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Event Report
Event Reports - EAA AirVenture 2004
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Tuesday, July 27 - Opening Day
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EAA AirVenture 2004
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07/13/2004
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Updated:
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08/11/2004
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Article by Steen Staff
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Tuesday (Opening Day) was very busy, as usual. Fortunately, we did find some time to look at the flight line. As anyone who's been to Oshkosh knows, it's impossible for one person to see it all in a week, let alone in a part of a day. There are fascinating things to see and experience everywhere you go!
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Our good friend Steve Culp of Culp's Specialties brought one of his new Sopwith Pups. He built 12 of them at once! This beast is powered by a 360 hp Vendenyev M14P (note the huge prop which spins "backwards".) The original Pup had only an 80hp LeRhone rotary!
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Another view of the Pup. The airframe can handle +/- 10 G once all the streamlined flying wires are installed! Weight is 2400 lbs, cruise should be around 150 mph and the climb rate is expected to be 4500 fpm!
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Please do not taunt the biplanes!
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All of Steve's planes demonstrate exceptional workmanship. EAA has a good article about Steve's Sopwith posted here.
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Word is that Snoopy himself is planning to flight-test the Pup soon.
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The Pup's Steel struts are painted convincingly to look like wood struts.
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The "Red Baron's-Eye View" of the Pup.
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This beautiful machine is a Goodyear F2G Super Corsair owned by Bob Odegaard of Kindred, North Dakota. It won in the 1947 Cleveland Air Races.
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The Super Corsair looks fast from any angle. It should... max speeds are towards 500 mph and it can reach 30,000 feet in four minutes!
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This is the only flying Super Corsair in the world. The F2G was designed to intercept Kamikazes in the waning days of WWII, and only 10 were built.
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As usual, the Steen/Shapes Group tents were crowded with interested folks.
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Fiberglass component guru Sam James and his lovely wife Patty came by to say hi. Sam does top-notch work.
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Steve Jones returned this year with his nice Skybolt.
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We can't even begin to describe this... umm... airplan... er, helicop... umm... flying machine?
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Paul and John Goetsch hold up a C-5A.
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How planes are born? The C-5A dwarfs Pete Clinton's Skybolt.
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A well-done Pitts Model 12.
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Another good-looking "Macho Stinker" Model 12.
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Other entries in this series:
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We're heading up to Wisconsin!
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July
21,
2004
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Skybolt Flight - Melbourne to Oshkosh
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July
22,
2004
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Travelling to Oshkosh
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July
23,
2004
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Pre-Show Setup
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July
26,
2004
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» Tuesday, July 27 - Opening Day
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July
27,
2004
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Wednesday, July 28
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July
28,
2004
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Thursday, July 29
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July
29,
2004
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Friday, July 30
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July
30,
2004
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Saturday, July 31
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July
31,
2004
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Sunday, August 1
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August
1,
2004
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Monday, August 2
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August
2,
2004
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Skybolt - Return Trip
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August
2,
2004
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