RDD Enterprises, LLC now has available Therm-X for Van’s Aircraft RV-10. “The RV-10 is a versatile platform with superb cross country capabilities,” said Systems Integration Manager Mark Mahnke who headed up the development program. “Integrating Therm-X to the RV-10 airframe provides an added measure of safety for escaping inadvertent icing encounters.” Therm-X has no moving […]
Zenith hosts Spring into Summer Fly-In
Zenith Aircraft Co.’s “Spring into Summer” Builder Fly-In Gathering is scheduled for Saturday, June 27, at the Zenith factory at Mexico Memorial Airport (KMYJ) in Mexico, Missouri. Aviation enthusiasts, especially builders and owners of Zenith Aircraft kit planes, are invited to drive or fly-in for the day. This will be a fun gathering of Zenith […]
Aircraft Spruce offers new dynamic propeller balancer
Now available at Aircraft Spruce is the Dynavibe dynamic prop balancer. Designed specifically for the aircraft industry, DynaVibe displays the magnitude and phase of propeller vibration, allowing precise weight adjustments for balanced and smooth engine operation, according to Aircraft Spruce officials. This prop balancer reports both the RPM and the vibration magnitude. This results in […]
Mather Aviation opens VNY facility
Mather Aviation opened a new facility at Van Nuys Airport (VNY) in Southern California June 1. The facility is Mather Aviation’s first location in Southern California and brings the total number of locations to four. Mather Aviation has just leased 15,000 square feet of hangar space at the Keck-Aerolease Center. The facility will be capable […]
Veterans to get free airplane rides this summer
Veterans and active duty military members of all branches of the armed services will have a chance to fly in a N2S-5 Boeing Kaydet for free this summer, beginning June 23 at the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Mich. Flights are courtesy of the Air Zoo and pilot/sponsor Alan Wright. “We, along with Alan, are pleased to […]
AOPA, EAA collaborate to protect and grow GA
Two of the nation’s largest aviation associations, AOPA and EAA, will be collaborating on issues and programs that protect, support and grow general aviation, as the result of a June 3 working session at the EAA Aviation Center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the two groups announced on June 4. EAA’s chairman and president, Tom Poberezny, and […]
More cuts to come at Hawker, Cessna
Wichita is bracing for more job cuts at Cessna Aircraft and temporary furloughs at Hawker Beechcraft, the online newsletter AIN Alerts reported on June 5. In a letter sent on June 2, Hawker Beech vice president of human resources Rich Jiwanlal informed company employees about three mandatory furlough periods-June 29 to July 2, November 23 […]
Flying car soars through flight testing
Terrafugia, Inc. has successfully completed the flight testing program designed for its Transition Roadable Aircraft Proof of Concept. Dubbed “The Flying Car,” the Transition completed its first flight March 5 with 27 additional flights completed over the next several weeks. The successful completion of flight-testing with the Proof of Concept concludes the first stage of […]
Loss of engine power leads to off-airport landing
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons resulting in a forced landing.