Breezy Point Aviation Day
Story and photos by Del Laughery Breezy Point Airport, 8MN3, is a private field sporting a single 2576 X 50 ft runway, 17/35, located seven miles east of Pequot Lakes, MN, and within walking distance of Pelican Lake and...
Category: Experimental Aircraft
Here’s a Preview of Expected Attractions at the EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2026
The Royal Air Force’s flight demonstration team, the Red Arrows, will perform in the sky over Oshkosh during the last weekend of AirVenture 2026 Information from official EAA and participant press releases, plus photos by Ken Kula Editor’s note:...
Aviation’s Greatest Gathering: Why AirVenture 2026 Should Be on Your Radar
Story and photos by Steve Lewis Oshkosh Aviation’s Greatest Gathering: Why AirVenture 2026 Should Be on Your Radar For as long as I can remember, one aviation pilgrimage sat at the very top of my bucket list — the...
A Look at Some of NASA’s Aircraft Over the Years
Story by Ken Kula, Photos by John Freedman and Ken Kula The United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) can trace its’ roots back to the 1915 creation of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The NACA...
A LOOK AT THE PRATT & WHITNEY BOEING 747SP
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture always brings together some very unique and rare aircraft, this year in conjunction with their 100th Anniversary Pratt & Whitney brought C-GTFF, a 1981 manufactured Boeing 747SP (Special Performance) test bed aircraft...
The 22nd Annual Apple Valley Airshow and NAPA Car/Motorcycle Show
Story and photos by Jeff Serpa The 22nd Annual Apple Valley Airshow and NAPA Car/Motorcycle Show is in the books. With the crowd estimated at approximately 20,000 spectators, Apple Valley and it’s organizer Susie Newman-Harris did not disappoint. Spectators...
Thirty-Four Vintage Aircraft on the AirVenture Fields in 2025
1929 CURTISS ROBIN Photos and story by Ken Kula The above photo is of a restored 1929 Curtiss Robin, one of the oldest aircraft on the 2025 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh grounds. There were plenty of fifty-plus year-old aircraft in...
What We Expect to See at the EAA’s AirVenture 2025 at Oshkosh
The Douglas AD Skyraider design will celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2025 EAA Press Releases with added notes and photos by Ken Kula EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 promises to be filled with dozens of examples of aviation innovations, all...
Alternative Fuels Drive Existing Aircraft Modifications and New Aircraft Designs – Twenty Examples
BETA Technologies ALIA CX300 BETA Technologies ALIA A250 VTOL Story and photos by Ken Kula, unless otherwise noted Burlington, Vermont’s BETA Technologies is “an aerospace company manufacturing electric flight”. The company describes itself as “pilots who build planes” and...
