BELL X-14: Little Known Gateway To The Moon by Jack Schweibold The U.S.A.’s “X” aircraft (X-1 thru X-15) were the stepping stones to space in the mid-20th century. This week I had occasion to stumble across the only surviving Bell X-14. In fact, it was the solitary unit built. A special mission test bed (the only […]
Wayne Gorsek. Entrepreneur, Phenom 300 Owner, Jet Pilot. The Captain’s Blog by Dave Coffman. Wayne Gorsek dreamed of flying as early as his elementary school years. He was adopted and raised by his grandparents. His grandfather, Fred Gorsek Sr. worked at Scott Air Force Base in Belleville, IL. He would have his grandfather take him to the library […]
15 S76 Records Set in Week | The JetAv Blog by Jack Schweibold. “Jack, go lease an S76 helicopter and set as many records as possible with our new C30 engines”, I was told as Supervisor of Flight Test, Allison Engine Company. Wow, that was like giving a teenager a new convertible, a bottomless […]
^^Above^^ Premier Jet Aviation’s tandem-seat RV8 ended up becoming the perfect pilot skills training aircraft for course orientation and dual instruction around the championship course pylons. Enjoy the ride! Article by: Mark Schweibold Welcome to International Formula 1 Pylon Air Racing! The National Championship Air Races is the last pylon racing event in the world. […]
^^Above: Rare Video of a German WWII Auto-Gyro aboard a U-Boat Article By: Jack Schweibold. We have all been swept into flying by various circumstances. My defining moment was through my uncle, Richard “Dick” Schreder. At the impressionable age eight, my grandmother took me by train to Norfolk Naval Air Station. Uncle Dick was being presented […]
Formation Flying in Business Jets | The Captain’s Blog by Dave Coffman Flight suit, negative. Helmet, nope. During my pilot career with the United States Air Force which included a two year tour with the Thunderbirds F-16 demonstration team, I had many opportunity to enjoy jet formation flying. After transitioning to civilian business jet flying, […]
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Video of a SA-315B Lama working at high altitude. The Lama’s full bubble type cabin enclosure and high altitude performance capabilities combine to make this an ideal helicopter for precise mountain operations, such as slinging cargo to remote areas, geological survey missions, mining, and wilderness EMT operations. The SA-315B derivative still holds the absolute altitude […]
This article continues our exploration of the pre-owned Citation X and the significant enhancements now certified and available for truly modernizing a world-class business aircraft at very little expense and with substantial performance and residual value benefits. My previous blog discussed incorporating winglets (http://jetav.com/?p=1664) and how this improves performance and ramp appeal. Moving inside and to the cockpit, we are exploring the addition of the state-of-the-art Primus […]
Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that the production for the Citation Latitude aircraft, first announced in October 2011, is on schedule and making progress toward completion of full airframes this year. The next generation in business travel, the Latitude, with a maximum range of 2,500 nautical miles (4,630 kilometers), […]