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There's More Than One Way To Build A Jet
Last week, ANN and Aero-TV broke...
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There's More Than One Way To Build A Jet
Last week, ANN and Aero-TV broke big news as Alan Klapmeier disclosed his plan for the possible buy-out of the Vision jet program from Cirrus Aircraft and Arcapita. As usual, we got the salient details to you right away... hours before official details leaked out and several more hours before some other so-called aviation publications could transcribe and copy the interview... (grin).
It was a pivotal moment for the Vision jet program as Alan Klapmeier signaled his determination to bring this jet dream to market, even if he had to start all over again (outside of Cirrus), to do it. As noted at the time we broke this story, with the knowledge and apparent blessing of both entities, Cirrus Co-Founder Klapmeier is raising funds to complete the purchase and development of the single-engine Cirrus Vision jet. Financial advisers, Merrill Lynch, have signed to provide the necessary financial horsepower to oversee the money side of the equation.
"The transition into this new company will be basically taking the jet program as it exists today, completing the financing, and moving forward so that we can get this airplane into production." Klapmeier notes that he hopes to be in a position to deliver completed aircraft by the end of the 2012 or early 2013.
But... there is more to the initial interview that we did with Alan... more details beyond the immediate announcement and we thought it germane to fill in the blanks and share the rest of it with you.
Aero-TV Presents Some More Of Our Exclusive Vision-Centric Interview With Alan Klapmeier!
FMI: www.thevisionjet.com, www.aero-tv.net, www.youtube.com/aerotvnetwork, http://twitter.co...
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Mark Our Words... The Private Spaceflight Revolution Will Be Won by Comp...
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Mark Our Words... The Private Spaceflight Revolution Will Be Won by Companies Like XCOR
I have a number of heroes in the aviation and aerospace business... some of whom I've written about quite a bit and a few that I need to write much more about. Near the top of the list of XCOR Aerospace's Jeff Greason and the oh-so-talented team that supports this uncommon man with a dream AND the chutzpah to make it happen.
Jeff Greason has 17 years experience managing innovative technical project teams at XCOR Aerospace, Rotary Rocket and Intel Corporation. As president and a co-founder of XCOR, he leads the engineering team that has developed ten different long-life, highly-reusable liquid-fueled rocket engines, a low-cost liquid propellant piston pump, and two manned reusable rocket aircraft the EZ-Rocket and a prototype for a private customer. As part of his duties at XCOR, Mr. Greason has had the final go/no-go decision responsibility on hundreds of rocket engine test firings, more than twenty manned rocket flights, and has served as a flight test engineer aboard one of those flights.
Founded in 1999, XCOR Aerospace is a small, privately-held California C-Corporation. Their headquarters and development facilities are located at the Mojave Spaceport and Civilian Aerospace Test Center in Mojave, California. XCOR engages in research, development, and production of reusable rocket-powered, horizontal launch vehicles for suborbital, and ultimately, orbital travel.
Building on the success of our first and second generation rocket-powered planes, XCOR Aerospace is proceeding towards a phased development of its next generation vehicle, the suborbital RLV named Lynx, which will take a passenger and a pilot to the edge of space.
XCOR Chief Test Pilot and three-time Space Shuttle Pilot and Commander, Rick Searfoss said the Lynx will carry people or payloads to the edges of space up to four times a day. Seated next to him in the co-pilot seat, participants will undoubtedly experience the thrill of a lifetime.
Aero-TV Is in Awe Of XCOR Aerospace And The Team That Will Make Private Spaceflight Commonplace (Part 2)!
FMI: www.xcor.com, www.aero-tv.net, www.youtube.com/aerotvnetwork, http://twitter.co...
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Mark Our Words... The Private Spaceflight Revolution Will Be Won by Comp...
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Mark Our Words... The Private Spaceflight Revolution Will Be Won by Companies Like XCOR
I have a number of heroes in the aviation and aerospace business... some of whom I've written about quite a bit and a few that I need to write much more about. Near the top of the list of XCOR Aerospace's Jeff Greason and the oh-so-talented team that supports this uncommon man with a dream AND the chutzpah to make it happen.
Jeff Greason has 17 years experience managing innovative technical project teams at XCOR Aerospace, Rotary Rocket and Intel Corporation. As president and a co-founder of XCOR, he leads the engineering team that has developed ten different long-life, highly-reusable liquid-fueled rocket engines, a low-cost liquid propellant piston pump, and two manned reusable rocket aircraft the EZ-Rocket and a prototype for a private customer. As part of his duties at XCOR, Mr. Greason has had the final go/no-go decision responsibility on hundreds of rocket engine test firings, more than twenty manned rocket flights, and has served as a flight test engineer aboard one of those flights.
Founded in 1999, XCOR Aerospace is a small, privately-held California C-Corporation. Their headquarters and development facilities are located at the Mojave Spaceport and Civilian Aerospace Test Center in Mojave, California. XCOR engages in research, development, and production of reusable rocket-powered, horizontal launch vehicles for suborbital, and ultimately, orbital travel.
Building on the success of our first and second generation rocket-powered planes, XCOR Aerospace is proceeding towards a phased development of its next generation vehicle, the suborbital RLV named Lynx, which will take a passenger and a pilot to the edge of space.
XCOR Chief Test Pilot and three-time Space Shuttle Pilot and Commander, Rick Searfoss said the Lynx will carry people or payloads to the edges of space up to four times a day. Seated next to him in the co-pilot seat, participants will undoubtedly experience the thrill of a lifetime.
Aero-TV Is in Awe Of XCOR Aerospace And The Team That Will Make Private Spaceflight Commonplace (Part 1)!
FMI: www.xcor.com, www.aero-tv.net, www.youtube.com/aerotvnetwork, http://twitter.co...
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Aero-Toys! An Aero-Geek's Dream...
When the Lopresti clan announced that...
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Aero-Toys! An Aero-Geek's Dream...
When the Lopresti clan announced that the long-awaited Lopresti Fury was alive and well and actually headed for serial production, they also let us in on the news that they had some interesting additions in store for that program... namely a fully-integrated Apple iPod digital audio recorder.
The reason to include an iPod goes far beyond a pilot's ability to take his or her music with them when they fly, said LoPresti VP of Operations RJ Siegel. (Or even ANN's Aero-Casts -- Ed.)
The iPod brings three unique abilities to the Fury cockpit:
LoPresti has implemented the iPod to serve as a digital data recorder. With the ability to record over 500 hours of flight time, the iPod becomes the first truly portable, personal flight recorder with a huge recording capacity
Using it as an audio recorder, LoPresti has the ability to capture and replay audio on demand. This includes cockpit conversation, as well as two way audio transmissions such as clearances.
LoPresti notes iPods are also easy to replace, and available on almost every street corner. "The complete antithesis of aviation electronics," as LoPresti puts it. The iPod replaces several expensive, and heavy, components, such as CD players. Instead, the iPod delivers over 10,000 tunes and serves cockpit functions.
"This is the perfect marriage of a consumer product to the aviation market," said Siegel. "The iPod has an ideal product spec for aviation. It's light and small, with very low power requirements and a simple interface. By introducing such a mainstream device to aviation, we open the door to increased functionality at bargain basement prices."
"There are thousands of developers passionate about writing applications for the iPod," Siegel added. "With such a large body of programmers we literally have no idea what the next great aviation application may be."
Aero-TV Finds That The iPod Can Go Anywhere.... Including Onboard The Lopresti Fury!
FMI: www.loprestifury.com, www.aero-tv.net, www.youtube.com/aerotvnetwork, http://twitter.co...
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Versatile Electronic Displays Offer Extensive Reversionary Talents
The hi...
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Versatile Electronic Displays Offer Extensive Reversionary Talents
The highly regarded SN3500 Primary Navigation Display is a sunlight readable, ultra-wide-angle LED backlit display which combines advanced navigation capabilities with a full range of safety functions. The offers improved situational awareness by presenting compass, map, flight plan and RMI data in a bright, crisp, easy-to-read format. It is also available with a night vision option.
Incorporating the equivalent of a four-inch screen in a three-inch instrument, the SN3500 improves situational awareness by presenting compass, map, flight plan and RMI data in a bright, crisp, easy-to-read format. Now with LED backlighting, our SN3500 is a proven and reliable upgrade. And as a drop-in replacement for your current 3-inch HSI, the SN3500 is both an easy and affordable retrofit for your aircraft or rotorcraft.
The new SN4500 4x4 Primary Navigation Display is a bigger cousin to the SN3500 and upgrades the cockpit with the bright, wide-angle display technology found in the latest generation of aircraft. Boasting a high-reliability LED backlight, the SN4500's display outperforms CRT and LCD screens, yielding unprecedented readability and ease of use. Simplifying navigation, the SN4500 also enhances safety with its standard Stormscope, traffic, and datalink weather interfaces.
For both these units, Sandel has introduced a 'Reversionary Attitude' for the SN3500 and SN4500 Primary Navigation Displays. With this new safety feature, you can call up an attitude display on the SN3500/SN4500 at the flip of a switch while retaining heading and navigational information. Attitude information is provided by Sandels solid-state SG102 AHRS. Reversionary Attitude has been available since as a software upgrade option for a few months and requires a Sandel SG102 AHRS. SN3500 units with serial number below 2000 will require an upgrade to LED backlighting.
Aero-TV Gets Briefed On The Reversionary Revolution At Sandel!
FMI: www.sandel.com, www.aero-tv.net, www.youtube.com/aerotvnetwork, http://twitter.co...
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