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A Fresh Breeze Blows Through Seawind

Certification Program Funding

Kimberton (PA) based Seawind says it has received funding to complete the certification process for its amphibian single-engine aircraft. The company says this new funding will also allow it to set up manufacturing operations.

Mooney To Unveil Product Enhancements At 2004 Airventure Oshkosh

Garmin G1000 Heads List Of Upgrades On New GX Series

With a reputation for providing fast, personal travel, Mooney Airplane Company will unveil two new models – Ovation 2 GX and Bravo GX – featuring its top-line Garmin G1000™ panel plus comfort and performance upgrades, at the 2004 AirVenture Oshkosh, July 27 through August 2.

OU's Deal With Piper

And Now You Know The Rest Of The Story

As ANN reported at the beginning of the month, the University of Oklahoma's Department of Aviation finally decided to replace its fleet of Piper Warriors. After checking around, Aviation Directdor Glenn Schaumburg went back to New Piper and ordered 13 new Warrior IIIs.

Garmin Announces XM Weather Interface

Garmin made a number of announcements at AirVenture 2004 yesterday, among them the news that they will provide a new weather information service for their G1000 and MX20 units using the company's new GDL-69/69A XM weather downlink units.

Lancair Delivering Columbia 400s At A 'Great Pace'

As Oshkosh 2004 got off to a rousing start, the folks at the Lancair Company boasted (justifiably) that it has already delivered 15 of their speedy new four seaters. And this just in the few months since their first delivery in Lakeland last April.

Avidyne Delivers 1,000th Integrated Flight Deck

Glass For The Masses

Avidyne Monday said it's delivered the 1,000th FlightMax Entegra integrated flight deck, a demonstration of just how well-unprecedented acceptance of integrated flight decks for general aviation aircraft.

Heavy-Breathing: A First Look At Lancair’s Columbia 400 (Part One)

233 Kts, FL230, 26 Minutes From Brake Release... Wow!

The general aviation industry, for the last few years, has been nothing if not innovative. The extraordinary progress we’ve seen in an industry that has heretofore been populated by derivations of older, staid designs marks an amazing change in pace and direction for our industry.

Paint Your Wagon -- Online

Scheme Designers Develops New Online Paint Visualization Tool

What would your Piper Tomahawk look like in red? How about blue with a gold stripe? If a company called Scheme Designers has its way, you won't have to guess any more. Nor will you have to spend a fortune before you find out that you really wanted a strawberry-colored stripe instead of magenta.