Andrew Barkin, a Camarillo, Calif., engineer and inventor who studies tribology — the science of lubrication— embarked on a journey several years ago to formulate a product that would achieve a totally new level of lubriciuosness. He mixed a high-quality petroleum base with a hand-selected mixture of additives, including PTFE (commonly known by the trademarked- name Teflon), […]
CFIT claims Bellanca Pilot
Aircraft: Bellanca 7GCBC. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Imperial, Neb. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The accident happened around sunrise. The airplane was flying to the east toward rising terrain consisting of rolling hills and valleys. The Bellanca failed to clear the terrain, hitting a hill about 10 feet below its crest. The airplane then crashed and burned. […]
Wanted: Photos and stories of the airpark lifestyle
The August issues of General Aviation News will focus on living the residential airpark lifestyle. For those of you who are living the dream, do you have some great photos of your airpark or airpark home that you’d like to share? Any tips for those searching for an airpark home? What about a story or memory that sums up why airpark living is a perfect fit? For those of you searching for a home, which are your favorite airparks? What are the amenities that excite you?
IndieGogo campaign to help deliver Flying Eyes Sunglasses to market
Sunglasses worn with a headset or a helmet can be a pain. Anyone who’s flown more than a few hours knows this to be true. Flying Eyes Sunglasses created a sunglass design that allowed for interchangeable sides. One with a strap to more comfortably fit under a headset, a “micro-thin” temple to fit under a helmet and a traditional arm.
Presence of mind
The first time I took the aircraft controls away from a copilot, it was from a Marine Corps aircraft commander. He’d flown in Iraq. He’d balanced his Sikorsky CH-46 Sea Knight transport helicopter — a twin-rotored behemoth — off the edge of a San Francisco high-rise while troops “on exercises” stormed out the back. Me? […]
Video: Is Space X’s Elon Musk looking to aircraft for his next project?
Elon Musk appeared on The Colbert Report on July 24. At the 1:50 mark of this video he says, “Aircraft should be vertical take-off and landing.” Could a Musk revolution being coming to aviation?
Women in Aviation scholarships top half-million-dollar mark
Women in Aviation, International reports that scholarships for 2015 now number 91 with a combined value of $510,150. The scholarships will be awarded during WAI’s 26th Annual International Conference in Dallas, Texas, held March 5-7 at the Hilton Anatole. “The variety of scholarships and the variety of donors is huge,” says WAI President Dr. Peggy Chabrian. […]
Kent State University to get new Piper Arrow trainers
Piper Aircraft will deliver two new Piper Arrow training aircraft later this year to the Aeronautics Division at Kent State University‘s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology. “Kent State’s Aeronautic Division is looking forward to taking delivery of these two new Piper single-engine trainers later this year,” said Robert G. Sines, Jr., Dean of […]
Jeppesen teams with Avidyne to bundle data and charts
Jeppesen and Avidyne have introduced new Jeppesen Services Suite for IFD540 bundled data packages, featuring Jeppesen’s navigation information and charting data. The new data service is designed to support Avidyne avionics systems within a single aircraft, centered on IFD540 FMS/GPS/NAV/COM avionics. The new bundle services allow general aviation pilots to manage a single subscription to […]