#OSH11 - Monday's AirVenture News Summary

Oshkosh air show kicks off - Wichita Business Journal | s 787 Dreamliner, and musical performances by REO Speedwagon and Aaron Tippin. • Cessna Aircraft Co. announced the launch of an online instrument pilot course through Cessna Pilot Centers. The company also announced the addition of five more such ...

Monday July 24, 2011 Daily Update from eaavideo.org | AirVenture 2011’s official Opening Day brought perfect weather and plenty of activity. Here’s the daily update from EAA’s John Nicholson.

T6s arrive at OSH from AOPA Live: Latest videos

FdL native part of Naval salute at EAA - FDL Reporter | A Fond du Lac native will return to the area this week to participate in a special tribute to Naval aviation at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh.  Matthew Ahern, a Naval aircraft commander in Jacksonville, Fla., and his crew will fly the Orion P-3C to EAA. The plane will be on display with other military craft on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Wednesday’s EAA activities will honor the 100th anniversary of Naval aviation. Ahern said the ...

Centennial of Naval Aviation Celebrated at EAA AirVenture from Business Aviation Now | The U.S. Navy is using this year’s EAA AirVenture to help it celebrate the Centennial of Naval Aviation.  The year-long celebration covers 100 years of Naval Aviation, covering aircraft, people, ships, innovations and significant events.  “As the largest aviation event in the country, it is only fitting that we commemorate the 100th anniversary of Naval Aviation at EAA AirVenture,” says Capt. Richard Dann, the Centennial of Naval Aviation’s director of history and outreach. “Naval aviation began with visionaries, such as Glenn Curtiss, Capt. Washington Chambers and Lt. Theodore Ellyson.  In fact, Glenn Curtiss and several others, including Alexander Graham Bell founded the Aerial Experiment Association in 1907 to advance the technology of heavier-than-air flight.”   Dann notes that ...

Poberezny, Hightower Offer EAA Update from Business Aviation Now | After last year’s lower EAA AirVenture numbers – blamed on bad weather and the ongoing recession -- all indications are north for items including advanced ticket sales and camp site reservations, says Rod Hightower, president of the Experimental Aircraft Association, during a press conference today.  ...
   
See Aerobatic Champion Michael Wiskus and his Pitts Show Plane On Display with ... - AMTOnline.com | EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, JULY 24, 2011 – Tanis Aircraft Products announced today Michael Wiskus' newest Pitts show plane will be on display at AirVenture Oshkosh 2011 in the Tanis Aircraft Products booth number 286, next to hangar B. Michael Wiskus is ...

Goodyear Offering Three 'Flight Adventures' At 2011 EAA AirVenture Show - AMTOnline.com | The first winner will ride with a member of the four-person Aeroshell Acrobatic team; the second winner will ride with acrobatic pilot JW “Corkey” Fornof; and a third winner will be flown in a Beechcraft Baron while Red Bull air race pilots Kirby ...

Restored Huey fought in 'Brown Water Navy' - EAA AirVenture News | Lean in for a close look and you can see battle damage repairs on the nose of a UH-1B Huey helicopter parked on the grass in the Warbirds area. This is no ordinary Huey, if there is such a thing. This is a veteran of Navy combat in South Vietnam, and it has been lovingly restored by Overseas Aircraft Support in Arizona as a tribute to those who served in the Navy’s short-lived HA(L)-3 Seawolves unit from 1966-1972. Pilot Larry Clark brought the veteran Huey to Oshkosh from Arizona at ...

#OSH11 in Social Media:  Need photos?  Checkout the AirVenture FB Wall:  mobile uploads, or the OSH11 - Flickr: Search that EAA shared on Twitter.  They've also shared the Bonanzas to Oshkosh Video.  Need a podcast?  Episode 157 – Geeks at AirVenture 2011 - While Max stays home at Airplane Geeks World Headquarters, David, Dan, Rob, Grant, and Steve call in from AirVenture 2011 in Oshkosh, Wisconson.

SolarWorld presents electric aircraft "Elektra One" in U.S. debut at huge ... solarserver.com | ... the largest US manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels for more than 35 years, will showcase the maiden US appearance of a zero-emissions electric aircraft at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2011 in Oshkosh, Wis., starting Monday, July 25th, 2011. ...

Latest from EAA News:

• Flying Around the Country at 17
• Salute to Quicksilver
• President's Awards to Honor Hal Shevers and Craig Willan
• 'Family' Keeps Volunteer Coming Back for 35 Years
• Air show performer Greg Poe dies
• Chris Heintz Receives His Due

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