As I’ve not seen a report here from Oshkosh, I thought I’d upload my notes from the period 26-28 July. For those who have not visited AirVenture, it is certainly worth the effort. This year’s event attracted some 2,380 show aircraft, and more than 7,500 visiting aircraft on top of that. It has outgrown the confines of Wittman Regional airport and visitors now are spread across a number of airfields within a 50 mile radius, including Appleton, Fond du Lac and Green Bay. The build-up to the 2010 event was complicated by heavy rain, meaning that some of the parking areas at Oshkosh were still waterlogged when the show began. This in turn meant that a number of show aircraft had to park away from the usual display areas; however, by the middle of the week, some areas had drained sufficiently to allow a bit of repositioning.
There are two concrete strips at Oshkosh, one north-south and the other east-west. Each has a parallel grass strip and there are separate strips for ultralights, helicopters and amphibians (the latter on nearby Lake Winnebago). The concrete strips are sub-divided to make more efficient use of their length, meaning that effectively there are six active runways; all are used simultaneously, so you have to keep on your toes. Once on the ground, most show aircraft are parked by type, and types are generally grouped together logically. Thus all the O-1s and L-4s will be parked in the same area. Heavier metal parks either on the Aeroshell square, the centrepiece of AirVenture, or on Warbird Alley. In addition, there is a trade area where companies statically exhibit their aircraft; and a Federal pavilion where non-DOD parented Government organisations were represented.
Each year, AirVenture has a number of themes, mostly derived from anniversaries. Most notably, this year’s event included a tribute to the DC-3 in its 75th anniversary year. In all (and including those at the Basler Turbo Conversions facility), there were over 50 DC-3s on the airfield with, at one point, 24 of the type in the circuit. Impressive stuff. AirVenture is an incredible experience, the organisation is slick and people all very friendly; it certainly knocks the self-styled ‘World’s biggest airshow’ into a cocked hat. Clearly, with over 10,000 aircraft to keep track of, you have to be selective in what you choose to write down. I concentrated on the heavier stuff and the warbirds; those marked * were in the trade static area or in/around the Federal pavilion; and those marked # were visitors (or based aircraft) that were parked on the terminal/FBO side of the airfield. Construction numbers are shown in ( ) where obtained direct from the aircraft. For some types, I have included the ex-military identity in [ ].
N9682C 139230 A-26B
N49WH 148609/NP-865 A-4C [142112]
N524CF 153524/TM-08 TA-4J
N2AD 52-509/6T AD-1
N5530T Speedstar 850 (single-engined turbine conversion of an Aerostar)
N120AU 41[+]20 Alpha Jet A
N3935A* AS350B3
NX8280K A6M2
N154EH Bo105CBS-4
N7227C 483872/VP-X B-17G
N900RW 238050/BN-U B-17G
N5017N 2102516/3O-H B-17G [44-85740] (pleasure flights, operating from Appleton)
70-16452* UH-1H DOHS
69-7537 UH-1N
C-GCWM [45-8883]/VO B-25J
N10V B-25H
N747AF 430456 TB-25L
N9079Z 430734 TB-25N
NL1042B [44-30823] B-25N
N699HB* King Air 350i
C-FYZP Bell 412CF
N2490B Bell 47G-2 (pleasure flights)
N50SD Bell 47G-2A-1 (pleasure flights)
N666SM Bell 47G (pleasure flights)
N984B Bell 47G-2 (pleasure flights)
N300AT 737-7BD
N905AN 737-823
N88878 T-50
N12718 39750 UC-45J
N127ML Beech D18S
N404T Beech E18S-9700
N7381C 447696 Beech C18S
N87711 Beech H18
N9109R Beech C18S
85-1264 C-12T
N123ML# King Air B200
N2883# King Air 200
N43A# C-12C
N44UF# King Air 200
N6178F* King Air 200GT
N964JD# Hawker 400XP
N26E# King Air E90
N300AW* King Air C90A (LJ-1570)
N333TL# King Air C90
N790HB* King Air C90GTx
N309MD MH1521M
NX2294T [E3B-460] CASA 1.131
N575KM 400 Bulldog Mk120
N713AM [610]45 Sk61A
58-0130 KC-135R
N208ED* Grand Caravan (208B2162)
N208JA# Grand Caravan
N208LD* Grand Caravan (208B2176)
N208X* Grand Caravan (208B2165)
N239JR# Caravan I
N611CB* Grand Caravan
N961TP* Grand Caravan (208B1008)
N984JD* Caravan I
N361JR# Citation CJ2+
N440CJ* Citation CJ2+
N279CJ# Citation CJ3
N328RC# Citation CJ3
N430CS# Citation CJ3
N202HM# Citation I
N39HH# Citation I/SP
XB-IXT# Citation I/SP
C-FSTX# Citation Mustang
N307SH* Citation Mustang
N510AZ# Citation Mustang
N510HS* Citation Mustang
N700YY# Citation Mustang
N81WL# Citation Mustang
N888TF# Citation Mustang
N207BS# Citation CJ2+
N5UD# Citation CJ1+
N602CA# CitationJet
N881KS* CitationJet
N107RC# Citation S/II
N125EA# Citation I/SP
N2531K# Citation II
N469DE# Citation Bravo
N550DL* Citation II
N725DS# Citation Encore
98-0009 UC-35A
N560HG# Citation V
N2# Citation Excel
N566F# Citation XLS
N8005# Citation Excel
N444CW# Citation III
N126AA# Citation Sovereign
N680PA# Citation Sovereign
N701LX# Citation X
N935QS# Citation X
N970SK# Citation X
D-ISEA* Seastar (1002)
N58LC# Challenger 300
N605RC# Challenger 6
C-GLGS* Diamond Star (42.090)
N1ER* Diamond Star (42.AC132)
N49LU* Diamond Star (42.AC079)
OE-FSP* Diamond Star (42.N003)
N1934D NC13711 DC-2
C-GDAK KN456/KN563 DC-3
C-GPNR Dakota III
N103NA C-47B
N143D DC-3A
N150D 41-18401 C-47A
N18121 C-49G
N1944H C-47B
N1XP C-47
N25641 C-47A
N2805J 43-770/EN C-47D
N28AA DC-3A
N3006 DC-3D
N3239T 2100591/Z8-V C-47A
N33VW 320401/C8-C C-47A
N34 R4D-6R
N341A C-41A
N36AP C-117C
N44V C-47
N47E 0-30665 C-47A
N47SJ 348608/U5-B C-47B
N59NA 42-32817/3J-B Dakota I
N728G C-47
N737H R4D-1
N74589 C-47A
N7AP C-47B
N8704 476726 TC-47B
N87745 41-6531 C-49J
N88874 43-770/EN C-47A
N92578 C-47
N97H C-47B
N99FS 242187 Dakota III
NC17334 DC-3-178
NC33644 DC-3A
NC41HQ C-41
NC43XX C-53D
N500EJ C-54R
N836D DC-7B
N19547 Chipmunk T10
N198DD WP872 Chipmunk T10
N22777 P-126 Chipmunk Mk22
N26JH 18010 Chipmunk T10 [WZ860]
N4996 WK588 Chipmunk T10
N540FM Chipmunk
N894WP WP894/Q Chipmunk T10
N918HF WP833 Chipmunk T10
NX18048 048 DHC-1B
C-FETN Beaver MkIII
C-GBUL Beaver Mk.I
N297BB Beaver
N63315 Beaver Mk1
N67DN Beaver
N985P L-20A
C-FPTM* DiamondJet (DJ1-0002)
C-GUPJ* DiamondJet (DJ1-0003)
N1196N J2F-6
N53NA# Legacy 600
D-ETRA* Extra 500 (1002)
N32KC# Phenom 100
PT-FQB* Phenom 100
N392AS* Phenom 300
N717LK# Eclipse 500
N721NA# Eclipse 500
N352F* Kestrel/Epic LT (0001)
N468TT# Epic LT
N600BD* Epic LT (019)
N669WR* Epic LT (029)
N818SJ* Evolution
N900WB# Lancair Propjet
N9QX* Evolution (004)
87-0290 FM F-16C
87-0348 WI F-16C
N406FD ST-06 SF260D
N750ME SF-260
N945TA SF-260B
N99FD SF-260D
NX26AU BK-04 SF-260C
NX26FD SF-260
N122PR Falcon 2000
N149VB Falcon 2000
74-1622 TD QF-4E
NX749CF 37-680/SP F-4D 65-0749
N179PT 122179/WR F4U-5
NX45NL 124692/NP-5 F4U-5
N400FS 143575/TR-44 FJ-4B
N80FS 01675 Sabre Mk6
N100CU# Falcon 10
N13934* Fairchild C2 Argus
N50MG# Falcon 50EX
N789JC Falcon 50
NX15S WJ288/P-153 Sea Fury FB11
N26AF 82-0040 TG-10A
N39AF 82-0043 TG-10A
N763AF 87-0763 TG-10A
N70AL McKinnon Goose
N350GW SCAN-30
N540GW SCAN-30
N663G G-44A
N68102 G-44
N98TP [51-7186] HU-16B
N602AB# Gulfstream G200
N17KW# Gulfstream II
N20H# Gulfstream 2SP
01# Gulfstream V
N204EM Gweduck
N79EH# 125-700A
(N269MG)* Hughes 269
N565LH* Schweizer 269C
N94422 XZ439 Sea Harrier FA2
N420HA* Honda Jet
CF-VFG 20404 Harvard 4
N101VT [27768] AT-6C
N101X 9450 SNJ-5 [9935]
N1046Y 20420 Harvard IV
N16JG [26912] SNJ-4
N1974M 481252 AT-6D
N2023 84917/TA SNJ-5
N214MB [43732] SNJ-5B
N269CB [112269] SNJ-6
N27775 13391 SNJ-4 [27775]
N2832V [49-3371] AT-6G
N2864G [112169] SNJ-6
N2996Q 28231 T-6G
N29BS 313635 AT-6D
N3258G [43839] AT-6D
N3267G [51971]/1 SNJ-5
N3687F [43817] SNJ-5
N3689F [42-85301] AT-6D
N3931R 84923/WB-77 SNJ-5
N4086T [42-84216] AT-6D
N40HS 2027 SNJ-2
N43826 (42-84757)/35 T-6D
N47217 [20217] Harvard IV
N48JC 112229 SNJ-7B
N55897 [49-3]144/LTA T-6G
N5615C 90656 SNJ-5C
N5FJ [51811]/FJ-55 SNJ-5
N611F [112323] SNJ-6
N645DS 90-645/AS SNJ-5
N66WP [51-15105]/TN-01 T-6G
N6G 93349 T-6G
N7024C [27821]/6-F-1 SNJ-4
N7090C [27754] SNJ-4
N7462C [44-82489]/3 AT-6
N748LL 42537 AT-6F [44-81815]
N7522U 91044/F Harvard IV
N763V [51381] SNJ-4
N7692Z [10117]/DG-17 SNJ-4
N7693Z 7693 AT-6C [42-3933]
N77TX [41-16320] AT-6A
N791MH [51-14791]/2 T-6G
N800SH [41-33928] AT-6D
N87H [41-34571] AT-6D
N8994 2814 Harvard IIa [B-174]
N92761 114726 AT-6G
N95WM 7549 Harvard III
N9705N 114734 T-6G
N9805C 85036 SNJ-5B
N98RJ [90752] SNJ-5C
N991GM [42-85794]/5 AT-6C
NX7431 20431 Harvard IV
HZ-SBS2* Kodiak (0028)
N219EM* Kodiak (0032)
N708* Kodiak
N959WB# Kodiak
N355PC# Learjet 35A
N45TU# Learjet 45
N358P# Learjet 60
N11CD 21 L-29
N139GS 63 L-39C
N139PJ L-39
N139TB 119 L-39
N247SG L-39C
N390HC L-39ZA
N39EX L-39
N57XX L-39C
N600DM 135 L-39C
N7231M L-39
N992RT L-39C
N995X 77 L-39C
NX139RT L-39
NX239PW 239 L-39C
NX396ZA 106 L-39ZA
NX439NA L-39C
NX455TM 1116 L-39ZO
N15MG 1411 MiG-15bis
N711MG MiG-21
N667EA 8865 [RCAF] DH-82C
N8879 R5239 DH-82A
NX12731 A17-491 DH-82A
N375AS* Paris (44)
N760X Paris
N763JS Paris
N17HG# Mu-2 Marquise
N78691 UC-64A
N1100T 51-7291 L-19D
N16886 51-16886 O-1G
N194TX 23139 O-1A
N305AB 50-1597 L-19A
N305EF L-19E
N5022K 50-1524 L-19A
N5190G 22452 OE-1
N5277G 51-7395 L-19A
N5301G 16943 L-19A
N90671 111791 L-19A
N102WB 67-21398 O-2A
N424AF 21424 O-2B
N5259W 68-10831 O-2A
N802A [68-6885] O-2A
N10VD 15958 OV-1D
N40022# P.136L1
N149BS FWP149D
N405KT* Avanti II (1190)
N8GF# Avanti
N147CS P-3AEW
NX17630 17630 P-38
NX79123 P-38
N401WH 210256 P-40K
NL495FG 2105861 P-40
NX40PE 474850 Kittyhawk I
C-FIKE 473210 P-51D
N151MW 511633/C5-J P-51D
N251CS 463747 P-51D
N3451D 4475007 P-51D
N351BD 472218/WZ-I P-51D
N351MX 474391 P-51D
N51BS 484786/5M-K F-6D
N51YS 411746 P-51D
N5428V (44-73264) P-51D
N5444V (44-73751) P-51D
N5551D 413737/P2-W P-51D [45-11495]
N61429 P-51C
NL1451D (44-74446) P-51D
NL151MC 413410/E2-C P-51D
NL315MX 474391/MX-I P-51D
NL327DB 484860 P-51D
NL451D 414790/HO P-51D [44-73279]
NL451MG 414450/B6-S P-51D 44-74774
NL5482V 463668/GQ-I P-51D [44-73343]
NL5500S 414320/B P-51D 44-63655
NL551E 324823/B6-S P-51B 43-12252
NL551J 414937/B6-P P-51D
N75EY* P68T (8001)
ZK-KAK* PAC750XL (157)
N113WB# PA-46-350P
N42RD# PA-46-310P
N6098E* PA-46R-350T
N6105D* Malibu Meridian
N72HC# PA-46-350P
N744Z# Malibu Meridian
N875SH# Malibu Meridian
N869MA# PA-46-350P
N872R# PA-46-350P
N9095S# PA-46-310P
N975MA* PA-46-350P
N73BG# Cheyenne I
N99VA# Cheyenne II
N332SA# Cheyenne 400LS
N177NX* PC-12/47E (1177)
N186NX* PC-12/47E (1186)
N302PB# PC-12/45
N401SM# PC-12/45
N431WC# PC-12/45
N543PB# PC-12/45
N686PC# PC-12/45
N6FZ# PC-12/45
N354F PC-6/B2-H2
97-3016 VN T-6A
N3441A* Premier 1A
N84VA# Premier 1
N48SM S211
N158AC S64F
N3110P A10C-95 HA220
N280CJ* Cirrus VLJ (0001)
N394RV MM57232 SM1019
NX503PR PR503 Seafire F.XV
C-FXME SV-4C
N1328B 55-138354/TL T-28B
N14124 51-3693 T-28A
N215SF (1)37723/TL T-28B
N2215D 146281/E-254 T-28C
N2800G 51-3684/EL-395 T-28A
N28941 140553 T-28C
N28GT 140053/2S-001 T-28C
N28XT (1)38339/TL T-28B
N528TC (146253)/WS T-28C
N555PF 138265/PF T-28B
N63NA 138263 T-28B
N65491 138245/NJ T-28B
N661NA 140661/V T-28C
N688GR 140581/2S-766 T-28C
N7038U (49-1520) T-28A
N746SH 140492/AJ-746 T-28C
N8046D 140020/301 T-28B
N828JC 140012/JC T-28B
N92TL 91592/TL T-28A
NX128BC (138365)/BC-28 T-28B
NX194RR 138194/2G-618 T-28B
NX289RD 140576 T-28C
NX4168E 146239/NJ T-28C
NX462NA 140570/E-462 T-28C
NX6263T 140018 T-28B
NX649DF 140649/XE-8 T-28C
NX757K (14)0647/2S T-28C
53-5250 62-95073 T-33A
N133KK 56-0556 CT-133
N134EM 09564 CT-133
N9124Z 16581 T-33B [128706]
NX230CF 21024 CT-133
NX433RD 133579 CT-133
NX865A 133599 CT-133
N10319 [143145] T-34B
N121BC 0123 T-34A [52-3362]
N1340U 99/MA T-34B
N134DH 04 Beech 45
N134DR 85-464/RS T-34B [140836]
N19DE 55-158 T-34A
N20M [140]870 T-34B
N234JD Beech B45
N2VY 140733 T-34B
N31368 140755/JG T-34B
N342DB 141400 T-34B
N343DB 144010 T-34B
N34EP [53-3313] T-34A
N34MK 55-3327 T-34A
N34PY 0246 T-34B [140913]
N34VB 144054/VB T-34B
N44007 [53-3365] T-34A
N50RT 02-888 T-34A [53-3362]
N53BR 533391/LL T-34A
N634M B-675 T-34A [55-0204]
N638TD 27638 T-34A [53-4186]
N8020K Fuji LM-1
N8226E 144072 T-34B
N9JD [53-3373] T-34A
NX34XD 140007/JR T-34A [53-7644]
64-13270 BB T-38A
NL81865 85828/T83 TBM-3E
C-GPQB# TBM700C2
N23MY# TBM850
N272MA# TBM700C2
N436CB# TBM700
N700HL# TBM700C2
N700PW# TBM700B
N702BM# TBM700A
N84HS# TBM700A
N850FR* TBM850 (536)
N850JD# TBM850
N850KM# TBM850
N850RC# TBM700
N850SJ# TBM850
N88CD# TBM700
N894EA# TBM850
N898UT# TBM700
NC1077 4-AT-A Trimotor
NC8407 4-AT-E Trimotor (pleasure flights)
N6471V Helio Courier
N9185Z Helio Courier
N56360 122026 BT-13A
N57486 41-21826 BT-13A
N62700 19616 BT-13A
N79VV 42-89379 BT-13A
NX818DM 242564 BT-13A
N22WC Karlsen-Douglas WC7
NX25YK Yak-11
NX1157H 42 Yak-9UM
N3A Goodyear GZ-20A
The 21 DC-3s that arrived en masse from Rock Falls, IL, on 26 Jul were, in landing order: N87745, N143D, N18121, N59NA, N3239T, N34, N2805J, N97H, N737H, N47E, NC33644, N25641 (missed its approach and returned to Rock Falls; eventually made it Oshkosh later in the day), N150D, N8704, N92578, NC43XX, N1944H, N3006, N47SJ, C-GDAK and N44V.
Roy Blewett