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| Wednesday, July 16, 2008 |
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Cessna Completes Third Airframe for SkyCatcher Development Program
By FlyingNews @ 4:14 PM :: 287 Views ::
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Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today at the Farnborough International Airshow its engineering team has completed a third airframe in its development of the Model 162 SkyCatcher.
The third airframe serves as an ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) test article and has started static testing. The primarily aluminum aircraft will meet ASTM standard F2245 for the light sport category.
Two aircraft are being used for flight testing. The SkyCatcher prototype conducted its first flight March 8, followed by the May 1 flight of the first production model. The aircraft have accumulated nearly 80 hours for ASTM flight testing, which will be completed later this year. The second airframe is being equipped with a production interior and will debut at EAA AirVenture July 28-Aug. 3.
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| Thursday, July 10, 2008 |
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University of North Dakota Orders 25 Cessna 172 Skyhawks
By FlyingNews @ 8:49 PM :: 274 Views ::
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Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced it has entered into a multi-year contract with the University of North Dakota for Cessna 172 Skyhawks. The first four of 25 Skyhawks to be delivered in 2008 were handed over yesterday during a ceremony at Cessna's facility in Independence, Kan. The aircraft will be used for flight training.
The university's John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences (UND Aerospace) is an international leader in collegiate and contract aviation education. On average, enrollment of flight students tops 1,000 and total flight training hours surpasses 90,000 each year in more than 120 aircraft.
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| Tuesday, June 17, 2008 |
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Mooney Responds To Soft Market
By FlyingNews @ 3:28 PM :: 368 Views ::
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Mooney Airplane Company is experiencing the impact of the changing economy and its effect on the general aviation market. Industry statistics were recently released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). While overall revenues for business and personal aircraft are up, sales of piston engine airplanes are down by 28% compared to the same period last year.
In response to the current market, Mooney has implemented numerous measures to improve efficiencies and reduce cost, including the adoption of LEAN manufacturing initiatives.
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| Saturday, May 17, 2008 |
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Diamond Aircraft offers upgrade path to latest Garmin functionality, including Synthetic Vision Technology, to DA40 owners
By FlyingNews @ 7:31 AM :: 425 Views ::
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Diamond Aircraft today announced the introduction of major avionics upgrades available to owners of G1000- equipped Diamond DA40s. Upgrades include electronic charts, WAAS capability, as well as Garmin’s latest safety-enhancing functionality, Garmin Synthetic Vision Technology.
“At Diamond, we focus on safety, and on maintaining resale value of our aircraft for owners. We are excited that working with Garmin, we are yet again able to provide access to the latest avionics to our installed base, without making obsolete their investment,” explained Heike Larson, VP of Sales and Marketing at Diamond. “We are pleased that not only were we the first to offer Garmin’s SVT certified on a new aircraft, but that we are also the first to make this major safety-enhancing technology available to our DA40 installed base.”
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| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 |
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First Production Cessna SkyCatcher Completes First Flight
By FlyingNews @ 7:11 AM :: 350 Views ::
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Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, completed the first flight of the first production model SkyCatcher May 1, about eight weeks after the first prototype SkyCatcher flew.
The 30-minute SkyCatcher flight departed Cessna Aircraft Field Airport adjacent to McConnell Air Force Base and consisted of flight maneuvers evaluating the controllability and stability of the aircraft. The SkyCatcher, flown by Cessna Engineering Test Pilot Dale Bleakney, returned to Cessna Field (KCEA) as scheduled where it will continue development testing.
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| Tuesday, April 22, 2008 |
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CIRRUS DESIGN ANNOUNCES GRAND OPENING OF FIRST POLISH SALES CENTER
By FlyingNews @ 7:02 AM :: 707 Views ::
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Cirrus Design Corp., a leading manufacturer of personal aircraft, announced today the opening of Cirrus Polska, the first Cirrus sales center in Poland.
“Poland’s accelerating economy, booming business activity and influx of international investors creates a need for fast and flexible transportation,” said Managing Director of Cirrus International John M. Bingham. “Currently, the general aviation transportation solutions are an unexplored niche; Cirrus Polska will showcase the highest and safest quality planes and products in the country.”
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| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 |
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Diamond Aircraft introduces Synthetic Vision on DA40 Diamond Stars
By FlyingNews @ 7:07 AM :: 458 Views ::
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Diamond Aircraft Industries today introduced the new Garmin Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT) for new DA40 Diamond Stars. Garmin's SVT presents a 3D depiction of terrain, obstacles and traffic on the G1000's Primary Flight Display (PFD) so that the avionics panel replicates what pilots would see outside the cockpit on a clear day. "With Diamond having been the launch platform for the Industry Standard G1000, it is only appropriate that we continue to lead by introducing this most modern of safety enhancements to general aviation," said Peter Maurer, President of Diamond Aircraft. "The technology is incredible, but what is really sensational is the price. Until now, Synthetic Vision of this quality was reserved for military or large jets, and cost several hundred thousand dollars. Garmin truly deserves credit for pioneering such affordable safety enhancements."
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| Wednesday, April 09, 2008 |
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Cessna on Schedule to Deliver First Skyhawk Turbo Diesel by Mid-2008
By FlyingNews @ 7:05 AM :: 678 Views ::
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Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, said today at the Sun ’n Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla., that it is closing in on certification of the turbo diesel model of its popular 172 Skyhawk.
Cessna and Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH have accumulated more than 200 hours on a prototype of the single-engine piston aircraft in efforts to achieve European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for the supplemental type certificate (STC) that will allow Cessna to offer a factory-installed engine operating on Jet-A fuel. Once EASA certification is secured, Cessna will pursue type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration. Deliveries are expected to begin by mid-2008.
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| Friday, March 28, 2008 |
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Diamond Aircraft receives FAA Known Ice Certification for the DA42
By FlyingNews @ 7:24 AM :: 551 Views ::
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Diamond Aircraft announced today that the DA42, its turbo-diesel powered light twin, has received FAA Known Ice Certification. The FAA certification expands the coverage of the original EASA Known Ice Certification to N-registered aircraft, and enables US pilots to get even more utility out of their DA42 aircraft.
Burning a total of 12 gallons per hour on both engines, the DA42 has a range of up to 1,100 nm, and cruises at speeds up to 170 kts. With its twin turbo-diesel, FADEC-controlled engines, the G1000 glass cockpit, and now the ŒFIKI¹ certification, the DA42 is a superbly capable traveling machine.
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