Aviation News

EAA’s Boeing B-17 bomber “Aluminum Overcast,” currently touring the West Coast, was damaged Wednesday when its landing gear collapsed following its arrival at the Van Nuys, Calif., airport. There were no injuries to any of the 10 people on board, including two B-17 pilots, two EAA mechanics and six other passengers… Various news sources have […]

The NTSB wants training and marking standards in place regarding aircraft parachutes. It’s recommended that airport and rescue personnel be trained to recognize and disable undeployed chutes (using common tools) and that a set of markings and warning labels be established… A British group is trying to get Concorde back in the air. Save-Concorde Group […]

A Penn State aerospace engineering team has designed morphing aircraft wings that they say will boost efficiency and performance. The wings are covered in moveable plates that allow them to change shape in flight… A record-setting balloon flight won’t land the pilot in the FAA’s bad books. The agency said it will not file any […]

Another light jet enters the race, as Bob Bornhofen, designer of the Maverick kitbuilt twinjet, is reportedly working on a five-seat, single-engine Sport-Jet that would be certified. It’s expected to be flying by the end of this year. The jet will feature a standard ballistic chute, according to AOPA… The FAA will test ADS-B weather […]

A conference that puts pilots and air traffic controllers in the same room wrapped up in Dallas Wednesday. Sponsored by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, “Communicating for Safety” was aimed at raising issues and solving problems with air traffic communication. FAA COO Russ Chew attended… The city of Bolingbrook, Ill., is choosing to preserve […]

The Red Knight, a T-33 that flew for many years for the Canadian Forces, rejoins the air show circuit after an 11-year hiatus, flown by Chris Rounds… The U.S. Ultralight Association has teamed with First Flight Insurance Group to offer liability coverage to its members… About 200 law-enforcement officers searched a hangar at Oakland International […]

After three hours of searching Friday night for an airplane reported missing over Long Island Sound, the Coast Guard said the distress call was a false alarm… The National Aviation Hall of Fame last week outlined a 10-year strategic plan that includes $29 million in new projects, including expansion at the Air Force Museum, a […]

The FAA has issued a launch license to Scaled Composites for its flight test program, Space.com reported yesterday… The effort to choose a new site for a central Texas GA airport is stumbling. Monday, the city council of Taylor voted against hosting the airfield, the second of three proposed sites to balk… An Australian astronomer […]

Sonic booms rattled southern Oregon last week but the Air National Guard isn’t apologizing. Spokeswoman Capt. Mitzi Mazzia said two F-15s broke the sound barrier last Thursday morning as part of a readiness exercise. Residents of Coos Bay and North Bend and Charleston weren’t ready, however, and flooded authorities with calls… If Richard Branson says […]

A World War II flying ace and former leader of the Blue Angels, Capt. Arthur Ray “Hawk” Hawkins, was buried Monday. Full military honors, including a flypast by the Blue Angels, were accorded Hawkins, who died in Pensacola from complications of a stroke at age 81. After 14 kills and three probables in the war, […]