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Editor's Log, December 2011
It's that time of year again, the time when we undertake the arduous task of updating and compiling the thousands of pieces of data...
MythBusters: Duct Tape Plane
If your ultralight aircraft were torn up by a bear, could you tape it up with duct tape and fly it home? Mythbusters finds...
Wicks Aircraft Adds Bluetooth Receiver
Wicks Aircraft Supply has added the Dual XGPS150 universal Bluetook Receiver to its product lineup. The receiver works with iPad, iPad touch, iPhone and...
Green Flight Challenge, The Winners
Monday October 3 marked the Green Flight Challenge Expo, sponsored by Google and staged under the control tower at the center of Moffett Field,...
Green Flight Challenge Video Report by CAFE Foundation
The CAFE Foundation published a video report showing takeoffs and landings of the participating aircraft. Each aircraft's efficiency is evaluated using special hardware to...
Green Flight Challenge, The Main Event
Tuesday was a glorious, clear day, and one could see all the way to the peaks surrounding the Sonoma Valley. This was the day...
Green Flight Challenge, The Quiet Ones
Early this week many spectators at the Green Flight Challenge in Santa Rosa, California, had their first view of an electric airplane in flight.
After...
Green Flight Challenge, Opening Remarks
KITPLANES Columnist Dean Sigler will be blogging from the Green Flight Challenge this week. Herewith, his first report on the entrants that arrived on...
Zaon PCAS XRX Traffic Available on iPad
Zaon Flight Systems has announced that traffic detected by the PCAS XRX can now be displayed on the Apple iPad using the new version...
AVweb video: New IO-360 from Continental
While the industry awaits an unleaded replacement for 100LL, Continental has moved rapidly forward to certify a new version of its six-cylinder IO-360 that...
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Changing a Perfectly Good Airplane
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