Video of the Week

No one was expecting it, but at AirVenture 2015, Rotax introduced a new engine, the 135-hp turbocharged 915 iS. The company says it’s expected to be available by about 2017. Rotax/BRP’s Marc Becker gave AVweb briefing on the new engine. view on YouTube

Having already delivered around 25 of its new single-engine P2010 in Europe under EASA certification, Tecnam is nearing the finish line for FAA certification, as well. We stopped by their display at EAA AirVenture, where Shannon Yeager gave us a look at the four-place, high-wing aircraft. view on YouTube

EAA’s Give Flight program has five sets of kit wings under assembly on the AirVenture grounds this week. Ron Wagner explains that they will go to five EAA chapters across North America with the goal of launching flying clubs. view on YouTube

Former EAA President Tom Poberezny hasn’t been to AirVenture since he retired four years ago, but thanks to an invitation from Cirrus Aircraft he spent Monday roaming the grounds in Red Three, the chopped-top Volkswagen he used when he was still in charge. He took AVweb’s Russ Niles along for a ride on a windy […]

A B-52H bomber made its first landing ever at Oshkosh this weekend, squeezing onto Wittman Field’s longest runway and using a parachute for its landing rollout. It will be on display through the week. view on YouTube

At AirVenture 2015, a veteran team of international skydivers will attempt to complete a new world record 108-way, multi-point skydive. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli did a training jump with the group and prepared this video report for AVweb’s AirVenture 2015 coverage. view on YouTube

At AirVenture 2015, Superior Air Parts provided a progress report on their new Gemini three-cylinder diesel, showing off an installation in an American Legend Cub. view on YouTube

About 20 years ago, air show performer Bob Carleton and a friend built a very clever solution for getting eight sailplanes in and out of hangars without causing damage. It’s an electric-powered carousel, and AVweb recently gave it a test spin, so to speak. view on YouTube

Pipistrel is taking orders for its pure-electric Alpha Electro aircraft. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli recently went to Slovenia to fly the aircraft and prepared this video report. view on YouTube

After several years of market silence, Scottsdale, Arizona-based TKM Avionics is under new ownership and says it’s working hard to improve the factory support of existing TKM slide-in radios while also planning an improved product line. Aviation Consumer editor Larry Anglisano talked with TKM’s Joe Gavin at Sun ‘n Fun 2015 in Lakeland, Florida, for […]