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• SSJ100 Is Russia’s First Paperless Aircraft

  When most of us picture airplanes, we think of gleaming metal or super light carbon-derived materials. Very few of us think of the copious amounts of paper that are usually used up during the ...

• Museum to Honor Tuskegee Airmen

  During a time when the world was at war, a small group of young men changed history by stepping into the cockpit and defending their fellow countrymen from the air. The Tuskegee Airmen were a ...

• Mountain Flying

  Mountain flying offers the opportunity to see some spectacular scenery, but it also presents the pilot with additional challenges. They include the possibility of increased turbulence, limited ...

• Lyon County Fly-In 2013

  The 17th annual Lyon County Fly-In promises a weekend of excitement and activity. The event offers the opportunity to see antique aircraft,modern military aircraft and fire-fighting planes, as ...

• Fort Worth Alliance Air Show 2009

  The Fort Worth Alliance Air Show is an anticipated event for everyone in the aviation industry and those interested in aircraft. Both days are filled with spectacular aerial displays and on the ...

• VTOL X-Plane Development Challenge

  As aviation technology continues to develop at breakneck speed, the goal of producing aircraft with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities, that can fly as fast as a fixed-wing ...

• Gulfstream Launches New Super-midsize G250

  Aircraft manufacturer Gulfstream took advantage of the NBAA in Orlando to launch their brand new G250 on October 5, 2008. The successor to the G200, which has been in use since 2000, the G250 ...

• More Than One Kind of Autopilot

  A Cessna 185 amphib lost power shortly after takeoff. Authorities determined that the pilot had selected Fuel Off instead of Fuel Both for tank selection. How did it happen? The fuel tank ...

• The Multipurpose Antilles Super Goose

  The dedicated staff of Antilles Seaplanes LLC have been diligently working on research and development leading to the production of the new “Antilles Super Goose”, a multi-purpose ...

• Second Tejas Enjoys Successful Maiden Flight

  The Bangalore light combat aircraft (LCA) known as the Tejas not only enjoyed a successful maiden flight when it zipped through the skies over Bangalore on Monday evening, but it managed to ...

• Standing Room Only for the Airbus?

  Though Airbus representatives are denying it, reports have surfaced that the European-based aircraft company has been whispering in the ears of Asian carriers. Their secret? The idea of ...

• Citation Ten Puts Cessna Back in Top Spot as Fastest Civil Aircraft

  Cessna Aircraft Corporation recently announced that its Citation Ten has reclaimed the top spot as the fastest civil airplane with a maximum Mach of 0.935. Cessna’s Citation X held the fastest ...