It’s great to see active EAA members and particularly nice when they are members of our chapter. One such member, Steve DiLullo, headed down to Tampa for the “first-ever AOPA Summit” and posted a nice write-up with a few photos on his blog. Here’s a good photo with Steve and the well-known aviation educators John [...]
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Some EAA284 members stay active between meetings
Posted in Aviation Interest, tagged steve dilullo on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mark Dusenberry and his 1905 Wright Flyer III
Posted in Aviation Interest, Chapter Meetings, tagged Wright Flyer Mark Dusenberry on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On October 1, 2009 Mark Dusenberry was engaging in practice flights in preparation for the 104th commemorative celebration of the Wright Brothers demonstration of the first practical aircraft, their 1095 Model III Flyer. Mark completed one successful flight in the morning.
During his second flight of the day the aircraft began a series of [...]
Dream flight down the Hudson River
Posted in Aviation Interest on October 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
John Belluardo and his wife Barbara recently flew their vintage 1946 Luscombe Silvair 8A Luscombe 8A “Buster” down the Hudson River over the George Washington Bridge. The flight was one of John’s lifetime dreams as he flew his “Buster” past New York City and out into New York Harbor. His flightpath took him over [...]
Wright Image Group proposes monument
Posted in Aviation Interest on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Wright Image Group is a Dayton based organization that proposed to build a monument to the Wright Brothers at the intersection of Interstates 70 and 75, commemorating Dayton as the birthplace of aviation. The monument will feature a sculpture of the 1905 Wright Model III. See: http://www.wrightmonument.org/history.htm
The Open House will be October 25th from [...]
Don’t miss the WWI Dawn Patrol Rendezvous
Posted in Aviation Interest on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
DATE:
Sept. 25 -27, 2009
TIME:
Sept. 25, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Indoor activities 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Sept. 26, 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sept. 27, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
LOCATION:
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
1100 Spaatz St., Dayton OH 45433
Driving directions
MORE INFORMATION:
WWI Dawn Patrol Rendezvous Web page
Record Flight for SkySpark Electric Powered Aircraft
Posted in Aviation Interest, tagged electric, record on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s an excellent video from the World Air Games in Turin, Italy showing a test flight flown by Space Shuttle astronaut (STS-75) Maurizo Cheli in the electrically powered SkySpark Single “Motor” Land aircraft (a lame attempt at aviation humor on py part). What makes this flight unique is that it has achieved an airspeed record [...]
EAA.org repost: 15 Hours, 3.156 gph in a Husky
Posted in Aviation Interest on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This post is a test post by email from the EAA.org news website.
EAA Chapter 48 hosting Funday Sunday May 3, 2009
Posted in Aviation Interest, tagged EAA48, Fly in on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just a reminder athe EAA Chapter 48 will host its 53rd Funday Sunday Pancake breakfast and Fly In on Sunday May 3rd 8 AM – 2 PM at Moraine Airpark. Help support Chapter 48.
America By Air: National Air and Space Museum
Posted in Aviation Interest on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An EAA member pointed out the exhibition and interactive website “America by Air” which is part of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s site and its a good way to spend an hour or two learning some aviation history. In the above photo, the de Havilland DH-4 WWI planes and pilots transported a 400 [...]
