Air Shows & Events

With avgas north of $12 in many parts of Europe, Continental Motors says its ready to push diesel conversion programs for its line of four-cylinder turbocharged diesels.At Aero in Friedrichshafen, Germany this week, Continental CEO Rhett Ross said he expects the diesel conversion market to pick up. We have a number of installation center partners […]

After several years of tweaking training programs, Cirrus reports that the fatal accident rate for its aircraft has dropped dramatically in the past couple of years and is now measurably below the fatal accident rate for GA as a whole. At the Aero show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, the companys Travis Klumb told assembled journalists that […]

The Italian aircraft manufacturer Vulcanair is best known for its distinctive twin, the P68. But at Aero 2014 in Friedrichshafen, the company announced that its getting into the single-engine business with a new model called the V1.0. Think of the airplane as in the Cessna 172 mold, but with one striking difference: the projected price […]

At Aero 2014 in Friedrichshafen, Germany, the Italian company Vulcanair announced a new model called the V1.0 that’s meant to be positioned between light sport aircraft and the Cessna 172. At a $250,000 projected price, it’s far less expensive than the Skyhawk. Vulcanair’s Remo De Feo gave AVweb a briefing on the new model. view […]

At Aero 2014 in Friedrichshafen, the Italian manufacturer Tecnam introduced a new aircraft model equipped specifically for disabled pilots. The company’s Fabio Russo gave AVweb a peek at the airplane. view on YouTube

After a couple of years of tweaking training, Cirrus says the fatal accident rate for its models is now below the average for all of GA. Travis Klumb brings AVweb up to speed on the numbers. Duration: 7:45 File Size: 6.6 MB download here

Continental Motors’ Rhett Ross isn’t ready to commit to an all-diesel future, but the presence of the company’s powerful new Centurion 2.0S at their Aero display is an unmistakable sign of the rise of diesel engines. Paul Bertorelli spoke with Ross in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Duration: 9:11 File Size: 7.6 MB download here

Digging into SocialFlight this week, we found everything from an air museum’s tribute to Jerrie Mock on the 50th anniversary of her flight around the world through antique airplanes aviating to a fly in serving foot-long hot dogs. Fly in foot-long hot dog day is coming up on Saturday April 12 at Sugar Hill Airport, […]

In what appears to be the major product introduction of the Aero show in Friedrichshafen, Piper Aircraft announced Wednesday that it began marketing a diesel-powered Archer, the Archer DX. The aircraft is certified under an STC developed by Piper and Continental Motors and it will have Continentals Centurion 2.0s, a 155-horsepower variant of the base […]

At Aero 2014 in Friedrichshafen, the big new is Piper’s introduction of the new Archer DX, its first diesel-powered aircraft. The engine uses Continental’s Centurion 2.0S. In this overview of the show, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli and Thomas Borchert from the German fliegermagazin give an overview of the show. view on YouTube