Introduced in the second half of the 1960s, the Mooney M20F is another entry in Al Mooney’s classic M20 lineage. Designed to be flown by a single pilot and with room for three passengers, the Mooney M20F is a popular bird wherever it goes, thanks to its sleek low-rider look and instantly recognizable forward-swept vertical […]

Introduction Introduced in 1978, the Cessna 414A or more commonly known as the Cessna Chancellor III, is a pressurized, twin-engined aircraft, with retractable landing gear. It’s the third model in the Chancellor line and the successor to the Cessna 414II. The first Cessna Chancellor – the 414 – took to the skies in 1968, and

The Lancair 320 is a kit aircraft, and you need to build it yourself.  Customers were expected to be private pilots.  It is a single-engined, low wing, two-seater light aircraft with a retractable undercarriage. The kit was manufactured and sold by the US company Lancair, who produced many kit aircraft, generally well thought of, but

The Piper Mirage, or Piper PA-46 M350P as it is currently sold, is a straight-wing, pressurized, single, piston-engine, six (5+1) seater aircraft with retractable tricycle gear. The split air stair opens conveniently into the center of the four-passenger cabin, between the club-style seating arrangement. Since its first flight in November 1979, the Piper PA-46 has

In a never-ending attempt to create the perfect all-in-one aircraft, Piper began to design the Meridian in 1997 after the successful Malibu was created. This turboprop version of the 5-seater Piper Malibu was the third single-engine aircraft to have a pressurized cabin and is the only one that is still in production.  The Meridian grew

To understand the Citation X, introduced as the world’s fastest private jet, one needs to contextualize it in the Cessna Citation lineage. The Learjet is fast, the Citation is slow. If this statement seems too generic and absurd, that is because it is. However, back in the 1970s, there was some truth in this generalization,

Cessna is a well-known and popular American aircraft manufacturer. For many years the company concentrated on its very popular single-engined piston aircraft, for which it is best known. But in 1972 Cessna began building jet aircraft, in particular the Citation aircraft group. Citation jets include several distinct ‘families’ of aircraft, rather than simply individual types.

Introduction The Mooney M20J is a special aircraft. The American lowrider follows the adage of “if it looks good, it flies good”, and has a well-deserved reputation as a showstopper wherever it makes a stop at. The Mooney M20 family is instantly recognizable thanks to its unique forward-swept vertical stabilizer. Pilots familiar with it praise

Introduction P2010, unlike other Tecnam aircraft released in 2014, is not classified as a light aircraft. It has four seats and is compliant with CS23 and FAR23 in Europe and the United States. This is a significant aircraft in terms of certification since it is the first all-new high-wing, four-place single aircraft certified under Part

The Tecnam P2012 is beautiful, it is a twin-piston-turbocharged high-wing aircraft developed specifically for commuter airlines in mind. It was designed in 2012, as indicated by the code, and has the Tecnam characteristic “P” naming, which derives from Pascal, the surnames of the company’s founders. The P2012 was one of the final aircraft designed by