Aviat Aircraft now offers a new composite wing tip with a trailing edge that turns upward, reducing drag and increasing cruise speed. The change follows a recent redesign of the ailerons, which eliminated the need for spades through mass balancing. The reconfigured wing tips have added 6 mph to the cruise speed of new Huskys […]
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Avidyne and Heads Upadd options for in-flight entertainment
Avidyne Corp. and Heads Up Technologies, Inc., now offer a new option to add XM music, news, sports and entertainment audio programming to both new and existing Avidyne EX500 multi-function displays (MFDs) with XM WX Satellite Weather datalink. Featuring Heads Up Technologies’ XMC050 Bluetooth wireless remote control and display, the XM audio option lets pilots […]
ARINC gets FAA nod for expanded service
ARINC Direct SM Aircraft Services has received expanded FAA Part 145 Certification to perform full-service aircraft maintenance at its repair station in Colorado Springs, Colo. (COS). The company’s 20,000-square-foot facility can now provide maintenance service for the majority of modern business jet aircraft, in addition to the avionics integration, instrument and accessory overhaul and repairs […]
Sharp Details introduces paint restoration process
Sharp Details has introduced a complete paint restoration and protection process for aircraft. “This is a process that offers significant cost savings over repainting the aircraft,” said President and CEO Jim Garland. “In addition to the outright cost of stripping and repainting an aircraft, it must be taken out of service for two or three […]
‘Royal Turbine’ Duke certified
Northwest Turbine, LLC of Spokane, Wash., has received FAA certification for its “Royal Turbine” Duke aircraft. The “Royal Turbine” Duke is modified under contract by Rocket Engineering, which also contracts to modify the Piper Malibu/Mirage “JetPROP” and the Beechcraft Bonanza “TurbineAir.” All three products utilize the Pratt & Whitney PT6-A turbine engine. The pressurized, six-place, […]
Montgomery Aviation (TYQ) renovation complete
Montgomery Aviation at Indianapolis Executive Airport (TYQ), 14 miles north of the Indiana capitol, now boasts an all-weather arrival/departure canopy. The new canopy, 33 feet high and 100 feet wide, provides shelter from inclement weather for corporate jets of all sizes, their passengers, and crew. Montgomery’s latest $2 million construction project also features a new […]
HPower appointed exclusive U.S. importer of Neuform Props
HPower, Ltd., known for its import, sale, and service of HKS four-stroke light aircraft engines, has become the exclusive United States importer of Germany’s Neuform composite propeller line. “These props offer high performance, low fuel consumption, and are very quiet,” said Tom Peghiny, HPower president. “They also work well with our HKS engines and are […]
New version of BD-4 kit unveiled
BedeCorp, LLC. has introduced a new version of its BD-4 aircraft kit design, the BD-4C. Improvements made on the preceding BD-4B include a larger cabin and new wing design, according to Jim Bede. The BD-4C cabin is 45 inches wide and 14 inches longer than the BD-4B, allowing for larger engines of up to 300 […]
New Laminar Flow Speed Pants make a difference
FAA-approved Laminar Flow Speed Pants will add up to 10.5 mph over bare wheels and up to 8 mph over stock wheel pants for all Piper PA-28 and PA-32 aircraft models, say officials at Laminar Flow Systems. At 10 pounds, these second generation Speed Pants are lighter and up to five times stronger than conventional […]