NASA has windtunnel tested a full-scale model of the second glider produced by the Wright brothers en route to their first successful manned powered flight. The 1901 glider was difficult to control and prompted the Wrights to build a small-scale windtunnel to evaluate aerofoil and wing models. The 6.7m (22ft)-span model was tested inNASA Langley's Full Scale Tunnel. as part of an effort to uncover and document how the Wrights mastered the principles of flight.
Source: Flight International
Norwegian investigators believe aviation regulators and the government should assess whether sufficient consideration is given to flight safety when granting aerodrome licences, following a series of flight-school incidents at Gullknapp Arendal airport.
Latvian carrier Air Baltic’s training arm is to acquire a number of all-electric Diamond Aircraft models, as part of a modernisation of its fleet. The company has reached a tentative agreement for three Diamond eDA40s, a derivative of the single-engined DA40. It will also take a pair of twin-engined DA42-VIs. ...
European safety authorities have lifted a precautionary grounding of Italian manufacturer Blackshape’s BS 115 and BK 160 trainer aircraft, following further investigation into two fatal accidents involving the type. The grounding was ordered in March after an in-flight break-up involving a BK 160TR in Malaysia on 13 February, which prompted ...
