Designers at the VVV-Avia factory in Samara, Russia, are completing the necessary paperwork to introduce the Sigma Aircraft as the newest entry in the Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) market. The airplane will be introduced to the U.S. during EAA AirVenture in July. According to its designers, the Sigma represents a conscious move to break with […]
Aviation legend Mama Bird Johnson honored
“To Mama Bird, With Love” was the title of a tribute to Evelyn Bryan Johnson when more than 400 people got together on May 26 to honor the 95-year-old aviatrix. Johnson became “Mama Bird” early in her long career as a flight instructor. Her students – now more than 9,000 and counting – called her […]
How much horsepower for women?
How much horsepower should a woman be allowed to have? This was a serious question in 1929 when 20 female pilots made history by entering a transcontinental air race from Santa Monica, Calif., to Cleveland, Ohio. This was the first time women were allowed to compete in the air, albeit with the restriction that their […]
1941 Historical Aircraft Group hosts 26th annual air show
The 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum at Geneseo Airport in New York presents its 26th consecutive air show July 8-10. The show has grown from a chance stopover show of the Canadian Warplane Heritage and a handful of spectators in 1980 to more than 100 warbirds, antique, classic and experimental aircraft and 15,000 attendees in […]
Mollett Early Spaceflight Gallery opens June 18
The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center’s newest gallery, the Mollett Early Spaceflight Gallery, opens to the public June 18. The Hutchinson, Kan., museum’s newest gallery showcases manned space exploration efforts that began in 1959, including the flown Gemini X spacecraft, a flown Russian Vostok, as well as space suits used in the Mercury, Gemini, Vostok […]
Australia says “Good day mate” to Lancair
The worldwide reach of Lancair’s Columbia 350 and 400 has grown even more, with Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority granting a Type Acceptance Certificate for both models. The 350 and 400 also are available in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Four Winds adds airbags
Four Winds Aircraft has become the latest company to add airbags to its airplanes. The company just signed a deal with AmSafe Aviation of Phoenix to provide inflatable restraints as options on its FX-210 and FX-250T models. Certification of the AmSafe Aviation Inflatable Restraints is expected later this year. The restraints, which are built into […]
135+ Cirrus attend “Minnesota Migration”
More than 135 Cirrus airplanes returned to the roost for the third annual “Minnesota Migration” earlier this month. The annual migration to Cirrus Design Corp.’s factory, sponsored by the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association, boasted more than 300 registrants. In fact, the event has grown so much that many of the activities were held in […]
Legend Cub to go on tour
The latest company to take its product to the people is American Legend Aircraft Co., which plans a tour of its new Legend Cub. The demonstration tour begins at Missouri’s St. Charles County Airport, Smart Field, June 10-11, which coincides with the EAA’s Sport Pilot tour. Next stop is June 17-18 at Venago Regional Airport […]