EAA is offering a $60,000 prize to help speed development in electronic flight technology. The award will be given to the individual or corporation that can demonstrate the most promising level of achievement in electric-powered flight at AirVenture 2011.
You can always count on AirVenture to showcase the latest innovations and preview what lies ahead in the future of flight. The future on display, however, wasn't only the newest gadgets and gizmos.
Don Van Cura Sr. is now the proud owner of a 2010 Ford Mustang Convertible, thanks to the Young Eagles raffle held during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010. Last Friday, he drove up from Chicago, Illinois, with his wife Sonia and daughter Raquel so that EAA could hand over the keys.
EAA recognizes workmanship and innovation through the annual Aircraft Awards. The awards are given to aircraft
that submit to judging in several categories including Custom Built, Antique, Classic, Contemporary, Warbirds, Rotorcraft,
Seaplane, and Ultralights.
When EAA Chairman/President Tom Poberezny took to the podium Sunday afternoon for his annual wrap-up briefing,
he had the relieved look of a man who just won a 15 round prizefight with a challenging opponent.
AirVenture Today's James Wynbrandt and Ric Reynolds do a lot of writing about AirVenture for the daily
newspaper during AirVenture Oshkosh. Over the years they have noted their observations and sometimes have converted them into
prose.
In its 16th year EAA Radio's 45 volunteers were very busy through the eight days of live AirVenture
programming. Broadcast locally on 93.3 FM and on the Internet, 8,000 people listened to the webstream for an average of 23
minutes.