Video of the Week

A handful of biplanes were household names during the 1930s, and two survive yet today – the Waco and the Great Lakes. In this video, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli takes a look at the Great Lakes 2T, which is back in production with a new Lycoming AEIO-360. view on YouTube

At Jacksonville, Florida, this week, Sierra Nevada and Embraer took the wraps off the first A29 Tucano to be made in the U.S. It’s the first of 20 airplanes on their way to Afghanistan for that country’s rebuilding air force. view on YouTube

Like many aviation companies, Lycoming is involved in the world of unmanned systems, and as part of that program, it recently unveiled its smallest engine, the EL-005. AVweb recently visited the factory and got a tour of this interesting little engine. view on YouTube

Aviation Consumer’s Rick Durden teamed with Kasey Lindsay and Bob Hannah of Northwest Backcountry Aircraft to do a flight review of the American Champion 210-hp Denali Scout that included operations in the Idaho wilderness and a stop at the Sulfur Creek Ranch. view on YouTube

Aerion is making a multi-million dollar bet that the world needs a supersonic business jet, and it’s developing one for delivery in 2021. AVweb’s editorial team shot this update on the project. view on YouTube

Lockheed Martin Flight Services is introducing a variety of new features that make use of satellite datalink, including a new electronic PIREP and search-and-rescue capability that uses the Iridium communications network. In this video, Aviation Consumer‘s Larry Anglisano gets a tour of the new features from Lockheed’s Jim Derr while at AirVenture 2014 in Oshkosh, […]

In Melbourne, Florida, Embraer opened a new engineering and technology center, the first outside of Brazil. AVweb attended the grand opening and interviewed the company’s Mauro Kern about Embraer’s plans. view on YouTube

These days, there are dozens of POV or action cams to challenge the market-leading GoPro, including Garmin’s VIRB. AVweb did an extensive comparison of both of those cameras and prepared this video report. view on YouTube

BendixKing has a new integrated avionics suite for the turboprop market. The AeroVue, which trickles down from advanced avionics found in transport category and business jets, is a three-screen system with autopilot, dual AHRS, cursor-control device (CCD), plus cabin internet connectivity. In this video, Aviation Consumer‘s Larry Anglisano takes a look at the system in […]

A year ago, Continental Motors invested heavily in aircraft diesel technology when it bought the former Thielert works in St. Egidien, Germany. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli recently visited the plant and prepared this detailed video on how the engines are made. view on YouTube