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Avionics manufacturer Kollsman announced that its new Vision-Based Cockpit (VBC) — one of the industry’s latest synthetic vision systems — recently made its first flight aboard a company test aircraft. Flight tests are being conducted to validate the system’s compatibility with multiple avionics products and evaluate its operational use. The Kollsman VBC system is a […]

Beech’s smallest twin turboprop, the King Air 90, has always suffered somewhat for its reputation as, well, Beech’s smallest twin turboprop. Basically an overpowered, more-reliable version of the classic cabin-class piston twin, the King Air 90 is neither faster nor larger than the company’s other offerings yet it remains popular as an entry-level rung on […]

Bombardier Aerospace this month announced its latest evolution of the venerable Learjet platform: the Learjet 60 XR. The newest Lear will be certified to FL510 and feature a high-speed cruise of 0.81 Mach, while pilots will fly behind a Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite including four 8×10-inch LCD panels. Behind the cockpit, a […]

Rockwell Collins this month announced several upgrades to its Integrated Flight Information System (IFIS) plus supplemental certifications for retrofitting the advanced avionics into new airframes. Additionally, the company announced that Cessna has selected its Pro Line 21 avionics suite for the new Encore+ aircraft, which is scheduled to begin deliveries in February 2007. The enhancements […]

Embraer made a splash at this month’s NBAA Annual Meeting and Convention by bringing its EMB-135 regional jet-derived and newly renamed Legacy large-cabin business jet and throwing two new smaller jets into its product mix. Embraers first business jet — the Legacy — is now called the Legacy 600, a change the company says was […]

Meanwhile, flight testing of Dasault’s latest tri-jet, the Falcon 7X, continues with the company announcing the type’s 100th flight, which took place Nov. 15. The mini-milestone involved the serial-number-two aircraft, and lasted 01:35. Since that flight, all three test aircraft have flown again with the 103rd flight being the return of s/n 03 from the […]

Earlier this month at the 58th NBAA Annual Meeting and Convention, Dassault announced a new addition to its line of business jets, the Falcon 2000DX. The 2000DX and its 3250-nm range will replace the Falcon 2000 in 2007, some 230 copies of which are flying. Dassault says the new 2000DX will feature the same interior […]

Boeing earlier this month announced a new version of its ber business jet, the BBJ 3, which is derived from the company’s next-generation 737-900ER airliner. Billed as a more spacious offering than previous BBJs, Boeing says the 3 has 1,120 square feet of cabin space, 35 percent more than the original BBJ and 11 percent […]

…the next issue of AVweb‘s BizAVflash will be e-mailed to you on Nov. 30. In the meantime, look for additional NBAA coverage on other industry segments and photos from the exhibit hall in our twice-weekly AVflash. See you then…

As we noted at the top, this year’s NBAA convention was most certainly a success. Among other kudos, the association’s event management crew definitely deserves a few weeks in a sunny clime and serial rum drinks with little umbrellas for pulling off the change of venue in a scant two months. Just as with any […]