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Cessna’s big news this week at EAA AirVenture is the new diesel version of the Skyhawk, but the company also announced new upgrades for the TTx, new interior options for the Stationair, and first flight of the CJ3+ business jet. Cessna’s top-of-the-line single-engine TTx, formerly known as the Corvalis, will now be offered with a […]

At precisely 8:00 a.m. CDT today, a crowd of volunteers started on one of the highest visibility projects of AirVenture 2014-the assembly and initial taxi testing of a Zenith CH 750 kit airplane during the course of the seven-day convention. Speaking of the activity in the pavilion on the main crossroads of the grounds, Charlie […]

Safe Flight Instrument Corporation announced at AirVenture 2014 at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the new SCx angle of attack system for experimental aircraft. The system uses a lift transducer that-unlike other AoA systems-provides real-time output of the stagnation point on the aircraft wing and converts it to angle of attack. Safe Flight says wing-mounted transducers have advantages […]

At EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh Monday, BendixKing announced its intention to compete head-to-head with Garmin in the EFIS market with a new suite called the AeroVue, a three-screen system based on Honeywells APEX line. In addition, BendixKing rolled out a full line of ADS-B products, offering both In and Out solutions, with deliveries available as […]

While Connext is Garmin’s wireless interface concept, the Flight Stream is the name of the remotely mounted Bluetoothtransceiver that enables the flow of data to and from the permanently installed sensors in the aircraft. These include theGDL88 ADS-B transceiver and the GDL69 XM weather and entertainment receiver, in addition to panel-mounted radios, including the GTN750 […]

Historys most successful entrepreneurs are often said to be people who invent things people didnt know they wanted. MVP Aero apparently figures theres a burning interest for a combination flying fishing boat, RV and light sport aircraft and thats exactly what they introduced at AirVenture on Sunday afternoon, the day ahead of official opening day. […]

AirVenture 2014 looks to be a fun, exciting show. For AVweb’s initial coverage, Russ Niles and Paul Bertorelli took a golf cart tour of what’s coming up. view on YouTube

The newly announced two-seat MVP Aero was the big news as AirVenture 2014 opened in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Although it’s still in development, the aircraft could fly in as little as 18 months and serve double duty as a camper. In this video, AVweb takes a closer look at the proposed design. view on YouTube

A Minnesota company is hoping that versatility and financial accessibility will be the keys to launching a $189,000 amphib LSA that was unveiled Sunday ahead of AirVenture 2014 in Oshkosh. The MVP is a two-place carbon fiber hull with a turbocharged Rotax engine and fabric wings with carbon fiber spars. President Darrell Lynds said it […]