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New CAMit 127-hp engine at AirVenture
Heart of America Aviation is displaying the new CAMit 3300 127-hp aircraft engine in Booth 4069 of Building D at AirVenture. Along with the...
Advanced Aero Components partners with Baker Racer Aeronautics to develop the...
Ian Baker, head of research and development for Advanced Aero Components, announced that he has been designing and building an entirely new 2-seat, side-by-side,...
Viking Announces 180-hp High Altitude Honda Civic Turbo Conversion
Honda is now building gasoline direct-injected turbo engines, and Viking Aircraft Engines is converting the 1.5-liter powerplant for aircraft use. Direct injection differs from...
Lancair To Sell Legacy Assets In Favor Of Evolution Series
The assets of Lancair International's older kitplane series are for sale as the company splits off into another entity that will focus on its...
The Good and Bad News About Fueling at Oshkosh
The good news is that Mogas is available for the first time at AirVenture thanks to a partnership between EAA, who bought the truck,...
Huerta Stresses Safety At AirVenture
The FAA administrator comes to EAA AirVenture just about every summer, and as a rule the main thrust of the current officeholder's speech is...
But You Can See it From Here!
See that row of tall corn behind the airplanes? That's the new south boundary of the AirVenture grounds - an extension of the "South...
Flying Lessons at KidVenture
On two grass circles at Pioneer airport, veteran volunteer aeromodellers are teaching kids how to fly control-line model airplanes. Control-line flying predates radio control....
Loss-Of-Control Prevention Concept Wins Founder’s Innovation Prize
A digital flight-condition indicator called Airball won the top award this week in EAA's new Founder's Innovation Prize contest. Airball's creator, Ihab Awad of San Jose, California, goes home from AirVenture with $25,000 after pitching his concept to a panel of celebrity judges, EAA announced.
New Hartzell 5-Blade Carbon Fiber Prop Boosts Speed, Climb Rates for...
Evolution Aircraft has completed extensive performance and noise testing confirming the performance improvements of the new Hartzell five-blade composite swept-tip constant-speed prop for the...
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Gallons of ink have been dedicated—with only minor effect—to figuring out what it is...
The Effects of Ignition Advance on Cylinder Head Temperature, Speed, and Efficiency
If a little is good, more is better, and too much should be just about right. Not!
Aero ‘lectrics
Columnist Jim Weir reminds us that its good to laugh at ourselves once in a while, and, to that end, he acts as an unofficial translator between pilots and the FAA, construing what they mean by what they say, and what they mean by what they don't say. He also details the latest contributions to Murphys Law from the world of aviation.