Ean Joshua Goetsch born Oct. 2, 2006 Article by Steen Staff Congratulations to Steen president Paul Goetsch and his wife Sherry on the birth of their third son, Ean Joshua Goetsch, who made his appearance at 11:25am on Monday, October 2, 2006. Their new bouncing bundle of joy weighed in at 6lbs 12oz on arrival [...]
July 24 - 31, 2006 Article by Steen Staff [fullwidth background_color="" background_image="" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_position="left top" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_webm="" video_mp4="" video_ogv="" video_preview_image="" overlay_color="" overlay_opacity="0.5" video_mute="yes" video_loop="yes" fade="no" border_size="0px" border_color="" border_style="solid" padding_top="20" padding_bottom="20" padding_left="25" padding_right="25" hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" hide_on_mobile="no" menu_anchor="" class="" id=""][separator style_type="single" top_margin="" bottom_margin="20" sep_color="#8c8c8c" border_size="5px" icon="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" class="" id=""]Sunday, July 23 [...]
July 21-31Article by Steen Staff While we are at the EAA AirVenture Fly-In in Oshkosh (starting July 25) we will be busy taking lots of photos and bringing you reports about what is happening. Please check the Event Reports section for the latest.
National Aviation Hall of Fame Class of 2006 Article by Steen Staff Steen Aero Lab congratulates our friend Cliff Robertson for his induction into the U.S. National Aviation Hall of Fame on Saturday. The ceremony was held in Dayton, OH. Cliff grew up in La Jolla, CA, and fell in love with aviation at the [...]
April 4 - 10, 2006 Article by Mike Whaley [fullwidth background_color="" background_image="" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_position="left top" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_webm="" video_mp4="" video_ogv="" video_preview_image="" overlay_color="" overlay_opacity="0.5" video_mute="yes" video_loop="yes" fade="no" border_size="0px" border_color="" border_style="solid" padding_top="20" padding_bottom="20" padding_left="25" padding_right="25" hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" hide_on_mobile="no" menu_anchor="" class="" id=""][separator style_type="single" top_margin="" bottom_margin="20" sep_color="#8c8c8c" border_size="5px" icon="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" class="" id=""]Sun 'N Fun 2006 [...]
Article by Steen Staff While we are at the Sun 'N Fun Fly-In in Lakeland (April 4-11) we will be busy taking lots of photos and bringing you all the interesting stuff that is happening. Please check the Event Reports section for the latest on what promises to be a great show!
Evan Goetsch born 10/6/05Article by Steen Staff Congratulations to Steen president Paul Goetsch and his wife Sherry on the birth of their second son, Evan Charles Goetsch on October 6. Evan was 9lbs. 12oz. and 21-1/2 inches long. This is Paul and Sherry's second boy.
Article by Steen Staff While we were at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh (July 25-31) the Steen crew was busy taking lots of photos of the event and providing live reports about what was happening. Please check the Event Reports section for lots of information about a really great show!
July 25 - August 1, 2005 Article by Steen Staff [fullwidth background_color="" background_image="" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_position="left top" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_webm="" video_mp4="" video_ogv="" video_preview_image="" overlay_color="" overlay_opacity="0.5" video_mute="yes" video_loop="yes" fade="no" border_size="0px" border_color="" border_style="solid" padding_top="20" padding_bottom="20" padding_left="25" padding_right="25" hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" hide_on_mobile="no" menu_anchor="" class="" id=""][separator style_type="single" top_margin="" bottom_margin="20" sep_color="#8c8c8c" border_size="5px" icon="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" class="" id=""]Sunday, July [...]
Article by Mike Whaley Whether or not you were able to make it to Sun 'N Fun, you'll want to check out our Sun 'N Fun 2005 Event Reports for tons of photos and reports about all the neat stuff that went on during the first major sport-aviation event of 2005!
April 12 - 18, 2005 Article by Mike Whaley [fullwidth background_color="" background_image="" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_position="left top" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_webm="" video_mp4="" video_ogv="" video_preview_image="" overlay_color="" overlay_opacity="0.5" video_mute="yes" video_loop="yes" fade="no" border_size="0px" border_color="" border_style="solid" padding_top="20" padding_bottom="20" padding_left="25" padding_right="25" hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" hide_on_mobile="no" menu_anchor="" class="" id=""][separator style_type="single" top_margin="" bottom_margin="20" sep_color="#8c8c8c" border_size="5px" icon="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" class="" id=""]Get Ready... Sun 'N [...]
Article by Mike Whaley Steen Aero Lab is proud to announce that we are now dealers for MT Propellers. These excellent German-made, wood-composite props have earned an excellent reputation in a variety of applications and are available in many configurations, including fixed pitch as well as both electric- and hydraulically-controllable versions.
Article by Mike Whaley On April 1st, Steen announced a new airplane... for those who missed it, here it is again: [one_full last="yes" spacing="yes" center_content="no" hide_on_mobile="no" background_color="#fffcd3" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_position="left top" border_position="all" border_size="2px" border_color="#0a0a0a" border_style="solid" padding="" margin_top="" margin_bottom="" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1" class="" id=""] Steen Announces New Aircraft: The SPORT-PILOT SKYBOLT! Palm Bay, FL (April 1, [...]
Article by Mike Whaley Steen Aero Lab congratulates Steve Fossett, aircraft designer Burt Rutan, Sponsor Sir Richard Branson, and the entire Virgin Global Flyer team on the successful completion of the largest and fastest outside loop ever completed. Though the loop's radius of approximately 12,000 statute miles put it well beyond the standard aerobatic box (and [...]
March 2005 Article by Mike Whaley Here are some shots from March 2005. Curtis' grandson Buddy was visiting from California, so Buddy joined Curtis at the shop to look at the latest progress. Most of these shots are self-explanatory, so without further ado...
Article by Steen Staff Steen Aero Lab is proud to announce that we are now dealers for MT Propellers. These excellent German-made, wood-composite props have earned an excellent reputation in a variety of applications and are available in many configurations, including fixed pitch as well as both electric- and hydraulically-controllable versions. The Liberty Belle [...]
Article by Steen Staff Steen would like to congratulate Chuck Gant of Ozark, AL. his beautiful Pitts Special S2-E (the experimental version of the S2) won the "Best Of Show - Pitts" trophy at the Pitts Fly-In in November 2004. This trophy was sponsored by Steen Aero Lab and though it must have been very [...]
December 2004 Article by Mike Whaley We have created a throttle quadrant using (mostly) flat aluminum parts cut on the waterjet. Both cockpits will have throttle and prop controls. This assembly is a lightweight and clean design.
December 2004 Article by Mike Whaley The wings are progressing. During the hurricane period when there was a very limited amount of work that could be done, we did what we could... John made some durable female molds of the wingtips. We will be offering lightweight and durable fiberglass wingtips (all wingtips will be identical [...]
December 2004 Article by Mike Whaley Here are some more details about the adjustable seats.
November 5 - 7, 2004 Article by Mike Whaley [fullwidth background_color="" background_image="" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_position="left top" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_webm="" video_mp4="" video_ogv="" video_preview_image="" overlay_color="" overlay_opacity="0.5" video_mute="yes" video_loop="yes" fade="no" border_size="0px" border_color="" border_style="solid" padding_top="20" padding_bottom="20" padding_left="25" padding_right="25" hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" hide_on_mobile="no" menu_anchor="" class="" id=""][separator style_type="single" top_margin="" bottom_margin="20" sep_color="#8c8c8c" border_size="5px" icon="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" class="" id=""]2004 Ozark Fly-In [...]
Article by Steen Staff You can now purchase items online from the new Steen Aero Online Store! For now, we're offering our plans, Info-Packs, and Enthusiast items (shirts, hats, mugs, videos, etc.) Other products will be added later on. The ordering process is easy, and your information is kept secure during the process. Check it [...]
Online video now available Article by Mike Whaley Steen Aero Lab's time machine has been working overtime lately so that we could bring you a video of the very first flight of the very first Pitts Special back in 1945! Check it out here.
3rd hurricane in 5 weeks doesn't do much damage to Steen Article by Mike Whaley After getting hit by Hurricane Jeanne, the fifth hurricane in five weeks, we are back up and running. Power and phones were restored on the morning of Tuesday 9/28/04... only 3 days after the storm. (Hurricane Frances took power out [...]
Updated: Monday 9/13/04 6PM EDT Article by Mike Whaley We are happy to report that power and phone service to Steen Aero Lab was restored around noon on Monday 9/13/04... service was down since Hurricane Frances hit on 9/4/04 due to a downed power line that feeds our neihborhood. Fortunately, we had very little damage [...]
