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A330
ENGINE FAILURE CAUGHT ON VIDEO
 The pilots of a
Thomas Cook A330 had their hands full when the right engine of the big
airliner failed on the takeoff roll at Manchester Airport in the U.K.
Planespotter video by Eddie Leathwood shows a jet of flame exiting the
rear of the engine followed by smoke and the delayed sound of the
explosion. There were no reported injuries and the explosion appears to
have been contained. More...
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Rock-Solid GPS for the iPad
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The Bad Elf GPS Pro accessory was designed for demanding use in
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COMPANY
SAYS NEW AILERONS BOOST PERFORMANCE
A California company says
it has increased the top speed of the fastest fixed-gear single by
almost 10 percent, added up to 30 percent range and given it a 40- to
50-percent increase in climb rate without touching the engine. In fact,
says Lam Aviation,
the Columbia 300 (predecessor to the Cessna Corvalis) saw all those
improvements and more with new ailerons. It's not quite as simple as
that. The Lam aileron allowed the installation of a smaller, lighter
wing while retaining or improving handling across the full flight
envelope. "The Lam Aileron enables aircraft to use smaller wings that
weigh less and produce less drag, yielding higher cruise speeds and
rates of climb, lower fuel consumption and improved ride comfort through
turbulence, while also improving roll control and slow-speed flight
handling," the company said in a news release. More...
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BOMBARDIER
FIRST FLIGHT EXPECTED THIS WEEK
Bombardier is expected to fly
its new CSeries commercial jet for the first time this week, following a
disappointing response to the airplane at the Paris Air Show last week.
"This is a white-hot market for selling aircraft and the only odd man
out is Bombardier," Richard Aboulafia, of the Teal Group, told The Canadian Press. Boeing, Airbus and Embraer
together secured more than 1,200 orders at the show, while Bombardier
announced just a few commercial aircraft orders, valued at about $400
million, though the company's business jets drew $1.8 billion worth of
interest, according to the CP. The CSeries jet, a clean-sheet design in
the works since 2008, will offer comfort, fuel efficiency and
"unsurpassed economics" for the 100-to-149 seat class, according to
Bombardier. More...
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Pilot's Guide to
Avionics Now Available
The 2012-13 edition of the Aircraft Electronics Association's
Pilot's Guide to Avionics is now available. To request a
complimentary copy,
visit AEAPilotsGuide.net. 
This special 10th anniversary edition is a consumer's directory
containing buyer's guides, educational articles and timely information
about the avionics industry, its products and its people. The
publication helps pilots make better buying decisions and locate more
than 1,300 AEA member companies, including government-certified repair
stations around the world.
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PILOT
IMPOSTER UPSETS QANTAS CREWS
Qantas flight crews are furious
that an airline staffer was allowed to dress as a pilot and fly in the
jump seat of an A380, according to a story in Tuesday's Sydney Morning Herald. The pilots' union has lodged
a formal complaint with the airline, stating that a staff member from
navigation services wore a second officer's uniform and showed up for a
flight last week from Dubai to Sydney. "At the company's direction, they
put a person on the flight deck dressed as a pilot who is not a pilot.
It is not appropriate under any circumstances," Australian and
International Pilots' Association Vice President Richard Woodward told
the Herald. "The pilots are all up in arms." Qantas said in a statement
it was unclear why the staff member was dressed as a pilot.
More...
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Experience Aviation and the
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Download Sennheiser's new magazine app for the iPad at no cost
and dive right into a new and interactive way to experience the world of
sound. In the aviation issue, the high art of aerobatics features
alongside the high art of plane building from scrap heaps. Watch Vince
Neil from Mötley Crüe take his first flying lessons and learn
how veteran pilots pass the torch in schools. Also listen to our new
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In May, BlueStage is all about the sonic experience on wings. Download,
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Learn more.
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LOCKHEED
TO CERTIFY GIANT AIRSHIP NEXT YEAR
 Lockheed Martin has
been at work on a giant high-lift hybrid airship since at least 2005,
and the company now is moving toward certification and first delivery as
soon as next year. The FAA this week published a notice about the
company's application to certify the LMZ1M airship, and noted that
because it's a hybrid and incorporates a number of advanced features,
traditional airship design criteria have proved inadequate. A new
category for "hybrid transport category airships" will be created
specifically for the airship. Advanced features of the vehicle include a
tri-lobed envelope with displacement of 1.3 million cubic feet, four
thrusters to allow thrust vectoring, and electronic fly-by-wire controls
for both the aerodynamic control surfaces and the thrusters.
More...
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Xavion Is a New
ADS-B-Capable
Synthetic Vision System for iPad and
iPhone
It constantly runs simulations of power-off approaches to every airport
within gliding range and shows you the best approach as 3-D hoops that
you can simply fly through in the event of engine failure. As well,
Xavion acts as a co-pilot, warning you of unusual attitudes,
inadequate runway length, downwind take-offs or landings, and many other
common causes of accidents.
Watch our demo for details.
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BENGSTON
TO EASTWEST
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Bengston |
Longtime Cessna executive Scott
Bengston has joined EastWest Aircraft Sales. He worked for Cessna for 30
years, mostly as the contract administrator for the Caravan, but he also
worked on the Mustang, M2, and 300 and 400 series programs. More...
WHO'S
WHERE? YOU TELL US
Get a promotion or a new job? Your
colleagues want to know about it, and AVwebBiz can get the word
out. Drop us a line about the
staff appointment, with a nice recent photo, and we'll do our best to
include it in our new section, "Who's Where." The items will be
permanently archived on AVweb for future reference, too.
More...
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Clarity SV: The ADS-B
Receiver with Attitude
It's stunning — like having a back-up EFIS panel on your iPad or
tablet. Clarity SV is GA's most sensitive ADS-B/GPS-WAAS/ADHRS
with ADI/HSI depiction and 3-D synthetic vision. Its wi-fi connection
lets your apps display no-cost NEXRAD radar, weather, and traffic for
better situational awareness — weather or not.
To see our video, click
here.
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VIDEO:
NASA'S FLYING 747 OBSERVATORY
 How do you cut a
hole the size of a two-car garage door into the side of a 747 and fly
with it at 0.8 Mach without turning the thing into a 300-ton organ pipe?
In this exclusive AVweb video, find out how NASA did exactly this
for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (or SOFIA).
AVweb recently visited the program at its Palmdale, California
headquarters. More...
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Professional Flying
Techniques
by Les Kumpula (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)
For commercial pilots with high career aspirations, flight instructors
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