The Hangar
How Minnesota farmer Bernard Pietenpol bolted a Ford Model A engine to a homebuilt airplane and launched the entire experimental aviation movement.
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Blackshape brought its carbon-fiber Veloce and Gabriél to Oshkosh 2026, signaling how MOSAIC is reshaping the light end of aviation.
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Boeing's 2025 outlook projects demand for 674,000 new pilots over 20 years, driven by fleet growth and retirements.
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Radio Hangar explores Carburetor Ice and the Partial Power Loss That Sneaks Up in the Fisk Arrival Conga Line.
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Continental is developing an STC to install its certified IO-370 engine in Piper airframes, giving owners a rare second engine choice.
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How Curtis Pitts and pilot Betty Skelton turned a homemade Florida biplane into the airplane that taught the world to roll.
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How 1920s barnstormers turned surplus Jennies and farmers' hay fields into flying's first schools - and why Oshkosh carries on their legacy.
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Inside the Fun Fly Zone at Oshkosh, where powered parachutes, trikes, and Part 103 ultralights own the calm dawn sky.
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NASA's X-57 Maxwell never flew, but its 14-motor wing proved distributed electric propulsion and reshaped today's eVTOL and air taxi designs.
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How Alaska bush pilot Don Sheldon pioneered glacier landings on Denali and rewrote the rules of backcountry flying.
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How Dynon's Approved Model List STC brought cheap, solid-state glass panels from the experimental world into certified cockpits.
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How G100UL, Swift's UL94, and the EAGLE initiative are ending leaded avgas - and what the transition means for piston pilots.
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Garmin Smart Glide is a one-button system that pitches for best glide, finds a reachable airport, and tunes 121.5 after engine failure.
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Leonardo's July 2026 deal with Indonesia for 12 M-346F jets, plus AW149 helicopter and Ukrainian drone talks, signals where airpower is heading.
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Lycoming extended TBO to 2,600 hours on many engines - here's what the new overhaul interval means for owners, buyers, and flight schools.
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How to choose a legal VFR cruise altitude under FAR 91.159's hemispheric rule - and how it changes for the Oshkosh arrival.
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FAR 91.151 requires 30 minutes of day fuel reserve, but smart cross-country planning to Oshkosh demands far more.
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What 14 CFR 91.117 actually says about aircraft speed limits - and why the 90-knot Oshkosh arrival makes the rule personal.
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Radio Hangar explores Reading the TAF Line by Line - Decoding the Terminal Forecast for Your Oshkosh Arrival Window.
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An AOPA safety tip spotlights chair flying - rehearsing procedures out loud on the ground - as aviation's cheapest, most effective proficiency tool.
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