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Click for a larger image A hearty “thank you” to everyone who’s sent kind words about our coverage of EAA AirVenture, everyone who’s taken time to point out broken links and misspellings that our hastily-moving fingers have overlooked, and especially those who’ve stopped us on the show grounds to give us the thumbs-up. While we’ve […]

No time to talk; there’s too many air shows to see today! Of course, you’re welcome to come along – but grab your bag and don’t dawdle! We don’t want to be late … . CLICK FOR LARGER INDIVIDUAL IMAGES EACH IMAGE WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW Duggy the DC-3 launches with the Liberty […]

For light airframes, Lycoming’s 100-horsepower O-235 series has proven a durable choice and now the company is updating it for the emerging LSA market with the new IO-233. The O-235 serves as the basis for this new engine, but it has electronic ignition, a throttle-body injector unit and redesigned induction plumbing, according to Mike Kraft, […]

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association has reacted angrily to Acting FAA Administrator Bobby Sturgell’s comment at EAA AirVenture that it would “cost a billion dollars to give NATCA what they want” in a new contract with the agency. NATCA President Patrick Forrey told AVweb the union has met all the FAA’s financial goals set […]

Lycoming showed AirVenture 2008 that it’s bullish on the light aircraft market by unveiling a new variant of the popular O-540 series, the TEO-540-A, a 350-horspower engine with a full authority digital engine control, the second such certified system for piston engines to hit the market. Lycoming’s Mike Kraft told AVweb that the new engine […]

Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t work, click here to download the video directly. The U.S.’s first private airport designed to accommodate airliners will open in May of next year and will be a new wrinkle in air transportation. The $155 million airport, with a 7,200-foot runway […]

Stung by the bankruptcy of Thielert Aircraft Engines in Germany, Diamond Aircraft is aggressively pushing the Austro diesel engine as a replacement for its DA42 and DA40 line and to prove it, they brought one to AirVenture. A number of Diamond diesel aircraft were stranded AOG when Thielert went under in April of this year. […]

EAA AirVenture 2008 is in full swing, and we’re having a blast. Take a few moments to wander the show grounds with us in this virtual walkaround. CLICK FOR LARGER INDIVIDUAL IMAGES EACH IMAGE WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW A B-25 lands on runway 36L. The line for departures Thursday morning stretched along the […]

Forward.Vision announced this week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008 marketing and OEM agreements designed to make the company’s EVS-100 infrared-based enhanced vision system available on many more experimental aircraft. The company also announced it had received RTCA DO-160E approval, paving the way for its first installation STCs. Airframe manufacturers embracing the EVS-100 include Comp Air, […]

Ordinary automotive gasoline won’t cut it as a leadless replacement for avgas according to the CEO of TCM Continental Motors. Rhett Ross told reporters at a news conference Thursday that the use of ethanol and the host of other additives that go into auto fuel to compensate for temperature and other conditions make it unpredictable […]