University of Florida scientists have grown rat brain cells in a petri dish and taught them to fly a fighter plane, according to school officials. The “”brain,”” grown from 25,000 neural cells extracted from a single embryo, has been taught to fly an F-22 jet simulator, they claim. “”When we first hooked it up, the […]
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North Carolina airport woos GA with new hangars
Aircraft won’t be the only thing taking off at Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ) in Jacksonville, North Carolina, this spring. Airport officials say they’re almost finished with the infrastructure work that will support new general aviation hangars. “The hangars will be built by corporations or private individuals, we’re just putting in the infrastructure,” explains airport […]
Now that’s whale watching!
One of the best shows on earth is getting underway off the coast of California as the gray whales make their annual migration north. Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures in Carlsbad, Calif., offers you a chance to watch the show from a vantage point 1,500 feet in the air, from the cockpit of a […]
Washington’s Air Station Museum closed
City officials in Arlington, Wash., have locked the doors of the Air Station Flying Museum at the Arlington Airport because the nonprofit group operating the museum is behind in its rent and has failed to meet performance requirements in its lease. “They were supposed to make improvements to the World War II era buildings, such […]
Kodiak completes 50th flight just 3 months after maiden flight
Quest Aircraft’s Kodiak has successfully completed its 50th flight, just three months after the airplane took its maiden flight. With 40 flight hours on the prototype, the company is approaching its formal certification flight test program. The utility aircraft has successfully flown at maximum gross weight as well as in various CG scenarios, including extremes […]
New development, including 1,400 homes, slated near Long Beach Airport
Pilots will tell you that, with the exception of airparks, housing developments and airports are a poor combination. That didn’t stop the city of Long Beach, California, from giving the nod to a 260-acre development adjacent to Long Beach/Daughtery Field (LGB). The Douglas Park project, as it is known, has been several years in the […]
Global Express XRS completes maiden flight
Bombardier’s new-generation Global Express XRS business jet has successfully completed its maiden flight. During the four-hour, four-minute flight, the bizjet reached an altitude of 47,000 feet and a maximum true airspeed of 518 knots (596 mph). The jet, which can fly 6,150 nm nonstop, is expected to receive its Certificate of Airworthiness shortly. Customer deliveries […]
American Lake seaplane base faces closure
The Washington State Department of Transportation Aviation Division and the Seaplane Pilots Association are trying to persuade city officials in Lakewood, Washington, to keep the seaplane base at American Lake open. The city notified the state of its intent to close the base last month. The owners of the handful of aircraft kept at the […]
Steve Fossett to launch round-the-world flight flight Salina, Kansas
Salina, Kan., may not be the center of the world, but it’s close enough for aviation adventurer Steve Fossett. The record-setting pilot plans to use the Salina airport for the beginning and end of his attempt to fly the first solo, non-stop, non-refueled circumnavigation of the earth. Fossett will fly Scaled Composites’ Model 311, a […]