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From 2016 (YouTube Edition): Hear the Story of the CAF B-29 Named “FIFI”… While at EAA AirVenture 2016, our ANN video crew headed out to get some shots of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) B-29, known as “FIFI”. We met up with Steve Zimmerman, who was the aircraft commander for “FIFI” on this year’s trip to AirVenture. Zimmerman provides a great overall background of the airplane, how it flies, and what kind of original equipment it still has installed. As Zimmerman describes the various items, our camera crews do a great job of picking up exactly what he was talking…

Aero Linx: International Comanche Society The International Comanche Society is the leading organization dedicated to Piper Comanche aircraft and their owners. With over a thousand members, we offer numerous resources to help you with your Comanche aircraft, while making new friends to share your experiences with.

“The grand opening of the Hartzell Propeller Innovation Center represents a major step forward for Hartzell Propeller. Purpose-built to support the next chapter of advanced propeller innovation, this facility more than quadruples our carbon fiber production footprint.” Source: JJ Frigge, President of Hartzell Propeller, discussing a new center for Hartzell carbon fiber propeller production, WhirlWind experimental and airboat propeller production, and the factory’s Piqua-based Hartzell Service Center, it is also the new home for the Hartzell Service Center and R&D.

Expedite Used by ATC when prompt compliance is required to avoid the development of an imminent situation. Expedite climb/descent normally indicates to a pilot that the approximate best rate of climb/descent should be used without requiring an exceptional change in aircraft handling characteristics.

Also: NASA’s Perseverance Rover, UAV AG, Radio Altimeter Upgrade, FBI Counter-Drone Training NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman sent out a long and stunningly honest letter to employees after receiving a very long, very pointed list of findings from the Starship Crewed Flight Test incident in June 2024, which infamously left two astronauts ‘stuck’ on the International Space Station for 278 days longer than planned. The spacecraft at the center of the mishap, the Boeing Starliner, had already endured a rough past. The Air Force will host the DARPA Lift Challenge, being run by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) from…

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DJI has sued the US Federal Communications Commission after the agency added Chinese drones and certain related equipment to its “Covered List,” a designation that blocks new FCC equipment authorizations and effectively prevents the importation and sale of new, newly modified, or newly authorized models in the United States. DJI filed its challenge in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, according to court and media reports published Feb. 24.   The FCC updated the Covered List on December 22, 2025, after a national security determination tied to provisions in the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act. In the agency’s…

Russia launched a barrage of 420 drones and 39 missiles at Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, hours before U.S. and Ukrainian envoys held more talks in Geneva on ending the war that is now in its fifth year.The bombardment, which included 11 ballistic missiles, targeted critical infrastructure and residential areas across eight regions of Ukraine, Zelenskyy said. Dozens of people, including children, were injured, officials said, though authorities did not immediately publish a confirmed total.Zelenskyy said late Wednesday he had spoken by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump and thanked him for his “efforts and engagement” in…

Heavy rotor blades cut through the Iraqi night as American aviators raced towards a firefight unfolding below. In August 2023, French special operations forces had come under attack from Islamic State militants near Hawija and a New York Army National Guard crew was sent to help. This week, France honored six of those guardsmen by awarding them the country’s National Defense Gold Medal with a Bronze star, the Army announced on Monday.The crews launched from Erbil with orders to save around 35 French operators who were trapped under fire by ISIS combatants, according to the Army. Within half an hour,…

COLOGNE, Germany — The German government plans to equip its military forces with one-way attack drones, setting up three domestic manufacturers for deals that could reach billions of euros.Lawmakers on the parliamentary budget committee on Feb. 25 approved contracts worth €268 million ($316 million) each for startups Stark Defence and Helsing to supply the Virtus and HX-2 loitering munitions, respectively. Contractual options could add €1 billion to each of the deals, provided the systems prove technologically mature and lawmakers agree to additional purchases.A third offer by defense giant Rheinmetall is expected for budget committee consideration within weeks and will receive…