A 1/4-scale replica of the Benoist XIV Flying Boat circa 1914 will debut at the Florida Air Museum at SUN ‘n FUN on Sunday, July 18. The replica comes to being from a partnership between the Florida Air Museum and students from Polk County Public School District’s Central Florida Aerospace Academy and was funded by […]
Air Zoo offers summer flight experiences
This summer, guests at the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Mich., have the chance to take flight in a Cessna T-41 Mescalero (pictured), North American T-6 Texan and Vultee BT-13 Valiant, courtesy of Aviation Adventures and Michigan Warbirds. All three of these historic aircraft were used as trainers in the armed forces. The T-41 was used […]
Cessna supports Special Olympics airlift
Cessna Aircraft Co. will have a Mobile Service Unit on standby to assist Citation owners participating in the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games. Citation customers are donating their aircraft, pilots, and fuel to transport some 800 athletes and coaches from across the nation for the competition in Lincoln, Neb. Citations will deliver athletes on […]
Sam Graves to speak at Oshkosh Teacher’s Day
Missouri’s Congressman Sam Graves will be a featured guest speaker at the Build A Plane Teacher’s Day during AirVenture Oshkosh on Monday, July 26. Graves, a long-time pilot and aircraft homebuilder, is an active member of the House General Aviation Caucus. Build A Plane, a non-profit aviation education organization, in cooperation with the General Aviation […]
Museum opening to feature Capt. Haynes, B-17
SIOUX CITY, IOWA — Captain Al Haynes, pilot of United Airlines Flight 232 (which crash landed at the Sioux Gateway Airport in 1989) will be on hand at the grand opening of the the MidAmerica Museum of Aviation & Transportation‘s new facility located at Harbor Drive and Expedition Court, just north of the Sioux Gateway […]
Classic jets in Oshkosh Warbirds lineup
A variety of classic military jets, including the North American T-2 Buckeye (pictured above), are among the hundreds of Warbirds to be showcased at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010, July 26-Aug. 1. Other jets scheduled to appear are a North American F-86 Sabre, Douglas A-4B Skyhawk, Lockheed T-33 T-bird, Aero L-29 Delfin and L-39 Albatros, Cessna […]
Flying into the eye of the storm
Recently released on DVD is “Thunderheads,” a documentary about a group of scientists, researchers and pilots — in seven planes and armed with the best high-tech gadgets money can buy — embark into the eye of a storm in an effort to understand the role of thunderstorms in the global warming puzzle. The documentary chronicles […]
Multi-purpose borescope debuts
Spectronics Corp. has recently introduced the CB-1000 COBRA, part of the COBRA series of multi-purpose borescopes. This scope features a built-in UV LED for detection of fluid leaks and surface flaws and a white light LED for component inspection. The CB-1000 COBRA has a 10mm, 24 inch “no-droop” shaft that maintains its position for easy […]
Low altitude, steep bank fatal combination
This July 2008 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Lancair IV-P. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Hollywood, Fla. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The instrument-rated pilot, who had logged 1,255 hours, was the […]