The one-hour opera dramatizes the historic flight of Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes in the 1936 Bendix Air Race, the first time that the prestigious aviation competition permitted women to participate.
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GAMI earns STC for 100 octane unleaded avgas
Lycoming O-320, O-360, and IO-360 engines are first in line for the new G100UL STC.
Cirrus at Oshkosh: Aftermarket upgrades, new cargo system for Vision Jet, and more
A variety of announcements by Cirrus Aircraft on opening day cover everything from expansion at the company that’s creating new jobs to changes in flight training.
Diamond DA50RG makes U.S. debut
After making its U.S. debut at Oshkosh, the Diamond DA50 RG will launch on a U.S. tour.
ICON A5 on path to Type Certification
The company reports it is in the final stages of achieving Type Certification for the A5, which will allow international sales.
GA turns to Congress to solve flight training crisis
“The FAA’s actions are actually creating safety concerns because they undermine a basic principle of aviation safety that a pilot should be trained in the aircraft he or she will be flying. This bill restores the FAA’s previous common sense interpretation of these flight training regulations and reestablishes a system which had been in place and working for decades.”
West Virginia aviation maintenance program first to incorporate virtual reality painting
In early July 2021, the Aviation Maintenance Technology program operated jointly by Marshall University and Mountwest Community & Technical College in Huntington, W.Va., received the go-ahead from the FAA to deploy the new system that simulates an aviation paint shop environment.
Italian trainer debuts at Oshkosh
The aircraft, which is making its debut at this week’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, is purpose built for flight training.
World record set for airplane flying on only sunshine
Beam Global, a provider of sustainable technology for electric vehicle (EV) charging, reports it successfully set the world record for the longest flight in a production electric aircraft powered by off-grid, renewable solar energy, proving zero emissions aviation is here.