Eclipse Aviation recently launched JetMatch, a free service that assists people in finding partners to share ownership of an Eclipse 500 jet, which now sells for $1.295 million. Once you sign up for the free service, the company will send you email listings of JetMatch members in your area. The listings include e-mail addresses, phone […]
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‘Memphis Belle’ finds new home in Dayton
After 59 years in her namesake city, the B-17 “Memphis Belle” is on the move again. In spring of this year the Memphis Belle Memorial Association made the decision to give the airplane to the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Strictly speaking, the airplane […]
SJ30-2 receives TIA
The SJ30-2, a new light business jet from Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corp. (SSAC), received its Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) from the FAA last month. Receiving the TIA virtually guarantees certification this year for the new jet, according to SSAC officials. The high performance, long range, twinjet aircraft will operate at altitudes up to 49,000 feet […]
History comes alive
Do you have a family member who served in World War II? Did you ever dress up in his or her uniform and ask about the war? There are some people who don’t outgrow the urge to try on uniforms – except now they are the ones telling the stories. They call themselves living historians […]
ATG working on nosewheel shimmy
Development continues on the Javelin Jet prototype. Aviation Technology Group (ATG) recently reported the successful completion of ground vibration testing, while resolution of a nosewheel shimmy is underway. In a recent high speed taxi test with the Javelin prototype’s flight configuration, a common, but unwelcome, nosewheel shimmy occurred. After some minor adjustments, additional taxi tests revealed the nosewheel vibration still occurring. […]
GA pitches in on hurricane relief and rescue efforts
If you fly a turboprop or a multiengine aircraft, Kenneth Rusnak, executive director and CEO of Angel Flight America, wants to hear from you. In addition to providing transportation to medical appointments, Angel Flight operates the Homeland Security Emergency Air Transportation System (HSEATS), which uses GA aircraft to help in times of national crisis, such […]
ATG to manufacture at Front Range
Aviation Technology Group, which builds the Javelin jet, has chosen Front Range Airport in Adams County, Colo., for its manufacturing facility. The Denver-based company has leased two buildings at the airport, which will allow it to begin production immediately on the new jet, a two-place model that has been described as the sports car of […]
Tiger to offer airbags
Tiger Aircraft’s AG-5B 2006 models will have AmSafe Aviation Inflatable Restraints as standard equipment for pilot and co-pilot seats and as an option for rear seats. Certification of the air bags is expected to be complete by the end of the year.
Symphony raises $3.3 million
Symphony Aircraft Industries has raised $3.3 million in new financing, including $2.1 million in private equity from investors in Europe, America and Canada. The rest is in long-term debt. The money will be used to fuel the growth of the company, which manufactures the Symphony 160, a two-place airplane that features the Avidyne Entegra glass […]