 Aerobatic team performs at EAA AirVenture EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (formerly Oshkosh Airshow) is an annual gathering of aviation enthusiasts held each summer at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The event is presented by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), a national/international organization based in Oshkosh. The airshow is seven days long and typically begins on the last Monday in July. The airport's control tower is the busiest control tower in the world during the gathering. [1] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (999x675, 157 KB) Summary WWII-era North American T-6 Texans (trainers) T. Canaan, 2005 From the Experimental Aircraft Assoc. ...
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Wittman Regional Airport is an airport located on the south side of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. ...
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History
The Experimental Aircraft Association's Fly-In Convention, now known as EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, has been in existence nearly as long as the association itself. The first gathering was in September 1953 as a small part of the Milwaukee (Wis.) Air Pageant. That original EAA fly-in at Wright-Curtiss (now Timmerman) Field was attended by a handful of airplanes, mostly homebuilt and modified aircraft. Fewer than 100 people registered as visitors. The larger Milwaukee Air Pageant has faded away but the EAA gathering has become one of the world's largest aviation events and the world's largest annual convention of any kind.
EAA's fly-in grew quickly in its first few years and by the late 1950s it had outgrown the area of the Milwaukee airport it was allowed to use. In 1959, the event moved to Rockford (Ill.) Municipal Airport, where it would stay for the next decade. The "Rockford Years" were where the EAA Fly-In Convention established both its prominence as a homebuilders' event and its friendly feeling that is retained to this day. During these years, such diverse aviation interests as Warbirds, antiques and aerobatic performers also began to become part of the EAA event.
By 1969, it was apparent that the EAA Fly-In Convention had simply become too large for the Rockford facility. EAA had grown from a home basement operation to an office and museum in the Milwaukee suburb of Franklin. The annual convention mirrored that growth, attracting hundreds of showplanes and tens of thousands of visitors.
Sites were studied for a new home. Aviation legend Steve Wittman, who had been an EAA member since the association's founding in 1953, suggested the airport in Oshkosh, Wis. That facility had some definite advantages. There was much acreage surrounding the airport to handle the annual influx of airplanes, vehicles and tents. There were two lengthy runways (east/west and north/south) which did not cross, allowing greater traffic movement. Oshkosh city officials were eager to host the event and enjoy the economic boost it provided. In late 1969, the EAA board approved the move to Oshkosh.
There was only one problem - no Convention site or infrastructure existed in Oshkosh. EAA's volunteer network was up to the task, however. Within six months, EAA members had created a home for the fly-in. That volunteer spirit continues today, as more than 4,000 people donate their time and talents to help prepare and coordinate the Convention's grounds and activities.
Through the 1970s and '80s, the Convention exploded into national prominence. Attendance jumped into six figures each year and the event became one of sport aviation's top gatherings.
The EAA and its annual gathering have matured in the 1990s. It now serves as one of the aviation world's premier events, attracting top government officials from around the world, corporate leaders and hundreds of thousands of aviation enthusiasts. It now spans the entire spectrum of aviation and attracts 10,000 airplanes each year.
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (as of 1998, the new name for the Fly-In Convention) continues to grow in its fifth decade. New exhibit hangars and expanded facilities serve the more than 750,000 aviation enthusiasts who attend the event annually. The local and state economies enjoy a more than $80-million boost because of the week-long event.
Today, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is an international gathering place for aviation enthusiasts. An AirVenture participant can study the latest aircraft and innovations; discover new ideas and techniques from the more than 500 forums and workshops; see aviation's top personalities; or just talk airplanes with people from around the world. EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH has become important and influential but retains its friendly and personal feel - part of the reason the world comes to Oshkosh every year.
Notable Appearances The British Concorde made regular appearances during its scheduled operations, beginning in 1985 and also appearing in 1988, 1990, 1994 and 1998. British Airways Concorde G-BOAB. Concorde G-BOAD on a barge beneath Verrazano Narrows Bridge in New York City in November 2003, bound for the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum. ...
Among other unique airplanes that have recently appeared at Oshkosh was the Airbus "Beluga" in 2003, the F-22 Raptor in 2006, and NASA's Super Guppy in 2000. Binomial name Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776) Beluga range White Whale redirects here. ...
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In 1994, a unique gathering at the event featured 15 of the 25 then-surviving Apollo astronauts, including the complete crews of Apollo 11 (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins) and Apollo 8 (Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders).
In 1997 (celebrating the 50th anniversary of an independent US Air Force) The SR-71 Blackbird made a fly-over. This was supposed to be supersonic but due to a fuel leak, the aircraft made an emergency landing in Milwaukee. The first pass featured a simulated in flight refueling with a KC-135T from 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell AFB. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Also featured in 1997 was a Lockheed U-2. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 2003 the Wright Flyer was a central figure, and a replica designed to fly on the 100th Anniversary of the first flight was granted its flying certification by the Federal Aviation Administration during the show. A recent version of Microsoft's Flight Simulator (version 2004) and Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2 were unveiled there[2], and a physical Wright Flyer mock-up combined with Microsoft's software on a display in front of the pilot (a member of the attending public) was a popular attraction. The Wright Flyer (often retrospectively referred to as Flyer I) was the first powered aircraft designed and built by the Wright Brothers. ...
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In 2005 SpaceShipOne made its only public appearance before flying off to the Smithsonian. Also flying at the show was GlobalFlyer that had made its record around the world flight in the same year. In 1987 Burt Rutan's Rutan Voyager, the first aircraft to fly around the world without refueling, made its final appearance before its record setting flight. SpaceShipOne is small, having a three-person cabin and short but wide wings. ...
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Innodyn's small turbine engines made their debut at, and are regularly displayed at, Oshkosh.
Highlights Highlights of the arshow include the following: - Displays of visiting aircraft of all sizes and types. Most of the aircraft on display at the fly-in are in one of these categories:
- Commercial exhibits
- Large exhibits by NASA and FAA
- Showcase fly-bys, including the largest formation flyby of vintage warplanes in the world
- A daily aerobatics airshow
- Informative lectures by professional and amateur presenters
For many attendees, an equally important aspect of the fly-in is the opportunity to socialize with other aviation enthusiasts. Lots of people meet up each year with "Oshkosh friends" who they only see at the fly-in. For many years these Oshkosh friends had no contact during the rest of the year, but recently many of them have begun to stay in touch throughout the year via e-mail. Many attendees arrive three to four days before the official start of the event or stay a few days after the end for the opportunity to relax in an aviation environment and to socialize with other aviation enthusiasts from around North America. Also, a very large contingent of volunteer workers arrive as early as a month before the event, and stay long after the end, to help with presenting the event. Among these volunteers are cadets from the Civil Air Patrol, working the flightlines and looking for ELTs. The cadets spend the first seven days before the airshow training for the event and then work the entire week of the show. An Airbus A380, currently the worlds largest airliner An aircraft is any vehicle or craft capable of atmospheric flight. ...
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 The control tower is traditionally decorated with the banner saying WORLD'S BUSIEST CONTROL TOWER during the AirVenture. Download high resolution version (480x640, 48 KB) See also the in-image JFIF tag for the details as below plus the e-mails. ...
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Attendance It is estimated that 10,000–15,000 aircraft visit Wittman Field each year during the fly-in. Attendance is estimated at over 600,000, which is computed by multiplying the number of tickets sold times the number of estimated daily visits by each ticket holder. This technique allows for one person who buys a weeklong pass to count as a separate person each day, which does properly account for each person's actual use of the grounds and facilities, but adds complexity to making a final attendance estimate. The EAA estimates and Oshkosh Northwestern reports the actual number of attendees is most likely between 200,000-300,000 separate people, which would still leave AirVenture as the biggest civilian airshow in the United States. [1] The Oshkosh Northwestern is a daily newspaper based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. ...
People arrive by both air and ground transport. The large number of aircraft arrivals and departures during the fly-in week officially makes the Wittman Field FAA Control Tower the "busiest in the world" for that week. To accommodate the huge flow of aircraft around the airport and the nearby airspace, a special NOTAM is published each year, choreographing the normal and emergency (if need be) procedures to follow. Airspace means the portion of the atmosphere controlled by a particular country on top of its territory and territorial waters or, more generally, any specific three-dimensional portion of the atmosphere. ...
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Hotels, dormitories, and many private guest rooms in the region are almost always filled to capacity during the fly-in. But the large majority of visitors camp, under the wing of their airplane, or in the conventional campground that is adjacent to the airport and convention grounds which are beautifully adorned with excellent landscaping.
More than 4,000 volunteers contribute approximately 250,000 hours before, during and after the event. [citation needed] These volunteers are primarily EAA members, but also include a significant number of local volunteers. Civil Air Patrol cadets and senior officers who attend National Blue Beret (identified by a blue beret perched majestically atop their heads nearing the start of the air show) are found on base July 18-31 and work many aspects of the airshow; including, but not limited to: flight line marshalling, war bird security, and Emergency Services. During the airshow, cadets and senior officers contribute more than 2,000 hours marshalling aircraft for runway 9-27.
Approximately 1,100 portable toilets are supplied for the event, and EAA estimates that more than 2 million sheets of toilet paper are used. [citation needed]
Trivia - In 2004, an Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747 brought an almost full load of Icelanders. The occupants of this single airplane represented about 1/500 or 0.2% of the population of Iceland. Comparatively, approx .05% of the United States population was represented at the air show, arriving in around 10,000 separate aircraft, and innumerable road vehicles. [citation needed]
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See also The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is an international organization of aviation enthusiasts based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. ...
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References - ^ "EAA AirVenture takes flight for the future", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- ^ Microsoft (April 2, 2003). Thousands Recreate History on Microsoft’s 1903 Wright Flyer Simulator. Press release.
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External links - EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
- EAA.org
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