Dr Bill Hosper’s Boeing B-17, N3701G, was one of three B-17s flying at the show.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing B-17E / B-17G Flying Fortress - СШАUSA - 1941

A rare sight in the 1980s, three Boeing B-17s in the air together.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing B-17E / B-17G Flying Fortress - СШАUSA - 1941

Martin Caidin, parachutist, commercial pilot and author, reclining against his lovingly-restored Junkers Ju-52

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Junkers Ju.52/3m - ГерманияGermany - 1931

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Junkers Ju.52/3m - ГерманияGermany - 1931

The Mace Scorchy is a BD-5 conversion powered by a 75 h.p. Revmaster 2100D engine. Normal cruising speed of the Scorchy is 150 m.p.h.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bede BD-5 Micro - СШАUSA - 1971

Four Beech Staggerwings make a neat flypast.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing - СШАUSA - 1932

Back to basics, a Piper Cub about to land on the back of a travelling truck.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Piper Cub J-3/J-4 / L-4 Grasshopper / PA-11 - СШАUSA - 1937

A Curtiss Silver Streak 1912 Pusher reproduction.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Curtiss Golden Flyer / Model D - СШАUSA - 1909

Easy Riser (top) and Eipper Quicksilver.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Quicksilver MX - СШАUSA - 1980UFM Easy Riser - СШАUSA - 1975

Three canards from the Rutan Aircraft Factory, the Vari Viggen (top), Defiant and LongEz.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Rutan Defiant - СШАUSA - 1978Rutan VariEze / Long-EZ - СШАUSA - 1975Rutan VariViggen - СШАUSA - 1972

The 34ft span Mitchell U-2 Super Wing is available in kit form and it is claimed that it can be built in about 350hr with normal hand tools.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Mitchell Wing B-10 / Superwing U-2 - СШАUSA - 1980

The two Weedhopper variants flying at Oshkosh were the Standard, with 28ft wing span, and the Soaring Wing Weedhopper, with 34ft wing span.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Chotia Weedhopper - СШАUSA - 1977

The beautifully restored Laird Super Resolution of the 1950s

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Laird Solution / Super Solution - СШАUSA - 1930

Another half-scale WAR design is Richard Schaper's Corsair, built over two winters and costing $10,000 to complete.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: WAR F4U Corsair - СШАUSA - 1975

The Viking Dragonfly looking like a Rutan Quickie.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Viking Dragonfly - СШАUSA - 1980

The beautifully proportioned EOS, designed by Fred Smith and built by Frederick-Ames, has now completed more than 100hr of flight testing and plans and kits are now available.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Frederick-Ames / Airmotive EOS 001 - СШАUSA - 1974

Jim Stewart’s weird and wonderful JD-3 Puffin ultra-light should be ready to fly in October 1980. Powered by two 9 h.p. West Bend engines the Puffin will have a wing span of 34ft 6in. On one engine the Puffin will have a range of seven hours.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Stewart JD3 Puffin - СШАUSA - 1980

Another view of Gil Hallquist's superb half-scale P-47D Thunderbolt. His aircraft is 4in deeper than the WAR plans and is powered by a 108 h.p. Lycoming, giving a maximum speed of 195 m.p.h.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: WAR P-47 Thunderbolt - СШАUSA - 1980

The first WAR half-scale P-47D Thunderbolt to fly to date. It cost Gil Hallquist $8,000 and took four years to build. The first flight took place in February this year.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: WAR P-47 Thunderbolt - СШАUSA - 1980

Pterodactyl Fledgling

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Pterodactyl Ascender - СШАUSA - 1977

Pterodactyl Fledgling

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Pterodactyl Ascender - СШАUSA - 1977

Sky Sports Humbug

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hill Humbug - СШАUSA - 1978

ACT Ibis

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Catto Goldwing - СШАUSA - 1979