AVweb’s search of aviation news around the world found an Amazon Fire release from Hilton Software,progress on Pratt & Whitney Canada’s new turboprop engine, updated products from Mountain High Oxygen, andKansas State’s opening of its new UAS facility.Hilton Software LLC, a leader in advanced mobile aviation technology and a United States Department of Defense contractor, announced WingX Pro7 for Fire,available starting October 2015 through the Amazon Appstore.Pratt & Whitney Canada announcedits Next-Generation Regional Turboprop will complete Phase 2 testing of the compressor by January 2016. The NGRT is being developed with an eye to the 90-seat aircraft market and will feature economic and environmental benefits that will keep the competitive advantage that regional turboprops have in high-frequency, short-haul routes.
Mountain High Oxygen announced the next generation of EDS (Electronic Delivery System) Pulse Demand oxygen controllers, the O2D1-2G and O2D2-2G. The systems still incorporate all of the benefits of Mountain High’s legacy controllers but with many improvements. The EDS unit now incorporates a MIL spec ruggedized easy-to-grip rotary control switch providing improved reliability, increased ease of function and visibility.Kansas State University Salina and industry partner Westar Energy are advancing unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, education, training and research with the creation of a new flight facility. The UAS Pavilion, constructed on K-State Salina’s campus, is one of the largest enclosed unmanned flight facilities in the nation. An official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the pavilion has been planned in conjunction with Westar Energy at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21.
