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Photo courtesy of EAA (Fly-in Theater)
At EAA's Fly-in Theater that runs all week and the movies are shown at night and they present movies that deals with aviation.
Here's a highlight of movies they have shown during EAA AirVenture 2009:
Sunday, July 26: One Six Right: The Romance of Flying (2005), this movie is about general aviation industry as seen through a local airport. In this movie aerial sequences and stories told by passionate pilots, air traffic controllers, historians, and flight enthusiasts. This movie also goes into great detail about smaller airports are the foundation of aviation industry, contributing to global commerce and the breeding ground of the pilots of tomorrow. Directed and produced by Brian J. Terwilliger. Starring Sydney Pollack, Lorenzo Lamas, Tony Bill, Paul Moyer, Hal Fishman, Clay Lacy, Bob Hoover, and Desiree Horton.
Sunday, July 26: Barnstorming (2009), this movie is about a true story of unexpect friendship that developed between a farm family and two pilots Barnstorming capture annual gatherings, visceral exhilaration of flight, anticiapation of barnstormer's arrival, and celebration of the reunion. Directed by Bryan Reichhardt. Produced by Paul Glenshaw and Bryan Reichardt.
Monday, July 27: The Right Stuff (1983), this movie takes place at Muroc Army Air Field in 1947. This air force base is where the high-speed aircraft are being tested in secret including the rocket-powered X-1 who wants to fly at supersonic speeds. Number of test pilots try to break the sound barrier. Directed by Philip Kaufman. Produced by Irwin Winkler. Starring Fred Ward, Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Sam Shepard, Barbara Hershey, Lance Henriksen, Veronica Cartwright, and Jane Dornacker.
Tuesday, July 28: Cloud Dancer (1980), this movie is about fictional competition aerobatic pilots. Directed by Barry Brown. Starring David Carradine, Jennifer O'Neill, Joseph Bottoms, Colleen Camp, Albert Salmi, Salome Jens, Arnette Jens Zerbe, Norman Alden, Nina Van Pallandt, James T. Callahan, and Woody Chambliss.
Wednesday, July 29: Six Days Seven Nights (1998), this movie is a romantic comedy film with a little adventure in it. Robin Monroe works for a fashion magazine and invited her boyfiend Frank to speed a week holiday with him on the island paradise of Makatea in South Pacific. They both fly to it in a DHC-2 Beaver..... Directed by Ivan Reitman. Produced by Roger Birnbaum and Ivan Reitman. Starring Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer, and Jacqueline Obradors.
Thursday, July 30: Bat*21 (1988), this movie is about the Vietnam war, when an observation plane is hit with a missile. Directed by Peter Markle. Produced by Michael Balson, Mark Damon, David A. Fisher, Evzen Kolar, Gary A. Neill, Jerry Reed, and David Saunders. Starring Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed, David M. Grant, and Clayton Rohner.
Friday, July 31: X-15 (1961), this movie tells a fictional account of the X-15 resarch rocket plane, the men who flew it and the woman who loved them. Directed by Richard Donner. Produced by Tony Lazzarino. Starring David McLean and Charles Bronson.
Saturday, August 1: Pearl Harbor (2001), This movie is about the attack of Pearl Harbor. Rafe McCawley is shot down over Hawaii and Danny Walker and Johnson are killed in action. After the fight the men gets interruped by Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese air raid and sin the USAA Arizona BB-39, USS Oklahoma BB-37, and many other ships. McCawley and Walker finds a couple of P-40s and shot down seven Japanese aircraft..... Directed by Michael Bay. Produced by Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer. Starring Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding Jr, Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, Colm Feor, Mako, and Alec Baldwin.
Blogger Comments
I actually went to see Barnstorming and The Right Stuff. I really wanted to see Barnstorming since it released in 2009. That's a great movie a give it 4 1/2 stars. If you like airshows, farms, and pilots you have to see Barnstorming. The Right Stuff movie is my favorite aviation movie of all time because it focuses on the rocket-powered Bell X-1 which Chuck Yeager flown and broke the sound barrier. I can watch The Right Stuff over and over again numerous times. I give this movie a perfect five out of five stars. If you haven't visited the Fly-in Theater yet, please do. Thumbs up!
Photo courtesy of Gilles Auliard (Pietenpol Air Camper)
The Pietenpol Air Camper was designed by Bernard Pietenpol in 1929. This aircraft is built to be a simple aircraft. To build this aircraft it requires basic woodworking and tools. But it also requires fabricate some metal fittings to attach wooden parts together and welding too. A 1933 Air Camper was located near Pioneer Airport that was owned by the founder and designer Bernard Pietenpol. If you want to see other Pietenpol Air Campers they are located south of Homebuilders Headquarters. Rewey had two forums about Pietenpol Aircraft; one was at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at the Honda Generator Pavilion 9 and the other one was Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at the Aviation Learning Stage 1.
Pietenpol Air Camper Specifications
Engine: Ford Model A
Empty Weight: 610 pounds
Maxium Weight: 995 pounds
Maxium Takeoff: 1,080 pounds
Wingspan: 135 feet
Length: 17 feet 8 inches
Height: 6 feet 6 inches
Maxiumum Speed: 86 knots
Photo courtesy of Google (North American T-28B Trojan)This year marks the 60th year of the North American T-28 Trojan. EAA celebrates North American T-28 Trojan's 60th anniversary for an aircraft that succeeded as an advanced military trainer. The United States Navy uses this beautiful aircraft as a trainer for pilots who wanted to be in the Navy. T-28 Trojan's first flight was September 24, 1949. Their are about 372 T-28 variants that fly currently according to the Federal Aviation Administration . On Wednesday, July 29, 2009 EAA honored the T-28 Trojans that was presented by Bob Hoover, Ed Gunter, and Jack Drummond.
T-28B Trojan Specifications
Engine: 1,425-hp Wright Cyclone R-1820-86
Empty Weight: 6,424 pounds
Maximum Takeoff: 8,500 pounds
Wingspan: 40 feet, 1 inch
Length: 33 feet
Height: 12 feet
Maximum Speed: 343 mph
Service Ceiling: 35,500 feet
Range: 1,060 nm
Photo courtesy of Google Wittman Regional Airport's Control Tower (The World's busiest control tower).
This control tower is the world's busiest control tower during EAA AirVenture's annual convention. More than 10,000+ aircraft come to EAA Airventure each year.
Photo courtesy of EAA (Bonanzas)
Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 2:20 P.M. the Beech Bonanzas all arrived in a mass arrival group. Just about 137 Beech Bonanzas participated in the mass arrival all arrived for EAA AirVenture 2009. The Beech Bonanza mass fly-in at Wittman Regional Airport has been goingsince 1990.
Photo courtesy of EAA (Cessnas)
On Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 2:35 P.M. the Cessnas all arrived in a mass arrival group. Just about 43 Cessnas participated in the mass arrival that arrived for EAA AirVenture 2009. The Cessna mass fly-in at Wittman Regional Airport has been going for four years.
Photo courtesy of EAA (Mooneys)
On Saturdy, July 25, 2009 at 4:15 P.M. the Mooneys arrived in a mass arrival group. Just about 37 Mooneys participated in the mass arrival that arrived for EAA AirVenture 2009. The Mooney mass fly-in at Wittman Regional Airport has been going for twelve years.
No Photo (Piper Comanches)
On Sunday, July 26, 2009 at 11:30 A.M. the Piper Comanches arrived in a mass arrival group. Just about 29 Piper Comanches participated in the mass arrival that arrived for EAA AirVenture 2009. The Piper Comanches mass fly-in at Wittman Regional Airport has been goi
ng for three or four years.
Photo courtesy of EAA (Van's RV)
On Sunday, July 26, 2009 Van's RV arrived in a mass arrival group. Just about 33 Van's RVs participated in the mass arrival that arrived for EAA AirVenture 2009. The Van's RVs mass fly-in at Wittman Regional Airport has been a tradition for EAA AirVenture.
Photo courtesy of Jim Labre of EAA. (Outside look of the flushable toilets).
What also debuted this year at EAA AirVenture 2009 are flush toilets. Three of the public refurbished showers in Camp Scholler have flushable toilets and one of the public refurbished shower in the aircraft camping area (North 40) have flushable toilets.. Their are even flush toilets in AirVenture grounds located next to the Forums Plaza; between the large exhibit buildings; and next to Theater in the Woods. EAA still have Port-a-Potties for use.
Blogger Comments
I really like the new site improvement in having flushable toilets. I heard that EAA AirVenture was going to have flush toilets I just had to try one!
Photo courtesy of EAA.
EAA workers and volunteers helped build the Vintage Hangar so that it could debut at EAA AirVenture 2009. The Vintage Hangar opens with 40 feet sliding door panels. It has concrete floors (7,000 square feet) on the inside of the hangar. The new Vintage Hangar is a club/workshop type hangar. If your airplane classifies as a vintage aircraft this is the place to go.
Blogger Comments
This is my first time I step foot in the new Vintage Hangar at EAA AirVenture 2009. Once I heard that EAA was making a Vintage Hangar for clubs/workshops I had to take a look
Photo courtesy of EAA.
On Sunday, July 26, 2009 EAA President Tom Poberezny held a ceremony of the new main gate that debuted at EAA AirVenture 2009. The gate features two Pratt and Whitney 1830 (B-17) engine-and-propeller sculptures. What a beautiful site you see when you walk into EAA AirVenture. Tom Poberezny dedicated the main gate to the four Ps "Planes, people, passion, and participation." If you walk straight from the main gate you walk into Aeroshell Square; if you walk to the left which is northeast you go to the forum buildings; and if you walk to the right which is southeast you walk into the new relocated fly market, and if you continue further on you go to Theater in the Woods, and if you walk even further on you go to the Vintage area.
Photo courtesy of EAA.
On Sunday, July 26, 2009 EAA President Tom Poberezny held a ceremony for the new Brown Arch. "The Brown Arch was born in 1971, and the grounds stretched 400 feet south, 500 feet north, and camping was about 300 yards away." Poberezny explained candidly about how far the event has come as the crowd chuckled. Binder, Kocourek, and Taylor were recognized of their support of making the Brown Arch. EAAers can purchase a brick and leave your mark at the Brown arch, visit the Brown Arch tent or the EAA Welcome Center. Tom Poberezny dedicated The Brown Arch to the four Ps "Planes, people, passion, and participation."
The Brown arch has been a tradition for EAAers since 1970 as the entryway to the Oshkosh flightline. It consists of nearly 3,000 brick pavers and each measures 2 square feet. It has four compass rose bricks two to the north and two to the south and the centerpiece in the compass rose is the official National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration marker. You can purchase it for $1,000-whole slab, $600-half slab, or quarter slab $350. You can purchase the bricks at:
EAA Brown Arch
P.O. Box 3086
Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54903-3086
The Brown Arch is located between Wittman Road and the flightline. "The Gateway to Aviation."
Photo courtesy of EAA (Fly-in Theater)
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