SMA Diesel Engines Available for Experimentals
SMA, part of the SAFRAN Group, announced today that its diesel-burning engines are currently available in the new Maule M9, as well as for the Experimental Pulsar S300. The company is selling the engine to individual owners of other certified and non-certified aircraft (including the Piper Dakota and Cessna 182 and 206).…
What Does Affordable Flying Mean to…
EAA's AirVenture 2008 offers much to all who are interested in aviation; however, after a few days of wandering the grounds, I began to get a sense of what might be missing, and it is significant.Although EAA has made a laudable effort during these financially challenging times to demonstrate that the point of entry for purchasing and building an airplane can be as low as buying a car, the organization seems to be missing the…
Aspen Avionics EFD 1000 Pro
Aspen Avionics, the little EFIS company that has taken aviation by storm with its modular PFD/MFD designed for a low cost retrofit in aircraft with traditional analog instruments, announced the availability of a NEXRAD weather enhancement for its products.The EFD 1000 Pro is currently shipping and has been installed in Experimental aircraft as large as a P-51 Mustang, to date. Pascal Gosselin, of Aero Teknic, in St. Cyhu, Quebec, an aircraft maintenance and installation shop,…
Garmin Expands Pilot My-Cast Features
Garmin's subsidiary Digital Cyclone has upgraded its cellphone-based weather delivery system, Pilot My-Cast, expanding both the types of cellphones supported, and the weather products it delivers.Pilot My-Cast allows you to access a complete weather-briefing product, including Nexrad radar, satellite loops, Metars, TAFs, SIGMETS, AIRMETS and PIREPS via a cellphone with a web browser, and this now includes both RIM Blackberry and Windows Mobile devices. There is also a beta-release of software for the iPhone.…
Batteries Not Required – Lightspeed Zulu:P
Lightspeed Aviation announced its newest iteration of the Zulu ANR headset-the Zulu:P. Running from panel power instead of two AA batteries, the Zulu:P uses the same six-pin LEMO connector as the Bose X. The elimination of the battery compartment lightens the headset a little from its original 13 ounces and keeps the "my batteries just died" rumble away. Given the capabilities of the headset, including a Bluetooth connection to cell phones and a wired interface…
Zenith CH 750 STOL Premiers at Oshkosh
Fitting neatly between the two-seat CH 701 and four-seat CH 801, Zenith Aircraft is introducing the new CH 750 to the world at this...
Martin Jetpack Debuts in AeroShell Square
July 29th will go down in the Martin family as the day this family of four could let out a sigh of relief. You...
TCW Technologies Introduces Stable Power
There is no question that one of the overwhelming themes of EAA's 2008 AirVenture show is economy and efficiency. We all want to go...
Skybike's Telescoping Wings
This AirVenture's key new aircraft designs all seem to have one component in common: some kind of rotating, swinging or folding wing design. Roadable...
Dynon Unveils Next-Generation EFIS
Without a formal press conference, Dynon Avionics showed prototypes of its next-generation (and as yet unnamed) EFIS at Oshkosh. Set to debut in the...
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First Flight: Are You the One?
It’s a question homebuilders must consider as they make their dream airplane a reality.
Worktable Suggestions
I like to use white melamine-faced particle board for my worktables. The tabletops are...
Aero ‘lectrics
You have your off-grid hangar on a solar array, but how to harness its power? Thats what Columnist Jim Weir tackles this month, with an array that tracks the sun to maximum effect.