Unofficial Oshkosh 2023 Thread

[4RG.I.'S]

AirCorps just posted a video on Facebook, Thunderbird had a successful first flight today!

[Dan K]

"Paper Doll" now listed as B-25 for Saturday's Warbirds in Review

[Paul Stroud]

AirCorps just posted a video on Facebook, Thunderbird had a successful first flight today!

[Dan K]

Add Lockheed Lodestar, N1940S, from Mid America Flight Museum.

[Dan K]

Georgia CAF clarified:

FG-1D plans to be at KOSH Monday-Saturday.

P-51D "Rednose" and SBD at KOSH Mon. & Tues., then running rides out of Fond du Lac the rest of the week.

[Dan K]

Add CAF MN Wing B-25 "Miss Mitchell"

[bdk]

Watched the Rod Lewis Connie out doing an engine run on Saturday.

[Thomas_Mac]

The Lewis Air Legends Lockheed Constellation "Bataan" had its first test flight last night

Hopefully an instagram account is not required to view these, I couldn't find alternative links.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctv8nncAqkc/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CtvS5PnN_6N/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CtvVpEvOplO/

[hurricane_yank]

Can't wait to see it!

[BK]

Full screen 4K Connie test flight. https://youtu.be/fqgZL7z4Nx0

[BK]

EAA webinar about Airventure 2023 tonight:

Expected "cool aircraft"
U2 (flying two days), Boeing Dreamlifter, Nasa Super Guppy, Mig 29, B-29 Doc, C-123, Delta A350

Restorations - DTAM P-47, P-51C Thunderbird, Kermit Weeks A-26, Rod Lewis Constellation

Current Military
B-52, C-5M, C-17, KC-135, MH-47 Chinook, UH-60 Blackhawk, AH-64 Apache, UH-1 Huey, A-10, F-5, F-15C, F-16C, F/A-18F, CV-22, T-38, T-6 II, F-22 demo, EA-18G Legacy Flight, F-35C Legacy Flight, F-35s A, B, and C, P-3, AC-130

Demos
KC-135/C-17 (Sat/Sun)
U2 (Mon/Thu)
USAF Heritage Flight (Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat (N))
USN Legacy Flight (Thu/Sat/Sun)
F-22 (Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat (N))
A-10s (Mon/Wed)
WI ANG Heli Assault (Fri)
Run-up Corsairs, EAA Corsair, VFA-32 F/A-18 (Thu)
F/A-18 (Tue - Sun)
USAF AETC (Sat/Sun)
Constellation (Mon/Sat) airshow
Vietnam aircraft (Fri) airshow and Plaza
Polaris Dawn Mig-29 (Tue)
Wisk Cora (Tue/Thu/Sat)
Gravity (Daily)

[Dan K]

As for running up Corsairs...

https://twitter.com/EAA/status/1671621269920292869

[mazdaP5]

It's been a long time since I've had the pleasure of seeing and hearing a Connie fly, looking forward to that.

[Dan K]

Less than 2 weeks to go...let's add a few more to the list.

Historic Air Tours PBY Catalina

Dynamic Aviation's C-47 "Miss Virginia"

[Dan K]

Webcams and ATC audio are now live.

https://www.eaa.org/airventure/live