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For years, turboprops have established themselves as the smallest link to the airline routing structure. Although infamous in any airline fleet for the noise, lack of speed, and engine vibrations, turboprops remain the most reliable and cost-efficient solution to provide passenger services to rural areas and secluded destinations. Their versatility and maneuverability make turboprops the only aircraft type capable of serving geographically restricted areas that jets find hard to reach.
The diminished popularity of turboprop aircraft in more developed markets like the United States has left turboprop manufacturers reliant on less developed regions. One contributor to the downturn is the visible and unappealing spinning propeller located just a few feet away from the cabin windows.
After news that Silent Falcon would be establishing its unmanned aircraft systems East Coast headquarters at the Front Royal-Warren County Airport came last week, the companyâs CEO met with the Front Royal-Warren County Airport Commission Wednesday night to provide a look at how the company would be operating.
Grant Bishop, CEO of Silent Falcon UAS, said first and foremost the company plans to be âgood neighborsâ as it comes to the Northern Shenandoah Valley.
âWe want to be good neighbors and help this community any way that we can,â he said. âIâve traveled the world, done lots of things in different places, and one thing we always make sure of is we meet with the local community and that weâre operating in a way that everybody stays happy and any concerns are addressed immediately. We donât try to go around anybody, so weâve got a pretty open line.â
FRONT ROYAL â After Silent Falcon announced last week that it would locate its unmanned aircraft systemsâ East Coast headquarters at the Front Royal-Warren County Airport, the companyâs CEO met with the Front Royal-Warren County Airport Commission Wednesday night to provide a look at how the company will operate.
Grant Bishop, CEO of Silent Falcon UAS, said the company plans to be âgood neighborsâ in the Northern Shenandoah Valley.
âWe want to be good neighbors and help this community any way that we can,â he said. âIâve traveled the world, done lots of things in different places, and one thing we always make sure of is we meet with the local community and that weâre operating in a way that everybody stays happy and any concerns are addressed immediately. We donât try to go around anybody, so weâve got a pretty open line.â
STTR to Further Advance ASR Technology For UAM Efforts
Aviation Safety Resources has been awarded a United States Air Force contract. Via the AFWERX program, ASR has been awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract entitled “Advanced Extreme Rapid Deployment Emergency Whole Airframe Recovery Parachute System for Urban Air Mobility” which was submitted as part of FX20D-TCSO1.
Under the contract, ASR will team with the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR), part of Wichita State University located in Wichita, KS to support testing and research in support of the development of a whole aircraft recovery parachute system specifically for A/UAM.
SpaceX’s Super Heavy Booster Absent From Three Year FCC Test Grant Extension Dec 16, 2020 15:40 EST
Astronautic launch equipment manufacturer Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has been granted a three-year extension in its license for conducting tests in the company s facilities in Boca Chica, Texas. The extension comes from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that has approved SpaceX s grant filed last week in the wake of its successful test flight of the Starship SN8 upper stage spacecraft test article.
Super Heavy s Absence From Grant & Request Does Not Mean No Test Flights For The Booster
The approval was granted yesterday with a notification emailed to SpaceX s representative today. It is needed due to SpaceX s need to communicate with its test articles while they re in flight. This communication is two-way, with the downlink enabling the company to monitor the prototype s performance while it is in flight, and the uplink enabling it to change pa