Gippsland Aeronautics, today announced that the Australian Civil Aviation Authority has issued an amendment to the Type Certificates for the company’s GA8 Airvan utility aircraft to cover the turbo charged variant. The variant will be known as the GA8 - TC 320 and is powered by a 320 HP Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A Turbocharged Fuel Injected Engine turning a Hartzell 80 inch (2032 mm) diameter, three blade, constant speed propeller.
A number of IO-540 K1A5 Normally aspirated engines where available for sale to make way for the Turbo variant. Several of these engines have now been sold at greatly reduced prices. With further orders placed for Turbo Airvans it has become necessary to offer more Normally aspirated engines at even greater reduced prices.
Gippsland Aeronautics is working to return an upgraded version N24 Nomad to production in 2011.
The Gippsland Aeronautics Nomad will feature:
Reliable Rolls Royce 250-B17F/1 Engines
Latest technology Hartzell propellers
Glass cockpit technology
Turbocharged Airvan now available and in service.
Where Airvans are flying
last updated: 12/05/2009
Locations
Number
Australia & PNG
53
The Americas & Hawaii
36
New Zealand & Oceania
10
Asia & South East Asia
8
South Africa
3
Botswana
9
Other African States
6
Europe
11
United Arab Emirates
1
Iceland
1
Total Deliveries
138
MAINTENANCE SERVICES
Repairs, Overhauls & Modifications
Gippsland Aeronautics Maintenance Division offers a complete aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul service, specializing in the Gippsland Aeronautics GA8 Airvan, GA200, Nomad N22 & N24, PZL- M-18 Dromader and Piper singles and twins and Cessna single engine types.
We provide the following services:
Periodic Inspection Services
Aircraft Repairs
Aircraft Modifications
Airframe Overhauls
Avionics Installations
CAR 35 Engineering Services
Piper PA-31 Wing Spar Life Extension Program
Gippsland Aeronautics Maintenance division is supported by our Engineering and Manufacturing Divisions, which provide a wide base of engineering and technical resources.
