Air Shows & Events

At Aero 2014 in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Piper introduced its first diesel, the Continental Centurion-powered Archer DX. AVweb talked to Piper CEO Simon Caldecott and Continental’s Rhett Ross about the new DX. view on YouTube

With more 600 exhibitors and increased North American presence, Europes largest general aviation trade show opens in Friedrichshafen today. At least two new certified aircraft are expected to be announced and a number of companies, including Garmin, will introduce Europe-specific products. The show will have four spotlight areas, including an engine display sponsored by AVwebs […]

Sun ‘n Fun’s efforts to promote aviation as a means to inspire students to learn more about science, technology, engineering and mathare paying off for Florida youth, Eric Crump, the aerospace program director for Polk State College, told AVweb on Sunday. “Sun ‘n Fun grabs the kids with youth programs,” Crump said. “A lot of […]

XtremeAir, a German company that has been selling a kit-built tandem aerobatic airplane known as the sBach 342, now has a certified version, which the company brought to Sun ‘n Fun for the first time last week. The company also now has an official dealer based in Florida — SunQuest Aviation, in West Palm Beach […]

Rud Aero, a small company based in Sebastian, Fla., told AVweb at Sun ‘n Fun that besides the two carbon-fiber aerobatic aircraft they had on display, they have two more designs in the works — a single-engine four-seat high-wing airplane, and a small twin based on the same cabin and wing. The two airplanes on […]

“We blew it out of the water, went through the roof,” Sun ‘n Fun President John “Lites” Leenhouts told AVweb on Sunday morning as the show started to wind down for its final day. “The weather gods owed us one, from 2011, and they were very good to us.” Severe clear weather reigned all week […]

At Sun ‘n Fun 2014, Kitfox had its new S7 LSA with a turbocharged Rotax 914 on display. John McBean gave AVweb a tour of the airplane. view on YouTube

Textron’s acquisition of Beechcraft has resulted in the creation of Textron Aviation, the combination of Cessna and Beech. AVweb’s Rick Durden spoke with Textron Aviation’s Joe Hepburn about the transition. Duration: 4:40 File Size: 4.3 MB download here

Quicksilver announced last year at EAA AirVenture they had a two-seat S-LSA model in the works, and this week they brought the finished product to Sun ‘n Fun. “There’s been a lot of very interested people looking at it,” Eugene “Bever” Borne told AVweb on Saturday on the Paradise City flight line. “We’ve definitely created […]

The SkyCraft SD-1 Minisport, a small single-seat S-LSA, first showed up at EAA AirVenture last summer, but this is the first time the airplane has visited Sun ‘n Fun, designer Joe Doherty told AVweb this week. The airplane, which sells for about $55,000, is based on a Czech experimental design, with a 50-hp Hirth F-23 […]