DENVER – The developer of the four-seat “Sun Flyer 4” reports that 10 deposits have been received for the electric airplane unveiled at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. According to officials with Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. (AEAC), Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology is the first flight school to hold a deposit for a Sun Flyer […]
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Search crews discover Avro Arrow in Lake Ontario
TORONTO — Sonar imagery and underwater video footage confirms a free-flight Avro Arrow model has been discovered on the floor of Lake Ontario. “We are very pleased and tremendously proud to announce we have discovered the first example of one of the free-flight Arrow models,” says John Burzynski, Raise the Arrow expedition leader and CEO […]
Stemme Twin Voyager gets FAA nod
The FAA has awarded a Type Certificate to the Stemme Twin Voyager S12 powered glider. The Stemme S12 had already been certified to the requirements of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Having passed the FAA validation process, the glider can now be sold in the U.S. market, officials with the German company said. “The […]
Zenith’s 25th anniversary calls for two-day party
It’s not every day a popular kit manufacturer turns 25. Celebrating that milestone will be the highlight of this year’s Zenith Aircraft Open Hangar Days & Fly-In Sept. 22-23 at the factory in Mexico, Missouri. Day 1 – Sept. 22, 2017 Education seminars kick off the event Friday morning. Various airframe, engine, avionics and options will be […]
What’s it like to be a test pilot?
Redmond, Oregon – Dave Morss is a test pilot. He made the first flight in the Stratos 714 prototype last November, but that was not a new experience. He has made the first flights in 43 prototype aircraft. Morss has logged more than 4,000 hours in jets and has flown north of 27,000 hours total […]
The finishing touches on a restored 1941 PT-17 Stearman
SALISBURY, NC – This immaculate, legendary 1941 PT-17 Stearman is now leading the easy life after being resurrected from a boneyard and fully restored to near show quality. It is now owned, flown, and meticulously maintained by Ken Haenlein, owner of Time Saver Aviation charters in North Carolina. Following the restoration by a previous owner, […]
New wing on Eclipse rolls into the sun
ONE Aviation’s Project Canada evolves the Eclipse with a new wing, larger engines, a fuselage stretch, new avionics, and more. On Aug. 17, 2017, ONE Aviation rolled out N990NE, an experimental prototype, from the hangar. A tweet from @OneAviationAero offers a peak. ONE Aviation has rolled out N990NE, an experimental prototype, which has been fitted with […]
Fun flying in the Kitfox Speedster
On Wednesday of AirVenture 2017, air show star Kyle Franklin took to the skies in a new airplane: The 2017 Kitfox Speedster. The performance and plane got so much attention that he flew it again in Sunday’s closing day airshow. What many people don’t know is that Sunday’s performance was “25 years to the day” […]
Airbus Perlan Mission II reaches new high altitude
EL CALAFATE, Argentina — Airbus Perlan Mission II, an initiative to fly a glider without an engine to the edge of space to collect insights on climate change, weather and high-altitude flight, reached a new high altitude the week of Aug. 2, 2017, in its second season of flight testing in El Calafate, Argentina. Pilots […]