Thu, Jul 27, 2017
“I’ve always believed in encouraging children to read, think, imagine, and do. Nowhere do these positive actions come to life more than in EAA’s successful Young Eagles program.” Source: Stan Lee, whose foundation is teaming with EAA's Young Eagles.
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Thu, Jul 27, 2017
An obstacle that meets one or more of several conditions.
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Thu, Jul 27, 2017
Seaplane Pilots Association
Seaplanes are the ultimate off road vehicle, they will take your passion for flight to a whole new level.
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Wed, Jul 26, 2017
Also: Continental Motors Update, Trig Avionics Expands, AEA Incubator Inspires, Pelton Interview--Part 3
Aero-News staffers attended the kickoff event to WomenVenture, the Women in Aviation Breakfast, at the EAA Nature Center. The breakfast was attended by a large crowd of aviation enthusiasts, women and men, who were treated to a number of inspirational speakers and plans for this year’s convention. Daher brought their new TBM 910 to AirVenture for the first time and ANN’s Maxine Sheer was there to get the details from Nicolas Chabbert. ANN’s Jim Campbell talked to Continental Motor’s CEO, Rhett Ross, about a number of new product and engine upgrades as well as a C172 engine installation that they had on display at AirVenture 2017… What might happen if you totally re-thought the way an instrument panel is presented in an airplane. To find out, ANN&rs
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Wed, Jul 26, 2017
Compression-Ignition Powered Airplane Travels 1,485 Nautical Miles Burning 8.5 Gallons Per Hour
Demonstrating the performance and fuel efficiency of its SMA powered compression-ignition Cessna 182 Skylane, Soloy Aviation Solutions flew nonstop to EAA Airventure from Soloy’s home base in Olympia, Washington; a 1,485 nautical mile flight. In an incredible display of fuel efficiency, the SMA SR305-230E engine only consumed 80 gallons of Jet-A fuel for the flight.
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Wed, Jul 26, 2017
Focus Was On Urban Air Mobility And Early Market Opportunities
Jay Carter, Jr., founder and CEO of Carter Aviation Technologies, LLC was invited to participate in a forum at the CAFE Foundation Electric Aircraft Symposium this past weekend in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The symposium focused on ‘Urban Air Mobility: Emerging Technologies and Early Market Opportunities’, and featured many notable speakers from government and industry. Jay participated in the eVTOL Developer Panel Presentation and Discussion, highlighting Carter’s new electric air taxi concept.
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Wed, Jul 26, 2017
Will Distribute And Install Retrofit Nextgen Flight Deck And Integrated Autothrottle For The King Air 200 And 350
Innovative Solutions & Support has entered into an agreement with Blackhawk Modifications, Inc. based in Waco, Texas, to partner as a distributor and installation center for Innovative Solutions & Support’s (IS&S) NextGen Flight Deck and its Integrated Turboprop Autothrottle for the King Air 200 and 350 platforms.
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Wed, Jul 26, 2017
Also: Continental Motors Update, Trig Avionics Expands, AEA Incubator Inspires, Pelton Interview--Part 3
Aero-News staffers attended the kickoff event to WomenVenture, the Women in Aviation Breakfast, at the EAA Nature Center. The breakfast was attended by a large crowd of aviation enthusiasts, women and men, who were treated to a number of inspirational speakers and plans for this year’s convention. Daher brought their new TBM 910 to AirVenture for the first time and ANN’s Maxine Sheer was there to get the details from Nicolas Chabbert. ANN’s Jim Campbell talked to Continental Motor’s CEO, Rhett Ross, about a number of new product and engine upgrades as well as a C172 engine installation that they had on display at AirVenture 2017… What might happen if you totally re-thought the way an instrument panel is presented in an airplane. To find out, ANN’s Tom Patton talking to Mark Spencer from Avilution about the UnPanel. And... by the way, i
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Wed, Jul 26, 2017
Also: Able Flight, Piper M600 Grounding, Avidyne Updates, Pelton Intvw Part 2
No one who goes to Oshkosh remains surprised… for long... at all the amazing things they see at Wittman Field... but reuseable rockets? ANN’s Jim Campbell went over to Blue Origin to see why they came to AirVenture 2017... and got a tour of their crew capsule. Rotax has had its new 915 iS engine in the works for quite a while, but the company says that they are closing in on European and U.S. Certification. ANN’s Tom Patton got an update on the engine from Marc Becker from Rotax. Piper president and CEO Simon Caldecott said at AirVenture on Monday that a possible material specification issue had cropped up with the M600, leading to a precautionary grounding of the fleet of 36 delivered airplanes. Caldecott said that there was a material thickness issue with the aft wing spar that was di
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Wed, Jul 26, 2017
Agency Holding Multiple Forums During Event
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion industry team are at EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2017 in Wisconsin this week to recognize local supplier companies and showcase the technologies that will launch humans into deep space.
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