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The industry ledger

Every dated fact behind the news — acquisitions, contracts, certifications, first flights, appointments — one stream, cut any way you need: by theme, country, sector, program or date. A filtered view is a URL: bookmark it and it becomes your standing query.

The industry ledger is an Analytics feature

Ask questions the news pages can’t answer — every acquisition touching one country this year, every certification in a sector, every appointment on a program’s suppliers — each answer sourced, dated and linked. A worked example runs below.

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Worked example — Corporate events across the industry, last 6 months. Analytics subscribers set every filter.
All events · Evolution Piston/Turbine · all time

10 facts on record · showing the newest 8 — narrow the query for the rest

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DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
24/07/2017 Component first delivery Pratt & Whitney Canada delivered the first production PT6A-140A engine to Evolution Aircraft, as stated by VP Nicholas Kanellias. Pratt & Whitney CanadaEvolution Aircraft Evolution Piston/Turbine
24/07/2017 Supplier selection Evolution Aircraft selected Pratt & Whitney Canada's PT6A-140A engine to power the new EVOT-850 four-seat kit aircraft. Pratt & Whitney CanadaEvolution Aircraft Evolution Piston/Turbine
18/07/2016 Flight test milestone Evolution Aircraft completed performance and noise testing confirming a 3-knot speed increase and 144 fpm climb improvement with the Hartzell five-blade composite prop on the Turbine Evolution. Hartzell Propeller Evolution Piston/Turbine
31/07/2013 Supply agreement signed Lancair International signed a 5-year contract with Pratt & Whitney Canada for the sale of PT6A-135A engines for installation on their Evolution aircraft. Pratt & Whitney CanadaEvolution Aircraft Evolution Piston/Turbine
22/07/2011 Product launch Lancair International announced the EFC900X avionics suite, integrating the Garmin G900X with the GFC 7X autopilot exclusively for the Lancair Evolution experimental aircraft. Evolution AircraftGarmin InternationalAcron Aviation (was L3Harris/L3 Aviation Products) Evolution Piston/Turbine
01/07/2009 First flight Andy Cruce of Vero Beach, FL completed the first flight of the first customer-built Lancair Evolution PT-6 powered aircraft. Evolution AircraftPratt & Whitney CanadaLycoming Engines Evolution Piston/TurbineLancair Legacy
03/06/2009 First flight Lancair International completed the first flight of its piston Evolution aircraft, a pressurised four-place kit plane powered by Lycoming's iE2 series engine. Evolution AircraftLycoming Engines Evolution Piston/Turbine
10/04/2009 Ground test milestone Lancair International completed a pressurization test series on the Evolution aircraft, reaching 12 PSI differential, twice the design requirement. Evolution Aircraft Evolution Piston/Turbine