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Power Up: How Can a Powerplant Upgrade Improve Aircraft Performance?

evelyn — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:32:37 +0000

Since the dawn of flight, people have dreamed of ways to push airplanes to fly higher, faster, and farther while carrying more. In response, aviation designers, engineers, and manufacturers are constantly seeking ways to “build a better mousetrap” and improve existing aircraft with a variety of after-market upgrades. Airplane engine and propeller conversions are among […]

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Built for the Backcountry: Cessna Skywagon Owners Put Hartzell’s New Voyager Prop to the Test

Kern Patton — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 20:44:28 +0000

At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019, Hartzell Propeller debuted a new propeller upgrade for the Cessna A185E/F Skywagon and AgCarryall aircraft, called the Voyager. The new swept-tip scimitar aluminum three-blade, 86-inch propeller was custom-designed for the backcountry aircraft, which is known for stellar bush performance in the most inhospitable terrain. After the Voyager was introduced, we […]

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Pioneering Pilot Spotlight: Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager

Kern Patton — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 14:37:08 +0000

In 1986, the Rutan Model 76 Voyager became the first aircraft to fly around the world without stopping or refueling. Together, Richard “Dick” Rutan and Jeana Yeager piloted Voyager on its record-breaking flight, pushing the limits of aviation and joining the ranks of history’s pioneering pilots. Born in 1952 in Fort Worth, Texas, Jeana Yeager […]

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