Airborne 07.02.26: Piper/DeltaHawk Seminole DX 1st Flt, New AF1 Enters Service
Also: FAA: SpaceX Stock Off Limits?, NASA OIG v Starliner, Hindenburg Exhibit Reimagined The long-awaited first flight of the DeltaHawk-powered Piper Seminole DX took place Wednesday morning, less than three weeks before the opening of Oshkosh, marking a significant milestone for both companies. Piper's new configuration combines a pair of contra-rotating DeltaHawk engines driving three-bladed propellers turning at approximately 2,400 RPM to help minimize noise, while promising fuel flows so remarkably low that they could fundamentally change the economics of multi-engine training. President T
Also: FAA: SpaceX Stock Off Limits?, NASA OIG v Starliner, Hindenburg Exhibit Reimagined The long-awaited first flight of the DeltaHawk-powered Piper Seminole DX took place Wednesday morning, less than three weeks before the opening of Oshkosh, marking a significant milestone for both companies. Piper's new configuration combines a pair of contra-rotating DeltaHawk engines driving three-bladed propellers turning at approximately 2,400 RPM to help minimize noise, while promising fuel flows so remarkably low that they could fundamentally change the economics of multi-engine training. President T
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