PIONEERING AIRCRAFT DESIGNER IS FEATURED SPEAKER AT EAA’S WRIGHT BROTHERS MEMORIAL BANQUET DEC. 14

Aircraft design pioneer Frank Christensen, who advanced kit-built aircraft with his innovative Eagle aerobatic airplane, will be the featured speaker at EAA’s annual Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet on Friday, December 14, at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh. The annual EAA gala commemorates the anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first successful powered flight on Dec. […]

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EAA President/CEO Resigns

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Board of Directors accepted the resignation of President and CEO Rod Hightower today (shown at right). Hightower will be returning to St. Louis to reunite with his family. (Photo by Shahn Sederberg) “Maura and I have five children ranging in age from pre-school to college freshman,” Hightower said. “When I […]

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F-16 Runs Off Runway at EAA’s AirVenture

                                                                                                                    An F-16 from the Alabama Air Guard ran off the end of the runway at Witman Field in Oshkosh Thursday just after 11 A.M. The pilot managed to escape the jet and according to witnesses, jogged away from the aircraft under his own power, but was taken for medical observation as a precaution. The […]

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Aviation Association Heads Discuss Issues at AirVenture

 The heads of the major aviation associations met during day 3 at EAA’s 2011 AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Pictured at right, are from left; NATA President, Jim Coyne; NBAA President, Ed Bolen; EAA President, Rod Hightower; AOPA President, Craig Fuller; GAMA President, Peter Bunce; HAI President Matt Zuccaro, and NASAO’s President, Henry Ogrodzinski. (Photo by […]

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