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Aerospace

Cows Weren't The Only Things Spotted At Wisconsin's Oshkosh Air Show. Here's The GE Tech That Was On Display At The World's Greatest Fly-In

Tomas Kellner
August 02, 2019
A great way to experience Wisconsin involves a plate of fresh, deep-fried cheese curds and a cold glass of Spotted Cow farmhouse ale — which is available only within state borders. It’s really good stuff, regardless of what your doctor says. But there’s also another loftier and, in a way, lighter way to get to know America’s Dairyland.
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Aerospace

The Woodstock For Pilots: 700,000 People Flock To Oshkosh As The World’s Largest Airshow Turns 50 This Year

Tomas Kellner
July 22, 2019

Looking back at his illustrious career in aviation, Paul Poberezny said that he “didn’t think there has been a single day since I was five years old when I didn’t say the word ‘airplane.’”

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Aerospace

Workers Wanted: Wing Walkers And All, The World’s Largest Airshow Is The Perfect Place To Look For Jet Engine Factory Prospects

Tomas Kellner
August 06, 2018
Every year at the end of July, acrobatic pilots turn the sky above Oshkosh, Wisconsin, into a special kind of canvas, their planes’ smoke flares painting it with giant loops, corkscrews and figure eights. On a recent Wednesday, a Red Bull pilot was turning somersaults with his helicopter, flying it upside-down high above the admiring crowds attending the annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh airshow.
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Oshkosh Airshow

One-Week Wonders: Oshkosh Volunteers Learn How To Build A Plane In Seven Days

Tomas Kellner
July 28, 2018
"Mark Johnson designs new jet engines for living, a process than can take half a decade or more. But this week he’s working around the clock inside a hangar in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, racing to build a functional plane in just seven days. “As soon as I saw the opportunity pop up, I thought about it for maybe an hour and said, ‘I'm going to go do it,’” he says. “I was excited. It was going be a new experience for me.”
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Oshkosh Airshow

You Won’t See This On Television: This Company Is Doing Extreme Makeovers For Planes

Tomas Kellner
July 27, 2018
Randy Znamenak has spent the last few decades in the aviation business, but he should really try his hand at television. In an age when makeover reality shows involving homes and restaurants as well as human bodies are all the rage, Znamenak’s job fits the bill perfectly. His company, Nextant Aerospace, takes legacy turboprop planes and jets and turns them into new flying machines.
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Oshkosh Airshow

Ladies And Gentlemen, Start Your Engines: The Greatest Airshow On Earth Takes Place This Week In Oshkosh

Tomas Kellner
July 25, 2018
There’s a brass plaque hanging on a redbrick wall in downtown Oshkosh, Wisconsin, dedicated to the woodworkers who once animated this quiet midwestern town and turned it into the “sawdust capital of the world.” The sign is a nice touch, but there’s no need for Oshkosh to live in the past. The lumber mills and sawdust are mostly gone, but there’s still plenty of wood — as well as steel, aluminum, carbon fiber and other materials used for building planes — buzzing through the air, especially in summer.
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From Wimbledon To Burning Man: An Inside Look At The Summer’s Largest Airshows

Tomas Kellner
September 08, 2016
The Farnborough International Airshow, which takes place every other year just outside of London, is aviation’s grand slam event comparable to Wimbledon or the U.S. Open. Boeing, Airbus, GE and all other large aircraft, engine and equipment makers come here and do big business. (GE Aviation and its joint-venture partner CFM International left with $25 billion in new deals.)
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Oshkosh

Supercharge Me: How Boeing Helped GE Reinvent Jet Travel

Tomas Kellner
July 31, 2016

When Bill Boeing opened his Seattle factory in 1916, his first product was a seaplane made from wood and canvas called Bluebill. That biplane could seat a pair of flyers and cover 320 miles. Boeing built just two of them.

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Oshkosh

North By Northwest: What It Takes To Fly A Two-Seater Plane 500 Miles To The World’s Greatest Aviation Festival

Tomas Kellner
July 29, 2016
Brad Mottier can’t leave his job behind. Then again, he doesn't want to.
Mottier runs GE Aviation’s business and general aviation division, the unit responsible for aircraft engines and other technology for private and business planes. But he's also an accomplished pilot who has been flying for three decades.
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Oshkosh

The Great Oshkosh Fly-In Scavenger Hunt For GE Tech

Tomas Kellner
July 29, 2016
GE made big news with its advanced turboprop engine built from 3D-printed parts at this week’s EAA AirVentures fly-in in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. But GE technology has been popping up all over at the massive airshow, which attracts 10,000 pilots and half a million visitors. We walked miles up and down the runways to find the best examples. It turned out to be a stroll through GE’s aviation history. Here’s the haul.
 
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