The Kent State Aeronautics Program in the College of Technology at Ohio’s Kent State University received a wind tunnel from NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland this October. The wind tunnel will be used to support course instruction in the aircraft design, applied flight dynamics and structures courses. It was built by engineers and scientists […]
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Nolan Herndon, Doolittle Raid navigator, dies at 88
Nolan A. Herndon, a member of the Doolittle Raiders who was held captive in, then escaped from, the Soviet Union after participating in the famous bombing raid on Japan, died of pneumonia Oct. 7 at the age of 88. He was the last survivor among the three Doolittle Raiders from South Carolina. Herndon was a […]
Liberty closes debt financing round
Liberty Aerospace, Inc., which manufactures the Liberty XL-2, recently closed a major debt financing that will allow the company to expand its production capacity significantly, according to Keith Markley, president. The financing was arranged by Kuwait Finance House in Bahrain, which manages Liberty’s major shareholder, Fernas Europe slf.
S.C. installs state-wide ground communications outlets
The state of South Carolina recently penned a contract with Avtech Marketing to install “GroundLink,” a voice-activated Ground Communications Outlet (GCO), in 13 airports across the state. GroundLink dials pre-stored numbers to enable pilots, while on the ground, to talk directly to ATC without leaving the pilot’s seat. This feature offers optimum safety when opening […]
SportairUSA wants your opinions
SportairUSA, LC, the North American distributor of the TL 2000 StingSport S-LSA, has partnered with Persuadable Research Corp. to gather opinions about Light Sport Aviation in an online survey. Pilots can take the survey by going to Sting.aero. Click on the “Take the Survey” button. The survey will close at the end of November. All […]
Lycoming donates engines for powerplant training
Lycoming Engines has donated eight engines and engine stands to the Plattsburgh Aeronautical Institute in northern New York, to give the school’s students hands-on piston engine experience during their training. Dennis Racine, Lycoming’s director of marketing and customer leadership, explained: “The future of our industry rests with the next generation of aviators and technicians. The […]
Hamilton, Fort Benton at DigiWx
Two more airports in Montana have installed the Belfort DigiWx II AWOS automated weather observation system. Both airports, Ravalli County Airport (6S5) at Hamilton and Fort Benton Airport (79S) at Fort Benton, will use the system as the primary weather reporting station. The system reports wind speed, wind direction and wind gusts, temperature, relative humidity, […]
Embry-Riddle teams with Zero Gravity Corp. on weightless flights
Researchers, teachers and students will have access to weightless and variable-gravity conditions under a new agreement between Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Zero Gravity Corp. (Zero-G). Embry-Riddle and Zero-G will work together to integrate weightless flights and space science workshops for K-12 teachers, develop programs for high school and college students, and expand microgravity, lunar gravity […]
Raisbeck receives Pathfinder Award
Raisbeck Engineering’s founder and CEO, James Raisbeck, recently received the Pathfinder Award from Seattle’s Museum of Flight. The award honors individuals from the Pacific Northwest who have significantly contributed to aeronautics and astronautics. Raisbeck was cited for his numerous contributions to the safety and performance of aircraft and his influence on many business aircraft designs. […]