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Rostec sells stake in Russian Helicopters for $600m
// Flight Global HEADLINES
Rostec has reached an agreement to sell some of its stake in Russian Helicopters to a consortium of Russian and Middle Eastern investment funds for a figure of around $600 million.
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Oldest Certified Rotax Aircraft Engine Still In Operation Has Been Found
// Aero-News Network
Rotax 912 A Flying In A Super Dimona Last year, BRP and its Rotax brand celebrated 40 years of Rotax aircraft engines and launched a contest that ended on December 31, 2015 to find the oldest certified Rotax aircraft engine in operation.
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Dezso Molnar interview Part 5: Introducing the world's first flying car race series
// Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine

In the final part of our five-part interview with serial inventor and flying car advocate Dezso Molnar, he introduces his newest venture: a race series. With more than 100 flying cars on the road and in the air worldwide, Molnar believes the fastest way to take this technology to the next level is to get a community of inventors and aviators together and put their vehicles to the test in a competition out on the West Coast of the United States. There'll be categories for radio controlled, electric and unlimited flying cars, so there's room for the full spectrum of innovators.
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Russian Mi-8 helicopter production pictures
// English Russia
Russian blogger Zzhitel went to once being top secret military facility where legendary Soviet and now Russian MI-8 helicopters are being made. It is one of the most well spread helicopters in the world. Over 100 countries have them. This … Read more...
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Airbus va s'équiper d'un simulateur d'A330 MRTT
Boursier.com
(Boursier.com) — Airbus Defence & Space a commandé à l'espagnol Indra un simulateur de vol intégral d'entraînement des équipages d'A330 MRTT, le ravitailleur dérivé de l'A330. Il sera installé dans le centre international de formation du groupe à Séville.
Airbus Defence and Space commande un simulateur de vol d'A330 ...AeroBuzz.fr
Airbus Defence and Space se dote d'un simulateur complet d'A330 ...Le Journal de l'Aviation
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Helicopter DeveloperSikorsky Aircraft Qualifies for Tax Exemption
AviationPros.com
June 21--Helicopter developerSikorsky Aircraft has qualified for a property tax exemption from Palm Beach County, according to a county official. The company has met its requirements for the tax exemption of $128,575 over three years and a cash ...
Palm Beach County Commission OKs expansion of natural areasPalm Beach Post (blog)
The Army has a 'critical gap' stopping droneswarms. Now it's doing something about it.
Washington Post
The U.S. Army has identified a "critical gap" in its ability to face swarms of drones that could attack small units of soldiers on the battlefield by confusing radar systems, overwhelming larger aircraft or simply exploding when they reach an assigned ...
On 9 June 2016, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) was advised of possible aircraft debris located on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. The ATSB recovered the part, and examined it, in conjunction with Malaysian authorities and the aircraft manufacturer, Boeing. Information received from the manufacturer indicates that the item is not consistent with the manufacturing specifications of a Boeing commercial aircraft. As such, the ATSB has assessed that the item is not related to the safety investigation or the search for MH370.However this other report in some News sites raises hopes that some passenger belongings for MH370 have been found or collected on Madagascar