AirVenture 99
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Here is our campsite. We got baked on Friday and then to insult us further a thunderstorm rolled through early Saturday morning blowing over our tarp and keeping us up for hours. It did cool off Saturday and was very nice Sunday.  8/3/99 
Here is a Waco biplane with a Lear Jet engine strapped on underneath. The thing could climb vertically and made even more noise than it did thrust. 8/3/99 
I love the little BD5J jets. They look so cool. 8/3/99 
Delmar Benjamin was there with his GeeBee R-2. It may be a silly looking airplane but Delmar sure does know how to fly it   8/3/99 
The Granville brothers must have been wandering what it would look like if they put wings on a beer barrel   8/3/99 
I always liked the paint jobs on the Christen Eagles.  8/3/99 
You can always tell a Rutan design.   8/3/99 
The smell of castor oil, leather helmets and silk scarves. I think I know what my next project might be. And even if I don't finish it, it would still make a great TV antenna 8/3/99 
This would be a good paint scheme for a Sonex. Blue cowling and polished tail and wings.   8/3/99 
The warbirds were out in force at Oshkosh this year.  8/3/99 
The canopy is open. I wonder if the keys are in the ignition?  8/3/99 
Here is a Korean War era Mustang.   8/3/99 
Here is an accessory that no plane should be without   8/3/99 
Here is one way you can be sure that you will always be number 1 for landing  8/3/99 
I guess you can tell I spent a lot of time in the warbird section.    8/3/99 
The amazing thing is that this was only one row of many.   8/3/99 
Here is a rare Spitfire Mark XIV.  8/3/99 
If you can't afford a real one you can always build a Stewart 51. They had just announced a V12 would soon be available to replace the V8.  8/3/99 
 
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