AirVenture

Italian manufacturer TECNAM will be testing a series of diesel engines on its P92 Eaglet LSA and under-development P2006T light-light twin, Tim Archer, CEO of engine-maker Powerplant Developments, told EAA AirVenture 2008 attendees Wednesday. Under a memorandum of agreement between the two companies, Powerplant Developments will supply both a 100-hp and a 125-hp turbocharged version […]

“It’s a magic carpet ride,” says inventor Randall Fishman of his electric-powered aircraft, the ElectraFlyer-C, on display all this week at EAA AirVenture under the shady wing of a DC-3 on Aeroshell Square. The motor runs smoothly and quietly, and it can fly for about an hour and a half on a single charge, cruising […]

Jon Sharp and his Nemesis NXT have broken a speed record that endured 19 years in a run down Runway 36/18 at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh on Wednesday. The tricked-out racer with a Lycoming Thunderbolt engine shattered the old record of 331 mph in the 3Km C1-b Speed Blast category by covering three kilometers in […]

If you’re a creative scrounger — like Tracy Buttles, an EAA’er from Appleton, Wisconsin — you might be able to build yourself a sweet little two-seat taildragger for $6,500, like he did. “A friend of mine had some extra fabric laying around,” says Buttles, who has the airplane on display here at EAA AirVenture this […]

The Tuesday morning throngs at EAA AirVenture seemed simultaneously amazed and disappointed — hoping that their George Jetson, or James Bond, dreams were about to be realized, the modest and safety-conscious demo by the Martin Jetpack team was noisy and blustery, but not quite up to the futuristic zip-and-zoom show that most seemed to expect. […]

Between rocket racing and rocket packs, it was a noisy day at EAA AirVenture – but somehow, no one seemed to mind. Take a few moments to wander the grounds with photographer Mariano Rosales (but don’t expect him to buy you a bratwurst). CLICK FOR LARGER INDIVIDUAL IMAGES EACH IMAGE WILL OPEN IN A NEW […]

EAA reserved its largest pavilion, and every seat was filled, with more crowding in around the edges, when Burt Rutan, Sir Richard Branson, and Will Whitehorn arrived at AirVenture on Tuesday afternoon — and the crowd rose to a thundering, standing ovation to welcome the virtual rock stars of the experimental world. Rutan has been […]

The aviation world got its first live look on Tuesday afternoon at what hopes to be the next big air sport — rocket racing. With a huge EAA AirVenture audience gathered to watch under cloudy skies, a single ship from the Rocket Racing League lined up on the runway, lit its rocket engine for a […]

Two years after Garmin announced it was going after the glass-panel retrofit market with its G600, the system is now certified and approved on 785 aircraft. For $29,995, the system gives you two 6.5-inch LCD screens set up with a PFD and MFD. The installation is designed to fit in the same basic area as […]

The folks at Rolls Royce introduced their brand-new GA turboprop at EAA AirVenture on Tuesday morning, complete with flashing lights, a puff of smoke, and a couple of tough-looking guys in dark glasses to shout “Clear prop!” as the curtains parted and the new engine rolled out. The RR 500 TP aims to “capture a […]