Plane & Pilot photographers are covering the grounds at Oshkosh this week, and there is so much to see. There are big planes and little, loud planes and silent ones, new ones and old ones, but the one constant? The smiles.
Advanced air mobility continues to gain traction, and this year a couple of the aircraft were actually flying during the afternoon airshow.Cessna flew its in-development SkyCourier into the show. The utility turboprop twin, expected to gain certification later this year. FedEx has orders for 50 of the $5.5 million planes and options for 50 more.One of the most intriguing aircraft of AirVenture 2019 while it was on static display, the Opener Aviation BlackFly flew at OSH this year and demonstrated impressive maneuverability.The Opener Aviation BlackFly electric powered air mobility aircraft.Is there anything as beautiful as a P-51 Mustang shining silver against a gun metal grey sky?A young show goer captures a shot of a mirror finish prop in the Vintage Area.A Corsair, its wings folded hopefully, awaits its chance to fly in the afternoon airshow.Skylar Hibben expresses how she feels about Cubs (and pretty much how all of us, and the bear cub on her tee shirt, do, as well!)Two generations of show-goers take in the enormity and beauty of the UPS Boeing 747 parked at Boeing Plaza.
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