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April 09, 2014

Airborne 04.09.14: DA42 Upgrade, Liberty XL-2 Acquired, Eclipse 550 Update

Also: Binnie Joins XCOR, NBAA Wants Tax-Incentives, New Lycoming Powerplant, Oshkosh in 150 Seconds

Diamond Aircraft will add Centurion 2.0s engines to the existing DA42 type certificate, offering TDI owners and operators the option to upgrade from their 135 horsepower Centurion 1.7 and 2.0 engines, to the 155 horsepower 2.0 engine. Here’s a case where new ownership can lead to a better future for an existing product. Discovery Aviation Inc. announced that it has acquired the rights to manufacture the Liberty XL-2. The former senior management team of Liberty Aerospace Inc. will join with Discovery Aviation. The Eclipse 550 is in production and being delivered. While at Sun ‘n Fun, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell took the opportunity to get updated on the p

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NASA's LRO Mission And North America To Experience Total Lunar Eclipse

Phenomenon Expected To Begin About 0200 EDT

When people in North America look up at the sky in the early morning hours of April 15, they can expect the moon to look a little different. A total lunar eclipse is expected at this time, a phenomenon that occurs when the Earth, moon and sun are in perfect alignment, blanketing the moon in the Earth's shadow.

A New Single-Seat SportPlane Shows Great Potential For Serious Fun

While at the Sport Aviation Expo 2014, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell stopped by to talk with Dan Weseman, the president of Sport Performance Aviation. Sitting on display was their snappy looking single place light sport airplane that seems to be cut from a different cloth than most other LSA’s on display.

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Orion Avionics System Ready For First Test Flight

Team Progressing Toward Exploration Flight Test-1

Testing of the Orion spacecraft's avionics system has concluded at the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Operations & Checkout facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After powering on and sending commands to more than 20 different critical systems installed on the spacecraft's crew module, NASA and Lockheed Martin engineers have verified the avionics for Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) are ready to support a successful flight and re-entry of the spacecraft.