Aircraft

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.

Oshkosh visitors get a close-up look at the Dreamliner.

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner touched down at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on Friday morning for the composite-construction airliner’s highly anticipated public debut in North America. It spent the day parked on the EAA AirVenture display line, and was open to anyone who wanted to walk through. This was the first time the public was […]

FIFI, the worlds only airworthy B-29, made her entrance at EAA AirVenture yesterday. Check her out, along with other highlights from this year’s AirVenture, in the video below.

Can’t be at AirVenture this year? We’ll bring the show to you! There has been no shortage of news, sights and unexpected events at this year’s show. Check out the links below to get the scoop. The Best of AirVenture 2011 in Photos Pictures from AirVenture 2011 Day 1 Pictures from AirVenture 2011 Day 2 […]

Aerostar Aircraft Corporation showed up on Tuesday at AirVenture with a Pratt & Whitney PW615-powered 601P Aerostar modification. It was the first public showing of the airplane, which is undergoing early flight test and configuration. The airplane is a work in progress in many respects. There are no boots on it yet. The pressurization system […]