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Honoring World War II pilots

Posted on October 22nd, 2012 by

NEW YORK — U.S. Air Force Thunderbird fighter pilots commanded a legendary World War II P-51 Mustang and four Cessna Citation Mustangs flying in formation over New York Harbor on Oct. 20 and 21 to commemorate the legacy of wartime... Continue Reading →

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Van’s to build ‘fly-away’ RV-12s

Posted on October 15th, 2012 by

Van’s Aircraft is tentatively entering the OEM market with an initial run of 12 deluxe copies of its RV-12 LSA. According to a podcast interview with AVweb at AOPA Aviation Summit in Palm Springs, Calif., Van’s Aircraft founder and president... Continue Reading →

New film about seaplanes released

Posted on October 15th, 2012 by

John Vigran recently completed a short film about seaplanes and flying around the San Francisco Bay Area for his friends at Seaplane Adventures in Mill Valley, California. He sent along a link, noting it he thought it might be of... Continue Reading →

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The return of White Lightning

Posted on October 11th, 2012 by

Polished metal, blue, green, yellow, red — these are the colors I’m used to seeing on Ercoupes. So it was downright exciting to find a solid black Ercoupe parked in the vintage display area of this year’s AirVenture, with the... Continue Reading →

Piper shows off Meridian at Ferrari gathering

Posted on October 11th, 2012 by

While much of the general aviation world is in Palm Springs, Calif., this weekend for the AOPA Aviation Summit, some folks from Piper Aircraft are there for a different reason — they are showing off a Piper Meridian at the... Continue Reading →

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Cobalt picks SmartDeck for new Co50

Posted on October 11th, 2012 by

Esterline CMC Electronics’ SmartDeck avionics suite has been selected by Cobalt Aircraft Industries, of Saguenay, Quebec, as standard on the new Co50 five-place, single-engine aircraft. Continue Reading →

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Piper plans 75th anniversary Vero Beach Fly-in

Posted on October 10th, 2012 by

VERO BEACH, FLA. — Piper Aircraft and the Piper Cub’s year-long 75th anniversary celebration will culminate with a customer fly-in Nov. 9-11. The invitation-only weekend features a welcome reception, vendor exhibits, aircraft static display, customer awards, facility tours, a history... Continue Reading →

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Astronics delivers 600th Max-Viz Enhanced Vision System to Cirrus

Posted on October 10th, 2012 by

EAST AURORA, N.Y. — Astronics Corp. has delivered the 600th Max-Viz enhanced vision system for installation on Cirrus SR22 airplanes. Continue Reading →

Manufactured in the Czech Republic by the LETECKÉ ZÁVODY Aircraft Corp., the L-23 Super Blanik is an all metal, two-seat, self-supporting, T-tail, high-winged glider with a retractable main wheel and a fixed tail wheel. Its one-piece canopy design allows for excellent visibility. It has a tandem cockpit with dual flight controls. Radios and flight instruments are available in both cockpits.

Civil Air Patrol takes delivery of Air Force Academy gliders

Posted on October 8th, 2012 by

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – Twelve TG-10B (L-23 Super Blanik) gliders from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs now belong to Civil Air Patrol. he recent Air Force transfer of the aircraft to CAP is a boost... Continue Reading →

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Estelle Wingster: A vintage airplane with a modern message

Posted on October 4th, 2012 by

In 1953 Ken Miller of Van Nuys, Calif., was a college student. He went to the airport with two friends and met a man who was giving rides in his Cessna 150. “The guy said he would take each of... Continue Reading →