by Sam Oleson | Jul 24, 2024 | AirVenture, biplane, EAA, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, warbird, Warbirds
As the storm clouds of war began to form in Europe in the 1930s, the U.S. Army Air Corps found itself in dire need of a primary trainer for the thousands of pilots that would be required for the war effort. Two of the airplanes that competed for that primary trainer...
by EAA | Nov 16, 2021 | biplane, EAA Sport Aviation, Homebuilding, homebuilt aircraft
EAA Sport Aviation contributor Budd Davisson gives some advice on choosing the right two-winged homebuilt. Read More
by EAA | Apr 9, 2021 | biplane, Hatz biplane, Homebuilding, homebuilt, Travel Air, Travel Airs
Having built three Hatz biplanes over the years, Rick Hansen, EAA 143651, knew his latest aircraft project would be a massive undertaking. Restoring a Travel Air is no small task. He went for it anyway. Read...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | biplane, Vintage, Why We Fly
“Why did I wait so long?” That’s what Kurt Gubert, EAA 441434, said on May 16, 2015, when he made the first flight of his eye-catching Fly Baby biplane, a project that began more than 35 years ago. Find the answer in the January 2017 issue of EAA Sport Aviation...
