Kestrel Aircraft has selected the Garmin G3000 touchscreen glass cockpit for its in-development Kestrel single-engined turboprop, but the US start-up is still seeking around $125 million in financing to bring the all composite, six-seat aircraft to market in 2017.
Kestrel is hoping to build the first prototype next year and fly the Honeywell TPE331-14GR-powered aircraft to the AirVenture show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in July.
Source: Flight International
UK regulators are mandating installation of active carbon monoxide detectors in certain piston-engined light aircraft from the beginning of next year. The Civil Aviation Authority had formally sought opinions from the general aviation community last year in order to shape its policy on the issue. Its directive requires carriage of ...
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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 ...
