The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is an international organization of aviation enthusiasts based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Aviation or Air transport refers to the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ... Oshkosh is a city located where the Fox River enters Lake Winnebago in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. ...

EAA was founded by Paul Poberezny. Today the organization is run by his son, Tom Poberezny. Paul still works with EAA as its Chairman of the Board. On January 26, 1953, Paul and 35 other aviation enthusiasts created the EAA in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a club for people who were constructing their own homebuilt aircraft. Homebuilding is still a large part of EAA, but the organization has grown immensely over the years to include almost every aspect of aviation and aeronautics. Paul H. Poberezny (b. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1953: Events The first year in which the worlds airlines carried more than 50 million people (ICAO statement, 29 December) January January 26 - The first meeting of the Experimental Aircraft Association takes place at Milwaukee, Wisconsins Curtis-Wright Field. ... Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin, United States and the county of Milwaukee. ... Also known as amateur-built aircraft, homebuilt aircraft are constructed by one or more persons for whom this is not a professional activity. ...

Each summer EAA presents the largest annual aviation event in the world, 'AirVenture Oshkosh', also known as the Oshkosh Airshow. During the airshow, the city's airport, Wittman Regional, is the busiest airport in the world. The week long event annually attracts around 12,000 planes and about 800,000 visitors to the region. The EAA also sponsors the Young Eagles program, dedicated to giving one million children an airplane ride by December 17th, 2003, the Centennial of Flight. The program reached that goal, and still continues to bring aviation to the youth of America. In 2004, actor Harrison Ford was named chairman of the Young Eagles. The Oshkosh Airshow is an annual gathering of Aviation enthusiasts held each summer at Wittman Regional Airport, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. ... The Utterly Butterly wing-walking display team flying Boeing Stearman PT-17 biplanes An airshow is an event at which aviators display their flying skills, normally to the public, but occasionally to invited guests, or employees and their families only. ... The Young Eagles is a program by the EAA to give kids from 8 to 18 a chance to fly in a general aviation airplane free of charge. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harrison Ford Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942,) is an American actor who, between 1977 and 1983, appeared in what were then four of the top ten highest-grossing movies ever. ...

External links

• EAA Homepage (http://www.eaa.org)
• EAA AirVenture Museum (http://www.airventuremuseum.org)
• 2005 AirVenture Convention (http://www.airventure.org)
• Young Eagles Program Homepage (http://www.youngeagles.org)