AirVenture

Click for a larger image We hope you like hot pink! Thursday morning saw a record gathering of female pilots on AeroShell Square here at EAA AirVenture. The rendezvous reminded visitors to the show that aviation isn’t just for the boys’ club and hopefully encouraged women of all ages and backgrounds to pursue their interest […]

World-renowned air show performer Patty Wagstaff has confirmed to AVweb that “an incident” involving her took place on a runway at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh late Thursday night and that police and security officials are now reviewing the chain of events. “All I can say is that I was in a place that I […]

Among the latest ideas for roadable aircraft is Sam Bousfield’s Skybike, a three-wheeled two-seat motorcycle that will convert itself, with the simple pull of a lever, into an airplane. Beyond its slippery bullet-shaped design, the most eye-catching piece of engineering on the vehicle will be its patent-pending telescoping wing, which retracts the lifting surfaces into […]

Saturday is here, and while many campers and weeklong attendees are beginning to pack up, the one-day visitors have packed into EAA AirVenture, trying to see as much of the show as possible. Oh, and we finally got out to the Seaplane Base! CLICK FOR LARGER INDIVIDUAL IMAGES EACH IMAGE WILL OPEN IN A NEW […]

Anyone on Aeroshell Square at 10:30 a.m. on Friday found their way blocked by a sea of pink-shirted women that covered the concrete from the KC-135 Tanker to the Ford Trimotor to the DC-3s. An estimated 1,000 women pilots turned up to be seen and photographed in an effort to set a record as being […]

Click for a larger image A hearty “thank you” to everyone who’s sent kind words about our coverage of EAA AirVenture, everyone who’s taken time to point out broken links and misspellings that our hastily-moving fingers have overlooked, and especially those who’ve stopped us on the show grounds to give us the thumbs-up. While we’ve […]

No time to talk; there’s too many air shows to see today! Of course, you’re welcome to come along – but grab your bag and don’t dawdle! We don’t want to be late … . CLICK FOR LARGER INDIVIDUAL IMAGES EACH IMAGE WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW Duggy the DC-3 launches with the Liberty […]

For light airframes, Lycoming’s 100-horsepower O-235 series has proven a durable choice and now the company is updating it for the emerging LSA market with the new IO-233. The O-235 serves as the basis for this new engine, but it has electronic ignition, a throttle-body injector unit and redesigned induction plumbing, according to Mike Kraft, […]

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association has reacted angrily to Acting FAA Administrator Bobby Sturgell’s comment at EAA AirVenture that it would “cost a billion dollars to give NATCA what they want” in a new contract with the agency. NATCA President Patrick Forrey told AVweb the union has met all the FAA’s financial goals set […]

Lycoming showed AirVenture 2008 that it’s bullish on the light aircraft market by unveiling a new variant of the popular O-540 series, the TEO-540-A, a 350-horspower engine with a full authority digital engine control, the second such certified system for piston engines to hit the market. Lycoming’s Mike Kraft told AVweb that the new engine […]