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Cirrus Aircraft Delivers First Single Engine ‘Personal’ Jet

December 20, 2016 cirrus vision jet

Cirrus Aircraft, based in Duluth, MN announced the delivery of the first Vision Jet to their customer Joe Whisenhunt, a commercial real-estate developer from Arkansas. Whisenhunt is a loyal Cirrus customer owning 10 View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 2 Comments Civilian Aviation, Commercial Aviation, News
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Watch: Amazon Delivers First Package Via Flying Drone

December 14, 2016 amazon air drone with package

Well, this is aviation related! Actually, what Amazon did is truly amazing and will dramatically change our future. Imagine looking up and seeing the skies full of little drones zooming View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Civilian Aviation, Commercial Aviation, Drones, News
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Today in Aviation History: 1903 Wright Brothers First Powered Flight Fails

December 14, 2016 Kitty_hawk_gross-december-14-1903-wilbur-wright

December 14, 1903 marked a milestone in the Wright brothers quest for powered human flight. Actually putting an engine with a propeller on their flyer turned out to be more View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Civilian Aviation, History, News
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Pakistan International Airlines Flight Crashes – 47 Passengers Perish

December 8, 2016 Pakistan International Airlines ATR 42-500

Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK-661 was carrying 42 passengers and five crew members when it crashed in the mountains near Abbottabad. The French made ATR-42 twin-engine turboprop aircraft was just 30 miles View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Civilian Aviation, Commercial Aviation, News
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Boeing Delivers 500th 787 Dreamliner to Air France

December 6, 2016 boeing-787-france

Boeing recently delivered to Air France its first 787 Dreamliner. The aircraft is the 500th 787 to be produced by Boeing and will be used on Air France’s Paris to Cairo View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Civilian Aviation, Commercial Aviation, News
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Watch: Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity Flies Free!

December 5, 2016 vss-unity-glide-flight

The world of aviation and space exploration is changing dramatically with private companies like Virgin Galactic leading the way. Virgin successfully completed the first free flight of VSS Unity their newly View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Civilian Aviation, Commercial Aviation, News, Space, Technology
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Watch: Brazilian Soccer Team Plane Crash Update – Pilot Radioed “No Fuel”

December 2, 2016 brazilian soccer team plane crash update

Update: A recording of the pilot on the Brazilian soccer team flight that crashed near Medellin, Colombia killing 71 on board has been obtained by Colombian media. Reports state the pilot radioed View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Civilian Aviation, Commercial Aviation, News
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Heads Up! FAA Announces New ICAO Flight Plan Format (video)

December 1, 2016 2017 icao flight plan

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced it is adopting new ICAO based formatting for domestic flight plans possibly starting in January 2017. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Civilian Aviation, Commercial Aviation, FAA, News
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Boom Technology Introduces The First Privately Funded Supersonic Jet

November 26, 2016

Boom Technology, Inc, a Colorado based aviation startup has a vision! They plan to offer everyday travelers supersonic passenger service that is routine, affordable and safe. Tuesday, November 15th the View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 3 Comments Civilian Aviation, Commercial Aviation
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Scared Silly! The Fear of Talking on the Radio (Video)

November 25, 2016 sir traffic controller

Experienced military pilots don’t even have to think when speaking on the radio to controllers. It is just second nature and seems to happen on its own with no issues. View More ›

Doug "Casper" Kolonia 1 Comment Civilian Aviation
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