Seven emerging tech companies will be showcasing their newest ideas for aviation this summer at THE place to present innovation \u2013 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh \u2013 as part of the event\u2019s EAA Innovation Center. The exhibits range from new aircraft designs to the latest in power systems and 3D printing for airplane parts.<\/p>\n
These concepts are the latest in what has been a long tradition of showing the latest flight technology during the Experimental Aircraft Association\u2019s annual fly-in convention. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014, the 62nd annual EAA convention, is July 28-August 3 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor more than a half-century, the latest in aircraft design and technology has been introduced to the flying community and the public at the EAA fly-in,\u201d said Jack Pelton, EAA\u2019s chairman of the board. \u201cEAA reached out to nearly 40 inventors and emerging companies, inviting them to send ideas on what they\u2019d like to showcase at Oshkosh this year. These seven were selected as among the best and most intriguing of the hundreds of concepts that come from bright minds in the aviation community each year.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Innovation Center will be located in EAA College Park, just northwest of the FAA control tower, and is sponsored by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, which will be exhibiting the next generation of air traffic control and have air traffic control and control tower simulators.<\/p>\n
Among the companies exhibiting the Innovation Center are:
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\n\u00c2\u00b7 Elytron Aircraft
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Engine Intensive Care Systems
\n\u00c2\u00b7 MakerPlane Inc.
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Malloy Aeronautics LTD
\n\u00c2\u00b7 MVP Aero
\n\u00c2\u00b7 O\u2019Neill Power Systems
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Shapeways 3D Printing Marketplace and Community<\/p>\n
EAA College Park was created in 2012 as a unified site where aviation education programs, as well as other organizations and companies, could present the options available to those seeking careers and additional information about aviation opportunities. The Innovation Center was moved to College Park this year after a successful Oshkosh debut in 2013.<\/p>\n
About EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
\nEAA AirVenture Oshkosh is \u201cThe World\u2019s Greatest Aviation Celebration\u201d and EAA\u2019s yearly membership convention. Additional EAA AirVenture information, including advance ticket and camping purchase, is available online at www.airventure.org. EAA members receive lowest prices on admission rates. For more information on EAA and its programs, call 1-800-JOIN-EAA (1-800-564-6322) or visit www.eaa.org. Immediate news is available at www.twitter.com\/EAAupdate.<\/p>\n