Air Shows & Events

Aerostar Aircraft Corporation has taken two Pratt & Whitney 615 FADEC engines and slung them under the wings of an Aerostar to create what Aerostar’s Jim Christy says will be a jet capable of 400-plus knots. Christy flew the jet to AirVenture Oshkosh for the jet’s first major public debut and says he’s testing the […]

As AirVenture 2011 begins to wind down, we look back over a week of airplanes, camaraderie, and new product roll-outs that appeal to the gadget geek lurking inside every pilot. Our AirVenture intern Adam is already home by now, but he left behind this exciting batch of photos centered on the afternoon air shows to […]

Redbird Flight Simulations makes tabletop and full-motion flight simulators for flight schools all over the world and this November will open a simulator-centric flight school. The company is opening what it’s calling an aviation laboratory in San Marcos, Texas to study the effectiveness of simulation in flight training. Jerry Gergoire, president of Redbird, says that […]

As EAA AirVenture heads into the weekend, we asked Adam to grab some photos of some of this year’s big attractions. Just like the folks on-site here at Oshkosh, you folks at home are free to look, but please don’t touch. (Unless you’re on an iPad.) This image gallery requires JavaScript. An old Stearman with […]

Several hundred teachers from around the country — many of them pilots — gathered at the EAA Museum on Tuesday for Build A Plane’s annual Teachers Day event. Jeff Skiles, the first officer on “Miracle on the Hudson” Flight 1549, was among the speakers, who also included guests from EAA, AOPA, the Smithsonian National Air […]

Anyone who thinks that electric aircraft are just for dreamers and tinkerers might think twice after seeing the lineup of speakers at EAA’s Electric Aircraft World Symposium, held on Friday and Saturday during AirVenture. The event, sponsored by GE Aviation, brought in experts from the U.S. Air Force, NASA Langley, Sikorsky Aircraft, Argonne National Labs, […]

An F-16 rolled off the end of Runway 36 at Wittman Regional Airport after landing about 11:40 a.m. Thursday. The aircraft did what appeared to be a normal landing with a high alpha rollout, but it failed to stop, and it appears the nosegear was collapsed when it hit the grass. In the accompanying photos, […]

FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt said Thursday he’s convinced GPS signals will be safe despite a potential interference threat from a broadband company that appears to be ramping up for a full-scale launch in the next few years. Babbitt told the annual Meet the Administrator session at AirVenture Oshkosh Thursday that the issues regarding LightSquared’s plan […]

The 2012 Women in Aviation Conference, coming up next March in Dallas, Texas, will include a day-long program designed for the daughters of those who attend, the group announced this week at EAA AirVenture. “Bring Your Daughter to the Conference Day” is aimed at girls age 10 to 18 and will take place on Saturday, […]

Beyond Aviation, until recently known as Bye Energy, started initial taxi tests on its electric-powered Cessna 172 last Friday, the company said this week. “We will be announcing our first flight date soon,” said Charlie Johnson, president of the company. The tests are taking place at Centennial Airport in Englewood, Colo. The company said its […]