EAA Airventure, OSHKOSH

[BloorwestSiR]

 

38 minutes ago, Anthony in NZ said:

Yes, they look great, Thanks!  Did you get a chance to see the 2 Mosquitoes?

 Anthony, I initially saw only one. There was an FB VI on display that had flown in and I subsequently saw a two stage Mossie that definitely wasn't airworthy. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Michael931080]

Great pictures Carl!  Jealous you got to Oshkosh before me, as it’s on my bucket list of places to see! 

[BloorwestSiR]

23 hours ago, Michael931080 said:

Great pictures Carl!  Jealous you got to Oshkosh before me, as it’s on my bucket list of places to see! 

Thanks Michael! It ended up coinciding with my visit to my sister. Otherwise I never thought I'd have made it. 

[BloorwestSiR]

I went today and attended a couple speaking sessions. One was with Dick Rutan talking about his round the world flight in Voyager. The other was with a gent from Avspecs talking about the Mossie and her restoration.

 

I managed to get a couple more pics as well. The aforementioned Mossie:

 

 

 

Dick Rutan is in the left folding chair in front of the Mosquito.

 

 

A C-5 replaced the UPS 747 from Wednesday.

 

 

 

 

Wishful thinking for this to be my next Honda

 

 

 

 

[R Palimaka]

I've just arrived home after a 16 hour drive. Still trying to absorb everything I saw! I got the chance to meet Carl (BloorwestSiR) and we had a great time just walking the lines and talking models. Photos just can't possibly give you an idea of the massive scope of the show, but here is just a random selection.

 

I haven't had time yet to upload and edit my photos, but here are some highlights for me:

The XP-82...what a beast.

 

 

 

Some of the warbirds from the flying display. Oddly enough, when it came to the mass launch of the 18 Mustangs, I didn't take may photos of it. I just wanted to really listen and experience the whole thing. I figured there will be much better photographers than I am posting their efforts on line. I just wanted to be in the moment, and imagine what my father would have heard 75 years ago.

 

 

Bud Anderson taken out to meet the arrival of the two versions of OLD CROW:

 

And for an aircraft I consider to be butt ugly, I sure took a lot of photos of it. I had never seen one before (that didn't change my  opinion, but it is impressive):

 

And an overview of most of the Warbird area, taken from one of the Bell 47 helicopters that offers rides over the whole venue. It won't be sharp enough for you to pick out some of the aircraft, but there are two Mig 17s, one of which put on a tremendous display at the night show. 

Edited July 27, 2019 by R Palimaka

[Troy Molitor]

Thanks for sharing your pictures.   Some really nice shots.    

[R Palimaka]

Some random stuff:

T-28s warming up

P-51H

I would love a 1/32 scale kit of the Wilga!

 

 

 

And Lope's Hope was there, an incredibly meticulous restoration...and just a beautiful sight.

 

Edited July 27, 2019 by R Palimaka

[Out2gtcha]

Wow, great pics!

 

29 minutes ago, R Palimaka said:

I would love a 1/32 scale kit of the Wilga!

 

 

You and me both!!

If you ever get a chance, Google "Draco, Wilga"

This guy modified everything. With a 1:1 HP >weight ratio, it's an incredible machine

 

 

 

 

 

[R Palimaka]

LIke I said, far better photographers than I am will be there!!

 

 Here is the link to the Experimental Aircraft Association's 2019 photo album...26 pages of aviation porn!!! It'll give you an idea of the scope of the event. I don't know why I waited so long to attend. 

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/eaaairven ... 5521/page1

 

Richard

 

 

[RadBaron]

Beautiful pictures Richard!

 

The show was fantastic, even bigger than previous years according to the stats. I ended up getting around 4000 raw pics during the week, of which, optimistically, a handful will be useful!

 

Glad everyone who was there enjoyed it, now we start the countdown until next year!

 

Denzil

Edited July 29, 2019 by RadBaron