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Speedy, Defiant, Hummingbird and Other Crazy Awesome Planes of Oshkosh

July 30, 2015
The tiny El Chuparosa biplane wasn’t the strangest aircraft at the annual EAA AirVenture fly-in at Oshkosh, Wis., which ended last week. That title probably belongs to one of Burt Rutan’s creations like Speedy or Defiant. But the diminutive craft was certainly the smallest.
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The Ex-Files: Burt Rutan’s Experimental Aircraft Soar Over Oshkosh

July 22, 2015
In July 1987, eight months after it became the first plane to fly nonstop around the world, the Voyager made one last landing on its way to the Smithsonian at the EAA AirVentures fly-in in Oshkosh, Wis., the world’s largest gathering of aviation enthusiasts.
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Every Year in July, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Becomes the World’s Busiest Airport for a Week. Here's Why.

July 17, 2015
When Paul Poberezny launched the Experimental Aircraft Association in 1953, he could run the gathering of flying enthusiasts and do-it-yourself airplane builders from the basement of his suburban home in Milwaukee, Wis. The group’s first fly-in, which took place later that year, attracted 22 planes and 150 visitors. “We were amateurs,” said Poberezny, who died in 2013.
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