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If Vans is the most prolific of experimental aircraft vendors, RANS Designs is right behind them with more than a half dozen airplanes in the line. At the Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring this week, RANS is adding yet another model, the S20 Raven, an evolution of its popular Coyote model. The S20 will debut […]

World Aircraft is starting production of two light sport aircraft at its base in Paris, Tennessee. The company exhibited at U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida. view on YouTube

RANS Designs is out with a model called the S-20 Raven, an evolution of its popular Coyote series. At the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring on Thursday, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli took the Raven for a demo flight, and here’s his report on the airplane. view on YouTube

If the idea of a modern sport plane that has the retro styling of a 1930s monoplane is appealing to you, the SAM LS is worth a close look. That’s exactly what Aviation Consumer‘s Larry Anglisano brings you in this video. view on YouTube

Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing Ltd.,of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, is for sale. Asking price: $2.5-$4 million. Founded in 1985, the company builds a line of experimental airplane kits targeted at homebuilders desiring utilitarian, back-country craft that can operate on wheels, skis or floats. The line includes the biplane Renegade Sport, and monoplanes Rebel Sport, Rebel, Maverick, […]

Textron AirLand flew its Scorpion light tactical jet last week and by all accounts it went well. AVweb’s Russ Niles spoke with Dale Tutt, chief engineer on the project, a day after the flight about the airplane and its potential market. Duration: File Size: download here

Authorities allege that John Walsh, 46, has been using an unregistered LSA-type aircraft and falsified pilot certificate to fly customers near Key Largo, Fla. Walsh was charged Tuesday with felony operation of the aircraft – an M-Squared Breeze II that would otherwise be an LSA or experimental category aircraft, fitted with pontoons – in a […]

Cessna CEO Scott Ernest told aviation media at NBAA 2013 in Las Vegas the company’s made-in-China S-LSA Skycatcher has “no future” but he didn’t have much to say about it other than that. His answers were also short when he was asked about the progress of the diesel-powered Cessna TurboSkylane JT-A following the test article’s […]

In Europe, autogyros are a mainstay in the recreational aviation market, and the same trend may develop in China. In this exclusive video report from the China International General Aviation Conference in Xi’an, AVweb’s Tim Cole reports that autogyros may be uniquely suited to China’s developing GA market. view on YouTube