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Cessna Skycatchter’s Maiden Flight

March 11, 2008 - Modern Aviation 1 Comment →

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 Will Produce DA40-TDI in China

February 15, 2008 - Speaker's Corner 1 Comment →

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 […]

Cessna in China - Good or Evil ?

January 12, 2008 - Speaker's Corner 3 Comments →

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 […]