iscoverRobinson Helicopter’s all-new five-seat turbine offering, the R66, became available for order on February 7 ahead of the helicopter making its first ‘public’ display at Heli-Expo 2010 in Houston, Texas, later this month. The R66, powered by Rolls-Royce’s new RR300 turbine, a modernised derivative of the Rolls-Royce Model 250, has a base ex factory price
Cirrus Aircraft has formed a global partnership with the Red Bull Air Race, which will see the SR22 high performance single piston displayed at all rounds of the race series and also its upcoming Cirrus Vision very light jet. Locally, Cirrus Aircraft Australasia has confirmed that it will attend the Perth round of the Red Bull
A pilot flying a kitbuilt Lancair had a lucky escape on February 7 when he made a textbook wheels-up landing at Jandakot Airport. The pilot of the Lancair IV-TP, registered VH-FTZ, was the only person on board the aircraft which experienced problems with its landing gear at approximately 4pm while on approach to land at
Gulfstream Aerospace has announced that its G150 has received FAA and EASA certification to conduct steep approaches. The approval allows the G150 to operate at airports with an approach angle of up to 6 degrees, compared to the standard 3.5 degrees or less. It is the first Gulfstream aircraft to receive steep approach certification. This
Evergreen Unmanned Systems has deployed an Elbit Systems Skylark I LE unmanned aerial vehicle to provide aerial surveillance to assist with humanitarian missions in Haiti. The Skylark has been primarily used to survey rural orphanages in the mountains around Port-au-Prince, with the UAV operating at an altitude of 5200ft. Contact with many Haitian orphanages has
Execujet Australia has been appointed the exclusive authorised Embraer executive jet service provider for Australia. “ExecuJet has an established network of facilities with a well-earned reputation as the premier business jet maintenance provider in the region,” said Execujet managing director Alastair Creighton-Jones. “We look forward to a long and successful partnership in supporting the Embraer
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