Aviation Forum Friday, September 27,2024

AVIATION

NTSB Says Rudders Can Freeze In Hundreds of 737s
https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/737-rudders-can-freeze/

Seaplane Operator goes to wheeled IFR Beavers for night flights:
https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/harbour-air-breaks-new-ground-with-first-wheeled-flights-connecting-vancouver-and-victoria/

Boom 4th flight higher and faster:
https://www.airdatanews.com/xb-1-demonstration-aircraft-surpasses-mach-06-on-its-4th-flight/

First flight of RAF E-7 Early Warning Aircraft to be based in Scotland:
https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/first-flight-test-of-raf-e-7-wedgetail

Textron Strike:
https://www.kwch.com/2024/09/24/textron-union-workers-back-picket-line-tuesday/

Textron Pulls out of NBAA Las Vegas Oct 22-24:
https://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/aircraft-propulsion/textron-aviation-pulls-out-nbaa-bace-joining-gulfstream

Southwest to expand some seat pitch on some planes:
https://paxex.aero/southwest-extra-legroom-seat-plan/

Brazilian airline seeks to buy planes from China’s COMAC:
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/brazilian-airline-seeks-buy-planes-chinas-comac-2024-09-26/

Electric Seagliders Are Coming to Florida and Puerto Rico:
https://www.flyingmag.com/modern/electric-seagliders-are-coming-to-florida-and-puerto-rico/

Santa Monica Flight School to Deploy Pipistrel Velis Electro Trainer:
https://www.flyingmag.com/training/santa-monica-flight-school-to-deploy-pipistrel-velis-electro-trainer/

SPACE

Soyuz MS-25 return to earth:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXfPTDrh2ZY

Korean and US Space Cooperation:
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240922002600320

SpaceX Crew 9 Launch this Saturday:
https://www.flyingmag.com/news/what-to-watch-spacex-crew-9-scheduled-for-saturday-launch/

Deep Blue Aerospace’s landing failure:
https://x.com/AJ_FI/status/1837855770823561257