Available in yellow, black, grey, and white, the newly designed door eliminates the need for cables, chains, sprockets, pulleys, extra motors, and additional parts, according to company officials.
Picture of the Day: Pilot error
Karyn King submitted this photo and note: “How do you remind your pilot, on a photo flight, to wear solid black or navy blue? Show him or her this photo!”
Pipistrel to go on display at Smithsonian
“As we endeavor to tell stories about innovations occurring right now in aerospace, Textron eAviation’s loan of a Pipistrel Velis Electro allows us to explore the topic of sustainability efforts in aviation,” said Roger Connor, a curator at the National Air and Space Museum.
New mural at KADF honors local hero
The mural, which was officially dedicated on July 26, 2024, highlights one of the general aviation aircraft seen flying over Arkadelphia daily. These aircraft are used for personal use, farming, and by aviation students at Henderson State University, airport officials noted.
Museum to hold fundraiser right before Cleveland National Air Show
Happening the night before the official start of Cleveland National Air Show weekend, the event provides support to IWASM’s work to preserve, educate, and inspire our communities about the role of women in all areas of air and space, according to officials with the museum, which is inside Cleveland’s Burke Lakefront Airport.
Picture of the Day: Up, up and away
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “Civil Air Patrol glider operations underway at Grant County Airport in West Virginia.”
Oshkosh 2024 breaks records
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh hosted a record number of attendees from a record-setting 98 countries.
CAP West Virginia Wing holds Vacation Aerospace School
Civil Air Patrol’s Potomac Highlands Composite Squadron in Petersburg, West Virginia, recently hosted Vacation Aerospace Education Camp to help the community’s youth get involved in aviation and aerospace.
Whelen Aerospace Technologies acquires AeroLEDs
AeroLEDs will maintain its brand and manufacturing operations in Boise, Idaho, while company officials work towards a “a seamless integration,” WAT officials said.