According to the International Council of AirShows (ICAS), air shows throughout the country are reporting strong attendance. Whether big or small, civilian or military, with or without military jet teams, pent up demand generated by the cancellations of the 2013 air show season seems to be fueling higher-than-normal enthusiasm among the three dozen or so shows that have already been held this year. We have another follow-up on the tragic Asiana Airlines accident that occurred at San Francisco International Airport last July. The woman who was driving a piece of firefighti
Some Very Impressive Sales Numbers Prove That Piper Still Has What It Takes To Survive
Not all the news in GA is bad... especially if you happen to be working at Piper Aircraft. Within days of our interview with Piper Boss, Simon Caldecott, Piper had even better news to crow about. Piper Aircraft continued to deliver more new aircraft and increase new airplane revenue during the first half of 2013, continuing a steady improved performance trend. For the first half of 2013, Piper delivered 86 airplanes, up 13 percent from 76 total deliveries during the same period in 2012, while generating $77 million in revenue, up more than 11 percent from $69M during
"The (Global 7000 and Global 8000) program is progressing well in the detailed design phase (DDP) with the majority of the production drawings already released." Source: Bassam Sabbagh, Vice President and General Manager, Global 7000 and Global 8000 aircraft program.
The attribute of an Aircraft structure that permits it to retain its required residual strength for a period of unrepaired use after the failure or partial failure of a principal structural element.
Yes, it looks like too much fun and yes, we've been waiting since the 1960's for a jetpack So have a look, and see if it fulfills the promise of those long-ago Disney movies and magazine articles.
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