Air Shows & Events

Fans of the restored B-29 “Doc,” which flew last July after 16 years of effort by scores of volunteers in Wichita, have long yearned for the chance to see the airplane fly at EAA AirVenture, hopefully in formation with the only other flying B-29, the CAF’s FiFi. Doc’s Friends aren’t saying yet if that historic […]

At this year’s Aircraft Electronics Association show in New Orleans, a number of new products were announced, albeit no major ones for the end user. Here’s a summary of what we saw at the show. Cabin entertainment and data systems are a significant part of the avionics industry and AEA never fails to deliver new […]

LEDs are all but standard equipment on new cars and it’s getting that way on airplanes, even legacy models. At the Aircraft Electronics Association show in New Orleans, AeroLEDs announced no fewer than 15 new products for 2017. In this AVweb video, AeroLED’s Dean Wilkinson gives a summary of three of the products. view on […]

Avidyne has been slugging away on a new upgrade for the IFD series navigators and at the Aircraft Electronics Association convention in the New Orleans this week, the company rolled out software changes that add synthetic vision and wireless capability for iPad support for these navigators. In this AVweb video, Avidyne’s Tom Harper walks us […]

Not that long ago, a transponder was just a transponder, but now ADS-B-capable transponders like the L-3 Lynx series are doing traffic, weather and other functions. In this video shot at the Aircraft Electronics Show in New Orleans, AVweb reports on the latest revisions from L-3 that definitely make this the most sophisticated transponder out […]

At the Aircraft Electronics Association show in New Orleans, Appareo introduced a new USB charger for in-cockpit use. AVweb shot a short video on the new gadget. view on YouTube

B-29 Doc has been cleared for takeoff at airshows across the country. Doc’s Friends announced last week the FAA has granted them a special airworthiness certificate for the enormous Second World War bomber. The new status means the end of the first phase of flight test operations and removes many of the accompanying flight restrictions. […]

With four months to go until AirVenture 2017, EAA announced this week that Buzz Aldrin of Apollo 11 and Harrison “Jack” Schmitt of Apollo 17 joined a list of five other previously confirmed Apollo astronauts who will attend AirVenture to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the program. “This will be a rare, unforgettable gathering of […]

With Groundhog Day behind us, springtime is not far away, and aviation events are gearing up. Sun ‘n Fun, the traditional season opener, is set for April 4 to 9 this year, in Lakeland, Florida. Advance discount tickets are available online for a few more days, until Feb. 14. The French military team, Patrouille de […]

It was 50 years ago, in 1967, that NASA scheduled the first Apollo mission, with the aim to land on the Moon, and EAA will celebrate that era of exploration this summer at AirVenture, with a reunion of Apollo astronauts and a slate of special events. The reunion is expected to be the largest gathering […]