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. […]
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New electronic flight bag brings the paperless cockpit to GA
How would you like to have the exact same Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) in your Mooney or Cessna that’s installed in the heavy iron? You can, with NavAero’s t-BagC22. The new EFB gives GA pilots a paperless cockpit, bringing today’s sophisticated technology to the masses. Besides flight planning and weight and balance, the EFB can […]
Engine vibration solutions from Barry Control
Barry Controls Aerospace has launched a range of engine vibration solutions for the new Very Light Jet market. The series of simple, modular mount solutions are designed to allow customers flexibility, according to company officials.
RV-6 project spawns a new tool for builders
When Paul Besing was building an RV-6A in the 1990s, disaster struck. “I had my builder log on a spread sheet and when I reformatted my computer, I forgot to save it,” he said. “I lost everything.” In the process of recreating the logs, an idea – and a company – was born. “I started […]
A flying Honda
As small jets become increasingly common, both for business and personal transportation, perhaps it is natural that Honda is interested in airplane and aircraft engine manufacturing. After all, Ford, another company that brought automobiles to the masses, bought into the airplane business in 1925, just as air transportation caught the public imagination. Honda may see […]
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 […]
Tom Wathen opens aviation high school
Tom Wathen has opened a new aviation high school at Flabob Airport in Southern California. Wathen Aviation High School held its first classes Sept. 6, with 25 students. The new program features academic subjects relating to aviation, as well as hands-on experience in aircraft construction and maintenance.