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Massive Aircraft Designed To Carry Wine Turbine Blades
A Colorado company is planning to build the world's largest airplane to allow a major advance in green energy. Radia wants to build a 356-foot-long four-engine jet to carry wind turbine blades. The WindRunner would deliver the 320-foot blades to land-based wind farms. The aircraft will be designed to land on austere landing strips built […]
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Astronaut Thomas Stafford Dies At 93
Gen. Tom Stafford, who helped bring Cold War enemies together in cooperation 140 miles above the Earth, died in a retirement home near Cape Canaveral on Monday at the age of 93. Stafford was the commander of an American capsule that docked with a Soviet Soyuz ship in July of 1975, heralding decades of future […]
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FAA Readies For PAFI Unleaded Fuel Tests
The FAA says engine cell testing of one of three contenders actively being considered as a replacement for 100LL avgas will begin later this year at the agency's William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City. In a statement to AVweb, the agency said the fuel developed by a partnership betweenLyondellBasell Industries and VP Racing […]
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Poll: Will You Be Attending Sun ‘n Fun?
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Last Week's Poll Results: Support For Bizjets In The Airspace
A clear majority of respondents think business aircraft should have access to airspace on the same basis as any other private aircraft although there is a significant minority that thinks otherwise.
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Aviation Safety
Fuel Cap Failures
The following is derived from maintenance facility submissions to the FAA's Service Difficulty Reports database.
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Water, Water Everywhere
Our atmosphere's moisture content affects almost every aspect of flying, from the weather to carb ice to corrosion.
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Getting Rid Of Airframe Ice
Whether you left the plane out in a storm or picked it up airborne, ice on the airframe can be a challenge to remove.
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Military Training vs. GA
The equipment is different, sure, but so is the standardization, pressure to excel and the adult supervision.
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Your License To Learn
Thanks for J.R. Warmkessel's March article, “What Now, Captain?” I'd guess most brand-new private pilots have a good idea of what they want to do with their new ticket. If they don't, one ha… To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe Subscribe to Aviation Safety Start […]
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