One of only five built, this rare Anderson Greenwood Model AG-14 was on the Vintage line at AirVenture. This model is owned by Dave Powell from Rogers, Arkansas.
OSH: There’s a Bear around
The Bear 360 looks like an Grumman F8F Bearcat that got stuck in the dryer a little too long. Powered by a 360-hp M14P, the Bear 360 weighs 2,760 lbs at gross and will cruise at 250 knots at sea level. Check out Bear Aircraft online.
Scene at AirVenture
OSH: Furio RG debuts
OSHKOSH — New Zealand-based FalComposite is showing off their Furio RG at this years AirVenture. The two-seat homebuilt boasts a 175-kt cruise speed behind an IO-390. Here at the show they are offering the kit at $102,352, regularly $107,739.67.
Van’s RV-12 earns S-LSA certification
Van’s Aircraft RV-12 was awarded a Special Light Sport Aircaft (S-LSA) certificate on July 21. The certification represents the culmination of three years of design, testing, and attention to the details of complying with all the requirements of the Light Sport Aircraft category. The next day, Van’s East Coast representative Mitchell Lock flew his first […]
Williams Memorial received $450,000
Decision Making with Dick Rutan
Fly Right Films will release its second volume in its Aviator Series, “Decision Making with Burt Rutan” at this week’s EAA AirVenture fly-in. Click here to see a video trailer (or see below). From the Fly Right Films website: In Decision Making with Dick Rutan, you’ll fly shoulder-to-shoulder with Dick Rutan, one of the most […]
COPPERSTATE Fly-In to Host Fuelventure 400
The Casa Grande, Arizona-based COPPERSTATE Fly-In will include the Fuelventure 400 on October 24. This event is a competition to determine the most fuel efficient aircraft. The intent of Fuelventure 400 is to spawn competition for fuel efficiency improvements. The competition is simple: each aircraft and passengers are weighed. Each entrant then flies a 400-mile […]
‘Fly4Life’ Mission Aviation Calendar Now Available
Missionary pilot and aviation artist, Jim Rendel, has created a 14-month calendar with detailed drawings of aircraft used between 1930 and 2010 in humanitarian and mission aviation. Rendel grew up in northwest Nigeria where his parents were missionaries with SIM (Serving in Mission). Growing up in a remote area meant that Rendel and his siblings […]