The economic slowdown had at least one bright spot for the aviation industry: New products. Case in point is the AmphibCub, a collaboration between the folks at Baumann Floats and American Legend Aircraft Co., which manufactures the Legend Cub, one of the most popular Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) on the market. Amphibious aircraft are nothing […]
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Clem Kramer’s Zenith CH 750: From first part to first flight in just a year
Clem Kramer was a man with a mission: He wanted to fly his homebuilt Zenith STOL CH 750 exactly one year after he began building it on Jan. 9, 2009. He received the airworthiness certificate for his homebuilt on Jan. 9 of this year, but the cold and blustery weather wasn’t conducive to a first […]
First CJ4 built on assembly line takes flight
The first Citation CJ4 built on Cessna’s new assembly line in Wichita made its first flight Feb. 17. The company’s newest bizjet is in the final stages of FAA type certification approvals. Deliveries are set to begin later this year, according to Cessna officials. The CJ4 offers as standard equipment a four-screen Collins Pro Line […]
First Viking Twin Otter takes flight
The first new-production DHC-6 Series 400 Twin Otter has taken its initial flight from Viking’s final assembly facility in Calgary, Alberta. The aircraft, manufacturers serial number (MSN) 845, Canadian registration C-FMJO, is the first new production Twin Otter since de Havilland Canada ended production in 1988 with the delivery of MSN 844. Sold to launch […]
Zenith shows off the beef up
Is pilot safety worth an additional 15 pounds? The folks at Zenith Aircraft think so. The company, which makes the Zodiac CH 601 XL and CH 650 kits, recently beefed up the aircraft’s design in response to the FAA’s Nov. 6 Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin concerning aerodynamic flutter in the airframes. The SAIB was released […]
Seawind resumes testing on its amphib
The certified version flight test aircraft of the Seawind 300C amphibian has rolled out the door to resume testing. The test Seawind is a conforming article incorporating all the standard equipment scheduled for production, according to company officials. After the initial test of the aircraft systems, the Seawind will continue ground taxi testing at Saint […]
Just Aircraft takes off
By BILL WALKER For General Aviation News The man working on his own kit plane at the Just Aircraft factory in Walhalla, S.C., is Robert Stephens, a retired airline pilot who chose the builder assist option when he bought a Highlander Light Sport Aircraft last year. Stephens said he picked Just Aircraft after considerable study […]
Patrol joins Bearhawk kit line up
AviPro Aircraft, Ltd. has begun kit production of a two-place, tandem utility aircraft as an addition to its Bearhawk (four-place) Quick-Build kit. The “Bearhawk Patrol” is a high-wing aircraft that can accept engines from 115 hp to 210 hp. The prototype is powered by an O-360 Lycoming 180-hp engine swinging a fixed pitch aluminum propeller. […]
Super SportCub gets new name
CubCrafters’ Super SportCub is now the Carbon Cub SS. With the name change, the LSA is appropriately tied to its legacy, the proof-of-concept Carbon Cub first presented at the 2007 Alaska State Aviation Trade Show and Conference, according to CubCrafters officials. The SUPER Sport Cub was the follow-on production model of the Carbon Cub. Introduced […]