ELECTRIC FLIGHT UPDATE WITH BRIEN SEELEY
The CAFE Foundation, which works to advance the technology of efficient flight, held its annual electric aircraft symposium over the weekend, in Santa Rosa, California. AVweb's Mary Grady spoke with CAFE President Brien Seeley for a recap of the event's highlights.

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ECLIPSE, SIKORSKY DEAL SOLID
Despite some provocative comments from a senior executive with Sikorsky's parent company UTC last week, the relaunch of the Eclipse very light jet is very much a joint operation between Eclipse and Sikorsky. Eclipse CEO Mason Holland spoke with AVweb's Russ Niles about how the two companies are working together to build the new Eclipse 550.

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THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE B-52
Sixty years since first flight, every combat operation since Vietnam and still going strong, the Boeing B-52 is an active-duty eight-engine legend. AVweb's Glenn Pew speaks with Major David Donatelli of the Commanders Action Group of the Air Force Global Strike Command about the campaign "Year of the B-52."

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'HELL ABOVE EARTH'
A new nonfiction book by Stephen Frater unearths a twisting tale about a B-17 bomber pilot of German descent who flew for the U.S. in World War II, the co-pilot under secret orders from the FBI to kill him, and the lasting friendship they shared despite all the intrigue. Frater spoke with AVweb's Mary Grady about how he tracked down the story.

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