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In keeping with the do-it-yourself theme of AirVenture, here's a few kits and plans-built birds:




A Meyers Little Toot, done up like the original... people have been building and flying these for 50 years.

     

A Wittman Tailwind... we'll be looking at Steve Wittman's earlier designs later... he's the patron saint of the EAA, and this airport was named after him.

     



A Scheider SX300... looks fast, don't it?

     


Speaking of fast, here's a BD-5 with a jet engine. Very, um, unusual presentation...

     


The Seawind- a future classic, I think.

     


Didn't see this monowheel Europa on the display line, but I watched it depart. I like these things...

     


This Rutan Quickie has been flying for almost 20 years.

     


This gorgeous Falco is ready for anything...



Next: part 7

Strange to think Steve Wittman would have been 103 now - the tailwond still looks very modern. A true legend, and one of few people to be killed in one of their own aircraft designs (in their 90s...)...

You can't really beat the Falco for design. Beautiful.

Some sleek and some odd designs but, they are all pretty cool looking!!

Great shots, Sean!!

I like that Rutan design, very distinctive as a Rutan.....and is that  Vari-Eze in the background, there is a resident one of those at Sleap I believe........