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Next-Gen Glass Cockpit from Rockwell Collins

Click for a Larger Image In case you havent noticed, the glass cockpit concept is now into its third decade and although progress has been steady, its also been slow. The basic displays havent changed much and the human interface-the buttonology-is long overdue for an overhaul. And thats exactly what Rockwell Collins is doing with […]

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Cessna Caravan Gets Garmin Glass

While light aircraft makers Cirrus and Columbia can be credited with launching the glass cockpit revolution for piston singles, Cessna took its time dropping steam gauges. As of this week, with the announcement that the turboprop Caravan will now have the G1000, everything in the Cessna line now features state-of-the-art EFIS. The G1000, along with […]

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Honeywell, Jeppesen Develop RNP for Business Aircraft

Click for a Larger Image Honeywell and Jeppesen recently completed a Required Navigation Performance (RNP) approach for Morristown, N.J. to show how such procedures can be developed for the use of business arircraft. RNP uses GPS and ground stations to provide precision guidance for aircraft flying into airports with congested airspace, difficult terrain and bad […]

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Honeywell Predicts 14,000 Bizjet Deliveries in Next 10 Years

Honeywell has significantly increased the number of business jets it predicts will be sold in the next 10 years to 14,000 and Embraer says it, too, is revising its projections upward. The Brazilian planemaker last year predicted that about 11,600 business aircraft would be sold between 2006 and 2016 but says that’s too low. The […]

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Business Jet Sales Continue to Soar

Cessna will deliver almost as many business jets next year as the entire industry did a few years ago, and CEO Jack Pelton says there’s no end in sight to the jet boom. “Last year, we delivered 307 business jets. This year we expect to deliver 380. Next year, we plan to deliver 470,” said […]

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NBAA 2007 Launches in Atlanta

The business aircraft market has never been hotter, but that doesn’t mean everything is perfect. As the National Business Aviation Convention rolls into the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Tuesday, NBAA and its allies in general aviation remain embroiled in a political battle in Washington that could fundamentally change the way general aviation […]

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Boeing Blended Wing Body Flies

Boeing’s Blended Wing Body (BWB) research aircraft — designated the X-48B — made a 31-minute first flight last Friday at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The 21-foot wingspan, 500-pound unmanned quasi flying wing climbed to 7,500 feet during the inaugural jaunt. “We’ve successfully passed another milestone in our […]

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FSS Feedback Line Initiated

The FAA has opened a toll-free line specifically to gather information on the performance of Lockheed Martin-managed Flight Service Stations. Dialing the number (888-358-7782) will allow the caller to record a message describing the experience he or she had with flight services. AOPA President Phil Boyer said the phone line was his group’s idea after […]

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