Quest Aircraft Company has named Muncie Aviation Company the exclusive dealer for the KODIAK in a territory covering the Mid-Atlantic region, along with Indiana and Ohio. Muncie Aviation, located in Muncie, Indiana, will also serve as an authorized KODIAK service center. Now one of 13 dealers that represent the KODIAK, Muncie Aviation will have sales responsibility for Indiana, […]
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Piper unveils M-Class step-up program
Piper has unveiled its M-Class Linkage Program, which gives Mirage and Meridian owners the opportunity to apply a financial credit toward a factory-new M500 or M600 aircraft. “With this incentive initiative, customers have the ability to take advantage of stepping up into a more advanced aircraft with additional options and capabilities as their pilot skillset increases […]
Perlan 2 gilder first flight slated for Wednesday
The Perlan 2 glider, an engineless aircraft designed to reach the edge of space, will – weather permitting – attempt its first flight Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Robert’s Field at Redmond Municipal Airport in Oregon. This is the first test flight for the Perlan 2 glider, which will attempt to set a new world altitude record for any […]
Flying Just Aircraft’s SuperSTOL Stretch XL
How do you improve on a popular backcountry aircraft design? If you are the folks at Just Aircraft, you make it larger and with the ability to support a more powerful engine. That best describes Just Aircraft’s SuperSTOL Stretch XL. The red high-wing, tailwheel-equipped airplane mounted on tundra tires stole the show when it debuted […]
TriFan 600 takes off as crowdfunding soars to $4 million
DENVER, Colo. — In just two weeks, equity crowdfunders have reserved shares for more than $4 million via StartEngine.com/Startup/XTI to support development of an airplane with the speed, range, and comfort of a business jet and the ability to take off and land like a helicopter. XTI Aircraft Company (XTI) is pioneering the use of […]
Van’s ships 1,000th RV-12 kit
On Aug. 27, the shipping department at Van’s Aircraft had several orders to fill. By the end of the day, it had rolled out the 937th RV-12 kit empennage package onto the shipping dock, where it was picked up by a customer from Washington state, Richard Bangsund. What’s the significance of 937? Combined with the S-LSA […]
Cirrus Jet enters final stages towards certification
The FAA has issued Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) for Cirrus Aircraft‘s Vision SF50, marking another milestone in the aircraft certification program. TIA initiates formal FAA flight evaluation of the Vision SF50 type design, airworthiness, performance and handling properties, Cirrus officials explain. This TIA allows Cirrus to move forward with FAA Conformity Inspections and Certification Flight Tests […]
Development continues on Burt Rutan’s SkiGull
Burt Rutan always draws a crowd at his AirVenture forums, especially when introducing a new aircraft design. And since his current project, the SkiGull amphibian, may be the “retired” 72-year-old designer’s last homebuilt, the standing-room-only crowd at this year’s Oshkosh was all ears as he broke his long-standing rule of keeping a new design under […]
Crowdfunding campaign launches to fund vertical takeoff biz jet
A crowd funding campaign has launched to develop the TriFan 600, a six-seat fixed-wing airplane designed to fly as fast, as high, and as far as other business jets, but with the ability to takeoff and land vertically. XTI Aircraft Company is launching the equity crowdfunding campaign under new rules approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange […]