Aviation - Eclipse Aerospace Anticipates Brazilian Type Certificate Validation Soon
Aug 13, 2011
Sao Paulo, August 13, 2011: Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. is pleased to announce the expected Brazilian Type Certificate Validation of the Total Eclipse Jet. Making its first appearance at the 8th Annual Latin America Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE), Eclipse Aerospace plans to announce full Type Certific ... Continue reading
Aviation - FAA Refuses Unlimited Air Racing Championship Airshow Approval
Aug 13, 2011
Camirillo, August 13, 2011: The Unlimited Air Racing Championships that ANN profiled several weeks ago, featuring some pilots with troubled backgrounds and histories, appears to be stuck in 'idle.' FAA Spokesperson, Ian Gregor, has confirmed that the UARC request for approval of an aggressive multi-plane, multi-obstacl ... Continue reading
Aviation - FAA Issues Prelim Report In Helicycle Forced Landing
Aug 12, 2011
Washington, August 12, 2011: The FAA has issued a preliminary report on the forced landing of a Helicycle experimental helicopter on Saturday, August 6, the final day of the Popular Rotorcraft Association's (PRA) annual convention and fly-in at the PRA Mentone Airport in Indiana. (Helicycle file photo shown.) PRA Direc ... Continue reading
Aviation - ICON Aircraft Receives Record 143 Orders At Oshkosh
Aug 12, 2011
Oshkosh, August 12, 2011: ICON Aircraft announced that it received 143 deposits for its A5 amphibious Light Sport Aircraft during the weeklong 2011 EAA AirVenture Show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The new orders take ICONâs order book to position #694, and represent record levels of interest for sport flying and the ICO ... Continue reading
Aviation - NASA To Fund 30 Advanced Concepts
Aug 11, 2011
Cape Canaveral, August 11, 2011: NASA has selected 30 proposals for funding under its Innovative Advanced Concepts, or NIAC, program. The proposals were chosen based on their potential to transform future space missions, enable new capabilities or significantly alter current approaches to launching, building and operat ... Continue reading
Aviation - SubSonex Jet Makes First Flight
Aug 11, 2011
Oshkosh, August 11, 2011: Sonex Aircraft, LLC is excited to announce that the SubSonex jet aircraft prototype, JSX-1, made its maiden flight Wednesday at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, WI. The SubSonex was piloted by Bob Carlton, an air show performer and owner of Desert Aerospace LLC. The flight lasted approxima ... Continue reading
Aviation - NTSB Issues Preliminary Report In Wright B Flyer Accident
Aug 10, 2011
Washington, August 10, 2011: While witnesses tell of an airplane that was struggling with its engine varying in RPMs, the NTSBs initial examination of the Wright B Flyer which went down on July 30th resulting in the fatal injury of both pilots on board did not reveal anything overtly wrong with the airplane. Of course, ... Continue reading
Aviation - NASA Selects Seven Firms To Provide Near-Space Payload Delivery Systems
Aug 10, 2011
Cape Canaveral, August 10, 2011: NASA has selected seven companies to integrate and fly technology payloads on commercial suborbital reusable platforms that carry payloads near the boundary of space. As part of NASA's Flight Opportunities Program, each successful vendor will receive an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-q ... Continue reading
Special Motorsports Event - FordParts.com Launches Capture the Raptor Sweepstakes
Aug 6, 2011
DEARBORN, Aug. 5, 2011: Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) and FordParts.com are giving their fans and customers a chance to put a brand new 2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor in their driveway by showing off their parts knowledge in the 2011 FordParts.com âCapture the Raptorâ� sweepstakes. After registering ... Continue reading
Ford Wins 2011 Automotive News Suppliers' Choice Award
Aug 6, 2011
Ford is working more closely than ever with suppliers to offer increasing levels of new technologies in its vehicles Ford uses Aligned Business Framework principles to promote early collaboration with suppliers on innovative vehicle features Ford Motor Company , which is working closely with suppliers to offer increasi ... Continue reading
Aviation - Bell Boeing Submits V-22 Osprey Multiyear II Contract Proposal
Aug 5, 2011
PATUXENT RIVER, Aug 5, 2011: The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between Bell Helicopter â Textron [NYSE: TXT] and the Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that it has submitted its proposal to the U.S. government for a second multiyear procurement (MYP II) contract for the production and deliv ... Continue reading
Aviation - Lockheed Martin Wins Arrowhead Contract
Aug 4, 2011
El Segundo, August 4, 2011: The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $60 million follow-on production contract for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS), also known as Arrowhead, for the AH-64D Apache attack helicopter. The $60 million Lot 8 base contract includes 23 ... Continue reading
Aviation - Enstrom Helicopter Corp. Completes Royal Thai Army Training Program
Aug 4, 2011
Menominee, August 4, 2011: Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has completed training of 21 Royal Thai Army pilots and 28 Royal Thai mechanics on the Royal Thai Armyâs new 480B turbine training helicopters. The students were split into two groups, with the first half training in March and the second half training June. ... Continue reading
Aug 1, 2011
Bristol, August 1, 2011: BLOODHOUND SSC will be hosting an exclusive Business Networking reception at their Technical Centre in Bristol. The team is opening its doors to MIA members and guests to visit the build location for their 1,000mph car. The afternoon will include a presentation from Richard Noble OBE, the chanc ... Continue reading
Nutson's Nuggets: Last Week's Automotive Factoids - In Case You Weren't Paying Attention
Jul 31, 2011
Published July 31, 2011 Each week Larry Nutson, The Auto Channel Chicago Bureau Chief will give you some automotive news you may have missed. * General Motors has confirmed that it will offer a Diesel engine version of the Chevy Cruze in 2013. Fuel economy ratings are expected to be in the mid-40 mpg range on the highw ... Continue reading
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