The experimental, and long-elusive, HondaJet will make its public debut at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. Please share: Continue Reading →
It’s 2,000 for Cirrus
Posted on July 7th, 2005 by GAN Staff
Cirrus Design Corp. recently rolled its 2,000th airplane out of its Duluth, Minn., plant. “The Cirrus SR22 is now the best-selling airplane in the world,” claimed company co-founder and Executive Vice-President Dale Klapmeier as a crowd of about 700 employees... Continue Reading →
Liberty XL2 gets IFR certification
Posted on July 7th, 2005 by GAN Staff
Liberty Aerospace of Melbourne, Fla,. received Type Inspection Authorization for IFR operation of its single engine XL2 aircraft late in June. The XL2 already is certified for VFR day and night operations. The Liberty XL2 is the only piston powered... Continue Reading →
CarterCopter sets elusive record — later crashes
Posted on July 7th, 2005 by GAN Staff
During a flight test on June 17, the innovative CarterCopter unofficially broke the Mu-1 barrier — a goal that eluded rotary wing builders until that day. Mu is the ratio of the aircraft’s forward speed to its rotor tip speed.... Continue Reading →
Aviation stamps to take flight
Posted on July 7th, 2005 by GAN Staff
Ten classic American aircraft from the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s will be doing their flying in the form of postage after the Postal Service dedicates its American Advances in Aviation commemorative stamp sheets at EAA’s AirVenture in July. The first-day-of-issue... Continue Reading →
CAF PT-26 in Georgia crash
Posted on July 7th, 2005 by GAN Staff
A Commemorative Air Force World War II trainer, a Fairchild PT-26 Cornell, struck a tree and crashed at Peach State Airport near Williamson, Ga., June 16. The crash killed the pilot, James Ford of Marietta, Ga., and passenger Robert Lang,... Continue Reading →
Curtis Pitts dies
Posted on July 7th, 2005 by GAN Staff
If the Pitts Special was the standard by which aerobatic biplanes were judged for more than half a century, Curtis Pitts was the inspiration behind much of today’s sport aviation. Continue Reading →
A gathering of bombers at Oshkosh
Posted on July 7th, 2005 by GAN Staff
Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, a unique reunion of World War II bombers will gather for this year’s AirVenture, July 25 through 31. Continue Reading →
Ten fat years a’coming?
Posted on July 7th, 2005 by GAN Staff
Forecast International issued an optimistic prediction about general aviation, particularly its business jet segment, last month. Continue Reading →
Total healthcare program created for bizjet engines
Posted on June 17th, 2005 by GAN Staff
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J. — The Total Healthcare Program for Honeywell TFE731 powerplants, recently launched by Jet-Care and its sister company Spectro, is being extended to cover the most popular engines from Pratt & Whitney Canada and Williams International. Continue Reading →
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