Lycoming Engines has teamed with the FAA and Swift Enterprises to research 100SF, a renewable fuel being developed as a possible replacement for 100LL aviation fuel. The goal is to develop a renewable fuel to replace 100LL without requiring modifications to existing engines, company officials said. Lycoming is providing the engines for the testing, while […]
Remos receives capital infusion, plans ambitious expansion
Remos Aircraft has received a “significant” infusion of new capital from Pall Mall Partners, a London-based investment company that focuses on technology, company officials revealed at AirVenture. The new capita will be used to fund ambitious plans for the LSA manufacturer, including the creation of Remos Pilot Centers, as well as other efforts to attract […]
Carter debuts PAV
Carter Aviation Technologies debuted its new Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) prototype the day before AirVenture opened. The PAV is the second generation aircraft that demonstrates Carter’s Slowed Rotor/Compound technology, which is a combination of rotorcraft and fixed wing aerodynamics that features vertical takeoff and landing with high-speed flight. The company plans to offer four designs […]
ICON A5 takes off
OSHKOSH — The Icon A5 made its first flying demonstration on opening day at the big show, on the heels of a “rigorous” flight testing program, according to Kirk Hawkins, president of Icon Aircraft. The amphibious LSA’s order book stands at 400, with about one-third of the orders from non-pilots, according to Hawkins. “What that […]
Piper to bring back Archer
OSHKOSH — Piper Aircraft plans to bring back the Archer, with officials noting the company — under its new owner, Imprimis, an investment company based in Singapore and Brunei — wants to be “back in the entry level market.” The 180-hp Archer, which will sell for $300,000, will be available in 2010. It will come […]
BD-4 debuts C model
MEDINA, Ohio — BedeCorp, in honor of it’s 40th anniversary, has debuted the BD-4C. The update simplified construction and adds comfort with a wider cabin (46″), a longer fuselage (14 more inches) and a new all-metal wing. See the innovative BD-4C firsthand by joining us in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. If you can’t make the trip, you […]
Continental introduces turbo powered SR22
OSHKOSH — Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) unveiled at AirVenture 2009 a TCM Turbocharged Cirrus SR22 that the company has dubbed the TR22 (Turbo Realized 22). The TR22 began as a technology demonstration aircraft for TCM’s new Kinetic line of engines aimed at serving the kit and experimental aircraft market segment but has quickly turned to […]
World Directory of Leisure Aviation
The 2009-10 edition of World Directory of Leisure Aviation (WDLA) has been released. The edition is the weightiest in the publication’s 15-year history, according to the publishers, who note the decision was made to give footlaunched aircraft and paraplanes a directory of their own. Called World Directory of Free-Flight (WDFF), it was published in May. […]
VG kits approved for Husky
Micro AeroDynamics’ vortex generator kits have received FAA STC approval for installation on the Aviat Husky models A-1, A-1A, A-1B, as well as the newer A-1C-180 and A-1C-200. The kits, which can be installed in one day, offer reduced stall speed, improved aileron response and a shorter takeoff and landing roll. Each kit consists of […]