Aviation News

Volunteers in Wichita, Kansas, who are working to restore a B-29 Superfortress named Doc have brought the massive airplane close to completion and are getting ready to return the bomber to the skies before the new year. The non-profit volunteer organization Doc’s Friends is now raising money for a permanent museum to provide protection and […]

A Hawker Sea Fury that was flying as part of the Royal Navy Culdrose Air Day in Cornwall, in the southwestern corner of England, crash-landed last week in front a large crowd. Video shows smoke coming out of the engine cowl as the 1940s-era fighter approached the runway. The landing gear was extended just before […]

The Pilatus PC-24 made its initial appearance this week across the pond with the unveiling of the first twinjet prototype at Buochs Airport in Switzerland. Pilatus took the wraps off its newest creation in a fanfare-filled ceremony that included a fly-by of all the Pilatus aircraft that ever reached production in the company’s 75-year history. […]

Flight Design released photos of the first C4 proof of concept airplane ahead of the planned first flight in Germany. The company said at AirVenture Oshkosh that the flight team is preparing the all-composite four-seater’s systems, controls and instrumentation for the maiden flight, scheduled to happen soon. Additional work is being done on the other […]

Two people were transported to a local hospital after crashing in a Breezy Experimental category airplane east of Wittman Regional Airport’s Runway 36R on Thursday morning during AirVenture Oshkosh. The 9 a.m. incident closed the airport for more than an hour as rescue crews worked to put out a fire. Video of the scene shot […]

Head up display systems have been around for decades in military airplanes and have started to emerge into the cockpits of business jets in the past few years. While some companies have tried to introduce the system into light aircraft, the effort has yet to see any success. This may change with a new system […]

Levil Technology, a maker of portable GPS and AHRS (attitude heading and reference system) products, has partnered with startup firm Aero Glass of San Diego to introduce eyewear that puts a full-featured flight display right in the pilots forward field of view. Levil Technology has been selling beta units this week at Oshkosh consisting of […]

A Mooney M20L crashed yesterday in a Costco parking lot in San Diego. The Los Angeles Times reported that one of the passengers, an 80-year old woman, died as a result of the crash while the other occupant survived the accident with injuries. No one on the ground was hurt. From the attached video, it […]

Volunteers are currently hard at work at EAA’s One Week Wonder tent at AirVenture as they strive to build a Zenith CH75 Cruzer in just seven-days’ time. More than 1,000 volunteers have lent their hands to the program, which kicked off earlier this week on the showgrounds as One Week Wonder participants set up shop […]

The IMC Club’s IFR Proficiency Center at AirVenture Oshkosh has been busy all week, with well-attended educational talks hosted by experts from Jeppesen and instructor-guided training scenarios using Redbird simulators linked to live ATC through PilotEdge. Sponsored by EAA, Hartzell, Jeppesen, Redbird and Flying magazine, the inaugural IFR Center has clearly demonstrated that proficiency matters, […]