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July 15, 2023

Mayman Aerospace Speeder to be Displayed at AirVenture 2023

Turbojet-Powered VTOL Set to Impress

Founded in 2021 by serial entrepreneur David Mayman and headquartered in New York City, Mayman Aerospace is the designer and manufacturer of a so-called Air Utility Vehicle (AUV) dubbed Speeder. Subject machine is a compact, high-speed, Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft at once suited to dual-use military and civilian special missions roles, to include personal transportation; combat resupply; Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR); fire-suppression; Search And Rescue (SAR); and emergency medical support.

Vertical Aviation Technologies to Display Unique Rotorcraft at OSH

EAA AirVenture 2023 will be graced by a beautiful Hummingbird 300L helicopter skillfully and exactingly built by Mr. Vic Syracuse of Locust Grove, Georgia’s Base Leg Aviation. The splendid machine will be on static display from 24 through 30 July at Booths 277-285. Mr. Syracuse and Vertical Aviation Technologies—makers of the Hummingbird kit—cordially invite AirVenture attendees, one and all, to drop by and inspect the helicopter’s IO-540 engine installation, Advanced Flight System AF-6600 glass panel, and the remainder of its thoughtful, practical, and forward-thinking appointments.

Pilot and Single Passenger Killed in Alaska Mishap

The NTSB has released its preliminary report on a 16 June 2023 accident in which a Cessna 180, registration N91361, was substantially damaged and its pilot and single passenger killed. The aircraft was operated as a non-scheduled charter flight under Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The accident-aircraft was operated by Golden Eagle Outfitters, Inc. and dispatched to pick up four hunters from a remote airstrip and fly such to Unalakleet Airport (UNK) in west-central Alaska.