Multimedia
AVweb’s Multimedia section offers a rich collection of aviation-focused content, including videos, podcasts, photo galleries, and more. From in-depth analyses of aircraft systems to engaging pilot interviews and captivating flight footage, this section provides valuable insights and entertainment for aviation enthusiasts and professionals alike. Stay updated with the latest in aviation through our diverse multimedia offerings.
AVweb Classic: Reviewing The Cirrus CAPS Record
The Cirrus line of aircraft have been flying for 20 years and although most people in aviation know they have full aircraft parachutes, it’s fair to ask how effective these have been. With more than 90 uses of the so-called CAPS, has the system really saved lives? In this video, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli analyzes the […]
Best Of The Web: Pilot Sucked Out Of Airplane
A YouTube video widely derided as a pilot faking an engine failure so he could bail out of his stricken airplane was in fact caused by a little appreciated hazard of being accidentally sucked out of the airplane when a door comes open. In this week’s Best of the Web video, crack aviation investigator Bryan […]
Best Of The Web: Postcrash Advice On Survival Gear
Last November, Maxime Compagnon crashed his Zlin Aviation Savage Cruiser in the Austrian Alps after encountering an unseen cable at 9700 feet. In this video, he describes the circumstances of his accident with a focus on survival equipment that made a difference in difficult circumstances, including a flight helmet, vest and PLB. This week’s AVweb […]
Why Electric Airplanes Face Such A Tough Haul: Joby Edition
Electric airplanes are coming at us a mile a minute with claims that seem to defy the laws of physics and maybe even Ohm’s Law. In this AVweb video, Paul Bertorelli takes a critical look at what most people in the industry consider to be a leading contender to own the urban air mobility market: […]
How the Webb Space Telescope Will Unlimber Itself
If all goes as planned, the world’s most ambitious telescope—not just space telescope but any telescope—will launch this week on an Arianspace booster from French Guiana. It will ultimately be deployed at what’s called an L2 Lagrange point about one million miles from Earth’s orbit and sufficiently close to the sun to require a tennis-court […]
