J.W. "Corkey" Fornof started his airshow career flying the T6, Mustang and his favorite war bird the Bearcat. Corkey flew with his father in two ship airshow with matching bronze Bearcats.
If you are old enough to remember James Bond (aka Roger Moore) flying a BD5 jet through a hanger sideways in Octopussy, then you are already familiar with the work of “Corkey” Fornof, talented stunt pilot, aerial coordinator and director. "Corkey” Fornof is the master of aviation movie action.
LoPresti Aviation, in an homage to their founder Roy LoPresti, has established an annual prize for “Innovation in Aviation”. LoPresti, renowned for his prolific and innovative aircraft designs was the creative force behind the Grumman Tiger, Cheetah, Cougar and the Mooney 201,232,252 and 301. (Not to mention NASA’s Lunar Lander and of course the LoPresti FURY)
LoPresti Aviation exhibits at the sixth annual Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association Fly-In and Exposition Migration 6 in Duluth, Minnesota, July 10 -13, 2008.
The newest division brings our expertise to the light sport aircraft enthusiast and to all those who love aviation....engineered performance accessories for you and your plane to wear or experience.
LoPresti acknowledges and presents a tribute to one of aviation's great racer/designer/ builders.
FAA grants LoPresti SpeedMerchants' a new STC for its BoomBeam' lighting system on Cessna Citation models 500, 550, S550, 501, 551. Previous lamp life for landing lights mounted on the main gear of these aircraft has been a problematic 10 hours. With its industry leading BoomBeams', LoPresti guarantees a system life of five years or 5,000 hours! The system's high reliability, reduced maintenance costs and decreased power consumption (one eighth of the normal draw), makes it a highly desirable addition to the Citation.
LoPresti SpeedMerchants brings BoomBeam technology to Bell 206 helicopters. See and be seen!
LoPresti TriTips™ lights passed the most critical test of all. In a recent night landing, these brilliant lights added to Alan Klapmeier’s personal SR22 landing visibility and taxi illumination. After landing, Alan, CEO and founder of Cirrus Design, remarked about his new HID tip lights “I LOVE these lights!”.
On November 3rd LoPresti SpeedMerchants, Vero Beach aircraft design firm with a world wide reputation, will host Darren Tilman of Power Flow Systems, Inc for its First Saturday event. Darren will present “How and Why Bolt on Horse Power Works.”
LoPresti Speed Merchants announces that the Gen 2 version of the LoPresti Boom Beam for the Bonanza is complete and ready for delivery.
LoPresti Speed Merchants now has the approval and is delivering high performance wheel pants for the Piper PA28 and the PA32 series of aircraft.
David and Curt LoPresti smile as the first five Cirrus Tri Tip HID taxi light kits ship. LoPresti’s newest STC, LoPresti Tri Tips triple the landing light output of the SR22 and SR20 aircraft. The TriTips place two high intensity LoPresti Boom Beams at the very periphery of the Cirrus wingtip. The lamps are mounted under a beautiful set of flush bonded lens. The BoomBeams in the tips put out an additional 750,000 lumens to the landing illumination improving the pilot’s visibility during all phases of flight. Greatly improving safety in flight and during ground operations.
LoPresti Speed Merchants announces that it delivering its new Piper Turbo Arrow Cowling. LoPresti’s new cowling makes use of the new cooling air inlets and a cowl flap to improve engine temperature control.
Steven Pate of El Paso Texas is won the Free BoomBeam prize. Congratulations Steven! The BoomBeam prize is awarded by a random drawing of registered LoPresti newsletter recipients. To register go to www.SpeedMods.com and click on the registration button on the left side.
This one started off like most kids. A little wine, some nice music, a quick trip to Florida for some racy, fast fun. But then the parents, (FAA), got in the way and all the fun stopped. But only for a little while.
There are a few things for airplanes that are simple and cool. Some times when you see a gizmo you chuckle and say "How come no one thought of that before?"
LoPresti SpeedMerchants is displaying it's new Bonanza cowling modification at Airventure. The Bonanza has been a timeless classic for 60 years. Bonanza owners can now update that classic look with the new LoPresti design.
