AVweb Podcast: AirVenture Wrap-Up-Monday, July 31, 2006

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • An update on a new "Rev engine" described as lighter, powerful, and turbine-like, with an aircraft manufacturer reportedly lined up.
  • Sport Pilot test pilot Jim Stewart's account of an experimental Sport Jet runway incident and future plans for the design.
  • Piper Aircraft president Jim Bass discusses Piper's own light jet development plans.
  • EAA spokesman Dick Knapinsky provides a recap of this year's AirVenture events and a look ahead to future plans.
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Rev engines? It’s lighter than a TIO-540, comparable in power, turbine-like, and (according to the company’s spokesman) an aircraft manufacturer is lined up. Hear the latest. Plus, Sport Pilot test pilot Jim Stewart was at the helm of the experimental Sport Jet when it cart-wheeled off the runway. Hear his story and future plans for the design. Piper Aircraft president Jim Bass talks about Piper’s own light jet plans. And what about next year’s AirVenture? EAA spokesman Dick Knapinsky gives a wrap-up of this year’s major events and a look into EAA’s crystal ball.

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