Van’s Aircraft RV-12 was awarded a Special Light Sport Aircaft (S-LSA) certificate on July 21. The certification represents the culmination of three years of design, testing, and attention to the details of complying with all the requirements of the Light Sport Aircraft category. The next day, Van’s East Coast representative Mitchell Lock flew his first […]
Williams Memorial received $450,000
Decision Making with Dick Rutan
Fly Right Films will release its second volume in its Aviator Series, “Decision Making with Burt Rutan” at this week’s EAA AirVenture fly-in. Click here to see a video trailer (or see below). From the Fly Right Films website: In Decision Making with Dick Rutan, you’ll fly shoulder-to-shoulder with Dick Rutan, one of the most […]
COPPERSTATE Fly-In to Host Fuelventure 400
The Casa Grande, Arizona-based COPPERSTATE Fly-In will include the Fuelventure 400 on October 24. This event is a competition to determine the most fuel efficient aircraft. The intent of Fuelventure 400 is to spawn competition for fuel efficiency improvements. The competition is simple: each aircraft and passengers are weighed. Each entrant then flies a 400-mile […]
‘Fly4Life’ Mission Aviation Calendar Now Available
Missionary pilot and aviation artist, Jim Rendel, has created a 14-month calendar with detailed drawings of aircraft used between 1930 and 2010 in humanitarian and mission aviation. Rendel grew up in northwest Nigeria where his parents were missionaries with SIM (Serving in Mission). Growing up in a remote area meant that Rendel and his siblings […]
Continental Motors Demonstrates FADEC Fuel Economy
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 […]