airventure 07- part 6-misc. homebuilts

[beaky]

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

[C]

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.

[Willit Run]

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

Great shots, Sean!!

[61_OTU]

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........