Beechcraft Corp. reported today at the Paris Air Show that it recently delivered the first Baron G58 with Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to the Fuerzas Unidas de Rápida Acción (FURA), an agency within the Puerto Rico Police Department that uses the aircraft for law enforcement surveillance missions. The company first introduced its version […]
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FAA approves Eclipse Jet extended service life
The FAA has approved the extension of the service life of the Eclipse 500 and 550 aircraft to 20,000 hours/20,000 cycles with unlimited calendar life. This provides the typical Eclipse Jet owner with over 50 years of safe operation and improved airframe residual value, according to company officials. “To reach this goal, Eclipse invested hundreds […]
SyberJet chooses Cedar City, Utah, for HQ and plant
SyberJet Aircraft, new owner of the SJ30 light jet program, has selected Cedar City, Utah, as the location for its headquarters and assembly plant. Syberjet’s parent company, MSC Aerospace, purchased the SJ30 assets from Emivest Aerospace for $3.5 million in cash. Emivest filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy last October. “Our decision to locate the SJ30 assembly […]
Quicksilver partners with IDENT to produce surveillance aircraft
TEMECULA, Calif. — Quicksilver Aeronautics has joined forces with IDENT LLC of Jacksonville, Florida, in a strategic partnership to produce a fleet of GT500 surveillance and intelligence gathering aircraft. “This partnership will result in allowing the very agile GT500 aircraft to perform persistent, rapid response, wide-area surveillance missions that have traditionally been assigned to large, […]
Aviators reunite with legendary B-24
By BILL WALKER Decorated U.S. Army Air Corps fliers Joseph Reus and Sam Mastrogiacomo took center stage at the last American Aero Services open house at New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport (EVB) in Florida. On the ramp outside the hangar entrance where the two airmen signed copies of their memoirs, an airworthy B-24 Liberator provided […]
The father of electric-powered flight
“When I want something for myself, I make it a project.” That’s how Randall Fishman, a retired jeweler from New Jersey, explains his entry into the world of electric-powered flight. His journey began in the late 1970s when he was flying ultralights and working at a jewelry store. “I wanted to ride my bike to […]
Waco Classic Aircraft unveils new aircraft
WACO Classic Aircraft Corp. officially unveiled the first conforming new production Great Lakes 2T-1A-2. The project to reintroduce the Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 started less than two years ago, according to company officials, who believe it to be the only new American manufactured piston aircraft to be brought to market in the last 15 years. Production […]
First flight for Tecnam’s Astore
The successful first flight of the Tecnam Astore Light-Sport Aircraft took place at Tecnam’s Capua production facility on May 27. The Tecnam Astore is a new two-seat, low-wing LSA. It was recently premiered as part of Tecnam’s 65th anniversary celebrations at Aero 2013 Friedrichshafen, Germany. Commanded by Tecnam’s test pilot, Captain Enzo De Blasio, the […]
Beechcraft delivers 4,000th Bonanza
WICHITA, Kan. – Beechcraft Corp. recently held a special ceremony to deliver the 4,000th Model 36 Beechcraft Bonanza. According to company officials, the Bonanza is the longest continuously produced aircraft in history and more than 18,000 Model 35, 33 and 36 units have been delivered since 1947. During today’s ceremony at the company’s Customer Delivery […]