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Lockwood Aviation Launches a Rotax 916 Firewall Forward Package for RV-9 Owners

Lockwood Aviation recently presented its turnkey solution to make the Van’s RV-9A a high-altitude, high-speed, and high-efficiency cruiser: a firewall-forward kit with the 160-horsepower Rotax 916 iS. Every bit of the package is tailored to the airframe for a simple yet sturdy engine swap. Van’s originally approached Phillip Lockwood with the idea to put a Rotax 915 on an RV-9 airframe they had lying around. They wanted a firewall forward kit for more power, but didn’t have time to take the project on alone while they remained hard at work on the recently-launched RV-15. This concept eventually turned into a Rotax 916 firewall-forward kit, with the only design modification being an additional dorsal fin to balance out the longer nose and help with spin recovery.

This Was The Second Flight After Completion Of The Repairs

On August 2, 2025, about 1925 eastern daylight time, a Jabiru Aircraft Pty Ltd J-230-D, N784J, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Oak Island, North Carolina. The private pilot received minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot, the airplane had recently undergone lengthy maintenance, and this was the second flight after completion of the repairs. The pilot reported that there were no anomalies noted during the preflight inspection and that the airplane operated normally during startup, taxi, engine runup, and takeoff.

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ITBOA BNITBOB ... what does that mean? It's not gibberish, it's a lengthy acronym for "In The Business Of Aviation ... But Not In The Business Of Business."

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) GNSS refers collectively to the worldwide positioning, navigation, and timing determination capability available from one or more satellite constellations. A GNSS constellation may be augmented by ground stations and/or geostationary satellites to improve integrity and position accuracy. 

“This finding by Perseverance, launched under President Trump in his first term, is the closest we have ever come to discovering life on Mars. The identification of a potential biosignature on the Red Planet is a groundbreaking discovery, and one that will advance our understanding of Mars. NASA’s commitment to conducting Gold Standard Science will continue as we pursue our goal of putting American boots on Mars’ rocky soil.” Source: Sean P. Duffy, acting NASA Administrator, commenting on September 10 that its Perseverance Mars rover had collected a rock sample from an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater that may contain preserved evidence of ancient microbial life on the planet.