Aviat first to offer Garmin G600

Red Cloud Aviation Becomes Husky Dealer

AOSS - Alpha Omega Suspension System

Aviat Introduces New Husky Model A1-C

U.S. Aviator Seeks First World Record For Aircraft Efficiency

Aviat Aircraft Introduces Forward.Vision’s EVS-100 to General Aviation

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Although Garmin’s G600 glass instrument panel was designed as a retrofit, at least one aircraft manufacturer plans to put them in new airplanes.

Aviat Aircraft will offer G600s as an option on new Husky A1-Cs beginning in the 2009 model year—the first aircraft maker to do so.

“We think the G600 is going to be a very popular option,” said Aviat CEO Stu Horn.

A glass-panel bush plane may seem like a contradiction in terms, but most of the planes going out the door of Aviat’s factory in Afton, Wyo., have IFR cockpits.

Aviat hasn’t set a price for glass-panel Huskies. But the two-screen G600 will retail for just under $30,000. When installed as a retrofit, Garmin estimates it will take more than 70 shop hours to install. The installation process should be significantly less, however, when done on a factory assembly line.

The G600 is a stripped-down version of Garmin’s high-end G1000 fully integrated cockpit and uses many of the same components. Garmin expects to receive FAA certification for its G600, and permission to install them in about 800 kinds of aircraft, this summer.

Red Cloud Aviation Becomes Husky Dealer
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Longmont, CO – Red Cloud Aviation, an active aircraft sales corporation, has signed an agreement with Aviat Aircraft of Afton, WY, to handles sales and service of the new Husky A-1C.

Michael Cerretani and Andreas Schultz have previously specialized in the sales of late model used single and twin engine aircraft. This marks their first venture into selling new aircraft at their Longmont facility (LMO).

“We felt the timing was right to expand into new aircraft sales and began looking around,” said Schultz. “We quickly realized that the Husky has tremendous potential in this part of the world and contacted Aviat Aircraft. After visiting the factory, we were convinced this would be the right move.

The Husky, a two-seat, high wing aircraft with STOL performance and a wide range of landing configurations, has been very popular with pilots who fly for recreation, cargo hauling into remote areas, government surveillance, and flight training. To learn more about the Husky, visit www.AviatAircraft.com, and to learn more about Red Cloud Aviation, visit www.RedCloudAviation.com.

Alpha Omega Suspension System
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The patented AOS System utilizes a solid, deformable polymer as a suspension and shock absorbing medium. This new design shock absorber and suspension system in one puts an end to the "slingshot" effect in the rebound from hard landings, caused by the old design rubber shock rings / bungee cords. The use of titanium in the heavy duty design adds strength in all aspects of installation, operation and adverse loading conditions.

The AOSS is ground adjustable by the pilot in the instance of heavy loading of the aircraft. This adjustability also allows for compensation for landing gear fittings that may not be installed as accurately as one would desire.

Over the past two years there have been many more models of aircraft added to the Approved Models List as well as additional models of the AOSS itself. Installation of the AOS System is pending for certain models of Maule aircraft as a separate STC.

The AOS System has been in the field for almost two years, and owner satisfaction has been extremely high. We hear almost weekly from pilot-owners who tell us that they are constantly
amazed by how well the system performs.

Aviat Introduces New Husky Model A1-C

Afton, WY – Aviat Aircraft has expanded the envelope on their popular Husky design, advancing the 180 hp and 200 hp versions to new model designations: the Husky A1-C. Through landing gear refinements and a new tailwheel configuration the factory has been able to increase gross weight capability to 2200 pounds, a 200-pound addition. They have also increased the certified propeller options. The 200 hp version can be fitted with Hartzell 76” metal, 76” composite, or an 80.5” MT propeller. The 180 hp Husky can utilize any of those three propellers in addition to an 80” metal prop by Hartzell.

The main gear was strengthened to take additional landing loads, as well as the increased side loads that occur when landing with skis. The Husky A-1C can be fitted with tires ranging from standard size to 31” tundra tires, along with skis or floats (straight or amphibious).

An A-1C with all options can accommodate a useful load of 870 pounds, and if the aircraft is light it can take up to 950 pounds. A special cargo door configuration allows pilots to transport skis or golf clubs.

The Husky A-1C has become a welcome part of the most popular and versatile taildragger in its class. It is designed for off-airport landings, for recreational flying as well as observation and cargo hauling operations. It can be flown at any time of the year and needs little more than a clearing to be able to land.

U.S. Aviator Seeks First World Record For Aircraft Efficiency

Kris Maynard of Fishers, IN plans to be the first person in the world to set a record for Aircraft Efficiency

Beginning March 1, 2008 the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) and the National Aeronautic Association (NAA), the governing bodies of world and United States national aviation records, will begin to recognize aircraft efficiency as a new category of world aviation records.

"Aircraft and aerospace companies around the world are realizing the need to increase fuel efficiency through advancements in aerodynamics, development of lightweight components and improvement in power plants along with the adaptation of alternative fuels and engines," says Maynard.

"It is appropriate that the world aviation record governing bodies now facilitate efficiency performance to stand alongside those records for speed, distance and altitude."

Maynard has already received an Official Sanction approval from the NAA to attempt this record beginning March 1. For the record to be official Maynard must use observers assigned by the NAA. These officials will approve his course in advance, weigh the aircraft prior to and after the attempt and review the detailed data from a sealed flight recorder that will be placed on board his aircraft. The record will be stated in km/kg of fuel expended.

The course Maynard must fly will be a triangular course of at least 1190 km (740 sm) in length. The course must be flown non-stop and non-refueled. The location for the record attempt has not yet been selected.

Maynard's aircraft is an Aviat Husky, A-1A equipped with a Lycoming 0-360 engine and a 76" Hartzell propeller. Low power settings used throughout the flight will yield a fuel burn rate of around 4 gph.

"The Husky is truly a remarkable airplane," says Maynard. "Last summer, as a prelude to this upcoming record flight, I tested the endurance limits of my Husky during a non-stop flight that lasted 13 hours, 2 minutes and 15 seconds. That was done, as this attempt will be, on standard 52 gallon fuel tanks."

"To put this performance in perspective, I can tell you that in 1986 the Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, would have recorded an efficiency rating of about 13.84 km/kg. That is about 23.45 mpg. My Husky will, hopefully, post a record of about 12.2 km/kg. That converts to about 20.7 mpg and represents about 88% of the fuel efficiency of the Voyager. That's not bad for a production aircraft. In fact, I'm not sure that there is any other production aircraft in America today that can achieve this level of efficiency at this time. A Cessna Skyhawk achieves about 16.5 mpg at economy cruise and a Bonanza might reach 16 mpg on a good day. I hope to throw down the gauntlet. It will be interesting to watch as other pilots pick up the challenge of efficient flight."

Maynard's flight will be sponsored by Fastener Specialty, Inc., the Grand Prairie, TX manufacturer of aircraft fasteners that supplies fasteners to about 90% of the production airframes in America; AeroShell Oil, and ICE, an Indiana apparel service company.

"My goal is two-fold," says Maynard. "First, I want to post an efficiency mark that is respectable, and being the first person in the world to do so will be icing on the cake. My second goal is to draw attention to the record category itself and help focus competitive energy throughout the aeronautical industry towards improving airplane efficiency." Maynard has posted ten world and United States national aviation records in the past few years, including a United States Transcontinental Speed Record.

AFTON, WY — Aviat Aircraft has announced intentions to make Forward.Vision’s EVS-100 available as optional equipment on new Huskys or as a retrofit item for existing Huskys, making them the first manufacturer to offer the system. The EVS-100 (Enhanced Vision System) responds to long-wave infrared, providing pilots with a highly effective, low-cost, non-cryogenically cooled night vision system. Until now, the only EVS systems offered by aircraft manufacturers have been much-higher-priced systems in business aircraft like the Gulfstream line.

The EVS-100 has the capability of extending forward vision at least eight times what the naked eye can see in snow storms, fog, haze, smoke or total darkness. This has a significant bearing on a pilot’s ability to negotiate a survivable landing during an engine-out at night or in dense haze. It will reveal people or animals on a runway at night when normal vision would not see what is actually there.

viat Aircraft was attracted to the Forward.Vision technology because of what it will do for situational awareness and how it will enhance safety,” said Stu Horn, President of Aviat Aircraft. “This is clearly the most significant advancement in technology since the introduction of GPS or EFIS.

Undoubtedly, government agencies, like border patrol, search and rescue operations and wildfire management will realize a lot of practical applications. But GA pilots are also going to be grateful for this kind of eye-in-the-sky technology whenever they get into MVFR or worse conditions.”

The Forward.Vision system includes an infrared sensor that functions like a video camera. Weighing 1.2 pounds, the sensor is mounted on top of the aircraft. The display for this system may be mounted in various locations in the cockpit, providing a 40-degree wide image of what is in front of the aircraft.

he “camera” is a hermetically sealed package that has been put through a dry nitrogen purge to prevent moisture and dust from entering the sensors. Integral window heaters prevent ice buildup and a sun sensor protects the unit if the aircraft is pointed toward the sun. The system is set up to run independently, minimizing impact on pilot workload. Co-developed with technology partner Max-Viz, the product life has been tested to — and is projected to be — greater than 9,000 hours. It has been designed to run maintenance-free during its operating life.

Aviat Aircraft will offer installed Forward.Vision systems for $22,000 in new Husky aircraft, and will retrofit the units in earlier models of the Husky for the same price.

Call for or more information on the EVS-100 systems 307 885-3151.
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