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at booths 143-156 at EAA AirVenture
SORT-OF
JETPACK SORT-OF FLIES The Tuesday morning throngs at EAA
AirVenture seemed simultaneously amazed and disappointed -- hoping that
their George Jetson, or James Bond, dreams were about to be realized,
the modest and safety-conscious demo by the Martin Jetpack
team was noisy and blustery, but not quite up to the futuristic
zip-and-zoom show that most seemed to expect. But for the most part, the
crowd seemed to recognize that while the Martin Jetpack might not be a
leap into the future, it is nonetheless a promising start. New Zealander
Glenn Martin, who designed the jetpack, said he has been working on it
for 30 years. It is not jet-powered, but uses a small two-stroke piston
engine that Martin developed expressly for this use. The engine powers
two ducted fans, which the flyer can control with two joysticks. The
vehicle is built mainly from carbon fiber composite materials. It weighs
about 250 pounds empty, and can be flown as an ultralight. It carries
about 5 gallons of fuel, and could fly about 30 miles at 63 mph, the
company says.
Zulu and Relentless. Game,
Set, Match!
Kevin Eldredge has parked his racing plane Relentless in the
Lightspeed booth and is telling everyone about why he owns a
Zulu. "It is amazing. I haven't found anything that's as quiet or
nearly as comfortable. The audio quality is better than anything I've
ever heard through any headset." If you're sitting at home reading
this,
take a look at Kevin's plane on
Lightspeed's web site.
» Try Lightspeed's Zulu and compare it to other
premium brands at booths 2019-2020 & 2023 at EAA
AirVenture
ROCKET
RACING DEBUTS TO OSHKOSH CROWDS The aviation world got its
first live look on Tuesday afternoon at what hopes to be the next big
air sport -- rocket racing. With a huge EAA AirVenture audience gathered
to watch under cloudy skies, a single ship from the Rocket Racing
League lined up on the runway, lit its rocket engine for a noisy and
abrupt takeoff, climbed straight into the sky, then turned off the
rocket, glided back to position above the field, and did it again. The
demo may not have quite rocked the world, but it did show that the
concept works and the thing will fly. Essentially a single-seat Velocity
homebuilt with a 1,500-pound-thrust rocket engine attached, the ship can
reach speeds above 300 knots. The League plans to stage competitions
with large video screens that depict a race course and make use of
cameras mounted on the wings and in the cockpit to engage the audience
with the action.
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booths 2081-2086 at EAA AirVenture
And Beyond the Skies? Well, There's These Guys
...
RUTAN,
BRANSON UPDATE EAA'ERS ON SPACE PLANS EAA reserved its
largest pavilion, and every seat was filled, with more crowding in
around the edges, when Burt Rutan, Sir Richard Branson, and Will
Whitehorn arrived at AirVenture on Tuesday afternoon -- and the crowd
rose to a thundering, standing ovation to welcome the virtual rock stars
of the experimental world. Rutan has been coming to Oshkosh every year
since 1971, he said, missing only last year due to health issues, and he
looked fit and tan and delighted to be back in front of his favorite
audience. Whitehorn, CEO of Virgin Galactic, showed a brief video of the
unveiling of WhiteKnightTwo at Mojave on Monday (click
here to see that event via AVweb video), and after a few brief
remarks the forum was turned over to questions from the audience. Rutan
said he expects that within his lifetime, tourists will not only be
routinely flying into space, they will also be visiting orbiting resort
hotels and taking a loop around the moon. Whitehorn said that he plans
to fly space trips from many venues besides the New Mexico spaceport now
under construction, and he hopes that the first place they will launch
from will be Oshkosh -- and Rutan added that he hopes to sell $5 raffle
tickets to fill those six seats. More...
Fly With Bose® Aviation
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Purchase by August 16, 2008 and receive a complimentary pair of Bose
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Learn more and order.
Quotes reprinted with permission: Professional
Pilot, 2007 Headset Preference Survey, 12/07; Aviation
Consumer, 8/07.
» Try out the Headset X™ and other Bose Corporation
products at booths 171-176 at EAA AirVenture
GARMIN
RETRO GLASS AVAILABLE Two years after Garmin announced it was
going after the glass-panel retrofit market with its G600, the system is
now certified and approved on 785 aircraft. For $29,995, the system
gives you two 6.5-inch LCD screens set up with a PFD and MFD. The
installation is designed to fit in the same basic area as a standard
aircraft six-pack. Garmin contends—and we agree—that the
unique plus of the setup is that the MFD is closer to the pilot’s
scan and hands that a conventional MFD on the audio stack. The G600 will
integrate with the usual suspects—XM datalink weather, various
traffic-awareness systems, a variety of autopilots and several flight
directors—and be compatible with TAWS, ADS-B, and on-board radar in
the future. Garmin introduced other products and services as well.
More...
ROLLS
ROYCE UNVEILS NEW GA TURBOPROP ENGINE The folks at Rolls
Royce introduced their brand-new GA turboprop at EAA AirVenture on
Tuesday morning, complete with flashing lights, a puff of smoke, and a
couple of tough-looking guys in dark glasses to shout "Clear prop!" as
the curtains parted and the new engine rolled out. The RR 500 TP aims to
"capture a significant market share in the light, fixed-wing general
aviation segment," the company said. It's multi-fuel-capable and will
deliver 350 to 450 shaft horsepower at half the weight of equivalent
pistons, the company said. Other features include low pilot workload,
reduced cabin noise, unimpeded climb-to-altitude performance, and a
2,000-hour shop visit interval. More information will be available later
in a podcast interview with Rolls Royce staff, by AVweb editor
Russ Niles. More...
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AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: VERN RABURN NEVER SAW IT COMING? Vern Raburn
was shown the door at the company he created. Why did things go so
horribly wrong, and didn't Raburn see the axe before it fell? In our
latest installment of live blogs from EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Paul
Bertorelli shares some ideas on what it might take shore up confidence
in Eclipe and deliver that really cool jet we keep hearing about.
More...
Inflight. Every
Flight. XM WX Satellite Weather has quickly become the leading way to fly
for pilots across the country. And now, with Aviator Pro, the
brand-new weather data package from XM WX, pilots have an even
better reason to fly with the datalink weather leader — inflight
and every flight. See the new suite of weather data at AirVenture 2008,
or
click here to learn more about XM
WX and Aviator Pro.
» See why XM WX Satellite Weather is the official weather
provider
of EAA AirVenture when you visit WxWorx at booths
3030-3032
AVWEB'S
AIRVENTURE 2008 PODCAST #12: PHOTO PREVIEW OF NEW COCKPIT GEAR FROM TRUE
FLIGHT Rob Kalberer gives us a preview of several new
must-have cockpit devices from True Flight in this photo-enhanced podcast. You can
listen to the MP3 file as usual and hear about these products, or you
can click the Photo Podcast graphic at right (or here if you
aren't reading this on AVweb) to view photos as you
listen.
AVWEB'S
AIRVENTURE 2008 PODCAST #9: WANT A FREE ZULU HEADSET? SEE AIRCRAFT
SPRUCE During AirVenture 2008, our friends at Aircraft Spruce
and Specialty are giving away a Lightspeed Zulu headset and a Garmin
GPSMap 496. Aviation Safety Editor-in-Chief Jeb Burnside spoke
with Jim Irwin of Aircraft Spruce about how you can get your name
into the pot here at Oshkosh.
Dual Antenna Traffic Systems
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aircraft sooner and more accurately, avoiding the shadowing effects
inherent with single-antenna systems. TAS600 actively interrogate
other aircraft, providing timely alerts and precise locations of
conflicting traffic. Starting at just $9,990, the dual-antenna
TAS600 provides full-time protection and higher performance. When
it comes to safety, you want to see the whole picture.
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» See Avidyne's state-of-the-art technologies in action at
booths 2098-2101 (Combo E) at EAA AirVenture
AVWEB'S
AIRVENTURE 2008 VIDEO #5: MARTIN JET PACK FLIES AT OSHKOSH The Martin ducted-fan-powered
"JetPack" debuted at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008, and AVweb Video
Editor Glenn Pew was on hand to see how well
it flew. Or hovered. However you describe its behavior, it certainly
drew a crowd. (Click through to watch.)
AVWEB'S
AIRVENTURE 2008 VIDEO #6: ROCKET RACING LEAGUE DEBUTS IN
OSHKOSH Rocket-powered homebuilt Velocity
aircraft made a public debut at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008, and the
words "Rocket Racing League" were on everyone's lips throughout the
afternoon. AVweb Video Editor Glenn Pew brought back a taste of the
action ... . (Click through to watch.)
AVWEB'S
AIRVENTURE 2008 GALLERIES: DAY THREE Between rocket racing
and rocket packs, it was a noisy day at EAA AirVenture — but
somehow, no one seemed to mind. Take a few moments to wander the grounds
with photographer Mariano Rosales (but don't expect him to buy you a
bratwurst). More...
JA Air Center, Your Garmin
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2088-2089 at EAA AirVenture
AVWEB'S
NEWSTIPS ADDRESS ... Our best stories start with you.
If you've heard something 200,000 pilots might want to know about, tell
us. Submit news tips via email to newstips@avweb.com. What have you
heard? More...
Precise Flight: Hidden in
Plain Sight
With design capabilities as varied as the number of aircraft models
available, it's easy to find at least one device manufactured by
Precise Flight in the cabin, cockpit, or body of any aircraft on
the market. In fact, integration is a key characteristic of Precise
Flight's operating code. So when attending EAA AirVenture, be sure
to fly into Precise Flight's booth and check them out. After all,
they're hidden in plain sight.
Learn more online.
» You'll find Precise Flight "hiding in plain
sight" at booth 2090 at EAA AirVenture
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