Aviation

Flying with the Dassault Falcon FalconEye Combined Vision System Source: AIO TV – Aug 29, 2018\ The FalconEye head-up display (HUD) combines live enhanced vision system (EVS) imagery with database-drive synthetic vision system (SVS) imagery. Dassault engineers have been working on FalconEye since 2011, and it was certified in 2016 in the Falcon 2000 and […]

Source AIO / David Donald – August 15, 2018 The M600 is the flagship of Piper’s “M-Class,” the new branding for the PA-46 Malibu family. (Photo: David McIntosh) Making its first appearance in Brazil is Piper’s sleek M600 six-seat turboprop single. Local dealer J.P.Martins Aviação is hoping to conclude the first sale in the country […]

Source: Piper Aircraft – July 24, 2018 Piper Aircraft, Inc. announced today that sales of Piper trainers in the second quarter of the year increased 126% when compared to the same period in 2017. Both their single and multi-engine trainers have solid order book backlog into Q3 of 2019. The twin engine Piper Seminole lead […]

Source: Farnborough Air Show AIN/ Richard Ward – July 18, 2018 The P.180 Avanti Evo has a “wow” factor that is not present with many other twin turboprops of a similar size. Yes, it does have three lifting surfaces, a T-tail and two pusher propellers but it’s how they are put together that is the […]

Source: Farnborough Air Show / James Wynbrandt – July 14, 2018 For long-endurance missions, the Dornier 228’s long cabin accommodates multiple workstations and observer seats, with room for a rest area and space to meet the crew’s physiological needs. Ruag Aviation (Hall4, Stand 41476) is shifting the focus at the Farnborough Airshow 2018 from its […]

Source: Piper Aircraft -February 7, 2018 Piper Aircraft, Inc. has received an order for 152 aircraft from Fanmei Aviation Technologies, Piper Aircraft’s exclusive dealer in China. This is the largest single trainer order received by Piper Aircraft in company history. Fanmei Aviation Technologies is a subsidiary of Sichuan Fanmei Education Group co. Ltd which is […]

Source: Piper Aircraft VERO BEACH, Fla., Feb. 6, 2018 – Piper Aircraft Inc. has named Fanmei Aviation Technologies Ltd, as its dealer for the sales of new aircraft in Greater China, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Fanmei Aviation Technologies joins a growing network of dealers and representatives throughout the region. “We welcome […]

Show News Piaggio Steps Up Its Comeback The plan to relaunch Italy’s Piaggio Aerospace as a civil and defense aircraft manufacturer is gaining momentum some 20 months after moving production from an aging plant in Genoa to a $150million, clean-sheet design factory in Villanova d’Albenga, about 56mi. southwest. This past September the firm delivered the […]

ME & MY AIRCRAFT FALCON 7X With three Pratt&Whitney turbofan engines and a swept wing design with winglets, the largest cabin, long range Dassault Falcon7X has been in service for nearly ten years. Today, over 200 are flying in 32 countries and the fleet has performed 250.000 flight hours. Its design draws inspiration from that […]

Show News Marenco Swisshelicopter confirms SH09 order Marenco Swisshelicopter confirmed an order from Tronrud Engineering for its SKYe SH09 single-turbine helicopter. The confirmation follows letter of intent signed for the helicopter. The confirmation follows a letter of intent signed for the helicopter in 2014 and adds Tronrud to the list of the launch customers for […]