Kitplanes

Promoters of the Rocky Mountain Fly In, scheduled for September 19-21, 2008, announced this week that the event has been canceled for this year. According to Colorado Sport Aviation, which was organizing the show at Denver's Front Range airport, the event was canned because of "due to several local and national factors delaying the planning…

Stafford Manufacturing offers a wide selection of mounting collars that can be used to attach a variety of devices and accessories onto structural tubing frames without drilling or gouging.The universal mounting collar features a smooth bore and clamp-style design that tightens securely onto structural tubing and shafts without damaging them, the company says. It has two opposed flat sides with countersunk drilled and tapped holes, and can be easily adjusted using a hex wrench. Its…

AeroLEDs now offers a smaller version of its popular AeroSUN LED anti-collision/landing/taxi light system introduced last year at Oshkosh AirVenture. Both the SUNLite and AeroSUN systems are 100% solid-state and are designed for Experimental and Light Sport Aircraft powered by the Rotax 900 series engine. SUNLites offer a smaller footprint and use the new generation of high-intensity LEDs, which consume 20%-50% of the current of traditional filament or high intensity discharge (HID) lighting while producing…

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AirGator announced the release of its improved NAVPad5 electronic flight bag. Its small form factor offers all of the functionality of the company's full-size commercial EFBs in a handheld package. Features include a 4.8-inch sunlight-visible touchscreen, fast CPU, long battery life, Bluetooth and WiFi wireless, solid-state drive (with optional hard drive), top hat, optical pointing device, Windows XP OS and full keyboard. Its an ideal moving map, XM Wx weather display and approach viewer, the…

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Viper Aircraft has added a new design to its lineup, the Viper FanJet, which offers greater range, higher fuel efficiency and expanded cargo capacity, according to Viper.Increasing the size of the aircraft by 17%, the designers created a spacious, climate-controlled cockpit able to accommodate pilots over 6-foot-5. The larger fuselage translates to 25 cubic feet of cargo space with accessibility from exterior luggage doors and behind the aft seat. Using the Pratt & Whitney JT-15-4D…

The Bosch 18-volt cordless jigsaw has been added to Aircraft Spruces line of Bosch power tools. The 6-pound jigsaw has a One-Touch system that allows for easy blade change and ejection of hot or broken blades with one lever. The Bosch also features blade retention and a three-way grip that maintains the blade position and allows for precise cuts. An adjustable dust blower keeps the cutting line clear.…

Weather Statement Groundschool is now offering a course on METARS (Aviation Routine Weather Reports) and TAFs (Terminal Area Forecasts) that you can complete on your home computer. METARS include temperature, dew point, wind speed, direction, precipitation, cloud cover, visibility, lightning and barometric pressure. TAFs are used in conjunction with METARS and use similar terminology.…