Red Bull Gives You... Rotors? So what makes pilot Charles "Chuck" Aaron's airshow act so special? Well, all you had to do was watch his HELI-AEROBATIC act at Oshkosh to know that something SERIOUSLY DIFFERENT had come to Wittman Field. The Red Bull BO-105 CBS, made by Eurocopter/Messerschmitt Boe...
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Frank Talks About Good Years, Presidential Visits, The R66 And The Rolls Royce RR300 Life has been good for Frank Robinson and the R22/44/66 family. After years of building expertise throughout the helicopter industry, Frank Robinson set out several decades ago to do what they said could not be d...
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ANN’s Final Program On The Development and Certification of the Cirrus FIKI System As previously detailed, ANN had exclusive and unprecedented access to the Cirrus Aircraft team that created GA's latest FIKI certified airframe. It was a fascinating process... to look into and through ALL aspects...
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Aero-TV: Sikorsky X2 Update — Progress On An Advanced Rotorcraft The Coolest Rotorcraft EVER??? Possibly the most avidly anticipated briefing of Heli-Expo 2009, was the official Sikorsky update of the truly innovative X2 program. Just last year, Sikorsky proved that it’s one incredibly coo...
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A Unique View On A Unique Job.... Talk about a job that DOES ivolve some heavy lifting — ask Kenny Chapman about what he does to fight the scourge of fire via one of the most incredible flying machines ever built... the Sikorski/Erickson Air-Crane. Talk about a purpose-built aircraft. The E...
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The "Cool" Details Behind GA’s Latest FIKI Program As previously detailed, ANN had exclusive and unprecedented access to the Cirrus Aircraft team that created GA's latest FIKI certified airframe. It was a fascinating process... to look into and through ALL aspects of the design, manufacture, tes...
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Terrafugia Readies For Flight Tests The stories are legion... the 'roadable plane' the vehicle that would cross over a number of barriers to offer the ultimate in transportation versatility. And that' just some talented engineers from MIT are working on... the 21st century version of the 1960s "A...
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A Unique And Fast Paced Formation Airshow Act -- With Triple The Fun! The airshow industry is nothing if not varied... there seems to be more variety in this business than in most others and just about the time when you've gotten to the point when you've seen every variation of, say, formation ai...
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Let's Get Up Close And Personal With A Flying Legend Seen in a two part Aero-TV program a few weeks back, we talked about spending time with a ghost. In this case, the ghost looked a lot like a B-17... by the name of "Thunderbird." We're back with Thunderbird one more time... this time to do a wa...
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This Is How You Move HEAVY Loads! Talk about a purpose-built aircraft. The Erickson Aircrane is the epitome of a machine built for one thing, and one thing only — to HAUL nearly anything that can fit under its massive frame. Yet for a helicopter with such a singular purpose, the Aircrane i...
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Easing The Customs Proposition In The SouthEast USA Transitioning into and out of US Airspace can often be something of a chore but an aggressive and expert effort by the St. Augustine Airport has resulted in a new way to ease the issues in entering and leaving the USA via a recently dedicated fe...
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Garmin Intro’s MFD Line For LSA, Experimentals This year's Sebring Sport Aviation Expo was a great chance to recharge our sport aviation "batteries" as well as get a chance to look over some great new planes and products. Foremost among those, this year, was Garmin's release of the forthcoming G...
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