Embraer’s Phenom 300 light executive jet was certified Dec. 14 by the FAA, which granted its Type Certificate following the same action by Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil – ANAC) Dec. 3. First deliveries should begin in the coming weeks, according to company officials. The Phenom 300’s maximum range, originally […]
Miniature transponder debuts
Trig Avionics has unveiled a new high-power member of its Mode S transponder family. The new system, which will be available in January, is called the TT22, and is based on the design and technology of the company’s TT21 Mode S transponder. The key difference is that the transmitted output power of the TT22 is […]
Rotax billet fuel pump debuts
Corbi Air has introduced a new Billet Fuel Pump for Rotax 912 and 914 engines. The patented reciprocating piston, variable displacement design is easy on the drive system and ensures constant pressure throughout the rpm range, company officials said, noting it works with avgas, mogas, ethanol, methanol, E-85, jet-A, or kerosene. The design has no […]
Woman wins ride in Horseman P-51
Air Show Buzz (ASB) has named Pennsylvania native Pamela Pfeninger the winner of its Horseman Flight Team Sweepstakes. She will embark on the opportunity of a lifetime – a ride in a WWII P-51 Mustang with The Horsemen Flight Team, a marquee acrobatic fleet. She was selected from more than 1,600 people who entered the […]
Nancy Ginesi-Hill finds the Stearman she was meant to own
Some things are just meant to be — just ask Nancy Ginesi-Hill. This was proven to the Sacramento pilot when she bought her 1940 PT-17 Stearman two years ago. While doing some research into the military history of her new plane, she discovered its last assignment was in 1944 at Eagle Field in Dos Palos, […]
Is Wichita the next Detroit?
It’s a question that comes around about every 10 years — usually coinciding with a downturn in the nation’s economy: Is Wichita, the air capital of the U.S., destined to become the next Detroit? Absolutely not, say the top executives at the airplane manufacturers based in the city. One reason is because the Big Three […]
Diamond completes first AE300 conversion
Just over a year ago, Diamond Aircraft announced plans to offer owners of DA42 TDI aircraft two new options: Upgrade to Lycoming avgas-burning engines or to the new Austro Engines AE 300 turbo diesel engines that burn jet fuel. Late this summer, Diamond began delivering Lycoming-powered DA42 L360 aircraft and completing Lycoming upgrades for DA42 […]
Santa’s new ride
To celebrate the holiday season, Hawker Beechcraft Corp. is offering Santa Clause and one of his elves a ride this week in a Beechcraft Premier IA to 10 military facilities across the country to spread holiday cheer to military personnel and their families. Santa’s flight, in support of Santa’s Traveling Workshop Foundation, will take him […]
Oshkosh Express returns to AirVenture
Hundreds of aviation enthusiasts from Australia and New Zealand will be making a pilgrimage next July to Oshkosh, landing in a 747 jetliner at EAA AirVenture, in a group trip dubbed the “Oshkosh Express.” AirVenture is slated for July 26-Aug. 1 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The Oshkosh Express charter flights from “Down Under” […]