EAA AirVenture is now in full swing, which means a couple of things: (1) Our eyes are big as saucers at all the great airplanes and product announcements coming out of the show; (2) we're having a hard time remembering whether it's day two or day three of the show; and (3) there's even more cool stuff to see than yesterday.
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 Smile! |
 A restored de Havilland Comet racer sits in front of the Vintage Cafe. |
 Anderson Greenwood AG-17 sits in the vintage area. |
 Perfectly restored Luscombe Silvair Sedan. |
 Stearman with a nice shiny prop. |
 An aerobatic 1944 Globe Swift. |
 Red Bull sponsors all sorts of airplanes. This is an Albatross. |
 Air show planes wait for the afternoon show. |
 Grimes Flying Laboratory. |
 Air show attendees fly a Wright Flyer simulator. |
 Replica Wright B Flyer. (It should be flying within a month.) |
 Two biplanes sit in the Kermit Weeks hangar. |
 This hangar houses all of the air show airplanes. |
 Beech Bonanza on very short final. |
 Aerostar flares for a touchdown. |
 Kids climb around on airplanes at KidVenture. |
 Grumman J2F-6 Duck. |
 Bell 47 takes off for a tour ... |
 ... and another one arrives. |
 The Doobie Brothers finish off opening day at AirVenture. |