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Picture Of The Week: April 19, 2024
Picture of the Week: Photo by Zack Willig.Reflection of a 1954 Cessna 180 on the underside of the wing of a polished 1955 Cessna 180.
Photo taken with iPhone 10 and not edited in any way.
Photo taken in the vicinity of KANQ.
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Continental Introduces Diesel For Helicopters
Continental Aerospace Technologies has introduced a diesel engine for helicopters at Aero Friedrichschafen in Germany. The CD-170R is expected to be certified in Europe next year. The turbocharged engine puts out 170 horsepower and is direct drive with no gearbox. That saves 37 pounds. This is a major innovation milestone in Continental's history that will […]
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DARPA Teaches AI How To Dogfight
The Air Force has pitted a human fighter pilot against artificial intelligence but it won't say who won. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Air Force's Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base poured AI into a modified F-16 called the X-62A VISTA for a head-to-chip battle over the high desert last […]
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Airliners Stop 300 Feet Apart At DCA
The FAA is investigating a runway incursion at Washington-Reagan Airport on Thursday in which two airliners were stopped by controllers about 300 feet apart. According to ATC recordings, the Southwest 737 and JetBlue A320 were both following ATC instructions when they came close to meeting at the intersection of a taxiway and runway. The FAA […]
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Vulcanair Updates Manufacturing Plans In North Carolina
Italian planemaker says it will begin deliveries from its new manufacturing plant in North Carolina in 2025. Spokesman Mike McMann said the company is also building a parts distribution warehouse at the Elizabethtown complex. At a news conference at Sun ‘n Fun last week, McMann also announced the sale of five of the four-place aircraft […]
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Aviation Safety
Air Show Arrivals
Ready for some impromptu formation flying? How about a few thousand friends to critique your landing?
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Haste Makes Waste
We may think we need to respond quickly, but abrupt control inputs at low speed usually are a bad idea.
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Wheel Chock Jumping 101
When you're not looking, line personnel may secure your airplane for you. Try as you might, it's not likely you can jump that chock.
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NTSB Accident Reports—April 2024
January 1, 2024, Mansfield, La. Beech C23 Sundowner The pilot later reported conducting a normal, full-flap landing to the runway. Upon touching down, the airplane's nose landing gear collapsed,… To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe Subscribe to Aviation Safety Start a subscription to Aviation Safety […]
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Flight Training: Fatality Rates Are Improving
A new study shows an improved safety record has resulted from a wide range of industry changes.
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