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July 27, 2011

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 07.27.11

EAA enters the post-Poberezny era.
Eclipse Aerospace returns to flight level 410.
And Flight Design shows off its new C4.

Aero-TV: ANN's Live Video Coverage Of AirVenture 2011, 07.26.11, Day Two

Nightly Webcasts Keep You Up To Date On Events At The Show--Day Two!!

On August first, EAA's top executive will have a name other than Poberezny for the first time in 58 years. The timetable for the passing of the baton from Tom Poberezny to Rod Hightower was left vague when Hightower was named President last year, but today Tom and the EAA board set August 1st as the day.

Latest Upgrade Supports ACU2 Analog Converter Option

Even with many of the FAA's employees of furlough, the agency on Monday granted TSO and STC approval for Version 2.3.1 Evolution Software for Aspen’s flight display product lines. This latest software release adds many features and refinements to both Evolution Primary and Multi-function Flight Displays.

Over 50 Aircraft Designed by Chris Heintz Convene in Oshkosh

EAA designated July 25, 2011 as the Official Chris Heintz Day and over 50 owners and builders of the aircraft he designed convened at AirVenture this week to honor Chris and be part of the world’s largest gathering of experimental aircraft. Through the company he started, literally in his garage, Zenair Ltd., Chris has introduced more than twelve successful kit aircraft designs that are estimated to have produced more than 800 aircraft presently flying around the world in 48 different countries.

New Device Detects Tiny Amounts Of Contamination In Fuel

James Wiebe, an inventor and innovator in both ultralight airframe and instrument design, revealed a new sensor technology Tuesday at AirVenture designed to annunciate water contamination in fuel. While not giving specifics about the proprietary technology James indicated the sensor he has developed is sensitive enough to detect minute amounts of water as small as a 1ml drop in the flow of fuel.

One Has A Single Electric Engine Flanked By Two Cockpits

Displayed on the grounds this year is a unique looking glider. With twin fuselages and an engine pod in the middle, this is one of the more unique airplanes to be displayed at Airventure 2011. Pipistrel purpose built this airplane to win this years NASA PAV challenge.