General Aviation Aircraft

These iconic planes resonate even with non-aviation types.

Understanding what happened and why

Big is good—that is, when it does something useful, as in carrying lots of passengers (see Boeing 747), bombs (not listed, but Boeing B-52) or a prodigious load. When it comes to that last one, the one and only champion of the world is the Antonov An-225 Mriya (Ukrainian for “dream”). By wingspan, tail height […]

The plane was designed to be harder to recover from a spin than its competitors.

There are a lot of amazing-looking airplanes in the general aviation universe. We pick the nine most beautiful ones.

The theme of this OSH should really be new high-wing planes. While Sling’s HW isn’t brand new, it’s a first time visit to OSH.

Somewhere, it seems like a group of light plane developers must have held a meeting and decided that low wing manufacturers needed to broaden their line to include high wings. A batch of new models has been unveiled or announced this year. (Article updated 2PM – 7/29 Fri — new image of the gorgeous taildragger; see […]

EAA has reported that the Warbird displays (ground and flight) are the single biggest draw at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Whatever the numbers, almost all attendees enjoy seeing World War II warbirds still flying, often in large formations. They make quite the inspiring sight. Another point of wide agreement among pilots is that perhaps the P-51 […]

The company told Plane & Pilot that it’s thinking way ahead but moving strategically

A stealthy aircraft from the 1960s is little known.