Aircraft

It may look like the PA-28 that you fondly recall from your private pilot training or instrument work—or one that a family member treasured as a solid cruiser over many hours of happy flying. But there’s more than meets the eye when we’re talking about the latest addition to Piper Aircraft’s flight training fleet, the […]

Based in Kenai, Alaska, a coastal city southwest of Anchorage on the mouth of the Kenai River, Robert Taylor, owner/operator/builder of a four-place kit-built Bearhawk has access to shorelines, waterways, and often-frozen tundra throughout the year. To make full use of his “triphibious” Bearhawk, Taylor has demonstrated his airplane’s performance operating from turf, water, and snow in […]

On the spectrum of popularity, various aircraft types ebb and flow from decade to decade, and the most sought-after models become easy to spot. Cessna 170s and Carbon Cubs are currently among the most desirable types, and while their popularity and reputation are not necessarily undeserved, the resulting prices often stretch out of reach for […]

Textron Aviation this week announced in a news release the delivery of its 600th aircraft in the Citation CJ family—in this case a CJ3+. The customer for the new jet preferred to remain anonymous. This latest delivery brings the total of all Citations delivered to well more than 5,000 aircraft, as Flying reported in February. […]

A Husky on floats forms nearly the perfect summer fly-away machine—if the pilot’s destination involves lakes or rivers in remote areas. Wipaire, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2020, announced on April 5 that it has delivered 500 of its popular 2100A float kits, with the latest going to a customer to be put on […]

Embraer’s defense division has completed a successful bid towards its aerial refueling qualification with the KC-390 Millennium multi-mission freighter. The company also won an award for its modular aircraft design through its engineering facility in Évora, Portugal. The aerial ballet was accomplished using unique underwing “pods” designed for the special mission, which results in extended […]

Is there any way to thank a friend for inviting you to ride in a Boeing B-29 Superfortress—and even in the “candy” bombardier’s seat? After realigning my dropped jaw and babbling, “Oh, gosh, yes,” I blathered on with: “Really? You’re sure? You’re not kidding? But, David, how can I even begin to thank you?” And […]

The ongoing research and development by ZeroAvia to produce zero-emission hydrogen-electric powertrains for planned commercial aircraft models has been accelerated by a new round of private equity funding of $24.3 million. The new amount raised brings the company’s total private investment to over $53 million, and the total funding raised since inception to nearly $74 […]

The angle of attack readout on the PFD wasn’t the first thing that caught my attention. No, that would be the unending cry of the audible stall warning as we just couldn’t catch a break. We began a steady descent, nose high, and slowed somewhere below 39 knots. We were flying rather well, all things […]

In September, Gulfstream saw its hard work and investment in new products pay off in the certification of not one but two business jets: the remarkable, clean-sheet Gulfstream G650 and the nearly equally remarkable Gulfstream G280 supermidsize model. I had the privilege of being the first non-company or government pilot to fly the G280. As […]