Category: Civil aviation

Civilian Helicopter Scrapbook

Eurocopter AS-350B Photos by Ken Kula and Corey Beitler Here’s a scrapbook of a few dozen civilian-operated helicopters, how many have you seen? Sikorsky X2 Agusta Westland US-139 Demonstrator Sikorsky S-76B Sikorsky S-64F Sikorsky S-58ET Robinson R44 Raven Robinson...

Report: Sunday Arrival Day at the 2026 EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh

Grumman F8F Bearcat Photos by Ken Kula Here we are, on the day before AirVenture 2026 begins… just a sampling of the awesome collectionn of aircraft present in Oshkosh, Wisconsin: PBY Catalina National Airplane and Motor Company Bluebird Sikorsky...

Duluth Air and Aviation Expo 2026

Story and photos by Del Laughery Saturday, July 11, 2026, dawned brilliantly over Duluth International Airport. Skies were clear, visibility reasonable for a mid-summer day (unlike last year’s show which was heavily fogged in through late morning), and expectations...

More Multi-Engined Radial Powered Aircraft From John Freedman

Avro Anson All photos by John Freedman John shares part of his collection of multi-radial engined aircraft photos here, enjoy! Look for another group of his photos here at Photorecon.net soon… next time it’ll be single engined radial-powered aircraft. ...

Breezy Point Aviation Day

Story and photos by Del Laughery Breezy Point Airport, 8MN3, is a private field sporting a single 2576 X 50 ft runway, 17/35, located seven miles east of Pequot Lakes, MN, and within walking distance of Pelican Lake and...

SPOTTING BUSINESS JETS AND PROPS AT MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Story and photos by Scott Jankowski In part 3 and the final article in this 3-part series we are going to take a look at the Business Jets, Business Props, and other Charter aircraft that have visited Milwaukee recently....

Here’s a Preview of Expected Attractions at the EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2026

The Royal Air Force’s flight demonstration team, the Red Arrows, will perform in the sky over Oshkosh during the last weekend of AirVenture 2026 Information from official EAA and participant press releases, plus photos by Ken Kula Editor’s note:...

Radial Engine Round Up – Civilian Multi Engined Aircraft

DC-6, Universal, N661TA, PHL Cargo City, Nov 1990 Photography by Don Linn, Scott Jankowski, Bob Finch and Ken Kula Lockheed L-1649A-98 Starliner Originally a U. S. Army C-47, it was converted to a Douglas DC-3C after World War II...

American Business Jets: An Important Tool For Doing Business

Cessna’s (Textron Aviation) Citation CJ2+  Story and photos by Don Linn Business jets are an important tool for doing business in today’s increasingly competitive world for several reasons. Foremost, for many corporations and companies, especially those with multi-office locations,...

Radial Engine Round Up – Military Multi Engined Aircraft

Florida Air National Guard Convair C-131D Samaritan Photos by Don Linn, Scott Jankowski, Tim Adams, Del Laughery, Bob Finch and Ken Kula Here’s a scrapbook of military multi radial-engined aircraft… including transports, bombers, fighters and patrol planes. A few...

VERTICON 2026: The Global Vertical Aviation Industry Converges in Atlanta

Story and photos by Jeff Serpa The Georgia World Congress Center became the epicenter of the global helicopter and vertical aviation industry as aviation professionals from around the world gathered for Verticon 2026. From March 9–12, 2026, the event...

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