The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s Aviation business has introduced the world’s first aluminum core bead for use in aviation tires. The patented light weight alloy bead core using aluminum is a revolution in weight savings, according to Goodyear officials. The traditional construction of the bead has a steel center wrapped by strands of high […]
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CubCrafters unveils Super Sport Cub
CubCrafters recently unveiled the Super Sport Cub, the company’s most powerful aircraft. Available immediately, the LSA is a stronger and more powerful version of CubCrafters’ Sport Cub S2, according to officials at the Yakima, Wash.-based company. The two-place Super Sport Cub boasts the largest engine in the LSA industry, a 340 cubic inch engine producing […]
Cirrus chooses Garmin for jet
Cirrus Aircraft has selected Garmin as its avionics provider for production models of the Vision SF50 personal jet.The Vision flying test aircraft, V1, will have the Cirrus Perspective by GarminTM avionics system installed in early April — the same as is available on the SR-series of piston aircraft by Cirrus — and continue its flight […]
AirportCharges.com grows
AirportCharges.com, a website that reports charges at airports around the world, has expanded its library, adding more than 1,000 new airports in almost 40 countries. Users can now download charges from airports across Africa, South and Central America, and airports in Japan, Macau, Myanmar and Taiwan. The Indian subcontinent has also been expanded, with more […]
Goodyear expands Flight Eagle line
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s Aviation business recently introduced its Flight Eagle LT (Light Turbine) tire for entry level, Very Light and Light Jets.The Flight Eagle LT is an extension of Goodyear’s popular Flight Eagle line of aviation tires, a top choice for business jets. The Flight Eagle LT tire includes a six-ply tire […]
Team Tango unveils Sun ‘n Fun pricing
Team Tango, which manufactures the Tango and the Foxtrot high-performance amateur built aircraft, has unveiled reduced prices in time for Sun ‘n Fun. Designed to get new builders airborne as quickly and economically as possible, the two-place, 212 mph, 1,400 mile range Tango quick build is reduced from $29,750 to $24,750, while the four-place, 230 […]
NextGen bird strike radar systems
DeTect, Inc. recently unveiled its next generation of Merlin Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radars. “All 2009 Merlin bird radars include full capability to detect and track birds in fog and weather using new solid state radars,” said Gary Andrews, DeTect’s CEO. “Birds do fly in weather, particularly when they are migrating. Magnetron-based, X-band systems are completely […]
Airbags now standard on Air Tractors
In use in commercial and general aviation for many years, airbag technology has now become standard equipment on all current production Air Tractor aircraft. The AmSafe airbag system is an important new safety enhancement for agricultural aviation, according to Leland Snow, Air Tractor president. Also available as a retrofit kit, the AmSafe airbag system consists […]
Hawker 900XP sim gets FAA nod
FlightSafety International’s new Hawker 900XP full flight simulator, equipped with the company’s new SimIO and SimPWR technology, has received Level D qualification from the FAA. The simulator is located at FlightSafety’s Learning Center in Houston. For more information: FlightSafety.com.