Teledyne Continental Motors is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, using that milestone to unveil its ideas for the future of aircraft engines and, more important, how it is turning those ideas into products and services. A major part of TCM’s plan is called the Alpha System, which ranges throughout the company from manufacturing to […]
Small New Jersey airport ready to take on Teterboro
An underutilized but capable airport near Toms River, N.J., may become the next business aviation airport serving New York City, as Teterboro (TEB) and Morristown (MMU) approach capacity. The Robert J Miller Airpark (MJX), about 75 miles south of the city, currently is the base for five business jets, but Tim and Len Boyd, whose […]
Lamar Technologies still leading the way with new starter drive
Lamar Technologies of Marysville, Wash., continues to lead the way with innovation and priority service to its customers around the world. In March of this year, Lamar Technologies began installing a new starter drive in all its Lycoming starters. The new starter drive is made in the USA and designed to give long life to […]
CAP cadets at Cessna summer program
Civil Air Patrol cadets get up-close look at aviation at Cessna summer program Twenty-one Civil Air Patrol cadets from throughout the country interested in a career in aviation recently spent a week in Independence, Kan., at Cessna Aircraft Co. Cessna’s Independence facility manufactures the company’s propeller aircraft — the 172 Skyhawk, 182 Skylane and 206 […]
Growing the next generation
Budding high school mechanics may find themselves working on old airplanes instead of cars thanks to a new agreement signed recently by the FAA and the Build A Plane organization. Under the agreement, the two will join forces to help give more students hands-on experience working on real airplanes. Each organization will use its unique […]
Five tips to protect your airplane’s value
Last year was a record year for aircraft sales and the trend is continuing this year. As sales boom, the American Society of Appraisers has highlighted some of summer’s hottest new trends in the aircraft industry, as well as tips for caring for aircraft. “Airplanes and other aircraft can be a huge investment for consumers […]
First Mustang demonstration plane takes flight
Cessna Aircraft Co.’s first production Citation Mustang took flight June 15, two weeks ahead of schedule. Serial number 0003 will enter service this December as Cessna’s first Mustang demonstrator aircraft. It is the fourth Mustang produced, and the first one that will not be used for FAA flight testing. Mustangs 0004 through 0015 are currently […]
Ohio teacher wins contest to name newest blimp
The latest blimp from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., launched earlier this spring, finally has a name, thanks to an Ohio schoolteacher. Matthew Harrelson of Uniontown, Ohio, submitted the winning name, Spirit of Innovation, in the company’s Name the Blimp contest. His reward: Use of a blimp for a day. “I can’t believe I won […]
golden West attracts record number of planes
Airplane count at the annual Golden West EAA Regional Fly-In, held June 9-11 at Yuba County Airport, Marysville, Calif., was at an all-time high, with more than 1,000 planes flying in for the event. One of the planes attracting a lot of attention was Cory Bird’s experimental. The builder, from Mojave, Calif., powers his plane […]