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= More than 2,500 aircraft show airplanes including warbirds, amateur-built, aerobatic, vintage, ultralight and military aircraft
According to EAA, there are also a number of special anniversaries that will be observed at this year’s event including:
= 90th anniversary of the Pietenpol monoplane developed in the 1930s as an affordable “homebuilt” airplane
= 50 years since the first flight of the 747 airliner
= 70th anniversary of the
North American T-28 and Beechcraft T-34 trainers and the Beechcraft Model 50 Twin Bonanza
= 50th anniversary of EAA AirVenture’s presence at Wittman Regional Airport
There will be a special gathering of Cessna 180, Piper Comanche, Stinson and Helio Courier aircraft.
The event will also showcase the potential of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) through displays that emphasize innovative concepts in personal flight as well as urban transportation reported by TransportUp – a news service covering the latest information about electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) Flying Car and Urban Aviation industries. KA
Note: The author thanks Dick Knapinski, Senior Communications Advisor, and his staff at the Experimental Aircraft Association for their guidance and assistance in the preparation of this article.
Ed Phillips, now retired and living in
the South, has researched and written eight books on the unique and rich aviation history that belongs to Wichita, Kan. His writings have focused on the evolution of the airplanes, companies and people that have made Wichita the “Air Capital of the World” for more than 80 years.
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