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This year, we're displaying the Yellowbird Skybolt and a structurally complete Skybolt fuselage.
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There are at least 3 B-17s here this year.
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Some visitors read all about Curtis Pitts in the Curtis Pitts tribute display tent.
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Curtis Pitts t-shirts were a popular item. Proceeds benefit IAC.
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The memorial board has many photos of Curtis and his planes, with a set of his original S1-C plans as a backdrop.
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This is a faithful replica of Caro Bayley's famous Pitts Special named 'Black Magic', circa 1951. All the planes at the tribute display have a nice sign with it explaining information about the model of aircraft.
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The Black magic replica is a really well-done airplane. Caro Bayley's original was the third Pitts Special.
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The cockpit of Black Magic.
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Jim Klick's S1-S is a very attractive aircraft.
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Chuck Strauch's fine plane represented the S-2A line.
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This is an example of an S2-S.
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N80XP is the prototype of the Pitts Model 12 "Macho Stinker" line. It's still in nice shape.
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The C-54 was used extensively in the Berlin Airlift.
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Teddy is signaling to the arming crew... he's upholding our constitutional right to arm bears.
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The Dornier Do-24ATT is a pre-WW2 seaplane, converted (much) later to use three turboprops. Very unique... this plane has a ton of character!
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The B-17 'Thunder Bird' being towed into AeroShell Square.
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The famous P-38 'Glacier Girl' had a large crowd around it constantly.
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The PBJ-1J was a US Marines version of the B-25. This is an unusual and good-looking color scheme for this airplane.
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The MG-2 is a nice-looking sport biplane.
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Steve Culp's Sopwith Pup reproduction is stressed for +/- 10G and has a 400hp M-14 radial engine.
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Steve also instealled a real Lewis machine gun which weighs 60 lbs.
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We aren't sure what this Segway-riding robot was doing... but it was amusing to watch. You see a little bit of everything at Oshkosh!
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The Javelin is a very attractive jet.
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The USAF brought two F-4s that are used for weapons evaluation. This is a beautiful (and LOUD!!!) sound that is rarely heard nowadays.
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We have a fully decked-out Skybolt S fuselage on display at our tent... a lot of onlookers have enjoyed seeing it.
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Our friends just up the road in Rockledge FL, Bob Boswell and Aero Adventure, not only offer the excellent Aventura II light amphibian, but they've come up with this rip-roaring trike. I couldn't get Bob to admit to a top speed, but it has 280 horsepower... no question it's REAL quick!!!!
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Bob poses with the machine.
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At 3PM, the White Knight appeared overhead with SpaceShipOne underneath. This sight pretty well electrified the entire convention!
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White Knight and SpaceShipOne made several impressive passes down the runway.
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The White Knight actually has a pretty good climb rate.
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WK and SS1 taxi in to a very eager crowd.
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Oshkosh attendees are often a bit jaded, but the reaction to the arrival of the X-Prize winners can only be described as near pandemonium.
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WK and SS1 are towed into AeroShell Square very slowly.
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After the landing of the WK and SS1, the airshow continued on.
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(L-R) First commercial astronaut Mike Melville, designer/homebuilding legend Burt Rutan, entrepreneur/financial sponsor Paul G. Allen, commercial astronaut Brian Binnie, and EAA president tom Poberezny. They all had some neat things to say to a very enthusiastic crowd.
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Save the RV-3s (collect the whole set!) Nice airplanes.
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Jim Simmons' Skybolt sits in the IAC area.
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Next to Jim Smmons' Skybolt sat Tim Paul's Skybolt.
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Steve Jones' Skybolt serves as a runway for an experimental biplane design, with his son at the controls.
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Bob Dobry's matching Great Lakes trainers are a sight to see!
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