The future of electric flight will be on display & in action at eVenture 2011, a feature of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh from July 25 – 31. Elektra One will be one of the highlights of the Electric Flight Showcase.
The World Symposium on Electric Aircraft, being held on Friday, July 29 & Saturday, July 30, and sponsored by GE Aviation, will feature influential industry leaders discussing electric aircraft propulsion, offering what they envision as the future of flight. The Elektra One, which we wrote about in June, will take part in the Electric Flight Showcase on: Wednesday, July 27, between 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM.
“The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration” each summer attracts EAA members and aviation enthusiasts totalling more than 500,000 from more than 60 countries attend EAA AirVenture at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where they rekindle friendships and celebrate the past, present and future in the world of flight. For 51 weeks a year, EAA is an international community of more than 160,000 members that nurtures the spirit of flight through a worldwide network of chapters, outreach programs, and other events. For many, arriving at Oshkosh is a rite of passage that can only be satisfied by being one of the more than 10,000 aircraft flying in, landing at what becomes the busiest airport in the world.
The Experimental Aircraft Association’s Fly-In Convention, now known as EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, has been in existence nearly as long as the association itself. The first gathering was in September 1953 as a small part of the Milwaukee (Wis.) Air Pageant. That original EAA fly-in at Wright-Curtiss (now Timmerman) Field was attended by a handful of airplanes, mostly homebuilt and modified aircraft. Fewer than 150 people registered as visitors. The larger Milwaukee Air Pageant has faded away but the EAA gathering has become the world’s premier aviation event.
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (as of 1998, the new name for the Fly-In Convention) now serves as one of the world’s premier aviation events, attracting top government officials, corporate leaders and hundreds of thousands of aviation enthusiasts. It spans the entire spectrum of aviation and attracts 10,000 airplanes each year. The more than 500,000 aviation enthusiasts who attend the event annually supply the local and state economies with more than a $110-million boost during the week-long event.
Today, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is an international gathering place for aviation enthusiasts. An AirVenture participant can study the latest aircraft and innovations; discover new ideas and techniques from the nearly 1,000 forums and workshops; see aviation’s top personalities; or just talk airplanes with people from around the world.
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