Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today the first production New Citation Sovereign rolled off the production line in the company’s Wichita, Kan., manufacturing facility. The New Citation Sovereign is one of six new Cessna aircraft expected to hit the market this year. “This rollout today is proof of Cessna’s commitment […]
Aircraft Type Rating Alternatives | The JetAv Blog by Dave Coffman Type Ratings: When it comes to business jet type ratings, many assume the only training option is the very structured and costly program offered via one of the major training providers. We have successfully trained pilots new to the Phenom with experience levels ranging […]
Premier Jet’s ‘CJ Plus’ Features Tamarack Winglets Tamarack Aerospace received a contract this week for up to 10 CitationJet active winglet kits (a firm order for three with options on seven more) from Fort Myers, Fla.-based business aircraft broker Premier Jet Aviation. The kits, to be delivered next year, will be used as part of Premier Jet’s “CJ […]
A Comparison of the new Citation CJ4 to the Citation CJ3 A comparison of the many features and enhancements the Citation CJ4 provides over the CJ3: Airframe: New Swept Wing – 12° sweep: 0° Sweep on CJ3 CJ4 has Ground Spoilers CJ3 does not have ground spoilers Flaps – CJ4 has larger span flaps and […]
Human-Powered Helicopters: Straight Up Difficult from NPR on Vimeo. By author: Adam Cole at NPR “I grew up wanting to fly,” says Graham Bowen-Davies. “I guess I just settled for being an engineer.” He’s standing on an indoor track in southern Maryland, watching a giant helicopter take flight. At the end of each of its […]