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In November the FAA granted type certification to the Thielert Aircraft Engines (TAE) TAE 125-01 four-cylinder 135-hp aviation diesel engine. The model is a diesel automotive engine, made by Daimler Chrysler, which TAE converts for airplane use by adding a gearbox and other aviation-specific parts. The certification for the engine, known as the Centurion 1.7, […]

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As homebuilt airplanes become more and more numerous, they naturally figure more prominently in the accident statistics. As you might expect, they are more prone to accidents arising from design or construction errors than certified airplanes are. A look at their fatal accidents for a single month-July, 2001-reveals this pattern and others as well. The […]

The FAA has begun flight testing a new digital communications system that it calls Nexcom, for “next-generation communications.” The modernized system will eventually require that the entire U.S. GA fleet, from Airbuses to Zlins, be equipped with new digital radios. The mandate for change in the panel will be accompanied by a complete revamping of […]

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An Ibis Aerospace pilot flew one of the company’s Pratt & Whitney PT-6-powered Ae270 single-engine turboprops, now named Spirit, to the NBAA Convention in Orlando, Florida, from the factory just outside Prague, Czech Republic. The company says it has around 75 orders for the big turboprop single. Ibis plans to build five airplanes in 2004 […]