October 11, 2012 For Immediate Release: FLY AWAY IN AN S-LSA RV-12! Van’s Aircraft, Inc. is pleased to announce a new program to build completed, fly-away, RV-12s. Better yet, Van’s has a working agreement with Synergy Air of Eugene, OR to manufacture the airplanes in the U.S.A. Nearly 200 kit-built RV-12s have been completed and…
Today the NTSB issued a press release on the G-650 test flight crash that killed 4 crewmembers and destroyed the aircraft. The short version is that Gulfstream was too aggressive in trying to get the airplane certified and to the market. Go here to see the complete press release: http://www.ntsb.gov/news/2012/121010.html -Brent
SpaceX Makes History – Again! I normally won’t be discussing space too much on this blog, but last night I watched the SpaceX CRS-1 Rocket launch into orbit with a NASA payload bound for the International Space Station and it totally geek’d me out and I had to mention it here. This is the first…
On Friday, October 5th, two Piper aircraft collided in the skies over Arizona. At least one of the aircraft was on an IFR training flight. As you view the pictures you’ll realize how miraculous it was that no one was injured. One aircraft made it into Gila River airport and the other landed on a…
Editors Note: As a native of Oklahoma, I have been excitedly watching the progress of this fascinating project coming out of Tulsa. I can’t wait to see it fly! By D.R. STEWART World Staff Writer In June 1940, as Ettore Bugatti and Louis de Monge were preparing to roll out their technologically advanced Bugatti 100P…
Cool video from the 2012 Reno Championship Air Races. -Brent
By: EDWARD RUSSELL WASHINGTON DC 4 hours ago United Airlines took ownership of its first Boeing 787-8 on 22 September, the carrier announced today. It says that it will fly the aircraft, which is registered N20904, to its Houston Intercontinental hub later this week. “As the North American launch customer, we are delighted to be getting our first 787…