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Icon A5 amphibian light-sport aircraft made its Oshkosh on-flight debut on Monday, July 27, 2009 at EAA AirVenture 2009. Icon A5 is an amphibious aircraft. An amphibious aircraft is an aircraft that can take off and land either on land or water. The Icon A5 has a 100hp Rotax 912 ULS engine that can run on aviation grade or automotive grade gasoline. The Icon A5 are expected to start delivering by the third quarter of 2011.
Blogger Comments
What a neat aircraft! I saw this aircraft at EAA and it's neat!
If you were at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this year you saw Ford Motor Company Tent located next to Aeroshell Square. This year it marked the 11th sponsoring EAA AirVenture. Ford Motor Company is a big sponsor for EAA AirVenture. Ford Motor Company sponsored the Doobies' Concert, Fly-in Theater.
Things Ford did at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2009!
Guests at the Ford Hangar can pick up a Ford 2009 AirVenture collector's hat. Also see and talk to Hank the talking robot, and ride the mechanical bull. Late at night you can visit EAA's Fly-In Theater where you can watch movies beginning at 8:30 P.M or simply ride in a classic Ford Model T on Thursday, July 30, 2009 or test-drive the 2011 Ford Fiesta.
If you were at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2009 you probably visited the Aviation Learning Center. The Aviation Learning Center is being sponsored by Chevron Global Aviation and it is located along the flightline just east of the Forums Plaza.
At the Aviation Learning Center, you can learn about:
Affordable Flying- Members share ways they have discovered to make flying more affordable.
Fuel Education- Visitors can learn about the history of aviation fuels.
Electric Power for Aircraft- Much work is being done to innovative area. Featuring aircraft around the world will tell the story of this pioneering work.
The International Visitors Tent at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2009 celebrates 35 years. The International Visitors Tent is the world's happiest international arrivals terminal. Each year at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh thousands of people all around the world visit EAA. For 35 years now, the International Visitors Tent served as a host to them, providing helpful information, a place to meet, and translators to answer their questions. At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2009 the location was at the corner of Knapp Street Road and Waukau Street near the control tower and the tent is big yellow-and-white.
Photo courtesy of Adam Badger (MQ-9 Reaper originally the Predator B)
Peter McNall says, "Today marks the first time CBP Predator or any Predator of that fact unmanned aircraft has landed at a non-military airbase." The Predator B who came to Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin came from Grand Forks Air Force Base in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The unmanned aerial vehicle Predator B was accompanied by a piloted Customs and Border Protection Cessna Citation as part of its COA requirements. The Customs and Border Protection Cessna Citation was required to fly one mile and 100 feet vertically away from the Predator B.
Predator B is an unmanned aerial vehicle developed by General Atomics Aeronautic Systems and it is used by the United States Customs. It can watch your every move for 16 hours. It has 3000 pounds of missile and bombs. It has no men on aboard making it an unmanned aerial vehicle. The aircraft is controlled by a controller. Predator B uses it's infrared camera to track down illegal aliens.
Predator B MQ-9 Reaper Specifications
Engine: Honeywell TP331-10T turboprop engine, 950 SHP 712 kW
Empty Weight: 4,900 pounds
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 10,500 pounds
Wingspan: 66 feet
Length: 36 feet
Height: 12.5 feet
Maximum Speed: 260 knots
Blogger Comments
I have never seen an unmanned aerial vehicle before. I saw history being made at Oshkosh! It's the first time an unmanned aerial vehicle went to another airport and not a military base. I went to a forum about the MQ-9 Reaper to learn more about this unique aircraft. At the forum, they showed videos catching illegal aliens. This aircraft is useful to spy on them without even noticing.
Photo courtesy of Adam Badger (SubSonex)
On Sunday, July 26, 2009 at EAA AirVenture 2009 Sonex Aircraft founder, owner, and president John Monnett unveiled a new aircraft which is a single-place jet called the SubSonex. The jet is powered by a modified version of a turbine used to power radio-controlled aircraft.
SubSonex Specifications
Engine: 170-200 pound thrust Turbine
Empty Weight: 330 pounds
Maximum Gross Weight Takeoff : 750 pounds
Wingspan: 18 feet
Length 15 feet 9 inches
Blogger Comments
The engine is so small on this aircraft. I saw this aircraft new the Sonex tent. I hope I can see this aircraft fly?!?!?
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