Cessna Aircraft Co. is collaborating with Bye Energy, Inc. to design and develop an electric propulsion system for a Cessna 172 proof-of-concept (POC) aircraft. “As we look at the landscape of alternative fuels for general aviation aircraft, the electric power plant offers significant benefits, but there are significant challenges to get there,” said Jack Pelton, […]
‘We’ve got a plane for that!
SportairUSA, run by proprietor Bill Canino, has long been an innovator in the LSA business. His company doesn’t build airplanes, but Canino has triggered several interesting add-ons: He was one of the first (along with Flight Design USA) to install parachutes on all StingSports; he developed the GreenLine engine monitor system; he offered the Straight […]
Father, daughter launch on Flight Around America
Steve Sullivan, a member of the board of directors of the IMC Club, and his daughter Delaney, 13, are undertaking the Flight Around America. The pair took off Monday, Aug. 2, for a 25-day, 6,500-mile flight around the United States. They will stop at 20 mostly small airports to visit family and friends and see […]
Bonhomme wins 2010 Red Bull championship
Britain’s Paul Bonhomme won the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship by taking second place behind Austria’s Hannes Arch in the final race of the season at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Germany on Sunday, Aug. 8. Australia’s Matt Hall got the third podium of his career with third place in the 50th race in […]
General aviation officially kicks off at SBD
Private planes have been taking off and landing at the former Norton Air Force in San Bernandino, California, for several months. On Friday, Aug. 6, general aviation became official when the Million Air Facility at the San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) formally opened for business, according to a report in The Sun, the local newspaper, […]
MITRE’s beacon radio receives R&D 100 Award
The MITRE Corp.’s Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) Beacon Radio has won a 2010 R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine. The technologies on R&D Magazine’s list are considered the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace over the past year. They are selected by the magazine’s editors and an independent judging panel. In development […]
Dunbar takes on new job at Museum of Flight
The Museum of Flight has appointed Dr. Bonnie J. Dunbar to the position of executive director of “Wings Over Washington,” a museum affiliate established in 1989 to recognize and enhance the historical and contemporary role of aviation and the aerospace industry in Washington, as well as support the museum’s education efforts. Dunbar, who was president […]
Castle & Cooke VNY teams with Chevron
Castle & Cooke Aviation has partnered with the exclusive supplier of Chevron aviation fuel, The Hiller Group, to provide Jet A and avgas at Van Nuys Airport (VNY) in Southern California. Castle & Cooke Aviation is an FBO based at Van Nuys Airport since 1981. In addition to providing fuel and aircraft support services, Castle […]
Super 18-180 ready for production
After being certified under FAR Part 23 last year, the Super 18-180 is ready for production. The two-place “Super-Cub” type aircraft is powered by a 180-hp Lycoming engine, has a useful load in excess of 1,000 lbs., and, with its slotted wings, is capable of sustained level flight at 30 mph at max gross weight […]