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Event Report
Event Reports - EAA AirVenture 2006
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Wednesday, July 26
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EAA AirVenture 2006
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07/23/2006
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Updated:
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08/24/2006
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Article by Steen Staff
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The big story today was the arrival of the Avro Lancaster... there were over 7,000 built, yet only two fly today and only one of those is in North America. Despite being about an hour behind schedule, everyone waited around patiently to see this legendary and very rare bomber. It arrived with a B-25 off it's wing, both in attractive RCAF colors. They only made one pass before landing, but we did get to see the massive bomb bay doors open up before engine shutdown. This plane is so expensive to operate, there is a real threat that it soon may not be able to fly anymore unless a very wealthy sponsor (or the Canadian government) decides to cover the costs. That would be a shame, as it's a very unique and historic aircraft.
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Airshow planes getting into position an hour before the start of the show.
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Sean D. Tucker's plane. This is the backup for his beloved Challenger, which was lost in April when part of the control linkage broke. Sean was officially inducted into the Caterpillar Club on Wednesday.
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Matt Chapman shuts down his bright CAP near show center.
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This replica Nieuport was used in the movie Flyboys.
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This Fokker Dr.1 Triplane replica was also by the Flyboys movie display.
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The Lancaster has four Merlin engines... it sounds like no other plane. VERY cool.
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Even though it has four Merlins, it doesn't sound quite like four P-51s.
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Other entries in this series:
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Sunday, July 23 - Set-Up Day
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July
23,
2006
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Monday, July 24
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July
24,
2006
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Tuesday, July 25
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July
25,
2006
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» Wednesday, July 26
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July
26,
2006
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Thursday, July 27
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July
27,
2006
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Friday, July 28
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July
28,
2006
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Saturday, July 29
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July
29,
2006
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Sunday, July 30
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July
30,
2006
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