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The number one thing on the news and on everyone’s minds: COVID-19. Whether your state has mandated a stay-at-home order or not, coverage of this pandemic is something we can’t escape. Which is why we’ve decided to bring you some good news.
Aviation companies all over the world are coming together in support of medical professionals to create and transport necessary medical supplies to those who need it most. In this midst of this chaos and uncertainty, it’s important to see some good news.
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The Wichita airframe company shifted gears in response the shortage of protective medical equipment and began producing plastic face shields and cloth face masks for healthcare providers. They’re collaborating with Wichita State University to manufacturer specialized shields designed
As advised by the CDC and World Health Organization, Covid-19 is incredibly contagious with cases popping up all over the world. Recently, it found its way to the US.
While during a commercial flight, the risk is greater because of the sheer amount of people around you. Health organizations advise you to keep at least 3 feet away from anyone coughing or sneezing. In an effort to keep you, your family, and those around you safe, here are ways you can avoid contracting the virus.
We all know you must be passionate if you want to be involved with aircraft, but you have to be a special kind of passionate to make an aircraft into a limo! Here is last year’s strange chimera of luxury concepts known as the Limojet. A play on words on how its base model is a Learjet fuselage, the people behind this managed to transform this jet into becoming a genuine street legal “learmousine”.
It’s no surprise that aircraft and on-road vehicles can’t be more different from each other, and the people behind the Limojet had to take such things into consideration. 40,000+ hours and an estimated seven-figure cost later, the world got to see this concept debut
We’ve seen a lot happen as a result of COVID-19, and not all of it is doom and gloom. For instance, the canals of Venice were clear with fish and swans seen for the first time in decades. With most of us inside, wildlife has taken up the mantle to expand its surroundings and enjoy new places.
Another effect of this pandemic has left many planes grounded. Planes aren’t built to sit around parked for a long time, especially giant commercial planes. However, because of COVID-19, many aircraft remain parked at airports with nowhere to fly off too. One plane might’ve been left sitting a bit too long because a family of birds decided the 102 Airbus A320 was the perfect place for a nest on April 5, 2020. A maintenance crew was giving the plane a look-over, as is necessary to keep the aircraft in good condition as it’s in park, when they found
There’s a new industry emerging in the field of private vacationing. Private jet tours that go all around the world to secluded destinations off the beaten track with all the specialized amenities of a luxury vacation.
Granted, these tours can price more than $100,000 per person. Not your average vacation budget, but there are many options available if you’re able. The potential perks inclu [...]
There are days when the only thing we see in the news has the phrase COVID-19 in it. The media, the government, scientists, economists, and everyday people are all trying to look ahead and plan for the future beyond this crisis even though it seems impossible.
But! This is not another doom and gloom story or prediction that could get blown out of the water tomorrow. In the midst of this disr [...]
Updated Merlin III with Dash 10 conversion. Beautiful clean airplane inside and out with more range and payload than a comparable King Air but without the expensive operating cost. Motivated seller has allowed us to price this turboprop at bottom line to sell quickly. We will assist Buyer in obtaining a special flight permit to move the airplane within the continental U.S.
The Garrett/Honeywell TPE331-10UA 900-shaft horsepower dash ten (-10) conversion gives the aircraft a Total Airspeed of 285 knots-at the best working altitudes of 18,000 to 28,000 feet. Foxboro fuel totalizator is installed. AC Generators have been removed and replaced with solid-state Flitetronics PC-17-3 inverter.
The latest flagship by Gulfstream that was introduced at NBAA-BACE in October, completed its flight test on Valentine’s Day, 2020. The aircraft took off from Gulfstream Aerospace’s’ headquarters at the Savannah/Holton Head International Airport and flew for two and a half hours before touching back down.
“This first flight is a momentous occasion and the next step forward in Gulfstream’s vision for the future, a vision that has been guided by the strategic leadership of our [...]
