American Aviation's speed stacks for 1971 to 1975 King Air C-90s with PT6A-20 engines increase speed, reduce fuel consumption and increase range, according to the company. Previously available only for King Airs with PT6-21,-28 and -135A engines, the new stacks offer a speed increase of approximately five KTAS. The sleek design also enhances the aircraft's appearance, with its highly polished, high nickel content Inconel stainless-steel construction. Because the stacks direct the exhaust flow, thrust and energy aft, cabin noise is also reduced.
The assignment for the day in the woods outside Metaline Falls, Idaho, called for the pilot to haul in logs on long line and deposit them at a central site. The Kaman HH-43F Huskie was in the process of dropping logs on a pile from an altitude of 150 to 200 feet, when a worker on the ground heard a "loud boom." The helicopter, which features intermeshing blades, then rolled slightly before nosing down and crashing into the pile. The ground crew said that immediately after hearing the loud noise, the helicopter's blades began to separate from the aircraft.
Visitors to the ARINC booth (#758) at this month's NBAA convention will be among the first to hear the company's pitch for its Fuel Desk. The new service will provide contract fuel from several suppliers and allow schedulers and dispatchers to access quotes at 2,200 locations worldwide as they plan flights. The fuel quote service is the latest addition to ARINC Direct customers' subscription, with no additional fees, all of it accessible through the Web.
Intelligence | 13 * Runway Incursion Prevention at Intersecting Runways Successfully Demonstrated * Verizon Postpones Pullout of Airfone for Business Aviation * FAA Releases Slot Proposal, Final Rule for La Guardia, O'Hare * Cessna Citation Mustang Wins Full FAA Certification * U.K. Will Issue Common Civil Aviation Rules for Its Territories *Florida Airport Example of Greater Public Benefit of Aviation * FAA Issues Guidance for Organization Designation Authorizations
ICAO makes available on its Web site a CD that may help prepare flight crews for what they may encounter when flying overseas. The organization says: "This CD is intended to facilitate the implementation of the ICAO Language Proficiency Standards and contains speech samples rated at ICAO Language Proficiency Levels 3, 4 and 5. Each of the speech samples is accompanied by a detailed rating form that contains the underlying rationale for the rating.
Flaps fully extended and landing gear down and locked, the King Air B100 descended to Runway 33 at North Central State airport in Pawtucket, R.I. The right main landing gear touched down approximately two feet prior to the runway, and collapsed when the wheel struck the elevated runway edge. The airplane subsequently came to rest upright off the right side of the runway. The pilot did not report any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.
"I grew up in Kansas where water's hard to find, so I always had it in the back of my mind to try sailing." So recalled another Universal Weather executive, this time Chief Financial Officer Doug Kelley, who got his chance to go before the mast while working at a bank in the mid-1980s. A co-worker's husband invited him out for a sail in a small boat on Galveston Bay, and "sure enough, I got hooked." Well, not so much hooked as harpooned.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department has taken delivery of its fourth EC 120, the 400th Eurocopter EC 120 delivered. Able to carry a pilot and four passengers, the single-engine rotorcraft is powered by a Turbomeca Arrius 2F turbine engine, and can cruise at 122 knots. With the mobility of its helicopter fleet, the average response time for the Air Support Unit is two minutes.
On Feb. 16, 2005, at approximately 0913, a Cessna Citation 560 operated by Circuit City crashed while on an ILS approach in IMC to Runway 26R at Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB), Pueblo, Colo. The two pilots and six passengers were killed, and the aircraft was destroyed. The National Weather Service (NWS) reported low clouds, fog, freezing drizzle, visibility of about six miles and a temperature of 27°F at the airport at the time of the crash.
Maintaining Speed Ice Shape: Baseline Failed Boot In this maneuver there was no ice shape attached to the stabilizer. Power was increased slowly while the speed was held constant. Observe that there is very little tuft activity.
Meggitt has acquired Keith Products, a supplier of compact air-conditioning systems for business jets and general aviation aircraft. Meggitt will pay $30 million on closing, with a further $2 million payable after two years subject to achieving agreed sales targets in 2006 and 2007. The transaction includes a net asset adjustment mechanism and is being funded from Meggitt's existing resources. Located in Addison, Texas, Keith Products is a leader in vapor-cycle air-conditioning systems for cooling, heating and ventilating fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.
Ice Shape: Failed Boot "0" Flaps Flaps deflected from zero degrees to 40 degrees. Notice how the tailplane AOA becomes more negative and the tufts begin to destabilize. Yoke buffet indicates a separation and reattachment of airflow, making it difficult to keep the aircraft in pitch trim.
ARINC Direct's repair station in Scottsdale, Ariz., has been named a factory authorized service center for the Piaggio P180 Avanti and Avanti II turboprops. The Scottsdale facility, which plans to expand its hangar to 40,000 square feet later this year, provides heavy maintenance, 24-hour AOG services, oxygen and nitrogen services, structural repairs and modifications, avionics support and interior refurbishment.
-Eurocopter BO 105LS A-3 helicopters -- Replace certain fixed bolts and nuts, re-identify certain main rotor nuts, and revise the Airworthiness Limitations -- Time Change Items (TCI) list to reflect the new life limits and new part numbers. -Eurocopter AS-365, EC 155B, SA-365 and SA-366G1 helicopters -- Inspect the main gearbox base plate for a crack and replace it if a crack is found. -Hamilton Sundstrand 14RF-19 props on Saab 340 airplanes -- Replace certain actuator yokes with improved actuator yokes on propellers used on Saab 340 airplanes.
I'm sure many flight departments operating long-range aircraft are working with requests from executives to "shrink the world," but they are a challenge. Here's a sampling of some my department has fielded in the last few months: (1) Mr. B has to go to a small city in southern Chile and be there before noon. He will be spending two days and then coming home. (2) Mr. A wants to go straight through to Tokyo. He will leave New York about 8 p.m. He wants to leave the second day after at 3 p.m. and come straight home.
A recent FAA policy change is expected to ease the paperwork burden for small-aircraft repair stations that work on older aircraft. The agency released guidance that would permit repair stations to use FAA-approved data for major repairs on unpressurized areas of airplanes that weigh less than 12,500 pounds. The guidance essentially eliminates the requirement for repair stations to obtain field approvals for repair data on small aircraft that were type certificated before Jan. 1, 1980.
Cessna Aircraft Co., named Mark Paolucci, currently vice president of Citation Sales, to replace retiring senior vice president Ron Chapman as head of the company's customer service organization. Craig Estep has been appointed vice president, Citation/Caravan operations. Rod Holter is rejoining Cessna as vice president and general manager for Cessna's Independence, Kan., facility. Brad Thress has been appointed vice president, component operations and Cub Marion was appointed vice president, quality.
More than a year has passed since the calamity named Katrina made landfall upon the U.S. Gulf Coast, wreaking havoc on the lives of those who lived and worked in the region. Slowly, residents are returning to clean up, businesses are reopening and levees and seawalls are being replaced and repaired, but Katrina's legacy of altered lives and damaged business remains much in evidence throughout the area. On this sad anniversary, B&CA visited the Gulf region to see how the corporate aviation providers fared and what the future may hold for them.
Most schedulers and dispatchers have migrated to multi-screen work stations. But if management resists your requests for additional monitors to enhance your productivity, there's an important study you can cite to bolster your case: NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America, Inc., along with ATI Technologies, maker of very fast video boards, and the University of Utah, conducted a study of the subject in 2003 and found for the multiple-screen work station -- overwhelmingly.
-Bombardier CL-600, -601, -601-3A and -601-3R airplanes ---Implement a corrosion prevention and control program (CPCP) either by accomplishing specific tasks or by revising the maintenance inspection program to include a CPCP. -EADS Socata TBM 700 airplanes -- Within the next 25 hours time-in-service, lubricate the elevator trim tab actuator rods without removing them.
The International Communications Group's 2.4 GHz handset is an ergonomic and stylish cordless phone adapted for aeronautical applications. This device is based upon Siemens technology with modifications to make it compliant with requirements for fire retardency and emissions. The cordless system has three primary components: the handset, a base unit that is typically mounted in a hidden non-metallic area, and a custom-designed latching charging cradle that permits mounting and restraint of the device in the aircraft cabin.
