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Lockheed Martin brought their simulator for the vehicle they hope will transport people to Mars and maybe farther. We talked with their Deputy Director for Orion about how a sim shapes the design of the real article. view on YouTube

At AirVenture 2017, the Italian company Vulcanair was showing its new 1.0 trainer. At $259,000, it’s a far less expensive alternative to the popular Cessna 172. In this exclusive AVweb video, the company’s Remo DeFeo gives us a tour of the aircraft. view on YouTube

A UPS Airlines 767 with an all-female crew (including maintenance support) arrived at AirVenture’s Boeing Plaza on Wednesday to serve as a backdrop for the annual WomenVenture photo. AVweb intern Ashley Anglisano spoke with Captain Alyse Adkins about her work with UPS Airlines, how she got to the left seat of the 767 and how […]

At AirVenture, buyers who have been waiting for something easier and cheaper to satisfy the ADS-B Out requirement may be happy they did. uAvionix, a company that specializes in unmanned aircraft avionics, was showing a new product that simply replaces a standard nav light with a combination light and ADS-B Out unit. Connect power and […]

At AirVenture, a California startup called Kitty Hawk rolled out a unique new multi-rotor aircraft that’s essentially similar to a large drone. It will carry a single person and be manufactured under ultralight standards. AVweb interviewed Kitty Hawk’s Todd Reichert for this AirVenture video. view on YouTube

FAA Administrator Michael Huerta made his farewell appearance at AirVenture Thursday and had some advice for his successor and for the agency’s political masters. He spoke with Russ Niles after a news conference. Duration: File Size: download here

Jeff Van West interviews Greg Roark, the founder of the Aspen Aerospace Alliance and the Director of Aeronautics for the Aspen School District. Roark leads a program that weaves aerospace into the curriculum from grade three through high school. The most involved students will graduate high school with single-engine, multi-engine and instrument ratings. Duration: File […]

At AirVenture 2017, a B-52 has been on static display all week. In this video, Major Keith Vandagriff gave AVweb a detailed cockpit and aircraft tour. view on YouTube

AVweb’s Geoff Rapoport speaks with Fred Hadlich of Stratos Aircraft about their Stratos 714 proof of concept. Following years of incremental progress and cabin mock-ups, Stratos arrived at Oshkosh 2017 with a real airplane. After first flight in November 2016, the proof of concept aircraft is still early in envelope expansion testing. At 70 flight […]

At AirVenture 2017, AVweb’s Geoff Rapoport spoke with Angela Anderson, ForeFlight’s director of marketing, about the ForeFlight Scout—the smallest and least expensive ADS-B in receiver on the market. Designed specifically to integrate with ForeFlight Mobile, they’re on sale now for $200. view on YouTube