Tue, Feb 11, 2014
Mooney CEO Dr. Jerry Chen has confirmed that the company has begun the final steps needed to undertake serial production of the Mooney Aircraft line.
The assembly line will begin to move later this month. Since announcing the return to the market in November after a five-year production hiatus, the new leadership at Mooney has been busy preparing the dormant company to return to manufacturing. Robinson Helicopter Company is introducing a new line of instrument panels and avionics for the R22, R44, and R66. The new line includes, as optional equipment, Garmin’s GTN 600/700 touch-screen navigators, as well as Aspen Avionics’ Primary Flight Display and Multifunction Display systems. The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) announced nine aviation and aerospace projects that will compete for the 2013 Robert J. Collier Trophy. The trophy has been awarded 102 times in recognition of America's greatest achievements in aeronautics or astronautics. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 02.10.14 is chock full of info in this thrice-weekly news period ending Monday, February 10th, 2014...
Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Ashley Hale, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, Earl Downs, and Glen Moyer, this episode covers:
- Back To Business... Mooney Resumes Production This Month
- Robinson Goes Glass
- Collier Trophy Finalists Announced
- EAA Reviewing Lack Of Super Bowl ATC Charges
- AVW: Typhoon - A Ride With The Best
- Planes: Fire And Rescue - Disney Has Done It Again
- Hoover Hall Of Honor To Be Located At ERAU Florida Campus
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again next week for the next edition of "Airborne" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, in just a few days!
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