Zenith Press has published “The Me 262 Stormbird: From the Pilots Who Flew, Fought, and Survived It,” by Colin D. Heaton and Anne-Marie Lewis. The Me 262 was the first of its kind, the first jet-powered aircraft. Although conceived before the war, with the initial plans being drawn in April 1939, the Stormbird was beset […]
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Third edition of ‘The Rogue Aviator’ released
The revised third edition of “The Rogue Aviator: In the Back Alleys of Aviation” is now available. Pilot “Ace Abbott” takes readers through his career spanning 36 years, including flights to 44 countries with 25 different employers. The story ranges from five star hotels and restaurants in Paris to noisy, greasy, cargo ramps, and a […]
Aircraft Spruce offers interior restoration products
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty, a supplier to the general aviation and sport aviation markets, is now a distributor for SEM Aerospace products, including Color Coat, Sure-Coat, Classic Coat, and a full line of treatments for leather, plastics, and vinyls. SEM products can be used to get worn, tired-looking aircraft interiors looking new again, company officials […]
UVair FBO network takes off
The UVair FBO Network, an alliance between EPIC Aviation and the UVair Fuel Program, has revealed its first five member FBOs: Edwards Jet Center in Billings, Mont. (BIL) ; Stevens Aviation in Greer, S.C. (GSP); Ambassador Aviation in Dallas (RBD); Bizjet International in Tulsa, Okla. (TUL); and Million Air Vancouver in Richmond, BC (CYVR). The […]
Free web-based engine data analysis platform launches July 1
SavvyAnalysis.com, a new web-based next-generation digital engine monitor data analysis platform, will become available July 1, free of charge. “We were frustrated with the existing tools available to graph and analyze piston engine monitor data, so we decided to develop our own platform from the ground up, and equip it with all sorts of advanced […]
Sennheiser names Aircraft Spruce dealer of the year
The U.S. subsidiary of Sennheiser has named Aircraft Spruce its 2011 dealer of the year. “We are pleased to recognize Aircraft Spruce as Dealer of the Year in our aviation category,” said Chris Throndsen, national sales manager, general aviation at Sennheiser Electronic Corporation. “Aircraft Spruce’s expertise and passion for aviation helped their Sennheiser sales results […]
GRS Whole-Plane Rescue Systems wins patent
The rocket-assisted GRS airframe rescue systems manufactured by Galaxy High Technology of the Czech Republic has been awarded a U.S. patent for the deployment system incorporated in GRS parachute devices. “Galaxy builds the world’s fastest deploying whole-plane parachute in either high-speed or low-speed events,” said Bill Canino, President of SportairUSA, the American distributor of the […]
Piper Seminoles get air conditioning upgrades
Piper Aircraft is adding the Kelly Aerospace ThermaCool air conditioning system to new 2012 twin-engine Piper Seminoles as an option, and making the system available via retrofit for the Seminole fleet. Kelly Aerospace Thermal Systems and Piper worked collaboratively on the FAA-approved Supplemental Type Certificate, company officials said. “The field-installable kit will be available for […]
Tempest introduces spark plug anti-seize
Tempest has introduced a newly formulated T556 Spark Plug Thread Lube Anti-Seize. Tempest officials note that various forms of spark plug thread lube anti-seize have been around for years, but many experience the same application problem: They ball up and are very difficult to spread evenly across the threads. “After many months of development, we […]