OSHKOSH — Cessna debuted its Skylane Turbo 182 NXT on opening day of AirVenture, powered by an SMA engine that runs on Jet A. Please share: Continue Reading →
Go ahead, trust your fuel gauge
Posted on July 23rd, 2012 by Ben Sclair
OSHKOSH – A new patented digital Fuel Level Sender from Redmond, Ore.-based CIES is now available on all new production Cirrus SR22T, SR22 and SR20 aircraft. CIES anticipates additional manufacturers and retrofit installation options later this year. Continue Reading →
New Aircraft Spruce catalog available
Posted on July 23rd, 2012 by Ben Sclair
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty began distributing their new 2012 catalog at EAA’s AirVenture Fly-In. Now exceeding 920 pages in length, the Aircraft Spruce catalog is available in a print format, CD format, and a PDF format. If attending AirVenture, stop by Hangar A, Booth 1023-1029 or Hangar D,... Continue Reading →
Thinking about buying an Icon A5?
Posted on July 23rd, 2012 by Janice Wood
OSHKOSH — Icon Aircraft has reduced the deposit for an A5 position from $5,000 to $2,000 as part of an AirVenture special. The offer will apply to any order placed in person or online during the week of the show... Continue Reading →
Sonex Aircraft adds new quick build parts to kits
Posted on July 22nd, 2012 by Janice Wood
Sonex Aircraft has added new pre-fabricated parts to its Sonex and Waiex kit models. Continue Reading →
Honoring the WASP
Posted on July 19th, 2012 by Meg Godlewski
Michael Porter’s restored Stearman helps tell the women’s story “Is that what I think it is?” There’s something special about seeing a military aviator reunited with an airplane that he or, in this case, she flew during the war. It... Continue Reading →
Hartzell debuts new prop for RV-10
Posted on July 19th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Hartzell Propeller has developed a new 3-blade ASC-II(TM) composite propeller for Van’s Aircraft RV-10. Continue Reading →
UAS operation in the homeland
Posted on July 18th, 2012 by Ben Sclair
“According to a recent national poll conducted by Monmouth University in New Jersey, nearly two-thirds of Americans support the use of unmanned aircraft [systems] (UAS) to protect the U.S. borders and control illegal immigration. Eighty percent of Americans support the use of unmanned aircraft to help in... Continue Reading →
Zenith slates ‘engine day’ at Oshkosh
Posted on July 18th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Zenith Aircraft Co. will host its first-ever “Engine Day” next Thursday, July 26, at the company’s exhibit at AirVenture in Oshkosh. The company will have a number of Zenith aircraft with different powerplants on display, as well as representatives from... Continue Reading →
Flying Car moves into Phase 2 of flight tests
Posted on July 16th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Terrafugia’s prototype street-legal aircraft, the Transition, has moved into Phase 2 of its six planned phases of flight-testing, said company officials, who note the prototype won’t be at next week’s AirVenture in Oshkosh as they don’t want to disrupt flight... Continue Reading →
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