Sun ‘N Fun

Sam Bousfield, CEO of Samson Motorworks, came to Sun ‘n Fun this week with a scale model of his planned two-seat “flying motorcycle,” along with some nifty computer animations. But he promised that by later this year, in time for EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh, he’ll have some actual hardware — not a complete prototype but […]

With the world economy still in an uncertain state, many manufacturers and other vendors came to Sun ‘n Fun with low expectations, but some at least have been pleasantly surprised. “We sold this airplane within two hours of the start of the show,” said Tom Peghiny, president of Flight Design USA, as he stood in […]

JPI has introduced an innovative new engine monitor that solves the age-old problem of where to put a square box on panel of round holes. The EDM 730/830 fits in a standard 3 1/8-inch hole and the face is offset. The display can be mounted two ways horizontally and two ways vertically so the combination […]

We’ve been at Sun ‘n Fun for a few days now, and we finally got a chance to take in the afternoon air show! Well, at least our photographer Mariano Rosales did – and, as always, his shots are the next best thing to being there. CLICK FOR LARGER INDIVIDUAL IMAGES EACH IMAGE WILL OPEN […]

CubCrafters announced a few weeks ago a new design, the Super Sport Cub, and this week the aviation public is getting a first look at the airplane, here at Sun ‘n Fun. Front and center at the CubCrafters booth, the airplane is attracting plenty of attention. It is not yet officially LSA compliant — CEO […]

When the NTSB last week issued a report calling for the Zodiac CH-601XL aircraft to be immediately grounded due to concerns about aerodynamic flutter, it caught the manufacturers by surprise This week at Sun ‘n Fun, Mathieu Heintz of Zenair provided AVweb with an update on the company’s response to the concerns raised by the […]

A pair of wheelpants that open up on the ground and close up in flight to completely cover the tires won this year’s LoPresti Innovation Award, company spokesman RJ Siegel announced at Sun ‘n Fun on Friday. The award comes with a plaque and a year’s worth of support and advice to help bring the […]

Who brought what to the show, and where can we find it? – that’s the question we put to Mariano Rosales as he set off in search of product photos today. Have a gander at some of the cool stuff he ran across in the outdoor exhibitors area. CLICK FOR LARGER INDIVIDUAL IMAGES EACH IMAGE […]

Among the new products introduced at this week’s show is the Arion Aircraft Lightning LS-1, a sleek little S-LSA airplane derived from an earlier kit model. Pete Krotje and Nick Otterback, co-owners of the Tennessee company, said they first developed the airplane as a kit, and their goal was to build something fast and fun […]

Editor’s Note:The following story snuck into Saturday’s Sun ‘n Fun coverage unedited and contained some obvious (and kind of funny) errors that betrayed the writer’s fatigue. For instance, while we anxiously await the 2,400 horsepower LSA engine, it was not discussed at Sun’nFun. Corrected version follows. Lycoming’s entry in the Light Sport Aircraft engine derby […]