The tires utilize the latest carcass technology, according to company officials. The tubeless design also reduces overall wheel weight, helps eliminate tire creep on the wheel, and can be used with tube-on-tube type rims, company officials noted.
Aircraft
Missing lock nuts lead to failure of landing gear
Failure of the left main landing gear wheel lock nuts, which resulted in a wheel separation and nose over during landing.
Picture of the Day: Flying in formation
Tim Fuller submitted this photo and note: “I snapped a back seat picture of formation flying in T-34s with the Lima Lima Flight Team during the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 air show.”
Classic or contemporary: Which aircraft is best?
Go old, go inexpensive, go classic. It might be the best deal you’ll find all day.
Video: Could you survive a crash in the desert?
In the latest episode of the FAA’s Pilot Minute video series, Federal Air Surgeon Susan Northrup outlines some important desert survival strategies and provides information on free post-crash training offered by the FAA’s Civil Aerospace Medical Institute.
NTSB updates accident investigation database
The National Transportation Safety Board has updated CAROL (Case Analysis and Reporting Online), the database for NTSB investigations, as well as aviation investigation search functions on NTSB.gov.
Textron Aviation enhances Caravan avionics
Starting in 2024, the Caravan and Grand Caravan EX, will offer the Garmin G1000 NXi, according to company officials. Avionics that will become standard include the GDL 60 datalink, the GTX 345DR diversity transponder, and the GI 275 electronic standby.
Picture of the Day: His first AirVenture
Steve Bolan submitted this photo and note: “Griffon Bolan, 3, at his first EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.”
A monoplane and a half
Sesquiplanes enjoyed a moment in the sun as designers grappled with the robust structural truss integrity of biplanes versus the lower drag of monoplanes. Sesquiplanes, effectively a “monoplane and a half,” as described by aviation historian Joseph Juptner, used an abbreviated lower wing to enable bracing, while keeping overall span short, and reducing drag below that of a full-bore biplane.