by EAA | Sep 13, 2024 | AirVenture, EAA, EAA member, EAA Museum, EAA volunteers, Member Stories, volunteers
This piece originally ran in the August 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Craig Olson, EAA 116636, is the chairman of the Emergency Aircraft Repair team at AirVenture, a team dedicated to helping aircraft owners with minor repairs while in Oshkosh. EAR got...
by Emme Hornung | Sep 10, 2024 | Aviation Adventure Speaker Series, EAA, EAA Aviation Museum, EAA Museum, History, speaker series
By Emme Hornung Returning from the 2023 edition of the 9/11 Aviation Adventure Speaker Series, retired FDNY Deputy Chief Charles R. Blaich brings with him colleague and friend Dr. Michael Fagel, an emergency management specialist who worked alongside Blaich to ensure...
by EAA | Aug 29, 2024 | EAA Museum, Youth & Young Eagles
By Bob Hunt, Technical Counselor, EAA Chapter 13 Imagine finding a forgotten treasure in your garage — an old airplane engine, gathering dust. That’s exactly what happened to our chapter. Instead of letting it rust away, we turned it into an inspiring learning tool...
by EAA | Aug 29, 2024 | Attic, aviation history, EAA Attic, EAA Museum
This piece originally ran in the July 2024 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. In 1979, more than 40 years after she made her historic solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, Hallmark released an Amelia Earhart doll as the first doll in its “Famous Americans” series....
by Angela Satterlee | Aug 23, 2024 | AirVenture, aviation history, EAA, EAA Museum, History
By Angela Satterlee On June 28, the EAA Aviation Museum welcomed back the Mauro Solar Riser aircraft, the world’s first crewed ultralight powered by solar energy. It is on display in the Innovations Gallery of the museum, next to many other aircraft that represent key...
by Emme Hornung | Aug 23, 2024 | EAA, EAA Museum, History, September 11, speaker series
Returning from the 2023 edition of the 9/11 Aviation Adventure Speaker Series, retired FDNY Deputy Chief Charles R. Blaich brings with him colleague and friend Dr. Michael Fagel, an emergency management specialist who worked alongside Blaich to ensure the safety and...
