ECi has been awarded an STC by the FAA for improvements in the Titan replacement cylinders C75, C85, C90, C125, C145, 0-200, 0-300 and GO-300 series engines. “These improvements incorporate dramatically different changes from the original Type Certificate, therefore, a Supplemental Type Certificate had to be chosen as the approval mechanism instead of a Parts […]
OK3AIR opens new FBO, expands fleet
OK3AIR opened its new FBO facilities in Heber City, Utah, last month. The 6,500-square-foot expansion at Heber Valley Municipal Airport includes amenities for charter, line services, maintenance, sales and flight training. The company, which also operates FBOs in Salt Lake City and Ogden, also added a CJ1 to its aircraft management fleet, which also includes […]
Precise Flight expands its product line — HID style
Precise Flight, Inc. has expanded its product line to include the sale of High Intensity Discharge (HID) Aviation Lighting. “Precise Flight is committed to the development of a family of products marketed as essentials for safer skies,” said Scott Philiben, vice president. “We are excited to provide our customers a product that greatly improves their […]
Old but good: The classics are worth considering
There are new Light Sport Aircraft and then there are classic Light Sport Aircraft. The classics aren’t truly Light Sport Aircraft, but they qualify to be flown under the companion Sport Pilot rules, while remaining certified. Once a Marine, always a Marine; once certified, always certified. (The word is, in fact, certified, not certificated, which […]
German company unveils its light jet
Germany’s Grob Aerospace has added yet another bird to the burgeoning flock of light jets on the market. Long a builder of notably innovative airplanes, Grob caught the aviation world by surprise at the Paris Air Show in June when it sprung the brand new light twin jet on its competitors. It doesn’t have a […]
CarterCopter sets elusive record, but later crashes
During a flight test on June 17, the innovative CarterCopter unofficially broke the Mu-1 barrier — a goal that eluded rotary wing builders until that day. Mu is the ratio of the aircraft’s forward speed to its rotor tip speed. As forward speed increases, the effective airspeed over the retreating blade decreases. At Mu-1, the […]
The race for sapce — in a Learjet?
What do you do with an old Learjet? If you’re George French and David Urie, you send it into orbit. French, who is president and CEO of Rocketplane Ltd., Inc. and Urie, the company’s vice president and program manager, are modifying Learjet 25 airframes as platforms for re-usable spacecraft, capable – they say – of […]
Certified Light Sport Aircraft (as of June 10, 2005)
Certified Light Sport Aircraft as of June 10, 2005 Manufacturer/Importer: Evektor-Aerotechnik/Sport Aircraft International Aircraft: Evektor SportStar Contact: SportAircraftInternational.com Manufacturer/Importer: Flight Design/Flight Design USA Aircraft: Flight Design CT Contact: Fly-Flightstar.com Manufacturer/Importer: Fantasy Air/Fantasy Air USA Aircraft: Allegro 2000 Contact: FantasyAirUSA.com Manufacturer/Importer: Tecnam Costruzioni Aeronautiche/Hansen Air Group Aircraft: Tecnam Sierra, Super Echo Contact: HansenAirGroup.com Manufacturer/Importer: TL Ultalights/Sportair […]
The wait is over… or is it?
Everyone in the industry — from FAA officials to flight instructors to manufacturers — has been busy gearing up for the new rules. LSAs just began getting approval a few months ago and it seems that every day we hear of another aircraft winning approval. In this issue of General Aviation News, we focus on […]