Solar Impulse reported a milestone in its HB-SIA solar-powered aircraft project Friday, May 28, as the plane’s four 10-hp electric motors ran exclusively on power collected by its nearly 12,000 solar cells while simultaneously generating additional energy.
EAA and the Academy of Modeling Aeronautics (AMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Oshkosh Monday pledging to work collaboratively on programs and initiatives to expand participation in aviation.
EAA received great news this week that two extremely rare World War II fighter aircraft will appear at AirVenture Oshkosh 2010: Frasca International’s Focke-Wulf Fw190A-9 from the German Luftwaffe, along with a restored 1941 Nakajima A6M2 Model 21 Zero from Japan, owned by North Dakota corporation Dakota Blayde Zero LLP.
James Baldwin, of Pickerington, Ohio, will receive the Experimental Aircraft Association’s 2010 Tony Bingelis Award recognizing his many contributions to EAA and the aviation community.
——————————————————————- Special Airspace Bulletin ——————————————————————- FAA TO ESTABLISH TFR OVER SAN FRANCISCO, CA, TO BEGIN TUESDAY A notam has been issued that will restrict flight in the area during President Obama’s planned visit. ==> 30 nm radius TFR [...]
More than 40,000 people. Nearly 450 events nationwide. Those kinds of numbers alone made EAA’s inaugural International Learn to Fly Day on Saturday, May 15 a tremendous success.
A parachute team originally formed in 2006 to commemorate the World War II D-Day invasion will make its first appearance at AirVenture Oshkosh 2010. The Liberty Jump Team (not to be confused with long-time Oshkosh participants, the Liberty Parachute Team) will make several static jumps during the week from a C-47, using military steerable round [...]
The U.S. House of Representatives passed via voice vote Wednesday the “International Learn to Fly Day” resolution (H. Res. 1284) in which the House “(1) supports the goals and ideals of International Learn to Fly Day; and (2) recognizes the contributions of flight instructors, flight schools, aviation groups, and industry in promoting and teaching the [...]
Interest is heating up in EAA’s first “Spirit of Aviation Auction” as a number of aircraft owners are taking advantage of the unique opportunity to sell their aircraft at the World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration, AirVenture Oshkosh 2010.
Warbirds in Review’s ninth year at AirVenture takes on added significance in 2010 as it pulls together many of the elements comprising one of the convention’s major themes this year: “Salute to Veterans.”
