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Damage on the ground at Lakeland Florida’s Sun ‘n Fun air show may be in the millions after a storm blew through, damaging aircraft and structures on the ground. AVweb‘s Editor-in-Chief Russ Niles is on the ground at the show and filed this report with Glenn Pew. Duration: File Size: download here

AVweb‘s Mary Grady talks with Lakeland police officer Terri Smith on the porch of the busy media center at Sun ‘n Fun early Thursday afternoon, in the aftermath of the giant storm that disrupted the show. Duration: File Size: download here

AVweb‘s Russ Niles spoke with Jim Bernegger of Sun ‘n Fun minutes after the storm roared through. All should be back in order for a great weekend of flying and fun by Friday. Duration: File Size: download here

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos A destructive storm cell packing high winds, torrents of rain, and marble-sized hail hit Sun ‘n Fun in Lakeland, Florida about noon on March 31. At least 40 airplanes were damaged or destroyed, but there were no reports of any serious injuries. Don’t see a video […]

Cessna CEO Jack Pelton says the company has continued to innovate, even during the worst economic spell in aviation in recent memory. He spoke with AVweb‘s Paul Bertorelli about the new Corvalis TTx and other observations on the state of the industry. This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation and Aspen Avionics. Duration: […]

Piper is ready to make some major moves with its Altaire single-engine jet program. Piper’s Jacquie Carlon spoke with AVweb‘s Mary Grady at Sun ‘n Fun 2011. This podcast is brought to you by Lightspeed Aviation and WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather. Duration: File Size: download here

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos NASA’s Green Flight Challenge challenges engineers and flight students to conceive (and fly) an aircraft capable of 200 passenger miles per gallon of fuel – meaning it has to go fairly fast, but not burn much fuel. At Sun ‘n Fun, AVweb took a look at […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos No single company has created more pilots than Cessna, and to continue its tradition in training pilots, the company has teamed up with Red Bird flight simulations and King Schools to offer a unique new training program that takes advantage of computer self-learning technology. Don’t see […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos If you’re attending the Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In at Lakeland Linder Airport this year, you’ll notice a new addition to the Sun ‘n Fun campus. The building where seminars and educational presentations are being held is the new home of Central Florida Aerospace Academy, which will […]

Shades of Oshkosh 2010 are looming over Sun ‘n Fun 2011 as a relentless parade of storms dumped inches of rain on the grounds at Lakeland Linder Airport. SNF President John Burton told AVweb‘s Mary Grady that plans are in place to cope with the deluge and a great show will emerge from the soggy […]