Aircraft Upgrades

Responding to the growing demand for ADS-B-capable equipment, BendixKing is rolling out a new Mode-S transponder called the KT-74. AVweb got a tour of it at AirVenture last July. view on YouTube

Wind tunnel testing conducted earlier this month at Moffett Field, Calif., has shown promising results for active flow control technology and its potential for reducing the size of vertical tail structures for a whole family of aircraft. NASA, in partnership with Boeing, equipped a full-scale Boeing 757 vertical fin with active flow control technology that […]

The FAAs processes combined with financial constraints have created a bottleneck that has held up roughly 1,000 certifications, industry representatives told a House aviation subcommittee last month – and it could get worse, they said. In the past year alone, the certification office lost resources due to the sequester, instituted a hiring freeze, and had […]

Rockwell Collins brings enhanced vision to light jets with the EVS-3000 vision system and HGS-3500 display, which employs a new space-saving design. The company will bring the products to market with Embraer in 2015 aboard the Legacy 450 and, later, Legacy 500 business jets. view on YouTube

The fragile relationship between avionics shops and aircraft owners is sometimes stressed at the end of a project. Thats partly because some owners have unrealisticexpectations, assuming the aircraft will be released right after a flight test. On the other hand, shops create stress for themselves when they overpromiseand offer the impression that work on the […]

True Blue Power says it’s created safe, reliable, and affordable lithium ion batteries for general aviation aircraft. AVweb’s Russ Niles spoke with the company’s VP of Engineering, Brett Williams, at NBAA 2013 in Las Vegas. Duration: File Size: download here

Long-time aviation industry executive Bob Kromer has joined Blackhawk Modifications as its senior vice president of sales and marketing. Kromer will join the staff at Blackhawk’s Waco, Texas, headquarters. Bobs technical experience and global market knowledge will further strengthen and expand our depth and capability in these two extremely critical areas of the company, said […]

Aeromobil, a Slovakian company that has been working on a flying-car design since the 1990s, recently flew its aircraft for the first time. The company says it aims for the design to be a “real ‘roadable aircraft’” that combines the performance of a sports car with the qualities of a light aircraft. The airplane that […]

Legislation that would update FAR Part 23 and streamline aircraft certification, the Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013, has now passed through the Senate and will go back to the House of Representatives where it is expected to pass (again). The House passed its version of the bill back in July with a 411-0 vote […]

Compared to two years ago, aircraft owners and operators say theyre more confident in future supplies of 100-octane gasoline of some kind-no thanks to the FAA-and fewer owners are delaying purchases or upgrades due to worries about fuel supplies. Nonetheless, many owners also report theyre flying fewer hours, due in part to the cost of […]