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Robinson Helicopters launches new R88, company’s first new aircraft in 15 years

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Robinson Helicopters The R88 will be available with standard skids or optional high skids for increased ground clearance and compatibility with a firefighting water tank. New LED exterior lighting, including pulse landing and taxi lights, tail rotor lighting, scene lighting, and entry lights, further enhance safety.

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LATAM Boeing 777 Suffers Tail Strike During Milan Takeoff

One Mile at a Time

A LATAM jet departing Italy for Brazil suffered a tail strike on takeoff, in what can only be described as a rather strange incident, as reported by The Aviation Herald. However, while rotating, the jet struck its tail on the runway. CCTV shows LATAM Brasil 777-300 tail strike incident while departing Milan Malpensa Airport on Tuesday.

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NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on Midway Near-Collision

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On climbout from the maneuver, the Boeing passed approximately 200 feet behind the tail of the Challenger after it had crossed the runway and was directed to hold its position by ground control.

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Ouch: Delta Airbus A350 Slices Tail Off Regional Jet In Atlanta

One Mile at a Time

the wing of an Airbus A350 taxiing out as DL295 from Atlanta to Tokyo-Haneda made contact with the tail of an Endeavor Air CRJ-900, DL5526 to LaFayette, Louisiana, on an adjacent taxiway, resulting in damage to the tail of the regional jet and the wing of the A350. The pictures of the damage to the CRJ-900 are kind of wild.

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Plane and Pilot

They were descending from cruise altitude to 8,000 feet with a clearance to fly direct to navigation fix TAMMI. Air traffic control, responding to the pilots odd transmission, simplified the clearance, issuing just a heading and an altitude. It was the tail separating from the fuselage. N13GZ verify going direct TAMMI?

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Cirrus Aircraft delivers its 600th Vision Jet single-engined private jet  

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The design features a unique V-tail, a retractable landing gear, and is constructed 100% from composite material. However, by 2019, the type had received FAA clearance to be operated by air taxi and charter operators. We are proud to deliver the 600th Vision Jet, said Zean Nielsen, CEO of Cirrus.

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Game On!

Plane and Pilot

Although I havent spent much time around GB1s (except for drooling over them while they are on display and flying at airshows) I am always taken aback by how much larger the airplane appears to be in personparticularly, the tall, sweeping rudder that curves down to a sharp point with just enough ground clearance. Sounds good.

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