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Aero-TV: CompAir 6.2; Redefining the Limits of Kit Aircraft

Dare to CompAir

CompAir Aviation, the Merritt Island, Florida-based manufacturer of high-performance aircraft and float kits, showcased its slick and capable CompAir 6.2 at EAA’s AirVenture 2023. The display aircraft was powered by a 350-horsepower, twin-turbo Lycoming engine mated to a Hartzell composite Top Prop. The Comp Air 6.2’s formidable power-train and one-hundred-gallon fuel capacity motivate the aircraft’s two-thousand-pound useful load at a cruising-speed of 175-knots. Range is advertised at a respectable 840-nautical-miles. Moreover, the Comp Air 6.2’s 22-cubic-foot baggage compartment ensures pilots and pass

Klyde Morris (10.23.23)

Klyde Understands Uncle Sam's Whacky Sense Of Priority...

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Airborne 10.19.23: JetWave X SATCOM, Air-Show Pilot Hutchins, Foreflight

Also: USCG Rescue, National Aviation Hall of Fame, EZ-UP Inspection Covers, CAE Master Technician

Honeywell has unveiled its JetWave X architecture, a next-generation high-speed in-flight connectivity solution optimized for the business aviation industry. JetWave X will provide customers with unprecedented coverage and data speeds by leveraging Viasat’s Ka-band network, including its ViaSat-3 satellites and the Global Xpress (GX) satellites from its recently acquired Inmarsat business. Charles Hutchins, the former team lead for Tora Tora Tora, passed away in his Texas home on the morning of 17 October 2023. He was 86-years-old. For t

Airborne 10.19.23: JetWave X SATCOM, Air-Show Pilot Hutchins, Foreflight

Also: USCG Rescue, National Aviation Hall of Fame, EZ-UP Inspection Covers, CAE Master Technician

Honeywell has unveiled its JetWave X architecture, a next-generation high-speed in-flight connectivity solution optimized for the business aviation industry. JetWave X will provide customers with unprecedented coverage and data speeds by leveraging Viasat’s Ka-band network, including its ViaSat-3 satellites and the Global Xpress (GX) satellites from its recently acquired Inmarsat business. Charles Hutchins, the former team lead for Tora Tora Tora, passed away in his Texas home on the morning of 17 October 2023. He was 86-years-old. For t

Airborne 10.18.23: 100th King Air 360, BizAv Outlook, 500th TBM 900 Series

Also: RA-4500 MKII Radar Altimeter, ALPA Wants Whitaker, USMC Red Devils, Mid-America Aerotech-Moog

Textron Aviation has delivered the one-hundredth Beechcraft King Air 360 twin-turboprop to longtime Textron Aviation customer Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center (CBCC). The delivery evinces the hegemony with which the King Air name has been synonymous since the 1960s. Over the 59-years since the King Air family’s 1964 introduction, nearly 7,800 specimens of the twin-turboprop have been produced. Honeywell's 32nd annual Global Business Aviation Outlook forecasts up to 8,500 new business jet deliveries worth $278-billion from 2024 to 2033, in line

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.27.23)

Aero Linx: The Piper Flyer Association The Piper Flyer Association was formed in 2004 with one goal in mind - to help you get the most out of owning and flying Piper aircraft. The Piper Flyer Association (PFA) understands both the dream and the reality of owning a Piper. We understand that underpinning the dream is a lot of hard work and determination. When you received your “ticket,” you were probably told that it was a license to learn – and you took that to heart. That desire to learn continues to be an important aspect of your Piper experience.