Ellington, Connecticut-based Flightstar introduced the German-designed C-42 Cyclone two-seat sportplane at Oshkosh '97. Kit deliveries will begin later this year, followed in 1998 by certificated Cyclones produced by Sebring, Florida-based Leza-Lockwood Aviation. Kits will cost about $30,000, including 60kW (80hp) Rotax 912 engine and a BRS emergency parachute-recovery system.
Source: Flight International
UK investigators have disclosed that a vintage glider was damaged in collision with a small drone being flown by a young operator. The Slingsby T21B – built in 1947 – has a high-wing configuration and an open cockpit, with two seats arranged side-by-side. It had been carrying a pilot and ...
Norwegian investigators believe aviation regulators and the government should assess whether sufficient consideration is given to flight safety when granting aerodrome licences, following a series of flight-school incidents at Gullknapp Arendal airport.
Latvian carrier Air Baltic’s training arm is to acquire a number of all-electric Diamond Aircraft models, as part of a modernisation of its fleet. The company has reached a tentative agreement for three Diamond eDA40s, a derivative of the single-engined DA40. It will also take a pair of twin-engined DA42-VIs. ...
