Lord Corp., which develops passive and active solutions for noise and vibration, engineered adhesives and high performance coatings for the aerospace, automotive and general industrial markets, is expanding its Dayton, Ohio, facility. The $3.8 million expansion includes the addition of 38,000 square feet to the existing 90,000-square-foot building. The facility serves as one of the […]
New oil cooler approved for TCM engines
AERO-Classics, Inc. has obtained FAA-PMA approval on oil coolers for Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) applications. With these recent approvals, AERO-Classics becomes the only oil cooler manufacturer offering factory new FAA-PMA oil coolers for Continental engines. The oil coolers are available for all TCM 470 and 520 series engines. The factory new oil coolers are corrosion […]
Genuine Aircraft Hardware takes the headache out of hardware
Genuine Aircraft Hardware Co. recently upgraded its entire website. Customers can now order aircraft fasteners, hardware and other products directly from the company’s new web store. The website allows customers to search for items by part number, as well as research dimensions and other details and view photos of the items.
The Wright Experience builds a Wright Model B for the Navy
An elegant replica of a pioneering Navy airplane soon will hang in Dahlgren Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy. Built by Ken Hyde and his team of master craftsmen at The Wright Experience in Virginia, it is an authentic, but non-flying, Wright Model B like the one the Wright Co. delivered to the Navy in […]
Why flying is expensive
Flying is expensive, at least in comparison to lesser modes of transportation. If everyone agrees that the cost is high, it is difficult to find any two people who agree on why. Some – indeed, many – blame the Federal Aviation Administration and its myriad rules and regulations. Others say that engines are too costly […]
Go online to share a ride
Want to find someone to share expenses with, but don’t know where to start? Try PilotShareTheRide.com. The website, started by Baldy Ivy, a working cowboy in Northern Arizona who uses a 1941 Taylorcraft to fly his ranch land, the website is designed to help pilots share their love of flying, as well as the expenses […]
The bottom line
How much does product liability add to the cost of an airplane these days? Even the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) isn’t sure. “We do not know anyone who has those numbers. We are looking for them as well,” says Katie Pribyl, GAMA’s director of communications. “Prior to GARA, Beech Aircraft estimated that the cost […]
Copperstate Fly-In wows crowds
The 33rd annual Copperstate Regional EAA Fly-In, held this year for the first time at Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ) in Arizona, was a hit with pilots and vendors. Vendors especially appreciated the air conditioned exhibit hall, which was packed with more than 100 booths featuring everything from avionics and maintenance support products to aircraft […]
Virginia EAA Fly-In shines
Clear and sunny weather after two years of hurricanes drew about 3,000 visitors to see what was new — and old — in aviation at the Virginia Regional EAA Fly-in earlier this month, at Dinwiddie County Airport in Petersburg, Va. Nearly 500 aircraft flew in during the weekend from states up and down the Eastern […]