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• United 737 Sidelined After Football Charter September 20, 2021
  A United Airlines Boeing 737-900 apparently had to be taken out of service after a strange ramp accident at Lewiston-Nez Perce Airport in Idaho on Friday. The airport doesn’t normally see full-sized airliners and there is speculation that might have something to do with it ending up on its tail with half a college football […]
  Russ Niles
• Rolls-Royce Flies Electric Prototype September 19, 2021
  Rolls-Royce has flown its all-electric Spirit of Innovation aircraft and says it will embark on an intense testing program to validate its engineering projections. The sleek prototype took off from the U.K. Ministry of Defense’s Boscombe Down test facility on Sept. 15. for a 15-minute hop. The flight was uneventful. The aircraft differs from most […]
  Russ Niles
• Criminal Charges Coming For MAX Chief Technical Pilot September 19, 2021
  Boeing’s former chief technical pilot on the 737 MAX is expected to be indicted on criminal charges in the next few days. The Wall Street Journal first reported Thursday that Mark Forkner, who left Boeing about two years ago, is expected to be indicted in the next few days to face allegations that he misled […]
  Russ Niles
• KITPLANES’ Video: SubSonex Jet Flight September 19, 2021
  The word “accessible” and “jet aircraft” don’t belong in the same sentence, but the SubSonex mini-jet probably comes closest to the idea. In this video, KITPLANES editor at large Paul Dye take us on a flight in the SubSonex jet he built. The airplane is a good performer albeit one with short legs. Paul covers […]
  Paul Dye
• Poll: What Did You Think Of SpaceX’s Inspiration4 Flight? September 19, 2021
  SpaceX sent is first tourist space flight into orbit this week, just as Elon Musk promised. This week's poll asks what you thought of the flight, a true milestone in space ops. The post Poll: What Did You Think Of SpaceX’s Inspiration4 Flight? appeared first on AVweb.
  Editorial Staff