Air Shows & Events

Today at AirVenture 2014, Blackhawk Modifications Inc. announced the completion of its 500th new engine upgrade on a customer airplane as well as a new engine upgrade option for the Cessna 208A Caravan and 208B Grand Caravan. A new set of Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-52 engines was installed as part of an overall upgrade […]

Icon flew its first production prototype of the A5 amphibian, ESN-1, for the first time on July 5, and this week, the company brought the airplane to EAA AirVenture. ESN-1 is one of three copies that will be used for flight testing, with the goal of attaining LSA approval for the design by May 2015. […]

In a press conference at AirVenture today, Hartzell Engine Technologies (HET) (sister company to Hartzell Propellers-both owned by Tailwind Technologies) announced that it had acquired the Plane-Power line of aircraft alternators. When the opportunity came to acquire the Plane-Power line we saw it as having tremendous potential, not only to complement Hartzells family of alternators, […]

The One Week Wonder project to build and conduct initial taxi testing of a Zenith CH 750 kit airplane in seven days-right in the heart of AirVenture 2014-was a hive of activity as of 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Speaking amid the classic clatter and howls of tools in action on an aluminum airplane, Charlie Becker, […]

At AirVenture 2014 in Oshkosh, Lightspeed Aviation is showing its new PFX ber-noise-canceling headset. In this brief product tour, Lightspeed’s Allan Schrader explains how the technology works. view on YouTube

Garmin Connext uses the Flight Stream wireless interface transceiver for sending and receiving data between tablet computers and Garmin panel mount avionics, including the GNS430W and 530W navigators and the GDL88 ADS-B system. Garmin’s Jessica Koss gives an overview of the system from AirVenture 2014 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. view on YouTube

Superior Air Parts says it’s expanding its presence in China by establishing an aviation-oriented town near Bejing whose main intent is to provide non-Chinese companies a means of initiating business in China. In this podcast, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli spoke with Tim Archer about the new community. Duration: 6:13 File Size: 2.7 MB download here

Following her successful attempt to become the youngest woman to fly a single-engine airplane around the world, Amelia Rose Earhart is at AirVenture. She spoke with AVweb’s Rick Durden about flying the Pilatus PC-12, operational challenges she and her copilot Shane Jordan faced on the trip, and the future of the foundation she established to […]

Mahindra Aerospace spent last year learning about the North American market and the result is evident at this year’s AirVenture 2014. CEO Arvind Mehra said that during last year’s tour of potential dealers and customers, two things stood out as improvements for its recently renamed Airvan 8. “They told us they wanted a better interior […]

Textron says its introduction of a factory-equipped diesel option for the 172 Skyhawk reinforces its commitment to providing diesel options for customers. The Turbo Skyhawk JT-A was introduced at a news conference at AirVenture 2014 on Monday. It will be powered by a Continental CD-155 diesel, which is the tweaked version of the Thielert Centurion […]