Aircraft

Sunny Skies Prevail (Photos by Jon Whittle)

Day Two of the Greatest Celebration in Aviation at Oshkosh (Photos by Jon Whittle)

I remember, back when I lived in Kentucky, watching news coverage one evening of a midair collision that had occurred that day. The TV news reporter was giving his report on the accident while standing in front of a tied-down Piper Archer at the local airport. The Archer had foam-backed, silver, reflective sunshades in all […]

Driven by a group of MIT alumni, the Terrafugia ‘Transition’ roadable aircraft project has been refined. The canard surface is gone, and the rear ‘fantail’ surface has given way to a twin-boom configuration. Both aerodynamic changes were driven by early test flights in which the Transition was hard pressed to rotate sufficiently. Elevator authority has […]

The NTSB has scarcely begun its investigation of Tuesday evening’s crash at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. According to EAA, NASCAR team leader Jack Roush, 68, was returning to Oshkosh after flying his P-51 Mustang back to Willow Run, Michigan. He had performed in the Mustang at the afternoon air show. At about 6:15 pm CDT, Roush […]

Cirrus Aircraft was first with an integrated whole aircraft parachute system, and continues the tradition of safety innovation with the introduction on Monday of its Perspective ESP flight stability augmentation system. Available on all SR-series aircraft for delivery this fall, the system ensures the aircraft will remain within a safe operating envelope even when the […]

Opening day of AirVenture 2010 arrived yesterday, and this year’s show has proved to be one of the most challenging in decades. With last week’s torrential rains, EAA has struggled with pumping out and otherwise preparing a soggy Wittman Field in Oshkosh, bracing for the arrival of the usual complement of approximately 5,500 airplanes. As […]

Michael Maya Charles, new Editor-in-Chief of Flying will be signing copies of his book Artful Flying at the Flying Magazine tent at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. You can meet Michael and get an autographed copy of his book this Wednesday and Friday from 9:30 to 11am.

A look at Opening Day of The Greatest Aviation Celebration in Oshkosh (Photos by Jon Whittle)

The day before I left for EAA AirVenture, the big airport in Milwaukee was closed after 7.5 inches of rain flooded the runways. The forecast for my trip looked like there was a window of opportunity to get past morning storms around Chicago that were expected to dissipate during the afternoon. So earlier was better, […]