AirVenture

The aircraft collection in the EAA AirVenture Museum spans the history of modern air travel. An exact flying replica of Charles Lindbergh’s airplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, hangs over a miniature model of Paris recreating his arrival into France. The display cases in the background show various memorabilia from Charles Lindbergh’s flying career and […]

Garmin made some noise in the retrofit market by introducing the G500 aftermarket glass panel. The G500 is the same form factor as the G600, but is only approved for Class One aircraft (under 6000 pounds). This drops the price down to $15,995 compared to $29,995 for a G600. Both the G500 and G600 now […]

Cessna has a major presence here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this week with an expanded exhibit in a new location and one-third extra space. On Monday, they issued an even dozen news releases with various updates on their products and the company, but no news conference was scheduled. The biggest news is that the SkyCatcher […]

Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the video directly. Crowds were thick along the flight line on Monday afternoon to watch as the double-hulled WhiteKnightTwo, also known as Mothership “Eve,” (named after Sir Richard Branson’s mother), arrived at Oshkosh to take its […]

“In South Africa they’re doing night-time aerial spraying with five planes in formation, on the deck, following the lead airplane running our enhanced vision systems.” While he did say he didn’t personally endorse the practice, Forward Vision president, Patrick Farrell, may have offered his best example the company’s systems in practice when he told that […]

Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the video directly. One way or another, Cirrus Aircraft will find a way to complete its Vision jet and bring it to the market, CEO Brent Wouters and co-founder Dale Klapmeier said at a news conference […]

At last year’s show, Icon Aircraft debuted its concept for a two-seat amphibian sport plane that was meant to attract new pilots to general aviation. On Monday, the first flying copy of the aircraft arrived at Oshkosh, and company CEO Kirk Hawkins said he has over 400 orders for the Icon, and one-third of those […]

Tecnam’s P2006T light twin is not technically new — it’s been selling in the European market for a while — but the company, based in Italy, is now introducing it to the U.S. market. “It offers twin-engine safety at single-engine costs,” said Lynne Birmingham, U.S. representative for Tecnam, as the airplane was shown to the […]

The type certification program is under way and certification testing will continue well into 2010. The 50/50 joint venture that is GE Honda has seen nearly two years of engine testing (since September 2007), is weeks from producing a conforming design and soon faces 12 months of tests that “will be very busy,” according to […]

Alternative fuels, electronic engine controls and firewall-forward upgrades of so-called “legacy” aircraft are among the ongoing research and development projects on which Lycoming Engines briefed AirVenture Oshkosh 2009 attendees Monday. Senior Vice President and General Manager Ian Walsh highlighted his company’s continuing involvement in projects as diverse as alternative fuels (including the promising Swift Fuel), […]