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Authorities are investigating the cause of a plane crash that killed one person Monday in western Colorado.

Kansas State aviation program places 10-ship order with Textron Aviation.

s more efficient in almost every way. The engine has no traditional valves, cams, or camshafts, and no head, so it’s simpler and cheaper to manufacture, assemble and operate. An Achates Power test engine will be running this summer in a Peterbilt 579. Another version —a 1000-hp engine for a combat vehicle— will be in series production by Cummins in 2024 for the U.S. Army. Why does just about every motor vehicle in the world have a four-stroke Otto-cycle internal combustion engine? Surely after more than 100 years of the automobile someone must have thought of something better? Well, the...

AVweb Garmin has added another cockpit automation—this time it’s programming to help conventional-twin pilots when an engine quits. Called Smart Rudder Bias, the programming added to the GFC 600 autopilot, for “select” twins, helps provide proactive rudder input in the event of a power loss while indicators on the primary instrument tell the pilot which engine has rolled back. “We are proud to be able to offer a new safety tool for twin-engine piston aircraft with the introduction of Smart Rudder Bias, making the GFC 600 digital autopilot the most advanced solution f...