LoPresti Aviation Corp. unveiled its new expanded line of Hi-Intensity Landing and Taxi Lights at AirVenture 2005. Already a standard in GA, the LoPresti “Boom Beam” is original equipment on Cirrus, Lancair, Adam and Raytheon products. Newly available is Boom Beam 50LC, which provides more than 750,000 lumens of Xenon lighting — 50% more than […]
Unison launches a new website
Unison Industries unveiled its new Autolite Annie website, AutoliteAnnie.com, at EAA AirVenture. The new website, an extension of Unison’s piston products section on its corporate website (UnisonIndustries.com), will focus on Unison’s Autolite Aviation Spark Plugs product line and its logo icon Autolite Annie. The website gives information not only about the company’s spark plus, but […]
A flying Honda
As small jets become increasingly common, both for business and personal transportation, perhaps it is natural that Honda is interested in airplane and aircraft engine manufacturing. After all, Ford, another company that brought automobiles to the masses, bought into the airplane business in 1925, just as air transportation caught the public imagination. Honda may see […]
Engine vibration solutions from Barry Control
Barry Controls Aerospace has launched a range of engine vibration solutions for the new Very Light Jet market. The series of simple, modular mount solutions are designed to allow customers flexibility, according to company officials.
ATG working on nosewheel shimmy
Development continues on the Javelin Jet prototype. Aviation Technology Group (ATG) recently reported the successful completion of ground vibration testing, while resolution of a nosewheel shimmy is underway. In a recent high speed taxi test with the Javelin prototype’s flight configuration, a common, but unwelcome, nosewheel shimmy occurred. After some minor adjustments, additional taxi tests revealed the nosewheel vibration still occurring. […]
SJ30-2 receives TIA
The SJ30-2, a new light business jet from Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corp. (SSAC), received its Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) from the FAA last month. Receiving the TIA virtually guarantees certification this year for the new jet, according to SSAC officials. The high performance, long range, twinjet aircraft will operate at altitudes up to 49,000 feet […]
Eclipse to help would-be owners find a partner
Eclipse Aviation recently launched JetMatch, a free service that assists people in finding partners to share ownership of an Eclipse 500 jet, which now sells for $1.295 million. Once you sign up for the free service, the company will send you email listings of JetMatch members in your area. The listings include e-mail addresses, phone […]
TimeTrac earns STC
TimeTrac, a new automated flight recording system, recently was issued an STC for more than 750 makes and models of GA aircraft. The system automatically records each flight and uses a computer to create and analyze pilot and aircraft logs. Price: $1,495.
Garmin introduces GPSMAP 396
Garmin recently introduced GPSMAP 396, a portable device that puts weather data at a pilot’s fingertips. The GPSMAP 396 with XM WX Satellite Weather features Next Generation Radar (NEXRAD), METARs, TAFs, TFRs, lightning and winds aloft, and several other weather products to help pilots make informed navigational decisions. It also displays Traffic Information Service (TIS) […]