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Dick Rutan, uno de los pilotos del vuelo al rededor del mundo sin parar ni repostar, muere a los 85 años - Sandglass Patrol

MIGHTYFLY RECEIVES INDUSTRY FIRST FAA FLIGHT CORRIDOR APPROVAL FOR LARGE AUTONOMOUS CARGO EVTOL - Mighty Fly

« MightyFly … announced today that it has become the first large autonomous cargo eVTOL company to receive an FAA flight corridor approval in the US. MightyFly started flight testing the Cento aircraft at the beginning of the flight corridor in March … » Read press release

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Uncrewed systems and surveillance specialist SecInt Group is promising to introduce a range of new and upgraded products as it builds on the recent acquisition of Polish aircraft manufacturer Marganski & Myslowski Aviation (MMA).

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/secint-group-details-expansion-plan-on-back-of-polish-acquisition/158144.article 

Top US Air Force official rides in front seat of autonomous F-16

Secretary of the US Air Force Frank Kendall flew in the lead seat of the service's X-62A Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft (VISTA), a specially modified Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter being used to test and develop artificial intelligence and autonomy capabilities.


https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/top-us-air-force-official-rides-in-front-seat-of-autonomous-f-16/158152.article 

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The business case for the initiative should be ready by the end of next year, when it will then be taken to the board of directors, these people said. The Wall Street Journal first reported that Embraer was looking at the possibility of a narrow-body aircraft. 



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Comunicado del equipo nacional de vuelo acrobático sobre la muerte de Olivier Masurel

Comunicado del equipo nacional de vuelo acrobático:


«Queridos amigos,

Con gran dolor, informamos del fallecimiento de nuestro amigo y compañero, piloto miembro del Equipo Nacional de Vuelo Acrobático, Olivier Masurel.

Olivier se encontraba realizando el vuelo de regreso del Festival Aéreo de San Javier, en el que había tomado parte, cuando un buitre impactó en la cabina, provocando el accidente.

Olivier ha sido un referente en el vuelo acrobático mundial, un reconocido entrenador y un pilar del equipo nacional de España, del que formaba parte desde 2022 y, anteriormente, del francés, en el que militó desde 2007 hasta 2019.

A día de hoy era Campeón de España, Subcampeón del Mundo por Equipos con el Equipo Español y tercero en el mundo en Freestyle.

Su muerte, además de una tragedia, es una terrible pérdida para la comunidad acrobática internacional.

Se informará de los detalles del funeral en su debido momento.»

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Dick Rutan, co-pilot of historic round-the-world flight, dies aged 85

EVTOL: VA-1X, Forced landing following power unit failure, Cotswold Airport (Kemble), Gloucestershire