General aviation news archive for April 2017
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Uber and Pipistrel announce partnership to manufacture electric VTOLs

27 Apr 17
Uber and electric aircraft producer Pipistrel have signed a long-term partnership for large-scale deployment of electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (VTOLs).
Lift theory was ‘fake news’, Cambridge scientist reveals

27 Apr 17
Scientists have debunked one of the most commonly held myths in science – how an aerofoil produces lift
The new FING - a support network for instructors

27 Apr 17
The Flying Instructor Network Group held its first meeting at Stoke airfield on 26 April.
Diamond’s five-seater makes its debut

12 Apr 17
Sporting a snazzy colour scheme, Diamond’s DA50-V prototype made its public debut at the AERO Friedrichshafen last week, just two weeks after its maiden flight. It will be, claims Diamond, ‘the most modern, most efficient single-engine piston aircraft with the widest body and highest payload in its class’.
Daher debuts new TBM 910 turboprop aircraft at Germany’s AERO Friedrichshafen

7 Apr 17
Daher’s latest member of the TBM very fast turboprop aircraft family – the TBM 910 – is making its first public appearance at this week’s AERO Friedrichshafen
Tecnam launches new Mk II models

7 Apr 17
At April’s AERO Friedrichshafen Tecnam introduced improvements to several of its current models.
Germany’s first Permit ultralight helicopter

7 Apr 17
Germany’s Federal Aviation Office has granted first Permit to Fly under new Ultralight Helicopter Regulations to the RotorSchmiede VA115 co-axial ultralight helicopter
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