United States - Wisconsin - EAA AirVenture 2008 - Oshkosh - 07/28/08

[GeoffS]

How does something like this work out?
Is the actual airshow (F-22 possible demo etc) only on the weekend or everyday ?

There is an airshow everyday the convention is open, but it varies.  Typically the aerobatic performers (ex. Sean D. Tucker) will perform every other day, so the lineup changes.  Friday and Saturday often have an "extended warbirds" show.  I believe the Raptor is only flying in a couple of days, but I haven't checked the schedule recently.

Cheers,

Geoff S.

[Bruce - GRB]

FOREIGNER is the band performing on Monday 5/28!!!!       Hell yeah!  I'm an 80s-music guy and I love them!  I will be there,  but I probably wont be able to attend on the closing day, Sunday 8/3, because of a big Packers event that we're broadcasting to kick off the NFL preseason.

Lambeau Field should be a full house (70,000+) on 8/3,   with Airventure also going on ending that weekend it is going to be CRAZY around here!

[Nate Burrows]

Great a packers event right next to where i'm staying at for airventure. Good thing my uncle already booked a room at the Hilton Garden Inn in green bay.

[Nate Burrows]

Aeroshell Square Statics updated

Lockheed U-2 (TU-2S)
F-22 Raptors
B-24 Liberator– ‘Ol 927 (CAF)
Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero (CAF)
Grumman F6F Hellcat (CAF)
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver (CAF)
B-17 Flying Fortress Thunderbird (Lonestar)
B-25 Mitchell Special Delivery (Lonestar)
B-17 Flying Fortress Yankee Lady
B-25 Mitchell Yankee Warrior
DC-3 Duggy
DC-3 Piedmont Airlines (Carolina Flight Museum)
DC-3 FAA
Ford Tri-Motor (Greg Herrick)
F4U Corsair
Sea Fury Riff Raff
Sea Fury Race No.105
C-12 Huron
F-16 Fighting Falcon
T-1A Jayhawk (Randolph)
Wisconsin Air National Guard KC-135
HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter
F-18 Legacy Hornets
E-6B Mercury
T-6 Texan II (Columbus)
A-4 Skyhawk
T-38 Talon (Beale)
T-38 Talon (Laughlin)

[Bruce - GRB]

the list looks very much like it has in years past.  I'm sure there will be a "centerpiece" - a big name - that hasn't been announced yet.

[Nate Burrows]

Day By Day schedule has come out for Osh

Aircraft Arrivals:
Saturday July 26th
HH-60G Pave Hawk
FAA DC-3
Sunday July 27th
Goodyear Blimp
F/A - 18 Hornets
DC-3 Duggy
F4U Corsair
DC-3 (Piedmont Airlines) 
B-17 Flying Fortress Thunderbird (Lonestar Flight Museum)
B-25 Mitchell Special Delivery (Lonestar Flight Museum) 
P-38 Lightning Glacier Girl
Monday July 28th
T-1A Jayhawk (Randolph Air Force Base) 
KC-135 WI ANG
B-24 Liberator 'Ol 927 (CAF)
T-6 Texan II Columbus
Red Bull BO-105
Nemesis NXT Racer
Powered Parachute "Red" Baron Tayler Aer
Red Bull Grumman Albatross
AIRSHOW:
Chuck Aaron, Aerostars, Collaborators, Kyle Franklin, Mike Goulian, Liberty Parachute Team, Kent Pietsch, Soucy-Stokes, Patty Wagstaff, Mike Wiskus, and Warbirds
Tuesday July 29th
T-38 Talon (Laughlin Air Force Base)
EMB Phenom 100
AIRSHOW:
Chuck Aaron, Aeroshell Team, Bob Davis, Mike Goulian, Liberty Parachute Team, Debby Rihn-Harvey, Soucy-Stokes, Sean Tucker, Matt Younkin, and Warbirds
Wednesday July 30th
Sea Fury RIFF RAFF 
Sea Fury Spirit of Texas Hawker Fury FB. 11
P-51 Quicksilver
EMB-190 (Jet Blue)
T-38 Talon (Beale Air Force Base)
AIRSHOW:
Chuck Aaron, Aerostars, Collaborators, Bob Davis, Kyle Franklin, Mike Goulian, Liberty Parachute Team, Kent Pietsch, Debby Rihn-Harvey, Gene Soucy, Patty Wagstaff, Mike Wiskus, and Warbirds
Thursday July 31st
 F-18 (Navy)
C-12 Huron (Navy) 
F-16 Fighting Falcon
Lockheed U-2 "Spyplane"
F-22 Raptors Arrival
E-6B Mercury
B-17 Flying Fortress Yankee Lady (Yanknee Air Museum)
B-25 Mitchell Yankee Warrior (Yankee Air Museum)
AIRSHOW:
Chuck Aaron, AeroShell Team, Matt Chapman, Julie Clark,Collaborators, Bob Davis, Kyle Franklin, Liberty Parachute Team, Kent Pietsch, Greg Poe, Debby Rihn-Harvey, Sean Tucker, Mike Wiskus, Matt Younkin, and Maj Paul (Max) Moga
Friday Aug. 1st
E-2C Hawkeye
T-39 Sabreliner (Navy) 
T-6 Texan II (Navy)
T-1A Jayhawk (Columbus Air Force Base)
AIRSHOW:
Chuck Aaron, Chandy Clanton, Julie Clark, Iron Eagles, Liberty Parachute Team, Debby Rihn-Harvey, Nikolay Timofeev, Patty Wagstaff, Maj Paul (Max) Moga, and Warbirds
Saturday Aug 2nd
AIRSHOW:
AeroShell Team, Matt Chapman, Iron Eagles, Liberty Parachute Team, Greg Poe, Nikolay Timofeev, Sean Tucker, Maj Paul (Max) Moga, and Warbirds
Sunday Aug 3rd
AIRSHOW:
Chuck Aaron, AeroShell Team, Matt Chapman, Chandy Clanton, Kyle Franklin, Iron Eagles, Liberty Parachute Team, Kent Pietsch, Greg Poe, Nikolay Timofeev, Patty Wagstaff, Matt Younkin, and Maj Paul (Max) Moga

More info on other events http://www.airventure.org/2008/planning/daybyday.html

[Bruce - GRB]

did I see that right??  jetBlue is brining an Embraer 190??   For display,  open for tours??   That's kind of an unusual display.

bruce

[Nate Burrows]

V-22 Osprey is coming to AirVenture this year!
http://www.airventure.org/2008/news/080703_osprey.html

[Bruce - GRB]

As per their website,  the Boeing Dreamlifter is coming to Oshkosh!    Arriving Monday, leaving Tuesday.  I wonder if it will be open for tours???

[Liza]

Per ACC - "Thunderbirds requested permission to do a flyover at OSH - currently pending approval. OSH has a box over the water for the Raptor."

[Tim Adams]

Got and e-mail yesterday from EAA, the Harrier will be performing through the 30th I believe.

[CAVU Mark]

I remember seeing the Harrier in 1978 at Oshkosh.  That was a performance, although I was very little and barely remember anything, other than that and Bob Hoover's coke bottle glasses !

[Bruce - GRB]

I saw the Harrier just a couple years ago at Oshkosh - 2005 or 2006,  I think it was there in 2007 but I missed it.  Anyway I was right up by the flight line and that sucker was LOUD....Louder than anything I had seen,  until of course the B-1!   

[Nate Burrows]

This is a question from my uncle to everyone who lives in Green Bay. Cause hes wondering if the Brett Farve's Steakhouse is burned down or is shunned by everyone in Green Bay cause thats where we usually eat dinner while we stay up there in during Oshkosh.

[Bruce - GRB]

    hahahaha,  nooooo,   Favre Steakhouse is alive and well.  Just because there's no love between him and Packers management anymore doesnt mean he's out of the restaurant biz.