The Stinson Reliant Gullwing and the Detroit Cabin Cruiser That Still Rules the Vintage Rows at Oshkosh
The Stinson Reliant Gullwing is a 1930s luxury cabin monoplane whose distinctive double-tapered wing still draws crowds at Oshkosh.
The Hangar
Aviation history and storytelling with Taildragger. Warbird restorations, legendary pilots, famous flights, and the stories that shaped aviation from the Wright Brothers to the Space Shuttle.
Benny Howard, Mister Mulligan, and the Homebuilt Racer That Won Both the Bendix and the Thompson in a Single Year
How Benny Howard's homebuilt Mister Mulligan won both the 1935 Bendix and Thompson trophies - the only airplane ever to do it.
Bernard Pietenpol, the Air Camper, and the Minnesota Farmer Who Bolted a Ford Engine to a Homebuilt and Started It All
How Minnesota farmer Bernard Pietenpol bolted a Ford Model A engine to a homebuilt airplane and launched the entire experimental aviation movement.
Curtis Pitts, Betty Skelton, and the Little Biplane That Taught the World to Roll
How Curtis Pitts and pilot Betty Skelton turned a homemade Florida biplane into the airplane that taught the world to roll.
Curtiss Field, Long Island, and the Barnstormer's Contract That Sent a Kid to His First Loop
How 1920s barnstormers turned surplus Jennies and farmers' hay fields into flying's first schools - and why Oshkosh carries on their legacy.
Don Sheldon, the Talkeetna Mountain Pilot, and the Glacier Landings That Wrote the Book on Bush Flying
How Alaska bush pilot Don Sheldon pioneered glacier landings on Denali and rewrote the rules of backcountry flying.
That's All, Brother - The C-47 That Led the D-Day Sky Train and Came Back From a Boneyard to Fly Over Oshkosh
The C-47 'That's All, Brother' led the D-Day airborne invasion, was rescued from a scrapyard, and flies again today.
The Beechcraft Staggerwing and the Backward Biplane That Outran Every Airplane in Its Class
The Beechcraft Staggerwing's backward-staggered wings made this 1930s luxury biplane faster than fighters - here's the real story.
The Boeing Stearman, the Yellow Peril, and the Fabric-and-Dope Craft That Brings a Warbird Back to Life on the Oshkosh Vintage Rows
The Boeing Stearman 'Yellow Peril' trained WWII pilots, then survived as a crop duster - here's how restorers bring it back to life.
The North American T-6 Texan, the Pilot Maker, and the Supersonic Prop Tip Rasp That Owns the Oshkosh Warbird Ramp
The North American T-6 Texan trained more military pilots than any aircraft in history - and its supersonic prop tips still own the Oshkosh warbird ramp.
The North American T-6 Texan, the Pilot Maker, and the Warbird Ramp at Oshkosh Where the Round Engines Still Sing
The North American T-6 Texan, the 'Pilot Maker,' trained a generation of WWII fighter pilots and still fills the warbird ramp at Oshkosh.
The Vought F4U Corsair, the Bent-Wing Bird, and the Whistling Death That Still Owns the Oshkosh Warbird Ramp
The Vought F4U Corsair earned the name Whistling Death in WWII and remains a star of the Oshkosh warbird ramp today.
Wiley Post, the Winnie Mae, and the One-Eyed Oklahoma Boy Who Flew Solo Around the World
How Wiley Post, a one-eyed Oklahoma pilot, flew the Winnie Mae solo around the world in 1933 and pioneered the pressure suit.
Aluminum Overcast - How EAA Volunteers Rescued a B-17 and Made Her the Heart of the Flightline
How EAA volunteers saved B-17 'Aluminum Overcast' - a bomber that missed WWII by five days - and kept her flying as living history.
Bob Hoover, the Iced Tea, and the Shrike Commander That Flew Both Engines Dead at Oshkosh
The story of Bob Hoover, the legendary pilot who flew aerobatics with both engines dead and poured iced tea while rolling upside down.
Chuck Yeager, Glamorous Glennis, and the Morning the Bell X One Broke the Sound Barrier
How Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 on October 14, 1947 - with two cracked ribs and a sawed-off broomstick.
Doc the B Twenty-Nine and the Wichita Volunteers Who Pulled a Superfortress Off the Bombing Range
How volunteers pulled the B-29 Doc off a desert bombing range and spent 16 years restoring her to flight.
Leo Loudenslager, the Laser 200, and the Airline Captain Who Rebuilt Aerobatics One Rivet at a Time
How airline captain Leo Loudenslager built the Laser 200 by hand and won seven U.S. and one world aerobatic title, reshaping modern airshows.
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.
Steve 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.