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EAA AirVenture 2004 Skywriting over Oshkosh, WI during AirVenture 2008. The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is an international organization of aviation enthusiasts based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Since its inception, it has grown internationally with over 300,000 [3] members [4] and nearly 1,000 chapters worldwide.
F-86 Sabre (top), A-10 Thunderbolt II (mid), and P-51D Mustang (bottom) performing at Oshkosh in 2009. EAA was founded in Hales Corners, Wisconsin in 1953 by aircraft designer and military aviator veteran Paul Poberezny, who originally started the organization in the basement of his home for builders and restorers of recreational aircraft. [7]
The Young Eagles is a program created by the US Experimental Aircraft Association designed to give children between the ages of 8 and 17 an opportunity to experience flight in a general aviation airplane while educating them about aviation. The program is offered free of charge with costs covered by the volunteers.
EAA AirVenture 2022 kicks off on July 25 at the Wittman Regional Airport and EAA grounds in Oshkosh. Here's what you need to know about the event.
The series brings together historic aircraft with pilots and owners through a presentation of personal stories from World War II, Korea and Vietnam at the EAA Warbirds of America area on the ...
The panel was among the first-day offerings at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh July 22. The 71st annual aviation fly-in event continues through July 28 at Wittman Regional Airport.
The museum is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States, adjacent to Wittman Regional Airport, home of the museum's sponsoring organization, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), and the organization's EAA AirVenture Oshkosh event (the world's biggest fly-in and airshow) that takes place in late July/early August.
In 2013, Tucker was appointed Chairman of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) program Young Eagles, which introduces and educates children aged 8 to 17 about aviation. It has given flights to over 2 million children around the world. Tucker is an annual fixture at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh airshow each summer.