AirVenture

Well, maybe not the whole world, but in EAA’s opening-day excitement, it does feel like the whole aviation world has descended upon AirVenture. As visitors stream in through the main gate, they find the now-venerable Cirrus Design on one side, showing a mock-up of the Cirrus Vision jet (the real one will fly into Oshkosh […]

If you’re an EAA member, Spot International has a deal for you. At EAA AirVenture this week, the company is giving away free satellite messenger units, a $169.99 value. So what’s the catch? They’ll ask you to sign up for at least one year of locating service, which costs $99 for basic service and an […]

For those who like to take their own tunes along to add to cruise enjoyment, PS Engineering has taken the hassle out of listening to those MP3s. The company has introduced the PMA8000B-MP3, which adds a 1 Gig MP3 player to the PMA8000B audio control panel. The company is already selling a non-certified audio controller […]

This year, we shot quite a bit of original video at Oshkosh. While we didn’t have time to publish everything we captured, we did put together a dozen or so videos to give you the flavor of the show and highlight a couple of interesting products we found in the exhibitor hangars. Here’s a complete […]

It’s been a busy year for everyone here in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. From product roll-outs to the ongoing fight against user fees, AVweb‘s audio news team was onhand (with microphones) to get reactions and exclusive commentary from the industry’s biggest players. In case you missed any of our daily audio coverage, here’s a quick recap of […]

Boeing’s Blended Wing Body (BWB) research aircraft — designated the X-48B — made a 31-minute first flight last Friday at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The 21-foot wingspan, 500-pound unmanned quasi flying wing climbed to 7,500 feet during the inaugural jaunt. “We’ve successfully passed another milestone in our […]

The FAA has opened a toll-free line specifically to gather information on the performance of Lockheed Martin-managed Flight Service Stations. Dialing the number (888-358-7782) will allow the caller to record a message describing the experience he or she had with flight services. AOPA President Phil Boyer said the phone line was his group’s idea after […]

A Canadian company has come up with a nifty way to add motion to your favorite flight simulator. Kelowna, British Columbia-based Dreamflyer is perfecting a virtual cockpit that “moves” in concert with control commands. By mounting up to three LCD screens to a “cockpit” suspended and balanced on a frame, the virtual pilot uses a […]

The FAA says that if contractors can finish Wittman Field’s new air traffic control tower in time, it can be ready to use it for next year’s EAA AirVenture. FAA spokesman Tony Molinaro said that if they can occupy the building by the end of next February, that will give technicians enough time to install […]

Beauty might be in the eye of the beholder, but perhaps the most ungainly looking aircraft at AirVenture (or anywhere else for that matter) was the people’s choice. A 1939 Grumman Duck, which looks something like a biplane in an unnatural relationship with a submarine, in the first National Aviation Hall of Fame’s Best of […]