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.
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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.
TaildraggerThe 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.
TaildraggerThe 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.
TaildraggerThe 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.
TaildraggerThe 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.
TaildraggerWiley 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.
TaildraggerAluminum 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.
TaildraggerBob 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.
TaildraggerChuck 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.
TaildraggerDoc 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.
TaildraggerPaul 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.
TaildraggerSteve 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 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 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 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.
TaildraggerCalbraith Perry Rodgers and the Vin Fiz - The First Flight Across America
How Cal Rodgers flew the Vin Fiz coast-to-coast in 1911, surviving 16 crashes to become the first person to fly across America.
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