PIQUA, Ohio — July 14, 1994 — Hartzell Propeller is nearing certification of a new lightweight, three-bladed composite propeller system designed for use on aerobatic aircraft. The new propeller system will initially be certified on the Aviat Pitts Special S-2B. The system will be available to additional experimental aircraft category aircraft as a Hartzell Top […]
PIQUA, Ohio — June 28, 1994 — Hartzell has been selected to supply propeller systems for the Gavilan utility aircraft which will be manufactured in Colombia. The Hartzell three-blade design features aluminum blades with a lightweight, compact aluminum hub and will be fitted with the aircraft’s TIO-540 Lycoming engine. This Hartzell system has years of […]
PIQUA, Ohio — June 7, 1994 — Hartzell announced today that its Top Prop™ four-blade propeller conversion for the Cessna 441 Conquest II has been approved by the Australian Civil Aviation Authority. Installation of conversion kits on Australian registered aircraft is proceeding apace. Official approval of the new system includes replacement of original Hartzell and […]
PIQUA, Ohio — May 2, 1994 — Hartzell announced today that it received German certification of its Top Prop™ four-blade propeller conversion for the Cessna Conquest II at the end of last year. Official approval of the new propeller system coincided with deliveries to numerous Conquest II operators based in Germany. The Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) is […]
PIQUA, Ohio — April 28, 1994 — Hartzell announced today that AlliedSignal Engines is issuing a service bulletin which allows for reconfiguration of TPE331-8 and -10N engines required to accommodate Hartzell four-bladed propeller conversions on Cessna Conquest II aircraft. The conversion, including modification of the engine, was approved by the FAA prior to the issuance […]
PIQUA, Ohio — March 2, 1994 — The Hartzell Service Center announced today that it received Joint Aviation Authority (JAA) certification from officials in the Netherlands at the end of 1993. (Registration # SJ3R843L) As such, the Hartzell Service Center is an approved “… source for maintenance of European operated aircraft and /or components in […]