Aviation Products

The EAA Pilot Proficiency Center is returning to AirVenture this year, and Plane & Pilot is proud to announce our support of the effort, which is a real no-brainer. The Center will take center stage at the EAA crossroads just west of the big showcase square. This year, the center will feature more sims, more […]

John Monnett, designer and founder of experimental aircraft manufacturer Sonex, has been telling people the company’s plan “B” is “what you’ve been asking for,” and here at Sun ’n Fun, he revealed exactly what the plan is. The Oshkosh-based experimental aircraft guru also explained the company’s efforts to make its one-place SubSonex jet go faster—at […]

We first saw the Innovator, a blended-wing, two-place composite pusher, when it was displayed as a scale model at Sebring’s Sport Aviation Expo little more than a year ago. Wide and sleek with a twin-boom tail, its projected performance numbers were as attention-grabbing as its appearance. Now a full-scale flying model is on display here […]

Users of GoPro action cameras love their little cams, but at the same time know that there are huge weaknesses—psst, their stupidly short battery capacity for one. So they’ve been desperately hoping to get their hands on a few cool new things for years. Looks like they just got one more wish granted. Dual Electronic […]

Filled with polarizing clauses, the contract goes where no airplane agreement has gone before. Here’s what we make of it.

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In today’s wireless world, the GA cockpit has been playing catch-up, as Bluetooth and WiFi link panelware and personal devices. Now high-quality headsets have joined the movement with the debut of Lightspeed’s new Tango model. It’s the first ANR (Active Noise Reduction) headset to go wireless—and not a moment too soon. “Customers and pilots have […]

The popular Zenair STOL CH 750 Light Sport will once again be offered as a ready-to-fly aircraft, welcome news for aviators without the time or resources to build the aircraft themselves. Canada’s Zenair and Alabama’s M-Squared Aircraft—which will assemble the aircraft—made the announcement here at Sun ’n Fun. The new partners also disclosed how much […]

Could the long quest for an affordable replacement for leaded avgas finally be over? Swift Fuels announced its UL94 unleaded fuel is now available at a growing number of airports around the U.S., and its high-octane UL102 unleaded avgas has been selected for the final phase of a government/industry program to identify and certify an […]

How do you improve upon the fastest, best-selling single-engine pressurized turboprop on the planet? After a top-secret development program, Daher revealed the answer in a ceremony at its Tarbes, France, manufacturing facility. While we haven’t flown the new airplane yet—though we’re already on it!—we can pretty much weigh in on the change right now. Daher […]