A Look Inside the Cessna Factory
Facing ever-growing global competition, Cessna has to find way to make airplanes more efficiently. In this video, Terry Clark explains how the company has done that at the company's Independence, Kansas plant.
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Flying the SMA Diesel Skylane
SMA first flew it's aerodiesel engine in 1998 and since then has been trying to develop a market for conversions. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli recently visited Paramus Flying Club in New Jersey to fly the clumb's SMA-coverted Cessna 182. The airplane is a strong performer and the club's economics make...
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- Tags: avweb SMA diesel aerodiesel diesel engine Cessna 182 Skylane Paramus Flying Club Paul Bertorelli Tomoharu Nishino Jet-A engines
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Cessna Mustang AVweb Demo Flight
At Sun 'n Fun last month, AVWeb's demo'd Cessna's Citation Mustang. Here's a detailed report.
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Cessna Skycatcher Flight Trial
Cessna moves ever closer to opening the spigot on LSA production. At arrived at AOPA Summit with a confirming version of the 162 and AVweb took a spin.
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Garmin GTN Series Intro
At the 2011 Aircraft Electronics Association show in Reno, Garmin rolled out its long-awaited replacements for the GNS430/530 series. Garmin's Jim Alpiser gave AVweb the rundown on the new products, called the GTN650 and GTN750.
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- Tags: avweb Garmin GTN650 GTN750 Aircraft Electronics Show AEA Reno Jim Alpiser Paul Bertorelli
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Supersonic Flight, Sonic Booms
Sound travels at about 760 miles per hour, or 340 meters per second and about 661 knots on an average day at sea level. And sometimes, you can almost see it. Going close to that speed through air can cause some unusual visual effects. This compiled footage includes F-14s, standard and Blue Angels...
AVweb Flies the Kitfox LSA
Everyone complains that light sport aircraft are too expensive, but Kitfox is doing something about it. AVweb recently went to Homedale, Idaho to try out Kitfox's new moderately priced LSA.
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- Tags: Avweb Kitfox Paul Bertorelli John mcbean light sport aircraft LSA Paul Leadabrand Homedale Idaho
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AVweb's Waco Flight Trial
If you think the glory days of classic biplanes are long gone, check out Waco's new YMF-5D, with a full glass cockpit no less. Paul Bertorelli flew it at Sun 'n Fun and says it's a high-zoot hoot.
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- Length: 4:35
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- Tags: avweb Waco biplane glass cockpit Peter Bowers Sun 'n Fun
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JetLev-Flyer Water Jet Pack Facts
www.glennpew.com Fly on water thrust. This new jet pack idea may not be the best way to get to work, but it sure does look like a good time. The German company MS Watersports GmbH is marketing the water-pressure-powered JetLev-flyer "jet pack" and selling it (lessons included) for about $128000 ....
Garmin's New Touchscreen aera GPS
At AOPA Summit this week in Tampa, Florida, Garmin will roll out its new touchscreen-based aera line of navigators. Avweb's Paul Bertorelli spent the last week wringing out a sample. Here's his video report.
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AVweb's Piper Sport Flight Trial
At the US Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, Piper launched its entry in the light sport market, the Czech-built PiperSport. Aviation Consumer editor Paul Bertorelli got a flight demo on the airplane, and here's his video report.
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Cessna NGP (Next Generation Piston)
Glenn Pew speaks with Cessna vice president of propeller aircraft sales, John Doman, about the company's Next Generation Piston proof-of-concept (NGP POC) aircraft.
Continental's New IO-360
Continental's not waiting for the industry to figure out a replacement for 100LL. At AOPA Summit in Hartford, it announced a new line of low-compression engines that can run on low-octane fuels.
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AVweb/Aviation Consumer DA42 NG Flight Trial
Diamond Aircraft has recently certified its DA42 NG with Austro diesel engines. Does the airplane meet the performance claims? Paul Bertorelli reports from London, Ontario.
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- Tags: avweb Diamond Aircraft DA42 NG Austro diesel aerodiesel Paul Bertorelli Bill Scott London Ontario Aviation Consumer
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B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Crash Video & Technical Report
Glenn Pew covers the crash on takeoff of a 509th Air Wing, Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber, February 23 operating at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, was caused by water in the aircraft's sensors, according to an Air Combat report issued, Thursday. Specifically, moisture in three port transducer units ...
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