Now this falls in the category of something you don't see every day: OpenSky's M-02 jet-powered glider took to the skies over Oshkosh last night!
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Video of the Air Legends Foundation’s Lockheed C-121A Constellation, known as Bataan, doing flight tests after a full restoration. 📷 Scott Slocum
The Connie is scheduled to be at
#OSH23
on July 24-28. (Availability & appearance of vintage aircraft are always subject to change.)
The iconic Lockheed Constellation “Connie” will make its grand arrival at 2:00 p.m. today at
#OSH23
.
Join us on the flight line to witness this historic moment. Also, look out for other thrilling arrivals:
12:00 p.m. - C-5
12:30 p.m. - B-29 Doc
1:30 p.m. - The Polaris Team
The Model 17 Staggerwing is an aviation marvel, renowned for its elegant design.
In the 1930s, it soared in air racing circles due to its remarkable speed. An early Model 17 won the 1933 Texaco Trophy Race, highlighting its exceptional performance.
📸 Jack Fleetwood
#aviation
100 Vietnam War veterans are on their way to Washington, D.C. this morning on the Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight to tour war memorials dedicated to their service. The veterans will return to Oshkosh following this afternoon's air show. You can help welcome them back home, and give
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force, Dean Cutshall will be bringing an extremely rare F-100 to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 this July. Learn more:
Feel the need for speed all month long with this month's
#WallpaperWednesday
featuring the EA-18G Growler, the electronic warfare variant of the F/A-18F Super Hornet! Save this image to set as your phone's wallpaper. What should we feature next month? 📸 Nick Moore
There’s nothing like the sound of a Rockwell B-1 Lancer zipping by! Just look at that vapor cone coming off of a B-1 at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017.
Can you believe this bad to the “Bone” aircraft was first flown 49 years ago?! Wowza. Happy
#FirstFlight
anniversary to you!
We're pretty sure photos simply don't get more epic than this: the XP-82 Twin Mustang and
@DocsFriends
soar over Lake Winnebago. Photo by Scott Slocum.
Today's
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Boeing lineup is crazy awesome! All of these will make an appearance at some point. B-29 Doc, C-5, C-17, KC-10, KC-135, F-5, F-15, F-16, F-18, F-22, F-35, HC-130N, MH-47 Chinook, Apache AH-64, C-12F Huron, USCG MH-60T, USCG MH-65D, HH-60G Pave Hawk, UH-60, S-3 NASA
This “Bf 109” started life as a Spanish-built Hispano Buchon and was entirely restored by the Erickson Aircraft Collection to the specifications of an authentic Bf 109G, with an Allison engine.
Read about it in the September/October edition of Warbirds magazine.
📹 Scott Slocum
.
@Microsoft
recently held a private, invitation-only event to give a handful of people an early look at the long-awaited next version of Flight Simulator and EAA was there! Read our in-depth preview and let us know what you think:
As a special treat, here’s a video I took of our landing at OshKosh yesterday morning, taken from the Delta One cabin (check out our shadow 😍). So many airplanes on site! ✈️
#OshKosh
#Delta
#A350
#ShadowPlane
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News: Get ready for a B-29 reunion!
A few weeks ago, we announced that “Doc” was coming to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024, but now he’s going to have some company from “FIFI,” the only other B-29 currently flying! 🤩You won’t want to miss this rare joint performance. 👏
Today we are officially less than 200 days away from AirVenture 2023! The Fun Fly Zone is always a big draw, with everything from powered parachutes to classic ultralights like this one. What’s the best thing you’ve seen at the Fun Fly Zone?
📸 by Leonardo Correa Luna
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During the week that would have been
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, we figured we'd share some of our favorite photos from Oshkosh through the years! From 1985: When
@British_Airways
brought Concorde to Oshkosh for the 1st time, everyone stopped what they were doing to watch. 📷 Dick Matt
#EAAtogether
Modern U.S. military air power was on full display in Saturday's afternoon air show at
#OSH18
! Among the aircraft to fly were F-22s, a KC-135, KC-10, HC-130, F-16, S-3, and B-52.
Meet the Boeing 307 Stratoliner. First flown in 1938, this aircraft marks a significant milestone as the first airliner with a pressurized fuselage.
Using B-17 components, it soared above turbulent weather, offering a smoother and swifter flying experience.
📸
@Jim_Koepnick
An SNJ-5 and T-6 flying over Oshkosh. The airplanes are owned by John Mazza Jr. and Johnny Mazza III.
The SNJ once belonged to Walt Olrich, the founder of Warbirds of America.
📹 Connor Madison
We sure love seeing some wicked warbirds! 😍 The XP-82 is celebrating its
#FirstFlight
anniversary today! 🎉Here's one from
#OSH19
. Who was there to see it show off? 🙋🙋♂️
This here is Mike Patey's heavily modified Carbon Cub EX-3, nicknamed "Scrappy." Scrappy was created to ensure that time and resources are never an issue during critical search and rescue missions.
Check out Mike's YouTube channel for the entire build process.
📷 Jim Raeder
In honor of the Beechcraft Starship's first flight anniversary, enjoy this video from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015!
That was the year EAA paid tribute to the legacy of Burt Rutan, who designed this aircraft, along with 45 others. The Starship you see here is one of only a
Enjoying
#OSH23
? Discover EAA's Flickr page featuring amazing AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 photos. Check out the best moments and share your own! We'd love to see your pics too!
📷 Photo by Andrew Zaback
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