EAA AirVenture Museum

EAA Airventure Museum

Good 'Ol Days

Big Birds Over EAA
Saturday September 11, 2010
9AM – 4PM

Join the fun for the first annual “Big Birds Over EAA”, radio controlled model airplane event. Located on the EAA grounds, this free event will feature amazing giant scale RC aircraft of all types, including Warbirds, Aerobatic, Jets, Vintage and Sport Aviation. Watch RC experts fly their planes throughout the day in various demonstrations. Wander through the other models on display and talk with the flyers about the skills needed to fly these unique planes. Food will be available throughout the day at the event. Experience RC aircraft like you never have before!

Random Aircraft Number 2

WITTMAN D-12 “BONZO”
Conceived, designed, built and raced by S.J. “Steve” Wittman of Oshkosh, WI, the Bonzo air racer was constructed in 1934. Careful attention to detail and clever streamlining allowed Bonzo to compete favorably with airplanes using twice the horespower. Wittman’s low budget, homebuilt airplane garnered second place in the 1935 Thompson Trophy Race against the world’s fastest racers. At one point, Steve had tuned and modified Bonzo to achieve 325 mph in level flight, putting him at the cutting edge of high-speed aerodynamics. Steve Wittman retired Bonzo from racing with the beginning of World War II; however, the innovative design of the Wittman leaf-spring landing gear as used on Bonzo has since been used on thousands of Cessna aircraft.

Homepage Cell 2

Little Wings, Big Dreams:
Sport Aviation in Miniature

The museum’s newest exhibit, “Little Wings...Big Dreams, Sport Aviation in Miniature” opened March 20 in the Gilbert H. Hansen Photography Gallery. This exhibit showcases the remarkable skills and imagination of model aircraft builders of various disciplines, including radio control, free-flight, control line and static models. Many EAA members began their interest in aviation by creating model planes. Through the years, that interest grew into aviation careers and fascination with full size aircraft. Several members have loaned their models to this exhibit, since they are still active modelers and enjoy sharing their enthusiasm for their hobby with others.

For a sampling of the model show check out the photo gallery on the EAA website http://www.eaa.org/photos/

Homepage Cell 3

“I Learned about Flying from That”- by: Barry Ross

For the past 25 years Barry has illustrated Flying magazine’s monthly feature “I Learned About Flying From That”. These accounts of pilot’s sometimes hair-raising, sometimes funny and always educational experiences are the basis for the paintings that are featured here. He has tried to evoke both the risk and thrill of flight, capture the moment when things have gone awry, and yet give the viewer a hopeful feeling that the crisis will be satisfactorily resolved. Click here for more information.