PIPISTREL'S TAURUS G4
Pipistrel's Taurus G4, which won last year's Green Flight Challenge, was recently nominated for this year's Collier Trophy. AVweb's Mary Grady talks with Tine Tomazic of Pipistrel to learn more about this unique aircraft and the company's future plans.

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THIS YEAR'S COLLIER NOMINEES
Every year since 1910, the National Aeronautics Association has awarded the Collier Trophy for the "greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America." This year's nominees were recently announced, and AVweb's Mary Grady spoke with Jonathan Gaffney, the president of NAA, about the choices and the selection process.

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PRESERVING AVIATION'S HISTORICAL RECORD
The nuts-and-bolts history of early aviation is in the drawings, technical descriptions and test reports of the airplanes of the era, and that information is now preserved and accessible thanks to Greg Herrick. AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with Herrick about his 15-year effort to ensure the FAA keeps that information permanently and about the Herrick Amendment that's in the latest FAA reauthorization bill.

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CEH'S CAROLINE COX ON THE CALIFORNIA AVGAS LAWSUITS
AVweb's Glenn Pew speaks with director of research for the Center for Environmental Health Caroline Cox about developments in the case that has targeted more than a dozen companies at 25 California airports over the use of leaded aviation fuels in the state.

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