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Aviation News
Rushed pilot bends 210
Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Picture of the day: Heat treat
Ted Luebbers sent in this photo, explaining: “Aviation Youth members of EAA Chapter 534 (L to R) Micaela Mazenko, Joshua Mazenko, and William McCarthy heat treat the reinforcing tape they placed over the rib stitching on the newly repaired Mini Max wings.” Aviation Youth members meet at the chapter’s hangar at Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) […]
Beechcraft – The Numbers
Few aircraft in the marketplace enjoy the storied history and delivery longevity of the Bonanza and Baron lines from Beechcraft. Introduced in 1947, more than 17,000 Bonanzas have been delivered, in a continuous stream that has at times been reduced to a trickle. Nevertheless, the venerable Bonanza soldiers on. On the twin-engine side of the […]
COPPERSTATE Fly-In a hit at new location
The 2019 COPPERSTATE Fly-In was a hit at its new location.
World War II fighter pilot finally gets to fly the P-51
Jack Hallett finally got a chance to fly the P-51 at the age of 98.
Wanted: More people to get paid to move to Wichita and train to work at top aviation companies
A Wichita technical college is looking for 50 people it will pay to relocate to Wichita and learn an aviation career.
Snap-On debuts new flush cut cutter
A new tool from Snap-On provides clean cuts for mechanics.
Unfamiliarity with airplane fatal for two
Probable cause: The flight instructor’s exceedance of the critical angle of attack during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s failure to familiarize himself with the flight character