In the early 1930s, Sensenich began making propellers from wood. Almost a century later, wood remains a very viable material for props and many recreational aircraft owners are happy about that because wood is light and less costly. In the 1950’s they began using metal, and they now manufacture... read more...
Scalewings, a German company led by Christian Von Kessel, produces a light sport model of the famous P-51 Mustang from the days of WWII. A 70% true-to-scale aircraft with the classic aluminum appearance, the SW-51 Mustang has an all-carbon design. More than 100,000 textures of the original aircraft are... read more...
Founded in 2017, Jetson Inc is an eVTOL company with a mission to change the way we travel. They aim to make the skies available for everyone with their safe personal electric aerial vehicle. The Jetson One is a commercially available personal electric aerial vehicle that you can own... read more...
First came Revo. Like Tesla, they put out their strongest product first. Then came the little Rev that can make Part 103 if you don’t choose all the options Evolution can deliver. After Rev came Revolt, another two-seater. It uses the trademarked attributes and hardware that made Revo famous... read more...
Bat Hawk is a well-established, conventional microlight-style light aircraft powered by a Rotax 912 that helps it provide “sensational” performance; it’s a high-wing monoplane with crew of two seated side-by-side in an under-slung tubular framed structure, surrounded by a glass fiber composite fairing. Occupants are protected from the elements... read more...
Talk about being ahead of its time, Junkers’ A50 Junior was designed to 600 kilograms/1,320 pounds …93 years ago! Today, as a light sport aircraft A50 Junior combines the latest technology with the flair of the ’30s. “A50 Junior comes packed full of the latest technologies, including a 9-series... read more...
One clear success story is The Airplane Factory USA‘s venture into flight instruction. This west coast bunch did not tiptoe in gently; they cannonballed into the action; it appears to be working and well! Even during the lockdown, Sling Pilot Academy (SPA) was forging ahead. Led by Matt Liknaitzky,... read more...
BRS Aerospace is the leading developer of emergency parachutes intended to save the entire airplane including all occupants, and is designed to be a last resort for pilots and passengers when all other attempts to recover the airplane in case of emergency or pilot incapacitation have failed; these parachutes... read more...
In 2014, BRP achieved a major benchmark accomplishment: the sale of the 50,000th unit in the Rotax 912/914 aircraft engine series. Since its creation, BRP has produced more than seven million engines, including engines for all BRP products, for several OEMs in the motorcycle industry and for karts. Bombardier... read more...
MagniFlight LLC, located on the beautiful Gulf Coast, is an importer of the Italian Magni Gyroplane. Mark Sprigg imports them as a 51%-owner-build-kit and offers a builder assist program. Mark is also a DPE and a CFI, so you can do it all in one place! You can learn... read more...