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FIRST
FLIGHT FOR CONFORMING HONDAJET
The first FAA-conforming
HondaJet has successfully completed its first flight, Honda Aircraft
Company announced on Tuesday. The flight took place on
Monday at about 3:30 p.m. local time at the company's base at Piedmont
Triad International Airport in Greensboro, N.C. The HondaJet flew for 51
minutes while the crew conducted systems checks and evaluated flight
characteristics and performance. "This is a very important milestone for
the HondaJet program," said Michimasa Fujino, CEO of Honda Aircraft
Company. "This aircraft was assembled and tested under strict FAA
certification processes, and we are very pleased to have achieved this
successful first flight." The airplane performed as expected, Fujino
said. The company said deliveries of the aircraft will start in
2012. A second FAA-conforming aircraft has also been completed,
and is being used for structural testing. Honda also is working on its
third FAA-conforming aircraft, which should be completed early next
year. A total of five FAA-conforming aircraft are planned to support the
HondaJet certification program. A production facility is under
construction in Greensboro and should be ready to start ramping up for
production in 2012. A proof-of-concept aircraft has been flying for
several years and accumulated more than 500 flight hours, with a top
speed of 420 knots and a maximum altitude of 43,000 feet. The conforming
design retains the unusual pylon-mounted above-the-wing engine placement
and the distinctive nose shape of the original proof-of-concept. The
company says it has over 100 orders in hand for the $4.5 million light
jet. More...
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| Another Online Flight Planning Service
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NAVMONSTER
UP FOR SALE
NavMonster, a popular flight planning website, has
been put up for sale by its owner Mark Alexander because he doesn't want
to deal with the patent issues that have arisen surrounding online
flight planning. As AVweb has reported extensively, a patent
covering general elements of Internet flight planning technology was
obtained by Oregon-based FlightPrep a year ago and its efforts to
enforce the patent have been controversial. Earlier this month
FlightPrep launched a lawsuit against RunwayFinder claiming patent
infringement and damages resulting from the infringement. RunwayFinder
owner Dave Parsons is considering fighting the suit and trying to
invalidate the patent. Alexander has no interest in joining that fight.
More...
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Corporate Aviation Is Landing
in Florida
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Debate the future of corporate aviation, discuss the latest developments
in light jets, explore the air taxi market in the U.S., and network with
leading experts as well as business aircraft operators. Meet operators,
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interest in the development of corporate aviation in the U.S.
Learn more.
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HAWKER
BEECHCRAFT TO STAY IN WICHITA
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation
announced on Tuesday that it has reached a formal agreement with the
Kansas state government to stay in Wichita for another 10 years. In
return for a $40 million incentive package, the company said it will
maintain its current product lines in Wichita and retain at least 4,000
jobs through 2020. "Today's announcement marks a key point in the future
of Hawker Beechcraft," said CEO Bill Boisture. "With the acceptance of
this agreement, we are committing to be successful as a Wichita, Kansas,
and U.S.-based private company and preserving a valued American industry
in tomorrow's aviation markets. ... We intend to have the best-trained
work force in the industry." The company's future in Wichita had
recently been in doubt as it considered an offer to move to Louisiana.
More...
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KESTREL
TAKES OVER NAVY HANGAR
The Navy gave Alan Klapmeier and
Kestrel Aircraft a Christmas gift late last week when it opened a runway
at the soon-to-be-former NAS Brunswick in Maine to allow the prototype
Kestrel single-engine turboprop to land. It was the first arrival at the
base in almost a year. Kestrel is leasing 93,000 square feet of a
cavernous hangar built for the Navy and will shortly begin work on a new
prototype. Kestrel intends to spend about $100 million getting the
revamped Kestrel into production and about 300 people will be employed
when the facility is in full operation. More...
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For more information, visit
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EXTRA
EXPANDS INTO AUSTRALIA
Extra Aircraft has chosen an exclusive
distributor in Australia to introduce the Extra 500 Spirit to the
Asia-Pacific market, the company said recently. Extra Aviation
Australasia, based at Brisbane's Archerfield Airport in Queensland, will
provide sales and support for the six-seat, pressurized, carbon-fiber
turboprop, with plans to provide a service center in each of Australia's
major cities. The 1,600-nm range of the aircraft and efficient fuel burn
in the Rolls Royce engine make it a good fit for Australia's wide
expanses, said Moishe Gordon, of Extra Aviation Australasia. "Trips such
as Melbourne to Perth or Brisbane to Darwin are possible and
affordable," he said. The company said demonstrator airplanes will be
available in Australia by mid-2011. More...
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AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: THE CHINESE GRAB CONTINENTAL
There's not much
point in worrying about the Chinese hollowing out U.S. aerospace
manufacturing, says Paul Bertorelli on the AVweb Insider blog.
They've got a lot of money to invest, and a lot of it is coming to the
U.S. For Mobile, that could translate to actual jobs; for the industry
at large, it could be a fast track diesel development that might not
have happened otherwise. Read
more and join the conversation. More...
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SORET
NEW KING AEROSPACE PRESIDENT
 | | Ron
Soret |
Ron Soret has been named King Aerospace
president and will be responsible for directing King's large aircraft
completions. He was formerly COO of Gore Design Completions. More...
GONZALEZ
PROMOTED AT GULFSTREAM
 | | Doreen
Gonzalez |
Doreen Gonzalez has been promoted to
senior manager of G650 procurement. She was formerly senior purchasing
manager for the company's completion facility in Savannah. More...
ANDERSON
CAP BOARD CHAIR
 | | Brig.
Gen. Richard Anderson |
Former Civil Air Patrol
National Commander Brig. Gen. Richard Anderson is now the chairman of
CAP's board of governors. Anderson has been with CAP for 41 years and
started as a cadet. More...
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VIDEO:
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Here's a full video report. More...
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