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January 2003 : Lilienthal… and the Mysterious Book February 2003 : Birds… and the Twisted Box March 2003 : A Place Called Kitty Hawk April 2003 : Fall 1900… The First Flights May 2003 : Mosquitoes… and Disappointment June 2003 : Light at the end of the Tunnel July 2003 : The Mouse and the […]

There are now 19 airplanes hanging in the soon-to-be-completed National Air & Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Washington Dulles International Airport. The first, the Loudenslager Stevens Akro Laser 200, was lifted by crane and hung by a cable from one of the aviation hangar’s 10-story-high-arched trusses. Other aircraft include Al Williams’ Grumman Gulfhawk […]

Shelley A. Longmuir has been named president of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA). Most recently, she was senior vice president of international/regulatory and governmental affairs at United Airlines. Prior to working for United, Longmuir was employed by the Department of Transportation (DoT). She will succeed Jack Olcott, who was president of NBAA for 11 […]

The Spirit of Glen Ellyn, the Wright Flyer reproduction we reported on last month, made its first flight at Bolingbrook, Illinois. Pilot Ken Kirincic had the honors and took the Flyer replica on a 136-foot flight, landing the fragile craft without incident. The Spirit of Glen Ellyn was the result of a four-year project by […]

OMF recently announced that it would build a four-place version of its popular Symphony two-place touring airplane. The four-seater will cruise at a projected 145 knots and do so while carrying four adults, their bags and full fuel. OMF has chosen a 250-hp Lycoming IO-540-C for the new model. Base price will be $190,000, says […]