Albuquerque is known for its balloon festival, so what better place to locate a museum dedicated to lighter than air technology? The Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, which opened Oct. 1, showcases the history, science and art of ballooning. Exhibits include photographs, newspaper clippings and models, including a 1:15 scale of the Graf Zeppelin. 505-768-6020
Avidyne and Ryan merge
Avidyne Corp. and Ryan International Corp. have merged. Ryan’s active traffic display and alerting technologies will be added to Avidyne’s product lines. Avidyne will maintain Ryan’s Columbus, Ohio, headquarters as the Safety Systems Group.
Kelly Aerospace buys Northcoast Technologies
Kelly Aerospace has bought Northcoast Technologies, developer of a thin film hot wing system and an all-electric aircraft air conditioning system. Northcoast becomes Kelly Aerospace Thermal Systems. Bob Rutherford, a Northcoast founder, is the new firm’s vice president and general manager. Northcoast’s Thermawing system is certified for Columbia 350s and 400s, but has applications for […]
500th RV-10 kit sold
In a little more than two years, Van’s Aircraft has sold 500 RV-10 kits. Fifteen customer-built RV-10s are now flying, while many others are nearing completion. RV kits, including the RV-4, RV-7, RV-8, RV-9 and the four-place RV-10 continue to be among the most popular in the world. About 1.5 new RVs take to the […]
Columbia Aircraft chooses Garmin
Columbia Aircraft has selected Garmin’s G1000 as the new avionics package for the Columbia 350 and Columbia 400. Columbia also will be the first manufacturer to integrate Garmin’s new GCU 476 full alpha-numeric keypad, which allows pilots to perform virtually all MFD functions from a pedestal-mounted keypad.
Million Air New Orleans reopens after Katrina
Million Air New Orleans recently became the first FBO at Lakefront Airport to officially reopen its doors in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Louisiana/Mississippi coast in late August. The FBO set up 2,100 square feet of modular office space, installed new skidded fuel tanks and purchased new fuel trucks. The airport received […]
SJ30-2 certificated
The SJ30-2 bizjet received type certification late last month, following a 20-year development program. The type certificate approves the new twin-engine light business jet for day, night, VFR, IFR, single-pilot and “full performance envelope” operations. Remaining approvals, such as certification for flight into known icing and operation of cabin interior systems, will be completed before […]
Mooney delivered 23 units in Q3
That good news is shared at Mooney Airplane Co., which delivered 23 aircraft valued at more than $9 million in the third quarter of this year. So far this year, the company has delivered 66 planes worth about $28 million, which places it on track to more than double 2004 deliveries. Last year, the company […]
Those who cannot fly, build
In the early days of aviation many aircraft designers and builders were also pilots. Glenn Curtiss, Glenn L. Martin, Howard Hughes and Bill Boeing all had time in their designs. Donald Wills Douglas was the exception. Although he designed many pioneering airplanes, and his DC-3 (actually designed by Arthur Raymond) was the preferred choice of […]