Planenews Aviation News PortalYour aviation news and services.Aerotrekking Back to Coffin Corner.- June 17, 2008 By Scott Spangler on June 12th, 2008 - from www.Jetwhine.comGiven the world’s sorry state and aviation’s place in it, hope for the future is at the coffin corner. To help maintain that delicate balance it is natural to withdraw into–and protect–our little corner of aviation’s diverse world, sacrificing the others for our survival.Over the past year or so this survival mechanism has surfaced in many conversations, including those that have followed several past...http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9539 Bloggers Will Gather at AirVenture 2008.- June 17, 2008 By Robert Mark on June 14th, 2008 - from www.jetwhine.com This year, AirVenture will include something never before seen at the massive annual trek to Oshkosh … bloggers coming together to talk about the two things they love best … airplanes and social media. Will you be one of them The First Annual AirVenture Blogger Fest - sponsored by Jetwhine.com - takes place at AirVenture on July 28th at 4 PM. The AirVenture folks have been nice enough to - appropriately enough - offer up...http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9538 China Honors Helicopter Regiment for Quake Relief.- June 15, 2008 CHENGDU (Xinhua): President Hu Jintao on Saturday ordered that the title of "heroic quake-relief force" be given to a helicopter regiment that showed loyalty and courage in rescue work following last month’s major quake in southwest China. The command by Hu, also Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China, was announced at an award meeting here on Sunday...http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9537 DIY UAVs.- June 15, 2008 Great video of a group of UAV amateurs building autonomous aerial vehicles on shoestring budgets...http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9536 Romanian Airplane Hit by UFO.- June 15, 2008 The Romanian military has announced that their airplane was hit by an Unidentified Flying Object on October 30th last year. The aircraft camera captured 4 Unidentified Flying Objects which could not be made out on video due to the speed and due to the impact...http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9535 Acrobatic Helicopter Pilot Crashes in Lehi- June 14, 2008 After 56 years of flying helicopters, a man from England did something today in Lehi he had never done before. He crashed. Fortunately, the pilot, Dennis Kenyon, was able to walk away with just a few scratches. It’s amazing he hasn’t done this before, especially when you consider he has more than 13,000 hours in the air as a helicopter pilot; and not as just any helicopter pilot, but as an acrobatic helicopter pilot...http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9534 Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft Will Fly in March Next.- June 14, 2008 Bangalore (PTI): The country’s ’ambitious’ fifth generation fighter aircraft will fly during March next, M Natarajan, Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister, said on Saturday. Efforts were on to identify a Russian company to provide weapons and electronic warfare systems, Natarajan, who is also the Secretary, Defence Research and Development Organisation, said while participating in the inauguration of the Defence Avionics Research Establishment’s new campus here...http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9533 NASA's Shuttle Discovery Glides Home After Successful Mission.- June 14, 2008 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: Space shuttle Discovery and its crew landed at 11:15 a.m. EDT Saturday, at NASA''s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., completing a 14-day journey of more than 5.7 million miles in space.http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9532 New LSA: It's Ambitious and Amphibious.- June 14, 2008 The newest light sport aircraft to make its debut, the ICON A5, is amphibious and eager to please. The airplane was designed and developed to "put the fun back into flying," said Kirk Hawkins, CEO of ICON Aircraft, as he spoke to a large crowd at the airplane’s official unveiling in Los Angeles on May 11...http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9531 Mini-helicopters With Fuel Cells.- June 14, 2008 ScienceDaily: In the future, an unmanned helicopter will search for people trapped in fallen buildings or investigate contaminated terrain. The mini-helicopter will be powered by a very light fuel cell that weighs only 30 grams and has an output of 12 watts...http://planenews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9530 |