Melbourne, FL, June 26, 2012 – Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) granted a type certificate to Embraer for its Phenom 300 light jet. The Phenom 300, which received its initial certification by U.S. and Brazilian aviation authorities in 2009, is now certificated in more than 40 countries. “Transport Canada’s certification strengthens our position in Canada, […]
The Eurocopter X3 Begins its US Tour by Paul Pitts. | The JetAv Blog | Premier Jet Aviation Earlier this month I wrote about the helicopter industry’s search for higher horizontal speeds and the aerodynamic and economic challenges in both. This week I had the privilege of seeing the Eurocopter X3 (“X-cube”) in flight as […]
New Human Powered Helicopter Record by Jack Schweibold | The JetAv Blog | Premier Jet Aviation As promised this week we are reporting the breaking of Judith Wexler’s last year’s 11.4 second flight record for a Human Powered Helicopter. Yesterday, June 21st, Colin Gore, a PhD student in materials science at the University of Maryland […]
Human Powered Helicopter Record Attempt June 20th will witness a new attempt to claim the $250,000 prize offered by the American Helicopter Society. Pictured here is Judith Wexler in her Gamera I helicopter built by the University of Maryland’s Team last year, setting a National Aeronautic Association’s sanctioned record of 11.4 seconds. This month’s attempt […]
EMBRAER RECEIVES PRODUCTION CERTIFICATE FOR MELBOURNE Melbourne, FL, June 18, 2012 – In a ceremony at Embraer Executive Jets’ Melbourne Campus, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) presented Embraer its Production Certificate to assemble Phenom 100s in the United States. Previously, Phenom jets assembled in Melbourne have been certified under the FAA type certificate granted to […]
New 5-place Turbine OH-6 (369) Hughes Helicopter $27,000 – by Jack Schweibold. That was the winning price for an Army helicopter in 1965: $27,000! This article is the forth in a series by Premier Jet Aviation remembering fifty years in development of the Light Observation Helicopter. The Hughes OH-6 (Model 369) was the eventual winner […]
ROBB REPORT CITES EMBRAER PHENOMS AS BEST OF THE BEST FOR 2012 Melbourne, FL, June 11, 2012 – Robb Report magazine named Embraer’s Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 as best in the entry-level and light business aircraft categories, respectively, in its just-published Best of the Best 2012 report. “Robb Report is an authority for sophisticated, […]
New Study Highlights Business Aviation Value to Local, State, Federal Governments Washington, DC, June 7, 2012 — The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today welcomed a new study showing that local, state and federal government use of business aircraft increases agency or departmental efficiency and provides significant taxpayer value. The study, entitled, Government Use of […]
OUR MAGIC CARPET – As we venture through this tumulus election year many of our readers will have opportunity to fly various candidates and officials. Today most of them are pretty air savvy but just a few years ago I picked up one of our “fearless leaders” in Indiana and was surprised to find him with […]
HELICOPTERS BACK IN CHICAGO! It has been over fifty years since city administration kicked helicopters out of the Windy City and almost a dozen years since they bulldozed the runways on Miegs Field … it’s taken until now for the Fed’s to bring big Sikorsky’s back over the Loop. Few people remember or even knew […]