AirVenture

The Maintenance Bay of Broken Dreams: Chapter 75 Volunteers’ Air Repairs Help Hundreds Wing Safely Home

Injust a split second, the lift of an unexpected gust ended 47 unbroken years ofdamage-free flying for Bill Weiss — and simultaneously shattered the prop ofhis vintage de Havilland 82A Tiger Moth. “Hard to believe,” Weiss saida few minutes after the incident Tuesday morning. “All the way from NewJersey, eight landings — and then this,” […]

Oshkosh 1999 Newswire:
Day One – Wednesday, July 28

TCM Comes Out Swinging NewLogo, New Engine Promotions It’s been a tough few months for the folks at Teledyne Continental Motors.For most of 1998, a hydraulic press used to assemble crankshafts for its mostpopular engine series — the 470, 520 and 550 big-bore sixes — was misadjusted.The press managed to damage the super-hard nitride coating […]