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Even though our feet are getting a little tired, there’s still plenty to see and do around the grounds at EAA AirVenture ’08. Fortunately for those who can’t be here with us, we’ve given staff writer and crack photographer Mariano Rosales a camera and reminded him to snap picture whenever we do or see anything […]

Prospective pilots across the country find it difficult to find good instructors, and Avemco hopes its new insurance policy will help to encourage qualified CFIs who own their own aircraft to consider teaching part-time. Such arrangements are difficult and expensive under current insurance options, but Avemco says its new product, announced at EAA AirVenture in […]

Five enterprising Qubcois have found a bit of a loophole in the LSA rules. The Ecoflyer from Explorer Aeronautique meets all the LSA rules yet it’s big enough to seat four inside for dinner. The rather portly looking fuselage contains over 150 cubic feet of baggage space and has a cushioned rear area for sitting […]

It was a perfect day in Oshkosh on Wednesday afternoon — sunny, breezy, and not too hot — and it was even more perfect for Alan and Dale Klapmeier, who enjoyed the keen pleasure of introducing their latest product — the Cirrus Vision SJ50 single-engine jet — to the huge crowds of EAA faithful. “This […]

Italian manufacturer TECNAM will be testing a series of diesel engines on its P92 Eaglet LSA and under-development P2006T light-light twin, Tim Archer, CEO of engine-maker Powerplant Developments, told EAA AirVenture 2008 attendees Wednesday. Under a memorandum of agreement between the two companies, Powerplant Developments will supply both a 100-hp and a 125-hp turbocharged version […]

“It’s a magic carpet ride,” says inventor Randall Fishman of his electric-powered aircraft, the ElectraFlyer-C, on display all this week at EAA AirVenture under the shady wing of a DC-3 on Aeroshell Square. The motor runs smoothly and quietly, and it can fly for about an hour and a half on a single charge, cruising […]

Jon Sharp and his Nemesis NXT have broken a speed record that endured 19 years in a run down Runway 36/18 at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh on Wednesday. The tricked-out racer with a Lycoming Thunderbolt engine shattered the old record of 331 mph in the 3Km C1-b Speed Blast category by covering three kilometers in […]

If you’re a creative scrounger — like Tracy Buttles, an EAA’er from Appleton, Wisconsin — you might be able to build yourself a sweet little two-seat taildragger for $6,500, like he did. “A friend of mine had some extra fabric laying around,” says Buttles, who has the airplane on display here at EAA AirVenture this […]

The Tuesday morning throngs at EAA AirVenture seemed simultaneously amazed and disappointed — hoping that their George Jetson, or James Bond, dreams were about to be realized, the modest and safety-conscious demo by the Martin Jetpack team was noisy and blustery, but not quite up to the futuristic zip-and-zoom show that most seemed to expect. […]

Between rocket racing and rocket packs, it was a noisy day at EAA AirVenture – but somehow, no one seemed to mind. Take a few moments to wander the grounds with photographer Mariano Rosales (but don’t expect him to buy you a bratwurst). CLICK FOR LARGER INDIVIDUAL IMAGES EACH IMAGE WILL OPEN IN A NEW […]