Redbird Shows Off Diesel-powered ‘RedHawk’
RedHawk Aero’s new diesel-powered Skyhawk is sure to turn curious heads at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
RedHawk Aero’s new diesel-powered Skyhawk is sure to turn curious heads at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

On July 28, the day before the opening of this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show, EAA chairman Jack Pelton and Mac McClellan, director of publications, flew a specially refurbished Cessna Skyhawk from Fond du Lac, Wis., to Oshkosh. The Skyhawk has been turned into a “RedHawk Training Aircraft” in a new venture by simulator manufacturer Redbird Simulations and its flight training division Redbird Skyport. AirVenture visitors can see the RedHawk at the exhibit near the main gate. The airplane’s paint job, which will be replicated on all future versions, features humorous but educational labels for various parts and systems festooning the airframe and adding some levity to what’s usually a serious endeavor. “It trains while it’s standing still,” said Redbird and RedHawk Aero chairman Jerry Gregoire.

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