July 2007 -- AirplanePDQ was named "Best Of Show" at EAA AirVenture by popular Kitplanes columnist Jim Weir!!!  Jim surveyed the various avionics products and software packages exhibited at the EAA AirVenture fly-in at the end of July and from these selected several products for recognition at his annual "Best Of Show" forum at EAA AirVenture.  This is a second win for AirplanePDQ and the third time for a DaVinci Technologies product! Thanks Jim!

The September issue of Flying magazine included a very favorable, full review of Airfoil Optimizer in Peter Garrison's Technicalities section.

July 2002 -- Airfoil Optimizer was named "Best Of Show" at EAA AirVenture by popular Kitplanes columnist Jim Weir and Gail Allinson!!!  Jim Weir and Gail Allinson surveyed the various avionics products and software packages exhibited at the EAA AirVenture fly-in at the end of July and from these selected three avionics products and three aviation related software packages for recognition at their annual "Best Of Show" forum at EAA AirVenture.  This was a repeat for DaVinci Technologies, AirplanePDQ received this award last year.

A very nice review of AirplanePDQ just appeared in the March 2002 issue of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) publication Canadian Flight.  Click here for the full text, but this is a short quote:

... I found the program easy to set up. It was easy to use.  It worked for me.  I have no hesitation in suggesting that anyone venturing into aircraft design will find AircraftPDQ a useful tool...  Peter Walpole, COPA Canadian Flight

"AirplanePDQ!  Kitplane builders take note: [DaVinci Technologies] has produced a "drawing-centric" conceptual/preliminary design tool for homebuilt and light general aviation aircraft on CD.  Easy to install, intuitive to use, it allows amateur airplane designers to focus on the look and layout of their aircraft while the software does the detailed analysis calculations.  The software is organized into three parts.  The first section consists of an airplane sizing wizard that covers things like wings, weight and speed.  The second section is the computers-aided design package that produces drawings and graphically manipulates the airplane design.  Move a wing and the program automatically updates it for you.  And the third part is a group-analysis function that calculates what would happen if you added a new engine to your existing airplane and what its performance results would be.  AirplanePDQ's updated version also interfaces with the X-Plane simulation and has improved CAD functionality, including fly-over snapping--a visual aid that allows users to make accurate drawings more easily and to test fly their designs.  The $99 package includes one year of product upgrades and an unconditional 30-day satisfaction guarantee."

"RUTAN IN A BOX Amateur aircraft designers who want software to both analyze and draw their designs can use AirplanePDQ from DaVinci Technologies. AirplanePDQ has sizing and analysis tools combined with the IntelliCAD drawing program, which is compatible with the popular AutoCAD system. The analysis tools include performance and weight-and-balance. An upgraded version available next month can pass data to and from the X-Plane flight simulation program, allowing designers to evaluate their creations on the simulator. The new version also is compatible with Auto- CAD 2000 file types. AirplanePDQ costs $99 and is available at www.davincitechnologies.com."

"Creating The Future Of GA DaVinci Technologies, whose layman-oriented aircraft-design software won "Best Of Show" from Kitplanes magazine at this summer's EAA AirVenture, announced last week that a major upgrade will be released next month. The software, called AirplanePDQ, provides amateur aircraft designers with an intuitive drawing-oriented tool that allows them to focus on planform and profile, while the software handles detailed analysis. Sizing, flight envelope, weight and balance and other factors are all addressed by the program. The new version will interface with X-Plane flight simulation/basic CAD software, which bills itself as the most aerodynamically accurate flight simulator on the market. ..."

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26-Jul-01 -- AirplanePDQ was named "Best Of Show" at EAA AirVenture by popular Kitplanes columnist Jim Weir and Gail Allinson!!!  Jim Weir and Gail Allinson surveyed the various avionics products and software packages exhibited at the EAA AirVenture fly-in at the end of July and from these selected three avionics products and three aviation related software packages for recognition at their annual "Best Of Show" forum at EAA AirVenture.  Thanks Gail and Jim for including AirplanePDQ in your selection!  See Jim's web site at rstengineering.com.