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The owners of certain Cessna 172 and 206 models will be taking their planes into the shop soon to comply with a new Airworthiness Directive concerning torque tension on fittings of the fuel line attachment. According to the FAA summary, the AD, for Cessna Models 172R, 172S, 182T, T182T, 206H, and T206H airplanes, requires inspection […]

The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. has changed its name to Piper Aircraft, Inc. The name change is part of a new campaign that evokes the history and heritage of Piper, which celebrates its 70th anniversary next year, company officials said. The New Piper Aircraft was born in 1995 when a nucleus of employees joined with […]

The July 25 crash of the Spectrum 33 twin-engine jet prototype at Spanish Fork Airport, Utah, during a routine test flight claimed the lives of Glenn Maben, director of flight operations, and Nathan Forrest, vice director. According to preliminary NTSB reports, the aircraft’s ailerons were misrigged.

Tornado Alley Turbo, Inc., of Ada, Okla., will supply the turbonormalizing system, which will feature a twin turbonormalized, dual intercooled engine installation matched with a new three-blade Hartzell lightweight composite propeller and a built-in oxygen system. Also incorporating GAMIjectors balanced fuel/air ratios, this system will provide increased speed while maintaining remarkably cool cylinder head temperatures […]

Aircraft Spruce, which has warehouses in Corona, Calif., and Griffin, Ga., will open a Canadian warehouse in Toronto. The company will begin taking orders in September through its partnership with Kit Plane Builders, a company that offers builder’s assistance. For more information:

Flight Design has delivered more than 600 CTs since the model’s introduction in 1997. Nearly 100 have been registered as special light-sport aircraft in the USA. The all-composite, two-place CT is powered by a 100-hp Rotax 912S engine and equipped with a BRS parachute as standard equipment. For more information: 860-963-7272

Sportsplanes.com will sell the Remo G-3 in the U.S. Manufactured in Germany, the high-wing LSA is powered by a 100-hp Rotax 912S. For more information:

When most of us think of an airplane as certified, we mean full certification. However, before the FAA issues a full type certificate a manufacturer may apply for an interim, “provisional” certificate which, in essence, is design approval. It imposes certain time and operational limitations, but allows the manufacturer to begin pilot training, conduct demonstration […]

The Commemorative Air Force’s B-29 “Fifi” – the world’s only flyable B-29 – has been temporarily grounded by engine problems. To return the rare airplane to flight, the B-29/B-24 Squadron (the group within the CAF tasked with the responsibility for maintaining and flying the plane) needs to raise at least $3 million to custom fit […]