Dave Ross of Wakeman, Ohio, is the 2014 recipient of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Tony Bingelis Award, recognized for his hard work as an EAA Technical Counselor, RV builder and EAA chapter safety chairman. Ross, a retired corporate pilot, has been an active EAA member for 39 years and a member of EAA Chapter 50 […]
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Hartzell and DAHER-SOCATA Renew Long-term Partnership
Hartzell Propeller Inc. and plane maker DAHER-SOCATA have agreed to renew their long-term partnership with a five-year agreement, under which Hartzell will supply the recently introduced TBM 900 with advanced swept airfoil structural composite five-blade propellers and spinners. Hartzell’s design group maximized blade chord thickness and sweep, resulting in thin, light and strong blades that […]
Hartzell Propeller Ends Busy 2013
Hartzell Propeller ended 2013 as the world’s leading aviation propeller manufacturer, delivering more than 3,700 new propellers and introducing advanced swept-blade aerodynamics and improved true structural composite technology to aviators. “Hartzell partnered with Raisbeck Engineering to introduce superior swept-blade aerodynamically-advanced propellers for the legendary Beechcraft King Air series during 2013,” said Hartzell Propeller President Joe […]
DAYTON FOUNDATION TRANSFERS WRIGHT BROTHERS’ HOME
The Dayton Foundation announced today that it is transferring ownership of Hawthorn Hill, the historic 1914 Oakwood, Ohio, home built for aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright, to Dayton History. Additionally, a $1 million combined gift was contributed by multiple donors to establish the Friends of Hawthorn Hill Fund of The Dayton Foundation for the […]
