Meggitt Avionics has won a production contract for its solid-state secondary flight-display system from Cessna Aircraft, for incorporation in the Citation family of business jets. Meggitt Avionics, based in Fareham, UK, claims that the product is the first system integrating conventional instruments indicating attitude, altitude and airspeed into a single unit.
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 ...
US firm Sierra Nevada (SNC) has been awarded a $170 million contract to deliver two Rapcon-X surveillance aircraft to the Finnish Border Guard.
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.
