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A Basler BT-67 turboprop DC-3 conversion is safely tucked in a warm hangar in Calgary, Alberta after spending a year shattered and broken on a glacier in Antarctica. Its owner, Kenn Borek Air, mounted a huge on-site repair effort for the modernized warbird, named Lidia, before flying it back to Calgary in January. The story […]

It’s been a while since we’ve heard reports of strange aircraft flying over the deserts of the Southwest but some photos posted by a couple of skywatchers earlier this month have tongues wagging in the defense world. The photos were snapped on a clear day over Amarillo, Texas, and show a generally triangular planform with […]

The practical applications of multi-copter drones seem to expand every day (to the consternation of air regulators) but it’s doubtful anyone saw “drone dentistry” coming. Eight-year-old Adam Swan, of Dublin, Ireland had a tooth extracted by an unmanned aerial system and he was an enthusiastic participant. “It’s out, it’s out!” Adam yelled as the drone […]

The ever-fertile political minds on the Santa Monica City Council have dreamed up another way to all but close their airport after losing their latest court battle with the FAA. A report commissioned by the city says about half the 4,970-foot runway is not part of the 1948 Instrument of Transfer between the city and […]

Power Flow Systems, maker of tuned exhaust system mods, has apparently had enough of the Internet harping of critics of its product and has fired a high-caliber put up or shut up salvo in reply. In an offer entitled “Shoot-Down at High Noon,” Power Flow has said it is willing to come to any of […]

In a surprise move, Continental Motors Inc., a subsidiary of AVIC International Holding Company of Beijing, China, announced today that in partnership with ASI Innovation of Reims, France that they have acquired the Type Certificate, inventory and manufacturing rights for the F406 twin engine turboprop, more commonly known as the Cessna 406 Caravan II. Developed […]

Although it has kept its development out of the public eye, Lycoming appears to be much further along in aircraft diesel engine development than many in the industry realize. Using the booming unmanned aircraft sector as a launching pad, Lycoming told us that it has leveraged automotive technology to develop whats essentially a diesel near-equivalent […]

Cirrus has been flying a Vision jet since 2008, but the latest version, which flew for the first time on Monday afternoon, is the first of three conforming flight-test aircraft for the final production jet, which is expected to start deliveries late next year. Cirrus Aircraft’s chief test pilot Mike Stevens flew the jet for […]

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but at the very least, it can create some vivid nightmares and I had one last night. Like everyone else, Ive been following the sputtering investigation of Malaysian Flight MH 370, especially the fire-in-flight theories. So I spent the day reading fire-in-flight accident reports and woke up in a […]

Both houses of the Wisconsin Legislature have passed legislation intended to save aircraft owners and operators money on maintenance and repairs while keeping aviation jobs in the state. The bill has gone to the governor for his signature; he is expected to sign. The legislation creates a state sales tax exemption for all parts and […]