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Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos At the 2011 Aircraft Electronics Association show in Reno, Garmin rolled out its long-awaited replacements for the GNS430/530 series. Garmin’s Jim Alpiser gave AVweb the rundown on the new products, called the GTN650 and GTN750. Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos To look at an original Piper J-3 Cub, you’d have to say, “What’s the big deal?” Tube and fabric construction and a cork for a gas gauge. Yet the Cub idea endures in the form of several LSA Cub clones. In this video, AVweb‘s Paul Bertorelli […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos Kevin Bredenbeck took the Sikorsky X2 technology demonstrator to 250 knots and beyond last September. He spoke with AVweb about the aircraft, the program, and what it’s like to go that fast in a helicopter in this interview at the 2011 HAI Heli-Expo in Orlando, Florida. […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos Bell Helicopters bypassed the usual military procurement procedure and adapted a 407 for “law enforcement and paramilitary” use. With a 3,000-round-per-minute machine gun, a rocket launcher and FLIR, it’s a potent adaptation of a proven airframe that’s already attracting attention. Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos Facing ever-growing global competition, Cessna has to find way to make airplanes more efficiently. In this video, Terry Clark explains how the company has done that at the company’s Independence, Kansas plant. Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers and refreshing this page.If that doesn’t […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos AVweb‘s Paul Bertorelli took a spin in this Brazilian import as part of a major flight report for Aviation Consumer magazine. It has several cool features, including removable seats to turn it into a camper and prodigious load capability. It will also allow a paraplegic pilot […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos Brazil’s Embraer held the ribbon-cutting for its first U.S. assembly plant in Melbourne, FL on Feb. 21. Embraer CEO Fred Curado says the plant, which is designed to build as many as 100 Phenom 100 and 300 light business jets a year, may not be the […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos In the 1930s, the German war machine created an amazing STOL aircraft called the Storch. A 3:4 scale version of the aircraft is now available as an LSA or experimental amateur-built plane through U Fly It Sport Aircraft. Don’t see a video screen?Try disabling ad blockers […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos Probably not, but you may still want to consider a cockpit carbon monoxide detector. In this video, AVweb and Aviation Consumer take a look at these relatively inexpensive safety gadgets. They have steadily improved in recent years, and there are more choices than ever. Don’t see […]

Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb |Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, the tailless, strike-fighter-sized unmanned system, the X-47B, under development by Northrop Grumman, completed its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), California. The flying wing took off at 2:09 p.m. PST and flew for 29 minutes. The UAV climbed to an […]