by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 7, 2021 | 20210415, air racing, Aviation News, Briefings, General Aviation, News, Sport Air Racing League
The 2021 Sport Air Racing League season kicks off May 1, with races slated throughout the year. Billed as “racing for the rest of us,” the races are open to all pilots “who want to fly fast.” Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Apr 3, 2021 | 20210415, Air Race Classic, air racing, Aviation News, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
The annual race has a twist this year, thanks to the pandemic: Teams will create their own course and race on their own. Read...
by Megan Esau | Mar 20, 2021 | air racing, Air Show, buster racer, Chapters, From The Hangar Floor, fuselage, History, Homebuilding, steve wittman
Being located in Oshkosh, EAA Chapter 252 has always had a strong connection to aviation great Steve Wittman. It is only fitting, then, for Chapter 252 to have the opportunity to build a replica of Wittman and Bill Brennand’s Buster racer for the EAA Aviation Museum....
by Hal Bryan | Mar 20, 2021 | air racing, astronaut, aviation history, History, Honoring The Past, WASP
Jackie Cochran is best known for helping found the Womens Airforce Service Pilots, but her aviation career was full of fascinating and remarkable milestones. Link To...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | air racing, p-51, Podcast, Steven Hinton, Warbirds
On the latest episode of EAA’s The Green Dot, the crew was joined by Steven Hinton Jr. to discuss his background in aviation and growing up in Chino, his introduction to air racing, some of the fantastic airplanes he’s flown, and his record-breaking flight in P-51...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | air racing, Attic, EAA Aviation Museum, EAA Museum
Granville Brothers Aircraft was founded in 1929 and would eventually go on to produce some of the most famous racing airplanes in history. The Gee Bee Model E was one of the Sportster series, which traces its roots to the Model X, which first flew in 1930. Link To...
