Category Antique

Mooney M-18 Mite – 1947

Yes, that’s right. All of these aircraft were designed at least seventy years ago… in 1950 or earlier. Many examples of these aircraft are are still commonplace at airports around the world, although they might be much younger in years than the original prototypes. Under each photo is the manufacturer and the year that the first prototype of the aircraft flew.  Its hard to believe that some models are approaching three quarters of a century of usefulness!

Ford Trimotor – 1925

Fairchild FC-2-W2 – 1927

Monocoupe 90A – 1927

Fleet 2 – 1928

Bellanca CH300 Pacemaker – 1929

Curtiss Wright Travel Air 4D – 1929

Curtiss Wright Travel Air 4000 – 1929

Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 – 1929

WACO ATO – 1929

Pilgrim 100B – 1931

WACO YKC – 1931

Pitcairn PA-18 – 1932

Junkers 52/3...

Enjoy these airliners which wore color schemes from older versions of their companies. Photographers include Shawn Byers, Mike Colaner, Ken Middleton, Corey Beitler, and Ken Kula

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Here’s our first report from the EAA’s AirVenture 2021, in the form of photos. After a year off due to the COVID19 crisis, early estimates point to a resumption of the same levels of attendance seen at 2019, with just a few differences.

Some areas of participation were up significantly, like the Antique/Classic aircraft participation which was double from previous high marks in years past.

Some 18,040 air operations were recorded by the control tower through the Thursday of the show, about the same as in 2019.

There was a noticeably larger than normal military presence in 2021. The Air Force’s Special Operations community was well represented though a number of seldom-seen aircraft and aircrew participation.

There’ll be more in-depth coverage here in the few weeks...