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Triple R Affordable Aircraft, a company dedicated to providing a formal, accountable method of refurbishing aircraft to nearly new condition and marketing them at attractive prices, announced its formation at AirVenture. Triple R’s president isAVweb publisherTom Bliss, but he explained to a press conference at AirVenture this week thatTriple R is not anAVwebcompany, project or […]

The Millionaires’ Unit was the appellation given to a group of wealthy Yale University students who were determined to fight the Axis before the U.S. was involved in World War I – and they did so by learning to fly. They formed the nucleus of what became naval aviation and served – some died – […]

The Perlan Project, a not-for-profit research company developed to research atmospheric conditions utilizing sailplanes flying at extremely high altitudes, announced today at AirVenture that aircraft manufacturer Airbus is teaming with it to further its scientific endeavors. Organized in 1992 by test pilot Einar Enevoldson, the company has been collecting evidence on the location, prevalence and […]

Each morning this week we’ve started our day by going directly to the “One Week Wonder” pavilion at the crossroads of all that is AirVenture 2014. The team of volunteers is still on schedule to completely assemble and taxi test a Zenith CH 750 during the convention-which means by the end of the day, tomorrow. […]

I don’t have good enough sales and price data to precisely say whether $130,000 is the median or the average price of a new LSA, but many of the most popular models sell in that range. This causes the standard autonomic reaction that insists that the people who sell these airplanes have become detached from […]

As of Friday morning there was still a steady stream of AirVenture visitors coming to the pavilion where volunteers are determined to assemble and taxi test a Zenith CH 750 kitplane before the convention wraps up on Sunday. Nick Heintz of Zenith Aircraft said that assembly is on schedule: The panel has been installed and […]

At AirVenture 2014, AVweb’s editorial team took a video tour of Sonex Aircraft’s new JSX microjet. The company’s John Monnett gave us an inside look at the jet’s construction and performance. view on YouTube

Although AOPA’s Mark Baker recently traveled to Canada to discuss how that country has integrated user fees for general aviation, he says the association remains unequivocally opposed to user fees. He also told AVweb he expects action from the FAA very soon on the elimination of the Third Class medical. Duration: 6:23 File Size: 2.8 […]

At AirVenture this week, Shell executives were making the rounds explaining – at least in general terms – what their plans are to replace leaded 100LL with an unleaded fuel of equivalent performance. In this long-form podcast, Shell’s Rob Midgley hinted that Shell’s aiming for a fuel that could be produced in a larger number […]

The first thing this morning, we visited the One Day Wonder pavilion in the middle of AirVenture 2014 and checked on the project to build and do initial taxi testing of a Zenith CH 750 kitplane before the convention wraps up Sunday afternoon. Charlie Becker, EAAs manager of homebuilt programs, told us that assembly is […]