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Viking Twin Otter in Paris – second part
We received further news and pictures of Viking Air from Paris and many people commented on our earlier article about the Canadian-Chinese huge deal.
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First customer ICON A5 already in the air
American aircraft factory ICON reports that its first customer A5 amphibian plane completed its inaugural flight at the company’s airport at the end of last month.
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Interwiew: Viking Air Factory and the seaplane production
Canadian aircraft manufacturer Viking Air Limited has continued for a few years and partly renewed the production of the legendary Canadian types DHC-6 Twin Otter and DHC-2 Beaver. We asked Angie Murray, who belongs to the company’s marketing business development staff, about this topic.
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Pictures about Icon A5
The first production version of the ICON A5 debuted at EAA AirVenture last week. 50 pictures about it.
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Akoya vs. Icon A5 at Oshkosh
The EAA Airventure Oshkosh, which is the world’s largest light aircraft pilot meeting, was held on the end of July in the USA. Two promising and innovative seaplanes of the recent years run against each other for the customers’ favour.
Seaplanes in Friedrichshafen
This year’s Aero was held last week, amongst weak presence of seaplanes: of the major manufacturers only Icon Aircraft had a stand, but they didn’t display an actual aircraft.
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Pictures of hydro testing Icon A5
Photos from ICON’s most recent “lake day” of hydro testing to test the water performance of the A5 at various weights.
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Video interwiew with Iren Dornier
In the interview Iren Dornier, facility-owner and flying boat-pilot is talking about her grandfather and the historical airplanes of the Dornier-family. He is also referring to the renewal of the Do-24 and their own-developed, two-seated seaplane, the Dornier S-Ray007.
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AKOYA already on the water
LISA Airplanes has developed the AKOYA, a unique light airplane able to land on either ground, water or snow, offering previously unthinkable transportation possibilities.
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Iren Dornier plan a 25-seat amphibious aircraft
Longtime resident pilot and aircraft designer Iren Dornier—grandson of Claude Dornier, World War II pioneering designer of military aircraft for Germany’s Luftwaffe, is behind the $350-million project, along with some foreign partners who are known 25-seat amphibious aircraft for various uses manufacturers in Clark.