Not to be outdone after creating a mere human-powered helicopter a few years ago, a number of University of Maryland undergrad students from the A. James Clark School of Engineering on August 26 successfully launched the Solar Gamera, a solar-powered helicopter. First flights, which you can watch below, took place on the engineering fields of […]
San Diego’s Air & Space Museum, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, hopes a recent $150,000 grant will help the institution increase online access to its already extensive aerospace collection composed of more than 170,000 objects. The Institute of Museum and Library Services Museums for America chose San Diego Air & Space for the three-year […]
A product liability decision handed down by a U.S. Court of Appeals in North Carolina earlier this year could upend how state courts, as well as aircraft OEMs, view a manufacturer’s responsibilities for aircraft and the parts they create. At issue is whether a state can impose tougher safety standards on aviation than those already […]
It’ll be the most important meal of the day — and maybe even the weekend, if you’re an aerobatics fan. Attendees to Flying Aviation Expo this weekend in Palm Springs, California, will have the chance to join airshow stars Chuck Aaron, Sammy Mason, Tim Just and Judy Phelps for a pancake breakfast on Saturday morning. […]
It probably can remain unspoken, but an airplane crash is not an item I care to list on my resume. As a professional pilot, that box is something none of us ever wants to check off in our career column. I’m also quite certain that absolutely none of my passengers would care to be participants […]
The final races of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship’s 2016 season took place over the weekend in Las Vegas. With strong winds preventing the inflatable pylons from remaining erect, there was no change in the scores accumulated in Indianapolis earlier this month. For first-place finisher Matthias Dolderer of Germany it wouldn’t have made […]
Time is running out to pre-register for the Flying Aviation Expo, which promises to offer something for any pilot or aviation enthusiast. The Expo, held this year for the first time at the Palm Springs International Airport, runs from October 20-22. The highly anticipated event will feature displays and demo flights from aircraft manufacturers such […]
Coming on the heels of the certification of the Falcon 8X, Dassault Aviation has achieved both EASA and FAA certification for its FalconEye Combined Vision System. The FalconEye certification currently includes installation in the Falcon 2000S and LHX bizjets and is expected to be approved for a dual HUD installation in the 8X in 2018. […]
The National Transportation Safety Board in a statement said it is transferring the lead for the investigation of Tuesday’s crash of a Piper Seneca in East Hartford, Connecticut, to the FBI. The NTSB said its initial investigation indicated the crash, in which the aircraft clipped power lines and burst into flames on a busy city […]
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) today announced the opening of the fifth GAMA/Build A Plane Aviation Design Challenge. The annual competition uses aviation topics as methods to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills among U.S. high school students. As an incentive, GAMA said the first 100 high schools entering the competition receive […]
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