The US DeltaHawk diesel engine project is said to be closer to certification of its 180hp DH180A4 engine. Cessna’s 172 is expected to be the … Read more
News
Cardington airship hangar sold to property developer
One of the two historic airship hangars at Cardington Airfield and surrounding land has been sold to a property developer for £10.5m. BBC News is … Read more
French inventor teases jet-powered flying motorcycle
Is it a motorcycle? Is it a jet? Does it fly? Well, it could be all of those but we’ll have to wait until the … Read more
Electric R44 helicopter sets distance record
An all-electric manned helicopter has set a Guinness World Record for distance flown. The Robinson R44 developed by Californian company Tier 1 Engineering flew for … Read more
Mandatory ID for all flights in UK govt Aviation Green Paper
The UK government has just published an aviation strategy green paper outlining its long term ambition for aviation success after we leave the EU. The … Read more
Reviews
Bose ProFlight Aviation Headset£910
When I heard that Bose had produced a headset specifically for quieter cockpits and, more specifically, airline pilot use, I’ll admit I was imagining a … Read more
Foreflight Europe£95.99-£287.99 per year
How lucky are we? It isn’t too long ago that planning and self-briefing for a local flight took three-and-a-half weeks, but thanks to some brilliant … Read more
Grypmat Trio Pack£117
Where do you put your tools when you’re working on your aircraft in the hangar? It’s great to be able to take them right to … Read more
OSEI Crystal Mic£199 (plus cost of headphones)
From time to time, we see FLYER Forum chat about using the type of ANR headphones you’d typically find plugged into an iPod or a … Read more
Yaesu FTA-250L transceiver209.95
The past eighteen months have been big in the radio market, with dealers working hard to grab a decent portion of the business generated by … Read more
Gallery
LoPresti Fury
The LoPresti Fury is one sweet-handling, fast, aerobatic tourer. It’s also drop-dead gorgeous. When it was unveiled in the late-eighties, hundreds of people wanted to … Read more
Beech Bonanza
The longest continuously produced aircraft in history, the Beechcraft Bonanza, with its V-tail, was a GA revelation when it first appeared in 1946, and it … Read more
Grumman Widgeon
When Grumman originally built the Widgeon seaplane, it was powered by six-cylinder in-line Ranger engines. But many of the 276 produced, like this one, owned … Read more
Turbine Maule M-7-420AC
When Maule Aircraft added a 420shp Allison turbine to their M7 taildragger, they created an awesome piece of General Aviation kit. Expect a rate of … Read more