Following the success of the first-ever National Aerospace Day last year, the Aerospace Industries Association is expanding the activities this year during National Aerospace Week, Sept. 12-18. The aerospace and defense industry employs 817,000 workers directly, supporting more than 2 million middle-class jobs in related fields. There are also 30,000 suppliers to the industry across […]
Flying the Kitfox LSA
One of the benefits of the Light Sport Aircraft movement is that it has paved the way for manufacturers of kit aircraft to enter the world of ready-to-fly designs. One of the more recent entries into the fly-away models is the Kitfox S-LSA from Kitfox Aircraft LCC of Homedale, Idaho. It’s designed to appeal to […]
Coalition works to meet 100LL challenges
A coalition of aviation alphabet groups and petroleum industry associations is striving to meet the challenges created for general aviation by recent government decisions to phase out 100 low-lead avgas. Elimination of 100LL was brought about by a petition from the Friends of the Earth to the Environmental Protection Agency in 2006. This led to […]
An appropriate address
Arguably the most successful light aircraft seaplane producer is Progressive Aerodyne and its SeaRey amphibian. How successful? In January, it delivered SeaRey kit #500 to an owner in Belgium. That impressive number doesn’t tell the whole story, which centers around the tight community of SeaRey builders who often help each other — and not solely […]
iCub takes off
SportairUSA has been named the U.S. importer and distributor for the iCub, the Light Sport Aircraft bush plane manufactured by Zlin Aviation. The iCub evolved from Zlin’s Savage Cruiser and Classic taildraggers. It is built to ASTM LSA standards and fitted with the iPad aviation information center as standard equipment. SportairUSA will debut the iCub […]
Shopping for bargains
We all know last year was a disastrous one for aircraft manufacturers, as well as owners, who felt the pain as the value of used aircraft plummeted as well. Less visible, however, was the fact that some bargain shoppers snapped up deals on highly discounted aircraft. In a story recently posted at AOPA.org, Dave Hirschman […]
Cobalt Aircraft Industries to unveil CO50 at Airventure
Cobalt Aircraft Industries will unveil its C050 prototype at the year’s EAA Airventure, slated for July 26-Aug. 1 in Oshkosh. The company, based in Toussus-le-Noble, France, has designed the concept aircraft and will become its Original Equipment Manufacturer. CEO David Loury said: “We’re very excited to introduce ourselves and the Co50 at EAA Airventure. The […]
Radio show, forum complement WomenVenture activities
Adding to the activities scheduled for this year’s WomenVenture at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 are a daily radio program and an all-new forum. The forum, scheduled for Thursday, July 29, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., is called, “Aviation Scholarships: Not Just for Kids.” It is intended to brief the aviation community about scholarship opportunities […]
Delta Connection Academy sponsors Air Race Classic pilots
Delta Connection Academy in Sanford, Florida, is sponsoring two female pilots for the 2010 Air Race Classic, which took off June 22 and goes until June 25. Leah Hetzel, 20, and Sarah Morris, 21, both Jacksonville University aviation students, were selected to fly in the event; the academy has provided them with a Cirrus SR-20 […]