Team Assembles Final Wing and Empennage Sections Ahead of Spin Tests

The Vans Aircraft engineering team recently provided its spring progress update to the RV-15 build, showing off its redesigned tail, control system, and fuel tanks. The plane is nearing its final configuration ahead of this year’s EAA AirVenture fly-in. The design was first introduced at the 2022 EAA Oshkosh Airventure.

35-Year-Old Pilot Rescued and Airlifted to a Hospital With Serious Injuries

On May 17, a small amphibious aircraft caught fire shortly after takeoff and crashed into the Potomac River. The pilot and sole occupant survived and was airlifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. The plane, a 2019 SeaMax M-22 registered as N154RL, took off from Virginia’s Lake Anna.

Series Of Tornados Have Killed Nearly A Dozen People In The Area, Wiped Out Airports

The sport aircraft business can be a tough one... especially when Mother Nature decides you need special attention -- and not in a good way. The folks at London-Corbin Airport's Kolb Aircraft reached to ANN early yesterday to let us know that they were all safe and counted for but that their manufacturing facility was pretty much wiped out. The rugged folks at Kolb report that, "As of right now the death toll in London KY is at 9... None of our staff were injured in the storm. The factory facility was hit by the tornado and destroyed..."

Postaccident Inspection Of The Aircraft Revealed A Missing Cooling System Expansion Tank Cap And A Low Coolant Level

Analysis:: During cruise flight, the pilot reported that he noticed a temperature alarm, and a short time later, the engine sustained a complete loss of power. The pilot initiated a forced landing to a dirt road located in a vineyard. During the landing roll, the airplane veered to the right and struck a pole, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. A postaccident inspection of the aircraft revealed a missing cooling system expansion tank cap and a low coolant level.

From 2021: The Inside Skinny On What Being An ANN Oshkosh Stringer Is All About

By ANN Senior Stringer Extraordinare, Gene Yarbrough The annual gathering at Oshkosh is a right of passage or a pilgrimage to Mecca for many. However the rank and file public rarely have the opportunity to experience the FULL Oshkosh experience. Oshkosh, like onions and ogres, is a multi-layered microcosm within the enigma of the greater Wisconsin county in which it transpires. The Aero-News Network stringer has opportunity, and if so inclined, the access to every aspect of general aviation including the "behind the scenes" view few even know exist.