A Day at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017

by Filip in Aviation News

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

For just one week every year,  Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin opens its doors to over 10,000 aircraft and 500,000 visitors for “The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration”. Put on by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), AirVenture is a must for all aviation enthusiasts. This year, as every year, we made our way down to Oshkosh on Saturday, July 29th to check out day 6 of the air show.

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The Morning – Airport Grounds and Booths

Our team arrived at Wittman Regional Airport at approximately 10:30am, got our tickets, and headed over to the ultralights for some initial impressions.

We had around 4  hours to tour the grounds before the first show – which meant we couldn’t go everywhere we had wanted to. After taking some shots at the ultralight field, we took a nice walk on  Wittman Dr & Rd filled with hundreds of General Aviation, specifically Vintage aircraft, from around the world.

After our walk by the vintage aircraft, we turned onto Vern Ave, Knapp St, and then Celebration Way to explore some of the interesting displays put on year after year. We were sure to check out GA companies, such as Diamond Aircraft, Cessna, Piper, Beechcraft, Mooney,  and others, to take a look (or even take a seat) inside of their latest aircraft.

The Afternoon Air Show was coming up, and we didn’t want to be late. Walking down to the “stage”, or runway 18/36, we passed by Boeing Plaza – where all the feature aircraft of the year stand:

  • Rockwell B-1 Lancer
  • Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
  • Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
  • Boeing P-8 Poseidon
  • Boeing B-29 Superfortress “Doc” & “Fifi”
  • General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
  • McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
  • Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
  • BlueOrigin Reusable Rocket

After our mini-tour of Boeing Plaza, it was time for the Afternoon Air Show. But before we continue to that, here are our highlight photos of AirVenture grounds and Boeing Plaza:

2017 Around The Grounds – Morning

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The Afternoon Air Show

Once we got to our seats, we were ready for the Afternoon Air Show. The Patriot Parachute Team started off the performance with the National Anthem.

Here was the show’s lineup that day:

  • Patriot Parachute Jump Team
  • Mike Goulian
  • Jim Peitz
  • Warbirds of America (Saturday was all dedicated to Bombers)
  • Rob Holland
  • Vicky Benzing
  • Gene Soucy
  • Sean D. Tucker
  • U.S.A.F Heritage Flight
  • U.S Navy Blue Angels

Here is our photo gallery from the Afternoon Air Show:

2017 Afternoon Airshow

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The Evening

After the Afternoon Air Show, we had some time to spare before the evening show. Our team made its way up north to spend some time among the warbirds. These include restored aircraft from past wars as well as replicas. On the way there, we passed a few additional booths – as well as vintage aircraft.

Our gallery from the evening walk:

2017 Around Grounds – Evening

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The Evening Air Show

The Patriot Parachute Team started the evening night show with the Star Spangled Banner.

Followed by Red Bull Wingsuits and the Paradigm Aerobatics Team here is the full lineup of Saturday’s evening show:

  • Red Bull Wingsuits
  • Paradigm Aerobatic Team
  • Aeroshell Aerobatic Team
  • Bob Carlton
  • Greg Shelton and Ashley Key
  • Patriot Parachute Demo Team
  • Gene Soucy
  • Matt Younkin
  • Redline Airshows
  • Fireworks & Wall of Fire

2017 Evening Airshow

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The performances were followed by the annual tradition of fireworks, choreographed to the accompanying music.

And of course, Oshkosh Airventure couldn’t be Oshkosh AirVenture without the final wall of fire!

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018

Our FandaGear team had a blast at EAA’s AirVenture 2017, and mark our words – we’ll be there next year.

Were you at Oshkosh AirVenture 2017? What did you think? Let us know in the comment sections below or by tweeting us at @FandaGear

Photos courtesy of Filip Graniczny, Adam Witusik.

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