Model Airplanes

Clyde Beal/For The Herald-Dispatch Gary Zuccarelli is an avid remote control model airplane enthusiast. He presently owns four RC planes, and when completed, his newest will have a wingspan of 110 inches and weigh close to 20 pounds.

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By: Seth Miller / Published: April 8, 2016

What does the future of commercial aviation look like? Based on the products showing in this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo 2016 which wrapped up on Thursday, cabin products are taking small, evolutionary steps rather than major, revolutionary ones. While this may be disappointing to those looking for disruption in the market, it does mean that the odds are higher of actually seeing such a product delivered and flying. Given the volume of vapor-ware exhibited on a regular basis this is good news for travelers, who actually want to fly with the new products rather than see them on the show floor, even if it is not especially inspiring overall.

There are a plethora of new seats on offer for economy class passengers, or at least for the airlines who carry them. And unlike prior years, two new entrants showed up to the party with deals in hand. Mirus will be launching its new economy class seat with Air Asia with an announcement to retrofit the carriers 300+ plane fleet, a huge win for an upstart supplier.

This new seat from Mirus will soon be on every Air Asia plane. (Credits: Mirus)

This new seat from Mirus will soon be on every Air Asia plane. (Credits:

Article source: http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2016/04/08/a-look-at-the-future-through-aircraft-interiors-expo-2016/

Alcoa AA is gearing up to release its first-quarter 2016 results after the close on Apr 11. In the last quarter, the New York-based aluminum giant swung to a loss on a reported basis, hurt by charges related to restructuring and lower metals pricing. However, its adjusted earnings beat expectations (a positive surprise of 33.33%).  

Alcoa’s primary metals business posted a loss in the quarter, hammered by lower aluminum prices and a decline in regional premiums. Headwinds from lower prices more than offset gains from productivity actions in the quarter.

Alcoa, in its fourth-quarter 2015 call, said that it sees 6% global aluminum demand growth in 2016 (to a record 60.5 million tons). The company’s outlook also indicated sustained strong momentum in aerospace, a key end-use market.

Alcoa’s results are closely watched by investors as they put a spotlight on demand trends for aluminum (a major industrial metal) across a vast spectrum of industries, which is closely linked to levels of economic activity. Investors will look particularly for management’s commentary on demand and pricing trends and the company’s planned separation into two independent companies.
 
Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement.
 
Factors to Watch For

Alcoa is witnessing strong momentum across aerospace and automotive markets. Healthy demand from these key end-markets coupled with the company’s aggressive cost-cutting and productivity improvement actions is expected to lend support to its earnings in the March quarter. The company achieved around

Article source: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/alcoa-aa-buckles-q1-another-131001001.html

Burleson resident Jack Plonien, unlike Floyd “Slats” Rodgers, had seen several airplanes before undertaking his latest project and he seems unlikely to be deemed a public nuisance anytime soon.

Plonien recently constructed a model of Rodgers’ Old Soggy No. 1, which is recognized as the first airplane built in Texas. Constructed in 1911, the plane began life in Cleburne and was completed in Keene. Rodgers is also the first Texan to receive a pilot’s license as well as the first to have one rescinded, Cleburne historian Mollie Mims said during a recent talk on Johnson County history.

Plonien’s model, which is 1/12 the scale of Rodgers’ original, sits on display in the Johnson County Historical Commission Museum and will be featured in the April 23 Aviation Heritage Day to be held at Cleburne Municipal Airport.

Billed as the county’s largest ever aviation event, Aviation Heritage Day will include an array of displays and events.

“We are going to have a fly-in pancake breakfast, post of the colors, keynote speakers, civilian and military aircraft static displays and air show and antique car show during the event, Event Chairman Russ Gibson said.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Johnson County Historical Commission, Aviation Heritage Day strives to captivate attendees both young and old.

Plonien joked that he constructed the Old Soggy model because he was asked to.

“My wife is a member of the Friends of the Johnson County Historical Commission and I was invited to a meeting and asked to build the model,” Plonien said. “I asked if

Article source: http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/news/old-soggy-soars-again/article_a47c75a2-fd0a-11e5-8858-53dd72b3cf3c.html

The Experimental Aircraft Association, FAA and Dynon Avionics announced a “breakthrough” that will improve flight safety and reduce avionics upgrade costs for owners of certain type-certified aircraft. In making the announcement today during Sun ’n’ Fun 2016 in Lakeland, Fla., EAA, FAA and Dynon officials said they have established an STC process for installing the Dynon EFIS–D10A (typically priced at less than $2,300) as a replacement for the primary attitude indicator in specific Cessna (150, 152 and 172) and Piper (PA28 and PA38) models, with more to come.

“Everybody involved from EAA, Dynon and the FAA was dedicated to the success of this inaugural project, made possible by EAA’s strong working relationship with the FAA’s Small Airplane Directorate,” said EAA chairman and CEO Jack Pelton. “This STC process will allow aircraft owners to have the latest proven safety technology available in the cockpit at lower cost. I also want to emphasize that this is not an exclusive agreement; EAA and FAA are ready and eager to work with other companies to develop similar STCs for their products and expand the approved model list for additional type-certified aircraft.”

EAA worked with the FAA to allow the Dynon EFIS–D10A to be installed without the traditional technical standard order (TSO) or parts manufacturer approval (PMA) requirement. Dynon’s product is also verified against the recently developed ASTM 3153-15, the standard specification for

Article source: https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2016-04-06/eaa-gets-stc-astmd-dynon-efis-certified-aircraft