Aircraft

Europe’s EASA has signed off on a modified version of Tecnam’s best-selling P2002 Sierra with a variable pitch propeller. The P2002JF provides an increase in cruise speed of 5 to 7 knots and improved climb performance of an extra 150 to 200 fpm, the company claims. The new version of the two-seat low-wing LSA will […]

Our friends over at _PopSci _recently took a visual look at their top 6 favorite aircraft from the 2013 Paris Air Show. And here’s what they had to say about some of the innovative aircraft that came out for the show. The future of aviation was on display at the 50th Paris Air Show, a […]

Terrafugia is planning to show off the capabilities of the Transition flying car to the world at AirVenture Oshkosh, set for July 29 through August 4 this year. The Woburn, Massachusetts-based company announced it will take the unconventional aircraft to the skies around 8 p.m., just before the night airshow on Wednesday, July 31. During […]

Cessna has delivered the first TTx, an airplane that holds the distinction as the world’s fastest in-production fixed-gear single. Powered by a turbocharged Continental TSIO 550-C engine, the TTx has a top speed of 235 ktas and an operating ceiling of 25,000 feet. An optional TKS flight into known icing (FIKI) system is also offered. […]

Photo by Bo Ryan| There is a magic number associated with every airplane — a number referred to as time between overhauls, or TBO for short. TBO is the number of hours the engine manufacturer expects you can operate the engine before it needs to be taken apart and have components replaced or repaired. The […]

The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX on Wipline 8750 floats has completed certification flight testing and performance testing, Wipaire announced on Tuesday. The float-equipped airplane also completed FAA Type Inspection Authorization this week, with certification of the float package expected this July. For years, the short-body Cessna 208A models have been the only Caravans equipped […]

The twin-engine Seminole is the latest of Piper’s offerings to receive type certificate approval from the FAA for the integrated Garmin G1000 avionics system. G1000-equipped Seminoles are expected to start rolling out of the Vero Beach, Florida, factory next month, and Piper will have one on display at AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, set for July […]

Cirrus today announced the expansion of its Grand Forks, North Dakota, factory, the site of a brand new autoclave oven that will be used in the production of the Cirrus Jet. Modifications to the Grand Forks facility began in May and the autoclave was delivered today, Cirrus said. The building housing the autoclave will be […]

The Pilatus PC-12 is not the only one of its kind. There are a few other pressurized singles as well as other rugged turboprop singles. And there are also additional nine-passenger near-midsize cabin transportation airplanes. Here is a quick look at some of them up against the PC-12 NG. ** TBM 850** The Daher-Socata TBM […]

“This is what flying is all about,” I thought to myself as we sped along the surface of the ­Willamette River, the beyond-crisp western Oregon air rushing past. Our trusty fishing guide extraordinaire, Chad Wiest, from On the Line Guide Service, directed our boat by intuition, through the near darkness to a spot that promised […]