Video: AVweb’s 2015 Year in Photos
As 2015 draws to a close, Avweb takes a look back through the eyes of photographers who sent us photos this year. Thanks to all for your keen eyes and camera skills. view on YouTube
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As 2015 draws to a close, Avweb takes a look back through the eyes of photographers who sent us photos this year. Thanks to all for your keen eyes and camera skills. view on YouTube
At NBAA 2015, the star of the static display was a 50-year-old piston aircraft widely considered to be the first true business airplane. Jay Duckson of Central Business Jets showed us the Howard 500. view on YouTube
The MicroTower is a highly automated traffic and weather robot for airports of all sizes. It incorporates some pretty smart artificial intelligence, as will be obvious from this AVweb video checkout of the system. view on YouTube
Jim Remar, president and COO of the Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center, talks with AVweb’s Elaine Kauh about the restoration project that will bring parts of the Apollo mission engines into the public eye for the first time since the historic flights took place. Duration: 12:12 File Size: 5.9 MB download here
At NBAA, GE had on display its H-series turboprop engines, meant to compete with Pratt & Whitney’s PT6. GE’s Matt Garas gave AVweb a tour of the new engines. view on YouTube
The well-known French avionics and aerospace giant Thales showed off a headset-mounted HUD display at the NBAA show in Las Vegas last week. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli demoed it and prepared this video. view on YouTube
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
At NBAA in Las Vegas this week, Lightspeed Aviation was demonstrating its new Tango wireless headset. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli got a demo and plugged in a microphone so you can hear it pop. view on YouTube