WACO Classic Aircraft has introduced the 2010 WACO YMF-5C Barnstormer Edition. Certified for commercial activities, the new model features: Dual magneto R755 B2 (275 hp) engine featuring a 1,400 hour TBO; vinyl interior and rubber floor covering; basic VFR instrumentation, including Garmin avionics; traditional analog engine instrumentation; Goodyear 8.5 x 10 flight custom tires; hold […]
Final Red Bull Air Race cancelled
The final round of the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship, which was to be held in Portugal Sept. 4-5, has been cancelled due to the unexpected delays in reaching a revised host city agreement, according to race officials, who note negotiations with Tourism Portugal and the cities of Lisbon, Porto and Gaia was […]
Arlington Fly-In kicks off
The Arlington Fly-In began today, July 7, and runs through Sunday, July 11, at the Arlington Municipal Airport (AWO), Washington. The five-day event will feature everything from hot-air balloons and RC aircraft to the most modern naval jets. “If it flies, we’re interested,” Executive Director Barbra Tolbert was quoted in a report at EAA.org. Find […]
Iconic fighter planes participate in ‘Fly Day’
On Saturday, July 10, at 12 p.m., two iconic World War II fighter planes from Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection — the P-51D Mustang and the Hawker Hurricane — will return to the sky for a “Fly Day” at Paine Field (PAE) in Everett, Wash. This free, public event provides a rare experience to see […]
FAA awards final set of NextGen engineering contracts
Metron Aviation, Inc., of Dulles, Va., and Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., of McLean, Va., have received contracts from the FAA as the final part of a set of landmark awards to perform engineering work that will help transform and modernize the nation’s airspace into the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). The $1.15 billion contract […]
Miller launches welding contest
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. has launched its 5th annual Welding Project Contest: The Welding Showdown. Contestants submit a project in one of three categories (easy, moderate, difficult). Judges will select two finalists from each category based on the project’s creativity, quality of presentation and craftsmanship. Each finalist wins an ArcStation 30SX welding workbench, an Arc […]
Wings of Freedom tour to stop at SLN
The Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom tour is scheduled to stop at Salina Municipal Airport (SLN) in Kansas July 12-14 with World War II aircraft, including the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine O Nine,” Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft” and P-51 Mustang. Visitors are invited to explore the aircraft inside and out. A $12 donation for […]
AOPA Sports Bag now available
Now available at Sporty’s is AOPA’s Sport Bag. The bright blue bag with silver trim has four compartments to give you plenty of room to organize your belongings for the gym or for travel. The duffel bag features vented side pockets, cleats on the bottom and double-stitched seams. When you’re not in your own airplane, […]
RVSM air data test instrument debuts
The MPS40C 4 Channel RVSM Flight Line Air Data Test Instrument from DMA-Aero is capable of controlling four pressures separately and independently: static, pitot, and dual angle of attack. The MPS40C is designed for flightline use for aircraft that incorporate pneumatic AOA measurement through Smart probes. The angle of attack pressure can be displayed either […]