Operators of Cessna A185E and A185F Skywagon aircraft can now achieve improved takeoff performance with Hartzell’s three-blade metal props featuring longer wide chord blades. Hartzell’s STC provides two new Top Prop options, above its 80-inch diameter offering. At either 84-inch or 86-inch diameters, the new propellers, operated at 2,700 rpm, reduce acceleration-to-50-knots times by a […]
Plane does double duty for healthcare company
Healthcare company MTBC, which is using an airplane as a flying promotional platform, recently launched a new website devoted to the plane. The site, www.n6000n.com, is named after the twin-engine Aero Commander’s registration number. It features photos and videos of the plane, as well as news articles that have followed airport tours in New Jersey […]
STC awarded for AvTek’s Pulsar landing lights
AvTek has received STC approval for its Pulsar “Pulsing-Landing Lights.” The new lights use Power-M-O-S-F-E-T’s (Metal-Oxide-Semi-Field-Effect-Transistors), which have nearly zero resistance in-series with your landing lights, so each pulse to your light will be bright, according to company officials. The Pulsar can be owner installed in 30 to 45 minutes, as no wires are cut […]
New website launches to celebrate 40th anniversary of moon landing
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston will launch a new interactive website to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing today. WeChooseTheMoon.org went live at 9:32 a.m. July 16th – exactly 40 years to the minute after the historic launch. The site, powered by AOL, recreates Apollo 11’s lunar […]
NextGen’s role in reducing noise
A generation’s worth of gains in aerodynamics and aircraft engine technology have dramatically reduced the number of people exposed to high noise levels near U.S. airports, but future noise reductions will depend largely on advances being developed through the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), according to FAA officials. In the late 1970s, noise from […]
A salute to those who ‘fly for life’
The good works accomplished by general aviation will be in the spotlight at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2009, as a week-long “Fly for Life” program will recognize those who fly to serve others around the world. The 56th annual convention will be held July 27-Aug. 2, at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The Fly for Life […]
LiveAirShowTV to broadcast Hall of Fame ceremony
LiveAirShowTV will broadcast the National Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony from Dayton, Ohio, over the Internet. Long recognized as “America’s Oscar Night of Aviation,” this annual event honors the achievement of legendary air and space pioneers. This is the first time it will be broadcast live on the Intnet. “This is an event that […]
Forest Service backs backcountry airstrips
The chief of the U.S. Forest Service recently signed a directive that requires the maintenance of existing backcountry strips. Following years of work and discussions, Abigail Kimbell, Forest Service chief, signed the directive, which also acknowledges “the long and proud history of aviation use and airstrips on forest service lands.” It also asks Forest Service […]
Airpark slates fly-in
SilverWing at Sandpoint, an airpark in Idaho, has slated the Sandpoint Fly-In July 18, giving attendees the chance to tour is the site, as well learn more about the hangar/home sites available. Located at the Sandpoint Airport (SZT), the fly-in also will include aviation events, aircraft displays, food, fun and entertainment. Created by aviators, the […]