by Paul Hamilton | Jul 3, 2021 | Evolution Trikes, Revo, Sling, Splog, Sport Aviation Center, The Airplane Factory USA
Normally, this website focuses tightly on airplanes and the equipment and services needed to keep them flying. However, on regular occasions, I receive questions about density altitude and light aircraft. A surprising number believe LSA perform less well than legacy...
by Dan Johnson | Jun 27, 2021 | Alpha, Pipistrel LSA s.r.l., Pipistrel USA, Splog
“WE DID IT!” boasted the team from down under! “We are thrilled to announce that this afternoon we achieved a World Endurance Record for an electric aircraft, breaking the previous mark set in Germany last year.” (Note: Official recognition always takes more time.)...
by Dan Johnson | Jun 25, 2021 | BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), Porto Aviation Group (was SEO-Avio), Risen, Splog
Most of us would be mighty pleased to sit comfortably and gaze upon our pace-setting aircraft. As reported recently, Alberto Porto, head of Porto Aviation, flew to a higher altitude and managed to squeak past the 400 kilometer per hour (true airspeed) barrier in his...
by Dan Johnson | Jun 21, 2021 | Alpha, Pipistrel LSA s.r.l., Pipistrel USA, Splog
Does Alpha have the tiny little motor that could? That sounds like an old childhood story (“The Little Engine that Could…”) but here we are in the new millennia with electric cars, huge wind farms, vast solar collector projects, biofuels, and more. Subsidies are...
by Dan Johnson | Jun 16, 2021 | BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), Splog
How does modern-day Rotax relate to the Wright Brothers? Here’s a trivia test for light aviation enthusiasts. Answer: Both started out in the bicycle business. A little over a year ago, the engine builder from Gunskirchen, Austria celebrated their 100th anniversary....
by Dan Johnson | Jun 14, 2021 | AirCam (Twin Engines), BRP-Powertrain (Rotax Aircraft Engines), Lockwood Aircraft Corp., Splog
“Winds are going to be rather sporty,” observed AirCam developer, Phil Lockwood, as he and Robert Meyer and the AirCam team finalized arrangements for another fly-out, this one to Jekyll Island (09J). The single runway near the resort island had a crosswind forecast...
