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CONTINENTAL
INTRODUCES NEW LOWER-OCTANE ENGINE
While the industry awaits
an unleaded replacement for 100LL, Continental has moved rapidly forward
to certify a new version of its six-cylinder IO-360 that will run on
lower octane fuel. At AOPA's Summit in Hartford, Connecticut, the
company's CEO Rhett Ross told us the new engine will be used in the
four-place CT4 announced by Flight Design earlier this year. The
engine's designation is IO-360-AF for alternative fuel and it's intended
to operate on fuels such as 94UL with sufficient detonation margin. The
IO-360, which is used in the Cirrus SR20, normally has an output of
210HP, but for the AF variant, Continental has essentially de-rated it
to 180 HP by installing lower-compression pistons (7.5 to 1) and with
minor tweaks to the fuel injection system. The version we were shown,
which represents a new type certification for Continental, has
conventional magnetos, but it might eventually use Continental's
PowerLink FADEC system. More...
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AOPA
SUMMIT OPENS IN HARTFORD
AOPA Aviation Summit opens in
Hartford, Conn., on Thursday with a challenging agenda: how to get all
of general aviation's advocates to work together to advance the
industry. President Obama's Jobs Act may have provided a rallying cry
with its shop-worn inclusion of user fees on top of fuel taxes as a new
method of raising revenue. "This group in the White House can't say 'No'
to user fees," AOPA President Craig Fuller told AVweb's
editor-in-chief Russ Niles, on the eve of the show. (Click
here for the full podcast.) "We want to help pay for the system but
we want to pay at the pump." The Summit features an exhibit hall packed
with aviation products for sale, keynote talks, a series of seminars
aimed at light business aircraft users, static displays at the nearby
Brainard Airport, and lots of social events. AVweb staffers are
on site to bring you daily podcasts, videos, and reports from the show
right through Saturday. More...
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Lightspeed Aviation Announces
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AVIATION
INSURANCE MARKET: HISTORICALLY SOFT
Even as the new aircraft
market continues to stumble, more companies are getting into the
aviation insurance game and, as a result, premimum prices for some
classes of aircraft are at historic lows. In a
podcast from AOPA Summit in Hartford this week, Jon Doolittle of
Sutton James Insurance, told AVweb that insurance premiums on
jets used for business flying are lower than ever and it doesn't end
there. More...
PODCAST:
INSURANCE BUYS
Even as insurance costs decline
across the board for aircraft, new players are entering the industry.
AVweb's Paul Bertorelli spoke with Jon Doolittle of Sutton
James Insurance.
This podcast is brought to you by
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THE
ATC PRIVATIZATION DEBATE?
NextGen air traffic control
improvements are championed by government officials, but one former
government official argued through an editorial this week that ATC may
fare better in private hands. According to Peter Orszag, former director
of the Office of Management and Budget, NextGen is "a step in the right
direction." But because it's being rolled out in stages, he argues it
will take too long to implement. The former director cites Canada's
nonprofit corporation NAV Canada and says the answer to a better air
traffic system in the U.S. is the private sector. And user fees. Not
everyone agrees. More...
NTSB
IDENTIFIES RECORD-KEEPING LOOPHOLE
One reason we don't know
more about why Boeing aircraft suffered fuselage skin cracking can be
tied to regulatory decisions made by the FAA. A Southwest Airlines
737-300 suffered a crack in its fuselage on April 1, and an American
Airlines 757-200 suffered a tear in its skin last year. Both incidents
led to the discovery of symptoms that could lead to similar problems on
other jets. In the case of the 737, rivet work was questioned. In the
case of the 757 the NTSB determined that the aircraft's skin was of
nonconforming thickness -- it was thinner than it was supposed to be.
But Boeing's records of how those and other affected planes were built
and inspected were missing ... as directed by the FAA.
More...
FIVE
FINALISTS NAMED FOR GREEN FLIGHT CHALLENGE
Thirteen teams
applied to compete in next week's Green Flight Challenge, with $1.65
million in prize money at stake -- the largest aviation prize ever
offered -- but now the field is down to five competitors, NASA and the
Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation said on
Tuesday. Only those five teams met all of the criteria to compete. The
criteria are complex, but include that the aircraft must be capable of
reaching an average speed of at least 100 mph, take off in less than
2,000 feet to clear a 50-foot obstacle, and produce a decibel rating of
less than 78 dBA at full-power takeoff. The five finalists are Team
Feuling, Phoenix Air, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University,
Pipistrel-USA, and e-Genius. To win the competition, an aircraft must
fly 200 miles in less than two hours and use less than one gallon of
fuel per occupant, or the equivalent in electricity. More...
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BOMBARDIER
CUTS CRJ LINE, APPOINTS TRAVOLTA
Bombardier is cutting
production of its CRJ regional jet series due to a slowdown in orders,
but there won't be any layoffs as a result. The company says it has more
than enough work for the about 350 workers who will be affected at the
company's Mirabel, Quebec, CRJ plant. Bombardier currently has the
CSeries airliner, Global 7000 and Global 8000 business jets and the
Learjet 85 under development and will simply shift workers to those
projects. It's not saying how much production will be reduced but the
CRJ backlog is now at about 60 aircraft, or 15 months, and the company
likes to have about 18 months worth of work ahead of it on all its
production lines. It says the future market looks strong for CRJs and
production can be adjusted in the future if need be. Meanwhile,
Bombardier signed actor and pilot John Travolta to a promotional role
with its business jet division. More...
"JET-SETTING
GENERAL" UNDER FIRE
It seems the stigma of "private" jet
travel extends even to top-ranked military officers in Canada, where the
country's top soldier will likely pay back part of the cost for at least
one trip he took in a Royal Canadian Air Force Challenger bizjet. Gen.
Walt Natynczyk, Canada's Chief of Defense Staff (the equivalent of the
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the U.S.), has been under fire
for the use of the aircraft to meet his family for a Caribbean vacation
in January of 2010. The story first came out without comment from
Natynczyk, who explained that he had missed his charter flight because
he was commanding a repatriation ceremony for four soldiers and a
Canadian journalist killed in fighting in Afghanistan. His boss, Defense
Minister Peter MacKay, then authorized a Challenger flight to allow the
general to get to St. Maarten so he could get on a cruise ship in time
to be with his family. At first, Natynczyk blew off the reports labeling
him a "jet-setting general," but then he had a chat with Prime Minister
Stephen Harper. More...
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AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: SHOULD THE RENO RACES CONTINUE?
For as much as
we, aviation enthusiasts, might hope so, it's not up to us. It's up to
the community of Reno. Accidents like the one last week rightfully spark
some inward examination of safety procedures and the risk/reward
equation of doing things that are dangerous. In his latest post to the
AVweb Insider blog, Paul Bertorelli has the immediate takeaway:
Air shows and air races represent the tiniest of risk for spectators.
But anyone who thinks the risk is non-existent should stay home. Read
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FBO
OF THE WEEK: UPSHUR COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KW22, BUCKHANNON,
WV)
This week's AVweb blue ribbon goes to the FBO at
Upshur
County Regional Airport (W22) in Buckhannon, West
Virginia. AVweb reader Michael Davidson discovered
Upshur while trying to stay ahead of Hurricane Irene: [W22] was a large terrain feature away from
the Delmarva Peninsula and listed good support facilities. I reached the
line manager, Mr. Dick Bennett, who was very welcoming [both] then and
when I called CTAF with landing intentions. He guided me to a better
runway choice based on his observation and pilot background. He drove us
to Enterprise Rent-A-Car just down the hill, waived the tie-down fee,
and in general made us feel very welcome. I would recommend this
destination for large numbers of regional coastal evacuees, not only for
goodwill hospitality, but for ample ramp and hangar space, long runways,
physical security measures, and proximity to ground transport and
lodging. Keep those nominations
coming. For complete contest rules, click
here. AVweb is actively seeking out the best FBOs in
the country and another one, submitted by you, will be spotlighted here
next Monday! More...
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