General aviation encompasses a dazzling array of aircraft, from colorful biplanes to rugged bush planes to futuristic experimental designs. You’ll get to see all of these, from aircraft under construction to sleek homebuilts already completed by our members:
Acrosport II
Designed by EAA founder Paul Poberezny, the Acrosport II is an elegant plans-built biplane for two. Our example was built a few years ago and exemplifies the superb quality of this custom-crafted aeroplane. Each part was constructed from scratch to exact specifications...the finished plane represents hundreds of hours of painstaking labor. Powered by a 160-hp Lycoming 320 cubic-inch engine, the Acrosport is fully aerobatics-capable. Built from steel tube, wood, and fabric, the Acrosport II is a classic in every sense.
Cozy Mark IV
When kids see the Cozy, they shout, “It looks like something from Star Wars!” The design of this plane is based on Burt Rutan’s Long Ez. This design puts the tail first and the wings behind, a style called a canard, to create an extremely stall-resistant aircraft. The entire plane is constructed of tough space-age composites, with hundreds of hours of sanding to a create a glass-smooth finish. The Cozy is a four-person aircraft capable of 200+ mph speeds...at 25 miles per gallon! Read more about the builder’s experiences here.
Come see warbirds from WWII to the hottest jets in service today! This is your chance to meet the crew members and see just what a “normal day at the office” is for them! Just a few of the featured aircraft:
C-130 Hercules
Lockheed Martin has built over 2,200 C-130s since 1954. A massive yet agile cargolifter, the C-130 flies disaster relief, fire-fighting, aeromedical, and air-to-air refueling missions. NASA uses the “Herk” for weather monitoring, equipment testing, and transport of space capsules and other components. This former NASA C-130 appears courtesy of the Kenosha Military Museum.
P-51 Mustang
Meet the sleek, legendary P-51 Mustang, the long-legged fighter which controlled the skies above Europe and Asia. Powered by a 1650 hp supercharged Rolls Royce Merlin V-12, the Mustang can fly almost 440 mph with a dizzying rate of climb of 2,300 fpm. Highly-modified versions of the Mustang still dominate the annual Reno Air Races with speeds over 500 mph...some 65 years after the prototype flew! Photo courtesy Phil Fountain
AT-6 Texan
For a young pilot in WWII, the final step before getting behind the stick of a P-51 was this, the rugged Advanced Trainer 6 or AT-6. The AT-6 gets motivated with a 600 horsepower Pratt & Whitney radial which pushes the propellor tips to supersonic speeds, giving the plane a distinctive, extremely loud, roar.