by Hal Bryan | Mar 20, 2021 | #AirShow, #OSH19, Air Show, AirVenture, warbird, Warbirds
The Monday afternoon air show opened with an unlikely formation, flown in honor of two members of EAA’s first family: Founder Paul Poberezny and his son Tom, former president of the organization. In the lead was EAA’s North American P-64, the only surviving example of...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | #Aircraft, #OSH19, AirVenture, Member Stories, warbird, Warbirds
By Kayla Floyd Johan Guyt stood along the flightline on Sunday, July 21, when an airplane in the markings of his homeland, South Africa, touched down on the runway. As the airplane drew closer, other similarities caused him to pause — the airplane, a North American...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | #OSH19, Homebuilding, Member Stories, Youth & Young Eagles
By John W. Conrad When Bob and Jean Porter of Batavia, Illinois, attended their first EAA air show at Oshkosh, they didn’t have an airplane, but they had a dream. Bob learned to fly in a Cessna 152 and then a 172, and he dreamed of owning his own airplane. Jean...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | #OSH19, AirVenture, Homebuilding, homebuilt, Stories Of Oshkosh
By Kayla Floyd Over in homebuilt camping, a grey RV-8 might have caught some attention. Whether it was the German registration, the German flag on the tail, or the combination of those with the P-51 Mustang markings and invasion stripes on the sides that caused you to...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | #OSH19, AirVenture, Youth & Young Eagles
By Kayla Floyd It’s a bird, it’s a plane, and well … it’s a glider. And the pilot? Well, that is 14-year-old Riley Speidel. This year at AirVenture we are happy to welcome Riley Speidel, who is known for her recent solo glider flight across the United States. Let’s...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | #OSH19, AirVenture, Vintage, Youth & Young Eagles
By John W. Conrad If you are looking to discover how they bend those fancy curves for vintage aircraft, or if you are plagued with a problem reverse compound curve for your project, stop by the metal workshop inside the Vintage Hangar near the red pylon and meet...
