Click Here To Help Improving This Blog !According to a report from FlightGlobal, Diamond will announce at the next ILA show in Berlin the availability of its own engine, as an alternative to Thielert. The engine will also be made available to other manufacturers (a.k.a. Cessna for the C172 TDI).
This is not a new project, but it has certainly been accelerated by […]
According to AOPA’s website, Cessna will not deliver any C172 with Thielert engine in 2008, because of Thielert bankruptcy. There is no information yet on Cessna’s website, but I do believe that AOPA is well informed.
More than 100 such aircraft had been ordered, but none had been delivered yet, and the type certificate was still […]
The Cessna Skycatcher LSA made its first flight on the 8th of March. The one hour flight from Cessna Field to Mid-Continent airport consisted in stability and controllability assessment. The prototype flew with the 100 HP Continental O-200 engine, but the final powerplant decision is still pending.
The argument will probably restart, but I have to […]
Diamond received approval from both EASA and Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to produce DA40-TDI airplanes in its new facility in Binzhou, China. According to Diamond’s press release, the 400′000 square feet factory will deliver 80 G1000 equipped DA40-TDI in 2008. The planes produced in China will be delivered to customers on the Asia […]
First time I heard that Cessna will build the SkyCatcher LSA in China, I did not post about it but just put the info in my twitter feed. With globalisation everywhere I was not even surprised by this decision from Cessna…
Immediately after Cessna made this decision public the reactions started, and they look like a […]
Before leaving 2007 behind us and flying in 2008 with our heads full of wishes and good resolutions, have a look back in 2007 events… may be there is something to learn (or not). This selection is obviously personal, certainly subjective, and I’m waiting for you to comment on events I missed !
1 - Airbus […]
