Video of the Week

Alexander Papenberg, CEO of Stemme’s subsidiary in San Diego, California, tells AVweb about the S6 motorglider on display this week at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. view on YouTube

Justin Lewis, a former F-14 and A-10 driver, has updated his homebuilt BD-5 with the help of FLSMicrojet. He was invited to perform at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 and, with sponsorship from US Fleet Tracking, brought “the world’s smallest jet” back to experimental aviation’s biggest stage. view on YouTube

The Cessna 182 is a great cross-country plane. Add some power and put it on amphib floats, and you have a wonderful adventure platform. We take a look at the Seaplanes West Super Sealane. view on YouTube

Although Continental’s purchase of Thielert Aircraft Engines has gained most of the attention, Continental continues development of its homegrown diesel, the four-cylinder TD300. On the way to AirVenture, AVWeb stopped at Continental’s Fairhope, Alabama facility to get a look at work on the TD300. In this video, Continental’s James Ray describes some of the improvements […]

The Army Aviation Heritage Foundation found its way to AirVenture Oshkosh this year, offering rides in a historic Huey aircraft that flew combat missions in the Vietnam War, but the foundation does much more.AVwebspoke with the foundation’s Rick Welch, who said the group’s primary goal is to maintain and showcase Army aircraft to preserve the […]

At EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, the Terrafugia flying car flew in public for the first time. AVweb was there and shares this video. view on YouTube

EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh aviation trade and air show faced challenges this year, but Jack Pelton remains optimistic and lists his reasons. view on YouTube

What can you do to bring the venerable C-172 to an even wider audience at a more affordable price? If you’re Redbird (the simulator folks), you consider putting a new Continental turbodiesel into it and completely retrofit the panel to create a Redhawk — which may be coming soon to a flight school near you. […]

There’s so much to see and touch at AirVenture that your eyes may tire of looking and your button-pushing finger can get a little stiff. That doesn’t deter the AVweb team, however, as they poked, prodded, and otherwise product-tested their way through some of this year’s most interesting products in a series of “Product Minute” […]

At AirVenture 2013, Hilton Software introduced the latest version of its popular WingX Pro 7 navigation app. In this AVWeb Product Minute, Hilton Goldstein gives us a tour of the new features. view on YouTube