EAA AirVenture 2009 Galleries: Day Seven

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Key Takeaways:

  • The AVweb team concluded a "thrilling" but "tiring" week covering EAA AirVenture and is now finalizing their post-event reporting.
  • The article primarily features a photo gallery showcasing a wide variety of aircraft from the event.
  • The gallery highlights diverse planes including warbirds, general aviation aircraft, the A380 and its tug, and air show performers like Chuck Aaron and Matt Younkin.
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It’s been a long, tiring – but ultimately thrilling – week for the AVweb team at EAA AirVenture. Intern Adam should be home by the time you read this, and the remnants of our on-site team and cleaning up and putting the finishing touches on stories for Monday’s regular edition of our AVwebFlash newsletter. Thanks for joining us at EAA AirVenture this year!


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Another airplane sits on display.

Duggy is happy to be here.

A formation of warbirds flies overhead.

The panel of a very small twin.

The Ford Motors display includes a P-51 Mustang.

Chuck Aaron prepares to climb into the Red Bull helicopter for an air show.

An RV-9 taxis out for departure.

The air show pilots keep their airplanes here before the show.

The massive tug brought in from JFK to tow the A380.

Matt Younkin pours smoke out of the two big radial engines.

Two cargo bins on the inside of the test A380.

Eric Tucker prepares a passenger for a ride in his Extra 300.

An Adam A500 is back for the show; the company may come back later on.

A Cessna Corvallis 400.

A Citation Mustang.

A big Stearman is on display in the vintage area.

A small helicopter is ready to go.

A mosquito helicopter on floats.

A vintage gull-wing airplane.

Say “good night” to the warbirds – and AirVenture.
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