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Oshkosh

Galaxy Quest: We Went Inside A Plane Large Enough To Carry A Tank Around The World

Tomas Kellner
July 27, 2016
The latest model of the gigantic C-5 Galaxy military transport jet galumphed into the Oshkosh fly-in on Tuesday. The plane, which was the world’s largest aircraft when it first took off in 1968, helped launch GE’s commercial aviation business.
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The Burning Man For The Airborne Set: A Day At The Greatest Airshow In The World

Tomas Kellner
July 26, 2016
Think of it as Burning Man for flying enthusiasts. Here, you can almost smell freedom, independence and the sense that anything is possible mixing in the air with aviation fuel.
The formal name for the gathering is the EAA AirVentures Oshkosh fly-in. It features daily airshows displaying everything from acrobats and wing walkers to jet-powered biplanes and the latest commercial and military aircraft.
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Flying To Live: How The Plane Is The Perfect Vehicle For Living To The Fullest

Tomas Kellner
July 24, 2016
The EAA AirVentures fly-in at Oshkosh, Wis., which begins on Monday, is the world’s largest gathering of aircraft enthusiasts. It takes place every year at the end of July and attracts 10,000 planes from around the globe and over 500,000 visitors.
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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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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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