Takes ‘outstanding award’ at Sun ’n Fun By MARK STULL Lucky Stars III is my eighth original ultralight design, but my first with a tractor engine. It was a worthy challenge, significantly different from my previous designs, and includes a couple fun and interesting experiments. First flown in January, it was fabricated almost entirely from […]
Top Democrat fights FAA bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bill to reauthorize the FAA has passed the House of Representatives, but the ranking Democrat on the aviation subcommittee continues to fight against it. This time, Congressman Jerry Costello has called on the National Transportation Safety Board for help. Costello wrote to NTSB officials, asking them for an opinion on a […]
Leland Snow Memorial Scholarship established
The family of aviation pioneer and Air Tractor founder Leland Snow and the non-profit Texas A&M Foundation have established an endowment fund for the Leland Snow Memorial Scholarship in Aerospace Engineering. The scholarship fund will provide resources to assist Texas A&M Aerospace engineering students who show exceptional leadership and problem-solving skills, creativity in aircraft design, […]
Cessna CEO retires
Textron Inc. has announced that Jack Pelton, chairman, president and CEO of its Cessna Aircraft unit, has retired from the company, and that a search for his successor is underway. Textron Chairman and CEO Scott C. Donnelly will run the business until a successor is named. Pelton joined Cessna in November 2000 as senior vice […]
Countdown to OSH begins
The clock is ticking toward the July 25 opening day of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, which is now fewer than 100 days away. The 59th annual edition of EAA’s fly-in convention takes place July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. Featured programs and attractions include: Week-long commemoration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation, featuring aircraft […]
CAF joins forces with museum to ‘rise above’
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) and Texas Flying Legends Museum (TFLM) have reached a sponsorship agreement that will bring the CAF Red Tail “Rise Above” Mobile Exhibition and Education Tour to reality. The museum has committed to donating $1 million to the production of the traveling exhibit. “The CAF ‘Rise Above’ Mobile Exhibition and Education […]
Astronaut honored with Cabot Award
The Aero Club of New England (ACONE) will present the Godfrey L. Cabot Award to Col. Eileen Collins, USAF (Retired), the first female shuttle pilot and commander, Wednesday, June 22, at the Harvard Club, 374 Commonwealth Ave, Boston. In 1995, Collins commanded Space Shuttle, STS -63 Discovery, the first flight of the new joint Russian-American […]
Quality Sport Planes slates Open Hangar Day
Quality Sport Planes at Cloverdale Airport in California, will hold an Open Hangar Day, Saturday, May 7. Representatives from Zenith Aircraft will be on hand to talk with pilots and show off the company’s kits. The event, which will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., will include demo flights, Young Eagles flights courtesy of […]
Hartzell debuts Top Prop conversion for Baron twins
Hartzell Propeller has received FAA approval of a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) that covers a new 3-bladed propeller conversion kit for the Beechcraft Baron 55 fleet. This new Top Prop conversion provides Beechcraft Baron owners with improved reliability, added performance and decreased noise levels, according to company officials. This same 7391‘Scimitar blade was the choice […]