AirVenture

Exclusive Video: AirVenture Oshkosh 2007, Day One Tour

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Aviat Offers Enhanced Vision System

Aviat Aircraft said it will offer Forward Vision‘s EVS-100 both as a factory-installed option on new Huskies and as a retrofit on older models. The company said it is the first GA manufacturer to offer the infrared enhanced-vision system. Stu Horn, president of Aviat, said the EVS-100 “turns night into day” and can see through […]

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Comp Air 12 Progress Report

Comp Air owner and president Ron Lueck provided an update on his latest project, the Comp Air 12 turboprop, at AirVenture. He is now working on a conforming prototype, which has evolved a bit from the earlier version that was shown at Sun ‘n Fun back in April. According to Lueck, the cabin of the […]

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It’s ‘My Way or the Highway’ for T-6 Pilot

On Sunday, a World War II-era North American T-6G made an emergency landing on a Wisconsin highway on the way to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. Engine problems forced the airplane to land on Highway 41 near Fond du Lac Airport, and a state trooper caught the off-field touchdown on video. Neither pilot William J. […]

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RotorWay Debuts New Helicopter Kit

RotorWay debuted the prototype of its new A600 Talon two-seat helicopter at EAA AirVenture on Monday morning. Company CEO Grant Norwitz said the new model is a top-to-bottom upgrade of the company’s previous design, incorporating a glass cockpit, FADEC, a wider and taller cabin and a new drive system. “It’s a quantum leap forward,” he […]

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Diamond Shows Off Its New SuperStar

Diamond Aircraft formally introduced its DA50 SuperStar at EAA AirVenture on Monday, saying it’s intended to fill the niche between the plethora of four-place high-performance singles and the in-development personal jets. The SuperStar will fit three on its rear bench seat, allowing the whole family to fly. “We saw a gap in the market,” said […]

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Symphony Will Rise Again, Says Investor

The so-called angel investor whose money funded the second incarnation of Symphony Aircraft vows the slick two-seater will have a third chance at a market that has become increasingly crowded and less defined than it was when the plane was first produced early in this century. The aircraft was first made in Germany by OMF. […]

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Epic Flies Twin, Single Jets to Oshkosh

Epic unveiled two prototype jets at EAA AirVenture on Monday, proving its development schedule is as agressive as its marketing campaign. Not only did the Victory single and Elite twin arrive as scheduled for a 10:30 a.m. press conference, but they took to the air a few hours later in demo flights for the airshow […]

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Cirrus Is Latest to Soar into LSA Market

Cirrus Design on Monday at EAA AirVenture announced a partnership with Fk Lightplanes of Speyer, Germany to produce the Cirrus SRS (or SR Sport) light sport aircraft. According to Duluth, Minn.-based Cirrus, the SRS will be an extension of the company’s current product line for people who would like a Cirrus but are more interested […]

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Eclipse Goes Solo with Concept Jet

On Monday morning at EAA AirVenture, Eclipse Aviation President and CEO Vern Raburn stunned the press corps when he taxied up to the company’s exhibit in the V-tail, single-engine Eclipse Concept Jet (ECJ) prototype just minutes after the airplane project itself was announced by COO Peg Bilson. The four-set very light jet single, which shares […]

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