It’s at nearly gross weight before the pilot steps in and can only fly for 15 minutes, but that’s not the point. Sikorsky Innovations sees the Firefly as a testbed for the technologies that may make for a real electric helicopter.

Canada’s student pilots prove their mettle in the CT-156 Harvard II. This agile turboprop trainer is the aircraft of choice for the early stages of the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) program.

Lycoming is making quick progress with its IE2 electronic engine controls in the Lancair Evolution. The company is shooting for a certified version by the end of 2010 or early 2011. Lycoming’s Jim Morris gave Avweb an update on the project.

We have converted one of the Martin Jetpacks to remote control so that we can push the flight envelope without risk to a pilot.

The Woopy-Fly, a sort of paraglider/trike/ultralight hybrid shown on the world state at Aero Friedrichshafen this April, 2010, in Germany, has a wing that folds for storage like a paraglider.

NASA pilots and flight engineers, together with colleagues from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), have successfully completed the first science flight of the Global Hawk aircraft over the Pacific Ocean.

First we had the Marten Jetpack and now Rudy Heeman from Nelson has come up with a flying hovercraft.

The crash of a rare and historic English Electric Lightning MK T5 November 14, 2009, was unique for the history of model and the renown of its pilot, Dave Stock.

At the U.S. Sport Expo in Sebring, Garmin introduced operating software for the G3X EFIS that allows exstensive systems and engine monitoring for LSAs and experimentals. It also announced new G3X mode interface with the TruTrak autopilot.

Wouldn’t it be great if the modern primary flight display integrated the attitude indicator with the HSI? You’d have only one point to scan. Advanced Flight Systems’ new EFIS does exactly that. Rob Hickman gives us a tour.