Honda has established a wholly-owned subsidiary, named Honda Aircraft Co., which will be responsible for the further development and production of the HondaJet. The new company will be based at the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, N.C., where the prototype HondaJet was assembled and flight tests have been carried out for more than three […]
Aerotropolis: The airport – and community – of the future
I just finished reading a magazine article that left me both surprised and thrilled. Published in Fast Company magazine, this article explains how cities around the world – especially in China, India, Thailand, Hong Kong and South Korea – are not only building massive new airports, but they are surrounding the airports with commercial and […]
A scientific definition
I agree wholeheartedly with Tom Norton’s May 19 editorial on the absence of civility in arguing matters of science today (Prove it!). But, as a scientist, I note that his definition of theory at the end of the article is incorrectly used. While the lay definition he gives is correct, the scientific definition is completely […]
Kitewings? No strings attached
I enjoyed reading the photo captions under all the color pictures on page 15 of your July 21st issue (Highlights from Arlington). That was until I read “Let’s go ride a kite” and “Kite flying,” which was used to describe the ultralight trike vehicles at Arlington. I didn’t know Arlington was for kite fliers? I […]
A nother fix for a hard-starting engine
I had the same hard to start problem in 1978 with my C152. The problem was Cessna only installed a single primer to the #2 cylinder of the Lycoming. This was a common thing for Cessna to install only one primer nozzle. If you over prime more than two shots on the single nozzle, then […]
A fix for a hard-starting engine
Paul, I just read your response to Joe Ragon in the July 7 issue (Why is my engine so hard to start?). I too experienced the hard-starting problem when I purchased my Comanche 250 with an O-540 Lycoming. The seller stated that it had always been a hard starter. I found that all five of […]
Terrorists Used Airline, not GA
Why is it the fact it was airline security that was penetrated and commercial aircraft that were used in terrorist activity that somehow has been dropped by the wayside? Jim Lombard via email
The Ultimate Flight Lesson
Let me congratulate the whole editorial team of GAN on your very interesting magazine, some recent copies of which I have enjoyed reading while on (flying) holiday in Florida. In the July 21 issue, I read with great interest the article “The ultimate flight lesson: Crossing the North Atlantic” and I found the idea truly […]
A flying coffin?
During World War II several aircraft were given the nickname The Flying Coffin. American soldiers referred to the CG-4A glider as the Flying Coffin not because it was inherently dangerous, but because several of the 15 companies that built them for Uncle Sam also were coffin manufacturers. The gliders were, after all, mostly made from […]