Soloy Aviation Solutions has been tapped to provide assembly, and technical support for GippsAERO’s Airvan for all North American orders. Please share: Continue Reading →
Flying the ‘world’s smallest jet’
Posted on August 13th, 2012 by Janice Wood
An Oklahoma television station recently did a story on the FLS Microjet, an updated BD-5 that Oklahoma pilot Justin Lewis flies at airshows. Weighing just 416 pounds before adding fuel and the pilot, the jet can reach up to 320... Continue Reading →
Flying coast to coast in a homebuilt
Posted on August 12th, 2012 by GAN Staff
By TOM JONES Many people dream of making the trip of a lifetime, but few make the dream a reality. Not so for Albert and Sharon Gardner, a Yuma, Ariz., couple who flew coast to coast in their RV-10. Last... Continue Reading →
Green with envy?
Posted on August 9th, 2012 by Meg Godlewski
No matter where he goes, Tim Fox’s green Ercoupe draws a crowd “The first time I saw it, I thought, ‘my God, that is green!’” says Tim Fox, of Fort Wayne, Ind., describing the first time he laid eyes on... Continue Reading →
Airplane shipments increase
Posted on August 9th, 2012 by Janice Wood
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Airplane shipments increased 5.9% in the first six months of 2012 compared to 2011, while the accompanying value of the airplane deliveries rose 13.2%, according to figures released today by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Continue Reading →
Autonomous robotic plane flies — indoors
Posted on August 9th, 2012 by Janice Wood
For decades, researchers have been working on control algorithms for autonomous helicopters — robotic helicopters that pilot themselves, rather than requiring remote human guidance. Dozens of research teams have competed in a series of autonomous-helicopter challenges posed by the Association... Continue Reading →
Norway flight school orders Skycatchers
Posted on August 9th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Cessna reports it sold three Skycatchers at AirVenture 2012 in Oshkosh. Executives with Pilot Academy of Sandefjord, Norway, noted that the effort to facilitate EASA certification by moving the Skycatcher into the primary category with the FAA played a large... Continue Reading →
Van’s introduces RV-14A
Posted on August 8th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Van’s Aircraft surprised the crowds at AirVenture by introducing its newest model, the RV-14A. Continue Reading →
Pratt & Whitney PW610 to power new Eclipse 550
Posted on August 8th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC) PW610F engine has been selected by Eclipse Aerospace to power the next-generation Eclipse 550 twin-engine business jet. Continue Reading →
Chesapeake Sport Pilot offers flight training to wheelchair aviators
Posted on August 8th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Chesapeake Sport Pilot in Stevensville, Maryland, now offers flight training to pilots who require hand controls rather than traditional aircraft foot controls to fly. This training is made possible by a specially outfitted CT LS light sport airplane that is... Continue Reading →
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