Not only does the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Ore., have Howard Hughes’ HK-1 Flying Boat in its collection, it now has the model that was used in the making of “The Aviator,” the blockbuster biopic based on Hughes’ life. Initial Entertainment Group of Los Angeles recently donated several models to the museum, as well […]
Flying Heritage Collection to highlight Arlington Fly-In
Some of the finest vintage warbirds in the Pacific Northwest will make their public debut during the Northwest Experimental Aircraft Association Fly-In and Sport Aviation Convention in Arlington, Wash., July 6-10. The aircraft, part of the Flying Heritage Collection owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, are normally kept in hangars at the Arlington Municipal Airport […]
Next-generation Zeppelins launch
The future of reliable wireless communications may soon be — literally — up in the air. Sanswire Networks LLC, a subsidiary of GlobeTel Communications Corp., has developed the Stratellite, an unmanned high-altitude rigid airship that will provide a stationary platform for transmitting wireless communications services. “We see ourselves as a replacement for low altitude satellites […]
Quest Aircraft debuts Kodiak
With a name like “Kodiak,” it is only fitting that Quest Aircraft Co. chose the Alaska State Aviation Trade Show and Conference in Anchorage for the first public display of its latest airplane design. The high-wing, single engine turboprop attracted many an admiring stare in the hangar during the three-day event. The 10-place, IFR-equipped airplane […]
Symphony 160 awarded Type Certificate
The FAA has awarded Symphony Aircraft Industries (SAI) a Type Certificate for the Symphony 160. The two-place, high-wing aircraft is produced in Canada and sold in the United States through dealerships. “The U.S. market is one of great importance for Symphony Aircraft Industries,” said Paul Costanzo, SAI president and CEO. “With the FAA Type Certificate […]
WASP museum seeks charter members
Membership for the proposed Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) museum now exceeds 1,000, but organizers want more charter members. The National WASP World War II Museum is slated to be built at Avenger Field (SWW) at Sweetwater, Texas, where the bulk of WASP training took place, according to Nancy Parrish, executive director. At first the […]
Reagan National reopens to GA
Washington National Airport (DCA) will reopen to GA, but only for “certain precleared” operations, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials. The Washington, D.C. airport was closed to GA after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Congress mandated that DHS develop a security plan to permit GA operations at DCA as part of the […]
Embry-Riddle renames Aviation Maintenance program after Charles Taylor
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University celebrated Charles Taylor’s 137th birthday on May 24 by naming one of its oldest units the Charles Taylor Department of Aviation Maintenance Science. Taylor, the Wright brothers’ mechanic and engine builder, is the man who put the “power in powered flight,” according to the department’s chairman, Fred Mirgle. Taylor’s great-grandson, Charles Taylor […]
New museum at Georgetown Airport, Del.
A new museum has opened at Georgetown Airport (GED) in Sussex County, Delaware. The Delaware Aviation Museum features a number of interesting aircraft, including the B-25 “Panchito,” a Cessna UC-78, often called a “bamboo bomber” for its wooden spars and fabric covering, a Yak-9, MiG 15 and MiG 17. The museum also houses the Jeffrey […]