The AIM Charlotte campus invites the community to attend their grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on November 21st. Written by Jul DeGeus Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) extended their campus locations to include Charlotte, North Carolina as part of its continued effort to address […]
AIM Chesapeake Virginia is still working on their WW1 Nieuport 24 for the Great War Aircraft Project The student project of building a World War One aircraft has had many students volunteering their time after class and on their non-school day (Friday). Building something as […]
THE UPPER WINGS ARE ALMOST DONE! Team Nieuport at Aviation Institute of Maintenance in Chesapeake is currently working on finishing the drag and anti-drag wires , and aileron / torque tube installation . This will complete fabrication and construction of the upper wing assemblies on this fascinating World War […]
Team Nieuport, a group of student aircraft maintenance technicians from Aviation Institute of Maintenance in Chesapeake, Virginia, enjoyed showing off the progress that they have made on the build of their WWI aircraft that they have made in the last few months. Many visitors at […]
This past weekend was Suffolk’s Festival of Flight, a fly-in where numerous pilots of light-sport, home-built, and experimental aircraft gather together. The WWI Nieuport built by the volunteer students at Aviation Institute of Maintenance in Chesapeake, Virginia, was placed on display for the two-day event. […]
As 2012 comes to an end and a new year begins, there is a lot to be said. It’s been a while since Team Nieuport at Aviation Institute of Maintenance in Chesapeake has updated the blog, but with dedicated team members and new organization we’re […]
Like the Morane in Kansas City, the Nieuport 11 in Indy has been logging some miles going to fly-ins. The Nieuport was on display with the Morane at the Air Force Museum Fly-in at Dayton last fall. Additionally, it has made some other trips closer […]
After the rapidly growing student population at the Philli school squeezed the Nieuport project out of its dedicated workspace, it was relegated to a shipping container setting next to the hangar. While this held the materials just fine, it did not allow for any work room. […]
Instructor Dan Jarrett instructing his students on the difference between the radial engine and a horizontally opposed engine cylinder arrangement.