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Piper Aircraft said Tuesday it can begin North American deliveries of its diesel-powered Archer DX now that it has received FAA validation approval for its European STC through Technify Motors GmbH, a German-based member of Continental Motors Group. The DX model has a Continental CD-155 diesel engine with a FADEC system and will target the […]

Cessna unveiled a new interior for its Caravan single-engine turboprops at Sun ‘n Fun today. The biggest change is the introduction of new seats that are about five pounds lighter than the previous design, with more room for under-seat stowage, an improved back angle for more comfort, and better sight lines in relation to the […]

Purdue University announced plans on Tuesday to create a 980-acre aerospace research facility in West Lafayette, Indiana. “This district will be a game-changer for our students and Purdue’s outreach efforts to partnering corporations,” said Dan Hasler, president of Purdue Research Foundation. “We are looking for research collaborators to complement the commercial and industrial aerospace work […]

A twin-engine Swearingen Merlin III that crashed last week in the mountains near Vancouver may have broken up in flight, officials have said. The aircraft, which was carrying cargo, was flown by a two-pilot crew. “The radar track showed a very steep descent,” Bill Yearwood, an investigator with Canada’s Transportation Safety Board, told reporters last […]

Superior Air Parts says it will launch a full line of diesel aircraft engines starting with a 100-horsepower unit aimed at the LSA market and scaling up to as much as 600 horsepower. In a news conference at Sun ‘n Fun, company representatives said they acquired the rights to a liquid-cooled two-stroke diesel design developed […]

The FAA has published a list of 736 NDB and VOR/DME instrument approaches (PDF) it wants to shut down starting this year as it moves to satellite-based navigation. In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published April 13 the agency says the approaches facing the axe are “redundant or underutilized” based on criteria it established […]

The pilot of a new Mooney Acclaim with only a few hours on the airframe escaped serious injury Monday afternoon when the aircraft lost power and crashed during a landing attempt at Lakeland Linder Airport. Mooney COO Tom Bowen told AVweb Monday evening that the aircraft was completed during the past month and had been […]

Aviators headed to Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Florida, this week can expect all the usual … daily airshows, thousands of airplanes to look at, forums and workshops, tents and hangars filled with new technology to buy … but they’ll also find an expanded focus on education and careers. The second-annual career fair is sold […]

Competition in ADS-B is clearly heating up and anyone looking for discounts on mandate-ready equipment will find them at Sun ‘n Fun from at least one vendor. Aspen Avionics announced today that it’s reducing the price on two of its ADS-B products, the ATX100 and ATX100G. The ATX100, which provides ADS-B In and Out capability […]

The idea of a nationwide aircraft rental network has faced significant headwinds in the past, but the latest iteration of it, OpenAirplane, appears to be gaining traction. At Sun ‘n Fun this week, OpenAirplane’s Rod Rakic told AVweb that the network of participating rental operators continues to grow and now totals 83. Rakic said OpenAirplane, […]