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Airports, even ones in urban landscapes like LaGuardia, may light a passion for flying.

One of the quickest and easiest ways to increase the thrust of a modestly-powered engine is via the propeller.

Following the loss of a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, the Eisenhower administration sought a new aircraft from Lockheed (NYSE: LMT)—“one that would fly faster than any aircraft before or since, at greater altitude, and with a minimal radar cross section,” according to Lockheed Martin. Lockheed needed “to build […]

A new aircraft owner shares underappreciated and least-anticipated learnings.

You can take your stock airplane into a lot of out-of-the-way places depending on what that mount may be. Take a Cessna 172, for example. With a modest 180-hp Lycoming O-360 engine up front and lightly loaded, you can land a Skyhawk in an amazing array of places. However, you’ll be able to go into […]

Will Rogers/Wiley Post Fly-In celebrates an early coupling of aviation and pop culture.

The natural composite blades drastically reduce vibration and noise, with no life limitations.

FLYING gets a peek at piloting tech of the future at this year’s AirVenture.

The 134 new second quarter customer acquisition agreements represented 40 percent less activity than during the first quarter, which saw 223 deals.

There is a new propeller choice for the Piper PA-34-200, also known as the Seneca I. MT Propeller announced Thursday that it received an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for the three-bladed MTV-12-B-C-F/CF(L)183-59 propeller for the Seneca I powered by Lycoming IO-360 engines. This installation is already certified by the FAA’s European counterpart, the European […]