Combining speed, utility, comfort and style, the Express, available in either fixed gear or retractable formats, is designed for the first-time kit builder, says the company. The fiberglass components also can be assembled by the company through its builder-assist program. Pellegrini says that while composites have been limited promarily to empennage structures on Embraer models to date, including the Phenom and jets, trade studies involving composite materials are currently underway that signal greater use on future Embraer aircraft.
After Oshkosh, the remaining systems will be completed and certification testing will begin. A second production prototype is under construction. Burt Rutan gave some details during a home builders chat session about the new hybrid-powered, composite-airframed BIPOD flying car that he designed prior to retiring from Scaled Composites Mojave, Calif.
As reported by EAA, Rutan says that unlike the Terrafugia Transition, which changes from car to plane with the touch of a button, the pilot will have to get out of the aircraft to stow the wing beneath the BIPOD. A significant contingent representing New Zealand aerospace was on hand, showcasing some remarkable innovations.
Maloney explains that some parts are made via resin transfer molding RTM , while others are produced with light RTM under a vacuum bag. With two aircraft produced so far, interest in the KC is very strong, based on interest from show visitors. Shearwater Aircraft Auckland, New Zealand , a start-up with an all-composite-airframed amphibious concept, showed a flying scale model at its booth to demonstrate its radical approach to water landings and takeoffs.
The Shearwater , featuring a pusher propeller design that complies European noise restrictions, will be constructed primarily with fiberglass, with some carbon incorporated where it benefits the design, such as in the tail boom and wing spar. Kits will be available soon, after further proving of the prototype. A sandwich construction of fiberglass, aramid and carbon skins, the dual-fuselage, four-seat Taurus is the only serial-production electric plane available for sale, says the company.
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The composite Dreamliner attracted tens of thousands of spectators from surrounding areas. The one-of-a-kind B flew several times during the show.
There were salutes to the th anniversary of Naval aviation and to the history of the mail plane. Two iconic figures in modern aviation, Burt Rutan and Bob Hoover, were honored with tips of the cap — Rutan for his remarkable and innovative designs and Hoover for his service to the country and for his awe-inspiring airshow routines. Beyond all the joyous details, the show was really all about the hundreds of thousands of people who came to see the legendary pilots and famous airplanes.
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