The FAA has granted full certification to the two latest aircraft from Mooney International Corporation: The M20U Ovation Ultra and the M20V Acclaim Ultra. According to company officials, the newly designed Mooney Acclaim and Ovation Ultras feature a host of improvements, including: Larger and wider pilot and co-pilot entry doors, The latest Garmin NXi avionics, A composite-wrapped cabin for […]
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Continental to build new factory
Continental Motors Group will remain headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, company officials said, as they unveiled a three-year global investment plan to “take its manufacturing, customer service and engineering infrastructure to the next level.” This first step is to build a new, state of the art manufacturing facility and corporate office at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley, which […]
Western Aircraft celebrates 60th anniversary
BOISE, Idaho – In 1957, the Morrison-Knudsen Corporation launched its own repair station and 60 years later, the company that would be later known as Western Aircraft is still flying. Western Aircraft began as the corporate flight department for the Morrison-Knudsen Corporation (MK). In 1957, MK responded to a need for aircraft repair services by applying […]
Visiting a hangar project
Andre Nedeau wanted a retirement project, but what he found was a welcoming community at the Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Florida. A member of Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534, Andre recently hosted his fellow chapter members in his hangar to get an update on the project that is taking up a lot of his time. […]
Newly restored B-29 Doc coming to Oshkosh
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — A newly restored B-29 has included EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 on its inaugural tour schedule, creating the potential to have two of these World War II-era bombers in one place for the first time in more than 50 years. The B-29 Doc, which has just completed its restoration in […]
Hartzell Propeller celebrates 100
PIQUA, Ohio — Hartzell Propeller is celebrating the company’s 100th anniversary of designing, certifying, manufacturing and supporting propellers for tens of thousands of aircraft customers through the decades. Through the years, Hartzell Propeller has built more than 500,000 propellers for piston and turbine powered aircraft. In the beginning, founder Robert Hartzell’s friend, Orville Wright, suggested that Hartzell […]
Bondhus introduces HandyHex handles
Bondhus has introduced a new line of adjustable hollow hex handles. The HandyHex adjustable handle allows the user to adjust the distance the blade extends from the handle by up to 2 inches. The HandyHex adjustable handle will also accept the long or short arms of a hex wrench, which acts as a handle for the […]
Beech homecoming
As the Bonanza celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, there’s another big celebration in the works: The 50th anniversary of the American Bonanza Society (ABS). ABS officials are planning an “epic” event in September to commemorate the Golden Anniversary in — where else? — Wichita, where the Bonanza was born seven decades ago. “We call […]
Two is better than one
When looking at the American Bonanza Society’s offerings, you have to wonder: How can they do all that with membership dues at just $70 a year? It comes down to two organizations working hand in hand: The ABS and the ABS Air Safety Foundation. “The American Bonanza Society is the membership organization,” explains Thomas P. Turner, […]