Aeropunk.com » eaa http://aeropunk.com Building, Testing, and Operating an Experimental Aircraft Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:35:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Oshkosh 2010 http://aeropunk.com/builders-log/general/oshkosh-2010/ http://aeropunk.com/builders-log/general/oshkosh-2010/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:03:01 +0000 Brian W. http://aeropunk.com/?p=3727 Dad and I spent the full week this year at Oshkosh. When we arrived on Sunday afternoon, the weather was great — sunny skies, warm temps — but Wittman field had received nearly a solid week of rain, creating some mucky conditions that led the twitterverse to start calling it #sloshkosh.






Check out more Oshkosh photos in the gallery.

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EAA Video: Airventure 2010

Time to get psyched for Oshkosh, “The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration.” Be there or be square!

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EAA Video: Blast From The Past, Part 1

Check out this great EAA archival footage of fly-ins from ’50s and ’60s. Campy, but cool!

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EAA Video: Remember the Foxjet?

I ran across this cool promo video for the Foxjet ST600 while checking out my EAA feeds. Designed in the late ’70s, the Foxjet was the predecessor to the modern VLJs (very light jets), and had some of the same shortcomings. But this video is worth a watch just for the cool retro music and cheesy special effects. Learn more about the Foxjet here.

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EAA Hints for Homebuilders: ELT Installation and Testing

EAA Tech Counselor Dick Koehler discusses the federal regulations and installation techniques for emergency locator transmitters (ELTs).

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Watch and enjoy this 60-minute interview with Burt Rutan on the future of transportation — in both air and space (via Big Think).

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EAA Hints for Homebuilders: The Homebuilder's Library

EAA Tech Counselor Dick Koehler recommends a few must-have books for every kitplane builder’s library.

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EAA Hints for Homebuilders: AN Hardware Basics

EAA Tech Counselor Sam Coates reviews the basic nomenclature and proper installation of AN threaded fasteners.

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EAA Video: Around the World on 100 hp

This is one of the most inspirational videos I’ve seen in a while. Mike Blyth and James Pitman, a pair of South Africans — along with their team at The Airplane Factory — have designed, built, and flown a developmental prototype Experimental Light-Sport Aircraft (E-LSA) called the “D6 Sling” across the Atlantic to Oshkosh, and are continuing around the world. See more photos and video at Around the World Expedition 2009.

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EAA Hints for Homebuilders: Riveting with a C-Frame

EAA SportAir instructor Wally Anderson demonstrates a backriveting technique using a C-Frame Bench Riveting Tool and a 12″ backrivet set, both from Cleaveland Aircraft Tool in Boone, Iowa. This technique seems virtually foolproof, and the results are sharp and consistent. I think I’ve just decided which C-Frame to buy.

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