Aircraft

Piper arrived at Sun ‘n Fun with further details of three new airplanes — the M350, M500 and M600 — all based on the venerable PA-46 type certificate that has been a staple of the brand since the early 1980s. The new generation of M-class airplanes are the best ones yet thanks to additional payload […]

Superior Air Parts is taking direct aim at the market turf dominated by the Rotax 912 series piston engine with a 100 horsepower compression ignition diesel for experimental and light-sport aircraft called the Gemini 100. The engine is a unique design adopted from a British-born aero diesel that’s been in development for more than a […]

Mooney International opened the week of Sun ‘n Fun with a press conference and public showing of a full-size mockup of its clean sheet M10T model. The all-composite three-seat trainer is slated to fly by the end of the year. It will be powered by a 135 hp Continental turbodiesel engine with single-lever power. A […]

A new Mooney Acclaim Type S crashed yesterday afternoon outside a Pipkin Creek Road home in Lakeland, Florida, adjacent to the Lakeland Linder Airport where the Sun ‘n Fun airshow is underway. The airplane was engulfed in flames following the crash and is a total loss. However, multiple media reports indicate that the pilot was […]

Starting in late April, the HondaJet will be making its debut in Japan and Europe during its world tour with stops in 13 countries. The light jet plans to travel more than 26,000 nautical miles throughout the tour. The HondaJet’s public appearance in Japan takes place April 25 through May 5 at several different airports, […]

Are we about to witness the emergence of a new powerhouse name in general aviation? Only time will tell, after Eclipse Aerospace, maker of the Eclipse 550 very light jet, and Kestrel Aircraft, currently in the development phase of the K350 single-engine turboprop, announced they are joining forces under the umbrella of ONE Aviation. The […]

Cirrus SR22 owners can now upgrade their performance capabilities by replacing their metal propellers with Hartzell’s three-blade composite prop. The replacement is made with Hartzell’s second-generation Advance Structural Composite (ASC-II) construction, consisting of carbon fiber laminates integrated into a co-molded stainless steel shank. A nickel erosion shield protects the outboard half of the leading edge […]

On the heels of Piper’s introduction of the Meridian M500 earlier this year, the company on Monday unveiled two additional models to its M-class lineup, the M350 and the Garmin G3000-equipped M600, at an event attended by hundreds of customers and dealers. In addition to its touchscreen G3000 avionics, the big news with the M600 […]

A little more than a year after Glasair first announced its new light-sport Merlin, the airplane made its first flight last week from the company’s facility at the Arlington Municipal Airport in Arlington, Washington. The flight lasted 57 minutes with Glasair test pilot Grant Smith, who evaluated the performance of the Rotax 912 iS engine […]

Flight Design conducted the first flight of the C4 prototype in Germany last Thursday, officially launching the test phase for the first general aviation airplane scheduled to be certified under new rules designed to improve safety and bring down the costs of future light aircraft. Flight Design conducted the first flight at its headquarters in […]