A project to bring back the Junkers F13 took off Sept. 15 with the official first flight of the replica in Dübendorf, Switzerland. The first flight of the replica was almost 100 years after the launch of the “mother of all aircraft,” according to officials with luxury luggage company RIMOWA. https://youtu.be/8uyusX5aLa8 Named ‘Annelise 2’ as a […]
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Hartzell 5-blade prop now on 30% of TBM fleet
PHOENIX — Hartzell Propeller has delivered 230 advanced swept airfoil five-blade props for Daher TBM 700/850/900/930 aircraft since FAA approval in 2014. The announcement was made in advance of the Annual TBM Owners and Pilots Association Convention to be held Sept. 21-24. “Hartzell’s high performance structural composite propellers are now flying on roughly 30% of the […]
Piper M600 achieves Production Certificate
VERO BEACH, Florida — Piper Aircraft was recently granted a Production Certificate for its new M600 turboprop by the FAA. “Being granted the Production Certificate is the latest in a series of milestones for the new aircraft, according to Simon Caldecott, Piper Aircraft President and CEO. “In June we received the Type Certificate for the […]
Lancair Evolution vs. Piper M350
One you build, the other you buy. Both have a long lineage. The Evolution is designed atop three-and-a-half decades of Lancair’s homebuilding experience. Piper’s M350 is a direct descendent of the original Malibu of the early 1980s. Both are pressurized. Both are fast. While many pilots prefer the flexibility and customization of a homebuilt, others prefer the […]
New president and CEO for Mooney
KERRVILLE, Texas — Dr. Vivek Saxena has been named the new president and chief executive officer of Mooney International. Saxena, a 25-year veteran of the aerospace industry, joins Mooney from the global aviation consultancy ICF International where, as vice president, he led its aerospace operations practice. Prior to ICF, Saxena served in senior roles with Pratt & […]
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Tracking a classic Cessna 180
“I’m going to keep it as original as possible,” she said. “Again, keeping it as lightweight as possible. And then the next big program will be next year to polish it and repaint it in the original scheme.”
Meyers 200 Air Racing Team takes off
GlobalParts.aero and Interceptor Aviation have created the Meyers 200 Air Racing Team. Officials are encouraging existing Meyers 200 owners to participate in the upcoming events in this summer’s Sport Air Racing League (SARL) slate to “get the most out of the performance of the Meyers 200 and enjoy the airplane’s design,” according to Nin George, Vice President of Quality […]
Cessna Denali debuts at Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Just one year after announcing it would bring a clean-sheet design single engine turboprop (SETP) to market, Textron Aviation unveiled the Cessna Denali on opening day of AirVenture 2016. A mockup of the aircraft’s cabin sits alongside a mockup of GE Aviation’s all new advanced turboprop engine at Textron Aviation’s chalet. The Cessna Denali […]