Paul Poberezny, the Baby Ace, and the Basement in Milwaukee Where the Whole Homebuilt Movement Began
How Paul Poberezny founded the EAA in his Milwaukee basement in 1953 and sparked the entire homebuilt aircraft movement.
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Piper's DeltaHawk Seminole DX and the Jet-A Twin That Could Rewrite the Multi-Engine Trainer
Piper's DeltaHawk-powered Seminole DX flew for the first time and debuted at Oshkosh 2026 - a Jet-A twin aimed at the multi-engine trainer market.
TowerRedbird's NXi and Closing the Gap Between the Simulator and the Real Flight Deck
Radio Hangar explores Redbird's NXi and Closing the Gap Between the Simulator and the Real Flight Deck.
TowerSpaceShipOne, the Feathered Wing, and the Experimental Airplane That Flew to Space From the Same World That Fills the Oshkosh Flightline
How SpaceShipOne, a homebuilt-derived experimental aircraft from Mojave, flew to space and won the Ansari X Prize in 2004.
VectorSteve Wittman, Buster, and the Little Racer That Gave Oshkosh Its Name
Steve Wittman was the self-taught Wisconsin racer whose homebuilt speed machines and spring-steel landing gear earned him a legacy - and Oshkosh's airport its name.
TaildraggerThe 2026 Diamond Buyers Guide and the Spin That Made Safety the Whole Point
The 2026 Diamond Aircraft Buyers Guide shows how one 1980s spin shaped a full lineup built around safety and Jet A efficiency.
TowerThe ABCDE Flow and the Ninety Seconds After the Engine Quits - Working an Emergency While Inbound to Oshkosh
The ABCDE flow gives pilots an ordered response to engine failure - airspeed, best field, cockpit checks, declare, execute - rehearsed before you fly.
PatternThe Angle of Attack Indicator and How the Experimental World Made Aviation's Most Honest Instrument Affordable
An angle of attack (AOA) indicator measures how close your wing is to stalling directly, and the experimental fleet made it affordable for certified aircraft.
VectorThe Bush Plane Ramp at AirVenture and the STOL Demo Where a Taildragger Stops in Its Own Length
Inside the bush plane ramp at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, where STOL taildraggers take off in under 50 feet and stop in their own length.
RampThe Colored Dots at Oshkosh and the Lost Art of Landing on a Spot
Learn to land on a spot like the colored dots at Oshkosh - a private pilot skill from the ACS that most pilots stop practicing after their checkride.
PatternThe Convective SIGMET, the Afternoon Buildups, and Timing Your Oshkosh Arrival to Beat the Wisconsin Thunderstorms
How to read a convective SIGMET and time your Oshkosh arrival to beat Wisconsin's afternoon thunderstorms on a summer cross-country.
PatternThe Curtiss JN-4 Jenny and the Ninety-Dollar Surplus Trainer That Turned a Generation of Pilots Loose on America
How $50 surplus Curtiss JN-4 'Jenny' biplanes launched the barnstorming era and put ordinary Americans in the sky.
TaildraggerThe de Havilland Beaver and the Bush Pilots Who Told de Havilland Exactly What to Build
How Canadian bush pilots wrote the spec for the de Havilland Beaver in 1947, creating a floatplane that still works worldwide today.
TaildraggerThe Ford Tri-Motor, the Tin Goose, and the Corrugated Airliner That Still Sells Rides on the Oshkosh Flightline
The Ford Tri-Motor 'Tin Goose' is a 1920s corrugated-metal airliner you can still buy a ride on today, thanks to the EAA at Oshkosh.
TaildraggerThe Gee Bee Super Sportster and the Flying Barrel That Jimmy Doolittle Rode to Three Hundred Miles an Hour
The story of the Gee Bee Super Sportster, the barrel-shaped racer Jimmy Doolittle flew to 296 mph in 1932 - and why it wasn't the murderer history claimed.
TaildraggerThe North Forty at Oshkosh and the Culture of Camping Under the Wing
The North Forty at EAA AirVenture is where pilots camp under their own wings, turning Oshkosh into aviation's greatest community.
RampThe Piper J-3 Cub and the Little Yellow Taildragger That Taught America to Fly
How the Piper J-3 Cub, a 65-horsepower yellow taildragger, taught most of a generation of American pilots to fly.
TaildraggerThe Protector R G One Clears Its Weapons Trials at Farnborough and What a Missile-Carrying Drone Means for the Airspace You Fly
General Atomics' Protector RG1 cleared UK weapons trials at Farnborough 2026 - and its airspace-integration case matters for GA pilots.
TowerThe Qatar 747-8, the Presidential Airplane, and What It Actually Takes to Turn a Gifted Widebody Into Air Force One
Why the Qatar-donated Boeing 747-8 must return to the shop before it can ever serve as Air Force One.
TowerThe Spartan Executive - When Tulsa Oil Money Built a Two Hundred Mile An Hour Flying Office
Radio Hangar explores The Spartan Executive - When Tulsa Oil Money Built a Two Hundred Mile An Hour Flying Office.
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