until they finish with industry surveys) will be announced during...

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (07.13.23)

“Many of our employees are pilots and we have long dreamed of sharing the groundbreaking, innovative work that we’re doing at Oshkosh. This year, we’re fulfilling that dream. We are excited to introduce the Oshkosh community to our sixth-generation air...

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