Daher-Socata rolled out its 600th series production TBM very fast turboprop aircraft – a TBM 850 – from the company’s Tarbes, France, production facility last week. Please share: Continue Reading →
RANS S-19 meets FAA’s 51% rule
Posted on October 16th, 2011 by Janice Wood
The RANS S-19 Venterra has met the FAA’s 51% rule and will join the list of approved kits. Continue Reading →
Flying the Skycatcher: The CFI’s perspective
Posted on October 11th, 2011 by Meg Godlewski
Cessna’s Skycatcher was designed for the Light Sport Aircraft category, as well as to lower the cost of entry into aviation. It was also designed to be a teaching platform that could ostensibly replace the Cessna 150 series in flight... Continue Reading →
Cessna unveils ‘game-changing’ Citation Latitude
Posted on October 10th, 2011 by Janice Wood
Cessna Aircraft Co. introduced the new Citation Latitude mid-size business jet on opening day of the 64th NBAA Annual Meeting and Convention. This is Cessna’s second new product announcement in the past 14 days; the company launched the Citation M2... Continue Reading →
Piper rolls out improved M-Class aircraft
Posted on October 10th, 2011 by Janice Wood
On opening day of the NBAA convention in Las Vegas, Piper Aircraft unveiled design enhancements for its signature series of 2012 M-Class single engine business aircraft, including the turboprop Meridian, pressurized piston Mirage, and unpressurized piston Matrix (pictured below). Continue Reading →
Cessna launches new bizjet: Citation M2
Posted on September 27th, 2011 by Janice Wood
Cessna Aircraft Co. has launched the Citation M2, a new light business jet that fills the gap between the Citation Mustang and the Citation CJ family. Continue Reading →
In the pink: Judy Betz’s one-of-a-kind RV-12
Posted on September 22nd, 2011 by Meg Godlewski
I was shooting photos of a vintage airplane at AirVenture when a man came up to me and asked if I was the owner of the RV-12 in homebuilt parking. “What makes you ask if it is mine?” I asked,... Continue Reading →
Dassault hiring event in Atlanta, Sept. 23
Posted on September 20th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
Hiring managers from Dassault Aircraft Services (DAS) will be meeting with workers to fill aviation jobs at a hiring event in Atlanta, Georgia on September 23, 2011 (Noon-5 pm) at the Hilton Garden Inn Peachtree City. The event is open... Continue Reading →
Lisa Airplanes launches Akoya LSA
Posted on September 20th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
France-based Lisa Airplanes has opened the order book for its amphibious ski-plane named Akoya. Using a unique fuselage/hull design that includes “Seafoils”, the Akoya can operate from land, water and snow, according to company officials. Continue Reading →
Airship UAV development phase complete
Posted on September 20th, 2011 by Ben Sclair
Global Near Space Services and Bye Engineering Partners have completed phase two of their solar-electric high-altitude, long-endurance airship unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) dubbed Star2Flight. The UAV is being developed as an intelligence and surveillance platform. The “lighter than air” ship... Continue Reading →
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