Aero

In what appears to be the major product introduction of the Aero show in Friedrichshafen, Piper Aircraft announced Wednesday that it began marketing a diesel-powered Archer, the Archer DX. The aircraft is certified under an STC developed by Piper and Continental Motors and it will have Continentals Centurion 2.0s, a 155-horsepower variant of the base […]

At Aero 2014 in Friedrichshafen, the big new is Piper’s introduction of the new Archer DX, its first diesel-powered aircraft. The engine uses Continental’s Centurion 2.0S. In this overview of the show, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli and Thomas Borchert from the German fliegermagazin give an overview of the show. view on YouTube

At Aero 2014 in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Piper introduced its first diesel, the Continental Centurion-powered Archer DX. AVweb talked to Piper CEO Simon Caldecott and Continental’s Rhett Ross about the new DX. view on YouTube

With more 600 exhibitors and increased North American presence, Europes largest general aviation trade show opens in Friedrichshafen today. At least two new certified aircraft are expected to be announced and a number of companies, including Garmin, will introduce Europe-specific products. The show will have four spotlight areas, including an engine display sponsored by AVwebs […]

At Aero 2013, Garmin International expanded its presence with a larger display area and space for demonstrations and training and the company told AVweb that it saw its strongest show yet. In this podcast with AVweb, Garmin VP of aviation sales and marketing Carl Wolf said the company is looking for even stronger results in […]

At Aero 2013 in Friedrichshafen this week, fuel has been a leading topic of discussion and if there’s any single word to describe the mood on the industry it’s this: confused. In Europe, many airports have three fuels available — autogas, 100LL and Jet A — and a handful are distributing French refiner Total’s 91UL. […]