Flying MagazineMeg Godlewski

NTSB final report finds custom counterweight plug failure drove elevator jam and loss of control in Rob Holland accident

The NTSB concluded that a failure of a custom counterweight plug caused a jammed elevator during landing, leading to loss of control in the accident that killed aerobatic pilot Rob Holland. The report frames the event as a component/rigging malfunction with direct flight-control consequences at low altitude.

2026-07-06T12:13:55.164733-07:00
FlightGlobalRyan Finnerty

MQ-28 flies with F-15EX, takes on fuel from HC-130J in Pacific exercises

By FlightGlobal: Uncrewed MQ-28 was operating from the Northern Mariana Islands as part of the Valiant Shield exercises. The US Air Force's newest fighter has operated side-by-side with Boeing's uncrewed MQ-28 Ghost Bat tactical jet.

2026-07-06T10:15:44.380916-07:00
Space.comRobert Lea

Black holes buried in mysterious 'little red dot' galaxies could blast cosmic ghosts at Earth

By Space.com: Mysterious "little red dots" discovered in the early universe by the James Webb Space Telescope could harbor buried black holes that fire high-energy neutrinos through the cosmos.

2026-07-06T11:13:49.729102-07:00