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July 28, 2011
By The AVweb Editorial Staff
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More Versatile than a Swiss Knife
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Mahindra Aerospace/Gippsland Aeronautics has announced that it has chosen Rolls Royce M250 turboprop for its new GA10 Airvan. The GA10 is a 10-passenger version of the eight-passenger GA8 utility
aircraft, which is in service around the world. Gippsland was an Australian company that was bought by Indian conglomerate Mahindra in 2009 and the Indian company has begun production there. The
prototype of the GA10 is expected to fly this year and first deliveries are expected in 2013. In a podcast interview, Mahindra/Gippsland projects
manager Gerhard Jordann said the new aircraft will fill a niche in the market.
Jordann said the aircraft fits neatly between large piston single utility aircraft, like the GA8, and the smallest turboprop aircraft in that class. The result, said Jordann, will be an aircraft
that can use short, rough fields and deliver economical dollar-per-passenger-mile figures. The deal signed with Rolls-Royce also allows Rolls to look at the potential of using its RR500 engine, which
is still under development, in future Mahindra aircraft.
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Piper Aircraft has started to build the first conforming flight-test copy of its Altaire single-engine jet, the company announced this week at EAA AirVenture. Assembly will start in August. Over
the rest of this year and next, workers will build an additional four test aircraft, with first flight of the conforming prototype in 2012. The company is currently spending $5.6 million to upgrade
its facilities in Vero Beach, Fla., for production, final assembly, completion and deliveries. "The advantage that Piper has over other manufacturers with an interest in a single-engine jet is a solid
underlying commitment by Imprimis, the owner of the company, to appropriately fund the program and see it through to successful completion," said Piper CEO Geoffrey Berger.
Piper has nearly 200 engineers and production staff working on the jet program. At Oshkosh this week, the company is displaying a mockup of the jet, along with a lineup of its aircraft, including
the Meridian turboprop, the piston Mirage and Matrix, a multi-engine Seminole and the single-engine Archer LX. They also are introducing the first buyer for their Ready, Set, Fly program, which
includes free flight training for new buyers. Jon Roberts, of East Greenwich, R.I., bought a Piper Archer LX and plans to train in Marshfield, Mass.
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Enter the "Get More" Giveaway at the Lightspeed Pavilion
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They won NASA challenges for efficiency in 2007 and 2008, produce a two-seat aircraft that cruises at 147 knots on 100 hp, and now Pipistrel
aims to achieve 400 passenger miles per gallon (equivalent) in their Taurus Electro G4. Pipistrel claims the twin-bodied G4 (two Taurus Electro G2 motorglider fuselages connected by a common75-ft
wing) is the heaviest manned electric-powered aircraft ever built. It weighs in at 1.5 metric tons (more than 3,300 pounds), including 800 pounds of people, more than 1,100 pounds of lithium polymer
high energy density batteries and supporting technology, plus the airframe. There are no plans to create a commercial product from the G4. The plan is to use it to win NASA's Green Flight Challenge, scheduled for Sept. 25 - Oct. 3, 2011, and then adapt the powerplant for another airframe -- one
that is intended for commercial production and a 200 knot cruise.
NASA's Green Flight Challenge charges entrants with beating an equivalent fuel efficiency of 200 passenger miles per gallon (miles per gallon multiplied by passengers carried) while achieving 100
mph or better over 20 miles. Pipistrel hopes to double the mark. It will be using a NASA equation to convert battery use to gallons for the sake of the competition. If the company achieves its goal,
the 80kW water-cooled motor and powerplant system proven in the G4 will be further developed for use in the company's Panthera airframe. Unlike the G4, the Panthera is conventional in appearance, but similarly mated to an efficiency optimized airframe. Panthera is expected to fly for the first
time in December 2011, powered by a Lycoming IO-390. The company is targeting EASA certification of the Panthera in 2013, with deliveries to follow in the second half of that year. Pricing for the
aircraft is expected to fall in at roughly 300,000 Euros (currently about $430,000). Following the piston-powered Panthera, Pipistrel says it will develop a hybrid-electric powered version and an
all-electric version capable of 215 nautical miles in cruise.
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An Airplane That Needs Its Own Truck
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Evektor introduced at AirVenture the new high-wing twin Pratt & Whitney Canada PT-6-powered 9-14 passenger workhorse, the EV-55 Outback, that it says can haul 4,021 pounds of cargo in and out of
2,300-foot unpaved strips and cruise at 220 kts. The aircraft first flew June 24. requires 2,000 feet to clear a 50-foot obstacle when the runway is at 6,560 feet MSL and the temperature is "ISA+20
degrees Celsius." It marks Evektor's 20th year in airframe production and the company's third certified airframe currently in production, joining ranks with a 315 hp (also available with 200 hp) four
place and a very popular LSA.
Evektor is the manufacturer of the SportStar LSA, which has seen more than 1,000 deliveries, according to the company, and was the first aircraft to earn an S-LSA certificate. The company also
produces the four seat Cobra aircraft with either a Lycoming IO-360 or IO-580-B1A engine. The company bills that plane as an "outstanding touring machine." With the EV-55, Evektor's objective is to
compete in the $2 million piston-twin and single turboprop markets, adding the edge of formidable high, hot and humid performance afforded to it by twin PT-6 turbines. The company hopes to find eager
markets in South America, Africa and Asia, where the company says operators can take advantage of the aircraft's abilities to handle underdeveloped infrastructure. The EV-55 is still in testing and a
second flight test article -- a conforming aircraft -- will be in production this autumn.
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Aspen Avionics Rebate — Power Your Panel
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Manufacturers may push the FAA to rewrite Part 23 type certification standards, basing their appeal on the perceived success of the Light Sport segment's ASTM "industry consensus standards," Dan
Johnson said at AirVenture, Wednesday. Johnson is chairman of the board and president of the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association (LAMA) and said that possibility is one of many arising from new
and developing ties between LAMA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Johnson says there is growing recognition that consensus standards have proven to be safe, workable and very
economical in the LIght Sport category -- they have facilitated entry of new designs, and are gaining acceptance as a worldwide standard.
The LSA industry has brought 120 models of aircraft to market from 86 manufacturers over six years, Johnson said. The hope is that similar standards could be adopted for Part 23 certification,
bringing similar benefits to the general aviation market. Johnson argued that could allow manufacturers to focus more capital on product development and improvements and less on the costs of
individual certification approvals for each country where they see demand. "This means manufacturers can go where they find demand and sell their products without the need for extensive approvals,"
(and their associated costs) Johnson said. ASTM standards for LSAs have basically been accepted by the European aviation regulatory branch, EASA; Australia has done the same and Brazil may be next,
Johnson said. Meanwhile, LAMA has earned a letter of support from the FAA for organizing its own library of technical safety information. LAMASafety.org is a repository of LSA safety information, from service bulletins to service alerts and service notifications. It actively collects that material as it becomes
available, serving as a vault for the original information. Meanwhile, visitors to LAMASafety.org are directed to manufacturer's websites for the information, allowing those manufacturers to control
how that information is presented.
Committees from the light sport industry continued their work on Wednesday at EAA AirVenture to modify the ASTM rules to allow for electric propulsion and to sort out some complex issues regarding
LSA flight in instrument conditions. The groups have been meeting periodically to discuss both topics and are gradually making progress. Oliver Reinhardt, of Flight Design, proposed a simple system
that would clarify parameters for "basic IMC operation" to allow LSA aircraft to fly in IMC as long as they avoid severe-weather conditions. A working group focused on electric propulsion, which also
met on Wednesday, hopes to finish most of its work within a year or so.
Adam Morrison, vice chairman of the ASTM LSA committee, told AVweb the group has already completed the development of a standard for electric propulsion units. The next step is to document
the details of how such a system would be incorporated into an aircraft. That should be ready by this time next year, he said. After that, the FAA needs to modify its regulations to allow for electric
propulsion. Electric motors were never deliberately excluded from LSA standards, he said, but at the time the standards were written, they simply weren't available. The details surrounding the LSA/IMC
rules are complex, and don't apply to most LSA aircraft that are already flying. (Click here for more about this issue
from Dan Johnson.) The groups will meet again in Tampa, Fla., this November to continue their work.
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With AirVenture in full swing, there are more crowds for intern Adam to navigate — but that hasn't slowed him down from seeing the best and brightest Oshkosh has to offer. Nor, for that
matter, did a few rain showers.
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As AirVenture 2011 shifts into cruise mode, AVweb is on-site at Wittman Field in Oshkosh. Paul Bertorelli uses the AVweb Insider blog to share some random observations, not the least
of which that Congressional hijinks on the FAA budget is causing real ramifications in the aviation industry.
Read more and join the conversation.
Yes, there will be some, but compared to last year, the process has gone underground. On the AVweb Insider blog, Paul Bertorelli says the FAA's ARC committee appears to have made progress
and will report on that this week — but it would be altogether better if the deliberations were open to the public and press.
Read more and join the conversation.
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