Electric EEL Aircraft Shows the Real-World Capability of Hybrid-Electric Upgrades. The Ampaire Electric EEL flew 1,075 miles (1730 km) nonstop on its journey to Oshkosh—a groundbreaking accomplishment for an electrified aircraft. The Ampaire hybrid-electric EEL demonstrator aircraft completed a 1,880 statute mile mission from Los Angeles to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where it was on display at … Read more
Terrafugia presents updates for its two-seat auto and aircraft. As a single vehicle that can fly & drive, it’s designed to kick off the Mobility Revolution. The first production flying vehicles by Terrafugia will come to market in 2019, announced the company at EAA AirVenture 2018 in Oshkosh. Terrafugia announced new features in … Read more
HondaJet Elite aircraft made its United States debut during the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) AirVenture 2018 in Oshkosh. Honda Aircraft Company revealed the new upgraded aircraft at a special hangar event ahead of the 2018 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. The HondaJet Elite has achieved an extended range of … Read more
A Colomban CriCri, the smallest twin-engine manned aircraft in the world, will take off from the top of a moving Ford Explorer as part of the air show on multiple days during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 (July 23-29). The CriCri, designed by French engineer Michel Colomban in the early 1970s, will be flown by … Read more
OPENER vehicles will be on display at EAA AirVenture 2018 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin from July 23 to July 29, 2018. The public is invited to view the vehicles in the Innovation Showcase, and also experience three- dimensional flight by operating the vehicles in a virtual reality simulation. BlackFly is the world’s first ultralight, all-electric, … Read more
Textron Aviation debuts Cessna Denali. Textron Aviation unveiled the Cessna Denali, the single engine turboprop announced as as a future leader in the high-performance single engine turboprop market. A mockup of the aircraft’s cabin alongside a mockup of GE Aviation’s all new advanced turboprop engine were presented at Textron Aviation’s chalet during the Experimental Aircraft … Read more