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At Jacksonville, Florida, this week, Sierra Nevada and Embraer took the wraps off the first A29 Tucano to be made in the U.S. It’s the first of 20 airplanes on their way to Afghanistan for that country’s rebuilding air force. view on YouTube

Like many aviation companies, Lycoming is involved in the world of unmanned systems, and as part of that program, it recently unveiled its smallest engine, the EL-005. AVweb recently visited the factory and got a tour of this interesting little engine. view on YouTube

Aviation Consumer’s Rick Durden teamed with Kasey Lindsay and Bob Hannah of Northwest Backcountry Aircraft to do a flight review of the American Champion 210-hp Denali Scout that included operations in the Idaho wilderness and a stop at the Sulfur Creek Ranch. view on YouTube

Aerion is making a multi-million dollar bet that the world needs a supersonic business jet, and it’s developing one for delivery in 2021. AVweb’s editorial team shot this update on the project. view on YouTube

Lockheed Martin Flight Services is introducing a variety of new features that make use of satellite datalink, including a new electronic PIREP and search-and-rescue capability that uses the Iridium communications network. In this video, Aviation Consumer‘s Larry Anglisano gets a tour of the new features from Lockheed’s Jim Derr while at AirVenture 2014 in Oshkosh, […]

In Melbourne, Florida, Embraer opened a new engineering and technology center, the first outside of Brazil. AVweb attended the grand opening and interviewed the company’s Mauro Kern about Embraer’s plans. view on YouTube

These days, there are dozens of POV or action cams to challenge the market-leading GoPro, including Garmin’s VIRB. AVweb did an extensive comparison of both of those cameras and prepared this video report. view on YouTube

Parimal Kopardekar, principal investigator for NASA’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Traffic Management (UTM) project, is working to create a systemthat would help make it possible for UAS to operate in specified low-altitude zones within the national airspace. He talked with AVweb’s Mary Grady about the technology and its timeline. Duration: 9:45 File Size: 9.1 MB download […]

The Recreational Aviation Foundation is making great progress in its effort to amend laws in all 50 states to make it easier for pilots to gain access to privately owned airstrips. AVweb’s Mary Grady spoke with John McNade, an RAF volunteer, about how the RAF is getting it done and why it’s important. Duration: 7:44 […]