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Goodyear Aviation introduces lightweight tires

By Janice Wood · April 2, 2009 ·

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s Aviation business has introduced the world’s first aluminum core bead for use in aviation tires. The patented light weight alloy bead core using aluminum is a revolution in weight savings, according to Goodyear officials. The traditional construction of the bead has a steel center wrapped by strands of high […]

Pilot hits sign when crosswind landing goes awry

By NTSB · April 2, 2009 ·

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

A hint from an old-timer

By Janice Wood · April 1, 2009 ·

Many faithful readers of General Aviation News know that this writer has spent a large part of his 75 years in the air and on the water. Here’s a safety hint based on that experience: Don’t wear polarized sun glasses. Why not? Polarization can mask a glint from something in the air, in the water […]

An interesting history of Lycoming

By Janice Wood · April 1, 2009 ·

Hemmings Motor News, perhaps the most comprehensive source of ads for antique and otherwise-used automobiles, recently published a short piece about the history of Lycoming Engines. That should come as no surprise, since Lycoming’s earliest engines were for cars and trucks. Indeed, many automobile manufacturers during the 1910s and 1920s used Lycoming engines in their […]

The first flight to Bermuda

By Janice Wood · April 1, 2009 ·

The first successful aircraft flight to Bermuda from the United States occurred in April, 1930. The plane was a Stinson SM-1FS “Detroiter.” According to “The Flying Boats of Bermuda” by Colin Pomeroy, published in 2000, there was an unsuccessful attempt to fly from the U.S. to Bermuda in 1928, and “It was to be almost […]

A wing (or two) and a prayer?

By Janice Wood · April 1, 2009 ·

A March 30 ABC News story expressed safety concerns over Red Bull‘s use of a 55-year old Grumman HU-16E Albatross as a marketing tool. ABC reported that the old amphibian had been grounded twice over concerns about its “aged wings failing, but it flies over the heads of hundreds of thousands of people a year […]

TSA starts Secure Flight program

By Janice Wood · April 1, 2009 ·

The Transportation Security Administration announced on March 31 the implementation of its Secure Flight program, which shifts watch list matching responsibilities from individual aircraft operators to TSA. So far, TSA has assumed watch list matching responsibility only for passengers on domestic commercial flights, working with four aircraft operators, but it plans to add more carriers […]

CubCrafters unveils Super Sport Cub

By Janice Wood · April 1, 2009 ·

CubCrafters recently unveiled the Super Sport Cub, the company’s most powerful aircraft. Available immediately, the LSA is a stronger and more powerful version of CubCrafters’ Sport  Cub S2, according to officials at the Yakima, Wash.-based company. The two-place Super Sport Cub boasts the largest engine in the LSA industry, a 340 cubic inch engine producing […]

K-State forms flying club

By Janice Wood · April 1, 2009 ·

 Kansas State University’s Aviation Department has established the K-State Aviation Flying Club for any aviation enthusiasts to support the university’s competitive aviation teams.K-State at Salina has students who participate competitively in the FlightTeam, the Women’s Air Race Team, and the SkillsUSA Maintenance Team. The competitive programs help students develop flying and industry skills in addition […]

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