After months of designing, building and launching home-made model rockets, hundreds of middle and high school students from across the country will advance to the national finals of the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC). TARC’s top 100 teams will travel to Great Meadow in The Plains, Va., to launch against fellow student rocketeers in the final fly-off on May 10.
Bye Aerospace, PC Aero to Announce New Initiative
Bye Aerospace and PC Aero will announce a new initiative during a joint presentation by George E. Bye and Calin Gologan on April 25 during the 8th Annual CAFE Electric Aircraft Symposium in Santa Rosa, Calif.
Sandel Avionics debuts all-digital AHRS
Sandel Avionics Inc., has debuted its first all-digital AHRS, the SG102/D, which is identical to the SG102 (MOD2) without the analog interfaces.
GAMA opens Middle East/North Africa office in Dubai
During the Global Aerospace Summit, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced the opening of a representative office for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The new office will be co-located with the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) in Dubai, UAE.
Sennheiser reorganizes sales into a single team
Sennheiser has centralized its aviation-related sales force within the Sennheiser Group to create a single, global sales team.
TBM 900 uses Hartzell standby alternator
Daher-Socata has selected Hartzell Engine Technologies new lightweight, 100-amp ES-10024B-5 unit as the standby alternator aboard the new-generation TBM-900.
Celebrating 40 years of great times and great people
“In the uniquely different manner the event is managed, there is the freedom to explore and innovate by any volunteer.” That’s how Karl “Bud” Davidson begins his recounting of SUN ‘n FUN’s 40 years in a new book, “Unfreeze Your Bird: The History of SUN ’n FUN” debuting at SUN ’n FUN this year. Bob Hoover […]
Too big for one airport
Thousands of spectators stream through the gates to SUN ‘n FUN each day. They come from down the street and around the world. When they step onto the grounds they encounter hundreds of aircraft of all shapes and sizes. Flying overhead are biplanes built in the 1920s, transports from the 1940s, production aircraft that span […]
Happy anniversary Captain Capra
This year’s SUN ’n FUN marked the 10th anniversary of Jason Capra as co-pilot on the Douglas C-54 “Spirit of Freedom,” a flying museum dedicated to telling the story of the Berlin Airlift. And he’s only 30. “This is my 15th year as a member of the Spirit of Freedom Foundation,” he said. Capra began his […]