Air Shows & Events

For those who like to take their own tunes along to add to cruise enjoyment, PS Engineering has taken the hassle out of listening to those MP3s. The company has introduced the PMA8000B-MP3, which adds a 1 Gig MP3 player to the PMA8000B audio control panel. The company is already selling a non-certified audio controller […]

IFC Launch Customer For Tu-204 Russian leasing giant Ilyushin Finance (IFC) announced an order for 31 Tupolev Tu-204SM twin-jets from United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) in a $1.5bn order. This makes it the launch customer for the upgraded Tu-204. IFC’s deal also contains options for 30 more Tu-204SM aircraft,, which will bring the value of the […]

AVweb‘s Liz Moscrop is enjoying the sights and sounds of Farnborough this week, and she’s been kind enough to share a few photos from her trip. CLICK FOR LARGE IMAGES EACH IMAGE WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW

Warner Aerocraft is offering a unique concept in Light Sport Aircraft design with a three-way convertible cockpit. The Sportster can be flown single or tandem with or without a canopy. The company says it only takes five minutes to reconfigure the plane. It’s powered by a Continental 0200 and has a top speed of 130 […]

Antilles Seaplanes made its first appearance at Sun ‘n Fun 2008 and the company says it hopes to be delivering newly-manufactured modern versions of the venerable Grumman Goose in the next year or two. The company has the type certificate for the aircraft and has been developing the manufacturing processes at its plant in Gibsonville, […]

Cessna 350 and Cessna 400 models made their air show debut at Sun ‘n Fun last week and company officials say there’s been overwhelming response to the aircraft. Cessna was the winning bidder at a bankruptcy auction for the former Columbia Aircraft late last year and began building the speedy composite singles in Cessna colors […]

When Cirrus unveiled the G3 SR22 at last year’s Sun ‘n Fun, the reaction was positive and the response from customers was favorable. Lessons learned from the improvements of the flagship model were applied to the entry-level SR20 and it made its show debut at this year’s Sun ‘n Fun. Probably the biggest change (and […]

Modern technology has come to the rescue of a persistent problem, which, had it been addressed in its time, might have made Molt Taylor’s Aerocar more appealing in its day. The aircraft flew to Sun ‘n Fun (it’s the only flying example of five left) from its home away from home at a museum in […]

CHOOSE GALLERY:one |two |three |four |five |six |SEVEN CLICK FOR LARGE IMAGESEACH IMAGE WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW T-28s, Anyone? Tying Down for the Week Ground Crew Positions Another Warbird on the Ramp CGS Hawk Makes a Sunset Take-Off Powered Parachutes Kept the Skies Alive DC-3 Holds Short for AeroShell’s T-6 Texan P-51 Taxis […]

CHOOSE GALLERY:one |two |three |four |five |SIX |seven CLICK FOR LARGE IMAGESEACH IMAGE WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW Parallel Landings Garmin’s New Synthetic Vision Technology PT-19 Approaches Rwy 9L Corky Fornoff & His LoPresti Fury Love Air Shows Formation Landing Thunderbirds’ Trademark Logo in Four-Ship Fly-By C-130 Warms Up Engines on the Military Ramp […]