Aircraft

Back in 1983, the new Piper Malibu was a revolution. In the nearly 30 years that have passed since its introduction, the ride has been anything but silky smooth, though the resultant product is a very satisfying one. Owners, it should be said, have pretty much always felt that way. There are options galore when […]

AirVenture 2011 wraps up with more spectacular planes and one pretty amazing night show.

The 2011 edition of AirVenture Oshkosh was one for the ages. The weather was beautiful, the airplanes, and there were a lot of them, were spectacular, and the politics were, well, intriguing. The show got off on a very strange note when AirVenture Chairman Tom Poberezny called it quits by retiring at high noon by […]

Two men were killed on Saturday when they made a forced landing in a replica Wright Model B Flyer in a rural Ohio field. The men were conducting a test flight in the replica, known as the “Silver Bird,” when they made a radio call from the air alerting authorities about their impending forced landing. […]

Lancair introduced an integrated, all-glass panel for its single-engine turboprop Evolution at AirVenture called EFC900X (Evolution Flight Control 900X), including Garmin’s GFC 7X autopilot. The GFC 7X is the first Garmin autopilot to be installed in an experimental airplane and is currently exclusive to the Evolution. “This is a huge vote of confidence from Garmin,” […]

Piper Aircraft Inc. is taking a mock-up of its PiperJet Altaire on the road, along with a message of the company’s commitment to the development of the single-engine very light jet. While the mock-up was on display at EAA AirVenture last week, Piper announced that the company has started fabrication of the Altaire’s first conforming […]

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron introduced its Rise Above traveling exhibit at last week’s EAA AirVenture. For the next several months, the exhibit is set to travel around the country, visiting airshows, schools and youth organizations with the goal of inspiring children to reach for their goals – no matter how unobtainable […]

Check out the highlights that made this year’s show a memorable one.

The F-16 seen below was caught on amateur video as it overran the runway last week while landing at EAA AirVenture, America’s biggest airshow held annually in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The fighter’s nose gear collapsed and its nose cone broke apart upon impact. Emergency crew on site immediately responded to the incident. The exact circumstances of […]

Rain or no rain, the show goes on.