Air Shows & Events

It’s one thing to make a 700-plus mile journey to the big show at Oshkosh in an ultralight, but when a single-seat Aerolite 103 flown by a 14-year-old makes the trip it’s impressive. That’s just what Henry Scott did this year at AirVenture and AVweb’s Ashley Anglisano caught up with him and his father to […]

Among the rarest of the rare restored aircraft is Tom Reilly’s XP82 Twin Mustang. It debuted at AirVenture 2019 and was a crowd favorite. In this AVweb news video, Reilly tells what was involved in the restoration and it’s a pretty incredible story.

A pilot for the French air force’s Patrouille de France demo team is safe after his aircraft went down near Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport in the south of France on Thursday. The aircraft was one of nine flying a practice routine ahead of an airshow at the airport when something went wrong with the No. 2 Alphajet. […]

Seven years ago, AirVenture was occasionally stormy and the crowds seemed less dense than some years. Then-Acting FAA Administrator Michael Huerta took questions from the audience at his first open forum at AirVenture (his nomination for the top job at the FAA was just coming up before the Senate). EAA launched Eagle Flights, a spinoff […]

Following what some veterans called an air traffic fiasco for last year’s AirVenture, this year’s arrival stream, even though tanked by weather, appears to have been more orderly. An AVweb canvas of campers in the North 40 found some damp tent dwellers, but everyone we spoke to gave EAA and the FAA thumbs up for […]

Alaka’i Technologies debuted Skai, a hydrogen fuel cell powered electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) system last May. In this podcast, recorded at AirVenture, Alaka’i Technologies board member and former NASA director Bruce Holmes discusses fuel cell technology, the challenges involved with certifying a new kind of aircraft and the company’s approach to the urban […]

The original Flying Eyes Hawk sunglasses have micro-thin temples that make them comfortable and convenient to wear under a headset and a flight helmet, and the company came to AirVenture with an expanded line to include a variety of new styles and options for prescriptions and bifocals. The thin temples make it easier to remove […]

Engineered Propulsion Systems (EPS) has announced that certification testing is progressing on its clean-sheet Graflight V-8 engine. The company says it is in the process of conducting environmental and block testing for type certification credit on the eight-cylinder engine, which is capable of producing 320-450 HP. According to EPS, the type certificate variant produces 385hp. […]

At AirVenture 2018, Opener was an attention getter at the Innovation Showcase with its fixed wing all-electric VTOL aircraft. With over 23,000 miles flown and plenty of funding, the company is moving closer to certification. For an update on the project, AVweb’s Ashley Anglisano caught up with Opener’s President Ben Diachun and project director Alan […]