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Gulfstream G550 sets speed record

The Gulfstream G550. (Gulfstream)

16 Sep 2011

A Gulfstream G550 has set a city-pair speed record between Savannah, Georgia in the US and Campinas in Brazil.

Week in brief September 16 2011

Pascal Chretien's prototype electric helicopter takes flight.

15 Sep 2011

First-ever untethered, all-electric manned helicopter flight; Pilots transport pooches; Vale Cliff Robertson; Ryan Aerospace scoops awards; and more.

GippsAero flies Mahindra's C-NM5 prototype for first time

The C-NM5 prototype during its first flight. (GippsAero)

15 Sep 2011

GippsAero has made the maiden flight of the C-NM5 prototype it's built for Indian parent company Mahindra Aerospace and India's CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories.

Airservices Australia VHF upgrade wins AIPM award

Airservices' new Rohde & Schwarz VHF radios.

14 Sep 2011

An Airservices Australia project to enhance communications between aircraft and air traffic controllers has taken out top honours at the Queensland Australian Institute of Project Management awards.

ATSB releases second quarter investigation bulletin

A partial power loss after take-off can be fatal. (ATSB)

13 Sep 2011

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a new document that covers all its short investigations into aviation incidents in second quarter 2011.

Australian Aerobatic Team at FAI World Aerobatic Championships

Richard Wiltshire congratulates fellow Team Australia pilot Paul Andronicou after the first Unknown flight.

12 Sep 2011

Two pilots from the Australian Aerobatic Team have wrapped up competing in the 26th FAI World Aerobatic Championships in Italy.

Week in brief September 9 2011

US Aerobatic legend Betty Skelton. (The National Corvetter Museum)

08 Sep 2011

Vale Betty Skelton; Violations at Camden Airport; Air romance turns tragic; The unbreakable aircraft tyre; Flying for cystic fibrosis; and more.

Kiwi pilot crosses USA in Cessna 195 floatplane

Sunset on Leaf Lake, Minnesota, a pause for technical issues less than halfway into the flight.

08 Sep 2011

Kiwi pilot John King relives his trials, tribulations and joys in crossing northern USA in a rare 1949 model Cessna 195 floatplane.

Douglas DC-3: the end of an era?

A Victoria Air DC-3 minus a wing and engine is likely to be broken up and the airframe melted down. (Murray E Kirkus)

06 Sep 2011

After 75 years of service, age is finally catching up with the Douglas DC-3 and its military variants, the C-47 and Dakota. Murray E Kirkus looks at what lies ahead for these former workhorses.

Week in brief September 2 2011

The Department of Defence is selling off the Navy's remaining Sea Kings once they're withdrawn from service in December. (Department of Defence)

01 Sep 2011

CASA seeks comment on instructor training; Want to buy a Sea King?; British paraplegic Dave Sykes completes UK-Sydney microlight flight; ATSB warning for BAC 167 Strikemaster operators; Vale Billy Drake; and more.

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Tecnam P2008 flight test: Tecnam goes composite

The Tecnam P2008. (John Absolon)

Having made acquaintenances with the Tecnam P2006T light twin in 2010, John Absolon returns to get all cozy with the latest model from the Italian manufacturer – the P2008.








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