Despite a challenging economy that has hit aviation particularly hard, a record number of companies are providing cash and in-kind support totaling more than $1 million for the 2010 Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In and Expo, which kicks off next week at the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) in Florida. For the second consecutive year, […]
Hartzell debuts aerobatic propeller
Hartzell Propeller Inc. has developed an advanced structural composite propeller for aerobatic aircraft using its proprietary ASC-II technology. The new Claw 2.0 propeller recently achieved FAA type certification. The original Claw and the new Claw 2.0 are the only certified advanced composite propellers available for aerobatic use, Hartzell officials note. The propeller has not yet […]
Sun ‘n Fun special on Texas Sport
American Legend Aircraft Company is offering a $2,500 discount on its Texas Sport amateur-built aircraft kit. The discount is valid for orders placed through the close of Sun ‘n Fun, or April 18. The Texas Sport aircraft kit comprises four major sections: fuselage, wings, tail, and firewall forward kits. Each kit includes all the components […]
Star search for ‘Women With Wings’ at Sun ‘n Fun
Wheels Up Productions producer/director Daphne Stacey and her production team will be at the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In next week interviewing, videotaping and meeting with pilots, sponsors and exhibitors for “Women With Wings,” a four-part television mini-series. “Women With Wings” will cover the first woman to solo in a balloon to today’s women of space, […]
Cessna accelerates Skycatcher deliveries
Cessna Aircraft Co. said today it is set to accelerate customer deliveries of the new 162 Skycatcher Light Sport Aircraft. Cessna delivered its first new Skycatcher at the end of 2009 and is notifying customers that, while aircraft modifications have delayed initial deliveries, Cessna and production partner Shenyang Aircraft Corp. in China are working together […]
STARS goes live in Philly
Raytheon Company’s Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) in Philadelphia is the first FAA facility to go live with fused Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast track data for aircraft surveillance. ADS-B, a key foundation of the FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), enables the transition from ground-based to satellite-based air traffic control. Fusion allows a control […]
Small business receives NextGen engineering contract
CSSI, Inc., of Washington, D.C., a woman-owned small business, has won an FAA contract to perform engineering work that will help transform and modernize the nation’s airspace system into the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). The $280 million contract is the first of up to six that will be awarded under an umbrella portfolio […]
Soloy receives more OKs for C206 law enforcement accessories
Soloy Aviation Solutions recently received approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Transport Canada (TC) for three accessory kits that comprise Soloy’s Cessna 206 Law Enforcement Package. The kits include a headliner modification and four point restraint harnesses for pilot and co-pilot, a large-area observation window installation, and a middle row articulated observation […]
Aviat offers engine monitoring on Husky
Aviat Aircraft has expanded the options available to new Husky owners with the MVP-50P engine monitoring system. The system, which is TSO’d and priced at $5,995, provides digital and analog images of manifold pressure and RPM settings, in addition to numerical readings of fuel flow, fuel pressure, oil pressure, oil temperature, fuel left and fuel […]