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Burt Rutan’s latest aircraft prototype, the SkiGull, took a first flight this week from Coeur d’Alene airport in Idaho. The documentary film team following Rutan’s work posted photos on Facebook, saying the flight lasted for about 90 minutes with test pilot Glenn Smith, who reported that “the plane was responsive, predictable and fun.” Rutan’s 47th […]

AVweb’s search of what’s new in aviation found STEM projects announced by colleges and universities, winners of the National Rocket Competition, and a new quick-build program from Plane-Crafters. NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) has selected four minority-serving institutions for cooperative agreement awards totaling approximately $2 million to help strengthen science, technology, engineering […]

Business aircraft operators are always concerned about flight proficiency and currency, and the usual way of achieving it is through simulation. At NBAA, Precision Flight Controls showed off its DCX Max, a reasonably priced sim that can be configured to simulate many kinds of aircraft, from single-engine pistons to jets. view on YouTube

At NBAA in Las Vegas, Diamond unveiled its largest and most sophisticated airplane yet, the DA62. With seating for up to seven people, good payload, and cruise speeds in the high 170-knot range on 15 GPH or less, Diamond sees a potential business role for the DA62. view on YouTube

Sandel surprised the NBAA show with a complete new glass panel system for the King Air. AVweb spent some time with Sandel’s Gerry Block taking a tour of the new system. view on YouTube

Elliott Aviation introduced its version of a refurbished Beechjet/Hawker 400 at NBAA 2015. view on YouTube

Textron Aviation displayed the test article of its Cessna Citation Longitude super mid-size business jet at NBAA 2015 in Las Vegas. Kriya Shortt shows us around. view on YouTube

Nextant is following up its success with the 400 XTi Beechjet remanufacture with a new project to redo the popular King Air C90. Prior to the NBAA show in Las Vegas, AVweb visited Nextant’s Cleveland headquarters for an overview. view on YouTube

AVweb’s search of aviation news around the world found the latest offerings in Jeppesen’s popular EFB, Garmin’s update on an upcoming G5000 suite, certification news from Thrush Aircraft, and a milestone for engine maker Williams International. Jeppesen recently introduced new features for Mobile FliteDeck version 2.7 to enhance situational awareness and provide data for both […]

The neutering of Chicago O’Hare, once not only the busiest airport in the world, but also the baddest, is nearly complete: The 2015 version of ORD has three control towers, half a dozen east/west parallel runways … and no character whatsoever. While a couple of the old diagonal runways escaped the bulldozers, they might as […]