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Oshkosh Airshow

You Won’t See This On Television: This Company Is Doing Extreme Makeovers For Planes

Tomas Kellner
July 27, 2018
Randy Znamenak has spent the last few decades in the aviation business, but he should really try his hand at television. In an age when makeover reality shows involving homes and restaurants as well as human bodies are all the rage, Znamenak’s job fits the bill perfectly. His company, Nextant Aerospace, takes legacy turboprop planes and jets and turns them into new flying machines.
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Oshkosh Airshow

Ladies And Gentlemen, Start Your Engines: The Greatest Airshow On Earth Takes Place This Week In Oshkosh

Tomas Kellner
July 25, 2018
There’s a brass plaque hanging on a redbrick wall in downtown Oshkosh, Wisconsin, dedicated to the woodworkers who once animated this quiet midwestern town and turned it into the “sawdust capital of the world.” The sign is a nice touch, but there’s no need for Oshkosh to live in the past. The lumber mills and sawdust are mostly gone, but there’s still plenty of wood — as well as steel, aluminum, carbon fiber and other materials used for building planes — buzzing through the air, especially in summer.
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Flight

GE’s New Aviation Plant In The Heart Of Europe Will Build Engines With 3D Printed Parts For Next-Gen Cessna Denali

Tomas Kellner
October 20, 2016
Engineering marvels such as the gothic Charles Bridge spanning the Vltava River below the Prague Castle or the ornate astronomical clock in the Old Town Square have been drawing visitors to the Czech capital for centuries. Now the city is also set to define our manufacturing future.
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Oshkosh

Next-Generation Cessna Denali Will Have A 3D-Printed Turboprop Engine

Tomas Kellner
July 26, 2016
Many people would prefer flying in a private plane to dealing with the hassle at the airport. Those with $4.8 million in their pocket may soon have that choice. Textron Aviation just unveiled a new business aircraft powered by a propeller engine that features many of the comforts of a private jet, but at an entry-level price.
The plane, called the Cessna Denali, will have the largest cabin in its class—seating up to eight people—and an engine powerful and efficient enough to reach Chicago from Los Angeles or Miami from New York.
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Aerospace

This New Tech Makes A Prop Plane Feel Like You’re Piloting A Private Jet

May 26, 2016
Every experienced pilot will agree that flying a small turboprop plane can be a handful, literally. “There’s a bit more stress involved in operating a turboprop, which can make it tough to calmly enjoy the views on takeoff,” says pilot Brad Mottier. “If I were to fly a turboprop today, like the ubiquitous King Airs, I’d have to worry about a whole bunch of factors, like temperature, speed and torque, that I’d be managing with multiple operational levers.
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Aerospace

Czeching In: GE Will Make Its New Advanced Turboprop Engines In Europe

Tomas Kellner
January 20, 2016
When GE Aviation bought the storied but small Czech turboprop builder Walter Aircraft Engines in 2008, the American company hadn’t developed a propeller engine in decades. Companies like Pratt & Whitney Canada dominated the market, while GE focused chiefly on making powerful jet engines for passenger planes and military jets.
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Aerospace

Czech This Out: Like the Wright Flyer, GE’s Turboprop Business Was Born in a Bike Shop

Tomas Kellner
November 17, 2015
GE unveiled a new advanced turboprop engine yesterday that produces 10 percent more power than its peers and burns 20 percent less fuel. Its design can extend time between overhauls by as much as 30 percent. Textron Aviation, the company behind such aircraft brands as Beechcraft, Cessna and Bell Helicopter, will use the engine to power a new plane that’s currently in development.
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Aerospace

“The Biggest Win:” New Engine Set to Lift GE’s Turboprop Business to New Heights

November 16, 2015
Textron Aviation, the world’s largest maker of business propeller planes like Beechcraft Bonanza, Baron and King Air, said today it would use a brand new advanced turboprop engine developed by GE to power its latest single-engine turboprop plane. The engine burns 20 percent less fuel and produces 10 percent more power, compared to engines in its class.
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