Advantext has been licensed to produce and distribute CD-ROM technical publications for Cessna's propeller-driven aircraft. The Reading, Pennsylvania-based company, will release the first two of nine CDs this quarter, adding to its library of Bell, Lycoming, Maule, Mooney and Piper electronic technical publications.
Source: Flight International
Norwegian investigators believe the pilot of an amphibious De Havilland Canada DHC-2 became fixated on an engine check during a flight from Torp Sandefjord to Rytterholmene, and forgot the wheels were still extended before carrying out a water landing. The aircraft, fitted with both wheels and floats, sharply decelerated as ...
Russia’s S7 Group has shown off a new composite light aircraft, the PV-10 Tango, at the NAIS civil aerospace exhibition in Moscow. The single-engined, four-seat trainer has been developed by Spectra Aircraft, which is part of S7 Group – the company which operates S7 Airlines. Spectra Aircraft’s facility is located ...
US investigators believe a Cuban-registered Antonov An-2 crashed while attempting to land on a levee, after a pilot with limited understanding of the aircraft failed to activate oil-cooling shutters, causing the engine to overheat. The aircraft had been flown, three weeks earlier, from Cuba’s Sancti Spiritus airport to Miami’s Dade-Collier ...
