Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 2, 2025

The engine firewall will be installed at the bottom of the nacelle as shown, with the top section eventually reattached to the front wing spar. The nacelle for the number 1 engine (left outboard) is nearing completion.

Cockpit

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The large canopy pivots at the firewall, so it’s up and out of the way as you settle in. It’s not difficult to use the standard step to ease into the left seat. You don’t have to stand on the seat cushion, either, because you naturally land with your feet on the floor. But it’s not difficult to learn.

Airplanes

Plane and Pilot

MAY 19, 2025

Additionally, the rudder assembly was missing an attach link on the left rudder cable return spring between the spring and firewall. The link is used to balance the tension forces on the rudder cables due to the design of the rudder system.

Rudder

Plane and Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

The fuselage from the firewall to the empennage was crushed. On final to Runway 25, the right-seater looked down to confirm the gear was extended, reviewing the GUMPS check again. When she looked back up, she knew they were going to hit the trees. The Mooney hit the trees and stopped in grass short of the runway. The pilot died in the crash.

Runway

Plane and Pilot

MAY 3, 2025

Even though the CFI immediately firewalled the throttle, a wingtip hit the ground and ended the flight. We felt for the instructor who took the controls as a students swerves on takeoff became progressively worse. He got the airplane into the air and entered a turn to avoid obstructions beside the runway. The student then closed the throttle.

Approach

Flying Magazine

JULY 17, 2025

READ MORE: New Organization Aims to Expand Backcountry Aviation Access Among the modifications and improvements to the straight-tail Cessna: Leading edge STOL kit: For improved lift and short takeoff/landing capability Wing extensions: To increase gross weight and useful load Reinforced firewall and composite cowling Heavy-duty nosewheel fork: Built (..)

Gross Weight

AV Web

JULY 1, 2025

Busted landing gear, shattered props, bent firewalls—and many more that probably didn’t make the reports because owners quickly stuck them back in the hangar and turned off the lights. With an aircraft with a 1320-pound gross weight there really isn’t much inertia.

Gross Weight

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 11, 2025

Others offer more technical features, such as double encryption or access to servers behind the Great Firewall of China, which may be necessary if you’re trying to follow Chinese aviation developments from outside the country. The sky may be without borders, but the internet certainly has its share of them. ”

Firewall

Air Facts

JULY 2, 2025

When Ze Boss arrives, it’s then a simple matter for him to strap himself in, hit the starters, cast a bleary eye round the cockpit and declare, “All ze clocks seem to be vorking—ve go,” prior to firewalling the throttles. The post Flight Lessons from Komati to Stegi appeared first on Air Facts Journal.

Cockpit

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Post-accident assessment of the aircraft revealed substantial damage to the auxiliary power unit (APU) firewall bulkhead, resulting from the aircrafts aft fuselages contact with the runway surface. The aircraft was subsequently repaired and returned to service.

Runway

AV Web

JULY 22, 2025

Orders for firewall-forward kits ($13,000) will also commence in August 2026, with deliveries by year-end. The timeline for follow-on kits includes the tail kit ($9,000)—due to go on sale in December with deliveries in March next year. And finish kits ($23,000) are to go on sale in November 2026 with deliveries to begin by year-end.

Firewall

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 14, 2025

In 2008, the aircraft was purchased by Mike Schilling of Kenai, Alaska, and trucked to Geraldton, Ontario, where it was completely restored from the firewall back by Recon Air. In 1995, it was registered to Blue Water Aviation Services, continuing operations from Silver Falls. In 2001, the aircraft was purchased by Rustair Inc.,

Airplanes

Plane and Pilot

JULY 1, 2025

The postaccident examination revealed a fuel leak in a fitting where the fuel line passes through the firewall to the engine. The airplane struck a sign and the landing gear collapsed resulting in substantial damage to both wings.

Density Altitude

Plane and Pilot

JULY 16, 2025

The Albatross, firewall forward, is set up as a “quick engine change” package, which means that the entire assembly comes off as a unit—engine, accessories, and its mount disconnect from the firewall and can be exchanged as a unit. The first day I was tasked with disconnecting a supercharger control pushrod at the firewall.

Firewall

Aerotime

JUNE 5, 2024

If a passport is suspected to be fraudulent, the document is then analyzed by one of 30 experts at the Document Examination Center at DXB Airport’s Terminal 1, which is referred to as a ‘firewall’ against fraudsters using fake travel documents.

Firewall

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

(image via AirCorps Aviation) A view of the forward frame reveals the four holes (boxed in red) for the engine mount bolts (which also pass through the firewall). image via AirCorps Aviation) Firewall Forward Sheet metal components for the firewall-forward section were sourced from Univair, then carefully fitted and assembled.

Firewall

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 3, 2024

We just have the brakes to set up and then the fuel tank firewall will be fitted, and in turn the tank. [Photo by Martin Overall] “All the fuel hoses have been made and the backup pump has been installed and plumbed in. “The front canopy has been trial assembled and all trimmed in.

Aileron

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 17, 2024

Much work was needed around replacing or fabricating part missing from the firewall-forward area. As we reported in January 2024 , this aircraft arrived at the museum nearly 14 years ago and has required a lot of manpower to get to its current state.

Firewall

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 28, 2024

In the process, she lost her outer wing panels, engine section and a number of other components, so what remains today consists mostly of the fuselage, from the firewall back, and the tail feathers. With such a short operational life and no combat record, BuNo.36175

Firewall

Air Facts

JULY 3, 2024

Stubbornly, I firewalled the black knob. —it seemed the stick got a little heavier. I added some more throttle, but there was no change in power and I absolutely needed more back pressure on the stick. But the RPM had not budged since rolling into the groove, and now I almost needed both hands to keep the nose up.

Firewall

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The engine was replaced with a newly overhauled R-2800-43/51 by Anderson Airmotive, and the entire firewall forward was overhauled. This original Corsair, with a rich and ongoing history, had its wings and control surfaces removed and recovered using Stits Polyfiber.

Firewall

Air Facts

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Most contacts requested information on ordering a firewall forward kit, and/or asking if we had kits for other types of piston aircraft, especially the C182, C210, C206 and Piper PA28 series. So, we decided to seek FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) approval to allow owners to swap their old airframes to our firewall forward engine kit.

Firewall

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 19, 2024

The power plant modifications plate on the engine bay’s firewall. Today, Ens. Johnson is interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Tail

Flying Magazine

JULY 9, 2025

In older models, like Piper’s Cub and Aeronca’s Champ, the fuel tank is mounted above the pilot’s feet, between the firewall and the instrument panel. Even the latest airplanes meeting updated FAR Part 23 certification standards still have fuel lines running through portions of the cockpit and under the floor.

Turbulence

Gary's Flight Journal

OCTOBER 25, 2023

I did give the firewall and gear a once over after taking a peek at the runway for miscellaneous parts that may have been left behind. I did my typical couple of swipes up nose trim then somehow got slow. It was a very firm plant but the wheels stayed on and I think I only lost one filling, kidding.

Density Altitude

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 17, 2025

“There was no firewall forward, there were no motor mounts or oil tank, no fuel tanks,” Devries said. . “The wings, I had to re-build completely; they were pretty much rotten. But the tail feathers and the landing gear struts were OK.” ” The engine and cockpit interior had been picked over.

Cockpit

Air Facts

APRIL 7, 2025

Then, simultaneously, he released the brakes and gently but firmly eased the throttle forward until it stopped at the firewall. Our nose was pointed in the general direction of the SilverCrest restaurant, a popular steak house on the opposite shore. My heart raced. Our takeoff roll had begun.

Firewall

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The large canopy pivots at the firewall, so it’s up and out of the way as you settle in. It’s not difficult to use the standard step to ease into the left seat. You don’t have to stand on the seat cushion, either, because you naturally land with your feet on the floor. But it’s not difficult to learn.

Airplanes

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 6, 2024

” “So anyway, we will start working on the firewall forward for the engines before long, we’ll build them up and have them ready when we get the plane together.

Tail

Air Electro

MARCH 14, 2024

Vibration, Shock, and Firewall Conformance The connectors undergo rigorous testing to meet industry standards, including vibration testing at 20 g’s for 12 hours (sinusoidal) and self-lock testing at 39.6 g’s RMS for 84 hours (random).

Firewall

iPad Pilot News

MAY 29, 2024

To get started, ensure your computer firewall and Wi-Fi router are not blocking UDP traffic port 49002. You’ll have to consult your router and firewall support documents to configure your settings appropriately. Once you have that setup, you can use a few different plugins to connect Flight Simulator 2020 to your EFB.

Rudder

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Some parts were re-fabricated at Faribault, such as the firewall. While the project had come with the original firewall, it was manufactured with asbestos insulation sandwiched between the aluminum panels. The new firewall that was added to the Stinson was a stainless steel piece.

Firewall

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 21, 2024

” [Photo by Mark Watt] Work ahead of the firewall was facilitated by Ezell installation kits. Certainly, the technology to fix that section existed at the time, but it hadn’t trickled into the warbird scene at that point. People didn’t have that kind of equipment to do that type of work.”

Cockpit

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

During the same period, Airbase Georgia is seeking $10,000 to purchase an alternator, voltage regulator, oil filter kit, air filter kit, and other firewall-forward accessories for the Stearman. The goal is to raise $50,000 to help purchase rims and new leading edges for the wings for the P-47N.

Firewall

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 12, 2024

To the Firewall (Power) Quick and smooth power application is also required to minimize altitude loss during stall recovery. As a result, you only have to reduce the angle of attack to increase airspeed, not pitch down completely. Aim to get the nose level with the horizon. This pitch attitude will allow the airspeed to increase smoothly.

Stability

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Its even better here, with generous hip- and legroom between the convex doors and the structural center console that runs from the firewall through the cabin to the baggage bulkhead. Lets Get Inside Since the beginning, Flight Design has emphasized interior room in its microlight and LSA products.

Rudder

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Pretty much the only metal parts are the landing gear legs, stainless firewalls, engine mounts, engines and hardware. It’s worth noting the Gweduck team is maximizing composite construction as the total lack of corrosion in the prototype is a complete game changer and they want to emphasize that advantage. Pricing You would have to ask.

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