Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) is reporting it achieved a peak fuel economy of 30.7 miles per gallon in a Full Authority Digital Electronic Controlled (FADEC) piston engine aircraft. The fuel economy demonstration flight consisted of two legs of 339.3 nautical miles each. The flight was conducted in a Diamond DA20 powered by a TCM IOF240 FADEC […]
Avidyne Entegra selected for Lancair Evolution
Lancair has selected Avidyne’s Entegra Release 9 Integrated Flight Deck avionics system as an option for the Lancair Evolution aircraft. The Avidyne offering includes dual IFD5000 Integrated Flight Displays, WAAS-capable FMS900w Flight Management Systems, and 16-watt all-digital VDL-capable VHF radios. Additional options include Avidyne’s MLB700 SIRIUS/XM for broadcast datalink, the TAS620 for traffic alerting, and […]
Vick named EVP at Hawker Beechcraft
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation has appointed Shawn Vick as its Executive Vice President, responsible for leading the integration of marketing and sales, as well as further development of the company’s brand strategy and standard product definitions and offerings. “Shawn has extensive experience in both domestic and international sales and marketing,” said Bill Boisture, Hawker Beechcraft Chairman […]
Aircraft Spruce introduces tow bar
The Redline Sidewinder Power Driver is now available through Aircraft Spruce. Powered by Milwaukee’s 28V power unit with a lithium battery pack, Sidewinder tow bar weighs less than 22 lbs., collapses to 27 inches and stows easily in your baggage compartment. Made in the USA using 4130 Chromoly tubing, the Sidewinder is available for a wide […]
Executive Flight and Raisbeck team
Executive Flight is the latest addition to Raisbeck’s Learjet Authorized Dealer network. Operating out of Pangborn Airport in East Wenatchee, Executive Flight services the Pacific Northwest and continental U.S. with a fleet of three turbo-prop and 11 turbo-jet aircraft, including seven Learjet 35s and two Lear 31s. The full-service maintenance facility and FBO will install […]
Latitude Technologies equips DEA fleet
Latitude Technologies has been selected to provide the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Air Wing Division fleet of aircraft with a suite of Satcom hardware products and related services. The Air Wing Division maintains a fleet of rotorcraft, light fixed wing aircraft as well as larger, pressurized fixed wing aircraft on which the Latitude SkyNode […]
Free manual mixture control with Engine Information System
Green Sky Adventures, Inc. is offering an HACman mixture control as a free incentive with the purchase of any Grand Rapids Technologies Engine Information System with FlowScan Fuel Flow. If you know what’s going on inside your engine, you can optimize your fuel burn to take maximum advantage of every drop of fuel, and GRT’s […]
Unsecured cowling leads to crash
The mechanic’s failure to secure the right engine cowling fasteners. Contributing to the incident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection.
CAF P-51C Tuskegee Airmen is Airborne Again
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) reports the Red Tail Project P-51C Tuskegee Airmen’s has returned to the skies. The first flight after a complete restoration was at 6:51 pm CDT on July 22, in Wahpeton, North Dakota. After five years the Red Tail Project has returnde the P-51C Tuskegee Airmen to flying condition. The aircraft […]