Mid-Continent Instruments introduces the industry’s first emergency power supply featuring Lithium Nanophosphate technology. The MD800 Series automatically provides power for standby equipment during aircraft power loss or interruption. The MD835 may be used as a direct replacement for older Goodrich PS-835 units, according to company officials. Benefits include lower weight, lower cost, extended maintenance intervals, […]
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Concorde Battery debuts capacity tester
Concorde Battery Corp. introduces the BC-5000 Battery Capacity Tester.The BC-5000 is made to accurately and reliably test airworthiness and capacity for 12 volt and 24 volt lead acid aircraft batteries. The portable unit, appropriate for field testing or shop operations, accommodates a range of batteries with capacities from 10-50 AH. Included on the BC-5000 is […]
Fat Gecko camera mount debuts
Delkin Devices Inc. introduces Fat Gecko camera mount. The Fat Gecko is a dual suction cup mount that enables aviation enthusiasts to create videos of their flying for training, business, legal reasons or fun. The suction cups enable the Fat Gecko to attach to the inside of any window, windshield or non-porous canopy. It is […]
AvWXWorkshops.com debuts
Chesapeake Aviation Training, in Fort Mill, South Carolina, has launched Aviation Weather Workshops.com. The subscription-based website introduces pilots to many aspects of preflight weather analysis and planning through a growing library of online mini-workshops and personalized training, according to company officials. “There’s little debate that weather impacts our flying activity more than any other physical […]
Goodyear Aviation introduces lightweight tires
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 […]
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 […]