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Kollsman Commercial Aviation Systems arrived at Oshkosh with a forward-looking infra red (FLIR) camera poking out the top of a C-Model Mooney. The GAViS (General Aviation Vision System) lets pilots see through haze, smoke, light fog, mist, and night by seeing differential heat. This is a simpler version of their million-dollar, enhanced-vision system used on […]

Although the Cirrus SR22 is no slouch in the cruise speed arena, it still trails Columbia’s 400 by 40 knots or so, especially when the Columbia hits the high teens. The Cirrus answer to this appeared at OSH in the form the new SR22-GTS Turbo, which promises to deliver 200-knot cruise speed in the low […]

Point2Point Airways, a next-generation air-taxi/charter company based in North Dakota, announced yesterday at Oshkosh that they’ve placed an order for up to 100 airplanes from Diamond Aircraft. “We aim to be the world’s first personal airline,” said Point2Point CEO John Boehle. Diamond will deliver 10 of its DA42 TwinStars starting next month. Boehle also holds […]

The proposed Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) made its debut at AirVenture Oshkosh Monday to an eager sun-drenched crowd. LSA’s are defined by a maximum gross weight of 1,320 pounds, maximum level-flight speed of 120 knots, and no more than two seats … so that much was no surprise. Cessna’s uncommitted proof-of-concept (click for images) offering […]

“It will set new standards in performance, comfort and safety, and will be backed by Cessna’s worldwide sales, distribution, training and service infrastructure,” said Cessna CEO and president, Jack Pelton of the company’s “Next Generation Piston Aircraft” (NGP). The design’s surprise appearance came during Monday’s unveiling of Cessna’s concept LSA (which was expected). The un-announced […]

Aircraft Engine Services, which hopes to begin selling the REV 220 and REV 300 V-6 aircraft engines next year, says the mills will tolerate a nip of ethanol. AES head Luc de Gaspe Beaubien said the engines, which are finishing certification testing at their manufacturer, Rotax, in Austria, will be certified to burn automotive gasoline […]

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