Hartzell Propeller has created a series of how-to videos and a new field repair manual describing how to evaluate and repair Hartzell’s structural composite propeller blades when they suffer minor damage. A true composite propeller is made from carbon fiber or Kevlar. “Unlike aluminum or wooden blades, Hartzell’s composite propeller blades can be restored to […]
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Red Bull Air Race Championship Picks Hartzell Propeller for 3rd Year
For the third consecutive year, Hartzell Propeller will be the propeller technical partner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in 2016. Hartzell will provide its three-blade structural composite propeller known as “The Claw,” carbon fiber composite spinners, and lightweight governors to every Red Bull Air Race team. (Balazs Gardi photo courtesy Red Bull […]
Ohio State Highway Patrol takes delivery of first H125 AStar
Airbus Helicopters Inc. has delivered the first H125 AStar helicopter produced on its new U.S. final assembly line to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The new aircraft is the first fully assembled on the final assembly line at the company’s helicopter production plant in Columbus, Miss. The completion work, including a state-of-the-art law enforcement communications […]
RUAG Aviation, Hartzell Propeller’s Recommended Service Facility in Central Europe
Hartzell Propeller Inc. has appointed RUAG Aviation in Lodrino, Switzerland as a Recommended Service Facility. The Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility covers a wide area of central Europe. RUAG Aviation’s Lodrino facility is an EASA and FAA approved repair station. It is a service center for a number of aircraft manufacturers, including Cirrus, Mooney, […]
Hartzell Aluminum and Composite Top Props Available for Various Mooney Models
Hartzell’s Top Prop program has acquired two propeller Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for late model Mooney aircraft, including the M20R Ovation, Ovation II, Ovation III, M20S Eagle, and M20TN Acclaim. Hartzell Propeller upgrade installation kits are available for all horsepower and horsepower upgrades, including 244 hp, 280 hp, and 310 hp. “Increased performance benefits available […]
Hartzell to Supply Flight Design’s New Alternative Fuel C4 with 2-blade Swept Props
Hartzell Propeller Inc. will supply high performance two-blade swept aluminum props for Flight Design’s new alternative fuel C4 aircraft. Flight Design has moved its C4 test article to Kamenz, Germany where it will undergo final testing, leading to first flight of the new design. The C4 is powered by Continental Motors’ new alternative fuel IO-360-AF […]
Ohio Pilot and Firefighter Latest Winner of Lightspeed $500 Burger Deluxe Getaway
Lightspeed Aviation has announced that Kurt Brickweg, a pilot and firefighter from St. Bernard, Ohio, is the latest weekly winner of their $500 Burger Deluxe Getaway. A 31-year career firefighter and captain of the St. Bernard Fire Department, Kurt began flying in 1988. He earned his PPL in 1992, followed by an instrument rating in […]
Lightspeed announces first $500 Burger Deluxe Getaway winner
Lightspeed Aviation has announced that M. Wade Davis of Dayton, Ohio is the first weekly winner in the $500 Burger Deluxe Getaway, the enhanced version of the sweepstakes that Lightspeed debuted last year. A former Airfield Maintenance Supervisor at Dayton International (he was there on 9/11), Wade is an accomplished and very active pilot with […]
Hartzell, Red Bull Air Race Partner for another Year
Hartzell Propeller Inc. will become the propeller technical partner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship series for the second consecutive year in 2015. Hartzell will again provide its three-blade structural composite propeller known as “The Claw,” carbon fiber composite spinners, and lightweight governors to each race team. Hartzell will also supply complete propeller […]
Piper Delivers Arrow Trainers to Kent State
Piper Aircraft, Inc. recently delivered two new Piper Arrow pilot training aircraft to the Aeronautics Division at Kent State University’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology in Ohio. “Kent State’s Aeronautic Division is eager to begin flying these two new Piper single-engine trainers,” said Robert G. Sines, Jr., Dean of Kent State’s College of […]
