RHINEBECK, N.Y. – The Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum’s “Spirit of the Aerodrome Gala” celebrated the 89th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh’s transatlantic crossing and the public debut flight of the aerodrome’s reproduction Spirit of St. Louis aircraft. The aerodrome’s Spirit is an exact copy of the aircraft Lindbergh used to make the historic New York to Paris, […]
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SMA diesel-powered C182 completes record-setting efficiency flight
Soloy Aviation Solutions was one of the sponsors of a July 12 record-setting non- stop fuel efficiency flight of 848 nautical miles that lasted over nine hours and burned a mere 56 gallons of fuel. The aircraft used to achieve the flight was a Cessna 182 Skylane that featured an SMA SR305-230 compression ignition (diesel) engine powered […]
Cirrus Aircraft unveils special mission platform
Cirrus Aircraft has received FAA certification for Cirrus Perception, a special mission platform tailored specifically for both the Cirrus SR22 and SR22T models. This new multi-mission, adaptive Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft offers performance capabilities suitable for airborne traffic and law enforcement operations, aerial surveying, mapping and photography, search and rescue missions, disaster management and […]
Epic Aircraft launches inaugural Odyssey World Tour
BEND, Ore. — Epic Aircraft has successfully launched its inaugural Epic Odyssey World Tour, an around-the-world journey traversing nine countries and 20 cities in 21 days, covering 15,000 nautical miles in 50 flight hours. A 26-person team comprising Epic owners, Epic Aircraft staff, pilots, guests, and photographers arrived in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 6 in six […]
LAM Aviation introduces wing flight control system
SAN FRANCISCO — LAM Aviation has introduced a new wing flight control system. According to company officials, the LAM Aero System (LAS) is based on a novel approach to using aileron and flap panels that exploits new interactions between the panels, while uncoupling the traditional interdependent sizing relationship between ailerons and flaps. The resulting configurations limit loss of […]
Pilot’s Guide to Avionics debuts at Oshkosh
Published annually by the Aircraft Electronics Association, the 2016-17 edition of the Pilot’s Guide to Avionics will be unveiled with free distribution at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture Oshkosh in Wisconsin, July 25-31. AEA staff members will distribute thousands of free copies to pilots and aircraft owners at the AEA’s AirVenture booth, No. 2035-2036 in […]
Two companies merge to form Infinity Aircraft Services
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — B. Coleman Aviation’s Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul (MRO) division and Mobile Aircraft Services have entered into an agreement to combine the two companies to create a new aircraft MRO and AOG (Aircraft On Ground) support services company called Infinity Aircraft Services. The new company will be headquartered in West Palm Beach with an […]
House passes FAA extension that includes third class medical reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatives has unanimously approved a bipartisan FAA extension that ensures the FAA is funded through Sept. 30, 2017. Current FAA reauthorization expires July 15. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) sponsored the measure, H. Res. 818, the “FAA […]
Supervan 900 composite prop introduced
Hartzell Propeller and airplane modifier Texas Turbine Conversions are collaborating on a Supplemental Type Certificate for a new four-blade composite swept propeller for single-engine Supervan 900 aircraft. The propeller STC is expected fourth quarter 2016. “The Hartzell/Texas Turbine program matches engine upgrades for converted Cessna Caravans with structural composite propellers especially designed for the Supervan 900,” […]