Air Shows & Events

Piper Aircraft announced at Sun ‘n Fun 2023 that it has received an order for a trainer fleet from North Carolina-based flight school Blue Line Aviation. The purchase agreement covers a firm commitment for 55 aircraft and options for an additional 60. Deliveries are expected to begin later this year. “Expanding our fleet partnership to […]

In this video, Mariano Rosales captures some of the highlights from this week’s airshows and flight demonstrations at the 49th annual Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida.

One of the most long-lived LSA designs is CubCrafters’ Carbon Cub. From the outset, it has been a light, well-powered design and now, the company is upping the ante again. At Sun ‘n Fun 2023, it took the wraps off the Carbon Cub UL powered by Rotax’s new 916 iS engine at 160 HP. In […]

Gyrocopters are huge in Europe, a lot less so in the U.S. A Slovakian company is trying to make a footprint here with its new Nisus gyrocopter. The aircraft made its debut at Sun ‘n Fun 2023 and AVweb took a look in this short show video.

TurbAero, an Australian company with footprints in the U.S. and Canada, is continuing work on its small regenerative turbine for light experimental aircraft. At Sun ‘n Fun, AVweb talked to TurbAero’s Berni Breen and learned that the company is cutting metal and on the verge of assembling a running prototype. If the schedule holds, we’ll […]

Rotax unveiled the anticipated 916 engine at Sun ‘n Fun along with CubCrafters’ announcement that it has built a new model, the Carbon Cub UL, around the engine. With 160 HP (maximum) and 137 HP (maximum continuous), the 916 is an iterative update of the popular turbocharged 915 and is expected to eventually replace it.

Mariano Rosales checks out some of the sights at the 2023 Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo at Lakeland Linder International Airport in Lakeland, Florida.

Champion Aerospace’s Piston & Power Technical Sales Manager Alan Woods talks with AVweb about the company’s history, capabilities and current products.