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“WORLD’S GREATEST AVIATION CELEBRATION” - EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH - RETURNS JULY 22-28

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Oshkosh, Wisconsin, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 71st annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) fly-in convention, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, is slated for July 22-28.

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  • Oshkosh, Wisconsin, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 71st annual Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) fly-in convention, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, is slated for July 22-28.
  • With many participants coming and going by plane, Wittman Regional Airport will become the world’s busiest airport during that week.
  • As always, the “World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration” will feature a dazzling array of day and night air shows, re-enactments, and aerobatic flying demonstrations.
  • The EAA Aviation Museum is open during AirVenture week of AirVenture as part of event admission, while flight experiences on a B-25, Ford Tri-Motor and Bell 47 helicopter will be available.

World's largest fly-in convention set for Oshkosh on July 24-30

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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OSHKOSH, Wis., June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- For the 70th year, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) fly-in convention will host pilots, plane enthusiasts, and aviation industry displays from around the globe in 2023. More than 10,000 aircraft and 600,000 people are expected to descend upon Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin from July 24-30, making it the world's busiest airport during that week.

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  • EAA AirVenture Oshkosh brings together more than 10,000 airplanes and total attendance of 600,000 for one week each year at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
  • The complete spectrum of flight is on display, from vintage biplanes to modern military aircraft, as well as new flight technology.
  • OSHKOSH, Wis., June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- For the 70th year, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) fly-in convention will host pilots, plane enthusiasts, and aviation industry displays from around the globe in 2023.
  • "Whether you're seeking innovation, history, family fun, or just the excitement of aerobatic flight, you'll find it gathered at Oshkosh unlike any other place on earth."

Air Force 75th anniversary, "One Week Wonder" airplane build highlight EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022

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Thursday, May 26, 2022
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OSHKOSH, Wis., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The 69th Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention, scheduled for July 25-31, will welcome more than 10,000 aircraft and 600,000 flight enthusiasts to Oshkosh, Wisconsin this summer. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh—known as many flight enthusiasts simply as "Oshkosh"—will make Wittman Regional Airport the busiest airport in the world. Children less than 18 years of age will be admitted free throughout the week, thanks to support from The Boeing Company.

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  • EAA AirVenture Oshkoshknown as many flight enthusiasts simply as "Oshkosh"will make Wittman Regional Airport the busiest airport in the world.
  • Children less than 18 years of age will be admitted free throughout the week, thanks to support from The Boeing Company.
  • This year's event will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Air Force.
  • All branches of the Air Force will be represented during AV22via flybys, static displays, and presentations.

EAA's B-17 'Aluminum Overcast' begins 2021 national tour in March

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Thursday, March 11, 2021
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OSHKOSH, Wis., March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Experimental Aircraft Association's B-17 bomber Aluminum Overcast will return to a full national tour in 2021 after being sidelined for nearly all of 2020 due to the COVID pandemic.

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  • OSHKOSH, Wis., March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Experimental Aircraft Association's B-17 bomber Aluminum Overcast will return to a full national tour in 2021 after being sidelined for nearly all of 2020 due to the COVID pandemic.
  • The first portion of EAA's 2021 tour schedule includes stops in Florida and Georgia before the aircraft heads northward to additional locations through the spring and early summer.
  • The year-long tour will continue into the summer, with the airplane back "home" for the full week of EAA's annual AirVenture fly-in on July 26-August 1 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
  • After being displayed at the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh for a decade, the airplane made its national tour debut in the spring of 1994.

SureFly® Hybrid Electric Manned Multi-Copter Scheduled to Fly at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018

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Monday, July 2, 2018
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The manned flight will take place with an all-electric SureFly test vehicle from 3:03 to 3:08 p.m. Central Time, during the event's daily airshow.

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  • The manned flight will take place with an all-electric SureFly test vehicle from 3:03 to 3:08 p.m. Central Time, during the event's daily airshow.
  • "We are thrilled to fly this year at EAA AirVenture after introducing SureFly for the first time at last year's event," said Steve Burns, CEO of Workhorse Group.
  • The SureFly is a two-place hybrid-electric eVTOL multi-copter aircraft developed by Workhorse in Loveland, Ohio.
  • EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is the "World's Greatest Aviation Celebration" and EAA's yearly membership convention, which draws 10,000 aircraft and a total attendance of 500,000 to Oshkosh, Wisconsin.