EAA Airventure Museum

Wings on Strings Kite Festival June 21

Free event

EAA will host an exciting family kite-flying event on June 21. The Kite Society of Wisconsin & Illinois, Milwaukee’s Gift of Wings kite store, and WROE Radio sponsor this event.

The Kite Festival will be held at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh on Pioneer Airport from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m .A series of world-class performers will stage kite-flying displays throughout the day to musical accompaniment. Don’t miss the grand launch of kites at noon!

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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.

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Planes, Manes and Automobiles July 5, 2008

This exciting annual event combines two classic examples of American engineering. It pairs P-51 Mustang Warbirds from WWII with a wide selection of Ford Mustang cars.

The event takes place on the grounds of the world-famous EAA AirVenture Museum, which displays a collection of over 140 immaculate aircraft, including the world’s oldest surviving P-51 Mustang. Throughout the day rides will be available in a variety of vintage airplanes from the Museum’s acclaimed Pioneer Airport facility.

Outstanding cars will receive trophies and, on a space-available basis, all cars have the chance to 'pony up' to a P-51 for a picture. Event registration is $20, which includes Museum admission for all vehicle occupants. If you would like to come and see the show, spectator admission is included in regular Museum admission.

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“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.