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Despite a tangle of legal problems, at least one eviction and continued bad blood between various factions, a California man vows that the Luscombe tail dragger will live on. “We’re going to get it into production one way or another,” said John Dearden, president of Renaissance Aircraft. Dearden’s design is a souped up and modernized […]

It looks like an oil filter and it acts like an oil filter but makers of the Tempest Original Aviation Spin-on Oil Filter say this is no ordinary oil filter. In fact, according to spokesman John Herman, this oil filter represents the first technology change in the industry in more than 30 years. The filter […]

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Never-say-die recordseeker Bruce Bohannon has been trying for a year or so now to push his highly modified RV-4, the Exxon Flyin’ Tiger, up to 50,000 feet, and keeps coming up short. “We bolted an extra 18 inches onto each wing, and there were no gains at all,” he said Wednesday morning at a Sun […]

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The diesel engine has been making steady, if slow, inroads into the world of general aviation, with Diamond leading the way with its DA-42tdi and DA-42 Twin Star, parking the twin in the grounds at Sun ‘n Fun. We see lotsof interest inthese airplanes from European buyers but Diamond is delaying their introduction in the […]

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Piper Saratogas and fixed gear 6X series aircraft are now being offered with an emergency deicing system for use in unforecast icing conditions. The Piper Inadvertent Icing Protection System (PIIPS) is not certified for known icing but it could be an added measure of safety for pilots who get into unexpected icing problems. The TKS […]