WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Aviation Administration today announced the selection of the six public entities that will develop unmanned aircraft systems research and test sites around the country.
FAA Selects Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research and Test Sites
December 30th, 2013 by admin, Comments Off on FAA Selects Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research and Test Sites
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Bombardier CSeries Aircraft Obtains Transport Canada Flight Test Permit
August 30th, 2013 by admin, Comments Off on Bombardier CSeries Aircraft Obtains Transport Canada Flight Test Permit
MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Bombardier Aerospace announced today that the first CSeries aircraft – Flight Test Vehicle 1 – has successfully obtained Transport Canada’s Flight Test Permit
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Sikorsky Delivers First CH-53K Prototype Heavy Lift Helicopter to Flight Test Team
December 5th, 2012 by admin, Comments Off on Sikorsky Delivers First CH-53K Prototype Heavy Lift Helicopter to Flight Test Team
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Sikorsky team developing the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter for the U.S. Marine Corps has delivered the first prototype aircraft — the Ground Test Vehicle — from the assembly line to the flight test team.
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NBAA Salutes American Hero Neil Armstrong
August 27th, 2012 by admin, Comments Off on NBAA Salutes American Hero Neil Armstrong
Washington, DC, – The National Business Aviation Association today hailed the legacy of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, who died Saturday of complications from heart surgery.
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Boeing Completes 1,000th 787 Flight
February 25th, 2011 by admin, Comments Off on Boeing Completes 1,000th 787 Flight
EVERETT, Wash. – The Boeing 787 Dreamliner made its 1,000th flight yesterday, marking another milestone in the flight test program.
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Gulfstream G250 Program Forges Ahead as Icing Tests Commerce
February 9th, 2011 by admin, Comments Off on Gulfstream G250 Program Forges Ahead as Icing Tests Commerce
SAVANNAH, Ga., – The Gulfstream G250 flight-test aircraft have completed several ice-test certification points in anticipation of the aircraft’s certification later this year.
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X-47B Unmanned Combat Aircraft Completes Historic First Flight
February 6th, 2011 by admin, Comments Off on X-47B Unmanned Combat Aircraft Completes Historic First Flight
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Yesterday, the Northrop Grumman Corporation built U.S. Navy X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration aircraft successfully completed its historic first flight at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
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Boeing Resumes 787 Flight Testing
December 23rd, 2010 by admin, Comments Off on Boeing Resumes 787 Flight Testing
EVERETT, Wash., – Boeing will resume flight test activities on the 787 Dreamliner later today. The company has installed an interim version of updated power distribution system software and conducted a rigorous set of reviews to confirm the flight readiness of ZA004, the first of the six flight test airplanes that will return to flight. […]
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Boeing Initiates Changes to 787 Power Panel, Updates to Software
November 25th, 2010 by admin, Comments Off on Boeing Initiates Changes to 787 Power Panel, Updates to Software
EVERETT, Wash. Boeing is developing minor design changes to power distribution panels on the 787 and updates to the systems software that manages and protects power distribution on the airplane.
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Boeing Phantom Ray Completes Low-speed Taxi Tests
November 22nd, 2010 by admin, Comments Off on Boeing Phantom Ray Completes Low-speed Taxi Tests
ST. LOUIS – The Boeing Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system successfully completed low-speed taxi tests on Nov. 18 at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis.
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