Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing Ltd. is being offered for sale, hopefully to someone who can take the company to the next stage of development, company officials said. “After 30 enjoyable years running Murphy Aircraft Mfg. Ltd., I am approaching retirement, with the desire to spend more time with family and pursue other interests,” said Darryl Murphy, […]
Aircraft
Production of fly-away RV-12s to continue
Production of fly-away S-LSA RV-12 will continue in 2014, according to Dick VanGrunsven, founder of Van’s Aircraft, Inc. and Wally Anderson, head of Synergy Air. The first batch of fly-away RVs was built in Synergy Air’s Eugene, Ore., facility during 2013. They sold almost immediately, according to company officials. By the start of 2014, 14 aircraft […]
Want to sell your plane? Be prepared to dance
By BILL WILSON If you plan to sell your airplane in this market, be prepared to dance. You’ll probably have to two-step, twist, boogie and maybe try some new routines before you’ll get that plane sold. And it won’t be the romantic experience you were looking for. Love is not in the air in the […]
Zenith now shipping CH 750 Cruzer kits
Zenith Aircraft has begun shipping kits for its newest model, the CH 750 Cruzer. Introduced last April at SUN ’n FUN, the Cruzer is an “on airport version” of the STOL CH 750 that was originally designed for back country flying, according to company officials. Built for runways, it uses smaller wheels (with optional wheel fairings) […]
Rare Rutan aircraft donated to the Institute for Aerospace Education
By SaVannah Rash Spirits were high at the Mayer household in Nelson County on Saturday, Nov. 2. Students from all across Kentucky were scrambling in frenzied excitement over the generous donation made by John Mayer to the Institute for Aerospace Education, a rare Rutan Defiant. While the incomplete plane was being loaded onto a series […]
Citation Sovereign+ certified, deliveries begin
WICHITA, Kan. – Cessna has begun deliveries of the newly certified Citation Sovereign+ midsize business jet. The new Citation Sovereign+, whose name now includes a “+” to differentiate it from its predecessor, brings increased range, updated technologies and enhanced performance to the company’s Citation Sovereign business jet, according to Cessna officials. Brad Thress, Cessna senior […]
First flight: Belite Sealite
WICHITA — On the 110th anniversary of the Wright brother’s first powered flight, Belite completed the successful first test flight of its new aircraft, the Belite SeaLite. The SeaLite is an amphibious, carbon fiber float-equipped aircraft, designed to legally fly under U.S. FAR 103 regulations off of either water or land. Although the first test […]
Citation M2 certified, deliveries begin
WICHITA – Cessna has begun the first deliveries of the Citation M2 light jet following FAA type certification. Brad Thress, Cessna senior vice president of business jets, says: “Cessna is once more redefining the light jet segment with the Citation M2. We’re proud to get the M2 into the marketplace and see the aircraft begin […]
Cessna reveals restored L-19, Dodge auction package
WICHITA, Kan. — Cessna has unveiled the restored 1959 Cessna L-19E “Bird Dog” (pictured below) to be auctioned at the 43rd annual Barrett-Jackson car auction in Scottsdale, Ariz. The L-19E will be auctioned alongside a Dodge M37 truck restored and donated by Okoboji Classic Cars, forming a unique pair of historical items offered in a […]